LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team opened the UNLV Quad with a 4-1 victory over Hawai'i Friday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels improved to 2-0 while the Warriors fell to 0-3.

UNLV avenged a season-opening home loss to UH a year ago.

The Rebels opened by taking the doubles point. Illia Maksymchuk and Taiyo Hirano dominated as they won their match 6-1 at the No. 2 court, followed by Joseph Chen and Aaron Bailey who won 7-5 on court six.

Moving to singles play, Hirano downed Sohta Urano, 6-2,6-0 on court six while Martin Jovenin defeated Andrew Somerville, 6-4, 6-2 at No.5.

Hawai'i grabbed its point as Karl Collins defeated Illia Maksymchuk, 7-5, 6-0, at the fourth position.

Senior Anton Ornberg clinched the Rebel victory with a win against Quinn Synder on court one, 7-6, 6-1.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Ornberg ended things with a straight-set victory at the top of the lineup.

QUOTABLE:
"Hawai'i beat us last year so we were happy to get the win today. We're excited to start 2-0 and looking forward to facing Weber State tomorrow."
-UNLV Head Coach Andy Jackson

UP NEXT: UNLV will continue its stacked weekend on Saturday, hosting Weber State at 9:30 a.m. Admission to all home matches is free of charge.

Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, HAWAI'I 1
Jan. 26, 2023, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Snyder, Quinn (UH) 7-6, 6-1
2. Joseph Chen (UNLV) vs. Hernandez, Andy (UH) 6-2, 5-7, unfinished
3. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) vs. Tattevin, Guillaume (UH) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
4. Collins, Karl (UH) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 7-5, 6-0
5. Martin Jovenin (UNLV) def. Somerville, Andrew (UH) 6-4, 6-2
6. Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Urano, Sohta (UH) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Anton Ornberg/Jackson Atherton (UNLV) vs. Snyder, Quinn/Hernandez, Andy (UH) 5-5, unfinished
2. Illia Maksymchuk/Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Collins, Karl/Somerville, Andrew (UH) 6-1
3. Joseph Chen/Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Urano, Sohta/Tattevin, Guillaume (UH) 7-5

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