Fredericksburg, Va.-- The #21 University of Mary Washington women's tennis team fell to the #3 Blue Jays, 6-3, on Saturday. UMW took two of the doubles points, but Johns Hopkins took five of the six singles matches for the victory. The Eagles fall to 14-7 on the year.
Lindsay Raulston and Shelby Harris picked up a big win at one doubles over Amanda Austi and Hailey Hogan. The duo won 8-4. Alex Ritter and Alina Suyama also picked up a point for the Eagles at two doubles. Ritter and Suyama won 8-6 over Stephanie Rettig and Shannon Herndon.
Raulston was the lone Eagle to win in singles. Lindsay picked up a hard faught three setter, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 10-6 at one singles against Austi.
The Eagles are back on the courts in the CAC Tournament Semifinals. UMW earned the number one seed, and will face the winner of #5 York and #4 St. Mary's on Tuesday, April 22nd.
#3 Johns Hopkins 6, #21 University of Mary Washington 3
Apr 19, 2014 at Fredericksburg, Va.
| Singles competition |
| 1. RAULSTON, Lindsay (UMWWT) def. Amanda Austi (JHUW) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 10-6 |
| 2. Ashnaa Rao (JHUW) def. HARRIS, Shelby (UMWWT) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 3. Hailey Hogan (JHUW) def. SMITH, Mackenzie (UMWWT) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 4. Elaine Baik (JHUW) def. RITTER, Alex (UMWWT) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 5. Shannon Herndon (JHUW) def. GAUL, Christina (UMWWT) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Stephanie Rettig (JHUW) def. FLOOD, Berri (UMWWT) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. RAULSTON, Lindsay/HARRIS, Shelby (UMWWT) def. Amanda Austi/Hailey Hogan (JHUW) 8-4 |
| 2. RITTER, Alex/SUYAMA, Alina (UMWWT) def. Stephanie Rettig/Shannon Herndon (JHUW) 8-6 |
| 3. Ashnaa Rao/Olivia Kasten (JHUW) def. SMITH, Mackenzie/BARROW, Ashley (UMWWT) 8-5 |