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2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS UCF AT THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT JANUARY 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 6-1 18 STETSON W, 7-0 20 at #15 Florida State L, 5-2 26 at #20 Northwestern L, 4-3 27 vs. #23 Tulsa# W, 4-1 FEBRUARY 3 BAYLOR W, 6-1 UCF KNIGHTS TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE 15 at Alabama W, 6-1 RECORD 20-3 (7-0) RECORD 15-9 (3-4) 17 at Ole Miss W, 6-1 RANKING 25 RANKING - 21 GEORGIA STATE W, 7-0 AAC SEED 1 AAC SEED: 4 HEAD COACH Bryan Koniecko (3rd Season) HEAD COACH Dean Orford 23 #40 DENVER W, 5-2 24 #48 FLORIDA* W, 4-3 MATCH-UP NOTES SERIES HISTORY •The Knights will face the Golden Hurricane for the third LAST 10 MEETINGS time this season. MARCH Tulsa (All-Time Series: 9-2 Tulsa) •Tulsa has eliminated the Knights from 4 conference 3/22/2019 H W 6-1 3 YALE W, 6-1 tournaments over the past 12 seasons, the most recent 1/27/2019 N W 4-1 8 TULANE# W, 4-1 coming in Bryan Koneicko’s first year as head coach in 2017 •With a win, UCF can get to 21 wins on the season, and give 4/13/2018 A L 4-2 8 MIAMI (OHIO) W, 7-0 them their 5th 21+ win season in the program’s history. 4/20/2017 N L 4-1 10 PENN W, 5-2 3/18/2017 H L 5-2 13 #46 SMU# W, 6-1 LAST TIME OUT 2/21/2016 A L 6-1 4/16/2015 N L 4-0 17 WICHITA STATE# W, 4-0 •The Knights crusied to a 4-0 win over Memphis in the 3/18/2015 H L 6-1 Quarterfinals to advance to the Semis for the second 22 TULSA# W, 6-1 4/17/2009 N L 4-0 consecutive year. 24 #34 ILLINOIS W, 4-1 •UCF took the doubles point with ease, winning 6-0 on 4/20/2007 N L 4-1 31 at FIU W, 5-2 court 3 and 6-2 on court 2. •Mattel, Stolmar, and Sharma all picked up singles victories, sealing the Knights win in just under two hours. LAST TIME OUT IN AAC TOURNAMENT APRIL • The Knights were the #1 seed for the first time in the 5 at #12 Oklahoma State L, 5-2 AAC tournament. That was UCF’s first #1 seed sincce 2005 13 USF# W, 4-2 when they were in the A-Sun. •With the top overall seed, the Knights earned their RANKED KNIGHTS second bye in the five seasons of the tournament. POSTSEASON •Despite going 1-0, the Knights dropped two spots to #25 •UCF matched up with Tulane and defeated them 4-1 as AAC Tournament in the nation. the Knights earned their first trip to the AAC Semifinals. •Zeleva climbs two spots to #46 in latest poll •SMU topped the Knights in the seminfinals, winning a 4-3 A18 Mempis 4-0 •Kuznetsova jumps 7 spots to #82 after a win at singles thriller. UCF had won the doubles point to start the match, A19 Tulsa 2 P.M. No. 1 against the nation’s #56 player but SMU clawed their way back into the match to make •Zeleva/Kuznetsova sit at #19 in the doubles rankings. the score 3-3. Court four decided the match as SMU won in three sets. All caps & bold indicates home match •See more history of UCF in the AAC tournament on pg. 2 * - College MatchDay KNIGHT NOTES # - AAC Regular Season Match THIS IS OUR HOUSE! •The Knights went undefeated on home court this season, posting a 15-0 record. •UCF will get to play the tournament on their home court, an added advantage for sure. A WIN WOULD •In the Bryan Koniecko era (this the third season of that era), The Knights have a fantastic record on home court, going 38-6, good enough for an .864 winning percentage at the UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus. • Be better than a loss. • Advance UCF to the AAC Tournament SEEKING AAC TOURNAMENT SUCCESS Championship for the first time in program • Since its creation, the Knights have never won more than one match in an AAC tournament. history. • Last season’s AAC tournament run ended in UCF’s second match as they fell 4-3 to SMU. The Knights had beat them • Top UCF’s win total from last season. earlier on in the season on the road 6-1 • Over the last two regular seasons, the Knights have gone 11-1 against the AAC in regular season play TOURNAMENT INFORMATION • The Knights are the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season. Dates: April 17-20, 2019 INDIVIDUALS CHASING HISTORY Location: Orlando, Fla. • A host of Knights are seeking the record for single-season victories at UCF. The record stands at 28 wins, which Venue: USTA National Campus combines the fall tournament wins and the spring dual match season wins. The record was set back in the 1996-1997 season by Hadas Ronen Live Stats: ucfknights.co/AACWTenStats • Ksenia Kuznetsova stands at 23 wins this season and is tied for fifth-place in the record book. Her next win would put Playsight Stream: ucfknights.co/WatchUCFTen her in a tie for fourth place. Watch: American Digital Network • Rebeka Stolmar and Natalia Serrano are in the hunt for sixth place, Stolmar has 21 singles wins and Serrano has 20. A HISTORIC RUN SOCIAL KNIGHTS • The Knights won 16 matches in a row this season, tying their second best winning streak ever which was set back in 1997. Twitter: UCF_WTennis The record was 18 straight wins, a mark set from 1998 and carried over to 1999. •During the winning streak, the Knights defeated five ranked opponents, beat