ABOUT OLIVET COLLEGE Established in 1844, Olivet College is a private, liberal arts institution located in south central Michigan, between Battle Creek and Lansing. Olivet was one of the first institutions in America to admit women and minorities. The college is dedicated to its vision of Education for Individual and Social Responsibility, and remains true to its roots by providing CUTLER ATHLETIC COMPLEX a quality higher education to all, regardless of gender, race or financial means. Olivet College is home to more than 1,100 students, who study under The Olivet Plan. In this unique educational experience, students engage in both curricular and co-curricular programs that combine real world experiences with lectures and service learning. Olivet College offers more than 50 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and a Master of
Business Administration in Insurance degree, in addition to dual degree programs with two higher education institutions in Michigan. Olivet is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college offers opportunities for students to get involved in more than 60 clubs and organizations. Approximately 40 percent of all Olivet students participate in athletics. Olivet consistently has one of the most diverse student populations of any private institution in Michigan. In a typical year, the student body includes 16 percent minority students and international students from six countries. All of this makes the campus community a microcosm of the world – an ideal place for learning to live and work in the global society of the 21st century.
ATHLE TIC DEP ARTMENT DIRECTORY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF
HEAD COACHES
Title Director of Athletics
Name Office phone # Heather Bateman 749-7189
Sport Baseball
Name Ted Mahan
Assistant AD for Facilities Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director/SWA
Korey Heppeard Glen Metcalf Karine Walters
749-7592 749-7779 749-6689
Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Cross Country
Gene Gifford Nicole Burford Jeff Kavalunas
749-7674 749-7156 749-7757
Administrative Assistant Sports Information Director Head Athletic Trainer
Christine Bramer Geoff Henson Aaron Gunther
749-7512 749-7602 749-4167
Women’s Cross Country Football Men’s Golf
Karen Lutzke Rich Hulkow Kevin Allard
749-6686 749-4183 749-7669
Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Coach
Karen Miller Amanda Cox Chris Stewart
749-4169 749-7522 749-6685
Women’s Golf Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer
Bill Maas Chad Wiseman Hans Morgan
749-7567 749-6611 749-7155
Faculty Representative Faculty Representative
Janine Peters 749-7659 Charlie Wilson, Ph.D. 749-6649
Softball Swimming and Diving Women’s Tennis
James Farnum 749-6604 Jake Taber 749-7195 Mary Anne McMullen 749-7131
Men’s Track and Field Women’s Track and Field Volleyball
Jeff Kavalunas Karen Lutzke Lynnette Moster
749-7757 749-6686 749-6677
Wrestling
Brandon Brissette
749-7671
NOTE: All office phone numbers have a 269 area code.
Office Phone # 749-4184
2011 OLIVET COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS QUICK FFACTS ACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Founded Enrollment
Olivet, Mich. 1844 1,156
President Director of Athletics Colors
Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. Heather Bateman Red and White
Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
COMET TENNIS Head Coach Alma Mater
Mary Anne McMullen Olivet, 2001
Assistant Coach Alma Mater 2010 Overall Record
Matt Wait Olivet, 1999 9-8
2010 MIAA Record (Finish) Letterwinners Returning/Lost
2-6 (7th-place) 5/3
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director Office Phone FAX Number Cell Phone Home Phone E-mail
Geoff Henson (269) 749-7602 (269) 749-7170 (616) 902-0338 (517) 543-2683 ghenson@olivetcollege.edu
CREDITS The 2011 Olivet College Women’s Tennis Guide is a publication of Olivet’s Athletic Department. The guide was designed and written by Sports Information Director Geoff Henson with editing by the college relations staff. Individual pictures were taken by Mike Gorecki, and action pictures are by Chris McGuire.
TABLE OF CONTENTS About Olivet College Athletic Department Directory Quick Facts
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Table of Contents Preview Story Coaching Staff
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Roster Returning Players Comet Newcomers Tennis Supporters 2010 Match Results and Statistics 2011 Schedule
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WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM LOOKS TO CONTINUE WINNING WAYS The Olivet College women’s tennis team finished 2010
replacement after playing one flight down last season.
with a 9-8 record, achieving its first winning season in school
Freshman Rachael Horn (Niles) will battle Singer for the
history. With almost everyone back from that team, the
spot at No. 3.
