2010 MOUNTAINEER TENNIS SCHEDULE DATE Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb 19 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 March 7 March 14 March 16 March 20 March 21 April 4 April 10 April 13 April 16 April 17 April 22-25
OPPONENT Youngstown State Liberty (Greenbrier Resort) James Madison (Greenbrier Resort) at Marshall vs. Miami, Ohio (Huntington, W.Va.) at Eastern Kentucky at Pitt Georgetown vs. Connecticut at Cincinnati at Morehead State California, Pa. Coastal Carolina at Missouri vs. Houston (Columbia, Mo.) at DePaul at Seton Hall Duquesne at Villanova at Rutgers at Big East Championships^
All Times Eastern and subject to change ^ Notre Dame, Ind.
TIME 3 pm 5 pm 11 am 5 pm 2 pm 10 am 4 pm 3 pm 6 pm Noon 9 am 3 pm 10 am TBD TBD TBD 10 am 2 pm 2 pm 3 pm TBD
TABLE OF CONTENTS/CREDITS 2......................................................Quick Facts/Schedule
35 Record Book 36......................................................... Coaching Records
3 Mountaineer Tennis
37................................................ Career/Season Records
4............................................... Strength and Conditioning
38....................................................... Honors and Awards
5......................................................... Community Service
40.............................................................. Series Records
6...........................................................................Facilities
41............................................................. All-Time Scores
7.................................................... BIG EAST Conference 8................................................. Student-Athlete Services
45 West Virginia University 46.................................................West Virginia University
13 Coaching Staff
50........................................President James P. Clements
14.............................................Head Coach Marc Walters
51.................................. Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong
16...................................Graduate Assistant Adam Clifton
52................................................ Mountaineer Excellence
17..................................................................Support Staff
54................................................ Athletics Year In Review 55..........................................................Media Information
19 2010 Preview
56....................................... WVU Sports Communications
20.............................................................Season Preview
23 Mountaineer Profiles 24............................................................................ Roster
26..................................Gabriela Blaskovicova/Olga Elkin 27...........................Stephanie LaFortune/Monique Burton 28.............................. Ashley Pilsbury/Veronica Cardenas 29......................................Kathryn Haught/Catie Wickline 30.......................................... Emily Mathis/Liv Pettersson
31 2009 Review 32.............................................................Season Preview 34.................................. 2009 Results/Individual Statistics
Credits Managing Editor: Joe Swan Editor: Tim Goodenow Writer: Tiffany Doolittle Page Layout: Tim Goodenow Layout Design: Grant Dovey, Tim Goodenow Cover Design: Blaine Turner Advertising, Tim Goodenow Contributors: Lisa Ammons, Phil Caskey, Grant Dovey, Ira Green, Michael Fragale, Cheryl Maust, Shannon McNamara, Bryan Messerly, Mike Montoro, Amy Prunty, Steve Stone, Kelly Tuckwiller. Photographers: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Bob Beverly, John Bright, Tad Davis, M.G. Ellis, Pete Emerson, Dan Friend, Jeff Geissler, Tim Goodenow, David Green, Mike Hardy, Julia Lucas, Jim Montgomery, Dan Nagy, Brian Persinger, Chuck Scheer, Steve Smith, Allison Toffle, Martin Valent, WVU Athletic Archives, WVU Photographic Services, David Zicherman. Printer: Champion Industries/Chapman Printing Š 2010 West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
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25..................................................................Team Photos
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Sports Information
University Information Location:............................................................. Morgantown, W.Va. Founded:................................................................................... 1867 Enrollment:............................................................................. 28,839 Nickname:................................................................... Mountaineers Colors:............................. Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference:.......................................................................BIG EAST President:......................................................Dr. James P. Clements Director of Athletics:...................................................... Ed Pastilong NCAA Faculty Representative:............................... John W. Fisher II
Assistant Athletic Director/Communications:............Michael Fragale Director of New Media:..................................................John Antonik Sports Information Director: .................................... Bryan Messerly Sports Publications Director: ............................................ Joe Swan Associate Sports Information Director: .......................... Phil Caskey Assistant Sports Publications Director: .................... Tim Goodenow Tennis Contact:..........................................................Tiffany Doolittle Doolittle’s Email Address:................... tiffany.doolittle@mail.wvu.edu Phone Number:.........................................................(304) 293-2821
Team Information
Fax Number:..............................................................(304) 293-4105
Head Coach:.............................. Marc Walters (Fairmont State, ‘87) Record at WVU:............................................37-39 (Three seasons) Overall Record:.............................................. 431-235 (16 seasons) Outdoor Facility:..................................... Mountaineer Tennis Courts Indoor Facility:............................................Ridgeview Racquet Club 2009 Record:.............................................................................. 9-17 2009 BIG EAST Record:.............................................................. 4-5 All-Time Record:................................................................414-332-1 Letterwinners Returning and Lost:............................................... 8/0
Mail Address:.....................................Sports Communications Office
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 0877
Morgantown, WV 26507-0877
Athletic Website:....................................... www.MSNsportsNET.com Conference Website:..........................................www.BIGEAST.com
2010 Schedule
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Date
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Time
Jan. 23.............Youngstown State . .....................................3 p.m. Jan. 29.............Liberty (Greenbrier Resort) ...................................5 p.m. Jan. 31.............James Madison (Greenbrier Resort) ................... 11 a.m. Feb. 5..............at Marshall . ...........................................................5 p.m. Feb. 6..............vs. Miami, Ohio (Huntington, W.Va.) .....................2 p.m. Feb. 7..............at Eastern Kentucky ............................................10 a.m. Feb. 10............at Pitt .....................................................................4 p.m. Feb 19.............Georgetown . ..................................................3 p.m. Feb. 26............vs. Connecticut . ....................................................6 p.m. Feb. 28............at Cincinnati ........................................................... Noon March 7...........at Morehead State . ...............................................9 a.m. March 14.........California, Pa. .................................................3 p.m. March 16.........Coastal Carolina . .......................................10 a.m. March 20.........at Missouri ................................................................TBD March 21.........vs. Houston (Columbia, Mo.) . ..................................TBD April 4..............at DePaul...................................................................TBD April 10............at Seton Hall.........................................................10 a.m. April 13............Duquesne...........................................................2 p.m. April 16............at Villanova.............................................................2 p.m. April 17............at Rutgers...............................................................3 p.m. April 22-25.......at Big East Championships (Notre Dame, Ind.).....TBD Home games in ALL CAPS All times Eastern and subject to change
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
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Physically and Mentally Tough Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go hand-in-hand at West Virginia University. Long regarded as one of the nation’s finest strength programs, the strength and conditioning coaches at WVU ensure that all student-athletes are kept at the peak of their total fitness capabilities. “We have an exceptional strength coach in Beth Byron,” said coach Marc Walters. “She is steadily building us into a much stronger, faster and more confident squad, one that knows the advantages we have due to our tougher training regimen. Beth helps set team and individual goals, and I can see our progress from week-to-week and match-to-match. We have not lost a single match due to injury or fatigue in two seasons, and Beth deserves a lot of the credit for that, along with the girls, who have dedicated themselves to that level of conditioning.” To keep athletes in tip-top condition, West Virginia offers a variety of training areas and a vast array of strength programs. Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know that they are in good hands when it comes to fitness.
Strength And Conditioning Mission Statement
To provide athletes with the knowledge, character, extrinsic
motivation, discipline and training to reach their potential both personally and athletically.
Student-athletes are offered the opportunity to train in some of
the nation’s best facilities and with one of the nation’s best staffs.
Physical development and dominance have been and continue to
be traits that are equated with WVU.
The athlete’s self confidence and unwavering dedication have
driven him/her into the nation’s spotlight. This is made possible through the give-and-take relationships between the athletes and staff.
The WVU strength and conditioning staff is committed to enabling
athletes to achieve their dreams.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Active in the community
Representing West Virginia University, the city of Morgantown and the
state of West Virginia in a charitable manner is important to the WVU women’s tennis team. Besides training and studying everyday as part of their studentathlete duties, the Mountaineers are always ready and willing to give back to those that make Morgantown a kind-hearted and good-natured community.
“It is vital for the community of tennis, as well as the profile of the WVU
athletic program, to give back in any way that we can to those less fortunate or who need our help,” said coach Marc Walters. “The girls enjoy these events and look forward to them, and they are great life lessons as well.”
The tennis team is constantly involved in community service activities
throughout the state. The team has a continuing relationship with Habitat for Humanity and the United States Tennis Association (USTA), which makes the team aware of any volunteer openings in the area.
Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong “Our student-athletes take great pride in community service
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activities both locally and throughout the state. Taking the time to visit a local hospital or nursing home can serve as a healthy distraction from what’s going on medically. This state is full of wonderful people and our coaches and student-athletes are always willing to lend a hand.”
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TOP-NOTCH FACILITIES
Mountaineer Tennis Courts West Virginia’s Mountaineer Tennis Courts boast six rebound-ace hardcourts and grandstand seating for more than 500 spectators. The facility is located oncampus, adjacent to the WVU Coliseum, providing ample parking and easy access for players and fans alike. The courts are slated to be fully-lighted as part of West Virginia’s new Basketball Practice Facility project, currently underway. The courts were resurfaced in 1999, making the Mountaineer Tennis Courts one of the top tennis facilities in the BIG EAST Conference.
Ridgeview Racquet Club The Ridgeview Racquet Club offers a place for the Mountaineer women’s tennis team to compete during inclement weather, and even holds practices and matches for West Virginia. Ridgeview features four indoor championship cushioned Deco Turf System courts, a climate-controlled environment with lighting at a competitive level for full sun protection from UV rays and spectator viewing areas to watch and enjoy the competitive play. Ridgeview also offers five outdoor lighted Hartru clay courts. In addition, the spacious Club House offers fully private men’s and women’s locker rooms, a luxurious lobby and Players’ Lounge for relaxation where members can watch the latest matches on a big screen TV. Members can play, relax and socialize in a pleasant and quiet environment. At Ridgeview, the West Virginia tennis team has priority at designated times and will be accommodated for indoor play in the event of inclement weather, making it no longer necessary to travel 80 miles to Monroeville, Pa., for an indoor place of competition. There is also a full service pro shop and full instructional services by professional coaching and teaching instructors.
Coach Walters On Facilities “We have a top-notch facility for our training and home events in Ridgeview Racquet Center. The four-court arena is beautiful and functional, and allows us to train with ease and in style. I have no doubt that the RRC made the biggest impression in all of our recruiting since we began playing there in 2006, and it will continue to make a big impact on our program.”
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
PLAYING THE BEST
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With 30 years under its belt, the BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth, Villanova sixth and Georgetown finished in ninth. Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer. On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in basketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16. The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals. BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a balanced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons. The BIG EAST has continued to produce student-athletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players
were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned academic all-America honors. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.
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committed TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
“The Athletic Academic Performance Center is a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as West Virginia to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom.” - Garrett Ford, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services
STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES
“I think we made a commitment to strong academics as a team, and that just goes along with what the University has done to support our athletes academically. Our academic support staff, led by Garrett Ford and Paul Downey, along with our liaison, Erica Wycherly, works tirelessly to give us the best tutoring, technical support and scheduling advice they can come up with to help us succeed as a team off-court. Our team has been focusing on the ITA All-Academic Team award, which we earned in 2009. To achieve that should be a consistent goal for us from here on out.”
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Coach Walters On Academic Success
The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to the promotion of the academic achievement of student-athletes as well as their athletic accomplishment and their personal and career development. In support of this position, West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults. While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. One person who is quick to point that out is Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong, who, along with coach Marc Walters, has made academics a priority. Opened in 2008 was the brand new $1.3 million Athletic Academic Performance Center in the WVU Coliseum. The leadership gift for the facility was provided by former Mountaineer great Jerry West and his wife Karen. The West’s gift to the Athletic Academic Performance Center is in memory of Jerry’s brother, David, who was killed during the Korean Conflict, and in honor of his long-time friend and WVU teammate Willie Akers and wife, Linda. The 8,000-square-foot academic center is six-times larger than the existing space. It provides individual and group study areas as well as a state-of-the art computer lab and is utilized by more than 500 male and female student-athletes. “The Athletic Academic Performance Center is a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as West Virginia to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom,” said Garrett Ford, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services. The study center provides a quiet atmosphere and will be open seven days a week and all student-athletes are encouraged to use it. Athletes can use the center between classes or after practice in the evenings, with flexible hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete’s limited time. Athletes may come and go as they please, but make no mistake, they must make the grade. To help them do that, the WVU student services staff, headed by Ford and his assistants Sandy Cole-DeMent, Erica Wycherley, Paul Downey and Ehren Green, makes sure that every student-athlete has the best possible opportunity to obtain a college degree. This process begins as soon as a recruit signs a letter-of-intent to play for the Mountaineers. “We know everything about incoming freshmen academically before they arrive in the fall,” said Ford. “We know which students are ahead of others and which will require more assistance.” Besides keeping in touch with freshmen, incoming student-athletes are encouraged to attend freshman orientation sessions offered for all West Virginia University students during the summer prior to their arrival on campus. This is where new students can learn more about the Morgantown campus and, most important, register for classes. During pre-registration, all student-athletes, from incoming freshmen to graduating seniors, get advice in scheduling the courses to keep them on track in their degree programs. During the second week of classes, freshmen are enrolled in mandatory study halls, monitored by Ford and his staff. Those who do well during the first semester are given the option of attending study hall, but if their GPA drops below a certain mark, they must return to the mandatory sessions.
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During the semester, department officials keep a careful record of each athlete’s academic progress. Class and study hall attendance are checked regularly, periodic grade reports are obtained from instructors, and parents, coaches and players are kept up-to-date on their academic progress. These measures are succeeding in a noticeable way. Last semester, 445 student-athletes earned a place on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll with at least a 3.0 grade-point average. In another program, former Mountaineer athletes are returning to school to complete work on their degrees, some after as many as 10 years away from Morgantown. “At West Virginia University, we do everything in our power to assist our student-athletes as they work toward graduation,” said Pastilong. “We only have one rule -- they must do the best they can possibly do. We can assure every student-athlete that the University and the athletic department will do our best. We expect our students to do their best for us. “Together, we cannot help but succeed. Our success is measured by how much personal growth we see in our young people, and I am proud of every one of our student-athletes in this regard.”
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At West Virginia University “Once a student, always a student” When a member of the Mountaineer coaching staff preaches the virtues of receiving a good education, they’re not just blowing smoke. WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong has made student academic achievement his primary focus since his appointment as athletic director in 1989. Under Pastilong’s direction, West Virginia has made it a priority to graduate its student-athletes. And it’s happening.
But for those who don’t graduate with their class, there’s still hope. A post-eligibility program was created at the beginning of Pastilong’s administration to give those student-athletes who are close to graduating an opportunity to come back to school to complete their degrees. Since its creation, dozens of students have participated, with a success rate of better than 80 percent. More than 25 student-athletes from all sports participated in the post-eligibility program last year. In 1992, under the direction of associate athletic director Garrett Ford, WVU joined the growing list of schools that are a part of an NCAA-sponsored consortium. Similar to the post-eligibility program in providing former student-athletes a chance to continue work toward their degrees, the closely screened consortium requires participants to be more involved in community-related activities. The consortium students are often much older athletes, who left the University to pursue professional sports or business careers, but now wish to return to complete their degrees. NCAA Certification West Virginia recently went through its third cycle of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program in 2008-09. A self-study was conducted in these principle areas: governance and commitment to rules compliance, academic integrity, as well as gender and diversity and student-athlete well-being. While academic accreditation is common in colleges and universities, this program focuses solely on certification of athletics programs. WVU was one of the first schools nationally to volunteer for the NCAA’s pilot certification program in 1991, and was one of five schools originally certified at that time. The WVU athletics program was recertified by the NCAA in 1996 and then again in 2001. At the 1997 NCAA Convention, the NCAA Division I membership voted to change the frequency of athletics certification from once every five years to once every 10 years.
STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES “West Virginia was one of the first two schools to participate in the initial NCAA Certification in 1991,” Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong said. “This enables our University to confirm its commitment to the key values of intercollegiate athletics.” The study process involved members of the institution’s faculty and staff, as well as athletics department personnel and studentathletes. When the study concluded, an external team of reviewers conducted an evaluation visit on campus. Those reviewers were peers from other colleges, universities or conference offices. The peer-review team will report to the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification. The Committee on Athletics Certification will then determine the institution’s certification status and announce the decision publicly.
CHAMPS Life Skills The numerous challenges that today’s college student-athletes face, both on and off the playing field, are unparalleled in the history of higher education. Unfortunately, many students are not well prepared to face these challenges. To prepare student-athletes for the demands of college life and beyond, the NCAA has developed the CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills program. In the spring of 1995, West Virginia University initiated its own CHAMPS/Life Skills program. WVU was one of 170 schools selected by the NCAA to participate in their national pilot program. Five programming “commitment” areas viewed as critical to personal growth are part of WVU’s model. They are: 1) academic excellence, 2) personal development, 3) career development, 4) athletic excellence, and 5) community service.
