STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES “An excellent place to play or watch tennis is right here at UNLV ... A well-run facility, with 12 courts and a great stadium setup.” — Tennis Legend Billie Jean King, USA TODAY, Aug. 26, 2005
here’s no place like home for Rebel tennis players. That’s because UNLV is home to one of the top collegiate tennis facilities in the world, which recently became even better with a $2 million renovation project. Opened in 1993 at an original cost of $1.5 million, the Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex was named one of the nation’s top 10 public tennis facilities by USA TODAY Travel Section in 2005. With 12 courts, seating for up to 2,000 fans and a sparkling stadium club, the Fertitta Complex has long served as the center of tennis for Las Vegas and a standard of excellence for college tennis programs. Aside from the championship courts, the complex houses spacious offices for the four UNLV coaches, a conference room, equipment area, stringing station and ticket office. Both Rebel and Lady Rebel players can hit the books in the study room, relax in the players lounge complete with big-screen television, or make use of the modern locker room areas. The school successfully hosted three NCAA Men’s Regional Championships (1996-98), has served as home to eight Men’s ITA Regionals (1997-2004) and three women’s ITA events (2010-12); and was the site of the 1998 NCAA Women’s Regional. Also, both the Mountain West men’s and women’s championships took place at Fertitta in spring 2010.
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USA TODAY listed Fertitta as one of the nation’s top-10 public tennis stadiums.
$2 MILLION RENOVATION INCLUDES ALL-NEW COURTS
The Fertitta Complex recently underwent a major upgrade starting with 2006’s demolition and replacement of all 12 courts and their surrounding areas. Freshly installed sidewalks, fences, windscreens, player benches and umpire chairs were all included in the $2 million project. The installation of an all-new, stateoof-the-art lighting system in 2007 completed the renovation. “We’re very fortunate to have aall-new courts,” said UNLV men’s head coach Owen Hambrook. “A great facility like this m makes it a pleasure to come to work every day.” Veteran women’s head coach Kevin Cory ssays the reviews have been unanimously positive. “Everyone who has seen them has raved. N None of this would have been possible without the support of our UNLV administration. The ffacility has always been great, but with the new court areas, it moved up to another level.”
UNLV players enjoy the comfort f off their own complete locker rooms, lounge and meeting areas.
Agassi, Rebels highlight pro tournaments at Fertitta
Luke Smith
Record crowds were on hand for two consecutive years to see hometown heroes compete in a professional tournament on campus.
Andre Agassi
The $50,000 USTA Men’s Challenger debuted at UNLV’s Fertitta Tennis Complex in 1997, marking the return of pro tennis to the City of Lights. Las Vegas native and tennis legend Andre Agassi took the court along with former UNLV great and 1997 NCAA singles and doubles champion Luke Smith as part of the impressive field competing on the Rebels’ home courts. Then, in 1998, Agassi returned and this time faced a team made up of Rebel doubles star Nenad Zivkovic and former Rebel great and 1997 doubles champion Tim Blenkiron. In a stirring match, Agassi and partner/coach Brad Gilbert edged the UNLV duo 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (10-8) in the first round of the main draw.
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STUNNING CLASSROOM SUCCESS UNLV TENNIS NETS RECORD-BREAKING ACADEMIC YEAR The UNLV’s men’s and women’s squads again earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association Academic All-America status, which capped off another impressive year in the classroom by the Rebel netters. The ITA team award is open to any program that has a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or above. Head Coach Owen Hambrook’s men’s team earned the honor for the ninth straight year while Head Coach Kevin Cory’s women’s squad has earned the ITA team award 10 times in the last 11 years. All seven members of the 2012 UNLV women’s tennis team earned a spot on the Academic All-Mountain West Team, which tied a program record. Pacing UNLV was senior four-time honoree Rumyana Terzieva. To be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and be a starter or significant contributor. Cory’s program also tied for the league lead with four players earning the additional honor of 2012 MW Scholar-Athlete (Terzieva, Ella Bourchier, Manon de Lanlay and Anett Ferenczi-Bako). The award is the highest academic honor bestowed by the conference. Honorees must be letterwinners with at least 3.5 GPAs. The UNLV men’s tennis team had the secondmost honorees in the league with six and the second-most 2012 Scholar-Athletes with three (Alex Bull, Brian Kenyon and Rene Ruegamer). Ruegamer, a native of from Wurzburg, Germany, also was named to the Capital One Academic AllDistrict First Team by CoSIDA. The senior, who also played atop the singles lineup for the Rebels, boasted a cumulative GPA of 3.92 while majoring in hospitality management.
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Vallin Earns National Heldman Award Former Lady Rebel great Marianne Vallin stands as her alma mater’s only three-time AllAmerican in tennis. However, she also brought her school its most prestigious academic award in 1997 when she traveled to Dallas to accept the Gladys Heldman Award. The honor is annually awarded to the senior tennis player who best balanced athletics and education. “She is the best example I have come across of what a student-athlete should be,” then-UNLV head coach Ola Malmqvist said. “There is no doubt that she is the best women’s player ever at UNLV, but she also brought a lot of positives to her university as a whole.”
Bouras, Massaro Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year The Rebels have seen two players named UNLV Mos Most Outstanding Male Scholar-Athlete in the last half decade. In 2009, Mehdi Bouras (Paris, France) won the award at tthe annual Scholar-Athlete Honors Luncheon che after posting a 3.93 grade point ave average while majoring in management. Senior Romain Massaro, also of Paris, was named the 2006 honor oree after becoming a four-time AcaO R d demic All-MW and ITA Scholar-Athlete A S S MA h honoree while holding a 3.87 grade point average in communications. p The award goes annually to the male BOUR student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA that AS has completed at least one academic year at UNLV.
Ever since its first classroom opened in 1957, UNLV has been on the rise in the world of higher education. From dusty lots with only a few buildings to a lush, ever-expanding setting, the campus has continued to respond to the demands stemming from an increasing enrollment. Formerly named as one of 34 National Flagship Universities in the 101 of the Best Values in American Colleges and Universities, UNLV is rapidly gaining attention across the country for its academic success. Schools on the list, which included institutions such as UCLA, Duke, Michigan, Penn State and Notre Dame, were chosen for having the great resources, tremendous energy and attractive costs needed to excel in higher education well into the 21st century. The University boasts nationally competitive business programs and a school of hotel administration that attracts students from around the globe. With more than 245 degree programs in 15 schools and colleges, including the William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV offers the student-athlete an array of educational opportunities. UNLV maintains an academic support system for its student-athletes that is designed to ensure success on and off the fields of play. Academic advisors work with the 17 men’s and women’s sports ensuring student-athletes receive personalized care regarding their progress in education. Advisors work with their sport-specific student-athletes in scheduling, tutoring, degree progress and NCAA eligibility. Providing even greater challenges, students who maintain a 3.5 grade point average can apply for entrance into UNLV’s honors program.
ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 2012 — 2011 — 2010 — 2009 — 2008 — 2007 — 2006 — 2005 — 2004 — 2003 — 2002 — 2001 — 2000 — 1999 — 1998 — 1997 — 1996 — 1995 — 1994 — 2012 — 2011 — 2010 — 2009 — 2008 — 2007 — 2006 — 2005 — 2004 — 2003 — 2002 — 2001 — 2000 — 1999 — 1998 — 1997 — 1996 — 1995 — 1994 —
Men’s
Tamas Batyi, Alex Bull, Brian Kenyon, Johannes Markel, Rene Ruegamer, Bernard Schoeman Tamas Batyi, Mehdi Bouras, Alex Bull, Johannes Markel, Rene Ruegamer, Bernard Schoeman, Willie Sublette Luca Barlocchi, Mehdi Bouras, Kasper Konyves, Matthew Kunkel, Johannes Markel, Bernard Schoeman Luca Barlocchi, Mehdi Bouras, Wesley Burrows, Matthew Kunkel, Bryan Miller, Elliot Wronski Luca Barlocchi, Wesley Burrows, David Campbell, Andrew Giuffrida, Matthew Kunkel, Byran Miller, Elliot Wronski Luca Barlocchi, Wesley Burrows, David Campbell, Jonathan Hooper, Elliot Wronski Wesley Burrows, David Campbell, Jonathan Hooper, Brett Hunter, Romain Massaro, Elliot Wronski Milos Blagojevic, David Campbell, Jonathan Hooper, Romain Massaro, Henner Nehles, Aviram Salomon Marko Blagojevic, Romain Massaro, Henner Nehles, Aviram Salomon Milos Blagojevic, Romain Massaro, Henner Nehles, Aviram Salomon Leslie Eisinga, Aviram Salomon, Thomas Schneiter Danny Erez, Leslie Eisinga, Thomas Schneiter, Gregor Skorin Danny Erez, Robbie Parlade (WAC) Asaf Tishler, Danny Erez, Adam Thurgood Eric Pelton (freshman team) (WAC) Asaf Tishler, Brandon Fallon (freshman team) (WAC) Asaf Tishler (Big West) Roger Pettersson (Big West) Roger Pettersson (Big West) Charles Olinger
Women’s
Lucia Batta, Ella Bourchier, Manon de Lanlay, Anett Fereinczi-Bako, Aleksandra Josifoska, Nives Pavlovic, Rumyana Terzieva Jana Albers, Lucia Batta, Ella Bourchier, Adrienn Hidvegi, Aleksandra Josifoska, Anna Maskaljun, Rumyana Terzieva Jana Albers, Adrienn Hidvegi, Anna Maskaljun, Kristina Nedeltcheva, Alisa Razina, Rumyana Terzieva Adrienn Hidvegi, Anna Maskaljun, Kristina Nedeltcheva, Alisa Razina, Rumyana Terzieva, Katy Williams Elena Gantcheva, Sharon Marin, Anna Maskaljun, Kristina Nedeltcheva, Alisa Razina, Katy Williams Elena Gantcheva, Alisa Razina, Claire Smith Mery Constanti, Elena Gantcheva, Sharon Marin, Claire Smith, Cindy Treber Sharon Marin, Claire Smith, Cindy Treber, Gyorgyi Zsiros Agnieszka Abram, Mery Constanti, Claire Smith, Cindy Treber, Gyorgyi Zsiros Agnieszka Abram, Tracie Chong, Amy Hadziosmanovic, Paulina Janus, Cindy Treber Agnieszka Abram, Marianne Bakken, Tracie Chong, Paulina Janus, Gyorgyi Zsiros Agnieszka Abram, Marianne Bakken, Britta Gabl, Amy Hadziosmanovic Marianne Bakken, Britta Gabl, Veronica Goude, Katarina Malec (WAC) Veronica Goude, Susie Kocsis, Katarina Malec, Marianne Bakken (freshman team) (WAC) Veronica Goude, Susie Kocsis, Marie Linusson (WAC) Marie Linusson, Marianne Vallin (Big West) Jeannette Fylpaa, Ljilijana Kordic, Marianne Vallin (Big West) Jeannette Fylpaa, Ljilijana Kordic, Shiera Stuart, Marianne Vallin (Big West) Suzi Agassi, Jeannette Fylpaa, Ljilijana Kordic, Shiera Stuart
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Be A Rebel .............................................................................................1 Fertitta Tennis Complex ...................................................................... 2-3 Academics .......................................................................................... 4-5 Table of Contents....................................................................................6 Media Information/Quick Facts ...............................................................7 Men’s Head Coach Owen Hambrook .....................................................8 Women’s Head Coach Kevin Cory .........................................................9 Support Staff.........................................................................................10 UNLV Tennis Hall of Famers.................................................................11 Women’s Roster and Pronunciation Guide...........................................12 Women’s Season Outlook .............................................................. 13-14 Lady Rebel Player Profiles ............................................................. 15-22 Men’s Roster and Pronunciation Guide ................................................23 Men’s Season Outlook ................................................................... 24-25 Rebel Player Profiles ..................................................................... 26--34
THE RECORD BOOK
Women’s Season In Review .................................................................36 2011-12 Season Statistics ....................................................................37 Lady Rebel Records .............................................................................38 Grand Slam Titles .................................................................................39 Lady Rebel All-Americans .............................................................. 40-41 Lady Rebel Honors ...............................................................................42 Women’s All-Time Roster .....................................................................43 Lady Rebels at the NCAA Championships ...........................................44 The Mountain West ..............................................................................45 Men’s Season In Review ......................................................................46 2011-12 Season Statistics ....................................................................47 Rebel Records ......................................................................................48 Rebel All-Americans .............................................................................49 Rebel Honors........................................................................................50 Men’s All-Time Roster...........................................................................51 Rebels at the NCAA Championships ....................................................52
THE UNIVERSITY
Campus & Administration ............................................................... 54-59 UNLV Athletic Facilities & Rebel Information .................................. 60-66 Welcome to Las Vegas ............................................... Inside Back Cover
ON THE COVER
UNLV women’s tennis seniors Nives Pavlovic (left) and Ella Bourchier and men’s seniors Johannes Markel (left), Charlie Alvarado and Bernard Schoeman look for big things in 2013 along with Aleksandra Josifoska (left) and Lucia Batta and Tamas Batyi (left) and Ace Matias. Cover photography by R. Marsh Starks and Aaron Mayes/UNLV Photo Services. Graphic design by Paul Palmer of UNLV.
CREDITS
The 2013 UNLV Men’s & Women’s Tennis Guide was designed, written, typeset and edited by Mark Wallington of UNLV Media Relations. Principal photography by UNLV Photo Services. MW action photography courtesy NCAA Photos. Select NCAA Championship photography by Cynthia Lum. Additional photography by Steve Spatafore, Brian Albertson, Bryan Haines & Mark Wallington. Graphics work by Paul
REBS ON THE WEB
Information, up-todate statistics and results for UNLV Tennis are available 24 hours a day on the World Wide Web. Simply go to the address unlvrebels. com and click on the sport’s link to reach the separate men’s and women’s sites. Rosters, records, player biographies, match reviews and any releases concerning all 17 UNLV varsity teams are fully archived. Information on all Mountain West tennis can be found at www.TheMWC.com.
MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEWS
All interviews with student-athletes or coaches of the UNLV men’s and women’s tennis teams must be arranged through Mark Wallington, Media Relations Contact. Requests should be made at least one day in advance.
CREDENTIALS
All UNLV home matches are free and open to the public. No credentials are needed but photographers and videographers are requested to follow court access guidelines. Contact Mark Wallington at the UNLV Media Relations Office for information.
SERVICES
Following home events, post-match results for all working media will be provided by UNLV Media Relaions as well as emailed to visiting schools’ media upon request. A fully functional press room is made available during any NCAA postseason play.
MARK WALLINGTON M Media Relations Contact
PRIMARY PRINT OUTLETS Las Vegas Review-Journal Mark Whittington, Sports Editor lvrj.com (702) 387-2909 mwhittington@reviewjournal.com
Rebel Yell Jamie Bichelman, Sports Editor University of Nevada, Las Vegas unlvrebelyell.com (702) 895-4822 sports@unlvrebelyell.com
Las Vegas Sun Ray Brewer, Sports Editor lasvegassun.com (702) 259-4088 ray.brewer@lasvegassun.com
Associated Press Sports Editor (702) 382-7440 aplasvegas@ap.org
UNLV TENNIS QUICK FACTS
FACILITIES
The Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex is located on Harmon Avenue between the Eller Media Softball Stadium and the McDermott P.E. building on the UNLV campus. Ample parking is available. From McCarran International Airport, simply follow Swenson Street past Tropicana Avenue and turn right onto Harmon Avenue. The facility will be on your left.
UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS
PH: (702) 895-3207 FAX: (702) 895-0989 MAILING ADDRESS: S: TMC 74, Box 450004 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004
Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154 Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 27,000 Nickname: Rebels Colors: Scarlet and Gray Home Court: Fertitta Tennis Complex Capacity: 2,000 Conference: Mountain West President: Neal Smatresk Faculty Rep.: Brackley Frayer Athletics Dir.: Jim Livengood Sr. Assoc. AD: Terry Cottle Sr. Woman Admin: Lisa A. Kelleher Women’s Head Coach: Kevin Cory (14th YR.) Cory’s Alma Mater: Oregon, 1990 Record at UNLV/Pct./Career: 220-99 (13 years)/.690/Same Women’s Assistant Coach: Lenoir Ramos Jr. (1st YR., Texas Tech, ‘10) Women’s Tennis Office Phone: (702) 895-3009 Best Time To Call: Weekday mornings Women’s 2012 Overall Record: 16-9 NCAA Finish: N/A Final ITA Ranking: 52nd 2012 Conference Record/Finish: Regular Season 5-2/T2nd MW Tournament 1-1/T3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1
Men’s Head Coach: Owen Hambrook (10th YR.) Hambrook’s Alma Mater: NW Missouri State, 1991 Record at UNLV/Pct./Career: 112-101 (9 years)/.505/Same Men’s Assistant Coach: James Wilson (1st YR., Texas Tech, ‘10) Men’s Tennis Office Phone: (702) 895-4489 Best Time To Call: Weekday mornings Men’s 2012 Overall Record: 7-16 NCAA Finish: N/A Final ITA Ranking: NR 2012 Conference Record/Finish: Regular Season 1-4/5th MW Tournament 0-1/T5th Lettermen Returning/Lost: 5/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2
Tennis Media Relations Contact: Mark Wallington (20th YR.) Office Phone/Cell Phone (702) 895-4472/(702) 528-6291 Email: mark.wallington@unlv.edu UNLV Website Address: www.unlvrebels.com
TENNIS STAFF Owen Hambrook UNLV MEN’S HEAD COACH CAREER RECORD YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 CAREER
SCHOOL UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV 9 years
RECORD 7-16 14-11 13-12 14-12 10-12 13-14 13-9 16-8 12-7 112-101
PCT. .304 .560 .520 .538 .455 .481 .591 .667 .632 .526
MW 1-4 3-3 2-4 2-4 3-3 3-3 2-4 2-3 3-1 21-29
FINISH 5th 4th T5th 6th T3rd T3rd 4th 3rd 2nd
MW TOUR. 0-1/T5th 0-1/T5th 1-1/T3rd 1-1/T3rd 0-1/T5th 3-0/1st 0-1/T5th 1-1/3rd 0-1/3rd 6-8
• 2007 ITA Mountain Region Head Coach of the Year • 2002 ITA Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year
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he man who brought UNLV men’s tennis program its first-ever Mountain West championship -- Owen Hambrook -- is back for his 10th season, which is the second-longest tenure in program history. The 2007 ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year stands third all-time in victories at the school with 112 after becoming the first coach in program history to finish at least four wins over .500 in each of his first three seasons. The 2011 men’s squad produced the program’s first Mountain West Player of the Year -- Mehdi Bouras -- in six seasons while Hambrook sent both a singles player (Bouras) and a doubles team (Bouras and Bernard Schoeman) to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1999. The Rebels also led the way in the classroom as a league-leading seven players earned Academic All-MW honors. The 2010 team made it two consecutive winning seasons after the 2009 squad finished with more dual wins (14) than all but one Rebel squad since 1997 and reached the semifinals of the MW tournament for the third time under Hambrook. In 2007, the Rebels’ team title was not only the first league crown since the school was part of the Big West Conference in 1996, but it also took a program with a proud history back to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time in nearly a decade. That season was also highlighted by Elliot Wronski earning a spot in the NCAA singles event and the squad turning in the highest combined GPA of any Rebel sport. Named the sixth head coach in Rebel history but the first new leader since 1992, Hambrook moved over to the men’s side in 2003 after serving as the top assistant for Kevin Cory and the UNLV women’s team. After leading the men’s team to a 10-win improvement in his first season overseeing the program as an interim coach, Hambrook was rewarded for his efforts by getting the job permanently, the athletic department announced on June 4, 2004. That decision paid off immediately for the school as the 2005 Rebels posted the most victories (16) since 1997, finished 10-1 at home, downed a top-10 team for the first time in school history and returned to the ITA top 40 for the first time since 2001. The list of accomplishments also included the school’s first MW Player of the Year and ITA Regional Senior Player of the Year in NCAA singles qualifier Henner Nehles. The 2006 squad won 13 times and continued to successfully defend its home courts with a 9-1 mark at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. In fact, the UNLV men boast a shiny 70-23 home record under Hambrook. All of this success was not the norm at the beginning of the decade as Hambrook took over a squad that had set a school record for futility in 2003 with a 2-14 record. However, he quickly pushed the team back into the national rankings for the first time in two years and UNLV’s 12-7 overall mark in 2004 included a second-place regularseason finish in the MW and the best home record (9-2) since 1997. The season also produced a qualifier for the NCAA Singles Championship. Prior to taking over the men’s squad, Hambrook spent four years as an assistant with Lady Rebel tennis, including serving on the staff of the 2003 MW regular-season champions, and the 2000 and 2002 league tournament champion women’s teams. In 2002, Hambrook was recognized for his work when he was named ITA West Region
Assistant Coach of the Year, only the second such honor in school history. Hambrook joined UNLV after having served as director of the state’s largest junior program — the Junior Tennis Academy at the Sports Club of Las Vegas from 1996-2000. Previously, the certified tennis professional worked as the tennis pro at the MGM Grand Hotel for two years. Before moving to the Silver State, he served as pro at the Barrybrooke Tennis Club in Kansas City, Mo., and then was director of the Heartland Tennis Camp at Missouri Western State College from 1993-95. Active in the USTA, he has been head coach for the Southern Nevada USTA Training Center and was honored as a USTA High Performance Coach in both 1998 and 2000. A 1991 graduate of Northwest Missouri State, Hambrook was a three-year member of the Bearcats’ tennis team. He and his wife Julie, have a son, Jack (12) and a daughter, Hannah (10).
TENNIS STAFF Kevin Cory
UNLV WOMEN’S HEAD COACH YEAR 2012 2011# 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002*# 2001 2000* CAREER
SCHOOL UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV 13 years
*MW Coach of the Year
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CAREER RECORD
RECORD 16-9 20-6 22-5 20-8 17-9 19-8 14-7 14-9 16-7 16-6 20-4 11-12 15-9 220-99
PCT. .640 .769 .815 .714 .654 .704 .667 .609 .696 .727 .833 .478 .625 .690
MW 5-2 8-0 7-1 8-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-2 6-1 6-1 5-2 NA 73-17
FINISH T2nd 1st 2nd 1st T2nd T3rd T2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd NA
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2011 USTPA Intermountain College Coach of the Year 2002, 2011 ITA Regional Coach of the Year 2000, 2002 MW Coach of the Year 1998 ITA National Asst. Coach of the Year
MW TOUR.. 1-1/T3rd 1-1/T3rd 1-1/T3rd 2-1/2nd 3-0/1st 2-1/2nd 1-1/T3rd 2-1/2nd 1-1/3rd 1-1/3rd 3-0/1st 2-1/5th 3-0/1st 23-10
#ITA Regional Coach of the Year
ow the third-longest tenured leader of a UNLV sport, Kevin Cory is the winningest coach in both Lady Rebel and Mountain West women’s tennis history. A veteran of the elite tennis world of the Southeastern Conference, Cory was named to lead the UNLV women’s program on Aug. 17, 1999. During the ensuing 13 seasons, Cory has firmly entrenched his team in the national rankings and himself as one of the top coaches in all the West, leading the Lady Rebels to an impressive 73-17 league mark that represents more wins than anyone else in the MW. That record does not even include a sparkling 23-10 record in the conference’s annual postseason tournament, an event UNLV has either won or finished as runner-up six out of 13 times. Named the USTPA Intermountain College Coach of the Year in 2011 as well as the ITA Mountain Regional Coach of the Year for the second time, Cory’s strong leadership of Lady Rebel Tennis is evident on an annual basis. The facts: last year, Lucia Batta became became the fifth Cory player to win the MW Player of the Year Award and also earned the seventh bid to the NCAA Singles Championship under his watch. In 2011, with a final record of 20-6, the UNLV squad reached the 20-win plateau for a third straight season for the first time ever. In fact, four of UNLV’s six all-time 20-win seasons have come under Cory. That year’s team earned a fifth consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament after going a perfect 8-0 in league play for the second time in three years and notch its sixth MW championship (three tournament crowns and three regular-season titles). At 22-5, the 2010 Lady Rebels posted the most wins for the school since 1990, while their regular-season winning percentage of .870 was a program record. That team upset No. 25 VCU in the first round of the NCAA event to help the Lady Rebels finish ranked 30th after rising as high as 23rd during the spring. Cory’s 2009 squad turned in the school’s first undefeated league mark at 8-0. In 2008 his team rose to as high as 33rd nationally, won the Mountain West championship, played in the NCAA team championships and boasted the first-ever three-time MW Women’s Tennis Player of the Year in the form of Elena Gantcheva. In 2007, UNLV played in its fourth MW title match in the event’s first eight years, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA championships and sent a doubles team to the second round of the national championship tourney. The 2006 team moved as high as 37th and boasted a singles All-American and conference MVP while seeing two players end the season ranked for only the second time in school history. The 2005 edition earned a spot in the nation’s top 30 as a team and the top 25 for a singles player, and secured a return to the NCAA Championships. In 2003, the Lady Rebels broke the school record for highest preseason ranking (17th), won their first-ever regular-season conference title, stayed in the nation’s top 25 for a bulk of the season and went to the NCAA tourney. In 2002, Cory led his team to new heights with the school’s first top-
20 final national ranking, a second MW title and a program-record program record .833 833 single-season single season winning percentage after a 20-4 campaign that ended in the NCAA tournament. In 2000, the rookie head coach led his squad to the school’s first-ever league championship, helped guide the greatest individual postseason in UNLV history and was named MW Coach of the Year. Katarina Malec and Marianne Bakken earned spots into the 2000 NCAA Championships and surged deeper into the tournament than any women in school history, including Malec’s appearance in the national semifinals. “We have a lot to be proud of here” Cory says. “I think that the sky is the limit for our tennis program. We will settle for nothing less than competing for the conference championship every year and being a factor in the NCAA tournament.” Moving from one Lady Rebel program to another, Cory came to Las Vegas from the University of Mississippi where he had served as assistant coach since 1996. The 1998 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Cory helped the Lady Rebels from UM earn a place among the national powers of college tennis, including the school’s most successful season in history. In 1999, Ole Miss set a school record for most victories (24-5), posted a best-ever final ranking (sixth), won its first SEC tournament title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. Cory moved to Ole Miss after three years as director of tennis for the Umpqua Valley Tennis Club in Roseburg, Ore. He began his career at Courthouse Athletic Club in Salem, Ore., after graduating from the University of Oregon in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. The four-year letterman for the Ducks played No. 1 singles and doubles as a senior and was a 1990 first team All-Pac-10 selection while finishing in the top 10 in career victories at the school. A native of California, he is a 1985 graduate of Los Altos High School. A resident of Henderson, Cory has a son, Spencer (9).
