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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The 75th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 5-2 early-evening victory over Montana at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

Even with top singles and doubles player Ace Matias sitting this one out, the Rebels improved to 11-6 overall while the Grizzlies of the Big Sky Conference fell to 7-6.

UNLV began by taking the two completed doubles matches to forge a 1-0 lead. Ruben Alberts and Jakob Amilon downed Tomasz Soltyka and Peter Mimnagh-Fleming, 6-2, at the top spot while Adam Gage-Brown and Denys Pume stopped Semion Branzburg and Yannick Schmidl, 6-1, on court two.

In singles, the visitors tied things by taking a quick win at the third position. However, three straight-set wins sealed it for the hosts: Amilon downed Branzburg, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 2; Pume defeated Soltyka, 6-3, 6-2, at the top spot; and Ruben Alberts closed out Alexandr Rudenco, 6-3, 6-0, on court five. The Rebels' final point came from Alexandr Cozbinov's 6-2, 6-4 win over Victor Casadevall at the fourth position.

Next up, the Rebels return to Mountain West play on Friday by hosting in-state rival Nevada, Reno, starting with doubles at 2 p.m. Admission is free of charge and fans can enjoy free pizza, while supplies last.

Men's Tennis Match Results#75 UNLV 5, MONTANA 2April 1, 2015, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. Denys Pume (UNLV) def. Tomasz Soltyka (UM) 6-3, 6-22. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. Semion Branzburg (UM) 6-0, 6-33. Peter Mimnagh-Fleming (UM) def. Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV) 6-2, 6-14. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Victor Casadevall (UM) 6-2, 6-45. Ruben Alberts (UNLV) def. Alexandr Rudenco (UM) 6-3, 6-06. Yannick Schmidl (UM) def. Ozzy Abraham (UNLV) 7-5, 6-0
Doubles competition1. Alberts/Amilon (UNLV) def. Soltyka/Mimnagh-Fleming (UM) 6-22. Gage-Brown/Pume (UNLV) def. Branzburg/Schmidl (UM) 6-13. Cozbinov/Abraham (UNLV) vs. Casadevall/Fisher (UM) DNFOrder of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,2,1,5,4,6)