Army Defeats Air Force for Third Straight Year

Saturday, March 10

Palo Alto, CA

1 P.M. EST

Army West Point

Air Force

Army Defeats Air Force for Third Straight Year

March 10, 2018 | Men's Tennis

PALO ALTO, CALIF.- The Army West Point men's tennis team extended their win streak to three matches Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over service-academy rival Air Force.

Army now improves to 7-8 on the season, while the Falcons drop to 9-6 overall.

Seniors Michael Nguyen and Gregory Shannon started the momentum for the Black Knights with a 7-6 victory over Air Force's Isaac Perez and Patrick Sklenka. The pair of Myles Conlin and Dylan Simonsen later clinched the doubles point for Army, with a victory over Tadhg Collins and Mack Galvin. The Cadets were also successful in singles play, taking three out of six matches.

RESULTS VS. AIR FORCE
SINGLES

1. Michael Nguyen def. Patrick Sklenka - 6-2, 6-2
2. Gregory Shannon def. Isaac Perez - 6-3, 7-5
3. Myles Conlin def. Luke Sanderson - 6-4, 6-1
4. David Mitchell vs. Mack Galvin - DNF
5. Dylan Simonsen vs. Paul Hendrix - DNF
6. Anant Mundra vs. Sean McKendree - DNF

RESULTS VS. AIR FORCE
DOUBLES
1. Michael Nguyen/Gregory Shannon def. Issac Perez/Patrick Sklenka - 7-6
2. Myles Conlin/Dylan Simonsen def. Tadhg Collins/Mack Galvin - 7-6
3. Paul Hendrix/Jamie Bautista def. David Mitchell/Grant Patterson - 7-5

UP NEXT

Army is back on the court tomorrow at 6 p.m. EST facing Stanford.