Newark , Del. — The George Mason women's tennis team wrapped up a weekend CAA road trip Sunday, falling to the Delaware Blue Hens 6-1.  Despite the disparity in the score, head coach Stephen Curtis did not see it that way.

“I thought my girls played well,” he said.  “ Delaware was just too tough.”

The Patriots were coming off a grueling and emotional loss to Drexel Saturday in Philadelphia and came out fighting in doubles.  However, Delaware won all three matches to earn the doubles point despite all three Mason pairings winning at least five games.

Delaware kept the pressure on in singles, as they took five of six of the matches.  Sophomore Kiersten Pappas , who had a lengthy and grinding match Saturday, was forced to retire due to a nagging injury.  Junior Brooke Blackwell notched the first set, but could not hold on as Olivia Heim stormed back and was able to win 5-7, 6-3, 10-7.

Freshman Ashley Delaney was the lone Patriot to win in singles.  The win gives Delaney 18 on the season, as she is challenging Blackwell and sophomore Alison Wingo for the team lead, as they have collected 19 and 20 wins respectively.

The loss drops the Patriots to 18-13 overall on the year.  The team will hold it's Senior Day this coming Saturday at 10 a.m. at the RAC Tennis Courts.  Seniors Lindsay Gray , Aryn Christman , and Stephanie Longueira will be honored before the match.

Mason 1, Delaware 6

Doubles
1) Doran/Carnall (D) def. Pappas/Gray 8-5
2) Safron/Ripoll (D) def. Delaney/Fotovat 8-6
3) Petrich/Sjoberg-Sundstrom (D) def. Blackwell/Wingo 8-5

Singles
1) Megan Doran (D) def. Kiersten Pappas 6-3, retired
2) Dorthy Safron (D) def. Lindsay Gray 6-3, 6-3
3) Samantha Carnall (D) def. Alison Wingo 6-3, 6-3
4) Ashley Delaney (M) def. Ivana Petrich 6-3, 6-4
5) Olivia Heim (D) def. Brooke Blackwell 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
6) Monica Ripoll (D) def. Kate Desiatnikova 6-0, 6-0