MURRAY STATE 2014 WE ARE RACERS

men’s Tennis Media Guide 2013-14 ROSTER Player Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Mateo Barroetavena Fr. Buenos Aires, Argentina (Manantiales HS) David HESS Fr. Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) Anjan KASHYAB Fr. Tell City, Ind. (Tell City Jr.-Sr. HS) Max mclean Jr. Belleville, Ill. (West HS) Aleks mitric Sr. London, England (Fortismere School) Nicholas mitric So. London, England (Fortismere School) Preston o’donley Fr. Paducah, Ky. (Lone Oak HS) Adam taylor Sr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Western Technical School)

Head Coach: Mel Purcell (Tennessee, 1980), 18th Season

2012-13 Letterwinners: Returning (4): Max McLean, Aleks Mitric, Nicholas Mitric, Adam Taylor Lost (5): Joao Camara, Dylan Gerlach, Tyler Jeffers, Ryan Kennedy, Stefan Musa 2013-14 Newcomers: Mateo Barroetavena, David Hess, Anjan Kashyab, Preston O’Donley

2 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS INSIDE RACER TENNIS 2013-14 SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS: 2013-14 Roster...... 2 Date Opponent Location Time Schedule/Credits...... 3 Sept. 13-16 Southern Intercollegiate Athens, Ga. 12 p.m. Quick Facts...... 4 Oct. 11-15 Region 8 Knoxville, Tenn. 12 p.m. Adam Taylor...... 5 Nov. 1-3 Kenlake Invitational Kenlake State Park 10 a.m. Max McLean...... 6 Jan. 17 Louisville Louisville, Ky. 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 Middle Tennessee St. Murfreesboro, Tenn. PPD Aleks Mitric...... 7 Jan. 20 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. Nicholas Mitric...... 8 Jan. 31 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. David Hess, Morgan Johnson...... 9 Feb. 9 Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. 10 a.m. Anjan Kashyab, Preston O’Donley...... 10 Mar. 15 *Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. TBA Head Coach Mel Purcell...... 11 Mar. 16 *Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. TBA 2012-13 Statistics...... 12 Mar. 19 Oral Roberts Murray, Ky. 12 p.m. Racers Honors...... 13 Mar. 22 *Tennessee State Murray, Ky. TBA Academic Honors...... 14 Mar. 23 *Belmont Murray, Ky. TBA Yearly Conference Results...... 15-17 Mar. 29 *SIU Edwardsville Murray, Ky. TBA Coaching Records...... 18 Mar. 30 *Eastern Illinois Murray, Ky. TBA Apr. 5 *Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. TBA Facilities...... 19 Apr. 6 *Morehead State Morehead, Ky. TBA Apr. 10 *Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. TBA April 17-19 OVC Championships Nashville, Tenn. TBA

Home matches in Bold *OVC Match

Cr e d i t s The 2013-14 Racers Men’s Tennis Media Guide was designed and produced by MSU Media Relations Assistant Joe Hoffmann. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Winder.

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3 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS RACER QUICK FACTS MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Nickname: Racers Location: Murray, Ky. (2010 pop.: 17,741) Established: 1922 Enrollment: 10,943 Conference: Ohio Valley (NCAA Division I) Colors: Navy & Gold Interim President: Dr. Tim Miller Athletics Director: Allen Ward Senior Woman Administrator: Velvet Milkman Outdoor Tennis Facility (Capacity): Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts (300) Indoor Tennis Facility: Kenlake State Park Indoor Tennis Center

RACERS MEN’S TENNIS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mel Purcell Alma Mater: Tennessee, 1980 Record at Murray State: 126-231, 18th Season Career Record: 126-231, 18th Season Office: (270) 809-6813 E-Mail: [email protected] Athletic Trainer: Allison Garrett

RACERS MEN’S TENNIS HISTORY First Varsity Season: 1954-55 Seasons: 59 Overall Record: 827-538 (.601) OVC Tournament Championships: 19 (1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2002) NCAA Tournament: 2 Appearances (2001, 2002) Last Appearance: 2002 Kentucky (L, 0-4)

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Tennis Contact/Media Relations Assistant: Joe Hoffmann Office: (270) 809-7051 E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: (631) 835-1755 Asst. AD Athletic Media Relations: Dave Winder Office: (270) 809-4271 E-Mail: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant: John Brush Office: (270) 809-7044 E-Mail: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant: Parker Griffith Office:(270) 809-3351 E-Mail: [email protected]

2012-13 RESULTS 2012-13 Record: 2-18 2012-13 OVC Record/Finish: 1-8/9th

4 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS Adam TAYLOR Senior Toronto, Canada Western Technical School

2012-13: Finished with the second most singles wins on the team, compiling an 8-15 record … Also went 5-15 in doubles competition … Went 3-5 in OVC singles play … Against Jacksonville State, won a thrilling match at No. 2 singles 7-6, 4-6, 12-10 … In nonconference play, defeated UT Chattanooga and Lipscomb at No. 1 doubles with Ryan Kennedy.