Comets are optimistic they can build on their success and
Also competing for spots in singles will be juniors Jenna
break the school record for wins. Twice, Olivet has won 10
Baker (Battle Creek/Harper Creek) and Paige Sedgewick
matches in a season.
(Lennon/Powers Catholic). Last year, Sedgewick had a 7-3
Sophomore Caitlin LaValley (Battle Creek/Pennfield)
record at No. 6 singles.
played No. 1 singles during her freshman season, and is likely
Junior Jordy Bergeron (Muskegon/Mona Shores) and
to hold that spot in 2011. Junior Giana Guerra (Lansing/
freshman Hope Burnham (Kalamazoo/Christian) are also in
Waverly) is expected to play at the No. 2 singles position for
their first season at Olivet. Each may push the returning
a third straight season.
players for time in the singles and doubles lineup.
The starter in the No. 3 singles position is up for grabs following the graduation of Celeste Gruber. Junior Kelsey Singer (Brooklyn/Columbia Central) seems to be the likely
COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH MARY ANNE MCMULLEN ASSISTANT COACH MATT WAIT Mary Anne McMullen begins her 11th season as head coach of the Olivet College women’s tennis team.
Matt Wait serves as assistant women’s tennis coach at Olivet. In addition to his coaching duties, he is director of the Global Citizen Honors
Over the last 10 years, McMullen has helped build the Comets into a solid program. In 2004, Olivet won six matches. The biggest win was 6-3
Program, director of judicial affairs and assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies. Wait, a 1999 Olivet graduate, was a four-year
over Alma College, which snapped a 104-match losing streak in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play. In 2005, McMullen's Comets bettered the 2004 win total by three with
letterwinner on the men’s soccer team. He also earned a law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law in May 2003.
nine victories. In addition, Olivet had a player earn All-MIAA honors for the first time in school history. In 2006, the Comets won eight matches. In 2007, Olivet won a school-record 10 matches. Under her tutelage, Rachel Vilums became a three-time All-MIAA player. In 2009, the Comets tied their school record with 10 wins. Last spring, Olivet posted a 9-8 record for the first winning season in school history. McMullen earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology from Olivet in 2001. While a student, she was a member of the golf and tennis teams.
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ROSTER NAME
YR.
HOMETOWN
HIGH SCHOOL
Jenna Baker
Jr.
Battle Creek
Harper Creek
Jordy Bergeron
Jr.
Muskegon
Mona Shores
Hope Burnham
Fr.
Kalamazoo
Giana Guerra
Jr.
Lansing
Rachael Horn
Fr.
Niles
Caitlin LaValley
So.
Battle Creek
Paige Sedgewick
Jr.
Lennon
Powers Catholic
Kelsey Singer
Jr.
Brooklyn
Columbia Central
Kalamazoo Christian Waverly Niles Pennfield
RETURNING PLAYERS JENNA BAKER Battle Creek
GIANA GUERRA
Junior Harper Creek H.S.
Lansing
z
BAKER’S CAREER STATISTICS SINGLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 1-1 3-8 4-9
1 -------
2 -------
3 -------
DOUBLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 0-1 5-9 5-10
1 -------
2 --2-0 2-0
3 0-1 3-9 3-10
4 1-0 1-0 2-0
5 --1-3 1-3
6 0-1 1-5 1-6
Junior Waverly H.S.
z
GUERRA’S CAREER STATISTICS SINGLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 13-6 9-7 22-13
1 -------
2 13-6 9-7 22-13
3 -------
DOUBLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 12-8 8-7 20-15
1 12-8 8-7 20-15
2 -------
3 -------
4 -------
5 -------
6 -------
3
RETURNING PLAYERS CAITLIN L A VALLEY
PAIGE SEDGEWICK
Sophomore Battle Creek z Pennfield H.S.
