LOS ANGELES (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team pushed No. 25 to the limit in doubles play and then earned a win during singles in a 6-1 loss Sunday at the famed Los Angeles Tennis Center.   
 
The Rebels fell to 5-4 overall while the Bruins improved to 5-2.
 
Starting in doubles, UNLV won at the top of the lineup as Jackson Atherton and Anton Ornberg downed Timothy Li and Giacomo Revelli, 6-2. After the hosts won on court two, the point came down to the third spot and Spencer Johnson and Jorge Gonzalez needed a tiebreaker to get by the Rebel duo of Aaron Bailey and Joseph Chen, 7-6 (7-2).
 
In singles, Ornberg gave No. 29 Govind Nanda a fight at the top before falling 7-5, 6-2. Gonzalez had to go to a super tiebreaker to win his match over Bailey at No. 4, 6-3, 6-7 (8), 1-0 (10-5). The visitors did get on the board, however, with a straight-set victory at the fifth position.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Martin Jovenin gave his team its only point with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jeffrey Fradkin on court five.  
 
QUOTABLE: "We played a good match today, just not good enough against UCLA. I was happy to see Martin get his win."
-UNLV Head Coach Andy Jackson
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will head back to California for a third straight trip with a visit to Stanford on March 8.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
#25 UCLA 6, UNLV 1
Feb. 25, 2024, at Los Angeles
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #29 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 7-5, 6-2
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3
3. Spencer Johnson (UCLA) def. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) def. Aaron Bailey (UNLV) 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 1-0 (10-5)
5. Martin Jovenin (UNLV) def. Jeffrey Fradkin (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Timothy Li (UCLA) def. Tai Horano (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Jackson Atherton/Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) 6-2
2. Jeffrey Fradkin/Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Tai Horano/Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 6-3
3. Spencer Johnson/Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) def. Aaron Bailey/Joseph Chen (UNLV) 7-6 (7-2)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,6,5,2,1,4)