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Quick Facts The Southeastern Conference
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W. T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium Cox Academic Center for Student-Athletes Athletic Training Community Outreach Campus Life Why LSU? Baton Rouge Louisiana Special Events
COACHES 16 18 20 21
Head Coach Jeff Brown Assistant Coach Danny Bryan Support Staff Brown-Minnis Tiger Tennis Camp
PREVIEW 22 24 25
Season Preview SEC Quick Facts Non-Conference Quick Facts
Roster Player Profiles Roster Breakdown
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Season Review LSU by the Numbers 2009 Results 2008-2009 Final Statistics 2009-2010 SEC/ITA Review
HISTORY 42 LSU’s NCAA Tournament Teams 45 46 47 48 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 61 62 64
LSU Record Book Coaching Records National Rankings All-Americans College Grand Slams SEC Honors SEC Champions SEC All-Time Standings All-Time Records Letterwinners Year-by-Year Results SEC/ITA Information Championship Tradition LSUsports.net
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LSU
Quick Facts
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University
LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. FOUNDED: 1860 ENROLLMENT: 29,317 NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting Tigers COLORS: Purple and Gold PRINT SPECIFICATIONS: Purple-PMS 268 Gold-PMS 123 MASCOT: Mike VI (live Bengal tiger) FACILITY: W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium CONFERENCE: Southeastern PRESIDENT: Dr. John V. Lombardi CHANCELLOR: Dr. Michael V. Martin ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Joe Alleva FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dydia Delyser
Tennis Staff HEAD COACH: ALMA MATER: LSU RECORD: CAREER RECORD: ASSISTANT COACH: ALMA MATER: TENNIS OFFICE PHONE:
Jeff Brown LSU (1989) 203-102 (12 years) Same Danny Bryan LSU (2007) (225) 578-8212
Team Information
2009 RECORD: 11-12 2009 SEC RECORD/FINISH: 4-7/4th West 8th overall 2009 POSTSEASON: NCAA Tournament Second Round FINAL ITA RANKING: No. 28 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 6/5 TOP RETURNEES: Sebastian Carlsson (Jr.), Julien Gauthier (Jr.), Neal Skupski (So.) KEY LOSSES: James Cluskey, Jonathan Tragardh, Michael Venus
LSU’s Dub Robinson was host to the 2009 NCAA Regionals.
2010 NCAA Tournament
126th Annual Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Times and Dates
First and Second Rounds (16) To be determined (campus sites) May 14-16
ITA Address: 174 Tamarack Circle Skillman, NJ 08558 Phone: (609) 497-6920 Fax: (609) 497-9766 E-mail: ITATennis2@aol.com Web site: www.ITATennis.com
Sports Information
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Michael Bonnette MEN’S TENNIS CONTACT: Elizabeth Stuart OFFICE PHONE: (225) 578-8226 MOBILE: (985) 974-7408 FAX: (225) 578-1861 E-MAIL: estuar2@tigers.lsu.edu WEBSITE: www.LSUsports.net MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: Athletic Administration Building North Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70894
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Finals Dan Magill Tennis Complex Athens, Ga. Host: Georgia May 20-25
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
As the governing body of collegiate tennis, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) promotes both the athletic and academic achievements of the collegiate tennis community. The ITA, which is based in Skillman, N.J., administers the ITA Collegiate Grand Slam Championships, the ITA Collegiate Summer Circuit, presented by the USTA, and the ITA Rankings for men’s and women’s tennis at the NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College levels. The ITA also has a comprehensive awards program for players and coaches to honor excellence in academics, leadership and sportsmanship. ITA Office Staff: E-mail Addresses David A. Benjamin, Executive Director Nancy Breo, Special Assistant to the Executive Director Joe Evans, Coordinator of Events/Championships Tondi Rice, ITA Administrator & Asst. to the Exec. Director
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The Southeastern Conference
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SEC Quick Facts
Founded: 1933 Member Institutions (12): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Commissioner: Mike Slive Executive Assoc. Commissioner: Mark Womack Associate Commissioner (Media Relations): Charles Bloom Associate Director of Media Relations: Tammy Wilson Associate Director of Media Relations: Ayanna Wakefield Assistant Director of Media Relations: Chuck Dunlap Tennis Contact: Tammy Wilson Phone Number: (205) 458-3010 Fax Number: (205) 458-3030 SEC Mailing Address: 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203-1103 Website: www.secsports.com SEC Championship Tournament: April 23-26, 2009, hosted by the University of Auburn in Auburn, Ala.
SEC Men’s Tennis By the Numbers ...
• 6 NCAA team championships (1985, ‘87, ‘99, 2001, ‘07, ‘08) • 13 NCAA runner-up teams (1988, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘93, ‘95, ‘97, ‘98, 2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘06) • 11 consecutive years with a team in the national semifinals (1993, 2003) • 10 NCAA doubles titles (1957, ‘59, ‘80, ‘83, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, 2001, ‘02, ‘05) • 16 NCAA singles champions dating back to 1930, with eight since 1984 and three of the last 10 individual champions. • 136 singles ITA All-Americans since 1990 • 132 players have received ITA All-America doubles honors since 1990 • Back-to-back NCAA singles champions six times (36-37, 53-54, 54-55, 84-85, 93-94, 2001-02)
2009 SEC Men’s TENNIS Recap
The Southeastern Conference men’s and women’s tennis programs continue to be among the nation’s leaders on the collegiate hardcourt and the trend continued this past season. On the men’s side, Georgia and Ole Miss advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2009 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships in College Station, Texas. Ole Miss freshman Devin Britton came back to beat Ohio State senior Steven Moneke 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to take the individual NCAA title. Britton was the first freshman since USC’s Cecil Mamiit (1996) to win the national title and the first non-seeded player since Luke Smith of UNLV in 1997. He is the youngest of the three all-time freshmen to win the singles title which includes 19-year-old John McEnroe of Stanford in 1978. Britton defeated three seeded players en route to his national title run and ended Moneke’s 22-match winning streak. In doubes play, Tennessee’s John-Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren dropped a tough three-set match in the title contest to Virginia’s 12th-ranked Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4. Seventeen ITA All-America honors were bestowed upon SEC players in 2009. Since 1990, 143 honors in singles and 142 in doubles have been awarded to the conference players. The conference made another strong national showing on the women’s side as the Georgia advanced to the semifinals. In the singles tournament, Georgia’s Chelsey Gullickson advanced to the semifinals while in doubles, the Tennessee duo of Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whoriskey advanced to the semifinals. A total of seven student-athletes were named ITA All- American to put the totals at 110 singles and 120 double honors since 1990.
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The LSU men’s tennis team has called W.T. Robinson Tennis Stadium home for nearly four decades. During its history, the “Dub,” as it is affectionately called, has seen a wealth of talented and successful players on its courts and has kept up with newer college facilities through a series of renovations and improvements over the years. The Tigers’ home facility is named in honor of former standout head coach W.T Robinson, a coach that elevated the LSU tennis program to national prominence. The facility provides six varsity courts with an additional six practice courts. The newly resurfaced varsity courts received new tower lights prior to 2007 and also feature an electronic scoreboard, while the practice courts received new surfaces in the spring of 2001. Robinson stadium accommodates up to 550 fans including a ground-floor viewing area for handicapped tennis fans. Both the nationally-ranked Tigers and Lady Tigers enjoy state-of-the-art locker rooms, a squad room and brand-new showers and bathrooms. The facility was completely refurbished after the 2002 season to include a media room as well as an equipment room. Prior to the 2007 season, the media room was updated to include both leather couches as well as a 42-inch flat screen television. In January 2009, LSU installed an individual scoreboard on each court, allowing for a more up-to-date scoring experience for fans. Former men’s coach Jerry Simmons surpassed Robinson in 1992 to become the Tigers’ all-time winningest coach. As the Simmons era came to a close
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in 1997, the Tigers posted an 11-1 home mark en-route to an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. With Simmons at the reigns, Robinson Stadium became one of the toughest venues in the country for opponents to play, with the Tigers compiling a 162-25 (.866) home record during Simmons’ last 15 seasons. Since head coach Jeff Brown took over in the 1998 season, the Tigers have accumulated a 135-32 overall record at home. His opening season as head coach, Brown notched a perfect 12-0 record on the Tigers home court. W.T. “Dub” Robinson was also the site for the 2007 SEC Championships and NCAA Regionals. The Tigers advanced through the first round of the SEC Tournament before being ousted by Georgia, the eventual 2007 national champion. During the 2007 NCAA Regionals, LSU defeated Alcorn State and Vanderbilt on their home courts before advancing to the round of 16 to face Ohio State in the only postseason match the Tigers did not play at home. The “Dub” was also home to the 2009 NCAA Regionals as Alcorn State, Rice and Ole Miss traveled to Baton Rouge for the competition. The Tigers didn’t push through to the round of 16 as they did in 2007; however, LSU blanked 34th-ranked Rice in front of an enthusiastic Tiger fan base that packed Robinson Stadium for the event. LSU fell to second-ranked Ole Miss in the second round of competition, the only team to beat the Tigers in their last eight matches of the season.
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W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
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Men’s Tennis Records (since 1983) OVERALL RECORD: 297-57 (.839) CONSECUTIVE WIN STREAK: 20 (March 1999, March 2002) MOST MATCHES WON IN A SEASON: 16 (1996, 2005) MOST MATCHES LOST IN A SEASON: 7 (2002)
W.T. “Dub” Robinson Facts
Legendary LSU men’s tennis coach W.T. Robinson, or “Dub” as he was lovingly known, single-handedly orchestrated the LSU tennis program’s rise to prominence. During his nearly three decade tenure as head coach, Robinson accumulated a 189-180-9 overall record, catapulted the Tigers onto the national scene and guided them to a status among the nation’s elite. When the LSU tennis complex was completed in the fall of 1976, it was only natural that it was named after the person that built the program.
Year-by-Year Record at the “Dub” Year
Matches
Record
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
12 15 13 13 11 13 14 8 11 11 9 12 16 17 12 12 14 16 14 15 13 15 17 12 16 12 11 354
11-1 13-2 11-2 11-2 10-1 13-0 12-2 6-2 10-1 9-2 8-1 7-5 14-2 16-1 11-1 12-0 9-5 15-1 13-1 8-7 10-3 11-4 16-1 10-2 14-2 10-2 7-4 297-57
.917 .867 .846 .846 .800 1.000 .857 .769 .909 .818 .889 .583 .875 .941 .917 1.000 .643 .938 .928 .533 .769 .733 .944 .833 .875 .833 .636 .839
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Bo Campbell Auditorium
The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and classroom activities.
COX COMMUNICATIONS
Academic Center
FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
Study Area
Amenities
Included in the 54,000 square feet of the Academic Center are individual study areas as well as 14 private computer rooms for student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves.
4 54,000 square feet of working space 4 300 computer workstations 4 14 private computer rooms in a state-ofthe-art computer lab 4 Additional study rooms and classrooms for private or group study 4 Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions
The Library
The library provides a perfect setting for individual study, or with a tutor as a group.
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4 A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures
Computer Stations
The Cox Communications Academic Center for StudentAthletes is at the forefront of today’s educational technology. Since the spring of 2009, the academic center has upgraded over 170 computers, including both PC and Mac.
Media Training
LSU is one of the few schools where student-athletes go through media training to enhance their communication skills. Dr. Tommy Karam and Dr. Shirley White are two experts in the field who give training sessions to student-athletes here on campus. The Academic Center features a mock press conference setting to get student-athletes acclimated to giving interviews in front of both print and electronic media. Karam and White record the mock interviews on camera and then provide feedback, allowing student-athletes to become more comfortable and confident when doing actual interviews.
Academic Center
A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 not only made it among the nation’s premier academic centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU studentathletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.
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Athletic
TRAINING
LSU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facilities in all of collegiate athletics with both the Operations Center and the Broussard Center for Athletic Training in Tiger Stadium. Both are furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The Operations Center training room features a full view of the practice fields, two hot/cold jacuzzis and
an underwater treadmill. The Broussard Center includes an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy and a full-service vision center.
Broussard Athletic
Training Center The two story, 22,000 square foot facility contains 20 treatment tables with the newest forms of modalities available, 14 taping stations, a 1,600 square foot rehabilitation area which contains the latest rehabilitation equipment including the Cybex Norm, Woodway treadmills and Body Master select rise equipment. LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard (left), the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU.
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Nutrition First
LSU is one of the few schools nationally who maintain a state-ofthe-art nutritional program for today’s student-athlete. Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Shelly Mullenix coordinates with LSU dining services to provide a balanced training table diet. LSU trainers also meet one-on-one with student-athletes to give them expert nutritional information.
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Hydrotherapy Treatment An integral part of rehabbing and developing LSU student-athletes is the operations center’s hot/ cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill in a fully equipped Hydrotherapy room. The Broussard training center boasts the largest hydrotherapy
“It’s a great feeling to give back to the community that helps support us as LSU athletes. To see how grateful everyone is, especially the kids, is a rewarding experience.” - Sebastian Carlsson
Community OUTREACH
Members of the LSU men’s tennis team participate in and spearhead community service projects throughout the year. In 2009, some of the Tigers’ most notable community service events included visiting hospitals, reading to children at local elementary schools, passing out medals at the Bowling Special Olympics, participating in the Halloween BOOzar and raising money to buy gifts for an underprivileged child as a part of Christmas with the Tigers. Former tennis team member James Cluskey led the squad in many of its endeavors, and for his efforts earned a place on the 2009 SEC Community Service team. 2010 LSU MEN’S TENNIS media guide
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LSU’s Memorial Tower (main photo) was one of the first structures completed on the present campus and sits east of the quadrangle (inset). It represents the University as a memorial to those who gave their lives during World War I. Although it currently houses the LSU AngloAmerican Art Museum, plans are in process to return Memorial Tower to a military museum as originally intended.
Campus Life In a summer 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the first tier for “Best National Universities” for the first time.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 144-year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. For the past five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday’s possibilities become today’s tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators,
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faculty and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystallized, providing the impetus for LSU’s National Flagship Agenda. Recently, Chancellor Dr. Michael V. Martin announced that in the summer 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the first tier for “Best National Universities” for the first time. “This accomplishment means that the nation now recognizes what we have always known - that LSU is one of America’s best universities,” Martin said. “This ranking is proof that LSU’s Flagship Agenda is working. That plan has done what it was designed to do -- improve LSU’s stature on a national level.”
Why LSU?
Danny Bryan
ITA Doubles All-American SEC First-Team Selection ITA National Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner
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“The first thing I realized when I got to LSU was how important academics is to (LSU coach) Jeff (Brown) and how that focus carries on to the court by showing discipline and time management. They have an incredible support staff at the Cox Communications Academic Center and it gives you every opportunity to succeed. LSU being in the SEC, gives you great competition on a weekly basis. I played a guy last season that ended up getting to the third round of the U.S. Open. You are facing some of the top athletes in the country.” “It was really quite an honor to be able to play for LSU. Being from Lockport, everybody down there is a big LSU fan. Once I graduated from high school and had to make the decision where I was going to play, LSU was the obvious choice because I had grown up an LSU fan and it was a place where my family could watch me play. LSU really helped me grow both as a player and a person. I have nothing but fond memories of the place.”
“I had a lot of choices coming out of high school, but when I visited LSU it was different. It felt like a family with the coaches and the players. LSU was the best place for me to go. It had everything I wanted, both football and academically. The atmosphere and the coaches made me feel very comfortable around them as well as the academic people and everybody involved with the program. I was from down the road in Louisiana and could have gone anywhere to school, but I chose to stay close to home.”
Tommy Hodson
Jarvis Green
David Toms
Defensive End (1998-01) New England Patriots member
2001 PGA Champion and LSU Graduate
Agricultural Business (B.S.) Agribusiness Finance Agribusiness Management International Marketing Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Sciences (B.S.) Animal Sciences Dairy Foods Technology Dairy Production Poultry Sciences Preveterinary Medicine–Animal Preveterinary Medicine–Dairy Preveterinary Medicine–Poultry Science & Technology–Animal Science Science & Technology–Dairy Science Science & Technology–Poultry Science Environmental Management Systems (B.S.) Environmental Science Policy Analysis Resource Conservation Family, Child, & Consumer Sciences (B.S.) Consumer Science Human Services Management Food Science & Technology (B.S.) Food Business/Marketing Food Chemistry & Analysis Food Processing & Technology Food Safety/Applied Microbiology Forestry (Forest Management) (B.S.F.) Ecological Restoration Forest Products Forest Resource Management Nutritional Sciences (B.S.) Dietetics Nutritional Sciences/Premedical Plant & Soil Systems (B.S.) Agricultural Pest Management–Entomology Agricultural Pest Management–Plant Pathology Crop Management Horticultural Science Ornamentals, Olericulture, & Pomology Soil Science Turfgrass Management Urban Entomology Textiles, Apparel, & Merchandising (B.S.) Apparel Design Merchandising Textile Science Vocational Education (B.S.) Adult, Extension, International Education Agricultural Education
Business Education Career Developmen Home Economics Education Human Resource Leadership and Development Industrial Education Training & Development Wildlife & Fisheries (B.S.) Aquaculture Conservation Biology Fisheries Preveterinary Medicine–Wildlife & Fisheries Wetland Science Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Law Enforcement
College of Art & Design Architecture (B.Arch.) Interior Design (B.I.D.) Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) Studio Art (B.F.A.) Ceramics Graphic Design Jewelry/Metalsmithing Painting Photography Printmaking Sculpture
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology (B.A.) Communication Disorders (B.A.) Communication Studies (B.A.) Economics (B.A.) English (B.A.) Creative Writing Literature Secondary Education–English Writing & Culture French (B.A.) French & Francophone Cultural Studies French & Francophone Political Studies International Business International Studies Literary Studies Secondary Education–French General Studies (B.G.S.) Geography (B.A. & B.S.) German (B.A.) History (B.A.) Secondary Education–History International Studies (B.A.)
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“As far back as I can remember (riding bicycles, playing little league baseball), I have literally bled purple and gold. It never crossed my mind that there was anywhere else to go other than LSU. The experiences and relationships that I developed at LSU have been an integral part of my life. No other colleges existed in my mind. I am fortunate to have attended a place that I considered a dream and look forward to my association with the University until the day I die.”
Quarterback (1986-89) All-SEC
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Africa & the Middle East Asia Europe Global Studies Latin America Russia & Central Asia Latin (B.A.) Liberal Arts (B.A.) African & African American Studies Art History Studio Art Mathematics (B.S.) Actuarial Science Applied/Discrete Mathematics Applied Mathematics/Communications Engineering Computer Science Mathematics Secondary Education–Mathematics Philosophy (B.A.) Religious Studies Political Science (B.A.) Psychology (B.A. & B.S.) Russian Area Studies (B.A.) Sociology (B.A.) Applied Sociology Criminology Rural Sociology Spanish (B.A.) Secondary Education–Spanish Women’s & Gender Studies (B.A.) College of Basic Sciences Biochemistry (B.S.) Biological Sciences (B.S.) Marine Biology Secondary Education–Biology Chemistry (B.S.) Biological Chemistry Chemical Physics Chemistry Chemistry and a Second Discipline Environmental Chemistry Materials Polymers Preprofessional Chemistry Secondary Education–Chemistry Computer Science (B.S.) Geology (B.S. Geol.) Environmental Geology Geology Microbiology (B.S.) Physics (B.S.)
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Astronomy Medical Physics Physics Physics and a Second Discipline Secondary Education–Physics E. J. Ourso College of Business Accounting (B.S.) Management Accounting Economics (B.S.) Empirical Economic Analysis Finance (B.S.) General Business Administration (B.S.) Business Administration–Prelaw Business & Public Administration Information Systems & Decision Sciences (B.S.) International Trade & Finance (B.S.) Empirical Economics Analysis Management (B.S.) Entrepreneurship Human Resource Management Management Marketing (B.S.)
College of Education
Early Childhood Education: PK–3 Teacher Certification (B.S.) Elementary Grades Education (B.S.) Four-Year Teacher Certification, Grades 1–6 Holmes Certification Kinesiology (B.S.) Athletic Training Fitness Studies Health & Physical Education Teacher Certification Human Movement Science Sports Studies Secondary Education (B.S.) Art
College of Engineering
Biological Engineering (B.S.B.E.) Chemical Engineering (B.S.Che.E.) Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) Computer Engineering (B.S.E.E.) Construction Management (B.S.C.M.) Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) Industrial Engineering (B.S.I.E.) Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) Petroleum Engineering (B.S.P.E.)
Manship School of Mass Communication Mass Communication (B.A.M.C.) Advertising Electronic Media Journalism Political Communication Public Relations
College of Music & Dramatic Arts Music (B.A.) Music (B.M.) Brass Composition Harp Organ Percussion Piano Pedagogy Piano Performance String Voice Woodwind Music Education (B.M.Ed.) Instrumental Vocal Theatre (B.A.) Arts Administration Design/Technology Literature, History, & Theory Performance Theatre Studies
Preprofessional Programs * (Nondegree) Allied Health Programs Dental Hygiene Dental Laboratory Technology Ophthalmic Medical Technology Physician’s Assistant Premedical Technology Prenursing Preoccupational Therapy Prephysical Therapy Rehabilitation Counseling Respiratory Therapy
* The final two-three years of these preprofessional programs are offered by the LSU Health Sciences Center and/or other medical schools. These are nondegree programs.
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The state capitol building of Louisiana, located in the heart of downtown Baton Rouge, is the tallest capitol building in the nation at 34 stories and overlooks the Mississippi River.
Baton
Distance Chart from Baton Rouge (based on 70 MPH speed): Atlanta, Ga. . ...............7 hours Biloxi, Miss. .................2 hours Birmingham, Ala. .......6 hours Dallas, Texas ............ 61/2 hours Houston, Texas . .........4 hours
ROUGE
Jackson, Miss. .......... 21/2 hours Jacksonville, Fla........81/2 hours Little Rock, Ark............5 hours Mobile, Ala. .................3 hours Monroe, La................ 21/2 hours
New Orleans, La. . ......... 1 hour Orlando, Fla. ............. 10 hours Pensacola, Fla..............4 hours Shreveport, La. ...........4 hours
Hospitality and comfort are a Southern tradition practiced to perfection around Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city, ancient moss-draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, formal gardens and the finest examples of Southern architecture await. Combine this with the excitement of the mighty Mississippi River, Cajun music and a gourmet meal that is topped with freshly brewed cafe-au-lait at one of Baton Rouge’s fine restaurants. So what does the future hold? Baton Rouge is now one of the fastest growing cities in the South -- a bustling Metropolis of cutting edge technology companies, high-powered law firms and forward thinking city leaders who passionately support the arts and promote the local economy. Old Man River just got an upgrade. Yes, this is one city that’s rolling on the river. Proximity Baton Rouge is just an hour away from the French Quarter in New Orleans and even closer to the million-acre Atchafalaya Swamp, which is called one of the biggest fishing ponds in the country.
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The Pelican State features the hustle and bustle of downtown New Orleans. Contrast that with the finest hunting, fishing and boating opportunities in the country making Louisiana the “Sportsman’s Paradise”.
Louisiana
THE PELICAN STATE Louisiana, one of America’s most culturally and geographically diverse states, is located in the heart of the Deep South. Adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and dotted with hundreds of lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home to all types of terrain from swamps and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills. 3Unique Culture Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, a two-week party that includes more than 60 parades and millions of visitors from around the world. All year long New Orleans Jazz, Creole culture, stately riverboats and some of the finest cuisine in the world is mixed into the diverse and renowned culture of Louisiana. Cuisine4 Foods like boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp etouffee and gumbo make the cajun and creole cuisine of Louisiana the envy of the nation.
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The Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU’s campus has been home to three events since 2006 raising over $1 million for hurricane relief and AIDs Charities. The events showcased some of the world’s best tennis talent, giving Baton Rouge a chance to get up-close and personal with some of the athletes.
WTT Smash Hits Dec. 8, 2009 The 17th-Annual WTT Smash Hits event was held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation and AIDS charities of the Greater Baton Rouge area. The event included music superstar Elton John and tennis legend Billie Jean King each heading a team of tennis champions with players Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Ana Kournikova, Tommy Haas, Lindsay Davenport, Liezel Huber, Jan-Michael Gambill, Chanda Rubin and Devin Britton playing the World TeamTennis format. En route to Elton John winning his 9th-overall event 16-13, the endeavor raised over $640,000 to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation and AIDS charities of the Greater Baton Rouge area. 14
Elton John Billie Jean King Andy Roddick Serena Williams Ana KouRnikova Tommy Haas Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber Jan-Michael Gambill Chanda Rubin Devin Britton
Special Events
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Duel Under the Oaks I Duel Under the Oaks II Oct. 29, 2006
Both of the LSU tennis teams took part in the first “Duel Under the Oaks.” The event was sponsored by the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation and helped raise more than $400,000 for LSU Health Sciences Center students impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that ripped through Louisiana in late 2005. The event included a youth tennis clinic, tennis exhibitions with LSU tennis players and local celebrities which led to the main event—Pete Sampras and Todd Martin squaring off against one another in the Maravich Center.
Dec. 14, 2008
“Duel Under the Oaks II” marked the second time tennis pros teamed up on the LSU campus to raise money for hurricane relief. Pete Sampras and James Blake faced off in an exhibition match spearheaded by the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation to raise money for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. In conjunction with the exhibition match, both the LSU men’s and women’s tennis teams held a children’s clinic along with Sampras and Blake for the children in the community.
