2011-12 2011-12
Senior Nick Tolomei
Senior David Stabley
JANUARY
Fri. 23
Cleveland State*
Sun. 25
Youngstown State*
7:00 p.m.
at Ohio State
TBD
at Butler*
10:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Thurs. 12 at Western Michigan
3:00 p.m.
Fri. 30
Sat. 14
at DePaul
6:00 p.m
Sat. 31
Fri. 20
at Illinois
3:00 p.m.
Sat. 21
Duquesne
5:00 p.m.
APRIL
Sun. 22
IPFW
Sun. 1
at Wright State*
2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Fri. 6
Valparaiso* (DH)
7:00 p.m.
Sat. 7
UIC* (DH)
5:00 p.m.
Sat. 28
1:00 p.m.
Xavier (DH)
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Table of Contents UDM Quick Facts...............................................................................................................3 2012 Dual Match Schedule................................................................................................4 2012 Men’s Roster.............................................................................................................5 Coaching Staff................................................................................................................ 6-8 2011-12 Preview........................................................................................................ 10-11 Pictured Roster.................................................................................................................12 Team Pictures..................................................................................................................13 Individual Player Bios................................................................................................. 14-32 2010-11 Review and Stats......................................................................................... 33-36 Horizon League Men’s Tennis History.............................................................................37 About the Horizon League.......................................................................................... 38-39 Tennis Facilities................................................................................................................40 Year-By-Year Men’s Tennis Results.......................................................................... 41-44 All-Time Men’s Tennis Dual Match Series Records.........................................................45 All-Time Men’s Tennis Career Leaders............................................................................46 All-Time Men’s Tennis Roster..........................................................................................47 Titan Athletics............................................................................................................. 49-52 Titan Hall of Fame/Notable Alumni . .......................................................................... 53-55 Athletic Director ...............................................................................................................56 Titans Athletic Staff..........................................................................................................57 Titan Head Coaches.........................................................................................................58 Titan Points of Pride................................................................................................... 59-60 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. In order to maintain consistency, we ask that the media continue to refer to us as UDM -- or use Detroit or Detroit Titans -- and eliminate the use of such abbreviations as U-D, U of D Mercy, Detroit Mercy, University of Detroit, etc. When refering to Detroit women's intercollegiate athletic teams, please do not use the term "Lady Titans". All of our teams should be called the Titans. Thank you for your cooperation and your continuing coverage of the Detroit Titans.
The 2011-12 UDM 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 Information.
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UDM Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Name:...........................................................................University of Detroit Mercy Location:............................................................................................................ Detroit, MI Founded:....................................................................................................................1877 Enrollment:................................................................................................................5,600 Nickname:................................................................................................................ Titans Colors:.....................................................................................................Red, White, Blue Affiliation:.................................................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference:.............................................................................................. Horizon League President:........................................................................................ Dr. Antoine Garabaldi ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Athletic Director:..............................................................................................Keri Gaither Associate AD for Business Ops./SWA:.......................................................... Teri Kromrei Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs........................ Jason Horn Assistant AD for NCAA Compliance:.............................................................Steve Corder Asst. AD for Facilities & Special Events:......................................................... Jeff Latinen University Minister for Athletics...................................................... Sr. Beth Finster S.S.J. Dir. of Ticket Sales & Fan Experience:........................................................ Greg Haapala Dir. of Marketing & Promotions:......................................................... Brandon Longmeier Dir. of Development for Athletics and Student Facilities......................... Dennis Carlesso Dir. of Concessions and Merchandising......................................................Jordan Sames Asst. Director of Compliance/Academic Coordinator..................................... Amy Gasahl Asst. AD for Sports Medicine:......................................................................Michael Miller Asst. AD for Strength & Conditioning:...............................................................Joe Tofferi Faculty Athletic Representative:..............................................Erick Barnes, Tom Stanton 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 Director:..............................................................P.J. Gradowski Sports Information Asst. (Tennis 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 TENNIS STAFF Head Coach:.................................................................................................. Grant Asher Office Phone:............................................................................................... 313-595-0181 Email:............................................................................................ashersg@udmercy.edu Graduate Assistant Coach:.............................................................................Katie Taylor Volunteer Assistant Coach:......................................................................... David DeMuth
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Tennis Schedule Date
Event
Location
Time
1/12
at Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
3:00 p.m.
1/14
at DePaul
Chicago, IL
6:00 p.m.
1/20
at Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
3:00 p.m.
1/21
DUQUESNE
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
5:00 P.M.
1/22
IPFW
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
1:00 P.M.
1/28
XAVIER (DH)
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
7:00 P.M.
2/2
WAYNE STATE
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
8:30 P.M.
2/3
at Toledo
Toledo, OH
1:30 p.m.
2/4
at Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
11:00 a.m.
2/11
at Ball State
Muncie, IN
1:00 p.m.
2/12
at Dayton
Dayton, OH
12:00 p.m.
3/3
at Lipscomb
Nashville, TN
10:00 a.m.
3/4
at Western Kentucky
Bowling Green, KY
1:00 p.m.
3/6
at Lindsey Wilson
Columbia, KY
1:00 p.m.
3/23
CLEVELAND STATE*
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
7:00 P.M.
3/25
YOUNGSTOWN STATE*
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
7:00 P.M.
3/30
at Ohio State
Columbus, OH
TBD
3/31
at Butler*
Indianapolis, IN
10:00 a.m.
4/1
at Wright State*
Dayton, OH
2:00 p.m.
4/6
VALPARAISO* (DH)
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
7:00 P.M.
4/7
UIC* (DH)
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
5:00 P.M.
4/13
CHICAGO STATE
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
7:00 P.M.
4/14
IUPUI
SOUTHFIELD, MI - FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB
9:30 P.M.
4/21
vs. Green Bay* (at Valparaiso)
Valparaiso, IN
TBD
4/27-29
Horizon League Championship
Indianapolis, IN
All Day
*Denotes Horizon League Contest; DH denotes doubleheader; Home contests in bold and held at Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield Game dates and times are subject to change; All times are Eastern
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Tennis Roster Name
Yr.
Hometown/High School
Mike Basha
Jr.
Fort Gratiot, MI/Port Huron Northern (Western Michigan)
Larry Brown
Jr.
Shelby Township/MI/Eisenhower
Chris Cheung
Jr.
Mississauga, ON/Erindale
Jay Joshi
Fr.
Rochester, MI/Adams
Alex Latosinsky
Jr.
Sarnia, ON/St. Christopher’s
Pablo Nunez
Jr.
San Jose, Costa Rica/Educacion Abierta (East Carolina)
Cesar Escobar Serrano
Jr.
Merliot, El Salvador/Education
David Stabley*
Sr.
Shelby Township, MI/Eisenhower
David Streeter*
Sr.
Beverly Hills, MI/Birmingham Groves (Michigan)
Nick Tolomei *
Sr.
Rochester, MI/Adams
*Team Co-Captain Head Coach: Grant Asher (3rd Year) Graduate Assistant Coach: Katie Taylor (1st Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: David DeMuth (1st Year)
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Head Coach Grant Asher 4th Season
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Coaching Staff Grant Asher begins his fifth year with the Titans in 2011-12 and the fourth as the head coach of the men’s tennis team after being hired in November of 2007. Asher was an assistant on the women’s team prior to working with the men. “I hope to build a winning program,” said Asher. “We have a brand new facility and with the talent that the state of Michigan has, I believe we will have a great opportunity to challenge for the top spot in the Horizon League.”
Head Coach Grant Asher
In his three years as head coach, UDM has reached the Horizon League tournament each year. Under his direction, the Titans have claimed backto-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. “I’m very excited to be back involved in college athletics,” Asher said. “I will be honored to represent the University of Detroit Mercy. I know success comes from hard work and preparation, and I look forward to the battles and challenges that lie ahead.” Asher currently resides in Huntington Woods with his wife, Katie O’Connor, a senior attorney at Butzel Long in Detroit. The couple has twins, Colin and Payton.
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Coaching Staff Katie Taylor begins her first year as a graduate assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s tennis programs at UDM in 2011-12. Taylor is no stranger to the university after graduating in the spring of 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in both criminal justice and psychology while competing on the women’s track team in sprinting and hurdles events. Taylor is currently pursuing a master’s degree in intelligence analysis at UDM and recently served as an intern at the GM Global Security Information Center. She hails from Yale and is one of nine children. At Yale High School, she earned letters for volleyball, track and field and basketball.
Graduate Assistant Coach Katie Taylor David DeMuth begins his first season in 2011-12 as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Titans men’s tennis program. A lifelong and passionate tennis player, David still competes in USTA tournaments and is looking forward to contributing to the team. A graduate of Miami University (OH), David is the Co-CEO and president of Doner, an advertising agency based in Detroit. With over 600 employees and additional offices in Cleveland, Newport Beach and London, some of Doner’s clients include Chrysler Group, UPS, Coca Cola, AutoZone, Shell Oil, the PGA Tour, and Wilson Tennis. David is also a member of The Board of Trustees at University School in Cleveland, Ohio, an all boys preparatory school.
Volunteer Assistant Coach David DeMuth
David’s oldest son, Alex, is a freshman at Bentley University in Waltham, MA and is a member of the men’s tennis team. His family, including wife, Kristen, and younger children Olivia, Owen, and Henry, reside in Shaker Heights, OH and Birmingham, MI and stay active playing competitive sports like soccer, ice hockey and, of course, tennis. He is married to Kristen and they have three children, Olivia, Owen and Henry and they stay active playing competitive sports like soccer, ice hockey and, of course, tennis.
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Preview The 2012 dual-match schedule for the men’s tennis team will begin on Jan. 12 at Western Michigan at 3:00 p.m. This year’s roster features seven returners and three newcomers with just one underclassmen. The Titans will have three seniors in David Stabley, Nick Tolomei and newcomer David Streeter. Each of the seniors will share the role of co-captain this season. The Titans return Alex Latosinsky who earned team MVP honors last season and was named to the Horizon League’s second team. He was also recognized as the Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 1. A core group of juniors of Chris Cheung, Larry Brown, Pablo Nunez, Cesar Escobar Serrano and last year’s midseason transfer Mike Basha, from Western Michigan, who will make his Detroit debut this year, all look to help the Titans return to the playoffs after narrowly missing them in 2011 for the first time in three years. Freshman Jay Joshi (Rochester, MI/Adams) is the lone underclassmen and will also be part of this year’s Titan squad under head coach Grant Asher who is in his fourth year at the helm of the Titan men. “I think in the short history of our program, we’ll be the deepest we have ever been,” said Asher. “You have those first seeds from when the program started who are now seniors so we have some leadership with Stabley
Senior Nick Tolomei
and Tolomei. You have a transfer with Streeter who is a senior so we finally have that leadership at the top that championship teams really need so I feel good with that.” Last year, the Titans opened at Western Michigan falling 7-0 in the match en route to a 6-14 season record in dual matches, including a 1-6 mark in Horizon League play. Four of the team’s wins came in a five-match streak from Jan. 28-Feb. 20 with victories coming over Dayton, IUPUI, IPFW and Chicago State in that stretch. The Titans finished in seventh place in the conference. Cheung was recognized as last year’s Most Improved on the team after taking home Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors on Feb. 22. He earned the award after helping the Titans to three straight team wins after a perfect 6-0 weekend in road wins over IUPUI, IPFW, and Chicago State. He also paired with Serrano to win eight straight doubles matches from Jan. 21 to Mar. 18 that included a 8-7 (8-6) win in the No. 3 position over #49 ranked Michigan State. Nunez led the team with four conference wins and secured the second highest overall win total on the team with 15.
