Tribe Women’s Tennis Wins at Virginia Tech, 6-1

04/17/04 2:35PM

BLACKSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team won five singles matches and two doubles contests, as the 38th-ranked Tribe won at No. 65 Virginia Tech, 6-1, today at the Burrows/Burleson Tennis Center. The win is the fourth straight for the College, improving its record to 15-12, while the Hokies fall to 12-9.

W&M opened the match by winning the doubles point. At No. 1, junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and sophomore Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked 24th in the nation, won their 25th match of the year, defeating Anat Elazari and Felice Lam, 8-1. Tribe freshmen Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) and Emily Mowery (Bradenton, FL) won at No. 3 over Meredith Holmes and Carolina Rodriguez, 8-4.

The Tribe continued its strong play in singles, winning five of the six matches, including four in straight sets, to cruise to the victory. At No. 3, junior Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA), ranked 109th in the nation, defeated Lam, 6-0, 6-1, to put W&M ahead 2-0 and rookie Kristen Dunbar (Atlanta, GA) made the score 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 6 over Holmes. Wei joined Muth and Sherbakov as the third Tribe player to win 20 singles matches this year, defeating Carolyn Kramer at No. 2, 6-2, 6-3, clinching the College’s victory. Mowery defeated Rodriguez, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5 and sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) came back to beat Ashley James, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) on court four to complete the Tribe’s scoring.

W&M will conclude the regular season later today, with a match at 3:00 PM against East Tennessee State at Virginia Tech.


#38 William and Mary 6, #65 Virginia Tech 1
Singles
1. #105 Anat Elazari (VT) d. #25 Megan Muth; 6-2, 7-5
2. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Carolyn Kramer; 6-2, 6-3
3. #109 Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Felice Lam, 6-0, 6-1
4. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Ashley James, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Emily Mowery (W&M) d. Carolina Rodriguez, 6-1, 6-3
6. Kristen Dunbar (W&M) d. Meredith Holmes; 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 2, 5, 1, 4

Doubles
1. #24 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Elazari/Lam, 8-1
2. James/Kramer (VT) d. Sherbakov/Yang; 8-5
3. Alex de Guzman/Mowery (W&M) d. Holmes/Rodriguez; 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2