TENNIS ASSOCIATION Founded:

INTRO

PREVIEW

COACHES

LADY TIGERS

2004 REVIEW Quick Facts and Media Information...... 2 HISTORY SEC and ITA Information...... 4 LSU 2005 Season Preview ...... 5 Non-conference Opponents...... 9 SEC Opponents ...... 10 Coaches ...... 11 Tiger Tennis Camp...... 15 Support Staff ...... 16 2005 Lady Tigers ...... 17 Roster Breakdown...... 25 Radio/TV Chart...... 26 2004 Season Review ...... 27 2004 Match Results...... 30 SEC Review ...... 34 History...... 35 Individual Honors...... 40 LSU Record Book ...... 41 Lady Tigers Coaches ...... 42 Lady Tigers Letterwinners ...... 43 NCAA History ...... 44 SEC All-Time ...... 45 All-Time Records ...... 46 All-Time Series Results ...... 47 Year-by-Year Results ...... 49 This is LSU...... 53

Amanda Mang will lead the Lady Tigers this season as the team’s only senior.

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Quick Facts/Media Info

Quick Facts Media Information INTRO PREVIEW University The 2005 LSU Women’s Tennis Media Guide was written to provide COACHES Location: ...... Baton Rouge, La. members of the media with statistics and information needed to ade- Founded: LADY TIGERS ...... 1860 quately cover the LSU women’s tennis team. If you need further infor- Enrollment: ...... 31,234 mation on the team, pictures, or wish to set up an interview with head 2004 REVIEW Nickname: ...... Tigers or Fighting Tigers coach Tony Minnis, assistant coach Sandy Sureephong or any of the Colors: ...... Purple and Gold HISTORY student-athletes, please contact Caroline Domecq at the LSU Sports Print Specifications: ...... Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Information Office at (225) 578-8226. LSU Mascot: ...... Mike V (live bengal tiger) Facility: ...... W.T.“Dub”Robinson Tennis Stadium Game Notes: The most recent media game notes, updated statistics Conference: ...... Southeastern (Western Division) and releases are posted on LSU's web page (www.LSUsports.net) President: ...... Dr. William L. Jenkins as soon as they are completed. To view the information through Chancellor: ...... Sean O’Keefe Adobe Acrobat, download the free software by following the Athletics Director: ...... Stanley “Skip”Bertman instructions, also listed on the web site. Faculty Representative: ...... Dr. Kenneth E. Carpenter Match Credentials: Tennis Staff Media Credentials for all women’s tennis matches should be requested two days before the match by con- Head Coach: ...... Tony Minnis tacting Caroline Domecq at (225) 578-8226. Once credentials have Alma Mater: ...... Louisiana-Lafayette, 1988 been requested, all passes will be left at the double-door main Record at LSU: ...... 184-138 (13 years) entrance to the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium. Career Record: ...... (same) During matches, media members will be provided with a Assistant Coach: ...... Sandy Sureephong media guide as well as a match program that includes notes and Alma Mater: ...... Texas (1999) updated statistics. Final match results can be obtained immediate- Year at LSU: ...... fourth ly following the match. Tennis Secretary: ...... Jennie Murphy media.LSUsports.net: Media can now access images for all LSU Team Information athletic teams, including action shots, head shots, logos, etc. To 2004 Record: ...... 18-9 gain access to the high-resolution pictures, email Caroline 2004 SEC Record/Finish: ...... 6-5/t5th/1st West Domecq.You will be assigned a login and password that will enable 2004 Postseason: ...... NCAA Tournament, First Round you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only. Final ITA Ranking: ...... No. 20 Resale of these pictures is strictly prohibited. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 5/3 Top Returnees: ...... Amanda Mang (Sr.), Photographers: All photographers MUST check in with an LSU Marina Chiarelli (Jr.), Lauren Seaman (Jr.) Sports Information staff member on site for designated photo loca- tions prior to EVERY match. Photographers are welcome to photo- Sports Information graph from the stands, but MUST receive permission to photo- Women’s Tennis Contact: ...... Caroline Domecq graph on the courts. Only accredited photographers or those per- Office Phone: ...... (225) 578-8226 sons on special assignment will be allowed access to the court. Fax: ...... (225) 578-1861 Email: ...... [email protected] Interviews: All interviews with players and coaches must be coor- Web site: ...... www.LSUsports.net dinated through the SID office and requested 24 hours in advance Associate AD/Sports Information Director: ...... Michael Bonnette to ensure availability - excluding post-match interviews. Sr. Associate SID: ...... Kent Lowe Associate SID: ...... Bill Franques Mailing Address: Associate SID: ...... Brian Miller LSU Sports Information Associate SID: ...... Melissa Reynaud P.O. Box 25095 Associate SID: ...... Laurie Cannon Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 Publications Director ...... Jason Feirman Phone: (225) 578-8226 Graphic Design Coordinator: ...... David Hurd Graphic Design Coordinator: ...... Annie Martin Overnight Address: Publications Assistants: ...... Krystal Bennett, Peter Hoang Athletic Administration Building, Fifth Floor Photographer: ...... Steve Franz North Stadium Drive at Nicholson Drive Secretary: ...... Pat Fredericks Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Student Assistants: ...... Natalie Grantham, Will Stafford, Bill Martin, Kerri McGimsey, Jeff Schneider, Kevin Minor, Ben Wright, Ragan Gainey

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Media List

NEWSPAPERS

Baton Rouge New Orleans INTRO The Advocate LSU Daily Reveille Time-Picayune PREVIEW P.O. Box 588 Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU 3800 Howard Ave. COACHES Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 New Orleans, LA 70140 Phone: (225) 383-1111 Phone: (225) 578-8676 Phone: (504) 826-3405 LADY TIGERS

