2009 Virginia Tech Women's Tennis Media Guide

Inga Beermann

Abbey Walker

Jessica Brouwer

As a member of the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia Tech boasts a beautiful campus and outstanding facilities, making it a great place to compete in NCAA tennis.

Virginia Tech

2008-2009 Women’s Tennis

Quick Facts

Location: Blacksburg, Va. Enrollment: 30,000 Colors: Chicago maroon & burnt orange Nickname: Hokies Conference: Atlantic Coast Facility: Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center President: Dr. Charles Steger Director of Athletics: Jim Weaver

Women’s Tennis Information

Head Coach: Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods (Wake Forest, ‘96) Assistant Coach: Nick Mueller (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, ‘02) Office Phone: (540) 231-9971 Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center: (540) 231-5908 Tennis Fax: (540) 231-2002 2007-08 Dual Match Record: 14-13 2007-08 ACC Record: 2-9, 10th Returning/Lost: 5/4 Final 2007-08 National Ranking: 60 Newcomers: 4

Athletics Communications Directory

Assistant A.D. for Athletics Communications: Dave Smith Assoc. Directors, Athletics Communications: Bill Dyer, Torye Hurst, Bryan Johnston Assistant Director, Athletics Communications: Matt Kovatch Interns: Derrick Gelsomino, Kevin Hunt, Ashley Wolf Associate Director (Tennis Contact): Torye Hurst Athletics Communications Phone: (540) 231-6726 Athletics Communications Fax: (540) 231-6984 Hurst’s Office Phone: (540) 231-8823 Hurst’s Cell Phone: (540) 998-5907 Hurst’s E-mail: tohurst@vt.edu

Table of Contents 2008-2009 Roster...................................................................... 2 2008-2009 Outlook..................................................................2-3 This Is Virginia Tech.................................................................4-5 Campus Landmarks...................................................................6-7 A Success Story......................................................................... 8 Student Athlete Academic Support Services.................................... 9 Student Life.............................................................................10 Sports Medicine........................................................................11 Strength & Conditioning............................................................12 Sports Nutrition, Sport Psychology..............................................13 Athletics Facilities............................................................... 14-15 Head Coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods..........................................16 Assistant Coach Nick Mueller/Administration.................................17 Player Profiles..................................................................... 18-26 2007-08 Season in Review..........................................................27 This Is Virginia Tech Tennis................................................... 28-29 Hokie Tennis History.................................................................30 The Record Book.......................................................................31 Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center..................................................32

2008-2009 Schedule Sept. 12-14

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at Princeton Invitational (Princeton, N.J.) at Colorado Fall Invitational (Boulder, Colo.) at ITA East Regional (Philadelphia, Pa.) Hokie Fall Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.) Elon 2 p.m.

Longwood 6 p.m.

ITA National Indoor - 1st and 2nd Rd., Waco, Texas vs. Iowa 9 a.m. vs. Baylor/Princeton TBA at Ohio State 11 a.m.

Davidson Noon Liberty 4 p.m. at Virginia Commonwealth 11 a.m. at Boston College* 7 p.m.

Maryland* Noon at Winthrop 2 p.m. at Tulane TBA at Virginia* Noon Richmond 2 p.m. at Clemson* 11 a.m. at Georgia Tech* 11 a.m.

Miami* Noon Florida State* 11 a.m. at North Carolina* 11 a.m. at Duke* Noon Marshall 2 p.m.

NC State* 2 p.m.

Wake Forest* 1 p.m. at ACC Championships (Cary, N.C.) NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds (at campus sites) NCAA Finals (College Station, Texas)

Home matches in bold; *ACC matches

Credits

The 2008-2009 Virginia Tech women’s tennis media guide is a publication of the Tech Athletics Communications Office, designed to aid media members in their coverage of Hokie tennis. The guide was written and edited by Torye Hurst of the Virginia Tech Athletics Communication Office. Cover design by Allison Jarnagin. Composition by Anne Panella. Photography by Dave Knachel, Damian Salas, Ivan Morozov and Pretty Sporty.

Printing by Southern Printing Co., of Blacksburg, Va. Special thanks to head coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods and her staff for their assistance with this publication.

2008-2009 Outlook

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A mix of the experience and youth best describes the 2008-09 edition of the Virginia Tech women’s tennis team. The Hokies will count heavily on three seniors to lead a group that includes two sophomores and four freshmen. Tech concluded last season with a 14-13 record and a No. 60 national ranking.

The Hokies (No. 60 in 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association national preseason rankings) participated in five fall tournaments in preparation for the spring dual match schedule.

Six singles players and three doubles teams participated in the Wilson/ITA East Regional in Philadelphia, Pa. The Tech duo of Jessica Brouwer and Holly Johnson advanced to the doubles quarterfinals before being eliminated.

In other fall results, Johnson and freshman Katie Blow won their respective singles draws at the Colorado Invitational, while Blow and freshman Courtney Rauscher won their brackets at the Sergio Tecchini Collegiate Invitational in Norfolk, Va. Tech concluded the fall on a very successful note as freshmen Martha Blakely and Shannon Betts, along with senior Abbey Walker, each won singles titles at the Hokie Fall Invitational as did the doubles pair of Walker and Yasmin Hamza.

“I am very pleased with the play of our team during our fall season,” said sixth-year women’s head coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods.

“Our win-loss record of all of our individuals showed strong play throughout the season and I am excited about the depth of our team.

We had many individuals win fall tournament titles, and all four of our freshmen had wins in the double-digits in singles while Jessica Brouwer and Holly Johnson had double-digit wins in doubles. I always feel that the fall is a great time to build confidence and have a lot of match play. We definitely succeeded in accomplishing both of those objectives.”

Senior Inga Beermann (Bad Salzuflen, Germany), No. 125 in the ITA national preseason singles rankings and No. 14 in the East Region,

Inga Beermann

has been a fixture at the top of the lineup throughout her career and will be counted on to do so once again while battling some of the top players in the nation. Beermann won 18 singles and 19 doubles matches last season and has a combined 133 singles and doubles career victories entering her final year. As a freshman, Beermann became the first Tech player to participate in the NCAA Tournament.

“Inga has been demonstrating great senior leadership on the court and we look forward to her playing a big role in this year’s team,” said Zawacki-Woods.

Jessica Brouwer (Sr., Maarssen, The Netherlands), No. 30 in the East Region preseason singles rankings, enters her senior season after posting a combined 17 wins in the fall. Brouwer has been a solid doubles performer throughout her Tech career, collecting 54 victories. She

2008-2009 Roster Name Year Inga Beermann Sr. Shannon Betts Fr. Martha Blakely Fr. Katie Blow Fr. Jessica Brouwer Sr. Yasmin Hamza So. Holly Johnson So. Courtney Rauscher Fr. Abbey Walker Sr.

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Hometown (High School) Bad Salzuflen, Germany (Heritage Academy) Newnan, Ga. (Newnan HS) Reading, Pa. (Wyomissing HS) Richmond, Va. (Godwin HS) Maarssen, Netherlands (Leidsche Ryn College) Cairo, Egypt (German Anglican Secondary School) Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon HS) Evans, Ga. (Keystone National HS) Lancaster, S.C. (Lancaster HS)

Head Coach: Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods (Wake Forest, 1996) Assistant Coach: Nick Mueller (Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2002)

2008-2009 Outlook

Jessica Brouwer

received a No. 8 East Region preseason doubles ranking with teammate Holly Johnson.

“Jessie [Brouwer] has been one of our most improved players since I have been at Virginia Tech,” said Zawacki-Woods.

Tech’s other returning senior is Abbey Walker (Lancaster, S.C.) who posted an impressive 15-3 doubles record last season. Walker won both her singles and doubles flights at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

“Abbey has a great overall game and can be a great contributor in both singles and doubles.

She has the potential to help lead this team to the goals we have set. Abbey has had some bad luck with injuries in the past and hopefully this season she can really prove what she is capable of doing,” said Zawacki-Woods.

Yasmin Hamza (So., Cairo, Egypt) joined the team in the spring and made an immediate impact which earned her All-ACC accolades. Hamza, corookie of the year on the team, was ranked No. 23 in the East Region at the end of the season and was No. 110 nationally entering the fall campaign.

“I am looking forward to a great spring season from Yasmin. She has proven that she is capable of playing with anyone. With continued match play and improvement, she should be a key player in the success of our team,” said Zawacki-Woods.

Holly Johnson (So., Tallahassee, Fla.) burst onto the Tech roster and led the team with 26 singles victories last season in addition to 20

doubles wins. Johnson, co-rookie of the at all times and brings a smile to each practice,” year with Hamza, posted an impressive said Zawacki-Woods.

7-4 ACC singles record.

Tech will face another tough spring schedule “Holly had a terrific freshman year, featuring 14 teams that were ranked last season. achieving the most wins in singles and In fact, nine of the Hokies’ 11 ACC opponents doubles. She has played a major role on our concluded last season in the national rankings, team and we look for her to continue to do with two (No. 6 Georgia Tech and No. 9 Duke) so this spring,” said Zawacki-Woods. finishing in the top ten.

Shannon Betts (Fr., Newnan, Ga.) The dual-match schedule opens on Jan. 28 is one of four newcomers on this year’s with a doubleheader against Elon and Longwood. team. Betts was a five-star recruit by www.

Tech will travel to Waco, Texas, for the first- and tennisrecruiting.com and won her singles second rounds of the ITA National Indoor, Jan. flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

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“Shannon has a great personality includes home matches versus Davidson and and has a very team-oriented attitude.

Liberty, followed by road contests at Virginia She has shown constant improvement Commonwealth and Boston College. throughout her career as a junior and even The March schedule features home contests through the fall season. I am excited to against Maryland, Florida State and Miami, with see Shannon continue to improve,” said road matches at Tulane, Virginia, Winthrop, Clemson Zawacki-Woods. and Georgia Tech. The regular season concludes in

Martha Blakely (Fr., Reading, Pa.) is April with matches at North Carolina and Duke another five-star recruit and is a threefollowed by home contests versus Marshall, NC time Pennsylvania State Singles Champion.

