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On Day Three of the 2012 US Open, Round One of Men's and Women's Doubles began and were completed as follows:

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Venus Williams, USA and Serena Williams, USA
Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Lindsay Lee-Waters
6-4, 6-0

Racquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
Dominika Cibulkova, SVK and Daniela Hantuchova, SVK
4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Madison Keys, USA and Jessica Pegula, USA
Akgul Amanmuradova, UZB and Monica Niculescu, ROU
6-2, 6-2

MEN'S DOUBLES

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Donald Young, USA
Michael Llodra, FRA(7) and Nenad Zimonjic, SRB(7)
5-7, 6-3, 6-4

Raven Klaasen, RSA and Alex Bogomolov, Jr., RUS
Tatsuma Ito, JPN and Go Soeda, JPN
6-1, 6-3

Dustin Brown, GER and Christopher Kas, GER
Leander Paes, IND(5) and Radek Stepanek, CZE(5)
3-6, 3-6

James Blake, USA and Sam Querrey
defeated by
Treat Conrad Huey, PHI and Dominic Inglot, GBR
 6-1, 7(9)-6(7)

MIXED DOUBLES

Sloane Stephens, USA and Rajeev Ram, USA
defeated
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Horia Tecau, ROU
6-2, 5-7, 1(10)-0(8)

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Ladies' Singles - 2nd Round

Serena Williams, USA (7) defeated Simona Halep, ROU


Gentlemen's Singles - 2nd Round

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA (12) defeated Grigor Dimitrov, BUL
6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(8)


Ladies' Doubles - 1st Round

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA
Marina Erakovic, NZL and Tamarine Tanasugarn, THA


Gentlemen's Doubles - 1st Round

Dustin Brown, GER and Michael Kohlmann, GER
Carsten Ball, AUS and Santiago Gonzales, MEX

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Former William and Mary standout Megan Moulton-Levy, 26, and Lindsay Lee-Waters of Dunwoody, Ga., qualified for the Wimbledon women’s doubles draw in dramatic fashion.

They won two qualifying matches on grass courts in Roehampton, England, capped by a 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 8-6 triumph Saturday against Russians Nina Bratchikova and Valeria Savinykh.

The match was supposed to be played Friday but was rained out.

Moulton-Levy, who has concentrated on doubles recently, is ranked 111th on the WTA Tour computer in doubles and has been as high as 103. In part because she has played so few singles tournaments lately, she’s ranked just 1,500 in singles.

One of her best W&M moments came in doubles, when she and Kat Zoricic were the 2007 NCAA tournament runners-up.

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WOMEN'S SINGLES

Round 1

Asia Muhammed, USA defeated Kimberly Couts, USA
4-6, 7-5, 6-4

Jennifer Elie, USA defeated by Monique Adamczak, AUS
6-2, 3-6, 4-6

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA defeated by Laura Granville, USA
3-6, 1-6

Mashona Washington, USA defeated by Julia Glushko
2-6, 6-3, 4-6

Alexandra Stevenson, USA defeated Shikha Uberoi, IND
6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3


Round 2

Asia Muhammed, USA defeated by Nicole Gibbs, USA
3-6, 5-7

Alexandra Stevenson, USA defeated Kaitlyn Christian, USA
6-3, 6-3


Quarterfinal Round

Alexandra Stevenson, USA vs. Kristie Ahn, USA


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Danielle Mills, USA
Brittany Augustine, USA


WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Round 1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Audra Cohen, USA
defeated by
Laura Granville, USA and Riza Zalameda, USA
1-6, 2-6

Asia Muhammed, USA and Kimberly Couts, USA
defeated by
Nicole Gibbs, USA and Stacey Tan, USA
2-6, 6-4 [5-10]

Mashona Washington, USA and Shikha Uberoi, USA
defeated
Kristie Ahn, USA and Danielle Lao, USA
6-4, 6-3

Brittany Augustine, USA and Jennifer Elie, USA
defeated
Christina Fusano, USA and Sacha Jones, NZL
6-4, 2-6 [10-5]


Quarterfinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Shikha Uberoi, USA
defeated
Gail Brodsky, USA and Laura Siegemund, GER
6-3, 7-5

Brittany Augustine, USA and Jennifer Elie, USA
defeated by
Monique Adamczak, AUS and Nicole Kriz, AUS
6-7(5), 6-7(4)


Semifinal Round

Mashona Washington, USA and Shikha Uberoi, IND
vs.
Monique Adamczak, AUS and Nicole Kriz, AUS


MEN'S SINGLES

Round 1

(WC)Donald Young, USA defeated by Nick Lindall, AUS
4-6, 1-6

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
6-3, 4-6, 6-4


Round 2

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Jesse Witten
6-7(7), 6-7(3)

Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Phillip Simmonds, USA
Todd Paul, USA


MEN'S DOUBLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Brian Battistone, USA
defeated
Daniel Kosakowski, USA and J.T. Sundling, USA
6-1, 6-3

Todd Paul, USA and Stephen Bass, USA
defeated by
Ramon Delgado, PAR and Kaes Van't Hof, USA
2-6, 3-6


Quarterfinal Round

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Brian Battistone, USA
defeated by
Harsh Mankad, IND and Frederik Nielsen, DEN
2-6, 3-6

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American Megan Moulton-Levy has turned her world travels as a professional tennis player into an opportunity to get in some spectacular photography. Recently Megan's tournaments have taken her to the African and European continents. While there she visited various historic sites in Rome, Italy, the Giza Plateau, home to the Great Pyramids of Egypt, and a South African Lion Park among other places.

