CONTENTS 2 Quick Facts 3 Orville Cox Tennis Center 4 Strength and Conditioning Facility 5 Victory Center 6 The University 9 UTRGV Athletics Success 10 Men's Tennis History 25 Campus Life 28 The 30 UTRGV Leadership 31 Athletic Leadership 33 The Western Athletic Conference GoUTRGV.com 2

QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location Edinburg, Head Coach Dann Nelson Mailing Address 1201 W. University Dr. Alma Mater Oklahoma Christian, '97 Edinburg, TX 78539 Career Record (Years) 179-185-1 (19th Season) Founded 2015 Record at UTRGV (Years) 20-54 (Fourth Season) Enrollment 29,012 Nickname Vaqueros PROGRAM INFORMATION School Colors Orange and Gray First Year 1952 Stadium Orville Cox Tennis Center All-Time Record 641-596-5 (.518) Capacity 300 Team National Championships 5 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Doubles National Championships 6 Conference Western Athletic Conference Singles National Championships 4 Conference Championships 13 President Dr. Guy Bailey 2018 Record 4-20 (.167) Director of Athletics Chasse Conque 2018 WAC Record 1-4 (.200) Senior Woman Administrator TBD 2018 Home Record 1-4 (.200) Athletics Office Phone 956-665-2221 2018 Road Record 1-8 (.111) Athletics Office Fax 956-665-2261 2018 Neutral Site Record 2-8 (.200) Athletics Website GoUTRGV.com Letter Winners Returning/Lost 8/2 Newcomers 2 Athletics Media Relations Manager Danny Elizondo SID Email [email protected] SID Office Phone (956) 665-2599 SID Office Fax (956) 665-2261

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Credits: The 2019 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Men's Tennis Information Guide was produced by the staff of the UTRGV Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Danny Elizondo. 3 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS orville cox tennis center

Located on the southeast side of campus, the Orville Cox Tennis Center is the home of the UTRGV men's and women's tennis teams. The Orville Cox Tennis Center received a $225,000 complete renovation in the summer of 2012, including the resurfacing of the courts, new fences, new windscreens, new walkways, and a new entrance.

Built in 1958, the Orville Cox Tennis Center is named after a McAllen attorney and former President of the Pan American College Board of Regents. A member of the school's athletics Hall of Honor, Cox is known as the father of tennis at the university for his almost single- handed procurement of the construction of the then $75,000 facilitiy with a cost to Pan American College of only $3,000.

The Orville Cox Tennis Center has six tennis courts available and a main bleacher capacity of 300. GoUTRGV.com 4

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

In 2014, athletics moved into a new 3,000 square-foot area strength & conditioning facility, and in 2015, with the help of donors, UTRGV Athletics purchased brand new speed and strength equipment, as well as free weight and aerobic/cardio equipment. UTRGV Athletics also acquired new power racks, platforms, benches and dumbbells.

The strength and conditioning facility is exclusively for UTRGV LUCAS MONROE Eric Sparks student-athletes. HEAD STRENGTH AND ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH CONDITIONING COACH 5 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS VICTORY CENTER

For today’s student-athletes, training and conditioning is a year-round commitment. Balancing the rigors of competing at the collegiate level with the demands of the classroom is one of the greatest challenges our student-athletes face. That is why it is so essential that the department of intercollegiate athletics provides our student-athletes with access to hands-on academic support.

Located in the Academic Services Building, the Victory Center is an integral part of the life of our student-athletes and has a vast amount of services and assistance available.

The Victory Center is structured after the principles of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, which is created to provide student- athletes with five basic components: Academic Excellence, Athletic Excellence, Community Service, Career Development and Personal Development.

UTRGV has approximately 275 student-athletes, including approximately 150 freshmen and transfers, who are required to attend study hall and specially designed workshops that assist them in acclimating to college life and living away from home. Student-athletes must dedicate anywhere from six to 10 hours each week to study hall as they work toward their ultimate goal, graduation.

The Victory Center provides student-athletes access to computers, tutors and other resources. The Victory Center, which is open six days a week Brenda Codallo Julia Perez (Sunday-Friday), houses a computer lab, a learning Assistant Athletic Director for Coordinator for Academic Services Student Development lab, areas for both individual and group study, and offices for the Academic Advisement Center staff.

Each student-athlete works with their college advisor to make sure that they are enrolled in the correct classes to graduate. The Victory Center staff verifies the classes to ensure that the student- athlete is working towards their degree, making yearly satisfactory progress and meeting grade Letty Hernandez Alex Mena Greg Kuras point average requirements.

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THE UNIVERSITY

A New University with a Long History McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class transformative initiative provided the opportunity to in the summer of 2016. expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible UT Brownsville and UT Pan American for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent The shared history of The University of Texas-Pan University Fund – a public endowment contributing American and The University of Texas at Brownsville support to the University of Texas System and other goes back to 1973, when Pan American opened a institutions. second campus in Brownsville, which later became an independent institution of The University of Texas UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and System in 1991. Over the years, the missions and the teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including identities of these great institutions have continually in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University evolved to serve the communities of the Rio Grande of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The Valley. University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, 7 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS CREATING AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT UNIVERSITY

In the Fall of 2015, the landscape of higher education in Eleven colleges and schools formed the academic the U.S. was forever changed. The University of Texas foundation for UTRGV, including: Rio Grande Valley enrolled its inaugural class of first-year students, and this region now shines to the rest of the •College of Medicine world as a global leader in higher education, bilingual •College of Health Affairs education, health education, biomedical research, and •College of Sciences emerging technology. •College of Liberal Arts •College of Fine Arts •College of Engineering and Computer Science •College of Business and Entrepreneurship •College of Education and P-16 Integration •Honors College •Graduate College •University College

Every accomplishment in life begins with a choice. The bigger the choice, the bigger the accomplishment. When it comes to your potential, your goals, and your future, choosing the right university is as big as it gets.

At UTRGV, we offer a learning experience that we believe UTRGV combined the talent, assets, and resources of UT cannot be matched. Brownsville, UT Pan American, and the Regional Academic Health Center, along with other resources, to create a new model of excellence in education. Here is the story of this significant journey:

Students enrolled at UT Brownsville and UT Pan American were automatically admitted to UTRGV.

1933-48 Edinburg Junior College, as the only institution OUR STORY of higher learning in , experienced rapid growth in its early years, prompting administrators to pursue the first name change.

