No. 58 Utah Men's Tennis Tops UNLV 4-3

Friday, March 18

Salt Lake City, Utah

2:00 PM

University of Utah

UNLV

3/18/2016 12:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 18, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY - No. 58 Utah men's tennis won the deciding point in thrilling fashion to earn a 4-3 win over UNLV this afternoon.

In doubles play, Utah got off to a good start with the No. 1 pairing of Matt Cowley and Dan Little winning comfortably, 6-1, over Jakob Amilon and Ruben Alberts. The Utes snagged the point with Egbert Weverink and Freddie McGeehan winning at the No. 3 spot, 6-2, over Charlie Croxford and Richard Solberg.

UNLV quickly evened the score with Amilon taking a win in the No. 1 singles match, 6-2, 6-0 over Cowley. Parker McGuiness pushed Utah back in front with a victory at the No. 5 spot, 6-4, 6-3 over Evaldo Neto.

The Rebels evened the score as Adam Gage-Brown topped Weverink, 7-6, 7-6 at the No. 4 spot but Dan Little pushed Utah back in front with a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Alberts.

UNLV tied things for a third time as Solberg beat McGeehan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, and that set up a stirring final match.

David Micevski was the Ute facing the pressure and he delivered with a resounding rally after dropping his first set, 6-1. He would take the next two sets, 7-6 and 6-4 to win the match for the home side.

Utah is back in action tomorrow afternoon against Loyola Marymount. The first serve of doubles play will be at 2 p.m.