After clinching the doubles point with wins at the number one and three spots, BYU's men's tennis team had a great opportunity to get a victory over the Rebels. Instead it was UNLV's Nenad Zivkovic who withstood a tough fought match from BYU's Gert Vilms at the number two singles position that gave the Rebels the 4-3 win after the two battled for nearly five hours on the court in the 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 match, Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Cougars now have a 9-7, 3-2 record on the year, with UNLV going on a 5-1 record at home.
"This was a hard fought tough match to play," said assistant coach Brad Pearce. "We had some great opportunities to win, but we just couldn't quite close the marches and playing in the wind made it tougher for us as well."
BYU's Damien Ward and Carlos Lozano won the two singles matches for the Cougars. Ward defeated Vladamier Pavicevic 6-1, 6-0 in the number one singles match with teammate Carlos Lozano defeating UNLV's Danny Erez in the number three position 6-2, 6-2.
Ward/Vilms teamed up in the number one spot in doubles for their 9-7 victory over the Rebels Zivkovic/Skorin team. Lozano and teammate Anton Rudjuk won BYU's number three spot in doubles.
The Cougars remain in Las Vegas for Saturday's next conference opponent, New Mexico. That match will be played at the Fertitta Tennis Complex at 12 p.m., PST.
- BYU -
-AGATE- BYU-3, UNLV-4
Singles
Damien Ward (BYU) d. Vladimir Pavicevic,(UNLV) 6-1, 6-0
Nenad Zivkovic (UNLV) d. Gert Vilms (BYU) 6-7, 7-6, 7-5
Carlos Lozano (BYU) d. Danny Erez (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
Tyler Roberts (UNLV) d. David White (BYU) 7-6, 7-6
Gregor Skorin (UNLV) d. Anton Rudjuk (BYU) 7-6, 7-5
Robbie Parlade (UNLV) d. Michael Faust (BYU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Ward/Vilms (BYU) d. Zivkovic/Skorin (UNLV) 9-7
Erez/Pavicevic (UNLV) d. White/Jeff Olsen (BYU) 8-4
Lozano/Rudjuk (BYU) d. Parlade/Roberts (UNLV) 9-8
Both contests will be played on the UNLV campus. The Rebels vs Cougars match on Friday, March 31 is set to begin at1:30 p.m. PST. Saturday's match against the Lobos will be played at noon PST.
BYU comes into the matches with a 9-6 record. The Cougars have been on the road since March 21 and have lost their last four matches.
Senior Damien Ward tops the Cougars in singles with a 20-11 record. In doubles its the Ward/Gert Vilms comb at the number one spot that thakes the lead with a 27-9 record 10-3 in dual matches.
1999-2000 BYU Men's Tennis Roster
Name Ht. Wt Cl. Hometown
Michael Faust 5-8 158 Fr. North Bondi, NSW, Australia
Bryon Granum 6-0 170 Fr. Provo, Utah
Jeff Harbach 5-9 165 Jr. Henderson, Nev.
Nic Losee 6-2 175 Jr. Provo, Utah
Carlos Lozano 6-2 200 Fr. Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Jeff Olsen 6-4 190 Fr. Idaho Falls, Idaho
Anton Rudjuk 6-1 195 Fr. Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Gert Vilms 6-3 197 So. Tallin, Estonia
Damien Ward 6-1 188 Sr. Canberra, A.C.T., Australia
David White 5-11 190 Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah
Head Coach: Jim Osborne
Assistant Coach: Brad Pearce
Singles Rec Dual Tourney 1 2 3 4 5 6Damien Ward 20-11 5-6 14-4 3-4 2-3 1-0
Gert Vilms 17-12 7-6 10-6 3-4 4-2
Nic Losee 16-12 8-6 8-6 2-0 3-2 3-4
Dave White 15-10 7-8 8-2 2-0 2-0 3-7 0-1
Carlos Lozano 25-9 11-4 14-5 1-1 5-2 4-1 1-0
Jeff Harbach 6-3 0-0 6-3
Anton Rudjuk 12-9 6-5 6-4 1-0 1-2 4-3
Michael Faust 7-4 4-2 3-2 4-2
Jeff Olsen 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-1
Doubles Rec Dual Tourney 1 2 3
Ward/Vilms 27-9 10-3 17-6 9-3 1-0
Losee/Lozano 18-10 7-7 11-3 2-0 5-7
White/Harbach 1-2 0-0 1-2
White/Olsen 5-6 5-6 0-0 1-0 4-6
Rudjuk/Faust 2-2 1-0 1-2 1-0
White/Rudjuk 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2
Ward/White 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0
Olsen/Rudiuk 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1
Vilms/Lozano 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0
