Generals Seek 26th Conference Title
FOREST, Va. --- Washington and Lee University pushed thru its conference slate with an unblemished 10-0 record to place the nationally 13th-ranked Generals as the #1 seed entering the upcoming ODAC Women's Tennis Tournament. Randolph-Macon College, rated 14th in the ITA's Atlantic South Region, occupies the second seed in the eight-team field.
Tournament Website Interactive Bracket
Roanoke College earned the third seed outright, but two separate ties amongst the next five teams determined the tournament's remaining qualifiers. Emory & Henry College and Lynchburg College finished the season at 6-4 in league play. The Hornets' head-to-head win over the Wasps secured them the fourth seed and the chance to host #5 E&H in the quarterfinals.
Head-to-head comparison wouldn't be enough to break the three-team deadlock between Bridgewater College, Guilford College, and Shenandoah University, but it did come into play. All three teams defeated and lost to one of the other teams in the group during the regular season, forcing the use of the ODAC's five-point system to chisel away at the stalemate. It revealed one difference with BC breaking out of the tie and assuming the #6 seed. Still, GC and SU remained tied with identical point totals. Under conference rules, this constitutes a new tie, which reverts back to head-to-head results. The Quakers topped the Hornets in their previous meeting, affording Guilford the #7 seed and Shenandoah the eighth position.
Tournament play begins Saturday, April 30, with the four quarterfinals scheduled to be played at the campuses of the four highest seeds. Each of the four winners will play in the semifinals on Saturday, May 7, with the championship following on Sunday, May 8. Washington and Lee University will serve as the pre-determined host for the final three matches.
Listed below is the entire schedule for the 2016 ODAC Women's Tennis Tournament. For more information including match times, visit any of the participating schools' websites or go to the ODAC tournament website.
2016 ODAC Women's Tennis Tournament
Quarterfinals - Saturday, April 30
Match 1: #8 Shenandoah at #1 Washington and Lee
Match 2: #5 Emory & Henry at #4 Lynchburg
Match 3: #7 Guilford at #2 Randolph-Macon
Match 4: #6 Bridgewater at #3 Roanoke
Semifinals - Saturday, May 7 - Washington and Lee University
Match 5: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2 – TBA
Match 6: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 – TBA
Championship - Sunday, May 8 – Washington and Lee University
Match 7: Championship – Winner Match 5 vs Winner Match 6 – TBA