March 20, 2005

BOISE, Idaho - The 47th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team won the doubles point and split singles Sunday to down No. 75 Portland 4-3 in a neutral-site match played at the Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center.

The Rebels posted a 2-1 mark in their weekend Idaho swing while improving to 11-4 on the year. The Pilots, out of the West Coast Conference, fell to 11-3.

UNLV, which was once again playing without No. 2 player Aviram Salomon because of injury, got doubles victories from Henner Nehles and Sean Hubbard at the No. 2 spot and Martin Redelinghuys and Jonathan Hooper at No. 3 to take the lead.

Winning in singles were Nehles at the top spot, Hooper at No. 5 and Redelinghuys on court six to clinch the team victory.

Next up, UNLV will host for the final time this season as it welcomes Arkansas on Tuesday beginning at 1:30 p.m.

It will mark the final home match for seniors Nehles and Salomon.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#47 UNLV 4, #75 PORTLAND 3At Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center, Boise, Idaho
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Loucks/Redpath (UP) def. Campbell/Kielbowicz (UNLV) 8-52. Nehles/Sean Hubbard (UNLV) def. Borvanov/Kennel (UP) 8-53. Redelinghuys/Hooper (UNLV) def. Jager/Joshua Roach (UP) 8-6
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. Henner Nehles (UNLV) def. Matt Loucks (UP) 6-1, retired2. Roman Borvanov (UP) def. #91 Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) 6-4, 6-43. James Redpath (UP) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV) 6-2, 6-44. Alex Strong (UP) def. David Campbell (UNLV) 4-6, 6-1, 6-45. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) def. Colby Jager (UP) 6-2, 6-26. Martin Redelinghuys (UNLV) def. Scott Kennel (UP) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3