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Graduation Rates West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past seven years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year. “I’m quite pleased to see that our graduation rates are maintaining a more than respectable level,” said WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong. “I want to compliment our student-athletes for their attention to academics, I want to compliment assistant athletic director Garrett Ford and his excellent staff in student services for their efforts in assisting our students, and I want to compliment our coaches for being so conscientious toward our students’ needs.” The graduation rate for student-athletes is based upon the number of students who entered the University receiving athletic scholarship aid in a given academic year, and their progress over six years. The most recent figures are based upon the progress of student-athletes who entered WVU during 1993-94.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES Commitment to Academic Excellence The purpose of this area is to support the academic progress of the student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation. Services provided within this component include tutoring, academic counseling and advising, orientation classes (sport studies 170) and structured study sessions. Commitment to Athletic Excellence The purpose of this area is to offer athletic programs that are broad-based, equitable and dedicated to the well-being of the studentathlete. The WVU CHAMPS/Life Skills program supports and encourages a broad program of sports on the collegiate level, as well as acts as a resource for the coaching and support staff of the athletic programs.
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Commitment to Personal Development The purpose of this area is to support the development of a wellbalanced lifestyle for student-athletes, encouraging emotional well-being, personal growth and decision making skills. CHAMPS/Life Skills services provided within this component include personal counseling, health presentations, improving communication skills, and presentations on social development and fiscal responsibility.
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Commitment to Service The purpose of this component is to engage interested studentathletes in service to his or her campus and surrounding communities. Activities for student-athletes within this component include peer education, guest speaking at campus and community events, and mentoring local children.
Commitment to Career Development The purpose of this component is to encourage the student-athlete to develop and pursue career and life goals in a timely manner. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program fulfills this purpose by offering career development presentations, sport career retirement programs, and by working in conjunction with the WVU Counseling Service and the Career Services Center on identifying an individual’s interests, career goals, resumes and job search process. For more information, contact Dr. Ed Etzel at (304) 293-7062.
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HEAD COACH marc walters
marc walters
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HEAD COACH · fourth SEASON fairmont state (1987)
Marc Walters enters his fourth season as head coach of the West Virginia University tennis team. A native of Morgantown, W.Va., Walters has 16 years of collegiate head coaching experience and a 431-235 (.647) career-coaching record. He has posted seven 20-plus win seasons and has made five NCAA appearances throughout his career. Walters’ efforts to push his athletes academically paid off last summer when the Mountaineers were one of only three teams honored as a 2009 AllAcademic Team by the International Tennis Association (ITA). Walters was nationally recognized in 2008 when he was awarded the United States Tennis Association/International Tennis Association (USTA/ITA) Community Service Award for Development. The annual award, which is given to an ITA coach who has done an outstanding job implementing recreational tennis programs on campus in an effort to grow participation in the sport, marks the second time Walters received the honor. He was first recognized in 1996. Walters coached his team to its third-straight BIG EAST Championship appearance in the 2008-09 season, while three of his players posted 20-win seasons. In the fall of 2008, his team achieved an overall team grade point average of 3.4. In 2007-08, Walters enjoyed a successful second season and guided five players to 20-plus wins apiece. The Mountaineers finished with a 15-10 overall
Walters At A Glance COACHING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2007-PRESENT • Head Coach (2007-Present) • Won the Community Service Award for Development, 2008 • Led team to three BIG EAST championship appearances Barton College, 1999-2006 • Head Coach • Named conference coach of the year Nebraska-Kearney, 1994-99 • Head Coach • Won the Community Service Award for Development, 1996 • Named RMAC Coach of the Year, 1997
EDUCATION West Virginia University, 1992 • Master’s degree in athletic coaching education Fairmont State, 1987 • Bachelor’s degree in sociology • Associate’s degree in broadcast communications
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY • All-Academic Team, 2009 Barton • Two teams qualified for NCAA Regionals • Guided eight teams to ITA national rankings • Led women’s team to the CVAC championship, 2004 • Three freshmen of the year • 20 CVAC Players of the Week • Four nationally ranked players • Nine regionally ranked players Nebraska-Kearney • Captured most wins in program history • Guided three teams to NCAA Regionals
mark, including an impressive 5-4 record in the competitive BIG EAST Conference. Walters previously served as head coach of the men’s and women’s programs at Barton College in Wilson, N.C., from 19992006. There, two of his teams qualified for NCAA Regionals and he guided eight teams to ITA national rankings. He led the women’s team to the 2004 CVAC championship; for his efforts he was named conference coach of the year.
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HEAD COACH marc walters wvu career coaches’ Records Coach
Seasons
Records
Pct.
Martha Thorn
1973-00
315-227-1
.580
Alicia Von Lossberg
2001
8-13
.350
Dan Silverstein
2002-06
54-53
.505
Marc Walters
2006-09
37-39
.486
414-332-1
.554
Total
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At Barton, Walters also had nine teams that posted 3.2 or better combined GPAs. All told, he has coached 32 allconference players at Barton, including three freshmen of the year, 20 CVAC Players of the Week, four nationally ranked players and nine regionally ranked players. Prior to his tenure at Barton, Walters served as head coach of the women’s and men’s tennis programs at Nebraska-Kearney from 1994-99. There, he posted a 155-78 mark in five years, which included the most wins in program history. He guided three teams to NCAA Regionals and was named RMAC Coach of the Year in 1997. Walters was also heavily involved in junior development teaching while at Nebraska-Kearney and Barton. He prepared dozens of players for collegiate play and coached 14 high school state champions. Additionally, Walters has coached three players to the Top 100 National USTA rankings. His developmental teaching has spilled over to community service work as well. For over 10 years, Walters has been providing guidance and growing the game of tennis in the communities surrounding WVU, Nebraska-Kearney and Barton. The USTA has given the coach grants for the past five years for his programs. Walters played collegiately at Fairmont State where he was part of two championship teams (1984 and 1987) and was named all-conference in 1986 and 1987. He earned his master’s degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 1992. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairmont State in sociology and an associate’s degree in broadcast communications. Walters is married to the former Jessica Willett of Austin, Texas. They have two sons, Jameson (7) and Jarrett (5), and reside in Morgantown.
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assistant coach adam clifton
adam clifton
GRADUATE ASSISTANT · first SEASON berry (2009) Adam Clifton, a native of Woodstock, Ga., enters his first season as a graduate assistant with the Mountaineer tennis program. Throughout his tennis career at Berry, Clifton earned the all-region award in 2008 and was honored by the Southern States Athletic Conference as a two-time all-conference winner. Clifton also excelled academically, earning a spot on Berry’s Dean’s List for three-consecutive years. Clifton earned dual bachelor’s degrees from Berry College (Ga.) in science and marketing. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at West Virginia University. He is the son of Michael and Sharon, and has one sister, Lauren.
Clifton At A Glance COACHING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2010-PRESENT • Graduate Assistant EDUCATION West Virginia University, 2010-present • Currently enrolled in Master’s of Business Administration program BERRY COLLEGE, 2006-09 • Dual Bachelor’s degree in science and marketing
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PLAYING EXPERIENCE BERRY COLLEGE, 2006-09 • Four-year letterwinner • All-region performer • Two-time all-Southern States Athletic Conference selection
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Erica Wycherly
Allison Hetrick
Educational Counselor
Athletic Training
Erica Wycherley joined the Mountaineer staff in 2004 as an academic counselor. Her responsibilities include providing guidance for the men’s basketball, women’s soccer and women’s tennis student-athletes in academics and student life, monitoring academic progress, tutoring and coordinating study hall sessions. Prior to her current role, Wycherley worked in the WVU Undergraduate Advising department and the Service Learning center. A native of Wheeling, W.Va., Wycherley received her undergraduate degree from WVU in sociology in 2002 and her master’s degree from WVU in higher education administration in 2004. Wycherley resides in Morgantown.
Allison Hetrick enters her six season as a WVU athletic trainer. Hetrick is the primary athletic trainer for the gymnastics team and is also responsible for the day-to-day athletic training duties for women’s tennis, rifle, cheerleading and dance. A native of Rimersburg, Pa., she came to WVU from Cincinnati where she spent three seasons as an assistant athletic trainer with the Bearcats. While at Cincinnati, her sports included baseball, men’s soccer and football. She also served as a graduate assistant with the Bearcats from 1999-2000, responsible for football, swimming and diving and golf. Prior to her tenure at Cincinnati, Hetrick was a student assistant athletic trainer at Penn State from 1997-99. While with the Nittany Lions her responsibilities included women’s gymnastics and swimming and diving. She was also assigned to State College High while a student assistant with responsibilities towards junior high wrestling, basketball and varsity baseball. Hetrick earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training from Penn State in 1999. She received her master’s degree from Cincinnati in 2000 in health promotion and education with an emphasis in athletic training. Hetrick resides in Maidsville, W.Va.
Tricia Lanum
Athletic Equipment
Athletic Equipment
Veteran staff member Robert “Bubba” Schmidt is in his 29th season as equipment manager at West Virginia. He is responsible for all the athletic garb and gear worn by each of WVU’s varsity athletic teams, with the exception of football. He is responsible for the ordering of new equipment for 16 sports. One of his primary duties includes keeping an up-to-date inventory of all equipment items and storage, a task he handles efficiently for hundreds of Mountaineer athletes practicing out of the Coliseum and Shell Building. The 1976 graduate of WVU has a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He has worked in the equipment room since 1978 and was elevated to equipment manager at the start of the 1980 season. The Wheeling native is married to the former Betsey Pedone. They have three daughters, Kay-lee, Iliana and Anne Peyton.
Tricia Lanum is in her fifth year working in the athletic equipment room at West Virginia University. Lanum works with all women’s sports teams with her primary sports of women’s soccer, women’s basketball and gymnastics. Lanum’s responsibilities include purchasing, distributing, inventory and storage of all apparel and equipment for all women’s varsity sports teams under head equipment manager Bubba Schmidt. She helps supervise student assistants and assists with gameday set-up. A Papillion, Neb., native, Lanum graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2005. She received her master’s degree in special education three years later in 2008. Lanum is single and resides in Morgantown.
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Beth Byron
Tiffany Doolittle
Strength and Conditioning
Sports Communications
Beth Byron begins her first season as the assistant director of the WVU strength and conditioning program. Byron works directly with the Mountaineer gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis teams. Byron arrives in Morgantown from Tampa, where she spent two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at USF and wrote and implemented training programs for seven sports. Prior to her time with the Bulls, Byron worked as a graduate assistant in the Wisconsin-La Crosse strength and conditioning program from 2004-05. There, she designed and implemented programs, administered testing and oversaw all aspects of program for women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Byron graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., with a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science. She completed her master’s degree in exercise and sports science – human performance with a concentration in strength and conditioning from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006. Byron resides in Morgantown.
Dr. Matt Lively Medical Director
Tiffany Doolittle is in her first year as a student assistant in the WVU Sports Communications office. A native of Erie, Pa., Doolittle is the primary media relations contact for the West Virginia women’s tennis and rowing teams. She also assists in the overall operation of Mountaineer football and men’s basketball. Previously, Doolittle worked as a student assistant in WVU’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. There, she assisted the Director of Communications in daily tasks, including assisting at J-school events, putting together clip-files and communicating with alumni and donors. Doolittle is in her junior year at WVU’s Perley Isaac Reed pursuing her bachelor of science in journalism with an emphasis on public relations and a minor in communications. She is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She made the dean’s list her freshman and sophomore year.
Shannon Baldwin Athletic Training Graduate Assistant
Cindy Smith Administrative Assistant
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The West Virginia University tennis team rolls into the 2010 spring season with eight returnees and two newcomers, who will add strength and diversity to the squad. Although the team is not deep in experience, it plans to use its athleticism and talent to be a tough competitor for each opponent on its way to the BIG EAST Championship. Coach Marc Walters returns for his fourth season, one in which he will continue to push the team to improve its performance on the court and in the classroom. His dedication not only won recognition by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as a 2009 All-Academic Team, but also gave the Mountaineers the chance to compete in their fourth-straight BIG EAST Championship. “We have a demanding schedule again this season that will test
our talent and depth, while allowing us a chance to build on our youth,” says Walters. “I will put a great amount of effort into each player to make us a stronger, more consistent team.” Despite the team’s lack of experience, senior Stephanie LaFortune and redshirt junior Monique Burton will go into their third year in the starting lineup. After proving to be a solid pair in the doubles competition in the past, the duo is expected to lead the Mountaineers in the No. 1 spot. “Monique and Steph are successful on the court and in the classroom, and they take everything they have been shown in practice and matches and apply it to their games to continue to grow as players,” says Walters. “We couldn’t have asked for two better girls to lead the team into this season. This team will succeed largely on their shoulders.” LaFortune, a Longueuil, Quebec, native, ended the 2009 season in
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the No.1 spot after winning four of her last seven decisions, and was honored as an ITA All-Academic Team selection for the past two years. The left-handed hitter continued to prove herself at last year’s conference championship, where she landed two big wins against all-BIG EAST players. “Steph showed how ready she was to step up a level in clutch situations,” adds Walters. “She balances a demanding class schedule with her training, and I expect that she’ll finish her career here at West Virginia strong.” From a walk-on athlete to a No. 2 spot player, Burton never ceases to impress her coaches and teammates, as she continues to improve with every match. “If she has the same intensity on the court that she had in the fall and summer, she’ll have a big year,” says Walters. “I expect her to use her improved fitness, the baseline consistency she has developed and her experience to be a steady player for us at the top of our line-up.” Because of her desire to excel and dedication to her team, Burton has been named a captain for the 2009-10 season, along with sophomore Veronica Cardenas, who is expected to be a top singles player. “Veronica always has had the ability to grind out points and play error-free tennis, but her newfound aggressiveness makes her a dual threat,” adds Walters. Returning to play for the spring season is senior Olga Elkin, who was unable to play in the fall due to a knee injury. As a top competitor for the Mountaineers last year after transferring from Wichita State, Elkin hopes to come back strong this season, which will put her back in the running for a starting spot. Junior Ashley Pilsbury and sophomore Katie Haught stand out for their consistent work ethic and drive for improvement. These athletes, along with senior Gabriela Blaskovicova, are working to step up their games and play to their fullest potential in the spring. “We will lean on the bottom half of the lineup to come through for us this year,” says Walters. “If they can give us what they gave us in the fall, we will be playing and winning those 4-3 decisions that slipped through our hands last year.” Freshman Emily Mathis and Liv Pettersson were added to the roster this year and should prove to be top athletes for the Mountaineers. Mathis’ skill, drive and decision-making is at the level of most experienced upperclassmen. “We all have been really impressed by Emily’s competitive drive and her ability Monique Burton
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2010 SEASON PREVIEW to mix up pace and styles to compete with anyone she’s seen,” says Walters. “If she can build up her serve and add some pop to her returns, she’ll be as good as anyone we’ve had in the top of the lineup in the past four years.” Standing at almost six feet tall, Pettersson is the fastest player on the squad and is considered to be one of the best athletes. “She has shown some great instincts in doubles, but is trying to get her consistency in check to have success in singles,” Walters adds. “Once she relaxes there, she’ll make a nice contribution for us all-around.” The fall season not only showed the athletic and academic potential of each student-athlete, but it prepared the team for a tough spring schedule against top teams from the BIG EAST and throughout the region. The Mountaineers begin their season on Jan. 23, as they play host to Youngstown State and will wrap up their home slate with a match against non-conference rival Duquesne on April 13. “Matches with teams like Youngstown, Morehead State, Duquesne and Eastern Kentucky will challenge us to show we can close out the even matchups that eluded us last year,” says Walters. The home stretch will continue at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., where the Mountaineers will go up against Liberty on Jan. 29 and James Madison on Jan. 31. The team will continue to challenge its talent with a non-conference schedule of several top 75 teams, including Marshall and Miami (Ohio), who they will meet in Huntington, W.Va., on Feb. 5-6, along with a trip to Columbia, Mo., March 20-21, to compete against Missouri and Houston. On March 14, WVU will return home for a non-conference match against California University (Pa.), followed by Coastal Carolina on March 16.
Liv Pettersson
“Playing these teams gives us additional challenges, but it also gives us plenty of chances to climb up the rankings,” adds Walters. The BIG EAST portion of the schedule has two stretches throughout the spring. The indoor portion will be played out in February against Pitt (Feb. 10) and Georgetown (Feb. 19) on the Mountaineers’ home courts, then WVU hits the road to face Connecticut (Feb. 26) and Cincinnati (Feb. 28). WVU will face a more challenging outdoor segment in April at top 50 teams DePaul (April 4), Seton Hall (April 10), Villanova (April 16) and Rutgers (April 17). “We have to establish ourselves in these matches to have a chance to play in the conference tourney, but also to show what we have been working on as a team over the past two years,” says Walters. With the necessary conference wins Walters is striving for, the Mountaineers will finish their spring season April 21-25 at their fourthstraight BIG EAST Championship hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. “We should have enough balance in our lineup to have a great shot at 15 wins with this schedule,” concludes Walters, “but a 10-12 win season will still be an improvement and keep us growing in the right direction.”
2010 BIG EAST Championships Women’s Tennis big east championship April 22-25, 2010 Courtney Tennis Center Notre dame, INd. Host school: university of Notre Dame
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roster alphabetically Name
Pos.
