Tribe Dominates Competition at Milwaukee Tennis Classic

W&M won 10 of its 11 matches on the first day of competition.

09/22/06 10:45PM

Milwaukee, Wis. - The William and Mary women’s tennis team won 10 of its 11 matches, including all four of its doubles affairs, on the opening day of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. The Tribe won all four doubles matches against Marquette to open the day, before claiming six of seven singles matches, including four in straight sets against Wisconsin.

The Tribe’s No. 1 doubles team of senior Megan Moulton-Levy and sophomore Katarina Zoricic defeated the Golden Eagles top team of Lauren Little and Klyie Moore, 8-2. Moulton-Levy and Zoricic, ranked No. 22 nationally, upped their record to 5-0 on the young season.

The freshman tandem of Francine Whu and Magdalena Bresson won at the No. 2 position. In their first match in doubles together, Whu and Bresson downed Robin Metzler and Shannon Brown, 8-5.

Sophomore Barbara Zidek and freshman Carmen Pop won their initial match together in impressive fashion. The Tribe’s No. 3 team rolled past Francina Bonnelly and Elly Stother, 8-1. In the final doubles match of the morning, W&M junior Klaudyna Kasztelaniec teamed with Marquette’s Erin Watkins to defeated the Golden Eagle duo of Dominka Dabrowski and Maggie Wilson, 8-1.

W&M claimed six of the seven singles matches competed against Wisconsin, who finished 2006 ranked No. 12 in the Midwest region according to the ITA. In the featured match of the day, Moulton-Levy, ranked No. 10 in the preseason ITA poll, topped No. 31 Caitlin Burke in three sets. After dropping the first set, 6-2, Moulton-Levy rallied to claim the final two sets, 6-4, 6-3. The win pushed her season record to 4-1, including three victories over ranked foes.

The sophomore pair of Zoricic and Kasztelaniec dropped two and one points, respectively, in their matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Zoricic, ranked 61st in the preseason ITA rankings, won 6-0, 6-2 over Kaylan Caiati to even her record at 1-1 on the year. Kasztelaniec nearly blanked her foe, downing Chelsea Nusslock, 6-0, 6-1. The win also evened Kasztelaniec’s record at 2-2.

A trio of freshmen rounded out the Tribe victors in singles. Bresson rebounded after dropping the first set, 6-4, to Morgan Tuttle, winning the final two sets, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 5 spot. The Delray Beach, Fla., native evened her singles record at 2-2. Whu and Pop continued to play well in the early going of their W&M careers. Pop remained perfect on the year in claiming her fourth win, 6-1, 6-2 over Kim Roberts at the No. 7 slot. Whu defeated Erin Jobe, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 6 position to move to 4-1 on the young season.

The Tribe will continue action at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic with singles and doubles competition on Saturday, Sept. 23. W&M will face Texas A&M in doubles at 9 a.m., before squaring off with Marquette in singles at 11 a.m.

Marquette vs. William & Mary (Doubles)
No. 1-Megan Moulton-Levy/Katarina Zoricic (WM) def. Lauren Little/Klyie Moore (MU) 8-2
No. 2-Francine Whu/Magdalena Bresson (WM) def. Robin Metzler/Shannon Brown (MU) 8-5
No. 3- Barb Zidek/Carmen Pop (WM) def. Francina Bonnelly/Elly Strother (MU) 8-1
No. 4-Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (WM)/Erin Watkins (MU) def. Dominika Dabrowski/Maggie Wilson (MU) 8-1.

William & Mary vs. Wisconsin (Singles)
No. 1-Megan Moulton-Levy (WM) def. Caitlin Burke (WI) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2-Katarina Zoricic (WM) def. Kaylan Caiati (WI) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3-Klaudyna Kasztelaniec (WM) def. Chelsea Nusslock (WI) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4-Liz Carpenter (WI) def. Barb Zidek (WM) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5-Magdalena Bresson (WM) def. Morgan Tuttle (WI) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
No. 6-Francine Whu (WM) def. Erin Jobe (WI) 6-3, 6-3
No. 7-Carmen Pop (WM) def. Kim Roberts (WI) 6-1, 6-2