Falcons Play Three in Dayton, Ohio This Weekend

Feb. 17, 2012

Weekly Notes

vs. Lipscomb

Feb. 18, 2012, 9 a.m.

vs. Ball State

Feb. 18, 2012, 5 p.m.

vs. Army

Feb. 19, 2012, 11 a.m.

Dayton, Ohio

THIS WEEK

Air Force travels to Dayton, Ohio for three matches this weekend. The Falcons will play Lipscomb (9 a.m. ET) and Ball State (5 p.m.) on Saturday, Feb. 18, then battle service-academy rival Army on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.

AIR FORCE HEAD COACH DAN OOSTERHOUS

Air Force head coach Dan Oosterhous is in his third season as the men's tennis coach after being named the program's 12th head coach on October 1, 2009. Oosterhous, a 1993 graduate of the Academy, replaced legendary head coach Rich Gugat, who retired after 36 years at the helm of the men's tennis program.

Oosterhous led the Falcons to a 10-14 record last season and has a 25-28 career mark. Last season, he coached the Falcons to a 6-1 victory over service-academy rival Army and Lance Wilhelm and Andy Jackson to a No. 7 doubles ranking in the Mountain Region. Wilhelm is currently ranked 17th in the Mountain Region in singles.

LAST TIME OUT

The Falcons swept a pair of matches at home last weekend, defeating Portland State and Noerthern Arizona, each by a 6-1 score. Air Force won all six doubles matches and 10 of 12 singles contests during the weekend. Junior Lance Wilhelm and sophomore Andy Jackson, Alex Grubbs and Ali Rizvi each went 4-0 individually.

With the two victories, Air Force improved to 5-1 this season, the best start since the 2005 season. Individually, Wilhelm is 5-1 at the No.1 singles spot, while Grubbs and Rizvi each have the same recordc in singles. In Doubles, Jackson and Grubbs are 5-1 at the No. 2 spot and Rizvi and freshman Joey Brandt are 5-1 at No. 3.

UP NEXT

Air Force returns home for a match against former Mountain West foe BYU on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.

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