2010-11 MEN AND WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE
contents Quick Facts and Schedules................................ 1 This is Austin Peay State University................... 2 Austin Peay Tennis Facilities.............................. 3 2009-10 APSU Tennis Headlines....................... 4 Head Coach Malik Tabet.................................... 5 Assistant Coach Joe Vann.................................. 6 Tennis Center Manager Bob Faires.................... 6
2010-11 Governor Tennis Team.......................... 7 Team Photo and Roster Facts....................... 8 2009-10 Govs Results................................... 9 Sean Bailey.................................................. 10 Henrique Norbiato.........................................11 John Storie................................................... 12 Drew Kerr..................................................... 13 Peter Conaty................................................ 14 Jasmin Ademovic, Joao Pagan, Remi Calleja.. 15
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) SEPTEMBER Fri. 17-19 at Memphis Invitational All Day Fri. 24- 26 Austin Peay Fall Invite All Day OCTOBER Sat. 2- 10 at ITA/Riviera Championships All Day Mon. 18 at ITA Ohio Valley Regional All Day Sun. 22-24 Austin Peay Winter Fling All Day Sun. 29-31 Vanderbilt Fall Invitational All Day JANUARY Fri. 21 Belmont 2 p.m. Sat. 22 Lipscomb 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 12 at Xavier 7 p.m. Fri. 18 Western Kentucky 2 p.m. Sat. 19 SIU Edwardsville 2 p.m. Sat. 26 vs. Miami (Ohio) 5 p.m. Sun. 27 at Tennessee State * 2 p.m. MARCH Fri. 4 at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Sat. 5 at Southeast Missouri * 10 a.m. Mon. 7 Kennesaw State 2 p.m. Thu. 10 at South Alabama 2 p.m. Sat. 12 vs. BYU Hawaii 10 a.m. Fri. 18 at Eastern Kentucky * 2 p.m. Sat. 19 at Morehead State 1 p.m. Fri. 25 at Louisville 5 p.m. ARPIL Fri. 1 UT Martin * 2 p.m. Sat. 2 Eastern Illinois * 1 p.m. Tue. 5 at Murray State * 1 p.m. Fri. 8 Jacksonville State * 2 p.m. 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Paducah, Ky. Fri. 15 First Round Sat. 16 Semifinals Sun. 17 Championship
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) SEPTEMBER Fri. 17-19 at Louisville Fall Invite All Day Fri. 24-26 Austin Peay Fall Invitational All Day OCTOBER Sat. 2-10 at ITA/D’Novo Men’s All-American All Day Mon. 21-25 at ITA Regional Championship All Day Sun. 29-31 Austin Peay Winter Fling All Day JANUARY Fri. 28 at Chattanooga 5 p.m. Sun. 30 Georgia State 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Wed. 02 Lipscomb 5 p.m. Fri. 11 Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Sat. 12 at Xavier 7 p.m. Fri. 18 Western Kentucky 6 p.m. Sat. 19 SIU Edwardsville 2 p.m. Sun. 27 at Tennessee State * 2 p.m. MARCH Mon. 07 Kennesaw State 2 p.m. Thu. 10 at South Alabama 2 p.m. Sat. 12 vs. BYU Hawaii 10 a.m. Fri. 18 at Eastern Kentucky * 2:30 p.m. Sat. 19 at Morehead State * 1 p.m. Wed. 23 at Middle Tennesee 2 p.m. Thu. 31 Tennessee Tech * 2 p.m. APRIL Sat. 02 Eastern Illinois * 1 p.m. Sun. 03 at Murray State * 1 p.m. Fri. 08 Jacksonville State * 2 p.m. 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Paducah, Ky. Fri. 15 First Round TBA Sat. 16 Semifinals TBA Sun. 14 Championship TBA
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location ........................ Clarksville, TN 37044 Founded ................................................. 1927 Enrollment ........................................... 10,723 Nickname .................. Governors (Lady Govs) Colors ......................................Red and White National Affiliation .................. NCAA Division I Conference ................................... Ohio Valley President ........................................... Tim Hall
2010-11 Lady Govs Tennis Team..................... 16 Team Photo and Roster Factss................... 17 2010 OVC Tournament Champs.................. 18 The 2010 NCAA Tournament....................... 19 2009-10 Results........................................... 20 Brittany Hays............................................... 21 Vanja Tomic............................................. 22-23 Carolin Weikard...................................... 24-25 Cassie Hochwalt, Rachel Margolies............ 26 Kimberly Loo, Andra Cornea........................ 26
COACHING STAFF Head Coach ......... Malik Tabet (Mobile, 1999) Record at APSU Men................................... 8-6; 3-4 OVC Women............................. 18-4; 8-1 OVC Assistant Coach.Joe Vann (Texas-Tyler, 2007) GOVS TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record............................................... 8-6 Conference Record/Finish..................3-4 (5th) LADY GOVS TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record............................................. 18-4 Conference Record/Finish.................8-1 (2nd)
ATHLETICS/SPORTS INFORMATION Athletics Director ........................... Dave Loos Sports Information Director ..Brad Kirtley Tennis Contact .............. Alaric Klinghard Email.................... klingharda@apsu.edu Sports Information Phone .(931) 221-7561 Sports Information Fax ...(931) 221-7562 Athletics Web site ................ LetsGoPeay.com
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THIS IS AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
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ustin Peay State University is a comprehensive, stateassisted university with a distinguished tradition in liberal and professional education. The institution is named in honor of Austin Peay, Tennessee’s governor from 1924 until 1927, the year APSU was founded. The university is located in Clarksville, Tenn., just 45 minutes northwest of Tennessee’s capital, Nashville, on Interstate 24. One of the South’s most historic cities, Clarksville also is Tennessee’s third-fastest growing city behind only Memphis and Nashville. Situated on gently rolling terrain near picturesque downtown Clarksville, Austin Peay’s main campus consists of 68 buildings on 169 acres. The classical Georgian architecture of the Austin Peay campus is combined with newer buildings. This blend provides a link with the past while reflecting the academic excellence and dignity of an institution of higher learning. The newest building additions to the main campus are the Foy Fitnees and Recreation Center, Sundquist Science Complex and the new Morgan University Center, each opening for use since 2001. The $11-million Foy Center, features a rock-climbing wall and 10,000 square feet of fitness space and other amenities for the student body. The Sundquist Complex is one of the South’s premier science education facilities and represents the largest capital appropriation ever in Tennessee for a single classroom building. The new Morgan University Center is located in the heart of the campus and features a cybercafe, meeting rooms, a food court, coffee shop, ballroom and lounges for Austin Peay students. Austin Peay’s campus has been the site of seven educational institutions since 1806. The campus was occupied by Southwestern for 50 years until 1925 when the school moved to Memphis. Austin Peay was founded two years later as a two-year normal school to train teachers for the region. Austin Peay has grown over the years to take its place among the finest mid-sized four-year universities in the nation. Austin Peay Normal School became a four-year college in 1941-42, and university status was conferred Sept. 1, 1967. Austin Peay State University currently enrolls more than 10,000 students from every region of Tennessee, most of the 50 states and several foreign countries. Austin Peay offers more than 50 majors in associate, bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist’s degrees with additional areas of concentration. Courses are offered in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering technology, nursing and human services. Graduate studies also are offered in several areas. In addition, numerous online courses are offered each semester. A state leader in public service, Austin Peay State University has more than 750 employees. Engaged in the most modern teaching techniques and research are nearly 280 full-time faculty members, 90 percent of whom hold the earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degrees in their disciplines.
