Elon Goes Back-To-Back As CAA Women's Tennis Champion After Thrilling 4-3 Win Over William & Mary
Rob Washburn
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (April 19, 2026) – Top-seeded Elon pulled out a pair of three-set thrillers to go back-to-back as CAA Women’s Tennis champions following a 4-3 victory over #2 William & Mary on Sunday afternoon at McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.
The Phoenix (16-4) earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship for the second year in a row with the win.
Elon produced an impressive performance in doubles to grab a 1-0 advantage. The Phoenix No. 1 team of Mariana Reding and Simone Bergeron won the final four games to top Francesca Davis and Sia Chaudry, 6-2. Elon secured the point at No. 3 when Lisa Kranec and Cornelia Kack pulled away for a 6-2 triumph over Emma Pell and Yaelle Vaissaud.
William & Mary got off to a quick start in singles as Mira Kirnagis rolled past Alexis Nyborg, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4. Elon moved back on top when Kack downed Chaudry, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 but the Tribe leveled the match at 2-2 minutes later when Alexa Gonzalez-Galino topped Madison Cordisco, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 6.
The remaining three matches all went to three sets. Reding rallied for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over Tilda Larsson to put Elon on top 3-2, but William & Mary tied it back up at No. 2 when Davis captured the final two games and defeated Bergeron, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. The match was decided on Court 5, where Elon’s Kranec and W&M’s Rebeka Svabikova battled to 6-6 in the third set. Kranec used a series of winners to build a 6-0 advantage in the tiebreaker before clinching the match, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1).
2026 CAA WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
MACKESY TENNIS CENTER – WILLIAMSBURG, VA
FINALS – APRIL 19
#1 Elon 4, #2 William & Mary 3
Singles
#1 Cornelia Kack (EU) d. Sia Chaudry (W&M), 6-1, 6-1
#2 Francesca Davis (W&M) d. Simone Bergeron (EU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
#3 Mariana Reding (EU) d. Tilda Larsson (W&M), 6-4, 3-6 ,6-4
#4 Mira Kernagis (W&M) d. Alexis Nyborg (EU), 6-1, 6-0
#5 Lisa Kranec (EU) d. Rebeka Svabikova (W&M), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1)
#6 Alexia Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) d. Madison Cordisco (EU), 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 6, 3, 2, 5*
Doubles
#1 Reding/Bergeron (EU) d. Davis/Chaudry (W&M), 6-2
#2 Nyborg/Cordisco (EU) vs. Kernagis/Gonzalez-Galino (W&M) – DNF, 3-5
#3 Kranec/Kack (EU) d. Emma Pell/Yaelle Vaissaud (W&M), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3*