PALO ALTO, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team continued its challenging road schedule Friday afternoon, losing 7-0 to No. 41 Stanford at the Taube Family Tennis Center.  
 
The Rebels dropped to 5-5 while the Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference improved to 7-4.
 
The hosts earned the doubles point by taking the two completed matches on courts 2-3. Rebels Jackson Atherton and Anton Ornberg were leading 4-3 at the top of the lineup when their match was halted.
 
In singles, two Rebels split sets and forced a super-tiebreaker before ultimately falling. Martin Jovenin lost to Nico Godsick at the No. 5 position, 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6) and Tai Horano tested No. 81 Neel Rejesh on court six before going down 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7).
 
QUOTABLE: "We played hard and did well at spots while competing in front of Roger Federer, who was here watching his agent's son play in lineup for Stanford. They are the best team we have faced this season."
-UNLV Head Coach Andy Jackson
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will play at No. 54 Santa Clara on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
#41 STANFORD 7, UNLV 0
March 8, 2024, at Palo Alto, CA
(Taube Family Tennis Center)

Doubles competition
1. Jackson Atherton/Ornberg (UNLV) led Basing/Godsick (STAN), 4-3, DNF
2. Banerjee/Basavareddy (STAN) d. Horano/Maksymchuk (UNLV), 6-1
3. Aryan Chaudhary/Harsh Hemang Parikh (STAN) d. Bailey/Joseph Chen (UNLV), 6-3
 
Singles competition
1. #31 Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN) d. Anton Ornberg (UNLV), 6-2, 6-1
2. #43 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV), 7-5, 6-0
3. Max Basing (STAN) d. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV), 6-4, 6-0
4. Kyle Kang (STAN) d. Aaron Bailey (UNLV), 6-3, 7-5
5. Nico Godsick (STAN) d. Martin Jovenin (UNLV), 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
6. #81 Neel Rajesh (STAN) d. Tai Horano (UNLV), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (7)
 
Order of Finish: (S: 3,2,1,4,6,5/D: 1,2)