LMU TENNIS ROSTERS & TEAM PHOTOS 2009 Lincoln Memorial University Men’s Tennis Roster Name Andrew Bates Hannes Ganss Tom Goossens Bastian Guenther Gabor Heredi-Szabo Zack Jones Andras Pauko Corbett Smith Cody Swindall
Yr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
Ht. 5’6” 6’6” 6’0” 6’1” 5’11” 5’9” 5’11” 5’11” 5’8”
Wgt. Hits 145 lbs. Right 194 lbs. Right 160 lbs. Right 184 lbs. Right 186 lbs. Right 160 lbs. Right 168 lbs. Right 168 lbs. Right 150 lbs. Right
Hometown Walton, Kentucky Erlangen, Germany Moarbeke-Waas, Belgium Erlangen, Germany Kecksemet, Hungary Murfreesboro, Tennessee Budapest, Hungary Tazewell, Tennessee Clintwood, Virginia
2009 Lincoln Memorial University Women’s Tennis Roster Name Nicole Combs Ann-Sophie Indeherberge Sofia Lopez Mimendi Mandy Mills Katy Oliver Emily Osborne Jenny Powell Melanie Smith
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr.
Ht. 5’1” 5’2” 5’1” 5’8” 5’3” 5’2” 5’7” 5’6”
Hits Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right
Hometown Harrogate, Tennessee ZonHoven, Belgium Mexico City, Mexico Tazewell, Tennessee Bournemouth, England Middlesboro, Kentucky Middlesboro, Kentucky Manchester, Kentucky
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WELCOME / CONTENTS
LMU Tennis 2009 Quick Facts School..................... .............................. Lincoln Memorial University Founded ............................................................................................. 1897 Location ........................................................................... Harrogate, TN Enrollment .........................................................................................3,365 School Colors ................................................................... Blue and Gray Venue Name ......................................................................Annan Courts Seating Capacity ............................................................................N/A Nickname ............................................................................. Railsplitters Affiliation ................................................................... NCAA Division II Conference .........................................................................South Atlantic President ...................................................................... Dr. Nancy Moody Alma Mater, Year ........................................... Eastern Kentucky / 1974 Athletic Director ................................................................Roger Vannoy Alma Mater, Year ........................................... Lincoln Memorial / 1974 Athletic Department Phone ....................................... (423) 869-6241
Coaching Staff Head Coach ........................................................................Benny Collins Alma Mater, Year ............................................................................N/A Record at LMU (yrs) ..........................................................0-0 (1st Year) Career Record ................................................................................0-0 Collins Office Phone ...............................................(423) 869-6399 Collins E-mail .............................................benny.collins@lmunet.edu Graduate Assistant Coach .....................................Rachel Redmond Athletic Trainer ................................................................... Josh Holt Holt’s Office Phone ................................................ (423) 869-6378
Sports Information Sports Information Director..................................... ............Rusty Peace SID Office Phone ............................................................... (423) 869-6236 Home Phone ........................................................................(423) 869-5120 Assistant SID ............................................................................Bill Porter Assistant SID Phone.........................................................(423) 869-6376 Home Phone ........................................................................(423) 869-9032 Undergraduate Assistant.........................................................Trey Goins SID Fax .................................................................... ............(423) 869-6382 Mailing Address ...................................................................LMU Box 2028 Tex Turner Arena Cumberland Gap Parkway Harrogate, TN 37752
Table of Contents INSIDE FRONT COVER 2009 ROSTERS & TEAM PHOTOS WELCOME/CONTENTS......................................................................1 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK....................................................................2 LMU TENNIS COACHING STAFF........................................................3 MEET THE 2009 RAILSPLITTERS..............................................4-8 MEET THE 2009 LADY RAILSPLITTERS.................................9-12 RAILSPLITTER HISTORY/RECORDS............................................13 LADY RAILSPLITTER HISTORY/RECORDS..................................14 THIS IS LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY....................................15 PRESIDENT / ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.............................................16 INSIDE BACK COVER THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Men’s Tennis Team Information 2008 Overall Record .....................................................................4-11 Home | Away | Neutral ................................................3-5 / 1-5 / 0-1 2008 South Atlantic Conference Record.................................1-6 Starters returning/lost ................................................................7/0 Letter winners returning/lost ....................................................7/0
Men’s Tennis History First Year of Tennis ......................................................................N/A All-time Record (yrs) ..................................................................N/A Last NCAA Tournament Appearance (yrs) .....................2006 (8)
Women’s Tennis Team Information 2008 Overall Record ......................................................................8-9 Home | Away | Neutral ................................................3-6 / 5-2 / 0-1 2008 South Atlantic Conference Record.................................4-3 Starters returning/lost ................................................................3/4 Letter winners returning/lost ....................................................3/4
Women’s Tennis History First Year of Tennis ......................................................................N/A All-time Record (yrs) ..................................................................N/A Last NCAA Tournament Appearance (yrs) .....................2006 (4)
CREDITS The 2009 Lincoln Memorial University Tennis Guide is a publication of the LMU Sports Information Office. Layout and Design: Rusty Peace & Bill Porter Writing: Rusty Peace Cover: Design and layout by Rusty Peace. Photography by: Ray Welch and Rusty Peace. Special Thanks: Head Coach Benny Collins, Director of Publications Regina Burns and Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Kinesiology Dr. Katherine Pebworth. All LMU athletic guides are available from the Sports Information office either in print form (if available) or CD-Rom for a fee. They can also be found on the world wide web at www.lmurailsplitters.com.
