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Air Force defeats Army in women's tennis
1/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Air Force defeated service academy rival Army, 6-1, Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb., to close out the opening weekend of the season with a 3-1 record.
Playing the Black Knights for the first time in eight years, Air Force opened the match by sweeping the doubles. Mary Meyers and Tracy Landram won at No. 1 doubles, 6-4, while Jocelle Rudico and Natasha Rizvi won by the same score at No. 2 doubles. The third doubles was tied at 4-4 and did not finish. Chlor Forlini and Carley Hatcliff represented Air Force in the match.
Singles played opened with a 6-0, 6-0 win by Chloe Forlini at No. 3. Meyers came back from down 4-2 at No. 2 singles to win the third set 10-7 for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory. Rizvi was a 6-3, 6-2 winner at No. 1 singles, while Landram won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 and Lily Forlini won 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 at No. 5 singles.
"What an amazing way to finish a great weekend," Air Force head coach Kim Gidley said. "This is the first time our team has played army in 8 years and we were just excited to play them. The fact that we came away with a win was huge. The fight by are cadets was evident from the first to last point. We played some of the best doubles yet and that gave us momentum going into the singles. The fight of the team was as good as it gets."
The Falcons closed the weekend 3-1 overall with victories over Omaha and Creighton with the only loss coming at Big Ten foe Nebraska.
Singles
1. Rizvi (AF) def. Pitman (Army) 6-3, 6-2
2. Meyers (AF) def. Sung (Army) 3-6, 6-4, 7-10
3. C.Forlini (AF) def. Spindler (Army) 6-0, 6-0
4. Landram (AF) def. Dahlem (Army) 6-2, 6-2
5. L. Forlini (AF) def. Taylor (Army) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
6. Porter (Army) def. Rudico (AF) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Meyers/Landram (AF) def. Taylor/O'Connor (Army) 6-4
2. Rudico/Rizvi (AF) def. Pitman/Sung (Army) 6-4
3. C.Forlini/Hatcliff (AF) vs. Porter/Mok (Army) 4-4 DNF
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