WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis ran its season-opening win streak to four with a 6-1 victory over George Washington on Saturday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe made quick work of doubles, sweeping all three courts to take a 1-0 lead against the Colonials.
- W&M dominated at No. 2 as sophomore Joseph Brailovsky and junior Chen Ruo tallied a 6-2 triumph over Ethan Jacobs and Ryan Navarro to give the Green and Gold the early lead. The Tribe tandem improved to 3-1 on the year.
- Sophomore Daniel Pellerito and junior Finbar Talcott clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory Jakub Behun and Lawrence Sciglitano on line three. The duo won its second-straight in dual-match play and improved to 3-2 overall.  
 - The Tribe pairing of freshman George Davis and senior Brenden Volk won its fourth straight with a 6-3 victory over Ben Barnett and Zicheng Zeng at the top spot to round out the Tribe sweep.
- First off at No. 1, Brailovsky won his fourth in a row and pushed the Tribe lead to 2-0 with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Zeng. The victory was his 11th of the season as he improved to 4-0 at the top spot.
- Pellerito finished quickly after in straight set at No. 6 to make it 3-0. The Tribe sophomore downed Hanyu Liu, 7-6, 7-5, to push his team-leading singles mark to 15-3. He is also 4-0 in dual-match competition.
- Davis cemented the Tribe victory with a three-set win at No. 5. The Tribe freshman won the opening set, 6-1, before Behun rallied to take the second, 6-3. Davis pulled out his 11th victory of the season and improved to 4-0 in dual-match action with a 6-4 triumph in the decisive third.
- Junior Sebastian Quiros returned to the Tribe lineup and picked up a come-from-behind three-set win. After dropping the first set to Barnett, 6-3, the All-CAA performance claimed the final two sets, 6-1, 6-4, and improve his record to 8-5.
- Volk rounded out the singles wins for the Tribe battling back for a three-set triumph at No. 3. After dropping the first set, 6-4, to Jacobs, the W&M senior won the second, 6-3. With the match even at three in the third set, the players faced off in a tiebreaker with Volk pulling out the win.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe wraps up its season-opening five-match homestand with Liberty on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
- Live video will be available for both matches via PlaySight at TribeAthletics.com/TennisLive, and the live stat link can be found on the men's tennis schedule page.
 
William & Mary 6, George Washington 1
Singles
No. 1 – Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) def. Zicheng Zeng (GW) – 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 – Ryan Navarro (GW) def. Finbar Talcott (W&M) – 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 – Brenden Volk (W&M) def. Ethan Jacobs (GW) – 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3)
No. 4 – Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Ben Barnett (GW) – 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 – George Davis (W&M) def. Jakub Behun (GW) – 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
No. 6 – Daniel Pellerito (W&M) def. Hanyu Liu (GW) – 7-6, 7-5
Finishing Order: 1, 6, 5*, 4, 2, 3
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Davis/Volk (W&M) def. Barnett/Zeng (GW) – 6-3
No. 2 – Brailovsky/Ruo (W&M) def. Jacobs/Navarro (GW) – 6-2
No. 3 – Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) def. Behun/Sciglitano (GW) – 6-3
Finishing Order: 2, 3*, 1