Volume Aztec 1,Issue 3

Reporter 1999

FOR THE SAN DIEGO STATE TENNIS COMMUNITY Waske, Hrdina, Faulk, and Nygaard Earn ATP Points 4 Aztecs Advancing countryman Jan his first ATP point by reaching • Here’s the Score: On Tour in Germany, Weinzierl, 7-5, the quarterfinals in Guadala- 7-6 (4) in the jara, Mexico, then moved to • This is the third issue of Americas, the Bronx final. It was his Hungary and Germany in Aztec Tennis Reporter, a At least four former San fourth futures search of more action. By newsletter for players, Diego State men’s tennis play- tournament. He early August, he was tied for ers earned prized ATP points won three more 1306th in the world. alumni, and friends of ATP points by this spring and summer play- Kelly Nygaard (1993-94) San Diego State tennis. reaching the ing in the United States, Latin won a presumptive ATP point quarterfinals in • Our mailing list continues America, and Europe. by taking the GHI Wild Card Leun, moving Challenger doubles title in to grow: ATR now goes The points enable players him up 60 New York’s Bronx borough. to 256 readers in 15 to enter ATP tournaments places to a tie states and 9 foreign worldwide, sometimes with a for 603d rank- Nygaard’s victory with part- seeding and often without ing in the ATP countries. ner Doug Abraham of Wash- playing in qualifying rounds. computerized ington, DC, put them in the • To receive ATR, write to Alex Waske (1997-1999), world rankings. GHI Challenger‘s main draw, Waske where first-round victories John Martin, 1528 Cor- SDSU’s top player this past Bobby lead to more ATP points. coran St., NW, Washing- season, captured the biggest Hrdina (1996-98)collected 8 prize, winning the Futures #8 ton, DC 20009 ATP points and a ranking of This spring, Faulk won the singles title in Zell am Harm- 948th after a spring and sum- San Diego Tennis Patrons ersbach, Germany, and col- mer of playing in Cuba, Mex- College Player of the Year lecting 24 ATP points. ico, Alabama, the Carolinas, Continued on Page 2 Winning three qualifying Arkansas, and Northern Cali- rounds and five main draw fornia. In This Issue: matches, Waske defeated Eric Faulk (1994-98) won Aztec All Americans: 2 Aztec Hrdina Hired as ’ Hitting Partner The Title IX Legacy Dear ATR: Mail from 2 Martina Hingis of Switzer- women play. I hit the balls simi- Friends and a Foe land, working with her mother lar to what women do, only I’m to regain their footing in the a little quicker.” Where Are We Now? 3 world of international women’s Hrdina met Hingis in early (The Great Search) tennis, has hired San Diego August after a call from Angel State tennis graduate Bobby Lopez of the San Diego Tennis Who’s Who: Can You 3 Hrdina (1996-98) as her hit- and Racquet Club. Hingis Identify These Aztecs? ting partner. Hrdina told ATR needed a hitting partner as she he has been asked to start prepared for the TIG Tennis Next Issue: traveling with the Czech-born Classic in Carlsbad. star and that he plans to at- Hrdina, who had been trav- ATR’s Movie Critic On tend the U.S. Open in New Bobby Hrdina eling on the ATP tour, agreed Patrol in Hollywood York to work with Hingis and her (1996-98) to go to the LaCosta resort to mother, Melanie Molitor, who is work out with the young cham- Aztecs in the Desert: again serving as her daughter’s coach. pion, who Pros Who Are Hot “I guess they like the way I play. I’m a Continued on Page 4 baseliner,” he said. “That’s how most Page 2 Aztec Tennis

