LEXINGTON, Va. – The No. 39 and top-seeded Washington and Lee women's tennis team cruised to a 4-0 win over No. 4 seed Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2025 ODAC Championship.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Juniors
Lauren Long and
Grace Lorenz, the eighth-ranked doubles team in the Atlantic South Region, got the Generals (16-5) off to a strong start with a 6-0 win at No. 1. First-years
Sarah Donnelly and
Allie Murrell took a 5-0 lead at No. 2, before Virginia Wesleyan's (10-9) Mikisha Thomas and Zoe Vliegen fought back to take the next two games. However, Donnelly and Murrell claimed the doubles point for W&L with a deuce point in the next game.
At No. 3 doubles, juniors
Isabella Custard and
Annie Jennings held a slight 2-1 lead over Sarah Reich and Lina Hackner, before cushioning their lead up to 5-2 when Donnelly and Murrell finished at No. 2.
The Generals finished off their win quickly in singles to punch their ticket to Sunday's conference title match with Donnelly (4), Long (1) and Murrell (2) clinching the remaining team points. Donnelly won all 12 games she played, Long dropped her first game before rattling off 12 straight games, while Murrell surrendered two first-set games before also posting a 6-0 score in the second.
With the match being played indoors, Lorenz was the only other General to compete in singles. She led Lina Hackner 6-3, 5-1at No. 3 when the match was clinched. Jennings and junior
Riho Iijima were slated to play in singles No. 5 and No. 6.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will host the winner of Randolph/Averett semifinal in the ODAC championship match on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
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.
