Tribe Rolls in Singles Play at USF Invite

W&M claimed seven of eight singles matches on day two of the USF Invite.

01/20/07 11:00PM

Tampa, Fla. - The William and Mary men’s tennis team won seven of eight singles matches on the second day of the University of South Florida Invitational on Jan. 20. The Tribe also claimed a pair of doubles matches on the second day of the three-day event at the Varsity Tennis Courts in Tampa, Fla. The Tribe is joined in the event by host South Florida, Memphis and Auburn.

In the Flight A singles bracket, Colin O’Brien and Alex Cojanu both won their matches. O’Brien defeated Memphis’ Benedikt Fischer, 6-4, 6-2, tallying his fifth win of the season. Cojanu upped his season mark to 8-4 with a straight-sets, 7-5, 6-3 win over Amrit Nirasimhaw of Memphis.

Sophomore Dominic Pagon was the lone Tribe player to win the Flight B, defeating Charlie Ramsay of Memphis, 6-2, 7-5. The victory upped Pagon’s season mark to 8-4.

The freshman duo of Keziel Juneau and Richard Wardell collected singles victories in Flight C. Wardell tallied his seventh victory of the season with a straight-sets victory. He defeated Tezar Putra of Memphis, 6-3, 7-5. In perhaps the most exciting match of the day, Juneau defeated Memphis’ Cody Loup in three sets. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker, Juneau fought off four match points in the second set, before coming back for a 7-6 (5) victory to force a decisive third set. Juneau cruised to his sixth victory of the season, claiming the third set, 6-1.

Junior Kavi Sud and sophomore Alex Zuck swept the Flight D singles matches for the second straight day. Both players tallied straight-sets victories in the flight. Sud defeated Spencer Heltin of Memphis, 6-2, 6-1, improving to 7-4 on the year. Zuck notched his fourth win of the season with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Memphis’ Garrison Pilant.

In doubles, Cojanu and O’Brien improved to 14-4 overall with a victory in Flight A. The duo defeated Amrit Nirasimhan and Benedict Fischer of Memphis, 8-2. Sophomore Marwan Ramadan and Zuck defeated Memphis’ Tezar Putra and Garrison Pilant, 8-4, in Flight B.

The Tribe will continue action at the USF Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 21. The event is slated to be at 10 a.m. at the Varsity Tennis Courts on the campus of South Florida in Tampa. Fla.

W&M Results from Day Two of USF Invitational
Singles Flight A
Colin O’Brien (W&M) def. Benedikt Fischer (Memphis) – 6-4, 6-2
#49 Alex Cojanu (W&M) def. Amrit Nirasimhaw (Memphis) – 7-5, 6-4

Singles Flight B
Jimmy Khougassian (Memphis) def. Marwan Ramadan (W&M) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Dominic Pagon (W&M) def. Charlie Ramsay (Memphis) – 6-2, 7-5

Singles Flight C
Keziel Juneau (W&M) def. Cody Loup (Memphis) – 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-1
Richard Wardell (W&M) def. Tezar Putra (Memphis) – 6-3, 7-5

Singles Flight D
Kavi Sud (W&M) def. Spencer Hetlin (Memphis) – 6-2, 6-1
Alex Zuck (W&M) def. Garrison Pilant (Memphis) – 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Flight A
#30 Cojanu/O’Brien (W&M) def. Amrit Nirasimhan/Benedict Fisher (Memphis) – 8-2
Jimmy Khongassian/Charlie Ramsey (Memphis) def. Pagon/Wardell (W&M) – 8-6

Doubles Flight B
Cody Loup/Spencer Hetlin (Memphis) def. Juneau/Sud (W&M) – 8-3
Ramadan/Zuck (W&M) def. Tezar Putra/Garrison Pilant (Memphis) – 8-4