PROVIDENCE, R.I. –  William & Mary men's tennis wrapped up its Ivy League road trip with a 6-1 setback at Brown on Sunday afternoon.
 
Junior Albert Hansen provided the Tribe's lone point with a victory at No. 5 singles. The match was one of three in singles action that went to three sets. Hansen won the opening set, 7-5, before dropping the second in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4), to Alexander Bravo. The Tribe junior won a third-set super tiebreaker, 11-9, for his first dual match win of the season.  
 
The Tribe (3-3) dropped a close doubles point to open the match. Sophomore Oliver Hague and freshman Gur Trakhtenberg gave W&M the early lead with a 6-1 win over Lukas Phimvongsa and Noah Hernandez a the top spot. The Tribe pair won its eighth match of the season and improved to 5-1 at No. 1.
 
The Bears (10-5) won at No. 3 and then secured the point as Alex Finkelstein and James Lian edged the Tribe pair of sophomore Nikita Bortnichek and freshman Raz Katz in a tiebreaker at No. 2. Brown won in straight sets at No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 to secure the team triumph.
 
Along with Hansen's match at No. 5, Hague and senior Sean Joseph battled into third sets at No. 1 and No. 3. Like Hansen, Joseph won the opening set, 6-1, over Hernandez at No. 3. The Brown player rallied to win the final two sets to claim the spot.
 
After dropping the first set at No. 1 to Finkelstein, Hague responded to take the second in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4). Finkelstein pulled out the third set for another Brown victory.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when it travels to former CAA rival James Madison on Friday, March 7, at 10 a.m.
 
Brown 6, William & Mary 1
Singles
No. 1 – Alex Finkelstein (Brown) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) – 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1
No. 2 – Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown) def. Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) – 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 – Noah Hernandez (Brown) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – James Lian (Brown) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Albert Hansen (W&M) de. Alexander Bravo (Brown) – 7-5, 6-7 (4), 11-9
No. 6 – Toby Luo (Brown) def. Raz Katz (W&M) – 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Hague/Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Phimvongsa/Hernandez (Brown) – 6-1
No. 2 – Finkelstein/Bravo (Brown) def. Bortnichek/Katz (W&M) – 7-6 (2)
No. 3 - Feldman/Lian (Brown) def. Karman/Joseph (W&M) – 6-3