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2009 RAILSPLITTER TENNIS SEASON OUTLOOK The 2008-09 Lincoln Memorial University tennis teams begin a new era of play under the direction of first year Head Coach Benny Collins. With seven returning men’s players from a year ago and a host of new faces on the court for the Lady Railsplitters, the 2009 spring schedule could have a bitter-sweet flavor for Lincoln Memorial University tennis fans. The Railsplitters will be led by All-South Atlantic Conference performer Hannes Ganss (Erlangen, Germany) and fellow countryman Bastian Guenther (Erlangen Germany). While the Railsplitters finished 4-11 in the spring of 2008, both Ganss and Guenther completed the season with a strong showing. Ganss began his collegiate career by going undefeated in 2008, and Guenther lost only two matches while helping the Railsplitters end the year in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Also returning from a year ago will be juniors Zack Jones (Murfreesboro, TN), Gabor Heredi-Szabo (Kecksemet, Hungary) and Andras Pauko (Budapest, Hungary). Jones finished the 2008 season with a 5-8 overall record but is reported to have improved his game by leaps-and-bounds from a year ago. While Heredi-Szabo struggled in his sophomore season, he has come back in 2009 in better physical shape and ready to turn things around. Pauko also struggled against the tough 2008 schedule but has worked hard in the off-season to take his game to a higher level. Other returners from 2008 are sophomores Andrew Bates (Walton, KY) and Cody Swindall (Clintwood, VA). Both look to take their game to the next level in an effort to allow the Railsplitters to become a legitimate conference championship contender and to once again reach the NCAA Tournament. Among the newcomers this year will be freshmen Tom Goossens (Ledestraat, Belgium) and Corbett Smith (Tazewell, TN). Goossens will be an impact player and will fight for time at the no. 1, no. 2 or no. 3 singles positions with sophomores Hannes Ganss and Bastian Guenther, while Smith will provide the Railsplitters depth at the end of the lineup this season. With the loss of Kathleen Rollet, Martin Rezic, Rachel Redmond and Sofie Denlinger from a year ago, the Lady Railsplitter tennis team will be very young in 2009. Returning will be juniors Mandy Mills (Tazewell, TN) and Nicole Combs (Harrogate, TN) who will play toward the back of the Lady Railsplitter lineup. Returning sophomore Emily Osborne (Middlesboro, KY) will possess the strongest game among the Lady Railsplitters returning from a year ago. The 2009 spring schedule will showcase a host of talented newcomers in the Lady Railsplitter lineup. Fighting for time at the no. 1 and no. 2 singles positions will be Sofia Lopez Memendi (Mexico City, Mexico) and Ann-Sophie Indeherberge (ZonHoven, Belgium). Memendi, small in stature but big in fire-power, will be an immediate impact on the Lady Railsplitter program, while Indeherberge will bring much-needed collegiate experience as a transfer from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she played her first two season of college tennis. Both will lead the LMU attack this season. Other newcomers to the Lady Railsplitter program include junior Jenny Powell (Middlesboro, KY), junior Katy Oliver (Bournemouth, England) and freshman Melanie Smith (Manchester, KY). Powell, a nursing student at Lincoln Memorial University, played for Coach Collins while at Middlesboro High School and will provide depth in the lineup, while Oliver originally came to Lincoln Memorial University as a golfer. After sustaining a wrist injury that prohibited her from swinging a club accurately, Oliver made the transition to tennis and will compete toward the back half of the lineup this season. Smith, who enters her first year of collegiate tennis, was a standout at Clay County High School and will compete for time at the no. 3, no. 4 and no. 5 positions as well. With a new flavor, a new desire and a host of talented players, the 2008-09 LMU tennis season proves to be interesting and an exciting one for Lincoln Memorial University fans. The schedule, as always, is among the toughest in the region and both teams will be looking to make an appearance in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship in late April.
