WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary men's tennis team turned in a dominating performance to win its third straight, rolling past Radford, 7-0, on Friday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Green and Gold (4-2) claimed the doubles point with convincing wins at No. 2 and No. 3 in just 19 minutes, before winning all six singles spots without dropping a set to down the visiting Highlanders (0-1).
 
Playing together for the first time this season, the tandem of senior Scott Huang and sophomore Alec Miller got W&M off to a fast start in doubles. The duo jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the way to a 6-1 triumph over Michiel Meekers and Jose Moreno Manzano at No. 2. Junior Damon Niquet and sophomore Christian Cargill won their third straight match, clinching the doubles point with a matching 6-1 win over Nikhil Mannapalli and Alexandros Caldwell at No. 3. The duo is an impressive 10-1 over the last two seasons.
 
Miller carried over his strong doubles play to singles, routing Meekers, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 2 to increase the Tribe lead to 2-0. The Tribe sophomore ran his win streak to four matches, improving to 5-1 in dual-match play, 2-0 at No. 2 and a team-best 11-8 overall.
 
Niquet and Cargill each won for the third straight time in singles action to clinch the team victory. At No. 6, Niquet upended Mannapalli, 6-2, 6-2, for his sixth win of the season. Cargill followed quickly with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Janken Thoen at the top singles post. The reigning CAA Player of the Week improved to 4-2 at the No. 1 spot with his seventh victory overall.
 
Sophomore Aidan Talcott remained undefeated in dual matches with a win at No. 5 over Samuel Taylor, 6-4, 6-1. He improved to 9-6 overall on the year thanks to his 5-0 dual-match ledger. de Boer won for the fifth time in his last six matches, bouncing Caldwell, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 3 singles. The Tribe sophomore ran his overall record to 8-6, including a 4-1 mark in duals.  At No. 4, junior Addison Appleby rounded out the Tribe sweep with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) victory over Manzano for his fourth victory of the year.  
 
The Tribe continues its homestand on Sunday morning against Penn at 9 a.m. The match will be the Green and Gold's fourth against the Ivy League following a season-opening three-match swing to Yale, Harvard and Brown.
 
William & Mary 7, Radford 0
Singles
No. 1 – Christian Cargill (W&M) def. Janken Thoen (Radford) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Alec Miller (W&M) def. Michiel Meekers (Radford) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Lars de Boer (W&M) def. Alexandros Caldwell (Radford) – 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 – Addison Appleby (W&M) vs. Jose Moreno Manzano (Radford) – 6-1, 7-6 (7)
No. 5 – Aidan Talcott (W&M) def. Samuel Taylor (Radford) – 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 – Damon Niquet (W&M) def. Nikhil Mannapalli (Radford) – 6-2, 6-2
Finishing Order: 2, 6, 1*, 5, 3, 4
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Appleby/de Boer (W&M) vs. Taylor/Thoen (Radford) – DNF, 3-3
No. 2 – Huang/Miller (W&M) def. Meekers/Manzano (Radford) – 6-1
No. 3 – Cargill/Niquet (W&M) def. Caldwell/Mannepalli (Radford) – 6-1
Finishing Order: 2, 3*