2011-12 Men’s Tennis Guide
This is IU East Indiana University East grew out of an extension established at Earlham College that was operated by Earlham and Indiana University. In 1967, the arrangement was expanded to include Purdue and Ball State universities and the extension became the Eastern Indiana Center of Earlham College. In 1969, reflecting the community’s response to this opportunity to take state university courses at home, Richmond citizens formed an association known as Eastern Indiana Community College, Inc., to raise funds for the construction of a new campus. Following a successful campaign in which they raised over $1 million, members of the community college organization, with the consent of the four education institutions involved in the center, requested Indiana University to establish a regional campus in Richmond to assume responsibility for the operation. The Indiana General Assembly approved this plan, and on July 1, 1971, the Eastern Indiana Center for Earlham College became Indiana University East, the sixth campus in the Indiana University regional system. On October 3, 1972, ground was broken at the new campus site north of Richmond. The first building, an all-purpose academic facility named Whitewater Hall, was completed in late 1974 and dedicated February 23, 1975. Ground was broken for a new library/classroom building on August 8, 1990. It was dedicated as the Brice E. Hayes Hall on June 12, 1992. The third classroom building on the IU East campus was completed in May 1995. The building, which was dedicated as Middlefork Hall on June 12, 1996, houses the fine arts program and classrooms and
laboratories for the School of Education and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2009, the building was renamed Tom Raper Hall in recognition of the largest gift in IU East’s history. The fourth building, dedicated as Springwood Hall in November 1999, houses the Graf Recreation Center, University College, the Chancellor’s and Campus Life offices, as well as general and specialty classrooms. Additionally, the IU East Henry County Danielson Learning Center was dedicated in May 1999 to serve the citizens of Henry County. IU
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... This is IU East, continued from Page 2 East offers degree programs off-campus at the Ivy Tech Community College in Lawrenceburg Riverfront Campus and in Connersville. Indiana University East is both a traditional campus that excels in innovative learning options and a virtual campus with select online degree completion programs. Mark Hester Director of Athletics
In the fall 2007, Indiana University East joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and became the Red Wolves in 2008. Indiana University East student-athletes participate in five men’s and five women’s varsity sports. Since awarding its first bachelor’s degrees in 1977, Indiana University East has expanded its academic portfolio to include 60 bachelor’s degree options and selected master’s degrees. As the fastest growing university campus in Indiana, IU East leads the region as the premier four-year and master’s public institution in eastern Indiana and western Ohio.
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Pack Attack
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Red Wolves Roster
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Red Wolves Facilities
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2012 Season Preview
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Meet the Red Wolves
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Red Wolves Opponents
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2011 Season Review
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Red Wolves Record Book
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Red Wolves Roster Alphabetical Name Derek Blank Ty Butler Adam Derengowski Zeth Ellis Nick Frank Johnny Gray Justin Judd Josh Lone Brian Luke Zach Smith Jake Welsh
Ht. 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-0
Class Freshman Freshman Redshirt Sophomore Freshman Redshirt Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman
Hometown Buchanan, Mich. Wadesville, Ind. Richmond, Ind. Richmond, Ind. Brookville, Ind. Elkhart, Ind. West Milton, Ohio Connersville, Ind. Connersville, Ind. Connersville, Ind. Buchanan, Mich.
Previous School Buchanan High School North Posey High School Richmond High School Northeastern High School Franklin County High School Jimtown High School Milton-Union High School Connersville High School Connersville High School Connersville High School Buchanan High School
By Class Name Adam Derengowski Nick Frank Justin Judd Derek Blank Ty Butler Zeth Ellis Johnny Gray Josh Lone Brian Luke Zach Smith Jake Welsh
Ht. 5-9 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-0
Coaches Head Coach Erskine Ratchford (1st season) Director of Tennis Operations Kyle Wright (2nd season)
Class Redshirt Sophomore Redshirt Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman
Hometown Richmond, Ind. Brookville, Ind. West Milton, Ohio Buchanan, Mich. Wadesville, Ind. Richmond, Ind. Elkhart, Ind. Connersville, Ind. Connersville, Ind. Connersville, Ind. Buchanan, Mich.
