FAIRFAX, Va. – The Hampton University women's tennis team scored a big non-conference win on Wednesday knocking off George Mason 5-2 in Fairfax.

Hampton (5-6) took the doubles point winning two of the three matches.  The number one tandem of Mariam Mitaishvili and Yulia Kapitanova defeated Sydney Green and Brianna Gibbs 6-4, while Cherise Slocombe and Kiah Turner won at line two 6-1 over Rachel Lee and Hannah Yang.

In singles, Hampton jumped out to a 3-0 advantage winning at lines two and four.  Kapitanova continued her impressive freshman season winning 6-0, 6-1 over Gibbs and Haley Mullins won 6-4, 7-5 at line four.

Following a George Mason win at number one, Slocombe clinched the dual match win for Hampton with a 6-3, 6-2 win at line three over Hannah Yang.  Ana Romanova finished the win with a three-set victory at line five singles winning the tie-breaker third set 10-6.

Hampton returns to MEAC action on Thursday facing Norfolk State at 4pm in Norfolk.

For more information on Hampton University tennis, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.