April 7, 2006

WILMINGTON, N.C. - George Mason's four-match winning streak ended as the team was blanked 7-0 by the UNC Wilmington women's tennis team today in North Carolina. The Patriots drop to 10-8 with the loss and 1-3 in the CAA.

The Lady Seahawks easily won the doubles point and dropped just one set in singles to improve to 19-3 overall and 5-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The toughest match of the day pitted the two No. 1 singles players. Mason's Andreea Fusea lost to Lindsey Hess in a battle of two senior standouts. Hess captured the first set, 6-1, but Fusea rallied to win the second set, 6-3. Hess then completed the sweep for the Lady Seahawks by edging Fusea, 10-8, in the tiebreaker.

The Patriots host CAA foe Delaware on Sunday.

UNC Wilmington 7, George Mason 0
Singles
1. Lindsey Hess (UNCW) def. Andreea Fusea (Mason), 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
2. Molly Molony (UNCW) def. Maricel Ballester (Mason), 6-2, 6-4
3. Kristin Mears (UNCW) def. Jenn Dektas (Mason), 7-5, 6-0
4. Cassie Martin (UNCW) def. Julie Moscato (Mason), 6-3, 6-0
5. Katie Carlson (UNCW) def. Alicia Van Zandt (Mason), 6-0, 6-2
6. Jamie de Graffenreid (UNCW) def. Jennifer Kramer (Mason), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Hess/Isenhour (UNCW) def. Fusea/Ballester (Mason), 8-1
2. Mears/Martin (UNCW) def. Detkas/Moscato (Mason), 8-4
3. Carlson/Molony (UNCW) def. Van Zandt/Wooten (Mason), 8-1