THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

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The American Athletic Conference consists of 13 prestigious UCF in the final AP poll, the best final ranking for any American team institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of in its history. Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, The American has had a combined 22 teams play in bowl games the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval in the last three seasons, highlighted by UCF’s win over Auburn and Academy (in football only),the University of South Florida, Southern Houston’s win against Florida State in the 2015-16 Chick-l-A Peach Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University, the Bowl as the Cougars finished the year No. 8 nationally. University of Tulsa and Wichita State University (as of July 1, 2017). Overall, The American has had three teams finish in the top 10 Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the in the final rankings, including UCF’s No. 10 final ranking in 2013 American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list following the Knights’ Fiesta Bowl win against Baylor. Additionally, of accomplishments, both in the competitive arena and the Memphis, Navy, USF and Temple have all finished in the top 25 of classroom. The American has taken its place at the forefront of either the CFP, Associated Press or USA Today polls as members of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of national team and The American. individual championships and football and men’s and women’s Individual teams in The American have enjoyed unprecedented basketball postseason victories that place e American among the success since the conference’s formation. Houston went 13-1 in elite Division I FBS conferences. the 2015 football season,setting a school record for wins, while The league has produced four NCAA championship teams — Navy won a program-record 11 games in its first season in the UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball conference, also in 2015. in 2014, 2015 and 2016— in addition to three New Year’s Six bowl The 2014 season saw Memphis finish with 10 wins in football champions, eight NCAA individual championships and one Rhodes for the first time since 1938, while Temple enjoyed its first10-win Scholar. season in 2015. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced Beyond the gridiron, The American sent four teams to the 2016 to the College World Series, reached the semifinal and final rounds NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, and the league had the of the NIT, qualified for the match play round of the NCAA Men’s best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in Golf Championship and registered top-10 finishes at the NCAA 2014. Since the conference’s formation in 2013-14, teams from Cross Country and Outdoor Track and Field championships. The The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, American Athletic Conference was one of six finalists for the 2016 men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer, Sports Business Journal Sports League of the Year award, along men’s golf, and men’s track and field. Student-athletes from The with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, the American won three NCAA individual titles in track and field in 2016- National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour. 17 as Cincinnati’s Annette Echikunwoke won the indoor weight The 2017 football season saw UCF reach historic heights as the throw, Tulsa’s Marc Scott won the outdoor 10,000-meter title, and Knights capped a 13-0 season with a win over Auburn in the Chick- Houston won the crown in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay fil-A Peach Bowl. In addition, seven American teams achieved bowl Under The American’s banner, SMU advanced to the NCAA Division eligibility and produced a 4-3 bowl record, including a 3-1 record I Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. the against other Power 6 conferences. UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth, 10th UCF and Memphis finished 12th and 20th, respectively, in the and 11th national championships and broke its own NCAA record Final College Football Playoff rankings, marking the third straight with a 111-game winning streak that spanned three seasons. UCF, year the conference had multiple teams in the final poll. The ECU and Houston have all achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in Knights, Tigers and USF Bulls all ended the year ranked in the final the past three years. Tulsa placed sixth at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Associated Press and Coaches’ polls, including a No. 6 ranking for Cross Country Championship, while USF finished the 2014-15

UCF capped a 13-0 season with a win against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

2 THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking. NFL Draft. More recently, a number of American Athletic Conference American Athletic Conference student-athletes have athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional distinguished themselves in all facets of intercollegiate athletics. entry drafts in football, basketball, baseball and soccer. The Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik Award and Americanhas had two first-round picks in football in three of the the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player in 2015, last four seasons,while the conference produced four first-round while Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Heisman Trophy voting that year. More recently, Houston’s Ed The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships Oliver captured the 2017 Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior with ESPN and CBS Sports which provide the conference with lineman, while UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton finished eighth in outstanding national exposure on the two industry leaders in the Heisman voting. sports television. The football portion of the contract calls for UConn basketball standout Breanna Stewart finished her career nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national as the most decorated player in college basketball history as she broadcast or national cable platforms. The first three American was chosen as the consensus national player of the year for the Athletic Conference Football Championships were televised by ABC third time and became the first player to be named four times as part of Championship Saturday. as the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four. Reynolds and In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference- Stewart were selected as the winners of the 2016 AAU James E. controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athletes, marking only slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 the second time in the 86-year history of the award that multiple games. The entire postseason tournament is televised, including winners were chosen. the championship game, which is on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of Additionally, SMU’s Avery Acker was chosen as the Division I the American’s women’s basketball games are carried on national women’s volleyball Academic All-America of the Year in 2015, while cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3. Navy offensive guard E.K. Binns and ECU wide receiver Zay Jones The American Athletic Conference serves its membership from were named as finalists for the 2016 Campbell Trophy, which is a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The presented to the top scholar-athlete in college football. Tulsa cross location of the conference headquarters — just steps from the country standout Kirk Smith was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar in city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International the fall of 2016, The conference had a record 16 student-athletes Airport — gives the conference easy access to its member schools. earn CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades in 2015-16. The conference headquarters also serves as the home of the American Athletic Conference alumni have made their mark in American Digital Network, which provides live coverage of all 21 professional sports as well. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles was conference championships. selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014

Annette Echikunwoke of Cincinnati (top left), Marc Scott of Tulsa and Houston’s 4x100 relay squad won NCAA individual titles in 2016-17

