CONTENTS Quick Facts and Schedules ............................... 1 This is Austin Peay State University .................. 2 Austin Peay Tennis Facilities ............................. 3 Head Coach Ross Brown .................................. 4 Assistant Coach Maria Sorbello ....................... 5 Tennis Center Manager Bob Faires ................... 5 2011-12 Governors Tennis Team ....................... 6 2011-12 Govs Tennis Headlines ........................ 7 Sean Bailey ................................................ 8-9
John Storie ............................................. 10-11 Drew Kerr ............................................... 12-13 Jasmin Ademovic ................................... 14-15 Iago Seffrin............................................. 16-17 Dimitar Ristovski .................................... 18-19 Aleksas Tverijonas ................................. 20-21 Evan Borowski ............................................ 22 2011-12 Govs Results ..................................... 23 2012-13 Lady Govs Tennis Team .................... 24 2011-12 Lady Govs Tennis Headlines ............. 25 Andra Cornea ........................................ 26-27 Ornella Di Salvo ..................................... 28-29
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) SEPTEMBER Fri. 21 at Louisville Fall Invite 9 a.m. Fri. 28-29 Austin Peay Fall Invitational All Day OCTOBER Fri. 19 at ITA Regional Championship All Day JANUARY Sat. 26 at Samford 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Fri. 8 at Chattanooga 6 p.m. Sat. 9 Abilene Christian 1:30 p.m. Sat. 23 Southern Indiana 10:30 a.m. MARCH Sun. 3 Lindsey Wilson College 12 p.m. Tue. 5 Lipscomb 9:30 a.m. Sat. 9 at Northern Kentucky 1:30 p.m. Mon. 11 at Kennesaw State 2 p.m. Sat. 16 Eastern Kentucky • 1 p.m. Sun. 17 Morehead State • 2 p.m. Sat. 23 at SIU Edwardsville • 2 p.m. Sun. 24 at Eastern Illinois • 2 p.m. Thu. 28 at Murray State • 2:30 p.m. APRIL Sat. 6 Tennessee State • 1 p.m. Sun. 7 Belmont • 2 p.m. Sat. 13 Tennessee Tech • 1 p.m. Sun. 14 Jacksonville State • 2 p.m. 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Paducah, Ky. Fri. 19 First Round TBA Sat. 20 Semifinals TBA Sun. 21 Championship TBA
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location ....................... Clarksville, TN 37044 Founded ................................................ 1927 Enrollment .......................................... 10,873 Nickname .................. Governors (Lady Govs) Colors .....................................Red and White National Affiliation ................. NCAA Division I Conference .................................. Ohio Valley President .......................................... Tim Hall
Jovana Karak ......................................... 30-31 Alison Carre ........................................... 32-33 Vanassa Tavares.................................... 34-35 Julie Covington ........................................... 36 Mary Theresa Covington............................. 36 2011-12 Lady Govs Results............................. 37
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DATE OPPONENT T TIME (CT) SEPTEMBER ustin in Peay Fall Invitational Fri. 28-29 Austin All Day JANUARY 6 at Samford 2 p.m. Sat. 26 ARY FEBRUARY i. 8 at Chattanooga 6 p.m Fri. p.m. at. 9 at Evansville p.m Sat. 7 p.m. ed. 20 Middle T p.m Wed. Tennessee 2 p.m. 22 at Southern Southern Illinois 12 p.m. Fri. 23 Southern uthern Indiana Sat. 2:30 p.m. H MARCH Co Sun. 3 Lindsey Wilson College 12 p.m. 5 Lipscomb Tue. 1:30 p.m. 9 at Northern Ke Sat. Kentucky 11 a.m. 16 Eastern K Easter Sat. Kentucky • 10 a.m. 7 More Mo Sun. 17 Morehead State • 10 a.m. Tue. 19 Northern Iowa 1:30 p.m. Sat. 23 at SIU Edwardsville • 11 a.m. Sun. 24 at Eastern Illinois • 10 a.m. Fri. 29 Southeast Missouri • 11 a.m. Sat. 30 UT Martin • 1 p.m. APRIL Tue. 2 at Murray State • 11 a.m. Sat. 6 Tennessee State • 1 p.m. Sun. 7 Belmont • 10 a.m. Sun. 14 Jacksonville State • 10 a.m. 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Paducah, Ky. Fri. 19 First Round TBA Sat. 20 Semifinals TBA Sun. 21 Championship TBA
COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................ Ross Brown .............. (Southwest Texas State, 1984) Record at APSU ............................ 1st season Assistant Coach....................... Maria Sorbello ..................................(Tennessee, 2010) GOVS TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record ............................................ 12-9 Conference Record/Finish ................7-1 (2nd) LADY GOVS TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record ............................................ 9-15 Conference Record/Finish .................5-4 (4th)
ATHLETICS/SPORTS INFORMATION Athletics Director .......................... Dave Loos Sports Information Director .Brad Kirtley Tennis Contact .................. Colby Wilson Email ....................... wilsonrc@apsu.edu Sports Info 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 Fitness 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 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. Recently, Austin Peay has expanded its on-campus housing. A new high rise on Castle Heights houses more than 400 students, while three new dormitories are being developed and are tentatively scheduled to be completed for Fall 2013. 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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ROSS BROWN HEAD COACH 1st Season Ross Brown, who has 18 years of college head-coaching experience, is in his first season at the helm of the Austin Peay men and women’s tennis programs. Brown served as men’s head coach at Evansville from 19912001 before moving to become Southern Indiana men’s coach from 2001-08. He left the coaching profession after the 2008 season to serve as Fujairah Tennis and Country Club general manager in United Arab Emirates for two and a half years. As a college head coach, Brown led Southern Indiana to the 2005 Great Lakes Valley Conference tennis championship with a 23-6 record, which earned him conference Coach of the Year accolades. He also coached Joe Epkey to the Division II National Championship match.
