CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The 22nd-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team defeated Washington College (Md.) on the road on Friday by an 8-1 final score.
The Generals (15-5) won all three doubles matches and claimed victory from singles positions 1-5 on the day. Junior
Gabi Moss (Scottsdale, Ariz. / Chaparral) paired with first-year
Lauren Long (Carmel, Ind. / Park Tudor) for an 8-2 win at No. 1, juniors
Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian) and
Izzy Koziol (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) earned a sweep at No. 2 and first-years
Riho Iijima (Portland, Ore. / Westview) and
Grace Lorenz (Oklahoma City, Okla. / Epic Charter Schools) dropped just one game at No. 3.
Moss (1), Koziol (2), Lorenz (3) and Iijima (4) also played singles, and each earned straight-set wins. The four players combined to lose just 10 games and dropped no more than three games in a single set. Koziol secured the most convincing win with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Piper Sartison, followed by Iijima who won 6-2, 6-0 over Bin Nguyen.
First-year
Isabella Custard (Dallas, Texas / Episcopal) rounded out the Generals who earned a team point, as she defeated Katie Ruppert, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5. The Shorewomen (6-9) claimed their point at No. 6, when Isabella Sorhegui outlasted senior
Gracie Caplice (Richmond, Va. / St. Catherine's School), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).
The Generals have their final match of the regular season on Saturday when they travel to No. 15 Johns Hopkins for a 9:00 am start.
