Air Force Academy
St. Mary's
Falcons Drop 5-2 Decision to St. Mary's College
3/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 22, 2004
Despite singles victories by sophomore Shannon Buck and junior Tyler McClung, the Air Force men's tennis team lost its second consecutive match Monday, falling 5-2 to St. Mary's College in Moraga. SMC won its fourth consecutive match and improved to 8-6 this season, while the Falcons fell to 9-7.
The Gaels won two of the three doubles matches to take the first point of the team match. SMC's No.2 team of Vincent LeBorgne and and J.J. Whitlinger combined to beat Chris Dong and Trevor Johnson by a score of 8-6, while the Gaels' duo of Rafael Lopez and Adam Fauvre rallied rallied from a 3-6 deficit to defeat Air Force's Justin Lau and Sky Jensen, 8-6, at No. 3 doubles. Buck and McClung captured the No. 1 match, defeating Martin Marechal and Andre Sion in an exciting tiebreak, 9-8 (5).
In singles action, Buck improved to 22-4 overall and 13-2 at the No. 1 position with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Sion, while McClung defeated Lopez, 6-4, 6-4, at the No. 3 position. SMC won at the No. 2 and Nos. 4 thru 6 positions. At No. 2, Marechal beat Johnson 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), while LeBorgne easily defeated Dong 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4. Faurve won his fourth consecutive match beating Lau 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 5 spot and Whitlinger defeated AFA's Robby Alexander at No. 6 in the only three-setter of the day, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Air Force continues its California trip on Friday, March 26 against the University of San Francisco in Carmel, Calif. The match begins at 1 p.m.
St. Mary's College 5, Air Force 2
Singles
1. Shannon Buck (AFA) def. Andre Sion 6-4, 6-2
2. Martin Marechal (SMC) def. Trevor Johnson 6-2, 7-6(4)
3. Tyler McClung (AFA) def. Rafael Lopez 6-4, 6-4
4. Vincent LeBorgne (SMC) def. Chris Dong 6-1, 6-0
5. Adam Fauvre (SMC) def. Justin Lau 6-2, 6-2
6. J.J. Whitlinger (SMC) def. Robert Alexander 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Doubles
1. McClung/Buck (AFA) def. Marechal/Sion 9-8(5)
2. LeBorgne/Whitlinger (SMC) def. Dong/Johnson 8-6
3. Lopez/Fauvre (SMC) def. Lau/Sky Jensen 8-6
