WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis won its third in a row, dispatching of Brown, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
The Tribe (6-4) won the doubles point for the sixth time in the last seven matches. Graduate student
Finbar Talcott and senior
Daniel Pellerito once again gave the Tribe the early lead, dropping just one game at No. 3 for their third-straight win. Graduate student
Chen Ruo and senior
Joseph Brailovsky clinched the doubles point for the third match in a row with a victory on line two. The duo won its eighth straight and improved to 14-2 overall on the year.
Brailovsky and Talcott quickly followed with impressive singles victories at No. 5 and No. 6 with each winning his third in a row. Brailovsky won his ninth contest of the year, dropping just three games in a victory over Chun Lam, while Talcott improved to 7-2 overall with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Alan Arocho.
After a Bears' victory at No. 3, graduate student
Harrison Brown put the finishing touches on the Tribe victory. He won the cincher at No. 2, downing Roger Chou, 6-3, 7-5. Brown upped his season record to 13-4 and 6-3 in dual-match play.
Up Next: The Tribe returns to action when it hosts Navy on Saturday, March 12, at 11 a.m.
William & Mary 4, Brown 1
Singles
No. 1 –
George Davis (W&M) vs. Ching Lam (Brown) – DNF, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 1-0
No. 2 –
Harrison Brown (W&M) def. Roger Chou (Brown) – 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 – Niraj Komatineni (Brown) def.
Sebastian Quiros (W&M) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 –
Jack Kelly (W&M) vs. Matthew Mu (Brown) – DNF, 7-6 (4), 5-4
No. 5 –
Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) def. Chun Lam (Brown) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 –
Finbar Talcott (W&M) def. Alan Arocho (Brown) – 6-2, 6-2
Finishing Order; 5, 6, 3, 2*
Doubles
No. 1 – Brown/Harrison (W&M) vs. Lam/Lam (Brown) – DNF, 5-4
No. 2 – Brailovsky/Ruo (W&M) def. Komatineni/Arocho (Brown) – 6-3
No. 3 – Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) def. Chou/Mu (Brown) – 6-1
Finishing Order: 3, 2*