Air Force Earns First-Ever Win at UNLV

Air Force men's tennis had a historic night, defeating UNLV 4-3 in Mountain West action Saturday night at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas, Nev. It was the first-ever win over UNLV (12-13, 1-4 MW) in Las Vegas for the Falcons and their 14 wins on the season is the most for the program since 2005.

The Falcons took the doubles point with a pair of wins, including a tiebreaking win to clinch the point. Jonathan Mascagni and Arjun Kersten opened with a win at No. 2 over Atherton/Sauer 6-3. After the Falcons dropped the No. 3 match, Robert Baylon and Jordan Azuma won at No. 1 over Brodney/Dabic 7-6 (7-5).

In singles, the Falcons rallied back from a 3-2 deficit by pulling out wins at No. 5 and 2 to complete the comeback.

UNLV opened with wins at No. 1 and 6 singles to jump ahead 2-1. Kersten won at No. 3 over Zac Brodney in three sets, including the tiebreaker in the third set, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to tie it up.

The Rebels then went back up 3-2 with a win at No. 4. Justin Waldman then re-tied the match up at 3-3 with a win at No. 5 over Zach Garner 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3). Jonathan Mascagni then won at No. 2 over Jordan Sauer in three sets, including the tiebreaker in the third set, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).

Air Force improved to 14-8, 2-3 MW. It is the winningest season in the Dan Oosterhous era, spanning 13 seasons.

The Falcons close out the regular season on Thursday, April 21, hosting Utah State.

Air Force vs. UNLV - AF 4-3
Doubles:
1. Robert Baylon/Jordan Azuma (AF) def. Zac Brodney/Milos Dabic (UNLV) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Jonathan Mascagni/Arjun Kersten (AF) def. Jackson Atherton/Jordan Sauer (UNLV) 6-3
3. Christopher Bulus/Zach Garner (UNLV) def. Justin Waldman/Nick Vroman (AF) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles:
1. #78 Christopher Bulus (UNLV) def. Robert Baylon (AF) 6-2, 6-3
2. Jonathan Mascagni (AF) def. Jordan Sauer (UNLV) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Arjun Kersten (AF) def. Zac Brodney (UNLV) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Milos Dabic (UNLV) def. Nick Vroman (AF) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
5. Justin Waldman (AF) def. Zach Garner (UNLV) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
6. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Brian Garcia (AF) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,6,3,4,5,2

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Azuma

Robert Baylon

Brian Garcia

Arjun Kersten

Jonathan Mascagni

Nick Vroman

Justin Waldman