2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS 2011-12 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Head Coach Ian Crookenden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Coaching Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SJU Tennis Complex at Maguire Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2011-12 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hawk Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
2010-11 Year In Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2010-11 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 All-Time Wins Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 15
All-Time Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
All-Time Yearly Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Atlantic 10 Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Saint Joseph’s University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
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The University
QUICK FACTS
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, PA 19131 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1851 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,600 Denomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawks Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and Gray Athletic Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic 10 Home Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . SJU Tennis Complex at Maguire Campus
The Team
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Crookenden (UCLA ‘67) Tennis Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-3368 Combined Career Record/Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-281/15 years Men’s Record at Saint Joseph’s/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-47/3 years Head Coach Emeritus . . . . . . . Al Laveson (Temple ‘53) – 48th season Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . Andres Mejia (Bethel ‘10) – First season Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1 Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/0 2010-11 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th
CREDITS The 2011-12 Saint Joseph’s University Men’s Tennis Media Guide was designed by Joe Greenwich and Jack Jumper. It was written and edited by Joe Greenwich. Editorial assistance provided by Marie Wozniak and Chris Humbrecht. Photography provided by Greg Carroccio of Sideline Photos, LLC and the Atlantic 10.
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2011-12 OUTLOOK Steady and consistent improvement is the goal of any athletic squad, and the Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis team is no different. The Hawks will look to take advantage of a healthy blend of youth and experience to make the 2011-12 season a successful one. Last season, the squad finished eighth at the Atlantic 10 Championship, a step ahead of its ninth-place tie from the previous season. This year, the Hawks have their sights set on breaking through to the league’s upper echelon. “Our goal is to be as good, if not better,” than last year said head coach Ian Crookenden. “That means winning a quarterfinal match against one of the top four seeds, and to do that we’re going to have to be at the top of our games.” The fourth-year headman also wants to change the perception of his squad around the league; with respect comes improved seeding in the conference championship, but that respect is borne out of success on the court. “We have to have other coaches start to recognize that we are a much stronger team than they give us credit for,” Crookenden said. In order to do that, SJU will count on the leadership of seniors Peter Cognetti and Jeff Kessler and junior Tommy Gates to help guide the influx of young talent both on the court and off. “There’s a very good atmosphere around the squad,” Crookenden said. “There is no rivalry, aside from a friendly one; there is no divisive element that I’ve seen.” Junior Alex Veronis will return in the spring from a semester abroad and will inhabit his customary position in the top singles flight. Veronis won 10 matches at number-one singles last season, the most for any Hawk at any individual flight. “After his year last year, I think he knows he can handle the best that this conference has to offer,” Crookenden said of his top singles player. “I don’t think he’ll be satisfied with having anything less than a winning record this year.” Kessler will remain in the second flight, where he played all of his singles matches last season, but after the top two, competition for starting slots is wide open. “We have such a talented squad,” Crookenden explained. “To make sure we don’t overlook anybody’s talents and that we use the players effectively, it’s going to take some time for us to see who performs well in match play. “[The younger players] have to realize that it’s not how they do against other squad members,” he continued. “It’s how they do against the competition, the schools we play against. That’s the record that counts.” As for the doubles pairings, Gates and sophomore Dan Barrus will look to forge a successful partnership this season. Crookenden revealed that seniors Cognetti and Kessler, who have spent a large part of their time on Hawk Hill teamed up, will likely be playing with different partners this season. “I’m splitting Jeff and Peter and trying to incorporate some of the newer talent we have,” the coach remarked. “Max Montague is a very talented doubles player and we want to take advantage of his talents; if we can blend Peter and Jeff’s experience with some of the fresh face, then we might have a new look when we face some of our more established opponents.” Speaking of the Hawks’ opponents, Crookenden has once again put together a challenging schedule for his squad.
Alex Veronis will be SJU’s top-flight singles player once again this season. He won 10 matches laster year at the top of the Hawk lineup. “The schedule is difficult this year because we’re traveling so much and our conference matches are very spaced out through the season,” he explained. The Hawks will face perennial league power George Washington and then Duquesne in home indoor matches in February. A pair of matches with league foes Richmond and Charlotte in early March precedes the annual Spring Break trip to Orlando, where SJU will meet up with programs from across the country such as Kennesaw State, Creighton, South Dakota State, and Presbyterian. The switch between indoor courts and outdoor play can be a tricky one, but Crookenden hopes to have his Hawks flying high by then. “Following our Spring Break trip, we’ll be much better prepared for outdoor play, and that’s when the meat of our schedule is,” he said. “By then we should have some established lineups and doubles combinations worked out.” Returning home, the Hawks will face off with conference foes Xavier, Fordham, La Salle, Temple, and St. Bonaventure over the course of the season’s final month. Saint Joseph’s will also play its customary matches with local rivals such as Villanova and Drexel. The 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship will be held April 13-15 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis squad will be there; how long the Hawks stay, and how far they go, is up to them. If the veteran leaders and young talent can coalesce into the well-rounded squad that their coach envisions, there’s reason to believe that these Hawks can soar to new heights.
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HEAD COACH Ian Crookenden Head Coach/Director of Tennis UCLA ‘67 – Fourth Season
A two-time national collegiate champion, a highly successful professional player, and a talented coach, Ian Crookenden enters his fourth season as the director and head coach of the men's and women's tennis programs at Saint Joseph’s. Coming to Hawk Hill in August of 2008, Crookenden has quickly transformed the Saint Joseph’s tennis program into one of the up-and-coming squads in the region. Crookenden has switched the focus of SJU’s schedule to a year-round format, adding several invitationals and the ITA Regionals to the slate. In addition to the scheduling upgrade, he also helped spearhead the recently-constructed SJU Tennis Complex at the Maguire Campus and began the now-annual Saint Joseph’s Invitational. The 2010-11 season saw the Hawks reach the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship for the second time in three years. Crookenden helped guide Alex Veronis to Second Team CROOKENDEN’S RÉSUMÉ All-Conference honors after his standout sophomore season. In 2009-10, the Hawks tied for ninth in the Atlantic 10. SJU hosted its first annual Saint Joseph’s Invitational event at the Head Coach Wake Forest (Men’s Team) 1984-96 brand new SJU Tennis Complex. On top of that, in their first dual Saint Joseph’s 2008-Present match at the new facility, SJU took down archrival Villanova, 5-2. In his first season at the helm of the Hawk tennis programs, he led the SJU men to eight wins and an eighth-place finish at the Director of Tennis Philadelphia Cricket Club 1997-2008 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship. He also helped guide senior Phil Bayliss to A-10 All-Academic and All-Area Academic Performer of the Year honors. CROOKENDEN’S RECORD One of the top players in the illustrious history of UCLA tennis, Crookenden was a standout for the Bruins from 1965-67, YEAR-BY-YEAR helping the Bruins to the NCAA title in 1965 and second place in Year W L 1966 and 1967. 1984-85 17 14 As a rookie, Crookenden made a major impact with his new team, helping UCLA to an 11-0 overall record 1985-86 18 15 and the national championship. Teaming with the legendary Arthur Ashe, the pair claimed the fifth NCAA 1986-87 12 16 Doubles title in program history. 1987-88 14 14 The following season, Crookenden became just the second player in UCLA history to claim two NCAA Doubles 1988-89 11 19 titles. Teaming with Charlie Pasarell, the duo earned the sixth national doubles title for the Bruins. Serving as cap1989-90 8 18 tain in 1967, Crookenden earned his third straight All-American accolade, helping UCLA to a 12-2 mark and a run1990-91 11 18 ner-up finish at the NCAA Championships. 1991-92 15 12 Following his collegiate career, the New Zealand native excelled as a profesional player, competing at the 1992-93 12 15 sports’ highest levels: Wimbledon, the US Open and the French Open. Crookenden was also twice selected to 1993-94 12 14 the New Zealand Davis Cup team. Crookenden returned to the collegiate game in 1984 as head men's tennis coach and indoor tennis club 1994-95 15 15 1995-96 15 10 director at Wake Forest University. Coaching in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, Crookenden posted 2008-09 * 15 28 a 160-180 record and helped nine players earn All-ACC honors from 1984 to 1996. In 1988, Crookenden earned a first in Wake Forest program history as he coached the doubles pair of 2009-10 * 14 33 Dallwitz and Mark Greenan to All-American honors. After guiding the two to the ACC No. 1 Doubles Flight title, 2010-11 * 13 40 Crookenden lent his playing experience to the duo as they upset the field and advanced to the semifinals of Totals 202 281 the NCAA Doubles Championships. Adding to his stellar coaching streak, Crookenden’s ability to recruit on an international level shined in 1990 * – Record for men and women as Frenchman Gilles Ameline became the first Demon Deacon to compete in the NCAA Singles Championships and earn All-American honors for singles competitions. Stepping away from the collegiate game following the 1996 season, Crookenden took over as director of tennis at the Philadelphia Cricket Club from 1997 until August 2008. While there, he ran both the boys and girls’ International Junior Grass Court Championships. An active member of the United States Tennis Association and the United States Professional Tennis Association, Crookenden was recognized for his collegiate accomplishments in 1997 as he was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. A contributing author of two guides published by the USPTA, he currently resides in Blue Bell, Pa., with his wife Dianne.
