Women's Tennis

Generals Fall to Wesleyan in NCAA Quarterfinals

Generals Fall to Wesleyan in NCAA Quarterfinals
Posted: May 24, 2021

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The 18th-ranked Washington and Lee women's tennis team saw its season come to an end in a 5-0 defeat to No. 2 Wesleyan (Conn.) in the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals on Monday morning.
 
The Generals complete their season with an overall record of 16-3, while the Cardinals improve to 9-0 overall with the win.
 
First-years Kaitlyn Chalker (Kennesaw, Ga. / Rivers Academy) and Nell Covington (Dallas, Texas / Highland Park) came close to earning W&L a point in No. 3 doubles, but they fell, 8-7 (7-3). In singles, sophomore Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) was swept, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 by Caitlin Goldberg, before first-year Izzy Koziol (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) dropped a 6-2, 6-0 decision to Serim Jin at No. 4.
 
The Generals' .842 winning percentage for the 2020-21 season is the third highest in a season in the last 12 years, while their appearance in the national quarterfinals marked the program's first since the 2010-11 campaign.
 
Junior Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) was recently selected to the NCAA Division III Singles Championship, and she will compete in the Round of 32 on Friday at 9:00 am at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga. Her opponent is yet to be announced.

#2 WESLEYAN 5, #18 WASHINGTON AND LEE 0
May 24, 2021 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Champions Club)

Singles Competition

  1. Venia Yeung (WES) vs. Taylor Garcia (WLU) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
  2. Katie Fleischman (WES) vs. Valerie Marshall (WLU) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
  3. Alexis Almy (WES) vs. Gabi Moss (WLU) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished
  4. Serim Jin (WES) def. Izzy Koziol (WLU) 6-2, 6-0
  5. Kristina Yu (WES) vs. Margaret Carlton (WLU) 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
  6. Caitlin Goldberg (WES) def. Becket Waters (WLU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition

  1. Venia Yeung/Katie Fleischman (WES) def. Taylor Garcia/Margaret Carlton (WLU) 8-1
  2. Kristina Yu/Caitlin Goldberg (WES) def. Gabi Moss/Becket Waters (WLU) 8-2
  3. Alexis Almy/Megan Tran (WES) def. Kaitlyn Chalker/Nell Covington (WLU) 8-7 (7-3)

Match Notes

  • Wash. and Lee 16-3; Naitonal ranking #18; Regional ranking #6
  • Wesleyan 9-0; National ranking #2
  • Order of Finish: Doubles (1-2-3); Singles (6-4)