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QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...............................................................1 General Information 2007-08 Roster ....................................................................................... 2 Location .............................................. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Guide to College Tennis .......................................................................... 3 Enrollment ................................................................ 23,264 Founded ........................................................................ 1911 Middle Tennessee Facilities ................................................................... 4 Nickname ........................................................ Blue Raiders Buck Bouldin Tennis Center .............................................................. 4 Colors ............................................... Royal Blue and White Racquet Club of Murfreesboro ........................................................... 4 Mascot .................................................................... Lightning Coaches and Players ......................................................................... 6-10 President .......................................... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Head Coach David McNamara .......................................................... 6 Director of Athletics .................................... Chris Massaro Assistant Coach Brandon Allan ........................................................ 6 Senior Administrator ................................. Diane Turnham Junior Morgan Richard ....................................................................... 7 Athletics Phone ......................................... (615) 898-2450 Sophomore Alex McCann .................................................................. 8 Faculty Representative ............................. Terry Whiteside Sophomore Joao Paoliello ................................................................. 8 Affi liation .................................................... NCAA Division I Time Zone ................................................................. Central Sophomore Marc Rocafort ................................................................ 9 Conference ............................................................. Sun Belt Freshman Richard Cowden ............................................................... 9 Home court ............................ Buck Bouldin Tennis Center Freshman Derrick Davison .............................................................. 10 Indoor facility ......................................... The Racquet Club Freshman Chris Nowak ......................................................................10 Freshman John Peers .........................................................................10 Media Relations Freshman Kyle Wishing ................................................................... 10 Director ............................................................ Mark Owens 2006-07 Review .............................................................................. 12-17 Assistant Director ........................................ Jo Jo Freeman 2007 Season Review ...................................................................... 12 Assistant Director .......................................... Tony Stinnett 2006-07 Statistics .......................................................................... 13 Asst. Dir./Tennis Contact ........................ Jessica Stauffacher 2007 Match-by-Match Results .................................................. 14-17 Graduate Assistant ..........................................David Powell 21st Annual Pro-Am ................................................................................18 Stauffacher Offi ce .................................... (615) 904-8115 Stauffacher Cell ........................................ (615) 631-9523 Middle Tennessee History .............................................................. 20-34 Stauffacher E-mail ................... [email protected] All-Conference ................................................................................... 20 Media Relations Fax ................................ (615) 898-5626 Conference Championships ............................................................ 20 Mailing Address ............................................. MTSU Box 20 Season-by-Season Results ........................................................ 21-24 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 NCAA Tournament History ......................................................... 25-27 Overnight Address ......................... 1500 Greenland Drive All-Time Records ............................................................................... 28 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 All-Americans .................................................................................... 29 Letterwinners ..................................................................................... 30 Coaching Staff Grand Slam Results ......................................................................31-32 Head Coach ............................................ David McNamara All-Time Series Records ................................................................... 33 Alma Mater, Year ........................... Middle Tennessee ‘02 Sun Belt Conference ............................................................................. 34 Record at MT (yrs.) ......................................... First Season This is Middle Tennessee ................................................................ 36-48 Career Record (yrs.) ........................................ First Season McNamara Offi ce Phone .................... (615) 898-2957 Middle Tennessee ....................................................................... 36-37 Assistant Coach ........................................... Brandon Allan University President .......................................................................... 38 Volunteer Assistant .........................................Buck Bouldin Director of Athletics .......................................................................... 39 Athletic Trainer ..................................................Katie Mellen Legend of Lightning .......................................................................... 40 Blue Raiders in the Community ...................................................... 41 Team Information Academic Center ............................................................................... 42 2006-07 Dual Match Record ................................... 15-12 Sports Medicine ................................................................................ 43 2006-07 Sun Belt Finish ............................................... 3rd Strength and Conditioning ............................................................... 44 2006-07 National ITA Poll Finish .................................. 49 Scarlett Commons ............................................................................ 45 2006-07 Postseason .................................................... N/A Middle Tennessee Dining ................................................................. 45 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................... 4/3 City of Murfreesboro ......................................................................... 46 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................. 3/3 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................... 6/2 Nashville ............................................................................................. 47 GoBlueRaiders.com .......................................................................... 48 Middle Tennessee, a Tennessee Board of Regents University, is an equal opportunity, non-racially identifi - CREDITS able, educational institution that does not discriminate The 2008 Middle Tennessee men’s tennis media guide was designed against individuals with disabilities SP018-0407 and written by Graduate Assistant David Powell in collaboration with Assistant Media Relations Director Jessica Stauffacher and is a produc- tion of the Middle Tennessee Athletic Media Relations Department. Printing provided by Franklin Graphics in Nashville, Tenn. Special thanks to Middle Tennessee Photographic Services and Publications and Graphics. Also special thanks to Bradley Lambert and Dan An- derson for photos. Covers designed by David Lowery of DGL Grafi x. -1- 2007-08 Roster 2007-08 Roster Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School Richard Cowden 6-2 180 r-FR Durban, South Africa/Westville Boys HS Derrick Davison 6-2 180 FR Peachtree City, Ga. /Starrs’s Mill HS Alex McCann 6-2 155 SO Zannesville, Ohio/Lexington HS Chris Nowak 6-5 205 r-FR-TR Glenview, Ill./Depaul University Joao Paoliello 6-1 176 r-SO Londrina, Brazil/Campos Salles John Peers 6-1 165 FR Melbourne, Australia/Mentone Grammar Morgan Richard 6-2 165 JR Paris, France/Lycee Cevenol Marc Rocafort 6-4 160 SO Barcelona, Spain/School Gaudi Kyle Wishing 6-1 155 FR Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel HS Coaches Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant David McNamara Brandon Allan Buck Bouldin Blue Raiders by Class Junior (1) Sophomore (3) Freshmen (5) Morgan Richard Alex McCann Richard Cowden PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Joao Paoliello . ZHO-juan Powell-EE-el-o Joao Paoliello Derrick Davison Morgan Richard . REE-shod Marc Rocafort Alex McCann Marc Rocafort. Rock-UH-furt John Peers Kyle Wishing Blue