TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS At a Glance..............................................................................2 Season Preview.....................................................................3 Head Coach............................................................................4 Roster........................................................................................5 Senior Profile..........................................................................6 Returners.................................................................................7 Newcomers.............................................................................8 Athletic Success....................................................................9 Academic Success............................................................. 10 ITA All-Americans.............................................................. 11 2011-2012 Results............................................................. 12 2011-2012 Statistics......................................................... 13 Honors................................................................................... 14 PSAC....................................................................................... 15 History................................................................................... 16 Acting President................................................................ 17 University & Athletic Administration.......................... 18 University Profile................................................................ 19
Cal U has posted at least 20 wins in each of the last six seasons, winning the league title each time. The Vulcans have also been ranked in the top 15 of the final ITA rankings each season since 2008.
SPORTS INFORMATION
FAST FACTS ABOUT CAL U
Head Coach................................................ Pablo Montana College...................................................................Tennessee Record at Cal U...................................... 214-62, 11th year Career Record........................................ 214-62, 11th year Tennis Office Phone.....................................724.938.4237 E-Mail....................................................montana@calu.edu
Sports Information Director....................Matthew Kifer Office Phone...................................................724.938.4552 E-Mail............................................................. kifer@calu.edu Fax......................................................................724.938.5849 Graduate Assistant ..........................................Rob Christe Facebook.................................facebook.com/calvulcans Twitter................................................................ @calvulcans
TENNIS SUPPORT STAFF
KEY PHONE NUMBERS
Strength & Conditioning...............................Bob Sepesy Head Athletic Trainer.............................. Dr. Jamie Weary
President’s Office..........................................724.938.4400 Admissions......................................................724.938.4404 Alumni Relations..........................................724.938.4418 Athletic Office................................................724.938.4351 Bookstore........................................................724.938.4324 Equipment Manager...................................724.938.5927 Financial Aid...................................................724.938.4415 Tennis Office...................................................724.938.4237 Sports Information.......................................724.938.4552
Location...........................................................California, Pa. Founded...........................................................................1852 Enrollment......................................................................9,017 Nickname................................................................... Vulcans Colors....................................................................Black & Red Acting President................................Geraldine M. Jones Interim V.P./Student Development..........Dr. Nancy Pinardi Assoc. V.P./Athletic Development..................... Frank Bauer Interim Athletic Director/SWA...........Dr. Karen Hjerpe Faculty Athletic Rep...................Dr. William Biddington Head Athletic Trainer.............................. Dr. Jamie Weary Sports Information Director....................Matthew Kifer Athletic Admin. Assistant......................... Carolyn Tardd Director of Facilities & Events......................... Ed Whited Facility............................................................ Roadman Park Affiliations................................................. NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athletic Fax.....................................................724.938.5849 Website.............................................www.calvulcans.com
COACHING INFORMATION
PROGRAM HISTORY All-Time Record (since 2002-03)......................214-62 (.775) PSAC West Championships.............................................10 PSAC Championships......................................................... 8 NCAA Appearances (since 2002-03)...................................... 9 All-Time NCAA Postseason Record (since 2002-03)...17-9
TEAM INFORMATION
CREDITS
2011-12 Overall Record................................................24-6 2011-12 PSAC West Record/Finish......................5-0/1st 2011-12 PSAC Overall Finish.........................................1st 2011-12 Final ITA Ranking............................................. 8th
The Vulcans have advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in five of the last six years.
Cal U’s 2012-13 Tennis media guide is the result of work and research of current sports information personnel and those who have come before. This publication was created with the purpose of educating and informing the media and general public.
The mission of intercollegiate athletics at California University of Pennsylvania is to provide student-athletes opportunities to participate in a comprehensive program of athletic competition.
The 2012-13 guide has been written and edited by Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director, and Rob Christe, Graduate Assistant, to assist in covering California University women’s tennis in the 2012-13 season. Design and layout by Beth Ann Conway. Photos by Stephen Bates, Ken Brooks, Beth Ann Conway, Ryno Production, Greg Sofranko, Scott Spangler and SAI Photographers. Contents of this guide are subject to change and will be supplemented during the season by the Sports Information Office. All requests for additional information, including photographs, match accommodations and press passes, should be forwarded to the Sports Information Office.
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AT A GLANCE CAL U HEAD COACHES Baseball.................................................................Mike Conte Men’s Basketball................................................... Bill Brown Women’s Basketball........................................... Jess Strom Cheerleading/Dance......................................Marcia Boyd M/W Cross Country..................................Daniel Caulfield Football................................................................. Mike Kellar Men’s Golf......................................................Peter Coughlin Women’s Golf..............................................MerriLyn Gibbs Men’s Soccer..................................................Dennis Laskey Women’s Soccer................................................Gene Smith Softball......................................................... Rick Bertagnolli Swimming............................................................... Ed Denny Tennis.............................................................Pablo Montana M/W Track & Field.....................................Roger Kingdom Volleyball..................................................Peter Letourneau CAL U ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF Dr. William Biddington...................Faculty Athletic Rep. Chelsey Burk..........................Athletic Business Manager Kelly Collins........................................... Academic Advisor Beth Ann Conway................Coord. for Ath. Operations Travis Eisentrout................ Athletic Events Coordinator Ben Hilborn....................................... Equipment Manager Matthew Kifer.................... Sports Information Director Matt Luckhardt...........Director of Athletic Fundraising Annie Malkowiak.......... Manager of Athletic Relations Ron Sealy................Facilities Manager - Roadman Park Bob Sepesy..................Strength & Conditioning Coach Carolyn Tardd............. Administrative Ast. for Athletics Ross Vecchio................Director of Athletic Fundraising Dr. Jamie Weary................. Director of Athletic Training Ed Whited..........................Director of Facilities & Events
Mailing Address: 250 University Avenue California, Pa. 15419 www.calu.edu www.calvulcans.com NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT California University of Pennsylvania is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of justice, fairness and equal opportunity for all. In compliance with federal and state laws, the University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. The University will not tolerate racial, ethnic or sexual discrimination. Sexual harassment is considered by law to be a form of sexual discrimination and is, therefore, unacceptable. Direct equal opportunity and affirmative action inquiries or complaints to the Special Assistant to the President for EEEO/University Ombudsperson, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724.938.4014. Direct inquiries regarding services or facilities accessibility to the ADA/504 Compliance Officer, Office of Student Development and Services, Residence Building B, 724-938-4076. Direct Title IX inquiries to the Senior Woman Administrator/Title IX Coordinator, Department of Athletics, Hamer Hall 248, 724.938.4351.
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The 2012-13 Cal U tennis media guide is a multipurpose publication for use by the news media, as well as fans and alumni of California University of Pennsylvania. Additional information is available to the media upon request from the Sports Information Office. News releases and photographs will only be made available to members of the news media.
Vulcan Website Results, press releases, media guides and other Cal U material may also be found on the official Cal U Athletic Website. Visit www.calvulcans.com to find the Vulcans online.
Credentials All media attending California University of Pennsylvania tennis matches are requested to notify the Sports Information Office. Credentials for home matches are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Head Coach Pablo Montana Coach Montana is available for interviews during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Montana through the Sports Information Office at 724.938.4552. Players All tennis player interviews must be coordinated through the California University of Pennsylvania Sports Information Office. All player interviews require at least one day notice. Tennis players are available for interviews as their schedule permits.
