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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's tennis team put together a complete effort during a 6-1 victory over La Salle on Saturday at the Mason Tennis Courts.
 
The Patriots swept the three doubles matches, then won five of six singles contests to take the win.
 
"The guys played really well today," head coach Jimmy Davis said. "We came out and battled and made some great improvements from our last match. We're still a little beat up physically but we competed at a high level today. We're excited for another chance to keep our momentum going against James Madison tomorrow."
 
Starting the match off in doubles, Mason's stalwart No. 1 combo of senior Ryan Charles and sophomore Rithik Sardana made quick work of the Explorers' Gonzalez/Merrill duo, 6-1. Mason's star pair is now 5-0 to begin the season.
 
Juniors Rishab Sardana and Erick Rivas grabbed a win at No. 2 with a 6-2 triumph, while graduate student Luke Maxwell and sophomore Momin Khan won their first match together at No. 3, 6-2.
 
In singles, Rithik Sardana improved to 3-2 at the top spot this season with a three-set win. He took down Rogelio Gonzalez, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
 
Brother Rishab Sardana also made work of his opponent at No. 2, defeating Connor Merrill, 6-3, 6-3.
 
At No. 4, sophomore Momin Khan improved to 3-1 in dual singles this season, defeating Colin Lucius easily in straight sets (6-1, 6-1).
 
Rounding out the singles action, junior Erick Rivas won at No. 5 over Brandon Caban (6-1, 6-3), while Hayden Postin improved to 2-0 on the year with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Dylan Tull at No. 6.
 
Mason wraps up the weekend with a home match vs. James Madison on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Mason Tennis Courts.