WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis swept Colonial Athletic Association foe Drexel, 7-0, on Tuesday afternoon. The Tribe (10-5) won for the seventh time in its last eight matches while running its league record to 3-0.
The Green and Gold won the doubles point for the 10th time this season with victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Graduate student
Harrison Brown and junior
George Davis dropped just one game in winning their seventh match in a row at the top spot, downing Xandy Hammitt and Alex de Sousa, 6-1. The pair is 16-4 overall and 10-4 at No. 1.
Graduate student
Finbar Talcott and senior
Daniel Pellerito clinched the point with a tiebreaker win on line three, 7-6 (2) over Gustav Wogen and Djordje Janackovic. The Tribe duo improved to 12-5 with its ninth dual-match win.
Freshman
Sean Joseph and Talcott won in quick fashion in singles to extend the Tribe cushion to 3-0. Joseph dominated at No. 6, rolling past Juan Manuel Sanchez, 6-0, 6-1, for his second-straight win. Talcott notched his 10th win of the year, dropping just two games in a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Gustav Wogen at No. 5.
Graduate student
Sebastian Quiros clinched the Tribe victory with a triumph at No. 3. He dropped Sanil Jagtiani, 6-3, 6-1, to improve to 13-7 on the year.
Senior
Joseph Brailovsky also improved to 13-7 on the year with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Matvey Radionov at No. 4.
Davis and Brown rounded out the Tribe sweep with wins at the top two posts. Davis topped Xandy Hammitt, 6-3, 7-6 (4), for his ninth win of the year and fifth at No. 1. Brown needed three sets, but dispatched Alex de Sousa, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-7, to run his season mark to 16-5.
Up Next: The Tribe returns to action on Saturday, April 2, when it welcomes No. 70 UTSA to Williamsburg. The match carries a 1 p.m. start time and will serve as the Tribe's Senior Day as well as its Alumni Weekend.
#72 William & Mary 7, Drexel 0
Singles
No. 1 –
George Davis (W&M) def. Xandy Hammitt (Drexel) – 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 –
Harrison Brown (W&M) def. Alex de Sousa (Drexel) – 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-7
No. 3 –
Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Sanil Jagtiani (Drexel) – 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 –
Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) def. Matvey Radionov (Drexel) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 –
Finbar Talcott (W&M) def. Gustav Wogen (Drexel) – 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 –
Sean Joseph (W&M) def. Juan Manuel Sanchez (Drexel) – 6-0, 6-1
Finishing Order: 6, 5, 3*, 4, 1, 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Davis/Brown (W&M) def. Hammitt/de Sousa (Drexel) – 6-1
No. 2 – Jagtiani/Radionov (Drexel) def. Ruo/Brailovsky (W&M) – 6-4
No. 3 – Pellerito/Talcott (W&M) def. Wogen/Janackovic (Drexel) – 7-6 (2)
Finishing Order: 1, 2, 3*