Williamsburg, Va. - The No. 47 William and Mary women's tennis
program pulled off a pair of impressive upsets in its 6-1 setback to
No. 8-ranked Virginia on Saturday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis
Center. The Tribe's top doubles pair of sophomore Anik Cepeda and freshman Hope Johnson knocked off their second top-15 team of the season, while freshman
Jeltje Loomans recorded her first collegiate singles win against a nationally opponent. The
College fell to 6-6 overall, while UVA upped its ledger to 11-2.
Johnson and Cepeda upended the No.
11-ranked doubles team in the country of Emily Fraser and Hana Tomljanovic,
8-6, at the No. 1 post. The Tribe tandem improved to 7-6 on the season in
knocking off their third nationally-ranked foe. Earlier this season, Cepeda and
Johnson knocked off the No. 4-ranked Duke team in the teams' dual match.
In singles play, Loomans won for the third
time in her last four matches with a three-set victory at the No. 2 position. The
Tribe rookie upset No. 42-ranked Lindsey Hardenbergh for her fifth singles
triumph of the year. After Loomans claimed the first set, 6-2, Hardenbergh
rallied to force a third-set with a 6-3 win in the second. The W&M freshman
pulled through in the third, outlasting the top-50 nationally ranked player,
6-3.
The Green and Gold returns to action
when it hits the road for its Spring Break trip in Bradenton, Fla. W&M will
face No. 58 Missouri on Monday, March 7, before meeting Michigan State on
Wednesday, March 9. The Tribe will play both matches at the Bollettieri Tennis
Academy in Bradenton with start times of 10 a.m. The Tribe's next home contest
will be against No. 59 Minnesota on Tuesday, March 15. The match will be at 3
p.m. at the Millie West Tennis Facility.
#8 Virginia 6, #47 William and Mary 1
Singles
No. 1 - #50 Emily Fraser (UVA) def.
Hope Johnson (W&M) - 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Jeltje Loomans (W&M) def. #42 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVA) - 6-2, 3-6,
6-3
No. 3 -#97 Hana Tomlijanovic (UVA) def. Nina Vulovich (W&M) - 7-5, 6-4
No. 4 - #82 Erin Vierra (UVA) def. Marlen Mesgarzadeh (W&M) - 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Maria Fuccillo (UVA) def. Anik Cepeda (W&M) - 6-4, 7-6
No. 6 - Caryssa Peretz (UVA) def. Katie Kargl (W&M) - 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Johnson/Cepeda (W&M) def.
#11 Fraser/Tomljanovic (UVA) - 8-6
No. 2 - #49 Vierra/Hardenbergh (UVA) def. Mesgarzadeh/Kargl (W&M) - 8-3
No. 3 - #35 Fuccillo/Teltumbde (UVA) def. Sabacinski/Loomans (W&M) - 9-7