During his Evansville career, Brown’s teams recorded more than 100 victories. He was named the 1994 Midwest College Coach of the Year. In his time at Fujairah Tennis and Country Club he helped expand membership from 105 to 805. He also served as Director of the Maktoum Championships, the second largest sporting event during Ramadan in the U.A. E. He also has served as co-owner and head professional at Advantage Court and Fitness in Evansville from 1997-2005. Prior to that, he served as Competitive Edge and Junior Camp Director at the John Newcomb Tennis Ranch in Australia back in the mid-1980s. His college coaching background has been on the men’s side, but Brown has coached several junior women tennis players at both Fujairah and Advantage, in particular Stephanie Hazlett, who won five national junior United States Tennis Association Titles and later played at Florida. He also coached Indiana and Kentucky High School champions. Brown is a member of the Paris Junior College Hall of Fame and received the prestigious McLemore Cup (given to the most valuable player of all sports at PCJ) in 1979. In addition his two daughters, Bayley (Lewis College) and Brittany (Kansas/Evansville) went on to play college tennis.
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MARIA SORBELLO
BOB FAIRES
ASSISTANT COACH 1st Season
Tennis Center Manager
Maria Sorbello joined head coach Ross Brown’s staff for the 2013 season as an assistant coach. She will assist both the Govs and Lady Govs tennis teams.
Bob Faires brings more than 35 years of administrative experience to the table, serving as the Tennis Center Manager for his seventh year.
Sorbello graduated from Tennessee in 2011 with a degree in communications. She was a four-year member of the Lady Vols tennis team, including an Elite 8 appearance in 2010. She was an All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection in 2010 and 2011, ranking 13th in the final 2010 ITA doubles poll and reaching as high as 38th in the ITA singles rankings. She and Brynn Boren captured the Ohio Valley Regional doubles championship in 2010.
Faires 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.
A native of Mackay, Australia, Sorbello won the Australian School Girls Singles Championship three years in a row (2004-06), the only person to win the championship three straight times. Sorbello previously coached at Fancutts Tennis Academy in Brisbane, Australia and volunteered at the Knoxville Racquet Club while a member of the Lady Vols.
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 Ross Brown 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, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in 2011.
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2012-13 Men’s Tennis Team: Standing (L-R): Jasmin Ademovic, Sean Bailey, Iago Seffrin, Drew Kerr, John Storie, Aleksas Tverijonas, Dimitar Ristovsky, Evan Borowski
GOVERNORS Jasmin Ademovic Sean Bailey Evan Borowski Drew Kerr Dimitar Ristovski Iago Seffrin John Storie Aleksas Tverijonas
5-10 6-2 6-0 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-3
Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So.
Sarajevo, Bosnia Manitoba, Canada (Miles Macdonnell Collegiate) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS) Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill High School) Skopje, Macedonia Sao Paulo, Brazil Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill High School) Lithuania
BY ELIGIBILITY YEAR: SENIORS (3): Sean Bailey, Drew Kerr, John Storie JUNIORS (1): Jasmin Ademovic SOPHOMORES (3): Dimitar Ristovski, Iago Seffrin, Aleksas Tverijonas FRESHMEN (1): Evan Borowski
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2011-12 APSU TENNIS HEADLINES BAILEY NAMED OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR; FOUR GOVS NAMED ALL-OVC CLARKSVILLE - An undefeated season in Ohio Valley Conference play at No. 1 singles led to junior Sean Bailey, of the Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team, being named first-team All-OVC and the earning the OVC Men’s Player of the Year honor. Sophomore Jasmin Ademovic also picked up his second-straight firstteam All-OVC selection. Freshmen Dimitar Ristovski and Aleksas Tverijonas were each second-team All-OVC picks as voted by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced, Thursday. Bailey moved to No. 1 singles after opening the season with four straight wins at No. 2. For the junior Canadian, the promotion was overdue. He dropped his first match against No. 71 Georgia State and finished the season unbeaten in his last 14 matches, including an 11-match win streak entering the conference tournament. He was perfect in league play, going 7-0 as part of 15-2 dual-match record. He finished 9-2 at No. 1 singles and 6-0 at No. 2 singles. In doubles, Bailey teamed with and mentored Ristovski, compiling a 9-9 mark at No. 1 doubles, winning five of eight during OVC play. It is the third All-OVC honor for Bailey, being named second-team All-OVC as a freshman and first-team All-OVC as a sophomore. This marks the seventh time an APSU player was named OVC Men’s Player of the Year. Noel Phillips (1973, 1974) and Gary Boss (1976, 1977) each earned the award twice. Hal Jolley (1981) and Carlos Claverie (1983) were the last two Govs awarded. Ademovic, the 2011 OVC Freshman of the Year, battled injury early in the season, but made it through league play unscathed with a 7-0 OVC mark. He started the season at No. 1 singles, winning his first four matches before moving to No. 2. The young Bosnian would lose three of four matches at No. 2 before opening OVC play with a win against Murray State. From there, Ademovic finished the season winning eight of his final nine matches. Among that final stretch was a pair of three-set wins, the first coming in the home finale against Jacksonville State. At Eastern Kentucky in the match which locked up the Govs’ No. 2 OVC tournament seed, Ademovic battled back from an opening-set deficit to win in three sets against Niklas Schroeder. Ristovski joined the Govs in January and made an immediate impact playing No. 3 singles. He finished with a 13-7 overall mark, including a 7-1 OVC record. Ristovski also found himself battling at No. 1 doubles alongside Bailey, going 5-3 in OVC play. He actually started the season at No.2, but quickly found a home in the No. 3 position. After opening with a 4-5 record, Ristovski got it going for league play. He would go on to win nine of his final 11 matches, including eight straight-set wins. Tverijonas finished with a perfect 7-0 OVC mark, joining Bailey and Ademovic in making through league play without a loss. He started at No. 5
