VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- The 16th-ranked and
top-seeded Washington and Lee women's tennis team claimed a 5-0 win
over second-seeded Roanoke in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Championship match on Sunday at Virginia Wesleyan College.
The conference title was W&L's 11th straight and the 23rd in
the 30 years that the ODAC has awarded a women's team
championship.
After sweeping the doubles round, 3-0, the Generals went on to
record victories at No. 4 and 5 singles positions for the win.
Seniors Sallie
Griffin (Warrenton, Va./Highland School) andChristina
Douglas (Fayetteville, N.Y./Manlius Pebble Hill) each
registered two wins on the day. Griffin teamed up with
sophomore Meghan
Buell (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) at No. 3 doubles for
an 8-0 win and also took the win at No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-1.
Douglas joined classmate Jen
Hall (Matairie, La./Matairie Park Country Day) for an 8-3
victory at No. 2 doubles and then notched a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4
singles.
With the win, the Generals earn an automatic bid to the Division
III NCAA Tournament, which will begin May 11-13 at selected
on-campus sites. W&L returns to action on May 4, when it faces
third-ranked Emory at 12:00 pm.
Roanoke vs Washington and Lee (Apr 28, 2013)
#16 Washington and Lee 5, Roanoke 0
Apr 28, 2013 at Virginia Beach (The Everett Tennis
Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Meghan Buell (W&L) vs. Corbin Leitch (RCW) 6-2, unfinished |
| 2. Claire Cahill (W&L) vs. Laura Dodson (RCW) 6-1, unfinished |
| 3. Chelsea Mixson (W&L) vs. Briell Smith (RCW) 6-0, 5-3, unfinished |
| 4. Christina Douglas (W&L) def. Kristen McDowell (RCW) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Sallie Griffin (W&L) def. Haley Goodes (RCW) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Laura Simmons (W&L) vs. Kaitlyn Diskerud (RCW) 6-2, 2-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Claire Cahill/Chelsea Mixson (W&L) def. Laura Dodson/Briell Smith (RCW) 8-5 |
| 2. Christina Douglas/Jen Hall (W&L) def. Corbin Leitch/Kristen McDowell (RCW) 8-3 |
| 3. Meghan Buell/Sallie Griffin (W&L) def. Kaitlyn Diskerud/Haley Goodes (RCW) 8-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Roanoke 14-4 |
| Washington and Lee 18-5; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #5 |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference Women's Championship |
| A-100 |