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3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Air Force defeated Missouri-Kansas City, 4-0, Sunday afternoon in a non-conference women's tennis match at the Cadet Gymnasium Indoor Tennis Courts at the Academy. The victory improves the Falcons to 3-0 on a four-match home swing this weekend. The Falcons close it out Sunday evening vs. Metro State beginning at 5 p.m.
The Falcons won the doubles point, posting victories at No. 1 and 2. TJ Fumagalli and Elizabeth Barnickel beat Melinda Johnson and Yana Grechkina, 6-0, while Chloe Forlini and Jocelle Rudico were 6-1 winners over Mariam Kurasbediani and Thanushree Vale at No. 2.
Fumagalli picked up a win at No. 2 singles, beating Johnson, 6-0, 6-0, while Barnickel beat Kurasbediani, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 3. Nadeen Lieberman clinched it for the Falcons with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Marina Albert at No. 4.
The Falcons improved to 9-6 overall this season with the win.
Air Force Women's Tennis Summary
Cadet Gymnasium Indoor Tennis Courts
Sunday, March 6, 2017
Air Force 4, UMKC 0
Singles
1 - Chloe Forlini (AF) vs. Aliona Ladutska (UMKC), 2-6, 6-0, 1-3 DNF
2 - TJ Fumagalli (AF) def. Melinda Johnson (UMKC), 6-0, 6-0
3 - Elizabeth Barnickel (AF) def. Mariam Kurasbediani (UMKC), 7-6, 6-2
4 - Nadeen Lieberman (AF) def. Marina Albert (UMKC), 6-2, 6-4
5 - Lily Forlini (AF) vs. Yana Grechkina (UMKC), 5-1 DNF
6 - Jocelle Rudico (AF) vs. Katie Fries (UMKC), 2-2 DNF
Doubles
1 - Fumagalli/Barnickel (AF) def. Johnson/Grechkina (UMKC), 6-0
2 - C. Forlini/Rudico (AF) def. Kurasbediani/Thanushree Vale (UMKC), 6-1
3 - L. Forlini/Liberman (AF) vs. Ladutska/Albert (UMKC), 4-1 DNF
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