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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - During the summer months, a number of William and Mary men's tennis players have enjoyed success on the courts, both nationally and internationally. In total, four different Tribe players claimed individual titles in either singles or doubles.
Seniors Adrian Vodislav competed in the Church Cup during the month of June in Boston along with former Tribe standout Trevor Spracklin. The duo won a pair of matches on the way to taking third in the top doubles flight. Junior Jamie Whiteford spent the summer competing in tournaments throughout Europe, and the three-time All-CAA player claimed the singles title at the Ardres Championship in Ardres, France.
Junior Ben Guthrie won a number of events in Texas and also played in some satellite events in England. The Plano, Texas, native won a pair of Men's Open Singles Tournaments and claimed a doubles crown in Texas, while working on his fitness and serve. During his time in England, Guthrie qualified for the main draw of the Felixstowe British Tour Event before dropping a first-round nail-biter.
A quintet of Tribe players took part in the ITA Summer Circuit. Junior John Banks competed in a trio of events in the Mid-Atlantic Region, while incoming freshmen Austin Davidow, Scott Huang and Matt Waddell also participated in Mid-Atlantic events. Sophomore transfer Aaron Chaffee took part in four regional ITA summer events in Texas.
Banks claimed the singles crown at the ITA Summer Circuit event at Mary Washington, July 13-15. He was seeded second in the draw and won five matches in straight sets to win the title. In doubles action at Mary Washington, he teamed with Huang as the Tribe teammates rolled to four wins to capture the event crown.
At the Virginia Tech event, Banks won a pair of singles matches to earn a berth in the round of 16. In his final regional event of the summer, the Charlotte, N.C., native was seeded No. 6 in the singles draw at the University of North Carolina and advanced to the quarterfinals with three victories. In doubles action, he earned round of 16 berths at both Virginia Tech and UNC. In total during the summer, Banks posted a singles mark of 10-2 to go along with a 6-3 doubles ledger.
Waddell took part in both the Virginia Tech and Mary Washington events. He claimed opening round singles victories at both events. In doubles action, Waddell teamed with Banks to claim a spot in the round of 16 at Virginia Tech, while tallying a pair of wins to gain a berth in the semifinals at Mary Washington.
Huang and Davidow both enjoyed success in their lone ITA Summer Circuit appearances at Mary Washington. Both players won three singles matches with Huang downing Davidow in the quarterfinals to earn a spot in the semifinals. Huang also teamed with Banks to claim the event title, while Davidow garnered a spot in the doubles quarterfinals as well.
Chaffee, who joined the Tribe after spending his freshman season at DePaul, posted eight singles victories over four events in the Texas Region. In the first event of the summer circuit, he posted a second-round singles win at McMurry University, July 7-9, along with garnering a spot in the doubles semifinals.
At Collin College, July 13-16, Chaffee won three singles matches to advance to the quarterfinals. In singles action, he won two matches at both the UT-Arlington and Texas A&M events. Chaffee posted round of 16 appearances in singles at UT-Arlington and in doubles at Texas A&M.
The Tribe will open the fall season at the Duke Fab Four Invitational, Sept. 14-16.
