Air Force Academy
UNLV
Air Force Downs UNLV, 5-2
3/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2003
The 75th-ranked Air Force men's tennis team evened its Mountain West Conference record at 1-1 Saturday with a 5-2 victory over UNLV in San Diego. Air Force improves to 17-3 overall this season.
The Falcons captured the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles matches. Eric Pittman and Tyler McClung took the No. 1 match, 8-5, over Henner Nehles and Romain Massaro. Shannon Buck and Justin Mancinelli defeated Aviam Salomon and Joel Kielbowicz, 8-5, at No. 2 while Chris Dong and Martin Black completed the hat trick with an 8-2 win over Ryan Barber and Milos Blagojevic.
Buck improved to 17-1 at No. 1 singles with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Nehles. UNLV tied the team match at 2-all with wins at No. 2 and 3, then Mancinelli put the Falcons up 3-2 with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win over Kielbowicz at No. 4. Black clinched the match for Air Force, winning the No. 5 match, 6-1, 6-2 over Blagojevic. Dong cruised in the No. 6 slot by defeating Barber 6-0, 6-3.
The Falcons are idle until Friday, April 11 with a home match against BYU beginning at 2 p.m.
No. 75 Air Force 5, UNLV 2
SINGLES
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Henner Nehles 7-5, 6-0
2. Romain Massaro (UNLV) def. Eric Pittman 6-1, 6-2
3. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Tyler McClung 6-2, 6-1
4. Justin Mancinelli (USAF) def. Joel Kielbowicz 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
5. Martin Black (AFA) def. Milos Blagojevic 6-1, 6-2
6. Chris Dong (AFA) def. Ryan Barber 6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Pittman/McClung (AFA) def. Nehles/Massaro 8-5
2. Mancinelli/Buck (AFA) def. Salomon/Kielbowicz 8-5
3. Dong/Black (AFA) def. Barber/Blagojevic 8-2
