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BLACKSBURG, Va. — William & Mary men's tennis was highlighted by a semifinal run from Oliver Hague and Connor Kruger in doubles action at the ITA Atlantic Region Championships, held Thursday through Sunday in Blacksburg, Va.

Hague and Kruger posted four consecutive doubles victories to advance to the semifinals. The duo opened Friday with an 8-5 win over Mount St. Mary's Sergei Likhogrud and Stef Pournaropoulos before defeating Navy's Steve Nguyen and Charlie Spencer by the same score.

On Saturday, the Tribe pair defeated Liberty's David Ekpenyong and Benjamin Sparks, 8-4, to advance to the quarterfinals. Hague and Kruger continued their run Sunday with an 8-3 victory over Virginia Tech's Ilyas Fahim and Carson Baker before falling to Virginia's Jangjun Kim and And Santamarta Roig, 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals.

In singles action, freshman Omar Rhazali led the Tribe with four victories. Rhazali won two qualifying matches Thursday to advance to the main draw before defeating George Mason's Joshua Vargas, 6-1, 6-4, on Friday. He added a three-set victory over Old Dominion's Ilias Worthington, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, on Saturday to reach the round of 16.

Hague also advanced to the singles round of 16 after defeating Loyola Maryland's Petter Hagen, 6-1, 6-4, and James Madison's Gur Libal, 6-2, 6-4. His run ended in a three-set setback to Virginia's Santamarta Roig, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

Dylan Chou added three singles victories, winning twice in qualifying before defeating Morgan State's Ilya Maltsev, 6-3, 6-4, in the main draw. Nikita Bortnichek also advanced through qualifying with two victories.

In doubles, Bortnichek and Theo Nilsson earned an 8-7 (7-1) victory over Norfolk State's Marcin Andrzejczak and Szymon Malecki, while Chou and Rhazali defeated Georgetown's Jacob Mann and Henry Williams, 8-2.

The Tribe return to action Nov. 6-8 when they host the Tribe Fall Invite in Williamsburg.

W&M Results from the ITA Atlantic Region Championships

Thursday

Qualifying Singles — First Round

Connor Kruger (W&M) def. James Thomson (Navy) — 6-2, 6-1

Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Steve Nguyen (Navy) — 7-5, 6-1

Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Taisei Hata (VCU) — 6-2, 6-2

Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Jonah Hill (Georgetown) — 6-3, 6-1

Henry Williams (Georgetown) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) — 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

Alexi Roy (Mount St. Mary's) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-0, 6-1

Edgar Vilain (George Mason) def. Austin Cohen (W&M) — 6-2, 6-3

Qualifying Singles — Second Round

Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Otto Sewell (Richmond) — 6-1, 6-4

Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Moham Ridha Ghettas (Morgan State) — 6-1, 6-1

Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Marko Mrdak (Longwood) — 6-3, 6-3

Zach Fleishman (JMU) def. Connor Kruger (W&M) — 6-4, 6-2

Qualifying Singles Consolation

Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Nick Makris (Mount St. Mary's) — 6-1, 6-4

Marcus Weekes (Howard) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-3, 6-2

Ibrahim Carrington (Hampton) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) — Forfeit
 

Friday

Main Draw Singles — First Round

Oliver Hague (W&M) def. Petter Hagen (Loyola Maryland) — 6-1, 6-4

Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Ilya Maltsev (Morgan State) — 6-3, 6-4

Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Joshua Vargas (George Mason) — 6-1, 6-4

Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) — 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles — First Round

Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) def. Sergei Likhogrud/Stef Pournaropoulos (Mount St. Mary's) — 8-5

Nikita Bortnichek/Theo Nilsson (W&M) def. Marcin Andrzejczak/Szymon Malecki (Norfolk State) — 8-7 (7-1)

Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Jacob Mann/Henry Williams (Georgetown) — 8-2

Kaua Cressoni/Aurelien Schmitt (JMU) def. Austin Cohen/Bryan Volk (W&M) — 8-4

Doubles — Second Round

Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) def. Steve Nguyen/Charlie Spencer (Navy) — 8-5

Patrik Jurina/Drew Fishback (Virginia Tech) def. Nikita Bortnichek/Theo Nilsson (W&M) — 8-3

Stiles Brockett/Luca Preda (Virginia) def. Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 8-2
 

Saturday

Main Draw Singles — Second Round

Oliver Hague (W&M) def. Gur Libal (JMU) — 6-2, 6-4

Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Ilias Worthington (Old Dominion) — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Ilyas Fahim (Virginia Tech) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) — 6-4, 6-4

Main Draw Singles — Round of 16

And Santamarta Roig (Virginia) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) — 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Jangjun Kim (Virginia) def. Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 6-1, 6-2

Doubles — Round of 16

Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) def. David Ekpenyong/Benjamin Sparks (Liberty) — 8-4
 

Sunday

Doubles — Quarterfinals

Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) def. Ilyas Fahim/Carson Baker (Virginia Tech) — 8-3

Doubles — Semifinals

Jangjun Kim/And Santamarta Roig (Virginia) def. Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) — 6-2, 6-3