Bridgewater, Randolph-Macon Eclipse 100 Points

FOREST, Va. --- Washington and Lee University, winner of 15 straight ODAC titles, sits perched atop the ODAC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll, conducted annually by the league's head coaches. The Generals earned 121 points with a full allotment of 10 first place votes. Bridgewater College takes up position in second place with 104 tallies, while Randolph-Macon College rounds out the top-three after picking up 100 points including the remaining top nod.

The Generals continued their dominance in women's tennis in 2017, claiming the program's 27th overall conference crown. W&L ran thru the tournament bracket with a trio of 5-0 victories over Hollins University, Bridgewater, and Randolph-Macon. For the Yellow Jackets, it marked their second straight runner-up finish.

The victory awarded the Generals an automatic bid into the NCAA team tournament and a trip to Sewanee for early round action. The nationally 12th-ranked and regionally third-rated squad opened with a 5-3 victory over host Sewanee. W&L's team campaign came to an abrupt end to nationally second-ranked Emory University via a 5-1 result.

The season continued in the Division III singles and doubles tournament for ITA All-Americans Brooke Donnelly and Tessa Hill. The duo suffered an early-round loss to Williams College, 6-1, 6-4, in the doubles competition, but Donnelly carried on a bit further in the singles event. She won twice over opponents from Hope College and Bowdoin College before bowing outing in the quarterfinals to Emory's Bridget Harding.

The Kennesaw, Ga., native will be missed by the Generals in the 2018 spring season. Donnelly graduated with a vault full of honors including ODAC Player of the Year, two-time ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete, Marjorie Berkley Award, and two-time NCAA Elite 90 Award winner. Arguably her greatest honor came this past fall in being named a top-30 honoree in the NCAA Woman of the Year competition.

The cupboard certainly isn't bare for head coach Erin Ness despite Donnelly's graduation as the Generals enter the spring season ranked 12th in the country and third in the Atlantic South Region by the ITA. W&L players represent a league-high six awards of the 22 returning All-ODAC honors from a season ago. That list doesn't include Hill or Lauren Hassell, who is one-half of the nationally 16th-ranked doubles tandem with Michelle Fleenor. Fleenor earned All-ODAC Second Team laurels at #1 singles in 2017.

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W&L features five returning singles players from the All-ODAC First Team. Hannah Archer and Melinda Kauffman earned selections at #2 and #3 singles, while Anna Kreynin, Maddie Hutchins, and DeeDee Aeschliman were the coaches' choices at #4, #5, and #6 singles.

Lynchburg College and new head coach Chris Johnson welcome back Christina Harris, who earned a pair of first team honors last season. She joined Donnelly at #1 singles and returns to the Hornets roster along with her first team #1 doubles teammate Lilli Altenburg.

Bridgewater welcomes back a trio of first team selections, each part of doubles teams. Jamiah Lewis and Shannon Quinn teamed up to garner honors at #2 doubles, while Stephanie Barton will be looking for a new partner after picking up laurels at #3 doubles.

Randolph College welcomes back the first team #1 doubles pairing of Aubrey Hawn and Keyu Jin. The remaining first team accolade belongs to Gaby Tersigni, who returns to Randolph-Macon after picking up recognition at #2 singles.

The 2018 spring season begins with non-conference play on the weekend of Saturday, February 3. The first set of ODAC contests are slated for Saturday, February 17. The ODAC Tournament is slated to begin Tuesday, May 1 with quarterfinal action at the four highest seeds. The semifinals and finals will be held at Virginia Wesleyan University on Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6.

Listed below is the complete 2018 ODAC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll as well as preview capsules for each of the ODAC women's tennis programs. For more information on ODAC women's tennis, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.

