RICHMOND, Va. (April 17) -- Top-seeded William and Mary defeated the number 4 seed, OldDominion,5-1 in the semi-finals of the Colonial Athletic Association Women'sTennis Tournament. The Tribe will now face the number three seed, RichmondSpiders to crown a champion in Women's Tennis.
William and Mary received wins in the numbers two, four, five, and sixsingles matches to bringhome the victory over Old Dominion. Tari Ann Toro (Miami, FL) won instraight sets overODU's Luciana Araujo (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) 6-1, 6-3. Delphine Troch(Brussels, Belgium)won her number four singles match over Iva Beli (Zagreb, Croatia) bydefault. Lindsay Sullivan(Boca Raton, FL) and Jessyca Arthur (Klamath Falls, OR) also won instraight sets (Sullivan 6-06-3 and Arthur 6-0 6-0) to round out the scoring for the Tribe.
Mily Kannarkat's victory over #38 Caroline van Rossom was the highest ranked individual that a Lady Monarch defeated this year
William and Mary will face the Richmond Siders tomorrow morning at 10a.m. at Byrd Park inthe championship match.
Singles
#1Carlijn Buis, W&M vs.Ana Radeljevic, ODU suspended
#2 Tari Ann Toro, W&M def. Luciana Araujo, ODU 6-1, 6-3
#3 Mily Kannarkat, ODU def. Carolijn van Rossum, W&M 6-4, 6-2
#4 Delphine Troch, W&M def. Ivana Beli, ODU default
#5 Lindsay Sullivan, W&M def. Raquel Araujo, ODU 6-0, 6-3
#6 Jessyca Arthur, W&M def. Nicole Koclanes, ODU 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
#3 Sullivan/van Rossum, W&M def. Beli/Koclanes, ODU default