ODU Men's Tennis Completes William & Mary Invitational

Old Dominion men’s tennis competed in the William & Mary Invitational from Friday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 7 in Williamsburg, Va.

ODU Men's Tennis Completes William & Mary InvitationalODU Men's Tennis Completes William & Mary Invitational
Steven Eckhoff

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Old Dominion men’s tennis competed in the William & Mary Invitational from Friday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 7 in Williamsburg, Va.

The Monarchs took on both the Tribe and the Liberty Flames.

On day one in doubles play, Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan and Ilias Worthington fell to William & Mary’s Dylan Chou and Omar Rhazali, 6-3, on court one, though teammates Julien Doitteau and Zech Hamrouni downed the Tribe’s Nikita Bortnichek and Bryan Volk, 6-4, on court two.

ODU went undefeated in singles, as No. 1 Olivier de Sardan bested Bortnichek, 6-4, 7-5, and No. 2 Worthington defeated Chou, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Hamrouni continued on to beat Rhazali, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, on court three, as Doitteau was victorious against Austin Cohen, 6-2, 6-1, on court four.

For more doubles play in the afternoon, No. 1 Olivier de Sardan and Worthington swept Angel Veliz and Owen Guistwite of Liberty, 6-0, as No. 2 Doitteau and Hamrouni downed Chou and Rhazali, 6-3.

Day two of competition began with Adam Majchrzak and Worthington bested Bortnichek and Cohen, 6-2. Singles was split between No. 1 Worthington and No. 2 Hamrouni, who fell to Veliz (7-6 (3), 7-5) and defeated the Flames’ David Ekpenyong (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) respectively. Hamrouni ended the day on court two with a victory over Guistwite, 6-4, 6-4.

Day 1:

Doubles (morning):

  1. Dylan Chou and Omar Rhazali (W&M) def. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan and Ilias Worthington (ODU) 6-3
  2. Julien Doitteau and Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. Nikita Bortnichek and Bryan Volk (W&M) 6-4

Singles:

  1. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (ODU) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) 6-4, 7-5
  2. Ilias Worthington (ODU) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
  3. Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. Omar Rhazali (W&M) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
  4. Julien Doitteau (ODU) def. Austin Cohen (W&M) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles (afternoon):

  1. Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan and Ilias Worthington (ODU) def. Angel Veliz and Owen Guistwite (LU) 6-0
  2. Julien Doitteau and Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. Dylan Chou and Omar Rhazali (W&M) 6-3

Day 2:

Doubles:

1. Adam Majchrzak and Illias Worthington (ODU) def. Nikita Bortnichek and Austin Cohen (W&M) 6-2

Singles (morning):

  1. Angel Veliz (LU) def. Ilias Worthington (ODU) 7-6 (3), 7-5
  2. Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. David Ekpenyong (LU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

Singles (afternoon):

2. Zech Hamrouni (ODU) def. Owen Guistwite (LU) 6-4, 6-4