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San Diego State Downs Air Force, 5-2
4/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 10, 2004
The Air Force men's tennis team dropped its second consecutive Mountain West Conference match Saturday with a 5-2 loss to San Diego State in Albuquerque, N.M. The Falcons fell to 12-10 overall this season and 0-2 in the MWC.
San Diego State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with victories at all three doubles spots. The 40th-ranked doubles team in the country, Ryan Redondo and Felix Hardt of SDSU, defeated Trevor Johnson and Sky Jensen, 8-3, at No. 1 doubles. San Diego State won the other two doubles matches, 8-2.
In singles action, Air Force junior Tyler McClung won the No. 2 match for the second consecutive day, defeating Redondo, 6-7, 6-1 and 10-7. Freshman Robert Alexander won Air Force's other match, beating SDSU's Mike Coelho, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 singles.
San Diego State won the other four singles matches, including three in straight sets and Daniel Jung won the No. 3 match when AFA's Chris Dong retired after Jung took a 4-1 lead.
Air Force continues play in the Mountain West Conference against UNLV on Sunday, April 11 in Albuquerque. The match will begin at 10 a.m.
San Diego State 5, Air Force 2
Singles
1. Felix Hardt (SDSU) def. Trevor Johnson 6-2, 6-0
2. Tyler McClung (AFA) def. Ryan Redondo 6-7 (0), 6-1, 10-7
3. Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) def. Chris Dong 4-1, ret.
4. Daniel Jung (SDSU) def. Justin Lau 6-3, 6-1
5. Dontia Haynes (SDSU) def. Sky Jensen 6-1, 6-0
6. Robert Alexander (AFA) def. Mike Coelho 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Redondo/Hardt (SDSU) def. Johnson/Jensen 8-3
2. Dickhardt/Haynes (SDSU) def. Dong/Lau 8-2
3. Jung/Coelho (SDSU) def. McClung/Ryan White 8-2
