W&M Women’s Tennis Falls to Clemson in Second Round of NCAAs

05/14/05 4:59PM

CLEMSON, SC - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team, ranked 20th in the nation, lost at No. 11 Clemson, 4-0, this afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The loss ends the Tribe’s season with a record of 20-6, while the Tigers improve to 19-8.

W&M opened the match with an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles by seniors Lena Sherbakov (Mountain View, CA) and Amy Wei (Marietta, GA) over Romy Farah and Carol Salge. However, Clemson clinched the point with close wins at the remaining two positions, including an 8-6 victory on court one by the nation’s 12th-ranked team of Julie Coin and Alix Lacelarie over the unranked Tribe duo of junior Megan Muth (Covington, LA) and sophomore Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI).

Clemson quickly took over in singles, winning the first three completed matches to clinch the victory. Salge gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6 over senior Kate Boomershine (Glenwood, MD). Daniela Alvarez was next with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 5 over junior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) and was soon followed by Maria Brito with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Wei at No. 4.

While the Tribe’s team season came to an end, W&M still has individuals who will compete in the NCAA Individual Tournament. Moulton-Levy, ranked 37th in the nation in singles has been selected to the 64-player singles tournament, and she and senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) ranked 21st in the nation in doubles, were picked to the 32-team doubles draw. Muth, ranked 70th in the nation in singles, is the fourth alternate in the singles championship.


Match Notes: William and Mary drops to 2-3 all-time against Clemson ... The Tribe is now 18-14 in its 14th NCAA Tournament appearance ... Candice Fuchs, ranked 107th in the nation, was originally scheduled to play No. 2 singles for W&M, but was pulled from the lineup after doubles due to injury ... Amy Wei ended her career with 103 doubles victories, third-most in W&M history ... Lena Sherbakov ended her career seventh in school history with 102 career singles wins.

#11 Clemson 4, #20 William and Mary 0
Singles
1. #37 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) vs. #2 Julie Coin; did not finish
2. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) vs. #59 Romy Farah; did not finish
3. #70 Megan Muth (W&M) vs. Alix Lacelarie; did not finish
4. Maria Brito (CU) d. Amy Wei; 6-3, 6-1
5. Daniela Alvarez (CU) d. Lingda Yang; 6-0, 6-2
6. Carol Salge (CU) d. Kate Boomershine; 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 4

Doubles
1. #12 Coin/Lacelarie (CU) d. Moulton-Levy/Muth; 8-6
2. Alvarez/Brito (CU) d. Boomershine/Candice Fuchs; 8-5
3. Sherbakov/Wei (W&M) d. Farah/Salge; 8-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1