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2013 Preview The Panthers Credits Roster and Schedule...... 4 Whitney Byrd...... 38 The 2013 GSU Women’s Tennis media Quick Facts and Team Information...... 6 Jocelyn Ffriend...... 40 guide is a production of the Georgia Sports 2012 Season Preview...... 8 Maryna Kozachenko...... 42 Communications office and was created 2012 Opponent Information...... 10 Abigail Tere-Apisah...... 44 using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. The Masa Grgan...... 46 guide was written, designed and edited by Georgia State University Chaimaa Roudami...... 48 Randy Lieberman with editing assistance Georgia State University...... 12 Phoebe Chiem...... 50 from Allison George, Charlie Taylor and GSU Campus...... 14 Megan Nelms...... 51 Mike Holmes. Cover design by Summit ...... 16 Linn Timmermann...... 52 Media. Campus Housing...... 18 President Dr. Mark P. Becker...... 20 *Player bios listed in order by class Photographs Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick...... 21 Photos supplied by Bill Kallenberg, Rick Student-Athlete Development...... 22 2011-12 Review Limpert and Georgia State Sports Com- Panthers in the Community...... 24 2011-12 Season Review...... 54 munications files. Sports Medicine...... 26 2011-12 Match Statistics...... 56 Athletics Master Facilities Plan...... 27 Staff Directory...... 28 Women’s Tennis History @GSUWTennis Individual Best Seasons...... 59 Panther Staff Season-by-Season Results...... 60 Head Coach Miha Lisac...... 30 All-Conference/Academic...... 63-64 Nike is the official footwear and apparel supplier of the Assistant Coach Robin Stephenson...... 32 All-Time Letterwinners...... 65 Georgia State University Volunteer Asst. Coach Clarence Boyd...... 33 women’s tennis team Tennis Support Staff...... 34 Sports Communications...... 36 Quick Facts

NAME HT HAND YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) (LAST SCHOOL) Whitney Byrd 5-3 Right Senior Atlanta, Ga. (Auburn Montgomery) Phoebe Chiem 5-3 Right Sophomore Duluth, Ga. (Duluth HS) (CUNY Queens College) Jocelyn Ffriend 5-6 Left Graduate New Rochelle, N.Y. (New Rochelle HS) (North Carolina) Masa Grgan 5-6 Right Sophomore Maribor, Slovenia (Il Gimnazija Maribor) Maryna Kozachenko 5-6 Right Senior Kiev, Ukraine (Kiev International School) Megan Nelms 5-4 Right Sophomore Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS) Chaimaa Roudami 5-6 Right Sophomore Casablanca, Morocco (Groupe Scolaire d’Anfa) Abigail Tere-Apisah 5-6 Right Junior Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Albury HS) Linn Timmermann 5-7 Right Freshman Rostock, Germany (Saddlebrook Preparatory School)

COACHING STAFF POSITION EXPERIENCE ALMA MATER Miha Lisac Head Coach Sixth Season Georgia State University, ‘05 Robin Stephenson Assistant Coach First Season University of Alabama, ‘06 Clarence Boyd Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season Georgia State University, ‘07

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY STATE/COUNTRY BY CLASS Whitney Byrd...... BIRD USA/Georgia...... 3 Graduate Student...... 1 Phoebe Chiem...... FEE-bee, CHEEM USA/New York...... 1 Seniors...... 2 Jocelyn Ffriend...... JOSS-a-lin, FRIEND Germany...... 1 Juniors...... 1 Masa Grgan...... MASHA, gerr-GONE Morocco...... 1 Sophomores...... 4 Maryna Kozachenko...... muh-REE-nah Papua New Guinea...... 1 Freshmen...... 1 Miha Lisac...... MEE-ha, LEE-sots Slovenia...... 1 Chaimaa Roudami...... SHAY-ma Ukraine...... 1 ROO-dah-me Abigail Tere-Apisah...... tear-ee AH-pee-sah DAY DATE OPPONENT (Rank) LOCATION TIME Saturday Jan. 19 Syracuse (#72) Blackburn Tennis Center 1:00 p.m. ITA Kick-Off Weekend (Dan Magill Tennis Complex / Athens, Ga.) Sunday Jan. 27 Oklahoma State (#40) Athens, Ga. TBA Monday Jan. 28 Georgia (#6) / Columbia (#73) Athens, Ga. TBA

Saturday Feb. 2 Illinois (#24) The Standard Club/Johns Creek, Ga. 10:00 a.m. Sunday Feb. 3 Wake Forest The Manor Golf & CC 10:00 a.m. Saturday Feb. 9 Auburn (#69) Auburn, Ala. 2:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 16 UCF Tallahassee, Fla. Noon Sunday Feb. 17 Florida State (#38) Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. Thursday Feb. 21 (#20) Atlanta, Ga. 2:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 23 Eastern Kentucky Blackburn Tennis Center 9:00 a.m. Friday Mar. 1 Kennesaw State Blackburn Tennis Center 2:00 p.m. VolleyFest Supporting Women’s Cancer Care Sunday Mar. 3 Tulane (#55) Blackburn Tennis Center 9:00 a.m.

Saturday Mar. 9 Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C. 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mar. 17 USF (#43) Tampa, Fla. 10:00 a.m. Tuesday Mar. 19 Clemson (#22) Orlando, Fla. 2:00 p.m. Friday Mar. 29 Louisville Louisville, Ky. 3:00 p.m. Saturday Mar. 30 North Texas* (#53) Louisville, Ky. Noon Friday Apr. 5 William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. 3:00 p.m. Saturday Apr. 6 VCU (#46) Richmond, Va. 9:00 a.m. SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday-Sunday Apr. 18-21 TBA Lafayette, La. TBA NCAA WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday-Monday May 16-27 TBA Urbana, Ill. TBA

Bold indicates home match | All times are listed as Eastern and are subject to change | *Sun Belt match Quick Facts

GENERAL INFORMATION WOMEN’S TENNIS HISTORY School...... Georgia State University First Year of Competition...... 1976 (37th yr.) Location...... Atlanta, Ga. Overall Record...... 307-260 (.542) Founded...... 1913 Conference Championships...... 1 Enrollment...... 33,000 NCAA Team Appearances...... 0 Nickname...... Panthers NCAA Singles Appearances...... 1 Colors...... Blue (PMS 286) and White (Abigail Tere-Apisah/NCAA Singles Championship 2012) Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Tennis Conference...... Sun Belt Conference TEAM INFORMATION President...... Dr. Mark P. Becker/4th Year 2011-12 Overall Record...... 11-7 Athletics Director...... Cheryl L. Levick/4th Year Splits...... Home 4-0, Away 4-6, Neutral 3-1 Athletics Dept. Phone...... (404) 413-4000 2012 CAA Record/Finish...... 1-2/2nd Conference Splits...... Home 0-0, Away 0-2, Neutral 1-0 WOMEN’S TENNIS STAFF CAA Tournament...... W, 4-0 vs. #6 James Madison Head Coach...... Miha Lisac (Georgia State, ‘05) W, 4-2 vs. #2 UNCW Career Record...... 55-38 (.591) L, 3-4 vs. #1 VCU Record at Georgia State (6 Seasons)...... 55-38 (.591) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 5/2 Office Phone...... (404) 413-4072 Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/2 Fax...... (404) 413-4001 Newcomers...... 3 E-mail...... [email protected] Assistant Coach...... Robin Stephenson MAILING ADDRESS E-mail...... [email protected] GSU Sports Arena Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Yolanda Berryhill 125 Decatur Street Athletic Trainer...... Tyler Schuster Suite 201 Atlanta, Ga. 30303 2011-12 STATISTICS 2012 NEWCOMERS SINGLES DOUBLES PLAYER OVERALL CAA OVERALL CAA PLAYER YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Whitney Byrd 12-6 2-1 11-7 2-1 Phoebe Chiem So. Duluth, Ga. (Duluth HS) Masa Grgan 10-6 1-2 8-9 1-2 Jocelyn Ffriend Gr. New Rochelle, N.Y. (New Rochelle HS) Maryna Kozachenko 6-9 1-2 10-7 1-2 Linn Timmermann Fr. Rostock, Germany (Saddlebrook Prep) Tereza Lerova 6-9 0-2 10-8 2-1 Martina Ondrackova 0-1 0-0 8-6 1-2 Chaimaa Roudami 13-5 2-1 2-5 0-1 2012-13 VOLLEYFEST Abigail Tere-Apisah 19-2 2-1 9-8 1-1 Georgia State will host its first VolleyFest event supporting 2011-12 HONORS Women’s Cancer Care on Sunday, Mar. 3 at the Blackburn Ten- nis Center (9 a.m.). The No. 69-ranked Panthers will take on Abigail Tere-Apisah No. 58-ranked Tulane in a dual-match with The Sport of Giving -2012 ITA All-American receiving all donations collected by the team before, during and -2012 NCAA Singles Championship Round of 16 after the match. The team will wear pink jerseys to raise awareness -2012 CAA Player of the Year for breast cancer prevention. -2012 All-CAA First Team Singles -2012 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch

Whitney Byrd -2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles -2012 All-CAA Second Team Singles

Maryna Kozachenko -2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles 2013 Season Preview

he next step for the Georgia State “It’s exciting to be preparing for the start of of the toughest regions for women’s tennis women’s tennis team might in fact the spring season, we worked hard during in the country. To close her fall, Tere- be one giant, collective, leap in the the fall to prepare for this year,” Lisac said, Apisah won her first-round match at the T2012-13 season. “We are continuing to take steps forward prestigious USTA/ITA National Intercol- as a program and we are looking forward legiate Indoor Championships at the USTA Georgia State earned many accomplish- to the challenging schedule this spring.” Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in ments last year with junior Abigail Tere- Flushing, N.Y. Apisah breaking onto the national stage as SINGLES the program’s first ITA All-American. As “Abby continues to progress as a player a team, the Panthers played one of their The lineup begins with the acclaimed Tere- and has cemented herself as one of the top toughest schedules in program history Apisah, who earned numerous accolades 30 players in the nation,” Lisac said. “Even and went 11-7 with their third trip to the in one of the best individual seasons in though she has had success already, Abby conference finals in the last four years. school history last year. Beyond earning has not reached her potential yet. I believe ITA All-American honors by advancing that Abby’s best tennis is ahead of her and The expectations rise in 2013 with the to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Singles she will continue to progress as a tennis jump to the Sun Belt Conference as the No. Championship, Tere-Apisah was the ITA player and a leader.” 70-ranked Panthers, led by sixth-year head Southeast Region Player to Watch, CAA coach Miha Lisac, are the second high- Player of the Year and All-CAA First Team With the departure of the graduated est ranked team in the conference. GSU Singles. She finished the season with a Tereza Lerova, GSU must fill a void at competes in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend national ranking of No. 38 and begins this the No. 2 singles position. Three notable for a second-consecutive year and for the year ranked No. 29. candidates are seniors Whitney Byrd and first time ever begins the season with a Maryna Kozachenko and sophomore team national ranking, one singles player Tere-Apisah bumped up her ranking with Masa Grgan, who are all coming off strong nationally ranked (Tere-Apisah, #29) and stellar play at prestigious tournaments spring and fall seasons. Byrd, an All-CAA a doubles team nationally ranked (Tere- in the fall season. She won two matches award winner last spring, went 12-6 last Apisah & Masa Grgan, #19). against No. 29-ranked Ecaterina Vasenina year including 9-4 in the No. 3 slot. Ko- (USF) and No. 94 Elizabeth Kilborn (Ga. zachenko rotated between the No. 3 and 4 GSU returns five starters from last season, Tech) at the Southern Shootout, hosted positions to earn six wins and clinch three including CAA Player of the Year Tere- by Georgia State. She then defeated No. GSU victories. Grgan is coming off a stellar Apisah, All-CAA Second Team Singles 20-ranked Aeriel Ellis (Texas) in the con- rookie season where she went 10-6 in the honoree Whitney Byrd and an All-CAA solation round at the Riviera/ITA Women’s No. 4 and 5 positions. First Team Doubles pairing of Byrd and se- All-American Championships in Pacific nior Maryna Kozachenko. Three newcom- Palisades, Calif. on Oct. 4. After that she “Masa, Whitney, and Maryna have had a ers join the team this season to add depth advanced to the semifinals at the ITA good year of work thus far and I believe to an experienced and successful lineup. Southeast Regional Championships, one it will transfer over to the spring season,” doubles. Their biggest contribution will be cancer in the Atlanta area and to also get Lisac said, “We are taking a team approach continuing the play the way they did in the on the courts and compete in a variety of in general but especially in singles this sea- fall.” tennis formats. son. It doesn’t matter whether a player is in the lineup for a particular match or which The Panthers have flexibility with their- fi The Panthers finish the season with seven position she is playing, we are all working nal two doubles spots. They can reunite the road matches including four against together as a group.” likes of Byrd and Kozachenko, an All-CAA nationally-ranked foes. GSU will compete First Team pair last year, or split them in the Sun Belt Championships in Lafay- Sophomore Chaimaa Roudami returns this up between the No. 2 and 3 slots. Ffriend ette, La., beginning on Apr. 18. season after she also put together a stellar brings a strong doubles game to GSU after rookie campaign at GSU. The Casablanca, she achieved a No. 28 doubles ranking “One of our long-term goals is to continue Morocco, native went 13-5 to finish second during her time at UNC. GSU can also to improve our national ranking, and to on the team in singles victories. The Pan- count on strong doubles play from Rou- do so we have to compete against the top thers will also look to newcomers Jocelyn dami and Timmermann, who will each teams in the country,” Lisac said. “Our Ffriend and Linn Timmermann to provide compete for spots in the doubles lineup. spring schedule is very challenging from depth this season. Ffriend joined GSU as a the very beginning with Syracuse com- transfer from North Carolina prior to the “We have played some good doubles dur- ing to Atlanta for our first dual match and fall and went 5-1 in singles play. Timmer- ing the fall and have flexibility as far as then making a trip to Athens for the ITA mann is a highly-regarded freshman that doubles pairings,” Lisac said, “I believe that Kick-Off Weekend. Our focus is on how led the team with an 11-4 mark in the fall we are mature enough as a team to form we answer the challenges of a tough sched- including a trip to the consolation final at different doubles combinations that can ule and how we maintain our hunger and the ITA Regionals. be successful, but we are most concerned focus against tough competition through- about having a strong lineup overall and out the season.” “Chaimaa had a good season for the team competing at every single spot.” last year and I don’t see anything changing Visit the women’s tennis page on Geor- this spring,” Lisac said. “Linn and Jocelyn SCHEDULE giaStateSports.com for a preview of all have been very solid additions for our pro- the matches this year and check back all gram. They are two of the hardest workers For a second-consecutive season, Georgia season for the latest news on the women’s we have and I am looking forward to hav- State is slated to play one of its toughest tennis team. ing them contribute this spring when we schedules in program history. This year’s continue to prepare to take the program schedule features 12 matches against teams onto the national stage.” that are nationally ranked in the preseason, including three of those matches at home. DOUBLES The 70th-ranked Panthers start the 2013 A staple of the GSU program under Lisac season with a showdown against No. 72 is strong doubles play. The Panthers Syracuse. The match will be played on the struggled to find consistent success at the indoor courts at the newly-built Georgia onset of last season but caught fire late by Tech Tennis Center. GSU then follows winning six of their final nine possible that up with the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in doubles points. Athens, Ga., where it is scheduled to play No. 40 Oklahoma State and either No. 6 Georgia State leads with the formidable Georgia or No. 73 Columbia. pairing of Tere-Apisah and Grgan. The two earned a No. 19 national ranking by The Panthers begin February with a match defeating two nationally-ranked opponents against No. 20-ranked Illinois on Feb. 2 in the fall. They knocked off No. 24-ranked at the Standard Club (10 a.m.). Next is a Ecaterina Vasenina and Loreto Alonso string of tough road matches at No. 69 Au- of USF 8-3 at the Southern Shootout burn (Feb. 9), at No. 38 Florida State (Feb. before winning an 8-6 match against No. 17) and at No. 30 Georgia Tech (Feb. 21). 50-ranked Maho Kowase and Lilly Kimbell of Georgia at the ITA Regionals. They lost GSU then hosts three matches, including just one doubles match in the fall to the one against local-rival Kennesaw State on current No. 15-ranked pair in the nation. Mar. 1 (2 p.m.). GSU will also host its first annual VolleyFest Supporting Women’s “Abby and Masa have clicked from the Cancer Care event in partnership with first time they played together in practice,” The Sport of Giving on Mar. 3 vs. No. Lisac said, “I think they can continue to 55-ranked Tulane (9 a.m.). The event will mature as a team and lead the team in be an opportunity for participants to join the effort in the fight against women’s 2013 Opponents