Previous School Richmond High School Franklin County High School Milton-Union High School Buchanan High School North Posey High School Northeastern High School Jimtown High School Connersville High School Connersville High School Connersville High School Buchanan High School
Red Wolves Roster
Derek Blank
Ty Butler
Adam Derengowski
Zeth Ellis
Nick Frank
Johnny Gray
Justin Judd
Josh Lone
Brian Luke
Zach Smith
Jake Welsh
Head Coach Erskine Ratchford
Red Wolves Facilities Indiana University East’s tennis teams practice and play their home matches at nearby Glen Miller Park in Richmond. The Glen Miller tennis facility includes eight hard courts. Lights are available for night play. Glen Miller Park is located at 2200 National Road East in Richmond. The park is just three miles southeast of the IU The Indiana University East tennis programs practice and play matches at Glen East campus. The Miller Park in Richmond, a few miles from the IU East campus. tennis courts are located in the middle The IvyTech Community College 10-room suite in Springwood Hall of the park, just south of the court features one of the freshest on the IU East campus. park’s main office. tennis court surfaces in the Richmond area. The Red Wolves conduct some practices on the IvyTech ComAthletics Suite munity College tennis court a few The Indiana University East athyards north of the IU East campus. letic department is housed in a
The athletics suite opened in February of 2010. The space includes offices for all coaches, a study hall/ team meeting room, storage, laundry facilities and a training room.
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Season Preview The Establishment: IU East seeks winning ways in 2012 The Red Wolves men’s tennis team hopes to join The Establishment during the program’s second season.
Derengowski tied for the team lead in singles wins in the 2011 spring season. Judd tied for the team lead in wins during the short 2011 fall season.
Indiana University East men’s tennis coach Erskine Ratchford says “establishing ourselves and methods of winning” are the key themes to the Red Wolves’ second NAIA season, which opens March 2 with at match at Saint Joseph’s College.
Redshirt sophomore Nick Frank got a full season of college-level practices as a redshirt in 2011 and is ready to contribute in 2012.
IU East managed a three-win season with an oftenshorthanded roster during the program’s inaugural year in 2011. The Red Wolves now how boast an 11-man roster and matched the win total from 2011 during a short fall season. IU East hopes to establish something bigger and better in 2012. “As a young team, this season’s results will depend on how quickly we develop as a team and as players,” Ratchford said.
Freshman lefty Ty Butler (Wadesville, Ind./North Posey High School) played at the top of the lineup during the fall season. Freshmen Derek Blank (Buchanan, Mich./Buchanan High School) and Jake Welsh (Buchanan, Mich./Buchanan High School) were teammates for a successful high school program and bring their winning ways to IU East. Both could play in the middle-to-upper portions of the IU East lineup. Three more freshmen were high school teammates - Brian Luke (Connersville, Ind./Connersville High School), Josh Lone (Connersville, Ind./Connersville High School) and Zach Smith (Connersville, Ind./ Connersville High School). Luke and Lone were the top two singles players for their high school team. Smith is a doubles ace.
The roster Three players established themselves during IU East’s inaugural season. They are joined by an eight-player Fellow freshmen Zeth Ellis (Richmond, Ind./Northrecruiting class. eastern High School) and Johnny Gray (Elkhart, Ind./ Jimtown High School) will redshirt this season. Redshirt sophomore Adam Derengowski (Richmond, Ind./Richmond High School) and sophomore Justin “All of the players are capable of hitting with and Judd (West Milton, Ohio/Milton-Union High School) handling power and aggressively playing the ball gained valuable experience playing at the top of the around the court,” Ratchford said. “We are fairly IU East lineup in 2011.
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Season Preview ... Season Preview, continued from Page 8 well-balanced in singles and doubles, but we need to develop our consistency and shot selection to maximize our capability to win.” The schedule The Red Wolves established a schedule with 17 matches in 65 days. The schedule includes six regular season home matches at Glen Miller Park. The home opener is March 11 against KIAC power Indiana University Southeast. IU East will play home KIAC matches against Berea College on March 25 and on April 14 and against Asbury University on April 25. The Red Wolves meet reigning KIAC regular season and tournament champion Brescia University on March 31 in Owensboro, Ky. IU East faces first-year KIAC member Saint Louis College of Pharmacy on the neutral courts of IU Southeast on April 14. The KIAC switched to a single round-robin conference schedule, freeing up several match dates for IU East to play against new teams. The schedule format change will allow IU East to face respected NCAA Division III programs Wittenberg University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the first time. IU East heads crosstown on April 12 to face Earlham College, an NCAA Division III national tournament team in 2011.
