WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis hosts a Universal Tennis College Circuits event at the Mackesy Tennis Center this weekend.
Follow all the action at
UniversalTennis.com.
The Universal Tennis College Circuits is a series of open, tiered prize money tournaments hosted by college campuses. These events attract top players across the country and provide college players, adults, and high-level junior players chances to play competitive matches and improve their UTR Rating. Universal Tennis College Circuits are sponsored by Volkl. Each College Circuit registered participant receives a FREE set of Volkl Strings as well as Volkl gear discounts at each College Circuit.
The event will be Friday through Sunday at the Mackesy Tennis Center at the Millie West Courts. The main singles flight will include 32 players and begins play on Friday at 4 p.m. Flight B includes 12 players and will get underway on Saturday. Doubles action will kick off on Saturday as well. Saturday will start at 9 a.m. and include the round of 16 and quarterfinals of each draw along the first consolation matches followed by doubles. The semifinals and finals are set for Sunday.
Competing for the Tribe at the event will be graduate students
Satchel Benn,
Bill Duo,
Alexandre Leblanc, and
Konstantinos Raptis; juniors
Sean Joseph and
Alexander Karman; sophomore
Albert Hansen; and freshmen
Oliver Hague and
Nikita Bortnichek. Players from Oberlin, Liberty, Wake Forest, VCU, and Richmond are set to take part in the tournament as well as junior and adult players from across the country.
Here is a look at the Tribe's opening round matchups on Friday:
Flight A First Round (32)
Satchel Benn (W&M) vs. Vikas Deo (Wake Forest) – 4 PM
Oliver Hague (W&M) vs. Matthew Faraci – 4 PM
Bill Duo (W&M) vs. Cyrus Zia – 6 PM
Sean Joseph (W&M) vs. Zac Castagna – 4 PM
Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) vs. Gray Voelzke (VCU) – 4 PM
Alexander Karman (W&M) vs. Shaw Akula – 6 PM
Alexandre Leblanc (W&M) vs. Martin Mazev (Wake Forest) – 4 PM
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) vs. Noah Hahn (Wake Forest) – 6 PM
Albert Hansen (W&M) vs. Ernst Gouws (Liberty) – 4 PM