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GOVERNORS TENNIS FACILITIES The Governors Tennis Center has been a part of Austin Peay athletics and the Clarksville community for nearly two decades. When the idea was broached to build an indoor tennis center on the APSU campus, the advantages were obvious for APSU students, the Governors and Lady Govs tennis programs and the local tennis community. The indoor facility literally became a tennis “center” in northwest Tennessee. The site of Clarksville’s first indoor tennis center is located across the street from Governors Stadium and next to the stadium parking lot. It consists of four lighted courts. Dressing facilities for both men and women are provided. The University actively seeks memberships from families, individuals and corporations. Students do not have to pay a membership fee but are charged a reduced court-time fee. Combined with the recently renovated Governors Tennis Courts, Austin Peay possesses debatably the Ohio Valley Conference’s finest tennis facilities.
GOVERNORS TENNIS CENTER The Governors Tennis Center not only provides protection from the elements, but also allows for continous teaching and instruction by the Austin Peay coaching staff.
AUSTIN PEAY TENNIS COURTS The recently resurfaced Austin Peay tennis courts remains the finest outdoor tennis courts in the area. Consisting of eight lighted courts, the facility sits adjacent to the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. The courts have new windscreens and bleacher seating, along with a practice wall.
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2009-10 APSU TENNIS HEADLINES NORBIATO NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-OVC; BAILEY SECOND TEAM BRENTWOOD - A pair of Austin Peay freshmen tennis players were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference, Thursday, as Henrique Norbiato was named first-team All-OVC while his doubles partner Sean Bailey received second-team recognition. The freshman duo were a hit on the men’s team, with Norbiato playing No. 3 singles and Bailey playing at No. 1 singles, while teaming up together to play No. 1 doubles. It was their strong play that led the Govs to their first OVC Tournament since switching to the six-team format in 2006. Norbiato, a Londrina, Brazil native, was perhaps the Govs most consistent performer for the Govs all season. He finished with a 10-2 record, including a 9-1 mark at No. 3 singles and a 5-2 OVC record. His OVC record includes a loss at No. 2 singles against Tennessee Tech’s Josh Girling at the conference season’s start. After moving back to No. 3 singles, he won five of his next six matches. Only once in the spring did Norbiato have an opponent take him into a three-set match, which he won against Kennesaw State’s Simon Janik. For the most part, the Brazilian freshman made quick work of his opponents with his steady style of play. His play over the last week, which included three league wins, led to his being named the OVC Player of the week. Norbiato is the first first-team honoree from Austin Peay since the league changed to the twoteam All-OVC format beginning with the 2005 season. Bailey, a Manitoba, Canada native, has faced a tough challenge for a first-year freshman in having to play No. 1 singles, where he posted an 8-8 overall record and a 2-5 league mark. A studious player, Bailey’s drive off the court has led to his continued improvement, which is evident in his results. Bailey opened the fall with a three-set loss to SIU Edwardsville’s Paulo Gonzalez, but later defeated Gonzalez in straight sets. He also lost a fall match to Kennesaw State’s Gianni Kubin but won the rematch giving up only one game. TOMIC AND WEIKARD HIGHLIGHT OVC TENNIS AWARDS BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -Austin Peay State University women’s tennis has dominated the Ohio Valley Conference post-season awards. Sophomore Vanja Tomic was named OVC Player of the Year while Carolin Weikard was chosen Freshman of the Year. In addition, first-year APSU coach Malik Tabet was named OVC CoCoach of the Year. In fact, Tomic, APSU’s standout No. 1 singles player, and Weikard, who equally is effective at No. 2, were named first-team All-OVC while senior teammates Mariana Pagan and Michelle Liew were selected second team.
Weikard is the Lady Govs first Freshman of the Year selection, as the award was initiated for the 2005 season. Tabet, who shared the honor with Jacksonville State’s Steve Bailey, is the third Austin Peay coach to be named Coach of the Year (Doug Booth, 1986; and Charlotte Tennant, 1988). Perhaps the season’s turning point came at the spring semester’s start when Tabet added Tomic and Weikard to the top of the lineup. Two obviously strong players allowed Tabet to move 2009 All-OVC selections Pagan and Liew to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. As Tabet said many times, the middle of the lineup is where matches are won. That philosophy held true as the revamped Lady Govs tennis team made an unmistakable mark on the league. Tomic led the league with a 16-2 overall record at No. 1 singles and a perfect 9-0 mark against OVC competition. A Banja Luca, Bosnia, native, Tomic had an inauspicious start to her season, losing two of her first three matches. However, after her second loss, Tomic rebounded to go undefeated in the season’s remainder, playing only one three-set match along the way. Weikard struggled with the transition early on to college tennis. She won her first two matches, but then dropped two of her next three. When OVC play rolled around, Weikard began to find her groove. She won back-to-back three-set matches - at Jacksonville State against first-team All-OVC selection Martina Dessbesell and at Tennessee Tech. On the doubles side, Weikard teamed with Liew before eventually changing to senior Yuki Nakamura. Wiekard and Nakamura finished the season winning seven straight matches at No.2 doubles. This marks the second straight season Pagan has received AllOVC recognition, being named first-team last season. A senior from Brazil, Pagan played at No.3 singles where she was 15-2 with a 7-2 OVC record. At one point in the season, Pagan won 11 straight matches before falling in three sets to UT Martin’s Martie Wahl - a 2010 first-team All-OVC pick. Pagan paired with Tomic at No.1 doubles and dropped only one OVC match for a 14-3 overall mark and an 8-1 league record. Liew was named second-team All-OVC for a second time, as well. She played at No. 4 singles where she 14-5 overall with a 7-2 OVC record. Unlike last season, three of Liew’s five losses came in three-set matches. For the most part, she made quick work of her opponents while rounding out the Lady Govs lineup. On the doubles side, Liew played at No.3 where she was 12-9 overall including a 5-3 league mark.
