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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .................................................................................... 1 CAA Championships ............................................................................. 22 Quick Facts .............................................................................................. 2 Year-by-Year Results ............................................................................. 23 This is Tribe Tennis ................................................................................. 3 ITA Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame ........................................................ 26 McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center .................................................... 4 Mark McCormack Tribute ...................................................................... 27 Busch Tennis Courts ............................................................................... 5 Tribe Athletics ........................................................................................ 28 Roster ....................................................................................................... 6 The College ............................................................................................ 30 Preview ..................................................................................................... 7 Tribe Facilities........................................................................................ 32 Head Coach Meredith Geiger-Walton .................................................... 8 Assistant Coach Toni Neykova .............................................................. 9 CREDITS Players ................................................................................................... 10 The 2009-10 W&M Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a publication of Season in Review .................................................................................. 16 the W&M sports information office. Layout, design and cover design Record vs. Opponent ............................................................................ 17 by associate SID Kris Sears. Writing by associate SID Kris Sears and Tribe NCAA History ............................................................................... 18 editing by the sports information office. Photography by Jim Agnew, Records ................................................................................................. 19 Julia Martin, Pete Clawson, Kris Sears and Bob Keroack. Printing by Honors .................................................................................................... 20 Worth Higgins and Associates in Richmond, Va. 7 8 10 17 PREVIEW COACHING STAFF THE TRIBE HISTORY Meredith Geiger-Walton returns The Tribe returns a pair of All-CAA Junior Lauren Sabacinski and The College owns 20 CAA crowns for her second season at the helm players in seniors Ragini Acharya sophomore Katie Kargl also return in the league’s 24-year history. The of W&M women’s tennis. Last sea- and Carmen Pop, while welcoming for the Tribe. The pair looks to re- Green and Gold has also made 17 son, she guided the Tribe to 10 dual a group of four new faces to the fold turn to full action in 2009-10 after NCAA Tournament appearances match wins. Toni Neykova returns for as the College looks to return to the missing parts of last season due to and finished the year ranked No. 1 her second season as the Tribe as- NCAA Tourney in 2010. injury. in its region on 14 occasions. sistant coach. THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY WILLIAM AND MARY Location: Williamsburg, Virginia 2009-10 WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Founded: 1693 FALL 2009 Enrollment (Includes Graduate): 7,625 Date Event Location Nickname: Tribe SEPT. 11-13 17TH ANNUAL W&M INVITE WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Sept. 18-20 UVA Invitational Charlottesville, Va. Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Sept. 25-27 Klip Strings Open Norfolk, Va. President: W. Taylor Reveley III (Princeton, 1965) Oct. 3-4 Riviera ITA All-American Championships Chancellor: Sandra Day O’Connor (Stanford, 1950) (Pre-Qualifying) Los Angeles, Calif. Director of Athletics: Terry Driscoll (Boston College, 1969) Oct. 6-7 Riviera ITA All-American Championships Outdoor Facility: Busch Tennis Courts (Qualifying) Los Angeles, Calif. Indoor Facility: McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center Oct. 8-11 Riviera ITA All-American Championships Athletics Department Phone: (757) 221-3400 (Main Draw) Los Angeles, Calif. Quick Facts Mailing Address: PO Box 399, Williamsburg, VA 23187 Oct. 23-27 ITA Atlantic Region Championships Street Address: 751 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Nov. 5-8 ITA National Indoor Championships New Haven, Conn. Nov. 6-8 Kitty Harrison Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. AD, Media Relations: Pete Clawson (Pittsburgh, 1990) SPRING 2010 Date Opponent Location Time