March 16, 2008

Mason returned home after completing its tour of North Carolina, 1-2 on the tour and now 2-8 on the season after losing to UNC Wilmington in their first conference match of the season by a final score of 7-0.

In singles action all the netters struggled against UNC Wilmington's players. Brian Fitzgerald played at the No 1 singles, but could not come out with a win losing 6-1, 6-2. Stas Budagov saw the same fate as Jordan Lipstock, both losing 6-1, 6-0. Dan Schneider played at the No 3 singles and lost 6-2, 6-1. Harwood Hoskins came in the No 4 singles spot and fell 6-0, 6-0. Martin Brown was the last of the competitors as he came in at the No 6 singles and lost 6-4, 6-0. In doubles action there wasn't any difference in the outcome as all three teams fell to UNC Wilmington by final scores of 8-3.

The Patriots return home for a long stretch, beginning with a match against the University of Deleware at 1 p.m. on March 25 at George Mason Tennis Courts.

Doubles
No 1 - Kinshuk Sharma-Michael Pereira (UNCW) def. Brian Fitzgerald-Daniel Schneider (GMU)  8-3
No 2 - Brian Ford-Gustavo Bertei (UNCW) def. Jordan Lipstock-Matthew Vaughn (GMU)  8-3
No 3 - Alex Wetherell-Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) def. Anastas Budagov-Harwood Hoskins (GMU) 8-3
Singles
No 1 - Michael Pereira (UNCW) def. Brian Fitzgerald (GMU), 6-1, 6-2
No 2 - Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) def. Anastas Budagov (GMU), 6-1, 6-0
No 3 - Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) def. Daniel Schneider (GMU), 6-2, 6-1
No 4 - Alex Wetherell (UNCW) def. Harwood Hoskins (GMU), 6-0, 6-0
No 5 - Brian Ford (UNCW) def. Jordan Lipstock (GMU), 6-1, 6-0
No 6 - Michael Zurawel (UNCW) def. Martin Brown (GMU), 6-4, 6-0