1927-33 1948-52 Edinburg College was founded as a two-year Edinburg Regional College was moved from community college governed by the Edinburg School the original four-acre site to a 186-acre District. The original building housed 200 students campus a few blocks west. During the 1950s and today is listed as a historical site in the city of and 60s, the campus was purchased in Edinburg, the county seat for Hidalgo County. parcels at a cost of $677,000. GoUTRGV.com 8

A Commitment to Academic Excellence A Hub for Innovation and Emerging Technology

Our more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs Our students find daily opportunities to innovate and will let you find the major that fits your goals. Our collaborate with faculty and global leaders in industry, accomplished faculty will form mentoring relationships with business, medicine, science, education, and technology. you. Our programs in science, technology, engineering, and Our facilities, such as the Coastal Studies Lab, Center mathematics (STEM) offer ideal preparation for success in a for Biomedical Studies, Center for Excellence in broad range of emerging fields. STEM Education, and many others offer distinctive opportunities for student research. An Ideal Pathway to Career Success A 21st-Century School of Medicine We know that the top priority of our students and their families is career success. No matter what professional field Our School of Medicine offers students the most you’re pursuing, at UTRGV we have the expert, individualized technologically advanced resources, including a instruction, the facilities, the real-world technology and 15,000-square-foot Smart Hospital complex. With a training,UTRGV and theLIBRARY industry connections that will get you there. multidisciplinary approach to the curriculum and an emphasis on active learning, teamwork, and early A Location in the Gateway to the Americas patient care, the School of Medicine is an invaluable resource. The Rio Grande Valley, with close proximity to the Gulf Coast, provides unparalleled opportunities to study in areas ranging A University for the Valley from international business and cultural border issues to marine biology and environmental science. With the SpaceX There’s a special kind of pride among the people of launch site planned in Brownsville, the region is also an the Rio Grande Valley. With campuses and locations emerging global hub for the aerospace industry. in Brownsville, Edinburg, McAllen, Harlingen, and Rio Grande City, a central aspect of our founding mission is A Bilingual, Bicultural, Biliterate Education to serve our families and communities. From providing first-rate health care, to improving our K-12 schools, to We are the second largest -serving institution in the helping local businesses thrive, UTRGV is about making nation, with an emphasis on educating 21st-century leaders life better for everyone. and professionals who are culturally fluent and have a deep understanding of the perspectives, languages, and values of different cultures.

1952-71 1989-2015 Pan American College made its transformation from a junior The University of Texas-Pan American was college to a four-year university in the early 1950s. The name established in 1989 after the successful and Pan American was selected to reflect the institution’s desire to historic merger of Pan American University with the bridge the cultures of North and and to reflect University of Texas System. the cultural and ethnic diversity of the university. In 1991, the Brownsville campus formed a separate instiution, the University of Texas at Brownsville.

1971-89 Present Pan American University saw the student population diversify during The UT System Board of Regents approved a the 1970s, reflecting a predominantly Mexican-American population. proposal to create UTRGV on Dec. 6, 2012. The The Wall Street Journal credited then President Dr. Miguel Nevarez with bill passed and was signed into law by Governor creating a Hispanic middle class for the South Texas region. Rick Perry on June 14, 2013. UTRGV received In 1973, PAU began to expand, opening a campus in Brownsville. accrediation on Sept. 1, 2015. 9 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS UTRGV ATHLETICS: RICH IN TRADITION AND HISTORY

COMMUNITY SERVICE AVERAGE STUDENT- 2,000+ HOURS BY STUDENT- 3.18 ATHLETE GPA ATHLETES in 2017-18 GoUTRGV.com 10

MEN'S TENNIS HISTORY

Postseason History

5 Team National Championships 6 Doubles National Championships 4 Singles National Championships 13 Conference Championships

1953 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1954 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1955 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1956 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1957 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1958 Pan American College Big State Conference Champions 1959 Pan American College NAIA National Finalists Big State Conference Champions Don Russell + John Sharpe NAIA Doubles National Champions 1960 Pan American College NAIA National Finalists Big State Conference Champions Don Russell + John Sharpe NAIA Doubles National Champions 1961 Pan American College NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions John Sharpe NAIA Singles Champion Don Russell + John Sharpe NAIA Doubles National Champions 1962 Pan American College NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions Don Russell NAIA Singles Champion Don Russell + Gerry Wortelboer NAIA Doubles National Champions 1963 Pan American College NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions Ken Lang NAIA Singles Champion John Hunter + Ken Lang NAIA Doubles National Champions 1964 Pan American College NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions 1965 Pan American College NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions George Kon NAIA Singles Champion Detlev Nitsche + Sherwood Stewart NAIA Doubles National Champions 1966 Pan American College Sixth at NCAA Championships George Kon NCAA Singles Semifinalist George Kon + Detlev Nitsche NCAA Doubles Quarterfinalists 1975 Pan American University Hosted NCAA Championships 1976 Pan American University Hosted NCAA Championships 1977 Rob Hubbard NCAA Singles Participant Rob Hubbard + Ricardo Eynavdi NCAA Doubles Participants 11 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

