February 12, 2022
Vs. University of the Southwest Mustangs / Air Force Falcons
Bush Tennis Center / Midland, TX
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Your Falcons
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The men's tennis team will have one match on the day as they will play the Mustangs. The women will play Air Force and the Mustangs in a doubleheader.Â
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The Falcon men are coming off a match against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Monday. The duo of
Enrique Sanchez and
Fernando Siqueira defeated the No. 3 pairing of the Savage Storm.
Roberto Garcia forced a third set in his No. 3 singles match, but eventually fell and could not complete the comeback.
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The Falcon women also played against the Savage Storm where
Teodora Vrucan shined in her matches. Vrucan picked up the victory at No. 1 singles as her and her doubles partner
Brooke Runyan forced a tiebreaker in their No. 2 doubles match.
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The Falcon men are 7-3 against the Mustangs all-time and have won three matches in a row.
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The Falcon women haven't allowed a Mustang set victory in three straight matches as the Falcons hold a 10-0 all-time record. The Falcon women are 0-2 against Air Force.
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Mustangs
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Both the Mustang women and men will be playing their first match of the spring against the Falcons. In the spring of 2021 the women went 4-5 on the year while the men went 3-6. Both teams lost to the Falcons last spring 0-7 at the Bush Tennis Center.
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Air Force
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The Air Force women are 4-0 in the spring campaign, having dropped two sets all year. Their last match was a doubleheader against Metro State on January 29, where they won 6-1, 7-0 at the United States Air Force Academy. They defeated Montana State 7-0, and they were victorious against Incarnate Word 6-1 earlier in the spring season.
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Up Next
The Falcon women will be back on February 18 as they face UT Rio Grande Valley and Tarleton in Stephenville, TX. The Falcon men match up against Southern Arkansas on February 25 in Magnolia, AR. Download the UTPB Athletics App to follow the Falcons all season long.