Willamette University Women’s Tennis
2009-10
Athletic Facilities
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10
The WU Tennis Courts -- Home of Bearcat Tennis: Willamette University hosts men’s and women’s tennis matches at the Willamette University Tennis Courts each season. There are six courts, plus seating for fans.
The Bearcat men’s and women’s tennis teams play home matches at the Willamette University Tennis Courts located on campus. The facility includes six courts divided by seating for fans in the center and created on two elevations. WU’s split-level facility creates a special atmosphere, enhanced by trees and bushes surrounding the courts. Whenever the WU Tennis Courts aren’t available due to the weather the tennis teams practice and play at the Courthouse Tennis Club. John Lewis Field is the home of Willamette Bearcat baseball. The field is located at Roy S. “Spec” Keene Stadium at Bush’s Pasture Park. The stadium features chairback seating in part of the grandstand. Overall capacity is 1,000. Willamette’s football team plays home games at McCulloch Stadium located near John Lewis Field. The football stadium is two blocks from campus and features a large video display board. The stadium seats 2,400, has lights for night games, and includes an athletic training room that allows athletes to receive on-site treatment. McCulloch Stadium has a FieldTurf playing surface, along with spacious locker rooms and
meeting rooms. It provides the atmosphere of an old stadium, but with modern conveniences. The Charles Bowles Track, located inside McCulloch Stadium, is an all-weather facility that showcases Willamette’s track and field and cross country teams, who host meets each year. The entire football, track, cross country and baseball complex is at Bush’s Pasture Park. The park hosts cross country meets on its wide paths and is known for its art exhibits and rose garden. Cone Field House is the home court for the Willamette men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The arena holds 2,500 fans,
Head Coach Becky Roberts talks to the team prior to the start of a match.
The natatorium, with space for 200 fans, also can be seen from a viewing area in the lobby. The Willamette University soccer teams play home games at Sparks Field, an artificial turf facility next to the Sparks Center. The field is equipped with lights for night games and seats 500 spectators. The facility is one of the top college fields in the Northwest. Members of the men’s and women’s rowing teams hold workouts on the Willamette River west of downtown Salem. On the east side of campus is the Willamette Softball Field. It includes covered dugouts, batting cages, a scoreboard and bleachers. The Bearcat men’s and women’s golf teams practice at Illahe Hills Country Club. Willamette’s golf teams also host tournaments each year at area golf courses.
Natalia Agarycheva was 18-2 in singles during the regular season and the NWC Tournament.
The Willamette University tennis teams play indoors at the Courthouse Tennis Club.
with plenty of seating on each side of the court. There is a sound system, along with tables for scorekeepers, statisticians and broadcast media. Cone Field House is part of the Lestle J. Sparks Center, which houses offices for the Department of Athletics and the Department of Exercise Science. The building has basketball, handball and racquetball courts, a weight lifting and fitness center, classrooms and locker rooms. Also connected to the Sparks Center is the WU Natatorium, home of Bearcat swimming.
Senior Alyssa Morrison had an outstanding four-year career for the Bearcats.
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Willamette Administration
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10
Dr. M. Lee Pelton
President
Dr. M. Lee Pelton was appointed the 22nd president of Willamette University in July, 1999. Under Pelton’s leadership, the University has increased its academic profile, successfully employing strategies to attract the best faculty and the brightest students from the state, the nation and the world. Since 2001, Willamette University has been ranked a top tier liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. President Pelton holds a doctorate from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from Wichita State University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1974. His area of academic focus is 19th century British prose and poetry. He served as dean of the college at Colgate University (1988-91) and Dartmouth College (1991-98). At Harvard, he taught in the English Department and was the dean of one of Harvard’s 13 undergraduate colleges. He teaches at Willamette in subjects ranging from 1st century Athens to post-apartheid South Africa.
Mark Majeski
Director of Athletics
Mark Majeski began his tenure with Willamette University in October of 2000 following five years as athletic director at the University of California, Santa Cruz and four years as assistant athletic director at Menlo College. He currently serves as the chairman of the NCAA Division III membership committee, which provides oversight of the Division III provisional member program. Majeski previously served on the NCAA Division III men’s tennis committee, overseeing championships in that sport. A former basketball, track and softball coach, Majeski also worked venue management and operations for the 1994 FIFA Men’s Soccer World Cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At WU, Majeski oversees 20 varsity teams, with the Bearcats competing in NCAA Division III, the Northwest Conference and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. He also is the basketball liaison between the NWC coaches and athletic directors. Majeski received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Menlo College and a master’s degree in higher education administration from San Jose State University. He lives in Salem with his wife, Denise, and their son, Jack Henry, age 5.
