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UGa QUICk faCts
Chelsey Gullickson Yvette Hyndman Alex Raffalovich Naoko Ueshima 2009 Senior Summary
2010 opponents 24 Opponent Quick Facts 2009 In revIew 26 Season Review 27 2009 Results 28 2009 Statistics
2010 season preview page 10 IntroDUCtIon 1 UGA Quick Facts the UnIversIty of GeorGIa 2 University Facts 3 Life in Athens 4 Rankin-Smith Academic Center 5 Dan Magill Tennis Complex 6 UGA Athletics 8 NCAA Tennis: An Athens Tradition 2010 season oUtlook 10 Season Preview 12 Head Coach Jeff Wallace 14 Assistant Coach Frank Polito 15 Roster/UGA Coaches Pledge 2010 BUllDoGs 16 Cameron Ellis 17 Lara Fakhoury 18 Nadja Gilchrist
GeorGIa tennIs hIstory 29 Bulldog Records 30 Program History/Circle of Honor 31 Dan Magill Tennis Complex History 32 Georgia at the NCAA Tournament 33 NCAA Tournament Results 34 1994 NCAA Title 35 2000 NCAA Title 36 Bulldog All-Americans 39 USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Titles 40 Bulldogs with Grand Slam Titles 41 National and Regional Award Winners 42 Academic Award Winners 43 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association 44 All-time NCAA Champions seC revIew 45 The Southeastern Conference/ 2009 SEC Review 46 SEC Team Titles 48 SEC Honors and Awards 49 Georgia at the SEC Tournament letterwInners anD resUlts 50 Letterwinners 51 All-time Series Records 52 Year-by-Year Results tennIs Camp 56 Jeff Wallace Tennis Camp Information staff/meDIa InformatIon 57 Scholarship Endowments 58 Senior Staff 59 Tennis Support Staff 60 Media Information/Phone Numbers CreDIts
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The 2010 University of Georgia women’s tennis media guide is produced by the UGA Sports Communications Office: Editor: Christopher Lakos. Contributors: Ben Beaty, Molly Poitevint and Caroline Domecq. Photography: Bill Kallenberg, Wesley Hitt, Ashley Connell, Amanda C. Melton, Parker Moore, Lesley Onstott, Julianne Upchurch, Kelly Wegel, Dennis Echols, Phillip Faulkner, Steven Colquitt, Christopher Lakos, Tony Fox, Perry McIntyre, Dan Evans, Robert Newcomb, Cheri Wranosky, Mike Holliday, Julie Wrege of TennisRecruiting.net, Radi Nabulsi, Bob Rives, Donovan Eason, Don Alschuler Printing: EBSCO Media.
General Information
Location: Athens, Ga. Founded: 1785 Enrollment: 34,180 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern Colors: Red & Black Tennis Facilities: Dan Magill Complex: Henry Feild Stadium (4,500), Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts (1,200), McWhorter Courts (300) President: Dr. Michael Adams Athletic Director: Damon Evans Faculty Chairman: Dr. Jere Morehead Sport Administrator: Craig White
tennis staff
Head Coach: Jeff Wallace (UGA ‘85) Overall Record: 527-127 (24 years) Asst. Coach: Frank Polito (E. Mich. ‘90) Athletic Trainer: Katelyn Freece Tennis Office Manager: Jane Thomas Student Managers: Jacob Sauls Tennis Office: (706) 542-7995 Tennis Fax: (706) 542-7997
2009 season review
Final Record (SEC): 27-3 (10-1) Final Ranking: 3rd NCAA Tournament Finish: Final Four
program history
Overall Record: 707-230 (34 years) Individual Grand Slams: 8 (4 Singles, 4 Doubles) Team Grand Slam Titles: 5 (2 NCAA, 3 National Indoor) All-Americans: 26 with 80 honors Honda Award/Tennis Winners: 3 (1984, ’94, ’98) SEC Titles: 8 (1983, ’89, ’90, ’94, ’00, ’02, ’07, ’09) SEC Tournament Titles: 6 (1983, ’94, ’01, ’07, ’08, ’09) NCAA Appearances: 23 straight since 1987 NCAA Record: 57-21 Team Titles: 2 (1994, ’00) Singles Titles: 2 Lisa Spain (1984), Angela Lettiere (’94)
UGa sports Communications
Sports Communications Director: Claude Felton Women’s Tennis Contact: Christopher Lakos SCD Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603 SCD Phone: (706) 542-1621 SCD Coliseum Fax: (706) 542-7993
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