2010 Davidson Men's Tennis Guide by Marc Gignac

general information General Information School Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson College Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson, N.C. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1837 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,800 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wildcats School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red (PMS 186) and Black Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Ross (Davidson ’72) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78) Home Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Covington Tennis Courts

2010 table of contents Athletic Honors . . . . . . . . .IBC Davidson Quick Facts . . . . . .1 2010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2010 Roster/Team Photo . . .2 2010 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . .4-11 Class of 2009 . . . . . . . . . .12-13 Head Coach Barrett . . . . . . .14 Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . .14 2009 Statistics/Results . . . .15 2010 Opponents . . . . . . . . . .16

Year-By-Year Results . . .16-19 Honors & Awards . . . . . . . .20 Davidson College . . . . . .21-23 Surrounding Area . . . . .24-25 Strength & Conditioning26-27 Athletic Facilities . . . . . .28-29 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . .32-33 Athletic Directory . . . . . .34-35 Conference Affiliations . . . .36 This is Davidson . . . . . . . .IFC

2010 schedule

Coaching Staff Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . .Drew Barrett (Illinois-Chicago ’00) E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .drbarrett@davidson.edu Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2438 Career Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-128 (9) Record at Davidson (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-41 (3) Assistant Coach . . . .Benjamin Johnson (Birm.-Southern ’04) E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bejohnson@davidson.edu

Jan..

16 23 23 31

at #66 Clemson Presbyterian Richmond South Carolina State

3:00 9:00 a.m. 3:00 1:00

Feb.

3 14 20 27 27

Gardner-Webb at #59 Furman * East Carolina Winston-Salem State UNC Asheville

4:00 1:30 1:00 9:00 a.m. 3:00

Mar.

11 13 24 27 28 29 31

at Winthrop Chattanooga * The Citadel * Georgia Southern * Coll. of Charleston * Brown Wofford *

3:00 1:30 3:00 1:00 1:00 3:00 3:00

Apr.

3 6 10 11 16 18

at UNC Greensboro * at #70 Elon * Samford * at Charlotte * at Radford at Appalachian State *

1:00 3:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 1:00

Apr.

Team History SoCon Regular Season Titles/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1997 SoCon Tournament Titles/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/1973 NCAA Appearances/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 *Competed in the Big South from 1990-91

Team Information 2009 Team Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17 2009 SoCon Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8/9th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/3 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Sports Information Men's Tennis Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gavin McFarlin E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gamcfarlin@davidson.edu Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2635 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2636 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.davidsonwildcats.com

Southern Conference Tournament Semifinals/Championship 1

TBD

Boldface type denotes home match *Asterisk denotes SoCon opponent 1 Higher seed hosts (only top four teams make tourn.) ranks based on preseason ITA poll

credits Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin McFarlin Cover Design . . . . . . Lauren Bigger, Gavin McFarlin and Matt Harris Inside Layout & Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Photography . . . .Sideline Sports, McFarlin, Dorsett Clark, Tim Cowie, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Giduz, Willis Glassgow (WG Sports Photos), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film) Design Programs . . . . . . . . . . . QuarkXPress 8.0, Adobe Photoshop CS

Davidson College welcomes your coverage of men's tennis in 2010. For interviews, information or pictures, please contact Gavin McFarlin of the Sports Information Office. Phone: (704) 894.2635 Fax: (704) 894.2636 E-mail: gamcfarlin@davidson.edu On the covers — The 2010 Men's Tennis Guide features seniors Eric Noble, Sam Burns and Tareq Alani

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2010 men’s tennis quick facts

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2010 team/roster

2010 men’s tennis team Name Tareq Alani Carter Braxton Sam Burns Calum Gee Arie Hefter Walker Lyons Chris Mark Kevin Moore Eric Noble Joe Schafer

Yr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr.

Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-6 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-4

Wt. 170 185 155 143 134 165 140 150 165 190

Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Banner Elk, N.C. Ayr, Scotland Birmingham, Ala. Wallingford, Pa. Union City, Calif. Overland, Kan. Fayetteville, N.C. Orchard Park, N.Y.

roster by class High School Chapel Hill Providence Avery Schiller Intl. Indian Springs Strath Haven Fremont Christian Shawnee Mission Terry Stanford Orchard Park

Managers: Aaron Goodson, Graham Smith and Eugene Shui

Seniors Tareq Alani Eric Noble

Ht. Hometown 6-1 170 Chapel Hill, N.C. 6-1 165 Fayetteville, N.C.

Juniors Carter Braxton Arie Hefter Walker Lyons

Ht. Hometown 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C. 5-6 134 Birmingham, Ala. 6-1 165 Wallingford, Pa.

Sophomores Calum Gee

Ht. Hometown 5-10 165 Ayr, Scotland

Freshmen Chris Mark Kevin Moore Joe Schafer

Ht. 5-10 5-11 6-4

Hometown Union City, Calif. Overland, Kan. Orchard Park, N.Y.

coaching staff Name

Position

Year

Alma Mater

Drew Barrett Ben Johnson

Head Coach Assistant Coach

4th 3rd

Illinois-Chicago ‘00 Birmingham-Southern ‘04

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2010 outlook

Singles Davidson was 50-88 in singles action as a team last year, including just an 1842 record against SoCon opponents. • Senior Eric Noble: Top returning singles player ... saw action at both No. 1 and 2 a year ago, going a combined 9-13 (2-8 SoCon) ... was an even 4-4 at the No. 2 spot ... has been a fixture in the starting lineup since freshman year ... helped ‘Cats reach quarterfinals of SoCon Tournament with a three-set win over Samford’s No. 1 player. • Senior Sam Burns: Returns to the team after taking a year off studying aboard ... sophomore season, rattled off a career-best record of 12-9 in singles (4-5 SoCon) ... seven of the wins came at the No. 5 position, while also going 5-1 at No. 4. • Senior Tareq Alani: Played in a personal-best five singles matches a year ago ... went 1-4 with first collegiate win coming against Gardner-Webb, a 6-3, 6-2 straight-set decision ... will look to fill a roster spot in final season. • Junior Walker Lyons: One of the Wildcats’ main singles players last year, sporting a 9-14 record at No. 1 and 2 ... had an even 6-6 record at No. 2 ... had a 4-6 mark in SoCon play. • Junior Arie Hefter: The Wildcats main No. 5 player, finished season with career-best seven wins in singles play ... also played three matches at No. 4 ... netted three of seven wins in league matches (3-7) vs. Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro and The Citadel. • Junior Carter Braxton: Saw action in 12 matches last year ... scored first collegiate win to open the season, a straight set win vs. Boston ... participated in three Fall singles matches at Davidson’s two own invitationals, going 2-1. • Sophomore Calum Gee: Had a solid first year with Davidson, stepping into the starting lineup and going 10-13 ... mainly was the Wildcats’ No. 4 player,

key top returners Name Eric Noble

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

2009 Stats

6-0

Sr.

4-9 at #1 singles, 9-13 overall

Walker Lyons

#1,2

6-1

Jr.

9-14 overall in singles, 4-6 vs. league foes

Calum Gee

#3,4

5-10

So.

10-13 in singles, 9-12 at #4 spot, added

Arie Hefter

#4-6

5-6

Jr.

6-0

Sr.

eight wins in doubles Sam Burns

played in 22 singles matches, 7-15 overall Missed junior season, went 12-9 as a sophmore, 7-7 at No. 5 singles that year

going 9-12 in those matches ... one of just two ‘Cats to hit the double-digit mark in wins a year ago ... went 4-6 in SoCon matches ... had a season-best four-match wins streak (3/1-12) with victories over Samford, Chattanooga, St. Louis and Indiana St.

Newcomers • Freshman Class of Chris Mark, Kevin Moore and Joe Schafer: These three make up a class that was ranked in the top-25 nationally according to tennisrecruiting.net. Two year’s ago, the ‘Cats had a class that was ranked in the top-25 mid-major. •Chris Mark: A five-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.com and ranked as high as 41st in the nation ... Fall season saw him start off with three wins at the Virginia Fall Classic ... was a prefect 4-0 at Davidson’s two home invitationals. •Kevin Moore: A No. 1 singles player and four-year letterwinner for Shawnee Mission North in Kansas ... closed out senior prep career with a 21-3 singles record for a four-year total of 81 wins ... was a three-time all-state honoree and twice a state runner-up at 6A singles ... saw action in three of the ‘Cats four 2009 Fall events. •Joe Schafer: One of the top singles players for Orchard Park in New York in his four-year prep career ... was second in USTA Eastern High Points during the 2008 season in both the 16- and 18-year old division ... honored as Western New York’s top ranked men’s tennis player this past year ... had an outstanding Fall season, highlighted by reaching the round of 16 at the Carolina Regionals ... defeated two ranked players in reaching the round of 16.

