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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's tennis team dropped a tightly contested 3-4 dual to Rider University on Saturday at the Mason Tennis Complex.
Mason's duo of sophomore
Edgar Vilain and junior
Niza Simunyola earned a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position over Heath Paul Waters and Roger Martinez, but the Broncs captured victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, the Patriots mounted a comeback effort behind wins from
Deniz Okyay, Vilain, and
Adria Franco. Okyay earned a victory at No. 3, defeating Heath Paul Waters 6-3, 6-3, while Vilain followed with a 6-1, 7-6(7-5) win at No. 5 over Nathan Slattery. Franco added another point at No. 6 after his opponent retired with the score even at 4-4 in the first set.
Ekansh Kumar and
Monil Lotlikar each fell in tiebreak-heavy matches, while
Niza Simunyola came up just short at No. 4, falling to Axel Engstrom 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Kumar was defeated by Matteus Frober Dahlin 7-6 (8-10), 6-4, and Lotlikar was defeated by Cole Thurgur 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Rider 4, George Mason 3
Doubles
- M. Froberg Dahlin/Cole Thurgur (RUM) def. Ekansh Kumar/Monil Lotlikar (GMUM), 7-6 (10-7)
- Edgar Vilain/Niza Simunyola (GMUM) def. Heath Paul Waters/Roger Martinez (RUM), 6-3
- Axel Engstrom/Nathan Slattery (RUM) def. Zavan Fahim/Deniz Okyay (GMUM), 6-4
Singles
- M. Froberg Dahlin (RUM) def. Ekansh Kumar (GMUM), 7-6 (8-10), 6-4
- Cole Thurgur (RUM) def. Monil Lotlikar (GMUM), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- Deniz Okyay (GMUM) def. Heath Paul Waters (RUM), 6-3, 6-3
- Axel Engstrom (RUM) def. Niza Simunyola (GMUM), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- Edgar Vilain (GMUM) def. Nathan Slattery (RUM), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
- Adria Franco (GMUM) def. Ibragim Turgambekov (RUM), 4-4, retired
