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Women's Tennis Soars Over Eagles

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's team dominated action on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping every singles and doubles match in a 7-0 win over Mary Washington.
 
How It Happened
- The Tribe (3-6) dropped just one game in claiming all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead over the Eagles (5-2).
- The sophomore pair of Raffaela Alhach and Elisa Van Meeteren and the duo of sophomore Alisia Manolescu and junior Lisa Fukutoku won unblemished 8-0 matches. Alhach and Van Meeteren made quick work of Claire Coleman and Amanda Hagino at No. 2 for their third win as a pair in the last two years. Manolescu and Fukutoku upended Hana Kimmey and Olivia Moore for their first win as a team at No. 3.
- Senior Vitoria Okuyama and junior Mila Saric ran their win streak to six matches with a convincing 8-1 triumph over Abby Moghtader and Lauren Quinn at the top spot. The Tribe tandem improved to a perfect 5-0 at No. 1.
- The Tribe won all eight singles matches, including seven in straight sets, to sweep the Eagles.
- Following their doubles win, Saric and Okuyama were the first two off the court in singles at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively. Saric dropped just two games in a 6-2, 6-0 win over Claire Coleman. She extended her mark at the No. 1 spot to 6-2 with her second-straight win. Okuyama topped Amanda Hagino, 6-2, 6-1, with her fourth win overall and improved to 2-1 on line four.
- Manolescu cemented the Tribe's team victory, rolling to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Hana Kimmey at No. 5. She won her second in a row and improved to 4-1 on line five.
- At No. 3, Van Meeteren claimed matching 6-3 sets to down Lauren Quinn. She won her third match overall and first at No. 3.
- Fukutoku bounced Rachel Cooper, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 6 for her third win of the spring.
- Graduate student Jill van den Dungen rallied for a three-set win at No. 2. After dropping the first set to Abby Moghtader, 7-5, van den Dungen answered with a 6-3 win in the second before outlasting her counterpart, 11-9, in the third-set super tiebreaker. It was van den Dungen's third win at the top two posts.
- In the other two singles matches, Alhach and sophomore Shruti Rajaji Srinivasan picked up straight-sets wins. Alhach downed Olivia Moore, 6-1, 6-3, while Srinivasan defeated Riley Smith, 6-0, 6-1.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when it hits the road to take on Elon in a CAA match-up on Saturday, April 3. The match carries a 2 p.m. start time.
 
William & Mary 7, Mary Washington 0
Singles

No. 1 – Mila Saric (W&M) def. Claire Coleman (UMW) – 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – Jill van den Dungen (W&M) def. Abby Moghtader (UMW) – 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
No. 3 – Elisa Van Meeteren (W&M) def. Lauren Quinn (UMW) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 – Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) def. Amanda Hagino (UMW) – 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Alisia Manolescu (W&M) def. Hana Kimmey (UMW) – 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Lisa Fukutoku (W&M) def. Rachel Cooper (UMW) – 6-1, 7-5
Finishing Order: 4, 1, 5*, 3, 6, 2
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Saric/Okuyama (W&M) vs. Moghtader/Quinn (UMW) – 8-1
No. 2 – Alhach/Van Meeteren (W&M) vs. Coleman/Hagino (UMW) – 8-0
No. 3 – Manolescu/Fukutoku (W&M) vs. Kimmey/Moore (UMW) - 8-0
Finishing Order: 2, 1*, 3
 
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Players Mentioned

Raffaela Alhach

Raffaela Alhach

5' 10"
Sophomore
Vitoria Okuyama

Vitoria Okuyama

5' 6"
Senior
Shruti  Rajaji Srinivasan

Shruti Rajaji Srinivasan

5' 1"
Sophomore
Mila Saric

Mila Saric

5' 8"
Junior
Elisa Van Meeteren

Elisa Van Meeteren

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jill van den Dungen

Jill van den Dungen

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Lisa Fukutoku

Lisa Fukutoku

5' 7"
Junior
Alisia Manolescu

Alisia Manolescu

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Raffaela Alhach

Raffaela Alhach

5' 10"
Sophomore
Vitoria Okuyama

Vitoria Okuyama

5' 6"
Senior
Shruti  Rajaji Srinivasan

Shruti Rajaji Srinivasan

5' 1"
Sophomore
Mila Saric

Mila Saric

5' 8"
Junior
Elisa Van Meeteren

Elisa Van Meeteren

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jill van den Dungen

Jill van den Dungen

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Lisa Fukutoku

Lisa Fukutoku

5' 7"
Junior
Alisia Manolescu

Alisia Manolescu

5' 6"
Sophomore