Women's Tennis 3/4/2012 12:00:00 AM

W&L Women's Tennis Wins ITA Indoor National Championships

GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- The Washington and Lee women's tennis team has won the ITA Indoor National Championship for the first time in program history, defeating Carnegie Mellon, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at the DePauw Indoor Tennis Center.

The Generals began the day with a 2-1 lead in doubles action, taking the victories at No. 2 and No.3. W&L was able to keep the advantage as they split singles play, 3-3, with the Tartans, beating out CMU at the No. 1, 5 and 6 singles positions.

First-years Sonja Meighan (McLean, Va./Flint Hill) and Patricia Kirkland (Charleston, S.C./Ashley Hall) each recorded a perfect slate, 2-0, against Carnegie Mellon.

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Washington and Lee Women vs Carnegie Mellon (Mar 04, 2012)

Washington and Lee Women 5, Carnegie Mellon 4
Mar 04, 2012 at Greencastle, Ind. (DePauw Indoor Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Sonja Meighan (WLUW) def. Laura Chen (CMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0

2. Katie Cecil (CMU) def. Lauren Lukas (WLUW) 6-3, 6-1

3. Chelsea Motie (CMU) def. Jen Snyder (WLUW) 6-0, 6-0

4. Courtney Chin (CMU) def. Lindsey Burke (WLUW) 6-3, 6-1

5. Trelsie Sadler (WLUW) def. Angela Pratt (CMU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

6. Patricia Kirkland (WLUW) def. Cze-Ja Tam (CMU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition

1. Laura Chen/Courtney Chin (CMU) def. Jen Snyder/Trelsie Sadler (WLUW) 8-4

2. Patricia Kirkland/Sonja Meighan (WLUW) def. Katie Cecil/Chelsea Motie (CMU) 8-5

3. Meghan Buell/Lauren Lukas (WLUW) def. Angela Pratt/Bryn Raschke (CMU) 9-8 (7-0)

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Players Mentioned

Patricia Kirkland: 5' 4"; First Year

Lauren Lukas: 5' 8"; Senior

Sonja Meighan: 5' 4"; First Year

Trelsie Sadler: 5' 2"; Senior

Jen Snyder: 5' 4"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Patricia Kirkland
: 5' 4"; First Year

Lauren Lukas
: 5' 8"; Senior

Sonja Meighan
: 5' 4"; First Year

Trelsie Sadler
: 5' 2"; Senior

Jen Snyder
: 5' 4"; Senior

Washington and Lee Tennis Washington and Lee Women vs Carnegie Mellon (Mar 04, 2012)

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

Washington and Lee Tennis
Washington and Lee Women vs Carnegie Mellon (Mar 04, 2012)