W&M Women's Tennis Continues Play on Day Two of Invitational

Tribe's No. 36 Doubles Team of Boomershine and Fuchs Advances to Top Flight Finals

09/21/02

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team continued play on day two of the 10th Annual W&M Invitational. The Tribe won six of 10 singles matches and seven of nine doubles contests on the day.

In the top doubles flight, W&M’s 36th-ranked team of sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) won their quarterfinal and semifinal matches to advance to tomorrow’s final. The pair defeated Michigan’s Michelle DaCosta/Leanne Rutherford, 8-5, and Pennsylvnia’s Shelah Chao/Alice Pirsu, 9-8 (6).

The Tribe’s No. 2 doubles team of senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) also advanced to their flight’s finals, beating Elissa Kinard/Carolyn Kramer (Virginia Tech), 8-0, and Leila Cehajic/Eldina Fazlic (Illinois), 8-5.

Four Tribe players advanced to the finals of their singles flights. In flight three, sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) defeated Virginia Commonwealth’s Ana Franco Lopez, 5-7. 6-4, 6-4. In the fourth singles flight, both Tribe seniors, Olsen and Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ) won today’s semifinal matches. Olsen defeated Aimee Smith (Wake Forest), 6-1, 6-2, while Kamp beat Katie Karhohs (Richmond), 6-1, 6-2. In the fifth flight, W&M rookie Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) won against Ewelina Skaza (Miami), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach her final match as well.

The W&M Invitational concludes tomorrow with singles flight championships starting at 9:00 AM and doubles finals beginning at noon.



2002 10th Annual W&M Invitational
Complete Day Two Results

“William” Singles Flight
Semifinals
#14 Alice Pirsu (Penn) d. #61 Candice Fuchs (WM); 7-6 (1), 6-1
#11 Nataly Cahana (ODU) d. #82 Jessica Johnson (Mar); 6-2, 6-1
Consolation
#75 Katie Martzolf (WF) d. #54 Danira Penic (Temple); default
#41 Mari Toro (Miami) d. #80 Valerie Vladea (Minn); 6-2, 6-1
#88 Emily Marker (MD) d. #40 Jenny McGaffigan (IL); 7-6 (5), 6-0
#36 Delila Causevic (MD) d. #45 Kavitha Krishnamurthy (Prin); 6-4, 6-2
Kristen Stubbs (VT) d. Michelle DaCosta (Mich); 6-3, 6-3
Vanessa Bagnato (UR) d. Allison Ashley (BC); default

“Mary” Singles Flight
Semifinals
Eldina Fazlic (IL) d. #97 Melissa Applebaum (Miami); 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Karin Coetzee (WF) d. Kate Boomershine (W&M); 6-0, 6-3
Consolation
Ramona But (MD) d. #73 Lara Ercegovic (Temple); 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Sanela Kunovac (Penn) d. Tiffany Eklov (IL); 7-6 (4), 6-3
Chrissie Nolan (Mich) d. Lena Sherbakov (WM); 6-0, 6-4
Angela Buergis (Minn) d. Nida Waseem (BC); 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Nikki Ptak (Penn) d. Jeanette Cluskey (Minn); 6-2, 7-5
Staci Stevens (Miami) d. Kavitha Tipirneni (Mich); 6-4, 6-0

“Green” Singles Flight
Semifinals
Shelah Chao (Penn) d. Alice Sukner (Mar); 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
Amy Wei (WM) d. Ana Franco Lopez (VCU); 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Consolation
Sara Robbins (Miami) d. Leanne Rutherford (Mich); 6-4, 6-2
Marta Jedrzejak (MD) d. Ginger Lowdermilk (VT); 6-2, 6-4
Megan Muth (WM) d. Amy Thomas (Minn); 6-3, 6-4
Amy Molden (BC) d. Michaela Havelkova (Minn); 6-2, 6-1
Danielle Schwartz (WF) d. Carolyn Kramer (VT); 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Lindsay Cox (UR) d. Mia Marovic (Temple); default

“Gold” Singles Flight
Semifinals
Nina Kamp (WM) d. Katie Karhohs (UR); 6-1, 6-2
Kari Olsen (WM) d. Aimee Smith (WF); 6-1, 6-2
Consolation
Nischela Reddy (Minn) d. Lillie Nzudie (Mar); 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Eva Choe (IL) d. Abby Smith (Miami); 6-1, 6-2
Stephanie Berg (Princeton) d. Igna deVilliers (Miami); 6-1, 6-2
Cristina Gago (VCU) d. Jennifer Dent (MD); 6-2, 6-3
Emily Yeomans (BC) d. Kim Plaushines (Mich); default
Julia Sotiriu (ODU) d. Lauren Verrall (Temple); 6-4, 6-1

