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2008 MARYLAND MEN'S TENNIS GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF 2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time CONTENTS Feb. 2 GEORGOWN College Park, Md. Noon Quick Facts 1 Feb. 9 NAVY College Park, Md. TBA 2008 Schedule 1 Feb. 10 VILLANOVA College Park, Md. Noon The Tennis Center at College Park 2 Feb. 16 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. Noon Terrapin Athletics Facilities 4 Feb. 17 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 1:00 p.m. Coaching Staff Feb. 22 BOStoN COLLEGE* College Park, Md. 3:00 p.m. Head Coach Jim Laitta 5 Feb. 24 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 1:00 p.m. Coaching Staff 5 Feb. 29 PENN College Park, Md. 4:00 p.m. 2008 Season Outlook 6 March 2 LOUISVILLE College Park, Md. 11:00 a.m. Roster Information 6 March 7 GEORGE WASHINgtoN College Park, Md. 3:00 p.m. Terrapin Profiles March 8 DELAWARE College Park, Md. Noon Alex Aksanov 7 UMBC College Park, Md. 5:00 p.m. Michael Coleman 8 March 15 VIRGINIA * College Park, Md. 1:00 p.m. Boris Fetbroyt 9 March 22 at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA Amit Inbar 10 March 23 at North Carolina State* Raleigh, N.C. TBA David Kwon 11 March 28 NORTH CAROLINA* College Park, Md. 3:00 p.m. Nickolai Neilsen 12 March 30 DUKE* College Park, Md. 11:00 a.m. Andrew Orban 13 April 5 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. TBA Roshan Potarazu 14 April 6 at Georgia Tech* Atlanta, Ga. TBA 2007 Season Review 15 April 11 FLORIDA STATE* College Park, Md. 3:00 p.m. Season Results 15 April 13 MIAMI* College Park, Md. 11:00 a.m. Individual/Doubles Results 15 April 17-20 ACC Championships Cary, N.C. TBA History & Honors May 9-11 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA TBA All-Time Letterwinners 16 May 20-25 NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. TBA Coaching History 16 Individual Honors 17 *Denotes ACC Match Team Honors 17 Home matches are BOLD CAPS University of Maryland 18 All times Eastern University President C.D. Mote 19 Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow 20 Distinguished Alumni 22 Academic Support and Career Development 23 QUICK FACTS Media Information 24 Location College Park, Md. 20740 Assistant Coach Kyle Bailey (American ’03) Founded 1807 Volunteer Assistant Coach Bruce Lipka Enrollment 36,014 (Tennessee Chattanooga '87) MEDIA GUIDE Nickname Terrapins, Terps 2007 Record 10-11 (Finished ranked No. 70) Colors Red, White, Black and Gold ACC Record (Finish) 2-9 (11th) CREDITS Affiliation NCAA Division I Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/5 The 2008 Maryland men's tennis media guide was written Conference Atlantic Coast Associate A.D./Media Relations Doug Dull by Chase Jones, media relations student assistant. Design President Dr. C.D. Mote Jr. (California ’59) Media Relations Phone (301) 314-7064 and layout by Patrick Fischer, publications coordinator and Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow (Elon ’74) Media Relations Contact Chase Jones assistant media relations director. Editorial assistance Home Facility Tennis Center at College Park Office (301) 314-1843 provided by Doug Dull, Joey Flyntz, Shawn Nestor and Head Coach Jim Laitta Email [email protected] Kathy Worthington. Cover design by John Schaffhauser. Alma Mater, Year Eastern Kentucky ‘88 Fax (301) 314-9094 Photography by Greg Fiume. Printing by Multi-Ad. Laitta Overall 84-141 (12 years, men only) Address Comcast Center 99-195 (16 years, including women) Terrapin Trail, Room 2725 Copies of this media guide can be purchased for $10 plus Laitta at Maryland 84-141 (12 years, men only) College Park, MD 20740 $3.00 for shipping and handling, by writing the Athletics 105-195 (16 years, including women) Website www.umterps.com Media Relations Office, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, or by calling (301) 314-7064. 2 3 4 THE TENNIS CENTER AT COLLEGE PARK 1 :: Maryland tennis has a stylish place to call home: The Tennis Center at College Park. Located on Paint Branch Parkway, this state-of-the-art facility has a total of 27 tennis courts - 12 indoor and 15 outdoor courts. The indoor courts are split into eight Decoturf II hard courts and four Har-Tru Clay courts. The outdoor courts consist of nine Decoturf II hard courts, four Har-Tru Clay courts and two red clay courts. 2 :: The clubhouse lobby includes a pro shop as well as a lounge area for athletes. The back door of the clubhouse leads to 15 outdoor courts. 3 :: The outdoor courts have a beautiful walking galleria. 4 :: The Tennis Center offers a chance to play on European red clay, as well. 5 :: Each of these three tennis structures contains four fully-lighted courts ensuring playing time for everyone. 