Syracuse Orange (#72) Date: January 18, 2013 Head Coach: SID: Arielle Sargent Time: 11:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 14-6 Email: [email protected] Location: Atlanta, Ga. Big East Record (finish): 6-2/7th Phone: 315-443-2608 Series: First Meeting Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Website: suathletics.com

Oklahoma State Cowgirls (#40) Date: January 27, 2013 Head Coach: Chris Young SID: Sara Legarsky Time: TBA 2012 Record: 11-10 Email: N/A Location: Athens, Ga. Big 12 Record (finish): 5-4/5th Phone: 405-744-7714 Series: First Meeting Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Website: okstate.com

Georgia Bulldogs (#6) Date: January 28, 2013 Head Coach: Jeff Wallace SID: Christopher Lakos Time: TBA 2012 Record: 17-4 Email: [email protected] Location: Athens, Ga. SEC Record (finish): 7-1/2nd Phone: 706-542-1621 Series: First Meeting Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Website: georgiadogs.com

Columbia Lions (#73) Date: January 28, 2013 Head Coach: Ilene Weintraub SID: Brock Malone Time: TBA 2012 Record: 13-6 (.684) Email: [email protected] Location: Athens, Ga. Ivy League Record (finish): 4-3/4th Phone: 212-854-9870 Series: First Meeting Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 Website: gocolumbialions.com

Illinois Fighting Illini (#24) Date: February 2, 2013 Head Coach: Michelle Dasso SID: Nicole Mechling Time: 10:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 18-8 (.692) Email: [email protected] Location: The Standard Club Big 10 Record: 9-2 Phone: 217-254-0170 Series: First Meeting Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3 Website: fightingillini.com

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Date: February 3, 2013 Head Coach: Jeff Wyshner SID: Alex Botoman Time: 10:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 3-18 (.143) Email: [email protected] Location: The Manor Golf & CC ACC Record: 0-11 Phone: 336-758-4196 Series: 1-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Website: wakeforestsports.com

Auburn Tigers (#69) Date: February 9, 2013 Head Coach: Lauren Longbotham Meisner SID: Taylor Bryan Time: 2:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 5-18 Email: [email protected] Location: Auburn, Ala. SEC Record: 1-10 Phone: 334-844-9900 Series: 0-4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/2 Website: auburntigers.com

UCF Knights Date: February 16, 2013 Head Coach: Stephanie Nickitas SID: Brian Ormiston Time: 12:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 10-11 (.476) Email: [email protected] Location: Tallahassee, Fla. C-USA Record: 2-1 Phone: 407-823-2409 Series: 0-7 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Website: ucfathletics.com

Florida State Seminoles (#38) Date: February 17, 2013 Head Coach: Jennifer Hyde SID: Christa Salerno Time: 1:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 13-11 (.542) Email: [email protected] Location: Tallahassee, Fla. ACC Record: 6-8 Phone: 850-644-5653 Series: 0-1 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Website: seminoles.com

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (#20) Date: February 21, 2013 Head Coach: Rodney Harmon SID: Marcus Dittmer Time: 2:30 p.m. 2012 Record: 16-12 (.571) Email: [email protected] Location: Atlanta, Ga.. ACC Record: 6-5 Phone: 404-894-5445 Series: 1-12 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Website: towsontigers.com

Eastern Kentucky Colonels Date: February 23, 2013 Head Coach: Rob Oertel SID: Michael Clark Time: 9:30 a.m. 2012 Record: 18-7 (.720) Email: [email protected] Location: Blackburn TC OVC Record: 9-0 Phone: 859-622-6170 Series: 1-1 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Website: ekusports.com

Kennesaw State Owls Date: March 1, 2013 Head Coach: Jeffrey Kutac SID: Libby Knight Time: 2:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 14-8 (.636) Email: [email protected] Location: Atlanta, Ga. A-Sun Record: 6-3 Phone: 770-794-7589 Series: 2-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Website: ksuowls.com

Tulane Green Wave (#55) Date: March 3, 2013 Head Coach: Terri Sisk SID: Roger Dunaway Time: 9:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 19-6 Email: [email protected] Location: Blackburn TC C-USA Record: 5-1 Phone: 504-862-8240 Series: 2-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Website: tulanegreenwave.com

Winthrop Eagles Date: March 9, 2013 Head Coach: Cid Carvalho SID: Bryan Dillon Time: 10:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 15-11 (.577) Email: [email protected] Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Big South Record (finish): 8-0/1st Phone: 803-323-3419 Series: 1-1 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/1 Website: winthropeagles.com

South Florida Bulls (#43) Date: March 17, 2013 Head Coach: Agustin Moreno SID: Casey Goldstein Time: 10:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 14-7 Email: [email protected] Location: Tampa, Fla. Big East Record: 3-0 Phone: 813-974-0415 Series: 1-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/2 Website: gousfbulls.com

Clemson Tigers (#22) Date: March 19, 2013 Head Coach: Nancy Harris SID: Jeff Kallin Time: 2:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 16-10 Email: [email protected] Location: Orlando, Fla. ACC Record (finish): 8-3/4th Phone: 864-656-1920 Series: 0-3 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4 Website: clemsontigers.com

Louisville Cardinals Date: March 29, 2013 Head Coach: Mark Beckham SID: Nancy Worley Time: 3:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 13-10 (.565) Email: [email protected] Location: Louisville, Ky. Big East Record: 2-1 Phone: 502-852-0113 Series: 1-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Website: gocards.com

North Texas Mean Green (#53) Date: March 30, 2013 Head Coach: Sujay Lama SID: Aimee Clark Time: 12:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 18-7 (.720) Email: [email protected] Location: Louisville, Ky. Sun Belt Record (finish): 6-0/1st Phone: 940-565-3671 Series: 0-1 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Website: meangreensports.com

William & Mary Tribe Date: April 5, 2013 Head Coach: Tyler Thomson SID: Kris Sears Time: 3:00 p.m. 2012 Record: 6-16 (.273) Email: [email protected] Location: Williamsburg, Va. CAA Record: 1-2 Phone: 757-221-3368 Series: 2-4 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Website: tribeathletics.com

VCU Rams (#46) Date: April 6, 2013 Head Coach: Paul Kostin SID: Mitchell Moore Time: 9:00 a.m. 2012 Record: 20-5 (.800) Email: [email protected] Location: Richmond, Va. CAA Record (finish): 5-0/1st Phone: 804-828-8496 Series: 3-7 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 Website: vcuathletics.com

ince beginning his tenure as reach, the cornerstone of which was Georgia State University’s the 2010 opening of GSU’s Confucius seventh president on Jan. Institute, a partnership with the Beijing S1, 2009, Mark P. Becker has Language and Culture University and launched a major strategic planning one of the first business-oriented Confu- initiative focused on positioning the cius Institutes in the United States. university to become one of the nation’s In addition, Becker leads a diverse premier urban universities. Embracing university whose undergraduate its commitments to recognized excel- academic profile continues to rise, and professor and associate dean for academic lence in both education and research, a number of the university’s excellent affairs at the University of Michigan’s as well as its unique location in and graduate programs enjoy strong national School of Public Health. He also has held commitment to Atlanta, the university rankings. academic appointments at the University is rising to new levels of accomplishment Becker also has overseen a number of Washington, the and impact. of physical improvements and enhance- and Cornell University. Under Becker’s leadership, GSU in ments including: the opening of the Becker earned his bachelor’s degree 2011 approved and began implementa- Parker H. “Pete” Petit Science Center; in mathematics from Towson State tion of its 10-year Strategic Plan, whose the university’s first freshman housing University and his doctorate in statistics mission is to position Georgia State and dining complex, the Piedmont from the Pennsylvania State University. “as a dynamic academic community North housing and dining complex; Active in the Atlanta community, where teaching and research combine the construction of on-campus Greek Becker is a member of the Central to produce leaders and create solutions housing; and the purchasing of land for Atlanta Progress Executive Committee; to conquer the challenges of the 21s future growth and expansion in down- Atlanta Committee for Progress Board century.” town Atlanta. of Directors; Georgia Aquarium Board; In 2010 Becker oversaw the launch of Prior to his appointment to Georgia Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees; the Second Century Initiative for faculty State, Becker served as executive vice Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce excellence, or “2CI.” This initiative is president for academic affairs and Board of Directors; Georgia Chamber of recruiting additional faculty members provost at the University of South Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia to Georgia State to build internationally Carolina. Research Alliance Board of Trustees; recognized scholarly strength and crit- Before assuming that role, Becker Commerce Club Operating Board; ical mass in areas of priority. spent three years at the University of ARCHE (Atlanta Regional Council for Seeking to recognize the importance Minnesota as a biostatistics professor, Higher Education) Board; the Coalition and influence of international commerce dean of the School of Public Health and of Urban Serving Universities Board of and technology for Georgia State students assistant vice president of Public Health, Directors; and the World Affairs Council and researchers, Becker has worked to Preparedness and Emergency Response. of Atlanta Board of Directors. enhance Georgia State University’s global From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a During his career, Becker has been involved in several professional associa- tions, including the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, the International Biometric Society and the American Statistical Association, where he is a fellow. He has been principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and he has published extensively in leading journals of medicine, public health, and statistics. Becker has served on a number of edito- rial boards, was co-editor of Sociological Methodology, and was a guest editor for Sociological Methods and Research and for the Journal of the American Statis- tical Association. Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, have two grown children, Matthew and Julia. n just three years at the helm, Georgia cumulative grade point average over 3.0 State University Director of Athletics while completing more than 5,000 hours of Cheryl L. Levick has overseen the community service annually. Iremarkable transformation of Panther In 2011, Levick was recognized by the Athletics, from the launch of GSU football SportsBusiness Journal as a “Game Changer” to the enhancement of every sports program among women in sports business. to the announcement that Georgia State will With a resume of experience and success move to the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, at prestigious athletics programs across the 2013. nation, Levick came to Georgia State in March Levick presided over the Georgia State 2009 from the University of Maryland, where football program’s highly successful debut she served as chief of staff/executive senior in 2010, and now, after just two seasons, she athletic director, overseeing daily manage- has the Panthers poised for a jump to the ment of the 27-sport program. Her impres- Football Bowl Subdivision, a move that will sive career includes a total of seven years as continue GSU’s ascent to the forefront of director of athletics at Santa Clara University . and Saint Louis University as well as nearly Her significant imprint extends to the two decades in senior administrative posi- court as she lured successful head tions at Maryland and Stanford University coach Ron Hunter, who revitalized GSU and stints with the Pacific 10 Conference and basketball in his first season and led the the NCAA headquarters. Panthers to their first postseason berth in a Levick was named the 2001 Division I decade. Athletic Administrator of the Year by the Levick’s first three years on the job have National Association of Collegiate Women also been marked by dramatic upgrades in Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In facilities and fund-raising. Annual giving 2005-06, she received the General Sports to the Panther Athletic Club has increased TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year more than ten-fold, and the two largest gifts Award for the NCAA Division I Central in the history of GSU athletics have been Region, and she was recognized in both 1998 secured. Construction projects include the and 1999 as one of the nation’s Top 25 Female GSU Football Practice Complex, new facili- Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s Sports ties for strength and conditioning and sports Business Journal. She is a past president of medicine, and upgrades to every venue used the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletic Direc- Clara University, where she oversaw a by the Panthers. tors Association. major renovation of the school’s basketball And the progress continues. In 2012-13, Before going to Maryland in 2007, she arena. The Broncos’ women’s soccer team sand comes on board as Georgia served three years (2004-07) as director of captured the 2001 national championship, State’s 19th sport, complete with a state-of- athletics at Saint Louis, where she led the still the only NCAA team title in school the-art facility on the GSU campus. The new transition from Conference USA to the history. sand volleyball complex is part of an ambi- Atlantic 10 Conference and served as the lead Prior to Santa Clara, Levick worked 12 tious Athletics Master Facilities Plan that fundraiser for a new $80 million on-campus years at Stanford as senior associate athletic Levick has developed to address the needs of arena and practice complex. In 2006, she director and senior woman administrator. every sport. received the Carl O. Bauer Award as the top She served as the primary administrator for One constant amid the change is the amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. 33 varsity programs that won 44 national success of GSU student-athletes in the class- Levick also spent four years (2000-04) as championships and six straight Sears Cup room as the Panthers maintain a director of athletics and recreation at Santa titles during her tenure. Levick previously served as assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, assistant director of communications and women’s programs at the NCAA, women’s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock University, and assistant gymnastics coach and synchro- nized swim coach at Indiana University. She THE LEVICK began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., coaching gymnas- FAMILY: tics and women’s track. (l-r) Michael, Levick is a 1974 graduate of the Univer- Heather, sity of Missouri, and she holds a masters Cheryl and degree in athletic administration from Melissa. Indiana University. She has two daughters: Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa.

