W&M Women's Tennis Falls to Cal, 7-0, in First Round of ITA Indoors

Tribe to Face Wisconsin Tomorrow in Consolation Round Match

02/06/03

MADISON, WI - William and Mary’s 13th-ranked women’s tennis team lost to No. 10 California, 7-0, today in the first round of the USTA/ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships. The event is hosted by the University of Wisconsin, with all matches being played at the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

California opened the match by winning two of the three doubles matches to take the team point. W&M’s team of senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) won at No. 2, defeating Jieun Jacobs/Jody Scheldt, 8-6. In the top match the Tribe nearly pulled off a big upset, with sophomore Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and freshman Megan Muth (Covington, LA) losing a close, 8-6, decision to the nation’s fourth-ranked duo of Christina Fusano/Raquel Kops-Jones. At No. 3, Cal’s Nicole Havlicek and Catherine Lynch defeated sophomore Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and rookie Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL), 8-2.

In singles, the Bears opened with No. 54 Jacobs defeating W&M senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ), ranked 113th, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4. Cal clinched the match with a pair of three set wins, with Scheldt defeating Olsen, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, at No. 6, and No. 34 Fusano winning over No. 52 Muth, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the second match. In the top match 12th-ranked Kops-Jones defeated No. 40 Fuchs, 6-4, 6-3. At No. 3 Lynch, ranked 46th, defeated Boomershine, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2), while Havlicek defeated sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA), 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5).

The Tribe will face 27th-ranked Wisconsin in the consolation round tomorrow at 10:00 AM (Eastern).

#10 California 7, #13 William and Mary 0
Doubles
1. #4 Fusano/Kops-Jones (Cal) d. Fuchs/Muth; 8-6
2. Olsen/Amy Wei (W&M) d. Jacobs/Scheldt; 8-6
3. Havlicek/Lynch (Cal) d. Boomershine/Lingda Yang; 8-2

Singles
1. #12 Raquel Kops-Jones (Cal) d. #40 Candice Fuchs; 6-4, 6-3
2. #34 Christina Fusano (Cal) d. #52 Megan Muth; 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. #46 Catherine Lynch (Cal) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
4. #54 Jieun Jacobs (Cal) d. #113 Nina Kamp; 6-2, 6-3
5. Nicole Havlicek (Cal) d. Lena Sherbakov; 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Jody Scheldt (Cal) d. Kari Olsen; 4-6, 7-6, 6-1