April 6, 2009

The George Mason men's tennis team was swept by Longwood University on Friday afternoon in Farmville. The Lancers improve to 10-6 on the season while the Patriots fall to 2-8.

Top singles player Brian Fitzgerald played in an exciting match with Carlos Garcia of Longwood, eventually losing 7-5, 0-6, 6-10. Fitzgerald also played in a competitive doubles match with Dan Schneider, losing 9-7 to Lancers' team of Heird/Lindsley. Mason's No. 2 team defeated their opponent, 8-3 for the Patriots lone win on the day.

The Patriots host Morgan State at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

@Longwood 7, George Mason 0
Singles
1. Carlos Garcia de Andoain (LU) def. Brian Fitzgerald (GMU), 5-7, 6-0, 10-6
2. Brandon Lindsley (LU) def. Jorge Asuna (GMU), 6-4, 3-0 Retired
3. Nobu Tanaka (LU) def. Daniel Schneider (GMU), 6-1, 6-1
4. David Cardoso (LU) def. Jordan Lipstock (GMU), 6-1, 6-2
5. Billy Heird (LU) def. Matthew Vaughn (GMU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Andres Lazarte (LU) def. Arjun Sanghvi (GMU), 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Heird/Lindsley (LU) def. Fitzgerald/Schneider (GMU), 9-7
2. Lipstock/Osuna (GMU) def. Cardoso/Garcia de Andoain (LU), 8-3
3. Milo Barajas-Alexander/Tanaka (LU) def. Vaughn/Imran Nayeem (GMU), 8-2