COACH Mike Boland George Graef Bill Leonard Al Laveson Ian Crookenden TOTALS
ALL-TIME SJU MEN’S TENNIS COACHING RECORDS
SEASONS 1947-1955 1957-1958 1960-1964 1965-2008 2008-present 1947 to present
W 58 7 19 311 22 417
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L 40 24 43 352 47 506
PCT. .592 .226 .306 .469 .319 .452
COACHING STAFF Al Laveson
Andres Mejia
Head Coach Emeritus Temple ‘53 – 48th Season
Graduate Assistant Bethel (Tenn.) ‘10 – First Season
Back for his 48th season with the Saint Joseph’s tennis program is head coach emeritus Al Laveson. Prior to the 2008-09 season, Laveson spent the last four-plus decades as the head men’s tennis coach at SJU, and during that time he also spent 28 years as the head coach of the women’s program. Laveson is the all-time leader in coaching wins at Saint Joseph’s, having a combined 495-552 record in his 44 years at the helm. He became the first Hawk coach ever to reach 400 wins when the men’s tennis team defeated Towson on October 8, 2002. In recent years Laveson, a 2001 inductee to the SJU Athletics Hall of Fame, led the men’s team to new heights as the 2002-03 squad tied a school record with 15 wins and a then-best ever fifth place showing at the Atlantic 10 Championship. His 200304 squad would raise the bar again, improving to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet. In 2006 SJU entered the A-10 Championship as the third seed, the highest in school history. Laveson retired from his full-time teaching position at Central High School in Philadelphia in 1994. Before arriving at Central in 1987, he taught for 33 years at Penn Treaty Junior High. Besides coaching at Saint Joseph’s, he coached tennis, badminton, gymnastics, and field hockey at the high school and junior high level. He is also a former vice president of the United States Professional Tennis Association. Laveson, who currently resides in Philadelphia, is the father of three sons: Bob, Dave, and Peter. Bob and Dave were both captains of the tennis team under their father.
Joining head coach Ian Crookenden’s staff
for the 2011-12 season is graduate assistant
Andres Mejia. A native of Colombia, Mejia
played his collegiate tennis at Bethel University
in Tennessee and brings a wealth of high-level playing experience to the Saint Joseph’s tennis program.
During his collegiate career, Mejia achieved a singles ranking of
18 and a doubles ranking of 13 from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. He also earned three consecutive All-Conference hon-
ors in both singles and doubles in from 2007 to 2009.
Prior to his stint at Bethel, Mejia played in Futures events across
South America and took part in events in France.
He is currently ranked #1 in the United States Tennis
Association’s Men’s Open rankings for the Middle States region.
Currently pursuing a master’s degree in international marketing
at Saint Joseph’s, Mejia graduated from Bethel in 2010 with a degree in business management. Before coming to Hawk Hill, he
worked for two years coaching elite players at the Moorestown
Tennis Club in New Jersey.
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SJU TENNIS COMPLEX Opened in the fall of 2009, the Saint Joseph’s tennis program moved to the SJU Tennis Complex at the Maguire Campus. The new Tennis Complex adds six new courts as well as new offices and locker rooms for both the women’s and men’s tennis teams. Under head coach Ian Crookenden, Saint Joseph’s has mapped out a plan to extend the program’s reach on campus, regionally and nationally, starting with the Hawks’ new home. The long-time home of the Episcopal Academy, the 38-acre James J. Maguire Campus adds 52 classrooms, eight full laboratories, 113 offices, and 14.5 acres of sports fields to Saint Joseph’s University's 65-acre footprint. Prior to moving across campus to the new SJU Tennis Complex, the Hawks played their matches on Finnesey Courts. Adjacent to Finnesey Field, the Finnesey Courts were home to the Hawk women’s and men’s tennis teams since the late 1940s. After briefly disappearing in the late 1990s due to Mandeville Hall’s construction, the Finnesey Courts were refurbished in the summer of 2000 to provide a better playing facility for the athletes. The Saint Joseph’s women’s tennis team compiled a record of 82-134 on Finnesey Courts from 1983-09. Saint Joseph’s began competition playing its home matches at the nearby Narberth courts. When courts were first built on campus, they were located where Bellarmine Hall now stands. Due to Bellarmine’s construction in the summer of 1960, however, the Finnesey Courts were torn down and rebuilt in their current location. With the addition of the SJU Tennis Complex, the Hawks now offer 10 courts and year-round state-of-the-art training facilities for student-athletes.
DIRECTIONS TO SJU TENNIS COMPLEX AT THE MAGUIRE CAMPUS From the North: N.J. Turnpike to Exit 6 (Pa. Turnpike connector). Follow Pa. Turnpike to Exit 20 (Rt. 476). Follow 476 South to Rt. 76 East, towards Philadelphia. Follow Rt. 76 East to Exit 339 (Rt. 1 South, City Avenue). Turn right on Old Lancaster Rd./54th Street and turn left onto North Latches Lane (fourth street). Continue down the road (past The Barnes Foundation) and turn into the next entrance on the left for Saint Joseph's University. Courts will be on your right hand side. From the East: Take either the Ben Franklin Bridge (via Rt. 676) or the Walt Whitman Bridge: Follow Rt. 76 West to Exit 339 (Rt. 1 South, City Avenue). Turn right on Old Lancaster Rd./54th Street and turn left onto North Latches Lane (fourth street). Continue down the road (past The Barnes Foundation) and turn into the next entrance on the left for Saint Joseph's University. Courts will be on your right hand side. From the South: I-95 North to 476 North. Follow 476 North to Exit 5 (Rt. 1). Follow Rt. 1 North to SJU, approximately 10 miles. Turn left on Old Lancaster Rd./54th Street and turn left onto North Latches Lane (fourth street). Continue down the road (past The Barnes Foundation) and turn into the next entrance on the left for Saint Joseph's University. Courts will be on your right hand side. From the West: Pa. Turnpike to Exit 326 (Valley Forge). Follow Rt. 76 East, towards Philadelphia, to Exit 339 (Rt. 1 South, City Avenue). Turn right on Old Lancaster Rd./54th Street and turn left onto North Latches Lane (fourth street). Continue down the road (past The Barnes Foundation) and turn into the next entrance on the left for Saint Joseph's University. Courts will be on your right hand side. From the Airport: I-95 North to Rt. 76 West. Follow Rt. 76 West to Exit 339 (Rt. 1 South, City Avenue). Turn right on Old Lancaster Rd./54th Street and turn left onto North Latches Lane (fourth street). Continue down the road (past The Barnes Foundation) and turn into the next entrance on the left for Saint Joseph's University. Courts will be on your right hand side.
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2011-12 ROSTER *
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Name Dan Barrus Devin Bostick Kristian Broaddus Pierre Brondeau Peter Cognetti Paul Ganev Tommy Gates Jeff Kessler Paranjay Malhotra Max Montague Sean Rojo Jason Sisti Erik Thunberg Alex Veronis
Yr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Ht. 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-11 6-2
Wt. 170 170 140 140 180 160 175 165 150 142 140 137 180 150
DOB 5/7/92 9/4/92 11/27/90 11/27/93 2/14/90 12/10/89 9/10/91 7/2/90 11/4/91 11/8/92 5/19/93 8/3/92 3/1/91 5/19/90
Hometown Marmora, N.J. Cincinnati, Ohio Round Rock, Texas Perpignan, France Waverly, Pa. Olney, Md. Ellicott City, Md. Brooklyn, N.Y. Clarks Summit, Pa. Dallas, Texas Audobon, Pa. Yardley, Pa. Wesley Chapel, Fla. Lancaster, Pa.
