W&M Women’s Tennis Falls to North Carolina, 4-3

Sophomores Candice Fuchs, Lena Sherbakov and Amy Wei Win for the Tribe

02/15/03

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 13th-ranked women’s tennis team lost to No. 7 North Carolina, 4-3, this afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

The loss drops the Tribe to 6-3 on the season, while the Tar Heels improve to 6-2.

All three doubles matches were close, but UNC won them all to take the team point. After the Tar Heels won at No. 1, the contests on courts two and three were each tied at seven, with W&M needing to win both matches to claim the point. However, the Tar Heels won them both within seconds of each other by identical, 9-7 scores.

UNC took a 2-0 lead in the match with a win at No. 2 singles, but the Tribe responded with two singles wins of its own to tie the score at two. In the top match Tribe sophomore, and defending CAA Rookie of the Year, Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL), ranked 40th in the nation, rolled over 38th-ranked Marlene Mejia, 6-1, 6-1. Sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) had a similarly easy time at No. 5, with a 6-4, 6-1 decision over Lee Bairos. But, the Tar Heels managed to pull out tight wins in two of the remaining three singles contests, to win the match, 4-3.

William and Mary was originally scheduled to face NC State tomorrow (Sunday, February 16), but the match has been postponed due to the expected inclement weather in the area tomorrow. The Tribe will return to action with a pair of matches next weekend, both against teams whose head coaches were former assistants for W&M’s women’s tennis coach Brian Kalbas. W&M will face No. 50 Minnesota, coached by Tyler Thomson, on Saturday, February 22 at 11:00 AM, and will face No. 40 Wake Forest, coached by Brian Fleishman, Sunday at 12:00 PM. Both matches will be hosted by Wake Forest.

#7 North Carolina 4, #13 William and Mary 3

Doubles
1. #19 Bunn/Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Muth/Wei; 8-5
2. Cline/Mojzis (UNC) d. Fuchs/Olsen; 9-7
3. Bairos/Mejia (UNC) d. Boomershine/Sherbakov; 9-7

Singles
1. #40 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. #38 Marlene Mejia; 6-1, 6-1
2. #11 Kate Pinchbeck (UNC) d. #52 Megan Muth; 6-1, 6-3
3. #61 Aniela Mojzis (UNC) d. #113 Nina Kamp; 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
4. Kendall Cline (UNC) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-3, 6-4
5. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Lee Bairos; 6-4, 6-1
6. #114 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Kendrick Bunn; 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (5)