Ninth-seeded George Mason fell to eighth-seeded George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship at Boar's Head Sports Club today.
The double point could have gone to either team, but the Colonials grabbed the first point after wins at No. 1 and No. 3. The Patriots team of Jane Awad and Esu Erdenebat were edged out in the tiebreaker by the Colonials Grace Egger and Teodora Radosavlijevic at No. 3. The other close battle was at No. 2 where the teams were tied at seven apiece but the match didn't finish after GW took the No. 1 doubles, 8-4.
George Washington won the first singles point as Marie-Louis Decamps defeated Mason's Marijke Boers, 6-3, 6-1. The Patriots would get on the board next as Morgan Yang defeated Grace Egger, 6-4, 6-3. The Colonials won the match after gaining wins at No. 6 and No. 1.
Two matches were not completed after GW earned the fourth and deciding point. At No. 5 Mason's Olivia Lacy-Thompson was up a set on GW's Allison Hansen leading 4-0 in the second. At No. 2 Lana Robins had a one set lead against Mason's Brittany Pilkington, 6-4, 5-4.
“It's what you would expect from the number eight and nine seeds match-up, some very close matches that could have gone either way, said Coach Steve Curtis. “The players battled really hard today and I'm proud of their effort.”
2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship
Boar's Head Sports Club | Charlottesville, Va
Thursday, April 16, 2015
#8 GEORGE WASHINGTON DEF. #9 GEORGE MASON, 4-1
SINGLES
1. Teodora Radosavljevic (GW) def. Jane Awad (MASON) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lana Robins (GW) vs. Brittany Pilkington (MASON), 6-4, 5-4, DNF
3. Marie-Louis Decamps (GW) def. Marike Boers (MASON), 6-3, 6-1
4. Morgan Yang (MASON) def. Grace Egger (GW) 6-4, 6-3
5. Olivia Lacy-Thompson (MASON) vs. Allison Hansen (GW), 7-5, 4-0, DNF
6. Taylor Nederlander (GW) def. Esu Erdenebat (MASON) 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 6, 1
DOUBLES
1. Allison Hansen/Taylor Nederlander (GW) def. Marijke Boers/Morgan Yang
(MASON), 8-4
2. Lana Robins/Marie-Louise Decamps (GW) vs. Olivia Lacy-Thompson/Brittany
Pilkington (MASON), 7-7, DNF
3. Grace Egger/Teodora Radosavljevic (GW) def. Jane Awad/Esu Erdenebat
(MASON) 8-7(5)
Order of Finish: 3, 1
