Washington and Lee to Host Women's Opening Rounds
SALEM, Va. --- A pair of ODAC schools prepare
to enter the 2009 NCAA Division III Tennis Tournaments this week as
the first three rounds of play begin this weekend. Washington
and Lee University will play host to five women's squads on May
8-10 while Hampden-Sydney College travels to Emory University for
its NCAA action.
The Generals (19-4) earned the tournament's No. 5 seed reflecting
the ranking they hold in the latest Division III Campbell/ITA
College Tennis poll. Emory (18-4, No. 3 seed), Agnes Scot
College (13-1), Grove City College (14-4), Meredith College (17-3)
and Gwynedd-Mercy College (15-2) travel to Lexington for opening
round play. Both Emory and Washington and Lee earned byes
into the second round. The Eagles take on the winner of Agnes
Scott and Grove City while W&L awaits the
Meredith/Gwynedd-Mercy victor.
Washington and Lee faced only one of the five visiting teams
earlier this season, a 6-3 loss to Emory on April 17. In that
match, the Eagles won five of the six singles matches with Ellen
Yeatman claiming the only solo victory for W&L from the No. 2
slot (6-3, 7-5). Emory also won at No. 1 doubles (9-7), but
the Generals' teams of Trelsie Sadler and Ann Morris (8-4 at No. 2)
and Meg Spalitta and Yeatman (8-4 at No. 3) claimed the other two
matchups.
Hampden-Sydney (17-3), which snapped the a 13-year ODAC
championship winning streak by W&L to earn its place in the
national field, takes to the court against Transylvania University
(17-3). Should the Tigers win, they would take on hosts Emory
(16-3) in the second round. Also competing in Atlanta are
N.C. Wesleyan (14-0) and the University of Mary Washington
(18-10).
The Tigers' only opponent of the four teams was Mary Washington,
which defeated H-SC, 8-1, on April 18. Phillip Parrish
claimed the only point for Hampden-Sydney with a 6-2, 6-4 win at
No. 6 singles.
Below are links to full brackets for both of the NCAA Division III
Tennis Tournaments. For more information on NCAA tennis,
visit the NCAA at www.ncaa.com.
Men's Bracket
Women's Bracket