Men’s Tennis Falls 4-3 at Sacramento State

Air Force men's tennis (4-5) dropped a 4-3 match at Sacramento State (3-9) Thursday afternoon at the Sacramento State Campus Tennis Courts in Sacramento, Calif.

The Falcons dropped the doubles point and went 3-3 in singles in the setback.

Air Force went 1-2 in doubles. The No. 1 doubles duo of Jamie Bautista and Paul Hendrix fell to Mark Keki and Liam Liles 6-2. The Falcons tied it up at No. 2 as Jordan Azuma and Robert Baylon defeated Jan Silva and Michael Vizcarra 6-3. The Falcons lost at No. 3 as Jonathan Mascagni and Sean McKendree fell 7-5 to Carlos Rodriguez and Rudolfs Aksenoks.

In singles, the Falcons rallied back to tie at 2-2 and 3-3 before dropping the final match.

Sacramento State went up 2-0 after Baylon fell at No. 3 to Lyles 6-4, 6-3. The Falcons rallied back to tie it up with wins at No. 6 and No. 5. Nick Vroman won at No. 6 over Rodriguez 6-1, 6-2 and Sean McKendree won at No. 5 over Silva 6-4, 6-3.

The Falcons then fell behind 3-2 after Hendrix dropped his No. 1 match to Keki 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

Air Force tied it back up at 3-3 after Waldman won at No. 2 over Vizcarra 6-2, 7-5. Jonathan Mascagni then fell at No. 4 against Aksenoks 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Air Force returns to action tomorrow, March 26, at Nevada.

Air Force vs. Sacramento State
Doubles
Keki, Mark/Liles, Liam (SAC) def. Jamie Bautista/Paul Hendrix (AF) 6-2
Jordan Azuma/Robert Baylon (AF) def. Silva, Jan/Vizcarra, Michael (SAC) 6-3
Rodriguez, Carlos/Aksenoks, Rudolfs (SAC) def. Jonathan Mascagni/Sean McKendree (AF) 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
Keki, Mark (SAC) def. Paul Hendrix (AF) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Justin Waldman (AF) def. Vizcarra, Michael (SAC) 6-2, 7-5
Liles, Liam (SAC) def. Robert Baylon (AF) 6-4, 6-3
Aksenoks, Rudolfs (SAC) def. Jonathan Mascagni (AF) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Sean McKendree (AF) def. Silva, Jan (SAC) 6-4, 6-3
Nick Vroman (AF) def. Rodriguez, Carlos (SAC) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 3,6,5,1,2,4)

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Azuma

Jamie Bautista

Robert Baylon

Paul Hendrix

Jonathan Mascagni

Sean McKendree

Nick Vroman

Justin Waldman

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