Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Drops 5-2 Decision Against Cal Poly

April 11, 2016

Box Score

San Luis Obispo, Calif. - The UNLV men's tennis team saw its four-match win streak scratched after being downed by No. 73 ranked Cal Poly 5-2 on Monday at the Mustang Courts.

The Rebels fell to 9-7 while the Mustangs clinched their fourth-straight match to improve to 12-8.

Cal Poly opened up by taking the two completed doubles matches for the team point.

In singles, UNLV started to bounce back after Evaldo Neto downed Josh Ortlip, 6-1, 6-0, at the fourth spot to tie the match at one. The Mustangs, however, regained the lead after winning two straight matches at the middle and top of the lineup. The final point scored for the Rebels was at No. 2 after Alexandr Cozbinov took a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Garrett Auproux. The sophomore has now won five consecutive matches to improve to 16-6 in singles.

Next up, the Rebels hope to stay undefeated in Conference play as they are set to face Mountain West rival Utah State on the road on Friday starting at 10 a.m. PT.

Men's Tennis Match Results#73 Cal Poly 5, UNLV 2Apr 11, 2016 at San Luis Obispo, Calif.(Mustang Courts)
Singles competition
1. Ben Donovan (CP) def. Jakob Amilon (UNLV) 6-3, 7-52. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Garrett Auproux (CP) 6-3, 7-53. Corey Pang (CP) def. Ruben Alberts (UNLV) 6-4, 6-34. Evaldo Neto (UNLV) def. Josh Ortlip (CP) 6-1, 6-05. Axel Damiens (CP) def. Richard Solberg (UNLV) 1-6, 6-0, 6-46. Sreyas Kolachalam (CP) def. Charlie Croxford (UNLV) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition1. Ben Donovan/Corey Pang (CP) def. Jakob Amilon/Ruben Alberts (UNLV) 6-32. Garrett Auproux/Tim Tan (CP) def. Evaldo Neto/Charlie Croxford (UNLV) 6-23. Dan Cardiff/Karl Enander (CP) vs. Alexandr Cozbinov/Richard Solberg (UNLV) unfinished
Match Notes:Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (4, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6)
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Players Mentioned

Ruben Alberts

Ruben Alberts

5' 10"
Senior
3L
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Senior
3L
Richard Solberg

Richard Solberg

6' 2"
Junior
2L
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Junior
3L
Evaldo Neto

Evaldo Neto

6' 1"
Freshman
2L
Richard Solberg

Richard Solberg

6' 2"
Freshman
2L
Ruben Alberts

Ruben Alberts

5' 10"
Freshman
3L
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Freshman
3L
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Ruben Alberts

Ruben Alberts

5' 10"
Senior
3L
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Senior
3L
Richard Solberg

Richard Solberg

6' 2"
Junior
2L
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Junior
3L
Evaldo Neto

Evaldo Neto

6' 1"
Freshman
2L
Richard Solberg

Richard Solberg

6' 2"
Freshman
2L
Ruben Alberts

Ruben Alberts

5' 10"
Freshman
3L
Alexandr Cozbinov

Alexandr Cozbinov

6' 2"
Freshman
3L
Jakob Amilon

Jakob Amilon

5' 11"
Freshman
HS