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Warhawk Tennis

University Information

2012 ULM Tennis Fan Guide

Name........................................................... The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Location...............................................................................Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) Founded.............................................................. 1931 (as Ouachita Parish Junior College) Enrollment................................................................................................................ 8,858 President......................................................................................................Dr. Nick Bruno

Table of Contents Page 1............... Quick Facts/Schedule/Roster/Credits Page 2.................................................................... Fall Recap Page 3..........................Head Coach Terrence De Jongh Page 4.....................................Assistant Coach R.J. Nagel Page 5-11...........................................Meet the Warhawks Page 12-13............................. Raymond Heard Stadium Page 14-15................................................. 2011 in Review Page 16................................................................Claire Clark Page 17.....................................................A Storied History Page 18-19.............................................. All-Time Records Page 20-41.........................................................This is ULM

Athletic Department Information

Colors......................................................................................................Maroon and Gold Nickname...........................................................................................................Warhawks Conference............................................................................................................Sun Belt Athletic Director............................................................................................. Bobby Staub Senior Woman Administrator..........................................................................Tasha Fisher Athletic Department Phone...................................................................... (318) 342-5360 Web site............................................................................................... ulmwarhawks.com Mailing Address....................................................308 Warhawk Way / Monroe, LA 71209

Tennis Information

First Season................................................................................................................ 1973 All-Time Record.....................................................................................................544-344 Conference Titles.........................................................................................................Nine Last Regular Season Title........................................................................ 1997 (Southland) Last Tournament Title............................................................................. 2003 (Southland) Home Court.................................................................................Raymond Heard Stadium Opened.................................................................................................................. 1976 Capacity................................................................................................................... 515 Surface........................................................................................................Hard Courts

Tennis Staff Information

Head Coach........................................................................................... Terrence De Jongh Alma Mater....................................................................................... Louisiana Tech, ‘03 ULM Record/Years.........................................................................................62-42/Five Overall Record/Years..................................................................................81-66/Seven Graduate Assistant..............................................................................................R.J. Nagel Alma Mater.....................................................................................South Alabama , ‘09 Seasons.................................................................................................................Third Tennis Phone............................................................................................. (318) 342-5393 Best Time to Call...........................................................................Contact Media Relations

Media Relations Information

Director of Media Relations..........................................................................................TBA Assistant Director.......................................................................................Jeremy Stevens Office Phone......................................................................................... (318) 342-5462 E-mail............................................................................... stevenj@warhawks.ulm.edu Graduate Assistant.................................................................................... Rachel Williams Media Relations Fax.................................................................................. (318) 342-5464

Team Information 2012 WARHAWKS Name Bibiana Almeida Medy Blankvoort Letha Gaigher Vivian Polak Isabelle Rocher Sophie Rufyikiri Taylor Shepherd Monica Winkel

Yr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. R-Fr. So. Sr.

Credits

Hometown (Previous School) Porto, Portugal (Florida Gulf Coast) Huizen, The Netherlands (Goois Lyceum) Durbanville, South Africa (Paarl Gimnasium) Barendrecht, Netherlands (Dalton College Barendrecht) Bressuire, France (New Mexico State) Bujumbura, Burundi (Clapham HS) West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (Plein College Sint Joris)

2011 Record................................................................................................................18-2 Home........................................................................................................................8-1 Away........................................................................................................................7-1 Neutral.....................................................................................................................3-0 Conference Record/Finish.......................................... 5-1/Sun Belt Conference First Round Starters R/L...................................................................................................................4/2 Letterwinners R/L.........................................................................................................5/2 Newcomers...................................................................................................................... 3

ULM Name Usage

We are ULM. Please note that there are only two correct versions of our institution’s name, the preferred acronym ULM and the full name, the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Any other reference, including Louisiana-Monroe, UL-Monroe, La.-Monroe, LAM, or simply Monroe, are incorrect. Additionally, all women’s athletic teams are known simply as Warhawks - not Lady Warhawks or Lady Hawks.

The 2012 ULM Tennis guide is a publication of the ULM Athletic Media Relations department and was updated/edited by Media Relations Graduate Assistant Rachel Williams with the original design by former Director of Media Relations Adam Prendergast. Assistance provided by Assistant Media Relations Director Jeremy Stevens and former Assistant Sports Information Director Jeff Hendrix. Cover design Christy Bailey, ULM Graphic Services. Photos courtesy Richard Lupo, Jeremy Stevens, the Sun Belt Conference, and ULM archives.

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2011 Fall Recap NSU Invitational Isabelle Rocher won her flight at the NSU Invitational to lead ULM in its season opening tournament of the fall. The Warhawks won three of their five singles matches and all three of their doubles matches on Saturday. Rocher, a sophomore transfer from New Mexico State, defeated UL-Lafayette’s Tara Vasovic 6-3, 6-2 to win the Flight Four championship. Medy Blankvoort defeated ULL’s Briggitt Marcovich 6-4, 6-4 to take third place in Flight One and Vivian Polak defeated Lamar’s Natalia Maygoitia 6-3, 7-6 to finish third in Flight Three. Monica Winkel dropped a pair of three-set matches in the winner’s bracket to finish in fourth place in Flight Three. In doubles, Blankvoort and Winkel defeated ULL’s team of Audrey Wooland and Erin Wilbert 8-4 to finish in third place in Flight One while Rocher and Polak won a pair of matches on the backdraw 8-6 and 8-1 over teams from Southern Miss and Lamar, respectively. SFA Fall Classic Vivian Polak led ULM on the final day of the SFA Fall Invite as she cruised past Stephen F. Austin’s Julia Lorca 7-5, 6-0 to win the Flight C championship on Saturday.

farlane is the 27th ranked player in the NCAA and Guarachi is ranked 55th in the NCAA. In singles, Winkel fell 6-3, 6-3 to Mississippi State’s Olesya Tsigvintseva in the opening round and Blankvoort dropped a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 decision to Northwestern State’s Olga Bazhanova. Both rebounded in the consolation draw with a pair of wins. Blankvoort defeated Tulane’s Caroline Thornton 1-6, 6-2, 10-7, while Winkel took down Troy’s Candela Munoz 6-2, 5-7, 10-3. ITA Regional Day Two The ULM tennis team put forth a strong showing at the ITA Regional Championships in Birmingham, Ala., over the weekend. The Warhawks won the B Draw for the second straight year as Vivian Polak took home the title. It was an all ULM final in the B Draw as Polak squared off against sophomore Isabelle Rocher for the title on Sunday afternoon. Polak defeated opponents from Samford and UAB en route to the tile match, while Rocher dispatch of opponents from Jacksonville State, Auburn and Troy. Polak won the match between teammates 6-2, 6-1.

Medy Blankvoort, who won last year’s B Draw, advanced to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket in the main Sophomore Isabelle Rocher’s undefeated run through the draw with a straight sets victory over LSU’s Ariel Morton. fall came to a thrilling end with a three-set loss to SMU’s Blankvoort’s run ended with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Samford’s Kris Roberts in the Flight D championship match. After Madlie Janse Van Rensburg. dropped the first set 6-3, Rocher took the second set 6-2 before Roberts won a super-tiebreaker 10-7 in the decid- Blankvoort and Monica Winkel fell in the round of 16 in the ing third set. doubles draw to the University of Alabama duo of Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane, who were the numComplete results from Flight A and B were not made avail- ber four seed in the event. Blankvoort and Winkel defeated able by SFA. Monica Winkel was playing for third place in LSU’s Kaitlin Burns and Yvette Vlaar on Friday in the openFlight B against Sam Houston State’s Tatyana Postnikova, ing round. while Medy Blankvoort was scheduled to play TCU’s Federica Denti for the backdraw title in Flight A. In doubles, the tandem of Blankvoort and Winkel split their two matches on Saturday in Flight A, while results from Flight B doubles were not made available. Ragin’ Cajun Classic Sophomore Medy Blankvoort rallied for a three-set victory in the championship match of A1 singles and later teamed up with senior Monica Winkel to win the A1 doubles championship on the final day of the Ragin’ Cajun Classic hosted by UL-Lafayette on Sunday. Blankvoort’s 4-6, 6-1, 10-3 victory over Sun Belt rival Carla Nava from Middle Tennessee was her fourth win in four matches on the weekend -- three of her four victories came against Sun Belt foes. Blankvoort and Winkel won their fourth doubles match of the weekend on Sunday to take home the A1 doubles title. They defeated Nava and Nayara Moraes from Middle Tennessee; Blankvoort and Winkel defeated three Sun Belt teams and Louisiana Tech en route to their title. Senior Vivian Polak had to withdraw from the tournament before her championship match in B1 singles due to a family emergency. Winkel wrapped up third place in A2 singles with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Anastasio Surkova from McNeese State. Isabelle Rocher won her backdraw match against Dana Sardak from Northwestern State 6-2, 6-2 in B1 singles. ITA Regional Day One Medy Blankvoort and Monica Winkel advanced to the second round of the ITA Regional Championships with an 8-5 victory over LSU’s Kaitlin Burns and Yvette Vlaar on Friday. Blankvoort and Winkel have now won five straight doubles matches and are 8-3 this fall as a team. The pair will take on Alabama’s Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane tomorrow for the right to advance to the quarterfinals. Mac-

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Terrence De Jongh The reigning Louisiana Coach of the Year Terrence De Jongh has restored the tradition proud women’s tennis program at ULM in five short years. He has led the Warhawks to 36 victories over the past two seasons and put together the longest winning streak in the NCAA of 18 matches in 2011. De Jongh’s players have not only been successful athletically, but they have also set the standard for student-athletes at ULM in the classroom. The women’s tennis program received the NCAA Public Recognition Award in 2011 for ranking in the top 10 percent in APR across the country. ULM’s tennis program was one of just 10 overall Sun Belt programs and 11 programs in Louisiana to earn the recognition. ULM has boasted a perfect 1,000 APR score each of the past four seasons under De Jongh and received the most recent ULM Team GPA Award with a cumulative effort of 3.63. De Jongh is responsible for suiting up arguably the best player in ULM and Sun Belt Conference history. Claire Clark dominated her competition from the moment she stepped on the courts as a walk-on in the spring of 2008. By the time she graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in 2011, Clark amassed a 63-4 overall record in dual matches in singles. As a senior, Clark lost just four sets all season long in singles en route to an 18-1 record and four Sun Belt Player of the Week awards. Clark was named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team as a senior in addition to earning Louisiana Player of the Year honors and receiving the Sun Belt Conference Post-Graduate Scholarship Award; Clark was ULM’s first Academic All-America First Team selection since 1994. Clark and her teammates finished the 2011 season 18-2 overall and 5-0 in Sun Belt Conference action under the leadership of De Jongh. ULM’s 18-match win streak was the longest in the NCAA and earned the Warhawks the number two seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Warhawks peaked at No. 46 in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings during the 2011 season, it was ULM’s first national ranking since 2003. The season featured a 6-1 win at No. 73 Mississippi State - the Warhawks first victory over the Bulldogs since 1985 - and a 5-2 victory at Northwestern State, which snapped the Demons 20-match regular season win streak. De Jongh’s Warhawks dominated the All-Sun Belt Conference Teams in historic fashion. ULM accounted for four of the seven players on the singles team and two of the five doubles teams. It marked the first time in Sun Belt history that a team placed four athletes on the singles team. Clark, Monica Winkel, Vivian Polak and Letha Gaigher all earned singles honors. ULM’s doubles teams of Clark and Winkel in addition to Polak and Ana Burjaili were all-conference in doubles. Gaigher also named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year. With a trio of recruiting classes in the books, ULM’s transformation under De Jongh began in 2010 when the Warhawks finished 18-6 overall and 7-2 at home. Clark was named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American for the second straight year and earned the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. Clark was also named to the All-Sun Belt Singles team, while Burjaili and Polak were All-Sun Belt selections as a doubles tandem. In the short time since De Jongh has taken the reigns of the program, the ULM tennis team has hosted the Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships, three fall tournaments and the first ever ULM tennis reunion for former standouts of one of the school’s most historically prominent athletic programs. In his first five seasons on the bayou, De Jongh has led the Warhawks to a 23-8 mark at home. The Warhawks successes haven’t been limited to the performance of the team. Individuals under De Jongh have enjoyed equal success. Under the ULM head coach, a student-athlete has posted at least 10 spring wins in an individual season on 20 occasions over the last five seasons - including a six players in 2011. De Jongh began his Warhawk head coaching career prior to the start of the 2007 spring term. Moving from the Southland Conference into the Sun Belt Conference for the season - a league that has featured as many as four nationally ranked women’s tennis programs since ULM joined the Warhawks started fast for their head coach. ULM won nine matches in its inaugural SBC campaign, but dropped a trio of 4-3 decisions including one at perennial league power South Alabama. In addition to playing tough in the program’s new conference, De Jongh mentored one of the league’s top student-athletes to a postseason

award. Marion Lehmann raced out to a 15-3 individual mark in her first season by the bayou and was named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Second Team. Lehmann also garnered Newcomer of the Year accolades under the direction of De Jongh, making her the first women’s tennis athlete at ULM to receive the nod in the statewide poll. Despite being hampered by injuries on the court that left him with only five healthy players, De Jongh’s second installment at ULM picked up eight victories on the court. Four Warhawks in the regular line-up posted at least eight individual wins during the spring while another, Clark, finished six matches above .500 in limited action. As important as on court success has been to De Jongh, his most important move may have been securing with the assistance of ULM Director of Athletics Bobby Staub and managing the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championship Tournament. In only the team’s second season in the league, ULM tennis hosted the championship event, the department’s first since becoming a full member of the league prior to the 2006-07 competitive year. During the 2008 fall campaign, the ULM tennis program took another big step forward by hosting a pair of open tournaments. The Warhawk Classic and ULM Invitational became the first fall tournaments hosted on the Monroe campus in more than 15 years. De Jongh began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant coach during the 2000 season. Serving four years in that capacity, he was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the 2004 campaign and led the Lady Techsters to a 9-12 record - the program’s best mark in seven years. After having the ‘interim’ tag removed for the 2005 season, the De Jongh-led Louisiana Tech squad topped the 10-win plateau for the first time in nearly 20 seasons. Overlapping with his time as a collegiate head coach was a fouryear stint as the tennis professional at Pine Hills Country Club in Calhoun, La. After leaving Louisiana Tech following a 10-12 record in 2005, De Jongh spent one year away from college coaching before taking his current post as leader of the Warhawks. A 1995 high school graduate of Scholen Gemeenschap on the Carribean island of Bonaire, De Jongh continued his formal education by receiving an electrical engineering degree from Ir Cesar Tarzano Junior College, located in Aruba, in 1999. De Jongh played professionally on the International Tennis Federation circuit while representing his home country, Aruba. A strong competitor, he was ranked internationally in both singles and doubles. He would later receive a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Louisiana Tech in 2003 and his master’s of industrial organization from Louisiana Tech in 2006. Fluent Languages: Papiamento, Spanish, English, Dutch