State and Wake Forest. The ACC Championships will Blakely quickly adjusted to collegiate be held in Cary, N.C. (Apr. 16-19) prior to the NCAA competition in the fall with a solid 11-4 Championships. singles record. She won her flight at the "Our spring schedule will present some great Hokie Fall Invitational. opportunities for our program," said Zawacki “Martha is a very coachable player Woods. "We are looking forward to our always and competes very hard. Her fiesty attitude challenging ACC schedule as well as playing in the and willingness to learn will play a big role first ITA Kickoff Indoor Weekend in Waco, Texas, in her future as well as the team’s,” said and competing against many nationally ranked, Zawacki-Woods. non-conference opponents."

Katie Blow (Fr., Richmond, Va.), a four-star recruit, is another freshman who had an outstanding fall season.

Blow, who led her Mills Godwin team to the Virginia State title during her senior year, led the Abbey Walker Hokies with a 13-2 fall singles record. Blow won her flight at the Colorado Fall Invitational.

“Katie had a great fall season with 13 singles wins and only 2 losses. For a freshman, this is a very impressive statistic and I am excited to see what she continues to accomplish this spring,” said Zawacki-Woods.

Courtney Rauscher (Fr., Evans, Ga.) is a five-star recruit who also had a solid fall with an 11-2 singles mark and a perfect 6-0 doubles worksheet.

Rauscher was named the top performer at the Princeton Invitational, and won both her singles and doubles flights at the Sergio Tecchini Invitational as well as winning her doubles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

“Courtney is a very hard worker who never makes excuses and gets the job done.

She displays a great attitude

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We Are

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Beginning in 1872 with 132 students and two programs of study, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, has evolved into a comprehensive university of national and international prominence. With about 27,500 students in Blacksburg and about 2,500 other students statewide, the university produces world-class scholarship in a challenging

Tech at a Glance Located in Blacksburg, Va. • Eight colleges and Graduate School • 60 bachelor’s degree programs • Approximately 140 master’s and doctoral degree programs • About 30,000 students, most full-time • 16:1 student-faculty ratio • Main campus includes more than 125 buildings, 2,600 acres and an airport • Computing and communications complex for world wide information access • Ranks 55th in university research expenditures in the United States • Has adjacent Corporate Research

A Proud University Inventing the Future

academic environment. University tradition is firmly rooted in our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), and our historic land-grant mission is brought to life through learning, discovery and engagement.

Learning

Virginia Tech’s challenging academic standards attract high-achieving students. Our eight colleges (Agriculture & Life Sciences, Architecture & Urban Studies, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Pamplin Business, Science and Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine) and Graduate School offer

more degree programs – approximately 200 – than any other university in the state. Virginia Tech is one of the nation’s leaders in developing and using instructional technologies. More than 85 percent of our departments offer e-learning courses, which have attracted more than 100,000 enrollments since 1998. During this time, more than 700 different faculty members have offered more than 3,500 different courses.

Discovery

The university’s groundbreaking research transforms lives and communities. With annual research expenditures of nearly $367 million,

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2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 Virginia Tech ranks among the top 55 research universities in the United States. The university, which has more than 100 research centers, also consistently ranks among the top institutions in industry-supported research and near the top 10 in the number of patents issued each year.

The university’s nationally and internationally recognized faculty and motivated students are involved in more than 3,500 research projects in fields ranging from biotechnology to materials, from the environment and energy to food and human health and from transportation to computing information.

Engagement

As part of our outreach mission and in adherence to our motto, we serve and engage the citizens of the commonwealth, the nation and the world.

Virginia Tech is involved in a multitude of economic and community development projects. These efforts focus on education and the dissemination of knowledge to the global society in which we live.

Professionals, organizations and communities tap Virginia Tech’s vast resources, expertise, and research results through hundreds of continuing and professional education programs and five campus centers located throughout the commonwealth. Virginia Tech has a long history of providing innovative distance-learning techniques to meet the various needs of working adults and other nontraditional students.

The Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center on campus and The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, both owned by Virginia Tech, support the university’s outreach mission by working with faculty to plan and host conferences and continuing education and professional programs.

Virginia Tech manages more than $46 million in funded economic development projects in 44 countries and encourages faculty members to develop global course content and study abroad opportunities for students. In 2007-08, more than 2,150 students from more than 100 foreign countries studied at Tech, while more than 1,000 Virginia Tech students studied abroad.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, operated jointly

by Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, has been helping people improve their economic, cultural and social well being for nearly a century. With 107 city/county offices, tens of thousands of volunteers, and programs across the state, Extension reaches and teaches millions of Virginians annually.

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Principles of Community Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation and the world community. Learning from the experiences that shape Virginia Tech as an institution, we acknowledge those aspects of our legacy that reflected bias and exclusion. Therefore, we adopt and practice the following principles as fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members: We affirm the inherent dignity and value of every person and strive to maintain a climate for work and learning based on mutual respect and understanding.

We affirm the right of each person to express thoughts and opinions freely. We encourage open expression within a climate of civility, sensitivity and mutual respect.

We affirm the value of human diversity because it enriches our lives and the university. We acknowledge and respect our differences while affirming our common humanity.

We reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including those based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation and veteran status. We take individual and collective responsibility for helping to eliminate bias and discrimination and for increasing our own understanding of these issues through education, training and interaction with others.

We pledge our collective commitment to these principles in the spirit of the Virginia Tech motto of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

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Campus Landmarks

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Torgersen Hall, home to Virginia Tech’s Advanced Communications and Information Technology Center, provides a high-tech environment in which researchers, teachers and students can interact in innovative and effective ways. The building includes high-tech auditoriums, observational booths for watching and taping experimental teaching techniques, the CAVE – Tech’s sophisticated virtual reality environment for advanced research and learning – and an electronic reading room occupying the arch that spans Alumni Mall.

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The Duck Pond provides a peaceful respite for students, faculty, staff and visitors – as well as for flocks of ducks and geese.

The pond was created in 1937. A smaller pond, just north of the Duck Pond, is known as the Ice Pond – so called because it was the source of ice for the campus until a refrigeration plant opened in 1898-99.

Campus Landmarks

The focus of student campus activity and the hub of much of the performing and visual arts at the university, Squires Student Center, contains theatres, the Perspective Art Gallery, the Black Cultural Center, pool tables, bowling lanes, restaurants, ballrooms and administrative offices for many student organizations. The original student center, built in 1937, has undergone several major renovations, but the facade of the original building is visible in the second-floor lobby area.

Col. William B. Preston established the Smithfield estate – named for his wife, Susanna Smith – in 1772 after an earlier settlement known as Draper’s Meadow was wiped out in an Indian massacre.

The oldest part of the existing house was built in 1790. A state historic landmark, Smithfield is open for tours April through November.

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Constructed in 1902, The Grove serves as the residence for Virginia Tech presidents and their families. Today, besides fulfilling its original function, it also is the guest residence for visiting dignitaries and serves as a reception facility.

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A Success Story

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Virginia Tech has a long and proud athletic tradition, but the Hokies have really seen their success and visibility grow immensely over the past few years. For the ever-growing legion of Tech fans, the most exciting part is that the future looks even brighter.

On July 1, 2004, Virginia Tech officially became a member of the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference – a move that has already helped the Hokie athletics program grow even stronger.

Tech competes at the Division I level of the NCAA and with a total of 21 varsity sports, 11 for men and 10 for women, Virginia Tech provides generous opportunities for athletes (and fans) to get in the Hokie huddle.

The success – and bright outlook – of the women’s tennis program is only part of the story.

Tech’s nationally known football team has had unprecedented success over the past decade.

The Hokies have played in 16 consecutive bowl games. Last season, the Hokies played in

Queen Harrison

the Orange Bowl in Miami for the second consecutive season. The Tech football team captured the ACC Championship for the third time after taking the title in 2004, its inaugural season in the league, and again in 2008. The Hokies also won BIG EAST Championships in 1995, 1996 and 1999 and played for the National Championship in the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl.

In 2005, Spyridon Jullien won NCAA titles in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer throw, bringing the school its firstever NCAA Championship in any The Hokies celebrate a win over Michigan that sent the softball team to sport. During Jullien’s senior year, the Women’s College World Series. he again won the weight throw during the indoor season and captured the hammer The women’s soccer team reached the postseason throw title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. for the first time in its history during 2004 and The women’s basketball team has advanced to returned to the national tournament in 2008. the postseason 12 times in the past 15 years.

In 2001, the Hokie golf team won a nation’sThe men’s basketball team advanced to the best six tournaments, including the BIG EAST Golf quarterfinals of the NIT last year and finished with Championship and went on to record an eightha 21-14 record including a sweep of Virginia. Also, place finish at the 2001 NCAA Golf Championship. In the women’s track team captured the ACC Outdoor 2007, the Hokies tied for the ACC Tournament title Championship for the second consecutive year and and last year advanced to the NCAA Tournament sprinter Queen Harrison participated in the 2008 once again.

Olympic Games.

Tech’s baseball team and men’s tennis teams have In the fall of 2007, the men’s soccer program also participated in NCAA postseason competition had its most successful season ever advancing in recent years, as have individuals from wrestling, to the NCAA College Cup. The softball squad has tennis, swimming, golf, cross country and track & enjoyed tremendous success recently winning both field. the 2007 ACC regular season and tournament titles.

Prior to joining the ACC, Virginia Tech was The team also won the 2008 ACC Tournament and a charter member of the BIG EAST Football advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth Conference since 1991 and a member of the BIG consecutive year. The team advanced to their firstEAST in all other sports except wrestling from 2001 ever appearance at the 2008 Softball World Series to 2004. in Oklahoma City, Okla. During the 2008 season, the softball team gained worldwide recognition by handing the U.S. Olympic team its only loss during a pre-Olympic tour.

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The football team celebrates its Orange Bowl win over Cincinnati.

Student-Athlete Support

Academic Support

Virginia Tech’s women’s tennis program has not only taken its performance to a new level on the court, but in the classroom as well. The athletics department realizes that the academic progress of each student-athlete is a valued and vital part of developing successful individuals and teams.

Student-athletes at Tech continue to excel off the field each year with the help of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS).

Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has risen significantly in recent years and was a school-best 76 percent for 2007. This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has been 70 percent or better.

