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Falcons Fall to Eastern Washington, 5-2
Air Force hosts Denver on Sunday

Johnny Buckingham improved to 2-1 in singles Saturday

Jan. 24, 2009

The Air Force men's tennis team dropped its third straight match to open the 2009 spring season, falling 5-2 to Eastern Washington, 5-2, Saturday at the Academy in the Falcons' home opener. With the victory, EWU improved to 3-3.

EWU took an early 1-0 lead with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches. The Falcon duo of Brett Rodgers and Taylor Soster won the No. 2 match, defeating Art Karas and Kenneth Norling, 8-7(5).

In singles play, the Eagles captured the team match by winning the first four matches. Junior Austin Francis took Kyle Schrader to three sets at the No. l spot before falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. The Eagles won the Nos. 2 through 4 matches in straight sets.

Soster won the No. 5 match, 6-2, 6-4, over Norling, while Johnny Buckingham rallied to win the No. 6 match, 3-6, 6-0, (10-1) over Chad Henninger.

The Falcons host in-state rival University of Denver on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m.

Eastern Washington 5, Air Force 2
Jan. 24, 2009 at USAFA, Colo.

Singles
1. Kyle Schraeder (EWU) def. Austin Francis, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Nico Riego de Dios (EWU) def. Cody Hall, 7-6 (2), 6-3
3. Art Karas (EWU) def. Brett Rodgers, 7-5, 6-1
4. Dan Pez (EWU) def. Mike Gies, 6-4, 6-4
5. Taylor Soster (AFA) def. Kenneth Norling, 6-2, 6-4
6. Johnny Buckingham (AFA) def. Chad Henninger, 3-6, 6-0 (10-1)
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6

Doubles
1. Schraeder/Riego De Dios (EWU) def. Francis / Hall, 8-4
2. Rodgers/Soster (AFA) def. Karas / Norling, 8-7 (5)
3. Pez/Anderson (EWU) def. Gies / Buckingham, 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

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