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

01/19/03

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team won its home opener for the eighth straight season today, as the 16th-ranked Tribe (1-0) defeated #75 Marshall (2-1), 7-0, today at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

The two teams split the first completed doubles matches, with W&M freshmen Megan Muth (Covington, LA) and Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) teaming up to defeat Danielle Hock/Megan Skalsky, 8-1, at No. 3. The Tribe clinched the team doubles point when senior Kari Olsen (San Diego, CA) and sophomore Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) won at No. 2, 8-5, over Ashley Kroh/Lille Nzudie.

W&M dropped just one set, as the Tribe swept the six singles matches to complete the shutout. Sophomore Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) was first off the court at No. 5, followed closely by Olsen at No. 6, each winning by a score of 6-1, 6-0. Senior Nina Kamp (Pine Brook, NJ), ranked 113th in the nation, soon followed, as she defeated Joelle Good, 6-1, 6-4, in the fourth match. In the top singles match, 40th-ranked Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) breezed by #95 Jessica Johnson, 6-2, 6-2, while Muth, ranked 52nd, defeated Alice Sukner, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 2. Sophomore Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD) closed out the match with a come-from-behind, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, win over Nzudie in the third match.

The Tribe returns to action next weekend with matches against two of the top teams in the nation. Friday, January 24, W&M will take on #36 Mississippi at 5:00 PM, followed by a match with sixth-ranked Arizona State at 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 26. Both matches will be played at W&M’s McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center.

#16 William and Mary 7, #75 Marshall 0
Singles
1. #40 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. #95 Jessica Johnson; 6-2, 6-2
2. #52 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Alice Sukner; 6-3, 6-4
3. Kate Boomershine (W&M) d. Lille Nzudie; 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. #113 Nina Kamp (W&M) d. Joelle Good; 6-1, 6-4
5. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Ashley Kroh; 6-1, 6-0
6. Kari Olsen (W&M) d. Danielle Hock; 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. #35 Johnson/Sukner (MU) d. #18 Boomershine/Fuchs; 8-1
2. Olsen/Amy Wei (W&M) d. Kroh/Nzudie; 8-5
3. Muth/Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Hock/Skalsky; 8-1