FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Washington and Lee women's tennis team closed out its 2025 ITA Regional Championship run on Sunday with a main draw quarterfinal appearance and a handful of wins in consolation play.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY 2:
- Senior Grace Lorenz and sophomore Sarah Donnelly were the lone Generals left in either of the championship brackets, and they opened with a win in the doubles Round of 16 over ninth-seeded Kendal Chang and Samantha Robertson (Christopher Newport).
- Lorenz and Donnelly then fell, however, in the quarterfinals to the No. 2-seeded team of Lia Melvin and Jay Xiao of Johns Hopkins.
- In the consolation doubles bracket, senior Isabella Custard and first-year Sarah Ladd ended their tournament on a high note, with a bye, a walkover and an 8-5 win against Gabriella Mazzeo and Arina Zhelyaskova (Gettsyburg).
- Ladd and classmate Margarette Berdy also had strong consolation runs in singles play. Both players won in the consolation Rounds of 32 and 16, and neither of their matches were in doubt for the first-year Generals. Ladd logged 8-3 and 8-5 wins, while Berdy recorded 8-3 and 8-1 victories.
- Alternate draws were also in action for the first time on the weekend, with sophomore Mary Kate Kahl winning in the B1 Round of 16 and quarterfinals, before falling in the semifinal round.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will close out their fall competition schedule next Saturday, October 4, when they host Asbury and Virginia Wesleyan at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., respectively, as part of the W&L Fall Festival.
WASHINGTON AND LEE DAY 2 RESULTS
Championship Doubles
Round of 16:
Sarah Donnelly/
Grace Lorenz [5] (WLU) def. Kendal Chang/Samantha Robertson [9] (CNU), 8-5
Quarterfinals:
Lia Melvin/Jay Xiao [2] (JHU) def.
Sarah Donnelly/
Grace Lorenz [9] (WLU), 8-3
Consolation – Round of 32:
Jordan Kach/
Lulu Koziol (WLU) def. Sophia Kim/Sydney Langer [9] (JHU), walkover
Isabella Custard/
Sarah Ladd – BYE
Consolation – Round of 16:
Jacey Copeland/Isabella Rotaru (UMW) def.
Jordan Kach/
Lulu Koziol (WLU), 8-1
Isabella Custard/
Sarah Ladd (WLU) def. Nathalie Lanne/Eva Taylor (CNU), walkover (inj.)
Consolation – Quarterfinals:
Isabella Custard/
Sarah Ladd (WLU) def. Gabriella Mazzeo/Arina Zhelyaskova (GET), 8-5
Championship Singles
Consolation – Round of 32
Sarah Ladd (WLU) def. Leah Zolotareva (MOR), 8-3
Uma Pogrebivsky (SWA) def.
Riho Iijima (WLU), 8-2
Margarette Berdy (WLU) def. Lindsey Bergelin (CNU), 8-3
Consolation – Round of 16
Sarah Ladd (WLU) def. Sahara Ahmad (FMC), 8-5
Margarette Berdy (WLU) def. Shloka Tambat (CUA), 8-1
B1 Singles
Round of 16:
Mary Kate Kahl (WLU) def. Erika Phanord (HAV), 8-3
Quarterfinals:
Mary Kate Kahl (WLU) def. Paola Almeda (SWA), 8-4
Semifinals:
Anika Joshi (CMU) def.
Mary Kate Kahl (WLU), 8-5
Consolation – Quarterfinals:
Jacey Copeland (UMW) def.
Jackie Daynovsky (WLU), 8-7 (5)
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.