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COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH BENNY COLLINS A native of nearby Middlesboro, Kentucky, Collins served as head coach at Middlesboro High School from the Spring 2000 until the end of Spring 2008, tallying an overall record of 153-18 with the girls program which includes five regional titles and three regional runners-up honors. With the Yellow Jacket boys program, Collins amassed a record of 109-37 during that period and was regional runner-up with the program two times. “I’m excited to take over the LMU tennis programs,” said Collins. “The University is building a new tennis facility and will build an indoor facility in the future. With these facilities in place and the growth of the University, LMU tennis should get back on the national map quickly.” Collins takes the helm of two collegiate tennis programs that made the South Atlantic Conference Tournament final-four in 2008. The Lady Railsplitters finished the 2008 season with a record of 8-9, including a 4-3 conference record, while the Railsplitters were 4-11 and went 1-6 in the conference.
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GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH RACHEL REDMOND After four seasons of playing collegiate tennis for the Lady Railsplitter program, Redmond begins her first year as graduate assistant for her alma mater. A product of Somerset, Kentucky, Rachel will be involved with off season conditioning, daily workouts and various other duties that come with the position. Having been a part of the LMU program for as long as she has, Redmond’s collegiate experience will be a help to Coach Collins in his first year at the helm of the Lincoln Memorial University tennis programs, and she should relate well to both the men’s and women’s team members regarding daily issues, match strategies and competition situations. Redmond ranks 11th all-time in career wins in and ranks 12th all-time in doubles wins at LMU. Having received her undergraduate degree in nursing, Redmond is now pursuing a master’s degree in nursing at Lincoln Memorial LMU.
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THE 2009 RAILSPLITTERS
TOM GOOSSENS Height: 6’0” Weight: 160 lbs. Class: Freshman Strong Hand: Right Major: Business Hometown: Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium Last School Attended: Sint-Laurens Intituut Parents: Chris & Christel Goossens
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Tom is an incoming freshman this spring season. He is strong on both sides of the net and possesses a big serve. He is fit and ready to compete at the collegiate level. Having Tom in our lineup will strengthen a team that returns everyone from last year. I see Tom playing one of our top three positions. The addition of Tom Goossens will make the Railsplitters much strong in 2009.”
BASTIAN GUENTHER Height: 6’1” Weight: 184 lbs. Class: Sophomore Strong Hand: Right Major: Business Hometown: Erlangen, Germany Last School Attended: Albert-Schweitzer Gymnasium Parents: Wolfgang & Birgit Guenther
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Bastian is a Pete Rose type player. It doesn’t matter if he is on the court practicing or playing a match, he plays 110% at all times. In our team workouts, he pushes himself to the breaking point each day. His leadership is a valuable asset to this program and the younger players look up to him. An all-conference caliber player, Bastian has raised his level of play from last year and could be the big gun in the conference this season. As Bastian say, “we will see.”
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HANNES GANSS Height: 6’6” Weight: 194 lbs. Class: Sophomore Strong Hand: Right Major: Marketing Hometown: Erlangen, Germany Last School Attended: Emmy-Noether Gymnasium Parents: Jens & Gertraud Ganss
COLLINS’ COMMENTS Hannes is the returning LMU Newcomer and Male Athlete of the Year. He played undefeated at No. 1 last season and was an All-South Atlantic Conference player as a freshman. Hannes has a super game and possesses tactics. He is not simply a brute force tennis player. He has a smart game to go along with the fire-power and can unleash it when necessary. Hannes doesn’t say much on the court and lets his racquet do the talking. He is a leader on this year’s team and was an inspiration to watch in the fall tournaments. He will set the bar high this season for the Railsplitters.”
ZACK JONES Height: 5’9” Weight: 160 lbs. Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Mathematics/Biology Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Last School Attended: Siegel High School Parents: Dale & Connie Jones
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Zack came to the Railsplitter tennis program last season after playing baseball for a year. Last year, the outcome of several of our matches came down to him winning his match. Zack has worked hard on getting back on track and he has become solid on both sides. He is a really good doubles player and will help the Railsplitters reach their potential in the 2009 spring season.”
