Sept. 18, 2010

The Patriots split a pair of matches at the Tiger 4-1 Classic on Friday afternoon. Mason opened against UMBC with a 4-1 loss then defeated host Towson 5-0. The tournament is being played in the four singles plus one doubles match-up.

Mason's Ayrn Christman earned the Patriots lone point in the first match against UMBC. In the No. 4 singles position she defeated the Retrievers Josefin Starge-Jonsson in a tie-breaker set, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. Lindsay Gray lost a tough match to UMBC's Carmen Jackman from the top singles spot, 1-6, 6-7.

In the match against Towson, top singles player Kiersten Pappas defeated the Tigers Andrea Carr, 7-5, 6-3. Mason's Brooke Blackwell defeated Amanda Ocker, 6-2, 6-0, en route to winning her 21st straight singles match. The Patriots doubles team of Yasmin Fotovat and Ashley Delaney won their match 6-4, 7-5.

Mason plays two more matches on Saturday. The Patriots will have an early morning bout with Johns Hopkins at 9 am followed by an 11 am match against St. Josephs.

MASON 1
UMBC 4
Singles
1) Lindsay Gray lost 1-6, 6-7 to Carmen Jackman
2) Ashley Delaney lost 1-6, 2-6 to Lorena Valente
3) Kate Desiatnikova lost 3-6, 0-6 to Heidi Danielsson
4) Aryn Christman won 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 over Josefin Starge-Jonsson
Doubles
1) Yasmin Fotovat/Alison Wingo lost 6-7, 2-6 to Emily Mannix/Kyn Hadji
MASON 5
TOWSON 0
Singles
1) Kiersten Pappas defeated Andrea Carr 7-5, 6-3
2) Lindsay Gray defeated Beth Daub 6-2, 6-3
3) Brooke Blackwell defeated Amanda Ocker 6-2, 6-0
4) Kate Desiatnikova defeated Jessica Grim 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1) Yasmin Fotovat/Ashley Delaney defeated Ioana Aprodu/Ariel Burke 6-4, 7-5