ALLSTON, Mass. - The William and Mary women's tennis team cruised to
a 6-1 victory over No. 67 Boston University on Friday. The Green and Gold took
the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, before taking
five of the six singles matches to claim the victory. The Tribe improved to 5-4
on the season, while snapping BU's five-match winning streak as the Terriers
fell to 5-3.
In doubles
action, sophomore Anik Cepeda and freshman Hope Johnson, who are ranked No. 64
nationally, downed Sefanie Nunic and Vivien Laszloffy, 8-4, for their sixth win
of the season at the No. 1 pairs position. Senior Lauren Sabacinski and
sophomore Nina Vulovich won their second straight match in clinching the
initial point of the contest with an 8-6 win over Vanessa Steiner and Moika Mical
at the No. 3 post.
In singles
action, W&M claimed five matches in straight sets to storm past the Terriers.
Johnson won her 11th match of the season in improving to 5-4 in
dual-match play with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Laszloffy at the No. 2 singles
position. Freshman Jeltje Loomans recorded her first collegiate dual-match win
as she downed Mical, 7-6, 6-3, at the No. 3 position.
For the third
time in the last four matches, W&M swept the final three singles positions.
Cepeda improved her team-leading mark to 15-9 with her 40th
collegiate victory. The College Station, Texas native improved to 6-3 in
dual-match competition with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Petra Santini at the No. 4
singles position.
Junior Katie Kargl continued her impressive dual-match campaign with a win at the No. 5
slot. She bounced Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis, 6-2, 6-2, in improving to a
team-best 7-2 in dual-match play. Kargl won for the 11th time this
season. Senior Lauren Sabacinski rounded out the strong W&M singles play
with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Jessi Linero at the No. 6 post. The Tribe senior won
for the second straight match.
The Tribe
returns to action when it wraps up a brief stay in Massachusetts with a noon
match at No. 68 Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 26.
#75 William & Mary 6, #67 Boston University 1
Singles
No. 1 - Stefanie Nunic (BU) def. Nina Vulovich (W&M) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 - Hope Johnson (W&M) def. Vivien Laszloffy (BU) - 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 - Jeltje Loomans (W&M) def. Monika Mical (BU) - 7-6, 6-3
No. 4 - Anik Cepeda (W&M) def. Petra Santini (BU) - 6-4, 7-6
No. 5 - Katie Kargl (W&M) def. Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis (BU) - 6-2,
6-2
No. 6 - Lauren Sabacinski (W&M) def. Jessi Linero (BU) - 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - #64 Johnson/Cepeda (W&M) def. Nunic/Laszloffy (BU) - 8-4
No. 2 - Athanasiadis/Linero (BU) def. Loomans/Kargl (W&M) - 8-2
No. 3 - Sabacinski/Vulovich (W&M) def. Mical/Steiner (BU) - 8-6