DE JONGH’S CAREER GRAPH 2000 AC - Louisiana Tech 2001 AC - Louisiana Tech 2002 AC - Louisiana Tech 2003 AC - Louisiana Tech 2004 IHC - Louisiana Tech 9-12 2005 HC - Louisiana Tech 10-12 2006 Tennis Pro - Pine Hill Country Club 2007 HC - ULM 9-11 2008 HC - ULM 8-13 2009 HC - ULM 9-10 2010 HC - ULM 18-6 2011 HC - ULM 18-2 Overall - 7 Years 81-66 ULM - 5 Years 62-42

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R.J. Nagel R.J. Nagel begins his third year as an assistant tennis coach at ULM following an outstanding playing career at the University of South Alabama and one season as an assistant coach with the South Alabama women’s tennis team. In 2011, the Warhawks finished the 2011 season 18-2 overall and 5-0 in Sun Belt Conference action. ULM put together an 18-match win streak which was the longest in the NCAA and earned the Warhawks the number two seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Warhawks peaked at No. 46 in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings during the 2011 season, it was ULM’s first national ranking since 2003. The season featured a 6-1 win at No. 73 Mississippi State - the Warhawks first victory over the Bulldogs since 1985 - and a 5-2 victory at Northwestern State, which snapped the Demons 20-match regular season win streak. ULM dominated the All-Sun Belt Conference Teams in historic fashion that season. ULM accounted for four of the seven players on the singles team and two of the five doubles teams. It marked the first time in Sun Belt history that a team placed four athletes on the singles team. Claire Clark, Monica Winkel, Vivian Polak and Letha Gaigher all earned singles honors. ULM’s doubles teams of Clark and Winkel in addition to Polak and Ana Burjaili were all-conference in doubles. Gaigher also named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year.

Clark was named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American for the second straight year and earned the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. Clark was also named to the All-Sun Belt Singles team, while Burjaili and Polak were All-Sun Belt selections as a doubles tandem. Nagel played three seasons at South Alabama (2006-08), helping the Jaguars win two Sun Belt Conference titles during that time, he also received the Sun Belt Conference Academic Award. Nagel was 16-1 in his first collegiate season at South Alabama and compiled a 21-6 mark during his junior campaign. As a senior with the Jaguars, Nagel earned All-Sun Belt honors and helped his team win the Sun Belt Conference and advance to the second round of the NCAA Regionals. He finished his senior season with a 20-1 singles record. Following his career at South Alabama, Nagel worked with South African junior tennis players playing in ITF Tournaments. He also played in a South African FI Futures tournament, qualifying for the main draw and obtaining ATP tour points. Nagel also helped prepare South African junior players for the 2010 Australian Open. Nagel is currently enrolled in graduate school at ULM; he received his bachelor’s degree in sport and recreation management from South Alabama.

Clark amassed a 63-4 career record in dual matches in singles and as a senior (2011) lost just four sets all season long in singles en route to an 18-1 record and four Sun Belt Player of the Week awards. She was named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team as a senior in addition to earning Louisiana Player of the Year honors and receiving the Sun Belt Conference Post-Graduate Scholarship Award; Clark was ULM’s first Academic All-America First Team selection since 1994. In his first season, the Warhawks came within one match of reaching the Sun Belt Conference championship match after reaching the semifinals for the first time in program history. The Warhawks finished the 2010 spring season with an 18-6 record overall and a 7-2 mark at home.

2011-12 ULM Warhawks

Warhawk Tennis

The Warhawks VIVAN

2010-11 All-Sun Belt Conference - Doubles 2010-11 All-Sun Belt Conference - Singles 2010-11 All-Louisiana - Second Team 2009-10 All-Louisiana - Second Team 2009-10 All-Sun Belt Conference Team - Doubles

POLAK

Fall ‘11: Won the B Draw singles title at the ITA Regional Championship with a trio of straight-set victories...Won the Flight C championship at the SFA Fall Invite...defeated Stephen F. Austin’s Julia Lorca 7-5, 6-0 for the title...picked up victories over opponents from Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State en route to her title...advanced to the championship match of the Ragin Cajun Classic, but was forced to withdraw from the event due to a family emergency; won her previous three matches in straight sets by an average score of 6.2-2.8...took third place at the season opening NSU Invitation...posted a 5-4 doubles mark in the fall playing with both Isabelle Rocher and Letha Gaigher...at the SFA Fall Classic with Gaigher, the duo went 2-1 and won the backdraw with victories over teams from TCU and SMU Spring ‘11: Named All-Sun Belt in singles and doubles in addition to earning All-Louisiana honors following an impressive spring season...finished the spring 15-4 in singles; was 3-0 at No. 3, 3-2 at No. 4, 8-2 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6...won 11 of her final 13 matches... was 4-2 against Sun Belt Conference opponents...eight of her 15 victories came in straight sets...picked up a straight-sets victory in ULM’s 6-1 win at No. 73 Mississippi State...posted an 11-match win streak...teamed up with Ana Burjaili in doubles, and the duo posted a 17-3 record; the pair was 1-0 at No. 2 and 16-3 at No. 3... went 5-1 against Sun Belt opponents...put together win streaks of six and eight matches...won 10 of their last 11 matches...won their 17 matches by an average score of 8.1-3.1 Fall ‘10: Advanced to the finals in her flight at the ASU Invitational with a pair of victories...won the ASU Invitational flight one doubles title with Letha Gaigher with victories over three Sun Belt Conference teams

Senior Barendrecht, Netherlands Dalton College Barendrecht Spring ’10: Named to the All-Sun Belt team with doubles partner Ana Burjaili ... Earned All-Louisiana honors … Had a 20-3 singles mark during the spring season … Went a perfect 11-0 at fifth singles and was also 9-3 at fourth singles … Combined with her fall record, posted a 26-7 singles mark in 2009-10 … Open the spring season with 12 match victories in a row, including a 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Mariia Ryzhova from nationally-ranked Mississippi State … Claimed a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Maria Spenceley of Florida International in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament … Had a 4-2 overall record against opponents from the Sun Belt … Had a mark of 18-2 in doubles play, including a 17-2 mark when paired with Ana Burjaili, with 16 of those victories coming at number three doubles … Their doubles record is the best in ULM history... The duo of Burjaili and Polak ended the season on a nine-match winning streak … Burjaili and Polak defeated opponents from both nationallyranked Mississippi State and Florida International. Fall ’09: Posted a 6-4 mark in singles play … Reached the final of the Troy Fall Classic, falling to teammate Monica Winkel … Earned a 2-1 record in doubles play … Advanced to the doubles final at the Stephen F. Austin Invitational with Ana Burjaili. Spring ’09: Joined the Warhawks two weeks into the spring semester and battled an injury to her shoulder for the bulk of her first season...Competing primarily at number one singles, posted a 1-10 individual record...Picked up the first singles win of her career on April 11 at Jackson State, a 6-4, 7-5 decision over Asha Saravana Mohan in her only attempt at number three singles...Went 0-2 in doubles play while teaming with Sharon Makhanya, competing both times at the second position. Fall ‘08: Did not compete with the team...Was a late addition, joining the Warhawks for the 2009 spring semester. Prior to ULM: Played tennis under the direction of Rob Koutstaal at Rotterdam tennis academy...Achieved a singles rating of 2.8 and a doubles rating of 3.2...Played for clubs in Barendrecht and Hartel (Spijhenisse) and in Rotterdam. Personal: Full name is Vivian Polak...Born on March 22, 1989, in Rotterdam, Netherlands...Daughter of Paul Polak and Erna van Dongen...Has one younger brother, Patrick Polak...Majoring in business administration. Languages Spoken: Dutch, English, German Season Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2008-09 1-10 0-10 - 1-0 - - 2009-10 20-3 - - - 9-3 11-0 2010-11 15-4 - - 3-0 3-2 8-2 1-0 Totals 36-17 0-10 - 4-0 12-5 19-2 1-0

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The Warhawks

MONICA

2010-11 All-Sun Belt - Singles 2010-11 All-Sun Belt - Doubles 2010-11 All-Louisiana - Second Team 2009-10 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana First Team Fall ‘12: Teamed with Medy Blankvoort to defeat a duo from LSU in the opening round of the ITA Regional Championships... advanced to the round of 16 in the main draw consolation bracket with a three-set victory over Troy’s Candela Munoz teamed with Blankvoort to win the A1 doubles title at the Ragin Cajun Classic; the pair defeated three SBC foes and Louisiana Tech en route to their title...teamed up with Blankvoort in doubles at the NSU Invitational and finished in third in Flight One...finished in third at the Ragin Cajun Classic in singles with three wins in four matches; lone loss was a three-set match...went 1-2 in singles at both the NSU Invitational and SFA Fall Classic Spring ‘11: Named All-Sun Belt in both singles and doubles and was named to the All-Louisiana Second Team...finished the spring season 14-5 in singles; was 1-1 at No. 1, 12-4 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3...won eight of her final 10 matches...won 10 of her 14 matches in straight sets...won a three-set thriller at No. 3 singles against No. 73 Mississippi State...teamed with Claire Clark in doubles and dominated their competition...posted a 19-1 record and won their final 18 matches of the season; were 1-0 at No.1 and 18-1 at No. 2...lone loss was against a duo from No. 27 SMU... won by an average score of 8.1-2.9...only four opponents won more than four games

WINKEL

Senior Bonaire, Netherland Antilles Plein College Sint Joris Prior to ULM: Played tennis under the direction of Robby Domacasse in her native Bonaire before being recurited to one of the top tennis academies in the Netherlands...Trained at Henk van Hulst Tennis Academy where she earned top performer and top junior athlete accolades. Personal: Full name is Monica Ann Winkel...Born on December 4, 1989, in Curacao...Daughter of George and Patricia Winkel...Has one older brother, Edward, and one younger brother, Philip...Majoring in psychology. Languages Spoken: Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish

Season Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2008-09 8-7 - - 3-3 1-2 3-2 1-0 2009-10 20-3 - 4-1 10-1 6-1 - Fall ‘10: Teamed with Claire Clark, defeated Georgia Tech’s Jullian 2010-11 14-5 1-1 12-4 1-0 - - O’Neal and Elizabeth Kilborn in the opening round of the ITA All- Totals 42-15 1-1 16-5 14-4 7-3 3-2 1-0 American Championship...won her singles flight in the Warhawk Classic with a trio a straight set victories...knocked off Auburn’s Taylor Shcreimann in the opening round of the ITA Southern Regional Spring ’10: Earned All-Louisiana honors … Earned a 20-3 singles record during the spring season … Had a record of 4-1 at number two, 10-1 at number three and 6-1 at number four … Combined with her fall record, she had a mark of 28-6 in singles competition in 2009-10 … Had a 13-match winning streak during the middle of the season, not dropping a match from Feb. 20 to April 14 … Claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Valeriya Makarycheva of nationally-ranked Mississippi State … Also earned a 6-4, 6-2 win over Christine Seredni of nationally-ranked Florida International in the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals … Had a perfect 7-0 singles record against Sun Belt Conference opponents … Had a 15-7 mark in doubles during the spring season, 16-6 when partnering with Claire Clark … Played 15 of those doubles matches at first doubles … Won seven of her last nine doubles decisions to end the season. Fall ’09: Earned an 8-3 record in singles matches … Won her flight in the Troy Fall Classic, defeating teammate Vivian Polak in the final … Claimed a second-place finish at the Stephen F. Austin Invitational … Posted a 2-4 doubles record with Claire Clark. Spring ’09: Finished her freshman campaign with the secondbest record on the team at 8-7 while helping to solidify the middle of the Warhawk line-up...Was 3-3 at number three, 1-2 at number four, 3-2 at number five, and 1-0 at number six singles... Clinched ULM’s first round upset of rival Louisiana-Lafayette in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 win over Marina Ruiz de Gauna at number five singles...Of her seven losses, four came in the third set, including two by way of a third-set tiebreaker...Teamed with Sharon Makhanya in tandem play to post a 6-9 doubles record with five victories coming in the second position where the duo was 5-7. Fall ‘08: Did not compete with the team...Was a late addition, joining the Warhawks for the 2009 spring semester.

