Air Force Academy
Loyola Marymount
Falcons Fall to LMU, 7-0
1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 15, 2007
Loyola-Marymount swept all nine matches Monday and defeated Air Force, 7-0, in a Division I men's tennis match in Los Angeles. The Falcons, who fell to 0-3 this season, were unable to win a set against the Lions.
LMU took an early 1-0 lead by winning all three doubles matches. Nico Terrien and Jacek Twarowski took the No. 1 match, downing Falcon seniors Robby Alexander and Ryan White, 8-5. Sam Tadevosian and Javier Royo follwed suit at the No. 2 spot, winning 8-3 over sophomore Brett Rodgers and freshman Mike Youn. LMU completed the sweep when Matt Phillips and Renzo Maggi beat AFA's duo of senior Keith Cronican and freshman James Tomlin, 8-6, at No. 3.
The Falcons could not gain any momentum back in the singles matches, where LMU won all six in straight sets. Terrien got things rolling with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Alexander at the No. 1 spot. The closest match was at No. 3 singles, where Reyniere Roxas downed Youn, 6-3, 6-3.
Air Force returns to action on Friday, Jan. 26 in the home opener against Eastern Washington beginning at 1 p.m.
Loyola-Marymount 7, Air Force 0
Singles
#1 Nico Terrien (LMU) def. Robby Alexander (AF) 6-0, 6-3
#2 Nikola Petrov (LMU) def. Brett Rodgers (AF) 6-1, 6-2
#3 Reyniere Roxas (LMU) def. Mike Youn (AF) 6-3, 6-3
#4 Jacek Twarowski (LMU) def. Ryan White (AF) 6-0, 6-3
#5 Sam Tadevosian (LMU) def. Greg Ferry (AF) 6-1, 6-2
#6 Javier Royo (LMU) def. Kyle Epperson (AF) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Terrien/Twarowski (LMU) def. White/Alexander (AF) 8-5
#2 Tadevosian/Royo (LMU) def. Youn/Rodgers (AF) 8-3
#3 Phillips/Maggi (LMU) def. Cronican/Tomlin (AF) 8-6
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