No. 2 New Mexico Defeats No. 7 Air Force to Advance to the Semifinals of the 2009 MWC Men's Tennis Championship

April 23, 2009

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -

Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Johnny Parkes earned the fourth point at No. 1 singles, (6-2, 6-1) as No. 2 seed New Mexico beat No. 7 Air Force, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico will face UNLV in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 24 at the Jerry Cline Tennis Center.

The Lobos earned the doubles points with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Parkes and Miles Bugby won the No. 1, 8-2, over Brett Rodgers and Taylor Soster. Lobos Graeme Kassautzki and Joe Wood won the No. 2 doubles, 8-3, over Austin Francis and Cody Hall.

Phil Anderson earned the second point for UNM at No. 4 singles with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Soster, while Wood picked up the third Lobos point at No. 6 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win over James Tomlin.

Tennis Match Results
#7 Air Force vs #2 New Mexico
April 23, 2009 at Albuquerque, N.M.
(Jerry Cline Tennis Center)
#43 #2 New Mexico 4, #7 Air Force 0

Singles competition
1. #79 Johnny Parkes (NM) def. Cody Hall (AF) 6-2, 6-1
2. Graeme Kassautzki (NM) vs. Austin Francis (AF) 6-2, 1-4, unfinished
3. Miles Bugby (NM) vs. Brett Rodgers (AF) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
4. Phil Anderson (NM) def. Taylor Soster (AF) 6-0, 6-3
5. Carl Ho (NM) vs. Johnny Buckingham (AF) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
6. Joe Wood (NM) def. James Tomlin (AF) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Johnny Parkes/Miles Bugby (NM) def. Brett Rodgers/Taylor Soster (AF) 8-2
2. Graeme Kassautzki/Joe Wood (NM) def. Austin Francis/Cody Hall (AF) 8-3
3. Ben Dunbar/Carl Ho (NM) vs. Johnny Buckingham/Will Brown (AF) 7-3, unfinished

Match Notes:
#7 Air Force 7-18, 0-5 MWC
#2 New Mexico 18-5, 4-2 MWC; National ranking #43
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,6,1)
2009 Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
New Mexico advances
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