Hendrix's Mesnil finishes fifth at ITA Nationals

Hendrix's Mesnil finishes fifth at ITA Nationals

(From Hendrix's website)

MOBILE, Ala. - Hendrix College first year Claire Mesnil finished her fall season with an impressive fifth place finish at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Small College Championships hosted by the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center from Thursday through Saturday.

Mesnil (Avignon, France) opened the singles tournament with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-4, 4-6 loss Thursday morning to the eventual runner-up Lauren Chen from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mesnil kicked off her first consolation round match with a victory over the University of Rochester's Lia Weiner and looked to face Emory University's Lorne McManigle for the 5th place contest at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Mesnil fell behind in the first set, 5-7, before taking sets two and three 6-1 and 6-3, respectively, for the Warriors best finish in program history at the ITA Nationals.

CLICK HERE for the complete listing of final results.

2009 All-SCAC Men's Golf
April 26, 2009 2009 All-SCAC Men's Golf
2008 Volleyball Prospectus
August 28, 2008 2008 Volleyball Prospectus
2008 Football Prospectus
August 20, 2008 2008 Football Prospectus