Air Force Academy
Utah
Air Force downs Utah, 5-2
4/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 12, 2003
Despite falling behind 1-0 after the three doubles matches, the Air Force men's tennis team won its second Mountain West Conference match of the season, defeating Utah, 5-2, Saturday at the Academy. Air Force is now 18-4 overall and 2-2 in the MWC this season.
Utah took the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3. Air Force's No. 1 team of Eric Pittman and Tyler McClung improved their record to 23-3 overall and 19-1 in dual matches as they defeated Utah's top team of Roeland Brateanu and Nick Coutts, 8-5.
Air Force stormed back to five of the six singles matches. Freshman Shannon Buck improved to 20-1 at No. 1 singles, including 4-0 against MWC opponents, with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 victory over Daniel Lohff, while Pittman beat Brateanu, 6-4, 6-1, at the No. 2 spot. Tyler McClung suffered the only Falcon loss at No. 3 singles, losing to Tyler Poulson, 6-4, 6-2. Chris Dong downed Tomasz Grzyb in an exciting three-setter, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot. Trevor Johnson won the No. 5 match, 6-3, 6-4, over Coutts, while Martin Black won in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 over Mike Bullard at No. 6.
Air Force plays its final MWC match of the season as it hosts New Mexico on Sunday, April 13, beginning at 10 a.m.
Air Force 5, Utah 2
Singles
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Daniel Lohff 6-4, 6-2
2. Eric Pittman (AFA) def. Roeland Brateanu 6-4, 6-1
3. Tyler Poulson (Utah) def. Tyler McClung 6-4, 6-2
4. Chris Dong (AFA) def. Tomasz Grzyb 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3
5. Trevor Johnson (AFA) def. Nick Coutts 6-3, 6-4
6. Martin Black (AFA) def. Mike Bullard 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Pittman/McClung (AFA) def. Brateanu/Coutts 8-5
2. Grzyb/Poulson (Utah) def. Buck/Johnson 8-3
3. Lohff/Bullard (Utah) def. Dong/Black 8-5