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“We have a great group of juniors who aren’t young and immature anymore but are now starting to really develop their games. I think we are at the point where we’re pretty deep with eight pretty good players and we’ve struggled with that in the past. We have increased our competition amongst ourselves and it is pushing guys to compete for a spot,” said Asher.
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Preview New to the team will be upperclassmen transfers Basha and Streeter in addition to Joshi. “Both [Basha and Streeter] have had a lot of success in juniors and in high school tennis. Both know how to win, how to act, and how to lead teams through the tunnel if you will and come out on the other end with victories which is something we struggled with as a young team,” said Asher. Basha came to the Titans midway through last season from Western Michigan and was only able to participate in practice due to NCAA transfer requirements. He spent two years at Western Michigan totaling a 20-11 singles record and a 31-23 mark in overall play. He was a three-star prospect out of high school and the No. 4 ranked senior in Michigan by TennisRecruiting.net out of Port Huron Northern High School in 2008. He finished with a 32-6 record his senior year and was named to the Division 1 All-State first team and was a finalist for the prestigious “Mr. Tennis” award given to a top Number One Senior Singles player in Michigan by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association. Streeter comes from Michigan after earning two varsity letters with that tennis program
Junior Alex Latosinsky
after being a five-star recruit coming out of high school. He totaled a 100-4 career singles record and was a two-time team captain and a three-time state champion. In addition, he garnered National High School All-America team honors twice and All-State recognition all four years. Four players enter the dual-match season in the top ten in career singles victories at Detroit. Serrano has 31, Latosinsky is right behind with 30. Cheung has 29 and Tolomei has 26. The leader in that overall category is the Titan’s newly named women’s tennis coach Pjotrs Necajevs (2009-10) with 55 and behind him is Jim Hafner (1989-92) with 44. 2011 saw three Titans finish in the top ten of all-time Titan single-season victories as Serrano had 16, Nunez had 15 and Latosinsky totaled 14. The top two marks are held by Necajevs with 30 in 2010 and 25 in 2009 while the third best total is 17 and was set in 1981 by Matt Schupp with 17. Doubles career win marks are also within reach as Latosinsky has 30 entering the new season 14 behind the all-time leader, Anthony Grassadonia who had 44 from 1989-91.
Junior Cesar Escobar Serrano
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Mike Basha Junior Fort Gratiot, MI Port Huron Northern (Western Michigan)
Larry Brown Junior Shelby Township, MI Eisenhower
Chris Cheung Junior Mississauga, ON Erindale
Jay Joshi Freshman Rochester, MI Adams
Alex Latosinsky Junior Sarnia, ON St. Christopher’s
Pablo Nunez Junior San Jose, Costa Rica Educacion Abierta (East Carolina)
Cesar Escobar Serrano Junior Merliot, El Salvador Education
David Stabley Senior Shelby Township, MI Eisenhower
David Streeter Senior Beverly Hills, MI Birmingham Groves (Michigan)
Nick Tolomei Senior Rochester, MI Adams
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2011-12 Men’s Tennis Front Row: (left to right) Chris Cheung, Larry Brown, David Streeter, Nick Tolomei, Cesar Escobar Serrano Back Row: Graduate Assistant Coach Katie Taylor, Volunteer Assistant Coach David DeMuth, Alex Latosinsky, David Stabley, Jay Joshi, Pablo Nunez, Mike Basha, Head Coach Grant Asher
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David Stabley
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Earned back-to-back wins with a straight set victory, 6-2, 6-4, over Joe Hammond of IUPUI (Feb. 18) and the next day won 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) topping Eduardo Sztrajtman of IPFW... Started Horizon League play with two conference wins at No. 3 doubles paired with Nick Tolomei... The two captured an 8-6 victory over Wright State (Mar. 18) and then also won the next night over Butler (Mar. 19) by the same 8-6 score... Earned the team’s Hardest Worker award as recognized by the coaches... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 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. 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 campaign…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.
David Stabley Year: Senior Hometown: Shelby Township, MI
Prior to Detroit: A gritty and competitive netter on the court, Stabley was a fouryear 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.
High School: Eisenhower
David Stabley Career Statistics SINGLES 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 4-21 1-13 3-26 3-3 11-63
1 -- -- -- -- --
2 -- -- -- -- --
3 1-1 0-1 -- -- 1-2
DOUBLES 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 6-17 5-9 6-16 4-4 21-46
1 1-0 -- 0-1 -- 1-1
2 3 4-11 0-1 -- 3-4 -- 2-7 -- -- 4-11 5-12
4 2-12 0-3 -- -- 2-15
5 -- -- -- -- --
Dual 5-12 3-4 2-8 -- 10-24
Tour 1-5 2-5 4-8 4-4 11-22
6 0-1 1-0 2-16 -- 3-17
Dual 3-14 1-4 2-16 -- 6-34
Tour 1-7 0-9 1-10 3-3 5-29
Personal: Son of Carol and Mark Stabley... Has one brother Daniel... 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 graduate from the U-D dental school... Majoring in biology (pre-dental).
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Nick Tolomei
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Earned first win at No. 1 singles with 6-2, 6-3 win on Jan. 28 over Dayton... Took home a Horizon League victory over Valparaiso on March 26 with 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 defeat... Started Horizon League play with two conference wins at No. 3 doubles paired with David Stabley... Finished the dual-match season with four singles wins including two in the Horizon League... Also totaled two conference doubles wins playing with Stabley... Member of the Horizon League’s 2010 Fall and 2011 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 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 singles 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…Member of the Horizon League’s 2009 Fall and 2010 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Nick Tolomei
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, 105) 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.
Year: Senior Hometown: Rochester, MI High School: Adams
Prior to Detroit: Earned four letters in tennis at Rochester Adams High School… He left Adams third on the schools all-time wins 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 Nick Tolomei Career Statistics in the tournament…Led the Highlanders to three league championships…Named team MVP as a junior and senior as SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour well as a scholar-athlete all four years. 2008-09 11-15 -- -- -- 1-0 2-9 1-3 4-12 7-3 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
7-19 4-16 4-4 26-54
-- 0-1 -- 1-8
-- 2-4 -- 2-4
1-0 0-2 -- 1-2
1-4 1-2 -- 3-6
5-7 -- -- 7-16
DOUBLES 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 13-14 8-14 4-13 3-4 28-45
1 -- -- 0-8 -- 0-8
2 -- 4-6 0-1 -- 4-7
3 6-11 1-3 2-3 -- 9-17
Dual 6-11 5-9 2-12 -- 13-32
Tour 7-3 3-5 2-1 3-4 15-13
-- -- -- 1-3
7-11 4-16 -- 15-39
0-8 -4-4 11-15
Personal: Son of Mike and Cheryl Tolomei… Has two brothers, Mike and Joe... Hobbies include playing cards, watching tv and sleeping ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as placing third at the SEMTA qualifier as a senior… Has an aunt who attended U-D in the 1980’s… Majoring in pre-med.
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David Streeter
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster Prior To Detroit: Attended Michigan where he earned a pair of varsity letters... He earned a bachelor’s degree at U-M and currently in the graduate MBA program at Detroit for his final season of collegiate eligibility... Was a five-star recruit coming out of high school as he compiled a 100-4 career singles record... A two-time team captain and a three-time state champion, he was named to the National High School All-America team twice and garnered All-State recognition all four years... He was also the recipient of the 2007 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete award which looks to recognize high school juniors and seniors who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in varsity or intramural sports while maintaining a high average. Personal: Son of Charles and Sally Streeter... Born in Detroit... Has two siblings, Philip and Andrew... Enjoys playing squash... His mother Sally earned four varsity letters at Hillsdale... Biggest thrill in athletics came while playing in the National Hardcourt Championships in Kalamazoo... Enrolled in UDM’s MBA program.
David Streeter Year: Senior Hometown: Beverly Hills, MI High School: Birmingham Groves (Michigan)
David Streeter Career Statistics SINGLES 2007-08 2008-09 2011-12 Totals
Total 4-3 2-5 2-6 8-14
1 -- -- -- --
2 -- -- -- --
3 -- -- -- --
4 -- -- -- --
5 -- -- -- --
DOUBLES 2007-08 2008-09 2011-12 Totals
Total 1-3 3-3 2-8 6-14
1 -- -- -- --
2 -- -- -- --
3 -- -- -- --
Dual -- -- -- --
Tour 1-3 3-3 2-8 6-14
6 -- -- -- --
Dual -- -- -- --
Tour 4-3 2-5 2-6 8-14
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Mike Basha
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Came to UDM as a midseason transfer from Western Michigan after an overall 11-9 record in the fall season at WMU....Sat out the 2011 dual-match season to complete transfer requirements. 2009-10: At Western Michigan, compiled overall records of 15-6 in singles, 5-8 in doubles, and 20-14 overall as a freshman. 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.
Mike Basha
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.
Year: Junior Hometown: Fort Gratiot, MI High School: Port Huron Northern (Western Michigan)
Mike Basha Career Statistics SINGLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 15-6 5-5 5-4 25-15
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5 2-0 -- -- 2-0
DOUBLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 5-8 6-4 3-6 14-18
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3 0-1 -- -- 0-1
Dual 0-1 -- -- 0-1
Tour 5-7 6-4 3-6 14-17
6 3-0 -- -- 3-0
Dual 5-0 -- -- 5-0
Tour 10-6 5-5 5-4 20-15
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Larry Brown
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Detroit Titan Tennis
Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Captured first career dual-match win with a three set victory at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, over Dave Regus of Chicago State on Feb. 20... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2009-10: Attended Macomb Community College as a freshman. Prior to Detroit: 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 taught tennis clinics for youth at the local park district. Personal: Full name is Laurence Brown... Deb and Larry Brown... Has a younger brother, Chris... 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: Junior Hometown: Shelby Township, MI High School: Eisenhower
Larry Brown Career Statistics SINGLES 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 3-9 0-4 3-13
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4 1-0 -- 1-0
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DOUBLES 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 0-4 -- 0-4
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Dual -- -- --
Tour 0-4 -0-4
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Tour 2-9 0-4 2-13
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Chris Cheung
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Named the Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 22 after a 6-0 weekend with road wins over IUPUI, IPFW, and Chicago State... Combined with Cesar Escobar Serrano to win eight straight doubles matches from Jan. 21 to Mar. 18 that included a 8-7 (8-6) win in the No. 3 position over #49 ranked Michigan State... Finished second on the team with eight dual-match singles wins while accumulating three of those in the Horizon League... In doubles, Cheung and partner Serrano topped all other Titans with nine victories in the dual season... Earned the team’s Most Improved award as recognized by the coaches... Member of the Horizon League’s 2010 Fall and 2011 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Year: Junior
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 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
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.