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The Warhawks Fall ‘11: Teamed with Monica Winkel to defeat a duo from LSU in the opening round of the ITA Regional Championships...advanced to the quarterfinals of the main draw consolation bracket with a victory over LSU’s Ariel Morton...played in the top flight of all three tournaments...won the Ragin Cajun Classic with four victories in three days; defeated three Sun Belt Conference foes en route to her title...also won the A1 doubles championship with Monica Winkel; the pair defeated three SBC foes and Louisiana Tech en route to their title...finished third in the season-opening NSU Invitational...teamed up with Winkel in doubles at the NSU Invitational and finished in third in Flight One...went 1-2 at the SFA Classic; defeated Louisiana Tech’s Laura Fernandez in the backdraw Spring ‘11: Finished the spring season 11-6 overall and 4-1 against Sun Belt Conference opponents in singles and 11-7 overall and 3-3 against SBC competition in doubles...posted a perfect 5-0 mark at No. 4 singles, while going 0-1 at No. 2 singles and 6-5 at No. 3 singles...defeated Denver’s Emma Isberg 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3

MEDY

BLANKVOORT Sophomore Huizen, Netherlands Goois Lyceum

singles in the Sun Belt Tournament...won seven of her last nine matches of the spring...nine of her 11 victories came in straight sets, while four of her six losses were three-set matches...teamed up with fellow freshman Letha Gaigher all season in doubles; pair played all 18 matches at the No. 1 position...won five straight matches during the early portion of the season Fall ‘10: Won the “B” singles title at the UTSA/ITA Southern Regional Championship with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the title match... won three straight matches to take the consolation title in flight 2 at the ASU Invitational Prior to ULM: Trained at the H.L.T.C. De Kuil Club, where she was the youngest senior champion in club history … Also a member of the club’s district champion under-14 and under-17 teams … Has worked with coach Michiel Schapers. Personal: Full name is Medy Larissa Blankvoort … Born on June 18, 1992, in Amsterdam, Netherlands … Daughter of Ruud and Simona Blankvoort … Majoring in history. Season Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2010-11 11-6 - 0-1 6-5 5-0 - Totals 11-6 - 0-1 6-5 5-0 - -

2010-11 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2010-11 All-Sun Belt Conference - Singles 2010-11 All-Louisiana - First Team

LETHA

Fall ‘11: Participated in just one tournament in the fall...teamed with Vivian Polak at the SFA Fall Classic, the duo went 2-1 and won the backdraw with victories over teams from TCU and SMU

GAIGHER

Spring ‘11: Capped a dominating freshman campaign with numerous awards...was named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year in addition to earned First Team All-Louisiana and All-Sun Belt Conference honors; received all but four votes for Louisiana Freshman of the Year... finished the spring season 16-3 in singles; was 1-0 at No. 4, 2-3 at No. 5 and a perfect 13-0 at No. 6...finished the year with wins in 16 of her final 17 matches, which included a 10-match win streak...15 of her 16 victories came in straight sets; lone three-set win was at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament - after dropping the first set, won 6-2, 6-1 the next two sets...won her sets by an average score of 6.0-1.6...was a perfect 6-0 on the season against Sun Belt Conference competition...

Sophomore Durbanville, South Africa Paarl Gimnasium

teamed up with fellow freshman Medy Blankvoort all season in doubles; pair played all 18 matches at the No. 1 position...won five straight matches during the early portion of the season...went 11-7 overall and 3-3 against SBC competition in doubles Prior to ULM: Trained at the Kainos Tennis Academy, coached by Stefan De Kock … Has been ranked in the top-13 in South African youth tennis rankings for six years … Played number one singles and doubles at both the Durbanville and Eversdal Clubs … Also recruited by South Alabama. Personal: Full name is Letha Gaigher … Born on December 25, 1991, in Durbanville, South Africa … Daughter of Dewald and Annmarie Gaigher … Has two sisters, Jeanne and Nell, a stepbrother, Louis, and a stepsister, Jenni … Majoring in finance.

Season Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2010-11 16-3 - - - 1-0 2-3 13-0 Totals 16-3 - - - 1-0 2-3 13-0

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The Warhawks Fall ‘11: Advanced to the championship match of the B Draw singles at the ITA Regional Championships; defeated opponents from Jacksonville State, Auburn and Troy en route to the title match...won the Flight Four championship in her first tournament as a Warhawk; defeated ULL’s Tara Vasovic 6-3, 6-2 to take the title at the NSU Invitational...advanced to the title match of her flight at the SFA Fall Classic with straight set victories over opponents from SMU and Louisiana Tech before dropping a three-set thriller in the championship match... wrapped up the fall going 2-2 at the Ragin Cajun Classic...in doubles, went 3-4 with Monica Winkel at the NSU Invitational and Rajun Cajun Classic

ISABELLE

ROCHER

Sophomore Bressuire, France New Mexico State

Prior to ULM: Attended New Mexico State for one year...as a freshman at St. Joseph High School, ranked as the No. 15 player in France... in 2007, she moved to a 5/6 ranking, and in 2008 she was 3/6...won the 2009 County Championship and received a final French ranking of 1/6...played for the Bressuire Tennis Club from 2006-09 Personal: Full name is Isabelle Rocher...daughter of Francois and Elisabeth Rocher...has one sister, Cecile...majoring in business

Spring ‘11: Played a pair of matches at No. 6 against Central Arkansas and Southern; fell in both contests Fall ‘10: Won her flight’s consolation championship at the ASU Invitational with victories over a pair of Southeast Missouri State players...advanced to the championship match of her flight at the Warhawk Classic West Monroe High School: Played four seasons of tennis for the Rebels … Earned all-state honors three times in high school (2007, ’08 and ’09) … Also earned all-district and all-region honors four times at West Monroe (2007, ’08, ’09 and ’10).

TAYLOR

SHEPHERD Sophomore West Monroe, La. West Monroe HS

Personal: Full name is Taylor Brooke Shepherd … Born on April 27, 1992, in West Monroe, La. … Daughter of Keith and Tina Shepherd … Has an older sister, Tiffany … Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. Season Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2010-11 0-2 - - - - - 0-2 Totals 0-2 - - - - - 0-2

Warhawk Tennis

The Warhawks Prep: Played tennis at Clapham High School...helped the Scotts to the 2007 and 2009 Sutelle Davin Tournament championship

SOPHIE

Personal: Full name is Anne-Sophie Rufyikiri...born December 31, 1992, in France Bourges...has two brothers, Nicolas and Ronald; Nicolas played tennis at Grambling State... majoring in biology

Redshirt Freshman Bujumbura, Burundi Clapham HS

Prior to ULM: Played under the direction of head coach Tibor Krta... ranked in the top-20 in Europe for U16...ranked in the top-15 in Slovakia for U18

SILVIA

Personal: Full name Silvia Tumova...born April 29, 1993...daughter of Milan and Henrieta...has an older brother, Patrik (23) and a younger sister, Lucia (10)...majoring in biology

RUFYIKIRI

TUMOVA

Freshman Bratislava, Slovakia Sportove Gymnazium Ostredkova

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The Warhawks Prior to ULM: Member of the Tenis-Tenis Club where she played under coach Veljko Radojicic... a two-time semifinalist in the Serbian Junior National Championship in 2009 and 2010.

EMA

TURUDIJA

Personal: Full name Ema Turudija... born February 15, 1993... daughter of Dragan and Vesna Turudija... has one older borther, Luka (20)... majoring in marketing.

Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Sports HS

2011-12 Schedule

Sept. 23-24 Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Oct. 7-9 Oct. 21-22

NSU Invitational SFA Fall Classic Raginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cajun Classic ITA South Regional

Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 2 Mar. 4 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 22 Mar. 25 Apr. 1 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 15 Apr. 19-22

McNeese State Alcorn State Delta State Southern Nicholls State Mississippi State Auburn Texas-Pan American Northwestern State Arkansas State* Southern Miss Arkansas Fort-Smith Central Arkansas UALR* UL-Lafayette* SMU Stephen F. Austin Middle Tennessee UAB Tulane Sun Belt Tennis Championships

Natchitoches, La. Nacogdoches, Texas Lafayette, La. Birmingham, Ala. Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Cleveland, Miss. Baton Rouge, La. Thibodaux, La. Starkville, Miss. Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Fort Smith, Ark. Conway, Ark. Little Rock, Ark. Monroe, La. Dallas, Texas Monroe, La. Monroe, La. Birmingham Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Denton,Texas

1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. TBA 12:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. All Day

Bold indicates match played at Raymond Heard Stadium on the campus of ULM * - Sun Belt Conference match

Warhawk Tennis

The Warhawks

Monica Winkel 11

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Heard Stadium Constructed in 1976 and dedicated shortly thereafter, Raymond Heard Stadium has been home to the ULM tennis team for over 30 years. One of the region’s top facilities, the home of the Warhawks opened its gates to a pair of fall tournaments in 2008 for the first time in over 15 years. Since its inception, Heard Stadium’s courts have been home to nine women’s conference championship teams and a pair of All-Americans. The nationally recognized men’s team also picked up 16 conference championships, including seven straight leading into the 1998 season - the program’s last year of NCAA competition. In addition to serving as home for Warhawk champions, Heard Stadium has hosted multiple conference championships over the years. Beginning with the Trans America Athletic Conference Championship (now Atlantic Sun Conference) in 1980, the Warhawks home courts have hosted seven league championship events. ULM has hosted two Atlantic Sun Championships (1980 - 1981) and four Southland Conference Championships (1982 - 1994 - 1996 - 1998) at Heard Stadium. Most recently, ULM tennis became the first Warhawk program to host a Sun Belt Conference Championship after welcoming the league’s men’s and women’s teams for the 2008 Championships. The championship event marked the first on-campus league championship tournament hosted by the Warhawks since joining the league as full members prior to Heard Stadium has also played host to a trio of National Invitational Tournaments (1982 - 1983 - 1984) and has been the host site of several United States Tennis Association tournaments. Long considered one of the premier tennis facilities in the region, the 515 seat Heard Stadium recently underwent a face-lift to prepare it for the Sun Belt Conference Championship. Featuring 15 fully illuminated courts and elevated grandstand seating, the home of the Warhawks provides an excellent venue for tennis fans to catch collegiate action. The courts were resurfaced for the 2003 regular season and again prior to the 2008 campaign. In addition to the courts and spectator areas, Heard Stadium also features two full locker rooms, offices for the ULM coaching staff, and a break room for tournament officials and visiting media.

2011 In Review Singles Medy Blankvoort Ana Burjaili Claire Clark Letha Gaigher Vivian Polak Taylor Shepherd Monica Winkel Overall

2011 SPRING MATCH RESULTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Doubles 1 2 3 Total - 0-1 6-5 5-0 - - 11-6 Clark / Winkel 1-0 18-1 - 19-1 - - 2-2 7-1 2-2 2-0 13-5 Burjaili / Polak -- 1-0 16-3 17-3 16-1 2-0 - - - - 18-1 Blankvoort/Gaigher 11-7 - - 11-7 - - - 1-0 2-3 13-0 16-3 - - 3-0 3-2 8-2 1-0 15-4 - - - - - 0-2 0-2 1-1 12-4 1-0 - - - 14-5 17-2 14-5 12-7 16-3 13-7 17-2 89-26 Overall 12-7 19-1 17-3 48-11

2011 SPRING MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS MATCH 1: VS TEXAS SAN ANTONIO (W, 6-1)

1. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Stefanie Peana (UTSA) 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 2. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Isabelle Jonsson (UTSA) 6-1, 6-1 3. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Micaela Silva (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Carolina Dedering (UTSA) 6-4, 6-2 5. Kavya Menon (UTSA) def. Letha Gaigher (ULM) 6-0, 6-3 6. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Katie Ottenbreit (UTSA) 6-2, 6-1

MATCH 8: VS HOUSTON (W, 4-3)

1. Celia Fraser (HOU) def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-4, 6-2 2. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Giorgia Pozzan (HOU) 6-1, 6-4 3. Bryony Hunter (HOU) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 4. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Joanna Kacprzyk (HOU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 5. Maja Kazimieruk (HOU) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-0, 6-3 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Elena Kazakova (HOU) 6-3, 6-2

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) vs. Peana/IJonsson (UTSA) 4-3, unfinsished 1. Hunter/Pozzan (HOU) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-5 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Silva/Dedering (UTSA) 8-1 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Kazimieruk/Kacprzyk (HOU) 8-4 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Menon/Maffezzolli (UTSA) 8-1 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Garvey/Fraser (HOU) 8-3

MATCH 2: AT NO. 27 SMU (L, 0-4)

MATCH 9: AT SOUTHERN MISS (W, 5-2)

MATCH 15: TROY (W, 6-1)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Karoline Grymel (TROY) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Olfa Dhaoui (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 3. Leonie Guijt (TROY) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Lyubov Dorofeeva (TROY) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 5.Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 6-4, 3-6, retired 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Olivia Battye (TROY) 6-2, 6-0 1. Grymel/Guijt (TROY) def. Gaigher/Blankvoort (ULM) 8-5 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Dhaoui/Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 8-1 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Dorofeeva/Battye (TROY) 8-1

MATCH 16: UALR (W,7-0)

1. Marta Lesniak (SMU) vs. Claire Clark (ULM) 6-3, 2-6, 0-1, unfinished 2. Edyta Cieplucha (SMU) def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-1, 6-1 3. Heather Steinbauer (SMU) vs. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 7-6, 0-2, unfinished 4. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) def. Vivian Polak (ULM) 6-1, retired 5. A. Malyarchikova (SMU) def. Letha Gaigher (ULM) 6-1, 6-1 6. Ashley Turpin (SMU) vs. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Asa Bengtson (USMW) 6-0, 6-3 2. Stephanie Dellocono (USMW) def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-4, 6-3 3. Elja van Berlo (USMW) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Moorea Williams (USMW) 6-1, 6-1 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Zoe Lee (USMW) 6-1, 6-3 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Shannon Rogers (USMW) 6-4, 6-1