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NCAA National Championships
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Oxford, Ohio Toledo, Ohio California, Pa. California, Pa. California, Pa. Bowling Green, Ohio
Harmar, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. California, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. California, Pa. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami Shores, Fla. Winter Park, Fla. Edinboro, Pa. Clarion, Pa.
California, Pa. Washington, D.C. California, Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa. California, Pa. California, Pa. TBA
Surprise, Ariz.
SEASON PREVIEW PRESEASON CAPSULE Players Returning (3) Jesse Burrell (5-9, So.)
Played No. 6 singles/No. 3 doubles last year
Ramona Czakon (6-1, So.)
Ranks No. 21 in doubles nationally;
Ranks No. 8 in singles/No. 2 in doubles regionally;
Played No. 6 singles/No. 3 doubles last season;
Led team with 27 wins during singles play last year
Jade Pondicas (5-3, Sr.)
RETURNING SINGLES PLAYERS
RETURNING DOUBLES PLAYERS
Name Jesse Burrell Ramona Czakon Jade Pondicas
Names Jesse Burrell Ramona Czakon Jade Pondicas
Primary Pos. Overall Record No. 6 4-3 No. 6 27-3 No. 3 24-11
Primary Pos. Overall Record No. 3 6-3 No. 3 23-8 No. 2 31-7
Ranks No. 21 in doubles nationally;
Ranks No. 4 in singles/No. 2 in doubles regionally;
Played No. 3 singles/No. 2 doubles last season;
ITA Regional Player to Watch last year;
Set career high with 55 combined wins last year
Players Lost (5) Jolien Borrenberghs (5-7, Fr.)
The Vulcans feature virtually a new roster this season with only one senior and five newcomers, but should again challenge on the national stage this spring. Led by two-time ITA National Coach of the Year Pablo Montana, Cal U has advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament five times in the last six seasons. The Vulcans have proven to be the premier program in the PSAC, winning six-consecutive league titles. In each of those years, Cal U has featured the top player in the conference. Senior Jade Pondicas is the only returning upperclassman for the Vulcans. She was selected the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch last season after earning All-PSAC status in singles and doubles as a sophomore. Pondicas has been nationally-ranked in singles in each of the last two years while primarily playing the second and third positions. However with the many additions, she looks to play at the fifth slot as a senior and enters the spring with over 75 career victories. Junior transfer Lucie Sipkova will likely play at first singles. She recorded an impressive fall by winning the PSAC Championships titles in singles and doubles. At Oklahoma Christian, Sipkova was a two-time NAIA First-Team All-American and a Capital One Academic All-American. Freshman Alexandra Borgenhoff looks to play at the second slot after capturing the singles title over Pondicas at the ITA Regional Championships. She opens the spring as the top-ranked singles player in the region and No. 20 in the country. After playing last season in the bottom half of the lineup, sophomore Ramon Czakon figures to play at the third position this spring. She led the team last year with 27 wins in singles and lost only twice in dual play. Junior Lucie Rey brings NCAA Division I experience to the program after transferring from USF. She looks to play at the fourth slot after posting 10 wins in tournament play during the fall with her only loss coming against Sipkova in the finals of the
PSAC Championships. Last season, Rey played in the bottom half of the singles lineup for the Bulls and posted six victories. Sophomore Jesse Burrell played sparingly last spring and will compete with freshmen Maxime Colen and Elizabeth Guy for time at sixth singles. Colen and Guy joined the program at semester break and will make their debuts this spring. The influx of new talent will also lead to different doubles tandems this season. Czakon and Pondicas both collected over 20 victories last year, including a career-best 31 wins by Pondicas. The duo combined for eight wins in tournaments during the fall with their only losses coming against the duo of Rey and Sipkova. Rey and Sipkova will open the spring as the No. 8 doubles team in the country. During the fall season, the tandem captured the PSAC and ITA Atlantic Regional titles in doubles play and placed sixth at the ITA National Championships. In the spring, Czakon looks to play with Borgenhoff at the second position. Czakon split last season between second and third doubles and was a member of the fourth-ranked doubles team in the region. Borgenhoff will be making her collegiate debut in doubles play during the spring. Pondicas will anchor the team at third doubles and could play with the trio of Burrell, Colen and Guy. Pondicas has a been a member of a nationallyranked doubles team in each of the last two seasons and has totaled 85 wins in her career as a doubles player. Burrell played with three different partners last spring as a freshman. The Vulcans will once again be tested this spring with nearly a dozen dual matches against NCAA Division I opponents, including six versus BIG EAST members. Montana will look to lead one of his most youthful teams to the program’s seventh-straight league title and to challenge the rest of the premier teams in NCAA Division II for a national title.
Played No. 6 singles/No. 3 doubles last season
Annabel Pieschl (5-7, Sr.)
All-PSAC West in singles;
Played No. 2 singles/No. 2 doubles last season
Martina Rubesova (5-6, Sr.)
ITA All-American in singles, doubles;
ITA Senior Regional Player of the Year;
PSAC West Athlete of the Year;
All-PSAC West in singles, doubles;
ITA Regional Champion in singles, doubles;
Played No. 1 singles/No. 1 doubles last season
Franziska Steinhardt (5-10, Sr.)
ITA All-American in doubles;
Capital One Second-Team Academic All-American;
All-PSAC West in doubles;
Two-time ITA Regional Champion in doubles;
Played No. 5 singles/No. 1 doubles last season;
Led team with 34 wins during doubles play last year
Anastassiya Zherdeva (5-8, Sr.)
Played No. 4 singles/No. 3 doubles last season
Newcomers (5) Alexandra Borgenhoff (5-6, Fr.)
Ranks No. 20 in singles nationally;
Ranks No. 1 in singles regionally;
ITA Regional Champion in singles
Maxime Colen (5-7, Fr.) Did not compete during the fall Elizabeth Guy (5-4, Fr.) Did not compete during the fall Lucie Rey (5-7, So.)
Ranks No. 41 in singles/No. 8 in doubles nationally;
Ranks No. 3 in singles/No. 1 in doubles regionally;
ITA Regional Champion in doubles;
Transfer from USF
Lucie Sipkova (5-5, Jr.)
