Tribe's Megan Muth Wins ITA East Region Women's Tennis Title

W&M Rookie Earns Automatic Berth in National Indoor Championship

10/29/02

CAMBRIDGE, MA - William and Mary freshman women’s tennis player Megan Muth (Covington, LA) upset two more opponents today on her way to winning the Omni Hotels/ITA East Region Singles Championship at Harvard’s Murr Tennis Center.

In the semifinals, the unranked Muth defeated No. 57 Susanna Lingman (Harvard) in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. In the finals she came back after being down, 6-1, 4-1 (30-0), to knock off the nation’s 56th-ranked singles player, Alexis Martire (Harvard), 1-6, 7-6, 6-3.

Playing in just the third tennis tournament of her college career, Muth recorded five consecutive upset wins, defeating four of the tournament’s top 16 seeds, all of whom were nationally ranked. The championship match appearance earns Muth an automatic berth in next week’s Omni Hotels/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships to be held November 7-10 at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas.

Megan Muth’s Complete Results at East Regional Championships

Round 1 (96)
Received first round bye

Round 2 (64), October 27
Megan Muth (W&M) d. Nataliya Kostava (St. John’s); 6-3, 6-2

Round 3 (32), October 27
Muth (W&M) d. #88 Emily Marker (Maryland); 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Round 4 (16), October 28
Muth (W&M) d. #81 Henriette Williams (Virginia); 6-1, 7-6 (3)

Quarterfinal, October 28
Muth (W&M) d. Nicki Ptak (Pennsylvania); 6-0, 6-2

Semifinal, Today
Muth (W&M) d. #57 Susanna Lingman (Harvard); 6-4, 6-1

Championship, Today
Muth (W&M) d. #56 Alexis Martire (Harvard); 1-6, 7-6, 6-3