March 25, 2004

FAIRFAX, Va. - George Mason's women's tennis team earned its second victory of the season Thursday with a complete performance over visiting Mount St. Mary's at the GMU Tennis Courts. The Patriots downed the Mount 6-1 to improve to 2-10 on the year.

Mason notched straight set victories in the No. 1 through No. 5 singles positions and swept doubles to earn the point. Freshman Maricel Ballester (Lima, Peru) topped her opponent 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 to record her third straight victory, while sophomore Jenn Dektas (Maineville, OH/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) won her match 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2.

Playing #3 singles, junior Jaime Delorie (McMurry, PA/St. Francis) posted a 6-1, 3-3 ret. win and junior Katie Sloper (Alexandria, VA/Bishop Ireton) downed her opponent, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4. Junior Natalie Oudar (Manassas, VA/Osbourn) rounded out the singles wins with a 6-0, 6-3 pasting at No. 5.

The tandem of Dektas and Delorie registered an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles. Ballester and Sloper earned the #2 duo win 8-4, while Oudar and senior Deepti Bhalla (Lorton, VA/Hayfield) blanked their opponents, 8-0, at No. 3.

The Patriot women's tennis teams travels to Radford, Tuesday at 3 p.m.

GEORGE MASON          6
MOUNT ST. MARY'S      1
(3/25/04; Fairfax, VA/GMU Tennis Courts)
Singles
#1 Maricel Ballester (GM) d. Jen Iosue, 6-2, 6-0
#2 Jenn Dektas (GM) d. Katie Muetling, 6-2, 6-2
#3 Jamie Delorie (GM) d. Whitney Edmonds, 6-1, 3-3 ret.
#4 Katie Sloper (GM) d. Heather Whetstone, 6-1, 6-3
#5 Natalie Oudar (GM) d. Alicia Patterson, 6-0, 6-3
#6 Adrienna Harris (MSM) d. Melissa Wooten, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 Dektas/Delorie (GM) d. Harris/Muetling, 8-6
#2 Ballester/Sloper (GM) d. Edmonds/Iosue, 8-4
#3 Oudar/ Deepti Bhalla (GM) d. Whetstone/Patterson, 8-0