Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
William & Mary
Wildcats Knock Out No. 8 Tribe
1/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 25, 2004
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Northwestern's 14th-ranked women's tennis team finally got its revenge.
After consecutive losses to William & Mary in the past two years, the Wildcats lost only three matches in dominating the Tribe 5-2. The win boosts NU's record to 2-0, while No. 8 William & Mary drops to 2-2.
"The win was very pleasing," said head coach Claire Pollard. "I thought we played a pretty good match. It was nice to get a win on the road."
In the battle of the No. 1s, fourth-ranked Cristelle Grier (Surrey, England/Putney) whipped 76th-ranked Megan Muth 6-0, 6-1. No. 36 Jessica Rush (Dallas, Texas/The Hockaday School) followed with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Lena Sherbakov at No. 2.
Alexis Prousis (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) and Andrea Yung (San Marino, Calif./San Marino) also were successful in singles, winning at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
In doubles, top-ranked Grier and Rush made swift work of 11th-ranked Muth and Amy Wei, winning 8-3 at No. 1. Yung and Connie Chiang (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West) added an 8-4 win at No. 3 to get the doubles point.
"I felt like we were in control for most of the match," said Pollard. "But you have to figure a couple of their players will step up. Still, I think we took a lot of positive things from today."
The 'Cats return home to Combe Tennis Center, where they will play New Mexico at noon Saturday.
No. 14 Northwestern 5, No. 8 William and Mary 2
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 4 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. No. 76 Megan Muth, 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -- No. 36 Jessica Rush (NU) def. Lena Sherbakov, 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 -- Amy Wei (W&M) def. Jamie Peisel, 7-6 (3), 6-2
No. 4 -- Alexis Prousis (NU) def. Kate Boomershine, 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 -- Andrea Yung (NU) def. Emily Mowery, 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 -- Lingda Yang (W&M) def. Ruth Barnes, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 -- Grier/Rush (NU) def. No. 11 Muth/Wei, 8-3
No. 2 -- Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) def. Barnes/Prousis, 8-7
No. 3 -- Connie Chiang/Yung (NU) def. Mowery/Yang, 8-4
