LOGAN, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team suffered a 4-2 loss at Utah State in what was the Mountain West opener for both teams at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club Friday afternoon.
 
The Rebels saw their three-match win streak snapped in falling to 11-10 while the Aggies improved to 7-9.
 
UNLV would prevail in a hotly contested doubles session to earn a 1-0 lead. Christopher Bulus and Zach Garner won their match, 6-4, on court three to clinch it after Jordan Sauer and Jackson Atherton took their match at the top of the lineup, 6-3.
 
It was a different story in singles play, however, as the hosts quickly won the first set on four of six courts to take control. USU eventually built a 3-1 lead, which meant the visitors needed to take all three remaining matches, but the Rebels only managed one singles win before the hosts closed it out.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Anton Ornberg posted his team's only singles victory, 6-3, 7-6, over Javier Ruiz on court six.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV stays on the road for conference play by visiting Boise State on Sunday.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
UTAH STATE 4, UNLV 2
April 1, 2022, at Logan, UT
(Sports Academy and Racquet Club)

 Singles competition
1. Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. #84 Christopher Bulus (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
2. David Cierney (USU) def. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) 6-0, 6-2
3. Sergi Mico Fenollar (USU) def. Zac Brodney (UNLV) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
4. Felipe Acosta (USU) def. Milos Dabic (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
5. Roko Savin (USU) vs. Zach Garner (UNLV) 6-7, 6-2, 5-2 unfinished
6. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Javier Ruiz (USU) 6-3, 7-6
 
 Doubles competition
1. Jackson Atherton/Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. David Cierny/Bodin Zarkovic (USU) 6-3
2. Felipe Acosta/Javier Ruiz (USU) def. Zac Brodney/Milos Dabic (UNLV) 6-4
3. Christopher Bulus/Zach Garner (UNLV) def. Sergi Mico Fenollar/Jack Ninteman (USU) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,4,6,3)