March 13, 2014

Box Score

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Playing without its No. 2 player, the UNLV men's tennis team lost a tough 4-3 match to No. 53 Utah Thursday afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels fell to 4-7 on the year.

UNLV began the day by sweeping three doubles matches for one point. Denys Pume and Ace Matias downed Cedric Willems and Slim Hamza 8-4 at the top position; Dimitar Petrov and Jakob Amilon defeated Ben Tasevac and Devin Lane 8-5 at No. 2; and Willie Sublette and Ozzy Abraham won by the same score over Alejandro Medinilla and Matt Cowley on court three.

In singles, UNLV leader Matias, who transferred to the Rebels from Utah, eased by Hamza 6-1, 6-1 at the top and Pume swept Tasevac 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2. The match was tied at three when the Utes took the only three-setter of the day on court four to clinch it.

Next up, UNLV will host Ball State on Saturday beginning with doubles at 2 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

Men's Tennis Match Results#53 UTAH 4, UNLV 3March 13, 2014, at Las Vegas, NV(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. Ace Matias (UNLV) def. Slim Hamza (UU) 6-1, 6-12. Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Ben Tasevac (UU) 6-2, 6-33. Alejandro Medinilla (UU) def. Willie Sublette (UNLV) 6-4, 7-64. Devin Lane (UU) def. Dimitar Petrov (UNLV) 6-0, 6-7, 6-25. Matt Cowley (UU) def. Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) 6-2, 6-26. Patrick Mayer (UU) def. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) 7-6, 6-4
Doubles competition1. Denys Pume/Ace Matias (UNLV) def. Cedric Willems/Slim Hamza (UU) 8-42. Dimitar Petrov/Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. Ben Tasevac/Devin Lane (UU) 8-53. Willie Sublette/Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) def. Alejandro Medinilla/Matt Cowley (UU) 8-5