Emory won a third consecutive Division III Women's Tennis Championships team title May 18-23 at Kalamazoo, beating previously unbeaten Washington and Lee, 5-3, in the final.

Though Washington and Lee came up short in the team portion of the tournament, the Generals' Lyndsay Hagerman took the national singles crown with a victory over Liz Bondi of DePauw. The doubles competition was an all-Gustavus Adolphus affair, as Tara Houlihan and Lyndsey Palen beat teammates Lauren Hom and Kara Smiley in the championship match.

Emory started the team championship with wins in two of the three doubles matches, including a 9-8 (3) win by Jamie Chan and partner Carina Alberelli at No. 1 doubles. Ananad and Lindsay Tiemeyer recorded the other Eagles victory at No. 3 doubles, though teammates Serena Burkard and Alexandra Gross fell to Washington and Lee's Emily Applegate and Kristen McClung at No. 2 doubles.

The Eagles earned singles points from Richelle Marasigan, Chan and Indu Anand to clinch Emory's fourth title overall (the Eagles also won in 1996). Alberelli, playing in the No. 1 singles spot, lost in the team competition to eventual individual champion Hagerman.

The match was played to decision, leaving two singles matches unfinished.

Emory's tournament success came with a strong showing from freshman Ananad, who turned in a perfect performance in singles and doubles, finishing the team tournament 6-0. She did not drop a set in any of her singles matches.

Another key factor in the Eagles' victory was junior Chan, who also went undefeated in the tournament. Chan didn't drop a set and lost only 10 games in three singles matches.

Emory coach Amy Smith, who guided the Eagles to recent championships, also played for the school's 1996 national championship team. She became the first woman in any division to win the national team title as a player and a coach when the Eagles won the championship under her direction in 2003.

Emory has more appearances in the tournament than any other Division III women's tennis team, with a total of 44 matches played over 20 years.

Individual champion Hagerman was the first Washington and Lee women's tennis player to win the individual title. Hagerman was the top seed, and finished the 2005 season 37-1.

The doubles championship match, featuring two teams from the same institution, brought Gustavus Adolphus its first individual NCAA national tennis title. The Gusties won the team title in 1990. Houlihan and Palen finished the season 20-4.

It was the second time two doubles teams from the same school played each other in the Division III championship match. In 2004, Emory's Mary Ellen Gordon and Jolyn Taylor defeated teammates Alberelli and Margaret Moscato for the doubles title.

Team results

Quarterfinals

Wash. & Lee 5, Denison 1; Middlebury 5, Gust. Adolphus 4; Emory 5, Redlands 1; Amherst 5, Trinity (Tex.) 2.

Semifinals

Wash. & Lee 5, Middlebury 3; Emory 5, Amherst 3.

Third-place match

Amherst 5, Middlebury 4

Doubles: No. 1 -- Tristan Hedrick-Rachel Holt, Amherst, def. Jackie Ross-Claire Smyser Middlebury, 8-5; No. 2 -- Kristen Raverta-Monica Snyder, Amherst, def. Amanda Berck-Amy Roche, Middlebury, 8-4; No. 3. -- Emily Holick-Maren Messing, Middlebury, def. Jenny Murphy-Laura Stein, Amherst, 9-8(2).

Singles: No. 1 -- Amy Roche, Middlebury, def. Rachel Holt, Amherst, 6-1, 7-6(5); No. 2. -- Tristan Hedrick, Amherst, def. Jackie Ross, Middlebury, 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 -- Kristen Raverta, Amherst, def. Amanda Berck, Middlebury, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; No. 4 -- Claire Smyser, Middlebury, def. Hadley Miller, Amherst, 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 -- Emily Holick, Middlebury, def. Monica Snyder, Amherst, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; No. 6 -- Katie Hudson, Amherst, def. Amy Berkman, Middlebury, 6-2, 6-3.

Championship match

Emory 5, Wash. & Lee 3

Doubles: No. 1 -- Jamie Chan-Carina Alberelli, Emory, def. Lindsay Hagerman-Ginny Wortham, Wash. & Lee, 8-8(3); No. 2 -- Emily Applegate-Kristen McClung, Wash. & Lee, def. Serena Burkard-Alexandra Gross, Emory, 8-4; No. 3 -- Indu Anand-Lindsay Tiemeyer, Emory, def. Lora Farris-Leah Weston, Wash. & Lee, 8-2.

