Falcons Fall to St. Mary's College, 6-1
    Air Force now 11-8 this season

    Freshman Mike Youn won the No. 3 singles match for AFA Tuesday
    Freshman Mike Youn won the No. 3 singles match for AFA Tuesday

    March 28, 2007

    The Air Force men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to St. Mary's College Tuesday in Moraga, Calif. The Falcons, whose match against the University of San Francisco on Monday was postponed due to weather, fell to 11-8 this season.

    SMC opened the match by winning all three doubles matches, including a dramatic, 8-7 victory a the No. 2 spot by Achim Christner and Yury Platanov over Falcon freshmen Brett Rodgers and Mike Youn.

    In singles play, Youn captured the only victory for Air Force, downing Platanov, 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 3 position. St. Mary's won four of the singles matches in straight sets, while the No. 6 match was stretched to three sets before SMC' Alp Ozpinar beat AFA freshman Austin Francis, 6-0, 6-7(6), (10-2).

    The Falcons play UC Davis on Thursday, March 29 at 2 p.m. in Davis, Calif.

    St. Mary's (CA) 6, Air Force 1
    Mar 27, 2007 at Moraga, CA

    Singles
    1. Andre Sion (SMC) def. Robby Alexander (AF) 6-4, 6-2
    2. Adam Fauvre (SMC) def. Brett Rodgers (AF) 6-1, 6-3
    3. Mike Youn (AF) def. Yury Platanov (SMC) 7-5, 6-3
    4. Achim Christner (SMC) def. Keith Cronican (AF) 6-3, 7-5
    5. Andrea Zannoni (SMC) def. Ryan White (AF) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
    6. Alp Ozpinar (SMC) def. Austin Francis (AF) 6-0, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-2)

    Doubles
    1. Andre Sion/Adam Fauvre (SMC) def. Robby Alexander/Ryan White (AF) 8-2
    2. Achim Christner/Yury Platanov (SMC) def. Brett Rodgers/Mike Youn (AF) 8-7 (7-4)
    3. Alp Ozpinar/Andrea Zannoni (SMC) def. Keith Cronican/James Tomlin (AF) 8-6

     

     

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