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Jeff
PLAYING EXPERIENCE • LSU’s Fourth All-Time Winningest Singles Player (100 Career Wins) • 1988 Team Captain • 1985 All-SEC Singles • 1985 SEC No. 4 Singles Champion • 1986 SEC No. 3 Doubles Champion • 1988 SEC All-SEC Singles and Doubles • 1988 NCAA Singles and Doubles Participant • 1988 Doubles All-American • Four-year Letterman (1985-88)
Brown Year at LSU: 13th Birthdate: Nov. 15, 1966 Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER • 1990 Volvo International Doubles Champion • 1990 U.S. Open Doubles Round of 16 • 1991 Volvo International Doubles Finalist • 1991 Australian Open Doubles Round of 16 • 1991 Wimbledon Doubles Round of 16 • Ranked as highly as No. 47 in doubles world rankings COACHING HONORS • 1998 SEC Co-Coach of the Year • 1998 ITA Region III Coach of the Year • 1998 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 1999 College Tennis Magazine National Coach of the Year • 1999 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 2001 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 2002 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 2005 Louisiana Coach of the Year • 2007 Louisiana Coach of the Year Jeff Brown has been a part of LSU tennis for almost half his life, playing a major role in nearly all of the most successful teams in the program’s history. Now in his 13th season as the Tigers’ head coach, Brown has done more than just maintain the standards of excellence that have characterized LSU tennis since his days as a player here; He has raised the bar substantially. Brown took the reins of the program in 1998 after serving as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach Jerry Simmons for three seasons. He was an All-American doubles player for LSU in 1988 and spent five years on the professional circuit. Brown led the Tigers to back-to-back SEC Championships in 1998 and 1999, becoming the first person in league history to do so during his first two seasons as head coach. The Tigers also won the SEC Tournament both years. Brown has since proven those feats are more than just beginner’s luck. He quickly earned respect among his peers due to his lengthy list of achievements. Brown has never failed to take his teams to the NCAA Tournament and earned Louisiana Coach of the Year honors in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 and
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2007. He has coached 10 singles and doubles All-Americans and 11 Academic All-Americans. After young teams fell out of the top 20 in 2002 and 2003, he brought the team back to the national spotlight in 2004, and in 2005, Brown helped the Tigers return to the top 10 for the first time since 1998. Brown has never failed to take the team to a top-30 finish, and with him at the helm, the Tigers finished among the the top 10 three times. Even with national acclaim, Brown is not ready to stop there. More than anyone, Brown himself would like to get back to the top of the conference because he remembers the thrill of being a part of championship teams. “The years when we won the SEC and got to the Final Fours set the standard that we want to get back to,” he said. “When you have a couple of years where you don’t make it you really appreciate it, and you’re hungry for more.” Brown has put his Tigers in position to succeed on and off the court. Brown helped setup “Duel Under the Oaks” on Oct. 29, 2006, a charity event held on LSU’s campus that helped raise more than $400,000 for LSU Health Sciences Center students impacted by the hurricanes that ripped through
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Head Coach BROWN’S RECORD AS HEAD COACH Year
School Record
1998 LSU 1999 LSU 2000 LSU 2001 LSU 2002 LSU 2003 LSU 2004 LSU 2005 LSU 2006 LSU 2007 LSU 2008 LSU 2009 LSU TOTALS
25-2 20-7 20-6 16-8 11-14 13-11 18-7 21-9 15-10 18-7 15-9 11-12 203-102
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Final Rank
.926 .740 .769 .667 .440 .542 .720 .700 .600 .720 .625 .478 .667
1st 1st 4th 3rd 11th 5th (tie) 3rd (tie) 3rd (tie) 3rd (tie) 3rd (tie) 6th 8th
2nd 4th 12th 13th 29th 24th 13th 10th 25th 15th 18th 28th
Brown with wife Deborah and children Conner and Cameron.
Louisiana in 2005. The event included a youth tennis clinic, tennis exhibitions with LSU players and an exhibition match with former pros Pete Sampras and Todd Martin at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The event was such a success that LSU hosted “Duel Under the Oaks II” in December 2008 in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. During Brown’s LSU tenure, the Tigers have had three SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year, 11 Academic All-Americans and 56 SEC Honor Roll members. The Tigers were honored by the NCAA in 2008 for their Academic Progress Rate score. The Tigers scored a perfect APR of 1000 in the report by the NCAA. That year the tennis team scored the highest among LSU sports for the third year in a row. The NCAA recognized college sports teams from around the country that achieved an APR score in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The LSU men’s tennis team was one of only 10 sports teams of 236 squads in the entire Southeastern Conference that were recognized for academic achievement by the NCAA, and it is the only men’s tennis team in the SEC to achieve the honor. When Brown took over the program in 1998, he was already well acquainted with the demands of being successful in college tennis. He enjoyed tremendous success as a player at LSU from 1985-88, as evidenced by his two All-SEC awards. He joined the Tiger tennis elite in his senior season when he eclipsed the 100-career victory mark. That same year he captained LSU’s only NCAA finals team. He still has the fourth-most wins of any player in LSU history. Brown helped lead the Tigers to an 85-35 record as an assistant coach from 1994-97. LSU finished in the top-10 three of those years.
“To be a part of LSU from so many angles, first as a player, then as an assistant a nd now as a head coach has been wonderful,” Brown said. “The tradition that has been here is that we’re competing for championships and we’re going to fight you to the end. That’s the thing that’s always been known about LSU in most sports and particularly tennis. “LSU’s overall sports excellence helps because our guys are around other people who are used to winning. Athletes here run into each other often and it’s almost like there’s a silent competition among the sports. You are pulling for each other of course, but at the same time you’re driven not to fall behind the other sports on campus.” “Jeff represents what the LSU tennis program is all about,” said Hall of Fame coach Jerry Simmons, who coached Brown on the 1988 LSU team that reached the NCAA Tournament championship match. Brown was team captain that year, leading the Tigers to a 27-2 record. Three years earlier as a freshman, Brown won a crucial SEC match at No. 4 singles that enabled LSU to win the conference crown. “I knew as a player that I probably wanted to be a coach,” Brown said. “I could see that it was something that kept you young and kept you around young people. Everyone I came in contact with as a player has had some influence on me as a coach.” Brown came across quite a few tennis legends as a player. He earned his degree at LSU in 1989 while serving as an assistant coach, then left Baton Rouge for the ATP tour. He won the doubles title at the Volvo International in 1990 and advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Open by beating the team of Pete Sampras and Jim Courier in the first round. Brown also advanced to the round of 16 at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon. His No. 45 international ranking in doubles is the highest ranking ever for a former LSU player. Brown married the former Deborah Schaeffer of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 19, 1999. They have two young boys, Connor (5) and Cameron (3).
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Brown with former tennis pros Todd Martin (L) and Pete Sampras (R).
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Danny
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University
2008-present
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Year at LSU: 2nd Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1985 Birthplace: Lafayette, La.
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LSU
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History
PLAYING EXPERIENCE • 2006-07 Team Captain • 2007 ITA Doubles All-American • 2007 First-Team All-SEC • 2007 ITA National Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award Winner • 2007 First-Team All-Louisiana • 2007 SEC Community Service Team • 2007 LSU Male Volunteer of the Year • 2007 SEC Indoors Doubles Champion • 2006 Second-Team All-SEC • 2006 SEC Good Works Team • 2006 First-Team All-Louisiana • 2005 SEC Good Works Team • 2005 First-Team All-Louisiana • Four-year letterman (2003-07)
Brown on Bryan: “Danny has become an excellent coach. He has done a great job at taking ownership of situations and developing players’ games on the court and in the film room. Danny lends tennis and life experience to our players in a positive and wholesome way.”
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Assistant Coach Danny Bryan stepped onto the court as an assistant coach for the Tigers last season, but it was not the first time Bryan stepped onto the court for LSU. The newly appointed assistant coach served as a volunteer coach in fall of 2008 and was a four-year letterman for the Tigers from 2003-07. As an assistant coach, Bryan is instrumental in on-one-one instruction, and at one of his first tournaments in his new position, Bryan coached former LSU standout Michael Venus in the final match at the D’Novo All-American Championships where Venus became the first Tiger to win the title in the history of the program. With experience in three different facets of LSU tennis and almost a lifetime geared toward the game, Bryan helped guide the Tigers along with head coach Jeff Brown to another season in the national spotlight. The team earned a No. 28 billing at the close of 2009 season as well as an NCAA Tournament berth. Bryan has been a mainstay on the courts of the “Dub” for more than six years now, but his journey toward LSU began long ago. Tennis runs through his veins, passed down through his father and three uncles that played collegiate tennis, as well as a grandfather that played on the pro circuit. After cracking the starting lineup his freshman year, he served as a leader both on and off the court. Bryan served as a co-captain for the Tigers his junior and senior seasons, and
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the New Orleans native made an impact in Louisiana, the Southeastern Conference and the national rankings. Bryan earned First-Team All-Louisiana honors for three consecutive years. In 2007, he earned First-Team All-SEC honors and finished his senior season at No. 40 in the ITA singles rankings and No. 6 in doubles with partner Colt Gaston. Bryan made an impact on the LSU record books as well. He sits tied at 14th in career singles wins at 84 with LSU greats Dan Kiernan, Gus Fernandez and Jason Hazely. His doubles campaign was no less impressive as he capped his senior season by winning the 2007 SEC Indoor Championships with partner Gaston and captured 110 career doubles win to earn Doubles All-America status. The culmination of an impressive career on the courts as well as outstanding leadership ability earned Bryan the 2007 ITA National Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. Not only did the he shine on the courts, his service work allowed him to shine in the community as well. From 2005-07 Bryan was named to the Southeastern Conference Community service team. In 2007, his efforts earned him the 2007 Male Volunteer of the Year. Bryan married former LSU gymnast Jade Jenkins on Jan. 2, 2010.
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Elizabeth Stuart
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Tony Minnis
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brown-minnis Tiger Tennis Camp
(Located on the campus of LSU) Camp directors Jeff Brown and Tony Minnis are both proven collegiate tennis players and coaches of nationally-ranked tennis programs. They each have the necessary skills and knowledge to improve the play of athletes ages 7-17. The Brown-Minnis Tiger Tennis Camp is equally excited to train anyone from beginners to tournament players. The Brown-Minnis Tiger Tennis Camp experience is enhanced by the added direction of LSU assistant coaches Danny Bryan and Lisa Jackson. The newly renovated W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium plays host to the Brown-Minnis Tiger Tennis Camp each year. The Robinson Tennis Stadium is located on the west side of LSU’s campus and boasts 12 collegiate outdoor courts as well as an indoor practice facility.
Camp Philosophy Desire, sportsmanship and hard work are the fundamental characteristics of a true champion. The staff will seek to instill this philosophy and have each camper set goals and work hard to achieve them. The Program The instructional program includes six to eight hours per day on the tennis courts. There is a strong emphasis on fundamentals and consistency of performance. Campers will be involved in match play. Camp Format Individualized instruction is provided by experienced dedicated instructors. We maintain a low teacher-student ratio, as well as a daily running and physical conditioning period. Campers will receive constant training in the following areas: • Stroke production, techniques and fundamentals. • Drill situations to groove technique. • Physical training; running, strength and agility. • Match competition featuring singles, doubles and strategy. Bottom Line Camp is about building character. It is about hard work, sportsmanship and learning to interact with instructors and fellow campers. Most of all, it is about tennis - playing tennis to one’s potential - and the opportunity for your child to develop his or her skill.
Jeff Brown
Tony Minnis
• LSU Men’s Tennis Coach • Led the Tigers to Two SEC Championships • 1999 National Coach of the Year • Led LSU to the 1998 and 1999 Final Four • Has guided the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament every year he has been the head coach • 1998 SEC Co-Coach of the Year • Seven-time Louisiana Coach of the Year
• LSU Women’s Tennis Coach • Led the Lady Tigers to 11 straight NCAA Appearances • Four-time Southwestern Regional Coach of the Year • 1997 SEC Coach of the Year •Four-time Louisiana Coach of the Year
Sessions Four week-long camps will be offered each summer. The camps typically run from 2 p.m. on Sunday until Thursday at 4 p.m. Campers may enroll in one session or more. For brochures and other camp information, call Debi Brown at (225) 761-1417 or visit TigerTennisCamps.com.
2010 Camp Dates:
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Camp I: June 6 - June 10 Camp II: June 13-17 Camp III: June 27 - July 21 Camp IV: July 11-15
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Season Preview
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LSU returns six letterwinners coming off of a season where the Tigers earned an 11-12 mark, final ITA bid of No. 28 and an NCAA Second Round appearance. LSU listed at No. 29 in this year’s preseason ITA polls, earned the nod for second in the SEC West in the leagues preseason coaches’ poll and recorded three players in the singles national rankings (No. 26 Neal Skupski, No. 97 Sebastian Carlsson and No. 101 Julien Gauthier). The preseason acclaim isn’t the first for the Tigers, and although the team is young, expectations for the year run high. A tough dual schedule will put the team to a test match-after-match, all the while building toward their goal of a sixteenth-straight NCAA Tournament berth. Helping lead the team into its 2010 season are co-captains Carlsson and Cody Loup—two of the team’s most tenured members. Carlsson is a three-year letterwinner, and in the fall tied Skupski for a team-best 10 singles wins and seven dual victories. He’s a proven asset not only to the team, but also the community and classroom. The Uppsala, Sweden native earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2009, and participates in community service endeavors such as passing out medals at Special Olympics events and visiting local hospitals. Loup, a Baton Rouge native, has been a core member of the team for the past two years and has a passion
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for LSU athletics passed onto him through the veins of his family. Loup’s cousin, Chad Loup was an LSU quarterback early in the ‘90s, and cousin Frank Godfrey, also played center for the football team around the same time. “The team is very important to both Sebastian and Cody,” LSU head coach Jeff Brown commented. “Both of them are willing to do what it takes to motivate the team. They are great examples of student-athletes, and are two guys really ready to lead.”
A Tell-Tale Fall
“Coming into the fall, the most important thing was to establish guys that could play at the top,” Brown said.
By fall’s end, each player had made strides, but three particular players broke loose from the pack. The journey to find the top three courts began in Houston when the Tigers kicked off competition at the Rice Invitational. Junior Julien Gauthier was the first to have a breakthrough performance by claiming the Bracket A singles title. The 5’10 force breezed through the
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first round over Southern Methodist’s Bryan Griffin 7-5, 6-0 before taking on Rice’s Isamu Tachibana in the second round. A third-set tiebreaker decided the match over Tachibana, and with a 4-6, 6-1, 10-6 mark Gauthier moved into the finals. Gauthier proved in the last match that he was capable of playing at escalated heights when he took the reigns against SMU’s Artem Baradach with a straight-set win, 6-3, 7-6. The next Tiger to step up was sophomore Neal Skupski. LSU was on the road once again for the D’Novo All-American Championships, a title former Tiger Michael Venus claimed in 2008. In 2009, it would be Skupski, Venus’ former doubles partner, who made a convincing run for the crown. Skupski defeated five opponents, four of which were nationally-ranked, as he worked his way through the qualifying rounds in to the second round of main draw. Although Skupski fell short of the All-American title, he revealed his resilience and proved he had the potential to be one of the nation’s top players. LSU’s final fall test at the USF Invitational would reveal another breakout performance—this time from Carlsson; however, Carlsson’s performance was neither unseen nor unexpected. Prior to the tournament, Carlsson made a run to the semifinals of the ITA Southern Regional, and recorded the biggest win of his career over Alabama’s 10th-ranked Saketh Myneni. The performance proved
Season Preview he was on the brink, and the USF Invitational was his tipping point. Carlsson claimed the Flight A singles title, his first title since 2007 when he captured the B Singles Bracket title at the Rice Invitational. En route to the USF Singles title, Carlsson defeated South Florida’s Peter Frank, 5-7, 6-0, 10-4, Miami’s Waylon Chin 6-1, 6-1 and Central Florida’s Marc Rocafort, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9. “Everyone made strides and improvements to their game,” Brown said. “It’s been a fun team to coach, and I look forward to practice with these guys, which isn’t always the case.”
Growing Room
The 2010 team has no seniors, but for the Tigers that means there is room to grow.
“This year, it’s going to be about being able to take some knocks and still maintain focus and understanding,” Brown explained. “This season, it’s almost like a twoyear project.”
Highlighting this year’s fresh crop are Stefan Szacinski, James Turbervill and Olivier Borsos. Szacinski, an Adelaide, Australia, native is set to be an asset in doubles after tying for the second-most doubles wins on the team during tournament competition. “Stefan is going to be a great leader going forward for this team,” Brown said. “He’s going to play a big role for us this season in both singles and doubles.” Fellow freshman Turbervill has already proven himself an asset as well. The Bristol, U.K., native produced an impressive 7-5 record in singles during the fall. “Turbervill has really put it all together recently, and he is going to be someone we call on us to give us consistent points,” Brown said. Borsos comes to Baton Rouge from Budapest, Hungary. After an impressive junior career in which he played four years for the Hungarian National Team and defeated three former junior world champions in doubles, he looks to make an immediate impact with the Tigers. But it’s not just those that have already stood out that will give the Tigers the lift they need this season. “I think one advantage to this team is that in every position we are going to improve throughout the season,” Brown said. “I don’t think anyone is near maximum potential, so there is growth from match to match and practice, which is very exciting as a coach.”
Robinson Stadium: A National Stage for Men’s Tennis
This season some of the nation’s top teams will be traveling to Baton Rouge to face the Tigers in the “Dub.” A Feb. 25 doubleheader against in-state rivals UL-Lafayette and New Orleans will kick off home competition. Nationally-ranked contenders roll into the “Dub” beginning Feb. 28 with Texas A&M, followed by South Carolina, Florida and South Florida. Robinson Stadium will see a brief hiatus when the Tigers travel to take on Mississippi State and Ole Miss March 12 and 14, respectively, but will see action once more on March 19 when the Tigers return for another clash of nationally- ranked proportions against Wake Forest. LSU faces preseason No. 3 Ohio State on March 23 and heavyweight SEC contender Georgia on March 28 both in front of a home crowd, and will finish the home season when they take on Kentucky on April 9 and Vanderbilt on April 11. Eighteen of LSU’s 2010 opponents have the potential of finishing listed in the ITA’s final rankings, and that’s not by chance. “We made a decision that we were going to get better by playing teams that are very good,” Brown said. “We are benefiting by playing such a tough schedule, and it won’t hurt us if we don’t win. It’ll be how we handle the losses that will make a difference. We’ll have to keep our heads up and continue our project.”
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And the project was one Brown began investing in long ago. In 2007, Brown brought in a record five freshmen to the team. Of the original five, three remain- Carlsson, Gauthier and David Roberts. In their combined careers, they have provided 99 wins for the Tigers. Since then, 10 new Tigers have burst onto the scene, including last year’s seasoned vets, Skupski and Mark Bowtell. Last season, Skupski became the first freshman AllAmerican for the LSU men’s tennis program, and both he and Bowtell were mainstays on the court. The two became integral parts of the team in only their first year with the Tigers, providing the team with both solid singles and doubles lineups.
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SEC Quick Facts South Carolina
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Kentucky
Florida
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Alabama
Arkansas
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Auburn
March 5, 2010 – 3 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Columbia, S.C. Enrollment: 25,077 Nickname: Gamecocks Conference: Southeastern Facility: Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center Head Coach: Kent DeMars Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 381-278 (25 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 15-11/No. 35 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 3-8/5th East Series Record: LSU leads, 23-7 Last Result: LSU won, 4-2 (2009 SEC Tournament) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/3 Men’s Tennis SID: Diana Koval E-mail: dkoval@mailbox.sc.edu SID phone: (803) 777-7977 Athletic website: www.GamecocksOnline.com March 7, 2010 – 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Gainesville, Fla. Enrollment: 52,112 Nickname: Gators Conference: Southeastern Facility: Linder Stadium and Ring Tennis Complex Head Coach: Andy Jackson Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 152-59 (8 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 18-9/No. 11 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 7-4/3rd East Series Record: LSU leads, 26-23-1 Last Result: Florida won, 5-2 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/3 Men’s Tennis SID: Denver Parler E-mail: denverp@gators.uaa.ufl.edu SID phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6135 Athletic website: www.GatorZone.com March 12, 2010 – 2 p.m. Starkville, Miss. Location: Starkville, Miss. Enrollment: 18,601 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern Facility: A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre Head Coach: Per Nilsson Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 14-27 (2 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 6-15/No. 72 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 2-9/5th West Series Record: LSU leads, 44-15-1 Last Result: LSU won, 4-2 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/1 Men’s Tennis SID: Jan Blaine E-mail: jrb362@msstate.edu SID phone: (662) 325-0968 Athletic website: www.mstateathletics.com March 14, 2010 – 1 p.m. Oxford, Miss. Location: Oxford, Miss. Enrollment: 18,344 Nickname: Rebels Conference: Southeastern Facility: Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center Head Coach: Billy Chadwick Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 584-262 (27 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 27-3/ No. 4 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 11-0/1st West Series Record: LSU leads, 43-15 Last Result: Ole Miss won, 4-2 (2009 NCAA Tournament) Letterwinners returning/lost: 4/4 Men’s Tennis SID: Kim Ling E-mail: kling@olemiss.edu SID phone: (662) 915-7522 Athletic website: www.olemisssports.com
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March 21, 2010 – 1 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn. Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment: 26,400 Nickname: Volunteers or Vols Conference: Southeastern Facility: Varsity Courts Head Coach: Sam Winterbotham Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 63-19 (3 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 23-7/No. 8 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 8-3/2nd East Series Record: LSU leads, 30-24 Last Result: Tennessee won, 4-3 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Amanda Pruitt E-mail: akpruitt@utk.edu SID phone: (865) 974-1212 Athletic website: www.UTsports.com March 28, 2010 – 11 a.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Athens, Ga. Enrollment: 34,180 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern Facility: Dan Magill Tennis Complex Head Coach: Manuel Diaz Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 488-100 (21 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 25-4/ No. 6 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 10-1/1st East Series Record: Georgia leads, 44-18 Last Result: Georgia won, 5-2 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Ben Beaty E-mail:bbeaty@sports.uga.edu SID phone: (706) 542-1621 Athletic website: www.georgiadogs.com April 2, 2010 – 3 p.m. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: 28,807 Nickname: Crimson Tide Conference: Southeastern Facility: Alabama Tennis Stadium Head Coach: Billy Pate Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 115-79 (Seven years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 21-8/ No. 16 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 7-4/2nd West Series Record: LSU leads, 38-23 Last Result: Alabama won, 5-2 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/5 Men’s Tennis SID: Jessica Pare E-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu SID phone: (205) 348-3673 Athletic website: www.RollTide.com April 4, 2010 – 1 p.m. Auburn, Ala. Location: Auburn, Ala. Enrollment: 24,602 Nickname: Tigers Conference: Southeastern Facility: Yarbrough Tennis Center Head Coach: Eric Shore Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 259-208 (19 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 14-11/ No. 21 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 5-6/3rd West Series Record: LSU leads, 30-13 Last Result: Auburn won, 4-3 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 5/5 Men’s Tennis SID: Kendra Lee E-mail: kal0014@auburn.edu SID phone: (334) 844-9182 Athletic website: www.AuburnTigers.com
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April 9, 2010 – 3 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 26,900 Nickname: Wildcats Conference: Southeastern Facility: Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex Head Coach: Dennis Emery Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 486-314 (27 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 18-11/ No. 15 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 6-5/4th East Series Record: LSU leads, 30-12 Last Result: Kentucky won, 7-0 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: N/A Men’s Tennis SID: Jeremy Strachan E-mail:jstrachan@uky.edu SID phone: (859) 257-8431 Athletic website: www.ukathletics.com April 11, 2010 – Noon Baton Rouge, La. Location: Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: 6,402 Nickname: Commodores Conference: Southeastern Facility: Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center Head Coach: Ian Duvenhage Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 37-54 (4 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 5-17/ No. 61 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 1-10/6th East Series Record: LSU leads, 44-14 Last Result: LSU won, 4-3 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 9/1 Men’s Tennis SID: Ryan Schulz E-mail: ryan.schulz@vanderbilt.edu SID phone: (615) 343-4396 Athletic website: www.vucommodores.com April 17, 2010 – 1 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark. Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 19,849 Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern Facility: George M. Billingsley Tennis Center Head Coach: Robert Cox Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 276-269 (22 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 10-14/No. 55 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 2-9/5th West Series Record: LSU leads, 21-4 Last Result: LSU won, 4-0 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/3 Men’s Tennis SID: Kate Mendelsohn E-mail: kmendels@uark.edu SID phone: (479) 575-4898 Athletic website: www.arkansasrazorbacks.com
Non-Conference Quick Facts Louisville
Jan. 29, 2010 – 10 a.m. Tallahassee, Fla. Location: Louisville, Ky. Enrollment: 21,000 Nickname: Cardinals Conference: Big East Facility: Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Head Coach: Rex Ecarma Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 289-210/ 19 years 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: No. 22 2009 Conference Record/Finish: No conf. record/4th Series Record: First meeting Last Result: N/A Letterwinners returning/lost: 9/1 Men’s Tennis SID: Lori Korte E-mail: ljkort01@louisville.edu SID phone: (502) 852-3086 Athletic website: www.uoflsports.com
Virginia
Feb. 20, 2010 – Noon Charlottesville, Va. Location: Charlottesville, Va. Enrollment: 21,057 Nickname: Cavaliers Conference: Atlantic Coast Facility: Boyd Tinsley Courts Head Coach: Brian Boland Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 201-42/8 years 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: No. 3 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 11-0/1st Series Record: First Meeting Last Result: N/A Letterwinners returning/lost: Men’s Tennis SID: Steve Kirkland E-mail:sk5za@virginia.edu SID phone: (434) 982-5500 Athletic website: www.virginiasports.com
South Florida
March 9, 2010 – 3 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 45,244 Nickname: Bulls Conference: Big East Facility: USF Varsity Tennis Courts Head Coach: Don Barr Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 235-10 (17 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 14-9/No. 37 2009 Conference Record/Finish: Series Record: LSU leads, 8-0 Last Result: LSU won, 4-3 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 8/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Kim Meyers E-mail: kmeyers@admin.usf.edu SID phone: (813) 974-4029 Athletic website: www.gousfbulls.com
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UL-Lafayette
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New Orleans
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Rice
Texas A&M
Jan. 30, 2010 – TBA Tallahassee, Fla. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Enrollment: 39, 136 Nickname: Seminoles Conference: Atlantic Coast Facility: Scott Speicher Tennis Center Head Coach: Dwayne Hultquist Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 21-8/No. 13 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 8-2/4th Series Record: LSU leads, 8-5 Last Result: Florida State won, 5-1 (1984) Letterwinners returning/lost:3/6 Men’s Tennis SID: Maryjane Gardner E-mail:mg03f@fsu.edu SID phone: (850) 644-2016 Athletic website: www.seminoles.com Jan. 30, 2010 – TBD Tallahassee, Fla. Location: Madison, Wisc. Enrollment: N/A Nickname: Badgers Conference: Big Ten Facility: Nielsen Tennis Stadium Head Coach: Greg Van Emburgh Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 27-33/4 years 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 16-11/No. 36 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 4-6 Series Record: LSU leads, 3-0 Last Result: LSU won, 9-0 (1981) Letterwinners returning/lost: 6/3 Men’s Tennis SID: Jacqueline Boscacci E-mail: jb5@athletics.wisc.edu SID phone: (608) 279-8653 Athletic website: www.uwbadgers.com Feb. 5, 2010 – 1:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Houston, Texas Enrollment: 5,339 Nickname: Owls Conference: Conference USA Facility: Jake Hess Tennis Stadium Head Coach: Ron Smarr Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 210-116 (12 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: No. 34 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 3-1/2nd Series Record: Rice leads, 16-11-2 Last Result: LSU won, 4-0 (2009 NCAA Tournament) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Chuck Pool E-mail: cpool@rice.edu SID phone: (713) 348-5775 Athletic website: www.riceowls.com
Feb. 25, 2010 – 3 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Lafayette, La. Enrollment: 16,361 Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns Conference: Sun Belt Facility: Cajun Courts Head Coach: Mark Jeffrey Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 16-7 (1 year) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 16-7/Unranked 2009 Conference Record/Finish: N/A Series Record: LSU leads, 18-0 Last Result: LSU won, 4-0 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 5/5 Men’s Tennis SID: Grant Alexander E-mail: Alexander@louisiana.edu SID phone: (337) 851-2255 Athletic website: www.ragincajuns.com Feb. 25, 2010 – 7 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: New Orleans, La. Enrollment: 11,650 Nickname: Privateers Conference: Sun Belt Facility: University Tennis Center Head Coach: Burzis Kanga Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 12-8/Unranked 2009 Conference Record/Finish:N/A Series Record: LSU leads, 22-0 Last Result: LSU won, 4-0 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 4/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Jason Plotkin E-mail: jplotkin@uno.edu SID phone: (504) 280-6284 Athletic website: www.unoprivateers.com
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March 19, 2010 – 3 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Winston Salem, N.C. Enrollment: 4,476 Nickname: Demon Deacons Conference: Atlantic Coast Facility: Leighton Tennis Stadium Head Coach: Jeff Zinn Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: No. 17 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 8-3/3rd Series Record: LSU leads, 1-0 Last Result: LSU won, 6-0 (1987) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Kathryn Hamlett E-mail: hamletkd@wfu.edu SID phone: 336-758-4120 Athletic website: www.wakeforestsports.com March 23, 2010 – 2 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: 53,715 Nickname: Buckeyes Conference: Big Ten Facility: Stickney Tennis Center Head Coach: Ty Tucker Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 257-49 (10 years) 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 36-2/No. 2 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 13-0/1st Series Record: Tied, 5-5 Last Result: Ohio State won, 7-0 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost: 7/4 Men’s Tennis SID: Danielle Warner E-mail: warner.238@osu.edu SID phone: (614) 292-3270 Athletic website: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Feb. 28, 2010 – 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. Location: College Station, Texas Enrollment: 48, 702 Nickname: Aggies Conference: Big 12 Facility: George P. Mitchell Tennis Center Head Coach: Steve Denton Coach’s Record at school/Years at school: 45-33/ 3 years 2009 Record/Final ITA ranking: 17-9/No. 14 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 4-1/2nd Series Record: Texas A&M leads, 21-16 Last Result: Texas A&M won, 4-3 (2009) Letterwinners returning/lost:8/2 Men’s Tennis SID: Marlene Navor E-mail: mnavor@athletics.tamu.edu SID phone: (979) 845-0199 Athletic website: www.AggieAthletics.com
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Roger Anderson Olivier Borsos Mark Bowtell Sebastian Carlsson Julien Gauthier Jordan Girdley Tom Knights Cody Loup John Michaelis David Roberts Neal Skupski Stefan Szacinski James Turbervill
6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11
Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
HS HS 1L 2L 2L TR HS 1L HS 1L 1L HS HS
Coppell, Texas (Coppell Senior HS) Budapest, Hungary (Lycée Marceau) County Wicklow, Ireland (Institute of Education) Uppsala, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala) Repentigny, Canada (Georges Vanier HS) Orlando, Fla. (William R. Boone HS/U.S. Military Academy) London, England (Finchley Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/Memphis) Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) Liverpool, England (King David HS) Adelaide, Australia (Marryatville HS) Bristol, U.K. (Ralph Allen School)
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Player Profiles
Sebastian
Coach Brown on Carlsson
“Sebastian made the jump to the next level with his fall performances. He gained confidence, and he is ready to be a player on the national stage. We expect Sebastian to contribute at a high spot in both our singles and doubles lineups, and his breakthrough is something we’ve been looking forward to. Not only has Sebastian been strong on the courts, he is also an outstanding student. He has really put it all together for the total package.”
