2020-21 Women's Tennis team

Women's Tennis

No. 18 Generals fall to No. 2 Wesleyan (Conn.) in NCAA Quarterfinals

Women's Tennis

No. 18 Generals fall to No. 2 Wesleyan (Conn.) in NCAA Quarterfinals

Box Score CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 18th-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team saw its season come to an end in a 5-0 defeat to No. 2 Wesleyan (Conn.) in the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals on Monday morning.
 
The Generals complete their season with an overall record of 16-3, while the Cardinals improve to 9-0 overall with the win.
 
First-years Kaitlyn Chalker (Kennesaw, Ga. / Rivers Academy) and Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) came close to earning W&L a point in No. 3 doubles, but they fell, 8-7 (7-3). In singles, sophomore Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) was swept, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 by Caitlin Goldberg, before first-year Izzy Koziol (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) dropped a 6-2, 6-0 decision to Serim Jin at No. 4.
 
The Generals' .842 winning percentage for the 2020-21 season is the third highest in a season in the last 12 years, while their appearance in the national quarterfinals marked the program's first since the 2010-11 campaign.
 
Junior Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) was recently selected to the NCAA Division III Singles Championship, and she will compete in the Round of 32 on Friday at 9:00 am at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga. Her opponent is yet to be announced.
 

2020-21 W&L Women's Tennis
Wash. and Lee vs Wesleyan (May 24, 2021)

#2 Wesleyan 5, #18 Wash. and Lee 0
May 24, 2021 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Champions Club)
Singles competition
1. Venia Yeung (WES) vs. Taylor Garcia (WLU) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
2. Katie Fleischman (WES) vs. Valerie Marshall (WLU) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
3. Alexis Almy (WES) vs. Gabi Moss (WLU) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
4. Serim Jin (WES) def. Izzy Koziol (WLU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Kristina Yu (WES) vs. Margaret Carlton (WLU) 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
6. Caitlin Goldberg (WES) def. Becket Waters (WLU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Venia Yeung/Katie Fleischman (WES) def. Taylor Garcia/Margaret Carlton (WLU) 8-1
2. Kristina Yu/Caitlin Goldberg (WES) def. Gabi Moss/Becket Waters (WLU) 8-2
3. Alexis Almy/Megan Tran (WES) def. Kaitlyn Chalker/Nell Covington (WLU) 8-7 (7-3)

Match Notes
Wash. and Lee 16-3; National ranking #18; Regional ranking #6
Wesleyan 9-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,4)
2021 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships
Quarterfinals
T-2:42 A-100
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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