The women’s tennis program has been an integral part of the athletics department’s academic success.

The team was one of only 41 programs to receive the 2008 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team honor. Additionally, members of the men’s tennis team Pedro Graber, Sebastien Jacques and Ignaci Roca were named ITA ScholarAthletes.

In addition to posting impressive graduation figures, current Tech student-athletes are also performing well in the classroom. For the 2007 calendar year, 501 3.0 GPA’s were earned by student-athletes, student trainers, student managers, cheerleaders and HighTechs. These student-athletes and students from support areas were recognized at the Athletic Director’s Honors Breakfast last spring.

Tech’s SAASS office is committed to providing fundamental and supplemental programming, consistent with university and NCAA policy, to enhancing each student-athlete’s educational experience.

Stakeholders of the office’s mission include student-athletes and their families, the university community, coaches and athletics administrators.

SAASS seeks to develop relationships with its stakeholders, founded on trust and respect, and provides the following services to accommodate their needs: university and NCAA information, orientation, academic assessment, development of an effective student life program, appropriate referrals, monitored study environments, tutorial programs, state-of-the-art technological learning assistance and student-athlete academic performance evaluations.

In the 2006-07 academic year, the SAASS office moved to the West Side of Lane Stadium, where student-athletes have access to state-of-the-art technology, quiet study facilities, individualized tutorial rooms and direct access to the SAASS staff. This complex is the focal point for the

Athletics Department, both aesthetically and pragmatically, providing a centralized place for student-athlete services.

The facility features more than 18,000 square feet of functional space, 10 staff offices, 18 private tutor rooms, a state-of-the-art classroom, a 36-station computer lab, three reading/study rooms, conference room and a reference library.

These spaces provide a variety of study environments conducive to the studentathletes’ success and are available between classes, after practice or in the evenings, with flexible hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete’s limited time.

The SAASS office is comprised of a team of nine full-time professionals. Michael Swanhart joined the staff as assistant director after working at Florida Atlantic. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rowan University and his master’s from Barry University. Swanhart provides academic support for the men’s and women’s tennis teams as well as studentathletes from men’s and women’s swimming, men’s soccer and softball.

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Student Athlete Academic Support Services assistant director Michael Swanhart (right) works with student-athletes in his Lane Stadium office.

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Student-Athlete Support

Student Life

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Led by the Virginia Tech Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Hokie student-athletes volunteered countless hours in the local community last year. In addition, over 400 Virginia Tech student-athletes earned a 3.0 grade point average during one or both semesters in 2007. The accomplishments are even more amazing in the context of the 20072008 athletic seasons being some of the most successful in Virginia Tech history.

The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life is under the direction of Reyna Gilbert, the Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Life, who came to Tech from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.. Assisting Gilbert is Coordinator of Student Life Danny White. The programs and services implemented by the Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life are inspired by the NCAA/CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) Life Skills Program. The program has been previously honored for its commitment to serving the good of the student-athletes by the Division I-A Athletic Director’s Association as a Program of Excellence.

Student Athlete Advisory Committee

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the studentathlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member

institution campuses. Two members of each sport team serve on SAAC each academic year. The leadership team during 2007-2008 was Bryan Collier (Men’s Soccer) – President, Beth Walker (Softball) – Vice President, and Heather Hallberg (Women’s Soccer) – Secretary. Highlights of the 2007-2008 SAAC include the second annual toy drive competition among sports teams for the Montgomery County Christmas store, which collected over 1,400 toys, a canned food drive competition collecting over 2,000 food items for the local food banks and participation in Virginia Tech’s Relay for Life. For the first time in school history, SAAC sponsored two members of Homecoming Court – Bryan Collier (men’s soccer) and Jessica Botzum (women’s swimming and diving).

Personal Development

Virginia Tech student-athletes welcomed Bryon Hurt to campus in October, a former college quarterback turned activist. Hurt examined issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture. As in past years, the Virginia Tech football team invited numerous speakers to present a variety of topics during the fall two-a-day practices and meetings. Topics covered in these presentations included: appropriate campus and community conduct, media relations, sport psychology, drug and alcohol education, sports agent relations, and healthy relationships.

Career Development

Virginia Tech student-athletes are savoring their collegiate athletic experiences with the

understanding that upon graduation, they will need to secure a job. The Student Life Office worked with Becca Scott, the career coordinator for student-athletes within the Career Services Center, to create programs which increase the student-athletes awareness of how transferable skills learned through athletics (resiliency, time management, teamwork and competitiveness) could be beneficial in their academic field upon graduation.

Student-athletes had the opportunity to participate in an Etiquette Dinner held in January where over 80 student-athletes and coaches were in attendance. In the fall, the office also hosted its second annual Mock Interview Night with representatives from Wolseley North America, Northwestern Mutual Finance and the Virginia Tech graduate program. In addition to the mock interview night, student-athletes are offered workshops on topics such as resumé design, interview attire and job search information.

Student-athletes are encouraged to participate in on-campus interviewing and eRecruiting along with securing internships and co-ops during their college careers.

Academic Excellence

The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life is responsible for nominating studentathletes for academic honors and awards. Athletes are nominated for on-campus, Atlantic Coast Conference and national awards. Student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA are rewarded each semester by being honored on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. The 2007 calendar year listed 432 student-athletes with this honor. Thirty-nine Hokie football players were named to the 2007 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Paul LaPenna (men’s cross country) and Claire Dickey (women’s swimming and diving) received the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics. The award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who demonstrate leadership, outstanding academic excellence and community involvement. The recipients of the award receive a $5,000 scholarship donated by the late Dr. Bill and Peggy Skelton.

Community Outreach

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The SAASS computer lab in Lane Stadium.

Virginia Tech student-athletes are more involved than ever in the local community. Having volunteered many hours in the schools, community groups and hospitals, the student-athletes are setting a high precedent for all involved with the program.

Under the “Hokies with Heart” umbrella, each sports team has a community partner with which it volunteers time and hosts at a home game to honor the partnership program. Each athletic team at Virginia Tech is encouraged to select one local charity or group on which to focus its philanthropic efforts throughout the year.

Student-Athlete Support

Sports Medicine

The Sports Medicine Department at Virginia Tech is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas utilizing state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of all Hokie student-athletes. Under the leadership of Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Training Mike Goforth, the department is constantly improving and developing new strategies to provide the most current and comprehensive care.

Their team of certified athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech athletes.

Tech is in its eighth full year in the 4,300-squarefoot Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room, which consolidated the training rooms that existed in the Merryman Center and Cassell Coliseum. The facility gives the training staff a centralized area to care for the needs of all Virginia Tech student-athletes.

There is top-of-the-line equipment and a unique style of architecture, developed by Glenn Reynolds, AIA and Larry Perry as the consulting engineer.

The Ferrell Training Room nearly doubled the size of the former Merryman Center facility. Tech now has more than 10,000 square feet dedicated to sports medicine, placing in the top five percent nationally. The $10 million Merryman Center includes 2,400 square feet of medical space and a physician’s suite. The suite is equipped with a new state-of-the-art X-ray system, a fluoroscopy unit and a minor procedure room. The training room also has offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities.

Inga Beermann gets assistance from graduate assistant trainer Alicia Canzanese in the Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room in the Jamerson Athletic Center.

“If our strength and conditioning is so important, and it is, then we owe it to our athletes to provide them with the necessary resources to keep them actively participating,” Goforth said.

“We basically adopt the attitude that in the fall, our mission is to keep them participating on the field and during the other times of the year, it is our job to keep them participating in our strength and conditioning program.”

Their programs consist of strengthening, stretching and – most importantly – movement pattern analysis, while training to help prevent the re-occurrence of injuries.

“We value the off-season greatly within our department,” Goforth said. “We have adopted the same mindset as our strength and conditioning staff. We look at our off-season time as an opportunity to get our athletes better as opposed to time off for our staff.”

Most of the off-season activity is based on programs designed to detect movement patterns that might lead to injury or could be causing a drop in performance.

“The beauty of this program is that it is a multidisciplinary tool designed to show the athletes where their deficiencies lie,” Goforth said.

A vital part of student-athlete medical services is access to the Montgomery Regional Hospital’s SWVA Center for Orthopaedics and Schiffert Student Health Center. Both facilities are staffed with qualified physicians and feature a wide variety of technologies designed to increase the level of care available to athletes.

If physical therapy is needed, student-athletes can be seen by physical therapist Mark Piechoski in the Ferrell Training Room. Piechoski, a certified athletic trainer, physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist, plays a large role in

the overall program developed to return an injured athlete back to 100 percent. In addition, staff sport psychologist Dr. Gary Bennett is available to all student-athletes for personal and performance issues. Team chiropractors, Dr. Greg Tilley and Dr. Dale Reynolds, provide Tech athletes with specialized treatment for spine-related conditions and play a huge role in performance enhancement through various chiropractic techniques.

“As certified athletic trainers, for us to have the resources of folks like Mark Piechoski, Greg Tilley and Gary Bennett is a tremendous asset,” Goforth said. “The knowledge and skill that they bring is invaluable.

“Our goal is to provide the same high level of health care that professional and Olympic athletes receive,” Goforth continued. “Our usage of specialist care is modeled after the NFL system and incorporates components of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.”

Team orthopaedic surgeons Dr. Marc Siegel, Dr. Jim LeBolt and Dr. Demian Yakel bring a wealth of experience and skill to assist when athletes need orthopaedic consultation for certain types of sports-related injuries.

Over the past 10 years, Tech has developed the reputation for producing top-level certified athletic trainers. Graduates are now employed in positions across the country at various levels of the profession. This year, the staff will consist of 10 graduate assistant athletic trainers including Megan Murphy who will work with the men’s and women’s tennis programs.

The remaining graduate students are Erin Cash, Colin Covelli, Brittany Desotell, Drew Grissom, Colby Harris, Emily Hutcherson, Katlyn Joyner, John Schifflett and Shawn Urbanek.

