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INTRODUCTION

Quick Facts ............................................................... 2 2016 Schedule ........................................................ 3

GEORGIA GWINNETT

Georgia Gwinnett College .................................. 4 Gwinnett County ................................................ 10 Atlanta .................................................................... 12 Grizzly Athletics .................................................. 14 Grizzly Athletics Complex ................................ 16 GGC Tennis Facility............................................... 18 Dr. Darin. S. Wilson ............................................. 20 Athletics Administration.................................... 22

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Head Coach Chase Hodges ............................ 26 Roster ...................................................................... 28 NAIA Rankings....................................................... 29 ITA Rankings........................................................... 30 Player Profiles ....................................................... 31

GRIZZLY HISTORY

2014-15 Statistics & Review.............................. 41 National Championships .................................. 44 All-Time Awards ................................................... 51 All-Time Roster...................................................... 53 Program Records ................................................. 54 Year-by-Year Results ........................................... 58 All-Time Series ...................................................... 59

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COLLEGE INFORMATION

School Name ........................ Georgia Gwinnett College Location ................................................. Lawrenceville, Ga. Founded .......................................................................... 2005 Enrollment ................................................................... 12,000 Nickname .................................................................. Grizzlies Colors ........................................................... Green and Gray Affiliation ......................................................................... NAIA Conference ............. Association of Independent Institutions President ......................... Dr. Stanley “Stas” C. Preczewki Director of Athletics .......................... Dr. Darin S. Wilson

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First Season ............................................................... 2012-13 Overall Record ........................... 34-14 (.708) / 3 Seasons 2015 Record ..................................................................... 11-7 National Championships....................................... 1 (2014) Home Courts ...................................... GGC Tennis Facility

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COACHING STAFF

Head Coach ................................................. Chase Hodges Record at GGC...................... 34-14 (.708)/3 Seasons Career Record....................... 82-45 (.646)/7 Seasons Alma Mater .............................. UNC Wilmington, ‘98

SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Director ................... Jason Hendrix Email ............................................ jhendrix4@ggc.edu Office Phone .......................................... 678.407.5039 Cell Phone ............................................... 678.371.9528 Website ............................................. GrizzlyAthletics.com Facebook ................................................... Grizzly Athletics Twitter ......................................................... @GrzlyAthletics Instagram...................................................Grizzly_Athletics

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Opponent

Location

September 25

N/A

ITA South Regionals

New Orleans, La.

September 26

N/A

ITA South Regionals

New Orleans, La.

September 27

N/A

ITA South Regionals

New Orleans, La.

October 15

N/A

ITA Small College Championships

Sumter, S.C.

October 16

N/A

ITA Small College Championships

Sumter, S.C.

October 17

N/A

ITA Small College Championships

Sumter, S.C.

October 18

N/A

ITA Small College Championships

Sumter, S.C.

October 16

N/A

Grizzly Open

GGC Tennis Facility

October 17

N/A

Grizzly Open

GGC Tennis Facility

October 18

N/A

Grizzly Open

GGC Tennis Facility

February 5

2:00 PM

@ USC-Aiken (S.C.)

Aiken, S.C.

February 17

2:00 PM

vs. Emory (Ga.)

GGC Tennis Facility

February 19

9:00 AM

vs. Point (Ga.), Green & Gray Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

February 20

9:00 AM

vs. Middle Georgia, Green & Gray Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

February 20

3:00 PM

vs. Xavier (La.), Green & Gray Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

February 21

9:00 AM

vs. Pikeville (Ky.), Green & Gray Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

March 11

9:00 AM

vs. William Carey (Miss.), GGC Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

March 11

3:00 PM

vs. Cumberland (Tenn.), GGC Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

March 12

3:00 PM

vs. Indiana Wesleyan, GGC Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

March 13

10:00 AM

vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), GGC Invitational

GGC Tennis Facility

March 14

2:00 PM

vs. Cumberlands (Ky.)

GGC Tennis Facility

March 19

2:00 PM

vs. Clayton State (Ga.)

GGC Tennis Facility

March 26

9:30 AM

vs. Williams (Mass.)

GGC Tennis Facility

March 30

12:00 PM

vs. West Alabama

GGC Tennis Facility

April 9

3:00 PM

@ West Florida, West Florida Invitational

Pensacola, Fla.

April 10

9:00 AM

vs. Valdosta State, West Florida Invitational

Pensacola, Fla.

April 15

TBD

vs. TBD, GGC Invite

GGC Tennis Facility

April 16

TBD

vs. TBD, GGC Invite

GGC Tennis Facility

April 17

2:00 PM

vs. Tusculum (Tenn.), GGC Invite

GGC Tennis Facility

May 1

2:00 PM

@ Emory (Ga.)

Atlanta, Ga.

May 6

TBD

vs. TBD, Independent/Unaffiliated Championships

GGC Tennis Facility

May 7

TBD

vs. TBD, Independent/Unaffiliated Championships

GGC Tennis Facility

May 8

TBD

vs. TBD, Independent/Unaffiliated Championships

GGC Tennis Facility

May 17

TBD

vs. TBD, NAIA National Championships

Mobile, Ala.

May 18

TBD

vs. TBD, NAIA National Championships

Mobile, Ala.

May 19

TBD

vs. TBD, NAIA National Championships

Mobile, Ala.

May 20

TBD

vs. TBD, NAIA National Championships

Mobile, Ala.

May 21

TBD

vs. TBD, NAIA National Championships

Mobile, Ala.

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Higher education is different at Georgia Gwinnett College, built from the ground up for student success. From the design of its facilities to its student mentorship, everything about GGC is designed to ensure that you get the most from your college experience. GGC’s innovative approach works, and word has gotten around. The campus now bustles with approximately 12,000 students from across Georgia and around the world.

The “real world” is looking for well-rounded graduates who can succeed in today’s challenging workplace. That’s why at GGC, you’ll be immersed in an active learning environment designed to give you a global perspective and make you more marketable.

We connect you to a world beyond your major and prepare you for a successful career after graduation.

The moment you arrive, you’ll meet faculty members who will mentor you throughout your journey. They’ll teach you the complexities of neuroscience, and help you land an internship. Or tag team with you on a research project. Mentor, inspire, cheerlead, advise -- GGC professors take teaching to a whole new level. GGC isn’t your typical college, and it shows in everything we do.

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ATTITUDE Degrees & PROGRAMS MAJORS

Biology • Business Administration • Chemistry Criminal Justice/Criminology • Early Childhood Education • English • Environmental Science Exercise Science • History Information Technology • Mathematics • Nursing Political Science • Psychology • Special Education

MINORS

Business Administration • Criminal Justice/ Criminology English • Film • Geography • History Information Technology (ITEC) • Political Science Sociology

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Latin American Studies

CERTIFICATIONS Global Studies

ACADEMIC INTERESTS

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant Pre-Dental Hygiene • Pre-Dentistry Pre-Medical Technology • Pre-Medicine Pre-Optometry • Pre-Pharmacy • Pre-Physical Therapy • Pre-Physician’s Assistant • Pre-Radiologic Science • Pre-Respiratory Therapy • Pre-Veterinary Medicine 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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All classes at Georgia Gwinnett are taught by highquality faculty who are here only because they love to teach. Since our classes are small, they give personal attention that other institutions can’t deliver. If you need help with an assignment or a course, they spend extra time with you, perhaps even over lunch. Our professors don’t have office hours.

They are available to you in person or by e-mail, phone and text for questions.

And they don’t just teach, they mentor. You will be assigned a specific faculty mentor, but all faculty fill this role. Whether you need advice about life, careers, internships or competing for a special academic program, they are there to inspire and encourage you. They’ll even recommend you for conferences, research projects and other activities that will help prepare you for your future. They will welcome you into the college community during your “March Through the Arch” ceremony, and they will personally congratulate you when you graduate.

Think of them as your own personal coaching staff.

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Forget community bathrooms and bunk beds; GGC Residence Life Student Housing is decked out to the max. It’s nothing like your parents’ dormitories (more like chic apartments). We call it suite-style living, and it is competitively priced and costs less than you might think.

Our apartment-style suites will have you feeling right at home, or even better. Your own private and spacious bedroom awaits you in a two-, three-, four, six-, eight- or 12-bedroom suite, with a bathroom for every two students in the suite. Each bedroom comes carpeted and fully-furnished with a comfy twin bed, night stand, dresser and desk, while living spaces feature plenty of plush seating for you to gather with friends and study, chat or watch the 46inch flat-screen television that comes standard in every suite. Well-equipped kitchenettes, study rooms, on-site laundry facilities that email or text you when your laundry is done and wireless internet are all part of our modern take on campus living.

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Gwinnett County is the second-most populous county in the state of Georgia and boasts a population of nearly 900,000 people and includes the cities of Auburn, Berkeley Lake, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, Snellville, Sugar Hill and Suwanee. Lawrenceville, which is home to Georgia Gwinnett College, is the county seat.

The county contains some of the best entertainment options in the Atlanta metro area, from the Aurora Theatre, to the Infinite Energy Center, which has drawn in such acts as Justin Timberlake and Beyonce. For sports fans, in addition to being close to major sports teams in Atlanta, Lawrenceville also has professional teams in the AAA Gwinnett Braves and Atlanta Gladiators hockey team. For shoppers, Buford’s Mall of Georgia is the largest in the state, and Lawrenceville’s Sugarloaf Mills offers unique dining and entertainment options.

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Lawrenceville is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which ranks as the ninth-largest in the United States. In addition to being one of the most accessible cities to visit in the country, it also serves as the cultural and entertainment hub of the Southeast. The city was the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics and boasts major professional sports teams in the Braves, Falcons and Hawks, and the city will add a Major League Soccer franchise in 2017. Other attractions include the world’s largest aquarium and a number of museums that highlight the city’s historical significance during both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. The city also offers some of the best music, dining and shopping attractions in the country.

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GRIZZLY ATHLETICS Georgia Gwinnett College founded the Office of Athletics with the hiring of Director of Athletics Dr. Darin S. Wilson on July 28, 2011, and over that time, the Grizzlies have become a truly dominant force within the NAIA.

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The first athletic events took place on August 25, 2012, with a soccer doubleheader against Tennessee Temple, which saw the men and women combine to beat the Crusaders 21-1. The impressive athletic achievements have continued ever since, highlighted by back-to-back NAIA championships by the men’s tennis team. The women’s tennis team also won a national championship in its first season of eligibility in 2014, while men’s soccer, baseball and softball have each taken home A.I.I. titles over the past two seasons. All six Grizzly teams have achieved All-Americans over the past two years, and GGC squads are consistently ranked among the nation’s top 25.

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MISSION

To develop lifelong leaders of character through academic and athletic excellence.

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GRIZZLY ATHLETICS State-of-the-Art

FACILITIES

The Grizzly Athletics Complex, complete with facilities for baseball, softball and soccer as well as a 25,000-square-foot administration building, was completed in 2013. The complex, which sits adjacent to the main entrance to campus, was built in a step-like manner to take advantage of the natural topography and welcome the GGC community and visitors to campus.

