2015 Women's Tennis Players of the Week

  • Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 27, 2015
    Meighan, a senior from McLean, Va., put together a 3-0 week that included singles and doubles wins over Sweet Briar in the ODAC quarterfinals. Meighan, ranked third on the Atlantic South Region singles players charts by the ITA, started her week with a win at #1 singles over regionally fifth-ranked Sewanee. She topped Bronte Goodhue 6-0, 6-1, who is the fifth ranked singles player in the Atlantic South. Meighan and partner Patricia Kirkland, the top tandem in the region, took down Goodhue and Lindsey Liles, 8-6, the third-rated duo by the ITA. In the quarterfinals, Meighan and Kirkland won 8-0 over SBC in #1 doubles play. Her match against Caitlin Delmas at #1 singles went unfinished.
  • Danielle Lewis, Randolph, Sr., No. 5 Singles, No. 3 Doubles
    April 20, 2015
    Lewis, a senior from Kingston, Jamaica, helped the WildCats to a 3-0 week by going 6-0 in all competions, each of which came against ODAC competition. Lewis was 3-0 at #5 singles and 3-0 at #3 doubles with partner Tiandre Forde, giving the WildCats six points towards wins over Hollins (7-2), Lynchburg (9-0) and Virginia Wesleyan (6-3). In singles action, Lewis earned a 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 win over Hollins, a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Lynchburg, and a 6-1, 6-1 victory over VWC. She and Forde posted 8-5, 8-6, and 8-1 wins in doubles play, respectively.
  • Victoria Coffee, Hollins, Sr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
    April 13, 2015
    Coffee, a senior from Plano, Texas, put together a strong week from the top flights and helped lead Hollins to a 2-1 week against ODAC competition. Coffee was 3-0 at #1 singles and 2-1 splitting time at #1 and #2 doubles as HU defeated Virginia Wesleyan (7-2) and Guilford (5-4) in addition to a loss against Roanoke (8-1). Coffee won 6-3, 6-1, in singles play against the Maroons, adding 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-2, triumphs over VWC and GC, respectively. She and Tiffany Hodges fell to Roanoke (8-3) at #1 singles, but rebounded for an 8-4 over VWC at the top flight. Coffee was then joined by Amelia Verkerk in an 8-3 win over the Quakers at #2 doubles. Hollins' 2-1 week moved them from the bottom position to seventh in the league standings.
  • Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 06, 2015
    Meighan, a senior from McLean, Va., helped lead the Generals to a pair of wins last week, including a matchup of nationally top-10 ranked programs by the ITA. In a 5-2 win over Roanoke, Meighan won 6-1, 6-0, at #1 singles. The 10th-ranked Generals then hosted #2 Johns Hopkins University. W&L came out on top, 5-4. Meighan and Patricia Kirkland, the third-rated duo in the Atlantic South Region, bested Ashnaa Rao and Shannon Henderson, 8-5, in #1 doubles action. Rao and Henderson are slotted sixth in the region. Meighan and Rao then squared off at #1 singles. Meighan, ranked sixth in the region, took down the Atlantic South's top-ranked singles player in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, to cap her day.
  • Haley Andrews, Guilford, Sr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 30, 2015
    Andrews, a senior from Riverside, Calif., went 4-0 last week as she helped the Quakers post wins over Lynchburg (7-2) and Virginia Wesleyan (6-2). Andrews went 2-0 at #1 singles, topping LC, 6-2, 6-2, and VWC, 6-3, 6-4. She and teammate Allison Hewitt won 8-1 and 8-3 at #1 singles against the Hornets and Marlins, respectively. The team wins were the first ODAC triumphs for the Quakers this season.
  • Maria Hawkins, Bridgewater, So., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 23, 2015
    Hawkins, a sophomore from Silver Spring, Va., picks up her second weekly award after leading Bridgewater to two conference wins last week. Hawkins went 3-0 at #1 singles and 2-0 at #1 doubles as the Eagles went 2-1 against Hollins (7-2), Randolph (4-5) and Lynchburg (7-2). Hawkins earned a 6-3, 6-2 singles win over Hollins, and folowed by losing just three total games in victories over Randolph's (6-0, 6-2) and Lynchburg's (6-0, 6-1) top flight players. In doubles action with partner Marla O'Bryan, Hawkins won 8-2 over both HU and RAND, while the doubles match against LC was defaulted to the Eagles.
  • Maria Hawkins, Bridgewater, So., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 16, 2015
    Hawkins, a sophomore from Silver Spring, Md., put together an 8-0 week by going 4-0 at #1 singles and 4-0 and #1 doubles with partner Marla O'Bryan. She picked up her first wins (6-3, 6-2 and 8-2) against NAIA member Lawrence Tech, then and duplicated the effort in the Eagles 5-3 loss to Ohio Wesleyan. Hawkins won 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 and 8-0 with O'Bryan. In a 9-0 win over Sweet Briar, Hawkins topped 23rd regionally-ranked Caitlin Delmas, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5, in addition to an 8-1 in doubles play. She capped her week with a 6-2, 6-2 singles victory and 8-4 doubles triumph in a 9-0 win over Guilford.
  • Meghan Buell, Washington and Lee, Sr., No. 3 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 09, 2015
    Buell, a senior from New Albany, Ohio, helped the Generals to a 4-0 week in league play with wins over Lynchburg, Emory & Henry, Hollins and Virginia Wesleyan. Buell went 3-0 in singles action and 2-0 in doubles contests, all with partner Brooke Donnelly. Buell won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles against LC, with she and Donnelly earning a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles. Against VWC, Buell played from the second singles flight and won 6-0, 6-0. Versus E&H, her doubles match was cut short due to a Wasps' injury with Buell and Donnelly leading 5-1. Buell got in full action against Hollins, winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and 8-0 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Brooke Donnelly, Washington and Lee, So., No. 1/2 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
    March 02, 2015
    Donnelly, a sophomore from Kennesaw, Ga., helped the Generals to a 2-1 record and fifth place at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. Donnelly went 2-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles action as the 20th ranked Generals fell to seventh-ranked Carnegie Mellon (5-4) before defeating 17th-rated Skidmore (5-4) and #21 Sewanee (6-3). Donnelly won at #2 singles and #2 doubles against CMU, earning 6-3, 6-2 and 8-6 victories, the latter with Meghan Buell. She moved to #1 singles and doubles against Skidmore, winning 6-1, 6-0 and 8-3, again with Buell in doubles play. Donnelly split against Sewanee, winning 8-6 win Buell at #1 doubles and falling 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at #1 singles.
  • Sveva Mazzari, Emory & Henry, Fr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    February 23, 2015
    Mazzari, a freshman from San Remo, Italy, started off her spring season with a pair of clean victories over her opponents from Salem College, helping lead E&H to a 5-4 team win. Mazzari topped Andrea Akers, 6-0, 6-0, to win at No. 1 singles. She and Chiara Mossi teamed up at No. 1 doubles and took down Ashley Koehler and Kerri Morgan, 8-0.
  • Molly Barb, Shenandoah, Jr., #1 Singles/#1 Doubles
    February 16, 2015
    Barb, a junior from Edinburg, Va., helped the Hornets to a 1-0 start to the spring season with a 9-0 win over Shippensburg. Barb posted a win at #1 singles and with teammate Shannon Allin at #1 doubles. Barb dusted Julia Saintz, 6-0, 6-3, in singles play, and then joined Allin in defeating Saintz and Brittney Buckley, 8-3.