In earning the league’s top player honor, Tomic’s selection marks the seventh time Austin Peay has earned the Women’s Player of the Year award. The three previous recipients - T.J. Kleynhans (198586), Shannon Peters (1990-91) and Susan Sheather (1992,1994) - each won the award twice and are all members of the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.
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and 2008 while earning ITA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2007.
MALIK TABET HEAD COACH 2nd Season Malik Tabet, the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference co-Coach of the Year, completed an impressive turnaround of Austin Peay State University’s tennis programs with the women’s team winning the OVC Tournament Championship. Tabet also is responsible for sophomore Vanja Tomic winning OVC Player of the Year and freshman Carolin Weikard being named OVC Freshman of the Year. Not only was it the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance for the Lady Govs, they did it by winning 12 straight matches. It was a 16-game improvement and the best regular-season finish (second-place) since the late 1980s. The Govs, meanwhile, had two All-OVC selections - first-team pick Henrique Norbiato and second-team selection Sean Bailey. After getting off to a rough start, the men closed with three straight wins to earn the OVC Tournament’s fifth-seed. It was the first tourney appearance for the Govs since 2005. A former two-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Tabet was named Austin Peay State University’s head tennis coach in August 2009. The previous spring, the French national completed his fifth full season as Indiana State’s women’s coach and first as men’s coach. However, in a cost-cutting move, both Sycamore tennis programs were indefinitely suspended in mid-May. In a five-year period, he led the Sycamore women to three Missouri Valley regular-season championships (2005, 2006, 2008) and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2008 following the Sycamores’ MVC tourney championship. His women’s tennis was ranked as high as 59th in country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in 2007 and 68th the following season. One of his players, Jennifer Migan, received an to the 2008 NCAA Individual Tournament and was ranked as high as No. 48 nationally and propelled his No. 1 doubles team to as high as No. 20 nationally. Overall, Indiana State players won 12 singles championship and six double titles at MVC Individuals (fall) with a total of 12 players earning All-MVC honors. Tabet was named Missouri Valley Coach of the Year in 2005
Tabet took over the Indiana State University women’s program in January 2004 after the retirement of Mary Ann Stadler. Before joining the Sycamores, Tabet served as an assistant coach of the women’s tennis team at the University of Arkansas in 2003. He also had experience as the men’s associate head coach at the University of New Orleans from 2001-03. While with the Privateers, UNO jumped from seventh to third in just one season before earning a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference during his second year in charge. Along the way, the Privateers earned a national ranking (No. 62) for the first time in school history. UNO’s No. 1 singles player was ranked in the top 50 nationally, while the No. 1 doubles team climbed into the nation’s top 40. As a college athlete Tabet played a significant role in propelling the University of Mobile (Ala.) to the 1997 NAIA National Championship. Ranked as high as fifth in the nation in singles, and 12th in doubles for the Rams during 1997, Mobile finished the 1998 season second in the NAIA national tourney, the same season Tabet was ranked as high as 10th in singles, and eighth in doubles. In 1997 and 1998 the University of Mobile won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship with Tabet earning NAIA All-American each year. After transferring to the University of West Florida his senior season, Tabet helped the Argonauts earn the 1999 Gulf South Conference Championship and a third-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Division II National Tournament. He was named a Division II All-American after attaining rakings in singles (No. 12) and doubles (No. 18) play. After a successful college playing career, Tabet moved into coaching, landing the head position for both the West Georgia men and women’s tennis teams from 2000-01. In addition to his coaching duties, Tabet served as the program’s primary fundraiser, generating revenue through clinics and pro-am tournaments. While at West Georgia, Tabet led the women’s team to the Division II Gulf South Regional. Tabet also enjoyed a standout career as an international player, competing for the Algerian National Team from 1991-95, as well as the Algerian Davis Cup team. He won more than 90 tournaments in France. Tabet won the 1995 Sham International Tennis Open in Damascus Syria before taking top honors at the 1995 Gillette International Tennis Open in Rosas, Spain. In 1996 and 1997, he was champion of the French Rhone-Alps Region and qualified for the French National Championship, held at Rolland Garros, in Paris. A 1999 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Mobile, Tabet earned a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and holds a master’s in applied linguistics from the University of New Orleans, where he worked in the foreign language department as a French instructor. Tabet also earned a baccalaureate in accounting from CUEFA in Grenoble, France.
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JOSEPH VANN
BOB FAIRES
ASSISTANT COACH 1st Season
Tennis Center Manager
When head coach Malik Tabet looked to further his staff, he found Joseph Vann, formerly of Division III power the University of Texas-Tyler, to be a perfect fit.
Bob Faires brings more than 35 years of administrative experience to the table, serving as the Tennis Center Manager for his sixth year.
Vann brings more than five years of experience as a player and coach at the Division III level. As a student-athlete, he excelled on the doubles side. In fact, he posted a .652 doubles winning percentage during his career as a Patriot, with the team winning three American Southwest Conference (ASC) East championships. He also ranks in the top-15 alltime with 30 doubles wins.
Faires was joined Austin Peay’s staff in October 2004 and currently manages the Governors Indoor Center and oversees the operation and maintenance for the indoor and outdoor courts. He works extensively in promoting APSU tennis activities through on-campus leagues, clinics and scheduling lessons.
His coaching career is made up of similar success, working with both men and women’s teams. From 2007-09, he worked alongside head coach Chris Bizot to win three ASC East titles, with both men and women’s teams, and advanced to the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Division III Regionals. That run included seven players named Division III All-Americans and four qualifiers for the ITA’s Small College “Super Bowl”. At Austin Peay, Vann again will assist with both the men and women’s programs, while also assisting with Governors Indoor Tennis Center.
A combat-wounded Veteran, Faires was a helicopter pilot for the Army Reserves during the Vietnam War. Upon retirement from the Army Reserves, Faires worked more than 35 years as a civilian for the Army Continuing Education System. In fact, he later retired as the director of Fort Campbell’s Army Education Center. While at Fort Campbell, he worked closely in maintaining relationships with Austin Peay, Murray State, Embry Riddle Aeronautical, Hopkinsville Community College and City Colleges of Chicago. He served on Austin Peay President Sherry Hoppe’s President’s Cabinet, as he facilitated Austin Peay degree programs at Fort Campbell. His connections to Austin Peay and his love for tennis made Faires a perfect fit with the Govs and Lady Govs tennis programs. Faires assists head coach Malik Tabet in a variety of capacities, including overseeing the Tennis Center budget, coordinating matches and tournaments, and organizing team travel. Faires is a long-time tennis player, who at one time, was ranked by the USTA in Tennessee’s 55-59 age group. Faires, with his wife Mickie, a retired elementary school teacher, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in 2011.