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Student-Athlete Support

Athletic Performance

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There's much more to athletic performance than weight training. Always striving to stay on the cutting edge, Virginia Tech has combined strength and conditioning with nutrition and sport psychology to the benefit of its student-athletes. At Tech, these areas are part of the student-athletes’ preparation — not just for match day, but also for life. Virginia Tech tries to provide the best services, facilities and support staff for all of its student-athletes, to help them develop both on and off the court.

Strength & Conditioning Thanks to the direction of Dr. Mike Gentry, assistant athletics director for athletic performance, the Virginia Tech strength and conditioning program is among the best in the nation.

The tennis team trains in the Jim “Bulldog” Haren Weight Room. Located in Jamerson Athletic Center, the 5,000-square-foot weight room was officially dedicated in September 1985 to Haren, a former Hokie player and long-time supporter of the Virginia Tech Athletics Department. In total, the Hokies have more than 22,000-square feet of strength and conditioning training space.

Assisting Gentry in the weight room this year are full-time coaches Terry Mitchell, assistant director of strength and conditioning, who works primarily with the men’s tennis team, and Jamie Meyer, strength and conditioning coordinator for Olympic sports, who works with the women’s tennis team. Gentry has the services of graduate assistants Sam Brown and Mason Baggett.

The Women’s Strength Challenge, established to push athletes to even higher levels, debuted in 2007. The competition includes all women’s sports. The challenge is comprised of six events featuring each athlete’s strength, agility and overall fitness.

Meyer is a graduate of Virginia Tech and received her B.S., in human development in 2003. She finished her master’s degree in sports sciences at Jamie Meyer Ohio University in 2004. Meyer also holds a CSCS certification and is a USA Strength and weightlifting coach. conditioning coach

Abbey Walker (right) and Jessica Brouwer (below) work out in the Jim “Bulldog” Haren Weight Room.

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Student-Athlete Support

Sports Nutrition Eating healthy and choosing nutritious diets are important aspects of a Virginia Tech studentathlete’s life, and that’s why in July 2002, the athletics department implemented the sports nutrition program. Amy Freel serves as the director.

Freel works individually with student-athletes to provide them with information that they need on their diet. She also provides individual players with diet counseling on issues such as gaining lean muscle mass, losing body fat, and making eating choices to improve performance.

She also designs preseason menus, snacks and training table menus for the tennis team.

“It is extremely beneficial for our studentathletes to have nutrition education and counseling available to them in order for them to remain successful in their sports and outside of athletics,” Freel said. “The individualized nutrition education allows me and the athletes to get very specific on their nutritional, personal and sportspecific goals.”

The sports nutritionist works with the “Training Edge,” a dining option for health-conscious students and athletes, to design menus for training tables and daily menu selections.

Also in July 2002, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department purchased the BOD POD body composition system. Tech is one of a handful of college athletic departments using this type

of technology. The BOD POD is found in many professional training facilities, such as the NFL and Major League Baseball. It accurately measures body composition (percent of body fat, lean muscle mass and fat mass) through air

displacement within five minutes. Research has shown that an increase in lean muscle mass will increase athletic performance. The Sports Nutrition Program has helped countless Tech athletes maximize their athletic performance.

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Director of Sports Nutrition Amy Freel measures the body composition of Jessica Brouwer in the BOD POD.

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Sport Psychology group to afford injured athletes the opportunity Virginia Tech offers another important service One of the sport psychology resources is to meet with other injured athletes and talk about to all of its student-athletes – sport psychology. the Dynavision 2000, a unique conditioning their recovery process. Injured athletes may also Dr. Gary Bennett coordinates the sport psychology and training program designed to increase focus meet individually with the sport psychologists. On department, which offers psychological and and concentration, improve coordination and average, the psychologists conduct 20 individual performance enhancement services for studentvisuomotor reactions and increase peripheral sessions per week and meet weekly with teams as athletes. Bennett also works closely with the Cook awareness. Virginia Tech is privileged to be one the need arises.

Counseling Center. of only a handful of schools with this cuttingBennett meets with studentedge technology. athletes on an individual basis for The response to the personal counseling and to discuss sport psychology program has the mental aspects of the game. been positive. The studentHe also works on team building, athletes are very receptive communication and performance to the services offered by the enhancement. doctors. The sport psychology Mike Gentry, assistant AD for office reaches out to athletes athletic performance, said, “I’ve who may not have considered always felt that (sport psychology) going to the counseling was an important element. We service that is offered to all want to be a holistic model of students at Virginia Tech. an athletics department and we “It is a great resource for wanted to and needed to include our coaches and our athletes,” sport psychology in that model.”

Gentry said. “We’ve improved “We try to address all the a lot in areas of strength and various factors that affect studentconditioning, nutrition and in athletes’ performance on and sport psychology. It’s all about off the field,” Bennett said. “We becoming a well-rounded believe we can help athletes athletic program and helping perform better by addressing those student-athletes. We want to concerns.” give them all the resources we The sport psychology can, to put them in a position Dr. Gary Bennett supervises Abbey Walker as she uses the Dynavision 2000. department also offers an injury to be successful.”

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Athletic Facilities

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The golf team enjoys privileges at The River Course of Virginia Tech and four other nearby courses Rector Tennis Pavilion

Tech’s cross country course is located on the west side of campus

English Field is home to the Tech baseball team

Rector Field House provides a full-size indoor practice facility and houses Tech’s state-of-theart indoor track

The Johnson-Miller Outdoor Track Complex Tech Softball Park

The Virginia Tech Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium with adjacent artificial and turf practice fields

66,233-seat Lane Stadium is home to the Hokies’ football team and recently underwent major expansion The Merryman Center and Jamerson Athletic Center house the department offices as well as strength, training and other support facilities

Aerial Photo Courtesy of Ivan Morozov

Cassell Coliseum — home to the basketball, wrestling and volleyball teams

The new west side expansion at Lane Stadium/ Worsham Field houses the Hokies’ spacious academic advising center, along with a new athletic ticket office and Hokie Club office, as well as game day amenities such as suites, club rooms and a press box.

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The swimming and diving teams compete in War Memorial Pool, located in the middle of campus

Athletic Facilities

Rector Pavilion and outdoor courts at Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center

The Merryman Center Weight Room

Virginia Tech Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium

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The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech

Tech Softball Field War Memorial Pool

Rector Field House

Lane Stadium/Worsham Field

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Meet the Coaches

Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods Head Virginia Tech Women’s Tennis Coach

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Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods, now in her sixth year at the helm for the Hokies, became the seventh women’s tennis coach at Virginia Tech on September 8, 2003.

Last year, Zawacki-Woods guided the Hokies to a 14-13 record in Tech’s fourth season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tech had four players named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and two selected to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis team. In Tech’s brief ACC history, the Hokies have had four players named to the All-conference team. Tech concluded the 2007-08 season with a No. 60 national ranking, while playing in one of the strongest conferences in the nation.

Prior to coming to Tech, Zawacki-Woods served as head coach at Charlotte for three years. In 2001, her first year at Charlotte, the 49ers received the program’s first-ever national ranking of No. 59 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.

Before assuming her position at Charlotte, Zawacki-Woods served as assistant coach at Michigan for three years, helping the Wolverines to second place in the Big Ten Conference in 1998 in addition to producing two Big Ten sportswomen of the year. Zawacki-Woods’ 2006-07 Virginia Tech team won the ACC Sportsmanship Award.

Zawacki-Woods was a two-time All-American at Wake Forest and was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team. She was the first tennis player at Wake Forest to be named All-ACC for four years and the first to compete in the NCAA singles tournament. As the top player for the Demon Deacons all four years, Zawacki-Woods was named the 1993 Southeast Region Rookie of the Year and the 1996 Southeast Senior of the Year. She was the first Wake Forest player to be nationally-ranked all four years, achieving a top ranking of sixth in the nation. Zawacki-Woods led the Demon Deacons to three ACC finals and three top-15 finishes nationally.

Following her collegiate career, Zawacki-Woods turned professional and faced some of the top players in the world, including Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati and Chanda Rubin.

A native of Union, N.J., Zawacki-Woods and her husband, Bill, live in Christiansburg. The couple has one child, Kirsten, born on May 7, 2007.

The coach also serves on the ITA East Regional Committee and NCAA Selection Committee.

Virginia Tech Coaching History Head Coach Caroline Owens Karen Frair Larsen Bowker Jeff Murray Anne Jones Thompson Lisa Hart Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods

Years Coached 1977-78 1978-79 1979-83 1983-84 1985-00 2000-03 2003-

Record at Tech 11-2 15-9 35-26 7-11 260-159 45-36 59-69

Winning Pct. 85% 63% 57% 39% 62% 56% 46%

Meet the Coaches

Nick Mueller Assistant Virginia Tech Women’s Tennis Coach Madison, Wis., where he taught all age groups. He also worked with the Junior Development Program and with under-privileged children. Mueller was the assistant women’s tennis coach at the College of William & Mary in the Spring of 2002, helping the team to a No. 11 national ranking and the Colonial Athletic Conference championship.

In addition to coaching, Mueller has been a tennis camp counselor over the past 10 years including NIKE camps at Pepperdine University, the College of William & Mary, Wayland Academy, the University of Minnesota, as well as at the North Carolina Tarheel Camp in 2005 and 2006.

Mueller is a 2002 graduate of the University of WisconsinOshkosh with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and a coaching minor.

Nick Mueller joined the women’s tennis staff on Jan. 12, 2007. Mueller came to Virginia Tech from Longwood University where he served three years (2003-2006) as both men’s and women’s assistant coach. While at Longwood, he coached six President’s List athletes (4.0 GPA) and two Dean’s List players. In his three seasons, the women’s team posted a 28-23 record.

From 2002-03, Mueller served as a fulltime volunteer assistant for one season at the University of Wisconsin where the Badgers were selected to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. He also coached two AllBig Ten players in 2003 as well as having three Badgers post perfect 4.0 grade point averages.

The 30-year old Mueller served as a full-time instructor at the John Powless Tennis Center in

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“We are excited to add Nick to our coaching staff this season,” said Virginia Tech women’s tennis coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods.

“Nick brings a lot of great experience and enthusiasm to the program and we are looking forward to working with him.”