The Aztec All Americans: Skill, Grace, Endurance — and Title IX The world is discovering the (1988, 1991), Julie Tullberg (1988), skill, grace, and endurance of Susan Hawke (1992), Nicole Storto women athletes. (1992-93), and Susheel Gulati Any earthling who did not (1993). hear of the U.S. victory over “I don’t know what life would be China in the World Cup final like without Title IX,” says Aztec Liz was out of the galaxy that day. Dudash LaPlante (1975-77), UC Women’s college tennis has San Diego coach for 20 years. earned a place in this expand- Today it is fashionable to dispar- ing universe of sport. And not by age Title IX as unnecessary, inef- accident. Women emerged from fective or destructive. (See “The World War II with few choices. Myth of Title IX,“ The Weekly Stan- (See “She Wanted to Play on dard, July 26, 1999). the SDSU Men’s Team — in BANNER YEARS: SDSU All-American Women’s List But Title IX led athletic directors 1946,” ATR, Vol 1:2). Colleges to get serious about funding rarely funded women’s team women have played on a San Linda Howell (1984), Anne women‘s teams. Females finally competition. Diego State team. Fourteen are Moeller (1985), and Monique joined the sports family as full part- Fast forward: In 1972, Con- All-Americans. In singles: Kim Javer (1987). ners, a benefit to all who love ten- gress enacts Title IX. Women Jones (1978-79), Kathy Snelson In doubles: Howell, Mac- nis. — John Martin (1957) get a sporting chance. In 1973, (1979, 81), Micki Schillig (1980, Gregor, and Schillig repeated Billy Jean beats Bobby. 82, 83), Cynthia MacGregor and were joined by Catherine Since Title IX, dozens of (1982-86), Helen Park (1982), Berry (1986), Dorey Brandt Aztecs Waske, Hrdina, Faulk (‘98 Player of Year) and Nygaard Racking Up ATP Points Continued from Page 1 3) from the eventual winners, Lee Harang and Trevor Sprack- Award for 1998 (not Hrdina, lin of William and Mary . as erroneously reported by ATR in May). Faulk played Nygaard defeated a fellow number one on the SDSU Aztec, John Martin (1957), 6-0, team and was ranked 41st in 6-0, in the first round of the the nation by the Intercolle- challenger singles, then lost to giate Tennis Association. Warren Bufford of Florida A&M, 6-2, 6-3. Winning his ATP point “made him very happy,” said Hrdina’s odyssey began in Marga Faulk, his mother. Cuba in the spring, continued in Earlier, Faulk played at Can- AZTEC HONORED: Eric Mexico and then shifted to the AZTEC BLOWOUT: Kelly cun, Mexico and in El Salva- Faulk (1994-98) (right) and USA1 circuit. He played in satel- Nygaard (1993-94) (right) mentor Larry Willens, at beat John Martin (1957) in dor, but won no ATP points. lite tournaments in Alabama, the Tennis Patrons dinner. Carolinas, and Arkansas. Legg Mason in Washington. Nygaard and partner Abra- Traveling to Northern California, Challenger in Washington, DC Aptos, where he defeated a ham reached the semifinals of he played futures tournaments in June, taking the tourna- seeded player. the Legg Mason Wild Card in Berkeley, Danville, Redding, ment’s best score (3-6, 6-0, 6- Chico, and a challenger held at Dear Aztec Tennis Reporter: Mail from Friends and A Very Successful Foe Dear ATR: Thank you for (inaugural) issue; it was Dear ATR: I just received and I assume others will, too. writing such a nice article fantastic, especially consid- my first Aztec Tennis Re- Barbara Hartung about me (“She Wanted to ering it was just getting off porter, and I just wanted to SDSU Professor Play on the SDSU Men’s the ground. say thanks, I thought it was San Diego Team — in 1946,” ATR, Vol Gene Lachelt great. 1:2). I feel honored. (1975-79) Lisa Alipaz (1993-95) Dear ATR: I just got a copy P.S. I enjoyed the T2000 Henderson, NV Head Coach of the newsletter. What a article — I enjoyed that rac- St. Mary’s College great start...Keep it up. It will quet! Dear ATR: Well done. Moraga, CA help the program immensely. Jeanne Doyle Bravo. Dick Gould, (1946) Harlan Roy Short Dear ATR: The Aztec Ten- Head Coach San Diego (1946-47) nis Reporter is great. I really Stanford University San Diego enjoyed reading about San Stanford, CA Dear ATR: I loved the Diego State tennis players, Volume 1, Issue 3 Page 3

