2018 Women's Tennis Players of the Week

  • Michelle Fleenor, Washington and Lee, Sr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 24, 2018
    Fleenor, a senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., put the finish touches on her regular season with a 5-1 combined week at #1 singles and #1 doubles. She and Mary Hampton McNeal won 8-2 over Shenandoah in doubles play. Fleenor added a 6-0, 6-0, victory at top-flight singles for a 9-0 team victory. She helped the Generals finish their ODAC slate at 11-0 with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 singles win over Christina Harris from Lynchburg, making her the first player to defeat LC's top option in singles play this season. Fleenor and Ashton Jenne added an 8-3 win in doubles play towards a 7-2 team victory. Nationally 15th-ranked Washington and Lee then came up just short, 5-4, in a showdown with #19 Mary Washington. Fleenor won 6-3, 6-4 in singles play, but she and Jenne fell, 8-2, to regionally second-ranked duo Ashley Barrow and Kait Brogan. Fleenor enters the ODAC Tournament 15-4 overall in singles play including 12-3 at #1 and 5-0 versus league foes. She is 11-11 combined with three different partners in doubles action, all from the top flight.
  • Whitney Kiser, Bridgewater, So., #1/2 Singles, #1/2 Doubles
    April 24, 2018
    Kiser, a sophomore from Mt. Solon, Va., went 7-1 in four matches for the Eagles with Bridgewater picking up a pair of ODAC team wins along the way. In a 9-0 victory over Shenandoah, Kiser paired with Shannon Quinn for an 8-0 win at #2 doubles before earning a 6-2, 6-0, victory at #1 singles. Kiser and Jamiah Lewis took an 8-3 loss at #1 doubles against Virginia Wesleyan, but Kiser recovered for a 6-3, 6-3, win at #2 singles. Kiser and Lewis put themselves in the win column at #1 doubles against Guilford with an 8-1 result. Kiser helped put the caps on a 9-0 team win with a 6-1, 6-1, victory at #2 singles. Kiser and Quinn renewed their partnership in a team win over Southern Virginia with an 8-4 victory at #2 doubles. Kiser returned to top-flight singles with a 6-1, 6-3 win.
  • Christina Harris, Lynchburg, So., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 16, 2018
    Harris, a sophomore from Falls Church, Va., continues to roll thru the spring season with little more than a blip on her singles record as she went 4-0 between doubles and singles action in the Hornets 1-1 week. She and Sarah Wyly earned an 8-5 win at #1 doubles against Randolph. Harris followed with a 6-0, 6-2, victory at #1 singles to help Lynchburg to a 6-3 team triumph. In a 5-2 team setback to Roanoke, Harris was responsible for (or partly so) for both of the Hornets' points. She and Wyly won 8-5 for a second time at #1 doubles. Harris then picked up a 6-1, 6-1, triumph at #1 singles. She is now 12-0 in top-flight singles matches this spring. 
  • Keyu Jin, Randolph, So., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 09, 2018
    Jin, a sophomore from Kunming, China, put together a 4-0 week combined with doubles and singles play as Randolph posted a pair of key conference victories to stay in the top-half of the league table. Jin opened with an 8-4 victory at #1 doubles with Aubrey Hawn and followed with a 6-2, 6-2, victory at #1 singles in the WildCats 6-3 team triumph over Roanoke. She and Hawn appeared in the winner's column against Virginia Wesleyan with an 8-3 top flight win. Jin added a 6-1, 6-0, singles victory to help Randolph to a 5-0 team win. For the season, Jin is 10-5 in overall singles matches including 8-3 from the first position. She has won six of her last seven singles showdowns. She and Hawn are 6-4 in doubles play.
  • Christina Harris, Lynchburg, So., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
    April 02, 2018
    Harris, a sophomore from Falls Church, Va., continues to roll thru the spring season unbeaten in singles matches, helping Lynchburg to its best start at 8-3 overall and 4-0 in ODAC play with a five-match winning streak. Harris won at both #1 singles and #1 doubles in the Hornets 7-2 team win over Bridgewater. She and Sarah Wyly posted an 8-2 win in doubles action, while Harris picked up a 6-1, 6-2, triumph in singles play. For the season, Harris is 10-0 at #1 singles and 9-2 in all doubles matches with three different partners.
