(Tennis) Sophomore Gabrielle Clark became the third player in the history of the Emory University women’s tennis program to win the singles draw at the NCAA Division III Championships. Clark, seeded third in the tournament, upset top-seeded Lok-Sze Leung of Middlebury in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the championship match to claim the title.
(Tennis) Emory University senior Zahra Dawson claimed the match-clinching singles victory during the fifth-ranked Eagles third round victory over seventh-ranked Washington and Lee University. The 20th-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South Region battled to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win over Patricia Kirkland (ranked 18th in the region) in the third singles match, giving the Eagles’ the clinching point in the team’s 5-2 win.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Malavika Padmanabhan won both of her singles matches and one of her two doubles contests at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in Altamonte Springs, FL last weekend.
(Tennis) Emory University senior Zahra Dawson won the second singles match during the Eagles’ 9-0 win over Georgia Perimeter College on ‘Senior Day’ to move into second-place in school history for career singles victories.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Brenna Kelly went 4-0 in fifth singles play and 3-1 in second doubles matches last week. During a suspended match against the Division I University of Alabama – Birmingham on Tuesday, Kelly won her singles match 6-4, 6-2, and teamed with Malavika Padmanabhan to defeat their doubles counterparts 8-6.
(Tennis) Emory University senior Zahra Dawson won both of her singles and doubles matches during a pair of victories for the second-ranked Eagles against nationally-ranked opponents last week. On Thursday’s 9-0 win against the 16th-ranked University of the South, Dawson teamed with Gabrielle Clark in the first doubles match to claim an 8-1 win over the region’s fifth-ranked pairing.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Gabrielle Clark was a perfect 2-0 in the first singles role and 3-0 in first doubles contests, helping the Eagles to a 2-1 week against three opponents ranked in the top-10 nationally.
(Tennis) Emory University senior Zahra Dawson won her only singles match and both of her doubles matches during the Eagles’ Puerto Rico trip last week. Against the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Dawson teamed with Gabrielle Clark to win the first doubles match by an 8-0 score.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Malavika Padmanabhan won both her singles and doubles matches against Brenau University on Tuesday, helping the third-ranked Eagles to a 6-3 win over the Golden Tigers.
(Tennis) Emory University junior Jordan Wylie won the first singles match and third doubles match during the third-ranked Eagles’ 7-2 win over Shorter College, the 15th-ranked NAIA squad. Facing the nationally 22nd-ranked player in the NAIA, Wylie earned a straight-set 6-1, 6-2 victory.
(Tennis) Emory University freshman Catharine Harris won all three of her singles matches last week, helping the third-ranked Eagles to a 2-1 record. Against Columbus State University on Saturday, the 12th-ranked Division II team, Harris scored the only point for the Eagles with a 6-3, 7-5 win in the fourth singles match.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Brenna Kelly claimed a singles victory during the third-ranked Eagles’ loss to Auburn University Montgomery on Sunday. Kelly was leading AUM’s Hagar Caro 6-2, 4-1, when Caro retired from the match, giving Kelly the victory.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Gabrielle Clark and senior Zahra Dawson won the NCAA Division III doubles draw at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Alabama. The third-seeded pairing won both of their first two matches of the draw in straight sets, before defeating top-seeded Laura Chen and Courtney Chin of Carnegie Mellon University 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the championship match.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Gabrielle Clark and senior Zahra Dawson won the NCAA Division III doubles draw at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Alabama. The third-seeded pairing won both of their first two matches of the draw in straight sets, before defeating top-seeded Laura Chen and Courtney Chin of Carnegie Mellon University 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the championship match.
(Tennis) Emory University sophomore Gabrielle Clark won both the singles and doubles draws of the 2011 USTA/ITA Fall South Regional Championships in Atlanta, GA last weekend. Clark, the top-seeded singles player, dropped just 14 games over her six match victories during the tournament.
Gabrielle Clark
May 29, 2012(Tennis) Sophomore Gabrielle Clark became the third player in the history of the Emory University women’s tennis program to win the singles draw at the NCAA Division III Championships. Clark, seeded third in the tournament, upset top-seeded Lok-Sze Leung of Middlebury in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the championship match to claim the title.