Before MSU: Helped lead Tyler Junior College to back-to- back second place finishes in the nation in 2011 and 2012 ... Career Statistics Was named Canada’s Junior Athlete of the Year in 2007 ... Singles Record Ranked sixth in the province of Ontario (under 18) in 2008. Season Dual Tournament Total 2012-13 7-13 1-2 8-15 Personal: Born Sept. 25, 1990 as Adam Lawrence Taylor … Only son of Maureen and Total 7-13 1-2 8-15 Fred Taylor … Two sisters, Kaitlyn Taylor and Elizabeth Benett … Also played hockey, baseball, lacrosse and golf … Majoring in Business Information Systems. Doubles Record Season Dual Tournament Total 2012-13 4-12 1-3 5-15 Total 4-12 1-3 5-15

5 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS Max McLEAN Junior Belleville, Ill. West HS

2012-13: Finished the season with a 2-15 mark in singles competition … McLean also picked up two doubles wins with Aleks Mitric … At the Louisville Open, won a pair of doubles matches against Eastern Kentucky and West Alabama … Against eleventh ranked Abilene Christian, fell in three sets 7-6, 1-6, 10-12 at No. 4 singles.

2011-12: Overall record of 6-15 in singles play, including Career Statistics 6-10 in duals matches … Went 4-5 at number four singles Singles Record and went 3-4 in conference play … Played in 19 doubles Season Dual Tournament Total matches and went 2-4 against OVC competition. 2011-12 -- 0-6 0-6 2012-13 1-12 1-3 2-15 Before MSU: A four-year member of the Belleville West tennis team. Totals 1-12 1-9 2-21 Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1992 as Max D. McLean ... Son of Scott and Tracy McLean … Doubles Record Has one brother, Alex … Majoring in journalism. Season Dual Tournament Total 2011-12 -- 1-3 1-3 2012-13 0-11 2-3 2-14 Totals 0-11 2-6 3-17

6 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS Aleks MITRIC Junior London, England Fortismere School

2012-13: Competed in nine singles matches, compiling a 3-8 record … Won back-to-back matches in April at Tennessee State and against Western Kentucky … Picked up his only OVC doubles win with brother, Nicholas Mitric, 8-3 at Tennessee State.

2011-12: Went 4-12 during the season in singles play … Was Career Statistics 3-8 in doubles play and went 3-5 with Max McLean as his Singles Record partner. Season Dual Tournament Total 2011-12 2-7 2-5 4-12 2012-13 2-7 1-1 3-8 Before MSU: Was a four-year member of the Fortismere Totals 4-14 3-6 7-20 school tennis team … Also participated in soccer as a prep. Doubles Record Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1992 as Aleksandar Mitric … Son of Dusan and MIlena Mitric … Season Dual Tournament Total Has one brother, Nikola, and one sister, Svetlana …Majoring in finance. 2011-12 3-5 0-3 3-8 2012-13 1-11 2-3 3-14 Totals 4-16 2-6 6-22

7 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS Nicholas MITRIC Sophomore London, England Fortismere School

2012-13: In his first season with the Racers, went 2-14 in singles matches and 1-12 in doubles competition … Won back-to-back matches at No. 5 singles against Tennessee State and Western Kentucky … Earned his only doubles win with brother, Aleks Mitric, 8-3 at Tennessee State.

Career Statistics Before MSU: Played tennis at Fortismere School in London, Singles Record England. Season Dual Tournament Total 2012-13 2-14 0-2 2-16 Personal: Born July 28, 1994 as Nicholas Mitric … Son of Totals 2-14 0-2 2-16 Dusan and MIlena Mitric … Has one brother, Aleksander, Doubles Record and one sister, Svetlana …Majoring in psychology. Season Dual Tournament Total 2012-13 1-12 0-3 1-15 Totals 1-12 0-3 1-15

8 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS

Mateo BARROETAVENA Freshman Buenos Aires, Argentina Manantiales HS

Before MSU: Played tennis, rugby and soccer in high school … Was a part of the “Asociasion Alumni” rugby team until age 16 … Played in the junior soccer World Cup in Plomelin, France.

Personal: Born June 14, 1993 as the youngest child to Alejandro Barroetaavena and Damasia Tormey ... Has one brother, Manuel, who played tennis at UT Chattanooga and recently turned pro on the ATP ... Majoring in marketing.

David HESS Freshman Louisville, Ky. DuPont Manual HS

Before MSU: Played four years at Dupont Manual High School compiling a 36-7 record … Led team to a second place finish at the DecoTurf High School Tennis Team Championships in 2013 … NamedAll- Tournament singles after winning all three matches … Finished in 5th place the Kentucky individual chess tournament.

Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1994 as David Benjamin Hess … Majoring in math.

9 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS Anjan KASHYAB Freshman Tell City, Ind. Tell City Jr.-Sr. HS

Before MSU: Played at number one singles all four years at Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School … Named team MVP each year compiling a 60-10 overall record and selected PAC All-Conference four times.

Personal: Born Anjan Balaji Kashyab … Son of Balaji and Ramyaa Kashyab … Has two sisters, Ankita and Aniksha ... Father played major league cricket in India and mother was a high jumper in college in India … Majoring in computer information systems and business.

Preston O’Donley Freshman Paducah, Ky. Lone Oak HS

Before MSU: Played three years at Lone Oak High School … Helped his team to back-to-back second place finishes at the Kentucky State Championships and was the 2013 regional singles champion.

Personal: Born Preston Lawrence O’Donley … Only child of Holly and Jimmie O’Donley … Majoring in occupational safety engineering.

