MERION STATION, Pa. – Riding strong doubles performances and dominant singles wins, the Saint Joseph's men's tennis team beat George Mason, 4-1, at the SJU Tennis Complex on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (10-3) went in front early courtesy of the doubles point.  Nickolas Frisk and Nathan Perrone took the first flight before Justus Agbo and Alp Sentay clinched the point with a win in the second.  Nassim Fenjiro and Alex MacNeil held the lead in their third-flight match as well when play was halted.

• The Hawks went to work quickly on the singles side as Perrone and Fenjiro cruised in their first- and sixth-flight matches, respectively.  Perrone's victory was his 23rd of the year, tying the program's single-season record.

• Frisk held off his opponent in the second flight in straight sets as well to seal the win.

HAWK TALK
"We did it!  It is absolutely incredible what this team is doing this year," head coach Marc Pibernat said.  "Today we probably played the most important match of the season considering what it means toward the seeding for the Atlantic 10 Championship.  The team earned that position with hard work and incredible wins during our regular season.  I couldn't ask more from the guys today!  They knew the pressure was on us to go and win the match against George Mason and they delivered an incredible performance.  A huge shoutout to Nicko, who won his doubles and clinched the match for us with his singles victory, and also to Nate who tied the program's record for the most singles wins in a season. He will have the chance to break that record Monday against Coppin State!  What a day to be a Hawk!"

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Coppin State at the SJU Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 4, George Mason 1

Doubles
1. Nickolas Frisk / Nathan Perrone (SJU) def. Ryan Charles / Rithik Sardana (GMU), 6-1
2. Justus Agbo / Alp Sentay (SJU) def. Faisal Alrebdi / Rishab Sardana (GMU), 6-4
3. Nassim Fenjiro / Alex MacNeil (SJU) led Momin Khan / Michael Pollatos (GMU), 5-4

Singles
1. Perrone (SJU) def. Ris. Sardana (GMU), 6-0, 6-3
2. Frisk (SJU) def. Rit. Sardana (GMU), 6-4, 7-5
3. Khan (GMU) led Sentay (SJU), 6-3, 2-5
4. Agbo (SJU) led Charles (GMU), 4-6, 6-1, 3-0
5. Alrebdi (GMU) def. Eshan Kanetkar (SJU), 6-0, 6-3
6. Fenjiro (SJU) def. Hayden Postin (GMU), 6-3, 6-0

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 61, George Mason 42
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 17, George Mason 9
Total: Saint Joseph's 78, George Mason 51