March 1, 2008

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's tennis team played two matches in two different locations on Saturday, finishing the day with a 5-2 victory over Utah State at the Darling Tennis Center.

The Rebels improved to 5-3 on the year.

Playing in windy conditions, UNLV swept the three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Elliot Wronski improved his singles record to 7-1 in dual matches this season with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph. Wesley Burrows won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3, Andrew Giuffrida won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 and sophomore Matthew Kunkel won his first singles match as a collegian with a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court six.

"We put together another good performance in the afternoon at Utah State," UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook said. "It was a long day but playing a doubleheader is good for us and will make a better team down the line."

Next up, UNLV plays at Fresno State on Saturday.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 5, UTAH STATE 2At Darling Tennis Center, Las Vegas
DOUBLES -- (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Wronski/Burrows (UNLV) def. Asplund/Tyden (USU) 8-42. Barlocchi/David Campbell (UNLV) def. Ericsson/Gallegos (USU) 8-23. Miller/Giuffrida (UNLV) def. Searle/Braithwaite (USU) 8-3
SINGLES - (UNLV EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)1. #87 Elliot Wronski (UNLV) def. Jakob Asplund (USU) 6-3, 7-52. Oscar Ericsson (USU) def. Luca Barlocci (UNLV) 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7)3. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. Fernando Gallegos (USU) 6-0, 6-24. Jonas Tyden (USU) def. Bryan Miller (UNLV) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)5. Andrew Giuffrida (UNLV) def. Matt Searle (USU) 6-1, 6-36. Matthew Kunkel (UNLV) def. Matt Braithwaite (USU) 6-1, 6-3