Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Air Force
Men's Tennis Wins Third-Straight
2/17/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
OGDEN, Utah -- The Weber State men's tennis team (4-5) picked up its third-straight win on Sunday with a 6-1 win over the Air Force Academy (5-3) at the Ogden Athletic Club.
The Wildcats swept the doubles matches, winning 8-5 at No. 1, 8-6 in the second spot and 8-4 at No. 3.
In singles, only Fabio Mancarella faltered, dropping a tough three-set match to Brett Rodgers in the No. 1 position. The Wildcats took the two-through-six spots all in straight-sets.
Henning Hipp defeated Austin Francis at No. 2, winning 6-3, 7-6. Sascha Kiehne earned a win at No. 3, downing James Tomlin 6-1, 6-2. Nick Plum beat Taylor Soster 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4, Chris Williams defeated Johnny Buckingham 6-4, 6-4 at No. 5 and Travis Covington dispatched Greg Ferry 6-2, 6-1 in the six spot.
Weber State 6, Air Force 1
Doubles
1 Kiehne/Mancarella (WSU) def. Rodgers/Soster (AFA) 8-5
2 Hipp/Plum (WSU) def. Francis/Tomlin (AFA) 8-6
3 Covington/Marchant (WSU) def. Buckingham and Mike Gies (AFA) 8-4
Singles
1 Brett Rodgers (AFA) def. Mancaralla (WSU) 6-7,7-6,10-7
2 Hipp (WSU) def. Austin Francis (AFA) 6-3,7-6
3 Kiehne (WSU) def. James Tomlin (AFA) 6-1,6-2
4 Plum (WSU) def. Taylor Soster (AFA) 7-5,6-2
5 Williams (WSU) def. Johnny Buckingham (AFA) 6-4,6-4
6 Covington (WSU) def. Greg Ferry (AFA) 6-2,6-1
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