Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 18 Washington and Lee women's tennis team came away with a 6-3 win over 33rd-ranked Christopher Newport on Saturday afternoon.
The Generals (5-1) took two out of three doubles matches from the Captains (4-2) to go into singles play with a 2-1 lead. Junior
Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) and first-year
Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian) won, 8-0, over Amanda Yermal and Tessa Trate at No. 1. First-year
Gabi Moss (Paradise Valley, Ariz. / Chaparral) and junior
Claire Lacksen (Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County) paired at No. 3 and defeated Kiersten Chang and Megan Bauer, 8-6.
Garcia and Moss also won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, with Garcia topping Reagan Delp, 6-1, 6-2, and Moss earning a 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 11-9 win over Trate. Carlton and first-year
Kaitlyn Chalker (Kennesaw, Ga. / Rivers Academy) rounded out the winners for W&L at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Carlton defeated Chang, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, while Chalker downed Yermal, 6-2, 6-4.
The Generals will return to action on Wednesday, April 21, when they will split between road contests at Virginia Wesleyan (1:00 pm) and Bridgewater (4:00 pm).
2020-21 W&L Women's Tennis
Chris. Newport vs Wash. and Lee (Apr 3, 2021)
Wash. and Lee 6, Chris. Newport 3
Apr 3, 2021 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Upper Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Taylor Garcia (WLU) def. Reagan Delp (CNU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. Gabi Moss (WLU) def. Tessa Trate (CNU) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (11-9) |
| 3. Kara Ferner (CNU) def. Izzy Koziol (WLU) 6-2, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 4. Margaret Carlton (WLU) def. Kiersten Chang (CNU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 |
| 5. Kaitlyn Chalker (WLU) def. Amanda Yermal (CNU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 6. Karina Crivtonencu (CNU) def. Claire Lacksen (WLU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Chris. Newport 4-2 |
| Wash. and Lee 5-1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,6,4,2,3) |
