Air Force Falls to Wyoming, 6-1, in MWC Opener
    Falcons' four-match winning streak snapped in Laramie

    Junior Lauren Wilson won Air Force's lone match Saturday vs. Wyoming
    Junior Lauren Wilson won Air Force's lone match Saturday vs. Wyoming

    Feb. 3, 2007

    The Air Force women's tennis team opened its 2007 Mountain West Conference schedule Saturday with a 6-1 loss to Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo. The Falcons, who had a four-match winning streak snapped, fell to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in league play.

    Junior Lauren Wilson captured the only individual victory for Air Force, winning the No. 3 singles match, 6-3, 6-2, over Wyoming's Karolina Rowinski. Wilson paired with senior Karissa Walker at No. 2 doubles, but the pair fell to Sarah Summerfield and Corina Lazar, 8-3. Wyoming also won a the Nos. 1 and 3 spots to claim the doubles point.

    Three of the singles matches were extended to three sets, including the No. 1 match, where Summerfield rallied to defeat Falcon sophomore Christine Abayan, the reigning MWC player of the week, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Michelle Brown downed sophomore Meghan Kiser, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot, while Amy Senko beat senior Kelly Morgan, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 5. The Cowgirls won the Nos. 2 and 6 matches in straight sets.

    Air Force is idle for two weeks until its annual Gideon Cup match with service-academy rival Army on Saturday, Feb. 17 at West Point, NY. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (ET).

    Wyoming 6, Air Force 1

    Singles
    1. Sarah Summerfield (WY) def. Christine Abayan (AFA), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
    2. Corina Lazar (WY) def. Karissa Walker (AFA), 6-0, 6-1
    3. Lauren Wilson (AFA) def. Karolina Rowinski (WY), 6-3, 6-2
    4. Michelle Brown (WY) def. Meghan Kiser (AFA), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
    5. Amy Senko (WY) def. Kelly Morgan (AFA), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
    6. Andrea House (WY) def. Erika Shortridge (AFA), 6-1, 6-0

     

     

    Doubles
    1. House/Rowinski (WY) def. Abayan/Kiser (AFA), 8-2
    2. Summerfield/Lazar (WY) def. Walker/Wilson (AFA), 8-3
    3. Brown/Senko (WY) def. Morgan/Shortridge (AFA), 8-4
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