UNIVERSITY OF OREGON WOMEN’S TENNIS
Senior Siobhan Cavan
Senior Pavlina Smatova
2010--11 MEDIA GUIDE 2010
2010-11: Fall: Limited to only one tournament due to injury, the season-opening USAFA Invitational … dropped lone official doubles match while partnered with Molly McDevitt. 2009-10: Did not compete in the spring … Fall: Posted a singles record of 3-1 and doubles record of 2-3 in fall competition … both doubles wins came with Molly McDevitt at the University of New Mexico Southwest Invite. 2008-09: A Pac-10 All-Academic Team Honorable Mention selection … went 7-9 in duals singles competition, playing primarily at the No. 5 position where she posted a 4-5 mark … posted two wins in the Pac-10 Singles Championships over ASU’s Ali van Horne and UCLA’s Anna-Viktoria Lind), advancing to the quarterfinals … rattled off four straight singles wins early in the season, including three Pac-10 victories (WSU, UA, ASU) … played just one doubles match in the spring, winning with Madelie Janse van Rensburg … Fall: Went 1-7 in fall singles play, including matches at the ITA Northwest Regional Champiohnships, Florida State’s Seminole Classic and the National Collegiate Tennis Classic … played with three different doubles partners in the fall, posting an overall record of 3-4. 2007-08: Posted a 5-9 overall record in singles play as a freshman, with her time split between No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles … played with three different partners in doubles competition, with her most matches (4-6 record) coming with Anna Powaska at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles … also played with Mimi Songsermsawas (0-1) and fellow freshman Stephanie Macfarlane (0-1) … did not compete in a doubles or singles match at the Pac-10 tournament … Fall: Played in two fall tournaments, defaulting in her opening match in the first and posting a 1-2 record in the second. Before Oregon: Played at Rangitoto High School before coming to Oregon … ITF Junior ranking of 466 with a New Zealand National Senior ranking of 12 in 2005 … national 18-and-under ranking of eight in 2005 and National 16-and-under ranking of five, also in 2005 … winner of National Indoor U-16 Championships in July, 2004 … was a finalist for the Young Sportsperson of the Year in the Auckland Region for tennis in 2006. Personal: Born July 13, 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand … parents are Jillian and Sean Cavan … one sister, Alicia.
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Singles 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 1-2 1-7 3-1 0-0 5-10
Doubles 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-1 5-8
Career Statistics (Through 2010 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 5-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-2 2-6 0-0 7-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-5 3-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12-18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 7-7 5-9 2-1 Duals No. 1 5-8 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 N/A N/A 6-8 0-0
No. 2 2-4 0-0 0-0 N/A 2-4
No. 3 3-4 1-0 0-0 N/A 4-4
Pac-10 Tournament 0-0 0-0 0-0 N/A 0-0
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 5-8 4-4 2-3 0-1 11-16
Total 6-11 10-17 3-1 0-1 19-30
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2010-11: Fall: Went 5-6 in doubles play … partnered with Rabea Stueckemann (3-3), Julia Metzger (1-1) and Lana Buttner (1-2) during the fall … went 2-1 with Stueckemann at the USAFA Invitational … went 0-7 in singles play. 2009-10: Earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic Team recognition … went 15-16 in doubles play, pairing mostly with Pavlina Smatova (14-16) … finished the year with a 15-18 singles record after a 7-13 spring … competed in the No. 2 and 3 positions … faced five top-40 players during the spring … defeated Evgeniya Vertesheva of No. 30 Indiana (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) … Fall: Posted a singles record of 8-5 and a doubles record of 7-3 in fall play … partnered with Sabine Fuchs in all but one doubles match where she won with Pavlina Smatova … posted a winning singles record at all three fall tournaments and won her final four doubles matches. 2008-09: Posted an 8-8 duals singles record in her freshman campaign, primarily playing at No. 6 where she went 7-5 … racked up three Pac-10 wins as a rookie, defeating opponents from UCLA, WSU and Washington at the No. 6 position … lost in the opening round of the Pac-10 Singles Tournament … went 8-10 in duals doubles play with three different partners … played majority of doubles matches with Carmen Seremeta, compiling a 5-8 record, including an opening round loss in the Pac-10 Doubles Championships … Fall: Went 1-3 at the Freeman Memorial Tournament, her only fall singles participation … played just two doubles matches in the fall but withdrew from both due to injury. Before Oregon: Began playing tennis when she was just seven years old … competed in worldwide tournaments as part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) … traveled to international tournaments with a private coach, with her best success coming in doubles competition … held a U-18 No. 9 Canadian Singles Ranking and a No. 13 Canadian Doubles Ranking in 2007 … also had a No. 254 ITF Combined Ranking. Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1990 in Bloemfontein, South Africa … parents are Pieter and Gertie Greyling du Toit … father operated tennis academy in South Africa before family moved to Canada in 2003 … was home-schooled beginning with grade nine as her tennis and travel schedule necessitated … has two brothers, Charles and Riaan, both played tennis internationally.
