Gloucester County College WOMEN’S TENNIS
Media Guide Fall 2013 NJCAA National Champions: 2012 Region XIX Champions: 1974,1996, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Quick Facts Location ............................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ Enrollment .................................................................................................................................. 6,400 Founded ....................................................................................................................................... 1969 President ............................................................................................................. Frederick Keating Director of Athletics ....................................................................................................... Ron Case Affiliation............................................................................................................ NJCAA Region 19 Conference ......................................................................... Garden State Athletic Conference Nickname .....................................................................................................................Roadrunners Colors ............................................................................................................ Royal Blue and Gold Head Coach ................................................................................................................ .Brian Rowan Assistant Coach ..................................................................................................... Lauren Morgan Tennis Office Phone ................................................................................................856-415-2263 Fax ................................................................................................................................856-468-0280 Email................................................................................................................. .browan@gccnj.edu Website....................................................................................................www.gccnj.edu/athletics Mailing Address .............................................................................................. 1400 Tanyard Road ................................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ 08080
Media Information Gloucester County Times Phone: (856) 845-9478 Fax: (856) 845-5480
Press of Atlantic City Phone: (609) 272-7180 Fax: (609) 272-7191
Philadelphia Inquirer Phone: (215) 854-2583 Fax: (215) 854-456
Courier Post Phone: (856) 486-2424 Fax: (856) 663-3190
TRADITION
Brian Rowan, Head Coach Brian Rowan, 2nd Season Contact: 856-415-2263/ browan@gccnj.edu Brian Rowan enters his second year as Head Coach of the Roadrunners. Brian is a graduate of Gateway Regional High School and Rutgers University [Camden]. Brian attended Gloucester County College where he played Basketball and Tennis. He also works at the college as the Assistant Director of Athletics. Rowan was named the 2012 NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year and the NJCAA Region 19 Coach of the Year. He has won four NJCAA National Championships with the GCC Men’s Tennis Team. Coach Rowan resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two daughters.
2013 Season Outlook The 2013 Roadrunners will look to continue the programs Regional and National success. The Roadrunners are coming off a very successful season which included winning the Garden State Athletic Conference, the NJCAA Region 19 Tournament, and winning the programs first NJCAA Division III National Championship. Head Coach Brian Rowan has a good group of returning student-athletes and also a fine group of incoming freshman to work with and has put together a competitive schedule for the team. Returning Players: The Roadrunners bring back six players from the team that
had the most success in program history. Terra McHenry was named the MVP of the National Tournament in 2012 and will likely find herself at or near the top of the lineup this season. Tori Yeich and Kelly Stanton were both AllAmericans in singles and doubles last season. Michelle Duerstock reached the semifinals of the National Tournament at #2 singles last season. Jessica Barney teamed with Stanton for an undefeated season at #3 doubles last season and is the last returning starter. Laura Steffen was a reserve last season and will look to work her way into the lineup this year as well.
2012-13 Season Outlook Newcomers: Recruiting is the key to consistent success at the intercollegiate level and the Roadrunners have brought in another very good class for 2013. Victoria Russell (Woodstown) and Kelly Davis (Kingsway) both are coming off successful high school singles seasons and could challenge for top spots in the lineup. Lauren Palmerchuck, Becky Pierpont, and Madison Underwood were three of the four top doubles players in the county last year and all will likely contribute this season. Also competing for time in the GCC lineup this season will be Abby Toy, Noelle Brecht, and Marthalynn Johnson. Each has shown flashes of great tennis in the pre-season and if they add
consistency they will contribute nicely and could challenge any of the top players in the lineup. The Competition: The Roadrunners will face some new challenges in the 2013 season. In addition to traditional Region XIX rivals Mercer CC, Ocean CC, Brookdale CC, and Bergen CC, three new programs have entered the Region for 2013. Newcomers Bucks CC, Northampton CC, and Philadelphia CC all are unknown at this point but have potential to have strong programs. In addition to the Region schedule the Roadrunners will face traditional National Championship Tournament qualifiers Suffolk CC and Hagerstown CC during the regular season. New for 2013: In August the Roadrunner Tennis courts were given a makeover and sport the US Open blue and green color scheme.
