Tribe Women's Tennis Wins at Texas A&M, 4-3

Sophomore Amy Wei Clinches W&M's 11th-Straight Victory With Singles Win

04/12/03

COLLEGE STATION, TX - William and Mary’s 11th-ranked women’s tennis team won its 11th straight match this afternoon, defeating No. 30 Texas A&M, 4-3, at the Texas A&M Tennis Center.

The Tribe improves to 20-4 with the win, the seventh time in head coach Brian Kalbas’ 11-year tenure that the team has recorded at least 20 wins. The loss drops the Aggies’ record to 14-9.

W&M took a 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point with victories at courts one and three. In the top match, Tribe sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL), the nation’s 12th-ranked doubles team, overwhelmed No. 58 Jessica Roland and Roberta Spencer, 8-3, giving the W&M duo their sixth win of the season over a ranked team. Senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and rookie Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) clinched the point with their 8-6 decision over Danielle Lee and Nicki Mechem.

In singles, sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) gave the Tribe a 2-0 lead as she blew past Seva Iwinski at No. 6, 6-2, 6-3. Texas A&M won at court three to cut the margin to one point, but rookie Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked 78th nationally in singles, put the College ahead 3-2, with her 6-4, 7-6 (4) defeat over Ashley Hedberg at No. 2. The win extended Muth’s winning streak to 12 and moved her into a tie for sixth place on W&M’s freshman singles victory list with 29. Sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA), ranked 122nd, clinched the Tribe’s win, as she extended her singles winning streak to 14 consecutive matches, coming back to defeat Mechem in three sets at No. 5, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

W&M will end the regular season with a match at No. 33 Texas tomorrow at 1:00 PM.

#11 William and Mary 4, #30 Texas A&M 3
Singles
1. #100 Jessica Roland (A&M) d. #27 Candice Fuchs; 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4
2. #78 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Ashley Hedberg; 6-4, 7-6 (4)
3. Roberta Spencer (A&M) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-4, 6-4
4. Lauren Walker (A&M) d. Nina Kamp; 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. #122 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Nicki Mechem; 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Seva Iwinski; 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2, 5, 4, 1.

Doubles
1. #12 Boomershine/Fuchs (W&M) d. #58 Roland/Spencer; 8-3
2. Hedberg/Walker (A&M) d. Muth/Wei; 8-3
3. Kari Olsen/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Danielle Lee/Mechem; 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3.