Box Score NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Playing on a crisp February morning at the James River Country Club, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's tennis team suffered a 6-3 loss to No. 23 Washington & Lee University (2-0) in the spring season opener on Sunday. Junior Kara Ferner earned a singles and doubles win for the Captains to highlight the afternoon's performance for Christopher Newport.

Christopher Newport dropped the first match at No. 2 doubles before Reagan Delp and Ferner earned an 8-3 win against Valerie Marshall and Ashton Jenne at No. 3. The tough match at No. 1 featured Johanna Ranta-aho and Olivia Reed, the senior tandem for Christopher Newport, outlasting Lily Horsley and Taylor Garcia for the Generals, 8-5. 

In singles play, W&L won the first four matches to clinch the team victory before Ferner earned the lone singles point for the Captains at No. 5. She downed Anna Kreynin 0-6, 7-5, 10-7 to pick up the win. 

Three of the singles bouts went to a third set as Marta Mikos needed extra time to defeat Ranta-aho at No. 1 (0-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Claire Lacksen held off Captains' newcomer Kendra Womack at No. 6 (7-6, 6-7, 10-1). 

Christopher Newport, now 0-3 to start the season, will host Millsaps College on Saturday, February 15 at 12:30 p.m. in their next match. 


2019-20 W&L Women's Tennis
Wash. & Lee vs Chris. Newport (Feb 09, 2020)
#23 Wash. & Lee 6, #30 Chris. Newport 3
Feb 09, 2020 at Newport News, Va. (James River Country Club)
 

Singles competition

1. Marta Mikos (WLUW) def. Johanna Ranta-Aho (CNU) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2

2. #44 Taylor Garcia (WLUW) def. Olivia Reed (CNU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Valerie Marshall (WLUW) def. Reagan Delp (CNU) 7-6, 6-2

4. Lily Horsley (WLUW) def. Amanda Yermal (CNU) 6-0, 6-0

5. Kara Ferner (CNU) def. Anna Kreynin (WLUW) 0-6, 7-5, 10-7

6. Claire Lacksen (WLUW) def. Kendra Womack (CNU) 7-6, 6-7, 10-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Johanna Ranta-Aho/Olivia Reed (CNU) def. Lily Horsley/Taylor Garcia (WLUW) 8-5

2. Anna Kreynin/Marta Mikos (WLUW) def. Kendra Womack/Amanda Yermal (CNU) 8-2

3. Reagan Delp/Kara Ferner (CNU) def. Valerie Marshall/Ashton Jenne (WLUW) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Wash. & Lee 2-0; National ranking #23; Regional ranking #5

Chris. Newport 0-3; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #6

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,1,3,5,6)