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Singles 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 1-3 8-5 0-7 9-15
Doubles 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 0-0 7-3 5-6 12-9
Career Statistics (Through 2010-11 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 8-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 7-5 0-1 7-12 0-0 2-7 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15-20 0-0 2-7 5-5 0-1 1-2 7-5 0-2 Duals No. 1 8-10 0-0 8-12 8-12 N/A N/A 16-22 8-12
No. 2 2-7 0-0 N/A 2-7
No. 3 6-3 0-0 N/A 6-3
Pac-10 Tournament 0-1 0-1 N/A 0-2
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 8-10 15-16 5-6 28-32
Total 9-12 15-18 0-7 24-37
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2010-11: Fall: Went 2-4 in doubles play while being teamed with three different partners: Rabea Stueckemann (1-2), Julia Metzger (1-1) and Siobhan Cavan (0-1) … went 0-8 in singles play. 2009-10: Ended the year with a 7-8 doubles record and a 9-9 singles mark … posted a 3-3 record when paired with Julia Metzger … won first four doubles decisions of the spring … competed out of the No. 6 spot in singles play and recorded a victory over Montana State’s Lucy Fairbotham (6-1, 6-0) … Fall: Posted a singles record of 5-6 and a 3-5 doubles mark in fall play ... partnered with Mahdi Besovic (0-2), Julia Metzger (1-3) and Siobhan Cavan (2-0) in doubles play … went 2-2 in singles at the UNM Southwest Invite. Before Oregon: Graduated from the Bosque School (N.M.) in 2008 … attended Davidson College before enrolling at Oregon. Personal: Born Molly Cutler McDevitt on Sept. 15, 1990 in Albuquerque, N.M. … parents are Robert McDevitt and Pam Cutler … has one sister, Dara.
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Singles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 5-6 0-8 5-14
Doubles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 3-5 2-4 5-9
Career Statistics (Through 2010 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 0-1 Duals No. 1 4-2 0-0 N/A N/A 4-2 0-0
No. 2 0-0 N/A 0-0
No. 3 4-2 N/A 4-2
Pac-10 Tournament 0-1 N/A 0-1
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 7-8 2-4 9-12
Total 9-9 0-8 9-17
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2010-11: Fall: Went 3-3 in doubles play and 3-4 in doubles action … posted identical 1-1 doubles records while partnering with Lana Buttner, Molly McDevitt and Trudie du Toit … won three of four singles matches from Oct. 2-Nov. 5. 2009-10: Went 20-20 in singles play and posted a 13-16 mark in doubles action … best pairing was with Molly McDevitt (3-3) … competed out of the No. 1 and 2 positions in singles play … won first four singles decisions of the spring, all in straight sets … also started the spring with three straight doubles victories … Fall: Posted a singles record of 8-4 and a doubles mark of 2-4 in fall play … her eight singles wins were the most on the team in fall competition … partnered with Molly McDevitt (1-3) and Mahdi Besovic (1-1) in doubles play … went 3-1 in singles play at both the highly-competitive Air Force Invite and the ITA Regionals. Before Oregon: Graduated from Perrysburg (Ohio) High School in 2009 … earned three letters in tennis under head coach Dan Thompson. Personal: Born Julia M. Metzger on April 24, 1991 in Toledo, Ohio … parents are Dean Metzger and Kristine Thielman … has two sisters, Jaclyn and Emerson … major is business.
