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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's tennis team nearly completed a singles comeback but couldn't quite get over the hump, falling to Longwood 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the Mason Tennis Courts.
 
Trailing after the doubles point, Mason split the first four singles matches to trail, 3-2. Herman Jentoft won for the Patriots at No. 6, but Mason could not take the point at No. 5 as the Lancers held on for the win. It marked Mason's second-straight 4-3 setback against a quality opponent.
 
"The guys fought hard today but came up short against a strong Longwood team," head coach Jimmy Davis said. "We're close to pushing through to another level and I can see the guys making improvements week to week. We're excited to have a few days of practice before our next match to make some adjustments in the doubles point."
 
Junior Rishab Sardana led the Patriot charge at No. 1 singles, picking up a strong three-set victory. Against Rosen Naydenov, Sardana won the first set, 6-3, fell in the second, 4-6, but came back to win the third, 7-5. Sardana is currently riding a four-match winning streak in singles action.
 
At No. 3, sophomore Momin Khan gutted out a huge win against Ignacio Sandoval. After dropping his first set (5-7), Khan won the second in a tiebreak (7-5). Then in the third, he easily dispatched of Sandoval, 6-2.
 
Elsewhere, at No. 5, Jentoft made quick work of Andrew Ilett, taking the victory in straight sets (6-4, 6-3).
 
Mason returns to action Friday at 1 p.m. with a home contest vs. Georgetown.