The Grizzly Soccer Complex was the first to open and features a synthetic-turf playing surface with ample bleacher and hillside seating.

The Grizzly Baseball and Softball Complexes feature natural grass fields, full dugouts and press boxes.

The baseball stadium seats 800 and the softball stadium can accommodate 500.

The main Athletics building hosts coaches’ and administrative offices, team locker rooms and meeting rooms, a weight room, sports medicine facilities, hospitality suites and a dedicated academic support center.

The GGC Tennis Facility sits just north of the main Athletics Complex.

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GGC TENNIS FACILIT Just a half-mile from the main Grizzly Athletics Complex sits the GGC Tennis Facility, one of the finest settings for collegiate tennis in the region.

State-of-the-Art

FACILITIES

Acquired by Georgia Gwinnett College in 2012, the facility features 16 fully-lit playing courts, locker rooms, player lounges, a weight room, a pro shop and both viewing decks and bleachers.

In the summer of 2016, the facility underwent a major renovation which saw the Grizzlies’ main eight competition courts completely overhauled for a stateof-the-art playing surface.

The facility buzzes with over 300 days of activity per year, including Grizzly Tennis matches and practices, junior academies and tournaments, lessons and clinics, adult league play and community events.

The GGC Tennis Facility also includes four clay courts.

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2015-16 GRIZZLY WOMEN’S TENNIS ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Darin S.

WILSON

Inaugural Director of Athletics National Athletics Director of the Year Dr. Darin S. Wilson established the Office of Athletics at Georgia Gwinnett College in late 2011 with the vision of being one of the nation’s premier programs. Off to an incredibly quick start, the Grizzlies are in the process of becoming just that.

The Grizzlies seek to develop lifelong leaders of character through academic and athletic excellence, inspired by Wilson’s devotion to the student-athlete experience. He has instilled the program’s five core values of Service, Responsibility, Leadership, Sportsmanship and the Pursuit of Excellence.

Committed to the idea of continuing professional development, Wilson holds a number of influential positions within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and helps shape policy at the organization’s highest levels.

He currently serves on the NAIA’s National Administrative Council, as well as on the NAIA’s Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee. Additionally, he is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.), of which GGC is a member.

Wilson’s drive to provide an unparalleled student-athlete experience committed to character-driven intercollegiate athletics has resulted in tremendous early success for the Grizzlies, who currently field teams in baseball, softball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s tennis.

In under four seasons, the Grizzlies have already captured three NAIA national championships, five A.I.I. championships and an NAIA Champions of Character team award. In addition, dozens of student-athletes have earned All-American status, Scholar-Athlete recognition and President’s List distinction.

During the program’s very first season of postseason eligibility in 2013-14, four of the Grizzlies’ six teams competed in the NAIA national tournament, each reaching a national top-10 ranking. Eighteen players secured All-American status over the course of the year and the men’s and women’s tennis teams delivered GGC’s first-ever national titles on May 17, 2014, in Mobile, Ala. Through three-plus seasons on the field, the Grizzlies have far exceeded expectations with a 405-163-12 (.698) overall record across all sports through Fall 2015, earning a pair of conference championships in men’s soccer, plus one each in men’s tennis, baseball and softball.

For much of this success, and his impact on the student-athlete experience, Wilson was recognized with his second career Under Armour NAIA Athletics Director of the Year Award in summer, 2015.

The Grizzlies also have successfully bid for and hosted postseason championships in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, softball and baseball, with men’s and women’s tennis joining that list in spring 2016.

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Student-athletes at Georgia Gwinnett College compete at the state-of-the-art Grizzly Athletics Complex, a $15 million facility which features baseball, softball, soccer and tennis complexes, plus a 25,000-square-foot Athletics building with staff offices, team locker rooms, a weight room, training areas, hospitality suites and academic resource space.

Wilson was instrumental in the concept, development and construction phases of the entire project, delivering the Grizzlies one of the nation’s elite athletic complexes.

Wilson chairs GGC’s intercollegiate athletics committee, and with Wilson’s leadership, the college successfully completed admission into the NAIA in April of 2012.

August 25, 2012 marked the historic Opening Day for Grizzly Athletics, with a pair of men’s and women’s soccer victories highlighting the occasion.

Wilson looks forward to the athletic program’s continued growth and progress at a rapid rate.

He brought a wealth of experience to his position as GGC’s first Director of Athletics, coming from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. He had served as the athletics director since 2003, following a five-year stint as baseball coach. His departure ended 18 years of involvement with Union, from an undergraduate student-athlete to leading the athletics program.

the athletic booster club and managing a multi-million dollar operational and scholarship budget.

For his accomplishments, Wilson was selected as the 2010-2011 NAIA National Athletics Director of the Year in the spring of 2012.

He was recognized as the AAC Athletic Director of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2011, the NAIA Region XII Athletic Director of the Year in 2008, and the 2009-10 NAIA Under Armour AD of the Year for the Southeast Region by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Wilson’s time as a coach and player at Union were marked by success as well. He posted a 161-106-1 baseball coaching record and was named the 2001 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year, setting a school record with 41 wins. As an undergraduate, Wilson was selected as Male Athlete of the Year while playing for Union.

His collegiate playing career began on the diamond at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Wilson has a master’s in education from Union College and a Ph.D. in higher education leadership from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He resides in Gwinnett County with his wife, Natalie, and has two children, Drew and Mara.

During Wilson’s time at Union, the college won 47 Appalachian Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships, four Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference titles, and six NAIA Region XII championships. Union was awarded the AAC Duard Walker All-Sports Trophy for the first time in school history in 2010. Forty-seven players were named NAIA ScholarAthletes, and four players were selected as CoSIDA Academic All-America Team members.

Wilson oversaw extensive renovation of Union’s sports facilities, including baseball and football locker room remodels, new scoreboards and press boxes, the installation of a $1 million synthetic turf multi-purpose field, and the expansion of athletic training facilities. The athletics overhaul made Union’s facilities some of the best in the NAIA. Wilson also grew Union’s department of athletics from 15 intercollegiate programs to 23, while effectively revitalizing

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Director of Athletics

Dr. Ian POTTER

Assistant Athletics Director for Internal Operations & Compliance

James WILLIAMS

Head Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations; S.W.A.

Shira WILLIAMS

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Doug COURT

Operations Manager

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Erin PRICE

Ned COLEGROVE

Assistant Athletics Director for External Operations

Matt MAHONY

Video & Broadcast Coordinator “Voice of the Grizzlies”

Kyle NORTON

Facilities & Grounds Manager

Jason HENDRIX

Sports Information Director

Dr. Suzanne BIEDENBACH

Faculty Athletics Representative

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Head Coach Head Coach Fourth Season 4TH SEASON Tennessee Temple ‘95 Chase Hodges is the first men’s and women’s head coach in Georgia Gwinnett tennis history, and in his three-year stay in Lawrenceville, he’s been named national coach of the year three times by the NAIA and twice by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

A decorated coach at all levels of collegiate tennis, Hodges delivered GGC its firstever national titles in any sport with both the Men’s and Women’s 2014 NAIA National Championship titles. He was able to repeat the feat with the men this past year as he guided them to the 2015 crown while the women finished as the national runner-up.

Hodges has 17 years of collegiate coaching experience--including the last 14 as a head coach--and boasts the distinction of being the only head coach in college tennis history to lead seven different programs to an ITA national ranking. Those programs include the women’s tennis teams from Longwood, UNC Asheville and GGC as well as the men’s teams from UNC Asheville, Drake, Georgia State and GGC. For six of the seven programs, it marked the first ITA rankings in school history.

He owns a career 328-108 (.752) combined men’s and women’s record as a head coach, including a 246-63 men’s record.

Hodges also oversees operations at the GGC Tennis Facility in Lawrenceville.

It was another banner year for the Grizzly men in 2015 as they played unquestionably the toughest schedule in the country, beating opponents from all three NCAA divisions as well as the NAIA to finish the year with a 16-2. In all, GGC beat 11 teams ranked in their respective division, including 2014 NCAA Division II champion West Florida. Led by a line-up that featured five All-Americans, including three first teamers, the Green and Gray coasted through the NAIA National Championships in May, winning all four matches in 5-0 fashion.

Hodges earned the ITA National Coach of the Year award for the second successive season, and he further added to that with the same NAIA honor following the tournament. Five Grizzly men ended the year ranked within the nation’s top 50, marking the first time that any four-year program, regardless of division, had achieved that feat in two years.

The Grizzly women posted an 11-7 record in 2015, led by the nation’s top-ranked player in sophomore Valeria Podda. The talisman for the Green and Gray for much of the year, she led the way for a GGC line-up that featured five All-Americans at the national tournament as the team came up just short of claiming back-to-back titles, falling 5-4 in the championship match to Auburn-Montgomery.

The GGC men’s squad went 21-0 in 2014, capping an unbeaten season with a 5-1 victory over defending-champion Embry-Riddle (Fla.) in the national title match. The Grizzlies earned six NAIA All-Americans, including three First-Team selections. During the year, the Grizzlies knocked off NCAA Division I, II and III teams, plus the top NAIA programs.

Meanwhile, the GGC women’s squad edged the men’s team for the first trophy by a matter of hours, winning the 2014 championship earlier in the day on the same courts at the Mobile Tennis Center, also against Embry-Riddle, in a dramatic 5-4 decision. It stood as Hodges’ 300th career win as a head coach in collegiate tennis. The Grizzlies had eight NAIA All-Americans on the season, including a pair of First-Team players. During the year, the GGC women also earned victories against NCAA Division I, II and III competition, plus the top NAIA programs.

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Following the championships, Hodges was named NAIA National Coach of the Year for both men’s and women’s tennis, capping the Grizzlies’ very first season of postseason eligibility with a pair of No. 1 rankings. He also was named 2014 Wilson/ITA NAIA Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year, days after being named South Region winner.

He has recruited some of the top players from around the country and around the world to lay the foundation of the Grizzly program, developing many outstanding student-athletes.

In addition to the Grizzlies’ on-court success, the men’s tennis team has held the highest team GPA among Grizzly Athletics programs.

In Hodges’ first season at GGC in 2013, the Grizzlies posted an 11-1 men’s record and a 5-3 women’s record, marking the first seasons of competition in school history.

Hodges came to GGC from Division I Georgia State University in Atlanta, where he capped his three-year tenure by being named Colonial Athletic Association Co-Coach of the Year in April 2012. Hodges’ time with the Panthers (2010-12) featured the greatest turnaround in men’s collegiate tennis history, as he inherited a 1-20 team and led them to a 15-6 mark in his first season. He then set a school record with 21 victories in 2011 and added 20 more wins to the ledger the following year for a 56-17 mark over three years.

Before GSU, Hodges spent four successful years (2005-09) at the helm of the Drake University program, where he guided the Bulldogs to a Missouri Valley regular-season or conference tournament title in each season. He was named the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year three times, leading the squad to an 85-17 overall record. Hodges’ Drake team also achieved the highest ITA national ranking in school history at No. 33, at one point boasting the nation’s longest regular-season winning streak at 42 matches.

