W&M Men’s Tennis Shuts Out George Mason, 7-0

04/02/06 6:53PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s men’s tennis team, ranked 62nd in the nation, defeated George Mason, 7-0, this afternoon at the College’s Busch Tennis Courts.

The win improves the Tribe’s record to 10-13 overall and 2-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Patriots fall to 4-7 (1-2 CAA).

The Tribe opened the day by winning all three doubles matches to take the team point. First off was the match at court one, where junior Colin O’Brien (Dublin, Ireland) and sophomore Kavi Sud (Allentown, PA) blanked Jordan Lipstock and Rob Santos, 8-0. W&M rookies Dominic Pagon (Kingston, Jamaica) and Marwan Ramadan (Alexandria, VA) clinched the point with an 8-4 win at No. 3 over Jay Friedman and Eric Vogel. Tribe sophomore Alex Cojanu (Hallandale, FL) and freshman Alexander Zuck (Toms River, NJ) rounded out doubles play with an 8-4 win on court two over Farshad Garakani and Daniel Scheinder.

W&M continued to roll in singles, dropping a total of just 14 games on the way to winning all six matches in straight sets. O’Brien gave the Tribe a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the top match over Garakani and Zuck put the College just one point away from clinching the team’s win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6. Seconds later, Pagon clinched the win, as he defeated Vogel, 6-0, 6-1, at No 5. Ramadan was off next with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court four over Scheinder, followed by Cojanu, who beat Lipstock, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2. Sud ended the day with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 over Friedman.

W&M returns to action on Thursday, April 6 with a match against CAA rival Old Dominion. That contest will begin at 4:30 PM and will be played at Huntington Park in Newport News. Mason’s next match will be a home contest against Mount St. Mary’s this Wednesday at 3:00 PM.


#62 William and Mary 7, George Mason 0
Singles
1. Colin O’Brien (W&M) d. Farshad Garakani; 6-1, 6-1
2. Alex Cojanu (W&M) d. Jordan Lipstock; 6-2, 6-1
3. Kavi Sud (W&M) d. Jay Friedman; 6-2, 6-1
4. Marwan Ramadan (W&M) d. Daniel Scheinder; 6-1, 6-3
5. Dominic Pagon (W&M) d. Eric Vogel; 6-0, 6-1
6. Alexander Zuck (W&M) d. Rob Santos; 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 6, 5, 4, 2, 3

Doubles
1. O’Brien/Sud (W&M) d. Lipstock/Santos; 8-0
2. Cojanu/Zuck (W&M) d. Garakani/Scheinder; 8-4
3. Pagon/Ramadan (W&M) d. Friedman/Vogel; 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2