Score: UC Davis 2, Air Force 5
Location: Air Force Academy, Colo. 
Records: UC Davis 1-2, Air Force 1-1 

The short story: UC Davis men's tennis fell 5-2 to Air Force despite a strong start, winning a doubles match and two singles matches, but ultimately couldn't overcome the remaining matchups.

COURTSIDE 

• Air Force took the early lead grabbing the doubles point. 

• The pair of Rithvik Katpelly and Sam De Vries won their doubles match against their opponents. 

• Junior Lucas Bollinger defeated his opponent in two sets. 

• Sophomore Eduardo Gonzalez defeated his opponent in two sets. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Aggies opened the morning with doubles. Ryan Torres and Ivan Savkin finished first and were unable to fend off their opponents. 

• Next to finish in doubles were Katpelly and De Vries who fought hard to win their match and give the Aggies an equal playing field in doubles play. 

• Last to finish was the pair of Lucas Bollinger and Kaveh Taheri who were unable to take down their opponents to obtain the doubles point for Davis. 

• On to singles, Aggies Torres and Katpelly dropped early in singles losing their matches in two sets. 

• Bollinger was the first Aggie to win their match and fought hard through a tie-breaker to take down his opponent. 

• Down 3-1 the Aggies needed to fight back in their singles matches. De Vries and Savkin both dropped their matches to their opponents next putting Davis down 5-1. 

• The final Aggie to conclude their match was sophomore Gonzalez who was able to fight and get a match win for the team, although it was too late to get a team win. 

RESULTS: 

Air Force 5, UC Davis Men's Tennis 2 

Singles Competition                                     

1. Arjun Kersten (AF) def. Ryan Torres (UCD) 6-2, 6-0

2. Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Phillip Deaton (AF) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

3. Alec Fritzinger (AF) def. Ivan Savkin (UCD) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

4. AJ Moore (AF) def. Rithvik Katpelly (UCD) 7-5, 6-4

5. Matthew Staton (AF) def. Sam De Vries (UCD) 7-5, 6-1

6. Eduardo Gonzalez (UCD) def. Langdon Tingleaf (AF) 6-4, 6-2  

Doubles Competition                                         

1. Arjun Kersten/Jack Brown (AF) def. Ryan Torres/Ivan Savkin (UCD) 6-3

2. Phillip Deaton/AJ Moore (AF) def. Lucas Bollinger/Kaveh Taheri (UCD) 6-4

3. Rithvik Katpelly/Sam De Vries (UCD) def. Alec Fritzinger/Langdon Tingleaf (AF) 6-4  

Order of finish: doubles (1,3,2) singles (1,2,4,3,5,6)