Tim Fayed

George Mason Singles Out Stonehill, 4-2

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (March 9, 2010) – George Mason University took five of six singles matches after dropping two of three in doubles play to post a 4-2 victory over Stonehill College, ranked fifth in the ITA Division II East Regional rankings, in non-conference men’s tennis action this morning.

Freshman Kevin McMillin (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) was a double-winner for George Mason, posting a 6-2, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles after teaming up with sophomore Jorge Osuna (Bentonville, Va./Colegio San Jose) for an 8-1 win at second doubles.

Junior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), the reigning Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year, was a double-winner for Stonehill. He collected a 7-5, 6-3 win over Osuna at first singles after teaming up with senior Michael Mashkevich (Goleta, Calif./Framingham (Mass.)) for an 8-5 triumph at first doubles.

Stonehill picked up a point in the dual match by winning two of the three doubles matches, when sophomore Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) and freshman Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) grinded out a 9-8 (8-6) win at third doubles.

Stonehill (3-4, 1-0 NE-10) is back in action tomorrow night when it battles Tusculum University at 6:30 p.m.

George Mason 4, Stonehill 2

Singles:
1. Tim Fayed (STO) def. Jorge Osuna (GM) 7-5, 6-3
2. Kevin McMillin (GM) def. Michael Mashkevich (STO) 6-2, 7-5
3. Patrick Mulquin (GM) def. Michael Leone (STO) 6-1, 6-1
4. Greg Donabedian (GM) def. Jonathan Burke (STO) 6-1, 6-4
5. Arjun Sanghvi (GM) def. Chris Martin (STO) 6-2, 6-4
6. Sam Coster (GM) def. Aaron Bergeron (STO) 6-0, 6-2

*Doubles:
1. Fayed/Mashkevich (STO) def. Mulquin/Donabedian (GM) 8-5
2. Osuna/McMillin (GM) def. Leone/Burke (STO) 8-1
3. Martin/Bergeron (STO) def. Coster/Devin Leonard (GM) 9-8 (8-6)

* - doubles matches played first