For the second day in a row the Mason women's tennis team battled the wind and temperatures as well as an opponent. Today Mason found a way to pull out a close 4-3 victory at Mt. St. Mary's.
The match began with the singles and the Mount pulled ahead quickly as Keirsten Pappas was unable to finish with a back issue. Mason evened the score when Kate Desiatnikova won in the #6 position. Brittany Pilkington and Maya Hicks put Mason up 3-1. The Mountaineers dug in and won at #4 and #5 to tie the score at 3 all.
With the match coming down to needing to win two of the three doubles matches the duo of Erdenebat/Desiatnikova gave the Patriots an edge with 8-0 win at #3 doubles. The match was secured when Delaney/Pilkington won at #2 doubles. The team of Pappas/Hicks made it a clean sweep by winning at #1.
Singles
1. Brittany Pilkington (Mason) defeated Kelly Conroy, 6-3, 6-2
2. Maya Hicks (Mason) defeated Sam Pinchoff, 6-4, 6-2
3. Kiersten Pappas (Mason) retired to Renee Deane, 0-3 (retired)
4. Esu Erdenebat (Mason) lost to Carly Landini, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6
5. Ashley Delaney (Mason) lost to Liz Rossi, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6
6. Kate Desiatnikova (Mason) defeated Jenny Smith, 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5
Doubles
1. Pappas/Hicks (Mason) defeated Conroy/Pinchoff, 8-7 (6)
2. Delaney/Pilkington (Mason) defeated Deane/Landini, 8-4
3. Erdenebat/Desiatnikova (Mason) defeated Rossi/Smith, 8-0
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
