Thursday, March 12
USAFA, Colo.
11:30 AM MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Davidson
Women’s Tennis Opens Three-Match Weekend at Home
3/11/2026 4:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Air Force Women's Tennis is back in action, opening a packed weekend of tennis hosting Davidson on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. MT. The Falcons open Mountain West competition on Friday, taking on Nevada at 11 a.m. and cap a three-match weekend on Sunday with UNLV at 11 a.m.
Air Force at a Glance:
The 2-9 Falcons seek a second-consecutive win with the opportunity to build momentum ahead of the start of Mountain West play. Air Force currently is 13-37 in singles play with senior Arianna Van Houweling leading the way at 4-0. In doubles, the Falcons are 11-16, having picked up the doubles point in three of their last four matches. No. 64 Abby Cotuna/Sofia Mavor (3-2) and Arianna Van Houweling/Shivaani Selvan (4-3) pace the Falcons in doubles play.
Last Time Out:
Air Force picked up a dominant 5-0 victory on March 6 over South Dakota, marking its first dual home win of the 2026 spring season.
Air Force opened the evening scoring a swift doubles victory. On line two, senior Arianna Van Houweling/Shivaani Selvan earned a 6-3 win against South Dakota's Selena Bird/Ava Doddridge marking the duo's fourth win this spring. Sophomore Maya Michalski and freshman Jariahlyn Rhoades scored their second-straight win, defeating Natalia Alves de Lima/Keta Shavishvili 6-1. Air Force scored a 1-0 advantage with the doubles win, earning the Falcons' third doubles point in the last four matches.
In singles, Air Force pushed forward and never looked back, scoring straight-set wins on courts one through six on the way to the Falcons' first the shutout win of the season.
On line one, senior Abby Cotuna defeated Coyote Selena Bird, 6-3, 6-2, securing her third dual singles win.
Van Houweling remained perfect in singles competition, downing Kayleigh Didderiens, 6-0, 6-2, scoring her third 6-0 shutout set this season and improving to 4-0. Didderiens was seeking a third-straight win in the match after a two-set win over Wyoming's Eugenia Ceinos and 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 win in a match against Northern Iowa.
Mavor, on line three, picked up her first dual singles victory this season with a 6-2, 6-1 win over USD's Anna Medvyedyeva.
Freshman Yule Kang scored her third dual singles win, improving to 9-9 in 2025-26. Kang defeated Coyote Cassy Marra, 6-4, 6-2, rounding out an across-the-board win for the Falcons on Friday night.
Looking Ahead:
Air Force Women's Tennis embarks on a four-match road swing, facing San Jose State (March 20), Fresno State (March 22), Grand Canyon (March 27) and San Diego State (March 29) returning to the Academy to host Wyoming (Apr. 2) and Colorado State (Apr. 4).
Air Force at a Glance:
The 2-9 Falcons seek a second-consecutive win with the opportunity to build momentum ahead of the start of Mountain West play. Air Force currently is 13-37 in singles play with senior Arianna Van Houweling leading the way at 4-0. In doubles, the Falcons are 11-16, having picked up the doubles point in three of their last four matches. No. 64 Abby Cotuna/Sofia Mavor (3-2) and Arianna Van Houweling/Shivaani Selvan (4-3) pace the Falcons in doubles play.
Last Time Out:
Air Force picked up a dominant 5-0 victory on March 6 over South Dakota, marking its first dual home win of the 2026 spring season.
Air Force opened the evening scoring a swift doubles victory. On line two, senior Arianna Van Houweling/Shivaani Selvan earned a 6-3 win against South Dakota's Selena Bird/Ava Doddridge marking the duo's fourth win this spring. Sophomore Maya Michalski and freshman Jariahlyn Rhoades scored their second-straight win, defeating Natalia Alves de Lima/Keta Shavishvili 6-1. Air Force scored a 1-0 advantage with the doubles win, earning the Falcons' third doubles point in the last four matches.
In singles, Air Force pushed forward and never looked back, scoring straight-set wins on courts one through six on the way to the Falcons' first the shutout win of the season.
On line one, senior Abby Cotuna defeated Coyote Selena Bird, 6-3, 6-2, securing her third dual singles win.
Van Houweling remained perfect in singles competition, downing Kayleigh Didderiens, 6-0, 6-2, scoring her third 6-0 shutout set this season and improving to 4-0. Didderiens was seeking a third-straight win in the match after a two-set win over Wyoming's Eugenia Ceinos and 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 win in a match against Northern Iowa.
Mavor, on line three, picked up her first dual singles victory this season with a 6-2, 6-1 win over USD's Anna Medvyedyeva.
Freshman Yule Kang scored her third dual singles win, improving to 9-9 in 2025-26. Kang defeated Coyote Cassy Marra, 6-4, 6-2, rounding out an across-the-board win for the Falcons on Friday night.
Looking Ahead:
Air Force Women's Tennis embarks on a four-match road swing, facing San Jose State (March 20), Fresno State (March 22), Grand Canyon (March 27) and San Diego State (March 29) returning to the Academy to host Wyoming (Apr. 2) and Colorado State (Apr. 4).
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