Detroit Titans 2010-11 Men's Tennis Yearbook

Detroit Titans Men’s Tennis Nick Tolomei

Chris Cheung

Alex Latosinsky

David Stabley Cesar Escobar Serrano

2010-11 Yearbook

Table of Contents Quick Facts.......................................................... 3 2010-11 Schedule............................................... 4 Men’s Tennis Roster............................................. 5 Coaching Staff...................................................6-8 2010-11 Season Outlook.................................9-11 Individual Player Bios....................................12-20 2010-11 Team Picture........................................ 21 2009-10 Season Review.................................22-24 Year-by-Year Team Records................................ 25 Year-by-Year Team Results............................26-28 All-Time Dual Series Records............................. 29 Team Records................................................29-30 All-Time Roster................................................... 31 Titan Facilities.................................................... 32 Horizon League..............................................33-34 Titan Athletics...............................................35-39 The Athletic Director.......................................... 42 Titan Staff.......................................................... 43 Titan Head Coaches........................................... 44 Titan Points of Pride........................................... 45

Attention: Media Members and Opposing Schools Since the consolidation of the University of Detroit and Mercy College in 1990, UDM athletic teams have found themselves referred to in many different forms.

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The 2010-11 UDM Men’s Tennis Yearbook is a production of the Detroit Sports Information Department.

The guide was written and designed by Sports Information Assistant Joel Walrath and edited by the Sports Information Department.

Photos by Tim Busch and UDM Sports Info.

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UDM Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Name:........................................................................... University of Detroit Mercy Location:.........................................................................................................Detroit, MI Founded:................................................................................................................1877 Enrollment:............................................................................................................5,700 Nickname:............................................................................................................. Titans Colors:................................................................................................... Red, White, Blue Affiliation:................................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference:.............................................................................................. Horizon League Region:.............................................................................................................. Midwest Interim President:......................................................................................Michael Joseph ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Athletic Director:............................................................................................ Keri Gaither Senior Associate AD:............................................................................Daron Montgomery Associate AD for Business Ops./SWA:...............................................................Teri Kromrei Assistant AD for NCAA Compliance:................................................................ Steve Corder Asst. AD for Facilities & Special Events:..............................................................Jeff Latinen Dir. of Ticket Sales & Fan Experience:.............................................................Greg Haapala Dir. of Marketing & Promotions:............................................................. Brandon Longmeier Dir. of Ticket Ops. & Special Events:.............................................................. Emily Vannice Asst. AD for Sports Medicine:........................................................................ Michael Miller Asst. AD for Strength & Conditioning:..................................................................Joe Tofferi Faculty Athletic Representative:...................................................................... Erick Barnes Athletic Department Phone:..........................................................................313-993-1700 Fax:..........................................................................................................313-993-2449 Mailing Address:............................................................................. 4001 W. McNichols Rd. ...........................................................................................................Detroit, MI 48221 SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Sports Information Director:.........................................................................Mitch Wigness Asst. Sports Information Directors:...............................................P.J. Gradowski, Kit Stetzel Sports Information Asst. (MTEN Contact):.........................................................Joel Walrath Email:......................................................................................Joel.Walrath@udmercy.edu Sports Info. Office Phone:............................................................................313-993-1745 Sports Info Office Fax:.................................................................................313-993-1765 Website:...............................................................................................DetroitTitans.com MEN’S TENNIS INFORMATION Head Coach:.................................................................................................. Grant Asher Alma Mater, Year:................................................................................. Michigan State, ‘92 UDM Record (Years):.................................................................................13-25 (2 Years) Office Phone:..............................................................................................313-595-0181 Email:............................................................................................ ashersg@udmercy.edu Graduate Assistant Coach:......................................................................... Pjotrs Necajevs 2010 Record:........................................................................................................... 8-12 2010 Conference Record (Finish):........................................................................2-5 (6th) Letterwinners lost:........................................................................................................ 3 Newcomers:................................................................................................................. 3

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2010-11 Men’s Tennis Schedule Date

Event

Location

Time

1/13/2011

@ Western Michigan

Kalamazoo, MI

3:00 p.m.

1/14/2011

@ Illinois State

Bloomington, IL

7:30 p.m.

1/15/2011

@ DePaul

Chicago, IL

2:00 p.m.

1/21/2011 TOLEDO

SOUTHFIELD, MI 7:00 P.M.

1/28/2011 DAYTON

SOUTHFIELD, MI 8:00 P.M.

2/3/2011

WAYNE STATE

SOUTHFIELD, MI 9:30 P.M.

2/5/2011

@ Ball State

Muncie, IN

2:00 p.m.

2/18/2011

@ IUPUI

Indianapolis, IN

6:00 p.m.

2/19/2011

@ IPFW

Fort Wayne, IN

7:00 p.m.

2/20/2011

vs. Chicago State (@ IPFW)

Fort Wayne, IN

8:00 a.m.

2/26/2011

@ Michigan State

East Lansing, MI

10:00 a.m.

3/18/2011 WRIGHT STATE* (DH)

SOUTHFIELD, MI 7:00 P.M.

3/19/2011 BUTLER* (DH)

SOUTHFIELD, MI 6:00 P.M.

3/25/2011

@ Valparaiso*

Valparaiso, IN

TBD

3/26/2011

@ UIC*

Chicago, IL

7:00 p.m.

4/2/2011

vs. Temple (DH @ Duquesne)

Pittsburgh, PA

10:00 a.m.

4/3/2011

@ Duquesne (DH)

Pittsburgh, PA

2:30 p.m.

4/8/2011

vs. Green Bay* (@ Marquette) Milwaukee, WI

TBD

4/9/2011

@ Marquette

Milwaukee, WI

1:00 p.m.

4/16/2011

@ Cleveland State* (DH)

Cleveland, OH

11:00 a.m.

4/17/2011

@ Youngstown State* (DH)

Youngstown, OH

8:00 a.m.

4/22-24/2011 Horizon League Championship Indianapolis, IN

All Day

Home contests in bold and held at Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield, MI or at the Titan Tennis Complex on the UDM campus; * Denotes Horizon League Contest; DH denotes doubleheader; Game dates and times are subject to change; All times are Eastern

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2010-11 Men’s Tennis Roster Name Mike Basha^ Larry Brown Dean Butts Christopher Cheung Alex Latosinsky Pablo Nunez Cesar Escobar Serrano David Stabley Nick Tolomei

Yr. RSo. So. Fr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr.

Hometown/High School Fort Gratiot, MI/Port Huron Northern Shelby Township/MI / Eisenhower Grosse Pointe Woods, MI / Grosse Pointe North Mississauga, ON / Erindale Sarnia, ON / St. Christopher’s San Jose, Costa Rica / Educacion Abierta (East Carolina) Merliot, El Salvador / Education Shelby Township, MI / Eisenhower Rochester, MI / Adams

^Will not compete until fall 2011

Head Coach: Grant Asher (3rd Year) Graduate Assistant Coach: Pjotrs Necajevs (1st Year)

Mike Basha^ - RS. Sophomore Fort Gratiot, MI/ Port Huron Northern

Larry Brown - Sophomore Shelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower

Dean Butts - Freshman Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/ Grosse Point North

Chris Cheung - Sophomore Mississauga, ON/ Erindale

Alex Latosinsky -SophomoreSarnia, ON/ St. Christopher’s

Pablo Nunez -SophomoreSan Jose, Costa Rica/ Educacion Abierta (East Carolina)

Cesar Escobar Serrano -SophomoreMerliot, El Salvador/Education

David Stabley -JuniorShelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower

Nick Tolomei -JuniorRochester, MI/ Adams

LEGEND Name Yr. Hometown/ High School

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Titans Coaching Staff Head Coach Grant Asher, 3rd Year

Graduate Assistant Coach Pjotrs Necajevs 1st Year

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Men’s Tennis Coaching Staff Grant Asher begins his fourth year with the Titans and third as the head coach of the men’s tennis team after being hired in November of 2007 as the men’s leader. Asher was an assistant on the women’s team prior to working with the men.

Grant Asher (3rd Year) Michigan State, ‘92 UDM Record 13-25 (2 Years)

In his three years as head coach, UDM has reached the Horizon League tournament each year. Under his direction, the Titans have claimed back-to-back HL Player of the Year honors with Pjotrs Necajevs taking the yearly honor in his two seasons in the Motor City. Asher also helped newcomer Cesar Escobar Serrano come in at mid-year to post a 6-1 league mark and earn second team All-League honors. He also saw Detroit get recognition from the Midwest coaches as his No. 1 doubles team of Necajevs and Alex Latosinsky advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2009 ITA Midwest Regionals defeating the 12th-seeded Wisconsin tandem in the process.

In his first year, coach Asher quickly got to work recruiting the first men’s tennis team since 1995, forming a seven-man roster. Working with five true freshmen and two transfer juniors, Asher led Detroit to a 5-13 record in the program’s first varsity campaign in 13 years. During the way, he helped mentor Pjotrs Necajevs to win five Horizon League Player of the Week honors as well as freshman Dustin Goldenberg take the weekly accolade once. Necajevs was ultimately named the conference’s Newcomer and Player of the Year after tallying a 25-4 singles, all at No. 1, including a perfect 7-0 mark in the league.

Asher teaches professionally at Franklin Athletic Club, the current indoor home for Titan tennis. He also spent seven seasons as head coach for Brother Rice High School in Birmingham.

Prior to that, Asher had served as Director of Tennis at Court One Athletic Clubs in Okemos.

Asher played Number 1 singles and doubles for four years at Michigan State before graduating in 1992. He was named the team’s MVP for four consecutive years and earned the All-Big Ten Award. Following his collegiate playing days, Asher spent two years on the pro circuit, playing throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe.

The 42-year old Asher currently resides in Huntington Woods with his wife, Katie O’Connor, a senior attorney at Butzel Long in Detroit. The couple has seven-year-old twins, Colin and Payton.

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Men’s Tennis Coaching Staff One of the most highly decorated players in Horizon League history returned to Detroit, this time as a coach as Pjotrs Necajevs was named a graduate assistant coach for the men’s and women’s tennis teams for the 2010-11 campaign.

“Pjotrs was a great player for us, but it was not just about the results he gave us on the court. He really helped our young players grow and get ready for the college game during his two years and to be able to keep him around is great for the program,” said men’s head coach Grant Asher.

Necajevs is involved in on-court coaching as well as providing assistance to both the men’s and women’s programs in regards to recruiting, practice schedules, travel coordination, budget and equipment purchases. He will also assist with day-to-day office administration for both teams and help the Athletic Department in the areas of marketing and promotions, group ticket sales and assist with the department’s special events.

Graduate Assistant Coach Pjotrs Necajevs

Necajevs ended his two-year Titan career as just the third player in Horizon League history to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards after going 30-4 on the year and a perfect 7-0 in the conference as a senior. He dominated conference play again with six of his seven wins in straight-set sweeps. In his Motor City career, he was 55-8 in singles, all from the top position, with a 14-0 record in conference meets.

He was the team MVP twice and earned the 2009 Titan Newcomer award at the annual UDM President’s Athletic and Academic Honors Luncheon. Off the court, he was a member of Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), and earned academic honors by being named to the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice as well as to the Horizon League’s Academic Honor Roll. As a senior, he also received the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes student-athletes who display admirable conduct both on and off the courts.

Necajevs graduated from the University in May, 2010, with Bachelor’s Degree in Business and is currently enrolled in UDM’s MBA program.

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“We want eight number one players. We want everyone to feel like they are a top player for us.”

-Head Coach Grant Asher

“We’ve got a young team and we feel our name is out there not just in the Midwest, but also throughout the country and we feel real good about the direction of the program”

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2010-11 Season Outlook Detroit Titans 2010 Record - 8-12 2010 Horizon League Record - 2-5 (6th) Letterwinners lost - 3 Newcomers - 3 In the four tournaments on Detroit’s fall slate, Alex Latosinsky went 8-6 overall in singles matches while Cesar Escobar Serrano and Pablo Nunez each totaled six wins.

