Feb. 22, 2014

EUGENE, Ore. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's tennis team lost 6-1 Saturday in a neutral-site match at the University of Oregon's Student Tennis Center.

The Rebels fell to 4-3 on the year while the Pilots improved to 3-2.

Portland took a 1-0 lead by taking two of three doubles matches. The lone UNLV win came at the top of the lineup where Ace Matias and Denys Pume outlasted Alex Ferrero and Ratan Gill, 8-7.

In singles play, half of the matches went the three full sets but the Rebels only captured one of them as senior Las Vegas product Willie Sublette downed Justin Guay, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, at the fifth position.

Next up, UNLV will stay in Eugene and take on host Oregon on Sunday starting with doubles play at 11 a.m.

Men's Tennis Match ResultsPORTLAND 6, UNLV 1Feb. 22, 2014, at Eugene, OR(Student Tennis Center)
Singles competition 1. Michel Hu Kwo (UP) def. Ace Matias (UNLV) 6-2, 6-42. Reid deLaubenfels (UP) def. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)3. Ratan Gill (UP) def. Denys Pume (UNLV) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)4. Alex Ferrero (UP) def. Dimitar Petrov (UNLV) 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)5. Willie Sublette (UNLV) def. Justin Guay (UP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-46. Kent Andreasen (UP) def. Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition1. Denys Pume/Ace Matias (UNLV) def. Alex Ferrero/Ratan Gill (UP) 8-72. Reid deLaubenfels/Kent Andreasen (UP) def. Willie Sublette/Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) 8-23. Justin Guay/Michel Hu Kwo (UP) def. Tamas Batyi/Dimitar Petrov (UNLV) 8-5