2013 Gloucester CC Women’s Tennis
Name Kelly Stanton Jessica Barney Michelle Duerstock Tori Yeich Terra McHenry Laura Steffen Lauren Palmerchuck Vicky Russell Marthalyn Johnson Becky Pierpont Madison Underwood Kelly Davis Noelle Brecht Abby Toy
Year 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hometown Williamstown, NJ Turnersville, NJ Woolwich, NJ Pennsville, NJ Pitman, NJ West Deptford, NJ Sicklerville, NJ Alloway, NJ West Deptford, NJ Pitman, NJ Pitman, NJ Mickelton, NJ Millville, NJ Glassboro, NJ
High School Williamstown HS Washington Township HS Kingsway Regional HS Pennsville HS Pitman HS West Deptford HS Washington Township HS Woodstown HS West Deptford HS Pitman HS Pitman HS Kingsway Regional HS Millville HS Glassboro HS
GCC Women’s Tennis Fall 2013 Schedule Day Thursday Friday Saturday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday Monday Wednesday Fri-Sun Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Wednesday Friday Saturday
Date Opponent August 22 Carbini – Scrimmage August 30 Kean – Scrimmage September 7 Brookdale CC September 9 Ocean CC September 11 Mercer CC September 13 Bergen CC September 14 Suffolk CC September 16 Northampton CC September 18 Bucks CC September 20-22 ITA Tournament @ Mercer County Park September 24 Philadelphia CC September 25 Ocean CC September 26 Brookdale CC September 27 Bucks CC September 28 Bergen CC Harford CC Hagerstown CC Away October 2 Mercer CC October 4 Philadelphia CC October 5 Northampton CC
Region XIX Tournament Saturday October 12 Sunday October 13
Region XIX Tournament
Site Away Away Away Home Away Away Home Away Away Away
Time 1:00 11:00 12:00 3:30 3:30 3:30 1:00 4:00 3:30 All Day
Away Away Home Home Home Away 6:30 Home Home Home
3:30 3:30 3:30 3:30 11:00 5:30
Home
TBD
NJCAA National Tournament TBD USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY
3:30 3:30 2:00
2012 Season in Review
Overall Record: 11-1 Garden State Athletic Conference Champions NJCAA Region 19 Champions NJCAA Division III National Champions 5 NJCAA First Team All-Americans
Team members L to R: Marissa DiCamillo, Laura Steffen, Jessica Barney, Jackie Hanley, Kelly Stanton, Michelle Duerstock, Terra McHenry, Tori Yeich
GCC Women’s Tennis All-Americans Christine Mendoza* Kelly Giblin Kim Santos Becky Sansweet Kelly Radcliffe* Katie Scharnagl* Katie Scharnagl* Beth Olcott* Amanda Biagi* Kate MacLennan Jessica Spina* Ali Crozier* Ali Crozier* Sade Van Wyke* Kristen Abdallah* Sara Wilkins* Amanda Berry Courtney Addis Amanda Chandler* Joanna O’Donnell* Kirsten Buscher* Terra McHenry* Terra McHenry* Tori Yeich* Tori Yeich* Kelly Stanton* Kelly Stanton* Jessica Barney*
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5th Singles 4th Singles 1st Doubles 1st Doubles 2nd Singles 6th Singles 2nd Doubles 2nd Doubles 6th Singles 4th Singles 5th Singles 5th Singles 3rd Doubles 3rd Doubles 2nd Doubles 2nd Doubles 3rd Doubles 3rd Doubles 6th Singles 3rd Doubles 3rd Doubles 3rd Singles 2nd Doubles 4th Singles 2nd Doubles 5th Singles 3rd Doubles 3rd Doubles
*Individual National Champion
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Community Service The Roadrunner Tennis Program has a strong commitment to community service. Each team will participate in a minimum of one service activity per season and players are encouraged to continue to work with community organizations throughout the year. The 2013 team has already participated in ―Operation Backpack‖ collecting 12 new backpacks all stuffed with school supplies that were delivered to the Volunteer Center of Gloucester County and delivered to families in need to help with the start of the school year. Past teams have also participated in a variety of causes:
NJCAA Academic Award Winners
Roadrunner Tennis is very proud of the academic success of student-athletes in both the men’s and women’s programs. To be named an NJCAA Academic Award winner you must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher during your two years at Gloucester County College. Previous NJCAA Academic Award Winners (Since 2005-06) 2012—Vladislav Koldomasov 2012—Dan Hays 2011—Amanda Chandler 2010—Steve Suboleski 2010—Kristen Abdallah 2010—Amanda Berry 2009—Taylor Devlin 2009—Dave Reich
CAANJ/Region 19 Student Athlete of the Year Roadrunner Tennis is proud to boast that two members of the program have been named the top male Student-Athlete by the CAANJ and also in all of NJCAA Region 19. In 2010 Steve Suboleski became the first Men’s Tennis player from GCC to earn this award. In 2010—Steve Suboleski with Head Coach 2012, Vladislav Brian Rowan Koldomasov received the same honor. The award winners are the guests of honor at the annual CAANJ Luncheon and NJCAA Region 19 Dinner where they share their experiences with the other award winners and make a speech for the assembled Athletic Administrators. The CAANJ (Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey) gives one award annually each for the top male and female Junior College, NCAA Divison III, and 2012-Vladislav Koldomasov with CAANJ NCAA Division I-II President Jerry Price from Princeton Uni- student-athlete. The Region 19 Studentversity Athlete of the Year award encompasses all NJCAA sports for two-year colleges in NJ, DE, and Eastern PA.