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Miha Lisac, a former player and men’s assistant coach at Georgia State, begins his sixth season as head coach of the women’s tennis program at his alma mater. Lisac, the 2009 CAA Coach of the Year, took over the head coaching position in the sum- The Lisac File mer of 2007 after serving as the men’s assistant coach from 2005-07. He saw the opportunity to lead the program as “a chance to give back to the school and the community that helped to raise me.” Lisac has been associated with Georgia State tennis for more than a decade as a Hometown: Velenje, Slovenia student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach. Alma Mater: Georgia State University, 2005 Coaching Accomplishments In five seasons at the helm, Lisac has led the women’s tennis program to one conference title, back-to-back CAA Championship finals appearances and two other berths in the CAA • 2012 All-American (Abigail Tere-Apisah) Championship semifinals. His overall record stands at 55-38 (.591). The highlight of his • #38 Ranking in 2012 (Highest in School History) tenure came in 2009, when he guided Georgia State to the first NCAA appearance in school • 4-3 Win vs. #43 USF in 2012 (Highest Ranked Win in School History) history and was named CAA Coach of the Year. • 2009 CAA Coach of the Year • 2009 CAA Championship Last year was a benchmark year in the Georgia State women’s tennis program. Abigail Tere- • 2009 NCAA Tournament Participant Apisah became the school’s first-ever tennis All-American after advancing to the Round of • 2nd-Best Winning Percentage All-Time (.789 in 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship. Tere-Apisah also took home CAA Player of the Year 2010-11) and Most Outstanding Performer honors. Whitney Byrd and Maryna Kozachenko became • 3 CAA Finals Appearances just the second pair in Lisac’s tenure to earn All-CAA First Team Doubles honors. The team • 3 CAA Players of the Year advanced to its second-straight CAA finals and earned its highest ITA Ranking in school • 2 CAA Rookies of the Year history (#38 on Feb. 25, 2012). The team finished the season ranked in the ITA National Team • 6 All-CAA First Team Singles Honorees Rankings for a third consecutive year after defeating three nationally-ranked opponents. By • 4 All-CAA Second Team Singles Honorees finishing in the Top 75, GSU earned a bid to the ITA Kick-Off Weekend National Indoor • 2 Most Outstanding Performers at CAA Champ. Tournament for the second-consecutive year. The Panthers earned a victory over its highest Coaching History ranked opponent in school history with a 4-3 upset at No. 37-ranked USF during the 2012 season. • 2007-Present, GSU Women’s Tennis Head Coach • 2005-07 GSU Men’s Tennis Assistant Coach In 2010-11, the Panthers achieved a No. 55 ranking to finish the season to earn a spot at the Playing Accomplishments national indoor tournament in the spring. The tournament takes the top 64 teams in the na- tion. GSU enjoyed an outstanding season, advancing to the CAA Championship finals and • 2004 All-Atlantic Sun First Team earning a 15-4 overall record, including an 8-2 mark on the road. The Panthers earned the • 2005 ITA Regional Doubles Competitor No. 3 seed in the CAA Championships, opening with a 4-0 win over Delaware. The team then • 2005 All-Atlantic Sun Second Team • Four-Year Atlantic Sun All-Academic Honoree upset No. 35 VCU, 4-2, in the semifinals. The Panthers won the doubles point in the finals against William & Mary, but fell 4-2. Abigail Tere-Apisah was named CAA Championship Education Most Outstanding Performer after going undefeated at No. 1 singles. It makred the second • Georgia State University - M.S. Sports time a Georgia State women’s tennis player received the award, following Martina Administration (2007) Ondrackova in 2009. • Georgia State University - B.S. Sports Administration (2005) In Lisac’s third season as head coach, the team reached the semifinal round of the CAA tournament for the third straight year while producing two all-CAA athletes in Diana Nakic (first team singles, second team doubles), and Linda Hricistova (second team doubles). Nakic was named CAA Co-Player of the Year after a season in which she went a perfect 17-0 in singles in dual match play, and she was selected for the NCAA Singles Championship.

In 2009, Lisac presided over one of the most successful women’s tennis campaign in Georgia State history as the Panthers captured their first conference title to reach the NCAA Championships for the first time ever. GSU posted an 11-5 record and finished the year with a national ranking of No. 47. For his efforts, Lisac was honored as CAA Coach of the Year. Diana Nakic was named both Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the conference and was one of four Panthers on the All-CAA squad, along with Martina Nitkova (first team singles), Dariana Kozmina (second team singles) and Linda Hricistova (second team doubles). Nakic also became the first GSU female to earn selection to the NCAA Singles Championship but was unable to compete.

In his head coaching debut in 2007-08, Lisac led the Panthers to an 11-9 dual match record and a berth in the semifinals of the CAA tournament. Three Panthers earned all- CAA honors in Dariana Kozmina, Martina Nitkova and Katerina Gresova.

Lisac’s coaching style focuses on developing the total student-athlete that stresses the im- portance of achievement in the classroom as well as on the court. As a result, the women’s tennis team has excelled in the classroom by consistently posting one of the top grade point averages among all GSU teams.

In two seasons, the women’s tennis program posted the highest GPA among all GSU teams, including a 3.35 for the spring of 2010 and a 3.56 in the spring of 2009. In Lisac’s three years, 14 Panthers have received the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award.

In back-to-back years, Women’s tennis standouts Mateja Podgorsek (2008) and Martina Nitkova (2009) won Georgia State’s High Five Award as the female student-athlete with the highest GPA. Podgorsek was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District second team in 2008, while Nitkova was honored as the 2009 CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s tennis.

Before moving to the head coaching position, Lisac worked under Nick Brochu, former head coach for the men’s tennis squad, for two seasons. In 2007, Lisac helped guide the men’s tennis team to its first league title as a member of the CAA and an NCAA berth. That year, Martin Steigwardt became the first Panther in history to compete in the NCAA Singles Championship. The 2007 squad set the school record for dual match victories with a 19-5 mark and ended the season ranked No. 36 in the country.

Lisac, whose name is pronounced MEE-ha LEE-sots, was born and raised in Velenje in the European nation of Slovenia, where he was ranked among the country’s top 10 juniors.

A 2005 graduate of Georgia State, Lisac let- tered four years for the Panthers and was a two-time All-Atlantic Sun Conference selec- tion and a four-time recipient of conference academic honors. Panther Staff

A former professional tennis player and All-American at Alabama, Robin Stephenson joins Georgia State for her first season as assistant coach for the women’s tennis team. Stephenson owns Division I women’s tennis coaching experience and a national The Stephenson File championship from her days as a volunteer assistant at Georgia Tech. She assisted the Yellow Jackets’ women’s tennis team from 2007-09, helping lead the team to a national title in her first season. Stephenson was responsible for organizing all individual and Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario Canada team practices as well as planning road trips. Georgia Tech also won its first two Na- Alma Mater: Alabama, ‘06 tional Indoor Championships in 2007 and 2008 as well as back-to-back ACC Cham- Coaching Accomplishments pionship titles in those same years. • 2007 National Championship (First in Georgia Tech school history) Stephenson most recently was the Head Professional and Programmer for HIT At- • First two National Indoor Championships in lanta prior to joining Georgia State. She was responsible for all of the programming, Georgia Tech Women’s Tennis history (2007 & planning and supervising of the academy. She also coached various 2008) • ACC Champions (2007 & 2008) USTA and ALTA teams of different levels. Coaching History Stephenson owns many accolades as a former collegiate and professional player on • 2007-09 Georgia Tech Volunteer Assistant the ITF and WTA tours. She competed for the University of Alabama from 2002-06 Playing Accomplishments and reached as high as No. 4 in the ITA Singles rankings during her senior season. She set the school record for most singles wins in a career (95) and teamed with • Played professionally on ITA and WTA tours • Career high doubles ranking of #152 Ashley Bentley to set the record for doubles victories as a pair in a career (67). She • Career high singles ranking of #432 earned All-American status as a singles participant (one of the highest honors in • Won 13 professional doubles titles collegiate tennis) during her junior season in 2005. She earned the accolade after • Amassed a 101-53 doubles record on ITF and posting a 27-13 record with 16 victories over ranked opponents in 2005. WTA tours • 44 career singles victories on ITF and WTA tours In her professional career, Stephenson competed on the ITF and WTA tour for two • 2005 All-American in junior season (Alabama) years (2007-08). She achieved a career-high ranking of No. 152 in the world in dou- • Ranked as high as #5 in the ITA Singles Rankings • Owns the Alabama school record for career bles and No. 432 in singles. She won 13 professional doubles titles while on tour with singles wins (95) and career doubles wins (67) various partners. She competed in many countries around the world and the lead- Education up WTA events for the , Wimbledon and US Open series. Stephenson was coached by former top 50 ATP player Bryan Shelton, now the head men’s tennis • University of Alabama - B.S. Communications and coach at the University of Florida. In total, Stephenson amassed a 101-53 career Information Sciences (2006) doubles record on the ITF and WTA tour and notched 44 singles victories. Stephenson is a native of Kitchener, Ontario and graduated with a degree in com- munications and information sciences with a minor in psychology from Alabama in 2006. A 2007 graduate of Georgia State, Clarence Boyd enters his first season as a volunteer as- sistant coach for the women’s tennis team. Boyd joins fifth-year head coach Miha Li- sac’s staff after working for four years with the Georgia Tech men’s tennis team. While at Georgia Tech, Boyd helped coach Guillermo Gomez as he became the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2008 and a three-time ITA All- American. Boyd graduated from Georgia State in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He played four seasons on the men’s tennis team, earning a 10-16 singles mark and 10- 17 doubles record. He attended Saddlebrook Prep in Tampa, Fla., prior to enrolling at Georgia State. Boyd is a native of Southfield, Mich. He has a twin brother, Terrance, and another brother and sister, Issac and Tapaiwa, who are also twins.

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Yolanda Berryhill begins her first season as the Strength & Tyler Schuster begins his first season as the Athletic Trainer Conditioning coach for the Georgia State women’s tennis Certified for the Georgia State women’s tennis team. He is in team. She is in her second year as a graduate assistant with his first year and second semester as a graduate assistant in the department. the Sports Medicine department at Georgia State.

Berryhill is a former track & field standout at Georgia State. Schuster comes to Georgia State after graduating from the She won three CAA titles, two in discus and one in shot put, University of Florida last spring with a bachelor’s degree in throughout her career. She was also an All-CAA honoree Sports Medicine Athletic Training. While at Florida, Schus- four times. ter worked with the Gators’ men’s basketball, women’s bas- ketball, swimming and diving and men’s tennis programs. She was also named the Most Outstanding Field Performer Schuster also volunteered at various high schools in the during the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Champion- Gainesville, Fla., area focusing on football. ships. Berryhill currently holds the school record in the dis- cus (48.78 meters), shot put (14.49m) and hammer throw Schuster works with the women’s and men’s tennis pro- (49.89m). grams at Georgia State. He also assists with football and assisted with football team’s fall training camp last semester. Berryhill was also a standout student at Georgia State. She He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Sports Medi- was named to the Capital One Academic All-District III cine from Georgia State University. first team as a senior. Schuster was born in New York before he moved to Palm Berryhill attended Lee County High School in Leesburg, Beach county in Florida at the age of five. He is an avid foot- Georgia. She graduated from Georgia State in 2011 with a ball and soccer fan. bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Kacie Hudson is in her second year as a graduate assistant in Jessica Summey began working with the men’s and women’s Georgia State’s Sports Marketing office. tennis teams in the spring of 2010. She has advised the women’s tennis team during a time when it has posted back-to-back She serves as the marketing coordinator for men’s and semesters of team grade point averages of 3.0 or higher. women’s soccer as well as men’s and women’s tennis and will assist with softball in the spring. Summey began working as academic advisor to the women’s soccer team in the fall of 2010. During her time as advisor, Hudson played four years at center-defensive back for the Summey has helped the team to back-to-back NSCAA Team Mercer women’s soccer team. She was a three-time Atlantic Academic Awards which recognize teams with a cumulative Sun All-Conference honoree while at Mercer. She was also an grade point average of 3.0 or higher. She also serves as advisor All-County prep player at Pope High School in Marietta, Ga. to both the men’s and women’s tennis teams. She previously worked as a media relations and marketing intern with the Atlanta Beat. Prior to Georgia State, Summey worked at Memphis and Winthrop Universities where she served as academic advisor to A native of Marietta, Ga., Hudson graduated in 2011 from football, men’s basketball, , track & field and women’s with a bachelor’s degree in business with soccer. an emphasis in sports management and marketing. Her older sister, KeLeigh, played soccer at the University of Florida. A native of Hendersonville, N.C., Summey received both her bachelor’s degree in communication/organizational public She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports and master’s degree in college student development from administration at Georgia State. Appalachian State. She is a member of the National Association of Academic Advisors. Sports Communications

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MEDIA INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews with head coach Miha Lisac or any GSU student-athletes or staff members should be directed to Randy Lieber- man. Coach Lisac is available by appointment only. Student-athletes are also available by appointment only, class schedules permitting.

2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles 2012 All-CAA Second Team Singles The Panthers

Honors & Awards: 2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles (Maryna Kozachenko) 2012 All-CAA Second Team Singles CAA Player of the Week (3/20/12)

Fall 2012: Competed in all three fall tournaments for the Panthers ... Won a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 match against Kentucky’s Kristen Lewis at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic in October ... Defeated UCF’s Josephine Haraldson 6-2, 6-3 at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships ... Earned a 6-3 doubles mark in the fall with three different partners ... Went 3-0 with Masa Grgan at the Atlanta Classic in September ... Earned two doubles wins with Jocelyn Ffriend at the Southern Shootout vs. competition from NC State.