LSU INTRO
Carlsson
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Height: 6-0 • Class: Junior • Experience: 2L Last School: Celsiusskolan Uppsala • Hometown: Uppsala, Sweden
REVIEW History
2009 ITA Scholar-Athlete 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2009 Second-Team All-Louisiana 2008 ITA Scholar-Athlete 2008 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2008 First-Team All-Louisiana FALL 2009 Earned a team-best .778 winning percentage … Notched a 7-2 singles record and earned a 3-3 doubles mark … Debuted at No. 97 in the ITA Preseason Rankings … Defeated then No. 10 Saketh Myneni of Alabama en route to the ITA Southern Regional singles semifinals … Captured the singles title at the USF Invitational. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Notched an overall 15-19 record in singles with a 16-16 doubles record … Earned Second-Team All-Louisiana honors … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Defeated Rice’s 61st-ranked Sam Garforth-Bles 6-0, 7-6 (6) ... Had a solid postseason presence, notching a pair of singles and doubles victories at the SEC Tournament and NCAA Championships … Posted a 6-9 singles record and a 4-7 doubles record in the fall … Reached the semifinals of the consolation bracket at the SEC Indoor Championships … Defeated No. 100 Pedro Graber of Virginia Tech at the Auburn Spring Classic 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 … Earned second varsity letter.
Carlsson’s Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
27 15 7 49
7 19 2 28
.794 .441 .778 .636
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-- .286 1.00 .375
8 4 - 12
3 6 - 9
.727 .400 -- .571
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Named Louisiana Freshman of the Year … Earned First-Team All-Louisiana honors … Finished his first season as a Tiger with a team-best 27 wins … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors four times … 22 of his wins were in straight sets … Ended the fall and the spring on a seven-match winning streak … Tied for first on the team in conference wins with eight … Went 10-1 at home … Finished third on the team in doubles wins with 18 … Biggest win of the season came when he clinched LSU’s 4-3 upset win of eighth-ranked Florida on the last court by defeating Erik Corace, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 … Finished the fall season with a team-best 10-3 singles record … Won his first match as a Tiger at the Rice Invitational on Sept. 14, 2007, when he handily defeated Andy Narido of Prairie View A&M, 6-1, 6-0 … Won the B Singles Bracket title at the Rice Invitational … Won the red bracket singles title at the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational … Earned first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU Won the Under 21 Swedish Junior Indoor Championship … Two-time Swedish Junior Doubles Champion … Ranked among Sweden’s top 5 from 13 to 18 years old. PERSONAL Son of Kent and Marina Carlsson … Born Feb. 14, 1988 … Has one sister, Julia (17) … Came to LSU because of the coaching staff, location and the chance to play in the Southeastern Conference … His mother was a professional track athlete in Sweden and Finland … Undecided on a major.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 60 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
18 16 3 37
8 16 3 27
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Compiled a 13-17 singles record and a 17-12 mark in doubles …Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Defeated Rice’s Sam Garforth-Bles in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 7-5, 6-1 … Appeared in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Rankings at No. 53 with James Cluskey … Went 5-6 in singles and 7-4 in doubles during the fall … Overcame Arkansas’ 14th-ranked duo of Blake Strode and Matt Hogan with Cluskey by an 8-6 mark …Upset 90th-ranked John Peers of Middle Tennessee State in a three-set victory 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 … Earned second varsity letter.
Gauthier’s Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
.515 .433 .500 .479
0 1 - 1
3 0 - 3
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6 6 - 12
2 4 - 6
.750 .600 -.667
Height: 5-10 • Class: Junior • Experience: 2L Last School: Georges Vanier HS • Hometown: Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
FALL 2009 Posted a 4-4 singles record and a 3-5 doubles record … Broke into the ITA rankings as preseason No. 101 … Kicked off the fall by capturing the Flight A singles title at the Rice Invitational … Defeated Troy’s Aurelien Tave 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to move into the round of 32 at the ITA Southern Regional.
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Julien
Coach Brown on Gauthier
“Julien has made some significant changes to his game style that paid dividends in the fall. The changes will continue to help him win matches in the spring. He’s taken the time to analyze his game and it has helped him. Julien’s tweaks and analytical skills have helped him become one of the best athletes we have on the team.”
2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
.692 .500 .500 .578
.000 1.000 -- .250
0 3 - 3
7 8 - 15
.000 .273 -.167
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Notched a 17-16 record in singles and 12-8 mark in doubles … Played primarily at the No. 3 spot in the singles lineup … He proved to be a solid asset for the Tigers in the postseason as he garnered singles wins against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament and Drake in the NCAA first round … Compiled a 7-4 record in singles and a 7-3 record in doubles during the fall … His seven fall doubles wins was a team best … Won his first match as a Tiger at the Rice Invitational on Sept. 15, 2007, by knocking off Rice’s Chong Wang, 6-2, 6-4 … Earned first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU A standout at Georges Vanier High School … Was the 2005 Junior Tennis Player of the Year in Quebec … The No. 1-ranked junior player in Canada …Won a remarkable 13 national and provincial titles and was also a member of the Canadian Junior Davis Cup Team. PERSONAL The reputation of LSU athletics and the coaches were the two main factors in why he decided to come to LSU … Has one sibling, Jean-Philippe Gauthier (19) … Majoring in business.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 60 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2007-08 2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
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.600 .586 .375 .561
0 1 - 1
2 1 - 3
.000 .500 -- .250
0 6 - 6
3 4 - 7
.000 .600 -.462
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Player Profiles
Cody
INTRO
Coach Brown on Loup
“Cody is one of our captains along with Sebastian. He does a good job of coming ready to go and getting the team ready to practice. He lends his experience to the other guys. We look forward to him being a contributor on the court, and he’s made some significant changes in his game that will pay dividends for him.”
loup
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Height: 5-11 • Class: Junior • Experience: 1L Last School(s): Catholic High/Memphis • Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
REVIEW History
2009 ITA Scholar-Athlete 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll FALL 2009 Earned a 4-4 singles record and a 4-2 doubles record … Earned two victories at the ITA Southern Regional to reach the round of 64 … Ended the fall on a solid note with a straight-set victory over Central Florida’s Joe Delinks in Fight 8, 6-2, 6-0. REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Notched a 1-5 overall record in singles and etched a 1-1 doubles record … Competed in his first dual match against Ole Miss in the NCAA Second Round … Went 1-4 in singles and 1-1 in doubles during fall … Defeated Kentucky’s Shane Collins 6-3, 6-1 to earn a victory in the consolation round of the ITA Regional … Edged out Samford duo Kelwin Dewet and Brian Dushock 8-6 with David Roberts at the ULL Invitational … Earned first varsity letter. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08) Transferred from Memphis and received a redshirt.
Loup’s Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
1 4 5
5 4 9
.167 .500 .357
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PRIOR TO LSU Memphis: Played the 2006-07 season at Memphis … Came on strong late in the spring to cap the year, going 7-10 in dual season singles play to finish the year with an 8-20 overall singles mark ... Also stepped in to the doubles line up late in the year to go 2-2 at the top spot when teamed with Benedikt Fischer. Catholic High: Won the 2006 Louisiana High School Athletic Association singles title as a senior, helping his Catholic team to a Division I - Class 5A Runner-up finish ...Was a three-year captain of his prep team ...Was named the Catholic MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior and was a Louisiana High School Star of Stars in 2006 ... Loup was a four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net ... That same website had him listed as the No. 2 senior in the State of Louisiana ... Loup won the Louisiana State Closed Junior Qualifying Tournament in June of 2006 and was ranked No. 31 on the USTA Southern Boys 18 Closed Endorsement List. PERSONAL Born November 2, 1987 ... Parents are Darrell and Beth Loup ... Darrell is an attorney and Beth works at the LSU Law School … Has two sisters, Kristin (22) and Courtney (26) … His cousin, Chad Loup, played quarterback for LSU in the early ‘90s … Another cousin, Frank Godfrey, played center for LSU in the early ‘90s … Was runner up in the 2007 Phi Mu Man of the Year contest … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … His father and both of his sisters attended LSU.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
1 4 5
1 2 3
.500 .667 .625
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Girdley’s Career Statistics Singles
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PERSONAL Full name is Jordan Wilson Girdley … Born Nov. 29, 1988 … Son of Richard and Marcia Girdley… Has two siblings Conner (23) and Elizabeth (17) … Majoring in Industrial Engineering.
PRIOR TO LSU Transferred from Army… Earned Patriot League second team honors.
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Height: 6-1 •Class: JR • Experience: TR Last School: Boone HS/West Point • Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
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GIRDLEY FALL 2009 Transferred from West Point and sat out fall 2009.
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Mark
Coach Brown on Bowtell
“Mark got a variety of experience last year. He played a crucial role in a lot of big matches, and that experience is going to be beneficial for him going into the spring. He’s made some great improvement in his practice methods. With school, he seems to have gotten the total package put together. He looks to be focused on his tennis and contributing in an even bigger way this year.”
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bowtell
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Height: 6-4 • Class: Sophomore • Experience: 1L Last School: Institute of Education • Hometown: County Wicklow, Ireland
REVIEW History
FALL 2009 Tallied a 3-4 singles record and earned a 3-3 mark in doubles. FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Posted a 14-17 record in singles and a 6-11 record in doubles … Played primarily at the No. 6 spot in the singles lineup … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week Honors for his performance against in-state rivals UL-Lafayette and New Orleans on Feb. 23 … Etched a 7-6 singles record in the fall with all seven victories achieved in straight sets … Earned first varsity letter.
PERSONAL Born May 21, 1990 … Son of Paul and Catrina Bowtell … Has two sisters, Anna (8) and Amy (14) and one brother Adam (16) …Decided to come to LSU because of the coaches, team reputation, to play in the Southeastern Conference and fellow Irishman James Cluskey … Played tennis, soccer and field hockey in high school.
PRIOR TO LSU Won the 2004 National Irish U-14 Indoor Championship … Captured the 2005 U-16 National Masters Championship … Received the Senior Tennis Award in 2005 … Was the highest ranked ITF junior in 2006 and 2007.
Mark’s Career Statistics Singles
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
14 3 17
17 .452 4 .429 21 .447
0 - 0
1 - 1
.000 -- .000
4 - 4
5 - 5
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
.444 -.444
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
6 3 9
11 .353 3 .500 14 .391
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4 - 4
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David
Coach Brown on Roberts
“David is starting to put everything together he’s been working on. He’s made some significant changes over the last year or so, and he is looking to put those to use. David will be looked upon to step in and play more of a significant role for us this season.”
roberts
Height: 6-0 • Class: Sophomore • Experience: 1L Last School: St. Thomas More HS • Hometown: Lafayette, La. 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll FALL 2009 Posted a 4-4 singles mark and a 2-4 record in doubles … Ended the fall with a three-match win streak at the USF Invitational. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Competed in his first dual match against UNO’s Abdelrahman Zaki, leading Zaki in the third set as LSU clinched the match and left Roberts’ match unfinished … Posted a 2-7 singles mark and a 3-5 doubles record for fall competition… Opened the fall season with both a singles and doubles victory at the ULL Invitational … Earned first varsity letter.
Roberts’ Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
2 4 6
7 4 11
.222 .500 .353
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Received a redshirt for the 2007-08 season. Prior to LSU His team won the 4A State Championship all four years he attended St. Thomas More high school … Went undefeated during his senior season … Graduated with honors. Personal Born January 20, 1989 … Parents are Jerry and Lisa Roberts … Has one sister, Katherine (21) … Majoring in Kinesiology.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
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Neal
INTRO
Coach Brown on Skupski
“Neal had a great fall. He really made a step up and transitioned from his freshman year to one of the top 25 players in the nation. He’s had some significant wins against players ranked as high as No. 5. His singles game has caught up with the high level of competitiveness he displays on the doubles court. Last year, he finished the season ranked at No. 4 with Michael Venus and he was an All-American in doubles.He’s looking to do the same thing in singles this year.”
Skupski
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Height: 6-1 • Class: Sophomore • Experience: 1L Last School: King David High School • Hometown: Liverpool, England
REVIEW History
2009 ITA Doubles All-American 2009 SEC All-Freshman Team 2009 Second-Team All-SEC 2009 Second-Team All-Louisiana FALL 2009 Earned a team-best eight wins with an 8-3 singles record and 3-4 doubles record … Ranked No. 26 in the preseason ITA rankings … Kicked off the fall with a five-match win streak … Defeated four nationally-ranked opponents in fall tournaments, including former fifth-ranked Guillermo Gomez of Georgia Tech, 6-4, 6-4. FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) First LSU freshman to achieve All-America status in tennis after earning ITA Doubles All-America honors with Venus… Finished at No. 4 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings with Venus … Named to the 2009 SEC All-Freshman Team… Received Second-Team All-SEC honors … Made an immediate impact at LSU, earning the second-most singles wins with 21… Posted a 15-7 doubles record … Defeated the No. 1 duo of Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berge twice during competition with Venus and once when the Ole Miss duo was ranked No. 2 … Named SEC Freshman of the Week following his efforts against Rice in LSU’s home opener on Feb. 7... Clinched five matches for the Tigers, including LSU’s biggest win of the year over then 17th-ranked South Carolina on April 5 … Compiled an 8-8 singles record and a 7-6 doubles record during fall competition
Skupski’s Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
21 8 29
16 .568 3 .727 19 .604
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3 1 4
.250 .750 .500
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… Notched a perfect 3-0 record in both singles and with doubles partner Sebastian Carlsson at the University of Central Florida Invitational … Earned a three-set victory over No. 69 Nejc Podkrajsek of Georgia State 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 … Held a six-match winning streak in doubles … Teamed up with Venus to defeat the No. 40 duo of Jaime Hunt and Nate Schnugg of Georgia 8-6 en route to the finals of the SEC Coaches’ Indoor Championships … Advanced in the D’Novo/ITA Prequalifying rounds with three straight-set victories, falling just short of the qualifying draw … Earned first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU Won the 2007 under-18 singles and doubles champion in Lancashire, England ... Teamed up with his brother Ken as a doubles duo in the 2007 Senior County Club ... Holds the newcomer’s record at the Senior County Cup with a 10-2 mark ... Served as a sporting ambassador for all schools in Liverpool, England, where he promoted the 2012 Olympics which will take place in London. PERSONAL Born on December 1, 1989 in Liverpool, England … Son of Ken and Mary Skupski … Is the brother of former LSU tennis star Ken Skupski (26), who ended his LSU career in the 2006-07 season as one of the most decorated Tigers in team history ... Chose to come to LSU because of the facilities, history and coaches … Played tennis, soccer and cricket golf in high school.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
2008-09 Fall 2009 Totals
22 3 25
14 .611 4 .429 18 .581
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Roger
8 - 8
.600 -- .600
5 - 5
5 - 5
.500 -.500
Coach Brown on Anderson
“Roger is very talented. The upside is all in front of him. He soaks up everything we’ve told him until this point and is extremely coachable. He is someone we are going to look to in doubles this year, and we look forward to continue watching him grow. He’s been great in practice. He works as hard as anyone on a daily basis.”
Anderson JR. Height: 6-3 • Class: Freshman • Experience: HS Last School: Coppell High School • Hometown: Coppell, Texas FALL 2009 Won his first match as a Tiger at the Rice Invitational against Rice’s Andy Wang in straight sets, 7-6, 6-4 … Earned a 2-1 record in singles.
PERSONAL Born June 7, 1991 … Son of Roger and Debbie Anderson … Has one brother, Riley (16) … Chose LSU because of the facilities and a chance to play in the SEC … Majoring in business.
PRIOR TO LSU Ranked as highly as No. 16 in Texas Boys Super 18s and No. 12 in Texas Boys Super 16s … Won two National Open doubles titles as a junior (2007,2008).
Anderson’s Career Statistics Singles
Overall vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
Fall 2009 Totals
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John
Coach Brown on MICHAELIS
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Michaelis
“John has done everything we’ve asked him to do during the course of the semester. He does a great job in school and will only improve. He’s got a great work ethic and does a great job in the classroom. John has a great attitude and enthusiasm he brings to the team.”
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Height: 5-11 • Class: Freshman • Experience: HS Last School: St. Paul’s HS • Hometown: Covington, La.
REVIEW History
FALL 2009 Did not compete in fall 2009. PRIOR TO LSU Won high school 5A team championship … Won regionals his final season at St. Paul’s High School and took third place in the state championships.
Michaelis’ Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
Fall 2009 Totals
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PERSONAL Son of William and Leslie Michaelis … Has two siblings, Elise (16) and Reid (13) … Majoring in biological sciences … Grandfather played both baseball and basketball for LSU … Chose to come to LSU for both academics and the tennis coaching staff.
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
Fall 2009 Totals
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Olivier
BORSOS
Coach Brown on BORSOS
“We are looking for Olivier to really hit the ground running with us because starting in January can be tough for some. We are hoping the transition goes well for him in both tennis and school.”
Height: 6-0 • Class: Freshman • Experience: HS Last School: Lycée Marceau •Hometown: Budapest, Hungary PRIOR TO LSU Participated in junior tournaments excluding Grand Slams … Played four years for the Hungarian National Team … Defeated three former junior world champions in doubles … Ranked as high as No. 965 in ATP doubles rankings … Peaked at No. 18 in the ITF U-16 Rankings.
PERSONAL Born Sept. 16, 1990 … Son of Attila and Edina Borsos … Has one brother, Robin (16) … Father played handball in the Séoul and Barcelona Olympics … Mother was also an Olympian, participating in the Athens and Beijing Olympics in handball.
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Stefan
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“Stefan is a very high caliber achiever. He is constantly looking to make improvements in his game and is also a great student. Stefan will be a strong leader for this team going forward. He has a great maturity, and he will play a big role for us this season in singles and doubles.”
Height: 6-0 • Class: Freshman • Experience: HS Last School: Marryatville High School • Hometown: Adelaide, Australia
REVIEW History
Coach Brown on Szacinski
Szacinski
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FALL 2009 Etched a 4-4 singles record and a 4-4 doubles record … Won his first match as a Tiger at the Rice Invitational in the B bracket against Tulane’s Joe Young, 7-6, 2-6, 1-0.
PERSONAL Son of Andrew and Amelia Szacinski … Born Aug. 5, 1991 … Has one brother, Patrick (20) … Chose LSU because of the coaches and location as well as the university’s academic and athletic reputation.
PRIOR TO LSU Participated in the Australia Open Junior in both singles and doubles … National Boy’s 16 finalist on clay, grass and hard courts … Ranked as one of Australia’s top-ranked junior players and at his highest position ranked No. 76 in the Tennis Australian Men’s Ranking.
Szacinski’ Career Statistics Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT.
Fall 2009 Totals
4 4
4 4
.500 .500
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Doubles
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4 4
.500 .500
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James
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Coach Brown on TURBERVILL
Turbervill
“James’ work ethic started to catch up to his talent. He’s always been extremely talented, and now he is starting to put it all together. He will be one of the bigger spots we will call upon to give us a consistent point in the singles and doubles lineup.”
Height:5-11 • Class: Freshman • Experience: HS Last School: Ralph Allen School • Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom FALL 2009 Posted a 5-3 record in singles and a 4-3 record in doubles … Won his first match at LSU against Tulane’s Colby-Kramer Golinkoff at the Rice Invitational in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 … Ended the fall season on a solid note by defeating Central Florida’s Eugene Dolgovykh, 7-6, 6-4 … Won his last two doubles matches of the fall with sophomore Mark Bowtell at the USF Invitational.
PERSONAL Born Jan. 29, 1991 … Parents are Ann and John Turbervill … Has one brother Rob (22) … Chose LSU because of the facilities, coaches and a chance to play in the Southeastern Conference.
PRIOR TO LSU Winner of the Doubles U18 ITF G4 in Denmark … Standout singles performer that clinched both the U18 ITF G5 in Ireland and also U18 LTA National Grand Prix Tournament in the United Kingdom… Ranked as highly as No. 193 in the ITF U18 Junior Rankings.
Turbervill’s Career Statistics Singles
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Roster Breakdown
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2010 ROSTER
BREAKDOWN: By Country:
By Class: 5 Juniors:
1 Australia:
1 Ireland:
Sebastian Carlsson Julien Gauthier Jordan Girdley Tom Knights Cody Loup
1 Canada:
1 Sweden:
3 Sophomores:
Stefan Szacinski-Adelaide
Julien Gauthier-Repentigny
3 England:
Mark Bowtell- County Wicklow
Sebastian Carlsson-Uppsala
5 United States:
Tom Knights-London Neal Skupski- Liverpool James Turbervill- Bristol
Roger Anderson - Coppell, Texas Jordan Girdley - Orlando, Fla. Cody Loup - Baton Rouge, La. John Michaelis - Covington, La. David Roberts – Lafayette, La.
1 Hungary:
Olivier Borsos-Budapest
Mark Bowtell David Roberts Neal Skupski
5 Freshmen:
Roger Anderson Olivier Borsos John Michaelis Stefan Szacinski James Turbervill
Returning Lettermen Name
Exp. Overall W-L (S) Dual Overall W-L (D) Dual
Mark Bowtell Sebastian Carlsson Julien Gauthier Cody Loup David Roberts Neal Skupski
1L 2L 2L 1L 1L 1L
18-24 52-30 36-39 6-12 6-11 31-21
7-11 31-22 20-22 0-1 0-0 13-8
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Season
REVIEW
The Streak Goes On For each year of his tenure, Coach Brown has taken the team to the NCAA Tournament and a top-30 finish. Last season was no different for the Tigers as the team advanced to the second round of NCAA Tournament competition and earned a final bid of No. 28 in the nation. The Tigers kept with their winning tradition in 2009 despite struggles in the SEC, the nation’s top tennis conference. LSU even managed to write a few new records with breakout performances from senior Michael Venus and freshman Neal Skupski. “I think what helped us last year was our guys being so committed,” LSU head coach Jeff Brown said. “Michael was a huge part of our success, and he legitimately became one of the top players in the country. Neal and Sebastian (Carlsson) were also pretty sure points, and we had a very solid doubles lineup.”
Historical Fall The Tigers got off to a slow start in fall competition due to inclement weather at the ULL Invitational, but the D’Novo All-American Championships made the wait worth LSU’s while. The All-American Championship was the first showcase of Venus’ skills after a successful junior season had left LSU highly anticipating his senior campaign. After burning through the opening rounds to the championship match, five nationally-ranked players laid in his wake. The only thing that stood between Venus and clinching the All-American Title was the No. 1 player in the nation—Oklahoma State’s Oleksandr Nedovyesov. Venus took down top-ranked Nedovyesov in a three-set standoff 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4 and created history by becoming the first Tiger in the LSU program to capture the All-American crown.