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GABOR HEREDI-SZABO Height: 5’11” Weight: 186 lbs. Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Management Hometown: Kecskemet, Hungary Last School Attended: Nemeth Laszlo Gimnazium Parents: Jozsef & Maria Heredi
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Gabor is a hard worker and trains hard. He is another solid player that brings in a great deal of match experience. Being a third-year player, Gabor began to come into his own this summer and during the fall. He is very strong and in good shape as he takes his fitness and conditioning extremely serious. Gabor has an allaround game on the court and is solid on both sides. I look forward to watching his performance this spring.”
ANDREW BATES Height: 5’6” Weight: 145 lbs. Class: Sophomore Strong Hand: Right Major: Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy Hometown: Walton, Kentucky Last School Attended: Larry A. Ryle High School Parents: Alan & Amy Bates
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Andrew is the most improved player from the fall season. He has gotten more consistent on both sides. He is a second-year player and with more experience and improvement, Andrew will become even more solid and a big help to the Railsplitters on down the road.”
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CODY SWINDALL Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs. Class: Sophomore Strong Hand: Right Major: Chemistry Hometown: Clintwood, Virginia Last School Attended: Clintwood High School Parents: Roy & Jean Swindall
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Cody is a second-year player that has improved every aspect of his game. He is the kind of player that every coach wants to have in that he does everything asked of him and never complains. His play will be stronger in 2009 as he improves his strength and speed. His improved play will benefit the Railsplitters in the future.”
CORBETT SMITH Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 lbs. Class: Freshman Strong Hand: Right Major: Undecided Hometown: Tazewell, Tennessee Last School Attended: Claiborne High School Parents: Randall & Portia Smith
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Corbett is a local product of Claiborne High School in Tazewell, Tennessee. He has hung in there on a team loaded with talent. Sometimes walk-ons are not ready to train at the college level, but Corbett has adapted and has found a way to improve his game. He won some matches in the fall tournaments and is on the right track for the 2009 spring season.”
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ANDRAS PAUKO Height: 5’11” Weight: 168 lbs. Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Business Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last School Attended: Szilagyi Erzsebet High School Parents: Andras Pauko & Maria Csapo
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Andras is a third-year player and will enter the 2009 spring season in great physical condition. He is a dual-sport athlete and also runs cross country which helps him increase his level of conditioning to the top of the chart. Andras has improved a great deal since last season. He is a quiet worker that tries his hardest in every workout. He is also a solid player that will bring a lot of match experience to the court during the 2009 spring season.”
2nd Annual Tennis Camp Monday June 15 thru Thursday, June18 For Boys and Girls ages 6-17; cost $100.00 per camper
(Make checks
payable to Benny Collins).
The camp will be held at
the Lincoln Memorial University tennis complex next to the Tex
Turner Arena.
The camp will start each morning at 8:30 A.M. Pick up will be at 12:30 P.M. Things to bring-tennis racquet, tennis shoes, water bottle, towel, hat, sunscreen and snacks. Campers will be grouped according to age and ability. This means if the camper is advanced for his or her age, they will be moved to get adequate competition.
Camp will address grips, forehands, back hands, serves, volleys, slice, top spin, overheads, court position, foot work and on court strategy along with singles and doubles play.
The camp will be directed by Benny Collins, the new head coach for the men’s and women’s tennis programs at LMU. The rest of the teaching staff will be college players from Lincoln Memorial University tennis teams.
For more information contact Head Coach Benny Collins at 606-248-1761 or 423869-6399.
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THE 2009 LADY RAILSPLITTERS
Ann-Sophie Indeherberge Height: 5’2” Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Communications Hometown: Zonhoven, Belgium Last School Attended: KaII Sport Humaniora Hasselt Parents: Yves Indeherberge & Annemie Ceyssens
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Ann-Sophie comes to the Lady Railsplitter tennis program as a junior. Before transferring to LMU, she played tennis for Midwestern State University in Texas. Ann-Sophie is a strong, heavy hitter who is solid on both sides. She also has a big serve and a big forehand. She is another player that will add great strength to our line-up on the top-side. Ann-Sophie will be a tough opponent in the South Atlantic Conference this season. Her previous two seasons at Midwestern State should help her emerge as one of our league’s top players this year.”
Sofia Lopez Mimendi Height: 5’1” Class: Freshman Strong Hand: Right Major: Communications Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico Last School Attended: Tec ITESM Parents: Feinando & Grissel Lopez
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Sophia is an incoming freshman that is a dualpurpose athlete. She made the All-South Atlantic Conference Freshman Cross Country Team and was highly ranked in Mexico in tennis as a prep player. She showed great promise in our fall tournaments and was very solid on both sides. She is a tough player who gives it her all in practice and in matches. Sophia already exhibits senior-type leadership and will be a tenacious opponent for opposing teams to contend with over the next four years.”
