Dukes Fall to Tribe, 6-1, in First Road Match

Sunday, January 26

Williamsburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

William & Mary

1/26/2020 4:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – James Madison made the short trek to Williamsburg to face William & Mary, dropping a 6-1 decision on Sunday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Courts.

The Dukes fell to 2-1 on the season, while the Tribe moved to 1-0.

JMU notched one doubles win and one singles win in the loss.

William & Mary opened the match with a win at #1 doubles, as juniors Alvaro Arce and Gonzalo Adis fell 6-2 to Brenden Volk and George Davis. Sophomore William Karpinski and Holden Koons followed with a close loss to Danny Pellerito and Oren Vasser, 6-4. Seniors Josh Raymundo and Tate Steinour clinched their win at #2 with a 7-6 (2) victory against the Tribe's Joseph Brailovsky and Ruo Chen.

Arce earned his third-straight singles victory, downing Volk 6-4, 6-2 on court two. Sophomore Stefan Petrovic nearly forced a third set Court 1 before falling to Brailovsky by scores of 6-2, 7-5.

QUOTING ASSISTANT COACH JASON SINKOFF
"Josh and Tate played great in doubles. They stepped up against a real strong team. In singles, we need to do a better job of taking advantage of our opportunities. We gave William & Mary too many second- and third-chance opportunities and they capitalized."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will stay on the road, traveling to Asheville, N.C., to face UNC Asheville on Saturday, Feb. 1. Action is slated to begin at 3 p.m. at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.