March 5, 2004

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Longwood University defeated NCAA Division I George Mason University 4-3 in men's collegiate tennis Friday in Fairfax.  The Lancers are now 2-2 overall and will be idle for 11 days until hosting Division III Mary Washington March 16 in a contest re-scheduled from Feb. 24.

At George Mason, Longwood won two of three contests in doubles for one point, and three of six contests in singles for its first-ever win against a Division I program.  In singles, junior Chris Newman/Chesapeake (Hickory) won at #2 (4-6, 6-4, 7-5), as did sophomores Diego Quiros/Quesada, Costa Rica (Maria Inmaculada) at #4 (6-4, 6-4) and Justin Dorsk/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) at #6 (6-2, 6-3).  In doubles, freshman Rashko Patnikov/Bankya, Bulgaria (Smirnenski) and senior Garrett Green/Fredericksburg (Stafford) won at #2 (8-3), as did sophomore Ian Young/Bowie, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) and Dorsk at #3 (8-4).

Doubles - 1-Point

Tito Ballester/Tim Bainton (GM) def. Chris Newman/Diego Quiros (LU)		8-2

Rashko Patnikov/Garrett Green (LU) def. Farshad Garakani/Oleg Sirghii (GM)	8-3

Ian Young/Justin Dorsk (LU) def. Brendan O'Connor/Eric Vogel (GM)		8-4

Singles

Ballester (GM) def. Patnikov (LU)		1-6, 6-1, 6-2

Newman (LU) def. Bainton (GM)		4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Garakani (GM) def. Young (LU)		6-4, 6-3

Quiros (LU) def. Sirghii (GM)		6-4, 6-4

O'Connor (GM) def. Green (LU)		6-1, 6-7, 6-1

Dorsk (LU) def. Nick Shapiro (GM)		6-2, 6-2