Before Drake, Hodges spent four combined seasons as head coach at University of North Carolina-Asheville (2002-05) and Longwood University in Farmville, Va., (2002), leading both the men’s and women’s programs.

During this time, he led his teams to an overall 105-58 record and their first rankings in school history.

A native of Hickory, N.C., Hodges played two years collegiately at North Carolina State University before finishing his career at UNC-Wilmington.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from UNCW in 1998 and a master’s degree there three years later while working with the Seahawks as a graduate assistant.

Hodges is the proud father of Gabriella Hodges.

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CAREER WOMEN’S TENNIS RECORD 2002 Longwood (Va.) 16-5 2003 UNC Asheville 7-10 2004 UNC Asheville 13-8 2005 UNC Asheville 12-8 2013 Georgia Gwinnett 5-3 2014 Georgia Gwinnett 18-4 2015 Georgia Gwinnett 11-7 TOTAL 82-45

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Hometown

Previous School

Pronunciation

Chiara Di Salvo

JR

Cordoba, Argentina

S.E.A.D.E.A.

key-ARE-ah di-SAL-vo

Klara Dohnalova

JR

Trinec, Czech Republic

South Carolina State

CLAR-ah doh-NAH-lo-va

Sophie Feller

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Langedijk, Netherlands

Murmellius Gymnasium

Michelle Garcia Zarate

FR

Bogota, Colombia

Colegio Jonathan Swift

sa-ROT-ay

Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff

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Barcelona, Spain

Seminole State (Fla.)

pea-NO-nays HALL-tin-hoff

Valeria Podda

JR

Leiderdorp, Netherlands

Calandlyceum

va-LEER-ee-uh POH-da

Luma Schwab

JR

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

CNED

Victoria Svensson

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Sundsvall, Sweden

University of New Orleans

Judith van Fraaijenhoven

JR

Driebergen, Netherlands

Openbaar Lyceum Zeist

von FRY-en-ho-ven

Alyona Vasileva

JR

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Murray State

ah-LOAN-uh va-SIL-ya-va

Coaching Staff Chase Hodges

Head Coach, 4th Season

Courtney Rutherford

Assistant Coach, 3rd Season

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ASSISTANT COACH COURTNEY RUTHERFORD

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Preseason Poll: January 26, 2016 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Previous 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 7 13 11 4 14 15 18 23 RV 22 RV 24 25 RV 17 RV RV NR

School (First Place Votes) 2015 Final Pts. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (11) 302 Georgia Gwinnett (1) 312 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 290 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 279 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 263 William Carey (Miss.)

250 Brenau (Ga.) 238 Keiser (Fla.) 237 Westmont (Calif.)

234 Arizona Christian 220 Xavier (La.) 212 Northwestern Ohio 207 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 187 Cumberland (Tenn.)

179 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 173 Indiana Wesleyan 168 Davenport (Mich.)

150 McPherson (Kan.) 142 Southeastern (Fla.) 114 Coastal Georgia 112 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 104 Evangel (Mo.) 98 Marian (Ind.) 87 Campbellsville (Ky.) 70 Ottawa (Kan.) 63

Dropped from the Top 25: Graceland (Iowa), LSU Alexandria (La.), Vanguard (Calif.), Concordia (Calif.), Oklahoma Baptist Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 58, Reinhardt (Ga.) 40, Southwestern (Kan.) 37, Dalton State (Ga.) 35, Aquinas (Mich.) 26, Baker (Kan.) 21, Morningside (Iowa) 18, San Diego Christian (Calif.) 9, Georgetown (Ky.) 8, Missouri Baptist 7, Huntington (Ind.) 7, St. Francis (Ill.) 4, Asbury (Ky.) 4, Milligan (Tenn.) 3

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Top 25 Highlights courtesy of the NAIA (historical information dating back to 2000): • After claiming its 10th national title in the last 12 seasons, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) starts its season with a No. 1 ranking, collecting 11-of-12 first-place votes and 312 total points.

• The Warhawks start their year on Feb. 5 against Dalton State (Ga.).

• Georgia Gwinnett, the 2015 national runner-up, enters the season at No. 2 with one first-place vote and 302 total points.

• No. 25 Ottawa (Kan.) makes its way into the Top 25 for the first time is program history.

The Braves start their season Jan. 29 against Nebraska Wesleyan.

• Five other teams see Top 25 action including: No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 18 McPherson (Kan.), No. 21 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), No. 23 Marian (Ind.) and No. 24 Campbellsville (Ky.).

• Eleven conferences/Association of Independent Institutions/unaffiliated groups are represented throughout the Top 25, led by four programs from The Southern States Athletic Conference.

Four conferences/unaffiliated groups are tied for second with three teams ranked apiece.

• Auburn Montgomery and former member Fresco Pacific (Calif.) are the only teams to go the entire season ranked No. 1.

• Auburn Montgomery has the most No. 1 rakings in the Top 25 (73), Georgia Gwinnett and Brenau (Ga.) are second with 12 each.

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Women’s Tennis - National Doubles Rankings

As of Nov. 24, 2015

Women’s Tennis - National Singles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Player Valeria Podda Camille Gbaguidi Priscila Nunez Lauren Stratman Alyona Vasilyeva Isabella Dale Jessica Emoto Puck Luttikhuis Fatyha Berjane Victoria Monakhova Paula Diaz Volvy Boilevin Ines Costamegna Angelica Sepulveda Helga Piones-Haltenhoff Desiree Jackson Aileen Fuchs Jessica King Julia Albuquerque Kelly Southwood Lea Striegel Lilian Blasque Chiara Di Salvo Jessica Worring Valeria Popko Mikayla Morgan Faith Huckabee Isabelle Lee Luisa Gruber Tia Okano Fiona Curty Angie Dahnous Allison Corfield Katherine Ashford Katie Wilson Victoria Slavina Daria Veretennikova Nikki Thorburg Celine Lenertz Macarena Bisela Vladica Djurdjevic Brooke Ferslov-Jensen Jessica Cornea Alejandra Gil Nikki Vorhees Jenna Elliott Heather Borsos Julia Mulder Iulia Marcenco Katherine Tement

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School 2015 Final Rank Georgia Gwinnett 1 SCAD-Savannah 5 Olivet Nazarene 26 Westmont 3 Georgia Gwinnett NR Cumberlands (KY) 25 Tabor 39 Davenport 32 Brenau 12 Olivet Nazarene 31 Auburn-Montgomery 24 Cardinal Stritch 34 Westmont 21 Cumberland (TN) 29 Georgia Gwinnett NR Arizona Christian 18 Morningside NR Lindsey Wilson 22 SCAD-Savannah NR Auburn-Montgomery 44 McPherson NR Missouri Valley 48 Georgia Gwinnett NR Graceland 8 Northwestern Ohio NR Arizona Christian NR Olivet Nazarene NR Westmont NR Cardinal Stritch NR Arizona Christian NR Lindsey Wilson 19 SCAD-Savannah NR Ottawa NR Biola NR Indiana Wesleyan 30 St. Thomas (FL) NR William Carey NR McPherson NR Auburn-Montgomery NR Missouri Valley NR Northwestern Ohio 35 San Diego Christian NR Hope NR Auburn-Montgomery NR McPherson NR Evangel NR San Diego Christian NR William Woods NR Arizona Christian NR Nebraska Wesleyan NR

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Doubles Team School 2015 Final Rank Lucia Solis/Katie Wilson Indiana Wesleyan NR Angelica Sepulveda/Tarsha de Souza Cumberland (TN) NR Valeria Podda/Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Georgia Gwinnett NR Alyona Vasilyeva/Chiara Di Salvo Georgia Gwinnett NR Isabelle Lee/Lauren Stratman Westmont NR Lilian Blasque/Adela Gil Mayor Missouri Valley NR Priscila Nunez/Seraphine Buchmann Olivet Nazarene 7 Mary Kate Lee/Marianna Vargas Ave Maria NR Puck Luttikhuis/Alyssa Fuentes Davenport 10 Desiree Jackson/Mikayla Morgan Arizona Christian NR Beatriz Sales/Macarena Bisela Missouri Valley NR Iulia Marcenco/Lauryn Sullins Arizona Christian NR Lola Garcia/Teodora Stancia Keiser NR Fiona Curty/Henar Munoz Lindsey Wilson NR Victoria Monakhova/Faith Huckabee Olivet Nazarene NR Susan Carmichael/Madeline Heer Biola NR Allison Corfield/Jennifer Luedtke Ottawa NR Brooke Barnard/Megan Henry Baker NR Volvy Boilevin/Jesup Sirinit Cardinal Stritch 9 Heather Borsos/Brooke Ferslov-Jensen San Diego Christian NR Celine Lenertz/Alejandra Gil Auburn-Montgomery NR Zoe Bouwmeester/Nikki Vorhees McPherson NR Patricia Recalde/Rebecca Pijls Brenau NR Kate Bondarenko/Vladica Djurdjevic Northwestern Ohio 16

Women’s Tennis - South Region Singles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Player Valeria Podda Camille Gbaguidi Alyona Vasilyeva Fatyha Berjane Paula Diaz Angelica Sepulveda Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Julia Albuquerque Kelly Southwood Chiara DiSalvo Angie Dahnous Victoria Slavina Daria Veretennikova Celine Lenertz Alejandra Gil Madeline Wills Victoria Svennson Rachel Hodas Trinidad Aguirre Cassandra Lemieux

School Georgia Gwinnett SCAD-Savannah Georgia Gwinnett Brenau Auburn-Montgomery Cumberland (TN) Georgia Gwinnett SCAD-Savannah Auburn-Montgomery Georgia Gwinnett SCAD-Savannah St. Thomas (FL) William Carey Auburn-Montgomery Auburn-Montgomery Southeastern Georgia Gwinnett Milligan Cumberland (TN) St. Thomas (FL)

Women’s Tennis - South Region Doubles Rankings Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Player School Angelica Sepulveda/Tarsha DeSouza Cumberland (TN) Alyona Vasilyeva/Chiara DiSalvo Georgia Gwinnett Valeria Podda/Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Georgia Gwinnett Mary Kathryn Lee/Marianna Vargas Ave Maria Lola Garcia/Teodora Stancia Keiser Celine Lenertz/Alejandra Gil Auburn-Montgomery Patricia Recalde/Rebecca Pijls Brenau Paula Diaz/Anna Rudolfova Auburn-Montgomery Daria Veretennikova/Alexy Rycraft William Carey Cynthia Diaz/Naomi Maehama St. Thomas (FL)

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Helga

PINONESHALTENHOFF

Senior Barcelona, Spain

FALL 2015: Ranked No. 15 nationally ... Posted 3-1 record, falling to

teammate Valeria Podda in the semifinals of the ITA Regional ... Teamed with Podda to garner No. 3 ranking in doubles, putting together a 4-2 record in the process ... Fell in final of ITA regional and semifinals of NAIA national championship.

