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BYU Holds Off UNLV Rally to Advance to MWC Men's Tennis Semifinals Cougars to face top-seeded TCU in Friday's semifinals
April 24, 2008 FORT WORTH, Texas - Fifth-seeded BYU held off a rally by No. 4 UNLV to defeat the Rebels by a score of 4-2 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championships. The pairing was a rematch of last season's MWC title contest, won by the Rebels. The BYU duo of Daniel Hwang and Thomas Shubert began doubles play with an 8-3 victory over Luca Barlocchi and Wes Burrows at the No. 2 position. The UNLV duo of Elliot Wronski and David Campbell answered with an 8-2 defeat of Jonathan Sanchez and A.J. Young, before Cassidy Mears and Evan Urbina clinched the point for BYU with an 8-4 victory over Bryan Miller and Rony Yeghnazary at the No. 3 position. The Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the match after posting wins at the No. 5 and No. 2 positions. BYU's Hwang led off singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Yeghnazary, while Shubert followed with a 6-1, 7-6(4) defeat of Burrows. UNLV's Wronski, ranked No. 87 nationally, put the Rebels on the board with a 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-1 win over Sanchez at the top position. Campbell kept the Rebels alive with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Urbina to pull the match to 3-2. BYU's Young would put a stop to the UNLV rally with a 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-5 win over Bryan Miller at the No. 6 position to clinch the win. The Cougars will face top-seeded TCU in the semifinals on Friday at 2 p.m. CDT. No. 5 BYU (15-11) def. No. 4 UNLV (10-12), 4-2 SINGLES
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1, 4, 6* DOUBLES
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*
*Clinching point
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