March 27, 2015 Box Score
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The 72nd-ranked UNLV men's tennis team lost at home for only the second time in 11 outings this season, falling 4-3 to No. 64 Cal Poly on a hot Friday afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Playing in 90-degree spring temperatures, the Rebels fell to 9-6 overall while the Mustangs improved to 11-7.
Cal Poly opened up by taking the two completed doubles matches for the key team point.
In singles, however, UNLV took a 2-1 lead when Ruben Alberts downed Karl Enander, 6-3, 6-2, at the sixth spot, and Ace Matias defeated Ben Donovan, 6-3, 6-4, at the top of the lineup. The hosts got another win when Jakob Amilon outlasted Lucas Lesoeur, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3, but the Mustangs won a trio of three-setters to eke out the victory.
Next up, the Rebels will host Mountain West Conference rival Utah State on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Admission is free of charge.
Men's Tennis Match Results#64 CAL POLY 4, #72 UNLV 3March 27, 2015, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition 1. Ace Matias (UNLV) def. Ben Donovan (CP) 6-3, 6-42. Corey Pang (CP) def. Denys Pume (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-23. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. Lucas Lesoeur (CP) 3-6, 6-3, 6-34. Naveen Beasley (CP) def. Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV) 6-3, 5-7, 6-45. Axel Damiens (CP) def. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) 6-1, 6-7, 6-46. Ruben Alberts (UNLV) def. Karl Enander (CP) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition 1. Ben Donovan/Corey Pang (CP) def. Ace Matias/Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV) 7-52. Jakob Amilon/Ruben Alberts (UNLV) vs. Karl Enander/Lucas Lesoeur (CP) unfinished3. Devin Barber/Axel Damiens (CP) def. Denys Pume/Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) 6-2Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,1,2,4,3,5)
