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- 2009 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American - Single-season record holder for hits in a season at Belmont (92)
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- Second-longest hitting streak in Belmont history (26 games) New Doctorate of Pharmacy degree
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Top 25 Entrepreneurship program
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Nashville, TN
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QUICK FACTS, TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,936 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruins Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy, Red, and White Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert C. Fisher (Henderson St., 1970) Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Strickland (Georgia Southern, 1971) A.D. Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.5547
WHAT’S INSIDE
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM First D-I Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-1998 D-I Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108-121 A-Sun Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-36 A-Sun Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 Best A-Sun Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champion (2006) NCAA Tournament Appearances: . . . . . . . . 1 (2006) NCAA Tournament Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 2006 -- Lost to Ole Miss 4-0
Jonathan Murrell, Bruno Silva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2009-10 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 2009-10 A-Sun Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2010-11 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2010-11 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Davis Complex, Buchi Scholarship 2009-10 Results/Statistics
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Felipe Cirne Lima, Rodrigo Amaral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Renato Antun, Rafael Matos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Team Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 All-Time Roster, Program History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Belmont University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Academics and Belmont Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Belmont Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Madrigal Tenure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 years Coaching Record at BU: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108-121 Tennis Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.6420 Best Time to Call: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mornings Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Baker Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Goerlinger MEDIA RELATIONS Tennis Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Langdon Media Relations Office Phone: . . . . . . 615.460.5609 Media Relations Fax Number: . . . . . . . 615.460.5584 E-mail Address: . . . . . . . . john.langdon@belmont.edu Web Page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.belmontbruins.com
Atlantic Sun Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Credits Editor: John Langdon Assistance: Dan Forcella, Brian Karst, Kenisha Rhone, Greg Sage, Megan Wilson Photos: ASunPhotos.com, Glenn Gregory, Michael Krouskup, Don McPeak, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Belmont University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer under all applicable civil rights laws.
Mailing Address: Belmont Athletics Media Relations 1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville, TN 37212
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2010-11 TEAM ROSTER
2010-11 Belmont Men’s Tennis Roster Name
Ht.
Class Hometown (Last School)
Rodrigo Amaral
5-8
JR
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Colegio Rogedo)
Accounting and Management
Renato Antun
5-10
JR
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Libre Vivere)
Finance and Accounting
Felipe Cirne Lima
5-9
SR
Porto Allegre, Brazil (Colegio Anchieta)
Finance and Accounting
Rafael Matos
6-0
JR
Recife, Brazil (CEI)
Jonathan Murrell
5-9
SO
Franklin, Tennessee (Franklin Classical)
Bruno Silva
5-10
SO
Goiania, Brazil (Colegio Energia)
Head Coach: Jim Madrigal - 14th season Assistant Coach: Brian Baker - 2nd season
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Academic Major
International Business Finance Intl. Business and Finance
2010-11 SCHEDULE 2010 Fall Schedule Date
Event
Host
Site
9/10-12
UNC-Greensboro Fall Invt.
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C.
9/17-19
River Forest Collegiate Invt.
River Forest TC
River Forest, Ill.
Date
Opponent
Site
Time
2/12
at Western Kentucky
Bowling Green, Ky.
TBA
2/19
at Samford
Birmingham, Ala.
12:00pm
2/25
at Chattanooga
Hixson, Tenn.
5:00 pm
2/26
XAVIER
Centennial Sportsplex
10:00am
3/4
KENNESAW STATE
Centennial Sportsplex
1:00pm
3/5
* MERCER
Centennial Sportsplex
10:00am
3/11
* at ETSU
Johnson City, Tenn.
TBA
3/17
* at FGCU
Fort Myers, Fla.
12:00 noon
3/19
* at Stetson
DeLand, Fla.
1:00pm
3/25
*JACKSONVILLE
Centennial Sportsplex
1:00pm
3/26
* UNF
Centennial Sportsplex
10:00am
4/1
* at Campbell
Buies Creek, N.C.
TBA
4/2
* at USC Upstate
Spartanburg, S.C.
10:00am
4/5
TENNESSEE TECH
Centennial Sportsplex
1:00pm
4/8
WESTERN KENTUCKY
Centennial Sportsplex
1:00pm
4/9
* at Lipscomb
Nashville, Tenn.
TBA
4/14-16
Atlantic Sun Championship
DeLand, Fla.
TBA
2011 Spring Schedule
Home matches in bold and CAPS *denotes Atlantic Sun Conference matches All times Central
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TENNIS FACILITIES, BUCHI SCHOLARSHIP Thomas F. Frist Centennial Sportsplex For the 2010-11 season, the Belmont tennis teams will utilize the facilities of the Dr. Thomas F. Frist Centennial Sportsplex for practices and matches.
The Centennial Sportsplex, owned and operated by Metro Parks and Recreation, opened in 1990 and includes a state-of-the-art Aquatics Center, Ice Arenas, Fitness Center, and a Tennis Center.
The tennis center includes 13 outdoor courts, four indoor courts, and eight quickstart courts. In addition to its daily use by the general public for lessons, clinics, and leagues, the center has hosted numerous USTA, collegiate, and high school events.
Ruthelia Lott Buchi Tennis Scholarship This scholarship was established on October 10, 1998 in honor of one of the matriarchs of Nashville tennis. Ruthelia Lott Buchi and the entire Lott and Buchi families have had a major impact on local tennis and have had many connections to Belmont throughout its history. This scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding male and female tennis player on Belmont University's tennis teams. Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Female Recipient Gerda Redmond Katie Kelsey Katie Kelsey Laura DeHaan Laura DeHaan Elizabeth Conyer Elizabeth Conyer Elizabeth Conyer Kelly Pence Tatiana Pozo Lindsay Bennett Natalia Nunes
Male Recipient Cal Cook Marcos Cabrera Marcos Cabrera Augusto Ricciardi Michael Moretti Felipe Lima Alex Gillott Alex Gillott Fausto Rocha Fausto Rocha Rodrigo Amaral Jonathan Murrell
Sophomore Jonathan Murrell
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was awarded the Buchi Scholarship in 2010.
2009-10 RESULTS/STATISTICS 2009-10 BELMONT MEN’S TENNIS STATISTICS AND RESULTS Overall: 8-12 Atlantic Sun: 3-7 Home: 2-7 Away: 4-3 Neutral: 2-2 SINGLES Player Rodrigo Amaral Renato Antun Felipe Cirne Lima Rafael Matos Jonathan Murrell Joao Paoliello Bruno Silva Zach Zola TOTALS
Overall 15-12 13-15 11-15 13-15 4-8 4-18 10-12 4-6 74-101
Dual 10-8 9-11 6-12 8-12 3-5 3-13 5-9 2-2 46-72
Tour 5-4 4-4 5-3 5-3 1-3 1-5 5-3 2-4 28-29
Conf. 7-3 4-6 2-8 4-6 0-3 1-8 2-5 0-1 20-40
Overall 2-2 3-5 5-3 0-2 2-5 0-3 11-7 1-5 1-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 4-1 34-42
Dual 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 11-7 1-5 1-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 4-1 26-31
Tour. 2-1 0-1 5-3 0-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-11
Conf. 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 6-4 0-2 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 13-17
1 2-3 3-5 ---0-7 --5-15
2 2-2 4-3 0-1 1-0 -2-5 --9-11
3 6-3 2-3 1-0 1-2 -1-1 --11-9
2 0-1 3-3 ----0-2 --0-1 ----1-1 0-1 0-1 ------1-1 2-1 7-12
3 --------1-1 0-1 --1-5 1-0 1-1 1-0 --0-1 --0-1 1-1 2-0 8-11
4 --1-6 2-8 1-0 -2-0 -6-14
5 --2-0 3-1 1-1 -2-8 0-1 8-11
DOUBLES Players Antun/Cirne Lima Amaral/Paoliello Matos/Silva Antun/Paoliello Amaral/Cirne Lima Murrell/Zola Antun/Matos Cirne Lima/Silva Cirne Lima/Murrell Murrell/Paoliello Cirne Lima/Zola Paoliello/Silva Amaral/Murrell Amaral/Zola Matos/Murrell Murrell/Silva Cirne Lima/Paoliello TOTALS Date 9/11-13/2009 10/2-4/2009 10/9-11/2009 1/16/2010 2/6/2010 2/19/2010 2/20/2010 2/20/2010 2/26/2010 2/28/2010 * 3/5/2010 * 3/6/2010 * 2/12/2010
Opponent Score UNC-Greensboro Fall Invt. (Greensboro, NC) UTC Baras Classic (Chattanooga, TN) UNF Fall Classic (Jacksonville, FL) at #55 Vanderbilt L 0-7 at Chattanooga W 5-2 at Dayton W 6-1 vs NJIT W 5-2 vs Northern Kentucky W 5-2 SAMFORD L 3-4 vs #8 Kentucky L 1-5 USC UPSTATE L 1-6 CAMPBELL L 2-5 at North Florida L 1-6
1 --0-1 --------11-6 ------------0-1 ------11-8
Date * 2/13/2010 * 3/19/2010 * 3/20/2010 3/21/2010 * 3/27/2010 * 4/2/2010 * 4/3/2010 * 4/6/2010 4/9/2010 4/15/2010
Opponent at Jacksonville STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE #60 EAST TENNESSEE ST. at Mercer at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB WESTERN KENTUCKY vs North Florida %
* denotes A-Sun match % -- A-Sun Championship HOME MATCHES in CAPS and BOLD
