W&M Women’s Tennis Defeats Penn, 6-1

03/09/05 6:54PM

LAS VEGAS, NV - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team, ranked seventh in the nation, won two of three doubles matches and five of the six singles contests, to defeat No. 57 Penn, 6-1, today at UNLV’s Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The win improves the Tribe’s record to 9-1 this season, while the Quakers fall to 5-3.

W&M opened the contest by taking two of the three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. In the top match, senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and freshman Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI), ranked 31st in the nation, defeated Shelah Chao and Julie Koulbitskaya, 8-2. Seniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) clinched the point with an 8-4 win at No. 3 over Caroline Stanislawski and Kate Williams, improving their record to 6-0 this season.

The Tribe quickly took a 3-0 lead with a pair of straight-set wins on courts two and three. Junior Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked 64th in the nation, opened with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Chao at No. 2, and was soon followed by Sherbakov, who upset No. 100 Julie Koulbitskaya, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3. Penn got on the board with a win at six, but the College quickly bounced back to clinch the match, as Fuchs, ranked 90th in the nation, defeated Michelle Mitchell at four, 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-1. Moulton-Levy, ranked 36th in the nation, gave the Tribe a 5-1 lead with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 over No. 92 Yulia Rivelis, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Boomershine closed out the match with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 win at five over Stanislawski.

The Tribe’s 9-1 record this year ties the best start to a season for the program since also opening the 1994-95 by winning nine of the first 10 matches. The Tribe’s next match will be Saturday at No. 30 UNLV, when the Tribe will look to earn its best start since opening the 1979-80 season 11-1.



#7 William and Mary 6, #57 Penn 1
Singles
1. #36 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. #92 Yulia Rivelis; 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. #100 Julie Koulbitskaya; 6-4, 6-4
3. #64 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Shelah Chao; 6-2, 6-1
4. #90 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Michelle Mitchell; 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-1
5. Kate Boomershine (W&M) d. Caroline Stanislawski; 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3
6. Raluca Ciochina (Penn) d. Alex de Guzman; 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Order of finish: 3, 2, 6, 4, 1, 5

Doubles
1. #31 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Chao/Koulbitskaya; 8-2
2. Ciochina/Mitchell (Penn) d. Muth/Lingda Yang; 8-4
3. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Stanislawski/Kate Williams; 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3