2012 Norwich Men's Tennis Media Guide by Norwich University

2012 Norwich Men’s Tennis Table of Contents

2012 Schedule

About Norwich University...........................................2 Athletic Department Staff............................................3 Sports Information Dept..............................................4 Norwich Coaching Staff........ ......................................5 2012 Season Preview.................................................6-7 2012 Norwich Roster...................................................8 2012 Player Profiles................................................9-19

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Quick Facts Location..................................................Northfield, Vt. Nickname............................................................Cadets Colors...................................................Maroon & Gold Affiliation........................................NCAA Division III Conference..........................................................GNAC President.....................................Dr. Richard Schneider VPSA......................................................Michael Kelly Commandant of Cadets................BG Rick Van Arnam Dean of Student Affairs..........................Martha Mathis Athletic Director................................Anthony Mariano SWA.......................................................................TBD Head Athletic Trainer..............................David Botelho Equipment Manager..................................Scott Mullen

Opponent at Castleton LYNDON STATE at Albertus Magnus * CASTLETON at Johnson & Wales * at Colby-Sawyer SUFFOLK * at Lyndon State at Johnson State EMERSON * at Anna Maria *

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Home games in BOLD CAPS

Tennis Information Head Coach..............................................Kyle Dezotell Faculty Advisor ...............................................Ernie True Home Field ........................................Shapiro Fieldhouse

Sports Information Senior Zach Reichelt

Sports Information Director......................Mark Adkins Adkins’ Direct Line...............................802-485-2160 Adkins’ Email...........................madkins@norwich.edu Primary Men’s Tennis Contact..............Derek Dunning Dunning’s Direct Line................................802-485-2902 Dunning’s Email........................ddunning@norwich.edu Sports Information FAX..........................802-485-2161

Credits The 2012 Norwich men’s tennis media guide is an official publication of the Norwich University Sports Information Office. The guide was written and designed by Derek Dunning. Editorial assistance by Mark Adkins. Photography supplied by Jennifer Langille and Jordan Silverman.

About Norwich University Founded in 1819 by Captain Aldridge Partridge, Norwich University is nestled in the Green Mountains in Northfield, Vermont. Norwich is the nation’s oldest private military college. Today Norwich University offers educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. The undergraduate experience offers a choice of being in the Corps of Cadets or as a civilian student. Both lifestyles are integrated within the classroom, athletic teams and student organizations. Norwich’s undergraduate student population of 2200 hail from 40 different states and 20 foreign countries. Eightyone percent of the 157 faculty hold terminal degrees. Norwich boasts a student to faculty ratio of 14:1 and is proud of its long tradition of excellence in teaching and personal attention given to students. Thirty academic programs, including a teacher/education licensure program, and four ROTC programs are offered. Norwich is the birthplace of the ROTC program due to the innovative educational methods of Alden Partridge. As an NCAA Division III school, the University sponsors varsity athletic competition in men’s and women’s ice hockey, football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s volleyball, wrestling, men’s tennis and men’s and women’s swimming and diving, as well as men’s and women’s rugby. On campus Norwich offers 80 clubs and organizations including academic and professional societies, special interest clubs and a range of religious, military and community service organizations. Under its School of Graduate Studies, Norwich offers 10 online graduate degrees at the Master’s level and one certificate program. Enrollment in the graduate school is 1200 students. Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vt., just 15 miles from Montpelier, the state capital.

Athletics Directory Director of Intercollegiate Athletics: Tony Mariano

485-2230

Administrative Assistant: Cathy Diego

485-2230

Sports Information Director: Mark Adkins Asoc: Charlie Crosby Asst: Derek Dunning Intern: Matt Albury

485-2160 485-2011 485-2902 485-2241

Head Athletic Trainer: David Botelho, ATC Asst: Kristen Scott, ATC Asst: Joe Martinez, ATC Asst: Nikki Therrien ATC

