Feb. 28, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The 75th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team saw its four-match winning streak snapped in a 6-1 loss to No. 56 Oklahoma at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Saturday.

The defeat dropped the Rebels to 9-3 on the season while the Sooners improved to 6-3.

UNLV began with a competitive doubles effort. Top duo Elliot Wronski and Luca Barlocchi, ranked 46th, won at the top of the lineup 9-7. However, OU won 9-7 on No. 2 and 8-5 on court three to earn the early 1-0 lead.

The Sooners were dominant in singles play as the hosts' only victory came at No. 2 where freshman Mehdi Bouras improved to 11-1 with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Sergey Avdeyev.

In a matchup of ranked players on court one, No. 59 Andrei Daescu swept No. 98 Wronski 6-2, 6-4.

"We had a couple of guys battling the flu this week and it showed out there, but Oklahoma is a very good team," said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. "They were just too good for us today. Now we need to regroup and prepare for another big test this week."

The Rebels host Pepperdine on Thursday beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#56 OKLAHOMA 6, #75 UNLV 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
Singles1. #59 Andrei Daescu (OU) def. #98 Elliot Wronski (UNLV) 6-2, 6-42. Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Sergey Avdeyev (OU) 7-6, 7-63. David Pultr (OU) def. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV) 6-1, 6-14. Ionut Beleleu (OU) def. Wesley Burrows (UNLV) 6-4, 6-15. Blake Boswell (OU) def. Bryan Miller (UNLV) 6-2, 6-26. George Chanturia (OU) def. Attila Toth (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles1. #46 Wronski/Barlocchi (UNLV) def. Avdeyev/Beleleu (OU) 9-72. Daescu/Pultr (OU) def. Miller/Burrows (UNLV) 9-73. Boswell/Chanturia (OU) def. Bouras/Toth (UNLV) 8-5