Tribe Women's Tennis Defeats Maryland, 6-1

W&M's Amy Wei Clinches Win with Seventh-Straight Singles Victory

03/16/03

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary's women's tennis team, ranked ninth in the country, defeated No. 63 Maryland, 6-1, today at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The Tribe's record improves to 11-4 with the victory, while the Terrapins drop to 8-4.

W&M began by sweeping the doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. The No. 3 match finished first, as senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and freshman Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) improved to 5-1 in the spring with an 8-2 decision over Chloe Chavardes and Andreea Fusea. The Tribe's 15th-ranked duo of sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) clinched the doubles point, defeating Ramona But/Emily Marker, 8-3. At No. 2, sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and rookie Megan Muth (Covington, LA) won, 8-4, over Jennifer Dent/Marta Jedrzejak.

The Tribe won five of the six singles matches to round out the scoring. Sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) finished first, winning at No. 6 over Chavardes, 6-1, 6-2. She was soon followed by senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ), who defeated Fusea at No. 4, 6-1, 6-3, to give W&M a 3-0 lead. Maryland avoided the shutout with a win in the third match, but Wei, ranked 114th in the nation in singles, clinched the win for the Tribe with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the fifth match over Dent. It was the seventh consecutive singles win for Wei, who has also won 10 of her last 11 matches. On court one, Fuchs, ranked 26th, defeated But, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (7) and Muth, ranked No. 82, defeated Marker, 7-6, 6-4, to end the contest.

The Tribe returns to action at 4:00 PM this afternoon with a match against Colonial Athletic Association rival George Mason at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.



#9 William and Mary 6, #63 Maryland 1
Singles
1. #26 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Ramona But; 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
2. #82 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Emily Marker; 7-6, 6-4
3. Marta Jedrzejak (MD) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-4, 6-2
4. Nina Kamp (W&M) d. Andreea Fusea; 6-1, 6-3
5. #114 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Jennifer Dent; 6-4, 6-2
6. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Chloe Chavardes; 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. #15 Boomershine/Fuchs (W&M) d. But/Marker; 8-3
2. Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Dent/Jedrzejak; 8-4
3. Kari Olsen/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Chavardes/Fusea; 8-2