Oct. 22, 2010

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Top-seeded Mehdi Bouras of UNLV won his lone match Friday to become the only Rebel to advance at the rain-slowed 2010 USTA/ITA Mountain Region Championships, which are being held at the Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center.

Bouras, ranked 103rd nationally, swept Alex Joitoiu of Idaho 6-2, 7-5. He will next face Denver's Jens Vorkefeld in Saturday's Round of 16, which begins at 9 a.m., weather permitting.

UNLV's other two remaining main draw entries both lost in straight sets on Friday. New Mexico's Ben Dunbar downed Kyle Lynch 6-0, 6-2 while fellow-Lobo Jadon Phillips swept Johannes Markel 6-1, 6-3.

This event is one of 24 USTA/ITA Regional Championships for NCAA Division I men and women taking place over the last two weekends of October at campuses throughout the country. The singles and doubles champions from the regionals will advance to the 2010 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, taking place November 4-7, at the new indoor facilities at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

2010 ITA MOUNTAIN REGION MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSDarling Memorial Tennis Center, Las VegasOct. 22, 2010
SINGLES ROUND OF 32(1) #103 Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Alex Joitoiu (IDAHO) 6-2, 7-5(8) Ben Dunbar (UNM) def. Kyle Lynch (UNLV) 6-0, 6-2(6) Jadon Phillips (UNM) def. Johannes Markel (UNLV) 6-1, 6-3
SINGLES CONSOLATIONRene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Kyle Walker (UNR) by defaultKasper Konyves (UNLV) def. Jose Bendeck (IDAHO) 8-6
Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Andrew Warren (UM) 8-0Dave Hintze (WSU) def. Kasper Konyves (UNLV) 8-6
DOUBLES CONSOLATIONCharlie Alvarado/Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Devin Lane/Alejandro Medinella (UU) 8-6