W&M Women’s Tennis Advances on Day Two of Hampton Roads Invite

Tribe has Six Singles Players and Two Doubles Teams in Line for Flight Titles

10/15/05 11:59PM

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - William and Mary’s women’s tennis team continued to dominate at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational, winning 12 of its 13 singles matches and both of its doubles contests at the event, which is hosted by Old Dominion at the Huntington Park Tennis Center. The Tribe has a total of six singles players and two doubles teams still in contention for flight championships, including two singles players and a doubles team competing for the top-flight titles.

In the top singles flight, junior Megan Moulton-Levy (Monroe, MI), ranked 23rd in the nation and the tournament’s No. 1 seed, defeated Kristy Borza (Pittsburgh) in the round of 16, 7-6 (5), 6-1, before beating UMBC’s Ale Pedergnana, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. Freshman Barbara Zidek (Orland Park, IL) also reached the top-flight semifinals with straight-set wins over Kimberly Harclerode (Pittsburgh) and Abbey Walker (Virginia Tech).

In the B-1 flight, freshman Lauren Cash (Allendale, NJ) and junior Alex de Guzman (Holmdel, NJ) also each advanced to tomorrow’s semifinals with a pair of straight-set wins. Cash beat Radford’s Camila Noldin and Georgetown’s Adriann Gin, while de Guzman defeated Malvina de la Canal (American) and Carolina Huignard (Syracuse).

Senior Lingda Yang (Coconut Creek, FL) reached the semifinals of the B-2 flight with straight-set wins over Natalie Kretzer (Virginia Tech) and Old Dominion’s Barbara Kerner, while rookie Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (Krakow, Poland) reached the semifinals of the C-1 flight by beating Andrea Degirmenic (Norfolk State) and Caroline Downs (Radford).

In the top doubles flight, Cash and Zidek won their semifinal match over Victoria Vaynberg and Catherine Zawadski (Syracuse), 8-5, while de Guzman and Kasztelaniec reached the finals of the C-2 flight with an 8-3 win over Lauren Graham and Ashley Reyher (James Madison).

The Tribe will conclude play at the event tomorrow, beginning with singles semifinals at 8:00 AM, followed by the singles championship matches at 11:30 AM. The doubles finals are scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM.

William and Mary Women’s Tennis at Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational

Singles Flight A
Round of 16
#23 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Kristy Borza (Pittsburgh); 7-6 (5), 6-1
Viktoria Konstantinova (Virginia Commonwealth) d. Katarina Zoricic (W&M); 7-5, 6-1
Barbara Zidek (W&M) d. Kimberly Harclerode (Pittsburgh); 6-1, 6-0

Quarterfinals
#23 Moulton-Levy (W&M) d. Ale Pedergnana (UMBC); 6-2, 6-4
Zidek (W&M) d. Abbey Walker (Virginia Tech); 6-4, 6-4

Singles Flight B-1
Round of 16
Lauren Cash (W&M) d. Camila Noldin (Radford); 6-1, 6-0
Alex de Guzman (W&M) d. Malvina de la Canal (American); 6-3, 6-2

Quarterfinals
Cash (W&M) d. Adriann Gin (Georgetown); 6-1, 6-1
de Guzman (W&M) d. Carolina Huignard (Syracuse); 6-1, 6-1

Singles Flight B-2
Round of 16
Lingda Yang (W&M) d. Natalie Kretzer (Virginia Tech); 6-3, 6-1

Quarterfinal
Yang (W&M) d. Barbara Kerner (Old Dominion); 6-3, 6-0

Singles Flight C-1
Round of 16
Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (W&M) d. Andrea Degirmenic (Norfolk State); 6-1, 6-0

Quarterfinal
Kasztelaniec (W&M) d. Caroline Downs (Radford); 6-0, 6-3

Doubles Flight A
Semifinals
Lauren Cash/Barbara Zidek (W&M) d. Victoria Vaynberg/Catherine Zawadski (Syracuse); 8-5


Doubles Flight C-2
Semifinals
Alex de Guzman/Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (W&M) d. Lauren Graham/Ashley Reyher (James Madison); 8-3