LEXINGTON, Va. -- The No. 9 Washington and Lee women's tennis team upended No. 8 Carnegie Mellon, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Duchossois Tennis Center.
Trailing 2-1 after doubles, the Generals rallied to win five of the six singles positions in earning the 6-3 decision.
With the win, W&L improved to 13-6, while Carnegie Mellon fell to 10-4 overall.
The Generals return to action on Wednesday as they conclude ODAC regular-season play with matches against Hollins and Sweet Briar.
#9 Washington and Lee 6, #8 Carnegie Mellon 3
April 2, 2011 at Lexington, Va. (Duchossois Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Laura Chen (CMUW) def. Ellen Yeatman (W&LW) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2. Lauren Lukas (W&LW) def. Courtney Chin (CMUW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 3. Jen Snyder (W&LW) def. Alexandra Tapak (CMUW) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Trelsie Sadler (W&LW) def. Cze-Ja Tam (CMUW) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 5. Sallie Griffin (W&LW) def. Jennifer Chui (CMUW) 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 |
| 6. Catherine Reed (W&LW) def. Ashley Herrick (CMUW) 6-2, 6-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Carnegie Mellon 10-4; National ranking #8 |
| Washington and Lee 13-6; National ranking #9 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (,3,1,6,4,2,5) |
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