Feb. 28, 2010

Box Score

FRESNO, Calif. - The UNLV men's tennis team lost 6-1 to 27th-ranked Fresno State on Sunday at the Wathen Tennis Center.

The Rebels dropped their fifth straight to fall to 5-6 overall while the Bulldogs improved to 8-5 and a tidy 6-0 at home this season.

The hosts jumped out to a 1-0 lead by sweeping three doubles matches and then won a trio of straight-set matches in singles to clinch the overall victory.

UNLV's top player, Mehdi Bouras, ranked 108th nationally in singles, had his chances but fell 6-3, 7-6 to Mirko Zapletal at the top of the lineup.

The Rebels' lone point was impressive, however, as Attila Toth picked up a ranked win, 6-3, 6-3, over No. 112 Tejesvi Veerepalli on court four.

UNLV, which has played three consecutive road dates, returns to the courts on March 5 when it hosts Hawaii beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#27 Fresno State 6, UNLV 1Feb. 28, 2010At Wathen Tennis Center (Fresno, Calif.)
Doubles1. #23 de Villiers/Boutillier (FS) def. Bouras/Barlocchi (UNLV) 8-32. Bernard Schoeman/Markel (UNLV) def. Veerepalli/Leiby (FS) 8-53. Zapletal/Alapati (FS) def. Konyves/Toth (UNLV) 8-1
Singles1. Mirko Zapletal (FS) def. #108 Medhi Bouras (UNLV), 6-3, 7-6 (4)2. Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Luca Barlocchi (UNLV), 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-23. Remi Boutillier (FS) def. Johannes Markel (UNLV), 6-3, 6-34. Attila Toth (UNLV) def. #112 Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS), 6-3, 6-35. David Ayoun (FS) def. Kasper Konyves (UNLV), 6-3, 6-46. Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV), 7-5, 6-0
Order of Completion:Singles --3, 6, 5*, 4, 1, 2Doubles -- 3, 1*, 2*Clinching match