PROVO, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's Marko Maksimovic, seeded number one in both singles and doubles play, won all three of his combined matches during Thursday's third day 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 winning a pair of outings. He first dispatched Utah State's Alvar Lange, 6-1, 6-3, and returned later in the day to defeat 14th-seeded Samuel Rovai of Denver, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
 
Maksimovic started the day by teaming with Arda Karakas to win their quarterfinal doubles match, downing fifth-seeded Alberto Perez and Maximillian Relic of New Mexico, 8-7 (7-1 in the tiebreaker). They will face eight-seed Stewart Aronxon and Filip Soderqvist of Boise State in Friday's semifinal round.
 
2026 ITA MEN'S TENNIS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
Main Draw Singles Round of 32
(1) Marko Maksimovic (UNLV) def. Alvar Lange (USU) 6-1, 6-3
 
Main Draw Singles Round of 16
(1) Marko Maksimovic (UNLV) def. (14) Samuel Rovai (DU) 7-6 (6), 6-3
 
Extra Matches
Rafael Maya (ISU) def. Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) 7-5, 6-4
Samuel Pohl (UNLV) def. Eddie Biss (MSU) 6-2, 6-7 (6) 1-0 (10-6)
Leon Peranovic (BYU) def. Yazid Lahjomri (UNLV) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8)
 
Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals
(1) Marko Maksimovic/Arda Karakas (UNLV) def. (5) Alberto Perez/Maximillian Relic (UNM) 8-7 (1)
 
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