Ht.
Class
Gabriela Blaskovicova
RH
5-9
Sr.
Hometown
Monique Burton
RH
5-5
R-Jr.
Veronica Cardenas
RH
5-8
So.
Powder Springs, Ga.
Olga Elkin
RH
5-6
Sr.
Omaha, Neb.
Kathryn Haught
RH
5-5
So.
Hilton Head, S.C.
Stephanie LaFortune
LH
5-8
Sr.
Longueuil, Quebec
Liv Pettersson
pett-ERR-son
Emily Mathis
RH
5-6
Fr.
Flower Mound, Texas
Catie Wickline
Katie
Liv Pettersson
RH
5-11
Fr.
Hollviken, Sweden
Ashley Pilsbury
RH
5-5
Jr.
Port Orange, Fla.
Catie Wickline
RH
6-0
So.
Orchard Park, NY
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Class
Gabriela Blaskovicova
RH
5-9
Sr.
Olga Elkin
RH
5-6
Sr.
Omaha, Neb.
Stephanie LaFortune
LH
5-8
Sr.
Longueuil, Quebec
Monique Burton
RH
5-5
R-Jr.
Ashley Pilsbury
RH
5-5
Jr.
Veronica Cardenas
RH
5-8
So.
Kathryn Haught
RH
5-5
So.
Hilton Head, S.C.
Catie Wickline
RH
6-0
So.
Orchard Park, NY
Emily Mathis
RH
5-6
Fr.
Flower Mound, Texas
Liv Pettersson
RH
5-11
Fr.
Hollviken, Sweden
Gabriela Blaskovicova RH • 5-9 • Sr. Bratislava, Slovakia
Monique Burton RH • 5-5 • r-Jr. Fairmont, W.Va.
Veronica Cardenas RH • 5-8 • So. Powder Springs, Ga.
Olga Elkin RH • 5-6 • Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Kathryn Haught RH • 5-5 • So. Hilton Head, S.C.
Stephanie LaFortune LH • 5-8 • Sr. Longueuil, Quebec
Emily Mathis RH • 5-6 • Fr. Flower Mound, Texas
Liv Pettersson RH • 5-11 • Fr. Hollviken, Sweden
Ashley Pilsbury RH • 5-5 • Jr. Port Orange, Fla.
Catie Wickline RH • 6-0 • So. Orchard Park, N.Y.
Marc Walters Head Coach Fourth Season
Adam Clifton Graduate Assistant First Season
Bratislava, Slovakia Fairmont, W.Va.
Pronunciation Guide Gabriela Blaskovicova
Gab-ree-ell-uh Blas-ko-Vih-ko-vuh
Veronica Cardenas Kathryn Haught
Car-deh-nos hot
Stephanie LaFortune
La-four-tune
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Hometown Bratislava, Slovakia
Fairmont, W.Va. Port Orange, Fla. Powder Springs, Ga.
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Sophomores
Freshmen
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BLASKOVICOVA/ELKIN 5-10 | Senior | Right-Handed Bratislava, Slovakia
5-6 | Senior | Right-Handed Omaha, Neb.
Gabriela Blaskovicova
Olga Elkin
Strong competitor with plenty of talent and athleticism … has experience playing in the No. 1 doubles spot … will show leadership this season. At West Virginia in 2009: Posted a 2-4 record in singles play at the No. 5 and 6 spots ... had a 2-0 record at the No. 5 spot ... also played doubles with Ashley Pilsbury for bulk of the season (6-17) ... played well during the fall season … defeated Brevard’s Kim Dixon, 6-0, 6-1, in the first round of Flight ‘C’ competition at the Brevard Mountain Invitational … won the consolation round of the Bronco Invitational at Western Michigan after defeating Purdue’s Kay Kay Magi, 7-6, 7-5 … finished the weekend with an overall 3-1 record. At West Virginia in 2008: Went 6-4 overall … played at the No. 2, 5 and 6 spots in singles competition … went 5-3 in singles and 1-1 at doubles with Monica Lyskawa … defeated Antero-Butt of Morehead State, 8-1, in season-opening doubles victory … showed potential during fall play … won the Flight ‘C’ singles championship at the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational ... reached the semifinals in No. 3 singles at the Army Invitational.
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At West Virginia in 2007: Finished with a 4-3 record in No. 5 and No. 6 singles as a freshman … teamed with Ashley Constantine to finish at 7-2 in No. 3 doubles play. Prep: Once ranked as high as 514 by the ITF Junior Rankings ... reached the doubles semifinals in the 2005 Tournai International Junior de St. Francois in Guadeloupe ... coached by Susa Hedgcook at Bradenton Academy ... team reached state finals in 2004.
At West Virginia in 2009: One of three Mountaineers to earn an overall 20-plus winning season with 24 total wins ... finished the season 7-17 in singles play … played in the No. 1-3 spots … had a very successful season in doubles play with Veronica Cardenas … recorded a 17-7 record … won first 10 matches of the season … also had a good fall season … won Flight ‘B’ title in first fall tournament as a Mountaineer, the Brevard Mountain Invitational … also win the Flight ‘B’ title at the Martha Thorn Invitational … came back at the Bronco Invitational, saving three match points to defeat Marquette’s Gilly Hush, 2-6, 6-4, 12-10. At Wichita State: Won a Missouri Valley Conference Singles Championship during the fall of 2007. Prep: A former No. 1-ranked junior in the USTA Missouri Valley Section 18 age group … also a No. 1 singles player from Millard North High ... won a state title in singles play as a freshman. Personal: Daughter of Eugene and Julia Elkin ... has one sister who plays tennis at Tennessee-Martin ... birthday is Aug. 19 ... mother coached kids on Olympic team in Russia ... BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring in sport management.
Personal: Daughter of Vladimir and Gabriela Blaskovicova ... has one brother ... birthday is Feb. 10 ... BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring in psychology.
Blaskovicova’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 2009 Career
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Talented right-handed hitter who spent two seasons at nationally ranked Wichita State ... had a good first season with the Mountaineers … came to WVU ready to compete ... has strong leadership qualities.
Singles 4-3 5-3 2-4 11-10
Doubles 14-9 1-1 6-18 21-28
Total 18-12 6-4 8-22 32-38
Elkin’s Career Statistics Year 2009
Singles 7-17
Doubles 17-8
Total 24-25
laFORTUNE/burton 5-8 | Senior | Left-Handed Longueuil, Quebec
5-4 | R-Junior | Right-Handed Fairmont, W.Va.
Stephanie LaFortune
Monique Burton
An athletic, agile competitor who is quick around the court ... solid lefthander who had a remarkable turnaround as a sophomore ... led the team in the No. 1 spot last season … will be a leader this year.
In-state walk-on who earned a scholarship ... has developed into a topnotch player ... very coachable ... was effective in doubles competition last season … looks to have another excellent season.
At West Virginia in 2009: Led the team in the No. 1 spot for most of the season … also saw time in the No. 2 and 3 spots … finished with a 5-18 singles record … teamed with Monique Burton to make one of the strongest doubles team in the conference … posted a 17-6 record … won eight of last nine matches, including both doubles matches at the BIG EAST Championship … saw competition during the fall season … won first two matches in the fall at the Brevard Mountain Invitational … won 6-2, 6-4, over Maria Dreaden from North Georgia and 6-0, 6-4, over Brevard’s Jennifer Nyman.
At West Virginia in 2009: Finished with a 24-22 record … ended the season as a part of the No. 2 doubles team with Stephanie LaFortune that won eight of its last nine matches ... finished with a 16-7 record in doubles play ... completed season with an 8-14 record at the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 spots ... led the Mountaineers with one of the most successful fall seasons … posted a good showing at the Brevard Mountain Invitational … posted two wins and made it to the finals … also had an excellent showing at the Martha Thorn Invitational … finished second in Flight ‘B’ at the Queen City Invitational … received the Jane Little Award for sportsmanship and team spirit.
At West Virginia in 2008: Improved by 12 wins to finish 27-17 overall … was consistent at No. 6 singles, finishing at 6-3 … had a torrid stretch during the middle of the season, going 9-2 … teamed with Monica Lyskawa to form WVU’s best doubles combination, going 15-6 at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles … finished third on team with 27 wins … excelled at several tournaments in the fall … reached semifinals of Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational in Flight C3 singles … reached quarterfinals at Army Invitational … won the Flight ‘B’ doubles championship with Alexandra Kaluza at Martha Thorn Invitational.
At West Virginia in 2007: Winner of the 2007 Most Improved Player Award as a freshman.
In High School: Attended College Durocher St.- Lambert ... nominated as athlete of the year in 2005 and 2006 at high school ... never lost a high school match ... also played in the No. 1 spot for high school badminton squad.
Prep: Coached by Mike Thompkins ... team captain junior and senior year at East Fairmont High ... West Virginia all-state for No. 1 position all four years of high school ... West Virginia regional champion or runner-up all four years ... four-year state qualifier ... four-time all NCAC selection ... NCAC Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Alain LaFortune and Patricia Manzi ... has two sisters ... birthday is March 1 ... BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member … majoring in exercise physiology.
Personal: Daughter of Ed and Lee Anne Burton ... third-generation Mountaineer ... has one sister ... birthday is Jan. 12 ... BIG EAST Academic allStar … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring in business.
LaFortune’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 2009 Career
Singles 8-11 11-8 5-18 24-37
Doubles 7-8 16-9 18-8 42-24
Total 15-19 27-17 23-25 65-61
Burton’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 2009 Career
Singles Doubles Redshirted 2-0 12-10 8-14 16-8 10-14 28-18
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At West Virginia in 2007: Finished with a 9-10 record in No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles play as a freshman … went 7-8 in No. 3 doubles play … moved around singles lineup before finding a home at No. 6 position and putting together a 5-2 record … showed versatility by playing singles and doubles.
At West Virginia in 2008: Went 11-9 with teammate Ashley Pilsbury at No. 3 doubles … produced key wins at No. 3 doubles against St. John’s and Connecticut in the BIG EAST tournament … went 2-1 with Pilsbury in postseason play … also finished 2-0 at No. 4 and No. 6 singles … defeated Kristen Packer of Barton, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 4 singles … winner of 2008 Martha Thorn Award … showed improvement during the fall season … pulled off an upset in the first round of the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational after defeating the No. 1 seed in the Flight D1 singles bracket ... reached quarterfinals of Intercollegiate Southern Championships.
Total 14-10 24-22 38-32
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PILSBURY/cardenas 5-6 | Junior | Right-Handed Port Orange, Fla.
5-7 | Sophomore | Right-Handed Powder Springs, Ga.
Ashley Pilsbury
Veronica Cardenas
Consistent player who has the ability to lead WVU as a junior … was consistent and effective as a freshman and sophomore ... looks to be very competitive this season.
Finished last season as one of the top players on the team … was the only player to post an overall 30-win season ... will continue to be a top competitor this season ... also excels in the classroom.
At West Virginia in 2009: Saw playing time at the No. 2-6 spots throughout the season … was 5-4 at the No. 6 spot … posted an overall 11-13 record in singles play … teamed with Gabriela Blaskovicova to record a 16-7 doubles record … also teamed with Katie Haught to help the Mountaineers earn the doubles point against St. John’s at the BIG EAST Tournament … competed at the Brevard Mountain Invitational during the fall season.
At West Virginia in 2009: Finished the season with 30 overall wins ... played at the No. 3-6 spots ... led the team in singles play with a 13-10 record ... started the season winning seven of first nine matches ... also played on the top doubles team with Olga Elkin ... posted a team-best 17-7 record ... won the first 10 matches of the spring season ... saw limited action in the fall season ... won first match of the year at the Brevard Mountain Invitational with a 6-3, 6-0, win over Lindsay Hostetter from Brevard.
At West Virginia in 2008: Finished with 26 victories during first season … went 14-9 at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles … second on team with 14 singles victories … finished at 12-9 in doubles competition … finished the season strong by going 5-1 at the BIG EAST Tournament, including an undefeated 3-0 mark at No. 6 singles … showed potential in the fall as well … won the Flight D2 singles championship at Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational … only Mountaineer champion at Army Invitational … won the Martha Thorn Invitational Flight ‘C’ championship ... reached semifinals of Intercollegiate Southern Championships.
Prep: Captain of her team at Harrison High ... graduated with honors … Carl Harrison Leadership Award recipient. Personal: Daughter of Rodolfo and Christine Cardenas ... has three sisters and one brother ... birthday is Oct. 13 ... BIG EAST Academic allStar … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring in athletic coaching education.
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In High School: Inducted into the Spruce Creek High Hall of Fame. Personal: Daughter of Eliot and Renee Pilsbury … has one brother … birthday is July 23 … BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring in psychology.
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Singles 14-9 11-14 25-23
Doubles 12-9 7-17 19-26
Total 26-18 18-31 44-49
Cardenas’ Career Statistics Year 2009
Singles 13-10
Doubles 17-7
Total 30-17
haught/wickline 5-5 | Sophomore | Right-Handed Hilton Head Island, S.C.
6-0 | Sophomore | Right-Handed Orchard Park, N.Y.
Kathryn Haught
Catie Wickline
Gifted player from South Carolina … came back to have a successful season after having surgery on her wrist in the fall … plays with a lot of strength.
Hard-working walk-on who is continuing to improve ... has a tall frame and a big serve ... working on doubles play as a specialty ... gained valuable experience in the fall season.
At West Virginia in 2009: Missed the beginning of the season to rehab a wrist injury … came back to finish the season with a 4-9 singles record … saw action at the No. 1-4 spots … was a top competitor at the BIG EAST Championship … posted a 6-1, 6-0, win over St. John’s Gabija Gasiunatie in the Mountaineers’ final match of the tournament.
At West Virginia in 2009: Saw limited action during the spring season … played one match at the No. 6 spot to earn a victory … also saw limited action during the fall season.
In High School: Attended Hilton Head Island High ... captain of the tennis team as a senior … member of the South Carolina state championship team in 2007 ... all-region 2004-07 ... all-state in 2005 and 2007 ... also awarded the high school tennis team academic award in 2004 … graduated with honors.
In High School: Scholar-athlete from Orchard Park High ... captain and all-conference player in junior and senior seasons ... was named MVP as a senior ... also earned New York State (NYS) Section VI Sportsmanship Award. Personal: Daughter of Harold and Frances Wickline ... has one sister and two brothers ... birthday is Sept. 17 ... BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring is pre-business.
Personal: Daughter of Cameron and Kathy Haught ... has one sister ... birthday is April 12 ... BIG EAST Academic all-Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … majoring is chemistry.
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Haught’s Career Statistics Year 2009
Singles 7-11
Doubles 1-2
Total 5-11
Wickline’s Career Statistics Year 2009
Singles 1-0
Doubles ----
Total 1-0
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mathis/pettersson 5-6 | Freshman | Right-Handed Flower Mound, Texas
5-11 | Freshman | Right-Handed Hollviken, Sweden
Emily Mathis
Liv Pettersson
Versatile player with a strong, competitive drive … ability to switch pace and styles makes her a tough opponent for any competition … has shown potential to be a top competitor this season. Prep: Attended Marcus High ... won newcomer of the year award and was named first-team all-district as a freshman ... won a district title and the outstanding player award for three-straight years (2006-09) ... won the most valuable player award as a senior.
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Came from Sweden as the Mountaineers’ fastest and most athletic player … a strong doubles competitor with great instincts around the net. Prep: Attended Sundsgymnasiet … ranked in Sweden as a top 20 competitor in the girl’s 14-16s and 18s singles competition as a junior … takes after father, who was a top 10 NCAA ranked singles player at South Carolina in the 1980s. Personal: Daughter of Ulf and Lenna Pettersson ... has one brother and one sister ... birthday is May 8 ... majoring in advertising.