Chris Cheung
Personal: Son of Linda and Dennis Cheung... His hobbies include watching movies and listening to music…Has one sister Lauren…Chose Detroit because it is a small school with a great academic reputation…A business major.
High School: Erindale
Chris Cheung Career Statistics SINGLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 13-17 13-20 3-2 29-39
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2 -- 1-0 -- 1-0
3 1-0 3-7 -- 4-7
DOUBLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 13-15 14-21 2-7 29-43
1 5-3 -- -- 5-3
2 3 -- 5-6 3-10 6-1 -- -- 3-10 11-7
4 0-1 2-2 -- 2-3
5 1-0 2-3 -- 3-3
Dual 10-9 9-11 -- 19-20
Tour 3-6 5-10 2-7 10-23
6 6-10 -- -- 6-10
Dual Tour 8-11 5-6 8-12 5-8 -- 3-2 16-23 13-16
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Alex Latosinsky
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: Named the Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 1 after a pair of wins over Dayton taking an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles and then a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles... Played all of his singles matches in the No. 1 or 2 position this year capturing a team-best three victories in the No. 1 spot and three more at No. 2. Two of the wins at No. 1 came in league play taking down Jose Gaspar of Valparaiso (Mar. 26) and Erik Finkenbrink of Green Bay (Apr. 9). His other win in the top spot came over Duquesne (Apr. 3)... Finished with the second most Horizon League singles wins on the team with three and the second most doubles victories on the squad... Paired up with fellow sophomore Pablo Nunez and started the dual season in the No. 3 spot playing there twice while the next seven dual matches the duo was at No. 2 and the final eight contests of the year were played at No. 1... His 27 career doubles wins place him second all-time behind Pjotrs Necajevs... Earned second team All-Conference honors... Earned the team’s Most Valuable Player award as recognized by the coaches... Member of the Horizon League’s 2010 Fall and 2011 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Alex Latosinsky
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 line-up mostly at the No. 2 and 3 position…Really got 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 AD’s Honor Roll.
Year: Junior Hometown: Sarnia, On High School: St. Christopher’s
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 Alex Latosinsky Career Statistics Circuit…Named player of the year in his high school in 2005.
SINGLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 12-14 14-19 4-6 30-39
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2 3 2-5 4-4 3-5 -- -- -- 5-10 4-4
4 1-1 -- -- 1-1
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DOUBLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 15-10 12-21 3-6 30-37
1 6-5 3-7 -- 9-12
2 0-1 3-4 -- 3-5
Dual 9-8 7-12 -- 16-20
Tour 6-2 5-9 3-6 14-17
3 3-2 1-1 -- 4-3
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Dual Tour 7-10 5-4 6-13 8-6 -- 4-6 13-23 17-16
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 and Christopher…Chose Detroit because of its location to home and academics and coaches…A bio-chemistry major.
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Pablo Nunez
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: After starting Horizon League play with a three-set loss in singles, went on to secure three straight wins from Mar. 19-26 over Butler, UIC, and Valparaiso respectively... First nine wins of the dual season were in straight set victories... Closed out the year a 9-7 mark in singles taking six wins in the No. 5 spot, a perfect 2-0 mark at No. 4, and adding a single victory at No. 3... Also in singles, his nine dual-match wins were second best on the team while his four Horizon league victories topped the Titan squad... In doubles, teamed up with Alex Latosinsky for all but one of the team’s dual matches as the duo finished second on the team in wins with seven on the year with two of those coming in confterence matchups... The duo started the dual season in the No. 3 spot playing there twice and moved up as the next seven dual matches they played at No. 2 while the final eight contests of the year were at No. 1... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 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 doubles 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.
Pablo Nunez Year: Junior
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.
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica High School: Educacion Abierta (East Carolina)
Pablo Nunez Career Statistics SINGLES 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 15-17 1-6 16-23
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4 1-3 -- 1-3
5 2-2 -- 2-2
DOUBLES 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 13-22 5-7 18-29
1 3-8 -- 3-8
2 3-4 -- 3-4
3 1-1 -- 1-1
Dual 7-13 -- 7-13
Tour 6-9 5-7 11-16
6 6-6 -- 6-6
Dual 9-11 -- 9-11
Tour 6-6 1-6 7-12
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Cesar Escobar Serrano
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Detroit Titan Tennis
Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster 2010-11: On a three-match weekend road trip, captured five wins in five matches with victories over IUPUI, IPFW, and Chicago State Feb. 18-20 ... Combined with Chris Cheung to win eight straight doubles matches from Jan. 21 to Mar. 18 that included a 8-7 (8-6) win in the No. 3 position over #49 ranked Michigan State (Feb. 26)... Earned a marathon win at Marquette (Apr. 9) from the No. 2 position. He fell in the first set 6-2, but took the second 7-6, including 14-12 in the tiebreaker, before taking the final ten-point tiebreaker 10-6 for the win... Named the UDM Newcomer of the Year at the annual Titan Academic & Athletic Honors Luncheon... Finished the year with a team-best 10 singles wins to just nine losses and captured three Horizon League victories as well... Along with Cheung, ended the campaign with a team-best nine doubles wins... After retiring in a contest at Ball State (Feb. 5), closed out the year 8-5 in singles posting a 3-1 mark at No. 4, 2-2 at No. 3, and a 3-2 record in the No. 2 position... Named to the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Cesar Escobar Serrano Year: Junior Hometown: Merliot, El Salvador High School: Education
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. 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…Twice honored 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 and brother Rocio Beatriz Escobar Serrano.…His hobbies include going to the movies, playing soccer, listening to music and going to the beach…An electrical and Cesar Escobar Serrano Career Statistics computer engineering major.
SINGLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 11-5 16-14 4-4 31-23
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2 0-2 3-2 -- 3-4
3 2-0 2-2 -- 4-2
DOUBLES 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals
Total 7-9 12-18 3-6 22-33
1 -- 0-1 -- 0-1
2 3 4-6 3-3 3-9 6-1 -- -- 7-15 9-4
4 5-1 5-3 -- 10-4
5 4-2 0-2 -- 4-4
Dual 7-9 9-11 -- 16-20
Tour -3-7 3-6 6-13
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Dual Tour 11-5 -10-9 6-5 -- 4-4 21-14 10-9
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2011-12 Roster Prior to Detroit: Played three years of varsity tennis at Rochester Adams... Captained the Highlanders to an Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red championship in 2011, finishing 17-6 overall...Was named All-State as a junior and senior as he helped the Highlanders win both the regionals and quarterfinals at the state tournament...In his freshman year, he was part of a team that placed second at the state championship...In addition to tennis, he was a member of the Spanish Honors Society and Business Professionals of America. Personal: Son of Suneel and Vijay... Born in Pontiac... Has one sibling, Anu... Member os Spanish Honors Society and Business Professionals of America... Enjoys video games, spending time with friends and family and basketball... Enjoys the opportunity to compete in a sport he thoroughly enjoys... Major is computer science.
