2/19/2026 1:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team is part of the national rankings for the second straight season as the Rebels came in at No. 74 in this week's Division I ITA Rankings.
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The Rebels, under third-year head coach Andy Jackson, hold a 5-3 overall mark in duals this season, including dropping a heartbreaker to now-No. 14 USC by the score of 4-3 in Los Angeles earlier this month.
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Last year at this time, UNLV was ranked 73rd to end a long drought for the program as its previous appearance on an ITA list came in 2013.
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Individually, Rebel standout Ilia Snitari continued his stay in the ITA Singles Rankings, coming in at No. 50 with a record of 18-2 overall as a sophomore. In addition, UNLV saw its first doubles team earn a national ranking in 11 years as Snitari and partner Arda Karakas debuted at No. 52 with a 6-0 mark. The squad's previous ranked doubles team was made up of current assistant coach Denys Pume and Jakob Amilon, who finished the 2015 season at No. 80.
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Next up, the Rebels head to California for the third straight weekend, starting with a match at Pacific on Friday set for 1 p.m. and then head to Santa Clara on Sunday morning.
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UNLV's next home match is February 27 when it opens Mountain West play vs. Grand Canyon at 1 p.m. Admission to all matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex is free of charge.
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The Rebels, under third-year head coach Andy Jackson, hold a 5-3 overall mark in duals this season, including dropping a heartbreaker to now-No. 14 USC by the score of 4-3 in Los Angeles earlier this month.
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Last year at this time, UNLV was ranked 73rd to end a long drought for the program as its previous appearance on an ITA list came in 2013.
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Individually, Rebel standout Ilia Snitari continued his stay in the ITA Singles Rankings, coming in at No. 50 with a record of 18-2 overall as a sophomore. In addition, UNLV saw its first doubles team earn a national ranking in 11 years as Snitari and partner Arda Karakas debuted at No. 52 with a 6-0 mark. The squad's previous ranked doubles team was made up of current assistant coach Denys Pume and Jakob Amilon, who finished the 2015 season at No. 80.
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Next up, the Rebels head to California for the third straight weekend, starting with a match at Pacific on Friday set for 1 p.m. and then head to Santa Clara on Sunday morning.
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UNLV's next home match is February 27 when it opens Mountain West play vs. Grand Canyon at 1 p.m. Admission to all matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex is free of charge.
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