30th-Ranked San Diego State Men's Tennis Team Defeats Air Force, 6-1

March 30, 2002

SAN DIEGO - The 30th-ranked San Diego State men's tennis team knocked off 74th-ranked Air Force, 6-1, on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Felix Hardt, Travis Hasson and Gabe Coren all posted victories in both singles and doubles for the Aztecs.

The Aztecs will be back in action Saturday in Las Vegas when San Diego State battles UNLV.

No. 30 San Diego State 6, No. 74 Air Force 1

Doubles (SDSU wins point)
No. 1 - Felix Hardt/Valentino Pest (SDSU) def. Chris Zielinski/Greg Zielinksi (AFA) - 8-3
No. 2 - Travis Hasson/Gabe Coren (SDSU) def. Eric Pittman/Tyler McClung (AFA) - 8-5
No. 3 - Chris Dong/Justin Mancinelli (AFA) def. Khalid Naffa/Rasmus Larsen (SDSU) - 8-4

Singles
No. 1 - Felix Hardt (SDSU) def. Eric Pittman (AFA) - 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Chris Zielinski (AFA) def. Valentino Pest (SDSU) - 7-6, 6-2
No. 3 - Travis Hasson (SDSU) def. Justin Mancinelli (AFA)- 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Gabe Coren (SDSU) def. Tyler McClung (AFA) - 7-6, 6-2
No. 5 - Khalid Naffa (SDSU) def. Phil Yim (AFA) - 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 - Rasmus Larsen (SDSU) def. Chris Dong (AFA) - 6-1, 6-3

Records: SDSU (10-7/2-0 MWC), Air Force (12-5/0-2 MWC).