Moulton-Levy, Zoricic Advance to Round of 16 in Doubles

The Tribe defeated No. 18-ranked Arizona State in the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championship.

05/24/07 8:30PM

Athens, Ga. - The No. 1-seeded William and Mary doubles team of senior Megan Moulton-Levy and sophomore Katarina Zoricic won the battle of national champions, defeating No. 18-ranked Kady Pooler and Roxanne Clarke of Arizona State, 6-2, 6-4, in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championship. Moulton-Levy dropped her second round NCAA Singles Championship match to No. 40-ranked Tracy Lin of UCLA in three sets. The University of Georgia is hosting the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga.

The Sun Devil team of Pooler and Clarke won the first national championship event of the season at the All-American Championships in October, while Moulton-Levy and Zoricic claimed the second national championship competition at the ITA National Indoor Championships in November. The W&M tandem improved to 41-3 on the year, while racking up their 60th career victory as a team. It marked the 13th ranked foe the Tribe pair has defeated this season.

W&M will meet the North Carolina tandem of Caitlin Collins and Sanaz Marand in the round of 16. The No. 29-ranked Tar Heel pair defeated No. 31 Texas A&M team of Tiffany Clifford and Sarah Foster, 6-2, 6-2, in the first round. Collins and Marand are 28-11 on the year. It will be the second time the Tribe and UNC teams have met. Moulton-Levy and Zoricic defeated Collins and Marand, 9-7, in the semifinals of the season-opening William and Mary Invitational.

Moulton-Levy did not enjoy the same fate in singles, falling in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship. She jumped out to an early break over Lin, leading 3-1 in the first set. Lin battled back to even the set at five, before she won the final two games of the first set to take it, 7-5.

In the second set, Moulton-Levy battled back to even the affair by a 6-4 score. The Tribe All-American could not maintain the momentum in the third as Lin won took the set and the match, 6-3. Moulton-Levy ended the season at 30-7. Despite falling in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship, Moulton-Levy earned ITA All-America honors in singles for the second straight season by a result of her No. 8 seed in the tournament.

The time for the Tribe’s round of 16 battle with Collins and Marand will be released later on Thursday. Live stats will also be available on Friday, May 25, at GeorgiaDogs.com.

NCAA Singles Championship Second Round
#40 Tracy Lin (UCLA) def. #8 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) - 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

NCAA Dougles Championship First Round
#1 Moulton-Levy/Zoricic (W&M) def. #18 Pooler/Clarke (ASU) - 6-2, 6-4