Doubles Davidson's doubles play saw the Wildcats combine to go 19-48 overall (1020 SoCon). They used 11 different lineups a season ago. • No. 1 position: The Wildcats tried four different lineups at the No. 1 position, with the duo of Lyons and Noble

playing the most at 10 matches ... the duo were just 2-8 (1-6 SoCon), but both return and are expected to fill the top spot again. • No. 2 position: The Wildcats No. 2 team of Gee and Scott Myers had the most success at 5-7, including a 4-3 league mark ... Lyons also teamed up wth Myers at No. 2 and went 3-1 ... Davidson had its best success at No. 2 with a 10-13 overall team mark. • No. 3 position: With eight different lineups, Davidson was never able to find the right combo, going just 4-19 at the No. 3 position ... Braxton and Brandon Byrd saw the most action, playing in eight matches and sporting a 2-6 mark ... four players return who suited up at the No. 3 spot, giving Davidson plenty of depth again.

Schedule Davidson will open its 2010 spring schedule with a trip to Clemson, Jan. 16. The Tigers went 11-13 a year ago. The Wildcats’ non-conference schedule will also include nationally ranked Radford (56) and Clemson (66), along with Gardner-Webb, South Carolina State, Richmond, Brown, East Carolina and UNC Asheville. The 'Cats will also battle cross-county rival Charlotte. The Wildcats will open SoCon play on the road with a Feb. 13 match against Furman, which knocked them out of the league tournament. The Paladins won the tournament title for the second straight time a season ago, defeating Elon, 4-0, in the finals. They finished 228 overall, falling to Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Paladins have captured 13 titles overall. This year has the ‘Cats hosting five SoCon foes, including four straight in mid-March. The SoCon Tournament takes place April 24-25 at the highest seed based on the final regular season standings, and only the top-four teams advance. Davidson, 2-8 in the league last year, reached the quarterfinals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Samford in the tournament last season.

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Now in their fourth season under the direction of head coach Drew Barrett, the Wildcats will enter the 2010 campaign seeking the program’s 10th SoCon Tournament title as Davidson returns a solid core of players from a season ago. The Wildcats will look to turn around its record from a season ago when they went 7-17 overall and 2-8 in league play. This year's club will feature six letterwinners from last year, including three of its top four singles players. In addition, the Wildcats welcome a highly talented incoming freshman class that was ranked in the top-25 nationally. Part of that class is Joe Schafer, a top-nationally ranked player out of Buffalo who reached the round of 16 in singles action this past Fall at the ITA Southeast Regionals.

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athlete profiles Tareq Alani Senior w 6-1 Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill History

Fall 2009: Participated in two of the Wildcats’ four Fall events ... played two doubles matches at Jeff Frank Invite with Carter Braxton ... led ‘Cats at Jim Causey with a 3-0 record in singles action, scoring straight set wins over Gardner-Webb and Richmond, and then an 8-4 victory over a player from App. State. 2008-09: Saw first extended time on the court as a Wildcat, seeing action in nine matches in both singles and doubles during the 2009 season ... scored first career singles win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Gardner-Webb ... teamed with Eric Noble for first collegiate doubles win on Apr. 17 with an 8-6 victory over Charlotte. 2007-08: Played first collegiate match at N.C. State, falling 6-4, 6-3 at No. 6 singles ... Fall of 2007, teamed with Brandon Byrd at Jim Causey Invitational in doubles play … also participated in two singles matches. 2006-07: Did not participate in a match during freshman campaign. Beyond the Baseline: Earned all-conference honors at Chapel Hill High School … also garnered all-region honors … during four-year prep career, was a two-time team state finalist … a four-year PAC6 tournament champ.

ALANI’S CAREER STATISTICS

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Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

Singles Pos. NA #6 #6 .167

W 0 0 1 1

L 0 1 4 5

Doubles Pos. NA NA #3 .333

W 0 0 1 1

L 0 0 3 3

athlete profiles Senior w 6-0 Banner Elk, N.C. Avery Philosophy

Fall 2009: Teamed with Eric Noble at the Regionals, falling 8-6 to a UNC team ... played in three of the four Fall events ... went 2-1 in doubles action with Noble during Jim Causey Invite, Oct. 9-10 ... also was 2-0 in singles action over that weekend ... scored a 2-0 weekend with partner Noble at the Jeff Frank Invitational. 2008-09: Stepped away from the team during 2009 season to focus on academic honors. 2007-08: Registered career-best 12-9 record in singles for 'Cats as a sophomore … sported a 5-1 mark when playing No. 4 singles … closed out season winning six of final nine matches, including three against SoCon opponents … named to All-SoCon Academic team … matched career-high with 11 doubles wins in 2008. 2006-07: made immediate impact in both singles and doubles as a first-year player … second on team with 10 singles wins, eight of them at the No. 5 and 6 positions … 11 doubles wins third most on team … team with Eathan Jaffee to go 9-7 at No. 1 and 2 doubles … won six of their last nine matches together … had career-best four match win streak at start of season … made it to the semifinals in respective singles brackets at Virginia and UNC Fall Invitationals in fall of 2007. Beyond the Baseline: Brother Russ Burns played at Davidson from 2001-2005, compiling a singles mark of 35-30 and earned 14 wins twice in a season … his uncle Jimmy Hankinson also attended Davidson.

BURNS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. 2007 #3-6 2008 #3-5 2009 Did Not Play Totals .512

W L 10 12 12 9

Doubles Pos. #1-3 #1-3

W L 11 10 11 10

22 21

.524

22 20

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athlete profiles Eric Noble Senior w 6-1 Fayetteville, N.C. Terry Stanford Sociology

Fall 2009: Scored a three-set win in the consolation round of ‘C’ singles draw at the Wake Forest Invite ... made the semifinals of the ‘C’ singles bracket at Va. Tech Hokie Fall Classic, getting wins over players from App. State and Radford ... scored a singles win over UNCG player, 2-6, 6-0, 10-5, at the Davidson Invite. 2008-09: Tied for third on the team with nine singles wins ... the Wildcats No. 1 singles player from Mar. 12 through the end of the season ... went 3-3 in three-set matches ... first match at No. 1, scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over Indiana State ... netted five combined doubles wins with partners Calum Gee, Carter Braxton, Walker Lyons and Tareq Alani ... two of the wins came in conference against The Citadel and Samford ... finished with a 2-8 league mark in singles play ... played nine matches at No. 2 and 3 singles, going 5-4. 2007-08: Saw action at both the No. 2 and 3 singles positions in 2008 … picked up five of his nine singles wins last year at No. 3 (55) … went 4-5 overall against league foes … added nine wins in doubles play, seven of them at No. 2. 2006-07: Finished 2007 with team-best 12 singles wins … had a 5-4 mark at No. 6 singles … teamed with Phillip Compeau for 13 doubles wins … eleven of the wins were at No. 3 … went 15-5 in doubles, most wins on the team … sported a 1-1 record at 2007 fall ITA Midwest Regional Championships … started 2006 fall season off by winning the flight one singles bracket at the W&L Invite. Beyond the Baseline: Lost only one doubles match and six singles matches during four-year prep career … 2006 4-A state doubles champion with brother … 2006 All Sports School MVP … Conference Player of the Year … All-Conference and Region all 4 years … National Honor Society.

NOBLE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals

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Singles Pos. #4-6 #2, 3 #1-3 .455

W L 12 11 9 12 9 13 30 36

Doubles Pos. #2, 3 #1, 2 #1-3 .475

W L 15 5 9 13 5 14 29 32

athlete profiles Junior w 6-2 Charlotte, N.C. Providence Economics

Fall 2009: First Fall event of 2009, scored a singles and a doubles victory at the Jeff Frank Invitational ... registered a 6-4, 7-6 win vs. a player from Gardner-Webb at Davidson/Jim Causey Invite ...also teamed with Kevin Moore to finish 3-0 in doubles play, getting 8-1, 8-2 and 8-7 wins against App. State, Richmond and Gardner-Webb. 2008-09: A regular in the Wildcats' rotation, the second-year player tallied first career collegiate singles win with a season-opening 6-3, 6-1 win over Boston, Jan. 23 ... in same match, scored first career doubles win, a 9-8 triumph with teammate Brandon Byrd ... went on to earn two more doubles victories, getting wins against Chattanooga and The Citadel ... was 2-5 in league doubles play ... competed in two Fall events in 2008 ... one of two ’Cats to record two wins at Davidson Invite … teamed with Ethan Jaffee at No. 3 doubles against Longwood in first official spring match. 2007-08: In first collegiate action in the fall of 2007, scored a 6-2, 62 win over Appalachian State at the Jim Causey Invitational. Beyond the Baseline: Senior captain on his high school's State Championship team … finished runner-up at state individually in doubles action … SWAAAA conference doubles champ … AllState, All-Western Region, all-conference and All-Observer …Providence High Athlete of the Week.

