Men's Tennis | April 1, 2017

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The La Salle University men's tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss to George Mason on Saturday afternoon.

Facing their second Atlantic 10 foe of the season, the Explorers saw the Patriots win all three doubles matches and sweep the singles portion of the competition.

Sophomore Francesco Mowrey nearly took the first set of his match at the top singles spot against James Lange, a two-time All-A-10 performer. At No. 4, junior Tomas Christian was edged by a 9-7 margin by his opponent, Edward Ayers.

La Salle returns to action on Sunday, April 2 with another A-10 matchup with St. Bonaventure beginning at 11:00 a.m.

George Mason 7, La Salle 0
Doubles
1. Daniel Gutierrez/Pally Ray (GMU) def. Francesco Mowrey/Tomas Christian (LAS), 6-4
2. James Lange/Jakob Nielsen (GMU) def. Brian Balico/Patrick Pascual (LAS), 6-1
3. Andrew Curtis/Edward Ayers (GMU) def. Joe DiOrio/Braden Ward (LAS), 6-3 

Singles
1. James Lange (GMU) def. Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 7-5, 6-0
2. Pally Ray (GMU) def. Brian Balico (LAS), 6-2, 6-2
3. Jakob Nielsen (GMU) def. Joe DiOrio (LAS), 6-2, 6-0
4. Edward Ayers (GMU) def. Tomas Christian (LAS), 9-7
5. Andrew Curtis (GMU) def. Patrick Pascual (LAS), 8-1
6. Giuliano Buzoianu (GMU) def. Braden Ward (LAS), 8-2