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I say good for her!
I know we're talking about very young children but most social skills & dynamics are formed at very young ages and those skills (either good or bad) strengthen as kids grow up and kids have a tendency to gravitate toward others who share their social skills rather than change them. That just serves to reinforcing them.
Doing nothing could eventually lead to her accepting that it's ok for stronger kids to tease/bully weaker kids and accepting that she falls into the "weaker" category. That's damned hard to overcome.
She stood up for herself and that should be praised and reinforced as a parent. Now, you only need to work on the "how to do that" part - and that's a much easier task to accomplish.
Of course, you can't discount the possibility that the boy loves your daughter but doesn't possess the social skill sets to show it!
I can still remember my first love's name from the 4th grade - Molly Cappozi. I bet you dollars to doughnuts he'll remember the day a girl punched his lights in for teasing her.
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