Ranks No. 31 in singles/No. 8 in doubles nationally;
Ranks No. 2 in singles/No. 1 in doubles regionally;
ITA Regional Champion in doubles;
Transfer from Oklahoma Christian
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HEAD COACH
PABLO MONTANA HEAD COACH 11th Year at Cal U montana@calu.edu Entering his 11th season as head coach at Cal U, Pablo Montana has built the Vulcans into one of the elite collegiate tennis programs College: Tennessee in the nation. Montana, the 2007 and 2010 Wilson/ITA Wife: Karen National Coach of the Year, has posted a Children: Alexis, Silas combined dual record of 211-62 overall and a 66-15 mark in PSAC play to become the COACHING EXPERIENCE winningest coach in program history. The Vulcans have earned a berth to the NCAA 2002-Present Cal U Head Coach Tournament in nine of the last 10 seasons, including quarterfinal appearances in five of 1999-2002 Vanderbilt Assistant the last six years. Additionally, Montana has 1999 USTA National Coach coached six All-Americans in Yumi Matsuto, Inga Chilingaryan, Helena VanEysendeyk, Jutta Bornefeld, Martina Rubesova and MONTANA YEAR-BY-YEAR Franziska Steinhardt. 02-03 12-9 .571 In 2008, Cal U capped one of Montana’s finest seasons with an appearance in the 03-04 18-8 .692 Round of 16, where it fell to West Florida to 04-05# 17-8 .680 finish No. 9 in the ITA rankings with a 26-3 05-06 17-9 .654 overall record. That same season, Chilingaryan and VanEysendeyk earned All-America 06-07*^#% 28@-2 .933@ status in doubles by finishing No. 2 in the 07-08* 26-3 .897 ITA rankings with a 20-1 record. The pair also 08-09*^# 23-3 .885 received All-America laurels in singles action 09-10*^% 24-6 .800 with VanEysendeyk ranking No. 4. 10-11*^# 22-8 .733 The previous season, the Vulcans advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament 11-12*^ 24-6 .800 for the first time in program history. For his 11 YEARS 211@-62 .773@ efforts in guiding Cal U to a school-best 28-2 record and a No. 6 ranking by the ITA, @ - school record; * - PSAC Champions; Montana received Wilson/ITA National and ^ - NCAA Tournament; Regional Coach of the Year accolades. Under % - ITA National Coach of the Year his coaching, the Vulcans featured their first All-American doubles team in Chilingaryan # - PSAC West Coach of the Year and Matsuto. Montana guided Cal U to the NCAA
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Tournament in his first season with the program in 2003 with a 12-9 overall record. Over the next three seasons, the Vulcans posted at least 17 victories and appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice. In addition to the success on the court, Montana has guided the program into a premier program in the classroom. In each of the last nine years, the Vulcans have earned ITA All-Academic honors with 34 players receiving ITA Scholar-Athlete status. Cal U has also featured a CoSIDA academic all-district selection three times in the last four years, highlighted by Steinhardt becoming the first Academic All-American in program history. A tennis standout in college, Montana was a two-time All-American at Tennessee from 1993-96. He was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, earning first-team honors in both singles and doubles play in 1996. Montana and doubles partner Chris Mahony were ranked No. 4 in the country at the end of his junior year, posting 23 victories. Montana and Mahony rank second in Volunteers’ history with 75 career doubles wins. After his collegiate career was finished, he served as a national coach with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in 1999. In his first college coaching experience, Montana served as the assistant coach at Vanderbilt for three seasons. While with the Commodores, he helped coach Andrew Nisker, who in 2000 became the first Vanderbilt player to win an SEC Championship since 1982. During Montana’s tenure at Vanderbilt, the Commodores were ranked as high as No. 28 in 1999, the highest mark in the history of the
program to that point. A native of Miami, Montana completed his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Regents (N.Y.) in 1998 before he earned his master’s degree from Cal U in 2004. Montana and his wife Karen reside in Canonsburg, Pa., with their two children, Alexis and Silas.
MONTANA COACHING HONORS • 2007, 2010 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year • 2005, 2007, 2010 Wilson/ITA Regional Coach of the Year • 2005, 2007, 2009 PSAC West Coach of the Year • 2009 USTA Middle States Allegheny Mountain District Coach of the Year MONTANA YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD
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Year
Overall Record
Win Pct.
Conference Record (Finish)
NCAA Finish
Final Rank
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTALS
12-9 18-8 17-8 17-9 28-2 26-3 23-3 24-6 22-8 24-6 211-62
.571 .692 .680 .654 .933 .897 .885 .800 .733 .800 .773
4-4 (5th) 3-5 (6th) 5-3 (3rd) 6-3 (2nd) 10-0 (1st) 10-0 (1st) 7-0 (1st) 7-0 (1st) 6-0 (1st) 8-0 (1st) 66-15 (.815)
Round of 64 --- Round of 64 Round of 64 Quarterfinals Round of 16 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals
No. 7 East Region No. 6 East Region No. 7 East Region No. 6 East Region No. 6 ITA No. 9 ITA No. 15 ITA No. 10 ITA No. 12 ITA No. 8 ITA
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ROSTER Name
Cl.
Ht.
Hometown/High School
Alexandra Borgenhoff
Fr.
5-6
Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund
Jesse Burrell
So.
5-9
Perth, Australia/Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Maxime Colen
Fr.
5-7
Breda, Netherlands/Newman
Ramona Czakon
So.
6-1
Trier, Germany/Tampereen Lyseon Lukio
Elizabeth Guy
Fr.
5-4
Quebec City, Quebec/Cardinal-Roy
Jade Pondicas
Sr.
5-3
Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance
Lucie Rey
So.
5-7
Geneva, Switzerland/Colombieres
Lucie Sipkova
Jr.
5-5
Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gemnazium Pardubice Mozartova
ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY SENIOR - 1 Jade Pondicas JUNIOR - 1 Lucie Sipkova SOPHOMORES - 3 Jesse Burrell
Head Coach: Pablo Montana (Tennessee)
Ramona Czakon
Cal U Record: 211-62, 11th year
Lucie Rey
Overall Record: 211-62, 11th year
FRESHMEN - 3 Alexandra Borgenhoff Maxime Colen Elizabeth Guy GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN INTERNATIONAL - 8 Alexandra Borgenhoff (Sweden) Jesse Burrell (Australia) Maxime Colen (Netherlands) Ramona Czakon (Germany) Elizabeth Guy (Quebec) Jade Pondicas (South Africa) Lucie Rey (Switzerland) Lucie Sipkova (Czech Republic)
The Vulcans have posted a 35-14 record over the last four seasons against nationally-ranked teams while playing programs from across all NCAA and NAIA divisions.
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SENIOR PROFILE JADE PONDICAS
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Senior
Year Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2009-10 21-2 (.913) 21-2 (.913) 17-7 (.708) 17-7 (.708) 2010-11 25-6 (.806) 19-5 (.792) 29-10 (.744) 22-8 (.733) 2011-12 24-11 (.686) 17-10 (.630) 31-7 (.816) 24-5 (.828) Fall 2012 6-3 (.667) --- 8-2 (.800) --Career 76-22 (.776) 57-17 (.770) 85-26 (.766) 63-20 (.759) Fall 2012: Finished the fall No. 21 in the country in doubles and second in the region with partner Ramona Czakon … ranked fourth in singles in the Atlantic Region … tallied a 6-3 record in singles play during the fall season … finished the fall with an 8-2 record in doubles … reached the semifinals in doubles with Czakon at the PSAC Championships …won five matches in singles to advance to the finals at the Atlantic Regional Championships … teamed with Czakon to win four matches and advance to the finals in the doubles flight at the Atlantic Regional Championships … 2011-12: ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch … finished the year ranked fourth in the region in singles after reaching as high as No. 31 nationally … finished fifth in the region in doubles with Annabel Pieschl after reaching as high as No. 12 nationally and second regionally … PSAC Athlete of the Week (April 9) … posted a 24-11 record in singles, playing primarily second and third positions … finished with five wins against regionally-ranked opponents … won seven-straight matches in singles twice … tied for second on the team with 31 wins in doubles play, including 24 victories in dual play … posted a 28-7 record with Pieschl while primarily playing second doubles … won four singles matches at the Atlantic Regional Championships to advance to the semifinals … teamed with Pieschl to win four matches and advanced to the finals in the doubles flight at the Atlantic Regional Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2010-11: All-PSAC West First-Team (singles, doubles) … finished the year ranked No. 40 in the country after ranking as high as No. 37 … ranked No. 21 in doubles with Pieschl after reaching as high as No. 16 … PSAC West Athlete of the Week (March 28) … ranked second on the team with 25 victories in singles, including a 19-5 mark in dual matches … opened the fall with 10-straight victories … posted a 29-10 record in doubles, including a team-best 22 wins in dual play … teamed with Pondicas to earn five victories against regionally-ranked teams … closed the season by winning 11 of the final 12 matches … posted three wins with Pieschl to earn the crown in the doubles portion of the PSAC Championships … earned three victories in singles to advance to the semifinals at the Atlantic Regional Championships … teamed with Pieschl to win three matches and advanced to the finals in the doubles flight at the Atlantic Regional Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010) … 2009-10: Finished the year ranked third in the region in doubles with Anastassiya Zherdeva … PSAC West Athlete of the Week (April 19) … posted a 21-2 record in singles after joining the program at semester break … led the team with 21 singles victories in dual matches while primarily playing at the fifth position … defeated three regionally-ranked opponents … collected 17 wins in doubles play … teamed with Zherdeva to post a 14-3 record, including a 13-match win streak … ITA Scholar-Athlete … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010) On a Personal Note: Daughter of Angelos and Janice Pondicas … majoring in psychology with a minor in justice studies
Jade Pondicas won a combined 55 matches last year, including a career-high 31 victories in doubles play.
