DENVER – Nevada Men's Tennis closed its non-conference slate with a 6-1 loss at Denver before the Pack take on Air Force to open Mountain West play.
 
The Pioneers defended their home court, winning the doubles point through a pair of victories. Anish Sriniketh and Raffaello Papajcik defeated Edgar Destouet and Greg Valente 6-2 on court three, gaining the doubles session lead. Daniel Sancho Arbizu and Marvin Schaber clinched the point for Denver with a 6-4 win against Loris Zisswiller and Rémy Trégourès. Nicolas Cuesta and Rikuto Yamaguchi led Matheo Coupu and Youssef Kadiri 5-4 at the clinch.
 
Denver quickly clinched the dual, winning four matches in straight sets, including three matches which only allowed the Pack to win five games.
 
Papajcik won the fifth-flight match against Trégourès 6-2, 6-3, doubling the Pioneers' lead. Zisswiller, playing as Nevada's number two, fell to Marvin Schaber 6-3, 6-2. Charlie Miller won the dual for Denver with his 6-2, 6-3 victory against Valente. Cuesta continued the dominance for Denver, defeating the Wolf Pack's Coupu, 7-5, 6-3 on court one.
 
The final two matches split the first two sets, forcing a third set. With the dual clinched for Denver, both matches played a 10-point tiebreaker. On court three, Kadiri earned the sole point for Nevada, defeating Sancho Arbizu 6-3, 5-7, [11-9]. Yamaguchi won a long tiebreaker over Destouet, coming back from a set down.
 
Nevada heads South to Air Force to begin Mountain West play. The match is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 28.
 
Full Results
Nevada 1, #43 Denver 6
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Cuesta/Yamaguchi (DEN) vs. Coupu/Kadiri (NEV), 5-4, unf.
No. 2 – Sancho Arbizu/Schaber (DEN) def. Zisswiller/Trégourès (NEV), 6-4
No. 3 – Sriniketh/Papajcik (DEN) def. Destouet/Valente (NEV), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Cuesta (DEN) def. Coupu (NEV), 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 – Schaber (DEN) def. Zisswiller (NEV), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Kadiri (NEV) def. Sancho Arbizu (DEN), 6-3, 5-7, [11-9]
No. 4 – Yamaguchi (DEN) def. Destouet (NEV), 1-6, 6-4, [13-11]
No. 5 – Papjcik (DEN) def. Tregoures (NEV), 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Miller (DEN) def. Valente (NEV), 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 6, 1, 3, 4