WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - For the second-straight season, the William & Mary men's tennis team hosts Mid-American Conference foe Binghamton and BIG EAST counterpart Villanova in a doubleheader at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. Winners of four straight, the Green and Gold welcome the pair to Williamsburg on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tribe meets the Bearcats at 10 a.m., before taking on the Wildcats at 5 p.m.
 
Scouting William & Mary
W&M continued its winning ways last week with victories over Radford, 7-0, and Penn, 5-2, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Green and Gold routed the Highlanders, winning all three doubles matches, before claiming all six singles matches in straight sets. For the second time in as many days, the Tribe took the doubles point this time against the Quakers thanks to the combinations of senior Scott Huang and sophomore Alec Miller at No. 2 and the No. 3 tandem of junior Damon Niquet and sophomore Christian Cargill. Both pairs entered the Saturday's doubleheader undefeated on the season at 2-0 and 4-0, respectively. Cargill, sophomore Lars de Boer, Niquet and junior Aidan Talcott posted two singles wins each during the triumphs over Radford and Penn. Talcott is a perfect 6-0 in dual-match play and 10-6 overall, while both Cargill and Niquet have won four straight in singles. Cargill improved to 5-2 at the top singles post, and he leads the team with 10 doubles wins. Sophomore Alec Miller leads the Tribe with 11 singles wins on the year. As a team, W&M is 29-13 (.690) in dual-match singles action, including 6-1 record at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 positions.
 
Scouting Binghamton
Binghamton enters the weekend at 4-2 on the year. The Bearcats travel to Richmond to take on VCU Friday, before heading to Williamsburg on Saturday. Binghamton opened their season with four straight wins over UConn (6-1), Bryant (5-2), Marist (4-3) and Bucknell (7-0). Last weekend, the Bearcats suffered two losses on the road at Brown (6-1) and St. John's (5-2). Last season, BU went 8-16 and advanced to the Mid-American Conference Championship match before falling to Buffalo. Sid Hazarika and Eliott Hureau are the Bearcats top two players. Hazarika was a First-Team All-MAC selection last season and is currently 4-1 at the No. 1 singles post. Hureau, who was a Second-Team All-MAC pick in 2015, was named the MAC Player of the Week on Wednesday after upsetting the No. 56-ranked player in the country from St. John's during the team's dual-match over the weekend. He is 12-6 overall on the year and 5-1 in dual-match play at the top two positions. He is tied for the team lead in singles wins with freshman Valentin Bouchet, who is 12-4. Hureau and Bouchet have played the first five matches of the year at the No. 1 doubles post for BU, going 2-3.
 
Series History: W&M vs. Binghamton
The Tribe leads the all-time series at 2-1 with all three meetings being played in Williamsburg. W&M took the lead in the series with a 5-0 triumph last season. Prior to that victory, the Green and Gold downed Binghamton, 5-2, in 2011, before BU posted a narrow 4-3 victory in 2014. Last season, Christian Cargill recorded a win at No. 1 against the Bearcats, while Lars de Boer (No. 5) and Scott Huang (No. 6) notched singles and doubles victories. 
 
Scouting Villanova
The Wildcats opened the dual-match season a win at a CAA foe in Delaware, 6-1, on Jan. 17. Villanova had its most recent matches as part of the Big 5 Tournament, Jan. 23-24, postponed due to inclement weather. The Wildcats compiled a 5-18 mark in 2015. In the victory over Delaware, Villanova captured the doubles point and received singles wins from Chris Seitz (No. 1), Bradley Noyes (No. 3), Jimmy Purdy (No. 4), Tommy Dodson (No. 5) and Matt Phelps (No. 6). Purdy and Dodson lead the Wildcats with five singles wins apiece, while Seitz, Luis Miranda, Gray Aloian and Sean Gorwara have four each. Miranda leads Villanova with five doubles wins, while Alastair Hurry owns a 4-1 mark. Seitz and Noyes comprised Nova's No. 1 team in its dual-match victory over Delaware.
 
Series History: W&M vs. Villanova
W&M leads the all-time series with Villanova at 6-0. The teams met for the first time in Bermuda during the 1996 season and they will meet for the sixth time in the last seven seasons in Williamsburg. In 2015, the Green and Gold downed the Wildcats, 7-0. Christian Cargill (No. 1), Addison Appleby (No. 3), Scott Huang (No. 4) and Alec Miller (No. 5) each tallied singles wins in the victory over the Wildcats last season.