W&M Pair Falls One Win Shy of Main Draw

Senior Colin O'Brien and junior Alex Cojanu dropped their third round qualifying match in a tiebreaker.

10/04/06 5:25PM

Tulsa, Okla. - The William and Mary men’s tennis duo of senior Colin O’Brien and junior Alex Cojanu fell one victory short of making the main doubles draw at the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championships on Oct. 4. After winning a pair of matches on Tuesday, Oct. 3, to advance to the final round of the qualifying bracket, the No. 53 ranked tandem nationally came up painstakingly short in the third round.

The Tribe pair dropped a tight match in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (2), to Bobby Cameron and Kaden Hensel of Tennessee. The Volunteer pair earned one of eight spots in the 32-team main draw at the All-American Championships. O’Brien and Cojanu fell to 4-2 on the year.

W&M will next be in action at Old Dominion Invitational in Hampton Roads, Va., Oct. 13-15.

W&M Results at the All-American Championships
Doubles Qualifying Bracket Third Round
Bobby Cameron/Kaden Hensel (Tennessee) def. #53 Colin O'Brien/Alex Cojanu (W&M) – 9-8 (2)