RENO (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team closed its regular-season schedule with a 4-1 loss at in-state rival UNR Wednesday afternoon at the McArthur Tennis Center as part of the Silver State Series presented by IBEW and Nevada Donor Network.
The Rebels fell to 12-14 overall and 1-5 in the Mountain West while the first-place Wolf Pack improved to 16-6 and 4-1. UNR will gain three points in the Silver State Series, pending a potential rematch in next week's conference tournament.
The hosts began the day by taking the top two doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. UNLV's lone win came on court three where
Jackson Atherton and
Jordan Sauer combined for a 6-4 victory.
In singles play, Sauer got his team on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Juan Batalla at the No. 2 position but the Pack took straight-set victories on courts 3-5 to end things.
UP NEXT: UNLV will travel to Colorado Springs for the 2022 Mountain West Men's Tennis Championship, which kicks off April 29 on the campus of the Air Force Academy.
Men's Tennis Match Results
UNR 4, UNLV 1
April 20, 2022, at Reno, NV
(McArthur Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Coupu, Matheo (UNR) vs. #88
Christopher Bulus (UNLV) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
2.
Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Batalla, Juan (UNR) 6-4, 6-2
3. N'Tcha, Delmas (UNR) def.
Milos Dabic (UNLV) 6-2, 6-4
4. Benn, Satchel (UNR) def.
Zac Brodney (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3
5. Dudockin, Daniel (UNR) def.
Zach Garner (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3
6. Zisswiller, Loris (UNR) vs.
Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-2, 6-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Coupu, Matheo/N'Tcha, Delmas (UNR) def.
Zac Brodney/
Milos Dabic (UNLV) 6-0
2. Zisswiller, Loris/Benn, Satchel (UNR) def.
Christopher Bulus/
Zach Garner (UNLV) 6-3
3.
Jackson Atherton/
Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Dudockin, Daniel/Batalla, Juan (UNR) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,3,5)