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Score L 2-5 L 0-7 L 3-4 L 0-7 L 0-7 W 5-2 W 5-2 W 4-3 W 5-2 L 1-4
6 --2-5 1-1 1-4 -1-1 2-1 7-12
ATHLETE PROFILES FELIPE CIRNE LIMA Senior Port Allegre, Brazil (Colegio Anchieta) 2009-10: Posted 11 singles wins, which ranked fourth on the team... Had 11 doubles wins with five different partners.... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. 2008-09: Earned 12 singles wins while competing at the #6 position... Was 3-1 in conference play... Had eight doubles wins with two different partners... Won the Baras Collegiate Classic Flight A2 Doubles title with Rodrigo Amaral... Earned Academic All-Conference honors. 2007-08: Posted five singles wins during the season while competing at the #1 and #2 positions... The five singles victories were tied for most on the team... Had five doubles victories with two partners, which led the Bruins. Prior to Belmont: Played juniors in his native country of Brazil. Personal: Majoring in both Finance and Accounting... Hobbies include playing soccer... Favorite athletes are Pete Sampras and Gustavo Kuerten... Favorite movie is Braveheart... Has two siblings: Carlos and Julia... Son of Sergio and Vania Cirne Lima... Born July 7, 1989 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
RODRIGO AMARAL Junior Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Colegio Rogedo) 2009-10: Went 15-12 in singles play while competing at the #1, #2, and #3 positions... Went 7-3 in conference play... Posted five doubles wins with two partners... Won Flight B-1 at the UTC/Baras Classic last October.... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors. 2008-09: Earned Atlantic Sun All-Freshman honors... Posted a 23-7 singles record while playing mostly at the #4 position... His 23 singles wins set a new Belmont Division I single season record and were the most by any Belmont freshman in the Division I era... Won his flight at the North Carolina and UNC-Wilmington fall tournaments... Beat #109 Lee Singer of nationally ranked Virginia in the first dual match of the season... Teamed with Joao Paoliello for a 11 doubles wins, which ranked second on the team... Won the Baras Collegiate Classic Flight A2 Doubles title with Felipe Cirne Lima... Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors. Prior to Belmont: Competed on the junior circuit in Brazil... Was State Champion six times... Was ranked first in his age group in 2005. Personal: Majoring in both Accounting and Management... Would like a career in the sports industry... Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and Gustavo Kuerten... Hobbies include playing soccer, listening to music, and watching movies... Favorite TV show is Lost... Has one sister, Marcela... Son of Franz and Mercia Amaral... Born March 3, 1989 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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ATHLETE PROFILES RENATO ANTUN Junior Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Libre Vivere) 2009-10: Won 13 singles matches during the season, which tied for second most on the team... Posted four singles wins in conference play... Teamed with Rafael Matos for 11 doubles wins, which was tops on the team... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. 2008-09: Posted an 18-10 singles mark while competing mainly at the #5 and #6 positions... His 18 wins ranked fourth on the team... Went 5-4 in conference play... Teamed with Fausto Rocha for a team -high 13 doubles victories... Academic All-Conference honoree. Prior to Belmont: Competed on the juniors circuit in Brazil... State Champion twice... Reached a rank as high as second nationally in his age group. Personal: Majoring in both Finance and Accounting... Plans on a career in banking and investments... Favorite athletes include Gustavo Kuerten and Romario... Hobbies include playing soccer, listening to music, and watching movies... Favorite book is Angels and Demons ... Has two siblings: Mauricio and Henrique... Son of Nelson and Ana Maria Antun... Born May 31, 1990 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
RAFAEL MATOS Junior Recife, Brazil (CEI) 2009-10: Won 13 singles matches during the year, which tied for second most on the team... Won four singles matches in conference play... Teamed with Renato Antun for 11 doubles wins, which was the most on the team... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. 2008-09: Posted a 12-10 singles record... Competed in the spring mostly at the #5 and #6 positions... Combined with Javier Rodriguez for a 7-4 doubles mark... Their seven doubles wins ranked third on the team... Earned Academic All-Conference honors. Prior to Belmont: Competed on the juniors circuit in Brazil... Ranked as high as #10 in the Brazilian national junior rankings in 2007... Ranked number one in his state rankings in 2007 and 2008. Personal: Majoring in International Business... Favorite movies are Crash and Remember the Titans... Hobbies include watching soccer and the NBA and listening to reggae music... Favorite athletes are Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan... Has one sister, Isabela... Son of Diderot and Marcia Matos... Born February 4, 1990 in Recife, Brazil.
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ATHLETE PROFILES JONATHAN MURRELL Sophomore Franklin, Tennessee (Franklin Classical) 2009-10: Won four singles matches while competing mostly at the #5 and #6 positions... Posted four doubles wins with four different partners... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. Prior to Belmont: Played juniors in The Philippines and Tennessee. Personal: Majoring in Finance... Favorite TV shows are The Office, Community, 24, and The Big Bang Theory... Hobbies include painting, hiking, camping, and fishing... Favorite movies are Gladiator, Hot Rod, GI Joe... Spent most of his life in The Philippines, where his parents were missionaries... Has two brothers: William and James, who is a tennis player at Lipscomb... Son of Steve and Deborah Murrell... Born February 27, 1990 in Manila, The Philippines.
BRUNO SILVA Sophomore Goiania, Brazil (Colegio Energia) 2009-10: Posted 10 singles wins while competing at the #4 and #5 positions... Won eight doubles matches with four different partners... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors. Prior to Belmont: Played juniors circuit in his native Brazil. Personal: Majoring in both International Business and Finance... Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and Ronaldo... Hobbies include listening to music and watching movies... Favorite foods are pasta and pizza... Favorite book is The DaVinci Code... Has two older brothers, Henrique and Andre... Son of Jose and Maria Silva... Born October 3, 1989 in Goiania, Brazil.
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COACHING STAFF JIM MADRIGAL Head Coach 14th season Jim Madrigal is in his 14th season as the Bruins' head men's tennis coach. A native of Cincinnati, Madrigal has dramatically changed the fortunes of the men's tennis program at Belmont. During his tenure, the team has gone from a 0-14 record in 1998 to winning the A-Sun championship in 2006. During the past eight years, Belmont has won one A-Sun title and has reached the A-Sun semifinals five times. Not only has the team's record improved since Madrigal took the coaching reins, but the quality of players he has brought in has done the same. During the same time period, seven different BU players have earned All-Atlantic Sun honors. Belmont tennis players have also been honored both nationally and internationally. Marcos Cabrera was named an Academic All-American twice in 2002 and 2003. The team has also been named an ITA All-Academic Team for the last five years and had nine players named ITA Scholar-Athletes. In 2004, former Belmont player Augusto Ricciardi, a 2003 graduate, played Davis Cup for his home country of Uruguay, becoming the first BU player to play in that prestigious international event.
MADRIGAL’S COACHING RECORD
Year
Overall
A-Sun
1997-98
0-14
N/A
1998-99
5-14
N/A
1999-00
10-7
N/A
2000-01
16-3
N/A
2001-02
11-4
3-1
2002-03
9-4
3-1
2003-04
10-6
3-2
"Jim has done an outstanding job in developing our men's tennis program," said Mike Strickland, Belmont's Director of Athletics. "His success in recent years validates all of his hard work and I expect more success in the future."
2004-05
12-11
4-2
2005-06
7-9
2-3
2006-07
6-10
2-6
In addition to his coaching duties at Belmont, Madrigal has been a professional at several clubs in the Middle Tennessee area and presently works at Centennial Sportsplex.
2007-08
0-19
0-11
2008-09
14-8
7-3
2009-10
8-12
3-7
Totals
108-121
27-36
Jim and his wife Holly reside in Brentwood, Tennessee. They have two sons: Peyton and Davis.
BRIAN BAKER Assistant Coach 3rd season Brian Baker is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Belmont men's tennis program. Baker, a native of Nashville, is one of the top tennis players that the Middle Tennessee area has ever produced. After winning a state prep title at Hillwood High School, Baker turned professional in 2003 and played the ATP and the USTA Pro circuits for several years. In 2004, he earned his first ATP Tour win at Memphis, his first professional title at the USTA Futures event in Tampa, and his first USTA challenger title in Denver. A career highlight was in the first round of the 2005 US Open, when Baker earned a straight sets victory over ninth-seeded Gastion Gaudio. "Brian has done a great job as our assistant coach," said Jim Madrigal, Belmont head coach. "His experience of playing tennis at the highest level is a great benefit for our squad." Brian resides in Nashville.