“I thought the fall went well. It was an opportunity for us to establish who worked hard over the summer and who progressed and it gave our guys a chance to play and get mentally tough.

I thought we performed well against some very stiff competition,” added Asher.

At the last fall tournament in late October, the Wilson ITA Midwest Regional held at Notre Dame in South Bend, IN, the doubles pairing of Chris Cheung and Nunez topped Michigan State 8-4 before falling in the bracket to Wisconsin’s Marek Michalicka, the overall No. 2 seed in singles play, and Petr Satral, 8-2.

The Titan squad that went 8-12 overall last season, 2-5 in the Horizon League, graduated seniors Patrick Troy and Pjotrs Necajevs, but Necajevs did not get far as he joins both the men’s and women’s team as a graduate assistant coach.

The addition of Necajevs to the staff will help nurture a men’s team that features just two upperclassmen in juniors David Stabley and Nick Tolomei. This year’s squad features the two juniors as well as five sophomores and one freshman.

“Pjotrs really helped our young players develop and get ready for the college game while he played here for two years and to be able to keep him around is great for the program,” said head men’s coach Grant Asher.

New to this year’s Titan team are Larry Brown who attended Macomb Community College as a freshman, Nunez who attended East Carolina as a freshman, and true freshman Dean Butts.

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Sophomore Alex Latosinsky

Sophomore Chris Cheung

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2010-11 Season Outlook

2010-11 Detroit Titans “With a new program, we were fortunate enough to have two transfers in Patrick and Pete, but now those seniors have graduated so instantly we’re a young team again which generally full time programs don’t run into. On the flip side, next year we won’t lose anybody and with another year of competition, these guys should be more mature and disciplined with their approach,” commented Asher.

The 2010 dual season saw the Titans enter the Horizon League Tournament as the No. 6 seed and earn a date with No. 3 seed Wright State that would see the Raiders advance on a 4-1 victory. Sophomores Serrano and Latosinsky went 11-5 and 7-10 respectively in last year’s dual season with Serrano recording a 6-1 mark in Horizon League play and earning conference second team honors.

“We want eight number one players. We want everyone to feel like they are a top player for us.

We certainly look to our upperclassmen Nick and David to take over at certain times but we tend to have a rule-by-committee philosophy,” said Asher.

The Titans will also be helped by midseason transfer Mike Basha from Western Michigan. Basha will not compete until fall 2011. Basha was a three-star prospect and the No. 4 ranked senior in Michigan by TennisRecruiting.net out of Port Huron Northern High School in 2008.

With a 32-6 record his senior year, he was a finalist for the prestigious “Mr. Tennis” award given to a top Number One Senior Singles player in Michigan as awarded by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association in addition to being named to the Division 1 All-State first team.

Basha advanced to the Division 1 state finals in No. 1 singles each of his final three years making the semifinals as a senior, the quarterfinals as a junior and the round of 16 as a sophomore. He was also named the Port Huron Times Herald Player of the Year three times.

“We’ll get him for two years of competition and I think he is going to push us a step further not only going for a championship, but just the character of our program which is really important,” stated Asher.

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2009-10: Posted two wins in doubles play on the year while serving as the main reserve in singles matches…Garnered his two victories playing alongside sophomore teammate Nick Tolomei at the Ball State Fall Invitational…The duo surged past Cleveland State’s Aris Spirtos and Jay Jones, 8-6, and Tony Kanavos and Rodrigo Tamashiro of IPFW, 8-3…Participated in the qualifying round of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships dropping his first round match…Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

David Stabley Year: Junior Hometown: Shelby Township, MIHigh School: Eisenhower

2008-09: Earned 10 wins on the year, with six in doubles play and four in singles…Won his first collegiate match defeating in-state rival Marlon Leone of Wayne State 6-1, ret. at the Detroit Titan Fall Invitational...Also scored a doubles victory with fellow freshman Gino McCathney at the home invite, downing IPFW’s Hermann Kuschke and Roberto Cabrini 9-7...That win came in the duo’s first-ever match together as the tandem would post four wins on the season…In the Titans first conference match of the season, the pair tallied their first HL win with an 8-7 (5) score against Tariq Ismail and Michael Kathary of Youngstown State, helping UDM to post its first Horizon League victory since 1993…Went on to garner two more doubles conference wins teaming with Dustin Goldenberg for a 9-8 (3) decision over Kevin DeHerrera and Kyle Stump of Valparaiso and a 9-7 triumph alongside Pjotrs Necajevs against Green Bay’s Eric Plaushines and Henning Jess at No. 1…His singles wins in the dual season came against Chicago State, IPFW and St. Francis (PA)…A member of the AD Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: A gritty and competitive netter on the court, Stabley was a four-year member of the Eisenhower varsity tennis team under coach Chris Layson…A three-time state qualifier, advancing to the No. 1 quarterfinals as a sophomore…Named the Macomb County Rookie of the Year as a freshman playing No. 4 singles…Selected to the Macomb Country Dream Team as a sophomore, junior and senior…Tabbed a team captain as a junior and senior…A member of STANDUP, a Christian Club-Community Outreach program.

Personal: Son of Carol and Mark Stabley... Hobbies include snowboarding and playing electric guitar ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as qualifying for states his senior year after having to serve underhand the whole season due to an elbow injury…Chose Detroit over Oakland and Western Michigan…His dad earned his undergrad from U-D and went on to David Stabley graduate from the Career Statistics U-D dental SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour school…Has 2008-09 4-21 -- -- 1-1 2-12 -- 0-1 3-14 1-7 one brother Daniel (23)…

2009-10 1-13 -- -- 0-1 0-3 -- 1-0 1-4 0-9 Majoring in 2010-11 1-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-10 biology (preTotals 6-44 -- -- 1-2 2-15 -- 1-1 4-18 2-26 dental).

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DOUBLES Total

1

2

3

Dual Tour

2008-09

6-17

1-0 4-11 0-1 5-12 1-5

2009-10

5-9

--

--

3-4 3-4 2-5

2010-11

4-8

--

--

--

Totals

15-34

1-0 4-11 3-5 8-16 7-18

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4-8

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2009-10: Ended the year with 14 total victories under his belt, playing mostly No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles…His 14 wins were split with seven apiece in singles and doubles, with three conference single’s wins…He did garner a win at No. 3 singles with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 ledger over Chicago State’s Michael Chew…

Defeated UIC’s, Valparaiso’s and Youngstown State’s No. 5 man in straight sets…Had a rousing come-back victory against IUPUI’s Joel Modesitt dropping the first set 6-0 before taking the match 7-5, 10-7…Dropped his only match in the qualifying round of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships…A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Nick Tolomei Year: Junior Hometown: Rochester, MI High School: Adams

2008-09: Was honored with the Coach’s Award after the season that saw him finish third on the team with 24 total victories and 11 singles wins…His 13 doubles wins, all of which came playing with Patrick Troy at No. 3, were also tied for the team lead…

Played mostly at the No. 5 and 6 slots in singles…Earned his first win in his first-ever collegiate match against IPFW’s Francisco Sigaun, 6-3, 7-5...Went on to win two more individual matches at the Detroit Titan Fall Invitational, along with all three doubles contests to claim the No. 3 flight title...Took the Flight B consolation bracket at the Valpo Fall Classic with a pair of wins in the final day, defeating two conference opponents in Green Bay’s Matt Keesey (7-6, 3-6, 10-5) and Youngstown State’s Steve D’Angelo (6-1, 6-4)...Tolomei and Troy went on to reach the finals of the Flight D bracket at the 30th Annual Ball State Fall Invitational...

That same Titan tandem went 3-2 in conference play with wins over Youngstown State, UIC and Wright State, along with regional victories against Michigan State and Toledo…Earned his first HL singles win with a 6-1, 6-0 tally over Pip Rehg of Wright State…

Named to the AD Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: Earned four letters in tennis at Rochester Adams High School…He left Adams third on the school’s all-time win list with a 78-17 career record…Earned all-state honors as a junior after reaching the state finals at the No. 2 position…That year he was the number one seeded player in the tournament…Led the Highlanders to three league championships…Named team MVP as a junior and senior as well as a scholar-athlete all four years.

Personal: Son of Mike and Cheryl Tolomei…Hobbies include playing cards, watching tv and sleeping ... Lists his biggest thrill Nick Tolomei in sports as placCareer Statistics ing third at the SEMTA SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour qualifier as a senior…

2008-09 11-15 -- -- -- 1-0 2-9 1-3 4-12 7-3 Has an 2009-10 7-19 -- -- 1-0 1-4 5-7 -- 7-11 0-8 aunt who 2010-11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -attended U-D in the Totals 18-34 -- -- 1-0 2-4 7-16 1-3 11-23 7-11 1980’s…

Has two brothDOUBLES Total 1 2 3 Dual Tour ers Mike 2008-09 13-14 -- -- 6-11 6-11 7-3 (22) and 2009-10 8-14 -- 4-6 1-3 5-9 3-5 Joe (15)…

Majoring in 2010-11 2-1 -- -- -- -- 2-1 pre-med.

Totals

23-29

--- 4-6 7-14 11-20 12-9

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Alex Latosinsky Year: Sophomore Hometown: Sarnia, ON High School: St. Christopher’s

2009-10: Made an immediate impact compiling 12 singles wins, third on the team, and 28 total wins, second on the Titans…Was in the lineup mostly at the No. 2 and 3 position…Gained recognition at the ITA Midwest Regionals advancing all the way to the quarterfinals in doubles playing with senior Pjotrs Necajevs… The Titan tandem defeated the 12th-seeded Wisconsin team of Michael Dieberger and Patrick Pohlmann, 8-5, as well as John Haley and Robert Fox of Cleveland State, 9-8 (2)…They then gave the second seeded, and 26th-ranked, Buckeye team of Chase Buchanan and Justin Kronauge a scare before falling, 8-6…He also logged a tough three-set loss in the opening match of the singles qualifying round…Started the year with three victories and a flight title at the IPFW Fall Invite, including a 6-1, 6-1 win over DePauw’s Jonathan Batuello for his first collegiate tally in his first collegiate match…Started the dual season with a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) victory over Western Michigan’s Casey Cullen…His first Horizon League win was over Valparaiso’s Adam Whitmer 6-4, 2-6, 10-2…A member of the UDM’s AD’s Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: A top 10-ranked player in Ontario as well as a member of his provincial team at the Canadian National Championships...

In his final season, he was ranked 37th nationally in U-18 singles...He won the 2008 Southwest Ontario high school championship, and finished fourth at the provincial level one year earlier...He was the U-18 champion of the 2008 Dr. Joe Morris Memorial Classic while also ringing up a number of big wins on the ITA Summer Circuit…Named player of the year in his high school in 2005.

Personal: Son of Betty and Rob Latosinsky... His hobbies include playing piano, ultimate Frisbee, skiing, going to the beach and listening to music …Has a sister Michelle (23) and Christopher (6)…Chose Detroit because of its location to home and academics and coaches…A biochemistry major.

