SAN DIEGO (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team emerged from an intense road battle with a 4-3 win over UC San Diego Saturday afternoon at the Northview Tennis Courts.  
 
The Rebels improved to 5-3 overall while the Tritons fell to 1-10.
 
After UNLV dropped the No. 1 doubles match, Taiyo Hirano and Illia Maksymchuk downed Daniel Traxler and William Lan, 6-4, at the second court. The team point would come down to the third position and the visitors took it with a marathon tiebreaker as Joseph Chen and Aaron Bailey outlasted Phillip Lan and Carson Lee, 7-6 (12-10).
 
In singles play, Anton Ornberg won 6-2, 6-3 over Lan at the top of the lineup to improve to 6-1 in dual matches. Hirano swept Zach Pellouchoud, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 6 to up his record to 7-0 in duals. UCSD won a trio of matches to eventually tie the match before Bailey closed things out with a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Pelayo Rodriguez on court five.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Bailey played lots of extra tennis but came away with deciding wins in both doubles and singles.  
 
QUOTABLE: "This was a hard-fought, close match to the end. Aaron Bailey was clutch in getting the final point to win it for us."
-UNLV Head Coach Andy Jackson
 
UP NEXT: UNLV heads back to Southern California a week from now to take on UCLA on February 25.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, UCSD 3
Feb. 17, 2024, at San Diego
(Northview Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD) 6-2, 6-3
2. Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Joseph Chen (UNLV) 6-4, 6-1
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4. Daniel Traxler (UCSD) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 7-6, 7-6
5. Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
6. Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) 6-1, 6-3
 
 Doubles competition
1. Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Jackson Atherton/Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-2
2. Taiyo Hirano/Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UCSD) 6-4
3. Joseph Chen/Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Phillip Lan/Carson Lee (UCSD) 7-6 (12-10)