W&M’s Fuchs/Moulton-Levy Advance to Region Finals

Megan Moulton-Levy Reaches Singles Semifinals

10/25/04 9:34PM

PHILADELPHIA, PA - William and Mary’s doubles team of senior Candice Fuchs (Sarasota, FL) and freshman Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI), ranked 56th in the nation, advanced to the finals of the Wilson/ITA East Region Championships at the University of Pennsylvania’s Levy Pavilion.

The Tribe duo, seeded fourth at the event, defeated Harvard’s Courtney Bergman/Elsa O’Riain, 9-7, in the quarterfinals, then advanced to tomorrow’s championship match, when their scheduled opponent withdrew due to injury. The W&M team will take on Virginia Commonwealth’s Olga Borisova/Marianna Yuferova in tomorrow’s final.

Moulton-Levy is also in the running for a regional singles title, after winning a pair of matches today. In the fourth round, she defeated Harvard’s Preethi Mukundan, 6-1, 6-2, then won, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals over Diana Srebrovic (Virginia). Moulton-Levy will face Harvard’s Courtney Bergman, ranked 27th in the nation, in tomorrow’s semifinal match.



W&M Women’s Tennis at Wilson/ITA East Region Championships
Levy Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA

Singles
Fourth Round (16)
Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Preethi Mukundan (Harvard); 6-1, 6-2
Yulia Rivelis (Penn) d. #15 Megan Muth (W&M); 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Quarterfinals
Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Diana Srebrovic (Virginia); 6-3, 6-3


Doubles
Quarterfinals
Diana Srebrovic/Douglas Wink (Virginia) d. #2 Megan Muth/Amy Wei (W&M); 8-4
#56 Candice Fuchs/Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Courtney Bergman/Elsa O’Riain (Harvard); 9-7

Semifinals
#56 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. #60 Ramona But/Marianne Baker (Maryland); withdrew (inj.)