Alex Latosinsky Career Statistics

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SINGLES Total

1

2009-10

12-14

-- 2-5 4-4 1-1 -- -- 7-10 5-4

2

3

4

2010-11

8-6

-- --

Totals

20-20

-- 2-5 4-4 1-1 -- -- 7-10 13-10

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2

--

6 Dual Tour

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DOUBLES

Total

1

2009-10

15-10

6-5 0-1 3-2 9-8

6-2

2010-11

5-9

--

5-9

Totals

20-19

6-5 0-1 3-2 9-8

--

3

5

--

8-6

Dual Tour --

11-11

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2009-10: A promising freshman campaign, Cheung was second on the squad with 13 singles wins and third on the team tallying 24 total victories…Had wins at No. 3 and No. 5, but did most of his damage in the singles department with six wins at No. 6…Won his opening match at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships qualifying rounds defeating Jamie Firth of Eastern Illinois, 7-6 (2), 6-4… Partnered with Pjotrs Necajevs for three wins and a runner-up finish at the top doubles flight at the MSU Frank Beeman Invitational… Posted his first career win at the IPFW Fall Invite downing Joel Modesitt of IUPUI, 6-4, 5-7, 10-7… Had three singles wins in HL action with his first coming against Wright State’s Evan Neuman, 6-0, 7-6 (4)…His No. 3 winning singles effort came by way of a three-set effort over IPFW’s Luis Maselli, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4)…Earned a spot on the University of Detroit Mercy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Christopher Cheung Year: Sophomore Hometown: Mississauga, ON High School: Erindale

Prior to Detroit: One of the top players in Mississauga, ON…Named a rising senior in the 2010 class by Tennisrecruiting.net…A lefty, Cheung participated in a number of junior events including the 2008 U18 ITF World Ranking Event 2 and the 27th All Canadian ITF Junior Championships.

Personal: Son of Linda and Dennis Cheung... His hobbies include watching movies and listening to music…Has one sister Lauren (21)…

Chose Detroit because it is a small school with a great academic reputation…A business major.

Chris Cheung Career Statistics SINGLES Total

1

2009-10 13-17 -- 2010-11 5-8 Totals

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18-25 --

2

3

4

5

6

Dual Tour

-- 1-0 0-1 1-0 6-10 8-11 5-6 -- --

--

--

--

--

5-8

-- 1-0 0-1 1-0 6-10 8-11 10-14

DOUBLES

Total

1

2

3

Dual

Tour

2009-10

13-15

5-3

--

5-6

10-9

3-6

2010-11

5-10

--

--

--

--

5-10

Totals

19-28

5-3

0-2

6-7

10-9

8-16

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2009-10: Joined the Titans in January for the dual season…Selected to the All-Horizon League second team becoming the first Titan freshman to receive All-Conference accolades… Also named the team’s Newcomer of the Year…Finished the season fourth on the squad with 11 singles wins and was 6-1 in Horizon League action moving up in the lineup from No. 4 and 5 to start the year all the way to No. 2 in the Titans’ final two matches…He added eight more wins for UDM in doubles…Posted his first career win in singles in come from behind fashion against Toledo’s Gursher Harika, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, and also teamed with Patrick Troy for an 8-4 win in doubles…Defeated Wright State’s Jan Alafriz, 6-3, 6-2, in his first conference tilt, a win that started a six-match winning streak in HL play.

Cesar Escobar Serrano Year: Sophomore Hometown: Merliot, El Salvador High School: Education

Prior to Detroit: One of the top players in El Salvador as well as one of the top ranked junior players in Central America in 2008…

Won two of three Central American singles tournaments in 2008, defeating two ranked International Tennis Federation (ITF) players…Also won in doubles at the ITF U18 G4 El Salvador Jr. Open and at the G5 COPA San Agustin in Monterrey, Mexico in 2009…

Was honored twice with El Savador’s Sport Excellency award, given by the President of El Savador, Antonio Saca.

Personal: Son of Flor Maria Escobar Serrano and Manuel de Jesús Escobar Serrano... Has a sister Sara Maria Escobar Serrano (15) and brother Rocio Beatriz Escobar Serrano (5).…His hobbies include going to the movies, playing soccer, listening to music and going to the beach…An electrical and computer engineering major.

Cesar Escobar Ser rano Career Statistics

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SINGLES Total

1

2009-10

11-5

-- 0-2 2-0 5-1 4-2 --

2

3

4

11-5 --

2010-11

6-5

-- --

--

Totals

17-10 -- 0-2 2-0 5-1 4-2 --

--

--

3

5 --

6 --

DOUBLES Total

1

2

2009-10

7-9

--

4-6 3-3 7-9 --

2010-11

3-7

--

--

Totals

10-16

--

4-6 3-3 7-9 3-7

--

Dual Tour 6-5

11-5 6-5

Dual Tour --

3-7

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Detroit Titans Tennis Prior to Detroit: A transfer from East Carolina in Conference USA, where he posted a 5-3 record in singles and a 6-1 tally in doubles…

He had a single victory at No. 3, a pair at No. 4 and added another at No. 6, while recording four of his double’s wins at No. 3… A member of the Costa Rican Davis Cup team since 2008…He was ranked the No. 1 junior player in Costa Rica in 2007 as he reached the semi-finals in the IFT Grade 3…He was also runner-up at the Panama ITF Championships and was part of the doubles winning tandem at Copa Diana El Salvador Grade 4 ITF in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Pablo Nunez Palmieri…The son of Alfredo and Paulina Palmieri...Hobbies include soccer, television and surfing the internet....Majoring in business.

Pablo Nunez Year: Sophomore Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica High School: (Previous School) Educacion Abierta (East Carolina)

Pablo Nunez Career Statistics SINGLES Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

Dual Tour

2010-11

6-6

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

6-6

Totals

6-6

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

6-6

DOUBLES Total

1

2

3

Dual Tour

2010-11

6-9

-- --

--

--

6-9

Totals

6-9

-- --

--

--

6-9

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Detroit Titans Tennis Prior to Detroit: Attended Macomb Community College as a freshman…Earned two letters in tennis at Eisenhower… Named to the Macomb County singles first team as a senior, where he was ranked eighth in Macomb County and advanced to the regional semi-finals…

Was the inaugural recipient of the USTA/Midwest Rick Van Horn Scholarship in 2009 given to provide assistance to those with a passion to work in the tennis industry.…During the summer, he teaches tennis clinics for youth at the local park district.

Personal: Full name is Laurence Brown…Deb and Larry Brown... Has a younger brother, Chris (16)… His hobbies include playing soccer and fishing as well as working at tennis clinics…Played high school tennis with current Titan teammate David Stabley …A business major.

Larry Brown Year: Sophomore Hometown: Shelby Township, MI High School: Eisenhower

Lar r y Brown Career Statistics

18

SINGLES Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

Dual Tour

2010-11

2-9

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

2-9

Totals

2-9

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

2-9

DOUBLES Total

1

2

3

Dual Tour

2010-11

0-4

--

--

--

--

0-4

Totals

0-4

--

--

--

--

0-4

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Detroit Titans Tennis Prior to Detroit: A four-year letterwinner at Grosse Pointe North…

Served as team captain in his final three seasons, where he was also named All-MAC (Macomb Area Conference)…Reached the quarterfinals in the state championships at No. 3 singles as a junior and was honored with the Meli/Ciaramitaro Team Player Memorial Scholarship Award as a senior…Was President of Brotherhood (a men’s leadership group) and the Norsement Session council (leadership in sports).

Personal: The son of Ken and Mary Butts...Has three siblings, Grace, John and Bryan…Lists his biggest thrill in sports as setting a goal and working hard to achieve it... A business major.

Dean Butts Year: Freshman Hometown: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI High School: Grosse Pointe North

Dean Butts Career Statistics SINGLES Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

Dual Tour

2010-11

1-10

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

1-10

Totals

1-10

-- --

--

--

--

--

--

1-10

DOUBLES Total

1

2

3

Dual Tour

2010-11

1-8

--

--

--

--

1-8

Totals

1-8

--

--

--

--

1-8

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Detroit Titans Tennis 2010-11: Came to UDM as a midseason transfer from Western Michigan after an overall 11-9 record in the fall season at WMU....Will sit out the 2011 dual season to complete transfer requirements and will be eligible to compete with Detroit in the fall 2011 season.

2009-10: At Western Michigan, compiled overall records of 15-6 in singles, 5-8 in doubles, and 20-14 overall as a freshman.

Mike Basha Year: RS Sophomore Hometown: Fort Gratiot, MI High School: Port Huron Northern

High School: Basha was a three-star prospect and the No. 4 ranked senior in Michigan by TennisRecruiting.net out of Port Huron Northern High School in 2008...Had a 32-6 record his senior year and was a finalist for the prestigious “Mr. Tennis� award given to a top Number One Senior Singles player in Michigan as awarded by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association...Was named to the Division 1 All-State first team...Advanced to the Division 1 state finals in No. 1 singles each of his final three years making the semifinals as a senior, the quarterfinals as a junior and the round of 16 as a sophomore. He was also named the Port Huron Times Herald Player of the Year three times.

Personal: Son of Michael and Karen Basha...Has two younger sisters, Gabbi, and Franni...Father is a doctor and graduated from Otterbein, while mom, Karen, is a personal trainer and graduated from Michigan State.

Mike Basha Career Statistics SINGLES Total

1

2

3

4

5

2009-10* 15-6

-- --

--

--

2-0 3-0 5-0

10-6

2010-11* 5-5

-- --

--

--

--

5-5

20-11 -- --

--

--

2-0 3-0 5-0

Totals

6 --

Dual Tour --

DOUBLES Total

1

2

3

2009-10* 5-8

--

--

0-1 0-1 5-7

2010-11* 6-4

--

--

--

Totals

--

--

0-1 0-1 11-11

11-12

15-11

Dual Tour --

6-4

*at Western Michigan University

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2010-11 Men’s Tennis Front Row: (left to right) Head Coach Grant Asher, David Stabley, Alex Latosinsky, Cesar Escobar Serrano, Pablo Nunez, Dean Butts, Nick Tolomei, Chris Cheung, Larry Brown, Graduate Assistant Coach Pjotrs Necajevs

1979-80 Detroit Men’s Tennis Front Row: (left to right) Mike Shaltry, Steve Morey, Dan Horvath, Paul Korenkiewicz Back Row: Head Coach Earl Clark Jr., David Lee, Peter Torres, Chris Bakriges

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2009-10 Season Review Overall, UDM finished the year at 8-12, 2-5 in league play, an improvement from its 5-13, 1-6 Horizon League finish in 2008-09 in the first year in the rebirth of the program. Four of those losses were 4-3 setbacks, including three in conference action as the Titans reached the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

On the court, Detroit was led by senior and Team MVP as well as Horizon League Player of the Year Pjotrs Necajevs, his second straight league player of the year honors. In his two years at Detroit, Necajevs was 55-8 and 14-0 in the Horizon League, all at No. 1 singles. He came to UDM and quickly gave the team respectability in the Midwest. That respect was seen at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in October as he and freshman Alex Latosinsky reached the quarterfinals in doubles, defeating tandems from Cleveland State, Western Michigan and the 12th-seeded team from Wisconsin.

Last year, senior Patrick Troy who helped set the program’s foundation, completed his time at UDM. Troy was the recipient of the team’s Scholar-Athlete award for the second straight year as he finished his collegiate career with over 40 total victories at the Division I level. He played No. 2, 3 and 4 singles in his two years and helped form one of the best Titan doubles tandems, playing alongside sophomore Nick Tolomei.

There were six underclassmen on the eight-man roster, including four freshmen. The group was led by second team All-Horizon League honoree Cesar Escobar Serrano, who became the first Titan freshman to receive all-conference accolades. Serrano, who was also the team’s Newcomer of the Year, missed the fall campaign and a few dual matches in January, but still finished the year fourth

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2010 Final Horizon League Standings

Overall League Cleveland State 21-6 7-0 UIC 15-11 5-2 Wright State 14-9 4-3 Butler 10-13 4-3 Green Bay 13-9 4-3 Detroit 8-12 2-5 Valparaiso 5-13 2-5 Youngstown State 1-14 0-7 Final Championship Results First Round (#3) Wright State 4, (#6) Detroit 1 (#4) Butler 4, (#5) Green Bay 1 Second Round (#2) UIC 4, Wright State 3 (#1) Cleveland State 4, Butler 0 2010 Horizon League Award Winners All-League First Team Name School Year Pjotrs Necajevs Detroit Senior Phil Orno Cleveland State Senior Sebastian Lystad UIC Senior Ben Raynauld Butler Senior Nick Camilleri Wright State Senior Yannick Goossens Cleveland State Sophomore All-League Second Team Name School Year Paul Swanson Green Bay Sophomore Tore Waldhausen Wright State Freshman Cesar Escobar Serrano Detroit Freshman Ryan Hamning Cleveland State Senior Tariq Ismail Youngstown State Sophomore Luiz Gonzaga UIC Junior 2010 Horizon League Award Winners Player of the Year: Pjotrs Necajevs, Detroit Newcomer of the Year: Tore Waldhausen, WSU Coach of the Year: Brian Etzkin, Cleveland State Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award: Pjotrs Necajevs, Detroit Ben Raynauld, Butler

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2009-10 Season Review on the squad with 11 singles wins. He was also 6-1 in Horizon League action as he moved up the lineup going from No. 4 and 5 to start the year, all the way up to No. 2 in the Titans’ final two matches. He also added eight more wins for UDM in doubles.