TENNIS STAFF James Wilson
MEN’S ASSISTANT COACH
James Wilson is in his first year as UNLV men’s tennis assistant coach in the 2012-13 season. “James comes to UNLV with a valuable experience from his previous stops at William & Mary and Texas Tech,” said head coach Owen Hambrook. “He hit the ground running and will be a huge asset to the program and to our success this year.” Wilson moved to Las Vegas after spending last season as assistant coach for the women’s team at William & Mary. Before that he served as the volunteer coach for the men’s squad at his alma mater, Texas Tech. Wilson was also an instructor at various tennis clubs and has played in professional tournaments since 2009, competing on the Futures Tournament Level. The native Texan was a team captain from 2007-09 and helped the Red Raiders compile a 47-28 mark, including a trio of NCAA Tournament appearances. A much-decorated student-athlete, he was a four-year member of the President’s honor list, the national Scholastic Honor Society, Big 12 honor roll and the Commissioner’s Honor Roll during his collegiate career. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in 2009.
Lenoir Ramos Jr.
WOMEN’S ASSISTANT COACH
Lenoir Ramos Jr. is in his first season as assistant coach for the UNLV women’s tennis team after beind hired by Lady Rebel head coach Kevin Cory in September. “We are thrilled to welcome Lenoir to our program,” Cory said. “He brings a wealth of playing experience at the highest levels and is very well-connected in the tennis world. He is a great addition for UNLV Tennis.” A native of Brazil, Ramos spent the last two years as the Tour Tennis Pro at the Triangle Tennis Club in Southampton, N.Y. He formerly served as assistant and then head pro at the Trump National Country Club and Navesink Country, both located in New Jersey. Ramos also was a volunteer assistant coach for the 2009-10 season at his alma mater, Texas Tech. Ramos, who graduated from the school in 2010 with a degree in exercise and sport sciences, not only played for the Red Raiders, but he has also compiled impressive international experience. He played on tour for six years, rising to as high as No. 625 on the ATP Tour in doubles in October 2007 and No. 885 in singles in May 2002.
Terry Cottle
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/TENNIS
Terry Cottle is in his 29th year in the UNLV Athletics Department. He spent 10 years as Associate Athletics Director and now is Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration. The 2012-13 season is his third serving as the day-to-day administrator for the UNLV men’s and women’s tennis programs. Cottle also oversees the Rebel football and women’s track and field/cross country programs. A former UNLV assistant coach, he spent 10 years with the football program before moving into an administrative capacity in 1994. A four-year starter at quarterback at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., Cottle earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1980 before receiving his master’s degree in education from UNLV in 1985. Cottle and his wife, Catherine, are the parents of four children: Jessica, Ashley, Carly and Jason.
JOHNNA STRENCHOCK Academic Advisor
JAMIE WYNN Strength & Conditioning
LUKE BIANCO Athletic Trainer
ROCKY RUTLEDGE Equipment
2013 LADY REBEL ROSTER
FRONT ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT): Nives Pavlovic and Aleksandra Josifoska. MIDDLE ROW (L-R) Head Coach Kevin Cory, Lucia Batta, Ella Bourchier, Alexis Garrett and Janine Erasmus. BACK ROW (L-R): Assistant Coach Lenoir Ramos Jr., Iren Kotseva and Anett Ferenczi-Bako.
NAME Lucia Batta Ella Bourchier Janine Erasmus Anett Ferenczi-Bako Alexis Garrett Aleksandra Josifoska Iren Kotseva Nives Pavlovic
HT 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-6
HEAD COACH Kevin Cory (14th year/Oregon, 1990) ASSISTANT COACH Lenoir Ramos Jr. (1st year/Texas Tech, 2010)
CL-EX JR-2L SR-3L SO-TR SO-1L SO-TR JR-2L FR-HS SR-3L
PLYS RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Budapest, Hungary (Altisz Alapitvany Gymansium) Tasmania, Australia (The Friends School) Hoopstad, South Africa (Balint Balassi HS) Budapest, Hungary (Balint Balassi) Las Vegas, NV (Morehead State) Skopje, Macedonia (Georgi Dimitrov HS) Sofia, Bulgaria (Stoychev Sports School) Belgrade, Serbia (Milutin Milankovic HS)
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2013 SEASON OUTLOOK YOUTH TO BE SERVED
“We have the ability to remain a top 50 program and hopefully make a jump multiple star tennis players he boasts at the top half of his lineup will be a big asset again higher later in the spring. I also think this team is going to be competing for a in 2013. “You could say we have three No. 1 conference championship.” players,” Cory says. “The great part about it -- having that kind of strength at the top of the The aforementioned three players -lineup -- is that we go in feeling that we’ll have each earning All-Mountain West honors points even before we start the match.” -went a combined 21-0 in singles play The question for Cory, of course, is will the second half of the lineup -- and his doubles in conference matches last spring. After game -- provide enough wins to get the Lady the recent round of fall tournaments, Rebels another Mountain West title this spring? there is no sign of the talented trio UNLV, winner of six trophies in the first slowing down. Junior Aleksandra Josifoska (29dozen years of the conference’s existence, 13 last year in singles) posted multiple missed out on not only an appearance in the big wins, including taking the singles title league final last season but also snapped a at the annual ITA Mountain Regional in five-year streak of NCAA tourney bids. Heading into a Lucky 13th season at the helm, Cory Las Vegas. Her awesome autumn (14-4) thinks he’s made real progress in developing pushed her up a whopping 69 spots all the way to 20th in the nation heading into his roster. “We’ve added considerable depth duals. Coming into the season ranked and we’re much stronger at 4-5-6 than we third in all-time winning percentage at have been,” Cory says. “In order to win the school, she is the first Lady Rebel championships, you have to get some points to hit the top 20 since Elena Gantcheva from that part of your lineup. Also, in doubles, in 2006. “Aleks had one of the best fall seasons that I think we are stronger. We will be much more anyone has had in our program,” says Cory. competitive this year in that part of the game “Climbing to No. 20 in the country is quite an but will still work on that lineup a bit.” accomplishment but we don’t feel that she has Ranked 50th in the nation by the ITA to start the year, Cory says he sees his program reached her peak. She can still go higher and we expect her to be a great leader at the top getting back into the swing of things. of the lineup this year.”
uNLV head coach Kevin Cory knows the
THE LINEUP
Junior Lucia Batta (31-9) only spent her sophomore season posting a 21-2 record in dual matches and becoming the fifth woman in UNLV history to earn conference MVP honors. After rolling through the best the MW had to offer, she made her first trip to the NCAA Singles Championship and heads into this year ranked fifth in winning percentage at UNLV. “Lucia is exactly the kind of player you want on your team and not just because she is the returning Mountain West Player of the Year,” says her head coach. “She has such a great attitude in both practices and matches. We look for her to have another big run this spring and help the team climb in the rankings.” The final member of this impressive club is senior Nives Pavlovic (22-9), who comes into the season as the squad’s active leader in both singles and doubles wins. The three-time All-MW honoree is poised to help her team get back to hoisting trophies. “Nives has provided great leadership over the years and she is going to be nearly impossible to replace after she is done. She’s been part of championship teams here and our goal is get her another conference championship as a senior.”
2013 SEASON OUTLOOK
Leading the charge for a strong middle is South African Janine Erasmus, a sophomore transfer from the Big 12 Conference. “Janine is a great addition to our program. A transfer from Texas A&M, she is really helping strengthen our doubles and will provide a big boost in the middle of the singles lineup.” The squad’s only freshman is expected to provide immediate help. Iren Kotseva follows in the footsteps of multiple Lady Rebels that hailed from Sofia, Bulgaria. “Iren is one of the most athletic freshmen we have had. The key to her is playing within herself and learning how dangerous a player she can really be. She has the potential to blow people off the court and we’re excited to have her in the program.” Returning letterwinner Anett FerencziBako (18-14) showed promise on courts 5-6 a year ago and looks to build on that momentum as a sophomore. “Anett has really come a long way,” says Cory. “She needed to gain some experience and confidence and I feel she has done that and her best tennis is in front of her. I look for her to win a lot of points for us.” The squad’s other senior, Ella Bourchier (11-19) saw a lot of time a year ago and will look to make the most of her opportunities during her final spring. The final member of the squad is Alexis Garrett, who transferred back home to Southern Nevada after a season at Morehead State.
“Ella brings a wealth of experience to the team and we look for her to have her best year as a senior,” says Cory. “With Alexis, it’s great to have a local girl on scholarship, especially a former Nevada high school champion. She brings a lot to the table and will really improve our depth.”
THE SCHEDULE
“We have set ourselves up for a very challenging but exciting season,” Cory says. “We certainly have some real strong nonconference matchups before we get into Mountain West play.”
The Lady Rebels will travel to Berkeley, Calif., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament to start the dual season while the Fertitta schedule opens Feb. 8 with New Mexico State in town to start a 13-match homestand. That string includes the first visit from longtime rival BYU since the Cougars exited the Mountain West. Also coming to town this season will be nationally ranked programs such as Washington State, Florida State and Fresno State. UNLV will open league play with a match at San Diego State on April 5, followed by a showdown vs. Boise State in San Diego the next day and New Mexico on April 7. Nevada, Reno travels down to play the Rebels as conference foes for the first time since both schools were members of the Big West in 1995. After Senior Day vs. FS on April 14, the squad heads to Fort Collins for a trio of matches: vs. Colorado State, Wyoming and Air Force. Colorado Springs will be this year’s site of the MW Championships from April 25-28. The NCAA regionals are scheduled for May 10-12 and the round of 16 and individual national tournaments will take place in Champaign, Ill., from May 16-27. Cory says there are at least four teams that should challenge for the MW crown. “Fresno State, which is new to the league but has been a rival of ours over the years, will be strong along with Wyoming, San Diego State and us. It’s wide open this year. There are several teams that can win the trophy and we are one of those teams.”
SENIOR PLAYER PROFILES Ella Bourchier SR-3L • RH • 5-6 SR
TA TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA *2012 MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* *20
UN A returning starter from a year ago who is one of two seniors on this year’s UNLV: squad squ ... Turned in a 4-3 fall singles record along with a 1-4 mark in doubles ... An outstanding ou student that is one of a program-record seven Lady Rebels to earn Academic Ac All-Mountain West in both 2011 and 2012 ... A MW Scholar-Athlete honoree ho for the second straight season as a junior, she is also a two-time ITA S Scholar-Athlete. 2012: Won a career-high 11 matches while starting at the Nos. 5-6 singles s spots ... Competed in all seven MW duals and picked up singles victories over o opponents from Colorado State, New Mexico and Air Force during the spring ... Downed CSU’s Adriana Wojakowska, 6-1, 6-2, at the fifth spot to help UNLV defeat D the Rams 4-0 on April 26 in its opening match at the Mountain West Championships in San Diego ... Teamed with Anett Ferenczi-Bako to make up Rebels’ No. 3 doubles team and finished 4-15 playing together, including 1-5 in league play. 2011: Won seven matches while compiling a 7-4 singles mark ... Finished 3-1 in dual matches at the No. 6 position ... Her 4-3 record in doubles included going 2-0 with partner Rumyana Terzieva. 2010: Finished with an overall singles record of 4-8, including 1-2 in duals ... Also turned in a 4-4 doubles mark with Terzieva ... Made M d her h Lady L d Rebel R b l debut d b in the fall and compiled a singles mark of 3-4 in tournament play ... Won her first career match in three sets over Aimee Oko of NAU in September’s UNLV Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2009 graduate of The Friends School in Hobart, Tasmania ... Earned a national women’s ranking of No. 75 in January 2009. PERSONAL: Ella Claire Bourchier was born on July 4, 1990, in the city of Hobart on the island of Tasmania in the country of Australia ... The daughter of Sonja and Ian Bourchier ... Has two brothers, Eddie and Harry ... Favorite tennis player is Gael Monfils ... Majoring in biochemistry.
Bourchier’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 CAREER
Tour. 2-6 4-3 3-6 9-15
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 0-2 2010-11 2-2 2009-10 3-4 CAREER 5-8
Dual 9-13 3-1 1-2 13-16
(MW) 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-4
Total 11-19 7-4 4-8 22-31
Dual 4-15 2-1 1-0 7-16
(MW) 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-5
Total 4-17 4-3 4-4 12-24
SENIOR PLAYER PROFILES Nives Pavlovic SR-3L • RH • 5-6 SR BE BELGRADE, SERBIA *2 ALL-MW SINGLES* *2012 *2 *2012 ALL-MW DOUBLES* UN A returning three-year all-conference performer who is the squad’s senior leader UNLV: in the top half of the singles lineup ... Entered final season ranked 10th in school history with 60 doubles victories, she will start the spring at No. 1 spot with junior Aleksandra w Josifoska ... The duo earned a career-high national ranking of 26 in the preseason ITA Jo Rankings ... Ranked No. 8 in the ITA Mountain Region in singles heading into her final R ccampaign ... Her 6-4 fall singles record included four wins at the ITA Mountain Regional bbefore she lost in the quarterfinals ... Also went 6-4 in doubles playing with two different partners, including reaching the semifinals of the ITA Regional teamed with Lucia Batta. 2012: Named all-conference in both singles and doubles for the second time in her career ... Ended the season ranked fifth in singles in the region as well as 59th in the nation in doubles ... Played No. 3 in the lineup and her 16-7 mark in duals included going undefeated in MW play with a 7-0 singles mark ... Played No. 1 in doubles with Josifoska and 15-11 mark included 3-3 record in MW action ... Duo earned its first national ranking on April A 24 ... A 6-2 fall singles record included four wins at the ITA Mountain Regional. 2011: Finished 19-14 overall and her 15-11 dual record, compiled primarily at the third spot, included a 5-3 mark in MW play ... Reached the 20-win plateau in doubles for the second straight season with 20-14 mark ... Went 4-2 in singles during fall play and 6-1 in doubles with her new playing partner Josifoska ... The UNLV duo, which finished ranked fifth in the region, won the Flight One Doubles Championship with an 8-4 victory over 50th-ranked Elizabeth Begley and Aerial Ellis of Texas, 8-4, on Sept. 26 ... Their only loss during autumn action came in semifinal round of ITA Mountain Regional in Las Vegas. 2010: Turned in an all-conference debut season ... Finished with the second most singles wins on the team with a 24-13 mark ... Played at Nos. 2-3 spots in lineup, including 12-4 at the third position during duals ... Posted a 6-2 mark in MW matches ... Named the Mountain West Player of the Week on March 31 after going a combined 6-0 to help then-29th-ranked UNLV to a 3-0 record against No. 72 San Diego State, No. 59 UC Irvine and No. 47 Boise State ... The biggest victory of her rookie season may have come on Feb. 28 when she rallied past 98th-ranked Alexandria Walters 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 to clinch UNLV its first-ever team win over Pepperdine in 15 all-time meetings ... Her 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 2 slot over Josefin Hjertquist helped UNLV earn its first NCAA team win since 1998 as the Lady Rebels downed No. 25 VCU 4-3 in Chapel Hill on May 14 ... Also tied for team lead in doubles wins with a 25-12 mark ... She and partner Adrienn Hidvegi went 23-11 overall and 20-6 in dual matches, including an impressive 19-6 at the third position ... Her 25 wins tied for the fourth-most in UNLV’s single-season history ... She and Hidvegi finished 6-2 in MW matchups ... Made her Lady Rebel debut in fall and compiled a Pavlovic’s Collegiate Record SINGLES singles mark of 4-4 in tournament Year Tour. Dual (MW) Total play. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2011-12 6-2 16-7 7-0 22-9 2009 graduate of Milutin Milankovic 2010-11 4-3 15-11 5-3 19-14 High School ... Earned a WTA rank2009-10 5-6 19-7 6-2 24-13 CAREER 15-11 50-25 18-5 65-36 ing as high as 850. PERSONAL: Nives Pavlovic was born on Dec. 11, DOUBLES 1989, in Belgrade ... The daughter of Year Tour. Dual (MW) Total 2011-12 2-2 13-9 3-3 15-11 Jasmina and Milan Pavlovic ... Has 2010-11 7-2 13-12 5-3 20-14 a younger sister, Andrea ... Favorite 2009-10 5-6 20-6 6-2 25-12 tennis player is Serena Williams ... CAREER 14-10 46-27 14-8 60-37 Majoring in communication studies. CAREER-HIGH DOUBLES RANK: 26 (Sept.7, 2012)
JUNIOR PLAYER PROFILES Lucia Batta JR-2L • RH • 5-8 JR
BU BUDAPEST, HUNGARY *20 MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR* *2012 *2 *2012 NCAA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANT* *2 *2012 ALL-MW SINGLES* *2 *2012 ALL-MW DOUBLES*
UN The defending Mountain West Player of the Year looks to again be counted among the UNLV: na nation’s elite players as a junior ... First name is pronounced “LEW-chee” ... Ranked 47th by th the ITA in the preseason, she headed into the 2013 spring season unranked after a relatively qquiet fall campaign ... A highly decorated veteran who headed into third season ranking fifth iin UNLV history for winning percentage in singles at .737 ... Ranked third in singles in the M Mountain Region to begin dual season ... In 2012 became the fifth woman in program history to earn league MVP honors and the first since 2008 ... A five-time MW Player of the Week honoree ... Only the second Lady Rebel ever to earn ITA Regional Rookie of the Year honors (2011), joining Marianne Vallin (1997) ... The fourth UNLV woman to be named Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2011) ... Finished 8-3 in singles and 4-3 in doubles during the fall ... Ranked as high as No. 858 in the world in singles by ITF in July 2010 ... One of a program-record seven Lady Rebels to earn Academic All-Mountain West in both 2011 and 2012. 2012: Turned in one of the most dominating conference seasons in MW history, going undefeated in sseven league dual matches at the No. 1 position in the lineup and only losing two sets along the way ... Led squad with 31 victories overall, which tied for seventh on UNLV’s all-time list ... Posted a stunning 21-2 mark in dual matches as a sophomore ... Became the fourth Lady Rebel in history to earn conference player-of-the-week honors at least four times in one season as she was tabbed Feb. 1, March 1, March 28 and April 4 ... Ranked the entire season in singles, she peaked at No. 57 in late March and finished 67th ... Earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Singles Championship and won the first set in her first round match vs. 14th-ranked Zoe Scandalis of USC before falling 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 ... Highlight of her non-conference season came on March 21 when she upset 37th-ranked Kata Szekely 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 to help UNLV upset No. 12 Tennessee 4-3 in Las Vegas ... Also led team in doubles wins with a 21-10 mark, including an 11-6 mark at No. 2 spot with freshman Manon de Lanlay ... Ranked 95th in the preseason and turned in an 8-5 singles mark in fall play, including for the second straight year reaching the final of the USTA/ITA Mountain Region Championships in October ... After winning the 2010 crown, she this time fell to teammate Aleksandra Josifoska in the title match ... Finished 5-3 in doubles in the fall playing with Josifoska, including reaching the quarterfinals in the regional. 2011: Named all-conference in both singles and doubles ... Made her career debut in the national singles rankings in January at No. 41 ... Led team with 25-11 singles mark, including 12-8 at No. 1 position ... Her 26 doubles wins tied for fourth in program’s single-season history ... Her winning percentage of .839 tied for third on the Lady Rebel single-season list ... Made her career debut in national doubles rankings in January at No. 48 ... Playing at the No. 2 spot. she and partner Anna Maskaljun went undefeated in eight MW doubles matches ... Turned in a spectacular fall season and began spring at the top of the singles lineup ... Ranked 41st in the nation and No. 1 in the Mountain Region in singles to begin spring season after posting a 13-3 mark in tournaments ... Began rookie semester 6-0 and did not lose her first collegiate match until falling in the second round of qualifying at the Riviera/ITA Championships in Pacific Palisades, CA, in September ... Upset top-seeded and 67th-ranked Anastasia Putilina of Utah, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, to win the singles title at the 2010 USTA/ITA Mountain Region Championships played in Las Vegas on Oct. 17 ... Batta competed at the ITA National Batta’s Collegiate Record Indoor Championships in Flushing, NY, in November SINGLES and lost to fifth-ranked Allie Will of Florida, 6-2, 4-6, Year Tour. Dual (MW) Total 6-2 ... Earlier in the fall, Batta earned the Flight One 2011-12 10-7 21-2 7-0 31-9 Singles co-championship with teammate Aleksandra 2010-11 13-3 12-8 4-4 25-11 Josifoska at UNLV Invitational... Also posted a 6-3 TOTAL 23-10 33-10 11-4 56-20 mark in doubles with a trio of partners ... Went 3-1 with DOUBLES Anna Maskaljun and the duo earned a national rankYear Tour. Dual (MW) Total ing of 48th in January. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2011-12 6-4 15-6 4-2 21-10 graduate of Altisz Alapitvany Gymnasium in Budapest. 2010-11 6-3 20-2 8-0 26-5 PERSONAL: Lucia Batta was born on March 2, 1991 TOTAL 12-7 35-8 12-2 47-15 ... Favorite tennis player is Kim Cleijsters ... Majoring CAREER-HIGH SINGLES RANK: 41 (Jan. 4, 2011) in hospitality management. CAREER-HIGH DOUBLES RANK: 48 (Jan. 4, 2011)
JUNIOR PLAYER PROFILES Aleksandra Josifoska JR-2L • RH • 5-7 JR SK SKOPJE, MACEDONIA *20 ALL-MW SINGLES* *2012 *20 *2012 ALL-MW DOUBLES* UN One of the top players in the West is the first Lady Rebel to earn a spot in the nation’s top UNLV: 20 since Elena Gantcheva was 17th in 2006 ... Entered the season ranked third in UNLV history for winning percentage with a .747 clip ... Named All-Mountain West in both singles and doubles both bo seasons of her career ... One of a program-record seven Lady Rebels to earn Academic AllMountain M West in both 2011 and 2012 ... Another big fall campaign bumped her 60 spots in the rankings r to 20th to begin her third spring ... Also ranked No. 1 in singles in the Mountain Region ... . Earned a career-high doubles ranking in the preseason with partner Nives Pavlovic, coming in i No. 26 on Sept. 7 ... Will begin the spring playing with Janine Erasmus at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup ... Began her impressive autumn run in October by going 5-2 overall at the 2012 Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships ... During qualifying, downed Georgia’s Lauren Herring, who headed into 2013 ranked eighth in the nation ... In the main draw, Josifoska bolted past No. 12 Katie Turvy of Northwestern, 6-2, 6-3, and then came back in the afternoon and fought off North Carolina’s Whitney Kay (ranked 21st heading into spring), 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 ... One month later, she became the first player in UNLV history to repeat as a regional champion, winning the singles title at the 2012 USTA/ITA Mountain Regional Championships, which were held at the Fertitta Tennis Complex ... Josifoska, ranked 89th at the time, first won her semifinal match, 6-2, 6-2 over sixth-seeded Veronica Popovici of Wyoming; and then finished off third-seeded Sarah Pham of Utah, 6-4, 6-3, to take the crown and up her fall record to 14-2 overall ... Returned to the ITA National Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y., later that month but lost both of her matches playing indoors at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ... Also went 6-3 in doubles during the fall while playing with two partners, including reaching the semifinals of the ITA Regional with Batta ... One of the top players from her home nation, she earned a career-high world ranking of 466 in singles and 543 in doubles in September 2009. 2012: Named All-MW in both singles and doubles for second straight season ... Voted MW Player of the Week for the third time in her career on January 25 ... Ranked second on squad with 29 singles wins, which tied for the 12th-most in the program’s single-season history ... Playing at the Nos. 1-2 positions, her 18-5 dual-match record included a perfect 7-0 run vs. MW opponents ... Spent much of the season in the national singles rankings, peaking at No. 87 in January ... Also entered the doubles rankings near the end of the season and finished 59th along with partner Nives Pavlovic ... Duo played in top spot in the lineup and finished 12-9 ... Exploded in her second fall tournament season, including out-dueling teammate Batta to give her program its second consecutive singles title at the ITA Mountain Region Championships in October ... Ranked 117th at the time, she upset No. 95 Batta 6-0, 0-6, 6-2 ... That followed Josifoska upsetting top-seeded and 64th-ranked Anastasia Putilina of Utah, 6-3, 6-1, in the semifinals ... Having earned the bid to the National Indoors, Josifoska posted one of the biggest upsets Josifoska’s Collegiate Record in program history as she stunned the nation’s third-ranked singles player in the first round of consolation play, SINGLES Tour. Dual (MW) Total downing Notre Dame’s Kristy Frilling 6-4, 6-4 ... Finished 10-5 overall in singles and 5-4 in doubles during fall Year 2011-12 11-8 18-5 7-0 29-13 play. 2011: Named All-MW in both singles and doubles after winning a total of 43 combined singles and doubles 2010-11 5-2 19-3 7-1 24-5 matches as a rookie ... Her 24-5 singles mark included a sparkling 19-3 record in duals and 7-1 effort in MW play TOTAL 16-10 37-8 14-1 53-18 ... The duals season included a 12-match winning streak ... Closed her first season with a 6-1, 6-2 win over San Diego’s Josymar Escalona in UNLV’s first-round NCAA tournament loss ... Her 19-12 doubles mark included a 5-3 DOUBLES Tour. Dual (MW) Total mark vs. conference foes playing alongside partner Nives Pavlovic ... Ranked college tennis’ No. 10 newcomer Year 2011-12 6-4 13-10 3-3 19-14 in a preseason poll by the ITA ... Ended the 2010-11 7-2 12-10 5-3 19-12 season ranked No. 15 in the ITA Mountain TOTAL 13-6 25-20 8-6 38-26 Region in singles and No. 5 in doubles ... Her winning percentage of .828 in singles CAREER-HIGH SINGLES RANK: 20 (Jan. 3, 2013) CAREER-HIGH DOULES RANK: 26 (Sept. 7, 2012) ranked third in UNLV single-season history ... Finished 5-2 in her first semester of tournament play ... Earned the Flight One Singles co-championship with teammate Batta at UNLV Fall Invitational in September ... Compiled a 7-2 mark in doubles while playing with two partners. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A graduate of Georgi Dimitrov High School ... Earned juniors rankings as high as No. 3 in the nation. PERSONAL: Alesksandra Josifoska was born on March 5, 1991, in Prilep, Macedonia ... The daughter of Sonja and Ljube Josifoska ... Has an older brother, Hristijan ... Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... Majoring in hospitality management.