singles, but proved early that he was capable at No. 4. In fact, he won 10 of 13 matches at the position, including all seven OVC matches. Perhaps Tverijonas’ biggest win came when he outlasted EKU’s Parul Verma to clinch the deciding match against the Colonels. EKU UPSETS TENNIS GOVS AT OVC TOURNAMENT NASHVILLE - Austin Peay State University men’s tennis team was upset by Eastern Kentucky, 4-2, in second-round action at the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament, Saturday, at Nashville’s Centennial Park. A slow start in doubles dictated the match for Austin Peay. Weather led to a delayed start and doubles was ultimately pushed inside. The Govs lost the top two doubles matches, while the third match was stopped unfinished. Losing the doubles point meant the Govs would need four singles matches to advance. Junior Sean Bailey was shaky at the start, dropping the first set at No. 1 singles. Sophomore Jasmin Ademovic started slow at No. 2, but got on track to win in straight sets and give the Govs their first point. The Govs took a 2-1 lead after freshman Dimitar Ristovksi won in straightsets at No. 3. Meanwhile, freshman Aleksas Tverijonas lost his first set at No. 4, but came back to win the second. Eastern Kentucky won at No. 6 and pushed freshman Michal Hriciste to a third set at No. 5. Despite taking the Govs taking both matches to three sets, Eastern Kentucky would end up winning at Nos. 1 and 4, with Parul Verma’s win at No. 4 deciding the match. Oddly enough in the regular season, it was Tverijonas who defeated Verma in the Govs win at EKU. BAILEY NAMED CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT AT-LARGE CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -Austin Peay State University rising senior tennis standout Sean Bailey has been named to the Capital One Academic AllDistrict 3 Men’s At-Large team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced. Bailey, the 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, has proven to be outstanding both on and off the court.The corporate communicatons and French double major, who owns a 3.94 grade-point average, recently was presented Austin Peay’s 2011-12 Male Scholar-Athlete Award, annually awarded to the junior or senior with the highest grade-point average. Bailey is a four-time member of the President’s List (4.0 GPA) and twotime member of the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better). He also is a twotime member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.25 GPA for year). Bailey has been a member of the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA) all six semesters. He also served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council this past year. On the court, the Manitoba, Canada native led Austin Peay to secondplace in the OVC standings. He owned an overall 19-5 singles mark, including a 7-0 at No. 1 singles during OVC play. Bailey also was 5-3 in No. 1 doubles. A three-time All-OVC selection, Bailey was chosen as Austin Peay’s 201112 Most Outstanding Male Athlete.
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SEAN BAILEY 6-2 SENIOR MANITOBA, CANADA 2012: Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Player of the Year and first-team all-OVC... Austin Peay’s 2011-12 Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete... named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District III At-Large Team... earned a prestigious OVC Scholar-Athlete Award for the 201112 year... won final 14 regular-season matches and went 15-3 overall in spring competition... defeated No. 42 South Alabama’s top player, Romain Bocaert, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)... in first three OVC wins, lost seven sets total... defeated Tennessee Tech’s Syrym Abdukhalikov 7-6 (4), 6-2... in doubles action, was teamed at various times with Aleksas Tverijonas and Jasmin Ademovic before settling into a strong partnership with Dimitar Ristovski... the duo went 9-10, including 5-3 in the OVC... won three straight OVC doubles matches against EIU (8-2), TSU (8-3) and Jacksonville State (8-7). 2011 Singles: Was able to move to a more comfortable position at No. 3 singles where he posted a team-best 21 wins... had an overall 21-6 record and was only Govs player to go undefeated in OVC play at 6-0... went 15-2 at No. 3 and also posted a 1-1 mark at No. 2... finished season on six-match win streak, winning nine of his final 10 matches... went 5-3 during fall tournament play, including four three-set wins... opened spring season by winning a three-set match and tiebreaker vs. Chattanooga’s Chris Smith... won three of five matches to open spring, before posting a seven-match win streak... a three-set loss to Middle Tennessee’s Ben Davis would be his final defeat... won all six OVC matches in straight sets, including two OVC tournament matches... was one of two Govs players
(John Storie) to go undefeated in singles during OVC tournament. Doubles: A tough doubles player, went 20-6 overall with a 4-2 OVC mark... teamed exclusively with Henrique Norbiato... went 7-1 during fall season... carried momentum into spring, winning first nine matches... after a tiebreak win at South Alabama, lost two straight... won 9-7 at Morehead State, but struggled down the stretch... went 0-1 in OVC tournament, including an unfinished match in quarterfinals vs. Tennessee Tech. 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. 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. 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. Personal: Son of Diane and Joseph Baily... born Nov. 23, 1991... double-majoring in Corporate Communication and French.
SINGLES 2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total 8-9 21-6 19-5 48-20
1 4-7 --9-3 13-10
2 1-0 1-1 6-0 8-1
3 --15-2 --15-2
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5 ---------
6 ---------
Dual 5-7 16-3 15-3 36-13
DOUBLES 2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total 13-4 20-6 12-13 45-23
1 9-3 13-5 9-10 31-18
2 ---------
3 ---------
Dual 9-3 13-5 9-10 31-18
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BAILEY’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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JOHN STORIE 6-2 SENIOR JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
2012: Loves long matches, from the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots... went three sets in six of 15 spring matches, including five straight from Feb. 10 through March 6... won an epic 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 11-9 match against Western Kentucky’s Brody Freeman... defeated Lipscomb’s Colby Shaw 7-5, 7-6 (10-7)... a March 8 defeat of No. 42 South Alabama’s sparked a threematch win streak... teamed with all-OVC performer Jasmin Ademovic to form a strong No. 2 doubles pair... duo defeated No. 71 Georgia State’s Thomas Cook and Sofiane Chevallier 8-7 (7-5)... won five of nine matches against OVC foes, including first four (Murray State, SIU Edwardsville, Eastern Illinois, Tennessee State). 2011 Singles: Became a solid contributor at No. 6 singles during sophomore campaign... finished with a 12-11 overall mark, while going 5-2 in OVC play... at No. 6 singles, went 8-5... also had wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles... closed season with a four-match win streak, including six wins in his final 10 matches... was up-and-down during spring season... won two matches in tiebreaker and one three-set match... forced a tiebreaker and won against Lipscomb’s Daniel Lee... won another tiebreaker against South Alabama’s Jairo Seur... won season’s only three-set match against BYU Hawaii’s Taylor De Hoyas after dropping the first set... had a strong finish, winning three-straight OVC matches, all in straight sets... was one of two Govs (Sean Bailey) to go unbeaten in OVC tournament singles play. Doubles: Talented doubles player went 20-7 overall, including a 12-6 mark
2010 Singles: Was solid No. 6 for Govs, providing much-needed 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… 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... majoring in chemistry with leadership science and pre-professional health minors.
