Sophomore Rebecca Ho of the Washington University women’s tennis team won two of three matches to capture fifth place at the 2014 USTA/ITA National Small College Championships at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C., this past weekend.

Ho qualified for the eight-person singles tournament by winning the Central Region Singles Championship in September. This weekend, Ho recovered after falling in the opening round to win her next two matches and conclude the fall season in winning fashion.

Ho was the first player to compete in Small College Nationals in head coach Kelly Stahlhuth’s 10-year tenure.

On Thursday, Ho lost to No. 4 seed Beatrice Rosen of Emory University in three sets by scores of 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 1-6, to drop into the consolation bracket. On Friday, Ho triumphed over top-seeded Caroline Ward of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges with a three-set victory, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, to advance to the fifth-place match on Saturday.

Facing No. 3 seed Andrea Madrigal of the University of La Verne in the final match, Ho trailed 4-2 in the third set before reeling off the final four games to win the set and notch a fifth-place finish with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory.