Rebels aiming for big splash against national power UCLA

Rebels aiming for big splash against national power UCLA

Alexandr Cozbinov. UNLV men's tennis player action on January 18, 2016. (R. Marsh Starks / UNLV Photo Services)Jakob Amilon. UNLV men's tennis player action on January 18, 2016. (R. Marsh Starks / UNLV Photo Services)

UNLV junior Jakob Amilon’s main goal this season is to help the Rebels earn a spot in the national college tennis rankings.

UNLV would certainly attract some attention with an upset of No. 5 UCLA, which it will host for the first time in school history at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Bruins will be the highest-ranked team to take on the Rebels in Las Vegas since 2005, when then-No. 10 Oklahoma State…