HANOVER, N.H. – The William & Mary women's tennis team once again used its singles might, this time, topping ACC counterpart Boston College, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Dartmouth. After dropping the doubles point, W&M won four of the first five singles matches off the court, including sophomore Natalia Perry's three-set clincher at the No. 4 spot, to even its season ledger at 3-3.
 
Senior Olivia Thaler and junior Lauren Goodman quickly flipped the deficit after doubles into a lead with singles victories at the bottom of the lineup. Thaler, who clinched W&M's 4-2 win over Winthrop last week with a three-set win, made quick work of BC's Maria Ross, 6-3, 6-2, to pull the Tribe even. Goodman followed an equally impressive win, her third straight, over Dasha Possokhova, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 5, giving the Green and Gold a 2-1 advantage.
 
After an Eagle (3-2) win at No. 3, junior Clara Tanielian gave W&M the lead for good with a straight-sets win at the second post. She notched her team-leading 13th singles win of the year, upending Kylie Wilcox, 6-4, 7-5.
 
The match came down to three-set tilts at No. 1 and No. 4. Perry stepped to the front to cement the Tribe victory. After splitting the opening two sets, 6-3, 1-6, with the Eagles' Jackie Urbinati, the Tribe sophomore outlasted her junior opponent, 6-4, in the decisive third set.
 
Notes
Saturday marked the Tribe's 18th win over a Power Five Conference opponent under head coach Tyler Thomson … Over the last five years, the Tribe owns six wins against the ACC, including the triumph over the Eagles … W&M remained undefeated 9-0 vs. Boston College all-time, though Saturday was the first meeting since 1994 … Senior Olivia Thaler and junior Clara Tanielian both posted their team-leading 13th singles wins of the year … Thaler won her second-straight match and evened her dual-match ledger at 3-3 … Junior Lauren Goodman won her third-straight match and improved her team-leading dual-match record to 4-2 with her 10th singles win … Perry posted her 12th singles win of the season and her second in dual-match play … All three Tribe wins this season have come after dropping the doubles point.
 
William & Mary 4, Boston College 3
Singles
No. 1 - Asiya Dair (BC) def. Rosie Cheng (W&M) – 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
No. 2 – #68 Clara Tanielian (W&M) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) – 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 – Natasha Irani (BC) def. Ekaterina Stepanova (W&M) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Natalia Perry def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) – 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
No. 5 – Lauren Goodman (W&M) def. Dasha Possokhova (BC) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 – Olivia Thaler (W&M) def. Maria Ross (BC) – 6-3, 6-2
Finishing Order: 6, 5, 3, 2, 4*, 1

Doubles
No. 1 – Wilcox/Urbinati (BC) def. Cheng/Stepanova (W&M) – 6-1
No. 2 – Possokhova/Tsokilauri (BC) def. Okuyama/Tanielian (W&M) – 6-1
No. 3 – Goodman/Thaler (W&M) vs. Dair/Irani (BC) – DNF, 3-2
Finishing Order: 1, 2*