Department of Athletics Administrative Staff Dean of Campus Life....................................................................................... Dr. David Douglass Faculty Athletic Representative..................................................................Dr. Julianne Abendroth Associate Athletic Director..............................................................................Dr. R. Skip Kenitzer Assistant Athletic Director............................................................................................Judy Gordon Head Athletic Trainer...........................................................................................Shane Wibel, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer....................................................................................Erin Scharer, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer.......................................................................................Ken Smith, ATC Athletics Communications Director...................................................................Robert McKinney Assistant Communications Director............................................................................. Sara Brooks Administrative Assistant............................................................................................... Leslie Wright
Willamette University General Information Location.........................................................................................................................Salem, Oregon Founded...........................................................................................................................................1842 Enrollment............................................................................... 1,800 Undergraduate; 2,605 Overall Nickname................................................................................................................................. Bearcats Colors.............................................................................................................. Cardinal and Old Gold National Affiliation............................................................................................. NCAA Division III Conference....................................................................................... Northwest Conference (NWC) Home Facility..........................................................................Willamette University Tennis Courts Athletics Communications Phone.............................................................................(503) 370-6110 Athletics Department Phone.....................................................................................(503) 370-6420 Athletics Department FAX........................................................................................(503) 370-6379 Athletics Department Web Site........................................................www.willamette.edu/athletics
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10 Season
Head Coach......................... Becky Roberts. Season at WU...................10th in 2009-10. Office Phone...................... (503) 370-6804 E-mail................ rbrobert@willamette.edu Alma Mater................University of Texas Year Graduated.................................... 1976 Assistant Coach....... Kasia Carr (1st year) 2009-10 Overall Record......................12-9 2009-10 NWC Record............... 10-6 (4th) 2009-10 NWC Tournament........5th place
Bearcat Head Coaches Baseball Aaron Swick...................................... (503) 370-6011 Men’s Basketball Kip Ioane........................................... (503) 370-6420 Women’s Basketball Anne Lapray...................................... (503) 370-6132 Cross Country/Track & Field Matt McGuirk................................... (503) 370-6898 Football Mark Speckman................................ (503) 375-5350 Men’s and Women’s Golf Noah Horstman............................... (971) 285-6600 Rowing Susan Parkman................................. (503) 370-6655 Men’s Soccer Nelson Larson.................................. (503) 375-5428 Women’s Soccer Hillary Arthur................................... (503) 370-6657 Softball Damian Williams.............................. (503) 370-6656 Swimming Leslie Shevlin.................................... (503) 370-6601 Men’s Tennis Toby Krauel...................................... (503) 866-5139 Women’s Tennis Becky Roberts................................... (503) 370-6804 Volleyball Tom Shoji.......................................... (503) 370-6230
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The Bearcats
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10 Head Coach Becky Roberts (10th year) Becky Roberts is in her 10th season as the head coach of women’s tennis at Willamette University. She also coached the men’s team for five years from 2001-06. In 2010, Roberts led Willamette to a 12-9 record, including 10-6 (4th place) in the Northwest Conference, as WU qualified for the NWC Tournament. Natalia Agarycheva was 20-3 in singles after reaching the Round of 16 at the Ojai Tournament. During the fall of 2009, Roberts helped Agarycheva take second in singles at the Wilson/ITA Small College Northwest Regional. Agarycheva and Shannon Palmer also finished second in doubles at the Wilson/ITA Regional. In Roberts’ first season at WU in 2001, the men took fifth in the NWC Tournament. In 2004, the Bearcat women placed third in the NWC. Roberts was named the 2004 NWC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year. For 19 seasons from 1981-99, Roberts coached the men’s and women’s tennis teams at the University of Texas at San Antonio in NCAA Division I. She was chosen Southland Conference Coach of the Year for the women’s team in 1993 and 1999 and for the men’s team in 1994. Her 1998 women’s team won the conference championship. Following her tenure at UTSA and prior to coming to Willamette, Roberts was the head tennis pro at the Westin Salishan Lodge and Golf Resort in Gleneden Beach, Ore. Roberts graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education/Health. She achieved a master’s degree in Education/Supervision from UTSA in 1984.