Detroit also got major contributions from two other rookies in Latosinsky and Chris Cheung. Aside from his play alongside Necajevs at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, Latosinsky compiled 12 singles wins at the No. 2 and 3 position, while Cheung gave UDM a winning presence at the back end of the rotation with 13 wins. The final rookie on the team, Chris Didio, came through as one of the hardest workers on the team.

The sophomore class saw Tolomei make considerable strides in his second season, playing at No. 5 and ending the

year with 14 total victories. He had seven wins in singles and three in conference play. David Stabley had three wins in doubles on the year and provided UDM a seasoned veteran as a reserve.

Horizon League Athletes of the Week January 19 Luiz Gonzaga, UIC January 26 Pjotrs Necajevs, Detroit February 2 Ryan Hamning, Cleveland State February 9 Yannick Goossens, Cleveland State February 16 Phil Orno, Cleveland State February 23 Luiz Gonzaga, UIC March 2 Sebastian Lystad, Cleveland State March 9 Evan Neuman, Wright State March 16 Kevin DeHerrera, Valparaiso March 23 Paul Swanson, Green Bay March 30 Phil Orno, Cleveland State April 6 Nick Camilleri, Wright State April 13 John Haley, Cleveland State April 20 Sebastian Lystad, UIC

UDM 2009-10 Men's Tennis Detroit Titans 2009-10 Season Results Overall record: 8-12 • HL: 2-5 • Region: 5-6 • Home: 4-3 • Away: 3-7 • Neutral: 1-2 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 Date Sep 12-13, 2009 Sep 18-20, 2009 Sep 25, 2009 Oct 15-19, 2009 Jan 15, 2010 % Jan 22, 2010 % Jan 24, 2010 Jan 29, 2010 % Jan 30, 2010 % Feb 7, 2010 Feb. 7, 2010 Feb. 12, 2010 Feb. 27, 2010 Mar 6, 2010 % Mar 15, 2010 % Mar 18, 2010 * Mar 19, 2010 * Mar 21, 2010 %* Mar 25, 2010 %* Mar 26, 2010 %* Apr 9, 2010 %* Apr 17, 2010 %* Apr 18, 2010 Apr 23, 2010

Opponent IPFW Fall Invitational Frank Beeman Invitational 31st Annual Ball State Invitational ITA Midwest Regional Championships DUQUESNE IPFW at Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois at Michigan State at Toledo at Case Western WAYNE STATE at Ball State at IUPUI CHICAGO STATE at #4 Ohio State at Wright State at Butler UIC VALPARAISO at Green Bay Phoenix CLEVELAND STATE vs Youngstown State vs Wright State

Score Overall HL All Day (Fort Wayne, IN) All Day (East Lansing, MI) All Day (Muncie, IN) All Day (Ann Arbor, MI) L 1-6 0-1 0-0 W 5-2 1-1 0-0 L 2-5 1-2 0-0 L 3-4 1-3 0-0 L 1-6 1-4 0-0 W 4-3 2-4 0-0 W 5-2 3-4 0-0 W 6-1 4-4 0-0 L 1-6 4-5 0-0 W 6-1 5-5 0-0 W 7-0 6-5 0-0 L 0-7 6-6 0-0 L 3-4 6-7 0-1 L 2-5 6-8 0-2 L 3-4 6-9 0-3 W 7-0 7-9 1-3 L 3-4 7-10 1-4 L 2-5 7-11 1-5 W 5-2 8-11 2-5 L 1-4 8-12 2-5

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Nation Region

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2009-10 Season Review UDM 2009-10 Men's Tennis Detroit Titans 2009-10 Season Statistics Overall record: 8-12 • HL: 2-5 • Region: 5-6 • Home: 4-3 • Away: 3-7 • Neutral: 1-2 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 SINGLES CHEUNG, Chris DIDIO, Chris KOVAR, Russ LATOSINSKY, Alex NECAJEVS, Pjotrs PATRICK, Troy SERRANO, Cesar E. STABLEY, David TOLOMEI, Nick TROY, Patrick Totals Percentage

Overall 13-17 1-8 0-5 12-14 30-4 6-14 11-5 1-13 7-19 3-4 85-103 .452

Dual 8-11 0-2 0-0 7-10 18-2 6-14 11-5 1-4 7-11 0-0 59-59 .500

DOUBLES TEAMS LATOSINSKY, Alex/NECAJEVS, Pjotrs CHEUNG, Chris/STABLEY, David TOLOMEI, Nick/TROY, Patrick DIDIO, Chris/TOLOMEI, Nick CHEUNG, Chris/NECAJEVS, Pjotrs KOVAR, Russ/TROY, Patrick KOVAR, Russ/LATOSINSKY, Alex STABLEY, David/TOLOMEI, Nick CHEUNG, Chris/TOLOMEI, Nick KOVAR, Russ/STABLEY, David PATRICK, Troy/TOLOMEI, Nick DIDIO, Chris/STABLEY, David CHEUNG, Chris/SERRANO, Cesar E. PATRICK, Troy/SERRANO, Cesar E. CHEUNG, Chris/KOVAR, Russ LATOSINSKY, Alex/SERRANO, Cesar E. Totals Percentage

Tour 5-6 1-6 0-5 5-4 12-2 0-0 0-0 0-9 0-8 3-4 26-44 .371

HL 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-6 7-0 2-5 6-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 22-20 .524

Overall 12-6 3-5 1-0 0-3 8-5 1-2 0-1 2-1 1-4 0-1 4-6 0-2 0-1 4-5 1-0 3-3 41-45 .477

vs

ranked

1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l ----1-0 0-1 1-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 ----------0-2 0-0 0-0 ------------0-0 0-0 --2-5 4-4 1-1 ----0-0 0-0 18-2 ----------0-2 0-0 --2-9 4-3 0-2 ----0-1 0-0 --0-2 2-0 5-1 4-2 --0-0 0-0 ----0-1 0-3 --1-0 0-0 0-0 ----1-0 1-4 5-7 --0-0 0-0 ------------0-0 0-0 18-2 4-16 12-8 7-12 10-9 8-12 0-3 0-0 .900 .200 .600 .368 .526 .400 .000 .000

Dual 6-5 3-2 0-0 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 4-6 0-2 0-1 4-5 1-0 3-3 28-30 .483

Tour 6-1 0-3 1-0 0-3 3-2 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-15 .464

HL 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-2 12-9 .571

vs

ranked

1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l 6-5 ----0-1 0-0 ----3-2 0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 5-3 ----0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 ----1-3 0-0 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 --4-6 --0-0 0-0 ----0-2 0-0 0-0 ----0-1 0-0 0-0 --4-5 --0-0 0-0 ----1-0 0-0 0-0 --0-1 3-2 0-0 0-0 11-8 8-12 9-10 0-1 0-0 .579 .400 .474 .000 .000

UDM 2009-10 Date Opponent Score Men's Overall Tennis HL Nation Region Sep 12-13, 2009 IPFW Fall Invitational All Day (Fort Wayne, IN) games of Jan 31, Detroit Titans Season Statistics (Through Sep 18-20, 2009 Frank Beeman Invitational All Day (East Lansing, MI) Sep 25, 2009 31st Annual Ball State Invitational All Day (Muncie, IN) Oct 15-19, 2009 ITA Midwest Regional Championships All Day (Ann Arbor, MI) Jan 15, 2010 DUQUESNE L 1-6 0-1 0-0 % Jan 22, 2010 IPFW W 5-2 1-1 0-0 DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour HL 1 2 3 % Jan 24, 2010 at Western Michigan L 2-5 1-2 0-0 NECAJEVS, 11-8 9-3 L 3-4 5-2 11-8 0-0 ----Jan 29, 2010 Pjotrs vs Northern20-11 Illinois 1-3 % Jan 30,Patrick 2010 at Michigan 2-2 State 1-4 --0-0 --TROY, 0-0 2-2 L 1-6 0-0 --% Feb 7, 2010 David at Toledo 5-9 2-4 --0-0 --STABLEY, 3-4 2-5 W 4-3 0-0 3-4 Feb. 7, 2010 at Case Western W 5-2 3-4 0-0 TOLOMEI, Nick 5-9 3-5 W 6-1 3-4 1-3 Feb. 12, 2010 WAYNE 8-14 STATE 4-4 --0-0 4-6 LATOSINSKY, Alex 15-10 9-8 6-2 4-3 6-5 0-1 3-2 Feb. 27, 2010 at Ball State L 1-6 4-5 0-0 Mar 6, 2010Chris at IUPUI 13-15 5-55-3 0-0 --CHEUNG, 10-9 3-6 W 6-1 5-2 5-6 % Mar 15, 2010 CHICAGO STATE W 7-0 6-5 0-0 DIDIO, Chris 0-5 0-2 0-3 0-0 ----0-2 % Mar 18, 2010 at #4 Ohio State L 0-7 6-6 0-0 KOVAR, Russ 2-4 1-0 1-4 0-0 ----1-0 * Mar 19, 2010 at Wright State L 3-4 6-7 0-1 * Mar 21, 2010 6-8 --0-2 8-11 PATRICK, Troy at Butler 8-11 8-11 0-0 L 2-5 3-4 --%* Mar 25, 2010 Cesar E. UIC 6-9 --0-3 4-6 SERRANO, 7-9 7-9 0-0 L 3-4 4-3 3-3 %* Mar 26, 2010 VALPARAISO W 7-0 7-9 1-3 Totals 41-45 13-15 L 12-9 11-8 1-4 8-12 9-10 %* Apr 9, 2010 at Green Bay Phoenix 28-30 3-4 7-10 Percentage .477STATE.483 .464 L .571 .579 1-5 .400 .474 %* Apr 17, 2010 CLEVELAND 2-5 7-11 %* Apr 18, 2010 vs Youngstown State W 5-2 8-11 2-5 Apr 23, 2010 vs Wright State L 1-4 8-12 2-5

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Strk L1 L4 L5 L3 W8 L1 L2 W1 W1 L4

Last 10 3-6 1-8 0-5 2-7 9-1 3-7 7-3 1-9 4-5 3-4

Strk W1 L1 W1 L3 L1 W1 L1 L1 W1 L1 W1 L2 L1 W1 W1 L1

Career 18-28 1-8 0-5 20-23 55-8 6-14 17-13 6-47 18-37 12-17

Last 10 5-5 3-5 1-0 0-3 5-5 1-2 0-1 2-1 1-4 0-1 4-6 0-2 0-1 4-5 1-0 3-3

2011) vs

Nat'l 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000

ranked

Reg'l 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000

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Year-by-Year Records Year W L T Conference Head Coach 1921 1 6 1 N/A N/A 1922-24 No Varsity Tennis Team 1925 2 1 0 N/A Allan Devine 1926 5 4 0 N/A Allan Devine 1927-29 No Varsity Tennis Team 1930 3 1 0 N/A Fred Goodrich 1931 6 1 0 N/A Fred Goodrich 1932 0 3 0 N/A Robert Leion 1933 1 1 0 N/A William F. Byrnes 1934 1 6 0 N/A Arthur Boeringer 1935 4 3 0 N/A Joseph George 1936 0 7 0 N/A Joseph George 1937 4 4 0 N/A Joseph George 1938 0 4 0 N/A Joseph George 1939 3 4 1 N/A Joseph George 1940 5 4 0 N/A Dr. Peter Presta 1941 1 7 0 N/A Dr. Peter Presta 1942 2 5 0 N/A Dr. Peter Presta 1943 4 4 0 N/A Chet Murphy 1956 7 4 0 N/A Chet Murphy 1957 4 9 0 N/A Herschel

Fennimore 1958 3 11 0 N/A Herschel

Fennimore 1978 4 8 0 N/A Earl Clark Jr. 1979 4 18 0 N/A Earl Clark Jr. 1980 5 12 0 N/A Earl Clark Jr. 1981 7 17 0 5th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1982 0 11 0 6th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1983 5 12 0 8th in MCC Earl Clark Jr.

