WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Playing outdoors at the Mackesy Tennis Center on a brisk afternoon, William & Mary rallied from an early deficit, before Delaware won the final two singles matches to edge the Tribe, 4-3.  
 
After Delaware (11-2, 3-0 CAA) won the important doubles point in close fashion, senior George Davis and graduate students Andres Silva and Joseph Brailovsky picked up wins at the top three singles positions to give W&M a 3-2 lead. The Tribe (6-6, 2-1 CAA) could not find a fourth win as the Blue Hens notched the final two singles matches to pick up the team victory.
 
How it Happened
- Davis and graduate student Bill Duo gave the Tribe the early lead in doubles with a victory at the top post. The tandem picked up a 6-4 victory over Tobey Lock and Euan Mackenzie. They moved to 8-5 overall with their third win at No. 1.
- Delaware rallied with narrow wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to secure the initial point of the match. The Blue Hens' Luis Molina and James Wilkinson won in a tiebreaker at two to earn the point for the visitor.
- Silva and Brailovsky put the Tribe on top with straight-set wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Silva dropped just four games in a 6-1, 6-3 win over Daniel Krulig at No. 3. He won his third-straight, ninth overall and improved to 6-3 in dual-match action.
- Brailovsky followed with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Molina at No. 2 to give W&M the lead. He also won his third in a row and pushed his team-leading singles mark to 16-10.
- After a Delaware win at No. 5 tied the match at two, Davis downed Wilkinson at No. 1 to put the Tribe back in front. He edged the Blue Hen grad student, 6-4, 7-6 (3), for his second win of the week. The Tribe senior won his fifth match of the year at No. 1.
- The Blue Hens won the final two singles matches off the court, including the clincher at No. 4 in three sets.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action with a three-match road trip to the Lone Star State. W&M travels to UTSA on Friday, March 24, at 1 p.m., before heading to Rice for a pair over the weekend. The Tribe takes on Cal Poly on Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m., before facing the host Owls on Sunday, March 26, at 11 a.m.
 
Delaware 4, William & Mary 3
Singles
No. 1 – George Davis (W&M) def. James Wilkinson (UD) – 6-4, 7-6 (3)
No. 2 – Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) def. Luis Molina (UD) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 – Andres Silva (W&M) def. Daniel Krulig (UD) – 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 – Tobey Lock (UD) def. Bill Duo (W&M) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Bernardo Teixeira (UD) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 6-1, 7-5
No. 6 –Udayan Bhakar (UD) def. Alexander Karman (W&M) – 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Finishing Order: 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4*
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Davis/Duo (W&M) def. Lock/Mackenzie (UD) – 6-4
No. 2 – Molina/Wilkinson (UD) def. Brailovsky/Karman (W&M) – 7-6 (3)
No. 3 – Bhakar/Krulig (UD) def. Pellerito/Silva (W&M) – 6-4
Finishing Order: 1, 3, 2*