Head Coach: Ian Crookenden (UCLA ‘67) – Fourth season Head Coach Emeritus: Al Laveson (Temple ‘53) – 48th season Graduate Assistant Coach: Andres Mejia (Bethel (Tenn.) ‘10) – First season
High School/Last College Ocean City St. Xavier Stony Point Rosa Luxemburg Scranton Prep Magruder/Georgetown (Ky.) Mount St. Joseph Xaverian Scranton Prep Jesuit College Prep Penn Charter George School Saddlebrook Prep/Eckerd Lancaster Catholic
* - Denotes letters won at Saint Joseph’s prior to the 2011-12 season
SENIOR PROFILES
Peter Cognetti Senior • 6-2 • 180 Waverly, Pa. • Scranton Prep
2010-11: Played in 56 combined matches across singles and doubles, second on the squad...Earned a career-best nine singles wins, all in the fourth flight...Also teamed with Jeff Kessler to play 23 matches in the top doubles flight...His 17 combined victories matched a career best. 2009-10: Was SJU's most relied upon doubles player, participating in a team-high 28 matches...Partnered with Lucho Perez-Abreu for six wins in the second flight, as well as a top-flight triumph...Went 3-1 with Jeff Kessler in invitational play...Saw time at fourth, fifth, and sixth singles as well.
2008-09: Posted a 10-6 record with doubles partner Jeff Kessler, including an 8-5 mark in dual matches...Played predominantly at number-two doubles...The pair also notched a 3-1 record in the third flight...Was also the primary choice in the sixth singles flight, where he posted five wins.
High School: Played number one singles for his entire four-year career at Scranton Prep...Acheived the USTA #1 doubles ranking for the Middle States in 2007...Was a PIAA State Semifinalist as a junior...PIAA District II Singles Champion for three years...Three-time Scranton Times Player of the Year.
Personal: Born Feburary 14, 1990 to Peter and Marianne Cognetti...Sister Caroline is a 2009 graduate of SJU...Majoring in biology. 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
No. 1 -----
No. 2 -----
No. 3 --0-1 0-1
SINGLES No. 4 -0-4 9-15 9-19
No. 5 0-1 0-1 -0-2
No. 6 7-11 3-2 -10-13
Overall 8-13 4-9 9-20 21-42
No. 1 1-0 2-6 6-17 9-23
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DOUBLES No. 2 5-4 6-10 -11-14
No. 3 3-4 --3-4
Overall 9-9 11-17 8-19 28-45
SENIOR PROFILES Paul Ganev Senior • 6-0 • 160 Olney, Md. • Magruder/Georgetown (Ky.)
2010-11: Played in six singles matches, earning a win in the second flight against Rider...Posted a 4-4 record in doubles alongside Alex Veronis, including a 3-3 mark in invitational play; the pair reached the final of the backdraw at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational. At Georgetown College (2008-10): Was ranked in the top 10 for both singles and doubles in the eastern portion of the NAIA...Named to the Mid-South All-Conference team in doubles in 2009...Also earned All-Conference honorable mention status in singles in 2009 and 2010 as well as in doubles in 2010. Personal: Born on December 10, 1989 to Anton and Anna Ganev... Majoring in finance.
2010-11 Totals
No. 1 ---
No. 2 1-1 1-1
No. 3 ---
SINGLES No. 4 ---
No. 5 ---
No. 6 ---
Overall 1-5 1-5
No. 1 ---
DOUBLES No. 2 No. 3 1-1 -1-1 --
Overall 4-4 4-4
DOUBLES No. 2 6-5 --6-5
Overall 9-8 3-2 9-19 21-29
Jeff Kessler Senior • 6-2 • 165 Brooklyn, N.Y. • Xaverian
2010-11: Posted four wins as the primary choice at second singles...Also played in the top doubles flight and notched seven victories there...Played at number-one doubles in every dual match for SJU...Alongside Peter Cognetti, reached the finals of the backdraw at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational.
2009-10: Played in just six singles and five doubles matches before sitting out due to injury... Posted a 3-2 singles record in invitational play... Went 3-1 with Peter Cognetti at the SJU Invitational and ITA Regionals.
2008-09: Posted seven wins in dual-match singles play, all coming in the fourth flight...Partnered with Peter Cognetti to go 7-5 in doubles play, the best mark on the squad.
High School: Notched a 53-3 record in his four seasons...Was named team MVP all four years and served as team captain for the last three...Also achieved a ranking in the top 15 for boys in the Eastern section.
Personal: Born July 2, 1990 to Edward and Lynn Kessler...Brother played tennis for Florida Tech...Majoring in business. 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
No. 1 -0-1 -0-1
No. 2 --4-18 4-18
No. 3 -----
SINGLES No. 4 8-11 --8-11
No. 5 -----
No. 6 -----
Overall 11-12 3-3 4-18 18-33
No. 1 -0-1 7-17 7-18
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No. 3 2-2 --2-2
JUNIOR PROFILES Kristian Broaddus Junior • 5-11 • 140 Round Rock, Texas • Stony Point
2010-11: Posted a 10-10 record in singles play, tied for second on the squad...Was the primary choice in the sixth singles flight, where he was 9-9...Also saw action in the third doubles flight, teaming with Tommy Gates for nine wins.
2009-10: Saw action at sixth singles against Christopher Newport University on February 12...Also paired with Delfin Bernal for three matches at number-three doubles and one match at the SJU Invitational.
High School: Competed in the Super Championship Division, the highest level of competition in Texas...Was named Stony Point's MVP in 2008 and led his team to regionals in 2009. Personal: Born on November 27, 1990 to Robert and Elaine Broaddus...Majoring in interdisciplinary health services.
2009-10 2010-11 Totals
No. 1 ----
No. 2 ----
No. 3 ----
SINGLES No. 4 ----
No. 5 -1-1 1-1
No. 6 0-1 9-9 9-10
Overall 1-2 10-10 11-12
No. 1 ----
DOUBLES No. 2 No. 3 -0-3 -9-11 -9-14
Overall 0-4 9-11 9-15
DOUBLES No. 2 1-0 0-2 1-2
Overall 7-12 12-15 19-27
Tommy Gates Junior • 6-1 • 175 Ellicott City, Md. • Mount St. Joseph
2010-11: Second on the squad in combined victories with 22... Posted nine victories in the third singles flight and 10 overall, tied for second on the team...Led the Hawks in doubles victories with 12, including 10 in the third flight. 2009-10: Tied for third on the team with eight singles wins...Posted a winning record at fifth singles...Notched seven doubles wins, including five in the third doubles flight. High School: A three-time All-Conference Honoree...Named All-Conference at number-one singles as both a junior and a senior and earned the same accolades in the second flight as a sophomore... Was junior varsity champion as a freshman...Was also ranked in the sectional top 20. Personal: Born on September 10, 1991 to David and Kathy Gates... Majoring in finance.
2009-10 2010-11 Totals
No. 1 ----
No. 2 ----
No. 3 0-1 9-15 9-16
SINGLES No. 4 2-5 -2-5
No. 5 6-5 -6-5
No. 6 0-3 -0-3
Overall 9-15 10-18 19-33
No. 1 -1-0 1-0
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No. 3 5-12 10-12 15-24
JUNIOR/SOPHOMORE PROFILES Alex Veronis Junior • 6-2 • 150 Lancaster, Pa. • Lancaster Catholic
2010-11: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team...Led the Hawks in matches played in both singles (31) and doubles (29)...Also led the squad in singles (14) and combined (24) victories...Posted 10 wins in the top singles flight and reached the final of the Saint Joseph’s Invitational...Played predominantly in the second doubles flight...Reached the final of the backdraw at the SJU Invitational with Paul Ganev.
2009-10: Played in 24 singles matches, predominantly at number two, where he posted nine wins...His 10 singles victories ranked him second on the squad...Also earned six wins in doubles play.
High School: Three-time league champion...Won the district championship as a senior...Three-time state quarterfinalist, reaching the finals as a senior...Was ranked seventh amongst boys in the middle states.
