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Men's Tennis to Host Air Force Thursday

March 24, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF men's tennis team will host Air Force at the UCF Tennis Complex at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The contest is the fourth of five-consecutive matches at home for the Knights.

Thursday will serve as UCF's Go Green Day. The first 50 fans at the UCF Tennis Complex will receive a reusable UCF Knight bag.

The Knights (7-5), who are ranked 75th in the country, fell to No. 29 Denver on Saturday, 5-2. The first point came for UCF when they won two of three doubles matches. UCF's lone victory in singles action came at the No. 2 spot, where senior Brock Sakey (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) defeated David Simson, taking a 6-2, 6-3 win. The victory was the 80th of Sakey's career after recently becoming the winningest singles player in program history.

The Falcons (10-2) defeated the Army on Sunday in Orlando. The 4-3 victory was the closest of the season for Air Force.

Admission to all UCF home matches is free.

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