10 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2013-14 RACERS HEAD COACH

Mel PURCELL 18th Season

The Purcell File Mel Purcell enters his 18th season at the helm of the Murray State men’s tennis program after spending five seasons as assistant coach. Year School Overall OVC 1997..... Murray State...... 5-20...... 3-5 He has guided the program to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference 1998..... Murray State...... 8-15...... 3-5 Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002. 1999..... Murray State...... 12-11...... 5-1 The team’s performance in those two seasons led to Purcell being named 2000..... Murray State...... 9-16...... 3-4 OVC Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002. 2001..... Murray State...... 14-8...... 4-2 2002..... Murray State...... 19-8...... 5-0 2003..... Murray State...... 12-10...... 5-1 After going 4-2 against OVC teams during the regular season in 2001, the 2004..... Murray State...... 5-16...... 3-4 Racers claimed the OVC Tournament championship and earned a bid to 2005..... Murray State...... 4-16...... 3-5 the program’s first NCAA Tournament. MSU fell to Big 10 power Illinois in the first round. 2006..... Murray State...... 6-12...... 4-5 2007..... Murray State...... 5-14...... 4-5 In 2002, the squad went undefeated (5-0) in the OVC and captured Murray State’s 19th OVC Championship. 2008..... Murray State...... 1-14...... 1-8 In their second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Racers fell to the University of Kentucky 2009..... Murray State...... 8-10...... 4-4 in the first round. 2010..... Murray State...... 6-13...... 2-5 2011...... Murray State...... 5-16...... 2-5 Purcell took the reins of the Murray State men’s tennis program from his father, MSU Hall-of-Famer Bennie 2012..... Murray State...... 5-13...... 3-5 Purcell, for whom the Murray State courts are named. The senior Purcell coached tennis at Murray State 2013..... Murray State...... 2-18...... 1-8 for 28 seasons, earning 11 Ohio Valley Conference championships along the way. Totals..15 years...... 126-231.... 55-72 A 1977 graduate of Murray High School, Purcell captured the Kentucky High School championship as a senior. COACHING CAREER He went on to the University of Memphis, where he won the Metro Conference singles and doubles titles. • Murray State’s men’s tennis head coach, 1996-Present The following year, he transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he became an All-American in 1980 • Murray State’s men’s assistant coach, 1991-96 and captured two Southeastern Conference titles. As a collegiate senior, he teamed with COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER to win the NCAA doubles championship. • Memphis, 1978-79 • Tennessee, 1979-80 After college, Purcell joined the professional tour and climbed into the top 40 in the rankings on his way to becoming the ATP Rookie of the Year. PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER • Named “Rookie of the Year” in his first season on Purcell was ranked in the top 30 in five of his 10 seasons, reaching his highest ranking of No. 17 in November the professional tour 1980. He would go on to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983 before falling in four sets to eventual • Ranked among the top 30 in the world during five runner-up Chris Lewis. of his 10 seasons as a pro • Highest professional ranking was No. 17 in Nov. Purcell spent 10 years on the pro tour and captured three singles championships and four doubles crowns. 1980 Along the way, Purcell knocked off and . • Six Wimbledon appearances (198-185, 87) • Reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983 Purcell stays active with the Champions Tour, playing with the likes of Connors, Bjorn Borg, • 10 US Open appearances (1978-87) Roscoe Tanner and John McEnroe. He has also served as the color commentator for TV broadcasts of the • Six appearances (1981-84, 87-88) Champions Tour. • Reached French Open round of 16 twice in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles in 1981 • Posted career victories over Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl • Won three singles titles as a professional • Won four doubles titles as a professional

PERSONAL • Born Mel Purcell, July 18, 1959 in Murray, Ky.

11 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 2012-13 STATISTICS Overall Record: 2-18 (1-8 OVC) Home: 1-9 (1-3 OVC) Away: 0-5 (4-0 OVC) SINGLES Overall Dual Tour OVC 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strk Last10 Joao Camara 3-17 1-14 2-3 0-6 0-8 --- 1-6 ------L 11 0-10 Dylan Gerlach 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 ------L 2 0-2 Tyler Jeffers 10-15 7-11 3-4 5-4 0-1 2-7 5-3 ------W 1 6-4 Ryan Kennedy 6-12 6-12 0-0 4-4 ------2-3 3-3 1-6 --- W 4 5-4 Max McLean 2-15 1-12 1-3 1-4 ------0-11 1-1 --- L 3 1-9 Aleks Mitric 3-8 2-7 1-1 1-4 ------1-0 0-1 1-6 L 2 2-7 Nik Mitric 2-16 2-14 0-2 1-5 ------0-1 2-5 0-8 L 2 2-8 Stefan Musa 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 ------0-1 L 1 0-1 Adam Taylor 8-15 7-13 1-2 4-5 1-10 6-3 ------L 1 4-6 TEAM TOTALS 35-101 27-84 8-17 17-33 1-19 8-10 8-12 4-15 4-13 2-15 DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour OVC 1 2 3 Strk Last10 Tyler Jeffers/Nik Mitric 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-0 --- 0-2 --- L 4 0-4 Joao Camara/Adam Taylor 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 ------L 2 0-2 Max McLean/Aleks Mitric 2-7 0-5 2-2 0-2 ------0-5 L 6 2-7 Tyler Jeffers/Adam Taylor 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 ------W 1 2-1 Aleks Mitric/Nik Mitric 1-6 1-5 0-1 1-3 --- 1-1 0-4 L 3 1-6 Joao Camara/Max McLean 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 ------L 1 0-1 Ryan Kennedy/Adam Taylor 3-12 3-12 0-0 0-6 3-12 ------L 2 3-7 McLean, Max/Mitric, Alexs 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 ------0-1 L 1 0-1 Joao Camara/Tyler Jeffers 2-9 2-9 0-0 1-4 --- 2-9 --- L 1 2-8 Max McLean/Nicholas Mitric 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 ------0-1 L 1 0-1 Max McLean/Nik Mitric 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-2 ------0-4 L 4 0-4 Tyler Jeffers/Stefan Musa 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 ------0-1 L 1 0-1 TEAM TOTALS 11-49 8-40 3-9 4-18 4-12 3-12 1-16 2012-13 Men’s Tennis Schedule/Results Fall Tournaments Date Opponent Location Sep. 21-23 Louisville Open Louisville, Ky. Oct. 6-7 Paducah Sun Open Paducah, Ky. Oct. 19-21 Region 8 Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 2-4 Kenlake-Murray State Invitational Kenlake State Park Spring Schedule Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Jan. 18 Louisville 0-7 0-1 0-0 Jan. 20 Middle Tennessee State 1-6 0-2 0-0 Jan. 21 Tennessee 0-4 0-3 0-0 Jan. 21 Tennessee 0-6 0-4 0-0 Feb. 7 Abilene Christian 1-6 0-5 0-0 Feb. 8 Memphis 0-5 0-6 0-0 Feb. 10 Tennessee Chattanooga 1-6 0-7 0-0 Feb. 22 Lipscomb 0-7 0-8 0-0 March 12 Bethel (Tenn.) 2-5 0-9 0-0 March 16 *Morehead State 1-6 0-10 0-1 March 17 *Eastern Kentucky 0-4 0-11 0-2 March 23 *Eastern Illinois 3-4 0-12 0-3 March 24 *SIU Edwardsville 3-4 0-13 0-4 April 2 *Austin Peay 0-7 0-14 0-5 April 3 Kentucky 0-6 0-15 0-5 April 6 *Belmont 1-4 0-16 0-6 April 7 *Tennessee State 6-1 1-16 1-6 April 10 Western Kentucky 6-1 2-16 1-6 April 13 *Jacksonville State 2-5 2-17 1-7 April 14 *Tenneessee Tech 2-5 2-18 1-8

