Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS 2007-08 Season Information William and Mary Quick Facts/Table of Contents ------------------------------------------ 1 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Facilities ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Founded: 1693 This is W&M Tennis -------------------------------------------------------- 3 Enrollment: 5,500 Head Coach Kevin Epley ------------------------------------------------- 4 Nickname: Tribe Season Preview -------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Returning Player Biographies ----------------------------------------- 7-15 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association 2006-07 Season Information President: Gene R. Nichol (Oklahoma State, 1973) 2006-07 Season Review ---------------------------------------------------16 Chancellor: Sandra Day O’Connor (Stanford, 1950) Director of Athletics: Terry Driscoll (Boston College, 1969) Record Book and History Sr. Exec. Assoc. AD/SWA: Barb Blosser (Ohio State, 1975) Record vs. Opponents -----------------------------------------------------17 Indoor Facility: McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center Tribe NCAA History ------------------------------------------------------18 Outdoor Facility: Busch Tennis Courts Records ----------------------------------------------------------------------19 Athletics Department Phone: (757) 221-3400 Honors and Awards --------------------------------------------------------20 Mailing Address: PO Box 399, Williamsburg, VA 23187 CAA Championships ------------------------------------------------------21 Street Address: 751 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Match-by-Match Results --------------------------------------------------22 ITA Hall of Fame ----------------------------------------------------------25 Sports Information Mark McCormack Tribute ------------------------------------------------26 Asst. AD, Media Relations: Pete Clawson (Pittsburgh, 1990) Assoc. Director/WTen Contact: Kris Sears (Indiana, 2004) The College of William and Mary Offi ce Phone: (757) 221-3368 Tribe Athletics --------------------------------------------------------------27 Cell Phone: (765) 860-1205 Athletics Administration --------------------------------------------------28 E-Mail Address: [email protected] W&M Administration -----------------------------------------------------29 The College -----------------------------------------------------------------30 Associate Director: Rob Turner (Tennessee, 2003) Support Services ------------------------------------------------------------31 Associate Director: Mark Hoskins (James Madison, 2003) Facilities ----------------------------------------------------------------------32 Intern: Jacob Skipper (William and Mary, 2005) Phone: (757) 221-3344 Media Information Fax: (757) 221-3412 The William and Mary sports information offi ce is always interest- Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com ed in assisting members of the media in its coverage of Tribe women’s tennis. Updated information, including statistics and releases, can be Coaching Staff found on the Internet at www.TribeAthletics.com. Publicity and media Head Coach: Kevin Epley (SMU, 1996) information for William and Mary women’s tennis is coordinated by W&M Record: 78-31 (.716) (four seasons) associate sports information director Kris Sears. Career Record: 133-50 (.727) (seven seasons) Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available from the Offi ce Phone: (757) 221-3384 William and Mary sports information offi ce. Requests for further in- E-Mail Address: [email protected] formation should be directed to Kris Sears at (757) 221-3368 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Team Information Credits 2007 Record: 22-3 (.840) The 2008 William and Mary Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a pub- 2007 CAA Record: 2-0 (1.000) lication of the William and Mary sports information offi ce. Layout, Final ITA National Ranking: 15 design and writing by associate sports information director Kris Sears. Postseason: NCAA Round of 16, CAA Champions Editing by the sports information offi ce. Photography by Pete Claw- Players Returning/Lost: 8/0 son, Bob Keroack and Kris Sears. Printing by Colonial Printing of Starters Returning/Lost: 6/0 Richmond, Va. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, On the Cover 2006, 2007) Cover designed by Pete Clawson and Kris Sears, William and Mary CAA Championshpis: 19 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, Athletics. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) 1 Facilities BUSCH TENNIS COURTS One of the newest athletics venues at the College of William and Mary, the Busch Courts tennis complex opened in September of 2001. It is the outdoor home of the Tribe tennis squads. The complex features eight individual hard court surfaces. Each MCCORMACK-NAGELSEN court features California Corners, a unique design that includes quar- ter fences that run along the sidelines to allow for uninterrupted play. TENNIS CENTER Prior to the 2007-08 school year, the courts at Busch were resur- faced. Dedicated to excellence in academics and athletics, the College There is stadium seating for approximately 500 people at Busch of William and Mary in historic Colonial Williamsburg is proud to Courts, and there is also a state-of-the-art lighting system to accom- offer one of the fi nest athletic facilities in the country—the McCor- modate night matches. mack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. Located on South Henry Street ad- jacent to the graduate housing complex, the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, which opened in 1995, boasts impeccable tennis fa- cilities and houses the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame. Prior to the 2007-08 school year, the courts at the tennis center were resurfaced. The facility was made possible through a generous gift from Mark H. McCormack, a 1951 graduate of William and Mary, and his wife, former world-class tennis professional Betsy Nagelsen. As the former chairman, president and chief executive offi cer of Interna- tional Management Group, McCormack was widely recognized as the founder of the sports marketing industry. The McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center features six indoor tennis courts using the GreenSet GrandPrix Surface (rubberized base under color coat), air conditioning and indirect lighting at a competitive level. The facility also includes member and team locker rooms, several spacious lobbies and spectator viewing that boasts 362 stadium seats as well as a mezzanine seating area. In addition, the ITA and Rolex generously donated a state-of-the-art electronic scoreboard. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame contains a collection of artifacts and records pertaining to col- legiate women’s tennis, and enshrines former players, coaches and contributors that have impacted the sport. The Hall of Fame also functions as a library, archive and research center for intercollegiate women’s tennis. 2 This is W&M Tennis CHAMPIONSHIP CREDENTIALS - The W&M duo of Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic won the women’s tennis program’s second national title, taking home the doubles crown at the 2006 ITA National Indoor Championship. The W&M pair went on to fi nish as the NCAA runner ups as well in 2007. ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY - The College has won 19 CAA The Tribe has not only been a success on the court, but it has also Championships in the 23-year been an active member of the community as well. This past fall, the history of the conference, in- women’s tennis program took park in the Raise a Racket tennis fund cluding the 2007 season. The raiser to benefi t March of Dimes, an organization that helps fi ght Tribe has earned a spot in the prematurity, birth defects and infant mortality. The event helped raise NCAA Tournament on 16 oc- $7,000 for the organization. W&M student-athletes coached and casions and in 2007 advanced to played matches, with and against, the event’s participants. The Tribe the round of 16 for the fi rst time also checked participants in and sold raffl e tickets at the event. since 2003. In the fall of 2005, both the men’s and women’s tennis programs - On 16 occasions, including helped raise money to benefi t victims of Hurricane Katrina. The pro- each of the last seven seasons, grams held a car wash and raised $1,200, which was donated to the the Tribe has taken home an American Red Cross specifi cally for the victims of the disaster. individual championship at the ITA East Regional in either sin- gles or doubles. TRIBE TENNIS ON THE ROAD Over the last four years, the Tribe has made trips to the follow- ing states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Last season, the Tribe spent spring break in Colorado. Recently, W&M has also had extended road trips to Florida, Chicago, Califor- nia, Texas, New Orleans and Las Vegas. The Tribe will have stops in Texas and California during the 2008 spring campaign. 3 Kevin Epley KEVIN EPLEY HEAD COACH FIFTH SEASON AT W&M SEVENTH SEASON OVERALL SMU (1996) In sevenseven seasons as a DivisionDivision I head coach,coach, William and Mary’sMary’s KevinKevin Epley has fi rmlyrmly established himself as one of the nationnation’s’s elite mentorsmentors.. A quicquickk glance at his resume showsshows four top-10 national fi nishes and fi vvee conference