The former College of William and Mary student's photographic documentation of her travels is just incredible. When I asked her for permission to share some of the photos she said, "I really had a blast taking these pictures. I think photography will be my next profession after tennis!" When you look at the photos, you'll understand why that might be a future option. This is but a very few of the photos, it was so difficult to pick those to post, but you get the total gist of her trip as you view them.

Megan is now off to Romania, it must be nice.

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SINGLES

Round 1

Serena Williams defeated by Klara Zakopalova, CZE
6-4, 3-6, 6-1


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Danielle Mills, USA


SINGLES

Round 1

(WC)Madison Keys, USA defeated Alla Kudryavtseva, RUS
7-5, 6-4

Round 2

Madison Keys, USA defeated by Nadia Petrova, RUS
6-3, 6-2


DOUBLES

Round 1

Raquel Kops-Jones, USA and Abigail Spears, USA
defeated by
Kveta Peschke, CZE and Lisa Raymond, USA
7-5, 4-6 [2-10]

Mashona Washington, USA and Jill Craybas, USA
defeated by
Caroline Wozniacki, DEN and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, CZE
6-2, 1-6, [10-7]

Angela Haynes, USA and Liga Dekmeijere, LAT
defeated
Christina Fusano, USA and Alexa Glatch, USA
1-6, 6-4, [10-4]


Quarterfinal Round

Angela Haynes, USA and Liga Dekmeijere, LAT
defeated
Shuai Peng, CHN and Zi Yan, CHN
7-6(3), 6-4


Semifinal Round

Angela Haynes, USA and Liga Dekmeijere, LAT
defeated by
Chia-Jung Chuang, TPE and Sania Mirza, IND
4-6, 3-6


SINGLES

Round 1

James Blake, USA defeated by Guillermo Canas, ARG
6-4, 6-4

(Q)Scoville Jenkins, USA defeated Alexander Peya, AUT
0-6, 6-4, 6-3


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Donald Young, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

James Blake, USA and Mardy Fish, USA
defeated
Amer Delic, USA and Robert Kendrick, USA
4-6, 6-4 [10/7]


Round 2

James Blake, USA and Mardy Fish, USA
defeated
James Cerretani, USA and Dick Norman, BEL
6-3, 7-6(0)


SINGLES

Round 1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA defeated Ellie Yates, USA
7-5, 6-1


Round 2

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA defeated by Yuliana Fedak, UKR
1-6, 2-6


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Whitney Jones, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Laura Siegemund, GER
defeated
Heidi El Tabakh, CAN and Story Tweedie-Yates, USA
6-4, 7-5


Quarterfinal Round

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Laura Siegemund, GER
defeated by
Kimberly Couts, USA and Sharon Fichman, CAN
2-6, 3-6


SINGLES

Round 1

(WC)Jarmere Jenkins, USA defeated by (Q)Vladimir Obradovic, SRB
4-6, 4-6

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Matthias Bachinger, GER
3-6, 6-4, 4-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Ryler Deheart, USA
defeated by
Lester Cook, USA and Shane LaPorte, USA
2-6, 4-6


SINGLES

Round 1

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated Milos Raonic, CAN
7-6(6), 6-2

Todd Paul, USA defeated Luis David Martinez, VEN
6-0, 6-2


Round 2

Todd Paul, USA defeated Adrians Zguns
6-1, 6-2

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated M. Roberts, USA
6-4, 7-6(4)


Quarterfinal Round

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated by Matej Bocko, SVK
4-6, 4-6

Paul Todd, USA defeated by Tigran Martirosyan, ARM
6-7(5), 2-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Marcus Fugate, USA and Nima Roshan, AUS
defeated by
Matthew Roberts, USA and Adrians Zguns, LAT
7-6(6), 6-7(4) [7-10]

Devin Mullings, BAH and Dennis Zivkovic, USA
defeated
Luis Diaz-Barriga, MEX and Antonio Ruiz-Rosales, MEX

7-5, 6-4


Quarterfinal Round

Devin Mullings, BAH and Dennis Zivkovic, USA
defeated by
Matthew Roberts, USA and Adrians Zguns, LAT
1-6, 7-6(10) [4-10]

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SINGLES

Round 1

Venus Williams, USA defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives, ESP
6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Round 2

Venus Williams, USA defeated Greta Arn, HUN
6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Venus Williams, USA defeated Agnes Szavay, HUN
6-2, 5-7, 6-1

