Women’s Tennis Takes Down Idaho, 5-2

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force women's tennis team downed Idaho, 5-2 on Thursday evening in the Cadet East Gym.

The Falcons (2-3) remain unbeaten as a team in doubles play, taking wins on courts two and three to improve to 5-0 since the open of dual play. On line two, Abby Cotuna/Isabella Flodin defeated Idaho's Lena Beckx/Valentina Rodas, 6-1. Improving to 3-0 as pair. Andrea Le/Courtney Swift swept Jayanne Palma/Selin Sepkin, 6-0, for their third-straight win on the third flight, improving to 3-1.

On court one in singles, senior Sydney Fitch earned her third-consecutive win, defeating Idaho's Annabel Davis in a 6-3, 7-5 straight-set victory.
On court two, Alexis Odom took a 7-5, 6-4 win over Rodas, marking her second dual singles win of the season.

On flight three, Flodin earned her second-straight win downing Rachelle Starreveld in a three-set battle, taking both the first and third sets at 7-5.

Arianna Van Houweling improved to 4-1 in singles play, taking down Palma in 7-5 in a first-set tiebreak, before dispatching of her opponent 6-1 in the final set. All four of Van Houweling's victories on court six have been earned in straight sets.

Words From Head Coach Kim Gidley:
"Each week we have competed, we have faced some type of adversity. This week the challenge involved short sleep due to a 30-hour return trip from North Dakota because of weather and tough academic week for the team. Each week the team has battled through similar conditions, and it continues to just make them tougher.

"Our doubles continues to improve, and as a coach you love to see the progress. Our No. 3 team of Le/Swift fought for every point on the way to a dominant 6-0 win, and Flodin/Cotuna clinched on a convincing 6-1 win for themselves.

"In singles, the team came out on fire, winning all first sets on courts one through four, really setting the tone early on and showing great leadership across the top half of the lineup.

"It was the line three match with Flodin that clinched the team win on a come-from-behind third set.

"This team has been pushed and challenged every step of the way so far, and it will be exciting to see how they continue to develop and grow as the season progresses."

Next up, Air Force women's tennis heads to the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. to face FIU on Feb. 18 and making a return appearance on College Match Day Feb. 18, facing Navy.

#1 Fitch / Odom (AF) vs. Davis/Starreveld - Unfinished
#2 Flodin/Cotuna (AF) def. Beckx/Rodas, 6-1
#3 Swift/Le (AF) def. Palma/Sepken, 6-0

#1 Fitch (AF) def. Davis 6-3, 7-5
#2 Odom def. (AF) Rodas 7-5, 6-4
#3 Flodin (AF) def. Starreveld 7-5,1-6,7-5
#4 Dowse (Idaho) def. Cotuna, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6
#5 Swift (AF) vs. Sepken 1-6, 7-5, Unfinished
#6 Van Houweling (AF) def. Palma, 7-5, 6-1

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Abby Cotuna

Sydney Fitch

Isabella Flodin

Andrea Le

Alexis Odom

Courtney Swift

Arianna Van Houweling

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