SINGLES 2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total 7-9 12-11 8-12 27-32
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2 ---------
3 ---------
4 --1-0 --1-0
5 --1-3 1-4 2-7
6 4-5 8-5 5-4 17-14
Dual 4-5 10-8 6-8 20-22
DOUBLES 2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total 8-10 20-7 12-11 40-28
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2 3 1-0 6-7 --- 12-6 9-6 2-3 10-6 20-16
Dual 7-7 12-6 11-9 30-22
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STORIE’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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DREW KERR 6-5 SENIOR JOHNSON CITY, TENN.
2012: Played five fall matches... defeated Western Kentucky’s Yushi Okita (5-7, 7-6, 10-4) for lone fall victory in singles... teamed with Micha Hriciste in doubles, defeating Western Kentucky’s Yushi and Kento Okita 8-0 for his one victory in four doubles matches. 2011 Singles: Played five matches during fall tournaments, posting a 1-4 mark... season’s only singles win was a marathon match... defeated Southern Illinois’ Pavlo Buryi with a third-set tiebreaker... finished with a 4-2 overall mark in doubles play, including a 2-2 record during the fall... played fall doubles with Peter Conaty... had wins against SIU Edwardsville and Kennessaw State... during spring, teamed with Jasmin Ademovic twice at No. 2 doubles, picking up wins in both matches. 2010: Teamed 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 of Jim and D Kerr... born Jan. 22, 1991... majoring in physics... spent the summer of 2012 studying physics in France.
2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total --1-4 1-4 2-8
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Dual ---------
DOUBLES 2010 2011 2012 Totals
Total 0-1 4-2 1-3 5-6
1 ---------
2 --2-0 --2-0
3 ---------
Dual --2-0 --2-0
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KERR’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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JASMIN ADEMOVIC 5-10 JUNIOR SARAJEVO, BOSNIA
2012: Picked up his second straight first-team All-OVC nod... strong No. 2 complement to Sean Bailey... in fall action, advanced to the third round at the Louisville Invitational, defeating Cleveland State’s Ali Shabib (6-3, 1-6, 7-5) and Kenyon College’s Paul Burgin (6-4, 6-4)... started the season at No. 1 and won four straight matches... did not lose a match against an OVC opponent... crushed Murray State’s Jose Berardo 6-0, 6-4 to open OVC play... took down Eastern Illinois’ Warren Race in a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 match... swept Tennessee State’s Shaun Ingram 6-0, 6-0... capped the season with a 7-6, 6-3 win against Eastern Kentucky’s Nik Schroeder at the OVC Championships.
State’s Axel Sundberg, helping Govs to No. 2 seed in OVC tournament - Govs best regular-season finish since 1998... won three-set OVC semifinal match against Tennessee Tech’s Josh Girling, advancing Govs to first-ever OVC championship match... played at No. 2 doubles where he went 18-8 overall with a 4-2 OVC record... teamed with Remi Calleja for 21 matches, a 14-7 overall mark and a 4-2 league record... opened spring season with four straight wins, including a tiebreaker win against Lipscomb... had three win streaks of four matches or more... finished season winning six of final 10 matches... teamed with Calleja for OVC tournament win against Tennessee Tech to help put Govs in OVC title match. Previously: Talented junior player with history of success in ITF... 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... majoring in business.
2011 Singles: Named OVC Freshman of the Year and first-team AllOVC in first Govs season... was the first Govs player to earn Freshman of the Year honors... played No. 1 and No. 2 singles, finishing with a 16-10 overall record and a 5-1 OVC mark... played 11 matches at No. 1, seven matches at No. 2 and one match at No. 3... finished the season winning seven of his final 10 matches... went 3-4 during fall season... opened spring season at No. 1 singles... after a three-set loss to Southern Illinois’ Adam Fabik, won four consecutive straight-set matches... struggled during spring break trip and lost three straight entering OVC play... moved to No. 2 singles, March 24, at Middle Tennessee and won six straight matches... worked a three-set win against Jacksonville
2011 2012 Totals
2011 2012 Totals
Total 16-10 18-6 34-16
Total 18-8 13-12 18-8
1 6-5 4-2 10-7
1 -------
SINGLES 2 3 6-1 1-0 10-2 --16-3 1-0
4 -------
5 -------
6 -------
Dual 13-6 14-4 27-10
DOUBLES 2 3 Dual 14-5 --14-5 11-9 --11-9 25-14 --25-14
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ADEMOVIC’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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DIMITAR RISTOVSKI 5-10 SOPHOMORE SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
2012: Picked up a second-team all-OVC honor during his freshman campaign... started the season at No. 2 but was quickly moved to No. 3 and thrived... joined the squad at the beginning of 2012 and took a few matches to get acclimated, losing three of his first four competitions... after Feb. 19, went 10-2 to end the rest of the season... In four matches from April 1 through April 7, won all four while losing only eleven total sets... defeated Eastern Kentucky’s Philip Janz 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) on April 14, then defeated Janz again (6-2, 6-4) to close out the season against EKU at the OVC Championships... teamed with OVC Player of the Year Sean Bailey to form a strong doubles duo... The duo went 9-10, including 5-3 in the OVC... won three straight OVC doubles matches against EIU (8-2), TSU (8-3) and Jacksonville State (8-7).
Previously: Had exceptional junior career playing throughout Eastern Europe... had and 11-13 tournament singles record, along with a 24-9 tournament doubles mark... career-best ranking of 391 came in Jan. 2010... advanced to semifinals at 2009 Neocom Open, his best singles finish... also made three quarterfinal appearances... won five doubles championships... the first came at the 2009 Neocom Open... needed two tiebreakers for a doubles title at the 2009 ASOpen... won the 2009 Dema Cup and 2008 Jug Open doubles championships in straight sets... played in various Futures events on the ITF Men’s Circuit, finishing with a 5-11 mark. Personal: The son of Cedomir Ristovski and Gorica Ristovska... born Jan. 5, 1992... majoring in business, with a concentration on international management.
