Two W&M Women’s Tennis Players Advance at Regional

Tribe’s Megan Muth and Amy Wei Undefeated on Day

10/26/03 9:27PM

BLACKSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team continued its play today at the ITA East Region Championships, hosted by Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.

Two Tribe players, junior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and sophomore Megan Muth (Covington, LA) went undefeated on the day, each winning a fourth round singles match and teaming up in doubles to advance to the semifinals.

In singles, Muth, ranked 39th in the nation and winner of last year’s East Region title, defeated No. 68 Alexis Martire (Harvard), 6-2, 7-5. Wei, ranked 65th, defeated Kristen James (Virginia), 6-3, 6-3.

The two continued their success in doubles, winning two matches to reach the semifinals. In the third round the pair, ranked 49th in the nation, knocked off Anat Elazari/Carolyn Kramer (Virginia Tech), 8-4, and then defeated Old Dominion’s Nataly Cahana/Kerstin Endlich, 8-5, in the quarterfinals. W&M’s doubles team of juniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL), ranked seventh in the country, defeated Beatrice Grasu/Meghan Wolfgram (Richmond), 8-2, in the first match, but fell to Virginia’s Lauren Bruch and Mariko Fritz-Krochow, 8-2, in the quarterfinals.
Play resumes at the regional tomorrow with singles quarterfinal matches at 9:00 AM and the doubles semifinal contests at 12:00 PM.


W&M Women’s Tennis at ITA East Region Championships

Singles
Fourth Round
Nikki Ptak (Pennsylvania) d. #16 Candice Fuchs (W&M); 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
#71 Emily Marker (Maryland) d. Kate Boomershine (W&M); 7-6 (6), 6-4
#39 Megan Muth (W&M) d. #68 Alexis Martire (Harvard); 6-2, 7-5
#65 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Kristen James (Virginia); 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Third Round
#7 Kate Boomershine/Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Beatrice Grasu/Meghan Wolfgram (Richmond); 8-2
#T49 Megan Muth/Amy Wei (W&M) d. Anat Elazari/Carolyn Kramer (Virginia Tech); 8-4
#41 Jessica Johnson/Ashley Kroh (Marshall) d. Emily Mowery/Lingda Yang (W&M; 8-6

Quarterfinals
Lauren Bruch/Mariko Fritz-Krochow (Virginia) d. #7 Boomershine/Fuchs (W&M); 8-2
#T49 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Nataly Cahana/Kerstin Endlich (Old Dominion); 8-5