WASHINGTON HUSKIES
WISCONSIN BADGERS
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
Saturday, Feb. 20 • TBA Seattle, Wash. • Nordstrom Tennis Center First Meeting
Sunday, Feb. 28 • 2:00 PM Notre Dame, Ind. • Eck Tennis Pavilion Notre Dame Leads 45-16
Saturday, Feb. 27 • 3 PM Notre Dame, Ind. • Eck Tennis Pavilion Notre Dame Leads 45-32
Location: Seattle, Wash. Enrollment: 47,361 Conference: Pac-10 Website: www.gohuskies.com Home Court: Nordstrom Tennis Center Athletic Director: Scott Woodward
Location: Madison, Wisc. Enrollment: 42,030 Conference: Big Ten Website: www.uwbadgers.com Home Outdoor Court: Nielsen Tennis Stadium Home Indoor Court: Nielsen Tennis Stadium Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez
Location: East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: 46,648 Conference: Big Ten Website: www.msuspartans.com Outdoor Court: MSU Outdoor Courts Indoor Court: MSU Indoor Tennis Facility Athletic Director: Mark Hollis
Head Coach (Alma Mater): Greg Van Emburgh (Kentucky, ’88) Record at Wisconsin (Yrs.): 61-43 (4) Overall Record (Yrs.): 61-43 (4) Assistant (Alma Mater): Evan Austin (Kentucky ‘04) Volunteer Assistant (Alma Mater): Joe Bates (Wake Forest ’06)
Head Coach (Alma Mater): Gene Orlando (Ball State ’87) Record at Michigan State (Yrs.): 211-257 (18) Overall Record (Yrs.): 242-297 (21)
Head Coach (Alma Mater): Matt Angerer (USC) Record at Washington (Yrs.): 248-119 (17) Overall Record (Yrs.): Same Assistant (Alma Mater): Jeff Novolo (UCSB ‘86) 2009 Record: 15-9 Conf. Record (Finish): 3-3 (4th) Conf. Tournament Result: First round NCAA Result: Second Round Final ITA National Ranking: 26th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: TBA Starters Returning/Lost: TBA NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Returnees (final ranking, NCAA result): Derek Drabble (Doubles: 31st) Martin Kildahl (Doubles: 31st) NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Players Lost (final ranking, NCAA result): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (Singles: 52nd, first round; Doubles: 84th) Patrick Fischer (Singles: 110th; Doubles: 84th) Men’s Tennis Contact: Michael Bruscas Phone/Fax: (206) 543-2331 E-mail: bruscas@u.washington.edu
USTA/ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Feb. 12 - 13 Seattle, Wash. • Nordstrom Tennis Center Host School: Washington Teams Participating: TBA Format: 16-team dual-match tournament with consolation play ND History in Tournament: The Irish have played in the tournament eight times since 1991, finishing tied for fifth in 1994 and 2001, and have an overall record of 16-17. See year-by-year results below: 1991 (6th, ranked 13th) W #16 Kansas L Stanford W #7 TCU L #5 California
6-0 2-5 5-3 3-5
1992 (T-3rd, ranked 10th) W #5 Florida 6-0 W #4 LSU 4-1 L #6 TCU 0-4 1993 (T-T-7th, ranked 6th) W #10 Texas 4-3 L #1 USC 1-6 L #3 Georgia 2-5 1994 (6th, ranked 14th) W #19 New Mexico4-3 L #4 Texas 2-5 W #11 Alabama 4-3 L #8 Mississippi 2-5
1995 (T-13th, ranked 15th) L #1 Stanford 0-6 L #8 TCU 1-6 W #24 Kentucky 4-3 1996 (T-15th, ranked 16th) L #3 Georgia 2-5 L #13 Fresno State 1-4 L #21 Kentucky 3-4 2002 (T-7th, ranked 10th) W #7 Pepperdine 4-3 L #1 Georgia 2-4 L #5 Mississippi 3-4 2007 (T-9th, ranked 8th) L #10 Pepperdine 2-4 W #67 Penn 4-0 W #18 Texas 4-1 2008 (T-11th, ranked 9th) L #8 UCLA 0-4 W #38 Penn State 4-2 L #12 UNC 0-5
