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American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center Memphis, Tenn. April 20-25, 2016 The American Athletic Conference is pleased to hold its 2016 Tennis Championships at the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center on the campus of Memphis University School.The women’s championship will begin with first round action Wednesday, April 20, while men’s first round competition begins Thursday, April 21. All championship information and results can be found at www.TheAmerican.org/Tennis. The American Athletic Conference will provide live video coverage of the 2016 American Athletic Conference Tennis Championship Finals at the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center on the campus of Memphis University School. The 2016 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship finals - women’s on April 23 and men’s on April 24 - will be streamed on The American Digital Network (www.TheAmerican.org/DN), available on web, mobile, tablet and Roku devices. The streams will be produced by L2 Productions via a grant from the United States Tennis Association, and feature a multi-camera shoot and a full graphics package along with commentary and analysis. L2 Productions specializes in live sports production, transmission and broadcast. Based in Austin, Texas, L2 Productions, one of the fastest growing U.S. companies in the live production industry, provides a comprehensive solution for live broadcast including show concept development/scripting, production, post production, talent sourcing, broadcast distribution, archiving services, and more. To learn more, visit L2 Productions at lavstudios.net. About the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center The Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center is a tennis complex located on the Memphis University School campus and has 12 outdoor hard courts - four courts are equipped with lights - and four indoor hard courts. The complex serves as the home courts for MUS and Hutchison tennis teams, and is home to multiple USTA teams.
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2016 Women’s Tennis Championship Bracket Memphis University School – Memphis, TN Wednesday April 20
Thursday April 21
Friday April 22
Saturday April 23
#1 Tulsa #8 Tulane Match 1 – 9:00 a.m. MUS Courts 1-6
Match 4 – 12:00 p.m. MUS Courts 1-6
Winner Match 1
#9 UConn
Match 8 3:00 p.m. MUS Courts 1-6
#4 UCF Match 5 – 12:00 p.m. MUS Courts 7-12
#5 Houston Match 10 1:00 p.m. MUS Courts 7-12
CHAMPION
#3 SMU #6 East Carolina Match 2 – 12:00 p.m. MUS Courts 1-6
Match 6 – 3:00 p.m. MUS Courts 7-12
Winner Match 2
#11 Memphis
Match 9 3:00 p.m. MUS Courts 7-12
#2 USF #7 Temple Match 3 – 12:00 p.m. MUS Courts 7-12
Match 7 – 3:00 p.m. MUS Courts 1-6
Winner Match 3
#10 Cincinnati
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UCF
KNIGHTS MEN’S Name Reece Acree Chris Barrus Nico De Fraia Inaki Espindola Tyler Pate Mariano Porter Jose Sangroniz Jack Thiessen Arjun Watane
Yr. Hometown/Previous School Jr. Pensacola, Fla./Washington Jr. Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS So. Cagliari, Italy/Bruguera Tennis Academy Jr. Villahermosa, Mexico/Niagara Academy So. Lake Alfred, Fla./All Saints Academy Jr. Cuernavaca, Mexico/Chestnut Hill College Sr. Valladolid, Spain/Colegio Marista La Inmaculada Valladolid Fr. Victoria, Australia/Yarra Valley Grammar School Jr. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Bobby Cashman Brandon Stokes
MARIANO PORTER Cuernavaca, Mexico
WOMEN’S Name Sofia Baptista Cortney Cesarini Diana Dehterevich Caroline Eberhart Emilia Granstrom Monica Matias Clare Mendell Natalia Serrano
Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Cascais, Portugal/Escola Secundaria de Cascais Lower Gwynedd, Pa./United Tennis Academy Minsk, Belarus/Secondary School No. 185 of Minsk Mishawaka, Ind./Marian Gothenburg, Sweeden/Western Kentucky Moca, Puerto Rico Canton, Ga./King’s Academy Barcelona, Spain
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Stephanie Nickitas Andrew Veeder
CAROLINE EBERHART Mishawaka, Ind.
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CINCINNATI
BEARCATS WOMEN’S Name Natalia Abdalla Lauren Bellinger Antonella Bramato Katya Bure Harley Hutchison Ali Miller Samantha Perry Kelly Poggensee-Wei Makenzie Stolar Hannah Wille
Yr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Eric Toth Eric West
Hometown/Previous School Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Augusto Laranja Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome Pachuca, Mexico/Elise Freinet Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich./Grosse Pointe South Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North Morgantown, W.Va./Home School St. Louis, Mo./Parkway Central
LAUREN BELLINGER Dublin, Ohio
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UCONN
HUSKIES MEN’S Name Jonathan Edwards Andrew Ginzberg Parker Goldstein Hank Hill Zac McEntee Jack McLister Jacob Spreyer Christopher Toner Arnaud Valentin Justin Warren
Yr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Isle of Palms, S.C./South Carolina Virtual Charter School Woodbridge, Conn./Amity High Marietta, Ga./Lassiter HS Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Ponte Vedra H.S. Yorba Linda, Calif./Servite High Leesburg, Va/Loudoun County Denver, Co./Regis Jesuit High South Hamilton, Mass./St. John’s Prep Ridgefield, Conn./Fairleigh Dickinson Durham, N.C./Durham Academy
HEAD COACH VOLUNTEER COACH VOLUNTEER COACH
Michael Louis Jon Wortmann Peter Surovic
JACOB SPREYER Denver, Co.
WOMEN’S Name Emma Alderman Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph Shea Flanagan Jacqueline Lazaro Gillian Perrotta Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva Srna Stosljevic Jenise Vargas Summer Walker Zaina Zaki
Yr. Jr. Fr. Jr Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So.
Hometown/Previous School Hingham, Mass./Hingham Tampa, Fla./Carrollwood Day School Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North Largo, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic Scarsdale, N.Y./Eastchester Vinnitsa, Ukraine/Vinnitsa #13 Novi Sad, Serbia/IMG Academy (Florida) Pasadena, Calif./Flintridge Preparatory School Conyers, Ga./Rockdale Magnet School West Chester, Pa./Unionville
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Glenn Marshall Jennifer Meredith
SRNA STOSLJEVIC Novi Sad, Serbia
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EAST CAROLINA
PIRATES MEN’S Name Austin Allen Vlad Anghel Will Bissett Kasey Countee Ronny Georgi William Himpe Fredric Lehfeldt James Ling Tendai Tapfuma
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr.