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2011 GOVERNORS TENNIS
in this section
- 2010-11 Governors Team Photo and Roster Facts MEET THE RETURNING GOVERNORS - Sean Bailey, 2010 Second-Team All-OVC - Henrique Norbiato, 2010 First-Team All-OVC - John Storie - Drew Kerr - Peter Conaty
MEET THE INCOMING GOVERNORS - Jasmin Ademovic - Joao Pagan - Remi Calleja - 2009-10 Results
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2011 GOVERNORS TENNIS TEAM
2010 Men’s Tennis Team: Standing (L-R): Head coach Malik Tabet, Henrique Norbiato, Sean Bailey, Drew Kerr, John Storie, Remi Calleja, Assistant coach Joe Vann. Sitting (L-R): Joao Pagan, Jasmin Ademovic, Peter Conaty.
GOVERNORS Jasmin Ademovic Sean Bailey Remi Calleja Peter Conaty Drew Kerr Henrique Norbiato Joao Pagan John Storie
5-10 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-2
Fr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. So.
Sarajevo, Bosnia Manitoba, Canada (Miles Macdonnell Collegiate) Evian, France Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee High School) Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill High School) Londrina, Brazil (Colegio Vicente Rijo) Londrina, Brazil Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill High School)
BY ELIGIBILITY YEAR: SENIORS (0): JUNIORS (0): SOPHOMORES (5): Sean Bailey, Peter Conaty, Drew Kerr, Henrique Norbiato, John Storie FRESHMEN (3): Jasmin Ademovic, Remi Calleja, Joao Pagan
BY LOCATION CANADA (1): Sean Bailey BOSNIA (1): Jasmin Ademovic BRAZIL (2): Leonardo Locatelli, Henrique Norbiato NORTH CAROLINA (1): Peter Conaty FRANCE (1): Remi Calleja TENNESSEE (3): Drew Kerr, John Storie
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2009-10 GOVS RESULTS
Overall: 8-6 • OVC: 3-4 • Home: 4-3 • Away: 3-2 • Neutral: 1-1
SINGLES Sean Bailey Renan Bezerra Peter Conaty Francisco LaPuente Leonardo Locatelli Henrique Norbiato John Storie Amar Subasic Totals Percentage DOUBLES Conaty/Subasic Locatelli/Storie Bailey/Norbiato Kerr/Shaw Bezerra/LaPuente Bezerra/Subasic Totals Percentage
Overall Dual OVC 8-9 5-7 2-5 8-10 4-8 1-4 3-6 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 8-9 5-7 3-4 13-4 11-2 5-2 7-9 4-5 1-4 10-10 7-6 4-3 59-59 39-37 18-23 .500 .513 .439 Overall 1-3 8-10 13-4 0-1 2-0 3-10 27-28 .491
DATE Jan 30, 2010 Feb 19, 2010 Feb 20, 2010 Mar 06, 2010 Mar 19, 2010 Mar 23, 2010 Apr 02, 2010 Apr 03, 2010 Apr 07, 2010 Apr 08, 2010 Apr 10, 2010 Apr 11, 2010 Apr 16, 2010 Apr 17, 2010
1 4-7 --- --- --- 0-1 --- --- --- 4-8 .333 Dual 0-0 7-7 9-3 0-0 0-0 3-10 19-20 .487
2 1-0 --- --- --- 4-6 1-1 --- --- 6-7 .462 OVC 0-0 3-4 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-6 8-12 .400
3 --- 1-0 --- --- 1-0 10-1 --- --- 12-1 .923 1 --- --- 9-3 --- --- --- 9-3 .750
OPPONENT KENNESAW STATE CHATTANOOGA ALABAMA A&M Jacksonville State* Tennessee Tech* Lipscomb EASTERN KENTUCKY* MOREHEAD STATE* TENNESSEE STATE* MURRAY STATE* SIUE Eastern Illinois* Morehead State^ Eastern Kentucky^
4 --- 1-3 --- --- --- --- --- 7-2 8-5 .615 2 --- 1-0 --- --- --- 3-10 4-10 .286
5 --- 2-5 1-0 --- --- --- --- 0-4 4-9 .308
6 --- --- 1-2 --- --- --- 4-5 --- 5-7 .417
Last10 4-5 2-7 3-6 1-2 4-5 7-2 3-4 7-3
3 --6-7 --------6-7 .462
RESULT SCORE L 3-4 W 4-3 W 4-0 L 1-6 L 1-6 W 4-3 L 1-6 L 3-4 W 6-0 W 5-2 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 4-2 L 0-4
home matches in CAPS.... • denotes OVC games.... ^OVC Tournament
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High School: Played on the Manitoba Junior Tour, where he was ranked as high as No. 1 in Manitoba and No. 24 in Canada… ranked as high as No. 991 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)… a strong doubles player with a big serve… won a bronze medal in Men’s Doubles at the 2009 Canada Summer Games.
SEAN BAILEY 6-2 SOPHOMORE MANITOBA, CANADA
Personal: Son of Diane and Joseph Baily... born Nov. 23, 1991... plans to major in communications.
2010 Singles: Named second-team All-OVC in freshman season… played 11 matches at No. 1 singles for Govs team that qualified for first OVC tournament since 2005… posted a 8-9 overall mark and 2-5 OVC mark at No. 1 singles and won his only match played at No. 2 singles… won three of his first four matches, including a split of three-set matches… struggled as the Spring season opened, dropping three three-set matches… that stretch included a pair of marathon league matches at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech… won two of his last three OVC matches, against Tennessee State and Murray State, both in straight sets. Doubles: One of the league’s top doubles players, teaming with fellow freshman Henrique Norbiato… played 17 matches, going 13-4 overall, with a 5-2 OVC mark alongside Norbiato… opened Fall season with four straight wins… most impressive stretch came after OVC loss at Jacksonville State… from that point Bailey and Norbiato reeled off seven-straight wins… run started with a tiebreak win at Tennessee Tech… won the next four matches in regulation… also won in a tiebreak against Murray State’s Ben Clos and Jorge Caetano... an OVC loss at Eastern Illinois bookended the Spring season… in the middle, won four straight OVC matches.
SINGLES Total 2010 8-9 Totals 8-9
1 4-7 4-7
2 3 4 1-0 --- --- 1-0 --- --- DOUBLES
Total 2010 13-4 Totals 13-4
1 9-3 9-3
2 --- ---
3 --- ---
5 --- ---
6 --- ---
Dual 5-7 5-7
Dual 9-3 9-3
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High School: Ranked as high as No. 1187 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)… made it to the round of 16 at the 2008 Londrina Open in the ITF Juniors World Circuit… also made it to the semifinals in doubles action that same year… was ranked as high as No. 9 in Brazil.
