Air Force Academy
ITA Mountain Regionals
Falcons Finish Day Three at Region Tourney
10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 22, 2010
The Air Force men's tennis team has two doubles teams still alive after day three of the 2010 USTA/ITA Mountain Region Championships at the Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center in Las Vegas. Sophomore Lance Wilhelm and freshman Andy Jackson lost in the quarterfinals to Thomas Schubert and Spencer Smith of BYU, 8-3, and will play in the consolation bracket on Friday.
Freshmen Lucas Marin-Salcedo and Steven Young won their only match on Friday, defeating Diego Campos and Markus Schlueter of Montana State when the Bobcat duo had to retire at 4-4.
The final three AFA singles players were eliminated in the consolation round Friday as Jackson and fellow freshmen Alex Grubbs and Alex Linberry lost in the third round of consolation.
2010 ITA MOUNTAIN REGION MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Darling Memorial Tennis Center, Las Vegas
Singles Consolation Second Round
Alex Grubbs (AF) def. Varun Gunaseelan (DU), 8-3
Alex Lineberry (AF) def. Ryan Garner (WSU), 8-2
Benito Surriano (UTAH) def. Steven Young (AF), 8-6
Singles Consolation Third Round
Felipe Frattini (NMSU) def. Alex Grubbs (AF), 8-1
Benito Surriano (UTAH) def. Andy Jackson (AF), 8-0
Fabio Biasion (DU) def. Alex Lineberry (AF), 8-4
Doubles Quarterfinals
Thomas Schubert / Spencer Smith (BYU) def. Lance Wilhelm / Andy Jackson (AF), 8-3
Doubles Consolation
Lucas Marin-Salcedo / Steven Young (AF) def. Diego Campos / Markus Schlueter (MSU), 4-4, ret.
