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Quick Facts Name Clark Bogle Gregg Cohenca Zach Hascoe Josh Katten Anton Kovic Mark Malloy Ryan Marcil Gregory Maxson Kelly Morque Evan Zimmer
Name Carlin Calcaterra Courtney Casey Jennie Ciotti Dara Dwojewski Dumitrita Iepuras Liz Larkin Lauren Lucido Lauren Rottkamp Kirstyn Sotak Daria Tuzhikova Tania Varela
Men’s Roster
Cl. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
Hometown/High School Hingham, Mass./Thayer Academy Purchase, N.Y./Rye Country Day School Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK Montreal, Quebec/Milton Academy (Mass.) Bronxville, N.Y./Hackley School Vero Beach, Fla./St. Edward’s Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Hotchkiss Rye, N.Y./Rye Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex
Women’s Roster
Cl. Hometown/High School Sr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central So. Rockville, Md./Georgetown Visitation Fr. Wayne, Pa./Conestoga Jr. Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham So. Chisinau, Moldova/Germantown Friends School So. Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy Jr. Woodstock, Md./St. Paul’s School For Girls Jr. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor Sr. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Hathaway Brown Fr. Minsk, Belarus/Gymnasium No. 7 Sr. Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy
Head Coach: Rebecca Helt (Lock Haven ’90), 13th season/women, eighth season/men Assistant Coach: Stephen Schram (Florida Gulf Coast ’06), second season
University Information
Location.................................................... Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 Founded.............................................. 1846 as the University at Lewisburg Enrollment........................................................................................... 3,583 Nickname............................................................................................ Bison Colors................................................................................ Orange and Blue Affiliation.................................................................................NCAA (Div. I) Conference............................................................................Patriot League (American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy) President............................................................................ Brian C. Mitchell Director of Athletics.............................................................. John P. Hardt
Men’s & Women’s Tennis Information
Head Coach.................................................Rebecca Helt (Lock Haven ’90) (13th season women, 8th men) Assistant Coach......................... Stephen Schram (Florida Gulf Coast ’06) 2009-10 Captains......................................Men: Zach Hascoe, Mark Malloy .................................... Women: Lauren Lucido, Kirstyn Sotak, Tania Varela Letterwinners Returning................................................Men: 6 Women: 9 Letterwinners Lost..........................................................Men: 4 Women: 4 Men’s & Women’s Tennis Phone.........................................570-577-3598 Men’s & Women’s Tennis Email...................................helt@bucknell.edu Web Site................................................................ www.BucknellBison.com Men’s & Women’s Tennis Address.......................................Rebecca Helt Gerhard Fieldhouse Lewisburg, PA 17837
Athletic Communications
Tennis Contact............................................................................Becky Hart Phone......................................................................................570-577-1835 Fax..........................................................................................570-577-1660 Email..................................................................... becky.hart@bucknell.edu
Application Information
Admissions Phone................................................................570-577-1101 Application Deadlines................................................Reg. - Jan. 15, 2011; Early I - Nov. 15, 2010; Early II - Jan.15 , 2011; Financial Aid - Nov. 15 (ED), Jan. 15 (Reg)
Credits: The 2009-10 Bucknell men’s and women’s tennis guide was written, edited and designed by Becky Hart, of the Bucknell Athletic Communications Office. Editorial assistance provided by Todd Merriett. Photography by Marc Hagemeier.
Being a Bison
What it means to
be a bison
Carlin Calcaterra
Anton Kovic
The term “student-athlete� signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University. Being
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Being
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means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and
Bison
also means that you are a scholar first and foremost.
passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics.
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You believe that values with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience.
At Bucknell,
our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in uphold-
ing the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful
Division I athletics.
Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime.
2008-09 Academic All-District MARY PAVLOVICH
2008-09 Academic All-District PL Scholar-Athlete PL Goalie of Year ALYSSA DeLORENZ
2008-09 Academic All-District Arthur Ashe Award Winner SAM NANA-SINKAM
2008-09 Academic All-District LAUREN STOLLER
2008-09 Academic All-District BEN ALLEN
2008-09 Academic All-District MEGAN HATHAWAY
2008 PL Offensive Player of Year CONOR O’BRIEN
Bucknell Bison Athletics Setting the Standard of Excellence
Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal.
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With three more Patriot League championships in 2008-09, Bucknell has now earned 73 crowns in 19 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 100 conference players of the year, 83 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 476 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.
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Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 15 times in the 19-year history of the affiliation, including 11 of the last 12 years. Bucknell claimed the overall and women’s Cup standings in 2008-09. It was the 12th straight year and the 15th time overall that the Bison took home the women’s title. In 2008-09, Bucknell won Patriot League titles in women’s outdoor track & field, women’s rowing and men’s golf. Additionally, the baseball and men’s lacrosse teams captured regular-season titles.
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According to federal data released by the NCAA in the fall of 2008, Bucknell’s four-year student-athlete graduation rate was second-highest in the nation among student-athletes who entered college between the 1998-99 and 2001-02 academic years. With a four-class average of 89 percent, Bucknell trailed only Davidson (92 percent) among all Division I institutions reporting federal graduation rates (the Ivy League and military academies do not report federal graduation rates). Georgetown, Notre Dame and Holy Cross were also at 89 percent. Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate is identical to its overall student-body average of 89 percent.
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Bucknell has claimed a league-high 113 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.
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Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of ESPN The Magazine All-America selections.
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A total of 366 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 238 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2009.
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24 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2009.
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In addition to the 117 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 276 Academic All-District honorees over the same span, including a school-record 22 in 2008-09.
A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excellence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal of Honor recipients, a new Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility’s layout.
2008-09 Academic All-District SARAH EBRIGHT
2008-09 Academic All-District PATRICK SELWOOD
2008-09 Academic All-District SHANNON PITSCH
2008-09 Arthur Ashe Award Winner KYLE ANTHONY
2008-09 Academic All-District CHELSEA BRINKMAN
2008-09 Academic All-District CHRIS YAMAGUCHI
2008-09 Academic All-District KEVIN MacLEOD
4x Patriot League Boat of the Year Member PAGE KANNOR
2008-09 Academic All-District KEVIN MULLEN
2008-09 Academic All-District AUBREY ROWE
2008-09 Academic All-District JON LOCKHART
2008-09 Academic All-District PL Offensive Player of Year JENNIFER DERVARICS
2008-09 Academic All-District Arthur Ashe Award Winner JASON SOTO
2008-09 Academic All-District ASHLEY CARLSON
Bucknell Bison Athletics
A National Model in Promoting the Scholar-Athlete Ideal Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national model when it comes to operating by a true scholar-athlete model. At Bucknell, student-athletes’ academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place. FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell’s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy the full range of collegiate experiences available to students generally. SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, administration, staff or community by one of Bucknell’s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university’s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena. ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Additionally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice. LAPTOP PROGRAM: The Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body. OTHER PROGRAMMING: The Department of Athletics, through the identification of outside speakers and periodic “Brown Bag Luncheons,” thrives to enhance the quality of the student-athlete experience as well as to educate student-athletes on a variety of issues that may affect them throughout their collegiate career. Some recent topics of interest have been alcohol, nutrition, body image, hazing, sexuality, diversity, career development, study skills, religious life and gambling.
2008-09 Academic All-District ASHLEY BEANS
2008-09 Academic All-American CHRIS HENNINGS
2008-09 Academic All-District GILLIAN NORDQUIST
2009 PL Player of Year ANDREW COHEN
2009 Outdoor PL Field Athlete of Year AMY MANTUSH
2008-09 Academic All-District ANDREW BROUSE
2009 PL Defensive Player of Year BILLY HAIRE
Men’s Season Preview The Bucknell men’s tennis team is coming off a 2008-09 season in which it played in its third consecutive Patriot League Tournament semifinal, but despite graduating their top three players in Daniel Bednarek, Jonathan Brenner and Ryan Sandburg, the Bison have not lost ground heading into 200910. They return a solid core from last year’s squad and welcome four additions with the power to contribute early. Although early success is always a positive, it is not always a given. Head coach Rebecca Helt Zach Hascoe and the Bison will have some work to do through the fall tournament season to find out who exactly will step up and fill those vacated roles from last year. “It’s too early to really see who’s going to move from down low and really make a bigger impact,” said Helt, who is beginning her eighth year with the men’s squad. “One of the key components that we’re looking for is to match up our doubles teams, so we’re moving people around, trying some different combinations.” The Bison always hope to finish on top as the season culminates in the Patriot League Tournament. Postseason success would taste extra sweet this year as Bucknell is hosting the league championships April 23-25. Helt is cautiously optimistic when predicting how her men’s team will fit into the Patriot League mix in 2010. “Because we’re so young and the make-up of our team going into this year is going to be drastically different than last year it’s really going to be hard to say (where the men will finish in the league),” explained Helt. “I think middle to top half of the conference would be a good outlook on that.” The home-court advantage in April will hopefully work in the Bison’s favor, especially since the Bucknell Tennis Courts were resurfaced over the summer. “It’s awesome to be out there. The courts are just excellent,” Helt praised. “I do think that the guys like playing at home. I know that they have a lot of friends and support, so that’s going to help. They can stay here and have focused practices right up until the day we play. I think that’s going to benefit their performance.” Those Patriot League Championships are still a long way off and in the meantime Bucknell will spend its days solidifying its lineup. One integral spot that will certainly see some changes is the No. 1 singles position. The Bison have had the benefit of some strong No. 1s over the years. The most recent Bucknellian to fill that position was graduate Sandburg, who finished his career in the Orange and Blue last year with the program records in doubles (87) and total (150) victories. That leaves some big shoes for current Bison Anton Kovic to fill. The junior played primarily at the No. 2 singles last spring. Helt knows Kovic will be up to the challenge of following in the footsteps of the winningest players in Bucknell history, but it won’t be easy. “We’re going to miss the level of our previous No. 1s as far as Ira Reibeisen and Ryan Sandburg,” said Helt. “We’re going to be looking for Anton Kovic to step up into that No. 1 spot and be able to compete at that spot because it’s going to be tough.” Kovic is one of just three upperclassmen for the Bison in the new campaign along with the team’s co-captains senior Zach Hascoe and junior Mark Malloy. Hascoe suffered through injuries last spring, but the Connecticut native is sure to produce as he regains his health. Despite his limited playing time, Hascoe still ranks among the best in Bucknell history with 44 doubles wins (ninth all-time) and 89 total wins (10th). Malloy returns as the squad’s lone all-league performer from last year. He finished the season 23-8 in singles and 17-13 in doubles, making him the only player other than Sandburg to have a winning re-
cord in both and giving him the highest combined winning percentage (.656) of all Bison. Malloy will spend the fall season studying abroad, and Bucknell eagerly awaits his return from his Semester at Sea. To ease some of the pressure on the small group of veterans, the Bison will have to call on their youth. They have plenty as seven student-athletes are sophomores or younger. That number is deceptive in terms of experience, however. Sophomores Gregory Maxson and Clark Bogle both put up solid 2008-09 seasons. Maxson was 14-5 in singles, including 4-0 at No. 4. Bogle finished strong in his first year in the Orange and Blue. The walk-on earned the winning point against Lehigh in last year’s Patriot League Tournament, helping Bucknell to a 4-2 first-round victory. Gregg Cohenca is a talented sophomore who made a strong start to his career. The New York native went 13-12 in doubles action and posted his best results in singles at the No. 4 spot last year. Heading into the new season, Cohenca will kook to continue his contributions to the team and move up the ranks after working hard to improve his game in the off-season. Helt is excited about the depth on the men’s side and that is in part due to the strong freshman unit. The newest Bison – Josh Katten, Ryan Marcil, Kelly Morque and Evan Zimmer – have a handful of allstate selections and state championship appearances between them. The promise they have shown in the early days of the season has the Bison coaching staff eager to see how they will fit into the mix as the year progresses. The year officially opens Sept. 12-13 with the Bloomsburg Invitational, while spring action starts up with Penn on Jan. 23. Patriot League play opens with Navy on March 27.
2009-10 Schedule September 12-13 Bloomsburg Invite 18-20 Brown Invite 25-27 UConn Invite October 2-4 BUCKNELL INVITE 16-18 BUCKNELL INVITE 23-26 ITA Regionals January 23 at Penn 30 at St. John’s February 14 at Penn State 19 vs. Georgetown 20 DUQUESNE 27 vs. Binghamton March 5 at Niagara 6 at St. Bonaventure 20 at Villanova 23 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 26 ROBERT MORRIS 27 NAVY* April 1 HOFSTRA 3 COLGATE* 9 at Army* 11 at Lafayette* 14 LEHIGH* 21 BLOOMSBURG 23-25 PL TOURNAMENT Home matches in CAPS All times Eastern
Bloomsburg, Pa. Providence, R.I. Storrs, Conn.
All Day All Day All Day
Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Norfolk, Va.
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Philadelphia, Pa. Jamaica, N.Y.
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University Park, Pa. Bethlehem, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y.
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Niagara University, N.Y. Olean, N.Y. Villanova, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa.
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Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. West Point, N.Y. Easton, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa.
