WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's tennis won its fifth match in a row on Wednesday afternoon with a 4-3 win over Fordham.
 
The Tribe (11-2) secured the double point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, including the clincher from freshman Mira Kernagis and senior Emma Fernald in a tiebreaker. Following up with singles wins by senior Alessandra Anghel on court 2, sophomore Francesca Davis on court 5, and senior Ine Stange on court 4, W&M secured the victory despite Fordham (8-4) winning the final three singles matches off the court.
 
How It Happened
- Davis and Anghel won the first match of the afternoon in doubles at the No. 2 spot. The pair defeated Lorraine Bergmann and Lily Chitambar, 6-1, to improve to 11-2 overall.
- Following a Fordham win at No. 1, Kernagis and Fernald provided the clinching doubles win on court 3, topping Padilla Udaeta and Ueno Dalmonico, 7-6 (3). The duo extended its five-match win streak to improve to 10-6 overall.
- Anghel opened singles with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-2, victory on court 2 over Julianne Nguyen to give the Tribe a 2-0 lead. Anghel also extended her five-match win streak to move to 18-8 on the year with 10 victories at No. 2.
- Davis followed her doubles partner with a three-set comeback victory at the No. 5 spot, defeating Fordham's Lily Chitambar, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. Davis, having won her last five matches, improves to 11-2 in dual-match play with a team-high 21 singles victories overall.
- Stange clinched the win for the Tribe with her 6-2, 7-5 victory over Paola Ueno Dalmonico on court 4. The senior advanced to 9-3 this season in dual-match play and has won five in a row.
- The Rams picked up wins at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 6, including two in three sets, to close the gap to the final margin of 4-3.
 
Up Next
The Tribe is back in action on Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m. when it hosts Charleston at the Mackesy Tennis Center.

William & Mary 4, Fordham 3
Singles
No. 1 – Nevena Kolarevic (Fordham) def. Hedda Gurholt (W&M) – 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7)
No. 2 – Alessandra Anghel (W&M) def. Julianne Nguyen (Fordham) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Lorraine Bergmann (Fordham) def. Sia Chaudry (W&M) – 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 4 – Ine Stange (W&M) def. Paola Ueno Dalmonico (Fordham) – 6-2, 7-5
No. 5 – Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Lily Chitambar (Fordham) – 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 – Catalina Padilla Udaeta (Fordham) def. Mira Kernagis (W&M) – 7-6 (3), 0-6, (10–2)
Finishing Order: 2, 5, 4*, 6, 3, 1

Doubles
No. 1 – Kolarevic/Nguyen (Fordham) def. Gurholt/Stange (W&M) – 6-3
No. 2 – Anghel/Davis (W&M) def. Bergmann/Chitambar (Fordham) – 6-1
No. 3 – Fernald/Kernagis (W&M) def. Padilla Udaeta/Ueno Dalmonico (Fordham) – 7-6 (3)
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 3*