WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Following a busy week that saw Longwood women's tennis play five duals in seven days, the Lancers concluded the week on the road against William & Mary. Longwood ultimately fell by a score of 7-0 against the Tribe.
 
 
Singles:
No. 1: WM Hedda Gurholt def. LWU Emma Nurgazieva 6-0, 7-5
No. 2: WM Elisa Van Meeteren def. LWU Maria Saez 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: WM Sofiya Kuzina def. LWU Karina Rizvanova 6-3, 6-0
No. 4: WM Alisia Manolescu def. LWU Sophia Marchetta 6-3, 6-4
No. 5: WM Ine Stange def. LWU Nina Hederich 6-1, 6-4
No. 6: WM Emma Pell def. LWU Zoe Barton 6-0, 7-6-2
 
 
Doubles: 
No. 1: WM Kuzina/Stange def. LWU Nurgazieva/Rizvanova 6-2
No. 2: WM Van Meeteren/Manolescu vs. LWU Saez/Hederich 5-3 (DNF)
No. 3: WM Gurholt/Pell def. LWU Czerny/Marchetta 6-1
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
William & Mary (7-4) earned the dual's first point against Longwood (5-9) with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. Maria Saez and Nina Hederich's match at No. 2 was left unfinished, as the Tribe had already clinched the doubles point.
 
After dropping the first set 6-0 at No. 1, Emma Nurgazieva battled all the way to a seventh point in the second set, but lost 7-5. Maria Saez earned five set victories at No. 2, but was unable to claim the victory.
 
The dual meet victory was claimed for William & Mary after the No. 3 singles match, but the two sides finished the rest of the slated matches. The Lancers dropped a few closely contested matches to round out the afternoon, including a tie-break loss for Zoe Barton at No. 6.
 
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"William & Mary was just too tough from top to bottom," said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson. "The girls played hard and we will try to get back in the win column in conference play on Thursday."
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers will have several days of rest before returning to play against conference foe Radford on Thursday, March 16^th. The first match is set to begin at 2 p.m. in Radford.
 
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