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Women’s Season Preview The Bucknell women’s tennis team has gotten comfortable at the top and for good reason. The Bison advanced to their fifth straight Patriot League Championship match in 2008-09, and they see no reason for that streak to end now. The squad returns nine players from last year, including all-league selections Tania Varela and Lauren Lucido. Bucknell took the end of the season by storm last year. The Orange and Blue won five straight matches in March and April, and finished by taking eight of the last 10. Those two losses came at the hands of five-time defending PaTania Varela triot League Champion Army, and Bucknell will have to solve the Black Knights puzzle if it is going to hoist the Patriot League trophy for the first time in program history. Although the Bison will spend the early parts of the new season arranging their lineup and deciding on doubles pairings, Rebecca Helt, the women’s head coach for the 13th year, is already clear about her prediction for the Bison women in 2009-10.“I know that the women will get back to the championship match in the spring,” said Helt. “Our entire goal is to get over that hump and win it. We’re definitely one of the two strongest teams in the conference.” Contributing to that strength is a number of factors, including a wealth of talent across the board and several student-athletes who have proved they have the tools to win on a regular basis. “We graduated a couple of key players but brought in two that I think are going to be able to step up and help us out a lot,” said Helt in reference to recent graduates Paulina Gamboa and Ashley Globerman. “We have solid depth, and probably one of the strongest No. 1 players in the whole conference.” That strong player is Varela who, along with former teammate Gamboa, has earned three selections to the All-Patriot League First Team. She enters her senior season on the cusp of 100 wins and ranks eighth all-time at Bucknell with 97. Varela was an integral part in the Bison’s Patriot League run as she went undefeated at No. 1 singles in league play after missing the fall tournament season while studying abroad. Lucido joined Varela with all-league honors, being named to the second team for the second time. Lucido finished the year with a 22-6 overall record in singles and a 23-6 tally in doubles. The junior’s winning percentage was best on the team at .789 and the wins totals ranks pushed her into 12th all-time at Bucknell with 82 career victories. That success should continue into the new season as she will continue to occupy the No. 2 singles position. Coming in strong at second doubles is another senior, Carlin Calcaterra. She went 12-9 last spring, including 11-8 at No. 2, while partnering with five different teammates. The pairing of choice was with Varela, and together they put up the second-best numbers with of any returning Bison with12 wins behind only Lucido. Regardless of who she plays with, Calcaterra is on track to continue with the success that has seen her rise to 11th in career doubles wins (42). As depth is one of the Bison’s strong points, it should come as no surprise that some of the team’s so-called support players include a junior in Dara Dwojewski, who has 47 career singles wins despite spending part of her two seasons injured, and Dumitrita Iepuras, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year. While battling through injuries as a sophomore, Dwojewski still managed a .600 winning percentage, going 12-8 in both singles and doubles. The Bison will look for her to rebound in 2009-10 and continue with her winning habits. Iepuras became the third Bucknellian to earn the league’s top rookie honor, following in teammate’s Varela’s footsteps. Now a sophomore,
Iepuras will aim to build on her outstanding start that resulted in a 23-5 singles record in just her first season in the Orange and Blue. The remainder of the Bison’s roster includes at least one representative from each class. Junior Lauren Rottkamp, like classmate Dwojewski, spent part of last season on injured reserve. She bounced back in the spring after missing the entire fall tournament season to earn double-digit singles wins for a second consecutive season. Freshmen Jennie Ciotti and Daria Tuzhikova, sophomore Courtney Casey and senior Kirstyn Sotak will also be key to the Bison maintaining the depth necessary to compete at the highest level. Casey and Sotak played key back-up roles in the fall, combining for six singles and five doubles wins in the early-season tournaments. Helt also expects the newcomers Ciotti and Tuzhikova to step into the lineup and be a big help to their new team. Bucknell will get its first opportunities to see the season unfold with the Bloomsburg Invitational Sept. 12-13 and the first of their home tournaments Sept. 18-20. The spring season then kicks off at Penn State on Jan. 23, while league action starts March 27 with Lauren Lucido Navy.
2009-10 Schedule
September 12-13 Bloomsburg Invite Bloomsburg, Pa. 18-20 BUCKNELL INVITE Lewisburg, Pa. 25-27 Eastern Championships West Point, N.Y. October 2-4 BUCKNELL INVITE Lewisburg, Pa. 16-18 BUCKNELL INVITE Lewisburg, Pa. 22-24 ITA Regionals Blacksburg, Va. January 23 at Penn State University Park, Pa. 29-31 Cornell Invitational Ithaca, N.Y. February 7 at Penn Philadelphia, Pa. 13 PITTSBURGH Lewisburg, Pa. 20 DUQUESNE Lewisburg, Pa. March 5 at Niagara Niagara University, N.Y. 6 at St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. 7 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 20 at Villanova Villanova, Pa. 23 MOUNT ST. MARY’S Lewisburg, Pa. 26 ROBERT MORRIS Lewisburg, Pa. 27 NAVY* Lewisburg, Pa. April 1 HOFSTRA Lewisburg, Pa. 3 COLGATE* Lewisburg, Pa. 8 LEHIGH* Lewisburg, Pa. 10 at Army* West Point, N.Y. 11 at Lafayette* Easton, Pa. 16-18 PL Tournament Hamilton, N.Y. 21 BLOOMSBURG Lewisburg, Pa. Home matches in CAPS All times Eastern
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Men’s Profiles Clark Bogle Sophomore Hingham, Mass. Thayer Academy
Zach Hascoe Senior • Captain Greenwich, Conn. Brunswick
Year 2008-09 Career
Bogle’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-5 1-2 6-5 1-2
Total 7-7 7-7
Year 2008-09 Career
Bogle’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 5-6 0-2 5-6 0-2
Total 5-8 5-8
2008-09: Finished the spring season 1-2 at No. 6 singles with a win over Lehigh … also played doubles twice with Gregory Maxson, going 0-2 at No. 3 in duals play … posted a 6-5 record in singles during fall tournament play ... was 5-6 in doubles play, teaming with Daniel Bednarek. Personal/High School: Graduated from Thayer Academy ... earned four varsity letters in tennis ... named team captain of tennis squad ... born in Kansas City, Mo. ... father, Grant, was a college athlete ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List … major is undeclared.
Gregg Cohenca Sophomore Purchase, N.Y. Rye Country Day School Year 2008-09 Career
Cohenca’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 3-4 6-12 3-4 6-12
Total 9-16 9-16
Year 2008-09 Career
Cohenca’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-1 7-11 6-1 7-11
Total 13-12 13-12
2008-09: Posted a 6-12 singles record in duals play, including 5-6 at No. 4 … played primarily at No. 2 doubles in the spring, teaming with Jonathan Brenner and Mark Malloy … also partnered with Gregory Maxson at No. 3 doubles, giving him a 7-11 overall record in doubles duals … went 9-5 overall between singles and doubles during fall tournament play ... was especially strong in doubles, posting a 6-1 mark with Brenner ... that duo went 3-1 at No. 1 ... played mainly at No. 3 and No. 4 singles and went 3-4. Personal/High School: Graduated from Rye Country Day School ... four-year member of tennis team ... all-league and all-county player ... named captain as a senior ... major is undeclared.
Gregg Cohenca
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Hascoe’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 10-3 12-10 7-5 11-9 5-5 0-4 22-13 23-23
Total 22-13 18-14 5-9 45-36
Hascoe’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 9-4 12-10 9-3 2-2 9-2 3-1 27-9 17-13
Total 21-14 11-5 12-3 44-22
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Tied for 12th on Bucknell career singles victories list (45) and ninth on career doubles victories list (44). Also ranks 13th in all-time victories (89) and 20th in all-time winning percentage (.605). 2008-09: One of only two Bison, along with Ryan Sandburg, to play at No. 1 singles ... went 5-5 overall during the fall, but 4-2 when not at No. 1 singles … struggled in singles during duals play, going 0-4 at No. 2 ... 9-2 record in doubles play was best on team during the fall tournament season ... teamed with Mark Malloy in doubles play ... duo went 9-2 in the fall and 3-1 during duals play … with Malloy, started year with seven consecutive doubles victories and won Flight No. 2 Doubles at the Northeast Tournament. 2007-08: Posted a record of 11-9 overall in singles during duals play, 3-0 at the No. 2 position and 8-9 at No. 3 … in doubles, went 1-1 with Jonathan Brenner (No. 2) and 1-1 with Mark Malloy (No. 3) during the spring season … in fall tournament play, went 7-5 in singles and 9-3 in doubles when paired with Ryan Sandburg, Daniel Bednarek, Mark Malloy and Ben Young ... won Flight B doubles with Sandburg at the Quinnipiac Invitational ... went 3-0 at the Bucknell Round Robin to win Flight 4 singles. 2006-07: Went 10-3 in tournament play and 12-10 in dual singles while playing in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots of the lineup ... paired with Daniel Bednarek for a record of 10-6 in dual doubles and 9-4 in tournament doubles ... the pair also finished ach ascoe a team-best 3-1 against Patriot League opponents. Personal/ High School: Graduated from Brunswick High School ... team captain in 2006 ... a two-time All-FAA member (2004, 2005) ... FAA singles champion (2004, 2005) ... recipient of the Hartch Tennis Award ... ranked 10th in the New England Region and 231st in the USTA ... son of Lloyd and Abbe Hascoe ... major is political science.
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Men’s Profiles Anton Kovic Junior Montreal, Quebec Milton Academy (Mass.) Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Kovic’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 4-4 8-11 1-2 5-8 5-6 13-19
Total 12-15 6-10 18-25
Kovic’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 7-3 10-10 7-4 11-7 14-7 21-17
Total 17-13 18-11 35-24
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Ranks 19th on Bucknell career doubles victories list (35). Also ranks 34th in all-time victories (52) and 30th in winning percentage (.515). 2008-09: Went 1-2 in singles play in fall tournament play … followed with a 5-8 record in duals play at the No. 2 position … teamed with Ryan Sandburg in doubles play to post a 7-4 record in the fall and 11-7 in the spring ... duo went 14-10 at No. 1 and 4-1 in unflighted competition ... 18 overall doubles wins tied for first on squad … tallied an overall singles and doubles record of 2421. 2007-08: Posted a record of 8-11 in singles during the spring season, 1-0 at No. 3, 3-3 at No. 4, 2-5 at No. 5, and 2-3 at No. 6 … when paired with Jonathan Brenner, went 10-8 at the No. nton ovic 2 doubles position in duals play … in fall tournament action, went 4-4 in singles and 7-3 in doubles when paired with Ira Reibeisen for fall tournament play. Personal/High School: Graduated from Milton Academy in Massachusetts ... played tennis and basketball in high school ... received honorable mention honors in the Independent School League (ISL) as a junior ... reached a career-high junior ranking of seventh in singles and 10th in doubles in Canada for 16s ... was ranked second in Quebec for singles (16s) and was ranked eighth in Quebec for 18s ... son of Antony and Donna-Lynn Kovic ... has a sister, Michaela ... Patriot League Honor Roll and Dean’s List member … majoring in economics.
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Malloy’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 11-3 13-6 11-2 12-6 22-5 25-12
Total 24-9 23-8 47-17
Malloy’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-5 15-6 9-2 8-11 15-7 23-17
Total 21-11 17-13 38-24
Tied for 10th on Bucknell’s career victories list (47) and tied for 14th in doubles victories (38). Also ranks 13th on all-time victories list (85) and 14th in all-time winning percentage (.675). 2008-09: Named Second Team All-Patriot League … led team with 23 singles victories, including a team high 11 in the fall ... .656 singles winning percentage
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Gregory Maxson Sophomore Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Hotchkiss
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Mark Malloy Junior • Captain Bronxville, N.Y. Hackley School
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
also led team ... opened year with 14 consecutive singles and doubles victories … went 6-1 at No. 2 singles and 2-1 at No. 3 singles … won the Flight No. 2 Singles and Flight No. 2 Doubles (with Zach Hascoe) at the Northeast Tournament, going undefeated in singles and doubles … tallied a 12-6 spring record, claiming the second-most singles wins on the team … in dual action, went 7-2 at No. 3 singles, 2-3 at No. 4 and 3-1 at No. 5 ... also went 8-11 in doubles during the spring season, playing with Daniel Bednarek (3-6), Gregg Cohenca (2-3) and Hascoe (3-1) … teamed with Hascoe to post a 9-2 record in doubles play during fall tournament action... duo went 6-1 at No. 2 doubles. 200708: Led the team in duals singles wins, posting an overall record of 13-6, 1-0 at No. 4, 8-3 at No. 5, and 4-3 at the No. 6 position … also led the team in ark alloy duals doubles wins, picking up 15 total … went 14-5 when paired with Ben Young at the No. 3 position, and 1-1 when paired with Zach Hascoe at No. 3 … in fall tournament play, posted an 11-3 singles record and went 5-5 in doubles when paired with Zach Hascoe and Ben Young ... won Flight 5 singles at the Bucknell Round Robin. Personal/High School: Graduated from Hackley School ... played tennis and football in high school ... won a total of eight varsity letters, five in tennis and three in football ... four-time tennis team MVP ... a four-time member of the All-Ivy League squad ... was a three-time varsity tennis captain ... career-high ranking of No. 31 for the 18s in the Eastern section ... son of Mark and Suzanne Malloy ... has a sister, Megan, who was a member of the class of 2008 at Bucknell ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … majoring in sociology.