Justin Judd (left) and Adam Derengowski played No. 1 doubles for IU East during the 2011 spring season. The KIAC championship match will take place on IU East’s home courts. The Red Wolves will host the six-team KIAC tournament on May 4 and 5 at Glen Miller Park and at Richmond High School. “We will play a variety of opponents with various levels of play,” Ratchford said. “This will enable us to develop our methods of play and shot devel-
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Season Preview ... Season Preview, continued from Page opment under a wide range of match play conditions. “Our goal is to make our shots solid and have methods of play that can adjust to variations in opponents’ level of play and playing styles.” The goals IU East was the No. 4 pick in the six-team KIAC in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. Ratchford aims higher than fourth place. He says the Red Wolves can move up by establishing: 1) A solid, consistent method of play 2) A “team” and foundation for future success 3) A winning record “Matches may be challenging as I expect we will be on our opponents’ radar screens with them fully prepared to play us,” Ratchford said. “But I am optimistic we will acquire the skills, shots and match play temperament to achieve a winning season.”
2011-12 Schedule 3/2 3/11 3/18 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/31 4/1 4/3 4/4 4/7 4/9 4/12 4/14 4/23 4/25 4/28 5/4 5/5
at Saint Joseph’s College 5 p.m. IU Southeast Noon at Glen Miller Park * at IU Southeast Noon at Wittenberg Noon * Berea Noon at Glen Miller Park at Manchester 4 p.m. * at Brescia 2 p.m. at Oakland City 1:30 p.m. at Rose-Hulman 3 p.m. Cedarville 4 p.m. at Glen Miller Park at Saint Joseph’s College 2 p.m. Oakland City 4 p.m. at Glen Miller Park at Earlham 4:30 p.m. * St. Louis College of Pharmacy 3 p.m. at IU Southeast at Central State TBA * Asbury 1 p.m. at Glen Miller Park at Berea TBA KIAC Tournament TBA at Glen Miller Park KIAC Tournament TBA at Glen Miller Park
* KIAC match
Meet the Red Wolves Erskine Ratchford • Head Coach • 1st season Erskine Ratchford, a nationally ranked tennis player who resides in Richmond, was named men’s and women’s tennis head coach at Indiana University East on Aug. 1, 2011. “I am excited about the Erskine Ratchford upcoming tennis season and feel that we have a great group of men and women players who look to be competitive this year. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to work with and lead these men and women in the upcoming matches,” Ratchford said. “I will do my best to properly represent, instruct, direct and develop a winning program that is reflective of the successful traditions of the other sports programs at IU East.” Ratchford has ranked in the top 100 in the nation and the top 10 in the Midwest in his age group. He served as a volunteer coach for IU East during the 2010-11 season. He led the IU East women’s tennis program to a 12-win improvement during the 2011 fall season, the biggest turnaround in the state among programs that play their main season in the fall. “The only thing that could make this news better is if we could also let Erskine play in our lineup, because he is that good of a player” said IU East assistant athletic director Kyle Wright.
“He developed a strong rapport with our players last season and is the perfect person to push our teams to a level of contending for conference championships and national tournament appearances on a regular basis.” Ratchford is a North Carolina State University alumni. He previously was Director of Engineering for Marvel Industries in Richmond. “IU East and east central Indiana can be a hotbed for tennis because of its location between several strong tennis communities,” Ratchford said, noting IU East’s proximity to cities like Dayton, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. “Players who come to IU East have a great opportunity to take advantage of the resources that are available to tennis players in this area.”
All About Erskine Full name: Erskine F Ratchford Jr. Hometown: Gastonia, N.C. College: North Carolina State University Why Erskine coaches at IU East: To establish a career that enables me to apply the knowledge and skills I have acquired from my experience in tennis with an organization offering tennis programs that supports student athletic participants in enjoying the sport of tennis, acquiring solid skills/competitive capabilities and building successful teams with winning results.
