PALO ALTO, Calif. - The UNLV men's tennis team fell 6-1 in a road match with No. 36 Stanford Saturday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

The Rebels fell to 0-2 while the Cardinal improved to 2-2.

Doubles started the match and were hotly contested. UNLV took the first completed match as Jakob Amilon and Denys Pume downed John Morrissey and Robert Stineman 6-1 at the top spot. Both of the other two matches ended with a 7-5 score but Stanford took both of them to earn the 1-0 team lead.

In singles, the hosts won five straight-setters before Amilon finally got his team on the board with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win over Maciek Romanowicz at the third spot.

The Rebels will next be in action on Friday when they host New Mexico State starting with doubles play at 2 p.m. Admission to all UNLV home matches is free of charge.

Men's Tennis Match Results#36 STANFORD 6, UNLV 1Jan. 31, 2015, at Palo Alto, CA(Taube Family Tennis Stadium)
Singles competition 1. #25 Tom Fawcett (STAN) def. Ace Matias (UNLV) 6-2, 6-42. John Morrissey (STAN) def. Denys Pume (UNLV) 6-2, 6-43. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) 7-5, 3-6, 6-34. David Wilczynski (STAN) def. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) 6-0, 6-45. Nolan Paige (STAN) def. Ruben Alberts (UNLV) 6-3, 6-46. Yale Goldberg (STAN) def. Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) 6-1, 6-0Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3
Doubles competition 1. Amilon/Pume (UNLV) def. Morrissey/Robert Stineman (STAN) 6-12. Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) def. Alberts/Matias (UNLV) 7-53. Paige/Trey Strobel (STAN) def. Cozbinov/Culicovschi (UNLV) 7-5Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3