PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – William & Mary women's tennis continued its winning form by cruising to a 7-0 victory over CAA opponent Drexel on Friday afternoon.
 
The Tribe swept doubles to take a 1-0 lead, before claiming all six singles matches. Senior Ine Stange provided the clincher with a victory at No. 4. W&M won its fourth match in a row while improving to 3-0 in CAA play and 10-2 overall.
 
How It Happened
- With only five players, Drexel (4-4, 0-2 CAA) was forced to forfeit both the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles positions.
- At the top two doubles posts, the Tribe claimed tiebreaker wins to sweep pairs competition. At No. 1, senior Hedda Gurholt and Stange topped Sofia Snitko and Elisa Rigazio, 7-6 (4), to clinch the doubles point. The Tribe duo improved to 8-4 on the year.
- Senior Alessandra Anghel and sophomore Francesca Davis closed out doubles with a 7-6 (2) win over Rebecca Fiedler and Anastasia Kavounov at No. 2. Davis and Anghel up their record to an impressive 8-1 in dual-match play.
- Coupled with the walkover on court 6, Davis dropped just three total games in a 6-1, 6-2 win over Beatriz Ibrahim at No. 5 to push the Tribe lead to 3-0. Davis ran her winning streak to four with her 20th victory of the season. She also moved to 10-2 in dual-match action.
- Stange provided the clinching win against Rebecca Fiedler, dropping only one game across both sets, 6-0, 6-1. Stange pushed her record to 8-3 in dual-match competition.
- Following up with another straight-set victory, Anghel won against Sofia Snitko 6-3, 6-3 on court 2. Anghel recorded her ninth win of the year at No. 2 and 17th overall.
- At No. 1 singles, Gurholt defeated Elisa Rigazio, 7-5, 6-4, to claim the team's sixth point of the afternoon. Gurholt won her 15th match of the year and extended her dual-match ledger to 9-3 on the top line.
- Junior Sia Chaudry finished off the Tribe sweep with a three-set win over Anastasia Kavounov on court 3. Chaudry recorded her third-straight victory and eighth in dual match play.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns home to host Fordham at the Mackesy Tennis Center on Wednesday, March 19, at 2 p.m.
 
William & Mary 7,  Drexel 0
Singles
No. 1 – Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Elisa Rigazio (Drexel) – 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 – Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. Sofiya Snitko (Drexel) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 – Sia Chaudry (W&M) def. Anastasia Kavounov (Drexel) – 7-6 (4), 2-6, 10-5
No. 4 – Ine Stange (W&M) def. Rebecca Fiedler (Drexel) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Bia Ibrahim (Drexel) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 –  W&M won by default  
Finishing Order: 6, 5, 4*, 2, 1, 3

Doubles
No. 1 – Gurholt/Stange (W&M) def. Snitko/ Rigazio (Drexel) – 7-6 (4)
No. 2 – Anghel/Davis (W&M) def. Kavounov/Fiedler (Drexel) – 7-6 (2)
No. 3 – W&M won by default  
Finishing Order: 3, 1*, 2