Tennis

W&L Lifts 19th Straight and 31st Overall ODAC Women's Tennis Trophy

May 08, 2022

LEXINGTON, Va. --- The top-seeded Washington and Lee women's tennis team seized its 19th straight ODAC Championship on Sunday at the W&L Upper Courts, defeating second-seeded Sweet Briar by a score of 5-0.
 
The Generals wasted little time assuming a 2-0 advantage, with the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams each winning their matches 8-1.  The No. 1 doubles team of senior Taylor Garcia (Mandeville, La. / Mount Carmel Academy) and sophomore Margaret Carlton (Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian) faced a much stiffer test, but eventually prevailed over Ruth DeSouza and Ana Patino by a score of 8-6 to carry a 3-0 lead into singles action.
 
In singles, W&L closed out the match with wins at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.  Junior Becket Waters (Raleigh, N.C. / Needham B. Broughton) gave W&L a 4-0 lead when she defeated Sofia Andrade, 6-0, 6-4, at third singles.  Junior Marta Mikos (Willowbrook, Ill. / Hinsdale South) then closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Allison Wandling at fourth singles.
 
Washington and Lee has now is now 15-6 on the season.  Sweet Briar fell to 23-4 overall.
 
W&L has now won 31 conference titles in the last 33 years.  The Generals will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship, which begins on Friday, May 13.  The site and opponent will be revealed on Monday.

SWEET BRIAR at WASHINGTON AND LEE (May 8, 2022)
 Lexington, Va. | W&L Uppper Courts

Singles Competition

  1. Gabi Moss (WLU) vs. Ruth de Souza (SBC) -- unfinished
  2. Izzy Koziol (WLU) vs. Ana Patino (SBC) -- unfinished
  3. Becket Waters (WLU) def. Sofia Andrade (SBC) -- 6-0, 6-4
  4. Marta Mikos (WLU) def. Allison Wandling (SBC) -- 6-3, 6-2
  5. Margaret Carlton (WLU) vs. Isabela Guilarte (SBC) -- unfinished
  6. Meagan Donovan (WLU) vs. Kate Kotany (SBC) -- unfinished

Doubles Competition

  1. Margaret Carlton/Taylor Garcia (WLU) def. Ruth de Souza/Ana Patino (SBC) -- 8-6
  2. Gabi Moss/Becket Waters (WLU) def. Isabela Guilarte/Allison Wandling (SBC) -- 8-1
  3. Nell Covington/Izzy Koziol (WLU) def. Maria Caro/Niki Simhambahalta (SBC) -- 8-1

Match Notes

  • Sweet Briar: 23-4
  • Washington and Lee: 15-6
  • Order of Finish: Doubles (3-2-1); Singles (3-4)
  • ODAC Championship - #2 Sweet Briar at #1 Washington and Lee