T H E G E O R G E WA S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y
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2010 SEASON OUTLOOK The 2009 George Washington women’s tennis team has created a new culture and is approaching this year with a new attitude, a new discipline and a new sense of team. The Colonials set strong performance goals each year, but accomplishing these goals this season will depend on three key ingredients: player development, team cohesiveness, and hard work. With five new players and six experienced returnees, the Colonials are looking forward to an exciting season. This season’s captains, senior Michele Style and sophomore Jacqueline Corba, will bring complementary styles of leadership to the Colonials. Style, with her strong doubles play, will provide guidance built upon her four years in the GW program. Corba will bring her fierce competitiveness to this leading duo and will vie for playing time in the top singles spot. Two-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection Nadia Demidenko returns for her junior season after splitting time at the top two positions last spring with Corba. Demidenko will continue to work for time at the top positions in both singles and doubles for GW. Fellow junior Jennifer Hirsh will add depth to the singles lineup. Sophomores Meg Tyner, Zoe Krohn and transfer Sasha Gluck will all contribute to this season’s lineups. Tyner is ready to compete after sitting out the fall 2009 season with a torn ligament in her wrist. Krohn and Gluck, a University of Wisconsin transfer, are looking to add significant depth to doubles lineup as well as contribute to the singles lineup. All four freshmen, Mimi Hamling, Dorota Lysienia, Hilary Kustoff and Sarah Smith, bring a renewed spirit to compete at the top level of college tennis. Hamling and Lysienia made appearances in the singles and doubles draw of the fall ITA Regional Tournament, both bringing their own style of play to help the new positive, hard-working culture of the team. Kustoff and Smith will also both compete for playing time in the singles and doubles lineups for the Colonials. The Colonials open the season hosting No. 51 Long Beach State and will take on area teams Howard, UMBC, George Mason and Maryland this season. GW will have home court advantage over four Atlantic 10 teams, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s and Temple, while visiting only Duquesne early in the season. The 2010 Atlantic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship will be hosted by Saint Louis University at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Mo., April 23-15. Nadia Demidenko
HISTORY AND AWARDS 2009-10 ROSTER Name Yr. Ht. L/R Hometown/High School Jacqueline Corba So. 5-6 R Greenwich, CT/Greenwich Nadia Demidenko Jr. 5-8 R Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Sasha Gluck So. 5-5 R Potomac, MD/Bradenton Prep (FL) Mimi Hamling Fr. 5-2 L San Diego, CA/Torrey Pines Jennifer Hirsh Jr. 5-3 R Atlanta, GA/Woodward Academy Zoe Krohn So. 5-4 R Oranjestad, Aurba/Colegio Aurbano Hilary Kustoff Fr. 5-2 R San Antonio, TX/Tom C. Clark Dorota Lysienia Fr. 5-7 R Warsaw, Poland/Copernicus Sarah Smith Fr. 5-9 R Darien, CT/Darien Michele Style Sr. 5-6 R Marlton, NJ/Cherokee Meg Tyner So. 5-4 R Brookville, NY/Jericho Head Coach: Dawn Buth (Florida ‘02) — 4th season Assistant Coach: Pamela Duran (Richmond ‘09) — 1st season Volunteer Asst. Coach: Christopher Tran (Kennedy-Western) — 1st season
2009-10 George Washington Colonials Women’s Tennis Front Row (L-R): Sarah Smith, Jacqueline Corba, Nadia Demidenko, Sasha Gluck, Dorota Lysienia. Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Pamela Duran, Meg Tyner, Zoe Krohn, Hilary Kustoff, Michele Style, Jennifer Hirsh, Mimi Hamling, Head Coach Dawn Buth.
2008-09 SEASON STATS Nadia Demidenko, So. Jacqueline Corba, Fr. Jennifer Hirsh, So. Meg Tyner, Fr. Zoe Krohn, Fr. Verena Knoedler, Jr. Michele Style, Jr. Madhuri Jha, Sr.