Home Sweet Home LSU opened its home season in grand fashion by knocking off nationally-ranked No. 27 Rice. The Tigers edged out the Owls by a 4-3 margin to earn their first dual victory of the season at the “Dub.” The next action of the season at the “Dub” was a doubleheader with in-state rivals UL-Lafayette and New Orleans. LSU blanked both teams by a 4-0 mark before getting ready for conference competition on their home courts. Kicking off SEC play in the “Dub,” the Tigers prepared to take on 26th-ranked Auburn. The early doubles point that would later prove pivotal went to Auburn. LSU took three singles courts, but it was not enough to capture victory. The Plainsmen took the close match by
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a 4-3 mark. The loss would signal the beginning of an SEC struggle for the young LSU team, but they would notch three more wins at home during the season to earn a 7-4 record in front of Tiger fans in Robinson Stadium.
SEC Success and Struggles The disheartening loss to Auburn at home left the Tigers staggering to prepare for their next big conference opponent, top-20 team Alabama. Once again the Tigers took to the courts of Robinson Stadium. LSU made a run for the doubles point, but was unable to clinch an early lead. The Crimson Tide used the advantage to leverage a win against the Tigers by a 5-2 mark. The season would be fraught with test after test in the SEC, but the Tigers worked through adversity to tally wins against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Arkansas. “It was a different beginning for us last year with SEC competition,” Brown commented. “Some of the guys were injured at first, but I think the team understood our capabilities, and that we’d get better as the season went on.” LSU earned an overall 4-7 SEC record and finished 8th overall in the conference.
NCAA Team Tournament LSU was named a host site for the NCAA regional with Alcorn State, Rice and Ole Miss traveling to Baton Rouge for the tournament. It would be the first time the tennis team hosted NCAA regionals since 2007, and caused a controversy when the second-ranked Rebels would not have home court advantage in the tournament. In the opening round, Ole Miss knocked off Alcorn State, and LSU blanked Rice, 4-0. LSU prepared to take on the No.2 team in the nation for the third time during the season for the chance to advance to the round of 16. LSU captured the early lead during the regular season on Ole Miss by winning doubles, but had no such luck in the tournament. Ole Miss, the only team to beat LSU in its last eight matches of the year, pushed past the Tigers with a 4-2 mark.
Dangerous Doubles The doubles point proved a solid weapon for the Tigers in combat. In every match except for two, when the Tigers garnered the doubles point it was a precursor to victory. Tiger tandem Venus and Skupski also made a powerhouse duo that took down 12 nationally-ranked opponents en
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route to an 18-9 record. The duo defeated top-ranked Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berg twice during competition. The duo’s efforts earned them a bid to the NCAA Individual Championships in College Station, Texas. Entering the tournament, the two were the third seed and overall No. 2 doubles team in the nation. Venus and Skupski took on Sacramento State’s 58th-ranked Kiryl Harbatsiuk and Anton Stryhas. The LSU duo jumped to a 4-1 lead to kick-off the match against their Sacramento State opponents, but was unable to hold the advantage. Harbatsiuk and Stryhas fought back to tie the match at 5-all and a battle ensued. Venus and Skupski fought through the match; however, in the end, the Sacramento State duo edged by with an 11-9 mark. Venus and Skupski finished the season as the fourth-ranked duo in the nation and each earned an automatic AllAmerica status for their rankings.
Fresh Impact Skupski’s All-America honor was the first for a freshman on the LSU men’s tennis team. In his first year with the Tigers, the Liverpool, England, native finished at No. 4 in the final ITA doubles rankings with partner Venus, and notched the second-most wins on the team at 21 behind Venus with 26. The newcomer earned Freshman of the Week honors during the Tigers debut home match-up. Skupski dealt the final blow to Rice, clinching the match for the Tigers after capturing his doubles match with Venus as well. Freshman Mark Bowtell was also a mainstay in the starting lineup. The Dublin, Ireland, native played primarily at the No. 6 spot, but was a valuable asset in doubles. Bowtell and fellow Irishman senior James Cluskey earned a 5-3 mark together in dual play. Bowtell’s outstanding doubles performances earned him the SEC Freshman of the Week for week four of competition against in-state rivals UL-Lafayette and UNO. “We relied on the freshmen last year,” Brown said. “Neal was one of our most solid points, and Bowtell, he was one of those guys who, when he won his court, we seemed to win the match.”
Ample Awards At the close of the 2008-10 season, numerous players garnered acclaim for their efforts on the courts, in the classroom and in the community. Leading the way for the Tigers on the court was Venus. The 2008 D’Novo All-American Champion did not let his success stop in the fall.
During dual competition, Venus went on to notch an impressive 26-9 record, with a 21-8 record over nationally-ranked opponents. Venus’ efforts earned him a final No. 7 bid in the ITA rankings, Singles and Doubles All-America, First-Team All- SEC honors and SEC Player of the Year. The SEC Player of the Year honor was the first for any Tiger since Michael Chmela earned the award in 1998. Skupski racked up honors as well in celebration of his first-year success with the Tigers. Skupski earned Second-Team All-SEC honors and was named to the six-member SEC All-Freshmen team in addition to his Doubles All-America Status. Senior member of the Student Advisory Committee James Cluskey led the Tigers in the community. He was named to the SEC Community Service team for his efforts in Baton Rouge and in the surrounding areas. Cluskey spearheaded trips to local hospitals, reading trips to elementary schools and volunteered along with other members of the team to hand out awards at the Special Olympics for Bowling.
Pro Success Former Tiger Ken Skupski, who is the brother of current player Neal Skupski, began his journey to make his stake in the pros. Ken was a four-year letterwinner at LSU from 2004-07. In that short time, Ken became one of the most decorated players in school history. Skupski was a three-time All-American, and holds the fourth-most wins in school history at 104, including the record for most doubles wins in a season with Mark Growcott. On the pro tour in 2009, Skupski proved he could do more than play with the world’s best; he proved he could beat the world’s best. Skupski and partner Colin Fleming knocked off then top-ranked Danny and Mike Bryan at the Queen’s Club AEGON Championships. Skupski earned a Wimbledon doubles wild card, and broke into the top-100 at No. 98 simultaneously with the announcement he would be joining Britain’s Davis Cup Team. All his achievements foreshadowed his next great achievement. Skupski captured his first-ever ATP title in Metz, France in September 2009. After garnering his first title, the next seemed to come with ease. Skupski picked up the doubles title at the St. Petersburg Open in November, and shows no signs of checking up. “It’s been very exciting to see Ken succeed,” Brown said. “With the skill set he has, it was easy to tell his capabilities. It’s rewarding for him to have had such an outstanding college career, and then go on to achieve one of his dreams. That’s what being a coach is all about.”
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Overall:
Home: Away: Vs. SEC: Vs. SEC West: Vs. SEC East: Non Conference: Louisiana Opponents: Vs. Top 75: Vs. Top 25: Vs. Top 10: Vs. Top 5: Vs. Higher Ranked: Longest Winning Streak:
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7-4 2-5 4-7 2-3 2-4 5-3 2-0 9-11 2-10 0-6 0-5 3-10 3 Matches
(Mississippi State, Arkansas and South Carolina)
Winning Doubles Point: Losing Doubles Point:
10-2 0-10
LSU in the ITA Rankings Date Rank
Jan. 6 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 27 May 22
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19 16 16 15 14 14 30 39 35 31 34 32 31 30 28 28
Singles Rankings
2009 Dual-Match Results
Michael Venus
Date Rank
Jan. 6 Feb. 19 March 3 March 17 March 31 April 14 April 21 April 27 May 29
2 5 9 9 6 7 6 7 7
Doubles Ranking
Venus/Skupski Feb. 19 March 3 March 17 March 31 April 14 April 21 April 27 May 29 Cluskey/Gauthier Feb. 19
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2009: (11-12) Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Second Round National Rank: No. 28 # 20 Texas Tech W #12 Tulsa L #27 Rice W # 3 Ohio State L UL-Lafayette W New Orleans W #26 Auburn L # 20 Alabama L #41 Vanderbilt W #21 Kentucky L #27 South Florida W #15 Texas A&M L #3 Georgia L #5 Tennessee L #10 Florida L #17 South Carolina W #2 Ole Miss L #69 Miss. State W #47 Arkansas W SEC Tournament #28 South Carolina W #2 Ole Miss L NCAA Tournament #34 Rice W #2 Ole Miss L
4-3 2-4 4-3 0-7 4-0 4-0 3-4 2-5 4-3 0-7 4-3 3-4 2-5 3-4 2-5 4-2 2-5 4-2 4-0 4-2 2-4 4-0 2-4
2009 Results #16 LSU 4, #20 Texas Tech 3
# 14 LSU 4, UL-Lafayette 0
Jan. 31, 2009 at Tulsa, Okla. Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Feb. 28, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Singles 1. #2 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #19 Raony Carvalho (TTU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 2. Sinisa Markovic (TTU) def. Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 6-2, 6-3 3. James Cluskey (LSU) def. Gonzalo Escobar (TTU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Christian Rojmar (TTU) 6-3, 6-4 5. Michael Breler (TTU) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-3, 6-1 6. Milos Kustudija (TTU) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Singles 1. #5 Michael Venus (LSU) def. Piotr Olechowski (ULL) 6-2, 6-3 2. James Cluskey (LSU) vs. Javier Pulgar-Garcia (ULL) 6-2, 2-5, unfinished 3. Neal Skupski (LSU) vs. Piotr Banas (ULL) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Yanick Mandl (ULL) 6-0, 6-0 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Arlen Domoney (ULL) 6-2, 6-0 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) vs. Neil Schneider (ULL) 5-6, unfinished
Doubles 1. Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) def. #7 Raony Carvalho/Christian Rojmar (TTU) 8-4 2. Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey (LSU) def. Michael Breler/Sinisa Markovic (TTU) 9-7 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Gonzalo Escobar/David Gonzalez (TTU) 9-8 (0-2)
Doubles 1. #9 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Yanick Mandl/Arlen Domoney (ULL) 8-4 2. James Cluskey/Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Piotr Banas/Piotr Olechowski (ULL) 8-1 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) vs. Javier Pulgar-Garcia/Neil Schneider (ULL) 6-5, unfinished
#12 Tulsa 4, # 16 LSU 2
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#14 LSU 4, New Orleans 0
Feb. 1, 2009 at Tulsa, Okla. Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Feb. 28, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Singles 1. #10 Arnau Brugues (TU) def. #2 Michael Venus (LSU) 6-1, 6-1 2. Victor Kolik (TU) def. Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 7-5, 6-4 3. #91 Philip Stephens (TU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 6-3 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Alberto Sottocorno (TU) 7-6, 7-6 5. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) vs. Ashley Watling (TU) 4-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished 6. Ross Cunningham (TU) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Singles 1. #5 Michael Venus (LSU) vs. Calvin Kemp (UNO) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished 2. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Vinay Kamineni (UNO) 6-2, 6-4 3. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) vs. Ben Smith (UNO) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished 4. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Jose Gaspar (UNO) 6-1, 6-2 5. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Oliver Cuthill (UNO) 6-2, 6-2 6. David Roberts (LSU) vs. Abdelrahman Zaki (UNO) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles 1. Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #4 Arnau Brugues/Philip Stephens (TU) 8-6 2. Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey (LSU) def. Marko Ballok/Ross Cunningham (TU) 9-7 3. Alberto Sottocorno/Ashley Watling (TU) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 8-3
#16 LSU 4, #27 Rice 3
Doubles 1. Ben Smith/Calvin Kemp (UNO) def. #9 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) 8-4 2. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Guilherme Rebolo/Oliver Cuthill (UNO) 8-1 3. Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey (LSU) def. Vinay Kamineni/Jose Gaspar (UNO) 8-5
#26 Auburn 4, #30 LSU 3
Feb. 7, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
March 6, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W. T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Singles 1. Christoph Muller (RICE) def. #2 Michael Venus (LSU) 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 6-1 2. #26 Bruno Rosa (RICE) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-1, 6-1 3. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Chong Wang (RICE) 6-4, 6-4 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. #61 Sam Garforth-Bles (RICE) 6-0 (8-6), 7-6 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Tobias Schiel (RICE) 6-3 (9-7), 7-6 6. Isamu Tachibana (RICE) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #69 Alexey Tsyrenov (AUB) 6-4, 6-4 2. #105 Tim Puetz (AUB) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-2, 6-1 3. Lukas Marsoun (AUB) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-1, 6-2 4. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Milan Krnjetin (AUB) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 5. Alex Stamchev (AUB) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-4, 6-4 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Alex Petropoulos (AUB) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles 1. Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) def. Christoph Muller/Tobias Schiel (RICE) 8-5 2. Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey (LSU) def. Bruno Rosa/Chong Wang (RICE) 8-6 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Sam Garforth-Bles/Isamu Tachibana (RICE) 8-6
#3 Ohio State 7, # 14 LSU 0
Doubles 1. #11 Alexey Tsyrenov/Tim Puetz (AUB) def. #13 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) 8-6 2. Lukas Marsoun/Alex Stamchev (AUB) def. James Cluskey/Mark Bowtell (LSU) 8-2 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Milan Krnjetin/Michel Monteiro (AUB) 8-5
#20 Alabama 5, #30 LSU 2
Feb. 22, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio Stickney Tennis Center
March 8, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Singles 1. #22 Steven Moneke (OSU) def. #5 Michael Venus (LSU) 6-2, 6-3 2. #4 Bryan Koniecko (OSU) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-1, 6-3 3. #23 Justin Kronauge (OSU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-2, 6-1 4. Matt Allare (OSU) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-3, 7-5 5. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. #63 Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-2, 6-4 6. #82 Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
Singles 1. #66 Saketh Myneni (UA) def. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) 6-1, 6-3 2. Mathieu Thibaudeau (UA) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-4 3. Billy Mertz (UA) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-4, 6-4 4. Michael Thompson (UA) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-3, 6-2 5. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Dan Buikema (UA) 4-6, 7-6, 10-1 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Michael Jung (UA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles 1. #9 Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) def. Justin Kronauge/Steven Moneke (OSU) 8-5 2. Bryan Koniecko/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. #53 James Cluskey/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-3 3. Matt Allare/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Mark Bowtell/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 8-5
Doubles 1. Mathieu Thibaudeau/Dan Buikema (UA) def. #13 Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) 8-6 2. #27 Billy Mertz/Saketh Myneni (UA) def. James Cluskey/Mark Bowtell (LSU) 8-3 3. Julien Gauthier/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Ricky Doverspike/Andrew Felsenthal (UA) 8-4
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2009 Results #39 LSU 4, #41 Vanderbilt 3
#3 Georgia 5, #31 LSU 2
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. Bryant Salcedo (VU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-2 2. Vijay Paul (VU) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-4, 6-2 3. Adam Baker (VU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Charlie Jones (VU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 5. Alex Zotov (VU) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-2, 6-2 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. James Moye (VU) 7-6 (11-9), 6-4
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #10 Nate Schnugg (UGA) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 2. #73 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 6-0 3. #71 Jaime Hunt (UGA) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Josh Varela (UGA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 5. Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 6. Christian Vitulli (UGA) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles 1. #13 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #30 Adam Baker/Alex Zotov (VU) 8-5 2. Jonathan Tragardh/James Cluskey (LSU) def. #58 Bryant Salcedo/Nich Cromydas (VU) 8-5 3. Julien Gauthier/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Charlie Jones/Vijay Paul (VU) 8-6
Doubles 1. #7 Jaime Hunt/Nate Schnugg (UGA) def. #12 Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) 8-2 2. Drake Bernstein/Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-4 3. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Borja Malo/Christian Vitulli (UGA) 8-4
#21 Kentucky 7, #41 LSU 0
#5 Tennessee 4, #31 LSU 3
Singles 1. #2 Bruno Agostinelli (UK) def. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-6) 2. Brad Cox (UK) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 7-5, 6-4 3. #99 Eric Quigley (UK) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-1, 6-2 4. Alex Musialek (UK) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-2, 6-3 5. Graeme Dyce (UK) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-2 6. Alberto Gonzalez (UK) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #7 John-Patrick Smith (UT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 2. #25 Boris Conkic (UT) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 7-5 3. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-1, 6-4 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Davey Sandgren (UT) 6-0, 6-0 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Matt Brewer (UT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 6. Christian Hansen (UT) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles 1. #13 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #20 Bruno Agostinelli/Brad Cox (UK) 8-6 2. Eric Quigley/Graeme Dyce (UK) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 8-4 3. Alberto Gonzalez/Alex Musialek (UK) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-6
Doubles 1. #8 Davey Sandgren/John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #12 Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) 8-6 2. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Boris Conkic/Matteo Fago (UT) 8-5 3. Matt Brewer/Bryan Swartz (UT) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 9-7
#35 LSU 4, #27 University of South Florida 3
#10 Florida 5, #34 LSU 2
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #70 Lucas Jovita (USF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 2. #95 Wael Kilani (USF) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 3. Mahmoud Hamed (USF) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 4. Jamal Adderley (USF) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-3 5. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Thomas Estrada (USF) 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Mark Oijaca (USF) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Singles 1. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #27 Carlos Cueto (UF) 6-4, 6-2 2. #28 Alex Lacroix (UF) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) 3. Antoine Benneteau (UF) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 7-5, 6-0 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Joey Burkhardt (UF) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 5. Johnny Hamui (UF) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 7-5, 6-2 6. Jeff Dadamo (UF) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles 1. #12 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #27 Thomas Estrada/Lucas Jovita (USF) 8-4 2. Mahmoud Hamed/Jamal Adderley (USF) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-6 3. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Yannick Yoshizawa/Wael Kilani (USF) 8-5
Doubles 1. #17 Antoine Benneteau/Joey Burkhardt (UF) def. #8 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) 8-4 2. Jeff Dadamo/Johnny Hamui (UF) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-5 3. Carlos Cueto/Alex Lacroix (UF) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 8-4
#15 Texas A&M 4, #35 LSU 3
#34 LSU 5, #17 South Carolina 1
Singles 1. #9 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #16 Conor Pollock (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4 2. #52 Austin Krajicek (TAMU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-4, 6-4 3. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Alexey Grigorov (TAMU) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 7-6 (7-3) 4. Marcus Lunt (TAMU) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Kayvon Karimi (TAMU) 6-1, 6-0 6. Colin Hoover (TAMU) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-1, 6-4
Singles 1. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #52 Diego Cubas (USC) 7-5 (7-5), 6-3 2. James Cluskey (LSU) def. Pedro Campos (USC) 6-4, 6-4 3. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Jaime Cuellar (USC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Ivan Machado (USC) 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 5. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-2, 6-2 6. Ivan Cressoni (USC) vs. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 3-6, 6-1, 4-2, unfinished
Doubles 1. #3 Conor Pollock/Austin Krajicek (TAMU) def. #12 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) 8-3 2. Alexey Grigorov/Colin Hoover (TAMU) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 9-8 (7-4) 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Calon Alpar/Marcus Lunt (TAMU) 9-8 (7-2)
Doubles 1. #8 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #28 Diego Cubas/Ivan Machado (USC) 8-6 2. Pedro Campos/Ivan Cressoni (USC) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-3 3. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Jaime Cuellar/Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 8-5
March 13, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn. Brownlee Currey Jr. Tennis Center
March 28, 2009 at Athens, Ga. Hopkins Indoor Center
March 15, 2009 at Lexington, Ky. Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex
March 29, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
March 18, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
March 21, 2009 at College Station, Texas Mitchell Tennis Center
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April 5, 2009 at Columbia, S.C. Sam Daniels Tennis Center
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#2 Ole Miss 4, #30 LSU 2
April 10, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W. T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium Singles 1. #23 Jonas Berg (OM) def. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) 6-1, 6-2 2. James Cluskey (LSU) def. #29 Devin Britton (OM) 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 6-5 3. #37 Kalle Norberg (OM) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-0, 6-2 4. Bram ten Berge (OM) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 0-6, 7-5, 7-5 5. Otto Sauer (OM) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-1) 6. Chris Thiemann (OM) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-3, 6-2 Doubles 1. #8 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #2 Jonas Berg/Bram ten Berge (OM) 8-4 2. Devin Britton/Tucker Vorster (OM) def. Jonathan Tragardh/James Cluskey (LSU) 8-6 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Kalle Norberg/Otto Sauer (OM) 8-5
#32 LSU 4, #69 Mississippi State 2
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SEC Tournament – Quarterfinals April 24, 2009 at Auburn, Ala. Yarbrough Tennis Center
INTRO
Singles 1. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #16 Jonas Berg (OM) 6-3, 7-5 2. #37 Devin Britton (OM) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-2, 6-3 3. #39 Kalle Norberg (OM) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-3, 6-2 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Bram ten Berge (OM) 6-4, 6-4 5. Marcel Thiemann (OM) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 7-5, 6-4 6. Christoph Thiemann (OM) vs. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 5-7, 6-1, 0-3, unfinished
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Doubles 1. #3 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #1 Bram ten Berge/Jonas Berg (OM) 8-4 2. Devin Britton/Tucker Vorster (OM) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 9-7 3. Kalle Norberg/Otto Sauer (OM) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-6
#28 LSU 4, #34 Rice 0
April 12, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
NCAA Tournament- First Round May 8, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Singles 1. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #88 Ryan Farlow (MSU) 6-1, 6-2 2. #89 Artem Ilyushin (MSU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 3. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Louis Cant (MSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Antonio Lastre (MSU) 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-4 5. Christopher Doerr (MSU) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 7-5, 6-3 6. Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) def. Tanner Stump (MSU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Singles 1. #7 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #46 Bruno Rosa (RICE) 6-2, 6-3 2. James Cluskey (LSU) vs. #51 Christoph Muller (RICE) 6-4, 1-5, unfinished 3. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Tobias Schiel (RICE) 6-1, 6-3 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) vs. Isamu Tachibana (RICE) 6-7, 5-0, unfinished 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Sam Garforth-Bles (RICE) 7-5, 6-1 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) vs. Christian Saravia (RICE) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
#31 LSU 4, #47 Arkansas 0
April 18, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Doubles 1. #2 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #55 Christoph Muller/Tobias Schiel (RICE) 9-7 2. Bruno Rosa/Isamu Tachibana (RICE) def. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 8-4 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Sam Garforth-Bles/Christian Saravia (RICE) 9-7
Singles 1. Michael Venus (LSU) vs. Blake Strode (UARK) 2-6, 5-3, unfinished 2. James Cluskey (LSU) vs. Chris Nott (UARK) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished 3. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) vs. Matt Hogan (UARK) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished 4. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UARK) 7-5, 6-3 5. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Nikolas Zogaj (UARK) 6-1, 6-3 6. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Tyler Tarnasky (UARK) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Ole Miss 4, #28 LSU 2
NCAA Tournament – Second Round May 9, 2009 at Baton Rouge, La. W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium
Doubles 1. #6 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Blake Strode/Chris Nott (UARK) 8-4 2. Jonathan Tragardh/James Cluskey (LSU) vs. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan (UARK) 4-5, unfinished 3. Julien Gauthier/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Taylor King/Matt Walters (UARK) 8-5
#30 LSU 4, #28 South Carolina 2
SEC Tournament First Round April 23, 2009 at Auburn, Ala. Yarbrough Tennis Center
Singles 1. #7 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #16 Jonas Berg (OM) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) 2. #30 Devin Britton (UM) def. James Cluskey (LSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 3. #40 Kalle Norberg (UM) vs. Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished 4. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Otto Sauer (UM) 6-3, 6-1 5. Marcel Thiemann (UM) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-3, 6-3 6. Chris Thiemann (UM) def. Cody Loup (LSU) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles 1. #2 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #1 Jonas Berg/Bram ten Berge (UM) 8-5 2. Devin Britton/Tucker Vorster (UM) def. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) 8-4 3. Kalle Norberg/Otto Sauer (UM) def. Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey (LSU) 8-5
Singles 1. #6 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #51 Diego Cubas (USC) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 2. James Cluskey (LSU) vs. Pedro Campos (USC) 4-6, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished 3. Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Jaime Cuellar (USC) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 4. Ivan Machado (USC) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-4, 7-6 5. Mark Bowtell (LSU) def. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 6-4, 6-1 6. Ivan Cressoni (USC) def. Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles 1. #3 Michael Venus/Neal Skupski (LSU) def. #23 Diego Cubas/Ivan Machado (USC) 8-4 2. James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh (LSU) vs. Pedro Campos/Joe Veeder (USC) 6-6, unfinished 3. Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Ivan Cressoni/Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 8-4
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2008-09 Final Statistics Singles
Overall Dual
Tour
SEC
1
2
3
4
5
6
Nat’l
Streak
Last10
Mark Bowtell Sebastian Carlsson James Cluskey Julien Gauthier Ryan Lissner Cody Loup Curt Maddox Andrew Meyers David Roberts Neal Skupski Jonathan Tragardh Michael Venus Totals Percentage
7-6 6-9 5-5 5-6 3-7 1-4 0-1 0-2 2-7 8-8 9-9 11-3 57-67 .460
4-5 4-6 2-8 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-5 1-0 7-3 27-35 .435
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15-6 15-6 .714
--- --- 2-10 --- --- --- --- --- --- 1-4 0-2 --- 3-16 .158
--- 2-4 1-5 --- --- --- --- --- --- 4-3 --- --- 7-12 .368
--- 5-3 --- 2-3 --- --- --- --- --- 8-1 --- --- 15-7 .682
2-1 2-3 --- 6-8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 10-12 .455
5-10 --- --- --- --- 0-1 --- --- --- --- 1-1 --- 6-12 .333
0-1 2-5 2-15 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 21-8 27-33 .450
L1 W2 L3 W1 L2 L2 L1 L2 L2 W1 L1 L1
2-5 4-4 2-5 4-6 3-7 1-5 0-1 0-2 2-7 7-2 3-7 7-2
14-17 15-19 8-20 13-17 3-7 1-5 0-1 0-2 2-7 21-16 10-12 26-9 113-32 .461
7-11 9-10 3-15 8-11 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-8 1-3 15-6 56-65 .463
Doubles Teams Overall Dual
Tour
SEC
1
2
3
Nat’l
Streak
Last 10
Cody Loup/David Roberts Sebastian Carlsson/Neal Skupski James Cluskey/Michael Venus Mark Bowtell/Jonathan Tragardh Ryan Lissner/Cody Loup James Cluskey/Julien Gauthier Julien Gauthier/Jonathan Tragardh Mark Bowtell/Ryan Lissner Andrew Meyers/David Roberts Mark Bowtell/David Roberts Sebastian Carlsson/Jonathan Tragardh Neal Skupski/Michael Venus Mark Bowtell/Neal Skupski Ryan Lissner/David Roberts Mark Bowtell/James Cluskey Mark Bowtell/Sebastian Carlsson Sebastian Carlsson/Julien Gauthier James Cluskey/Jonathan Tragardh Totals Percentage
1-0 4-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 5-3 2-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-5 3-2 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 18-26 .409
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 6-4 3-4 14-15 .483
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15-7 --- --- --- --- --- --- 15-7 .682
--- --- --- --- --- 0-1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4-2 --- 2-5 1-5 7-13 .350
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2-1 --- --- --- 1-1 0-1 8-2 3-2 14-7 .667
0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 12-6 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 15-12 .556
W1 W3 L1 L1 L1 L2 W2 L2 L2 L1 W1 L1 L3 W1 L3 L1 L1 L3
1-0 4-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 5-4 2-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-6 7-3 0-3 1-2 5-3 0-1 5-5 3-7
1-0 4-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 5-4 2-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 2-6 18-9 0-3 1-2 5-3 0-1 10-7 4-7 54-53 .505
Overall Record: 11-12
SEC: 4-7
Home: 7-4
Away: 2-5
Neutral: 2-3
vs. National Ranked: 9-11
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 15-7 0-0 0-0 5-3 0-1 10-7 4-7 36-27 .571
Doubles
Overall Dual
Tour
SEC
1
2
3
Mark Bowtell Sebastian Carlsson James Cluskey Julien Gauthier Ryan Lissner Cody Loup Andrew Meyers David Roberts Neal Skupski Jonathan Tragardh Michael Venus Totals Percentage
1-7 4-7 6-4 7-4 1-5 1-1 0-2 3-5 7-7 2-7 4-3 18-26 .409
0-2 6-4 3-6 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 3-4 5-5 14-15 .483
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15-7 --- 15-7 15-7 .682
4-2 2-5 5-8 2-6 --- --- --- --- --- 1-5 --- 7-13 .350
1-2 10-4 4-3 8-2 ----------5-3 --14-7 .667
6-11 16-16 15-15 17-12 1-5 1-1 0-2 3-5 22-14 8-15 19-10 54-53 .505
5-4 12-9 9-11 10-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 15-7 6-8 15-7 36-27 .571
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2009 SEC Tournament Results
Eastern Division
First Round #8 LSU 4, #9 South Carolina 2 #5 Alabama 4, #12 Vanderbilt 0 #7 Auburn 4, #10 Mississippi State 1 #6 Kentucky 4, #11 Arkansas 2
Team
SEC Pct. ALL Pct.
