Norfolk, Va. - The William and Mary women's tennis team moved on to the Colonial Athletic Association Championship match for the second straight season with a 4-0 win over No. 4-seeded and No. 74-ranked UNC Wilmington on Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The Green and Gold took the doubles point before senior Lauren Sabacinski , sophomore Anik Cepeda and freshman Jeltje Loomans cemented the team triumph with singles victories. The Tribe won its sixth straight match in improving to 15-8 on the season, while UNCW fell to 22-5.

The Tribe used the same doubles formula as the quarterfinal victory over Drexel, claiming wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 posts. Junior Katie Kargl and sophomore Marlen Mesgarzadeh gave the College the early lead with their fourth straight win, downing Christina Lee and Lindsey Leblang, 8-3, at the No. 2 position. The Second-Team All-CAA Tribe pair improved to 7-5 on the year.

Trailing 5-2 at the No. 3 spot, Loomans and Sabacinski rallied with six straight games to clinch the initial point of the match for the College in downing Kelly Cameron and Chelsea Kahle, 8-5. The W&M pair continued its remarkable run, winning for the 10th straight time in improving to 11-1 on the year.

Sabacinski carried the momentum over into her singles affair, steamrolling Kahle at the No. 5 singles position to increase the Tribe lead to 2-0. The Tribe senior dropped only one game over her two sets on the way to a 6-1, 6-0 triumph. Sabacinski improved to 7-3 on the year and 3-1 at the No. 5 spot as she won for the fifth time in her last six match, including each of the last three.  It marked her 70th career singles win.

Cepeda maintained her stellar form, winning for the 10th time in her last 11 matches. After taking the first set, 6-2, the Tribe sophomore trailed by a break at 5-4 against Cameron. Cepeda won the final three games of the match to notch her sixth straight victory. She equaled her win-total from a season ago, improving to 25-13 on the year with her 50th career singles victory.

At the No. 3 post, Loomans put the cap on the Green and Gold victory with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Angela Sekely. The Tribe rookie won for the sixth time in her last eight matches to record her 10th win overall and fifth at the No. 3 slot.

The Tribe advances to Sunday's CAA Championship against No. 3-seeded and No. 65-ranked Georgia State. The match is slated for a 10 a.m. start at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk. The Panthers upset No. 2-seeded and No. 35-ranked VCU, 4-2, in the other semifinal.

#1 William and Mary 4, #4 UNC Wilmington 0
Singles
No. 1 - Olga Blank (UNCW) vs. Hope Johnson (W&M) - 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
No. 2 - Marlen Mesgarzadeh (W&M) vs. Christina Lee (UNCW) - 7-6 (6), 0-1, unfinished
No. 3 - Jeltje Loomans (W&M) def. Angela Sekely (UNCW) - 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 - Anike Cepeda (W&M) def. Kelly Cameron (UNCW) - 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 - Lauren Sabacinski (W&M) def. Chelsea Kahle (UNCW) - 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 - Lindsey Leblang (UNCW) vs. Katie Kargl (W&M) - 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
Finishing Order: 5, 4, 3*

Doubles
No. 1 - #30 Cepeda/Johnson (W&M) vs. Blank/Sekely (UNCW) - 7-4, unfinished
No. 2 - Kargl/Mesgarzadeh (W&M) def. Lee/Leblang (UNCW) - 8-3
No. 3 - Loomans/Sabacinski (W&M) def. Kahle/Cameron (UNCW) - 8-5
Finishing Order: 2, 3*