UNLV senior advances at ITA Mountain Region tennis championships
October 16, 2018 - 9:45 pm
UNLV’s Olle Thestrup won twice Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the ITA Mountain Region Men’s Championships at Darling Tennis Center.
Thestrup, a senior transfer from Auburn, upset sixth-seeded Mattia Ros of Denver 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 before beating New Mexico’s Karlo Divkovic 6-3, 6-3.
Thestrup will next play New Mexico State’s Louis Menard at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
In doubles, Thestrup and Jordan Sauer defeated Jonathan Morales and Juan Erro of Southern Utah 8-3 to reach the round of 16. UNLV’s Eric Samuelsson and Clayton Alenik also advanced, defeating Idaho State’s David Felix and Fynn Lohse 8-4.