Rebel men win tennis tournament

UNLV won the final two singles matches to complete a come-from-behind 4-3 triumph over 66th-ranked Texas-Arlington and win the championship of the 2000 Men's Tennis Invitational at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday.

The Rebels, ranked 59th, evened their record at 3-3 and won their own tournament for the fifth straight season.

UNLV began the day by winning two of three doubles matches to earn one team point. The Mavericks, however, quickly took three of four two-set singles victories to pull ahead 3-2.

Rebel Gregor Skorin outlasted Mattias Larsson at the fifth spot, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, to tie it. Junior Danny Erez then extended the match to almost five hours, rallying to win the clincher over Ola Bentzen, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 3.

"The guys were not as sharp as they can be, but this was a good win because we really gutted it out," UNLV coach Larry Easley said. "It was cold, dark and a long match, but we got it done."

The Rebels travel to compete in the Tulsa Invitational beginning Friday.

* The 57th-ranked UNLV women's team won the No. 1 match in both singles and doubles but it was not enough to hold off 29th-ranked New Mexico Sunday in Salt Lake City. Playing indoors at the Eccles Tennis Center at the University of Utah, the Lobos defeated the Lady Rebels 6-3. UNLV fell to 4-2 while New Mexico improved to 5-4.

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