W&M Tennis Teams Win Seven of Eight Matches at Hampton Roads Invitational

10/14/05 10:51PM

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team went 4-1 in doubles and won both its singles matches, and the Tribe men won their only doubles match on the first day of play at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Tennis Invitational. Rain early in the day forced play inside to the Centre Court Racquet Club, and required the postponement of the second round of all singles matches until tomorrow.

W&M advanced to the semifinal round of all four doubles draws it was entered. In the top women’s flight, freshmen Lauren Cash (Allendale, VA) and Barbara Zidek (Orland Park, IL) teamed up to defeat Erika Reggiani/Jill Spiritus (Hofstra), 6-0, in the first round, then battled for a 7-6, come-from-behind win over UMBC’s Elizabeth Anderson/Ale Pedergnana, in the quarterfinals. In the top men’s flight, freshman Dominic Pagon (Kingston, Jamaica) and sophomore Matt Rubenstein (East Hampton, NY) defeated Tobias Guennel/Rashko Patnikov (Longwood), 6-1, in the quarterfinals.

In the B-1 women’s doubles flight, senior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) and freshman Emmy Fritz-Krockow (Fairfax, VA) defeated Maria Frisch/Maduri Jha (George Washington), 6-1 in the quarterfinals, while junior Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) and freshman Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (Krakow, Poland) also beat Cornelia Carapcea/Gabriela Furdyna (UMBC), 6-1, in the quarterfinals of the C-2 doubles flight.

In the top women’s singles flight, Zidek advanced with a 6-1, 6-1, win over Howard’s Jasmine Smith. Freshman Katarina Zoricic (Etobicoke, Ontario) was nearly as dominating, winning 6-2, 6-1 over Catherine Zawadski (Syracuse). Both teams will continue play in the event tomorrow.


William and Mary Tennis at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational

Women’s Doubles Flight A
First Round (16)
Jessica Brouwer/Bethan James (VT) d. Megan Moulton-Levy/Katarina Zoricic (W&M); 6-4
Lauren Cash/Barbara Zidek (W&M) d. Erika Reggiani/Jill Spiritus (Hofstra); 6-0
Quarterfinal
Cash/Zidek (W&M) d. Elizabeth Anderson/Ale Pedergnana (UMBC); 7-6

Men’s Doubles Flight A
Quarterfinal
Dominic Pagon/Matt Rubenstein (W&M) d. Tobias Guennel/Rashko Patnikov (Longwood); 6-1

Women’s Doubles Flight B-1
Quarterfinal
Emmy Fritz-Krockow/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Maria Frisch/Maduri Jha (George Washington); 6-1

Women’s Doubles Flight C-2
Quarterfinal
Alex de Guzman/Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (W&M) d. Cornelia Carapcea/Gabriela Furdyna (UMBC); 6-1

Women’s Singles Flight A
First Round (32)
Katarina Zoricic (W&M) d. Catherine Zawadski (Syracuse); 6-2, 6-1
Barbara Zidek (W&M) d. Jasmine Smith (Howard); 6-1, 6-1