BRAXTON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals

Singles NA #5, 6 .083

SoCon 0 0 1 11 1 11

Doubles #3 #2, 3 .143

SoCon 0 1 3 17 3 18

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athlete profiles Arie Hefter Junior w 5-6 Birmingham, Ala. Indian Springs German

2008-09: Started second year with a 6-2, 6-1 win vs. Boston ... went on to finish with a 7-15 singles record at positions 4-6 ... three of those wins (3-7) came in league play (Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro and The Citadel) ... scored a huge three-set win (5-7, 75, 7-6) in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to lead the ‘Cats to the winning point in a match against Samford to advance to the quarterfinals ... picked up a three-set win vs. UNCG, taking a 7-5, 6-7, 10-6 decision for a win at No. 6, his only match he played there. 2007-08: Played in seven singles matches as a freshman, sporting a 5-2 mark … went 5-1 at No. 6 singles, earning three of the wins against conference opponents … had a five-match win streak from Feb. 2-Mar. 30 … was part of the Wildcats top-25 recruiting class among Mid-Majors … saw action in three of Davidson's five 2007 fall events … in first collegiate fall event, earned a 6-2, 6-3 firstround win at UNC Fall Invitational. Beyond the Baseline: Was ranked 169th nationally and 1st in Alabama at time time during prep career ... was ranked as high as 81st in the USA and 26th in the Southern USTA in 2006-07 ... won the Alabama high school championship, while leading his team to the school's first-ever boys state championship in its 54-year history ... recorded an overall mark of 64-4 in his five years on the varsity squad.

HEFTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals

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Singles Pos. #5, 6 #4-6 .414

W L 5 2 7 15 12 17

Doubles Pos. NA NA .000

W 0 0 0

L 0 0 0

athlete profiles Junior w 6-1 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven Economics

Fall 2009: Played in three of four Fall events ... sported a 2-1 singles mark at Jeff Frank Invitational, getting wins over Winthrop and Charlotte ... followed that up with a 2-1 record in the Davidson/Jim Causey Invite with a three-set win over GardnerWebb (2-6, 7-6, 11-9) and then an 8-4 win vs. App. State ... reached the round of 64 in singles action with a three-set win at the Carolina Regionals. 2008-09: Filled in at No. 1 and 2 singles in second year ... tied Eric Noble for third on the team with nine singles wins ... one of three ‘Cats to net four singles wins in league play (4-6) ... recorded a well-played three-set win (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) over cross-county rival Charlotte, Apr. 17 ... had a 6-6 singles mark at No. 2 ... played all three doubles spots, closing with a 7-14 record ... had a 5-3 mark at No. 2 doubles, getting three of those wins with senior Scott Myers ... finished with three SoCon doubles wins, getting victories over Samford, Wofford and The Citadel. 2007-08: Stepped into the starting lineup right away as a freshman … Wildcats' main No. 4 singles player, went 9-6 at that position … won five of first seven collegiate matches … was a perfect 4-0 in three-set matches … overall was 12-9, one of four 'Cats to register double-digit wins in singles … also saw action at No. 3 doubles where he sported a 7-8 record and finished 10-10 overall in doubles play … sported a perfect 3-0 mark at 2007 Jim Causey Fall Invitational with wins over Appalachian State, Charlotte and Furman … wrapped up his first collegiate fall season in impressive fashion by winning three straight matches, two of them in three sets, in the qualifying singles draw of the ITA Regionals, before dropping his first match in the main draw. Beyond the Baseline: Came to Davidson ranked 77th nationally and eighth in the Middle Atlantic recruiting list according the tennisrecruiting.net ... two-time Central League champion ... also two-time Pennsylvania District one champion ... qualified for the quarterfinals in singles at state championships as a freshman ... semfinalist

LYONS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year

2008 2009 Totals

Singles Pos. #3-5 #1, 2 .477

12 9 21

9 14 23

Doubles Pos. #2, 3 #1-3 .415

W 10 7 17

10 14 24

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athlete profiles Calum Gee Sophomore w 5-10 Ayr, Scotland Schiller International Undeclared

Fall 2009: Started Fall season off splitting two singles matches at Virginia Fall Classic ... followed by partcipating in the Jeff Frank and Davidson/Jim Causey Invites, going a combined 3-2 in singles play ... reached round of 32 with freshman Joe Schafer in doubles at Carolina Regionals, scoring an 8-5 victory over Presbyterian, before falling to a team from UNC. 2008-09: Stepped right in as a freshman, earning 10 singles wins and another eight in doubles play ... one of only two 'Cats to score at least 10 singles wins, getting nine of them at No. 4 ... went 4-6 in league matches ... opened collegiate career with a 6-3, 6-0 win vs. Boston, Jan. 23 ... rattled off a season-best four-match win streak, scoring straight set singles victories over Chattanooga, Samford, St. Louis and Indiana State ... picked up a 7-5, 6-1 win vs. Samford in first round match of SoCon Tournament ... earned five of eight doubles wins against SoCon foes. Beyond the Baseline: came to Davidson after a nice four-year prep career at Schiller International in Ayr, Scotland. He was the Scottish Indoor Junior National Champion during his four years and reached a ranking as high as 382nd in the ITF. Gee also represented Scotland in several international events as well during his prep career.

GEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009 Totals

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Singles Pos. #3, 4 .435

W L 10 13 10 13

Doubles Pos. #1, 2, 3 .363

W L 8 14 8 14

Chris Mark Freshman w 5-10 Union City, Calif. Fremont Christian Undeclared

Freshman w 5-11 Overland, Kan. Shawnee Mission North Undeclared

Fall 2009: First collegiate Fall event with a third place finish in the ‘C’ singles bracket at Va. Fall Classic ... opened classic with a 6-1, 6-2 win over a player from Colorado and then took home a 7-6, 6-1 triumph over a player from Radford, before closing with a three-set win ... teamed with other two incoming freshmen to go a perfect 6-0 at the Jeff Frank Invitational ... scored wins over Winthrop and Furman at the Invite ... also went 2-0 in singles play at the Jim Causey Invite ... finished first fall season with a win at the Carolina Regional to reach the round of 64 in singles play. Prep/Personal: A five-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.com and ranked as high as 41st in the nation during prep career ... ranked as high as 60th in USTA Boys-18 ... ranked first in USTA Boys-18 singles and doubles (NORCAL) ... picked up two tournament titles as a junior prepster: the Modesto Junior Championship and the Spare Time Memorial Excellence ... a California Scholarship Federation (CSF) lifetime member and maintained a 3.7 GPA during prep career at Fremont Christian ... finished ranked in top-10 percent of graduating class.

Fall 2009: Competed in three of the four Fall events during 2009 ... netted two singles wins at the Va. Fall Classic ... registered a singles and doubles win at the Jeff Frank Invite ... final Fall event, went a perfect 3-0 in doubles action to pace the team as he partnered with Carter Braxton. Prep/Personal: A No. 1 singles player and four-year letterwinner for Shawnee Mission North ... closed out senior prep career with a 21-3 singles record for a four-year total of 81 wins ... was a three-time all-state honoree and twice a state runner-up at 6A singles ... junior prep season finished second at the Kansas 6A state finals ... picked up Kansas Coaches Association All-State team honors, along with first-team nods on the All-Metro, AllStar Johnson County and All-Sun boys tennis teams ... a secondteam All-Metro and All-Star Johnson County pick sophomore season when he finished seventh at the state finals ... also excelled in the classroom, ranking second in his class and was named to the Principal's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) three straight years ... a National Honor Society and Quill & Scroll member ... won the Quill & Scroll and Herff Jones Yearbook Excellence Contest Sweepstakes Winner for Sports as a junior.

Joe Schafer Freshman w 6-4 Orchard Park, N.Y. Orchard Park Undeclared

Fall 2009: Had a stellar start to his freshman year in first Fall season, highlighted by reaching the round of 16 in singles at the Carolina Regional ... took out two seeded players at the regional ... also teamed with Calum Gee in doubles at the regionals to reach the round of 32 ... started Fall season by winning the ‘C’ singles consolation bracket at the Va. Fall Classic ... combined to go 5-1 in singles play at the Wildcats’ two home invites. Prep/Personal: One of the top singles players for Orchard Park high school in his four-year prep career ... was second in USTA Eastern High Points during the 2008 season in both the 16- and 18-year old division ... in the 16-year old division, ranked 4th in the eastern section and 108th nationally, while ranking 84th overall in the 18-year old division ... a second-place finisher at the USTA National Open Labor Day Championships, was honored with the USTA Eastern Lawrence A. Miller Boys' 16U Sportsmanship Award in 2007 ... In the 18-year old division, was also awarded the Delco Tennis Association, PA USTA National Open Sportsmanship award ... National Honor Society president ... graduated in top-five percent of class ... honored with the prestigious Bryan Scholarship at Davidson.

