Yeatman Wins One Before Falling in Round of 16
CLAREMONT, Calif. --- Washington and Lee
University women's tennis players Ellen Yeatman (pictured), Lauren
Lukas and Trelsie Sadler were joined by Sweet Briar College's Ariel
Taylor at the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Individual
Tournament on Friday. Yeatman and Taylor competed in the
singles competition, while Lukas and Sadler teamed in the doubles
bracket.
In the round of 32 singles competition, Yeatman defeated
Massachusetts Institute of Technology first-year Lauren
Quisenberry, 7-5, 7-6. She then went on to face Chicago's
Kendra Higgins in the round of 16, where she fell, 6-0, 6-0.
Yeatman concluded her junior campaign with a 7-11 overall
record while being ranked sixth in the Atlantic South region.
Earlier this season, she earned First Team All-ODAC honors in both
singles and doubles en route to helping the Generals capture their
21stconference title.
In the doubles Round of 16, Lukas and Sadler fell to Amherst
first-years Jordan Brewer and Gabby Devlin, 6-3, 6-2. Lukas
and Sadler finish their doubles season ranked third in the Atlantic
South region with an overall record of 16-12. The duo earned first
team all-conference honors in doubles this spring after collecting
All-America honors in the fall when they won the championship
doubles flight at the ITA Southeast Region Championships. After
claiming the regional title, Lukas and Sadler traveled to the ITA
Small College Championships, where they finished sixth.
Taylor, a freshman for the Vixens' squad, dropped her singles match
to Amherst's Brewer, 6-0, 6-3. The 2011 ODAC Player of the
Year, Taylor won a pair of ODAC Player of the Week awards in
her first season at SBC. She went a perfect 16-0 at No. 1
singles during the spring season, posting a 9-0 mark in league
play. In the latest Atlantic South Region rankings by the
ITA, Taylor is slotted eighth.
For more information on the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis
Tournaments, visit the championships' website hosted by the NCAA at
http://www.ncaa.com/championships/tennis-women/d3.