SOPHOMORE PLAYER PROFILES Janine Erasmus SO-TR • RH • 5-8 S SO
HO H HOOPSTAD, SOUTH AFRICA
UN A transfer addition who is expected to start in both singles and doubles for the UNLV: U L La Lady Rebels this spring ... Will begin season at No. 3 doubles spot with Anett FerencziBa ... Posted a 4-2 record in singles during her first fall season in Las Vegas ... Also Bako finnished 2-3 in doubles playing with two different partners. TEXAS A&M: Played the 22011-12 season as a freshman for the then-Big 12 Conference school in College Station .... Posted a 6-9 overall record in singles while playing at spots Nos. 5-6 for the Aggies .... Also went 1-4 in doubles with partner Nazari Urbina. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 22010 graduate of Damelin High School ... Ranked as high as No. 6 in the South African Tennis Association junior singles rankings and No. 9 in the women’s South African rankings ... A member of the South African team that competed at the World Cup in Czech Republic in 2007 ... A semifinalist at the $10,000 Cape Town in 2007 ... Represented South Africa at the 2008 Junior Fed Cup in San Luis Potosi, Mexico ... One of two players from her country to be invited to compete in the prestigious African Cup ... Was the South African Open doubles champion in 2011 with partner Janet Koch. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Janine Erasmus was born on March 18, 1993, in South Africa ... The daughter of Lourens and Hanlie Erasmus ... Has two older sisters, Melissa and Aileen ... Began playing tennis when she was 5 years old...Most memorable moment of her career is winning her first match at the girls’ 14 and under World Cup in Czech Republic 8-6 in the third set against Thailand ... Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... Intends to major in hospitality management.
Erasmus’ Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 0-0
Dual 6-9
(B12) 2-3
Total 6-9
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 0-0
Dual 1-4
(B12) 0-2
Total 1-4
*At Texas A&M
SOPHMOMORE PLAYER PROFILES Anett Ferenczi-Bako SO-1L • RH • 5-6 SO BU BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
*20 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* *2012 *20 *2012 MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* UN A returning starter who will look to again earn a spot in both the singles and UNLV: do doubles lineups in 2013 ... Hails from the same city as UNLV teammate Lucia Batta an 2011 senior Adrienn Hidvegi ... One of a program-record seven Lady Rebels to and earn ea Academic All-Mountain West in 2012 ... Also earned recognition as MW and ITA IT Scholar-Athlete ... Turned in a 4-2 singles record, including a 3-1 mark at the ITA Mountain M Regional, and 1-4 doubles mark in the fall. 2012: One of two freshmen in the l lineup, she ended up tied for third for most singles wins with an 18-14 mark ... Played aat Nos. 5-6 in the singles lineup and posted a winning record vs. MW opponents at 4-3 ... Rallied past Kristin Buth, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, to help UNLV down San Diego State in the regular-season finale on April 14 ... Her doubles mark came primarily with partner Ella Bourchier as the duo played No. 3 for the Rebels in dual matches ... Finished 5-2 in her first fall on campus ... Went 3-1 at October’s ITA Mountain Regional in Las Vegas, downing opponents in straight sets from Weber State and Northern Colorado before falling to Veroncia Popovic of Wyoming in the Round of 32 ... Also w went 1-3 in doubles with partner Rumyana Terzieva. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A graduate of Balint Balassi Secondary School in Budapest ... Was runner-up in singles and doubles for the under-18 division at the 2010 national championship in Hungary ... Won the 2008 Canadian national title in both singles and doubles in the 16-and-under. PERSONAL: Anett Ferenczi-Bako was born on Sept. 24, 1992 ... The daughter of Eniko and Jozsef Ferenczi-Bako ... Has a younger brother, Mark ... Favorite tennis players are Andy Roddick and Victoria Azarenka ... Majoring in hospitality management.
Ferenczi-Bako’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 5-4
Dual 13-10
(MW) 4-3
Total 18-14
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 2-4
Dual 5-17
(MW) 1-5
Total 7-21
SOPHOMORE PLAYER PROFILES Alexis Garrett SO-TR • RH • 5-5 S SO LA L LAS VEGAS, NV
UN One of two new transfers on this year’s squad ... Will look to earn time in the lineup UNLV: as a sophomore this spring ... Went 3-3 in singles during her first fall season with Lady Re Rebels ... Also finished 3-2 in doubles while playing with two different partners. MOREHE HEAD STATE: Played one season as a freshman at the school located in Kentucky ... N Named 2012 Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference … Led the Eagles with a 13-8 ssingles record, primarily appearing at No. 2 spot … Was only Eagle to achieve a winning cconference singles record at 5-4 … Teamed with Alix Young and Jessica Montemayor iin doubles action at No. 2 to card a 13-7 overall record, and a 7-2 mark in conference competition. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2011 graduate of Durango High School ... Only played one season for coach Pat Davis but was crowned the Nevada singles state champion in 2009-10 ... Also won the region title that year for the Trailblazers ... Awarded the Pancho Gonzalez Award as the most promising tennis player in the state ... Nevada Rookie of the Year. ... Won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Nevada Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... On the junior circuit, overcame injuries to be ranked in the top 250 in her age division … Won six tournament titles in USTA play. PERSONAL: Alexis Marie Garrett was born on April 17, 1993 ... The daughter of pla Russell and Wendy Garrett ... Lists favorite tennis player as Marat Safin ... Majoring in hospitality management.
Garrett’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 0-0
Dual 13-8
(OVC) 5-4
Total 13-8
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 0-0
Dual 13-7
(OVC) 7-2
Total 13-7
*At Morehead State
FRESHMAN PLAYER PROFILE Iren Kotseva FR-HS • RH • 5-6 FRSO SOFIA, BULGARIA
UNL The only freshman on this UNLV: yea year’s squad ... Hails from the same city and school as former UNLV sta standouts Elena Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva ... Expected Kri to be a part of the starting lineup in bo both singles and doubles as a rookie ... Finished 5-2 in both singles and in doubles during fall tournament pplay ... Won the Flight 3 singles ttitle in her first collegiate tournament, the UNLV Fall Invitational, in September ... Reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the ITA Mountain Regional in November, going 3-1 with Aleksandra Josifoska. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A graduate of General Vladimir Stoychev Sports School in Sofia ... Ranked fifth in Bulgaria in 2012 and third in 18-and-under division in 2010. PERSONAL: Iren Tsvetanova Ts Kotseva was born on June 2, 1993 ... The daughter of Tsvetan Kotsev and Lyudmila Kotseva ... Has a younger sister, Raya ... Favorite tennis players are Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic ... Majoring in international business. hat the Rebels play home matches in one of the nation’s top collegiate facilities is due in large part to the late Frank Fertitta Jr., and his wife, Vicki. The couple presented UNLV with a check for $1 million in 1989 that was the driving force inn construction of the sparkling, 12-court, $1.5 million stadium and clubhouse. Opened in 1993, the Frankk & Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex has served as home to not only UNLV’s men’s and women’s teams but also to various physical education classes, youth tournaments, adult continuing education groups and USTA Men’s Challenger pro events. The facility, which underwent a $2 million upgrade in 2006-07, also hosted three consecutive NCAA Regionals. On Jan. 15, 2010, UNLV held a ceremony to thank the Fertittas for their tremendous generosity. Mrs. Fertitta was on hand along with dignitaries such as UNLV President Neal Smatresk, Athletics Director Jim Livengood, Governor Bob Miller and the Rebel teams and staffs to say thank you and present her with a one-of-a-kind print commemorating the facility and its namesakes.
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(L-R): Women’s Head Coach Kevin Cory, AD Jim Livengood, Vicki Fertitta, Men’s Head Coach Owen Hambrook and President Neal Smatresk.
2013 REBEL ROSTER
FRONT ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT) RIGHT): Gil Gilad dB Berman, Willi Willie S Sublette, bl tt T Tamas Batyi, B t i C Carlos l Di L Laura, C Cody d Mill Miller and dA Ace M Matias ti (seated). ( t d) BACK ROW (L-R): Head Coach Owen Hambrook, Assistant Coach James Wilson and seniors Johannes Markel, Bernard Schoeman and Charlie Alvarado.
NAME Charlie Alvarado Tamas Batyi Gilad Berman Carlos Di Laura Johannes Markel Ace Matias Cody Miller Bernard Schoeman Willie Sublette
HT 5-11 5-10 6-6 5-10 6-3 5-10 5-6 6-1 6-0
CL-EX SR-3L JR-2L FR-HS FR-HS SR-3L SO-TR FR-HS SR-3L JR-2L
HEAD COACH Owen Hambrook (10th Year/NW Missouri State, 1991) ASSISTANT COACH James Wilson (1st Year/Texas Tech, 2009)
PLYS RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH RH
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Costa Mesa, CA (Mater Dei HS) Budapest, Hungary (Balint Marton HS) Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Rothberg HS) Austin, TX (St. Stephen’s Episcopal School) Malmo, Sweden (Latinskola HS) Torrance, CA (Utah) Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS) Pretoria, South Africa (Hoerskool Waterkloof) Las Vegas, NV (Homeschooled)
Pronunciation Guide
Tamas Batyi ...................................................... THOMAS BAHT-yee Gilad Berman...................................................Ryhmes with KEY-lod Johannes Markel ............................................yo-HON-us mar-KELL Ace Matias ..........................................................................mah-T-us Willie Sublette ...................................................................... sub-LET
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2013 SEASON OUTLOOK
REBEL REBOUND LOOKS TO BE ON THE WAY
t he 2013 season will mark Owen
Hambrook’s 10th as head coach of the UNLV men’s tennis team -- and it may just feature his deepest roster yet. Quality depth is just what the doctor ordered for a program that last spring suffered through some injury issues while sputtering to a 7-16 mark that included just one Mountain West win. Enter a talented transfer and at least three freshmen to help shore up the roster. “Last year was not an easy season for us at all as we battled through injuries,” Hambrook says. “This year we’re a lot deeper. Everyone on the roster is capable at any given time of being somewhere in the starting lineup and we’re just in a much better position to compete at every spot, both physically and mentally.” And while the newcomers are a welcome sight out at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, the team will only thrive with production from its senior class. “Our three seniors bring a lot of experience and leadership to the team,” Hambrook says. “They will be a huge part of our success this year. Overall, the roster is pretty spread out. We have a great senior group and a very good group of freshmen that are the future of the team. We’ve got one sophomore that is a transfer. Like I said, we’re pretty deep.” Another adjustment to the roster is about half of it is American-made, which is an emerging development under Hambrook.
“We’ve always recruited locally and the intermountain section and we are having more success on that front recently.” Hambrook says nothing has changed in his team goals for this spring but it certainly looks like there are more soldiers to attack them. “Our goals are always the same: go undefeated at home, win the conference and the tournament and get to the NCAAs. We have the depth to make a run at those goals. The big difference this year, with everyone healthy, we can compete at every position. Last year we didn’t have as much talent and injuries were devastating. “Overall, we’re a better team with great chemistry. We have spent a lot of time on team building and it’s already paying huge dividends.”
THE LINEUP
The top half of the singles lineup is an interesting mix as a three-letterman, a rising junior and a sophomore newbie look to rack up a lot of points. The sophomore is also the aforementioned transfer, California native Ace Matias, who decided to make Las Vegas his home after a year playing in the Pac-12 Conference with Utah. While just in
his second collegiate season, Matias already has shown strong signs of being a high-energy but effective presence in both singles and doubles. “We are thrilled that Ace chose to transfer to UNLV,” Hambrook says. “We’re expecting him to be at or near the top of the lineup in both singles and doubles. He’s only a sophomore so we see him as a great Rebel for years to come. After the fall season, we already know he is an aggressive, all-court player. He plays with a lot of passion and emotion.” The junior is Hungarian Tamas Batyi (16-16 in singles last season) who earned all-conference honors as a freshman before cooling down a bit last spring, finishing five matches under .500 in duals. “Tomy will play in the top part of the lineup and looks to bounce back after a disappointing sophomore year,” says his coach. “He definitely has the talent to be very successful. We are looking for a big year from him if he can stay positive on the court.”
SEASON OUTLOOK
The senior is Californian Charlie Alvarado (6-11) who is primed to have his best season after shaking off a rough campaign that hampered by injuries. “Charlie is healthy and playing the best tennis of his college career. He is one of those guys that when the match is on the line we can count on him to give 100 percent.” Still technically a freshman but someone who has already been around the program a while is Israeli Gilad Berman, who had to sit out a calendar year but will have four seasons of eligibility after debuting in duals in January. “Gilad is finally eligible and we’re glad to have him ready to go and in the lineup. He is a big, aggressive player with a lot of potential that can use his size to his advantage. We expect him to get better and better with every match he plays.” A couple of veterans will look to earn significant time in the lineup in their final springs -- Johannes Markel (5-15) and Bernard Schoeman (7-14). “Johannes has really worked hard to get back into good physical shape after some injuries. He’s a great competitor and we’re looking for him to contribute in both singles and doubles and end his career on a positive note,” says Hambrook.
“Bernie is a very talented all-court player with great shot-making ability. He is also looking to finish his Rebel career on a positive note. He will be big for us in doubles and will also see time in the singles lineup.” January edition Carlos Di Laura comes West from Texas and is the son of a former NCAA doubles champion. Look for him to make an impact right away. “Carlos comes from a great tennis family. We’re very happy he chose UNLV and we are looking for him to contribute immediately.” Veteran Willie Sublette (11-10) proved he could add points to the team while local walk-on Cody Miller will provide depth. “Willie is coming off a good sophomore year. He’s a great teammate and we feel like his best tennis is ahead of him. Cody is a local kid who works hard and is getting better every day in practice.” The doubles lineup is headlined by Matias and partner Schoeman, the latter of whom already played in an NCAA doubles championship event. Markel and Batyi are a veteran duo while rookies Berman and Di Laura will begin the spring paired up at the No. 3 position.
THE SCHEDULE
The dual season begins on January 25 with five straight home matches. The first road trip will take UNLV to play BYU on Feb. 15 and Utah the following day. The Rebels head to Seattle the next weekend to make a visit to
Washington on Feb. 22 and take on Oregon the next day. A meeting with Oklahoma State will be played in San Diego, the same place the Rebels will take part for the first time in the storied Pacific Coast Doubles tournament, a USTA event that is celebrating its 123rd season in 2013. An eight-match homestand follows, including a match on March 8 vs. Air Force that will not count toward the Mountain West standings. Conference play kicks off with UNLV facing Nevada, Reno March 28. After closing its non-conference schedule vs. Cal Poly, the Rebels play five straight league opponents and will honor a trio of seniors in their final home appearance on April 20 when Fresno State comes to town. The 2013 MW Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships will be played April 25-28 in Colorado Springs, while the NCAA Round of 16 and individual championships are set for Champaign, Ill. “It’s a challenging schedule and we have two really tough road trips before a league race that looks to be wide open,” Hambrook says. “We feel good about the Mountain West tournament taking place in Colorado Springs. It’s not an easy place to play but we’ve always had success there and we get to play at Air Force earlier in the month to help everyone get used to the conditions. The league this year is pretty wide open and every match is going to be a battle.”
SENIOR PLAYER PROFILES Charlie Alvarado SRSR-3L • RH • 5-11 COSTA CO MESA, CA
UNL A tenacious Californian who will look to get back to his winning ways as a senior UNLV: ... Expected E to compete in the top half of the lineup during his final semester ... Ranked the No. 13 singles player in the Mountain Region heading into spring ... Had a big ITA Mountain Mo Regional in October, going 4-1 in singles after reaching the quarterfinals and making it to the Round of 16 in doubles playing with partner Willie Sublette. 2012: Struggled Str with injuries and dipped to a 6-11 overall singles mark and 3-8 doubles record re ... Did go 2-0 in duals playing at the No. 5 spot ... Named Mountain West Player of the Week on March 8 after helping propel UNLV to a 4-3 victory over Air Force in C Colorado Springs ... Playing indoors for the first conference match of the season, A Alvarado rallied to pull off a come-from-behind victory over Alex Lineberry at the No. 5 position ... Down 5-2 in the third and decisive set, Alvarado won five consecutive ggames to take the match 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 ... Also teamed with senior Rene Ruegamer for a 2-4 No. 3 doubles mark. 2011: Turned in career-best 11-8 mark in singles, including an impressive 8-3 record in dual matches, primarily from the No. 6 slot in the lineup ... Started off spring with a six-game winning streak, five of which were straight-set straight-setters ... Downed Shiva Sangwan 6-3, 6-0 to help his team upset No. 57 San Diego State in the regular-season finale on April 27 ... Played with four different doubles partners en route to a 6-3 mark, including a 3-0 record in duals ... Posted a 3-5 singles mark in fall play. 2010: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by compiling a 7-9 overall singles record ... Made his collegiate debut in UNLV’s spring invite and picked up his first victory as a Rebel over Indiana’s Will Kendall ... Also won his first match in a dual, downing Nikita Ryashchenko of Utah State ... Picked up his first MW win with a straight-set victory over Sam Barnes of Air Force on April 11 ... Finished 1-3 in doubles play. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2009 graduate of athletic powerhouse Mater Dei High School located in Santa Ana, CA ... Lettered four years for the Monarchs under coach Marian Danse ... Won a CIF doubles championship in Ojai with partner Chris Freeman ... Won his first Trinity League singles title as a senior by defeating Freeman in the championship match ... Earned a top 50 ranking in the 14-and-under category and top 100 in 16-and-under and 18-and-under divisions. PERSONAL: Charlie Anthony Alvarado was born on Sept. 10, 1990, in Orange, CA ... The son of Janet Ingham and Richard Alvarado … Majoring in communications with a minor in theater ... Favorite tennis player is Fernando Verdasco. Alvarado’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 2-2 2010-11 3-5 2009-10 1-2 CAREER 6-9
Dual 4-9 8-3 6-7 18-19
(MW) 1-2 2-1 1-2 4-5
Total 6-11 11-8 7-9 24-28
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 0-2 2010-11 3-3 2009-10 0-3 CAREER 3-8
Dual 3-6 3-0 1-0 7-6
(MW) 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2
Total 3-8 6-3 1-3 10-14
SENIOR PLAYER PROFILES Johannes Markel SR SR-3L S • RH • 6-3 M MA MALMO, SWEDEN
*20 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* *2012 * *2012 * *20 MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* UN A veteran player that looks to have a strong senior season ... Will have opportunity UNLV: to start in both singles and doubles ... A three-time member of the Academic All-Mountain W West Team ... Went 3-5 in singles and 3-3 in doubles during final fall tournament season ... He and partner Tamas Batyi reached the final of UNLV’s Easley Memorial in November. 20 2012: Struggled to a 5-15 overall singles mark, including 2-11 in duals ... Posted a 12112 doubles record, including going 6-5 in duals with Batyi while appearing at all three sspots in the lineup ... Finished fall season 3-4 in singles and 5-1 in doubles. 2011: Played at the top four singles positions and compiled an 8-17 mark, including 4-8 at the P ssecond position ... Named All-Mountain West in doubles after compiling a 4-2 mark in league matches playing with Mehdi Bouras at the No. 1 spot in the lineup ... Finished 2-5 in singles during fall play and 4-5 in doubles action with two different partners ... One of a league-leading seven UNLV members of the 2011 Academic All-Mountain team. 2010: Joined roster in West team i January and earned his first letter as a Rebel by compiling a 15-9 record in singles and 15-8 in doubles ... Played primarily at Nos. 3-4 in singles during dual season, including a 5-1 mark at the fourth spot ... Finished 3-3 in MW matches ... First win as a Rebel came over Alex Daines of Utah State on Jan. 29 in a dual match ... Proved to be effective in doubles as well, finishing 15-7 with partner Bernard Schoeman, including a perfect 7-0 in the No. 3 position ... The duo finished 2-4 in league action ... A member of the Academic All-MW Team and an ITA Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2009 graduate of Latinskola School … Ranked 14th in Sweden in juniors 18-and-under ... Member of 2008 and ‘09 national championship team. PERSONAL: Johannes Markel was born on Aug. 28, 1989, in Transylvania, Romania ... The son of Christa and Horia Markel … Has a younger sister, Johanna ... Majoring in hospitality management ... Favorite tennis player is Tommy Haas.
