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 |
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 |