Year 2008-09 Career
Maxson’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 11-2 3-3 11-2 3-3
Total 14-5 14-5
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Maxson’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 5-3 1-4 5-3 1-4
Total 6-7 6-7
2008-09: Tied for team lead with 11 singles wins after fall season ... went 4-0 at No. 4 singles during the tournament season and 3-3 at No. 6 singles in duals action … went undefeated in singles at the Quinnipiac Invitational to become the Flight “D” champion ... teamed with Jamie Watson to post a 5-3 doubles mark in the fall, predominantly at No. 2 and No. 3 … ended year with a 6-7 doubles mark after partnering with Daniel Bednarek, Clark Bogle and Gregg Cohenca in the spring. Personal/High School: Graduated from Hotchkiss High School ... four-year tennis letterwinner ... also a member of football team for two years ... fourtime all-conference selection in tennis ... two-time tennis team captain ... has two sisters ... major is undeclared.
Gregory Maxson
Men’s & Women’s Profiles
Newcomers Josh Katten Freshman Plainview, N.Y. Plainview JFK Personal/High School: Graduated from Plainview JFK … lettered five times in tennis … served as team captain three years … named All-State in 2007 and 2009 … also selected All-County in 2008 …gold medal winner at Empire State Games … brother, Matthew, plays baseball at Emory … father, Eric, played football at St. John’s … major is undeclared.
Ryan Marcil Freshman Vero Beach, Fla. St. Edward’s Personal/High School: Graduated from St. Edward’s … lettered in tennis, basketball and swimming … selected All-State in tennis … also named team MVP as a freshman … served as tennis team captain … state finalist in doubles … member of district championship team … also a two-time district champion in singles … major is undeclared.
Kelly Morque Freshman Rye, N.Y. Rye
Carlin Calcaterra Senior Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Calacaterra’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 4-7 6-15 1-9 6-12 ---- 1-2 5-16 13-29
Total 10-22 7-21 1-2 18-45
Calcaterra’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 9-6 9-12 3-9 9-8 ---- 12-9 12-15 30-29
Total 18-18 12-17 12-9 42-44
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Ranks 11th on Bucknell’s career doubles victories list (42), tied for 20th in all-time victories (60) and 27th in all-time winning percentage (.403). 2008-09: Missed fall season while spending semester abroad … went 1-2 in singles action during spring season … lone win came at No. 5 against Radford … finished season 12-9 at doubles … dozen wins ranked tied for third on the team … teamed primarily with Tania Varela, going 8-3 together. 2007-08: Posted a 1-9 record in singles play during the fall, but improved to 6-12 in the spring ... made a similar improvement in doubles, going from 3-9 in the fall to 9-8 in the spring ... teamed with Paulina Gamboa in all 17 doubles matches ... that duo won nine of final 12 matches, including both at the Patriot League Tournament ... won four consecutive singles matches in mid-March ... four dual singles wins came at No. 4. 2006-07: Appeared in 21 dual singles matches, notching six victories while playing in the No. 1 to No. 4 spots of the lineup ... teamed with Paulina Gamboa to post a dual doubles mark of 9-12 and a 9-6 record in tournament play. Personal/High School: Graduated from Hinsdale Central High School ... team captain as a senior ... four-year letterwinner ... named First Team All-State ... finished seventh in the state individually ... helped team to fourth-place finish in the state ... ranked 41st in the Mid-West Tennis Association and 155th in the United States Tennis Association ... daughter of Charlie and Carol Calcaterra ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List … majoring in economics and French.
Courtney Casey Sophomore Rockville, Md. Georgetown Visitation
Personal/High School: Graduated from Rye High School … lettered six times in tennis … played No. 1 singles during junior and senior seasons … state finalist in doubles in 2008 … served as team captain as a senior … major is undeclared.
Evan Zimmer Freshman Essex Fells, N.J. West Essex Personal/High School: Graduated from West Essex High School … four-year letterwinner in tennis … named all-conference and First Team All-County … served as team captain junior and senior seasons … won the Iron Hills Conference Sportsmanship Award for Tennis in 2008 … also named Essex County Player of the Year as a junior … qualified for New Jersey State IAA Singles Championship in 2008 … major is undeclared.
Year 2008-09 Career
Casey’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 2-5 ---- 2-5 0-0
Total 2-5 2-5
Year 2008-09 Career
Casey’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 2-2 ---- 2-2 0-0
Total 2-2 2-2
2008-09: Posted a 2-5 record in singles play ... teamed with fellow freshman Dumitrita Iepuras to go 2-2 in doubles ... duo went 1-2 at No. 2 … did not play in the spring. Personal/High School: Graduated from Georgetown Visitation School ... earned four letters in tennis ... two-time team captain ... four-time allleague choice ... brother, Patrick, played lacrosse at Washington & Lee ... brother, Christopher, is a junior on the Penn men’s lacrosse squad ... father, Patrick, played lacrosse at Duke ... major is undeclared.
Women’s Profiles Dumitrita Iepuras Sophomore Chisinau, Moldova Germantown Friends School
Dara Dwojewski Junior Chester, N.J. West Morris Mendham Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Dwojewski’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-3 6-12 8-2 4-6 14-5 10-18
Dwojewski’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-6 5-13 5-2 7-6 11-8 12-19
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Total 12-15 12-8 24-23 Total 11-19 12-8 23-27
2008-09: Recorded an overall record of 24-16 … tied for team lead with eight singles wins in the fall ... posted three victories at No. 1 to tie Lauren Lucido for team lead … finished dual action 4-6 in singles, primarily at the No. 4 position ... teamed with Ashley Globerman to post a 5-2 record in doubles play in tournament action ... five doubles wins were second-most of any pair … also partnered with Globerman in the spring, tallying a doubles record of 7-6. 2007-08: Played in 18 dual matches during the spring, tied for second-most on team ... played at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles, picking up five of her six dual wins at No. 5 ... teamed with Caitlin Baffa in 27 of 30 doubles matches ... ara wojewski also played with Renee Weissend and Lauren Lucido ... posted two singles wins opposite Patriot League competition. Personal/High School: Graduated from West Morris Mendham ... was a four-time all-conference, all-county, and all-area player ... member of the New Jersey state champion team ... posted an overall record of 88-9 ... reached a high placement of 150 nationally ... daughter of Al and Laura Dwojewski ... has a brother, David, and a sister, Dana ... pyschology major.
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Iepuras’ Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 9-0 14-5 9-0 14-5
Total 23-5 23-5
Year 2008-09 Career
Iepuras’ Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2
Total 3-5 3-5
2008-09: Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Second Team AllLeague after tallying an overall record of 26-10 for a .722 winning percentage … posted a perfect 9-0 record in singles play during the fall tournament season, making her the only undefeated Bison ... led team in singles wins with 23, including a team-best nine in the fall … 14 singles wins in the spring ranked tied for second on the squad ... went 3-0 at both No. 2 and No. 5 singles during the fall ... also went 2-0 in unflighted competition … in duals action, played primarily No. 4 singles, posting an 8-2 record at the position … also went 3-1 at No. 3, 1-1 at No. 5 and 2-1 at No. 6 ... teamed with fellow freshman Courtney Casey to go 2-3 in doubles during the fall. Personal/High School: Graduated from Germantown Friends School ... 2007-08 winner of Friends School League ... Friends School League finalist in 2006-07 ... posted an overall record of 344-53 ... won Moldova National Championship in women’s doubles in 2005 ... ranked No. 1 in Moldova in the 10-12 and 12-14 age groups ... born in Chisinau, Moldova ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … majoring in accounting.
Liz Larkin Sophomore Blue Bell, Pa. Germantown Academy
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Year 2008-09 Career
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Larkin’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 8-2 ---- 8-2 0-0
Total 8-2 8-2
Year 2008-09 Career
Larkin’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 2-2 ---- 2-2 0-0
Total 2-2 2-2
2008-09: Did not compete in the spring … posted an 8-2 record in singles play to tie for the team lead in wins ... teamed with fellow freshman Dumitrita Iepuras to go 0-1 in doubles ... went 2-1 with Kirstyn Sotak, winning Flight No. 4 Doubles at the Bucknell Invitational. Personal/High School: Graduated from Germantown Academy ... earned four varsity letters in tennis ... two-time team captain ... ranked No. 1 in Philadelphia District and No. 45 in Middle States ... two-time all-area selection ... three-time all-league member ... three-time winner of Kling Bowl ... father, Tom, played tennis at Saint Joseph’s ... uncle, Steven Papariello, played lacrosse at Bucknell ... mother, Kathleen, is a 1980 Bucknell graduate ... major is undeclared.
Women’s Profiles Lauren Lucido Junior • Captain Woodstock, Md. St. Paul’s School for Girls Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Lucido’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 3-5 11-8 8-1 14-5 11-6 25-13
Total 14-13 22-6 36-19
Lucido’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 11-3 12-7 7-2 16-4 18-5 28-11
Total 23-10 23-6 46-16
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Tied for 15th on Bucknell’s career singles victories list (36) and eighth on career doubles victories list (46). Also ranks 12th in all-time victories (82) and 10th in all-time winning percentage (.706). 2008-09: Named Second Team All-Patriot League for the second consecutive year … selected as the Patriot League Player of the Month for September after going a perfect 11-0 overall … led the team in total wins (45) and winning percentage (.789) … second on the team in singles wins with 22 after going 8-1 in the fall and 14-5 in the spring … posted a 3-0 mark at No. 1 singles during the fall tournament season … finished duals action with a 11-2 record at No. 2 singles … defeated teammate Paulina Gamboa in the championship match to win Flight “A” Singles at the Bucknell Invitational ... teamed with Gamboa to go 7-2 in the fall and 13-1 in the spring in doubles play ... both doubles wins totals were most of any pair on squad … tandem’s 20-3 overall record was a team-best … with Gamboa won Flight “A” Doubles at the Bucknell Invitational … also went 3-3 in doubles when teamed with Tania Varela … finished spring 15-4 at No. 1 doubles and 1-0 at No. 2 … went undefeated in doubles action against Patriot League foes … ended year with 10 consecutive doubles victories … also completed season winning 17 of last 19 matches overall. 2007-08: Second Team All-Patriot League selection ... posted a 7-5 singles record at No. 3 during the spring ... also went 3-0 at No. 1 ... 11 singles victories in the spring dual season were second on team ... 14 overall singles wins tied Paulina Gamboa for team lead ... won nine of final 12 singles matches and 10 of final 12 doubles matches ... went 3-5 in singles and 11-3 in doubles when paired with Tania Varela for fall tournament action ... won Flight 2 doubles with Varela at the ITA Eastern Championship ... advanced to the third round of doubles with Varela at the ITA East Regional Championships ... named Patriot League Player of the Month in September. Personal/High School: Graduated from St. Paul’s School for Girls in Baltimore ... reached as high as No. 3 in the 14s, No. 2 in the 16s and No. 5 in the 18s ... posted a careerhigh national ranking of 112 in the 16s ... daughter of Robert and Tracy Lucido ... has two younger brothers, Robert and Jonathan ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … majoring in sociology.
Tania Varela and Lauren Lucido
Lauren Rottkamp & former Bison Ashley Globerman
Lauren Rottkamp Junior Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Rottkamp’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 0-2 12-5 ---- 10-4 0-2 22-9
Total 12-7 10-4 22-11
Rottkamp’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual ---- 0-1 ---- 0-4 0-0 0-5
Total 0-1 0-4 0-5
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career
2008-09: Missed fall season while recovering from an ankle injury … went 10-4 in singles action, playing primarily at No. 6 … was undefeated at 5-0 at the No. 5 singles position … opened spring with six straight singles victories … claimed a pair of singles wins against Patriot League opponents Lafayette and Colgate. 2007-08: Saw action in just two matches during the fall, but led the team with 12 singles victories during spring season ... picked up eight of 12 wins at No. 6 singles ... won 10 of first 12 singles dual matches. Personal/High School: Graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School ... as a freshman, was runnerup at the state high school doubles tournament, paired with her sister, Allison, a senior at the time ... reached a career-high junior ranking of 29 in the Eastern section and 303 nationally ... won the sportsmanship award in 2004 for the Eastern Section ... daughter of Richard and Janette Rottkamp ... has a sister, Allison, who was a two-sport athlete in tennis and squash at Williams College ... majoring in management.
Women’s Profiles Kirstyn Sotak Senior • Captain Shaker Heights, Ohio Hathaway Brown Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Sotak’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 6-5 7-11 4-7 1-0 2-2 ---- 12-14 8-11
Total 13-16 5-7 2-2 20-25
Sotak’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 3-6 2-4 3-7 1-0 3-3 ---- 9-16 3-4
Total 5-10 4-7 3-3 12-20
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
2008-09: Did not compete in the spring … went 2-2 in singles play at No. 3 ... teamed with Tiffany Card and Liz Larkin in doubles play ... with Larkin, won Flight No. 4 Doubles at the Bucknell Invitational … finished with an overall .500 record (5-5). 2007-08: Posted a record of 4-7 in singles and 3-7 in doubles when paired with Renee Weissend in fall tournament play ... undefeated in spring dual competition, going 1-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles. 2006-07: Went 7-11 in dual singles matches with three of those victories coming against Patriot League opponents ... posted a 6-5 mark in tournament singles ... appeared in six dual doubles matches with Renee Weissend and picked up irstyn otak two victories. Personal/High School: Graduated from Hathaway Brown High School ... three-year letterwinner ... part of back-to-back state championship teams in 2003 and 2004 ... daughter of Michael and Saundra Sotak ... majoring in psychology.
