Men's Tennis Downs Highlanders - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Tuesday, March 29

Las Vegas

11 am PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

UC Riverside

3/29/2022 3:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: By Mark Wallington

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team won its third straight match, 5-2, over UC Riverside in the second meeting of the two teams this season.

The Rebels improved to 11-9 while the Highlanders fell to 2-10.

UCR took a 1-0 lead by taking the two completed doubles matches but UNLV took five of six singles outings – all in straight sets.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Zac Brodney saw his doubles match halted while leading 3-2 on court two with partner Milos Dabic and then breezed past Daniel Velek, 6-2, 6-2, in No. 3 singles.

UP NEXT: UNLV opens Mountain West action with a trip to Utah State on Friday starting with doubles at 10 a.m.

Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 5, UC RIVERSIDE 2
March 29, 2022, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. #84 Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. Antreas Djakourix (UCR) 6-4, 6-2
2. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Nolan McCaig (UCR) 6-3, 6-2
3. Zac Brodney (UNLV) def. Daniel Velek (UCR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Milos Dabic (UNLV) def. Joshua Roth (UCR) 6-4, 6-2
5. Zach Garner (UNLV) def. A. Whelan-Merediz (UCR) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
6. Justin Lany (UCR) def. Jackson Atherton (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Nolan McCaig/Daniel Velek (UCR) def. Jackson Atherton/Jordan Sauer (UNLV) 6-1
2. Zac Brodney/Milos Dabic (UNLV) vs. Antreas Djakourix/Joshua Roth (UCR) 3-2, unfinished
3. Ryan Heynh/A. Whelan-Merediz (UCR) def. Thomas Navarro/Jack Hambrook (UNLV) 6-1

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