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W&M Women's Tennis Shuts Out UNCW, 7-0

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 14th-ranked women’s tennis team won its first Colonial Athletic Association match of the season in convincing fashion this morning, shutting out UNC Wilmington, 7-0, at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. The defending CAA champion Tribe improves to 3-1 (1-0 CAA) while the Seahawks drop to 0-2 (0-2 CAA).

The match opened with doubles, where W&M swept through all three contests, dropping just one game in the process. The College won the top two matches, 8-0, with sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) and freshman Megan Muth (Covington, LA) winning at No.1, and sophomores Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) and Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) taking the second match. Seniors Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ) and Kelli Partlow (Winchester, VA) had just a little more trouble at No. 3, as they won, 8-1.

W&M continued its dominance in singles, giving up one game or less in five of the six matches. Boomershine led the way with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2. Muth, ranked No. 52 in the country, won 6-0, 6-1 in the top match, while at No. 3 Sherbakov won by the same score to remained undefeated in the spring with her fourth straight win. Wei, ranked 114th, and freshman Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) won by identical scores of 6-1, 6-0, in the fourth and sixth matches, respectively. Senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) was up 3-2 in the first set of her match at No. 5 when her opponent retired due to injury.

The Tribe will play the second half of its conference doubleheader with a match against James Madison at 3:00 PM this afternoon.

#14 William and Mary 7, UNC Wilmington 0
Singles

1. #52 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Lindsey Hess; 6-0, 6-1
2. Kate Boomershine (W&M) d. Cheri Elkin; 6-0, 6-0
3. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Sallie Kiser; 6-0, 6-1
4. #114 Amy Wei (W&M) d. Kristin Mears; 6-1, 6-0
5. Kari Olsen (W&M) d. Lauren Filliettaz; 3-2, ret.
6. Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Cary Wyeth; 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Hess/Kiser; 8-0
2. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) d. Elkin/Wyeth; 8-0
3. Nina Kamp/Kelli Partlow (W&M) d. Filliettaz/Mears; 8-1

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