From Emory University Athletics
The Emory University Women's Tennis team, ranked first in Division III, set a new program record with their 25th win of the season, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships with a 5-0 victory over 19th-ranked Washington and Lee University on Sunday at the Woodruff Physical Education Center on Sunday.
Emory improved to 25-2 overall on the season, surpassing the
previous program record for wins in single season, set in both 2003
and 2004. The Eagles also remained undefeated against
Division III opposition with a 17-0 record, including a 10-0 mark
against nationally-ranked D-III opponents.
The Eagles opened the match in dominating fashion, sweeping all
three matches from the Generals in doubles play. Emory
registered its first point of the match with an 8-0 win from
senior Brenna Kelly and freshman Katarina
Su over Brooke Donnelly and Claire Cahill in the third
contest. Sophomore Beatrice Rosen and
junior Rebecca Siegler followed with an 8-2 win over
Meghan Buell and Chelsea Mixson at second doubles, and at first
doubles, senior Gabrielle Clark and Michelle
Satterfield completed the sweep with an 8-4 win over Sonja
Meighan and Patricia Kirkland.
Playing in the final home match of her career, Clark earned a
flawless 6-0, 6-0 win over Meighan at first singles, claiming the
100th singles victory of her collegiate
career. She joins Mary Ellen Gordon, who won 115 during her
Emory career, as the only two Eagles in the program's history to
reach the century mark in singles wins.
Minutes later, Satterfield would punch the Eagles' ticket to the
quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Buell at second
singles.
Emory was also leading in the other four singles matches when play
was stopped, with Rosen up 6-5 in the first set against Kirkland at
third singles, Goodman leading 6-3, 2-1 over Donnelly at fourth
singles, sophomore Madison Gordon holding a 6-2, 3-1
advantage over Mixson at fifth singles, and Su up 6-3, 1-1 against
Mary Elizabeth Shutley at sixth singles.
Washington and Lee closed out its campaign with an 18-3 overall
record.
With the win, the Eagles will advance to the quarterfinals of the
NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships in Claremont,
California. This is Emory's 24th appearance
in the NCAA Quarterfinals, including 13 of the last 14 years and
seven-consecutive trips for the Eagles.