March 19, 2004

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's tennis team closed out a nine-match homestand with a 5-2 win over Idaho State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Friday.

The Rebels improved to 7-4 overall, including 7-2 at home this spring.

UNLV started the day by taking two of three doubles matches for one team point.

In singles play, UNLV's top four players were winners: 57th-ranked Henner Nehles at No. 1, Aviram Salomon at No. 2, Joel Kielbowicz at No. 3 and David DiMartino at No. 4.

The Rebels will next be in action as part of the Boise State Invitational March 25-27, starting with a match vs. Cal Poly on Thursday.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 5, IDAHO STATE 2At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Nehles/Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. Stoica/Moferdin (ISU) 8-62. Stavridis/Pijoan (ISU) def. Salomon/Milos Blagojevic (UNLV) 8-23. DiMartino/Marko Blagojevic (UNLV) def. Desai/Garces (ISU) 8-3
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)1. #57 Henner Nehles (UNLV) def. Butch Stavridis (ISU) 6-2, 6-32. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Hestian Stoica (ISU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)3. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. Kapil Desai (ISU) 6-2, 6-14. David DiMartino (UNLV) def. Ivan Moferdin (ISU) 6-3, 6-45. Marc Pijoan (ISU) def. Marko Blagojevic (UNLV) 6-4, 7-56. Pablo Garces (ISU) def. Derek Douglas (UNLV) 6-3, 6-0