Lady Eagles take fourth straight national title, 5th overall
Peachtree, GA— This is what a dynasty looks like. Oxford Emory claimed the NJCAA DIII Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday to becoming the first team to capture four consecutive titles. In the process, Oxford Emory claimed its record breaking fifth overall NJCAA DIII championship by dominating the field.
The Lady Eagles tallied a tournament-best 45 team points to win the title. The total points are the most for the Eagles in its four-year run. Suffolk County from totaled 26 points to finish second, followed by Rowan-Gloucester who recorded 21 points.
Freshman Victoria Jones took home No. 1 singles for Oxford Emory, Cody Lu captured No. 2 singles. Sophomore Ally Render took the No. 3 singles title, Preethi Dharmavarapu claimed No. 4 singles, Joyce Min won No. 5 and June Woo finished the sweep taking the No. 6 singles.
Oxford Emory captured all six singles flights for the third consecutive year. The Eagles also won all three doubles flights for the fourth-straight year as Jones and Lu teamed up to win No. 1 doubles.
The five DIII titles for the Eagles, breaks the previous record for most all-time previously held by Mercer County(NJ). The team standings and final scores are listed below.
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS |
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COLLEGE |
PTS |
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Oxford Emory (GA) |
45 |
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Suffolk County (NY) |
26 |
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Rowan-Gloucester (NJ) |
21 |
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SUNY Broome (NY) |
14 |
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5. |
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Northampton (PA) |
12.5 |
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Singles Champions |
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FLIGHT |
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NAME |
COLLEGE |
CLASS |
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#1 |
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Victoria Jones |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
Fr. |
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#2 |
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Cody Lu |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
Fr. |
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#3 |
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Ally Render |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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#4 |
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Preethi Dharmavarapu |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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#5 |
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Joyce Min |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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#6 |
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June Woo |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
Fr. |
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Doubles Champions |
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FLIGHT |
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NAMES |
COLLEGE |
CLASS |
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#1 |
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Victoria Jones |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
Fr. |
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Cody Lu |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
Fr. |
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#2 |
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Joyce Min |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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Ally Render |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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#3 |
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Delaney Anderson |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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Preethi Dharmavarapu |
Oxford Emory (GA) |
So. |
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Coach of the Tournament |
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NAME |
COLLEGE |
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Pernilla Hardin |
Oxford Emory |
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Spirit of the Competition Award |
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NAME |
COLLEGE |
Class |
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June Woo |
Oxford Emory |
FR |
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