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TEAM RECORDS BELMONT SINGLES RECORDS (DIVISION I ERA) Because men’s tennis results and record are incomplete prior to 1997, all men’s tennis records are based on NCAA Division I results. If you have information or results prior to 1997, please contact John Langdon at (615) 460-5609. SEASON SINGLES VICTORIES 1. 24 Rodrigo Amaral 1. 21 Willy Sandoval 3. 20 Fausto Rocha 4. 19 Joao Paoliello 5. 18 Renato Antun Felipe Abreu Javier Rodriguez 8. 17 Felipe Abreu Felipe Lima
2008-2009 2000-2001 2008-2009 2008-2009 2008-2009 2003-2004 2004-2005 2004-2005 2004-2005
SEASON ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES VICTORIES 1. 9 Fausto Rocha 2008-2009 2. 8 Joao Paoliello 2008-2009 3. 7 Rodrigo Amaral 2009-2010 4. 6 Javier Rodriguez 2008-2009 5. 5 Renato Antun 2008-2009 Felipe Abreu 2004-2005 Felipe Abreu 2003-2004 Felipe Lima 2004-2005 Matt Fitzpatrick 2003-2004 Willy Sandoval 2001-2002
CAREER ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES VICTORIES 1. 18 Fausto Rocha 2004-2009 2. 16 Felipe Lima 2002-2006 3. 15 Felipe Abreu 2003-2007 4. 13 Javier Rodriguez 2004-2009 Alex Gillott 2003-2007 6. 11 Rodrigo Amaral 2008-present Ignacio Gesto 2004-2008 Matt Fitzpatrick 2001-2004 CAREER SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE 1. .754 Augusto Ricciardi (46-15) 1999-2003 2. .750 Marcos Cabrera (42-14) 1999-2002 3. .741 Matt Fitzpatrick (43-15) 2001-2004 4. .661 Rodrigo Amaral (39-20) 2008-present 5. .641 Felipe Lima (52-29) 2002-2006 CAREER ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 matches played) 1. .800 Felipe Lima (16-4) 2002-2006 2. .785 Matt Fitzpatrick (11-3) 2001-2004 3. .667 Augusto Ricciardi (8-4) 1999-2003 4. .625 Felipe Abreu (15-9) 2003-2007 5. .620 Fausto Rocha (18-11) 2004-2009
SEASON SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE 1. 1.000 Felipe Lima (10-0) 2002-2003 2. .882 Marcos Cabrera (15-2) 2000-2001 3. .833 Matt Fitzpatrick (10-2) 2002-2003 .833 Willy Sandoval (10-2) 2001-2002 5. .812 Augusto Ricciardi (13-3) 1999-2000 SEASON ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 6 matches) 1. .900 Fausto Rocha (9-1) 2008-2009 2. .833 Felipe Abreu (5-1) 2004-2005 Matt Fitzpatrick (5-1) 2003-2004 3. .800 Joao Paoliello (8-2) 2008-2009 5. .714 Felipe Abreu (5-2) 2003-2004 CAREER SINGLES VICTORIES 1. 59 Fausto Rocha 2. 52 Felipe Abreu Felipe Lima 4. 51 Javier Rodriguez 5. 50 Willy Sandoval 6. 46 Augusto Ricciardi 7. 43 Matt Fitzpatrick
2004-2009 2003-2007 2002-2006 2004-2009 1998-2002 1999-2003 2001-2004
Junior Rodrigo Amaral currently holds the record for most singles wins in a season with 24 during the 2008-2009 season.
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TEAM RECORDS BELMONT DOUBLES RECORDS (DIVISION I ERA) Because men’s tennis results and record are incomplete prior to 1997, all men’s tennis records are based on NCAA Division I results. If you have information or results prior to 1997, please contact John Langdon at (615) 460-5609.
SEASON DOUBLES VICTORIES 1. 14 Felipe Lima/Felipe Abreu Felipe Lima/Felipe Abreu 3. 13 Renato Antun/Fausto Rocha 4. 11 Rodrigo Amaral/Joao Paoliello Matt Fitzpatrick/Michael Moretti 6. 10 Fausto Rocha/Javier Rodriguez 7. 9 Fausto Rocha/Javier Rodriguez Ryan Brown/Matt Fitzpatrick 9. 8 Felipe Abreu/Felipe Lima Augusto Ricciardi/Matteo Triacca
2003-2004 2004-2005 2008-2009 2008-2009 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006-2007 2000-2001 2005-2006 2002-2003
SEASON ATLANTIC SUN DOUBLES VICTORIES 1. 7 Renato Antun/Fausto Rocha 2008-2009 2. 6 Renato Antun/Rafael Matos 2009-2010 Rodrigo Amaral/Joao Paoliello 2008-2009 4. 5 Augusto Ricciardi/Matteo Triacca 2002-2003 5. 4 Rafael Matos/Javier Rodriguez 2008-2009 Fausto Rocha/Javier Rodriguez 2006-2007 Felipe Lima/Felipe Abreu 2003-2004 SEASON DOUBLES WINNING PCT. (min. 10 matches played) 1. .818 Brown/Fitzpatrick (9-2) 2. .727 Ricciardi/Triacca (8-3) 3. .666 Lima/Abreu (14-7, 14-7) 4. .636 Cabrera/Ricciardi (7-4) 5. .619 Antun/Rocha (13-8)
2000-2001 2002-2003 03-04, 04-05 2000-2001 2008-2009
CAREER DOUBLES VICTORIES 1. 36 Felipe Lima/Felipe Abreu 2. 30 Fausto Rocha/Javier Rodriguez 3. 22 Ryan Brown/Matt Fitzpatrick 4. 17 Ignacio Gesto/Alex Gillott 4. 14 Augusto Ricciardi/M.Cabrera
2003-2006 2004-2009 2001-2003 2004-2007 1999-2002
CAREER ATLANTIC SUN DOUBLES VICTORIES 1. 10 Felipe Lima/Felipe Abreu 2003-2006 2. 7 Renato Antun/Fausto Rocha 2008-2009 3. 6 Renato Antun/Rafael Matos 2009-2010 Ignacio Gesto/Alex Gillott 2005-2007 Ryan Brown/Matt Fitzpatrick 2001-2003
CAREER DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 12 matches played) 1. .758 Brown/Fitzpatrick (22-7) 2. .692 Ricciardi/Triacca (9-4) 3. .620 Lima/Abreu (36-21) 4. .619 Antun/Rocha (13-8) 5. .611 Amaral/Paoliello (11-7)
2000-2003 1999-2003 2003-2006 2008-2009 2008-2010
CAREER DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 12 matches played) 1. .758 Brown/Fitzpatrick (22-7) 2. .692 Ricciardi/Triacca (9-4) 3. .620 Lima/Abreu (36-21) 4. .619 Antun/Rocha (13-8) 5. .611 Amaral/Paoliello (11-7)
2000-2003 1999-2003 2003-2006 2008-2009 2008-2010
CAREER ATLANTIC SUN DOUBLES WINNING (min. 10 matches played) 1. .692 Ricciardi/Triacca (9-4) 2. .620 Lima/Abreu (36-21) 3. .619 Antun/Rocha (13-8) 4. .611 Amaral/Paoliello (11-7)
PCT. 1999-2003 2003-2006 2008-2009 2008-2010
Felipe Lima (2002-2006) combined with partner Felipe Abreu for a school record 14 doubles wins during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons.
