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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) \u2013\u00a0The\u00a074th-ranked UNLV\u00a0men’s\u00a0tennis\u00a0team downed a higher-ranked Grand Canyon squad 4-1 for the second time this season and this one came in the first round of the Credit Union 1 Men’s Tennis Championship Wednesday night at the Darling Tennis Center.
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\nThe fourth-seeded Rebels improved to 14-7 overall while the fifth-seeded and 67th-ranked Lopes ended their season at 18-6.<\/p>\n
UNLV set the tone in doubles play, taking both completed matches. Joel Gibson<\/a> and Taiyo Hirano<\/a> downed Heremana Courte and Brice Patoux, 6-4, at the third spot before Illia Maksymchuk<\/a> and Marko Maksimovic<\/a> clinched the 1-0 lead with a 6-2 victory over Daniel Jankoski and Charlie Pade on court two. \u00a0<\/p>\n Moving to singles, the Rebels won the first set on five of six courts to take charge. Singles competition
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\nVitaliy Horovoy<\/a> was finished first, downing Pade 6-3, 6-3 at the fifth spot. At the top of the lineup, 65th-ranked All-American Ilia Snitari<\/a> improved to an eye-popping 28-2 with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Tristan Berard. After GCU picked up its lone point, Maksimovic, the MW Freshman of the Year, gutted out a dramatic, two-tiebreaker, 7-6, 7-6 win over Diordan Macababbad on court two to send his team into the semifinals.
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\nUP NEXT:\u00a0The Rebels will face top-seeded and 57th-ranked Utah State on Thursday at Darling, with doubles starting at 5 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0
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\nMen’s\u00a0Tennis\u00a0Match Results
\nCredit Union 1 Mountain West Championship Quarterfinal
\n(4) #74 UNLV 4, (5) #67 GCU 1
\nApril 22, 2026, at Las Vegas
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\n1. #65 Ilia Snitari<\/a> (UNLV) def. Tristan Berard (GCU) 6-2, 7-5
\n2. Marko Maksimovic<\/a> (UNLV) def. Diordan Macababbad (GCU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
\n3. Illia Maksymchuk<\/a> (UNLV) vs. Andreas Loizas (GCU) 6-4, 5-7, 3-0, unfinished
\n4. Daniel Jankoski (GCU) def. Arda Karakas<\/a> (UNLV) 6-3, 7-5
\n5. Vitaliy Horovoy<\/a> (UNLV) def. Charlie Pade (GCU) 6-3, 6-3
\n6. Taiyo Hirano<\/a> (UNLV) vs. Brice Patoux (GCU) 6-3, 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
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\nDoubles competition
\n1. Arda Karakas<\/a>\/Ilia Snitari<\/a> (UNLV) vs. Tristan Berard\/Andreas Loizas (GCU) 5-4, unfinished
\n2. Illia Maksymchuk<\/a>\/Marko Maksimovic<\/a> (UNLV) def. Daniel Jankoski\/Charlie Pade (GCU) 6-2
\n3. Joel Gibson<\/a>\/Taiyo Hirano<\/a> (UNLV) def. Heremana Courte\/Brice Patoux (GCU) 6-4
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\nOrder of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,1,4,2)
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