April 6, 2012

Box Score

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - In what was the last regular-season conference meeting between the two sides, the UNLV men's tennis team lost 6-1 to TCU on Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels fell to 7-11 and 1-1 in the Mountain West while the Horned Frogs, who move to the Big 12 Conference after this season, improved to 6-11 and 1-0 in league play.

TCU, which has now won five straight over UNLV, earned a 1-0 lead by taking all three doubles matches.

Moving to singles play, the top half of the Frog lineup clinched it for the visitors with three straight-set wins. The bottom half was much more competitive with two going to three sets and UNLV getting its lone point on court four where Tamas Batyi downed Will Stein 6-4, 6-3.

Next up, the Rebels host New Mexico on Sunday beginning with doubles play at noon. Admission is free of charge.

Men's Tennis Match ResultsTCU 6, UNLV 1April 6, 2012, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. #114 Nick Chappell (TCU) def. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) 6-1, 7-62. Facundo Lugones (TCU) def. Brian Kenyon (UNLV) 6-3, 6-13. Daniel Sanchez (TCU) def. Alex Bull (UNLV) 6-4, 7-64. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) def. Will Stein (TCU) 6-4, 6-35. Paul Chappell (TCU) def. Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-36. Blake Wiggins (TCU) def. Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4Doubles competition1. P. Chappell/N. Chappell (TCU) def. Bernard Schoeman/Brian Kenyon (UNLV) 8-52. Wiggins/Stein (TCU) def. Tamas Batyi/Johannes Markel (UNLV) 8-63. Sanchez/Lugones (TCU) def. Charlie Alvarado/Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) 8-6