ELON, N.C. – William & Mary women's tennis closed out the regular season with narrow 4-3 loss at Elon on Saturday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
 
Senior Hedda Gurholt, junior Sia Chaudry, and freshman Mira Kernagis tallied singles wins for the Tribe (13-5) in a match-up between two of the CAA's top teams. The setback snapped W&M's  28-match winning streak against CAA competition, the second-longest in school history.

Despite senior Alessandra Anghel and sophomore Francesca Davis's 6-2 win on court two in doubles, Elon (17-5) clinched the initial point of the match with a pair of close 6-4 wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 to take an early 1-0 lead. Anghel and Davis improved to 15-3 overall and 13-2 at No. 2 with the win.
 
Kernagis pulled the Tribe even at one with a singles win on court six. The Tribe rookie defeated Lisa Kranec in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to 18-9 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
 
Gurholt put the Tribe on top for the first time with a straight-sets win at No. 1. The two-time CAA Player of the Year tallied her 91st career win, topping Simone Bergeron, 6-3, 6-2, at the top spot to give the Tribe a 2-1 lead. Gurholt wrapped up the regular season undefeated in conference play at 5-0. She extend her win streak to three matches and upped her mark to 19-13 overall.
 
Elon bounced back with singles wins on courts 2, 4, and 5 to claim the team victory.
 
With the Phoenix leading 3-2, the match came down to three-set tilts at No. 2 and No. 3. Chaudry bounced back from dropping the opening set by claiming the second in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), to pull even with Helen Sarikulaya. The Tribe junior won a third-set super tiebreaker, 10-7, on line three for her 12th win of the year. She improved to 4-1 in CAA play.
 
Unfortunately at No. 2, Elon's Mariana Reding rallied from a set deficit to knock off Anghel in three sets and secure the team victory.
 
Up Next
The Tribe awaits the announcement on CAA Championship field on Monday afternoon. The conference tournament will be played the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center in Elon, N.C., April 25-27.

Elon 4, William & Mary 3
Singles
No. 1 – Hedda Gurholt (W&M) def. Simone Bergeron (Elon) – 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 – Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Alessandra Anghel (W&M) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 – Sia Chaudry (W&M) def. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) – 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-7
No. 4 – Heidi Bulger (Elon) def. Ine Stange (W&M) – 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Francesca Davis (W&M) – 7-6 (2), 7-5
No. 6 – Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Lisa Kranec (Elon) – 6-4, 6-4
Finishing Order: 6, 1, 4, 5, 2*, 3

Doubles
No. 1 – Bergeron/Reding (Elon) def. Gurholt/Stange(W&M) – 6-4
No. 2 – Anghel/Davis (W&M) def. Sarikulaya/Kranec (Elon) – 6-2
No. 3 – Konar/Bulger (Elon) def. Fernald/Kernagis (W&M) – 6-4
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 3