W&M Women's Tennis Defeats Fresno State, 6-1

Tribe’s 13-2 Record Best Start in 16 Years

04/02/05 3:31PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary swept all three doubles matches and won five of six singles contests, as the Tribe, ranked 14th in the nation, defeated No. 52 Fresno State, 6-1, this afternoon at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

The win improves W&M’s record to 13-2, while Bulldogs fall to 8-8.

For the third straight match and the ninth time this season, the Green and Gold started the contest by sweeping the three doubles matches. The top match was the first to be completed, as senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and sophomore Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI), ranked 33rd in the country, defeated No. 46 Courtney Jantz and Lucia Sainz, 8-4. Seniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) clinched the point with an 8-4 win at No. 3 over Fadzai Masiyazi and Katharina Winterhalter. Senior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and junior Megan Muth (Covington, LA), the nation’s 44th ranked doubles team, completed the sweep with an 8-5 win at No. 2 over Jacqui Haskett and Lucia Tallo.

Junior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) quickly gave the Tribe a 2-0 lead with her 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles over Masiyazi. Muth, ranked 49th in the nation, soon followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 4 over Jantz. For the second straight day Fuchs clinched the Tribe’s win with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 3 over Sainz. Wei defeated Hasket, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 and Moulton-Levy, ranked 33rd in the nation, defeated Winterhalter, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 to complete the Tribe’s scoring.

W&M will return to action tomorrow at 11:30 AM, when the Tribe will host Virginia Tech at the Busch Tennis Courts.

Match Notes: William and Mary improves to 2-1 against Fresno State since the start of the 1978-79 season ... The Tribe has won all eight of its home matches this season and has won 14 straight home contests overall ... W&M Head coach Kevin Epley is in his second season with the Tribe after spending three seasons as the head coach at Fresno State ... From 2001 to 2003, Epley led the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournament appearances, three top 25 finishes, two Western Athletic Conference titles and a 55-19 record ... This is the first time he has faced his former team ... Candice Fuchs is the third W&M player to reach 20 singles victories this season, joining Lena Sherbakov (23) and Megan Moulton-Levy (21) ... Amy Wei now has 99 doubles victories in her career, the fourth-best total in W&M history ... W&M’s 13-2 start is the best for the Tribe since also opening the 1988-89 season 13-2.


#14 William and Mary 6, #52 Fresno State 1
Singles
1. #33 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Katharina Winterhalter; 6-3, 6-3
2. Lucia Tallo (FSU) d. Lena Sherbakov; 7-6 (6), 6-1
3. Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. Lucia Sainz; 6-1, 6-0
4. #49 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Courtney Jantz; 6-1, 6-2
5. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Jacqui Haskett; 6-2, 6-3
6. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Fadzai Masiyazi; 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2

Doubles
1. #33 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. #46 Jantz/Sainz; 8-4
2. #44 Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Haskett/Tallo; 8-5
3. Kate Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Masiyazi/Winterhalter; 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2