HOUSTON, Texas – William & Mary won the doubles point but could not hold on as Cal Poly rallied for a 4-2 victory on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
How it Happened
- The Tribe (6-8) claimed victories at the top two doubles positions to secure in opening point of the match. Senior
George Davis and graduate student
Bill Duo notched their second-straight win at the top spot, downing Joe Leather and Bastiaan Weststrate, 6-4. Duo and Davis improved to 9-5 on the year with four wins at No. 1.
- Graduate student
Joseph Brailovsky and sophomore
Alexander Karman tallied a 6-3 victory over Noah Berry and Colter Smith at No. 2. They evened their season mark at 2-2.
- Sophomore
Sean Joseph posted the lone Tribe singles victory, topping Weststrate in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5. It was his seventh win of the year and third at No. 5.
- The Mustangs won at No. 1 No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 to secure the team victory.
- The matches at No. 1 and No. 6 both sent down to the wire. At the top spot, No. 77-ranked Noah Berry edged Davis in a pair of close sets, 6-4, 7-6. Cal Poly's Aaron Eliscu won by a matching narrow scoreline at No. 6 over graduate student
Daniel Pellerito.
Up Next
The Tribe closes out its road trip to Texas when it takes on No. 73-ranked Rice on Sunday. The match is slated for a 9:30 a.m. ET start at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
Cal Poly 4, William & Mary 2
Singles
No. 1 – #77 Noah Berry (Cal Poly) def.
George Davis (W&M) – 6-4, 7-6
No. 2 – Joe Leather (Cal Poly) def.
Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) – 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 – Colter Smith (Cal Poly) def.
Andres Silva (W&M) – 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 –
Bill Duo (W&M) vs. Fernando Fonseca (Cal Poly) – DNF, 5-7, 6-5
No. 5 –
Sean Joseph (W&M) def. Bastiaan Weststrate (Cal Poly) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Aaron Eliscu (Cal Poly) def.
Daniel Pellerito (W&M) – 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
No. 1 – Duo/Davis (W&M) def. Leather/Weststrate (Cal Poly) – 6-4
No. 2 – Brailovsky/Karman (W&M) def. Berry/Smith (Cal Poly) – 6-3
No. 3 – Silva/Pellerito (W&M) vs. Fonseca/Keyser (Cal Poly) – DNF