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Melanie Smith Height: 5’6” Class: Freshman Strong Hand: Right Major: Physical Education & Kinesiology Hometown: Manchester, Kentucky Last School Attended: Clay County High School Parents: Carl & Diane Smith
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Melanie is a freshman from Clay County Kentucky. A local high school standout, Melanie brings a solid game to our ladies program this season and is a tough, never-quit player. Melanie is solid on both sides and her game has elevated to a high level since fall practice started. She will be a tough match-up for our opponents in singles and doubles play over the next four years.”
Emily Osborne Height: 5’2” Class: Sophomore Strong Hand: Right Major: Physical Education & Kinesiology Hometown: Middlesboro, Kentucky Last School Attended: Middlesboro High School Parents: Chuck & Julie Osborne
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Emily is a sophomore returnee from last year’s squad. Another MHS product, she excelled at the high school level, winning many regional doubles titles. Emily is a smart player that possesses different styles of play. She can change her game to what is needed at the time to capture the win. Emily had a shoulder injury in the fall but has recovered to get back in the lineup this spring. She will be a needed solid player for the Lady Railsplitters in 2009.”
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Mandy Mills Height: 5’8” Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Physical Education & Kinesiology Hometown: Tazewell, Tennessee Last School Attended: J. Frank White Academy Parents: Judy & Edwin Bedder
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Mandy is a local product having grown up in Claiborne County, Tennessee. She attended high school at J. Frank White Academy, so she has been playing on the LMU courts for a long time. Mandy’s main weapon of choice is her backhand. With her height and reach, she covers a lot of court in doubles matches and has improved her game from last year. She will need to step up and play at a higher level this year for the Lady Railsplitters. She is very capable of the task at hand.”
Katy Oliver Height: 5’3” Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Hometown: Bournemouth, England Last School Attended: Cawford School Parents: Bill & Sue Oliver
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Katie comes to the Lady Railsplitters via the LMU golf team. Oliver injured her left wrist last golf season and has difficulty swinging a golf club, so she has picked up tennis and has made a remarkable transition to the game. Katie possesses amazing athletic abilities which have allowed her to make the change from golf to tennis very smoothly. Now she needs court experience to refine her game to make her transition complete.”
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Jenny Powell Height: 5’7” Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: Nursing Hometown: Middlesboro, Kentucky Last School Attended: Middlesboro High School Parents: Bill & Becky Powell
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Jenny is another local product from Middlesboro High School. While she didn’t play at LMU during her freshman and sophomore seasons, she has stepped up to fill in a much needed space on the squad. Jenny is a strong player and doubles is her game of choice, but she is a good singles player as well. She will help solidify the Lady Railsplitter line-up this season.”
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Height: 5’1” Class: Junior Strong Hand: Right Major: English Hometown: Harrogate, Tennessee Last School Attended: J. Frank White Academy Parents: Barry & Beth Combs
COLLINS’ COMMENTS “Nicole is a local player who has spent time on the LMU tennis courts playing for the J. Frank White Academy. Entering her third season with the LMU tennis program, Nicole will help the Lady Railsplitters in their time-of-need. Her game has improved steadily over the past two years.”
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MEN’S TENNIS RECORDS (Records before 2002 are not available) Most Singles Wins, Career 50 Lukas Burkon 38 Peter Kurhajec 22 Francois Naude 14 Jindra Chaloupka 14 Hannes Ganss 14 Jan Cingel 14 Linus Johansson 13 Bastian Guenther 13 Richard Parker 13 Kristofer Olofson
2004-07 2003-06 2002-04 2006 2008 2005 2002-04 2008 2003 2002-03
50-12 38-20 22-18 14-0 14-0 14-1 14-24 13-2 13-4 13-14
.806 .655 .550 1.000 1.000 .933 .368 .867 .765 .481
Best Singles Record, Career (Min. 10 Wins) 1.000 Jindra Chaloupka 2006 14-0 1.000 Hannes Ganss 2008 14-0 .933 Jan Cingel 2005 14-1 .867 Bastian Guenther 2008 13-2 .833 Jozef Holkovic 2005 10-2 .806 Lukas Burkon 2004-07 50-12 .769 Dima Malinsky 2006 10-3 .765 Richard Parker 2003 13-4 .655 Peter Kurhajec 2003-06 38-20 .550 Francois Naude 2002-04 22-18
Most Doubles Wins, Career 44 Peter Kurhajec 42 Lukas Burkon 29 Francois Naude 26 Linus Johansson 19 Kristofer Olofson 15 Guilherme Alves 14 Jindra Chaloupka 13 Hannes Ganss 13 Bastian Guenther 12 Miroslav Kavala 12 Andreas Berggren
2003-06 2004-07 2002-04 2002-04 2002-03 2006-07 2006 2008 2008 2005 2002-03
44-28 42-32 29-17 26-20 19-11 15-22 14-6 13-2 13-2 12-7 12-18
