RENO, Nev.  – The University of Nevada (7-5) men's tennis team won its first match of the season at the McArthur Tennis Center downing Sacramento State (5-7) by a score of 5-2 on Thursday afternoon.  The Wolf Pack snapped a three-match losing skid and improved to 7-5 while the Hornets fell to 5-7.
 
Nevada hosts two Mountain West matches over the weekend as Air Force (9-7, 0-1 MW) is in town on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match and New Mexico (5-6) on Sunday at 12 p.m.  Livestats are available at https://nevadawolfpack.com/mten
 
The Pack scored the first point of the day wining the No. 1 and 2 doubles.  Jonathan Aremon and Jeremy Merville won the first doubles match 6-4 on Court 2.  Julien Evrard and Kostya Nesterenko clinched the point with a 6-4 victory at No. 1 doubles.
 
Matvey Radionov put the Pack up 2-0 with a straight set 6-3, 6-1 victory on Court 6 and Nesterenko's 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles made it 3-0.  Daniel Dudockin clinched the victory with his 6-2, 6-0 victory on Court 5.  Nevada's Gvidas Motuzas needed three sets to win his match 4-6, 6-4 and 11-9 to make the final score 5-2.
 
The Hornets won their two matches at No. 1 and 3 singles to score two points. 
 
Tennis Match Results
Sacramento State vs Nevada
Mar 28, 2019 at Reno, Nevada
(McArthur Tennis Center)
Nevada 5, Sacramento State 2
 
Singles competition
1. LOSBERGS, Mikus (SAC) def. Julien Evrard (NEV) 7-5, 6-4
2. Kostya Nesterenko (NEV) def. MILLER, Dom (SAC) 6-2, 6-2
3. LEGASPI, Hermont (SAC) def. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) 6-2, 6-2
4. Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) def. CHABUT, Louis (SAC) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
5. Daniel Dudockin (NEV) def. HALL, Donald (SAC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Matvey Radionov (NEV) def. SNOWDON-POOLE, Josh (SAC) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Kostya Nesterenko/Julien Evrard (NEV) def. CHABUT, Louis/LOSBERGS, Mikus (SAC) 6-4
2. Jonathan Aremon/Jeremy Merville (NEV) def. SNOWDON-POOLE, Josh/HALL, Donald (SAC) 6-4
3. Daniel Dudockin/Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) vs. MILLER, Dom/LEGASPI, Hermont (SAC) 3-4, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
Sacramento State 5-7
Nevada 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,2,5,3,1,4)