WILLIAMSBURG, Va.  – William & Mary men's tennis continued its winning ways on Saturday afternoon rolling to a 6-1 win over James Madison at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. It marked the 26th time in the last 27 meetings and ninth straight that the Tribe topped the Dukes.
 
The Tribe (5-4), won for the fifth time in the last six matches and improved to 2-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play with the victory. W&M swept the doubles for the fifth time this season, won four of six singles matches in straight sets and added a three-set win.
 
Graduate student Finbar Talcott and senior Daniel Pellerito gave the Tribe the early lead in doubles with a 6-2 win on line three. The duo improved to 8-4 on the year. Graduate Chen Ruo and senior Joseph Brailovsky continued their strong dual-match campaign, clinching the point with their seventh-straight win. The tandem topped Edson Sanchez and Mathieu Josserand, 7-5, at No. 2 to improve to 13-2 overall. Graduate student Harrison Brown and junior George Davis rounded out the sweep with their 11th win of the season at No. 1.
 
Talcott quickly increased the Tribe advantage to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stefan Petrovic at No. 6. He improved to 2-0 in dual-match play and 6-2 overall.
 
Brown and senior Jack Kelly won in straight sets to cement the Tribe victory. Brown dropped six games in a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over William Karpinski at No. 2. He upped his mark to 12-4 overall and 5-3 in duals. Kelly won the clincher for his fourth win in a row at No. 4 as he topped Sanchez, 7-5, 6-2.
 
Brailovsky rounded out the straight-set wins as he topped Josserand, 6-3, 6-3, for his eighth victory of the year.
 
Graduate student Sebastian Qurios rallied for a three-set win at No. 3 for the Tribe's final point of the afternoon. After dropping the first set, 6-3, he responded with a 7-5 win in the second and upended Youssef Sadek in a third-set super breaker, 10-4. It was his fourth win in a row.
 
Up Next: The Tribe returns to action on Sunday when it welcomes Brown to the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at 10 a.m.
 
William & Mary 6, JMU 1
Singles
No. 1 – Holden Koons (JMU) def. George Davis (W&M) – 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
No. 2 – Harrison Brown (W&M) def. William Karpinski (JMU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Youssef Sadek (JMU) – 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4)
No. 4 – Jack Kelly (W&M) def. Edson Sanchez (JMU) – 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 – Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) vs. Mathieu Josserand (JMU) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Finbar Talcott (W&M) def. Stefan Petrovic (JMU) – 6-2, 6-3
Finishing Order: 6, 2, 4*, 5, 3, 1
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Brown/Davis (W&M) def. Koons/Karpinski (JMU) – 6-4
No. 2 – Brailovsky/Ruo (W&M) def. Sachez/Josserand (JMU) – 7-5
No. 3 – Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) def. Sadek/Petrovic (JMU) – 6-2
Finishing Order: 3, 2*, 1