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RETURNERS JESSE BURRELL
PERTH, AUSTRALIA Sophomore
Year 2011-12
Singles Dual Doubles Dual 4-3 (.571) 4-3 (.571) 6-3 (.667) 6-3 (.667)
Fall 2012: Did not compete … 2011-12: Finished the year with a 4-3 mark while playing fifth and sixth singles after joining the program at semester break … posted a 6-3 record in doubles with three different partners … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2012) On a Personal Note: Daughter of Mike and Yvette Burrell … majoring in sport management The Vulcans have swept the singles and doubles titles at the ITA Regional Championships for seven-straight seasons, posting a combined 29-4 record at the event this fall.
Jesse Burrell won a combined 10 matches in limited action last spring.
RAMONA CZAKON
TRIER, GERMANY Sophomore
Year Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2011-12 27-3 (.900) 19-2 (.905) 23-8 (.742) 14-7 (.667) Fall 2012 5-1 (.833) --- 8-2 (.800) --Career 32-4 (.889) 19-2 (.905) 31-10 (.756) 14-7 (.667) Fall 2012: Finished the fall No. 21 in the country in doubles and second in the region with partner Jade Pondicas … ranked eighth in singles in the Atlantic Region … posted a 5-1 mark in singles play during the fall season … finished the fall with an 8-2 record in doubles … reached the semifinals with Pondicas in doubles at the PSAC Championships … won two matches in singles to advance to the third round at the Atlantic Regional Championships … teamed with Pondicas to win four matches and advance to the finals in the doubles flight at the Atlantic Regional Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012) … 2011-12: Finished the year ranked ninth in the region in singles after reaching as high as eighth … ranked fourth in the region in doubles with Anastassiya Zherdeva … led team with 27 victories in singles while playing at three different positions … collected an 11-2 mark at the sixth position … won at least eight-consecutive matches in singles play three times … teamed with Zherdeva for a 21-8 record in doubles with a combined 13-7 record at second and third doubles … won three matches in singles to advance to the quarterfinals at the Atlantic Regional Championships … teamed with Zherdeva to win three matches and advance to the semifinals of the doubles flight at the Atlantic Regional Championships … ITA Scholar-Athlete … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
Ramona Czakon led the team with 27 wins in singles play as a freshman last year.
On a Personal Note: Daughter of Maria Paczos … majoring in psychology
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NEWCOMERS ALEXANDRA BORGENHOFF
LUCIE REY
Freshman
Sophomore
ALINGSAS, SWEDEN
Year Fall 2012
Singles 12-3 (.800)
Dual Doubles --- ---
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Dual ---
Fall 2012: Ranked No. 20 in the nation in singles and first in the Atlantic Region … finished with a 12-3 record in singles play during the fall season … earned two victories to advance to the quarterfinals of the PSAC Championships … won six-straight matches to capture singles title at the Atlantic Regional Championships … finished seventh at the ITA National Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012) On a Personal Note: Daughter of Magnus and Ann-Charlotte Borgenhoff … majoring in business administration
Year Fall 2012
Singles 10-1 (.909)
Dual Doubles --- 10-2 (.833)
Dual ---
Fall 2012: Ranked No. 41 in the nation in singles and third in the Atlantic Region … finished the fall No. 8 in the country in doubles and first in the region with partner Lucie Sipkova … posted a 10-1 record in singles play during the fall season … finished the fall with a 10-2 record in doubles … won three matches to advance to the finals of the PSAC Championships … captured the title with Sipkova in the doubles flight at the PSAC Championships … earned four victories to advance to the finals of the Atlantic Regional Championships … posted five wins with Sipkova to earn the crown in the doubles portion of the Atlantic Regional Championships … finished sixth with Sipkova in doubles at the ITA National Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012) … transfer from USF (2011-12) On a Personal Note: Daughter of Didier and Marie-Jo Rey … majoring in psychology
MAXIME COLEN
LUCIE SIPKOVA
Freshman
Junior
PARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC
BREDA, NETHERLANDS
Fall 2012: Did not compete On a Personal Note: Daughter of Tonnie Colen … majoring in sport management
Year Fall 2012
Singles 9-1 (.900)
Dual Doubles --- 10-2 (.833)
Dual ---
Fall 2012: Ranked No. 31 in the nation in singles and second in the Atlantic Region … finished the fall No. 8 in the country in doubles and first in the region with partner Lucie Rey … registered a 9-1 mark in singles play during the fall season … finished the fall with a 10-2 record in doubles … posted four victories in singles play to win the PSAC Championships … captured the title with Rey in the doubles flight at the PSAC Championships … posted three victories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Regional Championships … posted five wins with Rey to earn the crown in the doubles portion of the Atlantic Regional Championships … finished sixth with Rey in doubles at the ITA National Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012) … transfer from Oklahoma Christian (2010-12)
ELIZABETH GUY
On a Personal Note: Daughter of Vaclav Sipek and Libuse Cerna … majoring in international studies (business and economics)
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC Freshman
Fall 2012: Did not compete On a Personal Note: Daughter of Gino Guy and Nancy Doucet … majoring in pre-athletic training
Lucie Rey and Lucie Sipkova won the doubles titles at the PSAC and ITA Regional Championships.
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ATHLETIC SUCCESS Two individual national championships, three PSAC championships, 11 teams qualifying for NCAA postseason play and 13 Capital One Academic All-Americans in 2011-12 continued the tradition of excellence established by Cal U Athletics.