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Newcomers jennie ciotti Freshman Wayne, Pa. Conestoga Personal/High School: Graduated from Conestoga High School … four-year letterwinner in tennis … team MVP in 2006 and 2008 … helped team to PIAA State Championships during those years … selected for All-Main-Line Girls Tennis Team … team captain as a senior … played singles all four years in high school … major is undeclared.
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
Varela’s Career Singles Numbers Tournament Dual 9-2 9-5 1-5 10-4 ---- 15-3 10-7 34-12
Total 18-7 11-9 15-3 44-19
Varela’s Career Doubles Numbers Tournament Dual 10-4 8-5 11-3 12-3 ---- 12-7 21-7 32-15
Total 18-9 23-6 12-7 53-22
Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career
missed fall tournament season while studying abroad … led the team in spring singles wins with a 15-3 record … posted an 11-2 record at No. 1 singles … went undefeated (4-0) in singles against Patriot League opponents … tallied a 12-7 doubles record … teamed with Carlin Calcaterra, primarily at No. 2 doubles, posting an 8-3 record … also partnered with Ashley Globerman (1-1) and Lauren Lucido (3-3) … recorded a seasonlong 12-match winning streak March 12-April 11. 2007-08: Earned second consecutive First Team All-Patriot League citation ... third on team with 10 singles wins during spring dual season ... tied with Lauren Lucido for first on team with 23 overall doubles ania arela wins ... won nine of final 11 singles matches, including both in Patriot League Tournament ... ended season with a four-match winning streak ... won 11 of final 12 doubles matches, including both at Patriot League Tournament ... went 1-5 in singles and 10-4 in doubles when paired with Lucido for fall tournament play ... won Flight 2 doubles with Lucido at Eastern Championship ... advanced to the third round of doubles with Lucido at the ITA East Regional Championships. 2006-07: Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... earned a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team ... posted a 9-5 dual singles record while mostly playing in the No. 1 spot ... teamed with Ashley Globerman to record a mark of 8-5 in dual doubles action ... the pair also had a 2-1 record against league opponents ... the duo additionally went 10-0 in tournament doubles play ... tallied a record of 9-2 in tournament singles. Personal/High School: Graduated from Alliance Academy International ... was ranked first in Ecuador, fourth in South America, and 298th in the ITA ... daughter of Alfredo Varela and Priscila Alvarado ... majoring in management.
Tied for 11th at Bucknell in career singles victories (44) and fifth in career doubles victories (53). Ranks eighth in all-time victories (97) and 11th in all-time winning percentage (.703). Also ranks second on Bucknell’s No. 1 singles winning percentage list (.750) and No. 1 singles victories list (27). 2008-09: First Team All-Patriot League selection for third consecutive year …
Daria tuzhikova Freshman Minsk, Belarus Gymnasium #7 Personal/High School: Graduated from Gymnasium No. 7 … trained at the Republican Center of Olympic Preparation in Minsk, Belarus … won the Minsk Championship in 2004 and 2008 … qualified for the Belarus Championship quarterfinals or better three times … major is undeclared.
Coaching Staff Rebecca Helt Head Coach 13th Season (women) Eighth Season (men) Lock Haven ’90 Rebecca Helt is in her 13th season as head coach of the women’s tennis team, and her eighth at the helm of the men’s program. As coach of the Bison women’s squad, Helt has notched a 134-113 record. With the men’s squad, she has recorded a 61-94 mark. Helt has led the Bison women’s squad to five consecutive Patriot League championship matches, while in 2008 the men finished above .500 for the first time since 2002. During her Bucknell career, Helt has coached 12 All-Patriot League singles players in Veronica Brown, Nada Curcic, Paulina Gamboa, Ashley Globerman, Chelsea Mills and Tanya Sichko on the women’s side and Ira Reibeisen and Ryan Sandburg on the men’s. Additionally, current players Dumitrita Iepuras, Lauren Lucido, Tania Varela and Mark Malloy have earned All-Patriot League honors. Iepuras was also named the 2009 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Last year, Gamboa and Varela were first-team All-PL choices, marking the third consecutive season the duo earned first-team honors. Having been first-team selections three times under Helt, Gamboa and Varela surpassed Curcic (2004, 2005) and Brown (2005, 2006) for the most in women’s program history. Reibeisen, who ranks second on Bucknell’s all-time wins list, earned three consecutive First Team All-Patriot League men’s honors, the first Bison to ever accomplish that feat. Helt also coached one all-league doubles team in Kerry Callaghan and Kristin Inglis (‘00). Callaghan was also an ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2000. Helt also had the opportunity to coach a Patriot League Sportsmanship Award winner, Asher Salam. In 2005, Curcic was named the first PL Player of the Year in the history of the program. A 1990 graduate of Lock Haven University, Helt earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism while competing for the Lock Haven tennis team. Following her college graduation, Helt earned a teaching certification from the United States Professional Tennis Registry and began teaching part time while working for STEP, Inc., in its wilderness-based team building program. In 1994, Helt was hired as the assistant pro at West Branch Racquet Club in Williamsport, Pa. She continued her duties at West Branch while coaching the girls’ tennis team at Williamsport High School. Two years later, Helt was hired at the Doylestown Racquet Club in Doylestown, Pa. She has won three different raquetball state championships. Helt took over the women’s coaching reins at Bucknell in 1997, and in 2002 she was named the Bison men’s coach as well. Helt is also involved in tennis on the national level as an NCAA chair for women’s tennis. Helt continues her involvement in the game outside of Bucknell’s program. Recently, the Bucknell tennis programs received a generous grant from USTA to promote tennis in the local community. Helt also volunteers during the summer as a Special Olympics sport advisor, where she works with various Rebecca Helt events.
Stephen Schram Assistant Coach Second Season Florida Gulf Coast ’06 Stephen Schram, a certified United States Professional Tennis Association teaching professional, enters his second season as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Bucknell. Prior to joining the Bison, Schram, who is a 2006 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University with a degree in political science, served as assistant women’s tennis coach at Radford University in Virginia and as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Wofford College in South Carolina. Schram played college tennis at the University of Charleston in 2001-2002, before transferring to FGCU, where he earned three letters in men’s tennis. He spent 2003 as a tennis instructor at the Tough Tennis Academy in Naples, Fla., where he lived, worked and trained. While there, he taught nationally ranked junior players between the ages of 12 and 18. Following his graduation from FGCU, Schram began working at Wofford College, where he organized practices and individual on-court workouts and assisted with recruiting. In the spring of 2007, the men’s tennis team at Wofford achieved a record number of victories against Division I opponents. Schram took on similar assistant coaching duties at Radford University. A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Schram spent the summers of 20072009 as a coach and instructor at the University of Notre Dame Tennis Camp. He also spent the summer of 2009 as a camp instructor at Pepperdine University.
Stephen Schram and Rebecca helt with Lauren Rottkamp at the Patriot League Championships
Men
Year(s) Name 1921-24 No Coach 1924-44 Floyd Ballentine 1946-64 Hank Peters 1965 Trevor Lewis 1966 Tommy Thompson 1967-70 Hank Peters 1971-92 Craig Reynolds 1993-2002 Bob Hammerlee 2002-pres. Rebecca Helt Total
Women
Year(s) Name 1973-79 Nora Elze 1979-97 Rose Ewan 1997-pres. Rebecca Helt Total
Record 15-0-3 113-47-5 117-117-0 8-3-0 9-2-0 39-13-1 168-116-1 112-84-0 61-94-0 (.574) 642-476-10
Record 41-19-0 181-112-1 134-115-0 (.591) 356-246-1
2008-09 Men’s Season Review 2008-09 Match-By-Match Results (8-11, 2-3 PL) Doubles Singles Date Opponent W/L Score 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
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Player #1 Daniel Bednarek - Clark Bogle - Jonathan Brenner - Gregg Cohenca - Zach Hascoe - Anton Kovic - Mark Malloy - Gregory Maxson - Ryan Sandburg 6-11 Jamie Watson - TOTALS 6-11
Singles Results
#2 - - - 0-1 0-4 5-8 - - - - 5-13
#3 - - 0-3 1-5 - - 7-2 - - - 8-10
#4 - - 1-2 5-6 - - 2-3 - - - 8-11
#5 5-4 - 4-2 - - - 3-1 - - - 12-7
Doubles Teams Results
Player #1 #2 Bednarek/Bogle - - Bednarek/Brenner - - Bednarek/Malloy - 1-0 Bednarek/Maxson - - Bogle/Maxson - - Brenner/Cohenca - 4-8 Brenner/Malloy - 0-1 Brenner/Sandburg - - Cohenca/Malloy - 2-3 Cohenca/Maxson - - Hascoe/Malloy - - Kovic/Sandburg 11-7 - Maxson/Watson - - TOTALS 11-7 7-12
#6 Tourn. Dual Overall 8-2 9-4 13-6 22-10 1-2 6-5 1-2 7-7 - 5-5 5-7 10-12 - 3-4 6-12 9-16 - 5-5 0-4 5-9 - 1-2 5-8 6-10 - 11-2 12-6 23-8 3-3 11-2 3-3 14-5 - 9-3 6-11 15-14 - 3-6 - 3-6 12-7 63-38 51-59 114-97
#3 Tourn. Dual Overall - 5-6 - 5-6 0-2 - 0-2 0-2 2-6 - 3-6 3-6 0-2 - 0-2 0-2 0-2 - 0-2 0-2 - 6-1 4-8 10-9 - - 0-1 0-1 - 0-3 - 0-3 - - 2-3 2-3 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 3-1 9-2 3-1 12-3 - 7-4 11-7 18-11 - 5-3 - 5-3 6-13 32-19 24-32 56-51
Daniel Bednarek and Mark Malloy
Doubles Individual Results
Player #1 #2 #3 Tourn. Dual Overall Daniel Bednarek - 1-0 2-10 5-6 3-10 8-16 Clark Bogle - - 0-2 5-6 0-2 5-8 Jonathan Brenner - 4-9 0-2 6-4 4-11 10-15 Gregg Cohenca - 6-11 1-0 6-1 7-11 13-12 Zach Hascoe - - 3-1 9-2 3-1 12-3 Anton Kovic 11-7 - - 7-4 11-7 18-11 Mark Malloy - 3-4 5-7 9-2 8-11 17-13 Gregory Maxson - - 1-4 5-3 1-4 6-7 Ryan Sandburg 11-7 - - 7-7 11-7 18-14 Jamie Watson - - - 5-3 - 5-3 Totals 11-7 7-12 6-13 32-19 24-32 56-51
2008-09 Women’s Season Review 2008-09 Match-By-Match Results (15-7, 3-1 PL)
Doubles Singles Date Opponent W/L Score 1 2 3 1 2 3 Jan. 17 Penn State L 6-1 L L L L L W Jan. 31 Radford W 5-2 W W W L L W Feb. 2 Quinnipiac W 5-2 W L W L W W Feb. 6 Pittsburgh L 4-3 L L W L W L Feb. 7 Duquesne W 4-3 L L W L W W Feb. 21 Hofstra W 7-0 W W W W W W Feb. 28 St. Bonaventure W 6-1 W L W W W W March 1 Binghamton L 4-3 L W L W L L March 5 Towson W 7-0 W W W W W W March 10 Florida Gulf Coast W 5-2 W W L L W W March 11 Barry L 6-3 L W L L L L March 12 Nova Southeastern L 5-4 W W L L W W March 21 Villanova W 7-0 W W L W W W March 24 Mount St. Mary’s W 7-0 W W W W W W March 28 NJIT W 7-0 W W W W W W April 1 Fairleigh Dickinson W 7-0 W W W W W W April 4 Colgate* W 6-1 W W L W W W April 11 Army* L 5-2 W L L W L W April 12 Lafayette* W 7-0 W W W W W W April 15 Lehigh* W 4-3 W L W W W L April 25 Lehigh# W 4-0 W W - - W W April 26 Army# L 4-1 W L L - - W * Patriot League match # Patriot League Tournament Home matches in Bold
Player #1 Carlin Calcaterra - Tiffany Card - Courtney Casey - Dara Dwojewski - Paulina Gamboa 1-5 Ashley Globerman - Dumitrita Iepuras - Liz Larkin - Megan Lee - Lauren Lucido 0-1 Camille Simonetti - Kirstyn Sotak - Tania Varela 11-2 TOTALS 12-8
Singles Results
#2 - - - - 1-2 - - - - 11-2 - - 3-1 15-5
#3 - - - 1-1 9-0 - 3-1 - - 3-2 - - 1-0 17-4
#4 0-1 - - 2-4 - 4-0 8-2 - - - - - - 14-7
#5 1-0 - - 0-1 - 6-7 1-1 - - - - - - 8-9
Doubles Teams Results
Player #1 Calcaterra/Gamboa - Calcaterra/Globerman - Calcaterra/Iepuras - Calcaterra/Rottkamp - Calcaterra/Varela 1-0 Card/Simonetti - Card/Sotak - Casey/Iepuras - Dwojewski/Globerman - Gamboa/Lucido 12-1 Globerman/Iepuras - Globerman/Rottkamp - Globerman/Varela 0-1 Iepuras/Larkin - Iepuras/Rottkamp - Larkin/Simonetti - Larkin/Sotak - Lucido/Varela 3-3 TOTALS 16-5
#2 2-4 1-0 - 0-1 7-3 - - - 0-1 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - 12-9
#6 0-1 - - 1-0 - 1-1 2-1 - - - - - - 4-3
Tourn. - 4-2 1-2 8-2 4-6 7-3 9-0 8-2 2-2 8-1 3-2 3-2 - 57-24
#3 Tourn. Dual Overall - - 2-4 2-4 - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 0-2 0-2 - - 8-3 8-3 - 0-3 - 0-3 - 1-2 - 1-2 - 2-2 - 2-2 7-5 5-2 7-6 12-8 - 7-2 13-1 20-3 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - 1-1 1-1 - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - 2-2 - 2-2 - 2-1 - 2-1 - - 3-3 3-3 8-9 19-15 36-23 55-38
Dual Overall 1-2 1-2 - 4-2 - 1-2 4-6 12-8 11-7 15-13 11-8 18-11 14-5 23-5 - 8-2 - 2-2 14-5 22-6 - 3-2 - 3-2 15-3 15-3 70-36 127-60
4 L W L W L W L W W W W L W W W W W L W W W L
5 L W W L W W W L W L W L W W W W L L W L - L
6 L W W W W W W W W W L L W W W W W L W L - L
Record 0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2 5-2 5-3 6-3 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-5 9-5 10-5 11-5 12-5 12-6 13-6 14-6 15-6 15-7
PL 1-0 1-1 2-1 3-1 -
Tania Varela and Carlin Calcaterra
Doubles Individual Results
Player Carlin Calcaterra Tiffany Card Courtney Casey Dara Dwojewski Paulina Gamboa Ashley Globerman Dumitrita Iepuras Liz Larkin Megan Lee Lauren Lucido Lauren Rottkamp Camille Simonetti Kirstyn Sotak Tania Varela Totals
#1 1-0 - - - 12-1 0-1 - - - 15-4 - - - 4-4 16-5
#2 11-8 - - 0-1 3-4 2-1 - - - 1-0 0-1 - - 8-3 12-9
#3 Tourn. Dual Overall 0-1 - 12-9 12-9 - 1-5 - 1-5 - 2-2 - 2-2 7-5 5-2 7-6 12-8 - 7-2 15-5 22-7 7-7 5-2 9-9 14-11 1-2 2-3 1-2 3-5 - 4-4 - 4-4 - - - - 7-2 16-4 23-6 0-3 - 0-4 0-4 - 2-5 - 2-5 - 3-3 - 3-3 - - 12-7 12-7 8-9 19-15 36-23 55-38
Men’s Record Book
Career Records Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10. 12. 14. 17. 24. 27.