Semifinal Round

Venus Williams, USA defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycov, CZE
6-0, 6-3

Final

Venus Williams, USA defeated Flavia Pennetta, ITA
6-1, 6-2


Eliminated during singles qualifying rounds:

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA
Danielle Mills, USA


DOUBLES

Round 1

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated
Janko Tipsarevic, SRB and Viktor Troicki, SRB
6-3, 6-4

Quarterfinal Round

Jeff Coetzee, RSA and Wesley Moodie, RSA
defeated by
David Ferrer, ESP and Marat Safin, RUS
7-6, 4-6 [10/12]


SINGLES

Round 1

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Olivier Patience, FRA
7-6(4), 6-4

Round 2

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Thomaz Bellucci, BRA
7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-1

Quarterfinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Leonardo Mayer, ARG

6-3, 7(4)-6, 4-1(Ret'd)

Semifinal Round

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated Jose Acasuso, ARG
6-3, 6-4

Final

Gael Monfils, FRA defeated by Nicolas Almagro, ESP
4-6, 4-6

SINGLES

Round 1

Donald Young, USA defeated by Somdev Devvarman, IND
6-4, 6-4


SINGLES

Round 1

Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated Jessica Moore, AUS
6-4, 6-4

Round 2

Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated by Evgeniya Rodina, RUS
1-6, 5-7


DOUBLES

Round 1

Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Varvara Lepchenko, USA
defeated by
Mara Kondratieva, RUS and Sophie LeFevre, FRA
3-6, 6-2, [16/14]


SINGLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Alexander Somogyi, SVK
1-6, 6-4, 7-5

Jarmere Jenkins, USA defeated by Uladzimir, Ignatik, BLR
6-3, 6-2


DOUBLES

Round 1

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Fritz Wolmarans, RSA
defeated by
Lester Cook, USA and Shane La Porte, USA
6-3, 6-3

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Daniel Lustig, CZE, and Juho Paukku, FIN
7-6(5), 6-2

Quarterfinal Round

Nicholas Monroe, USA and Frit Wolmarans, RSA
defeated by
Luis Diaz-Barriga, MEX and Antonio Ruiz-Rosales, MEX
6-7(3), 4-6

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Tigran Martirosyan, ARM and Jesse Witten, USA
0-6, 6-3 [10-6]

Semifinal Round

Paul Todd, USA and Treat Conrad Huey, PHI
defeated
Luis Diaz-Barriga, MEX and Antonio Ruiz-Rosales, MEX
6-1, 6-4


UPDATE:

Last Week at the Sanderson Volvo Future Stars Women's $25K, Surprise, Arizona the doubles team of:

Asha Rolle, USA and Vanina Wickmeyer, USA
defeated by
Jorjelina Cravero, ARG and Ekaterina Ivanova, RUS
6-1, 6-1


At the Brownsville Men's Professional Tennis Tournament, Brownsville, Texas in the singles event:

Nicholas Monroe, USA defeated by Michael Russell, USA
6-2, 6-4

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SINGLES

Round 1

Donald Young, USA defeated Artem Sitak, RUS
6-2, 6-3

Scoville Jenkins, USA vs. defeated Somdev Devvarman, IND
6-1, 6-4


DOUBLES

Round 1

Phillip Simmonds, USA and Tim Smyczek, USA
defeated by
Woong-Sun Jun, KOR and Hiroki Kondo, JPN
4-6, 6-7(2)

Scoville Jenkins, USA and Prakash Amritraj, IND
defeated by
Rylan Rizza, USA and Kaes Van't Hof
4-6, 6-7(4)

Donald Young, USA and Lester Cook, USA
defeated
Brian Battistone, USA and Dann Battistone, USA
6-1, 6-3


SINGLES

Round 1

Todd Paul, USA defeated Mattia Livraghi, ITA
2-6, 6-4, 6-1

Marcus Fugate, USA defeated by Luigi D'Agord, ITA
6-7(9), 3-6


DOUBLES

Round 1

Todd Paul, USA and Stephen Bass, USA
defeated
Roman Borvanov, MDA and Dennis Zivkovic, USA
6-4, 6-1


Marcus Fugate, USA and Andreas Siljestrom, SWE
defeated
Marcus Echtler, USA and Zachary Ganger, USA
7-5, 6-2


SINGLES

Round 1

Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Madison Brengle, USA
2-6, 4-6

Jennifer Elie, USA defeated Maureen Diaz, USA
6-1, 6-1

Megan Moulton-Levy defeated S. Zahlavova, CZE
6-3, 6-1

Mashona Washington, USA defeated Kai-Chen Chang
6-1, 6-4


DOUBLES

Round 1

Angela Haynes, USA and Christina Fusano, USA
defeated by
Megan Moulton-Levy, USA and Laura Siegemund, GER
6-4, 3-6 [6-10]

Mashona Washington, USA and Kimberly Couts, USA
defeated by
Lindsay Lee-Waters, USA and Tetiana Luhanska
3-6, 6-3, [9-11]

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