Lennon
LAVALLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS SINGLES 2010 Totals
Total 11-6 11-6
1 11-6 11-6
2 -----
3 -----
DOUBLES 2010 Totals
Total 9-7 9-7
1 9-7 ---
2 -----
3 ---
4 -----
5 -----
z
Junior Powers Catholic H.S.
SEDGEWICK’S CAREER STATISTICS
6 -----
SINGLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 6-12 8-8 14-20
1 -------
2 -------
3 -------
DOUBLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 7-12 1-2 8-14
1 -------
2 -------
3 7-12 1-2 8-14
KELSEY SINGER Brooklyn
z
Junior Columbia Central H.S.
SINGER’S CAREER STATISTICS
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SINGLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 7-11 9-8 16-19
1 -------
2 -------
3 --1-0 1-0
DOUBLES 2009 2010 Totals
Total 10-10 10-7 20-17
1 --2-0 2-0
2 10-10 8-7 18-17
3 -------
4 7-11 8-8 15-19
5 -------
6 -------
4 -------
5 0-1 1-5 1-6
6 6-11 7-3 13-14
COMET NEWCOMERS JORDY BERGERON
HOPE BURNHAM
Junior Muskegon z Mona Shores H.S.
Kalamazoo
z
Freshman Kalamazoo Christian H.S.
RACHAEL HORN Freshman Niles z Niles H.S.
TENNIS SUPPORTERS The Olivet College women’s tennis team would like to thank the following for their contributions and support of our program. You have given us many opportunities to expand our program and without you it would not have been possible.
GRAND SLAM SUPPORTERS Thomas ’69 and Gayle Kolassa
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SUPPORTERS Theodore Chock ’57 Todd and Nancy Lassen John and Nancy Roth
FRENCH OPEN SUPPORTERS Corey Jager ’07 Mary Anne McMullen ’01 Friends of Olivet Wrestling Gordon Traye ’69 Kyle Kemper ’99 Crystal Dye ’99 Steve and Jan Shotwell Matt Wait ’99
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2010 MATCH RESULTS Overall Record: 9-8 Home Record: 1-2 DATE
MIAA Record: 2-6 Away Record: 2-5
Neutral Site Record: 6-1
OPPONENT
SCORE
OVERALL
MIAA
3/8/2010
vs. Juniata (Pa.) College $
Won, 9-0
1-0-0
0-0-0
3/9/2010
vs. Muskingum (Ohio) University $
Won, 9-0
2-0-0
0-0-0
3/10/2010
vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) University $
Won, 8-1
3-0-0
0-0-0
3/17/2010
at Calvin College *
Lost, 8-1
3-1-0
0-1-0
3/21/2010
vs. Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)
Won, 9-0
4-1-0
0-1-0
3/27/2010
at Univ. of Saint Francis (Ind.)
Won, 7-2
5-1-0
0-1-0
3/30/2010
at Albion College *
Lost, 9-0
5-2-0
0-2-0
LOST, 7-2
5-3-0
0-3-0
4/7/2010
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE *
4/10/2010
at Alma College *
Won, 6-3
6-3-0
1-3-0
4/11/2010
vs. Judson (Ill.) University
Won, 9-0
7-3-0
1-3-0
4/13/2010
at Adrian College *
Lost, 6-3
7-4-0
1-4-0
4/17/2010
TRINE (IND.) UNIVERSITY *
WON, 9-0
8-4-0
2-4-0
4/24/2010
at Hope College *
Lost, 8-1
8-5-0
2-5-0
4/26/2010
SAINT MARY'S (IND.) COLLEGE *
LOST, 8-1
8-6-0
2-6-0
4/30/2010
at Hope College #
Lost, 7-2
8-7-0
2-6-0
4/30/2010
vs. Adrian College #
Won, 5-4
9-7-0
2-6-0
vs. Saint Mary's (Ind.) College #
Lost, 7-2
9-8-0
2-6-0
5/1/2010
$ = indicates Spring Break match (Hilton Head, S.C.) * = indicates Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) match BOLD and CAPS indicate home match at MSU Tennis Facility # = indicates match at 2010 MIAA Tournament (Holland, Mich.)