Assistant Coach Kasia Carr (1st year) Kasia Carr is in her first season helping coach the women’s tennis team at WU. She assists the team during practices and at matches during the year. She spends much of her coaching time working individually with Willamette’s players. Carr works and teaches tennis at the Courthouse Tennis Club in Salem. Her duties include coordinating leagues and directing the Junior Tennis program. She also taught for two years at Tennis West Racquet Club in El Paso, Texas. She was an NCAA Division I tennis player at the University of Texas at El Paso. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Advertising with a minor in Kinesiology from UTEP.
Alyssa Morrison
Natalia Agarycheva
Senior 5’5” Anacortes, Washington Anacortes High School
Junior 6’0” Vancouver, Washington Prairie High School Univ. of Northern Colorado
Major: Rhetoric and Media Studies
Major: Rhetoric and Media Studies
Brooke Sessums
Jamie Slonaker
Junior 5’6” Stayton, Oregon Stayton High School
Junior 5’5” Bainbridge Island, Washington Bainbridge High School
Major: Psychology
Major: Mathematics
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The Bearcats
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10
Emily Bee
Fabi Dieguez
Sophomore 5’4” Portland, Oregon Lincoln High School
Sophomore 5’4” Salem, Oregon Sprague High School Oregon State University
Major: Biology
Major: Psychology
Shannon Palmer
Katie Huber
Sophomore 5’2” Salem,Oregon Sprague High School
Freshman 5’9” St. Peter, Minn. St. Peter High School
Majors: Exercise Science/ Japanese Studies
Major: Politics
Kate Thurber Freshman 5’5” Salem, Ore. South Salem High School Major: Undecided
Jamie Slonaker makes solid contact while hitting a groundstroke.
The 2009-10 Bearcats: Front Row (L to R) - Head Coach Becky Roberts, Emily Bee, Fabi Dieguez, Shannon Palmer, Jamie Slonaker, Alyssa Morrison. Back Row (L to R) - Kate Thurber, Brooke Sessums, Natalia Agarycheva, Katie Huber, Assistant Coach Kasia Carr.
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About Willamette University Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10
Willamette Athletics is the place for Scholars and Champions Willamette University, the first university in the West, has a heritage dating to 1842. Students and employees at Willamette are proud of its academic strength, as well as its beautiful, tree-lined campus. Academic success is typical for students at Willamette. More importantly, faculty and staff are concerned about the overall success of each student, so the focus is not only on quality experiences in the classroom, but also on social and cultural development. Students are expected to work hard in their academic endeavors and are also expected to have fun, be active in the community and bring their own personality to everything they do. We’re proud of our students’ academic abilities. We’re also proud of our students as friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. They have found an ideal match between high-level academics and a variety of quality experiences as members of the community. They exemplify the University motto: “Not unto ourselves alone are we born.” This motto is put into action locally and throughout the world. At Willamette, you can study abroad, as many of our students
The Oregon State Capitol is located north of the Willamette University campus.
Historic Waller Hall (left) and Eaton Hall are seen from across the campus quad.
do each year. Our students also are actively involved in social and environmental issues. They are concerned about maintaining the beautiful Oregon landscape, while working to improve the lives of others. And so, while Willamette has the same academic expectations as the nation’s most acclaimed colleges and universities, we hope we’ve added something extra ... an equally important focus outside the classroom. Attending college should be fun, inspiring and at times invigorating. It should both challenge you and make you laugh. Academically, Willamette has the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Law, the George H. Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and the School of Education. Cooperative programs enable all students to benefit from the overall curriculum. Willamette is known for its intellectual vitality, its cohesive campus community, its concern for every student, and its ability to balance a rigorous academic program with varied extracurricular activities. The faculty and staff bring a wide range of views and experiences to the the campus. Willamette’s student-faculty ratio of 11:1 allows faculty to maintain ample office hours and to serve as advisors. They are engaged in scholarly research and publish their findings, but they are primarily focused on teaching. Willamette is selective and seeks serious and talented students. The typical first-year student has a 3.75 GPA, an SAT score of 1840 (3 parts) and an ACT score of 28. Enrollment at the undergraduate level is
1,800, with a total enrollment of 2,605. About 95 percent of WU students receive financial aid or scholarships. Many students attend graduate or professional schools. Willamette’s endowment is consistently among the largest in the Northwest and compares favorably on a national basis. The campus features 42 buildings on 61 acres.
