Gabi Moss '24

Women's Tennis

Generals upend Sweet Briar, 8-1

Women's Tennis

Generals upend Sweet Briar, 8-1

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) 
Singles competition
1. Taylor Garcia (WLU) def. Ruth de Souza (SBC) 6-2, 7-5
2. Gabi Moss (WLU) def. Allison Wandling (SBC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Izzy Koziol (WLU) def. Kate Kotany (SBC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Margaret Carlton (WLU) def. Isabela Guilarte (SBC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Becket Waters (WLU) def. Alexia Alfaro (SBC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Claire Lacksen (WLU) def. Ruth Lechner (SBC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Ruth de Souza/Allison Wandling (SBC) def. Taylor Garcia/Margaret Carlton (WLU) 8-5
2. Becket Waters/Kaitlyn Chalker (WLU) def. Kate Kotany/Isabela Guilarte (SBC) 8-2
3. Nell Covington/Gabi Moss (WLU) def. Alexia Alfaro/Ruth Lechner (SBC) 8-3

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)
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Junior
Claire Lacksen

Claire Lacksen

6' 0"
Junior
Becket Waters

Becket Waters

5' 4"
Sophomore
Margaret Carlton

Margaret Carlton

5' 8"
First Year
Kaitlyn Chalker

Kaitlyn Chalker

5' 6"
First Year
Nell Covington

Nell Covington

5' 3"
First Year
Izzy Koziol

Izzy Koziol

5' 5"
First Year
Gabi Moss

Gabi Moss

5' 4"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Junior
Claire Lacksen

Claire Lacksen

6' 0"
Junior
Becket Waters

Becket Waters

5' 4"
Sophomore
Margaret Carlton

Margaret Carlton

5' 8"
First Year
Kaitlyn Chalker

Kaitlyn Chalker

5' 6"
First Year
Nell Covington

Nell Covington

5' 3"
First Year
Izzy Koziol

Izzy Koziol

5' 5"
First Year
Gabi Moss

Gabi Moss

5' 4"
First Year