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Mia Matriccino
Natalie Wheeler

Women's Tennis

Tennis Teams Fall at George Mason in Regular-Season Finales

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Loyola University Maryland men's and women's tennis teams closed their 2025-26 regular-seasons on Tuedsay afternoon at George Mason University.
On the men's side, Loyola fell 4-0 to the Patriots in a match shortened by unfinished contests. George Mason secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. At the top spot, Niza Simunyola and Edgar Vilain defeated Nick Lawliss and Ryan Gill, 6-3, while Zavan Fahim and Nicholas Novitski earned a 6-4 win over Dylan Koziol and Blake Edwards at No. 3. The No. 2 doubles match between Louis Moldenhauer and Petter Hagen and Shari Saeed and Deniz Okyay was left unfinished, tied at 5-5.

Singles play saw George Mason clinch the match with wins in three completed positions. Simunyola defeated Moldenhauer, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 2, followed by a 7-5, 6-2 victory from Vilain over Gill at No. 3. Fahim closed scoring with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Dylan Coonerty at No. 5. Three singles matches were left unfinished, with Okyay leading Hagen, 7-5, 5-4, at No. 1, Lawliss holding a 3-2 advantage over Adria Franco at No. 4, and the No. 6 match between Saeed and Trevor Girandola not started.

The Loyola women dropped a tightly contested 4-3 decision against George Mason after splitting doubles and singles play. Loyola claimed the doubles point with wins at two positions, as Christine Richiez and Emma Roeck picked up a 7-5 victory over Cenan Liu and Mary Young at No. 1, while Liza Tankimovich and Mia Matriccino defeated Noelle Talarek and Ravaka Noemie Ramanantoanina, 6-1, at No. 3. The No. 2 doubles match between Emi Shivkumar and Elena Hartley and Brooklyn Siegel and Maya Bayat was left unfinished.

In singles action, George Mason earned four victories to secure the team win. Liu defeated Richiez, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 1, while Talarek edged Tankimovich, 1-6, 6-5, (10-5), at No. 4. Siegel added a 6-2, 6-1 win over Lily Langhus at No. 5, and Ramanantoanina capped the scoring with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Katie Moorhead at No. 6. Loyola earned singles wins at No. 2, where Hartley rallied past Bayat, 4-6, 6-1, (10-4), and at No. 3, as Matriccino defeated Young, 6-2, 6-0.
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Players Mentioned

Elena Hartley

Elena Hartley

Sophomore
Lily Langhus

Lily Langhus

Senior
Mia Matriccino

Mia Matriccino

Sophomore
Katie Moorhead

Katie Moorhead

Senior
Christine Richiez

Christine Richiez

Senior
Emma Roeck

Emma Roeck

Sophomore
Emi Shivkumar

Emi Shivkumar

Senior
Liza Tankimovich

Liza Tankimovich

Senior
Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Sophomore
Ryan Gill

Ryan Gill

Sophomore
Trevor Girandola

Trevor Girandola

Senior
Dylan Koziol

Dylan Koziol

Senior

Players Mentioned

Elena Hartley

Elena Hartley

Sophomore
Lily Langhus

Lily Langhus

Senior
Mia Matriccino

Mia Matriccino

Sophomore
Katie Moorhead

Katie Moorhead

Senior
Christine Richiez

Christine Richiez

Senior
Emma Roeck

Emma Roeck

Sophomore
Emi Shivkumar

Emi Shivkumar

Senior
Liza Tankimovich

Liza Tankimovich

Senior
Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Sophomore
Ryan Gill

Ryan Gill

Sophomore
Trevor Girandola

Trevor Girandola

Senior
Dylan Koziol

Dylan Koziol

Senior