LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -- The UNLV men's tennis team posted an impressive combined mark of 12-2 in singles play during Friday's opening day of the annual Larry Easley Memorial Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
Players from six other western programs are competing in the individual event with competitors from UCLA, SMU, Gonzaga, Cal Poly, San Diego State and Loyola Marymount.
 
Top-seeded Alex Kobelt, ranked 113th in the nation, led the way for the hosts, downing LMU's Diego Nava 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinal round after a first-round bye. Joining him in the semifinals of the top flight is teammate Jordan Sauer, who rallied to upset fourth-seeded Connor Rapp of UCLA, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, after getting by Gonzaga's Matthew Hollingworth earlier in the day, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
 
Also winning twice to reach the semifinals for UNLV were Clayton Alenik, Milos Dabic and Anton Ornberg in Flight Two while Zach Garner and Jackson Atherton are still alive in Flight Three.
 
In doubles play, the Rebels split their two matches on Friday. Saturday's action begins with quarterfinal doubles. Admission is free of charge.
 
The annual event was renamed in 2010 in honor of UNLV Hall of Famer Larry Easley, who passed away from illness in 2005 at the age of 57. Easley coached the UNLV men's tennis team longer than anyone in history and produced sometimes-spectacular results over his dozen seasons from 1993-2002, including producing five All-Americans and two NCAA individual champions.
 
2019 LARRY EASLEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
 
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES - ROUND OF 16 (Nov. 1)
(1) Alex Kobelt (UNLV) BYE
Diego Nava (LMU) def. Gary Vardanyan (CP) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Tom Ciszewski (UNLV) def. Fabian Roesndorf (SDSU) 7-5, 6-4
(3) Vincent Rettke (GONZ) BYE
(4) Connor Rapp (UCLA) def. Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) 6-2, 6-2
Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
Eric Samuelsson (UNLV) def. Huntley Allen (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
(2) Antoine Noel (CP) BYE
 
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES - QUARTERFINALS (Nov. 1)
(1) Alex Kobelt (UNLV) def. Diego Nava (LMU) 6-3, 6-2
(3) Vincent Rettke (GONZ) def. Tom Ciszewski (UNLV) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. (4) Connor Rapp (UCLA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
(2) Antoine Noel (CP) def. Eric Samuelsson (UNLV) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
 
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES – CONSOLATION (Nov. 1)
Gary Vardanyan (CP) BYE
Fabian Roesndorf (SDSU) BYE
Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) def. Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) 6-3, 6-3
Huntley Allen (SMU)
 
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES – ROUND OF 16 (Nov. 1)
(1) Alex Stater (CP) BYE
Thien Nguyen (LMU) def. Daniel Traxler (SDSU) 6-4, 6-4
Clayton Alenik (UNLV) def. Gardiner Perotti (SMU) 6-1, 6-0
(4) Theo McDonald (GONZ) BYE
(3) Milos Dabic (UNLV) BYE
Cambell Nakayama (CP) def. Kyle Pham (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Max Wild (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3
(2) Kyle Everly (GONZ) BYE
 
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES – QUARTERFINALS (Nov. 1)
(1) Alex Stater (CP) def Thien Nguyen (LMU) 6-4, 6-2
Clayton Alenik (UNLV) def. (4) Theo McDonald (GONZ) 6-3, 6-3
(3) Milos Dabic (UNLV) def. Cambell Nakayama (CP) 6-3, 6-3
Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. (2) Kyle Everly (GONZ) 6-4, 7-6
 
FLIGHT THREE SINGLES – ROUND OF 16 (Nov. 1)
(1) Blaine Hovenier (UCLA) def. Jack Kite (SMU) 6-3, 7-5
Zach Garner (UNLV) def. (4) Juan Cartier (LMU) 6-4, 7-5
(3) Jackson Atherton (UNLV) def. Blaise Fagan (SMU) 6-3, 6-0
(2) Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) def. Andrew Wh­­­itehouse (CP) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
 
DOUBLES – ROUND OF 16 (Nov. 1)
(1) Connor Rapp/Max Wild (UCLA) BYE
Jackson Atherton/Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Blaise Fagan/Jack Kite (SMU) 8-6
Cambell Nakayama/Andrew Whitehouse (CP) def. Dabic/Ciszewski (UNLV) 8-7
(4) Vincent Rettke/Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) def. Fabian Roensdorf/Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) 8-6
(3) Antoine Noel/Gary Vardanyan (CP) def. Theo McDonald/Kyle Everly (GONZ) 8-5
Ignacio Martinez/Daniel Traxler (SDSU) def. Bryce Pereira/Blaine Hovenier (UCLA) 8-3
Diego Nava/Thien Nguyen (LMU) def. Huntley Allen/Kyle Pham (SMU) 8-5
(2) Alex Kobelt/Jordan Sauer (UNLV) BYE
 
Saturday, Nov. 2 - 9 a.m. PT
Quarterfinal Doubles
Semifinal Singles
Semifinal Doubles
 
Sunday, Nov. 3 - 10 a.m. PT
Final Singles
Final Doubles