March 23, 2007

LOS ANGELES - The UNLV men's tennis team dropped its final non-conference match of the season, 6-1, at No. 7 Southern California at Marks Tennis Stadium Friday afternoon.

The Rebels fell to 7-10 overall.

The Trojans began the day by sweeping doubles for one team point. In singles play, UNLV's 59th-ranked Elliot Wronski allowed 107th-ranked Kaes Van't Hof to rally for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at the top position.

The visitors were also competitive at the bottom of the lineup as freshman Luca Barlocchi downed Garrett Snyder 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-2) in a super-tiebreaker at No. 6 for his team's lone point. Another Rebel freshman, Slavko Bijelica, was nipped by Jason McNaughton 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 on court five.

UNLV will open Mountain West Conference play vs. BYU in San Diego on March 29.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#7 USC 6, UNLV 1At Marks Tennis Stadium, Los Angeles
DOUBLES (USC EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Cvetkovic/Sacks (USC) vs. Hunter/Wronski (UNLV) 8-12. Farah/Van't Hof (USC) vs. Burrows/Hooper (UNLV) 8-03. Al-Agba/Snyder (USC) vs. Bijelica/Campbell (UNLV) 8-3
SINGLES (USC EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. #107 Kaes Van't Hof (USC) def. #59 Elliott Wronski (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-32. #64 Jamil Al-Agba (USC) def. Brett Hunter (UNLV) 6-1, 6-13. Robert Farah (USC) def. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) 6-4, 6-24. Gary Sacks (USC) def. Jonathan Hooper (UNLV) 7-5, 6-25. Jason McNaughton (USC) def. Slavko Bijelica (UNLV) 3-6, 6-3, 7-66. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Garrett Snyder (USC) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-2)