HOUSTON, Texas – The 44^th-ranked Drake men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 74 William & Mary on the last day of the Rice Invitational at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Sunday.

The Tribe won courts two and three to earn the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead.

WM's Addison Appleby defeated Vinny Gillespie, 6-3, 6-3 to put the Tribe up 2-0. Freshman Tom Hands topped Aidan Talcott, 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 5 spot to put the Bulldogs within one, but Damon Niquet pushed it back to a two point lead, 3-1 with a win at No. 6. Sophomore Calum MacGeoch made it 3-2 with a three-set win over Alec Miller, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 at No. 3. William & Mary clinched the match when Christian Cargill defeated Ben Lott, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 at No. 1.

The Bulldogs return to the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday, April 9 when they host Wichita State.

#74 William & Mary 4, #44 Drake 2
3/27/2016 at Houston, Tx (George R. Brown Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Christian Cargill (WMU) def. Lott, Ben (DU) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5

2. Addison Appleby (WMU) def. Gillespie, Vinny (DU) 6-3, 6-3

3. MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Alec Miller (WMU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

4. Philips, Bayo (DU) vs. Lars de Boer (WMU) 6-7, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished

5. Hands, Tom (DU) def. Aidan Talcott (WMU) 6-2, 6-4

6. Damon Niquet (WMU) def. Stride, Ben (DU) 6-3, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Lott, Ben/Gillespie, Vinny (DU) def. Ryan Newman/Addison Appleby (WMU) 6-2

2. Scott Huang/Christian Cargill (WMU) def. Stride, Ben/Wood, Ben (DU) 6-2

3. Lars de Boer/Damon Niquet (WMU) def. Philips, Bayo/MacGeoch, Calum (DU) 7-5

 

Match Notes

William & Mary 12-5; National ranking #74

Drake 13-9; National ranking #44

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,5,6,3,1)

58th Rice Invitational