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2013 TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE SENIOR JENNA NURIK THREE-TIME ALL-SOCON SENIOR ROBERTO VIEIRA THREE-TIME ALL-SOCON 2013 MOCS TENNIS CONTENTS/GENERAL INFO UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/General Info ................................................ 1 Institution ................................................University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University..............................................................2-3 Preferred Name ..........................................................................Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn ......................................................4-5 Traditions/Facilities ......................................................6-7 Short Form ...............................................................................................UTC In the Media/Athletic Training ......................................8-9 Please do not use UT-Chattanooga, Tennessee-Chattanooga or Tenn.-Chatt. Lawson Center/Academics ...................................... 10-11 Location ..................................................................................Chattanooga, Tenn. Mocs Success .........................................................12-13 What’s a Moc? .............................................................. 14 Nickname..................................................Mocs (not Moccasins or Mockingbirds) 2012-13 Outlook ........................................................... 15 Colors .......................... Navy (PMS 295), Old Gold (PMS 124), Silver (PMS 429) Coaching Staff/Roster .............................................16-18 Men’s Student-Athlete Bios .....................................19-24 Mascot ...................................................................................................... Scrappy Women’s Student-Athlete Bios ................................25-29 Founded ........................................................................................................ 1886 2011-12 Results ............................................................ 30 History .....................................................................31-34 Enrollment ...................................................................................................11,660 University/Staff Information .....................................35-40 NCAA Affiliation ............................................................................NCAA Division I 2013 Men’s TENNIS INFORMATION Conference ..............................................................................................Southern Head Coach......................Carlos Garcia (Tennessee ‘87) Chancellor .................................................................... Dr. Grady Bogue (Interim) Career Record (Years) ..............................118-135 (12th) Record at UTC......................................................... same Faculty Athletics Representative .............................................. Dr. Debbie Ingram Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................ 8/2 2011-12 Record (SoCon/Finish) ................. 14-9 (4-6/8th) CHATTanooga Men’s TENNIS STAFF 2013 Men’s TENNIS SCHEDULE Carlos Garcia, Head Coach...........................................................(423) 425-4359 Date Opponent Watch Jan. 18 GEORGIA STATE ^ 6:00 p.m. .................................................................................... [email protected] Jan. 20 TENNESSEE TECH ^ 10:00 a.m. Jan. 27 BELMONT ^ 10:00 a.m. CHATTANOOGA WoMen’s tennis STAFF Feb. 2 JACKSONVILLE STATE ^ 2:00 p.m. Feb. 3 NORTH ALABAMA ^ 10:00 a.m. Jeff Clark, Head Coach .................................................................(423) 425-5540 Feb. 8 AUSTIN PEAY ^ 4:00 p.m. Feb. 10 at Murray State 12:00 p.m. .................................................................................. [email protected] Feb. 16 LEE % 1:00 p.m. Grace Robinette, Assistant Coach.................................................(423) 425-5540 Feb. 17 at UAB 10:00 a.m. Reaves Robinette, Volunteer Assistant Coach ..............................(423) 425-5540 Feb. 24 at North Carolina 1:00 p.m. Mar. 2 • COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 1:00 p.m. Mar. 6 • at Davidson 2:00 p.m. CHATTANOOGA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA RELATIONS Mar. 7 at Gardner-Webb 2:00 p.m. Mar. 16 • UNCG 1:00 p.m. Dr. Jay Blackman, Associate Athletics Director .............................(423) 425-5292 Mar. 23 • ELON 10:00 a.m. Mar. 29 • at Furman 12:00 p.m. (Football, Wrestling, M/W Tennis) ............................. [email protected] Mar. 30 • at Wofford 12:00 p.m. Jim Horten, Assistant Director .......................................................