All-Time Letter Winners

Hampton, Anthony 1988-89 A D Hartmann, Antonio 1974-76 Abdullah, Kareem 2001-02 Damiani, Jose 1976 Hasselberg, Felix 2012-13 Alvarez-Hevia, Miguel 2014-15 Darmont, Fredrick 1999 Heimberg, Steve 1973 Alves, Victor 2010-13 Davidson, Jake 2017-19 Hernandez, Andres 2015-17 Ammon, Ethan 2014-Present De Felipe Garcia, Samuel 2018-Present Hill, Dayne 1951 Armstrong, Dave 1988-89 De Silva, Adrian 1984 Hilpert, Rudy 1993-94 Aramburu, Ivar 2013-14 Del Pozo, Rodrigo 2016-17 Hopker, Ricardo 2010-14 Avila, Ivan 2006-2008 DeMancha, Santiago 1981 Hubbard, Rob 1975-78 Dornauf, Marcus 2007-11 Hunter, John 1962-63 B Dugan, Fred 1957-59 Hutchings, George 2018-Present Babic, Georgije 2019-Present Barraclough, Neil 2002-03 E I Bastante, Enrique 1999-01 Early, Desmond 1970-73 Irving, Andrew 2007-10 Beevers, Chris 1992 Edminston, John 1951 Bell, Bob 1986 Edwards, Dwight 1973 Bernstein, Beau 2009-12 Esmail, Rehman 2004-06 J Bernstein, Brett 2006-10 Espinosa, Daniel 1985-89 Jacquemn, Laurent 1989-92 Berli, Fred 1965-68 Eynuadi, Carlos 1975-76 Jansen, Koby 2014-18 Berny, Charles 1951 Eynuadi, Ricardo 1974-77 Jarrett, Steve 1991-92 Bettauer, Rob 1975-78 Jirovec, David 1964 Bianco, Gary 2004-07 Job, Sebastien 2010-14 Bishop, Joseph 2012-14 F Johnstone, Elliot 2014-18 Bishop, Meredith 1955-56 Fabry, Alain 1992-94 Joly, Dany 1993 Bloomfield, Jack 1951 Fabry, Michel 1990-93 Jones, Bill 1951 Boisseau, Dennis 2017-18 Faires, Eugene 1955-56 Jubera, Cosme 2015-16 Bost, Andrew 2006 Farias, Daniel 2006 Bovett, Chris 1966-67 Fink, Tony 1986-88 Branch, George 1951 Fosado, Mauricio 2013-14 K Brabenec, Josef 1978-79 Fuller, Roilan 1986 Kaufman, Yehonatan 2015-19 Bresette, E.H. 1955, 57-59 Keldie, Ray 1966-67 Brown, Nick 1980 Kettemacker, Arnold 1980-81 Bryan, John 1958-60 G Knell, Mark 1970 Buford, Eddie 1958 Garcia, Jesus 1995-97 Kohrs, Zane 2017-Present Getz, Reidar 1963 Kon, George 1963, 65-67 Godley, Mark 1981 Koziell, Filip 2002-03 C Gomez, Alberto 2005-06 Kuhle, Lornie 1964-65 Caddel, Bob 1955 Goncalves, Luis 1963 Kuschke, Ulf 1996 Caldwell, Chris 1990-91 Gonzales, Adolfo 1973 Kyral, Shane 2012 Cantu, Pierre 2001-02, 05 Gonzales, Alfonso 1978-79 Cantu, Rosendo 2006-07 Gonzalez, Rafael 1996, 98-99 Casparis, Rico 1968-70 Gower, Matt 2001-03 L Castaneda, Joskie 1986, 88-89 Graf, Udo 1986-87 Lang, Kenneth 1960-63 Castro-Malaga, Luis 1981 Guerra, Fred 1956-59 Lawrie, Greg 1995-98 Cequa, Alex 2001 Gutierrez, Horacio 1995-96 Liberman, Brian 1977 Ceron, Francisco 1974-75 Lindstrom, Magnus 1982 Chavarria, Adalberto 1984 Longoria, A.G. 1964-68 Cortina, Raul 2000 H Loyd, Michael 2017-Present Craft, J.B. 1957 Haerens, Olaf 1986-89 Lundberg, Anders 1981-82 Crvelin, Nikola 2014-15 Hamdan, Francisco 1987 Cuellar, Ramiro 1984 Hamdan, Hugo 1978 Cuesta, Javier 1998-99 Hamdan, Juan 1997-98 Cuesta, Jorge 1998-00 GoUTRGV.com 12

Riggs, Larry 1964 M Russell, Don 1959-62 W Maharaj, Gewan 1971-72 Rydl, Glen 1951 Wade, Joe 1972-73 Mainella, Richard 1990-93 Watson, Jim 1960-61 Mangelschots, Tom 2001-04 Wells, Harry 2015-16 Marcos, Farouk 1987 S Whittlesey, Bert 1959 Martinez, Armando 2004-05 Saiz, Juan 2000-01 Williams, Te Kani 2018-Present Martinez, Joe 1984 Salazar, Agustin 1984 Wortelboer, Gerry 1962-63 Matthews, Ed 1969-72 Saldana, Flo 1955-57 Matthews, Rodney 1968-69 Salvo, Jeremy 2002-05 McAlexander, Don 1951 Sanoja, Alejandro 2012-14 Z McMillan, Kenny 1969-72 Sarradin, Clément 2017-Present Zhanel, D.J. 2003 Meines, Brandon 2001-02 Sartorious, Fernando 1983 Melville, Brad 1987-90 Sartorious, Javier 1983 Mohinta, Nirvick 2006-10 Saucedo, Jim 1962-64 Montemayor, Enrique 2006-08 Savy, Yvon 1968 Moros, Julio 1969-71 Schmit, Mateo 2017-Present Morse, Michael 1992-94 Schneider, Alan 1981 Muench, Tom 1964 Segal, Derk 1978-79 Sharpe, Jon 1959-62 Silvernale, Phil 1951 N Sinclair, Randy 1969-70 Naho, Harold 1961 Smith, Brian 1995-98 Niederstrasser, Rolf 2011-12 Solis, Ivan 1978 Nitsche, Detlev 1965-67 Sorenson, Sean 1975-78 Nordby, Lars 1990 Soria, Juan Cruz 2013-16 Nunez, Ruben 1983-84 Steil, Oliver 2003-06 Stewart, Sherwood 1965 Suazo, Jorge 1982 O Sykes, Philip 1993 Ohn, Win 1994 Ortiz, Sonny 2000 T Taino, Bruno 1970-73 P Taino, Freddy 1992 Pacheco, Alejandro 2005 Teivans, Matt 2011 Padron, Abe 1987-89 Thoresen, Lars 1990 Panditi, Chetan 2011-14 Tidwell, Brad 1993-95 Panoulas, Thomas 2012-13 Trittenwein, Oliver 1989-91 Pester, Joe 1974 Phan, Ri 1997-98 Picken, John 1977-80 U Porter, Nik 2003-06 Uranga, Unai 2000 Posey, Kyle 1982-83 V R Valdez, John 1983 Rasera, Alex 1995-98 Vargas, Cesar 1999-00 Ramirez, Hector 2014-2015 Vij, Shashank 2006-09 Reyes, Benito 1978 Vijayaragavan, Aswin 2007-11 Reynolds, Miles 1971-73 Villarreal, Ray 1983 Roberts, Mark 1980-82 Von Nacher, Gianni 1994-96 Rodriguez, Eddie 1986 Vos, Frank 1988-91 Riani, Abdelhamid 2009-12 13 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

All-Time Award Winners

2018-19 2017-18 Team Team ITA All-Academic Team ITA All-Academic Team AD Cup Yehonatan Kaufman ITA Scholar Athlete Koby Jansen Spring Academic All-WAC ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll UTRGV Mr. V Award WAC Doubles Team of the Month (Oct.) Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 20) Fall AD Honor Roll Michael Loyd ITA Scholar Athlete Yehonatan Kaufman Spring Academic All-WAC ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC WAC Doubles Team of the Week (Feb. 19) Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 27) Fall AD Honor Roll Clément Sarradin Spring Academic All-WAC Elliot Johnstone Spring AD Honor Roll ITA Scholar Athlete Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Doubles Spring Academic All-WAC WAC Doubles Team of the Week (Mar. 26) Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Mateo Schmit Zane Kohrs Spring Academic All-WAC ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Doubles Spring AD Honor Roll WAC Doubles Team of the Week (Feb. 19) Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Mateo Schmit Zane Kohrs Spring Academic All-WAC ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Clément Sarradin Spring Academic All-WAC Jake Davidson Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Dennis Boisseau Spring AD Honor Roll George Hutchings Fall AD Honor Roll WAC Doubles Team of the Week (Mar. 26) WAC Doubles Team of the Month (Oct.) Jake Davidson Spring AD Honor Roll Georgije Babic Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Michael Loyd Samuel de Felipe Garcia Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll GoUTRGV.com 14

