HILTON HEAD, S.C. – In the first match of the Spring Break tournament held in Hilton Head, No. 26 DII Tarleton State women's tennis team swept George Mason, 7-0.
Tarleton opened the afternoon with a sweep of doubles, beginning with an 8-3 win by the TexAnns Alicia Perez and Mackenzie Mitchell in the No. 2 match against the Patriots Morgan Yang and Marijke Boers. Ivana Zecevic and Luiza Adas were next to finish with an 8-4 win in the No. 1 match against Mason's Brittany Pilkington and Ashley Delaney.
In singles action, five matches were decided in two sets. The first match completed was at No. 6 as the Patriots Sophia Santa Maria dropped her match to Nieva, 6-2, 6-1. Marina Rull defeated Mason's Mina Saygi 6-4, 6-0 soon after at No. 5.
At the top singles spot, the Patriots Pilkington almost pushed the TexAnn's Perez to a three-set match, but was edged in the second set 7-5. At No. 2 Mason's Morgan Yang won the first set 6-0 before dropping the second match 6-1 and the supertiebreaker 10-5 against Ivana Zecevic.
Mason plays next on Wednesday against Bucknell.
#26 Tarleton State 9, George Mason 0
Mar 10, 2014 at Hilton Head, S.C.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Alicia Perez (TSU) def. Brittany Pilkington (GMU) 6-1, 7-5 |
| 2. Ivana Zecevic (TSU) def. Morgan Yang (GMU) 0-6, 6-1, 10-5 |
| 3. Melanie Barnes (TSU) def. Ashley Delaney (GMU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Luiza Adas (TSU) def. Olivia Lacy-Thompson (GMU) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Marina Rull (TSU) def. Mina Saygi (GMU) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 6. Silvia Nieva (TSU) def. Sofia Santa Maria (GMU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| George Mason 3-8 |
| Tarleton State 9-2; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #3 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,1,3,2,4) |
