Washington and Lee Earns Automatic Bid to NCAA Tournament
ASHLAND, Va. --- The Washington and Lee women's
tennis team claimed its 22nd Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Championship title after defeating Hollins, 5-0, in the
championship match on Sunday afternoon on the campus of
Randolph-Macon.
The Generals were able to sweep Hollins in doubles action,
allowing them to have a 3-0 advantage entering singles play. In
singles, first-year Meghan Buell (New Albany, Ohio/New
Albany) and sophomore Cameron Dorsey(Pepper Pike,
Ohio/Hathaway Brown) earned the final two victories for W&L, as
it took its 10th-consecutive ODAC title.
Buell and Dorsey also had two wins on the day. Buell won at No. 4
singles, 6-0, 6-0, and at No. 3 doubles, 8-0, with
first-year Sonja Meighan(McLean, Va./Flint Hill). Dorsey
recorded wins at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0, and at No. 1 doubles,
8-1, with senior Jen Snyder (Highland Heights,
Ohio/Gilmour Academy).
With the win, Washington and Lee has earned an automatic bid to
the Division III NCAA Tournament to take place on May 11-13 with
the first, second and third rounds.
Washington and Lee Women 5, Hollins University 0
Apr 29, 2012 at Ashland, VA (R-MC Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Sonja Meighan (WLUW) vs. Karen Montoya (HU) unfinished |
| 2. Lauren Lukas (WLUW) vs. Victoria Coffee (HU) unfinished |
| 3. Jen Snyder (WLUW) vs. Priscila Montoya (HU) unfinished |
| 4. Meghan Buell (WLUW) def. Shawnte Woodson (HU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Allison Hupalo (WLUW) vs. Tina Kakadelis (HU) unfinished |
| 6. Cameron Dorsey (WLUW) def. Trudy Siziba (HU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Cameron Dorsey/Jen Snyder (WLUW) def. Shawnte Woodson/Tina Kakadelis (HU) 8-1 |
| 2. Lauren Lukas/Trelsie Sadler (WLUW) def. Priscila Montoya/Karen Montoya (HU) 8-3 |
| 3. Sonja Meighan/Meghan Buell (WLUW) def. Sarah G
McCormick/Victoria Coffee (HU) 8-0 |
--- This release is courtesy of the Washington and Lee
University sports information department. ---
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