Air Force Academy

March 25, 2007

The Air Force women's tennis team split a pair of matches on Sunday, falling to 54th-ranked UNLV, 7-0, before defeating Southern Utah by the same score. With the split, the Falcons are 10-9 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference this season.

UNLV began the day by taking three doubles matches for one team point. The top Lady Rebel team, 35th-ranked Elena Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva, led off the matches with an 8-1 victory over senior Kelly Morgan and sophomore Christine Abayan.

In singles play, Gantcheva raced past Lauren Wilson 6-3, 6-2 at the top spot. UNLV also won the other five singles matches in straight sets.

In the afternoon match, Air Force swept all nine matches, including an exciting, 8-7 victory at No. 1 doubles by Wilson and Morgan at the top doubles spot. The Falcons then won all six singles matches in straight sets. The best match was at the No. 3 spot, where sophomore Meghan Kiser beat Shanna Docherty, 7-6, 6-4.

The Falcons continue MWC action next weekend with matches against BYU, Utah and Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo.

#54 UNLV 7, AIR FORCE 0
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

SINGLES:
1. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Lauren Wilson (AFA) 6-3, 6-2
2. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Christine Abayan (AFA) 6-1, 6-3
3. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Meghan Kiser (AFA) 6-3, 6-0
4. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Kelly Morgan (AFA) 6-2, 6-1
5. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Karissa Walker (AFA) 6-2, 6-3
6. Alisa Razina (UNLV) def. Erlyn Rudico (AFA) 6-2, 6-1

Air Force 7, Southern Utah 0
At Bally's, Las Vegas

SINGLES
1. Lauren Wilson (USAFA) def. Carmen Blanco 6-0, 6-0
2. Christine Abayan (USAFA) def. Lelia Kanuha, 6-3, 6-0
3. Meghan Kiser (USAFA) def. Shanna Docherty, 7-6 (6), 6-4
4. Kelly Morgan (USAFA) def. Emmi Bulloch, 6-2, 6-3
5. Jennifer Walters (USAFA) def. Deena Jenson, 6-1, 6-1
6. Erlyn Rudico (USAFA) def. Casie Brooks, 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES
1. Morgan/Wilson (USAFA) def. Kanuha/Jenson, 8-7 (2)
2. Shortridge/Walters (USAFA) def. Blanco/Docherty, 8-6
3. Kiser/Rudico (USAFA) def. Bulloch/Brooks, 8-6