Air Force Academy

The Falcons, 12-11 this season, earned the doubles point with three dominant wins. Kristel Chuntraruk and Gina Black started things off with an 8-3 victory over Gija Geme and Megan McCoy at No. 1 doubles. Brooke Parsons and Laura Nigro followed suit at the No. 2 position, defeating Magui Cibils and Candice Meyer, 8-3. Heather Shelby and Kelli O'Bryant completed the sweep for the Falcons, beating Siobhan Byrne and Cherie Pettersson, 8-2, at the No. 3 spot.

Chuntraruk was the only singles casualty for the Falcons, falling to Geme at the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 6-3. Parsons produced the best match of the day, coming from behind to beat Cibils at No. 2, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6. Freshman Laura Nigro posted her 20th victory of the season, defeating Meyer at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-2. Shleby (No. 4) and Ashley Gee (No. 6) recorded straight set victories for the Falcons, while Black won the No. 5 match when Byrne had to retire after the first set.

Air Force travels to Denver tomorrow for a non-conference match against Florida International on Saturday, April 7 at 1:30 p.m. The match will be played at the University of Denver.

Air Force 6, Arkansas State 1

Singles:
1. Gija Geme (ASU) def. Kristel Chuntraruk 6-3, 6-3
2. Brooke Parsons (AFA) def. Magui Cibils 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
3. Laura Nigro (AFA) def. Candice Meyer 6-1, 6-2
4. Heather Shelby (AFA) def. Megan McCoy 6-2, 6-3
5. Gina Black (AFA) def. Siobhan Byrne 6-1, ret.
6. Ashley Gee (AFA) def. Cherie Pettersson 7-6, 6-4

Doubles:
1. Chuntraruk/Black (AFA) def. Geme/McCoy 8-3
2. Parsons/Nigro (AFA) def. Cibils/Meyer 8-3
3. Shelby/Kelli O'Bryant (AFA) def. Byrne/Pettersson 8-2