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NCAA Champions

NCAA Team Championships (4) UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014 UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014, 2015, 2016 2017-18 American Athletic Conference Champions NCAA Individual Championships (8) Sport...... Regular-Season...... Postseason Joao DeLucca, Baseball...... Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving Men’s Basketball...... Cincinnati...... Cincinnati 100-yard freestyle - 2014 Women’s Basketball...... UConn...... UConn 200-yard freestyle - 2014 Men’s Cross Country...... Tulsa Women’s Cross Country...... UConn Bryson Dechambeau, Football...... UCF, Memphis...... UCF SMU Men’s Golf - 2015 Men’s Golf...... Women’s Golf...... Houston Annette Echikunwoke Women’s Rowing...... Cincinnati Track and Field Men’s Soccer...... SMU...... SMU Indoor Weight Throw - 2017 Women’s Soccer...... UCF...... USF Softball...... Marc Scott Men’s Swimming & Diving...... ECU Tulsa Track and Field Women’s Swimming & Diving...... Houston Outdoor 10,000-meter run - 2017 Men’s Tennis...... Women’s Tennis...... John Lewis II, Mario Burke, Men’s Indoor Track & Field...... Houston Jacarias Martin, Cameron Burrell Women’s Indoor Track & Field...... Cincinnati Houston Track and Field Men’s Outdoor Track & Field...... Outdoor 4x100-meter relay - 2017 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field...... Women’s Volleyball...... Wichita State Elijah Hall Houston Track and Field Indoor 60-meter dash - 2018 Indoor 200-meter dash - 2018 UCF KNIGHTS NO. 1 SEED • 18-3 • ITA RANK: 21

1 Maria MARTINEZ 2 Ksenia KUZNETSOVA 3 Rebeka STOLMAR 4 Monica MATIAS SINGLES 5 Natalia SERRANO 6 Silvia BORDES

1 Ksenia KUZNETSOVA/Maria MARTINEZ (47) 2 Silvia BORDES/Rebeka STOLMAR

DOUBLES 3 Monica MATIAS/Natalia SERRANO

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Silvia Bordes Fr. 5-9 Denia, Spain Emilia Granstrom Sr. 5-7 Gothenburg, Sweden Ksenia Kuznetsova Fr. 5-7 Moscow, Russia Maria Martinez Sr. 6-0 Benidorm, Spain Monica Matias Sr. 5-4 Moca, Puerto Rico Natalia Serrano Jr. 5-5 Barcelona, Spain Rebeka Stolmar Fr. 5-5 Budapest, Hungary

ROSTER HEAD COACH Bryan Koniecko (Ohio State ’09) DIRECTOR OF TENNIS John Roddick (Georgia ’98) ASSISTANT COACH Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M ’14) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Sofia Baptista GRADUATE ASSISTANT Cortney Cesarini CINCINNATI BEARCATS NO. 10 SEED • 11-9

1 Ioana GUNA 2 Alexia COUTINO 3 Caroline MORTON 4 Antonella BRAMATO SINGLES 5 Emma MICELI 6 Anna PHILP

1 Ioana GUNA/Caroline MORTON 2 Antonella BRAMATO/Alexia COUTINO

DOUBLES 3 Emma MICELI/Ali MILLER

Name Cl Hometown Antonella Bramato Jr. Pachuca, Mexico Ellee Bullock So. Dublin, Ohio Alexia Coutino Fr. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico Ioana Guna Fr. Craiova, Romania Amanda Huser Fr. Mason, Ohio Emma Miceli Fr. Mississauga, Ont. Ali Miller Sr. Portsmouth, Ohio Caroline Morton So. Dubuque, Iowa

ROSTER Anna Philp So. Burlington, Ont. Maria Teixido Garcia Fr. Lleida Catalonia, Spain

HEAD COACH Eric Toth (Cincinnati ’94) ASSISTANT COACH Eric West (Oklahoma State ’12) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Will Lofgren UCONN HUSKIES NO. 11 SEED • 10-10

1 Yelyzaveta PLETNYEVA 2 Jacquelyn FITZ-RANDOLPH 3 Summer WALKER 4 Jacqueline LAZARO SINGLES 5 Zaina ZAKI 6 Cassie CHUNG

1 Yelyzaveta PLETNYEVA/Jacquine FITZ-RANDOLPH 2 Summer WALKER/Zaina ZAKI

DOUBLES 3 Jacqueline LAZARO/Gillian PERROTTA

Name Cl Hometown Cassie Chung So. Vancouver, British Columbia Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph Jr. Tampa, Fla. Elizabeth Kozyi Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. Jacqueline Lazaro Jr. Largo, Fla. Gillian Perrotta Jr. Scarsdale, N.Y. Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva Sr. Vinnitsa, Ukraine Luciana Rabines Fr. Barcelona, Spain Summer Walker Sr. Conyers, Ga.

ROSTER Zaina Zaki Sr. West Chester, Pa.