Singles 11-7 14-6 8-8 6-10 6-10 4-6 2-12 2-3
Doubles 10-9 10-8 11-11 8-6 8-8 5-9 5-7 4-2
• Atlantic 10 Champions: 1984, 1992, 1993 • Atlantic 10 Tournament Finalist: 1983, 1994, 1996, 1997 • Atlantic 10 Tournament All-Championship Team: 1994 Karina Ramirez, Ellen Novoseletsky (singles) Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles) Sylvie Fleurian/Ellen Novoseletsky (doubles) 1993 Lisa Shafran, Karina Ramirez, Ellen Novoseletsky, Mercedes McAndrew, Shannon Cain, Petra Rydlova (singles) Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran, Ellen Novoseletsky/Petra Rydlova, Shannon Cain/Mercedes McAndrew (doubles) 1992 Lisa Shafran (singles) Petra Rydlova/Lisa Shafran, Ellen Novoseletsky/Karina Ramirez, Shannon Cain/Mercedes McAndrew (doubles) • Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer: 1997 Helen Andrews • Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer: 2000 Tracy Wei 1995 Julie Kim • Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year: 1992 Lisa Shafran 1988 Pam Harrison • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: 1993 Joe Mesmer 1992 Joe Mesmer • Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team: 2009 Nadia Demiendko (First Team), Jacqueline Corba (Second Team) 2008 Nadia Demidenko (Second Team) 2007 Kendall Swenson (Second Team) 2006 Anastasia Skavronskaia 2005 Anastasia Skavronskaia 2004 Lindy First, Nazli Gencsoy 2002 Tracy Wei 2001 Lindy First, Tracy Wei 2000 Tracy Wei 1999 Sarine Weingarten 1998 Julie Kim, Ghada Skaff 1997 Helen Andrews, Ghada Skaff, Sarine Weingarten 1996 Julie Kim/Holly Huntley, Petra Rydlova/Lisa Shafran (doubles) 1994 Ellen Novoseletsky, Karina Ramirez, Lisa Shafran (singles) Sylvie Fleurian/Ellen Novoseletsky, Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles) 1993 Karina Ramirez, Lisa Shafran (singles) Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles) 1992 Ellen Novoseletsky, Lisa Shafran (singles) Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles) 1990 Pam Harrison (singles) 1989 Pam Harrison (singles) 1988 Pam Harrison (singles) 1985 Cathi Giordano, Kathy Walton (singles) 1984 Cathi Giordano, Laurie LaFair, Kathy Walton (singles) Cathi Giordano/Kathy Walton (doubles)
*A-10 All-Championship and All-Conference teams are the same from 1984-89, 1995-present
2009-10 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SEPTEMBER Fri-Sun 18-20 at Maryland Invitational Sat-Sun 26-27 at George Mason 3-2 Tourney
TIME All Day All Day
OCTOBER Fri-Tue 23-27 at ITA Regional (hosted by Virginia Tech)
All Day
JANUARY SUN 31
LONG BEACH STATE*
1:00 PM
FEBRUARY Sat 6 Sun 7 SAT 13 Sun 14 SAT 20 SUN 21 SAT 27
at Penn at Maryland GEORGE MASON* at Duquesne CALIFORNIA (PA) DELAWARE* RICHMOND*
11:00 am 9:00 am 2:00 PM 2:00 pm 6:30 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
MARCH Fri 5 SAT 6 WED 10 Sun 14 Tue 16 SAT 27 Sun 28
vs. Columbia (at College Park, MD) SAINT JOSEPH’S ST. JOHN’S at UNC Wilimington at Campbell ST. BONAVENTURE at Howard
11:00 am 1:00 PM 9:00 AM 12:00 pm 2:30 pm 2:00 PM 1:00 pm
APRIL SAT Sat SUN Sat Fri-Sun
TEMPLE at James Madison TOWSON at UMBC Atlantic 10 Championship (St. Louis, MO)
2:00 PM 1:30 pm 2:00 PM 11:00 am All day
3 10 11 17 23-25
Home matches (in BOLD CAPS) played at Mount Vernon Tennis Complex, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, DC *Match to be played at Montclair Country Club, Montclair, VA
2008-09 RESULTS DATE Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 Mar. 10 Mar. 16
OPPONENT at Old Dominion vs. Howard vs. Georgetown at Duquesne at Penn at James Madison vs. Richmond at Coppin State at Clayton State (cancelled-rain) Mar. 18 at Emory Mar. 21 Xavier Mar. 22 at Delaware
RESULT L, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 L, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 7-0 W, 7-0
L, 5-4 L, 4-3 L, 5-2
DATE OPPONENT RESULT Mar. 28 at UMBC (cancelled-rain) Mar. 29 at Temple L, 6-1 Apr. 1 vs. Fordham W, 6-1 Apr. 3 at Towson W, 5-2 Apr. 6 Binghamton L, 5-2 Apr. 11 at George Mason (cancelled-rain) Apr. 17 at A-10 Championships Saint Louis L, 4-0 Apr. 18 at A-10 Championships Saint Joseph’s W, 4-0
Home matches in bold
T H E G E O R G E WA S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y DAWN BUTH / HEAD COACH
GEORGE WASHINGTON FACILITIES
Dawn Buth is in her fourth year as head coach of The George Washington University women’s tennis program. In the 2009 season, Buth coached Nadia Demidenko and Jacqueline Corba to first and second team Atlantic 10 Conference honors, posting a 7-10 team record. The Colonials had big victories over area rivals Howard and Georgetown and Towson. GW fell in the first round of the Alantic 10 Championship to Saint Louis, but bounced back to beat Saint Joseph’s in the second round and tie with Dayton for ninth place. Prior to GW, Buth served as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania during the 2003-04 season. She helped guide the Quakers to a 15-5 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Ivy League in 2004. Penn battled four nationally ranked opponents in dual matches, defeating No. 51 Maryland and No. 31 Virginia Commonwealth en route to a No. 28 ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) polls in March 2004. The Wichita, KS, native also worked as an assistant tennis professional at the