MEN'S TENNIS DOMINATES GEORGE MASON 7-0

Tuesday, March 23

Home (Hillside courts)

2:30 p.m.

James Madison University

George Mason

3/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

HARRISONBURG, Va., March 23, 2010 - The James Madison men's tennis team won for the sixth time in its last seven matches, sweeping a 7-0 decision over Colonial Athletic Association-rival George Mason at the Hillside Tennis Courts in Harrisonburg, Va. on Tuesday.

The Dukes won their first conference match of the year to improve to 1-4 in the CAA and 11-7 overall. The Patriots dropped to 0-3 and 5-9, respectively.

Due to concerns about the weather, the two teams started with singles play. JMU took control early, winning all six matches in straight sets.

Sophomore Tommi Nissinen (Oulu, Finland/Kastellin Lukio) continued his hot play, winning for the eighth time in his last nine matches. Nissinen became the first Duke to reach 20 wins with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Patrick Mulquin at No. 3.

Freshman Stephen Hardy (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) extended Madison's lead to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Greg Donabedian at No. 4. Sophomore Jovan Milic's (Belgrade, Serbia/Belgrade Sports School) 6-2, 6-1 win over Arjun Sanghvi put Madison up 3-0 before junior Yaroslav Voznenko (Kherson, Ukraine/Kherson Technical School) sealed the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5.

Senior Mike Smith (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) and freshman Greg Vladimirsky (Coral Springs, Fla./Broward Virtual) grabbed wins at Nos. 1 and 2 to complete the singles sweep.

In doubles play, JMU won two of the three matches to wrap-up the 7-0 win. Smith and junior Matt King (Lorton, Va./Robinson) kicked things off with an 8-2 win at No. 1 over Jorge Osuna and Kevin McMillen.

The Dukes return to play this weekend in Towson, Md. for the CAA Round Robin. JMU takes on Delaware, Drexel and Georgia State in the three-day event.