BLACKSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary women's tennis team closed out play at
the 19th annual Hokie Invitational in style on Sunday, winning three of its
four matches competed. Senior
Anik Cepeda and the Tribe doubles team of senior
Nina Vulovich and junior
Sydney Smith won their third straight matches to claim
the consolation draw of singles Flight A and doubles Flight B, respectively,
while Smith won her consolation singles matches in Flight B.
After falling in three sets in the first round of the top
singles flight, Cepeda rallied to win her third straight match and take the
consolation draw on Sunday. The Tribe senior downed Virginia Tech's Carol Kahoun, 6-4,
6-2.
Smith and Vulovich won their third straight match as well to
claim the consolation draw of Flight B. The Green and Gold pairing upended the
Virginia Tech duo of Emily Lauten and Megan Conley, 8-2, to improve to 3-2 on the
year.
Smith dropped her opening two singles matches of the Hokie
Invite, but bounced back to win her final two in the consolation side of Flight
B. On Sunday, she needed three sets but pulled out the victory over UMBC's
Isabel Aldunate. Smith took the opening set, 6-2, before the Retriever player rallied
for the second, 7-5. In the third-set super tiebreaker, Smith notched her third
victory of the fall, winning 10-8 over Aldunate.
After winning matches on Friday and Saturday, Cepeda and junior
Hope Johnson fell in the fifth-place match of Flight A on Sunday. The Tribe pair
fell to the East Tennessee State tandem of Antonia Kolovou and
Larn McShane, 8-6.
The Green and Gold return to action
when it hosts the 20th annual Tribe Invitational, Oct. 5-7. The event will be
held at the
Millie West Tennis Facility, the Caf Courts and the
McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center on the campus of William and Mary.
W&M Results from
the Hokie Invitational
Flight A Singles
Anik Cepeda (W&M) def. Carol Kahoun (Va. Tech) - 6-4,
6-2
Flight B Singles
Sydney Smith (W&M) def. Isabel Aldunate (UMBC) - 6-2,
5-7, 10-8
Flight A Doubles
Kolovou/McShane (ETSU) def. Cepeda/Johnson
(W&M) - 8-6
Flight B Doubles
Smith/Vulovich (W&M) def. Lauten/Conley (Va. Tech) - 8-2
