Women's Tennis Edges William and Mary, 4-3

The 24th-ranked Oklahoma women's tennis team claimed its fifth consecutive win over a ranked opponent Wednesday defeating William and Mary, 4-3, at the Busch Tennis Courts in Williamsburg, Va. The Sooners grabbed the doubles point and won three singles matches for the victory. The Sooners move to 9-1 on the season while the Tribe falls to 10-11.

“This was an important win for us especially in the conditions,” said head coach Mark Johnson. “The doubles was key again today but overall every position was tough and we were able to close out the tight matches, which is what made the difference.”

In frigid conditions the Sooners claimed the doubles point for the fifth consecutive dual. At the No.2 spot it was Oklahoma's pair of Jessica Braver (Edmond, Okla.) and Irina Lykina (Kazan, Russia) that clinched the doubles point with a 9-8 victory over W&M's Alex de Guzman and Lena Sherbakov. At No. 1, OU's 26th-ranked team of Anda Perianu (Braila, Romania) and Heather Saluri (Des Moines, Iowa) upset W&M's 15th-ranked pair of Megan Muth and Amy Wei, 8-2. OU's duo of Gabby Baker (Gold Coast, Australia) and Bethany Griffin (Amarillo, Texas) suffered their first loss of the season going down to W&M's Kate Boomershine and Lingda Yang, 8-4.

In singles, OU's Baker was the match winner against the Tribe. Baker's 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 singles victory over W&M's Lena Sherbakov clinched the dual for the Sooners. Seventh-ranked Perianu continued to dominate in singles as she defeated 19th-ranked Megan Muth of W&M, 7-5, 6-2. Oklahoma's Lykina came up with OU's third singles point with a straight-set win over Amy Wei, 6-1, 6-4.

The Sooners now face George Mason on Thurs., March 18 at the GMU tennis courts in Fairfax, Va., at 1 p.m. EST.

For more daily information on OU women's tennis, visit www.SoonerSports.com.

No. 24 Oklahoma 4, No. 34 William and Mary 3
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Busch Tennis Courts, Williamsburg, Va.

Singles
1. Anda Perianu (#7) (OU) def. Megan Muth (#19) (W&M) 7-5, 6-2
2. Gabby Baker (OU) def. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Irina Lykina (OU) def. Amy Wei (W&M) 6-1, 6-4
4. Kate Boomershine (W&M) def. Jessica Braver (OU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lingda Yang (W&M) def. Heather Saluri (OU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Kristen Dunbar (W&M) def. Amanda Pratzel (OU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles
1. Perianu/Saluri (#26) (OU) d. Muth/Wei (#15) (W&M) 8-2
2. Braver/Lykina (OU) d. Alex de Guzman/Sherbakov (W&M) 9-8 (2)
3. Boomershine/Yang (W&M) d. Baker/Griffin (OU) 8-4

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