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Bridgewater senior Hilary Teeter was named to the VaSID All-State College Division second team released Monday.Washington & Lee's Katie Tabb was named Player of the Year and W&L's Eric Ishida was named Coach of the Year. Rookie of the Year was Lisa Dyke from Christopher Newport University. |
Bridgewater College placed two players on the All-ODAC first-team in singles and two doubles teams also made first-team on the All-ODAC squad. Earning first-team honors in singles were Jessica Hill and Alissa Michael. Hill posted a 9-2 record at No. 4 singles and a 4-1 mark when playing No. 3. Hill was7-3 vs. ODAC foes. Michael was 8-4 at No. 3 singles and 4-2 at No. 2. She finished with a 9-3 mark against conference opponents. Michael and Kelly O’Connell were named to the All-ODAC first team doubles squad along with Hilary Teeter and Diana Ricker. The Michael-O’Connell duo posted a 9-2 record at No. 3 doubles and a 6-2 mark at No. 2 doubles. They were 10-3 against ODAC competition. Teeter and Ricker played No. 1 doubles throughout the spring and finished with a 12-2 overall record. They were 10-1 within the ODAC. Four Eagles – Teeter, Ricker, Pipkin and Megan Mathias - were named to the All-ODAC second team in singles. Teeter finished with a 9-9 overall record and a 7-6 mark against ODAC foes while playing No. 1 singles. Ricker was 10-3 overall and 9-1 against conference competition while splitting time at No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Pipkin finished 10-4 overall and 6-2 within the conference at No. 2 singles. Mathias posted a 13-5 overall record and a 9-3 conference mark while splitting most of her matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles. The Hill-Pipkin pair earned second-team All-ODAC honors in doubles. They were 10-3 overall and 6-1 against ODAC competition. |
Bridgewater senior Hilary Teeter picked up one of the top conference awards Sunday when she received the ODAC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor. Teeter finished the season with a 9-9 record at No. 1 singles. In doubles she was 13-2 at No. 1 doubles and 3-1 at No. 2 doubles. Teeter is a senior communications studies major from Gettysburg, Pa. |
The Bridgewater College women’s tennis team lost in the championship match of the ODAC tournament Sunday, losing 9-0 to the nation’s top ranked team, the Washington & Lee Generals.W&L won all singles matches in straight sets and also swept the three doubles matches. W&L is now 24-0 on the season while the Eagles finish with a 15-4 record with two of the losses coming against the Generals. SINGLES 1. Kelly Will (W&L) def. Hilary Teeter (BC) 6-4, 6-0 2. Leah Weston (W&L) def. Alissa Michael (BC) 6-0, 6-1 3. Rebecca Timmins (W&L) def. Jessica Hill (BC) 6-0, 6-3 4. Meg Spalitta (W&L) def. Diana Ricker (BC) 6-1, 6-0 5. Katie Duncan (W&L) def. Megan Mathias (BC) 6-2, 6-0 6. Rhodes Proctor (W&L) def. Kelly O'Connell (BC) 6-0, 6-0 DOUBLES 1. Katie Tabb/Lauren Caire (W&L) def. Hilary Teeter/Diana Ricker (BC) 8-2 2. Leah Weston/Rebecca Timmins (W&L) def. Alissa Michael/Kelly O'Connell (BC) 8-4 3. Katie Duncan/Rhodes Proctor (W&L) def. Jessica Hill/Megan Mathias (BC) 8-2 |
The Bridgewater College women’s tennis team advanced to the championship match of the ODAC tournament with a hard-fought 5-4 victory over Hollins on Saturday. The Eagles will meet the nation’s top-ranked team, the Washington & Lee Generals, for the title Sunday at 10 a.m. The Eagles opened play against Hollins by taking a 2-1 lead after doubles action. Hilary Teeter and Diana Ricker won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and Jessica Hill and Megan Mathias won 8-5 at No. 3. BC’s No. 2 team, Alissa Michael and Kelly O’Connell lost a tough 9-8 decision to Hollins’ Nathalie Faure and Maggie Bai. Bai and Faure picked up wins for Hollins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but the Eagles win three of the remaining four flights to win the match. Bai defeated Teeter 7-6, 6-3 and Faure held off Michael 7-6, 6-4. Hollins’ other singles win came at No. 5 where Anne Ailstock defeated Mathias in three sets. Hill held off Sarah Budrus to win the third flight for the Eagles while Ricker and O’Connell posted convincing wins at No. 4 and No. 6. Ricker won her match at No. 4 6-1, 6-1 while O’Connell took a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 6. The Eagles are now 15-3 overall. |