WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis wrapped up a strong showing at the Tribe Invitational on Sunday thanks to a quartet of singles wins. Junior
Sebastian Quiros and sophomore
Daniel Pellerito led the way for the Green and Gold with their third singles wins in as many days.
Over the three days of competition, W&M won 16 of its 22 singles matches against opponents from Penn, Old Dominion, Navy, VCU and Richmond.
Playing at the No. 2 spot, Quiros dropped just five games in a 6-3, 6-2 win over Penn's Jason Hildebrandt. The All-CAA First Team selection from last season improved to 7-5 on the year.
Pellerito wrapped up the fall season with his third-straight win at the Invite. He downed Zach Smith in straight-sets, 6-2, 7-6, to move to a team-best 11-3 in fall singles action.
Junior
Chen Ruo and sophomore
Oren Vasser posted straight-sets wins as well. Ruo improved to 2-1 at the Tribe Invite and 6-3 in fall action with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Penn's Noah Makarome. Vasser finished the Tribe Invite at 2-0 and the fall campaign at 6-5 thanks to a 7-5, 7-5 triumph over Penn's Jonah Jurick.
In doubles, Ruo and Vasser closed out the event with a perfect 3-0 mark. On Sunday, the Tribe duo topped Jurick and Zach Smith of Penn, 8-4.
Up Next
- The Tribe kicks off the dual-match season with a CAA match-up against James Madison on Sunday, Jan. 26. The match carries a 1 p.m. start time from the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
- Live video will be available for the contest via PlaySight at
TribeAthletics.com/TennisLive, and live stats can be found on the men's tennis schedule page.
W&M Results from the Tribe Invitational
Singles
Edoardo Graziani (Penn) def.
Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) – 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Jason Hildebrandt (Penn) – 6-3, 6-2
Aditya Gupta (Penn) def.
Finbar Talcott (W&M) – 6-2, 6-2
Max Cancilla (Penn) def.
George Davis (W&M) – 7-6, 6-7, 6-2
Daniel Pellerito (W&M) def. Zach Smith (Penn) – 6-2, 7-6
Chen Ruo (W&M) def. Noah Makarome (Penn) – 6-4, 6-2
Oren Vasser (W&M) def. Jonah Jurick (Penn) – 7-5, 7-5
Doubles
Graziani/Hildebrandt (Penn) def. Volk/Davis (W&M) – 8-7
Gupta/Parikh (Penn) def. Brailovsky/Talcott (W&M) – 8-7
Makarome/Cancilla (Penn) def. Quiros/Pellerito (W&M) – 8-0
Ruo/Vasser (W&M) def. Jurick/Smith (Penn) – 8-4