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class of 2009 Brandon Byrd

Scott Myers West Palm Beach, Fla. Benjamin School Political Science

Raleigh, N.C. Cary Academy History

Career: Senior season saw action in 18 matches, playing two singles matches and 16 doubles matches … earned first career doubles win with a 9-8 victory over Boston, Jan. 23, teaming with Carter Braxton ... helped the Wildcats to a 5-2 win over GardnerWebb with a 9-7 doubles win at No. 2, Feb. 10 ... picked up third doubles win at The Citadel for first career league win ... did not play in an official match as a junior in 2008 … earned first collegiate win with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Michael Arbogast of Queens in 2007. Beyond the Baseline: Parcipiated in soccer as well as tennis at Cary Academy … received all-state honors in both tennis and soccer in 2004 … all-conference in both sports three times … earned first team all-state honors during his four-year prep career … Presidential Scholar.

Career: Capped off senior campaign with a team-leading 12 singles wins, getting 11 of them at No. 3 ... voted the team's Rob Palmer MVP and earned Harry Fogleman Coach's Award ... closed out collegiate career with two straight wins over Charlotte and Samford ... the three-set singles win over Samford helped push the Wildcats into the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament ... overall, finished senior season winning four of last five matches ... went 4-6 in league matches ... added a careerbest 10 wins in doubles play, getting six of them in conference matches ... had a breakout junior campaign in 2008, pacing the team with an 18-4 singles mark … went a perfect 9-0 in league play, garnering All-SoCon Second Team honors at No. 6 singles … given the team's Rob Palmer MVP award as a junior … opened 2008 spring season winning seven of first eight matches … had team-best seven- and eight-match winning streaks throughout junior campaign … closed out season on three-match win streak, including taking home a 7-5, 6-3 win against App. State in the SoCon Tournament … went perfect 6-0 at No. 5 singles and 12-3 at No. 6 … captured singles title at UNC Fall Invitational in fall of 2007 … went a perfect 3-0 at Jim Causey/Davidson Invitational … saw most of his action in second year at No. 3 singles, going 6-6 … won the flight No. 2 singles at the W&L Invitational … six of his nine wins came at No. 6 singles … ran off a four-match win streak from Mar. 3-15 … in first collegiate match, won in three sets over Gardner-Webb. Beyond the Baseline: Was the top player for three years at Benjamin School … was a state singles semifinalist in 2004 and a doubles state champion in 2003 … a National Honor Society member as well as a Marshall Benjamin Scholar.

BYRD’S CAREER STATISTICS

MYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

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Singles NA #6 NA #6 .333

SoCon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2

Doubles NA NA NA #2, 3 .188

SoCon 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 3 13

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

Singles Pos. #4-6 #3-5 #4-6 #2, 3 .553

W L 9 9 8 15 18 4 12 10 47 38

Doubles Pos. #3 #2, 3 #3 #1, 2 .452

W L 1 1 6 5 2 4 10 13 19 23

class of 2009

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coaching staff Drew Barrett

Ben Johnson

4th Year at Davidson Illinois-Chicago ‘00 Record at Davidson: 29-41 Drew Barrett beings his fourth season at the helm of men’s tennis program. A year ago, the Wildcats went 7-17 overall and closed Southern Conference play at 2-8. They did open up the SoCon Tournament with a 4-3 win over Samford to advance to the quarterfinals for the eighth time in the past 10 years. The 2008 season saw him guide the ’Cats to their first winning season since the 2001 campaign with a mark of 14-8. The 14 wins were the most since the 1999 team went 15-9. Of those 14 wins, 10 of them came at the friendly confines of the Covington Tennis Courts where the team finished 10-2. Davidson also sported a 5-4 mark in SoCon play, while advancing to the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament. In Barrett's first season, 2007, he led the Wildcats to an 8-16 overall mark his first season and a 2-7 SoCon record. He also guided the Wildcats into the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament. Barrett came to Davidson by way of Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., where he was the head coach of the Bradley Braves men’s tennis team for five years. A former assistant coach at DePaul and Illinois-Chicago, Barrett inherited the Braves' program that had won just one conference match in 33 tries before his arrival and helped build them into a competitive team in the Missouri Valley Conference. In 2006, Barrett led the Braves to their first MVC Tournament semifinal birth since 1993 after garnering the program’s first main-draw victory in the conference meet in the dual-format era. The Braves finished with an overall record of 7-13 and 2-5 in the MVC. Two of his players became the school’s first MVC individual tournament champions, claiming the No. 1 doubles crown, while another secured his fourth all-conference recognition and earned his third MVC Scholar-Athlete honor. In all, seven players earned MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition in 2006. The 2003 and 2004 spring seasons were two of the most successful in Bradley’s history. Barrett guided the Braves to a 3-5 conference mark in the spring of 2003 and a ranking of 13th in the final Central Region ITA Poll. Then in the spring of 2004, the Braves went 10-10 overall with a

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4-4 mark in MVC play. The four MVC victories were a school-record since round-robin regular-season play began in the mid-’90s. He coached an MVC Freshman of the Year in 2003 and had the MVC’s No. 1 singles all-conference player in 2004. Barrett also coached a winner of Bradley’s highest athletic honor, the Watonga Award. During his five-year tenure at Bradley, the Braves finished higher in the regular-season standings than any team since 1989. Before his head coaching duties at Bradley, Barrett was an assistant coach at DePaul during the 1999-2000 campaign, where he helped guide the Blue Demons from a ranking of 125th nationally to as high as 48th in a season termed as the most successful in school history. The Blue Demons won 14 dual matches, with five of those wins coming over nationallyranked teams. A graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago, Barrett was involved in junior tennis in the Chicago suburbs for nearly a decade. Most recently, he served as Junior Tennis Coordinator for the Rush-Copley Healthplex, in Aurora and as Director of Junior Development at the South Barrington Tennis Club. Barrett and his wife Mandy, formely Mandy Alaks, reside in Cornelius.

Entering his third season on the Wildcat coaching staff is Benjamin Johnson. Prior to coming to Davidson, Johnson was the Co-Founder and Director of Birmingham's Elite Tennis Academy (BETA) located in Birmingham, Ala. In addition, for two years from 2004-2006, he also was the Co-Founder and Director of Junior Development at Revolution Tennis Academy, which is also in Birmingham. While at those academies, Johnson has coached players who have earned college scholarships in the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big South, Southern Conference and Big East. Of his players he has trained, eight of them have reached the top 100 in the USTA ranking. His coaching at the academies has helped him garner extensive knowledge of the upcoming high school tennis talent pool. A native of Louisville, Ky., Johnson was a four-year varsity player at nationally ranked Saint Xavier high school. He was a four-year high school Kentucky tennis state champion and Mr. Kentucky Tennis in 2000. He was also a nationally ranked junior during his prep career. Johnson attended BirminghamSouthern, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the Panthers men's tennis. A three-year team captain, Johnson was named to the Big South All-Academic team in 2004. During his time at Birmingham-Southern he carried a 3.8 grade point average. Johnson graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education, with an emphasis in history. Upon graduation, Johnson worked in the Summer of 2004 as a Head Professional and High Performance CoDirector at LTC in Louisville, Ky.

barrett file Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

W 3 6 10 6 7 7 8 14 7 68

L 14 21 10 13 16 13 16 8 17 128

Pct. .176 .222 .500 .316 .304 .350 .333 .636 .293 .347

School Bradley

Davidson

9 years

2009 season in review singles Player Tareq Alani Carter Braxton Brandon Byrd Calum Gee Arie Hefter Walker Lyons Scott Myers Eric Noble David Warren Totals SoCon Totals

#5 0-3

1-1 3-8 (1-1)

#6 1-4 (0-2) 1-8 (0-1) 0-2 (0-1)

9-12 (4-6) 1-2

5-13 (2-7)

1-0 (1-0)

0-1 (0-1) 5-17 2-8

1-5 (1-4) 4-19 2-8

4-9 (1-7)

6-6 (3-5) 1-2 4-4 (1-1)

11-8 (4-6) 1-0

7-17 2-8

11-12 4-6

13-9 4-6

10-14 4-6

#1 1-2 1-3 (1-2)

