RICHMOND, Va. — George Mason University (5-6) fell to VCU (8-7) 4-0 on Friday at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. 

Virginia Commonwealth secured the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Sara Alba and Viktoria Lackova overcame Ravaka Noemie Ramanantoanina and Noelle Talarek with a 6-1 score at No. 3. VCU secured the doubles point after Andrea Magallanes and Sofia Jane Thorne defeated Maya Bayat and Brooklyn Siegel, 6-1, at No. 2 doubles. The match at No. 1 doubles, featuring Cenan Liu and Mary Young against Tan Andrade Sabando and Mariam Ibrahim, was left unfinished with a score of 5-2 in favor of the Rams.

In singles play, Virginia Commonwealth extended its lead with decisive performances. Alba finished first, winning 6-1, 6-1 against Siegel at No. 6 singles. Magallanes followed suit with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Talarek at No. 5 singles. Virginia Commonwealth clinched the match at No. 4 singles, where Lackova defeated Young, 6-3, 6-3.

The remaining singles matches were left unfinished. At No. 1, Liu trailed Thorne with scores of 4-6, 2-4. At No. 2 singles, Maitree Diksha Rout was behind Sabando, 1-6, 2-4. Bayat was also trailing Ibrahim, 3-6, 3-4, at No. 3 singles when play ceased.

Doubles  competition
Cenan Liu/Mary Young (GMU) vs. Tan Andrade Sabando/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 2-5 (unfinished)  
Maya Bayat/Brooklyn Siegel (GMU) vs. Andrea Magallanes/Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 1-6  
Noemie Ramanantoani/Noelle Talarek (GMU) vs. Sara Alba/Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 1-6  

Order of Finish: 3,2

Singles  competition
Cenan Liu (GMU) vs. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 4-6, 2-4 (unfinished)  
Maitree Diksha Rout (GMU) vs. Tan Andrade Sabando (VCU) 1-6, 2-4 (unfinished)  
Maya Bayat (GMU) vs. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 3-6, 3-4 (unfinished)  
Mary Young (GMU) vs. Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 3-6, 3-6  
Noelle Talarek (GMU) vs. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) 2-6, 2-6  
Brooklyn Siegel (GMU) vs. Sara Alba (VCU) 1-6, 1-6  

Order of Finish: 6,5,4

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The Green & Gold is a host Wagner College on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. in Fairfax, Virginia.