ank R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Singles Victories
Player Ira Reibeisen (04-08) Ryan Sandburg (05-09) Ed Hess (87-90) Daniel Bednarek (05-09) Asher Salam (02-06) Steve Bomberger (96-99) Jonathan Brenner (05-09) Joe Menezes (01-05) Gerald DiChiara (01-05) Dave O’Connor (87-90) Mark Malloy (07-pres.) Ben Young (04-08) Zach Hascoe (06-pres.) T.K. Kelly (97-00) Todd Jacobs (99-03) Nick Denefrio (01-05) Steve Baird (70-72) Alex Anderson (69-71) Jim Lackritz (70-72) Jim Greenho (86-89) John McManigal (72-75) Justin Quandt (96-99) Josh Plumb (95-97) Casey Jones (72-75) Alex Dannin (96-99) Mark McGuire (92-95) Steve Cottrell (86-89)
Total 76-54 63-64 60-3 59-39 54-64 52-32 50-56 49-53 49-54 47-10 47-17 45-34 45-36 44-26 44-43 44-66 38-1 38-2 38-3 38-9 38-11 38-21 38-25 37-12 37-18 37-31 36-18
All-Time Victories
Player Ryan Sandburg (05-09) Ira Reibeisen (04-08) Jonathan Brenner (05-09) Asher Salam (02-06) Daniel Bednarek (05-09) Ben Young (04-08) Steve Bomberger (96-99) Ed Hess (87-90) Gerald DiChiara (01-05) Zach Hascoe (06-pres.) T.K. Kelly (97-00) Nick Denefrio (01-05) Mark Malloy (07-pres.) Mark McGuire (92-95) Joe Menezes (01-05) Jim Greenho (86-89) John McManigal (72-75) Casey Jones (72-75) Todd Jacobs (99-03) Alex Davydov (98-02) Steve Baird (70-72) Steve Cottrell (86-89) Alex Anderson (69-71) Josh Plumb (95-97) Jim Lackritz (70-72) Andrew Cantor (89-92) Jerome Charlier (89-91) Dave O’Connor (87-90) Justin Quandt (96-97) Keith Kimball (71-73) Greg Hallos (85-88) Mike Murphy (84-87) Sean Galligan (95-97) Anton Kovic (07-pres.) Adrian Huang (75-78)
ank R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 26.
S 63-64 76-54 50-56 54-64 59-39 45-34 52-32 60-3 49-54 45-36 44-26 44-66 47-17 37-31 49-53 38-9 38-11 37-12 44-43 34-41 38-1 36-18 38-2 38-25 38-3 32-14 27-20 47-10 38-21 29-8 29-19 28-19 32-12 17-25 31-16
Doubles Victories
Player Ryan Sandburg (05-09) Ira Reibeisen (04-08) Jonathan Brenner (05-09) Ben Young (04-08) Asher Salam (02-06) Steve Bomberger (96-99) Gerald DiChiara (01-05) Daniel Bednarek (05-09) Zach Hascoe (06-pres.) T.K. Kelly (97-00) Nick Denefrio (01-05) Mark McGuire (92-95) Ed Hess (87-90) Jim Greenho (86-89) Mark Malloy (07-pres.) Alex Davydov (98-02) John McManigal (72-75) Casey Jones (72-75) Anton Kovic (07-pres.) John Newman (94-96) Jerome Charlier (89-91) Steve Baird (70-72) Steve Cottrell (86-89) Joe Menezes (01-05) Todd Jacobs (99-03) Alex Anderson (69-71) Andrew Cantor (89-92) Drew Thimme (94-97) Josh Plumb (95-97)
Total 87-50 69-60 67-56 59-43 53-41 50-27 49-26 46-47 44-22 43-23 43-46 42-24 41-19 38-14 38-24 37-34 36-7 36-10 35-24 33-23 32-13 31-2 31-12 29-29 29-43 28-6 28-13 28-20 28-30
John McManigal
Ed Hess
All-Time Victories - Winning Percentage D Total 87-50 150-113 69-60 145-114 67-56 117-112 54-41 108-105 46-47 105-79 59-43 104-77 50-27 102-59 41-19 101-22 49-26 98-80 44-22 89-58 43-23 87-49 43-46 87-112 38-24 85-41 42-24 79-55 29-29 78-82 38-14 76-23 36-7 74-18 36-10 73-22 29-43 73-86 37-34 71-75 31-2 69-3 31-12 67-30 28-6 66-8 28-30 66-55 27-5 65-8 28-13 60-27 32-13 59-33 10-7 57-17 19-11 57-32 26-9 55-17 25-21 54-40 26-23-1 54-42-1 21-7 53-19 35-24 52-49 20-12 51-28
ank R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Player Steve Baird (70-72) Alex Anderson (69-71) Jim Lackritz (70-72) Ed Hess (87-90) John McManigal (72-75) Dave O’Connor (87-90) Jim Greenho (86-89) Casey Jones (72-75) Keith Kimball (71-73) Sean Galligan (95-97) Jay Pekar (65-67) Steve Cottrell (86-89) Andrew Cantor (89-92) Mark Malloy (07-pres.) Adrian Huang (75-78) Jerome Charlier (89-91) Justin Quandt (96-97) T.K. Kelly (97-00) Steve Bomberger (96-99) Zach Hascoe (06-pres.) Mark McGuire (92-95) Ben Young (04-08) Greg Hallos (85-88) Daniel Bednarek (05-09) Ryan Sandburg (05-09) Mike Murphy (84-87) Ira Reibeisen (04-08) Gerald DiChiara (01-05) Josh Plumb (95-97) Anton Kovic (07-pres.) Jonathan Brenner (05-09) Asher Salam (02-06) Joe Menezes (01-05) Alex Davydov (98-02) Todd Jacobs (99-03)
S 38-1 38-2 38-3 60-3 38-11 47-10 38-9 37-12 29-8 32-12 27-10 36-18 32-14 47-17 31-16 27-20 38-21 44-26 52-32 45-36 37-31 45-34 29-19 59-39 63-64 28-19 76-54 49-54 38-25 17-25 50-56 54-64 49-53 34-41 44-43
D 31-2 28-6 27-5 41-19 36-7 10-7 38-14 36-10 26-9 21-7 23-8 31-12 28-13 38-24 20-12 32-13 19-11 43-23 50-27 44-22 42-24 59-43 25-21 46-47 87-50 26-23-1 69-60 49-26 28-30 35-24 67-56 54-41 29-29 37-34 29-43
Total 69-3 66-8 65-8 101-22 74-18 57-17 76-23 73-22 55-17 53-19 50-18 67-30 60-27 85-41 51-28 59-33 57-32 87-49 102-59 89-58 79-55 104-77 54-40 105-79 150-113 54-42-1 145-114 98-80 66-55 52-49 117-112 108-105 78-82 71-75 73-86
% .958 .892 .890 .821 .804 .770 .768 .768 .764 .736 .735 .691 .690 .675 .646 .641 .640 .640 .634 .605 .590 .575 .574 .571 .570 .562 .560 .551 .545 .515 .511 .507 .488 .486 .459
Men’s Record Book
Career Records
#1 Singles Victories ank Player R 1. Ed Hess (1987-90) 2. T.K. Kelly (1997-99) 3. Ira Reibeisen (2004-08) 4. Paul Remmey (1951-53) 5. Casey Jones (1973-75) 6. Steve Baird (1971-72) Jay Pekar (1965-67) 8. Mark McGuire (1994-95) 9. Nick Denefrio (2003-05) 10. Bill Sweet (1958-60) Steve Haas (1981-83) 12. Charles Siede (1956-58) George MacCall (1938-39) * Dual matches only
#1 Singles Winning Percentage
Record 49-2 44-26 29-28 27-10 26-10 25-0 25-10 23-16 19-37 17-12 17-18 15-12 15-6
ank Player R Record 1. Steve Baird (1971-72) 25-0 2. Ed Hess (1987-90) 49-2 3. Paul Remmey (1951-53) 27-10 4. Casey Jones (1973-75) 26-10 5. Jay Pekar (1965-67) 25-10 George MacCall (1938-39) 15-6 7. T.K. Kelly (1997-99) 44-26 8. Mark McGuire (1994-95) 23-16 9. Bill Sweet (1958-60) 17-12 10. Charles Siede (1956-58) 15-12 11. Ira Reibeisen (2004-08) 29-28 12. Steve Haas (1981-83) 17-18 13. Ryan Sandburg (2005-09) 11-13 * Dual matches only
Captain Roster (Since 1968)
Year Name 1967-68 David Gordon 1968-69 David Gordon 1969-70 Wheeler Neff, Mark Poses 1970-71 Alex Anderson 1971-72 Steve Baird, James Lackritz 1972-73 Keith Kimball 1973-74 Casey Jones, John McManigal 1974-75 Casey Jones, John McManigal 1975-76 Allan Jay 1976-77 John Weierbach 1977-78 Carl Lloyd 1978-79 Brad Mathias 1979-80 James Marsh 1980-81 PaulAdkins 1981-82 Eric Simpson, Bill Beneke 1982-83 Steve Haas 1983-84 Mike Driscoll 1984-85 Jim Beneke, Peter Ochroch 1985-86 Jim Porter, Scott Stieler 1986-87 Mike Murphy, Scott Stieler 1987-88 Steve Cottrell, Greg Hallas 1988-89 Steve Cottrell, Jim Greenho 1989-90 Ed Hess 1990-91 Scott Bank 1991-92 Andrew Cantor 1992-93 Chris Rempel, Chris Stenstrom 1993-94 Mark McGuire 1994-95 Mark McGuire 1995-96 John Newman 1996-97 Josh Plumb, Drew Thimme 1997-98 Steve Bomberger, John Scarborough 1998-99 Steve Bomberger, Alex Dannin 1999-2000 T.K. Kelly 2000-01 Alex Davydov, Hayes Hopple 2001-02 Alex Davydov 2002-03 Todd Jacobs 2003-04 Nick Denefrio 2004-05 Nick Denefrio, Gerald DiChiara 2005-06 Asher Salam 2006-07 Ira Reibeisen, Ben Young 2007-08 Ira Reibeisen, Ben Young 2008-09 Daniel Bednarek, Jonathan Brenner, Ryan Sandburg 2009-10 Zach Hascoe, Mark Malloy
% 1.000 .961 .730 .722 .714 .714 .629 .590 .586 .556 .509 .486 .458
Patriot League Awards All-Patriot League Singles
Year 1993-94 1997-98 1998-99 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Name Mark McGuire T.K. Kelly T.K. Kelly Ira Reibeisen (First Team) Ira Reibeisen (First Team) Ira Reibeisen (Frist Team) Ryan Sandburg (Second Team) Mark Malloy (Second Team)
All-Patriot League Doubles
Year 1998-99
Year 1996-97
Name T.K. Kelly/Steve Bomberger
Coach of the Year
Name Bob Hammerlee
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Year 1994-95 2006-07 2007-08
Name Mark McGuire Ira Reibeisen Ira Reibeisen
1984-85 Bison
Bucknell Men’s Tennis: A Rich Tradition WILLIAM CARSON (1942) -- Served as team captain in 1942 ... was part of the 1941 team that turned in a 10-2 record, while the 1942 team finished the season with just one loss (7-1 overall). GEORGE McCALL (1942) -- Had an 18-6 singles record for Bucknell between 1938-42 ... won the 1964 National Indoor and Outdoor Hardcourt and French Open master’s doubles championships ... later served as first commissioner of World Team Tennis. PAUL REMMEY (1953) -- Played number one singles for the Bison for three years, compiling a record of 28-12 ... his dual-match victory total was a school record for nearly 20 years ... reached the semifinals at the Eastern Championships. WHEELER NEFF (1970) -- Finished up his career with a singles record of 27-11 and three varsity letters ... was part of the 1969 team that went 7-0 in MAC play and won the northern division and the 1970 team that went undefeated (14-0), a feat which hadn’t been accomplished since 1938. ALEX ANDERSON (1971) -- Compiled impressive 38-2 singles record from 1969-71, and played on three Middle Atlantic Conference championship teams ... won 33 straight matches, still a school record ... lost just two sets in 14 matches in 1970. STEVE BAIRD (1972) -- Owned a career 38-1 singles record at Bucknell and was the 1971 fall MAC champion ... has been president of the American Platform Tennis Association, and a five-time national champion in that sport. GEORGE (CASEY) JONES (1975) -- Played at first singles three straight years and compiled 37-12 record ... ranks 18th in Bucknell history in combined singles and doubles victories with a 73-22 record. ED HESS (1990) -- Bucknell’s third-winningest singles player, with a record of 60-3 and a combined singles and doubles record of 101-22, ranking eighth ... went undefeated (18-0) as a senior and won three ECC first singles titles. MARK McGUIRE (1995) -- Fourteenth in BU history in overall victories with 79, and 12th in BU history for doubles wins with 42 ... two-time winner of the ITA Scholar-Athlete Award.