Adam Derengowski
Meet the Red Wolves Adam Derengowski • Redshirt Sophomore 2010-11
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Red Wolves. • Finished season on a three-match singles winning streak. • Teamed with Justin Judd for a pivotal 9-7 No. 1 doubles win that Adam Derengowski helped IU East beat Central State 5-4 on April 12. • Teamed with Vince Roggero for another 9-7 No. 1 doubles win against Central State on April 30. • Became the first IU East player to win a set when he took the first set at No. 2 singles at Berea College on March 27.
“Adam is an all-court player with an aggressive playing style.”
High School • Played No. 1 doubles for the Richmond High School tennis team. • Helped Richmond win an Indiana sectional title and the North Central Conference championship in 2008. The NCC title was the first in 24 years for Richmond. • Two-time all-conference selection.
All About Adam • Full name: Adam Troy Derengowski • Height: 5’9” • Hometown: Richmond, Ind. • High School: Richmond High School • Area of study: Communication • Parents: Troy and Suzanne Derengowski • Why Adam chose IU East: Price and the opportunity to broadcast games. (Adam is the play-by-play voice of IU East’s volleyball and basketball broadcasts). I never would have gotten that opportunity anywhere else.
Justin Judd
Meet the Red Wolves Justin Judd • Sophomore 2010-11
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Red Wolves. • Teamed with Adam Derengowski for a pivotal 9-7 No. 1 doubles win that helped IU East beat Central State 5-4 on April 12.
“Justin is a strong baseline player with a powerful serve.”
All About Justin
Justin Judd
High School • Played No. 1 doubles for Milton-Union High School (Ohio). • All-conference honorable mention performer. • Received Milton-Union team awards for most improved player and most spirited player. • Received a Presidential Excellence Award, a nationwide scholastic honor.
• Full name: Justin Allen Judd • Height: 5’9” • Hometown: West Milton, Ohio • High School: Milton-Union High School • Area of study: Business • Parents: Ron Judd and Pam Judd • Why Justin chose IU East: Small campus size, and (former IU East coach Mike) Sherer has been an influential coach that I have known for a while
Meet the Red Wolves Nick Frank • Redshirt Sophomore
Nick Frank
2010-11
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Redshirted the 201011 season
“Nick is a hard-hitting player with a hard-hitting forehand and serve.”
High School
All About Nick
• Played No. 2 doubles for Franklin County High School.
• Full name: Michael Nicholas Frank • Height: 6’3” • Hometown: Brookville, Ind.
• Earned all-conference honors at No. 2 doubles as a junior. • Finished senior season with a 10-3 record.
• High School: Franklin County High School • Area of study: Business marketing and Accounting • Parents: Todd and Sharon Frank • Why Nick chose IU East: Close to home and has a great business school.
Derek Blank • Freshman High School • Won No. 2 singles conference championship and was a first-team all-conference selection during senior season at Buchanan (Mich.) High School. Derek Blank • Helped Buchanan win team regional championship as a junior.
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report “Derek is a consistent player with good court coverage and quick footwork.”
All About Derek • Full name: Derek James Blank • Height: 6’3” • Hometown: Buchanan, Mich. • High School: Buchanan High School • Area of study: Accounting • Parents: Jeanne and Robert Blank • Why Derek chose IU East: The tennis program and the small campus life
Meet the Red Wolves Ty Butler • Freshman
Ty Butler
High School
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Played No. 1 doubles for North Posey High School (Ind.). • Helped North Posey win three consecutive Indiana sectional titles. • All-conference selec-
“Ty is a tall, lefty player with a wide range of shots, spins, serves and volleys.”
tion.
• High School: North Posey High School • Area of study: Sports management • Parents: Tim and Anna Butler • Why Ty chose IU East: Small campus with the chance to compete at the national level yearly
All About Ty • Full name: Ty Daniel Butler • Height: 6’0” • Hometown: Wadesville, Ind.
Zeth Ellis • Freshman High School • Compiled a 23-3 record at No. 1 doubles as a senior at Northeastern High School (Ind.). • Helped Northeastern win an Indiana team sectional title for the first Zeth Ellis time since 1995 and advance to the team regional finals for the first time in the program’s history. • Advanced to the individual No. 1 doubles sectional championship match.
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report “Zeth is a solid all-around player with a forcing style of play.”