Jay Joshi Year: Freshman Hometown: Rochester, MI High School: Adams
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SINGLES Total 2011-12 4-3 Totals 4-3
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DOUBLES Total 2011-12 5-5 Totals 5-5
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Dual Tour -- 5-5 -- 5-5
Dual Tour -- 4-3 -- 4-3
Jay Joshi
Detroit Titan Tennis
Detroit Titan Tennis 2010-11 Review The 2010-11 men’s tennis team finished seventh in the Horizon League with a 6-14 dual-match record including a 1-6 mark in the Horizon League finishing seventh in the conference and just shy of making the playoffs. Sophomore Alex Latosinky earned team MVP honors and was named to the Horizon League’s second team. He was also recognized as the Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 1. He played every singles match-up at No. 1 or 2 in the dual season. He captured a team-best three victories in the No. 1 spot and three more in at No. 2. He earned No. 1 wins against Horizon League opponents both at Valparaiso and against Green Bay. He also finished with the second most Horizon League singles wins on the team with three and the second highest doubles total on the squad. He paired up with sophomore Pablo Nunez to start the dual season in the No. 3 spot playing there twice. The next seven dual matches the pair spent at No. 2 while the final eight contests of the year were at No. 1. Sophomore Chris Cheung was recognized with the
team’s Most Improved award after taking home Horizon League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors on Feb. 22 after a 6-0 weekend with road wins over IUPUI, IPFW, and Chicago State. He also combined with fellow sophomore Cesar Escobar Serrano to win eight straight doubles matches from Jan. 21 to Mar. 18 that included a 8-7 (8-6) win in the No. 3 position over #49 ranked Michigan State. Juniors David Stabley and Nick Tolomei were the lone upperclassmen on the squad. The duo teamed up at No. 3 doubles in five Horizon League matches taking wins over both Wright State and Valparaiso on the season. Stabley’s continued efforts in matches and in practice earned him the Hardest Worker title from the coaches. Sophomore Larry Brown and freshman Dean Butts also made contributions to this year’s squad as part of the team. Butts played in 13 doubles matches this year teaming up with Tolomei in eight matches, Stabley in four, and Serrano in one. Brown earned his first dualmatch win over Chicago State on Feb. 20 winning 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
David Stabley paired with Nick Tolomei in five dual matches in 2011
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2010-11 Stats
Detroit Titans Season Statistics (Through games of Jan 31, 2012) Overall record: 6-14 • HL: 1-6 • Region: 3-10 • Home: 1-4 • Away: 4-8 • Neutral: 1-2 vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 SINGLES BROWN, Larry BUTTS, Dean CHEUNG, Chris LATOSINSKY, Alex NUNEZ, Pablo SERRANO, Cesar E. STABLEY, David TOLOMEI, Nick Totals Percentage
Overall 3-9 1-10 13-20 14-19 15-17 16-14 3-26 4-16 72-131 .355
Dual 1-0 0-0 8-12 6-13 9-11 10-9 2-16 4-16 43-77 .358
DOUBLES TEAMS CHEUNG, Chris/LATOSINSKY, Alex NUNEZ, Pablo/SERRANO, Cesar E. BROWN, Larry/BUTTS, Dean STABLEY, David/TOLOMEI, Nick BUTTS, Dean/SERRANO, Cesar E. BUTTS, Dean/NUNEZ, Pablo LATOSINSKY, Alex/NUNEZ, Pablo CHEUNG, Chris/STABLEY, David LATOSINSKY, Alex/SERRANO, Cesar E. CHEUNG, Chris/NUNEZ, Pablo CHEUNG, Chris/TOLOMEI, Nick BUTTS, Dean/TOLOMEI, Nick CHEUNG, Chris/SERRANO, Cesar E. NUNEZ, Pablo/STABLEY, David BUTTS, Dean/STABLEY, David Totals Percentage
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Date Sep 10-12, 2010 Sep 17-19, 2010 Oct 8-10, 2010 Oct 21-26, 2010 Jan. 13, 2011 Jan 14, 2011 Jan 15, 2011 Jan 21, 2011 Jan 28, 2011 Feb 05, 2011 Feb 18, 2011 Feb 19, 2011 Feb 20, 2011 Feb 26, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 Mar 19, 2011 Mar 25, 2011 Mar 26, 2011 April 2, 2011 April 3, 2011 Apr 09, 2011 Apr 09, 2011 Apr 16, 2011 Apr 17, 2011
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HL 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-4 4-3 3-4 0-7 2-5 15-27 .357
Overall 2-2 2-2 0-4 4-4 0-3 1-2 9-16 2-7 1-3 1-1 0-1 0-8 9-10 0-1 0-4 33-68 .327
Opponent Frank Beeman Invitational Hoosier Invitational Stan Drobac Invitational USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Champion Western Michigan Illinois State Redbirds DePaul Blue Demons TOLEDO ROCKETS DAYTON FLYERS Ball State IUPUI Jaguars IPFW Mastodons Chicago State Cougars #49 MICHIGAN STATE WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS BUTLER BULLDOGS UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Temple Owls Duquesne Dukes Green Bay Phoenix Marquette Cleveland State Vikings Youngstown State Penguins
1 ------3-8 ------1-8 4-16 .200
Dual 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 7-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-8 9-10 0-1 0-4 20-40 .333
2 ----1-0 3-5 --3-2 --2-4 9-11 .450
3 ----3-7 --1-3 2-2 --0-2 6-14 .300
Tour 2-2 2-2 0-4 2-1 0-2 1-2 2-4 2-7 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-28 .317
Score Overall (East Lansing, MI) (Bloomington, IN) (East Lansing, MI) (South Bend, IN) L 0-7 0-1 L 0-7 0-2 L 0-7 0-3 L 1-6 0-4 W 6-1 1-4 L 0-7 1-5 W 6-1 2-5 W 6-1 3-5 W 6-1 4-5 L 0-7 4-6 L 2-5 4-7 L 2-5 4-8 L 2-5 4-9 W 6-1 5-9 L 1-6 5-10 W 6-1 6-10 L 2-5 6-11 L 1-6 6-12 L 1-6 6-13 L 2-5 6-14
4 1-0 --2-2 --2-2 5-3 --1-2 11-9 .550
HL 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-2 6-15 .286 HL
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6 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 2-16 0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 4-16 0-0 0-0 .200 .000 .000
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Strk L1 L1 L4 L3 L3 L1 W1 L4 L2 L1 L1 L8 L6 L1 L4
Last 10 2-2 2-2 0-4 4-4 0-3 1-2 3-7 2-7 1-3 1-1 0-1 0-8 2-8 0-1 0-4
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2010-11 Season Results
Detroit Titans Team Match-by-Match (Through games of Jan 31, 2012) Date % Jan. 13..... % Jan 14, 2011 % Jan 15, 2011 % Jan 21, 2011 Jan 28, 2011 Feb 05, 2011 Feb 18, 2011 % Feb 19, 2011 % Feb 20, 2011 % Feb 26, 2011 * Mar 18, 2011 * Mar 19, 2011 %* Mar 25, 2011 %* Mar 26, 2011 April 2..... April 3..... %* Apr 09, 2011 % Apr 09, 2011 %* Apr 16, 2011 %* Apr 17, 2011
Opponent at Western Michigan at Illinois State Redbirds at DePaul Blue Demons TOLEDO ROCKETS DAYTON FLYERS at Ball State at IUPUI Jaguars at IPFW Mastodons vs Chicago State Cougars #49 MICHIGAN STATE WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS BUTLER BULLDOGS at UIC Flames at Valparaiso Crusaders vs Temple Owls at Duquesne Dukes vs Green Bay Phoenix at Marquette at Cleveland State Vikings at Youngstown State Penguins
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Score 0-7 0-7 0-7 1-6 6-1 0-7 6-1 6-1 6-1 0-7 2-5 2-5 2-5 6-1 1-6 6-1 2-5 1-6 1-6 2-5
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Detroit Titan Tennis 2010-11 Review 2011 Horizon League Award Winners All-League First Team Name School Year Phil Orno Cleveland State Sr. Brandon Bayliss Butler Sr. Jan Alafriz Wright State Sr. Yannick Goossens Cleveland State Jr. Rob Fox Cleveland State Sr. Tariq Ismail Youngstown State Jr. Alex Raa UIC Fr. All-League Second Team Name School Year Erik Finkenbrink Green Bay So. Craig Cox Green Bay So. Alex Latosinsky Detroit So. Matt Kuelker Cleveland State Fr. Chris Herron Butler Sr. Paul Swanson Green Bay Jr.
2011 Horizon League Award Winners Player of the Year: Brandon Bayliss, Butler
Final Championship Results First Round (#3) Wright State 4, (#6) Youngstown State 3 (#4) UIC 4, (#5) Butler 3 Second Round (#2) Green Bay 4, (#3) Wright State 0 (#1) Cleveland State 4, (#4) UIC 0 Third Place (#3) Wright State 4, (#4) UIC 3 Fifth Place (#5) Butler 4, (#6) Youngstown State 2
Newcomers of the Year: Matt Kuelker, Cleveland State Alex Raa, UIC
Championship (#1) Cleveland State 4, (#2) Green Bay 1
Coach of the Year: Brian Etzkin, Cleveland State Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award: Mark Thomas, Green Bay
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2011 Final Horizon League Standings Overall League Cleveland State 14-7 7-0 Green Bay 15-7 6-1 Wright State 15-10 5-2 UIC 8-12 4-3 Butler 7-15 3-4 Youngstown State 6-14 2-5 Detroit 6-14 1-6 Valparaiso 9-13 0-7
2011 Horizon League Athletes of the Week January 25 Luiz Gonzaga, UIC February 1 Alex Latosinsky, DET February 8 Rob Fox, CSU February 15 John Haley, CSU February 22 Chris Cheung, DET March 1 Erik Finkenbrink, GB March 8 Jose Gaspar, VU March 15 Jose Gaspar, VU March 22 Brandon Bayliss, BU March 29 Rob Fox, CSU April 6 Yannick Goossens, CSU April 12 Matt Kuelker, CSU April 19 Martin Arguello, WSU
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Champion Oral Roberts Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Evansville Evansville Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Butler Butler Butler Wright State Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Butler Cleveland State Cleveland State Cleveland State Cleveland State
Runner-Up Oklahoma City Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Notre Dame Oral Roberts Butler Xavier Marquette Detroit Butler Butler Evansville Northern Illinois Butler Butler UIC Wright State Wright State Butler Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay UIC UIC UIC UIC UIC UIC Green Bay
Site Oklahoma City, Okla. Evansville, Ind. Tulsa, Okla. Evansville, Ind. South Bend, Ind. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Evansville, Ind. St. Louis, Mo. South Bend, Ind. St. Louis, Mo. South Bend, Ind. South Bend, Ind. South Bend, Ind. South Bend, Ind. DeKalb, Ill. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapoils, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind.
NCAA Tournament Results 1991 1992 1993 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Notre Dame 5, Kansas 2; Southern California 6, Notre Dame 0 Notre Dame 5, Mississippi State 3; Notre Dame 5, Georgia 4; Notre Dame 5, Southern California 1; Stanford 5, Notre Dame 0 (National Championship) Notre Dame 5, Mississippi State 3; Southern California 5, Notre Dame 0 Georgia 4, Notre Dame 3 Illinois 4, Butler 0 Illinois 4, Butler 0 Kentucky 4, Butler 0 Kentucky 4, Butler 0 Ohio State 4, Butler 0 Notre Dame 4, Butler 0 Ohio State 4, Cleveland State 0 Kentucky 4, Cleveland State 0 Kentucky 4, Cleveland State 0 Kentucky 4, Cleveland State 0
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Team Championships by School: Butler 9 Notre Dame 7 Oral Roberts 4 Cleveland State 4
Oklahoma City 3 Evansville 2 Northern Illinois 2 Wright State 1
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Horizon League In its 33rd season of operation in the 201112 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 broad-based athletic programs. 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 student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the studentathlete, 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, women’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.
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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 non-merger 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. ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s second consecutive appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Connecticut, 53-41. The Horizon League has compiled a 19-11 record in the past nine years in the NCAA tournament, ranking seventh among all collegiate conferences for winning percentage. Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s first team to reach the Sweet 16 in 2011, knocking off Michigan State in the second round before going toe-to-toe with No. 1 seed Baylor in the regional semifinals. The Phoenix earned a No. 5 seed in the tournament, going 34-2 on the year and holding a perfect 16-0 mark in Horizon League play. Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last nine years (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In 2011, Butler was consistently ranked in the top 10 of the nation, earning the No. 13 national seed after becoming the last unbeaten team in the country. 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).
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Horizon League 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. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past nine semesters for carrying a gradepoint average of 3.2 or better, including more than 700 for the last four semesters. 24 student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2010-11, while six earned Academic All- America honors. COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting. In addition, SAAC is partnering with Special Olympics, putting on events for olympians in each community. Several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet and Coaches vs. Cancer initiatives, 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 causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood cleanups, Big Brother/ Big Sister programs and more. SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among studentathletes, 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 purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events. DEMOGRAPHICS Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience. GOVERNANCE The Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. Ronald Berkman, President of Cleveland State,
serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2012. John Parry, Director of Athletics at Cleveland State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Beth Goetz, Associate Athletic Director/ Senior Woman Administrator at Butler, is the Vice Chair and Shelia Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives. LEADERSHIP Jonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 20th year as ComHorizon League missioner of the Horizon Commissioner League, having been named Jon LeCrone- 20th Year to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fifth-longest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80). LeCrone is in the final year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a five-year term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. VISIBILITY The Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a number of initiatives. The League is in a three-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events. HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK Having streamed more than 2,000 free, live events in the last five years, the Horizon League is a recognized leader in video streaming, through the Horizon League Network (HLN). HLN takes viewers inside the conference, featuring studentathlete profiles, weekly highlight shows, comprehensive coverage of all 19 Horizon League championships and other special programming. In 2010-11, HLN and HorizonLeague.com experienced unprecedented growth as more than 300,000 unique visitors across 149 countries/territories watched HLN coverage. Through the League’s partnership with WebStream Productions, HorizonLeague.com integrated both HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv and HorizonLeague.org, leading to record visitors to the new site. The 2010-11 season featured the 2,000th live event streamed by the League.
