Women's Tennis

No. 22 Women's Tennis drops close match to No. 10 Carnegie Mellon

Box Score

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 22 Washington and Lee women's tennis team suffered its first loss since March 30, a 5-4 decision to No. 10 Carnegie Mellon on Saturday afternoon.

The loss snaps a six-game winning streak for the Generals, putting their overall record at 13-6, while the Tartans improved to 15-6 overall with the win.

Senior Mary Hampton McNeal (Beaufort, S.C./South Carolina Connections Academy) helped account for two wins on the day, pairing with junior Anna Kreynin (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) in No. 3 doubles to defeat Janabelle Wu and Alex Iordache, 8-5, before McNeal defeated Melissa Strome, 6-0, 6-1, in No. 5 singles.

First-year Georgia Wright (Austin, Texas/Regents School of Austin) and junior Gabby Moore (Davidson, N.C./William Amous Hough) posted one singles win each for the Blue and White, with Wright defeating Vinaya Roa in No. 3 singles (6-2, 6-7, 1-0) and Moore earning a 7-6, 6-1 win over Iordache.

The Generals will close out their regular season with one final road match at No. 13 Mary Washington next Saturday at 2:00 pm.

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2018-19 W&L Women's Tennis
Washington and Lee vs Carnegie Mellon (Apr 20, 2019)

#10 Carnegie Mellon 5, #22 Washington and Lee 4
Apr 20, 2019 at Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Singles competition
1. #6 Danna Taylor (CMU) def. Taylor Garcia (WLUW) 6-4, 6-2
2. #22 Jamie Vizelman (CMU) def. Valerie Marshall (WLUW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Georgia Wright (WLUW) def. Vinaya Rao (CMU) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0, retired
4. Janabelle Wu (CMU) def. Lily Horsley (WLUW) 6-2, 6-4
5. Mary Hampton McNeal (WLUW) def. Melissa Strome (CMU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Gabby Moore (WLUW) def. Alex Iordache (CMU) 7-6, 6-1

 

Doubles competition
1. Danna Taylor/Melissa Strome (CMU) def. Taylor Garcia/Georgia Wright (WLUW) 8-1
2. Vinaya Rao/Courtney Ollis (CMU) def. Lily Horsley/Valerie Marshall (WLUW) 8-3
3. Anna Kreynin/Mary Hampton McNeal (WLUW) def. Janabelle Wu/Alex Iordache (CMU) 8-5

 

Match Notes
Washington and Lee 13-6; National ranking #22; Regional ranking #4
Carnegie Mellon 15-6; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #2
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Players Mentioned

Mary Hampton McNeal

Mary Hampton McNeal

5' 8"
Senior
Georgia Wright

Georgia Wright

5' 3"
First Year
Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Sophomore
Lily Horsley

Lily Horsley

5' 5"
Senior
Anna Kreynin

Anna Kreynin

5' 4"
Senior
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Junior
Gabby Moore

Gabby Moore

5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Mary Hampton McNeal

Mary Hampton McNeal

5' 8"
Senior
Georgia Wright

Georgia Wright

5' 3"
First Year
Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Sophomore
Lily Horsley

Lily Horsley

5' 5"
Senior
Anna Kreynin

Anna Kreynin

5' 4"
Senior
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Junior
Gabby Moore

Gabby Moore

5' 8"
Senior