JMU Sweeps George Mason, 7-0

Friday, February 21

Alexandria, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

George Mason

2/21/2020 9:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The James Madison men's tennis team competed against George Mason on Friday afternoon, winning 7-0 at Belle Haven CC for its first road win of the spring season.

The Dukes improved to 4-3 on the year, while the Patriots dropped to 1-3. JMU notched three doubles wins and six singles wins in the victory to earn its second 7-0 sweep of the season.

In doubles play, senior Paul Mendoza and freshman Holden Koons defeated Jakob Nielsen and Faisal Alrebdi, 6-3 to open the match on court one. Junior Alvaro Arce and senior Josh Raymundo earned a win on court two, as the duo took down Rithik Sardana and Ryan Charles, 7-6 (4). The tandem of junior Gonzalo Adis and sophomore William Karpinski wrapped up doubles play with a 7-6 (2) victory over Edward Ayers and Rishab Sardana.

In singles play, JMU won four of its six matches in three sets, which included three in come-from-behind fashion. Arce earned the first singles victory for the Dukes, winning at #2 against Nielsen, 6-1, 6-2. Sophomore Stefan Petrovic took down Rishab Sardana 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 at #4 to make it a 3-0 lead. The Dukes clinched the match at #1 singles after Mendoza rallied against Ayers, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

Koons extended his singles victory streak four, as he claimed a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3 triumph on court three against Rithik Sardana. Senior Damon Roberts forced a third set against Alrebdi on court five, winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Adis closed out the match for JMU with a 6-1, 7-6 (5) over Herman Jentoft at the #6 spot.

QUOTING ASSISTANT COACH JASON SINKOFF
"Great team win today. This match was very close on every court in doubles and in singles. Guys did a good job of keeping composure, no matter what the score was. Each court focused point by point."

UP NEXT
JMU will travel to Wilmington, Del. to compete against CAA foe Delaware on Sunday Feb. 23. The action is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m.