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After three years at the helm of the West Virginia University tennis team, coach Marc Walters is certain about one thing – his team and the program are headed in the right direction. Last season was a testament to the team’s improvement, as the Mountaineers posted a 9-17, 4-5 overall record and returned to the BIG EAST Championship in Tampa, Fla., for the fourth-consecutive season, third under the leadership of Walters. On top of that, four Mountaineers posted 20-win seasons, including freshman Veronica Cardenas, who recorded a team-best 30 wins throughout the season. Senior Stephanie LaFortune, who took the daunting task of the No. 1 position during the year, also posted 24 total wins, while junior Olga Elkin recorded 24 wins and junior Monique Burton posted 25 wins. In doubles play, the Mountaineers were a force to be reckoned with, winning the doubles point in several tough matches. The duo of Elkin and Cardenas started the season with a perfect 10-0 record and
Olga Elkin and Veronica Cardenas
finished the season with a 17-7 record, while LaFortune and Burton won their last eight matches of the season for a 17-6 record. The Mountaineers began their journey through the 2008-09 season with a tough fall schedule that began at the Brevard College Mountain Invitational in Brevard, N.C. There, Elkin captured the Flight ‘B’ title in the singles competition as she defeated Georgia Southern’s Ali Beavers. Burton also posted a good showing, defeating a group of talented competitors before falling in the final round. In doubles competition, WVU took the title in two of three flights. Next up was the Martha Thorn Invitational. Named in honor of the former WVU tennis coach who led the team for its first 27 seasons, the annual event marked the Mountaineers’ only home tournament for the fall season. After a rough start in the first day of competition, the Mountaineers rebounded on day two as they took the top two spots in Flight ‘B’ and the title in Flight ‘D.’ Elkin won her second title of the season in Flight ‘B’, while junior Gabriela Blaskovicova took Flight ‘D.’ For their last match of the fall season, the Mountaineers traveled to
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Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Queen City Invitational. Burton, a Fairmont, W.Va., native led the team as she fought her way to the finals before falling to No. 1 seed Myriem Mhirit from Eastern Kentucky. Using the fall as a learning experience, the Mountaineers entered the spring season loaded with another tough schedule and a young roster. However, WVU was prepared with high goals and expectations of a BIG EAST tournament appearance. The season started out with a rough patch as the Mountaineers faced tough competition from Akron and Marshall at the Ridgeview Racquet Club in Morgantown. However, showing they could handle adversity, the Mountaineers rebounded the next weekend when they traveled to the Greenbrier Hotel and Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., to host James Madison, Richmond and Liberty. In its first match of the weekend, WVU defeated James Madison in a hard-fought 4-3 decision. The Mountaineers started the match sweeping the doubles point, while Cardenas, Elkin and sophomore Ashley Pilsbury secured the win. The Mountaineers then returned home the next weekend for their toughest home-stretch of the season, as they opened BIG EAST play with top-notch Syracuse, followed by Pitt, Morehead State and Seton Hall. WVU once again showed resilience as the team rebounded the next weekend with wins over Morehead State and Seton Hall, fueling a four-match win streak. WVU fought their way through the remainder of the season, posting big wins over Villanova, New Orleans and Georgetown. In their last match of the season, the Mountaineers hosted Connecticut at the WVU Tennis Courts. With a bid to the conference tournament on the line, WVU once again stepped up and showed that they could compete. After winning the doubles point, Pilsbury and Burton recorded wins at the No. 5 and 6 spots, as Pilsbury posted a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Katie Moritz, while Burton captured a win over Alexa Gregory (6-4, 7-5). Then, after a win from freshman Katie Haught at the No. 2 spot in a tough 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 match, Elkin helped her team secure a 5-2 win over the Huskies, as well as a trip to the BIG EAST Championship with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over BreAnne Cheung at the No. 3 spot. WVU headed into the tournament as a No. 10 seed and was paired with rival Syracuse in its first match. The Orange ended the 2009 campaign with its best finish in school history with seven-consecutive conference victories and defeated WVU in a 1-6 decision earlier in the season. Despite their best efforts, the Mountaineers once again fell to the Orange in a 4-0 decision, putting them in the consolation round of the competition to face No. 11 St. John’s. The Mountaineers started off the match capturing the doubles point as LaFortune and Burton dominated Ira Aleksova and Nakita Austin, 8-1, at the No. 2 spot, while Pilsbury and Haught defeated Jenny Yonkus and Joanna Zwirbulis, 8-3, at the No. 1 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Elkin and Cardenas finished the match 5-4 against Gabija Gasiunatie and Alyssa Liantonio, as the Mountaineers took the point. In singles play, Haught led WVU as she posted a 6-1, 6-0 win over Gasiunatie at the No. 2 spot. The Red Storm then returned with Ece Firat defeating Elkin 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot, Ksenia Mikhayova defeating Cardenas 6-5, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot and Austin defeating Burton 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 6 spot. With the score 3-2 in favor of St. John’s, Pilsbury fought hard in a third-set tiebreaker at the No. 5 spot, but fell in the end to Zwirbulis 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, as St. John’s took the match 4-2. Despite falling in both matches in the tournament, the Mountaineers showed areas of improvement and a mental toughness that will be imperative in the seasons to come. Look for WVU to come back stronger in 2010, with all eight players returning and a highly talented recruiting class, as it continues to fight for conference-wide respect.
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Score Result 2-5 L 0-7 L 4-3 W 1-6 L 1-6 L 3-4 L 5-2 W 5-2 W 5-2 L 8-1 W 1-6 L 1-6 L 0-7 L 1-6 L 3-4 L 7-0 W 2-5 L 6-1 W 2-5 L 1-6 L 2-5 L 7-0 W 1-6 L 5-2 W BIG EAST Tournament 0-4 L 2-4 L
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Opponent Akron Marshall James Madison Richmond Syracuse Pitt Morehead State Seton Hall UMBC Charleston (W.Va.) Nebraska Iowa Maryland Brown Idaho Villanova Army New Orleans Troy Southern Miss Lamar Georgetown Rutgers Connecticut Syracuse St. John’s
Stephanie LaFortune
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#1
2009 individual spring records #2 #3 #4 #5
#6
Veronica Cardenas Ashley Pilsbury Kathryn Haught Monique Burton Olga Elkin Stephanie LaFortune Gabriela Blaskovicova Milica Pantovic Catherine Wickline
---- ---- 0-1 0-1 2-7 2-11 ---- ---- ----
---- 1-0 5-7 ---- 1-4 2-6 ---- ---- ----
2-1 5-5 ---- 4-1 ---- ---- 0-4 2-0 1-0
Doubles Team Blaskovicova/Pilsbury Blaskovicova/Haught LaFortune/Burton Elkin/Cardenas Elkin/Burton Lafotune/Pantovic Pilsbury/Haught
#1 3-17 0-1 2-1 ---- ---- ---- 1-1
1-0 0-1 1-0 2-8 4-5 1-1 ---- 0-1 ----
5-6 1-3 1-3 1-2 ---- ---- ---- 1-2 ---- #2 3-0 ---- 14-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 ----
5-3 4-5 ---- 1-2 ---- ---- 2-0 0-4 ---- #3 ---- ---- ---- 17-6 ---- 2-0 ----
Doubles Total 6-17 0-1 16-7 17-7 0-1 2-1 1-1
Singles Total 13-10 11-14 7-11 8-14 7-17 5-18 2-4 3-7 1-0
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coaching records: year-by-year Year Coach 1973-74 Martha Thorn 1974-75 Martha Thorn 1975-76 Martha Thorn 1976-77 Martha Thorn 1977-78 Martha Thorn 1978-79 Martha Thorn 1979-80 Martha Thorn 1980-81 Martha Thorn 1981-82 Martha Thorn 1982-83 Martha Thorn 1983-84 Martha Thorn 1984-85 Martha Thorn 1985-86 Martha Thorn 1986-87 Martha Thorn 1987-88 Martha Thorn 1988-89 Martha Thorn 1989-90 Martha Thorn 1990-91 Martha Thorn 1991-92 Martha Thorn 1992-93 Martha Thorn
Captain(s) Record Gail Oberholtzer 4-3 Sue Babb, Gail Oberholtzer 15-0 Linda Bennett 9-1-1 Barbara Cusick, Jeanne Varley 10-2 Barbara Cusick, Marianne Rice, Jeanne Varley 8-4 Mickey Cox, Karla Yoho 11-5 Sari Biddle, Karla Yoho 12-5 Lori Andochick 14-3 Lori Andochick 10-6 Lori Burdell, Maureen Druga, Carrie Gilson, Lisa Grimes 12-6 Lori Burdell, Marueen Druga, Carrie Gilson, Lisa Grimes 15-4 Karin Raudsep 11-11 Kathy Gillis 20-9 Kathy Curvan, Katie Highland 15-11 Lena Thoren 10-20 Shelley Stead 15-13 Shelley Stead, Sarah Bible 21-10 Kathie Hall 16-6 Michele Tondreault 11-11 Carrie King, Amy Wellington 3-17
Year Coach Captain(s) Record 1993-94 Martha Thorn Tiffany Egan, Pam McGrath 8-10 1994-95 Martha Thorn Tiffany Egan 15-11 1995-96 Martha Thorn Christy Fiber 8-12 1996-97 Martha Thorn Dana Adams, Karolina Krajewska 13-10 1997-98 Martha Thorn Christina Walker 13-10 1998-99 Martha Thorn Amy Workman, Meghan Cornwall, Andrea Pintaric 10-12 1999-00 Martha Thorn Meghan Cornwall, Andrea Pintaric 6-15 2000-01 Alicia Von Lossberg Ellie Earles 7-14 2001-02 Dan Silverstein Katherine Agustsson, Maia Binder 5-15 2002-03 Dan Silverstein Courtney Howell, Anna Marie Underwood, Jenny Watkins 12-10 2003-04 Dan Silverstein Courtney Howell, Jenny Watkins 10-9 2004-05 Dan Silverstein Ashley Constantine, Catherine Koontz, Kelly Walsh 16-7 2005-06 Dan Silverstein Natalia Prinz, Kelly Walsh 11-12 2006-07 Marc Walters Natalia Prinz, Kelly Walsh 13-12 2007-08 Marc Walters Stacey Percival, Colleen Speaker 15-10 2008-09 Marc Walters Stephanie LaFortune 9-17 Totals 413-332-1
record book Year 1988-92 1995-98 1988-92 1987-91 1982-87 1995-99 1983-86 1994-97 1988-92 1980-84 1989-93 2002-06 1980-84 1980-84 1983-87 1980-84 2004-08 1991-95 1994-97 1999-03 1996-00 1983-87 1985-88 2004-08 2000-04 1995-99 1986-89 1985-87 1998-01 1981-85 2004-08 2003-07 1977-81 1992-96 1978-82 1990-92 1974-78
Top Singles Records Player Year Jo Marie Cinco 1988-92 Christina Walker 1995-98 Melony Kizer 1982-87 Kathie Hall 1987-91 Michele Tondreault 1988-91 Lisa Grimes 1980-84 Carrie King 1989-93 Karolina Krajewska 1994-97 Kathy Mazza 1989-92 Jodi Firestone 1996-99 Katie Highland 1983-87 Maureen Druga 1980-84 Tiffany Egan 1991-95 Meghan Cornwall 1996-99 Kathy Gillis 1982-86 Monica Lyskawa 2004-08 Stacey Percival 2004-08 Dana Adams 1994-97 Jennifer Watkins 2000-04 Lori Burdell 1980-84 Nicole Fiber 1990-92 Kathy Curvan 1983-87 Ellen Bumoskey 1977-81 Natalia Prinz 2004-08
W/L Pct. 214-73 .746 187-78 .706 165-94 .637 159-120 .570 155-98 .613 145-97 .599 144-71 .670 140-109 .562 133-126 .514 131-80 .621 123-108 .532 120-76 .612 119-74 .617 111-58 .657 108-93 .537 107-52 .673 105-76 .580 105-99 .515 101-93 .521 101-90 .529 99-115 .497 95-91 .511 94-70 .573 92-62 .597 92-65 .586 91-101 .473 90-121 .427 87-57 .604 84-114 .424 82-92 .471 81-93 .466 80-67 .544 76-36 .679 69-95 .421 66-60 .524 65-59 .524 62-16 .795 W/L 112-30 102-39 100-65 97-56 84-53 77-48 76-55 75-56 72-75 69-55 69-61 64-48 61-52 61-57 58-31 51-34 51-37 51-55 49-40 47-30 41-31 41-32 39-16 39-51
30-Win Seasons (Singles Only) Player Year W/L Jo Marie Cinco 1989-90 36-6 Kathie Hall 1989-90 34-11
Pct. .789 .723 .606 .634 .613 .616 .580 .573 .490 .556 .531 .571 .540 .546 .652 .600 .580 .481 .551 .610 .569 .562 .709 .433 Pct. .857 .756
Melony Kizer Michele Tondreault Jo Marie Cinco
1985-86 1989-90 1988-89
31-15 31-17 30-11
.674 .646 .732
W/L 29-9 28-11 28-19 26-9 26-18 25-8 25-8 25-12 25-17 25-19 25-20 24-8 24-10 24-15 24-19 24-20 23-5 23-8 23-11 23-14 23-14 23-22 22-12 22-12 22-13 22-17 22-20 21-11 21-12 20-10 20-11 20-11 20-13 20-14 20-14 20-14
Pct. .763 .700 .596 .743 .591 .758 .758 .694 .595 .568 .556 .750 .706 .615 .558 .545 .821 .742 .676 .622 .622 .511 .647 .647 .629 .564 .524 .656 .636 .667 .645 .645 .606 .588 .588 .588
60-Win Seasons (Singles/Doubles) Player Year W/L Jo Marie Cinco 1989-90 66-19
Pct. .776
50-Win Seasons (Singles/Doubles) Player Year W/L Melony Kizer 1985-86 56-26 Christina Walker 1995-96 54-20 Kathie Hall 1989-90 54-32 Michele Tondreault 1989-90 53-27 Jo Marie Cinco 1990-91 51-10 Michele Tondreault 1990-91 51-14 Kathy Gillis 1985-86 51-21 Jo Marie Cinco 1988-89 51-28
Pct. .683 .730 .628 .663 .836 .785 .708 .646
40-Win Seasons (Singles/Doubles) Player Year W/L Raynie Theis 2002-03 49-28 Christina Walker 1997-98 48-17 Christina Walker 1994-95 46-17 Kathy Curvan 1985-86 46-28 Kathie Hall 1988-89 46-35 Kathy Mazza 1989-90 46-38 Jo Marie Cinco 1991-92 45-16 Jodi Firestone 1995-96 45-21 Carrie King 1989-90 45-33 Lori Burdell 1983-84 44-21 Patti Pritt 1985-86 44-26 Jodi Firestone 1997-98 43-22
Pct. .636 .739 .730 .622 .568 .548 .738 .671 .577 .677 .629 .661
20-Win Seasons (Singles Only) Player Year Christina Walker 1995-96 Kathie Hall 1990-91 Melony Kizer 1984-85 Christina Walker 1994-95 Carrie King 1989-90 Michele Tondreault 1990-91 Christina Walker 1997-98 Nicole Fiber 1990-91 Patti Pritt 1986-87 Kathie Hall 1988-89 Michele Tondreault 1988-89 Michele Pauli 1989-90 Kathy Gillis 1985-86 Melony Kizer 1986-87 Lisa Grimes 1983-84 Katie Highland 1985-86 Jo Marie Cinco 1990-91 Jo Marie Cinco 1991-92 Karolina Krajewska 1995-96 Karolina Krajewska 1996-97 Carrie King 1990-91 Kathy Mazza 1989-90 Tiffany Egan 1991-92 Ellie Earles 1997-98 Christina Walker 1996-97 Patti Pritt 1985-86 Kathy Mazza 1988-89 Lisa Grimes 1981-82 Jodi Firestone 1995-96 Katie Highland 1984-85 Lori Burdell 1983-84 Tiffany Egan 1994-95 Jodi Firestone 1997-98 Kathy Curvan 1985-86 Carrie King 1991-92 Anna Marie Underwood 1999-00
Monica Lyskawa Melony Kizer Patti Pritt Karolina Krajewska Melissa Day Maureen Druga Lisa Grimes Kathy Gillis Michele Pauli Lena Thoren Michele Tondreault Kathy Mazza Jodi Firestone Christina Walker
1984-85 1986-87 1995-96 2002-03 1983-84 1983-84 1983-84 1989-90 1986-87 1988-89 1988-89 1997-98 1996-97
43-30 43-31 43-23 43-27 42-24 42-26 41-14 41-18 41-29 41-31 41-34 40-22 40-24
.589 .581 .652 .614 .636 .618 .745 .695 .586 .569 .547 .645 .625
30-Win Seasons (Singles/Doubles) Player Year W/L Christina Walker 1996-97 39-24 Jennifer Watkins 2002-03 39-18 Kathie Hall 1990-91 39-27 Nicole Fiber 1990-91 38-27 Catherine Koontz 2002-03 38-30 Carrie Gilson 1983-84 37-14 Kathy Gillis 1984-85 37-22 Melony Kizer 1986-87 37-27 Karolina Krajewska 1996-97 37-31 Anna Marie Underwood 2002-03 37-23 Tiffany Egan 1991-92 36-22 Karolina Krajewska 1994-95 36-22 Carrie Gilson 1981-82 35-21 Carrie King 1990-91 34-28 Monica Lyskawa 2006-07 33-15 Lena Thoren 1985-86 33-20 Pam McGrath 1991-92 33-21 Dana Adams 1996-97 33-24 Ellie Earles 1997-98 33-27 Jodi Firestone 1996-97 33-28 Tiffany Egan 1994-95 32-21 Raynie Theis 2003-04 32-21 Maureen Druga 1981-82 32-23 Carrie King 1991-92 32-30 Shelley Stead 1987-88 31-43 Stacey Percival 2004-05 30-10 Maureen Druga 1982-83 30-26 Veronica Cardenas 2008-09 30-17