Fax: (225) 388-0318 Fax: (225) 578-1698 Fax: (504) 826-3401 2004 REVIEW E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Other Newspapers HISTORY The Shreveport Times Lake Charles American Press Alexandria Daily Town Talk LSU 222 Lake Street P.O. Box 2893 P.O. Box 7558 Shreveport, LA 71130 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: (318) 459-3300 Phone: (337) 494-4040 Phone: (318) 487-6351 Fax: (318) 459-3301 Fax: (337) 439-4036 Fax: (318) 487-6315 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Monroe News Star Lafayette Daily Advertiser Opelousas Daily World 411 No. Fourth Street P.O. Box 3268 P.O. Box 1179 Monroe, LA 710201 Lafayette, LA 70502 Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: (318) 362-0267 Phone: (337) 289-6303 Phone: (318) 942-4971 Fax: (318) 362-0273 Fax: (337) 289-6443 Fax: (318) 948-6572 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

TELIVISION Baton Rouge WAFB-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 9) WBRZ-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 33) Tiger TV (LSU Campus Station) 844 Government St. P.O. Box 2906 Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 336-8891 Phone: (225) 336-2361 Phone: (225) 383-5271 Fax: (225) 379-7880 Fax: (225) 336-2347 Fax: (225) 578-1698 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

SPECIALTY MEDIA Tiger Rag Purple & Gold P.O. Box 496 4919 Jamestown Ave., Suite 203 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: (225) 383-5271 Phone: (225) 926-6300 Fax: (225) 343-4785 Fax: (225) 231-1879 E-mail: [email protected]

LSU COMMUNICATIONS Radio Television LSU Radio Network LSU Electronic Media P.O. Box 25095 P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Director: Jim Hawthorne Director: Kevin Wagner Phone: (225) 578-1882 Asst. Director: John Schiebe Fax: (225) 578-1861 Television Producer: Paul Danna Phone: (225) 578-19797 Fax: (225) 578-1861

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hen it comes to collegiate tennis, the Southeastern SEC Women’s Tennis Conference is as good as it gets. SEC member INTRO W schools remain the most consistently dominant in BY THE NUMBERS... PREVIEW the NCAA in both men's and women's competition. In 2004, the SEC sent eight teams to the NCAA COACHES Tournament for women's tennis, tying for the most of any 3 straight NCAA singles championships from 1992-94 LADY TIGERS conference in attendance. And for the 18th consecutive year, the SEC sent a team to the semifinal round.Vanderbilt earned 2004 REVIEW that spot after defeating Georgia, another SEC school, in the 6 quarterfinal round.The final team rankings featured two SEC NCAA team championships in the last 13 years ('92, '94, '96, '98, '00 and '03) HISTORY schools in the top three with Vanderbilt second and Florida LSU third. In addition, six SEC teams broke into the top 20 and 5 eight teams into the top 35. NCAA doubles titles since 1989 The SEC was equally as impressive last year in individual competition. Two women from SEC schools, Aibika Kalsarieva of Kentucky and Audra Falk of Vanderbilt, 6 advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of singles play. The NCAA singles titles since 1984 final singles rankings saw an SEC player ranked at No. 2, Alexis Gordon of Florida, the SEC Player of the Year. Falk fin- 18 ished at No. 9, leaving two singles players in the top 10. All straight years with a team in the national semifinals (1987-2004) together, the SEC placed six women in the top 25 and 12 total in the top 50. The SEC also placed five in the top 25 of the 86 final doubles rankings including the Vanderbilt duo of Aleke singles ITA All-Americans since 1990 Tsoubanos and Kelly Schmandt who made it to the NCAA semifinals at No. 2. "The SEC is tough. And it's the best. You want to play 102 against the best and coach against the best and we get to do doubles ITA All-Americans since 1990 that every time out every year," said LSU head coach Tony Minnis. "It's very intense and there are a lot of good coaches. The conference speaks for itself in how we compete." INTERCOLLEGIATE

SEC INFORMATION TENNIS ASSOCIATION Founded: ...... 1933 s the governing body of collegiate tennis, the Intercollegiate Tennis Member Institutions (12): ...... Alabama, Arkansas, Association (ITA) promotes both the athletic and academic Auburn, Florida, Georgia, A achievements of the collegiate tennis community. The ITA, which Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, is based in Skillman, N.J., administers the ITA Collegiate Grand Slam South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt Championships, the ITA Collegiate Summer Circuit, presented by the Commissioner: ...... Mike Slive USTA, and the ITA Rankings for men's and women's tennis at the NCAA Executive Associate Commissioner: ...... Mark Womack Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College levels. The ITA also has a Associated Commissioner of Media Relations: ..Charles Bloom comprehensive awards program for players and coaches to honor excellence Associated Directors of Media Relations: ...... Tammy Wilson, in academics, leadership and sportsmanship. DeWayne Peevy, Chuck Dunlap ITA ADRESS Media Relations Intern: ...... Eric SanInocencio Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tennis Contact: ...... Tammy Wilson 174 Tamarack Circle Phone: ...... (205) 458-3010 Skillman, NJ 08558 Fax: ...... (205) 458-3030 SEC Mailing Address: ...... 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. Phone: (609) 497-6920 ...... North Birmingham, Ala. 35203-1103 Fax: (609) 497-9766 Website: ...... www.secsports.com E-mail: [email protected] SEC Championship Tournament: ...... April 21-24, hosted by Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ITA OFFICE STAFF David A. Benjamin, Executive Director Casey Angle, Director of Communications Nancy Breo, Special Assistant to Executive Director Tondi Gudelman Rice, Assistant to Executive Director Angel Prinos, Director of Special Programs Michael Sing, Staff Administrator Penny Sing, Staff Administrator

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