Falcons host four matches this week
3/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
This week: The Falcons host Boise State on Friday, April 1, at Noon. The team also plays Colorado Mesa in non-conference action at 4 p.m. Air Force closes out the weekend by hosting Utah State on Sunday, April 3, at Noon, and CSU-Pueblo at 4 p.m.
Pack the house: For the first time the Air Force men's and women's tennis programs are hosting simultaneous conference matches. The Academy will attempt to break the current NCAA record of 753 fans and are trying to reach 1,000 for the Sunday matches.
"We want to break the record and get 1,000 fans to our match. The weather on Sunday looks great and fans will see some of best tennis in the Mountain West, Air Force head coach Dan Oosterhous said."
Friday outdoors:
Noon: AF men vs. Boise St and AF women vs. Wyoming
4pm: AF men vs. Mesa St and AF women vs. Mesa St
Friday Inclement weather plan:
9am: AF women vs. Wyoming
1pm: AF men vs. Boise St
4:30pm: AF women vs. Mesa St
7pm: AF men vs. Mesa St
Sunday outdoors (Pack the House for Noon match):
Noon: AF men vs. Utah St and AF women vs. CSU
4pm: AF men vs. CSU-Pueblo and AF women vs. CSU-Pueblo
Sunday Inclement weather plan:
9am: AF men vs. Utah St
1pm: AF women vs. CSU
4:30pm: AF men vs. CSU-Pueblo
7pm: AF women vs. CSU-Pueblo
Last week: Weber State defeated Air Force, 5-2, Sunday at the Academy. The Wildcats opened the match by winning the doubles point and took four singles wins to secure the match. Air Force's lone singles wins came by Jack McCullers at No. 1 with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Todd Fought and by Luke Sanderson, who defeated Scott Hintze, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
Live scoring, video: All Air Force men's and women's tennis home matches are available to follow with live stats or video. Go to the Air Force athletic website at goairforcefalcons.com and click the schedule button. Then go to men's or women's tennis and select live scoring or live video to follow the matches.
Head Coach Dan Oosterhous: Dan Oosterhous is in his seventh season as the men's tennis coach at the Air Force Academy after being named the program's 12th head coach 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, has a 68-89 career record. A native of Texarkana, Texas, 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 (18), Anna (16) and Andrew (14).
