Fairfax, Va. -- The George Mason women's tennis team is off to a 3-0 start to the spring championship season. The Patriots defeated Mary Washington, 6-1, in Fredericksburg Saturday afternoon.

The score in doubles was tied at 1-1, when the Patriots duo of Jackie Nannery and Lauren Splett secured the doubles point with an 8-7(4) tie-breaker set win. Mason's Emily Wirt and Jenin Alasadi won their doubles match at the No. 2 slot after UMW's team defeated Paige La and Taylor Garcia at No. 1 doubles. 

The Patriots would win four straight singles points against the No. 12 DIII ranked Eagles. Nannery defeated Beckner, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles to go up 2-0. In the top sinlges spot La won 6-4, 6-2 to improve to 7-4 on the season. Sophomore Lauren Splett defeated Mary Washington's Smith, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles to earn the match-winning point. Grad student Taylor Garcia and Ashley Fitz-Patrick needed tiebreaker sets, but each won their match.

The Patriots travel to Navy to take on the Mids in Annapolis on Sunday at 10 am.
 
Doubles
1. La/ Garcia lost to Hagino/Kimmy 2-8
2. Wirt/Alasadi def Moghtader/Stepleman 8-4
3. Nannery/Splett def Smith/Buckner 8-7 (4)

Singles
1. La def Moghtader 6-4, 6-2
2. Garcia def Hagino 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
3. Rout lost to Kimmey 3-6, 4-6
4. Fitz-Patrick def Stepleman 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
5. Nannery def Beckner 6-2, 6-0
6. Splett def Smith 6-2, 6-3