Air Force Wins 4-1 On Senior Day Against Wyoming

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force women's tennis closed out the regular season on a high note, with a 4-1 win over Wyoming (7-15, 4-6 MW) in its Mountain West-finale Thursday afternoon at USAFA Outdoor Tennis Courts.

The Falcons sent senior Alexis Odom out with a home win on her final match at the Academy. Odom helped her own cause by clinching the doubles point and earning the win at No. 1 singles. Odom was honored prior to the match as the lone member of the class of 2025.

Air Force took the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3. Sofia Mavor and Shivaani Selvan won at No. 3 over Serina Abriola and Ruby Young 6-1. After Wyoming won at 1, Odom and Maya Michalski won at No. 2 over Dilnaz Mashabayeva and
Ana Kochelaevskaia 7-6. The duo grinded out a 9-7 tiebreaker for the clinching point.

In singles, Michalski started with a dominant win at No. 5 over Young 6-0, 6-1 to put the Falcons ahead 2-0. Odom made it a 3-0 Air Force lead with a come-from-behind win at No. 1 over Ana Kochelaevskaia. After dropping the first set 6-1, Odom rallied with a 6-3 second set and 6-2 third set for the win.

The Cowgirls made it 3-1 with a win at No. 4. Ariana Van Houewling closed out the match with a win at No 2, taking down Elena Trencheva in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (7-1).

Thoughts from head coach Taylor Hollander:
""I'm incredibly proud of every single member of this team. The growth they've shown and the work they've put in all season has been remarkable. Wyoming is always a tough opponent—we greatly respect their program and coaching staff. But our team came ready to compete today and earned this win. To close out the regular season with a strong home record and finish on such a high note is something special. There are so many positives to take from this season—too many to list—but I truly hope our players take the time to enjoy this moment. They've earned it, but its time to bring it for the conference tournament."

UP NEXT:
Air Force returns to action at the Mountain West Championship, running Wed.-Sat., April 23-26 in Las Vegas. The Falcons, playing as the seven-seed, take on 10-seed New Mexico on Wednesday, April 23 in the opening round.

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