FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason men's tennis earned a dominant 4-0 win against Texas Rio Grande Valley in a Monday morning match-up at Mason Tennis Complex.
 
The Patriots defeated the Vaqueros in a dominant 4-0 win. Beginning with doubles play, the Patriots first earned a victory at the No. 2 doubles with Niza Simunyola and Edgar Vilain, defeating UTRGV's Loic Young and Will Roberts, 6-1. The Patriots clinched the doubles point with Monil Lotlikar and Ekansh Kumar's hard-fought 6-4 win at No. 1 singles against Vaqueros Sam Whitehead and Ivo Isquiero. Shari Saeed and Deniz Okyay's No. 3 doubles match remained unfinished as URTGV's Tsz Him Chan and Paolo Bonaguro led the match 5-4.
 
In singles play, Adria Franco earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bonaguro at the No. 6 doubles. Kumar earned another hard-fought victory at No. 3 doubles against Young, winning 3-6,6-2,6-3. Freshman Edgar Vilain clinched the winning point for the Patriots with a 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over Chan. Okyay's 6-4, 4-6, 1-1 match at No. 1 singles against Whitehead went unfinished. At No. 2, Lotlikar's singles match against Isquiero also remained unfinished at 7-6(0),5-2. The No. 4 singles match with Simunyola against Roberts also went unfinished at 7-6(2), 4-6, 1-1.
 
George Mason 4, Texas Rio Grande Valley 0
Doubles competition
1.Monil Lotlikar (GMU) / Ekansh Kumar (GMU) def. Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) / Ivo Izquiero (UTRGV) 6-4
2.Niza Simunyola (GMU) / Edgar Vilain (GMU) def. Loic Young (UTRGV) / Will Roberts (UTRGV) 6-1
3.Tsz Him Chan (UTRGV) / Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) vs. Shari Saeed (GMU) / Deniz Okyay (GMU) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 2,1
 
Singles competition
1.Deniz Okyay (GMU) vs. Sam Whitehead (UTRGV) 6-4, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
2.Monil Lotlikar (GMU) vs. Ivo Izquiero (UTRGV) 7-6 (7-0), 5-2, unfinished
3.Ekansh Kumar (GMU) def. Loic Young (UTRGV) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
4.Niza Simunyola (GMU) vs. Will Roberts (UTRGV) 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
5.Edgar Vilain (GMU) def. Tsz Him Chan (UTRGV) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
6.Adria Franco (GMU) def. Paolo Bonaguro (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,3,5