FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Juniors
Lauren Long and
Grace Lorenz, along with first-year
Allie Murrell, posted unblemished records on Saturday to lead the Washington and Lee women's tennis team's efforts on the first day of the 2024 ITA Southeast Region Championships.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY 1:
Long, Lorenz and Murrell all went 3-0 across their singles and doubles matches to advance to Sunday's main draws. After a first-round bye, Long and Lorenz paired up in the championship doubles draw and cruised to an 8-1 win over Veronica Komorek and Ruthie Njagi of Swarthmore in the Round of 32. Murrell teamed up with classmate
Mary Kate Kahl, and they picked up their first collegiate wins with an 8-5 decision over ODAC rivals Lena Kersten and Lize van Veen of Randolph.
In singles, Long dropped just three games total in the Round of 64 before battling back from down a set to upend Linda Dimitroff of Mary Washington, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7). Lorenz and Murrell both advanced to Sunday's Round of 16 with two straight-set victories each. Lorenz defeated Alix Dry of Stevens, 6-2, 6-4, before needing a second-set tiebreak to get past Kendal Chang of Christopher Newport, 6-4, 7-6 (0). Murrell made even quicker work in her two singles wins, dropping seven games combined across the four sets.
There were three additional wins in the main draws for the Blue and White, starting with first-years
Sarah Donnelly and
Greer Webb, who opened their collegiate careers with an 8-5 doubles win over Olivia Guzzo and Tanea Spruill of Shenandoah in the Round of 48. Junior
Annie Jennings and sophomore
Haley Stoltz matched that result against CNU's Erin Gross and Eva Taylor, while Kahl rounded out the main draw winners with a 6-2, 6-0 singles Round of 64 victory over van Veen.
Stoltz highlighted the Blue 1 Singles draw with two wins to make it to Sunday's semifinal match. She began by downing Rachel Li of Carnegie Mellon (7-6 (3), 6-4) before dispatching Lily Muir of Salisbury (6-3, 6-1). Junior
Jordan Kach also picked up a Blue 1 win when she outlasted Veronica Komorek of Swarthmore, 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7).
UP NEXT:
The main draw of the doubles championship will lead things off on Sunday at 8:00 a.m., weather pending. Complete results from W&L's first day of action are listed below, as well as players' initial Sunday matchups in main draws, back draws, and Blue 1 Singles.
WASHINGTON AND LEE DAY ONE RESULTS
Championship Doubles
Round of 48
Mary Kate Kahl/
Allie Murrell [5] (WLU) – BYE
Meagan Donovan/
Riho Iijima (WLU) – BYE
Annie Jennings/
Haley Stoltz [9] (WLU) – BYE
Sarah Donnelly/
Greer Webb (WLU) def. Olivia Guzzo/Tanea Spruill (SU), 8-5
Jordan Kach/
Jackie Daynovsky (WLU) – BYE
Lauren Long/
Grace Lorenz [2] (WLU) – BYE
Round of 32
Mary Kate Kahl/
Allie Murrell [5] (WLU) def. Lena Kersten/Lize van Veen (RAND), 8-5
Addison Felts/Natalie Kim [4] (UMW) def.
Meagan Donovan/
Riho Iijima (WLU), 8-4
Annie Jennings/
Haley Stoltz [9] (WLU) def. Erin Gross/Eva Taylor (CNU), 8-5
Lia Melvin/Jay Xiao (JHU) def.
Sarah Donnelly/
Greer Webb (WLU), 8-4
Ancele Dolensek/Divya Venkatarama [3] (CMU) def.
Jordan Kach/
Jackie Daynovsky (WLU), 8-0
Lauren Long/
Grace Lorenz [2] (WLU) def. Veronica Komorek/Ruthie Njagi (SWA), 8-1
Round of 16 – Sunday, Sept. 22, 8:00 a.m.
Mary Kate Kahl/
Allie Murrell [5] (WLU) vs. Zoe Angell/Rachel Li (CMU)
Annie Jennings/
Haley Stoltz [9] (WLU) vs. Anna Chow/Shelly Zinchenko (CMU)
Lauren Long/
Grace Lorenz [2] (WLU) vs. Hana Kimmey/Nikhita Simhambhalta (UMW)
Consolation, Round of 16 – Sunday, Sept. 22, 8:00 a.m.
Meagan Donovan/
Riho Iijima (WLU) vs. TBA
Jackie Daynovsky/
Jordan Kach (WLU) vs. Lily Muir/Evelyn Whiteside (SAL)
Championship Singles
Round of 64
Lauren Long [1] (WLU) def. Sofia Lucero (MU), 6-2, 6-1
Ava Li (JHU) def.
Riho Iijima (WLU), 6-0, 7-5
Grace Lorenz [9] (WLU) def. Alix Dry (SIT), 6-2, 6-4
Sahara Ahmad (FMC) def.
Annie Jennings (WLU), 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Mary Kate Kahl (WLU) def. Lize van Veen (RAND), 6-2, 6-0
Allie Murrell [9] (WLU) def. Jacey Copeland (UMW), 6-0, 6-3
Round of 32
Lauren Long [1] (WLU) def. Linda Dimitroff (UMW), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
Grace Lorenz [9] (WLU) def. Kendal Chang (CNU), 6-4, 7-6 (0)
Victoria Gazda (CMU) def.
Mary Kate Kahl (WLU), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (10-4)
Allie Murrell [9] (WLU) def. Ella Strickler (SWA), 6-1, 6-3
Round of 16 – Sunday, Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m.
Lauren Long [1] (WLU) vs. Joycie Lu (CMU)
Grace Lorenz [9] (WLU) vs. Shelly Zinchenko (CMU)
Allie Murrell [9] (WLU) vs. Divya Venkatarama (CMU)
Consolation, Round of 32 – Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m.
Riho Iijima (WLU) vs. Cleopatra Solomon (SMC)
Annie Jennings (WLU) vs. Alexandra Guilarte (SBC)
Blue 1 Singles
Round of 16
Jordan Kach (WLU) def. Veronica Komorek (SWA), 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
Aubrey Zhou (JHU) def.
Greer Webb (WLU), 6-0, 6-4
Zoe Hsieh (JHU) def.
Sarah Donnelly (WLU), 6-3, 6-2
Haley Stoltz (WLU) def. Rachel Li (CMU), 7-6 (3), 6-4
Quarterfinals
Sahana Sanjeev (JHU) def.
Jordan Kach (WLU), 6-1, 6-4
Haley Stoltz (WLU) def. Lily Muir (SAL), 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals – Sunday, Sept. 22, 12:05 p.m.
Haley Stoltz (WLU) vs. Zoe Hsieh (JHU)
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