Home matches in BOLD * - OVC matches

12 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS RACER HONORS All-Conference - Singles Jonas Bergrahm...... 1987 Bobby Montgomery...... 1983 (Chosen by Seed through 1993) Paul Austin...... 1987 Barry Thomas...... 1983 John Powless...... 1955 Bard Gundersen...... 1987 Mats Ljungman...... 1983 John Powless...... 1956 Tony Wretlund...... 1988 Erik Tisthammer...... 1983 Johnny King...... 1956 Geir Sjoeberg...... 198 Bobby Montgomery...... 1984 John Powless...... 1957 John Schneider...... 1988 Barry Thomas...... 1984 Johnny King...... 1957 Tomas Hult...... 1988 John Brunner...... 1984 Johnny King...... 1958 John Schneider...... 1989 Johann Tanum...... 1984 Joe Orr...... 1958 Tomas Hult...... 1989 Jens Bergrahm...... 1985 Johnny King...... 1959 Doug Hawthorne...... 1989 Joe Carter...... 1985 Robert King...... 1959 Doug Hawthorne...... 1990 John Brunner...... 1985 Charles Champion...... 1959 Jimmie Brooks...... 1991 Bobby Montgomery...... 1985 Joe Orr...... 1959 Scott Yarbrough...... 1991 John Schneider...... 1986 Don Feezor...... 1959 Doug Hawthorne...... 1992 Bard Gundersen...... 1986 Tommy Goetz...... 1961 Scott Yarbrough...... 1992 Alan Farmer...... 1986 Tom Higgins...... 1961 Martin Jansson...... 1993 Jens Bergrahm...... 1986 Bobby Cooper...... 1962 Scott Yarbrough...... 1993 Jens Bergrahm...... 1987 Dave Payne...... 1962 Paul Austin...... 1987 Jerry Rhodes...... 1962 All-Conference - Doubles Tony Wretlund...... 1987 Whit Wooten...... 1962 (Chosen by Seed through 1993) John Brunner...... 1987 Jerry Rhodes...... 1963 Smith...... 1955 Jonas Bergrahm...... 1988 Henry Baughman...... 1964 John Powless...... 1956 Mathias Arrfelt...... 1988 Mike Barnes...... 1964 Johnny King...... 1956 John Schneider...... 1989 Chuck Close...... 1964 John Powless...... 1957 Doug Hawthorne...... 1989 Nick Barone...... 1965 Johnny King...... 1957 Tony Wretlund...... 1989 Ron Underwood...... 1965 Johnny King...... 1958 Geir Sjoeberg...... 1989 Joe Novitsky...... 1966 Joe Orr...... 1958 Doug Hawthorne...... 1990 Mark Reznich...... 1966 Johnny King...... 1959 Scott Yarbrough...... 1990 Andre Cote...... 1966 Robert King...... 1959 Doug Hawthorne...... 1991 Mark Reznich...... 1967 Joe Orr...... 1959 Paul Goebel...... 1991 Andre Cote...... 1967 Dunoy...... 1959 Jimmie Brooke...... 1992 Larry Niemeyer...... 1967 Tommy Goetz...... 1961 Andy Poore...... 1992 William Trunnell...... 1967 Charles Champion...... 1961 Olie Kaarviai...... 1969 Bobby Cooper...... 1962 All-Conference Mike Whittty...... 1970 Dave Payne...... 1962 Pontius Hiort...... 1994 Peter Hay...... 1970 Jerry Rhodes...... 1962 Martin Jansson...... 1994 Mike Whitty...... 1971 Tom Higgins...... 1962 Jan fredriksson...... 1994 Chuck Cooper...... 1971 Dave Payne...... 1963 Pontius Hiort...... 1995 Juha Niittyverta...... 1971 Tom Higgins...... 1963 Jan Fredriksson...... 1995 Mikko Horsma...... 1973 Henry Baughman...... 1964 John Rendina...... 1995 Tom Lie...... 1977 Mike Barnes...... 1964 Martin Jansson...... 1995 Finn Swarting...... 1979 Chuck Close...... 1964 Brad Hawthorne...... 1996 Steve Wille...... 1979 Bill Bowen...... 1964 Chris Hayden...... 1996 Mats Ljungman...... 1980 Nick Barone...... 1965 Pontius Hiort...... 1996 Finn Swarting...... 1981 Ron Underwood...... 1965 John Rendina...... 1996 Mike Costigan...... 1981 Randy Hall...... 1965 Tony Hardman...... 1998 Erik Tisthammer...... 1981 Larry Neimeyer...... 1965 Nikola Aracic...... 1999 Mats Lijungman...... 1982 Mark Reznich...... 1966 Tony Hardman...... 1999 Bobby Montgomery...... 1982 Larry Niemeyer...... 1966 Chris Hayden...... 1999 Steve Massad...... 1982 Mark Reznich...... 1967 Nikola Aracic...... 2000 Bobby Montgomery...... 1983 Andre Cote...... 1967 Thiago Gondim...... 2000 Barry Thomas...... 1983 Mike Whitty...... 1969 Nikola Aracic...... 2001 Bobby Montgomery...... 1984 John Willett...... 1969 Thiago Gondim...... 2001 Barry Thomas...... 1984 Olie Kaarviali...... 1970 Alex Hoyem...... 2001 Steve Massad...... 1984 Juha Nittyverta...... 1970 Nikola Aracic...... 2002 John Brunner...... 1984 Roger Bethiaume...... 1978 Zakaria bBahri...... 2002 Johann Tanum...... 1984 Soegaard...... 1978 Alex Hoyem...... 2002 Tony Wretlund...... 1985 Leonard...... 1978 Mike Schmidbauer...... 2002 Jens Bergrahm...... 1985 Leeper...... 1978 Freddy Sundsten...... 2002 Joe Carter...... 1985 Roger Bethiaume...... 1980 Thiago Gondim...... 2003 John Brunner...... 1985 Steve Wille...... 1980 Fadi Zamjaoui...... 2005 John Schneider...... 1986 Finn Swarting...... 1981 Fadi Zamjaoui...... 2006 Bard Gundersen...... 1986 Mike Costigan...... 1981 Dmytro Hryhorash...... 2006 Paul Austin...... 1986 Terje Person...... 1981 Fadi Zamjaoui...... 2007 Alan Farmer...... 1986 H. Junghahm...... 1981 Renaldo Domoney...... 2010 Jens Bergrahm...... 1987 Mats Ljungman...... 1982 Arthur Valle...... 2012 John Schneider...... 1987 Bobby Montgomery...... 1982