Hometown/Previous School Asheboro/Asheboro Bucharest, Romania/LPS Mircea Eliade Devizes, England/Monkton Combe School Cheltenham, Md./The Bullis School Fredersdorf, Germany/Einstein-Gymnasium Neuenhagen Brugge, Belgium/Saint Joseph Brugge Olso, Norway/Wang Toppidrett Ipswich, England/Copleston Mutare, Zimbabwe/Seminole State
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Shawn Heinchon Christian Kuehne
TENDAI TAPFUMA Mutare, Zimbabwe
WOMEN’S Name Michelle Castro Maria Gomez Katie Hoch Nicole LaDuca Celia Ruiz Sarah Sarjoo Meredith Smith Maria Storozheva Annija Veinsteina Betsy Zurawel
Yr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Tom Morris Kirstin Burgess
Hometown/Previous School Oakton, Va./Bishop O’Connell Medellin, Columbia/Palermo de San Jose Montclair, N.J./Wisconsin Woodstock, Ga./Etowah Pontevedra, Spain/Valle Inclan Pontevedra Johannesburg, S.A./Crawford Boone/Watauga Moscow, Russia/High School #1557 Riga, Latvia/Riga Secondary School #64 Raleigh/North Raleigh Christian Academy
CELIA RUIZ Pontevedra, Spain
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HOUSTON
COUGARS WOMEN’S Name Maria Cardenas Angela Lorenzo Mina Markovic Rocio Martin Tina Rupert Marnie Stokes Despoina Vogasari
Yr. Sr So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Los Anayanes Medina del Campo, Spain/Colegio San Jose Belgrade, Serbia/Srednja Turisticka Skola Nbgd Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset Ljublijana, Slovenia/Gimanzija Sentvid Ljubljana Fort Pierce, Fla./Clark Advanced Learning Center Athens, Greece/Geniko Lykeio Drosia
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Courtney Steinbock Jason Potthoff
DESPOINA VOGASARI Athens, Greece
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MEMPHIS
TIGERS MEN’S Name Louis Asser Kai Lemke Shakeel Manji Chris Patzanovsky Ryan Peniston Felix Rauch Matthew Story Turner Voges Andrew Watson
Yr. Hometown/Previous School Jr. Bunbury, Australia/University of Western Australia So. Trebur, Germany/Immanuel-Kant So. Burton-Latimer, Great Britain/Latimer Community Arts College Fr. Teublitz, Germany So. Great Wakering, Great Britain/ISP International Tennis School Fr. Osterode, Germany Fr. Cardiff, Wales Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / McCallie HS So. Reigate, Great Britain/The Ashcombe School
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH VOLUNTEER COACH
Paul Goebel Chris Doerr Francis Sargeant
RYAN PENISTON Great Wakering, Great Britain
WOMEN’S Name Janina Berres Kathryn Hughes Tara McElroy Marta Morga Gabrielle Paul Hanna Sohn Anki Wind
Yr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Hayden Perez Ryan Haymond
Hometown/Previous School Riegenroth, Germany/Herzon-Johann Gymnasium Wrexham, Wales/Univ. of Denver Dunboyne, Ireland Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset Maidstone, England/Saint Leo Koln, Germany/University of Arizona Dinslaken, Germany / Karl Ziegler School
KATHRYN HUGHES Wrexham, Wales
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USF
BULLS MEN’S Name Peter Bertran Sebastien Butler Roberto Cid Dominic Cotrone Everth Dzib Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz Sasha Gozun Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Justin Roberts
Yr. Hometown/Previous School So. Santiago, Dominican Republic/North Oconee Fr. England Sr. Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub Sr. Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton Christian School Sr. Yucatan State, Mexico/Centro Educativo Rodriguez Tamayo Sr. Gijon Asturas, Spain/IES CAR--Barcalona Jr. Orhei, Moldova/Brickhouse Academy Jr. Donetsk, Ukraine So. Nassau, Bahamas
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH VOLUNTEER COACH
Matt Hill Ashley Fisher Gary Needelman
ROBERTO CID Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
WOMEN’S Name Juliana Cardoso Vera Bessonova Jessica Cortes Chaves Nicole Dzenga Hailey Grillo Vanja Klaric Olga Martinez Chloe Murphy Suryasree Rao Audrey Rizk Ana Roman Dominguez
Yr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH VOLUNTEER COACH
Cristina Moros Ariel Gaitan Kristina Brandi
Hometown/Previous School Descalvado, Brazil Moscow, Russia Monterrey, Mexico/Abeka Academy Harare, Zimbabwe Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers High School Serbia Barcelona, Spain/INS Dr. Puiguert England/State College of Florida Spain
JESSICA CORTES CHAVES Monterrey, Mexico
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SMU
MUSTANGS MEN’S Name Samm Butler Sam Hoogland Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson Markus Kerner Marcus Knutzon Nate Lammons Charles Nettlefold Julio Olaya Tony Russell Ronald Slobodchikov Arkadijs Slobodkins
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Marlborough, United Kingdom/Ralph Allen School Chicago, Ill. New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels, Texas Viljandi, Estonia/Tennessee Stockholm, Sweden The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands College Park Melbourne, Australia/Melbourne Grammar School Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Saint Andrew’s School Krasnoyarsk, Russia Riga, Latvia
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Carl Neufeld Kyle Spencer
NATE LAMMONS The Woodlands, Texas
WOMEN’S Name Vaszilisza Bulgakova Hristina Dishkova Macie Elliott Yana Erkeeva Ana Perez-Lopez Dasha Sharapova Mary Wright
Yr. Hometown/Previous School Sr. Budapest, Hungary Sr. Kleinmachnow, Germany/Homboldt-Gymnasium Potsdam Jr. Evansville, Ind./Reitz Memorial Sr. Moscow, Russia/A.M. Gorky, School No. 204 Fr. Oaxaca, Mexico Jr. Gomel, Belarus Jr. Hot Springs, Ark./Lakeside
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH VOLUNTEER COACH
Kati Gyulai Neil Kenner Aldrin Campos
HRISTINA DISHKOVA Kleinmachnow, Germany
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TEMPLE
OWLS MEN’S Name Hicham Belkssir Santiago Canete Ondre Cargill Uladzimir Dorash Ian Glessing Artem Kapshuk Florian Mayer Vineet Naran Stephen Ong Nicolas Paulus Filip Stipcic
Yr. Hometown/Previous School Sr. Rabat, Morocco/Ryad Al Naarifa Sr. Madrid, Spain/ies Ortega y Gasset Sr. Nassau, Bahamas/Saddlebrook Preparatory School Fr. Grodno, Belarus/Gymnasium #1 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain Fr. Kiev, Ukraine/Donetsk Educational Fr. Rottweil, Germany/Leibniz-gymnasium Jr. Colonia, N.J./IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) So. Philadelphia, Pa./Charter HS for Architecture and Design Sr. Rheinau, Germany/Anne-Frank Gymnasium Jr. Belgrade, Serbia/Vladislav Petkovic Dis
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE COACH
Steve Mauro Frederika Girsang Maros Januvka
SANTIAGO CANETE Madrid, Spain
WOMEN’S Name Alina Abdurakhimova Mariana Bedon Tashell Harris Dina Karina Yana Khon Zareya Lewis Anais Nussaume Minami Okajima Monet Stuckey-Willis
Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. So.
Hometown/Previous School Tashkent, Uzbek./Tashkent Chemical Technological Institute Trujillo, Peru/La Inmaculada Harrisburg, Pa./SciTech West Java, Indonesia/SMA Jubilee Tashkent, Uzbekistan Florence, S.C./Wilson Bangkok, Thailand/CNED (France) Bedminster, N.J./Montville (N.J.) Philadelphia, Pa.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE COACH
Steve Mauro Frederika Girsang Monica Gorny
ALINA ABDURAKHIMOVA Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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TULANE
GREEN WAVE MEN’S Name Chi-Shan Jao Dominik Koepfer Sebastian Rey Tyler Schick Constantin Schmitz Nikolas Tukic Alex Van Cott Ian Van Cott Eric Wagner
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Taipei City 104, Taiwan/Zhongxing Furtwangen, Germany/Otto-Hahn Gymnasium Wantage, UK/Monkton Combe School Short Hills, N.J./Millburn High Remagen, Germany/Gymnasium auf der Karthause Lohmar, Germany/Gesamtschule Hennef Unadilla, N.Y./Laurel Springs Unadilla, N.Y./Laurel Springs Roslyn Heights, N.Y./Roslyn High
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Mark Booras James McKie
DOMINIK KOEPFER Furtwangen, Germany
WOMEN’S Name Sade Atkinson Ipek Birol Naz Karagoz Jacqui Katz Kyla Klier Sofia Kurtz Meredith Maltby Elena Muller
Yr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Terri Sisk Chris Simpson
Hometown/Previous School Masterson, New Zealand/Manukura HS Istanbul, Turkey/Hisar Schools Istanbul, Turkey/Ozel Istek Kemal Ataturk Vakfi New York, N.Y./Kaplan College Prep Encino, California/ASA Junior College Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta High Glyn Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Dallas, Texas/Laurel Springs High
IPEK BIROL Istanbul, Turkey
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TULSA
GOLDEN HURRICANE MEN’S Name Carlos Bautista Dominic Bechard Juan Matias Gonzalez Chase Gordon Francois Kellerman Okkie Kellerman Majed Kilani Matthew Kirby Dylan McCloskey Mitchell Pritchard Or Ram-Harel Daniel Santos
Yr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr.
