W&M Men’s Tennis Doubles Reach Quarterfinals at ODU Tournament

10/18/03 9:06AM

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Two William and Mary men’s tennis players opened competition yesterday at the Old Point National Bank ITA Invitational, hosted by Old Dominion University and held at the Huntington Park Tennis Courts.

Tribe junior Alex Fish (Scituate, MA) and freshman Colin O’Brien (Dublin, Ireland) both competed in the top doubles and singles flights. In doubles, the pair defeated Val Banada/R.J. Murray (NC State), 8-5, to advance to the quarterfinal round.

In doubles each won his first round match, but failed to advance to the quarterfinals after losing in the round of 16. Fish defeated Chris Newman (Longwood), 6-4, 6-3, before falling to Banada, 6-1, 6-0. O’Brien won, 6-3, 7-6 (3), against Brandon Smith (Howard), but fell in the next round to Zoltan Csanadi (Old Dominion), 6-2, 6-2.

The pair will continue play in the doubles bracket on Saturday, with a quarterfinal match at 4:00 PM.


William and Mary Men’s Tennis at Old Point National Bank ITA Invitational (Day One)
Huntington Park Tennis Courts – Newport News, VA

Singles – Flight A
First Round
Colin O’Brien (William and Mary) d. Brandon Smith (Howard); 6-3, 7-6 (3)
Alex Fish (William and Mary) d. Chris Newman (Longwood); 6-4, 6-3

Second Round
Zoltan Csanadi (Old Dominion) d. O’Brien (William and Mary); 6-2, 6-2
Val Banada (NC State) d. Fish (William and Mary); 6-1, 6-0

Doubles – Flight A
First Round
Alex Fish/Colin O’Brien (William and Mary) d. Val Banada/R.J. Murray (NC State); 8-5