Tribe Men’s Tennis Competes at ITA Mideast Regional

Kelleher and Ward Advance to Third Round of Singles Draw

10/22/04 10:52PM

CHAPEL HILL, NC - William and Mary senior Sean Kelleher (Forty Fort, PA) and junior Stephen Ward (Douglaston, NY) each advanced to the third round of the singles main draw, as the Tribe men’s tennis team competed at the Wilson-ITA Mideast Region Championships at North Carolina’s Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

Ward won two matches on the day, starting with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Arthur Vasarevic (Radford). In the second round, Ward upset Duke’s Peter Rodrigues, ranked 108th in the nation and a 9-16 seed in the tournament, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Kelleher received a bye through the first round, then defeated Allen Simmons (Furman), 6-1, 7-6 (4). Sophomore Colin O’Brien (Dublin, Ireland) and rookie Matt Rubenstein (East Hampton, NY) each won their first-round matches, but fell in the second round.

In doubles, senior Jeff Kader (Geneva, OH) and freshman Alexandru Cojanu (Hallandale, FL) defeated Taylor Ferrier/Robert Vasques (Gardner-Webb), 8-5, in the first round. Kelleher and Ward received a first-round bye to reach the second round of doubles, which will be completed later tonight.

The Tribe will continue play at the regionals tomorrow, with singles matches scheduled to start at 9:00 AM and doubles beginning at 2:00 PM.


W&M Men’s Tennis at Wilson-ITA Mideast Region Championships
Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Singles
First Round (128)
Matt Rubenstein (W&M) d. Sandeep Dayia (UNC); 6-3, 6-2
Nick Meythaler (UVA) d. Alexandru Cojanu (W&M); 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
Colin O’Brien (W&M) d. William Noblitt (NCS); 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Stephen Ward (W&M) d. Arthur Vasarevic (RU); 7-6 (3), 6-2

Second Round (64)
Nick Cavaday (NCS) d. Rubenstein (W&M); 6-2, 6-3
Sean Kelleher (W&M) d. Allen Simmons (Furman); 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Nathan Thompson (CU) d. O’Brien (W&M); 6-4, 6-2
Seo-Jae Chang (HU) d. #26 Jeff Kader (W&M); 6-3, 6-3
Ward (W&M) d. #108 Peter Rodrigues (DU); 7-6 (4), 6-3


Doubles
First Round (64)
Alexandru Cojanu/Jeff Kader (W&M) d. Taylor Ferrier/Roberto Vasques (GW); 8-5

Second Round (32)
Sean Kelleher/Stephen Ward (W&M) vs. Russ Burns/Donald Miles (DC); late
Cojanu/Kader (W&M) vs. Treat Huey/Eric Riley (UVA); late

Abbreviations
CU - Clemson; DC - Davidson; DU - Duke; GW - Gardner-Webb; HU - Hampton
UNC - North Carolina; NCS - NC State; RU - Radford; UVA - Virginia; W&M - William and Mary