Feb. 11, 2006

LAS VEGAS - The 59th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team won its fourth straight match, 5-2 over New Mexico State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Rebels improved to 5-1 while the Aggies saw their four-match winning streak snapped to fall to 5-2 overall.

UNLV began the morning by sweeping three doubles matches for one team point.

In singles play, the Rebels won four of six matches -- all in straight sets. Senior Joel Kielbowicz swept Stjepan Beg 6-3, 6-2 at the top position, Brett Hunter won 6-4, 6-4 over Roman Stoisavljevic at No. 3, freshman Elliot Wronski improved to 6-0 on the year with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ricardo Gorostiaga at No. 5, and Jonathan Hooper won 6-4, 7-5 over Tim America on court six.

"Once again we played well in doubles, which set us up for success in singles," UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook said. "This was a solid win against a solid opponent from our region. Now we have to focus on finishing the weekend out strong."

The Rebels host UC Riverside on Sunday at 10 a.m.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#59 UNLV 5, NEW MEXICO STATE 2At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas, NV
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Kielbowicz/Campbell (UNLV) def.Beg/Maganou (NMSU) 8-32. Wronski/Hunter (UNLV) def.Stoisavljevic/America (NMSU) 8-33. Massaro/Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def.Gorostiaga/Pfeifer (NMSU) 8-5
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)1. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. Stjepan Beg (NMSU) 6-3, 6-22. Brice Maganou (NMSU) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV) 7-5, 6-33. Brett Hunter (UNLV) def. Roman Stoisavljevic (NMSU) 6-4, 6-44. Elliot Wronski (UNLV) def. Ricardo Gorostiaga (NMSU) 6-2, 6-25. Christian Halligan (NMSU) def. David Campbell (UNLV) 6-4, 6-16. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) def. Tim America (NMSU) 6-4, 7-5