2016-17 Koby Jansen Koby Jansen Spring Academic All-WAC ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Doubles Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Singles Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Doubles Ethan Ammon Fall AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Andres Hernandez Fall AD Honor Roll ITA Scholar Athlete Spring Academic All-WAC Andres Hernandez Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 8) Fall AD Honor Roll Elliot Johnstone ITA Scholar Athlete Elliot Johnstone Spring Academic All-WAC Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Yehonatan Kaufman Cosme Jubera Spring Academic All-WAC Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Singles Fall AD Honor Roll

Clément Sarradin Harry Wells ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Rolls Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Doubles 2014-15 Mateo Schmit Juan Cruz Soria ITA Scholar Athlete ITA Scholar Athlete Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll 2015-16 UTPA Co-Athlete of the Year Juan Cruz Soria Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team Spring Academic All-WAC Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year Spring AD Honor Roll First Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles First Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles Ranked 78th with Koby Jansen in doubles by ITA Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Feb. 9) Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 31) Fall AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 3) Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Month (Sept.) Fall AD Honor Roll

Yehonatan Kaufman Koby Jansen Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll UTPA Co-Rookie of the Year Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Doubles Western Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2) Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles Fall AD Honor Roll Ranked 78th with Koby Jansen in doubles by ITA Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Feb. 24) Fall AD Honor Roll 15 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

Ethan Ammon Joseph Bishop ITA Scholar Athlete ITA Scholar Athlete Member of Trinidad & Tobago Davis Cup Team Spring AD Honor Roll Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Sebastien Job Nikola Crvelin ITA Scholar Athlete Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Elliot Johnstone Ricardo Hopker Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Fall AD Honor Roll Lou Hassel Award Fall AD Honor Roll Hector Ramirez Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles Juan Cruz Soria Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 24) Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 3) Miguel Alvarez-Hevia Spring AD Honor Roll Chetan Panditi Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference Singles 1962 Team Fall AD Honor Roll Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Victor Alves 1963 Team Fall AD Honor Roll Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Mauricio Fosado 1964 Team Fall AD Honor Roll Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame 2012-13 1965 Team Team Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame UTPA Male Academic Team of the Year

1966 Team Victor Alves Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll John Hunter Spring AD Honor Roll Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team Southland Conference Champions at No. 3 Doubles George Kon All-Southland Conference Second Team Doubles Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Southland Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 5) Fall AD Honor Roll Gerry Wortelboer Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Thomas-Orestis Panoulas Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic 2013-14 Honor Roll Team Spring AD Honor Roll ITA All-Academic Team Southland Conference Champions at No. 3 Doubles All-Southland Conference Second Team Doubles Southland Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 26) Fall AD Honor Roll GoUTRGV.com 16

Ricardo Hopker Sebastien Job Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team Southland Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 17) Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Yosua Adiyasa Victor Alves Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Joseph Bishop Ricardo Hopker Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Felix Hasselberg Shane Kyral Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Sebastien Job Rolf Niederstrasser Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Chetan Panditi Abdel Riani Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Alejandro Sanoja Chetan Panditi Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 2010-11 Detlev Nitsche Beau Bernstein Inducted into the UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame First Team All-Southland Conference Singles First Team All-Southland Conference Doubles Sherwood Stewart Spring AD Honor Roll Inducted into the UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Fall AD Honor Roll

2011-12 Aswin Vijayaragavan Beau Bernstein First Team All-Southland Conference Doubles Southland Conference All-Academic Second Team Second Team All-Southland Conference Singles Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll Victor Alves Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Southland Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 14) Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 17 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

Ricardo Hopker Harry Meng Spring AD Honor Roll Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Fall AD Honor Roll John Sharpe Sebastien Job Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 2006-07 Gary Bianco Abdel Riani ITA All-Academic Team Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Don Russell Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame 1961 Team Inducted into UTPA Athletics Hall of Fame 2005-06 Team 2009-10 ITA All-Academic Team Beau Bernstein Southland Conference Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete Rosendo Cantu of the Year ITA All-Academic Scholar First Team All-Southland Conference Singles Dean’s List Enrique Montemayor ITA All-Academic Scholar Brett Bernstein Dean’s List 2004-05 Jeremy Salvo Nirvick Mohinta Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year Southland Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 14) All-Southland Conference Second Team Singles Southland Conference Commissioner’s Academic Aswin Vijayaragavan Honor Roll Southland Conference Player of the Year Gary Bianco 2008-09 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Academic Aswin Vijayaragavan Honor Roll Southland Conference Player of the Year Southland Conference Men’s Tennis All-Academic Armando Martinez Team Southland Conference Commissioner’s Academic Ranked 10th in region and 60th in nation in preseason Honor Roll rankings 2003-04 Beau Bernstein Team First Team All-Southland Conference ITA All-Academic Scholar Team

Andrew Irving 2002-03 Southland Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 17) Filip Koziell All-Southland Conference First Team Singles Nirvick Mohinta Southland Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 24) Jeremy Salvo All-Southland Conference Second Team Singles 2007-08 Marcus Dornauf 2001-02 All-Southland Conference Second Team Singles Filip Koziell All-Southland Conference First Team Singles Aswin Vijayaragavan All-Southland Conference Second Team Singles GoUTRGV.com 18

Detlev Nitsche 2000-01 NCAA National Doubles Quarterfinals Pierre Cantu All-Southland Conference First Team Singles 1964-65 Team Alex Cequa NAIA National Champions All-Southland Conference First Team Singles Big State Conference Champions

Tom Mangelschots George Kon All-Southland Conference First Team Singles NAIA Singles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American 1992-93 Michel Fabry Detlev Nitsche All-Sun Belt Conference Singles Team NAIA Doubles National Champion All-Sun Belt Conference Doubles Team NAIA First Team All-American

Richard Mainella Sherwood Stewart All-Sun Belt Conference Singles Team NAIA Doubles National Champion All-Sun Belt Conference Doubles Team NAIA First Team All-American

1977-78 1963-64 Team Team Ranked 10th in NCAA NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions Rob Hubbard Invited to NCAA Singles Championships 1962-63 Invited to NCAA Doubles Championships Team NAIA National Champions 1976-77 Big State Conference Champions Team Ranked 14th in NCAA Ken Lang NAIA Singles National Champion Rob Hubbard NAIA Doubles National Champion Invited to NCAA Singles Championships NAIA First Team All-American (Singles) Invited to NCAA Doubles Championships NAIA First Team All-American (Doubles)

