WILMINGTON, N.C. – William & Mary men's tennis opened the fall season by winning a pair of titles at the Seahawk Invitational over the weekend. Graduate student
Konstantinos Raptis won Flight B in singles, while the Tribe pairing of sophomore
Albert Hansen and freshman
Nikita Bortnichek claimed Flight B in doubles.
Raptis won all three of his matches, including two in three sets, to claim his singles flight. He opened the tournament with a three-set win over Gardner-Webb's Chrisjan Van Wyk, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (10), before dispatching of another Bulldog, Jonas Grasmuk, in straight sets on Saturday. Raptis took down his third Gardner-Webb opponent in as many matches, topping Jurie Terblanche in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, in the finals.
In doubles, Hansen and Bortnichek won three matches over the three days to win Flight B. The Tribe pairing opened with a 6-3 victory over Lucas Nunez and Hayes Gilbert. Hansen and Bortnichek topped Gardner-Webb's John Spring and Grasmuk, 6-4, in the semifinals, before upending a host team in UNCW's Drew Broadstreet and Jordi Domenech, 6-4, in the championship match.
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action at the NYCC College Tennis Invitational hosted by Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 22-24.
W&M Results from the Seahawk Invitational
Singles Flight A
Alex Lepine (Gardner-Webb) def.
Sean Joseph (W&M) – 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Singles Flight B
Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) def. Chrisjan Van Wyk (Gardner-Webb) – 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (10)
Loup Aleno (Presbyterian) def.
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) – 6-4, 6-4
Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) def. Jonas Grasmuk (Gardner-Webb) – 6-2, 6-3
Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) def. Jurie Terblanche (Gardner-Webb) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Singles Flight C
Breno Souza Plentz def.
Albert Hansen (W&M) - 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
Doubles Flight A
Lemieux-Monette/Terblanche (Gardiner-Webb) def. Joseph/Raptis (W&M) – 7-5
Doubles Flight B
Bortnichek/Hansen (W&M) def. Nunez/Gilbert – 6-3
Bortnichek/Hansen (W&M) def. Grasmuch/Spring (Gardner-Webb) – 6-4
Bortnichek/Hansen (W&M) def. Domenech / Broadstreet (UNCW) – 6-4
