LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – New UNLV men's tennis player Christopher Bulus won his semifinal singles match on Saturday to move into the final of the annual Larry Easley Memorial Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on campus.
Bulus, the event's No. 1 seed, downed Gonzaga's Matthew Hollingworth, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to Sunday's championship vs. Arizona State's Spencer Brachman. That match is slated to start at 10 a.m. and admission is free of charge.
In doubles play, both Rebel duos fell in the quarterfinals.
Players from five other western programs -- Arizona State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Cal Poly and Grand Canyon – are competing in the individual event.
2021 LARRY EASLEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC SCHEDULE
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
FLIGHT ONE SEMIFINAL SINGLES
(1) Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. (3) Matthew Hollingworth (GONZ) 6-4, 6-2
Spencer Brachman (ASU) def. Colter Smith (CP) 6-1, 6-1
FLIGHT TWO SEMIFINAL SINGLES
Pablo Gomez-Galvan (GONZ) def. Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) 3-6, 3-2, retired
Tom Hann (GONZ) def. Loic Van Zeggelar (GCU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
FLIGHT TWO CONSOLATION SINGLES
Mortiz Hoffmann (ASU) def. Carter Crookston (CP) 6-4, 6-0
Judson Blair (SDSU) def. Jack Hambrook (UNLV) 6-0, 6-2
ADDED SINGLES MATCHES
Joe Leather (CP) def. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2
Zach Garner (UNLV) def. Grzegorz Rudnicki (GCU) 7-6 (6), 6-3
Colter Smith (CP) def. Zac Brodney (UNLV) 3-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (10-4)
Thomas Navarro (UNLV) def. Alexis Delisle (CP) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
QUARTERFINAL ROUND DOUBLES
(1) Smith/Inno (CP) def. Tom Hann/Pablo Gomez (GONZ) 8-6
(4) Alexander Mandma/Victor Castro (SDSU) def. Christopher Bulus/Milos Dabic (UNLV) 8-6
(3) Hollingworth/Trkulja (GONZ) def. Freddie Grant/Loic Van Zeggelaar (GCU) 8-2
Mariano Argote/Jakub Novak (GCU) def. (2) Jordan Sauer/Jackson Atherton (UNLV) 8-6
SEMIFINAL ROUND DOUBLES
(4) Alexander Mandma/Victor Castro (SDSU) def. (1) Smith/Inno (CP) 8-5
(3) Hollingworth/Trkulja (GONZ) def. Mariano Argote/Jakub Novak (GCU) 8-6
ADDED DOUBLES MATCHES
Zach Garner/Tom Ciszewski (UNLV) def. Spencer Brachman/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) 9-8 (6)
Joe Leather/Carter Crookston (CP) def. Navarro/Jack Hambrook (UNLV) 8-2
Judson Blair/Alex Scemanenco (SDSU) def. Alexis Delisle (CP)/Grzegorz Rudnicki (GCU) 8-3