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 14-7 14-7
1 -----
2 0-1 0-1
3 14-6 14-6
4 -----
5 -----
6 -----
Dual 14-7 14-7
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 9-10 9-10
1 9-10 9-10
2 -----
3 -----
Dual 9-10 9-10
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RISTOVSKI’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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Previously: Played in a number of events with the Paulista Federation of Tennis... twice was named Sao Paulo State Champion, including winning 2010 18MA Division... ranked in Brazil’s Top 20 and finished 2010 ranked No. 1 in Sao Paulo.
IAGO SEFFRIN 6-3 SOPHOMORE SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
Personal: The son of Edson and Maria Seffrin... born Dec. 4, 1992... majoring in business with a concentration on international management.
2012: Joined the squad in the spring and showed promise... defeated Western Kentucky’s J.T. Closi in an epic 7-5, 2-6, 10-3 match... won three straight OVC matches from March 17-April 7: SIU Edwardsville (Devan Faulkenberg, 8-2), Tennessee State (James Shelton, 6-0, 6-0) and Jacksonville State (Felipe Wenzel, 6-3, 6-4)... Blended well with multiple doubles partners throughout the spring... won three straight OVC doubles matches, beginning with Aleksas Tverijonas in an 8-3 decision over Murray State’s Jose Berardo and Tyler Jeffers... teamed with Michal Hriciste to dispatch SIU Edwardsville (8-4) and Eastern Illinois (8-3).
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 6-9 6-9
1 -----
2 -----
3 0-1 0-1
4 2-4 2-4
5 2-2 2-2
6 2-2 2-2
Dual 6-9 6-9
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 7-11 7-11
1 -----
2 2-3 2-3
3 5-8 5-8
Dual 7-11 7-11
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SEFFRIN’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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ALEKSAS TVERIJONAS 6-3 SOPHOMORE LITHUANIA
Previously: Hard-working player with wealth of experience in both singles and doubles... played a number of events on International Tennis Federation Junior Circuit... ranked as high as No. 434 worldwide and No. 8 in home country Lithuania... finished third at U-18 Lithuania national tournament... played to doubles championship at 2010 9th AOTK TwigaCup and at 2010 Nokia Junior Cup... played in semifinals at TaTs Open after winning three straight-set matches... advanced to quarterfinals at Nokia Junior Cup. Personal: The son of Arvydas Tverijonas... born Sept. 15, 1992... majoring in business with a concentration on international management.
2012: Second team All-OVC in his freshman season... grinder, 10 of his 19 matches in the spring went three sets... settled in nicely at No. 4 singles, winning 10 of 14 matches after moving to that role Feb. 25... won nine straight matches that were completed from March 16 (Murray State) to April 15 (Morehead State)... did not lose a match to an OVC foe until the conference tournament... Took four OVC foes to three sets, including Murray State’s Max McLean (6-2, 7-6 (7-5)) and Eastern Kentucky’s Parul Verma (6-3, 3-6, 5-5, ret.)... split his doubles time with John Storie and Iago Seffrin, winning two matches with each during spring competition... defeated Belmont’s Fernando Mussolini and Bruno Silva (9-7) and Western Kentucky’s Arul Selvan and Andrew Fish (8-5) with Storie... with Seffrin, defeated Lipscomb’s David Salazar and Colby Shaw (9-7 10-8)) and picked up his lone OVC doubles victory, an 8-3 win over Murray State’s Jose Berardo and Tyler Jeffers.
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 17-8 17-8
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 10-4 10-4
5 3-1 3-1
6 -----
Dual 13-5 13-5
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 6-9 6-9
1 -----
2 -----
3 4-6 4-6
Dual 4-6 4-6
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TVERIJONAS’ 2011-12 RESULTS
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EVAN BOROWSKI 5-11 Freshman BRENTWOOD, TENN.
Prep: Two-time state champion for Andy Veal at Brentwood High School... A district and regional finalist on two occasions in both singles and doubles play... Also a two-time state runner-up. Personal: Son of Charlie and Sherri Borowski... Father played golf for Elon... Undecided on his major.
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2011-12 GOVS RESULTS Overall: 12-9 • OVC: 7-1 • Home: 8-1 • Away: 3-6 • Neutral: 1-2
SINGLES Jasmin Ademovic Sean Bailey Michal Hriciste Drew Kerr Dimitar Ristovski Iago Seffrin John Storie Aleksas Tverijonas Totals Percentage
Overall 18-6 19-5 9-11 1-4 14-7 6-9 8-12 17-8 93-62 .600
Dual 14-4 15-3 5-7 0-0 14-7 6-9 6-8 13-5 74-43 .632
OVC 7-0 7-0 3-1 0-0 7-1 4-2 2-3 7-0 38-7 .844
1 4-2 9-3 ------------13-5 .722
2 10-2 6-0 ----0-1 ------16-3 .842
3 --------14-6 0-1 ----14-7 .667
4 ----------2-4 --10-4 12-8 .600
5 ----1-4 ----2-2 1-4 3-1 7-11 .389
DOUBLES Bailey/Tverijonas Ademovic/Hriciste Storie/Kerr Hriciste/Kerr Ademovic/Bailey Storie/Tverionas
Overall 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 2-1 3-3
Dual 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
OVC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
1 -------------
2 -------------
3 ----------2-2
Ademovic/Seffrin Hriciste/Storie Ademovic/Storie Hriciste/Seffrin Totals Percentage
2-3 0-1 9-6 3-4 32-39 .451
2-3 0-1 9-6 3-4 27-30 .474
0-0 0-0 5-3 3-2 14-9 .609
--------9-10 .474
2-3 --9-6 --11-9 .550
--0-1 --3-4 7-11 .389
DATE Sep 16-18, 2011 Oct. 7-9, 2011 Jan 19, 2012 Jan 25, 2012 Feb 10, 2012 Feb 12, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Mar 6, 2012 Mar 8, 2012 Mar 16, 2012 Mar 17, 2012 Mar 27, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Apr 6, 2012 Apr 7, 2012 Apr 10, 2012 Apr 14, 2012 Apr 15, 2012 Apr 21, 2012
OPPONENT Louisville Invitational Austin Peay Invitational Louisville BELMONT Western Kentucky UAB Southern Illinois Georgia State LIPSCOMB Troy South Alabama MURRAY STATE • SIU EDWARDSVILLE • EASTERN ILLINOIS • Sun Belt Shootout TENNESSEE STATE • JACKSONVILLE STATE • Tennessee Tech • Eastern Kentucky • Morehead State • Eastern Kentucky^
6 ----4-3 ----2-2 5-4 --12-9 .571
Last10 9-1 9-1 4-6 1-4 8-2 5-5 4-6 9-1
RESULT SCORE Louisville, Ky. Clarksville, Tenn. L 0-7 W 5-2 W 7-0 L 3-4 W 4-3 L 0-7 W 6-1 L 2-5 L 1-4 W 6-1 W 7-0 W 7-0 Murfreesboro, Tenn. W 7-0 W 5-2 L 3-4 W 4-3 W 4-0 L 2-4
home matches in CAPS.... • denotes OVC games.... ^OVC Tournament
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2012-13 LADY GOVS TEAM
2012-13 Women’s Tennis Team: Standing (L-R) Bob Faires, Maria Sorbello, Alison Carre, Mary Theresa Kubek, Andra Cornea, Julie Covington, Vanessa Tavares, Jovana Karac, Ornella Di Salvo, Ross Brown, Chris Kirchman
LADY GOVS Julie Covington Ornella Di Salvo Jovana Karac Alison Carre Andra Cornea Vanessa Tavares Mary Theresa Kubek
5-7 5-6 5-6 5-1 5-6 5-7 5-6
So. So. So. So. Jr. So. Fr.