SPRING 2015: All-America Honorable Mention ... Posted 13-2 record with

an 11-1 mark at No. 6 ... Put together perfect 4-0 mark NAIA National Championships ... Also went 10-8 in doubles playing entirely with Chiara Di Salvo.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Seminole State College ... Finished 2014

season ranked eighth nationally among junior college players ... Ended at No. 11 as a freshman in 2013 ... Rated in the top 50 in her native Spain.

PERSONAL: Born Helga Uvania Pinones-Haltenhoff on October 25, 1992 ...

Daughter of Victor Pinones and Helga Haltenhoff ... Brother, Victor, is an NAIA First Team All-American for Auburn-Montgomery.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2014-15 13-2 - 13-2 - - - - 2-1 11-1 2015-16 3-1 3-1 - - - - - - Total 16-3 3-1 13-2 - - - - 2-1 11-1

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2014-15 10-8 - 10-8 2015-16 4-2 4-2 - Total 14-12 4-2 10-8

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - 4-0 6-8 - - - 4-0 6-8

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Victoria

Senior Sundsvall, Sweden

SVENSSON FALL 2015: Posted 2-3 record in singles ...Teamed with Klara Dohnalova to go 2-1 and advance to the semifinals of the Grizzly Open.

SPRING 2015: Put together 3-1 singles record, including a perfect 3-0 mark at No. 6 ... Teamed with Luma Schwab to go 5-11 in doubles.

FALL 2014: Played in two singles matches, beating West Georgia’s Nicole Northrup at the Grizzly Open before falling to Anna Fuhr of Emory.

SPRING 2014: All-America Honorable Mention … Put together perfect 5-0 record, winning at least once from Nos. 3-6 … Made dual match debut vs. Clayton State, beating Martina Dedaj in 6-4, 6-2 fashion at No. 3 … Only dropped 12 games across all five matches … Beat opponents from a pair of ranked teams in No. 2 William Carey and No. 14 Coastal Georgia … Went 9-5 in doubles matches, going 5-3 with Ines Costamagna … Duo won two matches at national tournament, beating tandems from No. 18 Indiana Wesleyan and No. 7 SCAD Savannah.

FALL 2013: Played at one event, going 2-1 at the ITA South Regional … Beat Ellen Scott of Belhaven in the first round and Simone-Alyse Ewell of Xavier (La.) in the second … Fell to Megahan de Baroncelli of Loyola New Orleans … Teamed with Rocio Fernandez to advance to semifinals at the regional, dispatching duos from Brenau and Auburn-Montgomery before falling to a team from Xavier.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended University of New Orleans and Adalsskolan

... Completed freshman season with 8-11 record overall and 8-9 mark during dual season... Won 2 of 3 at No. 5 court and was 6-8 at No. 6 position... Went 8-12 in doubles’ play, including 7-11 mark in dual season... First collegiate win came against South Alabama in 6-3, 3-6, 10-2 victory over Sibela Gajer... Also defeated Southern Miss, Alabama State, Illinois State, Alcorn State, Xavier, Loyola and Jackson State...

Went 7-10 alongside Paula Jimenez Sanchez at No. 3 court while teaming with Kristina Martic for lone loss at No. 1... Along with Jimenez, team owned wins over Southern Miss, Alabama State, Prairie View A&M, Xavier, Loyola and Jackson State.

PERSONAL: Born Victoria Svensson on April 22, 1994, in Sundsvall, Sweden ... Daughter of Ake and Kerstin Svensson.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013-14 7-1 2-1 5-0 - - 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2014-15 4-2 1-1 3-1 - - 0-1 - - 3-0 2015-16 2-3 2-3 - - - - - - Total 13-6 5-5 8-1 - - 2-1 1-0 1-0 4-0

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2013-14 11-6 2-1 9-5 2014-15 5-11 - 5-11 2015-16 2-1 2-1 - Total 18-18 4-2 14-16

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - 4-4 5-1 - 2-11 3-0 - - - 6-15 8-1

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Chiara

Junior Cordoba, Argentina

Di SALVO FALL 2015: Ranked No. 23 in singles ... Posted 2-1 record, falling to

teammate Alyona Vasileva in the quarterfinals of the ITA regional ... Teamed with Vasileva to hoist regional title ... Ended year with a 5-2 record and No. 4 national ranking.

SPRING 2015: All-America Honorable Mention ... Posted 11-5 record with a 9-2 mark at No. 5 ... Put together perfect 4-0 mark NAIA National Championships ...

Also went 10-8 in doubles playing entirely with Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff.

FALL 2014: Went 3-2 in singles play ... Advanced to quarterfinals of ITA

regional, beating Ainsley Wright of Belhaven and Sha’Nel Bruins of Xavier (La.) before losing to eventual champion Nour Abbes of Xavier ... Picked up third win at Grizzly Open, beating Berry’s Lauren Byrket ... Also went 3-2 in doubles, teaming with Valeria Podda to beat a duo from Xavier at the regional ... Combined with Luma Schwab for victories over tandems from Emory and West Georgia at the Grizzly Open.

SPRING 2014:

Second Team All-American ... Peaked at No. 32 in the national rankings ... Put together a 16-3 singles record, competing mostly at the fourth spot ... Made first GGC appearance vs. Clayton State, beating Darina Drozdova in 2-6, 6-2, 11-9 fashion at line four ... Played once at No. 2, registering a 6-3, 6-2 win over Daniela Sanchez of Dalton State ... Went 3-0 at No. 3, highlighted by a 6-0, 6-2 win over Embry-Riddle’s Kristina Marova to help GGC lift the NAIA title ... Marova was ranked No. 33 nationally ... Collected eight wins in eight decisions at No. 4, including five matches unbeaten in postseason play, knocking off four opponents from teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation ... Also went 16-3 in doubles, including a 12-2 record with Paloma Cortina ... The duo won four straight postseason matches to close out the year.

PRIOR TO GGC: Competed in several ITF events and captured the

Pascuas Bowl in doubles and reached singles semifinals ... Ranked eighth in under 14 Argentinian rankings ... Won Athlete of the Year medal.

PERSONAL: Born Chiara Lucia Di Salvo on October 17, 1994, in Cordoba,

Argentina ... Daughter of Blas Raul Di Salvo and Andrea Ines Roque ... Sister, Ornella, is an all-conference player for Austin Peay.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013-14 16-3 - 16-3 - 1-0 3-0 8-0 4-3 2014-15 13-5 3-2 10-3 - - - 1-1 9-2 2015-16 2-1 2-1 - - - - - - Total 31-9 5-3 26-6 - 1-0 3-0 9-1 13-5 -

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2013-14 16-3 - 16-3 2014-15 13-10 3-2 10-8 2015-16 5-2 5-2 - Total 34-15 8-4 26-11

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - 4-0 12-3 - 4-0 6-8 - - - 8-0 18-11

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Klara

DOHNALOVA

Junior Trinec, Czech Republic

FALL 2015: Made debut at Grizzly Open, posting a 2-1 record and advancing to the semifinals with partner Victoria Svensson.

SPRING 2015: Did not play due to illness.

PRIOR TO GGC: Played two seasons for South Carolina State University

... Helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships, earning a berth into the NCAA Division I Tournament both times ...

Named to All-MEAC second team both seasons ... Also ranked in the top 20 in her native Czech Republic.

PERSONAL: Born Klara Dohnalova on May 15, 1993, in Trinec, Czech Republic ... Daughter of Jiri Dohnal and Sarka Dohnalova.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2015-16 - - - - - - - - -

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2015-16 2-1 2-1 -

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - - -

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Valeria

Junior Leiderdorp, Netherlands

PODDA FALL 2015: Maintained No. 1 ranking in singles after taking home NAIA

national championship crown ... Posted 4-0 record to lift second consecutive ITA regional crown ... Fell in semifinals of Small College Super Bowl ... Put together 4-2 record in doubles with Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff, dropping the final of the regional and semifinal of the national championship.

SPRING 2015: First Team All-American ... Finished season ranked No. 1

in the NAIA ... Put together 14-1 mark in singles while playing entirely at the No. 1 position ... Posted perfect 3-0 mark at NAIA National Championships, highlighted by a win over previous No. 1 Nour Abbes of Xavier (La.) ... Also went 14-4 in doubles, including a 13-4 mark with Laura Wehner at the No. 1 spot ... Duo finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally.

FALL 2014: Collected nine wins over 11 singles matches ... Earned a berth

SPRING 2014: First Team All-American … Went 14-4, peaking at No. 3 in

the national rankings … Debuted with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Clayton State’s Raluca Pavel … The win was part of a 10-match winning streak to begin her Grizzly career …

Played primarily at No. 1, collecting 10 wins in 14 matches … Won only two decisions at NAIA National Tournament, beating Lindsey Wilson’s Alejandra Galvis and EmbryRiddle’s Hui-I Huang, who were ranked Nos. 16 and 15, respectively, by the ITA …

Posted 19-3 mark in doubles, playing all but one match with Helena Korompis at No. 1 … Duo peaked at No. 3 in the national rankings … Won three out of four matches at the national tournament … Began season with 12 consecutive victories.

PERSONAL: Born Valeria Epifania Hendrika Podda on April 30, 1992, in

Leiderdorp, Netherlands ... Daughter of Celestino Podda and Catharina Podda-Van Veen.

into the ITA National Small College Championships after falling in the final of the regional ... Beat Belhaven’s Sara Caroline Kimbal, Xavier (La.)’s Brion Flowers and the Auburn-Montgomery duo of Celine Lenertz and Alice Baudeign before losing to Xavier’s Nour Abbes ... Won opening match at the national event, dispatching Indiana Wesleyan’s Katie Wilson by a score of 7-6, 6-0 ... Also claimed the Grizzly Open singles title, beating two players (Ana Pain and Elisabeth Abanda) from defending NCAA Division II national champion Barry and one (Katarina Su) from Division III champ Emory ... Went 1-1 in doubles, teaming with Chiara Di Salvo to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA regional.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013-14 14-4 - 14-4 10-4 4-0 - - - 2014-15 23-3 9-2 14-1 14-1 - - - - 2015-16 7-1 7-1 - - - - - - Total 44-8 16-3 28-5 24-5 4-0 - - - -

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2013-14 19-3 - 19-3 2014-15 15-5 1-1 14-4 2015-16 4-2 4-2 - Total 38-10 5-3 33-7

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 19-3 - 14-4 - - - 33-7 - -

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Luma

SCHWAB

Junior Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

FALL 2015: Went 3-1 in singles ... Also teamed with Judith van Fraaijenhoven to post the same record in doubles.

SPRING 2015: Posted 10-6 record with an 8-4 mark at the fourth spot ...

Went 5-12 in doubles while playing primarily with Victoria Svensson.

FALL 2014: Put together 4-2 singles record ... Beat Carmen Nelson of Xavier (La.) before bowing out in the round of 16 at the ITA regional ... Advanced to the semifinals of the Grizzly Open, beating Middle Georgia’s Shelby Ashley, Lewis’ Jill Wetmore and Emory’s Stephanie Loutsenko ... Went 2-2 in doubles, winning both matches with Chiara Di Salvo at the Grizzly Open.

