Box Score PHILADELPHIA - The George Mason University men's tennis team (6-9, 2-0) won its second-straight A-10 contest of the weekend with a 4-2 triumph over St. Bonaventure on Saturday morning  at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
It's the first time the Green & Gold have started A-10 play 2-0 in program history.
 
Mason dropped the doubles point, but won four of five singles matches contested to pick up the victory.
 
In doubles, the Patriots did earn a victory at No. 1, courtesy of sophomore Monil Lotlikar and junior Niza Simunyola. The duo took down SBU's Graham/Lochlin duo, 6-1, to improve to 9-3 in dual action.
 
The Green & Gold tied up the score at 1-1 after a victory by Simunyola at No. 3. He took a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Hugo Cochlin.
 
Mason went up 2-1 courtesy of Arends, who won a nailbiter over Anargha Ganguly. Arends won a first set tiebreaker, 7-5, then claimed the second 7-5.
 
Then, Lotlikar improved to 2-0 in A-10 play with a three-set victory over Archie Graham. Lotlikar won the first set, 6-4, dropped the second, 2-6, then rebounded with a strong 6-2 triumph in the third to give Mason the 3-1 edge.
 
The Bonnies took No. 4 to cut the Patriot edge to 3-2, but sophomore Alvaro Pedraza clinched the match with his second A-10 win at No. 2. Pedraza claimed the first set, 6-4, then won the second, 7-5, over Jean Marrero.
 
Next up for the Patriots, George Mason hosts Shenandoah Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Mason Tennis Courts.
 
 
Results
Doubles
1) Lotlikar/Simunyola (GMU) def. Graham/Lochlin (SBU), 6-1
2) Marrero/Ganguly (SBU) def. Arrends/Khan (GMU), 6-4
3) Turner/Egedus (SBU) def. Pedraza/Ha (GMU), 6-4
 
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
 
Singles
1) Lotlikar (GMU) def. Graham (SBU), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2) Arends (GMU) def. Ganguly (SBU), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
3) Simunyola (GMU) def. Lochlin (SBU), 6-3, 6-4
4) Egedus (SBU) def. Khan (GMU), 7-5, 6-2
5) Fahim (GMU) vs. Turner (SBU), 6-3, 5-7, 4-3 (unfinished)
6) Pedraza (GMU) def. Marrero (SBU), 6-4, 7-5
 
Order of Finish: 3,2,1,4,6