Personal: Born on May 19, 1990 to George and Christine Veronis... Won the 2010 West Virginia Open singles title...Father played tennis at West Virginia...Majoring in business. 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
No. 1 0-1 10-15 10-16
No. 2 9-11 -9-11
No. 3 0-1 -0-1
SINGLES No. 4 ----
No. 5 ----
No. 6 ----
Overall 10-14 14-17 24-31
No. 1 2-8 -2-8
DOUBLES No. 2 No. 3 1-1 2-6 7-16 -8-17 2-6
Overall 6-15 10-19 16-34
DOUBLES No. 2 No. 3 6-13 0-2 6-13 0-2
Overall 6-17 6-17
Dan Barrus Sophomore • 6-0 • 170 Marmora, N.J. • Ocean City
2010-11: Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors on March 21...Led all Hawk rookies in matches played (49), singles wins (10), and doubles wins (six)...Was the primary choice in the fifth singles flight and teamed up with Alex Veronis for 19 appearances in the second doubles flight.
High School: Holds the record for most career wins in Ocean City High School history...Was undefeated during the regular season as a senior, winning the Cape Atlantic League singles title...Achieved a number-two ranking in the middle states... Led his team to the South Jersey Group 3 finals as a senior.
Personal: Born on May 7, 1992 to Paul and Beth Barrus...Uncle is a member of the SJU Baseball Hall of Fame...Majoring in finance.
2010-11 Totals
No. 1 ---
No. 2 ---
No. 3 ---
SINGLES No. 4 1-0 1-0
No. 5 7-15 7-15
No. 6 ---
Overall 10-16 10-16
No. 1 ---
2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 9
SOPHOMORES/NEWCOMERS Paranjay Malhotra Sophomore • 5-10 • 150 Clarks Summit, Pa. • Scranton Prep
2010-11: Saw time in the sixth singles flight, playing in six dual matches...Also posted a pair of doubles wins...Played five matches in the third doubles flight.
High School: District II AA singles champion as a senior... Reached the state quarterfinals... Went 42-4 over his final two seasons...Led Scranton Prep to four state quarterfinal appearances, a pair of semifinal berths, and a spot in the championship as a senior...Twice named to the Times Tribune AllRegion Team. Personal: Born on November 4, 1991 to Vikas and Meenu Malhotra...Majoring in biology.
2010-11 Totals
No. 1 ---
No. 2 ---
No. 3 ---
SINGLES No. 4 ---
No. 5 ---
No. 6 1-5 1-5
Overall 2-6 2-6
No. 1 ---
DOUBLES No. 2 No. 3 -1-4 -1-4
Overall 2-5 2-5
Devin Bostick
Pierre Brondeau
Freshman • 6-0 • 170 Cincinnati, Ohio • St. Xavier
Freshman • 5-7 • 140 Perpignan, France • Rosa Luxemburg
High School: Played number one singles as a senior...Helped St. Xavier to two team state titles and a runner-up finish.
Personal: Born on September 4, 1992 to John Bostick and Erin Houlihan...Uncle played golf at Indiana... Majoring in finance.
High School: Achieved a rating of 2/6 in his native France...Began competing on the tournament circuit at age 11...Played for club team TC Perpignan.
Personal: Born on November 27, 1993 to Patrick and Roselyne Brondeau...Majoring in business.
2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 10
NEWCOMERS Max Montague
Sean Rojo
Freshman • 5-8 • 142 Dallas, Texas • Jesuit College Prep
Freshman • 5-9 • 140 Audobon, Pa. • Penn Charter
Personal: Born on November 8, 1992 to Stephen and Jane Montague... Majoring in finance.
High School: Led his team to third place in the Inter-Ac and earned the squad’s Most Valuable Player and Sportsmanship Awards as a senior...Finished in third place in doubles at sectionals as a freshman.
Personal: Born on May 19, 1993 to Eduardo and Maria Rojo... Majoring in actuarial science.
Jason Sisti
Erik Thunberg
Freshman • 5-6 • 137 Yardley, Pa. • George School
Junior • 5-11 • 180 Wesley Chapel, Fla. • Saddlebrook Prep
High School: Three-time FSL Individual Champion in the first singles flight... Was the runner-up as a freshman... Posted a 55-10 record over the course of his career...Also ran track and was a member of the wrestling team.
Personal: Born on August 3, 1992 to John and Christina Sisti...Parents competed in table tennis at the national level...Majoring in pharmaceutical marketing.
At Eckerd College (2009-11): Made SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll in each of his two seasons...Saw time in both the third and fourth singles flights as well as second and third doubles.
High School: Earned Most Improved Player award as a senior at Saddlebrook Prep.
Personal: Born on March 19, 1991 to Allen and Barbara Thunberg...Majoring in finance.
2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 11
2010-11 YEAR IN REVIEW The 2010-11 Saint Joseph’s men’s tennis squad followed up on its tie for ninth place the previous season with an eighth-place finish in an increasingly competitive Atlantic 10 Conference. Sophomore Alex Veronis garnered Second Team All-Conference honors to lead the way for the Hawks. Veronis started the season strong by reaching the final of the first singles flight at the second annual Saint Joseph’s Invitational, held at the SJU Tennis Complex at the Maguire Campus. As the Hawks began a spring semester slate chockfull of dual matches, the Crimson and Gray took on opposition of some of the highest quality in program history. SJU earned points in matches against Navy and Richmond before heading to Orlando, Florida for the squad’s annual spring break trip. There, Saint Joseph’s faced teams from across the country, including Monmouth, Old Dominion, Creighton, and South Dakota State.
Returning home, SJU bounced back with a pair of wins over La Salle and Fairfield. Freshman Dan Barrus played well enough during the stretch to earn Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week accolades on March 21. In the run-up to the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Hawks took on a bevy of conference opposition, scoring victories over Fordham at home and Dayton in a neutral site contest. Those wins proved critical for the Hawks as they secured the eighth seed in the league championship and were matched up with the Flyers for the second time in a week in the first round. After jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead, SJU had to sweat out a Flyer rally before locking down a 4-2 win to advance to the quarterfinals. There, the Hawks fell to eventual champion George Washington, 4-0. After dropping matches to St. Bonaventure and Richmond in the consolation bracket, the Hawks ended up finishing in eighth place to improve upon last season’s standing. Veronis led the squad in singles wins, posting 14 victories on the year, tied for the fourth-highest singleseason top flight total in school history. For his efforts, the Atlantic 10 head coaches voted him to the AllConference Second Team. Sophomore Tommy Gates led the team in doubles victories, notching 10 in the third flight and a dozen overall for the campaign. Along with Veronis, Barrus, and sophomore Kristian Broaddus, he was also one of four Hawks to post double-digit wins in singles play.
TEAM AWARDS MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Alex Veronis SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD: Alex Veronis VASQUEZ AWARD: Kristian Broaddus
DORIE LEAHY AWARD: Tommy Gates ACADEMIC AWARD: Alex Veronis
OTHER AWARDS Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team: Alex Veronis
Atlantic 10 Men’s Tennis Rookie of the Week: Dan Barrus (3/21)
Alex Veronis was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and took home SJU’s Most Outstanding Player, ScholarAthlete, and Academic Awards. 2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 12
2010-11 STATISTICS SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY 2010-11 MEN'S TENNIS FINAL STATISTICS DUAL MATCH RECORD: 7-19 / ATLANTIC 10 FINISH: 8TH
2010-11 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MP Alex Veronis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Peter Cognetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Tommy Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dan Barrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Jeff Kessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Kristian Broaddus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Paranjay Malhotra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Paul Ganev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Joey Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 TOTAL
1 10-15 --------10-15
Individual Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MP Alex Veronis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Jeff Kessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Peter Cognetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tommy Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Dan Barrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Kristian Broaddus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Paul Ganev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Paranjay Malhotra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Joey Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1 -7-17 6-17 1-0 ------
Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MP Peter Cognetti / Jeff Kessler . . . . . . . .27 Kristian Broaddus / Tommy Gates . . .20 Dan Barrus / Alex Veronis . . . . . . . . . .19 Paul Ganev / Alex Veronis . . . . . . . . . . .8 Tommy Gates / Paranjay Malhotra . . .4 Dan Barrus / Paranjay Malhotra . . . . . .2 Dan Barrus / Joey Robinson . . . . . . . . .2 Tommy Gates / Alex Veronis . . . . . . . .2 Tommy Gates / Jeff Kessler . . . . . . . . .1 Paranjay Malhotra / Joey Robinson . . .1 TOTAL
1 6-17 -------1-0 -7-17
2 ----4-18 --1-1 -5-19
2 --6-13 1-1 ---0-2 --7-16
2 7-16 --0-2 6-13 -1-1 ---
2010-11 MEN’S TENNIS MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS: Record: 7-19
Date 9/22 9/24-26 10/12 10/20-21 1/29 2/12 2/18 2/26 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/17 3/19 3/20 3/26 3/29 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/15-17 4/15 4/16 4/17
%
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3 -0-1 9-15 ------9-16
3 -9-11 --1-1 0-2 ---0-1 10-15
3 ---10-12 0-2 9-11 -1-4 0-1
Home: 5-6
Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Score Result RIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 W SAINT JOSEPH’S INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .NTS DELAWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 L ITA Regionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NTS at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 L L RICHMOND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 STONY BROOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 L UMBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-6 L vs. Monmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 L vs. Creighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 L vs. Old Dominion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 L vs. South Dakota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 L LA SALLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 W W FAIRFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 at Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 L FORDHAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-0 W at George Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 L DREXEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 L ST. BONAVENTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6 L NJIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 L vs. Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1 W L at Duquesne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-7 at Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 L Atlantic 10 Championship 8th Place vs. Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2 W vs. George Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4 L vs. St. Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4 L vs. Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 L
4 -9-15 -1-0 -----10-15
Invite 2-2 --3-3 1-1 -0-2 ---6-8
Invite 3-3 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-2 -3-3 1-1 0-2
Away: 0-6
5 ---7-15 -1-1 ---8-16
Overall 8-19 9-11 6-13 4-4 2-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-0 0-1 30-56
Overall 10-19 9-19 8-19 12-15 6-17 9-11 4-4 2-5 0-3
Home matches in CAPS at the SJU Tennis Complex at the Maguire Campus except where noted NTS – No team scoring % – Matches played in Charlottesville, Va. ^ – Match played in Jersey City, N.J. # – Matches played at Upper Dublin Sports Center, Ambler, Pa. ! – Matches played in Orlando, Fla. & – Match played in Pittsburgh, Pa. $ – Match played at Healthplex Sports Club in Springfield, Pa. * – Atlantic 10 opponent ** – Atlantic 10 Championship at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center, St. Louis, Mo.
