RICHMOND, Va. – Junior
Sebastian Quiros and freshman
George Davis highlighted the William & Mary men's tennis effort with a pair of wins in the top singles flight at the River City Open on Saturday afternoon.
Davis evened his season ledger 4-4 with a pair of wins. He rallied for a three-set win over three-time All-Big South First Team selection Amadeo Blasco of Longwood, 3-6, 6-3, 10-2. He closed out the day with a 7-5, 6-3 straight-sets win over Richmond's Matt Fernandez.
Quiros notched his first two wins of the year, both in straight sets in the consolation side of the top flight. He topped ECU's Javier Renones, 6-3, 6-4, before taking down Charlotte's Ben Wayand, 6-3, 7-5.
In Flight C, sophomore
Daniel Pellerito picked up his second three-set win in as many days. After falling in three sets in the quarterfinals, Pellerito rallied from a set deficit to register his team-leading fifth singles wins of the fall. After UR's Ricky Bell won the opening set, 7-5, the Tribe sophomore stormed back to take the final two, 6-1, 10-6.
In doubles action, junior
Finbar Talcott and Davis finished the River City Open at 2-1 thanks to a 7-5 triumph over Brant Fenno and Matthew Thomson of Wake Forest.
The River City Open wraps up on Sunday with action beginning at 8:30 a.m. at both the Collegiate School and the University of Richmond.
W&M Results from the River City Tennis Open
Singles Flight A Quarterfinals (8)
Yuval Saloman (Wake Forest) def.
Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) – 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
Singles Flight A Consolation Quarterfinals (8)
George Davis (W&M) def. Amadeo Blasco (Longwood) – 3-6, 6-3, 10-2
Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Javier Renones (ECU) – 6-3, 6-4
Singles Flight A Consolation Semifinals (4)
George Davis (W&M) def. Matt Fernandez (UR) – 7-5, 6-3
Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Ben Wayand (Charlotte) – 6-3, 7-5
Singles Flight B Quarterfinals (8)
Luca Maldoner (ODU) def.
Brenden Volk (W&M) – 6-4, 6-3
Matthew Thompson (Wake Forest) def.
Oren Vasser (W&M) – 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
Ammar Alhaqbani (Virginia) def.
Finbar Talcott (W&M) – 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
Singles Flight B Consolation
George Lovitt (UR) def.
Brenden Volk (W&M) – 7-5, 6-4
Singles Flight C Quarterfinals (8)
Henry Lieberman (Charlotte) def.
Daniel Pellerito (W&M) – 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Singles Flight C Consolation Quarterfinals (8)
Ksawery Pociej (CofC) def.
Jack Kelly (W&M) – 6-4, 2-1, retire
Singles Flight C Consolation
Daniel Pellerito (W&M) def. Ricky Bell (UR) – 5-7, 6-1, 10-6
Doubles Flight B Consolation Finals
Talcott/Davis (W&M) def. Thomson/Fenno (Wake Forest) – 7-5