Falcons continue Mountain West road swing
3/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
This Week: Air Force continues its four-match Mountain West road swing this week by taking on Utah State on Friday, April 3, at 1 p.m. in Logan, Utah. The Falcons then play at Boise State on Sunday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in Boise, Idaho.
Last Week: Air Force dropped a pair of Mountain West road matches. Nevada defeated Air Force, 6-1, Friday afternoon at the Caughlin Club in Reno, Nev., in the Mountain West opener for both schools. Fresno State defeated Air Force, 4-0, Sunday morning at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno, Calif.
The Falcons opened the Nevada match by taking the doubles point, collecting victories at No. 1 and 3. Grant Taylor and Lucas Fumagalli defeated Andrew Poustie and Fernando Sunago, 7-6 (9-7) at No. 1 doubles. Jack McCullers and Nicholas Carpenter secured the doubles point for the Falcons with a 6-3 win at No. 3 over Billy Bumgardner and Robert Margitfalvi. Nevada swept all six singles matches. The Bulldogs opened the match against Fresno State by winning the doubles point, taking matches at No. 2 and 3. Grant Taylor and Lucas Fumagalli of Air Force held a 5-4 lead over Adam Glynn and Eric Komati at No. 1, but the match was unfinished. Fresno State took the first three singles matches to conclude the contest. McIntosh defeated Olson, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 4 singles to open play. Papic defeated Fumagalli, 6-0, 6-2, to make it 3-0 before Komati beat Andrew Parks, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 to make up the final margin.
For the Record: Lucas Fumagalli leads the Falcons with a 15-14 overall singles record. He is 9-7 this spring with all his matches coming at No. 2 singles. Nicholas Carpenter, Max Olson and Grant Taylor have all posted 14 wins.
Head Coach Dan Oosterhous: Dan Oosterhous is in 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 has a 65-71 career record. 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).
