Air Force Earns Hard-Fought Road Win At #61 GCU, 4-3

Air Force men's tennis rallied to a 4-3 win at #61 Grand Canyon (16-3, 3-1 MW) Wednesday afternoon at the GCU Tennis Facility in Phoenix, Ariz. The Falcons (6-8, 1-1 MW) earned its second win over a ranked opponent this season.

Trailing 2-1 and 3-2, the Falcons rallied back by winning the final two singles matches to come away with the win.

The Falcons won the doubles point to open the match.

Air Force won at No. 3 and No. 2 doubles for the opening point. Alec Fritzinger and Matthew Staton won at No. 3 over Hohmann/Pade 6-1. Cadet Lee and Langdon Tingleaf then clinched the doubles point with the win at No. 2 over Berand/Loizas 6-3.

In singles, GCU opened with wins at No. 5 and No. 3 to go ahead 2-1.

Tyler Leaird then won at No. 6 over Charlie Pade in straight sets 7-6 (3), 6-3 to tie the match up. GCU went back ahead with the win at No. 4 to make it 3-2.

The Falcons refused to go away, as Jack Brown tied the match up a 3-3 with his come-from-behind win at No. 2 over Andreas Loaizas. After dropping the first set, Deaton came back to win 2-6, 6-3. 7-5.

In the final singles match, Phillip Deaton out-lasted Tristan Berand at No. 1 in a three-set match that went to a tiebreaker in all three sets. After giving up the first set, Moore won the final two sets 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to pull out the win.

Head Coach Evan Urbina recapping the match:
"Today was a total team effort. GCU is well coached and very tough, and they've won a lot this year. We've been playing well this week, and knew we needed to compete until the end, and that's exactly what Phil did. He saved a few match points and played within himself and aggressive enough in some key moments to put pressure on his opponent. Doubles was massive, and we just stayed tough and resilient from the start. Tyler getting us on the board in straight sets was awesome. He has been playing great tennis this entire week. Jack served out his match with one of his best service games I've seen! I know he enjoyed being back in his home state. Thrilled for the team to get another ranked win this year, especially on the road. Looking forward to home conference matches on Friday and Sunday. Go Falcons!"

Air Force returns to action Friday, March 27 hosting #64 at Boise State.

Air Force vs. GCU (GCU 4-3)
Singles
Phillip Deaton (AF) def. Tristan Berand (GCU) 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7-5)
Jack Brown (AF) def. Andreas Loaizas (GCU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Diordan Macababbad (GCU) def. Langdon Tingleaf (AF) 6-2, 7-5
Daniel Jankoski (GCU) def. Alec Fritzinger (AF) 7-5, 6-4
Brice Patoux (GCU) def. Matthew Staton (AF) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Tyler Leaird (AF) def. Charlie Pade (GCU) vs. 7-6 (3), 6-3
Order: 5, 3, 6, 4, 2, 1

Doubles
Daniel Jankoski and Brice Patoux (GCU) vs. Jack Brown and Tyler Leaird (AF) 5-3, unfinished
Caden Lee and Langdon Tingleaf (AF) def. Tristan Berand and Andrea Loizas (GCU) 6-3
Alec Fritzinger and Matthew Staton (AF) def. Tim Hohmann and Charlie Pade (GCU) 6-1
Order: 3, 2

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