Gloucester County College—History The concept of a community college in Gloucester County dates back to 1965 when the county electorate approved referendum to establish a community college. Some 600 charter students were the first to enroll at GCC in September, 1968, attending classes at Deptford High School and Monongahela Junior High School. In February, 1970, ground was broken for the first buildings on the new campus. That May, GCC held its first graduation for 180 men and women. Today, Gloucester County College offers more than 70 associate degree programs and certificates and serves nearly 5,000 credit students. The Lifelong Learning division provides non-credit, continuing education and training programs to an additional 5,000 area residents. GCC's cutting-edge academic programs are geared toward current market demands. Network Management and E-Commerce prepare students for immediate employment or transfer. Paralegal and Ford ASSET students complete internships and graduate ready to excel in the workforce. The Teachers 2000 cohorts of education majors are getting ready to meet the state's shortage of teachers in the coming decade. A Quality faculty is key to the success of GCC's programs. They are experts in their fields, enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge and know-how. In addition, services for students are second to none. financial aid, scholarships, career assistance and transfer counseling enrich every student's experience. Growth of the Gloucester County College campus has kept pace with program and service enhancements. In autumn 1970, students began attending classes in the Instructional Center, the first building completed on campus. The College Center, Physical Education Center and Fine Arts Center opened in 1971. In 1988, GCC dedicated the Library and Student Services Center. In 1993, the College constructed the Early Childhood Education Center and the Nursing, Allied Health and Technology Center. Also included in the expansion program was an addition to the Physical Education Center housing the Gloucester County Police Academy, Fitness Center and enhanced physical education programs. In 1997, GCC dedicated the Learning Resource Center. This $3 million project includes the ground-level Barnes & Noble College Store, an interactive TV classroom, a large academic services lab with 60 computers and two classrooms. An $8.1 million expansion program began in 2001, including construction of Scott Hall, a $6.5 million Science & Technology Center housing chemistry and biology facilities and state-of-theart computer labs and classrooms. A separate project involved a $1 million conversion of the concrete Grand Plaza into a gently sloping green area, with walkways linking most major campus buildings.
GCC Athletic Program—History Over the past two decades, the GCC Athletic Program has been recognized at the state, regional and national levels as one of the most outstanding programs in the country. In 2011-12, the Roadrunners received the NATYCAA Cup Award for having the best non-scholarship NJCAA program in the country for the third year in a row. This marked the sixth consecutive year that GCC has finished in third place or higher in this prestigious national awards program. The Roadrunners also received their eleventh CAANJ Cup for having the best two-year college athletic program in the state of New Jersey and won this award for the seventh consecutive year. GCC teams have won 22 NJCAA Division III National Championships including women’s softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and women’s cross country teams during 2012. The Athletic Department has had 55 teams finish in the top three in the country over the past 20 years. The Roadrunners compete in the Garden State Athletic Conference against other two-year schools from New Jersey as well as Region 19 of the NJCAA, which consists of colleges from Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Intercollegiate sports offered at GCC include: • Cross Country (Men and Women) • Tennis (Men and Women) • Outdoor Track and Field (Men and Women) • Basketball (Men and Women) • Soccer (Men and Women) • Baseball (Men) • Softball (Women) • Wrestling (Men) To find out more about GCC’s athletic program and how to become a Roadrunner, contact the Athletic Department at 856-415-2207 or visit the website at gccnj.edu/athletics. You can follow the Roadrunners via social media as well. “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GCCAthletics and “Follow” us on Twitter @GCCAthletics.
