Spiders Fall in Hard Fought Match at William & Mary

Sunday, February 25

Williamsburg, VA

4PM

University of Richmond

William & Mary

02/25/2018 | Women's Tennis

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team competed in its second road match of the weekend on Sunday, falling 6-1 at William & Mary.

"We've battled through the toughest part of our schedule, and the team feels good about competing so well against nationally ranked teams," head coach Mark Wesselink said.

The No. 1 doubles pair of Lyndell Giffenig and Kiana Marshall logged a 7-6 (7-3) win for the Spiders, but the Tribe was able to take courts 2 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead.

William & Mary controlled singles play with wins on courts 1-5, but junior Ana Ramirez was able to take a 6-4, 7-5 win on court 6 over Olivia Thaler. Lea Owens was close to a win at No. 3, but ultimately fell to Clara Tanielian, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6).

"Ana played her strongest match yet in her win at No. 6," Wesselink added. "Lea also had chances to close out a tough opponent at No. 3, but fell just short in the tiebreaker."

The Spiders return to action on Friday, March 2, when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face A-10 foe George Washington. Match time is set for 1 p.m.

William & Mary 6, Richmond 1
SINGLES
1. #86 Rosie Cheng (WM) def. Emily Dunbar (UR) – 7-6, 6-2
2. Natalia Perry (WM) def. Dessi Zlateva (UR) – 6-1, 6-1
3. Clara Tanielian (WM) def. Lea Owens (UR) – 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Ekaterina Stepanova (WM) def. Gaby Rosales (UR) – 6-2, 6-3
5. Lauren Goodman (WM) def. Lyndell Giffenig (UR) – 6-1, 6-3
6. Ana Ramirez (UR) def. Olivia Thaler (WM) – 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 1

DOUBLES
1. Lyndell Giffenig/Kiana Marshall (UR) def. Cecily Wuenscher/Rosie Cheng (WM) – 7-6 (7-3)
2. Lauren Goodman/Natalia Perry (WM) def. Emily Dunbar/Dessi Zlateva (UR) – 6-3
3. Olivia Thaler/Ekaterina Stepanova (WM) def. Adrienne Haynes/Lea Owens (UR) – 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1