Sept. 14, 2013

NAPA, Calif. - Members of the UNLV men's tennis team split six total matches during Saturday's second day of the Napa Valley Collegiate Invitational being played at the Silverado Resort.

The Rebels faced players from Arizona in four singles matches and won two of them. Tamas Batyi downed Kieren Thompson 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 and Denys Pume swept Naoki Takeda 6-1, 6-4.

UNLV also split its two doubles matches vs. Oklahoma State. Denys Pume and Jeff Vongman outlasted Trevor Horstmann and Nathan Roper 8-7.

The event runs concludes Sunday.

NAPA VALLEY COLLEGIATE INVITATIONALSecond Round - Sept. 14, 2013
DoublesLucas Gerch/Vasili Caripi (OSU) def. Tamas Batyi/Willie Sublette (UNLV) 8-5Denys Pume/Jeff Vongman (UNLV) def. Trevor Horstmann/Nathan Roper (OSU) 8-7(3)
SinglesTamas Batyi (UNLV) def. Kieren Thompson (UA) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Naoki Takeda (UA) 6-1, 6-4Sumeet Shinde (UA) def. Willie Sublette (UNLV) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1Mario Urquidi (UA) def. Jeff Vongman (UNLV) 6-4, 6-4