Pct. .619 .684 .591 .585 .559 .725 .627 .578 .544 .617 .621 .621 .625 .548 .544 .623 .611 .578 .550 .540 .611 .611 .582 .516 .419 .750 .536 .638
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Top Career Records Player Jo Marie Cinco Christina Walker Michele Tondreault Kathie Hall Melony Kizer Jodi Firestone Kathy Gillis Karolina Krajewska Kathy Mazza Maureen Druga Carrie King Raynie Theis Lisa Grimes Carrie Gilson Kathy Curvan Lori Burdell Stacey Percival Tiffany Egan Dana Adams Anna Marie Underwood Meghan Cornwall Katie Highland Lena Thoren Monica Lyskawa Jennifer Watkins Amy Workman Shelley Stead Patti Pritt Ellie Earles Karin Raudsep Natalia Prinz Kelly Walsh Ellen Bumoskey Christy Fiber Lori Andochick Nicole Fiber Jeanne Varley
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record book 20-Win Seasons (Singles/Doubles) Player Year W/L Natalia Prinz 2007-08 29-19 Katie Highland 1984-85 29-30 Meghan Cornwall 1996-97 29-26 Katie Highland 1984-85 29-30 Monica Lyskawa 2007-08 28-18 Lisa Grimes 1982-83 28-23 Dana Watts 1986-87 28-23 Katie Highland 1985-86 28-25 Barbara Rolland 1984-85 28-27 Meghan Cornwall 1998-99 28-29 Barbara Cusick 1974-75 27-7 Maureen Druga 1980-81 27-7 Ellen Bumoskey 1980-81 27-10 Stacey Percival 2005-06 27-15 Tracy Wolfe 1996-97 27-16 Stephanie LaFortune 2007-08 27-17 Amy Workman 1996-97 27-21 Anna Marie Underwood 1999-00 27-22 Karin Raudsep 1984-85 27-41 Dana Adams 1995-96 27-21 Kim Fleming 1979-80 26-10 Lori Burdell 1982-83 26-12 Ashley Pilsbury 2007-08 26-18 Amy Workman 1997-98 26-22 Stacey Percival 2007-08 26-24 Kathy Mazza 1990-91 26-30 Dana Watts 1987-88 26-46 Tracy Wolfe 1996-97 26-16 Lisa Grimes 1980-81 25-8 Natasha Ramdass 1997-98 25-15 Kathy Curvan 1984-85 25-30 Tiffany Egan 1993-94 25-31 Karolina Krajewska 1993-94 25-32 Shelley Stead 1988-89 25-39 Kim Fleming 1980-81 24-9 Lori Burdell 1980-81 24-12 Beth Andochick 1981-82 24-14
NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-America 2007 Natalia Prinz BIG EAST Scholar Athlete 1997 Karolina Krajewska 2001 Courtney Howell 2002 Courtney Howell 2003 Courtney Howell 2004 Courtney Howell BIG EAST Academic all-Star 2006 Ashley Constantine, Catherine Koontz, Colleen Speaker, Raynie Theis, Kelly Walsh 2007 Gabriela Blaskovicova, Ashley Constantine, Kelly Walsh 2008 Gabriela Blaskovicova, Stephanie LaFortune, Stacey Percival, Ashley Pilsbury, Colleen Speaker 2009 Gabriela Blaskovicova, Monique Burton, Veronica Cardenas, Olga Elkin, Katheryn Haught, Stephanie LaFortune, Ashley Pilsbury, Catie Wickline BIG EAST Championship MVP 2005-06
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Pct. .604 .492 .527 .492 .609 .549 .549 .528 .509 .491 .794 .794 .730 .571 .628 .614 .563 .551 .397 .563 .722 .684 .591 .541 .520 .464 .361 .619 .781 .625 .455 .446 .439 .390 .727 .667 .632
Kelly Walsh
All-Atlantic 10 1985 Melony Kizer (Singles/Doubles) Melony Kizer (Doubles) Kathy Gillis (Doubles) 1986 Melony Kizer (Singles) Kathy Gillis (Doubles) Patti Pritt (Doubles)
Lisa Grimes Carrie Gilson Kim Paulikovsky Jodi Firestone Christy Fiber Nicole Fiber Elizabeth TenBroeck Monique Burton Ellen Bumoskey Karin Raudsep Kelly Walsh Shelley Stead Stephanie LaFortune Olga Elkin Kelly Walsh Christy Fiber Stacey Percival Debbie Wituski Jennifer Watkins Lee Ann Kaper Shannon Price Dana Adams Amy Workman Margaret Luchini Kathy Curvan Lauren Muhlbach Ashley Constantine Melissa Day Jennifer Watkins Lena Thoren Dana Adams Anna Marie Underwood Kathy Mazza Kathie Hall Katie Highland Natalia Prinz Raynie Theis Raynie Theis
1981-82 1982-83 1984-85 1998-99 1994-95 1991-92 1993-94 2008-09 1979-80 1984-85 2006-07 1986-87 2008-09 2008-09 2003-04 1993-94 2006-07 1987-88 2003-04 1985-86 1998-99 1993-94 1995-96 1978-79 1984-85 1996-97 2003-04 2003-04 2000-01 1987-88 1994-95 2000-01 1991-92 1987-88 1986-87 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06
24-17 24-17 24-20 24-25 24-26 24-31 24-31 24-21 23-10 23-18 23-22 23-28 23-25 23-24 22-15 22-26 22-27 22-41 21-16 21-16 21-22 21-24 21-36 20-5 20-7 20-14 20-16 20-16 20-19 20-22 20-23 20-23 20-24 20-26 20-31 20-21 20-15 20-14
.585 .585 .545 .489 .480 .436 .436 .533 .697 .561 .511 .451 .469 .489 .595 .458 .449 .349 .568 .568 .488 .467 .368 .800 .741 .588 .556 .556 .512 .476 .465 .465 .455 .435 .488 .488 .571 .588
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1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Kathy Mazza (Singles) Carrie King (Singles) Carrie King (Singles) Carrie King (Singles) Tiffany Egan
Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year 1989 Jo Marie Cinco 1990 Carrie King 1995 Christina Walker Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year 1992 Jo Marie Cinco Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 1991 Martha Thorn Atlantic 10 All-Tournament* 1984 Katie Highland (Singles) Kathy Gillis (Doubles) Kathy Curvan (Doubles) 1992 Jo Marie Cinco (5th/Singles) Pam McGrath (6th/Singles) * From 1985-91 the Atlantic 10 named only an allconference team. In 1992, the Atlantic 10 resumed naming all-conference and all-tournament teams. ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II First Team 2004-05 Catherine Koontz 2004-06 Catherine Koontz
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Second Team 2005-06 Ashley Constantine Outstanding Athlete Award 1973-74 B’Ann True 1974-75 Linda Bennett 1975-76 Jeanne Varley 1976-77 Susie Howes 1977-78 Sarah Palmer 1978-79 Margaret Luchini 1979-80 Lynn Sitrin 1980-81 Ellen Bumoskey 1981-82 Lisa Grimes 1982-83 Lisa Grimes 1983-84 Lisa Grimes 1984-85 Kathy Gillis 1985-86 Melony Kizer 1986-87 Patti Pritt 1987-88 Shelley Stead 1988-89 Kathie Hall 1989-90 Kathie Hall 1990-91 Kathie Hall 1991-92 Jo Marie Cinco 1992-93 Tiffany Egan 1993-94 Lauren Muhlbach 1994-95 Christina Walker 1995-96 Christina Walker 1996-97 Christina Walker 1997-98 Christina Walker 1998-99 Jodi Firestone 1999-00 Ellie Earles
awards and honors 2000-01 Ellie Earles 2001-02 Anna Marie Underwood, Jennifer Watkins 2002-03 Melissa Day 2003-04 Jennifer Watkins 2004-05 Natalia Prinz 2005-06 Stacey Percival 2006-07 Monica Lyskawa 2007-08 Stacey Percival 2008-09 Veronica Cardenas Coaches’ Award Established in 1989, this award is given by the coaching staff to a team member in recognition for outstanding contributions to the team. This award is given to the individual who best exemplifies enthusiasm, encouragement and support for her teammates on the court, as well as off the court. Kathy Mazza Sarah Bible Not awarded Nicki Sodini Christina Walker Christy Fiber Meghan Cornwall Ellie Earles Ellie Earles Ellie Earles Ellie Earles Katherine Agustsson Anna Marie Underwood Jennifer Watkins WVU Mountaineer Tennis Team Raynie Theis; Catherine Koontz Stacey Percival Colleen Speaker Veronica Cardenas
Martha T. Thorn Award Established in 1997, this award is given by the coaching staff to a team member in recognition of exceptional individual commitment. This award is given to the individual who best exemplifies effort, dedication and consistency. 1996-97 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Jane Little Memorial Award This award, a silver bowl donated by the West Virginia University Foundation, is given each year to the member of the women’s tennis team who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship and team spirit. Jane Little, a Charleston, W.Va., native, was a member of the first women’s intercollegiate team to compete for WVU. Jane was not the best tennis player on the team, but she displayed the best sportsmanship and was the most dedicated. When she died in October, 1977, her teammates from the 1973-74 team established this award in her memory. 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Karla Yoho Michele Cox Lynn Sitrin Lori Andochick Lori Andochick Cindy Worrall Cindy Worrall Katie Highland Katie Highland Lee Ann Kaper Katie Highland Lena Thoren Debbie Wituski Sarah Bible Michele Tondreault Sally Hintermiser Amy Wellington Nicole Sodini Laura Muhlbach Christy Fiber
Natalia Prinz
Karolina Krajewska Meghan Cornwall Ellie Earles Ellie Earles Anna Marie Underwood Melissa Day Ashley Constantine Natalia Prinz Natalia Prinz Kelly Walsh Monique Burton Kathryn Haught
Most Improved Athlete Award This award was started in 1998-99 and given by the coaches to the player they think exhibited the greatest improvement from one year to the next. 1998 99 1999 00 2000-01 2001-02 2002 03 2003 04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Sarah Tritt Gretchen Unger Jennifer Watkins Jennifer Watkins Jennifer Watkins Kelly Walsh Stacey Percival Ashley Constantine Monique Burton Natalia Prinz Catie Wickline and Stephanie LaFortune
Special Recognition Player Established in 2006-07 by coach Marc Walters, this award recognizes the student-athlete who holds the No. 1 position all season. 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Natalia Prinz None Awarded Stephanie LaFortune
“20 Win Club” Started by coach Marc Walters in 2007-08, this award recognizes those who attained at least 20 wins in doubles and/or singles competition throughout the year. 2007-08 2008-09
Natalia Prinz Monica Lyskawa Stephanie LaFortune Stacey Percival Ashley Pilsbury Stephanie LaFortune Olga Elkin Veronica Cardenas Monique Burton
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1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
1996-97 Karolina Krajewska 1997-98 Christina Walker 1998-99 Ellie Earles Meghan Cornwall 1999-00 Anna Marie Underwood 2000-01 Anna Marie Underwood Katherine Agustsson 2001-02 Gretchen Unger 2002-03 Catherine Koontz 2003-04 Melissa Day 2004-05 Catherine Koontz 2005-06 Ashley Constantine 2006-07 Ashley Constantine 2007-08 Monica Lyskawa 2008-09 Monique Burton and Stephanie LaFortune
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Opponent Akron Alabama Allegheny American Appalachian State Arkansas (Little Rock) Army Barton Bethany Binghamton Boston College Boston University Brown Bucknell BYU-Hawaii Cal State Northridge California, Pa. Central Florida Charleston, S.C Charleston, W.Va. Chatham Cincinnati Coastal Carolina Colgate Columbia Concord Connecticut Cornell Dartmouth Davidson Davis & Elkins DePaul Duquesne East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Fairmont State Flagler Florida Southern Frostburg State Furman George Mason George Washington Georgetown Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Guilford Harvard Hartford Hawaii High Point Idaho Indiana, Pa Iowa State Jacksonville James Madison Kent State Kentucky Kenyon Lamar Lehigh Liberty Long Island Louisville Marietta Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland-Baltimore County
W-L-T 8-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-4-0 1-5-0 2-2-0 6-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 12-1-1 1-0-0 8-5-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 74-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 23-2-0 7-4-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 8-1-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 7-0-0 2-5-0 3-3-0 9-13-0 16-30 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 3-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 6-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 8-19-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-20 2-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-3-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 20-11-0 0-14-0 6-2-0
Series Began 1985 2003 1983 1994 1987 2003 2009 2008 1974 2002 1997 1988 1991 1984 2003 2004 1973 1991 1986 1974 1978 1978 2008 2004 1996 1976 2005 1995 1998 1998 1984 2006 1978 1984 1981 1998 1973 1991 1991 1975 1989 2005 1982 1988 1990 1995 1995 1987 1997 1988 2003 1988 --1977 2009 1993 1976 1980 1981 1990 2006 1984 2008 2007 2005 1977 1987 1973 1977 2001
Opponent Massachusetts Memphis Miami, Fla. Miami, Ohio Middle Tennessee Missouri Morehead State Morgan State Mount Olive Mount State Mary’s Murray State Nebraska New Orleans North Carolina-Charlotte North Carolina-Greensboro North Carolina-Wilmington North Carolina State North Florida Northern Illinois Notre Dame Ohio. Ohio State Old Dominion Peace Penn Penn State Pitt Presbyterian Providence Radford Rhode Island Richmond Robert Morris Rollins Rutgers St. Bonaventure St. John’s St. Joseph’s Salem Salisbury State Samford San Diego Seton Hall Shepherd Slippery Rock South Florida Southern Illinois Southern Miss St. John’s Syracuse Temple Tennessee-Chattanooga Texas-San Antonio Toledo Troy State Villanova Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech West Liberty West Virginia Wesleyan Western Carolina Western Illinois Western Kentucky William & Mary Winthrop Wright State Wyoming Youngstown State
W-L-T 3-1-0 1-0-0 0-4-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-2-0 6-9-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 8-7-0 0-13-0 1-7-0 1-2-0 0-1-0 1-22-0 27-4-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 4-0-0 0-4-0 5-0-0 0-2-0 15-210 5-1-0 4-5-0 3-0-0 5-0-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 12-10-0 1-0-0 10-0-0 0-2-0 3-0-0 0-4-0 0-1-0 2-130 9-10-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 6-1-0 1-2-0 8-0-0 0-3-0 1-2-0 4-17-0 10-2-0 9-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 0-3-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
Series Began 1987 1994 1996 1993 1986 2001 1978 2004 2008 1990 1986 2009 2009 1989 1989 2001 1991 1992 1993 1998 1978 1991 1986 1986 1996 1983 1974 2008 1989 1988 1983 1990 1978 1992 1983 1989 1997 1988 1974 1978 2003 2007 1988 1977 1974 2006 1986 2006 2009 1989 1983 1990 1998 1993 2005 1988 1977 1990 1983 1973 1974 1990 1987 1980 1991 1986 2003 2003 2007
all-time scores Year‑By‑Year Results Martha Thorn 1973-2000 1973-2009 315-227-1 (.580) 1973‑74 (4‑3) Martha Thorn 2‑3 L Fairmont State 3‑1 W Marshall 2‑3 L West Liberty 1‑4 L West Liberty 5‑0 W California, Pa. 3‑2 W Fairmont State 5‑0 W California, Pa. West Virginia State Tournament (3rd) 1974‑75 (15‑0) Martha Thorn 7‑0 W Salem 6‑1 W West Liberty 4‑3 W Marshall 5‑0 W Pitt 7‑0 W Salem 7‑0 W Fairmont State 7‑0 W West Virginia Wesleyan 4‑3 W Marshall 4‑3 W Morris Harvey 7‑0 W West Liberty 6‑0 W Fairmont State 7‑0 W Bethany 6‑0 W California, Pa. 3‑2 W Slippery Rock 6‑0 W California, Pa. West Virginia State Tournament (1st)
1976‑77 (10‑2) Martha Thorn 6‑1 W Frostburg State 9‑0 W Concord 7‑0 W Morris Harvey 7‑0 W Salem 3‑6 L James Madison 7‑0 W Salem 2‑5 L Marshall 7‑2 W Slippery Rock 5‑2 W West Liberty 7‑0 W Fairmont State 6‑0 W West Virginia Wesleyan 6‑1 W Fairmont State West Virginia State Tournament (2nd) 1977‑78 (8‑4) Martha Thorn 6‑1 W Frostburg State 5‑2 W Shepherd 5‑3 W Morris Harvey 5‑2 W West Liberty 4‑1 W Indiana, Pa. 0‑9 L Maryland 8‑1 W West Virginia Wesleyan 7‑0 W Fairmont State