6 -----9-9 1-5 --10-14
Neutral: 2-7
2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 13
Invite 4-2 0-4 1-3 2-1 --1-1 0-4 0-2 8-17
Overall 14-17 9-20 10-18 10-16 4-18 10-10 2-6 1-5 0-2 60-112
RECORD BOOK WINS Season 1. Jimmy Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-03 2. Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-03 Phil Bayliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-06 4. Francisco Velazquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-02 Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-03 Jarrett Chirico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-07 7. Francisco Velazquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-03 8. Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Chris Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-04 Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-06
Career 1. Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06 2. Francisco Velazquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-05 3. Chris Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 4. Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-05 5. Jimmy Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06 A.J. Garabedian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06 7. Pat Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-09 8. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-71 9. Phil Bayliss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-09 10.Leonardo Barbosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-00 Includes fall and spring seasons
23 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 18 73 64 63 59 58 58 49 46 40 38
ATLANTIC 10 HONORS All-Conference 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Veronis (2nd Team) 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Adams (2nd Team) 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Chirico (1st Team) Jarrett Chirico (1st Team) 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Holland 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francisco Velazquez 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francisco Velazquez Jimmy Holland 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francisco Velazquez 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francisco Velazquez 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawn Farrokh 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonardo Barbosa
Most Outstanding Rookie Performer 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Chirico
Academic All-Conference 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Bayliss 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Homer Pangilinan 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Del Giornio 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Del Giornio 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andreas Krohn
Several Hawks have been cited by the Atlantic 10, including (clockwise from far left) Leonardo Barbosa, Shawn Farrokh, Jimmy Holland, Francisco Velazquez and Tom Del Giorno.
WINNING PERCENTAGE Season 1. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . .1969 Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . .1970 Robin Gyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970 John McDevitt . . . . . . . . . . .1972 5. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 6. Ed Caterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969 Joe Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1957 8. Jim Beirne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 9. Bob Jablonski . . . . . . . . . . . .1957 Lou Baldino . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1957 Minimum 10 decisions Career 1. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-71 2. Robin Gyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970-71 3. Ed Caterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-71 4. Alan Garabedian . . . . . . . . . .1972-75 5. Bob Fryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-87 6. Jim Beirne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-73 7. Bud Eckenroth . . . . . . . . . . .1968-72 Michael Kusters . . . . . . . . . .1985-87 9. Gary Litman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-72 10. Pradeep Crasto . . . . . . . . . . .1983-85 Minimum 25 decisions
16-0 14-0 14-0 13-0 15-1 14-1 12-2 14-3 9-2 9-2
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .938 .933 .857 .824 .818 .818
46-1 26-4 31-11 24-9 21-9 24-11 30-16 19-11 27-17 16-11
.979 .867 .768 .727 .700 .686 .652 .633 .614 .592
SJU AT THE ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
SJU Place 8th Tied-9th 8th Tied-9th 8th 7th 6th 4th 5th 11th 10th Tied-9th 12th 12th 12th 12th 8th 8th 6th 7th 6th 6th Tied-6th 7th 7th 8th
2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 14
Team Champion George Washington Xavier Xavier Xavier Charlotte Richmond Richmond Richmond St. Bonaventure Richmond St. Bonaventure Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Rutgers West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Penn State
ALL-TIME WINS LEADERS SPRING SINGLE-SEASON WINS #1 Singles 1. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969 2. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 Jarrett Chirico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 4. Frank Barnett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970 5. Bob Fryer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Francisco Velazquez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
16 15 15 14 11 11
#2 Singles 1. Jimmy Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 2. Robin Gyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 3. Gary Litman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969 4. Ally Gaylord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Alex Veronis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010
13 11 10 9 9
#3 Singles 1. Jim Beirne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 2. Jose Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 4. A.J. Garabedian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 5. Ally Gaylord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 Chris Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Tommy Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011
12 10 10 9 8 8 8
#4 Singles 1. Joe Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 2. Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 3. Gary Litman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 Darryl Cilli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Peter Cognetti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011
12 9 8 8 8
#5 Singles 1. Joe O’Neill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 2. Steve Rodeshin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Dave Cataldi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Chris Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 5. Dave Cataldi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 Antonio Aniello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
10 9 9 9 8 8
#6 Singles 1. Lucho Perez-Abreu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 2. Bob Wankmuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 Tom Del Giornio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Antonio Aniello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Kristian Broaddus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011
10 9 9 9 9
CAREER SPRING WINS #1 Singles 1. Frank Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-71 2. Francisco Velazquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 3. Leonardo Barbosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-00 4. Andreas Krohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-91 Jose Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-94
#2 Singles 1. Jimmy Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 2. Rick Summa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 3. Jeff Laffey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992-95 4. Ally Gaylord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-98 5. Robin Gyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-71
#3 Singles 1. Chris Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 2. Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 A.J. Garabedian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 4. Darryl Cilli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-91 5. Tom Del Giornio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-94
#4 Singles 1. Van Homer Pangilinan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 2. Joe Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 3. Chris Drexler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-91 4. Dave Cataldi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-98 Pat Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09
