HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2002-2003 TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 2002-2003 HOFSTRA U NIVERSITY T ENNIS Q UICK F ACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Enrollment: 13,400 TABLE OF CONTENTS Founded: 1935 Nickname: Pride or Flying Dutchmen/Dutchwomen Quick Facts . 2 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Affiliation: NCAA Division I This is Hofstra . 3 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Coaching Staff. 5 Home Facility: Hofstra University Outdoor Tennis Center 2002-2003 Rosters . 6 Player Profiles . 7 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Director of Athletics: Harry Royle Hofstra President . 13 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Athletic Administration . 14 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan Athletic Department Directory . 15 Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs: Mark Cox Hofstra Heritage. 16 Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Enhancement: Harold Starks Academic Support . 18 Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance: Kevin Delaney Sports Medicine/ Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing Athletic Training . 19 and Advertising Sales: Gina Paoli Long Island . 20 Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800 Athletic Department Fax: (516) 463-7514 2001-2002 Women’s Statistics and Results. 21 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan 2001-2002 Men’s Statistics Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 and Results. 22 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Jeremy Kniffin Colonial Athletic Association . 23 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 2002-2003 Schedules . 24 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/ Tennis Contact: Stephen Gorchov Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Fax: (516) 463-5033 Graduate Assistant: Jaclyn Pasquerella Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 TENNIS INFORMATION Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Head Coach: Bill Gerdts (LeMoyne, 1971) Head Athletic Trainer: Rick Zappala Record at Hofstra: Assistant Athletic Trainers: Christopher Grosskopf, Heather Clemons, 71-42/Eight years (men’s); Terry McLaughlin, Nicholas Mancini, Matt Reedy, Stacey Taradash and 53-65/Eight years (women’s) Paul Kinney Equipment Managers: Kevin Maxwell and Kathy Theiling Overall College Record: Assistant Equipment Mangers: Dave Walsh and Brit Stone 171-75/21 years (men’s); Photographer: Brian Ballweg 92-74/13 years (women’s) Assistant Coach: Jacob Chin (Hunter, 1979) HOFSTRA TENNIS ON THE WEB Tennis Office Phone: www.hofstra.edu/Athletics (516) 463-4968 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY T HIS IS H OFSTRA U NIVERSITY ounded in 1935 in one building on 15 acres in Hempstead, FFNew York, Hofstra University today has approximately 130 buildings on 240 acres. Located on Long Island, 25 miles east of Manhattan, the Hofstra student body of approximately 13,400 comes from 44 states and 64 countries. The Colleges and Schools of the University are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, New College, School of Communication, School of Education and Allied Human Services, School of Law, School for University Studies, University College for Continuing Education, Honors College and Saturday College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 130 areas of study. There are also approxi- mately 130 graduate programs, including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D. and J.D. degrees, advanced certificates and professional Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer diplomas. extensive high-tech training opportunities. There are computer terminals throughout the The George Dempster Hall for campus for student and faculty use. The Communications is one of University was ranked as one of Yahoo the largest, most advanced, Internet Life’s “100 Most Wired Colleges” for non-commercial television facilities in 2001-2002, with more than 750 PC, Macintosh the East. It houses a highly sophisticated and UNIX workstations available in labs and television production/ post-production classrooms. facility with two broadcast quality studios and control rooms; two advanced online video The fully computerized Hofstra Libraries contain 1.6 million edit suites; two Avid non-linear digital editing systems and volumes for student use. Only about 5 percent of American several cuts-only video work stations. Two satellite dishes are colleges have collections as extensive, and 85 percent have available with one dish providing special news feeds for the fewer than half that number. broadcast journalism room, which also has access to Associated Press, Nexis-Lexis and Dow Jones services. In addition, the facility Hofstra sponsors 500 cultural events annually, bringing is capable of feeding student-produced programming to the thousands of scholars, dignitaries and other participants to entire campus on our own cable channels. Also located here is campus. Hofstra has more than 200 musical and dramatic the University’s radio station (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production