LAS VEGAS, Nev. --- Dario Ciobotaru, Philip Bosin, and Alberto Perez advanced to the Round of 16 at the Mountain West Qualifiers, and Connor Dils and Juan Rodriguez also advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles.
Thursday's matches will feature the singles Round of 16 in the morning and the doubles quarterfinals in the afternoon.
UNM went 3-1 in the Round of 32. Alberto Perez won in three sets over Jaden Woller-Li of Air Force, winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a come-from-behind win. Bosin and Ciobotaru both won in straight sets. Bosin beat No. 3 seed Mats Bredschneijder 6-4, 6-2, continuing his excellent play in the tournament, as he advanced to the semifinals last year.
Ciobotaru beat Sebastian Mazur of Air Force, 6-3, 6-4. The only loss was David Schwarc, who lost to UC Davis' Perry De Giulio 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), fighting back from down 5-2 in the third set to come nearly all the way back, as Schwarc led 4-0 in the tiebreak before losing the final seven points.
In the Round of 16, Ciobotaru (No. 8 seed) plays Kaveh Taheri of UC Davis, Bosin plays Yazid Lahmoji of UNLV, and Perez plays Cyrus Ahmad of UC Davis.
In the quarterfinals, Dils and Rodriguez play Calin Apostol and Heremana Courte of Grand Canyon.