WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's tennis team closes out the regular season, hosting Old Dominion for Senior Day on Easter Sunday, April 16. The Tribe will honor its four seniors Addison Appleby, Ryan Newman, Damon Niquet and Aidan Talcott during the match-up with the Monarchs. The contest carries at 1 p.m., start time from the Millie West Tennis Facility.
 
Scouting the Tribe
The Tribe suffered its second-straight 4-3 setback, dropping to a close match to instate foe VCU on Wednesday. Senior Aidan Talcott and junior Christian Cargill continued their strong play at the top two singles posts. Talcott picked up his fourth victory in a row to improve to 10-6 at the top singles position and 14-9 overall. Cargill rallied for a three-set victory and his fifth triumph in a row at the second spot. He is 11-5 at No. 2 with 13 victories overall. Junior Alec Miller won for the third time in his last four matches against VCU to record his 11th victory of the season. The Rams countered by winning the doubles point and posting singles victories at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6. The Green and Gold sit at 9-10 on the year with three of its 10 losses coming by narrow 4-3 margins. W&M opened its regular-season ending six-match homestand with three-straight wins over Xavier, Howard and East Carolina, before its latest two setbacks to Middle Tennessee and VCU. Senior Damon Niquet continues to lead W&M with 15 singles wins, including a team-best 12-4 dual-match record. Cargill leads the Tribe with 15 doubles victories on the year.
 
Senior Spotlight
Addison Appleby
A fixture in the top half of the lineup during his career … Owns 45 career singles victories, including six this season … Of his 45 victories, 29 have come at the top three singles posts … Has a career doubles record of 57-47 … Tallied 10 doubles victories in 2016-17, including seven with Tristan Bautil, playing most recently at the No. 1 position … A three-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week selection during her career … Won a career-high 15 singles matches in 2014-15 … His 26 doubles wins in 2014-15 rank 12th on the Tribe's single-season list.
 
Ryan Newman
Posted five singles wins, including three this season, and 19 doubles victories over his two seasons with the Tribe … This season, tallied a 13-12 doubles mark, including five wins at No. 1 … Of his 19 career doubles wins, nine have come at the top dual-match post … Named to the CAA Doubles Team of the Week last season along with Scott Huang after the duo upset the No. 57-ranked duo from Valparaiso … Won four straight with Aidan Talcott to advance to the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship Consolation Semifinals.
 
Damon Niquet
Ranks fifth on the Tribe's career singles winning percentage list at 64.8 thanks to a record of 70-38 … His 64.4 doubles winning percentage (56-31) is 12th in program history … Owns an impressive 53-16 record in dual-match singles play over his career, including a 12-4 mark this season … Leads W&M with 15 singles wins in 2016-17 … Is 23-9 in doubles with Christian Cargill over his career, including 10-8 this season … Twice named CAA Singles Player of the Week in his career and once named to the CAA Doubles Team of the Week … Had a 14-match singles win streak last season and followed it up with a nine-match streak in 2017.
 
Aidan Talcott
In just two seasons with W&M, ranks 10th in program history in terms of singles winning percentage at 63.5 … Owns a 33-19 singles record and 15 doubles wins in his time in Williamsburg … A fixture at the No. 1 singles position this season, racking up an impressive 10-6 mark … Owns a 14-9 overall singles record and a 13-12 doubles ledger in 2016-17 … Ranked as high as No. 72 nationally this season … Topped the No. 55-ranked player in the country from Columbia during the fall … Twice named CAA Player of the Week in 2017 … Over his two seasons is a remarkable 25-10 in dual-match singles play … Won four straight with Ryan Newman to advance to the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship Consolation Semifinals.
 
Scouting Old Dominion
Old Dominion is 15-5 on the year and is ranked No. 49 nationally entering the week. The Monarchs face another CAA opponent on the road in UNCW on Friday, before making the short trek to Williamsburg. The Monarchs went 6-2 on its most recent eight-match homestand, including a 4-3 triumph over Charleston on Sunday. Earlier this season ODU was ranked as high as No. 25 nationally on Feb. 28. Adam Moundir headlines the Monarch lineup at No. 44 nationally. He is 12-4 at the top singles post and 19-8 overall, including advancing to the semifinals of the 2016 Oracle ITA Masters during the fall. In doubles, Moundir and Jacob Nicolussi are ranked No. 62 and own a mark of 8-4 at No. 1. Javier Jover Maestre leads ODU with 22 singles wins and is an impressive 15-1 in duals, including 10-straight wins. Michael Weindl plays at the No. 2 singles position and is 10-5 at the spot to go along with a 19-10 overall ledger. In the win over Charleston, ODU took the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3, before receiving singles triumphs from Nicolussi (No. 3), Jover Maestre (No. 4) and Justin Herrera (No. 5).
 
Series History: W&M vs. Old Dominion
W&M and Old Dominion have met 56 times since the 1977 season, making it the Tribe's most-played rivalry over that stretch. ODU leads the series 32-24, including a 14-10 mark in Williamsburg. The 24 wins are the third most for the Green and Gold against an opponent since 1977. Six of the last nine meetings between the two schools have been decided by narrow 4-3 margins, including four of the last five. In the last meeting in Williamsburg, the Monarchs edged the Tribe, 4-3, during the 2015 campaign.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when it takes part in the 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Championship, April 21-23. The event will be held at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in Elon, N.C., for the second-straight year. W&M has won four CAA Championships, including in 2015. The seeding for the CAA Championship will be released from the conference office early next week. The Tribe opens play in the quarterfinals on Friday, April 21. The quarterfinals are slated for both 9 a.m., and 1 p.m., depending on seed. The CAA Semifinals are set for Saturday, April 22, at 10 a.m., with the championship match on Sunday, April 23, at 10 a.m.