#5 Singles 1. Dave Cataldi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-98 3. Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 2. Steve Rodashin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-90 4. Joe O’Neill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 5. Pat Mulvaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-02
#6 Singles 1. Antonio Aniello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 2. Lucho Perez-Abreu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-10 2. Pat Mulvaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999-02 3. Bob Wankmuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 Chris Segal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-92 Tom Del Giornio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-94 A.J. Garabedian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06 Kristian Broaddus. . . . . . . . . . . . 2010-present
46 32 29 19 19 23 22 17 13 11 19 15 15 13 12 17 12 11 10 10 20 16 14 10 9 16 15 12 9 9 9 9 9
Bold denotes current student-athlete
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Chris Spencer
ALL-TIME ROSTER A Pat Adams. . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Jim Agger . . . . . . . . . . 1956-58 Chris Aguiar . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Charles Alfano . . . . . . 1965-66 Dale Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Antonio Aniello . . . . . 2002-06 Kevin Aquino . . . . . . . 2008-10 Henry Arons . . . . . . . . 1934-35 Henry Aschenbrenner . . 1953-55
B Lou Baldino. . . . . . . . . 1957-58 Leonardo Barbosa . . . 1997-00 Frank Barnett . . . . . . . 1969-71 Steven Barnkow . . . . . 1982-85 Steve Barone . . . . . . . 1992-93 Dan Barrus . . . . 2010-present Joseph Bartlett . . . . . . 1954-56 John Bateman . . . . . . 1948-51 Bill Bates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941 Phil Bayliss . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 James Beirne . . . . . . . 1970-73 Robert Bellezza . . . . . 1994-97 N. Bern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 Delfin Bernal . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Dan Bierne . . . . . . . . . 1980-82 Jerry Bierne . . . . . . . . 1985-86 Justin Bilik . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Michael Boland . . . . . . . . 1930 Larry Bolgar . . . . . . . . . . . 1966 Louis Bolling . . . . . . . . 1997-98 Vince Bonaccorso. . . . 1997-99 Joe Bosick. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Jim Bozzelli . . . . . . . . . 1958-60 Herb Bricklin. . . . . . . . 1941-42 Kristian Broaddus . . 2009-present Jack Brown . . . . . . . . . 1931-32 Leonard Buckley. . . . . 1970-72 Frank Burke . . . . . . . . 1935-36 Robert Burns . . . . . 1999-2001
C Dave Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Enrico Capitan . . . . . . 2000-03 Paul Capozello . . . . . . 1995-98 Bob Cappelli . . . . . . . . 2001-04 Ed Carideo . . . . . . . . . 1952-54 Michael Carter . . . . . . . . . 1994 Robert Caruso . . . . . . 1988-91 Dave Cataldi . . . . . . . . 1995-98 Edward Caterson . . . . 1969-71 John Caufield . . . . . . . 1971-73 Patrick Cerutti . . . . . . 2007-08 Greg Chang . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 Chris Chirico . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Jarrett Chirico. . . . . . . 2006-08 Frank Ciccone. . . . . . . . . . 1968 Bronius Cikotas . . . . . . . . 1957 Darryl Cilli . . . . . . . . . . 1988-91 Al Cipolla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973 Carlton Clarke. . . . . . . 1973-76 Peter Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Joe Cleary . . . . . . . . . . 1964-66 Joe Cleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Bill Clement.. . . . . . . . . . . 1941 John Cleveland . . . . . . 1961-62 Peter Cognetti. . . 2008-present John Coleman .. . . . . . 1941-42 John Coleman. . . . . . . 1965-66 John Collins . . . . . . . . . . . 1961 Liebert Colombo . . . . 1972-74 Marvin Connor. . . . . . . . . 1937 John Contino . . . . . . . 1967-69 Marc Corcoran . . . . . . 1986-88 Joe Cornley . . . . . . . . . 1933-34 Brian Costello . . . . . . . 2005-09 Earl Crane. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1934 Pradeep Crasto. . . . . . 1983-85
Brian Crecco . . . . . . . . 1997-00 William Crocker . . . . . 1929-32 John Crowley . . . . . . . 1935-37 Jay Cuppets. . . . . . . . . 1973-76
D Ed Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941 Paul Dalle-Molle. . . . . 1973-74 Pete Davis . . . . . . . . . . 1985-88 Tom Del Giorno . . . . . 1990-93 Adrian Della Porta . . . 1980-82 Damon Dennin . . . . 1999-2002 John Devlin . . . . . . . . . 1971-72 Tom Dineen . . . . . . . . . . . 1935 Fran DiSanti . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Bob Dixon. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Zach Dixon . . . . . . . . . 2004-05 Frank Donato . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Joe Dooley . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961 Charles Dougherty . . . 1977-79 Stephen Doyle . . . . . . 1981-83 Joseph Draham. . . . . . 1967-69 Chris Drexler. . . . . . . . 1988-91 Fred Duncan. . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Bill Dwyer . . . . . . . . . . 1937-40 Ed Dwyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1939 E George Eckenroth . . . 1969-71 Thomas Eden . . . . . . . 1970-72 Mark Erespe . . . . . . . . 1992-93 Paul Essig . . . . . . . . . . 1958-60
F Seymoure Fahrer . . . . . . . 1930 Shawn Farrokh . . . . 1999-2002 Carlos Fernandez . . . . 1981-84 Luis Fernandez. . . . . . . . . 1985 Tony Ferris . . . . . . . . . 1994-96 Tim Ficci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976 Dan Finegan . . . . . . . . . . . 1980 Joe Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-54 George Flannery. . . . . 1966-68 Larry Flick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937 Rickford Foo . . . . . . . . 1998-99 Howard Forman . . . . . 1934-37 Ted Foss . . . . . . . . . . . 1941-42 Bob Fryer . . . . . . . . . . 1985-87 G Ed Gallagher . . . . . . . . 1938-40 Jack Gallagher . . . . . . 1961-64 Paul Ganev . . . . 2010-present A.J. Garabedian . . . . . 2002-06 Alan Garabedian . . . . 1972-75 Phil Garabedian . . . . . 2005-08 Tommy Gates . . 2009-present Ally Gaylord . . . . . . . . 1995-98 Bob Geuting . . . . . . . . 1938-41 Jim Gilliland. . . . 1942,1947-48 Joe Girard . . . . . . . . . . 1955-57 Matt Glasgow . . . . . . . 2006-07 Phil Glyn . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-58 Mike Goldschmidt . . . 2001-04 Jose Gonzalez . . . . . . . 1991-94 Paul Goodyear . . . . . . 1937-38 Bob Gormley . . . . . . . 1995-96 John Grady . . . . . . . . . 1964-66 Matt Grady . . . . . . . . . 1989-92 John Graves . . . . . . . . 1963-64 Bob Gruszka . . . . . . . . . . . 1958 Robin Gyles. . . . . . . . . 1970-72 H James Hagaans . . . . . . . . 1929 Jack Hanlon. . . . . . . . . 1949-51 Tom Hanlon . . . . . . . . 1962-64 Brian Hanna . . . . . . . . 1976-77 Tom Harrigan . . . . . . . . . . 1975
Gene Heller . . . . . . . . . . . 1960 William Hemsley . . . . . . . 1936 Ronnie Hendry. . . . . . . . . 1952 Joe Higbee . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958 Gerry Higgins . . . . . . . 1967-69 Bill Hoath . . . . . . . . . . 1950-51 Jimmy Holland . . . . . . 2002-06 Nace Horstmann . . . . 1937-40 Tom Hoshall . . . . . . . . 1997-00 Brian Hughes . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Dan Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . 1980 Michael Hughes . . . . . 1986-87 Ellis Hultzman . . . . . . . . . 1936 I Armond Ipri . . . . . . . . 1967-68
J Bob Jablonski . . . . . . . 1955-57 Dick Jordan . . . . . . . . . 1952-53 Ed Jordan . . . . . . . . . . 1948-51 Jim Jordan. . . . . . . . . . 1941-42 Leo Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947
K Brent Kahl . . . . . . . . . . 2005-09 Jim Kalbach. . . . . . . . . 1935-37 Bill Kane . . . . . . . . . . . 1931-34 Eichii Kamimura. . . . . . . . 1955 Bill Keating . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Jeff Kessler . . . . 2008-present Joe Kraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1952 Joe Kraft . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-81 Karl Kraft. . . . . . . . . . . 1992-93 Mark Krakowitz . . . . . . . . 1979 Dennis Krijt. . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Andreas Krohn . . . . . . 1988-91 Michael Kusters . . . . . 1985-87 L Jeff Laffey . . . . . . . . . . 1992-95 Rob Laiacona . . . . . . . 1985-87 Tom Larkin . . . . . . . . . 1977-80 Bob Laveson . . . . . . . . 1975-78 Dave Laveson . . . . . . . 1978-81 Michael LeClaire. . . . . 1985-86 William Lehane. . . . . . 1969-71 Daniel Leinhauser . . . 1982-85 Bill Leonard. . . . . . . . . 1953-56 Ryan LeStrange . . . . . 2001-02 Val Liberace . . . . . . . . 1960-61 Gary Litman . . . . . . . . 1969-71 Larry Litman . . . . . . . . 1970-71 Joe Logue . . . . . . . . . . 1996-98 Rene Lopez . . . . . . . . . 1994-96 Brian Lozuke. . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Fred Lutz . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-81