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FIVE-STRAIGHT TOP-15 DIRECTOR’S CUP FINISHES Cal U has garnered five-straight top-15 finishes in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings. 2007-08 ............................................................... 8th 2008-09 ............................................................... 9th 2009-10 .............................................................. 2nd 2010-11 ............................................................. 12th 2011-12 ............................................................. 11th
3 National Team Championships Softball (2) ................................................................. 1997, 1998 Women’s Basketball (1)..................................................... 2004
8 National Individual Championships Track & Field (2) ................1983, 1984 - Brian Ferrari (10K) ..................................... 1985 - Jenise Lockhardt (high jump) Wrestling (2) ............1977, 1979 - Brian DePaoli (118-lbs.) .................................... 1988, 1989 - Ken Hackman (190-lbs.) Cross Country (1) .................................... 1983 - Brian Ferrari Swimming (3) ..............2011 - Melissa Gates (50 freestyle) ................................ 2012 - Melissa Gates (50/100 freestyle)
67 PSAC Team Championships Men’s Tennis (9) .............................. 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, .............................................................. 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971, ................................................................................................... 1972 Men’s Basketball (8) ....................... 1970, 1985, 1988, 1992 ............................................................... 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008 Football (8) ....................................... 1946, 1958, 1968, 1984, ............................................................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Men’s Tennis (8) ............................... 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 ............................................................... 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972 Women’s Tennis (8) ........................ 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008 ............................................................... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Softball (6) ......................................... 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998 ....................................................................................... 1999, 2000 Volleyball (7) ..................................... 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007 ........................................................................... 2008, 2009, 2011 Women’s Basketball (4)................. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Baseball (3).................................................... 1979, 2004, 2010 Women’s Golf (3) ......................................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Men’s Golf (1)........................................................................ 1980 Men’s Soccer (1)................................................................... 2008 Women’s Soccer (1) ............................................................ 2011
32 Academic All-Americans
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The Vulcans posted the highest finish of any PSAC school in the Directors’ Cup by placing second in 2009-10. Cal U is the only PSAC school to finish in the top five of the standings since the award was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year.
Cal U led NCAA Division II, and ranked sixth among all institutions, with a school-record 13 Academic AllAmericans in the 2011-12 academic year. A total of 12 sports were represented among the 13 selections, including nine female student-athletes.
Softball (10) ..............................Rochelle Dierkes (1995-96), ............... Alyson Johnson (2012), Julie Mackenzie (2010), ............ Kerry Novak (1997), Sonia Petrosoniak (2009-10), ....................... Lauren Shaheen (2010), Lisa Swoger (1984) ............................................................. Natalie Wideman (2012) Football (4) ............................................... Derek Katris (2006), ............................... Lloyd Price (2004-05), Chet Welc (2011) Men’s Basketball (3) ..................................... Bill Belko (1984) ...........................Ray Gutierrez (1993), Steve Swiech (2012) Men’s XC/T&F (2) ......................... Christopher Clark (2009), ......................................................................Tim Lahmers (2012) Women’s XC/T&F (2) ................................ Laurie Hall (2012), ........................................................................... Erin Kling (2012), Men’s Soccer (2)..................................Charlie Dagnal (2011) ..........................................................Camilo Hinestroza (2005), Women’s Soccer (2) ............................Paula Jackson (2011), .................................................................... Kristen Orrett (2011) Volleyball (2) ......................................Renata da Silva (2009), ...................................................................Meghan Franz (2011) Baseball (2)..........................................Mike Larson (2004-05) Women’s Basketball (1).................... Heather Corby (1999) Swimming (1) ........................................Kelsey Nuhfer (2012) Tennis (1) ...................................Franziska Steinhardt (2012)
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS. To advance our mission of building the character and careers of students, Cal U relies upon committed faculty, motivated students, challenging programs and exceptional facilities. We have more than 150 undergraduate programs that will jumpstart your intellectual development in a variety of fields, from business to education to science and technology. Our graduate school programs provide you with an opportunity to further develop your academic experience at the graduate or post-graduate level. Cal U Global Online offers convenient and state-of-the-art classroom delivery of quality academic programs. Work at home, in the office, on vacation, in the early morning or late at night, wherever and whenever you want. Our Character Education Institute provides character education to Cal U students, faculty and staff, and corporate training to regional organizations and businesses. The institute serves as a resource center for education majors, and assists school districts and local organizations in advancing character development. American Democracy Project (ADP) is focused on producing graduates who are committed to being active, involved citizens in their communities. The project helps engage students in activities and projects designed to increase their intellectual understanding and commitment to participate in the civic life of the United States.
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The Vulcans led NCAA Division II and ranked sixth overall among all institutions with a school-record 13 Capital One Academic All-Americans during the 2011-12 academic year.
A total of 31 student-athletes boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2012 semester.
A record of 175 student-athletes from Cal U, representing all sports, were named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-12 academic year.
A total of 209 Cal U student-athletes, representing all sports, were named to the Fall 2012 edition of the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll.
Listed below are the 2011-12 PSAC Scholar-Athletes from tennis:
Ramona Czakon Mariana Oliveira Annabel Pieschl Martina Rubesova Franziska Steinhardt
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Franziska Steinhardt became the first Academic All-American in program history last year.
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ITA ALL-AMERICANS
INGA CHILINGARYAN YEREVAN, ARMENIA
YUMI MATSUTO KOBESHI, JAPAN
MEYTHET, FRANCE
2007 Doubles
2008 Singles, Doubles 2009 Singles
MARTINA RUBESOVA
FRANZISKA STEINHARDT
USTI NAD LABEM, CZECH REPUBLIC
BAD LAUSICK, GERMANY
2012 Singles, Doubles
2012 Doubles
2007 Doubles 2008 Singles, Doubles
JUTTA BORNEFELD VAREL, GERMANY 2010 Singles
HELENA VANEYSENDEYK
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2011-12 RESULTS FALL SEASON DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
SCORE
09/09-10/11
@ Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Pittsburgh, Pa.
09/16-18/11
@ Oberlin (Ohio) Fall Invitational
Oberlin, Ohio
09/24-26/11
@ ITA Atlantic Regional Tournament Charleston, W.Va.
10/08/11
vs. Shippensburg
Bloomsburg, Pa.
10/08/11
vs. East Stroudsburg
Bloomsburg, Pa.
10/09/11
@ Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg, Pa.
10/13-15/11
@ ITA Small College Championships
Mobile, Ala.
NTS NTS NTS W 9-0 W 9-0
W 9-0
NTS
SPRING SEASON DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
SCORE
02/03/12
@ Duquesne
Harmer, Pa.
W 5-2
02/05/12
@ Penn
Philadelphia, Pa.
L 2-5
SOUTH PARK, PA.
W 8-1
02/18/12 #13 CARNEGIE MELLON 02/23/12
@ #6 Denison Granville, Ohio
W 9-0
03/07/12
@ Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
W 5-2
03/11/12
@ #26 Nova Southeastern (Fla.)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
W 8-1
03/12/12
@ #3 Lynn (Fla.)
Boca Raton, Fla.
L 2-7
03/13/12
@ #4 Barry (Fla.)
Miami Shores, Fla.
L 2-7
03/16/12
@ #12 Florida Southern
Lakeland, Fla.
W 8-1
03/17/11
@ #10 Rollins (Fla.)
Winter Park, Fla.
W 6-3
03/18/12
#1 WILLIAMS (Mass.)
CALIFORNIA, PA.
L 3-6
03/23/12
@ James Madison Harrisonburg, Va.
L 2-5
03/24/12
@ George Washington
Montclair, Va.
W 5-2
03/27/12
EDINBORO*
CALIFORNIA, PA.
W 9-0
03/28/12
@ Pittsburgh
Harmar, Pa.
W 4-3
03/30/12
CLARION*
SOUTH PARK, PA.
