Box Score HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The George Mason University men's tennis team fell in its spring break finale to Fairfield by the score of 6-1 on Friday afternoon on Hilton Head Island.
 
Junior Rithik Sardana picked up the victory for the Patriots at No. 2 singles. He defeated Charlie Morkel of Fairfield, 6-4, 7-6. He dominated in the tiebreaker, 7-2, to move to 5-2 in dual singles this season.
 
Elsewhere, junior Chanasorn Nakaurai won his first set at No. 6 singles, 6-4, but fell 6-1 in the second set. He then dropped the tiebreaker in heartbreaking fashion, 12-10.
 
The Patriots return to action on Tuesday, March 29, with a home contest vs. Coppin State. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
Olive-Blanco/Shah (FU) def. Ris. Sardana/Faisal Alrebdi (GMU), 6-4
Charles/Rit. Sardana (GMU) def. Gole/Hodges (FU), 6-4
Maikel/Mitrovic (FU) def. Nakaurai/Khan (GMU), 6-3
 
SINGLES
Gore (FU) def. Ris. Sardana (GMU), 6-0, 6-2
Rit. Sardana (GMU) def. Morkel (FU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Hodges (FU) def. Khan (GMU), 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
Olive-Blanco (FU) def. Alrebdi (GMU), 6-2, 6-2
Schlesinger (FU) def. Jentoft (GMU), 6-0, 6-3
O'Brien (FU) def. Nakaurai (GMU), 4-6, 6-1, 12-10