W&M Women's Tennis Blanks Temple, 4-0, in NCAA Tournament

No. 10 Tribe to Face No. 14 South Alabama in Second Round Tomorrow

05/09/03 4:00PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 10th ranked women’s tennis team earned its 11th shutout of the season, defeating Temple, 4-0, this afternoon at the Busch Tennis Courts in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Tournament. The win improves the Tribe’s record to 24-5, a school record for most wins in a season. The Owls end their season at 10-7.

W&M quickly won the team doubles point with victories on courts two and three. At No. 3, the duo of senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and freshman Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) shut out Rene Deyzel and Laura Seiverling, 8-0. Sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and 2003 CAA Rookie of the Year Megan Muth (Covington, LA) won at No. 2 over Mia Marovic and Lauren Verrall, 8-3.

The Tribe dropped just two games on its way to winning three singles matches to clinch the victory. Muth, ranked 73rd in the nation, won first, defeating Marovic, 6-2, 6-0. Wei, ranked 112th, and senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ) each won, 6-0, 6-0, on courts four and five, respectively, to close out the contest. At No. 6, sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) was just one point away from posting her own 6-0, 6-0 victory when the contest was suspended.

The win gives W&M its first NCAA Tournament victory since defeating Loyola in the first round of the 2000 tournament. The Tribe will face No. 14 South Alabama in the second round tomorrow at noon. Earlier in the day, the Jaguars defeated No. 73 Marshall, 4-2, to advance to tomorrow’s contest. The winner of tomorrow’s match will advance to the final 16-team site of the NCAA Tournament in Gainesville, Florida.

#10 William and Mary 4, Temple 0
NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Tournament, First Round

Singles
1. #30 Candice Fuchs (W&M) vs. Danira Penic; suspended
2. #73 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Mia Marovic; 6-2, 6-0
3. Kate Boomershine (W&M) vs. Ana Maslesa; suspended
4. #112 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Lauren Verrall; 6-0, 6-0
5. Nina Kamp (W&M) d. Rene Deyzel; 6-0, 6-0
6. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) vs. Laura Seiverling; suspended
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 4

Doubles
1. #12 Boomershine/Fuchs (W&M) vs. Maslesa/Penic; suspended
2. Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Marovic/Verrall; 8-3
3. Kari Olsen/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Deyzel/Seiverling; 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2