All About Zeth • • • • • •
Full name: Zeth Gregory Ellis Height: 6’1” Hometown: Richmond, Ind. High School: Richmond High School Area of study: Physical therapy Parents: Claudia Ellis
Meet the Red Wolves Johnny Gray • Freshman
Johnny Gray
High School
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Posted double-digit wins at No. 3 singles as a senior for the Jimtown High School (Ind.) tennis program. • Perfect attendance in his four years in the Jim-
“Johnny is a quick-moving player with strokes and volleys that support a net game.”
town tennis program. • Jimtown program’s most improved player as a freshman and sophomore.
All About Johnny • Full name: John Gray • Height: 5’10” • Hometown: Elkhart, Ind. • High School: Jimtown High School • Area of study: Humanities • Parents: John and Tammy Gray • Why Johnny chose IU East: Small college and nice tennis team
Josh Lone • Freshman
Josh Lone
High School
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Posted a 15-8 record, primarily at No. 2 singles, as a senior at Connersville (Ind.) High School. • Helped Connersville to an 18-2 team record and a sectional champion-
“Josh is a consistent baseline player with the ability to move to all parts of the court.”
ship as a senior. • Earned Connersville junior varsity MVP and best mental attitude awards earlier in his high school career.
All About Josh • Full name: Joshua D Lone • Height: 5’11” • Hometown: Connersville, Ind. • High School: Connersville High School • Area of study: Psychology • Parents: Mark and Elizabeth Mustin • Why Josh chose IU East: It is affordable and has my major
Meet the Red Wolves Brian Luke • Freshman
Brian Luke
High School
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Played No. 1 singles for Connersville High School’s Indiana sectional champion team as a senior. • Helped Connersville post an 18-2 record dur-
“Brian is a strong baseline player with hard-hitting groundstrokes.”
ing senior season.
• High School: Connersville High School • Area of study: History • Parents: Bill and Terri Luke • Why Brian chose IU East: It’s close to home and I loved the tennis program
All About Brian • Full name: Brian William Luke • Height: 5’9” • Hometown: Connersville, Ind.
Zach Smith • Freshman
Zach Smith
High School
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Posted a 41-2 varsity No. 1 doubles record over his final two high school seasons. • Helped Connersville to an 18-2 team record and a sectional championship as a senior.
“Zach is a hard-hitting player with quick, forceful volleys and an aggressive serve.”
All About Zach • Full name: George Francis Zachary Smith • Height: 5’9” • Hometown: Connersville, Ind. • High School: Connersville High School • Parents: James and Laurie Smith • Why Zach chose IU East: I chose IU East because there is a comfortable environment, friendly people and more direct contact with teachers
Meet the Red WolvesRed Wolves Jake Welsh • Freshman RED WOLVES SPORTS HighNETWORK School
Jake Welsh
Coach Ratchford’s Scouting Report
• Earned Michigan all“Jake is an all-court player with a wide range of shots TV BROADCASTS state honors as a senior and Television serves.” And Hometown Sports Network Whitewater Community after winning a regional Telecasts Indiana University East basketball games will be broadcast on Whitewater Television (WCTV) and the Hometown Sports title at No. 1 doubles. Community All About Jake Network. At least five broadcasts are planned. • Compiled a 70-24 • Full name: Jacob Jeffery WCTV Welsh reaches 17,000 viewers in the Richmond area. The Hometown Sports Network reaches record during his high • Height: 6’0” about 500,000 viewers across Indiana. All games are re-broadcast school tennis career. • Hometown: Mich. multiple times on both, networks. Buchanan, Both networks also air IU East’s
• High School: Buchanan High School award-winning coaches show, “Inside IU East Sports.” • Area of study: Business • Parents: Jeff and Stef Welsh RADIO BROADCASTS • Why Jake chose IU East: Great school, great tennis WHON 930-AM of Richmond plans live broadcasts of at least 20 program Indiana University East men’s basketball games. The station also plans a weekly 30-minute show dedicated to IU East sports. WHON-AM 930 is a 500-watt station with an estimated nighttime coverage radius of 40 miles and estimated daytime coverage radius of about 100 miles. Radio broadcasts are available at 930whon.com and iueredwolves.com. Games not broadcast on the radio are broadcast at iueredwolves.com.
