PRINCETON, N.J. – William & Mary men's tennis suffered a 6-1 setback at No. 18-ranked Princeton on Sunday afternoon.
 
How It Happened
- Princeton (13-4) claimed a closely-contested doubles point to open the match.
- After the Tigers won at the No. 3 spot to start doubles play, sophomore Joseph Brailovsky and junior Ruo Chen edged Damian Rodriguez and Karl Poling, 7-5, on line two to pull W&M (7-3) even. The Tribe duo improved to 6-2 at No. 2 this season.
- The doubles point came down to a tiebreaker at the top spot. The No. 66-ranked team of Justin Barki and Thomas Bosancic outlasted senior Brenden Volk and freshman George Davis, 7-6, to secure the first point of the match.
- The Tigers posted straight-set wins at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 to claim the team victory.
- Sophomore Oren Vasser claimed the Tribe's lone point with a three-set win at No. 6. He claimed the opening set, 6-4, before Princeton's Bill Duo answered with a 6-1 win in the second. Vasser pulled out the third set, 6-3, to improve to 8-6 overall and 2-1 in dual-match action.
- On line two, junior Finbar Talcott rallied from a set deficit to win the second over Justin Barki, 6-2. In the decisive third set, Barki outlasted Talcott, 6-4.
- Sophomore Daniel Pellerito won the opening set from Davey Roberts, 6-3, at No. 5. The Tiger player rallied with a tiebreaker in the second and then pulled out a 10-6 super tiebreaker win to close out the Princeton victory.
 
Up Next
The Tribe continues its road trip at No. 38-ranked Virginia on Wednesday, March 11, at 3 p.m. 
 
#18 Princeton 6, William & Mary 1
Singles
No. 1 - #113 Karl Poling (PU) def. Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) – 7-5, 6-0
No. 2 - Justin Barki (PU) def. Finbar Talcott (W&M) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
No. 3 – Damian Rodriguez (PU) def. Sebastian Quiros (W&M) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Will Peters (PU) def. Brenden Volk (W&M) – 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 – Davey Roberts (PU) def. Daniel Pellerito (W&M) – 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 (6)
No. 6 – Oren Vasser (W&M) def. Bill Duo (PU) – 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Finishing Order: 3, 1, 4*, 2, 6, 5
 
Doubles
No. 1 - #66 Barki/Bosancic (PU) def. Davis/Volk (W&M) – 7-6
No. 2 – Brailovsky/Chen (W&M) def. Rodriguez/Poling (PU) – 7-5
No. 3 – Holden/Roberts (PU) def. Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) – 6-4
Finishing Order: 3, 2 1*