Men's Tennis Opens 2026 With Win Over Wichita State - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, January 17

Chandler, AZ

10:00 AM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Wichita State

Men’s Tennis vs ITA Regional at Fertitta Tennis Complex on October 16, 2025.

Ilia Snitari

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

1/17/2026 4:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

CHANDLER, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team opened its 2026 dual season with a 4-3 win over Wichita State on Saturday at the Chandler Tennis Center.

In singles, All-American Ilia Snitari, ranked 35^th nationally, continued his torrid play with a victory over Alejandro Jacome, 6-4, 6-3, at the top spot; Illia Maksymchuk won his match over Ilias Worthington, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 2: and Michael Kouame fought off Amir Milushev, 6-4, 7-5, on court three.

The Rebels opened the morning by winning both completed doubles matches to forge a 1-0 lead. Maksymchuk and Kouame teamed up for a 6-2 win at the second spot and Vitaliy Horovoy and Joel Gibson took their match 7-5 to clinch the point on court three.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Snitari improved to 13-1 in singles during his sophomore campaign and 21-1 as a Rebel with his straight-set victory.

UP NEXT: UNLV will face Arizona State tomorrow in a neutral-site match in Chandler starting at 9 a.m. PT.

Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, WICHITA STATE 3
Jan. 17, 2026, at Chandler, AZ
(Chandler Tennis Center)

Singles competition

#35 Ilia Snitari (UNLV) def. Alejandro Jacome (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. Ilias Worthington (WSU) 6-1, 6-4
Michael Kouame (UNLV) def. Amir Milushev (WSU) 6-4, 7-5
#66 Zaid Al Mashni (WSU) def. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) 7-5, 7-5
Pablo Roche Alcaya (WSU) def. Joel Gibson (UNLV) 6-0, 6-3
Luke Bracks (WSU) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Roberto Hernandez/Ilia Snitari (UNLV) vs. Bracks/Jacome (WSU) 5-4 did not finish
2. Illia Maksymchuk/Kouame (UNLV) def. Fe Bockelmann-Evans/Worthington (WSU) 6-2
3. Vitaliy Horovoy/Joel Gibson (UNLV) def. Rodrigo Cruz/Pablo Roche Alcaya (WSU) 7-5

(Order of Finish -- Doubles 1,2; Singles 5,1,6,2,3,4)