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Red Wolves Opponents Opponent Information • Travel Guide OPPONENTS Asbury Match dates: April 25 Nickname: Eagles Affiliation: NAIA 2010-11 record: 8-5 Web site: www.asbury.edu/ athletics Berea Match dates: March 25 and April 28 Nickname: Mountaineers Affiliation: NAIA 2010-11 record: 5-10 Web site: www.berea.edu/athletics/ Brescia Match date: March 31 Nickname: Bearcats Affiliation: NAIA 2010-11 record: 14-6 Web site: www.bresciabearcats.com Cedarville Match dates: April 4 Nickname: Yellow Jackets Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2010-11 record: 7-11 Web site: http://yellowjackets. cedarville.edu/ Central State Match date: April 23 Nickname: Marauders Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2010-11 record: 0-10 Web site: www.maraudersports.com/ Earlham Match date: April 12 Nickname: Quakers Affiliation: NCAA Division III
2010-11 record: 17-4 Web site: www.goearlham. com/ IU Southeast Match dates: March 11 and March 18 Nickname: Grenadiers Affiliation: NAIA 2010-11 record: 11-8 Web site: www.iusathletics.com Manchester Match date: March 26 Nickname: Spartans Affiliation: NCAA Division III 2010-11 record: 2-11 Web site: www.manchester. edu/athletics/ Oakland City University Match dates: April 1 and April 9 Nickname: Mighty Oaks Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2010-11 record: 4-3 Web site: www.oak.edu/athletics2/index.php Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Match date: April 3 Nickname: Engineers Affiliation: NCAA Division III 2010-11 record: 10-8 Web site: http://www.rosehulman.edu/athletics.aspx Saint Joseph’s College Match dates: March 2 and April 7 Nickname: Pumas Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2010-11 record: 16-8 Web site: http://athletics.saintjoe.edu/
Saint Louis College of Pharmacy Match date: April 14 Nickname: Eutectics Affiliation: NAIA 2010-11 record: 0-1 Web site: http://www.stlcop. edu/campuslife/athletics.asp Wittenberg Match date: March 24 Nickname: Tigers Affiliation: NCAA Division III 2010-11 record: 14-7 Web site: http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/
TRAVEL GUIDE Saint Joseph’s College Dates: March 2 and April 7 Opponent: St. Joseph’s Facility: Hanson Center Address: U.S. Highway 231 Rensselaer, IN 47978 IU Southeast Date: March 18 Opponents: IU Southeast Facility: Grenadier Tennis Courts Address: 4201 Grant Line Rd. New Albany, IN 47150 Wittenberg Date: March 24 Opponent: Wittenberg Facility: Albright Tennis Complex Address: 200 West Ward Street Springfield, OH 45504 Manchester Date: March 26 Opponent: Manchester Facility: Moreland Park
Address: 604 East College Avenue North Manchester, IN 46962 Brescia Date: March 31 Opponent: Brescia Facility: Moreland Park Address: 1215 Hickman Avenue Owensboro, KY 42303 Oakland City Date: April 1 Opponent: Oakland City Facility: Outdoor Tennis Courts Address: 138 North Lucretia Street Oakland City, IN 47660 Earlham College Date: April 12 Opponent: Earlham Facility: Earlham Courts Address: 801 National Road West Richmond, IN 47374 Central State Date: April 23 Opponent: Central State Facility: Central State University Tennis Courts Address: 1400 Brush Row Road Wilberforce, OH 45384 Berea Date: April 28 Opponent: Berea Facility: Wilson Evans Courts Address: Berea College Berea, KY 40404
Season Review Red Wolves established the foundation for future success A day-by-day look back at the 2011 Indiana University East men’s tennis season. It was the inaugural NAIA season for the Red Wolves program. March 6 - Tough loss to start debut season The Indiana University East men’s tennis team began its inaugural season with a tough 9-0 road loss against Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent Indiana University Southeast. This match marked not only the beginning of a season, but the beginning of an entire program in the first year for the Red Wolves men’s tennis program. March 12 - Blown away at Franklin Battling through windy conditions, IU East suffered another tough loss, losing 9-0 at Franklin College. March 13 - Red Wolves fall in home debut The first home match played by the first-year IU East men’s tennis team proved to be another tough loss for the Red Wolves, who lost 9-0 to KIAC rival Indiana University Southeast at Glen Miller Park. March 19 - A look at the champs The Red Wolves fell 9-0 at reigning KIAC champion Brescia University. March 27 - Mountaineers too much IU East lost 9-0 at KIAC opponent Berea College. The Red Wolves had an accomplishment to celebrate: Redshirt freshman Adam Derengowski became the first IU East men’s player to win a set. March 28 - Oaks too mighty The Mighty Oaks proved to be too much for IU East, which fell 9-0 at NCAA Division II opponent