HENRIQUE NORBIATO
Personal: Son of Carlos and Leny Norbiato... born July 31, 1991... plans to major in business management.
6-0 SOPHOMORE LONDRINA, BRAZIL
2010 Singles: First-team All-OVC pick as a freshman… Govs top singles player, at No. 3 during the season… posted a 13-4 overall record; going 10-1 at No. 3 and recording a 5-2 OVC mark… played 11 matches at No. 2 singles, stepping out to play No. 2 twice along the way… went 1-1 at No.2 singles, picking up only win against Alabama A&M… opened the Spring season with four straight wins, beginning with three-set win against Kennesaw State’s Simon Janik… turned out to be season’s only three-set match… lost No. 2 singles at Tennessee Tech, beginning a lull where he lost two of three… after a tie-break loss against Eastern Kentucky, won his final six matches… that included an OVC tournament win against Morehead State’s Bradley Bryan in straight sets. Doubles: One of the league’s top doubles players, teaming with fellow freshman Sean Bailey… played 17 matches, going 13-4 overall, with a 5-2 OVC mark alongside Bailey… opened Fall season with four straight wins… most impressive stretch came after OVC loss at Jacksonville State… from that point, Bailey and Norbiato reeled off seven-straight wins… run started with a tiebreak win at Tennessee Tech… won the next four matches in regulation… also won in a tiebreak against Murray State’s Ben Clos and Jorge Caetano... an OVC loss at Eastern Illinois bookended the Spring season… in the middle, won four straight OVC matches.
SINGLES Total 2010 13-4 Totals 13-4
1 --- ---
2 3 4 1-1 10-1 --- 1-1 10-1 --- DOUBLES
Total 2010 13-4 Totals 13-4
1 9-3 9-3
2 --- ---
3 --- ---
5 --- ---
6 --- ---
Dual 11-2 11-2
Dual 9-3 9-3
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JOHN STORIE 6-2 SOPHOMORE JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
2010 Singles: Was solid No. 6 for Govs, providing muchneeded depth in 2010… went 7-9 overall, including a 4-5 mark at No. 6… earned his spot with a strong 2009 Fall tournament season… won a pair of consolation matches at the UTC Baras Collegiate Fall Classic… won a threeset match against Chattanooga’s William Disterdick… lost three-straight OVC matches, but rebounded to end season… won three of last four matches… stretch started with a straight-set win against Murray State’s Jose Berardo… also won OVC tournament match against Morehead State’s Nathan Martin… Doubles: Played alongside senior Leonardo Locatelli at No. 3 doubles… posted an 8-10 overall mark, including a 6-7 record during the Spring season… went 3-4 in OVC play… lost three straight OVC matches… countered with a key three-match win streak, starting with an 8-6 win against Morehead State… also had wins against Tennessee State and Murray State... struggled at season’s end, losing three straight, including two OVC tourney matches. High School: Played at Science Hill High School , alongside fellow Govs player Drew Kerr, where he led the Hilltoppers to three consecutive AAA state championships… as a junior, played doubles with Kerr, winning the AAA doubles state championship in a tiebreaker… made it to the quarterfinals in the Tennessee State Junior Open…ranked No. 12 by Tennis Recruiting Network in Tennessee. Personal: Son of David and Nancy Storie... born Feb. 2, 1991... plans to major in chemistry and biology.
SINGLES Total 2010 7-9 Totals 7-9
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Total 2010 8-10 Totals 8-10
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2 1-0 1-0
3 6-7 6-7
5 --- ---
6 4-5 4-5
Dual 4-5 4-5
Dual 7-7 7-7
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DREW KERR 6-5 SOPHOMORE JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
2010 Singles: Did not play…Doubles: Team with Bret Shaw at the Austin Peay Invitational, falling 8-3 Lipscomb’s James Murrell and Tanner Brown in the Flight B. High School: Played at Science Hill High School, alongside fellow Govs player John Storie… led the Hilltoppers to three consecutive AAA state championships… played doubles with Storie, as a junior, winning the AAA doubles state championship in a tiebreaker. Personal: Son Jim and D Kerr... born Jan. 22, 1991... plans to major in physics.
SINGLES Total 2010 --- Totals ---
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Total 2010 0-1 Totals 0-1
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5 --- ---
6 --- ---
Dual -----
Dual -----
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PETER CONATY 6-0 SOPHOMORE SANFORD, N.C.
2010 Singles: Played sparingly at No. 6 during Spring season in place of freshman John Storie… had a 2-2 record during Spring, including a 1-1 OVC mark… had singles wins against Alabama A&M and Tennessee State… Doubles: Teamed with freshman Amar Subasic during Fall season… finished 1-4 in tournament play, including the Austin Peay Invitational and the UTC Baras Collegiate Fall Classic… only win came in Flight A Consolation against SIU Edwardsville’s Mike Chamberlain and Dylan Reed. High School: Played at Southern Lee High School where he was named the Cape Fear Valley Conference Most Valuable Player as a senior… led the Caveliers to a fourthplace finish in the Mideast region… spent the summer after graduation training at the Van Der Meer Tennis Acadmy in South Carolina… also played on the ITA Summer Circuit in North Carolina Personal: Son of Peter and Laurie Conaty... born July 17, 1990... plans to major in chemistry.
SINGLES Total 2010 3-6 Totals 3-6
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Total 2010 1-3 Totals 1-3
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5 1-0 1-0
6 1-2 1-2
Dual 2-2 2-2
Dual -----
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JASMIN ADEMOVIC
JOAO PAGAN
5-10 FRESHMAN SARAJEVO, BOSNIA
5-10 FRESHMAN LONDRINA, BRAZIL
Previously: Talented junior player with history of success in ITF... has played in a number of ATP Futures Events... ranked as high as No. 291 as a junior player... played in the championship match at the 2008 Mostar Open... also played in seven quarterfinal matches and two semifinal matches... at the Bosnia/Herzegovina F7 Futures Event, lost in doubles championship. Personal: Born Aug. 24, 1991...
Previously: Brother of former All-OVC Lady Govs tennis star Mariana Pagan... played alongside current Govs standout Henrique Norbiato in Londrina, Brazil... played on the tough Brazil circuit, mostly on clay surfaces... held an ITF ranking as high as No. 1562... has ITF-counting wins at the Copa Santa Catarina and at the 13 Arthrom Tennis Cup. Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1992... son of Gillberto and Maris Pagan.
