2015 UCLA MEN’S TENNIS Team Roster/Schedule 2015 Bruins — Front Row (L-R): Nishanth Yamani, Austin Rapp, Karue Sell, Dennis Mkrtchian, Martin Redlicki. Middle Row (L-R): Travis Martin, Nikolas Ramadan, Joseph Di Giulio, Gage Brymer, Mackenzie McDonald, Michael Guzman, Ryoto Tachi. Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Billy Martin, Volunteer Assistant Coach Rikus de Villiers, Undergraduate Assistant Coach Adrien Puget, Director of Tennis Operations Max Hammer, Team Manager Raymond Ajoc, Director of Tennis Evan Lee. 2015 ROSTER 2015 DUAL MATCH SCHEDULE Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Date Opponent Time Gage Brymer 6-0 So. Irvine, Calif. (University) Jan. 21 UC IRVINE 2:00 PM Joseph Di Giulio 5-11 So. Newport Beach, Calif. (K12 Online) Jan. 23 PEPPERDINE^ 1:00 PM Michael Guzman 5-8 So. Napa Valley, Calif. (Justin-Siena) Jan. 24 BOISE ST. OR TEXAS TECH^ 3:00 PM Travis Martin 5-9 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) Jan. 31 @ Georgia 11:00 AM Mackenzie McDonald 5-10 So. Piedmont, Calif. (K12 Online) Feb. 1 vs. Florida 7:00 AM Dennis Mkrtchian 6-1 Sr. Reseda, Calif. (Sherman Oaks CES) Feb. 7 SAN DIEGO STATE 11:00 AM Nikolas Ramadan 6-2 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. (Crean Lutheran) Feb. 8 ST. MARY’S 1:00 PM Austin Rapp 6-4 Fr. Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Palm Desert ) Feb. 13-16 @ USTA/ITA National Team Indoors Martin Redlicki 6-5 Fr. Hawthorne Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Karue Sell 6-0 Jr. Jaragua do Sul, Brazil (Colegia Unifi cado) Feb. 22 @ Baylor 10:00 AM Ryoto Tachi 5-8 RJr. Tokyo, Japan (Laurel Springs) Feb. 28 STANFORD 1:00 PM Nishanth Yamani 6-2 Jr. Calabasas, Calif. (Viewpoint) March 3 TULSA 2:00 PM March 13 @ USC (TV: Pac-12 Networks) 10:30 AM Head Coach: Billy Martin March 27 OREGON* (TV: Pac-12 Networks) 11:30 AM Assistant Coach: Grant Chen March 28 WASHINGTON* 3:00 PM Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rikus de Villiers April 3 ARIZONA* 3:00 PM Director of Tennis: Evan Lee | Director of Tennis Operations: Max Hammer April 4 UTAH* (TV: Pac-12 Networks) 12:30 PM Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Adrien Puget | Team Manager: Ray Ajoc April 10 @ Stanford* 4:00 PM April 11 @ Cal* 1:00 PM April 17 USC* (TV: Pac-12 Networks) 1:30 PM April 22-25 @ Pac-12 Championships (Ojai, CA) TBA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE May 8-9 NCAA Regionals TBA Joseph Di Giulio Di-GEW-LEO May 14-19 NCAA Team Championships TBA Michael Guzman GOOZ-man May 20-25 NCAA Individual Championships TBA Dennis Mkrtchian Ma-kir-chee-an Adrien Puget Pugh-jay Home matches in BOLD CAPS Ryoto Tachi Re-OTO ^ - USTA/ITA Indoor Qualifying at the LATC * - Pac-12 Conference Matches 1 2015 UCLA MEN’S TENNIS Staff Biographies BILLY MARTIN Head Coach 22nd Season Univ. of Redlands ‘89 Another signifi cant highlight in Martin's career is his outstanding success in the highly-competitive Pac-12 Conference, where he owns a 131-25 (.840) record. Martin, the 2014 Pac-12 Coach of the Year after leading UCLA to the Pac-12 Tournament title, has been named the Conference's coach of the year four times (1996, 2012, 2013 and 2014). Under Martin's direction, UCLA has captured 11 conference titles, including four in a row from 2004-07. UCLA has never fi nished out of the top 3 in the Pac-12 Head coach Billy Martin, who is in his 22nd year standings during Martin's tenure. as head coach of the UCLA Bruins, takes an overall In addition to his numerous team accom- record of 482-96 (.834) into the 2015 season. This plishments, Martin takes great pride in helping his year marks Martin's 32nd on staff, as he served as players achieve their individual goals as well. In 2006, an assistant coach for 10 years prior to taking over he helped Benjamin Kohlloeffel become the 10th for Glenn Bassett in 1994. He is only the fourth head player in school history to capture the NCAA Singles coach in UCLA tennis history, following legends Bill Under Martin’s direction, UCLA captured the 2005 NCAA Championship. Kohlloeffel notched a straight-set Ackerman (1921-50), J.D. Morgan (1951-66) and Championship in College Station, Texas. win over Virginia's Somdev Devvarman in the title Bassett (1967-93). Only three active coaches at match that year, becoming the fi rst Bruin player since UCLA have served longer at their current positions, special one, as he guided the team to a perfect Martin in 1975 to win the title. Kohlloeffel's victory as Martin follows Cyndi Gallagher (women's swim- 19-0 dual-match record en route to an NCAA team put his coach in an elite category, as Martin