UNLV REBELS

Romain Tug

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Paris, France High School: CNED Toulouse

Height: 5-11 Experience: HS

AT UNLV: One of the two French freshmen this season for the Rebels and perhaps the year’s top men’s recruit … Expected to play No. 2-3 singles and pair with fellow-countryman Thomas Michaud in the starting doubles lineup … Joined the squad in January and earned his first collegiate victory at National Collegiate Tennis Classic in Las Vegas.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of CNED Toulouse in Paris.

PERSONAL: Romain Gengiz Tug was born on May 23, 1980 … The son of Renaud and Daniele Tug … Has an older brother … Father played basketball for Galatasaray University in Istanbul … Intends to major in business.