Air Force falls to Army in men's tennis
3/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Army West Point defeated Air Force, 4-2, Sunday morning in a non-conference men's tennis match in Orlando, Fla. The Falcons finished a two-match road trip in the Sunshine state with a 0-2 record.
Army won the doubles point behind wins at No. 2 and 3. The Black Knights won three of the five singles matches that were completed to post the win. Air Force's wins came at No. 1 with Jack McCullers beating Sam Lampman, 6-2, 6-3. Issac Perez also beat Harrison McCormick, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5 singles. Max Olson was leading Kyle Barnes at No. 4 singles, 7-6 (7), 4-6 when the match was called.
"I give a lot of credit to Army, they played a great match," Air Force head coach Dan Oosterhous said. "Our team is fighting for every point and I'm proud of how we competed today. We have a lot to play for with our upcoming schedule and I know our team can turn things around."
The loss drops Air Force 4-11 overall.
Singles
- Jack McCullers (AF) def. Sam Lampman (A), 6-2, 6-3
- Grant Riechmann (A) def. Lucas Fumagalli (AF), 7-6 (4), 6-4
- David Mitchell (A) def. Andrew Parks (AF), 6-3, 6-1
- Max Olson (AF) vs. Kyle Barnes (A), 7-6 (7), 4-6 unf.
- Issac Perez (AF) def. Harrison McCormick (A), 6-3, 6-4
- Michael Nguyen (A) def. Luke Sanderson (AF), 6-3, 7-6
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 2, 6
Doubles
- McCullers/Olson vs. Riechmann/McCormick (A) unf.
- Barnes/Austin McCasin (A) def. Fumagalli/Tadhg Collins (AF), 6-2
- Lampman/Nguyen (A) def. Parks/Perez (AF), 6-1
Order of finish 3, 2