1978‑79 (11‑5) Martha Thorn 5‑1 W Frostburg State 2‑7 L James Madison 5‑0 W Indiana, Pa. 0‑6 L Maryland 7‑2 W Salisbury State 8‑1 W Slippery Rock 6‑1 W West Virginia Wesleyan 5‑1 W Marshall 4‑5 L Morehead State 6‑3 W Marshall 0‑9 L Virginia 5‑1 W Duquesne 9‑0 W Robert Morris 5‑4 W Ohio 3‑6 L at Cincinnati 8‑1 W Chatham 1979‑80 (12‑5) Martha Thorn Fall 7‑2 W Frostburg State 3‑6 L Morehead State 5‑4 W Pitt 7‑2 W Indiana, Pa. 5‑4 W James Madison 2‑7 L Salisbury State 5‑4 W West Virginia Wesleyan 7‑2 W Charleston 7‑2 W Marshall 6‑3 W Duquesne Spring 4‑5 L 5‑4 W 7‑2 W 5‑4 W 4‑2 W 3‑6 L 1‑8 L
Cincinnati Pitt Salisbury Invitational (23rd) Slippery Rock Ohio Duquesne Cincinnati Kent State
1980‑81 (14‑3) Martha Thorn Fall 6‑0 W Frostburg State 8‑1 W Charleston 3‑6 L Western Kentucky 2‑7 L Morehead State 4‑5 L James Madison 6‑3 W Pitt 7‑2 W Cincinnati 8‑1 W Slippery Rock 9‑0 W West Virginia Wesleyan 7‑2 W Marshall 5‑4 W Duquesne 8‑1 W Pitt Tennis Life Classic (7th) 7‑2 W Ohio 6‑3 W Salisbury State Salisbury State Invitational (6th) Spring 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 7‑2 W
Duquesne Robert Morris Charleston
WVU’s first tennis team in 1973-74. 1981‑82 (9‑6) Martha Thorn 8‑1 W Duquesne 4‑5 L Charleston 1‑8 L Eastern Kentucky 3‑6 L Western Kentucky 0‑9 L Kentucky 8‑1 W Robert Morris 0‑9 L James Madison 5‑4 W Charleston 8‑1 W West Virginia Wesleyan 1‑8 L Morehead State 9‑0 W Salisbury State 9‑0 W Ohio 7‑2 W Marshall 8‑1 W Duquesne 8‑1 W Charleston NATA (3rd) 1982‑83 (12‑6) Martha Thorn Fall 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 2‑7 L 9‑0 W 5‑4 W 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 6‑3 W 2‑7 L 2‑7 L 8‑1 W 9‑0 W Spring 5‑4 W 5‑4 W 0‑9 L 9‑0 W 0‑9 L 4‑5 L
1983‑84 (15‑4) Martha Thorn Fall 9‑0 W 6‑3 W 9‑0 W 9‑0 W
Slippery Rock Charleston Morehead State Marshall Eastern Kentucky West Liberty Ohio Pitt George Washington James Madison Robert Morris Salisbury State
Marshall Rutgers Penn State Atlantic 10 Tournament Rhode Island Penn State Rutgers
7‑2 4‑5 9‑0 9‑0 5‑4 9‑0 5‑4 7‑2 1‑8
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W W W
L
Spring 1‑8 L 7‑2 W 5‑4 W 9‑0 W 2‑7 L 7‑2 W
West Liberty Morehead State Temple West Virginia Wesleyan ECTT Championships (10th) Ohio Tennis Life Tournament (7th) Pitt Virginia Tech Cincinnati Salisbury Tournament (5th) James Madison MATA Tournament (1st) MSTA Tournament (7th)
Penn State Marshall East Tennessee State Atlantic 10 Tournament Rhode Island Penn State Rutgers
1984‑85 (11‑11) Martha Thorn Fall 7‑2 W West Liberty 9‑0 W Duquesne 0‑9 L Lehigh 6‑3 W Temple 7‑2 W Bucknell 9‑0 W Davis & Elkins 0‑9 L Morehead State 6‑3 W Eastern Kentucky 1‑8 L Ohio Tennis Life Tournament (7th) 7‑1 W West Liberty ECTT Tournament (7th) 7‑2 W Pitt Salisbury Invitational (5th) 2‑7 L Virginia Tech 4‑5 L George Washington 2‑7 L James Madison
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1975‑76 (9‑1‑1) Martha Thorn 7‑0 W West Liberty 6‑1 W Frostburg State 7‑0 W Fairmont State 4‑3 W Marshall 3‑3 T Morris Harvey 6‑1 W Frostburg State 7‑0 W Fairmont State 6‑1 W Slippery Rock 6‑1 W West Virginia Wesleyan 7‑0 W Salem 3‑4 L Pitt West Virginia State Tournament (2nd)
3‑6 L Marshall 7‑0 W Marietta West Virginia State Tournament (2nd) 1‑7 L James Madison 0‑9 L Virginia
Slippery Rock Allegheny Salisbury State Duquesne
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all-time scores Spring Eastern Kentucky Tournament (5th) 0‑6 L Morehead State 8‑1 W Akron 4‑5 L East Tennessee State 5‑4 W Rutgers 1‑8 L Penn State Middle State Tournament (5th) Atlantic 10 Tournament 9‑0 W Duquesne 2‑7 L Rutgers 3‑6 L George Washington
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1985‑86 (20‑9) Martha Thorn Fall 9‑0 W 7‑2 W 9‑0 W 7‑2 W 7‑2 W 8‑1 W 8‑1 W 8‑1 W 7‑0 W 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 2‑7 L 2‑7 L
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Spring 6‑3 W 4‑5 L 7‑2 W 3‑6 L 2‑7 L 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 8‑1 W 2‑7 L 3‑6 L 3‑6 L 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 5‑4 W 1‑8 L
1986‑87 (15‑11) Martha Thorn Fall 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 8‑1 W 1‑8 L 7‑2 W 2‑7 L 7‑1 W 5‑4 W 0‑7 L Spring 6‑3 W 6‑3 W 1‑5 L 9‑0 W 2‑7 L 5‑4 W 4‑5 L 6‑3 W 9‑0 W 4‑5 L 2‑7 L 0‑9 L
West Liberty Indiana, Pa. Slippery Rock Duquesne Davis & Elkins Marshall Bucknell Ohio West Liberty Charleston Pitt George Washington Virginia Tech James Madison
Winthrop Middle Tennessee State Southern Illinois Old Dominion Charleston, S.C. Murray State Akron Morehead State Rutgers Penn State Peace East Tennessee State Atlantic 10 Tournament Duquesne Rutgers Penn State
Duquesne Indiana, Pa. Slippery Rock Allegheny Rutgers Pitt Ohio George Washington Virginia Tech James Madison
East Tennessee State Middle Tennessee State Old Dominion Appalachian State Western Illinois Guilford Marquette Morehead State Marshall George Mason Temple Penn State
7‑2 8‑1 0‑9 1‑8
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Bucknell Atlantic 10 Tournament George Washington Penn State Temple
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1987‑88 (10‑20) Martha Thorn Fall 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 7‑2 W 1‑8 L 9‑0 W 6‑3 W 1‑6 L 2‑7 L 8‑1 W 4‑5 L 1‑8 L 0‑9 L 2‑7 L 8‑1 W Spring 2‑4 L 8‑1 W 0‑9 L 0‑9 L 9‑0 W 1‑8 L 6‑3 W 0‑6 L 0‑8 L 0‑9 L 2‑5 L 1‑8 L 0‑9 L 1‑8 L 4‑5 L 4‑5 L
East Tennessee State Appalachian State Old Dominion Guilford High Point Peace Middle Tennessee State Morehead State Ohio Akron Western Kentucky George Mason Penn State Rutgers Atlantic 10 Tournament George Washington Massachusetts
1988‑89 (15‑13) Martha Thorn Fall 5‑4 W 8‑1 W 5‑4 W 7‑2 W 4‑5 L 6‑3 W 2‑7 L 6‑3 W 7‑2 W 1‑8 L 1‑8 L Spring 7‑2 W 1‑8 L 5‑4 W 8‑1 W 0‑9 L 7‑2 W 5‑1 W 6‑2 W 2‑7 L 4‑5 L 0‑9 L 2‑7 L 0‑9 L 9‑0 W 9‑0 W 1‑8 L 3‑6 L
Indiana, Pa. Duquesne Bucknell Connecticut Massachusetts Hartford Ohio Temple Pitt Radford James Madison Virginia Tech George Washington Marshall
Seton Hall St. Joseph’s Villanova Bucknell George Mason Georgetown Ohio Pitt George Washington James Madison Virginia Tech
North Carolina‑Charlotte Old Dominion Guilford North Carolina‑Greensboro Furman Morehead State Temple Akron Ohio Lehigh Penn State Boston Rutgers St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 Tournament Massachusetts Rutgers Temple
1989‑90 (21‑10) Martha Thorn Fall 9‑0 W Marshall 8‑1 W Pitt 8‑1 W Bucknell 3‑6 L Ohio ITA Team Championships 1‑8 L Syracuse 6‑3 W Providence 0‑7 L Boston 7‑0 W Duquesne 8‑1 W George Washington 6‑3 W Virginia Tech 1‑8 L James Madison 8‑1 W Akron Spring 7‑2 W 5‑4 W 9‑0 W 7‑0 W 3‑6 L 8‑1 W 6‑2 W 4‑5 L 9‑0 W 6‑0 W 8‑1 W 6‑0 W 8‑1 W 1‑6 L 4‑5 L 5‑4 W 9‑0 W 3‑6 L 4‑5 L
Western Carolina Old Dominion Guilford Appalachian State Tennessee‑Chattanooga Western Kentucky Georgia Southern Furman Marshall East Tennessee State Kenyon George Mason Ohio Penn State Rutgers Boston Atlantic 10 Tournament St. Joseph’s Penn State Temple
1990‑91 (16‑6) Martha Thorn Fall 8‑1 W Mount St. Mary’s 6‑3 W Virginia Commonwealth ITA Team Championships 8‑1 W George Mason 3‑6 L Richmond 8‑1 W George Mason 5‑4 W James Madison Spring 9‑0 W 3‑6 L 6‑3 W 2‑7 L 6‑3 W 3‑6 L 8‑1 W 6‑3 W 5‑4 W 6‑0 W 8‑1 W 3‑6 L 8‑0 W 9‑0 W 5‑4 W 1‑5 L
Pitt Ohio State North Carolina State Furman North Carolina‑Charlotte Flagler Central Florida Florida Southern Temple Akron Southern Illinois Penn State Rutgers Atlantic 10 Tournament St. Bonaventure Temple Penn State
1991‑92 (11‑11) Martha Thorn Fall 6‑3 W North Carolina‑Charlotte 8‑1 W Mount St. Mary’s ITA Team Championships 0‑9 L William & Mary
5‑4 5‑4 1‑5 3‑6
W W L L
Spring 2‑7 L 3‑6 L 4‑5 L 5‑1 W 1‑5 L 5‑4 W 4‑5 L 6‑0 W 7‑2 W 8‑1 W 4‑5 L 4‑5 L 9‑0 W 7‑2 W 3‑6 L
Brown Virginia Tech George Washington James Madison
Ohio State Virginia Tech North Carolina State Peace Flagler North Florida Rollins Pitt Temple Lehigh Boston Rutgers Atlantic 10 Tournament Duquesne Rutgers George Washington
1992‑93 (3‑17) Martha Thorn Fall 4‑5 L 5‑4 W 3‑6 L 1‑7 L Spring 0‑9 L 0‑6 L 1‑5 L 4‑5 L 6‑2 W 0‑7 L 2‑5 L 1‑8 L * L * L 1‑7 L 0‑8 L * L 6‑3 W 0‑9 L 1‑8 L * Forfeit
Ohio State Northern Illinois Toledo Virginia Commonwealth Cincinnati Furman Jacksonville Rollins Mount St. Mary’s George Washington Temple Rutgers Miami, Ohio Atlantic 10 Tournament Rhode Island George Washington Temple
1993‑94 (8‑10) Martha Thorn Fall 1‑5 L Spring 7‑2 W 1‑6 L 4‑5 L 2‑7 L 8‑1 W 5‑4 W 2‑7 L 3‑6 L 5‑4 W 7‑2 W 5‑0 W 1‑8 L 0‑9 L 9‑0 W 6‑3 W 3‑6 L 1‑8 L
Georgetown Temple Virginia Tech James Madison
James Madison
Toledo St. Bonaventure Maryland Furman UNC‑Charlotte East Tennessee State Murray State North Carolina‑Greensboro Mount St. Mary’s Georgetown Duquesne Temple Rutgers American Atlantic 10 Tournament St. Bonaventure George Washington Rutgers
all-time scores 1994‑95 (15‑11) Martha Thorn Fall 9‑0 W 4‑5 L 5‑4 W 8‑1 W 1‑5 L Spring 1‑8 L 1‑8 L 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 4‑3 W 0‑7 L 5‑2 W 4‑5 L 5‑4 W 1‑5 L 5‑4 W 3‑6 L 1‑5 L 9‑0 W 1‑5 L 6‑0 W 7‑2 W 7‑2 W 9‑0 W 2‑7 L 7‑2 W
Spring 3‑4 L 3‑6 L 2‑5 L 7‑2 W 6‑3 W 3‑6 L 4‑5 L 2‑7 L 2‑5 L 5‑2 W 4‑5 L
Ohio State Temple Cincinnati Toledo Cornell Georgia Tech Georgia State Old Dominion Furman Seton Hall James Madison Virginia Tech Maryland George Washington Rutgers Marshall North Carolina‑Charlotte Georgetown Atlantic 10 Tournament St. Joseph’s Rutgers Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Temple
Ohio State Virginia Tech Maryland Toledo James Madison Boston Penn State Seton Hall Rutgers Columbia George Washington
The 2003 WVU women’s tennis team.
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1996‑97 (13‑10) Martha Thorn Fall 2‑5 L 5‑2 W 2‑5 L Spring 3‑4 L 0‑7 L 2‑7 L 7‑2 W 1‑8 L 2‑7 L 7‑2 W 8‑1 W 9‑0 W 6‑0 W 2‑7 L 8‑1 W 6‑1 W 5‑4 W 4‑1 W 4‑0 W 4‑0 W 4‑3 W 1‑4 L 0‑4 L
1997‑98 (13‑10) Martha Thorn Fall 5‑2 W 3‑5 L 4‑5 L Spring 0‑7 L 1‑6 L 1‑8 L 1‑7 L 6‑3 W
Georgetown Marshall East Tennessee State BIG EAST Tournament Connecticut Miami, Fla. Rutgers Seton Hall
Syracuse James Madison Virginia
Ohio State Maryland Virginia Tech East Tennessee State Charleston, S.C. Georgia Tech Furman James Madison Connecticut Temple Penn State Marshall George Washington Rutgers Georgetown Pitt BIG EAST Tournament St. John’s Seton Hall Miami, Fla. Boston College
Seton Hall Harvard Cornell
Ohio State Maryland Richmond Virginia Commonwealth Marshall
6‑3 5‑4 4‑1 2‑7 6‑3 9‑0 6‑3 4‑5 9‑0 6‑1 6‑0 4‑0 4‑2 0‑4 1‑4
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1998‑99 (10‑12) Martha Thorn Fall 5‑1 L 5‑2 L 5‑1 W Spring 2-5 L 5‑2 W 0-7 L 0-9 L 3-4 L 3-4 L 5‑2 W 2-7 L 2-7 L 5‑4 W 1-8 L 4‑3 W 4‑2 W 5‑0 W 4‑0 W 4‑0 W 0-4 L 4‑1 W 1-4 L
James Madison Texas‑San Antonio Penn State Virginia Tech Davidson Pitt Rutgers Seton Hall Connecticut Georgetown Providence BIG EAST Tournament Villanova Seton Hall Notre Dame Syracuse
Dartmouth Seton Hall George Washington
Penn State American Ohio State Maryland Marshall Eastern Michigan Seton Hall James Madison Old Dominion College of Charleston Virginia Tech George Washington Rutgers Georgetown Pitt BIG EAST Tournament Villanova Syracuse Georgetown Seton Hall
1999‑2000 (5‑14) Martha Thorn Spring 0‑9 L Ohio State 0‑9 L Marquette 2‑7 L Maryland 0‑9 L Penn State 4‑5 L Marshall 3‑5 L East Tennessee State 0‑9 L Virginia Tech 9‑0 W Akron 2‑7 L Old Dominion 3‑6 L Cincinnati 1‑7 L James Madison 1‑8 L Boston University 5‑4 W Rutgers 3‑5 L Georgetown 5‑3 W Providence BIG EAST Tournament 5‑0 W Pitt 0‑5 L Miami 1‑5 L Boston College 5‑3 W Georgetown
Alicia Von Lossberg 2001 8-13 (.350) 2000‑01 (8‑13) Alicia Von Lossberg Spring 5‑4 W Duquesne 0‑7 L Ohio State 1‑6 L Missouri 1‑6 L Maryland 2‑5 L Syracuse 2‑5 L Boston College 0‑7 L Penn State 7‑0 W Pitt 1‑6 L Virginia Tech 3‑4 L George Washington 0‑7 L Notre Dame 3‑4 L James Madison 0‑7 L Richmond 7‑0 W UNC‑Wilmington 6‑1 W Maryland‑Baltimore County 7‑0 W Seton Hall 5‑2 W Rutgers 3‑4 L American 6‑1 W Georgetown BIG EAST Tournament 4-2 W Boston College 1‑4 L Syracuse Dan Silverstein 2002-06 54-53 (.505) 2001‑02 (5‑15) Dan Silverstein Spring 0‑7 L Ohio State 0‑7 L Maryland 4‑3 W Maryland‑Baltimore County 0‑7 L Marshall 2‑5 L George Washington 1‑4 L Eastern Michigan 4‑3 W Toledo 1‑6 L Penn State 4‑3 W Binghamton 3‑4 L Lehigh 0‑7 L Miami 0‑7 L Boston College 0‑7 L Virginia Tech 0‑4 L Syracuse 4‑3 W Pitt 1‑6 L Rutgers 2‑5 L Seton Hall 1‑6 L Connecticut 1‑6 L Georgetown 4‑3 W Duquesne 2002‑03 (12‑10, 4‑4) Dan Silverstein Spring 3‑4 L Arkansas‑Little Rock 0‑7 L Virginia Tech 6‑1 W Pitt 3‑4 L Connecticut 3‑4 L Syracuse 1‑6 L Alabama 0‑7 L Maryland 6‑1 W Lehigh 4‑3 W UNC‑Charlotte 6‑1 W Western Carolina 2‑7 L BYU‑Hawaii 3‑4 L Hawaii 4‑3 W Wyoming 6‑1 W St. John’s 6‑1 W Georgetown
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Memphis Louisville Southern Illinois Georgetown Virginia Tech
5‑4 4‑5 4‑2 4‑1 0‑4 4‑3 0‑4
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2003‑04 (10‑9, 3‑6) Dan Silverstein Spring 6‑1 W Wright State 0‑7 L Miami 7‑0 W St. Bonaventure 4‑3 W St. John’s 6‑1 W Duquesne 7‑0 W Georgetown 3‑4 L Cincinnati 0‑7 L Louisville 4‑3 W Cal State Northridge 5‑2 W Colgate 6‑0 W Morgan State 2‑5 L Rutgers 3‑4 L Seton Hall 0‑7 L Syracuse 6‑1 W Toledo 5‑2 W Pitt 2‑5 L Connecticut 2‑4 L UMBC 1‑6 L Virginia Tech
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2004-05 (16-7, 7-3) Dan Silverstein Spring 4-2 W Cincinnati 0-7 L William and Mary 4-2 W Campbell 0-5 L VCU 3-1 W East Carolina 6-0 W Wright State 0-7 L Louisville 6-1 W Toledo 3-4 L Southern Mississippi 4-3 W Troy State 7-0 W Hofstra 6-0 W St. Bonaventure 4-3 W Connecticut 1-6 L Syracuse 0-7 L St. John’s 6-1 W Seton Hall 5-2 W Rutgers 6-1 W Georgetown 6-1 W Duquesne 7-0 W Pitt 6-1 W Villanova BIG EAST Tournament 1-4 L St. John’s 4-2 W Seton Hall
7-0 4-2 5‑1 4-3 4-0 4-1 0-4 4-2 1-4
W W W W W
W L W L
Georgetown Maryland-Baltimore County Villanova Rutgers Duquesne BIG EAST Tournament Seton Hall South Florida Syracuse St. John’s Marc Walters 2006-present 37-39 (.486)
2006-07 (13-12, 7-3) Marc Walters Spring 7-0 W Morehead State 7-0 W Akron 0-7 L Ohio State 1-6 L Maryland 7-0 W Youngstown State 1-6 L Marshall 1-6 L Penn State 5-2 W Syracuse 4-3 W Maryland-Baltimore County 4-3 W Cincinnati 0-7 L South Florida 5-4 W California University (Pa.) 2-5 L Brown 4-3 W Pitt 1-4 L Southern Mississippi 1-6 L Troy 7-0 W Long Island 2-5 L San Diego 7-0 W Villanova 3-4 L Duquesne 7-0 W Georgetown 6-1 W Rutgers BIG EAST Tournament 4-2 L Rutgers 4-1 W St. Johns 4-3 L Seton Hall
2005‑06 (11-12, 8-5) Dan Silverstein Spring 7-0 W Wright State 0‑7 L William and Mary 2-5 L East Tennessee State 1-6 L Ohio State 1-6 L Missouri 7-0 W Cincinnati 6-1 W Pitt 1-6 L Marshall 1-6 L DePaul 3-4 L St. John’s 0-4 L Syracuse 2‑4 L Lamar 2‑4 L Arkansas-Little Rock
The 2005 Mountaineer tennis team.
