W&M Doubles Team Advances to ITA Regional Quarterfinal

10/21/05 10:54PM

CHAPEL HILL, NC - William and Mary’s doubles team of junior Colin O’Brien (Dublin, Ireland) and rookie Billy Mulligan (Miami, FL) upset the tournament’s No. 8 seed to reach tomorrow’s quarter-final round of the ITA Mideast Championships, hosted by the University of North Carolina at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

Mulligan and O’Brien defeated Joe Bates and Todd Paul (Wake Forest), 9-7, in the round of 16 this afternoon. The only un-seeded doubles team remaining in the event, the Tribe duo will face No. 9-16 seed Henrique Cancado/Eidy Igarashi (Old Dominion) in the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Two Tribe players won their first singles matches of the day, but were eliminated from the tournament with third-round losses. Senior Stephen Ward (Douglaston, NY) extended his singles winning streak to 12 straight matches, upsetting Oscar Posada (East Tennessee State), ranked 34th in the nation, 6-3, 6-4, before falling to No. 114 Maciek Sykut (Florida State) in three sets. O’Brien defeated Marke Rajevac (Georgia Tech), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), but then lost to No. 64 Sander Koning (Clemson), 6-2, 6-3.


William and Mary Men’s Tennis at ITA Mideast Regional

Singles
Second Round (64)
Jordan Delass (Georgia Tech) d. Alex Cojanu (W&M); 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Stephen Ward (W&M) d. #34 Oscar Posada (East Tennessee State); 6-3, 6-4
Colin O’Brien (W&M) d. Marko Rajevac (Georgia Tech); 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)

Third Round (32)
#114 Maciek Sykut (Florida State) d. Ward (W&M); 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
#64 Sander Koning (Clemson) d. O’Brien (W&M); 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
Third Round (16)
Billy Mulligan/Colin O’Brien (W&M) vs. Joe Bates/Todd Paul (Wake Forest); 9-7
#46 Peter Rodrigues/Ludovic Walter (Duke) d. Alex Cojanu/Stephen Ward (W&M); 8-2