FAIRFAX, Va. – The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team fell to George Mason, 4-2, in a rescheduled matchup of conference rivals on Wednesday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Matthew Dubas and Santiago Valle raced out to a 6-1 win in the second doubles flight, but the hosts took wins in the first and third flights to secure the doubles point.
 
• The Patriots doubled their lead with a win in the number one singles flight before Valle claimed his second win of the day in straight sets in the third flight.
 
• After George Mason took the sixth flight to extend the lead, Othman Bezzaz clinched his fifth-flight match in straight sets to make it a 3-2 contest; unfortunately for the Crimson and Gray, the hosts held on for a win in the fourth to clinch the match.
 
HAWK TALK
"Today was a tough loss," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "Hopefully we learn from this.  Time to move on."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks visit St. John's on Friday.
 
RESULTS
 
George Mason 4, Saint Joseph's 2
 
Doubles
1. Ekansh Kumar / Monil Lotlikar (GMU) def. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU), 7-5
2. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle (SJU) def. Jacco Arends / Zavan Fahim (GMU), 6-1
3. Shari Saeed / Niza Simunyola (GMU) def. Justus Agbo / Matthew Cizmarik (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
1. Lotlikar (GMU) def. Agbo (SJU), 6-0, 6-0
2. Ruy (SJU) vs. Kumar (GMU), 3-6, 7-5, 2-2, unfinished
3. Valle (SJU) def. Arends (GMU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Simunyola (GMU) def. Dubas (SJU), 7-6 (2), 7-5
5. Bezzaz (SJU) def. Fahim (GMU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Saeed (GMU) def. Cizmarik (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5, 4