Air Force Academy

Oct. 10, 2010

The Air Force men's tennis team completed the second day at two separate tournaments Friday. Eight players are playing at the UNM Balloon Fiesta Classic, while four others are at the Boise State Fall Classic.

Both doubles team advanced to the semifinals of the Boise State Fall Classic Saturday. Senior Taylor Soster and freshman Alex Grubbs made it to the semis of the Blue flight, while sophomore Lance Wilhelm and freshman Andy Jackson did the same in the Orange flight.

At the UNM Balloon Fiesta Classic, freshman Steven Young will play in the finals of the "B" singles flight after defeating Ben Lantz of Northern Arizona, 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals and Josh Brown of Northern Arizona, 6-2, 6-0 in the semis.

Air Force Results
Boise State Fall Classic
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010

Blue Singles
Round of 16
Zhia Hwa Chong (GONZ) def. Lance Wilhelm (AF), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Consolation
Michael Gilliland (BSU) def. Taylor Soster (AF), 6-3, 6-1
Jake Asplund (USU) def. Alex Grubbs (AF), 6-2, 4-6, 10-5

Orange Singles
Consolation
Andy Jackson (AF) def. Lander Jewett (MSU), 6-1, 7-6
Jason Bendiones (SEATTLE) def. Jackson (AF), 6-3, 6-3

Blue Doubles
Round of 16
Soster / Grubbs (AF) def. Mosquera / Perez (GONZ), 8-2

Quarterfinals
Soster / Grubbs (AF) def. Martin / Thorp (PORT), 8-5

Orange Doubles
Round of 16
Wilhelm / Jackson (AF) def. Navarro / Henninger (EWU), default

Quarterfinals
Wilhelm / Jackson (AF) def. Sheldon / Walsh (BSU), 8-4

Flight A Singles
Quarterfinals
Phil Anderson (UNM) def. Lucas-Marin-Salcedo (AF), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1

Consolation
Matej Stakne (NMSU) def. Alex Lineberry (AF), 6-2, 7-5
Alex Beaussart (AF) def. David Flodberg (NAU), 6-4, 6-4
Rob Pezzutto (NAU) def. Beaussart (AF), 6-2, 6-1
Marin-Salcedo (AF) def. Rodrigo Almeida (WNMU), 6-3, 7-6

Flight B Singles
Quarterfinals
Steven Young (AF) def. Ben Lantz (NAU), 6-1, 6-2
Josh Brown (NAU) def. Sam Barnes (AF), 6-0, 6-2
Bruno Ferreira (NAU) def. Stephen Katrein (AF), 7-6, 7-6
Dominic Bermudez (NAU) def. Ali Rizvi (AF), 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

Semifinals
Young (AF) def. Brown (NAU), 6-2, 6-0

Consolation
Michael Moya (UNC) def. Mike Tope (AF), 6-0, 6-2
Tope (AF) def. Jose Cobo (NMMI), 7-5, 6-3
Barnes (AF) def. Lantz (NAU), 6-4, 6-0
Katrein (AF) def. Rizvi (AF), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Doubles
Consolation
Lucas Marin-Salcedo / Alex Lineberry (AF) def. Bryan Cabriales / Joshua Lup (NMMI), 8-1
Flodberg / Pezzutto (NAU) def. Marin-Salcedo / Lineberry (AF), 8-3
Patrick Schimmelbauer / Josh Brown (NAU) def. Alex Beaussart / Sam Barnes (AF), 8-5
Sinom Hegelund (DU) / Angel Alvarez (UNM) def. Ali Rizvi / Steven Young (AF), 8-6
Jeff Carlson / Robert Edwards (UNC) def. Stephen Katrein / Mike Tope, 9-8
Barnes / Beaussart (AF) def. Rizvi / Young (AF), 8-5
Morales / Stakne (NMSU) def. Katrein / Tope, 8-6