(423) 425-2350 Apr. 3 • at Samford 2:00 p.m. (Men’s Basketball, M/W Golf).................................... [email protected] Apr. 6 • APPALACHIAN STATE 1:00 p.m. Apr. 7 • THE CITADEL 1:00 p.m. Anne Wehunt, Assistant Director ...................................................(423) 425-4618 Apr. 13 • at Georgia Southern 12:00 p.m. (Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field) [email protected] Apr. 18-21 Southern Conference Tournament TBD Tyler Brown, Assistant ...................................................................(423) 425-2116 2013 WOMen’s tennis INFORMATION (Volleyball, Softball) ............................................ [email protected] Head Coach..............................Jeff Clark (Vanderbilt ‘95) Career Record (Years) ....................................95-84 (9th) Record at UTC......................................................... same ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................ 4/4 Laura Herron, Interim Director of Athletics ....................................(423) 425-4583 2011-12 Record (SoCon/Finish) ............... 16-6 (6-4/T4th) Matt Pope, Senior Associate Athletics Director .............................(423) 425-2158 2013 WOMen’s tennis SCHEDULE Andrew Horton, Senior Associate Athletics Director/External........(423) 425-5285 Date Opponent Watch Jan. 25 Kennesaw State ^ 6:00 p.m. Dr. Emily Blackman, Associate Athletics Director/Academics .......(423) 425-2007 Jan. 26 BELMONT ^ 2:00 p.m. Mike Royster, Assistant Athletics Director/Equipment ...................(423) 425-4567 Feb. 1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ^ 6:00 p.m. Feb. 2 at Lipscomb 7:00 p.m. Rachel Blunt, Director of Compliance............................................(423) 425-5577 Feb. 8 AUSTIN PEAY ^ 6:00 p.m. Scott Brincks, Director of Athletic Performance .............................(423) 425-5293 Feb. 16 LEE % 1:00 p.m. Feb. 17 UT MARTIN 2:00 p.m. Todd Bullard, Head Athletic Trainer ...............................................(423) 425-4740 Feb. 21 at UAB 2:00 p.m. Geoff Wilcox, Director of Ticketing ................................................(423) 425-5273 Feb. 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE 1:00 p.m. Mar. 1 • at Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. Erika Lerum, Director of Marketing ................................................(423) 425-4773 Mar. 3 • WESTERN CAROLINA 12:00 p.m. Caleb Whitted, Director of the Mocs Club .....................................(423) 425-4233 Mar. 9 • at UNCG 12:00 p.m. Mar. 10 • at Elon 1:00 p.m. Owen Seaton, Director of Creative Services .................................(423) 425-2122 Mar. 13 at Mercer 1:00 p.m. Mar. 20 MURRAY STATE 2:00 P.m. CREDITS Mar. 23 • WOFFORD 2:00 p.m. The 2013 Chattanooga Tennis Media Guide is a product of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Communications and Media Relations Office. The book was written, designed and edited by Dr. Jay Blackman, Associate Athletics Mar. 24 • FURMAN 12:00 p.m. Director for Communications and Marketing. Editorial, design and layout assistance provided by Assistant Directors Anne Wehunt Mar. 29 • DAVIDSON 10:00 a.m. and Jim Horten, Director of Creative Services Owen Seaton and media relations assistant Tyler Brown. Detailed editorial assistance Apr. 6 • at Georgia Southern 12:00 p.m. provided by Pam Henry. Photography by Robert Baudier, Jay Blackman, Nate Blythe, Tom Cordy, Bret Douglas, Jim Horten, David Apr. 7 • at College of Charleston 12:00 p.m. Humber, Jeff Hurndon, Marvin Gentry, Willis Glasgow, Mark Gowin, Kathleen Greeson, Michael Hampton, Steve Hankins, Tracey Long, Apr. 13 • SAMFORD 1:00 p.m. LifeTouch Photography, Frank Mattia, Phil Reich, Jeff Romero, Dale Rutemeyer, Owen Seaton, Bill Sheffield, Bill Shipley, Anne Wehunt, Apr. 18-21 Southern Conference Tournament TBD Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Chattanooga Times and UTC University Relations. Chattanooga photos on pages 2-3 courtesy of the • Denotes SoCon match. All times are Eastern and subject to change. Chattanooga Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. All home matches in BOLD and played at the UTC Tennis Courts or the Hixson Racquet Club^. Check GoMocs.com for updates. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. #SoCon Tournament will be held in Charleston, S.C. 1 UTC 2013 MOCS TENNIS CHATTANOOGA THE UNIVERSITY FOUNDERS HALL FLETCHER HALL If you look around the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chat- tanooga, you will find a message chiseled for eternity into the stone of our structures. “We Shall Achieve” A bold commitment that guides us in everything we do, this state- ment tells the world what to expect from our campus. At the Univer- sity of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we achieve, and so will you. Achieving a goal doesn’t always come