From Washington University Athletics
The No. 9-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's tennis team split two matches Saturday to finish in third place at the Midwest Invitational.
The Bears came up short in a 5-4 loss to No. 26 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the semifinal, before defeating Kenyon College 5-2 in the third-place match. Junior Rebecca Ho posted a 4-0 record on the day, including two wins over ranked opponents in the loss to UW-Whitewater.
#26 UW-Whitewater Match-by-Match Results:
Doubles:
1. #16 Megan Humphreys/Bridgid McGuire (UWW) def. Grace Deering/Jamie Silverberg (WASHU) 9-7
2. Kaylan Griffith/Rebecca Ho (WASHU) def. #9 Alicia Beck/Jillian Wallace (UWW) 8-5
3. Gabi Kitchell/Alexandra Talyansky (UWW) def. Mindy Borovsky/Lily Schroeder (WASHU) 8-5
Singles:
1. #37 Rebecca Ho (WASHU) def. #5 Megan Humphreys (UWW) 6-3, 6-4
2. #17 Gabi Kitchell (UWW) def. Jamie Silverberg (WASHU) 6-2, 5-7 1-0 (10-4)
3. Grace Deering (WASHU) def. Bridgid McGuire (UWW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Alexandra Talyansky (UWW) def. Kaylan Griffith (WASHU) 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11-9)
5. Jillian Wallace (UWW) def. Kate Lee (WASHU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Lisa Chionis (WASHU) def. Alicia Beck (UWW) 6-2, 6-4
Kenyon Match-by-Match Results:
Doubles:
1. Alyssa Moreau/Samantha Murphy (KEN) def. Grace Deering/Jamie Silverberg (WASHU) 8-6
2. Mindy Borovsky/Rebecca Ho (WASHU) def. Maggie Sweeney/Grace Winslow (KEN) 8-5
3. Kaylan Griffith/Lily Schroeder (WASHU) def. Diana Aboubakare/Jenna Murray (KEN) 8-4
Singles:
1. #37 Rebecca Ho (WASHU) def. Diana Aboubakare (KEN) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jamie Silverberg (WASHU) def. Jenna Murray (KEN) 6-1, 6-2
3. Grace Deering (WASHU) vs. Maggie Sweeney (KEN) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished
4. Kaylan Griffith (WASHU) vs. Samantha Murphy (KEN) 5-3, unfinished
5. Lisa Chionis (WASHU) def. Grace Winslow (KEN) 6-1, 6-1
6. Annie Reiner (KEN) def. Kate Lee (WASHU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Notes:
• WashU is 6-6 against ranked teams this season.
• The Bears also defeated Kenyon March 15 – an 8-1 victory for WashU in Claremont, Calif.
• Ho increased her career win total to 118, moving ahead of Gloria Abramson (1994-98) for 12th on WashU's all-time wins leaderboard.
• Sophomore Grace Deering's win at No. 3 singles vs. UW-Whitewater was her 70th career victory.
• Freshman Lisa Chionis improved to 8-2 in singles matches this season, including a 7-1 mark in dual matches.
WashU is 10-6 overall after the two matches, while UW-Whitewater improved to 18-2 with its win over the Bears and Kenyon dropped to 8-9 with its loss.