Rebels net win over Little Rock

Monday, March 29, 1999 | 9:46 a.m.

SUN STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Sophomore Danny Erez came from behind to take a three-set thriller and help the UNLV men's tennis team rally for a 4-3 Senior Day victory over Arkansas-Little Rock at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday. The 53rd-ranked Rebels, who broke a three-match losing streak, improved to 6-7 and finished with a 4-3 home record this spring. In singles play, Rebels senior Asaf Tishler won his 11th straight match, 6-1, 6-1, over Felipe McCluskey at the top spot. Tishler, ranked 37th, finished with a perfect 7-0 record at Fertitta this season and has lost just one set during his current winning streak.

* The UNLV women's tennis team lost its 11th consecutive match, 5-3, to 39th-ranked Mississippi State at Athens, Ga., Sunday. The Lady Rebels fell to 3-11 while the Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-5. UNLV's lone victory came at the sixth spot where Marcella Valkenhoff downed Leanne Wills 6-0, 6-2.

* UNLV sophomore Andrew Livingston swam to a fifth-place finish in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championship Saturday at Indianapolis, clocking a time of 1:45.00. The finish is UNLV's best in the 200 butterfly since three-time All-American Bart Pippenger took second place in 1990.

* The UNLV women's softball team split a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader with San Diego State Sunday at Rebel Diamond. Nicole Truax pitched a three-hitter to lead the Rebels to a 9-1 rout in the first game. The Aztecs scored twice in the sixth inning to take the nightcap, 3-1. UNLV is now 13-15 overall, 4-5 in the WAC.

* The UNLV baseball team was routed by fourth-ranked Rice 16-5 Sunday in Houston. The Rebels are 15-20 overall and 5-4 in the WAC.