W 9-0
04/01/12
@ #41 IUP*
Indiana, Pa.
W 9-0
04/03/12
@ Mercyhurst*
Erie, Pa.
W 9-0
04/07/12
@ West Virginia
Morgantown, W.Va.
W 5-2
04/10/12
#44 SLIPPERY ROCK*
CALIFORNIA, PA.
W 9-0
04/13/12
@ Villanova
Villanova, Pa.
W 7-0
04/20/12
vs. Kutztown^
Bloomsburg, Pa.
W 5-0
04/20/12
vs. #41 Indiana (Pa.)^
Bloomsburg, Pa.
W 6-1
04/28/12
WINSTON-SALEM STATE$
CALIFORNIA, PA.
W 5-0
04/29/12 SHAW$
CALIFORNIA, PA.
W 5-0
05/16/12
vs. #15 Cameron (Okla.)$
Louisville, Ky.
W 5-2
05/17/12
vs. #2 Barry (Fla.)$
Louisville, Ky.
L 2-5
* - PSAC West Match; ^ - PSAC Team Championship; $ - NCAA Tournament HOME MATCHES IN ALL CAPS
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2011-12 STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: 24-6 PSAC WEST 5-0; HOME 5-1; AWAY 14-4; NEUTRAL 5-1; NATIONAL RANKED 9-4; REGIONAL RANKED 12-4 SINGLES
OVERALL
DUAL TOUR
PSAC
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2
3
4
5
6
vs. Nat’l
vs. Reg’l
Jolien Borrenberghs 8-2 4-1 4-1 4-0 --- --- --- --- --- 4-1 --- 0-1 Jesse Burrell 4-3 4-3 --- 2-0 --- --- --- --- 2-1 2-2 --- --Ramona Czakon 27-3 19-2 8-1 2-0 --- --- --- 4-0 4-0 11-2 --- 1-1 Mariana Oliveira 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- 3-0 --- --- --Livia Pap 6-0 3-0 3-0 --- --- --- --- --- --- 3-0 --- --Annabel Pieschl 25-7 20-5 5-2 4-0 4-2 16-3 --- --- --- --- 0-2 6-4 Jade Pondicas 24-11 17-10 7-1 5-0 --- 6-1 10-8 1-1 --- --- 0-2 5-3 Martina Rubesova 26-6 16-4 10-2 4-0 16-4 --- --- --- --- --- 2-2 9-1 Franziska Steinhardt 26-9 19-7 7-2 5-0 --- --- 1-0 7-2 11-5 --- --- 3-1 Anastassiya Zherdeva 20-13 14-10 6-3 4-0 --- --- 6-2 7-6 1-2 --- 0-1 0-3 Totals 171-54 120-42 51-12 30-0 20-6 22-4 17-10 19-9 21-8 21-5 2-7 24-14 Percentage .760 .741 .810 1.000 .769 .846 .630 .679 .724 .808 .222 .632
DOUBLES Ramona Czakon/Anastassiya Zherdeva Mariana Oliveira/Franziska Steinhardt Martina Rubesova/Anastassiya Zherdeva Annabel Pieschl/Jade Pondicas Jolien Borrenberghs/Livia Pap Ramona Czakon/Franziska Steinhardt Martina Rubesova/Franziska Steinhardt Jolien Borrenberghs/Mariana Oliveira Jolien Borrenberghs/Jesse Burrell Jade Pondicas/Anastassiya Zherdeva Jesse Burrell/Anastassiya Zherdeva Franziska Steinhardt/Anastassiya Zherdeva Jolien Borrenberghs/Anastassiya Zherdeva Jesse Burrell/Ramona Czakon Jolien Borrenberghs/Jade Pondicas Totals Percentage
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OVERALL
DUAL
TOUR
PSAC
1
2
3
vs. Nat’l
vs. Reg’l
21-8 2-0 1-0 28-7 5-0 1-0 30-6 2-0 5-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 102-24 .810
13-7 --- --- 21-5 1-0 --- 22-4 2-0 5-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 71-19 .789
8-1 2-0 1-0 7-2 4-0 1-0 8-2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 31-5 .861
4-0 --- --- 4-0 --- --- 4-0 --- 2-0 1-0 --- 1-0 1-0 1-0 --- 15-0 1.000
--- --- --- 4-0 --- --- 22-4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 26-4 .867
6-2 --- --- 16-4 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 --- 1-0 --- --- --- 24-6 .800
7-5 --- --- 1-1 1-0 --- --- 2-0 5-2 --- 0-1 --- 1-0 1-0 2-0 21-9 .700
--- --- --- --- --- --- 3-1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3-1 .750
0-1 ----3-1 ----10-1 ----------------13-3 .812
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ALL-TIME HONORS ITA REGIONAL SINGLES CHAMPION 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan 2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2008 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2009 - Alina Stanila 2010 - Jutta Bornefeld 2011 - Martina Rubesova 2012 - Alexandra Borgenhoff ITA REGIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPION 2005 - Katie Anderson/Inga Chilingaryan 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan/Yumi Matsuto 2007 - Lisa Santoro/Helena VanEysendeyk 2008 - Axelle Fernandez/Helena VanEysendeyk 2009 - Nina Kowalski/Laurie Navarro 2010 - Jutta Bornefeld/Franziska Steinhardt 2011 - Martina Rubesova/Franziska Steinhardt 2012 - Lucie Rey/Lucie Sipkova ITA SENIOR NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk ITA SENIOR REGIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008 - Inga Chilingaryan 2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2012 - Martina Rubesova ITA REGIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2010 - Jutta Bornefeld ITA REGIONAL PLAYER TO WATCH 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan 2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2010 - Anastassiya Zherdeva 2011 - Annabel Pieschl 2012 - Jade Pondicas
ITA ARTHUR ASHE REGIONAL AWARD 2005 - Linda Escobedo ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 2004 - Linda Escobedo 2005 - Andra Preda 2006 - Katie Anderson Andra Preda Traci Provins Daniella Zevallos 2007 - Jessica Brown Inga Chilingaryan Lauren Hovey Yumi Matsuto Nina Reiswich Helena VanEysendeyk 2008 - Nina Kowalski Helena VanEysendeyk 2009 - Axelle Fernandez Nina Kowalski Mariana Oliveira Helena VanEysendeyk 2010 - Jutta Bornefeld Julia Cohen Axelle Fernandez Nina Kowalski Mariana Oliveira Jade Pondicas 2011 - Axelle Fernandez Nina Kowalski Annabel Pieschl Franziska Steinhardt
2012 - Ramona Czakon Mariana Oliveira Annabel Pieschl Martina Rubesova Franziska Steinhardt Anastassiya Zherdeva ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 WILSON/ITA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2007 - Pablo Montana 2010 - Pablo Montana ITA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2005 - Pablo Montana 2007 - Pablo Montana 2010 - Pablo Montana ITA REGIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR 2012 - Olzhas Taniyev CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2012 - Franziska Steinhardt (second team) CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk (second team) 2010 - Nina Kowalski (third team) 2012 - Franziska Steinhardt (first team)
PSAC HONORS ALL-PSAC WEST SINGLES! 2006 First Team* Katie Anderson Jessica Brown Inga Chilingaryan 2007 First Team* Inga Chilingaryan Helena VanEysendeyk 2008 First Team* Inga Chilingaryan Nina Kowalski Marina Quintana Helena VanEysendeyk 2009 First Team* Axelle Fernandez Alina Stanila Helena VanEysendeyk 2010 First Team* Jutta Bornefeld Alina Stanila 2011 First Team* Annabel Pieschl Jade Pondicas Franziska Steinhardt
