NC State
William & Mary
Wolfpack Fights the Tribe, But Fall 6-1 in Williamsburg
3/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 26, 2003
Will Shaw won his fifth match of the season, his second at No. 3 singles, Wednesday night against No. 39 William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. as the men's tennis team fell in defeat 6-1. The Wolfpack pushed three of the six singles matches to three sets, and also battled to the end for the doubles point as No. 2 and No. 3 lost 8-4 and 8-5 respectively.
Shaw defeated Alex Fish 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 3 singles for the Wolfpack's point, but the freshman's win wasn't the only bright spot, just the brightest. R.J. Murray, in only his second match as the No. 2 singles player, lost in three sets to Jeff Kader, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Chris Mills, a freshman from Burlington, stepped up his game at the No. 6 seed as he continues to impress the coaches with his hard work and improvement since the beginning of the season. Mills battled to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 three set showing against Joe Brooks.
NC State will host Old Dominion on Saturday at the Cary Tennis Center as they search for their fifth win of the season.
#39 William and Mary 6, North Carolina State 1 Singles 1. Sean Kelleher (W&M) d. Val Banada; 7-5, 6-2 2. Jeff Kader (W&M) d. R.J. Murray; 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 3. Will Shaw (NCS) d. Alex Fish (W&M); 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) 4. Geoff Russell (W&M) d. Jon Davis; 6-1, 6-0 5. Stephen Ward (W&M) d. Rehman Esmail; 6-1, 6-4 6. Joe Brooks (W&M) d. Chris Mills; 6-3, 4-6, 6-3Doubles 1. Kelleher/Ward (W&M) d. Banada/Murray; 8-2 2. Fish/Russell (W&M) d. Davis/Esmail; 8-4 3. Brooks/Kader (W&M) d. Mills/Shaw; 8-5