Markel’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 3-4 2010-11 2-5 2009-10 0-1 CAREER 5-10
Dual 2-11 6-12 15-8 23-31
(MW) 0-1 2-4 3-3 5-8
Total 5-15 8-17 15-9 28-41
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 5-1 2010-11 1-5 2009-10 0-1 CAREER 6-7
Dual 7-11 7-6 15-7 29-24
(MW) 1-4 4-2 2-4 7-10
Total 12-12 8-11 15-8 35-31
SENIOR PLAYER PROFILES Bernard Schoeman SR SR-3L • RH • 6-1 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA PR
UN UNLV: A veteran presence that starts his final season on team’s No. 1 doubles team and will see time in singles lineup as well ... A three-time member of the Academic AllMountain Mo West Team ... His 4-5 fall singles record included a run to the final of UNLV’s Easley Ea Memorial tourney in November ... Also went 6-3 in doubles with partner Ace M Matias, including going all the way to the final of the ITA Regional in October ... The du duo enters the spring ranked No. 2 in the Mountain Region. 2012: Compiled a 7-14 singles s mark, including 3-11 in duals while playing anywhere from No. 4-6 ... Finished 13-17 1 in doubles, including 6-9 at the No. 1 position with partner Brian Kenyon ... Went 4 during the fall season in both singles and doubles. 2011: Posted an 8-13 singles 4-3 c campaign, including a 5-9 mark in duals at spots 3-5 ... Flourished in doubles playing w MW Player of the Year Mehdi Bouras ... The duo entered the rankings on March with 1 and rose to as high as No. 34 on April 19 ... Schoeman/Bouras posted two big regular-season upsets as they downed Fresno State’s 29th-ranked Rikus de Villier and Remi Boutillier, 8-3, on Feb. 25 and then stunned 21st-ranked Raony Carvalho R f l Garcia G i off Texas T T h 8-6, on March 12 ... The duo became the first Rebel doubles team to earn a spot in andd Rafael Tech, the NCAA tournament since Nenad Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin went in 1999 ... The pair took the nation’s second-ranked duo, Drew Courtney and Micheal Shabaz of Virginia, to the brink of elimination in the first round before falling 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 ... Finished 3-4 in fall singles play and 4-5 in doubles. 2010: Joined the team in January and went on to earn his first letter as a Rebel by finishing 6-6 in singles and 15-7 in doubles play ... Most of those wins came at the No. 5 spot in the lineup ... Won his first three matches as a collegian, including downing Kevin Taylor of Northern Arizona in his UNLV debut on Jan. 29 ... Got off to a hot start with doubles partner Johannes Markel, winning 14 of their first 16 dual match outings ... Posted a 7-0 mark at the No. 3 position ... A top student who was both a member of the Academic All-MW Team and an ITA Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2009 graduate of Hoerskool Waterkloof in Pretoria … Ranked in the top 10 among each respective juniors level, including third in 2009 ... The 2009 national juniors champion in doubles and 2008 national runner up in singles. PERSONAL: Johan Bernard Schoeman was born on Sept. 9, 1991, in South Africa ... The son of Marietjie and Johan Schoeman ... Has an older brother, Meyer ... Majoring in hospitality management ... Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Schoeman’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 4-3 2010-11 3-4 2009-10 0-0 CAREER 7-7
Dual 3-11 5-9 6-6 14-26
(MW) 1-4 0-1 2-2 3-7
Total 7-14 8-13 6-6 21-33
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 4-3 2010-11 4-5 2009-10 0-0 CAREER 8-8
Dual 9-14 15-10 15-7 39-31
(MW) 0-5 2-4 2-4 4-13
Total 13-17 19-15 15-7 47-39
CAREER-HIGH DOUBLES RANK: 34 (April 19, 2011)
JUNIOR PLAYER PROFILES Tamas Batyi
JR JR-2L • RH • 5-10 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY BU
UNL A talented former all-conference singles player that will look to regain that UNLV: status stat as a junior ... Will play in the top half of the lineup and expected to start at doubles dou as well ... Ranked the No. 14 singles player in the Mountain Region heading into spring ... Went 4-4 in singles during fall tourney play, including advancing to the Round Ro of 16 at the ITA Regional in October ... His 3-3 doubles mark included he and pa partner Johannes Markel reaching the final of UNLV’s Easley Memorial in November ... A two-time member of the Academic All-Mountain West Team. 2012: Led team in singles victories with a 16-16 overall record ... Went 9-14 in dual matches while playing pl anywhere from No. 1-4 in the lineup ... His 11-16 doubles mark included nine n wins in duals, which tied for the team lead ... Turned in a successful fall campaign with a 7-2 singles record, including going 3-0 at UNLV’s Fall Invite in c September ... Also reached the semifinals of the Easley Memorial in October ... S Finished 2-5 in doubles during the autumn. 2011: Named All-Mountain West in singles after a 16-9 spring season that included a 4-2 mark in conference play ... After dropping his first match as a Rebel, went on to win 10 of his next 11 outings ... Upset No. 115 Vladislov Bondarenko of Oklahoma State, 6-2, 6-1, on Feb. Feb 18 ... Also posted poste a 7-8 mark in doubles, including a five-match winning streak playing at the No. 2 slot ... Added to the roster in January. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A graduate of Balint Marton Primary School in Torokbalint, Hungary ... A five-time Hungarian juniors champion. PERSONAL: Tamas Batyi was born on April 13, 1991, in Budapest ... The son of Gyorgy Batyi and Zsuzsanna Bodo ... Has one brother, Gabor ... Majoring in hospitality management ... Favorite tennis player is James Blake.
Batyi’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 7-2 2010-11 0-0 CAREER 7-2
Dual 9-14 16-9 25-23
(MW) 2-3 4-2 6-5
Total 16-16 16-9 32-25
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 2-5 2010-11 0-0 CAREER 2-5
Dual 9-11 7-8 16-19
(MW) 2-3 0-1 2-4
Total 11-16 7-8 18-24
JUNIOR PLAYER PROFILES Willie Sublette JR JR-2L • RH • 6-0 LAS VEGAS, NV LA
UNL A local product who showed great improvement as a sophomore ... Will look to UNLV: earn ear more time in both singles and doubles this spring ... Went 2-6 in singles and 2-4 in fall doubles action with two partners ... Reached the Round of 16 with Charlie Alvarado in the t ITA Mountain Regional in Las Vegas in October. 2012: Saw his first significant time in the t lineup and responded with a winning record in dual matches ... His 11-10 overall singles sin record ranked fourth on the team in wins ... Played at Nos. 5-6 as a starter, including in a 7-4 mark at the bottom of the lineup ... Finished 6-12 in doubles play with partners pa Alvarado and Tamas Batyi ... Turned in 4-4 singles record in his first fall action, including in a 3-0 mark at September’s UNLV Fall Invitational ... Also went 1-4 in doubles in tourney to play. 2011: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing five total matches after joining jo the program in January ... Won both of his dual matches, including his collegiate singles debut over Josh Brown of NAU, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7) on Jan. 23 ... Also went 3-2 s in i doubles matches playing primarily with fellow-freshman Tamas Batyi ... Earned both Academic All-MW Team and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Homeschooled for his education ... A top-ranked juniors player in the state who earned a top-100 spot in the boys 18-and-under by the USTA. Earned multiple honors as a juniors j niors player, pla er including incl ding the t Mike Agassi “No Quit” Award from the Marty Hennessy Jr. Tennis Foundation. PERSONAL: Willie Sublette was born on Feb. 20, 1992, in Las Vegas ... The son of Bill and Lori Sublette ... Has three brothers and sisters ... Majoring in civil engineering... Favorite tennis player is Marat Safin. Sublette’s Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12 4-4 2010-11 0-0 CAREER 4-4
Dual 7-6 2-0 9-6
(MW) 0-2 0-0 0-2
Total 11-10 2-0 13-10
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12 1-4 2010-11 0-0 CAREER 1-4
Dual 5-8 3-2 8-10
(MW) 1-2 0-0 1-2
Total 6-12 3-2 9-14
SOPHOMORE PLAYER PROFILE Ace Matias SO SO-TR O • RH • 5-10 TORRANCE, TO O CA
UN UNLV: N A talented transfer that is the only sophomore on the 2013 Rebel squad ... Will co compete om for a starting role at the top of both the singles and doubles lineups this spring ... Po Posted o a 5-4 singles record in the fall, including reaching the Round of 16 before falling to fiffth fth-seeded Andy Bettles of Boise State at the ITA Mountain Regional played in Las Vegas inn October ... Ranked as the No. 17 singles player in the region heading into dual matches ....... Also went 6-3 in doubles with partner Bernard Schoeman, including going all the way ttoo the final in the ITA Regional and the semifinals of the Easley Memorial in November ..... The duo enters the spring ranked No. 2 in the Mountain Region. UTAH: Played the 22011-12 season at the Pac-12 Conference school ... Finished 7-5 in singles during dual m matches, playing at Nos. 4-6, en route to an 11-10 overall mark ... Went 10-11 in doubles, playing p at the No. 2 position, during duals as part of a 14-13 season mark ... One of his h wins came when the Utes played at UNLV on Feb. 17 as he and partner Alejandro Medinilla downed Alex Bull and Rene Ruegamer ... During his first fall, advanced to the second round of the ITA Men’s All-American Championships pre-qualifying, downing Raleigh Smith of Northwestern, 6-3, 6-1 ... Reached the quarterfinal singles round at the Utah Intercollegiates Intercollegiates, topping t Weber State’s Peter Ramstromer-Pello, 6-0, 6-2, before falling to No. 1 seeded Spencer Smith of BYU ... Teamed up with Medinilla to reach the final round of doubles at the Utah Intercollegiates ... Picked up one win at the ITA Mountain Regionals, 6-1, 6-1, over BYU’s Dean Ormsby ... Also at the regionals, reached the Round of 16 in doubles with partner Medinilla. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2011 honors graduate of Narbonne High School in Harbor City, CA ... A three-year letterwinner that played No. 1 for coach Matt Paz ... Finished with a 60-5 singles record for the Gauchos ... Won the Marine League CIF in 2010 and was a finalist in 2009... Earned a national ranking as high as No. 26 ... Consistently ranked in the top 10 in the Boys 18-and-under Division in Southern California, reaching as high as No.3 ... Also a 2009 finalist of the USTA Winter National Championships and was 2-1 vs. Blue Chip Recruits at that tournament. PERSONAL: Geoffrey Ace Matias was born on Feb. 21, 1993, in Inglewood, CA ... The son of George and Nancy Matias ... Father is a tennis instructor ... Has an older brother, Ivan, and an older sister, Dianne ... Favorite tennis player is Pete Sampras ... Majoring in communication studies and is interested in pursuing a master’s degree in computer science. Matias’ Collegiate Record SINGLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 4-4
Dual 7-5
(P12) 0-1
Total 11-9
DOUBLES Year Tour. 2011-12* 4-2
Dual 10-11
(P12) 0-5
Total 14-13
*At Utah (Pac-12 Conference)
FRESHMAN PLAYER PROFILES Gilad Berman
FR FR-HS • RH • 6-6 RA RAMAT HASHARON, ISRAEL UN UNLV: A tall, talented player who will finally see time on the court for the Rebels this spring spr ... Expected to earn a starting spot in the singles and doubles lineups ... Follows in the t footsteps of former Israeli standouts at UNLV such as NCAA qualifier Asaf Tishler (1996-99), 2002 Mountain West Freshman of the Year Aviram Salomon (2002-05) and (19 all-conference performer Danny Erez (1998-2001) ... A former juniors national champion all of Israel ... An older recruit who spent three years completing his mandatory military service se for his home country ... First name rhymes with “KEY-lod.” 2012: Joined program in January but sat out entire season while establishing residency. HIGH SCHOOL/ JUNIORS: J A graduate of Rothberg High School. PERSONAL: Gilad Berman was born on o Nov. 11, 1990, in Israel ... Father is Moshe Berman ... Has three siblings: Miri, Ronit and a Michal ... Has not declared a major but is interested in accounting ... Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer.
FRESHMAN PLAYER PROFILES Carlos Di Laura FR FR-HS R • RH • 5-10 AUSTIN, TX AU U
UN UNLV: NL Joined the Rebels in January and is expected to earn a spot in the starting lin lineup ne in both singles and doubles as a freshman ... A four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net, T Ten which ranked him the No. 84 overall recruit in the nation in the class of 2012. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2012 graduate of St. Stephen’s Episcopal c cla School in Austin, TX ... Lettered four years for the Spartans where his father is director S Sc of o tennis ... Won a sectional title ... Ranked among the top 100 juniors in the nation for Boys Bo 16-and-under and 18-and-under divisions. PERSONAL: Carlos Di Laura was born bo on March 19, 1994, in Lima, Peru ... The son of Carlos and Billie Di Laura ... His father was a professional tennis player and rose to as high as No. 92 in the world in fa 1986 and also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics for his home nation of Peru ... 1 Father also was a national champion at Pepperdine, capturing the 1985 NCAA doubles F title t with partner Kelly Jones ... Has a younger sister, Isabella ... Majoring in business ... Favorite tennis players are Luis Horna, David Ferrer and Fernando Gonzalez.
FRESHMAN PLAYER PROFILES Cody Miller FR-HS • RH • 5-6 LAS VEGAS, NV
UNLV: A local addition that will add depth to the Rebel roster ... Finished 1-4 in his debut fall tournament season ... Posted his first victory as a Rebel in the ITA Mountain Regional over Preben Bjorne if Denver ... Also went 0-3 in doubles with partner Willie Sublette. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2012 graduate of local prep athletics powerhouse Bishop Gorman High School … Competed for the Gaels under coach Craig Witcher, who was the head men’s and women’s coach at UNLV from 1986-91. PERSONAL: Cody Taylor Miller was born on June 15, 1994, in Long Beach, CA ... The son of Donald and Raymi Miller ... Has three older brothers, Joshua, Kyle and Ryan ... Majoring in business ... Favorite tennis player is David Ferrer.
SEASON IN REVIEW
UNLV SEES “BIG THREE” ROLL THROUGH CONFERENCE SLATE second in a close tiebreaker. She actually trailed 2-0 in the decisive third set before winning six straight games to give her unbeatable in 2012. The Lady Rebels’ dominant singles trio was the big and her team wins with a 6-3, story of a year that -- because the squad was indeed 6-7, 6-2 final. The thrill of beating an so top-heavy in talent -- will also be remembered for SEC power was short-lived, some missed opportunities in the postseason. The fall efforts were highlighted by an October however, as UNLV dropped showdown at the USTA/ITA Mountain Region its Mountain West opener in Championships in Las Vegas as sophomore a neutral-site match in San Aleksandra Josifoska out-dueled UNLV teammate Diego just three days later. and defending champion Lucia Batta to give her Losing 4-3 to an emerging program its second consecutive singles title at the elite Wyoming program marked not event. Josifoska, ranked 117th in the nation at the time, only the first time it happened split sets before finishing off Batta, ranked 95th and in 16 all-time meetings with the Cowgirls, but also underscored seeded second, 6-0, 0-6, 6-2. With the win, Josifoska headed to the National the lack of depth on the team. Indoors in New York where she posted one of the The Big Three had all won but biggest upsets in program history. After moving to UNLV couldn’t fully recover after consolation play, she stunned the nation’s third-ranked dropping the doubles point. Super Seniors (L-R): Anna Maskaljun, Sandwiched around hosting player, Notre Dame’s Kristy Frilling, 6-4, 6-4, at the Adrienn Hidvegi and Jana Albers No. 4 Stanford at the end of Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. March, the Lady Rebs picked The team began the dual match season ranked 36th in the nation while the squad’s big three -- Josifoska up league wins against Colorado Lucia Batta was the fifth UNLV woman to win league MVP honors. (1), Batta (3) and junior Nives Pavlovic (7) -- were all State and New Mexico. But a Big Three singles ranked among the top 10 of the region. After losing just one point in a debut weekend of three sweep couldn’t avoid wins, head coach Kevin Cory’s team returned to the another 4-3 conference ITA Kick-Off Weekend event in Berkeley and lost to a loss on April Fools Day, this time at the hands of pair of higher-ranked opponents. Late February brought three ranked opponents to a higher-ranked TCU at Fertitta and the hosts lost to two of them. A 4-3 win home. Just one year after over No. 47 Long Beach State, which featured Batta moving up to the No. 1 spot in the lineup, marked the running the table in the Mountain West, UNLV found itself in an unfamiliar semifinals of the event for the 11th consecutive season. Rebels’ first ranked victory of the year. Now hanging on in the rankings at No. 70, UNLV situation at 2-2 in league play. However, the squad A rematch with the Aztecs, however, saw the hosts picked up a forfeit win from No. 45 VCU and then on rallied to post a strong finish with a three-match winning finally break UNLV’s spell as SDSU clinched a trip to March 21 pulled off the biggest upset in program history streak. First, a trip to Colorado Springs produced a 5-2 the championship round, 4-1, and end the Lady Rebels’ with a 4-3 shocker over short-handed Tennessee, victory over Air Force and a 4-3 triumph over Boise season short of an NCAA bid. which was the nation’s No. 12 team. The previous State. Then, Senior Day on April 14 saw UNLV continue The team didn’t leave Southern California without highest-ranked team the UNLV women defeated was its mastery of San Diego State, 5-1, for what was its some hardware, however, as the Big Three were all No. 17 William & Mary in 2002. The Vols started out by 11th straight win over the Aztecs. named all-conference after a vote by the league’s Before the match, the squad’s lone senior, Rumyana head coaches. Batta also became the fifth woman in sweeping three doubles courts for a 1-0 lead but UNLV got a forfeit win at No. 6 and then counted on the Big Terzieva, was honored. The native of Sofia, Bulgaria, program history to earn league MVP honors when she Three to come through -- and they did. After Josifoska had suffered a season-ending injury earlier in the year was named Mountain West Tennis Player of the Year. and Pavlovic triumphs, the match came down to the and finished with a career singles record of 40-24. Batta was the first Lady Rebel to win the league top of the lineup where No. 57 Batta battled No. 37 Early morning showers would force doubles play to award since 2008 when Elena Gantcheva took home Kata Szekely. Batta took the first set 6-3 but lost the be canceled. In singles, Batta finished off a perfect run her league-record third consecutive honor. A four-time through the conference by MW Player of the Week in 2012, Batta lost only two downing Julia Wais 6-3, sets in seven matches vs. league opponents. Josifoska 3-6, 7-5 at the top position. and Pavlovic also were perfect in MW matches as the Batta improved her dual- trio combined for a stunning 21-0 record in conference match mark to 20-2 and 7-0 action. Also, one UNLV doubles team was honored as vs. league opponents. Her the 59th-ranked tandem of Josifoska and Pavlovic was 30 overall wins moved her named all-league for the second consecutive season. into a tie for 10th place on While the team missed out on an NCAA bid for the school’s single-season the first time in six years, Batta earned an automatic winning list. invite to the singles championship in Athens, Ga. C o r y ’ s C r e w Despite winning the first set, she fell in the first round improved to 15-8 overall to 14th-ranked Zoe Scandalis of USC, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, and ended the regular and finished her spring season with an overall singles season 5-2 in the MW, record of 31-9 overall. finishing tied for second In June, all seven members of the squad earned a place. The squad soon spot on the Academic All-Mountain West Team. The returned to San Diego for seven honorees tied a program record and only New the conference tourney Mexico had more than the Lady Rebels with eight. and opened with a 4-0 win over Colorado State UNLV’s only senior in 2012, Rumyana Terzieva (center), was honored April 14. to send the school to the
You’ve heard of the glass being half full? For the UNLV women’s tennis team, the lineup was half
SEASON IN REVIEW 2012 TEAM RESULTS
ITA RANKINGS
Overall: 16-9 MW: 5-2 Home: 12-5 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 3-2 vs. Ranked: 3-8 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION W/L SCORE Jan. 20, 2012 NEW MEXICO STATE LAS VEGAS W 6-1 Jan. 20, 2012 PACIFIC LAS VEGAS W 7-0 Jan. 22, 2012 WEBER STATE LAS VEGAS W 7-0 Jan. 27, 2012 at #7 California+ Berkeley, CA L 6-1 Jan. 28, 2012 vs #32 San Diego+ Berkeley, CA L 6-1 Feb. 17, 2012 UTAH STATE LAS VEGAS W 6-1 Feb. 19, 2012 UC RIVERSIDE LAS VEGAS W 7-0 Feb. 24, 2012 #39 UTAH LAS VEGAS L 4-3 Feb. 25, 2012 #47 LONG BEACH STATE LAS VEGAS W 4-3 Feb. 26, 2012 #32 TEXAS TECH LAS VEGAS L 5-2 March 2, 2012 NEVADA, RENO LAS VEGAS W 7-0 March 2, 2012 NORTHERN ARIZONA LAS VEGAS W 7-0 March 15, 2012 #45 VA. COMMONWEALTH LAS VEGAS W 6-0 March 16, 2012 #60 FRESNO STATE LAS VEGAS L 5-2 March 21, 2012 #12 TENNESSEE LAS VEGAS W 4-3 March 24, 2012 vs #61 Wyoming* San Diego, CA L 4-3 March 25, 2012 vs Colorado State* San Diego, CA W 7-0 March 28, 2012 #4 STANFORD LAS VEGAS L 7-0 March 31, 2012 NEW MEXICO* LAS VEGAS W 6-1 April 1, 2012 #45 TCU* LAS VEGAS L 4-3 April 7, 2012 at Air Force* Colorado Springs W 5-2 April 8, 2012 vs Boise State* Colorado Springs W 4-3 April 14, 2012 SAN DIEGO STATE* LAS VEGAS W 5-1 April 26, 2012 vs Colorado State% San Diego, CA W 4-0 April 28, 2012 at San Diego State% San Diego, CA L 4-1 May 23, 2012 NCAA Singles Championship Athens, GA *MW Match %MW Tournament +ITA Kickoff Weekend
REC 1-0 2-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 4-2 5-2 5-3 6-3 6-4 7-4 8-4 9-4 9-5 10-5 10-6 11-6 11-7 12-7 12-8 13-8 14-8 15-8 16-8 16-9
MW 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2 5-2 5-2 5-2
RANK #36 #36 #36 #36 #36 #38 #37 #36 #36 #36 #64 #64 #70 #70 #67 #67 #67 #51 #51 #51 #52 #52 #51 #48 #48
2011-12 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SINGLES (ITA RANK) Lucia Batta (No. 67) Aleksandra Josifoska Nives Pavlovic Manon de Lanlay Anett Ferenczi-Bako Ella Bourchier Rumyana Terzieva TOTALS PERCENTAGES
TOTAL 31-9 29-13 22-9 18-14 18-14 11-19 0-2 135-80 .628
DOUBLES Aleksandra Josifoska/Nives Pavlovic Lucia Batta/Manon de Lanlay Ella Bourchier/Anett Ferenczi-Bako Lucia Batta/Nives Pavlovic Manon de Lanlay/Ferenczi-Bako Lucia Batta/Rumyana Terzieva M. de Lanlay/Aleksandra Josifoska Ella Bourchier/Rumyana Terzieva Lucia Batta/Aleksandra Josifoska Manon de Lanlay/Nives Pavlovic Ferenczi-Bako/Rumyana Terzieva TOTALS PERCENTAGES
DUAL 21-2 18-5 16-7 13-10 13-10 9-13 0-1 96-48 .667 TOTAL 12-9 11-6 4-15 1-0 2-3 3-0 1-1 0-2 6-4 2-2 1-3 43-45 .613
TOUR 10-7 11-8 6-2 5-4 5-4 2-6 0-1 39-32 .549
MW 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 4-3 3-4 0-0 32-10 .762
DUAL 12-9 11-6 4-15 1-0 1-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 33-33 .567
No. 1 16-1 3-3 ----------19-4 .833 TOUR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 6-4 2-2 1-3 10-12 .656
No. 2 5-1 15-2 ----------20-3 .875 MW 3-3 4-2 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-10 .750
No. 3 ----16-7 --------16-7 .708
No. 4 ------12-10 ----0-1 12-11 .542 No. 1 12-9 ----1-0 --------------13-9 .520
No. 5 ------1-0 9-9 2-3 --12-12 .520 No. 2 --11-6 ----1-2 --1-1 --------13-9 .880
No. 6 --------4-1 7-10 --11-11 .522 No. 3 ----4-15 ----3-0 ----------7-15 .583
CAREER 56-20 53-18 65-36 18-14 18-14 22-31 40-24
UNLV TEAM RANKINGS PRESEASON: 36 Jan. 24: 36 Feb. 2: 38 Feb. 16: 37 Feb. 22: 36 Feb. 28: 64 March 6: 71 March 13: 70 March 20: 67 March 27: 51 April 3: 52 April 10: 51 April 17: 49 April 24: 48 April 30: 63 FINAL: 52 BATTA SINGLES RANKINGS PRESEASON: 95 Jan. 3: 121 Feb. 16: 50 Feb. 28: 58 March 13: 59 March 27: 57 April 10: 58 April 17: 58 April 24: 60 April 30: 65 FINAL: 67 JOSIFOSKA SINGLES RANKINGS PRESEASON: 117 Jan. 3: 87 Feb. 28: 113 March 13: 125 April 17: 114 April 24: 113 JOSIFOSKA/PAVLOVIC DOUBLES RANKINGS April 24: 80 April 30: 77 FINAL: 59
LADY REBEL RECORDS VICTORIES
Jolene Watanabe (1987-90) left UNLV as its all-time wins leader in both singles and doubles play.
WOMEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
YEAR 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ALL CONF TOUR MW 10-20 NA/7th NA 24-13 NA/7th NA 15-14 NA/2nd NA 19-14 2-1/3rd NA 23-15 1-24th NA 21-13 2-15th NA 18-5 NA/5th NA 13-8 2-1/3rd NA 15-9 2-1/2nd NA 16-8 2-1/3rd NA 10-14 2-1/2nd NA 17-7 2-1/3rd NA 12-13 3-1/2nd NA 9-14 3-1/9th NA 15-9 3-0/1st NA 11-12 2-1/5th 5-2/3rd 20-4 3-0/1st 6-1/2nd 16-6 1-1/T3rd 6-1/T1st 16-7 1-1/T3rd 5-2/3rd 14-9 2-1/2nd 5-2/3rd 14-7 1-1/T3rd 6-2/T2nd 19-8 2-1/2nd 6-2/T2nd 17-9 3-0/1st 6-2/T2nd 20-8 2-1/2nd 8-0/1st 22-5 1-1/T3rd 7-1/2nd 20-6 1-1/T3rd 8-0/1st 16-9 1-1/T3rd 5-2/T2nd
COACH Craig Witcher Craig Witcher Craig Witcher Craig Witcher Craig Witcher Craig Witcher York Strother Ola Malmqvist Ola Malmqvist Ola Malmqvist Ola Malmqvist Ola Malmqvist Ola Malmqvist Douglas Geiwald Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory Kevin Cory
ITA RANKINGS RECORDS
SINGLES Preseason Marianne Vallin Regular Season Marianne Vallin Final Top-20 Rankings Marianne Vallin Elena Gantcheva Katarina Malec DOUBLES Preseason Gantcheva/Kristina Nedeltcheva Regular Season Gee Gee Garvin/Susie Kocsis Final Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva TEAM Preseason Regular Season Final
RK YEAR 10 1995 4
1997
13 17 18
1994, ‘96 2006 2000
RK YEAR 5 2007 4
1998
18 RK 17 14 20
2007 YEAR 2003 1997 2002
SEASON 1. Katarina Malec, 2000 2. Marianne Vallin, 1994 3. Marianne Vallin, 1997 4. Elena Gantcheva, 2006 Jolene Watanabe, 1989 6. Jolene Watanabe, 1987 7. Lucia Batta, 2012 Elena Gantcheva, 2005 Jolene Watanabe, 1990 Anna Castaneda, 1987 11. Diana Chavez, 1990 12. Three Players Tied CAREER 1. Marianne Vallin, 1994-97 2. Jolene Watanabe, 1987-90 3. Elena Gantcheva, 2005-08 4. Anna Maskaljun, 2008-11 5. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007-10 6. Adrienn Hidvegi, 2008-11 7. Veronica Goude, 1997-2000 8. Claire Smith, 2004-07 Gyorgyi Zsiros, 2002-05 Mary Jacocks, 1987-90 11. Janelle Barr, 1991-94 12. Suzi Agassi, 1991-94
VICTORIES
SINGLES
WINNING PERCENTAGE
39 37 34 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 30 29
SEASON (Minimum 20 Matches) 1. Katarina Malec, 2000 (39-6) .867 2. Anna Maskaljun, 2011 (28-5) .849 3. Aleksandra Josifoska, 2011 (24-5) .828 4. Gyorgyi Zsiros, 2002 (29-7) .806 5. Marianne Vallin, 1994 (37-9) .804 6. Adrienn Hidvegi, 2010 (28-7) .800 Nikol Dimitrova, 2006 (16-4) .800 8. Elena Gantcheva, 2005 (31-8) .795 9. Shiera Stuart, 1992 (23-6) .793 10. Elena Gantcheva, 2006 (33-9) .786 Janelle Barr, 1992 (22-6) .786 Jolene Watanabe, 1989 (33-9) .786
125 120 112 94 90 88 81 78 78 78 76 72
CAREER (Minimum Two Seasons) 1. Katarina Malec, 1999-2000 (46-11) .807 2. Elena Gantcheva, 2005-08 (112-37) .752 3. Aleksandra Josifoska, 2011-SA (53-18) .747 4. Marianne Vallin, 1994-97 (125-43) .744 5. Lucia Batta, 2011-SA (56-20) .737 6. Jolene Watanabe, 1987-90 (120-43) .736 7. Tracie Chong, 2002-03 (50-19) .725 8. Linda Tempelfelde, 2005-07 (49-20) .710 9. Adrienn Hidvegi, 2008-11 (88-37) .704 10. Janelle Barr, 1991-94 (76-32) .704 11. Anna Maskaljun, 2008-11 (94-41) .696 12. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007-10 (90-40) .692
DOUBLES
WINNING PERCENTAGE
SEASON 1. Jolene Watanabe, 1987 2. Kristen Hess, 1987 3. Marianne Vallin, 1997 4. Lucia Batta, 2011 Anna Maskaljun, 2011 6. Anna Maskaljun, 2010 Nives Pavlovic, 2010 Alisa Razina, 2010 Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2010 Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2009 Katy Williams, 2009 Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007 Elena Gantcheva, 2008 Elena Gantcheva, 2007 Marianne Bakken, 2000 Katarina Malec, 2000
34 30 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
CAREER 1. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007-10 2. Anna Maskaljun, 2008-11 3. Jolene Watanabe, 1987-90 4. Alisa Razina, 2007-10 5. Elena Gantcheva, 2005-08 6. Marianne Bakken, 1999-2002 7. Claire Smith, 2004-07 8. Gyorgyi Zsiros, 2002-05 9. Marianne Vallin, 1994-97 10. Nives Pavlovic, 2010-SA 11. Veronica Goude, 1997-2000
98 90 84 82 79 72 71 69 62 60 56
SEASON (Minimum 10 Matches) 1. Elena Gantcheva, 2007 (25-4) .862 Marianne Bakken, 2000 (25-4) .862 3. Lucia Batta, 2011 (26-5) .839 4. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007 (25-5) .833 Katarina Malec, 2000 (25-5) .833 Ljiljana Kordic, 1993 (10-2) .833 Rebecca Markosian, 1993 (10-2) .833 8. Marianne Vallin, 1994 (13-3) .813 Janelle Barr, 1994 (13-3) .813 10. Anna Maskaljun, 2010 (25-6) .806 Alisa Razina, 2010 (25-6) .806 12. Claire Smith, 2007 (23-7) .767 13. Anna Maskaljun, 2011 (26-8) .765
CAREER (Minimum Two Seasons) 1. Lucia Batta, 2011-SA (47-15) .758 2. Kristina Nedeltcheva, 2007-10 (98-33) .748 3. Katarina Malec, 1999-00 (29-10) .744 4. Alisa Razina, 2007-10 (82-32) .719 5. Anna Maskaljun, 2008-11 (90-39) .698 6. Katy Williams, 2007-09 (41-18) .695 7. Elena Gantcheva, 2005-08 (79-37) .681 8. Marianne Vallin, 1994-97 (62-30) .674 9. Marianne Bakken, 1999-2002 (72-37) .661 10. Jolene Watanabe, 1987-90 (84-45) .651 11. Claire Smith, 2004-07 (71-39) .645 12. Gyorgyi Zsiros, 2002-05 (51-29) .638 13. Gee Gee Garvin, 1997-98 (44-26) .629 NOTE: Active players in bold. Records no not inlcude Fall 2012 results.
LADY REBEL ALL-AMERICANS Elena Gantcheva E
22006 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN 22006, 2007, 2008 CONFERENCE MVP 22006 ITA REGIONAL PLAYER TO WATCH FOUR-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SINGLES F 22005 MWC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 22007, 2008 UNLV SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
UNLV RECORD Year 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Total
Singles 29-11 19-9 33-9 31-8 112-37
Doubles 25-10 25-4 15-12 14-11 79-37
The TTh he only onlyy woman on wom omaann in in program pprroogggra rraaam m history h stt to earn top 10 rankings in both singles and doubles during her career, Elena Gantcheva became the first hi player in Mountain West Conference history to claim at least a share of league MVP honors three times during her stunning career. The 2005 MWC Freshman of the Year followed up her record-setting rookie year by becoming a sophomore All-American and posting her program’s highest singles ranking in nearly a decade. Rising as high as No. 8 in the nation en route to a 33-9 overall record, Gantcheva’s finish at 17 made her the third UNLV woman to place in the top 20. The native of Sofia, Bulgaria, left as the winningest singles player in MWC history -- male or female -- with a 26-4 mark vs. league foes, and also shattered the league record with nine career MWC Player of the Week nods in four years. Gantcheva also was part of the best doubles team in school history, teaming with Kristina Nedeltcheva to go to back-to-back NCAA tourneys and closing the 2007 campaign with a school-record high final ranking of 18th after rising as high as fifth.
Katarina K Malec 22000 MWC WOMEN’S STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2 2000 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SINGLES SEMIFINALIST 22000 CONFERENCE MVP 22000 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SINGLES T 22000 UNLV SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
UNLV RECORD Year 1999-2000 1998-99 Total
Singles *39-5 7-5 46-10
Doubles 25-5 4-5 29-10
*School Record
Two years at a junior college and an some subsequent injuries cut Katarina Malec’s UNLV tennis career down to basically one season. But oh, what a season! The most dominant campaign in school history, Malec’s senior year of 1999-2000 began with a 12-3 fall tournament slate that thrust the native of Warsaw, Poland, from unranked to No. 23. After winning her first six dual-match outings, Malec lost two of three meetings but wouldn’t fall again until exactly three months later. Her biggest day may have come on April 4 when she first downed defending NCAA champ and fourth-ranked Zuzana Lesenorova of San Diego and then teamed with Marianne Bakken to nip Lesenorova and Katarina Valkyova — the top-ranked doubles team in the land — for the clinching victory in a 5-4 win over the Torreros on their home court. Later that month, Malec led her team into the inaugural Mountain West Conference tournament and helped the Lady Rebels earn their first-ever league championship in the sport. The 2000 MWC Player of the Year then made her way into her first NCAA Championships event and nearly stole the show in Malibu. After she and Bakken became the first UNLV entry to ever win a doubles match at the NCAAs, Malec reeled off four singles victories to crash the Final Four of women’s tennis. Malec was eliminated by the No. 1 seed — but not before becoming her school’s second All-American, posting a school-record 19-match winning streak, shattering the UNLV single-season win record with 39 and raising her record vs. ranked opponents to a stunning 17-3. The awards continued to roll in for the school’s career leader in winning percentage in both singles and doubles but her biggest honor was being named the inaugural MWC Student-Athlete of the Year.
Marianne M Vallin 11997 GLADYS HELDMAN AWARD WINNER 1 1997 NEVADA NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR 11994, 1996, 1997 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN 11994, 1996, 1997 CONFERENCE MVP EEIGHT-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SINGLES & DOUBLES 11996, 1997 UNLV SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 22008 UNLV HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
UNLV RECORD Year 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 Total
Singles 34-12 28-11 26-11 37-9 *125-43
Doubles 27-10 11-10 11-7 13-3 62-30
*School Record
Wh then-UNLV When th UNLV coachh Ola Ol Malmqvist M labeled freshman Marianne Vallin the greatest recruit in school history back in 1993, he already knew what the college tennis world soon would learn — that the Swedish blonde would not only become a top collegian but also put Lady Rebel Tennis on the map. Consider the following: Before Vallin, UNLV never had a repeat conference player of the year. She did it three times. UNLV never had a NCAA championship qualifier in doubles. She did it three times. UNLV never had a player win more than 120 matches in a career. She finished with 125. UNLV never appeared in a conference final. She led it to two. UNLV tennis never had a Sportswoman of the Year. She earned two straight. UNLV never was ranked in the top 25. She drove the Lady Rebels to No. 14. UNLV never had a player ranked in the top 10. She shot as high as fourth. Other firsts included winning the national ITA Rookie of the Year award after a then-school-record 37 wins as a freshman and then earning the nod as Regional Senior of the Year after book-ending her career with another 30-win season. After owning the Big West for three years, she moved on to become her school’s first-ever WAC MVP in any sport. Her final record against league opponents was a shiny 26-3. Vallin’s legacy, however, is not simply defined by wins and losses. The psychology major reached the summit of student-athleticism in 1997 when she traveled to Dallas to pick up the prestigious Gladys Heldman Award as the senior tennis player who best balanced sports and education. Vallin retired from tennis after graduation and now is a successful businesswoman in Europe. In 2008 she returned to campus to become the first women’s tennis player inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame.
LADY REBEL HONORS UNLV ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME 2008 — Marianne Vallin GLADYS HELDMAN AWARD
(Nation’s Top Senior Women’s Tennis Student-Athlete)
1997 —
Marianne Vallin
MW STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2000 — Katarina Malec (Inaugural) ITA ALL-AMERICAN 2006 — Elena Gantcheva (Singles) 2000 — Katarina Malec (Singles) 1997 — Marianne Vallin (Singles) 1996 — Marianne Vallin (Singles) 1994 — Marianne Vallin (Singles)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2008 — Elena Gantcheva (District: Second Team) 2003 — Tracie Chong (District: Second Team) 2000 — Katarina Malec (District: Second Team) 1999 — Susie Kocsis (District: First Team) ALL-CONFERENCE* 2012 —
2011 —
2010 —
ITA NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1994 — Marianne Vallin ITA REGIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2011 — Lucia Batta (Mountain) 1994 — Marianne Vallin (West)
2009 —
ITA REGIONAL SENIOR OF THE YEAR 2010 — Kristina Nedeltcheva (Mountain) 1997 — Marianne Vallin (West)
2008 —
ITA REGIONAL PLAYER TO WATCH 2006 — Elena Gantcheva (West)
2007 — 2006 —
ITA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2011 — Kevin Cory (Mountain) 2002 — Kevin Cory (West) 1997 — Ola Malmqvist (West)
2005 —
ITA REGIONAL ASST. COACH OF THE YEAR 2004 — 2012 — Mark Roberts (Mountain) 2010 — Mark Roberts (Mountain) 2003 — 2002 — Owen Hambrook (West) 1997 — Douglas Geiwald (West) UNLV FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2003 — Tracie Chong UNLV SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2010 — Kristina Nedeltcheva 2008 — Elena Gantcheva 2007 — Elena Gantcheva 2000 — Katarina Malec 1997 — Marianne Vallin 1996 — Marianne Vallin ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 2012 — Anett Ferenczi, Manon de Lanlay, Rumyana Terzieva 2011 — Ella Bourchier, Rumyana Terzieva 2010 — Ella Bourchier, Anna Maskaljun, Kristina Nedeltcheva 2009 — Kristina Nedeltcheva, Katy Williams 2008 — Elena Gantcheva, Anna Maskaljun, Alisa Razina 2007 — Mery Constanti, Claire Smith 2006 — Elena Gantcheva, Claire Smith 2005 — Sharon Marin, Lisa Lester, Claire Smith 2004 — Agnieszka Abram, Lisa Lester, Claire Smith 2003 — Agnieszka Abram, Tracie Chong, Amy Hadziosmanovic 2001 — Marianne Bakken 2000 — Veronica Goude, Katarina Malec 1999 — Veronica Goude, Susie Kocsis 1998 — Marie Linusson 1997 — Marianne Vallin, Marie Linusson 1996 — Marianne Vallin 1995 — Jeannette Fylpaa, Ljiljana Kordic ITA ALL-AMERICA ACADEMIC TEAM 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
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Lucia Batta, first team singles Aleksandra Josifoska, first team singles Nives Pavlovic, first team singles Josifoska/Pavlovic, first team doubles Lucia Batta, first team singles Aleksandra Josifoska, first team singles Batta/Anna Maskaljun, first team doubles Josifoska/Nives Pavlovic, first team doubles Jana Albers, first team singles Adrienn Hidvegi, first team singles Kristina Nedeltcheva, first team singles Nives Pavlovic, first team singles Nedeltcheva/Albers, first team doubles Anna Maskaljun/Alisa Razina, first team doubles Nikol Dimitrova, first team singles Kristina Nedeltcheva, first team singles Katy Williams, first team singles Nedeltcheva/Williams, first team doubles Elena Gantcheva, first team singles Kristina Nedeltcheva, first team singles Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva, first team doubles Elena Gantcheva, first team singles Kristina Nedeltcheva, first team singles Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva, first team doubles Elena Gantcheva, first team singles Nikol Dimitrova, first team singles Elena Gantcheva, first team singles Gyorgyi Zsiros, first team singles Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis, first team singles Gantcheva/Sharon Marin, first team doubles Gyorgyi Zsiros, first team singles Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis, first team singles Zsiros/Claire Smith, first team doubles Paulina Janus, first team singles Tracie Chong, first team singles Gyorgyi Zsiros, first team singles Paulina Janus, first team singles Agnieszka Abram, first team singles Gyorgyi Zsiros, first team singles Janus/Abram, first team doubles Paulina Janus, first team singles Agnieszka Abram, first team singles Janus/Abram, first team doubles Katarina Malec, first team singles Veronica Goude, first team singles Malec/Bakken, first team doubles Katarina Malec, first team singles Gee Gee Garvin, first team singles Garvin/Kocsis, first team doubles Marianne Vallin, first team singles Vallin/Garvin, first team doubles Natalie Frawley, second team singles Marianne Vallin, first team singles Lisa Annebro, first team singles Vallin/Alenius, first team doubles Sofia Alenius, second team singles Marie Linusson, first team singles Marianne Vallin, first team singles Vallin/Copano, first team doubles Lisa Annebro, second team singles Marianne Vallin, first team singles Shiera Stuart, second team singles Suzi Agassi, second team singles Rachel Clark, second team singles Vallin/Clark, first team doubles Markosian/Kordic, second team doubles Rebecca Markosian, first team singles Rachel Clark, second team singles Barr/Stuart, second team doubles Janelle Barr (No. 4 singles runner-up)*
Hall Ha allll o of Famer Marianne Vallin Ma M ari ria remains rre ema ma the most mo m ostt decorated Lady L La dyy Rebel in d history. h hist isto st st 1991 —
1990 — 1989 — 1988 —
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Janelle Barr, Bar a r fifirrrst st team teaam singles sing n lees Sarit Shalev, second team singles Agassi/Lane, first team doubles Shalev/Markosian, second team doubles Jolene Watanabe, first team singles Diana Chavez, second team singles Watanabe/Chavez, first team doubles Jolene Watanabe, first team singles Diana Chavez, second team singles Watanabe/Chavez, second team doubles Tami Agassi (No. 2 singles runner-up)* Anna Castaneda (No. 4 singles champion)* Watanabe/Pineda (No. 1 doubles runner-up)* T. Agassi/Castaneda (No. 2 doubles champion)* Pineda/Howe (No. 1 doubles runner-up)*
CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2012 — Lucia Batta (MW) 2008 — Elena Ganthcheva (MW) 2007 — Elena Ganthcheva (MW) (Co-) 2006 — Elena Ganthcheva (MW) 2000 — Katarina Malec (MW) 1997 — Marianne Vallin (WAC) 1996 — Marianne Vallin (Big West) 1994 — Marianne Vallin (Big West) 1990 — Jolene Watanabe (Big West) CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2011 — Lucia Batta (MW) 2005 — Elena Gantcheva (MW) 2002 — Gyorgyi Zsiros (MW) 2001 — Agnieszka Abram (MW) CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 2002 — Kevin Cory (MW) 2000 — Kevin Cory (MW) CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2012 — Aleksandra Josifoska (Jan. 25) Lucia Batta (Feb. 1, March 1, March 28 & April 4) 2011 — Jana Albers (Jan. 26 & April 20) Aleksandra Josifoska (Feb. 23 & April 13) Lucia Batta (March 17) 2010 — Kristina Nedeltcheva (Feb. 24) Nives Pavlovic (March 31) Jana Albers (April 14) 2009 — Kristina Nedeltcheva (Jan. 21, Feb. 25, March 18, April 1 & April 21) 2008 — Elena Gantcheva (Jan. 31, Feb. 7, April 10 & 30) 2007 — Elena Gantcheva (March 24 & April 4) 2006 — Elena Gantcheva (Feb. 1 & March 28) 2005 — Elena Gantcheva (March 23) Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (March 2) 2004 — Gyorgyi Zsiros (April 14) 2003 — Tracie Chong (Jan. 29 & April 2) 2002 — Paulina Janus (Feb. 5 & March 27) Marianne Bakken (Feb. 21) 2001 — Paulina Janus (April 4 & 19) 2000 — Katarina Malec (Feb. 2 & 14, March 22 & April 5) 1997 — (WAC) Marianne Vallin (April 14 & 21) *1986-88, 1992 conference honorees decided by individual championships
ALL TIME -A-
Abram, Agnieszka (2001-04) Abrums, Roene (1973-77) Agassi, Suzi (1991-94) Agassi, Tami (1988) Albers, Jana (2009-11) Alenius, Sofia (1996) Annebro, Lisa (1995-98)
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Baechle, Brenda (1987) Bakken, Marianne (1999-2002) Barr, Janelle (1991-94) Batta, Lucia (2010-SA) Belfrage, Charlotta (1988-89) Bourchier, Ella (2009-SA) Brandywynne, Alexandria (1973-77) Bustamante, Phyllis (1986)
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Campbell, Susan (1988) Carter, Allison (1976-79) Castaneda, Anna (1987-88) Chan, Kristen (1973-75) Chavez, Diana (1989-90) Chong, Tracie (2002-03) Clark, Rachel (1991-94) Constanti, Mery (2004-07) Corrado, Terri (1978-81) Copano, Astrid (1995)
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Davis, Andrea (1998) de Lanlay, Manon (2012) Dickinson, Debby (1977-81) Dimitrova, Nikol (2006-09)
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Elliot, Tish (1978-81) Erasmus, Janine (2013-SA) Evans, Lisa (1987-88)
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Ferenczi-Bako, Anett (2012-SA) Ferguson, Rose (1986-87) Fink, Cathy (1976-77) Foley, Liz (1977-81) Frawley, Natalie (1997) Fylpaa, Jeannette (1993-96)
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Gabl, Britta (1998-2001) Gantcheva, Elena (2005-08) Garrett, Alexis (2013-SA) Garvin, Gee Gee (1997-98) Gilbertson, Stephanie (1978-79) Goude, Veronica (1997-2000)
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Hadziosmanovic, Amy (2000-03) Heller, Ann (1977) Hess, Kristen (1987) Hidvegi, Adrienn (2008-11) Higa, Debbie (1989-90) Howe, Jane (1986-87)
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Jacocks, Mary (1987-90) Janus, Paulina (2001-03) Jenner, Judy (1996)
Josifoska, Aleksandra (2010-SA) Jonnson, Madeleine (1989-90)
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Kocergin, Jelena (1997-98) Kocsis, Susie (1998-99) Kordic, Ljiljana (1993-96) Kotsen, Iren (2013-SA) Kriesler, Kay (1977) Kunzer, Tina (1973-75)
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Umeno, Sandra (1987-88)
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Valkenhoff, Macella (1998-99) Vallin, Marianne (1994-97) Vargas, Cory (1995-97)
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Watanabe, Jolene (1987-90) White, Jackie (2001-03) Williams, Katy (2007-09) Wolff, Denise (1978-81) Wyatt, Nicole (1981)
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Zsiros, Gyorgyi (2002-05)
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Lane, Teal (1988-92) Laudenschlager, Mary (1988-92) LeDuff, Clare (1978-81) Lester, Lisa (2004-05) Linusson, Marie (1995-98) Lucero, Dianna (1978-80)
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MacDonald, Sharron (1977-78) Maland, Carol (1978-80) Malec, Katarina (1999-2000) Marin, Sharon (2005-08) Markosian, Rebecca (1991-94) Maskaljun, Anna (2008-11) Mattu, Sasha (1997) Michael, Kimberly (1981) Miller, Cherie (1986) Moreno, Annisa (2000)
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Nava, Aleli (1987-88) Nedeltcheva, Kristina (2007-10)
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Oosthuizen, Leentjie (2002) Ortiz-Luis, Anne Claire (2004-05)
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The 2010 Lady Th L d Rebels R b l were only l the th second d UNLV squadd to win a match at the NCAA Championships.
LADY REBEL COACHING HISTORY
Women’s tennis at UNLV existed under the guidance of Alice Mason for many years before becoming a varsity intercollegiate sport in time for the 1973 season. Mason remained as head coach through 1975. Joan Gillette took over in 1976 and she was followed by Marilyn Worcott in 1977. Former player Tina Kunzer-Murphy served as head coach from 1978 until 1981 when the program was disbanded for financial reasons, only to be resurrected five seasons later. No records exist for any year before 1986.
Parraquirre, Kathy (1978-81) Pavlovic, Nives (2010-SA) Pineda, Cindy (1986-88)
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Radanovic, Urska (1999-2001) Razina, Alisa (2007-10) Reardon, Janice (1976-78) Ricks, Kathy (1978) Rogers, Kellie (2000) Ronneberg, Kirsten (1989)
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Seidel, Kim (1986-87) Serrano, Estefania (2005) Shalev, Sarit (1991) Slater, Dauna Sleeper, Marie (1986) Smith, Claire (2004-07) Sobers, Linsay (2004) Stuart, Shiera (1992-95) Sylvis, Beth (1989)
Tina Kunzer (1978-81) Seasons Record Pct. 4 Not available
Craig Witcher (1986-91) Seasons Record Pct. 6 112-89 .557
York Strother (1992) Seasons Record Pct. 1 18-5 .783
Ola Malmqvist (1993-98) Seasons Record Pct. 6 71-46 .607
Douglas Geiwald (1999) Seasons Record Pct. 1 9-14 .391
Kevin Cory (2000-SA) Seasons Record Pct. 13 220-99 .690
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Taylor, Venita (1978-81) Tempelfelde, Linda (2005-07) Terzieva, Rumyana (2009-12) Tsumas, Sandie (1977-80) Treber, Cindy (2003-06) Tsang, Suzanne (2002) Tsumas, Sandie (1977-80)
LADY REBELS AT THE NCAAS
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2012 – LUCIA BATTA (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Zoe Scandalis (USC) def. Batta (UNLV) 6-7 (7-2), 6-4, 6-2 2010 – KRISTINA NEDELTCHEVA (0-1 in tour.) MARIANNE VALLIN First Round Singles 1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Singles Andrea Remynse (UCLA) def. Nedeltcheva (UNLV) 6-7 (11-9), 6-4, 6-4 1994, ‘95, ‘97 Doubles 2008 – ELENA GANTCHEVA (1-1 in tour.) First Round Singles #3 Hilary Barte (Stanford) def. Gantcheva (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 2008 – ELENA GANTCHEVA/KRISTINA NEDELTCHEVA (0-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles Susie Babos/Stephanie Kusano (California) def. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva 6-3, 6-2 ELENA GANTCHEVA 2005, ‘06, ‘08 Singles 2007 – ELENA GANTCHEVA/KRISTINA NEDELTCHEVA (1-1 in tour.) 2007, ‘08 Doubles First Round Doubles Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. #3 Whitney McCray/Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech) 6-2, 6-2 Round of 16 Doubles Lindsay Burdette/Anne Yelsey (Stanford) def. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva 6-3, 6-1 2006 – ELENA GANTCHEVA (0-1 in tour.) KRISTINA NEDELTCHEVA 2010 Singles First Round Singles 2007, ‘08 Doubles Lindsey Nelson (USC) def. Gantcheva (UNLV) 6-2, 6-4 2005 – ELENA GANTCHEVA (0-0 in tour.) First Round Singles Withdrew from field because of injury 2001 – PAULINA JANUS (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Liesl Fitchbauer (Fresno St.) def. Janus (UNLV) 6-3, 6-1 2000 – KATARINA MALEC (4-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Malec (UNLV) def. Katarina Safarova (USC) 6-0, 6-1 KATARINA MALEC Second Round Singles 2000 Singles, Doubles Malec def. Carmina Giraldo (Clemson) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Round of 16 Singles Malec def. Alison Bradshaw (ASU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 LUCIA BATTA Quarterfinal Singles 2012 Singles Malec def. Bruna Colosio (LSU) 2-6, 6-2 6-0 Semifinal Singles Marissa Irvin (Stanford) def. Malec 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 2000 – KATARINA MALEC/MARIANNE BAKKEN (1-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Maria Galoustova/Ashleigh Dolman JOLENE WATANABE (Oklahoma State) 6-0 5-7 6-2 1990 Singles Round of 16 Doubles Amy Jensen/Claire Curran (Cal) def. Malec/Bakken 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 1998 – GEE GEE GARVIN/SUSIE KOCSIS (0-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles PAULINA JANUS Cristina Moros/Sandy Sureephong (Texas) 2001 Singles def. Garvin/Kocsis (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1 1997 — MARIANNE VALLIN (1-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Vallin (UNLV) def. Karen Goldstein (Arizona) 7-6, 6-4 Second Round Singles Baili Camino (Alabama) def. Vallin 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 GEE GEE GARVIN 1997, ‘98 Doubles 1997 — MARIANNE VALLIN/GEE GEE GARVIN (0-1) First Round Doubles Colleen Lucey/Melissa Zimpfer (Wisconsin) def. Vallin/Garvin (UNLV) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 1996 — MARIANNE VALLIN (0-1 in tour.) MARIANNE BAKKEN First Round Singles 2000 Doubles Agnes Muzamel (Ole Miss) def. Vallin (UNLV) 6-3, 7-5 1995 — MARIANNE VALLIN (1-1 in tour.) First Round SinglesVallin (UNLV) def. Margie Lepsi (Tenn.) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Second Round Singles Ania Bleszynski (Stanford) def. Vallin 6-3, 7-6 SUSIE KOCSIS 1995 — MARIANNE VALLIN/ASTRID COPANO (0-1) 1998 Doubles First Round Doubles Camille Baldrich/Kristen Jones (Illinois) def. Vallin/Copano (UNLV) 6-1, 6-2 1994 — MARIANNE VALLIN (0-1 in tour.) ASTRID COPANO First Round Singles 1995 Doubles Boba Tzvetkova (Clemson) def. Vallin (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1 1994 — MARIANNE VALLIN/RACHEL CLARK (0-1) First Round Doubles Suzanne Italiano/Petra Schmitt (Southern Cal) def. Clark/Vallin (UNLV) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 1990 — JOLENE WATANABE (1-1 in tour.) RACHEL CLARK First Round Singles 1994 Doubles Watanabe (UNLV) def. Debbie Moringiello (Tennessee) 6-0, 6-3 Second Round Singles Debbie Graham (Stanford) def. Watanabe 6-1, 6-3
Katarina Malec (above) was the first UNLV woman to reach the semifinal round in NCAA Tournament play. Malec and doubles partner Marianne Bakken (below) won the school’s first NCAA doubles match in 2000.