REMI CALLEJA 6-0 FRESHMAN EVIAN, FRANCE
Previously: Played in the upper echelon of the France Tennis Federation... won four matches inside the top series... was a finalist at the Dauphine Savoy Region... brings a tennis pedigree... father, Jean-Michel, is a tennis instructor, while aunt Marie-Christine Calleja, played in the French Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon. Personel: Born Dec. 19, 1991... son of Jean-Michel and Conandone Calleja.
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2011 LADY GOVS TENNIS
in this section
- 2010-11 Lady Govs Team Photo and Roster Facts - 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champions - The 2010 NCAA Tournament - 2009-10 Results
MEET THE RETURNING LADY GOVS -Brittany Hays - Vanja Tomic, 2010 OVC Player of the Year - Carolin Wekard, 2010 OVC Freshman of the Year MEET THE INCOMING LADY GOVS - Cassie Hochwalt - Rachel Margolies - Kimberly Loo - Andra Cornea
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2011 LADY GOVS TEAM
2011 Women’s Tennis Team: Standing (L-R) Vanja Tomic, Rachel Margolies, Carolin Weikard, Cassie Hochwalt, Kimberly Loo, Andra Cornea.
LADY GOVS Brittany Hays Cassie Hochwalt Kimberly Loo Rachel Margolies Vanja Tomic Carolin Weikard
5-2 5-5 5-9 5-4 5-5 5-8
Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So.
Dade City, Fla. (Coronado High School) Scottsdale , Ariz. (Desert Mountain HS) Sittard, Netherlands Madison, Wisc. (Madison West HS) Banja Luca, Bosnia (Lindsey Wilson) St. Leon-Rot, Germany (Privatgymnasium St. Leon-Rot)
BY ELIGIBILITY YEAR: SENIORS (1): Brittany Hays JUNIORS (1): Vanja Tomic SOPHOMORES (1): Carolin Weikard FRESHMAN (3): Cassie Hochwalt, Kimberly Loo, Rachel Margolies
BY LOCATION ARIZONA (1): Cassie Hochwalt BOSNIA (1): Vanja Tomic FLORIDA (1): Brittany Hays GERMANY (1): Carolin Weikard NETHERLANDS (1): Kimberly Loo WISCONSIN (1): Rachel Margolies
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LADY GOVS, 2010 OVC CHAMPS! PADUCAH, Ky. – Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year Carolin Weikard won the deciding match in three sets to lead Austin Peay women’s tennis team to the 2010 OVC Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth, Sunday, at the Heflin Tennis Center. “I told our players to be careful and stick to what you do well,” firstyear head coach Malik Tabet said. “This is what you play for all year. When you carry that trophy, it makes it all worth while. I’m very excited that we have been able to put a print in this conference, and we’re going to build on it.” This is what you play for – leading three matches to two, Austin Peay women’s tennis team was only a breath away from its fourth OVC championship. The Lady Govs already had wins at No. 1 from OVC Player of the Year Vanja Tomic and at No. 6 from senior Yuki Nakamura. Weikard and Pagan, at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, each lost their first sets, but won the second. Eastern Kentucky, meanwhile, was on its last leg in looking for a repeat. “Carolin is an aggressive player and she needed to come out and get the point at the net,” Tabet said. “I told her to forget about the first set and this was a new match. She dug in and I’m really proud of how she fought for that match. I told her to finish this match at the net and she responded well.”
me helped me a lot. I had to fight and that’s what I did. In the first set, I made a lot of unforced errors and she kept the ball in play. In the last two, I gave the ball more spin and did a better job of moving around and getting to the net.” Weikard got off to a slow start after teaming with Nakamura for a convincing win at No. 2 doubles, 8-0. After sophomore Demi Georgakopoulos and Michelle Leiw fell, 8-6, at No. 3, it all came down to Tomic and Pagan in match of swapping points. Austin Peay’s duo won the last two games to force the tiebreaker, where they won the first four points en route to a 7-3 tiebreak win. Nakamura battled a sore foot at No.6 singles, but rolled to a (7-5, 6-3) win, while Tomic made quick work of Myriem Mhirit at No. 1. Pagan, meanwhile, was ahead 5-2 in her third set when Weikard won the deciding match. “It’s championship time,” Tabet said. “They wanted it as much as we did and they played like it. It’s a different battle out here. I told our players, when you get to the tournament, it’s a different dynamic. Anybody can win – you’ve just got to believe. We believed more than they did today.”
Weikard jumped out to a 5-2 lead against Jessica Albuquerque in her third set before getting hit with cramps in her right leg. Albuquerque rallied with a series of deep lobs in attempt to keep the taller Weikard off the net and was successful in doing so. With each match point, Weikard battled and Albuquerque continued to hold her off. The match eventually tied at 5-5 and Weikard had enough, pushing Albuquerque back with deep lobs. She narrowed the court with her long frame and claimed the deciding win in a dominant fashion. “(The match) was full of ups and downs,” Weikard said. “I was exhausted and really tired. All the (Govs tennis team) supporting
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LADY GOVS AT NCAA TOURNAMENT TOMIC AND PAGAN STRONG IN LADY GOVS NCAA TOURNEY LOSS
ATLANTA - Although the final score showed Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team losing 4-0 to 13th-ranked Georgia Tech in NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship firstround action, the Lady Govs found much solace in defeat. It was the Lady Govs first loss in 13 matches since falling to Jacksonville State, March 6. Austin Peay lost the doubles point to Georgia Tech, along with Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles for the match. In the program’s first-ever NCAA championship appearance, the Lady Govs achieved solace in the fact that their singles play was not as far off as the numbers suggested. Georgia Tech boasts the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s No. 1 player in Irina Falconi and a team that knocked off three top-10 teams in order to host the regional. “We played solid,” head coach Malik Tabet said. “We were comfortable and didn’t seem nervous at all. Georgia Tech is a really good team and I’m proud of the way we came after them and played hard. We kept our composure and I’m very happy by the show of our players.”
A short intermission was not enough to reset the Lady Govs, as they came out to drop the first set in all six singles matches. While Tomic and Pagan were able to make adjustments for the second set, the rest of the team was not able to pull it off. The Yellow Jackets ran away with straight-set wins in the bottom three matches. The unfinished matches means that Tomic ends the season with a 17-match win streak intact, while Weikard will carry a 13-match streak as well into next season. “It’s a good memory to end your career for the seniors and a good experience for the returning players to build on next season,” Tabet said. “It’s important to know what’s out there after the conference tournament. There was no predicting that we would be in the NCAAs, but I feel like we did a good job preparing and I think we peaked at the right time.”
