Spiders Drop Road Match at William & Mary

Friday, March 5

Williamsburg, VA

3PM

University of Richmond

William & Mary

03/05/2021 | Men's Tennis

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team had three matches go the distance but didn't pull out victories in a 6-1 road loss at William & Mary Friday at the Millie West Tennis Facility.

The Spiders (1-4) started the match by losing two of the three doubles matches. At No. 2 doubles, junior John Walsh (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and junior Campbell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) fell to Lev Kazakov and Joseph Brailovsky, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.

The Tribe clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 win as Brenden Volk and George Davis took down freshman Daniel Kliebhan (Newtown, Pa.) and junior Josh Keitelman (Chevy Chase, Md.) at No. 1 doubles.

In the final doubles match, junior Alex Wernink (Glen Cove, N.Y.) and graduate student Matt Fernandez (Richmond, Va.) went unfinished against Finbar Talcott and Daniel Pellerito, 4-3, at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Volk won in straight sets against Fernandez, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Talcott earned a 6-2, 7-5 win against Keitelman at No. 6 singles. At No. 5 singles, Brailovsky won in straight sets against Erwin, 6-2, 6-3.

In the final three matches, all were pushed to three sets. Sebastian Quiros earned a close three set win against Wernink, 0-6, 6-0, 7-5 at No. 3 singles. Kliebhan came back to defeat Kazakov, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the third set at No. 2 singles. Davis won a third set match against Walsh, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6) at No. 4 singles. Walsh battled to force a tiebreaker in the third set but came up just short, 8-6 in the breaker.

Richmond will welcome crosstown rival VCU to the Westhampton Tennis Courts on Sunday, March 7 at 1 p.m.

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William & Mary 6, Richmond 1
Singles
No. 1 – Brenden Volk (W&M) def. Matt Fernandez (UR) – 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 – Daniel Kliebhan (UR) def. Lev Kazakov (W&M) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Sebastian Quiros (W&M) def. Alex Wernink (UR) – 0-6, 6-0, 7-5
No. 4 – George Davis (W&M) def. John Walsh (UR) – 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 5 – Joseph Brailovsky (W&M) def. Campbell Erwin (UR) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Finbar Talcott (W&M) def. Josh Keitelman (UR) – 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
No. 1 – Volk/Davis (W&M) def. Keitelman/Kliebhan (UR) – 6-1
No. 2 – Kazakov/Brailovsky (W&M) def. Erwin/Walsh (UR) – 6-1
No. 3 – Talcott/Pellerito (W&M) vs. Fernandez/Wernink (UR) – DNF, 4-3

Match Notes:
Richmond 1-4
William & Mary 2-3

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