TEAM RESULTS
2011 – NCAA UCLA REGIONAL-Los Angeles Lost 4-2 to San Diego in first round 2010 – NCAA UNC REGIONAL-Chapel Hill, NC Won 4-3 over Virginia Commonwealth in first round Lost 4-0 to North Carolina in second round 2009 – NCAA UCLA REGIONAL-Los Angeles Lost 4-0 to Arizona State in first round 2008 – NCAA USC REGIONAL-Los Angeles Lost 4-0 to Pepperdine in first round 2007 – NCAA CAL REGIONAL-Berkeley Lost 4-0 to Arizona State in first round 2005 – NCAA Texas REGIONAL-Austin Lost 4-0 to Texas A&M in first round 2003 – NCAA WEST REGIONAL-Seattle Lost 4-0 to Illinois in first round 2002 – NCAA WEST REGIONAL-Los Angeles Lost 4-2 to Oregon in first round 1998 – NCAA WEST REGIONAL-Las Vegas Won 5-1 over Washington State in first round Lost 5-2 to Pepperdine in second round 1997 – NCAA WEST REGIONAL-San Diego Lost 5-4 to San Diego in first round
THE MOUNTAIN WEST rom its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 14th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders four MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State and New Mexico). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, while Fresno State and San Diego State add a West Coast influence with their locations in Central and Southern California. The Mountain West office is located in Colorado Springs, Colo., and is under the guidance of the only commissioner it has ever known, Craig Thompson.
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2012 WOMEN’S STANDINGS PL SCHOOL (ITA RNK) MW ALL 1. TCU (35) 7-0 18-6 5-2 16-9 2. UNLV (52) San Diego State 5-2 12-13 Wyoming (61) 5-2 14-9 5. Air Force 3-4 17-8 6. Boise State 2-5 8-12 7. New Mexico 1-6 8-13 8. Colorado State 0-7 4-16 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION: TCU
2012 MEN’S STANDINGS PL SCHOOL (ITA RNK) MW ALL 1. Boise State (38) 5-0 26-7 2. San Diego State (67) 4-1 14-7 3. New Mexico (61) 3-2 19-8 4. TCU 2-3 9-15 5. UNLV 1-4 7-16 6. Air Force 0-5 11-13 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION: BSU
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lucia Batta, UNLV FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Stefanie Tan, TCU COACH OF THE YEAR Peter Mattera, San Diego State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nick Chappell, TCU FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Javier Pulgar, San Diego State COACH OF THE YEAR Greg Patton, Boise State
ALL-MW SINGLES Christine Molina, Jr., Air Force Sonia Klamczynska, Sr., Boise State Natalie Heffron, Fr., Colorado State Michaela Bezdickova, So., New Mexico Laura Antonana Iriarte, So., San Diego State Julia Wais, Jr., San Diego State Simona Parajova, Fr., TCU Olivia Smith, Jr., TCU Stefanie Tan, Fr., TCU Lucia Batta, So., UNLV Aleksandra Josifoska, So., UNLV Nives Pavlovic, Jr., UNLV Veronica Popovici, So., Wyoming Simona Synkova, Jr., Wyoming
ALL-MW SINGLES Lance Wilhelm, Jr., Air Force Andy Bettles, So., Boise State Damian Hume, Sr., Boise State James Meredith, RS Jr., Boise State Ben Dunbar, Sr., New Mexico Jadon Phillips, Jr., New Mexico Thorsten Bertsch, Fr., San Diego State Javier Pulgar, Sr., San Diego State Derek Siddiqui, Jr., San Diego State Nick Chappell, Fr., TCU Facundo Lugones, Fr., TCU Rene Ruegamer, Sr., UNLV
ALL-MW DOUBLES Melissa Cecil/Tahlia Smoke, Air Force Manuela Pietzuch/Marlena Pietzuch, BSU Michaela Bezdickova/Maria Sablina, UNM Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison, SDSU Olivia Smith/Millie Nichols, TCU Aleksandra Josifoska/Nives Pavlovic, UNLV Veronica Popovici/Simona Synkova, WYO
The 2013 Mountain West Championships for both men’s and women’s tennis will take place April 25-28 in Colorado Springs.
ALL-MW DOUBLES Lance Wilhelm/Grant Taylor, Air Force Damian Hume/Scott Sears, Boise State James Meredith/Nathan Sereke, Boise State Phil Anderson/Jadon Phillips, New Mexico Conor Berg/Ben Dunbar, New Mexico Thorsten Bertsch/Derek Siddiqui, SDSU
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SEASON IN REVIEW
STREAKY REBELS EXPERIENCE GROWING PAINS
A year of streaks. That’s certainly one way to describe the 2012 UNLV men’s tennis season.
An early three-match win streak was followed by a six-match losing skid, which preceded a four-date victory string. Which was followed by… Well, you get the idea. That’s what happens when you combine rising talent with multiple injuries along with inconsistent play. And that’s what led to the Rebels failing to reach the double-digit wins plateau for the first time under ninth-year head coach Owen Hambrook. The Rebels, who started the season ranked 60th in the nation, lost their opener at No. 40 UC Irvine, and stayed in Southern California for the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event. UNLV happened to draw the country’s top-ranked team and was shut out by host USC 7-0. The players responded, however, with an impressive, come-from-behind, 4-2 upset win over No. 45 South Florida in the next day’s consolation round. USF took the doubles point with victories on courts one and two and actually took a 2-0 lead after picking up another quick point at the fourth singles position. The Rebels, however, would not lose another match at Marks Stadium. Rene Ruegamer got his team on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 win at the top spot; Willie Sublette turned in the biggest victory of his young career, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 6; Tamas Batyi closed out a straight-set win at No. 2; and Alex Bull clinched the team win, 7-6, 6-4, on court three. “We showed unbelievable energy today throughout the match,” Hambrook said. “After losing the doubles point, a number of guys found a way to win against a really good team. I’m proud of the way we responded after getting down and it was a really nice way to end the trip.” UNLV soon opened its home slate with wins over UC Riverside and then Loyola Marymount to improve to 3-2 on the year. After rising to a season-high 54th in the rankings, the Rebs were upset by New Mexico State and proceeded to lose the next five after that disappointing outing. In
fact, the bleeding did not stop until the conference-opener at Air Force on March 3 when Charlie Alvarado won five straight games to come all the way back and take the deciding set to give the UNLV a wild 4-3 victory. Playing indoors at the Academy, the Rebels had to bounce back after losing the doubles point. In singles, UNLV got straightset wins from Batyi and Bull. Bernard Schoeman eventually rallied from being down 3-0 in the third set to win his match at the sixth position, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. With the teams Rene Ruegamer (left) was named All-Mountain West in singles in 2012. tied at 3-3, Air Force’s Alex Lineberry led 5-2 in the final set vs. Alvarado on but UNLV dropped all three sets that went to court five. The Rebel junior, however, stormed back tiebreakers and the Horned Frogs clinched it at to win it 4-6, 7-6, 7-5. 4-1 to end the Rebels’ season. The dramatic team victory earned Alvarado “The guys left it all out on the court today, conference player of the week honors and kicked unfortunately it wasn’t enough and hats off to off the squad’s four-match winning streak. A 5-2 TCU,” Hambrook said. “It was a tough way to upset of No. 74 Ball State was followed by victories end but with our returners and incoming players over regional opponents Utah State and Northern we look to bounce back next season.” Arizona. Ruegamer was the only Rebel to earn AllHaving nearly all the way back to the .500 mark, Mountain West honors and also had a big year the Rebels could not know that the 6-1 final over in the classroom as was named to the 2011-12 the Lumberjacks on March 11 would be the final Capital One Academic All-District 8 At-Large win of their 2012 season. First Team, announced by the College Sports A trio of ranked teams came to town and left with Information Directors of America. The senior from wins as April began. UNLV soon closed out both its Wurzburg, Germany, boasted a cumulative grade non-conference and home schedule by losing 5-2 point average of 3.92 while majoring in hospitality to Hawai’i at an unseasonably hot Fertitta Tennis management and was the fifth man in UNLV Complex. Before the match, Hambrook honored tennis history to earn the CoSIDA academic allthe program’s three seniors -- Ruegamer, Bull and district designation. Brian Kenyon -- as they prepared to make their Later in the summer, Ruegamer was one of final home appearance. six Rebels named to the 2012 Academic All“Rene, Alex and Brian all contributed to the Mountain West Team, which represented the UNLV program both on the courts and in the second-most honorees in the league. classroom as all three are outstanding studentathletes,” Hambrook said. “We wish them all the best and know they will go on to do great things.” UNLV would lose two more conference matches to close the regular season and hoped to regroup at the Mountain West Championships in San Diego at the end of the month. The Rebels, seeded fifth, were matched with fourth-seeded TCU and came out strong in doubles, taking two out The UNLV coaching staff said goodbye to a trio of three to post a 1-0 lead. of seniors in 2012: Rene Ruegamer, Alex Bull Singles was also competitive and Brian Kenyon (right).
SEASON IN REVIEW 2012 TEAM RESULTS
Overall: 7-16 MW: 1-4 Home: 5-9 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Ranked: 2-11 DATE Jan. 26, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 Jan. 29, 2012 Feb. 3, 2012 Feb. 4, 2012 Feb. 5, 2012 Feb. 10, 2012 Feb. 17, 2012 Feb. 19, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb. 26, 2012 March 3, 2012 March 8, 2012 March 9, 2012 March 11, 2012 March 22, 2012 March 24, 2012 April 8, 2012 April 6, 2012 April 10, 2012 April 14, 2012 April 20, 2012 April 27, 2012
OPPONENT LOCATION W/L at #40 UC Irvine Irvine, CA L at #1 USC+ Los Angeles, CA L vs #45 South Florida+ Los Angeles, CA W UC RIVERSIDE LAS VEGAS W LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LAS VEGAS W #59 NEW MEXICO STATE LAS VEGAS L OKLAHOMA STATE LAS VEGAS L UTAH LAS VEGAS L #49 SANTA CLARA LAS VEGAS L at #53 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA L at #25 Fresno State Fresno, CA L at Air Force* Colorado Springs W #74 BALL STATE LAS VEGAS W UTAH STATE LAS VEGAS W NORTHERN ARIZONA LAS VEGAS W #49 DENVER LAS VEGAS L #47 RICE LAS VEGAS L #55 NEW MEXICO* LAS VEGAS L TCU* LAS VEGAS L HAWAII LAS VEGAS L at #50 San Diego State* San Diego, CA L at #31 Boise State* Boise, ID L vs TCU% San Diego, CA L *MW Match +ITA Kick-Off Weekend
2011-12 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SINGLES (ITA RANK) TOTAL DUAL TOUR MW No. 1 Rene Ruegamer Alex Bull Tamas Batyi Brian Kenyon Johannes Markel Charlie Alvarado Bernard Schoeman Willie Sublette TOTALS PERCENTAGES
14-16 13-16 16-16 6-15 5-15 6-11 7-14 11-10 78-113 .408
DOUBLES (ITA RANK) Brian Kenyon/Bernard Schoeman Tamas Batyi/Johannes Markel Alex Bull/Rene Ruegamer Johannes Markel/Bernard Schoeman Tamas Batyi/Willie Sublette Rene Ruegamer/Bernard Schoeman Alex Bull/Johannes Markel Johannes Markel/Rene Ruegamer Alex Bull/Willie Sublette Charlie Alvarado/Rene Ruegamer Charlie Alvarado/Willie Sublette Charlie Alvarado/Alex Bull Tamas Batyi/Rene Ruegamer Alex Bull/Brian Kenyon Alex Bull/Bernard Schoeman Brian Kenyon/Johannes Markel Tamas Batyi/Brian Kenyon TOTALS PERCENTAGES
9-13 8-13 9-14 4-12 2-11 4-9 3-11 7-6 46-89 .341
5-3 5-3 7-2 2-3 3-4 2-2 4-3 4-4 32-24 .571
TOTAL 9-9 6-5 5-7 3-4 4-7 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 2-4 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 37-53 .411
1-4 1-3 2-3 0-5 0-1 1-2 1-4 0-2 6-24 .200
DUAL 9-9 6-5 2-6 0-3 3-5 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-4 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 25-42 .373
8-13 --1-1 ----------9-14 .391
TOUR 0-0 0-0 3-1 3-1 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 12-11 .522
SCORE ALL MW 6-1 0-1 0-0 7-0 0-2 0-0 4-2 1-2 0-0 6-1 2-2 0-0 4-3 3-2 0-0 5-2 3-3 0-0 4-3 3-4 0-0 5-2 3-5 0-0 7-0 3-6 0-0 7-0 3-7 0-0 5-2 3-8 0-0 4-3 4-8 1-0 5-2 5-8 1-0 7-0 6-8 1-0 6-1 7-8 1-0 7-0 7-9 1-0 5-2 7-10 1-0 6-1 7-11 1-1 6-1 7-12 1-2 5-2 7-13 1-2 7-0 7-14 1-3 7-0 7-15 1-4 4-1 7-16 1-4 %MW Tournament
No. 2 1-0 4-6 1-9 0-2 --------6-17 .261 MW 0-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-13 .133
No. 3 --4-4 3-4 1-6 0-1 ------8-15 .348
No. 4 --0-3 4-0 1-1 0-6 2-0 1-4 --8-14 .364
No. 1 6-9 2-1 1-3 ----------------------------9-13 .409
No. 5 ------2-3 2-3 2-5 0-2 0-2 6-15 .286
No. 2 3-0 3-4 1-2 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-0 ----------------9-14 .391
RANK #61 #61 #61 #54 #54 #54 #57 #57 #57 #63 #63 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
ITA RANKINGS
UNLV TEAM RANKINGS PRESEASON: 60 Jan. 24: 61 Feb. 2: 54 Feb. 7: 57 Feb. 22: 63 Feb. 22: NR Feb. 28: NR March 6: NR March 13: NR March 20: NR March 27: NR April 3: NR April 10: NR April 17: NR April 24: NR April 30: NR FINAL: NR BULL/RUEGAMER DOUBLES RANKINGS PRESEASON: 43
No. 6 CAREER --32-28 --36-28 --32-25 --6-15 0-1 28-41 0-4 24-28 2-5 21-33 7-4 13-10 9-14 .391 No. 3 --1-0 0-1 --3-4 ----0-1 0-2 2-4 1-1 0-1 0-1 --------7-15 .318
Rene Ruegamer made the most of his senior season, becoming the lone Rebel to earn All-Mountain West Conference honors in 2012 while also being voted First Team Academic All-District by CoSIDA.
REBEL RECORDS
Two-time Big West MVP Scott Warner (1984-87) tops the Rebels’ season and career wins lists.
MEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
VICTORIES
SEASON 1. Scott Warner, 1986 2. Pat Boies, 1991 3. Scott Warner, 1987 Scot Hunter, 1980 5. Roger Pettersson, 1994 6. Henner Nehles, 2005 7. Eric Aanes, 1990 Don Roesler, 1979 Bruce Stubbs, 1978 10. Roger Pettersson, 1996 Matt McDougall, 1980 Sammy Alvarez, 1980 George Morrissey, 1979
YEAR ALL CONF TOUR MWC COACH 1969-73 No records available 1974 13-13 — Fred Albrecht 1975 18-5 — Fred Albrecht 1976 24-7 — Fred Albrecht 1977 25-5 — Fred Albrecht 1978 25-13 — Fred Albrecht 1979 26-7 — Fred Albrecht 1980 25-13 — Fred Albrecht 1981 15-9 — Fred Albrecht 1982 34-5 NA/4th NA Fred Albrecht 1983 25-3 NA/3rd NA Fred Albrecht CAREER 1984 14-11 NA/6th NA Mike Mushkin 1. Scott Warner, 1984-87 1985 14-11 NA/6th NA Jack Pate 2. Roger Pettersson, 1993-96 1986 14-19 NA/6th NA Craig Witcher Pat Boies, 1990-93 1987 16-10 NA/3rd NA Craig Witcher 4. Scot Hunter, 1979-82 1988 7-20 NA/7th NA Craig Witcher 5. George Morrissey, 1976-79 1989 15-11 NA/5th NA Craig Witcher 6. Matt McDougall, 1980-83 1990 12-15 NA/4th NA Craig Witcher 7. Asaf Tishler, 1996-99 1991 18-11 NA/5th NA Craig Witcher 8. Bruce Stubbs, 1975-78 1992 8-8 NA/4th NA Larry Easley 9. Luca Barlocchi, 2007-10 1993 11-7 NA/2nd NA Larry Easley 10. Eric Aanes, 1989-92 1994 17-8 3-0/1st NA Larry Easley Lee Rosenthal, 1986-87, 88-89 1995 11-11 3-0/1st NA Larry Easley 12. Elliot Wronski, 2006-09 1996 17-8 3-0/1st NA Larry Easley 1997 20-7 2-1/2nd NA Larry Easley 1998 12-11 1-1/T5th NA Larry Easley 1999 12-10 2-1/T3rd NA Larry Easley 2000 8-14 1-2/3rd NA Larry Easley 2001 13-10 2-1/2nd 2-3/T3rd Larry Easley SEASON 2002 10-12 1-1/5th 2-3/5th Larry Easley 1. Roger Pettersson, 1996 2003 2-14 0-2/6th 0-5/6th Larry Easley 2. Luke Smith, 1996 2004 12-7 0-1/T3rd 5-2/3rd Owen Hambrook 3. Tim Blenkiron, 1997 2005 16-8 1-1/T3rd 2-3/4th Owen Hambrook Asaf Tishler, 1997 2006 13-9 0-1/T5th 2-4/4th Owen Hambrook Matt McDougall, 1980 2007 13-14 3-0/1st 3-3/T3rd Owen Hambrook Scot Hunter, 1980 2008 10-12 0-1/T5th 3-3/T3rd Owen Hambrook 7. Luke Smith, 1997 2009 14-12 1-1/T3rd 2-4/6th Owen Hambrook Jerry Berg, 1978 2010 13-12 1-1/T3rd 2-4/T5th Owen Hambrook 9. George Morrissey, 1979 2011 14-11 0-1/T5th 3-3/T4th Owen Hambrook Greg Menster, 1978 2012 7-16 0-1/T5th 1-4/5th Owen Hambrook Bruce Stubbs, 1978
VICTORIES
ITA RANKINGS RECORDS SINGLES Roger Pettersson Regular Season Roger Pettersson Final Top-20 Rankings Roger Pettersson Luke Smith DOUBLES Preseason Luke Smith/Asaf Tishler Regular Season Zivkovic/Skorin Final Luke Smith/Tim Blenkiron Luke Smith/R. Pettersson TEAM Preseason Regular Season Final
13
1995
4
1994, ‘96
8 20
1996 1997
8
1997
1
1999
2 2
1997 1996
29 16 27
1997 1996 1996
George Morrissey, 1977 Murray Peterson, 1977 Jerry Berg, 1976
CAREER 1. George Morrissey, 1976-79 2. Scot Hunter, 1979-82 3. Luke Smith, 1994-97 4. Matt McDougall, 1980-83 5. Asaf Tishler, 1996-99 Tim Blenkiron, 1994-97 7. Jerry Berg, 1976-78 8. Bruce Stubbs, 1975-78 9. Roger Pettersson, 1993-96 10. Wesley Burrows, 2006-09 Scott Warner, 1984-87
SINGLES
WINNING PERCENTAGE
35 33 31 31 30 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 112 97 97 91 89 88 85 80 76 73 73 72
SEASON (Minimum 20 Matches) 1. Phil Agassi, 1983 (25-2) 2. Scott Warner, 1984 (25-3) 3. Phil Agassi, 1982 (30-4) 4. Scott Warner, 1986 (35-6) 5. Don Roesler, 1979 (28-5) 6. Bruce Stubbs, 1978 (28-7) 7. Roger Pettersson, 1996 (27-7) George Morrissey, 1979 (27-7) 9. Roger Pettersson, 1994 (30-8) 10. Pat Boies, 1991 (33-10) 11. Henner Nehles, 2005 (29-9)
.926 .893 .882 .854 .848 .800 .794 .794 .789 .767 .763
CAREER (Minimum Two Seasons) 1. Phil Agassi, 1982-83 (55-6) 2. Scott Warner, 1984-87 (112-32) 3. Bruce Stubbs, 1975-78 (80-26) 4. Roger Pettersson, 1993-96 (97-33) 5. Jerry Berg, 1976-78 (69-24) 6. Wayne Pickard, 1976-77 (47-17) 7. Scot Hunter, 1979-82 (91-35) 8. Henner Nehles, 2003-05 (52-21) 9. Asaf Tishler, 1996-99 (85-36) 10. Matt McDougall, 1980-83 (88-38) 11. George Morrissey, 1976-79 (89-39)
.902 .778 .755 .746 .742 .734 .722 .712 .702 .698 .695
DOUBLES
WINNING PERCENTAGE
33 31 28 28 28 28 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 91 89 85 84 81 81 75 73 70 69 69
SEASON (Minimum 20 Matches) 1. Greg Henderson, 1982 (21-2) Matt McDougall, 1981 (21-2) Scot Hunter, 1981 (21-2) 4. Jerry Berg, 1976 (25-3) 5. Tim Blenkiron, 1996 (20-3) 6. George Morrissey, 1977 (25-4) Murray Peterson, 1977 (25-4) 8. Asaf Tishler, 1996 (18-3) 9. Phil Agassi, 1982 (17-3) 10. Dan Knight, 1977 (22-4)
.913 .913 .913 .893 .870 .862 .862 .857 .850 .846
CAREER (Minimum Two Seasons) 1. Scot Hunter, 1979-81 (49-10) 2. Phil Agassi, 1982-83 (33-7) 3. Jerry Berg, 1976-78 (75-18) 4. Matt McDougall, 1980-83, (84-21) 5. Dan Knight, 1975-77 (58-16) 6. Scot Hunter, 1979-82 (89-25) 7. Asaf Tishler, 1996-99 (81-26) 8. Tim Blenkiron, 1994-97 (81-27) 9. Roger Pettersson, 1993-96 (81-30) Charles Olinger, 1993-94 (27-10)
.831 .825 .806 .800 .784 .781 .757 .750 .730 .730
UNLV GRAND SLAM TITLES
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AWESOME AUSSIES SHOCK TENNIS WORLD
Luke Smith 1997 NCAA SINGLES & DOUBLES CHAMPION
Tim Blenkiron
1997 NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPION
Luke Smith entered the 1997 NCAA Championships at UCLA as the country’s 65th-ranked singles player and exited as his school’s first national champion in the sport. The senior from Australia unleashed a punishing serve to mow down all challengers in straight sets over five days, including a 6-1, 7-5 victory overr USC’s George Bastl in the historic final. Perhaps even more stunning, Smith teamed with senior Tim Blenkiron to also run the table in doubles play. The duo’s wild week culminated in a 6-4, 6-4 win over the same Trojan foe Bastl and his partner Kyle Spencer to earn UNLV’s fifth NCAA title in any sport. Smith, who became only the second player in 20 years to earn both crowns in the same year, played in the main draw of the U.S. Open and again teamed with Blenkiron in the national doubles event.
