Tribe Men’s Tennis Loses Close Match to Harvard, 4-3

W&M’s Sean Kelleher Upsets Nation’s 30th Ranked Singles Player

02/26/05 12:58PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary senior Sean Kelleher (Forty Fort, PA) upset the nation’s 30th ranked singles player, but it was too little, too late, as the Tribe’s 64th ranked men’s tennis team narrowly lost its upset bid against No. 29 Harvard, 4-3, today at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

W&M falls to 3-7 on the year, while the Crimson improve to 4-3 this season.

Harvard took a 1-0 lead early in the match, winning the team doubles point after sweeping all three contests. The Green and Gold tied the score at one, as freshman Matt Rubenstein (East Hampton, NY) defeated Jason Beren, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4. However, Harvard soon clinched the match, winning the next three completed singles contests in straight sets on courts six, one and three. On court five, Tribe senior Alex Fish (Scituate, MA) came back after losing his first set to defeat Scott Denenberg, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (12). Kelleher closed out the match by also coming back to upset No. 30 Martin Wetzel, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8), at court two.

The Tribe returns to action later today with a 1:30 PM home match against Colonial Athletic Association rival George Mason.


#29 Harvard 4, #64 William and Mary 3
Singles
1. #28 Jonathan Chu (H) d. #57 Jeff Kader; 6-4, 6-2
2. Sean Kelleher (W&M) d. #30 Martin Wetzel; 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8)
3. Ashwin Kumar (H) d. Alex Cojanu; 6-4, 7-6 (2)
4. Matt Rubenstein (W&M) d. Jason Beren; 6-3, 6-2
5. Alex Fish (W&M) d. Scott Denenberg; 2-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (12)
6. Dan Nguyen (H) d. Kavi Sud; 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 3, 5, 2

Doubles
1. Brandon Chiu/Chu (H) d. Cojanu/Colin O’Brien; 8-6
2. #12 Beren/Wetzel (H) d. Kelleher/Sud; 8-4
3. Kumar/Nguyen (H) d. Fish/Kader; 8-6
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3