WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis swept George Washington, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
 
After clinching the doubles point, the Tribe (4-1) proceeded to capture all six singles matches, dropping only one set total. Sophomore Francesca Davis and senior Alessandra Anghel combined to give the Tribe the clinching doubles win on court two. Among the flurry of singles wins, senior Hedda Gurholt clinched the win with her straight sets victory at No. 1.
 
How It Happened
- An early break and hold for the senior pairing of Hedda Gurholt and Ine Stange set them up for a comfortable 6-1 win over Vaida Matuseviciute and Karen Verduzco at No. 1. The duo improved to 3-2 at the top spot.
- On a three-match win streak, the Tribe's No. 2 doubles team of Davis and Anghel clinched the initial point for the first time, downing Victoria Sasinka and Madison Lee, 6-4. The tandem improved to 5-1 overall.
- On court four, senior Ine Stange turned in a dominant performance, winning 6-1, 6-2 over Verduzco. She evened her season mark at 9-9 with her third win at No. 4.
- Senior Emma Fernald dropped only one game in beating GW's Alejandra Ramirez, who was 5-2 on the year, on court six, 6-1, 6-0. Fernald ran her season mark to 7-2 with her first dual-match victory.  
- Gurholt clinched the Tribe's win with a straight sets victory, 6-3, 6-3, over Victoria Sasinka at the top spot. The Tribe senior improved to 4-1 in dual match action at No. 1 with her 10th win overall.
- Continuing the Tribe's impressive performances, Anghel topped Vaida Matuseviciute at the No. 2 spot, 6-4, 6-3, to move to 11-7 in singles action.
- On court five, Davis overcame her opponent Solange Skeene, 6-4, 6-4. The Tribe sophomore moved to 14-4 in singles.
- Capping off the Tribe's dominating day, junior Sia Chaudry fought back in a third-set super tiebreaker to notch a win at No. 3 against Madison Lee, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 10-8. She won her sixth match of the season and upped her mark to 3-2 at No. 3.
 
Up Next
W&M takes on UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 16, in its first CAA match of the season. The contest is set for 11 a.m. at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
 
William & Mary 7, George Washington 0
Singles
No. 1 – Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Victoria Sasinka (GW) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def.  Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 – Sia Chaudry (W&M) def. Madison Lee (GW) – 6-4, 6-7, (10-4)
No. 4 – Ine Stange (W&M) def. Karen Verduzco (GW) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 – Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Solange Skeene (GW) – 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 – Emma Fernald (W&M) def. Alejandra Ramirez (GW) – 6-1, 6-0
Finishing Order: 4, 6, 1*, 2, 5, 3
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Gurholt/Stange (W&M) def. Matuseviciute/Verduzco (GW) – 6-1
No. 2 – Davis/Anghel (W&M) def. Lee/Sasinka (GW) – 6-4
No. 3 – Pell/Chaudry (W&M) vs. Ramirez/Skeene (GW) – DNF, 4-5
Finishing Order: 1, 2*