2014 Louisiana Tech Women's Tennis Media Guide

2014 LOUISIANA TECH WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE #WeAreLATech | LATechSports.com | @LATechTEN

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Facilities....................................................................................................... 20 2014 Season Outlook................................................................................... 21 2014 Roster & Schedule.............................................................................. 22 Head Coach Chad Camper........................................................................... 23 Student Assistant Vivian Ten Dolle............................................................. 24 Player Bios................................................................................................... 25

Athletic Vision Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in performance by investing strategically in student-athletes’ development, providing superior facilities and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance.

Opponents.................................................................................................... 32 2013 Results................................................................................................ 36 Honors & Awards......................................................................................... 41 Letterwinners............................................................................................... 41 Records........................................................................................................ 42 Endowed Scholarships................................................................................. 44 Team Tech 100............................................................................................. 45 University President Dr. Les Guice............................................................... 46 Athletics Director Tommy McClelland......................................................... 47 Athletic Administration................................................................................ 48 Athletics Council.......................................................................................... 50 Administration & Support Staff................................................................... 51 Head & Assistant Coaches.......................................................................... 52

Athletic Mission Statement Embody excellence in everything we do.

Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, body and spirit.

Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, community and state.

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Photography: Donny Crowe, Tom Morris, Darrell James, James Garner, Donald Page.

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Contributors: Thomas, Louisiana Tech News Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Public Relations Department

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Editors: Kane McGuire

Athletic Vision & Mission Statement............................................................ 1

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News releases, photos and other services are available to accredited members of the news media. Current releases, statistics and photos can also be obtained at LATechSports.com.

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The 2014 Louisiana Tech tennis team information guide is a publication of the Athletics Media Relations Office. It has been designed as a source of information for the news media and Lady Techster tennis fans. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Should you need additional information such as feature material and/or statistics, please direct your inquiries to the media relations office.

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................................... Ruston, La. Founded..................................................................... 1894 Enrollment............................................................... 11,014 Nickname....................................................Lady Techsters Colors...........................................................Red and Blue Joined C-USA................................................. July 1, 2013 President......................................................Dr. Les Guice Athletic Director...................................Tommy McClelland SWA.....................................................Mary Kay Hungate Faculty Representative............................James Liberatos Athletic Department................................... (318) 257-4111

FACILITY INFORMATION Facility ...............................Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex First Match...... Oct. 15, 2008 (Win over Grambling State) Facility Record ..................................28-19 (.596), 5 years

TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Record...... 15-5 (Home: 6-2, Away: 3-2, Neutral: 6-1) 2013 Conference Record (WAC)................................... 7-1 Players R/L.................................................................... 5/3 Newcomers..................................................................... 2 First Year of Tennis..................................................... 1977 Overall All-Time Record................... 308-437 (37 seasons)

MEDIA RELATIONS Tennis Contact............................................ Kane McGuire Office Phone.............................................. (318) 257-5071 Cell Phone................................................. (318) 548-2161 E-Mail............................................... kmcguire@latech.edu Fax Number............................................... (318) 257-3757 Address.........................P.O. Box 3166 Ruston, LA. 71272 Web Site.....................................www.LATechSports.com

COACHING STAFF Head Coach................................................. Chad Camper Record at School........................................... 0-0 (1st year) Career Record........................................................... Same Tennis Office Phone.................................. (318) 257-4402 Assistant Coach........................................ Vivian ten Dolle Athletic Trainer.............................................. Aaron Walker

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-- Tech President Dr. Les Guice

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“ Athletics is a central part of Louisiana Tech and an integral component of our efforts to elevate the institution’s national standing. It is essential that we continue to focus on the success of our student-athletes and ensure that a winning athletics program is achieved with integrity and class.”

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At Louisiana Tech YOU are not a number, YOU are family. louisiana tech i s classified as a Tier 1 National University, the only Carnegie Doctoral/High Research University and the only SREB Doctoral Four-Year 2 Research University in north Louisiana. i s the highest ranked university in Louisiana in starting median pay for graduates (PayScale.com’s 2012-2013 College Salary Report) i s ranked as one of the nation’s 25 Most Affordable Colleges (for both in-state and out-of-state students) by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. i s ranked No. 21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (ROI) in their college educations (AdvisorOne.) i s ranked No. 17 in nation among “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online) i s ranked No. 11 in the nation in list of “25 Most Underrated Colleges In America” from Business Insider.

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More than 700 companies worldwide travel to campus eAch yeAR to RecRUit loUisiAnA tech gRAdUAtes L A D Y T E C H S T E R

Dr. Les Guice became the 14th president in the history of Louisiana Tech University on July 1, 2013.

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“ Louisiana Tech has a really great foundation of excellence, and we’re not starting from scratch by any means. We’ve got so many of the ingredients in place. My vision is to continue to progress Louisiana Tech in national prominence, but to turn that national prominence into things that bring benefit to North Louisiana, to our citizens of this state and to all of the students and stakeholders of the university.”

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-- D r. Les Guice, University President

Quarter System – Big Advantage for the Student-Athlete Louisiana Tech has a unique advantage of being on the quarter system as opposed to the semester system. The quarter system provides significant advantages for the students: Lighter workload (take 3 classes instead of 5)

Shorter academic sessions (12 weeks instead of 18)

More frequent breaks during and between academic sessions

ore opportunities to withdraw or drop a class and still M remain TOPS eligible

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The Bulldog Achievement Resource Center (BARC) is committed to the success of Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes.

Programs Provided by BARC Tutoring and group help sessions in all subjects

upplemental instruction from students who have S already successfully completed a certain course

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Advising opportunities eferral program for students needing additional R assistance

Computer labs and study hall space

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“ Louisiana Tech has allowed me to be a part of a bigger family and not just another number enrolled in a university. Here you are able to have a personal relationship with other students and other professors in your field of study. You have that one-on-one time if you have problems. Tech has become a second home to me and my two brothers. I love it, and my family loves it.”

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- Lyle Fitte, Senior (Port Sulphur, La.)

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Reggie Simpkins heads up the Louisiana Tech athletics academic center to help the University’s student-athletes excel in the classroom and ultimately earn their degrees, something that is the No. 1 goal for the administration and coaches at Tech.

– Ray Holley, 2012 Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American (1st team)

“ One of my best experiences this year has been to study and play tennis at Louisiana Tech University. It was difficult to get away from my family, but here the people are very friendly, fun and help you at all, so now I feel at home. I am very happy in the field of my sport (tennis) because Coach Gomez has helped me during the time that I’ve been here. He does the best he can and helps us to improve our tennis, studies and daily life. ” - Alexandra Starkova, Sophomore (Madrid, Spain)

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- Erin Kipp, 2013 Capital One CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican (2nd team)

Bulldog running back Ray Holley became the fourth LA Tech student-athlete (second football player) to earn first team Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Holley carried a 3.50 grade point average while pursuing his master’s degree in counseling. On the field, he rushed for 740 yards and seven TDs.

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“ Being a student and an athlete at the same time has its challenges, but is totally worth it. I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without the amazing teachers at Tech … And the quarter system is absolutely amazing! We only have to take four classes at a time, plus we get more vacation/breaks than any other school.”

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today’s freshman is

louisiana tech saw Ray Holley (football) and Erin Kipp (softball) earn Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American honors last year. saw 68 student-athletes earn Academic All-WAC honors in 2012-13 (and more than 900 during its 12-year membership in the league). saw four programs record their highest single year Academic Progress Rate (APR) while seven of them earned their highest fouryear APR. saw the Bulldog golf program earn an NCAA Public Recognition Award for the third straight year, after ranking in the top 10 percent in multi-year APR for their respective sport.

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Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes recorded an all-time high four-year graduation success rate of 76 percent, which was four percentage points better than the previous record-high of 72 percent.

louisiana tech boasts the University of Louisiana System’s highest graduation rate at 54.8 percent.

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boasts the ULS’ fastest time to completion for first time baccalaureates at 4.9 years. boasts the ULS’ highest average freshman ACT scores at 24.1.

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RESIDENTIAL life

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University Park is a community of Tech students who want the convenience of on-campus living and the privacy and sophistication of high-tech, spacious apartments and townhouses with a signature Louisiana Tech view.

University Park Amenities

2- and 4-bedroom designs

Townhouse features a spiral staircase to a loft with two bedrooms and a bath

Private bedroom phone and cable television

Kitchen equipped with range and refrigerator High speed internet access A pedestrian bridge provides easy, direct access from UP to the heart of campus

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Class is Over …

Time to Eat and Socialize!

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The Student Center’s all-you-care-to-eat Café is a good start. Also, in the Student Center, there is a Chick-fil-A, Asian fare, sushi, salads, homestyle burgers and more. In Tolliver, take your pick from McAlister’s Deli or pizza or grab something from the convenience store.

Watch bigscreen TVs and utilize the wireless internet hot spots while you eat in Tolliver, or sit outside on the picnic tables or in either of two dining areas in the Student Center. Students can also get plenty of Louisiana flavor as Ruston is full of local restaurants that range from a little Cajun spice to southern down-home cooking.

Also one of the most frequented areas of campus where students hang out to study and socialize is under the century-old oak trees located in the quadrangle. @LATechTEN

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student LIFE There are over 180 student organizations on the Louisiana Tech campus. Plus LA Tech offers 16 NCAA sanctioned athletic programs (Bulldogs and Lady Techsters) and of course Tech students are some of the best fans in the South. This year Tech students can make plenty of road trips to follow their beloved Bulldogs and Lady Techsters as the University makes the all-sports move to the geographical friendly Conference USA.

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The Miss Tech pageant is just one of many annual student events on campus, including unity step shows, Greek Week, Spring Fling, homecoming, talent shows, concerts, intramurals, sporting events, student organizations, theatrical and musical productions and more.

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The Lambright Sports and Wellness Center is both old and new.

A $12 million expansion means two pools, sunbathing, Counter Culture at LA Tech, and plenty of relaxing social opportunities. It also contains a rock climbing wall, bowling alleys, basketball courts as well as plenty of cardio and weight training . It’s a place of leisure or a place to challenge yourself.

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success breeds

success Louisiana Tech’s Athletic Department: officially became a member of Conference USA on July 1 as the University made the all-sports move to the 16-team league. introduced Tommy McClelland as the new athletic director during a press conference held at the Charles Wyly Athletic Center on July 16. completed facility additions and renovations to J.C. Love Field, the Lady Techster Softball Complex and the Lady Techster Soccer Field. ranked eighth in the nation in combined winning percentage for the University’s football and men’s basketball teams (was the topranked non-AQ program). saw completion and the dedication of the Scotty Robertson Court located in Memorial Gym, which serves as a practice facility both the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters.

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On the playing fields: Men’s basketball earned its first top 25 ranking since 1985, captured its first regular season conference since 1999, and won the second most games in program history during WAC Coach of the Year Mike White’s second season.

Soccer recorded an 11-game unbeaten streak which included a 1-1 tie against No. 19 Denver and finished the year 12-5-4 with a roster that included 17 freshmen.

Lady Techster Stephanie Salas finished her collegiate volleyball career and signed a professional contract to play with Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rico.

Trey Hadnot earned his third All-America honor by winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash in the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Bulldog golf saw Victor Lange and Travis Wilmore capture individual titles during the season while the program earned its third straight NCAA Public Recognition Award for ranking in the top 10 percent nationally in Academic Progress Rates.

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Kim Francis became the first Tech hurdler to run a sub-13.00 time in the 100-meter hurdles and competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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Bowler Kayla Ghersini was nominated for NCAA Woman of theYear after posting a 3.35 grade point average in economics as an undergrad and a 3.32 in graduate school.

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Baseball recorded its lowest team ERA (4.48) in two decades as sophomore Phil Maton earned first team all-conference honors while leading the WAC in strikeouts.

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Tennis won seven WAC matches, earned the No. 3 seed in WAC Tournament and Joanna Nalborska became the program’s first ever conference freshman of the year during Freddy Gomez first season as head coach.

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Football earned its first Top 25 ranking since 1999, led the country in scoring offense and total offense, defeated two BCS schools in Illinois and Virginia in consecutive weeks and saw punter Ryan Allen repeat as the Ray Guy Award winner and quarterback Colby Cameron win the Sammy Baugh Award.

Softball recorded a winning record under first year head coach Mark Montgomery while also registering a winning mark in Western Athletic Conference play and earning its highest seed ever in the WAC Tournament.

Women’s basketball was invited to play in historic Madison Square Garden against Rutgers as part of the Maggie Dixon Classic. @LATechTEN

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as in Conference USA C-USA will consist of 16 teams with nine of those residing in the central time zone including Tulane, Southern Miss, Rice, Tulsa, UTSA, North Texas, UAB and Middle Tennessee. The league also includes consists of seven schools outside of the central time zone including UTEP, Marshall, Charlotte, East Carolina, Old Dominion, FIU and Florida Atlantic. This allows the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters to create natural geographic rivalries with a host of outstanding academic and athletic institutions.