SPRING 2014: All-America Honorable Mention h Posted 8-3 record,

playing mostly at No. 6 singles ... Made dual match debut vs. Dalton State’s Maria A. Bejarano at No. 6, winning 6-1, 6-0 ... Began spring with six straight victories ... Posted 5-1 mark at No. 6, which included an impressive 6-1, 6-1 score line vs. Maria Rozo to help GGC to a win over NCAA Division I opponent Northern Illinois ... Went 3-1 at No. 5, with all three wins coming over opponents playing for ranked teams ... Final No. 5 win came in NAIA tournament as she beat Kristen Futrell of Indiana Wesleyan in 6-1, 6-0 fashion ... Went 5-3 in doubles, playing all matches at No. 2 and teaming with Judith van Fraaijenhoven and Ines Costamagna.

FALL 2013: Played in one event, advancing to the round of 16 at the ITA

South Regional ... Beat Kanda Borgognoni of Loyola New Orleans in the first round and Maria Vargas of Auburn Montgomery in the second ... Fell to Brion Flowers of Xavier (La.).

PERSONAL: Born Luma Raquel Schwab on December 21, 1991, in Yverdonles-Bains, Switzerland ... Daughter of Fredy and Silvia Schwab.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013-14 10-4 2-1 8-3 - - - 0-1 3-1 5-1 2014-15 14-8 4-2 10-6 - 0-1 0-1 8-4 2-0 2015-16 3-1 3-1 - - - - - - Total 27-13 9-4 18-9 - 0-1 0-1 8-5 5-1 5-1

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2013-14 5-4 0-1 5-3 2014-15 7-14 2-2 5-12 2015-16 3-1 3-1 - Total 15-19 5-4 10-15

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - 5-3 - 2-12 3-0 - - - 7-15 3-0

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Judith VAN

FRAAIJENHOVEN

Junior Driebergen, Netherlands

FALL 2015: Registered a 4-1 record in singles ... Partnered with Luma Schwab to post a 3-1 mark in doubles.

SPRING 2015: Second Team All-American ... Posted 3-10 singles record while playing mostly at No. 2 ... Also went 1-0 at No. 1 doubles with Valeria Podda.

FALL 2014: Went 2-1 in singles, advancing to the quarterfinals of the ITA

regional ... Knocked off Brenau’s Patricia Recalda and Belhaven’s Mary Lichlyter before falling to Paula Diaz of Auburn-Montgomery ... Played one doubles match, teaming with Luma Schwab to fall to a Xavier (La.) tandem at the regional.

SPRING 2014: First Team All-American ... Peaked at No. 21 in national

rankings ... Put together 9-5 singles record, playing mostly at No. 2 ... Debuted with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Dalton State’s Chelsea Powell at No. 4 ... Picked up one win at top spot, earning a victory over Powell once again later in the season ... Went 2-4 at the second spot, beating Sunshine Beba of Coastal Georgia and Maja Plavsic of SCAD Savannah ... Went 3-0 at No. 3, highlighted by a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Haley Dekkinga, helping GGC to a win over NCAA Division I opponent Northern Illinois ...

Posted 2-1 record at No. 4 and 1-0 mark at No. 5 h Ended with a 4-1 doubles record wile playing with four different partners at both the first and second lines.

PERSONAL: Born Judth Francine van Fraaijenhoven on January 18, 1996, in Zeist, Netherlands ... Daughter of Frank van Fraaijenhoven and Tine Langeveld.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013-14 9-5 - 9-5 1-0 2-4 3-0 2-1 1-0 2014-15 5-11 2-1 3-10 - 2-8 1-2 - - 2015-16 4-1 4-1 - - - - - - Total 18-17 6-2 12-15 1-0 4-12 4-2 2-1 1-0 -

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2013-14 4-1 - 4-1 2014-15 1-1 0-1 1-0 2015-16 3-1 3-1 - Total 8-3 3-2 5-1

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 1-0 3-1 1-0 - - - 2-0 3-1 -

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Alyona

VASILEVA

Junior Yekaterinburg, Russia

FALL 2015: Ranked No. 5 nationally in singles ... Posted a 6-2 record,

advancing to final of the ITA regional and earning a berth into the NAIA national championship field in the process ... Also ranked fourth in doubles with partner Chiara Di Salvo ... Duo went 5-2 and hoisted ITA regional crown, knocking off teammates Valeria Podda and Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff in the championship match.

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Murray State University, the University of

Wyoming and Gymnasium #70 ... Posted a 16-3 singles record for Murray State as well as a 13-2 doubles mark ... Helped Racers to the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championship ... Went 14-10 and 6-2 in singles and doubles, respectively, as a freshman at Wyoming.

PERSONAL: Born Alena Vasileva on Aug. 22, 1994, in Yekaterinburg, Russia ...

Daughter of Sergei Vasilev and Elena Baidina.

Singles Position in Lineup Year Overall Fall Spring 1 2 3 4 5 6 2015-16 6-2 6-2 - - - - - - -

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Doubles Year Overall Fall Spring 2015-16 5-2 5-2 -

Position in Lineup 1 2 3 - - -

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Sophie

FELLER

Freshman Guadalajara, Mexico

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Murmellius Gymnasium in Alkmaar,

Netherlands ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Earned province championship for under-12 and under-16 levels for North and South Holland ... Competed for T.V. Heerhugowaard.

PERSONAL: Born Sophie Feller on February 8, 1998 in Langedijk,

Netherlands to Jolanda Feller-Kraan and Kees Feller ... Has two older siblings, Tessa and Martijn.

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Michelle

GARCIA ZARATE

Freshman Bogota, Colombia

PRIOR TO GGC: Attended Colegio Jonathan Swift in Bogota ... Was a

junior tennis tournament champion in Colombia, Argentina and Spain ... Division champion at multiple levels in Colombia in both singles and doubles play ... Captured sports awards at her school in eight out of 11 years and earned second-highest GPA in her grade.

PERSONAL: Born Michelle Andrea Garcia Zarate on August 27, 1996 in

Bogota, Colombia to Carmenza Zarate Olaya and Radamel Enrique Garcia King ...

Older brother, Falcao, is one of the top profesional soccer players in the world who currently plays for Chelsea FC and has competed for the Colombian national team in World Cup competition (full name Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate) ... Has one older sister, Melanie Grecia Garcia.

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2015-16 GRIZZLY WOMEN’S TENNIS 2014-15 STATISTICS

2014-15 WOMEN’S TENNIS 2014-15 SCHEDULE SINGLES Overall Record: 11-7 | Home: 6-0 | Away: 1-5 | Neutral: 4-2

FALL

9.26-28 ITA Regional 10.9-12 ITA Small College Championships 10.17-19 Grizzly Open

SPRING

1.30 Point W, 9-0 2.1 Middle Georgia W, 8-1 2.26 (DIII) No. 1 Emory L, 1-8 3.8 (DII) No. 2 Barry L, 3-6 3.10 (DII) No. 5 Lynn L, 1-8 3.11 (DII) No. 3 St. Leo L, 2-5 3.14 Olivet Nazarene W, 6-1 3.15 No. 6 SCAD Savannah W, 8-1 3.17 Cumberlands W, 9-0 3.25 (DII) Clayton State W, 8-1 4.3 (DII) No. 7 Hawaii Pacific L, 0-5 4.4 (DII) No. 23 Valdosta State W, 5-0 4.4 (DII) No. 2 West Florida L, 3-6 4.24 No. 3 Brenau W, 6-3 NAIA National Championships 5.13 No. 17 Westmont W, 5-2 5.14 No. 9 Northwood W, 5-1 5.15 No. 5 Xavier (La.) W, 5-3 5.17 No. 2 Auburn-Montgomery L, 4-5

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Name Overall Judith van Fraaijenhoven 5-11 Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff 13-2 Valeria Podda 23-3 Chiara Di Salvo 13-5 Luma Schwab 14-8 Victoria Svensson 4-2 Laura Wehner 5-8 TOTAL 77-39

Dual Tourn.

3-10 2-1 13-2 -14-1 9-2 11-3 3-2 10-6 4-2 3-1 1-1 5-8 0-0 59-31 19-8

1 --14-1 ----14-1

2 2-8 ---0-1 -0-3 2-12

3 1-2 ---0-1 0-1 5-3 6-7

Dual Tourn.

1-0 0-1 0-1 -10-8 -14-4 1-1 10-8 3-2 5-12 2-2 5-11 -13-4 -29-24 3-3

1 1-0 --14-4 ---13-4 14-4

2 -0-1 4-0 -4-0 2-12 2-11 -6-12

3 --6-8 -6-8 3-0 3-0 -9-8

4 ---1-1 8-4 -0-2 9-7

5 -2-1 -9-2 2-0 --13-3

6 -11-1 ---3-0 -14-1

DOUBLES Name Overall Judith van Fraaijenhoven 1-1 Amy Morland 0-1 Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff 10-8 Valeria Podda 15-5 Chiara Di Salvo 13-10 Luma Schwab 7-14 Victoria Svensson 5-11 Laura Wehner 13-4 TOTAL 32-27

DOUBLES TEAMS Name Judith van Fraaijenhoven/Luma Schwab Valeria Podda/Chiara Di Salvo Chiara Di Salvo/Luma Schwab Valeria Podda/Laura Wehner Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff/Chiara Di Salvo Luma Schwab/Victoria Svensson Judith van Fraaijenhoven/Valeria Podda Amy Morland/Luma Schwab TOTAL

Overall Dual Tourn.

0-1 -0-1 1-1 -1-1 2-1 -2-1 13-4 13-4 -10-8 10-8 -5-11 5-11 -1-0 1-0 -0-1 0-1 -32-27 29-24 3-3

1 ---13-4 --1-0 -14-4

2 ----4-0 2-11 -0-1 6-12

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Women’s Tennis Put Together Another Excellent Season in 2015 June 10, 2015 The season may not have ended perfectly for the Georgia Gwinnett women’s tennis team, but it was once again an impressive campaign for head coach Chase Hodges’ Grizzlies as the team advanced to the national championship match for the second consecutive year in 2015.

Led by a fantastic sophomore campaign from First Team All-American Valeria Podda, the Green and Gray racked up victories over every NAIA opponent that the team faced before falling in a 5-4 thriller in the national final in Mobile. Podda, who turned in an impressive season in both singles and doubles, finished the year as the nation’s No. 1 ranked player, becoming the first Grizzly in school history to pick up the top honors. She would end with a 14-1 record at the top spot in the line-up and teamed up with Laura Wehner for a 13-4 doubles mark and a No. 3 national ranking.

Wehner and Judith van Fraaijenhoven joined Podda in the rankings at Nos. 43 and 47, respectively, but it was the bottom half of the Grizzly line-up that proved most effective throughout the season as the trio of Luma Schwab, Chiara Di Salvo and Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff combined for a 34-11 mark.

Van Fraaijenhoven grabbed a spot on the All-America Second Team while each of the trio of Wehner, Di Salvo and Pinones-Haltenhoff earned an Honorable Mention.

