Tribe Women’s Tennis Defeats East Tennessee State, 4-0

04/17/04 9:52PM

BLACKSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team, ranked 38th in the nation, ended the regular season with a 4-0 win over East Tennessee State this afternoon at Virginia Tech’s Burrows/Burleson Tennis Center. The win was the Tribe’s 100th consecutive victory over an unranked opponent and improved the College’s record to 16-12 on the year. The Bucs drop to 15-12 with the loss.

The Tribe began the match by winning the doubles point, sweeping all three matches. At No. 1, junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and sophomore Megan Muth (Covington, LA) ranked 24th in the nation, won their fifth straight match, defeating Mariya Ilyina and Sylwia Ziolkowska, 8-1. Sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) and freshman Kristen Dunbar (Atlanta, GA) defeated Gemma Halim and Jessica Irey at No. 2, 8-3. Freshmen Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) and Emily Mowery (Bradenton, FL) teamed up at No. 3 to defeat Courtney McInnis and Aimee Villavicencio, 8-1.

W&M also won all three completed singles matches in straight sets to complete the shutout. At No. 1, Muth, ranked 25th in the nation, defeated McInnis, 6-4, 6-2, while Mowery beat Halim at No. 3, 6-3, 6-4. Dunbar continued her strong singles play, winning her eight consecutive match, defeating Ilyina at No. 5, 6-0, 6-0.

W&M’s next action will be at the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, which will be hosted by the Tribe next week, from Thursday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24. W&M, which has won a conference-record 16 CAA titles, is expected to receive a first-round bye and will likely start play in the quarterfinal round on Friday. The league office will release seedings for the event and the tournament bracket on Tuesday afternoon.


#38 William and Mary 4, East Tennessee State 0
Singles
1. #25 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Courtney McInnis; 6-4, 6-2
2. Amy Wei (W&M) vs. Sylwia Ziolkowska; suspended
3. Emily Mowery (W&M) d. Gemma Halim; 6-3, 6-4
4. Lingda Yang (W&M) vs. Jessica Irey; suspended
5. Kristen Dunbar (W&M) d. Mariya Ilyina; 6-0, 6-0
6. Alex de Guzman (W&M) vs. Tatiana Arriaran; suspended
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3

Doubles
1. #24 Muth/Amy Wei (W&M) d. Ilyina/Ziolkowska; 8-1
2. Dunbar/Yang (W&M) d. Halim/Irey; 8-3
3. de Guzman/Mowery (W&M) d. McInnis/Aimee Villavicencio; 8-1
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2