Where Are We Now? (1942-1999) The Great Search Continues

1940 his graduation; Tom Penner (1981-83), nis at the Princess Hotel in Hughes Hill (1942), a re- now retired, he who has written the Great Ameri- Scottsdale (1997) and now sings tired career Naval officer and plays tennis 4 to 5 can Tennis Screenplay (and is and plays engineer who served 26 years in times a week at looking for the right producer) has guitar with ship building, Club Marriott on been playing and teaching tennis Drowning repair and air- San Diego Bay, and writing for much of the last 20 Noah, an craft carrier and lives with his years, taking seasonal teaching organic psy- damage control, wife, Judy, in positions at clubs and resorts in chedelic folk recently remar- San Diego. Italy and Germany while retaining rock band ried and lives Dick Smith his private practice in La Mirada, (website: with his wife, 1970 near Fullerton, an area with many drown- ingnoah.com) Susan, in San Jean Dillingham (1978, promising Korean-American jun- iors; he and Jennifer (she plays which she Diego; he plays 81-84) is Western Regional Pro- Nicole Storto tennis, too) were married in May formed with regularly at La motions Manager for Penn Rac- and honeymooned in Europe; her husband, Jolla Beach and quet Sports; she joined Penn after Tennis Club, Hughes Hill they live in Long Beach. Paul Knowles; the couple working as regional manager for moved from Arizona to the Chi- where a son-in-law, John Nicole Storto (1989-93), the Special Olympics and serving cago area to be part of the music Campbell, is general manager... five years as director of the an All-American in doubles, is a headhunter for Abacus Staffing, scene. Howard Smith (1942, 46) USTA’s Southern California schools program, which gives living in Bloomingdale, Illinois, a spent the war years at Ryan Aero- 1990 nautical and Consolidated Vultee, teachers ways to teach tennis and Chicago suburb; she taught ten- which produced bombers, then introduces top players to students; Jun Hernandez (1993- returned to Dillingham 95) is Assistant Women’s Coach San Diego coached Santa at the University of San Diego; State and was Monica Community after playing satellite ATP tourna- graduated in College for three ments, he worked for the sports 1948; he years and runs a equipment company, Forten, worked 20 tennis academy in taught at Rancho Bernardo Swim years as a Santa Monica, and Tennis, and joined the USD stockbroker where she holds staff two years ago; seen here at and 15 years weekly clin- USD-SDSU match won by Az- as an account- ics...Mark tecs. Jean Howard Smith ant for the San Anderson Dillingham Diego Public Library, where he (1979-81) owns still keeps track of fines and lost JTM Professional Carpets, a com- book fees for 33 branches; he and mercial carpet restoration and his wife, Jane, live in San Diego. installation business, and lives with his wife, Tammy, (she at- 1950 tended the Air Force Academy Dick Smith (1958) taught and Cal State Fullerton) and their elementary school for 20 years in four children, in La Mirada, CA; a San Diego after stints in the U.S. member of the Sunny Hills Rac- Army, where he was a finalist at quet Club in Fullerton, he reports the Seventh Army Tennis Cham- he has resumed tournament com- pionships in the mid-1950s, and at petition. San Diego State, where he played Mark Anderson (left) and on the Aztec team the year before 1980 Tom Penner in Fullerton. Jun Hernandez

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Continued from Page 1 Open. has won Wimbledon, Australian and U.S. Open For Hrdina, a sustained hitting partnership con- singles championships and a sweep tains plenty of potential pluses and minuses. of the world’s top doubles titles. “I want to keep playing tournaments,“ he told Hingis and her mother resumed working to- ATR. But this will be difficult if he maintains gether following the French Open, where she lost Hingis’s worldwide travel schedule. to Stefi Graf in the final, and Wimbledon, which Still, the high profile exposure could mean other Hingis attended alone and suffered a stunning chances for the Aztec. first-round loss. “This is going to open up some opportunities; In Carlsbad, after a week of hitting with Hrdina, doors (will) slide open,” said Hrdina. “It’s up to me the 18-year-old seemed to regain her stride. to decide which ones to enter.” Hingis defeated , 6-4, 6-0, “He’s pretty happy,” said Lopez, who has for the title. (Williams upset Lindsey Daven- “This is going to served as a tour coach and hitting partner. ”I port in the semifinals). The result catapulted urged him to take it a week at a time.” Hingis back into the WTA’s number one posi- open up some Practice partnerships are often informal, tion in the world rankings. opportunities; subject to ups and downs stirred by victory “Martina’s got her game back,” said a TIG or defeat. “It’s like dating,” said one tour vet- Tennis Classic official as he handed Hingis a doors (will) eran, emphasizing that such arrangements trophy and a check for $80,000. slide open,” are delicate and often brief. “I played one of my best matches ever,” said Hrdina. But both players in this partnership share Hingis told the crowd. “I just hope I can con- an unusual background: Hrdina, like Hingis, tinue playing this tennis.” “It’s up to me to was born in Czechoslovakia (which no “She looks fitter than I’ve ever seen her decide which longer exists). Both left at an early age (she look,” said former champion Tracy Austin, grew up in , he in San Diego). who declared that Hingis must now be re- ones to enter.” And now they share a new bond: tennis. garded as the favorite to win the 1999 U.S.

Transition: Scott Hansen (1991-93) Takes Head Coaching Post at Saddleback Scott Hansen (1991-93) is Intercollegiate Tennis Association hoa, Hawaii. He is spending the dash LaPlante (1975-77) at UC becoming head coach of men’s rankings. Three team members summer teaching tennis in St. San Diego, Ryan Johnston tennis at Saddleback College in ranked in the top 25 in singles. A Louis Park, Minnesota. Hansen (1994-95) at UNReno, Matt Mission Viejo, CA, this fall. The doubles team ranked tenth in the joins a group of Aztecs in the Iandolo (1985-86) at Purdue school, founded in 1967, tied for nation. “I’m excited to be coaching coaching profession, including University, George Husack second among California Junior this early in my career,” said Han- Lisa Alipaz (1993-95) at St. (1991) at Santa Clara, and Jun Colleges in the June, 1999 sen, who had been living in Pa- Mary’s (CA), Liz Dudash LaP- Hernandez (1993-95) at USD.

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