Hometown/Previous School Ciudad Real, Spain/Centro de Alto Rendimiento Carine, Australia/Universal School (Ind.) Santiago, Chile/Universal School (Ind.) Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS Cape Town, South Africa/Stellenberg High School Cape Town, South Africa/Stellenberg High School Tunis, Tunisia/Lycèe Sportiq Pierre de Conbertin EP Menzah Woodbridge, Great Britain/Woodbridge School Perth, West Australia/VCU Sydney, New South Wales Kiryat Ivon, Israel/Hof Ashron Arequipa, Peru/Rey de Reyes
HEAD COACH ASSOCIATE COACH
Vince Westbrook Thomas Liversage
OR RAM-HAREL Kiryat Ivon, Israel
WOMEN’S Name Marcelina Cichon Mahitha Dadireddy Renata Kuricova Ksenia Laskutova Rongrong Leenabanchong Martha Matoula Yelena Nemchen Saana Saarteinen
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr.
HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH
Dean Orford Lenka Broosova
Hometown/Previous School Slupsk, Poland/Lo Cosinus Hyderabad, India/Southern Miss Zapad, Slovakia/Sportove Gymnazium Moscow, Russia/Universal School (Ind.) Bangkok, Thailand/Amatyakul School Thessaloniki, Greece/Kalmaria Astana, Kazakhstan/School #9 Tampere, Finland/Sammon Keskuslukio
SAANA SAARTEINEN Tampere, Finland
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P L AY E R S O F T H E W E E K MEN’S T E N N I S Jan. 26
Roberto Cid, USF
Feb. 2
Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
Feb. 9
Roberto Cid, USF
Feb. 16
Carlos Bautista, Tulsa
Feb. 23
Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
March 1 Nate Lammons, SMU
DOMINIK KOEPFER Furtwangen, Germany
ME N’ S T E N NIS March 8 March 15
Samm Butler, SMU
March 22
Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
March 29
Hunter Johnson, SMU
April 5
ROBERTO CID Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Roberto Cid, USF
Majed Kilani, Tulsa
April 12
Roberto Cid, USF
April 18
Roberto Cid, USF
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P L AY E R S O F T H E W E E K W O M E N ’ S T E NN I S Jan. 26
Gabrielle Paul, Memphis
Feb. 2
Hristina Dishkova, SMU
Feb. 9
Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati
Feb. 16
Dasha Sharapova, SMU
Feb. 23
Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa
March 1
Ali Miller, Cincinnati
DESPOINA VOGASARI athens, greece
WOM E N ’S T E N N I S March 8
Despoina Vogasari, Houston
March 15
Despoina Vogasari, Houston
March 22
Jessica Cortes Chaves, USF
March 29
Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa
April 5
Celia Ruiz, East Carolina
April 12
Tina Rupert, Houston
April 18
Celia Ruiz, East Carolina SAANA SAARTEINEN Tampere, Finland
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2015
Year Site Champion 2015 Tulsa, Okla. USF 2014 Memphis, Tenn. USF
Michael D. Case Tennis Center - Tulsa, Okla. Hosted by Tulsa April 16 - 19, 2015 Round One - April 16 No. 8 Temple 4, No. 9 UConn 0 Quarterfinals - April 17 No. 1 USF 4, No. 8 Temple 0 No. 5 Memphis 4, No. 4 SMU 2 No. 3 Tulane 4, No. 6 UCF 0 No. 2 Tulsa 4, No. 7 East Carolina 0 Semifinals - April 18 No. 1 USF 4, No. 5 Memphis 1 No. 2 Tulsa 4, No. 3 Tulane 3 Final - April 19 No. 1 USF 4, No. 2 Tulsa 0
Match 8 - Championship No. 1 USF 4, No. 2 Tulsa 0 Singles Order of Finish: (5, 4, 2) 1 2 3 4 5 6
USF No. 22 Roberto Cid No. 31 Oliver Pramming Sasha Gozun Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz Justin Roberts Vadym Kalyuzhnyy
YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2015 School USF Tulane SMU Memphis UCF Temple Tulsa East Carolina UConn
2014 Tulsa Result (Winner) No. 27 Or Ram-Harel DNF No. 80 Alejandro Espejo 6-4, 6-3 (USF) Mitchell Pritchard DNF Juan Matias Gonzalez 7-5, 6-2 (USF) Carlos Bautista 6-4, 6-3 (USF) Dylan McCloskey DNF
School Louisville USF Memphis UCF Temple SMU UConn
Overall Pct. 21-6 .778 16-7 .696 18-9 .667 15-8 .652 15-10 .600 15-10 .600 18-13 .581 11-13 .458 2-18 .100 Overall Pct. 21-7 .750 19-7 .731 15-6 .714 12-9 .571 11-11 .500 11-13 .458 8-12 .400
Doubles Order of finish: (2, 3, 1) 1 2 3
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USF Oliver Pramming Justin Roberts Sasha Gozun Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Roberto Cid Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz
Tulsa Result (Winner) Or Ram-Harel 6-3 (USF) Alejandro Espejo Matthew Kirby 6-3 (USF) Dylan McCloskey Juan Matias Gonzalez 6-3 (Tulsa) Carlos Bautista
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WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS
2016 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2015
Jan. 26: Roberto Cid, USF Feb. 2: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane Feb. 9: Roberto Cid, USF Feb. 16: Carlos Bautista, Tulsa Feb. 23: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane March 1: Nate Lammons, SMU March 8: Roberto Cid, USF March 15: Samm Butler, SMU March 22: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane March 29: Hunter Johnson, SMU April 5: Majed Kilani, Tulsa April 12: Roberto Cid, USF April 18: Roberto Cid, USF
2015 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jan. 20: Carlos Bautista, Tulsa Jan. 27: Jose Sangroniz, UCF Feb.3: Roberto Cid, USF Feb. 10: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane Feb. 17: Connor Glennon, Memphis Feb. 24: Connor Glennon, Memphis March 3: Or Ram-Harel, Tulsa March 10: Markus Kerner, SMU March 17: Or Ram-Harel, Tulsa March 24: Ryan Peniston, Memphis March 31: Or Ram-Harel, Tulsa April 7: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane April 14: Vadym Kalyuzhnyy, USF
September: Andrew Watson, Memphis October: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
2014 September: Dominik Koepfer, Tulane October: Andrew Watson, Memphis
2013 September: Albert Wagner, Louisville October: Joe Salisbury and David O’Hare, Memphis November: Luis Elizondo, Louisville
2014 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jan. 21: Chris Simich, Louisville Jan. 28: David O’Leary, Memphis Feb. 4: Roberto Cid, USF Feb. 11: Roberto Cid, USF Feb. 18: Albert Wagner, Louisville Feb. 25: Joe Salisbury, Memphis March 4: Michael Lippens, Louisville March 11: Sebastian Stiefelmeyer, Louisville March 18: Sebastian Stiefelmeyer, Louisville March 25: Connor Glennon, Memphis April 1: Roberto Cid, USF April 8: Joe Salisbury, Memphis April 15: Johnny Grimal, Memphis
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ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Roberto Cid, USF American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Andrew Watson, Memphis
Doubles Roberto Cid, USF Sasha Gozun, USF * Mischa Nowicki, SMU David O’Hare, Memphis * Joe Salisbury, Memphis Chris Simich, Louisville Albert Wagner, Louisville * unanimous selection
American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Matt Hill, USF All-Conference Team Singles Connor Glennon, Memphis Andrew Watson, Memphis Roberto Cid, USF Dominik Koepfer, Tulane Alejandro Espejo, Tulsa Or Ram-Harel, Tulsa Doubles Connor Glennon, Memphis Kai Lemke, Memphis Roberto Cid, USF Sasha Gozun, USF Oliver Pramming, USF Justin Roberts, USF
2014 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Roberto Cid, USF * American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Inaki Espindola, UCF American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Matt Hill, USF All-Conference Team Singles Francesc Aulina, UCF Sebastian Stiefelmeyer, Louisville Connor Glennon, Memphis Joe Salisbury, Memphis Arturs Kazijevs, SMU * Roberto Cid, USF * Oliver Pramming, USF
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NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS
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2015 Regionals: May 8 - 9, 2014 Finals: Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas Hosted by Baylor University May 14 - 19, 2015
USF No. 28 Oliver Pramming Justin Roberts Sasha Gozun Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Roberto Cid Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz
Virginia Tech No. 43 Andreas Bjerrehus Hunter Koontz Joao Monteiro Edoardo Tessaro Amerigo Contini Jai Corbett
USF
Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center - Blacksburg, Va.
