Men's team heads to Milwaukee Tennis Classic
9/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
This Week: Air Force opens the season at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in Milwaukee, Wisc., Sept 12-14.
Scouting the Falcons: Air Force has just one senior and two juniors on the roster. The Falcons finished 13-12 record last season, its first winning season since 2006 and the most wins in one campaign since 2005. The Falcons also achieved their highest national rank in program history at No. 63 and finished the season ranked eighth in the Mountain Region, their best finish since 2005.
Blue-Silver Results: The Blue team defeated the Silver team in the Air Force men's tennis annual season-opening exhibition Aug. 28 at the Academy. The Silver team opened the match with a sweep in doubles, as Grant Taylor and Max Olson defeated Jack McCullers and Lucas Fumagalli, 6-4, at No. 1 doubles. Andrew Parks and Sean Chi beat Nico Carpenter and Dillion Launius, 6-2, at No. 2 while Matthew Lee defeated Mike Kite, 6-1, in a modified No. 3 match. Three singles matches were decided in a third-set tie-breaker. McCullers defeated Taylor at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5). Fumagalli was a 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) winning at No. 2 singles while Carpenter defeated Olson at No. 3 singles 6-3, 6-4. The Silver team picked up its first win in singles when Chi defeated Launius, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4) at No. 4 singles. Kite was a 6-2 winner over Tyler Brennan in a one-set No. 5 singles match.
Head Coach Dan Oosterhous: Dan Oosterhous enters his sixth season as the men's tennis coach at the Air Force Academy 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, one of the best tennis players in program history, led the Falcons to a 13-12 record last season, its first winning season since 2006 and the most wins in one campaign since 2005. The Falcons also achieved their highest national rank in program history at No. 63 and finished the season ranked eighth in the Mountain Region, their best finish since 2005. Oosterhous, a native of Texarkana, Texas, is a 1993 graduate of the Air Force Academy. He is a senior pilot with over 3,100 hours in the C-5, C-21, T-38, and T-37. He has three children, Emma (17), Anna (15) and Andrew (13).
What's next: Air Force travels to the UNM Baloon Fiestal in Albuquerque, N.M. Oct. 3-5.
