George Washington University
vs. Saint Joseph's (A-10 Championship)
Men's Tennis Claims Eighth at A-10 Championship
4/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 10, 2006
MONROEVILLE, PA - The George Washington University men's tennis team completed its 2006 spring season on Sunday with a 4-3 loss to No. 3 seed Saint Joseph's in its final match at the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship at Club 4 Life. The Colonials finished eighth at the tournament, having won their first match of the championship, a 4-2 triumph over No. 9 seed Duquesne on Friday.
Following a 4-0 loss to top-seed Charlotte in its second match of the day on Friday, GW was edged, 4-3, by No. 4 St. Bonaventure on Saturday. The loss sent the Colonials to the eighth-place match against the Hawks. In both matches over the weekend, GW won 3-of-6 singles contests, but dropped the doubles point each time.
Sophomores Mustafa Gencsoy (Istanbul, Turkey) and Sam Salyer (Minneapolis, MN) won all but one of their singles matches at No. 1 and 2, respectively, throughout the three-day tournament. Salyer won all three of his singles matches in straight sets. Sophomore Mark Doumba (Bradenton, FL) posted back-to-back victories at fourth singles on Saturday and Sunday, while Gencsoy and Salyer teamed together at first doubles to post a pair of wins. The duo won both their doubles matches by a score of 8-2; Friday against Duquesne and again on Saturday against St. Bonaventure.
#4 St. Bonaventure 4, #8 GW 3Doubles
1. Gencsoy/Salyer (GW) def. Hart/Stankovic (SBU) - 8-2
2. Nery/Luce (SBU) def. Daniels/Timmons (GW) - 8-5
3. Lecina/Mochizuki (SBU) def. Doumba/Balke (GW)- 8-3
Singles
1. Mustafa Gencsoy (GW) def. Nery (SBU) - 6-2, 6-3
2. Sam Salyer (GW) def. Mochizuki (SBU) - 6-1, 6-4
3. Hart (SBU) def. Elliott Daniels (GW) - 6-1, 7-6 (4)
4. Mark Doumba (GW) def. Stankovic (SBU) - 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
5. Lecina (SBU) def. Daniel Balke (GW) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. Luce (SBU) def. Will Timmons (GW) - 6-0, 6-3
#3 Saint Joseph's 4, #8 GW 3
Doubles
1. Holland/Aniello (SJU) def. Gencsoy/Salyer (GW) - 8-6
2. Garabedian/Bayliss (SJU) vs. Balke/Doumba (GW) - DNF
3. Spencer/Adams (SJU) def. Timmons/Sucoll (GW) - 8-1
Singles
1. Mustafa Gencsoy (GW) def. Holland (SJU) - 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Sam Salyer (GW) def. Spencer (SJU) - 6-0, 6-2
3. Adams (SJU) def. Elliott Daniels (GW) - 6-2, 6-1
4. Mark Doumba (GW) def. Bayliss (SJU) - 6-3, 6-3
5. Anniello (SJU) def. Daniel Balke (GW) - 6-3, 6-3
6. Garabedian (SJU) def. Will Timmons (GW) - 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
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