performances on campus each year. studios, a film/video screening room, film editing rooms, a computer laboratory, a speech performance studio and a large Hofstra has 12 galleries and exhibition areas and an extensive dance studio. outdoor sculpture collection. Five of the galleries and exhibition areas and the outdoor sculpture collection are directly under the Hofstra’s new C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facilities that are auspices of the Hofstra Museum. In addition, the entire 240-acre among the most technologically advanced in the nation. Every campus is used as an open-air gallery that includes more than seat in every classroom allows students direct access to the 60 outdoor sculptures, acting as a showcase for the Hofstra Internet and Hofstra network – including the resources of Museum, which houses one of the largest art collections in the Hofstra’s Axinn Library. metropolitan area. The Hofstra Museum is accredited by the 2002-2003 TENNIS 3 T HIS IS H OFSTRA U NIVERSITY American Association of Museums, one of only 94 universities in the nation and one of six in New York with such credentials. Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student newspaper, a Student Center, a recreation and center and numerous athletic facilities, including the 15,000- seat James M. Shuart Stadium and the 5,124-seat Hofstra Arena. Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympic-sized (eight lane, 50-meter) swimming pool, one of the largest such facilities in the New York metropolitan area. T HE FA CTS The Hofstra athletic program competes on the NCAA Division I Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in level and is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and 130 areas of study. the Atlantic 10 Football Conference. The University sponsors 18 intercollegiate programs – nine men’s sports and nine women’s The University offers approximately 130 sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, football, graduate programs. baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer and cross country. Women’s sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, Hofstra was ranked as one of Yahoo tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, cross country and golf. Internet Life’s “100 Most Wired The 18 men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic teams Colleges” for 2001-02. account for more than 150 home contests annually. Hofstra has 493 full-time faculty With its beautiful landscaping, Hofstra has won national members and 1,272 total faculty awards for campus beautification. It is a registered member of members. the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, featuring approximately 8,000 trees representing 425 species. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous Hofstra is one of only 262 institutions national agencies and the University is one of only 262 out of more than 3,600 with a chapter schools, out of more than 3,600 colleges and universities of Phi Beta Kappa. nationwide, with a chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,272 faculty members, 493 are full The Hofstra Libraries are fully computer- time and 91 percent hold the highest degrees in their fields. ized and contain 1.6 million volumes The student/faculty ratio is 16-to-1. available for student use. Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence halls with disabilities, and has been cited as a national model for and 13 dining facilities. this achievement. 4 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY C OACHING STAFF successful, recording a 39-9 record, including three consecutive BILL GERDTS second-place finishes at the New York State Championships. HEAD TENNIS COACH During this time Gerdts also served as owner and operator of a successful retail racquet sports store at the Crescent Club in Bill Gerdts is in his ninth season as Huntington, New York. In 1982 he became director of racquet Head Coach of Hofstra’s Men’s and sports at the Crescent Club. In the summer of 1997, Gerdts Women’s Tennis teams. Gerdts has received a professional one ranking, the highest certification for a posted a 71-42 overall record with the tennis instructor. He has also worked professional training men’s squad. Gerdts’ overall record as seminars at the Dennis Van der Meer Tennis University in Hilton a men’s coach is 171-75 over 21 Head, South Carolina, and at the Fred Stolle High Impact Tennis years of coaching. On the women’s side, Gerdts has compiled a Seminar at the Turnberry Isle Country Club in South Florida. record of 53-65 during his eight seasons at Hofstra, and a 92-74 Gerdts is on the advisory boards for Prince Manufacturing, Head career record in 12 seasons of coaching women’s tennis. Tennis Equipment, Trostel Leather Company, Rossignol Ski and Tennis, and Volkl Ski and Tennis. Gerdts transformed the Hofstra Men’s Tennis team into a conference power in the America East Conference in the late Gerdts, who resides in West Islip, New York, has a bachelor’s 1990’s. In 1999 Gerdts was named America East Coach of the in biology from LeMoyne College (1971) and a master’s in Year after leading the team to a 13-1 record and the school’s first education from Dowling College (1993).