C-USA is strengthening itself for the future with growing institutions, in large and thriving markets, with tremendous upside potential.

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Louisiana Tech begins its first year as a member of Conference USA after a successful 12-year affiliation with the Western Athletic Conference.

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On the Web Website: ConferenceUSA.com Twitter: @Conference_USA Facebook: ConferenceUSA Instagram: Conference USA

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Competitive Success C-USA teams are 8-2 in bowl games in the last two years. C-USA has five primary bowl agreements and two additional secondary agreements for alternative years.

C-USA home markets this year will include more than 14.5 million TV households, a 43 percent increase from last year.

LA Tech (Illinois, Virginia), Middle Tennessee (Georgia Tech) and Tulsa (Iowa State) all defeated BCS teams during the 2012 football season.

C-USA is a highlyrecognized national brand.

The league has great television partners with Fox Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN.

Seven C-USA men’s basketball teams in 201314 will be coming off postseason appearances, including LA Tech’s NIT berth.

C-USA has recognized more than 22,000 studentathletes for their academic achievements. Since 2006, the number of studentathletes qualifying for the Commissioner’s Honor Roll has increased by more than 60 percent.

Since 2008-09, C-USA has acknowledged more than 150 student-athletes through the Spirit of Service Award, highlighting community outreach and athletic and academic achievements.

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As one of the largest FBS conferences in 2013, C-USA membership will include institutions in 12 of the top 65 television markets, eight in the Top 40 and four in the Top 25 according to Neilson.

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Louisiana Tech continues to give back on a global level in every profession and every day, either on center stage or behind the scenes. Tech alums seize the opportunity on campus to make a difference off it; because of you, the University’s influence spreads, now more than ever.

Leon Barmore: Best winning percentage of any other coach in history of NCAA women’s basketball, five-time Hall of Famer Albert Bourland: Retired President of Daimler-Benz Washington, Inc., manufacturer of Mercedes Benz Terry Bradshaw: Member of FOX NFL Sunday, NFL Hall of Fame, No. 1 pick in the 1970 NFL draft, winner of four Super Bowls Kix Brooks: Songwriter, guitar player, entertainer, Tech fan, host of American Country Music Countdown John D. Caruthers, Jr.: President of the Seven States I-69 Mid-Continent Highway Coalition Tara Collins: Developer of the MediKin Hematology Teaching Vein, a “hands on” way of understanding blood disorders and diseases, especially HIV/AIDS

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James Davison: Developer of Squire Creek Country Club, Board of Directors for Genesis Energy, former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System

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Benny Denny: CEO of Bank of Ruston, President of Louisiana Tech University Foundation Rosemary Ellis: Editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine A.C. Hollins, Jr.: Vice-President/Director of Operations & Infrastructure for National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Las Vegas Emily Howell and Julie Bartlett Stephenson: Back-toback recipients of “Teacher of the Year” award in Louisiana, high school division, in 2012 and 2011; Jenny Marie Blalock was 2011 Louisiana Elementary School Teacher of the Year

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WYLY Sandy Johnson: President/owner of Barrios Technology in Houston; earned NASA’s highest award – the George M. Low Award for Quality and Excellence, won twice – and in 2004 received NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal.

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Hilton Nicholson: CEO of Sixnet, member of FCC Advisory Board

Teresa Weatherspoon: Named one of the top 15 players in WNBA history, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, coach of the Lady Techsters basketball team, Olympic gold medalist and Wade Trophy winner Sam Wyly: Co-founder of Green Mountain Energy, Maverick Capital, Ranger Capital Group, Michaels Stores, and Sterling Software, Inc.

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Max Watson, Jr.: Founder and President of BMC Software, Inc.; named by Forbes Magazine in Top 15 of 200 Best Small Companies

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Glen Post, III: Chief Executive Officer and President of CenturyLink, which employs nearly 48,000, has operating revenues of $4.596 billion on a consolidated basis and is the third largest telecommunications company in America

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Scott Poole: Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, one of the largest independently owned forest products companies in the South

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Mervin Parker: Corporate Forestry Manager of Hunt Forest Products, a privately held company with more than 65,000 acres of timberland owned and managed and more than 700 employees in the state of Louisiana

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Eddie McGough: Senior Vice President for Alcon Laboratories, a global medical company specializing in eye care products

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Michael McCallister: Chairman of the Board/CEO of Humana, Inc., which employs 30,000 nationwide and has revenues of $33 billion

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Karl Malone: Two-time NBA MVP, Ruston-area businessman, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, second-leading scorer in NBA history

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LOUISIANA TECH TENNIS COMPLEX Situated next to the Joe Aillet Field House and the Jim Mize Track and Field Complex at Louisiana Tech University are eight recently new lighted tennis courts.

Construction on the facility began in March 2008 and concluded in August 2008. On Oct. 15, 2008, the women’s tennis team played and swept Grambling State University in their inaugural match at the new facility.

The past five seasons has seen the Lady Techsters use the facility as a home court advantage, tallying a 28-19 all-time record at the complex.

One of many improvements is the location of the complex as it is situated behind the track facility. The track provides a barrier from the northerly winds and is a major plus for the team.

The old tennis courts contained a lighting system that was situated in between the courts. The lighting system at the new complex evenly covers the entire facility.

As the sports facilities and the university continue to grow, the results will be tremendous on many levels.

On Nov. 1, 2008, Tech President Dr. Dan Reneau dedicated the facility and announced it as the Louisiana Tech Tennis Complex.

Since then it saw the Lady Techsters host its first-ever Western Athletic Conference match on April 8, 2010 against Hawai’i.

They then made history with their first-ever WAC win a few days later on April 10 against San Jose State.

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The Louisiana Tech tennis team may be going into a new conference with a new head coach, but the nucleus returns to build upon one of the most successful spring seasons in program history.

After beginning last season 1-3, LA Tech reeled off 13 wins in a stretch of 14 matches, including a program-record seven conference wins and its first ever conference tournament win to finish 15-5. That momentum is something Chad Camper aims to continue this spring.

“This is a close knit team and they have really bought into the direction we are heading as a program,” said Camper. “Every coach desires to have a team that works this hard and cares about one another. With a lot of practice and vision, we will reach our goals.”

The Lady Techsters turned around this past fall and produced 20 flight finals appearances in four regional tournaments.

In the biggest fall tournament of the season, LA Tech notched victories over SEC players from Mississippi State, LSU, Ole Miss and Auburn.

Leading the pack was last year’s Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Joanna Nalborska who is currently ranked No. 15 in the Division I Southern Region singles rankings.

The sophomore settled in at the No. 1 spot in singles by the end of last spring and finished with a team-best 10-3 record this fall.

All-conference sophomores Alexandra Starkova and Manoela Chiacchio return as well. Chiacchio ended 2013 with an 11-match winning streak while only surrendering one set. Starkova was locked in at the No. 2 spot where she went a perfect 10-0 and was selected to the WAC All-Tournament team.

The fourth sophomore is Taly Merker who compiled a 9-5 fall record, including four straight wins to reach the finals of the ITA Southern Regionals B Draw.

Two freshmen arrived in Marta Sramkova and Jazmin Britos to provide more depth to an already potent team, especially in doubles. The duo partnered up to go 4-1 in the fall, including a flight one championship at the NSU Lady Demon Fall Invite.

With six players either freshmen or sophomores, the lone senior is Melanie Urvoy who brings a ton of leadership and experience which will certainly be needed with the Techsters challenging schedule that features three matches against nationally ranked preseason teams - TCU (30th), SMU (52nd) and Conference USA foe North Texas (60th).

“We have a good, tough schedule,” said Camper. “If you can compete against a lot of strong programs, that only makes us a better team. Going over and beyond is what’s expected for us to compete nationally and for a conference title. The players have to want it and dig down a little deeper. That will be the difference this season.”

The home opener will take place on Feb. 15 with the Lady Techsters taking on both Alcorn State and Grambling State. Other home matches include Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State and C-USA rival Southern Miss.

Other matches against conference opponents consist of Middle Tennessee, UAB and Florida Atlantic.

It all starts the weekend of Jan. 24-25 with LA Tech travelling to the Sunshine State to battle Florida Gulf Coast and FAU.

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2014 Roster Name Class/Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Jazmin Britos FR Villarrica, Paraguay Manoela Chiacchio SO/1L Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio de Aplicacao Pio XII) Taly Merker SO/1L Guayaquil, Ecuador (Nuevo Mundo) Joanna Nalborska SO/1L Warsaw, Poland (Edward Dembowski HS No. 48) Marta Sramkova FR Bratislava, Slovakia Alexandra Starkova SO/1L Madrid, Spain (IES Ortega y Gasset) Melanie Urvoy SR/3L Aulnay-sous-Bois, France (Lycee Jean Zay HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Manoela Chiacchio (KEE-ah-KEE-O) Marta Sramkova (shram-KO-vuh) Melanie Urvoy (uhr-vwah)

2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 1/24 @ Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. 1:30 p.m.

1/25 @ Florida Atlantic * Boca Raton, Fla. 10 a.m.

2/9 @ Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 8 a.m.

2/14 @ New Orleans New Orleans, La. 2 p.m.

2/15 Grambling State Ruston, La. 1:30 p.m.

2/22 @ Lamar Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m.

2/23 @ McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 4 p.m.

3/1 vs. Middle Tennessee * Birmingham, Ala. 12 p.m.

3/2 @ UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 12 p.m.

3/8 vs. Tyler Junior College Houston, Texas 10 a.m.

3/9 vs. Connecticut Houston, Texas 10 a.m.

3/10 @ UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 2 p.m.

3/11 @ TCU Fort Worth, Texas 10 a.m.

3/15 @ UL-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 2 p.m.

3/21 vs. Houston Denton, Texas 1 p.m.

3/22 @ North Texas * Denton, Texas 11 a.m.

3/23 Jackson State Ruston, La. 11 p.m.

3/30 Northwestern State Ruston, La. 1 p.m.

4/4 @ Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 10 a.m.

4/6 Southern Miss * Ruston, La. 11 a.m.

4/12 @ SMU Dallas, Texas 12 p.m.

4/16-20 C-USA Tournament Norfolk, Va. TBA

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CHAD CAMPER Head Coach

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Former Wright State men’s and women’s associate head tennis coach Chad Camper has been hired to be the new head coach of the Lady Techster tennis program, announced today by Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland.

“We are very excited to have someone of Chad’s expertise and background lead our women’s tennis program,” said McClelland. “I believe that Chad has the skills, knowledge and drive to take our program to the next level. “ Camper takes over a program coming off one of its most successful spring seasons ever, finishing 2013 with a 15-5 overall record and a 7-1 league record. Previously, the Lady Techsters were a combined 1-26 against conference opponents.

The seven-person squad recently concluded an impressive fall season as well, compiling 72 total wins along with six main draw flight wins in singles and three in doubles in four regional tournaments.

“Louisiana Tech has all of the ingredients for a national ranked women’s tennis program,” said Camper. “With LA Tech now in Conference USA, all of the athletic programs will be able to grow to their potential.

“I believe this program can reach the top of C-USA and climb the national rankings. It will take a lot of work and outside-the-box thinking, but if we practice hard and put in the effort, great things will grow from this young team, in a short amount of time.”

For the past three years, Camper served as an assistant coach for the Raiders and was most recently promoted to associate head coach this past July.

As a full-time assistant, the Lima, Ohio native was actively involved in the recruitment of future collegiate players both locally and internationally.

Camper recruited the 2012 men’s Horizon League Newcomer of the Year and the 2012 men’s Horizon League Player of the Year while also coaching the men’s team to the Horizon Conference regular season title in 2011-12.

On the women’s side, Camper helped take a WSU women’s program with a previous 1-21 record to having three successful seasons, including a 14-win season in 2011, with first-time victories over Xavier, Ball State and IPFW. Camper is the owner of many Wright State tennis records himself having lettered four years for the Raiders from 1998-2002.

He was named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) Player of the Year as well as the Wright State Male Athlete of the Year as a junior in leading his team to the conference championship in 2001.

After graduating from WSU with school records of most singles wins (98), second most doubles wins (77) and second most career wins (175), Camper competed professionally on the ATP Tour from 2002-04.

Since finishing his playing career, he has owned and operated a successful logistics company called C.E. Camper LLC. “Coaching was a second career for me in the beginning, after running my own successful business, I began coaching at Wright State and it didn’t take long for me to realize this is what I want to do,” said Camper.

Camper has also had success as an independent junior development coach for the past 9 years, working with players one-on-one with the desire to play college tennis. He is currently developing four nationally-ranked junior players for their college careers.

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VIVIAN TEN DOLLE

After serving alongside the interim head coach Katherine Reigelman during the 2013 Fall season, former Lady Techster Vivian ten Dolle will continue as assistant coach through the 2014 spring season with new head coach Chad Camper.

In four fall regional tournaments, LA Tech compiled 72 total wins along with six main draw flight wins in singles and three in doubles. Combining main draw and consolation, the Lady Techsters had 20 flight finals appearances.

