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Women's Tennis Wraps Up Fall at Liberty Hidden Duals

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LYNCHBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis wrapped up the fall at the Liberty Hidden Duals over the weekend. As a team, the Tribe posted an 18-6 singles mark against opponents from Richmond, VCU, UNC Greensboro, and Georgetown to go along with six doubles wins over the three days.
 
Senior Kensie Cricchio (1-0), juniors Alessandra Anghel (3-0) and Hedda Gurholt (3-0), and freshman Parker Debnam (2-0) all went undefeated in singles action over the tournament. Graduate students Yu Chen and Mila Mejic, junior Emma Fernald, and sophomore Yaelle Vaissaud each went 2-1 in singles.
 
In doubles, Chen and freshman Francesca Davis as well as the pairing of Cricchio and Vaissaud went 2-1.
 
The Tribe opened the event in strong fashion on Friday afternoon, going 6-2 in singles and 3-1 in doubles against Richmond and Georgetown. W&M posted a 4-2 singles mark against VCU, while going 2-0 vs. UNCG on Saturday. The Green and Gold wrapped up the event with a 6-2 singles mark against Georgetown on Sunday.
 
Up Next
W&M opens the dual-match season on Saturday, Feb. 3, when it hosts Longwood at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
 
W&M Results from the Liberty Hidden Duals
Friday, Nov. 3
Singles
Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. Carly Cohen (Richmond) – 6-0, 6-3
Yu Chen (W&M) def. Lara Bakhaya (Richmond) – 6-2, 6-0
Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Lainey O'Neil (Richmond) – 6-2, 6-4
Mila Mejic (W&M) def. Polina Shitikova (Richmond) – 6-3, 6-4
Leonor Oliveira (Richmond) def. Emma Fernald (W&M) – 6-1, 6-2
Lucy Webber (Richmond) def. Francesca Davis (W&M) – 7-6 (1), 6-1
Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) def. Ashley Kennedy (Georgetown) – 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-6
Parker Debnam (W&M) def. Paige Gilbert (Georgetown) – 5-7, 6-4, 12-10
 
Doubles
Fernald/Anghel (W&M) def. Shitikova/Cohen (Richmond) – 6-4
Chen/Davis (W&M) def. Bakhaya/O'Neil (Richmond) – 6-1
Cricchio/Vaissaud (W&M) def. Willy/Novikov (Georgetown) – 6-4
Oliviera/Webber (Richmond) def. Mejic/Gurholt (W&M) – 7-6 (3)
 
Saturday, Nov. 4
Singles
Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) – 7-5, retire (injury)
Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Yu Chen (W&M) – 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) – 6-4, 6-2
Mila Mejic (W&M) def. Emma Valetta (VCU) – 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Francesca Davis (W&M) – 6-3, 6-3
Emma Fernald (W&M) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) – 7-6 (8), 6-0
Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) def. Alexandra Dodashev (UNCG) – 6-2, 6-1
Parker Debnam (W&M) def. Hanna Giddings (UNCG) – 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
 
Doubles
Valletta/Karlova (VCU) def. Fernald/Anghel (W&M) – 6-3
Andrade Sabando/Rizzetto (VCU) def. Chen/Davis (W&M) – 6-4
Mejic/Gurholt (W&M) def. Giddings/Dodashev (UNGC) – 7-5
Draskovic/Ibrahim (VCU) def. Cricchio/Vaissaud (W&M) – 6-3
 
Sunday, Nov. 5
Singles
Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. Chole Bendetti (Georgetown) – 6-4, 7-5
Yu Chen (W&M) def. Tatiana Zelenko (Georgetown) – 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Avantika Willy (Georgetown) – 6-1, 6-1
Katie Garofolo-Ro (Georgetown) def. Mila Mejic (W&M) – 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Olivia Ashton (Georgetown) – 6-1, 6-2
Emma Fernald (W&M) def. Ashley Kennedy (Georgetown) – 7-6 (3), 6-3
Morgan Coburn (Georgetown) def. Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M) – 6-2, 6-4
Kensie Cricchio (W&M) def. Alexandra Anderson (Georgetown) – 6-4, 6-1
 
Doubles
Garofolo-Ro/Bendetti (Georgetown) def. Fernald/Anghel (W&M) – 7-5
Chen/Davis (W&M) def. Zelenko/Kennedy (Georgetown) – 6-0
Gilbert/Ashton (Georgetown) def. Mejic/Gurholt (W&M) – 6-3
Cricchio/Vaissaud (W&M) def. Willy/Novikov (Georgetown) – 6-1
 
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Players Mentioned

Kensie  Cricchio

Kensie Cricchio

5' 7"
Senior
Emma Fernald

Emma Fernald

5' 8"
Junior
Hedda Gurholt

Hedda Gurholt

5' 6"
Junior
Yaelle Vaissaud

Yaelle Vaissaud

5' 4"
Sophomore
Alessandra Anghel

Alessandra Anghel

5' 6"
Junior
Francesca Davis

Francesca Davis

5' 4"
Freshman
Parker Debnam

Parker Debnam

5' 8"
Freshman
Mila Mejic

Mila Mejic

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Yu Chen

Yu Chen

5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Kensie  Cricchio

Kensie Cricchio

5' 7"
Senior
Emma Fernald

Emma Fernald

5' 8"
Junior
Hedda Gurholt

Hedda Gurholt

5' 6"
Junior
Yaelle Vaissaud

Yaelle Vaissaud

5' 4"
Sophomore
Alessandra Anghel

Alessandra Anghel

5' 6"
Junior
Francesca Davis

Francesca Davis

5' 4"
Freshman
Parker Debnam

Parker Debnam

5' 8"
Freshman
Mila Mejic

Mila Mejic

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Yu Chen

Yu Chen

5' 8"
Graduate Student