Tribe Women's Tennis Knocks Off Minnesota, 6-1

Kari Olsen Moves into Ninth Place at W&M With 80th Career Doubles Win

02/22/03

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - William and Mary’s 12th-ranked women’s tennis team defeated No. 51 Minnesota, 6-1, today in a neutral-site match at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center. The win improves the Tribe’s record to 7-3 on the season, while the Golden Gophers drop to 5-3 overall.

W&M took two of three doubles matches for the team point, led by sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL), at No. 1. Ranked No. 18 in the country, the pair won the top match over Amy Thomas/Valerie Vladea, 8-5. The Tribe also won at No. 3, as senior Kari Olsen (San Diego) teamed up with freshman Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) to win the 80th doubles match of her career, moving her into ninth-place in school history.

The College continued its strong play in singles, winning five of the six matches, including four in straight sets. In the top match Fuchs, ranked 40th in the nation, defeated Angela Buergis, 6-4, 6-2, and freshman Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked No. 52, defeated Vladea, 7-6, 7-6. At. No. 4, senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ), ranked 113th, defeated Thomas, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, while 114th-ranked Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) defeated Nischela Reddy at No. 5, 7-5, 6-2. On court six Olsen cruised past Brandi Watts, 6-2, 6-4.

William and Mary returns to action tomorrow against No. 42 Wake Forest at 12:00 PM.

#12 William and Mary 6, #51 Minnesota 1
Doubles
1. #18 Boomershine/Fuchs (W&M) d. Thomas/Vladea; 8-5
2. Buergis/Reddy (UM) d. Muth/Wei; 9-7
3. Olsen/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Havelkova/Watts; 8-3

Singles
1. #40 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Angela Buergis; 6-4, 6-2
2. #52 Megan Muth (W&M) d. #119 Valerie Vladea; 7-6, 7-6
3. Michaela Havelkova (UM) d. Kate Boomershine; 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. #113 Nina Kamp (W&M) d. Amy Thomas; 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. #114 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Nischela Reddy; 7-5, 6-2
6. Kari Olsen (W&M) d. Brandi Watts; 6-2, 6-4