#2 3-1 (2-1) 1-1 0-1 5-7 (4-3) 0-1 1-2

Overall 1-4 (0-2) 1-11 (0-1) 0-2 (0-1) 10-13 (4-6) 7-15 (3-7) 9-14 (4-6) 12-10 (4-6) 9-13 (2-8) 1-6 (1-5) 50-88 18-42

doubles Team Lyons/Myers Gee/Noble Braxton/Byrd Gee/Myers Braxton/Noble Byrd/Lyons Braxton/Warren Lyons/Noble Alani/Braxton Byrd/Warren Alani/Noble Totals SoCon Totals

1-3

Overall 4-3 (2-1) 2-4 (1-2) 2-7 (1-2) 6-10 (4-3) 0-2 1-3 1-5 (1-1) 2-8 (1-6) 0-3 (0-2) 0-3 (0-3) 1-0 19-48 10-20

2-6 (1-2) 0-1 0-1 1-5 (1-1)

2-8 (1-6)

5-16 2-8

10-13 6-4

0-3 (0-2) 0-3 (0-3 1-0 4-19 2-8

2009 schedule/results (7-17, 2-8 SoCon) Date 1/ 23 24 25 2/ 1 7 10 14 27 3/ 1 3 9 12 21 23 28 4/ 1 4 5 8 11 16 17 23 24

Opponent 1 vs. Boston at Brown at Boston College No. 68 Radford at No. 51 South Carolina Gardner-Webb USC Upstate Richmond at Samford * at Chattanooga * St. Louis Indiana State at Furman * U. of Ill. at Chicago UNC Greensboro * No. 66 Elon * at College of Charleston at Georgia Southern * Wofford * at The Citadel * Appalachian State * Charlotte vs. Samford 2 vs. Furman 2

Location Providence, R.I. Providence, R.I. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Davidson, N.C. Columbia, S.C. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Birmingham, Ala. Chattanooga, Tenn. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Greenville, S.C. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Charleston, S.C. Statesboro, Ga. Davidson, N.C. Charleston, S.C. Davidson, N.C. Davidson, N.C. Elon, N.C. Elon, N.C.

Results 7- 0 W 0- 7 L 1- 6 L 1- 6 L 0- 7 L 5- 2 W 1- 6 L 4- 2 W 3- 4 L 5- 2 W 3- 4 L 4- 0 W 0- 7 L 3- 4 L 2- 5 L 0- 7 L 2- 5 L 1- 6 L 2- 5 L 5- 2 W 0- 7 L 2- 5 L 4- 3 W 0- 4 L

Scott Myers ended his career with 47 singles wins, including a team-best 12 during his senior campaign last year.

Boldface indicates home game Rankings of opponents based on their ranking when Davidson played them 1 at Brown ~ 2 SoCon Tournament, Elon, N.C. (campus of Elon)

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2009 statistics (7-17, 2-8 socon)

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First

Last

Appalachian State American Army Augusta Baptist Barton Belmont Abbey Boston College Boston U. Brown Campbell Catawaba Charlotte Chattanooga Coll. Of Charleston Charleston Southern Colby Colorado Costal Carolina Dartmouth Denison Duke Duquesne East Carolina East Tenn. State Elon Emory Florida Southern Francis Marion Franklin & Marshall Fresno State Furman Gardner-Webb George Mason Georgia Southern Harvard High Point Illinois at Chicago Indiana State James Madison Johnson State Kenyon College Kentucky Lees-McRae Liberty Longwood Memphis Miami (OH) M.I.T Marquette Navy

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10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 11 9 7 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 10 9 1 0 0 0 1 18 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

1998 1999 2005 1991 1989 1994 1988 2005 2009 2008 1991 1989 1988 1988 1993 1991 1997 1989 1991 2007 2001 1988 1997 1989 1988 1988 2007 1997 1994 2003 1998 1988 2003 1988 1993 1988 1995 2009 2009 1988 1990 1990 1997 2006 2001 2008 2002 1997 2003 2000 1999

2009 2003 2005 1991 1989 1994 2006 2009 2009 2009 2000 1991 2009 2008 2009 1999 1997 1991 2008 2007 2001 1989 1997 2008 2004 2009 2007 1997 1998 2003 1998 2009 2009 1988 2008 1998 1995 2009 2009 2008 1990 1991 1997 2006 2003 2008 2002 1997 2003 2002 1999

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Last

N.C. State North Carolina North Carolina A&T Northern Colorado Oberlin Ohio Oklahoma Old Dominion Pennsylvania Penn State Pfeiffer Pittsburgh Presbyterian Queens Radford Rice Richmond Saint Louis Samford Slippery Rock South Carolina South Carolina State Swarthmore The Citadel Temple Tulane UAB UNC Asheville UNC Greensboro UNC Wilmington U. of the South USC Upstate Virginia Va. Commonwealth Virginia Tech VMI Wake Forest Washington & Lee Washington College West Virginia Western Carolina William & Mary Wingate Winthrop Wofford Wooster

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4 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 18 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 7 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0

1988 1988 2004 2005 1989 1988 1988 1988 2002 1988 1988 1988 2005 1994 1993 1998 1988 2009 2007 1988 1988 2004 1993 1988 1999 1998 2002 1989 1989 2007 1989 2008 1988 1991 1989 1988 1989 1988 1988 1996 1990 1988 2007 1990 1989 1988

2008 2005 2004 2005 1989 1990 1988 1989 2002 1989 1995 1989 2008 2007 2009 1998 2009 2009 2009 1988 2009 2006 1995 2009 1999 1998 2005 2002 2009 2007 1993 2009 1998 1996 1989 2002 2008 1995 1991 1996 1994 1994 2007 1997 2009 1989

*Bold denotes 2010 opponents

all-time record vs. opponents - since 1988 2/ 9 South Carolina 3- 5 3/ 4 at Richmond 7- 2 5 Penn State 5- 1 6 James Madison 5- 4 7 Elon 6- 1 8 Slippery Rock 9- 0 10 Old Dominion 4- 5 11 Pitt 9- 0 12 Washington College 8- 1 13 Oklahoma 2- 7 14 George Mason 6- 0 16 Virginia 4- 5 18 Wooster 9- 0 19 at Duke 3- 6 20 Washington & Lee 6- 3 24 Harvard 7- 2 25 Ohio 8- 1 26 at The Citadel* 5- 4 27 at North Carolina 3- 6 30 Charlotte NA 31 Pfeiffer NA 4/ 8 at East Tenn. State* NA 9 at VMI* NA 10 at Chattanooga* NA 12 N.C. State NA 13 at Belmont Abbey NA 16 William & Mary NA 20 at Furman* NA 22 Appalachian State* NA 28-30 at SoCon Tournament 3rd

L W W W W W L W W L W L W L W W W W L

2/ 9 11 21 3/ 2 3 4 5 6 22 23 24 27 4/ 4

1 0 8 9 0 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 2 1 6 4 4 1 6 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 5

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1 6 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 4 9 5 5

East Carolina Virginia South Carolina Richmond Radford Swarthmore U. of the South Georgia Southern* William & Mary Coll. of Charleston* Elon* Furman* Western Carolina* Chattanooga* East Tennessee State* Charlotte The Citadel* Appalachian State* VMI* SoCon Tournament2

W L W W L W L W W W L L L

1991 - 16-13 2/ 9 at Wake Forest 5- 3 10 North Carolina 0- 7 22 East Carolina 3- 6 23 Virginia 0- 7 24 Virginia Commonwealth 0- 6 3/ 4 Kenyon 6- 0 11 Washington College 5- 4 14 University of South 7- 0 15 Charleston Southern 7- 0 17 Washington & Lee 4- 3 19 at Furman 7- 2 21 Colorado 0- 6 22 Elon 4- 5 23 at Winthrop* 6- 3 24 at Augusta* 7- 0 25 at Coastal Carolina* 4- 5 27 at Campbell* 1- 8 28 at N.C. State 5- 4 4/ 5 at Charlotte 5- 2 7 William & Mary NA 9 Catawba NA 12 East Tennessee State NA 15 UNC Greensboro NA 17-21 at Big South Tournament1 NA

1989 - 19-9 89109541145785835583565097880-

Western Carolina N.C. State Winthrop Appalachian State James Madison UNC Asheville Kenyon College Johnson State Harvard Ohio Colorado Wake Forest Charlotte

Schedule not complete

Boldface type denotes home match

Charlotte Catawba North Carolina South Carolina East Carolina Penn State Old Dominion Richmond Virginia University of South Washington & Lee Pittsburgh Washington College William & Mary Wooster Virginia Tech Harvard Ohio Oberlin Colorado at Charlotte Baptist UNC Greensboro at Wake Forest Wofford UNC Asheville at Belmont Abbey East Tennessee State at Duke

1993 - 14-4 (6-3 socon)

1990 - 14-13 (independent)

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at Augusta, Ga.