YOU GO, YUGOS!
Only a year after UNLV’s first two NCAA championships, the school’s third Collegiate Grand Slam title came from an unlikely source. A sophomore duo from Belgrade (the former Yugoslavia) – Nenad Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin – traveled to Baltimore’s Suburbran Racquet Club ranked 25th in the nation and beat four top-20 duos to take home the trophy of the 1998 T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championship. After rallying to nip the tournament’s seventh seed in the first round, Zivkovic/Skorin also needed a tiebreaker to move into the quarterfinals. Because of bad weather, the final three rounds of the event were pushed onto one day – September 28. The morning started with a quarterfinal win over fourth-seeded and ninth-ranked Esteban Carril and Martin Jirak of TCU, 6-2, 6-3. Then came a 7-6, 7-5 semifinal victory over 16th-ranked Cary Franklin and Oliver Freelove of Illinois. In the finals, the Rebel tandem defeated 17th-ranked Myles Clouston and Raul Munoz of Wake Forest 6-1, 6-4. Just 10 weeks later, after compiling an 8-2 fall tournament record, Zivkovic and Skorin earned the first No. 1 national ranking -- men’s or women’s, singles or doubles -- in UNLV history.
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REBEL ALL-AMERICANS Thomas Schneiter 2002 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN 2002 ITA REGIONAL SENIOR OF THE YEAR 2002 UNLV CO-SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR TWO-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE THREE-TIME MWC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Thomas Schneiter transferred to UNLV from the University of Oregon but did not leave the desert until turning in one of the top senior campaigns in school history. After a non-descript junior season, The Can’t-Miss-Swiss moved to the squad’s No. 1 singles spot and served notice with a win over UCLA’s 13th-ranked Marcin Matkowski at an individual tournament in January. Schneiter went on to compile a 15-4 dual-match record that included a nine-match winning streak but was highlighted by undeniably one of the top matches in UNLV tennis history. On April 6, 2002, with his team being soundly beaten by fourth-ranked Pepperdine, Schneiter rallied to forge the Miracle of Malibu when he won a third-set tiebreaker over the nation’s top-ranked player, Al Garland, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. Losing only once in conference play, Schneiter was tabbed All-MWC for the second straight spring and set a school record in being named conference player of the week three times in the same season. Having earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Singles Championship, he picked up his school’s first win at the event since 1997 with a straight-set victory over Big West Conference Player of the Year Carlos Palencia of UCSB. Needing one more victory to reach All-America status, Schneiter came up huge once more by upsetting another UCLA star, 10th-ranked Tobias Clemens, 6-4, 6-3. Despite being ousted by the tourney’s top seed the next day, Schneiter became his school’s fifth AllAmerican and first in a half-decade. Only the second men’s tennis player tabbed UNLV Sportsman of the Year, Schneiter’s effort was capped by being named ITA Regional Senior Player of the Year.
UNLV RECORD Year 2001-02 2000-01 Total
Singles 24-8 11-8 35-16
Doubles 10-13 10-7 20-20
Luke Smith 1997 NCAA SINGLES & DOUBLES CHAMPION 1997 SINGLES & DOUBLES ALL-AMERICAN 1996 DOUBLES ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME ROLEX ALL-STAR TEAM SEVEN-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 2008 UNLV HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Luke Smith forged a permanent p place in NCAA tennis lore in May 1997 by turning UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Center into his personal playground en route to sweeping two national championships in near-blowout manner. Head Coach Larry Easley had not even seen Smith play a single point when the scrawny 17-year-old from Australia hit Las Vegas in fall of 1993 as a tag-along recruit with fellow-countryman Tim Blenkiron. However, by his senior year, Smith’s body and maturity level had caught up with his powerful serve. Ranked 65th, Smith led the Rebels to a No. 1 seed in the WAC Championships. He fell in the league finals but it would mark Smith’s last-ever collegiate defeat. He won twice in the regionals and then ripped off five more victories en route to the NCAA singles title. Unleashing a devastatingly accurate service game, Smith steam rolled into the finals and dispatched George Bastl of USC, 6-1, 7-6, to win his school’s first-ever Grand Slam title. It just took a few hours to win another. Later that day he teamed with Blenkiron to win the doubles crown in straight sets to become the first unseeded player to win both in the same year. Smith’s run, however, did not end there. Turning professional, he continued his tear while touring in a satellite event and picked up more championships while his winning streaks reached an incredible 15 in singles and 21 in doubles matches over the summer. He played in the main draw of the U.S. Open in both singles and doubles and staged a triumphant return home by reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in doubles. After various injuries cut his pro career short, the former member of the Australian Davis Cup Team became an instructor at the Peter Smith Tennis Academy. He returned to campus in 2008 to be inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame along with his former doubles partner.
UNLV RECORD Year 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 Total
Singles 23-15 20-10 10-11 12-7 65-43
Doubles 27-11 31-7 14-11 13-6 85-35
REBEL ALL-AMERICANS Tim Blenkiron 1997 NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPION
UNLV RECORD Year
Singles
Doubles
1996-97 21-13 28-10 1997 DOUBLES ALL-AMERICAN 1995-96 17-9 20-3 1997 NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPION 1994-95 12-9 14-9 1997 ROLEX ALL-STAR TEAM 1993-94 19-9 19-5 THREE-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Total 69-40 81-27 2008 UNLV HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE One half of UNLV’s only national champion duo, Tim Blenkiron was a lanky power player from Down Under who finished as a member of three conference championship teams. His four-year career (1994-97) included climbing to ninth on the all-time singles victories list, but it was in doubles play that the rangy Blenkiron made his real mark. Not only did he stand fifth on the school’s career list for doubles wins, but he also earned first team all-conference honors with three different partners. It was the final of his teammate trio, fellow Aussie Luke Smith, who helped Blenkiron reach glory. The pair, which entered the 1997 postseason ranked 19th, tore off a string of five victories at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, only losing two sets along the way. The final, 6-4, 6-4, win over USC’s George Bastl and Kyle Spencer made Blenkiron and Smith NCAA champions in their final collegiate match. Retired from competitive tennis, Blenkiron married former Lady Rebel Lisa Annebro in 1998 just months before graduating and taking a job as the UNLV men’s team assistant, which he served as for one year. Now a key player at the Team Agassi group in Las Vegas, Blenkiron entered the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
Roger Pettersson 1996 SINGLES & DOUBLES ALL-AMERICAN 1994 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN UNLV RECORD 1996 ITA OSUNA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Year Singles Doubles 1996 ROLEX ALL-STAR TEAM 1995-96 27-7 *33-7 1994-95 24-10 11-6 1996 FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 1993-94 30-8 15-5 1994, 1995, 1996 CONFERENCE MVP 1992-93 16-8 12-9 SIX-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Total 97-23 71-27 2006 UNLV HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE *School Record Quite simply the most accomplished and decorated UNLV tennis player ever, Roger Pettesson used his collegiate career from 1993-96 to earn national recognition for himself, his team and his university on and off the courts. The 1996 Rafael Osuna Award winner was named his school’s Sportsman of the Year as well as being UNLV’s choice for Big West Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. No less accomplished during play, he and partner Luke Smith were the school’s first-ever duo to qualify for the NCAA tournament in 1995. After a quick exit, they returned in 1996 and nearly won the thing, ultimately earning what was then the highest ranking of any kind at the school with the No. 2 spot. Pettersson ultimately re-wrote a large portion of the school’s record books, including earning a program-best No. 4 ranking in singles as both a sophomore and senior. Tied for second on the all-time victory list in singles, the Swede’s 33 doubles wins in 1996 are the best ever in Las Vegas. Only the second three-time winner of Big West Player of the Year honors, Pettersson’s most impressive doings may be have been leading the once-downtrodden Rebel program to its first conference title – and then another and then another (1994-96). Married in 1995 to former Lady Rebel Vicki Stephenson, Pettersson retired from competitive tennis after graduation to enter the business world and is now a hotel executive in Las Vegas. He was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
Scott Warner 1987 SINGLES ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME CONFERENCE MVP THREE-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1998 UNLV HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
UNLV RECORD Year 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 Total
Singles 31-12 *35-6 21-11 25-3 *112-32
Doubles 20-11 20-15 17-10 13-10 70-46
*School Record
Hailing from coconut-covered South Florida, Scott Warner decided to leave his tennis-rich homeland and head west to mine his future. His trek landed him at a young university whose tennis tradition had not yet burst beyond the desert. But he quickly changed all that. Serving it up in a forgettable facility that pre-dates the school’s current tennis palace, the big-hitting youngster from the Sunshine State soon grew into a man of firsts for a Rebel program that now commands national respect. The Warner Milestones are plentiful: First All-American for men’s or women’s tennis, first conference player of the year, first NCAA championships participant as well as the first Rebel to reach as far as the national quarterfinal. He was the school’s first three-time all-league performer, the first to net 35 victories in a season, and first to amass 100 wins in a career. Scott “Rocket” Warner, who went on to become a businessman back home, still stands tall atop the Rebel record books. And in 1998, Warner forged one more first. He became the initial UNLV tennis player – male or female – inducted into his school’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
REBEL HONORS UNLV ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME 2010 — Head Coach Larry Easley (posthumous) 2008 — Luke Smith, Tim Blenkiron 2006 — Roger Pettersson 1998 — Scott Warner
ITA REGIONAL PLAYER TO WATCH 2010 — Mehdi Bouras (Mountain) 2007 — Elliot Wronski (Mountain) 1997 — Asaf Tishler (Mountain) 1994 — Roger Pettersson (Mountain)
ITA GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP 1998 — Nenad Zivkovic/Gregor Skorin (National Clay Court Doubles) 1997 — Luke Smith (NCAA Singles) 1997 — Luke Smith/Tim Blenkiron (NCAA Doubles)
ITA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2007 — Owen Hambrook (Mountain) 2001 — Larry Easley (Mountain) 1998 — Larry Easley (Co) (Mountain)
ITA ALL-AMERICA 2002 — Thomas Schneiter (Singles) 1997 — Luke Smith (Singles & Doubles) 1997 — Tim Blenkiron (Doubles) 1996 — Roger Pettersson (Singles & Doubles) 1996 — Luke Smith (Doubles) 1994 — Roger Pettersson (Singles) 1987 — Scott Warner (Singles) ROLEX COLLEGIATE ALL-STAR 1997 — Luke Smith (Singles) 1997 — Smith/Blenkiron (Doubles) 1996 — Pettersson/Smith (Doubles) ITA RAFAEL OSUNA SPORTSMAN AWARD 1996 — Roger Pettersson ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 2012 — Alex Bull, Brian Kenyon, Rene Ruegamer 2011 — Alex Bull, Rene Ruegamer 2010 — Luca Barlocchi, Mehdi Bouras Johannes Markel, Bernard Schoeman 2009 — Luca Barlocchi, Mehdi Bouras Wesley Burrows, Bryan Miller 2008 — Luca Barlocchi, Wesley Burrows, Bryan Miller 2007 — Luca Barlocchi, Wesley Burrows 2006 — Wesley Burrows, David Campbell, Romain Massaro, Elliot Wronski 2005 — Milos Blagojevic, Romain Massaro, Henner Nehles, Aviram Salomon 2004 — Marko Blagojevic, Milos Blagojevic, Romain Massaro, Aviram Salomon 2003 — Milos Blagojevic, Aviram Salomon 2002 — Leslie Eisinga, Thomas Schneiter 2001 — Danny Erez 2000 — Danny Erez 1999 — Adam Thurgood, Asaf Tishler 1998 — Asaf Tishler 1996 — Roger Pettersson 1983 — Mike Morgan ITA ALL-AMERICA ACADEMIC TEAM 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 ITA REGIONAL ARTHUR ASHE LEADERSHIP AWARD 1998 — Asaf Tishler (Mountain) ITA REG. JOHN V. NOSTRAND AWARD 2001 — Nenad Zivkovic (Mountain) ITA REG. SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011 — Mehdi Bouras (Mountain) 2005 — Henner Nehles (Mountain) 2002 — Thomas Schneiter (Mountain) 2001 — Nenad Zivkovic (Mountain) 1999 — Asaf Tishler (Mountain) ITA REGIONAL ASST. COACH OF THE YEAR 2002 — Stephane Matheu-Cambas (Mountain) 1998 — Doug Failla (Mountain)
ALL-CONFERENCE* 2012 — Rene Ruegamer, first team singles 2011 — Mehdi Bouras, first team singles Tamas Batyi, first team singles Bouras/Johannes Markel first team doubles 2010 — Mehdi Bouras, first team singles Luca Barlocchi, first team singles Bouras/Barlocchi first team doubles 2009 — Mehdi Bouras, first team singles Elliot Wronski, first team singles Wronski/Luca Barlocchi first team doubles 2008 — Elliot Wronski, first team singles Luca Barlocchi, first team singles Wronski/David Campbell first team doubles 2007 — Elliot Wronski, first team singles Wronski/Brett Hunter, first team doubles 2006 — Joel Kielbowicz, first team singles Kielbowicz/David Campbell first team doubles 2005 — Henner Nehles, first team singles Joel Kielbowicz, first team singles Kielbowicz/David Campbell first team doubles 2004 — Henner Nehles, first team singles Aviram Salomon, first team singles 2003 — Henner Nehles, first team singles Aviram Salomon, first team singles 2002 — Thomas Schneiter, first team singles 2001 — Nenad Zivkovic, first team singles Thomas Schneiter, first team singles Zivkovic/Skorin, first team doubles 2000 — Danny Erez, first team singles Vladimir Pavicevic, first team singles Zivkovic/Skorin, first team doubles 1999 — Asaf Tishler, first team singles 1998 — Asaf Tishler, first team singles 1997 — Luke Smith, first team singles Smith/Blenkiron, first team doubles Asaf Tishler, second team doubles 1996 — Roger Pettersson, first team singles Luke Smith, first team singles Smith/Tishler, first team doubles Pettersson/Blenkiron, first team doubles Tim Blenkiron, second team singles Pettersson/Smith, second team doubles 1995 — Roger Pettersson, first team singles Luke Smith, first team singles Blenkiron/Norton, first team doubles Pettersson/Smith, first team doubles Tim Blenkiron, second team singles 1994 — Roger Pettersson, first team singles Luke Smith, first team singles Olinger/Smith, first team doubles Matt Rivera, second team singles Charles Olinger, second team singles Blenkiron/Norton, second team doubles 1993 — Roger Pettersson (No. 2 singles champion)* Matt Rivera (No. 3 singles runner-up)* Charles Olinger (No. 4 singles runner-up)* 1991 — Pat Boies (No. 4 singles champion)* 1987 — Scott Warner (No. 1 singles champion)* 1986 — Scott Warner (No. 1 singles champion)* 1984 — Scott Warner (No. 2 singles champion)* 1983 — Phil Agassi (No. 1 singles runner-up)* Matt McDougal (No. 2 singles runner-up)* Giller/Morgan (No. 1 doubles runner-up)* 1982 — Tim Giller (No. 3 singles champion)* *1983-1993 conference honorees decided
Roger Pe Pett Pettersson etter tter tt e ss sson o w was as a tthreeh eeehr time Big West Player of the Year. CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011 — Mehdi Bouras (MW) 2005 — Henner Nehles (MW) 1996 — Roger Pettersson (Big West) 1995 — Roger Pettersson (Big West) 1994 — Roger Pettersson (Co) (Big West) 1987 — Scott Warner (PCAA) 1986 — Scott Warner (PCAA) CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2009 — Mehdi Bouras (MW) 2002 — Aviram Salomon (MW) CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1996 — Larry Easley (Big West) 1995 — Larry Easley (Big West) 1994 — Larry Easley (Big West) CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2012 — Alex Bull (Feb. 1), Charlie Alvarado (March 7), Rene Ruegamer (March 14) 2011 — Mehdi Bouras (Jan. 26, Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 17 & April 26) 2010 — Mehdi Bouras (Feb. 10) Luca Barlocchi (April 14) 2009 — Elliot Wronski (Feb. 4 & Feb. 18) 2008 — Elliot Wronski (Feb. 6) 2007 — Elliot Wronski (Feb. 22, March 16 & May 3) 2006 — Brett Hunter (March 16) Joel Kielbowicz (March 23) 2005 — Henner Nehles (Feb. 16 & March 23) Joel Kielbowicz (Feb. 23 & March 16) 2004 — Henner Nehles (Feb. 11 & April 7) 2003 — Henner Nehles (March 12) 2002 — Thomas Schneiter (Feb. 21, April 3 & 10) Aviram Salomon (March 27) 2001 — Nenad Zivkovic (Feb. 22) Danny Erez (March 21) 2000 — Danny Erez (Feb. 16) Vladimir Pavicevic (March 15) 1999 — (WAC) Asaf Tishler (March 9 & April 13) 1998 — (WAC) Gregor Skorin (Feb. 17) Asaf Tishler (March 24) 1997 — (WAC) Luke Smith (Feb. 17 & April 7) Asaf Tishler (March 31) UNLV SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2002 — Thomas Schneiter (Co-) 1996 — Roger Pettersson CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2012 — Rene Ruegamer (District: First team) 2010 — Luca Barlocchi (District: First team) 2009 — Luca Barlocchi (District: Second team) 2006 — Romain Massaro (District: Second team) 1999 — Asaf Tishler (National: Third team) 1996 — Roger Pettersson (National: First team)
ALL-TIME -A-
Aanes, Eric (1989-92) Adams, Scott (1999) Agassi, Phil (1982-83) Alvarado, Charlie (2010-SA) Alvarez, Sammy (1980) Anderson, Bob (1968) Atkinson, Darren (1996) Atzet, Chris (1996)
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Barber, Ryan (2003) Barker, Leon (1977) Barlocchi, Luca (2007-10) Barnum, Ken (1969-72) Basil, John (1978-80) Bastin, Michael (1991) Batton, Will (1997) Batyi, Tamas (2011-SA) Ben-Ray, Zohar (1984-86) Berg, Eric (1997) Berg, Jerry (1976-78) Berman, Gilad (2013-SA) Bijelic, Slavko (2007) Blagojevic, Marko (2001, 2004) Blagojevic, Milos (2003-05) Blenkiron, Tim (1994-97) Bobb, Damu (1998-99) Boies, Pat (1990-93) Bolster, Pat (1973) Borr, Adam (1986) Boulet, Dominic (1996) Bouras, Mehdi (2009-11) Bowman, Pete (1996) Bowyer, Wayne (1993) Bull, Alex (2010-12) Burrows, Wesley (2006-09) Byrge, Harry (1970-72)
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Cambell, Billy (1989) David Campbell (2005-08) Cannon, Wick (1989) Carstens, Theis (1992) Claridge, Ryan (2001-02) Cohen, David (1990-92) Cook, Dave (1968-72) Coronado, Mark (1986-89) Craig, James (1982-86) Creel, Craig (1975)
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Demchak, Robert (1978) DiMartino, David (2004) Dondich, Eric (1974-77) Douglas, Derek (2000, 2004)
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Eisen, Adam (1996) Eisinga, Leslie (2001-02) Ekstrand, Marcus (1994) Elliot, Dave (1978-80) Entzel, Lorin (1990-92) Erez, Danny (1998-2001)
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Fallon, Brandon (1998) Fayeghi, John (2004) Ferrari, Jim (1982-83) Flores, Michael (1979) Foley, Jeff (1984-85)
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Garvin, Sam (1985) Gatza, Jim (1984) Geba, Dorian (1989-90) Gilbert, Dru (1977) Giller, Tim (1982-83) Goldberg, Gregory (1995-96) Gonsalves, Kevin (1996) Gurousky, Tony (1978)
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Hall, Kenji (1990) Hatfield, Crombie (1987-90) Hedegaard, Matt (2000) Henderson, Greg (1981-82) Hennessey, Matt (1992) Highfield, Russel (1976) Hill, Robin (1979) Hooper, Jonathan (2005-07) Hostalek, David (1989-92) Howarth, Rob (1996) Hubbard, Sean (2004-05) Hunter, Brett (2006-07) Hunter, Scot (1979-1982)
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Imber, Mike (1997)
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Jevtic, Misha (1990-92) Johnston, Doug (1975)
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Kampschror, Kevin (1997) Keays, Harry (1975-77) Kenyon, Brian (2012) Kielbowicz, Joel (2003-06) Kimoff, Steve (1982) Kirk, Steve (1984) Knight, Dan (1975-77) Konyves, Kasper (2010-11) Kosik, Frank (1975) Kunkel, Matthew (2007-10)
ROSTER Schermerhorn, G. (1981-82) Schneiter, Thomas (2001-02) Schoeman, Bernard (2010-SA) Schrader, Thomas (1995) Scott, Jim (1975-77) Sena, Ed (1982) Silva, Alex (1978-79) Skorin, Gregor (1998-2001) Smith, Luke (1994-97) Soard, Randy (1967-69) Streek, Dan (1982) Stubbs, Bruce (1975-78) Sublette, Willie (2011-SA) Sullivan, Tom (1984-87) Swaino, John (1991)
Morrisseau, Lyle (1984) Morrissey, George (1976-79)
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Nehles, Henner (2003-05) Nord, Kris (1977) Norton, Rob (1994-95)
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Olinger, Charles (1993-94)
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Pavicevic, Vladimir (2000) Paez, Roger (1996-97) Parlade, Robbie (1999-2000) Pelton, Eric (1999-2000) Peterson, Murray (1977) Pettersson, Roger (1993-96) Pickard, Wayne (1976-77) Piercy, Ralph (1973) Pohjola, Julius (1995, 1997) Polanco, John (1995-96)
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Raizk, Robert (1976-77) Raynor, Ivan (1968-69) Redelinghuys, Martin (2005) Rey, Rodrigo (1994) Rhodes, John (1981) Richheimer, Gideon (1994) Rivera, Matt (1993-94) Roberts, Tyler (1999-2000) Roe, Mike (1968-72) Roesler, Don (1979-80) Rosenthal, Lee (1986-87, ‘89-90) Ruegamer, Rene (2010-12)
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Salomon, Aviram (2002-05)
Tafazoli, Artin (2001) Taitz, Brett (1995) Tapernoux, Andy (1997-99) Thorson, Duke (1980-81) Thurgood, Adam (1999-2000) Tishler, Asaf (1996-99) Tomiyasu, Robert (1987-90) Tondre, Noah (2002) Toth, Attila (2009-10) Tsunoda, Yuta (1987-90) Tug, Romain (2002)
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Vinson, Robert (1990-91)
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Waller, Mike (1980-83) Warner, Scott (1984-87) Wilson, Ed (1967-68) Wolff, Kyle (1979-82) Wronski, Elliot (2006-09) Wulff, Nikolaj (2009)
REBEL COACHING HISTORY
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Lorring, Paul (1975) Lowenstein, Yoav (1997)
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Maccanello, Dan (1995-97) Madersbacher, Andy (1999) Mahlangu, Richman (1988) Malm, Christopher (1984) Margulis, Sean (2004) Markel, Johannes (2010-SA) Massaro, Romain (2003-06) Mateljan, Eric (1993-94) Matias, Ace (2013-SA) Maurer, Andreas (2002) Mauz, Norm (1984-85) McCauley, John (1986-87) McDonald, Steve (1986) McDougall, Matt (1980-83) McNamara, James (1982-83) Medrano, Scott (1986) Menster, Greg (1977-80) Michaud, Thomas (2002) Miller, Cody (2013-SA) Miller, Greg (1986) Morgan, Mike (1982-83)
Fred Albrecht (1974-83)
Seasons Record Pct. 9 230-80 .742
Craig Witcher (1986-91)
Seasons Record Pct. 6 82-86 .488
Mike Mushkin (1984)
Seasons Record Pct. 1 14-11 .560
Dr. Larry Easley (1992-2003)
Seasons Record Pct. 12 141-120 .540
Jack Pate (1985)
Seasons Record Pct. 1 14-11 .560
Owen Hambrook (2004-SA)
Seasons Record Pct. 9 112-101 .505
NOTE: Records incomplete from 1969-73
REBELS AT THE NCAAS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
ROGER PETTERSSON 1994, ‘95, ‘96 SINGLES 1995, ‘96 DOUBLES
LUKE SMITH
1996, ‘97 SINGLES 1995, ‘96, ‘97 DOUBLES
2011 – MEHDI BOURAS (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles (7) Eric Quigley (Kentucky) def. Bouras 7-6, 6-2 2011 – MEHDI BOURAS/ BERNARD SCHOEMAN (0-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles (2) Drew Courtney/Michael Shabaz (UVA) def. Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 2007 – ELLIOT WRONSKI (1-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Wronski (UNLV) def. Alex Schweizer (Auburn) 6-4, 7-6 Second Round Singles Kevin Anderson (Illinois) def. Wronski 6-1, 6-3 2005 – HENNER NEHLES (1-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Nehles (UNLV) def. Scott Brown (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-4 Second Round Singles Franticek Babej (South Alabama) def. Nehles 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 2004 – HENNER NEHLES (0-0 in tour.) First Round Singles Withdrew from field because of injury
HENNER NEHLES 2004, ‘05 SINGLES
2002 – THOMAS SCHNEITER (2-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Schneiter (UNLV) def. Carlos Palencia (UCSB) 6-3, 7-5 Second Round Singles Schneiter def. (9-16) Tobias Clemens (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3 Third Round Singles (1) Matias Boeker (UGA) def. Schneiter 6-2, 6-1 2001 – NENAD ZIVKOVIC (0-0 in tour.) First Round Singles Withdrew from field because of injury
ASAF TISHLER
1998, ‘99 SINGLES
SCOTT WARNER 1986, ‘87 SINGLES
1999 – ASAF TISHLER (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles (1) James Blake (Harvard) def. Tishler (UNLV) 6-2, 6-3 1999 – NENAD ZIVKOVIC/ GREGOR SKORIN (0-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles (3) Jean-Noel Grinde/Jong Ming-Lee (UCLA) def. Zivkovic/Skorin (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3 1998 – ASAF TISHLER (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles (9-16) Michael Baldas (Georgia) def. Tishler (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3
MEHDI BOURAS 2011 SINGLES 2011 DOUBLES
NENAD ZIVKOVIC
1997 – LUKE SMITH (6-0 in tour.) First Round Singles Smith (UNLV) def. Oliver Mayo (Virginia Tech) 6-4, 6-1 Second Round Singles Smith def. Cedric Kauffman (Kentucky) 6-3, 6-3 Third Round Singles Smith def. Kevin Kim (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4 Fourth Round Singles Smith def. Ivan Rodrigo (Miami, Fla.) 6-3, 6-4 Semifinal Singles Smith def. Oliver Tauma (VCU) 7-6 , 6-2 Final Singles - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Smith def. George Bastl (USC) 6-1, 7-6
1997 – LUKE SMITH/ TIM BLENKIRON (5-0 in tour.) First Round Doubles Smith/Blenkiron (UNLV) def. Chris James/Derek Myers (Purdue) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Second Round Doubles Smith/Blenkiron def. Tim Crichton/Tom Hamilton (Arkansas) 6-1, 6-3 Third Round Doubles Smith/Blenkiron def. Nick Crowell/Paul Martin (Texas) 7-6, 7-6 Semifinal Doubles Smith/Blenkiron def. Mitty Arnold/Tom Blake (Harvard) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Final Doubles - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Smith/Blenkiron def. George Bastl/Kyle Spencer (USC) 6-4, 6-4
2007 SINGLES
THOMAS SCHNEITER 2002 SINGLES
BERNARD SCHOEMAN
2011 DOUBLES
1987 – SCOTT WARNER (3-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Warner (UNLV) def. Young Min Kwon (Millersville) 6-3, 6-4 Second Round Singles Warner def. Ken Kupperstein (ASU) 7-6, 7-5 Third Round Singles Warner def. Jonas Svensson (Minnesota) 6-4, 6-4 Fourth Round Singles Mark Kaplan (UC Irvine) def. Warner 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 1986 – SCOTT WARNER (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Kimmo Alkio (Texas A&M) def. Warner (UNLV) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
1996 – ROGER PETTERSSON (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Enrique Abaroa (Kansas) def. Pettersson (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3 1996 – LUKE SMITH (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Scott Treibly (New Mexico) def. Smith (UNLV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 1996 – ROGER PETTERSSON/ LUKE SMITH (3-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles Pettersson/Smith (UNLV) def. Tylir Jimenez/ Dieter Schwendinger (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3 Second Round Doubles Pettersson/Smith def. Mark Loughrin/ B.J. Stearns (Texas) 6-3, 6-2 Third Round Doubles Pettersson/Smith def. Ernesto Diaz/Albin Polonyi (Boise State) 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 6-4 Semifinal Doubles Justin Gimelstob/Srdjan Muskatirovic (UCLA) def. Pettersson/Smith 6-3, 6-0 1995 – ROGER PETTERSSON (0-1 in tour.) First Round Singles Srdjan Muskatirovic (Miami) def. Pettersson (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 1995 – ROGER PETTERSSON/LUKE SMITH (0-1 in tour.) First Round Doubles Steven Baldas/Jamie Laschinger (Georgia) def. Pettersson/Smith (UNLV) 6-3, 6-4
2001 SINGLES 1999 DOUBLES
ELLIOT WRONSKI
1994 – ROGER PETTERSSON (0-1) First Round Singles Jamie Laschinger (Georgia) def. Pettersson (UNLV) 7-6, 6-2
GREGOR SKORIN 1999 DOUBLES
TIM BLENKIRON 1997 DOUBLES
TEAM RESULTS
2007 – NCAA UCLA REGIONAL-Los Angeles Lost 4-0 to UCLA in first round 1999 – NCAA REGIONAL VII-Fresno Lost 4-0 to Fresno State in first round 1998 – NCAA REGIONAL VII-Las Vegas Won 4-3 over Fresno State in first round Lost 4-3 to Pepperdine in second round 1997 – NCAA REGIONAL VII-Las Vegas Won 4-3 over New Mexico in first round Lost 4-2 to Fresno State in second round 1996 – NCAA REGIONAL VIII-Las Vegas Won 4-1 over California in first round Lost 4-3 to Pepperdine in second round 1995 – NCAA REGIONAL VIII-Los Angeles Lost 4-1 to San Diego in first round 1994 – NCAA REGIONAL VII-Los Angeles Lost 4-1 to California in first round
UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS
UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS
quick facts
UNLV
Combining the excitement of an urban location with the charm of a traditional campus, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers students a full educational and social experience. Just over five decades old, UNLV has maintained a healthy rate of growth in enrollment, programs and scholastic excellence as part of the eight-component Nevada System of Higher Education. Located in the heart of one of the world’s most vibrant and dynamic cities, UNLV has matured along with the Las Vegas area. With enrollment more than doubling the last decade, the tremendous growth has meant a flurry of construction resulting in a campus setting boasting academic and athletic facilities second to none. Steadily becoming a traditional residential university, UNLV provides on-campus housing for more than 2,000 students. A variety of student clubs and organizations along with 37 Greek organizations supplement the social development of students. From within its 15 schools and colleges, including the William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV is also becoming a leading research institution of the West. The school’s scientific, social science, and business programs attract millions of dollars in research grants annually to fund projects in desert biology, nuclear waste transportation, laser physics, public opinion surveys and many others. In addition to traditional student programs, UNLV serves diverse local, national and international communities through its Educational Outreach Division, offering Summer Term, Continuing Education and Distance Education programs enrolling more than 53,000 students annually.
