University of Nevada Las Vegas
Spring Invitational
2/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 15, 2003
LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's tennis team moved into the championship match of its own spring invitational by earning its first victory of the season, 5-2 over in-state rival Nevada, Reno at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.
The Rebels (1-2) opened by winning a tight doubles battle for one team point. In singles play, UNR got on the board with a straight-set win at the sixth spot. UNLV then got wins from Henner Nehles and Aviram Salomon to go up 3-1. UNR won at four to draw within one before Romain Massaro finished his rally at the top spot and Joel Keilbowicz won a long three-setter on court five.
UNLV will face Pacific in Sunday's championship match, which begins at noon. New Mexico State, which fell to UOP in the other semifinal, will face UNR for third place while Weber State will take on Utah State for fifth place.
UNLV 5, NEVADA, RENO 2
SINGLES-(UNLV EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)
1. Romain Massaro (UNLV) def. Adam Jooste (UNR) 2-6, 6-4, 6-22. Henner Nehles (UNLV) def. Rudolf Leuschner (UNR) 6-1, 6-03. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Dani Ericsson (UNR) 6-1, 6-24. Milos Popovic (UNR) def. Milos Blagojevic (UNLV) 6-1, 6-15. Joel Keilbowicz (UNLV) def. Jason Yelley (UNR) 7-6, 4-6, 6-46. McClure Wallace (UNR) def. Ryan Barber (UNLV) 6-0, 6-0DOUBLES-(UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Nehles/Massaro (UNLV) def. Jooste/Ericsson (UNR) 8-52. Salomon/Keilbowicz (UNLV) def. Wallace/Roslansky (UNR) 9-83. Yelley/Sieh (UNR) def. Blagojevic/Barber (UNLV) 8-4
MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
UNLV SPRING INVITATIONAL -- ROUND TWO
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
FRIDAY
Pacific 7, Utah State 0New Mexico State 6, Idaho State 1
UNR 5, Weber State 2UNLV BYE
SATURDAYLOSERS' BRACKET
Utah State 6, Idaho State 1Weber State BYE
WINNERS' BRACKET
Pacific 6, New Mexico State 1UNLV 5, UNR 2
SUNDAY
Noon UNLV vs. UOP 1st PlaceNoon NMSU vs. UNR 3rd Place
9 a.m. Weber State vs. Utah State 5th Place
PACIFIC 6, NEW MEXICO STATE 1
SINGLES-(UOP EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)
1. Arnar Sigurdsson (UOP) def. Mark Roberts (NMSU) 7-5, 6-22. Lennart Maack (UOP) def. Ben Archer-Clowes (NMSU) 6-3, 6-23. Danilo Zivanovic (NMSU) def. Michael Duong (UOP) 6-3, 6-44. Vincent Kubler (UOP) def. Luis Avila (NMSU) 6-3, 6-25. Niclas Otte (UOP) def. Simon Baumgartner (NMSU) 6-1, 6-16. Tyler Black (UOP) def. Dan Even (NMSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3DOUBLES-(UOP EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Kubler/Niclas Otte (UOP) def. Roberts/Avila (NMSU) 8-42. Sigurdsson/Maack (UOP) def. Archer-Clowes/Even (NMSU)8-43. Duong/Black (UOP) vs. Zivanovic/Baumgartner (NMSU) Did Not Finish
UTAH STATE 6, IDAHO STATE 1
SINGLES-(USU EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)
1. Malcom Swan (ISU) def. Jonah Nelson (USU) 6-1, 6-42. Jason Trask (USU) def. Hestian Stoica (ISU) 6-2, 6-23. Brandon Butler (USU) def. Butch Stavridis (ISU) 7-6, 6-34. Jordan Butler (USU) def. Pablo Garces (ISU) 6-2, 7-55. Jacob Jensen (USU) def. Jemre Okoh (ISU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-26. Andrew Marsh (USU) def. Chris Sadek (ISU) 6-3, 6-3DOUBLES-(USU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Jordan Butler/Nelson (USU) def. Swan/Stavridis (ISU) 8-62. Trask/Brandon Butler (USU) def. Krupp/Stoica (ISU) 8-53. Okoh/Sadek (ISU) def. Bair/Marsh (USU) def. 8-2