Ten Dolle was a two-time All-WAC selection during her four years (2009-13) at LA Tech and finished her career with 45 dual match wins, the fourth most in program history.

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MELANIE

URVOY Sr. | 3L

Aulnay-sous-Bois, France (Lycee Jean Zay HS)

2010-11: Collected a 15-17 overall record in singles matches primarily in the five and six spots... Recorded a 11-7 record in dual match singles play... Split time at the number two and three positions in doubles to finish 7-12 for the year... Partnered with Melanie Urvoy for a 5-5 record.

2009-10: Completed her freshman season with a 16-14 overall singles record primarily playing in the three, four and five spots...Totaled a 12-11 record in dual match singles play with a 4-3 record in tournament play...

Tallied a 1-7 WAC record in singles...Teamed up with Laura Rodriguez for doubles and ended the season with a 9-10 overall record...The two went 2-9 in dual match doubles play and 7-1 in tournament play...Helped Louisiana Tech to the program’s first Western Athletic Conference match win over San Jose State 4/10.

Prior to LA Tech: Played twelve years for Olympic Youth Sports School.

Personal: Daughter of Igor and Diana Erofeyeva...Has one brother, Anton...Born April 1, 1992 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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2012-13: Earned Academic All-WAC ... In singles, finished season with 8-7 record in duals and 3-3 in WAC play ... Played at No. 2 and No. 3 spots before settling in at No. 4 ... Went 1-2 at No. 2, 3-0 at No. 3 and 4-5 at No. 4 ... Capped 4-3 season opening victory against Central Arkansas (1/26) with 6-3, 6-2 win ... Notched one of two points versus Southeastern Louisiana (2/2) with 6-3, 6-2 victory ... Picked up first three-set win at UALR (3/2) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 ... Sealed team match over New Mexico State (3/23) with 6-2, 6-3 defeat ... Clinched WAC quarterfinal victory against Texas State (4/25) with 6-3, 6-2 win ... In doubles, teamed up with Taly Merker to go 9-6 in duals and 5-2 in WAC play, primarily from the No. 3 position ...

Secured doubles point in season opener against Central Arkansas (1/26) with 8-4 win ... Won lone doubles match at No. 1 versus Southern (3/9) 8-5 ... Capped doubles point in 4-3 edging of NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State (3/14).

sixth (3-0) sports... Was 11-17 in doubles action... Finished 7-9 in duals and 4-8 in tournament play... Went 7-8 at the third position... Primarily partnered with Laura Fernandez as they were 8-13 overall, 6-9 in duals and 2-4 in tournaments.

2011-12: Named to the LSWA First Team... Finished 26-8 overall in singles... Went 19-2 in duals, 7-6 in tournaments and 2-1 in WAC play... Her 19 wins during the spring were the second most in school history... Began the dual season by winning her first 12 matches... Compiled a 10-2 mark at the number four position... Went undefeated at the fifth (6-0) and

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CHIACCHIO

Personal: Daughter of Julio Cesar and Cibele Chiacchio ... Has a younger brother, pedro (nine) and sister, Noemia (eight) ... Born in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 25, 1993

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2012-13: Earned Academic All-WAC ... Named second team All-WAC in Singles (No. 6) ... In singles, went 13-3 in duals and 5-0 in WAC play ...

Began the dual season at the No. 2 spot before eventually settling in at No. 6 where she compiled a perfect 8-0 record ... Also went 3-1 at No. 4 and 2-0 at No. 5 ... Won her first career match versus Nicholls State (2/24) 6-0, 6-1 ... Sealed first conference team win of the season with 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory against Texas State (3/21) ... Notched one of two points against nationally-ranked San Jose State (3/22) at No. 6 with 6-3, 7-5 win ... Finished the year with a team-high 11-match winning streak while only surrending one set ... Had singles victories in both the WAC quarterfinals versus Texas State (4/25) and semifinals versus San Jose State (4/26) ... In doubles, partnered with Vivian ten Dolle to go 9-7 in duals and 3-4 in WAC play, all at the No. 1 position ... Clinched doubles point against UALR (3/2) with 8-5 win ... Defeated Texas State (4/25) 8-3 to help earn doubles point in WAC quarterfinal win.

Prior to LA Tech: Was ranked No. 4 in Brazil (18y) ... Finalist in 2010 for the ITF Itajai ... Finalist of the 2009 Copa Guga ... Winner of the CredCard Circuit in 2009.

Club: Member of the Sociedade Hipica de Campinas.

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MERKER

Personal: Daughter of Moshe Merker and Saby Pinoargote ... Has one younger brother Daniel (16) ... Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 15, 1994.

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Guayaquil, Ecuador (Nuevo Mundo)

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2012-13: Earned Academic All-WAC ... In singles, finished the season 10-6 in dual matches and 3-3 in WAC play ... Started the year playing at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots before settling in at No. 5 ... Won first career match in season opener against Central Arkansas (1/26) 6-2, 6-2 ... Won three setter at UALR (3/2) with 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory ... Sealed team win against Seattle U (3/23) with 6-2, 6-1 victory ... Provided the clinching point against WAC foe UTSA (3/31) with 6-0, 6-4 win ... Recorded a fivematch winning streak to end the regular season ... In doubles, teamed up with Melanie Urvoy to go 9-6 in duals and 5-2 in WAC play, primarily from the No. 3 position ... Secured doubles point in season opener against Central Arkansas (1/26) with 8-4 win ... Won lone doubles match at No. 1 versus Southern (3/9) 8-5 ... Capped doubles point in 4-3 edging of NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State (3/14).

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Prior to LA Tech: Received her international baccalaureate diploma from Nuevo Mundo High School ... Was a national championship finalist in singles and doubles champion (18y) for ITF Guayaquil ... Won COSAT 16 Guayaquil singles and doubles titles ... Placed fourth at the South American championship (16y) as racquet three on the Ecuadorian team ... Coached by Andres Gomez.

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NALBORSKA So. | 1L

Personal: Full name is Joanna Weronika Nalborska ... Nickname is ‘Asia’ ... Daughter of Wojciech and Ewa Nalborska ... Born July 25, 1993 in Warsaw, Poland.

2012-13: Named first team All-WAC in singles (No. 2) and doubles (No. 2) and selected as WAC Freshman of the Year ... Selected to All-Louisiana second team ... In singles, finished season with 11-2 record in duals and a perfect 7-0 in WAC play ... Played at No. 2 and No. 3 spots before settling in at No. 1 ... Won first career match in 6-2, 6-2 victory against Southern (3/9) ... Notched one of two points against nationally ranked San Jose State (3/22) with 6-2, 7-5 victory ... Received WAC Player of the Week for week of March 18-24 after completing a four-match weekend with a perfect 8-0 mark and having not surrendered a single set ...

Won first ever match at No. 1 against UTSA (3/31) in straight sets ...

Sealed conference win over UT Arlington (4/6) with 6-3, 7-6 (1) clincher ... Recorded a nine-match winning streak ... In doubles, partnered with Alexandra Starkova to go undefeated with a 13-0 record, primarily at the No. 2 spot, the best single-season doubles record in program history ...

Decided doubles point with victories against New Mexico State (3/23) and UT Arlington (4/6) with wins of 8-6 and 9-7, respectively ... Clinched doubles point in WAC quarterfinal win with 8-4 victory over Texas State (4/25).

Prior to LA Tech: Ranked as high as No. 1 in U12, U14 and U16 juniors in Poland ... Won Poland’s U21 Indoor National Championship in singles

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and was a doubles runner-up in 2011 and 2012 ... Ranked as high as No. 256 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings and as high as No. 1009 in the WTA singles standings ... Two-time winner of the Tomaszewski Cup by Microsoft (previously won by WTA’s 4th-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska) ... Five-time Polish Super Masters Champion (topeight players in Poland ... Currently ranked 11th in the Poland Women’s open division and 44th in the European standings.

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STARKOVA So. | 1L

Madrid, Spain (IES Ortega y Gasset)

16 Guayaquil singles and doubles titles ... Placed fourth at the South American championship (16y) as racquet three on the Ecuadorian team ... Coached by Andres Gomez.

Club: Member of the Anexo Guayaquil Tennis Club.

Personal: Daughter of Moshe Merker and Saby Pinoargote ... Has one younger brother Daniel (16) ... Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 15, 1994.

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2012-13: Named first team All-WAC in doubles (No. 2) ... Selected to the WAC All-Tournament Team in Singles ... Named to the All-Louisiana second team ... In singles, recorded a 13-2 record in duals and a 6-2 mark in WAC play ... Went 3-2 at the No. 1 position before settling in at No. 2 with a perfect 10-0 record ... Won first career match with 6-2, 6-1 win against Southern (3/9) ... Selected as WAC Player of the Week for the week of March 11-17 after sealing 4-3 match win over NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State (3/14) with 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory ... Clinched WAC win over Idaho (4/7) with 6-4, 6-1 victory ... Had singles victories in both the WAC quarterfinals versus Texas State (4/25) and semifinals versus nationally ranked San Jose State (4/26) ... In doubles, partnered with Joanna Nalborska to go undefeated with a 13-0 record, primarily at the No. 2 spot, the best single-season doubles record in program history ... Decided doubles point with victories against New Mexico State (3/23) and UT Arlington (4/6) with wins of 8-6 and 9-7, respectively ... Clinched doubles point in WAC quarterfinal win with 8-4 victory over Texas State (4/25).

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Prior to LA Tech: Received her international baccalaureate diploma from Nuevo Mundo High School ... Was a national championship finalist in singles and doubles champion (18y) for ITF Guayaquil ... Won COSAT

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BRITOS Fr. | HS

Prior to LA Tech: Has career high junior ITF ranking of 347 and career high WTA ranking of 962 in singles and 642 in doubles ... Won doubles championships at the 2012 Cochabamba in Bolivia and the 2011 Goiania in Brazil ... Quarterfinalist in singles at the 2012 ITF Club del Comercio and 2011 Copa “Ciudad del Illimani” ... Winner at the 2008 Paraguay Junior Open followed by a runner-up effort in 2009 at same event ... Semifinalist of the 2009 International Pascuas Bowl.

Personal: Daughter of Justo and Graciela Britos ... Two siblings, Clara (18) and Danilo (16) ... Born Feb. 19, 1993 in Villarrica, Paraguay.

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SRAMKOVA Fr. | HS

Bratislava, Slovakia

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Prior to LA Tech: Career high junior ITF ranking of 462 ... Ranked in the top three in every age category in Slovakia since 2009 ... Finalist in singles and doubles in open division of 2013 Regional Indoor Championships ... Singles finalist and doubles semifinalist in open division at 2013 Slovak Republic Indoor Championships ... Playing in U18 category in 2012, was a singles semifinalist in Slovak Republic Indoor Championships and Slovak Championships ... In doubles, was a runner-up in the Slovak Championships ... In 2011, participated in the Winter Cup U16 to go along with being a semifinalist at the ITF Zilina Junior Open U18 ...

Finalist of Europe Tennis Center Cup U18 ... In 2010, team placed first at the Slovak Championships ... Winner of the ZLTC Cup U16 where she defeated the currently ranked No. 328 WTA player Katerina Siniakova in the finals ... 2010 semifinalist of the School Lobik Tournament U16 ... In 2009, winner of the Tejt Prievidza Cup U16 and runner-up at International Prievidza U16.

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Personal: Daughter of Boris and Libuga Sramkova ... Has five siblings, Michal (30), Kamila (23), Petra (21), David (17) and Marcel (10) ... Born June 16, 1995 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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OPPONENTS MATCH 1 Florida Gulf Coast

MATCH 4 New Orleans

MATCH 2 Florida Atlantic

MATCH 5 Grambling State

MATCH 3 Central Arkansas

MATCH 6 Lamar

Location: Fort Myers, Fla. Nickname: Eagles School Colors: Conference: Atlantic Sun Facility: FGCU Tennis Complex Head Coach: Courtney Vernon (1st Year) 2013 Record: 11-8 2013 Conference Record: 4-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3 Tennis Contact: Sara Roberts Email: sroberts@fgcu.edu Website: FGCUAthletics.com

Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Nickname: Owls School Colors: Conference: C-USA Facility: Patch Reef Park Head Coach: Marcy Hora-Cava (6th Year) 2013 Record: 8-10 2013 Conference Record: 1-2 (Sun Belt) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3 Tennis Contact: Ron Glenn Email: rglenn2013@fau.edu Website: FAUSports.com

Location: Conway, Ark. Nickname: Bears School Colors: Purple and Gray Conference: Southland Facility: UCA Tennis Complex Head Coach: Jeff Borengasser (3rd year) 2013 Record: 12-14 2013 Conference Record: 3-6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 Tennis Contact: Charlie Skinner Email: cskinner@uca.com Website: UCASports.com

Location: New Orleans, La. Nickname: Privateers School Colors: Blue and White Conference: Southland Facility: University Tennis Center Head Coach: Burzis Kanga (6th Year) 2013 Record: 8-11 2013 Conference Record/Finish: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/4 Tennis Contact: Brandon Rizzuto Email: brizzuto@uno.edu Website: UNOPrivateers.com

Location: Grambling, La. Nickname: Tigers School Colors: Black and Gold Conference: SWAC Facility: N/A Head Coach: N/A 2013 Record: N/A 2013 Conference Record: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A Tennis Contact: N/A Email: N/A Website: GSUTigers.com

Location: Beaumont, Texas Nickname: Cardinals School Colors: Red and White Conference: Southland Facility: Thompson Family Tennis Center Head Coach: David Wong (14th Year) 2013 Record: 11-9 2013 Conference Record: 7-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/4 Tennis Contact: Clay Trainum Email: clay.trainum@lamar.edu Website: LamarCardinals.com

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MATCH 12 UT Arlington

Location: Birmingham, Ala. Nickname: Blazers School Colors: Forest Green and Old Gold Conference: C-USA Facility: George Ward Park Head Coach: Mark Tjia (1st Year) 2013 Record: 12-8 2013 Conference Record: 2-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/2 Tennis Contact: Tray Littlefield Email: trayl@uab.edu Website: UABSports.com

Location: Storrs, Conn.

