April 6, 2004

Norfolk Va.- The Old Dominion University women?s tennis team fell to 7-9 for the year as they lost to William and Mary, 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Old Dominion tennis courts.

No. 30 Nataly Cahana defeated Megan Muth of William and Mary 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for the No. 1 singles match. Cahans improved to 27-6 on the season and is on a nine-match win streak.

Also victorious for the Lady Monarchs was Larissa Santos who downed the Tribe?s Lingda Yang 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4 singles.

Old Dominion captured two of the three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, the Lady Monarch?s Nataly Cahana and Coralie Herrmann were defeated by Megan Muth and Amy Wei, 8-1. Fernanda Luiz and Kristin Endlich of ODU topped Lena Sherbakor and Deguzmao, 8-4, to capture the No. 2 doubles match. Winning the third doubles match were Larrissa Santos and Barbara Kerner, who defeated Lingda Yang and Emily Mowery 8-6.

Old Dominion-4 William and Mary-5

Doubles:
1) Muth/ Wei (WM) d Cahana/ Herrmann (ODU) 8-1
2) Luiz/ Endlich (ODU) d Dryzmao/ Sherbakor (WM) 8-4
3) Santos/ Kerner (ODU) d Yang/Mowery (WM) 8-6

Singles:
1) No 30 Nataly Cahana (ODU) d. Megan Muth (WM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2) Lena Sherbakov (WM) d. Kristin Endlich (ODU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
3) Amy Wei (WM) d Fernanda Luiz (ODU) 6-1, 6-1
4) Larissa Santes (ODU) d. Lingda Yang (WM) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
5) Emily Mowery (WM) d. Coralie Herrmann (ODU) 6-3, 6-3
6) Kristen Dunbar (WM) d. Maria Martinez (ODU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1