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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.
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A formal blessing of the new tennis com-
facility possible. The complex features eight varsity courts
plex was conducted by UDM President Fr. Gerard Stock-
and a 4,000-square-foot viewing pavilion. TMP Architec-
hausen, S.J. In attendance were members of the women’s
ture (Bloomfield Hills) served as the lead architect for the
and new men’s tennis teams, their families, UDM staff and
project, while The Monahan Company (Eastpointe) served
many of the donors who made construction of the new
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 Franklin Athletic Club
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at the indoor club.
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Titan Year-by-Year Records Year
W L
T Conference Head Coach
Year
W L
T Conference Head Coach
1921
1
1 N/A
1978
4
8
0 N/A
Earl Clark Jr.
6
N/A
1922-24
No Varsity Tennis Team
1979
4
18 0 N/A
Earl Clark Jr.
1925
2
1
0 N/A
Allan Devine
1980
5
12 0 N/A
Earl Clark Jr.
1926
5
4
0 N/A
Allan Devine
1981
7
17 0 5th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1927-29
No Varsity Tennis Team
1982
0
11 0 6th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1930
3
1
0 N/A
Fred Goodrich
1983
5
12 0 8th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1931
6
1
0 N/A
Fred Goodrich
1984
9
9
0 7th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1932
0
3
0 N/A
Robert Leion
1985
7
10 0 8th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1933
1
1
0 N/A
William F. Byrnes
1986
7
11 0 7th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1934
1
6
0 N/A
Arthur Boeringer
1987
5
12 0 5th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1935
4
3
0 N/A
Joseph George
1988
7
9
0 6th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1936
0
7
0 N/A
Joseph George
1989
8
9
0 5th in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1937
4
4
0 N/A
Joseph George
1990
13 6
0 3rd in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1938
0
4
0 N/A
Joseph George
1991
11 6
0 2nd in MCC
Earl Clark Jr.
1939
3
4
1 N/A
Joseph George
1992
4
11 0 5th in MCC
John Cochrane
1940
5
4
0 N/A
Dr. Peter Presta
1993
5
10 0 5th in MCC
John Cochrane
1941
1
7
0 N/A
Dr. Peter Presta
1994
1
10 0 10th in MCC John Cochrane
1942
2
5
0 N/A
Dr. Peter Presta
1995
0
12 0 10th in MCC Jeff Good
1943
4
4
0 N/A
Chet Murphy
1996-2008
No Varsity Tennis Team
1956
7
4
0 N/A
Chet Murphy
2009
5
13 0 8th in HL
Grant Asher
1957
4
9
0 N/A
Herschel Fennimore
2010
8
12 0 6th in HL
Grant Asher
1958
3
11 0 N/A
Herschel Fennimore
2011
6
14 0 7th in HL
Grant Asher
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 St Ferris St LIT Spring Arbor E. Michigan Olivet LIT Hillsdale
L 0-9 W 9-0 L 0-9 L 0-9 W 8-0 L 3-6 L 0-9 W 6-3 W 9-0 L 0-9
1979 (4-18) Northern Kentucky Xavier Milligan Carson-Newman Lincoln Memorial Cincinnati C. Michigan Ball State Northwood Eastern Michigan Spring Arbor Aquinas Grand Valley Oakland Albion Olivet Spring Arbor Lawrence Tech Hillsdale W. Michigan E. Michigan Northern Illinois
L 0-9 L 2-7 W 9-0 L 2-7 W 9-0 L 0-9 L 0-9 L 0-9 L 0-6 L 0-9 L 2-7 L 2-7 L 3-6 L 1-8 L 2-7 W 7-3 L 2-7 W 9-0 L 2-7 L 0-9 L 0-9 L 0-9
1980 (5-12) Cincinnati North Kentucky Xavier Carson-Newman Milligan Olivet Ferris State Northern Michigan
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L 0-9 L 1-8 L 3-6 L 0-9 W 8-1 W 9-0 L 1-8 L 4-5
Wayne St Aquinas Albion Spring Arbor Hillsdale Spring Arbor Northwood E. Michigan
L 2-7 L 3-6 L 3-6 W 8-1 L 1-8 W 8-1 L 1-8 L 1-9
1981 (7-17) Xavier L 4-5 Bellarmine L 4-5 Lees-McRae L 3-6 East Tennessee St L 0-9 Milligan W 9-0 Centre W 6-3 Dayton L 3-6 Illinois St 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 C. Michigan L 0-9 Grand Valley L 1-8 W. 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 E. Michigan L 2-7 MCC Conference - 5th of 6 1982 (0-11) Siena Heights Olivet Aquinas E. Michigan Spring Arbor Hillsdale Wayne St Northwood Hillsdale Aquinas
L 0-9 L 3-6 L 0-9 L 0-9 L 1-8 L 3-6 L 0-7 L 0-9 L 2-7 L 0-9
Spring Arbor L 0-9 MCC Tournament - 6th of 6 1983 (5-12) Northern Kentucky L 4-5 Bellarmine L 3-6 Wabash L 1-5 Xavier L 1-8 Siena Heights W 5-4 Walsh W 7-2 U-M Dearborn W 7-2 Hillsdale L 1-8 E. Michigan L 0-9 Wayne St L 2-7 Spring Arbor W 5-4 Ball St L 0-9 C. Michigan L 0-9 Bowling Green L 0-9 Toledo L 0-9 Hillsdale L 0-8 U-M Dearborn W 5-4 MCC Tournament - 8th of 8 1984 (9-9) Northern Kentucky W 5-4 Wabash W 5-4 Bellarmine L 3-4 Xavier L 2-7 Dayton L 3-6 Siena Heights W 6-3 Walsh W 9-0 Wayne St W 6-3 Butler W 7-2 Evansville L 0-9 Xavier L 3-6 Toledo L 0-9 Spring Arbor W 6-3 Hillsdale W 6-3 Oakland L 1-8 C. Michigan L 2-7 E. Michigan L 1-8 Aquinas W 7-2 MCC Tournament - 7th of 8
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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) 1985 (7-10) Northern Kentucky W 8-1 Wabash W 7-2 Bellarmine L 3-5 Xavier W 5-4 Dayton L 4-5 Toledo L 2-7 Siena Heights W 7-2 Xavier L 3-6 Butler L 1-8 Evansville L 0-9 Hillsdale W 7-2 Albion L 2-7 Oakland L 2-7 Alma W 5-2 C. Michigan L 1-8 Wayne St L 2-7 Aquinas W 9-0 MCC Tournament - 8th 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 E. Michigan L 0-9 Wayne St 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 0-9 Xavier L 3-6 Wabash L 4-5
Bellarmine W 9-0 Northwood L 0-9 Wayne St W 6-3 Akron L 0-9 Evansville L 1-8 Saint Louis L 4-5 Xavier L 2-7 Butler L 1-8 Spring Arbor W 9-0 Calvin L 3-6 Aquinas W 7-2 E. Michigan L 0-9 Toledo L 0-9 Chicago St W 9-0 MCC Tournament - 5th of 6 1988 (7-9) Toledo L 3-6 Cleveland St W 5-4 Cincinnati L 2-7 Dayton W 5-4 Ferris St L 0-9 Wayne St W 6-3 Northwood L 1-8 E. Michigan L 1-8 Wayne St W 8-2 Butler L 2-7 Xavier L 2-7 Saint Louis W 5-4 Aquinas W 8-1 Hillsdale W 6-3 Akron L 1-8 Sinclair L 2-7 MCC Tournament - 6th of 6 1989 (8-9) Toledo Cleveland St Akron Cedarville Dayton Northwood Wayne St Dayton Xavier
L 3-6 W 8-1 L 3-6 L 1-8 L 2-7 L 2-7 L 3-5 W 5-2 L 3-5
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Saint Louis W 7-2 Evansville L 2-7 Wayne St W 5-4 E. Michigan L 3-6 Henry Ford CC W 7-2 Spring Arbor W 8-1 Aquinas W 7-2 Oakland W 7-2 MCC Tournament - 5th 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 St 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 St W 8-1 E. Michigan L 3-6 Youngstown St 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 Marquette Bradley West Carolina Walsh High Point Appalachian St Ferris State Northwood Wayne St Butler Xavier
L 3-6 L 4-5 W 7-2 W 6-3 W 8-1 W 6-3 L 2-7 L 3-6 L 2-7 W 6-3 W 6-3 W 8-1
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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) Dayton W 7-2 Saint Louis W 6-3 E. Michigan L 4-5 Oakland W 9-0 Aquinas W 9-0 MCC Tournament - 2nd of 8 1992 (4-11) W. Michigan L 2-7 Marquette L 0-9 Illinois St L 0-9 Ferris St L 2-7 Dayton W 8-1 Connecticut L 2-7 Tennessee Tech L 3-6 Penn St L 0-9 Temple L 3-6 Xavier L 2-7 Northwood L 0-7 Oakland W 6-3 Wayne St W 6-3 E. Michigan L 4-5 Kalamazoo Valley W 6-3 MCC Tournament - 5th of 6 1993 (3-10) Toledo L 0-9 W. Michigan L 2-7 Marquette L 0-9 DePaul L 1-8 Connecticut L 0-9 Hamilton L 4-5 Denison L 3-6 Akron L 2-7 Oakland W 8-1 Butler L 0-9 Dayton W 9-0 Wayne St W 8-1 Northwood L 0-6 MCC Tournament - 5th of 8 1994 (1-10) Toledo W. Michigan Wright St
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L 1-6 L 0-7 L 0-7
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 E. 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 St L 0-7 Xavier L 0-7 Butler L 0-7 IUPUI L 0-5 W. Michigan L 0-7 Valparaiso L 1-6 Duquesne L 0-7 UIC L 0-7 E. 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 St Invitational NTS ITA Midwest Regionals NTS at Michigan St L 0-7 at W. Michigan L 0-7 at Toledo L 2-5 YOUNGSTOWN ST* W 4-3 at Ball St L 0-7 CHICAGO ST W 7-0 WAYNE ST W 6-1 at IPFW W 4-3 vs. St. Francis (PA)** W 6-1 at Illinois L 0-5 WRIGHT ST* L 2-5 UIC* L 2-5 BUTLER* L 1-6 at Cleveland St* L 1-6 at Valparaiso* L1-6
vs. Green Bay*$ L 1-6 UIC& L 0-4 Valparaiso^ L 1-4 & - HL Tournament 1st Round ^ - HL Tournament Consolation *-Horizon League Match **-at IPFW $-at Valparaiso 2009-10 (8-12, 2-5 HL) IPFW Fall Invite NTS Michigan St. Invite NTS Ball St. Invite NTS ITA Midwest Regionals NTS DUQUESNE L 1-6 IPFW W 5-2 at W. Michigan L 2-5 vs. Northern Illinois** L 3-4 at Michigan St L 1-6 at Toledo W 4-3 Case Western *** W 5-2 WAYNE ST W 6-1 at Ball State L 1-6 vs. IUPUI** W 6-1 CHICAGO ST W 7-0 at Ohio St L 0-7 at Wright St* L 3-4 at Butler* L 2-5 UIC* L 3-4 VALPARAISO* W 7-0 at Green Bay* L 3-4 CLEVELAND ST* L 2-5 YOUNGSTOWN ST* W 5-2 Wright St& L 1-4 & - HL Tournament 1st Round *-Horizon League Match **at Michigan St ***at Toledo 2010-11 (6-14, 1-6 HL) Michigan St. Frank Beeman NTS Hoosier Invitational NTS Michigan St. Stan Drobac NTS ITA Midwest Regionals NTS at W. Michigan L 0-7