Clarksville, Tenn. Argentina Belgrade, Serbia La Tranche Sur Mer, France Sibiu, Romania (Onisitor Ghibu) Florianopolis, Brazil (Colegio Cruz e Sousa) Aurora, Ohio (Notre Dame Catholic Latin HS)
BY ELIGIBILITY YEAR: SENIORS (0): JUNIORS (1): Andra Cornea SOPHOMORES (5): Ornella Di Salvo, Jovana Karac, Alison Carre, Vanessa Tavares, Julie Covington FRESHMAN (1): Mary Theresa Kubek
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2011-12 APSU TENNIS HEADLINES TOMIC, LADY GOVS ELIMINATED AT OVC TENNIS TOURNAMENT NASHVILLE - Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team was eliminated from the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with a 4-3 loss to Eastern Kentucky, Saturday, at Centennial Sportsplex.
TOMIC WINS 17TH STRAIGHT, LADY GOVS DOWN JSU CLARKSVILLE - Strong doubles play helped Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team to a 4-3 Ohio Valley Conference win against Jacksonville State, Saturday.
In both singles and doubles, the match came down to the final point. The Lady Govs won two of three doubles matches, but the Colonels won four singles matches to advance.
The Lady Govs improved to 8-12 overall with a 5-2 OVC mark. Jacksonville State dropped to 6-16 overall with a 3-5 league record.
It came down to No. 1 doubles after the two teams split Nos. 2 and 3. Ornella Di Salvo and Andra Cornea won 8-5 at No. 2, but Vanessa Tavarez and Jovana Karak dropped an 8-4 match at No. 3. The Lady Govs would take the point after Vanja Tomic and Alison Carre fashioned a come-frombehind win at the top spot. In singles play, Carre won in straight sets at No. 3 and Cornea won in straight sets at No. 4. The Colonels took the bottom two matches and Di Salvo fell at No. 2. That left only Tomic’s match still on the court. Tomic and Faouzi had a history entering the match, with Faouzi handing Tomic her season’s only loss in their earlier meeting. The two battled with Faouzi taking the first set, only to see Tomic win the second. In the third set, it came down to unforced errors by Tomic as Faouzi won a close 6-4 third set to settle the match. TOMIC AND CARRE NAMED ALL-OVC CLARKSVILLE - Senior Vanja Tomic and freshman Alison Carre, of the Austin Peay State University women’s tennis team, were named firstteam All-Ohio Valley Conference as voted on by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced, Thursday.
Austin Peay won doubles for the third consecutive match, showing marked improvement in area which struggled early in the season. However, when the Lady Govs win the doubles point, they’ve lost only twice this season. It was Nos. 2 and 3 doubles pulling out the win against the Gamecocks. Sophomore Andra Cornea and freshman Ornella Di Salvo worked an 8-2 win at No. 2 while freshmen Vanessa Tavarez and Jovana Karak won 8-4 at No. 3. Having the doubles point in hand meant APSU needed only three singes’ wins to take the match. Senior Vanja Tomic, who has become almost automatic, won her 17th-straight match at No. 1 singles. Tomic has now tied her personal win streak set during her 2010 season in which she was named OVC Player of the Year. Austin Peay also got a win from Alison Carre at No. 3 singles, needing a second-set tiebreaker to close it. Cornea also won her second-straight match at No. 4 singles.
Tomic, who set the standard high in earning OVC Player of the Year honors as sophomore, finished the season with an 8-1 OVC record, her only loss coming during the final weekend of league play. A three-time first-team All-OVC pick, Tomic has lost only two OVC matches during her career. In fact, during this season Tomic posted a remarkable 17-match win streak, comparable only to her own streak set during her sophomore season. Along the way, she defeated two ranked opponents and had only one match go into the third set, accounting for 17 straight-set wins during the season. Doubles proved to be Tomic’s only weakness, as she teamed with Carre beginning in January. The duo posted a 10-11 overall mark at No. 1, including a 5-4 OVC record. Carre joined the Lady Govs in January and opened the season at No. 2 singles. Originally, she struggled with the transition to college tennis, but after moving to No. 3 singles, Feb. 24 against Belmont, she seemed to find her way. On back-to-back days, Carre won a straight-set match against Belmont and a super-tiebreak against Lipscomb. After falling in three-sets at Troy, Carre won 10 of her next 12 matches. She finished the season with a 10-4 record at No. 3 singles and 7-1 OVC mark.
VANJA TOMIC
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matches with Vanja Tomic and six matches with Carolin Weikard... went 4-7 with Tomic and 5-1 with Weikard... played season’s first stretch with Tomic, winning two of five matches... won first five matches while teaming with Weikard, the closest match being 8-7 at Eastern Kentucky ... ended season winning two of six matches with Tomic... that included an OVC tournament win against Murray State, 8-1.
ANDRA CORNEA 5-6 JUNIOR 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.
