Air Force Falls At Creighton Friday

Air Force men's tennis (1-1) dropped a 4-3 contest at Creighton (3-0) Friday at night at the Hanscom Tennis Courts in Omaha, Neb.

The Falcons dropped the doubles point after a tough doubles match that went deep into the tiebreaker. The Falcons opened doubles with AJ Moore and Langdon Tingleaf winning at No. 2 over Yuma Daijima and Kirtan Patel 6-4. Creighton rallied by Rocky McKenzie and Jack McMahon winning at No. 1 over Jack Brown and Tyler Leaird 6-4. The point came down to three doubles, where Zachary Kuo and Mathis Dahler outlasted Phillip Deaton and Alec Fritzinger 7-6 (13-11).

Air Force split singles play with Creighton at 3-3.

Creighton took the first singles point with a win at No. 1. The Falcons fought back by winning the next two singles matches to pull to a tie at 2-2. Fritzinger won at No. 4 over Kuo in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Moore then won at No. 3 over McKenzie in straight sets 6-4, 6-1.

Creighton won the next two to clinch. The Jays won at No. 6 and No. 5. The Falcons capped the day with Brown winning at No. 2 over Patel, coming back down a set to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Air Force returns to action Sunday, Feb. 1 at Nebraska.

Air Force vs. Creighton Results (CU, 4-3)
Doubles
Rocky McKenzie and Jack McMahon (CU) def. Jack Brown and Tyler Leaird (AF) 6-4
AJ Moore and Langdon Tingleaf (AF) def. Yuma Daijim and Kirtan Patel 6-4
Zachary Kuo and Mathis Dahler (CU) def. Phillip Deaton and Alec Fritzinger (AF) 7-6 (13-11)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
Yuma Daijima (CU) def. Phillip Deaton (AF) 6-4, 6-1
Jack Brown (AF) def. Kirtan Patel (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
AJ Moore (AF) def. Rocky McKenzie (CU) 6-4, 6-1
Alec Fritzinger (AF) def. Zachary Kuo (CU) 6-1, 6-2
Mathis Dahler (CU) def. Langdon Tingleaf (AF) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Jack McMahon (CU) def. Matthew Staton (AF) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 2

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Players Mentioned

Jack Brown

Phillip Deaton

Alec Fritzinger

Tyler Leaird

AJ Moore

Matthew Staton

Langdon Tingleaf

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