13 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS ACADEMIC HONORS OVC Commissioner’s Conference Academic Awards Honor Roll OVC Coach of the Year Eric Gressman...... 1993-94 Clayton Clark...... 2006-07 Jim Harris...... 1962 Pontus Hiort...... 1993-94 Hunter Gerlach...... 2006-07 Chad Stewart...... 1964 Martin Jansson...... 1993-94 Mikel Headford...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1980 Jan Fredriksson...... 1994-95 Christopher Horton...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1981 Eric Gressman...... 1994-95 Dmytro Hryhorash...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1982 Pontus Hiort...... 1994-95 Nicholas Ksiezopolski...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1983 Shannon Mungle...... 1994-95 Yuri Pompeu...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1984 Raoul Bax...... 1995-96 James Waller...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1985 Eric Gressman...... 1995-96 Fadizyad Zamjaoui...... 2006-07 Bennie Purcell...... 1987 Pontus Hiort...... 1995-96 Hunter Gerlach...... 2007-08 Bennie Purcell...... 1988 Christopher Allen...... 1996-97 Mikel Headford...... 2007-08 Mel Purcell...... 2001 Raoul Bax...... 1996-97 Mason Johnson...... 2007-08 Mel Purcell...... 2002 Brandon Cummins...... 1996-97 Yuri Pompeu...... 2007-08 Eric Gressman...... 1996-97 Jadir Semensin...... 2007-08 OVC Player of the Year Caesar Schwarz...... 1998-99 Mikel Headford...... 2008-09 Nick Barone...... 1965 Bryan Meurer...... 2001-02 Mason Johnson...... 2008-09 Bobby Montgomery...... 1984 Michael Schmidbauer...... 2001-02 Jose Berardo...... 2009-10 Tony Wretlund...... 1985* Clayton Clark...... 2003-04 Renaldo Domoney...... 2009-10 Tony Wretlund...... 1988 Craig Jacobs...... 2003-04 Dylan Gerlach...... 2009-10 Nikola Aracic...... 1999* Jeffrey Lester...... 2003-04 Jonathon Headford...... 2009-10 Nikola Aracic...... 2001 Bryan Meurer...... 2003-04 Jadir Semensin...... 2009-10 Nikola Aracic...... 2002 Clayton Clark...... 2004-05 Clay Waller...... 2009-10 Fadi Zamjaoui...... 2006 Hunter Gerlach...... 2004-05 Jose Berardo...... 2010-11 Fadi Zamjaoui...... 2007 Craig Jacobs...... 2004-05 Renaldo Domoney...... 2010-11 *= denotes freshman Jeffrey Lester...... 2004-05 Arthur Valle...... 2010-11 Fadizyad Zamjaoui...... 2004-05 Conference Academic Awards Clayton Clark...... 2005-06 Medal of Honor Mikel Headford...... 2005-06 (Given to the student-athlete(s) who achieve Craig Jacobs...... 2005-06 the highest GPA in a conference-sponsored Nicholas Ksiezopolski...... 2005-06 sport) Jeffrey Lester...... 2005-06 Eric Gressman...... 1994-95 Yuri Pompeu...... 2005-06 Pontus Hiort...... 1995-96 Eric Gressman...... 1996-97 Jadir Semensin...... 2007-08 Arthur Valle...... 2010-11