Singles: No. 1 -- Lindsay Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Carina Alberelli, Emory, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 -- Richelle Marasigan, Emory, def. Kristen McClung, Wash. & Lee, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 -- Emily Applegate, Wash. & Lee, vs. Serena Burkard, Emory, 2-6 6-1, 5-2 (suspended); No. 4 -- Jamie Chan, Emory, def. Ginny Wortham, Wash. & Lee, 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 -- Leah Weston, Wash. & Lee, def. Linda Tien, Emory, 5-7, 4-4 (Tien retired due to injury); No. 6 -- Indu Anand, Emory, def. Katie Kingsbury, Wash. & Lee, 6-3, 6-3.

Individual results

Singles championship: Lindsay Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Liz Bondi, DePauw, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles championship: Tara Houlihan-Lyndsey Palen, Gust. Adolphus, def. Lauren Hom-Kara Smiley, Gust. Adolphus, 6-0, 6-3.

For complete results, see The NCAA News online at www.ncaa.org.

Team results

Quarterfinals

Wash. & Lee 5, Denison 1; Middlebury 5, Gust. Adolphus 4; Emory 5, Redlands 1; Amherst 5, Trinity (Tex.) 2.

Semifinals

Wash. & Lee 5, Middlebury 3; Emory 5, Amherst 3.

Third-place match

Amherst 5, Middlebury 4

Doubles: No. 1 -- Tristan Hedrick-Rachel Holt, Amherst, def. Jackie Ross-Claire Smyser Middlebury, 8-5; No. 2 -- Kristen Raverta-Monica Snyder, Amherst, def. Amanda Berck-Amy Roche, Middlebury, 8-4; No. 3. -- Emily Holick-Maren Messing, Middlebury, def. Jenny Murphy-Laura Stein, Amherst, 9-8(2).

Singles: No. 1 -- Amy Roche, Middlebury, def. Rachel Holt, Amherst, 6-1, 7-6(5); No. 2. -- Tristan Hedrick, Amherst, def. Jackie Ross, Middlebury, 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 -- Kristen Raverta, Amherst, def. Amanda Berck, Middlebury, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; No. 4 -- Claire Smyser, Middlebury, def. Hadley Miller, Amherst, 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 -- Emily Holick, Middlebury, def. Monica Snyder, Amherst, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; No. 6 -- Katie Hudson, Amherst, def. Amy Berkman, Middlebury, 6-2, 6-3.

Championship

Emory 5, Wash. & Lee 3

Doubles: No. 1 -- Jamie Chan-Carina Alberelli, Emory, def. Lindsay Hagerman-Ginny Wortham, Wash. & Lee, 8-8(3); No. 2 -- Emily Applegate-Kristen McClung, Wash. & Lee, def. Serena Burkard-Alexandra Gross, Emory, 8-4; No. 3 -- Indu Anand-Lindsay Tiemeyer, Emory, def. Lora Farris-Leah Weston, Wash. & Lee, 8-2.

Singles: No. 1 -- Lindsay Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Carina Alberelli, Emory, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 -- Richelle Marasigan, Emory, def. Kristen McClung, Wash. & Lee, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 -- Emily Applegate, Wash. & Lee, def. Serena Burkard, Emory, 2-6 6-1, 5-2; No. 4 -- Jamie Chan, Emory, def. Ginny Wortham, Wash. & Lee, 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 -- Leah Weston, Wash. & Lee, def. Linda Tien, Emory, 5-7, 4-4 (suspended); No. 6 -- Indu Anand, Emory, def. Katie Kingsbury, Wash. & Lee, 6-3, 6-3.

