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Patriots Split Pair of Matches on First Day of A-10 Match Play Championship

Edwards Putting
Alex Edelman/George Mason Univ.

Men's Golf | 2/20/2018 8:34:00 AM

WESTON, Fla. – After a tough loss to open Atlantic 10 Match Play, the George Mason men's golf team bounced back with an impressive win.

The Patriots split a pair of matches on Monday during the first day of the A-10 Match Play Championship at the Weston Hills Country Club. Mason fell to in-state rival VCU 5 1/2 – 1/2 but responded with a 4-2 victory over Dayton in the afternoon. They'll compete against Revolutionary Rival George Washington on Tuesday in the fifth-place match.

On Monday, Mason senior Eric Edwards was the only Patriot golfer to not suffer a loss on the day. He halved VCU's Kristian Donaldson before defeating Dayton's Dominic Maricocchi 2&1.

Seniors Ellis Messian and Brock Kovach and sophomore Takahiro Nojima all went 1-1 on the day. Messian defeated Dayton's Jake Gilkison 4&2 after falling to VCU's Alister Balcombe 2-up earlier in the day. Kovach fell 2&1 to VCU's Sachin Kumer before picking up a 1-up victory over Dayton's Caleb Wolters. Nojima won 2&1 against Dayton's Erron Vandemore after suffering a 4&3 loss to VCU's Daniel Stamper.

Sophomores Jeff Wilson and Davis Soderberg suffered a pair of losses. Wilson lost to VCU's Osama Khan 2-up and Dayton's Tripp French 2&1. Soderberg fell 2&1 to Alston Newsome of VCU and 1-up to Dayton's Phillip Johnson.
 
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Players Mentioned

Eric Edwards

Eric Edwards

Senior
Brock Kovach

Brock Kovach

Senior
Ellis Messian

Ellis Messian

Senior
Takahiro Nojima

Takahiro Nojima

Sophomore
Davis Soderberg

Davis Soderberg

Sophomore
Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Eric Edwards

Eric Edwards

Senior
Brock Kovach

Brock Kovach

Senior
Ellis Messian

Ellis Messian

Senior
Takahiro Nojima

Takahiro Nojima

Sophomore
Davis Soderberg

Davis Soderberg

Sophomore
Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson

Sophomore
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