Air Force Academy
Utah
Falcons Drop 7-0 Decision to No. 70 Utah
4/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 7, 2007
The Air Force men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to 70th-ranked Utah Saturday morning at the Academy. The Utes improved to 12-9 and 2-3 in the Mountain West Conference, while the Falcons fell to 11-12 overall and 0-3 in league play.
Utah led 1-0 after winning the doubles point by taking two of the three matches. Air Force's No. 2 team of freshmen Brett Rodgers and Austin Francis posted the Falcons' lone win of the day, downing Jason Smits and Othman Zerouali-Ouariti, 8-6. Utah's Zach ganger and Miron Mann defeated seniors Robby Alexander and Ryan White, 8-0, at No. 1, while Timmy Allin and Wes hancock won the No. 3 match over AFA's Keith Cronican and James Tomlin, 8-5.
Utah held the momentum throughout singles play, sweeping all six matches in straight sets. Ganger opened with a 6-4, 6-2, victory over Alexander at the top spot and Hancock followed suit a t No. 2, beating Rodgers, 6-3, 6-0.
The Falcons head to Fort Worth, Texas next week for their final three regular-season matches. The weekend begins against host TCU on Friday, April 13 at 6 p.m.
No. 70 Utah 7, Air Force 0
Singles
1. Zach Ganger (UTAH) def. Robby Alexander, 6-4, 6-2
2. Wes Hancock (UTAH) def. Brett Rodgers, 6-3, 6-0
3. Othman Zerouali-Ouariti (UTAH) def. Ryan White, 6-2, 6-4
4. Jason Smits (UTAH) def. Austin Francis, 6-3, 6-1
5. Timmy Allin (UTAH) def. James Tomlin, 6-1, 6-0
6. Amit Maharaj (UTAH) def. Greg Ferry, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Ganger/Miron Mann (UTAH) def. Alexander/White, 8-0
2. Rodgers/Francis (AFA) def. Smits/Zerouali-Ouariti, 8-6
3. Allin/Hancock (UTAH) def. Cronican/Tomlin, 8-5
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