Air Force falls to service academy rival Navy

March 18, 2017

Navy defeated Air Force, 4-1, Saturday afternoon in a non-conference men's tennis match in Fort Worth, Texas. The victory closed a 0-2 weekend for Air Force in Texas, as the team fell to Texas-Arlington, 7-0, Friday.

Navy won the doubles point. Gabriel Pilones and Zach Jennings beat Max Olson and Luke Sanderson, 6-1, at No. 2 doubles. The Falcons evened it up with a 6-3 win at No. 3 behind Lucas Fumagalli and Mack Galvin over Aries Wong and Andrey Majkic. Thomas Pecor and Greg Durham secured the doubles point for Navy with a 6-4 win at No. 1 over Tadhg Collins and Isaac Perez.

The Midshipmen won three of the four of the singles matches that finished. Air Force's lone win came from Perez at No. 4 with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Pilones. Fumagalli was leading his match at No. 2 3-1 in the third when Navy clinched the match. Sanderson was in a third set at No. 3 singles when play was stopped.

The loss dropped the Falcons to 6-10 overall this season. Air Force is idle next week and opens conference play Friday, March 31, at Nevada.

Air Force Men's Tennis Summary

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Fort Worth, TX

Navy 4, Air Force 1

Singles

1 - Thomas Pecor (N) def. Max Olson (AF), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

2 - Lucas Fumagalli (AF) vs. Aries Wong (N), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 3-1 DNF

3 - Luke Sanderson (AF) vs. Greg Durham (N), 6-7 (5), 6-4, 0-2 DNF

4 - Isaac Perez (AF) def. Gabriel Pilones (N), 7-6 (4), 6-2

5 - Zach Jennings (N) def. Mack Galvin (AF), 6-4, 7-5

6 - Matthew Lee (N) def. Tadhg Collins (AF), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4

Order of finish: 4,5,6,1

Doubles

1 - Pecor/Durham (N) def. Collins/Perez (AF), 6-4

2 - Pilones/Jennings (N) def. Olson/Sanderson (AF), 6-1

3 - Fumagalli/Galvin (AF) def. Wong/Andrey Majkic (N), 6-3

Order of finish: 2,3,1

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