1992 - 16-6 (NA big south) Results for 1992 are not available

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2 2 7 2 1 0 0 5 2 2 4 6 1 1 3 1 0 0 NA NA

W W L W W W W L W W L L W W W W W W

Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

1994 - 16-6 (4-2 socon) 9/ 18 Queens 610/29 Charlotte 52/ 18 East Carolina 419 Virginia 020 at North Carolina 026 Washington & Lee 7527 vs. Francis Marion1 27 at South Carolina 03/ 11 Pfeiffer 612 Richmond 319 at Georgia Southern* 221 at The Citadel* 723 at Chattanooga* 525 at Western Carolina 726 William & Mary 627 Appalachian State* 629 VMI* 631 at Charlotte 54/ 9 Belmont Abbey 610 East Tennessee State* 414 Barton (Forfeit) 15 at Furman* 222-24 SoCon Tournament2

1 2 1 7 7 0 0 6 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 5

W W W L L W W L W L L W W W W W W W W W W L 3rd

at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 2 at Davidson, N.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

Boldface type denotes home match

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1988 - 20-11

all-time record vs. opponents - since 1988 9 Charlotte 512 at VMI* 713 at Appalachian State* 617 The Citadel* 61 18-20 SoCon Touranment

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1995 - 12-10 (4-2 socon) 2/ 5 South Carolina 118 Virginia 019 UNC Greenboro 725 Washington & Lee 728 Pfeiffer 43/ 16 Radford 518 Richmond 119 The Citadel* 620 Georgia Southern* 225 Charleston Southern 525 Belmont Abbey 527 Wofford 329 Charlotte 21 44/ 1 James Madison 1 31 College of Charleston 22 Wake Forest1 6 at Appalachian State* 28 Chattanooga* 59 Furman* 312 High Point 617 at VMI* 618 at East Tennessee State* 02 21-23 SoCon Touranment

6 7 0 0 0 2 6 1 5 2 2 4 5 1 2 3 5 2 4 1 1 7

L L W W W W L W L W W L L W W L L W L W W L 4th

at Wake Forest 4/1 Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C. 2 at Davidson, N.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

1996 - 11-9 (3-4 socon) 2/ 2 at North Carolina 0- 7 L 4 Virginia Commonwealth NA 10 Virginia 2- 5 L 17 Queens 7- 0 W 17 East Carolina 5- 2 W 25 at South Carolina 0- 6 L 2- 3 L 25 vs. James Madison1 3/ 2 at The Citadel* 7- 0 W 4 at Georgia Southern* 2- 5 L 6 at Chattanooga* 2- 5 L 7 at Wofford 5- 2 W 9 West Virginia 7- 0 W 13 Swarthmore 7- 0 W 15 VMI* 7- 0 W 17 Richmond 5- 2 W 23 Appalachian State* 2- 5 L 24 at Furman* 1- 6 L 28 at Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W 4/ 2 Elon 6- 1 W 2- 3 L 6 at Wake Forest2 W 6 vs. College of Charleston* 3- 2 11 at Charlotte 3- 4 L 15 East Tennessee State* 5- 2 W 5th 19-21 at SoCon Tournament3 at Columbia, S.C. 2 at Wake Forest Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C. 3 at Greenville, S.C. Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 1

1997 - 14-8 (7-0 socon) 1/ 29 2/ 14 15 22 23 3/ 3 4 9 15 16 20 21 23 25 27 27 4/ 1 6

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at North Carolina East Carolina Virginia UNC Greenboro South Carolina Duquesne1 at Florida Southern Miami (OH) Kentucky Richmond Winthrop Campbell Chattanooga* Georgia Southern* Wofford Colby at East Tennessee State* Furman*

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L L L W L W W L L L L W W W W W W W

2 0 1 1

W W W W 2nd

2000 - 12-11 (5-5 socon) 2/ 5 5 19 26 3/ 2 4 8 10 11 13 24 28 4/ 1 4 9 15 16 17 20 25 27 28 29

2 at Davidson, N.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

1998 - 18-9 (7-2 socon) 2/ 7 7 15 15 21 27 3/ 1 2 4 6 9 13 14 15 19 20 21 23 25 26 29 4/ 5 6 8 17 18 19

Queens Belmont Abbey vs. Francis Marion1 at South Carolina N.C. State East Carolina at Chattanooga* at Georgia Southern* at The Citadel* Rice Swarthmore James Madison Virginia Richmond Harvard2 Fresno State2 Tulane2 Appalachian State* UNC Greensboro* at Furman* VMI* at Wofford* East Tennessee State* at Charlotte vs. UNC Greenboro3 vs. Furman3 vs. Chattanooga3

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0 0 0 6 3 1 6 2 0 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 4 2 3 7 0 7 3 1 3 2 4

W W W L W W L W W L W W L W L L L W W L W L W W W W W

6 1 0 1 2 5 6 5 3 3 3 1 6 3 2 1 2 2 5 0 2 6 4 4

2/ 1 3 3 4 11 24 3/ 12 14 17 18 25 27 31 4/ 4 5 7 8 10 12 13 17 19 20

L W W W W L L L W W W W L W W W W W L W W L L L

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7 1 1 5 4 4 0 6 1 6 3 0 0 6 1 2 3 6 5 6 3 2 4

L W W L L L W L W L W W W L W W W L L L W W L

SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

2002 - 12-13 (4-6 socon) 1/ 31 2/ 2 2 9 10 17 3/ 1 4 4 5 7 11 15 22 24 29 30 4/ 2

SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

at North Carolina Queens Belmont Abbey South Carolina Richmond James Madison Liberty Chattanooga* Denison Furman* College of Charleston* UNC Asheville at VMI* at UNC Greensboro* at Wofford* The Citadel* Georgia Southern* Charlotte at Appalachian State* at East Tennessee State* Elon vs. The Citadel1 vs. UNC Greensboro1 1

W W L L L L W L W W W L L W L W W W L L W W L

2001 - 12-11 (5-5 socon)

1999 - 15-9 (7-3 socon) 167652124446145655275130-

1 1 4 5 5 7 0 6 1 0 2 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 4 4 0 2 4

SoCon Tournament; Chattanooga, Tenn. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 2 Blue Gray College Classic , Montgomery, Ala. 3 SoCon Tournament; Greenville, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

at North Carolina Queens Belmont Abbey East Carolina Campbell at South Carolina at Charleston Southern Richmond Navy Temple James Madison Wofford* Charlotte College of Charleston* at UNC Greensboro* The Citadel* Georgia Southern* American Chattanooga* at VMI* at Appalachian State at East Tennessee State* Furman* vs. Georgia Southern1

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1/ 30 2/ 6 6 23 24 26 3/ 2 6 7 8 14 16 18 20 23 26 27 28 4/ 2 6 9 10 13 16

Queens Belmont Abbey James Madison Campbell at North Carolina at South Carolina at The Citadel* at Georgia Southern* at College of Charleston* Richmond Marquette at Charlotte East Tennessee State* VMI* at Furman* at Elon Appalachian State* at Wofford* UNC Greensboro* at Chattanooga* vs. VMI1 vs. UNC Greensboro1 vs. Furman1

at #34 North Carolina Belmont Abbey Queens Liberty at #31 South Carolina UNC Asheville at College of Charleston* at The Citadel* vs. James Madison1 at Georgia Southern* at Chattanooga* Pennsylvania Memphis Marquette Wofford* East Tennessee State* UAB UNC Greensboro*

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all-time record vs. opponents - since 1988 at Charlotte Appalachian State* at Elon VMI* at Furman* vs. Wofford1 vs. East Tennessee State1

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1/ 22 23 2/ 2 5 5 6 16 23 3/ 8 12 13 16 17 20 23 24 29 4/ 1 2 8 10 13 15 17 21

1 Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

2003 - 10-12 (3-6 socon) 2/ 1 1 9 13 15 22 26 3/ 9 12 16 18 22 23 25 28 30 4/ 3 5 6 12 13 16

Queens Belmont Abbey #20 South Carolina Gardner-Webb Liberty Richmond American James Madison Chattanooga* Franklin & Marshall Elon M.I.T at Georgia Southern* Appalachian State* East Tennessee State* UNC Greensboro* Charlotte College of Charleston* at Furman* The Citadel* at Wofford* vs. The Citadel1

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0 0 6 0 3 4 6 1 2 0 5 0 2 5 5 1 4 5 6 4 4 4

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No. 3 Doubles Tyler Epp/Jeff Tonidandel Victor Taylor/Shep Robinson Jim Cantrell/Harry Lankenau George Mueller/David Jennings Woody Faulk/Richard Hurd Richard Hurd/George Mueller

Fogleman was Davidson’s tennis coach during one of its most successful eras, posting a record of 175 wins against only 69 defeats in 11 seasons with the Wildcats (1962-72). His teams won the Southern Conference championships six of seven years from 1965-71 despite not having a single scholarship player. As a head coach at Duke, Florida, Cincinnati and Davidson, his overall record was 390-133. In 2002, he was inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame.