Ricardo Eynavdi John Hunter Invited to NCAA Doubles Championships NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American 1975-76 Team 1961-62 Hosted NCAA Championships Team Ranked 24th in NCAA NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions 1974-75 Team Don Russell Hosted NCAA Championships NAIA Singles National Champion NAIA Doubles National Champion 1965-66 NAIA First Team All-American (Singles) Team NAIA First Team All-American (Doubles) Sixth place finish at NCAA Division I Tennis Championships Gerry Wortelboer George Kon NAIA Doubles National Champion NCAA National Singles Semifinals NCAA National Doubles Quarterfinals 19 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

1960-61 1955-56 Team Team NAIA National Champions Big State Conference Champions Big State Conference Champions 1954-55 John Sharpe Team NAIA Singles National Champion Big State Conference Champions NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American (Singles) 1953-54 NAIA First Team All-American (Doubles) Team Big State Conference Champions 1959-60 Team 1952-53 NAIA Runners-Up Team Big State Conference Champions Big State Conference Champions First Season of Competition Don Russell NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American

John Sharpe NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American

1958-59 Team NAIA Runners-Up Big State Conference Champions

Don Russell NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American

John Sharpe NAIA Doubles National Champion NAIA First Team All-American

1957-58 Team Big State Conference Champions

1956-57 Team Big State Conference Champions GoUTRGV.com 20

All-Time Series Records Team Won Lost Tie Pct. First Mtg. Last Mtg. Last Win Abilene Christian 5 6 0 .455 1988 2015 2015 Air Force 0 1 0 .000 2003 2003 ----- Alabama 1 3 0 .250 1974 1979 1976 Alabama at Birmingham 0 1 0 .000 2019 2019 ----- Alabama State 1 0 0 1.000 2019 2019 2019 Alcorn State 6 0 0 1.000 2000 2019 2019 Arkansas 4 5 0 .444 1970 2014 1978 Arkansas-Little Rock 2 5 0 .288 1992 2008 1992 Arkansas State 1 0 0 1.000 1979 1979 1979 Arizona 0 4 0 .000 1971 1999 ----- Arizona State 1 1 0 .500 1971 1982 1971 Austin Peay 1 0 0 1.000 2001 2001 2001 Ball State 0 1 0 .000 1991 1991 1991 Baylor 14 14 0 .500 1960 2019 1993 Bethany College 3 0 0 1.000 1990 2012 2012 Bethel 1 0 0 1.000 1991 1991 1991 Boston University 1 0 0 1.000 2003 2003 2003 Brooks 2 0 0 1.000 1960 1960 1960 BYU 1 5 0 .167 1971 2007 1980 Cal State-Northridge 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978 1978 California 0 1 0 .000 1981 1981 ----- Cameron 1 0 0 1.000 2003 2003 2003 Campestre 1 0 0 1.000 1983 1983 1983 Centenary 11 1 0 .917 1995 2008 2008 Central Texas 2 0 0 1.000 1975 1978 1978 Chap. Monterrey 1 0 0 1.000 1985 1985 1985 Charlotte 0 1 0 .000 2013 2013 ------Chicago State 4 2 0 .667 2015 2019 2018 Chipinque 1 0 0 1.000 1985 1985 1985 Clemson 1 3 0 .250 1977 2008 1977 College of the Southwest 2 0 0 1.000 2008 2009 2009 Colorado 2 2 0 .500 1977 1988 1978 Colorado State 1 0 0 1.000 1991 1991 1991 Columbia 0 1 0 .000 2005 2005 ----- Concordia 3 0 0 1.000 1985 2016 2016 Connecticut 1 0 0 1.000 2007 2007 2007 Dayton 1 0 0 1.000 2004 2004 2004 Del Mar 4 0 0 1.000 1957 1958 1958 DePaul 1 2 0 .333 2009 2019 2009 Drury 1 0 0 1.000 1994 1994 1994 East Texas Baptist 2 0 0 1.000 1956 1956 1956 Eastern Kentucky 2 0 0 1.000 1976 2004 2004 Elon 0 2 0 .000 2010 2013 ----- Florida 1 0 0 1.000 1972 1972 1972 Florida A&M 0 1 0 .000 2012 2012 ----- Florida State 2 2 0 .500 1970 1980 1972 Gardner-Webb 0 1 0 .000 2013 2013 ------Georgia 0 1 0 .000 1974 1974 ------Golden West College 1 0 0 1.000 1996 1996 1996 Gonzaga 1 0 0 1.000 2002 2002 2002 Grambling State 1 0 0 1.000 2006 2006 ----- Grand Canyon 1 5 0 .167 2014 2019 2015 Guadalajara 1 0 0 1.000 1988 1988 1988 Hardin-Simmons 4 1 0 .800 1975 2007 2007 Houston 11 15 0 .423 1960 1986 1982 21 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

Team Won Lost Tie Pct. First Mtg. Last Mtg. Last Win Houston Baptist 4 9 0 .308 1978 1989 1982 Idaho 0 2 0 .000 2009 2014 ----- Idaho State 3 1 0 .750 1990 2003 2003 Illinois 1 0 0 1.000 1981 1981 1981 Incarnate Word 4 5 0 .444 2001 2019 2018 IPFW 1 0 0 1.000 1993 1993 1993 State 1 0 0 1.000 1987 1987 1987 ITESM 4 0 0 1.000 1991 1993 1993 Jackson State 1 0 0 1.000 2012 2012 2012 Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 1992 1996 1996 Kansas 0 2 0 .000 1974 1980 ------Kansas City 3 6 0 .333 2014 2019 2015 Kansas State 1 0 0 1.000 1975 1975 1975 Kennessaw State 0 1 0 .000 2017 2017 ------Kentucky 1 0 0 1.000 1976 1976 1976 Lamar 39 32 3 .547 1958 2019 2018 Laredo Community College 29 7 0 .806 1982 2019 2018 Lipscomb 0 1 0 .000 2016 2016 ------Louisiana-Hammond 1 0 0 1.000 2000 2000 2000 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 11 0 .000 2001 2018 ------Louisiana-Monroe 1 2 0 .333 2001 2002 2001 LSU 0 4 0 .000 1979 1996 ------Marist 1 0 0 1.000 2007 2007 2007 Mary Hardin-Baylor 4 0 0 1.000 1974 1997 1997 Marquette 0 1 0 .000 2006 2006 ------Memphis 0 1 0 .000 2001 2001 ------ 0 1 0 .000 1994 1994 ------McLennan 0 1 0 .000 1988 1988 ------McNeese State 2 1 0 .667 1958 1982 1982 Miami (FL) 0 2 0 .000 1972 1980 ------Michigan 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978 1978 Michigan State 1 0 0 1.000 1970 1970 1970 Middle Tennessee State 0 1 0 .000 2007 2007 ------Midland Junior College 1 2 0 .333 1987 1991 1988 Midwestern State 0 1 0 .000 1983 1983 ------Missouri 1 0 0 1.000 1995 1995 1995 Mobile 0 1 0 .000 1996 1996 ------Montana State 0 1 0 .000 2009 2009 ------Monterrey Tech 15 7 0 .682 1983 2007 2007 Nebraska 0 2 0 .000 1998 2007 1998 New Mexico 3 3 0 .500 1970 2018 1982 New Mexico State 3 11 0 .214 1975 2019 1994 New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 1982 2016 1999 Nicholls State 8 7 0 .533 2005 2019 2018 North Carolina State 0 1 0 .000 1995 1995 ------North Carolina Wilmington 0 1 0 .000 2010 2010 ------North Carolina at Greensboro 0 1 0 .000 2013 2013 ------Northern Arizona 0 1 0 .000 2009 2009 ------North Texas 12 10 0 .545 1969 1995 1993 Northeast Oklahoma 1 0 0 1.000 1992 1992 1992 Notre Dame 1 0 0 1.000 1986 1986 1986 Oauchita Baptist 1 0 0 1.000 1993 1993 1993 Odessa 10 1 0 .909 1986 1991 1990 Ohio State 1 2 0 .333 1979 1981 1981 Oklahoma 12 7 0 .632 1964 2009 1980 GoUTRGV.com 22

