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Delaware 6, George Mason 1
April 17, 2004

Blue Hens Snap Two-Match Losing Streak

FAIRFAX, VA -- The University of Delaware won 14 of the 18 matches on the day and the Blue Hen men's and women's tennis teams swept by host and Colonial Athletic Association foe George Mason Saturday afternoon.

The Delaware men (10-10, 2-2 CAA) snapped a two-match losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Patriots while the Blue Hen women (8-9, 3-2 CAA) won their third match in the last four outings with a 5-2 decision over George Mason.

Both Blue Hen teams will close out the regular season today (Sunday) by hosting Drexel. The men's match will begin at 11 a.m. followed by the women's match at 2 p.m. The CAA Tournament will be held this weekend at William & Mary.

In the men's match, Delaware won all three doubles matches and captured five of the six singles matches to post the easy victory. John Tully (at right) improved to 16-8 this season and became just the 15th player in school history to reach 40 career singles victories with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Tim Bainton at the No. 2 spot. Adam Liebman, Josh Ditman, Ari Zweig, and Philip Wayne also won singles matches for the Hens with Wayne extending his winning streak to three.

In doubles play, the Hens won the point by taking all three matches. Sanjay Khindri and Tully combined for a win at No. 1 for their 16th career victory, Zweig and Ditman won at the No. 2 spot, and Wayne and Jon Edwards were winners at the No. 3 spot.

On the women's side, George Mason won the No. 1 and No. 2 singles competitions and the No. 1 doubles match, but the Hens won all the other matches to post the victory. Marissa Singer extended her winning streak to three with a victory at No. 3 singles while Stefanie Riddle improved to a team-best 13-7 this season with a No. 6 singles victory. Jamie deGraffenreid and Beth Principe also won their singles matches.

The Hens took the doubles point as the teams of Singer and Liz Perlow at No. 2 and Principe and Julia Shapiro at No. 3 were both winners.

AGATE:

Delaware def. George Mason, 6-1

Singles: Tito Ballester, GM, def. Sanjay Khindri, 1-6, 6-3, 4-5 (retired); John Tully, D, def. Tim Bainton, 6-2, 6-0; Adam Liebman, D, def. Furshad Garakani, 6-4, 7-5; Josh Ditman, D, def. Oleg Sirghii, 6-1, 6-3; Ari Zweig, D, def. Eric Vogel, 6-0, 6-0; Philip Wayne, D, def. Miles Hughes, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: Tully-Khindri, D, def. Bainton-Garakani, 8-2; Zweig-Ditman, D, def. Ballester-Vogel, 8-3; Wayne-Jon Edwards, D, def. Sirghii-Pho Le, 8-2.

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