WILLIAMSBURG — William & Mary women’s tennis rolled to a 7-0 win over George Washington on Saturday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
The Tribe (6-5) won its second straight by capturing the doubles point and did not drop a set in sweeping the singles spots.
How it Happened
- W&M claimed the initial point of the match with victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Graduate student Yu Chen and junior Emma Fernald gave the Tribe the lead with a 6-4 win over Madison Lee and Victoria Sasinka at the top spot. The Tribe pair won its second in a row and upped its mark to 6-3 at No. 1.
- Freshman Francesca Davis and sophomore Yaelle Vaissaud clinched the doubles point outlasting Solange Skeene and Alejandra Ramirez in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (2), on line three. The duo ran its win streak to three matches and upped its ledger to 6-2 in dual-match action.
- Juniors Ine Stange and Hedda Gurholt quickly pushed the advantage to 3-0. Stange dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lee at No. 4, while Gurholt won matching 6-3 sets to top Stella Wiesemann on line one. Stange won her third in a row and improved to 9-6 overall. Gurholt moved her team-leading singles mark to 16-4 overall and 7-2 in dual-match play.
- Graduate student Mila Mejic clinched the Tribe victory with a straight-set win at No. 3. She dispatched of Sasinka, 6-3, 6-4, for her seventh win of the year.
- Like they did in doubles, Davis and Vaissaid added points to the Tribe tally with victories at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Davis downed Solange Skeene, 6-4, 6-2, for her 11th win of the year as she improved to 7-2 in dual-match action. Vaissaud upended Alejandra Ramirez, 6-3, 6-2, to improve to 7-5 overall and 2-1 at No. 6.
- Chen rounded out the Tribe sweep in singles with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 over Gabriela Giraldo. She ran her ledger to 11-7 overall and 5-1 at No. 2.
Up Next
The Tribe hits the road for a pair of CAA matches next week. W&M heads to UNCW on Thursday, March 14, at noon, before taking on Charleston on Saturday, March 16, at 10 a.m.
William & Mary 7, George Washington 0
Singles
No. 1 – Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Stella Wiesemann (GW) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Yu Chen (W&M) def. Gabriela Giraldo (GW) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Mila Mejic (W&M) def. Victoria Sasinka (GW) – 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Ine Stange (W&M) def. Madison Lee (GW) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Solange Skeene (GW) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 – Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) def. Alejandra Ramirez (GW) – 6-3, 6-2
Finishing Order: 4, 1, 3*, 5, 6, 2
Doubles
No. 1 – Chen/Fernald (W&M) def. Lee/Sasinka (GW) – 6-4
No. 2 – G. Giraldo/Wiesemann (GW) def. Stange/Gurholt (W&M) – 7-5
No. 3 – Davis/Vaissaud (W&M) def. Skeene/Ramirez (GW) – 7-6 (2)
Finishing Order: 1, 3*, 2