Round of 16 - May 14 Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas No. 2 Baylor 4, No. 18 USF 1
First Round - May 8 No. 18 USF 4, No. 63 Boise State 0
Singles Order of Finish: (4, 3, 6, 1)
Singles Order of Finish: (5, 6, 3)
USF 1 No. 21 Roberto Cid 2 No. 124 Sasha Gozun 3 Oliver Pramming 4 Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz 5 Justin Roberts 6 Vadym Kalyuzhnyy
1 2 3 4 5 6
USF No. 21 Roberto Cid No. 124 Sasha Gozun Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz Justin Roberts Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Everth Dzib
Boise State Result Garrett Patton DNF, 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 Thomas Tenreiro DNF, 6-7 (7-5), 6-1, 1-1 Brian Foley W, 6-3, 6-2 Lewis Roskilly DNF, 7-5, 4-4 Abe Hewko W, 6-1, 6-3 Danny Moyer W, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Order of finish: (2, 1, 3) 1 2 3
USF No. 28 Oliver Pramming Justin Roberts Sasha Gozun Vadym Kalyuzhnyy Roberto Cid Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz
Boise State Thomas Tenreiro Lewis Roskilly Garrett Patton Abe Hewko Danny Moyer Brian Foley
Result L, 8-6 W, 8-3
Result DNF, 6-7 W, 8-7 (9-7) W, 8-3
Baylor No. 2 Julian Lenz No. 35 Tony Lupieri No. 58 Max Tchoutakian Diego Galeano No. 116 Mate Zsiga Felipe Rios
Result L, 6-3, 7-5 DNF W, 6-3, 6-2 L, 6-1, 6-2 DNF L, 6-1, 6-4
Baylor No. 8 Julian Lenz Diego Galeano No. 79 Tony Lupieri Mate Zsiga Felipe Rios Vince Schneider
Result L, 8-7 (7-1)
Doubles Order of finish: (3,2) USF 1 No. 28 Oliver Pramming Justin Roberts 2 Sasha Gozun Vadym Kalyuzhnyy 3 Roberto Cid Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz
L, 8-7 (7-4) W, 8-4
W, 8-5
TULSA
Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center - Fort Worth, Texas Second Round - May 9 No. 18 USF 4, No. 15 Virginia Tech 0 Singles Order of Finish: (5,6, 2) 1 2 3 4 5 6
USF No. 21 Roberto Cid No. 124 Sasha Gozun Oliver Pramming Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz Justin Roberts Vadym Kalyuzhnyy
First Round - May 8 Tulsa 4, NC State 3 Singles Order of finish: (1,2,3,5,4,6*)
Virginia Tech Result No. 68 Amerigo Contini DNF, 4-6, 5-6 No. 43 Andreas Bjerrehus W, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 No. 109 Joao Monteiro DNF, 7-6(4), 6-5 No. 105 Hunter Koontz DNF, 7-6(4), 4-6, 1-2 Edoardo Tessaro W, 6-0, 6-2 Jai Corbett W, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)
Doubles Order of finish: (3,2)
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Tulsa No. 27 Or Ram-Harel No. 87 Alejandro Espejo Matthew Kirby Juan Gonzalez Mitchell Pritchard Carlos Bautista
NC State Result No. 69 Robbie Mudge W, 6-1, 6-1 Beck Bond W, 6-4, 6-4 No. 110 Simon Norenius L, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) No. 93 Austin Powell L, 5-7, 7-5, 4-1, ret. Thomas Weigel L, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Nick Horton W, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles Order of finish: (1, 3*)
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1 2 3
Tulsa Or Ram-Harel Alejandro Espejo Matthew Kirby Dylan McCloskey Carlos Bautista Juan Gonzalez
NC State Nick Horton Beck Bond Thomas Weigel Ian Dempster Robbie Mudge Simon Norenius
Result W, 8-4 DNF W, 8-5
NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2015 Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas Hosted by Baylor University May 20-25, 2015
MEN’S SINGLES Second Round - May 9 No. 6 TCU 4, No. 30 Tulsa 0
First Round - May 20
Singles Order of Finish: (3, 2, 5)
Player, School Opponent, School Result (Winner) No. 12 Dominik Koepfer, Tulane No. 51 Lukas Ollert, Auburn 7-6 (7), 6-2 (Koepfer) No. 21 Roberto Cid, USF No. 30 Austin Smith, Georgia 6-2, 7-6 (1) (Smith) No. 27 Or Ram-Harel, Tulsa No. 47 Jeremy Efferding, TAMU 3-6,7-6(2),6-2(Efferding)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Tulsa No. 27 Or Ram-Harel No. 87 Alejandro Espejo Matthew Kirby Juan Gonzalez Carlos Bautista Dylan McCloskey
TCU No. 49 Nick Chappell No. 59 Guillermo Nuñez No. 39 Cameron Norrie Facundo Lugones Arnau Dachs Will Stein
Result DNF L, 6-3, 6-4 L, 6-1, 6-1 3-6, 5-4, DNF L, 6-2, 6-3 4-3, DNF
Player, School Opponent, School Result (Winner) No. 12 Dominik Koepfer, Tulane No. 23 Jared Hiltzik, Illinois 7-6(7), 6-4 (Hiltzik)
MEN’S DOUBLES
Doubles Order of finish: (2, 1, 3) Tulsa 1 Or Ram-Harel Alejandro Espejo 2 No. 77 Matthew Kirby Dylan McCloskey 3 Carlos Bautista Juan Gonzalez
Second Round - May 21
TCU No. 20 Nick Chappell Will Stein No. 30 Cameron Norrie Trevor Johnson Guillermo Nuñez Hudson Blake
Result W, 8-4 L, 8-3
First Round – May 21 Players (USF) Opponents (Harvard) No. 28 Oliver Pramming No. 26 Denis Nguyen Justin Roberts Brian Yeung
Result (Winner) 6-3, 4-6 6-4 (Pramming, Roberts)
L, 8-7 (10-8)
Second Round – May 22 Players (USF) Opponents (Michigan State) Result (Winner) No. 28 Oliver Pramming No. 18 Harry Jadun 7-6 (0), 6-4(Jadun, Justin Roberts John Patrick Mullane Mullane)
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NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES UCF (3) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
2003 2004 2005
Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.
