Air Force men’s tennis team continued its participation in the 2025 ITA Mountain Regional on Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, located on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Senior Phillip Deaton progressed to the round of 16 in the singles direct elimination draw after defeating Jakub Prachar of New Mexico. The match ended with a score of 4-1 following Prachar’s retirement. Senior AJ Moore also moved forward, advancing to the round of 16 in the consolation singles draw by winning against David Duong from BYU with a score of 6-4, 6-1.
In other singles matches, senior Jack Brown was defeated by Sep De Visser of Idaho State in his consolation draw match.
The doubles competition saw mixed results for Air Force. The pair Moore and Langdon Tingleaf lost their round of 16 match to Tygen Goldammer and Alexander Edmonston from BYU after a close tiebreaker that ended 8-7 (5). Meanwhile, Brown and Deaton secured a win in an extra doubles match against Noe De Col and Xavier Martin from Idaho with a score of 8-3.
Competition at the regional tournament will continue on Saturday.
Results from day three are as follows:
Singles Main Draw Round of 32:
Phillip Deaton (AF) def. Jakub Prachar (UNM) 4-1 (ret)
Consolation Draw Round of 32:
Sep De Visser (ISU) def. Jack Brown (AF) 6-4, 6-1
AJ Moore (AF) def. David Duong (BYU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Round of 16:
Tygen Goldammer/Alexander Edmonston (BYU) def. AJ Moore/Langdon Tingleaf (AF) 8-7 (5)
Doubles Extra Matches:
Jack Brown/Phillip Deaton (AF) def. Noe De Col/Xavier Martin (UI) 8-3