Spring 2012: Earned All-CAA First Team Doubles honors with partner Maryna Kozachenko ... Also named an All-CAA Second Team Singles hon- oree ... Earned the CAA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week award on Mar. 20 ... Defeated USC’s Dominika Kanakova 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2 ... Went 12-6 in singles play on the season ... Closed the year with four straight singles victo- ries ... Defeated one regionally-ranked opponent, USF’s Fanny Fracassi, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 ... Byrd and Kozachenko accumulated a 7-2 record on the season as a tandem ... Clinched victories over two nationally-ranked opponents, vs. No. 43 William & Mary and at No. 37 USF, with singles wins.

Fall 2011: Compiled a 6-5 singles record and a 4-4 doubles record ... Went undefeated in singles at the Southern Shootout in her first action in the fall ... Notched singles victories over opponents from Jacksonville, South Ala- bama and Samford ... Earned two singles victories in the Atlanta Classic ... Earned a 8-2 doubles victory with teammate Masa Grgan over Mississippi’s Iris Verboven and Paige Keating on the first day at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic ... The duo defeated Mississippi State’s Olesya Tsigvintseva and Petra Ferancova 8-3 the next day ... Earned a first round victory at the ITA Re- gionals before falling in the second round to reigning ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year Olivia Janowicz from Florida.

2010-11: Transfered to Georgia State

Auburn Montgomery: Was named as a second team NAIA All-American in 2010 ... Played two seasons at Auburn-Montgomery ... Played at the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 singles positions ... Helped lead her team to the 2009 NAIA National Championship and a 2010 runner-up finish ... Ranked as high as No. 24 in the NAIA rankings.

Prep: Was a four-star recruit according to Tennis Recruiting.net ... Had a 5-1 record over other four star recruits ... Was ranked as high as No. 5 in the state of Georgia and No. 52 nationally on TennisRecruiting.net.

Personal: Full name is Whitney Shanise Byrd ... Born on January 8, 1988 in Atlanta...Daughter of Charles and Gladys Byrd ... Has twin brothers Jason (15) and Justin (15) ... Father played tennis at GSU back in the 80’s ... Major- ing in journalism. Reached No. 28 in ITA Doubles National Rankings The Panthers

Fall 2012: Enrolled at GSU as a graduate student prior to the Fall 2012 semester ... Compiled a 5-1 singles record and three doubles victories in her first semester at GSU ... Defeated three opponents from NC State during the Southern Shootout ... Two of those three victories came in straight sets ... Went 2-0 in doubles with Whitney Byrd at the Southern Shootout ... Won a 7-5, 6-2 match vs. Alli Robbins of Ole Miss at the Roberta Alison Fall Clas- sic ... Also won a 6-4, 6-3 match against Vanderbilt’s Maggie Leavell at the tournament.

2011-12 (UNC): Did not compete

2010-11 (UNC): Did not compete

2009-10 (UNC): Compiled a 7-4 singles record and a 5-2 doubles record during the tournament season ... Entered the spring ranked No. 28 in the ITA national poll in doubles with Haley Hemm ... Also ranked No. 8 in the Carolinas Region ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA regional doubles tournament playing with Hemm.

2008-09 (UNC): Finished the season with a 13-7 singles record and a 6-6 doubles record ... Won five of seven singles matches in dual play, including five consecutive straight-set victories at one point ... Posted a 7-4 singles re- cord in the fall that included wins in her final four matches ... Among those was a three-match winning streak at the Kitty Harrison Invitational ... Also won five doubles matches during the fall partnering with Linzee Mabrey, Hanes Harris and Jelena Durisic.

Prep: Attended New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, N.Y. ... Con- sidered a four-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net. ... Notched first-round victories at two ITF Tournaments on the Jerry Simmons American ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 ... Competed in ITF tournaments all around the U.S. as well as Peru and Ecuador prior to beginning her collegiate career.

Personal: Jocelyn Charlene Ffriend was born on May 26, 1990 in the Bronx, N.Y. ... Daughter of Carol Magett and Ivanhoe Ffriend ... Likes to read and dance ... Favorite food is ackee and saltfish ... Enrolled in the Department of Geosciences and is pursuing a Master of Sciences degree in Geosciences at Georgia State. 2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles 2011 All-CAA First Team Doubles The Panthers

Honors & Awards: 2012 All-CAA First Team Doubles 2011 All-CAA First Team Doubles CAA Player of the Week (2/22/11)

Fall 2012: Notched five singles victories and six doubles win in the fall ... Notched two singles victories in the Atlanta Classic to begin the fall ... Went 3-0 in doubles play with Natallia Vavulina at the Atlanta Classic ... Defeated USF’s Katherine Pyne 6-0, 6-2 at the Southern Shootout ... Won two doubles matches at the Southern Shootout with Natallia Vavulina ... Took two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic against opponents from UAB.

Spring 2012: Named All-CAA First Team Doubles with partner Whitney Byrd ... Earned a 7-2 record with Byrd on the season playing all matches in the No. 2 position ... Notched a combined record of 10-7 throughout doubles play on the season ... Won six singles matches on the season ... Did not drop a game in a Mar. 21 7-0 win vs. Kennesaw State ... Won 8-0 with Byrd at No. 2 doubles before winning 6-0, 6-0 vs. Jana Hueckinghaus of Kennesaw State.

Fall 2011: Went 5-3 in singles during the fall and 4-2 in doubles ... Began the season with a 2-1 singles mark at the Thomasville Invitational ... Teamed with Tereza Lerova to go undefeated in doubles at Thomasville ... Earned three singles victories and a doubles victory at the Southern Shootout ... Won a first-round singles match, 6-4, 6-4 over Jen Evans of FGCU at the ITA Regionals.

Spring 2011: Finished her first season as a Panther with a 10-7 mark, play- ing mostly at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots ... Started the season winning seven- straight matches and was named CAA Player of the Week ... Helped the Panthers upset No. 35 VCU in the semifinals of the CAA tournament after defeating Josefin Hjertquist, an All-CAA performer, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 3 singles ... Partnered with Katerina Gresova and Abigail Tere-Apisah to record a 13-4 mark in doubles ... Finished the season with a No. 42 national ranking with Tere-Apisah and was named to the All-CAA First Team in doubles.

Prep: At the junior level, reached a ITF ranking of 694 and played in numerous tournaments in Ukraine. Her best tournament was at the Minsk Cup, winning three matches.

Personal: Maryna Kozachenko was born on July 30th, 1992 in Kiev, Ukraine ... Daughter of Oleg and Valentyna Kozachenko ... Has one sister ... Enjoys basketball...Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters ... Major is marketing. 2012 ITA All-American 2012 CAA Player of the Year 2011 CAA Rookie of the Year

Tere-Apisah vs. Ranked Opponents All-Time Record: 12-8

3/13/11 #88 Elizabeth Epstein (Yale) W, 6-3, 6-3 3/17/11 #66 Noemie Scharle (Florida State) L, 3-6, 3-6 1/22/12 #93 Kayla Duncan (Wake Forest) W, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 1/27/12 #45 Jillian O’Neill (Ga. Tech) W, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5 3/2/12 #42 Marianne Jodoin (Fresno State) W, 6-3, 6-4 3/17/12 #45 Anya Morgina (South Carolina) L, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 2-6 4/8/12 #41 Ecaterina Vasenina (South Florida) W, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 5/23/12 #60 Katie Le (Santa Clara) W, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-0 5/24/12 #57 Kata Szekely (Tennessee) W, 6-3, 6-4 5/25/12 #1 Allie Will (Florida) L, 1-6, 4-6 9/21/12 #19 Joelle Kissell (NC State) L, 4-6, 4-6 9/22/12 #29 Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) W, 6-3, 6-1 9/23/12 #94 Elizabeth Kilborn (Ga. Tech) W, 6-3, 7-5 10/4/12 #71 Caroline Price (UNC) L, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 10/5/12 #20 Aeriel Ellis (Texas) W, 7-5, 6-1 10/5/12 #4 Christina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) L, 2-6, 0-6 10/20/12 #62 Kate Fuller (Georgia) W, 7-5, 7-5 10/21/12 #53 Lauren Herring (Georgia) L, 4-6, 4-6 11/8/12 #28 Kata Szekely (Tennessee) W, 6-2, 7-5 11/9/12 #53 Lauren Herring (Georgia) L, 4-6, 3-6 The Panthers

Honors & Awards: ville, South Alabama and Samford ... Notched another 3-0 record at the 2012 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Participant Atlanta Classic ... Began the ITA Regionals with a 6-1, 6-1, first-round 2012 Riviera/ITA All-American Main Draw Invitee victory over Georgia Southern’s Natalie Maffett ... Dropped a narrow 2012 ITA All-American Singles contest to No. 2 seed and eventual singles champion Chelsey Gullickson 2012 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch from Georgia 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-6 (4). 2012 NCAA Women’s Singles Championship Participant 2012 CAA Player of the Year Spring 2011: Named Most Outstanding Performer at the CAA cham- 2012 Most Outstanding Performer at CAA Championships pionships ... Named CAA Rookie of the Year along with All-CAA First 2012 All-CAA First Team Singles Team in singles & doubles ... Finished her first season as a Panther with 2012 Three-Time CAA Player of the Week in 2012 one of the best freshman seasons ever recording a 14-2 mark in singles, 2012 ITA Women’s National Singles Ranking: #37 including a 9-1 record at No. 2 singles ... Started the season by winning 2011 CAA Rookie of the Year seven-straight matches and won 11 of her first 12 matches ... Defeated 2011 Most Outstanding Performer at CAA Championships No. 88 Elizabeth Epstein from Yale, 6-3, 6-3, to earn a ITA national CAA Player of the Week (Mar. 15, 2011) ranking of No. 115 ... Named CAA Player of the Week on March 15 ... Finished the season 6-0 against conference opponents, including a Fall 2012: Won matches at three elite singles tournaments: Riviera/ITA perfect 3-0 in the CAA championships ... Played six matches at No. 1 All-American Championships, ITA Southeast Regional Championships singles posting a 5-1 mark ... Partnered with Maryna Kozachenko to and USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships ... Went record a 12-2 mark in doubles ... Finished the season winning seven- 8-5 in singles play and 7-1 in doubles play ... Won five matches vs. nation- straight matches and a 7-1 record at No. 1 doubles ... Finished the ally-ranked singles opponents ... Teamed with Masa Grgan to defeat two season with a No. 42 ITA national ranking in doubles with Kozachenko. nationally-ranked doubles opponents ... Defeated No. 29-ranked Ecaterina Vasenina (USF) and No. 94-ranked Elizabeth Kilborn (Ga. Tech) at the Prep: A highly-touted junior player who was named best No. 1 player Southern Shootout ... Won a 7-5, 6-1 match vs. No. 20-ranked Aeriel Ellis in NSW Australia ... Helped the Albury High School team to back- (Texas) at All-American Championships ... Advanced to the singles semifi- to-back runner-up finishes in all NSW Australia ... Participated in the nals at the ITA Regional Championships ... Notched four singles victories, 2009 Junior Championships and reached the round including one against a ranked opponent at Regional Championships ... of 16 before losing to No. 1 seed Marianne Jodoin, 6-4, 6-2 ... Earned a Also advanced to the finals in doubles with teammate Masa Grgan ... Won a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 124 on Sept. 14, 2009 ... During 6-2, 7-5 match vs. No. 28 Kata Szekely (Tennessee) at the NIIC. her junior career, earned 42 singles victories and 45 doubles wins.

Spring 2012: Earned ITA All-America Singles status with a 6-3, 6-4 win Personal: Abigail Agivanagi Tere-Apisah was born on July 13th, 1992 vs. No. 57-ranked Kata Szekely in the second round of the 2012 NCAA in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea...Daughter of Kwalam Apisah and Women’s Singles Championship ... Won a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-0 match vs. No. Verenagi Tere...Has two brothers Patrick (34) and Lawrence (29)...Also 60-ranked Katie Le (Santa Clara) in the first round of the 2012 NCAA has one sister Marcia (15)...Comes from a tennis family, father and Women’s Singles Championship ... Qualified for the 2012 NCAA Women’s mother are coaches...Favorite athletes are Roger Federer, Osafa Powell, Singles Championship as the CAA’s automatic qualifier ... Named the CAA Usain Bolt, and Justin Henin...Favorite sports team is Brisbane Broncos, Player of the Year ... Earned the Most Outstanding Performer at the CAA rugby squad...Major is health and physical education. Championship for the second straight year ... Earned All-CAA First Team Singles honors ... Honored by the ITA as the Southeast Region Player to Tere-Apisah in the Rankings Watch ... Named CAA Player of the Week three times throughout the season (Feb. 15, Mar. 7, Apr. 10) ... Finished the season ranked No. 37 in the ITA Women’s National Singles Rankings ... Achieved her first national ranking of 3/13/11 #88 Elizabeth Epstein (Yale) No. 58 on Feb. 16 ... Climbed as high as No. 34 in the rankings ... Finished W, 6-3, 6-3 the year 17-1 with four victories over ranked opponents ... Began the season 3/17/11 #66 Noemie Scharle (Florida State) with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win vs. No. 68-ranked Kayla Duncan at Wake Forest ... L, 3-6, 3-6 Defeated No. 45-ranked Jillian O’Neil of Georgia Tech 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 7-5 ... Won a 6-3, 6-4 match vs. No. 41-ranked Marianne Jodoin of Fresno State ... Came back from a 5-0 deficit in the third set to defeat No. 41-ranked Ecaterina Vasenina of USF 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Fall 2011: Posted a 7-1 record during the fall season in singles and a 2-2 mark with Maryna Kozachenko in doubles ... Went a perfect 3-0 at the Southern Shootout to open the fall ... Defeated competition from Jackson- 10 Singles Victories in 2012 2011 Roberta Alison Flight Winner The Panthers

Fall 2012: Won six singles matches and compiled a team-best 11-3 doubles record in the fall ... Reached the finals in the doubles main draw at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships with Abigail Tere-Apisah ... Defeated competition from UCF, Miami, Florida State and the No. 50 ranked team nationally from Georgia (Kowase/ Kimbell) to reach the finals ... Started off the fall with two singles victories in the Atlanta Classic ... Went 3-0 in doubles play with Whitney Byrd at the same tournament ... Defeated Georgia Tech’s Kendal Woodard 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Southern Shootout ... Went 3-0 with Abigail Tere-Apisah in doubles play at Southern Shootout ... Won two singles matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic.

