Women’s Tennis Set to Host Idaho Thursday Evening

Air Force (1-3) vs. Idaho (0-0)
Cadet East Gym | USAFA, Colo.
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 – 5:00 p.m.
Air Force | Idaho
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Riding of its first team win of the dual season, the Air Force women's tennis team returns to USAFA for a standalone match against Idaho Thursday evening in the Cadet East Gym.

Falcons at a Glance:
Air Force is currently led by reigning Mountain West Player of the Week Sydney Fitch. Fitch is 4-0 on court one in doubles play with partner Alexis Odom to open the dual season, along with notching a pair of back-to-back singles wins versus Creighton and North Dakota.

In singles, Freshman Arianna Van Houweling is 3-1 on court six. The Jan. 25 Mountain West Freshman of the Week has earned all three match wins in straight sets, including a 6-1, 6-3 win against Colorado in the Falcons' spring opening weekend.

Last Time Out:
The Air Force women's tennis team closed its first road trip of the spring dual season on a high note, defeating host North Dakota, 5-2.c

The Falcons opened the day with their fourth-consecutive doubles victory, earned by Sydney Fitch/Alexis Odom and Courtney Swift/Andrea Le on courts one and three. Fitch/Odom defeated North Dakota's Sapir Sela/Andrea Jansson, 6-3, improving to 4-0 on the top flight for the Falcons; Le/Swift claimed a 6-4 victory over UND's Charlotte Bowles/Nyah Kauders, going 2-0 on the weekend and improving to 2-1 as a pair on court three as the Falcon pair clinched a 1-0 Air Force lead heading into singles play.

Freshman Arianna Van Houweling on court six struck first in singles, defeating UND's Angela Georgieva, 6-0, 6-3, improving to 3-1 on the year. All three of Van Houweling's victories have been earned in straight sets.

Swift was next up on line four, taking a straight-set victory over UND's Jansson after battling to a 7-5 win in her first set. Swift, making her dual singles debut over the weekend, notched her first singles victory of the season on Sunday.

After falling in her first set 6-1 on court three against Nore Heinitz, Flodin claimed 6-1 and 6-4 wins down the final two sets.

On court one, Fitch battled to a 7-5, 7-6 win over Sela, recording her second victory of the spring.

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