W&M Women's Tennis Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Tribe Sweeps Doubleheader Against Old Dominion and George Washington

04/01/03

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s ninth-ranked women’s tennis team won a pair of matches today, extending the Tribe’s winning streak to eight consecutive contests. W&M defeated Old Dominion, 6-1, outside on the Busch Tennis Courts before moving inside to shut out George Washington, 7-0, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. W&M’s record improves to 17-4 overall and 4-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Monarchs drop to 6-8 (0-2 CAA), while the Colonials fall to 4-7.

The College opened the ODU match by sweeping the three doubles contests for the team point. At No. 3, senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and freshman Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) defeated Kerstin Endlich and Verena Munzinger; 8-1. Sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and rookie Megan Muth (Covington, LA) won at No. 2 over Coralie Herrmann and Julia Sotiriu, 8-2. W&M’s ninth-ranked doubles team of sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) defeated Nataly Cahana and Maretha van Niekerk, 8-5, to complete the sweep.

The Tribe won five of the six singles matches to end the contest. Muth, the country’s 100th-ranked singles player, was up, 3-0, in the first set when her opponent, van Niekerk retired. Senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ), Wei, and sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) won in straight sets at four, five and six, respectively, while at No. 3 Boomershine needed a tiebreaking third set to defeat Endlich, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (5).

In the second team match, W&M and George Washington began with singles, with the Tribe easily winning all six in straight sets. Four Tribe players, Kamp, Wei, Sherbakov and Yang, won their contests without dropping a single game.

The College continued to dominate in doubles, winning the point after taking all three matches. In the top match Muth and Olsen defeated Lindy First and Samantha Fisher, 8-1. Wei and Yang won at No. 2 over Nazli Gencsoy and Sevla Gonca, 8-4. On court three, Boomershine and senior Kelli Partlow (Winchester, VA) defeated Natasha Bode and Estee Bartell, 8-2.

The Tribe returns to action at home this Saturday, April 5, with an 11:00 AM home match against Virginia Tech at the Busch Tennis Courts.

#9 William and Mary 6, Old Dominion 1
Singles
1. #18 Nataly Cahana (ODU) d. #28 Candice Fuchs; 6-3, 6-4
2. #100 Megan Muth (WM) d. Maretha van Niekerk; 3-0, ret.
3. Kate Boomershine (WM) d. Kerstin Endlich; 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (5)
4. Nina Kamp (WM) d. Julia Sotiriu; 6-0, 6-2
5. Amy Wei (WM) d. Coralie Herrmann; 6-0, 6-0
6. Lena Sherbakov (WM) d. Verena Munzinger; 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
1. #9 Boomershine/Fuchs (WM) d. Cahana/van Niekerk; 8-5
2. Muth/Wei (WM) d. Herrmann/Sotiriu; 8-2
3. Kari Olsen/Lingda Yang (WM) d. Endlich/Munzinger; 8-1

#9 William and Mary 7, George Washington 0
Singles
1. #100 Megan Muth (WM) d. Nazli Gencsoy; 6-1, 6-2
2. Nina Kamp (WM) d. Tracy Wei; 6-0, ret.
3. Amy Wei (WM) d. Natasha Bode; 6-0, 6-0
4. Lena Sherbakov (WM) d. Sevla Gonca; 6-0, 6-0
5. Kari Olsen (WM) d. Samantha Fisher; 6-1, 6-0
6. Lingda Yang (WM) d. Estee Bartell; 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Muth/Olsen (WM) d. Lindy First/Fisher; 8-1
2. Wei/Yang (WM) d. Gencsoy/Gonca; 8-4
3. Kate Boomershine/Kelli Partlow (WM) d. Bode/Bartell; 8-2