Air Force Falls to BYU, 5-0, at MWC Championships


    The Air Force women's tennis team lost to top-seeded BYU in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Championships Thursday, 5-0. The Falcons, seeded eighth, will face fifth-seeded Utah in the consolation round on Friday in San Diego, Calif.

    BYU earned the doubles point with identical 8-1 victories at No. 2 and 3 doubles. The Cougars then came out in singles play with wins at No. 1, 3, 4 and 6 singles. No. 112-ranked Lauren Jones defeated Kat Bushey at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-2, while Rebecca Pike defeated Erika Shortridge at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-0. BYU dropped just 13 games in its four singles wins.

    #1 BYU 5, #8 Air Force 0
    April 28, San Diego, Calif.
    MWC Championships -- First Round

    Singles
    1. #112 Lauren Jones (BYU) def. Kat Bushey (AF), 6-3, 6-2
    2. Olga Boulytcheva (BYU) vs. Karissa Walker (AF), 6-1, DNF
    3. Anastasia Sourkova (BYU) def. Lauren Wilson (AF), 6-1, 6-2
    4. Sofia Holden (BYU) def. Kelly Morgan (AF), 6-1, 6-2
    5. Dolly Chang (BYU) vs. Lisa Vaccaro (AF), 6-1, 4-1, DNF
    6. Rebecca Pike (BYU) def. Erika Shortridge (AF), 6-2, 6-0

    Doubles
    1. Sourkova/Jenny Miccoli (BYU) vs. Bushey/Walker (AF), 7-3, DNF
    2. Chang/Jones (BYU) def. Erika Shortridge/Wilson (AF), 8-1
    3. Boulytcheva/Holden (BYU) def. Tomkie/Crail (AF), 8-1
     

     

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