Men's Tennis Celebrates Senior Day With Win Over Air Force - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Thursday, April 9

Las Vegas, NV

12:00 PM PT

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Air Force

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

4/9/2026 3:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's tennis team honored a trio of seniors ahead of their final home appearance and then downed Air Force, 4-1, on a sun-drenched Thursday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels improved to 12-6 overall, 3-2 in the Mountain West and finished 10-1 at home this season while the Falcons fell to 7-11 and 1-4.

UNLV took a 1-0 lead after doubles by winning both completed matches. While Air Force led at the top spot, that match was halted when Rebel duos won 6-3 on both court three and then two. Senior Illia Maksymchuk and Marko Maksimovic downed AJ Moore and Langdon Tingleaf at No. 2 after senior Taiyo Hirano and Michael Kouame doubled up Phillip Deaton and Matthew Staton on court three.

In singles play, Maksimovic was done first, 6-1, 6-1, over Deaton at No. 2; senior Vitaliy Horovoy then swept Alec Fritzinger, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5; and, after the Falcons got on the board with a straight-set win, Ilia Snitari rallied past Moore, 7-5, 6-2, at the top of the lineup to end things. The super soph, ranked 61st nationally, improved to 26-2 on the year, including 14-1 in duals.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Vitaliy Horovoy celebrated his senior day by rolling in his singles match to improve to 14-12 this season.

UP NEXT: Done with its home slate, UNLV will close out the conference schedule with a pair of road matches, starting with a trip to New Mexico on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Men's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, AIR FORCE 1
April 9, 2026, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. #57 Ilia Snitari (UNLVMT) def. AJ Moore (AF_MEN) 7-5, 6-2
2. Marko Maksimovic (UNLVMT) def. Phillip Deaton (AF_MEN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLVMT) vs. Jack Brown (AF_MEN) 3-6, 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
4. Langdon Tingleaf (AF_MEN) def. Michael Kouame (UNLVMT) 6-4, 7-5
5. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLVMT) def. Alec Fritzinger (AF_MEN) 6-2, 6-3
6. Taiyo Hirano (UNLVMT) vs. Matthew Staton (AF_MEN) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #73 Arda Karakas/Ilia Snitari (UNLVMT) vs. Jack Brown/Tyler Leaird (AF_MEN) 4-5, unfinished
2. Illia Maksymchuk/Marko Maksimovic (UNLVMT) def. AJ Moore/Langdon Tingleaf (AF_MEN) 6-3
3. Taiyo Hirano/Michael Kouame (UNLVMT) def. Phillip Deaton/Matthew Staton (AF_MEN) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,5,4,1)