Friday, March 28
San Diego, CA
2 pm PT
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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San Diego State
Photo by: Lucas Peltier
3/28/2025 6:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team opened its Mountain West schedule Friday afternoon and fell 4-2 to San Diego State at the Aztec Tennis Center.
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The Rebels dropped to 6-7 while the Aztecs improved to 7-9 (1-1)
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The match essentially came down to doubles play as SDSU took a 1-0 lead after securing wins on the bottom two courts.
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In singles, the Rebels earned a 2-1 lead by posting straight-set wins on two courts. Ilia Snitari continued to impress with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Philipp Bosse at the top of the lineup while Vitaliy Horovoy downed Liam Spiers, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4. Thomas Navarro was leading in the third set against his opponent at No. 3 but was halted when the hosts got to four overall points.
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REBEL OF THE MATCH: Newcomer Ilia Snitari remained undefeated since debuting earlier this month.
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UP NEXT:Â UNLV hosts Boise State on Friday at 4 p.m. Admission to all matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex is free of charge.
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Men's Tennis Match Results
SAN DIEGO STATE 4, UNLV 2
March 28, 2025, at San Diego, CA
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Ilia Snitari (UNLV) def. Philipp Bosse (SDSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 6-3, 6-4
3. Thomas Navarro (UNLV) vs. Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 4-6, 6-0, 3-1
4. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) def. Liam Spiers (SDSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Denis Maijorov (SDSU) def. Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-4, 7-5
6. Paul Janson (SDSU) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles competition
1. Alexander Mandma/Denis Maijorov (SDSU) vs. Illia Maksymchuk/Ilia Snitari (UNLV) DNF 5-4
2. Liam Spiers/Marc Kleber (SDSU) def. Thomas Navarro/Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-1
3. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Paul Janson (SDSU) def. Vitaliy Horovoy/Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,6,5,2)
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The Rebels dropped to 6-7 while the Aztecs improved to 7-9 (1-1)
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The match essentially came down to doubles play as SDSU took a 1-0 lead after securing wins on the bottom two courts.
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In singles, the Rebels earned a 2-1 lead by posting straight-set wins on two courts. Ilia Snitari continued to impress with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Philipp Bosse at the top of the lineup while Vitaliy Horovoy downed Liam Spiers, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4. Thomas Navarro was leading in the third set against his opponent at No. 3 but was halted when the hosts got to four overall points.
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REBEL OF THE MATCH: Newcomer Ilia Snitari remained undefeated since debuting earlier this month.
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UP NEXT:Â UNLV hosts Boise State on Friday at 4 p.m. Admission to all matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex is free of charge.
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Men's Tennis Match Results
SAN DIEGO STATE 4, UNLV 2
March 28, 2025, at San Diego, CA
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Ilia Snitari (UNLV) def. Philipp Bosse (SDSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 6-3, 6-4
3. Thomas Navarro (UNLV) vs. Alexander Mandma (SDSU) 4-6, 6-0, 3-1
4. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) def. Liam Spiers (SDSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Denis Maijorov (SDSU) def. Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-4, 7-5
6. Paul Janson (SDSU) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles competition
1. Alexander Mandma/Denis Maijorov (SDSU) vs. Illia Maksymchuk/Ilia Snitari (UNLV) DNF 5-4
2. Liam Spiers/Marc Kleber (SDSU) def. Thomas Navarro/Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-1
3. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Paul Janson (SDSU) def. Vitaliy Horovoy/Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-4
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,6,5,2)
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