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Luksich, Veronique (UALR) 6-1, 6-1 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Kakovkina, Yana (UALR) 6-0, 6-0 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Van Den Houte, Rebec (UALR) 6-2, 6-0 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Pluyta, Viktoriya (UALR) 6-4, 6-4 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Garay, Nathalia (UALR) 6-1, 6-1 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Pierce, Rachel (UALR) 6-4, 6-3

1. Malyarchikova/Lesniak (SMU) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-4 2. Steinbauer/Cieplucha (SMU) def. Clark/Winkel (ULM) 8-4 3. Turpin/Hatamova (SMU) def. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) 8-1

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Dellocono/Williams (USM) 8-2 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Bengtson/van Berlo (USM) 8-1 3. Lee/Rogers (USM) def. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) 8-7

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Kakovkina/Pluyta (UALR) 8-3 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Luksich/Van Den Houte (UALR) 8-3 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Garay/Pierce (UALR) 8-4

MATCH 3: VS. TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (W, 7-0)

MATCH 10: AT NO. 73 MISSISSIPPI STATE (W, 6-1) MATCH 17: DELTA STATE (W, 7-0)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Malin Anderson (UTPA) 6-3, 6-1 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Reetata Raty (UTPA) 6-1, 6-2 3. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Zalina Nazarova (UTPA) 7-6, 7-6 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Wanda Bequelin (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1 5. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Dana Nazarova (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1 6. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Blanca Garcia (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Alexandra Perper (MSST) 7-5, 6-3 2. Mariia Ryzhova (MSST) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 3. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Danielle Terpko (MSST) 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Olesya Tsigvintseva (MSST) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Roseline Dion (MSST) 6-4, 6-1 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Vivian Pietraroia (MSST) 6-2, 6-2

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Laura Mongin (DSU) 6-0, 6-3 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Lucia Laws (DSU) 6-3, 6-3 3. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Amandine Gourgues (DSU) 6-2, 6-0 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Erin Teivans (DSU) 6-2, 1-0, retired 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Hidemi Mayeshiro (DSU) 6-0, 6-1 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Amanda Corneilison (DSU) 6-0, 6-0\

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Anderson/Raty (UTPA) 8-4 2. Clark/ Winkel (ULM) def. Nazarova/Nazarova (UTPA) 8-2 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Garcia/Strkic (UTPA) 8-2

1. Perper/Terpko (MSST) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-3 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Ryzhova/Tsigvintseva (MSST) 9-7 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Hall/Pietraroia (MSST) 8-5

1. Mongin/Teivans (DSU) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-4 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Laws/Gourgues (DSU) 8-2 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Moya/Mayeshiro (DSU) 8-2

MATCH 4: CENTRAL ARKANSAS (W, 6-1)

MATCH 11: (NO. 46) AT LIPSCOMB (W, 7-0)

MATCH 18: UL-LAFAYETTE (W, 4-1)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Simona Horsikyan (UCA) 6-0, 6-1 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Lisa Mainz (UCA) 6-0, 6-3 3. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Sasha Ruocco (UCA) 6-1, 6-1 4. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Kazumi Otani (UCA) 6-0, 6-0 5. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Kati Andersen (UCA) 7-5, 6-3 6. Alex Rios (UCA) def. Taylor Shepherd (ULM) 6-1, 6-2

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. KEEVIL, Elizabeth (LIP) 6-0, 6-0 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. JACKSON, Kara (LIP) 6-1, 6-2 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. BELLINI, Alyssa (LIP) 6-1, 7-5 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. HANSEN, Danielle (LIP) 6-2, 6-2 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. JOW, Carlina (LIP) 6-0, 6-0 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. MCMEEN, Julieanne (LIP) 6-0, 6-0

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Wooland, Audrey (ULL) 6-0, 6-3 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) vs. Mazinova, Julie (ULL) 2-3, unfinished 3. Marcovich, Briggitt (ULL) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-2, 6-2 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) vs. Israel, Milou (ULL) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Alhqvist, Sandra (ULL) 6-3, 6-2 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Gordon, Mia (ULL) 6-2, 6-3

1. Gaigher/Blankvoort (ULM) def. Hartman/Mainz (UCA) 8-4 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Ruocco/Otani (UCA) 8-0 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Andersen/Rios (UCA) 8-1

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. JACKSON/BELLINI (LIP) 8-5 2. Winkel/Clark (ULM) def. KEEVIL/HANSEN (LIP) 8-1 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. JOW/MCMEEN (LIP) 8-2

1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Wooland/Mazinova (ULL) 8-4 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Gordon/Alhqvist (ULL) 8-4 3. Israel/Marcovich (ULL) def. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) 8-1

MATCH 5: SOUTHERN (W, 6-1)

MATCH 12: (NO. 74) AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE (W, 7-0) MATCH 19: AT ARKANSAS STATE (W, 4-3)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Carlista Mohammed (SU) 6-0, 6-1 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Demetria Woods (SU) 6-2, 6-2 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Kathryn Curtis (SU) 6-2, 6-4 4. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Lisbeth Castaneda (SU) 6-0, 6-0 5. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Joâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Vonna Gaines (SU) 6-0, 6-1 6. Lois Alexis (SU) def. Taylor Shepherd (ULM) 6-1, 6-1

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Yuiri Nomoto (MT) 6-2, 6-3 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Marietta Bigus (MT) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Carla Nava (MT) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Lisa Maas (MT) 7-6, 6-3 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Lexi Brand (MT) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Alex Dachos (MT) 6-3, 6-1

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Emily Crowe (ASU) 6-1, 6-1 2. Jenny Herring (ASU) def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 3. Janie Nowland (ASU) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Biljana Miloshevska (ASU) 6-4, 6-2 5. Ioana Teu (ASU) def. Vivian Polak (ULM) 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Menna Kamal (ASU) 6-0, 6-3

1. Gaigher/Blankvoort (ULM) def. Mohammed/Gaines (SU) 8-4 2. Winkel/Clark (ULM) def. Alexis/Curtis (SU) 8-1 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Woods/Castaneda (SU) 8-1

1. Gaigher/Blankvoort (ULM) def. Nomoto/Maas (MT) 8-4 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Brand/Bigus (MT) 8-3 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Nava/Dachos (MT) 8-7

1. Crowe/Teu (ASU) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-5 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Nowland/Miloshevska (ASU) 8-6 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Herring/Kamal (ASU) 9-8, 5-0

MATCH 6: ALCORN STATE (W, 6-1)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Arielle Buchmann (ASU) 6-1, 6-1 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Katherine Hoepelman (ASU) 6-2, 6-0 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Dari Rudd (ASU) 6-1, 6-1 4. Kerstan Vanem (ASU) def. Vivian Polak (ULM) 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 5. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Merilin Tipp (ASU) 6-1, 6-1 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Chan Rutherford (ASU) 7-6, 6-2

MATCH 13: AT MCNEESE STATE (W, 5-2)

1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Ilona Serchenko (MCN) 6-2, 6-7, 10-7 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Ralitsa Pirdopska (MCN) 6-1, 6-3 3. Tea Tvrtkovic (MCN) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-4, 6-3 4. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Anastasio Surkova (MCN) 7-6, 6-0 5. Kwynn Biggs (MCN) def. Letha Gaigher (ULM) 6-1, 6-4 6. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Marcella Castaldi (MCN) 6-3, 6-0

2011 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MATCH 20: VS DENVER (L, 3-4)

1. Sophia Bergner (DEN) def. Claire Clark (ULM) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 2. Elena Najera (DEN) def. Monica Winkel (ULM) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 3. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Emma Isberg (DEN) 6-4, 6-3 4. Caroline Schnell (DEN) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-2, 6-4 1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Rudd/Rutherford (ASU) 8-1 1. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Serchenko/Pirdopska (MCN) 8-5 5. Steffi Rath (DEN) def. Vivian Polak (ULM) 6-2, 6-1 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Tipp/Vanem (ASU) 8-2 2. Winkel/Clark (ULM) def. Frausto/Biggs (MCN) 8-4 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Natalie Dunn (DEN) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 3. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Buchmann/Hoepelman (ASU) 8-1 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Tvrtkovic/Surkova (MCN) 8-2 1. Bergner/Rath (DEN) def. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) 8-3 MATCH 7: AT NORTHWESTERN STATE (W, 5-2) MATCH 14: NICHOLLS STATE (W, 7-0) 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Najera/Isberg (DEN) 8-6 1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Bazhanova, Olga (NWLA) 6-1, 6-2 1. Claire Clark (ULM) def. Florina Nosca (NICH) 6-0, retired 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Schnell/Dunn (DEN) 8-5 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. Curukovic, Adna (NWLA) 6-3, 6-2 2. Monica Winkel (ULM) def. S. Kalyanasundaram (NICH) 6-4, 6-2 3. Rubesova, Martina (NWLA) def. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) 6-1, 6-3 3. Ana Burjaili (ULM) def. Tatiana Denezhkina (NICH) 6-1, 3-0, retired 4. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Lange, Kathrin (NWLA) 6-3, 6-2 4. Medy Blankvoort (ULM) def. Marina Ljoshevska (NICH) 6-1, 6-0 5. Nedorostova, Andrea (NWLA) def. Ana Burjaili (ULM) 6-4, 7-5, 12-10 5. Vivian Polak (ULM) def. Natalia Zamora (NICH), by default 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Schulz, Bianca (NWLA) 6-2, 6-2 6. Letha Gaigher (ULM) def. Melissa Harrison (NICH), by default 1. Gaigher/Blankvoort (ULM) def. Bazhanova/Schulz (NWLA) 8-7, 10-5 1. Winkel/Clark (ULM) def. Nosca/Denezhkina (NICH) 8-3 2. Clark/Winkel (ULM) def. Nedorostova/Rubesova (NWLA) 8-5 2. Burjaili/Polak (ULM) def. Kalyanasundaram/Ljoshevska (NICH) 8-3 3. Polak/Burjaili (ULM) def. Colic/Lange (NWLA) 8-4 3. Blankvoort/Gaigher (ULM) def. Zamora/Harrison (NICH), by default

Warhawk Tennis

2011 in Review • 1st team in Sun Belt history with 4 all-conference singles players

• Tied second-winningest season in ULM tennis history - .900 (18-2)

• Ranked No. 46 nationally on March 1, 2011

• Nation’s second-longest win streak (17)

Ana Burjaili All-Sun Belt Doubles

Monica Winkel All-Sun Belt Singles & Doubles

• Fewest losses (2) in 34 years

Vivian Polak All-Sun Belt Singles & Doubles

Claire Clark All-Sun Belt Singles & Doubles

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Claire Clark

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Three-time Academic All-American

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First CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American since 1994

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Sun Belt Female Postgraduate Scholarship Award

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ULM’s Top Female Student-Athlete

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Three-time All-Sun Belt Singles Team

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LSWA Louisiana Player of the Year

Claire Clark had one of the most illustrious careers in the history of the ULM tennis program and capped it with a phenomenal season in 2011. She went 18-1 in singles play her senior season, finishing second all-time only to herself in winning percentage (.947). She and doubles partner Monica Winkel also finished the year with a 19-1 doubles record and a .950 winning percentage, the best in ULM’s history. Her impressive play led the Warhawks to an 18-2 overall record and 17 consecutive wins, the nation’s second-longest winning streak, which garnered them a No. 46 national ranking after upsetting No. 73 Mississippi State 6-1. Clark finished her career with just four losses in singles play after going 63-4, and holds the best career winning percentage in the history of the program (.940). Clark added to her long list of accolades by receiving two of the most prestigious of her career following her senior year. After being just one of 12 ULM students to graduate with a 4.0 cumulative GPA, she was named to the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large First Team, the first Warhawk since 1994 to do so. The honor was the third of her career after landing on the second and third teams her sophomore and freshman years. She also garnered multiple honors from the Sun Belt Conference including the Sun Belt Female Postgraduate Scholarship Award, which is one of the league’s most prestigious. Her athletic achievements were again recognized as an All-Sun Belt Singles and Doubles Team selection and was the third time in her career she earned an All-Sun Belt nod. Additionally, Clark was named the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association Louisiana Player of the Year and picked up her third-straight All-Louisiana First Team Selection.

Warhawk Tennis

A Storied History

Above: ULM’s former women’s tennis student athletes take a group picture with the program’s first head coach, Dr. Dwight Vines. Below: ULM’s former men’s tennis student athletes pose for a group picture with Dr. Vines at the first ever Warhawk tennis reunion in October of 2008.

COACHING YEAR-BY-YEAR Coach

Seasons

Yrs.

Rec.

Pct.

Dwight Vines

1973-74

6-0

1.000

Pam Baker

1973-75

10-2

.833

Martha Hawthorne

1976-79

88-21

.807

Mary Nyholm

1980-84

125-65

.658

Charlene Grafton

1985-86

27-17

.614

Jim Watkins

1986-87

4-18

.181

Bill Schwich/Wilson Campbell

1987-88

11-12

.487

Luis Castro-Malaga

1988-94

73-58

.557

Wilson Campbell

1994-95

19-3

.863

Gary Glassman

1995-97

25-13

.658

Randy Holden

1997-98

13-7

.650

Randy Rowley

1998-99

2-13

.133

Frank Polito

1999-01

24-26

.480

Maria Zavala

2001-03

37-14

.725

Bo Markovich

2004

3-15

.166

2004-06

21-18

.538

2006-pres.

