JMU Takes Down Mason, Wins Fourth Straight

Saturday, February 11

Burke, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

George Mason

2/11/2023 9:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BURKE, Va. – James Madison men's tennis dominated singles play to reel off its fourth straight victory, as it took down George Mason, 5-2, on Saturday night at the Burke Racquet & Swim Club.

The Dukes improved to 5-2 on the season, while the Patriots dropped to 1-2. The win was also JMU's sixth in a row against Mason since 2018.

Holden Koons earned wins in both doubles and singles, while the Dukes also produced singles triumphs by Julian Lozano, Youssef Sadek, Francisco Sinopoli and Edson Sanchez. All five singles victories came in straight sets.

How It Happened
Doubles Play

Mason won the final two doubles matches to claim the early 1-0 lead.
JMU took advantage quickly on court one, as Koons and Aathreya Mahesh claimed a 6-3 win against Monil Lotlikar and Rithik Sardana.
Mason evened things on court two, as Rishab Sardana and Niza Simunyola took a 6-4 decision from Lozano and Sinopoli.
The Patriots fended off JMU for the doubles point on court three, with Zavan Fahim and Alvaro Pedraza defeating Sadek and Sanchez, 6-4.

Singles Play

Koons evened things up at 1-1, as he rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Rithik Sardana on court one.
Lozano put JMU up for good on court three, cruising to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Rishab Sardana, avenging his doubles loss to the same foe.
Sadek extended the lead to 3-1 when he dispatched Lotlikar on court four, 6-3, 6-2.
Sinopoli, who is back in the lineup after competing in the Davis Cup with Venezuela last week, clinched the team win on court two. He trailed in the opening set 4-3 before powering past Momin Khan, 7-5, 6-2.
Mason got back within 4-2 on court six, as Simunyola rattled off four straight games to upend Mahesh, 8-3, in an eight-game pro set bout.
Sanchez capped off Saturday night's win by earning a payback win on court five. After falling to Pedraza in doubles, he dropped the Patriot by a 6-3, 6-3 margin.
It was the fourth straight singles win for both Koons and Lozano, while Sadek and Sanchez each earned their third in a row.

Quoting Coach Steve Secord
"It's always nice to get a road win, and we always have intense matches with Mason. We tried three new doubles teams and need to work on a few things. The guys did a great job responding in singles. I'm proud of how this group listens and wants to fight and get behind each other. Go Dukes!"

Up Next
JMU is off next week and returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 25 when it travels to Radford. The opening serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Radford Tennis Complex.