5 4 2008 MARYLAND MEN'S TENNIS 5 2008 MARYLAND MEN'S TENNIS HEAD COACH JIM LAITTA 8TH SEASON AT Maryland • EASTERN KENTUCKY '88 Jim Laitta is in his 18th season as head coach of the Maryland Laitta also coached two of his players through two other prestigious tournaments, the National men’s tennis program. He spent the first 11 years of his tenure as Invitational Tournament and the National Clay Court Championships. Maryland’s director of tennis where he headed up both the men’s Prior to coming to Maryland, Laitta was the head women’s tennis coach at Mississippi State and women’s programs. University from 1989-1990. The program finished in the national top 20 and captured an NCAA Laitta is in his seventh season running only the men’s team, Doubles Championship. In addition to coaching several college All-Americans and junior national though the Terps have been a fully-funded program for just three champions, he has coached professionals who have competed in major tournaments such as the seasons. U.S. Open and Wimbledon. He is gradually building the Maryland men’s program in the Laitta played collegiately at Eastern Kentucky University, where he was team captain and Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the top league’s in the nation. played the No. 1 singles and doubles position. Upon earning his degree in psychology in 1988, Laitta has led the Terps to a national ranking in each of the last he competed on the satellite tour before entering the coaching ranks. two seasons. Over the years, Laitta’s teams have had on-court success and he has shown the ability to build programs. COACH LAITTA'S RECRUITING STATEMENT Head coach of the Maryland men’s tennis program, Jim Laitta, recruits at the National He began his first season (1990-91) with both men’s and women’s teams without any scholarship Clay Courts (Boca Raton, Fla.), the National Hard Court Championships (Kalamazoo, players. It wasn’t until the 1998-99 campaign that the women’s program had a full complement Mich.), the Winter Nationals (Phoenix, Ariz.), Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) and several of eight scholarships. ITF junior championship tournaments. Prior to Maryland having a fully-funded women’s team, Laitta demonstrated his recruiting prowess and on-court coaching ability by taking his partially-funded teams to three NCAA Tournaments “The type of student-athletes that we look for are highly motivated individuals who want in four years. to excel both on the court and in the classroom. Our program is one of the more intense in In 1996, he led the Terrapin women’s team to its first-ever NCAA appearance, as well as a tie the country. The players on the team each have the option of 1-2 individual workouts a week. for fourth place in the grueling ACC. As a result, he was named both ACC and NCAA Region I We prepare our players physically and mentally for their matches. We are starting to attract Coach of the Year by his peers. players here who have ambitions of playing on the pro tour. We try to accommodate all of The 1998-99 season saw the women’s team achieve the “triple crown” at the NCAA Tournament the players’ dreams and goals when they arrive here. When the players leave here upon by competing as a team and sending competitors in both singles and doubles. That was the first graduating, they should all be able to say that they had the time of their lives the University such occurrence in Maryland women’s tennis history. of Maryland.” – Jim Laitta COACHING STAFF KYLE BAILEY BRUCE LIPKA ASSISTANT HEAD COACH VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON AT MARYLAND FOURTH SEASON AT MARYLAND American ‘03 TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA '87 Kyle Bailey is in his second season as the Terps’ assistant men’s Bruce Lipka is in his fourth season as a volunteer assistant tennis coach, joining the staff in August 2006. Prior to coming to coach. Lipka is also the director of tennis at Woodmont Country Club College Park, Bailey spent three years coaching at American in Rockville, Md. He has held that position since January 2000. University. He served as the Eagles’ assistant coach for one year As a former collegiate coach at Miami (Ohio) University from before assuming the head coaching duties his final two seasons. 1989-1996, Lipka led his teams to three conference championships, A native of Reading, Pa., Bailey had a 29-15 record, including a 12-3 conference mark, with the and garnered three Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year awards. Prior to coaching at Eagles. He led American to the 2005 Patriot League regular-season title and placed six players Miami, Lipka served as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. on the all-conference team. Lipka was the USPTA 2004 Maryland Professional of the Year and the 2003 Mid-Atlantic The Eagles were also solid in the classroom as the team maintained a 3.46 cumulative grade- Professional of the Year.