Fairfax, Va.—
The George Mason women's tennis team cruised to a 7-0 victory against visiting Morgan State Thursday afternoon.
The shorthanded Bears put themselves in an early hole as they did not have enough players to fill both a singles and doubles match, giving Mason an early 2-0 advantage.
Mason secured the doubles point when freshman
Kate Desiatnikova
and senior
Stephanie Longueira
by quickly taking their match 8-0.
In singles play, no Patriot lost by more than two games. Desiatnikova and junior
Brooke Blackwell
each swept both sets of their matches 6-0, 6-0 respectively.
The Patriots improve to 18-11 overall on the season. The team looks to win their third in a row as they take on Drexel in Philadelphia Saturday. The match begins at 2:30 p.m.
G
eorge Mason 7, Morgan St. 0
Doubles
1. Pappas/Gray (Mason) def. McCoy/Olczak 8-4
2. Desiatnikova/Longueira (Mason) def. Hughes/Phillips 8-0
3. Wingo/Blackwell (Mason) won by default
Singles
1.
Alison Wingo
(Mason) def. Alexis McCoy 6-1, 6-2
2.
Ashley Delaney
(Mason) def. Pola Olczak 6-1, 6-2
3.
Brooke Blackwell
(Mason) def. Tiffany Hughes 6-0, 6-0
4.
Aryn Christman
(Mason) def. Amandi Phillips 6-1, 6-1
5.
Ekaterina Desiatnikova
(Mason) def. Tirion Turner 6-0, 6-0
6.
Stephanie Longueira
(Mason) def. no player