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Kyle Bailey won in both singles and doubles for AU.

February 1, 2003

MONTCLAIR, Va. -- The American University men's tennis team opened its season with a 6-1 win over George Washington Saturday afternoon at the Montclair Golf, Tennis & Swimming Club.

The Eagles sweeped the doubles competition as Jonah Fliegelman and Ruben Rivero defeated Matt Hane and Brett Warner, 9-7 in the top slot. At No. 2 doubles, Tushar Garg and Guilluame Tarralle defeated GW's Matt Treadgold and Jake Jopling, 9-7. Juan Jaysingh and Kyle Bailey beat Tom Rogers and Jason Sucoll, 8-0, at No. 3 doubles.

In singles action, Rivero pulled out a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 win over Marius Weigert at the No. 4 spot in a match that lasted nearly two hours. Garg defeated Treadgold at No. 2 by scores of 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. At No. 3, Bailey swept past Jake Jopling, 6-3, 6-0. Fliegelman completed his day with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Warner while American's Juancarlo Vazquez registered a victory over Sucoll, 8-2, in the No. 6 singles spot. AU's only loss was at the No. 1 spot where Tarralle lost to Hane, 7-6, 2-6, 6-4.

American will play the Terrapins of Maryland on Saturday, February 8 at 11 a.m.

Singles

No. 1: Matt Hane (GW) def. Guilluame Tarralle (AU) 7-6, 2-6, 6-4
No. 2: Tushar Garg (AU) def. Matt Treadgold (GW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3: Kyle Bailey (AU) def. Jake Jopling (GW) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4: Ruben Rivero (AU) def. Marius Weigert (GW) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
No. 5: Jonah Fliegelman (AU) def. Brett Warner (GW) 6-0, 6-2
No. 6: Juancarlo Vazquez (AU) def. Jason Sucoll (GW) 8-2

Doubles

No. 1: Jonah Fliegelman & Ruben Rivero (AU) def. Matt Hane & Brett Warner (GW), 9-7
No. 2: Tushar Garg & Guilluame Tarralle (AU) def. Matt Treadgold & Jake Jopling (GW), 9-7
No. 3: Juan Jaysingh & Kyle Bailey (AU) def. TIm Rogers & Jason Sucoll (GW), 8-0