Falcons Drop 6-1 Decision to Central Florida
    AFA has nine-match win streak halted

    Freshman Lance Wilhelm improved to 12-1 Thursday
    Freshman Lance Wilhelm improved to 12-1 Thursday

    March 25, 2010

    The Air Force men’s tennis team had its nine-match winning streak snapped Thursday with a 6-1 loss to Central Florida at the UCF Tennis Complex. Freshman Lance Wilhelm posted the only win for Air Force, winning the No. 1 singles match. The Falcons fell to 10-3 this season, while UCF improved to 8-5.

     

    The Knights began the day by sweeping the doubles competition, then won five of the six singles contests. At the top doubles spot, Marc Rocafort and Blaze Schwartz posted an 8-4 triumph over Brett Rodgers and Taylor Soster, snapping the Falcon duo’s 11-match winning streak. UCF also got doubles wins from Johan Beigart and Joe Delinks, 8-4 over Wilhelm and Austin Francis at No. 2, and Brock Sakey and Eugene Dolgovykh, 8-6 over Alex Beaussart and Sam Barnes at No. 3.


     

     

     

    Wilhelm improved to 12-1 and won his seventh straight match with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over Rocafort, but that would be it for the Falcons. The No. 2 match was one of two to go three sets as Cludio Romano defeated Francis, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0. The other three-setter was at the No. 4 spot, where Nino Hasandedic rallied to beat Rodgers, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2.

     

    Air Force returns to action on Sunday, March 28 against Illinois State at the Academy. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

     

    Central Florida 6, Air Force 1

     

    Singles

    1. Lance Wilhelm (AFA) def. Marc Rocafort, 7-6, 7-6
    2.     Claudio Romano (UCF) def. Austin Francis    , 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
    3.     Blaze Schwartz (UCF) def. Taylor Soster    , 6-2, 6-0
    4.     Nino Hasandedic (UCF) def. Brett Rodgers    , 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
    5.     Johan Beigart (UCF) def. Vinni Lodolo    , 6-0, 6-1
    6.     Mario Samson (UCF) def. Alex Beaussart    , 6-2, 7-5

     

    Doubles
    1. Rocafort     / Schwartz (UCF) def. Rodgers / Soster,     8-4
    2. Beigart     / Joe Delinks (UCF) def. Francis / Wilhelm,     8-4
    3.     Brock Sakey / Eugene Dolgovykh (UCF) def. Sam Barnes / Beaussart, 8-6

     

     

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