LYNCHBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis faced some tough competition at the Liberty Dual over the weekend.
 
Over the three-day hidden dual-match event, the Tribe squared off with a trio of teams – No. 4 Virginia, No. 36 Princeton, and No. 56 Liberty – that finished last in the national top 60. The Green and Gold totaled six singles wins and a trio of doubles victories at the event.
 
In doubles action, sophomore Oliver Hague and freshman Gur Trakhtenberg posted a 2-1 record at the top position. The Tribe tandem upended Princeton's Ellis Short and Alan Kam, 6-3, on Friday, before topping Virginia's Ty Switzer and Keegan Rice, 6-4, to wrap up the event on Sunday. Hague and Trakhtenberg are 3-2 on the year.
 
Senior Alexander Karman and sophomore Nikita Bortnichek gave W&M a second win over the top three Princeton teams on Friday. The Tribe tandem topped Matthew Bosancic and Evan Wen, 6-4.
 
In singles, Bortnichek posted the lone win over Princeton, downing Bosancic in three sets,  6-2, 3-6, 10-6, on Friday.
 
The Green and Gold captured three singles wins on Saturday against the host Flames. Freshman Raz Katz and junior Albert Hansen each recorded three-set wins. Katz defeated Chase Robinson, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, while Hansen rallied for a 1-6, 7-6, 6-1 win over Trey Stinchcomb. Karman rounded out the Tribe singles wins on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Liberty's Ernst Gouws.
 
On Sunday, Trakhtenberg notched his second win, topping Virginia's Ty Switzer, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Senior Sean Joseph picked up his team-leading third singles win of the fall with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Jack Griffin of Virginia.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action at the River City Open in Richmond, Oct. 4-6.
 
William & Mary Results from the Liberty Dual
Friday vs. Princeton
Doubles
Hague/Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Short/Kam (PU) – 6-3
Bigun/Astreindis (PU) def. Katz/Joseph (W&M) – 6-4
Karman/Bortnichek (W&M) def. Wen/Bosancic (PU) – 6-4
Mitric/Markovits (PU) def. Volk/Hansen (W&M) – 6-3
 
Singles
Ellis Short (PU) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) – 7-6, 6-2
Alan Kam (PU) def. Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) – 4-6, 6-0, 13-11
Evan Wen (PU) def. Raz Katz (W&M) – 6-4, 7-5
Meecah Bigun (PU) def. Albert Hansen (W&M) – 6-1, 6-2
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Matthew Bosancic (PU) – 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
Milan Markovits (PU) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 6-2, 6-3
Aleksandar Mitric (PU) def. Alexander Karman (W&M) – 6-1, 6-4
Filippos Astreinidis (PU) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) – 6-0, 6-3
 
Saturday vs. Liberty/Penn
Doubles
Almeida/Roothman (Liberty) def. Hague/Trakhtenberg (W&M) – 7-6 (4)
Auytayakul/Robinson (Liberty) def. Katz/Joseph (W&M) – 6-1
Gouws/Stinchcomb (Liberty) def. Karman/Bortnichek (W&M) – 7-5
 
Singles
Joaquim Almeida (Liberty) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) – 6-3, 6-2
Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty) def. Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) – 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Raz Katz (W&M) def. Chase Robinson (Liberty) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Matija Samardzic (Liberty) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) – 7-6 (5), 6-2
Carl Roothman (Liberty) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 6-4, 6-3
Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Trey Stinchcomb (Liberty) – 1-6, 7-6, 6-1
Alexander Karman (W&M) def. Ernst Gouws (Liberty) – 6-4, 6-2
Matthew Rutter (Penn) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) – 6-2, 6-2
 
Sunday vs. Virginia
Doubles
Hague/Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Switzer/Rice (UVA) 6-4
Dahlberg/ Regalia (UVA) def. Joseph/Katz (W&M) 6-3
Griffin/Brockett (UVA) def. Volk/ Hansen (W&M) 6-1
 
Singles
Keegan Rice (UVA) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
Mans Dahlberg (UVA) def. Raz Katz (W&M) 6-0, 6-0
Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Ty Switzer (UVA) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Stefan Regalia (UVA) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Alexander Karman (W&M) 6-2, 6-3
Sean Joseph (W&M) def. Jack Griffin (UVA) 6-4, 6-2