Feb. 23, 2008

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's tennis team evened its record at 3-3 with a 6-1 victory over UC Riverside at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Saturday.

The Rebels began the day by taking the top two doubles matches for one team point. Elliot Wronski and Wesley Burrows squeaked out a 9-8 win at the top and Luca Barlocchi and David Campbell won 8-5 at No. 2.

In singles play, Wronski, ranked 87th nationally, swept Joe Cartledge 6-4, 6-4 at the top spot. Also winning for UNLV was Barlocchi at No. 2, Burrows at No. 3, Campbell at No. 4 and Rony Yeghnazary on court six.

UNLV is back in action on March 1 when it hosts Weber State.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 6, UC Riverside 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES - (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Wronski/Burrows (UNLV) def. Cartledge/Shiraz (UCR) 9-82. Barlocchi/Campbell (UNLV) def. Doan/Park (UCR) 8-53. Sebastian Ko/Tadevosian (UCR) def. Giuffrida/Matthew Kunkel (UNLV) 8-4
SINGLES - (UNLV EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. #87 Elliot Wronski (UNLV) def. Joe Cartledge (UCR) 6-4, 6-42. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Gorjan Kovacevic (UCR) 6-2, 6-23. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. John Park (UCR) 6-4, 6-14. David Campbell (UNLV) def. Jack Tadevosian (UCR) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)5. Quac Doan (UCR) def. Andrew Giuffrida (UNLV) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)6. Rony Yeghnazary (UNLV) def. Ahmad Shiraz (UCR) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)