April 20, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 20, 2006) - The George Mason women's tennis team seeded #9 defeated #8 Towson, 4-1 in the opening match of the 2006 CAA Women's Tennis Championship today at Huntington Park Tennis Center in Newport News, Va.

Mason jumped out to a 1-0 lead after taking two of the three doubles matches and one point. The Patriot's top team of Andreea Fusea and Maricel Ballester won a tough match in the tie-breaker set, 9-8(7-4) and Jenn Dektas and Julia Moscato defeated the team of Boumila Patzer and Evenlyn Izaguirre, 8-4, at No. 2 doubles.

The Patriots gained points in three singles matches and lost one match for the final score. Fusea defeated Patzer, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while Ballester finished off her opponent 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Julie Moscato was also victorious for the Patriots as she recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles. Both Jenn Dektas and Alicia Van Zandt were leading their matches when the Patriots won.

Mason 4
Towson 1
Singles
#1 Andreea Fusea (Mason) d. Bogumila Patzer (Towson), 6-3, 6-3
#2 Maricel Ballester (Mason) d. Eva Otanke (Towson), 6-2, 6-0
#3 Jenn Detkas (Mason) vs. Evelyn Izaguirre (Towson), 7-6 (7-4)
#4 Julie Moscato (Mason) d. Jessica Woolfolk (Towson), 6-4, 6-2
#5 Alicia Van Zandt (Mason) vs. Kelly Parsons (Towson), 6-2, 4-2
#6 Amanda Scatuorchio (Towson) d. Claudia Antezano (Mason), 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
#1 Fusea/Ballester (Mason) d. Otanke/Parsons (Towson), 9-8 (7-4)
#2 Detkas/Moscato (Mason) d. Patzer/Izaguirre (Towson), 8-4
#3 Woolfolk/Scatuorchio (Towson) d. Van Zandt/Melissa Wooten (Mason), 8-1