After a promising start to the 2015 campaign with decisive victories over Point and Middle Georgia, the Grizzlies were dealt a patch of adversity as they fell in matches to the No. 1 team in Division III in Emory and three of the nation’s top five Division II teams in No. 2 Barry, No. 5 Lynn and No. 3 St. Leo. However, the spell was only temporary as GGC returned to NAIA play triumphantly with a 6-1 win over Olivet Nazarene on March 14 to kick off a run of three matches in four days. The Grizzlies kept it going a day later with an emphatic 8-1 decision over No. 6 Savannah and closed out the homestand by blanking Cumberlands 9-0 in the first-ever live broadcast of a match on the Grizzly Digital Network.

GGC’s second streak of Division II road matches would prove more fruitful than the first as the team handed Clayton State an 8-1 loss to finish off March, and then bookended a 5-0 victory over 23rd-ranked Valdosta State with losses to No. 7 Hawaii Pacific and No. 2 West Florida.

The regular season concluded with a showdown against third-ranked Brenau at GGC Tennis Facility, and once again, the Grizzlies successfully defended their top ranking with a 6-3 decision to finish off the season with an 8-6 record.

The NAIA Championships in Mobile would offer some of the stiffest competition that the Grizzlies had faced all season, and it started off with a gritty win over No. 17 Westmont in the tournament’s second round. After being dealt a 2-1 deficit in doubles, the Green and Gray bounced back to take home wins in each of the bottom four spots in the line-up to move on to the quarterfinals a day later vs. Northwood.

That time, it was GGC that picked up the early 2-1 lead, easing past the ninth-ranked Seahawks and setting the stage for a revenge match against fifth-ranked Xavier (La.), which had beaten the Grizzlies a year prior to claim the Unaffiliated/Independent trophy.

XU grabbed the 2-1 doubles lead to make it a tough road to haul for the Grizzlies, and following a number of rain delays spread across two days, Pinones-Haltenhoff, Schwab and Di Salvo each won to put GGC a point away from clinching.

Both Podda and van Fraaijenhoven were in tiebreakers at No. 1 and No. 3, but it was Podda who emerged victorious first, becoming the first NAIA player to unseat previously top-ranked Nour Abbes on the court, sending GGC into the title match with a 5-3 victory.

GGC once again fell behind 2-1 in doubles to Auburn-Montgomery in the finale, but the team still had its chances, as both Di Salvo and Pinones-Haltenhoff capped their tournament with perfect 4-0 records to ultimately tie the match up at 4-4 before Wehner fell in the third set to bring the tournament run to an end.

The Grizzlies, which ended the year ranked second, should likely prove a tough out once again next season as the entire team is set to return in 2016 as Hodges looks to continue adding to GGC’s reputation as a national powerhouse.

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2015-16 GRIZZLY WOMEN’S TENNIS 2014 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17

National

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 2 seed vs. Indiana Wesleyan.............................................. W, 5-0 vs. No. 7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.).............................. W, 5-1 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)................................. W, 5-2 vs. No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.).................................. W, 5-4

TITLE

2014 NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship First Round May 13

Second Round May 14

Quarterfinals May 15

Final Site:

Semifinals May 16

Championship May 17

Mobile Tennis Center Mobile, Ala. May 13-17

1 Xavier (La.) 5

Davenport (Mich.) 5 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

1 Xavier (La.) 5

Davenport (Mich.) 2

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 4 Thursday, 12 noon

Mobile (Ala.) 0 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

1 Xavier (La.) 2

Northwood (Fla.) 5

Northwood (Fla.) 9 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Northwood (Fla.) 0

8 Vanguard (Calif.) 4

Friday, 9 a.m.

5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 4

5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Graceland (Iowa) 6 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Graceland (Iowa) 0

McPherson (Kan.) 3 Thursday, 12 noon

Concordia (Calif.) 6 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 5

Concordia (Calif.) 0

Northwestern Ohio 3 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

4 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 3

4 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 5

2 Georgia Gwinnett Saturday, 9 a.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5

Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 4 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5

Milligan (Tenn.) 1

Milligan (Tenn.) 5 Thursday, 12 noon

IU Southeast (Ind.) 1 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 2

Oklahoma Baptist 1

Oklahoma Baptist 8 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

6 Brenau (Ga.) 2

6 Brenau (Ga.) 5 Friday, 9 a.m.

2 Georgia Gwinnett 5

7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 5

Morningside (Iowa) 0 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 1

Westmont (Calif.) 1

Westmont (Calif.) 9 Thursday, 12 noon

Coastal Georgia 2 Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Indiana Wesleyan 7

2 Georgia Gwinnett 5

Indiana Wesleyan 0 Wednesday, 9 a.m.

2 Georgia Gwinnett 5

2 Georgia Gwinnett 5

All times CDT.

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CHAMPS! Women’s Tennis Wins National Title Over Embry-Riddle, 5-4 May 17, 2014 Mobile, Ala. - The Georgia Gwinnett men’s and women’s tennis teams captured the first two national championship titles in Georgia Gwinnett College history on Saturday, each winning 2014 NAIA Tennis National Championships over Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. First, the Georgia Gwinnett women outlasted the Eagles, 5-4, before the GGC men capped an unbeaten season with a 5-1 victory over the defending champion Eagles.

For his success, GGC head coach Chase Hodges was named both the Men’s and Women’s 2014 NAIA Coach of the Year.

The championships come in GGC’s very first season of postseason eligibility.

“I’m just ecstatic,” said Hodges. “This is hard to even put it in perspective right now. It’s an amazing feeling. I have a great group of players who have been a joy to coach. We just compete out there and if you’re playing the Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies, you’re in for a dogfight. Nobody backs down and it’s a pleasure to represent our college.

“Today, we just did what we’ve been doing all season and that’s win matches,” Hodges added. “All I can think about is enjoying this for another 364 days.”

The Grizzlies become just the second program to ever capture men’s and women’s tennis national championships in the same season.

The over five-hour women’s match came down to the final court, where Georgia Gwinnett freshman Ines Costamagna delivered a dramatic 7-6, 6-2 victory at fifth singles over ERAU’s Paola Montero to give the Grizzlies their first championship.

The Grizzlies rallied from a 2-1 hole following doubles play, claiming four of six singles matches.

Georgia Gwinnett’s six-player championship lineup featured five freshmen and senior Paloma Cortina, who won both her singles and doubles matches on Saturday for the fourth straight day.

The Grizzlies clawed out an early 1-0 advantage in third doubles as Cortina and Chiara Di Salvo topped Eva Vilar and Paula Ortiz Couder, 8-5.

The Eagles tied it on court two as Paola Montero and Anna Gotz outlasted GGC’s Costamagna and Luma Schwab, 8-5.

The drama built as the final doubles point came down to the number one court between GGC’s Valeria Podda and Helena Korompis against Embry-Riddle’s Hui-I Huang and Kristina Marova.

The Grizzlies’ top tandem fell into an early 5-0 hole, but then staged a furious rally to come back for a 6-5 lead. ERAU won the next two games and had two match points on its serve, up 7-6, but Podda and Korompis fought off both opportunities, rallying to break serve and send the match to a tiebreaker at 8-8. The Eagles would squeak out the tiebreaker, seven points to five, for a 9-8 win and the 2-1 overall match edge through doubles play.

In singles play, the Grizzlies leapt back in front with a pair of straight sets wins from Podda and Cortina.

Podda defeated Huang, 6-0, 6-1 while Cortina took down Gotz, 6-0, 6-2.

The Eagles tied it briefly, 3-3, with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at fourth singles for Vilar over Schwab.

The Grizzlies quickly jumped back ahead, however, with di Salvo’s 6-0, 6-2 win at third singles over Marova. That win put GGC ahead, 4-3, with just two courts remaining. Both of those courts featured extremely close first sets, with each school winning on one.

In sixth singles, Korompis fell in the opening set and came back to claim the second, but eventually lost 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 as the Eagles tied the match, 4-4.

That set up Costamagna for the championship-clinching performance against Montero.

In the opening set, Costamagna had been down 5-3 and facing two set points, but rallied back for a 7-6 win in a first-set tiebreak. All the attention of the Mobile Tennis Center focused in on Costamagna and Montero, who each had the chance to win the national title for their respective school.

Costamagna built a 4-1 second-set lead and when Montero broke serve to make it 4-2, Costamagna broke back for a 5-2 lead, putting the championship on her serve.

The final point featured a rally where Montero’s last shot sailed long, sending the Grizzly squad onto the court for a championship dog pile.

The match was the first of two finals Saturday between GGC and ERAU as the men’s teams met later in the day.

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

Bye as overall No. 1 seed vs. No. 17 Westmont (Calif.)................................... W, 5-2 vs. No. 9 Northwood (Fla.)...................................... W, 5-1 vs. No. 5 Xavier (La.)............................................... W, 5-3 vs. No. 2 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)..................... L, 5-4

FINALISTS 2015 NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship First Round

Second Round

May 12

Final Site:

Quarterfinals

May 13

Semifinals

May 14

Mobile Tennis Center Mobile, Ala. May 12-16

Championship

May 15

May 16

1 Georgia Gwinnett (8-6) 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

16 Evangel (Mo.) (10-4) 1

1 Georgia Gwinnett (9-6) 5

17 Westmont (Calif.) (14-10) 2

Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

17 Westmont (Calif.) (13-9) 6 Thursday, 1 p.m.

9 Northwood (Fla.) (8-6) 9 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

24 Northwestern (Iowa) (13-7)

1 Georgia Gwinnett (10-6) 5

9 Northwood (Fla.) (9-6) 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

9 Northwood (Fla.) (10-7) 1

8 Brenau (Ga.) (12-6) 3 Friday, 1 p.m.

1 Georgia Gwinnett (11-7) 4

5 Xavier (La.) (15-9) 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

12 Oklahoma Baptist (11-7) 6 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

21 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) (6-9) 3

5 Xavier (La.) (16-9) 5

12 Oklahoma Baptist (12-8) 1 Thursday, 1 p.m.

13 Concordia (Calif.) (12-11) 6

5 Xavier (La.) (17-10) 3

13 Concordia (Calif.) (13-12) 0

Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

20 McPherson (Kan.) (14-8) 2

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

4 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (13-5) 0

4 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (12-4) 5 2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (23-4) Sunday, 1 p.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (15-7) 5 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

14 Northwestern Ohio (17-6) 6 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (16-7) 5

14 Northwestern Ohio (18-7) 1

19 Indiana Wesleyan 3 Thursday, 1 p.m.

11 Arizona Christian (22-2) 8 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (17-8) 2

11 Arizona Christian (23-3) 0

22 Mobile (Ala.) (10-10) 1 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

6 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (14-6) 1

6 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (13-5) 5 Friday, 1 p.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (22-4) 5

7 William Carey (Miss.) (12-8) 4 10 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (21-2) 8 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

10 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (23-3) 1

10 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (22-2)5

23 Ashford (Iowa) (13-5) 1 Thursday, 1 p.m.

15 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (10-14) 5 15 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (11-14) 1 Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 18 LSU Alexandria (La.) (10-3) 4 (20-4) 6 Wednesday, 1 p.m.