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2010 STATISTICS SINGLES
OVERALL
DUAL
MIAA
1
2
3
4
5
6
STRK
LAST10
Jenna Baker
3-8
3-8
0-4
---
---
---
1-0
1-3
1-5
L5
1-8
Celeste Gruber
12-5
12-5
3-5
---
1-0
11-5
---
---
---
W3
7-3
Giana Guerra
9-7
9-7
3-5
---
9-7
---
---
---
---
L1
4-6
Caitlin LaValley
11-6
11-6
3-5
11-6
---
---
---
---
---
L1
6-4
Leanne Scudder
3-4
3-4
0-3
---
---
---
---
3-4
---
L1
3-4
Paige Sedgewick
8-8
8-8
3-5
---
---
---
---
1-5
7-3
L5
3-7
Kelsey Singer
9-8
9-8
3-5
---
---
1-0
8-8
---
---
L5
4-6
56-46
56-46
16-32
11-6
10-7
12-5
9-8
5-12
9-8
.549
.549
.333
.647
.588
.706
.529
.294
.529
Totals Percentage DOUBLES
OVERALL
DUAL
MIAA
1
2
3
STREAK
LAST10
Giana Guerra/Caitlin LaValley
8-7
8-7
2-5
8-7
---
---
W2
4-6
Celeste Gruber/Kelsey Singer
9-7
9-7
3-5
1-0
8-7
---
L1
4-6
Jenna Baker/Leanne Scudder
4-8
4-8
1-5
---
1-0
3-8
L5
2-8
Paige Sedgewick/Kelly Stephens
1-0
1-0
0-0
---
---
1-0
W1
1-0
Leanne Scudder/Kelly Stephens
2-0
2-0
0-0
---
---
2-0
W2
2-0
Leanne Scudder/Paige Sedgewick
0-1
0-1
0-1
---
---
0-1
L1
0-1
Jenna Baker/Paige Sedgewick
0-1
0-1
0-1
---
---
0-1
L1
0-1
Caitlin LaValley/Kelsey Singer
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
---
---
W1
1-0
Jenna Baker/Celeste Gruber
1-0
1-0
0-0
---
1-0
---
W1
1-0
27-24
27-24
7-17
10-7
10-7
7-10
.529
.529
.292
.588
.588
.412
Totals Percentage
2011 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 27
INDIANA TECH ............................. 2 P.M. @ MINGES CREEK
MARCH 6
vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.) # ................... noon
7
vs. Lebanon Valley (Pa.) # ........... 3 p.m.
8
vs. Bridgewater (Va.) # ......... 12:30 p.m.
9
vs. Juniata (Pa.) # ................. 11:30 a.m.
16
@ Hope * ........................................ 4 p.m.
20
vs. Calumet (Ind.) .......................... 9 a.m. @ Lakeland Athletic Club
20
vs. Judson (Ill.) .............................. 2 p.m. @ Lakeland Athletic Club
26
SPRING ARBOR ........................... 3 P.M.
27
vs. Grand Rapids Community ...... 2 p.m. @ Riverside Athletic Club
30
ALMA * ..................................... 4:30 P.M.
APRIL 2
@ Adrian * ...................................... 1 p.m.
6
@ Saint Mary’s (Ind.) * ................. 4 p.m.
9
KALAMAZOO * ............................. 3 P.M.
12
CALVIN * ........................................ 4 P.M.
16
@ Albion * ....................................... 4 p.m.
18
@ Trine (Ind.) * .............................. 4 p.m.
29
MIAA Championships @ Kalamazoo ........................ 8 a.m.
30
MIAA Championships @ Kalamazoo ........................ 9 a.m.
# - Spring Break match (Hilton Head, S.C.) * - MIAA match BOLD and CAPS denote home match at MSU Tennis Facility in East Lansing