Tribe Women’s Tennis Defeats JMU, 6-1

02/22/04 6:36PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 17th ranked women’s tennis team defeated James Madison, 6-1, this afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The win improves the Tribe’s record to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Dukes drop to 2-2 (0-1 CAA). Earlier today, the College defeated No. 45 Pennsylvania, 4-3.

W&M began the match by sweeping all three doubles contests to win the team point. Junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and sophomore Megan Muth (Covington, LA), the 11th ranked doubles team in the nation, defeated Rebecca Vanderelst and Kristen Veith, 8-2, in the top match. At No. 2, junior Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) and freshman Emily Mowery (Bradenton, FL) defeated Spencer Brown/Margie Zesinger, 8-2, while sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) and rookie Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) defeated Mary Napier/Kristin Nordstrom, 8-3 at No. 3.

Muth, ranked 76th in the nation in singles, led 5-0 in the first set on court one, when her opponent, Zesinger, was forced to retire. JMU’s only win in the match came on court two, where Veith picked up a victory as the Tribe’s Wei won the first set, 6-2, but also had to retire due to injury. Freshman Kristen Dunbar (Atlanta, GA), playing singles in a dual match for the first time in her career, gave the Tribe a 3-1 lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 5 over Nordstrom. Mowery clinched the College’s win with a 6-2, 6-2 decision on court three over Brown. Yang and de Guzman closed out the victory with wins on courts four and six, respectively.

W&M returns to action on Friday, February 27 at 5:00 PM against No. 58 Wake Forest at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. JMU’s next match is March 9 against Sacred Heart in Orlando, Florida.


#17 William and Mary 6, James Madison 1
Singles
1. #76 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Margie Zesinger; 5-0, ret.
2. Kristen Veith (JMU) d. Amy Wei; 2-6, ret.
3. Emily Mowery (W&M) d. Spencer Brown; 6-2, 6-2
4. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Rebecca Vanderelst; 6-3, 6-2
5. Kristen Dunbar (W&M) d. Kristin Nordstrom; 6-0, 6-1
6. Alex de Guzman (W&M) d. Mary Napier; 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6

Doubles
1. #11 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Vanderelst/Veith; 8-2
2. Lena Sherbakov/Mowery (W&M) d. Brown/Zesinger; 8-2
3. de Guzman/Yang (W&M) d. Napier/Nordstrom; 8-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2