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (21-4) 5

2 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (19-4) 5 All times CDT.

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Women’s Tennis Comes up Just Short in NAIA Championship Match May 17, 2015 Mobile, Ala. - In the end, another comeback victory proved too much to ask for the Georgia Gwinnett women’s tennis team as the Grizzlies saw their run for a second straight NAIA title upended by Auburn-Montgomery at the Mobile Tennis Center.

“I think that we did everything that we could to try to pull out a win today,” GGC Head Coach Chase Hodges said. “Down 4-2, we had an opportunity, and the match could’ve gone either way. Unfortunately, we were on the losing end, but we were on the winning end last season. That’s the way it goes sometimes, but I’m very proud of the girls. We’re going to be back next year, and now the motivation factor will be extremely high. That’s for sure.”

The Grizzlies, who had recorded come-from-behind victories in two of their three previous matches in the NAIA tournament, once again found themselves down as they trudged back from 2-1 and 4-2 deficits to tie before Laura Wehner ultimately fell in a decisive third set, sealing the national title for the second-seeded Warhawks.

The dominance of Valeria Podda was the headline for the Grizzlies as she and Wehner teamed up for an 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles, beating the duo of Paula Diaz and Anna Rudolfova, who entered the day as the seventh-ranked tandem in the NAIA. Podda, who was a day removed from knocking off the No. 1 singles player in the country, kept up her strong play in Mobile with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 over fourth-ranked Alice Baudeigne.

However, 26th-ranked Diaz was able to exact revenge for the doubles loss as she won the deciding singles match over Wehner, coming back from a first set loss to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2.

AUM picked up the early lead as Baudeigne and Claudine Maheu won 8-3 over Luma Schwab and Victoria Svensson at No. 2 doubles, and the other AUM team, Kelly Southwood and Celine Lenertz, picked up an 8-2 win at No. 3 over Chiara Di Salvo and Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff.

Podda would be the first singles player to win, tying the match up at 2-2, but Southwood and Maheu put the Warhawks in the driver’s seat with onesided wins over Judith van Fraaijenhoven and Schwab, respectively, on lines two and three to put AUM within one of clinching with three matches remaining.

“The girls fight for every point, and they leave it all out on the court every match,” Hodges said. “That’s one thing that I’m very proud to have instilled in this team. We’re a tough out against every team we play. You could see it in every match we played this week.”

As they had all week in singles play, Di Salvo and Pinones-Haltenhoff delivered for Hodges, beginning with Di Salvo at No. 5 as she bounced back from an opening set loss to win 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. Pinones-Haltenhoff gutted out a tight first set to win 7-6 before racing past Rudolfova 6-1 in the second as all attention turned to Court 2 to decide the national title.

The championship is the 14th all-time for AUM and the 10th in the last 12 seasons.

GGC finished its 2015 campaign with an 11-7 record, spending the entire regular season as the No. 1 ranked team in the country. Sunday’s loss was the first this season versus an NAIA opponent.

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TITLES

Valeria Podda - NAIA Women’s Singles Champion USTA/ITA South Region NAIA Championships - New Orleans, La. Sep. 25 Round of 32 Bye Sep. 25 Round of 16 Def. Hannah Bradford (William Carey).................... 6-0, 6-0 Sep. 26 Quarterfinals Def. Celine Lenertz (Auburn-Montgomery)............ 6-1, 6-1 Sep. 26 Semifinals Def. Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff (GGC)...................... 6-1, 6-0 Sep. 30 Finals *Def. Alyona Vasileva (GGC)..................................... 6-1, 6-4 *Final match played at GGC Tennis Facility USTA/ITA Small College Championships - Sumter, S.C Oct. 15 Quarterfinals Def. Puck Luttikhuis (Davenport)............................. 6-2, 6-2 Oct. 16 Semifinals Def. Priscila Nunez (Olivet Nazarene)...................... 6-0, 6-2 Oct. 17 NAIA Finals Def. Camile Gbaguidi (SCAD Savannah)................. 6-1, 6-4 --Oct. 17 Super Bowl Semis Lost to Macarena Olivares (ASA Miami)...........6-4, 1-6, 6-1

Valeria Podda Junior Leiderdorp, Netherlands

Podda Wins GGC’s First-Ever Women’s Singles National Championship October 17, 2015 Sumter, S.C. - Junior Valeria Podda continued her stellar run on Saturday at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships, earning the first-ever individual national championship in Georgia Gwinnett women’s tennis history at the Palmetto Tennis Center.

“This was another phenomenal day for us,” GGC head coach Chase Hodges said after the Grizzlies captured titles in women’s singles, men’s singles and men’s doubles. “We’re going to be going back to Lawrenceville with three national titles. Going back to when we started this program in 2012, today would really have to rank up there with the best of them. It was that good of a day for us, and everyone has been performing at an extremely high level all week.”

Podda lifted her trophy in the morning by beating SCAD Savannah’s Camile Gbaguidi 6-1, 6-4.

“Val’s No. 1 goal this week was to win the NAIA national title, and she did just that,” Hodges said. “She played outstanding against a very good player and did it with class. To come into an event like this with the No. 1 ranking and hold onto it is huge, and now she’s a national champion.”

The win meant that GGC won three of a possible four NAIA national championships at the Small College Championships this week. Two of the championship matches pitted Grizzly individuals or tandems against each other, while the women’s doubles tournament saw both Grizzly duos dispatched in the national semifinals.

Podda would continue her day at the Small College Super Bowl, but saw it come to an end with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 loss to junior college champion Macarena Olivares of ASA Miami.

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All-Time

AWARDS

Valeria Podda Fr. - Leiderdorp, Netherlands 2014

Judith van Fraaijenhoven Valeria Podda

Fr. - Driebergen, Netherlands 2014

So. - Leiderdorp, Netherlands 2015

Second Team

Paloma Cortina Sr. - Malaga, Spain 2014

Chiara Di Salvo Fr. - Cordoba, Argentina 2014

Judith van Fraaijenhoven

So. - Driebergen, Netherlands 2015

Honorable Mention

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Ines Costamagna Fr . -

Helena Korompis Fr. -

2014

2014

Luma Schwab Fr. - Yverdon-lesBains, Switzerland 2014

Chiara Di Salvo So. - Cordoba, Argentina 2015

Helga PinonesHaltenhoff Jr. - Barcelona, Spain 2015

Laura Wehner So. - Nelson, New Zealand 2015

Victoria Svensson So. - Sundsvall, Sweden 2014

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NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR 2014......................................... Chase Hodges

All-Time

AWARDS

CHASE HODGES

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C

Meagan Christian (Norwalk, Conn.)..........................................................2013 Paloma Cortina (Malaga, Spain).......................................................... 2013-14 Ines Costamagna (Buenos Aires, Argentina).........................................2014

D

Chiara Di Salvo (Cordoba, Argentina).................................................... 2014 Klara Dohnalova (Trinec, Czech Republic)........................................... 2015-

F

Allison Fernandez (Lawrenceville, Ga.)....................................................2013 Rocio Fernandez (Tucuman, Argentina).......................................... 2013-14

All-Time

ROSTER

K

Helena Korompis (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands)......................2014

M

Abigail Mazza (Lawrenceville, Ga.)............................................................2013

O

Joyce Oliveira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).....................................................2013

P

Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff (Barcelona, Spain)..................................... 2015 Valeria Podda (Leiderdorp, Netherlands)............................................. 2014-

S

Luma Schwab (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland)................................ 2014 Victoria Svensson (Sundsvall, Sweden)................................................. 2014-

V

Judith van Fraaijenhoven (Driebergen, Netherlands)..................... 2014 Shirley Vas (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).............................................2013

w

Laura Wehner (Nelson, New Zealand).....................................................2015

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Luma Schwab Paloma Cortina Victoria Svensson

2013-14-................................100 2013-14-................................. 89 2013-14-................................. 74 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 59 2013-14-................................. 55

SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda 2013-14-................................. 52 Chiara Di Salvo 2013-14-................................. 40 Luma Schwab 2013-14-................................. 40 Judith van Fraaijenhoven 2013-14-................................. 35 Paloma Cortina 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 30

DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda Victoria Svensson Luma Schwab Paloma Cortina

Career

RECORDS

2013-14-................................. 49 2013-14-................................. 48 2013-14-................................. 36 2013-14-................................. 34 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 29

DUAL MATCH SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

Valeria Podda 2013-14-................................. 33 Chiara Di Salvo 2013-14-................................. 32 Paloma Cortina 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 28 Luma Schwab 2013-14-................................. 27 Judith van Fraaijenhoven 2013-14-................................. 27

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Victoria Svensson Paloma Cortina Luma Schwab

2013-14-................................. 40 2013-14-................................. 37 2013-14-................................. 30 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 28 2013-14-................................. 25

TOURNAMENT SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Victoria Svensson Chiara Di Salvo Judith van Fraaijenhoven

2013-14-................................. 19 2013-14-................................. 13 2013-14-................................. 10 2013-14-.................................. 8 2013-14-.................................. 8

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

Chiara Di Salvo Luma Schwab Valeria Podda Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Victoria Svensson

2013-14-................................. 12 2013-14-.................................. 9 2013-14-.................................. 8 2014-15-.................................. 6 2013-14-.................................. 6

CHIARA DI SALVO

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Paloma Cortina Luma Schwab Victoria Svensson

2013-14-................................. 82 2013-14-................................. 65 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 47 2013-14-................................. 42 2013-14-................................. 31

SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda 2013-14-................................. 44 Chiara Di Salvo 2013-14-................................. 31 Luma Schwab 2013-14-................................. 27 Paloma Cortina 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 24 Judith van Fraaijenhoven 2013-14-................................. 18

DOUBLES WINS

1. Valeria Podda

2. Chiara Di Salvo

3. Paloma Cortina

4. Helena Korompis

Victoria Svensson

Career

RECORDS

2013-14-................................. 38 2013-14-................................. 34 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 23 2014-15.................................. 18 2013-14-................................. 18

DUAL MATCH SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda 2013-14-................................. 28 Chiara Di Salvo 2013-14-................................. 26 Paloma Cortina 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 23 Luma Schwab 2013-14-................................. 18 Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff 2014-15-................................. 13

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Paloma Cortina Helena Korompis Victoria Svensson

2013-14-................................. 33 2013-14-................................. 26 2012-13 - 2013-14........................ 23 2014-15.................................. 18 2013-14-................................. 14

TOURNAMENT SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Judith van Fraaijenhoven Chiara Di Salvo Victoria Svensson

2013-14-................................. 16 2013-14-.................................. 9 2013-14-.................................. 6 2013-14-.................................. 5 2013-14-.................................. 5

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Victoria Svensson

2013-14-.................................. 8 2013-14-.................................. 5 2013-14-.................................. 5 2014-15-.................................. 4 2013-14-.................................. 4

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2015-16 GRIZZLY WOMEN’S TENNIS PROGRAM HISTORY MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Paloma Cortina Luma Schwab Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda

2014-15.................................. 46 2013-14.................................. 43 2014-15.................................. 43 2014-15.................................. 41 2013-14.................................. 40

SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Paloma Cortina Luma Schwab Chiara Di Salvo Two tied

2014-15.................................. 26 2013-14.................................. 22 2014-15.................................. 22 2013-14.................................. 19 .......................................... 18

DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda Paloma Cortina Helena Korompis Luma Schwab

Season

RECORDS

2014-15.................................. 23 2013-14.................................. 22 2013-14.................................. 21 2013-14.................................. 21 2014-15.................................. 21

DUAL MATCH SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Paloma Cortina Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Two tied

2013-14.................................. 20 2013-14.................................. 19 2013-14.................................. 18 2014-15.................................. 16 .......................................... 15

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

4.