2018 Poll Position: 2nd 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 10-7/8-3 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #4 Seed/Eliminated in semifinals Head Coach: Jordon Robinson Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: Jamiah Lewis (#2D), Shannon Quinn (#2D), Stephanie Barton (#3)   Second Team: Whitney Kiser (#2S) Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Whitney Kiser -- 11-5 (11-5 at #2) Jamiah Lewis -- 10-6 (10-6 at #1) Shannon Quinn -- 8-4 (8-4 at #6) Stephanie Barton -- 8-7 (8-7 at #4) Nicole Shifflett -- 7-10 (7-10 at #3) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Jamiah Lewis/Shannon Quinn -- 10-5 (10-5 at #2) Whitney Kiser/Nicole Shifflett -- 7-10 (7-10 at #1)/p>		2018 Poll Position: 3rd 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 17-3/10-1 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #2 Seed/Runner-up Head Coach: Charles Gray Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: Gaby Tersigni (#2S)   Second Team: Landon Aud (#3D), Stephanie Yeager (#3D) Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Gaby Tersigni -- 17-2 (17-2 at #2) Kristin Dantzler -- 13-4 (13-3 at #4) Landon Aud -- 1-0 (1-0 at #6) Macy Lee Johnson -- 1-0 (1-0 at #6) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Landon Aud/Stephanie Yeager -- 15-5 (15-5 at #3)
2018 Poll Position: 7th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 9-11/6-5 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #6 Seed/Eliminated in semifinals Head Coach: Christine Johnson Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Kailyn Sheaves -- 12-4 (9-2 at #6) Katie Meade -- 10-5 (9-3 at #5) Bri Pierce -- 5-6 (4-5 at #4) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Katie Meade/Kaitlyn Sheaves -- 11-5 (11-5 at #3)		2018 Poll Position: 5th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 10-7/7-4 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #5 Seed/Eliminated in quarterfinals Head Coach: Daniel Ragsdale Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: Madeline Herring (#2D), Catherine Lee (#2D) Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Madeline Herring -- 7-5 (5-3 at #5) Catherine Lee -- 6-5 (5-2 at #3) Janny Alvarado -- 4-3 (2-1 at #6) Tracy Kile -- 3-0 (3-0 at #5) Nicole Rajner -- 3-1 (3-1 at #6) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Madeline Herring/Catherine Lee -- 10-1 (10-1 at #2) Tracy Kile/Carolyn Kitsock -- 3-1 (3-1 at #3) Janny Alvarado/Carolyn Kitsock -- 2-3 (2-3 at #3)
2018 Poll Position: 12th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 1-14/0-11 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: Did not qualify Head Coach: Dave McCain Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Makayla McLaurin -- 3-9 (3-3 at #5) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Brooklyn Hopkins/Makayla McLaurin -- 1-4 (1-1 at #3)		2018 Poll Position: 9th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 4-11/2-9 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: Did not qualify Head Coach: Larry Hubbard Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Morgan Fuqua -- 15-4 (11-4 at #1) Alyssa White -- 9-9 (6-8 at #2) Melodie Madison -- 4-13 (3-11 at #3) Denise Vollmer -- 2-8 (1-8 at #5) Emma Crue -- 2-15 (1-12 at #4) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Morgan Fuqua/Melodie Madison -- 6-9 (6-9 at #1) Emma Crue/Alyssa White -- 4-11 (3-10 at #2)
2018 Poll Position: 10th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 6-13/4-7 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #8 Seed/Eliminated in quarterfinals Head Coach: Richie Waggoner (interim) Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Amelia Verkerk -- 8-8 (8-8 at #3) Kateri Johnson -- 8-9 (6-4 at #5) Sarah Snoddy -- 4-6 (3-4 at #6) Jhovanna Salmeron -- 3-15 (3-15 at #1) Elizabeth Rochow -- 2-6 (2-3 at #6) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Kateri Johnson/Casey Mahan -- 5-7 (5-7 at #3) Sarah Snoddy/Amelia Verkerk -- 4-14 (4-14 at #2)		2018 Poll Position: 11th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 7-11/3-8 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: Did not qualify Head Coach: Dustin Hale Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Emily Wandling -- 12-4 (6-1 at #2) Samantha Yew -- 10-7 (9-7 at #4) Alexis Culley -- 4-11 (3-2 at #5) AJ Lukanuski -- 4-12 (3-12 at #1) Lacey Tucker -- 2-3 (2-3 at #6) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Emily Wandling/Samantha Yew -- 9-5 (9-5 at #2)
2018 Poll Position: 6th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 8-11/5-6 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #7 Seed/Eliminated in quarterfinals Head Coach: Chris Johnson Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: Christina Harris (#1S/#1D), Lilli Altenburg (#1D)   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Christina Harris -- 17-1 (17-1 at #1) Reagan Coon -- 9-6 (9-6 at #6) Lilli Altenburg -- 9-10 (9-8 at #4) Sarah Wyly -- 8-10 (5-6 at #3) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Lilli Altenburg/Christina Harris -- 13-5 (13-5 at #1) Raegan Coon/Sarah Wyly -- 2-3 (2-3 at #3)		2018 Poll Position: 8th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 2-15/1-10 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: Did not qualify Head Coach: Marty Perry Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: None   Second Team: None Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Kellen Phillips -- 5-4 (4-2 at #3) Katie Staman -- 4-12 (4-9 at #2) Aubree Johnson -- 2-3 (2-2 at #6) Abby Horgan -- 2-10 (2-4 at #5) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Jacklyn Cheely/Abby Horgan -- 2-5 (2-3 at #3) Aubree Johnson/Katie Staman -- 2-6 (1-2 at #1)
2018 Poll Position: 4th 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 13-4/9-2 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #3 Seed/Eliminated in semifinals Head Coach: Jamie Megginson Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: Aubrey Hawn (#1D), Keyu Jin (#1D)   Second Team: Keyu Jin (#1S), Ashley Schmitz (#4S) Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Ashley Schmitz -- 17-1 (14-1 at #4) Keyu Jin -- 13-5 (12-4 at #1) Aubrey Hawn -- 11-8 (10-7 at #2) Samantha Dickerson -- 9-7 (7-6 at #6) Lauren Appel -- 5-10 (5-8 at #5) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Aubrey Hawn/Keyu Jin -- 16-1 (16-1 at #1) Lauren Appel/Ashley Schmitz -- 2-1 Samantha Dickerson/Ashley Schmitz -- 2-1 (2-1 at #3)		2018 Poll Position: 1st 2017 Records - Overall/ODAC: 21-6/11-0 2017 Tournament - Seed/Result: #1 Seed/ODAC Champion Head Coach: Erin Ness Returning All-ODAC Players   First Team: Hannah Archer (#2S), Melinda Kauffman (#3S), Anna Kreynin (#4S), Maddie Hutchins (#5S), DeeDee Aeschliman (#6S)   Second Team: Michelle Fleenor (#1S) Returning Singles Wins Leaders (top-5) Tessa Hill -- 15-6 (12-4 at #2) Michelle Fleenor -- 14-5 (5-0 at #1) Mary Hampton McNeal -- 12-8 (5-3 at #5) Hannah Archer -- 12-12 (6-0 at #2) DeeDee Aeschliman -- 11-0 (7-0 at #6) Returning Doubles Wins Leaders (top-3) Michelle Fleenor/Lauren Hassell -- 10-4 (8-4 at #2) Lily Horsley/Mary Hampton McNeal -- 5-3 (3-3 at #3) Maddie Hutchins/Gabby Moore -- 4-0 (4-0 at #3)