Spring 2012: Went 10-6 in singles play on the season ... Went 8-6 playing in the No. 5 singles position and 2-0 at No. 4 ... Notched a 7-6 record with partner Martina Ondrackova in doubles play ... Took a 6-0, 6-0 victory vs. Hope Johnson to help GSU upset No. 43 Wil- liam & Mary on Jan. 28 ... Both victories in the No. 4 slot came when GSU took on ranked opponents (#62 Wake Forest, #43 Sacramento State).

Fall 2011: Earned a 4-1 mark in singles and a 2-2 record in doubles during the fall ... Began her fall season at the Roberta Allison Fall Classic and posted a perfect 3-0 singles record ... Won her flight in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in singles ... Teamed with Whitney Byrd in the dou- bles division to finish the tournament with a victory, an 8-2 win over Mississippi’s Iris Verboven and Paige Keating ... Earned a straight- set (6-1, 6-3) victory in the first round of the singles consolation bracket at the ITA Regionals ... Defeated Samford’s Naella Wawrinka ... Fell to eventual consolation bracket champion Aline Berkenbrock of North Florida 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the second round ... Also lost one other match, 6-0, 6-4 to top-seeded Lauren Embree of Florida, last season’s NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Prep/Club: Won the national championship in singles at the U16 and U18 tournaments...Won national championship in U14, U16, U18 and seniors...Member of Slovenia National Team for five years... Helped the national team take fourth place in World Championships in Prostejov, Czech Repbulic ... Has won ITF tournaments, including the Radenska Open in singles and the Pro Sigma Open in doubles... Helped club team become national champions in 2006 and 2011 and second place in the nation in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Masa Grgan...Born May 23, 1991 in Maribor, Slovenia...Daughter of Peter and Vesna Grgan...Is an only child... Both father and mother are sports professors and coaches, father coaches soccer while mother coaches volleyball...Enjoys aerobics, zumba, movies and watching television...A psychology major. 13 Singles Victories in 2012 The Panthers

Fall 2012: Posted a 9-4 record in singles play during the fall and a 6-1 mark in doubles ... Won her first five singles and doubles match- es to start the fall season ... Won three singles matches in straight sets at the Atlanta Classic ... Went 2-1 in singles play at the Southern Shootout ... Defeated opponents from Kentucky and MTSU at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two singles matches at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships ... Went a perfect 5-0 in doubles play at the Southern Shootout and Atlanta Classic ... Teamed with Linn Timmermann.

Spring 2012: Earned a 13-5 record in singles play in her first season at Georgia State ... A reliable point winner at the No. 6 position ... Won her singles match in five of GSU’s eight matches vs. ranked op- ponents ... Won two doubles matches with Masa Grgan and Martina Ondrackova.

Prep: Attended Groupe Scolaire d’Anfa in Casablanca, Morocco ... Won the U16 doubles championship at the International Junior Championships of Botswana.

Personal: Born on September 13, 1993 in Casablanca, Morocco ... Daughter of Mohamed and Turia Roudami ... Has three siblings, Fatima-ezzahri (28), Mohaine (26) and Fadwa (24) ... Name is pronouned “SHAY-mah, ROO-dah-mee” ... Enjoys watching movies and listening to music ... Intends to major in business. The Panthers

Fall 2012: Transferred to Georgia State prior to the Fall 2012 se- mester ... Competed in the Atlanta Classic and Southern Shootout tournaments for GSU ... Won a match against UAB’s Rachel Cohen at the Atlanta Classic ... Compiled a 4-1 doubles record with Megan Nelms ... Went 3-0 in doubles play at the Atlanta Classic ... Won an 8-3 match vs. Christy Snipes and Taylor Zaytoun of NC State at the Southern Shootout.

2011-12 (Queens College): Competed for one season at NCAA Division II Queens College in New York, N.Y. ... Named the ECC Conference Rookie of the Week back-to-back weeks in September ... Posted an overall record of 16-4 including a 5-0 mark vs. ECC competition ... Advanced to a third-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 team event ... Helped Queens achieve a perfecgt 16-0 record vs. DII opponents in the regular season ... Also helped Queens finish the year ranked No. 24 in the nation.

Prep: Played high school tennis as the No. 1 singles player at nearby Duluth High School ... Competed and lettered four straight season (2008-11) ... Named the MVP in 2008, 2010 and 2011 ... Earned the Coach’s Award in 2009 ... Also lettered in varsity cross country in 2007 and 2008, earning MVP honors in 2008 ... A three-star high school recruit according to Tennis Recruiting Network ... Ranked No. 12 in Georgia, 48th in the southeast and 191st in the nation by the same rankings.

Personal: Phoebe Ann Chiem was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 5, 1993 ... Daughter of Le and Ann Chiem ... A finance major. Fall 2012: Won a singles match and four doubles matches in the fall ... Defeated Sarah Witkowski (UAB) at the Atlanta Classic ... Went 3-0 in doubles play at the Atlanta Classic with Phoebe Chiem ... Won an 8-3 match vs. NC State’s Christy Snipes and Taylor Zaytoun at the Southern Shootout.

Spring 2012: Walk-on, did not compete in spring dual-match play

Prep: Was a four-year letterwinner on Parkview High School’s women’s tennis team ... Named All-Region in 2008 ... Started at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Panthers ... Played under head coach Cherrie Broome.

Personal: Born on December 11, 1992 in Lilburn, Ga. ... Daughter of Greg Nelms and Marcie Hamilton ... Uncle is former professional baseball pitcher Joey Hamilton (Padres, Blue Jays, Reds) ... Great uncle was William B. Hartsfield, former Mayor of Atlanta and for whom the Atlanta airport is named ... She enjoys running ... Plans to major in physics. 11-4 Singles Record in Fall 2012 Consolation Finalist at ITA Regional The Panthers

Fall 2012: Earned a team-best 11 singles wins and added a 6-2 doubles record in her first semester of competition ... Reached the consolation final at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships ... Won four consecutive matches against competition from Miami, UCF and Georgia Tech to reach the consolation finals ... Began the season 5-0 in doubles play with teammate Chaimaa Roudami ... Went 2-1 at the Atlanta Classic in singles to begin the fall ... Defeated two opponents from NC State and one from USF at the Southern Shootout ... Defeated two opponents from Mississippi State and Clemson at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic.

Prep: Timmermann spent four years at Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Wesley Chapel, Fla. ... Ranked No. 54 in the nation and No. 26 in the state of Florida in the 18-year old age group in 2012, according to tennisrecruiting.net ... Best finish came in the 2009 Dominican Republic ITF Tournament where she advanced to the semifinal round in singles and doubles ... Graduated from Saddle- brook in the spring of 2012 and played for head coach Martin Parkes ... Earned the 2010/2011 Player of the Year Award and the 2010/2011 Leadership, Sportsmanship Award at Saddlebrook ... Named the 2010 Hardest Worker and 2010 Performance/Fitness Award hon- oree.

Personal: Linn Anne Timmermann was born in Rostock, Germany on September 7, 1993 ... Daughter of Sven and Siegrid Timmermann ... Has one brother, Rick (18), who also attended Saddlebrook Prep and plays tennis now at Stony Brook University (N.Y.) ... Hobbies include music, studying languages, art and animals ... Intends to major in psychology. 2011-12 Season Review

ighlighted by sophomore prestigious tournament. Abigail Tere-Apisah’s run to becoming the program’s first- On her first day the 37th-ranked na- Hever ITA All-American, the Georgia tive of Port Moresby, Papua New 2011-12 Season Review State women’s tennis team officially Guinea, defeated No. 60 Katie Le ended a successful 2012 season and of Santa Clara 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, • Overall Record: 11-7 • CAA Record: 1-2 looks forward to breaking onto the 6-0 to advance to the Round of • Final ITA Ranking: #69 national stage in 2013. 32. With All-American status • Highest 2012 ITA Ranking: #38, Feb. 25 • CAA Championship Finish: L, 4-3 in CAA Champi- on the line, Tere-Apisah de- onship finals vs. #43 VCU The Panthers finished the dual-match feated Tennessee’s 57th-ranked • ITA All-American: Abigail Tere-Apisah (Round of 16 season on Apr. 22 with a heartbreaking Kata Szekely 6-3, 6-4, and be- at NCAA Singles Championships) • ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch: Abigail 4-3 loss in the Colonial Athletic As- came GSU’s first women’s tennis Tere-Apisah (6-2 vs. Nationally-Ranked Singles Op- sociation finals to No. 43-ranked VCU. ITA All-American in program ponents) • Final ITA Singles Ranking: Abigail Tere-Apisah, #38 They finished with an 11-7 record history. She battled the No. • CAA Player of the Year: Abigail Tere-Apisah (19-1 overall after reaching their third CAA 1-ranked player in the country, Singles Record) final in the last four seasons. It was a Allie Will of Florida, but fell in • All-CAA First Team Singles: Abigail Tere-Apisah • All-CAA First Team Doubles: Whitney Byrd and disappointing end to what was a land- two sets to end her run at the Maryna Kozachenko (7-2 Doubles Record) mark season in GSU women’s tennis NCAA Championships. • All-CAA Second Team Singles: Whitney Byrd (12-6 Singles Record) program history. The 2012 season brought with After posting a nearly-flawless 17-1 it many accolades outside of singles record in the dual-match Tere-Apisah’s All-American season, Tere-Apisah earned an at- honor. Tere-Apisah also earned large berth to the 2012 NCAA Singles the CAA Player of the Year award, Championship. She became the becoming just the second player in first-ever GSU women’s tennis player GSU women’s tennis history to earn to earn an invite and compete in the it, and was an All-CAA First Team went 7-2 as a tandem while mostly oc- Georgia State won its first two matches Singles honoree. She was also honored cupying the No. 2 slot. The top pairing at home 7-0 against ETSU on Feb. 9 with the ITA’s Southeast Region Player of Tere-Apisah and senior Tereza Le- and Samford on Mar. 6. GSU only to Watch award, the Most Outstand- rova went 6-3 while Grgan and senior dropped two points all season at home, ing Performer at the CAA Champion- Martina Ondrackova accumulated both to North Florida in a 5-2 victory ships and was named CAA Player of seven wins in the No. 3 position. on Mar. 12. the Week three times. Junior Whitney Byrd and sophomore Maryna Kozach- GSU played one of its toughest sched- The Panthers lose two seniors from enko were named All-CAA First Team ules in program history. It battled eight their lineup for next season in Lerova Doubles and Byrd added All-CAA nationally-ranked opponents on the and senior Martina Ondrackova. Lero- Second Team Singles honors. season, all on the road or at neutral lo- va owns 30 doubles wins for her career cations. It was the most ranked oppo- and 22 singles wins across her three Tere-Apisah’s final singles record of nents for GSU in program history. The seasons as a Panther. Ondrackova was 19-2 wasn’t the only breakout perfor- team notched a thrilling, come-from- a key doubles player for Georgia State mance of 2012. Three players reached behind 4-3 victory at No. 37-ranked in her career, earning 21 doubles wins double-digit singles wins including USF on Apr. 8. The victory was the and 10 singles wins. junior Whitney Byrd (12-6) and fresh- highest nationally-ranked opponent men Masa Grgan (10-6) and Chaimaa GSU has defeated in program history. Head coach Miha Lisac now begins Roudami (13-5). Byrd was a key piece Earlier in the season, Georgia State offseason preparations for his team. to the Panthers’ lineup starting primar- participated in its first ITA Kick-Off The Georgia State women’s tennis ily in the No. 3 slot while Grgan and Weekend event and won its first match, team will next be in action in the fall Roudami stepped into starting roles 4-3 over No. 43 William & Mary. of 2012. Visit the women’s tennis page immediately as first-year student- on www.GeorgiaStateSports.com for athletes. Georgia State was dominant at home updates on Tere-Apisah’s play at the this season with a perfect 4-0 ITA All-American tournament in the In doubles the Panthers posted solid record. It took visiting teams three fall and other offseason news. numbers across the board. Leading the months into the season to record a way were Byrd and Kozachenko who point against the Panthers as well.

Whitney Byrd Abigail Tere-Apisah

Maryna Kozachenko 2011-12 Season Review

Georgia State University Women's Tennis Georgia State Season Results (GSU Panthers)

Overall record: 11-7 • CAA: 1-2 • Region: 1-1 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 4-6 • Neutral: 3-1 vs National ranked: 3-5 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

Date Opponent Score Overall CAA Nation Region Jan 13, 2012 at Furman W 4-3 1-0 0-0 #58 Jan 22, 2012 at #62 Wake Forest W 4-3 2-0 0-0 #58 Jan 27, 2012 at #13 Georgia Tech L 2-5 2-1 0-0 #54 * Jan 28, 2012 vs #43 William and Mary W 4-2 3-1 1-0 #54 Feb 09, 2012 ETSU W 7-0 4-1 1-0 #47 * Feb 25, 2012 at UNCW L 3-4 4-2 1-1 #38 Feb 27, 2012 at #43 Sacramento State L 2-5 4-3 1-1 #38 Feb 29, 2012 at UC Santa Barbara W 6-1 5-3 1-1 #50 % 3/2/2012 at Fresno State L 3-4 5-4 1-1 #50 Mar 06, 2012 SAMFORD W 7-0 6-4 1-1 #50 Mar 12, 2012 NORTH FLORIDA W 5-2 7-4 1-1 3/17/2012 at #35 South Carolina L 3-4 7-5 1-1 #66 Mar 21, 2012 KENNESAW STATE W 7-0 8-5 1-1 #70 * Mar 30, 2012 at #50 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 8-6 1-2 #74 % Apr 08, 2012 at #37 South Florida W 4-3 9-6 1-2 Apr 20, 2012 vs James Madison W 4-0 10-6 1-2 #63 Apr 21, 2012 vs UNCW Georgia State University Women'sW 4-2 Tennis11-6 1-2 #63 Apr 22, 2012 vs #43 VirginiaGeorgia Commonwealth State Team Match-by-MatchL 3-4 (GSU Panthers)11-7 1-2 #63 May 23, 2012 2012 NCAA Women's Singles Champio TBA (Athens, Ga.)

