March 29, 2003

SAN DIEGO - The UNLV men's tennis team lost to Air Force for only the second time in history, 5-2, in a neutral-site match at the San Diego State Tennis Courts Saturday.

The Rebels fell to 2-9 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West Conference play.

The Falcons swept three doubles matches to earn a 1-0 team lead.

In singles play, the Rebels got wins from Romain Massaro at No. 2, 6-1, 6-2, over Eric Pittman, and Aviram Salomon at No. 3, who downed Tyler McClung 6-2, 6-1.

UNLV will continue in league play by facing host San Diego State Sunday.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
(#75) AIR FORCE 5, UNLV 2
At SDSU Tennis Courts, San Diego
SINGLES-(AFA EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Henner Nehles (UNLV)        7-5, 6-02. Romain Massaro (UNLV) def. Eric Pittman (AFA)       6-1, 6-23. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Tyler McClung (AFA)      6-2, 6-14. Justin Mancinelli (AFA) def. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) 6-2, 2-6, 6-15. Martin Black (AFA) def. Milos Blagojevic (UNLV)     6-1, 6-26. Chris Dong (AFA) def. Ryan Barber (UNLV)            6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES-(AFA EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)
1. Pittman/McClung (AFA) def. Nehles/Massaro (UNLV)     8-52. Mancinelli/Buck (AFA) def. Salomon/Kielbowicz (UNLV) 8-53. Dong/Black (AFA) def. Blagojevic/Barber (UNLV)       8-2