Valeria Podda Helena Korompis Paloma Cortina Two tied

2013-14.................................. 22 2013-14.................................. 21 2013-14.................................. 20 .......................................... 19

TOURNAMENT SINGLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

3.

Valeria Podda Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Three tied

2014-15.................................. 11 2015-16................................... 8 2014-15................................... 6 ........................................... 5

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES MATCHES PLAYED

1.

2.

4.

5.

Chiara Di Salvo Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Three tied

2015-16................................... 7 2015-16................................... 6 2015-16................................... 6 2014-15................................... 5 ........................................... 4

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1.

2.

4.

5.

Valeria Podda Paloma Cortina Valeria Podda Chiara Di Salvo Two tied

SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

Valeria Podda Paloma Cortina Chiara Di Salvo Two tied

DOUBLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

5.

Valeria Podda Helena Korompis Paloma Cortina Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda

2014-15.................................. 38 2013-14.................................. 33 2014-15.................................. 33 2013-14.................................. 32 .......................................... 26

2014-15.................................. 23 2013-14.................................. 17 2013-14.................................. 16 .......................................... 14

2013-14.................................. 19 2013-14.................................. 18 2013-14.................................. 16 2013-14.................................. 16 2014-15.................................. 15

Season

RECORDS

DUAL MATCH SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

5.

Paloma Cortina Chiara Di Salvo Valeria Podda Valeria Podda Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff

2013-14.................................. 16 2013-14.................................. 16 2013-14.................................. 14 2014-15.................................. 14 2014-15.................................. 13

DUAL MATCH DOUBLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

5.

Valeria Podda Helena Korompis Paloma Cortina Chiara Di Salvo Ines Costamagna

2013-14.................................. 19 2013-14.................................. 18 2013-14.................................. 16 2013-14.................................. 16 2013-14.................................. 11

TOURNAMENT SINGLES WINS

1.

2.

3.

5.

Valeria Podda Valeria Podda Luma Schwab Judith van Fraaijenhoven Three tied

2014-15................................... 9 2015-16................................... 7 2014-15................................... 4 2015-16................................... 4 ........................................... 3

TOURNAMENT DOUBLES WINS

1.

2.

4.

Chiara Di Salvo Helga Pinones-Haltenhoff Valeria Podda Three tied

2015-16................................... 5 2015-16................................... 4 2015-16................................... 4 ........................................... 3

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All-Time

RESULTS

Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Mar. 4 Mar. 20 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Apr. 1

2015

Inaugural Season Overall Record: 5-3 Home: 3-2 | Away: 2-1

Overall Record: 11-7 Home: 6-0 | Away: 1-5 | Neutral: 4-2

at Emmanuel (Ga.) .......................W, 6-3 Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.) ......W, 9-0 Georgia Southwestern...................L, 5-4 West Georgia................................W, 5-4 at Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.)...W, 9-0 Emmanuel (Ga.)...........................W, 6-3 No. 25 Milligan (Tenn.)..................L, 8-1 at West Georgia.............................L, 5-4

Team ineligible for postseason play in first season

2014

Overall Record: 18-4 Home: 5-1 | Away: 7-3 | Neutral: 6-0

Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 15 Apr. 5 Apr. 21 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17

(DII) No. 46 Clayton State (Ga.).....W, 9-0 Dalton State (Ga.).........................W, 9-0 at Clark Atlanta.............................W, 9-0 at (RV) Belhaven (Miss.)...............W, 5-0 at No. 2 William Carey (Miss.).......W, 9-0 vs. No. 3 Xavier (La.) ~..................W, 5-2 West Georgia................................W, 9-0 at (DIII) No. 2 Emory (Ga.)..............L, 7-2 at No. 6 Brenau (Ga.).....................W, 7-2 Kenyon (Ohio)...............................W, 9-0 Northern Illinois...........................W, 6-1 at No. 14 Coastal Georgia..............W, 9-0 at (DII) No. 1 Armstrong State (Ga.).....L, 9-0 at No. 3 SCAD Savannah (Ga.)............ W, 8-1 at Dalton State (Ga.).....................W, 8-1 (DIII) No. 1 Emory (Ga.)..................L, 6-3 vs. Southwest (N.M.) #.................W, 5-0 at No. 2 Xavier (La.) #.....................L, 5-3 vs. No. 18 Indiana Wesleyan $.......W, 5-0 vs. No. 7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) $...W, 5-1 vs. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) $.....W, 5-2 vs. No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) $......W, 5-4

Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 26 Mar. 8 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 17 Mar. 25 Apr. 3 Apr. 4 Apr. 4 Apr. 13 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 17

Point (Ga.)....................................W, 9-0 Middle Georgia.............................W, 8-1 at (DIII) No. 1 Emory (Ga.)..............L, 8-1 at (DII) No. 2 Barry (Fla.)................L, 6-3 at (DII) No. 5 Lynn (Fla.).................L, 8-1 at (DII) No. 3 St. Leo (Fla.)..............L, 5-2 (RV) Olivet Nazarene (Ill.).............W, 6-1 No. 6 SCAD Savannah....................W, 8-1 Cumberlands (Ky.)........................W, 9-0 at (DII) Clayton State (Ga.)............W, 8-1 vs. (DII) No. 7 Hawaii-Pacific~.......L, 5-0 vs. (DII) No. 23 Valdosta St. (Ga.)~.W, 5-0 at (DII) No. 8 West Florida..............L, 6-3 No. 3 Brenau (Ga.).........................W, 6-3 vs. No. 17 Westmont (Calif.) $.......W, 5-2 vs. No. 9 Keiser (Fla.) $..................W, 5-1 vs. No 5 Xavier (La.)$....................W, 5-3 vs. No. 2 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)$..L, 5-4

~ Pensacola, Fla. $ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

~ Hattiesburg, Miss. # Unaffiliated/Independent Tournament (New Orleans, La.) $ NAIA National Championships (Mobile, Ala.)

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March 13, 2014 Away............................... L, 9-0 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY (AL)

Overall Record: 0-1 Neutral: 0-1

May 17, 2015 Neutral............................... L, 5-4

BARRY (FL)

Overall Record: 0-1 Away: 0-1

March 8, 2015 Away................................. L, 6-3

BELHAVEN (MS)

Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0

DALTON STATE (GA)

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

Feb. 5, 2014 Home..................................W, 9-0 Apr. 5, 2014 Away...................................W, 8-1

EMBRY-RIDDLE (FL)

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

May 17, 2014 Neutral..............................W, 5-4

EMMANUEL (GA)

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

EMORY (GA)

Overall Record: 0-3 Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-2

BRENAU (GA)

Feb. 25, 2014 Away.................................. L, 7-2 April 21, 2014 Home................................ L, 6-3 Feb. 26, 2015 Away.................................. L, 8-1

March 7, 2014 Away................................W, 7-2 April 13, 2015 Home...............................W, 6-3

GA. SOUTHWESTERN

CLARK ATLANTA (GA)

Feb. 23, 2013 Home................................. L, 5-4

Feb. 6, 2014 Away...................................W, 9-0

HAWAII-PACIFIC

CLAYTON STATE (GA)

April 3, 2015 Neutral................................ L, 5-0

Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

Feb. 2, 2014 Home..................................W, 9-0 March 25, 2015 Away..............................W, 8-1

SERIES

Feb. 15, 2013 Away.................................W, 6-3 March 26, 2013 Home.............................W, 6-3

Feb. 14, 2014 Away.................................W, 5-0

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

All-Time

Overall Record: 0-1 Home: 0-1

Overall Record: 0-1 Neutral: 0-1

INDIANA WESLEYAN

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

May 14, 2014 Neutral..............................W, 5-0

COASTAL GEORGIA

Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0

KENYON (OH)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

March 12, 2014 Away..............................W, 9-0

March 8, 2014 Home...............................W, 9-0

CUMBERLANDS (KY)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

KEISER (FL)

March 17, 2015 Home.............................W, 9-0

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

May 14, 2015 Neutral..............................W, 5-1

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2015-16 GRIZZLY WOMEN’S TENNIS PROGRAM HISTORY LYNN (FL)

SPARTANBURG METHODIST (SC)

Overall Record: 0-1 Away: 0-1

March 10, 2015 Away............................... L, 8-1

LINDSEY WILSON (KY)

All-Time

SERIES

Overall Record: 2-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0

Feb. 20, 2013 Home................................W, 9-0 March 20, 2013 Away..............................W, 9-0

ST. LEO (FL)

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

May 16, 2014 Neutral..............................W, 5-2

MIDDLE GEORGIA

Overall Record: 0-1 Away: 0-1

March 11, 2015 Away............................... L, 5-2

VALDOSTA STATE (GA)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

Feb. 1, 2015 Home..................................W, 8-1

MILLIGAN (TN)

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

April 4, 2015 Neutral...............................W, 5-0

WEST FLORIDA

Overall Record: 0-1 Home: 0-1

March 28, 2013 Home.............................. L, 8-1

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Overall Record: 0-1 Away: 0-1

April 4, 2015 Away................................... L, 6-3

WEST GEORGIA

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

March 11, 2014 Home.............................W, 6-1

Overall Record: 2-1 Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-1

March 4, 2013 Home...............................W, 5-4 April 1, 2013 Away................................... L, 5-4 Feb. 19, 2014 Home................................W, 9-0

OLIVET NAZARENE (IL) Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

March 14, 2015 Home.............................W, 6-1

WESTMONT (CA)

POINT (GA)

May 13, 2015 Neutral..............................W, 5-2

Jan. 30, 2015 Home................................W, 9-0

WILLIAM CAREY (MS)

Overall Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0

Overall Record: 1-0 Away: 1-0

SCAD SAVANNAH

Overall Record: 3-0 Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 1-0

March 15, 2014 Away..............................W, 8-1 May 15, 2014 Neutral..............................W, 5-1 March 15, 2015 Home.............................W, 8-1

Feb. 15, 2014 Away.................................W, 9-0

XAVIER (LA)

Overall Record: 2-1 Neutral: 2-0 | Away: 0-1

Feb. 16, 2014 Neutral..............................W, 5-2 April 26, 2014 Away................................. L, 5-3 May 15, 2015 Neutral..............................W, 5-3

SOUTHWEST (NM)

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

Overall Record: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0

April 25, 2014 Neutral.............................W, 5-0

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