Oct. 31, 2009

LAS VEGAS - Host UNLV saw top player Mehdi Bouras advance in both singles and doubles Saturday to find a place in two championship matches set for Sunday at the Rebel Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

Bouras came back to down Andres Corrasco of Arizona 6-7, 7-2, 6-2 in the singles semifinals. In doubles, he and partner Luca Barlocchi defeated a duo from Cal Polay 8-4 and then finished off a team from Pacific by the same score to advance to the final. Tomorrow's doubles championship will begin at 9 a.m. and singles will follow that.

"Mehdi won a tough match today against a solid opponent from the Pac-10 Conference," said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. "Luca and Mehdi also played good matches in doubles to reach the final. There were a bunch of great college matches today and tomorrow should be another great day of tennis."

REBEL CLASSIC MEN'S TENNISOct. 31, 2009At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
PARTICIPATING TEAMS:UNLV, Arkansas, Arizona, Cal Poly, Idaho, Northern Arizona, Pacific, Fresno Pacific
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES SEMIFINALSAndre Dome (CP) def. Artem Gramma (UOP) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Andres Corrasco (AZ) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES CONSOLATIONGlukohov (IDAH) def. Williams (ARK) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1Ristov (UOP) def. Flodberg (NAU) 7-5, 6-3
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES SEMIFINALSGeoff Embry (AZ) def. Sebastian Bell (CP) 6-3, 6-2Brian McPhee (CP) def. Pat Metham (AZ) 6-4, 6-4
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES CONSOLATIONBridge (CP) def. Ramadier (NAU) 7-4, 4-6, 7-5Walters (ARK) def. Toth (UNLV) 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES QUARTERFINALSBarlocchi/Bouras (UNLV) def. Jacobs/McPhee (CP) 8-4Veskiemagi/Ristov (UOP) def. Embry/Metham (AZ) 8-4Dome/Bridge (CP) def. Simon Glukohov (IDAHO) 8-5Carrasco/Hazi (AZ) def. Toth/Kunkel (UNLV) 8-5
DOUBLES SEMIFINALSBarlocchi/Bouras (UNLV) def. Veskiemagi/Ristov (UOP) 8-4Dome/Bridge (CP) def. Carrasco/Hazi (AZ) 9-7
DOUBLES CONSOLATIONLebedev/Walters (ARK) def. Flodberg/Schmimmelbuaer (NAU) 8-5