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Year-by-Year Results (Since 1978) at Illinois St at DePaul TOLEDO DAYTON at Ball St at IUPUI at IPFW vs. Chicago** at #49 Michigan St WRIGHT ST BUTLER at UIC at Valparaiso vs. Temple***
L 0-7 L 0-7 L 1-6 W 6-1 L 0-7 W 6-1 W 6-1 W 6-1 L 0-7 L 2-5 L 2-5 L 2-5 W 6-1 L 1-6
at Duquesne W 6-1 vs. Green Bay**** L 2-5 at Marquette 1-6 at Cleveland St L 1-6 at Youngstown St L 2-5 *-Horizon League Match ** at IPFW ***at Duquesne ****at Marquette
Home matches CAPITALIZED (Records prior to 1978 are not complete and/or missing)
MCC = Midwestern City Conference & Midwestern Collegiate Conference HL = Horizon League
All-Time Dual Match Series Records (Since 1978) Akron Albion Alma Appalachian St 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 St Eastern Michigan
0-5 0-4 1-0 0-1 8-3 0-6 2-4 0-2 1-0 3-10 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-3 0-5 1-0 4-0 0-3 3-2 0-2 7-5 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-17
Evansville Ferris St Grand Valley Green Bay Hamilton Henry Ford High Point Highland Park Hillsdale Illinois Illinois St IPFW IUPUI Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Valley Lawrence Tech Lees-McRae Lincoln Memorial UM-Dearborn Marquette Michigan St Milligan Northern Illinois Northern Kentucky Northern Michigan Northwood
1-5 0-5 0-2 1-2 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 5-7 0-1 0-3 3-0 2-2 0-2 1-0 4-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 0-3 3-0 0-2 2-3 0-1 1-10
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Oakland Ohio St Olivet Penn State Saint Louis St. Francis (PA) Siena Heights Sinclair Spring Arbor Tennessee Tech Temple Thomas Moore Toledo UIC Valparaiso Wabash Walsh Wayne St West Carolina Western Michigan Wright St Youngstown St Xavier
6-5 0-1 4-1 0-1 4-1 1-0 6-1 1-1 9-5 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-15 0-6 2-4 2-3 3-0 12-7 1-0 0-11 0-6 3-1 2-17
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Titan All-Time Leaders Individual Records Singles Victories Leaders Career Pjotrs Necajevs Jim Hafner Chris Ring Tony Whitt Dan Horvath Mark Garwood Cesar Escobar Serrano Alex Latosinsky Chris Cheung Anthony Grassadonia Nick Tolomei Ajay Sharma John Schram Chris McMican
Season
2009-10 1989-92 1985-88 1990-93 1979-81 1991-94 2009-Pres. 2009-Pres. 2009-Pres. 1989-91 2008-Pres. 1984-87 1985-86 1988-91
55 44 40 36 35 35 31 30 29 26 26 22 22 21
Pjotrs Necajevs Pjotrs Necajevs Matt Schupp Jim Hafner Cesar Escobar Serrano Anthony Grassadonia Pablo Nunez Alex Latosinsky Terry Beale Chris Cheung Chris Cheung Glen Koeske Chris Ring Chris Ring
2010 2009 1981 1991 2011 1989 2011 2011 1981 2010 2011 1991 1985 1986
30 25 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13
Doubles Victories Leaders Career Anthony Grassadonia Chris McMican Pjotrs Necajevs Glen Koeske Alex Latosinsky Jim Hafner Chris Cheung Nick Tolomei Tony Whitt Tom Burke Sean Enright Cesar Escobar Serrano David Stabley Ajay Sharma Pablo Nunez Chris Ring
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Season
1989-91 1988-91 2009-10 1987-90 2009-Pres. 1989-92 2009-Pres. 2009-Pres. 1990-93 1984-86 1989-92 2009-Pres. 2008-Pres. 1984-87 2010-Pres. 1985-88
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All-Time Roster -AAckermann, Neil 1987-90 New Albany, IN/Floyd Central -BBackridges, Chris 1978-80 Detroit, MI/Finney Baldwin, John 1983 Warren, MI/East Detroit Basha, Mike 2011-Pre. Fort Gratiot, MI/Port Huron Northern Beale, Terry 1981 Royal Oak, MI/Brother Rice Brannan, Joe 1978-79 Liviona, MI/Franklin Brown, Larry 2010-Pre. Shelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower Burke, Tom 1984-86 Windsor, ON/Sandwich Butts, Dean 2011 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI/ Grosse Pointe North -CCampbell, Clive 1982 Highland Park, MI/Highland Park Cheung, Chris 2009-Pre. Mississauga, ON/Erindale Clark, Ted 1988-89 Madison Heights, MI/ Lamphere Clos, Mike 1985 St. Clair Shores, MI/ Lakeview Cook, Dan 1984 Jackson, MI/Lumen Christi Craig, Michael 1984 Allen Park, MI/Southgate Aquinas -DDidio, Chris 2009-10 Macomb, MI/De LaSalle -EEddy, Jeff 1992-94 Hazel Park, MI/Hazel Park Enright, Sean 1989-92 River Rouge, MI/River Rouge -F-GGarwood, Mike 1991-94 Detroit, MI/Mumford Grassadonia, Anthony 1989-92 Birmingham, MI/Brother Rice Green, Pat 1986-87 Warren, MI/Notre Dame Goeddeke, Steve 1982-84 Bath, MI/Catholic Central Goldenberg, Dustin 2009 Bloomfield Hills, MI/W. Bloomfield -HHafner, Jim 1990-92 Clawson, MI/Clawson Hasserman, Kirby 1993 Coshocton, OH/ Coschocton Hensen, Eric 1982 Bloomfield, MI/Andover Horvath, Dan 1979-83 Livonia, MI/Stevenson -I-
-JJacobs, George 1979-83 Bay City, MI/All Saints -KKoeske, Glen 1988-91 Fenton, MI/Holly Korenkiewicz, Paul 1980-81 Detroit, MI/De LaSalle Kovar, Russ 2009-10 Ft. Gratiot, MI/Port Huron -LLanginis, Todd 1984-87 Windsor, ON/Sandwich Latosinsky, Alex 2009-Pre. Sarnia, ON/St. Christopher’s Laux, Joe 1978-79 Clawson, MI/Clawson Lee, David 1980-81 Southfield, MI/Southfield Levine, Mark 1994 Newark, OH/St. Peter and Paul -MMatson, Chris 1993 Livonia, MI/Catholic Central Masuda, Dean 2009 Dearborn, MI/Dearborn McCathney, Gino 2009 Livonia, MI/Stevenson McMican, Chris 1988-91 Allen Park, MI/Gabriel Richard Mitchel, Alonzo 1978-79 Detroit, MI/Lutheran West Mitterman, Kevin 1983 Republic, MI/Republic Moore, Dan 1994-95 Redford, MI/Catholic Central Morey, Steve 1980 Detroit, MI/Finney -NNecajevs, Pjotrs 2009-2010 Riga, Latvia/Herdera Vidusskola Niles, Dave 1978 Garden City, MI/GC West Nunez, Pablo 2010-Pre. San Jose, Costa Rica/ Educacion Abierta -O-PPage, Pat 1978-79 Livonia, MI/Bentley Ponkowski, Tim 1983 Lathrup Village, MI/UD Jesuit -Q-RRiley, Peter 1982-85 Troy, MI/Troy Athens Ring, Chris 1985-88 Dartmouth, NS/Dartmouth Ropposch, Bill 1986-88 Port Huron, MI/Northern Russell, John 1991-94 Dearborn, MI/Dearborn Rydel, Robert 1993-94 Warsaw, Poland/ Architecture Inst. -SSalkbum, Bill 1982-83 Southfield, MI/Southfield Serrano, 2010-Pre. Merliot, El Savador/ Cesar Escobar Education Shade, Chip 1993-95 Dearborn, MI/Catholic Central Shaya, Mike 1995 Redford, MI/Catholic
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All-Time Roster Sharma, Ajay Shaltry, Mike Smith, Idris Stabley, David Streeter, David -TTolomei, Nick Torres, Pete Troy, Patrick -U-V-W-
1984-87 Detroit, MI/Warren De LaSalle 1980-81 Saginaw, MI/St. Mary’s 1995 Grand Rapids, MI/Central 2008-Pre. Shelby Township, MI/ Eisenhower 2011-Pre. Beverly Hills, MI/ Birmingham Groves 2008-Pre. Rochester, MI/Adams 1980 Washington, D.C./San Jose P.R. 2009-2010 Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice
Wade, Henry Whitt, Tony Williams, Ray -X-YYochim, Jon Young, Tom -ZZeppa, John
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Strength & Conditioning The main goal of the Strength and Conditioning Department is to help the student-athlete 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 studentathlete 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. Each team will have an individualized program based on their particular sport. Each program takes into account the intensity level, the physical demands, and skill involved in each individual sport and also each individual student-athlete. All teams and individuals will be subject to performance tests that will help design each program and also will help to determine the success of the program. The Strength and Conditioning Staff will work with each individual coach at all times. Each coach will receive updated attendance, evaluation, and comments on a regular basis about each student-athlete. Communication is the key to success in the weight room and on the playing field. The Titans condition and train in the Larry Bleach Fitness Center, located in Calihan Hall. All UDM
student-athletes are trained under the supervision of two full-time certified strength and conditioning coaches, as well as two intern Joe Tofferi Aaron Short assistants. Every Asst. AD for Strength and member of the Strength & Conditioning Titan strength Conditioning Assistant and conditioning staff is assigned a team, which allows daily interaction between the athletes and the coaches. Such interaction is a tremendous asset when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team. In the past three years, the fitness center expanded by over 400 square feet. Olympic style platforms, squat racks, stretch and other auxiliary speed equipment have also been added, all designed and implemented to improve the Titans’ speed and power. The center also features the ONS Performance 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 studentathletes, but professional athletes as well as UDM graduate and current New Orleans Hornets guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities during the offseason.