HEAD COACH Glenn Marshall (UConn ’89) ASSISTANT COACH Matt Dean (West Virginia ’16) ECU PIRATES NO. 8 SEED • 17-8

1 Celia RUIZ (75) 2 Lisa HOFBAUER 3 Alisa DIERCKSEN 4 Nastja RETTICH SINGLES 5 Alisa DIERCKSEN 6 Annija VEINSTEINA

1 Alisa DIERCKSEN/Lisa HOFBAUER 2 Hsia Ho CHIAO/Nastja RETTICH

DOUBLES 3 Celia RUIZ/Annija VEINSTEINA

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Sofia Anthony Fr. 5-2 Raleigh, N.C. Alisa Diercksen Fr. 5-6 Hamburg, Germany Victoria Dixon Fr. 5-4 Cleveland, Ohio Maria Gomez Sr. 5-6 Medellin, Colombia Hsia Ho Chiao Fr. 5-4 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Lisa Hofbauer So. 5-7 Birkfeld, Austria Nastja Rettich So. 5-7 Stuttgart, Germany Celiz Ruiz Jr. 5-5 Pontevedra, Spain

ROSTER Sarah Sarjoo Sr. 5-4 Johannesburg, South Africa Meredith Smith Sr. 5-8 Boone, N.C. Annija Veinsteina Jr. 5-7 Riga, Latvia

HEAD COACH Tom Morris ASSISTANT COACH Kirstin Burgess VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Maria Storozheva HOUSTON COUGARS NO. 6 SEED • 19-3

1 Tsveta DIMITROVA (116) 2 Sveva MAZZARI 3 Lauren ALTER 4 Ali MILLS SINGLES 5 Constandena NICOLAOU 6 Ana GLUMAC

1 Tsveta DIMITROVA/Sveva MAZZARI 2 Lauren ALTER/Ali MILLS

DOUBLES 3 Ana GLUMAC/Constandena NICOLAOU

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Lauren Alter So. 5-6 Auckland, New Zealand Laura Bernardos Fr. 5-7 Valladolid, Spain Tsveta Dimitrova So. 5-8 Padardzhik, Bulgaria Ana Glumac Sr. 5-6 Belgrade, Serbia Sveva Mazzari Sr. 5-6 Sanremo, Italy Alison Mills Sr. 5-8 Duluth, Ga Constandena Nicolaou So. 5-5 London, England Elena Tairyan Fr. 5-6 Moscow, Russia ROSTER HEAD COACH Courtney Steinbock (Kansas ’05) ASSISTANT COACH Daniel Bickett (Wisconsin-Whitewater ’10) MEMPHIS TIGERS NO. 7 SEED • 15-7

1 Anki WIND

2 Hanna SOHN 3 Laura BENTE 4 Alisha REAYER SINGLES 5 Katherine CAO 6 Lina HOHNHOLD

1 Laura BENTE/Alisha REAYER 2 Katherine CAO/Anki WIND

DOUBLES 3 Josephine CAO/Claire SULLIVAN

Name Cl Hometown Laura Bente Fr. Hannover, Germany Josephine Cao So. Lenexa, Kan. Katherine Cao So. Lenexa, Kan. Lina Hohnhold Fr. Haan, Germany Kayla Klazmer Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Alisha Reayer Fr. Thatcham, Great Britain Hanna Sohn Sr. Koln, Germany Claire Sullivan So. Memphis, Tenn.

ROSTER Anki Wind R-Sr. Dinslaken, Germany

HEAD COACH Hayden Perez (Cameron ’99) ASSISTANT COACH Ryan Hammond (Texas ’04) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Ryan Hammond (Claremont McKenna ’14) USF BULLS NO. 4 SEED • 11-10

1 Jessica CORTES CHAVES 2 Ana ROMAN 3 Vanja KLARIC 4 Nicole DZENGA SINGLES 5 Evelyne TIRON 6 Juliana CARDOSO

1 Nicole DZENGA/Vanja KLARIC 2 Juliana CARDOSO/Evelyne TIRON

DOUBLES 3 Jessica CORTES CHAVES/Marcela IFJU

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Juliana Cardoso Sr. 5-7 Descalvado, Brazil Janvhi Clark So. 5-7 Tauranga, New Zealand Jessica Cortes Chaves Sr. 5-7 Monterrey, Mexico Nicole Dzenga Jr. 5-5 Harare, Zimbabwe Marcela Ifju Fr. 5-6 Gainesville, Fla. Vanja Klaric Jr. 5-7 Gaborone, Botswana Alexandria Mjos Fr. 5-9 Austin, Texas Zena Rigaud So. 5-5 Curacao

ROSTER Ana Roman Dominguez Jr. 5-4 Burgos, Spain Evelyne Tiron Fr. 5-7 Bucharest, Romania

HEAD COACH Cristina Moros (Texas ’99) ASSISTANT COACH Ariel Gaitan (Kentucky ’99) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Kristina Brandi SMU MUSTANGS NO. 5 SEED • 12-8

1 Karina TRAXLER 2 Liza BUSS 3 Anzhelika SHAPOVALOVA 4 Ana PEREZ LOPEZ SINGLES 5 Sarai MONARREZ YESAKI 6 Nicole PETCHEY

1 Karina TRAXLER/Sarai MONARREZ YESAKI 2 Tiffany HOLLEBECK/Anzhelika SHAPOVALOVA

DOUBLES 3 Liza BUSS/Ana PEREZ LOPEZ

Name Cl Hgt ometown Charline Anselmo So. 5-4 Vitrolles, France Liza Buss Jr. 5-9 Togliatti, Russia Tiffany Hollebeck So. 5-11 Plano, Texas Vivienne Kulicke Sr. 5-4 Hamburg, Germany Sarai Monarrez Yesaki So. 5-4 Monterrey, Mexico Ana Perez-Lopez Jr. 5-8 Oaxaca, Mexico Nicole Petchey Fr. 5-8 Cape Town, South Africa Emma Pieroni Fr. 6-0 Dallas, Texas

ROSTER Anzhelika Shapovalova Jr. 5-8 Moscow, Russia Karina Traxler Jr. 5-5 Rockwall, Texas

