Saint Joseph’s Hawks Stumble Against George Mason, 4-2

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The Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team suffered a 4-2 loss to George Mason in a rescheduled conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon.

How It Happened

Saint Joseph’s took the second doubles flight with a dominant 6-1 win from Matthew Dubas and Santiago Valle. However, George Mason secured victories in the first and third doubles flights, clinching the doubles point.

The Patriots extended their lead with a win in the top singles flight, but Valle responded for the Hawks, claiming a 6-2, 6-1 win in the third singles flight to put Saint Joseph’s on the board.

After George Mason took the sixth singles flight to make it 3-1, Othman Bezzaz won 6-4, 6-1 in the fifth flight, narrowing the deficit to 3-2. Unfortunately for the Hawks, George Mason clinched the match with a win in the fourth singles flight.

Hawk Talk

“It was a tough loss today,” said head coach Jeff Puhan. “Hopefully, we can learn from this and move forward.”

Up Next

The Hawks will visit St. John’s on Friday for their next match.

Match Results

George Mason 4, Saint Joseph’s 2

Doubles Results:

1. Ekansh Kumar/Monil Lotlikar (GMU) def. Othman Bezzaz/Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 7-5
2. Matthew Dubas/Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Jacco Arends/Zavan Fahim (GMU), 6-1
3. Shari Saeed/Niza Simunyola (GMU) def. Justus Agbo/Matthew Cizmarik (SJU), 6-2
   Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles Results:

1. Lotlikar (GMU) def. Agbo (SJU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Ruy (SJU) vs. Kumar (GMU), 3-6, 7-5, 2-2, unfinished
3. Valle (SJU) def. Arends (GMU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Simunyola (GMU) def. Dubas (SJU), 7-6 (2), 7-5
5. Bezzaz (SJU) def. Fahim (GMU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Saeed (GMU) def. Cizmarik (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
   Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5, 4

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