LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Trailing 3-0 in the deciding set, Milos Dabic roared back to win six of the next seven games to take his match and give the UNLV men's tennis team a thrilling 4-3 victory over San Diego State on a hot Friday afternoon and then beautiful early evening at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
The Rebels improved to 12-11 overall and 1-2 in the league while the Aztecs fell to 5-9 and 1-1.
 
SDSU won a hotly contested doubles point by taking two of three matches and earning a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles, UNLV rallied after falling behind 2-0 to take a 3-2 lead with straight-set wins from Christopher Bulus, Jordan Sauer and Zach Garner. After the Aztecs took the next point, all eyes moved to court four where Dabic and Aztec Alexander Mandma played a marathon three-setter forced when Dabic won a second-set tiebreaker. Dabic, finishing under the lights in the four-hour match, ultimately grinded out a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory.
 
NEXT UP: The Rebels will host New Mexico on Thursday starting with doubles play at noon. Admission to all matches is free of charge.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, SAN DIEGO STATE 3
April 8, 2022, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

 Singles competition
1. #88 Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. Joe Tyler (SDSU) 6-2, 7-5
2. Johannes Seeman (SDSU) def. Zac Brodney (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) def. Victor Castro (SDSU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Milos Dabic (UNLV) def. Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Zach Garner (UNLV) def. Jules Auffray (SDSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Judson Blair (SDSU) def. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Joe Tyler/Victor Castro (SDSU) def. Zac Brodney/Milos Dabic (UNLV) 6-2
2. Johannes Seeman/Roni Rikkonen (SDSU) def. Jordan Sauer/Jackson Atherton (UNLV) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Christopher Bulus/Zach Garner (UNLV) def. Judson Blair/Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 7-5

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