W&M Women’s Tennis Defeats Maryland, 5-2

03/27/05 4:16PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team, ranked 14th in the nation, defeated No. 59 Maryland, 5-2, this afternoon at the College’s McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

The win improves the Tribe’s record to 11-2 this season, while the Terrapins drop to 7-7.

W&M opened the contest by sweeping the three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. First off was the Tribe’s 33rd ranked team of senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and freshman Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI), defeating Ramona But and Neda Mihneva, 8-4, in the top match. Senior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and junior Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked 44th in the nation, clinched the point with an 8-6 win at No. 2 over Marianne Baker and Julia Graca. Seniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) completed the doubles sweep with a 9-8 (5) win at No. 3 over Brooke Rogers and Veronika Subertova.

In singles, Fuchs quickly defeated Jennifer Dent, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3 to give the Green and Gold a 2-0 lead and was soon followed by Sherbakov who put the Tribe one point from victory with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 over Baker. Wei clinched the Tribe’s win, defeating Graca, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 6. The Terrapins won at the top match for their first point, before Muth, ranked 49th in the nation, closed out the Tribe’s scoring with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 4 over Subertova.

W&M’s homestand continues with three matches next weekend, starting with a match at the Busch Tennis Courts on Friday, April 1 at 3:00 PM against South Florida, currently ranked 58th in the nation.

Match Notes: W&M improves to 18-2 against Maryland since the 1978-79 season ... The Tribe is 6-0 at home this season and has won 11 straight home matches overall ... Lena Sherbakov improves to a team-best 23-5 in singles this season, including a record of 11-1 in dual matches.



#14 William and Mary 5, #59 Maryland 2
Singles
1. #76 Ramona But d. #33 Megan Moulton-Levy; 6-3, 6-3
2. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Marianne Baker; 6-2, 6-2
3. Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Jennifer Dent; 6-0, 6-1
4. #49 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Veronika Subertova; 6-2, 6-4
5. Neda Mihneva d. Kate Boomershine; 6-4, 6-3
6. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Julia Graca; 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 6, 1, 4, 5

Doubles
1. #33 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. But/Mihneva; 8-4
2. #44 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Baker/Graca; 8-6
3. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Brooke Rogers/Subertova; 9-8 (5)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3