Air Force Academy

Mancinelli dropped the first set in a see-saw tiebreaker to Sanabria, 10-8, before capturing the final two sets in the No. 5 singles match. He improved his singles record to 14-1 this season. Falcon Doug Fike had tied the team match at 3-all by winning the No. 6 singles match, 6-3, 6-4, over UCF's Ryan Winter.

Central Florida, which fell to 9-3 this season, took a 3-2 lead when No. 1 player Federico Camacho and No. 3 William Guerin won their matches within seconds of each other. Camacho defeated Eric Pittman, 6-2, 7-5, while Guerin beat Rene Ramirez, 6-4, 7-6. Air Force's Chris Zielinski captured the No. 4 match with a 6-3, 7-6, decision over Gabriel Strangberg, winning the second-set tiebreaker 13-11.

Air Force, now 12-4, started strong by winning all three doubles matches. Chris Zielinski paired with his brother, Greg, to defeat Strangberg and Catalin Bradu, 9-8, at the No. 1 position. The Zielinski's are 14-1 this season and 10-1 at No.1 doubles. Pittman and Mancinelli won 8-2 at No. 2 doubles while Ramirez and Kyle Rainey captured the No. 3 match, 8-6.

The Falcons conclude their nine-match home stand tomorrow (Mar. 19) by hosting Loyola Marymount at 10 a.m.

Match Summary

Air Force 4, Central Florida 3

Singles
        
1.      Federico Camacho (UCF)  def.    Eric Pittman    	6-2, 7-5
2.      Catalin Bradu (UCF)     def.    Kyle Rainey     	6-2, 6-3
3.      William Guerin (UCF)    def.    Rene Ramirez    	6-4, 7-6 (4)
4.      Chris Zielinski  (AFA)  def.    Gabriel Strangberg      6-3, 7-6 (11)
5.      Justin Mancinelli (AFA) def.    Augusto Sanabria        6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3
6.      Doug Fike (AFA) 	def.    Ryan Winter     	6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1.      C. Zielinski/Greg Zielinski (AFA)       def.    Bradu/Strangberg 9-8
2.      Pittman/Mancinelli (AFA)                def.    Camacho/Sanabria 8-2
3.      Rainey/Ramirez          		def.    Guerin/Winter   8-6