WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis won its third in a row with a 6-1 victory over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
 
The Tribe (6-1) captured the doubles point for the sixth time in its first seven matches with wins at the top two positions. Senior Alessandra Anghel and sophomore Francesca Davis clinched the point with their sixth-straight victory.
 
In singles, W&M captured five of six positions, including the clinching victory from senior Ine Stange at No. 4. Anghel (No. 2), junior Sia Chaudry (No. 3), Davis (No. 5), and freshman Mira Kernagis (No. 6) each posted singles wins in the triumph.
 
How It Happened
- The senior tandem of Stange and Hedda Gurholt gave W&M the early lead in doubles with a 6-3 win over Ines Bachir and Xenia Jeromin at No. 1. The Tribe pair won its third straight and improved to 5-2 at the top spot.
- After an ECU (2-5) win at No. 3, Davis and Anghel cemented the 1-0 lead and improved to 5-0 at No. 2 with a 6-4 win over Isabella Rivera Ortiz and Lilly Lancaster. The Tribe duo ran its mark to 7-1 on the year.
- ECU pulled even with a victory at the top singles position, before Chaudry put the Tribe on top for good with a straight-sets win at No. 3. She topped Rivera Ortiz, 6-2, 6-2, for her eighth win overall and third in a row.
- Anghel increased the Tribe lead to 3-1 with a straight-sets win at No. 2. She downed Bachir, 6-4, 6-3, for her third-straight victory. Anghel ran her mark to 13-7 overall and 5-2 on line two.
- Stange clinched the team triumph, knocking off Joan Madi, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4. It was her 10th win of the year as she improved to 4-2 at No. 4.
- Davis and Kernagis rounded the Tribe victory with wins at No. 5 and No. 6. Kernagis ran her season record to 12-5 with a straight-sets win over Jeromin, 7-6 (8), 6-3, on line six. Davis rallied from a set deficit to defeat Anne Lou Champion in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 5. She pushed her team-best singles mark to 16-4 overall and 6-1 in dual-match action.

Up Next
The Tribe hosts ACC foe Wake Forest on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The match carries an 11 a.m. start time.
 
William & Mary 6, ECU 1
Singles
No. 1 – Martina Muzzolon (ECU) def. Hedda Gurholt (W&M) – 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. vs. Ines Bachir (ECU) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 – Sia Chaudry (W&M) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Ine Stange (W&M) def. Joan Madi (ECU) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 – Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) – 7-6 (8), 6-3
Finishing Order: 1, 3, 2, 4*, 6, 5
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Gurholt/Stange (W&M) def. Bachir/Jeromin (ECU) – 6-3
No. 2 – Davis/Anghel (W&M) def. Lancaster/Rivera (ECU) – 6-4
No. 3 – Champion/Muzzolon (ECU) def. Fernald/Kernagis (W&M) – 6-3
Finishing Order: 1, 3, 2*