Nickname: Huskies School Colors: Blue and White Conference: American Athletic Facility: East Hartford Tennis Club Head Coach: Glenn Marshall (21st Year) 2013 Record: 8-12 2013 Conference Record: 1-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/1 Tennis Contact: Bill Peterson Email: william.peterson@uconn.edu Website: UConnHuskies.com

Location: Arlington, Texas Nickname: Mavericks School Colors: Royal Blue and Orange Conference: Sun Belt Facility: UTA Tennis Center Head Coach: Diego Benitez (11th Year) 2013 Record: 7-13 2013 Conference Record: 6-4 (WAC) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/3 Tennis Contact: Melissa Cebold Email: mcebold@uta.edu Website: UTAMavs.com

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Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Nickname: Blue Raiders School Colors: Royal Blue and White Conference: C-USA Facility: Buck Bouldin Tennis Center Head Coach: Shelley Godwin (3rd Year) 2013 Record: 12-12 2013 Conference Record: 3-4 (Sun Belt) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/3 Tennis Contact: Russell Luna Email: luna@goblueraiders.com Website: GoBlueRaiders.com

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MATCH 11 Connecticut

Location: Tyler, Texas Nickname: Apache School Colors: Conference: NJCAA Facility: Murphy Tennis Center Head Coach: Dash Connell (3rd Year) 2013 Record: 13-5 2013 Conference Record: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/3 Tennis Contact: N/A Email: N/A Website: ApacheAthletics.com

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Location: Lake Charles, La. Nickname: Cowgirls School Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Conference: Southland Facility: Nancy Hank Tennis Center Head Coach: Danielle Steinberg (2nd Year) 2013 Record: 13-10 2013 Conference Record: 4-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/1 Tennis Contact: Hunter Bower Email: hbower@mcneese.edu Website: McNeeseSports.com

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MATCH 10 Tyler Junior College

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OPPONENTS MATCH 13 TCU

MATCH 16 North Texas

MATCH 14 UL-Lafayette

MATCH 17 Jackson State

MATCH 15 Houston

MATCH 18 Northwestern State

Location: Fort Worth, Texas Nickname: Horn Frogs School Colors: Purple and White Conference: Big 12 Facility: Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center Head Coach: Dave Borelli (4th Year) 2013 Record: 18-7 2013 Conference Record: 6-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 Tennis Contact: Abby Norman Email: a.norman@tcu.edu Website: GoFrogs.com

Location: Lafayette, La. Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns School Colors: Red and Black Conference: Sun Belt Facility: Cajun Courts Head Coach: Gregory Harkins (4th Year) 2013 Record: 14-12 2013 Conference Record: 2-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/4 Tennis Contact: Jeff Schneider Email: schneider@louisiana.edu Website: RaginCajuns.com

Location: Houston, Texas Nickname: Cougars School Colors: Scarlet and White Conference: American Athletic Facility: John E. Hoff Tennis Courts Head Coach: Patrick Sullivan (2nd Year) 2013 Record: 13-11 2013 Conference Record: 1-1 (C-USA) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/4 Tennis Contact: Derrick Fazendin Email: dfazndi@central.uh.edu Website: UHCougars.com

Location: Denton, Texas Nickname: Mean Green School Colors: Green and White Conference: C-USA Facility: Waranch Tennis Complex Head Coach: Sujay Lama (8th Year) 2013 Record: 18-5 2013 Conference Record: 8-1 (Sun Belt) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/5 Tennis Contact: Amy Ruggini Email: amy.ruggini@unt.edu Website: MeanGreenSports.com

Location: Jackson, Miss.

Nickname: Tigers School Colors: Blue and White Conference: SWAC Facility: Jackson State Tennis Facility Head Coach: Scott Pennington (1st Year) 2013 Record: 6-13 2013 Conference Record: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A Tennis Contact: John Westbrook Email: john.w.westbrook@jsums.edu Website: JSUTigers.com

Location: Natchitoches, La. Nickname: Demons School Colors: Purple and White Conference: Southland Facility: Jack Fisher Tennis Complex Head Coach: Patric DuBois (12th Year) 2013 Record: 14-8 2013 Conference Record: 6-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/4 Tennis Contact: Brittany Russ Email: russb@nsula.edu Website: NSUDemons.com

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Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Nickname: Golden Eagles School Colors: Black and Gold Conference: C-USA Facility: USM Tennis Courts Head Coach: Dominic Modise (1st Year) 2013 Record: 0-21 2013 Conference Record: 0-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 1/5 Tennis Contact: Shirley Hill Email: shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Website: SouthernMiss.com

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Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Nickname: Razorbacks School Colors: Cardinal and White Conference: Southeastern Facility: George M. Billingsley Tennis Center Head Coach: Michael Hegarty (15th Year) 2013 Record: 13-15 2013 Conference Record: 4-9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/1 Tennis Contact: Brandon Harrison Email: bah014@uark.edu Website: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

MATCH 20 Southern Miss

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Location: Dallas, Texas Nickname: Mustangs School Colors: Red and Blue Conference: American Athletic Facility: Northwood Country Club Head Coach: Kati Gyulai (3rd Year) 2013 Record: 14-10 2013 Conference Record: 2-2 (C-USA) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/4 Tennis Contact: William Pantages Email: wpantages@su.edu Website: SMUMustangs.com

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2013 RESULTS Louisiana Tech Tennis Louisiana Tech Season Statistics (Through games of Apr 26, 2013)

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Overall record: 15-5 • Conference: 7-1 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 6-2 • Away: 3-2 • Neutral: 6-1 vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 SINGLES Manoela Chiacchio Vivian ten Dolle Alena Erofeyeva Sophie Heldoorn Taly Merker Joanna Nalborska Alexandra Starkova Melanie Urvoy Totals Percentage

Overall 13-3 12-4 3-5 2-4 10-6 11-2 13-2 8-7 73-33 .689

Dual 13-3 12-4 3-5 2-4 10-6 11-2 13-2 8-7 73-33 .689

DOUBLES TEAMS Manoela Chiacchio/Vivian ten Dolle Taly Merker/Melanie Urvoy Alena Erofeyeva/Sophie Heldoorn Joanna Nalborska/Alexandra Starkova Totals Percentage

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Date Jan 26, 2013 Feb 02, 2013 Feb 17, 2013 Feb 24, 2013 Mar 02, 2013 Mar 09, 2013 Mar 13, 2013 Mar 14, 2013 Mar 21, 2013 Mar 22, 2013 Mar 23, 2013 Mar 23, 2013 Mar 29, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Apr 06, 2013 Apr 07, 2013 4/13/2013 Apr 14, 2013 Apr 25, 2013 Apr 26, 2013

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Opponent CENTRAL ARKANSAS SOUTHEASTERN LA. Stephen F. Austin NICHOLLS STATE UALR SOUTHERN GRAMBLING STATE Northwestern State Texas State San Jose State New Mexico State Seattle U UTAH STATE UTSA UT Arlington Idaho Southern Miss ALCORN STATE Texas State #66 San Jose State

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Overall 1-0 1-1 1-2 1-3 2-3 3-3 4-3 5-3 6-3 6-4 7-4 8-4 9-4 10-4 11-4 12-4 13-4 14-4 15-4 15-5

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2013 MATCH-BY-MATCH Louisiana Tech 4, Central Arkansas 3

Louisiana Tech 5, UALR 2 March 2, 2013 at Little Rock, Ark. (Pleasant Valley CC)

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Murphy/Buck (UCA) 8-4 2. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. S. Horsikyan/Ruocco (UCA) 8-4 3. K. Horsikyan/Buyukyan (UCA) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-3

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Plyuta/Kakovkina (UALR) 8-5 2. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Galieva/Vorster (UALR) 8-2 3. McShane/Amsallem (UALR) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-6

Singles 1. Ten Dolle (LT) def. S. Horsikyan (UCA) 6-1, 6-1 2. Murphy (UCA) def. Chiacchio (LT) 6-1, 6-0 3. Urvoy (LT) def. K. Horsikyan (UCA) 6-3, 6-2 4. Merker (LT) def. Buck (UCA) 6-2, 6-2 5. Ruocco (UCA) def. Erofeyeva (LT) 6-3, 2-6, (10-8) 6. Buyukyan (UCA) def. Heldoorn (LT) 6-3, 6-0

Singles 1. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Kakovikina (UALR) 7-5, 6-1 2. Urvoy (LT) def. Galieva (UALR) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 3. Merker (LT) def. Plyuta (UALR) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 4. Vorster (UALR) def. Chiacchio (LT) 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 5. McShane (UALR) def. Erofeyeva (LT) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 6. Heldoorn (LT) def. Amsallem (UALR) 6-3, 6-1

Southeastern Louisiana 4, Louisiana Tech 2

Louisiana Tech 6, Southern 1

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) vs. Rusakova/Tokareva (SLU) 7-3 (uf) 2. Kriem/Nychytailova (SLU) def. Urvoy/Merker (LT) 8-4 3. Castillo/Villarreal (SLU) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-3

Doubles 1. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Moore/Alexis (SUBR) 8-5 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Taylor, Davis (SUBR) 8-2 3. Dixon/Bunch (SUBR) vs. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) no result

Singles 1. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Nychytailova (SLU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 2. Tokareva (SLU) def. Chiacchio (LT) 6-0, 6-2 3. Urvoy (LT) def. Rusakova (SLU) 6-3, 6-2 4. Villarreal (SLU) def. Merker (LT) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 5. Kriem (SLU) def. Erofeyeva (LT) 6-4, 6-2 6. Heldoorn (LT) vs. Charpenne (SLU) 3-6, 7-5 (uf)

Singles 1. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Woods (SUBR) 6-1, 6-2 2. Starkova (LT) def. Moore (SUBR) 6-2, 6-1 3. Nalborska LT) def. Dixon (SUBR) 6-2, 6-2 4. Chiacchio (LT) def. Alexis (SUBR) 6-4, 6-4 5. Syori (SUBR) def. Heldoorn (LT) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 6. Erofeyeva (LT) def. Davis (SUBR) 6-3, 6-4

Stephen F. Austin 6, Louisiana Tech 1

Louisiana Tech 7, Grambling State 0 March 13, 2013 at Ruston, La. (LA Tech Tennis Complex)

Doubles 1. Gordo/Terentyeva (SFA) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-6 2. Lorca/Bugayenko (SFA) def. Urvoy/Merker (LT) 8-7 3. De Haan/Servise (SFA) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-4

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Kassim/Nankya (GRAM) 8-2 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Stephenson/Shaw (GRAM) 8-0 3. Jones/Chiridza (GRAM) vs. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 5-4 (uf)

Singles 1. Gordo (SFA) def. Ten Dolle (LT) 6-3, 6-3 2. Lorca (SFA) def. Urvoy (LT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 3. De Haan (SFA) def. Merker (LT) 6-1, 6-2 4. Chiacchio (LT) def. Bugayenko (SFA) 6-7, 2-3, retired 5. Terentyeva (SFA) def. Erofeyeva (LT) 7-5, 6-4 6. Servise (SFA) def. Heldoorn (LT) 6-3, 6-3

Singles 1. Starkova (LT) def. Kassim (GRAM) 6-0, 6-0 2. Nalborska (LT) def. Stephenson (GRAM) 6-0, 6-0 3. Urvoy (LT) def. Jones (GRAM) 6-0, 6-1 4. Merker (LT) def. Chiridza (GRAM) 6-0, 6-1 5. Erofeyeva (LT) def. Shaw (GRAM) 6-0, 6-1 6. Heldoorn (LT) def. Nankya (GRAM) 6-1, 6-0

Nicholls State 4, Louisiana Tech 3

Louisiana Tech 4, Northwestern State 3 March 14, 2013 at Natchitoches, La. (Jack Fisher Complex)