485-2236 485-2236 485-2236 485-2236

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jeff Kruger

485-2693

Equipment Manager: Scott Mullen Asst: Brent Maxfield

485-2247 485-2247

Varsity Coaches Notable Alumni Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) ’59 US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95 Pierson G. Mapes ’59 Former President, NBC Television Douglas M. McCracken ’70 Former CEO, Deloitte Consulting Brig. Gen Jesus A. Manguel, USA ’59 Chief Operating Officer, National Industries for the Blind Maj. Gen. Russell Todd, USA ’50 President Emeritus, Norwich Univ. William N. Preismeyer ’67 CEO, Cymbet Corporation; Former CFO, Jostens, Inc. Jay. S. Witzel ’70 President & CEO, Carlson Hotels Emily Caruso ’00 Member, U.S. Shooting Team for 2004 & 2008 Olympic Games Allen Doyle ’71 Two-time U.S. Senior Open Champion

Baseball: John Rhoades

485-2238

Men’s Basketball: Paul Booth

485-2239

Women’s Basketball: Mark Zacher 485-2229 Cross Country: Nick Cooper

485-2272

Football: Mark Murnyack

485-2235

Men’s Ice Hockey: Mike McShane 485-2242 Women’s Ice Hockey: Mark Bolding485-2302 Men’s Lacrosse: Neal Anderson

485-2592

Women’s Lacrosse: Beth Van Parys 485-2847 Men’s Rugby: Bob Weggler

485-2237

Women’s Rugby: Austin Hall

485-2921

Men’s Soccer: Kyle Dezotell

485-2240

Women’s Soccer: Beth Van Parys

485-2847

Softball: Greg McGrath

485-2121

Swimming & Diving: Laura Dunn

485-2241

Men’s Tennis: Kyle Dezotell

485-2240

Volleyball: Ashlynn Nuckols

485-2590

Wrestling: John Hartupee

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Norwich Athletic Department Anthony Mariano

David Botelho

Director of Athletics

Head Athletic Trainer

Well into his fourth decade of service to Norwich University, Tony Mariano continues to provide leadership to a Norwich athletics program that has attained unprecedented levels of success. The 2003-04 season was arguably the finest in school history as all 16 varsity sports teams competed in postseason action, highlighted by the football team's first bowl game appearance in 20 years, and the men's ice hockey team competing in its sixth Division III "Frozen Four." Additionally, the Norwich men's rugby team qualified for the 16-team USA Rugby Collegiate Championship for the first time in program history. Mariano is in his 19th year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, after spending his first 16 seasons in Northfield as a coach. He was head men's soccer coach from 1978-84 before being named head men's ice hockey coach in 1982. Under Mariano's guidance, the Norwich men's ice hockey team made its first postseason appearance in 1984, and went on to appear in seven ECAC tournaments and earn two NCAA Championship berths. Mariano stepped down as head coach in 1992 when he assumed his current duties as athletic director. Mariano is a 1974 graduate of St. Lawrence University with a degree in physical education. He received his master's degree from Norwich in 1975. Tony and his wife Gail reside in Northfield. Their son, Tom, is an assistant hockey coach at Hobart.

David Botelho is in his 17th season as the head athletic trainer at Norwich University, while serving as a clinical instructor in the athletic training education program at NU. Botelho came to Norwich from Hampton University where he served four years in the same capacity. Botelho is a 1989 graduate of Rhode Island College with a degree in physical education and a minor in psychology. He earned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in athletic training at Old Dominion University in 1991. He also taught classes in the prevention and care of athletic injuries at Hampton and ODU. Botelho is certified by both the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the American Red Cross. Botelho resides in Essex Junction with his wife Gayle, and their sons Jake, Brady and Dylan.

Scott Mullen Equipment Manager Scott Mullen is in his ninth season at Norwich. A 1984 graduate of NU, Mullen previously served for 13 years as the assistant equipment manager at Dartmouth, where he worked with a variety of Ivy League championship teams. Mullen and his wife Mellissa are the proud parents of two children, Shawn (17) and Sarah (13). In his free time, Mullen enjoys exercising and spending time with his family.

Sports Information Mark Adkins

Charlie Crosby

Director

Associate Director

Mark Adkins is in his first year as the Sports Information Director at Norwich University where he will oversee all aspects of the Sports Information Department. Adkins will serve as the primary point for person men's and women's rugby, volleyball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and wrestling. Before coming to Norwich in July 2011, Adkins served as the Sports Information Director at his alma mater Wartburg College (Iowa) for 11 years. While at Wartburg, Adkins managed sports information for 19 varsity athletic programs and was instrumental in the successful marketing of the college’s athletic programs and accomplishments through traditional and social media. Active in Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSida), Adkins serves as the national vice-chair of the Fred Stabley Writing Contest and on the Academic All-American National Committee as Director of New Media. Adkins has already helped establish the first Norwich University Cadets Facebook page, Youtube page and will take over Norwich Athetics Twitter account for the 2011-12 season. Adkins and his wife Terri live in Northfield with their daughter Callie.

