Mount St. Mary's Men's Tennis
at George Mason Invitational, Fairfax, Va.
Saturday, September 24 – Sunday, September 25
Mount Update: The men's team comes into this weekend's tournament after defeating Shepherd at home this past Tuesday. The Mount 5-2 on Tuesday behind freshman Patrick McGinley. McGinley won the decisive point in the 5-2 win. He won at the No. 6 singles spot in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. The Mount won the doubles point, with all three teams winning their doubles matches.
About the George Mason Invitational: The Mount will face the host Patriots, along with Loyola in the two day tournament. The tournament begins Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Saturday will have two singles rounds and one doubles round. Sunday also begins at 9:00 a.m. with two doubles rounds and one singles round.
Last Year at the Invitational: Matthew Blake and Mike Salomon each went 1-1 in Flight A singles, after rain washed out the final day of the tournament. Mike Zabetakis lost both singles matches in Flight A in his collegiate debut. Blake and Zabetakis teamed up to win their doubles match in Flight B. Patrick Plastow and Andrew Marinucci won their doubles match in Flight C.
About Last Year: Sophomores Mike Salomon and Matthew Blake each had double digit singles victories, to lead the team. Freshman Mike Zabetakis also joined the double digit club with 12 wins. On the doubles side, Zabetakis and Salomon teamed up to win eight doubles matches, the most out of those returning.
Senior Leadership: The team will have two seniors at the helm this year in Jastin Mostowtt (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic), and Riley Gates (Ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph). Mostowtt has six singles wins in his career, and has four doubles wins in his three seasons at the Mount.
Three's Company: The team has a strong junior class with three members who have been a force in the Northeast Conference. Matthew Blake (Garnet Valley, Pa./Salesianum (Del.), Mike Salomon (Haymarket, Va./Seton School), and Taylor Place (Snellville, Ga./St. Pius X) make up the trio. Both Blake and Salomon have posted double digit singles wins with Blake having 28 for his career, and Salomon posting 31 in his two years thus far. Place had 14 singles wins his freshman campaign, and posted eight a year ago. Place has 27 career doubles win, the most of any player on the squad.
Mike in the Middle: Sophomore Mike Zabetakis (Finksburg, Md./Calvert Hall) posted a 10-5 mark at the number three spot last year, the best individual singles record of all returning players from a year ago.
Up Next: The men host the Mount Invitational Saturday October 1- Sunday, October 2 at the Mount Tennis Courts.
