PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – William & Mary men's tennis dropped a close CAA match against Drexel, 4-3, at the Vidas Courts on Saturday afternoon.
The Tribe (5-13, 2-5 CAA) kicked off the matchup with a crucial doubles point secured by senior
Sean Joseph and freshman
Gur Trakhtenberg at the No. 2 spot. Trakhtenberg continued with a singles victory on court 1, and was followed by
Albert Hansen's win at No. 4 singles. However, Drexel (10-5, 2-2 CAA) won the remaining four singles spots to secure the 4-3 win.
How It Happened
- In a trio of close doubles matches, the Tribe pair of
Oliver Hague and
Albert Hansen tallied a 6-3 victory over Antonio Franquis and Josue Guzman on court 3. It marked the pair's third doubles win of the season.
- With doubles even at one each, Joseph and Trakhtenberg put the Tribe on top 1-0 with a tiebreaker win at No. 2. The Tribe tandem downed Will Burridge and Hussein El Tawil, 7-6 (5), on court two. Joseph and Trakhtenberg extended their win streak to three matches and advanced to 8-3 overall.
- Moving onto singles,
Albert Hansen defeated Egor Kirakosov in straight sets on court four, 6-2, 6-1, to record his ninth win of the year.
At No. 1, Trakhtenberg won the third point for the Tribe, defeating Alex De Sousa in a three-set battle, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(0). Trakhtenberg improved to 5-5 at No. 1 and 16-12 overall.
- The Dragons tallied singles wins at No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 to clinch the team victory.
Up Next
The Tribe returns home for its final regular season match against Richmond on Tuesday, April 15, at 4 p.m., at the Mackesy Tennis Center.
Drexel 4, William & Mary 3
Singles
No. 1 –
Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Alex De Sousa (Drexel) – 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(0)
No. 2 – Hussein El Tawil (Drexel) def.
Oliver Hague (W&M) – 7-6(9), 6-1
No. 3 – Will Burridge (Drexel) def.
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) – 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 –
Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Egor Kirakosov (Drexel) – 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Roman Lafond (Drexel) def.
Sean Joseph (W&M) – 7-6, 6-1
No. 6 – Josue Guzman def.
Raz Katz (W&M) – 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – De Sousa/Lafond (Drexel) def. Bortnichek/Katz (W&M) – 6-4
No. 2 – Trakhtenberg/Joseph (W&M) def. Burridge/El Tawil (Drexel) – 7-6(5)
No. 3 – Hague/Hansen (W&M) def. Franquis/Guzman (Drexel) – 6-3