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Castiglioni/Howie (NICH) 8-6 2. Aubert/Brock (NICH) def. Urvoy/Merker (LT) 8-5 3. Cardiff/Pitre (NICH) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-6

Doubles 1. Larina/Nedorostova (NWLA) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-5 2. Starkova/Nalborska (LT) def. Konop/Krutova (NWLA) 8-3 3. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Williams/Simonova (NWLA) 8-4

Singles 1. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Cardiff (NICH) 7-5, 7-6 2. Aubert (NICH) def. Urvoy (LT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 3. Merker (LT) def. Howie (NICH) 6-0, 6-1 4. Chiacchio (LT) def. Pitre (NICH) 6-0, 6-1 5. Brock (NICH) def. Erofeyeva (LT) 6-2, 6-3 6. Castiglioni (NICH) def. Heldoorn (LT) 7-5, 6-4

Singles 1. Konop (NWLA) def. Ten Dolle (LT) 6-1, 6-1 2. Starkova (LT) def. Larina (NWLA) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 3. Krutova (NWLA) def. Nalborska (LT) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 4. Nedorostova (NWLA) def. Urvoy (LT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 5. Merker (LT) def. Leyshyna (NWLA) 6-1, 6-7, 6-0 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Simonova (NWLA) 6-2, 6-3

T E N N I S

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Feb. 17, 2013 at Nacogdoches, Texas (Schief Tennis Complex)

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Feb. 2, 2013 at Ruston, La. (LA Tech Tennis Complex)

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Louisiana Tech 6, New Mexico State 1

March 21, 2013 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Tennis Complex)

March 23, 2013 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Tennis Complex)

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Kahts/Hada (TXST) 7-6 2. Starkova/Nalborska (LT) def. Den Bergh/Pieratt (TXST) 8-2 3. Merker/Urvoy (LT) def. Perez/Baldree (TXST) 8-4

Doubles 1. Pinero/Nguyen (NMST) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-6 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Wiitte/Der Ben (NMST) 8-6 3. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Williams/Brandt (NMST) 8-3

Singles 1. Kahts (TXST) def. Ten Dolle (LT) 7-6, 6-0 2. Starkova (LT) def. Hadad (TXST) 6-1, 6-2 3. Nalborska (LT) def. Pieratt (TXST) 6-1, 7-5 4. Baldree (TXST) def. Urvoy (LT) 6-4, 6-7, 3-2, retired 5. Perez (TXST) def. Merker (LT) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Den Bergh (TXST) 6-3, 7-6

Singles 1. Starkova (LT) def. Williams (NMST) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 2. Nalborska (LT) def. Pinero (NMST) 6-4, 6-0 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Der Ben (NMST) 6-4, 6-2 4. Urvoy (LT) def. Wiitte (NMST) 6-2, 6-3 5. Nguyen (NMST) def. Merker (LT) 6-0, 6-3 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Brandt (NMST) 6-4, 6-0

San Jose State 5, Louisiana Tech 2

Louisiana Tech 4, Seattle U 0

March 22, 2013 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Tennis Complex)

March 23, 2013 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Tennis Complex)

Doubles 1. Leon Chao/Medlin (SJSU) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-6 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Willett/Walker (SJSU) 8-6 3. Truong/Bacelar (SJSU) def. Urvoy/Merker (LT) 8-6

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Lucas/Newman (SU) 8-3 2. Starkova/Nalborska (LT) def. James/Wurden (SU) 8-3 3. Merker/Urvoy (LT) def. Mortera/Bennett (SU) 8-3

Singles 1. Leon Chao (SJSU) def. Starkova (LT) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 2. Nalborska (LT) def. Truong (SJSU) 6-2, 7-5 3. Medlin (SJSU) def. Ten Dolle (LT) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 4. Bacelar (SJSU) def. Urvoy (LT) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 5. Willett (SJSU) def. Merker (LT) 6-1, 6-0 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Walker (SJSU) 6-3, 7-5

Singles 1. Starkova (LT) def. Newman (SU) 6-1, 6-0 2. Nalborska (LT) def. Lambert (SU) 6-1, 6-0 3. Ten Dolle (LT) vs. Weissmann (SU) 6-1, 3-0 (uf) 4. Urvoy (LT) vs. Lucas (SU) 6-0, 3-4 (uf) 5. Merker (LT) def. Wurden (SU) 6-2, 6-1 6. Chiacchio (LT) vs. James (SU) 6-1, 5-2 (uf)

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Louisiana Tech 7, Alcorn State 0

March 29, 2013 at Ruston, La. (LA Tech Tennis Complex)

Aril 14, 2013 at Ruston, La. (LA Tech Tennis Complex)

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Davis/West (USU) 6-5 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Sperry/Hays (USU) 8-0 3. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Stuhlmann/Stuhlmann (USU) 8-2

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Vanem/Kozachuk (AS) 8-3 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Buchmann/Punj (AS) 8-1 3. Tipp/Potapova (AS) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-4

Singles 1. Davis (USU) def. Starkova (LT) 6-3, 6-3 2. Nalborska (LT) def. West (USU) 6-3, 6-3 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Voytsekhovich (USU) 4-1, retired 4. Urvoy (LT) def. Tukuafu (USU) 6-1, 6-0 5. Merker (LT) def. Sperry (USU) 6-3, 6-2 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Hays (USU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) def. Vanem (AS) 6-4, 6-1 2. Starkova (LT) def. Buchmann (AS) 6-0, 6-1 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Kozachuk (AS) 6-2, 6-1 4. Merker (LT) def. Potapova (AS) 6-2, 6-1 5. Chiacchio (LT) def. Tipp (AS) 6-0, 6-0 6. Erofeyeva (LT) def. Rutherford (AS) 6-2, 6-1

Louisiana Tech 4, UTSA 0

Louisiana Tech 4, Texas State 0 WAC Tourney

March 31, 2013 at Ruston, La. (LA Tech Tennis Complex)

Louisiana Tech 4, UT Arlington 1 April 6, 2013 at San Antonio, Texas (UTSA Tennis Center) Doubles 1. Dennis/Thoms (UTA) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-2 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. D’ortona/Scott (UTA) 9-7 3. Merker/Urvoy (LT) def. Dikosavljevic/Foote (UTA) 8-3

April 7, 2013 at San Antonio, Texas (UTSA Tennis Center) Doubles 1. V. Lozano/Sanz (ID) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-4 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Alexander/A. Lozano (ID) 8-4 3. Bermudez/Flores (ID) def. Urvoy/Merker (LT) 9-7

Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) vs. Kahts (TXST) 5-7, 2-1 (uf) 2. Starkova (LT) def. Hadad (TXST) 6-1, 6-3 3. Ten Dolle (LT) vs. Pieratt (TXST) 0-6, 5-5 (uf) 4. Urvoy (LT) def. Baldree (TXST) 6-3, 6-2 5. Merker (LT) vs. Perez (TXST) 4-6, 1-3 (uf) 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Den Bergh (TXST) 6-2, 6-0

#66 San Jose State 4, Louisiana Tech 2 WAC Tourney April 26, 2013 at Denver, Colo. (Gates Tennis Center) Doubles 1. Leon Chao/Medlin (SJSU) def. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) 8-2 2. Boczova/Willett (SJSU) vs. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) 6-3 (uf) 3. Truong/Bacelar (SJSU) def. Merker/Urvoy (LT) 8-0 Singles 1. #58 Boczova (SJSU) def. Nalborska (LT) 7-5, 6-3 2. Starkova (LT) def. Leon Chao (SJSU) 6-2, 6-2 3. Truong (SJSU) vs. Ten Dolle (LT) 7-6, 0-3 (uf) 4. Medlin (SJSU) def. Urvoy (LT) 6-0, 6-3 5. Bacelar (SJSU) def. Merker (LT) 6-3, 6-1 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. Willett (SJSU) 6-1, 6-1

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Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) vs. V. Lozano (ID) 6-2, 2-6, 4-3 (uf) 2. Starkova (LT) def. Sanz (ID) 6-4, 6-1 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Alexander (ID) 6-3, 6-0 4. Urvoy (LT) def. Barcenilla (ID) 6-3, 6-3 5. Merker (LT) vs. Flores (ID) 6-4, 4-3 (uf) 6. Chiacchio (LT) def. A. Lozano (ID) 6-0, 6-2

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Louisiana Tech 4, Idaho 1

Doubles 1. Ten Dolle/Chiacchio (LT) def. Kahts/Pieratt (TXST) 8-3 2. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Perez/Hadad (TXST) 8-4 3. Urvoy/Merker (LT) vs. Den Bergh/Collins (TXST) 7-4 (uf)

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Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) def. Dikosavljevic (UTA) 6-3, 7-6 2. Starkova (LT) def. D’ortona (UTA) 6-0, 6-3 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Dennis (UTA) 6-1, 6-3 4. Thoms (UTA) def. Urvoy (LT) 6-0, 6-2 5. Merker (LT) vs. Foote (UTA) 2-6, 4-5 (uf) 6. Chiacchio (LT) vs. Smaizyte (UTA) 6-4, 5-2 (uf)

April 25, 2013 at Denver, Colo. (Gates Tennis Center)

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Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) def. Junger (UTSA) 6-0, 6-2 2. Starkova (LT) def. Jonsson (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Shichkova (UTSA) 6-1, 6-2 4. Urvoy (LT) vs. Menon (UTSA) 7-5, 1-3 (uf) 5. Merker (LT) def. Poile (UTSA) 6-0, 6-4 6. Chiacchio (LT) vs. Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-4, 5-2 (uf)

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Louisiana Tech 6, Utah State 1

Louisiana Tech 7, Southern Miss 0 April 13, 2013 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (USM Tennis Courts) Doubles 1. Nalborska/Starkova (LT) def. Coats/Grossman (USM) 8-3 2. Lanier/Oskin (USM) def. Erofeyeva/Heldoorn (LT) 8-2 3. Urvoy/Merker (LT) def. Case/no player (USM), by forfeit Singles 1. Nalborska (LT) def. Coats (USM) 6-4, 6-2 2. Starkova (LT) def. Lanier (USM) 6-0, 6-2 3. Ten Dolle (LT) def. Grossman (USM) 6-0, 6-0 4. Merker (LT) def. Oskin (USM) 6-1, 6-3 5. Chiacchio (LT) def. Case (USM) 6-1, 6-0 6. Erofeyeva (LT) def. no player (USM), by forfeit

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2013 RESULTS Date Opponent 1/26 Central Arkansas 2/2 Southeastern Louisiana 2/27 @ Stephen F. Austin 2/24 Nicholls State 3/2 @ UALR 3/9 Southern 3/13 Grambling State 3/14 @ Northwestern State 3/21 vs. Texas State * 3/22 @ San Jose State * 3/23 vs. New Mexico State * 3/23 vs. Seattle U * 3/29 Utah State * 3/31 UTSA * 4/6 vs. UT Arlington * 4/7 vs. Idaho * 4/13 @ Southern Miss * 4/14 Alcorn State 4/25 vs. Texas State # 4/26 vs. #66 San Jose State # * denotes WAC match # denotes WAC Tournament

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Score

W, 4-3

Overall Conf.

