Tribe Women’s Tennis Falls to South Alabama, 4-2

03/15/04 6:39PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s 30th ranked women’s tennis team lost to No. 41 South Alabama, 4-2, this afternoon at the Busch Tennis Courts. The loss drops the Tribe’s record to 10-10, while the Jaguars improve to 8-6.

W&M was forced to play with just five players due to injury and as a result, started the contest down 1-0 after forfeiting the sixth singles match. The Jags went ahead 2-0 with a win at No. 4, as Tribe freshman Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) lost to Katarina Palenikova, 6-3, 6-1. W&M rookie Kristen Dunbar (Atlanta, GA) defeated Klara Jarova, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5 to make the score 2-1, but South Alabama responded with a win by Catherine Perkins over sophomore Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) at No. 2, 6-3, 6-4 to pull ahead, 3-2. Junior Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) kept the Tribe alive with a 6-1, 7-6 (10) win in the top match over Marlieke Jager, but the Jags clinched the victory with a win at No. 3 by Dominika Nemcovicova over freshman Emily Mowery (Bradenton, FL), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

The Tribe returns to action on Wednesday, March 17 at 4:00 PM against Oklahoma at the Busch Tennis Courts. The match will be played at the same location and time as the Tribe men’s match against the Sooners.

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#41 South Alabama 4, #30 William and Mary 2
Singles
1. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Marlieke Jager; 6-1, 7-6 (10)
2. Catherine Perkins (USA) d. Lingda Yang; 6-3, 6-4
3. Dominika Nemcovicova (USA) d. Emily Mowery; 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Katarina Palenikova (USA) d. Alex de Guzman; 6-3, 6-1
5. Kristen Dunbar (W&M) d. Klara Jarova; 6-1, 6-4
6. Default to South Alabama
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3

Doubles not played