joined ming - 26 years) and Valorie Kondos Field (women's championship during his freshman year. Georgia's Manny Diaz as the only other active head gymnastics - 25 years ). Perhaps the most amazing After capturing the 1975 NCAA singles cham- coach to earn the career "triple crown" by leading accomplishment in Martin's career is his ability to pionship, Martin turned professional and enjoyed their schools to three different titles at the NCAA contend for a championship each and every year, a fi ne career. He reached the Wimbledon singles Championships (team, singles and doubles). Most as only once has he had a team fi nish out of the quarterfi nals in 1977 and was selected Rookie of recently, Martin helped Marcos Giron become the top 5 at the season-ending NCAA Championships. the Year in his fi rst professional season. school's 11th NCAA Singles Champion when Giron Martin's fi nest season at UCLA came in 2005 when Martin defeated top pros such as Ken Rose- downed Pepperdine's Alex Sarkissian in straight he led the squad to its fi rst NCAA title since 1984. wall (twice), Stan Smith, John Newcombe, Roscoe sets in the 2014 championship match in Athens, UCLA's 4-3 come-from-behind victory over top- Tanner and Harold Soloman. In 1975 he won the Ga. Martin's doubles title came when he coached seeded and undefeated Baylor that year marked the Arkansas International singles title. He also won Justin Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic to the Bruins' 16th NCAA Championship in men's tennis doubles championships in 1977, '79 and '81 in championship in 1995. In all, a total of 25 players and the school's 97th NCAA title overall. The win Laguna Niguel, CA, Brussels, Belgium and Bristol, have achieved All-America status under Martin's snapped Baylor's 57-match winning streak, the England, respectively. direction. second longest in NCAA history. It also avenged the Martin attended UCLA for three years, working Inducted into the ITA Tennis Hall of Fame in team's 4-0 loss to the Bears in the 2004 NCAA Final. on his undergraduate studies before completing his 1996, Martin's playing career is full of highlights. In addition to the team's dramatic run to the bachelor's degree in business management from To this very day he is still regarded as one of the title in 2005, Martin has had several near misses the University of Redlands in 1989. He earned his best junior players in the history of the sport. He at the NCAA Championships, including 2013 when MBA from USC in 1991. captured the 1973 and '74 singles titles at Junior the top-seeded Bruins were narrowly edged by During the summer, Martin runs the Bassett- Wimbledon, the Junior U.S. Open and Junior Orange No. 2 Virginia, 4-3 in the championship match in Martin Tennis Camp, one of the country's most Bowl tournaments. Inside Tennis Magazine recently Champaign, Ill. Under Martin, UCLA has reached successful camps for youngsters. Martin also directs ran an article that named him "Junior Player of the NCAA Final on three other occasions (1996, the UCLA Summer Tennis Camps held on the UCLA the Century." Due to his tremendous success as 1999 and 2004). After reaching the fi nal in just his campus. a junior player while growing up in Illinois, Martin third year as head coach, Martin was named the Martin and his wife, Justine, have two was inducted into the USTA Midwest Section Hall of 1996 ITA National Coach of the Year, as the Bruins children, William and Travis. Both of his sons play Fame in December of 2010. He was also inducted fi nished with a 27-1 overall record. college tennis, with William currently at St. Mary's into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall and Travis a sophomore on the UCLA team. of Fame in August of 2011. Although Martin played just one season at UCLA before turning pro, the 1975 season was a 2 2015 UCLA MEN’S TENNIS Staff Biographies Championships. Chen has also played an in- GRANT CHEN strumental role in helping Martin run the highly Assistant Coach successful UCLA Tennis Camps and Bassett/ 3rd Season Martin Tennis Camp in Big Bear, Calif. In his spare time, Chen has organized UCLA ‘06 several tennis charity events around the country. On the coaching side, Chen served as head Prior to being named assistant coach, coach of the UCLA Club Tennis Team from Chen served for fi ve seasons as the team's 2007-10. He coached the team to a pair of Director of Operations. He was named Director Southern California Regional Championships of Operations following graduation from UCLA in 2007 and 2008, including a third-place in 2006, serving in that capacity for one season national fi nish in 2010.