Virginia Defeats William & Mary in Dual Opener
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Jan. 15, 2014
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. –
No. 13 Virginia opened the 2014 dual season with a 5-2 win over in-state rival No. 40 William & Mary Wednesday (Jan. 15) at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
Virginia won the doubles point and four of six singles matches to post the win.
The Cavaliers claimed the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3. Sophomores Stephanie Nauta (Galveston, Texas) and Maci Epstein (Winter Park, Fla.) blanked Julia Casselbury and Melanie Roy 6-0 at No. 2. Freshman Rachel Pierson (Princeton, N.J.) and senior Caryssa Peretz (Cherry Hill, N.J.) clinched the point with a 6-2 win over Sydney Smith and Nabila Farah at No. 3.
Freshman Marie Faure (Toulouse, France) made it 2-0 win a convincing 6-0, 6-0 win over Smith at No. 5.
No. 85 Nauta gave the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Farah at No. 4 and No. 43 Pierson clinched the win with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Melanie Roy at No. 2.
No. 28 Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) added a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 65 Maria Belaya at No. 1.
The Cavaliers host the UVa Winter Invitational on Jan 18-20 at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. Utah, Tennessee, Marshall and VCU join Virginia in the five-team field.
#13 Virginia 5, #40 William & Mary 2
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014
McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center
Singles
1. #28 Danielle Collins (UVA) def. #65 Maria Belaya (W&M) 6-4, 6-3
2. #43 Rachel Pierson (UVA) def. Melanie Roy (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
3. #89 Leeza Nemchinov (W&M) def. Li Xi (UVA) 7-5, 7-5
4. #85 Stephanie Nauta (UVA) def. Nabila Farah (W&M) 6-2, 6-1
5. Marie Faure (UVA) def. Sydney Smith (W&M) 6-0, 6-0
6. Julia Casselbury (W&M) def. Maci Epstein (UVA) 6-2, 3-6, 12-10
Order of Finish: 5,4,2*,1,6,3
Doubles
1. Belaya/Nemchinov (W&M) vs. Collins/Xi (UVA) DNF, 3-3
2. Nauta/Epstein (UVA) def. Casselbury/Roy (W&M) 6-0
3. Pierson/Peretz (UVA) def. Smith/Farah (W&M) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2,3*