Air Force Academy

Feb. 13, 2009

The Air Force women's tennis team evened its record at 5-5 Friday with a pair of victories at the Academy. The Falcons opened the day with an impressive 5-2 victory over Montana, then defeated Metro State, 7-0.

In the first match, Air Force won the doubles point for the third consecutive match. The Falcons captured wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots. Junior Erlyn Rudico and sophomore Katrina Eromin won at the top spot, 8-6, over Liz Walker and Martyna Nowak, while sophomore Christen Monreal and freshman Allie Chermel won their fourth consecutive match, downing Kayla Moyse and Lauren Gibson, 8-1, at No. 3.

The No. 2 doubles match was a thriller, as Montana's duo of Amanda and Rebecca Bran pulled out a 9-8 win over senior Christine Abayan and Sarah Cassman, winning the tiebreaker 11-9.

Air Force kept the momentum in singles play, winning four of the six matches, all in straight sets. Monreal defeated Amanda Bran, 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, while Chermel won at No. 3 singles, beating Nowak, 6-4, 6-1. Eromin clinched the team match with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Moyse at No. 5 and freshman Shannon Young picked up her second career dual match win by defeating Gibson, 7-6, 6-0 at the No. 6 position.

In the nightcap, Air Force dominated the three doubles matches, including an 8-5 victory by Rudico and Eromin at the No. 1 spot over Amanda Bowling and Mitra Hirad. The Falcons also cruised in singles play, winning five of the six matches in straight sets. The No. 6 match went three sets before freshman Shelley Johnson defeated Alexis Alverez.

Air Force 5, Montana 2
Feb. 13, 2009 at USAFA, Colo.

Singles:
1. Liz Walker (UM) def. Christine Abayan, 6-1, 6-2
2. Christen Monreal (AF) def. Amanda Bran, 6-3, 6-1
3. Allie Chermel (AF) def. Martyna Nowak, 6-4, 6-1
4. Rebecca Bran (UM) def. Sarah Cassman, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
5. Katrina Eromin (AF) def. Kayla Moyse, 7-5, 6-1
6. Shannon Young (AF) def. Lauren Gibson, 7-6(5), 6-0

Doubles:
1. Erlyn Rudico / Eromin (AF) def. Walker / Nowak, 8-6
2. Bran / Bran (UM) def. Cassman / Abayan, 9-8(9)
3. Chermel / Monreal (AF) def. Moyse / Gibson, 8-1

Air Force 7, Metro State 0
Feb. 13, 2009 at USAFA, Colo.

Singles
1. Christen Monreal (AF) def. Amanda Bowling, 6-2, 6-1
2. Allie Chermel (AF) def. Mitra Hirad, 6-2, 6-1
3. Katrina Eromin (AF) def. April Hirad, 6-0, 6-0
4. Sarah Cassman (AF) def. Miriam Evangelista, 6-1, 6-0
5. Shannon Young (AF) def. Kathleen Thompson, 6-2, 6-1
6. Shelly Johnson (AF) def. Alexis Alverez, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0

Doubles
1. Eromin / Erlyn Rudico (AF) def. Bowling / M. Hirad, 8-5
2. Monreal / Chermel (AF) def. A. Hirad / Evangelista, 8-1
3. Cassman / Samantha Sarkis (AF) def. Alverez / Thompson, 8-0