FAIRFAX, Va. – Fueled by a pair of aces in Sydney Green and Morgan Yang, George Mason was able to take two three-set matches in singles play to outlast the Longwood women's tennis team Sunday afternoon, 5-2.
Senior Morgan Yang played closer at court two outlasting Longwood freshman
Marija Venta in a third set tiebreak 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3) to push the George Mason lead to 4-1 and clinch the nonconference bout. After splitting the first two sets with Venta, Yang was able to grind out the tiebreak in a third set to snap back-to-back losses from the Patriots.
Sophomore ace Green also took a three-set win in comeback fashion after dropping set one to Longwood's
Jamie Breunig 6-7 (6-8) in a tiebreak. Green shook off the tiebreak loss and took sets two and three 6-3, 6-2 to give the Patriots their fifth and final point of the match.
Seniors
Mason Thomas and
Anna Pelak continued their dominance at the third doubles court, securing a 6-3 win and their 10th as a tandem in 2017.
Thomas also stretched her singles win streak to five straight with a grinding three-set comeback at court five over counterpart Liz Lowe 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-1. The senior has enjoyed the longest win streak by a Lancer this season and has won four in straight-sets, two coming in 6-0, 6-0 shutouts.
A product of Buchanan Dam, Texas, Thomas had a three match win streak coming into the weekend before wins over counterparts from Presbyterian and George Mason at court five.
Fallon Burger, who had a three match win streak coming into the weekend as well, got back into the win column with a 6-4, 6-3 win at court six to split the weekend at 1-1.
Longwood stays out of conference to take on another Commonwealth foe James Madison for a Friday afternoon affair. Match time is set for 4 p.m. from Harrisonburg, Va.
George Mason 5, Longwood 2
March 26, 2017 at Fairfax, Va.
Singles competition
1. GREEN, Sydney (MASON-W) def. BREUNIG, Jamie (LWU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-2
2. YANG, Morgan (MASON-W) def. VENTA, Marija (LWU) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)
3. WALSTON, Scarlett (MASON-W) def. PELAK, Anna (LWU) 6-1, 6-3
4. LEE, Rachel (MASON-W) def. ALATORRE, Paloma (LWU) 4-1, retired
5. THOMAS, Mason (LWU) def. LOWE, Liz (MASON-W) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-1
6. BURGER, Fallon (LWU) def. HAIGWOOD, Nicole (MASON-W) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. GREEN, Sydney/LEE, Rachel (MASON-W) def. BURGER, Fallon/BREUNIG, Jamie (LWU) 7-5
2. LACY-THOMPSON, O./WALSTON, Scarlett (MASON-W) def. ALATORRE, Paloma/VENTA, Marija (LWU) 6-3
3. THOMAS, Mason/PELAK, Anna (LWU) def. HAIGWOOD, Nicole/YANG, Morgan (MASON-W) 6-3
Match Notes
Longwood 3-12
George Mason 9-6
Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 4, 3, 6, 2, 1, 5
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