Tribe Women’s Tennis Falls at Wake Forest, 7-0

03/20/05 7:47PM

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team, ranked sixth in the nation, fell to No. 33 Wake Forest, 7-0, this afternoon at the Leighton Tennis Stadium.

The loss ends the Tribe’s seven-match winning streak and drops W&M’s record to 10-2 on the year. The Demon Deacons improve to 8-6 with the victory.

For the first time all season, the Tribe was swept in doubles, as Wake Forest won the point for a 1-0 lead. First off was the match at court two, where the W&M team of senior Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and junior Megan Muth (Covington, LA), ranked 30th in the nation, was upset by Karin Coetzee and Alex Hirsch, 8-0. The Demon Deacons clinched the point with an 8-5 win in the top match by Ashlee Davis and Katie Martzolf over the Tribe’s 31st ranked duo of senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and freshman Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI). Wake Forest also won at three with an 8-4 win by Blakely Offutt and Danielle Schwartz over Tribe seniors Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA).

Things did not get any better for the Tribe in singles, as the College lost all six matches. Karin Coetzee, ranked 55th in the nation, gave Wake Forest a 2-0 lead, defeating Fuchs, ranked 90th in the country, 6-4, 6-0. The Demon Deacons closed within one point of victory with Martzolf’s 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 3 over Sherbakov, and clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win by Schwartz at No. 5 over junior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL). Wei retired from her match at six against Jenna Loeb before a game had been completed and Wake Forest completed the shutout with wins at four by Hirsch over No. 64 Muth and at the top match, where No. 72 Davis defeated Moulton-Levy, ranked 36th.

W&M will look to bounce back next weekend, as the Tribe opens a four-match homestand on Sunday, March 27 against No. 61 Maryland at noon.


#33 Wake Forest 7, #6 William and Mary 0
Singles
1. #72 Ashlee Davis (WF) d. #36 Megan Moulton-Levy; 7-5, 6-2
2. #55 Karin Coetzee (WF) d. #90 Candice Fuchs; 6-4, 6-0
3. Katie Martzolf (WF) d. Lena Sherbakov; 6-4, 6-0
4. Alex Hirsch (WF) d. #64 Megan Muth; 2-6, 6-4, 1-0
5. Danielle Schwartz (WF) d. Lingda Yang; 6-4, 6-3
6. Jenna Loeb (WF) d. Amy Wei; 0-0, ret.
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 1

Doubles
1. Davis/Martzolf (WF) d. #31 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy; 8-5
2. Coetzee/Hirsch (WF) d. #30 Muth/Wei; 8-0
3. Blakely Offutt/Schwartz (WF) d. Kate Boomershine/Sherbakov; 8-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3