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UNLV defeats Air Force for fifth-place at MWC Men's Tennis Championship

Falcons finish season with 14-11 record

April 27, 2002

UNLV began the Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship as the fifth seed and ultimately finished fifth by defeating sixth-seed Air Force 4-0 in the consolation bracket at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Friday.

The Rebels, ranked 53rd, broke a four-match losing skid to close the season 10-12, while the Falcons fell to 14-11.

Playing in windy conditions, UNLV began the match by eking out the doubles point. The teams split tthe Nos. 1 and 3 matches before the Rebel duo of Romain Tug and Thomas Michaud defeated Eric Pittman and Tyler McClung, 9-7, at the No. 2 position.

In singles play, UNLV got three straight-set wins to clinch it. Off first was Tug, who downed Kyle Rainey 6-1, 6-0. Andreas Maurer finished off Phil Yim 6-1, 6-0 on court six to make it 3-0. Aviram Salomon then closed things out by downing Chris Zielinski 6-1, 6-3 on No. 3. The remaining matches were halted.

(5) UNLV 4, (6) AIR FORCE 0
Fifth-Place Match
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

SINGLES
1. Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) vs. Eric Pittman (AFA), Did not finish
2. Romain Tug (UNLV) def. Kyle Rainey (AFA), 6-1, 6-0
3. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Chris Zielinski (AFA), 6-1, 6-3
4. Thomas Michaud (UNLV) vs. Justin Mancinelli (AFA), Did not finish
5. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV) vs. Tyler McClung (AFA), Did not finish
6. Andreas Maurer (UNLV) def. Phil Yim (AFA), 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV) def. C. Zielinski/G. Zielinski (AFA), 8-2
2. Tug/Michaud (UNLV) def. Pittman/McClung (AFA), 9-7
3. Rainey/Mancinelli (AFA) def. Eisinga/Salomon (UNLV), 8-5