Georgia^ Tennessee Florida Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt
10-1 8-3 7-4 6-5 3-8 1-10
.909 .727 .636 .545 .273 .091
25-4 23-7 18-9 18-11 15-11 5-17
.862 .767 .667 .621 .577 .227
Western Division Team
SEC Pct. ALL Pct.
Ole Miss* Alabama Auburn LSU Arkansas Mississippi State
11-0 7-4 5-6 4-7 2-9 2-9
1.000 .636 .455 .364 .182 .182
27-3 21-8 14-11 11-12 10-14 6-15
.900 .724 .560 .478 .417 .286
*Western Division/Regular-Season/Tournament Champion ^ Eastern Division Champion
2009 SEC Awards Second-Team All-SEC Mathieu Thibaudeau, Alabama Alexey Tsyrenov, Auburn Tim Puetz, Auburn Antoine Benneteau, Florida Javier Garrapiz, Georgia Josh Varela, Georgia Eric Quigley, Kentucky Neal Skupski, LSU Devin Britton, Ole Miss Otto Sauer, Ole Miss Ryan Farlow, Mississippi State Diego Cubas, South Carolina Boris Conkic, Tennessee
Final Singles Rankings
25 27 32 43 70 74 78 86 90
John-Patrick Smith, UT Bruno Agostinelli, UK Michael Venus, LSU Nate Schnugg, UGA Blake Strode, ARK Devin Britton, UM Jonas Berg, UM Saketh Myneni, UA Carlos Cueto, UF Boris Conkic, UT Alexey Tsyrenov, AU Alex Lacroix, UF Diego Cubas, USC Kalle Norberg, UM Jaime Hunt, UGA Javier Garrapiz, UGA Mathieu Thibaudeau, UA Tim Puetz, AU Ryan Farlow, MSU Tyler Hochwalt, UF Bryant Salcedo, VU Eric Quigley, UK
Final Doubles Rankings 1 Sandgren/Smith, UT 3 tenBerge/Berg, UM 4 Venus/Skupski, LSU 6 Tsyrenov/Puetz, AU 7 Hunt/Schnugg, UGA 18 Benneteau/Burkhardt, UF 19 Agostinelli/Cox, UK
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Quarterfinal #1 Ole Miss 4, #8 LSU 2 #4 Florida 4, #5 Alabama 3 #2 Georgia 4, #7 Auburn 1 #3 Tennessee 4, #6 Kentucky 2
History
Semifinal #1 Ole Miss 4, #4 Florida 0 #3 Tennessee 4, #2 Georgia 1 Final #1 Ole Miss 4, #4 Tennessee 2
SEC In the Rankings
First-Team All-SEC Saketh Myneni, Alabama Blake Strode, Arkansas Carlos Cueto, Florida Alex Lacroix, Florida Jamie Hunt, Georgia Nate Schnugg, Georgia Bruno Agostinelli, Kentucky Michael Venus, LSU Jonas Berg, Ole Miss Kalle Norberg, Ole Miss Bram ten Berge, Ole Miss Matteo Fago, Tennessee John-Patrick Smith, Tennessee
3 4 7 10 13 19 23 24 25 38 41 42 47 49 62 63 86 91 102 104 107 120
LSU
Buikema/Thibaudeau, UA Cubas/Machado, USC Baker/Zotov, VU Conkic/Fago, UT Marsoun/Stamchev, AU Strode/Hogan, ARK Lebedev/Nott, ARK Doverspike/Thibaudeau, UA Britton/Vorster, UM
SEC Coach of the Year Billy Chadwick, Ole Miss
SEC Player of the Year Michael Venus, LSU
SEC Freshman of the Year Carlos Cueto, Florida
SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year Blake Strode, ARK
ITA Scholar-Athletes (LSU Only) Sebastian Carlsson Cody Loup
ITA All-Americans
Bruno Agostinelli Jonas Berg Devin Britton Jaime Hunt
UK (S) UM (S, D) UM (S) UGA (D)
Collegiate Tennis Rankings Administered by the ITA Top 10 1. USC 2. Ohio State 3. Virginia 4. Ole Miss * 5. UCLA 6. Georgia* 7. Baylor 8. Tennessee* 9. Texas 10. Stanford
Tim Puetz Davey Sandgren Nate Schnugg Neal Skupski John-Patrick Smith Blake Strode Bram ten Berge Alexey Tysrenov Michael Venus
AU (D) UT (D) UGA (S,D) LSU (D) UT (S,D) ARK (S) UM (D) AU (D) LSU (S,D)
SEC Community Service Team Andrew Felsenthal, UA Taylor King, ARK Johnny Hamui, UF Josh Varela, UGA James Cluskey, LSU Devin Britton, UM Ryan Farlow, MSU Thomas Stoddard, USC Davey Sandgren, UT Vijay Paul, VU
SEC All-Freshman Team Alex Stamchev, AU Carlos Cueto, UF Eric Quigley, UK Neal Skupski, LSU Devin Britton, UM Artem Ilyushin, MSU
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Rest of the SEC 11. Florida 14. Kentucky 16. Alabama 21. Auburn 28. LSU 35. South Carolina 55. Arkansas 61. Vanderbilt 72. Mississippi State
SEC Players of the Week
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 11
Matt Brewer, UT Chris Doerr, MSU Bruno Agostinelli, UK Bruno Agostinelli, UK Alex Lacroix, UF Nate Schnugg, UGA John-Patrick Smith, UT Michael Venus, LSU Jonas Berg, UM Nate Schnugg, UGA
SEC Freshmen of the Week
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Neal Skupski, LSU Devin Britton, UM Carlos Cueto, UF Mark Bowtell, LSU Marcel Thiemann, UM Otto Sauer, UM Ivan Machado, USC Devin Britton, UM Marcel Thiemann, UM Chris Thiemann, UM
SEC Honor Roll (LSU Only) Sebastian Carlsson Julien Gauthier Ryan Lissner Cody Loup David Roberts Michael Venus
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LSU’s NCAA Tournament Teams
LSU AT THe
team championships 2005 at Baton Rouge, La.
1987 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - LSU def. Kentucky, 4-1 Semifinal - LSU def. UAB, 4-2 Final - LSU def. Auburn, 4-3
2006 at Coral Gables, Fla.
1988 at Athens, Ga.
1999 at Baton Rouge, La.
First Round - LSU def. Alcorn State, 4-0 Second Round - LSU def. Vanderbilt, 4-0
First Round - Bye Second Round - LSU def. California 6-0 Quarterfinal - LSU def. Georgia 5-3 Semifinal - LSU def. Michigan, 5-4 Final - Stanford def. LSU, 5-2
2008 at Champaign Ill.
1989 at Athens, Ga.
Best Finish: 2nd (1988)
NCAA Regionals Record: 17-6 1996 at Baton Rouge, La.
Semifinal - LSU def. Alcorn State, 4-0 Final - LSU def. Tulane, 4-1
2000 at Baton Rouge, La.
Semifinal - LSU def. Alcorn State, 4-0 Final - LSU def. Clemson, 4-0
2001 at Baton Rouge, La. Semifinal - LSU def. Marist, 4-0 Final - LSU def. Texas, 4-2
2002 at College Station, Texas Semifinal - LSU def. TCU, 4-0 Final - Texas A&M def. LSU, 4-0
2003 at New Orleans, La.
First Round - South Alabama def. LSU, 4-2
2004 at Baton Rouge, La.
First Round - LSU def. Southern, 4-0 Second Round - Rice def. LSU, 4-0
First Round - LSU def. Binghamton, 4-0 Second Round - LSU def. Tulane, 4-1 First Round - Minnesota def. LSU, 4-2
2007 at Baton Rouge, La.
First Round- LSU def. Drake, 4-1 Second Round- Illinois def. LSU, 4
2009 at Baton Rouge, La.
1996 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - TCU def. LSU, 4-3
1997 at Los Angeles, Calif. First Round - Duke def. LSU, 4-1
1998 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - LSU def. SMU, 4-0 Quarterfinal - LSU def. Mississippi, 4-0 Semifinal - Georgia def. LSU, 4-1
1999 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - California def., LSU, 5-3
First Round - LSU def. Fresno State, 4-1 Quarterfinal - LSU def. Duke, 4-3 Semifinal - UCLA def. LSU, 4-1
NCAA Championships
1991 at Athens, Ga.
2000 at Athens, Ga.
Record: 11-20
1978 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - Pepperdine def. LSU, 6-3
1984 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - UCLA def. LSU, 6-0
1985 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - Clemson def. LSU, 5-1 First Round - SMU def. LSU, 5-2
First Round - Bye Second Round - LSU def. TCU, 5-2 Quarterfinal - California def. LSU, 5-2
1992 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - Ohio State def. LSU, 4-0-2
First Round - Bye Second Round - Duke def. LSU, 5-2
1988
Overall Record: 19-8 • Final Rank: No. 9 SEC Champions The Tigers entered the NCAA Tournament as the SEC Champions, but LSU was again eliminated in the first round by a very good Clemson team, 5-1. Clemson ended its season ranked No. 8 in the nation, while LSU netted its highest final national ranking ever at No. 9.
Overall Record: 17-8 • Final Rank: No. 12 LSU would have to wait yet another year to get its first win at the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers, who were in the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight year, fell to SMU, 5-2, in the opening round. SMU went on to finish third in the nation, while the Tigers ended their season ranked No. 12.
First Round - Texas A&M def. LSU, 4-1
1993 at Athens, Ga.
1984
1985
2001 at Athens, Ga.
2005 at College Station, Texas
1987
Overall Record: 19-10 • Final Rank: No. 12 After a five-year absence from the NCAA’s, second-year head coach Jerry Simmons led the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament for what would be the first of ten-straight appearances at the event. The Tigers were quickly eliminated from the NCAA’s, as eventual champion UCLA ousted LSU by a 6-0 count.
First Round - Illinois def. LSU, 4-3
First Round - Bye Second Round - LSU def. Pepperdine, 5-2 Quarterfinal - Stanford def. LSU, 5-2
1978
1986
First Round - TCU def. LSU, 4-0
1990 at Palm Springs, Calif.
Overall Record: 20-3 • Final Rank: No. 12 The Tigers made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the school’s history when coach Steve Carter guided LSU to the NCAA’s in 1978. The Tigers entered the NCAA’s with a 20-2 record, while riding a nine-match winning streak. However, Pepperdine proved to be too strong for LSU as the Wave rolled to a 6-3 first round win. LSU finished the year ranked No. 12 in the nation.
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1995 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - LSU def. Rice, 4-0 Second Round - Ole Miss def. LSU, 4-2
1986 at Athens, Ga.
First Round - LSU def. Texas, 5-2 Second Round - USC def. LSU, 5-3
First Round - Georgia def. LSU, 4-0
2007 at Athens, Ga.
Overall Record: 23-6 • Final Rank: No. 8 LSU won what was then a school-record 23 matches as the Tigers finally got their first win in NCAA Tournament action with a 5-2 second round victory over Texas. The Tigers, who received a first round bye, then fell to Southern Cal, 5-3, in the quarter-finals. LSU finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation, the highest ranking ever for an LSU team at the time.
Overall Record: 27-2 • Final Rank: No. 2 SEC Regular Season Champions • National Team Indoor Finalists LSU enjoyed what is still the best season in school history as the Tigers reached the finals of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers, which did not lose a match outdoors all season, lost to Stanford, 5-2, in the finals of the NCAA’s in a match that was forced indoors due to rain. LSU reached the finals by recording wins over California in round two, Georgia in the quarterfinal and Michigan in the semifinal. LSU, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation for four weeks during the season, ended the year ranked second.
1989
Overall Record: 22-5 • Final Rank: No. 8 SEC Regular Season Champions The Tigers reached the final eight at the NCAA’s for the third- straight year, but that was as far as LSU would go as eventual champion Stanford beat the Tigers, 5-3, in the quarterfinal. The Tigers finished their season ranked No. 8 in the nation.
1990
Overall Record: 13-9 • Final Rank: No. 11 The Tigers had a down season asfas as wins and losses are concerned but LSU still managed to make the 20-team NCA tournament field. The Tigers weren’t around for long as California beat LSU 5-3 in round one. LSU finished its season with a 13-9 record and ranked No. 11 in the nation.
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1991
Overall Record: 19-6 • Final Rank: No. 6 SEC Runner-up Returning to the final eight at the NCAA’s after a year’s absence from the top 10, LSU beat TCU 5-3 round two. The Tigers then were eliminated by California for the second year in a row by a 5-2 count. LSU finished the year ranked No. 6 in the nation.
1992
Overall Record: 17-7 • Final Rank: No. 10 SEC Regular Season Champions • SEC Runner-up LSU entered the NCAA Tournament fresh off an appearance in the SEC Tournament title match. After a first round bye, the Tigers defeated Pepperdine, 6-3, in the second round. LSU then ran into trouble as eventual-champion Stanford ousted the Tigers 5-2. The Tigers finished the year ranked No. 10 in the nation.
1993
Overall Record: 16-6 • Final Rank: No. 8 SEC Runner-up LSU made the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive year, but the Tigers weren’t around for long as Duke posted a 5-2 upset win over LSU in the second round. LSU, which received a first round bye, was ranked No. 8 in the final national poll. The Duke match marked the final match for perhaps three of the best players in LSU history in Tamer El Sawy, Michael Wesbrooks and Juha Pesola.
1995
Overall Record: 19-4 • Final Rank: No. 9 SEC Runner-up The Tigers returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1995. However, LSU’s return was short-lived as TCU, ranked 10th, upset the sixth-ranked Tigers, 4-0, in round one. LSU lost to Georgia in the SEC Tournament final and finished the year ranked No. 9 in the nation.
1996
Overall Record: 21-5 • Final Rank: No. 12 NCAA Region III Champions LSU enjoyed another stellar campaign en route to its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in 14 years under coach Jerry Simmons. LSU played host to the 1996 NCAA Region III Championships. The topseeded Tigers overcame a 3-0 deficit to No. 23 Auburn in the title match for a thrilling 4-3 win to advance to the NCAA’s. LSU beat Kentucky in the first round and A -Birmingham in the Regional semifinal. TCU, ranked 4th, bumped LSU from the NCAA Championships in the round of 16 for the second-straight year by a 4-3 count.
1997
1998
Overall Record: 25-2 • Final Rank: No. 2 SEC Champions • SEC Tournament Champions In his first year as LSU’s head coach, Jeff Brown led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament semifinals and a No. 2 National Ranking. The Tigers swept the SEC with a perfect 14-0 record, capturing the SEC Tournament championship as well as the overall conference crown. In the NCAA tounament, LSU tore through SMU and SEC rival Ole Miss before falling in the semifinals to a Georgia team the Tigers had twice defeated earlier in the year.
1999
Overall Record: 20-7 • Final Rank: No. 4 SEC Champions • SEC Tournament Champions LSU shocked the collegiate tennis world by returning to the Final Four for the second consecutive year in 1999. The Tigers, who had a No. 19 preseason ranking, hosted a regional and beat Alcorn State and Tulane to advance to the round of 16 at Athens, Ga. There, LSU beat a gutsy Fresno State team before upsetting second-ranked Duke in the quarterfinal. However, the magic ended in the Final Four as No. 1 UCLA managed to survive the Tiger attack. The Tigers defeated eventual national champion Georgia twice on the season.
2000
Overall Record: 20-6 • Final Rank: No. 12 After entering the season as one of the favorites to win the national championship, the 2000 LSU squad earned a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. For the second consecutive season, the Tigers roared through the first two rounds in Baton Rouge with 4-0 victories over both Alcorn State and Clemson. Then it was on to Athens, Ga., and a tough round of 16 match with sixth-seeded Illinois. In a grueling match, the Illini proved to be a little too strong as they claimed a 4-3 victory and ousted LSU from the tournament.
2001
Overall Record: 16-8 • Final Rank: No. 13 The LSU men’s tennis team qualified for the NCAA Championships for the seventh-straight season in 2001 after accumulating a 14-7 overall record during the regular season. The Tigers rebounded from a 4-3 upset loss against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Tournament to host an NCAA Regional for the third-consecutive season. In front of a raucous home crowd at the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium, LSU dropped Marist, 4-0, in first-round action before knocking off 19th-ranked Texas, 4-2, to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. The Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third-straight year and faced No. 7 Texas A&M at the Dan Magill Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Georgia. In the third-round match, Texas A&M out-slugged the Tigers, 4-1.
Overall Record: 17-7 • Final Rank: No. 9 SEC Runner-up Jerry Simmons, LSU’s all-time winningest coach, led the Tigers to the NCAA’s for the 13th and final time during 1997 after announcing his retirement prior to the start of the spring season. Simmons capped off a much heralded 26- year coaching career, 15 coming at LSU, as his Tigers earned an automatic tourney bid. Unfortunately, Simmons’ Tigers were upended in round one by No. 10 Duke 4-1, finishing the year at 17-7 overall No. 9 nationally.
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2002
Overall Record: 11-14 • Final Rank: No. 29 Despite finishing the regular season with a losing record for the first time in seven years, LSU proved its worthiness of an NCAA Tournament bid by advancing to the round of 32 with a convincing 4-0 victory over the higher-ranked Texas Christian Horned Frogs. The win was a triumphant contrast for the Tigers after the team had traversed a season full of 4-3 losses and had faced 16 top-25 teams in 25 dualmatch contests. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, LSU fell prey to 16th-ranked Texas A&M for the second-consecutive season, 4-0, in College Station, Texas.
2003
Overall Record: 13-11 • Final Rank: No. 24 The Tigers kept their NCAA tournament streak alive, making their ninth consecutive postseason appearance and finishing the season ranked in the top 25 for the 19th time in 20 years. The Tigers finished second in the SEC West with a 5-6 conference record and 13-11 overall record. They were upset in the first round by No. 56 South Alabama, 4-2, in New Orleans.
2004
Overall Record: 18-7 • Final Rank: No. 13 LSU’s three seniors, Cory Ross, Sebastian Rutka and Bryan Fisher, ended their time at LSU with their most successful years here. The Tigers finished in a tie for third in the SEC. They earned the right to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since. Despite losing in the second round to 14th-ranked Rice, they finished ranked 13th in the nation, the fifth top-15 finish in Jeff Brown’s career. Ken Skupski entered the lineup at No. 1 singles and became one of two freshmen in the nation selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship. Fisher and Jason Hazley finished their highly successful career as a doubles team ranked No. 15 in the nation. The 2004 Tigers compiled a 3.5 GPA in the spring to lead all LSU varsity teams. They were seclected an ITA All-Academic team and Fisher and Paul White were named ITA Scholar Athletes.
2005
Overall Record: 21-9 • Final Rank: No. 10 After another successful season the Tigers finished with a 19-8 regular season record and were rewarded with hosting an NCAA Regional. After defeating Binghamton and in-state rival Tulane in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers went back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001 and for the 19th time in program history as the tournament’s 11th seed. They took on SEC foe Georgia, the tournament’s No. 6 seed. LSU entered the contest winners of 14 consecutive doubles points, but could not win the early point against the Bulldogs. Georgia outplayed the Tigers to win the match, 4-0, when play was stopped. The Tigers ended the season ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 1999. All of LSU’s nine losses this season came to teams ranked 16th or higher in the final rankings, including five to top10 teams.
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2006
Overall Record: 15-10 • Final Rank No. 25 For the eighth time in head coach Jeff Brown’s nine years leading the way, the LSU Tigers finished the season in the top 25. The Tigers finished with a 15-10 record, but were ousted in the first round of the SEC and NCAA Tournament. LSU loss against Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament was the curtain call for acclaimed seniors Mark Growcott and Paul White. Growcott only spent two years as a Tiger but played a key role in the team’s success. Growcott and doubles partner Ken Skupski were ranked No. 1 in the 2006 preseason poll. White, a fouryear letterwinner, succeeded on and off the court. He was a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and was chosen as the 2005 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
2007
Overall Record: 18-7 • Final Rank No. 15 The Tigers put together another successful campaign in 2007 by posting an 18-7 record, finishing the season ranked No. 15 and advancing the NCAA round of 16. It marked the sixth time in head coach Jeff Brown’s ten years as coach that the Tigers reached the round of 16. No. 2 Ohio State, who had defeated LSU earlier in the regular season, ended the Tigers’ season with a 4-0 victory in the round of 16. The round of the 16 match was the only postseason match the Tigers did not play at home as they hosted the SEC Championships and the NCAA first and second round.
2008
Overall Record: 15-9 • Final Rank No. 18 LSU continued their solid presence in the NCAA tournament, marking the 14th straight tournament appearance for the Tigers. LSU handed undefeated Drake its first loss of the season with a 4-1 mark over the Bulldogs. The Tigers fell to No. 15 Illinois, 4-2, to cap LSU’s season with a 15-9 record and final rank of No. 18, marking 24 out of 25 years that LSU finished in the top 25.
2009
Overall Record: 11-12• Final Rank: No. 28 The Tigers garnered an NCAA berth for their 15th-straight year. Brown led the team into competition for the 12th time during his tenure and LSU hosted the NCAA first and second round with Alcorn State, Ole Miss and Rice traveling to Baton Rouge for the tournament. LSU swept Rice, 4-0, as Ole Miss blanked Alcorn State by the same 4-0 mark to complete first-round competition. As LSU took the court against the Rebels for the second round, it marked the third time during the season the two teams squared off against one another. Second-ranked Ole Miss took the early lead after capturing the doubles point. LSU retaliated by taking the first two singles points; however, it was not enough to fend off the Rebels. LSU fell to Ole Miss, 4-2, as the Rebels were the only team to defeat the Tigers in their last eight matches of the season. LSU finished with an 11-12 record and Brown continued a top-30 presence when the team finished at No.28 in the final ITA polls.
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Donni Leaycraft
Tom Hand
Jeff Brown
Individual
All-Time Wins Leaders
Most Singles Matches Won: Career: Donni Leaycraft-135 (1987-90) Season (overall): Donni Leaycraft-42 (1989) Season (dual): Donni Leaycraft-25 (1988) Most Doubles Matches Won: Career: Chad Dudley-Ryan Ideta-71 (1993-96) Season: Ken Skupski- Mark Growcott-34 (2005) Best Winning Percentage (season): Mike Hammett .903 (28-3, 1988)
Team
Ken Skupski
Most Wins: 27 (1988) Most Consecutive Wins: 18 (1977, 1988, 1998) Highest Winning Percentage: .931 (27-2, 1988) Most Shutouts: 10 (1940) Most Consecutive Shutouts: 7 (1995)
Player
Record Years
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20.
135-38 116-45 107-43 104-54 100-49 99-52 96-35 96-42 94-20 91-38 90-45 90-34 85-32 84-47 84-50 84-78 84-44 83-33 81-48 80-28
Donni Leaycraft Billy Uribe Tom Hand Ken Skupski Jeff Brown Mario Pacheco Teddy Viator Michael Wesbrooks Mark Shoptaugh Zak Blanchard Carlos Homodes Drew Meyers Ryan Ideta Dan Kiernan Gus Fernandez Jason Hazely Danny Bryan Michal Chmela Jason Noonan Jose’ Leon
1987-90 1985-88 1997-2000 2003-07 1985-88 1988-92 1981-84 1989-93 1977-80 1995-98 1984-87 1977-80 1993-96 1998-2002 1994-97 2001-04 2003-07 1997-2000 1983-86 1993-96
Most Singles Wins (Season) Player
Record Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8.
