March 30, 2003

SAN DIEGO - The UNLV men's tennis team lost to a short-handed San Diego State team 5-2 Sunday at the SDSU Tennis Courts.

The Rebels fell to 2-10 overall and 0-3 in Mountain West Conference play.

The 34th-ranked Aztecs won the top two doubles matches for one team point despite conceding the No. 3 match by default.

In singles play, the Rebels earned a point at No. 6 because of another default and got a win from Milos Blagojevic at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2 over Michael Coehlo. UNLV will complete its regular season with two matches next weekend, starting at Utah on Friday.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
(#34) SAN DIEGO STATE 5, UNLV 2
At SDSU Tennis Courts, San Diego

SINGLES-(SDSU EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)
1. (32) Oliver Maiberger (SDSU) def. Henner Nehles (UNLV) 6-3, 6-22. Felix Hardt (SDSU) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV)          6-2, 6-03. (106) Daniel Jung (SDSU) def. Aviram Salomon (UNLV)    4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)4. Armando Carrascosa (SDSU) def. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV)  6-1, 6-25. Milos Blagojevic (UNLV) def. Michael Coehlo (SDSU)     6-1, 6-26. UNLV wins by default
DOUBLES-(SDSU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)
1. Maiberger/Carrascosa (SDSU) def. Nehles/Massaro (UNLV)  8-12. Hardt/Jung (SDSU) def. Salomon/Kielbowicz (UNLV)        8-13. UNLV wins by default