Singles Doubles Date Opponent Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Jan 13, 2012 at Furman W 4-3 W W W L L L W W W Jan 22, 2012 at #62 Wake Forest W 4-3 W L L Wr W Wf L L W Jan 27, 2012 at #13 Georgia Tech L 2-5 W L L L L W L L W * Jan 28, 2012 vs #43 William and Mary W 4-2 W u L W W W L L W Feb 09, 2012 ETSU W 7-0 W W W W W W W W W * Feb 25, 2012 at UNCW L 3-4 W L L W L W L W L Feb 27, 2012 at #43 Sacramento State L 2-5 W L L W L L L L W Feb 29, 2012 at UC Santa Barbara W 6-1 W W W W L W W W L % 3/2/2012.... at Fresno State L 3-4 W W L L W L L L L Mar 06, 2012 SAMFORD W 7-0 W W W W W W W W W Mar 12, 2012 NORTH FLORIDA W 5-2 W L W L W W W W L 3/17/2012... at #35 South Carolina L 3-4 L L W L W W L L L Mar 21, 2012 KENNESAW STATE W 7-0 W W W W W Wf W W W * Mar 30, 2012 at #50 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 W L L W L L W W L % Apr 08, 2012 at #37 South Florida W 4-3 W L W L W W L W L Apr 20, 2012 vs James Madison W 4-0 W u W u u W L W W Apr 21, 2012 vs UNCW W 4-2 W u W L W W W L L Apr 22, 2012 vs #43 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 W L W L L L W W L Georgia State University Women's Tennis Georgia State Season Statistics (GSU Panthers)

Overall record: 11-7 • CAA: 1-2 • Region: 1-1 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 4-6 • Neutral: 3-1 vs National ranked: 3-5 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

vs ranked Last SINGLES Overall Dual Tour CAA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10 Career Whitney Byrd 12-6 12-6 0-0 2-1 ------9-4 3-2 ------0-0 1-0 W4 8-2 0-0 Masa Grgan 10-6 10-6 0-0 1-2 ------2-0 8-6 --- 0-0 0-0 L1 6-3 0-0 Maryna Kozachenko 6-9 6-9 0-0 1-2 ------2-3 4-6 ------0-0 0-2 L3 3-6 0-0 Tereza Lerova 6-9 6-9 0-0 0-2 --- 6-9 ------0-1 1-3 L3 3-5 0-0 Martina Ondrackova 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 ------0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 0-1 0-0 Chaimaa Roudami 13-5 13-5 0-0 2-1 ------2-1 11-4 0-0 0-0 L1 7-3 0-0 Abigail Tere-Apisah 19-2 17-1 2-1 3-0 17-1 ------6-2 6-1 L1 8-2 0-0 Totals 68-38 66-37 2-1 9-8 17-1 6-9 11-7 9-8 10-7 13-5 6-3 8-6 Percentage .642 .641 .667 .529 .944 .400 .611 .529 .588 .722 .667 .571

vs ranked Last DOUBLES TEAMS Overall Dual Tour CAA 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10 Maryna Kozachenko/Abigail Tere-Apisah 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-1 3-4 ------0-1 0-1 L1 3-4 Whitney Byrd/Tereza Lerova 4-5 4-5 0-0 1-1 0-2 4-3 --- 0-1 0-3 L1 4-5 Masa Grgan/Martina Ondrackova 7-6 7-6 0-0 1-2 ------7-6 0-0 1-0 L3 4-6 Maryna Kozachenko/Chaimaa Roudami 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 --- 0-1 --- 0-0 0-0 L1 0-1 Chaimaa Roudami/Abigail Tere-Apisah 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 --- 0-1 --- 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1 Tereza Lerova/Abigail Tere-Apisah 6-3 6-3 0-0 1-0 6-3 ------0-2 3-0 W2 6-3 Whitney Byrd/Maryna Kozachenko 7-2 7-2 0-0 1-0 --- 7-2 --- 0-0 0-0 W1 7-2 Martina Ondrackova/Chaimaa Roudami 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ------1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 1-0 Masa Grgan/Chaimaa Roudami Georgia1-3 State1-3 University0-0 Women's0-0 Tennis------1-3 0-0 0-0 L2 1-3 Totals Georgia State29-25 Season29-25 Statistics0-0 (GSU4-5 Dec9-9 12, 11-72012)9-9 0-4 4-5 Percentage .537 .537 .000 .444 .500 .611 .500 .000 .444

Date Opponent Score Overall CAA Nation Region Jan 13, 2012 at Furman W 4-3 1-0 0-0 #58 Jan 22, 2012 at #62 Wake Forest W 4-3 2-0 0-0 #58 vs ranked Jan 27, 2012 at #13 Georgia Tech L 2-5 2-1 0-0 #54 * Jan 28,DOUBLES 2012 vs #43 WilliamOverall and Mary Dual TourW CAA4-2 3-1 11-0 2#54 3 Nat'l Reg'l Feb 09,Tereza 2012 Lerova ETSU 10-8 10-8 0-0 W 2-17-0 6-54-1 4-31-0 #47--- 0-3 3-3 * Feb 25,Whitney 2012 Byrdat UNCW 11-7 11-7 0-0 L 2-13-4 0-24-2 11-51-1 #38--- 0-1 0-3 Feb 27, 2012 at #43 Sacramento State L 2-5 4-3 1-1 #38 Feb 29,Masa 2012 Grgan at UC Santa Barbara8-9 8-9 0-0 W 1-26-1 5-3--- 1-1--- #508-9 0-0 1-0 % 3/2/2012Maryna Kozachenkoat Fresno State10-7 10-7 0-0 L 1-23-4 3-45-4 7-31-1 #50--- 0-1 0-1 Mar 06,Martina 2012 OndrackovaSAMFORD 8-6 8-6 0-0 W 1-27-0 6-4--- 1-1--- #508-6 0-0 1-0 Mar 12, 2012 NORTH FLORIDA W 5-2 7-4 1-1 3/17/2012Abigail Tere-Apisahat #35 South Carolina9-8 9-8 0-0 L 1-13-4 9-77-5 0-11-1 #66--- 0-3 3-2 Mar 21,Chaimaa 2012 RoudamiKENNESAW2-5 STATE 2-5 0-0 W 0-17-0 8-5--- 0-21-1 #702-3 0-0 0-1 * Mar 30,Totals 2012 at #50 Virginia29-25 Commonwealth29-25 0-0 L 4-53-4 9-98-6 11-71-2 #749-9 0-4 4-5 % Apr 08, 2012 at #37 South Florida W 4-3 9-6 1-2 Apr 20,Percentage 2012 vs James Madison.537 .537 .000W .4444-0 .50010-6 .6111-2 #63 .500 .000 .444 Apr 21, 2012 vs UNCW W 4-2 11-6 1-2 #63 Apr 22, 2012 vs #43 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 11-7 1-2 #63 May 23, 2012 2012 NCAA Women's Singles Champio TBA (Athens, Ga.)

History

INDIVIDUAL SEASON BEST RESULTS

YEAR PLAYER WINS (Position) 1976 Debbie Chamblee Incomplete Jane Ashton Incomplete 1978 Debbie Chamblee 16 wins Hope Jackson 11 wins Lydia Batchelor 10 wins

1983 Teri Dross Incomplete Amy Alsobrook Incomplete

1984 Virginia Reynolds 16-4 Kim Gainer 12-8 1989 Lisa Teer 17-6 (#1)

1990 Laura Lee Cooper 10-5 (#4) 1992 Janine Landon 10-6 (#2) Anne Breiholtz Martina Nitkova 1994 Monika Kamen 14-5 Janine Landon 14-5 Claudia Renzi 16-1 Anna White 9-8 1996 Anna White 10-8 (#1) 1997 Uta Dittmer 12-3 (#1) 1998 Kristina Jensen 16-4 (#5, 6) Nina Jansen 12-8 (#2) 1999 Ana Kolar 11-5 (#3, 4, 5) Uta Dittmer 8-3 (#1) 2000 Nina Jansen 12-11 (#1, 2, 3) Mojca Pavlinic 13-9 (#1) 2001 Jovana Krsikapa 10-8 (#2, 3)

2002 Maria Soerensen 15-2 (#2) Mateja Podgorsek Annamaria Forgacs 2003 Anne Breiholtz 13-5 (#1) 2004 Anne Breiholtz 15-2 (#2) 2005 Mateja Podgorsek 16-8 (#4) Anne Breiholtz 15-8 (#2) 2006 Anne Breiholtz 13-6 (#1) Martina Nitkova 13-6 (#2) 2007 Martina Nitkova 12-8 (#1, 2) 2008 Dariana Kozmina 16-6 (#1, 2) 2009 Diana Nakic 12-2 (#1) 2010 Diana Nakic 17-0 (#1) 2011 Abigail Tere-Apisah 14-2 (#1, 2)