42-10 39-5 38-11 37-19 34-4 34-17 34-9 31-5 31-6 31-9
Donni Leaycraft Tamer El Sawy Johan Kjellsten Billy Uribe Mark Shoptaugh Johan Milbrink Tom Hand Juha Pesola Donni Leaycraft Tom Hand
1989 1993 1989 1986 1980 1990 2000 1992 1988 1999
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3-0 0-2 1-2-1 2-2 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-2 2-1 0-4 2-2-1 2-3 2-2 3-2 4-1-2 10-1 4-3-1 2nd 1-1-1 2nd No Team 0-4 0-3 5-4 8-5-2 8-7 4-9 11-4 12-1 2nd 9-1 2nd 6-5 4th 0-9 7th 8-3-1 2nd 6-5 2nd 8-6 4th 2-9 9th 1-8-1 5th 7-5 3rd 2-8-1 6th 5-7-1 7th 5-8 7th 6-6 6th 6-4 5th 5-8-1 5th 7-7-1 6th 6-8 5th 8-6-1 7th 6-11 7th 8-8 7th 14-5 3rd 11-8 6th 21-6 1st 22-2 2nd 22-3 3rd NCAA Final 16 16-7 3rd 14-10 3rd 15-11 8th 17-6 7th 19-9 5th 19-10 5th NCAA Final 16 19-8 1st NCAA Final 16 17-8 3rd NCAA Final 16 23-6 3rd NCAA Final Eight 27-2 3rd NCAA Runner-up 22-5 3rd NCAA Final Eight 13-9 3rd NCAA Final 16 19-6 2nd NCAA Final Eight 17-7 2nd NCAA Final Eight 16-6 3rd NCAA Final Eight 10-13 9th 19-4 2nd NCAA Final 16 21-5 4th NCAA Final 16 17-7 3rd NCAA Final 16 25-2 1st NCAA Semifinal 20-7 1st NCAA Semifinal 20-6 4th NCAA Final 16 16-8 3rd NCAA Final 16 11-14 11th NCAA 2nd Round 13-11 5th NCAA 1st Round 18-7 5th NCAA 2nd Round 21-9 7th NCAA Final 16 15-10 4th NCAA 1st Round 18-7 3rd NCAA Final 16 15-9 6th NCAA 2nd Round 11-12 8th NCAA 2nd Round
SEC Finish Post season
Coach
Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Paul Young Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Charles Diel Mike Donahue Mike Donahue Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Dub Robinson Steve Carter Steve Carter Steve Carter Steve Carter Dub Robinson Steve Strome Steve Strome Steve Strome Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown
Paul Young 1925-1932
Charles Diel 1933-1942
Mike Donahue 1946-1947
W.T. “Dub” Robinson 1948-1974, 1979
Steve Carter 1975-1978
Steve Strome 1980-1982
Jerry Simmons 1983-1997
Jeff Brown 1998-present
Coaching Totals Young’s Total (8 years) Diel’s Total (10 years) Donahue’s Total (2 years) Robinson’s Total (28 years) Carter’s Total (4 years) Strome’s Total (3 years) Simmons’ Total (15 years) Brown’s Total (12 years) All-Time Record
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(.500) (.591) (.000) (.512) (.800) (.630) (.726) (.667) (.629)
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Singles
Year
Final Ranking
1970 1973 1976 1978 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
No. 16 No. 20 No. 20 No. 12 No. 12 No. 9 No. 12 No. 8 No. 2 No. 8 No. 11 No. 6 No. 10 No. 8 No. 22 No. 9 No. 12 No. 9 No. 2 No. 4 No. 12 No. 14 No. 29 No. 24 No. 13 No. 10 No. 25 No. 15 No. 18 No. 28
Coach
W.T. Robinson W.T. Robinson Steve Carter Steve Carter Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown Jeff Brown
Year Player
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Fernando Perez Teddy Viator Fernando Perez Teddy Viator Steve Wood Fernando Perez Billy Uribe Steve Wood Billy Uribe Jason Noonan Billy Uribe Felix Barrientos Donni Leaycraft Jeff Brown Felix Barrientos Billy Uribe Donni Leaycraft Jeff Brown Donni Leaycraft Johan Kjellsten Roland So Tom Furukrantz Tom Furukrantz Johan Milbrink Donni Leaycraft Johan Milbrink Tamer El Sawy Janne Holtari Mario Pacheco Tamer El Sawy Janne Holtari Mario Pacheco Juha Pesola
Rank
No. 35 No. 68 No. 18 No. 62 No. 90 No. 20 No. 46 No. 81 No. 44 No. 80 No. 17 No. 31 No. 40 No. 58 No. 20 No. 28 No. 36 No. 39 No. 3 No. 7 No. 40 No. 83 No. 20 No. 31 No. 46 No. 22 No. 43 No. 53 No. 69 No. 16 No. 24 No. 49 No. 56
Year Player
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Rank
Tamer El Sawy Juha Pesola Michael Wesbrooks Pedro Braga Janne Holtari Pedro Braga Gus Fernandes Ryan Ideta Gus Fernandes Pedro Braga Pedro Escudero Michal Chmela Michal Chmela Pedro Escudero Pedro Braga Michal Chmela Tom Hand Tom Hand Michal Chmela Ajay Ramaswami Ajay Ramaswami Dan Kiernan Dan Kiernan Bryan Fisher Peter Richman Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Danny Bryan Kevin Dessauer Michael Venus Jan Zelezny Michael Venus
No. 3 No. 18 No. 82 No. 32 No. 58 No. 18 No. 40 No. 65 No. 28 No. 93 No. 25 No. 33 No. 6 No. 34 No. 76 No. 12 No. 39 No. 24 No. 30 No. 100 No. 16 No. 51 No. 53 No. 113 No. 62 No. 34 No. 40 No. 19 No. 20 No. 40 No. 92 No. 31 No. 110 No. 7
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1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Fernando Perez-Steve Wood Steve Wood-Jason Noonan Billy Uribe-Carlos Homodes Billy Uribe-Carlos Homodes Felix Barrientos-Jeff Brown Felix Barrientos-Jeff Brown Mario Pacheco-Ged Schwing Mario Pacheco-Tom Furukrantz Mario Pacheco-Tamer El Sawy Mario Pacheco-Tamer El Sawy Janne Holtari-Steve Vasquez Juha Pesola-Michael Wesbrooks Tamer El Sawy-Alex Guevara Pedro Braga-Zak Blanchard Chad Dudley-Ryan Ideta Michal Chmela-Tom Hand Zak Blanchard-Eduardo Villagomez Tom Hand-Michal Chmela Tom Hand-Ed Rubin Michal Chmela-Dan Kiernan Dan Kiernan-Sebastian Rutka Bryan Fisher-Jason Hazley Bryan Fisher-Jason Hazley Sebastian Rutka-Cory Ross Ken Skupski-Mark Growcott Ken-Skupski-Mark Growcott Colt Gaston-Danny Bryan Colt Gaston-Danny Bryan James Cluskey-Ken Skupski James Cluskey-Michael Venus Michael Venus-Neal Skupski
All-American Michal Chmela
Rank
No. 26 No. 18 No. 33 No. 40 No. 44 No. 4 No. 17 No. 10 No. 23 No. 12 No. 26 No. 11 No. 27 No. 18 No. 19 No. 30 No. 49 No. 8 No. 43 No. 14 No. 29 No. 21 No. 15 No. 51 No. 4 No. 17 No. 43 No. 6 No. 24 No. 14 No. 4
All-American Pedro Braga
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Steve Faulk
Fernando Perez Singles - 1984,1985
Felix Barrientos Singles - 1987, 1988 Doubles - 1988
Billy Uribe Singles - 1987, 1988
Jeff Brown Doubles - 1988
Michael Hammett Academic - 1988
Donni Leaycraft Singles - 1988, 1989
Johan Kjellsten Singles - 1989
Roland So Singles - 1989
Tom Furukrantz Singles, Doubles - 1990
Mario Pacheco Singles - 1990, 1992 Doubles - 1992
Tamer El Sawy Singles - 1992, 1993 Doubles - 1992
Juha Pesola Singles, Doubles, & Academic - 1993
Michael Wesbrooks Doubles - 1993
Pedro Braga Singles - 1995
Michal Chmela Singles - 1998, 1999, Doubles - 1998, 2000
Tom Hand Doubles - 1998 Academic - 1998, 1999
Jonas Samuelsson Academic - 1999
Dan Kiernan Doubles - 2000
Ajay Ramaswami Singles - 2001
Bryan Fisher Academic - 2003
Paul White Academic - 2004,2005
Mark Growcott Doubles - 2005 Academic - 2005
Ken Skupski Doubles - 2005 Singles - 2006, 2007 Academic - 2005, 2006, 2007
Danny Bryan Doubles - 2007
Colt Gaston Doubles - 2007
Eric DeRoche Academic - 2006
Kevin Dessauer Academic - 2005, 2006, 2007
Neal Skupski Doubles - 2009
Cody Loup Academic - 2009
Sebatian Carlsson Academic - 2009
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Michael Venus
College
2008 D’Novo/All-American Champion 2008 All-American Singles
Grand Slams Michael Venus defeated the nation’s No. 1 player Oleksandr Nedovyesov of Oklahoma State University to win the 2008 D’Novo All-American Championship, becoming the first in school history to win the title. “LSU has had many great players in the history of the program. For Michael to be the first to win speaks to both the prestige of the tournament and to his level of play,” LSU head coach Jeff Brown said. “It’s also validation of the program in all that we are doing in practice, weights and conditioning is getting results.” As Venus, No. 20 in preseason ITA rankings, and Nedovyesov squared off, the 6-3 LSU senior was battling severe knee pain. Venus was able to capture the first set by a 7-6 (5) mark, but faltered in the following set, allowing Nedovyesov to post a 6-2 mark. “Michael lost concentration in the second set and the match could have easily slid downhill,” LSU assistant coach Danny Bryan said. “His knee was hurting him so badly, I though he was going to have to stop the match, but he was able to fight through it and that’s what made the third set so amazing.” After a close first set and falling in the second, Venus was able to overcome both the physical and mental hurdle his knee caused and capture the match in a stellar third set performance. Venus posted a 6-4 mark to win the set and the championship match. “Winning felt good. I was hurting and as I got into the third set, Danny motivated me and reminded me of how hard I had worked. It gave me the motivation I
needed to push through when things got tough,” Venus said. Venus’ run at the 2008 ITA All- American advanced him over six ranked opponents in the ITA’s preseason rankings. Venus began his campaign on a solid note as he knocked off No. 98 Roy Kalmanovich of Illinois, 6-2, 6-2, before moving into the second round to defeat No. 23 Jaime Hunt of Georgia , 6-4, 7-6(8). The highlight of Venus’ performance prior to the finals would be his victory over No. 4 Alex Clayton of Stanford. He advanced in straight sets over Clayton, 6-4, 6-1, moving into the tournament quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Venus defeated Arkansas’ Blake Strode, No. 41, in a heated match, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, to catapult him into the semis where the senior would overcome No. 31 Enrique Olivares of East Tennessee State, 7-6 (3), 6-1, creating history by becoming the first Tiger to ever advance into the finals at the ITA All-American. Venus’ road to the 2008 All-American singles title: First Round: def. Roy Kalmanovich (Illinois), 6-2, 6-2 Second Round: def. Jamie Hunt (Georgia), 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) Third Round: def. Alex Clayton (Stanford), 6-4, 6-1 Quarterfinal: def. Blake Strode (Arkansas), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Semifinal: def. Enrique Olivares (ETSU), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 Final: def. Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State), 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4
Donni Leaycraft
Johan Kjellsten
Donni Leaycraft capped off his record-setting junior season by becoming the first LSU player to win the NCAA singles title. Leaycraft entered the NCAA singles tournament as the 13th seed and proceeded to breeze through the first four rounds, winning all four matches in straight sets. In the semifinal, Leaycraft upset hometown favorite Pablo Montana of Georgia in three sets and then beat Steven Jung of Nebraska 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to claim the title. Leaycraft finished the year with a 42-10 record and ranked No. 3 in the nation.
Johan Kjellsten did not waste any time making an impact after transferring from McNeese State prior to his senior season. At the Clay Courts, Kjellsten, who was the tournament’s eighth seed, knocked off top-ranked Malivai Washington of Michigan, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinal and then cruised past fourth-ranked Greg Failla of Southern Cal in the semifinal. In the final, Kjellsten knocked off 12th- ranked Stephen Enochs of Georgia 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to give LSU the school’s first grand slam event winner. Kjellsten went on to post a 38-11 overall singles record and finished the year ranked No. 7 in the country.
1989 NCAA Singles Champion
Leaycraft’s road to the 1989 NCAA singles titles: First Round: def. Lee Galway (Boise State), 6-3, 6-1 Second Round: def. Mark Mance (Duke), 6-1, 6-3 Third Round: def. Conny Falk (Miami), 6-1, 6-4 Quarterfinal: def. Al Parker (Georgia), 7-5, 6-1 Semifinal: def. Pablo Montana (Georgia), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 Final: def. Steven Jung (Nebraska), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1988 Clay Court Singles Champion
Kjellsten’s road to the 1988 clay court singles title: First Round: def. Ellis Ferriera (Alabama), 7-6, 7-6 Second Round: def. Brice Karsh (Tennessee), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Quarterfinal: def. Malivai Washington (Michigan), 6-3, 6-3 Semifinal: def. Greg Failla (Southern Cal), 6-2, 6-0 Final: def. Stephen Enochs (Georgia), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
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College Grand Slams Tamer El Sawy
Michael Wesbrooks & Juha Pesola
Michal Chmela
Arguably the best player to ever play for LSU, Tamer El Sawy capped off his career with the Tigers with one of the best individual seasons in school history. El Sawy posted a 39-5 overall record and reached the semifinals of the NCAA singles tournament in 1993. He breezed through the first three rounds of draw before beating Roland Thornqvist of North Carolina in three sets in the quarterfinal. El Sawy, the No. 3 seed, then dropped a three-set match No. 1-ranked Chris Woodruff of Tennessee. The El Sawy-Woodruff semifinal match was said to be the best match of the tournament and it was only fitting that it would be the last match El Sawy would play at LSU.
1993 NCAA Doubles Semifinalists
Michal Chmela, in his lone fall tournament of the season, became the first Tiger to advance to a Grand Slam semifinal in six years at the ITA AllAmerican hosted by the University of Texas. Chmela, seeded-fourth knocked off three ranked opponents in straight sets to reach the round of four. There he fell to sixth-seeded Brian Vahaly of Virginia in a three-set thriller.
El Sawy at the 1993 NCAA Singles Tournament
First Round: def. Martinez-Weaver (Texas A&M), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Second Round: def. Lampert-Wild (Clemson), 6-3, 7-6 Quarterfinal: def. Haggard-Woodruff (Tenn.), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Semifinal: lost to Merklein-Blair (Florida), 6-4, 6-4
Ken Skupski
Mark Growcott & Ken Skupski
2004 ITA All-American Semifinalist
2005 NCAA Doubles Finalist
Ken Skupski, knocked off three ranked opponents en route to the semifinals of the first tournament of his sophomore year. One of those wins was the biggest of his career; a quarterfinal upset of Old Dominion’s ninth-ranked Izac van der Merwe. He was only slowed by secondranked Sam Warburg of Stanford in the semifinals.
Ken Skupski and Mark Growcott posted the best doubles season in LSU history, battling their way through some of the nation’s top doubles teams en route to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Doubles Championships. The Tiger tandem defeated No. 2 seeded K. C. Corkery and Sam Warburg of Stanford in straight sets in the semifinal round to become the first LSU pair to reach the title match. Skupski and Growcott ended the season with 34-10 record, including a 9-2 mark in the SEC, and set a school record for most doubles victories in a season.
1993 NCAA Singles Semifinalist
First Round: def. Chris Pressley (Duke), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 Second Round: def. Fredrik Axsater (San Diego), 6-2, 6-0 Third Round: def. Wayne Black (Southern Cal), 6-1, 7-6 Quarterfinal: def. Roland Thornqvist (N. Carolina), 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 Semifinal: lost to Chris Woodruff (Tenn.), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Skupski at the 2004 ITA All-American
First Round: def. Greg Shearer (Fresno State), 6-2, 6-3 Second Round: def. Chris Brandi (Florida), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 Third Round: def. Shannon Buck (Air Force), 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) Quarterfinal: def. Izac van der Merwe (Old Dominion), 6-4, 7-6 Semifinal: lost to Sam Warburg (Stanford), 6-7, 1-6
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Michael Wesbrooks and Juha Pesola put together one of the best doubles seasons in LSU history as the Tiger tandem posted a 23-2 overall record and advanced to the semifinals at the NCAA doubles tournament in 1993. Wesbrooks and Pesola, both seniors, were a perfect 12-0 in SEC action and had a incredible 20-1 mark in dual matches. At the NCAA doubles tournament, the duo posted three wins, two over seeded opponents, before losing to eventual champion Mark Merklein and David Blair of Florida in the semifinal. Wesbrooks and Pesola finished the year ranked No. 11 in the nation.
Wesbrooks & Pesola at the NCAA Doubles Tournament
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Chmela at the 1999 ITA All-American
First Round: def. Andy Leber (UT-Arlington), 6-1, 3-0, ret. Second Round: def. Johan Hesoun (Kentucky), 6-4, 6-3 Third Round: def. James Shortall (Ole Miss), 7-6 (0), 6-2 Quarterfinal: def. Johann Jooste (Baylor), 7-6, 6-1 Semifinal: lost to Brian Vahaly (Virginia), 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Skupski & Growcott at the NCAA Doubles Tournament First Round: Second Round: Quarterfinal: Semifinal: Championship:
def. Joelson-Matijevic (Texas A&M) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 def. Schoeck-Shields (Boise State) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-2 def. Charm-Shamasdin (Brown) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4 def. Corkery-Warburg (Stanford) 7-6 (1), 6-4 lost to Ruiz-Isner (Georgia) 7-6 (4), 7-5
SEC Honors All-SEC Singles Selections Year Player
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1974* 1976* 1977* 1978* 1979* 1980* 1983* 1984* 1985 1986* 1987* 1988*
Team
Robert Hubbard second Bob Ecuyer second Steve Faulk first Robert Hubbard second Steve Faulk first Steve Faulk first Tommy Ducrest second Tommy Ducrest first Gary Albertine Hal Gorman Alan Chandronnait Hal Gorman Hal Gorman Hal Gorman Mike Oransky Drew Meyers Mark Shoptaugh Fernandez Perez Teddy Viator Fernandez Perez Fernandez Perez first Carlos Homedes honorable mention Billy Uribe honorable mention Jeff Brown honorable mention Fernandez Perez Billy Uribe Felix Barrientos Donni Leaycraft Billy Uribe Felix Barrientos Jeff Brown Donni Leaycraft
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1989*^ 1990* 1991* 1992* 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003^ 2004^ 2005^
Billy Uribe Donni Leaycraft Johan Kjellsten Donni Leaycraft Johan Milbrink Tamer El Sawy Tamer El Sawy Juha Pesola Michael Wesbrooks Pedro Braga Zak Blanchard Gus Fernandes Chad Dudley Ryan Ideta Pedro Escudero Michal Chmela Michal Chmela Pedro Escudero Michal Chmela Tom Hand Michal Chmela Tom Hand Ajay Ramaswami Dan Kiernan Jason Hazley Bryan Fisher Peter Richman Ken Skupski Bryan Fisher Jason Hazley Ken Skupski Mark Growcott
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All-SEC, Billy Uribe Year Player
2006 2007 2008 2009
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All-SEC Doubles Selections Year PlayerS
1988* 1995 1996 1998 2005 2006 2007*
Jeff Brown Felix Barrientos Pedro Braga/Zak Blanchard Chad Dudley/Ryan Ideta Michal Chmela/Tom Hand Mark Growcott/Ken Skupski Danny Bryan/ Colt Gatson
Team
second second second first second
^ Doubles teams not selected. Team selections not determined by the SEC.
Individual SEC Champions No. 1 Singles 1970 Steve Faulk 1983 Fernando Perez 1986 Fernando Perez No. 2 Singles 1940 L.C. Kirkland 1958 Tommy Robinson No. 3 Singles 1954 Dave Rosenbaum 1976 Gary Albertine 1980 Mark Shoptaugh 1985 Billy Uribe No. 4 Singles 1954 Ronnie Fenasci 1977 Drew Meyers 1985 Jeff Brown 1987 Donni Leaycraft 1988 Donni Leaycraft
No. 6 Singles 1954 Benton Presslar No. 1 Doubles 1962 Les Nicholson-Ernest Cox No. 2 Doubles 1958 Larry Hammett-Buddy Gomez 1959 Tommy Robinson-Johnny Robinson 1968 Steve Faulk-Tommy Hudson 1977 Alan Chandronnait-Robert Rouse 1984 Steve Wood-Jason Noonan No. 3 Doubles 1957 Larry Hammett-Buddy Gomez 1986 Jeff Brown-Jason Noonan
SEC Coach of the Year 1978 1988 1997 1998
Steve Carter Jerry Simmons Jerry Simmons Jeff Brown
SEC Player of the Year 1998 Michael Chmela 2009 Michael Venus
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2004 Bryan Fisher 2005 Paul White 2007 Kevin Dessauer 2008* Kevin Dessauer *Co-SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Note: No singles or doubles champions were recognized by the SEC following the 1989 season.