2007-08 (15-10, 5-4) Marc Walters Spring 6-1 W Morehead State 0-7 L Marshall 5-2 W Liberty 4-3 W Eastern Michigan 5-2 W Akron 3-4 L Pitt 0-7 L Penn State 7-0 W Columbia 0-7 L Brown 5-2 W Rhode Island 4-3 W Seton Hall 4-3 W Cincinnati 6-1 W California (Pa.) 9-0 W Barton 9-0 W Mount Olive 1-6 L Coastal Carolina 3-4 L Duquesne 7-0 W Presbyterian 3-4 L UMBC 7-0 W Villanova 6-1 W Connecticut 1-6 L Rutgers BIG EAST Tournament 3-4 L St. John’s 4-2 W Connecticut 3-4 L Pitt
2008-09 (9-17, 4-5) Marc Walters Spring 2-5 L Akron 0-7 L Marshall 4-3 W James Madison 1-6 L Richmond 1-6 L Syracuse 3-4 L Pitt 5-2 W Morehead State 5-2 W Seton Hall 5-2 W UMBC 8-1 W Charleston (W.Va.) 1-6 L Nebraska 1-6 L Iowa State 0-7 L Maryland 1-6 L Brown 3-4 L Idaho 7-0 W Villanova 2-5 L Army 6-1 W New Orleans 2-5 L Troy 1-6 L Southern Miss 2-5 L Lamar 7-0 W Georgetown 1-6 L Rutgers 5-2 W Connecticut BIG EAST Tournament 0-4 L Syracuse 2-4 L St. John’s
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The State’s Flagship University Located in Morgantown, WVU’s main campus is within easy traveling distance of the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh, Pa., about 70 miles to the north, and Baltimore and Washington, D.C., about 200 miles to the east. Morgantown itself is a comfortably sized community of more than 50,000, including WVU students. Recently, national media outlets such as CNBC have spotlighted Morgantown as an oasis of economic strength in the midst of a global recession. Careerbuilder.com ranked the city as one of the “25 Best Cities to Find a Job.” In recent years, Morgantown has earned many other accolades. The city was named the No. 1 small city in America by BizJournals.com and the best small city in the East by Prometheus Publications. Forbes magazine named Morgantown the nation’s 5th “Best Small Metro,” and Inc., an online entrepreneurial website and magazine, ranked it 15th in “Overall Best Cities.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine listed it 29th among “50 Smart Places to Live.” Recreational and job opportunities were among the factors Men’s Journal cited in naming Morgantown the nation’s third-best small city. A parenting magazine ranked Monongalia County as having one of the country’s top 100 school districts. And WVU’s campus offers one of the nation’s safest college environments—Reader’s Digest ranked it 18th among 135 U.S. colleges and universities and gave WVU an A for its strong commitment to safety. WVU’s main Morgantown location includes three distinct campuses — Downtown, Evansdale and the Health Sciences campus. The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—named top people-mover in the nation — has shuttled people among the campuses since the U.S. Department of Transportation built it 30 years ago. WVU was named one of the nation’s “Best Workplaces for Commuters” for its innovative and effective transportation services for employees and students.
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West Virginia University is a leading 21st century land-grant institution that is improving people’s lives through teaching, discovery and outreach. The University’s top priority is education. Here, teaching means much more than lecturing. WVU faculty are mentors who engage and involve students through service learning projects, hands-on research, the newest technology, study-abroad programs and innovative curricula. Students emerge from WVU with a broad liberal arts education and a thorough preparation for successful careers. Fall 2008 student enrollment on the main campus was 28,840, the highest in WVU history. And beyond record numbers, the incoming freshman class continued a pattern of increasingly high academic credentials. WVU offers 185 degree programs from the bachelor’s through the doctoral and first-professional levels. In 2007-08, WVU awarded 5,806 degrees. The University offers a wide array of majors, including a highly competitive doctoral program in physical therapy, the nation’s first entirely web-based integrated marketing communications master’s degree, and high quality engineering, education, business, agriculture, creative arts and journalism programs. A partnership with the FBI created the world’s first university-level degree program in forensic and investigative science. Students study the biology and chemistry of crime-fighting and prepare to create technologies that enhance safety in an ever more dangerous world. The schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy offer a wide range of health science programs at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center. WVU is also home to the state’s only law school. WVU students receive more than $215 million a year in grants, loans, work study, fee waivers and scholarships. Awards are based on financial need and academic ability. About 70 percent of WVU undergraduates receive some financial aid; almost half of the aid given to resident undergraduates is as grants and scholarships. Donors to WVU have contributed to the institution’s growing national stature. In the past year, the WVU Foundation disbursed over $43 million on behalf of the University, and over the past 10 years, it has provided WVU over $360 million in direct support. The Foundation’s assets are in excess of $700 million and its endowment is in excess of $310 million.
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The University strives constantly to improve its facilities to offer students a top-notch living and learning experience. Several buildings on the Downtown Campus have recently undergone complete renovations to meet the educational needs of 21st century learners. Colson Hall now houses the Department of English. A $28 million renovation turned Brooks Hall into an environmentally friendly “green building” that houses the Department of Geology and Geography. Oglebay Hall, one of ten campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, underwent a $23 million renovation to become a state-of-the-art home to WVU’s Forensic and Investigative Science Program. A new lecture hall, Ming Hsieh Hall, opened adjacent to Oglebay. Cutting-edge learning tools also await students at the Downtown Campus Library. Group viewing rooms with large plasma screens and wireless keyboards enable students to craft team presentations or watch assigned films on DVD. At other study areas, powerful PCs offer blazing Internet connections. The library also provides laptops with wireless Internet connections for use throughout the building. In the Life Sciences Building, psychology and biology students learn in sophisticated research labs and multimedia-equipped lecture halls. The building houses a computer lab, therapy and observation rooms and a greenhouse. To help students maintain physical and mental health, the Student Recreation Center offers a six-lane lap pool and a warmer leisure pool; a 20-person whirlpool; seven courts for basketball, volleyball, and badminton; fitness machines and free weights covering 17,000 square feet; and a 50-foot climbing wall. In 2006, Lincoln Hall opened as WVU’s first residence hall to operate on an innovative residential college model. Another new residence hall is opening this summer to house high achieving students who participate in the WVU Honors College. Not all WVU students are in Morgantown. Potomac State College in Keyser and WVU Institute of Technology in Montgomery are divisions of WVU. The WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center has divisions in Charleston and Martinsburg. WVU offers many online courses and degree programs for students and professionals around the world.
Exceptional Faculty and Students The WVU community takes pride in its top-notch faculty. Many are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their fields. In the past 19 years, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has honored 16 WVU faculty as West Virginia Professors of the Year. Eight WVU faculty have been named Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation, and University faculty consistently win Fulbright grants that provide teaching and research opportunities around the globe. The work of outstanding teachers is reflected in students’ accomplishments. WVU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars. Many students have received other prestigious scholarships; WVU students have received 20 Truman Scholarships, 32 Goldwater Scholarships, two Udall Scholarships and two Marshall Scholarships. In 2006, a WVU student was the only person in the nation to win the Goldwater and the Truman awards; in 2009, a previous WVU Truman Scholarship winner received the Goldwater Scholarship and placement on USA Today’s All-USA College Academic First Team. WVU is a Truman Honor Institution — only 17 schools earned that distinction in 1996, the inaugural year. WVU students are nurtured and challenged. The University Honors College involves about 1,400 students each year. WVU’s commitment to students does not focus solely on the high achiever, however. The University supports all students by continually improving the libraries, providing learning centers, computer labs, health service, a counseling center, a disabilities office, a career planning and placement center and an array of other student services. The Center for Civic Engagement helps students help others while growing intellectually through service-learning projects and trips. WVU offers a comprehensive First-Year Experience to help students adjust to college life. Advising, entertainment, and some classes take place in the residence halls, and faculty mentors live next door to help students make the most of their WVU experience. The Adventure WV Program is an outdoor orientation for firstyear students at WVU. It offers participants challenging and exciting experiences and opportunities to learn about themselves, future classmates, WVU, and West Virginia.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY A ceremony welcomes freshmen to campus each fall and introduces them to the University’s academic opportunities. The campus also celebrates the start of the academic year with FallFest, a major concert and activities that include film festivals, comedy acts, and more. WVUp All Night offers students free refreshments and safe, fun weekend activities. The unique Mountaineer Parents Club, which has chapters throughout West Virginia and across the nation, connects parents with campus life and provides support and encouragement to students. The club currently involves more than 20,000 families. A toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096) enables parents to seek information or share compliments, suggestions and concerns. To enhance campus life, the University secures a wide range of entertainment — big-name concerts and lecturers, films, cultural events, art exhibits and special events such as Homecoming, Mountaineer Week (a tribute to Appalachian culture), and Fall Family Weekend. Many events, such as the Festival of Ideas lecture series, expose students to a rich diversity of cultures, theories and ideas. And, with more than 300 student organizations flourishing — including academic, service, political, religious and recreational groups — every student has a chance for extracurricular involvement. A unique student athletic boosters club, the Mountaineer Maniacs, supports 17 varsity sports programs. An award-winning marching band, some 325 members strong, is a source of pride statewide. WVU is committed to promoting diversity on campus and protecting the rights of all people to benefit from WVU educational opportunities. oneWVU is an initiative that draws upon the popularity of WVU athletics to raise awareness about diversity.
Serving the State Sharing WVU knowledge with state citizens and the nation is a major component of the land-grant mission. For nearly 100 years, West Virginians have trusted their WVU Extension Service agents to be their local source of reliable and timely information. Working with more than 336,000 youths and adults each year, WVU’s Extension Service helps people improve their lives in all 55 counties of West Virginia. With an office in each county, WVU Extension faculty and staff are nurturing learning partnerships with families, businesses and local organizations. These partnerships bring results. Families live healthier, more satisfying lives; youths who “learn by doing” in 4-H develop leadership skills; farmers and others use resources more wisely; local firefighters and first-responders employ the latest rescue techniques; and citizens revitalize their communities. The four Health Sciences schools at WVU train hundreds of West Virginians to serve as doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and health technicians. All Health Sciences students have access to the high-tech facilities on campus and participate in educational experiences in rural and urban areas of West Virginia. WVU’s health professionals serve more than a quarter-million people each year, at three medical campuses in Morgantown, Charleston and the Eastern Panhandle. In Morgantown, the WVU Hospitals complex includes a children’s hospital, a psychiatric hospital, a trauma center, a cancer center and the state’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities. The WVU Eye Institute provides the entire state with vision-related health services.
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Creating New Knowledge Since its founding in 1867 as a land-grant institution, WVU has developed into the state’s flagship research university. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classified WVU as a Research University (High Research Activity). University faculty members secure $141 million annually in sponsored contracts and research grants. WVU faculty members are studying gene mapping, developing new anti-cancer and anti-diabetic drugs, helping forensic investigators solve crimes, creating better materials for building bridges and conducting other cutting-edge research to help improve people’s lives. The state of West Virginia has created a Research Trust Fund to leverage public and private investments that will transform West Virginia’s economy. WVU will be able to tap into this fund to double private gifts that support research in key areas linked to economic development, health care and job growth. WVU is focusing its efforts on research in energy, health and biomedical sciences and security and intelligence. WVU, historically a leader in energy research, is poised to help our nation become energy independent and more environmentally responsible. Through the University’s new Advanced Energy Initiative, more than 100 skilled faculty members are performing research on issues such as clean power generation, innovative coal extraction technology, and high efficiency engine and vehicle technology. They have executed nearly $100 million in energy-related research during the past four years alone. Researchers at WVU’s Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center contribute to the health of the state and the world through cuttingedge projects that are focused on areas of health that are especially important to West Virginia. WVU is also the home of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s and other diseases that affect the brain.
The University’s international leadership in biometrics led the FBI to name WVU its lead academic partner in biometrics research. Besides having worldwide significance on security issues, this partnership provides WVU students with an academic opportunity unmatched at any other institution in the United States. At WVU today, there are more than 60 specialized research centers and institutes.
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james p. clements
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Framed by WVU’s Downtown Campus on a beautiful fall day, the Clements family is proud to now be a part of the Mountaineer family. From left: Twins Maggie and Hannah, Tyler, Beth, Grace and Jim Clements.
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James P. Clements believes that great universities must operate on the principles of shared governance and community engagement in order to solve problems. Since becoming West Virginia University’s 23rd president on June 30, 2009, Dr. Clements has worked diligently to lay a foundation of cooperation for WVU, strengthening local and global partnerships that not only produce meaningful results for the University, but provide lasting benefits for all West Virginians. Dr. Clements often says that no university in the country means as much to its state as WVU means to West Virginia. In order to fortify that relationship, he plans to continue positioning the University as a 21st century land-grant institution, providing innovative academic and wellness programs for students, technologically advanced research for use around the globe and substantial service and health-care initiatives for the community. To achieve that vision, Dr. Clements invited input on a strategic plan, a proposal that will provide direction for the next 10 years, and establishes the groundwork for the next 100. The responses to his “Share Your Vision” survey formed themes around seven key areas that impact the vitality and reputation of the University: academic and faculty excellence, research, undergraduate education, graduate education, state impact, health care and multiculturalism and internationalization. Dr. Clements has already announced several initiatives in support of the plan, including: creating a grants budget office to assist researchers; hiring 100 new faculty members to achieve goals directly related to WVU’s mission; building a new student health facility to increase wellness efforts; dedicating $1.5 million from capital funds to expand recreational space for students; and increasing research to position the University as a leader in fields such as energy, biometrics and health sciences. Additional priorities will be to continue offering world-class health care and to increase state outreach in the health sciences, to find more efficient and effective ways to use technology to drive progress, to increase the diversity of WVU’s learning community and to develop an even broader global focus in preparing students for new international opportunities.
