HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis continued their strong start to the spring season, defeating George Mason 7-0 Sunday at the East Campus Tennis Courts.
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The Dukes improved to 3-0, while the Patriots fell to 1-1.
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James Madison ran away with the doubles point to start the match.
Holden Koons and
Youssef Sadek had their second straight 6-1 victory on court one, this time beating Rithik Sardana and Ryan Charles.
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On court three,
Stefan Petrovic and
Edson Sanchez notched their first win as a duo this season. They earned a 6-2 victory over Momin Khan and Herman Jentoft to clinch the doubles point for James Madison.
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Koons continued his strong start to the season on court one in singles play. He finished with a dominant performance over Rishab Sardana, 6-0, 6-1.
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Sadek also carried the momentum from doubles into singles, winning 6-3, 6-4 over Khan on court three.
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The clinching point for the Dukes came on court two, by way of
William Karpinski. The senior outlasted Rithik Sardana, 6-4, 7-5, to cement JMU's win.
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Oscar Hernandez continued the run for the Dukes on court four. He took set one over Charles, 7-5, and leading 2-0 in the second, the match was retired.
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With the team result in hand, the Dukes and Patriots finished the final two matches using an 8-game pro set format. On court five, Sanchez earned the 8-4 victory over Jentoft.
Mathieu Josserand finished the sweep for the Dukes, beating Faisal Alrebdi, 8-3.
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UP NEXT
The Dukes next take the court when they host Longwood on Friday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at the East Campus Tennis Courts.
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