Athletics Administrators

Sharon McCloskey Senior Associate A.D., Senior Woman Administrator

Jim Weaver Director of Athletics

John Ballein Associate A.D., Football Operations

Lu Merritt Director of Development, Intercollegiate Athletics

Tim East Associate A.D., External Affairs

Shauna Cobb Assistant A.D., Compliance

Tim Parker Senior Assistant A.D., Compliance

Mike Gentry Assistant A.D., Athletic Performance

Lisa Rudd Assistant A.D., Financial Affairs

Chris Helms Associate A.D., Olympic Sports

Tom Gabbard Associate A.D., Internal Affairs

Reyna Gilbert Assistant A.D., Student Life

Dave Smith Assistant A.D., Athletics Communications

Sandy Smith Assistant A.D., Ticketing Services

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Jon Jaudon Associate A.D., Administration

Mike Goforth Assistant A.D., Athletic Training

Jeremy Wells Assistant A.D., Marketing & Promotions

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Meet the Hokies

Inga Beermann Sr. • 5-4 • RH • Bad Salzuflen, Germany

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Fall 2008: Received a No. 125 ITA national preseason singles ranking and No. 14 in the East Region ... Advanced to both the Flight A singles and doubles semifinals at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Third round of ITA East Regional.

2007-08: Won 18 matches playing at the top of the lineup against some of the top players in the nation ... Ranked No.16 in East Region ...

Also collected 19 doubles victories ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wilson/ITA East Regional Tournament ... Teamed with Jessica Brouwer to win the Flight A doubles at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Semifinalist in the Flight A singles bracket at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Finalist at the Cissie Leary Invitational ...

Named to both the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis team ...

Named to VaSID All-state second team.

2006-07: All-ACC selection ... Named team Most Valuable Player ... Became first Tech player to participate in the ITA All-American ... Had 12 singles wins playing at the top of the lineup as a sophomore ... Teamed with J.J. Larson to advance to the ITA East Region doubles semifinals where they were defeated by the eventual national champions ... Ranked No. 8 in final East Region doubles rankings ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2005-06: Team Rookie of the Year ... Selected to the ACC All-Conference team, finished the season with a 29-9 overall record and ranked 52nd in the nation ... Was the first Virginia Tech women's tennis player to participate in the NCAA Tournament, making her way to the Round of 32 ... Also selected as the ITA's East Region Rookie of the Year and received the same award from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) ... Named to the ACC All-Academic team and was selected as an ITA Scholar Athlete ... Ranked No. Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Fall 2008 Career

1 16-7 12-11 7-13 0-0 35-31

2 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-1

3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

16 in the Eastern Region at the conclusion of the fall schedule ... Qualified for the ITA Eastern Regional where she was seeded eighth ... Won the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational and was a finalist at the William & Mary Invitational ... Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Eastern Regional ... Teamed with Larson to win the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational doubles ... Posted a 12-2 singles record in first collegiate action ... Ranked 60th in the nation in doubles with Abbey Walker.

High School/Junior Tennis: Junior German doubles champion ... Ranked third among juniors (Germany) ... WTA ranking of No. 1150 ...

Represented Germany in junior Fed Cup competition ... Winner of the Junior Family Circle Cup. Odds and Ends: Inga Janine Beermann ... Born 6/23/88 in Salzkotten, Germany … Right-handed ... Daughter of Gunther (deceased) and Gabriele Beermann ... Plays the saxophone ... Majoring in architecture.

Zawacki-Woods on Beermann: “Inga is a very gifted player who has a variety of weapons that she can use to frustrate her opponents. She is a very quick and smart player on the court and I am excited for her to have an outstanding senior year.”

5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 5-4 3-3 16-7 4-7 5-2 12-11 4-1 5-1 9-14 0-0 0-1 0-0 13-12 13-6 37-32

Tourn.

13-3 4-6 9-3 7-3 33-15

Overall 29-10 16-17 18-17 7-3 70-47

Pct. 74% 49% 51% 70% 60%

Dbls.

17-16 18-15 19-11 9-4 63-46

Pct. 52% 55% 63% 69% 58%

Meet the Hokies

Jessica Brouwer Sr. • 5-9 • RH • Maarssen, Netherlands

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Fall 2008: Earned a No. 30 East Region preseason singles ranking ... Paired with Holly Johnson to earn a No. 8 East Region preseason doubles ranking ... Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals with Holly Johnson at the ITA East Regional ... Flight A singles semifinalist at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Doubles finalist with Johnson in Flight A of the Hokie Fall Invitational.

2007-08: Fourth on the team with 17 singles victories and also had 17 doubles wins ...

Teamed with Inga Beermann to win the Flight A doubles bracket at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Had five singles and six doubles victories ...

Ranked No. 8 in East Region doubles with J.J. Larson ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07: Saw limited action due to a back injury ... Posted six singles and 12 doubles victories ... Finalist in her flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and was selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2005-06: Was 6-6 in singles and 14-8 in doubles ... Finalist in Flight C singles at the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational ... Teamed with Bethan James to win the Flight B doubles at the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational ... that duo ranked as high as 37th in the nation in doubles.

High School/Junior Tennis: ITF 2004 Bahamas doubles semifinalist.

Odds and Ends: Jessica Angee Brouwer ...

Born 11/26/88 in Utrecht, Netherlands ...

Right-handed ... Daughter of Fritz and Jolanda Brouwer ... Majoring in psychology.

Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Fall 2008 Career

1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0

4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-4

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Zawacki-Woods on Brouwer: “Jessie has been one of our most improved players since I have been at Virginia Tech. She has worked so hard to work her way up the lineup and has the potential to play with anyone in the country.”

5 1-0 2-0 7-6 0-0 10-6

6 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-6

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 0-2 1-1 2-3 1-0 1-0 3-3 4-7 5-5 12-10 1-0 0-1 0-0 6-9 7-7 17-16

Tourn.

4-3 2-3 5-6 6-4 17-16

Overall 6-6 5-6 17-16 6-4 34-32

Pct. 50% 45% 52% 60% 52%

Dbls.

14-8 12-12 17-17 11-4 54-41

Pct. 70% 50% 52% 73% 57%

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Meet the Hokies

Abbey Walker Sr. • 5-9 • RH • Lancaster, South Carolina

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Fall 2008: Won her singles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Won the doubles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

2007-08: Had a 15-3 doubles record ... Advanced to the semifinal of her flight at the UNCW Invitational ... Teamed with Jessica Brouwer to advance to the finals of their doubles flight at the UNCW Invitational ... Paired with Jessica Long to win the Flight B doubles at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

2006-07: Had eight singles wins and 12 doubles victories ... Selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2005-06: Registered a 13-15 singles and 19-12 doubles record ... Teamed with Natalie Kretzer to win the Flight C doubles at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational ... Ranked as high as 60th in the nation in doubles with Inga Beermann.

High School/Junior Tennis: Three-year letterwinner for coach Diane Walker at Lancaster High School ... Winner of the Girls 16 Family Junior Circle Cup ... 2003 South Carolina Player of the Year ... All-region ... High ranking of No. 81 nationally and No. 8 in South Region.

Odds and Ends: Abbey Rebekah Walker ... Born 9/27/87 in Charlotte, N.C. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Andrew and Diane Walker ... Was an all-region soccer player and won Hustle Award in basketball ...

Named Miss Lancaster Bruin her senior year ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise science.

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Zawacki-Woods on Walker: “Abbey is a very natural athlete and a very talented tennis player. She has a great overall game and can be a great contributer in both singles and doubles.”

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Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Fall 2008 Career

1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0

3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1

4 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 4-0

5 1-0 4-7 0-3 0-0 5-10

6 3-12 2-5 2-1 0-0 7-18

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 2-6 2-4 6-12 3-1 3-1 8-13 3-1 3-3 4-4 0-2 1-0 0-0 8-10 9-8 18-29

Tourn.

7-3 0-1 4-10 7-4 18-18

Overall 13-15 8-14 8-14 7-4 36-47

Pct. 46% 36% 36% 64% 43%

Dbls.

19-12 12-15 15-3 7-3 53-33

Pct. 62% 44% 83% 70% 62%

Meet the Hokies

Yasmin Hamza So. • 5-9 • LH • Cairo, Egypt Fall 2008: Ranked No. 110 nationally entering the fall season ... Singles finalist in her flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational .. Won the doubles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

2007-08: Team Co-Rookie of the Year ...

Named to the 2008 All-ACC team ... Ranked No. 22 in East Region ... Was ranked as high as No. 120 nationally … Had wins over three nationally ranked players ... Joined team in the spring and has a 15-8 record near the top of the lineup ...

Member of the All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis Team.

Junior Tennis: No. 1 ranked junior in Egypt ... 2007 Egyptian National Tournament singles champion ... 2006 ITF Egyptian International Tournament doubles champion and singles semifinalist ... World ranking of No. 765 by the World Tennis Association (WTA).

Odds and Ends: Yasmin Hesham Hamza ... Daughter of Hesham Hamza and Rand El Baghdadi ... Born 11/3/89 in Cairo, Egypt …

Majoring in interior design.

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Zawacki-Woods on Hamza: “Yasmin is a great competitor with a will to win. She has a great baseline game and has really worked hard to continue the success she found as a freshman.”

Year 2007-08 Fall 2008 Career

1 2-3 0-0 2-3

2 13-8 0-0 13-8

3 0-0 0-0 0-0

4 0-0 0-0 0-0

5 0-0 0-0 0-0

6 0-0 0-0 0-0

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 6-3 5-3 15-11 1-2 2-0 0-0 7-5 7-3 15-11

Tourn.

0-0 5-5 5-5

Overall 15-11 5-5 20-11

Pct. 58% 50% 65%

Dbls.

10-15 7-3 17-18

Pct. 40% 70% 49%

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Meet the Hokies

Holly Johnson So. • 5-6 • RH • Tallahassee, Florida

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Fall 2008: Paired with Jessica Brouwer to earn a No. 8 East Region preseason doubles raning ... Was 11-4 in doubles ... Doubles quarterfinalists at the ITA East Regional with Jessica Brouwer ... Won her flight at the Colorado Invitational ... Flight A doubles finalist with Brouwer at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

2007-08: Team Co-Rookie of the Year ... Led the team with 26 singles victories including a 7-4 ACC singles record ... Also posted 20 doubles wins with a 6-5 ACC mark ... Advanced to the consolation singles flight final of the Cissie Leary Invitational.