Team Sportsmanship Award (Given to the team deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Included in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of student- athletes, coaches, staff, administrators and fans.) Murray State...... 2006-07 Murray State...... 2008-09 Murray State...... 2010-11

Fadi Zamjaoui

Nikola Aracic

14 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS YEARLY OVC RESULTS From 1958 to 2006 the OVC Tournament 1965-66 1975-76 Champion was declared the only champion 1. MURRAY STATE 1. Middle Tennessee of the season. Beginning in 2006, the OVC 2. Western Kentucky 2. Western Kentucky also awarded a regular season championship 3. Eastern Kentucky 3. Morehead State in addition to the tournament championship. 4. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky From 1958 to 1995 the championship was 5. East Tennessee 5. Austin Peay determined by a point system and not team 6. Morehead State 6. Tennessee Tech competition. In 1996 the format changed to a 7. Austin Peay 7. MURRAY STATE team competition. 8. Tennessee Tech 8. East Tennessee

1957-58 1966-67 1976-77 1. Western Kentucky 1. MURRAY STATE 1. Western Kentucky 2. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Morehead State 3. Eastern Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 4. East Tennessee 5. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 5. Austin Peay East Tennessee 6. MURRAY STATE 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Morehead State 8. Morehead State 1961-62 1. MURRAY STATE 1977-78 2. Western Kentucky 1968-69 1. Tennessee Tech 1. East Tennessee 3. Eastern Kentucky 2. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 4. Middle Tennessee 3. MURRAY STATE 3. MURRAY STATE 5. Tennessee Tech 4. Eastern Kentucky 4. Morehead State 6. East Tennessee 5. East Tennessee 5. Austin Peay 7. Morehead State 6. Middle Tennessee 6. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay 7. Morehead State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay 8. Western Kentucky 1962-63 1. Western Kentucky 1969-70 1978-79 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 1. Western Kentucky 2. Morehead State 3. Eastern Kentucky 2. Tennessee Tech 3. MURRAY STATE 4. Middle Tennessee 3. MURRAY STATE 4. Western Kentucky 6. Tennessee Tech 4. East Tennessee 5. Austin Peay 7. Morehead State 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech 7. Morehead State 1963-64 8. Austin Peay 1. MURRAY STATE 1979-80 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 1970-71 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Eastern Kentucky 1. Western Kentucky 3. Morehead State 4. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 4. Western Kentucky 5. East Tennessee 3. Tennessee Tech 5. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 4. East Tennessee 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech 5. Middle Tennessee 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Austin Peay 8. Morehead State 1980-81 1964-65 1. MURRAY STATE 1. Western Kentucky 2. Austin Peay 2. MURRAY STATE 1974-75 3. Middle Tennessee 3. Middle Tennessee 1. Western Kentucky 4. Eastern Kentucky 4. Eastern Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 5. Western Kentucky 5. East Tennessee 3. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 6. Tennessee Tech 4. Tennessee Tech 7. Akron 7. Morehead State 5. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 7. East Tennessee 8. MURRAY STATE

15 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS YEARLY OVC RESULTS 1981-82 1987-88 1993-94 1. MURRAY STATE 1. MURRAY STATE 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Austin Peay 2. Tennessee Tech 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Morehead State 3. Austin Peay 3. UT Martin 4. Western Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Kentucky 5. Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee 6. Morehead State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Youngstown State 7. Youngstown State 7. Morehead State 8. Akron 8. Tennessee State 8. Tennessee State 9. Tennessee Tech 1988-89 1994-95 1982-83 1. Murray State 1. Middle Tennessee 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Tennessee Tech 2. MURRAY STATE 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Austin Peay 3. UT Martin 3. Morehead State 4. Middle Tennessee 4. Tennessee Tech 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Kentucky 5. Morehead State 5. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 6. Akron 7. Tennessee State 7. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Tennessee State Youngstown State 1989-90 1. Tennessee Tech 1995-96 1983-84 2. MURRAY STATE 1. Middle Tennessee 1. Murray State 3. Middle Tennessee 2. UT Martin 2. Morehead State 4. Austin Peay 3. Tennessee Tech 3. Middle Tennessee 5. Morehead State 4. MURRAY STATE 4. Eastern Kentucky 6. Eastern Kentucky 5. Morehead State 5. Akron 7. Tennessee State 6. Austin Peay 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech 1990-91 8. Tennessee State 8. Youngstown State 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 1996-97 1984-85 3. Tennessee Tech 1. Middle Tennessee 1. MURRAY STATE 4. Austin Peay 2. Tennessee Tech 2. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Kentucky 3. UT Martin 3. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 4. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee State 5. Eastern Illinois 5. Morehead State 6. Morehead State 6. Youngstown State 1991-92 7. Eastern Kentucky 7. Akron 1. Middle Tennessee 8. MURRAY STATE 8. Tennessee Tech 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Southeast Missouri 1997-98 1985-86 4. Tennessee Tech 1. Middle Tennessee 1. MURRAY STATE 5. Eastern Kentucky 2. Austin Peay 2. Austin Peay 6. Morehead State 3. UT Martin 3. Middle Tennessee 7. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Kentucky 4. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee State 5. Tennessee Tech 5. Akron 6. MURRAY STATE 6. Tennessee Tech 1992-93 7. Eastern Illinois 7. Youngstown State 1. Middle Tennessee 8. Morehead State 8. Morehead State 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Austin Peay 1998-99 1986-87 4. Tennessee Tech 1. Tennessee Tech 1. Murray State 5. UT Martin 2. Middle Tennessee 2. Austin Peay 6. Southeast Missouri 3. MURRAY STATE 3. Middle Tennessee 7. Eastern Kentucky 4. UT Martin 4. Eastern Kentucky 8. Morehead State 5. Morehead State 5. Akron 6. Eastern Kentucky 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Austin Peay 7. Youngstown State 8. Eastern Illinois 8. Morehead State