Oakland City University. The No. 1 doubles team of freshman Justin Judd and Adam Derengowski played the closest match, leading 6-4 before losing 8-6. April 1 - “Best level of performance so far” IU East suffered another tough 9-0 loss against Asbury University. The team did reach a new best in games won, winning 42 in the nine matches. The previous best had been 25 games. Freshman Justin Gill won the opening set at No. 6 singles in his first career match. April 3 - Nationally ranked opponent IU East lost 9-0 against nationally ranked Campbellsville University. Campbellsville was ranked 20th in the NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches Poll. April 5 - “Definite progress” for Red Wolves Justin Gill won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6 singles to give the Red Wolves their point in an 8-1 loss against NCAA Division II Oakland City University at Glen Miller Park. This was the first individual match win for the first-year men’s tennis program. The Red Wolves won 12 total games in their first encounter against the Mighty Oaks, and in this match raised that number to 42 total games won. April 7 - Stung by Yellow Jackets IU East lost 9-0 against Cedarville University. April 10 - First win! IU East finally tasted sweet victory in a 5-4 win against Purdue University Calumet, the first win in
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Season Review ... Season Review, continued from Page 25 the program’s history. Freshman Matt Trimnell won 6-2, 6-4 in No. 5 singles to clinch the match for the Red Wolves. Trimnell also won 8-2 in a match with Justin Gill in No. 3 doubles. Gill also won 6-2, 6-0 in No. 6 singles. Senior Tyler Rigby, a former tennis player at Indiana University Southeast, made his tennis debut for the Red Wolves. Rigby won 6-1, 6-1 in No. 3 singles. Rigby and Vince Roggero won 8-1 in No. 2 doubles. The team fell 9-0 against Ashford University earlier in the day. April 12 - Two in a row! With only four players, IU East won 5-4 against NCAA Division II opponent Central State University. The Red Wolves started the match down 3-0 after default-
ing three matches due to a lack of players (six are needed to make a full team). Adam Derengowski and Matt Trimnell won in singles and doubles matches. Derengowski also teamed up with Justin Judd for an exciting battle, rallying from a 5-2 deficit to win 8-6 in No. 1 doubles. April 13 - Crosstown loss IU East fell 8-1 against local opponent Earlham College. Tyler Rigby picked up the sole point for IU East, winning at No. 3 singles. April 18 - Red Wolves fall to “quality team” The Red Wolves lost 8-1 against KIAC opponent As-
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Indiana University East men’s tennis 2011 statistics Singles Player No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Overall Justin Judd 0-19 0-19 Adam Derengowski 4-15 4-15 Tyler Rigby 5-1 5-1 Vince Roggero 1-12 1-5 2-17 Matt Trimnell 1-1 1-7 2-8 Matt Jackson 0-10 0-1 0-11 Justin Gill 2-5 2-5 IU EAST 0-19 4-15 6-13 2-16 1-8 2-5 15-76 Doubles Players No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Overall Justin Judd-Adam Derengowski 1-17 1-17 Adam Derengowski-Vince Roggero 1-0 1-0 Vince Roggero-Tyler Rigby 1-4 1-4 Vince Roggero-Matt Jackson 0-10 0-10 Vince Roggero-Matt Trimnell 1-1 1-1 Justin Judd-Tyler Rigby 1-0 1-0 Matt Trimnell-Justin Gill 1-6 1-6 IU EAST 2-17 3-15 1-6 6-38
Season Review ... Season Review, continued from Page 26 bury. Tyler Rigby gave IU East its only win of the day with a three-set victory in No. 3 singles. April 18 - Knocked out by the champs IU East suffered a 9-0 loss at home against KIAC champion Brescia University. April 23 - Conference finale After a few close matches, IU East lost 8-1 against KIAC opponent Berea College. Adam Derengowski picked up the Red Wolves’ only point for the day, winning 6-2, 6-2 in No. 2 singles. April 29 - Red Wolves lose in conference tournament The No. 5 seed Red Wolves lost 7-2 against No. 4 Berea College in the opening round of the KIAC tournament at Moreland Park. No. 2 singles player Adam Derengowski and No. 3 singles player Tyler Rigby were both able to pick up wins. Derengowski was able to pull off a successful between-the-legs shot. April 30 - Finishing with a win IU East ended its inaugural season with a 5-1 home win against NCAA Division II opponent Central State University, earning the first home win in the school’s history. Adam Derengowski and Tyler Rigby both won in singles. Rigby dropped just seven total points during the match and finished his season with a 5-1 singles record. Derengowski teamed up with fellow redshirt freshman Vince Roggero for a 9-7 No. 1 doubles victory. Coach Kyle Wright called this win “a very nice boost for our players as they head into the off season.”