“Silver” Singles Flight
Semifinals
Lingda Yang (WM) d. Ewelina Skaza (Miami); 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
Elizabeth Proctor (WF) d. Davielle Hock (Mar); 6-3, 6-1
Consolation
Chloe Chavardes (MD) d. Elissa Kinard (VT); 6-4, 6-4
Debra Streifler (Mich) d. Meredith Vincent (VT); 6-2, 6-0
Michelle Webb (IL) d. Emily Hellberg (BC); 6-2, 6-3
Jackie Arcario (Prin) d. Brandi Watts (Minn); 6-3, 6-1
Joelle Good (Mar) d. Laura Seiverling (Temple); 6-0, 6-0
Casey Cohen (UR) d. Kelli Partlow (WM); default

“Tribe” Singles Flight
Semifinals
Holly Asel (Mar) d. Andrea Fusea (MD); 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Brianna Knue (IL) d. Jen Duprez (Mich); 6-3, 6-4
Consolation
Coralie Hermann (ODU) d. Kandis Batiste (Minn); 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Courtney Klein (UR) d. Jessica Engel (BC); 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
Leila Cehajic (IL) d. Jessica Barki (IL); 6-0, 6-1
Zdenka Videnova (VT) d. Sihem Bennacer (Miami); 6-3, 6-3
Melissa Reed (WM) d. Meredith Holmes (VT); 6-4, 6-0
Rene Deyzel (Temple) d. Cici Anderson (Minn); 6-1, 6-3

Flight A Doubles
Quarterfinals
Chao/Pirsu (Penn) d. Lowdermilk/Stubbs (VT); 8-1
#36 Boomershine/Fuchs (WM) d. DaCosta/Rutherford (Mich); 8-5
McGaffigan/Webb (IL) d. Johnson/Sukner (Mar); 8-3
Muth/Wei (WM) d. Coetzee/Smith (WF); 8-2
Semifinals
#36 Boomershine/Fuchs (WM) d. Chao/Pirsu (Penn); 9-8 (6)
McGaffigan/Webb (IL) d. Muth/Wei (WM); 8-2
Consolation
Lowdermilk/Stubbs (VT) d. DaCosta/Rutherford (Mich); 8-6
Johnson/Sukner (Mar) d. Coetzee/Smith (WF); 8-6
#25 Causevic/Marker (MD) d. Robbins/Stevens (Miami); 8-2
Buergis/Cluskey (Minn) d. Ercegovic/Penic (Temple); default
Applebaum/Toro (Miami) d. Waseem/Yeomans (BC); 8-1
#29 Havelkova/Vladea (Minn) d. Bagnato/Cox (UR); 8-4
#25 Causevic/Marker (MD) d. Buergis/Cluskey (Minn); 8-5
#29 Havelkova/Vladea (Minn) d. Applebaum/Toro (Miami); 8-6
Robbins/Stevens (Miami) d. Ercegovic/Penic (Temple); default
Waseem/Yeomans (BC) d. Bagnato/Cox (UR); 8-5

Flight B Doubles
Quarterfinals
Martzolf/Schwartz (WF) d. Choe/Knue (IL); 8-6
deVilliers/Plaushines (Miami) d. Kunovac/Ptak (Penn); 8-4
Cehajic/Fazlic (Illinois) d. Karhohs/Peets (UR); 8-6
Olsen/Sherbakov (WM) d. Kinard/Kramer (VT); 8-0
Semifinals
Martzolf/Schwartz (WF) d. deVilliers/Plaushines (Miami); 8-1
Olsen/Sherbakov (WM) d. Cehajic/Fazlic (Illinois); 8-5
Consolation
Choe/Knue (IL) d. Kunovac/Ptak (Penn); 8-2
Kinard/Kramer (VT) d. Karhohs/Peets (UR); 8-6
Kamp/Yang (WM) d. Asel/Nzudie (Mar); 8-5
Duprez/Plaushines (Mich), bye
Chavardes/Dent (MD) d. Berg/Acario (Prin); 8-6
Reddy/Watts (Minn) d. Ashley/Hellberg (BC); 8-5
Kamp/Yang (WM) d. Duprez/Plaushines (Mich); 9-7
Reddy/Watts (Minn) d. Chavardes/Dent (MD); 8-5
Asel/Nzudie (Mar), bye
Berg/Acario (Prin) d. Ashley/Hellberg (BC); 8-4

Flight C Doubles
Quarterfinals
Good/Hock (Mar) d. Videnova/Vincent (VT); 8-3
Nolan/Tipirneni (Mich) d. Engel/Molden (BC); 8-6
Fusea/Jedrzejak (MD) d. Barki/Eklov (IL); 8-4
Deyzel/Verral (Temple) d. Anderson/Batiste (Minn); 8-4
Semifinals
Nolan/Tipirneni (Mich) d. Good/Hock (Mar); 8-4
Fusea/Jedrzejak (MD) d. Deyzel/Verral (Temple); 8-3
Consolation
Videnova/Vincent (VT) d. Engel/Molden (BC); 8-1
Barki/Eklov (IL) d. Anderson/Batiste (Minn); 8-5
Partlow/Reed (WM), bye
Cohen/Klein (UR) d. Hermann/Sotiriu (ODU)
Bennacer/Skaza (Miami) d. Seiverling(Temple)/Proctor (WF); 8-5
Cohen/Klein (UR) d. Partlow/Reed (WM); 8-2
Bennacer/Skaza (Miami), bye