Emory University sophomore Zahra Dawson led the second-ranked Eagles to a 6-3 win over eighth-ranked DePauw University with wins in both her singles and doubles matches. Dawson teamed with Lorne McManigle to earn the Eagles their only doubles victory of the match, defeating her first-doubles counterparts, who are ranked third in the Central Region, by a score of 8-3. In singles play, she won her second-singles match by a score of 6-1, 6-2 over the 20th-ranked singles player in the Central Region. Dawson, ranked second in doubles and third in singles in the Atlantic South Region, improved to 14-6 in doubles matches and to 13-5 in singles play this season. She has helped Emory remain undefeated (11-0) against Division III opponents this season, guiding the squad to a 13-2 overall record.
Zahra Dawson
Posted: Mar 22, 2010