62-42

.596

Jill Breslin Terrence De Jongh

All-Americans and Hall of Famers line the annals of the Warhawk tennis program, making it one of the oldest and most history-rich of ULM’s athletic teams. Starting with an undefeated 1973-74 campaign and running through the program’s entrance into the Sun Belt Conference, the Warhawks have posted double-digit wins in 24 campaigns, finished with a winning record 22 times, and claimed a conference championship on seven different occasions. The first NCAA women’s squad of any sport on campus, the tennis team started strong. In the program’s first five seasons the team went a combined 72-14. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) took notice and before the program had reached its 10th birthday, ULM had become a mainstay in the national rankings. Competing as an independent, ULM took another step forward in the 1978 season when Sherry Dunkin [pictured top left] became the program’s first All-American following a 41-12 campaign. Dunkin became the first female student-athlete in any sport at ULM to garner the honor. Six years later Maria Lindstrom [pictured top right] posted a 31-5 record at number one singles and claimed the Southland Conference title to become the program’s second All-American. Dunkin provided another first for the program and became the first female student-athlete in the ULM Athletics Hall of Fame when she was inducted in 1988. Ten years later, Dunkin was joined by Brenda Hook - the program’s all-time singles victories leader (156) and driving force behind four-consecutive AIAW top 20 rankings - in the school’s hall of fame. Dunkin, Hook, and three former male studentathletes (Jose Alvarez, Terry Moor, and Phil Trahan) in the five-person tennis contingent in the 100-plus member ULM Athletics Hall of Fame. Nine total former female student-athletes have garnered the honor at ULM, with the two from tennis representing the third-highest total for a single team, trailing only the three honorees from each the women’s basketball team and track & field squads. In 25 seasons in the Southland Conference, the Warhawk tennis squad finished outside of the top three in the league’s standings on only five occasions. ULM claimed one postseason tournament and six regular season championships as a member of the league and represented the conference in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. ULM honored this storied history - recognizing the program’s ‘founding father’ and first coach, Dr. Dwight Vines - in a reunion in October of 2008. Featuring 45 former student-athletes, as well as the current Warhawk tennis squad, the three-day event helped bridge the gap between the team’s of the past and present, while energizing the program as it began its push back to national prominence.

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All-Time Records WARHAWK HONORS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Season 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02

Win 6 4 13 18 31 26 29 27 13 24 32 19 8 4 11 5 17 9 17 11 14 19 12 13 13 2 9 15 17

Loss 0 2 2 2 8 9 8 10 17 16 14 3 14 18 12 13 6 17 3 11 8 3 6 7 7 13 15 11 8

Pct. 1.000 .667 .866 .900 .795 .743 .784 .730 .433 .600 .696 .863 .364 .181 .478 .278 .739 .346 .850 .500 .636 .863 .667 .650 .650 .133 .375 .577 .680

2002-03

.769

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

3 10 11 9 8 9 18 18 544

15 10 8 11 13 10 6 2 344

.166 .500 .579 .450 .381 .476 .750 .900 .613

Notes Undefeated Season Third in state Third in state 16th in AIAW/16th in USTA 17th in AIAW/14th in USTA 20th in AIAW 16th in AIAW Second in state Second in Southland Conf. Soutland Conf. Champion Second in Southland Conf. Second in Southland Conf. Third in Southland Conf. Third in Southland Conf. Fourth in Southland Conf. Second in Southland Conf. Southland Conf. Champion Southland Conf. Champion Southland Conf. Champion Second in Southland Conf. SLC Tournament Runner-Up Southland Conf. Champion Southland Conf. Champion Third in Southland Conf. 10th in Southland Conf. Fifth in Southland Conf. Third in Southland Conf. Third in Southland Conf. Second in Southland Conf. SLC Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament vs Stanford 10th in Southland Conf. Fifth in Southland Conf. Third in Southland Conf. Sun Belt Conf. Tournament Sun Belt Conf. Tournament Sun Belt Conf. Tournament Sun Belt Conf. Tournament Sun Belt Conf. Tournament

Conference Singles Champions (31) No. 1 - Maria Lindstrom: 1984 & 1985 Beatrice Niedzialek: 1990, 1991, & 1992 Sandy Hole: 1996 No. 2 - Stephanie Burnam: 1986 Helen Crook: 1991 Eva Eguiguren: 1994 & 1996 Sahiba Chadha: 1997 No. 3 - Pernilla Hallberg: 1984 Lillemor Hallberg: 1985 Leslie Henry: 1986 Giovanna Devercelli: 1991 Sandy Hole: 1995 Sahiba Chadha: 1996 No. 4 - Annabelle Landa: 1983 Giovanna Devercelli: 1992 Diane Clark: 1993 Marie-Claude Ostiguy: 1997 No. 5 - Stephanie Burnam: 1983 Carmen Pitarch: 1991 Romina Ventura: 1996 Anna White: 1997 No. 6 - Julie Adams: 1984 Alice Sherman: 1986 Tracy Rodger: 1988 Diane Clark: 1991 & 1992 Claudia Ibanez: 1997

Conference Doubles Champions (16)

No. 1 - Maria Lindstrom/Pernilla Hallberg: 1984 Maria Lindstrom/Lillemor Hedberg: 1985 Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli: 1990 Sandy Hole/Romina Ventura: 1996 Sandy Hole/Anna White: 1998 No. 2 - Colleen O’Connell/Joanna Nichols: 1983 Colleen O’Connell/Michele Ruschhaupt: 1984 Pernilla Hallberg/Leslie Henry: 1985 Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli: 1991 Sahiba Chadha/Eva Eguiguren: 1996 Sahiba Chadha/Anna White: 1997 Sahiba Chadha/Marie-Claude Ostiguy: 1998 No. 3 - Kim Knight/Carmen Alvarez: 1987 Diane Clark/Julie Sinkins: 1992 Anh Diep/Claudia Ibanez: 1996 Anh Diep/Valerie Mazza: 1997 NOTE: The format of tennis competition changed in 1999 from individual to team based to reflect format change in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to 1999, ULM earned 42 individual championships in the Southland Conference, more than double any other school in the league’s history. ULM also holds the record for team regular season championships at six.

Academic All-Americans (3) Kelly Bucewicz, 2003 Claire Clark, 2009 Claire Clark, 2010 Claire Clark, 2011

Conference Player of the Year (4)

Beatrice Niedzialek, 1990-92 (Southland Conf.) Sandy Hole, 1996 (Southland Conf.)

Conference Newcomer of the Year (1) Sherry Dunkin 1978 All-American

Maria Lindstrom 1984 All-American

Julie Perovic, 2001 (Southland Conf.)

Coach of the Year (5)

Mary Nyholm, 1984 (Southland Conf.) Luis Castro-Malaga, 1992 (Southland Conf.) Luis Castro-Malaga, 1993 (Southland Conf.) Wilson Campbell, 1995 (Southland Conf.) Gary Glassman, 1997 (Southland Conf.)

Warhawk Tennis

All-Time Records Season Singles Wins Leaders Player

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

Maria Lindstrom Brenda Hook Brenda Hook Sherry Dunkin Mary Arnie Brenda Hook Mary Arnie Julie Jones Mary Arnie Colleen O’Connell Merri Bradford

Year

1984-85 1977-78 1979-80 1977-78 1978-79 1978-79 1979-80 1979-80 1980-81 1980-81 1978-79

Record 61-11 49-16 49-16 45-21 39-22 38-20 36-21 36-21 35-18 34-12 34-17

Season Singles Win-Percentage Leaders Player

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Claire Clark Claire Clark Claire Clark Diane Clark Julie Sinkins Beatrice Niedzialek Sahiba Chadha Maria Lindstrom Maria Lindstrom Sandy Hole

Year

PCT (Rec)

2009-10 2010-11 2008-09 1991-92 1991-92 1989-90 1994-95 1983-84 1984-85 1995-96

.957 (22-1) .947 (18-1) .941 (16-1) .933 (28-2) .906 (29-3) .897 (26-3) .867 (26-4) .861 (31-5) .847 (61-11) .844 (27-5)

Career Singles Wins Leaders 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Player

Years

Record

Brenda Hook Mary Arnie Merri Bradford Colleen O’Connell Sherry Dunkin Sandy Hole Beatrice Niedzialek Maria Lindstrom Sahiba Chadha Louise Tuff

1977-80 1977-80 1976-80 1980-84 1976-78 1994-98 1990-93 1983-85 1994-98 1978-82

154-65 140-85 112-64 105-67 103-43 100-32 94-27 92-16 81-33 81-44

Season Doubles Wins Leaders Players

1. 3. 4. 5. 7.

10.

Year

Mary Arnie/Julie Jones Sherry Dunkin/Brenda Hook Mary Arnie/Merri Bradford Jana Hanks/Julie Jones Maria Lindstrom/Lillemor Hadberg Colleen O’Connell/C. Berryman Jana Hanks/Julie Jones Mary Arnie/Merri Bradford Sherry Dunkin/Brenda Hook Brenda Hook/Walters Ingrid Roux/Suzanne Roux

1980-81 1977-78 1979-80 1979-80 1984-85 1980-81 1979-80 1977-78 1979-80 1978-79 1980-81

Record 42-11 42-18 39-12 38-7 28-8 28-17 27-8 27-10 27-11 26-5 26-11

Season Doubles Win-Percentage Leaders Players

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9.

Claire Clark/Monica Winkel Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili Sandy Hole/Romina Ventura Sandy Hole/Anna White Maria Lindstrom/Pernilla Hallberg Ingrid Roux/Suzanne Roux Helen Crook/Victoria Davis Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli Sandy Hole/Romina Ventura Diane Clark/Julie Sinkins

Year

PCT (Rec)

2010-11 2009-10 1995-96 1997-98 1983-84 1983-84 1991-92 1989-90 1994-95 1991-92

.950 (19-1) .895 (17-2) .857 (24-4) .846 (22-4) .828 (24-5) .828 (24-5) .821 (23-5) .813 (13-3) .810 (17-4) .810 (17-4)

Career Doubles Wins Leaders 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player

Years

Record

Mary Arnie Julie Jones Brenda Hook Merri Bradford Colleen O’Connell Sherry Dunkin Jana Hanks Sandy Hole Sahiba Chadha Cindy Berryman

1977-80 1977-80 1977-80 1980-84 1980-84 1976-80 1977-80 1994-98 1994-98 1981-83

146-52 143-40 140-55 109-48 106-50 103-39 97-30 84-24 79-24 69-39

ULM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS SINGLES (45) 1983 - Anabelle Landa, Stephanie Burnam 1984 - Maria Lindstrom, Pernilla Hallberg, Julie Adams 1985 - Maria Lindstrom, Pernilla Hallberg 1986 - Stephanie Burnam, Leslie Henry, Alice Sherman 1988 - Tracy Rodger 1990 - Beatrice Niedzialek 1991 - Beatrice Niedzialek, Helen Crook, Giovanna Devercelli, Carmen Pitarch, Diane Clark 1992 - Beatrice Niedzialek, Giovanna Devercelli, Julie Sinkins, Diane Clark 1993 - Diane Clark 1994 - Eva Eguiguren 1995 - Sahiba Chadha, Eva Eguiguren 1996 - Sandy Hole, Eva Eguiguren, Sahiba Chadha, Claudia Ibanez, Romina Ventura 1997 - Sahiba Chadha, Marie-Claude Ostiguy, Anna White, Claudia Ibanez 2001 - Kathi Sadofsky (2nd Team) 2003 - Kelly Bucewicz (1st Team), Diana Espinal (1st Team) 2005 - Nataliya Ostrovska (1st Team) 2006 - Daliny Sithimorada (2nd Team) 2009 - Claire Clark, Marion Lehhman 2010 - Claire Clark 2011 - Claire Clark, Letha Gaigher, Vivian Polak, Monica Winkel

DOUBLES (26) 1983 - Colleen O’Connell/Joanna Nichols 1984 - Maria Lindstrom/Pernilla Hallberg Colleen O’Connell/Michele Ruschhaupt 1985 - Maria Lindstrom/Lillemor Hadberg Pernilla Hallberg/Leslie Henry 1987 - Kim Knight/Carmen Alvarez 1990 - Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli 1991 - Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli 1992 - Diane Clark/Julie Sinkins 1993 - Beatrice Niedzialek/Giovanna Devercelli 1995 - Sahiba Chada/Jowita Kaszynska, Eva Eguiguren/Anh Diep Sandy Hole/Romina Ventura 1996 - Sandy Hole/Romina Ventura, Claudia Ibanez/Anh Diep, Sahiba Chadha/Eva Eguiguren 1997 - Sahiba Chadha/Anna White, Valerie Mazza/Anh Diep 1998 - Sandy Hole/Anna White 2001 - Anna Yenyk/Julie Perovic (2nd Team), Kathi Sadofsky/Carolina Souza (2nd Team) 2002 - Matilde Taborda/Veronica Perez (2nd Team) 2003 - Kelly Bucewicz/Diana Espinal (1st Team) 2010 - Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili 2011 - Claire Clark/Monica Winkel, Vivian Polak/Ana Burjaili

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THE CAMPUS OF ULM The UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE has everything the prospective student could ask for all rolled into one scenic and tranquil setting on the Bayou DeSiard. Since its foundation in 1931, ULM has remained large enough to provide a multitude of academic and social options and small enough to ensure every student gets the handson attention they deserve. Combining Southern hospitality with the bustling pace of a collegiate campus, ULM provides the perfect atmosphere for all the needs of the students of today!

Oozeball and Spring Fever remain annual events on the ULM campus.

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Featuring all the amenities of a growing Division I university, day-to-day life for the Warhawk student-athlete rivals that of any campus across the nation. Recently remodeled apartments and dorms located a mere stones throw away from the athletic facilities, a newly remodeled student-center, a brand new on campus Starbucks, and the latest in dining options gives ULMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletes the best of both worlds - the strong academic and social atmospheres to match the athletic facilities.