1984 9 9 0 7th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1985 7 10 0 8th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1986 7 11 0 7th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1987 5 12 0 5th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1988 7 9 0 6th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1989 8 9 0 5th in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1990 13 6 0 3rd in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1991 11 6 0 2nd in MCC Earl Clark Jr. 1992 4 11 0 5th in MCC John Cochrane 1993 5 10 0 5th in MCC John Cochrane 1994 1 10 0 10th in MCC John Cochrane 1995 0 12 0 10th in MCC Jeff Good 1996-2008 No Varsity Tennis Team 2009 5 13 0 8th in HL Grant Asher 2010 8 12 0 6th in HL Grant Asher

Chris Ring (1985-88)

Members of the 1940 Titan Tennis Team from left to right: Fred Caumartia, James Kelly, Bill Goldsbury, and Bill Kronner

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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) 1978 (4-8) Oakland LIT Wayne State Ferris State LIT Spring Arbor Eastern Michigan Olivet LIT Hillsdale

L W L L W L L W W L

0-9 9-0 0-9 0-9 8-0 3-6 0-9 6-3 9-0 0-9

1979 (4-18) Northern Kentucky L Xavier L Milligan W Carson-Newman L Lincoln Memorial W Cincinnati L Central Michigan L Ball State L Northwood L Eastern Michigan L Spring Arbor L Aquinas L Grand Valley L Oakland L Albion L Olivet W Spring Arbor L Lawrence Tech W Hillsdale L Western Michigan L Eastern Michigan L Northern Illinois L

0-9 2-7 9-0 2-7 9-0 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-6 0-9 2-7 2-7 3-6 1-8 2-7 7-3 2-7 9-0 2-7 0-9 0-9 0-9

1980 (5-12) Cincinnati L North Kentucky L Xavier L Carson-Newman L Milligan W Olivet W Ferris State L Northern Michigan L

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0-9 1-8 3-6 0-9 8-1 9-0 1-8 4-5

Wayne State Aquinas Albion Spring Arbor Hillsdale Spring Arbor Northwood Eastern Michigan

L L L W L W L L

2-7 3-6 3-6 8-1 1-8 8-1 1-8 1-9

1981 (7-17) Xavier L 4-5 Bellarmine L 4-5 Lees-McRae L 3-6 East Tennessee State L 0-9 Milligan W 9-0 Centre W 6-3 Dayton L 3-6 Illinois State L 1-8 Olivet W 7-2 Spring Arbor W 8-1 Albion L 3-6 Siena Heights W 9-0 Northwood L 1-8 Central Michigan L 0-9 Grand Valley L 1-8 Western Michigan L 1-8 Hillsdale W 6-0 Spring Arbor W 9-0 Bowling Green L 0-9 Toledo L 0-9 Ball State L 0-9 Eastern Michigan L 2-7 MCC Conference - 5th of 6 1982 (0-11) Siena Heights L Olivet L Aquinas L Eastern Michigan L Spring Arbor L Hillsdale L Wayne State L Northwood L Hillsdale L

0-9 3-6 0-9 0-9 1-8 3-6 0-7 0-9 2-7

Aquinas L 0-9 Spring Arbor L 0-9 MCC Tournament - 6th of 6 1983 (5-12) Northern Kentucky L Bellarmine L Wabash L Xavier L Siena Heights W Walsh W U-M Dearborn W Hillsdale L Eastern Michigan L Wayne State L Spring Arbor W Ball State L Central Michigan L Bowling Green L Toledo L Hillsdale L U-M Dearborn W MCC Tournament - 8th

4-5 3-6 1-5 1-8 5-4 7-2 7-2 1-8 0-9 2-7 5-4 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-8 5-4 of 8

1984 (9-9) Northern Kentucky W Wabash W Bellarmine L Xavier L Dayton L Siena Heights W Walsh W Wayne State W Butler W Evansville L Xavier L Toledo L Spring Arbor W Hillsdale W Oakland L Central Michigan L Eastern Michigan L Aquinas W MCC Tournament - 7th

5-4 5-4 3-4 2-7 3-6 6-3 9-0 6-3 7-2 0-9 3-6 0-9 6-3 6-3 1-8 2-7 1-8 7-2 of 8

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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) 1985 (7-10) Northern Kentucky W Wabash W Bellarmine L Xavier W Dayton L Toledo L Siena Heights W Xavier L Butler L Evansville L Hillsdale W Albion L Oakland L Alma W Central Michigan L Wayne State L Aquinas W MCC Tournament - 8th

8-1 7-2 3-5 5-4 4-5 2-7 7-2 3-6 1-8 0-9 7-2 2-7 2-7 5-2 1-8 2-7 9-0 of 8

1986 (7-11) Thomas Moore W 5-4 Bellarmine W 6-3 Wabash L 4-5 Xavier L 2-7 Dayton L 2-7 Siena Heights W 9-0 Highland Park CC W 8-0 Eastern Michigan L 0-9 Wayne State L 0-9 Akron L 3-6 Xavier L 0-9 Evansville L 0-9 Butler L 1-8 Oakland L 3-6 Spring Arbor W 9-0 Toledo L 0-9 Henry Ford CC W 6-3 Aquinas W 9-0 MCC Tournament - 7th of 7 1987 (5-12) Cedarville L Xavier L Wabash L

0-9 3-6 4-5

Bellarmine Northwood Wayne State Akron Evansville Saint Louis Xavier Butler Spring Arbor Calvin Aquinas Eastern Michigan Toledo Chicago State MCC Tournament -

W L W L L L L L W L W L L W 5th

9-0 0-9 6-3 0-9 1-8 4-5 2-7 1-8 9-0 3-6 7-2 0-9 0-9 9-0 of 6

1988 (7-9) Toledo Cleveland State Cincinnati Dayton Ferris State Wayne State Northwood Eastern Michigan Wayne State Butler Xavier Saint Louis Aquinas Hillsdale Akron Sinclair MCC Tournament -

L W L W L W L L W L L W W W L L 6th

3-6 5-4 2-7 5-4 0-9 6-3 1-8 1-8 8-2 2-7 2-7 5-4 8-1 6-3 1-8 2-7 of 6

1989 (8-9) Toledo Cleveland State Akron Cedarville Dayton Northwood Wayne State Dayton Xavier

L W L L L L L W L

3-6 8-1 3-6 1-8 2-7 2-7 3-5 5-2 3-5

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Saint Louis Evansville Wayne State Eastern Michigan Henry Ford CC Spring Arbor Aquinas Oakland MCC Tournament -

W L W L W W W W 5th

7-2 2-7 5-4 3-6 7-2 8-1 7-2 7-2 of 8

1990 (13-6) Toledo L 3-6 Sinclair W 5-4 Cedarville L 3-6 Siena Heights W 9-0 Dayton W 9-0 Northwood W 5-4 Wayne State W 8-1 Oakland W 8-0 Butler W 7-2 Xavier L 2-7 Evansville W 6-3 Saint Louis W 5-1 Wayne State W 8-1 Eastern Michigan L 3-6 Youngstown State W 5-4 Akron L 3-6 Hillsdale W 7-2 Aquinas W 9-0 Kalamazoo CC L 3-6 MCC Tournament - 3rd of 8 1991 (10-6) Toledo L Marquette L Bradley W West Carolina W Walsh W High Point W Appalachian State L Ferris State L Northwood L Wayne State W Butler W Xavier W

3-6 4-5 7-2 6-3 8-1 6-3 2-7 3-6 2-7 6-3 6-3 8-1

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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) Dayton Saint Louis Eastern Michigan Oakland Aquinas MCC Tournament -

W 7-2 W 6-3 L 4-5 W 9-0 W 9-0 2nd of 8

1992 (4-11) Western Michigan L Marquette L Illinois State L Ferris State L Dayton W Connecticut L Tennessee Tech L Penn State L Temple L Xavier L Northwood L Oakland W Wayne State W Eastern Michigan L Kalamazoo Valley W MCC Tournament - 5th

2-7 0-9 0-9 2-7 8-1 2-7 3-6 0-9 3-6 2-7 0-7 6-3 6-3 4-5 6-3 of 6

1993 (3-10) Toledo L Western Michigan L Marquette L DePaul L Connecticut L Hamilton L Denison L Akron L Oakland W Butler L Dayton W Wayne State W Northwood L MCC Tournament - 5th

0-9 2-7 0-9 1-8 0-9 4-5 3-6 2-7 8-1 0-9 9-0 8-1 0-6 of 8

1994 (1-10) Toledo L Western Michigan L Wright State L

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Duquesne L 1-6 UIC L 2-5 Butler L 0-7 IUPUI L 0-6 Oakland W 7-1 Valparaiso L 1-6 Xavier L 0-7 Eastern Michigan L 0-7 MCC Tournament - 10th of 10 1995 (0-12) Toledo L 0-7 Howard L 2-5 George Mason L 0-7 Wright State L 0-7 Xavier L 0-7 Butler L 0-7 IUPUI L 0-5 Western Michigan L 0-7 Valparaiso L 1-6 Duquesne L 0-7 UIC L 0-7 Eastern Michigan L 0-7 MCC Tournament - 10th of 10 2008-09 (5-13, 1-6 HL) Detroit Fall Invite NTS Valpo Fall Classic NTS Ball State Invitational NTS ITA Midwest Regionals NTS Michigan State L 0-7 Western Michigan L 0-7 Toledo L 2-5 Youngstown State*W 4-3 Ball State L 0-7 Chicago State W 7-0 Wayne State W 6-1 IPFW W 4-3 St. Francis (PA) W 6-1 Illinois L 0-5 Wright State* L 2-5 UIC* L 2-5 Butler* L 1-6 Cleveland State* L 1-6 Valparaiso* L 1-6

Green Bay* UIC& Valparaiso^

L L L

1-6 0-4 1-4

2009-10 (8-12, 2-5 HL) IPFW Fall Invite NTS Michigan State Invite NTS Ball State Invite NTS ITA Midwest Regionals NTS Duquesne L 1-6 IPFW W 5-2 Western Michigan L 2-5 Northern Illinois L 3-4 Michigan State L 1-6 Toledo W 4-3 Case Western W 5-2 Wayne State W 6-1 Ball State L 1-6 IUPUI W 6-1 Chicago State W 7-0 Ohio State L 0-7 Wright State* L 3-4 Butler* L 2-5 UIC* L 3-4 Valparaiso* W 7-0 Green Bay* L 3-4 Cleveland State* L 2-5 Youngstown State*W 5-2 Wright State& L 1-4 (Records prior to 1978 are not complete and/or missing) MCC = Midwestern City Conference & Midwestern Collegiate Conference HL = Horizon League *-Horizon League Match &-Horizon League Tournament First Round Match ^-Horizon League Tournament Second Round Match

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All-Time Dual Series Records (Since 1978) Akron Albion Alma Appalachian State Aquinas Ball State Bellarmine Bowling Green Bradley Butler Calvin Carson Newman Case Western Cedarville Central Michigan Centre Chicago State Cincinnati Cleveland State Connecticut Dayton Denison DePaul Duquesne East Tennessee State

