JMU Defeats Georgetown 5-2 to Open Weekend

Friday, February 4

Harrisonburg, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

Georgetown

2/4/2022 7:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's tennis earned a hard-fought 5-2 victory over Georgetown on Friday evening at the East Campus Tennis Courts.

The Dukes improved to 2-0 this spring, while the Hoyas fell to 1-2.

The Dukes took the doubles point and early lead with victories on courts one and two. Holden Koons and Youssef Sadek made quick work on court one, beating Kieran Foster and Jake Fellows, 6-1.

William Karpinski and Oscar Hernandez clinched the point for JMU on court two, earning a 6-3 victory over Adhvyte Sharma and Andrew Rozanov.

Koons carried his momentum into singles play to give the Dukes a 2-0 lead. His 6-3, 6-4 victory over Foster moved him to 4-1 in singles matches during the spring season.

On court two, Karpinski used a huge comeback in his opening set to help him take the point. After falling behind 5-2 to Fellows, Karpinski won five straight games to win the first set, 7-5. After Fellows tied the match, Karpinski put him away with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 triumph.

Edson Sanchez clinched the victory for the Dukes on court five with a huge run of his own against Charlie Suh. Sanchez fought off set point while down 5-4, then proceeded to win deciding points at both 5-5 and 6-5 to take the first set. He then swept Suh in the second, winning nine straight games for a 7-6, 6-0 victory.

On court six, Mathieu Josserand won his first singles match of the spring. He earned the 7-5, 6-3 victory against Akira Morgenstern to cap off the win.

QUOTING ASSISTANT COACH JASON SINKOFF
"Great team win today. Georgetown is a tough team, and we showed a lot of grit and fight today. No matter the score, we played every point as hard as we could. We recruited Edson to give us a lift this spring and bring new energy and depth to the team. He showed just that today! It was a good win for Edson, and he's only going to get better and better with more match experience."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will host George Mason on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. at the East Campus Tennis Courts.