April 5, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. - The Longwood University women's tennis team topped George Mason University 5-2 on Sunday afternoon in Farmville. The Lancers claimed the doubles point and four of the singles' flights. Longwood improved to 3-7 on the season while George Mason fell to 7-10. Longwood returns to action on Monday, April 6, when it hosts Stony Brook University at 2 p.m. in Farmville.

The Lancers swept the last four singles' flights with freshman Jackie Esguerra/Sauk City, Wis. (Prairie du Sac High) winning at #3 (6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-3), senior Ashley Melson/Virginia Beach (Kellam) winning at #4 (7-5, 6-2), junior Mason Davis/Richmond (Collegiate) winning at #5 (6-0, 7-5) and sophomore Nasim Moadab/Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights) winning at #6 (7-5, 6-2). Davis won her first match of the season after being sidelined by injury. Junior Laura Simon/Barcelona, Spain (IES Lluis de Peguera) fell at #1 (4-6, 1-6) and sophomore Zsofia Jakab/Minusio, Switzerland (Lices Cantonale Locarns) lost at #2 (4-6, 0-6).

Longwood won two out of the three doubles' flights to claim the point. Simon and Jakab won at #1 (8-4) and Davis and Melson won at #2 (8-6). Moadab and Esguerra fell at #3 (6-8).

@Longwood 5, George Mason 2
Singles
1. Lindsay Gray (GMU) def. Laura Simon (LU), 6-4, 6-1
2. Brooke Blackwell (GMU) def. Zsofia Jakab (LU), 6-4, 6-0
3. Jackie Esguerra (LU) def. Alicia Van Zandt (GMU), 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-3
4. Ashley Melson (LU) def. Sarah Dieffenbach (GMU), 7-5, 6-2
5. Mason Davis (LU) def. Meredith Cutchin (GMU), 6-0, 7-5
6. Nasim Moadab (LU) def. Aryn Christman (GMU), 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
1. Jakab/Simon (LU) def. Gray/Blackwell (GMU), 8-4
2. Davis/Melson (LU) def. Van Zandt/Cutchin (GMU), 8-6
3. Dieffenbach/Christman (GMU) def. Esguerra/Moadab (LU), 8-6