PROVO, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's Marko Maksimovic, seeded number one in singles and doubles, remained alive in both after Day Two 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.
 
Maksimovic advanced in main draw singles by downing Hardy Owen of host BYU, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
 
In main draw doubles, UNLV's top duo of Maksimovic and Arda Karakas won two matches to move into tomorrow's quarterfinals. They first downed Eyad Mohamed Sherif and Julius Seifert of Boise State, 8-5, and then got by 16-seeded Tygen Goldammer and TJ Wells of BYU, 8-3, to move on.
 
2026 ITA MEN'S TENNIS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
Main Draw Singles Round of 64
(1) Marko Maksimovic (UNLV) def. Hardy Owen (BYU) 7-6 (3), 6-2
(7) Arsene Pougault (BSU) def. Joel Gibson (UNLV) 7-5, 3-6, 6-0   
Iker Ibarrondo Suarez (UU) def. Aubin Rouilon (UNLV) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Timo De Visser (ISU) def. (16) Yazid Lahjomri (UNLV) 6-4, 6-4
(9) Jakub Jedrzejczak (NAU) def. Lenny Haddad (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3
 
Extra Matches
Caden Lee (AFA) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV)
Samuel Pohl (UNLV) def. Elijah Calaquian (MSU)
 
Main Draw Doubles Round of 32
(1) Marko Maksimovic/Arda Karakas (UNLV) def. Eyad Mohamed Sherif,/Julius Seifert (BSU) 8-5
Aubin Rouillon/Yazid Lahjomri (UNLV) def. (10) Emmett Potter/Martin Mazev (UU) 8-5
 
Main Draw Doubles Round of 16
(1) Marko Maksimovic/Arda Karakas (UNLV) def. (16) Tygen Goldammer/TJ Wells (BYU) 8-3
(6) Jakub Jedrzejczak/Vincent Vohl (NAU) def. Aubin Rouillon/Yazid Lahjomri (UNLV) 8-3
 
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