LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team snapped NAU's five-match winning streak, 4-2, in the first of two matches Wednesday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Rebels, who also ended their own seven-match losing skid, improved to 5-7 while the Lumberjacks fell to 12-5.
UNLV grabbed a 1-0 lead by winning doubles matches on courts two and three. In singles, Rebels
Christopher Bulus and Zack Garner won in straight sets before
Milos Dabic clinched it with a three-set victory on court three.
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Bulus, ranked 31st in the nation, teamed with Garner for a 6-3 win on court three in doubles before breezing past Facundo Tumosa at the top of the lineup, 6-3, 6-3.
UP NEXT: UNLV hosts Northern Illinois Wednesday afternoon staring with doubles play at 3 p.m. Admission to all matches is free of charge.
Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, NAU 2
March 9, 2022, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #31
Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. TUMOSA, Facundo (NAU) 6-3, 6-3
2. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban (NAU) def.
Zac Brodney (UNLV) 7-6 (7-4), 4-1, retired
3.
Milos Dabic (UNLV) def. BUZONICS, Dominik (NAU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
4.
Zach Garner (UNLV) def. ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) 7-5, 6-4
5.
Anton Ornberg (UNLV) vs. GROVES, Alex (NAU) 6-3, 5-7, unfinished
6. TORRES, Dani (NAU) def.
Thomas Navarro (UNLV) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Jackson Atherton/
Jordan Sauer (UNLV) vs. STRAKER-MEADS, Eban/TUMOSA, Facundo (NAU) 6-6, unfinished
2.
Milos Dabic/
Zac Brodney (UNLV) def. BUZONICS, Dominik/GROVES, Alex (NAU) 7-6
3.
Zach Garner/
Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. DILLON, Daniel/ZIOMBER, Maciej (NAU) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,4,6,3)