.611 .568 .630 .565 .633 .405 .700 .867 .867 .632 .400
Best Doubles Record, Career (Min. 10 Wins) .867 Hannes Ganss 2008 13-2 .867 Bastian Guenther 2008 13-2 .700 Jindra Chaloupka 2006 14-6 .688 Dennis Voigt 2004 11-5 .688 Bjorn Lundgren 2004 11-5 .633 Kristofer Olofson 2002-03 19-11 .632 Miroslav Kavala 2005 12-7 .630 Francois Naude 2002-04 29-17 .625 Richard Parker 2003 10-6 .611 Peter Kurhajec 2003-06 44-28 .568 Lukas Burkon 2004-07 42-32
MEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE (NCAA Years) GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE
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Lukas Burkon
Hannes Ganss
2004 East Div. Freshman of the Year 2005 First Team, 2006 Second Team Jindra Chaloupka 2006 East Div. Freshman of the Year Jan Cingel 2005 Second Team Phillippe Fecteau 1997 East Team, 2000 First Team 1997 Freshman of the Year Nicklas Gustafsson 1998 East Team Per Hoff 1993 Linus Johansson 2001 Second Team Lars Jonsson 2001 First Team Patrick Knudson 1998 East Team Peter Kurhajec 2003, 2004 First Team, 2006 Second Team Nicklas Rohdin 1998 East Team 1998 East Div. Freshman of the Year Dany Rousseau 2000 Second Team Wil Skoglund 1994 *Prior to 1999 the GSC only had one all-conference team. In 1996 the team was split into divisions for the first time.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS RECORDS Most Singles Wins, Career 60 Helena Sokolova 55 Alison Carter 54 Lori Hillman-Stanley 50 Kelly Kiser 49 Misty Puckett 45 Lisa-Marie Lewallen 43 Denise Cole 40 Stacie Barton 39 Kelli Stansberry 37 Stephanie Lewis 36 Rachel Redmond 35 Kathleen Rollet 34 Mandy Ray 33 Marina Galiot 33 Tracy Kennedy
2004-07 2001-04 1993-96 1994-97 1996-99 2001-04 1997-00 1997-00 1997-99 1997-00 2005-08 2006-08 1993-96 2001-03 1993-96
60-5 55-12 54-24 50-32 49-14 45-25 43-11 40-25 39-2 37-28 36-19 35-10 34-40 33-11 33-47
.923 .821 .692 .610 .778 .643 .796 .615 .951 .569 .655 .778 .459 .750 .412
Best Singles Record, Career (Min. 30 Wins) .951 Kelli Stansberry 1997-99 39-2 .923 Helena Sokolova 2004-07 60-5 2001-04 55-12 .821 Alison Carter .796 Denise Cole 1997-00 43-11 .778 Misty Puckett 1996-99 49-14 .778 Kathleen Rollet 2006-08 35-10 .750 Marina Galiot 2001-03 33-11 .692 Lori Hillman-Stanley 1993-96 54-24 .655 Rachel Redmond 2005-08 36-19 .643 Lisa-Marie Lewallen 2001-04 45-25 .615 Stacie Barton 1997-00 40-25 .610 Kelly Kiser 1994-97 50-32 .569 Stephanie Lewis 1997-00 37-28 .459 Mandy Ray 1993-96 34-40 .412 Tracy Kennedy 1993-96 33-47
Most Doubles Wins, Career 63 Helena Sokolova 61 Alison Carter 56 Lisa-Marie Lewallen 53 Kelly Kiser 45 Lori Hillman-Stanley 44 Denise Cole 42 Misty Puckett 42 Stacie Barton 41 Kelli Stansberry 41 Stephanie Lewis 37 Kathleen Rollet 34 Rachel Redmond 33 Erin Cotner 31 Regina Sertschnigg 30 Dera Wood
2004-07 2001-04 2001-04 1994-97 1993-96 1997-00 1996-99 1997-00 1997-99 1997-00 2006-08 2005-08 1998-01 2004-05 1999-01
63-17 61-18 56-20 53-23 45-19 44-15 42-24 42-29 41-14 41-30 37-18 34-38 33-40 31-9 30-18
.788 .772 .737 .697 .703 .746 .636 .592 .745 .577 .673 .472 .452 .775 .625
Best Doubles Record, Career (Min. 30 Wins) .788 Helena Sokolova 2004-07 63-17 .775 Regina Sertschnigg 2004-05 31-9 .772 Alison Carter 2001-04 61-18 .746 Denise Cole 1997-00 44-15 .745 Kelli Stansberry 1997-99 41-14 .737 Lisa-Marie Lewallen 2001-04 56-20 .703 Lori Hillman-Stanley 1993-96 45-19 .697 Kelly Kiser 1994-97 53-23 .673 Kathleen Rollet 2006-08 37-18 .636 Misty Puckett 1996-99 42-24 .625 Dera Wood 1999-01 30-18 .592 Stacie Barton 1997-00 42-29 .577 Stephanie Lewis 1997-00 41-30 .472 Rachel Redmond 2005-08 34-38 .452 Erin Cotner 1998-01 33-40
WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE (NCAA Years) GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE
SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Denise Atchley Alison Carter Lori Hillman-Stanley Elena Hudzikova Lucia Hyzova Kelly Kiser Lisa-Marie Lewallen Stephanie Lewis Liza-Mari Olivier Regina Sertschnigg Helena Sokolova
Martina Rezic Kathleen Rollet
1998 First Team 2002 First Team, 2004 Second Team 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 East Team* 2005 First Team 2006 First Team 1997 East Team 2001 Second Team 1997 East Div. Freshman of the Year 2003 First Team 2004 Second Team 2004, 2005, 2006 First Team 2004 East Div. Freshman of the Year Kelli Stansberry 1998 First Team *Prior to 1998 the GSC only had one all-conference team. In 1996 the team was split into divisions for the first time.
