Fairfax, Va. – The George Mason women's tennis team battled hard against Fordham, one of the top teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but came up short to finish its season with a 10-6 record, 2-3 in the conference. The Rams end its season 11-7, 5-1, one of the top records in the A-10.

"We lost to a top tier conference team and we battled," said Head Coach Steve Curtis. "We have them worried at times throughout the match. It was a good preparation for A-10 Championships."

The match opened with Fordham winning the doubles point, winning all three matches.
 
The Rams then won the match with three straight set wins at second, third, and fourth singles.

A few of the matches were close, including at the top singles position. The Patriots Paige La won the first set 7-6(5) against Valeriya Deminova, but was losing 4-1 in the second before the match was called.

The number five singles was also a close match with the Rams Lorraine Bergmann edging the Patriots Lauren Splett, 7-5, in the first set, and leading 3-1 in the second before the match went unfinished.

The Patriots honored its senior class on Saturday, but were unable to play the match against Saint Joseph's because of the weather.

SINGLES
1. Valeriya Deminova (FOR) vs. Paige La (Mason) 7-6(5), 1-4, unfinished
2.  Lindsay Hung (FOR) def. Taylor Garcia (Mason) 6-1, 7-5
3. Avery Aude (FOR) def. Emily Wirt (Mason) 6-4, 6-4
4. Carlota Casasampere Escoda (FOR) def. Jackie Nannery (Mason) 6-1, 6-0
5. Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) vs. Lauren Splett (Mason) 7-5, 1-3, unfinished
6. Sofie Siem (FOR) vs. Ashley Fitz-Patrick (Mason) 7-5, 1-3, unfinished

DOUBLES
1. Deminova/Aude(FOR) def. Paige La/Taylor Garcia (Mason) 6-2
2. Hung/Fasoula (FOR) def. Jenin Alasadi/Emily Wirt (Mason) 6-1
3. Yang/Escoda (FOR) def. Jackie Nannery/Lauren Splett (Mason) 6-3
 
Up Next
The Patriots will compete in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Championships to be held from April 26-30 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.