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Singles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 11-5 3-4 14-9
Doubles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 2-4 3-3 5-7
Career Statistics (Through 2010-11 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 8-14 5-12 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8-14 5-12 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Duals No. 1 11-11 2-0 N/A N/A 11-11 2-0
No. 2 6-9 N/A 6-9
No. 3 3-2 N/A 3-2
Pac-10 Tournament 0-1 N/A 0-1
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 13-16 3-3 16-19
Total 20-20 3-4 23-24
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2010-11: Fall: Posted a team-best 9-4 doubles record while paired with Pavlina Smatova … went 6-7 in singles play … won first six doubles matches of the fall, a span that included a tournament title at the USAFA Invitational (10/1-10/3) … also advanced to her singles flight final at the USAFA Invitational. 2009-10: Posted a 10-14 singles record and a 7-14 doubles mark during the spring … paired with Emmanuelle Cor for all but one doubles match … competed at the No. 4 and 5 spots in singles play … won five consecutive singles decisions from Jan. 24-Feb. 12 … Fall: Was not enrolled at Oregon for fall play. Before Oregon: Graduated from the Gymnasium Martino-Katharineum in 2009 … enrolled at Oregon in January, 2010 prior to winter term. Personal: Born Patricia Nicole Skowronski on May 27, 1990 in Braunschweig, Germany … parents are Christoph and Agnieszka Skowronski … has two brothers, Wojtek and Oliver … major is human physiology.
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Singles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 0-0 6-7 6-7
Doubles 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 0-0 9-4 9-4
Career Statistics (Through 2010 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 9-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-12 4-1 0-0 0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-12 4-1 0-0 0-1 Duals No. 1 7-13 0-0 N/A N/A 7-13 0-0
No. 2 1-4 N/A 1-4
No. 3 6-9 N/A 6-9
Pac-10 Tournament 0-1 N/A 0-1
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 7-14 9-4 16-18
Total 10-14 6-7 16-21
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2010-11: Fall: Posted a team-best 8-5 singles record and paired with Patricia Skowronski for a team-best 9-4 doubles mark … won first six doubles matches of the fall, a streak that included a tournament title at the USAFA Invitational (10/1-10/3) … went 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships (10/22-10/25). 2009-10: Ended the year 17-17 in singles and 15-15 in doubles play … won four of her first five singles decisions, all in straight sets … teamed with Trudie du Toit in all but one doubles match in the spring … claimed four wins in her first five doubles matches … won four straight singles matches from March 27-April 8, including wins over No. 54 Liudmilla Vasilieva of Washington State (6-2, 3-6, 6-1) and No. 17 Marina Cossou of No. 12 California (6-2, 0-6, 1-0 (7)) … named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team … Fall: Posted a singles record of 6-6 and 7-2 doubles mark in fall play ... played all but one doubles match with partner Emmanuelle Cor (6-2) when she was victorious with Trudie du Toit … posted 2-1 records at both the Air Force Invite and ITA Regionals. 2008-09: A Pac-10 Second-Team All-Academic Selection … posted a team-high 10 singles wins in duals competition (10-11 overall) in her first season competing for the Ducks … played mostly at No. 2 singles, compiling a 7-11 record overall … fell in the opening round of the Pac-10 Singles Championships but knocked off one conference opponent (Arizona) during the regular season … played exclusively with Ana Cecilia Olivos at No. 1 doubles for the Ducks, posting a record of 8-9 overall (team-high for duals doubles wins) … racked up three conference doubles wins but dropped their opening round match of the Pac-10 Doubles Championships … Fall: Went 2-3 in fall singles play, winning one match at each of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships and the Freeman Memorial … went 4-7 in fall doubles play. 2007-08: Did not compete during the season due to an NCAA eligibility age restriction, was not allowed to redshirt … Fall: Did not compete in the fall season. Before Oregon: Was ranked as high as No. 2 in the European Tennis Association 1986 birth-year rankings … also trained at Luis Bruguera Academy in Barcelona, Spain. Personal: Born April 11, 1986 in Plzen, Czech Republic … parents are Jaroslav and Vaclav Smatova … has one sister, Katerina … father Vaclav is a professional tennis stringer in the Czech Republic and travels yearly to work at Wimbledon … major is international studies.