Singles 1993 Albie Varoski 1994 Russell Briggs 1995 Jon Pastel 1996 Jon Pastel 1997 Jon Pastel 1998 Jon Pastel 2003 Rob Haywood 2008 Flaviu Simihaian 2008 Scott Myers* *– second team No. 6 position

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Frank retired as one of the most seccussful coaches in all of Davidson sports. For 34 years he was the staple of the men's tennis program as he concluded with a record of astonishing 541 wins against 319 defeats. Frank had 29 winning seasons, was named the Southern Conference coach of the year four different times and nine times the Wildcats posted 20-win seasons during Frank’s tenure, including four straight from 1985-88. In addition, Frank led the Wildcats to SoCon titles in 1973, ’76 and ’97. A ’66 graduate of Davidson, Frank was indcuted into the North Carolina tennis Hall of Fame in November of 1996.

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Jon Pastel left Davidson in 1998 as one of its most accomplished athletes in recent history. He twice won Southern Conference singles championships and was named to the all-conference team in each of his four seasons. Pastel’s record as a senior was 17-4 and his four-year mark, including fall play, with the Wildcats was 108-32. He earned SoCon Player of the Year honors in 1996 and 1997 while becoming the first Wildcat to advance to the NCAA Tennis Tournament. He ranked as high as 30th nationally during his four-year Wildcat career. Pastel was given the Tommy Peters Award in 1998 for his outstanding athletic accomplishments at Davidson. In 2008-09, Pastel was honored by Davidson College as he was one of four athletes to make up the 20th induction calss to the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Davidson College Fast Facts

“Davidson seeks students of good character and high academic ability, irrespective of economic circumstances.” Davidson College, Statement of Purpose

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Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlotte 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campus 1800 students (900 male, 900 female) Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countries 92 percent live on campus More than 96 percent return for sophomore year 10:1 student to faculty ratio Average class: 15 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degree 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studies Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I level Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroad Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

l More than one-quarter of all Davidson students study abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France, Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana, Greece and Italy. l Davidson is governed by an Honor Code. All tests are self-scheduled and unproctored, the library operates without a security check, and the student Honor Council arbitrates alleged Honor Code offenses. l Within five years of graduation, the majority of Davidson alumni have returned for graduate study. l Nearly one-quarter of Davidsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,800 students are atletes. l Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages. l Davidson students are provided with free laundry service.

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Downtown Davidson Time Warner Cable Arena

Carolina Panthers

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Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know? l Charlotte is one of the largest cities in the South, with over 800,000 people in the city and 1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area. l Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations and one major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. l Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Charlotte Knights — Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and the Charlotte Checkers — the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers. l Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 trillion) than all but one U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America and Wachovia call Charlotte home. l Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from nine major airlines, and is home to U.S. Air’s largest hub. l You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean in just over two hours from Charlotte.

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Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton

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strength & conditioning

The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioning coach, Craig Swieton, carries out the goal of Davidson’s strength and conditioning program — to increase the strength, power, speed, conditioning levels and flexibility of all student-athletes, helping reduce the risk of injury. Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swieton, aims to improve the sport energy utilization system and to increase the strength and power to the primary muscle groups used in that specific sport. In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie Doe Weight Room, a state-ofthe-art 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsity athletic teams. The weight room includes 16 power racks and eight lifting platforms, as well as other cutting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment to train the whole body. Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served most recently as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Central Michigan, where he was a graduate assistant as well from 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordinate the strength and conditioning program at Duquesne. Swieton started his career as an intern at Syracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the football team. The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a member of both the football and track and field teams. Swieton is a member of both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified club coach through USA Weightlighting. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration.

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facilities

Baker Sports Complex The Baker Sports Complex, completed in 1989, houses all of Davidson’s indoor athletic facilities, including the John M. Belk Arena, Knobloch Tennis Center and Cannon Natatorium, as well as the athletic department offices and team locker rooms and the athletic training room.

John M. Belk Arena Named in honor of John M. Belk ’43 — a former Wildcat team captain, Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte, Belk Arena is the home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

Alumni Stadium Completed in 2004, the $2-million soccer facility includes a new playing surface with a first-class irrigation system, lighting for night games, grandstands, a press box and a new scoreboard. The home of the men’s and women’s soccer teams also boasts its own clubhouse.

Knobloch Tennis Center With four indoor courts, allows for year-round training.

Covington Courts Features 14 outdoor courts, both hard and clay surfaces.

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Irwin Belk Track Built in 1924, Richardson Stadium is the 4,500-seat home of Davidson football as well as Doe Weight Room, the Don Bryant press box and several radio booths. Smith Field is ringed by Irwin Belk Track, the top-flight home of Wildcat track and field.

Belk Turf Field Completed in the fall of 2002, Belk Turf Field is the home of Wildcat field hockey.

Wilson Field Wildcat baseball opened the 2005 season at Wilson Field, the renovated and renamed facility featuring permanent bleachers, a press box, concession stands and clubhouse.

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academic success academic excellence

Davidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close faculty collaboration. With 1,700 students, the college is large enough for a diverse and invigorating intellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience and opportunity. Davidson offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentrations. Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry or dual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent study classes or interdisciplinary majors. Students may also apply for funds to support research and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positions with Davidson faculty. Personal relationships with professors and classes limited to 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships resulting in a unique academic experience.

“The 450-acre campus has an Ivy League air, or perhaps a whiff of the ‘50s, from its location on Main Street to The Soda Shop across the road. Davidson is where the basketball coach lives next-door to the English professor and both are down the street from the athletics director. Stories are told of money found on the ground tacked to a tree or a bulletin board for the owner to retrieve. ” Reid Cherner, USA Today well-known alumni National Tom Marshburn ‘82, Astronaut Roger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School president Patricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writer Martin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit Union Wyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of Defense Ken Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of Defense Paul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelist Dean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of State Steve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg Institute Tony Snow ‘77, former White House Press Secretary John Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C. Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Regional John Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leader Janet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Edward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bank Jim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. Governor Elizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott College Jim Martin ‘57, former N.C. Governor Doug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderator Jana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.” Lenn Robbins, New York Post

the new ivy? Davidson College was recently named one of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek magazine, along with New York University, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and UCLA. The magazine selected the schools based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, faculty, students and alumni.

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“Davidson cultivates an adventurous spirit, a determination to tackle life's problems, and an appreciation and understanding of those who have not had the benefit of either education or opportunity.” Wyche Fowler ‘62, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

distinctly davidson A variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strong Honor Code, committment to community service and Division I athletics: w Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the freedom and responsibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams. w With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directed study abroad programs, and off-campus study programs in 17 locations worldwide, more than 70 percent of students graduate with experience abroad. w Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduation rate at over 90 percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body. Davidson’s scholar athletes are well known for having the heaviest luggage of any team on the road—bags full of books and notes.

affordability Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blind admission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with a combination of grants and student employment. In a ground-breaking initiative known as the Davidson Trust, Davidson was the first liberal arts college to eliminate the loan component in financial aid packages. Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordable for every admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means. Thanks to Davidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a student’s character, accomplishments and academic potential are the only factors in the decision— not ability to pay.

23 rhodes scholars Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late Cecil Rhodes in 1902, the prestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’s Oxford University for students from around the world who are outstanding intellectually, and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose.