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TEAM HONORS AND AWARDS MEN’S TENNIS HONORS (Division I Era) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Marcos Cabrera (2001-2002, 2002-2003) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Marcos Cabrera (2001-2002, 2002-2003) Augusto Ricciardi (2002-2003) Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar Athletes 2003: Felipe Lima, Augusto Ricciardi, Matteo Triacca 2004: Matt Fitzpatrick 2005: Alex Gillott, David Wright 2006: Felipe Abreu, Alex Gillott, Felipe Lima, Marshall Lipman, Javier Rodriguez 2007: Ignacio Gesto, Alex Gillott, Marshall Lipman, Fausto Rocha 2008: Felipe Cirne Lima, Ignacio Gesto, Marshall Lipman, Brady Manifold, Fausto Rocha 2009: Rodrigo Amaral, Renato Antun, Felipe Cirne Lima, Fausto Rocha, Javier Rodriguez 2010: Rodrigo Amaral, Renato Antun, Felipe Cirne Lima, Jonathan Murrell
All-Atlantic Sun Conference First Team Augusto Ricciardi (2001-02, 2002-03) Felipe Lima (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06) Alex Gillott (2006-07) Joao Paoliello (2008-09) Second Team Felipe Lima (2002-03) Alex Gillott (2004-05) Fausto Rocha (2005-06) Javier Rodriguez (2005-06) All-Freshman Felipe Lima (2002-03) Felipe Abreu (2003-04) Fausto Rocha, Javier Rodriguez (2004-05) Rodrigo Amaral (2008-09) Atlantic Sun All-Academic Felipe Abreu (2004, 2005, 2006), Rodrigo Amaral (2009, 2010), Renato Antun (2009, 2010), Ryan Brown (2002, 2003), Marcos Cabrera (2002), Felipe Cirne Lima (2008, 2009, 2010), Matt Fitzpatrick (2004), Ignacio Gesto (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), Alex Gillott (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Travis Hamilton (2008), Felipe Lima (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Marshall Lipman (2006, 2007, 2008), Brady Manifold (2008), Rafael Matos (2009, 2010), Michael Moretti (2003), Joao Paoliello (2009), Jonathan Murrell (2010), Augusto Ricciardi (2002, 2003), Fausto Rocha (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Javier Rodriguez (2007, 2008, 2009), Willy Sandoval (2002), Bruno Silva (2010), Matteo Triacca (2002, 2003), David Wright (2004, 2005)
BELMONT’S AUGUSTO RICCIARDI PLAYS FOR HIS NATIVE URUGUAY IN THE 2004 DAVIS CUP Former Belmont tennis player Augusto Ricciardi became the school’s first tennis player to compete in an international team tournament when he represented his home country of Uruguay in the Davis Cup in April of 2004. Ricciardi, who graduated from Belmont in the spring of 2003, played for his home country in doubles as Uruguay played the Dominican Republic in a second round Americas Zone Group II match on April 9-11. In his doubles match, Victor Estrella and Johnson Garcia of the Dominican Republic beat Ricciardi and his partner Marcel Felder in five sets; 3-6, 2-6, 63, 7-5, 6-4. Uruguay ended up losing the team competition, 4-1. “Even though I have competed in international junior competitions in the past, playing Davis Cup is really special,” said Ricciardi. “The Davis Cup is the most you can aspire for in tennis because you are representing your country. I am glad I was able to make the team and play at such a high level.” The winner of Group II headed to the Americas Zone Group I for 2005, which is one level below the main Davis Cup draw. The Davis Cup is the largest team tennis competition in the world and it is produced by the International Tennis Federation. It annually includes some of the top male tennis players in the world playing for their home nations. In his four-year Belmont career, Ricciardi became one of Belmont’s top tennis players. He was a two-time All-Atlantic Sun honoree and holds the school record for career singles winning percentage and is second in BU history in career singles wins with 46. “My participation in Davis Cup indicates the high level the Belmont tennis program is playing at right now,” said Ricciardi. “My four years at Belmont were really special to me and I credit my teammates, Coach Jim Madrigal, and the entire Athletic Department for my success right now.”
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ALL-TIME ROSTER, PROGRAM HISTORY ALL-TIME ROSTER (NCAA Era) A Abreu, Felipe Amaral, Rodrigo Antun, Renato
2003-2007 2008-present 2008-present
L Leeper, Kyle Lima, Felipe Cirne Lima, Felipe Lipman, Marshall
1997-2000 2007-present 2002-2006 2005-2008
1997-1998 2008-present 1997-1998 1997-2000 2001-2004 2009-present
C Cabrera, Marcos Cook, Cal
1998-2002 1997-2000
M Macioch, Carlos Matos, Rafael Meade, Philip Miltenberger, Dave Moretti, Michael Murrell, Jonathan
F Fitzpatrick, Matt
2000-2004
P Paoliello, Joao
2008-2010
G Garcia, Francisco Gesto, Ignacio Gillott, Alex Givens, Andy
2007-2008 2004-2008 2003-2007 1997-1999
R Ricciardi, Augusto Rocha, Fausto Rodriguez, Javier
1999-2003 2004-2009 2004-2009
S Sandoval, Willy Silva, Bruno
1998-2002 2009-present
B Brown, Ryan
H Hailey, Damon
1999-2003
1998-1999
BELMONT MEN’S TENNIS NCAA ERA POSTSEASON HISTORY NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006 NCAA Championship (Oxford, Mississippi) #14 Ole Miss d. Belmont -- 4-0 (First Round)
T Triacca, Matteo
1999-2003
V Vaglietti, Roberto
1998-1999
W Wright, David
2003-2005
Z Zola, Zach
2006-2010
2005 A-Sun Championship # 5 Belmont d. #4 Campbell -- 4-1 (Quarterfinals) #1 Troy d. #5 Belmont -- 4-0 (Semfinals) 2004 A-Sun Championship #8 Belmont d. #9 Gardner-Webb -- 4-1 (First Round) #1 UCF d. #8 Belmont -- 4-0 (Quarterfinals) 2003 A-Sun Championship #5 Belmont d. #12 Samford -- 4-1 (First Round) #4 Stetson d. #5 Belmont -- 4-2 (Quarterfinals)
ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 A-Sun Championship #3 North Florida d. #6 Belmont -- 4-1 (First Round) 2009 A-Sun Championship #3 Belmont d. #6 Mercer -- 4-0 (Quarterfinals) #2 Stetson d. #3 Belmont -- 4-2 (Semifinals)
2002 A-Sun Championship #4 Belmont d. #5 Stetson -- 4-3 (Quarterfinals) #1 UCF d. #4 Belmont -- 4-3 (Semifinals)
2008 A-Sun Championship #1 ETSU d. #8 Belmont -- 4-0 (Quarterfinals) 2007 A-Sun Championship #6 Belmont d. #3 Campbell -- 4-1 (Quarterfinals) #2 Stetson d. #6 Belmont -- 4-0 (Semifinals) 2006 A-Sun Championship #4 Belmont d. #5 Campbell -- 4-1 (Quarterfinals) #4 Belmont d. #1 ETSU -- 4-2 (Semfinals) #4 Belmont d. #2 Stetson -- 4-2 (Championship)
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PROGRAM HISTORY BELMONT MEN’S TENNIS YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (NCAA Era) Year
Coach
Overall
A-Sun
1997-1998
Jim Madrigal
0-14
N/A
1998-1999
Jim Madrigal
5-14
N/A
1999-2000
Jim Madrigal
10-7
N/A
2000-2001
Jim Madrigal
16-3
N/A
2001-2002
Jim Madrigal
11-4
3-1
2002-2003
Jim Madrigal
9-4
3-1
2003-2004
Jim Madrigal
10-6
3-2
2004-2005
Jim Madrigal
12-11
4-2
Men's Tennis All-Time Series Records (NCAA Era) Alabama A&M UAB Alabama-Huntsville Arkansas -Little Rock Austin Peay Birmingham-Southern Bradley Bucknell Campbell Central Florida College of Charleston Chattanooga Cornell Cumberland (TN) Dayton East Tennessee State Evansville Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Gardner-Webb Georgia State Georgia Southern Jacksonville Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Kentucky Kentucky State Lamar Lipscomb Louisiana-Lafayette Louisville Loyola Marymount Memphis Mercer Middle Tennessee State Ole Miss Morehead State Murray State
1-0 0-1 1-0 0-6 3-1 2-2 0-1 1-1 7-5 0-2 1-0 2-3 0-1 3-1 2-1 1-6 3-1 1-3 1-2 4-2 1-1 0-1 1-3 5-4 2-0 0-2 0-1 1-0 10-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 8-3 0-7 0-1 0-2 1-4
Year
Coach
Overall
A-Sun
2005-2006
Jim Madrigal
7-9
2-3
2006-2007
Jim Madrigal
6-10
2-6
2007-2008
Jim Madrigal
0-19
0-10
2008-2009
Jim Madrigal
14-8
7-3
2009-2010
Jim Madrigal
8-12
3-7
BELMONT COACHING HISTORY (NCAA Era) Jim Madrigal
1997-present
Nebraska NJIT Nicholls State North Alabama North Florida Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Saint Louis Samford USC Upstate South Carolina State SIU-Edwardsville Southern Indiana Stetson UT-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Texas-San Antonio Troy Vanderbilt Virginia Western Kentucky Wofford Xavier (OH)
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108-121
0-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-4 0-1 2-0 1-0 3-3 0-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 2-7 4-2 7-2 2-3 0-1 0-3 0-3 0-1 8-5 0-1 1-2
27-36
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
In the mid-1800s, Belmont University’s campus was known as Adelicia Acklen’s Belle Monte estate. The antebellum mansion remains today, flanked by university buildings separated in age by more than a century. The first educational institution on the estate was the original Belmont College (1890-1913), offering elementary school through junior college education to young ladies. The school merged with Ward Seminary to become the prestigious Ward-Belmont School for Women (19131951) and in 1951, became the coed Belmont College. In 1991, the college became Belmont University, and this year, began the 121st year of higher education on this site. Belmont continually reflects its rich heritage as it excels in academics. For 2011, U.S. News & World Report placed Belmont University at No. 5 in the Best Regional Universities—South category. Perhaps even more notable than the recent top five ranking, Belmont has stood out for three consecutive years as one of U.S. News & World Report’s most cited “Schools to Watch” in the nation. Belmont’s vision is to be a premier teaching university bringing together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christian community of learning and service. Belmont strives to empower men and women from diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage
and faith. Believing that every student is created for a purpose in life, Belmont encourages students to explore their passions and develop their talents to meet the world’s needs. Belmont’s boundaries continue to extend beyond the Nashville campus through its Cool Springs campus south of Nashville and organized programs such as the Washington Center program and music business’ Belmont West in Los Angeles and Belmont East in New York City. Study-abroad programs place students in China, Costa Rica, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa and Spain. Belmont also serves as a regional site of the East-West Center for the Development of Asian Studies. Vital to the Belmont student experience are service learning, volunteerism and mission projects that invest in surrounding communities. Through the efforts of students and faculty, Belmont has touched lives in Nashville’s charitable organizations, its growing Hispanic community, area tutoring programs, neighboring businesses and mentoring programs, as well as inner-city and overseas mission projects, including trips to the Appalachian Mountains and the Ukraine. Among its student body of more than 5,900, are students from every state and more than 29 countries. In addition to seven baccalaureate degrees in over 75
areas of study, Belmont offers master’s degrees in Business Administration, Accountancy, English, Education, Sport Administration, Music, Nursing and Occupational Therapy, as well as doctorates in Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Under the leadership of President Robert Fisher, Belmont celebrates more than a century of an accomplished academic heritage and commitment to educational innovation. Notably, Belmont has earned the Atlantic Sun Academic Champion Trophy seven of the last nine years. Moreover, Belmont has recently opened several impressive new facilities on campus, including McWhorter Hall and two new freshmen residences—Patton Hall and Bear House. Still, one of Belmont’s biggest achievements came in 2008 with the hosting of the Town Hall Presidential Debate, the first presidential debate to be held in Tennessee. On the one-year anniversary of the debate, the university announced that it will open a College of Law with students starting classes in fall 2011. This past October, the university broke ground on the Randall and Sadie Baskin Center which will house the College of Law when it opens in 2012. Belmont’s remarkable growth and achievement certainly give credence to its theme, From Here to Anywhere!
