March 20, 2015 Box Score
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's tennis team won its fifth straight match and for the ninth time in its last 11 outings, 4-0 over Idaho, on a warm and sunny spring Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Rebels improved to 9-4 overall while the Vandals fell to 11-7.
UNLV swept three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Ace Matias and Adam Gage-Brown downed Jackson Varney and Cristobal Ramos, 6-2, at the top position; Ruben Alberts and Jakob Amilon got by Felipe Fonseca and Odon Barta, 6-4, at No. 2; and Alexandr Cozbinov and Denys Pume doubled up Mark Kovacs and Alberto Sanz, 6-3, on court three.
In singles, the teams agreed to stop when one side hit the clinching fourth point and the Rebels got there quickly with a trio of victories from the bottom half of the lineup. Gage-Brown downed Varney 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4; Cozbinov swept Kovacs 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5; and Alberts won when Sanz retired trailing 6-1, 5-4 on court six. The remaining matches were then halted.
Next up, the Rebels will travel to play No. 19 UCLA on Monday starting at 1 p.m.
Men's Tennis Match ResultsUNLV 4, IDAHO 0March 20, 2015, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition 1. Ace Matias (UNLV) vs. Odon Barta (ID) 6-0, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished2. Denys Pume (UNLV) vs. Felipe Fonseca (ID) 4-6, 4-2, unfinished3. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) vs. Cristobal Ramos (ID) 6-4, 2-5, unfinished4. Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV) def. Jackson Varney (ID) 6-3, 6-35. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Mark Kovacs (ID) 6-1, 6-16. Ruben Alberts (UNLV) def. Alberto Sanz (ID) 6-1, 5-4, retired
Doubles competition 1. Ace Matias/Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV) def. Jackson Varney/Cristobal Ramos (ID) 6-22. Ruben Alberts/Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. Felipe Fonseca/Odon Barta (ID) 6-43. Alexandr Cozbinov/Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Mark Kovacs/Alberto Sanz (ID) 6-3Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,6,4)
