W&M Women’s Tennis Blanks Rice, 7-0

Tribe Wins Minnesota Court Classic Title

02/01/04 8:45PM

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - William and Mary’s 14th-ranked women’s tennis team shut out No. 75 Rice, 7-0, today in the title match of the Minnesota Court Classic held at the Baseline Center. The Tribe defeated No. 29 Georgia Tech in the first round of the event yesterday and improves its record to 4-2 this season.

W&M began the match by winning the doubles pint with victories at the top two positions. At No. 1, the College’s 11th-ranked team of junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and sophomore Megan Muth (Covington, LA) defeated Lauren Archer/Blair DeSesa, 8-3. Juniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) defeated Karen Chao/Tracie Chong by the same score at No. 2.

The Tribe decisively closed out the contest by sweeping all six singles matches. At No. 1, Muth, ranked 76th in the country, defeated Blair DeSesa, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Sherbakov upset her second nationally-ranked opponent in as many days with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 over 51st-ranked Archer. Wei and Boomershine also won decisively at the third and fourth positions, respectively. The College secured its third shut out of the season with come-from-behind wins in the fifth and sixth matches. Rookie Emily Mowery (Bradenton, FL) defeated Yasmine Fisher at No. 5, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9), while sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) took down Annie Goodrich at No. 6, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4).

W&M returns to action next weekend at the prestigious Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Women’s Team Indoor Championships, to be held at the A.C. Nielson Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The 16-team bracket for the event will be releases on February 2, with first round play to start on Thursday, February 5.


#14 William and Mary 7, #75 Rice 0
Singles
1. #76 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Blair DeSesa; 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. #51 Lauren Archer; 6-2, 6-2
3. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Tracie Chong; 6-4, 6-4
4. Kate Boomershine (W&M) d. Karen Chao; 6-2, 6-4
5. Emily Mowery (W&M) d. Yasmin Fisher; 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
6. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Annie Goodrich; 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)

Doubles
1. #11 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Archer/DeSesa; 8-3
2. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Chao/Chong; 8-3
3. Fisher/Goodrich (Rice) d. Mowery/Yang; 8-5