The Mason men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season with a 5-2 setback against Navy. The Patriots fall to 5-1.
The midshipmen and the Patriots split the first two doubles matches, but Navy gained the point taking the third doubles in the tiebreaker. The Patriots Taylor Sargent and Chris Borden lost to Navy's Blake/Kenney 9-8(7-5). Mason's No. 2 doubles team of Scott Keaton and Joseph Wiggins defeated Navy's team of Gutsche/Rebersak, 8-3.
George Mason won two singles matches, No. 1 and No. 4. Jordan Dyke from the top singles position defeated Navy's Marcus Rebersak, 6-3, 7-6(7-4). At No. 4 singles Scott Keaton defeated Tyler Burnett of Navy, 6-2, 6-1.
The Patriots travel to Williamsburg for a match against William and Mary on Sunday.
George Mason vs Navy (Feb 25, 2012)
Navy 5, George Mason 2
Feb 25, 2012 at Annapolis, Md. (Tose Family Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Dyke, Jordan (GMU) def. Rebersak, Marcus (NAVY) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) |
| 2. McDonald, Peter (NAVY) def. Davis, Jimmy (GMU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Mark, Calvin (NAVY) def. Osuna, Jorge (GMU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Keaton, Scott (GMU) def. Burnett, Tyler (NAVY) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 5. Daniel, Blake (NAVY) def. Wiggins, Joseph (GMU) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 6. Gutsche, Nicholas (NAVY) def. Sargent, Taylor (GMU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Mark, Calvin/McDonald, Peter (NAVY) def. Davis, Jimmy/Dyke, Jordan (GMU) 8-2 |
| 2. Keaton, Scott/Wiggins, Joseph (GMU) def. Gutsche, Nicholas/Rebersak, Marcus (NAVY) 8-3 |
| 3. Daniel, Blake/Kenney, Chris (NAVY) def. Borden, Chris/Sargent, Taylor (GMU) 9-8 (7-5) |
| Match Notes |
| George Mason 5-1 |
| Navy 8-4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,5,2,3,6,1) |
