WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis cruised to a convincing 5-1 win over Dartmouth on Saturday morning at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Tribe win improves its record to 3-0 on the year.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 to take an early 1-0 lead.
- Seniors Natalia Perry and Rosie Cheng dominated at No. 2 in a convincing 6-0 win over Chidimma Okpara and Ashley Hess.
- At No. 3, senior Charlotte Madson and freshman Elisa Van Meeteren won the tiebreak 7-4, winning the match 7-6 and claiming the doubles point for the Tribe.
- In singles play, Cheng cruised to a quick 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3, increasing the Tribe's lead to 2-0.
- At No. 2, Mila Saric earned a hard fought 7-5, 6-3 win to increase the Tribe lead to 3-0.
- Shortly thereafter, Vitoria Okuyama (No. 4) and Van Meeteren (No.6) won within seconds of each other – 7-6, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-4 respectively – to give the Tribe the win for the day.
- Dartmouth picked up its first win at No. 5, with Chidimma Okpara defeating the Tribe's Madson in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
- The final match, at No. 1, went down to tiebreak before Dartmouth claimed the point.  Nicole Conard won the first set, 7-6, before Perry came back to take the second, 7-5.  In the tiebreak, Perry was forced to retire trailing 7-5, giving the Big Green the point and setting the final score at 5-2 in favor of W&M.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe ends its homestand tomorrow when it wraps up the weekend against Wake Forest on Sunday.
- The match carries a 10 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 5, Dartmouth 2
Singles
No. 1 – Nicole Conard (DC) def. Natalia Perry (W&M)– 7-6, 5-7, retire (7-5)
No. 2 – Mila Saric (W&M) def. Racquel Lyn (DC) – 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Rosie Cheng (W&M) def. Catherine Cable (DC) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) def. Ashley Hess (DC) – 7-6, 6-3
No. 5 – Chidimma Okpara (DC) def. Charlotte Madson (W&M) – 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 – Elisa Van Meeteren (W&M) def. Allison McCann (DC) – 6-4, 6-4
Finishing Order: 3, 2, 4*, 6, 5, 1
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Conard/Chiu (DC) def. Saric/Okuyama – 7-6 (4)
No. 2 – Perry/Cheng (W&M) def. Okpara/Hess (DC) – 6-0
No. 3 – Madson/Van Meeteren (W&M) def. Lyn/McCann (DC) – 7-6 (4)
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 3*