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Table of Contents 2005 -06 Schedule Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...............................1 Date Tournament/Opponent Time 2005-06 Outlook ................................................ 2-3 Sept. 16-18 Alabama Fall Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) All Day Meet the Jackets ..................................................4-9 Sept. 23-26 Georgia Fall Tournament (Athens, Ga.) All Day Head Coach Kenny Thorne ........................... 10-11 Oct. 3-6 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American (Tulsa, Okla.) All Day Assistant Coach Josh Hausman/Support Staff ..... 12 Oct. 7-9 GEORGIA TECH FALL INVITATIONAL ALL DAY Georgia Tech Administration .............................. 13 Oct. 19-24 Region II Qualifier (Chapel Hill, NC) All Day Georgia Tech Campus .................................... 14-15 Jan. 12-15 Mexico Classic All Day Athletic Excellence ......................................... 16-17 Feb. 8 FURMAN Championship Facilities ................................. 18-19 Feb. 12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 1 p.m. Georgia Tech Traditions ................................ 20-21 Feb. 15 GEORGIA STATE 3 p.m. Georgia Tech Degree .......................................... 22 Feb. 18 ALABAMA 1 p.m. Alumni Reflections .............................................. 23 Bill Moore Tennis Center ............................... 24-25 Feb. 22 at South Carolina 2 p.m. Georgia Tech All-Americas .................................. 26 Feb. 24 AUBURN 2 p.m. All-ACC Performers ............................................ 27 Mar. 3 ARIZONA STATE 3 p.m. ACC Champions .................................................. 28 Mar. 5 MIAMI 1 p.m. NCAA History ..................................................... 29 Mar. 8 CLEMSON 2:30 p.m. 2004-05 Year in Review ...................................... 30 Mar. 12 at Florida State 1 p.m. 2004-05 ACC Year in Review .............................. 31 Mar. 15 vs. Georgia (at Stone Mountain Tennis Center) 3 p.m. 2005-06 Opponent Information/Tournaments .. 32-33 Mar. 20 at Texas A&M 6 p.m. Season Records ................................................... 34 Mar. 25 at Duke 1 p.m. Career Records ................................................... 35 Mar. 26 at North Carolina 12 p.m. Georgia Tech Honors ......................................... 36 Mar. 31 VIRGINIA 2 p.m. The ACC .............................................................. 37 Apr. 2 VIRGINIA TECH 12 p.m. Georgia Tech in the NCAA Team Championship . 38-39 Apr. 3 WAKE FOREST 1 p.m. Georgia Tech in the NCAA Championships ........ 40 Apr. 7 at North Carolina State 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Tennis Timeline ............................. 41 Apr. 9 at Wake Forest 12 p.m. Series Record vs. Opponents .............................. 42 Apr. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE 2:30 p.m. Year by Year Results ....................................... 43-46 Apr. 14 MARYLAND 3 p.m. Letterwinners ...................................................... 47 Apr. 20-23 ACC Championships (Cary, N.C.) TBA A Tribute to Bill Moore ....................................... 48 May 13-15 NCAA Regional Championships (TBA) TBA May 21-31 NCAA Championships (Palo Alto, Calif.) TBA Quick Facts Full Name: ............... Georgia Institute of Technology Location: ................................................ Atlanta, Ga. Founded: ......................................................... 1885 Enrollment: .................................................. 16,000 Sports Information Nickname: .............. Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck Mascot: ..................... “Buzz”, 1930 Model “A” Ford SID Office Phone:............................................................. (404) 894-5445 Colors: ..................................... Old Gold and White SID Office Fax: .................................................................. (404) 894-1248 Affiliation: ...................................... NCAA Division I Mailing & Overnight Address: Conference: ...........Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) ........................................................................ 150 Bobby Dodd Way, N.W. Facility(Capacity): .. Bill Moore Tennis Center (1,500) ........................................................................... Atlanta, GA 30332-0455 President: ............................... Dr. G. Wayne Clough Tech Athletics Website: ...................................... www.ramblinwreck.com Alma Mater, Year ........................ Georgia Tech, ‘64 Dir. of Communications: .................................................... Allison George Athletic Director: .................................. Dave Braine ..................................................................................... (Georgia Tech, ‘88) Alma Mater, Year ...................... North Carolina, ‘65 Asst. SID/Tennis Contact: .................................................... Melissa Jenkins Athletic Association Phone: ............ (404) 894-5400 .................................................................................... (Georgia Tech, ‘94) Home: ............................................................................... (404) 603-9953 E-mail: .......................................................... [email protected] Tennis Facts Asst. Tennis Contact: ............................................................... Peter Bourg Head Coach ........ Kenny Thorne (Georgia Tech, 1989) ..................................................................................... (Georgia Tech, ‘02) Record at Georgia Tech.......... 99-67,eighth season Home: ............................................................................... (404) 697-6363 Overall Record ...................... 99-67, eighth season E-mail: ............................................................. [email protected] Office Phone ................................. (404) 894-0459 Assistant Coach ..... Josh Hausman (USC-Spartanburg, 2001) Office Phone ................................. (404) 894-8371 2004-05 Overall Record ............................... 14-10 Credits 2004-05 ACC Record (Finish) ..................... 5-5/6th 2004-05 Final ITA National Rank ....................... 30 The 2005-06 Georgia Tech men’s tennis media guide is a product of the Georgia Tech Sports Information Players Returning/Lost ....................................... 6/3 Office. It was written, designed and edited by Melissa Jenkins with assistance from Peter Bourg and Newcomers .......................................................... 0 the Georgia Tech sports information staff. Photography by Christopher Gooley, Stanley Leary, Getty Images, M. McConnell, Gary Meek and Rob Skinner. Printing by Ebsco Media of Birmingham, Ala. 1 After going through the growing phase of Round of 16 at the ITA Mideast relying on the play of four freshman in 2004-05, Regional before falling 9-7 to a this season the Georgia Tech men’s tennis team from Old Dominion. team returns an experienced group as it enters “Marko has been one of our the 2006 season. This year’s squad will feature most improved players in the one senior, one junior, and four sophomores, past year,” Thorne said. “He wins each of whom played in significant matches a a lot of big points, and although he year ago with the goal in mind of obtaining a bid didn’t have the best fall, he was into the NCAA Tournament for the sixth only a couple of points away from consecutive year and advancing to the second having a great fall. He’s doing a round for the first time since the 2001 season. lot of things right and I think he’s “I believe we have one of the best young on track to keep improving. teams in the country and the talent to really Marko has also worked very hard make an impact,” said head coach Kenny on the mental aspect of his game Thorne, who begins his ninth season at the and it was great to see him helm of the Yellow Jackets. “I think we are solid become an All-American last Marko Rajevac all the way through the lineup and that we have season.” the experience. Last year, we had the talent but Tech’s other upper classman is junior Zachary One of the four sophomores competing for not necessarily the experience and jumping Rath, a native of Montreal, Canada. Tech this season is Scott Blackmon from into the season should not be as tough this year. A year ago, Rath was a steady force at No. 4 Pensacola, Fla. It’s a fun team to coach and I’m excited to see singles, posting 10 victories and a 6-4 record in Competing primarily in doubles during his some of our guys step up and play at the level ACC play. Late in the season Rath also began freshman year, Blackmon compiled a 8-6 I know they are capable of playing.” playing No. 3 doubles with Scott Blackmon and record at the No. 3 doubles spot, including a 4- For the past two months, the men’s team the pair posted a 6-3 record with wins over 6 ACC record. He had four different playing participated in five events and many players Vanderbilt, North Carolina, and NC State. During partners during the dual match season, finishing had strong showings during that time. the 2005 fall, he was one of the Jackets’ top the year with Zachary Rath and a 6-3 record One player who has shown great performers with a 8-4 record in singles action. along with a win over Vanderbilt in the NCAA improvements over his career at Tech has His best performance came at the Southern tournament. Blackmon saw action in four been the lone senior of the class, Marko Rajevac. Intercollegiates where he advanced to the singles matches and posted a 2-2 record in dual The Yugoslavian native is one of two returning semifinals of the