WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis capped the ITA Hall of Fame Classic in style on Sunday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center by sweeping state foe Liberty in singles action with five victories.
Sophomore
Mila Saric ran her win streak to four and her mark to 3-0 at the Hall of Fame Classic with her second three-set win of the weekend. Saric claimed the first set, 6-1, before Liberty's Caisey Lee Emery answered with a 6-3 win in the second. The Tribe sophomore pulled out the win with a tiebreaker triumph, 10-8, in the decisive third set. Saric is a team-best 5-1 on the year.
Senior
Natalia Perry, sophomore
Vitoria Okuyama and freshman
Elisa Van Meeteren each posted their second wins of the Classic. Perry rallied from a set deficit to knocked off the Flames' Tiffany Nguyen, 3-6, 6-4, 10-5, at the top spot.
Okuyama and Van Meeteren each recorded straight-sets, 6-2, 6-2, wins on Sunday. Okuyama upended Liberty's Micaela Ode Mitre to improve to 2-1 at the Classic, while Van Meeteren knocked off Kelly Lewis for her third win of the season.
Senior
Charlotte Madson rounded out the Tribe singles sweep with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Esther Lovato. It marked Madson's second win of the fall campaign.
In doubles, freshman
Raffaela Alhach and Okuyama rallied for a tiebreaker win over Maryland's Chloe Hamlin and Zoe Kulkarni, 8-7 (3). It was Alhach's first career doubles win, while Okuyama improved to 3-0 at the Classic after winning the first two of the event with Madson.
Up Next
- The Tribe travels to Charlottesville to compete in the Commonwealth Invitational, Oct. 11-13.
- The event features the Division I teams from the state of Virginia competing over the three days.
W&M Results from the Hall of Fame Classic
Doubles
Akli/Yemelyanenka (UMD) def. Perry/Saric (W&M) – 8-3
Alhach/Okuyama (W&M) def. Hamlin/Kulkarni (UMD) – 8-7 (3)
Usui/Policare (UMD) def. Madson/Van Meeteren (W&M) – 8-6
Singles
Natalia Perry (W&M) def. Tiffany Nguyen (Liberty) – 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)
Mila Saric (W&M) def. Caisey Lee Emery (Liberty) – 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (8)
Charlotte Madson (W&M) def. Esther Lovato (Liberty) – 6-4, 7-5
Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) def. Micaela Ode Mitre (Liberty) – 6-2, 6-2
Elisa Van Meeteren (W&M) def. Kelly Lewis (Liberty) – 6-2, 6-2