16 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS YEARLY OVC RESULTS 1999-00 2004-05 2008-09 OVC Overall 1. Middle Tennessee 1. Jacksonville State W L W L 2. Tennessee Tech 2. Samford Eastern Kentucky 8 0 18 9 3. Morehead State 3. Morehead State #Jacksonville State 7 1 21 2 4. UT Martin 4. Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 6 2 12 8 5. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Kentucky MURRAY STATE 4 4 8 11 6. MURRAY STATE 6. UT Martin Morehead State 4 4 7 7 7. Eastern Illinois 7. Austin Peay Eastern Illinois 3 5 10 12 8. Eastern Kentucky 8. MURRAY STATE UT Martin 3 5 5 11 Austin Peay 1 7 3 13 2000-01 2005-06 OVC Overall Tennessee State 0 8 0 11 1. Murray State W L W L 2. UT Martin #Tennessee Tech 9 0 16 12 2009-10 OVC Overall 3. Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State 8 1 13 9 W L W L 4. Morehead State Samford 7 2 14 9 #Eastern Kentucky 7 0 18 8 5. Eastern Illinois UT Martin 6 3 10 11 Tennessee Tech 6 1 10 5 6. Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky 4 5 11 15 Jacksonville State 5 2 9 11 7. Eastern Kentucky MURRAY STATE 4 5 6 12 Morehead State 4 3 10 8 8. Tennessee State Eastern Illinois 3 6 10 10 Austin Peay 3 4 8 6 Morehead State 3 6 8 15 MURRAY STATE 2 5 6 14 2001-02 Austin Peay 1 8 5 17 Eastern Illinois 1 6 4 15 1. Murray State Tennessee State 0 9 0 13 Tennessee State 0 7 0 8 2. Tennessee Tech 3. UT Martin 2006-07 OVC Overall 2010-11 OVC Overall 4. Eastern Kentucky W L W L W L W L 5. Eastern Illinois #Jacksonville State 8 1 16 7 #Eastern Kentucky 7 0 21 4 6. Morehead State Tennessee Tech 8 1 8 15 Austin Peay 6 1 14 6 7. Tennessee State Samford 7 2 14 9 Tennessee Tech 5 2 8 9 8. Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky 7 2 18 11 Jacksonville State 4 3 10 13 Eastern Illinois 7 2 13 8 Morehead State 3 4 10 10 2002-03 MURRAY STATE 4 5 5 14 MURRAY STATE 2 5 5 16 1. Tennessee Tech UT Martin 3 6 6 1 Eastern Illinois 1 6 2 14 2. MURRAY STATE Morehead State 2 7 6 16 Tennessee State 0 7 2 14 3. Eastern Illinois Austin Peay 1 7 5 19 4. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State 0 9 1 10 2011-12 OVC Overall 5. Morehead State W L W L 6. UT Martin 2007-08 OVC Overall Tennessee Tech 8 0 15 5 7. Austin Peay W L W L Austin Peay 7 1 14 6 8. Tennessee State Tennessee Tech 9 0 15 5 #Eastern Kentucky 6 2 19 10 #Samford 8 1 15 9 Jacksonville State 5 3 12 13 2003-04 Eastern Kentucky 6 3 16 12 Morehead State 3 5 10 11 1. Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois 6 3 12 9 MURRAY STATE 3 5 5 13 2. Jacksonville State Jacksonville State 6 3 13 9 SIU Edwardsville 2 6 6 12 3. Eastern Illinois UT Martin 4 5 7 12 Eastern Illinois 2 6 4 13 4. Morehead State Morehead State 3 6 8 12 Tennessee State 2 6 2 11 5. Samford Austin Peay 2 7 3 14 6. MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE 1 8 1 14 2012-13 OVC Overall 7. Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State 0 9 0 11 W L W L 8. Austin Peay Tennessee Tech 9 0 9 10 #Austin Peay 8 1 17 3 Eastern Kentucky 7 2 13 13 Jacksonville State 6 3 10 14 Belmont 5 4 9 15 Morehead State 4 5 8 13 SIU Edwardsville 3 6 8 9 Eastern Illinois 2 7 7 10 Murray State 1 8 2 18 Tennessee State 0 9 0 15

