WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary men's tennis concluded its fall season Saturday at the Tribe Fall Invite, held Friday and Saturday at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center and Mackesy Tennis Center at the Millie West Courts.
Freshman Omar Rhazali and sophomore Austin Cohen led the Tribe with two singles victories apiece, while Rhazali and sophomore Dylan Chou added two doubles wins.
After falling in three sets to Old Dominion's Zech Hamrouni on Friday, Rhazali bounced back Saturday with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Richmond's Grant Cohen. He followed with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win over Liberty's Angel Veliz to finish the weekend with a 2-1 singles record.
Austin Cohen also posted a pair of singles victories Saturday, defeating Hampton's Kohei Konishi, 6-4, 7-5, before earning a 6-1, 7-5 win over Richmond's Patrick Kenny. Cohen finished the fall with a 7-4 singles record.
Chou added a singles victory Saturday, defeating Richmond's Charlie Schlenker, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Senior Nikita Bortnichek also earned a straight-set win over Liberty's Owen Guistwite, 6-1, 6-4.
In doubles action, Chou and Rhazali opened Friday with a 6-3 victory over Old Dominion's Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan and Ilias Worthington. The duo added a 6-2 win over Liberty's David Ekpenyong and Owen Guistwite on Saturday to finish the fall with a 5-3 doubles record.
Bortnichek and junior Bryan Volk also picked up a doubles victory Friday, defeating Richmond's Grant Cohen and Patrick Kenny, 6-4.
Rhazali finished the fall leading the Tribe with 10 singles victories and a 10-7 record. He also led W&M with nine doubles victories, finishing 9-4. Austin Cohen followed with seven singles wins, while Bortnichek and Chou each recorded six.
The Tribe will return to competition in the spring for its dual-match season.
W&M Results from the Tribe Fall Invite
Friday, Nov. 6
Doubles — First Session
Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan/Ilias Worthington (Old Dominion) — 6-3
Julien Doitteau/Zech Hamrouni (Old Dominion) def. Nikita Bortnichek/Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-4
Singles
Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (Old Dominion) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) — 6-4, 7-5
Ilias Worthington (Old Dominion) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) — 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Zech Hamrouni (Old Dominion) def. Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
Julien Doitteau (Old Dominion) def. Austin Cohen (W&M) — 6-2, 6-1
Kohei Konishi (Hampton) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Doubles — Second Session
Nikita Bortnichek/Bryan Volk (W&M) def. Grant Cohen/Patrick Kenny (Richmond) — 6-4
Julien Doitteau/Zech Hamrouni (Old Dominion) def. Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 6-3
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Saturday, Nov. 7
Doubles
Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. David Ekpenyong/Owen Guistwite (Liberty) — 6-2
Adam Majchrzak/Ilias Worthington (Old Dominion) def. Nikita Bortnichek/Austin Cohen (W&M) — 6-2
Singles — First Session
Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Charlie Schlenker (Richmond) — 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Grant Cohen (Richmond) — 7-5, 6-0
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Kohei Konishi (Hampton) — 6-4, 7-5
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Owen Guistwite (Liberty) — 6-1, 6-4
Patrick Kenny (Richmond) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-4, 6-0
Singles — Second Session
Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Angel Veliz (Liberty) — 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Patrick Kenny (Richmond) — 6-1, 7-5
David Ekpenyong (Liberty) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) — 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