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Under the direction of head athletic trainer James (J.D.) Dunivant, the ULM athletic training staff provides studentathletes with a comprehensive Sports Medicine Program focused on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Staffed by three full-time certified athletic trainers, a minimum of five graduate assistants, and several student trainers, the Warhawk athletes have an army of individuals caring for their health and safety. Viewing health care as a key component to the success of a student-athlete, sports medicine facilities in Malone Stadium and Fant-Ewing Coliseum are in action year round. Opening at 6:30 a.m. and remaining so until each studentathleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs have been met, the sports medicine staff diligently takes care of needs ranging from taping and daily treatment to more major rehabilitations. In addition to the on-site staff, the ULM sports medicine team includes a partnership with the top health care professionals in the region. Teaming with the North Louisiana Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic, ULM ensures that the health needs of its student-athletes are given top priority.

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Annually producing the best conditioned and most prepared student-athletes for competition at the highest level of collegiate competition, the strength and conditioning program has been turning heads at the regional and national level. The Warhawk strength and conditioning staff under the direction of John Grieco tailors a program to meet the specific needs of studentathletes in each respective sport. Inside the 10,000 square foot ULM Athletics Fitness Center training needs are isolated and a combination of power and endurance programs are employed. Measures to increase explosiveness, reaction speed, flexibility, overall strength, and many more are worked on as pillars of the ULM strength and conditioning program to ensure that Warhawk student-athletes remain BIGGER, STRONGER, and FASTER than their competition. ulmwarhawks.com

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DEAN: Dr. Denny G. Ryman (ryman@ulm.edu) MAJORS OFFERED: Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Health Studies, Radiologic Technology, Speech Language Pathology, Dental Hygiene, Clinical Laboratory Science NOTABLES: • ULM’s is the only comprehensive College of Health Sciences in the University of Louisiana system, a governing board that includes eight Division I universities across the state • Has received $1.5 million in grants and donations since the summer of 2008, including an award of $471,000 from the United States Senate for the purchase of a mobile dental unit • Opened a 5,000 square foot speech language pathology clinic in May of 2009 • Nursing students gain hands-on experience in ULM’s unique, state of the art nursing simulation lab • Students in ULM’s College of Health Sciences enjoy a near 100-percent graduation rate on certification and state license exams after completion of core curriculum

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DEAN: Dr. Ronald R. Berry (rberry@ulm.edu) MAJORS OFFERED: Accounting, Aviation, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Construction Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Business, Management, Marketing, Risk Management & Insurance NOTABLES: • ULM’s College of Business is fully accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate (MBA) level and features unique, cutting-edge programs in construction management, entrepreneurship, and risk management & insurance

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ACADEMIC SPORTS SERVICES As part of the ULM Athletics academic improvement plan, the department added new staff, increased tutoring opportunities, improved the administrative technology, and expanded the supervised study program. Continuing its committment to academic excellence, ULM opened the doors of the CLARKE M. WILLIAMS STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER for the 2008-09 school year, an academic-oriented building containing computer lab, individual and group study rooms, and counseling areas. ULM recently honored the first 66-person class in the ‘Maroon and Gold Society’, an honors program for ULM athletes based on their academic successes. With the increase in resources and availibility, Warhawk student-athletes have reaped the benefits of the renewed focus on academics. Over 50 current and former student-athletes graduated from ULM during the 2009-10 school year. Additionally, more than 200 were recognized with placement on the AD’s honor roll during the period. The scholastic recognitions aren’t just happening at ULM either. Tennis’ Claire Clark garnered Academic All-America status for the second consecutive season. The Sun Belt Conference also recognized 37 Warhawks with placement on the Commissioner’s List and another 69 on the Academic Honor Roll. Under the direction of Assistant Athletic Director Tasha Fisher, the ULM Student Athlete Services program focuses on five areas of committment: • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Academic counseling and assessment, time management, study skills, tutorial assistance, study halls, scholarship applications, communication skills, mentor programs, awards, honors and recognitions • ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE: Broad athletic programs, quality facilities and equipment, coaching and support staff, competitive scheduling, media relations and exposure, athletic training and health care, spirit groups, and administrative support • CAREER DEVELOPMENT: Career counseling, applying and interviewing for jobs, networking, placement, summer and vacation employment, graduate school, and internships • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: Social development, personal health, alcohol and drug education, fundamental values, ethics awareness, values clarification, emotional health, support groups, stress management, spiritual needs, peer counseling, and fiscal responsibility • SERVICE: Active community outreach participation, volunteer work in schools and the community, leadership training, and citizenship

ULM STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES STAFF

DR. KATHY PARKER

Coordinator of Academic Counseling

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MAURICE NELSON Academic Counselor

ELIZABETH HOLBERT

Academic Counselor

MICHAEL ANDERSON

Academic Counselor

COMPLIANCE KEY DEFINITIONS: Booster (Representative of Athletics Interest ) The NCAA defines a booster as any individual who: • Is a member of the institution’s athletics booster club. • Has made donations to the booster club or to the Department of Athletics. • Is involved in recruiting prospects or providing benefits (e.g., summer jobs) to enrolled student-athletes. • Is involved in promoting the institution’s athletics program (e.g., buying season tickets). Prospective Student-Athlete (Prospect/Recruit) Any individual who has started classed for the 9th grade. In Men’s Basketball, a prospect is an individual who has started classes for the seventh grade. Also, any student-athletes enrolled in preparatory schools or two-year colleges are considered prospects. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect until he or she attends the first day of classes for the fall or spring semester. Student-Athlete A student who participates in intercollegiate athletics at ULM. This includes those students who were recruited by coaches as well as walk-ons. Recruiting Any solicitation of a prospect (or family members) by a staff member of the Department of Athletics at ULM to encourage him/her to enroll at ULM and ultimately participate in intercollegiate athletics at ULM. Extra Benefit Any special arrangement by an ULM employee or booster to provide a studentathlete, or that student-athlete’s friends or relatives, a benefit not authorized by the NCAA. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: Can boosters contact prospects to encourage them to attend ULM? A: No. Any such contact could result in the prospect being declared ineligible to participate in ULM athletics. Recruiting contact must be made by countable coaches. Q: May a booster attend a public event (e.g., high school awards banquet) at which prospects are present? A: Yes, as long as you do not make contact with the prospect or his/her family nor attempt to recruit the prospect.

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TASHA FISHER

CATHERINE

Assistant AD - Academic COLWELL & Compliance Director of Compliance

Q: What extra benefits are prohibited for current studentathletes, prospects, their relatives and friends? A: Prohibited benefits include (and are not limited to) the following: cash or loans, promise of employment after graduation, special discounts, employment of relatives or friends of prospects, use of an automobile, providing transportation to and from a summer job or other site, co-signing a loan, a loan or gift or money or other tangible times (clothing, jewelry, etc.), free or reduced cost housing arrangements, entertainment costs on or off-campus, educational expenses, or summer camp registration. Q: Is it permissible for a booster to entertain high school, preparatory, or junior college coaches at any location? A: No. However, ULM may provide two complimentary tickets to the coaches for home athletics contest. Q: What is the definition of an in-person contact? A: In-person contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect, or the prospect’s parents or legal guardian, where the exchange of a greeting is exceeded. Additionally, any face-to-face encounter which is prearranged and takes place on either the grounds of the prospect’s educational institution, the site of organized competition or at proactive that involves the prospect or the team the prospect represents is an in-person contact. Q: Is the contact rule applicable to established friends and neighbors? A: No. However, if you know a prospect who might want to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe, the only permissible recruiting activity for a booster is to notify the appropriate coach.

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COMPLIANCE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: Can boosters contact prospects to encourage them to attend ULM? A: No. Any such contact could result in the prospect being declared ineligible to participate in ULM athletics. Recruiting contact must be made by countable coaches. Q: May a booster attend a public event (e.g., high school awards banquet) at which prospects are present? A: Yes, as long as you do not make contact with the prospect or his/her family nor attempt to recruit the prospect. Q: What extra benefits are prohibited for current studentathletes, prospects, their relatives and friends? A: Prohibited benefits include (and are not limited to) the following: cash or loans, promise of employment after graduation, special discounts, employment of relatives or friends of prospects, use of an automobile, providing transportation to and from a summer job or other site, co-signing a loan, a loan or gift or money or other tangible times (clothing, jewelry, etc.), free or reduced cost housing arrangements, entertainment costs on or off-campus, educational expenses, or summer camp registration. Q: Is it permissible for a booster to entertain high school, preparatory, or junior college coaches at any location? A: No. However, ULM may provide two complimentary tickets to the coaches for home athletics contest. Q: What is the definition of an in-person contact? A: In-person contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect, or the prospectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents or legal guardian, where the exchange of a greeting is exceeded. Additionally, any face-to-face encounter which is prearranged and takes place on either the grounds of the prospectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational institution, the site of organized competition or at proactive that involves the prospect or the team the prospect represents is an in-person contact. Q: Is the contact rule applicable to established friends and neighbors? A: No. However, if you know a prospect who might want to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe, the only permissible recruiting activity for a booster is to notify the appropriate coach.

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WE ARE WARHAWKS THE RISE OF THE WARHAWKS

Moving into the Sun Belt Conference for the 2006-07 season, ULM’s athletic department completed a transformation of sorts. The old Indian mascot was ceremonially honored and retired at the end of the previous athletic campaign and the ULM WARHAWKS were born. Unique to the program, ULM’s new moniker is the only one at the highest level of NCAA competition and one of only two Warhawks at any collegiate level in the entire nation. ULM’s Warhawks provide fans with multiple points of pride to rally behind. The new mascot holds local historical connection to the P-40 ‘Warhawk’ airplane flown by northeast Louisiana’s General Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers of WWII. The Warhawk is also symbolic of the redshouldered hawk, a local predatory bird commonly found nesting along Bayou DeSiard and soaring above ULM’s athletic facilities year round. On August 30, 2006, ULM mascot ‘ACE THE WARHAWK’ was born. Wearing bomber jacket, flight helmet and goggles, Ace has provided a perfect representation of the dual meaning of ULM’s mascot. Less than two months later, WARHAWK I, a live red-shouldered hawk permanently housed at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe, La., was added to the ULM family of mascots. Since their arrival, ACE and Warhawk I have become vital parts of the ULM community. Including appearances at home athletic events and other activities around campus, the duo have rallied fans to help the Warhawks achieve victory. The pair also make appearances across the Monroe community, providing educational opportunities for ULM’s youngest fans.

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A TRADITION OF WINNING The rafters at Fant-Ewing Coliseum are full and the trophy cases across campus are overflowing with the fruits of ULM’s athletic successes. Beginning with a men’s cross country and track and field conference championship in 1958-59, the Warhawks have had a storied run at the top of the standings in each sport over the athletic program’s history. From national championships to basketball Final Fours and collegiate baseball World Series appearances, fans at ULM have become accustomed to watching their teams compete - and win - at the highest level. The Warhawks have advanced to the national semifinals of major tournaments in six different sports and ULM has claimed more than 90 conference championships. The ULM men’s squads have claimed all-sports titles14 times, including four in the Gulf States Conference (1963, ‘64, ‘65, ‘69), the Atlantic Sun (1980, ‘81, ‘82), and the Southland Conference (1984, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94). The ULM women have grabbed allsports titles six times in the Southland Conference (1984, ‘85, ‘87, ‘88, ‘90, ‘94). During the 1984 SLC season, ULM became the first program in conference history to win all sports titles on both the men’s and women’s side. The Warhawks would accomplish the feat three more times. After conquering the Southland Conference, ULM made the move to the Sun Belt Conference and has continued its winning ways. Before the Warhawks had even become full members of their new league, the team had won a football conference championship in 2005. One year later, ULM won a divisional title in men’s basketball and followed that up one season later with a 2008 regular season championship in baseball.

ALL-TIME CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS MEN Sun Belt Conference Football (2001-present) 2005: Football Sun Belt Conference All Sports (2006-present) 2008: Baseball (season) 2006-07: Basketball (division) Southland Conference (1982-2006) 2003-04: Men’s Golf 2001-02: Baseball (season) 1999-00: Baseball (season) 1998-99: Baseball (season) 1996-97: Basketball, Tennis 1995-96: Baseball (season), Basketball (both), Tennis 1994-95: Baseball (tour.), Tennis (tour.) 1993-94: Basketball, Tennis 1992-93: Football, Basketball (both), Tennis 1991-92: Basketball (tournament), Tennis 1990-91: Football, Basketball (both) 1989-90: Basketball (both), Tennis 1988-89: Tennis 1987-88: Football (National Champion), Tennis, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track 1986-87: Cross Country, Tennis, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track 1985-86: Basketball (both), Indoor Track 1984-85: Tennis 1983-84: Tennis 1982-83: Football, Baseball Atlantic Sun Conference (1978-82) 1981-82: Baseball, Basketball (tour.), Cross Country, Tennis 1980-81: Cross Country, Tennis 1979-80: Basketball, Tennis 1978-79: Basketball

All-American Eun Jung Lee-Ok, now associate head coach for the women’s basketball team, led her squad to the 1985 Final Four

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Gulf States Conference (1953-71) 1969-70: Baseball (national runner-up), Outdoor Track 1968-69: Baseball, Outdoor Track 1967-68: Baseball, Golf 1965-66: Baseball 1964-65: Basketball, Cross Country, Tennis 1963-64: Baseball, Cross Country, Tennis, Outdoor Track 1962-63: Tennis, Outdoor Track 1961-62: Basketball, Cross Country, Outdoor Track 1960-61: Cross Country 1959-60: Outdoor Track 1958-59: Cross Country, Outdoor Track WOMEN Southland Conference (1982-2006) 2004-05: Basketball (season) 2002-03: Tennis (tour.) 1996-97: Tennis, Softball (season) 1995-96: Tennis 1994-95: Tennis 1992-93: Tennis 1991-92: Tennis 1990-91: Tennis 1988-89: Indoor Track, Outdoor Track 1987-88: Track 1986-87: Cross Country, Basketball 1985-86: Cross Country, Softball (tour.), Track 1984-85: Basketball (NCAA Final Four, Midwest Regional Champion), Softball (tour.) 1983-84: Basketball, Tennis 1982-83: Basketball

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ATHLETIC SUCCESSES Tennis won 17 consecutive matches and peaked at No. 46 in the national rankings. The win streak was the second longest in the NCAA this season. Daniel Mutai earned Co-Men’s Outstanding Track Performer at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. He also became the first ULM male athlete to ever qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships Baseball defeated No. 25 Southern Miss 7-2 at home on March 22 Quarterback Kolton Browning was named Louisiana Freshman of the Year and a freshman AllAmerican by College Football News. Gustaf Kocken was tabbed Louisiana and Sun Belt Freshman Golfer of the Year. He finished tied for 11th place at the NCAA Southwest Regional Softball’s Brianna Love earned first-team All-Sun Belt, firstteam All-Loiuisiana and firstteam NFCA All-Region Men’s Golf tied for second place at the Sun Belt Championships, It’s best finish in school history. J.D. Malone was named Sun Belt Track & Field Coach of the Year after guiding the men’s team to a runner-up finish at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships.

