Air Force Academy
Metro State
Falcons defeat Metro State 7-0 Sunday
3/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Air Force defeated Metro State, 7-0, in a non-conference men's tennis match Sunday at the Academy. The victory improves the team's winning streak to six matches and pushes their record to 9-3 overall this season.
The Falcons swept the doubles point. Grant Taylor and Lucas Fumagalli were 6-4 winners at No. 1 while Grant Parks and Max Olson won 6-1 at No. 2. Dillon Launius and Mark Kite won 6-1 at No. 3 singles. The Falcons won all six singles matches in straight sets. Taylor was a 7-6, 6-4 winner at No. 1 while Fumagalli won 7-5, 6-1 at No. 2. Olson won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 and Parks was a 6-4, 6-0 winner at No. 4. Nicholas Carpenter won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 while Kite was a 6-2, 6-4 winner at No. 6.
The Falcons play at UC-Irvine on Friday, March 13 and take on service academy rival Army in Irvine, Calif., on Sunday, March 15.
Air Force Men's Tennis
Air Force 7, Metro State 0
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Air Force Academy Indoor Tennis Courts
Singles
1 Grant Taylor (AF) def. Josh Graetz (MS), 7-6, 6-4
2 Lucas Fumagalli (AF) def. Nick Baker (MS), 7-5, 6-1
3 Max Olson (AF) def. Calum Hayes (MS), 6-1, 6-3
4 Andrew Parks (AF) def. John Qualls (MS), 6-4, 6-0
5 Nicholas Carpenter (AF) def. Porter Emery (MS), 6-0, 6-0
6 Mark Kite (AF) def. Sam Stember (MS), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6
Doubles
1 Taylor/Fumagalli (AF) def. Baker/Graetz (MS), 6-4
2 Parks/Olson (AF) def. Hayes/Qualls (MS), 6-1
3 Launius/Kite (AF) def. Trevor Jones/Emery (MS), 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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