No. 19 Women's Tennis Falls To No. 16 W&M, 5-2

April 6, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-The No. 19-ranked Miami women’s tennis team fell 5-2 to No. 16 William & Mary Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg, Va.

Miami falls to 14-5 overall while W&M improves to 19-4 on the season.

The Hurricanes fell despite winning the doubles point.

Melissa Applebaum teamed with Megan Bradley to beat No. 9 Kate Boomershine and Candice Fuchs 8-4 at No. 1 doubles.

Igna deVilliers and Abby Smith downed Kari Olsen and Lingda Yang 8-5 at No. 2 doubles.

Staci Stevens defeated Nina Kamp 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (4) at the No. 4 spot in Miami’s only singles win.

The Hurricanes close out the season Saturday at 3 p.m. hosting Notre Dame.

#16 William and Mary 5, #19 Miami 2
Singles
1. #28 Candice Fuchs (W&M) d. #73 Melissa Applebaum; 6-2, 6-4
2. #100 Megan Muth (W&M) d. Megan Bradley; 6-4, 7-5
3. Kate Boomershine (W&M) d. #117 Mari Toro; 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
4. Staci Stevens (UM) d. Nina Kamp; 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)
5. Amy Wei (W&M) d. Sihem Bennacer; 6-2, 6-2
6. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) d. Ewelina Skaza; 7-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 4

Doubles
1. Applebaum/Bradley (UM) d. #9 Boomershine/Fuchs; 8-4
2. Igna deVilliers/Abby Smith (UM) d. Kari Olsen/Lingda Yang; 8-5
3. Muth/Wei (W&M) d. Stevens/Toro; 8-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3