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Francesca Davis competing for W&M at the Tribe Invitational
Jim Agnew

Three Titles Highlight Tribe’s Weekend in Annapolis

9/27/2026 11:12:00 PM

Box Score

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — William & Mary women's tennis captured three titles at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational, highlighted by singles championships from Nicole Lukesova and Rebeka Svabikova.

Lukesova continued her unbeaten start to the fall by going 4-0 to win the A Flight Singles title. The freshman opened with straight-set victories over Richmond's Lucy Webber, 6-3, 6-2, and George Washington's Madison Lee, 6-2, 6-2. She advanced to the final with a 6-2, 2-6, 10-4 win over Villanova's Olivia Corcoran before topping Richmond's Sofia Barbulescu, 7-5, 2-6, 10-7, for the championship.

Svabikova matched Lukesova with a 4-0 weekend on the way to the B Flight Singles crown. She rallied past George Washington's Alexandra Lindqvist, 4-6, 6-2, 11-9, before earning straight-set wins over UNC Wilmington's Katelyn Hubbard and St. John's Younsoo Cho. Svabikova defeated George Washington's Karen Verduzco, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in the final.

The Tribe added another title in A Flight Doubles, where Francesca Davis and Svabikova went 4-0. The duo defeated George Washington's Laura Damm and Solange Skeene, Richmond's Barbulescu and Webber, and UNC Wilmington's Lucia Gomez and Simay Keles to reach the final. Davis and Svabikova then topped teammates Alexia Gonzalez-Galino and Mira Kernagis, 6-3, in the championship match. Gonzalez-Galino and Kernagis finished 3-1 and earned runner-up honors.

Gonzalez-Galino also turned in a strong singles showing, winning three straight matches after dropping her opener to claim the consolation side of the C Flight. She capped the weekend with a 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 victory over George Washington's Devika Manu. Kernagis added a pair of victories to win the A Flight consolation draw, while Parker Debnam won two matches and claimed the D Flight consolation draw. 

Medha Chandana and Tilda Larsson advanced to the B Flight Doubles final. The pair defeated Villanova's Riley Cicero and Emersyn Isaac, 6-1, and Navy's Julia Lee and Mary Cain Webster, 6-3, before falling to the Navy tandem, 6-4, in the championship match.

Through two fall events, Lukesova owns a 7-0 singles record, while Svabikova is 6-1. Davis and Svabikova lead the Tribe in doubles with a 5-1 mark.

William & Mary returns home to host the HOF Invite, Oct. 10-11.

W&M Results from the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational

A Flight Singles

Round of 16
Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Lucia Gomez (UNCW) — 6-1, 6-1
Nicole Lukesova (W&M) def. Lucy Webber (Richmond) — 6-3, 6-2
Nao Kojima (St. John's) def. Mira Kernagis (W&M) — 6-3, 6-0

Quarterfinals
Olivia Corcoran (Villanova) def. Francesca Davis (W&M) — 6-2, 6-1
Nicole Lukesova (W&M) def. Madison Lee (George Washington) — 6-2, 6-2

Semifinals
Nicole Lukesova (W&M) def. Olivia Corcoran (Villanova) — 6-2, 2-6, 10-4

Final
Nicole Lukesova (W&M) def. Sofia Barbulescu (Richmond) — 7-5, 2-6, 10-7

Consolation Quarterfinals
Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Solange Skeene (George Washington) — w.o.

Consolation Semifinals
Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Simay Keles (UNCW) — 5-3, 4-1

Consolation Final
Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Lucy Webber (Richmond) — 6-1, 7-5
 

B Flight Singles

Round of 16
Tilda Larsson (W&M) def. Alex Borcich (UNCW) — 6-2, 6-3
Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) def. Alexandra Lindqvist (George Washington) — 4-6, 6-2, 11-9

Quarterfinals
Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) def. Katelyn Hubbard (UNCW) — 6-1, 6-3

Semifinals
Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) def. Younsoo Cho (St. John's) — 6-1, 6-0

Final
Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) def. Karen Verduzco (George Washington) — 7-6 (5), 7-5

Consolation Quarterfinals
Tilda Larsson (W&M) def. Miriam Gondorova (Villanova) — 4-1, 4-2

Consolation Semifinals
Tilda Larsson (W&M) def. Leah Thomas (Howard) — 4-0, 4-0

Consolation Final
Alexandra Lindqvist (George Washington) def. Tilda Larsson (W&M) — 0-6, 6-3, 10-8
 

C Flight Singles

Round of 16
Medha Chandana (W&M) def. Anne Moody (Villanova) — 6-3, 6-3
Mary Cain Webster (Navy) def. Alexia Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) — 6-3, 7-5

Quarterfinals
Molly Bellia (Navy) def. Medha Chandana (W&M) — 6-4, 6-2

Consolation Quarterfinals
Alexia Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) def. Daniela O'Leary (Richmond) — 4-0, 5-3

Consolation Semifinals
Alexia Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) def. Vaida Matuseviciute (George Washington) — 4-1, 4-1

Consolation Final
Alexia Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) def. Devika Manu (George Washington) — 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
 

D Flight Singles

Round of 16
Jina Cha (Navy) def. Julia Viesi (W&M) — 6-0, 6-2

Quarterfinals
Sophia Catino (UNCW) def. Parker Debnam (W&M) — 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Consolation Quarterfinals
Julia Viesi (W&M) def. Allison Snyder (George Washington) — 4-0, 4-1

Consolation Semifinals
Lyric Wilson (Howard) def. Julia Viesi (W&M) — 2-4, 5-4 (4), 10-4
Parker Debnam (W&M) def. Emersyn Isaac (Villanova) — 4-0, 4-1

Consolation Final
Parker Debnam (W&M) def. Lyric Wilson (Howard) — 6-1, 6-0
 

A Flight Doubles

Round of 16
Alexia Gonzalez-Galino/Mira Kernagis (W&M) def. Olivia Corcoran/Anne Moody (Villanova) — 6-1
Francesca Davis/Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) def. Laura Damm/Solange Skeene (George Washington) — 6-2

Quarterfinals
Gonzalez-Galino/Kernagis (W&M) def. Alex Borcich/Alicia Eberwein (UNCW) — 6-3
Davis/Svabikova (W&M) def. Sofia Barbulescu/Lucy Webber (Richmond) — 6-4

Semifinals
Gonzalez-Galino/Kernagis (W&M) def. Madison Lee/Karen Verduzco (George Washington) — 6-2
Davis/Svabikova (W&M) def. Lucia Gomez/Simay Keles (UNCW) — 6-4

Final
Davis/Svabikova (W&M) def. Gonzalez-Galino/Kernagis (W&M) — 6-3
 

B Flight Doubles

Round of 16
Parker Debnam/Nicole Lukesova (W&M) def. Maddie Hills/Alina Kornyeva (Villanova) — 6-2

Quarterfinals
Medha Chandana/Tilda Larsson (W&M) def. Riley Cicero/Emersyn Isaac (Villanova) — 6-1
Lainey O'Neil/Madeline Kroupetski (Richmond) def. Debnam/Lukesova (W&M) — 6-1

Semifinals
Chandana/Larsson (W&M) def. Julia Lee/Mary Cain Webster (Navy) — 6-3

Final
Julia Lee/Mary Cain Webster (Navy) def. Chandana/Larsson (W&M) — 6-4

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