LEXINGTON, Va. – The Sweet Briar College tennis team (8-4, 4-1 ODAC) fell to the No. 13 Washington and Lee University Generals (7-4, 4-0 ODAC) on the road today by a score of 7-0.
In doubles action, the duo of Guilarte/Patino put up a strong showing against the General's No. 1 team of Long/Lorenz, winning the match 6-4 while the No. 3 pairing of Lima/Minton managed to take two games from Donovan/Webb.
Senior
Ana Patino (Medellín, Colombia) battled No. 30 Allie Murrell at the No. 2 spot, 6-2, 6-3 and sophomore
Juli Caracciolo (Los Cardales, Argentina) also took on ranked competition in her No. 1 match against regionally-ranked Lauren Long.
Junior
Alex Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and both sophomores
Isadora Lima (Natal, Brazil) and
Maggie Minton (Wytheville, Va.) had stronger second-set showings in their matches while sophomore
Lucia Bovard (Mount Pleasant, N.C.) took one game in each of her No. 6 sets.
Highlights
- The duo of Guilarte/Patino is the first doubles pairing to win against Washington and Lee since 2023.
- At least two Vixens won three or more singles games for the ninth straight outing against the Generals.
What's Next
The Vixens will continue Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action tomorrow, March 28th, at Randolph-Macon
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