Florida Florida Florida
HOUSTON (3) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
1978 1980 1981
Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga.
Southern California L, 3-6 California L, 5-1 Georgia L, 2-7
MEMPHIS (3) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
2012 2013 2014
Starkville, Miss. Oxford, Miss. Oxford, Miss. Urbana, Ill. Urbana, Ill. Urbana, Ill.
Baylor BYU Ole Miss Pepperdine Drake Illinois
USF (11) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
1995 Region III 1996 Region III 1998 Region III 1999 1 2 2001 1 2 2002 1 2 2003 1 2 2008 1 2009 1 2014 1 2 2015 1 2 of 16
Gainesville, Fla. Baton Rouge, La. Lexington, Ky. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. College Station, Texas College Station, Texas Gainesville, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Waco, Texas
UAB Auburn Tennessee North Carolina State Florida South Carolina UCLA Miami (Fla.) Florida Georgia Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Auburn Florida State Florida Boise State Virginia Tech Baylor
SMU (21) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
1977 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals Third Place 1978 1 Qtrfinals
Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga.
Princeton Miami (Fla.) Trinity (Texas) UCLA North Carolina St. California
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 2 of 16 1 2
L, 0-4 L, 0-4 L, 0-4
L, 2-4 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 L, 2-4 W, 4-3 L, 3-4
L, 1-4 L, 0-4 L, 1-4 W, 4-2 L, 1-4 W, 4-3 L, 0-4 W, 4-1 L, 3-4 W, 4-0 L, 1-4 L, 2-4 L, 0-4 W, 4-2 L, 0-4 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 L, 1-4
W, 7-2 W, 5-0 L, 4-5 L, 1-5 W, 8-1 W, 7-2
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Semifinals Third Place 1979 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals Third Place 1981 1 1982 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals Third Place 1983 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals Championship 1984 1 Qtrfinals 1985 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals Third Place 1986 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals 1987 2 1997 Region VI 1998 Region VI Region VI Region VI 1 1999 Region VI Region VI of 16 2000 Region VI Region VI of 16 2001 Region VI Region VI 1 Qtrfinals Semifinals 2002 1 2003 1 2004 Region VI Region VI 2005 1 2006 1 2008 1
Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Fort Worth, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Athens, Ga. Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Athens, Ga. Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Athens, Ga. Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Austin, Texas Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Seattle, Wash. Louisville, Ky. Waco, Texas
Stanford L, 2-7 Southern California W, 5-4 Clemson W, 5-0 Southern California W, 7-2 Trinity (Texas) L, 4-5 Stanford L, 3-6 California L, 3-6 Utah W, 5-1 Clemson W, 5-2 Pepperdine L, 3-5 Georgia W, 5-1 Utah W, 5-1 Clemson W, 5-4 Pepperdine W, 5-4 Stanford L, 4-5 Wichita State W, 5-1 Stanford L, 4-5 Michigan W, 7-0 Pepperdine W, 5-2 UCLA L, 4-5 Southern California L, 4-5 LSU W, 5-2 Arkansas W, 5-1 Pepperdine L, 1-5 Miami (Fla.) L, 1-5 Texas L, 1-4 Texas Tech W, 4-0 TCU W, 4-2 Texas A&M W, 4-3 LSU L, 0-4 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 4-0 TCU W, 4-3 Florida L, 1-4 Middle Tennessee W, 4-0 Georgia W, 4-3 Duke L, 2-4 Oral Roberts W, 4-0 Arkansas W, 4-3 Mississippi State W, 4-2 UCLA W, 4-3 Georgia L, 0-4 VCU L, 2-5 TCU L, 1-4 Georgia Tech W, 4-0 Baylor L, 0-4 Southern California L, 1-4 Louisville L, 0-4 Texas A&M L, 1-4
TULANE (9) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
1997 Region III 1998 Region III 1999 1 2 2000 1
Gainesville, Fla. Lexington, Ky. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. College Station, Texas
UAB Florida Louisiana-Lafayette LSU Louisiana-Lafayette
L, 3-4 L, 0-4 W, 4-3 L, 1-4 L, 3-4
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Palo Alto, Calif. New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La. Athens, Ga. Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La.
Baylor TCU Washington Southern South Alabama Stanford Notre Dame Harvard Louisiana-Lafayette LSU
TULSA (15) Year R
Location
Opponent Result
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
Lawrence, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Los Angeles, Calif. Malibu, Calif. Tulsa, Okla. Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Palo Alto, Calif. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Athens, Ga. Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas
Indiana State Colorado Oklahoma State Colorado Oklahoma State San Diego State Pepperdine Arkansas Middle Tennessee Baylor Vanderbilt Binghamton Oklahoma State TCU Baylor Oklahoma Oklahoma Texas Ohio State Minnesota Oklahoma Pepperdine Michigan State Baylor NC State TCU
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1 2 1 1 2 of 16 1 2 1 2
1 Region V Region V Region V Region V 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 of 16 1 2 of 16 1 2 1 2
W, 4-2 L, 2-4 L, 2-4 W, 4-0 W, 4-0 L, 0-4 W, 4-0 L, 2-4 W, 4-2 L, 1-4
L, 2-4 L, 2-4 L, 1-4 W, 4-1 L, 0-4 L, 1-4 L, 0-4 L, 3-4 W, 4-2 L, 0-4 L, 2-4 W, 4-0 L, 3-4 W, 4-0 L, 0-4 L, 0-4 W, 4-2 W, 4-3 L, 0-4 W, 4-2 W, 4-1 L, 1-4 W, 4-1 L, 2-4 W, 4-3 L, 0-4
NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - SINGLES Year Player School Result 1930 Clifford Sutter Tulane Champion 1932 Clifford Sutter Tulane Champion 1936 Ernest Sutter Tulane Champion 1937 Ernest Sutter Tulane Champion 1938 Gerin Cameron Tulsa Runner-Up 1939 Bill Talbert Cincinnati Semifinals 1945 Aaron Wienstein Cincinnati 2nd Rnd. 1949 Jack Tuero Tulane Champion 1951 Tony Trabert Cincinnati Champion 1953 Hamilton Richardson Tulane Champion 1954 Hamilton Richardson Tulane Champion 1955 Jose Aguero Tulane Champion 1961 William Wolff SMU Qtrfinals 1967 Roy Kiessling Cincinnati 1st Rnd. 1971 John Peckskamp Cincinnati 1st Rnd. Arlo Vandenover Cincinnati 1st Rnd. 1972 John Peckskamp Cincinnati 2nd Rnd. 1973 Aureo Campbell Cincinnati 1st Rnd. Mike Czarnecki Cincinnati 3rd Rnd. John Hill Cincinnati 1st Rnd. John Peckskamp Cincinnati 3rd Rnd. Phil Chamberlain Memphis - David Moser Memphis -1974 John Peckskamp Cincinnati 2nd Rnd. Phil Chamberlain Memphis - Jim Kallenberger Memphis - Keith West Memphis - Layn Phillips Tulsa -1975 Phil Chamberlain Memphis - Keith West Memphis - George Hardie SMU Runner-Up 1976 Phil Chamberlain Memphis - Keith West Memphis - Joe Edies SMU Qtrfinals 1978 Bob Kronauge Cincinnati 1st Rnd. 1979 Bob Kronauge Cincinnati 1st Rnd. 1981 Drew Gitlin SMU Semifinals Jerome Vanier SMU Qtrfinals 1982 Jeff Turpin SMU Qtrfinals Doug Boswell Tulsa 1st Rnd. 1983 Rodney Harmon SMU Semifinals 1985 Richey Reneberg SMU Qtrfinals John Ross SMU Qtrfinals 1986 Stefan Kruger SMU Qtrfinals Richey Reneberg SMU Runner-Up 1997 Nenad Toroman Tulsa 1st Rnd. 1998 Nenad Toroman Tulsa 2nd Rnd. 1999 Ignacio Hirigoyen SMU Qtrfinals Robert Samuelsson Tulane Rnd. of 16 Nenad Toroman Tulsa 1st Rnd. Gareth Williams Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2000 Dennis Lundberg Tulane 1st Rnd. Nenad Toroman Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2001 Michael Kogan Tulane Qtrfinals Dane McGregor Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2 01 6 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s
2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Michael Kogan Victor Romero Michael Kogan Alejandro Tejerina Michael Kogan Dustin Taylor Peter Oredsson Alex Skrypko Arnau Brugues Arnau Brugues Arnau Brugues Arnau Brugues Marcelo Arevalo Ashley Watling Marcelo Arevalo Japie De Klerk Ashley Watling Japie De Klerk Clifford Marsland Joran Vliegen Roberto Cid Dominik Koepfer Or Ram-Harel
Tulane Tulane Tulane Tulsa Tulane Tulsa SMU SMU Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa East Carolina USF Tulane Tulsa
1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. Rnd. of 16 2nd Rnd. Runner-Up 2nd Rnd. Rnd. of 64 Rnd. of 64 Rnd. of 16 Qtrfinals Rnd. of 16 Qtrfinals 2nd Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. Semifinals 2nd Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd.
NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - DOUBLES Year Players School 1939 Bill Talbert Cincinnati Rowland Hipple 1951 Tony Trabert Cincinnati Bud Igel 1957 Crawford Henry Tulane Ronald Holmberg 1959 Crawford Henry Tulane Ronald Holmberg 1971 John Peckskamp Cincinnati Arlo Vandenover 1973 Aureo Cambel Cincinnati Mike Czarnecki John Hill Cincinnati John Peckskamp 1974 Aureo Cambel Cincinnati John Peckskamp George Hardie SMU Tim Vann 1978 Bob Kronauge Cincinnati Ed Cruzat 1980 Jai DiLouie SMU Tim Cain 1998 Gareth Williams Tulsa Louie Pranic 1999 Gareth Williams Tulsa Nenad Toroman 2001 J. Wallmark SMU J. Brunstrom 2002 Michael Kogan Tulane Victor Romero Dane McGregor Tulsa
2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Shriranga Sudhakara Michael Kogan Victor Romero Ryan Livesay Dustin Taylor Dustin Taylor Alejandro Tejerina Dmitriy Koch Alberto Sottocorno Andy Connelly Ross Cunningham Arnau Brugues Philip Stephens Philip Stephens Ashley Watling Ashley Watling Clifford Marsland Ashley Watling Clifford Marsland Joran Vliegen Colin Roller David O’Hare Joe Salisbury Oliver Pramming Justin Roberts
Tulane
Qtrfinals
Tulsa
Qtrfinals
Tulsa
2nd Rnd.
Tulane
Runner-Up
Tulsa
Qtrfinals
Tulsa
1st Rnd.
Tulsa
1st Rnd.
Tulsa
Rnd. of 16
Tulsa
1st Rnd.
East Carolina
1st Rnd.
Memphis
1st Rnd.
USF
2nd Rnd.
Result -Runner-Up Champions
* NOTE: Modern format for the NCAA Collegiate Tennis tournament began in 1977.
Champions 1st Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 3rd Rnd. 1st Rnd. Semifinals 1st Rnd. Qtrfinals Qtrfinals Runner-Up Finals 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd.
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NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ITA RANKINGS - NCAA DIVISION I
Team Total Year(s) Tulane 1 1959
2015 NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS May 26, 2015
NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGLES Year Player 1955 Jose Aguero 1954 Hamilton Richardson 1953 Hamilton Richardson 1951 Tony Trabert 1949 Jack Tuero 1937 Ernest Sutter 1936 Ernest Sutter 1932 Clifford Sutter 1930 Clifford Sutter
School Tulane Tulane Tulane Cincinnati Tulane Tulane Tulane Tulane Tulane
DOUBLES Year Player 1959 Crawford Henry 1957 Crawford Henry
Player Ron Holmberg Ron Holmberg
School Tulane Tulane
Rank School 16 USF 28 Tulsa 41 Tulane 45 Memphis 47 SMU
NATIONAL SINGLES RANKINGS June 3, 2015 Rank 18 22 40 83 88 89 98
Player Dominik Koepfer Roberto Cid Or Ram-Harel Connor Glennon Alejandro Espejo Sasha Gozun Andrew Watson
School Tulane USF Tulsa Memphis Tulsa USF Memphis
NATIONAL DOUBLES RANKINGS June 3, 2015 Rank 27 34 48 60 61 66 89
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Player Oliver Pramming Roberto Cid Connor Glennon Alejandro Espejo Arturs Kazijevs Matthew Kirby Dominik Koepfer
Player Justin Roberts Sasha Gozun Kai Lemke Or Ram-Harel Markus Kerner Dylan McCloskey Chi-Shan Jao
School USF USF Memphis Tulsa SMU Tulsa Tulane
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2015
Year Site Champion 2015 Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa 2014 Tampa, Fla. USF
Michael D. Case Tennis Center - Tulsa, Okla. Hosted by Tulsa April 15 - 28, 2015 First Round - April 15 No. 8 UConn 4, No. 9 East Carolina 0 No.6 UCF 4, No. 11 USF 0 No. 7 Temple 4, No. 10 Cincinnati 3 Quarterfinals - April 16 No 1. Houston 4, No. 8 UConn 0 No. 4 SMU 4, No. 5 Memphis 3 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 6 UCF 0 No. 2 Tulane 4, No. 7 Temple 0
YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2015
School Overall Pct. Houston 22-6 .786 Temple 19-7 .731 SMU 16-7 .696 Tulane 17-9 .654 UCF 13-7 .650 UConn 15-9 .625 Tulsa 16-11 .593 East Carolina 12-12 .500 Cincinnati 8-11 .421 Memphis 9-14 .391 USF 4-16 .200
Semifinals - April 17 No. 1 Houston 4, No. 4 SMU 1 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 2 Tulane 0 Finals - April 18 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 1 Houston 3
Match 10- Championship No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 1 Houston 3 Singles Order of Finish: (1, 4, 6, 2, 3, 5) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tulsa Ksenia Laskutova Rongrong Leenabanchong Marcelina Cichon Yelena Nemchen Saana Saarteinen Renata Kuricova
2014
Houston Despoina Vogasari Elena Kordolaimi Tina Rupert Rocio Martin Mina Markovic Angela Lorenzo
Result (Winner) 6-2, 6-3 (HOU) 7-6(2), 6-4 (HOU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 (HOU) 6-3, 6-3 (TLS) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 (TLS) 6-1, 7-5 (TLS)
Houston Elena Kordolaimi Despoina Vogasari Rocio Martin Tina Rupert Rocio Martin Charlotte Phillips
Result (Winner) DNF
Doubles Order of finish: (2,3) 1 2 3
Tulsa Ksenia Laskutova Renata Kuricova Rongrong Leenabanchong Marcelina Cichon Mahitha Dadireddy Saana Saarteinen
School Overall Pct. USF 18-4 .818 Houston 21-6 .778 Rutgers 16-5 .762 Louisville 12-5 .706 Memphis 14-9 .609 SMU 10-12 .455 Temple 8-11 .421 Cincinnati 10-14 .417 UConn 8-12 .400 UCF 7-13 .350
6-2 (TLS) 6-2 (TLS)
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WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS
2016 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2015
Jan. 26: Gabrielle Paul, Memphis Feb. 2: Hristina Dishkova, SMU Feb. 9: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Feb. 16: Dasha Sharapova, SMU Feb. 23: Saan Saarteinen, Tulsa March 1: Ali Miller, Cincinnati March 8: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 15: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 22: Jessica Cortes Chaves, USF March 29: Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa April 5: Celia Ruiz, East Carolina April 12: Tina Rupert, Houston April 18: Celia Ruiz, East Carolina
2015 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jan. 20: Naz Karagoz, Tulane Jan. 27: Despoina Vogasari, Houston Feb.3: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Feb. 10: Despoina Vogasari, Houston Feb. 17: Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple Feb. 24: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston March 3: Rocio Martin, Houston March 10: Maria Cardenas, Houston March 17: Dasha Sharapova, SMU March 24: Hristina Dishkova, SMU March 31: Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva, UConn April 7: Tina Rupert, Houston April 14: Kathryn Hughes, Memphis
September: Despoina Vogasari, Houston October: Despoina Vogasari, Houston
2014 September: Despoina Vogasari, Houston October: Despoina Vogasari, Houston
2013 September: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati October: Rebecca Shine and Julia Fellerhoff, Louisville November: Rebecca Shine and Julia Fellerhoff, Louisville
