Tribe Notches Road Victory at No. 75 Brown

Sophomore Keziel Juneau clinched the W&M win with a come-from-behind, three-set victory at the No. 3 singles spot.

01/31/08 10:30PM

Providence, R.I. - The No. 38-ranked William and Mary men’s tennis team tallied a 4-3 road victory over No. 75 Brown on Wednesday evening. The Tribe claimed the doubles point, before winning three of the top four singles positions to record the team victory. W&M upped its record to 5-2 on the year, while Brown fell to 4-2.

“Brown is a good team and a very difficult place to play with fast courts,” head coach Peter Daub said. “I give our guys credit for being able to adjust and overcome adversity to play a sound match.”

The Green and Gold got things started on the right foot, winning the No. 3 and No. 1 doubles slots to take the initial point of the contest. Junior Dominic Pagon and freshman Sebastien Vidal picked up their third straight victory as a team, downing Noah Gardner and Sam Garland, 8-5, at the No. 3 slot. The No. 33-ranked Tribe pair of senior Alex Cojanu and sophomore Keziel Juneau iced the tandem’s point with an 8-5 win over Basu Ratnam and Chris Lee at the No. 1 position. It was the seventh win of the year for the Tribe’s top doubles pair.

Sophomore Richard Wardell gave the College a 2-0 cushion with a straight-set win at the No. 4 position. The Fort Myers, Fla., native disposed of Gardner, 6-3, 6-2, for his seventh win of the season. Wardell improved to 4-3 in dual matches.

After Brown closed the gap to 2-1, Cojanu pushed the W&M advantage back to two with a win at the No. 1 singles slot. He tallied his eighth singles win of the season, improving to 4-3 at the top position, with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Saurahb Kohli.

Juneau clinched the victory for the Tribe with a come-from-behind, three-set win at the No. 3 position. It marked the third time in the last four matches that the Repentigny, Québec native rallied from a set deficit to claim victory. This time, Juneau dropped the first set to Jonathan Pearlman, 6-4, before forcing a decisive third set with a 7-5 win in the second. The Tribe sophomore notched his eighth singles win of the year with a 6-3 victory in the third set.

The Tribe will continue its road trip in Boston, Mass., when it faces No. 75 Harvard and Purdue. W&M battles the Crimson on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m., before it squares off with the Boilermakers on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m.

#38 William and Mary 4, #75 Brown 3
Singles
No. 1 – Alex Cojanu (W&M) def. Saurabh Kohli (Brown) – 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 – Chris Lee (Brown) def. Dominic Pagon (W&M) – 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 – Keziel Juneau (W&M) def. Jonathan Pearlman (Brown) – 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 – Richard Wardell (W&M) def. Noah Gardner (Brown) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 – Kendrick Au (Brown) def. Sebastien Vidal (W&M) – 6-0, 4-6, 10-7
No. 6 – Sam Garland (Brown) def. Alex Zuck (W&M) – 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Finishing Order: 4, 2, 1, 3*, 5, 6

Doubles
No. 1 - #33 Cojanu/Juneau (W&M) def. Ratnam/Lee (Brown) – 8-5
No. 2 – Kohli/Pearlman (Brown) def. Wardell/Zuck (W&M) – 9-8 (4)
No. 3 – Pagon/Vidal (W&M) def. Garland/Gardner (Brown) – 8-5
Finishing Order: 3, 1*, 2