HEAD COACH Kati Gyulai (Louisiana ’07) ASSISTANT COACH Neil Kenner (Indiana ’07) TEMPLE OWLS NO. 12 SEED • 10-7

1 Alina ABDURAKHIMOVA 2 Monet STUCKEY-WILLIS 3 Rimpledeep KAUR 4 Yana KHON SINGLES 5 Kristina TITOVA 6 Alice PATCH

1 Alina ABDURAKHIMOVA/Monet STUCKEY-WILLIS 2 Rimpledeep KAUR/Alice PATCH

DOUBLES 3 Yana KHON/Kristina TITOVA

Name Cl Hgt ometown Alina Abdurakhimova Sr. 5-8 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Oyku Boz Fr. - Kocaeli, Turkey Cecilia Castelli So. 5-7 Vercelli, Italy Rimpledeep Kaur Sr. 5-5 Jassowal, India Yana Khon Sr. 5-3 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Alice Patch Jr. 5-8 London, U.K. Monet Stuckey-Willis Sr. 5-1 Philadelphia, Pa. Kristina Titova So. 5-8 Novosibirsk, Russia ROSTER HEAD COACH Steve Mauro ASSISTANT HEAD COACH Frederika Girsang VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Ksenia Berestetska TULANE GREEN WAVE NO. 9 SEED • 12-10

1 Sade ATKINSON 2 Laura FABRIZI 3 Ivone ALVARO 4 Daniela LA FUENTE SINGLES 5 Elena MULLER 6 Christina SISTI

1 Sade ATKINSON/Laura FABRIZI 2 Ivone ALVARO/Elena MULLER

DOUBLES 3 Daniela LA FUENTE/Sofia KURTZ

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Alex Alegre Fr. - Barcelona, Spain Ivone Alvaro So. 5-4 Albufeira, Portugal Sade Atkinson Sr. 5-6 Masterson, New Zealand Laura Fabrizi So. 5-7 Caracas, Venezuela Sofia Kurtz Jr. 5-7 Atlanta, Ga. Daniela La Fuente Fr. - Bolivia Elena Muller Jr. 5-8 Dallas, Texas Christina Sisti So. 5-8 Mount Vernon, N.Y. ROSTER HEAD COACH Maria Brito (Clemson ’07) ASSISTANT COACH Kerri Wong (Clemson ’12) TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE NO. 2 SEED • 18-5 • ITA RANK: 29

1 Ksenia LASKUTOVA (74) 2 Martina OKALOVA 3 Tamara KUPKOVA 4 Martha MATOULA SINGLES 5 Vera PLONER 6 Shura POPPE

1 Ksenia LASKUTOVA/Martha MATOULA 2 Vera PLONER/Shura POPPE

DOUBLES 3 Rouxanne JANSE VAN RENSBURG/Tamara KUPKOVA

Name Cl Hgt Hometown Alexandrina Chinikova Fr. 5-10 Saint-Cannat, France Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg So. 5-6 Cape Town, South Africa Tamara Kupkova Fr. 5-3 Trnava, Slovakia Ksenia Laskutova Sr. 5-11 Moscow, Russia Martha Matoula Jr. 5-7 Thessaloniki, Greece Martina Okalova So. 5-7 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Vera Ploner So. 5-10 Sand In Taufers, Italy Shura Poppe Fr. Vlissingen, Netherlands ROSTER HEAD COACH Dean Orford (Tulsa ’92) ASSISTANT COACH Lenka Broosova (Baylor ’10) WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS NO. 3 SEED • 16-7 • ITA RANK: 34

1 Fatima BIZHUKOVA (60) 2 Sandra HONIGOVA 3 Giulla GUIDETTI 4 Gabriela PORUBIN SINGLES 5 Marta BELLUCCO 6 Sarvinoz SAIDHUJAEVA

1 Fatima BIZHUKOVA/Marta BELLUCCO (67) 2 Giulla GUIDETTI/Ting-Ya HSU

DOUBLES 3 Gabriela PORUBIN/Sarvinoz SAIDHUJAEVA

Name Cl Hometown Marta Bellucco So. Sassuolo, Italy Fatima Bizhukova So. Balashiha, Russia Giulia Guidetti Sr. Casinalbo, Italy Sandra Honigova Jr. Brno, Czech Republic Ting-Ya Hsu So. Nantou, Taiwan Alexandra Lazarova Fr. Roznava, Slovakia Gabriela Porubin Sr. Chisinau, Moldova Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva So. Fergana, Uzbekistan ROSTER HEAD COACH Colin Foster (Purdue ’06) ASSISTANT COACH Kewa Foster (TCU ’08) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Montse Blasco Fernandez (Wichita State ’14) RECORD BOOK

