FAIRFAX, Va. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team used a strong team effort to beat George Mason, 4-1, on the road on Sunday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks grabbed the early lead with a pair of doubles wins.  Charlotte Kordonowy and Brooke Tackett outlasted their opponents in the second fight, while Addison Melfi and Claudia Perez-Garcia teamed up for a third-flight win.
 
• In singles play, Kordonowy won her second-flight match at love, while Victoria Tracey won in straight sets in the third.
 
• Wiktoria Czerny won a three-setter in the first flight to give the Hawks the win.
 
HAWK TALK
"Today was a great team win for us," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "Everyone contributed to the win."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host Navy on Tuesday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, George Mason 1
 
Doubles
1. Cenan Liu / Lauren Splett (GMU) def. Wiktoria Czerny / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 6-2
2. Charlotte Kordonowy / Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Brooklyn Siegel / Mary Young (GMU), 7-5
3. Addison Melfi / Claudia Perez-Garcia (SJU) def. Maya Bayat / Lakshya Motam (GMU), 6-4
 
Singles
1. Czerny (SJU) def. Liu (GMU), 6-0, 1-6, 7-6 (3)
2. Kordonowy (SJU) def. Young (GMU), 6-0, 6-0
3. Tracey (SJU) def. Maitree Diksha Rout (GMU), 6-3, 6-2
4. Bayat (GMU) def. Melfi (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Gisele Tang (SJU) led Noelle Talarek (GMU), 7-5, 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
6. Tackett (SJU) vs. Splett (GMU), 2-6, 6-1, 5-5, unfinished