CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Playing its fourth major conference opponent of the season, the William & Mary women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision at No. 18-ranked Virginia on Tuesday afternoon at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
How It Happened
- Virginia (8-1) opened the match by taking the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. The Cavalier duo of Hunter Bleser and Meghan Kelley topped junior
Natalia Perry and freshman
Mila Saric, 6-1, on line three to give the home team the early lead.
- Vivian Glozman and Sofia Munera clinched the initial point of the match with a 6-2 win over senior
Lauren Goodman and junior
Charlotte Madson at No. 2.
- UVA pushed its lead to 3-0 with wins at the top two positions. Glozman dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win over senior
Clara Tanielian at the No. 2 spot before Kelley, who is ranked No. 45 nationally, downed Perry, 6-2, 6-2, on the top line.
- Amber O'Dell clinched the Virginia victory with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Saric at the No. 4 spot. The setback snapped Saric's two-match win streak as she fell to 4-2 in dual-match play.
- Madson jumped out to a set advantage at the No. 5 position, taking the first from Bleser, 6-2. The Cavalier junior rallied to take the second set, 6-3, before the match was abandoned with the team results decided.
Up Next
The Tribe (2-6) returns to the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center to host a pair of matches this week. W&M welcomes Penn to Williamsburg at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, before hosting George Washington on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. Live video will be available for the contest via PlaySight at
TribeAthletics.com/TennisLive, and live stats can be found on the women's tennis schedule page.
#18 Virginia 4, William & Mary 0
Singles
No. 1 - #45 Meghan Kelley (Virginia) def.
Natalia Perry (W&M) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Vivian Glozman (Virginia) def.
Clara Tanielian (W&M) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – Chloe Gullickson (Virginia) vs.
Lauren Goodman (W&M) – DNF, 7-5, 2-1
No. 4 – Amber O'Dell (Virginia) def.
Mila Saric (W&M) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 –
Charlotte Madson (W&M) vs. Hunter Bleser (Virginia) – DNF, 6-2, 3-6
No. 6 – Camille Favero (Virginia) vs.
Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) – DNF, 6-4, 5-2
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 4*
Doubles
No. 1 – O'Dell/Gullickson (Virginia) vs. Okuyama/Tanielian (W&M) – DNF, 5-3
No. 2 – Glozman/Munera (Virginia) def. Goodman/Madson (W&M) – 6-2
No. 3 – Bleser/Kelley (Virginia) def. Perry/Saric (W&M) – 6-1
Finishing Order: 3, 2*
