Box Score FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The No. 13 Washington and Lee women's tennis team was defeated by a 7-2 score by No. 17 Case Western Reserve on Sunday to close out the Blue/Gray Invite at Mary Washington.
With the loss, the Generals fall to 7-3 overall this season while the Spartans improve to 12-1 overall with the win.
Junior
Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) and first-year
Meagan Donovan (Jacksonville, Fla. / The Bolles School) picked up the two wins for the Generals. Waters defeated Maddie Giss, 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 4 singles and Donovan bested Pallavi Goculelas by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) at No. 6.
The Spartans won all three doubles matches to begin the day, but Waters and sophomore
Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) forced Radha Patel and Katherine Wong to a tiebreak at No. 3 before falling, 8-7 (8-6). Senior
Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) also went to a tiebreak at No. 1 singles, but was defeated by Hannah Kassaie, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6).
The Generals will return to action on Wednesday when they host Centre at 4:00 pm.
2021-22 W&L Women's Tennis
Case Western Reserve vs Wash. and Lee (Mar 20, 2022)
#17 Case Western Reserve 7, #13 Wash. and Lee 2
Mar 20, 2022 at Fredericksburg, Va. (UMW Outdoor)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hannah Kassaie (CASE) def. Taylor Garcia (WLU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6) |
| 2. Lilly McClaskey (CASE) def. Izzy Koziol (WLU) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 3. Radha Patel (CASE) def. Marta Mikos (WLU) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 4. Becket Waters (WLU) def. Maddie Giss (CASE) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 5. Anna Kan (CASE) def. Kaitlyn Chalker (WLU) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Meagan Donovan (WLU) def. Pallavi Goculelas (CASE) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) |
| Match Notes |
| Case Western Reserve 12-1; National ranking #17 |
| Wash. and Lee 7-3; National ranking #13 |