Men’s Record Book All-Time Opponents Opponent Akron Albright American Army Aurora Barry Belmont Bethune-Cookman Binghamton Bloomsburg Boca Raton Boston University Brown Buffalo Carnegie Tech CCNY Charleston South Citadel Cleveland State Coastal Carolina Colgate College of Charleston Connecticut Cornell Cortland Dayton Delaware Dickinson Drexel Duke DuPont Duquesne Eastern Kentucky East Stroudsburg Eckerd Elizabethtown Embry-Riddle Fairfield Fla. Atlantic Fla. Gulf Coast Flagler Fordham Franklin & Marshall George Mason
W 0 18 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 27 19 3 0 1 5 0 9 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 3 35 1
L 2 0 5 5 0 3 1 2 7 14 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 48 1 0 8 0 1 22 2 0 1 0 5 1 5 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 18 0
T 1st Met 0 1988 0 1938 0 1950 0 1971 0 1991 0 1991 0 1998 0 1999 0 2001 0 1931 0 1991 0 2008 0 2008 0 1941 0 1924 0 1921 0 2006 0 2006 0 2005 0 2007 0 1942 0 2006 0 2007 0 1951 0 1950 0 2002 1 1933 0 1922 0 1941 0 1940 0 1951 0 1997 0 1996 0 1935 0 2005 0 1956 0 1989 0 1997 0 1991 0 2009 0 1990 0 1992 0 1927 0 1989
Opponent George Washington Georgetown Gettysburg Haverford Hobart Hofstra Holy Cross Howard Illinois State Indiana State IPFW IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Juniata Kent State Kutztown Lafayette LaSalle Lebanon Valley Lehigh Loyola (MD) Lycoming Maryland Marist Mercer Miami (Fla.) Miami (Ohio) Millersville Monmouth Morehead State Morgan State Mount St. Mary’s Muhlenberg Niagara Navy NJIT Norfolk State Northern Iowa NYU PMC Penn Penn State Pittsburgh
W 3 3 39 4 2 7 10 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 21 1 1 41 4 6 36 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 14 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 14 23
L 3 8 6 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0 1 37 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 31 0 1 1 0 0 1 58 4
T 1st Met 0 1950 0 1936 1 1922 0 1928 0 1992 0 1983 0 1992 0 1979 0 2006 0 1990 0 2002 0 2004 0 1989 0 1982 1 1922 0 1971 0 1998 0 1936 0 1951 0 1935 0 1921 0 1955 0 1956 0 1921 0 2006 0 1999 0 1953 0 1999 0 1990 0 1990 0 1997 0 1996 0 1992 0 1933 0 2002 0 1950 0 2007 0 2003 0 1995 0 1937 0 1922 0 2008 2 1921 2 1923
Year-by-Year Results Year Record W L T 1921 6 0 0 1922 4 0 2 1923 5 0 1 1924 5 3 0 1925 2 0 1 1926 7 0 0 1927 8 0 0 1928 4 2 1 1929 3 3 1 1930 1 6 2 1931 4 5 0 1932 4 3 0 1933 6 2 0 1934 5 3 0 1935 4 2 0 1936 5 4 0 1937 7 2 0 1938 11 0 0 1939 10 3 0 1940 6 5 0 1941 10 2 0 1942 7 1 0 1943 No Team 1944 4 1 0 1945 No Team 1946 1 2 0 1947 2 3 0 1948 2 5 0 1949 6 5 0 1950 7 7 0
Head Coach no coach no coach no coach Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Floyd Ballentine Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters
Year Record W L T 1951 8 9 0 1952 8 7 0 1953 8 6 0 1954 10 4 0 1955 10 8 0 1956 9 9 0 1957 8 5 0 1958 9 7 0 1959 7 6 0 1960 5 7 0 1961 5 7 0 1962 2 10 0 1963 6 5 0 1964 4 5 0 1965 8 3 0 1966 9 2 0 1967 6 7 1 1968 8 4 0 1969 11 2 0 1970 14 0 0 1971 13 1 0 1972 11 2 0 1973 9 2 0 1974 9 3 0 1975 9 4 0 1976 5 10 0 1977 10 4 0 1978 5 6 0 1979 2 13 0 1980 5 9 0
Head Coach Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Trevor Lewis Tommy Thompson Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Henry Peters Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds
Opponent W L Quantico Marines 0 2 Quinnipiac 5 1 Randolph-Macon 0 1 Rhodes College 0 1 Rhode Island 1 0 Richmond 1 2 Rider 16 3 Robert Morris 5 0 Rochester 4 5 Rockhurst 1 0 Rollins College 0 1 Rutgers 11 13 St. Bonaventure 3 7 Saint Francis (Pa.) 9 0 St. John’s 1 0 St. Joseph’s 17 0 Scranton 6 0 Skidmore 1 0 South Carolina State 0 1 Southern Indiana 1 0 Stony Brook 2 1 Stetson 0 3 Susquehanna 45 0 Swarthmore 1 5 Syracuse 9 4 Temple 6 4 Towson 13 9 Tufts 1 0 UMBC 8 6 Upsala 9 0 Valparaiso 2 0 Villanova 9 4 Washington College 1 0 Wash. & Jefferson 0 1 West Chester 6 4 Western Maryland 4 0 West Virgina 0 1 Wilmington 1 0 William & Mary 1 0 Winona State 1 0 Wright State 1 0 Winston Salem State 1 0 Youngstown State 2 0 Totals 642 476 * 2009-10 opponents in bold
Year Record W L T 1981 5 7 0 1982 8 7 0 1983 2 7 1 1984 6 6 0 1985 10 4 0 1986 7 7 0 1987 8 3 0 1988 10 4 0 1989 12 2 0 1990 8 3 0 1991 7 5 0 1992 7 7 0 1993 6 7 0 1994 6 16 0 1995 12 8 0 1996 14 7 0 1997 14 8 0 1998 19 2 0 1999 11 10 0 2000 7 13 0 2001 9 7 0 2002 14 6 0 2003 7 21 0 2004 9 11 0 2005 9 14 0 2006 7 13 0 2007 10 14 0 2008 11 10 0 2009 8 11 0 Total: 642 476 10
T 1st Met 0 1958 0 2001 1 1967 0 2003 0 2005 0 1928 0 1970 0 2000 0 1972 0 1995 0 1949 0 1941 0 1994 0 1995 0 1938 0 1958 0 1963 0 2007 0 2000 0 2008 0 1998 0 1999 2 1921 0 1930 0 1925 0 1932 0 1983 0 1997 0 1992 0 1970 0 1999 0 1931 0 2005 0 1929 0 1975 0 1928 0 1982 0 2002 0 1967 0 2005 0 1996 0 2008 0 1995 10 (.574 win %)
Head Coach Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Bob Hammerlee Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt (.574 win %)
Women’s Record Book
Career Records Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 21. 22. 24.
ank R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
Singles Victories
Player Tanya Sichko (01-05) Nada Curcic (01-05) Veronica Brown (02-06) Chelsea Mills (02-06) Paulina Gamboa (05-09) Rheanna Gaskin (02-06) Samantha Berthod (00-04) Kristina Lutter (91-94) Karen Stagliano (88-91) Sara Allen (92-95) Tania Varela (06-pres.) Ashley Globerman (05-09) Kymm Carlson (90-93) Lauren Weihl (92-95) Michelle Miller (81-85) Lauren Lucido (07-pres.) Mary Ann Benack (88-91) Patty Koch (79-82) Julia Diaz (91-94) Mary Syrokwash (81-85) Stephanie Ryer (87-90) Lauren Weihl (92-94) Katie Roland (95-99) Louise King (75-78) Valerie Adelson (81-84)
Total 86-40 79-36 79-48 73-35 62-61 61-39 61-43 50-8 47-7 45-12 44-19 44-45 43-12 40-18 36-15 36-19 35-25 34-9 34-11 34-29 32-19 31-11 31-28 30-7 30-10
All-Time Victories
Player Veronica Brown (02-06) Nada Curcic (01-05) Tanya Sichko (01-05) Paulina Gamboa (05-09) Chelsea Mills (02-06) Samantha Berthod (00-04) Rheanna Gaskin (02-06) Tania Varela (06-pres.) Kristina Lutter (91-94) Ashley Globerman (05-09) Karen Stagliano (88-91) Lauren Lucido (07-pres.) Michelle Miller (81-85) Sara Allen (92-95) Kymm Carlson (90-93) Lauren Weihl (92-95) Cindy Appel (79-83) Patty Koch (79-82) M.A. Benack (88-91) Julia Diaz (91-94) Caitlin Baffa (04-08) Carlin Calcaterra (06-pres.) Jill Wurzburg (99-03) Stephanie Ryer (87-90) Katie Roland (95-99) Mary Syrokwash (81-85) Wendi Hipkins (81-85) Kerry Callaghan (96-00)
ank R 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 22.