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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. The sports medicine staff is responsible for assessing athletic injuries and illnesses, administering first aid and CPR care, making 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. Terrence Lock is back as the team orthopedic, while joining the staff for the 2010-11 season is Dr. Rehal Bhojani and Dr. Patrick Jean-Pierre, who will provide clinic and game coverage.
Michael Miller Asst. AD for Sports Medicine
Lainie Bisbee Asst. Dir. of Sports Medicine
Ashley VanMeter Asst. Dir. of Sports Medicine
Jen Aldea Athletic Training Intern
Kyle Bowen Athletic Training Intern
Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Athletic Trainer
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. The goals of the University of Detroit Mercy Sports Medicine Department are to prevent athletic injuries as much as possible through effective injury prevention
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 student-athletes today must face. Through seminars, guest speakers and NCAA videos, student-athletes 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 student-athletes to deal with time and stress management, study skills and the importance of
good nutritional habits. Another example of Detroit’s commitment to its studentathletes’ academic excellence is the Steve Corder Amy Gasahl Athletic Academic Asst. AD for Asst. Dir. of Coordinator’s post. NCAA Compliance/ Since the position Compliance Academic Cord. 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, studentathletes 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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Titan Hall of Fame UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those student-athletes, 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, Terry Tyler and John Long – or Thunder and Lightning, as they were affectionately known during L-R: Adam Walicki, Joe Kopicki, Kim Jess, Pat Adams, Ken Dubois, their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team Mike Pesci, Maria Pandele (Not Pictured: Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips, as a unit. Additionally, the Cassandra Pack) The latest Titan Hall of Fame Class was inducted at halftime of beautiful new Hall of Fame the men’s basketball game against Wright State on Jan. 26, 2010 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 th secondleading 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 post-World 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 The 1960 Titan Football Team Harry Ackermann Pat Adams Grady Alderman Bob Babbish Chuck Baer Vince Banonis Ed Barbour Al Baumgart Joseph Beer Paul Bibeau John Biringer Larry Bleach Lloyd Brazil Dad Butler Bob Calihan Dan Cantillon Pudge Cavanaugh Mary (Lillie) Cicerone Earl “Dutch� Clark Earl Clark Jr. Tom Connell John Conti Frank Corej Pete Craig Cindy Crosbie Earl Cureton Bill Daly Coretta Daniels Dave DeBusschere Gus Dorais Ken Dubois Terry Duerod Dick Dzik Bill Ebben Andy Farkas George Fefles Tim Finnin Cindy Fix Al Ghesquiere William Giovan Ralph Goldstein Nate Goodnow Bob Greiner Jerry Gross Wally Gruber Ken Hamann Spencer Haywood Fred Hooker Bob Ivory Jermaine Jackson Kim Jess William Kelly Joyce Mike Kaysserian Howard Keating Kal Kaliszewski John Kirwan
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Football Swimming Baseball Football Golf Football Coach Football Football Player, Coach Football Football Baseball Football Basketball Football Trainer, Coach Basketball Fencing Tennis Basketball Football Coach Tennis Player, Coach Football Football Baseball Baseball Softball Basketball Track Basketball Basketball Football Coach Cross Country, Track Basketball Basketball Basketball Football Basketball Football Soccer Football Fencing Basketball Football Football Football Football, Track Baseball Basketball Fencing Football Basketball Track Golf Coach Football Football Soccer Basketball
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
Brad Kinsman Athletic Director 2007 Greg Kocab Fencing 1987 Sam Kocsis Golf 1986 Joe Kopicki Basketball 2010 Robert Koval Football 1988 Jack Kurkowski Football 1982 Harold Lauer Football 1981 John Long Basketball 2001 Ed Lukas Basketball Player, Coach 1983 Dick Lutz Football 1981 Bruce Maher Football 1979 Gene Malinowski Football 1981 Ted Marchibroda Football 1983 James Massey Football 1986 Art Masucci Football 1981 Denny McCotter Football 1988 Pat McDonald Fencing 1981 Brendan McNamara Basketball 1982 Bob Miller Baseball 1979 Cheryl (Williams) Miller Basketball 2005 Dorie Murrey Basketball 1984 John Mulroy Administration 2005 Charley North Basketball 2005 Doug Nott Football 1980 Brakie Orr Baseball 1984 Cassandra Pack Basketball 2010 Terry Page Basketball 1985 Ed Palumbo Football 1983 Maria Pandele Tennis 2010 Bud Payne Football 1984 Richard Perry Fencing Coach 1980 Mike Pesci Baseball 2010 Rashad Phillips Basketball 2010 Walter Poff Basketball 1981 Mike Polvi Baseball 1989 Bob Prendergast Baseball 1981 Al Rappaport Track 1987 Bruce Rodwan Basketball 1987 Harold Ryan Track 1988 Larry Salci Basketball 1986 John Shada Football Player, Coach 1980 Tyrone Simmons Fencing 1982 Steve Stonebreaker Football 1987 Gerry Surowiec Fencing 1989 Norm Swanson Basketball 1980 Tom Thornton Football 1981 Bill Turkington Baseball 1987 Terry Tyler Basketball 2001 Larry Vargo Football 1987 Dick Vitale Basketball Coach 1993 Tillie Voss Football, Basketball 1978 Tom Watrous Golf 1984 Adam Walicki Golf 2010 Mike Walsh Basketball, Baseball 1989 Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood Cross Country/Track 2007 Ed Wood Football 1983 Joe Wright Football/Basketball/ Baseball 1980
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Notable Alumni ARichard Abdoo (Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy)..................... BusAdm’69 Thomas Angott (Chairman, CF Burger Creamery).......................................... BusAdm ’49 -BAnita Barone (Actress)................................................................................................. LAE ’86 Stephanie Bergeron (Ret. VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber)............... BusAdm ’81 Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands)......................................................BusAdm ’69, ’70 -CCynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM)...................................................... LAE ’75 Thomas Capo (Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group).............. BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80 Michael F. Cavanagh (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court)........................ LAE ’62, LW ’66 Maura Corrigon (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court)................................................. LW ’73 Matthew Cullen (President & COO Rock Enterprises)................................... BusAdm ’83 -DRichard Damman (Retired President Damman Hardware).....................BusAdm ‘68, ‘74 Christopher Darga (Actor).......................................................................................... LAE ‘80 Thomas Denomme (Ret. Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler)................... BusAdm ’61 -EMichael Evans (President Loyola High School, MI)............................................... LAE ‘75 A former Horizon League -FW. James Farrell (Retired Chairman & CEO, Illinois Tool Works)....................... E&S ’68 Player of the Year as well Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County)................................................................. LW ’77 Angelina Fiordellis (Actress)....................................................................................... LAE ‘81 as the fourth all-time scorer -Gin Titan history, Willie Green Eugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation)................................. LW ’67 Robert Goodenow (Former Executive Director, NHL Players Assoc.)................ LW ’79 has played eight years in Roman S. Gribbs (Former Mayor, City of Detroit).......................... BusAdm ’52, LW ’54 the NBA with Philadelphia -HJohn P. Hayes (Retired Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum)...................... BusAdm ’43 and New Orleans. Green Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors)............................................... BusAdm ’69 graduated with an education Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Director, St. Frances Cabrini Clinic)..........................CHP ’68 degree in 2003. William Hermann (Managing Partner, Plante & Moran)................................. BusAdm ‘72 -KFrank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan)............................... LW ’51 David Patrick Kelley (Actor)....................................................................................... LAE ‘77 John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.).................................... BusAdm ’79 James Kokas (President/Owner, Opus One) ......................................................... LAE ‘73 -LJames D Lark (Owner, The Lark)............................................................................... LAE ‘52 Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer).......................................................... LAE ’50 Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County CC).....................................BusAdm ’65, ’66 -MThaddeus McCotter (Congressman, US House of Representatives)............. LAE ’87, LW ’90 Isaiah McKinnon (Former Chief of Police, City of Detroit) .......................LAE ‘75, ‘78 William Morrow (Executive Vice President, Crain Communications)................BusAdm ’68 Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police)........................................................ LAE ’76 -NBenny Napoleon (Sheriff, Wayne County)................................................................ LAE ‘82 Joseph Nathan (Retired President & COO, Compuware Corp.)..............LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78 James Norrod (President, Segway) . ................................................................... BusAdm ‘75 -OJames O’Sullivan (Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Oper.)..............BusAdm ’76, ’84 -PL. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County)................................... LAE ’61, LW ’67 Allison Payne is a seven Marlena Lazar-Peleo (Chief Creative Officer, McDonald’s Corp.)....................... LAE ‘72 time Emmy award winning -Ranchor at CW affiliate and Arlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit)......................................... LAE ’75 Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates)............................................AR ’59 cable superstation WGN-TV -Sin Chicago. She graduated David Schembri (President, Smart USA)........................................................... BusAdm ‘75 David Stangis (VP Corp Social Responsibilitiy, Campbell Soup)........................ E & S ‘87 Magna Cum Laude in Liberal Robert Soulliere (President & CEO, ThyssenKrupp)...................................... BusAdm ‘85 Arts from the University of -VDetroit in 1985. Andy Vazzano (President & Managing Partner, SmithGroup)....................... BusAdm ’80 -YWilliam C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.)................................................E&S, ’66
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Athletic Director Keri Gaither was appointed as University of Detroit Mercy’s Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President in May of 2007, less than six months after being asked to serve as Interim Athletic Director. Soon after taking the helm of Titan athletics, 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 two years, Gaither also expanded the athletic staff by adding eight full-time positions to the department, directed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million all-purpose synthetic turf field and track, and was responsible for the hiring of men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum, women’s basketball coach Autumn Rademacher, and softball coach Sunny Jones. Gaither also completed a successful fundraising campaign for the renovation of the men’s basketball office suite, press conference room as well as the addition of a new film room. Other projects that have been completed in her tenure is a brand new basketball court dedicated to Dick Vitale, the Titan Tennis Complex and a new grass field to accommodate the lacrosse and soccer teams. Gaither was recognized for her strong leadership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to the University of Detroit Mercy’s (UDM) senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s group in June of 2007. For the three years preceding her appointment, Gaither served as second in command for the Titan Athletic Department and also supervised nine women’s varsity sports as the Senior 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. She has also served in several key administrative roles for Athletics, including stints as Senior Woman Administrator and Director of Business Operations. Gaither Chaired the Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four which was played in front of a record-setting crowd of 72,922 at Ford Field in Detroit as UDM served as the host institution. As the DLOC 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. As a current member of the Horizon League’s Executive Council, Gaither is actively involved with League operations. She currently serves on the League’s Men’s Basketball Strategic Planning Committee and has served on both the finance and television committees. In July of 2010, Gaither was appointed a new member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association. She is one of just 13 members serving on the Committee, which works on behalf of the membership of the D1AAA, in addition to its President and five other officers.
