UNLV REBELS

Danny Erez

Class: Senior Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel High School: Mekif Hasharon

Height: 5-7 Experience: 3L

COLLEGIATE RECORD
Year	Singles	Doubles

1997-98	13-9	13-8
1998-99 15-11	10-15
1999-00	13-8	10-11
Total	41-28	33-34

AT UNLV: A sparkplug player who offers much-needed maturity and stability to the middle of the Rebel lineup … The team’s leader who will once again play No. 3 singles and No. 3 doubles with rookie Artin Tafazoli … Headed into the 2000-01 season with team-leading 41 career victories … A former member of the Israeli Army for three years (1994-97) who followed former Rebel star Asaf Tishler (1996-99) to Las Vegas … A top student who was a two-time member of the Rebel Academic Top 30 as well as an ITA Scholar-Athlete last season … This spring will write online journal “Danny’s Diary” for school’s official website unlvrebels.com … 2000: Moved up to the third singles spot and turned in the best record on the team with a mark of 13-8, which earned him All-Mountain West Conference honors … Had both the most victories and least defeats on squad … Biggest win of season came with 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 rally vs. 38th-ranked Ryan Moore of 11th-ranked USC on Jan. 21 … Became program’s first MWC Player of the Week on Feb. 16 after finishing a combined 6-0 in leading Rebels to the title of their own spring invitational … Had key victory over Takeshi Itoh of New Mexico in UNLV’s 4-2 upset of 57th-ranked Lobos at HEB Tennis Tournament … Went 4-1 at ITA Regional Championships in October to earn spot in singles semifinals … His 10-11 doubles record came with five partners, including a 9-7 mark at the No. 2 spot with Vladimir Pavicevic … 1999: Turned in solid sophomore season with 15-11 singles record, including a 10-6 mark at No. 4 spot ... Played with three partners for a 10-15 doubles record, including 6-11 with Tyler Roberts at the third slot … Went 2-0 in singles during team’s final WAC Championship appearance … Posted a 4-3 fall tournament record … 1998: A pleasant surprise in rookie season … Won seven of his first nine singles matches en route to a 13-9 overall record … Played at Nos. 3-5 spots but saw majority of his action at No. 4 … Also a solid doubles player, turning in a 13-8 first-year total … Sported a 13-6 record with Tishler at the second doubles spot.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1994 graduate of Mekif Hasharon High School in Tel Aviv ... A member of the Under 18 National Team in his home country from 1990-93 ... Earned extensive international experience, including playing in the Borotra Cup, earning third place in the European championship, and taking sixth place in the World Youth Cup Championship in Barcelona, Spain.

PERSONAL: Danny Erez was born on Sept. 7, 1976, in Sava, Israel … The son of Moti and Ruth Erez … His father is an engineer and his mother a ballet teacher … Enjoys going to the beach in Israel … Is majoring in finance.