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