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY Lincoln Memorial University was founded in 1897 as a living memorial to Abraham Lincoln and his philosophy and ideals. Its inception dates from an occasion in the fall of 1863 when the President was meeting with General Oliver Otis Howard to discuss military operations in and around the Cumberland Gap and East Tennessee area. The President expressed his appreciation for the loyalty that the people of the region had shown to the Union during this time of Civil War. Pointing to the area on the map, Mr. Lincoln said, “General Howard, if you come out of all this horror and misery alive, and I hope that you may, I want you to do something for these people who have been shut out from the world all these years. If I live, I will do all I can to aid you and between us we may do them the justice they deserve. Please remember, and if God is good to us we may be able to speak of it later!” Mr. Lincoln did not live to see his dream fulfilled, but O.O. Howard (who also was a founder of Howard University) never forgot those words. In 1895, he traveled to the Cumberland Gap area to address a small academy that was operated by a Congregational minister, the Rev. A.A. Myers, and his wife Ellen. While he was there, the General remembered Lincoln’s request and joined with the Myers and several prominent friends to lay the groundwork for a university honoring the slain President. It was to be an institution whose mission and principles would exemplify the life of Abraham Lincoln. The philosophy articulated by these founders as a guide for University programs and curriculum was based on the following principles which were exemplified in the life of Abraham Lincoln: individual liberty; the privileges and responsibilities of the American government; love and respect for the fellow people; personal initiative, individual effort; unselfish leadership; an appreciation for the common people; free enterprise; and belief in a personal God. Now in its 111th year of operation, LMU has grown into a progressive university, offering over 30 undergraduate areas of study and five graduate degrees and programs. It is also home to Tennessee’s newest medical school, the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, which admitted its first class in Fall 2007. LMU had a Fall 2009-09 fall enrollment of 3,365 students and employed 96 faculty members at the main campus and 11 extended campus sites. The main campus is also home to the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, which houses one of the largest Lincoln collections in the country.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location: Harrogate, TN Founded: 1897 Enrollment: 3,365 Nickname: Railsplitters Colors: Blue & Gray Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: South Atlantic Conference President: Dr. Nancy Moody Athletic Director: Roger Vannoy Sports Information Director: Rusty Peace Head Athletic Trainer: Josh Holt Main Athletics Phone Number: (423) 869-6285 2009 LMU Tennis
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PRESIDENT DR. NANCY MOODY Nancy B. Moody was born and raised in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Following graduation as an honor student from Middlesboro High School, she received degrees in nursing from Eastern Kentucky University. Other degrees were received after beginning her professional career at Lincoln Memorial University. While at LMU, Dr. Moody was involved with initial and continuing accreditation activities from the American Veterinary Medical Association, the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences and the National League for Nursing (NLN). She was indirectly involved with accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), but directly involved with the preparation of substantive change reports and visits from SACS following the development of off-campus nursing programs in Corbin, Kentucky, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Madisonville, Tennessee. She was directly involved with development of an R.N. to B.S.N. program, three off-campus programs, and programs in veterinary science. Dr. Moody has taught in associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs in nursing. She has worked closely with faculty from the Colleges of Business, Public and Allied Health and Medicine to develop interdisciplinary courses and a certificate program in health care management. She has taught in private higher education, and in both statewide systems of higher education in Tennessee, the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Moody serves as a program evaluator and peer review panel member for the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, as a research grant reviewer for the NLN and is a peer panel reviewer for Nursing and Health Care Perspectives. She has published in the Tennessee Nurse, the Journal of Professional Nursing, the Journal of Nursing Administration, the Nurse Practitioner and in Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners. She has presented or is scheduled to present locally, regionally and nationally on nursing work force issues at conferences sponsored by the American Nurses Association, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the National Association of Student Nurses, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty, the Rural Health Association of Tennessee, the Southern Regional Education Board, the Southern Nursing Research Society and the Tennessee Nurses Association. Since 1994, she has garnered approximately $1 million in grants and contracts to study work force issues in Tennessee. In terms of leadership, Dr. Moody has served as department chairperson, dean and executive director of an organization that was incorporated and became recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501[c]3 organization. In the latter capacity, she has been directly involved in the conduct of state-wide meetings, worked with a multidisciplinary state-wide group, represented the organization at state and national meetings, appeared before state boards, developed contracts with individuals and agencies, garnered donations, and written and administered grants for the organization. She and her husband Tom have two children, Adam and Mykel. Before moving to the President’s Home in Harrogate, the Moodys lived in Knoxville, Tennessee.
