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Winner George Mason MASON (5-9, 1-0)
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Saint Joseph's SJU (5-10, 0-1)
Winner
George Mason MASON
(5-9, 1-0)
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Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
(5-10, 0-1)
Alvaro Pedraza

George Mason Opens A-10 Play with 4-0 Sweep of Saint Joseph’s

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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |
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PHILADELPHIA –
The George Mason University men's tennis team began its four-match conference slate with an impressive 4-0 road win at Saint Joseph's on Friday afternoon at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
The Green & Gold won two of three doubles matches before capturing the first three singles contests to clinch the victory.
 
In doubles, the Patriots picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to earn the first point. At No. 2, junior Jacco Arends and graduate student Momin Khan captured a 6-4 victory over SJU's Butler/Gan-Dy duo.
 
Meanwhile at No. 3, junior Dustin Ha and sophomore Alvaro Pedraza improved to 6-4 in dual action with a triumph over Justus Agbo and Stergios Papadopoulos. Mason's pair won by a score of 6-4.
 
In singles, the Patriots received outstanding contributions from the No. 5 and No. 6 spots. At No. 5, sophomore Zavan Fahim gave Mason a 2-0 lead with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Jack Campbell.
 
At No. 6, Pedraza also cruised over Mark Rubin, taking the first set, 6-2, and the second, 6-1.
 
With Mason ahead, 3-0, sophomore ace Monil Lotlikar clinched the match with a win over Agbo. Lotlikar won the first set, 6-2, then swept a tiebreaker (7-0) in the second to give the Patriots their first win of the weekend.
 
Mason also held one set leads at No. 2 and No. 3 singles when the match was called.
 
The Patriots wrap up their A-10 weekend with a neutral site affair in Philly on Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dustin Ha

Dustin Ha

5' 6"
Sophomore
Momin Khan

Momin Khan

5' 8"
Senior
Zavan  Fahim

Zavan Fahim

5' 9"
Freshman
Monil  Lotlikar

Monil Lotlikar

5' 11"
Freshman
Alvaro Pedraza

Alvaro Pedraza

5' 10"
Freshman
Jacco Arends

Jacco Arends

6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dustin Ha

Dustin Ha

5' 6"
Sophomore
Momin Khan

Momin Khan

5' 8"
Senior
Zavan  Fahim

Zavan Fahim

5' 9"
Freshman
Monil  Lotlikar

Monil Lotlikar

5' 11"
Freshman
Alvaro Pedraza

Alvaro Pedraza

5' 10"
Freshman
Jacco Arends

Jacco Arends

6' 3"
Junior
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