High School/Junior Tennis: Played for coach Kevin Record at Leon High School where she helped the team advance to the state semifinals on two occasions. Was state class AAA division 1 singles champion her senior year. . . . Named an All-American her senior year by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation ... Was highly ranked in singles and doubles in Florida and nationally from the 12-under through the 18-under divisions ... Earned several national titles throughout her junior career, including two gold and three bronze supernational balls.

Odds and Ends: Holly Vanessa Johnson ... Born 8/18/89 in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Daughter of Michael and Laura Johnson ... Majoring in university studies.

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Zawacki-Woods on Johnson: “Holly is a tough all-court player who will refuse to lose.

She is a very smart player who makes her opponents work extra hard to win a point.”

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Year 2007-08 Fall 2008 Career

1 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 0-0 0-0 0-0

3 1-0 0-0 1-0

4 1-0 0-0 1-0

5 4-2 0-0 4-2

6 11-5 0-0 11-5

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 4-2 7-0 17-7 2-0 1-1 0-0 6-2 8-1 17-7

Tourn.

9-4 6-2 15-6

Overall 26-11 6-2 32-13

Pct. 73% .750 71%

Dbls.

20-13 11-4 31-17

Pct. 61% 73% 65%

Meet the Hokies

Shannon Betts Fr. • 5-6 • RH • Newnan, Georgia Fall 2008: Won her singles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Teamed with Katie Blow to win their flight at the Sergio Tacchini Invitational ... A doubles finalist with Blow at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Had an 11-3 singles record ... Singles finalists at the Colorado Invitational.

High School/Junior Tennis: Rated as a five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net. ... Ranked No. 59 nationally among seniors ... Member of the 2007 Southern team that won the World Team Tennis Supernationals ... High School tennis All-American at Newnan High School.

Odds and Ends: Shannon Elizabeth Betts ... Born 6/10/90 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Right-handed ...

Daughter of Philip and Vickie Betts ... Father was an All-American swimmer at Auburn ... Sister Jennifer plays tennis at Furman ... Helped the Newnan High School soccer team to a state title ... Majoring in general engineering.

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Zawacki-Woods on Betts: “Shannon has a great game in which she combines power with placement and can dictate points from anywhere in the court.”

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1 0-0 0-0

2 0-0 0-0

3 0-0 0-0

4 0-0 0-0

5 0-0 0-0

6 0-0 0-0

3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-0

Tourn.

11-3 11-3

Overall 11-3 11-3

Pct. 79% 79%

Dbls.

8-4 8-4

Pct. 67% 67%

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Meet the Hokies

Martha Blakely Fr. • 5-9 • RH • Reading, Pa.

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Fall 2008: Posted an 11-4 singles record ... Won her flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Teamed with Inga Beermann to take third-place in Flight A at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

High School/Junior tennis: A five-star recruit according to www.tennisrecruiting.com ... Three-time Pennsylvania State Singles champion while playing for coach Sally Allen at Wyomissing Area ... Won the district singles title four times ... Berks County singles champion four times in singles and on three occasions in doubles ... Three-time Berks County Player of the Year ... Ranked No. 27 in state seniors.

Odds and Ends: Martha Blakely ... Born 06/28/90 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … Daughter of Drs. Thomas D. and Pamela A.R. Blakely ... Also ran track in high school ... Sister Grace played varsity tennis at the University of South Carolina ... Majoring in chemistry and mathematics.

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Zawacki-Woods on Blakely: “Martha is a very determined fighter who does not like to lose. She has a very fundamentally sound game and can play from anywhere in the court.”

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3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 2-2 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0

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Overall 11-4 11-4

Pct. 73% 73%

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Pct. 69% 69%

Meet the Hokies

Katie Blow Fr. • 5-10 • RH • Alexandria, Va.

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Fall 2008: Led team with a 13-2 singles record ... Won her singles flights at the Colorado and Sergio Tecchini Invitationals ... Teamed with Shannon Betts to win their flight at the Sergio Tecchini Collegiate Invitational and were finalists in Flight B at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

High School/Junior Tennis: Played both No. 1 singles and doubles at Mills Godwin High School for coach Mark Seidenberg, leading team to the 2007-08 State title. ... A four-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net and ranked No. 2 in Virginia ... Ranked No. 96 nationally in Girls 18’s and No. 3 in the Mid-Atlantic region ... 2008 Virginia High School League (VHSL) AAA singles and doubles champion ... 2008 Richmond Times Dispatch Female Athlete of the Year ... Member of the 2007 Mid-Atlantic USTA Fed Cup team ... 2007 VHSL AAA singles finalist.

Odds and Ends: Katharine Lea Blow ... Born 02/26/90 in Alexandria, Va. ... Daughter of Mike and Carol Blow ... Sister of Virginia Tech baseball player Matt Blow ... Majoring in university studies.

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Zawacki-Woods on Blow: “Katie is a tremendous worker who plays with so much heart. She has shown a lot of improvement in three months and I have no doubt that she will continue to make strides during the spring season.”

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3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual 1-2 4-4 0-0 1-2 4-4 0-0

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Overall 13-2 13-2

Pct. 87% 87%

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Pct. 69% 69%

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Meet the Hokies

Courtney Rauscher Fr. • 5-4 • RH • Evans, Ga.

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Fall 2008: Had a solid fall, compiling an 11-2 singles record ... Named the top performer at the Princeton Invitational ... Won her singles and doubles flight at the Sergio Tecchini Invitational ... Singles finalist in her flight at both the Colorado and Hokie Fall Invitationals ... Won doubles flight at the Hokie Fall Invitational.

High School/Junior Tennis: A five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net ... Was ranked No. 43 nationally among seniors and was the winner of the 2007 Dansani Mayor’s Cup. Odds and Ends: Courtney Ann Rauscher...

Born 2/26/90 in Lewiston, Maine ... Righthanded ... Daughter of William and Christine Rauscher ... Father swam for the Naval Academy ... Majoring in university studies.

Zawacki-Woods on Rauscher: “Courtney is a strong mental player with a tough all-court game. She is one of our quickest players on court and can use a variety of shots throughout her matches.”

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11-2 11-2

Overall 11-2 11-2

Pct. 85% 85%

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6-0 6-0

Pct. 100% 100%

Last Season

2007-2008 Review Senior Jessica Long concluded her Tech career on a high note, posting 21 singles wins in the top half of the lineup. Long, a member of the ACC Honor Roll, was ranked No. 28 in the East Region.

Junior Inga Beermann faced some of the best players in the nation at the top of the Tech lineup. Beermann concluded the year third on the team with 18 singles wins and was ranked No. 16 in the East Region. As a freshman, Beermann became the first Tech player to participate in the NCAA Tournament singles draw.

Junior Jessica Brouwer recorded 17 singles victories in the middle of the Tech lineup and teamed with J.J. Larson to end the season ranked eighth in the East Region.

Larson, a senior, picked up 13 singles wins playing primarily in the No. 4 position. She won 19 doubles matches throughout the year. Larson was also named the East Region recipient of the 2008 Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award.

The Hokies opened the season with two matches in Greenville, N.C. Tech easily defeated Georgia State before pulling out a 4-3 win over Furman.

Wisconsin was the opponent in the home-opener and Tech won the first-ever meeting between the two programs, 6-1. Ohio State, ranked No. 50, handed the Hokies their first loss of the year, 2-5, but Tech quickly bounced back with home victories over Old Dominion and Elon.

Arch-rival Virginia was next on the schedule in the first ACC contest of the year. The Cavaliers won the doubles point to open the match and split the six singles contest to pull out a 4-3 win.

The seven-match home stand concluded with 7-0 wins versus Davidson and UNC Greenboro to improve the record to 7-2.

Tech improved its’ record against Big Ten opposition to 2-1 with a 5-2 win at No. 51 Purdue but lost the next day by the same count at Louisville. The team got back on the winning track by picking up a 5-2 win at Richmond.

Perhaps the most impressive victory was next as the Hokies upset No. 25 Virginia Commonwealth, 4-3, in Jessica Long Blacksburg. After trailing 3-1 early in the match, Tech began its comeback.

Freshman Holly Johnson won at No. 6 and senior J.J. Larson tied the contest with a tough three-set win at No. 4 to level the match. With the outcome hanging in the balance, Long came back

A couple of freshmen played key roles in helping the Virginia Tech women’s tennis team to a 1413 record in 2007-08, while participating in the toughest conference in the nation. The Hokies faced 16 nationally ranked opponents, including five top-20 teams, before concluding the season with a No. 60 national ranking. Tech also was ranked fifth in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) East Region rankings.

Once again, the women’s tennis program was outstanding in the classroom with six players named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll and two players selected to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis team.

Freshman Yasmin Hamza joined the team in time for the spring dual-match season and recorded 15 wins. Hamza was named to the All-ACC team at the conclusion of the conference tournament. She was also selected as a member of the All-ACC Academic Women’s Tennis team. Hamza ended the season ranked No. 22 in the East Region.

Another freshman, Holly Johnson, led the team with 26 singles victories, including a 7-4 mark in ACC contests. In addition to her singles contributions, Johnson also posted a team-high 20 doubles victories.

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from 2-4 in the third set to win four straight games and give Tech the upset. Later in the day, the Hokies blanked Longwood, 7-0.

The toughest stretch of the schedule remained as the Hokies would face 12 ranked teams in their final 13 matches of the year. The team opened the final half of the schedule with a 6-1 win at No. 63 East Carolina but that was followed by four losses. The skid began with a 4-3 loss at No. 52 NC State and losses at No. 37 Wake Forest and at home versus No. 15 Florida State.

No. 12 Miami arrived in Blacksburg and the Hokies narrowly missed sending the Hurricanes home with a stinging loss. After Tech won the doubles point with a 9-7 win at No. 1 by Brouwer and Johnson, Miami took three of the first five singles matches to even the score at 3-3. Again, Long was involved in the deciding match and she took 73rd-ranked Romy Fara to the limit before dropping the match-deciding third set tiebreaker, 9-7.