Doubles Victories
Player Veronica Brown (02-06) Nada Curcic (01-05) Paulina Gamboa (05-09) Tanya Sichko (01-05) Tania Varela (06-pres.) Chelsea Mills (02-06) Ashley Globerman (05-09) Lauren Lucido (07-pres.) Samantha Berthod (00-04) Rheanna Gaskin (02-06) Carlin Calcaterra (06-pres.) Kristina Lutter (91-94) Kim Regester (81-85) Cindy Appel (79-83) Karen Stagliano (88-91) Michelle Miller (81-85) Caitlin Baffa (04-08) Jill Wurzburg (00-03) Patty Koch (79-82) Wendi Hipkins (81-85) Lauren Weihl (92-95) Julia Diaz (91-94) Kymm Carlson (90-93) Sara Allen (92-95) Kerry Callaghan (96-00) Mary Ann Benack (88-91)
Total 82-42 77-27 71-56 62-30 53-22 50-15 47-38 46-16 45-32 45-32 42-44 41-7 41-14 39-13 38-11 37-13 36-58 30-35 28-3 28-12 28-14 26-6 26-9 26-13 26-16 26-19
Veronica Brown
Tanya Sichko
All-Time Victories - Winning Percentage S 79-48 79-36 86-40 62-61 73-35 61-43 61-39 44-19 50-8 44-45 47-7 36-19 36-15 45-12 43-12 40-18 28-31 34-9 35-25 34-11 24-42 18-45 29-46 32-19 31-28 34-29 24-14 24-21
D 82-42 77-27 62-30 71-56 50-15 45-32 45-32 53-22 41-7 47-38 38-11 46-16 37-13 26-13 26-9 28-14 39-13 28-3 26-19 26-6 36-59 42-44 30-35 24-20 24-15 20-29 28-12 26-16
Total 161-90 155-63 148-70 133-117 123-50 106-75 106-71 97-41 91-15 91-83 85-18 82-35 73-28 71-25 69-21 68-32 67-44 62-12 61-44 60-17 60-101 60-86 59-81 56-39 55-43 54-58 52-26 50-37
Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
Player Kristina Lutter (91-94) Patty Koch (79-82) Karen Stagliano (88-91) Julia Diaz (91-94) Kymm Carlson (90-93) Sara Allen (92-95) Michelle Miller (81-85) Nada Curcic (01-05) Chelsea Mills (02-06) Lauren Lucido (07-pres.) Tania Varela (06-pres.) Lauren Weihl (92-95) Tanya Sichko (01-05) Wendi Hipkins (81-85) Veronica Brown (02-06) Cindy Appel (79-83) Rheanna Gaskin (02-06) Stephanie Ryer (87-90) Samantha Berthod (00-04) M.A. Benack (88-91) Kerry Callaghan (96-00) Katie Roland (95-99) Ashley Globerman (05-09) Paulina Gamboa (05-09) Mary Syrokwash (81-85) Jill Wurzburg (99-03) Carlin Calcaterra (06-pres.) Caitlin Baffa (04-08)
S 50-8 34-9 47-7 34-11 43-12 45-12 36-15 79-36 73-35 36-19 44-19 40-18 86-40 24-14 79-48 28-31 61-39 32-19 61-43 35-25 24-21 31-28 44-45 51-54 34-29 29-46 18-45 24-42
D 41-7 28-3 38-11 26-6 26-9 26-13 37-13 77-27 50-15 46-16 53-22 28-14 62-30 28-12 82-42 39-13 45-32 24-20 45-32 26-19 26-16 24-15 47-38 56-51 20-29 30-35 42-44 36-59
Total 91-15 62-12 85-18 60-17 69-21 71-25 73-28 155-63 123-50 82-35 97-41 68-32 148-70 52-26 161-90 67-44 106-71 56-39 106-75 61-44 50-37 55-43 91-83 107-105 54-58 59-81 60-86 60-101
% .858 .844 .825 .779 .767 .740 .723 .711 .711 .706 .703 .680 .679 .667 .640 .604 .599 .589 .586 .581 .575 .561 .532 .505 .482 .421 .403 .373
Women’s Record Book
Career Records
#1 Singles Victories ank Player R 1. Nada Curcic (2001-05) 2. Julia Diaz (1991-94) 3. Tania Varela (2006-pres.) 4. Mary Ann Benack (1988-90) 5. Sarah Palmer (1984-86) 6. Veronica Brown (2004, 06) 7. Leah Lennox (1997, 99) 8. Lauren Weihl (1995) 9. Donna Burns (1979) 10. Patty Koch (1980) Laura Kirchstein (1983) * Dual matches only
All-Patriot League Singles
#1 Singles Winning Percentage
Record 41-28 39-13 27-9 19-22 17-18 14-16 12-20 9-7 7-5 6-2 6-6
ank Player R Record 1. Julia Diaz (1991-94) 39-13 2. Tania Varela (2006-pres.) 27-9 3. Patty Koch (1980) 6-2 4. Nada Curic (2001-05) 41-28 5. Donna Burns (1979) 7-5 6. Lauren Weihl (1995) 9-7 7. Laura Kirchstein (1983) 6-6 8. Sarah Palmer (1984-86) 17-18 9. Mary Ann Benack (1988-90) 19-22 10. Veronica Brown (2004, 06) 14-16 11. Leah Lennox (1997, 99) 12-20 * Dual matches only
% .750 .750 .750 .710 .583 .562 .500 .486 .463 .467 .375
Captain Roster Year 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94
Name Jody Campana Louise King Dawn Burke Diane Burns, Donna Burns Janis Huber, Kirsten Schubauer Patty Koch, Sarah Krieger Cindy Appel, Lisa Smails Laura Kirschstein, Lisa Smails Wendi Hipkins, Mary Syrokwash Sarah Palmer Sarah Palmer Cynthia Bentley Cynthia Bentley Laurie French Stephanie Ryer Mary Ann Benack, Karen Stagliano Kymm Carlson Kymm Carlson, Julia Diaz
Year 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Name Julia Diaz, Kristina Lutter, Christine McMillan Sara Allen, Adina Junge, Lauren Weihl Rebecca Korb, Susan Vincent Wendy Eason, Laura Grossman Katie Roland Kerry Callaghan, Tracy Honko Kristin Inglis, Kary Wolford Kristin Inglis, Jill Wurzburg Samantha Berthod Samantha Berthod Nada Curcic, Tanya Sichko Veronica Brown, Chelsea Mills Caitlin Baffa, Ashley Globerman Caitlin Baffa, Paulina Gamboa Paulina Gamboa, Ashley Globerman Lauren Lucido, Kirstyn Sotak, Tania Varela
Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Name Sara Allen Sara Allen Emily Glassmeyer Blakely Lauria Kerry Callaghan (First Team) Veronica Brown (Second Team) Nada Curcic (First Team) Nada Curcic (First Team) Veronica Brown (First Team) Tanya Sichko (Second Team) Veronica Brown (First Team) Chelsea Mills (Second Team) Paulina Gamboa (First Team) Tania Varela (First Team) Ashley Globerman (Second Team) Paulina Gamboa (First Team) Tania Varela (First Team) Lauren Lucido (Second Team) Paulina Gamboa (First Team) Tania Varela (First Team) Dumitrita Iepuras (Second Team) Lauren Lucido (Second Team)
All-Patriot League Doubles
Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1999-00
Name Kristina Lutter/Kymm Carlson Julia Diaz/Kristina Lutter Lauren Weihl/Sara Allen Lauren Leslie/Kristin Jones Kerry Callaghan/Kristin Ingles
Patriot League Player of the Year
Year 2004-05
Name Nada Curcic
Patriot League Rookie of the Year
Year 2002-03 2006-07 2008-09
Name Veronica Brown Tania Varela Dumitrita Iepuras
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Donna Burns, Samantha Berthod, Nada Curcic
Year 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Patriot League Coach of the Year
Year 1991-92 1993-94
Year 1993-94 1994-95
1973-74 Bison - First Year of Women’s Varsity Tennis
Name Kristina Lutter Kristina Lutter Wendy Eason
Year 2000 2003 2004 2005
Name Rose Ewan Rose Ewan
Academic All-America
Name Kristina Lutter Kristina Lutter
ITA Scholar-Athlete
Name Kerry Callaghan Samantha Berthod Jill Wurzburg Chelsea Mills Chelsea Mills
Women’s Record Book All-Time Opponents Opponent American Army Austin Peay Barry Binghamton Bloomsburg Bradley Brown Buffalo Catholic University Clarion Cleveland State Colgate College of Charleston Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Colorado St. Cornell Dayton Delaware Drexel Duquesne East Stroudsburg Eckerd Elizabethtown Evansville Fairfield Fairleigh Dickinson Fla. Gulf Coast Fordham Franklin & Marshall George Mason Georgetown Gettysburg Hamilton Hofstra Holy Cross Indiana State Iowa state IPFW James Madison Juniata Lafayette LaSalle Lehigh Lock Haven Long Island
W 3 4 1 0 0 30 0 0 2 2 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 8 7 1 5 1 1 1 1 4 11 2 0 5 1 5 10 0 0 2 0 8 17 5 19 11 1
L 5 25 0 1 3 8 1 2 0 0 2 0 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 3 4 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 2 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 17 0 23 3 0
T 1st Met 0 1982 0 1990 0 1999 0 2009 0 2003 0 1974 0 1998 0 2007 0 1999 0 1980 0 1988 0 1989 0 1977 0 2006 0 2006 0 2006 0 2007 0 2008 0 2007 0 1980 0 1982 0 1983 0 1974 0 2005 0 1975 0 2003 0 1995 0 2009 0 2009 0 1991 0 1975 0 1985 0 1999 0 1975 0 2004 0 1989 0 1991 0 2002 0 1998 0 2002 0 1981 0 1976 1 1978 0 1991 0 1977 0 1975 0 2004
Opponent W L Loyola (Md.) 3 2 Lycoming 8 0 Marist 1 1 Missouri-Kansas City 1 0 Mount St. Mary’s 11 1 Navy 0 0 Niagara 2 0 NJIT 2 0 Northwestern 1 0 Nova Southeastern 0 1 Penn 0 0 Penn State 0 13 Pittsburgh 13 10 Quinnipiac 3 4 Radford 2 0 Rhode Island 1 1 Richmond 0 1 Rider 2 0 Robert Morris 1 0 Rutgers 0 4 St. Bonaventure 8 1 Saint Francis (Pa.) 10 0 St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 7 0 Seton Hall 1 3 SE Missouri State 1 0 Southern Miss. 0 1 Stephen Austin 0 1 Stony Brook 0 1 Susquehanna 5 0 Syracuse 0 1 Temple 1 2 Towson 13 2 UMBC 5 7 Univ. of the South 0 1 Vassar 1 0 Vermont 1 0 Villanova 9 3 Va. Commonwealth 1 0 West Virginia 0 6 Wilkes 4 0 William & Mary 1 1 William Smith 4 0 Winona State 1 0 Winston-Salem State 1 0 Totals 356 246 * 2009-10 opponents in bold
T 1st Met 0 2001 0 1974 0 2006 0 2000 0 1993 0 2010 0 2003 0 2007 0 2008 0 2009 0 2010 0 1979 0 1981 0 2000 0 2002 0 2007 0 2006 0 1989 0 2007 0 1981 0 2000 0 1990 0 1994 0 1992 0 2000 0 2002 0 2005 0 2007 0 1975 0 2008 0 1982 0 1982 0 1990 0 2000 0 2003 0 2003 0 1995 0 1981 0 1984 0 1975 0 1981 0 1981 0 2005 0 2008 1 (.591 win %)
Nada Curcic
Year-by-Year Results Year Record W L T 1973-74 6 2 0 1974-75 4 3 0 1975-76 5 4 0 1976-77 9 2 0 1977-78 10 3 0 1978-79 7 5 0 1979-80 4 7 0 1980-81 11 7 0 1981-82 11 7 0 1982-83 13 5 1 1983-84 12 6 0 1984-85 9 13 0 1985-86 9 10 0 1986-87 8 9 0 1987-88 3 12 0 1988-89 8 9 0 1989-90 9 6 0 1990-91 11 2 0
Head Coach Nora Elze Nora Elze Nora Elze Nora Elze Nora Elze Nora Elze Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan
Year Record W L T 1991-92 16 1 0 1992-93 12 1 0 1993-94 10 4 0 1994-95 15 1 0 1995-96 11 6 0 1996-97 9 6 0 1997-98 16 9 0 1998-99 7 14 0 1999-00 5 10 0 2000-01 4 12 0 2001-02 12 9 0 2002-03 16 6 0 2003-04 16 4 0 2004-05 17 5 0 2005-06 9 12 0 2006-07 8 16 0 2007-08 9 11 0 2008-09 15 7 0 Total: 356 246 1
Chelsea Mills
Head Coach Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rose Ewan Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt Rebecca Helt (.591 win %)
Tania Varela
Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Tennis Alumni in Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame William C. Bartol (1887): William Bartol, a pioneer of baseball and tennis at Bucknell and head of the mathematics department for 46 years, is generally given credit for creating the nickname “Bisons” for Bucknell athletic teams. An outstanding student and athlete as an undergraduate, he also served as head of the engineering department and as director of the observatory. Bartol played on baseball teams that lost only one game in four years while helping raise funds in support of the Athletic Association. About 1910, he suggested that the nickname “Bisons” be adopted for Bucknell teams because of the proximity of the campus to areas populated by the American bison in the late 1700s. Bartol, who died in 1940 at the age of 92, was connected with Bucknell longer than any other person in its history as a student, teacher and university historian. Bartol entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1987.
Steve Baird
Malcolm E. Musser (’18): A basketball and tennis player as an undergraduate and later varsity basketball coach and freshman football and baseball coach, Musser probably coached, taught and watched more Bucknell athletes than any other person. Musser entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1979. Thomas A. Thompson (’60): A three-year starter in baseball and basketball and captain of both teams, Thompson pitched in the Detroit Tigers system and has coached baseball, basketball, golf and tennis teams at Bucknell. Thompson entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1986.
Malcolm Musser
Ed Hess
Alexander Anderson (’71): A three-year letterman in tennis and captain his senior year. Anderson had a career singles record of 38-2. He continues to hold the school record for consecutive match victories at 33, and is third in career singles match winning percentage at .950. Anderson entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1999. Stephen W. Baird (’72): The 1971 MAC fall tennis champion, Baird was an Eastern singles semifinalist and doubles finalist in 1972 and had a career 38-1 singles record. President of the American Platform Tennis Association, Baird is a five-time national champion in the sport. Baird entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1983.
Alexander Anderson
Marjorie A. Deck (’73): Co-captain of the field hockey and basketball teams, Deck was also undefeated in tennis dual matches in her career and ranked fifth in the East as a senior. Deck is often referred to as one of the pioneers of women’s tennis at Bucknell having played on the team before women’s sports gained varsity status in the fall of 1973. Women’s tennis was given varsity status only months after Deck’s graduation. Her success on the club team had much to do with the upgrade of women’s tennis to varsity status. Deck entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 1989. Ed Hess (’90): One of the best tennis players in Bucknell history, Hess held the school record for singles victories at 60 until the fall of 2007, while accumulating only three singles losses during his career. He stands eighth on the singles-doubles combined win list at 101 and is 13th on Bucknell’s all-time doubles victories list. Hess won the East Coast Conference singles title in 1987, 1989 and 1990, in addition to two conference doubles titles. His teams won three ECC team championships, posting a 38-12 record in those seasons. Hess entered the Hall of Fame with the Class of 2003.
