Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 18 Washington and Lee women's tennis team eased its way to an 8-1 win over Sweet Briar on Saturday.
Sophomore
Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton) and first-year
Gabi Moss (Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chaparral) both contributed to two wins on the day for the Generals (3-1, 3-0 ODAC). Waters defeated Alexia Alfaro, 6-1, 6-1, in No. 5 singles and paired with first-year
Kaitlyn Chalker (Kennesaw, Ga./Rivers Academy) in No. 2 doubles for an 8-2 win over Kate Kotany and Isabela Guilarte.
Moss handled Allison Wandling, 6-3, 6-2, in No. 2 singles, while she and first-year
Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) defeated Alfaro and Ruth Lechner, 8-3, in No. 3 doubles.
Junior
Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La./Mount Carmel Academy) won at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 7-5, over Ruth de Souza, first-year
Izzy Koziol (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) defeated Kotany, 6-0, 6-2, in No. 3 singles, first-year
Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C./Charlotte Christian) bested Guilarte by a 6-2, 6-0 score in No. 4 singles and junior
Claire Lacksen (Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County) swept Lechner, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 singles.
The lone Sweet Briar (8-4, 4-1 ODAC) win on the day came at No. 1 doubles, as de Souza and Wandling defeated Garcia and Carlton, 8-5.
The Generals will be back in action on Wednesday. They will split between road matches at Bridgewater and Randolph, with both beginning at 4:00 pm.
2020-21 W&L Women's Tennis
Sweet Briar vs Wash. and Lee (Mar 27, 2021)
#18 Wash. and Lee 8, Sweet Briar 1
Mar 27, 2021 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Upper Courts)
Match Notes |
Sweet Briar 8-4, 4-1 ODAC |
Wash. and Lee 3-1, 3-0 ODAC; National ranking #18 |
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,5,6,3,4) |