Although Falconi won the first set against sophomore Vanja Tomic, the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year made quick adjustments and led 4-2 in the second set when play ended. Senior Mariana Pagan dropped the opener at No. 3 singles to Sasha Krupina, but also was ahead 4-1 in the second set. The Lady Govs did not come out strong against the Yellow Jackets in the doubles competition. Sophomore Demi Georgakopoulos and senior Michelle Liew were the first to fall, at No.3, while freshman Carolin Weikard and senior Yuki Nakamura followed with an 8-3 loss at No. 2.
Tennis Match Results Austin Peay vs Georgia Tech May 14, 2010 at Atlanta, Ga. (Bill Moore Tennis Center) #13 Georgia Tech 4, Austin Peay 0 Singles competition 1. Irina Falconi (GT) vs. Vanja Tomic (APSUW) 6-3, 2-4, unfinished 2. Viet Ha Ngo (GT) vs. Carolin Weikard (APSUW) 6-2, 3-1, unfinished 3. Sasha Krupina (GT) vs. Mariana Pagan (APSUW) 6-3, 1-4, unfinished 4. Lynn Blau (GT) def. Michelle Liew (APSUW) 6-0, 6-2 5. Elizabeth Kilborn (GT) def. Demi Georgakopoulos (APSUW) 6-0, 6-0 6. Hillary Davis (GT) def. Yuki Nakamura (APSUW) 6-3, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Irina Falconi/Sasha Krupina (GT) vs. Vanja Tomic/Mariana Pagan (APSUW) 7-2, unfinished 2. Amanda McDowell/Lynn Blau (GT) def. Carolin Weikard/Yuki Nakamura (APSUW) 8-3 3. Elizabeth Kilborn/Viet Ha Ngo (GT) def. Demi Georgakopoulos/Michelle Liew (APSUW) 8-3 Match Notes: Austin Peay 18-4 Georgia Tech 19-9; National ranking #13 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,4,6) NCAA Tournament - Round 1 T-2:25
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2009-10 LADY GOVS RESULTS
Overall: 18-4 • OVC: 8-1 • Home: 9-0 •Away: 7-3 • Neutral: 2-1
SINGLES Overall Dual OVC Demi Georgakopoulos 9-11 8-10 4-4 Brittany Hays 1-5 1-2 1-1 Michelle Liew 15-9 14-7 7-2 Yuki Nakamura 8-12 6-9 4-4 Mariana Pagan 19-4 16-2 7-2 Vanja Tomic 18-2 18-2 9-0 Carolin Weikard 16-2 16-2 9-0 Totals 88-48 81-35 41-13 Percentage .647 .698 .759 DOUBLES Nakamura/Pagan Georgakopoulos/Liew Pagan/Tomic Liew/Weikard Georgakopoulos/Nakamura Georgakopoulos/Hays Nakamura/Weikard Totals Percentage
Overall 2-3 6-7 16-3 6-5 2-6 1-0 9-1 42-25 .627
DATE Jan 27, 2010 Feb 5, 2010 Feb 13, 2010 Feb 13, 2010 Feb 20, 2010 Feb 21, 2010 Feb 26, 2010 Mar 3, 2010 Mar 10, 2010 Mar 19, 2010 Mar 23, 2010 Mar 27, 2010 Mar 30, 2010 Apr 02, 2010 Apr 03, 2010 Apr 06, 2010 Apr 07, 2010 Apr 10, 2010 Apr 11, 2010 Apr 17, 2010 Apr 18, 2010 May 14, 2010
1 --- --- --- --- --- 18-2 --- 18-2 .900 Dual 0-0 4-6 16-3 6-5 2-6 1-0 9-1 38-21 .644
2 --- --- --- --- --- --- 16-2 17-2 .895 Conf 0-0 4-2 8-1 1-2 0-3 0-0 6-0 19-8 .704
3 --- --- --- --- 16-2 --- --- 16-2 .889 1 --- --- 16-3 --- --- --- --- 16-3 .842
OPPONENT BELMONT Evansville Samford Memphis Women’s Tennis ALABAMA A&M CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Jacksonville State* South Alabama Tennessee Tech* Lipscomb UT Martin* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* EASTERN KENTUCKY* MOREHEAD STATE* MURRAY STATE* TENNESSEE STATE* SIUE Eastern Illinois* Murray State^ Eastern Kentucky^ #13 Georgia Tech&
4 --- --- 14-7 --- --- --- --- 14-7 .667 2 --- --- --- 6-5 --- --- 9-1 15-6 .714
5 6-8 --- --- 2-3 --- --- --- 8-11 .421
6 2-2 1-2 --- 4-6 --- --- --- 8-11 .421
Last10 4-6 1-5 6-3 5-4 7-1 9-0 9-0
3 --4-6 ----2-6 1-0 --7-12 .368
RESULT SCORE W 7-0 W 4-3 L 0-4 L 0-4 W 5-0 W 4-3 W 4-3 L 3-4 W 5-0 W 5-2 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 6-1 W 5-2 W 6-1 W 4-3 W 7-0 W 5-2 W 7-0 W 4-0 W 4-2 L 0-4
home matches in CAPS.... • denotes OVC games.... ^OVC Tournament.... & NCAA Tournament
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High School: Played at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada... played No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles... was named team MVP and awarded the coaches award... a regional champion and a state runner-up her senior season.
BRITTANY HAYS
Personal: Daughter of Harry and Kathy Hays... born July 12, 1989... plans to major in biology.
5-2 SENIOR DADE CITY, FLA.
2010 Singles: Played sparingly, making only six appearances in the Lady Govs OVC title run... posted a 1-5 record, including a 1-1 OVC mark... played in three dual matches at No. 6, picking up only win in straight sets against Tennessee State. Doubles: Teamed with sophomore Demi Georgakopoulos at No. 3 doubles for an 8-4 win against Alabama A&M. 2009 Singles: Finished with a 2-17 record, including a 1-7 record in conference play… Played at No. 5 singles… picked up a conference win against Tennessee State (6-0, 6-4)… won a three-set match against SIU Edwardsville. Doubles: Finished with a 3-15 record, including a 1-6 record in conference play… teamed up with Alex Pyle, at No. 3 doubles, early in the season, but lost first 10 matches… closed the season with partner Michelle Liew at No. 2 doubles and went 3-3, winning consecutive matches against Southern University and SIU-E. 2008 Singles: Finished with a 2-3 record in the Fall, but did not play in a dual match… won one of two round-robin matches in the Austin Peay Fall Invitational… won an 8-5 match in the consolation quarter-final round in the Aces Fall Classic. Doubles: Finished with a 0-5 record, all in Fall tournament play.
