April 27, 2012

Box Score

SAN DIEGO (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's tennis team saw its season end Friday with a 4-1 loss at the hands of TCU in the opening round of the Mountain West Championships at the Aztec Tennis Center.

The fifth-seeded Rebels ended 7-16 while the fourth-seeded Horned Frogs improved to 9-14.

UNLV came out strong in doubles, taking two out of three to post a 1-0 lead. After TCU won the match on court three, Tamas Batyi and Johannes Markel downed Max Stevens and Daniel Sanchez 8-6 at the top spot. The point would come down to the second position and Bernard Schoeman and Brian Kenyon won a tiebreaker to down Nick Chappell and Will Stein 9-8.

Singles was also competitive but UNLV dropped all three sets that went to tiebreakers. Nick Chappell tied the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Rene Ruegamer at No. 1; Stevens gave TCU the lead with a 7-6, 6-1 victory over Charlie Alvarado at No. 6; J.T. Sundling got by Kenyon 6-1, 7-6 at No. 3; and play was halted when Facundo Lugones finished off Batyi 7-6, 6-4 on court two.

"The guys left it all out on the court today, unfortunately it wasn't enough and hats off to TCU," said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. "It was a tough way to end but with our returners and incoming players we look to bounce back next season."

Mountain West Championships Quarterfinal(4) TCU 4, (5) UNLV 1April 27, 2012, at San Diego, CA(Aztec Tennis Center)
Singles competition1. #125 Nick Chappell (TCU) def. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) 6-2, 6-02. Facundo Lugones (TCU) def. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) 7-6, 6-43. J.T. Sundling (TCU) def. Brian Kenyon (UNLV) 6-1, 7-64. Daniel Sanchez (TCU) vs. Alex Bull (UNLV) 7-5, 6-6, unfinished5. Will Stein (TCU) vs. Willie Sublette (UNLV) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished6. Max Stevens (TCU) def. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) 7-6, 6-1
Doubles competition1. Tamas Batyi/Johannes Markel (UNLV) def. Max Stevens/Daniel Sanchez (TCU) 8-62. Bernard Schoeman/Brian Kenyon (UNLV) def. Nick Chappell/Will Stein (TCU) 9-83. Blake Wiggins/J.T. Sundling (TCU) def. Alex Bull/Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) 8-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,3,2)