STOCKTON, Calif.  – University of Nevada junior Julien Evrard's three set match victory clinched Nevada's 4-3 win at Pacific on Sunday.  With the victory the Wolf Pack improve to 2-1 while the Tigers dropped to 1-2.
 
Nevada travels to Eugene, Ore. this weekend to play Portland on Friday and Oregon on Saturday.
 
With the match tied 3-3 Evrard fought back after dropping the first set 6-2 to win the second set 7-5 and force a third set.  The third set went to a tiebreaker won by Evrard 7-4 to clinch the 4-3 victory for the Pack. 
 
Nevada earned the doubles point after winning the No. 1 and 2 doubles matches.  Evrard teamed with Kostya Nesterenko for a 6-2 win on court 1.  Dylan Levitt and Gvidas Motuzas scored a 7-6 victory on court 2 to clinch the point.
 
Pacific tied the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles by Ross Watson over Nesterenko and moved in front with a win at No. 5 singles.  The Pack got victories from Delmas N'tcha on court 3 and Daniel Dudockin on court 6 to take a 3-2 advantage. 
 
The Tigers' Tadiwa Chinamo won 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at No. 3 singles to even the match at 3-3.  Evrard's rally at No. 1 singles gave Nevada its second win of the season.
 
Tennis Match Results
Nevada vs Pacific
Jan 27, 2019 at Stockton, Calif.
(Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center)
Nevada 4, Pacific 3
 
Singles competition
1. Julien Evrard (NEV) def. Philip Hjorth (PACIFIC) 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Ross Watson (PACIFIC) def. Kostya Nesterenko (NEV) 6-1, 6-3
3. Tadiwa Chinamo (PACIFIC) def. Matvey Radionov (NEV) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
4. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) def. Johnathan Lieu (PACIFIC) 6-4, 6-4
5. Akram El Sallaly (PACIFIC) def. Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) 6-4, 6-4
6. Daniel Dudockin (NEV) def. John Horoz Garner (PACIFIC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
 
Doubles competition
1. Julien Evrard/Kostya Nesterenko (NEV) def. Johnathan Lieu/John Horoz Garner (PACIFIC) 6-2
2. Dylan Levitt/Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) def. Philip Hjorth/Ross Watson (PACIFIC) 7-6
3. Tadiwa Chinamo/Akram El Sallaly (PACIFIC) def. Matvey Radionov/Daniel Dudockin (NEV) 6-1
 
Match Notes:
Nevada 2-1
Pacific 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,5,4,6,3,1)