Kansas City
Air Force
Air Force Comes From Behind to Knock Off 'Roos, 5-2
3/14/2014 9:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
(Wichita, Kan.) - The Kansas City men's tennis squad shuffled the lineup this week, but it wasn't enough on Friday, dropping a 5-2 contest to Air Force in Wichita.
The 'Roos (3-13) knew they had to come out with some fire to beat the 12-2 Falcons, and it did that with victories at No. 2 and 3 doubles to hold a 1-0 lead going into singles play.
The Falcons snatched the momentum back though, and won in straight sets at the 2-5 spots in the lineup. The lone singles win came from senior Tomas Patino in three sets at the No. 1 position, as he moved up in the lineup earlier this week.
Kansas City will not be back in action again until April 4 against Saint Louis.
Air Force 5, Kansas City 2
Mar 14, 2014 at Wichita, Kan. (Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Tomas Patino (UMKC) def. Andy Jackson (AF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2. Steven Young (AF) def. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 3. Jack McCullers (AF) def. Mike Psarros (UMKC) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Alex Grubbs (AF) def. Vinh Pham (UMKC) 6-0, 6-4 |
| 5. Lucas Fumagalli (AF) def. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 6. Andrew Parks (AF) def. Conner Edwards (UMKC) 6-1, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alex Grubbs/Jack McCullers (AF) def. Tomas Patino/Mike Psarros (UMKC) 8-6 |
| 2. Vinh Pham/Conner Edwards (UMKC) def. Andy Jackson/Steven Young (AF) 8-2 |
| 3. Andrey Smirnov/Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) def. Grant Taylor/Lucas Fumagalli (AF) 8-6 |
| Match Notes |
| Kansas City 3-13 |
| Air Force 12-2 |
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