2012 Abigail Tere-Apisah 19-1 (#1) Jovana Krsikapa Dariana Kozmina Year-by-Year Results

*W-L records from 1976-1986 taken from school 3/10 at Jacksonville State W 8-1 3/24 vs. Cleveland State W 7-0 yearbooks; Florida A&M W 8-1 3/24 vs. Eastern Illinois W 8-1 individual match records not available. vs St, John’s L 4-5 3/25 vs. Toledo W 7-2 vs Wright State W 8-1 3/25 vs. Northeastern W 5-0 1976 vs Cincinnati W 7-2 3/29 SW Louisiana L 3-6 Head Coach: Jane Hart vs Lafayette W 5-4 4/1 vs. SE Louisiana W 5-4 7-5 at Coll. of Charleston L 4-5 4/2 vs. Centenary W 5-4 Florida International W 8-1 4/13 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 1977 4/1 Eastern Kentucky L 4-5 TAAC Tournament Head Coach: Jane Hart 4/2 Presbyterian W 7-2 4/23 vs. Central Florida L 4-5 4/5 at Samford W 6-3 4/23 vs. Centenary L 4-5 1978 4/8 vs Stetson W 8-1 4/24 vs. SE Louisiana W 5-2 Head Coach: Jane Hart 4/12 at Emory W 6-3 9-9 at Berry W 8-1 1995 (11-4, 4-2 TAAC) at Columbus W 9-0 Head Coach: Sherryl Rouse 1979 Jacksonville W 6-3 Head Coach: J. Michael Ash *1990 records incomplete Florida Atlantic W 7-2 4-12 Winthrop W 5-4 1991 (13-6, 4-2 TAAC, 2nd) Samford L 4-5 1980 Head Coach: Carol Owen Southeastern LA W 6-1 Head Coach J. Michael Ash 2/2 vs Rollins L 1-8 West Virginia L 3-5 2/2 at Mercer W 9-0 Springfield College W 9-0 1981 2/3 vs Georgia Southern W 8-1 Central Conn. State W 5-4 Head Coach: J. Michael Ash 2/7 vs AUM L 1-8 Eastern Michigan W 7-2 13-9 2/8 vs Shorter W 8-1 Central Florida L 4-5 2/21 at Jacksonville State W 9-0 Troy W 9-0 1982 2/25 Stetson L 4-5 UT-Chattanooga W 8-1 Head Coach: Kari Juusela 3/1 vs Valdosta State W 5-1 Central Florida L 1-7 11-11 3/ at Samford W 6-3 Florida Atlantic W 8-0 3/9 Florida International W 6-3 Stetson W 6-3 1983 3/21 at Lander College W 5-1 12-4 3/22 at Furman L 2-7 1996 (5-9, 4-4 TAAC) 3/23 vs Coll. of Charleston L 2-7 Head Coach: Sherryl Rouse 1984 3/24 vs Eastern Kentucky W 7-2 2/24 at Jacksonville State L 1-8 Head Coach: Kim Mosely 3/25 at UNC Charlotte W 8-1 3/1 at Chattanooga L 1-8 8-10 4/6 at AUM L 4-5 3/2 vs Charleston L 0-9 4/ at Agnes Scott W 8-0 3/16 vs Campbell W 5-3 1985 4/10 Emory W 5-4 3/17 vs Drake L 1-8 Head Coach: Kim Mosley 3/23 vs Central Conn, L 3-6 8-10 *1992 records incomplete 3/24 vs Toledo W 5-4 3/31 Troy Postponed 1986 1993 (7-8, 3-3 TAAC) 4/3 at Shorter College L 1-5 Head Coach: Holly Herman Head Coach: Sherryl Rouse 4/9 at Emory DNP Florida International L 1-5 4/10 at Mercer W 5-4 1988 (8-9, 4-3 NSWAC, 2nd) Moblie College L 2-7 4/11 vs Centenary L 1-5 Head Coach: Carol Owen 2/27 at Georgia Tech L 4-5 4/12 vs Stetson L 1-5 1/31 Georgia College W 9-0 2/27 at Georgia Tech L 4-5 4/12 at Mercer W 5-2 2/13 at Samford W 5-4 3/6 at Chattanooga W 6-0 4/12 at Mercer W 5-2 2/23 at Mercer W 8-1 3/7 vs. Georgia Southern W 8-1 4/21 Troy L 3-5 2/25 at Presbyterian Coll. W 5-4 3/22 Howard W 5-4 3/12 at Georgia Southern W 7-2 3/24 Wichita State L 4-5 1997 (5-12, 5-6 TAAC) 3/21 at UCF L 4-5 3/25 Akron L 3-6 Head Coach: Chuck McCuen 3/22 at Florida A&M W 7-2 4/2 vs Centenary College W 6-3 2/17 Mercer W 9-0 3/24 at Flagler L 1-8 4/3 vs SE Louisiana L 3-6 2/18 at Georgia College L 0-8 3/25 vs Florida Int’l L 0-6 4/7 at Emory W 8-1 3/3 Florida Atlantic L 3-6 3/25 at Stetson L 2-7 4/14 at Samford L 4-5 3/6 UT-Chattanooga L 1-8 4/2 at UTC L 0-9 TAAC Tournament 3/7 College of Charleston L 2-7 4/6 at Emory L 4-5 4/16 vs. Stetson W 5-4 3/21 at Stetson L 3-6 4/7 at Georgia Tech L 0-9 4/18 vs. SE Louisiana L 3-6 3/22 at Central Florida L 2-7 4/9 vs Austin Peay L 0-9 4/18 vs. Rollins W 5-3 3/24 at Flagler L 3-6 4/10 at UAB L 1-8 3/28 Campbell W 5-4 4/13 Agnes Scott L 0-9 1994 (14-4, 6-3 TAAC) 3/29 at Troy L 4-5 Head Coach: Sherryl Rouse 4/3 at Mercer W 7-2 1989 (16-4, 6-0 NSWAC, 2nd) 2/18 at Mercer W 5-1 4/3 at Mercer W 7-2 Head Coach: Carol Owen 2/19 vs. Troy W 5-1 4/5 at Samford L 4-5 Mercer W 6-3 2/19 vs. Florida Atlantic W 5-4 4/7 at Emory L 4-5 2/25 vs Samford W 6-3 2/25 UNC Charlotte W 7-2 4/8 Jacksonville State L 4-5 2/6 at Georgia Tech L 0-9 3/13 Samford L 4-5 TAAC Tournament 3/ Valdosta State W 7-2 3/20 Trinity W 6-3 4/10 vs. SE La. W 6-0 3/ at Oglethorpe W 9-0 3/23 vs. Central Conn. St W 9-0 4/10 vs. Central Florida L 0-5 4/8 Samford W 9-0 3/11 Hampton W 4-3 1998 (15-6, 7-3 TAAC) TAAC Tournament 3/20 Murry State W 5-2 Head Coach: Chuck McCuen 4/14 vs. Jacksonville State W 5-3 3/22 at MTSU L 1-6 1/15 Jacksonville State W 8-1 4/15 vs. Campbell W 5-3 3/23 UAB L 1-5 1/31 at Furman W 5-4 4/16 vs. UCF L 1-5 3/28 Mercer W 6-1 2/6 Georgia Southern L 4-5 3/30 at Furman L 0-7 2/7 at Florida A&M W 6-0 2001 (4-15, 5-3 A-Sun) 4/12 at Troy L 1-6 2/24 at Jacksonville W 7-2 Head Coach: Chuck McCuen 4/16 Mercer W 4-0 2/27 Troy W 7-2 1/13 Jacksonville State L 3-4 4/17 Florida Atlantic L 0-4 2/28 Charleston Southern W 8-1 1/27 Mercer W 7-0 3/6 Hampton W 6-0 2/8 Brenau L 1-6 2004 (9-9, 4-2 A-Sun) 3/10 Georgia College L 4-5 2/9 at Georgia Tech L 0-7 Head Coach: Andy Smith 3/20 at UCF L 2-6 2/17 Middle Tenn. State DNP 1/31 at Wofford L 3-4 3/21 at FAU W 5-3 2/23 Clemson L 1-6 1/31 at Gardner Webb W 4-0 3/25 at UT-Chattanooga W 5-3 2/25 Florida At;antic L 1-6 2/8 at Auburn L 2-5 3/28 at Campbell L 3-5 3/2 UT-Chattanooga W 4-2 2/14 at Coastal Carolina DNP 4/1 at Emory W 7-2 3/6 at Campbell L 1-6 2/15 at Charleston Southern DNP 4/2 Mercer W 9-0 3/8 at Flagler L 3-6 2/16 at College of Charleston DNP 4/5 at Coll. of Charleston W 6-3 3/9 vs Bethune-Cookman W 4-3 2/19 Chattanooga W 5-2 4/10 Samford W 7-2 3/15 Hampton L 2-4 2/20 UNC Charlotte W 4-3 4/14 at Georgia Tech L 2-7 3/16 UCF L 0-6 2/22 at Georgia Tech L 2-5 TAAC Tournament 3/17 NC State L 0-6 2/28 Tennessee Tech W 5-2 4/15 vs. Stetson W 5-2 3/18 Cornell L 1-6 2/29 Hampton L 0-7 4/15 vs. FAU W 5-3 3/20 at Samford DNP 3/6 Appalachian State W 4-3 4/15 vs. UCF L 0-5 3/23 Murry State L 1-5 3/7 Middle Tennessee DNP 4/7 at Furman L 2-5 3/9 at Stetson W 4-3 1999 (9-7, 6-0 TAAC) 4/14 at Troy State L 2-5 3/10 at FAU L 2-4 Head Coach: Chuck McCuen Atlantic-Sun Tournament 3/14 UT-Martin W 5-2 1/16 Jacksonville State W 6-1 4/19 vs. Samford W 4-3 3/19 at Samford L 3-4 1/30 at Georgia Tech L 3-4 4/20 vs. Troy State L 0-4 3/31 at Mercer W 7-0 1/31 at Georgia L 0-9 3/2 at Campbell W 5-2 2/3 at Furman L 3-6 4/9 Troy L 3-4 2/12 at FAU L 0-6 2002 (10-11, 5-3 A-Sun) 4/10 at UAB L 3-4 2/27 at Samford DNP Head Coach: Chuck McCuen Atlantic-Sun Tournament 3/2 Campbell W 9-0 1/26 at Georgia Tech L 1-6 4/14 vs. UCF L 2-4 3/5 UT-Chattanooga L 4-5 2/8 at Clemson L 1-6 3/6 Hampton W 5-4 2/10 Wofford W 5-2 3/8 at Flagler W 7-0 2/16 at Middle Tennessee L 0-5 3/10 at Jacksonville W 5-4 2/26 at Morris Brown W 4-2 3/14 NC State L 3-6 3/1 Troy L 3-4 3/17 at Samford W 6-3 3/2 at Chattanooga W 4-1 3/19 Mercer W 9-0 3/4 vs Jacksonville L 3-4 3/21 at South Alabama DNP 3/5 vs Campbell W 4-3 3/28 at Troy W 6-3 3/6 vs Stetson W 7-0 3/31 at Emory W 6-2 3/7 at Flagler W 5-4 TAAC Tournament 3/9 Furman L 0-6 4/15 vs. FAU L 0-5 3/10 Tennessee Martin L 3-4 3/15 at Samford W 4-3 3/16 Dartmouth L 0-7 2000 (10-13, 5-1 TAAC) 3/22 Western Carolina W 5-2 Head Coach: Chuck McCuen 4/1 Hampton L 2-5 1/15 Jacksonville State W 7-2 4/5 UAB L 3-4 2/5 vs Indiana L 0-9 4/8 at Mercer W 5-2 2/12 at Alabama L 1-8 4/10 Jacksonville State W 6-1 2/18 at Georgia Tech L 0-9 Atlantic-Sun Tournament 2005 (17-6, 5-0 A-Sun) 2/19 at Clemson L 1-8 4/17 vs. Jacksonville L 2-4 Head Coach: Andy Smith 2/25 at Southern Miss L 4-5 1/19 at Georgia Tech L 0-7 2/26 vs Eastern Michigan L 3-6 1/28 Wofford W 7-0 2/27 at South Alabama L 0-9 2003 (8-11, 3-3 A-Sun) 2/5 at Memphis W 4-1 3/4 at NC State L 2-7 Head Coach: Andy Smith 2/6 Houston L 4-3 3/5 vs FAU W 6-3 1/25 at Alabama L 0-7 2/12 Campbell W 7-0 3/6 at UCF L 2-7 1/29 at Georgia Tech L 0-7 2/13 Gardner-Webb W 7-0 3/7 vs Emory W 6-3 2/8 at Louisville W 5-2 2/18 at Furman L 1-6 3/13 Morehead State W 9-0 2/8 Belmont W 7-0 2/26 Jacksonville W 5-2 3/15 Troy W 8-1 2/15 Memphis L 2-5 3/5 Appalachian State W 7-0 3/18 vs Ark.- Little Rock L 4-5 2/16 at Chattanooga L 3-4 3/7 UNC-Greensboro W 6-1 3/19 Middle Tenn. State L 2-7 3/1 Samford W 7-0 3/9 at Southern Miss W 4-3 3/24 Western Michigan L 3-6 3/3 at Jacksonville L 2-4 3/10 at New Orleans L 3-4 3/28 at Mercer W 9-0 3/5 Campbell L 1-6 3/11 at Southern Univ. W 5-2 3/30 at Chatanooga W 6-3 3/8 Tennessee Martin W 6-1 3/19 UT-Martin W 4-3 Year-by-Year Results

3/23 Mercer W 6-1 1/26 vs. No. 60 Virginia Tech L 1-6 2/13 at No. 38 Alabama L 2-5 3/25 UAB W 7-0 2/1 Tennessee Tech W 7-0 2/26 vs. Georgia Southern W 6-1 3/29 Chattanooga W 5-2 2/1 Samford L 2-5 2/28 vs. UAB L 2-5 4/1 at Troy W 5-2 2/2 Florida A&M W 7-0 3/5 vs. Samford W 4-3 4/3 Hampton W 4-3 2/3 Georgia Southern W 5-2 3/14 vs. North Texas L 2-5 4/5 at Georgia Southern W 4-3 2/10 at No. 55 S. Alabama L 3-4 3/17 vs. Winthrop L 1-6 4/9 at Charlotte L 3-4 2/12 at No. 30 Auburn L 0-7 3/19 at Miami Ohio L 4-3 Atlantic-Sun Tournament 2/15 at Emory W 7-0 3/20 at UNC Wilmington* W 4-3 4/14 vs. Campbell W 4-1 2/20 at Alabama L 1-6 3/26 at No. 68 ODU* W 4-3 4/15 vs. Stetson L 2-4 2/23 at Old Dominion L 0-7 3/27 at No. 24 VCU* L 6-1 2/24 vs. VCU L 1-6 4/4 at South Alabama W 6-1 3/4 at UC Santa Barbara W 4-3 CAA Tournament- Norfolk, Va. 2006 (9-10, 0-2 CAA) 3/5 at CSU Northridge L 3-4 4/16 vs. James Madison* W 4-1 Head Coach: Lisa Belcher 3/15 S.C. State Cancelled 4/17 vs. William & Mary* L 4-0 2/4 vs. East Carolina L 3-2 3/21 UAB W 6-1 2/4 at Wofford W 3-2 3/26 Elon W 5-2 2011 (15-4, 4-2 CAA) 2/12 Georgia Southern W 5-2 3/29 vs. UNCW W 4-3 Head Coach: Miha Lisac 2/17 at South Alabama L 5-1 3/30 at Wofford W 6-1 1/28 at Georgia Perimeter W 5-2 2/19 at Tennessee Tech Postponed 4/2 at Clayton State W 5-4 1/29 at Samford W 6-1 2/24 vs. Belmont W 5-2 4/9 Troy W 5-2 2/2 at Georgia Perimeter W 5-1 2/25 vs. Stetson W 4-1 CAA Tournament- Norfolk, Va. 2/3 at Mercer W 6-1 2/26 at Mercer W 5-2 4/18 vs. Delaware W 4-1 2/4-2/6 Clemson Invitational 3/3 at Old Dominion L 5-2 4/19 vs. William & Mary L 0-4 2/8 at Brenau W 7-2 3/4 at #25 VCU L 6-1 2/9 at Emory W 6-3 3/6 at Florida Atlantic W 4-3 2/11 at Mississippi State W 4-2 3/12 at S.C. State L 6-1 2/19 vs. ETSU W 4-3 3/17 at Auburn L 6-1 2/20 vs. Georgia Southern W 6-1 3/19 Murray State W 5-1 2/25 at Troy W 6-1 3/25 Bethune Cookman W 5-2 2/26 vs. Tulane (at Troy) W 4-3 4/1 Troy L 6-1 3/5 vs. Furman Cancelled 4/2 #71 Furman L 6-1 3/7 vs. UNC Wilmington W 5-2 4/13 Charlotte L 6-1 3/13 vs. #25 Yale L 2-5 4/14 Hampton W 4-3 3/17 vs. #35 Florida State L 2-5 CAA Tournament- Newport News, Va. 3/20 at #69 Boston University W 4-3 4/21 vs. UNCW L 4-3 3/25 at Old Dominion W 4-3 3/26 at #37 VCU L 2-5 4/3 at South Alabama W 7-0 2007 (11-9, 1-2 CAA) 4/10 at Jacksonville W 5-2 Head Coach: Lisa Belcher CAA Championships-Norfolk, Va. 1/25 at S. Carolina St. L 3-4 2009 (11-5, 6-0 CAA) 4/22 vs. Delaware* W 4-0 1/27 at No. 71 Furman L 0-7 CAA Tournament Champions 4/23 vs. VCU* W 4-2 2/2 vs. Kennesaw St. W 6-1 Head Coach: Miha Lisac 4/24 vs. William & Mary* L 2-4 2/3 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 6-1 1/24 vs. Georgia Southern W 7-0 2/10 at Georgia-Southern W 4-3 1/31 vs. Tulane W 4-0 2/11 vs. Tenn. Tech W 6-1 2/1 at Alabama L 3-4 2012 (11-7, 1-2 CAA) 2/16 at UAB L 1-6 2/8 at No. 26 FSU L 2-5 Head Coach: Miha Lisac 2/23 at Emory W 7-0 2/13 vs. Samford W 6-1 1/21 at Furman W 4-3 2/24 vs. Samford W 5-2 2/21 at No. 28 Auburn L 2-5 1/22 at #62 Wake Forest W 4-3 2/25 vs. No. 51 Denver L 0-7 3/6 vs. Troy Cancelled ITA Division I Women’s Kick-Off Weekend 3/3 at Old Dominion L 1-6 3/8 vs. UNC Wilmington* W 6-1 1/27 at #13 Georgia Tech L 2-5 3/4 at. No. 22 VCU L 0-7 3/10 at No. 74 South Alabama L 1-6 1/28 vs. #43 William & Mary* W 4-2 3/6 at N. Arizona L 2-5 3/11 vs. Indiana State W 6-1 2/9 vs. ETSU W 7-0 3/15 vs. ETSU Cancelled 2/19 at Winthrop Cancelled 3/21 vs. South Carolina St. W 7-0 2/25 at UNCW* L 3-4 4/4 at VCU* W 4-3 2/27 at #43 Sacramento State L 2-5 4/5 at William & Mary* W 6-1 2/29 at UCSB W 6-1 CAA Tournament- Norfolk, Va. 3/2 at Fresno State L 3-4 4/17 vs. James Madison* W 4-0 3/6 vs. Samford W 7-0 4/18 vs. Old Dominion* W 4-2 3/9 vs. Jacksonville State Cancelled 4/19 vs. VCU* W 4-3 3/9 vs. Mercer Cancelled NCAA Regional- Clemson, S.C. 3/12 vs. North Florida W 5-2 5/8 vs. North Carolina L 0-4 3/17 at #35 South Carolina L 3-4 3/21 vs. Kennesaw State W 7-0 3/30 at #50 VCU* L 3-4 2010 (6-12, 3-2 CAA) 4/8 at #37 USF W 4-3 Head Coach: Miha Lisac CAA Championships 1/29 vs. #48 William & Mary L 1-5 4/20 vs. James Madison W 4-0 1/30 vs. #55 Virginia Tech L 2-5 4/21 vs. UNCW W 4-2 2008 (11-9, 2-3 CAA) 2/6 at Furman L 3-4 4/22 vs. #43 VCU L 3-4 Head Coach: Miha Lisac 2/7 at ETSU L 3-4 1/25 at Furman L 0-7 2/12 at No. 58 Miss. State L 1-4 Conference Honors