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17 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS COACHING RECORDS MURRAY STATE COACHING RECORDS OVC OVC Season Coach...... W-L W-L Finish 1954-55 NA...... 3-1 2nd* 1955-56 NA...... 8-2 1st* 1956-57 Rex Alexander...... 5-4 1st* 1957-58 Rex Alexander...... 6-3 2nd* 1958-59 Rex Alexander...... 6-6 1st* 1959-60 Jim Harris...... 8-2 3rd* 1960-61 Jim Harris...... 11-7 2nd* 1961-62 Jim Harris...... 18-2 1st* 1962-63 Chad Stewart...... 8-7 2nd* 1963-64 Chad Stewart...... 18-2 1st* 1964-65 Jim Harris...... 21-0 2nd* 1965-66 Jim Harris...... 17-5 1st* 1966-67 Jesse Spencer...... 9-3 1st* 1967-68 Jesse Spencer...... 4-5 5th* 1968-69 Jesse Spencer...... 8-10 3rd* 1969-70 Bennie Purcell...... 19-3 3rd* 1970-71 Bennie Purcell...... 23-6 2nd* 1971-72 Bennie Purcell...... 20-5 3rd* 1972-73 Bennie Purcell...... 21-6 3rd* 1973-74 Bennie Purcell...... 12-9 4th* 1974-75 Bennie Purcell...... 5-16 8th* 1975-76 Bennie Purcell...... 17-11 7th* 1976-77 Bennie Purcell...... 8-14 6th* 1977-78 Bennie Purcell...... 23-8 3rd* 1978-79 Bennie Purcell...... 27-5 3rd* 1979-80 Bennie Purcell...... 27-3 1st* 1980-81 Bennie Purcell...... 27-10 1st* 1981-82 Bennie Purcell...... 29-6 1st* 1982-83 Bennie Purcell...... 31-7 1st* 1983-84 Bennie Purcell...... 29-6 1st* 1984-85 Bennie Purcell...... 33-19 1st* 1985-86 Bennie Purcell...... 21-10 1st* 1986-87 Bennie Purcell...... 25-13 1st* 1987-88 Bennie Purcell...... 15-16 1st* 1988-89 Bennie Purcell...... 16-16 1st* 1989-90 Bennie Purcell...... 11-16 2nd* 1990-91 Bennie Purcell...... 15-10 2nd* 1991-92 Bennie Purcell...... 17-3 2nd* 1992-93 Bennie Purcell...... 26-6 2nd* 1993-94 Bennie Purcell...... 16-8 2nd* 1994-95 Bennie Purcell...... 20-7 2nd* 1995-96 Bennie Purcell...... 16-10 4th* 1996-97 Mel Purcell...... 5-20 3-5 8th* 1997-98 Mel Purcell...... 8-15 3-5 6th* 1998-99 Mel Purcell...... 12-11 5-1 3rd* 1999-00 Mel Purcell...... 9-16 3-4 6th* 2000-01 Mel Purcell...... 14-8 4-2 1st* 2001-02 Mel Purcell...... 19-8 5-0 1st* 2002-03 Mel Purcell ...... 12-10 5-1 2nd* 2003-04 Mel Purcell...... 5-16 3-4 6th* 2004-05 Mel Purcell...... 4-16 3-5 8th* 2005-06 Mel Purcell...... 6-12 4-5 6th 2006-07 Mel Purcell...... 5-14 4-5 6th COACHING RECORDS BY WINS COACHING RECORDS BY PCT 2007-08 Mel Purcell...... 1-14 1-8 8th Coach Record Pct. Years Coach Record Pct. Years 2008-09 Mel Purcell...... 8-10 4-4 4th 1. Bennie Purcell 549-249 .688 27 1. Jim Harris 75-16 .824 5 2009-10 Mel Purcell...... 6-13 2-5 6th 2. Mel Purcell 126-231 .353 17 2. Chad Stewart 26-9 .743 2 2010-11 Mel Purcell...... 5-16 2-5 6th 3. Jim Harris 75-16 .824 5 3. Bennie Purcell 549-249 .688 27 2011-12 Mel Purcell...... 5-13 3-5 6th 4. Chad Stewart 26-9 .743 2 4. Rex Alexander 19-13 .594 3 2012-13 Mell Purcell...... 2-18 1-8 9th 5. Jesse Spencer 21-18 .538 3 5. Jesse Spencer 21-18 .538 3 Totals 59 Seasons ...... 827-538 (.601) 6. Rex Alexander 19-13 .594 3 6. Mel Purcell 126-231 .353 16 18 2013-14 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS *-OVC only awarded a tournament champions prior to the 2005-06 season. Finish represents tournament finish. TENNIS FACILITIES

The Murray State men’s and women’s tennis teams play all outdoor home matches on the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, conveniently located on the MSU campus. With eight lighted and well-maintained hard-courts, the facility is one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference. In the summer of 2005, the courts underwent a complete resurfacing. In 2014, two fully digital scoreboards were added, making Murray State the only school in the OVC and one of the few mid-majors with such features.

The facility was named in honor of former legendary MSU men’s tennis coach Bennie Purcell, the father of current men’s head coach Mel Purcell. The senior Purcell coached tennis at Murray State for 28 seasons, earning 11 OVC championships along the way. He was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Associations’s Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.

Purcell came to MSU in 1948 to play basketball, where he became one of the top players in school history. His number 21 jersey is one of the only nine in the rafters of the CFSB Center. He later served as an assistant basketball coach under Cal Luther before taking over the men’s tennis program. Purcell still resides in Murray and remains an avid supporters of Racers athletics.

The Rosemary and Harry L. Crisp II Soccer and Tennis Complex was constructed on the Murray State campus adjacent to the Purcell Tennis Center. The complex, which was completed in the Fall 2008, houses three separate locker rooms, a sports medicine area, a concession area, rest rooms, team storage, and a player’s lounge. The facility hosted its grand opening on Sept. 5, 2008.

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