W&M Women’s Tennis Ends Play at Cissie Leary Invitational

09/25/05 8:28PM

PHILADELPHIA, PA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team ended play today at the University of Pennsylvania’s Cissie Leary Invitational, splitting its four singles matches.

In the semifinals, senior Megan Muth (Covington, LA) saw her six-match winning streak come to an end with a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (5) loss to Columbia’s Milena Kachar. In consolation matches, senior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) defeated Kasia Preneta (Cornell) and freshman Lauren Cash (Allendale, NJ) beat Michelle Mitchell (Penn), while junior Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) lost to Wisconsin’s Nicole Beck.

W&M will return to action at the ITA All-American Championship in Pacific Palisades, California, where Muth and junior Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI) will compete in both singles and doubles. Both players are scheduled to begin play in the qualifying round, which starts Tuesday, Oct. 4.



W&M Women’s Tennis Results on Day Three of Cissie Leary Invitational

Singles
Semifinal
Milena Kachar (Columbia) d. #46 Megan Muth (W&M); 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (5)

Consolation
Nicole Beck (Wisconsin) d. Alex de Guzman (W&M); 7-6 (5), 6-3
Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Kasia Preneta (Cornell); 6-4 (6), 1-0 (6)
Lauren Cash (W&M) d. Michelle Mitchell (Penn); 6-0, 6-2