Tribe Women’s Tennis Falls to #14 Northwestern, 5-2

W&M’s Amy Wei and Lingda Yang Score With Singles Victories

01/25/04 3:32PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s eighth-ranked women’s tennis team fell to No. 14 Northwestern, 5-2, this afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The loss drops the Tribe’s record to 2-2 on the year, while the Wildcats improve to 2-0.

Northwestern took a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point with victories in the No. 1 and No. 3 matches. The W&M team of juniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) won at No. 2 over Ruth Barnes and Alexis Prousis, 8-7, in a match that was shortened after the team point had been decided.

The Wildcats clinched the match by winning the first four completed singles contests. At No. 6, sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) defeated Barnes, 6-2, 6-4, and junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) earned a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over Jamie Peisel at No. 3 to score for the Tribe.

W&M returns to action next weekend at the Minnesota Invitational on Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1.


#14 Northwestern 5, #8 William and Mary 2
Singles
1. #4 Cristelle Grier (NU) d. #76 Megan Muth; 6-0, 6-1
2. #36 Jessica Rush (NU) d. Lena Sherbakov; 6-4, 6-0
3. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Jamie Peisel; 7-6 (3), 6-2
4. Alexis Prousis (NU) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-3, 6-2
5. Andrea Yung (NU) d. Emily Mowery; 6-2, 6-4
6. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Ruth Barnes; 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 5, 6, 3

Doubles
1. #1 Grier/Rush (NU) d. #11 Muth/Wei; 8-3
2. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Barnes/Prousis; 8-7
3. Connie Chiang/Yung (NU) d. Mowery/Yang; 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2