Tribe Women’s Tennis Continues Play at W&M Invitational

09/17/05 8:18PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team continued play today on the second day of the 13th Annual W&M Invitational. The tournament features some of the top women’s tennis teams in the nation, with Arkansas, Boston College, Brown, Duke, Marshall, Maryland, North Carolina, Penn, Princeton, Richmond, Texas Tech, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth and Virginia Tech joining the Green and Gold in competition.

One Tribe singles player and another doubles team remain in competition for a flight championship. Freshman Emmy Fritz-Krockow (Fairfax, VA) won two singles matches in flight F to reach tomorrow’s championship. She defeated Penn’s Raluca Ciochina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinal round, then took down Lekann Wagley (Texas Tech), 6-3, 6-3, to reach the final at 2:00 PM tomorrow.

In the third doubles flight, senior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) and freshman Kaludyna Kasztelaniec (Krakow, Poland) also won two matches, starting with a 8-2 win over Maryland’s Jennifer Dent and Masha Senic in the quarterfinal. The Tribe duo advanced to tomorrow’s 9:00 AM championship with a 9-7 win over Sara Schiffman/Caroline Stanislawski (Penn).

The biggest W&M win of the day came in the quarterfinals of the top doubles flight, where the unranked team of senior Megan Muth (Covington, LA) and freshman Barb Zidek (Orland Park, IL) upset the nation’s 16th-ranked team of Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long (North Carolina), 8-6. Muth and Zidek nearly also pulled off another upset win, before falling to No. 25 Tara Browning/Lekann Wagley (Texas Tech), 8-6, in the semifinal. Muth and Zidek will face No. 33 Meg Fanjoy/Austin Smith (UNC) tomorrow at 9:00 AM in the top flight third-place match.

Play will conclude tomorrow, with doubles matches starting at 9:00 AM and singles play beginning at noon.

Complete W&M Invitational Brackets (PDF)

2005 13th Annual W&M Invitational
William and Mary Day Two Results

Flight A Singles
Consolation
#46 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Kristin Cargill (DU); 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2


Flight B Singles
Consolation
Dash Cherkasov (BC) d. Barb Zidek (W&M); 4-6, 6-3, 6-1


Flight C Singles
Semifinal
Lana Krasnopolsky (BC) d. Lauren Cash (W&M); 6-4, 6-4

Flight E Singles
Semifinal
Katja Kovacic (TT) d. Alex de Guzman (W&M); 7-6 (7), 6-2

Flight F Singles
Quarterfinal
Emmy Fritz-Krockow (W&M) d. Raluca Ciochina (Penn); 6-2, 4-6, 6-2

Semifinal
Fritz-Krockow (W&M) d. Lakann Wagley (TT); 6-2, 7-5


Flight A Doubles
Quarterfinal
Megan Muth/Barb Zidek (W&M) d. #16 Sara Anundsen/Jenna Long (UNC); 8-6

Semifinal
#25 Tara Browning/Lakann Wagley (TT) d. Muth/Zidek (W&M); 8-6


Flight B Doubles
Quarterfinal
Jessica Hubbard/Meghan Wolfgram (UR) d. Lauren Cash/Alex de Guzman (W&M); 8-5


Flight C Doubles
Quarterfinal
Klaudyna Kasztelaniec/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Jennifer Dent/Masha Senic (MD); 8-2

Semifinal
Kasztelaniec/Yang (W&M) d. Sara Schiffman/Caroline Stanislawski (Penn); 9-7