“Unless you are a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell stone-cold in love with Davidson this March. Real scholar-athletes representing a tiny school from a low-profile league. A self-effacing star whose shooting was nothing short of thrilling. A coach who personifies class. Trustees willing to dig into their own pockets to pay for students to come from North Carolina to Detroit to witness this.” Pat Forde, ESPN.com

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the athletic department Jim Murphy, Director of Athletics

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Jim Murphy was introduced as Davidson College’s Director of Athletics in November of 1995, returning to his alma mater on the eve of its 100th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics. Prior, Murphy, 52, served as executive associate athletic director and chief financial officer for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association for 10 years. The Atlanta native played football and baseball during his freshman year, invaluable experience for guiding a program unique in its desire for excellence in athletics and academics with one of the smallest enrollments among NCAA Division I schools. Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest in Division I in 2001-02, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and continues to be above 90 percent each year. “I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics and think the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and after graduation proves that,” Murphy said. “It’s true that Davidson needs intercollegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even more.” Since Murphy’s return, the Wildcats have pursued several major capital projects, including the creation of the innovative $10-million Davidson Scholars Program, and major improvements have been completed in Belk Arena and Smith Field at Richardson Stadium. Murphy has overseen the construction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field, Alumni Stadium, Wilson Field and the football stadium expansion project, including a state-of-the-art weight room, new press box and additional permanent seating. Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/IAAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year, served two terms on the prestigious NCAA Division I Management Council. He chaired the Division I-AA Governance Committee and formerly served on the NCAA Division I Business and Finance Cabinet, the Division I Governance Committee and the Division I Finance Committee. From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the Athletic Directors Association of the Southern Conference. He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to host the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 and served as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte. A former member of the Division I Football Issues Committee and past president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association, Murphy was also a member of the NCAA Task Force on Recruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the culture of recruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA’s Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Group. A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of Davidson with a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 1979-85 as an audit manager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial statement audits of public and private companies with up to $1 billion in assets. Active in the community, Murphy is involved with Social Venture Partners — Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake Norman YMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council for Children and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of Davidson Youth Baseball League. Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor at Davidson. His 23-year-old son, Matt, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Thomas W. Ross became Davidson’s 17th president Aug. 1, 2007, after three decades of leadership and public service in North Carolina. Ross graduated from Davidson in 1972. He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law, taught at the University’s School of Government, joined a Greensboro law firm and served for one year in Washington, D.C., as chief of staff of a congressional office in the decade after. In 1984, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Ross as Superior Court Judge, a position he held for 17 years, and at the time, he was the youngest in the state. In his work adjudicating felony cases, Ross became familiar with a state justice system that suffered shortcomings from uneven sentencing and a burgeoning prison population. In 1990, the N.C. Chief Justice appointed him to chair a new Sentencing and Policy Advisory Committee. For two years the 23-member panel worked to create a structured sentencing system that was eventually accepted by the legislature and became a model for similar programs nationwide. For his efforts, Ross received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Chief Justice Rehnquist, now deceased, presented the award personally to Ross in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. In 1999, North Carolina Chief Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Ross as director of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. After running the North Carolina Court System for nearly two years, Ross was invited by the trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to become the Foundation’s executive director. His seven years at the Foundation involved him in statewide issues and policy, advocating for legislative reform and creating coalitions of non-profit agencies to increase their influence in public affairs. Since becoming president of Davidson College in 2007, Ross has begun an ambitious strategic assessment process, initiated campus-wide discussions of diversity and inclusivity, and announced the name of The Davidson Trust, the college’s historic financial aid program that replaced loans with grants in all financial aid packages. Ross married the former Susan Donaldson in 1972, and they have two children, Mary Kathryn Elkins ‘01 and Thomas W. Ross, Jr. ‘99, both Davidson graduates.

administration/head coaches

Scott Applegate Associate Director of Athletics

Jamie Hendricks Director of Ticketing & Game Operations

Brian Barmes Equipment Manager

Dick Cooke Senior Men's Administrator, Head Baseball Coach

Lee Jones Director of Lake Campus

Martin McCann Director of Marketing & Promotions

Marc Gignac Sports Information Director

Katy McNay Assistant Athletic Director, Senior Women's Administrator

Beth Hayford Head Athletic Trainer

Sandy Helfgott Director of P.E. & Recreation

Craig Swieton Strength & Conditioning

Annie Porges Director of the Davidson Athletic Foundation

Bob McKillop Men’s Basketball

Tripp Merritt Football

Head Coaches

Gary Andrew M. Cross Country/Track

Bob Patnesky Wrestling

Annette Watts Women’s Basketball

Greg Ashton Women’s Soccer

Drew Barrett Men’s Tennis

Tim Cowie Volleyball

Caroline Price Women’s Tennis

Matt Spear Men’s Soccer

Jen Straub W. Cross Country/Track

Kimberly Wayne Lacrosse

Tim Straub Golf

Ginny Sutton Field Hockey

John Young Swimming & Diving

The History of the Wildcat

On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22 football players traveled to Atlanta to represent Davidson College against Auburn, one of the most formidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen had massacred their first four opponents, outscoring teams, 141-6. According to one account, they were “big, quick, and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’s matchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line averaging 20 pounds less. Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game, outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards to Davidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulled together an offensive attack through the efforts of running back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterback Henry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of forward passes.”

Davidson defeated one of the most powerful teams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappiness that captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sportswriters. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from Davidson College, whose small stature and ferocious style proved overwhelming. One account notes that Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of the Davidson team, “No other team ever put together in these United States of the same weight as Coach Fetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over the flock of wild men from North Carolina.” The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, and it has been used ever since, replacing former, milder references such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians” and “Preachers.” — revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives

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southern conference A majority of the sports at Davidson compete in the Southern Conference, one of the oldest conferences in the nation, which begins its 89th season in 2009. The soccer, volleyball, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, wrestling, baseball and golf programs at Davidson all participate in the league. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907) and the Pac-10 (1915) conferences have been around longer than the SoCon (1921). The conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships, which produce participants for NCAA Championships. The Southern Conference was the first “super conference,” with charter membership including Alabama, Auburn and North Carolina. The SoCon gave birth to the threepoint shot in college basketball, has the oldest basketball tournament in the nation and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice. Academic excellence has long been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. Eighteen Rhodes-Scholar winners have come out of the conference, including six from Davidson. Each year, the league distributes at least three graduate scholarships, two of which were won by Wildcat soccer players in 2004. The Southern Conference was born on Feb. 25, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., when 14 institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. The charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and

Washington & Lee, and athletic competition began that fall. In 1922, seven schools — Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, the University of the South, Tulane and Vanderbilt — joined the ranks. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions being affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December of 1932. The Southeastern Conference formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference when 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands. In 1953, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina and Wake Forest withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference, seeking to schedule a greater number of regular-season basketball games against local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive and is home to Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. On July 1, 2008, Samford officially joined the league, bringing membership of the conference to 12. VMI is an associate member in the sport of wrestling. The SoCon currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports — football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf — and nine women’s sports — soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball. The SoCon celebrated 25 years of women’s championships in 2007-08. The Southern Conference office is located in historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C.

the socon at a glance Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Iamarino Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . Geoff Cabe Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Arakas Assoc. Commissioner for Compliance . . Doug King Dir. of Multimedia Services . . . . . . . . . Jamie Severns Dir. of Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Neff Senior Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mitchell Ass. Comm. of Media Relations . . . . . . Jason Yaman Assoc. Dir. of Media Relations . . . . Jonathan Caskey Media Relations Asst. . . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnne Cannell Championships/Operations Asst. . . . . . . Ben Austin Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . Laura Hayes

The Southern Conference 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Phone: 864.591.5100 Fax: 864.591.3448 www.soconsports.com Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino presents Davidson’s Stephen Curry with the MVP Trophy at the 2008 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championships.

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davidson’s socon championships Baseball Men’s Basketball

1985 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Women’s Cross Country 2003, 2005 Football 1969 Men’s Golf 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 Men’s Soccer 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005 Women’s Soccer 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005 Men’s Tennis 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 Volleyball 1999, 2000 Plain type denotes regular season title. Boldface denotes tournament title. Italicized boldface denotes regular season and tournament title.

all-time socon membership Alabama 1921-1932 Appalachian State 1971-present Auburn 1921-1932 College of Charleston 1998-present Chattanooga 1976-present The Citadel 1936-present Clemson 1921-1953 Davidson 1936-1988; 1991-present Duke 1928-1953 East Carolina 1964-1976 East Tennessee State 1978-2005 Elon 2003-present Florida 1922-1932 Furman 1936-present George Washington 1936-1970 Georgia 1921-1932 Georgia Southern 1991-present Georgia Tech 1921-1932 Kentucky 1921-1932 Louisiana State 1922-1932 Marshall 1976-1997 Maryland 1921-1953 Mississippi 1922-1932 Mississippi State 1922-1932 North Carolina 1921-1953 UNC Greensboro 1997-present North Carolina State 1921-1953 Richmond 1936-1976 Samford 2008-present South Carolina 1921-1953 Tennessee 1921-1932 Tulane 1922-1932 Univ. of the South 1922-1932 Vanderbilt 1922-1932 Virginia 1921-1937 VMI 1924-2003 Virginia Tech 1921-1965 Wake Forest 1936-1953 Washington & Lee 1921-1958 West Virginia 1950-1968 Western Carolina 1976-present William & Mary 1936-1977 Wofford 1997-present