2014 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jan. 21: Marta Morga, Memphis Jan. 28: Anki Wind , Memphis Feb. 4: Stefanie Mikesz, Memphis Feb. 11: Caroline Wegner, Memphis Feb. 18: Despoina Vogasari, Houston Feb. 25: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 4: Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF March 11: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 18: Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF March 25: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston April 1: Marta Morga, Memphis April 8: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston April 15: Rebecca Shine, Louisville
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ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Dasha Sharapova, SMU
2015
*unanimous selection
American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Despoina Vogasari, Houston American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Dean Orford, Tulsa All-Conference Team^ Caroline Eberhart, UCF Kelly Poggensee-Wei, Cincinnati Srna Stosljevic, UConn Elena Kordolaimi, Houston Tina Rupert, Houston Despoina Vogasari, Houston Anki Wind, Memphis Hristina Dishkova, SMU Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple Naz Karagoz, Tulane Marcelina Cichon, Tulsa Renata Kuricova, Tulsa Rongrong Leenabanchong, Tulsa Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa ^14 players on the all-conference team due to a tie in the voting
2014 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Despoina Vogasari, Houston American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Patrick Sullivan, Houston All-Conference Team Elena Kordolaimi, Houston* Tina Rupert, Houston Despoina Vogasari, Houston* Julia Fellerhoff, Louisville Rebecca Shine, Louisville Marta Morga, Memphis Anki Wind, Memphis Vanessa Petrini, Rutgers Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF * Olaya Garrido-Rivas, USF* Kayla Rizzolo, USF 2 01 6 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s
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Doubles Order of finish: (1, 3)
NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS 2015
Tulsa 1 No. 80 Ksenia Laskutova Renata Kuricova 2 Rongrong Leenbanchon Marcelina Cichon 3 Mahitha Dadireddy Saana Saarteinen
Regionals: May 8- 10, 2015 Finals: Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas Hosted by Baylor University May 15 - 19, 2015
Rice Natalie Beazant Liat Zimmermann Lindsey Hodge Alison Ho Savannah Durkin Solomiya Zink
Result L, 8-5 DNF, 7-7 L, 8-7 (7-3)
HOUSTON
Hellman Tennis Complex - Berkeley, Calif.
NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
First Round - May 8 No. 33 Mississippi State 4, No. 30 Houston 2
2015
Singles Order of Finish: (1, 2, 5, 3, 6) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Houston No. 77 Despoina Vogasari No. 105 Elena Kordolaimi Tina Rupert Rocio Martin Mina Markovic Angela Lorenzo
Mississippi State Result No. 23 Jasmine Lee W, 6-4, 6-2 No. 107 Georgiana Patrasc W, 6-2, 6-1 Martina Frantova L, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 Louise Ronaldson DNF, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 Jennifer Brown L, 6-4, 6-2 Timea Guibe L, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
WOMEN’S SINGLES Player (Houston) Despoina Vogasari
Opponent (Stanford) Caroline Doyle
Result (Winner) 6-3, 6-4 (Doyle)
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Doubles Order of finish: (1, 3) Houston 1 Elena Kordolaimi Despoina Vogasari 2 Rocio Martin Tina Rupert 3 Angela Lorenzo Mina Markovic
Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas Hosted by Baylor University May 20 - 25, 2015
Texas No. 51 Martina Frantova Georgiana Patrasc Jasmine Lee Naomi Tran Timea Guibe Louise Ronaldson
Result L, 8-1
Players (Memphis) Alyssa Hibberd Anki Wind
Opponent (Pepperdine) Result (Winner) Matea Cutura 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 (Cutura/Maddox) Christine Maddox
DNF, 5-2 L, 8-2
TULSA
Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas First Round - May 9 No. 28 Rice 4, No. 48 Tulsa 2 Singles Order of Finish: (6, 5, 3, 1, 2) 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Tulsa Ksenia Laskutova Rongrong Leenbanchon Marcelina Cichon Yelena Nemchen Saana Saarteine Renata Kuricova
Rice Result No. 32 Natalie Beazant L, 6-2, 6-3 Katherine Ip L, 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 Liat Zimmermann W, 6-2, 6-1 Lindsey Hodge DNF, 7-5, 3-3 Savannah Durkin W, 6-1, 6-2 Solomiya Zinko L, 6-2, 6-1
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM APPEARANCES UCF (4) Year R Location
Opponent Result
1997 Southeast Nashville, Tenn. 1999 Georgia Athens, Ga 2000 1 Mobile, Ala. 2002 1 Gainesville, Fla.
Michigan Georgia South Alabama Florida
L, 0-5 L, 0-5 L, 0-5 L, 0-4
HOUSTON (3) Year R Location
Opponent Result
1997 Southwest Houston, Texas Southwest Houston, Texas 1998 1 Baton Rouge, La. 2 Baton Rouge, La. 2014 1 College Station, Texas 2015 1 Berkeley, Calif.
TCU W, 5-2 Tennessee L, 0-5 Texas A&M W, 8-1 Arkansas L, 0-5 Texas L, 0-5 Mississippi State L, 2-4
MEMPHIS (1) Year R Location
Opponent Result
2013
Florida State Alabama
1 2
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
W, 4-1 L, 0-4
USF (11) Year R Location
Opponent Result
1984 1 Los Angeles, Calif. 1997 Southeast Nashville, Tenn. 1998 Southeast Knoxville, Tenn. 1999 Stanford Stanford, Calif. 2000 1 Winston-Salem, N.C. 2006 1 Gainesville, Fla. 2 Gainesville, Fla. 2007 1 Gainesville, Fla. 2 Gainesville, Fla. 2008 1 Tallahassee, Fla. 2010 1 Miami, Fla. 2 Miami, Fla. 2011 1 Miami, Fla. 2014 1 Gainesville, Fla.
Texas Miami (Fla.) South Alabama Oregon San Diego State Maryland Florida FIU Florida Texas Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Texas Oklahoma State
SMU (11) Year R Location
Opponent Result
1978 1 -- Qtrfinals Monroe, La. Semifinals -- 1979 1 -- 1982 1 Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 1 Los Angeles, Calif. 1987 1 Los Angeles, Calif. Qtrfinals Los Angeles, Calif. Semifinals Los Angeles, Calif. 1988 2 Los Angeles, Calif. 1996 Southwest College Station, Texas 2004 1 College Station, Texas 2 Colllege Station, Texas 2009 1 Waco, Texas 2 Waco, Texas
-- TCU LSU Florida Arkansas Florida BYU California Georgia California Arkansas TCU Texas A&M Texas A&M Baylor
L, 1-8 L, 4-5 L, 2-5 L, 1-5 L, 0-5 W, 4-0 L, 0-4 W, 4-3 L, 1-4 L, 0-4 W, 4-2 L, 0-4 L, 0-4 L, 0-4
BYE W, 7-2 L, 4-5 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 4-5 W, 6-3 W, 5-4 L, 2-5 L, 2-5 L, 1-5 W, 4-2 L, 1-4 W, 4-1 L, 2-4
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2010 2011
1 2 1 2 of 16
Stanford, Calif. Stanford, Calif. College Station, Texas College Station, Texas Stanford, Calif.
