W&M Men’s Tennis Defeats Richmond, 6-1

02/07/04 10:32PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 41st-ranked men’s tennis team defeated Richmond, 6-1, tonight at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The win improves the Tribe’s record to 3-4 on the year, while the Spiders fall to 1-5.

The Tribe began the contest by sweeping all three doubles matches to win the team point. In the top match, senior Geoff Russell (Phoenix, AZ) and junior Sean Kelleher (Forty Fort, PA) defeated Matt Cabana/Derek Schwandt, 8-3, while junior Jeff Kader (Geneva, OH) and freshman Steven Kane (Nokomis, FL) won at No. 2 over David Donn/Ryan Goldsmith, 8-4. The closest match came at No. 3, where senior Kal Patrick (Manama, Bahrain) and rookie Colin O’Brien (Dublin, Ireland) defeated Charlie Seltzer and Matt Stillwagon, 9-8.

W&M continued to play well in singles, winning five of the six matches, including four in straight sets. Kader, ranked 26th in the nation, came from behind to win at the top spot, 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3) over Donn. At No. 2, Kelleher defeated Schwandt, 7-6, 6-2, Kane won, 6-0, 6-4, over Eric Hage at No. 3, and Russell earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 4 over Seltzer. Sophomore Stephen Ward (Douglaston, NY) completed the scoring with a 6-3, 6-3 win at five over Goldsmith.

The Tribe returns to action next Saturday, February 14 at Tennessee at 10:00 AM.


#41 William and Mary 6, Richmond 1
Singles
1. #26 Jeff Kader (W&M) d. David Donn; 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)
2. Sean Kelleher (W&M) d. Derek Schwandt; 7-6, 6-2
3. Steven Kane (W&M) d. Eric Hage; 6-0, 6-4
4. Geoff Russell (W&M) d. Charlie Seltzer; 6-2, 6-2
5. Stephen Ward (W&M) d. Ryan Goldsmith; 6-3, 6-3
6. Matt Stillwagon (UR) d. Colin O’Brien; 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)

Doubles
1. Kelleher/Russell (W&M) d. Matt Cabana/Schwandt; 8-3
2. Kader/Kane (W&M) d. Donn/Goldsmith; 8-4
3. O’Brien/Kal Patrick (W&M) d. Seltzer/Stillwagon; 9-8