FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's tennis team defeated Mount St. Mary's, 6-1, tonight at the Burke Racquet and Swim Club to improve to 4-1 on the season.

"We played a very solid Mountaineer team tonight," said head coach Steve Curtis. "We overcame some adversity and remained focused to secure the win. I was very proud of our team tonight!"

Mason won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. The point was gained after Paige La and Taylor Garcia edged the Mountaineers team of Amber Policar and Bella Pescatore, 7-5.

In singles action Emily Wirt and Taylor Garcia earned two-set decisions to give the Patriots a 3-0 lead. The fourth and match-winning point was earned in a tiebreaker set as the Patriots Jackie Nannery defeated Pescatore, 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.

The Mount earned its point in the top singles match. Victoria Papadopoulou defeated Paige La, 6-2, 7-6(2).

Ashley Fitz-Patrick and Lauren Splett earned points for the Patriots at the No. 5 and 6 singles positions. Fitz-Patrick improves to 4-1 this spring with the win.

The Patriots have now won 13 straight against Mount St. Mary's. Mount St. Mary's last defeated Mason, 6-3 on Mar. 22, 1994.
 
Doubles
1. La/ Garcia def Policare/Pescatore, 7-5
2. Wirt/Alasadi lost to Papadopoulou/Liang, 4-6
3. Nannery/Splett def Alvarez-Storni/Auseby, 6-1

Order of finish: 3,2,1
Paige and Taylor secured the win.

Singles
1. Paige La lost to Victoria Papadopoulou, 2-6, 6-7 (2)
2. Taylor Garcia def Amber Policare, 6-3, 6-3
3. Emily Wirt def Shirley Liang, 6-2, 6-4
4. Jackie Nannery def Bella Pescatore, 6-4, 2-6, 10-6
5. Ashley Fitz-Patrick def Ana Alvarez-Storni, 4-2 default
6. Lauren Splett def Auseby, 8-0

Order of finish: 3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5

Next Up
The Patriots will travel to Annapolis, Md. for a neutral site match with Farleigh Dickinson on Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m.