BLACKSBURG, Va. - William & Mary men's tennis freshman Austin Cohen won two matches to advance to the main draw at the ITA Atlantic Region Championships on Friday.
 
Cohen opened the day with a 6-1, 6-4 win over George Mason's Zavan Fahim. He then earned his spot in the 64-player main draw with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 upset of qualifying draw No. 9-16 seed Zachary Fleishman of JMU. Cohen ran his season record to 5-3 and gave the Tribe three players in the main draw, which kicks off at 9 a.m. on Friday. He is joined in the main draw by junior Oliver Hague and sophomore Gur Trakhtenberg.
 
Freshman Dylan Chou and senior Albert Hansen both picked up wins on Friday, before having their tournament runs end one step shy of the main draw.
 
Chou rallied for a three-set win over Mount St. Mary's Lucas Evans, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2, in the opening round. The Tribe rookie forced a third set in the second round, but dropped a close one to No. 6 seed Nathan Nguyen of Navy, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Chou is 5-3 on the year.
 
Hansen notched his team-leading sixth win of the year, topping JMU's Grant Kroodsma in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to start the day. In the second round, he jumped out to a set lead, taking the first from No. 9-16 seed Cole Brashear of Richmond, 7-5. The Spider player rallied to advance to the main draw with wins in the final two sets, 6-2, 7-6 (3).
 
The main singles draw gets under way at 9 a.m. on Friday at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center and the Washington Street Courts on the campus of Virginia Tech. Along with the three players in the main singles draw, W&M will have four doubles teams - Hague and Takhtenberg; Nikita Bortnichek and Hansen; Cohen and Theo Nilsson; and Chou and Raz Katz - competing in the main draw. The pairing of Hague and Trakhtenberg is a No. 5 seed in the tournament and received an opening round bye. Doubles starts at noon with two rounds of action taking place on Friday.
 
W&M Results from the ITA Atlantic Region Championships
Qualifying Singles
First Round  
Edgar Vilain (Mason) def. Raz Katz (W&M) - 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-2
Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Lucas Evans (Mt. St. Mary's) - 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Grant Kroodsma (JMU) - 6-2, 6-2
Boris Lunin (NSU) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) - 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Zavan Fahim (Mason) - 6-1, 6-4
 
Second Round
Harrison Lee (JMU) def. #9 Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) - 6-4, 6-2
#9 Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Albert Hansen (W&M) - 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. #9 Zachary Fleishman (JMU) - 7-6 (3), 6-4
#6 Nathan Nguyen (Navy) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) - 6-4, 4-6, 7-5