William Bartol
Marjorie Deck
Thomas Thompson
PL/Mission Statement Patriot League
In its second decade of combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 23 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full members, and Fordham and Georgetown as associate members. These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have, and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League finished at the top spot with 96 percent of its teams reporting a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent data. In addition, 76 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Patriot League’s mission is simple, to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society. During the 2008-09 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following: • 14 student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors • 61 student-athletes were recognized as ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, with 45 on the First Team. • Bucknell won its 15th overall and women’s Patriot League Presidents’ Cup trophy, while Army won the men’s trophy for the first time since 2005. • Holy Cross men’s soccer senior Jerry Dickinson was awarded a Fulbright Grant to work and study in South Africa. • Navy’s Kelly Zahalka earned her third Academic All-America selection from CoSIDA, and was also named to the USA Today First-Team All-Academic squad. She also earned both a Truman and Marshall Scholarship. • Navy’s Lizzie Barnes was one of 58 student-athletes nationally to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was also a First-Team All-Senior All-America selection. • Army became the first Patriot League team to advance to the finals of the NCAA Baseball Regional. • Bucknell’s Andrew Cohen set a record with a score of 208 at the Patriot League Golf Championship, and was named Golf World’s College Player of the Week for his effort. • Colgate’s Nick Hennessey and Steve Jonas and Holy Cross’ Brett McDermott all signed NFL free agent contracts. • The Lehigh women’s basketball team was one of 14 NCAA Tournament participants to record a perfect graduation rate. • Army men’s soccer goalkeeper A.J. Glubzinski was a First-Team AllSenior All-America selection and Lowe’s Senior CLASS award finalist. • American’s Irene Schickhardt and Christine Fingerhuth were both named Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Field Hockey All-Americans. • Navy’s Erica Ziel became the fourth female student-athlete to earn the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete award in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field in the same academic year. • Twelve Patriot League student-athletes received Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars awards. • Bucknell rowing senior Page Kannor, Army baseball sophomore Kevin McKague and Lehigh softball senior Lisa Sweeney each appeared in SportsIllustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd”.
Bucknell Athletics Mission Statement
The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University. The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes’ graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff’s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes’ education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek. Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of studentathletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department’s programs add substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell. The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, reflects positively upon Bucknell’s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell. A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA.
Patriot League Standings/Tournament The Bucknell men’s tennis team will host the Patriot League Tournament April 23-25, 2010. The Bison have finished in the top four of the league standings each oft he last three years. Bucknell’s women’s team played host to the league tournament last season where it advanced to the championship match for the fifth straight year. The Bison women will play their 2010 tournament April 16-18 in Hamilton, N.Y. Men’s 2009 Standings Team PL Overall 1. Navy 5-0 18-8 2. Colgate 4-1 12-8 3. Army 4-2 10-15 4. Bucknell 2-3 8-11 5. Lehigh 20-4 8-16 6. Lafayette 1-5 6-12 7. Holy Cross 0-3 3-11
Women’s 2009 Standings Team PL Overall 1. Army 5-0 24-9 2. Bucknell 3-1 15-7 3. Lehigh 2-2 6-11 4. Holy Cross 1-2 7-6 5. Colgate 1-3 8-13 6. Lafayette 0-4 4-9
Player of the Year: Nate Nelms, Navy Rookie of the Year: Donald Van Velzer, Army Coach of the Year: John Officer, Navy Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jason Hill, Navy
Player of the Year: Annie Houghton, Army Rookie of the Year: Dumitrita Iepuras, Bucknell Coach of the Year: Paul Peck, Army Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Sarah Sykes, Lafayette
About Bucknell About Bucknell Bucknell University is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation. Our academic programs encompass: • The traditional liberal arts disciplines—arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. • Professional programs in accounting, management, education, engineering, and music. • Preprofessional programs in law and medicine. With more than 3,500 undergraduates and nearly 150 graduate students, we combine the personal attention of a small college with the resources of a large university. The Campus: Beautiful and centrally located • More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation. • Recent additions: music building, residence hall, geology/psychology building, engineering building, and athletics center. The new West Fields complex is home to field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer. • Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Academics: Broad opportunities to learn • More than 50 majors leading to bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of engineering, bachelor of science in education, bachelor of science in business administration, or bachelor of music. • Arts & Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Art and Art History, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Geology, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gender Studies. • Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The Faculty: Focused on the students • More than 330 full-time faculty • More than 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. • Undergraduate learning is highest priority. • Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students. Undergraduate Research: Hands-on learning • Students conduct research in the lab and off campus in conjunction with faculty mentors. • High degree of independence. • Great preparation for graduate school and career. Campus Life: Never a dull moment • Learning outside of class: academically oriented student organizations, guest lecturers, campus publications, concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, trips off campus, and more. • More than 150 student-run organizations to suit nearly every interest, from a capella singing to Zen Buddhist meditation. • Volunteer and service projects on- and off-campus, including abroad • 13 fraternities and 6 sororities. • Diverse religious life programs. • Athletics: varsity intercollegiate program, club sports for both men and women, and intramural programs. Residential Colleges: Housing options with an academic twist • Seven themed programs open to first-year students: arts, environment, global, humanities, language and culture, social justice, and society and technology. • Students take a course together, live together, and participate in outof-class activities such as informal discussions, guest lectures, and offcampus trips.
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The Plan for Bucknell
Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where 3,350 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that make a difference and have a positive impact on the world. In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision — “To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education.” The Plan comprises five strategies. Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation; Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility; Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open exchange to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world; Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell — through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications — and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research; Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources necessary to engage new opportunities, lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future. The Plan for Bucknell was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2006, having previously been approved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are determined to make it a reality over the next decade. To read the complete version of The Plan for Bucknell or to request a published version, see http:// www.bucknell.edu/ThePlanforBucknell.
Facilities Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts
The Kenneth Langone Athletics & Recreation Center The Bucknell University Department of Athletics and Recreation prides itself on setting the standard of excellence when it comes to success both on the playing fields and in the classroom. With 15 Patriot League Presidents’ Cups in 19 years, national leadership in graduation rates, 117 Academic All-Americans in 39 years and 113 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes in 19 years, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class in terms of upholding the scholarathlete model. The addition of the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center, one of the finest collegiate athletics and recreation venues of its kind, ensures the continuation of that success. The facility enhances each of Bucknell’s 27 varsity programs and greatly expands the scope of its growing intramural and recreational sports offerings. A visually appealing structure located along Moore Avenue on the “downhill” side of campus, the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center was designed to reach out to all members of the campus community, including the student body, varsity student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni. Three primary venues lie within the facility: the Arthur D. Kinney Jr. Natatorium, the 4,000-seat Gary A. Sojka Pavilion and the Krebs Family Fitness Center. Other features include a new location for the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, a display of Bucknell’s Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, a brand new display highlighting Bucknell’s all-time Academic All-Americans, a sports medicine and athletic training suite, classrooms, modern offices for coaches and staff and increased locker room space for varsity and recreational athletes. The facility is named in honor of Ken Langone, a 1957 Bucknell graduate who, along with his wife Elaine, pledged $11 million toward the center’s construction. Langone was a member of the university Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1996. One of the special qualities of the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center is the manner in which it supplements the pre-existing facilities. The construction surrounds Gerhard Fieldhouse and historic Davis Gymnasium, which has been restored as a competition venue for the Bison wrestling and volleyball teams, as well as intramural, recreation and other varsity practice activities. As Bucknell continues to strive toward its mission of setting the standard of excellence in college athletics, the Langone Athletics and Recreation Center becomes the centerpiece in an already impressive cache of athletics facilities that includes the 13,100-seat Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium and its newly installed FieldTurf and 8-lane track surface; the scenic Bucknell Golf Club; Depew Field, the home of the Bison baseball team; the West Fields softball diamond; and Emmitt Field and Graham Field at Holmes Stadium, the new portion of the West Fields project that includes covered grandstand seats, ticket and concession areas, team rooms, a training room and a press box area for soccer, field hockey and women’s lacrosse.
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1. Sojka Pavilion (M/W basketball) 2. Kinney Natatorium (M/W swimming & diving, M/W water polo) 3. Davis Gym (volleyball, wrestling) 4. Gerhard Fieldhouse (M/W indoor track & field) 5. Graham Field at Holmes Stadium (field hockey, W lacrosse) 6. Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium (M/W soccer) 7. Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium (football, M lacrosse, M/W outdoor track & field) 8. Bison Softball Field 9. Depew Field (baseball) 10. Bison River Complex (rowing) 11. Bucknell Golf Club 12. Krebs Fitness Center
Recruiting Information Admissions & Applications You can reach our Admissions Office by calling 570-577-1101. To receive an application, please call our admissions office or send a written request to: Bucknell Admissions Office, Freas Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837. CALENDAR A typical recruiting calendar for a prospective student-athlete interested in tennis would go something like this: ** Junior Year -- contact head coach Rebecca Helt if Bucknell falls within your top five list of potential colleges. Send a letter expressing interest in the tennis program. It would be helpful to include a transcript. Also, the student-athlete should be registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse. See your high school athletics director or guidance counselor for information. ** Summer of 2010 -- make unofficial visits to schools of interest. ** September of 2010 -- Head coach Rebecca Helt will be in contact regarding student-athlete’s interest and possible visit date. Student-athlete and family should file CSS Financial Aid Profile Form available October 15. See your college guidance counselor for information. ** November 15, 2010 -- Deadline for Admissions and Financial Aid for Early Decision I. ** Late December, 2010 -- Target date for Admissions letters to go out for Early Decision I candidates. ** January 15, 2011 -- Deadline for Admissions and Financial Aid for Regular Decision and Early Decision II. ** Late January, 2011 -- Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Early Decision II candidates. **Late March, 2011 -- Target date for Admissions decision letters to go out for Regular Decision candidates. ** Mid-April, 2011 -- Target date for open house weekend for all accepted applicants. ** May 1, 2011 -- Deadline for securing spot in class of 2015 with deposit. CLEARINGHOUSE The NCAA mandates that all student-athletes interested in competing at the Division I or II level be certified through the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse. Contact high school coaches, athletics director and/or guidance counselor for necessary paperwork. CONTACTS As per NCAA by-law 13.02.3, a contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such faceto-face encounter that is prearranged or takes place on the grounds of the prospect’s high school, or at the site of organized competition or practice involving the prospect’s high school, prepartory school, twoyear college, or all-star team is considered a contact, regardless of the conversation that occurs. We are limited to three off-campus contact days per prospective student-athlete. CORRESPONDENCE It’s important that the prospective student-athlete get in touch with Head Coach Rebecca Helt as soon as possible. A simple letter of inquiry or email to helt@bucknell.edu into the tennis program will initiate the recruiting process. In the spring of your junior year is the most appropriate time to contact Coach Helt. ADMISSIONS DEADLINES November 15, 2010 -- Early Decision I Application and Financial Aid deadline January 1, 2011 -- Early Decision II and Regular Decision Application and Financial Aid deadline.
EARLY DECISION Students who are absolutely, 100% confident Bucknell is their top college choice are encouraged to apply during the Early Decision process. Advantages are that you’ll have an Admissions decision prior to Christmas and all students accepted during the early decision process are guaranteed financial aid for which they qualify. EVALUATIONS As per NCAA by-law 13.02.6.1, an evaluation is any off-campus activity designed to assess the academic qualifications or athletic ability of a prospect, including any visit to a prospect’s educational institution (during which no contact occurs) or the observation of a prospect participating in any practice or competition at any site. We are limited in our number of evaluations per prospective student-athlete. FINANCIAL AID Bucknell University does not offer athletic scholarships in the sport of tennis. All financial aid is awarded on the basis of need. Prospective student-athletes should complete the CSS “Profile Form” in the early Fall. INTERVIEWS Head Coach Rebecca Helt strongly encourages all prospective studentathletes to arrange for an on-campus interview with the Admissions Office. If it is not possible to interview on campus, alumni interviews are highly recommended. All interviews should be arranged through the Admissions Office by calling 570-577-1101. TELEPHONE CALLS As per NCAA by-law 13.1.3.1, institutional staff members may not telephone a prospect (or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians) prior to July 1 following the prospect’s completion of the junior year in high school. However, the prospect can call the tennis office at any time. After July 1, institutional staff members may telephone a prospect once per week (measured Sunday through Saturday). The once-per-week limit applies to the entire institution. VISITS, Official According to NCAA by-law 13.7.1.2, a prospect may not make more than five expense-paid visits to NCAA member institutions, regardless of the number of sports in which the prospect is involved. An institution may not provide an expense-paid visit to a prospect who has not presented the institution with a high school (or college) academic transcript and a score from a PSAT, an SAT, a PACTPlus, or an ACT test taken on a national testing date under national testing conditions. The official visit may not exceed 48 hours. Coach Helt encourages these visits take place from September 1 to February 15. VISITS, Unofficial According to NCAA by-law 13.8.1, a prospect may visit an institution’s campus at the prospect’s own expense an unlimited number of times and may make an unofficial visit before the prospect’s senior year in high school. If a prospective student-athlete and/or parent has any questions, please feel free to call Head Coach Rebecca Helt at 570-577-3598 or visit Bucknell’s athletic Web site, www.BucknellBison.com. Also, please feel free to forward any correspondence you feel will be helpful in Coach Helt’s assessment of a prospective student-athlete.
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