CHAMPIONSHIP #25: Tribe Women's Tennis Tops UNCW to Win the CAA Crown

College of William & Mary

GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the third-straight year and 25th time overall, the William & Mary women's tennis team captured the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, downing UNCW, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Piedmont Tennis Center. The Tribe's lone senior, Marie Faure, put the exclamation point on the title, rallying for a three-set victory in the clincher at the No. 2 singles. After UNCW (11-8) claimed the doubles point, the Tribe (14-10) responded with singles wins from sophomore Lauren Goodman and freshmen Natalia Perry and Rosie Cheng to go along with Faure's triumph. The Green and Gold, which was the top seed in the league championship, won the CAA crown for the fourth time in five years under head coach Tyler Thomson. W&M owns 25 of the league's 33 all-time championships and will play in the NCAA Championship for the 22nd time in program history after securing the league's automatic bid. The Seahawks were the first No. 6 seed in CAA history to advance to the title match after upset wins over No. 3 Charleston and No. 2 Elon.Goodman quickly pulled the Tribe even at one with a dominating win at the fifth singles position. The Tribe sophomore dropped just one game in a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over Sabrina Barisano. It was Goodman's third win in as many days at the CAA Championship as she pushed her win streak to five matches. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native improved to 16-14 overall, 13-9 in duals and 6-2 at No. 5.
 
Perry put W&M on top for good with a straight-sets win at No. 3. The Tribe rookie bounced Alix Theodossiou, 6-2, 6-1, for her 20th win of the year and first at the CAA Championship. Her previous two singles matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals were abandoned with the team results decided. Perry claimed her 10th dual-match victory and fifth at the third spot.
 
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