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LSU Contents 2 Media Services INTRO THIS IS LSU This Is LSU LSU PREVIEW 4 W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium 6 Academic Success COACHES 8 Community Outreach TIGERS 9. Athletic Training 10 City of Baton Rouge REVIEW 11 State of Louisiana HISTORY 12 Campus Life Men’s 13 Why LSU 14 SEC/ITA Information Preview 16 Preview 19 Quick Facts Tennis Coaches 22 Head Coach 24 Associate Head Coach 25 Support Staff 26 Tiger Tennis Camp Tiger Profiles 28 Player Profiles Review 38 2007 Season Review 41 2007 Results 44 2007 2007 SEC/ITA Review History 46 LSU’s NCAA Tournament Teams 49 LSU Record Book 50 Coaching Records 51 National Rankings 52 All-Americans 53 College Grand Slams 54 SEC Honors 55 SEC Champions Credits 56 SEC All-Time Standings 57 All-Time Records Credits Photography Printing 58 Letterwinners Editor: Alex Restrepo Steve Franz, Jason Feirman, EBSCO Media - 59 Year-by-Year Results Design: Ashley Durand Alex Restrepo Birmingham, Ala. 64 LSUsports.net © COPYRIGHT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY The 2008 LSU Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written by the LSU Sports Information Office and designed by the LSU Publications Office on an Apple Mac Pro using QuarkXpress 6.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. All text and photo content is property of Louisiana State University and LSU Athletics and can not be reproduced without permission from the LSU Sports Information Office. Quick Facts University Associate AD/Compliance: Bo Kerin (Tennessee, 1996) Sports Information Location: Baton Rouge, La. Associate AD/Operations: Eddie Nunez (Florida, 1998) Asst. AD/Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette Founded: 1860 Associate AD/Student Services: Miriam Segar (LSU, 1994) Senior Associate SID: Kent Lowe Enrollment: 29,317 Associate SID: Laurie Cannon Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Athletics Phone Directory Associate SID: Melissa Foley Colors: Purple and Gold LSU Athletic Department: (225) 578-8001 Associate SID: Bill Franques Print Specifications: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Sports Information: (225) 578-8226 Associate SID: Brian Miller Mascot: Mike VI (live Bengal Tiger) Sports Information Fax: (225) 578-1861 Graduate Assistant: Will Stafford Facility: W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium Administrative Specialist: Pat Fredricks Conference: Southeastern Men’s Tennis Staff Publications Director: Jason Feirman Head Coach: Jeff Brown (LSU, 1998) - 11th season Graphic Design Coordinator: Krystal Bennett University Administration Associate Head Coach: Mark Booras (West Virginia, 1993) - 10th Photography Coordinator: Steve Franz President: Dr. John V. Lombardi season Publications Student Assistant: Ashley Durand, Kenli Langlais Faculty Representative: Dydia DeLyser Student Assistant: Danny Bryan - first season Student Assistants: Curtis Akey, Ashley Bourdier, Jesse Delerno, Manager: Stevie Bacala R.J. Marse, Brianne Mickles, Alex Restrepo, Elizabeth Stuart, Athletics Department Athletic Trainers: Julie Kruessel (Graduate Asst. AT), Zane Kirby Jake Terry Athletics Director: Stanley “Skip” Bertman (Miami, 1961) (Student AT) Sr. Associate AD/Operations: Verge Ausberry (LSU, 1990) Tennis Secretary: Virginia Robertson Sr. Associate AD/SWA: Judy Southard (Coker, 1970) Tennis SID: Alex Restrepo Sr. Associate AD/External Operations: Herb Vincent (LSU, 1983) Associate AD/Internal Relations: Bo Bahnsen (LSU, 1982) Associate AD/Business: Mark Ewing (LSU, 1978) 2008 LSU MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 1 LSU Media Information INTRO THIS IS LSU Media List PREVIEW COACHES Newspapers Television Stations Media Information The 2008 LSU Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written to provide TIGERS Baton Rouge Baton Rouge members of the media with statistics and information needed to REVIEW The Advocate WAFB-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 9) adequately cover the LSU men’s tennis team. If you need further HISTORY P.O. Box 588 844 Government Street information on the team, pictures, or wish to set up an interview with head Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 coach Jeff Brown, associate head coach Mark Booras or any of the Phone: (225) 383-1111 Phone: (225) 336-8891 student-athletes, please contact Alex Restrepo at the LSU Sports Fax: (225) 388-0318 Fax: (225) 379-7880 Information Office at (225) 578-8226. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Game Notes LSU Daily Reveille WBRZ-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 2) Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU P.O. Box 2906 The most recent media game notes, updated statistics and releases Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 are posted on LSU's web page (www.LSUsports.net) as soon as they are Phone: (225) 578-8676 Phone: (225) 336-2361 completed. To view the information through Adobe Acrobat, download the Fax: (225) 578-1698 Fax: (225) 336-2347 free software by following the instructions also listed on the web site. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Match Credentials New Orleans WLVA-TV (NBC Affiliate Channel 33) Media credentials for all men’s tennis matches should be requested two Times-Picayune Phone: (225) 766-3233 days before the match by contacting Alex Restrepo at (225) 578-8226. 3800 Howard Avenue E-mail: [email protected] Once credentials have been requested, all passes will be left at the double- New Orleans, LA 70140 door main entrance to the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium. Phone: (504) 826-3405 Tiger Television (LSU Campus Station) During matches, media members will be provided with a media guide as Fax: (504) 826-3401 Hodges Hall, LSU well as a match program that includes notes and updated statistics. Final E-mail: [email protected] Baton Rouge, LA 70894 match results can be obtained immediately following the match. Phone: (225) 578-8687 Other Newspapers Fax: (225) 578-1698 Photographers All photographers must check in with an LSU Sports Information staff The Shreveport Times Specialty Media member on site for designated photo locations prior to every match. 222 Lake Street Photographers are welcome to photograph from the stands, but must Shreveport, LA 71130 Tiger Rag receive permission to photograph on the courts. Only accredited Phone: (318) 459-3300 P.O. Box 496 Fax: (318) 459-3301 photographers or those persons on special assignment will be allowed Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 access to the court. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (225) 383-5271 Fax: (225) 343-4785 Lake Charles American Press E-mail: [email protected] Interviews P.O. Box 2893 All interviews with players and coaches must be coordinated through Lake Charles, LA 70602 the SID office and requested 24 hours in advance to ensure availability - Phone: (337) 494-4040 LSU Communications excluding post-match interviews. Fax: (337) 439-4036 Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, including E-mail: [email protected] Radio action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high- LSU Radio Network resolution pictures, e-mail Alex Restrepo ([email protected]). You will be Alexandria Daily Town Talk P.O. Box 25095 assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. P.O. Box 7558 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 This service is for the media use only. Resale of these pictures is strictly Alexandria, LA 71301 Director: Jim Hawthorne prohibited. Phone: (318) 487-6351 Phone: (225) 578-1882 Fax: (318) 487-6315 Fax: (225) 578-1861 Internet E-mail: [email protected] Television http://media.lsusports.net Monroe News-Star LSU Electronic Media 411 No. Fourth Street P.O. Box 25095 Mailing Address Monroe, LA 71201 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 LSU Sports Information Phone: (318) 362-0267 Director: Kevin Wagner P.O. Box 25095 Fax: (318) 362-0273 Asst. Director: John Schiebe Baton Rouge, LA 70894 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-1797 Phone: (225) 578-8226 Fax: (225) 578-1861 Fax: (225) 578-1861 Lafayette Daily Advertiser P.O. Box 3268 Lafayette, LA 70502 Overnight Mailing Address Phone: (337) 289-6303 LSU Sports Information Fax: (337) 289-6443 LSU Athletics Administration Building E-mail: [email protected] North Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Opelousas Daily World Phone: (225) 578-8226 P.O. Box 1179 Opelousas, LA 70570 SID Contact Information Phone: (318) 942-4971 Men’s Tennis Contact: Alex Restrepo Fax: (318) 948-6572 E-mail: [email protected] Work Phone: (225) 578-8226 Mobile: (985) 373-4456 Fax: (225) 578-1861 E-mail Address: [email protected] 2 2008 LSU MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE LSU INTRO THIS IS LSU PREVIEW COACHES TIGERS REVIEW HISTORY This is LSU LSU W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium The LSU men’s tennis team has called the W.T. Robinson Tennis Stadium W.T. "Dub" Robinson facts home since 1970, but the “Dub,” as it is affectionately called, has kept up with newer college facilities through a series of renovations and improvements over LSU’s legendary men’s tennis coach W.T. Robinson, or "Dub" as he was the years. lovingly known, single-handedly orchestrated the LSU tennis program’s rise to Robinson Stadium, named in honor of LSU’s former tennis coach, was national prominence. In his nearly three decades as the head tennis coach at completed in 1970 and is the site of the Tigers’ and Lady Tigers’ home matches. LSU, Robinson accumulated a 189-180-9 overall record and propelled the Tigers The "Dub" features six varsity courts and six practice courts. The six varsity to a status among the nation’s elite. courts were resurfaced and had new tower lights installed prior to the 2007 Working with limited resources and a financially-deprived tennis program, academic year, while the six practice courts received new surfaces in the spring LSU’s rise to the top of collegiate tennis can be traced back to Robinson’s warm of 2001 as a part of the facilities makeover. The varsity courts feature an personality and quick wit. Always a favorite among his players, Robinson electronic scoreboard and can accommodate up to 550 spectators.