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
DR. ROBERT FISHER Belmont University President Dr. Robert (Bob) Fisher serves as President of Belmont University, a position he has held since April 2000. During his tenure the University's enrollment has risen by 81 percent while the campus itself has expanded significantly with the additions of the Curb Event Center and Beaman Student Life Center, the Gordon E. Inman Center, the Troutt Theater complex, McWhorter Hall and several new residence halls and parking garages. Under his leadership Belmont University also broke into the Top 5 for the first time in the Best Regional Universities South category in U.S. News & World Report's analysis of America's Best Colleges. Soaring to No. 5 in the 2011 edition, Belmont was also honored for the third year in a row as one of the top schools nationwide for "leading the pack in improvements and innovative changes." Academically, the university has added numerous new interdisciplinary programs in the past decade, including Social Entrepreneurship, New Century Journalism, Pharmacy and, most recently, the Belmont College of Law which will welcome its first class in 2012. In addition, Fisher worked to secure Belmont as the host site for the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate, a historic event broadcast worldwide that also led to Fisher's selection as 2008 Tennessean of the Year and 2010 Nashvillian of the Year. But Dr. Fisher's greatest sense of accomplishment comes not from new campus structures, stronger endowments or an ever-increasing student population. Rather, he measures achievement through witnessing education's impact on each individual student. "The student is the focus of all our efforts here at Belmont," Fisher said, "and our top priority is meeting the needs of those students. My life's mission is to help create experiences that transform people, especially students, in ways that enable them to become all they were created to be." Prior to his appointment at Belmont, Fisher was vice president for academic affairs at Arkansas State University for four years and was dean of the School of Business at Henderson State University, his alma mater, for 10 years. Fisher earned a B.S.B.A. from Henderson State, an M.B.A. from the University of Memphis and a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. In addition to his success as both faculty member and higher education administrator, Fisher is also an accomplished author with his most recent work, Life Is a Gift: Inspiration from the Soon Departed, released in 2008. Coauthored with his wife Judy, Life Is a Gift fea-
tures a collection of lessons learned from interviews with 104 terminally ill patients of Alive Hospice in Nashville. Dr. Fisher previously coauthored Real Dream Teams: Seven Practices Used by World-Class Team Leaders to Achieve Extraordinary Results, published by St. Lucie Press, with Belmont's Vice President of University Advancement Dr. Bo Thomas. Expressing knowledge gained from his business degrees and management positions, Dr. Fisher has published numerous articles on management and leadership and has consulted with a wide variety of organizations on human resource and strategic planning issues, including Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Alltel, Arkla Gas and the U.S. Department of Transportation, among others. In 1992, Fisher served in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a Fulbright Scholar, conducting research and consulting with the National Institute of Public Administration. He also provided a keynote address at the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management Conference in Bahrain in 1998. Active in his community, Fisher has served in numerous volunteer roles with such organizations as Alignment Nashville, the Nashville Alliance for Public Education and the PENCIL Foundation, all of which support Nashville's public schools. He also is a past chair of the Greater Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Nashville, participates in Nashville's Agenda and is a 2001 graduate of Leadership Nashville. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Southern Financial Partners, a division of Southern Bancorp, Inc., and is a director for Fifth Third Bank, Tennessee Division. In addition, he is or has been a member of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Boy Scouts of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, Music City Coalition, TICUA, Cumberland Region Tomorrow and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Married for 40 years, Dr. Fisher and his wife Judy share in their commitment to Belmont University, where Mrs. Fisher provides support through her role as campus-wide coordinator of interior construction and exterior landscaping/lighting. The Fishers are the proud parents of three grown children and have two wonderful sons-inlaw, one wonderful daughter-in-law and six perfect grandsons.
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ENROLLMENT GAINS UNDER FISHER Year . . . . . . . . .Enrollment (gain) 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,976 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,129 (153) 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,344 (215) 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,629 (285) 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,959 (330) 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,319 (360) 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,484 (165) 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,765 (281) 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . .5,017 (252) 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,393 (376) 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,936 (543) Enrollment is up 81 percent since Fall 2000. The overwhelming progress is “the latest validation that Belmont University has the right vision for its future," said Dr. Robert Fisher, president of the university. "Belmont University is on a roll. The abilities of our incoming freshmen and our rapidly rising enrollment show we are on the right track."
MISSION STATEMENT Belmont University is a studentcentered Christian community providing an academically challenging education that empowers men and women of diverse backgrounds to engage and transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith.
VALUES OF BELMONT Integrity Inquiry Collaboration Service Humility
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
MIKE STRICKLAND Director of Athletics | 15th Year at Belmont
ABOUT MR. STRICKLAND BIRTHDATE June 4
HOMETOWN Atlanta, Ga.
