Air Force Academy
Montana
Falcons shut out Montana, 7-0
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 1, 2003
The Air Force men's tennis team defeated the University of Montana, 7-0, Saturday morning in the Cadet Gymnasium's Indoor Tennis Courts. Air Force won all three doubles matches and six singles contests to improve to 9-1 this season.
Freshman Shannon Buck improved to 9-0 at No. 1 singles by defeating Jan Steenekamp, 6-4, 6-1. Senior Eric Pittman won at the No. 2 singles spot against Stan Nevolovich, winning 6-3, 6-4. Sophomore Tyler McClung won at No. 3 singles, 7-6, 6-2, over Ryan O'Neill. Freshman Martin Black, senior Tyler West and sophomore Chris Dong won in straight sets at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles, respectively.
In doubles action, Pittman and McClung improved to 10-0 at the No. 1 position with an 8-3 victory over Steenekamp and Nevolovich. The team of junior Justin Mancinelli and Buck won 8-2 at No. 2, while Dong and Black took the No. 3 match, 8-6.
The Falcons play two more matches on Saturday against Creighton (3 p.m.) and UMKC (6 p.m.).
Air Force 7, Montana 0
Singles
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Jan Steenekamp 6-4, 6-1
2. Eric Pittman (AFA) def. Stan Nevolovich 6-3, 6-4
3. Tyler McClung (AFA) def. Ryan O'Neill 7-6 (5), 6-2
4. Martin Black (AFA) def. Gus Treyz 7-5, 6-1
5. Tyler West (AFA) def. Varun Giri 7-5, 6-1
6. Chris Dong (AFA) def. Nick Tyree 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Pittman/McClung (AFA) def. Steenekamp/Nevolovich 8-3
2. Justin Mancinelli/Buck (AFA) def. Devlin/Treyz 8-2
3. Dong/Black (AFA) def. Giri/O'Neill 8-6