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Gaither was also appointed to the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) in September of 2009. As one of six Division I members on the 15-person committee, Gaither is currently in year two of a four-year term. The MOIC was formed to review issues related to the interests of ethnic minorities and women with a focus on education and welfare of minority student-athletes, as well as the enhancement of opportunities for ethnic minorities and women in coaching, athletics administration, officiating and the NCAA governance structure. 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. Gaither was also honored in September of 2008 when she was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “2008 Women to Watch” for her goals and initiatives in the Detroit Titans athletics program and her leadership in serving as chair of Detroit’s Local Organizing Committee for the 2009 NCAA Final Four. While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steering 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 Peer-Review 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. She also participated as a member of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitor Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2005 MLB All Star Game and Super Bowl XL. In 2006, the Titan Athletic Director 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 the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA), and the Black Coaches Association (BCA). Graduating magna cum laude from UDM, she 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, a senior at the University of Detroit Mercy majoring in Engineering, and daughter Kennedy.
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Athletic Staff
Jen Aldea Athletic Training Intern
Steve Corder Asst. AD for NCAA Compliance
Stacey Barns Erick Barnes Lainee Bisbee Kyle Bowen Men’s Faculty Asst. Director of Athletic Basketball Athletics Sports Medicine Training Intern Representative Office Manager
Taylor Blakely Athletic Administration Intern
Dennis Carlesso Tanya Carper Dir. of Devel. Cheer Team For Athletics & Coach Student Facilities
Sr. Beth Finster Joe Douglas Keri Gaither Amy Gasahl P.J. Gradowski Greg Haapala Dean Haddad S.S.J GA Athletic Associate V.P. & Asst. Dir. of Pep Band Senior Asst. Sports Director of Ticket University Minister Training/ Athletic Compliance/Acad. Director Sales & Fan Information for Athletics Strength & Cond. Director Coord. Experience Director
Phuong Le Jessica Liebner Teri Kromrei Dennis Morey Andrea Mosher Jason Horn Jeff Latinen Brandon Assistant Facility Ops. Equipment Academic Associate Athletic Associate AD Asst. AD for Longmeier Business and Graduate for Business Room Graduate Coordinator Director for Facilities & Dir. of Athletic Assistant Assistant Assistant External Affairs Operations/SWA Special Events Ticket Manager Mktg. & Promotions
Mike Miller Asst. AD for Sports Medicine
Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer
Chad Pitkin Equipment & Facilities Intern
Joel Walrath Sports Info. Assistant
Jordan Sames Director of Concessions & Merchandising
Aaron Short Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Tom Stanton Harvey Theeck Faculty Athletics Athletic Representative Equipment Manager
Joe Tofferi Asst. AD for Strength and Conditioning
Ashley VanMeter Asst. Director of Sports Medicine
Mitch Wigness Sports Information Director
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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- 1992-19992007-2009-2010
Matt Holtz Men’s Lacrosse
Sunny Jones Softball
Mike Lupenec Women’s Soccer HL- 1995-19962005
Ray McCallum Men’s Basketball
Laura Maness Women’s Lacrosse
Guy Murray Track & Field/CC HL-1996-19981999-2000-20022003
Pjotrs Necajevs Women’s Tennis
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. 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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Autumn Rademacher Women’s Basketball HL-2010
Points Of Pride BYRNE WINS BIG BREAK Former Titan David Byrne made Detroit proud as he won the Golf Channel’s reality television show Big Break Indian Wells in July of 2011. The victory gave Byrne a number of prizes, with the best of all a chance to play on the PGA Tour giving him an automatic exemption to the 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Along with the opportunity to play in the 2012 Zurich Classic, he took home over $70,000 in cash, a paid trip for two back to the Indian Wells Golf Resort, an Adams golf endorsement deal and a $10,000 shopping spree to Dicks Sporting Goods. Byrne outperformed 10 other contestants on the 10-episode series that was shot at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, Calif. When he competes at the Zurich Classic, he will be the first Titan in school history to play on the PGA Tour. RAY MCCALLUM TO REPRESENT USA BASKETBALL Sophomore Ray McCallum continued to find himself in the national spotlight. Over the summer, he participated as a counselor in the LeBron James Skills Academy and was one of 10 collegiate point guards invited to the Deron Williams Skills Academy. Then in August, he received an invitation to attend USA
Former Titan David Byrne won an automatic exemption to the PGA’s 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Basketball’s World University Games training camp, where he eventually made the final 12-man roster. The squad practiced and trained in Colorado Springs, Colo., before embarking to China on Aug. 8 to begin competition. Despite being the youngest athlete on the US squad, and a late addition to the original invitees to the training camp, he impressed coaches enough to make the team and represent the US as the red, white and blue looked for its 14th all-time medal in the competition. McCallum teamed with players from national powerhouses like Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan State, Notre
Dame and Syracuse. The team was coached by Matt Painter of Purdue, while Cuonzo Martin of Tennessee and Butler’s Brad Stevens served as assistants. APR REPORT HAS TITANS RATED HIGH The NCAA honored more than 900 Division I sports teams for their high marks academically last spring, including a pair of University of Detroit Mercy teams that achieved perfect scores. The Titan men’s golfers and men’s fencing teams each earned perfect 1000’s in the latest edition of the NCAA’s Public Recognition Awards, released in May. The NCAA announcement showed that 909 teams have earned the awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates. These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs. Through its innovative APR, which provides an annual scorecard of academic achievement, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of studentathletes on every Division I sports team.
Ray McCallum was part of the final 12-man roster for USA Basketball’s World University Games team that left for China Aug. 8, 2011
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A week later, Detroit brought home high marks in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate as 16 Titan teams were at or above the NCAA’s minimum standard (925) for the entire seven years since the association instituted the APR system (men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis are all entering their
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Points Of Pride third year of varsity status at the school). The Detroit men’s fencing and men’s golf team each scored perfect multi-year 1000 APR scores, while women’s basketball, women’s golf and women’s tennis were all cited with perfect 1000 scores in the 200910 academic year. Nine UDM teams were above the national averages among their peers within their sport. The new report was based on data supplied for the 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 200910 academic years. Each year the NCAA honors select Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multi-year APR. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams who demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. DETROIT TITAN ATHLETICS TO NAME COURT IN HONOR OF DICK VITALE Dick Vitale, ESPN broadcaster, college basketball ambassador and former Titan head coach and athletic director, received a tremendous honor from Detroit as the Titans announced that they will rename its basketball court in Calihan Hall after the legendary college basketball figure. The Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall will be dedicated in conjunction with a nationally-televised men’s basketball game against Big EAST foe St. John’s on December 5, 2011 on ESPN2. Vitale will be celebrating his 32nd anniversary of calling games for ESPN at the event having started on the sports television outlet on Dec. 5, 1979. Vitale coached at the University of Detroit (1973-77), compiling a winning percentage of .722 (78-30), which included a 21-game winning streak during the 1976-77 season when the team participated in the NCAA Tournament. Included in the streak was a victory in Milwaukee over Al McGuire’s eventual national champion Marquette team. In April 1977, Vitale was named Athletic Director at Detroit and later that year was named the United Fund’s Detroit
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Man of the Year. The Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall project will feature a brand new, state-of-the-art hardwood floor for the home of the Detroit Titans men’s and women’s basketball teams. Fundraising for the project will include several other key improvements to the facility, including men’s basketball “Phase II” renovations, which began with new offices and upgraded locker room accommodations. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT A PRIORITY FOR DETROIT The University of Detroit Mercy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) did a great job as always in trying to help out the local community. Throughout the school year, SAAC got together for a number of community initiatives, including the highly successful Sandwich Bus. The event gives Titan student-athletes a chance to come together in preparing a lunch and distributing it to the local community. SAAC also helped raise money for the Michigan Special Olympics with a Pie In The Face Fundraiser during a men’s lacrosse game as well as hosting a coat drive during a men’s basketball game for Nardly Human Services, Inc. Other student-athletes were involved outside of the field and classroom too as men’s lacrosse players Brandon Davenport, Matt Lining and Adam Parrottino participated in a Habitat for Humanity project near Grosse Pointe, while men’s basketball standouts Eli Holman and Ray McCallum greeted attendees and showed support of the United Way and downtown Detroit at the annual Blocktoberfest. UDM also partnered with the Southeastern Michigan “Toys for Tots” during Thanksgiving Weekend where the Titans played host to the Legend’s Classic. STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVE ACADEMIC ACCOLADES.
It started with 210 Titans being named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll. The Titans then saw 58 members named to the Horizon League’s fall academic honor roll, while 54 appeared on the HL’s spring honor roll. In addition, 10 men’s lacrosse players were placed on the MAAC’s honor roll. As a team, both the Titan men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams earned All-Academic Team honors from the USTFCCCA, while the UDM men’s and women’s tennis squads were tabbed ITA AllAcademic Teams. The men’s golf program was also recognized as an All-Academic Team by the GCAA. Eight Titans (Taylor Hennrick, Vushaun Landrum, Susan Kalkstein, Katrina Oberski, Jeff Clarridge, Britt Pronk, Alainna Stefan, Erin Weldon) were selected to the Horizon League’s Spring All-Academic Team. Three Detroit student-athletes (Patrick Liederbach, Kirstin Mooney and Landrum) were tabbed All-HL Academic for the winter, while Lauren Roffey was named to the League’s AllAcademic team in the fall. In lacrosse, four members of the women’s program earned their way onto the National Lacrosse Conference’s Academic All-League Team in Britany Busch, Anna Eidem, Corina Mahorn and Alycsa Valentine. In men’s lacrosse, 10 players were tabbed Academic All-MAAC in Brandon Davenport, John Dwyer, Brad Janer, Ty Maruyama, Jason McDonald, Chris Nemes, John Nowicki, Adam Parrottino, Nick Schesnuk and Wes Steen. Also individually, Jeff Clarridge of the men’s golf team was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, while Marni Achterhoff, Alainna Stefan and Lindsey Lammers were honored as the National Golf Coaches Association’s Women’s AllAmerican Scholar Team.
Another year went by with a number of academic honor rolls and awards that University of Detroit Mercy student-athletes received. For the 2010-11 season, 138 student-athletes had cumulative GPA’s over a 3.0, while 16 of the Titans’ 19 varsity teams were also over a 3.0 GPA.
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