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George Davis and Harrison Brown approach the net to shake hands after a win at the ITA Atlantic Regional.

Men's Tennis

Two William & Mary Doubles Teams Advance to the ITA Atlantic Super Regional

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LYNCHBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis advanced a pair of doubles teams to the ITA Atlantic Super Regional on Saturday. The tandem of graduate student Harrison Brown and junior George Davis as well as the duo of graduate student Chen Ruo and senior Joseph Brailovsky won two matches on Saturday to garner a spot in next week's super regional.
 
Davis and Brown, who were seeded No. 4 in the draw, topped the ODU team of Van Schalkwyk and Walser, 8-4, in the round of 16, before upending the Virginia Tech pairing of Shepard and Thompson, 8-5. The duo improved to 5-0 on the fall.
 
Brailovsky and Ruo upset the draw's No. 2 seed in Wilson and Marques Da Silva of Liberty, 8-4, to earn one of the four spots in the super regional. In the round of 16, the Tribe duo downed Silva and Taramonlis of Radford, 8-5. Brailovsky and Ruo are also 5-0 during the fall season.
 
In the final round of qualifying in the singles draw, senior Daniel Pellerito and graduate students Finbar Talcott and Sebastian Quiros suffered losses to end their runs at the ITA Atlantic Regional.
 
In the singles consolation draw, freshman Sean Joseph picked up his first win as a member of the Tribe. He won the opening set over Longwood's Ernesto Rocabert, 6-4, and led 4-0 in the second before the Lancer retired due to injury.
 
In doubles consolation action, Joseph and Quiros notched an 8-2 win over the Radford pair of Hagen and Balsekar.
 
The Tribe returns to action when it takes part in the ITA Atlantic Super Regional, Oct. 23-25, in Norfolk, Va.
 
W&M Results from Day Two of the ITA Atlantic Regional Qualifying
Singles Round of 16

#1 Yevhen Sirous (ODU) def. #16 Daniel Pellerito (W&M) – 6-4, 6-1
#12 Deji Thomas-Smith (Liberty) def. Finbar Talcott (W&M) – 6-1, 6-3
Michael Shepeard (Virginia Tech) def. #13 Sebastian Quiros (W&M) – 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
 
Singles Consolation
Sean Joseph (W&M) def. Ernesto Rocabert (Longwood) – 6-4, 4-0, retire (Injury)
 
Doubles Round of 16
Davis/Brown (W&M) def. Van Schalkwyk/Walser (ODU) – 8-4
#4 Ariza/Maia (Virginia Tech) def. Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) – 8-6
Brailovsky/Ruo (W&M) def. Silva/Taramonlis (Radford) – 8-5
 
Doubles Quarterfinals
Davis/Brown (W&M) def. Shepard/Thompson (Virginia Tech) – 8-5
Brailovsky/Ruo (W&M) def. #2 Wilson/Marques Da Silva (Liberty) – 8-4
 
Doubles Consolation
Quiros/Joseph (W&M) def. Hagen/Balsekar (Radford) – 8-2
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Joseph  Brailovsky

Joseph Brailovsky

6' 1"
Senior
George Davis

George Davis

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel  Pellerito

Daniel Pellerito

5' 7"
Senior
Sebastian  Quiros

Sebastian Quiros

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Chen Ruo

Chen Ruo

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Finbar  Talcott

Finbar Talcott

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Harrison Brown

Harrison Brown

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Sean Joseph

Sean Joseph

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joseph  Brailovsky

Joseph Brailovsky

6' 1"
Senior
George Davis

George Davis

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel  Pellerito

Daniel Pellerito

5' 7"
Senior
Sebastian  Quiros

Sebastian Quiros

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Chen Ruo

Chen Ruo

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Finbar  Talcott

Finbar Talcott

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Harrison Brown

Harrison Brown

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Sean Joseph

Sean Joseph

6' 1"
Freshman