2012: Started the season as the No. 6 singles player but steadily worked her way up in the rotation... knocked off Evansville’s Mina Milovic 6-2, 6-4 on Jan. 27... moved up to No. 4 singles to defeat Lipscomb’s Elizabeth Keevil 6-3, 6-1, Feb. 27... in the OVC opener, defeated SIU Edwardsville’s Haley Ilcewicz 6-1, 6-1... won six of her last eight matches, beginning with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Eastern Illinois’ Sephora Boulbahaiem (March 27)... only dropped two sets in back-to-back matches against TSU’s Lauren Thomas (6-0, 6-0 on April 6) and Jacksonville State’s Zoe Bizinos (6-2, 6-0 on April 7)... capped her singles season at the OVC Tournament with a second-round loss win against Eastern Kentucky’s Saioa Oscoz (6-4, 6-4)... found a solid doubles partner in Ornella Di Salvo; the duo went 14-3 in No. 2 doubles from Feb. 24 to the end of the season... lost once in doubles action to a conference opponent.
Personal: The daughter of Ecaterina and Gheorghe Cornea... born Dec. 19, 1990... majoring in health and human performance
2011: Joined the Lady Govs at beginning of spring semester... played at 12 matches at No. 3 singles and seven matches at No. 4 singles... finished with a 10-9 overall mark, including a 6-2 OVC clip... began season playing at No. 3, winning three of her first five collegiate matches... after a straight-set loss vs. Miami (Ohio) Megan Martzolf, won three consecutive road matches, including a three-setter against Southern Illinois’ Jennifer Dien... went 3-2 in three-set matches... moved to No. 4 singles and won back-to-back matches at Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State... picked up straight-set win vs. Murray State’s Lindsey Wiseman, helping Lady Govs into OVC tournament... played at No. 2 doubles, playing 11
SINGLES 2011 2012 Totals
Total 10-9 16-14 26-23
1 -------
2 -------
3 6-6 1-0 7-6
4 4-3 8-8 12-11
5 --3-0 3-0
6 --0-4 0-4
Dual 10-9 12-12 22-21
DOUBLES 2011 2012 Totals
Total 9-8 14-10 23-18
1 -------
2 9-8 14-4 23-12
3 --0-6 0-6
Dual 9-8 14-10 23-18
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CORNEA’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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Previously: Played at the French Federation Tennis School... had a career-best 0 ranking in the French Federation and currently holds a 1/6 ranking... earned eight championships within her division and five region championships... also played twice in the France Championship at Roland Garros.
ALISON CARRE
Personal: The daughter of Bernard and Annick Carre... born July 30, 1993... majoring in health and human perfornance.
5-1 SOPHOMORE FRANCE
2012: Strong freshman season netted her first-team All-OVC honors... A rocky start to the season with seven straight losses at No. 2 singles... moved to No. 3 and flourished, rolling off a 13-4 record the rest of the way... defeated Lipscomb’s Jenny Borck, Feb. 25, in a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6, 10-3 victory... only conference loss came against Morehead State... trounced Southeast Missouri’s Jessica Courtnell 6-1, 6-0 (March 24)... did not lose a match at home after Feb. 11... wrapped up her singles season with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Eastern Kentucky’s Melissa Garritsen (April 21)... teamed with Vanja Tomic for the No. 1 singles duo... her move to No. 3 singles also elevated her No. 1 doubles play; following that move, she and Tomic went 12-5 the rest of the season... helped defeat Troy’s Lyubov Dorofeeva and Karoline Grymel 9-8 (8-6), March 6... defeated Eastern Illinois’ Janelle Prisner and Merritt Whitley 9-8 (7-2) in the first round of the OVC tournament... ended season with a 9-7 win against Eastern Kentucky’s Garritsen and Kristina Labeja, April 21.
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 13-11 13-11
1 -----
2 1-7 1-7
3 12-4 12-4
4 -----
5 -----
6 -----
Dual 13-11 13-11
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 12-12 12-12
1 12-12 12-12
2 -----
3 -----
Dual 12-12 12-12
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CARRE’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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Previously: Played various tournaments throughout South America... ranked No. 19 in Argentina as of July 2011, but has been ranked as high as No. 11... highest combined ITF ranking of No. 778 came in Jan. 2011... has played both singles and doubles at the international level... advanced to semifinals in doubles at the Vendimia Cup and the quarterfinals at the el Ombu Cup... played in quarterfinals at Patuju Junior Open and at the el Ombu Cup, in singles.
ORNELLA DI SALVO 5-6 SOPHOMORE ARGENTINA
Personal: The daughter of Blas and Andrea Di Salvo... born March 16, 1993... majoring in business.
2012: Proved herself at No. 2 singles behind Vanja Tomic... A threat to take over the top spot in 2013 and beyond... season’s first victory came as the No. 3 in hard-fought 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 fashion over Evansville’s Emily Richardson (Jan. 27)... won OVC opener against SIU Edwardsville’s Carli Connors 6-3, 6-0... won first four OVC matches, including an epic 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 victory against UT Martin’s Johanie Van Zyl (March 25)... defeated Eastern Illinois’ Merritt Whitley 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round of the OVC Tournament... found a solid doubles partner in Andra Cornea; the duo went 14-3 in No. 2 doubles from Feb. 24 to the end of the season... Lost once in doubles action to a conference opponent... won nine of final 10 doubles matches.
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 11-13 11-13
1 1-0 1-0
2 8-8 8-8
3 2-5 2-5
4 -----
5 -----
6 -----
Dual 11-13 11-13
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 15-9 15-9
1 0-1 0-1
2 15-8 15-8
3 -----
Dual 15-9 15-9
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DI SALVO’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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Previously: Played tournaments throughout Eastern Europe... ranked as high as No. 1685 by the ITF as a junior... played in the quarterfinals of the 7th SFAX ITF Junior Tournament Qualifier... also played on the Women’s Circuit in various events.
JOVANA KARAK 5-6 SOPHOMORE BELGRADE, SERBIA
Personal: The daughter of Jovo and Sladjana Karac... born Nov. 6, 1992... majoring in biology.
