USAFA, Colo. -Â Nevada men's tennis suffered the first blemish on its Mountain West record Sunday, falling 4-1 at Air Force.
The Pack (15-7, 3-1 MW) dropped two tight 6-4 decisions in doubles play, as Air Force (13-8, 1-3 MW) took the early lead.
In singles play,
Juan Batalla picked up the sole Pack win, defeating Jonathan Mascagni, 6-3, 7-6 (5) at No. 2.
Nevada plays its final three matches of the regular season at home, starting the final home stand April 20 against Sacramento State. The final two matches conclude the Pack's Mountain West schedule, April 21 at noon against UNLV, and April 23 at noon against San Diego State.
Air Force 4, Nevada 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Robert Baylon/Jordan Azuma (AF) def.
Matheo Coupu/
Delmas N'Tcha 6-4
No. 2 - Arjun Kersten/Jonathan Mascagni (AF) vs.
Loris Zisswiller/
Satchel Benn 6-5 unf.
No. 3 - Justin Waldman/Nick Vroman (AF) def.
Daniel Dudockin/
Juan Batalla 6-4
Order of Finish:Â 1, 3
Singles
No. 1 - Baylon (AF) def. Coupu (NEV) 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 - Batalla (NEV) def. Mascagni (AF) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 3 - Kersten (AF) def. N'Tcha (NEV) 6-4, 7-5
No. 4 - Vroman (AF) def. Benn (NEV) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 - Dudockin (NEV) vs. Waldman (AF) 1-1 unf.
No. 6 - Zisswiller (NEV) vs. Brian Garcia (AF) 0-0 unf.
Order of Finish:Â 1, 4, 3, 2
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