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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis handles Roanoke, 5-0, in ODAC Quarterfinals

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis handles Roanoke, 5-0, in ODAC Quarterfinals

Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 18 and top-seeded Washington and Lee women's tennis team swept ninth-seeded Roanoke, 5-0, on Saturday on its way to an ODAC Quarterfinals win.
 
The Generals improve to 12-2 overall on the season and advance to the ODAC Semifinals with the win, while the Maroons' season ends with an overall mark of 6-10.
 
The Generals won their doubles matches handily, as junior Claire Lacksen (Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County) and first-year Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) led off with an 8-1 win at No. 3. Sophomore Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) and first-year Gabi Moss (Paradise Valley, Ariz. / Chaparral) teamed up for an 8-1 win at No. 2, and junior Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) and first-year Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian) paired at No. 1 for an 8-3 win.
 
In singles play, Waters and Garcia factored into clinching the match for W&L, as they both won by 6-0, 6-0 set scores. Waters claimed victory first over Sophie Bartholomaus at No. 6 and Garcia ended the match by defeating Jessica Kennedy at No. 1
 
The Generals will host the ODAC semifinals on Tuesday and will face-off against fifth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan at 3:00 pm.
 

2020-21 W&L Women's Tennis
Roanoke vs Wash. and Lee (May 01, 2021)

#18 Wash. and Lee 5, Roanoke 0
May 01, 2021 at Lexington, Va. (W&L Upper Courts) 
Singles competition
1. Taylor Garcia (WLU) def. Jessica Kennedy (RCW) 6-0, 6-0
2. Valerie Marshall (WLU) vs. Lucy Collins (RCW) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished
3. Gabi Moss (WLU) vs. Halle Fernstrum (RCW) 6-1, 0-1, unfinished
4. Izzy Koziol (WLU) vs. Margriet Bostoen (RCW) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished
5. Margaret Carlton (WLU) vs. Olivia Maccluen (RCW) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished
6. Becket Waters (WLU) def. Sophie Bartholomaus (RCW) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Taylor Garcia/Margaret Carlton (WLU) def. Jessica Kennedy/Lucy Collins (RCW) 8-3
2. Gabi Moss/Becket Waters (WLU) def. Halle Fernstrum/Olivia Maccluen (RCW) 8-1
3. Claire Lacksen/Nell Covington (WLU) def. Margriet Bostoen/Sophie Bartholomaus (RCW) 8-1

Match Notes
Roanoke 6-10
Wash. and Lee 12-2; National ranking #18; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,1)
ODAC Quarterfinals - (9) Roanoke vs. (1) Wash. and Lee
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Junior
Claire Lacksen

Claire Lacksen

6' 0"
Junior
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Senior
Becket Waters

Becket Waters

5' 4"
Sophomore
Margaret Carlton

Margaret Carlton

5' 8"
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
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Senior
Becket Waters

Becket Waters

5' 4"
Sophomore
Margaret Carlton

Margaret Carlton

5' 8"
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