L, 4-2 Season W L W...L L, 6-1 Spring 2013....... 15.....5..........7.....1 L, 4-3 Spring 2012....... 14.....8..........0.....3 W, 5-2 Spring 2011....... 11.....9..........0.....4 W, 6-1 Spring 2010....... 8.......18........1.....7 W, 7-0 W, 4-3 Spring 2009....... 3.......21........0.....6 W, 4-3 Spring 2008....... 4.......17 L, 5-2 Spring 2007....... 1.......15 W, 6-1 Spring 2006....... 4.......14 W, 4-0 Spring 2005....... 10.....12 W, 6-1 Spring 2004....... 9.......12 W, 4-0 Spring 2003....... 5.......10 W, 4-1 Spring 2002....... 7.......13 W, 4-1 Spring 2001....... 3.......19 W, 7-0 Spring 2000....... 11.....15 W, 7-0 Spring 1999....... 5.......16 W, 4-0 Spring 1998....... 8.......9 L, 4-2 Spring 1997....... 7.......8 Spring 1996....... 12.....4 Spring 1995....... 6.......12 Spring 1994....... 17.....6 Spring 1993....... 6.......13 Spring 1992....... 8.......19 Spring 1991....... 6.......13 Spring 1990....... 5.......12 Spring 1989....... 5.......18 Spring 1988....... 5.......18 Spring 1987....... 4.......10 Spring 1986....... 10.....14 Spring 1985....... 17.....8 Spring 1984....... 13.....4 Spring 1983....... 13.....11 Spring 1982....... 21.....6 Spring 1981....... 11.....13 Spring 1980....... 7.......8 Spring 1979....... 8.......9 Spring 1978....... 6.......10 Spring 1977....... 3.......8

FINAL WAC STANDINGS Denver 8-0 San Jose State 8-1 Louisiana Tech 7-1 UT Arlington 6-3 Idaho 5-4 Texas State 4-5 UTSA 2-6 NM State 2-7 Utah State 1-7 Seattle U 0-9

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Anabella Duque

Monica Kelly

Lauren Longbotham

Ada Makowska

Holly Ready

Carolina Tran

Cathy Blythe (1992-95) Daniela Sarquiz (1995) Jessica Valesco (1992-94) Deanna Hogan (1991-94) Karen Whitfield (1994) Tracey Walters (1990-93) Crystal Farley (1992) Miren Libano (1991-92) Christie Lumpkin (1991) Lynda Boltos (1991) Susan Hepburn (1988-91) Sherry Pilcher (1989-91) Jody McCormack (1990) Gunilla Kall (1989-90) Catherine Owens (1989) Punam Paul (1988-89) Heather Howell (1989) Anne Chabloz (1988) Amy Mulvihill (1987-88) Danette Aud (1988) Taeko Yamasaki (1987-88) Sheila Glover (1987) Joy Nyman (1986-87) Jenny Wuller (1987) Jill Urban (1985-86) Barbie Fitterer (1985-86) Alicia Saars (1983-86) Lee Todd (1983-86)

Jeanne Weber (1983-86) Pam Arledge (1985-86) Tracey Dunn (1982-84) Becky Dumas (1981-84) Helen Chemaly (1982-84) Wendy Williams (1980-83) Cindy Delgado (1982-83) Kathy Goebel (1981-83) Marla Watson (1979-82) Carol Dille (1979-81) Lisa Peterson (1980-81) Jill Register (1978-81) Kay Mock (1977-80) Ruth Ann Oliver (1980) Janie Webb (1980) Valerie Harrison (1978-79) Ann Raborn (1978-79) Julie Sippel (1978) Dawn Delgado (1977-78) Andy Shannon (1978) Susan Herring (1977-78) Jett Grigsby (1978) Gail Dowell (1977) Jolene Shirley (1977) Connie Coker (1977)

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Katie Westbrook (2004-05) Andrea Moncada (2004) Danielle Landry (2003) Morgan Majors (2002-03) Lauren Longbotham (2000-03) Kristin Graif (2000-02) Rebecca Moity (2001-02) Karen Bass (2001) Kristen Davies (2000-01) Leslie House (2001) Heidi Nielson (2001) Lacey Brooks (1997-00) Misty McGowen (1999-00) Kamie Treybig (1999-00) Tiffany Sanders (1999-00) Anna Mitchell (1998-99) Sabrina McBride (1999) Sandi Beasley (1996-98) Crystal Clark (1996-98) Amy Elmore (1998) Wendy Zatloukal (1996-98) Bridgett Ballard (1995-97) Kim Smitherman (1995-97) Traci McKinley (1993-96) Kortney Deveny (1996) Bianca Schoneck (1995-96) Jody Orton (1992-95) Claudia Coleman (1994-95)

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Taly Merker (2013-) Manoela Chiacchio (2013-) Alexandra Starkova (2013-) Joanna Nalborska (2013-) Vivian ten Dolle (2010-13) Alena Erofeyeva (2010-13) Melanie Urvoy (2011-) Sophie Heldoorn (2011, 13) Elne Barnard (2011-12) Maartje de Wit (2009-12) Maria Coronel (2012) Laura Fernandez (2012) Anna Zurek (2011-12) Rocio Juarez (2008-10) Laura Rodriguez (2009-10) Cecile Vichery (2010) Ada Makowska (2006-09) Mallory Smith (2008-09) Ashley Wedderburn (2007-09) Alexandra Gaspar (2006-08) Carolina Pachon (2008) Monica Kelly (2004-07) Carolina Tran (2006-07) Jessie Gray (2007) Avril Martinez (2003-06) Anabella Duque (2002-05) Saharai Uriarte (2002-05) Holly Ready (2002-05)

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T E C H S T E R

Vivian ten Dolle

L A D Y

Lacey Brooks

All-Louisiana 2013 Second Team: Joanna Nalborska Second Team: Alexandra Starkova 2012 First Team: Alena Erofeyeva Second Team: Elne Barnard

WAC Player of the Week 2013 Joanna Nalborska Alexandra Starkova 2011 Elne Barnard

All-WAC 2013 First Team (Singles): Joanna Nalborska First Team (Doubles): Joanna Nalborska First Team (Doubles): Alexandra Starkova Second Team (Singles): Manoela Chiacchio Second Team (Singles): Vivian ten Dolle Freshman of the Year: Joanna Nalborska 2010 Second Team (Singles): Vivian ten Dolle 2002 Second Team (Singles): Annabella Duque

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ALL-TIME RECORDS (DUALS ONLY) Career Match Wins Singles Name 1. Marla Watson 2. Anabella Duque 3. Becky Dumas 4. Vivian ten Dolle 5. Alena Erofeyeva 6. Wendy Williams 7. Jessica Valesco 8. Traci McKinley 9. Saharai Uriarte Susan Hepburn

Years Wins 1979-82 60 2002-05 52 1981-84 49 2010-13 45 2010-13 44 1980-83 42 1992-94 37 1993-96 36 2002-05 35 1988-91 35

Doubles Name 1. Becky Dumas 2. Marla Watson 3. Wendy Williams 4. Vivian ten Dolle 5. Maartje de Wit 6. Saharai Uriarte 7. Lacey Brooks 8. Cindy Delgado Holly Ready 10. Tracey Dunn

Years Wins 1981-84 52 1979-82 47 1980-83 44 2010-13 42 2009-12 39 2002-05 37 1997-00 32 1982-83 31 2002-05 31 1982-84 30

Career Matches Played Singles Name 1. Wendy Williams 2. Deanna Hogan 3. Tracey Walters Becky Dumas 5. Susan Hepburn Marla Watson 7. Lauren Longbotham 8. Anabella Duque Saharai Uriarte 10. Lacey Brooks

Years Matches 1980-83 85 1991-94 81 1990-93 80 1981-84 80 1988-91 79 1979-82 79 2000-03 75 2002-05 73 2002-05 73 1997-00 72

Doubles Name 1. Wendy Williams 2. Maartje de Wit 3. Becky Dumas 4. Marla Watson 5. Vivian ten Dolle 6. Sherry Pilcher 7. Saharai Uriarte 8. Holly Ready 9. Lauren Longbotham 10. Susan Hepburn

Years Matches 1980-83 85 2009-12 82 1981-84 79 1979-82 76 2010-13 69 1989-91 65 2002-05 68 2002-05 65 2000-03 64 1988-91 62

Season Match Wins Singles Name 1. Marla Watson 2. Alena Erofeyeva Marla Watson 4. Becky Dumas 5. Wendy Williams

Years Wins 1982 21 2012 19 1981 19 1982 18 1982 17

Doubles Name 1. Cindy Delgado 2. Marla Watson Tracey Dunn 4. Becky Dumas Vivian ten Dolle

Years Wins 1982 17 1982 16 1982 16 1982 15 2012 15

Career Winning Percentage Singles (min. 30 wins) Name Years Percentage 1. Marla Watson 1979-82 60-19 (75.9%) 2. Anabelle Duque 2002-05 52-21 (71.2%) 3. Alena Erofeyeva 2010-13 44-25 (63.8%) 4. Vivian ten Dolle 2010-13 45-26 (63.4%) 5. Monica Kelly 2004-07 30-18 (62.5%) Doubles (min. 20 wins) Name 1. Wendy Zatloukal 2. Cindy Delgado 3. Becky Dumas 4. Marla Watson 5. Vivian ten Dolle

Years Percentage 1996-98 21-10 (67.7%) 1982-83 31-15 (67.4%) 1981-84 52-27 (65.8%) 1979-82 47-29 (61.8%) 2010-13 42-27 (60.9%)

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TEAM RECORDS Most Wins 1. 1982 2. 1985 1994 4. 2013 5. 2012

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Best Percentage 21-6 (77.8%) 13-4 (76.5%) 15-5 (75%) 12-4 (75%) 17-6 (73.9%)

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Quinton Yray Jim Watkins Philip Campbell Clayton Traylor Scott Mayhew Joe Pullis Terrence de Jongh Betty Markham Bryan DePriest Freddy Gomez John Vinson Lacey Brooks Pat Downs Pam Arledge Tomislav Poljak Chris Rudiger Greg Hearn Jay Butler

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ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS in whose honor or memory a scholarship has been established. The financial boost provided by these endowed scholarships is critical to maintaining a successful athletics program.

Shannon Babineaux

Leon Barmore

Leamon Best

Terry Bradshaw

Dr. Billy Bundrick

John Cassibry

Tommy Joe Eagles

Hoss Garrett

Bob & Brenda Haley

Robert Hayes, Jr.

Mrs. Jeanette Hinckley

Justin Hinckley

Dr. Guthrie Jarrell

Maxie Lambright

Karl Malone

Robert “Bob” May

Virginia Lomax Marbury

William Ardis Marbury, Jr.

James Robert Michael

Jimmy Mize

Jackie Moreland

Pat Patterson

Jim Rivers

Mike Sorenson

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A number of student-athletes attend Louisiana Tech as a result of endowed athletic scholarships, which have been established as a means of supporting intercollegiate athletics.

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Matt Stover

W.H. “Eva” Talbot

Mrs. Leu Wilder

Dr. William M. Wilder

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Terry Bradshaw

Dr. William Bundrick

James Davison

Steve Davison

Todd Davison

Roy & Happi Dowling

Terry & Donna Ewing

Hunt, Guillot & Associates, LLC

Dr. R. Guthrie Jarrell

JPS Equipment, LLC

Mike McCallister

Billy & Millicent McConnell

Dan & Linda Reneau

John Rogers

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Bill Baldwin

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Team Tech 100 is a select group of supporters dedicated to changing the landscape of Louisiana Tech Athletics. A four-year financial commitment by these individuals and businesses allows Tech Athletics to make significant investments that directly impact winning.

For complete information on becoming a part of Team Tech 100, please call Adam McGuirt at 318.255.7950.

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DR. LES GUICE University President

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Louisiana Tech University and President Les Guice share a rich history together that spans five decades and has produced family ties that are deeply rooted in a passion for the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters. From an architecture student stepping on the campus for the first time in 1972 to an appointment as Louisiana Tech’s 14th President in 2013, Dr. Guice has shown an unwavering commitment to leadership and service to his alma mater.

One of Dr. Guice’s first achievements at Louisiana Tech was earning a bachelor of arts in architecture in 1976. Discovering a passion for engineering under the mentorship of Professor Jack Painter, Dr. Guice went on to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Tech in 1978.

While working on his master’s degree, Dr. Guice also discovered a passion for teaching and education as a profession.

Dr. Guice accepted a position as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech in 1978 and was promoted to associate professor in 1981. A few short years after earning his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986, Dr. Guice was named the interim department head of civil engineering in Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering in 1988 and earned the permanent department head position and full professorship in 1989. As department head, Dr. Guice initiated the formation of the Civil Engineering Advisory Board and the Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni recognition program, both of which significantly enhanced alumni participation and significantly enhanced fund-raising for the department.

Throughout the next decade, Dr. Guice would continue to distinguish himself as an academician, researcher, administrator and leader.

His dedication to his students, his faculty and the university would lead to his appointment as Dean of Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) in 1999. As Dean, Dr. Guice continued to encourage and support innovations in the curricula. The College’s faculty became increasingly successful in securing external funding for the integrated curriculum which resulted in a transformative redesign of curricula throughout the College.

Dr. Guice’s leadership and vision also reinvigorated the Engineering and Science Foundation to more effectively serve the needs of the College. He initiated a new integrated strategic plan, known as “COES 2010,” and capital campaign, “Tech’s BEST,” that led advancement of the college and to funding for an Eminent Scholar Chair, 15 Professorships, $500k Scholarship Fund, and several new laboratories and facilities.

Dr. Guice’s leadership also helped to guide the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) toward a focus on the emerging field of nanotechnology. With the hiring of key nanotechnology faculty in numerous disciplines, further expansion of research laboratories, establishment of an interdisciplinary engineering PhD program with a nanotechnology track, and initiation of a B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering, the IfM and COES established strong research and education nanotechnology programs that have received national recognition.

In 2004, Dr. Guice’s performance and accomplishments as dean of the College of Engineering and Science led to his appointment as Louisiana Tech’s vice president for research and development. During his tenure as vice president and as executive vice president in 2012, Louisiana Tech has significantly increased patents, licenses/options, start-up companies, SBIR grants with affiliated companies, and has established strong industry partnerships for commercialization of technologies. Dr. Guice also led the establishment of Louisiana Tech’s first two technology incubators, the Rawle and Humana Enterprise Centers.

With a focus on the future and a progressive vision for economic development, Dr. Guice has led the planning and development of the Louisiana Tech Enterprise Campus – a research park connecting the university and downtown Ruston. Enterprise Campus’ first building, Tech Pointe, was completed in 2012 and is now home for several companies and organizations, including an Air Force funded Cyberspace Research Laboratory. With the recent completion of Louisiana Tech’s new College of Business building and renovation to University Hall as a home for interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation activities, the first phase

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of Enterprise Campus is nearing completion.

