Friday, February 21
Fairfax, Va.
5:30 p.m.
Davidson College
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at
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George Mason
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Win Late-Night Thriller at George Mason, 4-3
2/22/2014 11:08:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
Match Results vs. George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va.  — Playing into the late hours of Friday night, the Davidson men's tennis team came away with a 4-3 win at George Mason thanks to #J.B. Gough#'s comeback tie-breaker win at No. 5 singles at the Montclair Country Club.
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In a preview of a matchup for next year in the Atlantic 10, the Wildcats (2-6) and the Patriots battled it out until 11:30 p.m. Friday evening.
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Tied at 3-all in the match, it came down to the No. 5 singles match of Gough and Tanner Baine. The pair split their first two sets apiece by the score of 6-3. They went back-and-forth in the final set until it came down to a tie-breaker. Gough found himself down 4-2 in the tie-breaker, but then stormed back for a 7-5 win to take the match and give Davidson the winning team point.
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Trailing 3-1 in the match, senior Connor Evins and Alex Howard got things tied up for the 'Cats with wins at No. 2 and 6 singles, respectively. Evins pushed his win streak to four straight with a thrilling three-set affair. He won the first set, 6-3, but fell 7-5 in the next one, forcing a third set. Like Gough's match, it was another down to the wire finish. Evins went to a tie-breaker against Jimmy Lange and prevailed for his team-leading fifth singles wins, 7-3.
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Howard won in straight sets by the scores of 6-3, 6-4.
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Snapping a personal four-match losing skid was Ethan Kallick, who netted the first team point of the evening for Davidson at No. 4 singles. The senior cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win for his first victory of the season.
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George Mason (3-2) opened the match by taking two of the three doubles positions for a 1-0 lead. The lone doubles team to win for Davidson was Howard and Evins, who won their second match together by scoring an 8-3 decision.
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Ricky Saad and Evan Watkins nearly gave Davidson the first team point, pushing their doubles match at No. 2 to a tie-breaker, but fell short 7-5 in the tie-breaker to fall 8-7 in the match.
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Davidson turns around and will play at Georgetown Saturday at 5 p.m. as the Wildcats continue their six-match road trip.
FAIRFAX, Va.  — Playing into the late hours of Friday night, the Davidson men's tennis team came away with a 4-3 win at George Mason thanks to #J.B. Gough#'s comeback tie-breaker win at No. 5 singles at the Montclair Country Club.
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In a preview of a matchup for next year in the Atlantic 10, the Wildcats (2-6) and the Patriots battled it out until 11:30 p.m. Friday evening.
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Tied at 3-all in the match, it came down to the No. 5 singles match of Gough and Tanner Baine. The pair split their first two sets apiece by the score of 6-3. They went back-and-forth in the final set until it came down to a tie-breaker. Gough found himself down 4-2 in the tie-breaker, but then stormed back for a 7-5 win to take the match and give Davidson the winning team point.
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Trailing 3-1 in the match, senior Connor Evins and Alex Howard got things tied up for the 'Cats with wins at No. 2 and 6 singles, respectively. Evins pushed his win streak to four straight with a thrilling three-set affair. He won the first set, 6-3, but fell 7-5 in the next one, forcing a third set. Like Gough's match, it was another down to the wire finish. Evins went to a tie-breaker against Jimmy Lange and prevailed for his team-leading fifth singles wins, 7-3.
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Howard won in straight sets by the scores of 6-3, 6-4.
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Snapping a personal four-match losing skid was Ethan Kallick, who netted the first team point of the evening for Davidson at No. 4 singles. The senior cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win for his first victory of the season.
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George Mason (3-2) opened the match by taking two of the three doubles positions for a 1-0 lead. The lone doubles team to win for Davidson was Howard and Evins, who won their second match together by scoring an 8-3 decision.
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Ricky Saad and Evan Watkins nearly gave Davidson the first team point, pushing their doubles match at No. 2 to a tie-breaker, but fell short 7-5 in the tie-breaker to fall 8-7 in the match.
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Davidson turns around and will play at Georgetown Saturday at 5 p.m. as the Wildcats continue their six-match road trip.
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