Tech bounced back from the heartbreaking loss to record ACC wins at No. 69 Boston College and at Maryland. The Hokies faced a tough two-match road trip and dropped contests at national powers Clemson and Georgia Tech. The final road match of the year resulted in a tight, 4-3, loss to Marshall.

The regular season ended with losses to No. 9 Duke and No. 13 North Carolina. The Hokies traveled to Altamonte Springs, Fla., for the ACC Championships, where the season ended with a 4-2 loss against No. 53 Virginia.

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Hokie Tennis History

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In 1977, the Virginia Tech Athletic Department made tennis the school’s second women’s varsity sport, one year after the women’s basketball squad first took the court as a varsity team.

Carolyn Owen was named the tennis team’s first head coach after Jo Kafer, former assistant athletic director for women’s sports, helped upgrade tennis from club to varsity status. Owen served as both the women’s basketball coach and women’s tennis coach in 1977-78.

Anne Jones Thompson, who later would serve as Tech’s head coach from 1985 to 2000, and her twin sister Lynne Jones were the first recipients of athletic scholarships for women at Tech.

Owen coached the 1977-78 squad to an 11-2 record, a second-place finish in the state and a sixth-place finish in the AIAW Regional Tournament. Owen resigned after the 197778 season and was replaced by engineering professor and local tennis player Karen Frair.

In its second year as a varsity sport, the team was led by No. 1 player Jill Allen and No. 2 Ann Grubbs. Grubbs and Allen finished second in the state while leading the Hokies to an overall record of 8-7. Tech again finished second in the Virginia State Championships.

In the 1979-80 season, Frair recruited several nationally ranked junior players, led by Annette Tector from Stoughton, Mass., and Andrea Fink from Glen Ridge, N.J. Friar coached the team through the fall of 1979 then left to pursue other endeavors.

Larsen Bowker, who retired in 1998 as the Tech men’s tennis coach, replaced Friar and led the team to an 11-8 record. Bowker coached the squad from January 1980 to May 1983. During this time, the women’s team went 35-26, won the Mid-Atlantic Tennis Championships in 1982, finished second in the state twice and earned third in the Metro Conference three consecutive years.

Annette Tector won the state individual championship in 1981 and finished second in the Metro Conference in 1981 and 1983. Andrea Fink won the Metro Conference title in 1982 and

joined Tector to finish second in doubles in 1982.

Bowker resigned after the spring season and was replaced by Jeff Murray. Murray coached the team for one year before Thompson took the reins.

In the 16 years that Thompson coached the team, the Hokies won 260 matches and lost 159.

The team finished third in the Metro six times, won the Eastern Collegiate Invitational in 1988, claimed five Atlantic 10 titles, advanced to the NCAA Championships five times, won the 1998 ECAC Team Tournament Championship and had Tech’s first nationally ranked women’s tennis players, Maria Lochiatto and Leslie Seward. Lochiatto and Seward finished 26th in doubles in 1988 and Laurie Shiflet was ranked 123rd in singles in 1989.

Lisa Hart, a former player and assistant coach at the University of Nebraska, guided the Hokies to a 45-36 record in three seasons including three third-place finishes in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament.

Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods became Tech’s seventh head coach in 2003. Zawacki-Woods, a two-

time All-American at Wake Forest, came to Tech following a three-year stint as head coach at Charlotte. In six seasons, Zawacki-Woods had led the team to a 59-69 mark and a 2004 fourth-place finish in the Hokies’ final year as a member of the BIG EAST Conference.

Tech has also had 24 regionally-ranked players, eight All-Metro selections, 52 players named to the Metro Conference Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence, 27 All-Atlantic 10 Conference selections, 20 All-Atlantic 10 Academic Team selections, 23 players selected to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team, four All-ACC selections and 28 players named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Despite playing tough competition, Virginia Tech women’s tennis teams continue to post winning records. The Hokies’ overall record is 432-312, for a winning percentage of 58 percent. Still considered young by other collegiate sports standards, the Virginia Tech tennis program strives to continue to grow and improve in the years to come.

Virginia Tech’s Conference Affiliation Virginia Tech became a member of the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2004, joining the 11-member league along with the University of Miami. The conference expanded to 12 members on July 1, 2005 with the addition of Boston College. The ACC has championships in 24 sports, 13 for women and 11 for men, of which Tech conducts varsity programs in 20 ACC sports. At the conclusion of last season, 10 of the 12 ACC women’s tennis teams were ranked in the top 75 including two, national champion Georgia Tech and Miami (No. 9), ranked among the top ten in the nation.

Virginia Tech became an all-sports member of the BIG EAST Conference at the beginning of the 20002001 academic year. Tech was a charter member of the BIG EAST Football Conference which was formed in 1991. The conference affiliation marked the first time Tech had been a member of a single all-sports conference since leaving the Southern Conference to become an independent in 1965. Since then, the Hokies also were in the Metro Conference for all sports except football from 1978 to 1995 and were in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football from 1995 until 2000.

In its five years as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, Tech enjoyed tremendous success. The men’s and women’s tennis teams each won the conference championship every year they were in the league and advanced to the NCAA Championships.

Tech really hit the jackpot in 1998-99, winning championships in eight of the 18 conference sports in which its teams participated, and winning the Commissioner’s Cup as the A-10’s outstanding program.

The Hokies’ first conference affiliation in women’s tennis began in 1980 as Tech became a member of the Metro Conference. In their 15 years in that league, the Hokies never finished lower than fourth place.

The Hokies’ All-Time Series Records

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Air Force............................... 1-0 Alabama-Birmingham.............. 1-0 American .............................. 4-0 Anderson College.................... 1-0 Appalachian State..................12-0 Arkansas................................ 0-2 Arkansas-Little Rock................ 1-1 Auburn . ............................... 1-2 Barry ................................... 1-0 Baylor .................................. 1-0 Boston College......................10-3 Brown................................... 3-2 Cal State Fullerton.................. 1-0 Cal State Northridge................ 1-0 Campbell .............................. 3-1 Central Florida........................ 3-0 Charlotte..............................14-0 Cincinnati.............................. 2-0 Clemson ............................... 4-9 College of Charleston............... 1-3 Colorado................................ 0-2 Columbia............................... 1-0 Davidson..............................14-0 Dayton.................................. 2-0 Duke ...................................0-12 Duquesne.............................. 1-0 East Carolina.......................... 3-0 East Tennessee State..............25-2

Elon...................................... 1-0 Emory and Henry.................... 5-0 Flagler ................................. 0-1 Florida Atlantic....................... 4-1 Florida International............... 1-1 Florida Junior College.............. 1-1 Florida State.......................... 1-8 Fordham................................ 1-0 Fresno State........................... 0-3 Furman . ............................... 6-4 Georgia................................. 0-1 Georgia Southern.................... 1-1 Georgia State......................... 1-0 Georgia Tech.......................... 2-6 George Mason......................... 8-1 Georgetown........................... 6-2 George Washington................13-3 Guilford College...................... 4-0 Hampton............................... 3-0 Harvard ................................ 1-1 High Point............................. 2-1 Hollins ................................. 2-0 Houston................................ 1-1 Howard ................................ 2-0 Iowa..................................... 0-1 James Madison......................18-8 Kalamazoo............................. 1-0 Kentucky............................... 1-0

Lamar .................................. 1-0 Liberty.................................. 1-0 Long Beach State.................... 2-0 Longwood . ........................... 6-0 Louisiana State....................... 0-1 Louisville............................... 6-1 Marquette.............................. 2-0 Marshall ..............................12-5 Maryland............................... 4-7 Maryland-Baltimore County....... 1-0 Mary Baldwin......................... 4-0 Mary Washington.................... 2-0 Massachusetts........................ 1-0 Memphis State........................ 2-1 Miami..................................0-11 Minnesota.............................. 1-0 Mississippi............................. 0-2 Middle Tennessee State............ 2-0 Morehead............................... 1-0 North Carolina........................ 0-9 North Carolina State...............2-15 Notre Dame............................ 0-6 Ohio University....................... 1-0 Ohio State............................. 1-3 Old Dominion...................... 18-14 Oklahoma.............................. 0-1 Oregon.................................. 1-0

Ohio State............................. 1-1 Peace College......................... 6-3 Penn State............................. 3-6 Pittsburgh............................. 2-0 Presbyterian College................ 2-0 Princeton ............................. 0-2 Providence............................. 1-0 Purdue.................................. 1-2 Radford................................22-4 Randolph-Macon..................... 1-0 Rice...................................... 0-2 Richmond........................... 15-26 Roanoke College..................... 3-0 Rollins College........................ 3-0 Rutgers................................. 5-0 St. Bonaventure...................... 2-1 Sam Houston State.................. 2-0 San Jacinto State.................... 1-0 Santa Clara............................ 2-0 Seton Hall............................. 2-0 South Alabama....................... 0-4 South Carolina........................ 0-6 South Florida......................... 0-8 Southern Methodist................. 1-0 Southwestern Louisiana........... 0-1 Southwest Texas State............. 0-1 Sweet Briar College................. 3-0

Syracuse................................ 4-2 Temple.................................. 3-1 Tennessee.............................. 0-6 Tennessee-Chattanooga............ 1-3 Texas-Arlington...................... 1-0 Texas-San Antonio................... 1-0 Toledo................................... 1-0 Trinity University.................... 0-1 Troy State.............................. 1-0 Tulane................................... 2-2 UC Irvine............................... 1-0 UNC Greensboro...................... 5-0 Virginia................................4-24 Virginia Commonwealth...........9-13 Wake Forest..........................3-19 Washington and Lee................ 1-0 Washington State.................... 1-2 West Virginia.........................18-4 Western Carolina..................... 3-0 Western Michigan.................... 0-1 William and Mary...................2-14 Winthrop .............................. 6-1 Wisconsin.............................. 1-0 Wofford................................. 2-0 Wyoming............................... 1-0 Xavier................................... 3-0 Yale...................................... 3-0