M Peter Maioriello . . . . . 1980-83 Paranjay Malhotra. . 2010-present Al Mammeniskis . . . . . . . 1980 Frank Manna . . . . . . . 1995-96 Mike Marano . . . . . 2001-2002 Jim McCabe . . . . . . . . . . . 1947 Art McCarthy . . . . . . . . . . 1960 David McClain . . . . . . . . . 1994 Bob McDevitt . . . . . . . . . . 1941 John McDevitt . . . . . . 1972-75 Kathy McEnroe. . . . . . 1977-78 John McFadden . . . . . 1929-30 Donald McGill . . . . . . . . . 1929 Frank McGinty . . . . . . . . . 1947 Ralph McGovern . . . . . . . 1938 Jack McIlvaine . . . . . . 1932-35 Lee McIlvaine. . . . . . . . . . 1976 James McKee . . . . . . . . . . 1956 John McLaughlin . . . . 1997-01 Vince McMullin . . . . . . . . 1941
Marlon Medina . . . . . . . . 1986 Matthew Mehler . . . . . . . 1985 Adrian Mericer . . . . . . 1990-92 Alan Miceli . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970 Frank Milgrim. . . . . . . . . . 1968 Thomas Milkulski. . . . . . . 1983 Mike Miller . . . . . . . . . 1968-70 Billy Moloney . . . . . . . 2001-02 Arshad Momen . . . . . 1987-88 Bob Mooney. . . . . . . . 1955-57 Francis Morrissey . . . . . . 1929 Bill Mossay . . . . . . . . . 1963-64 Ro. Mossi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 John Moyer. . . . . . . . . 1992-93 Pat Mulvaney . . . . . 1999-2002 Jack Murphy . . . . . . . . 1936-38 N Bob Nardi . . . . . . . . . . 1994-96 Jeff Nayeem . . . . . . . . 1983-84 Jack Neill . . . . . . . . . . . 1952-54 Mike Nicoletti. . . . . 1999-2002 Jack Nolan . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979
O James O’Brien. . . . . . . 1955-56 John O’Donnell. . . . . . 1975-78 William O’Donnell . . . . . . 1971 Frank O’Gara . . . . . . . 1932-37 Bob O’Hara. . . . . . . . . . . . 1975 Joe O’Neill. . . . . . . . . . 1953-54 Jeff Olson . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Bill Ott . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-64
P Pete Padilla. . . . . . . . . 1992-93 Van Homer Pangilinan. . 2001-05 Will Pearson . . . . . . . . 2007-09 Ron Pena . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Chuck Penza . . . . . . . . 1987-88 Charles Peppler . . . . . 1965-67 Lucho Perez-Abreu. . . 2006-10 Tom Phelan. . . . . . . . . 1948-51 Pierre Pie . . . . . . . . . . 1965-67 William Pohle . . . . . . . 1964-65 Michael Portonova . . 2004-05 Peter Poulle . . . . . . . . 1976-79 Tom Prendergast . . . . 1960-62 Matt Prusack . . . . . . . 2006-10 Ravi Pujara . . . . . . . . . 2003-04 Q Hugh Quinn . . . . . . . . 1930-33 Jack Quinn . . . . . . . . . 1949-50 Kevin Quinn . . . . . . . . 1986-88 Rich Quigley . . . . . . . . 1981-82
R Kenneth Raffa . . . . . . . . . 1972 Jack Randall . . . . . . . . . . . 1942 Gregory Ranieri . . . . . . . . 1983 Ray Raza . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-69 Charley Reilly . . . . . . . . . . 1950 Vic Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-60 James Renyo. . . . . . . . 1960-62 John Richardson . . . . . . . 1988 Wayne Richardson . . . 1981-82 John Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960 Francis Robins . . . . . . 1937-38 Raber Robins . . . . . . . 1937-38 Joey Robinson . . . . . . 2010-11 Rick Rojas . . . . . . . . . . 1992-95 Steve Rodeschin. . . . . 1987-90 Tom Rudolph . . . . . . . 1948-51 Herb Ruprecht . . . . . . 1962-64 Jack Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1940
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S Tony Salvatore . . . . . . . . . 1982 Anthony Sarnia. . . . . . 1975-78 John Scarpiello . . . . . . 1982-83 Alfred Scattolini . . . . . 1964-65 Tim Scharle . . . . . . . . . 1973-76 Gus Schermerhorn . . . . . 1932 Bill Schiedhauer . . . . . . . . 1957 Art Schultz . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980 Paul Schultz . . . . . . . . 1983-84 Casey Scullin . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Chris Segal . . . . . . . . . 1989-92 Paul Selvaggi. . . . . . . . 1977-78 Asheel Shah . . . . . . . . 1990-93 Bill Sharkey . . . . . . . . . 1941-42 Dave Shields. . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Steve Shultz . . . . . . . . 1986-88 Jeff Shuta . . . . . . . . . . 1997-99 Jude Sidari . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978 Don Sills . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-68 Matthew Smith . . . 1999-2001 Chris Snyder . . . . . . . . 2000-02 Bob Speck . . . . . . . . . . 1931-33 Jeremy Speicher . . . . . . . 2002 Chris Spencer . . . . . . . 2002-06 Jay Springer . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 Mark Spyrzynski . . . . . 1999-02 Michael Stauble . . . . . 2006-10 Joshua Steckel . . . . . . . . . 1994 Peter Stevens . . . . . . . 1975-77 Rick Summa . . . . . . . . 1988-91 Tom Suplee . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Phillip Swissler . . . . . . . . . 1953 Al Szawlewicz . . . . . . . 1938-41 Ray Szweda. . . . . . . . . 1937-38 T Dan Tantum . . . . . . . . . . . 1980 Rich Tengler . . . . . . . . 1963-64 Tim Ticchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973 Walt Timby. . . . . . . . . . . . 1948 Rich Tobin . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Joseph Totora . . . . . . . . . 1985 Nick Tuxen . . . . . . . . . 2006-10 Lou Troilo . . . . . . . . . . 1988-90 V Paul Varga . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 Francisco Velazquez. . . 2001-05 Mark Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Alex Veronis . . . 2009-present
W Jerry Wallace . . . . . . . . . . 1983 Robert Wankmuller . . 1954-56 John Weir . . . . . . . . . . 1962-64 Marvin Wexler . . . . . . . . . 1940 Taney Wilcox . . . . . . . 1947-50 Dave Wills . . . . . . . . . . 1935-37 John Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . 1968 Jack Worthington . . . . 1942,47 Gary Wnek . . . . . . . . . 2001-04 Y Joe Young . . . . . . . . . . 1932-35 Current athletes in bold
Players listed are those who have appeared in a match for Saint Joseph’s prior to the start of the 2010-11 season
YEARLY RESULTS Year 1930-31 1931-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 79 seasons
Won Lost 6 2 missing 4 6 missing 3 2 11 4 14 1 6 3 8 5 8 7 4 12 missing 7 7 0 17 No team was fielded 2 13 8 7 6 6 2 8 1 9 2 13 missing 6 7 9 5 12 2 15 2 8 3 10 1 5 7 8 2 8 5 7 4 6 5 missing 10 5 missing 7 4 4 3 3 6 2 12 1 7 2 10 6 5 5 6 5 9 5 11 5 8 4 12 5 14 2 12 4 15 5 13 6 16 8 10 6 19 8 13 15 6 10 10 8 8 11 10 10 10 7 11 8 11 7 17 7 19 372 477
Pct. .750
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.600 .733 .933 .667 .607* .533 .250
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.462 .643 .857 .882 .727 .909 .417 .800 .615 .636 .545
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.133 .533 .500 .200 .100 .133
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.636 .571 .333 .143 .125 .167 .545 .455 .357 .313 .385 .250 .263 .143 .211 .278 .273 .444 .240 .381 .714 .500 .500 .524 .500 .389 .421 .292 .269 .438**
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*One match ended in a draw; this match is not counted as a win or a loss, but is factored into winning percentage **Totals listed represent seasons for which complete records are available. 2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 17
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball-only affiliation has grown into a 14-university, 21-sport league that is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10 - the University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, The George Washington University, La Salle University, University of Massachusetts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, Saint Joseph's University, Saint Louis University, Temple University, and Xavier University. The 14 member institutions of the A-10 are united and strengthened by their diversity. Each is extraordinary in its educational mission, whether of a Catholic faith, a private university or a land grant institution. The varied pursuits of each member prove that there are many threads that weave the fabric for a great conference. The presidents and chancellors of Atlantic 10 institutions, in conjunction with Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade, have made a strong commitment to making the academic and athletics equation a successful one. Over the years, the league membership has strived to better recognize the academic accomplishments of its student-athletes. The Commissioner's Honor Roll, which cites every Atlantic 10 studentathlete with a 3.5 grade point average or better, recognized 1,199 student-athletes in the Fall 2009 while 1,181 were named to the Spring 2010 Honor Roll. The league sponsors Academic AllConference teams in each of its sports and honors one student-athlete per sport as the A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. Moreover, the Atlantic 10 provides four postgraduate scholarship grants to qualified student-athletes. In 2009-10, nearly 200 student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference recognition, while Xavier’s Kelly Ruth and Charlotte’s Adam Gross along with Lauren Olson and Whitney Roth of Saint Louis received postgraduate scholarship grants.
