RICHMOND, Va. - A quartet of William & Mary men's tennis players posted two singles wins over the River City Open hosted by the University of Richmond. Junior Nikita Bortnichek, sophomore Bryan Volk and freshmen Austin Cohen and Dylan Chou each posted 2-1 singles marks over the three-day event.
 
Bortnichek and Volk both picked up their first two singles wins of the fall. Volk claimed back-to-back wins on Friday and Saturday over Navy opponents. He downed Kai Edwards, 6-2, 6-1, before rallying for a three-set victory over Zack Giertz, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1. Bortnichek topped Richmond's Sam Rathmanner on Friday, before wrapping up the event with a triumph over Bucknell Oscar Bain on Sunday.
 
The rookie duo of Cohen and Chou picked up two wins each at the event. Cohen rallied for a three-set win over Richmond's Otto Sewell, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, on Friday and then downed Navy's Steve Nguyen, 6-3,6-4, to close out the event on Sunday.  He evened his season ledger at 3-3.
 
Chou notched three-set wins on Friday and Saturday to push his fall record to 4-2. The Tribe freshman topped Navy's Nathan Nguyen, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0, on the first day of the event, before upending Bucknell's Nelson Alapi, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-4, on Sunday.
 
In doubles, Cohen and Chou posted a 6-4 win over the JMU pair of Esteve Agusti and Gur Libal on Friday. The Tribe duo sits at 2-2 on the season.
 
The Tribe is back in action at the ITA Atlantic Region Championships, Oct. 9-13. Virgina Tech will host the event at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg.
 
W&M Results from the River City Open
Friday, Oct. 3
Singles
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Otto Sewell (Richmond) - 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) - 4-6, 7-6 (2), retired
Bryan Volk (W&M) def. Kai Edwards (Navy) - 6-2. 6-1
Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Nathan Nguyen (Navy) - 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
 
Doubles
Chou/Cohen (W&M) def. Agusti/Libal (JMU) - 6-4
Lee/Wunderlich (JMU) def. Volk/Bortnichek (W&M) - 7-6 (2)
 
Saturday, Oct. 4
Singles
Adamantios Stavrakas (Bucknell) def. Austin Cohen (W&M) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Iiam Kilmer (Bucknell) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) - 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3
Bryan Volk (W&M) vs. Zack Giertz (Navy) - 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
Dylan Chou (W&M) vs. Nelson Alapi (Bucknell) - 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-4
 
Doubles
McDonald/Tahirovic (Bucknell) def. Chou/Cohen (W&M) - 6-1
Morgan/Schmitt (JMU) def. Bortnichek/Volk (W&M) - 6-4
 
Sunday, Oct. 5
Singles
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Oscar Bain (Bucknell) - 3-0, retired
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Steve Nguyen (Navy) - 6-3, 6-4
Brendan McDonald (Bucknell) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) - 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4
Ethan Garcia (Navy) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) - 6-4, 6-1
 
Doubles
Morgan/Schmitt (JMU) def. Chou/Cohen (W&M) - 6-3
Kim/Nguyen (Navy) def. Bortnichek/Volk (W&M) - 6-4