2012: Struggled at times in first season as a Lady Gov, but shows unlimited promise... first career singles win came against Louisiana-Lafayette’s Haley Acuna (March 10) in a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 affair... won OVC matches against Southeast Missouri, Tennessee State, Eastern Illinois and Morehead State... she teamed with Vanessa Tavarez in No. 3 doubles... the pair won back-to-back matches against Tennessee State’s Shardel Suber and Khadijah Williams (8-0, April 6) and Jacksonville State’s Kelly Tomlin and Aleksandra Cmilijic (8-4, April 7).
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 5-14 5-14
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 1-1 1-1
6 4-13 4-13
Dual 5-14 5-14
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 3-14 3-14
1 -----
2 -----
3 3-14 3-14
Dual 3-14 3-14
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KARAK’S 2011-12 RESULTS
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Previously: Had impressive junior career playing South American circuits... garnered ranking as high as No. 7 in Brazil and No. 52 in South America... posted strong results in state of Santa Catarina, winning four championships... represented Santa Catarina at the Interfederation Tournament were her team won the 2010 Federation Cup Championship.
VANESSA TAVARES
Personal: The daughter of Eini and Vitor Tavares... born June 12, 1993... majoring in business marketing.
5-7 SOPHOMORE BRAZIL
2012: Solidified the No. 5 spot in the Austin Peay rotation in 2012... defeated Lipscomb’s Samantha Bowman (6-1, 6-1) on Feb. 25... moved up to No. 4 singles to defeat Tennessee State’s Kryston Mason 6-0, 6-1... teamed with Jovana Karac in No. 3 doubles... won three OVC doubles matches, against Southeast Missouri (8-4), Tennessee State (8-0) and Jacksonville State (8-4).
SINGLES 2012 Totals
Total 2-21 2-21
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 1-2 1-2
5 1-18 1-18
6 0-1 0-1
Dual 2-21 2-21
DOUBLES 2012 Totals
Total 3-20 3-20
1 -----
2 0-2 0-2
3 3-18 3-18
Dual 3-20 3-20
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TAVARES’ 2011-12 RESULTS
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JULIE COVINGTON
MARY T. KUBEK
5-7 SOPHOMORE CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.
5-6 FRESHMAN AURORA, Ohio
Prep: Played locally for Clarksville Academy... 2009 Player of the Year... All-district from 2006-10... regional champion in 2009... state runner-up in doubles in 2009. Personal: Daughter of John and Joni Covington... Has three brothers (Kyle, Cody and Brett) and one sister (Brittney)... teamed with her sister in doubles at Clarksville Academy... majoring in biology.
Prep: Played for Harvey Schrager at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin (Ohio) High School Personal: Daughter of Edward and Colleen Kubek... has two sisters (Anne and Kathleen) and a brother (John)... majoring in business with a minor in photography; she hopes to become a photographer for National Geographic after graduation.
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2011-12 LADY GOVS RESULTS Overall: 9-15 • OVC: 5-4 • Home: 7-4 •Away: 0-10 • Neutral: 2-1 SINGLES Alison Carre Andra Cornea Ornella Di Salvo Jovana Karak Weronica Kurka Vanessa Tavares Vanja Tomic Totals Percentage DOUBLES Tomic/Kurka Carre/Tomic Di Salvo/Kurka Cornea/Tavares Carre/Di Salvo Di Salvo/Tavares Cornea/Karac Cornea/Di Salvo Karak/Tavares Totals Percentage
Overall 13-11 16-14 11-13 5-14 1-8 2-21 19-6 68-89 .433
Dual 13-11 12-12 11-13 5-14 0-4 2-21 18-4 62-81 .434
OVC 8-1 6-3 5-4 4-5 0-0 1-8 7-1 31-23 .574
Overall 3-2 12-11 1-4 0-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 14-3 3-13 34-43 .442 DATE Sep 16-18, 2011 Oct 7-9, 2011 Jan 16, 2012 Jan 20, 2012 Jan 27, 2012 Jan 28, 2012 Feb 3, 2012 Feb 4, 2012 Feb 11, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Mar 6, 2012 Mar 8, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 Mar 17, 2012 Mar 20, 2012 Mar 24, 2012 Mar 25, 2012 Mar 27, 2012 Mar 29, 2012 Apr 6, 2012 Apr 7, 2012 Apr 14, 2012 Apr 15, 2012 Apr 20, 2012 Apr 21, 2012
1 ----1-0 ------18-4 19-4 .826
2 1-7 --8-8 --------9-15 .375
Dual 0-0 12-11 1-4 0-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 14-3 3-13 31-41 .431
Conf 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-1 3-6 16-11 .593
3 12-4 1-0 2-5 --------15-9 .625
4 --8-8 ----0-4 1-2 --9-15 .375
5 --3-0 --1-1 --1-18 --5-19 .208
6 --0-4 --4-13 --0-1 --5-19 .208
1 --12-11 ----0-1 --------12-12 .500
2 ----1-4 0-1 --0-1 --14-3 --15-9 .625
3 ------0-5 ----0-1 --3-13 4-20 .167
Last10 3-2 6-4 1-4 0-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 9-1 3-7
OPPONENT MT Shootout Austin Peay Fall Invitational Vanderbilt MEMPHIS EVANSVILLE Louisville Samford UAB SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BELMONT LIPSCOMB Troy South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette SIU EDWARDSVILLE • Middle Tennessee SOUTHEAST MISSOURI • UT Martin • EASTERN ILLINOIS • MURRAY STATE • TENNESSEE STATE • JACKSONVILLE STATE • Eastern Kentucky • Morehead State • Eastern Illinois^ Eastern Kentucky^
Last10 9-1 7-3 5-5 4-6 1-8 1-9 8-2
RESULT SCORE Murfreesboro, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. L 0-7 L 0-7 L 3-4 L 1-6 L 1-6 L 2-5 L 3-4 W 4-3 W 7-0 L 2-5 L 2-5 W 4-3 W 5-2 L 1-6 W 6-1 L 3-4 W 5-2 L 3-4 W 6-1 W 4-3 L 1-6 L 3-4 W 4-2 L 3-4
home matches in CAPS.... • denotes OVC games.... ^OVC Tournament....
2012-13 AUSTIN PEAY GOVS AND LADY GOVS TENNIS