CHESNUT HILL, Mass. – The William & Mary men's tennis team punctuated its three-game Northeast road trip with a 5-2 win over ACC counterpart Boston College, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon. After picking up a 4-3 win at Brown on Saturday, the Tribe (2-1) claimed the doubles point and received singles wins from seniors Addison Appleby and Aidan Talcott, junior Christian Cargill and sophomore Michael Ruamthong to upend the Eagles (0-1).
 
The Tribe used the same combination for the second-straight day to take the doubles point. Senior Damon Niquet and Cargill breezed to a 6-0 win over Jeff Melvin and Kent Mukai at the No. 3 post. The Green and Gold tandem improved to 8-3 on the season. W&M's top doubles pairing of Talcott and junior Ryan Newman clinched the initial point for the second match in a row, rolling to a 6-3 win over Aidan McNulty and Hank Workman. They improved to 8-5 on the season and 2-1 at the top spot.
 
Appleby pushed the Tribe lead to 2-0 with his first dual-match win of the year. He topped Boston College's Sean Mullins, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 3 spot.
 
After the Eagles claimed their first point with a win at No. 4, the Tribe clinched the match with wins at the top-two singles spots. Talcott won his second-straight match at the top singles spot, upending McNulty, 6-3, 6-3. The 72nd-ranked player in the country improved to 6-4 overall and 2-1 at No. 1.
 
For the second time in as many days, Cargill won in three sets, this time to cement the team win. After dropping the first set, 6-3, to Workman at No. 2, the Tribe junior picked up matching 6-4 wins in the second and third sets. He won for the fourth time this season and upped his dual-match mark to 2-1 at the second spot.
 
Ruamthong rounded out the Tribe victory with his first career dual-match win. He rolled to a 6-1 win in the opening set over Peter Campana, before winning the second in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (0). Ruamthong pushed his season mark to 6-2.
 
The Tribe hosts its first home dual-match of the season, welcoming Navy to the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on Sunday, Jan. 29. The match carries an 11 a.m. start time.
 
William & Mary 5, Boston College 2
Singles
No. 1 - #72 Aidan Talcott (W&M) def. Aidan McNulty (BC) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Christian Cargill (W&M) def. Hank Workman (BC) –3-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Addison Appleby (W&M) def. Sean Mullins (BC) – 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Kent Mukai (BC) def. Alec Miller (W&M) – 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 – Alexander Chieffalo (BC) def. Damon Niquet (W&M) – 3-6, 7-5, 11-9
No. 6 – Michael Ruamthong (W&M) def. Peter Campana (BC) – 6-1, 7-6 (0)
Finishing Order: 3, 4, 1, 2*, 6, 5
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Newman/Talcott (W&M) def. McNulty/Workman (BC) – 6-3
No. 2 – Appleby/Bautil (W&M) vs. Mullins/Chieffalo (BC) – DNF, 4-3
No. 3 – Cargill/Niqeut (W&M) def. Melvin/Mukai (BC) – 6-0
Finishing Order: 3, 1*