Assoc. Director/WTN Contact: Kris Sears (Indiana, 2004) JAN. 15 UMBC WILLIAMSBURG (MNTC) 9 AM Office Phone: (757) 221-3368 JAN. 15 JAMES MADISON * WILLIAMSBURG (MNTC) 1 PM Cell Phone: (765) 860-1205 Jan. 23 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 11 AM E-Mail Address: [email protected] Jan. 30 vs. Georgia State ^ Athens, Ga. Associate Director: Rob Turner (Tennessee, 2003) Jan. 31 vs. Georgia or Associate Director: Jacob Skipper (William and Mary, 2005) Virginia Tech ^ Athens, Ga. Assistant Director: Scott Burns (Marian University, 2007) FEB. 5 OHIO STATE WILLIAMSBURG (MNTC) 4 PM Assistant Director: Julia Martin (William and Mary, 2009) TRIBE TENNIS FEB. 8 FIU WILLIAMSBURG (MNTC) 2 PM Phone: (757) 221-3344 Feb. 12-15 ITA National Indoors Madison, Wis. Fax: (757) 221-2048 Feb. 20 at Yale New Haven, Conn. 11 AM Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com Feb. 21 at Brown Providence, R.I. 11 AM Feb. 24 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 4 PM COACHING STAFF Feb. 28 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 11 AM Head Coach: Meredith Geiger-Walton (Arizona State, 1995) March 5 at Princeton Princeton, N.J. 11 AM W&M Record: 10-12 (.455) (One season) March 9 vs. Notre Dame Puerto Rico Career Record: 10-12 (.455) (One season) March 11 vs. Duke Puerto Rico Office Phone: (757) 221-3384 MARCH 17 ETSU WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 3 PM E-Mail Address: [email protected] MARCH 20 WAKE FOREST WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 12 PM Assistant Coach: Toni Neykova (Iowa, 2002) MARCH 27 BOSTON UNIV. WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 11 AM Office Phone: (757) 221-7374 MARCH 28 MEMPHIS WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 11 AM E-Mail Address: [email protected] April 4 Marshall WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 10 AM April 7 at Old Dominion * Norfolk, Va. 3 PM TEAM INFORMATION APRIL 9 VCU * WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 3 PM 2009 Record: 10-12 (.455) APRIL 10 RICHMOND WILLIAMSBURG (BUSCH) 11 AM 2009 CAA Record: 1-2 (.333) April 15-18 CAA Championships # Norfolk, Va. Final ITA National Ranking: 49 May 7-9 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites Postseason: CAA Semifinalists May 20-31 NCAA Championships † Athens, Ga. Players Returning/Lost: 4/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 ^ ITA Kickoff Weekend (Athens, Ga.) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 17 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, * Colonial Athletic Association match 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, # 2010 CAA Tournament played at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center † 2010 NCAA Tournament hosted by Georgia at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex 2008) Dates and times are subject to change CAA Championships: 20 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) 2 WWW.TRIBEATHLETICS.COM THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY 2008 graduate Megan Moulton-Levy, who was a four-time CAA Player of the Year, is currently playing on the professional tour and owns career-best world rankings of No. 237 in singles and No. 154 in doubles. This is Tribe Tennis Tribe This is IN THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS TRIBE ON THE ROAD 2008 William and Mary graduate Megan Moulton-Levy wrapped up her Over the last four years, the Tribe has made trips to the following states: collegiate career atop the Tribe record books and has since moved on to Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ken- play on the professional women’s tour. Moulton-Levy achieved a career- tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New best world singles ranking of 237 and a career-high world doubles ranking York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, of 154 during the 2009 season. West Virginia and Wisconsin. TRIBE TENNIS During the 2009 season, Moulton-Levy earned both a singles quarterfinal Each of the last two seasons, the Tribe played three-match stretches in and semifinal appearance playing in numerous ITF events throughout the California, while playing three matches in Texas in 2008. This season, world. In doubles play, she has been extremely successful earning four W&M will travel to Puerto Rico for two matches. The College has also finals appearances, three semifinals appearances and advancing to the competed in the ITA National Indoor Championship on 12 occasions. quarterfinals in six other tournaments. Moulton-Levy won her first career singles crown on the pro tour at the Fifth-Third Classic in Evansville, Ind., ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY in July of 2008. She also recorded a pair of doubles event titles, winning The Tribe has not only been a success on the court, but it has also been International events in Puebla, Mexico, and London, England, in 2008. an active member of the community as well. During both the fall of 2006 and of 2007, the women’s tennis program took park in the Raise a Racket CHAMPIONSHIP-CALIBER PROGRAM tennis fundraiser