Box Score LYNCHBURG, Va. — William & Mary men's tennis continued its fall season with three days of competition at the Liberty Dual over the weekend at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Sophomores Dylan Chou and Austin Cohen led the Tribe in singles action, each posting a 2-1 record over the weekend. Chou earned victories over Elon's Noah Gabriel and VCU's Nicolo Consonni, while Cohen picked up wins against Elon's Luke Forester and VCU's Yassin Wageh.
After opening the weekend against Charlotte on Friday, W&M turned in five singles victories against Elon on Saturday. Oliver Hague defeated Jack Curtis, 6-4, 6-3, Chou topped Gabriel, 6-3, 6-3, Nikita Bortnichek defeated Charles Pilet, 6-3, 7-6 (4), Omar Rhazali downed Nick Fisk, 6-0, 6-2, and Cohen topped Forester, 6-3, 6-1.
Connor Kruger accounted for the Tribe's singles victory against Charlotte on Friday, defeating Noah Bayon, 6-4, 6-4.
Chou and Cohen added W&M's two singles victories against VCU on Sunday. Chou closed the weekend with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Consonni, while Cohen rallied for a 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 win over Wageh.
The Tribe also earned six doubles victories during the weekend. Bortnichek and Theo Nilsson posted a 2-1 record, closing the event with back-to-back wins. The duo defeated Elon's Luke Forester and Charles Pilet, 6-3, on Saturday before topping VCU's Theo Mottier and Hata Taisei, 7-6, on Sunday.
Chou and Rhazali also went 2-1 in doubles, opening the weekend with a 6-3 victory over Charlotte's Moritz Muenster and E. Sanchez Bronzetti. After dropping a tiebreaker against Elon on Saturday, the pair responded with a 6-3 win over VCU's Patrik Petera and Wageh on Sunday.
Hague and Kruger added a 7-6 (4) victory over Elon's Gabriel and Nikola Parichkov on Saturday, while Cohen and Bryan Volk teamed for a 6-3 win over Richmond's Dylan Atkinson and Andreas Chapidas.
William & Mary returns to action at the River City Open, Oct. 2-4, in Richmond, Va.
W&M Results from the Liberty Dual
Friday vs. Charlotte
Singles
Andres Medus (Charlotte) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) — 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Hiiro Sakamoto (Charlotte) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) — 6-4, 6-4
E. Sanchez Bronzetti (Charlotte) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) — 6-2, 6-4
Moritz Muenster (Charlotte) def. Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 6-2, 6-4
William Freshwater (Charlotte) def. Austin Cohen (W&M) — 6-4, 6-3
Connor Kruger (W&M) def. Noah Bayon (Charlotte) — 6-4, 6-4
Jack DiMenna (Charlotte) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) — 6-3, 6-3
Cole Thurgur (Charlotte) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Andres Medus/Hiiro Sakamoto (Charlotte) def. Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) — 6-3
Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Moritz Muenster/E. Sanchez Bronzetti (Charlotte) — 6-3
Noah Bayon/William Freshwater (Charlotte) def. Nikita Bortnichek/Theo Nilsson (W&M) — 6-4
Jack DiMenna/Cole Thurgur (Charlotte) def. Austin Cohen/Bryan Volk (W&M) — 7-5
Saturday
Singles vs. Elon
Oliver Hague (W&M) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) — 6-4, 6-3
Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Noah Gabriel (Elon) — 6-3, 6-3
Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) def. Charles Pilet (Elon) — 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Nikola Parichkov (Elon) def. Connor Kruger (W&M) — 6-4, 6-3
Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Nick Fisk (Elon) — 6-0, 6-2
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Luke Forester (Elon) — 6-3, 6-1
Singles vs. Richmond
Charlie Burdell (Richmond) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) — 6-2, 6-2
Charlie Schlenker (Richmond) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-3, 6-0
Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Bryan Volk (W&M) — 6-0, 6-2
Doubles vs. Elon
Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) def. Noah Gabriel/Nikola Parichkov (Elon) — 7-6 (4)
Jack Curtis/Nick Fisk (Elon) def. Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 7-6 (4)
Nikita Bortnichek/Theo Nilsson (W&M) def. Luke Forester/Charles Pilet (Elon) — 6-3
Doubles vs. Richmond
Austin Cohen/Bryan Volk (W&M) def. Dylan Atkinson/Andreas Chapidas (Richmond) — 6-3
Sunday vs. VCU
Singles
Jakub Volesky (VCU) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) — 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-2
Patrik Petera (VCU) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) — 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Dylan Chou (W&M) def. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) — 6-3, 6-2
Leon Zaorski (VCU) def. Omar Rhazali (W&M) — 6-4, 6-3
Theo Mottier (VCU) def. Connor Kruger (W&M) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Austin Cohen (W&M) def. Yassin Wageh (VCU) — 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles
Nicolo Consonni/Leon Zaorski (VCU) def. Oliver Hague/Connor Kruger (W&M) — 6-4
Dylan Chou/Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Patrik Petera/Yassin Wageh (VCU) — 6-3
Nikita Bortnichek/Theo Nilsson (W&M) def. Theo Mottier/Hata Taisei (VCU) — 7-6