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Freshman quarterback Kolton Browning tied the school record by throwing for over 200 yards in eight straight games in 2010. His 2,937 yards of total offense were the second most in a singleseason in ULM history and the third most by a freshman in the NCAA this season.

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Senior Claire Clark was recognized as Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Player of the Year while also being named a Capital One First-Team Acadamic All-American and earning firstteam All-Conference honors. She finished her four-year career at ULM with a record of 63-4 in singles dual matches.

TRACK & FIELD

Junior Richard McKay earned second-team AllAmerica honors as he finished 13th in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

SOFTBALL

Senior Brianna Love broke ULM career and singleseason records for home runs.

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THIS IS MONROE, LA. A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT Welcome to the Twin Cities of Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana. Hopefully, during your time here you can experience some of the local history and flavor and see why we consider our Twin Cities a special place. Monroe is located along the Ouachita River, which was named one of the most beautiful rivers in the world by National Geographic. Although the area is growing and developing at a great place, Monroe is still a small town at heart. There are many points of interest that draw visitors to the area. Monroe is the birthplace of Delta Airlines and the first place west of the Mississippi River to bottle Coca-Cola. The oldest human dwelling site in North America, Poverty Point, is located near Monroe. For arts and theater enthusiasts the Twin Cities offers the Masur Museum of Art; Twin City Ballet Company; Monroe Symphony Orchestra; Madrigal Dinners; Brown Bag Concerts and University of Louisiana at Monroe Concert Series. The Strauss Playhouse offers regular performances throughout the year

and Impresario’s Choice offers a Broadway Series at the Monroe Civic Center. The Monroe Civic Center has a variety of performances and concerts each year. Embracing the outdoors, northeast Louisiana has been coined Sportsman’s Paradise, a description that fits the diverse area perfectly. With rivers and bayous dotting the landscape, residents of the area can frequently be found fishing, canoeing, and enjoying a wide assortment of outdoor activities. The area also features the Louisiana Purchase Zoo as well as many botanical gardens. A BIT OF HISTORY Ouachita Parish is located in northeastern Louisiana approximately halfway between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee. The Ouachita River runs through the Twin Cities. On its east bank is Monroe, with approximately 56,000 residents and encom-

passing 31.2 square miles. The parish is 643 square miles in size and has a total population of roughly 150,000. Years before the Louisiana Purchase unified American colonization efforts, the present site of Monroe was an established trade center on the banks of the Ouachita River. The word “Ouachita” has been variously translated to have meant “silver water”, “clear water”, or “good hunting”. In 1780, a primitive French settlement called Prairie de Canots (Prairie of the Canoes) marked the real beginnings of Monroe. It’s political beginnings may be traced to the year 1783 when Jean Baptiste Filhoil, also known as Don Juan Filhoil, was appointed by the Spanish crown to oversee the sparsely populated “Poste de Washitas” region of what is now northeast Louisiana. By 1790, Filhiol had established a for (Fuerte Miro) on or near the present day site of Monroe. A land grant of 1,680 acres from the King of Spain, settled in the territory. Soon after, a prohibition ordinance was enacted, and Fort Miro was constructed to protect his village. The Monroe-West Monroe area is a medical hub for a 16-parish radius serving 442,000 people. Over 200 physicians and 71 dentists work with many people and other para-medical health professionals and health care organizations. There are eight hospitals and specialty centers in the area. The Twin Cities’ two school systems, Monroe City and Ouachita Parish, operate elementary schools, junior and high schools. More than 28,000 students attend the two systems. There are 16 private and denominational schools in the Monroe-West Monroe area, offering classes from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Ouachita’s college community had its advent in 1931 with the founding in Monroe of Northeast Louisiana University. Today the University of Louisiana at Monroe, one of the state’s leading insti-

tutions of higher learning, is a four-year university with an enrollment of more than 8,500 students. ULM offers 85 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels through its college of Business Administration, Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy, Education and Human Development, and Graduate School. The “Twin Cities” of Monroe and West Monroe continue as the urban center for a parish which is itself the focus of commerce in northeast Louisiana. With a diversified economic base and air rail, water and highway connections to the major metropolitan areas of the central United States, Ouachita Parish continues as one of the increasingly important locations in the development of Louisiana and of the South. The climate consists of an average yearly

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temperature of 65 degrees with a mild winter and Monroe thrives as a business and industrial establishment, as well as a university town. Monroe is the heartland for festivals, special events, tours and conventions. Take a look at our bustling city, our hometown, Monroe, Louisiana. HOW TO GET TO ULM The Twin Cities are easily accessible by car or by plane. By car, Monroe-West Monroe is accessible from the east or west by Interstate 20, U.S. Highway 80 and Louisiana Highways 2, 15, and 34. Major north-south routes to the Twin Cities include U.S. Highway 165 and Louisiana Highway 139.

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By plane, four major airlines (American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Continental Express, and Northwest Airlink) provide service to the Monroe Regional Airport with 15 flights daily. Monroe is the birthplace of Delta Airlines. Non-stop flights are available to Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, and Memphis. Ground transportation is available through car rental agencies, taxi and limousine services. ACCOMMODATIONS Monroe-West Monroe has more than 1,500 quality hotel rooms which are convenient to numerous meeting facilities and two convention centers. Among the major hotels in the area are: Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Hampton Inn, LaQuinta Inn, Days Inn, the Atrium Hotel and Suites, and Best Western. The Holiday Inn Holidome is centrally located in Monroe and features 261 rooms. It has a meeting facility with a capacity of 375 and can hold 350 people for a private meal or banquet. ATTRACTIONS Monroe is not only the birthplace of Delta Airlines, but it is also the place where the first Coca-Cola bottling plant began operations. Overall, the Twin Cities are a place where

HELPFUL WEBSITES: www.monroe-westmonroe.org and www.ci.monroe.la.us. ulmwarhawks.com

visitors will meet warm and friendly people, sample superb cuisine, and find delightful shopping opportunities. Major chain restaurants in Monroe and West Monroe include: Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse, Lone Star Steakhouse, Chili’s, Bennigan’s, Cracker Barrel, Olive Garden, Copeland’s, O’Charley’s and Red Lobster. Among the attractions in Monroe and West Monroe are the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, which features over 750 rare animals, landscaped gardens, waterways, boat and train rides, and picnic areas, and the Pecanland Mall, the largest of its kind between Jackson, Miss., and Dallas, Texas. Monroe also remains close enough to some of the South’s major historical and scenic hubs for those looking for an easy weekend getaway. The French Quarter and waterways of New Orleans are less than five hours to the south while the opportunities of Dallas and Shreveport are conveniently located to the west on Interstate 20. Historic Vicksburg, Miss., is one hour to the east and Little Rock, Ark., is located three hours to the north.

ULM’S PROMINENT ALUMNI KEN R. ANTEE, JR. Former Chief Administrative Officer City of Shreveport ROBERT BARHAM Secretary of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries QUINN BECKER U.S. Army Surgeon General (retired) JOHN C. BLITCH Director Project Management, Walt Disney Imagineering TIM BRANDO ESPN and CBS sports personality, Nationally syndicated radio host GEORGE M. CAMPBELL President Regions Bank of Louisiana EARL CASEY CNN GEORGE W. COLE President & CEO, Atlanta, Inc. JOHN DANA CUNY President & CEO, Acordia Benefits of Florida KRISTY CURRY Head coach Texas Tech women’s basketball KELSI CRAIN Miss Louisiana 2010 TIM BRANDO COL. WILLIAM G. DAVIES Secretary of Defense Health Affairs ESPN and CBS Sports Personality Nationally syndicated radio host LADD ELLIS, JR. Director of the Kansas City Service Center, IRS CHUCK FINLEY Former MLB All-Star BREAUX GREER Four-time Olympian, U.S. Record Holder (Javelin) BRUCE HANKS Former Director of Athletics, ULM, Former CEO CenturyLink ERNEST HILL Author FRANK HOFFMANN Louisiana District 15 Representative KELSI CRAIN LINDA HOLYFIELD CEO, P&S Surgery Center 2010 Miss Louisiana STAN HUMPHRIES Retired NFL quarterback RONNIE JOHNS Former District 33 Representative SUNIL KUMAR President & CEO International Specialty Products, Inc. TERRY MATHEWS Former MLB pitcher JAMIE MAYO Mayor City of Monroe CHARLES MCDONALD Former District 14 Representative TIM MCGRAW Grammy Award Winner Country Music Singer/Songwriter MARK MITCHELL Principal Owner CNH Partners, LLC TIFFANY MOCK 1994 Miss Louisiana, Actress BILL MONTGOMERY Former District 9 Representative JAMES W. MOORE Former President & CEO, Moore Oil Company TIM MCGRAW Grammy Award Winner CALVIN NATT Former NBA All-Star Country Singer/Songwriter KENNY NATT NBA assistant coach, 2008-09 Interim HC Sacramento Kings DR. DAVID NORRIS Mayor City of West Monroe DOUG PEDERSON Former NFL Quarterback, AC Philadelphia Eagles WILLIAM PRYOR Federal Judge, Former Attorney General for Alabama JOE PROFIT President & CEO Telecommunications International, Former NFL Player KATHERINE PUTNAM Miss Louisiana 2009 B.J. ROBISON Senior V.P. Pfizer, Inc. (retired) BEN SHEETS MLB All-Star, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist KATHRYN M. SULLIVAN President & CEO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Louisiana FRANCIS THOMPSON Senator HARRY WALKER U.S. Army General (retired) MIKE WALSWORTH Senator District 33 BEN SHEETS JAMES H. WHARTON Former Chancellor, Louisiana State University Major League Baseball All-Star 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist ANITA WHITAKER Miss Louisiana 1984, Actress TOMMY WRIGHT Former District 22 Representative This is ULM TENNIS

THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION The primary support group for the University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics is the ULM ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. The Athletic Foundation, organized in 1956, is the main fundraising organization for the athletics department. WHAT IS THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION? The ULM Athletic Foundation is the pillar of support for Warhawk Athletics. It is composed of individuals and businesses with a common mission: to raise financial support and awareness for Warhawk Athletics, positively promote all athletic events, grow our fan and donor base, and enhance the lives of more than 300 student-athletes. FIVE WAYS YOU CAN HELP ULM ATHLETICS 1. Donate to the Athletic Foundation and “Give 110 percent” of your previous year’s giving. Your gift to the Athletic Foundation allows us to provide much needed financial assistance to the athletics department. Increased funding is vital to improving and maintaining competitiveness in all 16 varsity sports. 2. Recruit friends and colleagues to buy season tickets and donate to the Athletic Foundation. Increased financial support comes from many different revenue sources. Whether participating in a special event, attending home games or making a donation, your financial support is vital to providing a championship experience to every studentathlete! 3. Make a gift toward scholarship endowments or facility upgrades If you are interested in making a once-in-a-lifetime gift to the Athletic Foundation, we will work with you to make sure that your wishes for such an important gift are satisfied. When you make such a gift, we will continue to partner with you in shepherding the contribution as you wish. 4. Let us know if your company has a matching gift program Over 1,000 companies participate in matching gift programs which allow you to double or triple your Athletic foundation contributions. Please check with your Human Resources Department to determine if your company matches gifts for athletic scholarships. 5. Include ULM Athletics when preparing or revising your will or estate plan. Many donors choose to make gifts such as trusts

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Warhawk Booster $100

Maroon & Gold $250

P-40 Red-Tailed Warhawk Hawk $500 $750

Football Parking Permit

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Bronze Hawk $1,000

Silver Hawk $2,500

Gold Hawk $5,000

Diamond Hawk $10,000+

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Option to Purchase Original Chairback Tickets Option to Purchase Open-Air Box Tickets ULM Associates Recognition Warhawk Gear Complimentary Skybox Season Tickets

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and annuities when revising their estates and wills. These instruments allow the donor to see the benefit of planned giving while they are still able to stay involved in the athletics program. Another course of action is an outright gift as part of a will or estate plan. Both planned giving and bequests are a great plan to link your legacy to Warhawk Athletics. Tax Information The ULM Athletic Foundation is a qualified taxexempt corporation under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service. Please consult your tax advisor to see how laws apply to your particular gift. The ULM Athletic Foundation tax deduction identification number is 23-7399232.

