Women's Tennis

No. 11 Carnegie Mellon Edges No. 13 W&L Women's Tennis, 5-4

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon women's tennis team edged 13th-ranked Washington and Lee, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon at the CMU Tennis Courts.

First-year Tessa Hill (Canton, Ohio / Jackson) and junior Brooke Donnelly (Kennesaw, Ga. / Marietta) took down first-year Minami Makino and sophomore Cori Sidell by a score of 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. However, the Tartans claimed the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to head into singles action with a 2-1 lead.

The Blue and White posted victories at No. 1 singles, No. 3 singles and No. 6 singles to reach the final margin. Donnelly topped 16th-ranked singles player in senior Brooke Tsu to claim No. 1 singles, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. Sophomore Michelle Fleenor (Chattanooga, Tenn. / Girls Preparatory School) topped Sidell, 7-5, 6-3, at No. 3 singles and sophomore Emily Kochard (Crozet, Va. / Western Albemarle) won at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. She defeated sophomore Katie Lai.

With the win, Carnegie Mellon improves to 11-5 overall. W&L falls to a 7-4 overall record with the loss.

The Generals return to the court on April 2 when they host 18th-ranked Mary Washington for an 11:00 am contest.

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#11 Carnegie Mellon 5, #13 Washington and Lee 4
Mar 26, 2016 at Carnegie Mellon (CMU Tennis Courts)

 

Singles competition
1. Brooke Donnelly (W&LW) def. Brooke Tsu (CMU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
2. Nicholle Torres (CMU) def. Tessa Hill (W&LW) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Michelle Fleenor (W&LW) def. Cori Sidell (CMU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Jamie Vizelman (CMU) def. M. H. McNeal (W&LW) 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
5. Minami Makino (CMU) def. Melinda Kauffman (W&LW) 6-3, 6-4
6. Emily Kochard (W&LW) def. Katie Lai (CMU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
 

 

Doubles competition
1. Brooke Donnelly/Tessa Hill (W&LW) def. Minami Makino/Cori Sidell (CMU) 8-2
2. Brooke Tsu/Jamie Vizelman (CMU) def. Michelle Fleenor/Rachel Hicks (W&LW) 8-4
3. Abbey Hamstra/Nicholle Torres (CMU) def. Emily Kochard/M. H. McNeal (W&LW) 8-6


Match Notes
Washington and Lee 7-4; National ranking #13
Carnegie Mellon 11-5; National ranking #11
 
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Donnelly

Brooke Donnelly

5' 9"
Junior
Michelle Fleenor

Michelle Fleenor

5' 10"
Sophomore
Rachel Hicks

Rachel Hicks

5' 11"
First Year
Tessa Hill

Tessa Hill

5' 6"
First Year
Melinda Kauffman

Melinda Kauffman

5' 4"
First Year
Emily Kochard

Emily Kochard

5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Brooke Donnelly

Brooke Donnelly

5' 9"
Junior
Michelle Fleenor

Michelle Fleenor

5' 10"
Sophomore
Rachel Hicks

Rachel Hicks

5' 11"
First Year
Tessa Hill

Tessa Hill

5' 6"
First Year
Melinda Kauffman

Melinda Kauffman

5' 4"
First Year
Emily Kochard

Emily Kochard

5' 9"
Sophomore