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2012 First Team* Annabel Pieschl Martina Rubesova ALL-PSAC WEST DOUBLES! 2006 First Team* M. Anderson/I. Chilingaryan 2007 First Team* Inga Chilingaryan/Yumi Matsuto Lisa Santoro/H. VanEysendeyk 2008 First Team* I. Chilingaryan/H. VanEysendeyk Nina Kowalski/Marina Quintana 2009 First Team* A. Stanila/H. VanEysendeyk Axelle Fernandez/Nina Kowalski 2010 First Team* Jutta Bornefeld/Nina Kowalski 2011 First Team* Annabel Pieschl/Jade Pondicas 2012 First Team* M. Rubesova/F. Steinhardt
ALL-PSAC WEST@ 2005 First Team* Melissa Anderson Linda Escobedo Olga Gonzalez ALL-PSAC^ 2001 Second Team Linda Escobedo Olga Gonzalez 2003 Second Team Kylie Corsi Linda Escodedo Olga Gonzalez 2004 First Team Linda Escobedo Second Team Olga Gonzalez PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR% 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan 2007 - Inga Chilingaryan 2008 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2010 - Jutta Bornefeld 2011 - Annabel Pieschl 2012 - Martina Rubesova
PSAC WEST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR% 2008 - Nina Kowalski 2009 - Alina Stanila
PSAC WEST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
PSAC WEST COACH OF THE YEAR% 2005 - Pablo Montana 2007 - Pablo Montana 2009 - Pablo Montana 2011- Pablo Montana
PSAC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
PSAC SINGLES CHAMPION 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan (Fall) 2006 - Inga Chilingaryan (Spring) 2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk 2008 - Alina Stanila 2009 - Alina Stanila 2010 - Annabel Pieschl 2012 - Lucie Sipkova PSAC DOUBLES CHAMPION 2006 - Y. Matsuto/L. Santoro (Fall) 2007 - O. Alekseeva/L. Santoro 2008 - A. Fernandez/H. VanEysendeyk 2009 - N. Kowalski/L. Navarro 2010 - A. Pieschl/J. Pondicas 2012 - L. Rey/L. Sipkova
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* - selected only one team ^ - selected from 2001-04 @ - selected in 2005 % - selected from 2005-present ! - selected 2006-present
PSAC
Originating in 1951 to administer and promote men’s athletics, the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded intercollegiate conferences. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the entire conference to NCAA Division II. Among its recent enhancements the PSAC has expanded its membership twice during a four-year span. The first occurred during the 2008-09 academic year with the addition of full-time members Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, and associate member Long Island UniversityC.W. Post. Over the past year, the PSAC’s Board of Directors agreed to welcome Seton Hill University as an associate member to begin play in field hockey during the 2011-12 campaign. The membership now consists of 16 full-time institutions and the two associate members. All of the league’s full-time members are located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. Highly competitive on a regional and national level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into
2011-12 PSAC TEAMS STANDINGS Western Division Team................................... PSAC................Pct...............Overall.................Pct. California................................ 5-0.............1.000...................24-6............... .800 IUP.......................................................4-1.................. .800........................ 22-8.................... .733 Slippery Rock..................................3-2.................. .600........................ 15-6.................... .714 Mercyhurst.......................................2-3.................. .400.................... 12-5-1.................... .694 Clarion...............................................1-4.................. .200...........................8-7.................... .533 Edinboro.......................................... 0-5 ...................000 ....................... 7-17.................... .292 Eastern Division Team................................... PSAC................Pct...............Overall.................Pct. Bloomsburg.....................................6-0................ 1.000........................ 11-9.................... .550 Kutztown..........................................5-1.................. .833........................ 9-11.................... .450 Millersville........................................4-2.................. .667........................ 7-12.................... .368 West Chester...................................3-3.................. .500........................ 11-9.................... .550 East Stroudsburg...........................2-4.................. .333........................ 6-16.................... .273 Shippensburg.................................1-5.................. .167........................ 1-13.................... .071 Cheyney............................................0-6.................. .000...........................0-7.................... .000
NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 246 individual title winners. While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC Scholar-Athletes were first recognized in the mid1990s. Although all 16 current institutions are members of Division II, seven league schools also compete at the Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 127,000 students and claim over 710,000 alumni, including 483,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate and assistant commissioner, and a director of media relations at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 206 Annex Building Lock Haven, PA 17745 Staff Steve Murray - Commissioner Will Adair - Associate Commissioner Carlin Chesick - Assistant Commissioner/ Senior Woman Administrator Caley McCool - Director of Strategic Communication & New Media
ALL-PSAC WEST SINGLES Caroline Bristol, Mercyhurst Sarah Lynch, Slippery Rock Tabtip Louhabanjong, IUP Annabel Pieschl, California Martina Rubesova, California Tanya Timko, IUP PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Martina Rubesova, California
ALL-PSAC WEST DOUBLES Katie Eaton/ Tabtip Louhabanjong, IUP Sarah Lynch/ Dunja Drmac, Slippery Rock Martina Rubesova/ Franziska Steinhardt, California
PSAC WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Tanya Timko, IUP
PSAC WEST COACH OF THE YEAR Larry Peterson, IUP
2012 PSAC TOURNAMENT Quarterfinals - April 17 (E2) Kutztown d. (E3) Millersville, 5-4 (W2) IUP d. (W3) Slippery Rock, 5-3 Semifinals - April 20 (@ Bloomsburg, Pa.) (W2) IUP d. (E1) Bloomsburg, 5-0 (W1) California d. (E2) Kutztown, 5-0 Finals - April 20 (@ Bloomsburg, Pa.) (W1) California d. (W2) IUP, 6-1 The Vulcans won their sixth-consecutive PSAC Championship last spring.