The Tech Record Book National Rankings

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1999

2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008

Maria Lochiatto/Leslie Seward.... 26 Laurie Shiflet......................... 123 Katherine Chen......................... 41 Jennifer Dinello/Kathy Dixon...... 26 Team...................................... 55 Team...................................... 40 Vanessa Pardo........................ 103 Team...................................... 34 Antonella Pozzi........................ 74 Team...................................... 55 Antonella Pozzi........................ 96 Team...................................... 63 Team...................................... 69 Anat Elazari........................... 103 Inga Beermann......................... 52 Team...................................... 60 Team...................................... 60

Regional Rankings

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1989

1990 1991 1992

1993

1995

1996

1997

Laurie Shiflet........................... 13 Maria Lochiatto........................ 26 Team...................................... 15 Laurie Shiflet........................... 10 Molly Rush............................... 31 Sally Ballard............................. 33 Suzy Jobe................................ 36 Danelle Chambers..................... 38 Sally Ballard/Molly Rush............ 13 Team...................................... 16 Team...................................... 15 Team...................................... 13 Shannon Cubitt........................ 12 Team...................................... 15 Shannon Cubitt........................ 26 Team...................................... 13 Jen Dinello.............................. 27 Team...................................... 11 Vanessa Pardo.......................... 12 Majka Serafini.......................... 17 Team........................................5 Vanessa Pardo............................6 Majka Serafini.......................... 23 Team........................................4

All-Time Results Season 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Record 11-2 8-7 11-8 10-5 10-9 11-6 7-11 18-16 19-14 17-13 16-15 14-12 11-14 18-6 14-10 13-9 8-14 19-4 18-5 21-3 21-5 15-11 18-8 12-12 17-11 16-13 14-14 7-17 12-13 12-12 14-13

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4th, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 4th, Metro 3rd, Metro 4th, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 3rd, Metro 4th, Metro 4th, Metro 3rd, Metro 1st, A-10 1st, A-10 1st, A-10 1st, A-10 1st, A-10 3rd, BIG EAST 3rd, BIG EAST 3rd, BIG EAST 4th, BIG EAST 11th, ACC 11th, ACC 10th, ACC 10th, ACC

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2005 2006

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2008

Antonella Pozzi..........................6 Majka Serafini.......................... 14 Vanessa Pardo.......................... 22 Daga Mrozek/Katherine Chen...... 14 Team........................................3 Majka Serafini.......................... 14 Vanessa Pardo.......................... 22 Team........................................5 Kristen Stubbs.......................... 23 Team........................................7 Kristen Stubbs.......................... 24 Kristen Stubbs/Antonella Pozzi.....9 Team...................................... 11 Kristen Stubbs.......................... 17 Kristen Stubbs/Felice Lam............8 Team...................................... 12 Kristen Stubbs.......................... 22 Team........................................8 Anat Elazari............................. 15 Elissa Kinard/Felice Lam..............5 Team...................................... 13 Anat Elazari............................. 18 Inga Beermann...........................5 Anat Elazari/J.J. Larson...............8 Inga Beermann......................... 15 Jessica Long............................ 25 Inga Beermann/J.J. Larson..........8 Inga Beerman.......................... 16 Yasmin Hamza.......................... 22 Jessica Long............................ 28 Jessica Brouwer/J.J. Larson.........8 Team........................................5

Career Records (since 1993)

Singles victories 1. Katherine Chen, 1994-98............ 103 2. Daga Mrozek, 1995-99.................92 3. Majka Serafini, 1995-99...............84 4. Daria Ivan, 1993-97....................79 5. Ines Khelifi, 1998-02...................78 6. Kristen Stubbs, 1999-03..............75 7. J.J. Larson, 2004-08...................70

Ashley James, 2003-07................70 Antonella Pozzi, 1996-01.............70 10. Jennifer Lampart, 1993-97...........69 Doubles victories 1. Daria Ivan, 1993-97....................77 2. Kristen Stubbs, 1999-03..............75 3. Felice Lam, 2001-05....................72 4. Jennifer Lampert, 1993-97...........71 5. J.J. Larson, 2004-08...................69 6. Ashley James, 2003-07................67 7. Jess Long, 2004-08.....................64 8. Inga Beermann, 2005-present.......63 9. Jessica Brouwer, 2005-present......54 10. Antonella Pozzi, 1996-01.............54

Metro Conference Individual Championships and Finalists

1981 Annette Tector............................................ No. 1 Singles Finalist

Anne Jones................................................. No. 4 Singles Finalist

Annette Tector/Lori Winchester . .................. No. 2 Doubles Finalist 1982 Andrea Fink.............................................No. 1 Singles Champion 1983 Annette Tector............................................ No. 1 Singles Finalist

Kim Temples............................................... No. 3 Singles Finalist

Annette Tector/Kim Temples......................... No. 1 Doubles Finalist 1984 Suzanne Gutch............................................ No. 6 Singles Finalist

Suzanne Gutch/Erika Rapport........................ No. 2 Doubles Finalist 1989 Danelle Chambers........................................ No. 4 Singles Finalist 1990 Leslie Seward.............................................. No. 3 Singles Finalist

Sharon Gaylon............................................. No. 5 Singles Finalist 1991 Sally Ballard................................................ No. 4 Singles Finalist * No individual championships from 1985-88, or after 1991.

Atlantic 10 Conference Honors

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Vanessa Pardo.............................................. Most Valuable Player Vanessa Pardo.......................... Most Outstanding Rookie Performer Anne Jones...................................................... Coach of the Year Team.........................................................Conference Champion Vanessa Pardo, Majka Serafini, Katherine Chen.................................All Conference Team (singles) Daria Ivan/Jennifer Lampert..............All Conference Team (doubles) Sabrina Pardo........................... Most Outstanding Rookie Performer Anne Jones...................................................... Coach of the Year Vanessa Pardo, Sabrina Pardo, Katherine Chen, Antonella Pozzi, Daria Ivan, Daga Mrozek, Majka Serafini.............................................. All-Conference Team Team.........................................................Conference Champion Antonella Pozzi............................................ Most Valuable Player Antonella Pozzi, Majka Serafini, Vanessa Pardo, Daga Mrozek, Sabrina Pardo, Katherine Chen..... All-Conference Team Team.........................................................Conference Champion Majka Serafini.............................................. Most Valuable Player Gloria Guntinas, Ines Khelifi, Daga Mrozek, Vanessa Pardo, Majka Serafini......................... All-Conference Team Team.........................................................Conference Champion Ines Khelifi.................................................. Most Valuable Player Kristen Stubbs......................Co-Most Outstanding Rookie Performer Ines Khelifi, Kristen Stubbs, Michelle Martaus................................................... All-Conference Team.........................................................Conference Champion

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BIG EAST Conference Honors 2004

Anat Elazari................................................ All-Tournament Team

Atlantic Coast Conference Honors 2005 2006 2007 2008

Anat Elazari................................................. All-Conference Team Inga Beermann............................................. All-Conference Team Inga Beermann............................................. All-Conference Team Yasmin Hamza.............................................. All-Conference Team

Frank Loria Award

Two Hokie women’s tennis players have won the prestigious Frank Loria Award, given to only one Virginia Tech student-athlete annually who exemplifies outstanding leadership and scholarship. Danelle Chambers, in 1989, and Molly Rush, in 1991, were awarded this tremendous honor.

Cissie Leary Award

Kristen Stubbs was the recipient of the 2002 Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, given to only seven players in the nation annually. Stubbs also was selected in 2003 to represent Virginia Tech at the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference which is designed for students-athletes to discuss key issues affecting them on campus and in their communities. J.J. Larson received the 2008 East Region Cissie Leary Award.

ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportmanship

Kristen Stubbs was selected as the recipient of the 2003 Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportmanship. The award is given to honor a junior or senior who displays sportsmanship and leadership, both on and off the court, as well as achieving academic excellence in the classroom. Stubbs traveled to New York City to receive the award at the 2003 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team Outing & Awards Luncheon held at the historic West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y.

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Tech Campus Is Home to a First-Class Tennis Facility

The Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center is one of many first-class facilities at Virginia Tech. The Hokies have an athletic complex that is among the best in the nation and an administration that is dedicated to seeing the facilities continue to improve.

The tennis center, located across from Lane Stadium, offers six outdoor courts with bleacher seating, six indoor courts with a mezzanine viewing area with chair back bleachers which were added in 2008, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, a team room and a social area. The Hokies’ locker room in the facility was upgraded and remodeled in the spring of 2004. Six additional outdoor courts are currently under construction and are expected to be completed in Spring 2009.

The tennis center is one of the few in the nation featuring digital video cameras on each indoor court. The system, created by XOS Technologies, records competition and team practices simultaneously on all six courts. The cameras are mounted at the back of each court in the center and are connected to a DVD recorder located in the tennis coach’s office. The Virginia Tech system is one of the first all-digital systems in the nation. The system is also used by members of the tennis center and other local patrons for stroke analysis.

In 2007, two large scoreboards were added indoors which allow spectators to follow the action on all six courts. The scoreboards are a product of Santech, Inc., the supplier of scoreboards at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, Orlando, Fla. The approximated $40,000 expense was paid in part by a generous donation from Kent James and family.

The tennis center, which opened in 1992, was made possible by gifts from Dave and Betty Burrows of Roanoke; their son Jack Burrows and his wife Lee, of Roanoke; and their daughter Beverly and her husband, Bobby Burleson, of Tallahassee, Fla. Jack Burrows and Bobby Burleson were teammates on Tech’s tennis team in the late 1960s.

Burrows was an NCAA participant and is a member of the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Greig Denny Director of Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Greig Denny is in his first year as director of the BurrowsBurleson Tennis Center at Virginia Tech. When the varsity teams are not using the facility, the tennis center is operated as a self-sustaining club with over 275 members.

Denny comes to Virginia Tech from nearby Radford University where he had over 24 years of experience in NCAA Division I athletics, the last 12 years as Director of Athletics. While at Radford, he served terms on the NCAA Division I Strategic Planning Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Championship/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Division I Management Council.

Denny earned his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Cortland in 1979 and a master’s from Virginia Tech in 1983. He and his wife, Ellen, have three children, Madalyn, Alexis and William.

From the stunning scenery, to a classic college town, to the excitement of big-time collegiate athletics, Virginia Tech and its surroundings have much to offer.

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