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Singles 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 2-3 6-6 8-5 16-14
Doubles 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Career
Fall 4-7 7-2 9-4 20-13
Career Statistics (Through 2010-11 Fall Tournaments) Duals No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Pac-10 Tournament 10-11 0-0 7-11 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 11-10 2-4 4-1 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21-21 2-4 11-12 8-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 Duals No. 1 8-9 8-9 8-12 8-12 N/A N/A 16-21 16-21
No. 2 0-0 0-0 N/A 0-0
No. 3 0-0 0-0 N/A 0-0
Pac-10 Tournament 0-1 0-1 N/A 0-2
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
Total 12-17 15-15 9-4 36-36
Total 12-15 17-17 8-5 37-37
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2010-11: Fall: Posted a 4-4 record in singles play and went 2-3 in doubles … won three-set thriller in collegiate singles debut over Northern Colorado’s Elizabeth Tapia (6-3, 3-6, 11-9) at the USAFA Invitational (10/1-10/2) … paired with Julia Metzger at the USAFA Invitational in only doubles action of the fall. Before Oregon: Posted a 40-27 record in singles play in 2009-10 … achieved a 1/6 national ranking in France. Personal: Full name is Lana Buttner … born Jan. 24, 1992 in Chatenay Malabry, France … parents are Jens and Angelika Buttner.
2010-11: Fall: Did not compete during fall play. Before Oregon: Lettered twice in tennis … trained for two years at Nick Bolletieri’s Tennis Academy … achieved state rankings in both Northern California (Under 16 level) and Florida (Under 18). Personal: Full name is Charlotte Lawrence Dupont … born June 18, 1992 in New York, N.Y. … father is Peter W. Dupont.
2010-11: Fall: Did not compete during fall play. 2009-10 (Montana State-Billings): Named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year … compiled a 14-8 record in singles play … competed at four singles spots (No. 1-4). Before Oregon: Named 2009 Olympian All-Area Tennis Player of the Year … competed in the state singles meet in 2009 … ranked as high as 35th in the Pacific Northwest … earned the student-athlete award three times … earned three varsity letters in tennis. Personal: Full name is Lena Mae Macomson … born June 25, 1991 in Lake Oswego, Ore. … parents are Wis and Susan Macomson. 20
2010-11 University of Oregon Women’s Tennis
2010-11: Fall: Arrived in Eugene in during the spring term, did not compete in the fall. Before Oregon: Climbed as high as No. 68 in the U18 national rankings … posted a 27-8 singles record from 2008-09 … won two tournaments and finished runner-up four times out of the 10 tournaments she played in that span … claimed the 2008 Weinstraβen-Turnier and the 2009 Jugend-Tournier Bad Dürkheim titles … runner-up finishes were at the 2008 Walter Knoll Junior Cup, 2008 ITT Logistric Cup Bamberg, 2008 Herxheimer Jugendturnier and the 2009 Jugendturnier Hockenheim. Personal: Full name is Pascale Maria Neubert … born June 10, 1991 in Neuss, Germany … parents are Cäcilia and Bernd Neubert.
2010-11: Fall: Ranked second on the team with a 5-4 singles record … also went 4-5 in doubles play while pairing with Trudie du Toit (3-3) and Molly McDevitt (1-2) … won three of her last four singles matches of the fall, including her last two at the New Mexico Invitational (11/5-11/7) … went 2-1 in doubles play at the season-opening USAFA Invitational (10/1-10/3). Before Oregon: Helped lead club team to a third-place national finish … ranked as high as 140th in Germany … posted a combined 25-6 singles record the last three years. Personal: Full name is Rabea Stueckemann … born Sept. 24, 1990 in Hamm, Germany … parents are Gerlinde Stueckemann and Dr. Achim Stueckemann.
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