He also plans to focus on increasing student retention, increasing WVU’s doctoral program enrollment, enhancing leadership development and increasing operating funds, among other goals. Dr. Clements’ previous experience in higher education demonstrates his ability to help achieve these objectives, guiding WVU to continued stability, growth and prominence. Before joining the Mountaineer family, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president at Towson University, the second largest public university in Maryland. Under his leadership, Towson developed academic and student support programs that led to impressive increases in enrollment as well as retention and graduation rates. Towson’s externally-funded research increased by 36 percent during Dr. Clements’ tenure as provost. Prior to becoming provost, he served as Towson University’s vice president for economic and community outreach and as the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer & Information Sciences. He was a four-time recipient of Towson’s Faculty Member of the Year Award given by students at the University. With a background in computer science, Dr. Clements also brings technological savvy to his role as president. He has a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. His project management textbook, in its fourth edition, is used in more than 20 countries and is published in four languages. In October 2009, he was named UMBC’s Alumnus of the Year in the Engineering and Information Technology category. Dr. Clements chairs the boards of the WVU Research Corporation, the West Virginia United Health System, WVU Hospitals and the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute Executive Advisory Board. He also serves as an ex-officio member of the WVU Foundation and WVU Alumni Association boards. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children – Tyler, twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, and Grace.
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It is truly a great time to be a Mountaineer. Just ask West Virginia University Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong. Never has total athletic success befallen Morgantown quite like it has over the last six years. And it’s all happened under Pastilong’s watch. During his 20-year tenure, Pastilong has spearheaded WVU’s growth into one of the nation’s finest athletic departments on and off the playing fields as it competes in 17 varsity sports. He’s done this through leadership efforts in meeting the demands of running a top-tier organizaThe Pastilong Family – Front row (left to right): Michael and Nick DeFelice, tion by keeping up with the times. His vision has Mona and Ed Pastilong, Shawn and Ryan Richter. Back row (left to right): Kim and Anthony DeFelice, Amy and Pat Richter helped guide, mold and shape the student-athlete experience into a positive one here at WVU teams being involved in Breast Cancer Awareness through national through a successful, across-the-board, total athletic program. “Think Pink” initiatives. Other varsity sports volunteer their time at lo During his tenure, Pastilong has spearheaded more than $65 cal elementary schools’ read-a-louds and at other various community million in facility renovations, witnessed the department’s budget service initiatives. increase from $20 million to more than $40 million, steered WVU into There’s no doubt that West Virginia University is currently expethe BIG EAST football conference in 1991 and into full-fledged memriencing a Golden Era. With great leadership, tremendous insight and ber status in the league in 1995. He also initiated the Athletic Direca heartwarming personality, Ed Pastilong can proudly claim it all haptor’s Academic Honor Roll, where more than 4,000 student-athletes pened on his watch. have been recognized for outstanding work in the classroom, and the Pastilong joined the athletic department as football recruiting coorWVU sports Hall of Fame, where 120 former Mountaineers have been dinator in 1976 and two years later became its scholarship officer. so honored. In 1979, he was named assistant athletic director for facilities The facility upgrades and capital improvements alone have been and operations. He spearheaded the planning and management of all staggering. Since 1989, WVU has made tremendous strides to its home athletic contests, as well as the scheduling and the maintenance football facility, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Suites to of the Coliseum and stadium; Pastilong was also on the board for the three sides of the stadium, Touchdown Terrace, the Caperton Indoor planning and building of Mountaineer Field. He remained director of Practice Facility, new locker rooms, the Reynolds Family Academic athletic facilities until his promotion to associate athletic director in Center and the Donald J. Brohard Hall of Traditions highlight the mak1987. ing of WVU’s football facility into one of the nation’s finest. Prior to West Virginia, Pastilong served football coaching stints at Other facility improvements under Pastilong’s tenure include renScott High in Madison, W.Va., and at Salem College, where he tutored ovations to the WVU Coliseum and Hawley Field and the construction the Tigers from 1969-75, winning more games than any other West of Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, Cary Gym for Mountaineer Gymnastics Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team during that period. and a state-of-the-art wrestling facility. And a new basketball practice He was also the school’s dean of health and physical education from facility is on the horizon in the near future. 1972-75. On the playing fields, the last six years have arguably been the He received his bachelor’s degree from WVU in physical most successful in the history of West Virginia University athletics. As education in 1966, and later earned a master’s degree from WVU. As proof, look no farther than WVU’s No. 30 national ranking in the U.S. a Mountaineer player, Pastilong lettered in 1964 and 1965, completing Sports Academy Director’s Cup, the school’s best-ever finish in 2008. 37 of 115 passes for 728 yards and six touchdowns. Success hasn’t just been limited to on the field, either, as Pastilong and his wife, Mona, have two daughters – Kim DeFelice community service has also been at the forefront of WVU’s recent and her husband, Anthony, and Amy Richter and her husband, Pat, successes. All of WVU’s sports are involved in various levels of and four grandsons, Michael and Nick DeFelice and Ryan and Shawn community service from the football team and its affiliation with the Richter. WVU Children’s Hospital to the women’s basketball and gymnastics
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MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE First Team All-Americans Marie Louise-Asselin, Cross Country Keri Bland, Cross Country Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer Brandi Eskew, NRA Clara Grandt, Outdoor Track Andy Lamson, NRA Kyle Smith, NRA Bryant Wallizer, NRA Pat White, Playboy National Champions Rifle Team
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Conference Champions Kayla Andrews, Swimming Marie Louise-Asselin, Cross Country Women’s Soccer, American Division Champions Morgan Callaway. Swimmer Lindsey Largo, Swimming Michael Walker, Swimming Kurt Brenner (174), Wrestling Meghan Morris, Gymnastics Shelly Purkat, Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor, Gymnastics Tina Maloney, Gymnastics
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ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team Alex Ruoff ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team Doug Slavonic ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team Marie-Louise Asselin Andy Lamson
Pat White was a second round NFL draft pick by the Miami Dolphins
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country/Track Andy Lamson, Rifle Liz Repella, Women’s Basketball Alex Ruoff, Men’s Basketball Doug Slavonic, Football Ryan Stanchek, Football ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team Keri Bland, Cross Country/Track Deana Everett, Women’s Soccer Robin Rushton, Women’s Soccer Major Award Winners Keri Bland, Women’s Indoor Track, BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer, BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Morgan Callaway, Women’s Swimming, BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer Jedd Gyorko, NCBWA District II Player of the Year Erica Henderson, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Zach Johnson, Men’s Soccer, BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Pat McAfee, Ray Guy Award National Finalist Sarah Miles, BIG EAST Most Improved Player Mehgan Morris, EAGL Outstanding Senior Gymnast Alex Ruoff, BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award and BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year Pat White, Meineke Car Care Bowl and Senior Bowl MVP All-BIG EAST Alexandra Acker, Track and Field Kayla Andrews, Swimming and Diving Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country Greer Barnes, Women’s Soccer Vince Belnome, Baseball Scooter Berry, Football Keri Bland, Cross Country, Track and Field Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer and all-tournament Payton Brooks, Swimming and Diving Da’Sean Butler, Men’s Basketball Morgan Callaway, Swimming and Diving Chelsea Carrier, Track and Field Kaylin Christoper, Track and Field Amanda Cicchini, Women’s Soccer Mike Dent, Football Noel Devine, Football Dan DiBartolomeo, Baseball Devin Ebanks, Men’s Basketball Chris Enourato, Baseball Deanna Everett, Women’s Soccer George Farquhar, Swimming and Diving Takisha Granberry, Women’s Basketball Clara Grandt, Cross Country Billy Gross, Baseball Jedd Gyorko, Baseball Kate Harrison, Track and Field Erica Henderson, Women’s Soccer (all-tournament) Mortty Ivy, Football Zach Johnson, Men’s Soccer Sarah Kosmak, Swimming and Diving Ellis Lankster, Football Lindsey Largo, Swimming and Diving Austin Markel, Baseball and all-tournament Pablo Marmolejo, Swimming and Diving Gift Maworere, Men’s Soccer Pat McAfee, Football (Punter and Kicker) Blake Miller, Women’s Soccer Megan Mischler, Women’s Soccer Maritza Paredes, Swimming and Diving Justin Parks, Baseball Shaunna Purtell, Swimming and Diving
MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE Liz Repella, Women’s Basketball April Rotilio, Track and Field Alex Ruoff, Men’s Basketball Jock Sanders, Football Stephanie Shupe, Swimming and Diving Alison Spiker, Track and Field Ryan Stanchek, Football Tobias Streich, Baseball Jaryn Studer, Swimming and Diving Jarryd Summers, Baseball Michael Walker, Swimming and Diving Pat White, Football
All-EAGL Mehgan Morris, Gymnastics Amy Bieski, Gymnastics Naja Johnson, Gymnastics Kiersten Spoerke, Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor, Gymnastics Shelly Purkat, Gymnastics Nicole Roach, Gymnastics Emily Kerwin, Gymnastics Tina Maloney, Gymnastics
All-Mid Atlantic Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country Greer Barnes, Women’s Soccer Keri Bland, Cross Country Kaylyn Christoper, Cross Country Amanda Cicchini, Women’s Soccer Clara Grandt, Cross Country Caroyln Blank, Women’s Soccer Kate Harrison, Cross Country Ahna Lewis, Cross Country
All-GARC Brandi Eskew, Rifle Michael Kulbacki, Rifle Andy Lamson, Rifle Justin Pentz, Rifle Tommy Santelli, Rifle Kyle Smith, Rifle Bryant Wallizer, Rifle
ESPN College GameDay made a visit to Morgantown in 2009
Mehgan Morris finished 18th at the 2009 NCAA Championships
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Teams Baseball – 37-18 Men’s Basketball – 23-12, NCAA Tournament Cross Country – 4th place NCAA finish Women’s Basketball – 18-15, WNIT Second Round Cross Country – 4th-place NCAA finish Football – 9-4, Meineke Car Care Bowl Champions (Final Ranking No. 23) Gymnastics – 15-8, 1 NCAA qualifier Rifle – 11-1, National Champions (Final Coaches Ranking No. 1) Rowing – 8th BIG EAST Men’s Soccer – 5-9-5 Women’s Soccer – 14-3-6, NCAA Second Round (Final Ranking No. 14) Men’s Swimming and Diving – 4-10, 4th BIG EAST Women’s Swimming – 4-11, 5th BIG EAST Tennis – 9-17 Track – 6 NCAA Indoor qualifiers, 3 NCAA Outdoor qualifiers Volleyball – 7-21 Wrestling – 8-4-2, 5 NCAA qualifiers
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ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW
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Excellence in Mountaineer athletics flourished yet again in 2008-09 for West Virginia University, continuing a six year run that few other periods of time in the department’s history can rival as more successful. Rifle won its 14th NCAA Championship and first since 1998 with a comeback performance for the ages on day two of the event. Coach Jon Hammond garnered CRCA Coach the Year honors while seven Mountaineers were named All-Americans in an 11-1 season. Cross country finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, marking its highest ever finish at the event in school history. MarieLouise Asselin and Keri Bland garnered All-America honors along the way while Asselin became WVU’s first ever individual BIG EAST champion. Six runners earned All-Mid Atlantic honors. Football posted a 9-4 record, defeated North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl and finished in the nation’s top 25 for the fourth consecutive season. Quarterback Patrick White set 23 WVU, BIG EAST and NCAA records, ending his career as the all-time leading rushing quarterback in college football history and the first to ever win four consecutive bowl games as a starter. White earned bowl MVP honors for the third straight season and earned Senior Bowl MVP honors as well. Ten Mountaineers garnered All-BIG EAST accolades. Kicker Pat McAfee was a Ray Guy Award national finalist as well as a Walter Camp All-American with teammate Ryan Stanchek. Alex Ruoff, Da’Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks garnered All-BIG EAST accolades in leading the men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years with a 23-12 record. Ruoff garnered ESPN The Magazine All-American First Team honors as well as the BIG EAST Sportsmanship and Scholar of the Year awards.
Women’s soccer qualified for its ninth consecutive NCAA tournament and won the BIG EAST’s American Division championship with a 14-3-6 record. Greer Barnes attained All-America and All-BIG EAST honors while teammate Carolyn Blank was named the league’s Midfielder of the Year. Seven Mountaineers in all garnered All-BIG EAST honors. Women’s basketball qualified for the postseason WNIT with an 18-15 record. Sarah Miles earned the BIG EAST’s Most Improved Award while Liz Repella and Takisha Granberry garnered All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades. The duo also became just the second set of teammates in school history to each amass 500 or more points in the same season. Gymnastics qualified for its 26th NCAA Regional behind the senior Mehgan Morris, who was named the EAGL’s Outstanding Senior Gymnast. She was joined by eight other teammates on the all-conference list. The team posted 15-8 overall record with a remarkable 10-2 EAGL conference mark. Outdoor track finished third at the ECAC Championships, tying a school record for the highest finish at the event in school history. Baseball finished third in the BIG EAST, tying a school record for most regular season wins with 36. Men’s soccer player Zach Johnson was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year while teammate Gift Maworere earned all-league honors. Kurt Brenner won an EWL Championship at 174 pounds while Morgan Calloway was named the BIG EAST’s Most Outstanding Women’s Swimming Performer. A program-best six Mountaineers qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship while rowing and volleyball made great strides in preparing for their futures.
MEDIA INFORMATION
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At the Match Complete statistics are provided to all working media following each contest. Requested team members and coach Marc Walters will be available for interviews following a 10-minute grace period. During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia tennis contact Tiffany Doolittle at the Sports Communications Office via phone, (304) 293-2821, at least 24 hours in advance. Electronic Media Services Updated game notes and statistics will be available on www. MSNsportsNET.com. Members of the media interested in coaches and player head shots and select action shots can request a photo CD from the WVU sports communications office. MSNsportsNET.com is also the place for media and fans to go for the latest on West Virginia tennis. In 2010, streamed audio broadcasts for a variety of sports will be available via MSNsportsNET.com. Live stats and extensive postgame coverage can also be found on MSNsportsNET.com, including game recaps, photo galleries from home games and postgame notes. Game Services The sports communications staff will be at your service throughout the game. All media will be provided with game programs, rosters, press guides and other pertinent information.
MSNsportsNET.com Updated game notes and statistics will be available on www. MSNsportsNET.com. Members of the media interested in coaches and player head shots and select action shots can request a photo CD from the WVU sports communications office. MSNsportsNET.com is also the place for media and fans to go for the latest on West Virginia tennis. In 2010, streamed audio broadcasts for a variety of sports will be available via MSNsportsNET. com. Live stats and extensive postgame coverage can also be found on MSNsportsNET.com, including game recaps, photo galleries from home games and postgame notes.
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Media Services The West Virginia University Sports Communications Office will be available throughout the entire 2010 tennis season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia tennis team. Any additional questions should be directed to student assistant Tiffany Doolittle.
BIG EAST Media Services For the latest news about the BIG EAST Conference visit the BIG EAST’s website at www.bigeast.org. The site contains information on all BIG EAST schools, including individual pages for every school and every sport.
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WVU Sports Communications Sports Communications The West Virginia University Sports Communication office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Red Gate. The main sports communications office is Room 107 with additional offices upstairs in Room 214. Mailing Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877 Overnight Shipping Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University 107 Coliseum Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505
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Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105
Directions to Mountaineer Tennis Courts From I-79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Follow signs to West Virginia University. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past Texas Roadhouse. Hawley Field is just ahead on the right (behind Mountaineer Track). From I-68 Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs toward the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn right on Route 705. Turn left at the sixth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive at University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. Turn right at the stoplight and Hawley Field will be on your left (Mountaineer Track).
Directions to Ridgeview Racquet Club From Downtown Morgantown From all points in downtown Morgantown, take Stewartstown Road (next to Hampton Center) and proceed down Stewartstown Road to intersection at Route 119W. Turn left onto 119W and continue 1.3 miles to Bakers Ridge Road and travel 0.7 miles to RidgeView Business Park. Turn left into the park and proceed on Everhart Drive to RidgeView Racquet Club. From I-68 Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and proceed on Route 119N for 3.7 miles. Turn left onto Bakers Ridge Road and travel 0.7 miles to RidgeView Business Park. Turn left into the Park and proceed on Everhart Drive to RidgeView Racquet Club.
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Tennis Contact Tiffany Doolittle Sports Communications Student Assistant E-Mail: tiffany.doolittle@mail.wvu.edu
Sports Communications Staff Michael Fragale Assistant Athletic Director, Communications John Antonik Director of New Media Bryan Messerly Sports Information Director Mike Montoro Director of Football Communications Joe Swan Sports Publications Director Phil Caskey Associate Sports Information Director Tim Goodenow Assistant Sports Publications Director Lisa Ammons Business Manager Amy Prunty Program Assistant Cheryl Maust Program Assistant Ira Green Graduate Assistant Shannon McNamara Graduate Assistant Steve Stone Graduate Assistant Kelly Tuckwiller Graduate Assistant Tiffany Doolittle Student Assistant Grant Dovey Student Assistant