LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team returned home and got right back in the win column Friday with a 6-1 victory over Loyola Marymount on a gorgeous afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UNLV improved to 11-1 on the season while the Lions fell to 3-6.

The Rebels opened with a 1-0 lead after taking the first two completed doubles matches.

Moving to singles, the hosts took points on courts two through six to clinch it.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Local product Clayton Alenik teamed up with Eric Samuelsson for a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles and then was the first singles player off the court after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Ethan Torlic on court six.

QUOTABLE: "We started out pretty well but then LMU battled back. Proud of the team as a whole for fighting hard and making adjustments when needed to close it out."

-UNLV Head Coach Owen Hambrook

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV is back on the court Sunday with a pair of dual matches. The Rebels host UTSA starting with doubles play at 11 a.m. before facing Southern Utah at 5 p.m. Admission to all home matches is free of charge.

UNLV Men's Tennis Results

UNLV 6, LMU 1

March 6, 2020, at Las Vegas, NV

(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
 

Singles competition
1. Keenan Mayo (LMU) def. Alex Kobelt (UNLV) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Eric Samuelsson (UNLV) def. Diego Lava (LMU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
3. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Austin Di Giulio (LMU) 7-6, 6-1
4. Tom Ciszewski (UNLV) def. Thien Nguyen (LMU) 1-6, 3-1, retired
5. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Max Kaiser (LMU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Clayton Alenik (UNLV) def. Ethan Torlic (LMU) 6-4, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Alex Kobelt/Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Keenan Mayo/Thien Nguyen (LMU) 6-4
2. Eric Samuelsson/Clayton Alenik (UNLV) def. Diego Lava/Austin Di Giulio (LMU) 6-1
3. Milos Dabic/Jackson Atherton (UNLV) vs. Max Kaiser/Ryan Brown (LMU) 3-4, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,6,3,2,1,5)