March 8, 2008

FRESNO, Calif. - The UNLV men's tennis team saw its three-match winning streak snapped in a 6-1 loss at 45th-ranked Fresno State late Saturday at the Wathen Tennis Center.

The Rebels fell to 5-4 while the Bulldogs improved to 9-3.

Fresno State won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. In singles play, only one Rebel even won as much as a set, as Wesley Burrows downed Tejesvi Veerepalli on court three, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. At the top position, 93rd-ranked Elliot Wronski was swept by Rudolf Siwy 6-3, 7-5 to mark Wronski's second loss this season in nine dual matches.

UNLV is next in action on March 12 when its hosts Mississippi State beginning with doubles at 2 p.m.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#45 FRESNO STATE 6, UNLV 1At Wathen Tennis Center, Fresno, CA
DOUBLES -- (FS EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Siwy/Zapletal (FS) def. Wronski/Burrows (UNLV) 8-62. Fafek/Veerepalli (FS) def. Barlocchi/Campbell (UNLV) 8-53. Leiby/A.J. Kerin (FS) def. Miller/Giuffrida (UNLV) 8-6
SINGLES - (FS EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. #93 Elliot Wronski (UNLV) 6-3, 7-52. #99 Mirko Zapletal (FS) def. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) 6-1, 6-43. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) 6-2, 4-6, 6-24. Denny Fafek (FS) def. Bryan Miller (UNLV) 7-6, 7-55. Martin Nilsson (FS) def. David Campbell (UNLV) 6-4, 6-26. Siddarth Alapati (FS) def. Andrew Giuffrida (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2