Women's Tennis Falls to Number One Ranked Team

May 7 - (LEXINGTON, Va.) – Carnegie Mellon's women's tennis team's season came to a close Sunday, May 7 with a 5-0 loss to the number one ranked team in the nation, Washington & Lee University. The Generals are undefeated on the year (26-0) and move on to the national quarterfinals to be held in Santa Cruz, California next weekend.

The Tartans #1 doubles combination of junior Mona Iyer (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) and sophomore Amy Staloch (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow) lost their first match in their last 11 attempts, falling 8-6 in a close match. The remaining scores are below.

Singles:
1. Emily Applegate (W&L) def. Amy Staloch (CMU) 6-2, retired
2. Katie Tabb (W&L) vs. Mona Iyer (CMU) unfinished
3. Ginny Wortham (W&L) vs. Sheena David (CMU) unfinished
4. Kristen McClung (W&L) vs. Alison Liu (CMU) unfinished
5. Leah Weston (W&L) def. Samantha Schultz (CMU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Kelly Will (W&L) vs. Mai Otsuka (CMU) unfinished

Doubles:
1. Applegate/McClung (W&L) def. Iyer/Staloch (CMU) 8-6
2. Tabb/Wortham (W&L) def. David/Samantha (CMU) 8-6
3. Lisa Mabry/Weston (W&L) def. Liu/Otsuka (CMU) 8-4

The Tartans team season ended with their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and a second place finish at the University Athletic Association Championships.