EDUCATION Georgia Southern B.S. Political Science University of Georgia M.A. Public Administration
EXPERIENCE Belmont, Director of Athletics 1996-present Murray State, Athletics Director 1987-96 Wichita State, Associate AD 1983-87
PERSONAL Wife: Martha Daughters: Leanna, Sara (Vaughn) Grandchild: Jacob
Now entering his 15th year as Director of Athletics, Mike Strickland has led Belmont's Department of Athletics through its infancy stages as a new NCAA Division I program to become one that sees annual success on the field and in the classroom. During his tenure at Belmont, the program has expanded the number of teams it fields, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference, enhanced its facilities, and established a reputation producing winning teams and distinguished student-athletes. Since arriving in Nashville in 1996, Strickland has overseen the inception of six new sports at Belmont: women's soccer, women's golf and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field. In addition, the University has built the Frances Bond Davis Tennis Courts and the Whitten Soccer Complex, as well the most recent partnership with Metro Parks for athletic fields at Rose Park. This exciting new venture will house Belmont baseball, softball, soccer, and track & field and will open in the spring of 2011. Two of the most important achievements of his tenure at Belmont are the acceptance of Belmont into the Atlantic Sun Conference and the opening of the Curb Event Center. During his tenure, Strickland has overseen a program expansion from 11 to 17 teams of competition, spearheaded membership into the Atlantic Sun Conference, spurred athletic facility enhancement and forged a reputation of producing winning teams and distinguished student-athletes. In 2008, Belmont became the first school in Atlantic Sun Conference history to represent the league in three consecutive NCAA Men's Basketball Championships. Adding conference championships in women's cross country, women's soccer and volleyball during the past academic year, Belmont Athletics has won a staggering 26 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships since becoming a member institution in 2001-02 - far and away the league standard. In addition, the school has hosted nine conference championships over the past five years, most recently the 2006 A-Sun Volleyball Championship. Strickland has taken a leadership role in the A-Sun serving as chairman of the tournament committee and presently serves as a member of the conference's membership committee. In addition to the program's success on the field, his tenure has seen the building of the exquisite Curb Event Center. The $52 million
facility, which opened in the fall of 2003, has become the centerpiece of the athletics program. The complex houses a 5,000-seat arena for basketball and volleyball, locker rooms for all sports, a training facility and weight room, as well as administrative offices for the Athletic Department. Off the field, the athletic department has made academic achievement the cornerstone of its definition of success. Belmont has won the Atlantic Sun Academic Trophy seven of the past eight years. The Bruins boasted over two-thirds of their student athletes with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale during the past academic year. Belmont is the only school to win the trophy five straight times (2002-2006). Also of significance, Belmont has earned distinction from the NCAA in each of their Academic Progress Rate (APR) reports. Strickland brings varied years of experience to the program, including nine years as athletics director at Murray State University prior to coming to Belmont. While at Murray State, Strickland served on numerous Ohio Valley Conference committees as well as serving on the NCAA I-AA football advisory committee and the NCAA rifle committee. Prior to serving at Murray State, Strickland was an Associate Athletics Director at Wichita State University from 1983-87, where he was responsible for all business operations for the department. Strickland earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Georgia Southern University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia. In June of 2009, Strickland received the Under Armour National Assocation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Division I Southeast Region A.D. of the Year Award. Strickland was honored at the annual NACDA convention in Orlando, Fla. Strickland is married to the former Martha Thomas, an English instructor at Nashville State Community College. The couple has two children: Leanna Elizabeth, an undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee, and Sara Grace, a Belmont University graduate who is married to Jared Vaughn. In 2008, Mike and Martha celebrated two milestone events: their 35th wedding anniversary and the arrival of their first grandson, Jacob. In his leisure time, Mike enjoys travel, history, and spending time with his family.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
BETTY WISEMAN Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator | 44th Year at Belmont For five decades, Betty Wiseman has been an active figure at Belmont University. As a student, coach, and professor, Wiseman has been a great ambassador for the University and the Department of Athletics. As Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, Wiseman advises the athletic department on the status of women's sports and conducts administrative tasks in relation to all sports. She serves as liaison between Athletics and Student Affairs, coordinates counseling, discipline, and all random drug-testing for athletes, and serves as advisor to Belmont’s Student-Athletes Advisory Committee. In addition, she works with teams as they participate in service opportunities throughout the year, including organizing and leading a yearly foreign mission trip with athletes to do Sports Evangelism overseas. Countries served through these trips include Poland, Portugal, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, and Ukraine. In May 2009 she will lead a team to Cape Town, South Africa. Wiseman also serves on many committees and boards. In 2008 she completed a four-year term as one of the Atlantic Sun Conference’s representatives on the NCAA Management Council. The Management Council serves as the main legislative body for Division I sports. She has been a member of many Atlantic Sun Conference committees. After graduating from Belmont in 1965, the Portland, Tennessee native was named as Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education in 1966 and began a teaching career of 40 years. She was named Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health and Human Performance in 2006 where she served as Chair for six years. In 1968 the former high school basketball standout began a new career as a women’s sports trailblazer when she founded the women’s basketball program at Belmont, one of the first programs, not only in the state, but in the southeast. Wiseman was the head women's basketball coach at Belmont for 16 seasons, compiling a 248-152 record. She led Belmont to four consecutive berths in the National Women's Invitational Tournament from 1973-1977. In those tournaments, her teams knocked off such programs as Alabama, Nebraska, and North Carolina. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. Wiseman has been honored by several organizations for her contributions to collegiate athletics. In 1999 she was given the Josten-Berenson Service Award by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association during the NCAA Women’s Final Four in San Jose, California to recognize her lifelong commitment to women's basketball. In 2003 Belmont honored her by naming part of the university’s new athletic facility the StriplinWiseman Athletic Office Complex. Finally, in 2004, Wiseman was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions to promoting women’s basketball in the state. She is the first Belmont coach or athlete to be so honored. In July 2007 she was featured in an article on the front page of The Tennessean, as a Tennessee Sports Legend. She is a member of Brentwood Baptist Church where she serves as Trustee, is a member of the adult choir, serves as a substitute teacher in Sunday School, and is an active missions volunteer.
ABOUT MISS WISEMAN BIRTHDATE February 19, 1943
HOMETOWN Portland, Tenn.
EDUCATION Belmont, B.A. Physical Education Vanderbilt, M.A. (Peabody College for Teachers)
COACHING EXPERIENCE Belmont Women’s Basketball (1968-84) Belmont Tennis (1976-84)
Administrative Staff
STEVE BARRICK
JULIE BEAZLEY
WES BURTNER
DEBBIE CHENOWETH
HEATHER COPELAND
JIMMY FRUSH
COLETTE KEYSER
Associate AD
Program Assistant
Bruin Club Director
Basketball Ops.
Dir. of Compliance
Dir. of Marketing
Athlete Development
JOHN LANGDON
AMY MCGINNIS
KENISHA RHONE
GREG SAGE
SEAN SAWYER
RENEE SCHULTZ
JOYCE WATSON
Director of Media Relations
Director of Corporate Sales
Academic Services
Budget Assistant
Assistant Director of Compliance
Finance
Women’s Director of Media Relations
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ACADEMICS AND BELMONT ATHLETICS Academics is one of the cornerstones of Belmont University's Department of Athletics. Since the move to Division I in 1997, Belmont student-athletes have excelled in the classroom bringing great recognition to individuals, specific teams, the department as a whole and the entire university. ALL-ACADEMIC TROPHY Since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001-02, Belmont University has enjoyed unparalleled success in regards to the league’s All-Academic Trophy. Belmont University won the award seven times, including each of its first five years in the conference, 2002-2006. No other university in the history of the Atlantic Sun has earned this honor five years in a row. In 2010, over two-thirds of Belmont's student-athletes received A-Sun Academic All-Conference honors during the academic year. GPA TRADITION CONTINUES Belmont University's Department of Athletics posted a 3.276 GPA in the Spring of 2009, marking the 25th consecutive semester in which the departmental GPA has exceeded a 3.00. In 2008, for the first time in the Division I era, all of Belmont’s athletic teams posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher, both fall and spring semesters. Furthermore, in 2010, Belmont received distinction from the NCAA for outstanding academic achievement in the Academic Progress Rate (APR) report. More specifically, Belmont men’s soccer has been on the APR Honor Roll each of the five years of existence. ALL-DISTRICT HONORS Brittany Thune of Women’s Track and Field and Jayme Trocino of Women’s Soccer were both honored as Academic All-District during the 2009-10 academic year. Over the past 10 years, 17 Belmont student-athletes have been named Academic All-Americans while 46 have earned All-District honors. The program honors thousands of student-athletes across the country for combining the best of competition with academics. TEAM ACADEMIC HONORS Several Belmont University athletic squads have ranked among Division I’s elite for their impressive team GPAs including: W-Cross Country: 1st, 2nd (twice), 3rd (twice), 6th, 8th, & 10th nationally (1999 - present) Men’s Cross Country: 1st nationally (2006, 2007) W- Basketball: 5th, 9th, 11th (twice) & 12th nationally (2000-present) Women's Volleyball: 1st, 12th nationally (2001, 2005) Women’s Soccer: 2nd nationally (2000) Softball: 1st nationally (1999) Men’s Golf: 7th (2009) INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC HONORS The following Belmont student-athletes have received distinguished conference and national recognition for their academic accomplishments: ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team (Team, Year) Josh Brummett -- Baseball (3rd, 2002; 1st, 2004) Wes Burtner -- Men’s Basketball (3rd, 2001; 1st, 2002) Marcos Cabrera -- Men’s Soccer, Tennis (3rd, 2001; 3rd, 2002) Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2nd, 2007; 1st, 2008) Meggan Harris -- Women’s Soccer (2nd, 2000; 2nd, 2001) Adam Mark -- Men’s Basketball (2nd, 2002; 1st, 2003; 1st, 2004) Dan Soukup -- Baseball (3rd, 2004) Andy Wicke -- Men’s Basketball (3rd, 2009) Brittany Thune -- Women’s XC/Track & Field (2010) NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winner Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2008) Adam Mark -- Men’s Basketball (2004) Brittany Thune -- Women’s XC/Track & Field (2010) Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Cyrus Eaton -- Men’s Soccer (2009) - Semifinalist Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2008) - Semifinalist Andy Wicke -- Men’s Basketball (2009) - Finalist Division I-AAA Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Adam Mark -- Men's Basketball (2004) Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2008) Division I-AAA Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team
Adam Mark -- Men's Basketball (2004) Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2007, 2008) Andy Wicke -- Men’s Basketball (2009) CollegeInsider.com Student-Athlete of the Year Wes Burtner -- Men’s basketball (2002) Creamland Dairies Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence Adam Mark -- Men’s Basketball (2004) Atlantic Sun Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year Wes Burtner -- Men's Basketball (2002) Justin Hare -- Men’s Basketball (2007, 2008) Adam Mark -- Men's Basketball (2003, 2004) Andy Wicke -- Men’s Basketball (2009) Atlantic Sun Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year Candice Mitchell -- Women's Basketball (2002) Brittany Thune -- Women’s XC/Track & Field (2010) Atlantic Sun Conference Postgraduate Scholarship Winner Sarah Brandt -- Women’s Soccer (2008) Andy Wicke -- Men’s Basketball (2009) Brittany Thune -- Women’s XC/Track & Field (2010) National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team Laura Dyson -- Women’s Golf (2008, 2009) Kelly Maguigan -- Women’s Golf (2009, 2010) Lauren Oeser -- Women’s Golf (2007, 2008, 2009) Jennifer Newman -- Women’s Golf (2010) Janet Steen -- Women’s Golf (2010) Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team Danny Amundson -- Men’s Golf (2008, 2009) Scott O’Brien -- Men’s Golf (2009, 2010) Dan Smith -- Men’s Golf (2010)
RENEE SCHULTZ Academic Coordinator Renee Schultz enters her sixth year as Academic Coordinator for Belmont's Department of Athletics. She coordinates the extensive academic support programs offered to Belmont student-athletes which include weekly, one-on-one academic counseling sessions for new studentathletes, academic advising and class scheduling, tutoring, teamassigned laptops, and monitoring class performance. She also manages the student-athlete academic center located within the athletic offices in the Curb Event Center. The academic center provides study tables and computers in a quiet, monitored study environment exclusively for Belmont student-athletes. Schultz earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a M.Ed. in Sports Administration from Belmont University. While at Belmont, she was a part of the Women's Soccer Program and helped Captain the team in both 1999 and 2001. Schultz served as the Assistant Coach for the Women's Soccer team from 2003-2004. She also holds memberships in various professional organizations, including N4A (National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics) and NACADA (National Academic Advising Association). A native of University Place, Washington, Schultz currently resides in Nashville with her husband, Donovan and their newborn daughter Brynn.
