The men's tennis team dominated the action at the Mary Washington Kick-off this weekend in Fredericksburg, Va. The Patriots went a combined 20-6 in singles matches and won eight of the nine doubles matches played on Saturday and Sunday.
Six Patriots were undefeated in singles action, including four players who recorded 3-0 records; Joe Hill, Aaron Capitel, Nick Barker and Taylor Sargent. Jimmy Davis won both of his matches and Tanner Baine won his only singles match.
In doubles action, the Mason duo of Chris Borden and Sargent won all three of their matches. The Patriots Nick Barker won both mathces he participated in, one paired with Youssef Khalafallah and the other Conner Moran.
The Patriots will host the Mason Invitational this weekend, September 20-22.
Jimmy Lange (2-1)
Lost to Robert Kjellberg (NCW), 3-6, 4-6
Defeated Evan Charles (UMW), 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4
Defeated Taylor Shamshiri (W&L), 6-2, 6-2
Jimmy Davis (2-0)
Defeated Brian Krouskos (W&L), 6-0, 6-2
Defeated Stratton (UMW), 6-3, 6-4
Aaron Capitel (3-0)
Defeated Peter Aviid (NCW), 6-0, 6-0
Defeated Michael Holt (W&L), 6-4, 6-3
Defeated Mikhail Konnov (NCW), 6-2, 6-4
Joe Hill (3-0)
Defeated Eduardo Ugalde (NCW), 6-3, 6-4
Defeated Michael Konnov (NCW), 7-5, 2-0, ret.
Defeated Jordan Krasner (W&L), 6-0, 6-1
Conner Moran (1-2)
Defeated Thomas Johnson (W&L), 6-2, 6-3
Lost to Brandon Griffin (XX), 7-5, 6-0
Lost to David Lunding-Johannson (xx), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Nick Barker (3-0)
Defeated Robert Eckstein (W&L), 7-5, 6-4
Defeated Panayot Kusidi (NCW), 6-4, 6-4
Defeated Robert Conley (W&L), 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3
Chris Borden (2-1)
Defeated Scott Buie (MW), 7-5, 6-3
Defeated Kaleb Nguyen (UMW), 6-3, 6-3
Lost to Alex Blakhin (UMW), 7-5, 6-4
Taylor Sargent (3-0)
Defeated Marcell Rengifo (UMW), 6-4, 6-4
Defeated Robert Eckstein (W&L), 6-3, 6-3
Defeated John Kirby (W&L), 6-2, 6-4
Youssef Khalafallah (0-2)
Lost to Alex Cragg (UMW), 1-6, 2-6
Lost to Marcell Rengifo (UMW), 0-6, 1-6
Tanner Baine (1-0)
Defeated Tyler Carey (UMW), 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES MATCHES
Holt/Shamshiri (W&L) def. Davis/Hill (GM), 8-5
Hill/Lange (GM) def. Carey/Charles (UMW), 8-3
Baine/Lange (GM) def. Hviid/Konnov (NCW), 8-2
Borden/Sargent (GM) def Blakhin/Lundig-Johannson (UMW), 9-7
Borden/Sargent (GM) def. Johnson/Conley (W&L), 8-6
Borden/Sargent (GM) def. Gilmore/Nguyen (UMW), 8-3
Moran/Capitel (GM) def Buie/Rengifo (UMW), 8-1
Barker/Khalafallah (GM) def. Glumov/Tolhurst (W&L),8-1
Barker/Moran (GM) def. Ecstein/Kirby (W&L), 8-3
Curtis/Griffin (UMW) def. Moran/Capitel (GM), 8-5