Feb. 5, 2011

LAS VEGAS - The 68th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team rested a couple of its starters but still managed a 7-0 whitewashing of Southern Miss on Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels, who have won five of their last six matches, improved to 5-2 on the season while the Golden Eagles dropped to 1-4.

UNLV opened the day by sweeping three doubles point for one point. Johannes Markel and Bernard Schoeman won 8-5 at No. 1; Tamas Batyi and Alex Bull won 8-3 at No. 2; and Charlie Alvarado and Kasper Konyves took their match 8-2 on court three.

The Rebels did not lose a set in singles play either. Markel won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1; Batyi won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2; Schoeman won 7-6, 6-2 at No 3; Bull won 7-5, 6-1 at No. 4; Konyves won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5; and Alvarado won 6-1, 6-2 on court six.

"A good effort today across the board for us," said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. "Now we have to get ready to close out the weekend with a really tough match tomorrow."

UNLV is next in action on Sunday when it hosts Cal Poly beginning with doubles at 10 a.m. Admission to all matches is free of charge.

UNLV Men's Tennis Match Results#68 UNLV 7, SOUTHERN MISS 0Feb. 5, 2011 at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. Johannes Markel (UNLV) def. Jovan Zeljkovic (USM) 6-1, 6-12. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) def. Julien Roussel (USM) 6-2, 6-43. Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) def. Jan Burmeister (USM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-24. Alex Bull (UNLV) def. Paulo Alvarado (USM) 7-5, 6-15. Kasper Konyves (UNLV) def. Alex Doleac (USM) 6-2, 6-06. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) def. Stewart Gammill (USM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition 1. Johannes Markel/Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) def. Jan Burmeister/Julien Roussel (USM) 8-52. Tamas Batyi/Alex Bull (UNLV) def. Jovan Zeljkovic/Paulo Alvarado (USM) 8-33. Charlie Alvarado/Kasper Konyves (UNLV) def. Alex Doleac/Stewart Gammill (USM) 8-2