  • Ashley Schmitz, Randolph, So., #2 Singles, #2 Doubles
    March 26, 2018
    Schmitz, a sophomore from Keswick, Va., went 6-0 last week in helping Randolph to a trio of team victories including a pair of conference wins. Schmitz and Lauren Appel won 8-2 at #2 doubles and then Schmitz won 6-1, 6-3, at #2 singles in an 8-1 victory over Sweet Briar. She and Appel picked up an 8-1 at #2 doubles with Schmitz adding a 6-1, 6-0, victory at #2 singles in another 8-1 team triumph, this time over Emory & Henry. Schmitz and Appel completed their 3-0 trek at #2 doubles with an 8-3 victory over Averett. Schmitz then won 6-1, 6-2, to complete the WildCats 7-2 win over AU and wrap up her own 3-0 week at #2 singles.
  • Nicole Shifflett, Bridgewater, So., #3 Singles, #2 Doubles
    March 19, 2018
    Shifflett, a sophomore from Grottoes, Va., helped the Eagles to a pair of conference victories last week as she went 4-0 combined at #3 singles and #2 doubles. Shifflett and partner Stephanie Barton won 8-6 in doubles play against Randolph College. Shifflet then came thru with a 6-3, 6-0 victory in singles action for another part towards Bridgewater's 8-1 team victory. She again racked up two points in BC's 9-0 triumph over Emory & Henry. She won 6-1, 6-0 in her singles match and then joined Barton for an 8-1 triumph in doubles play.
  • Christina Harris, Lynchburg, So., #1 Singles. #1 Doubles
    March 12, 2018
    Harris, a sophomore from Falls Church, Va., picks up her second straight weekly honor after helping Lynchburg to a trio of team wins at the Spring Tennis Fest in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Harris competed at #1 singles in two matches and #1 doubles in all three outings, going a combined 5-0. She and teammate Caroline Guill won 8-1 in doubles play on the way to a 9-0 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan. Harris took down Kalli Saffran, 6-0, 6-0, in singles play and joined Guill for an 8-2 decision in doubles action for a tight 5-4 triumph over St. John Fisher. Harris then defeated Emily Rutkowski, 6-1, 6-2, and partnered with Guill for an 8-2 result in doubles play on the way to an 8-1 team win over Eastern Nazarene.
  • Christina Harris, Lynchburg, So.
    March 05, 2018
    Harris, a sophomore from Falls Church, Va., went 2-0 at #1 singles and 1-1 at #1 doubles in the Hornets 1-1 week as as team. Harris won 6-0, 6-0 in singles play and paired with Caroline Guill for an 8-2 in doubles action in a 9-0 team win over Hollins. Harris was then responsible for LC's lone point in an 8-1 loss to NCAA Division II member Milligan. She won 6-1, 6-0 in singles play and took an 8-3 loss with Guill in the doubles competition.
  • Valerie Marshall, Washington and Lee, Fy.
    February 26, 2018
    Marshall, a first-year from Arlington, Va., helped the nationally 12th-ranked Generals to a pair of wins last week including a conference triumph over Randolph, 9-0, and a non-conference victory over 13th-ranked Johnson Hopkins, 7-2. Marshall won 6-2, 6-2, at #1 singles against Randolph. She and teammate Lily Horsley added an 8-2 win at #1 doubles. Then versus JHU, Marshall won 6-1, 6-4 at #2 singles after joining Horsley for an 8-3 victory at #2 doubles.
  • Michelle Fleenor, Washington and Lee, Sr.
    February 19, 2018
    Fleenor, a senior from Chattanooga, Tenn., went 4-0 to start the spring season and help Washington and Lee to a pair of team wins. In a 9-0 triumph over Roanoke, Fleenor wont 6-0, 6-1, over Jessica Kennedy at #1 singles. Fleenor and teammate Lauren Hassell posted an 8-1 victory at #1 doubles over Kennedy and Avery Smith. Then came a showdown of nationally-ranked opponents with the #12 Generals taking down 26th-ranked Christopher Newport University, 8-1. Fleenor came back for a 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 win at #1 singles over Johanna Ranta-aho. She and Hassell posted an 8-3 win at #1 doubles over McKinney Harwood and Alexandra Drye