2009 Record: 16-10 Conf. Record (Finish): 4-6 (t-7th) Conf. Tournament Result: Second round NCAA Result: First Round Final ITA National Ranking: 32nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1
2009 Record: 12-14 Conf. Record (Finish): 0-10 (11th) Conf. Tournament Result: First Round NCAA Result: Did not qualify Final ITA National Ranking: Not ranked Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Returnees (final ranking, NCAA result): None
NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Returnees (final ranking, NCAA result): Moritz Baumann (Singles: 37th , first round; Doubles: 21st) Marek Michalicka (Singles: 59th, first round; Doubles: 21st)
NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Players Lost (final ranking, NCAA result): None
NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Players Lost (final ranking, NCAA result): None
Men’s Tennis Contact: Chad Erickson Phone/Fax: (517) 355-2271/(517) 353-9636 E-mail: cerickson@ath.msu.edu
Men’s Tennis Contact: Jacqueline Boscacci Phone/Fax: (608) 265-3545/(847) 491-8818 E-mail: jb5@athletics.wisc.edu
TOLEDO ROCKETS Sunday, Feb. 28 • 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame, Ind. • Eck Tennis Pavillion Notre Dame Leads 23-2 Location: Toledo, Ohio Enrollment: 20,700 Conference: Mid-American Website: www.utrockets.com Outdoor Court: Varsity Tennis Courts Indoor Court: Laurel Hill Tennis Courts Athletic Director: Mike O’Brien Head Coach (Alma Mater): Al Wermer (Capital University ’81) Record at Toledo (Yrs.): 144-170 (14) Overall Record (Yrs.): 176-193 Graduate Assistant Coach (Alma Mater): Ryan Brookshaw (Appalachian State ’07) 2009 Record: 18-11 Conf. Record (Finish): 3-2 (2nd) Conf. Tournament Result: Finalist NCAA Result: Did not qualify Final ITA National Ranking: Not ranked Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/2 NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Returnees (final ranking, NCAA result): None
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Tuesday, March 2 • 5:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill. • Atkins Tennis Center Notre Dame Leads 22-19 Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment: 41,495 Conference: Big Ten Website: www.fightingillini.com Home Court: Atkins Tennis Center Athletic Director: Ron Guenther Head Coach (Alma Mater): Brad Dancer (Michigan State ‘93) Record at Illinois (Yrs.): 90-34 (4) Overall Record (Yrs.): 146-94 (9) Assistant (Alma Mater): Marcos Asse (Florida ’02) Assistant (Alma Mater): Scott Dennenberg (Harvard ’07) 2009 Record: 23-9 Conf. Record (Finish): 8-2 (2nd) Conf. Tournament Result: Runner-up NCAA Result: round of 16 Final ITA National Ranking: 13th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Returnees (final ranking, NCAA result): Dennis Novolo (Singles: 43rd, round-of-32; Doubles: 24th, first round) Marek Czerwinski (Doubles: 46th) Roy Kalmanovich (Singles: 45th, round-of-32)
NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Players Lost (final ranking, NCAA result): None
NCAA Qualifiers/Nationally Ranked Players Lost (final ranking, NCAA result): Ruan Roelofse (Doubles: 24th, first round) Marc Spicijaric (Singles: 74th; Doubles: 46th) Billy Heiser (Doubles: 75th)
Men’s Tennis Contact: Scott Miles Phone/Fax: (419) 530-4919/(419) 530-4930 E-mail: scott.miles@utoledo.edu
Men’s Tennis Contact: Amy Hyerczyk Phone/Fax: (217) 265-0170/(217) 333-5540 E-mail: hyerczy1@illinois.edu
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