Campus founded 1957 Campus size 358 acres Total enrollment 27,364 Average undergraduate class size 31 Average graduate class size18 Average undergraduate age 23 Average graduate age 32 Female students 55% Male students 45% Total employees 2,850 Faculty with doctorates 90% Faculty with terminal degrees 95% Undergraduate degree programs and certificates 108 Graduate/Professional degree programs and certificates 137 Total 2011-12 graduates 5,500 Undergraduate per-credit fee $191.50 Graduate per-credit fee $264.00
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With its Performing Arts Center, the campus is the cultural hub of Southern Nevada. World-class orchestras and soloists, dance and theater arts combine to provide a broad selection of concerts and stage productions. The Barrick Lecture Series and several campus organizations bring noted speakers to the University, and local and visiting artists show their works in the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. UNLV has excellent athletic facilities as well, many open for student and public use. Opened in 1957 as the southern regional division of the University of Nevada with a total of 28 students, UNLV now is home to more than 27,000 students coming from every county in Nevada, all 50 U.S. states and 88 countries. Much of UNLV’s tremendous expansion is the result of support from the Nevada Legislature and the state’s taxpayers. Private donors have played an important role as well. These gifts support new facilities and programs and, most important, provide the scholarship incentives that bring Nevada’s best and brightest student scholars to campus. UNLV operates an on-campus Center for Business and Economic Research, Center for Economic Education, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies (in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Desert Biology Research Center, Center for Survey Research, Nuclear Waste Transportation Research Center and other research and public-service centers. Offering 108 undergraduate programs and 137 graduate tracts, UNLV graduated a class of 5,500 last year. The University operates on a semester system and is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council of Graduate Schools, the American Council of Education and the Western College Association. All of the University’s academic programs are fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and many programs have received further accreditation from independent national accreditation bodies.
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PRESIDEnT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT
dr. neal
SMATRESK
Dr. Neal J. Smatresk was appointed president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Aug. 6, 2009. Today, he leads a campus that is committed to serving Nevada by creating an educated workforce and forging community and business partnerships to move our state economy forward. Smatresk emphasizes UNLV’s role as a first choice institution dedicated to educational access and success for diverse students. Under Smatresk’s direction, UNLV established the Academic Success Center, which is living up to its name by helping students identify the right majors, succeed in their classes, and graduate on time. Student athletes are advised through the center, and are excelling academically. UNLV is a collaborative university that crosses internal and external boundaries. A testament to Smatresk’s vision is UNLV’s partnership with the highly respected Brookings Institution to establish Brookings Mountain West, the national think tank’s first foray this side of the Mississippi. Through this partnership and a commitment to respond to the state’s workforce demands, UNLV is driving research and innovation needed to diversify the region’s economic base and provide critically needed services for a dynamic region. Smatresk is a scientist by training and received his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. Following post-doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Smatresk joined the University of Texas, Arlington (UTA) department of biology in 1982. In his 22 years at UTA, he served as chair of biology and later dean of science, until his appointment as the chief academic officer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2004. During his time there, Hawaii’s flagship university entered the ranks of the top 25 federally funded institutions, gained three National Academy of Science members, and received recognition from the Chinese Ministry of Education as a Confucius Institute, an honor shared by only 11 other U.S. institutions. His career at UNLV began in 2007 as executive vice president and provost, where he was responsible for the leadership and administration of all academic and research programs, spanning 15 colleges and two professional schools. President Smatresk has received numerous teaching awards, and his research in cardio respiratory physiology has resulted in more than 50 papers and book chapters and grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. His undergraduate alma mater, Gettysburg College, awarded him its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award in 2011.
ALL-TIME PRESIDENTS William D. Carlson Donald C. Moyer Roman J. Zorn Donald Baepler Brock Dixon Leonard “Pat” Goodall Robert C. Maxson Kenny Guinn (interim) Carol C. Harter David B. Ashley Neal Smatresk
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STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
dan
KLAICH CHANCELLOR
ron
KNECHT
mark
ALDEN
james dean
LEAVITT
dr. andrea
ANDERSON
kevin
MELCHER
robert
BLAKELY
kevin
PAGE VICE CHAIR
cedric
CREAR
dr. jack lund
SCHOFIELD
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dr. mark
DOUBRAVA
rick TRACHOK
jason
GEDDES CHAIR
michael
WIXOM
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
jim
LIVENGOOD
Bringing with him a wealth of experience and the reputation as one of the nation’s top administrators, Jim Livengood was introduced as UNLV’s 11th full-time Director of Athletics on Dec. 17, 2009. He wasted no time getting to work, as less than two weeks later he hired Bobby Hauck as the 10th head coach in Rebel football history. Just three months after that it was announced that a new, state-of-the-art basketball practice facility, the Mendenhall Center, would be built and that stunning addition to the department was dedicated in January 2012. In spring of 2011, Livengood chose Dave Rice to be head coach of the Runnin’ Rebel men’s basketball team and the veteran AD has also overseen the hiring of new coaches in UNLV sports such as baseball, softball and women’s volleyball. This past June, the State Board of Regents approved a new contract for Livengood that will keep him running the department through at least December 2015. Livengood came to UNLV following a successful tenure of more than 15 years at the University of Arizona where he oversaw an athletics program that annually competed for championships not only in the Pac-10 Conference but also at a national level, maintained a high academic
standard for its student-athletes and continually operated its $43 million budget in the black. His fiscal leadership helped Arizona remain one of the lone black-ink athletics programs among a small handful of institutions that rely exclusively on generated funds and do not receive state-appropriated monies. During his time in Tucson, he served as the Pacific-10 Conference president, chair of the Pac-10 Athletic Directors Revenue Sharing Committee and a member of the conference’s Bowl Committee and Basketball Tournament Subcommittee. He also was a member of the Rose Bowl Management Committee, the NCAA Fellows program, NACDA President, and chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, on which he served five years. His work at Arizona and its ascension on the national level earned him an Athletic Director of the Year Award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in 2006 for Division I-A. Livengood initiated Campaign Arizona, which raised more than $130 million for athletic facility improvements and endowments while the Wildcats maintained a top-25 competitive record in the NACDA Directors’ Cup (formerly Sears Cup), including high rankings of sixth in 1993-94, fourth in 1994-95, seventh in 1995-96, sixth in both 1996-97 and 1997-98 and ninth in 2001-02. That record reflects success throughout Arizona’s broad-based program, highlighted by participation in the 1994 and 2001 NCAA Men’s Final Four and champions of the 1997 NCAA Men’s National Basketball Tournament. Arizona also won the 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2007 NCAA Women’s Softball College World Series titles, the 1996 and 2000 NCAA Women’s Golf title and the 2008 men’s and women’s NCAA Swimming Championships. Livengood is a member of the NCAA Fellows Program to mentor new athletic directors, has served as a member of the NCAA Peer Review Team from 1994-99, the NCAA Gender Equity Task Force, and the Women’s Committee on Athletics. He has been a member of the NACDA Preseason Football Games Committee since
ALL-TIME ATHLETIC DIRECTORS Michael “Chub” Drakulich Bill Ireland Al Negratti Charles Bucher Brad Rothermel Dennis Finfrock Jim Weaver Fred Albrecht (Interim) Charles Cavagnaro John Robinson Fred Albrecht (Interim) Mike Hamrick Jerry Koloskie (Interim) Jim Livengood
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2000 and was a member of the NACDA Strategic Planning Committee from 1999-2001. He served as NACDA president in 1998, and in 1999 was named Division I-A Athletic Director of the Year. He is also a member of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association, having served as president of that association in 1998. Livengood spent six years as the Athletics Director at Washington State University from 1988-93 where he developed what is still widely regarded as a model gender equity program. In addition he laid the groundwork for a studentathlete wellness center that is regarded as one of the finest in the nation. Livengood began his administrative career in 1980 as the Associate Director for Development and Public Relations at Washington State before becoming the Athletics Director at Southern Illinois, a position he held until returning to Washington State. Born March 28, 1945, in Walla Walla, Wash., he received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1968 and completed his fifth-year education requirement for teaching certification at Central Washington University in 1972. He taught and served as an assistant football coach and track coach at Moses Lake High School in Washington in 1968-69, and as head football and basketball coach and counselor at Ephrata High School in Washington from 197280 before moving into athletics administration. Jim and his wife, Linda, have two grown children, Michelle, a lawyer in Flagstaff, and Jeremy, who resides in Phoenix. Both children are University of Arizona graduates. Michelle earned her law degree in May 2000 and Jeremy graduated in December1999. The Livengoods are the proud grandparents of four: new grandson Dylan and twins Emma and Isabella (3), born to Michelle and her husband, Jack Murphy, who is the men’s basketball head coach at NAU; and another recent addition, grandson James, born to Jeremy and his wife, Megan, in 2011.
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rich RYERSON
dwayne KNIGHT
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jim REITZ
dave RICE football » 3rd season
kathy OLIVIER
bobbyHAUCK
men’s basketball » 2nd season
yvonne SCOTT
daveRICE
kevin CORY
men’s and women’s swimming » 33rd season
women’s golf » 3rd season
amyBUSH
women’s basketball » 5th season
kathyOLIVIER
women’s track/xc » 6th season
yvonneSCOTT
women’s tennis » 14th season
kevinCORY
softball » 1st season
lisa DODD
volleyball » 2nd season
cindyFREDRICK
women’s soccer » 1st season
michael COLL
COACHES COACHES COACHES
jimREITZ
men’s tennis » 10th season
lisa DODD
owenHAMBROOK
men’s golf » 26th season
cindy FREDRICK
dwayneKNIGHT
men’s soccer » 3rd season
michael COLL
richRYERSON
baseball » 3rd season
timCHAMBERS
COACHES
amy BUSH
bobby HAUCK
THE LIED THE LIED THE LIED THE LIED
LIEDathletic complex
The Lied Athletic Complex is an 8,500 sq. ft. facility that serves as the central hub for UNLV athletics.
The strength and conditioning center features 8,500-square-feet of main floor containing Olympic platforms, free weights, power racks and more than 60 weight stations. Additionally, a 1,200-square-foot balcony offers areas for plyometrics, stretching and aerobics.
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FACILITIES FACILITIES FACILITIES FACILITIES
30THOMAS & .833 MACK years in the Thomas & Mack
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The Thomas & Mack Center is one of the most exciting arenas in college basketball. It provides our team with a significant homecourt advantage and has been the site of many great memories in Runnin’ Rebel history. > Runnin’ Rebel head coach and member of 1990 National Championship team DAVE RICE
attendance ranking on the west coast
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buchanon natatorium
men’s and women’s swimming and diving
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Home of UNLV’s women’s basketball and volleyball teams.
johann field men’s and women’s soccer
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» State of the art basketball practice facility » 38,000 square feet of space » Three levels, two basketball courts, academic area, film room, locker rooms, athletic training center and weight room
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partridge stadium track & field
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fertitta complex
men’s and women’s tennis
An excellent place to play or watch tennis is right here at UNLV ... A well-run facility, with 12 courts and a great stadium setup. > Tennis legend Billie Jean King in USA TODAY, 2005
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Without a doubt we have the privilege of playing in one of the nicest ballparks in the west.
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STADIUM
REBEL RUNDOWN REBEL RUNDOWN REBEL RUNDOWN REBEL RUNDOWN
2011-12 HONOR ROLL All — Americans Brett Zorich
Amanda Bingson
Mike Moser
[men’s basketball] Honorable Mention » Associated Press
Rachel Dixon
[women’s track and field] Second Team » 800m » NCAA
[women’s track and field] First Team » Hammer » NCAA
[women’s swimming] Honorable Mention » 50 free » NCAA
Derek Ernst
Erick Fedde
[men’s golf] Honorable Mention » PING
[baseball] Freshman » Louisville Slugger
Katelyne Herrington
[women’s swimming] Honorable Mention » 100 fly » NCAA
Kevin Penner
[men’s golf] Honorable Mention » PING
All — REGION | DISTRICT Derek Ernst
[men’s golf] GCAA - West Region
Blake Biddle
Kevin Penner
[men’s golf] GCAA - West Region
[men’s golf] GCAA - West Region
Mike Moser
Anthony Marshall
[men’s basketball] First Team » District VIII » USBWA First Team » District 17 » NABC
[men’s basketball] Second Team » District 17 » NABC
MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Lucia Batta
[women’s tennis] Player of the Year
Mike Moser
Mayko Chwen Wang
[men’s basketball] Newcomer of the Year
[women’s golf] Co-Freshmen of the Year
Dana Finkelstein
[women’s golf] Co-Freshmen of the Year
coach OF THE YEAR
Salvador Bernal
[men’s soccer] Freshmen of the Year
OLYMPIANS Amanda Bingson
Mark Roberts
[track and field] Hammer » U.S. Track & Field
[women’s tennis] ITA » Mountain Region Assistant Coach
UNLV Asst. Coach Khadevis Robinson
[track and field] 800m » U.S. Track & Field
men’s
men’s
men’s
women’s
1 NCAA team championship 4 Final Four appearances 19 NCAA tournament appearances 14 Conference championships 11 League tournament titles 19 All-Americans, 27 times 1 John Wooden Award Winner 13 NBA first round draft picks 8 Lottery Picks
1 NCAA team championship 2 NCAA individual champions 24 Consecutive NCAA berths, NCAA record 6 Conference championships 4 NCAA West Regional titles 6 Conference individual titles 22 All-Americans, 41 times 3 NCAA Regional medalists 2 National Coach of the Year Awards 1 Ben Hogan Award Winner 1 Jack Nicklaus Award Winner 1 Fred Haskins Award Winner 1 Golfstat Award Winner 1 National Freshman of the Year 11 Conference MVPs 5 Conference Freshmen of the Year
5 NCAA tournament appearances 4 Conference championships 1 League tournament title 2 All-Americans, 3 times 5 Conference MVPs 2 Conference Coach of the Year 2 Conference Freshman of the Year
9 NCAA tournament appearances 3 Conference tournament titles 3 Regular season championships 3 All-Americans, 5 times 1 National Rookie of the Year 9 Conference MVPs 1 Conference Student-Athlete of Year 4 Conference Freshmen of the Year 2 Conference Coaches of the Year
BASKETBALL
women’s
BASKETBALL 8 NCAA tournament appearances 1 WNIT runner-up finish 4 Conference championships 5 League tournament titles 9 All-Americans, 14 times 1 National Freshman of the Year 5 Conference MVPs 2 Conference Freshmen of the Year
BASEBALL
10 NCAA Regional appearances 10 Conference championships 13 All-Americans 9 Freshmen All-Americans 4 Conference MVPs 1 Conference Coach of the Year 1 Conference Pitcher of the Year
SOFTBALL
9 NCAA tournament appearances 3 College World Series berths 2 Conference title 12 All-Americans, 20 times 1 Olympic Gold Medallist, 3 times 2 Conference Coaches of the Year, 5x 5 Conference MVPs, 6 times 2 Conference Pitchers of the Year 1 Conference Freshman of the Year
GOLF
women’s
GOLF
3 NCAA finals appearance 10 Consecutive NCAA regional appearances 1 NCAA individual appearance 3 Conference championships 4 All-Americans, 6 times 4 Conference Golfer of the Year 5 Conference Freshmen of the Year 2 Conference Coaches of the Year
SOCCER
women’s
SOCCER
3 NCAA Tournament appearances 2 Conference title 3 Conference MVPs 2 League tournament titles 2 Conference Coaches of the Year
VOLLEYBALL 1 NCAA tournament appearance 1 Conference tournament title 2 Conference Freshmen of the Year 2 Conference Coaches of the Year
TENNIS
men’s
TENNIS
2 NCAA individual champions 3 Collegiate Grand Slam titles 7 NCAA tournament appearances 4 Conference tournament titles 5 All-Americans, 9 times 7 Conference MVPs 3 Conference Coaches of the Year 2 Conference Freshmen of the Year
TRACK | FIELD 2 NCAA individual champions 5 Conference outdoor titles 1 Conference indoor title 45 All-Americans, 85 times 1 U.S. Olympic Head Coach
FOOTBALL
2 Conference championships 3 Bowl game victories 9 All-Americans, 13 times 9 Conference MVPs 1 Conference Student-Athlete of Year 3 Conference Coaches of the Year 4 Conference Freshmen of the Year 2 Freshman All-Americans
women’s
SWIMMING
4 Conference titles 9 All-Americans, 18 times 15 Conference MVPs 4 Conference Coaches of the Year
men’s
SWIMMING
7 Conference championships 3 Regular season championship 23 All-Americans, 59 times 11 Conference MVPs 9 Conference Coaches of the Year
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CHAMPIONS
NOTABLE REBELS REBELS NOTABLE REBELS
NOTABLE REBELS NOTABLE
larry JOHNSON
charley HOFFMAN
» Former Runnin’ Rebel » Member of 1990 NCAA Championship team » College Basketball’s Player of the Year » 2-time NBA All-Star » NBA Rookie of the Year
» Former Rebel golfer » 2-time PGA Tour Champion
keenan MCCARDELL
» Former Rebel wide receiver » First UNLV alumnus to score in Super Bowl » 2 TDs in Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl win » Played in two Pro Bowls » Retired among top 10 in NFL history with 883 receptions
ryan MOORE
randall CUNNINGHAM
» Former Rebel golfer » 2004 Individual NCAA Champion » PGA Tour Champion
» Former Rebel quarterback/punter » Two-time All-American » First QB selected in 1985 NFL Draft » Played in four Pro Bowls » 1998 NFL Player of the Year » Three-time Bert Bell Award winner » All-time NFL QB rushing yards leader
adam SCOTT
lori HARRIGAN
» Former Rebel golfer » 8-time PGA Tour Champion
» Former Rebel softball pitcher » 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist
ickey WOODS
kenny MAYNE » Former Rebel quarterback » ESPN talent and TV pitchman » 2006 Dancing with the Stars participant
» Former Rebel running back » 1986 NCAA rushing champion » Highest NFL draft pick in UNLV history » Popularized famed “Ickey Shuffle” » Led Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII
greg ANTHONY
» Former Runnin’ Rebel » Member of 1990 NCAA Championship team » 11-year NBA career » TV Analyst
george MALOOF
» Former Rebel defensive back » Chairman of Palms Hotel » Maloof family owns NBA’s Sacramento Kings
shawn MARION
» Former Runnin’ Rebel » NBA Champion » 4-time NBA All-Star
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ryan LUDWICK
» Former Rebel All-American » 2008 MLB All-Star
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