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SPORTS MEDICINE
2010-11 Belmont Sports Medicine Staff Front Row (L to R): Megan Goerlinger, Haley Brochu, LeighAnne Schlichte Back Row (L to R): Kelly Bacchus, Tim Lee, Jonathan DeMarie, Paul Malloy, Kim Anderson Rehab Area in Training Room
The Belmont athletic training department is housed in a 1,860 square foot state-of-the-art modern, athletic training facility. The facility is equipped with a hydroroom, taping area, treatment and rehabilitation area as well as a doctor’s office. Servicing over 200 over athletes participating in 17 Division I varsity sports, the facility is staffed by five National Athletic Training Association Certified Athletic Trainers. • • • •
Two whirlpools Separate doctors office Separate rehabilitation area Five training tables
Mission Statement The Belmont Athletic training staff is primarily responsible for the delivery of quality healthcare to all student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at Belmont University. This care will be provided by the guidelines of the NATA through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses sustained during any practice or game. SERVICES PROVIDED BY VANDERBILT SPORTS MEDICINE Kelly Bachus -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Volleyball, Softball
Megan Goerlinger -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Women’s Soccer, Tennis
Paul Malloy -- Head Athletic Trainer Men’s Basketball, Cross Country/Track and Field
Jon DeMarie -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Baseball
LeighAnne Schilchte -- Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer Women’s Soccer, Tennis
Kim Anderson -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Women’s Basketball, Cheerleading
Tim Lee -- Assistant Athletic Trainer Men’s Soccer, Golf
ATHLETIC TRAINING DIRECTORY
Haley Brochu - Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer Softball
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Inside the Curb Event Center, Belmont has a new state of the art weight room for Belmont student-athletes. The 1600 square foot facility offers several amenities for use by Belmont and its student-athletes. The facility has equipment including:
- Three power stations with customized platforms. - Customized dumbbells from 5-to-150 pounds. - A variety of free weight equipment and machines. - A variety of speed, agility, and plyometric equipment.
JOSH MCMILLIAN Strength and Conditioning Coach Josh McMillian begins his third season as the head of Belmont's Strength & Conditioning program. McMillian is no stranger to Belmont's strength program. He served as a graduate assistant in 2005 and then moved up to an assistant's role for two years before being elevated to the head position this past summer. In addition to his work in the weight room, Josh also serves as an Administrative Assistant with the Men's Track and Field program. "Josh has done a great job as head of our strength program here at Belmont," said Mike Strickland, Belmont's Director of Athletics. "He is a great asset to our program and contributes greatly in developing our student-athletes." Strength and Conditioning Mission By means of teamwork, experience, current research, and education, the staff of the Belmont Athletic Department challenges each athlete in order for them to participate at the highest level of competition. In order to promote a positive atmosphere, the strength and conditioning staff provide the athlete with a safe, clean, professional environment. We strive to challenge our athletes by way of free weights, multi-joint exercises, and multiple sets. While keeping the athlete's sport in mind, we individualize the programs as much as possible, focusing on weaknesses in order to prevent injuries and help them stay as competitive as possible for as long as possible.
The native of St. Peter's, Missouri is a 2003 graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education/Health. While at Lindenwood, Josh lettered in track and field and was a two-time NAIA National Qualifier in indoor and outdoor track. He earned his Master's degree in Sports Administration from Belmont in 2005. In addition, Josh is certified CSCS, USAW Level 1, and USATF Level 2 (Throws, Jumps, and Multi-Events). Josh and his wife Erin reside in Nashville. They have one daughter, Elizabeth, who turned two in November of 2010. NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Tyler Howell -- Men’s Track & Field (2009) Adrian Jones -- Men’s Basketball (2006)
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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE For more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its student-athletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of the most dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions in the region, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life. BUILDING Continuing a tradition of academic achievement, a record 60 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2009-10 academic year. Lipscomb edged out Belmont, the seven-time winner of the AllAcademic Trophy, to win its first such trophy with close to 72 percent of its the student-athletes achieving AllAcademic status with grade point averages of a 3.00, or better. Several Bisons teams received national recognition for their success in the classroom. Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams posted team GPAs among the top five in the nation - the only school in the country to boast that distinction. Jacksonville’s women’s track team received their ninth straight USTFCCCA AllAcademic honor. Lipscomb’s women’s basketball team posted the ninth best GPA in the country and the conference champion volleyball team led five A-Sun schools in receiving an AVCA Team Academic Award. The Stetson men’s tennis team led the nation with nine student-athletes earning the honor of Scholar Athlete from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A total of five A-Sun schools and 24 student-athletes received recognition from the ITA. Stetson and Belmont joined only 16 other Division I schools considered an All-Academic squad in both men’s and women’s tennis. For the first time the NCAA released single-year APR for Division I head coaches in six sports dating back to 2003-04, the beginning of the program. All 11 A-Sun schools produced a coach who had a year of a perfect score of 1000 and the league produced a total of 25 seasons with scores of 1000. Seven of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball recorded at least one score of 1000 and five teams had a score of 1000 in 2008-09, the most recent year recorded by the NCAA. WINNERS Four A-Sun teams received Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophies in recognition of their performances in NCAA postseason play. Lipscomb’s softball team, ETSU’s men’s tennis squad plus UNF’s men’s golf team and women’s tennis carried the conference to the third-highest total by any one conference. Golf continued to boom in the conference as three league members on the women’s side advanced to NCAA play for the first time in conference play. Women’s golf became the first sport in the conference to produce three NCAA participants since baseball in 2003. At the NCAA Regionals, ETSU’s Nina Muehl opened with an 8-under 64, the single lowest round carded in all of Division I golf and became just the second golfer from the A-Sun to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships The Ospreys’ men’s golf team spent the year ranked among the top programs in the country alongside ETSU. Both advanced to NCAA postseason play and the Ospreys made the nationals for the first time as a conference member. Sophomore Sean Dale earned AllAmerica honors and qualified for the US Amateur, as did his teammates Kevin Alywin and Kevin Phelan. Phelan opened his summer by qualifying for the US Open at Pebble Beach. ETSU’s Rhys Enoch tied for the individual title at the NCAA East Regional and his play
carried into summer as he made his second Palmer Cup team and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the British Amateur. Individual performances stood out on the diamond as FGCU’s Chris Sale became a consensus All-America en route to becoming the conference’s fourth first-round pick in the last two years. ETSU’s Paul Hoilman contended for the national triple crown and burst onto the national scene by winning the first-ever home run derby competition contested at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Mercer’s Jacob Tanis finished one RBI shy of the national lead in pacing the Bears back to the top of the ASun for the first time in more than 25 years. In softball, two hurlers established themselves among the best in the nation. Lipscomb’s Whitney Kiihnl and USC Upstate’s Morgan Childers each topped the 30-win mark - a first for the conference. The two traded the national lead in ERA throughout the season and when the year came to a close, Kiihnl finished with the best mark in the nation with Childers taking a close second. Kiihnl and Childers ranked second and third in the country in fewest hits allowed per seven innings. For the first time in league history, the conference’s last remaining charter member, Mercer, hosted the General Shale Brick Basketball Championships. The hosts advanced to the final of the men’s event setting up a standing-room-only event at the University Center against ETSU. In the end the Buccaneers won back-to-back titles. Jacksonville advanced to the NIT for the straight second year and provided the league’s first win in the event since 1996 when Ben Smith connected on a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds to stun top-seeded Arizona State. On the women’s side ETSU became the third A-Sun school to win three straight titles, FGCU advanced to the WNIT for a third consecutive year and USC Upstate registered its first 20-win season as a Divisioon I program. FOR LIFE Alums from the Atlantic Sun, both recent and historic continued to excel at the highest levels. Within the span of three days, FGCU produced its first two major league baseball players. Two pitchers of the Eagles’ 2008 A-Sun Championship squad, Casey Coleman and Sale, took their talents to Chicago as Coleman broke in with the Cubs and Sale soared through the White Sox system after spending less than two months in the minors. In late June, former Stetson All-American Chris Johnson returned to the Astros lineup and hit over .380 his first two months as a regular. On the links, former ETSU star Rhys Davies has posted a solid rookie season on the European Tour. In the spring he picked up his first win and added back-to-back runner-up finishes to move into the top 50 in the world for the first time as a professional. One of his second-place showings occurred at the Wales Open where he closed with a record nine-under-par round 62 on the Ryder Cup course at the Celtic Manor. His stellar play placed Davies eighth on ESPN’s “Top 25 Golfers Under 25” list. The conference will have representation at the Ryder Cup as former league individual champion Colin Montgomerie (1985 with former member Houston Baptist) will captain the European team. Montgomerie will be the second conference alum to lead a Ryder Cup squad. Hal Sutton (Centenary) served as captain for the United States in 2004.