Dr. Guice’s reputation for exemplary leadership has not been bound by the campus or the region. Roles in statewide leadership have included election to serve as the founding Chair for the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Management Council, serving as Chair of the Louisiana EPSCoR Committee, and leading the development of a statewide science and technology plan, called FIRST Louisiana. Dr. Guice currently serves as Chair of the Board of Regents Master Plan Research Advisory Council and as the University of Louisiana System’s representative on Governor Bobby Jindal’s Louisiana Innovation Council.

Among the many awards and recognitions Dr. Guice has earned during his career is the Robert E. Russ Award from the Ruston/Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce (2009), Outstanding Civil Engineer from the ASCE Louisiana Section (2008), Louisiana Tech University Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumnus (2007), Louisiana Engineering Society’s James M. Todd Technological Accomplishment Award (2007), Governor’s University Technology Leader of the Year Award (2006), and Louisiana Engineering Society A.B. Patterson Medal for an Engineer in Management (2004.)

On December 4, 2012, during a special session of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, Dr. Guice was unanimously voted to serve as the 14th President of Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Guice officially took over as President on July 1, 2013.

As President of Louisiana Tech, Dr. Guice is the chief executive officer of north Louisiana’s only Carnegie Foundation national research university and one of only two public universities from Louisiana recognized in the top tier of national universities in the U.S. News and World Report.

Dr. Guice leads a university that most recently has been ranked #11 in the nation in a list of “Most Underrated Colleges In America” (Business Insider), #17 in the nation in a list of “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online), and #21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (AdvisorOne.) Throughout his career, Dr. Guice has contributed to and played a central role in creating the culture and vision for the future of Louisiana Tech, and continues that commitment as President. Dr. Guice’s focus on campus-wide engagement, building and growing relationships, and leadership in forging a path toward advancement of the university’s academic and athletic programs, research and commercialization activities, and economic development efforts means that Louisiana Tech University’s best days are yet to come.

Dr. Guice is a native of Monroe and grew up in Bastrop. He and his wife, Kathy, have three sons – Kyle, Chad, and Bret – and one grandson, Christopher.

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TOMMY McClelland Director of Athletics

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McClelland devised a plan to resurrect the “M” Club for former student-athletes. He also negotiated a new syndicated radio network for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. Included in that deal was the first ever radio station solely dedicated to broadcasting women’s basketball. McClelland also re-negotiated the football program’s TV replay contract, increasing the coverage area from one station to three different stations as well as the internet.

One of McClelland’s main goals was to improve the life of the student-athletes and increase the game-day experience for the McNeese State fan base. One of the most effective ways to accomplish these goals was by improving the facilities, something in which he succeeded.

During his time at McNeese State, he oversaw a combined total of over $11 million dollars in facility renovation and new construction.

The combination of increased revenue streams, renovations and new construction, and a highly-involved fan base led to plenty of success stories on the playing fields. During his tenure as athletic director, McNeese won Southland Conference championships in football (2007, 2009), soccer (2006, tournament; 2007, regular season), softball (2010, tournament; 2013, regular season), men’s basketball (2011, regular season), women’s basketball (2011, regular season; 2011 and 2012 tournament) and men’s cross country (2012). The women’s basketball program made its first appearances ever in the NCAA Tournament and the men’s basketball program hosted the first round of the NIT postseason tournament (Boston College live on ESPNU).

Even more impressive is the fact that while the Cowboy and Cowgirl programs were capturing titles on the fields, the University’s studentathletes were making tremendous strides in the classroom. In five of the six years, McNeese State led the Southland Conference with studentathletes being named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

In addition, McClelland guided the resurgence in APR success in Lake Charles. During his six years McNeese State, the number of athletic programs boasting the required APR score of 925 went from four to all 16 this past year. The community service hours performed by the MSU student-athletes also tripled to over 3,000 during his tenure.

“Tommy has a great knowledge of college athletics and excels at helping his student-athletes balance and succeed in their commitments to academics and athletics, said Warde Manuel, athletics director at the University of Connecticut. “Tommy has also proven his ability to work effectively with coaches and administrators to help his programs be successful.”

McClelland earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State in 2004 before completing his master’s degree in sports administration in 2005. He walked on with the Demons football team and eventually earned a scholarship while he also competed in the javelin for the NSU track and field team.

The native of Basile, Louisiana, native served as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State in athletics and also worked at the Southland Conference office as an administrative intern, assisting with championship events.

McClelland is also a 2012 graduate of the Executive Program of the Sports Management Institute and attended instruction at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

McClelland is married to the former Jessica Stokes of Garrison, Texas. They have two sons, Lawson (3) and Grayson (2).

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Louisiana Tech hired one of the rising young stars in the industry when University President Les Guice introduced Tommy McCelland as the new athletics director during a press conference held at the Charles Wyly Athletic Center on July 16.

McClelland, who is the youngest AD among all Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, joins the LA Tech Family after serving a six-year stint in the same position at McNeese State in Lake Charles.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to join the Louisiana Tech Family,” said McClelland. “This is an institution that has a great academic and athletic reputation throughout the country as well as a storied past and a bright future. There is positive momentum that comes from a new conference affiliation, a new president and great coaches. There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of the Tech Family.

“To the fans and supporters of Louisiana Tech, I want you to know that my family and I look forward to getting to know you all in the near future. This truly is an exciting time, and I am proud and honored to be your athletics director.”

Guice introduced McClelland to an overflowing room of Louisiana Tech supporters, coaches and administrators during the lunch-time press conference held in the Guthrie Jarrell Room.

“Tommy McClelland has demonstrated strong leadership skills and success in his early years as an athletics director,” said Guice. “He has an extraordinary blend of intellect, character, talent, and drive that makes him one of the top young athletics directors in the nation. He articulated a vision for Tech Athletics that is consistent with mine and compatible with my vision for our entire university.

“I am thrilled that we have him leading our athletics program as we make our move into Conference USA, and I know that our Tech Family will see the benefits of Tommy’s leadership skills in elevating our athletics program.”

McClelland has made a national name for himself during his career after quickly elevating to the athletics director position at age 26. He has earned high praise from a number of high-profile, experienced athletic administrators.

“Tommy McClelland is an outstanding leader and one of the nation’s rising stars in intercollegiate athletics,” said Bubba Cunningham, athletics director at the University of North Carolina. “He has a demonstrated commitment to supporting and developing his coaches and student-athletes, and has already become well-known amongst ADs for his leadership, vision, and character. Tommy has also shown a dedication to lifelong learning and the application of his skills and talents to making his athletic programs better.”

Prior to being named athletic director at McNeese State on March 19, 2008, McClelland served as interim athletic director and assistant athletic director of internal affairs at the university.

In his time at McNeese, McClelland and his staff had numerous success stories when it came to increased revenue streams and the overall game-day experience in Lake Charles. He started the “Partner with the Pokes” program that provides a smaller, more attractive sponsorship package for local small businesses. On top of the “Partner with the Pokes” program, McClelland raised over $3 million in private donations since April of 2007, and he was instrumental in increasing corporate sponsorships to nearly $1 million, while securing new clients and multiyear sponsorships.

McClelland was also responsible for increasing football season ticket sales as the program eclipsed the 8,000 mark in 2008 with a high of 8,035 in 2009. In addition, he was instrumental in setting single game attendance records in baseball, volleyball, softball, soccer, women’s basketball and women’s tennis.

In addition to increasing private and corporate donations as well as season ticket sales, McClelland was also successful with engaging the McNeese State fan base. He created and implemented the multicity summer “Cowboy Round-Up Tour,” which allowed McNeese State coaches, administrators and athletics staff to carry the department’s message and vision to fans and donors across the south.

“Tommy is a rising star in the college athletics administration field and, in my view, the ideal leader to advance Louisiana Tech’s athletics program as it transitions into Conference USA,” said Ian McCaw, athletics director at Baylor University. “He possesses impeccable integrity and has an extraordinary work ethic. Moreover, his interpersonal and relational skills are outstanding and will enable him to quickly connect with Bulldog fans as well as campus and community leaders.”

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Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Mary Kay Hungate enters her 29th year as a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department and has proven to be an integral part in the emergence of the University’s programs on the playing fields and in the classroom.

Not only does Hungate serve as the sports administrator for men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis, women’s bowling and women’s volleyball, but she is also in charge of NCAA compliance for all of the university’s 16 NCAA sanctioned programs.

As one of the top two ranking administrators in the Tech Athletics Department, Hungate is part of a senior staff that was instrumental in helping the University earn an invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1.

In addition, Hungate and the current senior staff have also garnered a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service.

The Tech athletics department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation.

Hungate serves a vital role in the hiring of coaches. Hungate proved instrumental in the decision by former Tech Kodak All-American and Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon - who played for Hungate in the late80s - to return to Louisiana Tech in June of 2008. Weatherspoon has led the program to a trifecta of Western Athletic Conference titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances.

She also served as the point person in the hiring process of head women’s soccer coach Kevin Sherry and women’s tennis coach Freddy Gomez. Sherry led the Lady Techster soccer team to five straight winning seasons (the first ones in program history), the program’s first ever WAC victories and its first appearances in the WAC Tournament in 2010 and 2012.

Gomez took a program that had won only one WAC match since the University joined the league in 2001 and in his first season (2012-13) led the Lady Techsters to a 7-1 mark in conference action and the No. 3 seed in the postseason tournament. Gomez accomplished this with a roster that included four freshmen and only two seniors.

Another of Hungate’s responsibilities includes overseeing the academic side of the Tech athletics department, another area which has improved drastically as proven by the fact LA Tech’s graduation rate continues to be one of the highest in the state (Federal Graduation Report).

This past year Tech student-athletes boasted an all-time high 76 percent four-year graduation success rate while the Bulldog golf team earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for the third straight year. For the fifth consecutive year, Louisiana Tech saw impressive improvements in the majority of its Academic Progress Rates (APR) as all 16 of its NCAA sanctioned programs are penalty free for the third consecutive year.

Hungate also plays an important role in LA Tech’s NCAA Certification process. As a member of the Steering Committee and the liaison between the athletic department and the University’s Self Study Committees, she provides the information needed for the committees to write their reports. In 2006, LA Tech completed its second NCAA Certification cycle and once again was certified without conditions.

Hungate joined the Louisiana Tech staff in 1985 as an assistant women’s basketball coach and remained in that role for five years. During that time, the Lady Techsters participated in four Final Fours and won the NCAA National Championship in 1988.

In 1990, Hungate made a move out of coaching and became assistant athletics director for academics and compliance as well as senior woman administrator. One of Hungate’s early accomplishments as assistant director of athletics was the creation of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Academic Center program.

Hungate has served terms on the NCAA Division I Academics/ Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Interpretations/Legislative Review Subcommittee, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Wade Trophy Selection Committee and as an NCAA Peer Reviewer. She has also served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee since 2004.

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During LA Tech’s time as a member of the WAC, Hungate served on the Western Athletic Conference Council, the Conferences’ Legislative Review Committee, the Finance Committee and the Code Book Committee. She also currently represents the athletics department as an exofficio member of the LA Tech Athletics Council.

Hungate’s professional career began as Women’s Sports Coordinator and head volleyball, head basketball and head softball coach at Illinois’ Carl Sandburg Junior College. She spent four seasons at the college where she guided the basketball team to a mark of 80-22 which included an 11th place finish in the 1976 NJCAA national tournament.

In 1978 Hungate took over the head coaching position at Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill., and quickly compiled one of the top prep coaching records in the nation.

During her seven seasons at Richwoods High School, Hungate’s team ran up an impressive record of 195-13, including a state-record 63 consecutive victories. Hungate was named the National Coach of the Year by USA Today in 1985. Before coming to Louisiana Tech, Hungate amassed a career coaching record of 275-35.

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Dr. James Liberatos enters his 15th year as faculty athletics representative for Louisiana Tech University.

Since arriving at Tech in 1989, Liberatos has been responsible for so much more than just molding young minds as a professor of biology. In 1996, he was named a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Council and in 1998 was elevated to chair of the council. Also in 1998, Liberatos started serving as chair of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.

As faculty representative, Liberatos has been designated by the university to serve as a liaison between the institution and the athletics department, and also as a representative of the institution in conference and NCAA affairs. He does so to ensure that the academic institution establishes and maintains the appropriate balance between academics and intercollegiate athletics.

In 2002, Liberatos gained even more responsibilities as he was named dean of the College of Applied and Natural Sciences.

A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Liberatos earned a bachelor of science in biology from the College of Charleston in 1980. He continued his education at Florida State University earning a master’s in science in 1982 and a PHD in biology in 1986.

Liberatos is an avid swimmer who also enjoys fishing. He and his wife Beth have been married since 1988 and have two sons, Jim and Nicholas who both attend Louisiana Tech.