Total 2008 2-3 2009 2-17 2010 1-5 Totals 5-25
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Total 2008 0-5 2009 3-15 2010 1-0 Totals 4-20
1 --- --- --- ---
2 --- 3-4 --- 3-4
3 --- 0-11 1-0 1-11
4 --- --- --- ---
5 --- 2-17 --- 2-17
6 --- --- 1-2 1-2
Dual --2-17 1-5 3-23
Dual --- 3-15 1-0 4-15
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Previously: Played at Lindsey Wilson in 2009...Tomic played at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for a Blue Raider team that advanced the NAIA Final Four, last season... she was a Mid-South all-conference selection in both singles and doubles as freshman... Tomic finished with an 11-1 singles record and lost only two sets on the year... began the season at No. 6, where she was 5-0, lost one match at No. 5 singles and finished the season winning six straight at No. 2 singles... played majority of doubles at No. 1, teaming with Jessica Weyreuter for an 11-2 doubles mark.
VANJA TOMIC 5-5 JUNIOR BANJA LUCA, BOSNIA
2010 Singles: Named OVC Player of the Year and firstteam All-OVC in her first season... the seventh Lady Govs player to earn Player of the Year honors and the first since 1988...led the Lady Govs to a OVC Tournament Championship with dominant play at No. 1 singles... joined the team to begin spring semester... posted an 18-2 record with a 9-0 OVC mark... won an unprecedented 17 straight matches leading up to the NCAA tournament... lost two of her first three matches, but quickly found her way back... won seven straight matches in straight sets... season’s only three-set match came against UT Martin’s Jodie Tiley... Tomic dropped the first set, but won the next two convincingly... allowed an opponent to win five games in a set only once the rest of the way... won her final eight matches, each in straight sets. Doubles: Tomic was just as dominating in doubles, pairing with second-team All-OVC pick Mariana Pagan for a 16-3 overall mark, including 8-1 league mark... after dropping three of the first six matches, the duo went on to win 12 consecutive matches... that run included seven straight OVC matches... the season’s most important win came in the OVC title, as Tomic and Pagan won in a tiebreaker to secure the doubles point.
Total 2010 18-2 Totals 18-2
1 18-2 18-2
SINGLES 2 3 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- DOUBLES
Total 2010 16-3 Totals 16-3
1 16-3 16-3
2 --- ---
3 --- ---
5 --- ---
6 --- ---
Personal: Daughter of Dvsko and Vojka Tomic... born Aug. 14, 1990... plans to major in biology.
Dual 18-2 18-2
Dual 16-3 16-3
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VANJA TOMIC
2010 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year • • • • • •
First-Team All-OVC selection 18-2 overall singles; 9-0 OVC singles 16-3 overall doubles; 8-1 OVC doubles No. 1 singles Won 14 straight-set matches Led Lady Govs to first-ever NCAA Tourney
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CAROLIN WEIKARD
High School: Played in various events on the European Tennis circuit at the Junior level... advanced to the second round at Torhout... was ranked as high as 787 in ITF Juniors.
5-8 SOPHOMORE SARAJEVO, BOSNIA
Personal: Daughter of Waltraud Doersam-Wende and Peter Doersam... born July 27, 1989... plans to major in business management.
2010 Singles: Named OVC Freshman of the Year and firstteam All-OVC in her initial season... joined the Lady Govs at the spring semester’s start... played at No. 2 singles where she posted a 16-2 record, including a perfect 9-0 OVC mark... won her first collegiate match in three sets, against Belmont’s Catherine Holliday... from there, she lost two of her next four matches, but found her stride to start OVC play... won in three sets against Jacksonville State’s first-team All-OVC pick Martina Dessbesell... backed that up with another three-set win before settling in to win eight straight matches in straight sets... won the deciding match of the 2010 OVC Tournament in dramatic fashion... lost the first set, but battled through leg cramps to take the next two, including a 7-5 third-set win for the match. Doubles: Played exclusively at No. 2 doubles, teaming with senior Michelle Liew for the season’s first half and senior Yuki Nakamura for the second half... with Liew, posted a 6-5 reocrd, but suffered league losses at Tennessee Tech and UT Martin... joined up with Nakamura for the Southeast Missouri match, March 30, and posted a 9-0 mark the rest of the way... the most impressive match was an 8-0 win against Eastern Kentucky at the OVC tournament.
Total 2010 16-2 Totals 16-2
1 --- ---
SINGLES 2 3 4 16-2 --- --- 16-2 --- --- DOUBLES
Total 2010 15-6 Totals 15-6
1 --- ---
2 15-6 15-6
3 --- ---
5 --- ---
6 --- ---
Dual 16-2 16-2
Dual 15-6 15-6
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CAROLIN WEIKARD 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
• • • • •
First-Team All-OVC selection 16-2 overall singles; 9-0 OVC singles 15-6 overall doubles; 7-2 OVC doubles No. 2 singles Won 13 straight matches
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CASSIE HOCHWALT
RACHEL MARGOLIES
5-5 FRESHMAN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.
5-4 FRESHMAN MADISON, WISC.
Previously: A four-year letter winner at Desert Mountain High School... owns a tennis pedigree as her dad Bill, and brother Tyler, both played collegiate tennis... has played in USTA events since age 14... ranked No. 5 in Arizona and No. 588 nationally... ranked as three-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net... played at the USTA Girls 18 National Championships.
Previously: A four-year letter winner at Madison West High School... named team MVP three times... a four-time Capital Times Fall Prep Athlete of the Year... played in four Wisconsin Division I Individual State Tournaments... seeded No. 2 as a senior... twice participated in the USTA’s Midwest Marian Wood Baird Cup... lost in the 2009 finals... won the 2008 Wisconsin Junior Open.
Personal: Born Sept. 18, 1991...
Personal: Aug. 9, 1992...
KIMBERLY LOO
ANDRA CORNEA
5-9 FRESHMAN SITTARD, NETHERLANDS
5-6 FRESHMAN SIBIU, ROMANIA
Previously: Gathered high rankings in the junior circuit throughout the Netherlands and Holland area of Europe... ranked as high as No. 76 nationally, in singles... adept doubles player as well... ranked as high as No. 69 in doubles... advanced to the singles finals at the Topic Aope Zittseje in 2008... played in the doubles finals at Steegh Vastgoed.
Previously: Gathered high rankings in the junior circuit throughout the Netherlands and Holland area of Europe... ranked as high as No. 76 nationally, in singles... adept doubles player as well... ranked as high as No. 69 in doubles... advanced to the singles finals at the Topic Aope Zittseje in 2008... played in the doubles finals at Steegh Vastgoed.
Personal: Born Nov. 13, 1991...
Personal: Born Nov. 13, 1991...
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