Air Force Academy
Washington State
Falcons Fall to Washington State, 6-1
1/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 17, 2009
The Air Force women's tennis team fell to 1-2 this season after a 6-1 loss to Washington State Saturday afternoon in Pullman, Wash. The Falcons close out their four-match road trip with a pair of matches on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Sophomore Sarah Cassman and freshman Allie Chermel won the No. 3 doubles match for the Falcons, defeating Jessica Gomez and Marina Nicolas, 8-6. WSU won at the top two spots to claim the doubles point.
In singles, freshman Tahlia Smoke produced the lone Air Force victory, downing Aleksandra Cekic, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot. The Cougars captured the other five matches, all in straight sets.
The Falcons play the University of Idaho Sunday morning at 9 a.m. in Pullman, then travel to Lewiston, Idaho to take on Lewis and Clark State at 3 p.m.
Washington State 6, Air Force 1
Jan. 17, 2009
Pullman, Wash.
Singles
1. Ekaterina Kamendova (WSU) def. Christine Abayan (AF) 6-2, 6-1
2. Elisabeth Fournier (WSU) def. Christen Monreal (AF) 6-1, 6-3
3. Ioana Oprea (WSU) def. Allie Chermel (AF) 6-0, 6-2
4. Tahlia Smoke (AF) def. Aleksandra Cekic (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Marina Nicolas (WSU) def. Sarah Cassman (AF) 6-2, 7-5
6. Jessica Gomez (WSU) def. Katrina Eromin (AF) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Doubles
1. Kamendova/Cekic (WSU) def. Abayan/Erlyn Rudico (AF) 8-3
2. Fournier/Oprea (WSU) def. Monreal/Smoke (AF) 8-2
3. Cassman/Chermel (AF) def. Gomez/Nicolas (WSU) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
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