Team Won Lost Tie Pct. First Mtg. Last Mtg. Last Win Oklahoma Baptist 2 0 0 1.000 1985 1993 1993 Oklahoma City 8 8 0 .500 1966 1993 1993 Oklahoma State 4 5 0 .444 1970 2017 1981 Oral Roberts 8 9 0 .470 1969 2018 2018 Our Lady of the Lake 1 0 0 1.000 2016 2016 2016 Paris Junior College 1 0 0 1.000 1987 1987 1987 Pennsylvania 1 0 0 1.000 1981 1981 1981 Pepperdine 2 1 0 .667 1976 1978 1977 Portland 0 1 0 .000 2012 2012 ------Prairie View A&M 18 0 0 1.000 1986 2019 2019 Redlands 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978 1978 Rice 18 27 0 .400 1960 2019 2018 Sam Houston State 4 1 0 .800 1984 1987 1987 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 1985 1985 ------San Diego State 0 1 0 .000 2009 2009 ------San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 2008 2008 ------San Jacinto Junior College 1 0 0 1.000 1987 1987 1987 Santa Clara 1 1 0 .500 2002 2008 2008 Schreiner 7 0 0 1.000 1975 2013 2013 Seattle 7 1 0 .875 1980 2019 2019 SMU 1 16 0 .058 1969 2016 1977 South Alabama 0 6 0 .000 1993 2018 ------South Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 1979 1979 1979 South Carolina-Upstate 0 3 0 .000 2010 2017 ------Southeast Missouri State 0 1 0 .000 1992 1992 ------Southeastern Louisiana 3 9 0 .250 1996 2009 2009 Southeastern Oklahoma St. 1 0 0 1.000 1964 1964 1964 Southern 1 0 0 1.000 2008 2008 2008 Southern Illinois 2 1 0 .667 1979 1996 1996 Southern Mississippi 0 5 0 .000 1996 2019 ------Southern Utah 1 0 0 1.000 2018 2018 2018 Southwest Missouri State 1 0 0 1.000 1995 1995 1995 Southwest 1 0 0 1.000 2013 2013 2013 Southwestern 4 0 0 1.000 1957 1958 1958 Southwestern Louisiana 5 2 0 .714 1960 1993 1993 St. Edward’s (TX) 13 1 0 .929 1956 2017 2017 St. Louis 3 0 0 1.000 2004 2009 2009 St. Mary’s (TX) 16 1 0 .941 1955 2016 2016 Stephen F. Austin 1 1 0 .500 1979 1983 1983 TCU 4 9 0 .308 1960 2013 1985 Temple (TX) 2 0 0 1.000 1987 1991 1991 Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 1974 1978 1976 Tennessee-Martin 1 1 0 .500 1996 2001 2001 Tennessee Tech 0 2 0 .000 2003 2008 ------Texas 13 14 0 .481 1958 2015 1972 Texas A&M 17 21 0 .447 1960 2019 1983 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 13 44 1 .233 1961 2019 2010 Texas A&M-Kingsville 29 0 0 1.000 1966 1991 1991 Texas-Arlington 7 22 0 .241 1983 2015 1993 Texas-El Paso 1 2 0 .333 1990 1992 1992 Texas Lutheran 10 1 0 .909 1957 2001 2001 Texas-San Antonio 23 34 0 .404 1982 2019 2016 Texas Southern 15 1 0 .938 1976 2006 2006 Texas State 11 19 0 .367 1956 1998 1998 Texas Tech 10 15 0 .400 1961 2018 1981 23 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

Team Won Lost Tie Pct. First Mtg. Last Mtg. Last Win Texas-Tyler 2 5 0 .288 1987 1999 1993 Texas Wesleyan 7 1 0 .875 1956 2001 2001 Toledo 1 0 0 1.000 1982 1982 1982 Tulane 1 2 0 .333 1973 1995 1993 Tulsa 0 2 0 .000 1989 2009 ------Trinity 13 33 1 .287 1960 2005 2005 Troy 0 1 0 .000 2018 2018 ------UCLA 0 1 0 .000 1978 1978 ------UC-Irvine 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978 1978 UC-Santa Barbara 1 1 0 .500 1978 1991 1978 UMBC 1 2 0 .333 2012 2016 2016 Universidad Autonoma 1 0 0 1.000 1993 1993 1993 Universidad Regiomontana 5 0 0 1.000 1983 1992 1992 Utah 0 2 0 .000 1971 1985 ------Vanderbilt 2 0 0 1.000 1978 1979 1979 Vermont 1 0 0 1.000 2003 2003 2003 Wake Forest 0 1 0 .000 1986 1986 1986 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 1981 1981 1981 West Texas State 5 1 0 .833 1970 1980 1980 Western Kentucky 6 2 0 .750 1993 2001 2001 Western New Mexico 1 0 0 .100 2009 2009 2009 Wichita State 2 2 0 .500 1985 2001 1990 Wisconsin 1 0 0 1.000 1976 1976 1976 Wharton 1 0 0 1.000 1989 1989 1989 Wofford 0 1 0 .000 2017 2017 ------Xavier 3 0 0 1.000 2000 2010 2010 GoUTRGV.com 24

