April 14, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY - The 58th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team was upended 5-2 by BYU in a neutral-site meeting at the Snowbird Canyon Club in Salt Lake City.

The Rebels fell to 13-6 overall and 2-2 in the MWC while the Cougars improved to 11-15 and 4-1.

BYU began the afternoon by winning on all three courts to take the doubles point. Rains soon forced the proceedings indoors after the Cougars took a 3-0 lead.

The Rebels only got victories from the Nos. 1 and 4 positions. Senior Joel Kielbowicz used a super-tiebreaker to down James Ludlow 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7) while Brett Hunter rallied past Ivan Kokurin 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. The Rebels will continue league play by facing TCU Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. PST.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSBYU 5, #58 UNLV 2At Snowbird Canyon Club, Salt Lake City
DOUBLES: (BYU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Ludlow/Kaufold (BYU) def.Kielbowicz/Campbell (UNLV) 8-42. Lechuga/Roshan (BYU) def.Massaro/Burrows (UNLV) 8-73. Hand/Jonathan Sanchez (BYU) def.Wronski/Hunter (UNLV) 8-5
SINGLES: (BYU EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)1. Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV) def. James Ludlow (BYU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)2. Nima Roshan (BYU) def. Romain Massaro (UNLV) 7-5, 7-53. Dominik Kaufhold (BYU) def. Elliot Wronski (UNLV) 6-4, 6-44. Brett Hunter (UNLV) def. Ivan Kokurin (BYU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-15. Jose Lechuga (BYU) def. David Campbell (UNLV) 6-2, 6-16. Christian Hand (BYU) def. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) 6-3, 6-1