Oct. 24, 2004

LAS VEGAS - UNLV senior Henner Nehles won his school's first-ever men's tennis ITA Mountain Regional singles championship at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday.

Nehles, seeded first and ranked 46th nationally, downed seventh-seeded Matias Silva of Boise State 7-6, 6-0 for the Main Draw crown.

Boise State did earn the doubles title, however, as Thomas Schoeck and Luke Shields teamed up to down Marcos Digliodo and Chad Tsuda of Colorado 8-4 in the title match.

Nehles, Silva and the winning doubles team all earned spots in the 2004 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at the University of Michigan on Nov. 4-7.

"This was a big day for UNLV tennis," UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook said. "Henner lived up to his billing as the No. 1 seed in the tournament with a very solid performance in the final. He'll now get a chance to show his talents at on the national stage."

As a team, UNLV earned enough points from individual play to advance to a four-team playoff to be played in Boise, Idaho, in late January. The Rebels will join host BSU, New Mexico and Colorado in a one-day event that will determine which team from the Mountain Region earns a spot in the Indoor Team Championships.

ITA MOUNTAIN REGION MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSMAIN DRAW
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP    SUNDAY, OCT. 24Henner Nehles (1) (UNLV) def.Matias Silva (BSU) (7) 7-6, 6-0
DOUBLES SEMIFINALSThomas Schoeck/Luke Shields (5) (BSU) def.David Kowalski/Ryan Stotland (UNM) (1) 9-8 (4)
Marcos Digliodo/Chad Tsuda (7) (CU) def.Adam Holmstrom/Nejc Smole (6) (DU) 8-6
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPThomas Schoeck/Luke Shields (5) (BSU) def.Marcos Digliodo/Chad Tsuda (7) (CU) 8-4

SINGLES CONSOLATION DRAW
FIRST ROUND (FRIDAY, OCT. 22)Ivan Maferdin (ISU) def. Alex Thatcher (USU) 7-6, 6-3Kamil Pajkowski (UNM) def. Mathis Saberon (WSU) 6-3, 6-2Beck Roghaar (BSU) def. Zach Levetan (WSU) 6-0, 6-2Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. Jonathan Sanchez (31) (BYU) 7-6, 7-5Luis Avila (NMSU) def. Gus Treyz (UM) 6-0, 6-3Jemre Okoh (ISU) def. Daniel Abeaboeru (WSU) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-3)Hector Mucharraz (Idaho) def. Kalle Rosen (DU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)Tejeshwara Chigateri (MSU) def. Milos Blagojevic (UNLV) 6-3, 7-5Justin Hauck (MSU) def. Masimba Ruwo (ISU) 6-3, 6-3Jason Tan (DU) def. Seth Banks (Idaho) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
SECOND ROUND (SATURDAY, OCT. 23)Viktor Zetterholm (DU) def. Sean Hubbard (UNLV) 7-5, 6-3Varun Giri (UM) def. Ivan Maferdin (ISU) by defaultColin Mascall (UM) def. Stjepan Beg (NMSU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)Kamil Pajkowski (UNM) def. Hannes Schenk (USU) 6-3, 6-4Thomas Schoeck (BSU) def. Uriah Jones (Idaho) 6-1, 6-0Jonas Jegers (NAU) def. Henrich Lilja (NAU) by defaultAldert Jansma (NAU) def. Derek Lynch (UNM) 6-2, 6-3Beck Roghaar (BSU) def. Ben Archer Clowes (NMSU) 6-4, 6-1Chad Tsuda (CU) def. Chris Dong (AFA) 6-3, 7-6Thibault Schramm (NAU) def. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) 7-6, 6-3Martin Sitek (WSU) def. Jeff Pfeifer (NMSU) 7-5, 6-1Ronnie Tuttle (NAU) def. Brian Grooms (NAU) 6-3, 6-2Robert Chalkley (Idaho) def. Stuart Wing (UM) 6-2, 6-2Michael Suttner (Idaho) def. Dan Mascal (UU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)Christian Halligan (NMSU) def. Joao Pinho (USU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)Luis Avila (NMSU) def. Brad Ferguson (USU) 6-1, 6-2Niklas Persson (DU) def. Jemre Okoh (ISU) by defaultEric Roberson (BSU) def. Lukas Bouton (USU) 6-0, 6-2Kevin Stanworth (USU) def. Hector Mucharraz (Idaho) 6-2, 6-1Eric Conklin (UNM) def. Rian Rifkin (UU) 6-2, 6-1Jack DePaolo (CU) def. Jonathan Englebrecht (WSU) by defaultBobby Jelone (UNLV) def. Ryo Sakamoto (ISU) by defaultTejeshwara Chigateri (MSU) def. Marc Pijoan (ISU) by defaultBraden Olson (MSU) def. Ryan Scott (UU) 7-5, 6-2Dantley Young (USU) def. Brian Ballam (USU) 6-0, 6-1Chad Robbins (UU) def. Pablo Garces (ISU) by defaultEhren Vaughan (BSU) def. Justin Hauck (MSU) 6-3, 6-3Jason Yap (UU) def. Jake Berriochoa (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)Charlie Yemm (CU) def. Mike Urlarte (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1Trevor Johnson (AFA) def. Zach Rideout (WSU) 6-1, 6-2Jason Tan (DU) def. Justin Lau (AFA) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)Jose Lechuga (BYU) def. Kyle McDonald (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
FINAL ROUND (SATURDAY, OCT. 23)Viktor Zetterholm (DU) def. Varun Giri (UM) by defaultKamil Pajkowski (UNM) def. Colin Mascall (UM) by defaultThomas Schoeck (BSU) def. Jonas Jegers (NAU) 6-1, 6-0Beck Roghaar (BSU) def. Aldert Jansma (NAU) 6-1, 6-2Chad Tsuda (CU) def. Thibault Schramm (NAU) 6-4, 6-2Martin Sitek (WSU) def. Ronnie Tuttle (NAU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)Michael Suttner (Idaho) def. Robert Chalkley (Idaho) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)Luis Avila (NMSU) def. Christian Halligan (NMSU) by defaultEric Roberson (BSU) def. Niklas Persson (DU) 7-5, 6-1Eric Conklin (UNM) def. Kevin Stanworth (USU) 6-2, 6-2Jack DePaolo (CU) def. Bobby Jelone (UNLV) 6-2, 6-0Braden Olson (MSU) def. Tejeshwara Chigateri (MSU) by defaultChad Robbins (UU) def. Dantley Young (USU) by defaultEhren Vaughan (BSU) def. Jason Yap (UU) 6-2, 6-3Charlie Yemm (CU) def. Trevor Johnson (AFA) by defaultJason Tan (DU) def. Jose Lechuga (BYU) by default
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