2010-11 Results 3/6 3/12 3/13 3/18 3/27 3/28
* at IU Southeast at Franklin * IU Southeast * at Brescia * at Berea at Oakland City
L L L L L L
9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0
4/1 4/2 4/5 4/7 4/10 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/18 4/21 4/23
* at Asbury vs. Campbellsville Oakland City at Cedarville vs. Ashford at Purdue Calumet at Central State at Earlham * Asbury * Brescia * Berea
L L L L L W W L L L L
9-0 9-0 8-1 9-0 9-0 5-4 5-4 8-1 8-1 9-0 8-1
KIAC Tournament 4/29 vs. Berea
L
7-2
4/30
W
5-1
Central State
Red Wolves Record Book All-time results • All-time honors • School records ALL-TIME RESULTS 2010 3-16 overall, 0-8 KIAC 3/6 * at IU Southeast 3/12 at Franklin 3/13 * IU Southeast 3/18 * at Brescia 3/27 * at Berea 3/28 at Oakland City 4/1 * at Asbury 4/2 vs. Campbellsville 4/5 Oakland City 4/7 at Cedarville 4/10 vs. Ashford 4/10 at Purdue Calumet 4/12 at Central State 4/13 at Earlham 4/18 * Asbury 4/21 * Brescia 4/23 * Berea KIAC Tournament 4/29 vs. Berea 4/30 Central State
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9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 9-0 9-0 5-4 5-4 8-1 8-1 9-0 8-1
L 7-2 W 5-1
Vs. Opponents Asbury University Ashford University Berea College Brescia University Campbellsville University Cedarville University Central State University Earlham College Franklin College Indiana University Southeast Oakland City University Purdue University Calumet
0-2 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-0
ALL-TIME HONORS
2010-11 Tyler Rigby • Indiana University East Male Athlete of the Year Justin Judd • Academic All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
SCHOOL RECORDS
Team records Season Most matches: 19 (2011) Most wins: 3 (2011) Fewest wins: 3 (2011) Most losses: 16 (2011) Fewest losses: 16 (2011) Highest winning percentage: .158 (2011) Lowest winning percentage: .158 (2011) Individual records Season Most singles victories: 5 (Tyler Rigby, 2011) Best singles winning percentage: .714
Vince Roggero led IU East in doubles victories during the program’s inaugural season in the spring of 2011. (Tyler Rigby, 2011) Most consecutive singles victories: 5 (Tyler Rigby, 2011) Most doubles victories, team: 1 (Six different teams, 2011) Most consecutive doubles victories, team: 1 (six different teams, 2011) Most doubles victories, individual: 3 (Vince Roggero, 2011) Best doubles winning percentage, indi-
vidual: .333 (Tyler Rigby, 2011) Most consecutive doubles victories, individual: 2 (Vince Roggero and Matt Trimnell, 2011) Team Milestones First NAIA-era win: April 10, 2011, at Purdue University Calumet First NAIA-era loss: March 6, 2011, at Indiana University Southeast
Longest winning streak: 2 matches (2011) Longest losing streak: 11 matches (2011) Longest home winning streak: 1 match (2011) Longest road/neutral winning streak: 2 matches (2011) Longest home losing streak: 5 matches (2011) Longest road/neutral losing streak: 9 matches (2011)
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