three SEC schools, and swept three Instagram: UCFWTennis opponents. UCF outscored opponents 85-18 during the run Facebook: /UCF.WTennis • UCF went 68 days without a loss during the winning streak UCF Athletics: UCF_Knights MARCH (AND FEBRUARY) MADNESS UCF, NOT CENTRAL FLORIDA • The Knights didn’t lose a match in the entire months of February and March. • UCF found out who they were during these months as their identity was shaped by beating some big named teams. Please refer to the University of Central The Knights closest win of the season was over #48 Florida, a win that propelled the Knights to their highest ranking in Florida as UCF, not Central Florida, on program history. UCF also made some statements in dominating Alabama, Ole Miss, and Illinois. all references. Also, UCF is no longer the KONIECKO’S 50TH WIN AT UCF “Golden Knights” and instead simply known • Head coach Bryan Koniecko picked up his 50th win at UCF in the team’s win over Illinois. The win made Koniecko the as the “Knights.” fastest coach in UCF women’s tennis history to 50 wins. UCFKNIGHTS.COM 2019 UCF TENNIS NOTES AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS 2019 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION School Name: University of Central Florida Name Ht. Cl. Hometown / Previous School Location: Orlando, Fla. Silvia Bordes 5-9 So. Denia, Spain Founded: 1963 Enrollment 67,000+ Sara Culbertson 5-4 Jr. Miami, Florida Nickname: Knights Ksenia Kuznetsova 5-7 So. Moscow, Russia Colors: Black and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I Valentina Martin 5-1 Fr. Caracas, Venezuela Conference: American Athletic Conference, The American Marie Mattel 5-7 Fr. Le Plessis-Bouchard, France President: Thad Seymour Athletics Director: Dr. Daniel J. White (Notre Dame ‘02) Natalia Serrano 5-5 Sr. Barcelona, Spain Athletics Department Phone: (407) 823-3213 Nandini Sharma 5-3 R-Fr. Chandigarh, India Athletics Website: www.UCFKnights.com UCF Women’s Tennis on Social Media: Rebeka Stolmar 5-5 So. Budapest, Hungary Facebook /UCF.WTennis Domenika Turkovic 5-8 Fr. Zagreb, Croatia Twitter @UCF_WTennis Instagram @UCFWTennis Valeriya Zeleva 5-7 R-So. Moscow, Russia COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Communications Assistant Ken Landis COACHING STAFF Cell Phone: (954) 531-4322 John Roddick - Director of Tennis – Third Season – Georgia ‘98 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: PO Box 163555 Bryan Koniecko - Head Coach – Third Season – Ohio State ‘09 Orlando, FL 32816 Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar - Assistant Coach -Third Season – Texas A&M ‘14 Physical Address: UCF Spectrum Stadium 4465 Knights Victory Way Kasey Reif - Director of Tennis Operations Orlando, FL 32816 PROGRAM INFORMATION (Info Prior to 2019 Season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE First Year of Tennis: 1978-79 (41st Season) Silvia Bordes ................................................................................................................Sil-vee-ah Board-es All-Time Record: 509-430 (.542) Ksenia Kuznetsova ............................................................................................. Sen-yah Kooz-net-sova Division I Record: 466-366 (.560) Record in The American: 10-18 (.357) Valentina Martin ........................................................................................................Val-en-teena Mar-tin Championships in The American: 0 Marie Mattel .........................................................................................................................................Muh-tell Record in The American Tournament: 4-5 Natalia Serrano ............................................................................................................................... Sir-on-oh Conference Championships: 5 (Last 2002) NCAA Regional Appearances: 4 (Last 2018) Nandini Sharma ..................................................................................................Nan-dee-nee Shar-muh National Championships: 0 Rebeka Stolmar ............................................................................................................ Rebecca Stoll-mar Domenika Turkovic ..............................................................................................Domenika Turk-O-vich VENUE INFORMATION Name: UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus Valeriya Zeleva ......................................................................................................... Va-lair-ee-uh Zel-eva Capacity: 1,200 Bryan Koniecko .............................................................................................................Brian Kun-yeck-oh Surface: Plexicushion Record at the USTA Nat’l Campus (Prior to ‘19): 23-6 (.793) KNIGHT NOTES UCF IN THE AAC TOURNAMENT STAFF INFORMATION (Info Prior to 2019 Season) IT’S AN HONOR 2018 - #1 SEED Head Coach: Bryan Koniecko (Ohio State ‘09) • The Knights have had four players win the American The Knights earned a #1 seed for the first time in Record at UCF: 33-14 (.702) through 2 seasons Athletic Conference Player of the Week.