WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis opened 2020 in style with a 4-0 win over George Washington on Saturday morning at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Tribe won its opener for the fifth-straight year and improved to 35-5 in openers all-time.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take an early 1-0 lead.
- Senior Natalia Perry and freshman Raffaela Alhach teamed together for the first time and dropped just one game at No. 2 in a 6-1 win over Jiaqing Mo and Alexandra Vesikallio. It was Perry's 40th career doubles win.
- At No. 3, senior Charlotte Madson and freshman Elisa Van Meeteren jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the way to a clinching 6-3 win over Luciana Kunkel and Lara McNaughten.
- Madson increased the Tribe's lead to 2-0 with a convincing win at No. 5 singles. The Tribe senior, who was 12-9 in dual-match play last season, dropped just two games in making quick work of McNaughten, 6-0, 6-2. It marked Madson's fourth victory of the season.
- Perry won 10-straight games on the way to a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Katarina Marinkovikj, who was an All-Atlantic 10 performer last season, at the top singles post. Perry evened her singles ledger at 5-5 on the year while increasing the Tribe advantage to 3-0.
- Sophomore Mila Saric clinched the match with a victory at No. 2. She downed two-time All-Atlantic 10 pick Melis Bayraktaroglu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Saric improved her team-best single mark to 9-3 and recorded her fourth career clinching win.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe continues its season-opening four-match homestand when it wraps up the weekend against reigning Big South Champion Winthrop on Sunday.
- The match carries a 9 a.m. start time from the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
- Live video will be available for the match via PlaySight at TribeAthletics.com/TennisLive, and the live stat link can be found on the women's tennis schedule page.
 
William & Mary 4, George Washington 0
Singles
No. 1 – Natalia Perry (W&M) def. Katarina Marinkovikj (GW) – 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 – Mila Saric (W&M) def. Melis Bayraktaroglu (GW) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) vs. Alexandra Vesikallio (GW) – DNF, 5-7, 3-2
No. 4 – Raffaela Alhach (W&M) vs. Luciana Kunkel (GW) – DNF, 3-6, 1-4
No. 5 – Charlotte Madson (W&M) def. Lara McNaughten (GW) – 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 – Elisa Van Meetern (W&M) vs. Jiaqing Mo (GW) – DNF, 7-5, 3-1
Finishing Order: 5, 1, 2*
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Saric/Okuyama (W&M) vs. Marinkovij/Bayraktaroglu (GW) – DNF, 5-3
No. 2 – Alhach/Perry (W&M) def. Mo/Vesikallio (GW) – 6-1
No. 3 – Madson/Van Meeteren (W&M) def. Kunkel/McNaughten (GW) – 6-3
Finishing Order: 2, 3*