0-5 0-4 1-0 0-1 8-3 0-5 2-4 0-2 1-0 3-9 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-3 0-5 1-0 3-0 0-3 2-2 0-2 6-5 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-1

Eastern Michigan Evansville Ferris State Grand Valley Green Bay Hamilton Henry Ford High Point Highland Park Hillsdale Illinois Illinois State IPFW IUPUI Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Valley Lawrence Tech Lees-McRae Lincoln Memorial UM-Dearborn Michigan State Milligan Northern Illinois Northern Kentucky Northern Michigan

0-17 1-5 0-5 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 5-7 0-1 0-2 2-0 1-2 0-2 1-0 4-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-2 3-0 0-2 2-3 0-1

Northwood Oakland Ohio State Olivet Penn State Saint Louis St. Francis (PA) Siena Heights Sinclair Spring Arbor Tennessee Tech Temple Thomas Moore Toledo UIC Valparaiso Wabash Walsh Wayne State West Carolina Western Michigan Wright State Youngstown State Xavier

1-10 6-5 0-1 4-1 0-1 4-1 1-0 6-1 1-1 9-5 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-14 0-5 1-4 2-3 3-0 12-7 1-0 0-10 0-5 3-0 2-17

Team Records Individual Records Singles Victories - Career Pjotrs Necajevs Jim Hafner Chris Ring Tony Whitt Dan Horvath Mark Garwood Anthony Grassadonia Ajay Sharma John Schram Chris McMican

2009-10 1989-92 1985-88 1990-93 1979-81 1991-94 1989-91 1984-87 1985-86 1988-91

Singles Victories - Season 55 44 40 36 35 35 26 22 22 21

Pjotrs Necajevs Pjotrs Necajevs Matt Schupp Jim Hafner Anthony Grassadonia Terry Beale Chris Cheung Glen Koeske Chris Ring Chris Ring

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Team Records Individual Records Doubles Victories - Career Anthony Grassadonia Chris McMican Pjotrs Necajevs Glen Koeske Jim Hafner Tony Whitt Nick Tolomei Tom Burke Sean Enright Alex Latosinsky Ajay Sharma Chris Ring

1989-91 1988-91 2009-10 1987-90 1989-92 1990-93 2009-Pre. 1984-86 1989-92 2009-Pre. 1984-87 1985-88

Doubles Victories - Season 44 42 33 30 29 25 23 22 22 21 19 16

Pjotrs Necajevs Jim Hafner Alex Latosinsky Chris Cheung Dustin Goldenberg Pjotrs Necajevs Nick Tolomei Patrick Troy Anthony Grassadonia Chris McMican Sean Enright Anthony Grassadonia

2010 1991 2009-Pre. 2009-Pre. 2009 2009 2009 2009 1990 1990 1991 1989

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From the archives...

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All-Time Roster -AAckermann, Neil 1987-90 -BBackridges, Chris 1978-80 Baldwin, John 1983 Beale, Terry 1981 Brannan, Joe 1978-79 Brown, Larry 2011-Pre.

Burke, Tom 1984-86 Butts, Dean 2011-Pre.

-CCampbell, Clive 1982 Cheung, Chris 2010-Pre. Clark, Ted 1988-89 Clos, Mike 1985 Cook, Dan 1984 Craig, Michael 1984 -DDidio, Chris 2009-10 -EEddy, Jeff 1992-94 Enright, Sean 1989-92 -F-GGarwood, Mike 1991-94 Grassadonia, Anthony 1989-92 Green, Pat 1986-87 Goeddeke, Steve 1982-84 Goldenberg, Dustin 2009 -HHafner, Jim 1990-92 Hasserman, Kirby 1993 Hensen, Eric 1982 Horvath, Dan 1979-83 -I-JJacobs, George 1979-83 -KKoeske, Glen 1988-91 Korenkiewicz, Paul 1980-81 Kovar, Russ 2009-10 -LLanginis, Todd 1984-87 Latosinsky, Alex 2010-Pre. Laux, Joe 1978-79 Lee, David 1980-81 Levine, Mark 1994 -MMatson, Chris 1993

New Albany, IN/Floyd Central Detroit, MI/Finney Warren, MI/East Detroit Royal Oak, MI/Brother Rice Liviona, MI/Franklin Shelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower Windsor, ON/Sandwich Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/ Grosse Pointe North Highland Park, MI/Highland Park Mississauga, ON/Erindale Madison Heights, MI/Lamphere St. Clair Shores, MI/Lakeview Jackson, MI/Lumen Christi Allen Park, MI/Southgate Aquinas Macomb, MI/De LaSalle Hazel Park, MI/Hazel Park River Rouge, MI/River Rouge Detroit, MI/Mumford Birmingham, MI/Brother Rice Warren, MI/Notre Dame Bath, MI/Catholic Central Bloomfield Hills, MI/W. Bloomfield Clawson, MI/Clawson Coshocton, OH/Coschocton Bloomfield, MI/Andover Livonia, MI/Stevenson Bay City, MI/All Saints Fenton, MI/Holly Detroit, MI/De LaSalle Ft. Gratiot, MI/Port Huron Windsor, ON/Sandwich Sarnia, ON/St. Christopher’s Clawson, MI/Clawson Southfield, MI/Southfield Newark, OH/St. Peter and Paul Livonia, MI/Catholic Central

Masuda, Dean 2009 McCathney, Gino 2009 McMican, Chris 1988-91 Mitchel, Alonzo 1978-79 Mitterman, Kevin 1983 Moore, Dan 1994-95 Morey, Steve 1980 -NNecajevs, Pjotrs 2009-2010 Niles, Dave 1978 Nunez, Pablo 2011-Pre.

-O-PPage, Pat 1978-79 Ponkowski, Tim 1983 -Q-RRiley, Peter 1982-85 Ring, Chris 1985-88 Ropposch, Bill 1986-88 Russell, John 1991-94 Rydel, Robert 1993-94 -SSalkbum, Bill 1982-83 Serrano, Cesar Escobar 2010-Pre. Shade, Chip 1993-95 Shaya, Mike 1995 Schrom, John 1983-86 Sharma, Ajay 1984-87 Shaltry, Mike 1980-81 Smith, Idris 1995 Stabley, David 2009-Pre.

-TTolomei, Nick 2009-Pre. Torres, Pete 1980 Troy, Patrick 2009-2010 -U-V-WWade, Henry 1987-88 Whitt, Tony 1990-93 Williams, Ray 1982 -X-YYochim, Jon 1989 Young, Tom 1995 -ZZeppa, John 1984

Dearborn, MI/Dearborn Livonia, MI/Stevenson Allen Park, MI/Gabriel Richard Detroit, MI/Lutheran West Republic, MI/Republic Redford, MI/Catholic Central Detroit, MI/Finney Riga, Latvia/Herdera Vidusskola Garden City, MI/GC West San Jose, Costa Rica/ Educacion Abierta Livonia, MI/Bentley Lathrup Village, MI/UD Jesuit Troy, MI/Troy Athens Dartmouth, NS/Dartmouth Port Huron, MI/Northern Dearborn, MI/Dearborn Warsaw, Poland/Architecture Inst.

Southfield, MI/Southfield Merliot, El Savador/Education Dearborn, MI/Catholic Central Redford, MI/Catholic Central Livonia, MI/Catholic Central Detroit, MI/Warren De LaSalle Saginaw, MI/St. Mary’s Grand Rapids, MI/Central Shelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower Rochester, MI/Adams Washington, D.C./San Jose P.R. Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice

Croswell, MI/Cros-Lex Flint, MI/Carman-Ainsworth Orrville, RI/Keith Kalamazoo, MI/Loy Norrix Lapeer, Mi/Lapper West Southfield, MI/Southfield

BOLD = On active roster *Roster starts from the 1978 season, information is still being compiled for seasons prior to 1978.

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Tennis Facilities The outdoor home of the Detroit Titans opened on Sept.

13, 2008 when the new Titan Tennis Complex, located immediately south of Calihan Hall, was unveiled.

Nearly a year after Titan Field was rennovated, Detroit welcomed a new varsity tennis complex, featuring eight hard courts and a viewing pavilion, as well as an additional athletic field.

The 4,000-square-foot covered pavilion is located at the north end of the facility. The venue also serves as home for the University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy boy’s tennis team, as U of D Jesuit was a major financial contributor to the overall project.

Titan Tennis Complex

A formal blessing of the new tennis complex was conducted by UDM President Fr. Gerard Stockhausen, S.J. In attendance were members of the women’s and new men’s tennis teams, their families, UDM staff and many of the donors who made construction of the

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new facility possible. The complex features eight varsity courts and a 4,000-square-foot viewing pavilion. TMP Architecture (Bloomfield Hills) served as the lead architect for the project, while The Monahan Company (Eastpointe) served as general contractor.

The Franklin Athletic Club is considered one of the premier tennis and fitness clubs in the country. There are thirteen air-conditioned indoor courts available year-round with programs offerred for the beginning player through the advanced national level player.

Franklin has received international recognition not only for its facility, but also for our world renowned teaching staff, which includes Titans men’s head coach Grant Asher who teaches professionally at the indoor club.

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Horizon League Entering its 32nd season of operation in the 2010-11 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models.

The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broadbased athletic programs.

Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University.

The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance studentathletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball).

The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, and for the first time in League history, wom-

en’s golf. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office.

A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest nonmerger conference expansion in history.

Youngstown State joined in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007.

On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions.

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Horizon League ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Duke, 61-59. The Horizon League has compiled a 10-7 record in the past five years in the NCAA tournament, ranking sixth among all collegiate conferences for winning percentage.

Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s first at-large bid to the NCAA Championship in 2010 with Cleveland State receiving the automatic nod. The Phoenix knocked off No. 5 seed Virginia in the first round before falling to Elite Eight participant Iowa State, 60-56.

Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last eight years (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In addition, several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship.

On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such Horizon League causes as breast cancer, diabetes Commissioner and hurricane relief, Jon LeCrone, 19th Year while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more.

SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its ACADEMIC SUCCESS purpose is to make all the involved groups Horizon League student-athletes also excel in aware of the Horizon League expectations of the classroom as more than 500 have been behavior during conference events. named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a DEMOGRAPHICS grade-point average of 3.2 or better, includHorizon League institutions boast a coming more than 600 for the last four semesbined enrollment of more than 130,000 ters. Twenty-seven student-athletes were plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Acacentered in the League’s Midwest footprint. demic All-District teams in 2009-10, while 10 League media markets include five of the naearned Academic All-America honors. tion’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more COMMUNITY SERVICE than ten million television households and In addition to its athletics success, the Horiencompassing more than nine percent of the zon League has secured a well-earned repu- nation’s television audience. tation for its community service initiatives.

Each January, member institutions partner VISIBILITY with local elementary schools for an art, mu- The Horizon League has enhanced its mesic and essay contest highlighting the life of dia visibility with a number of initiatives.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recThe League is in a three-year agreement ognized at League games on the weekend of with ESPN that includes selected regularMLK Day. season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advifeatures increased exposures each year on sory Committee (SAAC) also has continued ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly a tradition of working with youth in IndiaESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basnapolis during its annual summer meeting. ketball’s premier in-season events.

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Strength & Conditioning The main goal of the Strength and Conditioning Department is to help the studentathlete improve physically and mentally in their respected sport. This will be accomplished in such a way that is safe and efficient for each individual athlete. As the student-athlete participates in these activities we will work to lessen the possibility of injury or re-injury. If an injury should occur, we will work with the Sports Medicine Staff and the student-athlete to complete rehabilitation.

Bleach Fitness Center, located in Calihan Hall.

All UDM student-athletes are trained under the Joe Tofferi Nick Wilson supervision Asst. AD for Asst. of two fullStrength & Strength & time certified strength and Conditioning Conditioning conditioning Each team will have an individualized procoaches. Evgram based on their particular sport. Each ery member program takes into account the intensity of the Titan level, the physical demands, and skill instrength and volved in each individual sport and also each conditioning individual student-athlete. All teams and staff is asindividuals will be subject to performance signed a team, which allows daily interactests that will help design each program and tion between the athletes and the coaches. also will help to determine the success of Such interaction is a tremendous asset the program. when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team.

