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

Friday, March 24

Las Vegas

11 am PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Grand Canyon

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

3/24/2023 2:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team snapped a four-match losing streak by downing Grand Canyon, 4-1, Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels improved to 8-7 while the Lopes fell to 4-9.

GCU took a 1-0 lead by winning both completed doubles matches.

The hosts had a much better time in singles, however, taking four straight-setters to clinch it.

Maxim Verboven downed Jonathan Da Silva, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1; Anton Ornberg defeated Martim Marujo, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 2; Aaron Bailey got by Alfred Almasi, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 3; and Dusan Rsovac finished up, 6-3, 7-5, on court six.

UP NEXT: UNLV will open Mountain West play by hosting Boise State next Friday starting with doubles play at 4 p.m. PT. Admission to all matches is free of charge.

Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, GRAND CANYON 1
March 24, 2023, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Maxim Verboven (UNLV) def. Da Silva, Jonathan (GCU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Marujo, Martim (GCU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Almasi, Alfred (GCU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Milos Dabic (UNLV) vs. Rosati, Paolo (GCU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-3, unfinished
5. Zach Garner (UNLV) vs. Wekesa, David (GCU) 6-7, 3-4, unfinished
6. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) def. Ghedin, Mattia (GCU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Milos Dabic/Maxim Verboven (UNLV) vs. Da Silva, Jonathan/Wekesa, David (GCU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Alsterback, William/Ghedin, Mattia (GCU) def. Zach Garner/Aaron Bailey (UNLV) 6-3
3. Rosati, Paolo/Marujo, Martim (GCU) def. Jackson Atherton/Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-4

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