LEXINGTON, Va. – The 11th-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team returned to action after a three-week layoff from match play with a clean 9-0 sweep of Centre on Thursday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Four games total were dropped across the three doubles matches, with sophomore
Lauren Long and senior
Gabi Moss posting an 8-0 shutout at No. 1. Senior
Margaret Carlton paired with sophomore
Grace Lorenz at No. 2, while senior
Izzy Koziol teamed up with first-year
Haley Stoltz at No. 3. Both duos earned 8-2 victories.
Long was first to finish in singles play with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Carlie Mitchell at No. 1. Koziol did not surrender a single game in a win at No. 4, while sophomores
Annie Jennings (6-1, 6-1) and
Jordan Kach (6-0, 6-1) made quick work at Nos. 3 and 6, respectively. Sophomore
Riho Iijima claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Natalie Black at No. 5, and Moss grinded out a 6-4, 6-3 win over Grace Williams at No. 2 to finish off the team shutout.
NOTEWORTHY POINTS:
Moss improved to 19-3 across singles and doubles play this season with her two victories on Thursday, and she needs just four more to reach 100 total career wins.
As a team, the Generals' doubles tandems improved to 30-3 in dual play this season, while the six singles wins advanced the team's singles record in dual matches to 57-7.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will take another two-week break from match play before traveling to Sweet Briar on Tuesday, April 2, at 4:00 p.m. to continue their conference season.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