The Strength and Conditioning Staff will work with each individual coach at all times. In the past three years, the fitness center Each coach will receive updated attendance, expanded by over 400 square feet. Olymevaluation, and comments on a regular pic style platforms, squat racks, stretch and basis about each student-athlete. Commuother auxiliary speed equipment have also nication is the key to success in the weight been added, all designed and implemented room and on the playing field. to improve the Titans’ speed and power.

The center also features the ONS PerforThe Titans condition and train in the Larry mance nutritional shake, which is designed to help every athlete recover from training and conditioning with a supplement increase in their protein and carbohydrate intake.

The UDM strength and conditioning staff has not only helped the Titan student-athletes, but professional athletes as well.

UDM graduate and current New Orleans Hornets’ guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities during the offseason as well as major league pitcher and former Tiger Nate Robertson.

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Sports Medicine At the University of Detroit Mercy, the sports medicine staff is committed to providing the best care to all Titan athletes. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Michael Miller coordinates and oversees the sports medicine services at UDM for over 250 student-athletes.

Ashley Michael Miller Chris Hinderliter The sports medicine staff is responsible for Asst. Dir. of VanMeter Asst. AD for assessing athletic injuries and illnesses, Asst. Dir. of administering first aid and CPR care, making Sports Medicine Sports Medicine Sports Medicine medical referrals, and preventing and rehabilitating athletic injuries that occur during the school year.

The sports medicine department is under the guidance of Dr. Michael Workings, a family practice physician from the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Workings also acts as the Team Physician for the Detroit Tigers. Dr. Lorena Terrence Lock is back as the team orthopeCarithers dic, while joining the staff for the 2010-11 Athletic season is Dr. Rehal Bhojani and Dr. Patrick Jean-Pierre, who will provide clinic and Training Intern game coverage.

The athletic training facility is located at Calihan Hall. This training facility is equipped with a taping and first aid station, treatment and modality tables, hydrotherapy whirlpools, and rehabilitative equipment.

Adam Siero Athletic Training Intern

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Athletic Trainer

The goals of the University of Detroit Mercy Sports Medicine Department are to prevent athletic injuries as best possible through effective injury prevention programs, and to return Dr. Terrence injured R. Lock athletes to Team their previOrthopedist ous competitive status in the safest and quickest manner possible.

Dr. Michael G. Workings Team Physician

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Academics/Compliance When talking about students who compete in a varsity sport, the term typically used is “student-athlete.” The word “student” comes first, and that’s the way the University of Detroit Mercy approaches all of its athletic team members. Although performance in competition is important, they are students first, and athletes second, with their performance in the classroom plenty important in Titan Territory.

UDM’s Center for Student-Athlete Development, one of the first of its kind, offers programs for academic classes, drug education, student enhancement and works to improve communication skills. All 19 varsity teams are encouraged to take full advantage of the programs offered at the center. The center also heads up the NCAA Life Skills Program, which focuses on the student in student-athlete and how to deal with issues that all studentathletes today must face. Through seminars, guest speakers and NCAA videos, studentathletes are made aware of issues such as gambling and drug and alcohol abuse, and how to deal with these concerns.

The center is made possible, in part, by a grant from the NCAA. In conjunction with the staff of the University Learning Center, members of the center’s staff teach UAS 107, “Athletes in Transition,” each year. All freshman and transfer student-athletes must take this course during their studies at UDM. The course deals with how student-athletes can make the transition from high school to college. This important class teaches studentathletes to deal with time and stress management, study skills and the importance of good

nutritional habits.

Another example of Detroit’s commitment to its student-athletes’ academ- Steve Corder Amy Paling ic excellence Asst. AD for Asst. Dir. of is the AthNCAA Compliance/ letic Academic Compliance Academic Cord.

Coordinator’s post. Since the position was created, UDM’s graduation rate for student-athletes has steadily risen. Assistant Athletic Director For NCAA Compliance Steve Corder, no stranger to collegiate athletics as he played soccer for Detroit from 1994-98, and his staff carefully track each Titan’s academic progress to make sure they are on the right path toward graduation. In addition, student-athletes are helped with their tutorial needs through the use of the student-run Learning Center, where professors and students donate their time as tutors.

The student-athletes’ academic progress is closely monitored and study table is set up to assist the Titans with any and all academic areas, including providing tutors and a writing lab. The center is open daily and also has evening hours to work around a student-athlete’s busy schedule. All freshmen must take part in the study table, as well as other student-athletes who have not yet achieved a 2.75 GPA. The University of Detroit Mercy is committed to the principles of institutional control in operating our athletic department. We are responsible for adhering to the rules, regulations and spirit of the NCAA, Horizon League and the University.

The University of Detroit Mercy Compliance Office directs this effort and acts a primary resource concerning NCAA rules, regulations and compliance issues. We ensure that our institution complies with all NCAA standards and we are responsible for monitoring all athletic programs to assure compliance.

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Notable Alumni ARichard Abdoo (Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy) Thomas Angott (Chairman, CF Burger Creamery) -BAnita Barone (Actress) Stephanie Bergeron (Ret. VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber) Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands) -CCynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM) Thomas Capo (Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group) Michael F. Cavanagh (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) Maura Corrigon (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) Matthew Cullen (President & COO Rock Enterprises) -DRichard Damman (Retired President Damman Hardware) Christopher Darga (Actor) Thomas Denomme (Ret. Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler) -EMichael Evans (President Loyola High School, MI) -FW. James Farrell (Retired Chairman & CEO, Illinois Tool Works) Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County) Angelina Fiordellis (Actress) -GEugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation) Robert Goodenow (Former Executive Director, NHL Players Assoc.)

Roman S. Gribbs (Former Mayor, City of Detroit) -HJohn P. Hayes (Retired Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum) Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors) Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Director, St. Frances Cabrini Clinic) William Hermann (Managing Partner, Plante & Moran) -KFrank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan) David Patrick Kelley (Actor) John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.)

James Kokas (President/Owner, Opus One) -LJames D Lark (Owner, The Lark) Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer) Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County CC) -MThaddeus McCotter (Congressman, US House of Representatives) Isaiah McKinnon (Former Chief of Police, City of Detroit) William Morrow (Executive Vice President, Crain Communications) Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police) -NBenny Napoleon (Sheriff, Wayne County) Joseph Nathan (Retired President & COO, Compuware Corp.)

James Norrod (President, Segway) -OJames O’Sullivan (Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Oper.)

-PL. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County) Marlena Lazar-Peleo (Chief Creative Officer, McDonald’s Corp.)

-RArlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit) Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates) -SDavid Schembri (President, Smart USA) David Stangis (VP Corp Social Responsibilitiy, Campbell Soup) Robert Soulliere (President & CEO, ThyssenKrupp) -VAndy Vazzano (President & Managing Partner, SmithGroup) -YWilliam C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.)

BusAdm’69 BusAdm ’49 LAE ’86 BusAdm ’81 BusAdm ’69, ’70 LAE ’75 BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80 LAE ’62, LW ’66 LW ’73 BusAdm ’83 BusAdm ‘68, ‘74 LAE ‘80 BusAdm ’61 LAE ‘75

A former Horizon League Player of the Year as well E&S ’68 as the fourth all-time LW ’77 LAE ‘81 scorer in Titan history, Willie Green will begin his LW ’67 LW ’79 eighth year in the NBA in BusAdm ’52, LW ’54 2010. Green graduated with an education degree BusAdm ’43 BusAdm ’69 in 2003.

CHP ’68 BusAdm ‘72 LW ’51 LAE ‘77 BusAdm ’79 LAE ‘73

LAE ‘52 LAE ’50 BusAdm ’65, ’66 LAE ’87, LW ’90 LAE ‘75, ‘78 BusAdm ’68 LAE ’76 LAE ‘82 LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78 BusAdm ‘75 BusAdm ’76, ’84 LAE ’61, LW ’67 LAE ‘72 LAE ’75 AR ’59 BusAdm ‘75 E & S ‘87 BusAdm ‘85 BusAdm ’80

Allison Payne is a seven time Emmy award winning anchor at CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Liberal Arts from the University of Detroit in 1985.

E&S, ’66

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Titan Hall Of Fame UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those studentathletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics. The Hall of Fame now has 112 members, following the 10 latest additions made on Homecoming Weekend on Jan. 26, 2010.

The 2002 induction dinner was truly one to remember. The inductees included two of the Titans’ former basketball All-Americans, L-R: Adam Walicki, Joe Kopicki, Kim Jess, Pat Adams, Ken Dubois, Mike Pesci, Maria Pandele (Not Pictured: Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips, Cassandra Pack) Terry Tyler and John The 2010 Titan Hall of Fame Class was inducted at halftime of the men’s basketball Long – or Thunder game against Wright State on Jan. 26. and Lightning, as they were affectionately known during their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team as a unit. Additionally, the beautiful new Hall of Fame display in the Calihan Hall lobby was unveiled that night for a crowd which would fill the arena’s main floor during the induction dinner.

Long and Tyler were part of one of the winningest eras of Titan basketball, having helped their team to an 86-25 record over their four years combined. They helped the Titans to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1977, and an NIT appearance one year later.

Long was the only player ever to lead the Titans in scoring for four straight varsity seasons, and he’s still the second-leading point producer in school history. Tyler, meanwhile, is the all-time Detroit leader for blocked shots in a game, a season and a career. He is also second in career field goal percentage and sixth in scoring.

The pair’s old coach, none other than Dick Vitale, was the keynote speaker at his former players’ induction dinner. The present-day ESPN/ABC telecaster kept the audience captivated for more than an hour with his memories of coaching the Titans.

The 1960 football squad became the first team ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame en masse. That team finished the season 7-2 – the winningest U-D record of the postWorld War II era. Two of those victories, over Cincinnati and Xavier, came by shutout.

Future pro stars Larry Vargo, Bruce Maher, Steve Stonebreaker and Jerry Gross were all part of the 1960 Titan roster.