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ROGER VANNOY Following the 2006-07 women’s basketball season, Roger Vannoy had served as Lincoln Memorial University’s women’s basketball coach for a quarter of a century. During that time he amassed a 453-245 record, earning a spot among the top-20 NCAA Division II active coaches of that time. A life-long native of Harrogate, Tennessee, Vannoy’s background in athletics dates back to his days as a high school coach at the former Powell Valley High School. Since that time he has coached 15 LMU hall of famers, 16 all-conference performers and five All-Americans. Vannoy’s retirement from the coaching ranks following the 2006-07 season afforded him the opportunity to take over as Lincoln Memorial University’s athletics director and to continue to serve the institution from which he graduated in 1975. Vannoy and his wife Pam reside in Harrogate and have two daughters, Morgane and Whitney.
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THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE The South Atlantic Conference is in its 32nd year of athletic tradition and excellence. The conference has enjoyed tremendous success due to dedicated people building a premier athletic conference throughout its history. The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Intercollegiate Atlantic Conference (NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the “Little Six”, as it was called, broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1930. These charter members included Lenoir-Rhyne College, Atlantic Christian, Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon College, and High Point University. The North State continued to grow over the next 30 years, adding Western Carolina (1933), East Carolina (1947) and Pfeiffer (1960). A name change became necessary when the league accepted Newberry as its first South Carolina member in 1961. The league took on the name Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year. The CIAC saw several changes in the following years as East Carolina withdrew from the league in 1962. Appalachian State and Western Carolina followed in 1971 and 1976. All three landed in the Southern Conference. The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman of Greensboro, NC became the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker. The SAC-8 consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner-Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presbyterian College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its inaugural year, by a vote of the member institutions. After the first season of play in the SAC-8, the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College captured the first football title. In 1989, the league’s 15th year of operation, the South Atlantic Conference became a comprehensive, allsports conference. That year the South Atlantic Conference sponsored 10 sports - football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s
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KEY DATES IN SAC HISTORY 1930 -– North State Atlantic Conference formed when six schools broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1961 – Newberry joins league. Conference changes name to Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) 1975 – South Atlantic Conference formed as football league with eight schools, called the SAC-8. 1988 – Wingate replaces Newberry 1989 – SAC became an all-sports conference 1996 – Newberry rejoins conference 1998 – Tusculum joins conference 2006 – Lincoln Memorial joins conference 2007 – Brevard admitted as provisional member
golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports by adding women’s soccer (1990), men’s and women’s cross country (1993) and women’s golf (1999). The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry College as the eighth member institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in 1996. Today the conference is a group of nine private, liberal art colleges and universities, similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports to NCAA tournaments. Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league in 1998. In 2006, Lincoln Memorial University became the league’s newest member. Brevard College was admitted in 2007 as a provisional member. The league membership now includes Brevard College in Brevard, NC; Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN; Catawba College in Salisbury, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC; Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN; Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC; Newberry College in Newberry, SC; Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN; and Wingate University in Wingate, NC.
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