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NASHVILLE -- MUSIC CITY, U.S.A.
Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and the entertainment, cultural, and commercial center of the Mid-South. With a metropolitan population more than 1.5 million, Nashville is one of the fastest growing markets in the country. In the past decade alone, the population of the Nashville area has grown by nearly 30 percent. ‘The Music City’ can best be described as a pleasant mix of big city entertainment and "down home" friendliness. Nashville is located in the heart of our nation’s bustling core. Major cities such as St. Louis, Cincinnati, Memphis, Atlanta, and Birmingham can all be reached by car within 3-5 hours. And when going from work to play, Nashville has it all. The city offers a multitude of sporting events, recreational opportunities, restaurants, parks, and shopping malls. The sports landscape in Nashville has changed dramatically over the past decade with the introduction of major professional sports into the area. The arrival of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans in 1998 brought instant credibility and excitement to the Mid-State. The Titans have won two division titles and one conference championship under longtime Head Coach Jeff Fisher. Tennessee represented the AFC in Super Bowl XXXIV, playing the St. Louis Rams in one of the most memorable games in NFL history. With star running back Chris Johnson, the future looks bright for the powder blue and white. Home for the Titans is LP Field, a 69,000 seat, state-of-the-art facility located on the east bank of the Cumberland River across from downtown. Aside from the NFL, LP Field also plays host to several major concerts and international sporting events. Not to be outdone, the Nashville Predators have introduced the thrills of the National Hockey League to Middle Tennessee. In 2010, the Predators advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a fifth time in six seasons. The Preds skate in one of Nashville’s downtown landmarks, the Bridgestone Arena. The 18,000 seat Bridgestone Arena is a regular venue for touring groups. Another constant among Nashville professional sports over the past two decades has been the Nashville Sounds. The Sounds, who have called Music City home since 1978, compete in the Pacific Coast League as the Class AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. In recent years, players like Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Yovani Gallardo, and Ricky Weeks have called Nashville home. The 2006 PCL Champion Sounds play at Greer Stadium, located just minutes from downtown. The Nashville Superspeedway has become the area's
top racing venue, hosting NASCAR and IRL events for the past seven summers. Furthermore, Nashville has established itself as the ideal place to host a major sporting event. In the past decade alone, the city has hosted events such as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament, the SEC men's and women's basketball tournaments, numerous AAU national championships, and the U.S. Swimming Championships. Recently, Nashville was awarded the 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four. Each year, Nashville hosts the highly-popular Country Music Marathon and the Music City Bowl which now pits teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conferences each December at LP Field. Recreation is second-to-none in Nashville. Located in the picturesque hills of Middle Tennessee, Nashville boasts thousands of acres of public parks and offers a variety of outdoor activities like golf, boating, fishing, and hiking. Known as "Music City USA", Nashville is a city whose musical tastes range from country to rock to gospel. The city has several major concert venues and many big-name concert tours consider Nashville a “must-stop.” The city also serves as home to the Grand Ole Opry, the nation's longest running weekly radio show, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville has long been the mecca of the country music industry and is one of the top recording centers in the world. All of the music industry's major recording labels have a presence in Music Row, just north of the Belmont campus. The nightlife in downtown Nashville offers something for everyone. Amidst the savory sights and sounds of historic Second Avenue sit some of the most venerable hot spots anywhere. From Wildhorse Saloon and Hard Rock Cafe to Famous Dave’s BBQ and The Pancake Pantry, it is not uncommon to bump into stars of stage and screen in Nashville. Nashville's cultural environment earned the city its other nickname, the "Athens of the South." Nashville is well known as a major education center. The area's 10 accredited four-year and postgraduate institutions, including Belmont, are an integral part of the economic and cultural identity of the area. In addition to its educational institutions, the city offers numerous cultural and artistic venues. It is home to nine performing arts facilities, including the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. TPAC is the home to a wide range of events, including Broadway musicals and performances by the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, and the Nashville Symphony. The city is also home to seven art galleries, including the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The Frist Center, housed in the city's old main post office, presents a wide assortment of visual arts exhibitions. Nashville boasts 25 museums (including the Tennessee State Museum), numerous historic sites (like The Hermitage - home of President Andrew Jackson, an exact replica of the Parthenon, and the Natchez Trace Parkway), and an upgraded public library system that includes a new $50 million downtown library. Lastly, Nashville is the cornerstone of the Mid-South economy. It has become a leader in printing and publishing, music and entertainment, finance and insurance, healthcare management, automobile and other related industry, manufacturing and tourism. Internationally known companies like Bridgestone/Firestone, Caterpillar Financial, Dell, Dollar General, HCA, and Nissan have significant operations in the city. Sporting a mild climate with distinct changes in season warm summers, colorful autumns, brisk winters, and beautiful springs - no two days are alike in Nashville.
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NASHVILLE
o Nicknames: 'Music City,' 'Athens of the South' o Market size: DMA #29 - Nielsen Ratings o Ranked #1 'America's Smart Places to Live' - Kiplinger o Ranked #1 'Hottest City in America for Relocation & Expansion' by Expansion Management o 1.521 million residents in 13 county area o Notable Landmarks & Attractions: Parthenon, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame, The Hermitage, Grand Ole Opry, Opryland Hotel, Wildhorse Saloon
2010-11 Belmont Men’s Tennis Team Front Row (L to R): Felipe Cirne Lima, Bruno Silva, Rodrigo Amaral, Jonathan Murrell Back Row (L to R): Renato Antun, Head Coach Jim Madrigal, Rafael Matos, Assistant Coach Brian Baker
2011 Belmont Men’s Tennis Spring Schedule Date 2/12 2/19 2/25 2/26 3/4 3/5 3/11 3/17 3/19 3/25 3/26 4/1 4/2 4/5 4/8 4/9 4/14-16
Opponent at Western Kentucky at Samford at Chattanooga XAVIER * KENNESAW STATE * MERCER * at ETSU * at FGCU * at Stetson * JACKSONVILLE * UNF * at Campbell * at USC Upstate TENNESSEE TECH WESTERN KENTUCKY * at Lipscomb Atlantic Sun Championship
Home matches in bold and CAPS *denotes Atlantic Sun Conference matches All times Central
Site Bowling Green, Ky. Birmingham, Ala. Hixson, Tenn. Centennial Sportsplex Centennial Sportsplex Centennial Sportsplex Johnson City, Tenn. Fort Myers, Fla. DeLand, Fla. Centennial Sportsplex Centennial Sportsplex Buies Creek, N.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Centennial Sportsplex Centennial Sportsplex Nashville, Tenn. DeLand, Fla.
Time TBA 12:00pm 5:00 pm 10:00am 1:00pm 10:00am TBA 12:00 noon 1:00pm 1:00pm 10:00am TBA 10:00am 1:00pm 1:00pm TBA TBA