March 4, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - With its second straight 4-0 victory, this time over Marquette on Saturday, the 74th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team finished 2-1 at the annual HEB College Invitational.

With their winningest player, Elliot Wronski, back in the lineup, the Rebels improved to 9-3 overall while the Golden Eagles fell to 7-4.

In doubles play, Wronski teamed with Brett Hunter at the second spot to win 8-1 while Romain Massaro and Wesley Burrows won 8-2 to clinch the team point.

Moving to singles, Hunter won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3, Burrows cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 5 and Jonathan Hooper ended things with a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court six.

"We earned a solid win today to close out the tournament," head coach Owen Hambrook said. "It was a good effort in doubles, which continued through singles. Now we'll come home and get ready for a tough non-conference opponent next week."

The Rebels host No. 58 Ball State on Friday beginning at 1 p.m.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSHEB COLLEGE INVITATIONAL#74 UNLV 4, MARQUETTE 0At HEB Tennis Center, Corpus Christi, TX
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Kielbowicz/David Campbell (UNLV) vs.Binkley/Pete Van Lieshout (MU) DNF2. Wronski/Hunter (UNLV) def.Vedrickas/Kawas (MU) 8-13. Massaro/Burrows (UNLV) def.Shao/Hagan (MU) 8-2
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) vs. Eigis Vedrickas (MU) DNF2. Romain Massaro (UNLV) vs. Ian Kawas (MU) DNF3. Brett Hunter (UNLV) def. Trent Hagan (MU) 7-5, 6-44. Elliot Wronski (UNLV) vs. Brett Binkley (MU) DNF5. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. Stephen Shao (MU) 6-0, 6-16. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) def. Greg Sirotek (MU) 6-1, 6-3