Why Choose Willamette University? Quality Academics Student-Athletes are more than 1/4 of the student body Competition in the NCAA and the Northwest Conference Student-Faculty Ratio of 11:1 Students from 44 States and 26 Foreign Countries Opportunity to Study Abroad Located across the street from the Oregon State Capitol Near the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains During the past decade, more than $50 million has been invested in the campus. Recent projects include the $5.5 million Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the $8 million Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, and the $2.7 million Montag Student Center and the $14 million Kaneko Commons.
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About Willamette University Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10
Construction is complete on Ford Hall, which includes Rhetoric and Media Studies, Computer Science, Math, Digital Art, Film Studies and Music Technology. Funds for the 46,000-square-foot building included an $8 million gift from Hallie Ford. Running through the WU campus is the Mill Stream. It creates a beautiful setting to walk to classes, play games on the campus
Willamette is a member of NCAA Division III. The Bearcats compete in the Northwest Conference, which includes teams in Oregon and Washington. quad or hang out with friends. Willamette is fortunate to have a great combination of wonderful landscaping, beautiful trees and open spaces. Students also interact with a friendly and attentive faculty and staff. Willamette benefits from its location across the street from the Oregon State
Capitol and from being near other federal, state, county, and city offices. In particular, Willamette students are often chosen for internships with government organizations. Students also participate in a wide variety of volunteers service projects through the Community Outreach Program. Salem, the capital city of Oregon as well as the second largest city in the state, lies in the center of the Willamette River valley, 47 miles South of Portland. Salem is located an hour from the Cascade Mountains and an hour from the Pacific Ocean beaches. The population is 147,000 and is growing each year at an average rate of 1.5 percent. Also located in the area are the Columbia River gorge and Mount Hood. The varied terrain within 60 minutes of Salem provides some of the most beautiful scenes in the Pacific Northwest. Salem includes many restaurants, shops, historic sites and museums. Parks and the historic district are close to the Willamette campus. The city hosts the Salem Arts Fair and the Oregon State Fair each year.
The Willamette campus: Top Right — Students study together in the Mark O. Hatfield Library; Top Left — The Putnam University Center is surrounded by beautiful trees and bushes; Bottom — The Mill Stream provides a great place to play catch or relax with friends.
Academic Choices
Undergraduate Majors (M), minors (m), special programs (s)
American Ethnic Studies (m) American Studies (M) Anthropology (M, m) Archaeology (M, m) Art History (M, m) Art, Studio (M, m) Asian Studies (m) Art, Technology, and Multimedia (m) Biology (M, m) BA/MBA Business Management (s) Chemistry (M, m) Chinese Studies (m) Classical Studies (M, m) Comparative Literature and the History of Ideas (M) Computer Science (M, m) Economics (M, m) 3-2 Engineering (s) English (M, m) Environmental Science (M, m) Exercise Science (M) Film Studies (m) 3-2 Forestry (s) French (M, m) Geography (m) German (M, m) History (M, m) Humanities (M) International Studies (M) Japanese (m) Japanese Studies (M) Latin American Studies (M, m) Mathematics (M, m) Music (M, m)* Philosophy (M, m) Physics (M, m) Politics (M, m) Pre-law (s) Pre-medicine (s) Pre-veterinary Medicine (s) 3-2 Public Management (s) Psychology (M, m) Religious Studies (M, m) Rhetoric and Media Studies (M, m) Russian (m) Sociology (M, m) Spanish (M, m) Theatre (M, m) Women’s and Gender Studies (M, m) * In addition to the Bachelor of Arts degree, Willamette University offers the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition, Music Education and Music Performance
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Willamette Season Review
Willamette University Women’s Tennis 2009-10 Bearcats Finish 12-9 Overall, 10-6 in the Northwest Conference Willamette University finished the 2010 spring season with a 12-9 overall record, including 10-6 (4th place) in the Northwest Conference. The Bearcats also qualified for the NWC Tournament. During the spring WU was 5-3 at home and 7-6 on the road. The Bearcats defeated Lewis & Clark College twice to help solidify fourth place in the NWC. Natalia Agarycheva (Jr.) earned an 18-2 record in singles during the regular season and went to the Round of 16 at the Ojai
Tournament in California. She won her first round match, then defeated the #12 seed and fell to the #7 seed. She owned a 20-3 record following the tournament. Agarycheva was 14-1 in singles during the conference schedule. She was named NWC Player of the Year. She was ranked #4 in singles in the West Region of NCAA Division III. In doubles, Agarycheva and teammate Shannon Palmer (So.) were ranked #7 in the West Region and achieved a 10-5 record.