No. 5 Singles 1958 John Robinson 1974 Johnny Foster 1985 Carlos Homodes
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SEC Champions SEC Team Champions Year
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Runner-Up
Tulane Georgia Tech Tulane Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Tulane Tulane Vanderbilt LSU Vanderbilt Tulane LSU Tulane LSU Georgia Tech Tulane Tulane Georgia Tech Tulane Georgia Tech Tulane Georgia Tech Florida Tennessee, Tulane Tennessee Tulane Tulane Tennessee Tulane LSU, Florida Tulane LSU Tulane Florida Tulane Georgia Tech Tulane LSU Tulane LSU Tulane Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Tulane Florida Georgia Tulane Georgia Tulane Georgia Tulane Mississippi State Mississippi State Tulane Tennessee Mississippi State Miss. State Tennessee Florida Mississippi State Florida Georgia Tennessee Georgia Georgia Tennessee Georgia Mississippi State, Tennessee Georgia Alabama Georgia Tennessee Florida Georgia Alabama LSU Georgia LSU Georgia Tennessee Georgia Tennessee Tennessee Georgia Georgia Alabama Georgia Tennessee Auburn Alabama Auburn Georgia Georgia, LSU Tennessee Tennessee Georgia Georgia Tennessee Georgia Kentucky Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Georgia LSU Kentucky LSU Georgia, Mississippi State LSU, Alabama Florida UGA, Mississippi State Georgia LSU Ole Miss, Georgia Mississippi State Ole Miss, Georgia LSU LSU Georgia LSU Georgia Florida Tennessee Georgia Tennessee Georgia Ole Miss Florida Vanderbilt Ole Miss Florida Florida, Ole Miss Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Ole Miss Georgia Ole Miss/Tennessee Ole Miss Georgia
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Championship Totals SEC
Georgia *Tulane Florida Tennessee LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State Auburn *Georgia Tech Alabama Kentucky
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Team
Runner-Up
Tennessee Georgia Kentucky Georgia Florida Georgia Mississippi State Mississippi LSU LSU Florida Georgia Tennessee Vanderbilt Georgia Florida Georgia Georgia Ole Miss Ole Miss
Georgia Mississippi State LSU Mississippi State Mississippi State LSU Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Tennessee Auburn Florida Ole Miss Tennessee Ole Miss Ole Miss Florida Tennessee
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Tennessee Georgia Vanderbilt Georgia Alabama LSU Arkansas South Carolina Auburn Florida Mississippi State Kentucky Tennessee Ole Miss Vanderbilt Georgia Alabama LSU Arkansas Auburn
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Tennessee Georgia LSU Auburn Alabama Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt Ole Miss Mississippi State
1981
Georgia Alabama Auburn Tennessee Florida Ole Miss Vanderbilt LSU Mississippi State Kentucky
1982
Georgia Tennessee Alabama Florida Auburn Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Vanderbilt Ole Miss
1983
Auburn Alabama Tennessee Georgia LSU Kentucky Mississippi State Florida Ole Miss Vanderbilt
1984
Auburn Georgia Alabama Tennessee LSU Florida Vanderbilt Kentucky Ole Miss Mississippi State
1985
Georgia LSU Tennessee Alabama Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt Ole Miss Mississippi State Auburn
1986
Tennessee Georgia LSU Alabama Auburn Kentucky Florida Ole Miss Vanderbilt Mississippi State
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Georgia Tennessee LSU Florida Alabama Kentucky Vanderbilt Auburn Ole Miss Mississippi State
1988
Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Auburn Florida Alabama Mississippi State Vanderbilt
1989
Georgia Kentucky LSU Alabama Mississippi State Vanderbilt Ole Miss Auburn Florida Tennessee
1990
Tennessee Georgia Auburn LSU Alabama Mississippi State Florida Ole Miss Kentucky Vanderbilt
1991
Georgia LSU Tennessee Kentucky Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss Alabama Vanderbilt Auburn
1992
Kentucky LSU Georgia Mississippi State Florida Ole Miss Arkansas Alabama Tennessee South Carolina Auburn Vanderbilt
1993
Georgia Mississippi State Alabama LSU Florida Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt
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South Carolina Arkansas Ole Miss Auburn
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Florida Georgia Mississippi State Ole Miss Auburn Kentucky Tennessee South Carolina LSU Arkansas Vanderbilt Alabama
1995
Georgia LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Florida Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas Auburn Vanderbilt South Carolina Alabama
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Ole Miss Georgia Mississippi State LSU Florida Auburn Alabama Tennessee Kentucky South Carolina Arkansas Vanderbilt
1997
Ole Miss Georgia LSU Kentucky Mississippi State Florida Alabama Auburn South Carolina Vanderbilt Arkansas Tennessee
1998
LSU Georgia Mississippi State Ole Miss Tennessee South Carolina Florida Auburn Kentucky Alabama Vanderbilt Arkansas
1999
LSU Georgia Ole Miss Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama
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Georgia Tennessee LSU Ole Miss Kentucky Alabama Auburn Mississippi State Arkansas South Carolina Florida Vanderbilt
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Eastern Division Georgia Tennessee Florida Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt Western Division Ole Miss Auburn Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State LSU
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Eastern Division Florida Georgia Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Western Divsion Ole Miss Mississippi State LSU Auburn Alabama
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Eastern Division Georgia Florida Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Western Division Ole Miss LSU Arkansas Alabama Auburn Mississippi State
11-0 8-3 7-4 5-6 3-8 2-9 8-3 7-4 6-5 4-7 4-7 1-10
2007
Eastern Division Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt South Carolina Western Division Ole Miss LSU Alabama Auburn Mississippi State Arkansas
11-0 7-4 7-4 3-8 4-7 2-9 9-2 7-4 7-4 6-5 3-8 0-11
2008
Eastern Division Georgia Tennessee Flroida Vanderbilt Kentucky South Carolina Western Division Ole Miss Alabama LSU Auburn Arkansas Mississippi State
10-1 9-2 8-3 4-7 3-8 1-10 9-2 7-4 6-5 4-7 3-8 2-9
2009
Eastern Division Georgia Tennessee Florida Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt Western Division Ole Miss Alabama Auburn LSU Arkansas Mississippi State
10-1 8-3 7-4 6-5 3-8 1-10 11-0 7-4 5-6 4-7 2-9 2-9
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Murray State 1 New Mexico 2 New Mexico State 1 New Orleans 22 Nicholls State 1 North Carolina 0 North Texas 1 Northern Illinois 1 Northwestern 4 Northwestern State 7 Notre Dame 4 Ohio State 5 Oklahoma 5 Oklahoma City 1 Oklahoma State 5 Pensacola Navy 3 Pepperdine 4 Presbyterian 0 Principia 1 Purdue 2 Rhodes College 2 Rice 11 Richmond 1 St. Edward’s 2 Sewanee 0 South Alabama 6 South Carolina 23 South Florida 8 Southern 17 Southern California 2 Southern Illinois 8 Southern Methodist 5 Southern Miss 23 Southeastern Louisiana 11 Spring Hill 1 Stanford 1 Stephen F. Austin 1 Tennessee 30 Texas 10 Texas A&M 17 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 Texas-Arlington 2 Texas Christian 6 Texas El-Paso 1 Texas-Pan American 4 Texas-San Antonio 2 Texas State 2 Texas Tech 3 Trinity 0 Tulane 26 Tulsa 4 UCLA 0 Vanderbilt 44 Wake Forest 1 West Florida 4 West State College 1 West Texas A&M 1 Wichita State 0 William & Mary 2 Wisconsin 3 Others 4
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Letterwinners A
Abramson, Sam (1929-30) Achondo, Marcelo (1991-92) Aguero, Mauricio (1980-81) Al-Alawi, Nabil (1962-63-64) Albertine, Gary (1973-74-75-76) Allen, Rick (1967-68) Alvarez, Mario (2000) Ayres, Walt (1940)
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Baker, Reese (1976) Baldwin, Spud (1951) Barnett, Gary (1979) Barrientos, Felix (1986-87-88) Barton, Ernest (1948) Baxley, Hugh (1955) Begue, Max (1969-70-72) Bennett, Dale (1952) Bettison, Joe (1960-63) Black, Larry (1967-68-69) Blanchard, Zak (1995-96-97-98) Bourg, Tad (1969-70) Bowtell, Mark (2009) Braga, Pedro (94-95-96-98) Broer, David (1982) Brown, Jeff (1985-86-87-88) Bryan, Danny (2004-05-06-07) Burleigh, Jack (1982-83) Bushman, Jack (1937-38-39)
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Campbell, Martel (2004-05-06) Cannon, Gary (1976-77) Cannon, John (1934-35) Carlsson, Sebastian (2008-09) Carter, Kenny (1956-57-58) Carter, Steve (1963-64-65) Chandronnait, Alan (1976-77-78) Chmela, Michal (1997-98-99-00) Church, Frank (1975) Clark, Grant (1941) Clarke, Stevenson (1980-81-82-83) Cluskey, James (2006-07-08-09) Cockerham, Walter (1952-53-54) Cole, Eugene (1937) Collins, Jim (1936-37-38) Couvillion, Dudley (1930) Covington, Beverly (1948-49-50) Cox, Ernest (1960-61-62-63) Creekmore, Mitch (1971-73-74-75) Crowell, Dickie (1959-60)
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Debriddi, Devakul (1936) Dessauer, Kevin (2005-06-07-08) DeRoche, Eric (2006-07) Detlefs, Ryan (1994) Diel, Wayne (1968-69-70-71) Ducrest, Tommy (1969-70-71-72) Dudley, Chad (1993-94-95-96) Dumont, Howard (1959-60)
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Eckstein, Bob (1948) Ecuyer, Bobby (1967) Eerett, Ed (1925) El Sawy, Tamer (1991-92-93) Engleman, Otto (1954) Escudero, Pedro (1997-98)
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Fagot, Al (1967-68) Faulk, Steve (1968-69-70)
Fenasci, Ronnie (1953-54-55-57) Fenelon, Tracy (1981) Fernandes, Gus (1994-95-96-97) Fisher, Bryan (2001-02-03-04) Fisher, Kirk (1996-97-98) Foster, Johnny (1972-73-74-75) Furukrantz, Tom (1989-90)
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Gaston, Colt (2004-05-06-08) Gatenby, Glen (1974-76) Gauthier, Julien (2008-09) Glanker, Gene (1947) Gold, Leo (1926-27-28) Gomez, Edgar (1957-58-59) Gonzales, Rod (1990) Gorman, Gary (1979) Gorman, Hal (1976-77-78-79) Green, Frankie (2003) Greene, Jack (1960-61-62) Growcott, Mark (2005-06) Guevara, Alex (1993) Gustella, Salvador (1938-39)
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Hackett, John (1928-29-30) Hagerman, Bobby (1972-73-74-75) Hamilton, Johnny (1956) Hammett, Larry (1957-58-59) Hammett, Michael (1986-87-88) Hand, Tom (1997-98-99-00) Hardesty, Dan (1946-47) Harvey, Bob (1947-48) Hazley, Jason (2002-03-04-05) Hebert, Pat (1930) Hennessy, Frank (1977) Holt, Dick (1956) Holtari, Janne (1991-92-94) Holtman, William (1951-52) Homedes, Carlos (1985-86-87) Hubbard, Joe (1963-64-65) Hubbard, Robert (1966-67-68) Hudson, Tommy (1966-67-68) Hudson, William (1968) Humphreys, Dave (1932-33-34-35) Hunter, Edwin (1932) Hurd, Jonathan (1998-99-00-01)
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Ideta, Ryan (1993-94-95-96) Isaminger, H.L. (1932-33)
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Jacoby, Bernard (1940-41-42) Johnston, Francie (1930) Jones, Chad (1990)
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Kaplan, Frank (1938) Kelly, Joe (1970) Kennan, Robert (1925) Ketchum, Ed (1935-36) Keyton, Mike (1965) Kiernan, Daniel (1999-00-01-02) Kirkland, L.C. 1939-40-41) Kjellsten, Johan (1989) Koach, Kenneth (1948-49)
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Lanier, Jack (1942) Lanier, W.L. (1926) Lanneau, Bazile (1948-49-50) Lavercombe, Randy (1972-73-75) Leaycraft, Donni (1987-88-89-90) Lee, Harry (1956)
LeFevre, William (2005-06) Leon, Jose (1993-94-95-96) Lewis, Charles (1929) Lindberg, Andres (1982-83-84) Loeb, Charles (1929) Longmire, David (1964-65-66) Loup, Cody (2009) Lovett, Steve (1980)
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Maddox, Curt (2009) Martin, Cedric (1971) Mateljan, Anthony (1999-00-01) McDowell, Bill (1950) McGehee, Billy (1973-74-75-76) McLaney, M.J. (1937) McVea, Charles (1929) Meyers, Andrew (2009) Meyers, Drew (1977-78-79-80) Milbrink, Johan (1990-91) Mixon, Willard (1938-39) Methvin, David (1971) Mills, Larry (1948-49-50) Murov, Ellis (1969)
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Neck, Tommy (1959-60-61) Nicholson, Brandon (2001-02-03) Nicholson, Les (1960-61) Nido, Tommy (1979-80-81-82) Noonan, Jason (183-84-85-86)
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Oransky, Mike (1978-79-80) Obourn, Hugh (1965-66) Overdyke, Jere (1970-71) Owens, Billy (1941-42-46-47)
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Pacheco, Mario (1989-90-91-92) Padgett, Charles (1946) Pesola, Juha (1992-93) Pitts, Charlie (1952-53-54) Perez, Fernando (1983-84-85-86) Posso, Mauricio (1980) Pou, John Gray (2000-01) Power, Bill (1967) Presslar, Benton (1953-54-55)
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Ramaswami, Ajay (2000-01) Rees, Charles (1961) Richardson, Roger (1949-50-51) Richman, Peter (2002-03-04) Rickey, Pat (1960-61-62) Roach, Kenneth (1948-49) Roberts, David (2009) Roberts, Jim (1958) Robertson, Ed (1932-33-35) Robertson, Jess (1963) Robinson, Johnny (1958-59) Robinson, Tommy (1957-58-59) Robinson, W.T.(Dub) (1932-34-35-36) Romer, David (1953-54) Rosenbaum, David (1953-54) Ross, Cory (2002-03-04) Rouse, Robert (1974-75-76-77) Rubin, Ed (1997-98-99-00) Rutka, Sebastian (2001-02-03-04)
Scanlon, Pat (1955-56) Schay, Geza (1950) Schultz, Darrell (1952-53) Schwartz, Brett (1984) Schwing, Ged (1986-87-88-89) Shamieh, Samer (1999-00) Shoptaugh, Mark (1977-78-79-80) Sievers, Aubrey (1933-34-35-36) Sims, J.T. (1973-74-75-76) Simoneau, Fred (1965) Skupski, Ken (2004-05-06-07) Skupski, Neal (2009) Slanton, Thad (1991-92) Smatt, Jesse (1999-00-01-02) So, Roland (1987-88-89) Sorbo, Jonathan (1981-82) Sruk, John (1999-01) Stevens Joe (1946-47)
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Thompson, Irvin (1949) Tindle, Mark (1971-72) Trependahl, Clinton (1967) Tudor, Robert (1954-55-56-57) Tragardh, Jonathan (2004-05-08-09)
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Umstaedter, Billy (1940-41-42) Uribe, Billy (1985-86-87-88) Uselton, Kenny (1966)
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Vasquez, Steve (1989-90-91-92) Venable, John (1951) Venus, Michael (2008-09) Viator, Teddy (1981-82-83-84) Viator, Todd (1987-88-89) Villagomez, Eduardo (1995-96-97-98)
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Walker, Milton (1951-55) Walthall, Jim (1960) Webb, Cecil (1951-53) Wesbrooks, Michael (1990-91-92-93) White, Paul (2003-04-05-06) Williamson, Earl (1946-47) Winslow, Carl (1981-82) Wolff, Marcello (1970) Wood, Steve (1983-84-85)
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Young, Paul (1952-53-54)
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Zelezny, Jan (2007-08) Current Players in Boldface
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Sadovich, Sanjin (2001) Samuelsson, Jonas (1996-97-98-99) Sanders, Tom (1935-36-37) Sauls, DeWitt (1926-27-28)
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Coach: Paul Young Alabama Louisiana College Louisiana College
1938 (3-2)
W W W
3-0 3-0 3-0
L L
1-5 1-2
1926 (0-2) Coach: Paul Young Tulane Tulane
1927 (1-2-1)
Coach: Paul Young Tulane Tulane Alabama USL
L L T W
1-5 2-4 3-3 6-0
1928 (2-2)
Coach: Paul Young Tulane North Carolina Louisiana College USL
L L W W
0-6 1-2 6-0 4-2
W W W L L
4-2 4-2 5-1 1-5 1-5
1930 (2-1)
Coach: Paul Young Ole Miss Millsaps Louisiana College
L W W
2-4 4-2 4-2
1931 (1-1)
Coach: Paul Young USL Alabama
W 6-0 L 1-5
1932 (0-2)
Coach: Charles Diel Tulane Tulane
L L
0-6 0-6
W W L
6-0 5-1 2-4
1933 (2-1)
Coach: Charles Diel Louisiana Tech Louisiana College Louisiana College
1934 (0-4)
Coach: Charles Diel Rice Tulane Rice Tulane
L L L L
1-5 1-5 0-6 0-6
W T W L L
6-0 3-3 6-0 2-6 2-6
1935 (2-2-1)
Coach: Charles Diel Northwestern State Rice Louisiana College Tulane Tulane
1936 (2-3)
Coach: Charles Diel Louisiana College Mississippis State Furman Gustavus Aldolphus Tulane
L W L W L
2-4 7-0 3-4 6-0 0-6
W W L L
6-0 6-0 0-6 2-4
1937 (2-2)
Coach: Charles Diel Furman Alabama Tulane Rice
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4-2 4-2 5-1 0-6 2-4
Coach: Charles Diel West State College Alabama Illinois Rice Ole Miss Tulane Baylor
W W W T W L T
5-1 4-2 6-0 3-3 4-1 0-6 3-3
W
1939 (4-1-2)
1941 (4-3-1)
1929 (3-2)
Coach: Paul Young USL Louisiana College Loyola (New Orleans) Tulane Alabama
1950 (8-7)
Coach: Charles Diel Illinois Baylor Spring Hill Tulane Alabama
Coach: Charles Diel SEC Runner-up Colorado Texas Rice Florida Alabama Tulane Tulane Louisiana College
W L W L W L T W
L W T
6-0 2-4 5-1 2-5 6-0 2-3 3-3 4-2
2-4 2-1 3-3
1943-45 - No Team 1946 (0-4) Coach: Mike Donahue Tulane Gulfport Navy Tulane Gulfport Navy
L L L L
0-6 0-6 0-6 3-6
1947(0-3)
Coach: Mike Donahue Tulane Miami (Fla.) Rice
L L L
0-6 0-6 0-6
W L W W W W L L L
7-2 3-9 4-3 6-1 7-1 7-2 0-6 3-4 2-5
W L L W W W W W T L W L W T L
6-0 3-4 1-6 8-4 4-1 3-0 6-1 5-1 3-3 1-7 7-0 1-6 7-0 3-3 1-4
1948 (5-4)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Northwestern State Baton Rouge Tennis Club Loyola Northwestern State Loyola Mississippi State Tulane Birmingham Southern Howard
1949 (8-5-2)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Northwestern State Pensacola Navy Florida Baton Rouge Tennis Club Loyola Cornell of Iowa Pensacola Navy Loyola Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Ole Miss Tulane Mississippi State Florida Sewanee
1955 (6-5)
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5-2 2-5 7-2 6-3 6-3 3-4 4-3 4-3 0-6 0-9 1-6 6-3 7-2 2-7 3-6
W L L W L W L L L W L L L
7-2 0-9 0-8 8-1 2-7 9-0 3-6 0-5 4-5 6-3 0-6 0-6 4-5
W W W W L L W L W W W W L W W
6-0 6-3 4-3 7-0 3-6 3-6 5-1 3-6 6-3 5-4 9-0 7-0 0-9 8-1 9-0
W W W W W W W W W W W W L
5-1 5-1 7-2 8-1 5-1 9-0 6-2 5-2 7-2 9-0 9-0 6-1 1-7
W W W W W W W W L W
4-3 12-1 9-0 8-2 8-2 9-0 9-0 4-1 3-6 9-0
1951 (4-9)
1942 (1-1-1) Coach: Charles Diel Rice Tulane Tulane
Coach: W.T. Robinson Baylor Pensacola Navy Mississippi State Georgia Georgia Tech Loyola Loyola Mississippi State Houston Florida Tulane Alabama Southwestern (Tenn.) Alabama Vanderbilt Coach: W.T. Robinson Northwestern State Tulane Alabama Mississippi State Vanderbilt Mississippi State Loyola Loyola Georgia Georgia Tech Houston SMU Pensacola Navy
1952 (11-4)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Loyola Loyola Norhtwestern State Vanderbilt Tennessee TCU Pensacola Navy Mississippi State Georgia Tech Georgia Lake Charles AFB Tulane Alabama Jacksonville State
1953 (12-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson SEC Runner-up Lamar Mississippi State Denver Florida State Houston Alabama Vanderbilt Loyola Tennessee Georgia Tech Lake Charles AFB Loyola Tulane
1954 (9-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson SEC Runner-up Lamar Texas A&M Vanderbilt Florida State Cincinnati Tennessee Mississippi State Loyola Tulane Georgia Tech
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L W W W W L L L L W W
3-6 6-3 7-2 5-4 7-2 0-9 0-9 0-9 3-5 6-1 8-1
L L L L L L L L L
0-5 3-6 1-5 1-5 2-7 3-6 3-6 3-6 0-9
W L T W W W L W W L W W
9-0 1-8 3-3 9-0 8-0 9-0 0-6 8-1 8-1 2-7 9-0 7-2
L L W W W W L L L W W
0-9 2-5 9-0 9-0 7-2 6-0 2-7 3-6 4-5 7-2 8-1
L L L L W L W W W L W W W W
2-5 1-5 2-7 2-7 7-2 0-9 6-3 6-3 4-2 2-7 7-2 8-1 6-3 5-4
W L L L L L L L
9-0 3-6 2-7 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-6 0-6
1956 (0-9)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Texas A&M Northwestern Presbyterian Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Rice Houston Tulane
1957 (8-3-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson SEC Runner-up Pensacola Navy Lamar Houston Illinois Mississippi State Vanderbilt Miami (Fla.) Georgia Tech Georgia Tulane Tennessee Florida
1958 (6-5)
Coach: W.T. Robinson SEC Runner-up Lamar Houston Northwestern Vanderbilt Florida State Pensacola Navy Miami (Fla.) Lamar Tulane Georgia Tech Georgia
1959 (8-6)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Lamar Georgia Georgia Tech Houston Tulane Florida Florida State Texas Miami (Fla.) Ole Miss Vanderbilt Tennessee Duke
1960 (2-9)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Southern Miss Vanderbilt Northwestern Florida State Florida Mississippi State Houston Texas
Year-by-Year Results Georgia Tech Ole Miss Tulane
L W L
1-8 6-0 1-8
1961 (1-8-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Southern Illinois Northwestern Texas Mississippi State Vanderbilt Rice Florida State Tulane Lamar Houston
W L L L L L L L L T
4-2 3-5 1-5 3-6 4-5 1-5 1-8 0-8 0-5 3-3
L L W L L W W W W W W L
1-8 4-5 6-0 0-6 0-6 8-1 9-0 8-1 5-2 9-0 7-2 0-9
1962 (7-5)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Northwestern Vanderbilt Houston Texas Rice Mississippi State Kentucky Georgia Tech Texas A&M Ole Miss Southern Miss Tulane
1963 (2-8-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Kalamazoo College Texas Houston Texas A&M Vanderbilt Ole Miss Mississippi State Rice Alabama Southern Miss Tulane
L L L L T W L L L W L
3-6 0-6 0-5 0-9 4-4 5-4 0-9 0-6 1-8 7-2 0-9
L W W L L W L W W L T L L
4-5 9-0 7-2 1-5 0-7 6-1 0-9 7-2 9-0 3-6 3-3 2-7 1-8
L L W L L L L W W W L W L
1-5 0-6 3-2 4-5 0-7 0-9 1-8 9-0 8-1 7-2 0-9 6-3 0-9
1964 (5-7-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Texas A&M Kentucky Vanderbilt Rice Texas St. Edward’s Mississippi State Murray State Ole Miss Georgia Tech Houston Alabama Tulane
1965 (5-8)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Houston Texas A&M St. Edward’s Alabama Rice Georgia Tech Murray State Ole Miss Memphis State Vanderbilt Tennessee Southern Miss Tulane
1966 (6-6)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Houston Vanderbilt Texas A&M Oklahoma
W W L W
4-2 9-0 1-8 4-3
Mississippi State Corpus Christi Tennessee Georgia Tech Ole Miss Alabama Southern Miss Tulane
L L L L W W W L
2-7 1-8 1-8 3-6 8-1 7-2 5-0 0-9
1967 (6-4)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Rice Texas A&M Southwestern (Tenn.) Illinois Georgia Tech Tennessee Houston Mississippi State Ole Miss Tulane
W W W W L L W L W L
4-2 8-1 9-1 4-3 4-5 0-9 4-3 0-8 8-1 0-9
L L L W W W W W L T L L L L
3-6 1-6 3-6 5-4 6-3 4-3 8-1 7-2 2-8 2-2 2-7 2-5 2-4 0-9
L L T L W W L W W W L L L W W
2-7 4-5 3-3 2-7 5-4 9-0 2-7 3-4 8-1 9-0 1-8 3-6 0-9 5-4 8-1
L L L W L L W W W L L L W W
3-6 3-6 0-9 5-4 2-7 4-5 7-2 8-1 6-3 1-8 0-9 4-5 7-2 6-3
W L W W W L T
6-3 3-6 4-3 9-0 5-4 2-7 3-3
1969 (7-7-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Florida State Houston Texas Minnesota Northwestern Lamar Texas A&M Kansas USL Northern Illinois Florida Tennessee Tulane Mississippi State Ole Miss
1970 (6-8)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Final Ranking: No. 16 Florida State Texas Houston Texas A&M Southern Illinois Vanderbilt South Florida Alabama Florida Tennessee Georgia Georgia Tech Lamar Tulane
1971 (8-6-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Furman Memphis State Houston William & Mary Lamar Texas A&M Mississippi State
L W W W L L W L
0-9 7-2 6-3 5-4 3-6 2-6 9-0 3-6
1972 (6-11)
1968 (5-8-1)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Mississippi State Georgia Michigan State Michigan State Oklahoma USL Ole Miss Florida Tennessee Georgia Tech Texas Houston Tulane
Georgia Vanderbilt Kentucky Tennessee Presbyterian Tulane Ole Miss Alabama Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Texas A&M Indiana Indiana Ole Miss Alabama Mississippi State Georgia Texas Houston Vanderbilt Kentucky Florida Tennessee Georgia Tech Alabama Tulane
W L L L W L L L L L W L L L W W W
5-4 1-8 2-7 4-5 9-0 1-8 4-5 1-8 1-8 1-8 8-1 2-7 1-8 1-8 7-2 5-4 6-3
L L W W W W L W L L W W L L W L
2-7 0-9 7-2 8-1 9-0 9-0 3-6 6-3 3-6 2-7 6-3 8-1 3-6 4-5 7-2 2-7
W L W L W W W W W L W L W W W W L W W
8-1 3-6 9-0 1-8 9-0 6-3 7-2 9-0 8-1 4-5 7-2 2-7 7-2 7-2 9-0 5-4 3-6 9-0 9-0
W L L W W L W L L L W
8-1 4-5 1-8 8-1 6-3 2-7 7-2 2-7 1-8 2-7 5-2
1974 (14-5)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Lamar Texas A&M Mississippi State Texas Michigan State Ohio State Oklahoma Northwestern Auburn Florida Kentucky Tennessee Ole Miss Memphis State Vanderbilt Alabama Georgia Georgia Tech Tulane
1975 (11-8)
Coach: Steve Carter Rice Texas A&M Trinity Kansas Iowa Houston Clemson Florida State Miami (Fla.) Florida Auburn
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1977 (22-2)
1973 (8-8)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Final Ranking: No. 20 Houston Georgia Notre Dame Missouri Ole Miss Oklahoma State Alabama South Carolina Texas A&M Texas Lamar Vanderbilt Florida Tennessee Kentucky Tulane
Tennessee Kentucky Ole Miss Vanderbilt Mississippi State Alabama Georgia Tulane Coach: Steve Carter SEC Runner-up Rice Vanderbilt Lamar Texas A&M Texas Memphis State Oklahoma State Missouri Clemson Principia Michigan State Southern Illinois Florida Jacksonville Tennessee South Florida New Orleans USL Tulane Ole Miss Auburn Mississippi State Alabama Georgia
7-2 5-4 9-0 9-0 6-3 3-6 1-8 6-3
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9-0 7-2 8-1 9-0 4-5 5-4 8-1 8-1 8-1 9-0 9-0 8-1 7-2 9-0 6-3 7-2 9-0 9-0 6-3 8-1 6-3 7-2 7-2 4-5
W W L W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W
9-0 8-1 1-8 8-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 9-0 4-5 7-2 9-0 7-2 7-2 5-4 9-0 8-1 8-1 5-4
L
3-6
W L L W L W W L W W L W W W W L
9-0 4-5 3-6 5-4 0-9 6-3 6-3 4-5 9-0 6-3 1-8 8-1 6-3 5-1 5-1 1-8
1978 (20-3)
Coach: Steve Carter NCAA Tournament - Final 16 Final Ranking: No. 12 Texas A&M Northeast Louisiana Trinity Lamar Tennessee Jacksonville Southern Illinois Wisconsin Mississippi State Auburn Illinois State Minnesota Clemson Rice Army Alabama Ole Miss Vanderbilt New Orleans USL Tulane Georgia NCAA First Round Pepperdine
1979 (16-7)
Coach: W.T. Robinson Baylor Clemson Oklahoma State Texas Pan American Arkansas Southern Illinois Rice TCU Central Michigan Oklahoma Houston Lamar Texas A&M Wisconsin Minnesota Clemson
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Year-by-Year Results Trinity Army Memphis Georgia Alabama Auburn Florida USL New Orleans Tulane Ole Miss Vanderbilt
L W L L W W L W W W W W
0-9 8-1 4-5 4-5 8-1 5-4 2-7 5-4 6-0 7-2 9-0 5-4
1980 (14-10)
Coach: Steve Strome Texas A&M Lamar Mississippi State William & Mary Central Michigan Oklahoma Middle Tennessee Miami (Ohio) Centenary Georgia Tennessee Memphis Ole Miss Rice Houston Tulane Florida USL Alabama Trinity South Alabama Auburn Kentucky
L W L W W W W W W L L L W L L W W W L L W L W
4-5 7-2 4-5 9-0 8-1 7-2 8-1 8-1 9-0 1-8 4-5 3-6 9-0 4-5 4-5 8-1 8-1 9-0 3-6 1-8 8-1 4-5 5-4
1981 (15-11)
Coach: Steve Strome Rice Austin Peay Lamar New Mexico Houston Michigan Texas Pan American Wichita State Oklahoma State Indiana State Southern Illinois Kansas Miami (Ohio) Wisconsin Georgia South Carolina Centenary South Alabama Mississippi State Alabama Auburn Florida Ole Miss Tulane Tennessee Kentucky
L 4-5 W 6-3 W 7-2 W 9-0 L 1-8 W 5-4 W 6-3 L 1-5 L 2-7 W 8-1 W 7-2 W 8-1 W 7-2 W 9-0 L 2-7 L 3-6 W 7-2 W 5-4 W 6-3 L 2-7 L 2-7 L 3-6 L 4-5 W 8-1 L 2-7 W 7-2
1982 (17-6)
Coach: Steve Strome New Orleans Florida State Pepperdine Oklahoma Arizona State Brigham Young Butler Pan American Texas Tech New Mexico State Florida Memphis Alabama Mississippi State
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W W L L W W W W W W W W L W
8-1 7-2 2-7 4-5 6-3 6-3 9-0 5-4 7-2 6-2 5-4 7-2 4-5 7-2
Ole Miss Vanderbilt Tennessee Georgia South Alabama Auburn Lamar Tulane Kentucky
W L L L W W W W W
6-3 3-6 3-6 2-7 5-4 6-3 8-1 7-2 5-4
W L L W W L W W W L L L W W W W W W L W L W W W W W W L
6-3 3-6 2-7 7-2 5-1 4-5 9-0 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-5 4-5 8-1 8-1 5-4 8-1 5-4 7-2 1-5 8-1 3-6 5-4 5-4 6-3 6-0 9-0 7-2 1-8
1983 (19-9)
Coach: Jerry Simmons Tulsa Arkansas Clemson North Texas Southwest Texas State Texas A&M Houston Oklahoma City Minnesota Texas Texas A&M Tulsa Purdue Richmond Kentucky USL Georgia Alabama Auburn Florida Tennessee Rice Vanderbilt Florida State New Orleans New Orleans Ole Miss Trinity
1984 (19-10)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Tournament National Indoor Round of 16 Final Ranking: No. 12 Auburn W Georgia L Pepperdine L SMU L Texas L USL W Texas A&M W Florida State W USC L UCLA L Tulane W New Orleans W New Orleans W Indiana W Alabama W West Texas State W Centenary W Ohio State W Vanderbilt W Mississippi State W Pepperdine L Florida W Georgia L Kentucky W Ohio State W Auburn L Tennessee W Ole Miss W NCAA First Round UCLA L
5-4 4-5 4-5 2-6 1-8 9-0 7-2 5-1 1-8 1-8 9-0 9-0 6-0 9-0 6-3 5-1 9-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 4-5 6-3 3-6 6-3 8-1 1-8 6-2 7-2 0-6
1985 (19-8)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Champions Final Ranking: No. 9 Arkansas Clemson USC
W 5-4 W 5-1 L 3-5
Harvard Pepperdine Louisiana College Centenary Stanford Lamar Pepperdine USC New Orleans Stephen F. Austin Purdue Ole Miss Tulsa SMU Mississippi State Alabama Kentucky New Orleans Georgia Auburn Vanderbilt NCAA First Round Clemson
