2017 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 1 LSU SITS SECOND IN THE SEC WITH 31 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 312017 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 2 CONTENTS CREDITS INTRODUCTION HISTORY EDITORS: Alissa Cavaretta 2 2017 Schedule/Roster 18 Athlete Honors LAYOUT & DESIGN: Amanda Qubty, Brooke 3 Quick Facts 19 Coaching Records Babin COACHES 20 SEC and NCAA History PHOTOGRAPHY: Steve Franz, Chris Parent, 4 Head Coach Jeff Brown 22 LSU Record Book Madeline VeZain 6 Assistant Coach Martin Stiegwardt 23 Record vs. Opponents © Copyright Louisiana State University 7 Support Staff 24 National Rankings TIGERS 25 Year-by-Year Finishes 8 Player Profiles 27 Year-by-Year Results REVIEW 33 Letterwinners 13 2016 Records and Rankings 34 LSU Tennis Complex 14 2016 Final Stats 36 College Grand Slams 15 2016 Match-by-Match Results 38 Tigers in the Pros 2017 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 1 INTRO 2017 Schedule JANUARY APRIL 8-11 Rainbow Warrior Invite Honolulu, Hawaii TBA 2 Ole Miss * Baton Rouge, La. 12 p.m . 22 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 1 p.m. 2 Jackson State * Baton Rouge, La. 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. 28 USF^ Gainesville, Fla. 10 a.m. 7 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 3 p.m. 29 Florida or UNC-W^ Gainesville, Fla. TBA 9 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 1 p.m. 15 Tennessee* Baton Rouge, La. 12 p.m. FEBRUARY 15 New Orleans Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. 3 Santa Clara Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. 26-30 SEC Championship Knoxville, Tenn. TBA 10 North Florida Baton Rouge, La. 4 p.m. 14 Tulane Baton Rouge, La. 5:30 p.m. MAY 17-20 ITA Kickoff- Final 16 Charlottesville, Va. TBA 12-14 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds Campus Sites TBD TBA 19 Rice Baton Rouge, La. 2 p.m. 18-23 NCAA Team Championships Athens, Ga. TBA 28 Lamar Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. 24-29 NCAA Singles/Doubles Athens, Ga. TBA Bold - Denotes home matches; Admission to all home events are free MARCH * - Denotes SEC Match 3 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. TBA ^ - Denotes ITA Kickoff Weekend 5 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 12 p.m. Matches are central and subject to change 10 Kentucky* Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. 12 Vanderbilt* Baton Rouge, La. 11:30 a.m. 12 Alcorn State Baton Rouge, La. 4 p.m. 19 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1 p.m. 21 Dartmouth Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. 23 Georgia* Athens, Ga. 5 p.m. 25 Texas A&M* Baton Rouge, La. 2 p.m. 31 Arkansas* Baton Rouge, La. 5 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS 2017 ROSTER NAME HT. CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Justin Butsch 5-10 Sr.-3L Miami, Fla. (Kaplan College Prep) Gabor Csonka 5-10 Jr.-1L Niregyhaza, Hungary (Zrinyi Ilona/Ohio Dominican) Jordan Daigle 6-2 Sr.-2L Lafayette, La. (Laurel Springs HS/Virginia) Shane Monroe 6-2 Jr.-Tr. Ventnor, NJ - (BYU/St. Augustine Prep) Agie Moreno 6-1 Fr.-HS Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Laurel Springs HS) Julian Saborio 6-3 Fr.-HS San Jose, Costa Rica (Education Prep and Learning) Eric Samuelsson 6-1 Fr.-HS Ahus, Sweden (Katrinelund) Nikola Samardzic 6-1 So.-1L New York City, N.Y. (Edison Academics) Rafael Wagner 6-4 Fr.-HS Basilia, Brazil (Anglo-Americano Unbarra) 2 2017 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE Quick Facts INTRO LSU MEN’S TENNIS COACHING STAFF COMMUNICATIONS NAME POSITION ALMA MATER YEAR AT LSU Sr. Assoc. Communications Director Bill Franques, LSU, ‘85 Jeff Brown Head Coach LSU, ‘89 20th Sr. Assoc. Communications Director C. Kent Lowe, LSU-S, ‘79 Martin Stiegwardt Assistant Coach Georgia State, ;07 1st Sr. Assoc. Communications Director Jennifer Rodrigues, UL-L, ‘95 Jenna Hall Director of Operations Michigan, ‘03 2nd Associate Communications Director Brandon Berrio, LSU, ‘15 Associate Communications Director Will Stafford, LSU, ‘06 TENNIS FACTS Associate Communications Director Clyde Verdin, Nicholls State, ‘08 Head Coach Jeff Brown Administrative Specialist Pam LeBlanc Career Record 301-189 LSU’s 2016 Record 15-12 CREATIVE SERVICES 2016 SEC Record: 5-7 Executive Director Jason Feirman, LSU, ‘00 2016 NCAA Tournament Finish Second Round Creative Services Manager PJ Odom, Miss. State, 05 2016 National Ranking 35th Creative Services Coordinator Amanda Qubty, Georgia, ‘12 2017 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/4 Creative Services Coordinator Clint Self, LSU, ‘15 2017 Newcomers 3 Creative Services Designer Stephanie Lyles, LSU, ‘10 Staff Photographer Steve Franz, LSU, ‘93 UNIVERSITY FACTS Staff Photographer Chris Parent, LSU, ‘15 Location Baton Rouge Founded 1860 MEDIA INFORMATION Enrollment 31,414 Men’s Tennis Communications Director Alissa Cavaretta Team Name: Tigers or Fighting Tigers SID Email [email protected] University President F. King Alexander SID Office Phone 225-578-8226 Colors Purple and Gold Conference Southeastern LSU Men’s Tennis Address Facility LSU Tennis Complex Athletics Administration Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Year Opened 2015 Tennis Facility LSU Tennis Complex , est. 2015 LSU Men’s Tennis Overnight Address All-Time Record in Tennis Complex 10-4 (1 year) Athletics Administration Building Nicholson Drive at North Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Credentials President/Chancellor Dr. F. King Alexander (St. Lawrence, ‘87) Credentials for LSU home matches are issued to working media only. Individual Faculty Representative Dr. Bill DeMastes (Georgia, ‘79) game credentials must be requested two (2) weeks prior to the date of the game. ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT Match Notes Vice Chancellor and Athletics Director Joe Alleva, Lehigh, ‘75 Media and fans can access the current media guide, updated statistics and game Deputy Director of Athletics Eddie Nune, Florida, ‘98 notes all in one location at www.LSUsports.net/media. Each category is updated Deputy Director of Athletics Verge Ausberry, LSU, ‘90 daily throughout the season. Sr. Associate AD/Business Operations Mark Ewing, LSU, ‘78 Sr. Associate AD/ Senior Woman Administrator Miriam Segar, LSU, ‘94 SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY Sr. Associate AD/ Compliance & Planning Bo Bahnsen, LSU, ‘82 TWITTER Sr. Associate AD/Athletic Facility Management Ronnie Halliburton, LSU, ‘90 LSU Men’s Tennis @LSUtennis Associate AD/Communications Michael Bonnette, LSU, ‘93 Jeff Brown @LSUCoachJBrown Associate AD/Ticket Manager Brian Broussard, LSU, ‘93 Martin Stiegwardt @CoachStiegwardt Associate AD/Facilities & Project Development Emmett David, LSU, ‘82 LSU Tigers @LSUsports Assistant AD/Compliance Blair Napolitano, LSU, ‘05 Assistant AD/ Fiscal Operations Neal Lamonica, LSU, ‘98 INSTAGRAM Assistant AD Game/Event Management David Taylor, UTEP, ‘99 @lsutennis Assistant AD/Marketing Mathew Shanklin, UNC-W, ‘88 @coachmstiegwardt Assistant AD/Television Operations Kevin Wagner, LSU, ‘80 Assistant AD/Human Resources Wendy Nall, Southeastern, ‘00 FACEBOOK Facebook.com/lsutennis 2017 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 3 HEAD COACH JEFF BROWN YEAR AT LSU: 20TH BIRTHDATE: NOV. 15, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: DUBUQUE, IOWA @LSUCoachJBrown Jeff Brown has been a part of LSU tennis for Brown has put his Tigers in position to succeed season when he eclipsed the 100-career victory almost half his life, playing a major role in nearly on and off the court. Brown helped setup “Duel mark. That same year he captained LSU’s only all of the most successful teams in the program’s Under the Oaks” on October 29, 2006, a charity NCAA finals team. He still has the fifth-most wins history. Now entering into his 19th season as the event held on LSU’s campus that helped raise of any player in LSU history. Brown helped lead Tigers’ head coach, Brown has done more than more than $400,000 for LSU Health Sciences the Tigers to an 85-35 record as an assistant just maintain the standards of excellence that Center students impacted by the hurricanes that coach from 1994-97. LSU finished in the top-10 have characterized LSU tennis since his days as a ripped through Louisiana in 2005. The event three of those four years. player here. He has raised the bar substantially. included a youth tennis clinic, tennis exhibitions “To be a part of LSU from so many angles, Brown took the reins of the program in 1998 with LSU tennis players and local celebrities and first as a player, then as an assistant and now as after serving as an assistant to Jerry Simmons the main event of an exhibition match with former a head coach has been wonderful,” Brown said. for three seasons. He was an All-American tennis pros Pete Sampras against Todd Martin “The tradition that has been here is that we’re doubles player for LSU in 1988 and spent five at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The event competing for championships and we’re going years on the professional circuit. was such a success that LSU hosted “Dual Under to fight you to the end. That’s the thing that’s Brown led the Tigers to back-to-back SEC the Oaks II” in December 2008. always been known about LSU in most sports and Championships in 1998 and 1999, becoming the During Brown’s LSU tenure, the Tigers have particularly tennis. first person in league history to do so in his first had 4 SEC Scholar Athlete’s of the Year, 28 “LSU’s overall sports excellence helps because two seasons as head coach. The Tigers also won Academic All-Americans and 101 SEC Honor Roll our guys are around other people who are used to the SEC Tournament both years. members. winning. Athletes here run into each other often He has since proven those feats were more The Tigers were honored by the NCAA in 2008 and it’s almost like there’s a silent competition than just beginner’s luck. Brown quickly earned for their Academic Progress Rate score. The amongst the sports. You are pulling for each other respect among his peers due to his lengthy list Tigers scored a perfect APR of 1000 in the report of course, but at the same time you’re driven not of achievements.