Air Force Academy
Utah
No. 44 Utah Downs Falcons, 6-1
3/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 29, 2009
The 44th-ranked Utah women's tennis team topped Air Force, 6-1, Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah. With the victory, the Utes improved to 9-6 overall and 3-0 in Mountain West Conference play, while the Falcons fell to 9-11 and 0-3.
The Utes swept the three doubles matches, earning the doubles point. Erin Monson and Andrea Maughan blanked senior Christine Abayan and freshman Allie Chermel, 8-0, at the No. 1 spot. Leigh Walsh and Evgenia Kryuchkova downed sophomores Sarah Cassman and Christen Monreal at the No. 3 spot, 8-4, to clinch the doubles point for Utah. Anastasia Putilina and Lisa Johnson won at No. 2, 8-5, over sophomore Katrina Eromin and freshman Shelley Johnson to finish off the sweep.
In singles play, Abayan posted Air Force's lone victory, defeating Walsh, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 position. Cassman won the first set, 6-3, over Kryuchkova at the No. 4 spot before losing the final two sets, 6-0, 7-5. The Utes captured the other four singles matches in straight sets.
The Falcons host a pair of conference matches next weekend at the Academy. They will play UNLV on Friday, April 3 at 3 p.m., then San Diego State on Sunday, April 5 at 9 a.m. Air Force will also host CSU-Pueblo on Sunday at 3 p.m.
#44 Utah 6, Air Force 1
March 29, 2009 @ Salt Lake City, Utah
Singles
1. Erin Monson (UT) def. Christen Monreal, 7-6(5), 7-5
2. Christine Abayan (AF) def. Leigh Walsh, 6-4, 6-4
3. Lisa Johnson (UT) def. Allie Chermel, 6-4, 7-5
4. Evgenia Kryuchkova (UT) def. Sarah Cassman, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
5. Lexi Provancha (UT) def. Katrina Eromin, 6-1, 7-5
6. Andrea Maughan (UT) def. Erlyn Rudico, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Monson / Maughan (UT) def. Abayan / Chermel, 8-0
2. Putilina / Johnson (UT) def. Eromin / Shelley Johnson, 8-5
3. Walsh / Kryuchkova (UT) def. Cassman / Monreal, 8-4
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