The most recent induction class included four former basketball players – Joe Kopicki, Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips and, from the women’s team, Cassandra Pack – as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

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Titan Hall Of Fame Inductee Sport The 1960 Titan Football Team Harry Ackermann Swimming Pat Adams Baseball Grady Alderman Football Bob Babbish Golf Chuck Baer Football Coach Vince Banonis Football Ed Barbour Football Player,

Coach Al Baumgart Football Joseph Beer Football Paul Bibeau Baseball John Biringer Football Larry Bleach Basketball Lloyd Brazil Football Dad Butler Trainer, Coach Bob Calihan Basketball Dan Cantillon Fencing Pudge Cavanaugh Tennis Mary (Lillie) Cicerone

Basketball Earl “Dutch� Clark Football Coach Earl Clark Jr. Tennis Player,

Coach Tom Connell Football John Conti Football Frank Corej Baseball Pete Craig Baseball Cindy Crosbie Softball Earl Cureton Basketball Bill Daly Track Coretta Daniels Basketball Dave DeBusschere Basketball Gus Dorais Football Coach Ken Dubois Cross Country,

Track Terry Duerod Basketball Dick Dzik Basketball Bill Ebben Basketball Andy Farkas Football George Fefles Basketball Tim Finnin Football Cindy Fix Soccer Al Ghesquiere Football William Giovan Fencing Ralph Goldstein Basketball Nate Goodnow Football Bob Greiner Football Jerry Gross Football Wally Gruber Football, Track Ken Hamann Baseball Spencer Haywood Basketball Fred Hooker Fencing Bob Ivory Football Jermaine Jackson Basketball Kim Jess Track William Kelly Joyce Golf Coach Mike Kaysserian Football Howard Keating Football Kal Kaliszewski Soccer John Kirwan Basketball Brad Kinsman Athletic Director Greg Kocab Fencing

Year 2001 1986 2010 1979 1980 1980 1977 1980 1989 1985 1982 1982 1980 1977 1977 1977 1980 1988 2007 1978 1985 1980 1984 1986 1980 2007 2007 1987 1989 1977 1977 2010 1993 1983 1978 1977 1988 1980 2007 1981 1980 1982 1980 1986 1980 1983 1988 1993 1986 1981 2010 2010 1981 1980 1984 2007 1981 2007 1987

Sam Kocsis Golf Joe Kopicki Basketball Robert Koval Football Jack Kurkowski Football Harold Lauer Football Inductee Sport John Long Basketball Ed Lukas Basketball Player,

Coach Dick Lutz Football Bruce Maher Football Gene Malinowski Football Ted Marchibroda Football James Massey Football Art Masucci Football Denny McCotter Football Pat McDonald Fencing Brendan McNamara Basketball Bob Miller Baseball Cheryl (Williams) Miller

Basketball Dorie Murrey Basketball John Mulroy Administration Charley North Basketball Doug Nott Football Brakie Orr Baseball Cassandra Pack Basketball Terry Page Basketball Ed Palumbo Football Maria Pandele Tennis Bud Payne Football Richard Perry Fencing Coach Mike Pesci Baseball Rashad Phillips Basketball Walter Poff Basketball Mike Polvi Baseball Bob Prendergast Baseball Al Rappaport Track Bruce Rodwan Basketball Harold Ryan Track Larry Salci Basketball John Shada Football Player,

Coach Tyrone Simmons Fencing Steve Stonebreaker Football Gerry Surowiec Fencing Norm Swanson Basketball Tom Thornton Football Bill Turkington Baseball Terry Tyler Basketball Larry Vargo Football Dick Vitale Basketball Coach Tillie Voss Football,

Basketball Tom Watrous Golf Adam Walicki Golf Mike Walsh Basketball,

Baseball Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood

Cross Country,

Track Ed Wood Football Joe Wright Football,Basketball,

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Athletic Director Keri Gaither was appointed as the University of Detroit Mercy’s director of athletics in May of 2007.

Soon after taking the helm of the department, Gaither announced the expansion of the Detroit Titans Division I sports program from 16 to 19 teams with the addition of men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis.

In her first year, Gaither also expanded the athletic staff by adding eight fulltime positions to the department and directed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million allpurpose synthetic turf field and track. Gaither also led a successful fundraising campaign for the renovation of the men’s basketball office suite and oversaw the building of a new tennis complex that includes eight new courts and a tennis pavilion in addition to a new grass practice field for soccer and lacrosse.

Recently Gaither was recognized for her strong leadership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to the University’s senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s group in June of 2007.

Gaither also chaired the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, which was played at Ford Field in Detroit, as the University of Detroit Mercy served as the host institution. As the committee’s Chair, Gaither provided strong leadership for the DLOC and maintained ultimate responsibility for the local operations of the Final Four event. Gaither held the same position, in addition to being designated Tournament Director, for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional which broke all previous NCAA Regional attendance records with over 57,000 people each day at Ford Field.

For the three years preceding her appointment as A.D., Gaither served as second in command for the Detroit Titans athletic department and also supervised nine Titan women’s varsity sports as the senior associate athletic director. During her tenure in that position, Gaither played an instrumental role in the planning and implementation of women’s golf in 2004 when it became UDM’s 16th varsity team. Prior to her selection as A.D., Gaither had served in several key administrative roles for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics including stints as senior woman administrator and director of business operations.

As a current member of the Horizon League’s Executive Council, Gaither is actively involved with League operations. She has served on both the finance and television committees. She is also the council’s liaison to the track and cross country coaches and has served as the past liaison to the sports information directors.

While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steer-

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ing Committee for NCAA Athletic Certification, Gaither also served on the Equity and Student-Athletic Welfare Sub-Committee and was designated the campus liaison during the certification process. Shortly after the University received its full certification in April of 2007, Gaither was asked by the NCAA to serve as a PeerReview Team Member.

Past University appointments include chairing UDM’s prioritization sub-committee and serving on various search committees. She is a past Board Member for the University of Detroit Mercy’s Women’s Studies Program and served on the Women’s Studies Program Development Sub-committee.

Gaither also participated as a member of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2005 MLB All-Star Game and Super Bowl XL, as well as future major events.

In 2006, Gaither completed the NCAA’s inaugural Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females, a leadership development program sponsored by the NCAA Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Leadership Institute, designed to address the critical shortage of senior-level minority administrators at NCAA member institutions and conference offices, prepares diverse leaders through a 12-month leadership training and skills development experience.

Gaither served as a past steering committee member of the Women’s Leadership Symposium for Intercollegiate Athletics and recently assisted in coordinating its national leadership conference. Gaither is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association.

She currently serves on the NCAA’s the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee as well as the Executive Committee of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association.

In March of 2008, Gaither was presented with the Phenomenal Women’s Ashley Gray Legacy Award by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Student Programming Board. This award was presented for her outstanding contribution toward the growth and development of students as the director of athletics at UDM. Graduating magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy, Gaither earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. During her undergraduate studies, she was a two-time recipient of the College of Liberal of Arts’ Economics Student of the Year Award.

Gaither and her husband, Brad Trombley, reside in Pleasant Ridge with their two children, Elliott (19), a junior in UDM’s pre-dentistry program, and Kennedy (12).

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Titans Athletic Staff

Stacey Barns Men’s Basketball Office Manager

Lorena Carithers Athletic Training Intern

Greg Haapala Chris Director of Hinderliter Ticket Sales Asst. Director & Fan of Sports Experience Medicine

Brandon Longmeier Dir. of Athletic Marketing & Promotions

Alyssa Starkey Athletic Administration Intern

Tanya Steve Anita Foster Keri Gaither P.J. Gradowski Carper Corder Olympic Associate Senior Asst.

Cheer Team Asst. AD for Sports V.P. & Sports Coach NCAA Office Athletic Information Compliance Manager Director Director

Casey Hornung Equipment & Facilities Intern

Teri Kromrei Jeff Latinen Associate AD Asst. AD for Facilities for Business & Special Operations/ Events SWA

Mike Miller Daron Amy Paling Asst. AD Montgomery Asst. Dir. of for Sports Sr. Associate Compliance/ Athletic Academic Medicine Director Coordinator

Kit Stetzel Asst. Sports Information Director

Harvey Theeck Athletic Equipment Manager

Phuong Le Assistant Business and Ticket Manager

Jessica Liebner Compliance Intern

Nic Ryan Jordan Sames Assistant Director of Director of Concessions Athletic & MerchanFacilities dising

Adam Siero Athletic Training Intern

Emily Joe Tofferi Ashley Vannice Asst. AD for VanMeter Dir. of Ticket Strength Asst. Director Ops. & Speand cial Events/ of Sports Dance Conditioning Medicine

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Asst.

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Joel Walrath Eli Warren Mitch Nick Wilson Sports Graduate Wigness Asst.

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Titan Head Coaches

Terri AnthonyRyan Women’s Golf HL - 2010

Grant Asher Men’s Tennis

Nick Deren Men’s Soccer

Todd Dressell Fencing MFC - 2009

Mark Engel Men’s Golf HL- 19921999-20072009-2010

Matt Holtz Men’s Lacrosse

Sunny Jones Softball

Mike Lupenec Women’s Soccer HL- 199519962005

Ray McCallum Men’s Basketball

Mary Ann Meltzer Women’s Lacrosse

Guy Murray Track & Field/ CC HL-1996-19981999-20002002-2003

Sam Poole Women’s Tennis

Autumn Rademacher Women’s Basketball HL-2010

Detroit’s 13 current varsity head coaches have been named Coach of the Year in their respective conference on 15 different occasions during their celebrated careers (see above). And, they have brought 20 conference tournament championships back to Detroit. On the field of play, and in the classroom...

AT UDM, WE WANT GREAT THINGS FOR YOU!!

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Titan Points Of Pride TITANS RECEIVE HIGH MARKS IN LATEST NCAA’S APR REPORT No less than eight Titan athletic teams brought home perfect scores in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate report issued in June for 2008-09.

of the 10 highest Division I team grade point averages in the nation for 2010-11. With a 3.58 team GPA, the Titans were recognized as a President’s Special Recognition status for earning a team GPA of at least a 3.50.

At the same time, every one of Detroit’s varsity teams registered a multi-year APR above the minimum standard (925) established by the NCAA. And no contemporaneous or historical penalties were cited against UDM as all varsity teams met NCAA standards. Eight teams which received perfect 1000’s for 2008-09 are men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s track and field and softball.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams earned ITA All-Academic Teams in the summer of 2010, while Alex Latosinsky, Nick Tolomei, Patrick Troy, Melanie Capuano, Svetlana Flankova, Carolina Salas Espinosa and Sophie SjobergSundstrom were all ITA ScholarAthletes.

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES KEEP ROLLING IN FOR DETROIT Three members of the 2010 Horizon League Champion Detroit Titans men’s golf team – David Byrne, Jeff Clarridge and Britt Pronk – were named to the Cleveland Golf/ Srixon All-America Scholars Team, while five members of the 2010 Horizon League champion Titan women’s golf team - Alex Aversa, Rachel McHenry, Alainna Stefan, Marni Achterhoff Collette Hansen were honored by the National Golf Coaches Association as members of its All-American Scholar Teams.

In addition, UDM women’s basketball senior Brigid Mulroy was named an honorable mention member of the 2010 Division IAAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team.

The Detroit men’s and women’s track and field teams were recognized for its work in the classroom as both programs were named one of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association’s (USTFCCA) All-Academic Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2009-10 season, while the men’s and women’s cross country programs earned All-Academic Team status for 2009.

The Titan men’s golf team was honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America for having one

Over 65 percent of all Detroit student-athletes were named to the AD Honor Roll, which marked the 19th consecutive semester in which over 50 percent of the University’s student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 or better. More than 100 student-athletes were listed on the Horizon League’s fall and spring Academic Honor Roll, while 18 Titans were selected to the HL All-Academic Teams. For the Titans competing out of the Horizon League, six men’s lacrosse players landed on the All-MAAC Academic Team, while a conference best five women lacrosse players were selected to the All-NLC Academic Team DETROIT ATHLETICS INKS PARTNERSHIP DEAL WITH NIKE The Detroit Titans Athletic Department announced an exclusive agreement with Nike last October– Nike will now provide apparel for all 19 of the Titans’ Division I varsity teams as part of the deal.

In the near future, Titan fans will be able to “Wear What the Titans Wear” by purchasing officiallylicensed Detroit Titan Logoed Nike products on-line and at Calihan Hall in the Titan Gift Shop.

ers of the Year Jermaine Jackson and Rashad Phillips – was inducted during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Wright State.

The class also includes two other former Detroit basketball greats (Cassandra Pack and Joe Kopicki) as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

Together, they will bring the number of greats in the Hall of Fame to 112. UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, during the University’s Centennial year, in order to honor those student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics.

TITANS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY A number of the UDM Titan athletic programs and student-athletes were involved in community service projects throughout the year. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was busy handing out meals to the homeless in downtown Detroit as part of its “Sandwich Bus” initiative.

The UDM women’s lacrosse team helped raise money for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance during one of its home games, while the men’s team played at the Annual Nick Colleluori Classic, a fall scrimmage, to benefit cancer awareness.

The women’s basketball squad visited GESU Elementary School for a reading exercise for grades kindergarten through sixth grade, and the men’s program visited God Land Church in Detroit to help distribute Thanksgiving Day dinners to families in need before the Thanksgiving holiday.

UDM SEES HALL OF FAME GROW TO 112 MEMBERS The ranks of the Detroit Titans Sports Hall of Fame swelled by 10 in January as the 2010 Induction Class – which includes former Horizon League Men’s Basketball Play-

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