Gainesville (FL) Country Club from 2002-03 and played professionally on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) circuit from 1998-2001. As a singles player Buth was ranked as high as 96th in the world, while reaching 108th in doubles during her three years on tour. She earned 12 International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles titles, two singles championships and played in the main draw of every Grand Slam tournament. A 2002 graduate of the University of Florida, Buth was a seven-time All-America selection and a key member of the Gators’ 1996 and ‘98 NCAA Championship teams. Buth, who won the NCAA doubles title in 1996 and ‘97, also was named the NCAA Rookie of the Year in 1995 and was nominated for the prestigious Honda-Broderick Award in 1996. Buth resides in Washington, DC.
The George Washington University women’s (men's) tennis team splits its home matches at the Montclair Country Club located in Montclair, VA, and at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex on the GW-Mount Vernon Campus, located at 2100 Foxhall Road, NW. The Complex underwent minor renovations which were completed in the Spring of 2009 that included new coaches offices, a coaches lounge, as well as a new weight room for student-athletes.
PAMELA DURAN / ASSISTANT COACH Pamela Duran joined the GW coaching staff in the fall of 2009 just after completing a prolific playing career. A spring 2009 graduate of Richmond, Duran competed at the No. 1 position for three-straight seasons, earning Atlantic 10 honors as Most Outstanding Rookie in 2006 and Most Outstanding Performer in 2007 and 2009. Duran also played in the 2007 NCAA singles tournament. Originally hailing from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Duran ranked as the country’s top player and represented her home country in the 2004 Federation Cup. Duran resides in Washington, DC, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Political Management at GW.
CHRISTOPHER TRAN / VOLUNTEER ASST. COACH Christopher Tran is in his first year the as volunteer assistant coach women’s tennis team. He is currently the Head of Junior Development at the Audrey Moore ReCenter in Annandale, VA, teaching beginners in clinics and private-lesson settings, along with team tennis practices. He resides in Manassas, VA.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT Established in 1983, the Academic Support Services Program was initially designed to provide support services to a small group of students. The program has been expanded and includes services for all of GW’s student-athletes, with an emphasis on individual responsibility and pride in academic accomplishments. The Department of Athletics employs five full-time staff members and 30-40 tutors to assist the 400-plus student-athletes. The Academic Support Program works with student-athletes to help them develop career interests, explore employment opportunities and become familiar with the GW Career and Cooperative Education Center.
MICHELE STYLE
SPORTS MEDICINE Student-athletes receive medical treatment from an experienced staff of certified athletic trainers as well as a staff of student athletic trainers who provide on-site medical care before, during and after all practices and games. GW’s primary team physician, along with a dentist and an eyecare specialist, also are available throughout the year. The training room is fully equipped with the modern apparatuses required for treatment and rehabilitation of all types of sports-related injuries. Espousing a philosophy based on preventive medicine, the training room works with student-athletes to keep them in playing shape, return them to competition and maintain their level of conditioning throughout the year.
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Founded ..............................................................................................1821 Enrollment ........................................................................................20,327 President..............................................................................Steven Knapp Director of Athletics ..............................................................Jack Kvancz Senior Assoc. Director of Athletics/SWA ....................Mary Jo Warner Athletic Department Telephone ........................................202-994-6650 NCAA ..........................................................................................Division I Conference .............................................................................. Atlantic 10 Nickname ....................................................................................Colonials Colors....................................................................................Buff and Blue Tennis Contact ..............................................................Bridgette Robles E-Mail ..............................................................brobles@gwmail.gwu.edu Athletics Communications Phone ....................................202-994-9003 Women’s Tennis Office Phone ..........................................202-242-6748 Women’s Tennis Office E-mail......................................dbuth@gwu.edu Athletics Web Site ..................................................www.GWsports.com
JACQUELINE CORBA