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HISTORY Over the last decade, the Vulcans have transformed into the most dominant team in the Atlantic Region and one of the elite programs across NCAA Division II. Leading the transformation has been head coach Pablo Montana, a former two-time AllAmerican doubles player while at Tennessee. For his effort, Montana has been selected the ITA National Coach of the Year twice in his career. In the years preceding his hire, Cal U posted a pair of two-win seasons and the 2001-02 campaign was suspended due to an incomplete roster. Montana made an immediate impact with the program, as the Vulcans qualified for the NCAA Tournament in his first season. Cal U finished the season with a 12-9 overall record and was ranked seventh in the region. After not playing the previous year, sophomores Linda Escobedo and Olga Gonzalez earned All-PSAC honors for the second time in their careers. Cal U built upon the success the following season, compiling an 18-8 mark and ranking sixth in the region. However, the Vulcans finished sixth in the conference and were not selected to the post-season. Escobedo was named to the All-PSAC First-Team for the first time in her career. In 2005, Cal U captured its first PSAC West title in more than a decade and advanced to the semifinals of the PSAC Tournament. The Vulcans finished the season with a 17-9 overall record and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. For his efforts, Montana was selected the PSAC West Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. Escobedo, Gonzalez and junior transfer Melissa Anderson each received All-PSAC West First Team honors. A native of Texas, Escobedo was also the recipient of the ITA/Arthur Ashe Regional Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. The award is presented to a player who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and leadership, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements. With the addition of Inga Chilingaryan, the Vulcans posted 17 wins in 2006, while repeating as divisional champions and finishing as the runner-up at the PSAC Championships. A dominating player, Chilingaryan posted a 29-1 record in singles and was selected the PSAC West Athlete of the Year. In 2007, Cal U ascended onto the national stage after totaling a school record 28 victories and ranking No. 6 in the country. Montana guided the Vulcans to their first PSAC Championship since 1993 and led the program to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. For his efforts, Montana was named the Inga Chilingaryan was a ITA National two-time All-American in Coach of the Year. doubles play. Chilingaryan
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The Vulcans have won six-consecutive PSAC Championships dating back to 2007 and have featured the PSAC West Athlete of the Year each season since 2006. repeated as PSAC West Athlete of the Year and Year, Bornefeld posted 20 wins during the spring teamed with newcomer Yumi Matsuto to earn ITA season. All-America status as a doubles team. Cal U continued its run to the quarterfinals The following year, the Vulcans repeated as in 2011, finishing with a 22-8 overall record. Junior PSAC Champions and advanced to the Round of transfer Annabel Pieschl was named PSAC West 16 in the NCAA Tournament before finishing the Athlete of the Year and was one of three players to year with 26 wins. Junior Helena VanEysendeyk and earn All-PSAC West honors. Chilingaryan became the most dominating doubles Featuring the most veteran team in the team in school history, finishing the year No. 2 in the Montana era, the Vulcans again advanced to the country. Both standouts earned All-America honors quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament last season. as both singles and doubles players. Cal U finished with a 24-6 overall record and boasted Anchored by the play of VanEysendeyk in an ITA All-American doubles team in seniors Martina 2009, Cal U again reached the quarterfinals of the Rubesova and Franziska Steinhardt. Rubesova, who NCAA Tournament and claimed a third-straight was also an ITA All-American in singles play, was conference title. VanEysendeyk was named the ITA selected the ITA Senior Regional and PSAC West Senior National Player of the Year after finishing the Athlete of the Year and Steinhardt became the first season with a 26-2 record in singles and 30 wins in Academic All-American in program history. doubles play. Building on previous success, the Vulcans look Even with the departure of the all-time to maintain their dominance in the PSAC and the winningest player in school history, Montana Atlantic Region while still challenging for the first led the Vulcans to a 24-6 record and a fourthNational Championship in program history. consecutive PSAC Championship the following year. Cal U also made a second-straight appearance in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Jutta Bornefeld became the first freshman in school history to earn AllAmerica status, as she finished the year as the No. 19 singles player in the country. The ITA Regional Helena VanEysendeyk was a two-time All-American in singles and Rookie and PSAC West Athlete of the was selected the ITA Senior National Player of the Year in 2009.
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On May 16, 2012, Geraldine Jones was named acting president of California University of Pennsylvania. Jones graduated from California State College in 1971 and began her career in education as a second-grade teacher in the Albert Gallatin School District, in Uniontown, Pa. She returned to California in 1974, serving as program director for Upward Bound for 20 years and as chair of the Department of Academic Development Services for 11 years. She was associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services for two years before serving as dean from 20002008. In July 2008, she was named provost and vice president for academic affairs. A member of the Cal U Alumni Association board of directors, Jones has received numerous honors, including the Cal U Alumni Association’s John R. Gregg Award for Loyalty and Service, the Black Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award, and the Community Service Award given by the Minority Students Association at Penn State Fayette. In 2010 Jones was one of 50 Women of Excellence honored by the New Pittsburgh Courier, one of the oldest and most prestigious black newspapers in the United States. Jones is a lifelong member of Mt. Zion AME Church of Brownsville, Pa., where she has been the church pianist since age 14. She has been married to Jeffrey B. Jones for 37 years; they have two adult daughters and a granddaughter.
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DR. BRUCE D. BARNHART
CRAIG BUTZINE
Acting Provost/ Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Marketing & University Relations
DR. NANCY PINARDI
ROBERT J. THORN
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
DR. CHARLES A. MANCE Vice President for University Technology Services
SHARON M. NAVONEY Interim Vice President for University Development & Cal U for Life
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Interim Athletic Director Senior Woman Administrator
DR. BILL BIDDINGTON Faculty Athletic Representative
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UNIVERSITY PROFILE BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS. California University of Pennsylvania, a comprehensive regional institution of higher education and a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies that is devoted to building character and careers, broadly defined. The University is inspired by its core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility and is guided by its Bill of Rights and Responsibilities: We have the right to safety and security; We have the responsibility to ensure the safety and security of others; We have the right to be treated with respect; We have the responsibility to treat others with respect; We have the right to expect the best; We have the responsibility to give our best; We have the right to be treated fairly; We have the responsibility to treat others fairly. To advance its ultimate mission of building the character and careers of students, the University shall focus its efforts on three goals: student achievement and success, institutional excellence, and community service. These interrelated ends will be facilitated by the following means: high quality faculty, students, programs and facilities. These means, in turn, will be funded through an energetic program of resource acquisition and stewardship. The University is located on 294 acres in the borough of California, Pa., just 35 miles south of Pittsburgh on the banks of the Monongahela River. Here, highly trained faculty members, caring staff and state-ofthe-art facilities combine to help every student develop a degree of character while preparing for a meaningful career.
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Cal U’s world class facilities provide the best in student housing and the new geothermal technologies have helped California University reduce power consumption to 57% less energy. Cal U is home to more than 100 clubs and organizations. The Student Activities Board programs provide various programs which include: concerts, lectures, films, off campus trips, recreational activities to name a few. As undergraduates, Cal U students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges: Education & Human Services, Liberal Arts and Science, Technology & Business.
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UNIVERSITY PROFILE Q: Where are Cal U graduates finding jobs?
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Atlas America Bank of New York Mellon Bayer Corp. Central Intelligence Agency CONSOL Energy Coors Brewing Deloitte Ernst & Young FedEx FBI H.J. Heinz Co. Highmark KDKA ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ • Lockheed Martin • Mylan Pharmaceuticals
• New York Mets • New York Yankees • Ocean State Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation • Northrop Grumman • Pennsylvania Game Commission • Pennsylvania State Police • Peacock Keller • Pepsi • PNC Bank • Siemens • Smith Micro • Thermo Fisher Scientific • University of Pittsburgh • UPMC • U.S. Department of Defense
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security • U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration • U.S. Steel • Verizon • Washington County Planning Commission • West Penn Allegheny Health System • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic • Westinghouse • Whirl Magazine • WPXI • YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh * Selected hires as reported to Cal U Career Services, 2003-2011.
A: All of the above (and more) California University of Pennsylvania Building Character. Building Careers.
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Cal U led NCAA Division II with a school-record 13 Academic All-Americans last academic year. The Vulcans ranked sixth overall among all institutions with 13 A-A-A. Of the 16 sports at Cal U, a total of 12 sports were represented among the 13 A-A-A selections. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN BREAKDOWN BY SELECTION First Team - 4 Second Team - 4 Third Team - 5 BY CLASS Seniors - 8 Juniors - 3 Sophomores - 2 BY GENDER Female - 9 Male - 4 BY GEOGRAPHY Pennsylvania Natives - 8 International - 4 New York Natives - 1
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