May 20, 2008
NCAA Singles Championship Bracket 
NCAA Doubles Championship Bracket
TULSA, Okla. -- With top-ranked Northwestern eliminated from team contention for an NCAA national title, four Wildcats are prepared to vie for a national crown in both the singles and doubles championships. The first round of singles action kicks off on Wednesday, May 21, with the doubles championship commencing Thursday.
The singles championship field consists of 64 of the nation's top collegiate women's tennis players. The top players are seeded individually 1-8, with the next tier of individuals grouped as a 9-16 seed. The remaining 48 singles players are not seeded. In addition, 32 of the best doubles team are selected to compete for a championship concurrently. Only the top four tandems receive a seed in doubles, with the next tier earning a 5-8 group seed.
Maria Mosolova (Moscow, Russia/No. 204), Georgia Rose (Mettawa, Ill./North Shore Country Day), Samantha Murray (Altrincham, England/Altrincham Grammar) and Lauren Lui (Houston, Texas/Kinkaid) were each selected to compete for the singles title. Rose and Lui also will pair up for a shot at the doubles crown.
Mosolova, the tournament's No. 4 seed, will face Kelcy McKenna of Arizona State in the first round at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21. It will be the first meeting between the two. McKenna went 33-9 overall in singles this season. Mosolova finished the dual season 23-3 and as the nation's fifth-ranked player. She had an overall record of 38-5 this year, and on Tuesday was named as the ITA National Player to Watch. Her draw to the semifinals includes possible matchups with Sanaz Marand of North Carolina (No. 9-16 seed), Marina Coussou of California (No. 5 seed) and Melanie Gloria of Fresno State (No. 9-16 seed).
Rose, a No. 9-16 seed in this year's tournament, will duel with Tracy Lin of UCLA in the first round at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Lin, who primarily plays No. 2 for the Bruins, recorded a 17-7 dual record and went 24-14 overall this season. The two have not faced each other this season. Rose closes out the dual season at 19-7 and 35-11 overall. She is currently ranked 11th nationally in singles. Roses' draw could potentially match her up with Amanda McDowell of Georgia Tech (No. 7 seed), Megan Falcon of LSU (No. 9-16 seed) and Hilary Barte of Stanford (No. 3 seed).
Murray will face Carol Salge of Clemson for the first time in the first round at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Salge went 15-10 overall this season, but has not lost a match since Feb. 27. Murray finished up the dual season at 20-6 and 37-10 overall. Currently ranked 32nd in the nation, with her draw could potentially face Riza Zalameda of UCLA (No. 8 seed), Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech (No. 9-16 seed), Jessica Nguyen of Stanford (No. 9-16 seed) and Aurelija Miseviciute of Arkansas (No. 1 seed).
Lui makes her first NCAA singles appearance and will face Susie Babos of California in the first round at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The match will mark their first meeting. Babos went 12-11 in dual play and 26-17 overall this season. Lui enters the championship with a team-best 19-match winning streak. She went 23-1 in dual play this season, including a perfect 22-0 from the No. 4 position. Lui's road to the semifinals could bring potential matchups with Megan Moulton-Levy of William and Mary (No. 9-16 seed), Amanda Fink of Southern California (No. 6 seed), Fani Chifchieva of Auburn (No. 9-16 seed) and Ani Mijacika of Clemson (No. 2 seed).
Additionally, Rose and Lui will begin their quest for a doubles crown on Thursday, May 22. The duo will face the tournament's No. 1 seed in the opening round, Tracey Lin and Riza Zalameda of UCLA. Rose and Lui are currently ranked 19th nationally and closed out the dual season a perfect 16-0. They went 22-1 overall this season.
The NCAA singles and doubles championships are taking place at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. For additional tournament information including live stats, video, brackets and more, please visit Tulsa's official championships homepage. For the entire singles and doubles championships brackets, please click the PDF links above. Below is Wednesday's schedule for the opening round singles draw.
No. 4 Maria Mosolova vs. Kelcy McKenna (Arizona State) - 4 p.m.
No. 9-16 Georgia Rose vs. Tracy Lin (UCLA) - 6 p.m.
Samantha Murray vs. Carol Salge (Clemson) - 5 p.m.
Lauren Lui vs. Susie Babos (California) - 6 p.m.