Women’s Tennis

Women’s tennis duo wins program’s first nationals doubles title at ITA Cup

Over the four-day tournament from Oct. 10-13, Archer and Bui swept the competition, winning four straight matches without dropping a single set.

| Managing Sports Editor

No. 7 women’s tennis ends “special season” with highest ranking in program history

For the Washington University women’s tennis team, the 2024 season was one to remember. The team finished with a 19-5 record, logging their highest win total in the last decade. After missing out on the NCAA tournament as a team the last two seasons, they not only punched their ticket, but hosted and won a regional to earn a berth in the Elite Eight for just the sixth time in program history. 

| Managing Sports Editor

Men’s and women’s tennis run into roadblock against Denison and UChicago

Entering the weekend of April 12, the Washington University men’s and women’s tennis teams had a lot on the line.

| Staff Writer

No. 10 women’s tennis dominates No. 9 Trinity and No. 29 Southwestern

After losing to No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 11, the Bears have now rattled off five straight wins, all of which have come away from home against teams ranked in the Top 32 of the nation. The Bears shot up from No. 17 to No. 10 in the national rankings released March 27, and are likely to keep rising after two more impressive wins.

| Contributing Writer

No. 2 men’s and No. 17 women’s tennis teams put on a masterclass against North Central and DePauw

After placing second in the 2024 ITA national indoor tennis championship, the No. 9 Washington University men’s tennis team was looking to take this momentum into the outdoor part of the season. They did just that, going 2-0 to start this new part of the season. The women’s team, ranked No. 15 in the country, similarly dominated, winning their only match of the weekend 8-1 over North Central College.

| Staff Writer

Women’s tennis pulls off first round upset, finishes fourth at UAA

The Bears rallied in the first round, defeating No. 14 Carnegie Mellon to clinch a spot in the semifinals. From there, however, the Bears struggled against tougher opposition, losing 5-0 to   No.7 Emory, the conference’s second seed, but fell 5-3 to No. 18 New York University (NYU) to finish fourth in the conference.

| Sports Editor

Women’s tennis opens season with a win

The win brought the Bears to a perfect 1-0 start under second-year coach Paige Madara.

| Contributing Writer

Women’s tennis falls in NCAA tournament Sweet 16

The team finished the year with an 9-4 record, with an eight-game win streak in the middle of the season.

| Senior Sports Editor

‘I think we have a pretty good shot to win the whole thing’: Men’s tennis wins big against Principia

The team is nearing the end of the regular season, and they have high hopes for the postseason.

and | Contributing Reporter and Senior Sports Editor

After long wait, track and field opens season with home win, while women’s tennis and golf keep on rolling

The Washington University track and field team had not competed in person in over a year before this weekend’s meet. But they made the best of it, winning the meet to get the season started after numerous pauses due to COVID-19 restrictions.

and | Staff Reporters

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