All-Conference Honors

2012 - All-CAA 2002 - All-Atlantic Sun Abigail Tere-Apisah (First Team Singles) Maria Soerensen Whitney Byrd (First Team Doubles, Second Team Singles) Klara Miklikova Maryna Kozachenko (First Team Doubles) 2001 - All-Atlantic Sun 2011 - All-CAA Mable Abraham Abigail Tere-Apisah (First Team Singles, First Team Doubles) Maryna Kozachenko (First Team Doubles) 2000 - All-TAAC Tereza Lerova (Second Team Singles) Nina Jansen Katerina Gresova (Third Team Singles) Mojca Pavlinic

2010 - All-CAA 1999 - All-TAAC Diana Nakic (First Team Singles, Second Team Doubles) Uta Dittmer Linda Hricistova (Second Team Doubles) 1998 - All-TAAC 2009 - All-CAA Uta Dittmer Diana Nakic (First Team Singles, Second Team Doubles) Nina Jansen Linda Hricistova (Second Team Doubles) Ana Kolar Dariana Kozmina (Second Team Singles) Martina Nitkova (First Team Singles) 1994 - All-TAAC Monica Kamen 2008 - All-CAA Katerina Gresova (Second Team Doubles) 1993 - All-TAAC Dariana Kozmina (Second Team Single) Monika Kamen Martina Nitkova (First Team Singles, Second Team Doubles) 1991 - All-TAAC 2007 - All-CAA Reyana Abrahams Dariana Kozmina (First Team Doubles, Second Team Singles) Martina Nitkova (Third Team Singles) 1990 - All-TAAC Rachel Malina (First Team Doubles) Reyana Abrahams

2006 - All-CAA 1989 - All-NSWAC Anne Breiholtz (Second Team Singles) Reyana Abrahams Martina Nitkova (Third Team Singles) 1988 - All-NSWAC 2005 - All-Atlantic Sun Laura Cooper Anne Breiholtz (First Singles Team) Christine Grady Annamaria Forgacs (First Team Singles) Mateja Podgorsek (All-Freshman Team)

2004 - All-Atlantic Sun Anne Breiholtz (First Team Singles) Annamaria Forgacs (First Team Singles)

2003 - All-Atlantic Sun Anne Breiholtz (Second Team Singles) Annamaria Forgacs (Second Team Singles) Conference Honors

All-Academic Honors 2012 -CAA Mateja Podgorsek Jovana Krsikapa Martina Ondrackova Brittany Smith Mojca Pavlinic 2010-CAA 2005-A-Sun 1999-TAAC Tereza Lerova Anne Breiholtz Uta Dittmer Diana Nakic Diana Cardenas Nina Jansen Linda Hricistova Simona Foltyn Anna Kristina Jansen Martina Ondrackova Annamaria Forgacs Ana Kolar 2009-CAA Mateja Podgorsek Jelen Krsikapa Kiara Powell 2004-A-Sun Mojca Pavlinic Diana Nakic Anna Dolinkska 1998-TAAC Dariana Kozmina Simona Foltyn Uta Dittmer Martina Nitkova Annamaria Forgacs Kristina Jensen Linda Hricistova Rebecca Mitchell Ana Kolar Martina Ondrackova 2003-A-Sun Jelena Krsikapa 2008 Academic All-District Anne Breiholtz 1997-TAAC Mateja Podgorsek (2nd Team) Karine Etienne Uta Dittmer 2008-CAA Annamaria Forgacs Jelena Krsikapa Katerina Gresova Rebecca Mitchell Ruthy O’Callaghan Dariana Kozmina Christina O’Neal Carla Ortiz Rachel Malina 2002-A-Sun Satarra Watts Martina Nitkova Karine Etienne Mandy Weeks Mateja Podgorsek Jovana Krsikapa Peggy Wein Kiera Strickland Klara Miklikova 1996-TAAC 2007-CAA Mojca Pavlinic Ruthy O’Callaghan Dariana Kozmina Maria Soerensen Carla Ortiz Rachel Malina 2001-A-Sun Mandy Weeks Martina Nitkova Karine Etienne Peggy Wein Mateja Podgorsek Rebecca Mitchell 1995-TAAC Kiera Srickland Mojca Pavlinic Uta Dittmer 2006-CAA Jovana Krsikapa Janina Erhart Anne Brieholtz 2000-TAAC Kerry Morton Diana Cardenas Karine Etienne Mandy Weeks Rachel Malina Nina Jansen Anna White Martina Nitkova Ana Kolar Yearly Honors Player of the Year Freshman/Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Abigail Tere-Apisah (CAA, 2012) Abigail Tere-Apisah (CAA, 2011) Miha Lisac (CAA, 2009) Diana Nakic (CAA, 2009 & 2010) Diana Nakic (CAA, 2009) Carol Owen (TAAC, 1989) Anne Breiholtz (A-Sun, 2003)

Sportsmanship Award Lisa Teer (TAAC, 1991)

CAA Scholar-Athlete Martina Nitkova (2009)

Abigail Tere-Apisah Miha Lisac Letterwinners

A Grady, Christine (1987-89) Ortiz, Carla (1995-96) Abraham, Mable (1997-2001) Gresova, Katerina (2008-11) Owens, Angela (1988) Abrahams, Reyana (1990-91) Grgan, Masa (2011- Owen, Carol (1987-88) Alexander, Sally (1984) Owen, Kim (1984) Allen, Ann H Alsobrook, Ellen (1985) Haas, Sally (1971) P Anhurst, Ann Hall, Alicia Pavlinic, Mojca (1998-2002) Antenen, Amy (1985-87) Hellstrom, Linda (1992-93) Payne, Ninette Holbrook, Karen (1985-87) Podgorsek, Mateja (2005-2008) B Holcombe, Diane (1977-78) Poeet, Jennifer (1986) Ballou, Kathryn Houston, Phyllis Powell, Kiara (2008-09) Batchelor, Lydia (1977-78) Hricistova, Linda (2008-10) Rachel Malina Beard, Paula (1986-88) Hughes, Pat (1978) Q Beitzell, Teresa (1978) Hutchens, Allison Quinvalan, Laura (1981) Belcher, Lisa (1989-92) Bird, Trish (1976-78) I R Breiholotz, Anne (2003-2006) Ingalla, Helen (1978) Renzi, Claudi (1992-93) Bridgman, Marian (1978-81) Reynolds, Virginia (1983-84) Brooks, Alison (1985-87) J Richardson, Karlene (1989) Brown, Beth (1978) Jackson, Hope (1977) Rivera, Karmelina (2003-04) Brown, Nancy (1990) Jansen, Nina (1997-2002) Rosenblatt, Carrie (1980-81) Burns, Garnetta Jensen, Kristina (1997-98) Chaimaa Roudami (2011- Byrd, Whitney (2010- K S C Kamnen, Monika, (1992) Sackett, Linette (1967) Cannon, Beth (1984) Kennel, Wendy Schremp, Eve Cardenas, Diana (2005-2006) Kemp, Kir (2010-11) Showmaker, Leslie (1987) Caudle, Atuna (1985) Kim, Ha Siska, Kara Chamblee, Debbie (1977-78) Kolar, Ana (1997-2000) Smith, Brittany (2006-2007) Chamdoni, Nicky (1990-91) Kondas, Linda (1976) Smith, Iris Kiera Strickland Chiem, Phoebe (2012- Kozachenko, Maryna (2011- Smith, Linda (1971) Cochrane, Cindy (1991) Kozmina, Dariana (2006-09) Soerensen, Maria (2002) Coffey, Carole (1978) Krsikapa, Jelena (1996-98) Sollows, Candace Conneen, Ellen (1991-93) Krsikapa, Jovana (1998-2002) Sotolongo, Mercedes (1977-78) Cook, Cora (1976-78) Strickland, Kiera (2005-07) Cooper, Laura (1987-89) L Cooper, Tink (1976-77) Landon, Janine (1990-93) T Larson, Janet (1980-83) Teer, Lisa (1988-90) D Lerova, Tereza (2010- Tere-Apisah, Abigail (2011- Daniels, Robin (1980-81) Lynch, Connie (1976) Timmermann, Linn (2012- Dawyn, Motta Toohey, Susan (1990) Kiara Powell Dempsey, Jane M Turko, Maria (1978) Dielen, Ann (1972-74) Malina, Rachel (2005-07) Dittman, Diane (1985) Marvin, Tanya V Dittmer, Uta (1995-99) McNeal, Wanda Van Eck, Judith (1985-86) Docking, Holly Miklikova, Klara (2002) Vega, Georgina (1994) Dross, Tori (1980-83) Miller, Paige (1987-89) Mitcehll, Rebecca (2001-04) W E Mize, Diane (1986) Watts, Cynthia (1993) Edwards, Sarah Modric, Susanna (1986) Watts, Satara (1996) Ellerbee, Tauna Morrison, Christine Wayne, Tamara (1988) Erhart, Janina (1992-94) Morton, Kerry (1994) Weeks, Mandy (1994-97) Etienne, Karine (1999) Wein, Peggy (1994) N Welsh, Beth (1978) F Nakic, Diana (2008-10) White, Anna (1994-95) Ffriend, Jocelyn (2012- Nelms, Megan (2011- Williams, Lynette (1978) Flack, Patricia Nitkova, Martina (2006-09) Forgacs, Annamaria (2003-05) O G O’Callaghan, Ruthy (1995-96) *current athletes denoted in bold Gainer, Kim (1984) O’Neal, Christina (2003) George, Priscilla (1978) Ondrackova, Martina (2008-2012) Gould, Paula (1978) O’Quinn, Rosie ITA Rankings

Team National Rankings 2013 (Preseason) Regional Rankings #70 - January 3, 2013 2012

2012 #7 - June 6, 2012

#58 - January 3, 2012 2011 #54 - January 24, 2012 #47 - February 2, 2012 #7 - June 8, 2011 #40 - February 16, 2012 #38 - February 22, 2012 #50 - February 28, 2012 #66 - March 6, 2012 #70 - March 20, 2012 #74 - March 27, 2012 #60 - April 10, 2012 #63 - April 17, 2012 #64 - April 24, 2012 #69 - April 30, 2012 #69 - May 29, 2012 (Final)

2011

#70 - February 22, 2011 #61 - March 1, 2011 #65 - March 22, 2011 #64 - March 29, 2011 #63 - April 5, 2011 2012 Panthers (School Record #38 Ranking) #61 - April 12, 2011 #65 - April 19, 2011 #53 - April 26, 2011 #55 - May 2, 2011 #56 - May 30, 2011 (Final)

2010

#51 - January 5, 2010 (Preseason) #52 - January 26, 2010 #57 - February 4, 2010 #67 - February 12, 2010

2009

#52 - April 7, 2009 #59 - April 14, 2009 #46 - April 21, 2009 2009 Panthers (First ITA Ranking in GSU History) #46 - April 27, 2009 #46 - May 22, 2009 (Final) Singles & Doubles National Rankings 2013 (Preseason) 2009 Regional Rankings Singles Singles 2013 (Preseason) #23 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Sept. 7, 2012) #66 - Diana Nakic (Feb. 19, 2009) #29 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Jan. 3, 2012) #65 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 3, 2009) Singles #77 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 17, 2009) #6 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Jan. 3, 2013) Doubles #89 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 31, 2009) #19 - Tere-Apisah/Grgan (Jan. 3, 2012) #100 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 14, 2009) Doubles #93 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 21, 2009) #2 - Tere-Apisah/Grgan (Jan. 3, 2013) 2012 #85 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 28, 2009) #87 - Diana Nakic (May 29, 2009) (Final) 2012 Singles #58 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Feb. 16, 2012) Doubles Singles #54 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Feb. 22, 2012) #70 - Gresova/Nitkova (Mar. 3, 2009) #8 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (June 6, 2012) #54 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Feb. 28, 2012) #34 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Mar. 13, 2012) 2008 2010 #39 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Mar. 27, 2012) #35 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Apr. 10, 2012) #100 - Martina Nitkova (Feb. 20, 2008) Singles #36 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Apr. 17, 2012) #8 - Diana Nakic (January 5, 2010) #36 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Apr. 24, 2012) #9 - Diana Nakic (March 4, 2010 #37 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Apr. 30, 2012) #8 - Diana Nakic (June 7, 2010) #38 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Jun. 6, 2012)

2011

Singles #115 - Abigail Tere-Apisah (Mar. 15, 2011)

Doubles #37 - Kemp/Lerova (Jan. 4, 2011) #40 - Kemp/Lerova (Feb. 14, 2011) #66 - Kemp/Lerova (Mar. 1, 2011) #76 - Kemp/Lerova (Mar. 15, 2011) #69 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (Mar. 29, 2011) #62 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (Apr. 12, 2011) #72 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (Apr. 19, 2011) #46 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (Apr. 26, 2011) #46 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (May 2, 2011) #44 - Tere-Apisah/Kozachenko (June 8, 2011)

2010

Singles #62 - Diana Nakic (Sept. 4, 2009)(Pre.) #42 - Diana Nakic (Jan. 5, 2010) #28 - Diana Nakic (Feb. 18, 2010) #38 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 2, 2010) Martina Nitkova Abigail Tere-Apisah #28 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 16, 2010) #22 - Diana Nakic (Mar. 22, 2010) #25 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 13, 2010) #26 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 20, 2010) #28 - Diana Nakic (Apr. 27, 2010) #30 - Diana Nakic (May 3, 2010) #42 - Diana Nakic (June 7, 2010) (Final) WHITNEY PHOEBE JOCELYN MASA BYRD CHIEM FFRIEND GRGAN Senior Sophomore Graduate Student Sophomore Atlanta, Ga. Duluth Ga. New Rochelle, N.Y. Maribor, Slovenia Auburn Montgomery CUNY-Queens College University of North Carolina Il Gimnazija Maribor

MARYNA MEGAN CHAIMAA KOZACHENKO NELMS ROUDAMI Senior Sophomore Sophomore Kiev, Ukraine Lilburn, Ga. Casablanca, Morocco Kiev International School Parkview High School Groupe Scolaire d’Anfa

ABIGAIL LINN TERE-APISAH TIMMERMANN Junior Freshman Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Rostock, Germany Albury High School Saddlebrook Prep School

MIHA ROBIN CLARENCE LISAC STEPHENSON BOYD Head Coach (Sixth Year) Assistant Coach (First Year) Volunteer Asst. Coach (Second Year) Velenje, Slovenia Kitchener, Ontario Southfield, Mich. Georgia State (‘05) Alabama (‘06) Georgia State (‘07)