Charlie Crosby is in his seventh year in the Norwich University sports information department. Crosby oversees the communication for the men’s and women’s hockey and football teams. He also runs the popular “Charlie’s Corner” list-serve email list and serves as the liaison for communication between the sports information department and Northeast Sports Network (NSN), which broadcasts 50 Norwich University events each year including athletic contests, Commencement and the Todd Lecture Series. Crosby previously served as the Director of Major Gifts in the NU Office of Institutional Advancement. Before that, he was a sales manager for LeCroy, a New York-based firm that designs, builds and sells digital high-speed oscilloscopes. Crosby is a 1963 graduate of Norwich University. He was a member of both the baseball and rifle teams at NU during his college days. In 2001, he was inducted into the Norwich Hall of Fame. Crosby and his wife Carole reside in Northfield. They have two daughters and two granddaughters.

Derek Dunning

Matt Albury

Assistant Director

Intern Matt Albury is in his second year as the sports information intern. He will assist Norwich sports information director Mark Adkins, associate director Charlie Crosby, and assistant director Derek Dunning in the day-to-day operations of the office. Albury is responsible for multiple duties including acting as the primary statistician for football, basketball and volleyball, producing game day programs, and assisting with website maintenance. He will serve as the point person for men’s and women’s basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, and baseball. Albury, a 2010 graduate of Norwich, spent the previous four years as an undergraduate assistant in the sports information office. He lives in Northfield.

Derek Dunning is in his second year as an assistant director of sports information. He is the point person for the men's and women's ice hockey teams, men's and women's soccer teams, softball, men’s tennis and cross country teams. He graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and an athletic coaching minor. While at Oswego, he wrote for the Oswegonian school newspaper as well as the student-run television station, WTOP, where he provided color commentary and ingame analysis for hockey broadcasts. Dunning was a three-year member of the cross country team and interned with the Oswego State Hockey Blueline Club assisting with marketing, media guide sales, and gameday management as well as with the Palladium-Times daily newspaper. Before coming to Norwich, he has served as the USCHO.com Division III Women's Correspondent since 2007 and worked as a sports reporter for the Leader-Herald daily newspaper in Gloversville, N.Y. He resides in Northfield.

Norwich Coaching Staff Kyle Dezotell Head Coach Kyle Dezotell enters his sixth season at the helm of the Norwich men’s tennis program over which he has compiled a 29-26 record. Dezotell was named the GNAC Coach of the Year in his inaugural season in 2007 and has gone on to coach three GNAC Player of the Year selections in Peter Hooper in 2008 and 2009, as well as Collin Hyte in 2010. He has also coached one GNAC Rookie of the Year with Fritz Kaelber earning the award in 2010 after posting a perfect 9-0 record in singles matches. Dezotell is also the head men’s soccer coach at Norwich where he has posted an 82-38-7 record. His soccer resume stands out as early as ninth grade where, at North Country Union High School, Dezotell’s name still stands as the career record holder in goals, assists, and points, in addition to holding the single season and career Vermont Division-I High School goals record. He was a four-time All-Metro Conference athlete and three-time All-State performer. Dezotell also earned Vermont Gatorade “Player of the Year” and NSCAA All-America. In 1998, he led his team to the Vermont State Championship. Dezotell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College in 2003 and also holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Dezotell played to an impressive level in his four years with the Panthers men’s soccer team and still stands as the career record holder in goals, assists and points at the college. In 1999, the team captured the ECAC New England Championship and won the inaugural NESCAC Men’s Soccer Championship two seasons later. While at Middlebury, Dezotell was named to the AllNESCAC and All-New England teams, while still finding time to compete on the Division-I nordic ski team for three seasons.