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Malcolm Butler begins his 15th year in the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department, his seventh as the associate athletic director in charge of communications.

A 1994 graduate of the Louisiana Tech journalism department, Butler joined the athletic department in July of 1999 as the assistant athletic media relations director. Butler was then promoted to director four months later and served in that capacity until the fall of 2007 when he was promoted to associate athletic director.

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Lori Hamilton enters her eighth year at Louisiana Tech serving as the assistant to the athletics director/human resources.

Her primary responsibilities include providing administrative support to the athletic director and athletics administration. Within the athletic department, Hamilton works closely with Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde and other administrators on special events hosted by LA Tech such as the Hall of Fame inductions, WAC Championship celebrations, lettermen reunions, team banquets and press conferences.

Hamilton is also in charge of the policies, procedures and paperwork for all personnel additions within the department and has been on numerous hiring committees.

Prior to joining the Louisiana Tech Athletic Department, Hamilton worked locally in the retail industry for 21 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Louisiana Tech in 1983.

Hamilton and her husband Greg, who is a 1974 Louisiana Tech graduate and Bulldog baseball letter winner, reside in Ruston.

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Marie Gilbert enters her 29th year at Louisiana Tech and her sixth as associate athletics director and chief financial officer in the athletics department.

Gilbert is responsible for the day-to-day business operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the individual budgets for 16 varsity sports, monitoring athletic funds of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Foundation, serving as liaison with the university’s business offices and supervising the athletic ticket office.

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She is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that was instrumental in the University’s invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1. She has also been actively involved in numerous initiatives to enhance the athletics department, including signing new agreements with companies such as Learfield, the Aspire Group, Ticketmaster, Pepsi and ACS Athletics.

The hard work and vision of that same senior staff has led to numerous national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/ client service.

The Tech Athletics Department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation.

Gilbert previously served as the budget manager for the College of Engineering for six years where she had similar duties. She was also in the College of Liberal Arts as the dean’s assistant handling day-to-day business in the office while working with budget planning for the year.

In 2002, she received the Distinctive Professional Performance and Conduct Award from the Institute of Micro-manufacturing at Louisiana Tech.

Gilbert has earned two degrees from Louisiana Tech University and completed a master’s certificate in technical writing.

She is a current member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and the College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA).

She is also actively involved in the American Cancer Society and serves as the chair for the Relay for Life Luminaria Service. She is on the Executive Committee for the ACS Relay for Life in Lincoln Parish.

Gilbert and her husband, Tim, reside in Bossier with their five dogs.

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ketball, softball and men’s golf and also serves as the secondary contact for football while overseeing the daily operations for the entire department.

During his time at Louisiana Tech, Butler has been instrumental in promoting numerous high-profile student-athletes including record-setting quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Luke McCown, All-American women’s basketball players Tamicha Jackson and Cheryl Ford. He has also worked closely with a number of highly-successful head coaches, including 4-time Hall of Famer Leon Barmore, former Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley and current Lady Techster women’s basketball coach Teresa Weatherspoon.

Over the course of his tenure, Louisiana Tech’s Media Relations Department has proven to be one of the best in the state of Louisiana. Over the past 12 years, members of the Tech media relations department have won a total of 44 awards at the annual Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) state SID contest -- the second most behind only LSU. During that same period of time, Butler has garnered 27 of those awards which is second most among all state SIDs behind only LSU Associate Athletics Director Michael Bonnette (28).

Butler is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service.

The Tech athletics department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation.

He was instrumental in the forming the partnership between Louisiana Tech and CBS Interactive in the fall of 2007 in the redesign and hosting of the athletic departments website, www.LATechSports.com.

The website has undergone three redesigns since the inaugural release.

As part of the agreement with CBS Interactive, a new webstreaming platform - LA Tech All-Access was created - which allows fans from all over the world to watch live streams of almost all of the university’s home athletic events. LA Tech All-Access annually streams more than 125 live events.

Butler has served as the host media coordinator for three NCAA Women’s Basketball First- and Second-Round sites hosted by Louisiana Tech (2000, 2001 and 2003) while also serving as the host media coordinator for the 2008 WAC Baseball Championships and the 2013 WAC Softball Championships hosted by Louisiana Tech in Ruston.

In addition to his media relations responsibilities, Butler has served as the radio play-by-play voice for the nationally-prominent Louisiana Tech Lady Techster basketball team for the past 14 years, including the past 13 as the play-by-play announcer. He finished in second place statewide in the LSWA College Radio Play by Play category in 2013 behind only LA Tech Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Nitz.

Butler has broadcast more than 380 women’s basketball games including 15 NCAA Tournament games. He has also broadcast in excess of 150 softball games, including four in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and served as the color commentator on numerous Bulldog football and basketball broadcasts. Butler is the host of Inside Tech Basketball with Teresa Weatherspoon, a 30-minute radio show.

Butler implemented a fundraising campaign for his department in the fall of 2007 and since that time it has raised over $35,000, which has been used to purchase additional equipment, software and other essentials within the media relations department.

He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

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After working more than six years as the director of athletic advancement in the Division of University Advancement, Adam McGuirt took over the role as associate athletics director for internal operations in December of 2013.

The Shreveport native takes over a restructured position left by the retirement of Tommy Sisemore, a longtime Louisiana Tech employee who has served as the director of athletic facilities for the past 17 years.

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Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland said that McGuirt’s new role will include the oversight of facilities, event management and all capital improvements within the athletic department. He will assist in the scheduling, supervision and administration of all athletic facilities while also maintaining relationships with campus constituents, campus security, visiting groups and outside organizations.

During his previous role in athletic advancement, McGuirt was responsible for all areas of athletic development, including donor relations and all aspects of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC).

McGuirt was instrumental in helping more than double the number of LTAC members which resulted in a large increase in private donations.

McGuirt also worked closely with the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association in the development and implementation of events for alumni and friends throughout the state of Louisiana and surrounding areas.

McGuirt has also been a part of a staff at LA Tech that helped the University receive an invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1.

That same staff has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service.

The Tech Athletics Department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation.

A native of Shreveport, McGuirt graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

McGuirt is married to April, and the couple has three daughters: Lily, Sophie and Emily.

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Allison East SGA President

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Mary Kay Hungate Ex-Officio

Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Alumni Rep.

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Brian White enters his second season at Louisiana Tech as associate athletic director for external affairs.

White works closely with the unit heads of development, marketing, media relations and the ticket office coordinating all external affairs for the department. White supervises the sports of men’s golf and baseball and assists the athletic director in football administration and scheduling.

White also coordinates all activities for the department with multimedia rights holder Learfield and Louisiana Tech Sports Properties as well as the Aspire Group for ticket sales.

Before coming to Louisiana Tech, White spent over three and a half years at IMG College (formerly ISP Sports) at the University of Arkansas (Razorback Sports Properties) and at the University of California Berkeley (Cal Sports Properties), initially as an account executive before being promoted to a senior account executive.

While at IMG College, White was charged with growing revenue through corporate sponsorship sales of multimedia assets. In his first year with Cal Sports Properties, White achieved a sales number equivalent to 275 percent of his personal sales goal. In both years at the University of Arkansas, White surpassed his individual and property sales goals.

While pursuing his undergraduate and graduate degrees, White gained valuable experiences through various internships working for the IMG College Corporate Office, Ohio University Athletics, Arizona State University Athletics and the NCAA Headquarters.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame in 2006 and a master’s in business administration from Ohio University in 2008.

White comes from a family entrenched in intercollegiate athletics.

His father, Kevin, is director of athletics at Duke while his brother, Danny, is director of athletics at Buffalo. His brother, Michael, is the head men’s basketball coach at Louisiana Tech.

He and his wife Paige reside in Ruston.

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Administration & support Staff

Keith Bunch Assistant A.D./ Sport Medicine

Malcolm Butler Associate A.D./ Media Relations

Kyle Church Director of Ops. Men’s Basketball

Kerry Connor Head Equipment Manager

Kristen Cook G.A./Sports Medicine

Justin Cox Director of Football Ops.

Jeff Cummings Assistant A.D./ Tickets

Mason Ellenberger G.M./LTS Properties

Price Ferguson G.A./Football

Marie Gilbert Associate A.D./ CFO

Bill Graham Coordinator/ Special Events

Thomas Graham Director of Football Recruiting

Lori Hamilton Assitant to the A.D.

Kurt Hester Strength & Cond.

Coach

Peter Hopkins G.A./Football

Jessica Hulderman Intern/Sports Medicine

Mary Kay Hungate Senior Deputy A.D./SWA

Ed Jackson Assistant A.D./ Player Development

Michael Judd G.A./Sports Medicine

Sandra Kane Assistant/NCAA Compliance

Janelle Kirila G.A./Sports Medicine

Janel Lee Video Operations

Logan Lewis LTS Properties/ Account Exec.

Ryan Lueken G.A./Sports Medicine

Jay Luksis Assistant A.D./ Marketing

Kaitlyn McCanna Academic Advisor - Basketball

Robert McDougald Director of Video Production & Creative Services

Kane McGuire Media Relations Assistant

Adam McGuirt Associate A.D./ Internal Operations

Mandy Miller Assistant Athletic Trainer

Brenda Milton Office Coordinator/WBB & Soccer

Will Moore Ticket Operations Associate

Dana Pettit Accounting Technician

Renee Puckett Office Coordinator/ MBB & Volleyball

Reggie Simpkins Assistant AD/ Academics

Kim Tanner Office Coordinator/ Facilities, SB, Bsbl

Anna Claire Thomas Media Relations Assistant

Christy Waguespack Asst. Athletic Trainer

Aaron Walker Sports Medicine Intern

Patrick Walsh Assoc. Media Relations Dir.

Justin Wheeler G.A./Sports Medicine

Brian White Associate A.D./ External Affairs

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Brandon Benjamin Academic Advisor - Football

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Ronnie Barney Director of Ops Women’s Basketball

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Tyson Baldwin Coordinator of Athletic Advancement

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Chad Camper Tennis

Adriano De Souza HC - Volleyball

Skip Holtz HC - Football

Gary Stanley HC - Track & Field

Teresa Weatherspoon HC - Women’s Basketball

Mike White HC - Men’s Basketball

Jerry Miles HC - Bowling

Mark Montgomery HC - Softball

Jeff Parks HC - Golf

Kevin Sherry HC - Soccer

Wade Simoneaux HC - Baseball

ASSIsTANT COACHES

Ronnie Bradford Football

Isaac Brown Men’s Basketball

Jacob Cohen Track & Field

Manny Diaz Football

Mike Ekanem Women’s Basketball

Rob Gire Track & Field

Kiva Gresham Soccer

Brandon Haygood Baseball

Derrick Jones Men’s Basketball

Jabbar Juluke Football

Dusty May Men’s Basketball

Drew Miller Women’s Basketball

Matt Moore Football

Jeannie Murphy Softball

Gabryel Ording Volleyball

Olen Parker Baseball

Tony Petersen Football

Tim Rattay Football

Tomekia Reed Women’s Basketball

Calvin Robinson Track & Field

Brian Rountree Baseball

Joe Sloan Football

David Szymanski Baseball

Vivian ten Dolle Tennis

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Josh Wagenaer Soccer

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manoela CHIACCHIO (sophomore) 2013 second team All-WAC

NALBORSKA

(sophomore) 2013 first team All-WAC, 2013 WAC Freshman of the Year, 2013 second team All-LSWA

alexandra STARKOVA (sophomore) 2013 first team All-WAC, 2013 second team All-LSWA, WAC All-Tournament team

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CAMPER

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Florida Gulf Coast

JAN. 25

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Florida Atlantic *

10:00 a.m. CT

1:30 p.m. CT

MARCH 10

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UT Arlington

MARCH 11

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TCU

FEB. 9

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Central Arkansas

FEB. 14

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New Orleans

2:00 p.m. CT

10:00 a.m. CT

MARCH 15

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Louisiana-Lafayette

2:00 p.m. CT

2:00 p.m. CT

MARCH 16

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Houston

1:00 p.m. CT

10:00 a.m. CT

FEB. 15

Grambling State

1:30 p.m. CT

MARCH 22

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North Texas *

11:00 a.m. CT

FEB. 22

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Lamar

2:00 p.m. CT

MARCH 29

Stephen F. Austin

3:00 p.m. CT

FEB. 23

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Mcneese State

2:30 p.m. CT

MARCH 30

Northwestern State

1:00 p.m. CT

MARCH 1

Middle Tennessee *^

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MARCH 8

Tyler JC

UAB * #

MARCH 9 Connecticut # ^ Birmingham, Ala. | # Houston, Texas

2:00 p.m. CT

APRIL 4

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12:00 p.m. CT

APRIL 6

Southern Miss *

10:00 a.m. CT

APRIL 12

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10:00 a.m. CT

APRIL 16-20 C-USA Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) TBA

Arkansas SMU

10:00 a.m. CT 11:00 a.m. CT 12:00 p.m. CT

All game times are CT and subject to change

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* C-USA Game