Pepperdine Stanford Texas A&M Florida State Baylor
W, 4-1 L, 0-4 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 L, 0-4
TEMPLE (2) Year R Location
Opponent Result
2003 2008
William & Mary Duke
1 1
Williamsburg, Va. Durham, N.C.
L, 0-4 L, 0-4
TULANE (6) Year R Location
Opponent Result
1997 Southwest Houston, Texas 1999 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 2001 1 South Bend, Ind. 2 South Bend, Ind. 2003 1 Gainesville, Fla. 2 Gainesville, Fla. 2004 1 Norman, Okla. 2 Norman, Okla. of 16 Athens, Ga. 2005 1 New Orleans, La. 2 New Orleans, La. of 16 Athens, Ga.
LSU Kentucky Texas A&M Notre Dame Texas Florida Richmond Oklahoma Miami (Fla.) Southeastern La. TCU Kentucky
TULSA (10) Year R Location
Opponent Result
2000 2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Minnesota Northwestern Oklahoma Tennessee TCU Baylor TCU North Texas Baylor Nebraska Michigan Stephen F. Austin Baylor UNLV Long Beach State Rice
1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Norman, Okla. Nashville, Tenn. Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Fayetteville, Ark. Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor, Mich. Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Lincoln, Neb. Stanford, Calif. Waco, Texas
L, 1-5 L, 4-5 W, 4-3 L, 0-4 L, 0-4 L, 1-4 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 L, 1-4 W, 4-0 W, 4-3 L, 1-4
W, 5-3 L, 0-5 L, 1-4 L, 0-4 W, 4-3 L, 1-4 L, 1-4 W, 4-2 L, 0-4 W, 4-2 L, 1-4 W, 4-0 L, 0-4 L, 3-4 L, 4-3 L, 0-4
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NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - SINGLES Year Player 1978 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Kim Steinmetz Margaret Redfearn Stephanie Fess Margaret Redfearn Margaret Redfearn Margaret Redfearn Hee Baek Stina Almgren Kathy Foxworth Jennifier Santrock Kathy Foxworth Jennifer Santrock Anousjka van Exel Veronica Widyadharma Galina Seliounina Anousjka van Exel Kara Molony Sarah Borwell Anna Monhartova Sarah Borwell Alicia Pillay Jenny Kuhn Julie Smekodub Aleksandra Durska Alicia Pillay Daniela Muscolino Jenny Kuhn Daniela Muscolino Marta Lesniak Marta Lesniak Marta Lesniak Courtney Collins Anastasia Erofeeva Courtney Collins Samantha Vickers Loreto Alonso-Martinez Klara Vyskocilova Despoina Vogasari
School
SMU Houston SMU Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston SMU Houston SMU Tulsa UCF Houston Tulsa Cincinnati Houston Tulane Houston Tulsa Tulane Tulane Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulane Tulsa SMU SMU SMU Memphis Tulsa Memphis Tulsa USF Tulane Houston
NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - DOUBLES Result
Qtrfinals 2nd Rnd. Semifinals 1st Rnd. 3rd Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 3rd Rnd. Semifinals 1st Rnd. Runner-Up Qtrfinals 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. Qtrfinals 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd. Rnd. of 32 2nd Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd. Rnd. of 16 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. 2nd Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. Rnd. of 64 Rnd. of 64 Rnd. of 64 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. Rnd. of 16 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd. 1st Rnd.
Year Players
School
1978 Anne Broyles C. Nemzon 1982 Margaret Redfearn Sasser 1983 Margaret Redfearn Joy Tacon 1985 Kathy Foxworth Margaret Redfearn 1986 Stina Almgren Kathy Foxworth 1987 Kathy Foxworth Vicki White 1988 Stina Almgren Kathy Foxworth 1988 Julie Cass Jenny Mainz 1999 Sarah Borwell Galina Seliounina Jennifer DeSpain Anousjka van Exel 2003 Jenny Kuhn Julie Smekodub 2005 Maria Ivanov Darya Ivanov 2009 Marta Lesniak Aleksandra Malyarchikova 2013 Samantha Vickers Isaura Enrique 2015 Alyssa Hibberd Anki Wind
SMU
Qtrfinals
Result
Houston
1st Rnd.
Houston
1st Rnd.
Houston
2nd Rnd.
Houston
2nd Rnd.
Houston
1st Rnd.
Houston
2nd Rnd.
Houston
1st Rnd.
Houston
1st Rnd.
Tulsa
2nd Rnd.
Tulane
Rnd. of 16
Tulane
1st Rnd.
SMU
Rnd. of 16
Tulsa
Rnd. of 16
Memphis
1st Rnd.
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ITA RANKINGS - NCAA DIVISION I 2015 NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS May 26, 2015 Rank School 34 Houston 51 Tulsa 62 Tulane
NATIONAL SINGLES RANKINGS June 3, 2015 Rank 61 99
Player Despoina Vogasari Elena Kordolaimi
School Houston Houston
NATIONAL DOUBLES RANKINGS June 3, 2015 Rank 40 84
Player Player Alyssa Hibberd Anki Wind Saana Saarteinen Renata Kurikova
School Memphis Tulsa
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In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, earning a collection of national team and individual championships and football postseason wins that place The American among the elite Division I conferences. The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena. The league has produced three NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf. The American is quickly making its mark in professional sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More recently, a number of American Athletic
Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round. In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections. UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty. Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. In football, two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the season in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories. Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprecedented success since the conference’s formation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking.The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American. The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the
conference outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in sports television. The football portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games. American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final ranking. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American holds primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minute from T.F. Green Airport – gives the conference easy access to its memberschools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
2015-16 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Oct. 31, 2015 Overton’s Lake Kristi Grimesland, N.C.
Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Feb. 28-29, 2016 Birmingham Crossplex Birmingham, Ala.
Women’s Golf April 17-19, 2016 Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort Palm Coast, Fla.
Women’s Soccer Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Final Nov. 3-8, 2015 Westcott Field Dallas, Texas
Women’s Basketball March 4-7, 2016 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn.
Men’s Golf May 1-3, 2016 Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry Course Lecanto, Fla.
Men’s Basketball March 10-13, 2016 Amway Center Orlando, Fla.
Softball May 12-14, 2016 Tulsa Softball Complex Tulsa, Okla.
Women’s Tennis April 20-23, 2016 Memphis University School/ The Racquet Club of Memphis Memphis, Tenn.
Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field May 12-15, 2016 UCF Soccer & Track Complex Orlando, Fla.
Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals: Nov. 7, 2015 (campus sites) Semifinals & Final Nov. 13-15, 2015 Corbett Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla. Football Dec. 5, 2015 (Campus Site) Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 17-20, 2016 Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC) Natatorium Houston, Texas
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Men’s Tennis April 21-24, 2016 Memphis University School/ The Racquet Club of Memphis Memphis, Tenn.
Women’s Rowing May 15, 2016 Sacramento State Aquatic Center Sacramento, Calif. Baseball May 24-29, 2016 Bright House Field Clearwater, Fla.
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