Program Records Rank Name Total Year Single-Season Singles Wins 1. Michel Fabry 33 1991 2. Derek Segal 31 1979 3. Michel Fabry 30 1992 4. Michel Fabry 30 1993 5. Alfonso Gonzales 29 1979

Single-Season Doubles Wins T-1. Michel Fabry 30 1993 T-1. Richard Mainella 30 1993 T-3. Michel Fabry 24 1991 T-3. Richard Mainella 24 1991 T-5. Michel Fabry 22 1992 T-5. Richard Mainella 22 1992

Overall Single-Season Wins 1. Michel Fabry 60 1993 2. Richard Mainella 58 1993 3. Michel Fabry 57 1991 4. Michel Fabry 52 1992 5. Derek Segal 51 1979

Career Singles Wins 1. Michel Fabry 105 1990-93 2. Rob Bettauer 79 1974-78 T-3. John Picken 78 1976-80 T-3. Richard Mainellia 78 1990-93 T-4. Rob Hubbard 62 1975-78 T-4. Frank Vos 62 1988-91

Career Doubles Wins 1. Richard Mainellla 89 1990-93 2. Michel Fabry 84 1990-93 3. Ricardo Eynauldi 64 1974-77 4. Frank Vos 60 1988-91 5. John Picken 56 1976-80

Overall Career Wins 1. Michel Fabry 189 1990-93 2. Richard Mainella 167 1990-93 3. John Picken 134 1976-80 4. Rob Bettauer 130 1974-78 5. Frank Vos 122 1988-91 25 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS CAMPUS LIFE

Unity Hall Heritage Hall

Dorms • Designed in suite style, with two rooms sharing a bathroom.

• All rooms are furnished for double occupancy.

•Rooms may be reserved as private rooms as space permits.

• Rooms include: beds, desks and chairs, chests of drawers, built-in closets, ethernet connections, cable, central heat and air conditioning.

• Services provided include: study rooms, TV lounges, computer labs, laundry facilities, snack and soft drink vending, community kitchenette with microwave, and recreation rooms featuring billiards, ping pong, foosball and game tables.

Student Apartments • Furnished living rooms and kitchens.

• Apartment contents include: single bed, desk and chair, chest of drawers, built-in closet, sofa, lounge chair, multi-use cube, end table, dishwasher, microwave, stove/oven, refrigerator and washer/dryer.

• Services provided include: central heat and air, 24-hour emergency UTRGV Village maintenance, mail delivery, garbage collection, on-site student parking, ethernet connections, and cable. GoUTRGV.com 26

Student Union

• Serves as the center of the University community life.

• The Student Union is equipped with a food court with a variety of places to eat such as: Chick-fil-A, Mein Bowl, Mi Taco Panchos, Slice of Life, SU Cafe, and Sub Connection. There is also a Starbucks and a convenience store.

• The Student Union Game Room is Student Union located on the second floor of the Student Union. It offers seven pool tables, three air hockey tables and the latest video games.

• The Student Union also contains a theater that brings cultural, musical and theatrical entertainment to UTPA students and offers them the opportunity to meet and interact with the artists. 27 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

Wellness & Recreational Sports Complex

• Weight area includes both free weights and exercise available. Aquatics facilities feature a lap swimming pool, machines, including dumbbells, strength training leisure pool, lazy river, and a jacuzzi. It is a perfect place equipment, cardiovascular machines, and multiple for a private party or group rental. televisions for entertainment. • Outdoor Activity Area features two sand volleyball courts, • Walking/running track, approximately 1/10 mile, with area two outdoor basketball courts, two tennis courts, and for stretching. There are also stability balls and mats as an outdoor pavilion with tables and chairs. A BBQ grill is well as three racquetball courts. available for group rentals.

• Two dance/activity rooms for group exercise and • Men’s and women’s locker rooms with over 400 lockers, specialty programs. private shower areas, and vanity areas.

• The main gymnasium space can be divided into two • Member Services Desk assists guests with membership basketball, two volleyball or multiple badminton courts. sales, locker rentals, retail sales, and general guest One indoor soccer court with rounded corners, dasher services. boards and Plexiglas can also be utilized as a basketball, volleyball or badminton court. Used for open recreation • Energy Zone serves up sandwiches, smoothies, specialty and intramurals. items, salads, fruits, soft drinks, sports drinks and bottled water. • Indoor Climbing Facility (35’ high) combines integral rock and moveable hand and foot holds. Also features three • Lounge/Eating Area with tables and chairs, lounge routes and hosts instructional courses from beginner furniture, couches, televisions, vending machines and to advanced. Group facility and private party rentals are great observational area for many activities. GoUTRGV.com 28 THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY

• More than 1.3 million residents call the Rio Grande Valley home. 78˚ • Among them are 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee AVERAGE TEMP. 300 AVERAGE DAYS OF SUNSHINE and former head coach Tom Landry, Chicago Bears center Roberto Garza, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia, former Arizona Cardinals offensive guard Rolando Cantu, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Bobby Morrow, wrestler Tito Santana, former Ms. Olympia Rachel McLish, actor Nick Stahl, who played John Connor in Terminator 3, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Senator and Representative Lloyd Bentsen Jr., Iwo Jima flag raiser Harlon Block, astronaut Mike Fossum, and former Vice Presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez.

• Home to several minor league sports teams, including the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the two-time NBA Gatorade League Champion affiliate of the , and the RGV FC Toros, the USL affiliate of the Houston Dynamo. About 35 current and former NBA players have played for the Vipers, Mcallen Convention Center including Aaron Brooks, CJ Watson, , , , Patrick Patterson, , , and .

• The Vipers play at brand new Bert Ogden Arena, which also plays host to a Houston Rockets exhibition game on a semi- regular basis. Recent opponent include the Boston Celtics (2009), Orlando Magic (2010 and 2015), Oklahoma City Thunder (2012) and (2014).

• Nearby State Farm Arena draws some of the top acts in music, including Train, Rob Thomas, Shakira, Aerosmith, Kiss, ZZ Top, Cher, Nelly, George Straight, Elton John, REO Speedwagon, STYX and Lady Antebellum. Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets 29 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS

• McAllen, the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, borders Edinburg to the south. McAllen boasts many attractions, such as the Entertainment District located on and around downtown 17th street. McAllen’s Entertainment District caters to all tastes, boasting a unique blend of lifestyles. Whether you’re in search of a quiet evening out with great food, and live music, or an exciting night on the dance floor with live entertainment and DJs, there’s something for you. Each lounge, club, and fine dining venue is themed to match your personality and mood.

