Courtesy of UNLV Athletics 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – Top UNLV men's player Marko Maksimovic punched his ticket Sunday to the NCAA Singles Championship later this month with a straight-set win on the final day of play at the ITA West Sectional staged at the Scottsdale Park Ranch & Tennis Center.

Maksimovic won a consolation playoff match against the event's third-seeded player, Vincent Marysko of the University of San Diego, 7-5, 6-4, to qualify for the elite 64-man field gathering to produce a national champion in Athens, Georgia, starting Nov. 17.

Earlier this fall, the sophomore from Belgrade, Serbia, earned a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Arda Karakas, which means the Rebels will have an entry in both the singles and doubles fields for the first time since 2011 when Mehdi Bouras competed for both, playing with Bernard Schoeman in doubles.

"Marko deserved this after playing in four tough matches here," said UNLV head coach Andy Jackson. "Our guys are as good as anyone in both singles and doubles so we are excited to go to Athens, which is the home of NCAA championship tennis."