LEXINGTON, Va. – After dropping the doubles point, the 28th-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team overpowered Averett in singles play to grab a 4-2 win on Sunday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The doubles point came down to the final match after the Generals (10-4, 6-0 ODAC) and Cougars (10-4, 5-1 ODAC) split at Nos. 1 and 3. At No. 2, Brenda Poulakidas and Ravaka Ramanantoanina pulled out a 6-3 win over first-years
Sarah Donnelly and
Allie Murrell for the lead heading to singles.
The Generals quickly moved out to a 3-1 lead with straight-set wins at Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Donnelly rebounded from doubles for a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4, before junior
Lauren Long was a 6-2, 6-1 victor at No. 1. Junior
Grace Lorenz then put W&L one point away from the win with a 6-3, 6-1 decision at No. 3.
Averett went down fighting, however, and got an extra point out of Siddhi Khandelwal at No. 2, who battled back from dropping the first set, 6-0, against Murrell to win the next two each by a 6-4 score. The match then ended when W&L junior
Riho Iijima secured a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Annika Kellerer at No. 6.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will head into a two-week break from match play before returning to action on Monday, April 21, when they will split the squad for matches against Roanoke and Hollins. The Roanoke match will be played at 4:00 p.m. on the home courts, with a 4:30 start at Hollins.
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.
