WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's tennis notched a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Longwood on Tuesday evening at the Mackesy Tennis Center.
 
After Longwood won the doubles point, W&M (4-8) bounced back with four singles victories to secure the comeback win. Junior Albert Hansen clinched the win with a clutch victory at No. 4. Sophomore Oliver Hague (No. 2) and freshmen Gur Trakhtenberg (No. 1) and Raz Katz (No. 6) tallied singles wins in the Tribe victory.
 
How It Happened
-  In doubles, senior Sean Joseph and Trakhtenberg posted a 6-3 victory over Petar Belosevic and Petter Lindquist at No. 2. The duo improved to 4-2 on the year.
- Longwood (5-7) countered with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
- In singles, Hague quickly knotted the match with a straight-sets win at No. 2. Returning to the lineup for the first time in a month, he recorded a commanding 6-4, 6-1 victory over Belosevic. Hague advanced to 12-9 in singles play.
- After a Longwood win at No. 3, Katz quickly tied the contest at two with a come-from-behind three-set win at No. 6. After dropping the opening set in a tiebreaker, he bounce back by winning 12 of the final 13 games in the final two sets, 6-1, 6-0. Katz recorded his 10th win of the year.
- W&M's No. 1 singles player Gur Trakhtenberg extended the Tribe lead to 3-2 with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over Timeo Puech. Trakhtenberg notched his fourth win playing at the top spot and his 15th overall.
- Hansen clinched the team triumph with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Alejandro Uribe at No. 4. With Hansen's seventh win of the year, the Tribe secured a 4-3 victory despite the Lancers winning on court 5.
 
Up Next
The Tribe hits the road for two CAA matches this weekend. W&M plays at Campbell on Friday, March 28, at 3 p.m., before traveling to Elon on Sunday, March 30, at 11 a.m.
 
William & Mary 4, Longwood 3
Singles
No. 1 – Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Timéo Puech (Longwood) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2 – Oliver Hague (W&M) def. Petar Belosevic (Longwood) – 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 – Mauricio Gonzalez Paiva (Longwood) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M)  – 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 – Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Alejandro Uribe (Longwood) – 7-6 (5), 7-5
No. 5 – Marko Mrdak (Longwood) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
No. 6 – Raz Katz (W&M) def. Petter Lindquist (Longwood) – 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-0
Finishing Order: 2, 3, 6, 1, 4*, 5
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Puech/Paiva (Longwood) def. Bortnichek/Katz (W&M) – 6-2
No. 2 – Trakhtenberg/Joseph (W&M) def. Belosevic/Lindquist (W&M) – 6-3
No. 3 – Mrdak/Uribe (Longwood) def. Hague/Hansen (W&M) – 6-4
Finishing Order: 1, 2, 3*