PROVO, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's contingent won a total of four singles matches in Tuesday's prequalifying rounds of the 2026 ITA Mountain Region Men's Tennis Championship on the campus of BYU.
 
Representatives from 14 schools are on hand for the event, which runs through Saturday.
 
In the first round, Samuel Pohl, in his Rebel debut, downed Jacob Watkins of Montana, 6-0, 6-3; Arda Karakas rallied past Nicolas Recoura of UNR, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0); and Lenny Haddad downed Johnny Wilkinson of Montana, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5), to advance.
 
In the day's later round, only Haddad moved on to Wednesday's action with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3) win over 11th-seeded Hayden Ciguenza of Idaho State.
 
In main draw doubles, UNLV's top duo, Marko Maksimovic and Karakas, earned a bye while Aubin Rouillon and Yazid Lohjomri downed Emmanuel Alex and George Hakopian of Utah State, 8-6, to stay alive. Two other Rebel doubles teams lost their opening outings.
 
2026 ITA MEN'S TENNIS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
Prequalifying Singles Round One
Joseph Towns (MT) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1
Samuel Pohl (UNLV) def. Jacob Watkins (MT) 6-0, 6-3
Lenny Haddad (UNLV) def. Johnny Wilkinson (MT) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Adra Karakas (UNLV) def. Nicolas Recoura (UNR) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0)
 
Prequalifying Singles Round Two
George Hakopian (USU) def. Samuel Pohl (UNLV) 7-6 (1), 6-3
Lenny Haddad (UNLV) def. (11) Hayden Ciguenza (ISU) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
Rafael Maya (ISU) def. Adra Karakas (UNLV) 7-5 retired
 
Main Draw Doubles
Marko Maksimovic/Arda Karakas (UNLV) BYE
Kai Mills/Daniel Tens (NAU) def. Thomas Gibson/Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 8-3
Aubin Rouillon/Yazid Lahjomri (UNLV) def. Emmanuel Alex/George Hakopian (USU) 8-6
David Scholtz/Minh Tuan Dinh Viet (WSU) def. Samuel Pohl/Lenny Haddad (UNLV) 8-6
 
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