• Another city that neighbors Edinburg is Pharr, home of the Boggus Ford Convention Center, which routinely draws great acts such as 3 Doors Down, Willie Nelson, Randy Rogers, the Eli Young Band, Deftones, Kevin Fowler, the Spazmatics and Rob Schneider.

• The UTRGV campus is just minutes away from Mexico, where residents and visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the Mexican culture. Mcallen's Entertainment District

25 Miles25 MILEs From BrownsvilleFROM CAMPUS Campus 75 Miles From Edinburg Campus

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

• One of the most popular Spring Break locations in the country, attracting thousands of college students every year.

• Offers a variety of top-notch beaches, restaurants, parks, museums, fishing and other attractions, such as Schlitterbahn Beach, a water park and resort featuring everything from relaxing rivers to tidal wave rivers. Schlitterbahn has four uphill water coasters, a five-story interactive Sandcastle, the world-famous Boogie Bahn inland surfing ride, and the brand new Cenote, Texas’ first underground water slide.

• MTV has come on several occasions for its Spring Break Hangout.

• Recognized for its fishing as the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna Madre Bay are filled with a wide array of flounder, red snapper, amberjack, kingfish, marlin and sailfish.

• Sub-tropical climate where the temperature rarely falls below 85 degrees in the summer and 65 degrees in the winter. GoUTRGV.com 30 UTRGV PRESIDENT

Dr. Guy Bailey

Guy Bailey, Ph.D., was named Founding President of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in May of 2014.

Prior to being named President of UTRGV, he served as President of the University of Alabama and of Texas Tech University; Chancellor of the University of Missouri Kansas City; Provost and Executive Vice President at The University of Texas San Antonio; Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas; Chair of the English Department at Oklahoma State University and the University of Memphis; and as a faculty member at Texas A&M and Emory Universities.

During his time at Texas Tech, the university met the criteria established by the Texas State Legislature for participation in the National Research University Fund; enrollment grew by 3,905 students (14%); research expenditures grew by $89.9 million (170%); and graduation rates increase by five percentage points.

During his tenure at UTSA, the university was named an emerging research university by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; 16 new doctoral programs were added; external funding for research more than doubled; enrollment grew by more than 40%; and graduate enrollment grew by almost 50%.

While Bailey was at UMKC, the university completed a $200 million capital campaign and built or gained approval for $175 million in new construction. From 2010 to 2012, Bailey served on the Board of Directors of the NCAA and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Big XII athletic conference. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Midwest Research Institute since 2007.

Bailey continues to do research on language change and variation. His research with his late wife, Jan, has been featured in a front-page article in the New York Times, on National Public Radio, on CNN Headline News, on BBC Radio, in Texas Monthly, and in the San Antonio Express News. Since 1984, Bailey has brought in over $1 million in external funding for his research. 31 2019-20 UTRGV MEN'S TENNIS DirectorUTRGV DIRECTOR of Athletics OF ATHLETICS Chasse “UTRGV has made an outstanding hire in Chasse Conque,” Beard said. “Chasse is a leader in every sense of the Conque word. He will work tirelessly with everyone involved to elevate UTRGV Athletics. Chasse knows how to build The University of Texas Rio championship programs and his work ethic, integrity and Grande Valley (UTRGV) hired innovative thinking make him a perfect fit for UTRGV. Chasse Conque (pronounced Congratulations President Bailey and UTRGV for winning Chase Konk) as the Vice big with this hire.” President and Director of Athletics on Aug. 2, 2019. Conque earned his MBA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2008 and his bachelor’s degree in finance Conque previously served as from the University of Central Arkansas. Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 2015. Conque and his wife, Lisa, have three daughters: twins Julianna and Sydney (7) and Adeline (5). During Conque’s tenure at Little Rock — which competes at the NCAA Division I level — he helped lead a resurgence What others are saying about Chasse Conque of the athletic department, both on and off the playing surfaces: Jim Baker, Director of Athletics at UT Arlington UTRGV just hired a winner. Chasse is one of the great young • Little Rock won a combined 19 team and individual athletic directors in the country. He brings with him a strong Sun Belt Conference championships, highlighted by both background in fundraising and doing things the right way. I the men’s and women’s basketball teams reaching the will miss not having him in the Sun Belt but glad to have him second round of the NCAA tournament. in Texas. He is going to do a great job for UTRGV and they • Three Little Rock head coaches garnered Sun Belt couldn't have picked a better person for the job. Conference Coach of the Year honors. • Nearly four dozen Little Rock student-athletes Dr. Joel Anderson, chancellor emeritus at the University of were named all-conference. Arkansas at Little Rock • In 2017-18, Little Rock posted the highest UTRGV has hired one of the real up-and-comers in athletics Graduation Success Rate of any Division I institution in administration. Chasse is a very talented and solid man who Arkansas in six of the last seven years, graduating 82 will be a great asset to the university and to the community. percent of Trojan student-athletes. • Little Rock student-athletes have posted a Dr. Brad Teague, Director of Athletics at Central Arkansas department-wide GPA above 3.00 for 13 consecutive Chasse Conque is a great athletic director and an even semesters, including a 3.36 GPA following Fall 2018 in better person. He is a consummate professional yet makes which 124 Little Rock student-athletes registered a GPA of work enjoyable for all. Chasse will instill a confidence in all 3.00 or higher and 38 boasted a perfect 4.00. constituents regarding the athletics program growing the • In Spring 2018, Little Rock added a wrestling brand on many levels. I congratulate Chasse and all the program that joined the Pac-12 Conference. Vaqueros. • In 2017-18, Little Rock set a program record for fundraising, raising $4.3 million to bring its total to more Karl Benson, former commissioner of the Mid-American, than $11 million over the past three years. Western Athletic and Sun Belt Conferences Chasse Conque is truly one of the ‘rising stars’ in this One of Little Rock’s top athletic highlights under Conque business. While a big loss for Little Rock, this is a great — came in 2015-16 when the men’s basketball team finished no, tremendous — hire for UTRGV. the season 30-5 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after an 85-83 double-overtime win over Purdue. The head coach of that team was Chris Beard, whom Conque hired in April of 2015. Beard is now head coach at Texas Tech and considered one of the top coaches in the country after leading the Red Raiders to the national championship game in 2019.

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Alberto Adame Michael Aguilar SHAYNE ALLEN Nathan Burk MELBA CANTU Cynthia Cardenas

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SCHOOL NAME LOCATION MASCOT California Baptist University Riverside, California Lancers California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Roadrunners Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois Cougars Dixie State University (Coming 2020) St. George, Utah Bison Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona Antelopes University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kangaroos New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico Aggies Seattle University Seattle, Washington Redhawks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas Vaqueros Utah Valley University Orem, Utah Wolverines GoUTRGV.com 34