Fairfax, Va. – The George Mason women's tennis team got off to a good start to its spring season with a 5-2 win against Loyola (MD) played indoors at the Burke Racquet & Swim Club.
 
"I was very proud of the team tonight," said Head Coach Steve Curtis. "They battled hard and represented Mason extremely well."
 
Mason earned the doubles point winning the Nos. 1 and 3 matches.
 
In singles action, the Patriots won four of the six matches with victories by La, Garcia, Fitz-Patrick, and Nannery.
 
Senior La defeated the Greyhounds top player in three sets. After winning the first game, 7-5, La dropped the second by the same score. La prevailed in the tie-breaker, 10-5 to improve to 6-5 on the year.
 
Garcia earned her sixth win of the season beating Loyola's Lauren Manwiller, 6-3, 7-5, at the No. 2 position.
 
Senior Ashley Fitz-Patrick and grad student Jackie Nannery earned points for the Patriots with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
 
Doubles
1. La/Garcia def Tracey/Bodewes 6-4
2. Nannery/Splett lost to Manwiller/Assael 2-6
3. Wirt/Alasadi def Tankimovich/Richiez 7-5
 
Singles
1. Paige La def Olivia Tracey (Loy), 7-5, 5-7, 10-5
2. Taylor Garcia def Lauren Manwiller (Loy), 6-3, 7-5
3. Jessica Bodewes (Loy) def Maitree Rout, 6-4, 6-4
4. Christine Richiez (Loy) def Emily Witt, 6-4, 6-4
5. Ashley Fitz-Patrick def Jocelyn Assael (Loy), 7-5, 6-4
6. Jackie Nannery def Madison Metzdorf (Loy), 6-2, 7-5