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Year Champion Location 2017 2017 USF Orlando, Fla. USTA National Campus • Orlando, Fla. 2016 Tulsa Memphis, Tenn. April 19-22, 2017 2015 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 2014 USF Tampa, Fla. First Round - April 19 No. 7 USF 4, No. 10 Temple 0 No. 6 ECU 4, No. 11 UConn 3 No. 8 UCF 4, No. 9 Houston 0 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS Quarterfinals - April 20 Team Matches W-L Pct. No. 1 Tulsa 4, No. 8 UCF 1 Tulsa 9 8-1 .889 No. 4 Cincinnati 4, No. 5 Memphis 1 USF 11 9-2 .818 No. 3 SMU 4, No. 6 ECU 1 Houston 9 5-4 .556 No. 7 USF 4, No. 2 Tulane 1 UCF 7 3-4 .429 Cincinnati 7 3-4 .429 Semifinals - April 21 SMU 7 3-4 .429 No. 1 Tulsa 4, No. 4 Cincinnati 0 Tulane 5 2-3 .400 No. 7 USF 4, No. 3 SMU 2 Memphis 6 2-4 .333 ECU 4 1-3 .250 Final - April 22 UConn 5 1-4 .200 No. 7 USF 4, No. 1 Tulsa 2 Temple 5 1-4 .200 Singles -- Order of Finish: (2, 6, 5) Louisville 1 0-1 .000 USF Tulsa Result (Winner) Rutgers 2 1-1 .500 1 Ana Roman Dominguez Ksenia Laskutova DNF 2 Vera Bessonova Ronrong Leenabanchong 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 (USF) 3 Mahitha Dadireddy Juliana Cardoso 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-1 (TLS) 4 Martina Okalova Vanja Klaric 6-2, 7-5 (TLS) 5 Nicole Dzenga Martha Matoula 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 (USF) 6 Jessica Cortes-Chaves Marcelina Cichon 6-1, 1-2, ret. (USF)

Doubles Order of finish: (2, 1) USF Tulsa Result (Winner) 1 Vera Bessanova Ksenia Laskutova 6-2 (USF) Olga Martinez Mahitha Dadireddy 2 Jessica Cortes-Chaves Rongrong Leenabanchong 6-3 (USF) Juliana Cardoso Martha Matoula 3 Nicole Dzenga Martina Okalova 7-6 (3) (TLS) Vanja Klaric Vera Ploner RECORD BOOK

2016 2015 Memphis University School- Memphis, Tenn. Michael D. Case Tennis Center - Tulsa, Okla. April 20-23, 2016 April 15 - 28, 2015

First Round - April 20 First Round - April 15 No. 8 Tulane 4, No. 9 UConn 1 No. 8 UConn 4, No. 9 ECU 0 No. 11 Memphis 4, No. 6 ECU 1 No.6 UCF 4, No. 11 USF 0 No. 10 Cincinnati 4, No. 7 Temple 2 No. 7 Temple 4, No. 10 Cincinnati 3

Quarterfinals - April 21 Quarterfinals - April 16 No. 1 Tulsa 4, No. 8 Tulane 1 No 1. Houston 4, No. 8 UConn 0 No. 5 Houston 4, No. 4 UCF 0 No. 4 SMU 4, No. 5 Memphis 3 No. 3 SMU 4, No. 11 Memphis 3 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 6 UCF 0 No. 2 USF 4, No. 10 Cincinnati 0 No. 2 Tulane 4, No. 7 Temple 0

Semifinals - April 22 Semifinals - April 17 No. 1 Tulsa 4, Houston 2 No. 1 Houston 4, No. 4 SMU 1 No. 2 USF 4, No. 3 SMU 0 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 2 Tulane 0

Final - April 23 Final - April 18 No. 1 Tulsa 4, No. 2 USF 0 No. 3 Tulsa 4, No. 1 Houston 3 Singles Singles Order of Finish: (2, 6, 5) Order of Finish: (1, 4, 6, 2, 3, 5) Tulsa USF Result (Winner) 1 Saana Saarteinen Jessica Chaves 6-4, 4-6, 1-1, DNF Tulsa Houston Result (Winner) 2 Ksenia Laskutova Vera Bessonova 6-2, 6-4 (TLS) 1 Ksenia Laskutova Despoina Vogasari 6-2, 6-3 (HOU) 3 Rongrong Leenabancho Ana Roman Dominguez 7-5, 5-2, DNF 2 Rongrong Leenabanchong Elena Kordolaimi 7-6(2), 6-4 (HOU) 4 Marcelina Cichon Olga Martinez 6-7 (2-7), 4-5, DNF 3 Marcelina Cichon Tina Rupert 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 (HOU) 5 Renata Kuricova Vanja Klaric 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) (TLS) 4 Yelena Nemchen Rocio Martin 6-3, 6-3 (TLS) 6 Martha Matoula Juliana Cardoso 6-2, 1-6, 6-1(TLS) 5 Saana Saarteinen Mina Markovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 (TLS) 6 Renata Kuricova Angela Lorenzo 6-1, 7-5 (TLS) Doubles Order of finish: (2, 1) Doubles Tulsa USF Result (Winner) Order of finish: (2,3) 1 Ksenia Laskutova Vera Bessonova 6-4 (TLS) Renata Kuricova Olga Martinez Tulsa Houston Result (Winner) 2 Rongrong Leenabanchong Jessica Chaves 6-3 (TLS) 1 Ksenia Laskutova Elena Kordolaimi DNF Martha Matoula Juliana Cardoso Renata Kuricova Despoina Vogasari 3 Mahitha Dadireddy Nicole Dzenga 5-4, DNF 2 Rongrong Leenabanchong Rocio Martin 6-2 (TLS) Saana Saarteinen Chloe Murphy Marcelina Cichon Tina Rupert 3 Mahitha Dadireddy Rocio Martin 6-2 (TLS) Saana Saarteinen Charlotte Phillips RECORD BOOK

2014 Varsity Tennis Center - Tampa, Fla. April 17- 20, 2014

First Round - April 17 No. 8 Cincinnati 4, No. 9 UConn 1 No. 10 UCF 4, No. 7 Temple 0

Quarterfinals - April 18 No 1. Houston 4, No. 8 Cincinnati 0 No. 2 Memphis 4, No. 10 UCF 1 No. 5 Rutgers 4, No. 4 Louisville 2 No. 3 USF 4, No. 6 SMU 0