Senior Alyssa Morrison concluded her Willamette career with a solid season. She went 14-7 in the singles, including 11-5 in NWC regular season matches. Jamie Slonaker (Jr.) provided Willamette with a 12-5 overall record. She was 10-4 in the NWC. In the fall of 2009, Agarycheva reached the finals of the Wilson/ITA Small College Northwest Regional. She also combined with Palmer to advance to the finals of the Wilson/ITA Regional in doubles.
NCAA Division III Willamette is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and competes in Division III, which has over 425 members and is the largest NCAA division. The colleges in Division III place a priority on the overall quality of the educational experience and on successful completion of each student’s academic programs. They seek an environment in which a student-athlete’s activities with an athletic team are seen as an integral part of his or her educational experience. Members in Division III must sponsor at least five men’s sports and five women’s sports.
Athletes in Division III do not receive financial aid related to athletic ability. Willamette and other NCAA Division III members encourage students to participate by maximizing the variety of athletic opportunities. Primary emphasis is placed on conference and regional play. Willamette often sends its teams to California, Idaho, Washington and Texas for in-region games. NCAA Division III members establish an environment with cultural diversity and gender equity among student-athletes and staff. In Division III, faculty and staff care about the well-being of student-athletes.
Northwest Conference The nine private colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington that form the Northwest Conference are building a reputation for the NWC as one of the top NCAA Division III leagues in the nation. The NWC is nationally competitive in a broad spectrum of sports. Formed in 1926, the NWC is 80 years old and is one of the oldest conferences in the western United States. The NWC’s current members in Oregon are Willamette, George Fox, Linfield, Lewis and Clark, and Pacific. Members located in Washington are Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Whitman and Whitworth. Charter members included Willamette, the College of Idaho, Linfield, Pacific and Puget Sound. Albany College was added in 1931, remained for seven years and then returned in 1949 as Lewis & Clark College.
Pacific Lutheran joined in 1965 and was followed by Whitworth in 1970. The College of Idaho withdrew from the conference in 1978. Whitworth dropped out in 1984 and returned in 1988. The Northwest Conference offers championships in a total of 18 sports, including nine men’s sports and nine women’s sports. The NWC originally sponsored athletic competition for men’s sports only, but joined forces with the Women’s Conference of Independent Colleges in 1984 to form the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges. The name was shortened back to the original Northwest Conference in 1998. Also in 1998, all nine NWC members shifted affiliation from the NAIA to the NCAA. Members knew the move would foster equity, sportsmanship and a genuine concern for all student-athletes.
Fabi Dieguez hits on the baseline.
2010 Willamette University Women’s Tennis (12-9, 10-6 NWC) Date
Opponent
Feb. 5 Puget Sound*
Feb. 11 at Linfield*
Feb. 13 George Fox*
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
19 20 26 28
at Pacific* at Puget Sound* at Pacific Lutheran* at Lewis & Clark* Mar. 5 Whitworth* Mar. 6 Whitman* Mar. 12 at George Fox* Mar. 13 Linfield* Mar. 19 Pacific* Mar. 25 at California Lutheran Mar. 26 at Chapman Mar. 27 at Occidental Apr. 3 Pacific Lutheran* Apr. 4 Lewis & Clark* Apr. 10 at Whitworth* Apr. 11 at Whitman* Apr. 16 Lewis & Clark% Apr. 16 Pacific% Apr. 22-25 at Ojai Tournament
Result 7-2 W 6-3 L 8-1 W 8-1 W 5-4 W 6-3 W 5-4 W 7-2 L 6-3 L 8-1 W 6-3 L 6-3 W 5-4 L 9-0 L 6-3 W 9-0 W 6-3 W 6-3 L 7-2 L 5-4 L 5-2 W
* Northwest Conference match % At Yakima, Wash. Home matches in Bold Face
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