2014 Women's Tennis Players of the Week

  • Toni McDonald, Randolph-Macon, Fr., No. 3 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    April 21, 2014
    McDonald, a freshman from Richmond, Va., put together a 5-0 week in helping Randolph-Macon to a 3-0 week that included a 5-0 win over Shenandoah to move on to the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament. She competed at #3 singles and #1 doubles all week, going 2-0 in singles play. She defeated her singles opponents from Guilford (6-1, 6-0) and Bridgewater (6-2, 6-4) and was leading 6-1, 5-0 against SU when the match was ended due to reaching a point of completion. McDonald and partner Angelina Sportelli went 3-0 at #1 doubles, boasting wins of 8-1, 8-6 and 8-2 over their opponents from GC, BC and SU.
  • Olayemisi Ogunshina, Randolph-Macon, No. 3/4 Singles, No. 2 Doubles
    April 14, 2014
    Ogunshina, a senior from Baltimore, Md., helped the Yellow Jackets to four ODAC team match victories as she went 8-0 last week. R-MC defeated Sweet Briar (8-1), Randolph (7-2), Shenandoah (7-2) and Hollins (9-0). Ogunshina opened with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles against SBC. Shen then played out of the No. 4 spot against Randolph and Shenandoah, posting wins of 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-1. She returned to the third flight against Hollins, winning 6-1, 6-0. Ogunshina and teammate Kelsie Grice paired for four wins at No. 2 doubles, winning 8-0, 9-7, 8-0 and 8-0, sequentially.
  • Stella Di Michele, Emory & Henry, Fr., No. 1 Singles/No. 1 Doubles
    April 07, 2014
    Di Michele, a freshman from San Remo, Italy, went 4-0 last week to help the Wasps to a 1-1 showing with just four team players in each match. Di Michele won 6-2, 6-3 at #1 singles against Virginia Wesleyan. She and teammate Lauren Riner took down the Marlins' #1 duo, 8-3, in doubles action. Di Michele and Riner won by the same score at #1 doubles against Guilford. Di Michele dropped just one game in winning at #1 singles (6-0, 6-1), helping E&H to a 6-3 team win. Di Michele is currently 11-1 overall and 6-1 in the ODAC at #1 singles this season.
  • Dina Velazco, Randolph, So.
    March 31, 2014
    Velazco, a sophomore from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, went 6-0 individually as the WildCats won three matches. In a 6-0 win over Southern Virginia, Velazco won 6-1, 6-1 at #3 singles and joined partner Jenna Sweet in an 8-3 win at #2 doubles. In a 5-3 win over Emory & Henry on Friday, Velazco and Sweet won 8-4 at #2 doubles, with Velazco winning 6-4, 6-0 at #3 singles. in an 8-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan, Velazco moved up to #2 singles and posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory. She and Sweet won 8-3 at #2 doubles.
  • Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Jr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 24, 2014
    Meighan, a junior from McLean, Va., posted a perfect 4-0 record in leading the Generals to a 2-0 week. She won twice at No. 1 singles, dropping only five games in wins over Emory & Henry (6-3, 6-2) and Christopher Newport (6-0, 6-0). She and partner Patricia Kirkland lost only two games in posting 8-2 and 8-0 wins at No. 1 doubles, respectively. Meighan is now 17-2 in singles action and 15-3 with Kirkland in doubles play.
  • Katie Gordon, Bridgewater, Sr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    March 17, 2014
    Gordon, a senior from Winchester, Va., helped the Eagles to three wins during their spring break trip as she went 3-0 and No. 1 singles and 3-0 at No. 1 doubles with partner Maria Hawkins. The duo topped pairings from Marietta College (8-1), Ohio Wesleyan University (8-6) and Penn St.-Behrend (8-1). Gordon's singles wins came via 6-0, 6-1 (MC), 6-3, 6-1 (OWU) and 6-1, 6-0 (PSU-B) results, losing just six total games.
  • Marissa Cifuentes, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., No. 3 Singles, No. 1/2/3 Doubles
    March 10, 2014
    Cifuentes, a freshman from Virginia Beach, Va., put together a 7-1 overall showing between action at #3 singles and all three doubles flights for the Marlins. She posted singles wins over Sweet Briar College (6-0, 6-1 over Raifsnider), Guilford College (6-1, 6-0 over Giles), Randolph-Macon College (6-3, 6-2 over McDonald) and PSU-Abington (6-0, 6-1). She and partner Hannah Rice topped SBC (8-1 over Fletcher/Rutledge) and GC (8-3 over Prokosch/Stern) at #2 doubles, but the duo fell to R-MC (8-2 to Ogunshina/Grice) at the third flight. Cifuentes and Mia Proctor teamed up for #1 doubles action against PSU-Abington, posting an 8-1 win.
  • Brooke Donnelly, Washington and Lee, Fr., No. 3 Singles, No. 2 Doubles
    March 03, 2014
    Donelly, a freshman from Kennesaw, Ga., went 3-0 in the Generals' 2-0 week that included conference wins over Lynchburg and Sweet Briar. Donnelly, competing at #3 singles and #2 doubles, earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Carter Vaughn from LC. She and teammate Claire Cahill knocked off Vaughn and Madison Dixon, 8-1, in doubles play. Against SBC, Donnelly didn't participate in singles aciton, but she and Cahill topped Gina Rutledge and Ashley Fletcher, 8-0.
  • Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Jr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1 Doubles
    February 24, 2014
    Meighan, a junior from McLean, Va., led the Generals to a 1-1 showing that including a 9-0 win over Bridgewater and a 8-1 setback to NCAA Division III James Madison. Against BC, Meighan won 6-0, 6-1 over Katie Gordon at No. 1 singles. Meighan and Patricia Kirkland teamed up at No. 1 doubles to defeat Gordon and Maria Hawkins, 8-0. Against JMU, Meighan lost the first set to Taylor Pinchoff at No. 1 singles, but came back to win set two, 7-5. Pinchoff closed out the match, 11-9, in the third set. The Generals' point came from Meighan and Kirkland at No. 1 doubles as the duo topped Pinchoff and Alex Huie, 9-7.
  • Meghan Buell, Washington and Lee, Jr., No. 1 singles/No. 1 doubles
    February 17, 2014
    Buell, a junior from New Albany, Ohio, led the Generals to a 9-0 win over Virginia Wesleyan to open the spring season. Playing from both the #1 singles and doubles positions against the Marlins, Buell turned back Mia Proctor in singles play in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. She and Chelsea Mixon parterned to defeated Proctor and Hannah Parent, 8-2, in doubles action.