Four Rebels in Clay Court tourney

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UNLV has four entries in the main draw of the National Clay Court Championships in Baltimore.

On Wednesday, sophomore Nenad Zivkovic came back from a 5-0 deficit in the third set to defeat Danny Iniesta of Arkansas-Little Rock, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) to advance to today's main draw.

Joining Zivkovic will be Rebel senior Asaf Tishler who previously earned a bid into singles play.

In doubles, Tishler and sophomore Danny Erez won twice to advance through qualifying. The duo defeated Pancho Rodriguez and Ariel Rivero of Alabama, 8-4, and then upset top-seeded Nenad Toroman and Joel McGregor of Tulsa 8-3.

Tishler and Erez will be joined by the 25th-ranked Rebel duo Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin. The tournament runs through Sunday.

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