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Southern Miss 2018 Tennis Almanac 2017-18 Southern Miss Tennis Table of Contents Athletic Phone Numbers Contents/Credits .........................................................1 Athletics Department Quick Facts/Media Contact ....................................2 (601) 266-5017 Ticket Office Women’s Tennis (601) 266-5418 Head Coach ...................................................................3 Women’s Tennis Office Support Staff .................................................................4 (601) 266-5017 Women’s Player Profiles ......................................5-6 Men’s Tennis Office 2016-17 Statistics and Results ...............................7 (601) 266-5017 Women’s Tennis Records .................................8-10 All-Time Letterwinners ..........................................11 Assistant Athletic Director/ Year-by-Year Results ........................................ 12-16 Media Relations Jack Duggan Men’s Tennis Tennis SID Men’s Head Coach ..................................................17 Ashleigh Young Office Phone Men’s Player Profiles/Support Staff .......... 18-20 (601) 266-5517 2016-17 Statistics and Results ............................21 Office Fax Men’s Tennis Records ..................................... 22-24 (601) 266-4507 All-Time Letterwinners ................................... 25-26 Cell Phone Year-by-Year Results ........................................ 27-29 714-721-6816 Facilities.........................................................................30 [email protected] Conference USA Web Page Address Conference USA .......................................................31 www.SouthernMiss.com Credits The 2017-18 Southern Miss Men’s and Women’s Tennis Guide Cover Design and Layout: Provations Group, Nicholasville, Ky. has been published by The University of Southern Mississippi Department Digital Online Edition: Provations Group (www.provations.com) of Intercollegiate Athletics, writing and design coordination by the Office of Athletic Media Relations. The University of Southern Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and Editor: Ashleigh Young employment programs and services. Inquiries regarding compliance of Assistant Editors: Jack Duggan these areas should be directed to: Cover Photography: Linda Rasmussen, 310 McLemore Hall - Photography: Joe Harper, Steve Coleman, King Photography Southern Miss Main Campus at 601-266-6618 Women’s Tennis Roster Men’s Tennis Roster Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (Last School) Name Ht. Cl. Hometown (Last School) ronit bisht 5-8 rs so. New delhi, india (texas tech university) Arina Amaning 6-0 Fr. Dijon, France Tom Cecchetto 6-3 FR Birmensdorf, switzerland Claudia Castella 5-5 Sr. Barcelona, Spain (IES Matadepera) Mikhail Esipov 6-2 Sr. Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Lyeeun N5 Techical) Anastasia Cobanovic 5-4 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Sportska Gimnazija) Miezsko Kwasniewski 5-9 fr. Puszcykowo, poland Lara Isis De Oliveira 5-6 So. Campo Mourao, Brazil (Faculdade Claretiano) Daniel Merker 6-0 Sr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (Unidad Educativa) Jorman Reyes 5-8 Jr. Manabi, Ecuador (San Jose HS) Tjasa Jerse 5-6 Jr. Medvode, Slovenia (Gimnazija AiAika) Teeradon Tortrakul 5-10 Jr. Bangkok, Thailand (Bangkok Christian College) Tanit Lopez Lopez 5-3 Fr. Barcelon, Spain (IES Marines) chung han tsai 5-7 sr. Taichung, taiwan Rikeetha Pereira 5-4 Jr. Dubai, U.A.E (HS) Wen-Po Tseng 6-0 sr. Taipei, Taiwan (Taipei Municipal HS) Elena Roca 5-4 Sr. Barcelona, Spain (Canigo) Panji Untng Setiawan 5-9 fr. south jakarta, indonesia Head Coach: Dominic Modise (University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1999) Head Coach: Zubin Engineer (Loyola University-New Orleans, 2013) 1 southernmiss.com Media Information Southern Miss Quick Facts General Men’s Tennis Name of School: The University of Southern Mississippi Head Coach: Zubin Engineer City/Zip: Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Alma Mater/Year: Loyola University-New Orleans, 2013 Founded: 1910 Record at School (Years): 61-29 (Four Years) Enrollment: 14,544 Career Record (Years): Same Nickname: Golden Eagles Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Through SID School Colors: Black and Gold 2016-17 Record: 21-5 Tennis Facilities: Southern Miss Tennis Complex 2016 Conference Tournament Finish: T3rd Capacity: 250 Final Ranking Last Year (Poll): None Affiliation: NCAA Division I Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/1 Conference: Conference USA Newcomers: 5 President: Dr. Rodney Bennett Top Returnees: Jorman Reyes and Wen-Po Tseng Director of Athletics: Jon Gilbert Athletic Dept. Phone: (601) 266-5017 History Tennis: Since 1951 Overall All-Time Record: 752-540-2** Athletic Media Relations No. Years in NCAA Tournament/Last: 1997 Last Postseason Opponent/Results: 