Kevin Epley Named Wilson/ITA East Region Coach of the Year

W&M advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished with an 18-9 ledger in Epley’s fifth year at the helm.

05/14/08 9:30AM

Williamsburg - William and Mary head women’s tennis coach Kevin Epley was named the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region Coach of the Year. It marks the first time in Epley’s career that he has received an ITA Region Coach of the Year award, and he becomes the third Tribe head coach to receive the accolade.

As part of being one of the eight Region Coaches of the Year, Epley is now a finalist for the ITA National Coach of the Year accolade. The honor will be announced on May 20 during the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The other regional coaches of the year include Jaime Ashworth (Duke), Jeff Wallace (Georgia), Claire Pollard (Northwestern), Michael Hegarty (Arkansas), Joey Scrivano (Baylor), Lele Forood (Stanford) and Sheila McInerney (Arizona State).

During the 2008 campaign, Epley led the Tribe to an 18-9 record, while facing one of the nation’s toughest schedules. The Green and Gold knocked off 13 opponents currently in the national rankings, including two in the top-20. All nine of the Tribe’s losses have come to team’s ranked No. 22 in or higher in the ITA rankings. The College is currently ranked No. 24 nationally and has been as high as No. 13 this season.

W&M won its 20th CAA Championship in the 23-year history of the league this past year, and garnered its 17th bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tribe advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons, before falling to No. 9 Duke on May 10. Epley was also named the CAA Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his five years at the helm of the W&M program.

Senior Megan Moulton-Levy and junior Kat Zoricic will wrap up the Tribe’s 2008 season at the NCAA Individual Championships, May 21-26. Moulton-Levy will become the first Tribe player to compete in the singles and doubles championships during all four years of her collegiate career. Along with being a No. 9-16 seed in the singles champion-ship, Moulton-Levy will team with Zoricic in doubles championship for the third straight season. Last season, the pair finished as the NCAA Runner-ups in the doubles event.