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Falcons Drop 5-2 Match to UMKC
AFA hosts Gonzaga on Sunday

Austin Francis won the No. 1 match Saturday vs. UMKC

Jan. 31, 2009

The Air Force men's tennis team dropped a close, 5-2, match to UMKC Saturday at the Academy. With the match tied at 2-all, the final three singles matches came down to a third set, with the Kangaroos winning all three. With the loss, Air Force falls to 0-5 this season.

UMKC took an early 1-0 lead with wins at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles. The Falcon duo of Brett Rodgers and Taylor Soster improved to 3-2 with an 8-6 victory at the No. 2 spot.

Soster evened the match with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Gustavo Guerin at the No. 4 singles spot. After Rodgers lost, 7-5, 7-5, to Serge Ristivojevic at No. 3, Austin Francis made it 2-2 with a 6-3, 7-6 win at the top spot over Brett Berryman.

UMKC's Patrick Smith rallied to win the No. 2 match over Cody Hall, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 and Erwin Quintanilla clinched the match for the Kangaroos by defeating Johnny Buckingham, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 at the No. 6 spot.

The Falcons host Gonzaga on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.

UMKC 5, Air Force 2
Jan. 31, 2009 at USAFA, Colo.

Singles:
#1 Austin Francis (AFA) def. Brett Berryman, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
#2 Patrick Smith (UMKC) def. Cody Hall, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5
#3 Serge Ristivojevic (UMKC) def. Brett Rodgers, 7-5, 7-5
#4 Taylor Soster (AFA) def. Gustavo Guerin, 7-5, 6-4
#5 Dennis Schwarz (UMKC) def. Mike Gies, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
#6 Erwin Quintinalla (UMKC) def. Johnny Buckingham, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5

Doubles:
#1 Berryman/Smith (UMKC) def. Francis/Hall, 8-5
#2 Rodgers/Soster (AFA) def. Quintinalla/Schwarz, 8-6
#3 Guerin/Ristivojevic (UMKC) def. James Tomlin/Alex Beaussart, 8-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

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