2012 Season Preview “Strength in Numbers” 2012 Men’s Tennis Preview

nice player that went undefeated his entire senior season and won a high school state championship last year with Essex." "Zach was originally recruited to play here three years ago but came and committed himself to the Corps of the Cadets and the Mountain Cold Weather team. Just this year as a senior he decided to pick up his racket one more time and he will make an immediate impact for us." Grindle and Reichelt have not only improved the team depth this season, they have also both challenged Hyte and Hoskey who went through all of last season as the top two singles players. "We don't fully know how our top four stacks up right now," Dezotell said. "We're still working on our competitive ladder to see how it all shakes out. In the six years I've been coaching tennis here, we've never had four players this good that have a chance to win every match they play." The Cadets will also be a lot tougher to match up with this year in doubles than they have been in previous years with the core group of four. Seniors Anthony Verno (Williamson, N.Y.) and Graham Oliveira (Westerly, R.I.), along with sophomores Joseph Dvorak (De Soto, Kan.) and Brandon Carver (Peru, Maine) will all compete for time with freshman Patrick Ogden (Madison, Ala.) to fill out the remainder of the lineup. "The biggest thing it does for us is it gives us two excellent doubles team, which we have never really had," He said. "A doubles win is just as important as a singles win, and since you start with doubles, it can be big for momentum in the match to come out ahead 2-1 or 3-0. Since I've been here, 90 percent of the matches we've played the team that is ahead after doubles has won the match." Norwich is in the unique situation of being the only team in the conference to have its own indoor tennis courts on campus which Dezotell said can definitely be an advantage at times. The Cadets will host both Emerson and Suffolk this year after those two schools were the only two that beat NU in league play last year. "We're very lucky to have nice indoor courts on campus which none the schools we compete against have," Dezotell said.

by Derek Dunning, NU Sports Information NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich men's tennis team enters the 2012 season with perhaps its strongest squad in the six-year tenure of head coach Kyle Dezotell. The Cadets are coming off a 6-5 overall season one year ago and a 2-2 mark in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play. They lost in the GNAC Tournament semifinals 7-2 to Emerson after qualifying as the No. 3 seed. NU returns six players from last year's squad headlined by First Team All-GNAC selections Collin Hyte (Marblehead, Mass.) and Christian Hoskey (Saint Charles, Ill.). Hyte has been named the team Most Valuable Player the last two seasons and was the GNAC Player of the Year as a sophomore. He posted a 10-1 record in 2011 at first singles and ended the year with a ninematch winning streak. Hyte is now 27-6 in his career in singles matches. "We had a pretty solid year last year and we haven't lost too many pieces to that team," Dezotell said. "With Collin coming back for his senior year, that's a major positive for us and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do for us in his final season. He's had a heck of a career so far." Hoskey was 9-1 in his rookie year at second singles and finished the season with an eight-match winning streak. He earned three Rookie of the Week honors in 2011 and was the runner up for the Rookie of the Year. "Also having Christian back is big for us," Dezotell said. "He had a great rookie season last year and we expect him to continue to improve and hopefully be right in there with Collin in terms of having the ability to win every match he plays." Dezotell will also have a couple of promising newcomers at his disposal when filling out his lineup this spring that have looked sharp so far in practice. "We've added a couple nice pieces in Ryan Grindle (Essex Junction, Vt.) and Zach Reichelt (Manchester, Conn.)," Dezotell said. "Ryan is a really

2012 Norwich Roster 2012 NORWICH MEN’S TENNIS ROSTER Name

Cl.

Hometown/High School

Brandon Carver Joseph Dvorak Ryan Grindle Christian Hoskey Collin Hyte Patrick Ogden Zach Reichelt Anthony Verno

So. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr.

Peru, Maine/Mountain Valley De Soto, Kan./De Soto Essex Junction, Vt./Essex Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead Madison, Ala./Fort Knox Manchester, Conn./Manchester Williamson, N.Y./Williamson

Head Coach: Kyle Dezotell (Middlebury ‘03), 6th Season Faculty Adviser: Ernie True Team Captain: Collin Hyte Athletic Trainer: Nikki Therrien (UVM ‘07)

2012 Norwich Tennis Team

2012 Cadets Collin Hyte

Zach Reichelt

Senior

Marblehead, Mass. Marblehead

Manchester, Conn. Manchester

2011: Named team Most Valuable Player ... Played 1st Singles ... Named First Team All-GNAC ... Finished with 10-1 singles record and 3-1 in GNAC .... played first doubles for nearly entirely season and compiled a 7-4 overall record and 2-2 mark in GNAC play.