Individual results

Singles

First round: Lindsay Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Tara Houlihan, Gust. Adolphus, 6-2, 6-2; Amy Schmidt, Muhlenberg, def. Jeannine Liang, Claremont-M-S, 6-2, 7-6 (2); Jen Luten, Tufts, def. Sarah Russell, Carleton, 6-0, 6-0; Jenna Mezin, Wellesley, def. Kirsi Turunen, Averett, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2; Sandra Montez, Redlands, def. Sara Hughes, Colby, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5; Erika Villalobos, UC Santa Cruz, def. Sonya Reynolds, Swarthmore, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; Gabriela Carvalho, Sewanee, def. Amelia Crace, Denison, 6-1, 6-1; Amy Staloch, Carnegie Mellon, def. Alicia Hunt, Trinity (Tex.), 6-4, 6-2; Jackie Mendillo, Trinity (Tex.), def. Beret Remak, Connecticut Col., 6-4, 6-4; Elizabeth Maclellan, Wheaton (Ill.), def. Kristen McClung, Wash. & Lee, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1; Kristen Raverta, Amherst, def. Katie Frick UC Santa Cruz, 6-3, 6-2; Kelly Mikkila, Carthage, def. Stephanie Gong, Rhodes, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Amy Roche, Middlebury, def. Jessica Nagasako, Claremont-M-S, 6-3, 6-1; Carina Alberelli, Emory, def. Kelly Glassburn, Ohio Wesleyan, 7-6 (2), 6-3; Lauren Hom, Gust. Adolphus, def. Abby Lerner, Brandeis, 6-0, 6-1; Liz Bondi, DePauw, def. Emily Applegate, Wash. & Lee, 6-2, 7-5.

Second round: Hagerman, Wash & Lee, def. Schmidt, Muhlenberg, 6-1, 6-3; Luten, Tufts, def. Mezin, Wellesley, 6-0, 6-2; Montez, Redlands, def. Villalobos, UC Santa Cruz, 6-3, 6-4; Staloch, Carnegie Mellon, def. Carvalho, Sewanee, 6-3, 7-5; Roche, Middlebury, def. Alberelli, Emory, 6-1, 6-0; Bondi, DePauw, def. Hom, Gust. Adolphus, 6-1, 6-0; Mendillo, Trinity (Tex.), def. Maclellan, Wheaton (Ill.), 6-3, 7-5; Ravert, Amherst, def. Mikkila, Carthage, 6-3, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Luten, Tufts, 6-1, 6-4; Stalcoh, Carnegie Mellon, def. Montez, Redlands, 6-3, 7-5; Raverta, Amherst, def. Mendillo, Trinity (Tex.), 6-2, 6-2; Bondi, DePauw, def. Roche, Middlebury, 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals: Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Staloch, Carnegie Mellon, 6-0, 6-2; Bondi, DePauw, def. Raverta, Amherst, 6-0, 6-1.

Championship: Hagerman, Wash. & Lee, def. Bondi, DePauw, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

First round: Lindsay Hagerman-Ginny Wortham, Wash & Lee, def. Sara Hughes-Allison Dunn, Colby, 6-3, 6-2; Christy Austin-Laura Steinmetz, Trinity (Tex.), def. Monica Lyer-Amy Staloch, Carnegie Mellon, 6-3, 6-2; Jackie Ross-Claire Smyser, Middlebury, def. Katie Frick-Erika Villalobos, UC Santa Cruz, 7-6(5), 6-2; Tara Houlihan-Lyndsey Palen, Gust. Adolphus, def. Jenna Mezin-Hali Walther, Wellesley, 6-1, 7-6 (6); Emily Applegate-Kristen McClung, Wash & Lee, def. Abby Lemer-Colleen Donnelly, Brandeis, 6-2, 6-1; Liz Bondi-Jill Anderson, DePauw, def. Erin Hiranga-Jenna Umeno, Redlands, 6-4, 6-1; Lauren Hom-Kara Smiley, Gust. Adolphus, def. Jamie Chan-Carina Alberelli, Emory, 6-4, 6-3; Kelly Mikkila-Elizca Buys, Carthage, def. Jen Luten-Kylyn Deary, Tufts, 6-2, 7-6 (7).

Quarterfinals: Hagerman-Wortham, Wash & Lee, def. Austin-Steinmetz, Trinity (Tex.), 6-1, 6-1; Houlihan-Palen, Gust. Adolphus, def. Ross-Smyser, Middlebury, 6-2, 6-3; Hom-Smiley, Gust. Adolphus, def. Mikkila-Buys, Carthage, 7-6 (4), 6-2; Applegate-McClung, Wash. & Lee, def. Bondi-Anderson, DePauw, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Semifinals: Houlihan-Palen, Gust. Adolphus, def. Hagerman-Wortham, Wash. & Lee, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; Hom-Smiley, Gust. Adolphus, def. Applegate-McClung, Wash. & Lee, 6-2, 6-3.

Championship: Houlihan-Palen, Gust. Adolphus, def. Hom-Smiley, Gust. Adolphus, 6-0, 6-3.