March 19, 2005

BOISE, Idaho - Steady rain forced the 47th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team indoors Saturday where it ran into another storm in the form of No. 41 Boise State, who shut out the Rebels 7-0 at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center.

The Rebels, who also lost at Boise State in January, fell to 10-4 on the year while the Broncos improved to 18-6.

UNLV, which was once again playing without No. 2 player Aviram Salomon because of injury, lost two of three doubles matches to fall behind 1-0. The Rebels' lone win came at the second spot where Joel Kielbowicz and David Campbell upset the 39th-ranked duo of Matias Silva and Ikaika Jobe 9-7.

In singles play, only two Rebels managed to win even a set. Kielbowicz, ranked 91st, barely had his 10-match winning streak snapped in a super-tiebreaker vs. Thomas Schoeck, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8). Also losing via tiebreaker was Jonathan Hooper, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7) to Eric Roberson at No. 5.

UNLV will finish its three-match trip to Idaho by taking on 75th-ranked Portland on Sunday morning.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#41 BOISE STATE 7, #47 UNLV 0At Boas Indoor Tennis Center, Boise, Idaho
DOUBLES: (BSU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. #7 Schoeck/Shields (BSU) def. Nehles/Sean Hubbard (UNLV) 8-22. Campbell/Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. #39 Jobe/Silva (BSU) 9-73. Roberson/Brent Werbeck (BSU) def. Redelinghuys/Hooper (UNLV) vs. 8-2
SINGLES: (BSU EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. #34 Luke Shields (BSU) def. Henner Nehles (UNLV) 6-2, 6-42. Thomas Schoeck (BSU) def. #91 Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) 6-3, 3-6 1-0 (10-8)3. Matias Silva (BSU) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV) 6-2, 6-44. Ikaika Jobe (BSU) def. David Campbell (UNLV) 6-1, 6-35. Eric Roberson (BSU) def. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)6. Beck Roghaar (BSU) def. Martin Redelinghuys (UNLV) 6-3, 6-0