2020-21 Women's Tennis Team

Women's Tennis

No. 18 Generals come back for 5-2 win over Denison in NCAA Third Round

Women's Tennis

No. 18 Generals come back for 5-2 win over Denison in NCAA Third Round

Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – After trailing following doubles play, the No. 18 Washington and Lee women's tennis team won four straight singles matches to prevail, 5-2, over No. 24 Denison in the third round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday afternoon.
 
With Denison (8-4) ahead, 2-1, through doubles play, junior Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) earned a quick 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles for the Generals (16-2) to tie the overall match score. First-year Izzy Koziol (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) then won at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2, to pull W&L ahead by a 3-2 margin. Sophomore Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) then earned a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6, before senior Valerie Marshall (Arlington, Va. / Yorktown) clinched the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 2.
 
First-years Kaitlyn Chalker (Kennesaw, Ga. / Rivers Academy) and Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) claimed W&L's doubles win, as they defeated Monique Brual and Kendall Schrader, 8-5, at No. 3. The Generals were also leading in their two unfinished singles matches, as first-year Gabi Moss (Paradise Valley, Ariz. / Chaparral) was ahead 4-2 at No. 3 in the third set, while first-year Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian) held a 6-4, 3-1 lead at No. 5.
 
The Generals will return to the courts on Monday, May 24, when they will take on No. 2 Wesleyan (Conn.) at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The match is currently scheduled to begin at 8:30 am.
 

2020-21 W&L Women's Tennis
Denison vs Wash. and Lee (May 16, 2021)

#18 Wash. and Lee 5, #24 Denison 2
May 16, 2021 at Lexington, Va. (Duchossois Tennis Center) 
Singles competition
1. Taylor Garcia (WLU) def. Sydney Cianciola (DENW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Valerie Marshall (WLU) def. Alex Cash (DENW) 6-3, 7-5
3. Gabi Moss (WLU) vs. Sarah Robertson (DENW) 3-6, 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
4. Izzy Koziol (WLU) def. Hannah Cianciola (DENW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Margaret Carlton (WLU) vs. Monique Brual (DENW) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
6. Becket Waters (WLU) def. Hannah Bradvica (DENW) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Alex Cash/Hannah Cianciola (DENW) def. Taylor Garcia/Margaret Carlton (WLU) 8-6
2. Sarah Robertson/Sydney Cianciola (DENW) def. Gabi Moss/Becket Waters (WLU) 8-5
3. Kaitlyn Chalker/Nell Covington (WLU) def. Monique Brual/Kendall Schrader (DENW) 8-5

Match Notes
Denison 8-4; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #3
Wash. and Lee 16-2; National ranking #18; Regional ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,6,2)
NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship - Third Round
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Garcia

Taylor Garcia

5' 4"
Junior
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Senior
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
Valerie Marshall

Valerie Marshall

5' 3"
Senior
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