MASON, Ohio – The men's tennis team ended its 2011-12 season with a 5-0 loss to #5 George Washington in the first round of the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship at the Lindler Family Tennis Center.

The #12 seeded Explorers lost at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to give up the doubles point.

In the singles competition, freshman De'Sean Fennell was forced to retire at the No. 1 spot.  Sophomore Chas Berenato lost 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

Freshman Dale Fetterman fell 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles at the same time that freshman Robert Kasinow lost 6-1, 6-0 in No. 6 singles to end the match.

Junior Trevor Donovan was still on the court in a tight 4-3 first set with Leo Lapentti.  Sophomore Joseph LaBate was still playing after losing his first set 6-1 and trailing 3-2 in the second set.

Defending A-10 champion George Washington will face #4 Temple, which received a first-round bye, later this afternoon. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON 5, LA SALLE 0
Singles

Francisco Dias (GW) def. De'Sean Fennell (LAS) 6-1, 1-0 (ret.)
Ugur Atalay (GW) def. Chas Berenato (LAS) 6-1, 6-1
Alex van Gils (GW) vs. Joseph LaBate (LAS) 6-1, 3-2 unfinished
Leo Lapentti (GW) vs. Trevor Donovan (LAS) 4-3 unfinished
Richard Blumenfeld (GW) def. Dale Fetterman (LAS) 6-1, 6-1
Michael Kachkar (GW) def. Robert Kasinow (LAS) 6-1, 6-0


Doubles
Dias/Atalay (GW) vs. Fennell/Donovan (LAS) 5-4 unfinished
Lapentti/van Gils (GW) def. Berenato/LaBate (LAS) 8-3
Blumenfeld/Kachkar (GW) def. Fetterman/Kasinow (LAS) 8-2