Semifinals - April 19 No. 1 Houston 4, No. 5 Rutgers 0 No. 3 USF 4, No. 2 Memphis 2

Final - April 20 No. 3 USF 4, No. 1 Houston 2 Singles Order of Finish: (3, 4, 6, 1, 5)

Houston USF Result (Winner) 1 No. 95 Despoina Vogasari No. 79 Loreto Alonso 7-5, 6-4 (USF) 2 Elena Kordolaimi Kayla Rizzolo 3-6, 6-4, 2-3, DNF 3 Tina Rupert Olaya Garrido-Rivas 6-3, 6-2 (USF) 4 Maria Cardenas Fanny Fracassi 6-3, 6-1 (HOU) 5 Rocio Martin Vera Bessonova 7-6, 6-1 (USF) 6 Charlotte Phillips Olga Martinez 7-5, 6-2 (USF)

Doubles Order of finish: (2, 3, 1)

Houston USF Result (Winner) 1 Despoina Vogasari Loreto Alonso 8-5 (HOU) Elena Kordolaimi Kayla Rizzolo 2 Tina Rupert Olaya Garrido-Rivas 8-3 (HOU) Maria Cardenas Fanny Fracassi 3 Rocio Martin Vera Bessonova 8-3 (USF) Charlotte Phillips Olga Martine RECORD BOOK

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS

2018 2015 2017 Jan. 24: Rebeka Stolmar, UCF Jan. 20: Naz Karagoz, Tulane September: Celia Ruiz, ECU Jan. 30: Fatima Bizhukova, Wichita State Jan. 27: Despoina Vogasari, Houston October: Martina Okalova, Tulsa Feb. 6: Sandra Honigova, Wichita State Feb.3: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Feb. 13: Maria Martinez, UCF Feb. 10: Despoina Vogasari, Houston 2016 Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa Feb. 17: Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple September: Tsveta Dimitrova, Houston Feb. 20: Anki Wind, Memphis Feb. 24: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston October: Sade Atkinson, Tulane Feb. 27: Sandra Honigova, Wichita State March 3: Rocio Martin, Houston March 6: Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa March 10: Maria Cardenas, Houston 2015 March 13: Fatima Bizhukova, Wichita State March 17: Dasha Sharapova, SMU September: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 20: Anki Wind, Memphis March 24: Hristina Dishkova, SMU October: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 27: Martha Matoula, Tulsa March 31: Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva, UConn April 3: Rebeka Stolmar, UCF April 7: Tina Rupert, Houston 2014 April 10: Karina Traxler, SMU April 14: Kathryn Hughes, Memphis September: Despoina Vogasari, Houston October: Despoina Vogasari, Houston 2017 Jan. 24: Majed Kilani, Tulsa 2014 2013 Feb. 1: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane Jan. 21: Marta Morga, Memphis September: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Feb. 8: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane Jan. 28: Anki Wind , Memphis October: Rebecca Shine/Julia Fellerhoff, Feb. 14: Justin Roberts, USF Feb. 4: Stefanie Mikesz, Memphis Louisville Feb. 21: Chris Barrus, USF Feb. 11: Caroline Wegner, Memphis Feb. 28: Ryan Peniston, Memphis Feb. 18: Despoina Vogasari, Houston November: Rebecca Shine /Julia Fellerhoff, March 7: Andrew Watson, Memphis Feb. 25: Despoina Vogasari, Houston Louisville March 14: Alberto Barroso-Campos, USF March 4: Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF March 21: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane March 11: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 28: Danny Kerznerman, UCF March 18: Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF April 4: Korey Lovett, UCF March 25: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston April 11: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane April 1: Marta Morga, Memphis April 18: Constantin Schmitz, Tulane April 8: Elena Kordolaimi, Houston April 15: Rebecca Shine, Louisville 2016 Jan. 26: Gabrielle Paul, Memphis Feb. 2: Hristina Dishkova, SMU Feb. 9: Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Feb. 16: Dasha Sharapova, SMU Feb. 23: Saan Saarteinen, Tulsa March 1: Ali Miller, Cincinnati March 8: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 15: Despoina Vogasari, Houston March 22: Jessica Cortes Chaves, USF March 29: Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa April 5: Celia Ruiz, ECU April 12: Tina Rupert, Houston April 18: Celia Ruiz, ECU RECORD BOOK

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS 2017 2016 American Athletic Conference Players of the Year American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Celia Ruiz, ECU Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa Rongrong Leenabanchong, Tulsa American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year American Athletic Conference Freshmen of the Year Ana Roman Dominguez, USF Tsveta Dimitrova, Houston Ivone Alvaro, Tulane American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Dean Orford, Tulsa American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Cristina Moros, USF All-Conference Team Cortney Cesarini, UCF All-Conference Team Monica Matias, UCF Monica Matias, UCF Natalia Serrano, UCF Lauren Bellinger, Cincinnati Ali Miller, Cincinnati Kelly Poggensee-Wei, Cincinnati Srna Stosljevic, UConn Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva, UConn Celia Ruiz, ECU Celia Ruiz, ECU Despoina Vogasari, Houston * Tsveta Dimitrova, Houston Vera Bessonova, USF Anki Wind, Memphis Jessica Cortes Chaves, USF Juliana Cardoso, USF Ana Roman Dominguez, USF Ana Roman Domingiuez, USF Vaszilisza Bulgakova, SMU Liza Buss, SMU Hristina Dishkova, SMU Sarai Monarrez, SMU Ipek Birol, Tulane Sade Atkinson, Tulane* Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa Ivone Alvaro, Tulane Rongrong Leenabanchong, Tulsa Rongrong Leenabanchong, Tulsa Martha Matoula, Tulsa Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa *

* unanimous selection * unanimous selection RECORD BOOK

2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Despoina Vogasari, Houston

American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple Ksenia Laskutova, Tulsa

American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Dean Orford, Tulsa

All-Conference Team Caroline Eberhart, UCF Kelly Poggensee-Wei, Cincinnati Srna Stosljevic, UConn Elena Kordolaimi, Houston Tina Rupert, Houston Despoina Vogasari, Houston Anki Wind, Memphis Hristina Dishkova, SMU Alina Abdurakhimova, Temple Naz Karagoz, Tulane Marcelina Cichon, Tulsa Renata Kuricova, Tulsa Rongrong Leenabanchong, Tulsa Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa

2014 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF

American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Despoina Vogasari, Houston

American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Patrick Sullivan, Houston

All-Conference Team Elena Kordolaimi, Houston* Tina Rupert, Houston Despoina Vogasari, Houston* Julia Fellerhoff, Louisville Rebecca Shine, Louisville Marta Morga, Memphis Anki Wind, Memphis Vanessa Petrini, Rutgers Loreto Alonso-Martinez, USF * Olaya Garrido-Rivas, USF* Kayla Rizzolo, USF Dasha Sharapova, SMU

*unanimous selection RECORD BOOK

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP - TEAM RESULTS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

2017 2016 First Round SINGLES Miami (Fla.) 4, USF 0 First Round LSU 4, Tulsa 3 Yuliya Lysa, Arkansas def. Saana Saarteinen, Tulsa 6-3, 6-2

2016 2015 First Round SINGLES Tulsa 4, Arkansas 1 First Round Caroline Doyle, Stanford def. Despoina Vogasari, Houston 6-3, 6-4 Second Round Oklahoma State 4, Tulsa 0 DOUBLES First Round Matea Cutura/Christine Maddox, Pepperdine def. 2015 Alyssa Hibberd/Anki Wind, Memphis 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 First Round Mississippi State 4, Houston 2 Rice 4, Tulsa 2

Second Round Oklahoma State 4, Tulsa 0

2014 First Round Texas 5, Houston 0 Oklahoma State 4, USF 0 RECORD BOOK

NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

UCF (4) SMU (11) Year R Location Opponent Result Year R Location Opponent Result 1997 Southeast Nashville, Tenn. Michigan L, 0-5 1978 1 -- -- BYE 1999 Georgia Athens, Ga Georgia L, 0-5 Qtrfinals Monroe, La. TCU W, 7-2 2000 1 Mobile, Ala. South Alabama L, 0-5 Semifinals -- LSU L, 4-5 2002 1 Gainesville, Fla. Florida L, 0-4 1979 1 -- Florida L, 3-6 1982 1 Salt Lake City, Utah Arkansas L, 4-5 HOUSTON (4) 1984 1 Los Angeles, Calif. Florida L, 4-5 Year R Location Opponent Result 1987 1 Los Angeles, Calif. BYU W, 6-3 1997 Southwest Houston, Texas TCU W, 5-2 Qtrfinals Los Angeles, Calif. California W, 5-4 Southwest Houston, Texas Tennessee L, 0-5 Semifinals Los Angeles, Calif. Georgia L, 2-5 1998 1 Baton Rouge, La. Texas A&M W, 8-1 1988 2 Los Angeles, Calif. California L, 2-5 2 Baton Rouge, La. Arkansas L, 0-5 1996 Southwest College Station, Texas Arkansas L, 1-5 2014 1 College Station, Texas Texas L, 0-5 2004 1 College Station, Texas TCU W, 4-2 2015 1 Berkeley, Calif. Mississippi State L, 2-4 2 Colllege Station, Texas Texas A&M L, 1-4 2009 1 Waco, Texas Texas A&M W, 4-1 MEMPHIS (1) 2 Waco, Texas Baylor L, 2-4 Year R Location Opponent Result 2010 1 Stanford, Calif. Pepperdine W, 4-1 2013 1 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Florida State W, 4-1 2 Stanford, Calif. Stanford L, 0-4 2 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama L, 0-4 2011 1 College Station, Texas Texas A&M W, 4-3 2 College Station, Texas Florida State W, 4-3 USF (12) R16 Stanford, Calif. Baylor L, 0-4 Year R Location Opponent Result 1984 1 Los Angeles, Calif. Texas L, 1-8 TEMPLE (2) 1997 Southeast Nashville, Tenn. Miami (Fla.) L, 4-5 Year R Location Opponent Result 1998 Southeast Knoxville, Tenn. South Alabama L, 2-5 2003 1 Williamsburg, Va. William & Mary L, 0-4 1999 Stanford Stanford, Calif. Oregon L, 1-5 2008 1 Durham, N.C. Duke L, 0-4 2000 1 Winston-Salem, N.C. San Diego State L, 0-5 2006 1 Gainesville, Fla. Maryland W, 4-0 TULANE (6) 2 Gainesville, Fla. Florida L, 0-4 Year R Location Opponent Result 2007 1 Gainesville, Fla. FIU W, 4-3 1997 Southwest Houston, Texas LSU L, 1-5 2 Gainesville, Fla. Florida L, 1-4 1999 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky L, 4-5 2008 1 Tallahassee, Fla. Texas L, 0-4 2001 1 South Bend, Ind. Texas A&M W, 4-3 2010 1 Miami, Fla. Texas A&M W, 4-2 2 South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame L, 0-4 2 Miami, Fla. Miami (Fla.) L, 0-4 2003 1 Gainesville, Fla. Texas L, 0-4 2011 1 Miami, Fla. Texas L, 0-4 2 Gainesville, Fla. Florida L, 1-4 2014 1 Gainesville, Fla. Oklahoma State L, 0-4 2004 1 Norman, Okla. Richmond W, 4-0 2017 1 Gainesville, Fla. Miami (Fla.) L, 0-4 2 Norman, Okla. Oklahoma W, 4-2 R 16 Athens, Ga. Miami (Fla.) L, 1-4 2005 1 New Orleans, La. Southeastern La. W, 4-0 2 New Orleans, La. TCU W, 4-3 R16 Athens, Ga. Kentucky L, 1-4 RECORD BOOK