Ron Case, Athletic Director Ronald H. Case has presided over a run of unprecedented success since becoming Gloucester County College's Director of Athletics in 1991. During his tenure, the Roadrunners have achieved top 3 national finishes on a total of thirty-three occasions. The Roadrunners have won twentytwo NJCAA Division III National Championships: Wrestling(1996, 1998,1999, 2000, 2002, and 2007), Baseball (1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2010), Men's Basketball (1994), Men's Cross Country (1995), Women’s Cross Country (2007, 2012), Men’s Tennis (2010), Softball (2011, 2012) and Women’s Tennis (2012). In 2010, the Gloucester County College Athletic program was recognized as the top Division III Junior College Athletic program in the Country. A true accomplishment for an overall successful athletic department. The Roadrunners went on to repeat this honor in both 2011 and 2012. The Gloucester County College Athletic Program was recognized as the top community college program in the state of New Jersey during the 1997-98 school year, when it was awarded the inaugural CAANJ Cup which is presented by the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The Roadrunners continued this tradition by winning the CAANJ Cup in 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 20112012. Furthermore, in 2009 Ron Case was inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame. A strong supporter of women's athletics and gender equity, Case has been instrumental in the development of intercollegiate programs in women's soccer and softball (1994-95) and the re-birth of women's basketball during the 1998-99 school year. Under Case's guidance, the women's tennis program has prospered and the women's cross country and track & field programs have risen to national prominence. Gloucester County College's facilities have undergone a major face-lift during Case's tenure. A new fitness/ wellness center, gymnasium and locker room renovations, installation of an outdoor irrigation system, and major improvements to all outdoor playing fields are all part of the improvement in athletic facilities that have occurred at the college under Case's supervision. In 1998, Ron Case was elected to a four-year term as a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee. He received NACDA's National Athletic Director of the Year Award for the Northeast Region in 2003. Case is a Past-President of the National Alliance of TwoYear College Athletic Administrators, has served as a member of NATYCAA's Executive Committee since 1993 and received that organization's highest award, the L. William Miller Award in 2002. Case also served as the President of the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey during the 2000-01 school year and has served on the CAANJ Executive Committee since 1995. Case served as the Garden State Athletic Conference President from 1996-98 and as the GSAC's secretary from 1994-96. He was the NJCAA Region XIX Wrestling Chair 1992-2003 and Baseball Chair from 1994-2003. In 2003 Ron Case became the Region XIX Women's Director for all Women's Sports. Prior to coming to GCC, Case was the Women's Head Soccer and Softball Coach at Colgate University from 1987-91. From 1979-87 he served as the Men's Head Soccer and Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Penn State University's Delaware County Campus. Case received his Master's Degree in Physical Education from the State University of New York at Cortland in 1979. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Cortland in 1974.
Brian Rowan, Assistant Athletic Director Mr. Rowan joined the GCC staff full-time in the fall of 2008 as the Assistant Director of Athletics. Prior to joining the GCC full-time staff he spent the last 4 seasons as the men’s tennis coach while teaching history and coaching the Varsity boys’ basketball team at Triton Regional High School in Runnemede, NJ. Mr. Rowan also enjoyed stints as the Varsity boys’ tennis coach and assistant football coach while at Triton RHS. Mr. Rowan earned his associates degree from Gloucester County College in the spring of 1997 before moving on to Rutgers University-Camden. While at GCC, Mr. Rowan was a member of both the men’s basketball team and the men’s tennis team. He continued his basketball career at Rutgers-Camden after finishing at GCC. In 2005, Mr. Rowan earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. Also in 2005, Mr. Rowan was hired to upgrade the men’s tennis program here at GCC as the new tennis courts were opened. Since 2005, the team has won its first Region XIX Championship (2007) and compiled the best single season record in school history, a 15-4 mark in 2012. He has also been named NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year five times ( 08, 09, 10, 11, 12). In 2010, the men’s tennis team won their first team National Championship in program history. The Roadrunners repeated that feat in 2011 and won their third National title in 2012. Mr. Rowan will continue to monitor the academic progress system for student athletes that is in place for all student athletes at GCC. The academic progress monitoring system enables the GCC staff to work closer with the student athletes and assist and direct them with their academic needs. Mr. Rowan is a native of southern New Jersey. He graduated from Gateway Regional High School in 1994 and currently resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two daughters.
Athletic Department Staff Lynn Kindrachuk Fitness Center Administrator
Ellise Spaulding Athletic Trainer
Leanne Schoening Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics
Robert Fredrick Fred Swartz Wayne Murschell Part-time Support Staff
EXCELLENCE