To make a gift or find additional information, please call the ULM Athletic Foundation at (318) 342-5428 or visit us online at ulmwarhawks.com.

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DR. NICK BRUNO - ULM PRESIDENT Dr. Nick J. Bruno became the eighth president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Nov. 8, 2010, after more than 30 years of work in Louisiana higher education. A Louisiana native, President Bruno arrived at ULM from the University of Louisiana System, where he managed the business, financial and facility operations as the System’s vice president for business affairs.

President Bruno has contributed numerous articles in various higher education publications and presented programs on campus services management, quality management, outsourcing of campus services, and strategic management. He and wife, Linda, have a son, Steven, 32, and two daughters, Victoria, 17, and Christina, 15.

“I am excited about my return to ULM where I will join with students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community in continuing the University’s long tradition of excellence”

--- President Dr. Nick J. Bruno

Prior to his appointment at the UL System, he served as vice president for business affairs at ULM, helping revitalize the campus during a critical juncture in the university’s history. ULM’s sister school, Southeastern Louisiana University, also benefited from Dr. Bruno’s leadership. While there, he served in several capacities, including assistant vice president for special initiatives, handling such areas as continuing education and international activities. In addition to his higher education experience, President Bruno is regionally and nationally recognized for his consulting expertise in areas such as organizational efficiencies and alternatively financed facility construction. He has also conducted numerous professional development programs for several national professional organizations including the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). President Bruno earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University. He earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Mississippi. He has served as an adjunct member of Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business faculty where he taught Strategic Management.

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BOBBY STAUB - DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS As he begins his seventh year at ULM, director of athletics BOBBY STAUB can already look back at a tenure that has reshaped and redefined the Warhawks athletics program. A new conference affiliation, a new mascot, NCAA certification, a sweeping overhaul of athletic facilities, development and implementation of a new strategic plan, increases in athletic program support – all of these occurred since Staub took the helm in the summer of 2004. Staub has played a major role in the continuing improvement of the athletic facililities at ULM. Most recently, new scoreboards were added for baseball, softball and socccer, and a state-of-the-art high definition video board was added to football’s Malone Stadium. The new 15-millimeter display board is one of the largest in the Sun Belt Conference in addition to being the second largest on-campus board in the state. In addition, Staub has overseen over $3.5 million in renovations and improvements to every competition and practice facility in the past four years. Malone Stadium has a fresher look with a new state-of-theart playing surface, renovated locker rooms and meeting rooms, and an exterior face lift with new paint all around the stadium. Fant-Ewing Coliseum’s basketball playing floor was repainted with a bold new look prior to the 2006-07 season with the new Warhawk and Sun Belt logos. Groseclose Track was resurfaced and a hammer cage was added. The ULM Softball Complex added a new two-story building that houses the Warhawks’ locker room, coaches’ offices and game-day operations area and additionally a brick backstop was installed. The visitors’ locker room and public restrooms are located in yet another new building. The soccer team moved into a new home at the brand-new ULM Soccer Complex, located to the east of Malone Stadium along Bon Aire Drive which includes a fieldhouse with a locker room/meeting room and offices. Heard Stadium – home to the tennis team – received a makeover in 2008 as the courts were stripped down and resurfaced. Volleyball moved into a new competition arena at the ULM Activity Center. Staub was named ULM’s 12th director of athletics on June 30, 2004. His first challenge was the impending transition of the department conference membership from the Southland Conference to the Sun Belt. ULM had previously joined the Sun Belt Conference as a football-only member in 2001 and later opted to bring all programs under the Sun Belt umbrella. That meant Staub was faced with the end of decades-long rivalries with Southland foes McNeese State, Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State, to be replaced by new rivalries with Louisiana-Lafayette, the University of New Orleans, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Little Rock and North Texas. “Our fans had become accustomed to the familiar opponents we were facing in the Southland,” said Staub of the move. “However, we knew Warhawk fans to be very sports-savvy and were confident they’d quickly realize the high level of competition we’d stepped up to.” The Warhawks have already achieved on-the-field success in their new league, winning titles in men’s basketball and baseball in the first two years. Staub also led efforts to bring Sun Belt Conference championship events to Monroe. ULM hosted the 2008 tennis championships and will host the 2009 cross country and 2011 baseball championships. ulmwarhawks.com

Staub’s influence has been noted in areas away from the playing field as well. Under his watch, ULM athletics has twice received recognition for achievements in diversity. Honored in 2005-06 and 2006-07, ULM was the only school in the state of Louisiana or the Sun Belt Conference to be named to the list either year. Staub has also emphasized academic achievement in the department and has put in place new measures to spur student-athletes success in the classroom. Chief among the initiatives were the addition of an academic support staff member through a grant from the NCAA. That support saw immediate results as a record number of student-athletes received recognition through the AD’s Honor roll (130 in Fall ’08), the ULM Dean’s and President’s lists (47 in Fall ’08) and the Sun Belt Conference’s academic awards (107 in ’07’08). With all this in place, Staub recognized the need to make a plan to guide the program’s future. He led the effort to author a new strategic plan and saw it put in place prior to the ’07-’08 year. That plan included the successful completion of the department’s NCAA Second-Cycle Certification process during the ’08-’09 year which included a detailed self study and hosting an on-campus visit from a peer review team. That process culminated this past spring with a notice of unconditional certification from the NCAA. Before coming to ULM, Staub literally worked his way through the ranks to become an NCAA Division I-A athletic director. He spent 20 years at UAB, advancing from his initial role as the assistant ticket manager to marketing and promotions manager to senior associate athletics director. He also founded UAB’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was the organization’s advisor. A native of Birmingham, Ala., he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Auburn in 1982. He is married to the former Laura Vaughan of Gainesville, Ga., and the couple resides in Monroe. Staub is currently the Sun Belt Conference athletic directors chairman and serves on the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. He is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association.

THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE The Sun Belt Conference enters its 36th season in 2011-12 with several constants evident during the over three decade span of the league. Success, progress, and academic excellence have always been at the core of the league and in the second decade of the 21st century those constants could not be more clear. The Sun Belt Conference was founded on August 4, 1976 with New Orleans, South Alabama, Georgia State, Jacksonville, North Carolina-Charlotte and South Florida participating in four men’s sports: basketball, golf, soccer and tennis. With the onset of the 21st century the Sun Belt Conference began sponsoring football at the Division I-A level (now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision) in 2001 and generated an automatic bowl tie-in for its conference champion in the New Orleans Bowl. Prior to the 2001 season only Louisiana-Lafayette had competed at the Division I-A level for the entirety of its program’s history. New members North Texas, Middle Tennessee and New Mexico State would take on the task of maturing into I-A programs along with Arkansas State and football only members Idaho and ULM. The conference’s automatic berth into the New Orleans Bowl gave the league credibility, but wins would be needed to show that the league could contend at the highest level of the game. North Texas carried that responsibility well in the early years of Sun Belt Conference football. The Mean Green would represent the league for four consecutive seasons in the New Orleans Bowl. One of the first shining moments in Sun Belt football history came in the second New Orleans Bowl in 2002 when North Texas defeated Conference USA co-champion Cincinnati 24-19. More memorable moments would soon follow, but not before the league’s membership took on additional changes. Utah State joined the league briefly as a football playing member but departed along with Idaho and New Mexico State following the 2004 season. Troy joined the league as a football only in 2004 and would join as an all-sports member soon thereafter. Florida Atlantic joined initially as a football only member in 2005 and would also enter competition in all sports a couple of years later. FIU, a league member since the late 1990s, began competition in football in 2005 and WKU, a longtime league member, began competition in 2009. ULM, a founding member of the football league, would join as all-sports member as well. As the Sun Belt Conference evolved with new members and new found success – the league earned two bowl berths for the first time in 2004 – the state of the Football Bowl Subdivision would also evolve. The Sun Belt Conference entered the ranks of the Bowl Championship Series when the BCS restructured prior to the 2006 season. The Sun Belt Conference now found itself as one of 31 NCAA conferences that sponsor multiple sports, but the league was now one of only 11 to participate in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). With that lofty standing, expectations for the Sun Belt Conference are as high as ever and the league and its member institutions have consistently delivered in the past few years. Because of its status as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics and will always have a role in the implementation of any future NCAA legislation and guidelines. The conference continues to utilize television to grow and promote the league and its member institutions. The Sun Belt Conference signed a new multi-year agreement with ESPN, Inc. in January of 2009 that will result in unprecedented national coverage for the league. Additionally, ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball championship game for the 30th straight season in 2010, marking its longest affiliation with any conference in the country. The conference’s regional television partnership with Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST) enables live telecasts of Sun Belt events to reach millions of households. The addition of volleyball, baseball and softball to the conference’s television package has resulted in more national and regional television exposure for the league than at any time in its history. The Sun Belt Conference has also partnered with JumpTV Sports, Inc. to deliver a fullservice, customized, public and premium website to provide fans with a broad range of real-time information and content about the conference’s athletic teams. The Sun Belt is one of the few conferences in the nation to provide video highlights and features on its website from each of the league’s respective championships. This technology serves as a great recruiting tool for schools by enabling anyone in the world with internet access to view the conference’s championship events. Success has been easy to find in recent years. Over the last four seasons the Sun Belt Conference has represented itself well in the football postseason. In fact the Sun Belt Conference boasts a winning record of 4-3 in its

seven bowl appearances in the last four seasons. With Middle Tennessee’s victory in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, the Sun Belt Conference has now won four bowl games in its last seven appearances. Since 2005 football season, the first year after conference realignment, the Sun Belt Conference ranks 6th out of 11 conferences in composite bowl game winning percentage. The Sun Belt Conference set an all-time league high for players selected in the NFL Draft in 2010 with seven total players selected - topping the previous record of five in 2007. The world has taken notice of the Sun Belt Conference as well. Proof of that comes as the league now has two automatic tie-ins to postseason bowl games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl recently extended its agreements with the Sun Belt Conference ensuring that a Sun Belt team will play in that bowl game through 2013 (the league has sent a team to that game every year since the game’s inception in 2001). The Sun Belt Conference also signed an agreement this past offseason with the GMAC Bowl, played annually in Mobile, Alabama, that will ensure a Sun Belt team plays in that bowl game through 2013. The league also has secondary tie-ins with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl, the St. Petersburg Bowl and the PapaJohns.com Bowl. There has been no shortage of success in the league’s other sports as well in recent years. The Sun Belt Conference has sent at least two teams to the NCAA Baseball Tournament for 23 consecutive seasons. Since 2000 the Sun Belt Conference has sent three teams to the NCAA Tournament in a season six times – that is six times in the last decade that the Sun Belt has been worthy of having three teams in the NCAA Tournament. In women’s basketball, Sun Belt Conference ranked in the top half of the final league RPI rankings for the 2009-10 season – making it the 12th consecutive season that the Sun Belt Conference has placed in the top half of league RPI. Most impressively In six of those 12 seasons, Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball has placed in the national top 10 for RPI. The Sun Belt Conference has also sent multiple teams to the Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship in two of the last four season. This past season UALR and Middle Tennessee both represented the league in the NCAA postseason. Men’s basketball has seen noted highlights as well in recent years, with none greater than Ty Rodger’s magical last second three-point shot as WKU defeated No. 5 seed Drake in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in 2008. The Hilltoppers would go on to reach the Sweet 16 that season and followed up with a trip to the second round the following year. South Alabama also reached the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in 2008 as the Jaguars qualified for an at-large bid. The Denver women’s golf team has been among the nation’s best for a number of years as well. The Pioneers held a national ranking throughout the entire 2009 season and capped the year with its first-ever regional championship, winning the NCAA East Regional at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla. Denver came away with a top-five finish in the national competition, taking fifth place at the 2009 NCAA National Championship. Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, but in the realm of academic excellence nearly every Sun Belt Conference school is currently graduating its student-athletes at a rate higher than its respective school’s student body. For the third consecutive year Sun Belt Conference student-athletes topped the previous year’s record number of Commissioner’s List and Academic Honor Roll awards winners. 1,700 Sun Belt student-athletes earned a GPA over 3.0 for the previous school year and were named to either the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll or Sun Belt Commissioner’s List. Sun Belt schools combined to have 756 student-athletes land on the Commissioner’s List, which honors all student-athletes recording a 3.5 GPA or better during the 2008-09 academic year. The league also had a total of 944 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll, which is awarded to those maintaining a 3.0-3.49 GPA. The total of 1,700 student-athletes that were honored tops the previous highs of 1,503 set during the 2007-08 school year and 1,429 for the 2006-07 school year. Prominent Sun Belt alumni include former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Denver), NFL Hall of Fame football player “Mean” Joe Greene (North Texas), forner All-Star baseball player Luis Gonzalez (South Alabama), Boston Red Sox baseball player Mike Lowell (MLB All-Star and 2007 MLB World Series MVP, FIU), former member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives John Breaux (Louisiana-Lafayette), country music superstar Tim McGraw (ULM), and actor Andy Garcia (FIU). The conference’s first 34 years have also produced numerous individual national champions along with Olympic track medalists including Earl Bell, Tom Hill and Al Joyner (Arkansas State), Hollis Conway (Louisiana-Lafayette), and Tayna Lawrence (FIU). Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan, who received the Naismith Trophy recognizing the nation’s top women’s basketball player in 1983, helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal in 1984 and helped the Lady Monarchs capture the national championship in 1985.

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TBA Director of Media Relations

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