TULSA (13) Year R Location Opponent Result 2000 1 Tulsa, Okla. Minnesota W, 5-3 2 Tulsa, Okla. Northwestern L, 0-5 2004 1 Norman, Okla. Oklahoma L, 1-4 2007 1 Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee L, 0-4 2008 1 Waco, Texas TCU W, 4-3 2 Waco, Texas Baylor L, 1-4 2009 1 Fayetteville, Ark. TCU L, 1-4 2010 1 Waco, Texas North Texas W, 4-2 2 Waco, Texas Baylor L, 0-4 2011 1 Ann Arbor, Mich. Nebraska W, 4-2 2 Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan L, 1-4 2012 1 Waco, Texas Stephen F. Austin W, 4-0 2 Waco, Texas Baylor L, 0-4 2013 1 Lincoln, Neb. UNLV L, 3-4 2014 1 Stanford, Calif. Long Beach State L, 4-3 2015 1 Waco, Texas Rice L, 0-4 2016 1 Stillwater, Okla. Arkansas W, 4-1 2 Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State L, 0-4 2017 1 Berkeley, Calif. LSU L, 3-4 RECORD BOOK NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES - SINGLES APPEARANCES - DOUBLES

Year Player School Result Year Players School Result 1978 Kim Steinmetz SMU Qtrfinals 1978 Anne Broyles SMU Qtrfinals 1982 Margaret Redfearn Houston 2nd Rnd. C. Nemzon Stephanie Fess SMU Semifinals 1982 Margaret Redfearn Houston 1st Rnd. 1983 Margaret Redfearn Houston 1st Rnd. Sasser 1984 Margaret Redfearn Houston 3rd Rnd. 1983 Margaret Redfearn Houston 1st Rnd. 1985 Margaret Redfearn Houston 1st Rnd. Joy Tacon 1985 Hee Baek Houston 1st Rnd. 1985 Kathy Foxworth Houston 2nd Rnd. 1986 Stina Almgren Houston 2nd Rnd. Margaret Redfearn 1987 Kathy Foxworth Houston 3rd Rnd. 1986 Stina Almgren Houston 2nd Rnd. Jennifier Santrock SMU Semifinals Kathy Foxworth 1988 Kathy Foxworth Houston 1st Rnd. 1987 Kathy Foxworth Houston 1st Rnd. 1989 Jennifer Santrock SMU Runner-Up Vicki White 1998 Anousjka van Exel Tulsa Qtrfinals 1988 Stina Almgren Houston 2nd Rnd. 1999 Veronica Widyadharma UCF 1st Rnd. Kathy Foxworth 1988 Julie Cass Houston 1st Rnd. Galina Seliounina Houston 1st Rnd. Jenny Mainz Anousjka van Exel Tulsa Qtrfinals 1999 Sarah Borwell Houston 1st Rnd. 2000 Kara Molony Cincinnati 2nd Rnd. Galina Seliounina Sarah Borwell Houston 1st Rnd. Jennifer DeSpain Tulsa 2nd Rnd. 2001 Anna Monhartova Tulane Rnd. of 32 Anousjka van Exel 2002 Sarah Borwell Houston 2nd Rnd. 2003 Jenny Kuhn Tulane Rnd. of 16 Alicia Pillay Tulsa 2nd Rnd. Julie Smekodub 2003 Jenny Kuhn Tulane 1st Rnd. 2005 Maria Ivanov Tulane 1st Rnd. Julie Smekodub Tulane Rnd. of 16 Darya Ivanov Aleksandra Durska Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2009 Marta Lesniak SMU Rnd. of 16 Alicia Pillay Tulsa 1st Rnd. Aleksandra Malyarchikova 2004 Daniela Muscolino Tulsa 2nd Rnd. 2013 Samantha Vickers Tulsa Rnd. of 16 2005 Jenny Kuhn Tulane 1st Rnd. Isaura Enrique Daniela Muscolino Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2015 Alyssa Hibberd Memphis 1st Rnd. 2009 Marta Lesniak SMU Rnd. of 64 Anki Wind 2010 Marta Lesniak SMU Rnd. of 64 2011 Marta Lesniak SMU Rnd. of 64 2012 Courtney Collins Memphis 1st Rnd. Anastasia Erofeeva Tulsa 1st Rnd. 2013 Courtney Collins Memphis 1st Rnd. Samantha Vickers Tulsa Rnd. of 16 2014 Loreto Alonso-Martinez USF 1st Rnd. Klara Vyskocilova Tulane 1st Rnd. 2015 Despoina Vogasari Houston 1st Rnd. 2016 Saana Saarteinen Tulsa 1st Rnd.