Women's Tennis Continues Play at William & Mary

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Virginia women’s tennis team continued play Saturday at the William & Mary Invitational. The tournament is the opening event for the Cavaliers this season.

In Doubles Flight A, the team of Jennifer Stevens (Miami, Fla.) and Hana Tomljanovic (Boca Raton, Fla.) won a pair of matches to advance to the final. They will play Deanna Bailey and Michaela Kissel of Marshall in the final on Sunday. Also in that flight, the team of Lindsey Hardenbergh (Fairfax Station, Va.) and Erin Vierra (Norwell, Mass.) won a pair of matches to reach the backdraw final.

In Singles Flight A, a pair of Cavaliers advanced to the backdraw final. Hardenbergh topped teammate Vierra 6-1, 6-2, whiel Stevens topped No. 107 ranked Ragini Acharya of William & Mary 6-2, 7-6.

Tomljanovic fell in the Flight B semifinals, dropping a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 result to Christin Newman of Virginia Tech. She will play Helen Cunningham of Richmond in the third place match on Sunday.

The tournament concludes on Sunday on the campus of William & Mary.