2011: Did not play on team.

2010: Named team Most Valuable Player ... MVP of Great Northeast Athletic Conference ... Played 1st Singles ... Named First Team All-GNAC ... Finished with a 9-1 record and 4-0 in GNAC ... teamed with Kritz Kaelber on first doubles and compiled a 7-2 overall record and a 2-1 GNAC mark.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played tennis at Manchester High School under tutelage of Dave Maloney ... was team captain during his senior year.

2010: Did not play on team. 2009: Did not play on team.

PERSONAL: Son of Jon and Laura Reichelt ... married to wife Vanessa ... has two sisters, Ashley and Emily, as well as one brother, Matthew ... member of rescue team for Mountain Cold Weather Company ... 2nd Lieutenant in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets ... majoring in Engineering Management.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played tennis and water polo at Marblehead High School ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Northeast Conference in 2006 and received the Television Award. PERSONAL: Son of Barton and Alyson Hyte ... Has three siblings; Justin, Ian and Arden ... Majoring in Communications.

2012 Cadets Anthony Verno

Brandon Carver

Senior

Sophomore

Williamson, N.Y. Williamson

Peru, Maine Mountain Valley 2011: Finished with a 2-6 overall singles record mixed between fourth and fifth singles ... compiled 1-3 record in GNAC singles matches ... finished with 5-4 doubles record and 1-2 mark in GNAC play.

2011: Finished with a 2-3 overall singles record at fifth and sixth singles ... went 0-2 in GNAC singles matches ... Compiled a 1-2 record at third doubles. 2010: Did not play on team.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played soccer and tennis for four years at Mountain Valley High School.

2009: Did not play on team.

PERSONAL: Son of Donald and Penny Carver ... has two brothers; Bryce and Garrett ... Majoring in Architecture.

BEFORE NORWICH: Three-sport athlete in soccer, indoor track and tennis for all four years at Williamson Senior High School ... member of NYS Section V championship indoor track and tennis teams. PERSONAL: Son of Tony and Sally Verno ... has one brother, George ... member of the Norwich Regimental Band ... majoring in Criminal Justice.

2012 Cadets Joseph Dvorak

Christian Hoskey

Sophomore

De Soto, Kan. De Soto

Saint Charles, Ill. Saint Charles North

2011: Finished with 2-7 overall record in singles play and 3-6 in doubles. Reached as high as third singles. BEFORE NORWICH: Played four years of tennis, one year of basketball and ran four years of cross country at De Soto High School ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.

2011: Finished with 9-1 overall record at second singles during outstanding rookie season ... Named team Rookie of the Year ... earned three GNAC Rookie of the Week honors ... finished as runner-up for GNAC Rookie of the Year ... named to All-GNAC First Team singles and All-GNAC second team doubles ... posted 7-3 overall record in doubles matches.

PERSONAL: Son of Kent and Carrie Dvorak ... Member of the Residence Hall Association and Paintball-Speedball team ... Majoring in Studies in War and Peace.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played tennis for four years at Saint Charles North High School ... Three-time Illinois High School Association State Qualifier ... Played United States Tennis Association for seven years. PERSONAL: Son of Jeremy and Deborah Hoskey ... has one sister, Kira ... Majoring in Political Science.

2012 Cadets Ryan Grindle

Patrick Ogden

Freshman

Essex Junction, Vt. Essex

Mobile, Ala. Fort Knox

BEFORE NORWICH: Played four years of tennis at Essex High School ... went a perfect 16-0 as a senior on his way to helping lead the team to a state title in 2011.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played five different sports at Fort Knox high school ... four-year tennis player, five years of soccer and three years of swimming ... tennis captain and team Most Valuable Player from 2009-11.

PERSONAL: Son of Steven and Maria Grindle ... has one sister, Emma ... majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

PERSONAL: Son of Jeffrey and Leanne Ogden ... father, Jeffrey played rugby at Norwich ... has two brothers, Ryan and Shawn ... member of the Pre-Med Club ... Rook in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets ... majoring in Biochemistry.