W L W W L W L L W W W W W L W W W W L W W
5-2 3-5 8-1 8-1 4-5 9-0 1-8 1-8 8-1 6-0 9-0 8-1 9-0 3-6 9-0 6-3 7-2 9-0 4-5 6-3 9-0
L
1-5
1986 (17-7)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Tournament Final 16 National Indoor Round of 16 Final Ranking: No. 12 Tulane W McNeese State W UCLA L California L Minnesota L Arkansas W New Orleans W Vanderbilt W Lamar W Arkansas L Oklahoma State W South Carolina W TCU W Florida W Pepperdine L Clemson L Auburn W Ole Miss W Alabama W New Orleans W Georgia L Tennessee W Kentucky W Mississippi State W NCAA First Round SMU L
8-1 7-2 2-7 2-5 3-5 5-4 9-0 9-0 8-1 2-7 7-2 8-1 5-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3 8-1 5-4 6-0 3-6 5-4 5-4 9-0 2-5
1987 (23-6)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Final Eight National Indoor Quarterfinalist Final Ranking: No. 8 Arizona W Minnesota W Oklahoma State W Lamar W Tulane W Pepperdine W Georgia L SMU W SMU L Arizona State W Miami (Fla.) W Wake Forest W Arkansas W Southern Illinois W TCU L Kentucky W Mississippi State W California W Ole Miss W Florida W Auburn W Alabama W Georgia L
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Vanderbilt Tennessee South Carolina NCAA Second Round Texas NCAA Quarterfinals USC
W W L
8-1 6-3 3-6
W
5-2
L
3-5
W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
5-1 7-2 7-2 9-0 9-0 5-2 5-3 5-1 6-2 3-5 9-0 6-0 8-1 9-0 7-2 7-2 8-1 7-2 6-3 5-1 9-0 5-4 5-4 7-2 5-1
W
6-0
W
5-3
W
5-4
L
2-5
1988 (27-2)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Reg. Season Champions National Indoor Runner-Up NCAA Runner-up Final Rank: No. 2 Indiana SMU Clemson Miami Texas A&M SMU California Pepperdine Georgia USC Kansas South Carolina Alabama South Florida TCU CaIifornia Florida Mississippi State Auburn Texas El-Paso Vanderbilt Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Ole Miss NCAA Second Round California NCAA Quarterfinals Georgia NCAA Semifinals Michigan NCAA Final Stanford
1989 (22-5)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Reg. Season Champions National Indoor Quarterfinalist NCAA Final Eight Final Rank: No. 8 South Alabama W Texas W Tulane W Southern Miss W USL W South Carolina L Miami W Pepperdine W Baylor W Ole Miss W Texas A&M W Southern Illinois W Vanderbilt W Texas W Georgia W TCU L Miami W Alabama W Kentucky W South Carolina W Tennessee L UC-Irvine L Mississippi State W Auburn W Florida W NCAA Second Round Clemson W NCAA Quarterfinals Stanford L
9-0 6-3 9-0 6-0 8-1 3-5 5-3 5-1 8-1 8-1 7-0 8-0 7-2 5-1 5-4 1-5 6-3 6-3 5-4 5-4 4-5 2-7 8-1 6-3 6-3 5-3 3-5
Year-by-Year Results 1990 (13-9)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Final 16 National Indoor Quarterfinalist Final Rank: No. 16 South Alabama W Texas W Tulane W Harvard W UC-Irvine L Miami L Texas L Southern Miss W South Carolina W TCU L Mississippi State W Alabama L Kentucky W Auburn W Ole Miss W Vanderbilt W Tennessee L Georgia L Florida W SEC Tournament Florida W Georgia L NCAA First Round California L
6-0 5-3 9-0 5-3 4-5 1-5 4-5 6-0 5-2 4-5 5-1 4-5 5-2 5-2 5-4 8-1 1-5 3-5 5-1 6-0 2-5 3-5
1991 (19-6)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Runner-up National Indoor Quarterfinalist NCAA Final Eight Final Rank: No. 6 Tulane W Baylor W Oklahoma State W Florida L Southern Miss W California W USC L Miami W Texas W Mississippi State W Texas W TCU L Texas-San Antonio W South Carolina W Kentucky L Alabama W Georgia W Ole Miss W Tennessee W Auburn W Vanderbilt W SEC Tournament Ole Miss W Mississippi State L NCAA Second Round TCU W NCAA Quarterfinals California L
9-0 9-0 9-0 2-7 6-0 5-4 1-5 5-2 5-3 5-3 5-4 2-5 5-1 5-2 3-5 5-1 5-3 5-2 5-2 5-2 9-0 5-3 3-5 5-3 2-5
1992 (17-7)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Reg. Season Champions SEC Tournament Runner-Up National Indoor Quarterfinalist NCAA Final Eight Final Rank: No. 10 Tulane W Vanderbilt W Southern Miss W Baylor W South Alabama W California W Notre Dame L UCLA L Mississippi State L South Carolina W TCU L Florida W
8-0 6-1 9-0 9-0 9-0 5-1 1-4 2-4 4-5 6-0 4-5 5-4
Arkansas Alabama Auburn Ole Miss Kentucky Georgia Tennessee SEC Tournament* Florida Georgia Kentucky NCAA Second Round Pepperdine NCAA Quarterfinals Stanford
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6-0 8-1 8-1 6-0 1-5 5-1 7-2
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5-2 5-1 2-5
W
5-2
L
2-5
1993 (16-6)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Final Eight National Indoor Quarterfinalist Final Rank: No. 8 Lamar W Centenary W Southern Miss W Colorado W Stanford W North Carolina L Mississippi State W TCU L Vanderbilt W Ole Miss W South Carolina W Auburn W Georgia L Notre Dame W Mississippi State L Alabama W Kentucky W Arkansas W Tennessee W Florida W SEC Tournament Tennessee L NCAA Second Round Duke L
7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 3-4 4-3 3-4 7-0 5-0 4-2 5-2 3-4 5-2 2-5 6-1 5-1 4-0 6-1 6-0 3-4 2-5
7-0 7-0 7-0 5-2 6-1 2-5 1-5 2-5 2-5 0-4 1-6 3-4 4-2 5-2 2-4 4-1 3-4 1-6 2-5 5-2 3-4 4-2 3-4
1995 (19-4)
Coach: Jerry Simmons SEC Runner-up Final Rank: No. 8 New Orleans Southern West Florida Centenary Southeastern Louisiana Texas Tech Tulane
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W W W L L W W W W W W
5-2 6-1 5-2 3-4 2-5 5-2 6-1 4-3 5-1 6-1 5-1
W W L
4-1 4-3 0-4
L
4-0
1996 (21-5)
1994 (10-13)
Coach: Jerry Simmons National Indoor Round of 16 Tulane W West Florida W Lamar W Centenary W Southern Miss W Duke L USC L Harvard L TCU L Ole Miss L Alabama L Mississippi State L South Carolina W Notre Dame W Vanderbilt L Arkansas W Auburn L Florida L Georgia L Tennessee W Kentucky L SEC Tournament South Carolina W Florida L
Florida South Carolina Ole Miss Auburn Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt Mississippi State Tennessee Arkansas Alabama SEC Championship Auburn Mississippi State Georgia NCAA First Round TCU
7-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 7-0
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Final 16 NCAA Region III Champions Final Rank: No. 14 Notre Dame W New Orleans W West Florida W Southern W Southeastern Louisiana W Southern Miss W Ole Miss L Alabama W Centenary W Texas-Pan American W Texas-Arlington W South Carolina W Arkansas W Florida L Mississippi State W Auburn W Vanderbilt W Tennessee W Kentucky W Georgia L SEC Tournament Auburn W Georgia L NCAA Region III Championships Kentucky W UAB W Auburn W NCAA First Round TCU L
4-2 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 2-4 6-1 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 5-2 3-4 5-2 5-2 4-1 5-2 4-3 4-0 4-1 1-4 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-3
1997 (17-7)
Coach: Jerry Simmons NCAA Final 16 National Indoor Round of 16 Final Rank: No. 9 Centenary W Southern W New Orleans W USL W West Florida W Vanderbilt W Pepperdine L Stanford L Columbia W Florida W Southern Miss W South Carolina W Alabama W Ole Miss W Mississippi State L Tennessee W Arkansas W Kentucky W Auburn L Georgia L SEC Championship Kentucky W Georgia L Miami (Fla.) W NCAA First Round Duke L
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1998 (25-2)
Coach: Jeff Brown SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions NCAA Semifinalist National Indoor Quarterfinalist Final Rank: No. 2 Southern W Centenary W Miami (Ffa.) W Southeastern Lousiana W New Orleans W Texas A&M W USC W Stanford L Duke W Southern Miss W South Carolina W Florida W Auburn W Mississippi State W Vanderbilt W Ole Miss W Arkansas W Alabama W Georgia W Tennessee W Kentucky W SEC Tournament Auburn W Ole Miss W Georgia W NCAA First Round SMU W NCAA Quarterfinal Ole Miss W NCAA Semifinal Georgia L
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1999 (20-7)
Coach Jeff Brown SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions NCAA Semifinalist National Rank: No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana Southern Centenary Mississippi State Southern Miss Texas A&M Michigan State Vanderbilt Ole Miss Indiana South Carolina Florida Kentucky Tennessee South Florida Georgia Alabama Auburn Arkansas SEC Tournament Tennessee South Carolina Georgia NCAA Regional Alcorn State Tulane NCAA First Round Fresno State NCAA Second Round Duke NCAA Semifinal UCLA
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Coach Jeff Brown NCAA Final 16 National Rank: No. 12 Southern Centenary New Orleans USC Tennessee Indiana State Southern Miss Mississippi State South Alabama Florida Texas A&M Vanderbilt Alabama Tulane South Carolina Ole Miss Arkansas SMU Tennessee Auburn Kentucky Georgia SEC Tournament Georgia NCAA Regional Alcorn State Clemson NCAA First Round Illinois
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2001 (16-8)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Final 16 National Rank: No. 13 Southern Centenary Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M Louisiana-Lafayette Mississippi State Southern Miss Vanderbilt Arkansas Kentucky Georgia Texas-Arlington Auburn Florida South Carolina SMU Alabama Mississippi SEC Tournament Alabama NCAA Regional Marist Texas NCAA First Round Texas A&M
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2002 (11-14)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Second Round National Rank: No. 29 Centenary Southern New Mexico Illinois Alabama Auburn Texas A&M South Carolina Florida Tennessee Georgia Southern Miss South Florida Vanderbilt
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2003 (13-11)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA First Round National Rank: No. 24 Centenary Southern Texas-San Antonio Southern Southeastern Texas A&M Tulsa Alabama Auburn South Carolina Florida Tennessee Georgia Texas Vanderbilt Kentucky Mississippi State Ole Miss Illinois Arkansas SMU SEC Tournament Arkansas Kentucky NCAA Regional South Alabama
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2004 (18-7)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Second Round National Rank: No. 13 Southern Miss Southern Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern Louisiana Centenary Texas New Orleans Georgia Tennessee Texas A&M Kentucky Vanderbilt Ole Miss Miss. State Auburn Alabama Tulane Arkansas Tulsa Florida South Carolina SEC Championships Alabama Kentucy NCAA Regional Southern Rice
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2005 (21-9)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Final 16 National Rank: No. 10 Southeastern Louisiana Centenary Southern New Orleans Southern Miss Texas Southern Louisiana-Lafayette Duke Boise State Ohio State Texas A&M Florida South Carolina Georgia Tenessee South Florida Michigan Kentucky Vanderbilt Ole Miss Mississippi State Auburn Alabama Tulane Arkansas SEC Tournament Auburn Ole Miss NCAA Regional Binghamton Tulane NCAA Final 16 Georgia
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2006 (15-10)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA First Round National Rank: No. 25 Southern Miss Centenary Nicholls St. Southern Michigan Ohio State UCLA Colorado Arkansas Clemson TCU Tennessee Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt Texas A&M South Carolina Florida Ole Miss Mississippi State UL-Lafayette Alabama Auburn Arkansas SEC Tournament Mississippi State NCAA Regional Minnesota
2007 (18-7)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Round of 16 National Rank: No. 15 Southern Centenary Southern Miss UL-Lafayette Rice Ohio St TCU Tennessee
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2008 (15-9)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Second Round National Rank: No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette Illinois Southern Miss Soutehrn Clemson Texas A&M Alabama Auburn Kentucky Vanderbilt Centenary South Florida Ohio State Rice Georgia Tennessee South Carolina Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss Arkansas SEC Tournament Mississippi State Tennessee NCAA Regional Drake Illinois
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2009 (11-12)
Coach: Jeff Brown NCAA Second Round National Rank: No. 28 Texas Tech Tulsa Rice Ohio State Louisiana Lafayette New Orleans Auburn Alabama Vanderbilt Kentucky South Florida Texas A&M Georgia Tennessee Florida South Carolina Ole Miss Mississippi State Arkansas SEC Tournament South Carolina Ole Miss NCAA Regional Rice Ole Miss
Media Information
MEDIA LIST Newspapers
Television Stations
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
The Advocate P.O. Box 588 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Phone: (225) 383-1111 Fax: (225) 388-0318 E-mail: sports@theadvocate.com
WAFB-TV
LSU Daily Reveille Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 578-8676 Fax: (225) 578-1698 E-mail: sports@reveille.stumedia.lsu.edu
New Orleans
(CBS Affiliate - Channel 9)
844 Government Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (225) 336-8891 Fax: (225) 379-7880 E-mail: sports@wbrz.com (ABC Affiliate - Channel 2)
P.O. Box 2906 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Phone: (225) 336-2361 Fax: (225) 336-2347 E-mail: sports@wbrz.com Tiger Television
Other Newspapers
Specialty Media
The Shreveport Times 222 Lake Street Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: (318) 459-3300 Fax: (318) 459-3301 E-mail: sports@shreveporttimes.com
Tiger Rag P.O. Box 496 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 Phone: (225) 383-5271 Fax: (225) 343-4785 E-mail: carl@tigerrag.com
Lake Charles American Press P.O. Box 2893 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 494-4040 Fax: (337) 439-4036 E-mail: sports@americanpress.com
LSU Communications
Monroe News-Star 411 No. Fourth Street Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: (318) 362-0267 Fax: (318) 362-0273 E-mail: sports@gannett.com Lafayette Daily Advertiser P.O. Box 3268 Lafayette, LA 70502 Phone: (337) 289-6303 Fax: (337) 289-6443 E-mail: bbrown@theadvertiser.com Opelousas Daily World P.O. Box 1179 Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: (318) 942-4971 Fax: (318) 948-6572 E-mail: tomdodge@dailyworld.com
Game Notes
The most recent media game notes, updated statistics and releases are posted on LSU’s Web site (www.LSUsports.net) upon completion. To view the information through Adobe Acrobat, download the free software by following the instructions also listed on the Web site.
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WBRZ-TV
Times-Picayune 3800 Howard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70140 Phone: (504) 826-3405 Fax: (504) 826-3401 E-mail: sports@timespicayune.com
Alexandria Daily Town Talk P.O. Box 7558 Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: (318) 487-6351 Fax: (318) 487-6315 E-mail: sports@thetowntalk.com
The 2010 LSU Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written to provide members of the media with statistics and information needed to adequately cover the LSU men’s tennis team. If you need further information on the team, pictures, or wish to set up an interview with head coach Jeff Brown, assistant coach Danny Bryan or any of the student-athletes, please contact Elizabeth Stuart at the LSU Sports Information Office at (225) 578-1867.
(LSU Campus Station)
Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Phone: (225) 578-8687 Fax: (225) 578-1698
Radio LSU Radio Network P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Director: Jim Hawthorne Phone: (225) 578-1882 Fax: (225) 578-1861
Match Credentials
Media credentials for all men’s tennis matches should be requested two days before the match by contacting Elizabeth Stuart at (225) 578-1867. Once credentials have been requested, all passes will be left at the double-door main entrance to the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium. During matches, media members will be provided with a media guide as well as a match program that includes notes and updated statistics. Final match results can be obtained immediately following the match.
Photographers
All photographers must check in with an LSU Sports Information staff member on site for designated photo locations prior to every match. Photographers are welcome to photograph from the stands, but must receive permission to photograph on the courts. Only accredited photographers or those persons on special assignment will be allowed access to the court.
Interviews
All interviews with players and coaches must be coordinated through the SID office and requested 24 hours in advance to ensure availability excluding post-match interviews. Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the highresolution pictures, e-mail Elizabeth Stuart (estuar2@tigers.lsu.edu). You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only. Resale of these pictures is strictly prohibited.
Television
LSU Sports Information Web site for Media http://www.lsusports.net/media
LSU Electronic Media P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Director: Kevin Wagner Asst. Director: John Schiebe Phone: (225) 578-1797 Fax: (225) 578-1861
Mailing Address LSU Sports Information P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Phone: (225) 578-8226 Fax: (225) 578-1861 Overnight Mailing Address LSU Sports Information LSU Athletics Administration Building North Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Phone: (225) 578-8226 SID Contact Information Men’s Tennis Contact: Elizabeth Stuart Work Phone: (225) 578-1867 Mobile: (985)974-7408 Fax: (225) 578-1867 E-mail Address: estuar2@tigers.lsu.edu
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Championship TRADITION LSU Athletics
The Nation’s Elite Teams 2008-2009 in Review
Baseball
The Team of the 90s returned to the top of 21st-century college baseball as LSU brought home a sixth national championship in its first season at New Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers knocked off top-seeded Texas in the best-of-three College World Series championship series and were sparked by a 14-game postseason winning streak. Third-year head coach Paul Mainieri was the unanimous choice for National Coach of the Year as LSU finished the season with a 56-17 record, a Southeastern Conference regular season title and an SEC Tournament title.
Men’s Basketball
The LSU men’s basketball team captured its fourth SEC Western Division title this decade and won the Southeastern Conference regular season championship with a 13-3 record, winning the title by three games under first-year head coach Trent Johnson. LSU was 27-8 on the year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Johnson was the consensus choice as SEC Coach of the Year and a finalist for three national coach of the year honors.
Gymnastics
The gymnastics team continued to show it is one of the nation’s elite programs in 2009 by advancing to the Super Six after capturing the NCAA Central Regional for the second year in a row. The regional championship marked the Tigers’ sixth overall, and the Super Six berth was the team’s second straight. LSU has now made 25-consecutive postseason appearances.
Track & Field
The Tigers earned a pair of top-five finishes in NCAA competition with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships followed by a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Lady Tigers finished sixth nationally during both the indoor and outdoor seasons while earning a pair of runner-up team finishes at the SEC Championships.
Soccer
The LSU soccer team continued its rise to national prominence with an outstanding 2008 season in which it captured its second-straight SEC Western Division championship and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Tigers recorded program bests with a 14-4-2 overall record and a 7-3-1 mark in SEC play, while they also finished second in the final SEC standings.
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney
Trindon Holliday
Tyson Jackson
Jared Mitchell
Marcus Thornton
LSU’s all-time leader in career individual titles with 114, Ashleigh Clare-Kearney became the fifth national champion in school history and the first LSU gymnast to capture two individual national titles. She became the Vault National Champion with a 9.9000 average and the Floor National Champion with a 9.9500 score. In addition, Clare-Kearney earned First-Team All-America honors on vault, bars and floor.
Trindon Holliday wrapped up the 2009 season as the NCAA’s fastest man as he was crowned NCAA champion in the 100meter dash while setting a new personal best with the top time in the country at 10.00 seconds in the national final. Holliday also earned a pair of runner-up finishes in NCAA competition during the 2009 season in the 60 meters indoors and 4x100-meter relay outdoors to finish with eight All-America honors for his career.
Tyson Jackson became the highest LSU defender to ever be picked in the NFL Draft when he was selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2009 draft. A second-team All-SEC selection, he finished his career with 122 tackles and 18.5 sacks while leading the Tigers to a fourth-straight bowl victory in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Jared Mitchell became LSU’s first Major League Baseball first-round draft selection since 2003 when he was taken No. 23 overall by the Chicago White Sox. The junior outfielder was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 College World Series following the Tigers’ run to a sixth national title. Mitchell, also a wide receiver on the gridiron, became just the second athlete in school history to win national titles in multiple sports.
The consensus Player of the Year for the Southeastern Conference as he led the Tigers to the regular season SEC championship with a 13-3 record. Thornton averaged more than 21 points a game and would be among the quickest Tigers to 1,000 points, reaching it in less than two years. Thornton was drafted in the second round by the Miami Heat and traded to the New Orleans Hornets.
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Football
Baseball
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From the football team’s 2007 Bowl Championship Series national title to the baseball team’s 2009 national championship, LSU is the home of the nation’s elite teams. The 2008-09 year was no exception. Two Straight Top 10 Director’s Cup Finishes
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Another record-setting and historical season in LSU athletics was capped when the school recorded its second straight top-10 finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup with a No. 9 showing among all Division I institutions. The ninth-place finish comes on the heels of last year’s No. 8 national finish, which marks only the second time in school history that LSU has posted backto-back top-10 finishes in the Director’s Cup.
2008-09 Director’s Cup Standings 1. Stanford 2. North Carolina 3. Florida 4. Southern Cal 5. Michigan 6. Texas 7. California 8. Virginia 9. LSU 10. Ohio State
Elite Athletes
46 National Team Championships
Brittnee Cooper
John Peterson
Volleyball
Men’s Golf
Brittnee Cooper racked up All-SEC, All-Louisiana and All-AVCA South Region First-Team accolades after a breakout junior season posting 302 kills on a team-best .336 attack percentage. She was a contributing member on the USA Volleyball Women’s National A2 Red Team that captured a silver medal at the USA Adult Championships in May 2009.
The LSU men’s golf team enjoyed its most successful season in a decade by winning three team titles in 2008-09, and John Peterson led the way with six top-10 finishes. Peterson earned his first career first-team All-SEC honor and became the first Tiger to earn All-America honors since 2003 as he was named a Second-Team All-American by PING and Golfweek.
Megan Falcon
Malorie Rutledge
Women’s Tennis
Soccer
Three-time All-American Megan Falcon left her mark on the women’s tennis program as she ended her college career with a 99-18 record and ranked eighth on LSU’s all-time wins list. Falcon finished at No. 14 for her senior campaign and earned first team All-SEC honors for the third-consecutive season.
Malorie Rutledge was named the program’s first SEC Offensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American in team history. Rutledge helped the Tigers to a 14-4-2 overall record and school record 7-3-1 mark in SEC play while scoring nine goals and 18 assists for 36 points on the year.
Julius Gloeckner
Kirsten Shortridge
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Softball
The 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his sport, Julius Gloeckner earned three NCAA All-America honors and broke four individual school records last season. The senior swimmer was also a part of two relay records and led the team with 16 event victories during the dual-meet season.
A NFCA All-America Third-Team selection, Kirsten Shortridge ranked inside the SEC’s top seven in hits (80), batting average (.426), multi-hit games (26) and stolen bases (26). She also garnered All-SEC, All-Louisiana and NFCA All-South First-Team picks after her .426 average was second-highest in program history.
Samantha Henry
Women’s Track & Field LSU is world-renown for its sprint program, and Samantha Henry continued that tradition in 2009 while earning five All-America honors in NCAA competition. Henry proved to be the most dominant sprinter in the SEC while capturing three conference titles in the 60 meters and 200 meters.
Allison Hightower Women’s Basketball
Allison Hightower became the first player in school history to lead LSU in points, assists, steals and blocks in a single season. A State Farm All-America Honorable Mention and unanimous firstteam All-SEC selection, the junior guard guided the Lady Tigers to an 11th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Megan McChrystal Women’s Golf
Jane Trepp
Women’s Swimming & Diving Jane Trepp enjoyed one of the finest seasons in recent program history, shattering three individual school records in three different stroke disciplines and playing a role on four recordbreaking relay squads. The sophomore also earned three NCAA All-America honors, including first-team recognition in the 200yard medley relay.
Michael Venus Men’s Tennis
Michael Venus imprinted his name among the LSU greats in the history books and wrote a new line of his own as he became the first Tiger to capture the ITA All-American Championship in the fall of 2008. The SEC Player of the Year earned both singles and doubles All-America status en route to compiling a team-best 26 victories during the season.
McCrystal became the first LSU women’s golfer in the 30-year history of the program to average less than 73 strokes per round for a full season as she earned first-team All-SEC honors and second-team All-America honors. She finished 12th nationally in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships.
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Men’s Basketball (1) 1935 Boxing (1) 1949 Football (3) 1958, 2003, 2007 Men’s Golf (4) 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 Men’s Indoor Track (2) 2001, 2004 Women’s Indoor Track(11) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 Men’s Outdoor Track (4) 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 Women’s Outdoor Track (14) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008 Baseball (6) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
115 SEC Team Championships Baseball (14) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009 Men’s Basketball (10) 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009 Women’s Basketball (3) 2005, 2006, 2008 Football (10) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007 Men’s Golf (15) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 Women’s Golf (1) 1992 Gymnastics (1) 1981 Men’s Swimming & Diving (1) 1988 Men’s Tennis (4) 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 Men’s Indoor Track (4) 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990 Women’s Indoor Track (11) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008 Men’s Outdoor Track (22) 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 Women’s Outdoor Track (10) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008 Softball (5) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Volleyball (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 Overall NCAA Championships *
1. UCLA 104 2. Stanford 97 3. USC 88 4. Abilene Christian 54 5. Kenyon 53 6. Oklahoma State 48 7. LSU 43 8. Arkansas 41 9. Texas 39 10. College of New Jersey 37
Overall Women’s NCAA Championships
1. Stanford 37 2. UCLA 33 3. College of New Jersey 31 4. LSU 25 4. Kenyon 25 * - The NCAA does not recognize champions from the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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