LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team bounced back from its first loss of the season to blank New Mexico State Sunday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Rebels improved to 3-1 while the Aggies fell to 2-3.
The hosts won the first two completed doubles matches to earn a 1-0 lead.
Taiyo Hirano and
Illia Maksymchuk defeated Itay Feigin and Luca Fe D'Ostiani, 6-2, and
Joseph Chen and
Aaron Bailey rolled past Patrick Lohmann and Ricardo Mercado, 6-0.
In singles, the bottom half of the lineup all won in straight sets to clinch it. Maksymchuk downed Luca Fe D'Ostiani, 6-3, 6-3;
Martin Jovenin defeated Lohmann, 6-2, 6-0; and Hirano sprinted past Mercado, 6-1, 6-0.
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Illia Maksymchuk went 2-0 on the day, winning at No. 2 doubles and No. 4 singles.
Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, NEW MEXICO STATE 0
Jan. 28, 2024, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1.
Anton Ornberg (UNLV) vs. Tobias Wallin (NMSU) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
2.
Joseph Chen (UNLV) vs. Itay Feigin (NMSU) 6-4, 0-4, unfinished
3.
Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) vs. Gustavo Campos (NMSU) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
4.
Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Luca Fe D'Ostiani (NMSU) 6-3, 6-3
5.
Martin Jovenin (UNLV) def. Patrick Lohmann (NMSU) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Ricardo Mercado (NMSU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Gustavo Campos/Tobias Wallin (NMSU) vs.
Anton Ornberg/
Jackson Atherton (UNLV) 3-2 unfinished
2.
Taiyo Hirano/
Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Itay Feigin/Luca Fe D'Ostiani (NMSU) 6-2
3.
Joseph Chen/
Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Patrick Lohmann/Ricardo Mercado (NMSU) 6-0
