LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 42 Washington and Lee women's tennis team saw its 2024-25 season come to an end on Sunday in a 4-0 loss against second-ranked Emory in the NCAA Championship Round of 16.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Despite dropping the doubles point, the Generals (18-6) kept it close against the Eagles (17-5) by winning a total of 12 games. At one point during doubles, the No. 3 match was tied at three games all, while No. 1 and No. 2 were both tied, 4-4. However, Emory pulled away for a 6-4 win at No. 2 before a 6-3 victory at No. 3.
In singles, the Eagles got their next point when Izzy Antanavicius topped first-year
Allie Murrell 6-0, 6-4 at No. 2, followed by a 6-1, 6-4 win for Dakota Fordham over junior
Riho Iijima at No. 6. The final team point came in a Top 20 matchup at No. 1 between 17th-ranked
Lauren Long of W&L and top-ranked Emily Kantrovitz of Emory. A rematch of a regular season matchup that favored Long, Kantrovitz was the victor this time by a 6-4, 7-5 final.
UP NEXT:
This concludes team play for the Washington and Lee women's tennis team for the 2024-25 season. Long qualified for her third consecutive NCAA Division III Singles Championship, and will play a first round match on Saturday, May 24, at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif. The bracket for the singles championship, complete with matchups and times, will be revealed on May 23.
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.
