Oct. 17, 2014 Complete Results LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV's top doubles team lost in a tiebreaker late Friday and was ousted from the quarterfinals of the 2014 USTA/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mountain Regional Championships, which are being held this week at the Darling Tennis Center.
Ace Matias and Denys Pume, seeded second, first downed ninth-seeded Yannik James and Eric Marbach of Denver, 8-5, but then took fell to eighth-seeded James Hignett and Bart Van Leijsen of New Mexico in the quarterfinals, 8-7 (7-2).
This is one of 24 USTA/ITA Regional Championships for NCAA Division I men and women taking place over these middle two weekends of October at campuses throughout the country. The singles and doubles champions will advance to the 2014 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, taking place November 6-9, at the indoor facilities at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, located in Flushing, N.Y.
UNLV RESULTS 2014 USTA/ITA MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS(Oct. 17, 2014)
Round of 16 Doubles(2) Ace Matias/Denys Pume (UNLV) def. (9) Yannik James/Eric Marbach (DU) 8-5
Doubles Quarterfinals(8) James Hignett/Bart Van Leijsen (UNM) def. (2) Ace Matias/Denys Pume (UNLV) 8-7(2)