WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — No. 70 William & Mary blanked the UTSA men’s tennis team by a 4-0 count on Saturday morning at the Millie West Tennis Facility.
The two teams battled to the wire for the doubles point to start the day.
The Tribe’s top duo of Scott Huang and Ryan Newman teamed up for a 6-1 win against Fabian Brand and Diogo Casa at No. 1. However, the Roadrunners evened things when Eric Buchalter and Takeru Watanabe combined for a 6-0 shutout of Addison Appleby and Christian Cargill at the second spot.
That sent all eyes to the third court, where Lars de Boer and Damon Niquet outlasted Christian Carrillo and Joao Riquelme in a 7-6 (7-4) decision to clinch the 1-0 lead for the Tribe (11-3).
In singles, the home side took a 2-0 advantage when Cargill downed Casa, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1.
William & Mary pulled to within one point of securing the match with a 6-0, 6-3 victory by Niquet against Brand at the sixth position.
The Tribe completed the shutout when de Boer finished off a 6-2, 6-2 sweep of Riquelme at No. 4.
UTSA was leading on courts two (Buchalter) and three (Carrillo) when the match was called.
The Roadrunners (2-13) will face VCU (13-4) at 10 a.m. (CT) in Richmond, Va.
#70 William & Mary 7, UTSA 0
Doubles
1. Scott Huang/Ryan Newman (WM) def. Fabian Brand/Diogo Casa (UTSA) 6-1
2. Eric Buchalter/Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) def. Addison Appleby/Christian Cargill (WM) 6-0
3. Lars de Boer/Damon Niquet (WM) def. Christian Carrillo/Joao Riquelme (UTSA) 7-6 (7-4)
Singles
1. Christian Cargill (WMU) def. Diogo Casa (UTSA) 6-0, 6-3
2. Eric Buchalter (UTSA) vs. Addison Appleby (WMU) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
3. Christian Carrillo (UTSA) vs. Alec Miller (WMU) 7-6 (7-5), 2-1, unfinished
4. Lars de Boer (WMU) def. Joao Riquelme (UTSA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Aidan Talcott (WMU) vs. Takeru Watanabe (UTSA) 7-5, 1-2, unfinished
6. Damon Niquet (WMU) def. Fabian Brand (UTSA) 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,4)