97/Alabama, L, 2-4 Assistant Director of Athletics: Jack Duggan **25 wins vacated due to NCAA Infractions AMR Office Phone: (601) 266-4503 Director of Communications: David Cohen Women’s Tennis AMR Office Phone: (601) 266-4503 Email Address: [email protected] Head Coach: Dominic Modise Graduate Assistant: Ashleigh Young Alma Mater/Year: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1999 Email Address: [email protected] Record at School (Years): 52-58-1(Five Years) Fax: (601) 266-4507 Tennis Office: 601-266-5017 Mailing Address: 118 College Dr., Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact SID # 5161 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Graduate Assistant: Alex Kitchen Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. 2016-17: Record: 14-8 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 2016 Conference Tournament Finish: Tied for 7th Web Address: www.SouthernMiss.com Final Ranking Last Year (Poll): None Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/1 Newcomers: 3 Top Returnees: Elena Roca and Tjasa Jerse History Tennis: Since 1978 No. Yrs. in NCAA Tournament/Last: 0 Last Postseason Opponent/Results: None NCAA Individual in Postseason: 1996, Kati Kocsis (Round 32) NCAA Doubles: 1996 Kati Kocsis/Susie Kocsis (Round 16) Southern Miss Athletic Media Relations Department Jack Duggan David Cohen Ashleigh Young Josie Copley Sterling Randle Assistant Director of Director of Communications Communications Grad Communications Grad Communications Grad Athletics/Media Relations Assistant Assistant Assistant 2 2017-18 Southern Miss Tennis Coaching Staff This is the second straight season Dominic were ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation earlier Modise had a winning record. in the season after defeating Kenyon College, In Modise’s fourth season with the Golden which recently made a national championship Eagles improved to 16-3-1 overall with three appearance. This season also saw Wesleyan’s players posting 20 wins or more in the season. women’s team turn the corner with a third straight The Golden Eagles won seven of their nine away winning season and a share of the program’s first matches with a win at #15 Xavier. Modise placed USA South regular season championship. three players on an All-Conference teams with His five-year tenure at NCWC saw Modise Carolin Drescher on the 1st team and Rikketha produce 44 All-Conference performers (29 male, Pereira and Alex Kitchen on the 3rd team. This 15 female), four USA South Rookies of the Year was the third consecutive year Modise placed a (three males, one female), ITA Player of the Year player on an all-conference team. to Watch, ITA Rookie of the Year, ITA Regional Modise’s team had an impressive singles Doubles Champions, All-American (three males), season with all seven players posting a winning NCAA Elite 8 and three Sweet 16 finishes, a Top Dominic Modise season. Drescher and Kitchen finished 22-6 in 10 national rankings and one USA South Player of Tennis Coach doubles action and held a 10 match win streak the Year. His Bishops combined for nine confer- Sixth Year in the season. ence regular season and/or tournament champi- Hawai’i at Manoa, 1999 After another successful season, four Golden onships, and he exits as the all-time winningest Eagles claimed All-Academic and ITA Scholar coach in the history of both programs. For his Dominic Modise enters the 2017-18 season Athlete awards. efforts, Modise earned the league’s Coach of the after finishing his fifth season as the head coach In his 2015-16 season, the Golden Eagles Year award on four occasions. for women’s tennis. finished the season 9-12 overall with a five play- Previous to NCWC, Modise helped the The Golden Eagles finished the season 14-8 ers posting double digit wins during the season Buffaloes earn an NCAA Tournament berth and a overall and a 2-1 record against Conference USA including one with 20 or more wins. third-place finish in the Big 12 Conference. Both opponents. One of those wins includes a big 4-0 Prior to coming to Southern Miss, Modise overall records during the dual season (16-8) and road win against UAB late in the season. Modise’s was named the head coach of the North Carolina in the conference (9-2) were school-bests since side posted a six-match win streak spanning over Wesleyan men’s and women’s tennis programs 1999. three weeks of competition with wins against in 2007. The 2012 season saw Modise’s teams Among his responsibilities, Modise assisted Alcorn State, Jackson State, Middle Tennessee, continue to raise the expectations of North the CU success on the singles court at the No. UAB and William Carey. Carolina Wesleyan men’s tennis after capturing 4, 5, and 6 positions. All three slots were a com- Four of his players posted double digit win a fourth-straight USA South regular season title, bined overall mark of 65-26 (.714), 47-21 (.691) seasons including both seniors, Carolin Drescher tournament crown and NCAA