The Atlantic 10 has 59 of the 841 Division I sports teams being honored with public recognition awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. This represents an increase of nine A-10 teams from last season and 25 two years ago. All 14 A-10 institutions had at least one program recognized, while twelve schools had multiple teams garner distinction. In addition, all 21 sports sponsored by the conference were represented by at least one A-10 program. Among the 31 Division I conferences, only the Atlantic 10, the Ivy Group and the Patriot League had each of its member institutions receive public recognition awards for one or more programs. Among the 21 sports sponsored by the conference, women's tennis had a leaguehigh six A-10 teams honored, while five teams earned distinction in both men’s and women’s outdoor track & field and men’s indoor track & field. Overall, Fordham had a league-best 11 teams recognized in conference-sponsored sports, followed by Saint Joseph’s and Xavier with seven apiece. The Atlantic 10 also boasts 65 teams with a perfect graduation rate according to the NCAA Graduation Success Report on Division I student-athletes. Moreover, five A-10 institutions enjoy average graduation rates of 90 percent or higher in league-sponsored sports, led by Dayton's average graduation rate of 97.38 percent. The Flyers are followed by George Washington (94.10), Xavier (93.23), La Salle (90.40) and Fordham (90.13). The A10 features eight women's tennis and women's soccer programs that enjoy a 100 percent graduation rate, while six men's teams in both golf and tennis have a 100 percent graduation rate. The Atlantic 10 Conference, with a total population of nearly 74 million people within its geographic footprint of eight states and the District of Columbia, will crown champions in 21 sports this season: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's golf, women’s lacrosse, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
Bernadette McGlade Commissioner
www.atlantic10.org ATLANTIC 10 STAFF DIRECTORY
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ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE 11827 Canon Blvd., Suite 200 Newport News, VA 23606 (757) 706-3040 Fax (757) 706-3042 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade
Associate Commissioner Debbie Richardson
Associate Commissioner Ed Pasque
Associate Commissioner Jay DeFruscio Associate Commissioner Meghan Kahn Assistant Commissioner Jill Redmond
Director of Communications Drew Dickerson
Associate Director of Communications Melissa Kristofak Advance Media and Communications Molly Gallagher Director of Championships Lucas Feller
SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY
John W. Smithson
Interim University President ATHLETIC DIRECTORY
Associate Vice President/Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don DiJulia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1707 Assistant Vice President/Athletic Business Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1726 Assistant Vice President/Athletic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1231 Associate Athletic Director/Varsity Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renie Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-2584 Associate Athletic Director/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Pendleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-3292 Associate Athletic Director/Marketing/Corporate Partnerships . . . Tim Curran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1702 Assistant Athletic Director/Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Wozniak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1727 Assistant Athletic Director/Recreation & Intramurals . . . . . . Corey Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-3052 Assistant Athletic Director/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe DeLacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1720 Director of Educational Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Greder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1728 Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Rafferty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1699 Asst. Director of Athletic Comm. (Men’s Tennis Contact) . . . Joe Greenwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1738 SID E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jgreenwi@sju.edu Athletics Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1707 Athletics Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-660-1716
THE HAWK
Don DiJulia
Associate Vice President Athletic Director
SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Athletics Department at Saint Joseph’s University reflects the Mission of the University by using the programs within Athletics as a way to develop the whole person and preparing men and women for others.
• To educate the whole person by complementing the academic experience with athletic and recreational programs and activities outside the classroom.
• To create an environment for personal growth through openness, respect, and a concern for others.
• To communicate the value of community and family through team work and sportsmanship.
• To provide opportunities for students to learn self-discipline, responsibility, decision-making, and attainment of goals.
• To provide opportunities for students to participate and compete in a first-class manner.
• To provide equitable opportunities for all students and staff, including women and minorities. • To advance the University regionally and nationally through intercollegiate athletics.
The Saint Joseph’s Hawk mascot has been flapping its wings for more than a half a century. One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph’s motto, “The Hawk Will Never Die”. Saint Joseph’s athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname “Hawks” since 1929. At that time, the school’s yearbook editor initiated a contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed, with “Hawks” winning out over “Grenadiers” by a slim margin. The name was appropriate because it typified “the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football team famous.” Football, ironically, was discontinued at SJU following the 1939 season. The Hawk mascot has garnered numerous accolades in its 55-year history. It has been selected as the nation’s top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith’s Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine and was a nominee for the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame. 2011-12 SAINT JOSEPH’S MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 19
SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY Founded in 1851, Saint Joseph’s is an independent, Catholic, Jesuit university teaching disciplined reasoning, effective communication and a love of learning. From Willings Alley in Old City Philadelphia to Stiles Street in North Philadelphia to its current location on City Avenue, Saint Joseph’s has continued to grow and change with the times. The University combines the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, a history of service and an ideal campus location to produce successful students who strive to make a good world even better. Full-time, undergraduate day enrollment comprises approximately 4,600 students. Graduate, evening and executive programs push total enrollment to more than 8,000 students.
THE JESUIT TRADITION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Saint Joseph’s nationally-recognized academic reputation is confirmed by ongoing acknowledgment in Barron’s, U.S. News & World Report and Peterson’s. The Jesuit tradition of intellectual inquiry and personal concern manifests itself in small, challenging classes taught by a caring faculty. Graduate assistants do not teach, so undergraduates can be sure they are receiving the very best educational experience from trained experts. One-on-one interaction between students and faculty is a reality at Saint Joseph’s. A solid liberal arts curriculum provides across-the-board learning for every student. Supporting that curriculum are comprehensive academic majors and learning facilities. The result is a broad education that prepares students not only for employment and graduate school, but for life itself. In the fall of 1998, SJU opened the $25 million Owen A. Mandeville Hall, which houses the Erivan K. Haub School of Business, the Center for Food Marketing and the region's first "Teletorium" and "Moot Boardrooms." An 87,000-square-foot international academic center featuring state-of-the-art distance learning technology, it is located near the corner of 54th Street and City Avenue.
A HISTORY OF SERVICE The students of Saint Joseph’s University are dedicated to making today’s world even better. A natural spirit of volunteerism has enabled the University’s community service programs to become the most popular extracurricular activities on campus. In addition, a Service Learning program allows stu-
dents to receive academic credit for their work outside the classroom. SJU offers local, national and international opportunities for student service. From North Philadelphia to Camden, N.J.; from New Orleans to the Appalachian Mountains, Saint Joseph’s students embrace the Jesuit mission of serving those in need. The Thanksgiving Dinner Dance for area senior citizens and the Hand-in-Hand Festival for the handicapped are two annual student-run events that draw thousands of special visitors to campus for fun and friendship.
IDEAL CAMPUS LOCATION SJU’s City Avenue location combines the best of dynamic Philadelphia with the suburban, residential setting of the elegant Main Line. Saint Joseph’s 65 acres span two counties, allowing students to literally enjoy the best of both worlds. The city of Philadelphia, with its tremendous wealth of historical, cultural, social and athletic attractions, is easily accessible, while the safety, serenity and greenery of a suburban campus are right at hand. The friendly atmosphere and close-knit campus ensure that students don’t get lost in either the literal or the figurative sense at Saint Joseph’s. Expanded library, computer and athletic facilities add a big-time “feel” to this growing university.
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS Men and women leave Saint Joseph’s prepared. The University boasts an excellent record of placing its graduates in first-time
jobs, professional schools and other advanced degree programs. Part-time work and internships provide real-world experiences, the kind which delight future employers. And with its many diverse student organizations, SJU offers ample opportunities to assume leadership positions. An extensive on-campus recruitment program provides graduates with a head start in their employment search. Regular meetings with faculty advisors, along with advisory programs in the health professions and in pre-law, assist students who wish to further their schooling. PHILADELPHIA SJU’s Philadelphia location gives students access to two worlds. The campus resembles a park, surrounded by the stately homes of Philadelphia’s historic Main Line suburbs. Yet students have access to the cultural, commercial and recreational activities of downtown Philadelphia -– only a short ride away. SJU students take frequent advantage of the artistic and cultural resources Philadelphia offers, as well. They visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Franklin Institute Science Museum; the Academy of Music, which houses ballet and opera; and the new Kimmel Center, home to the Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition, SJU students enjoy rooting for Philadelphia’s teams in the four major professional sports leagues.
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