CONTENTS 2003-2004 boston college women’s tennis

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2003 QUICK FACTS

2003-04 OUTLOOK BOSTON COLLEGE 2003-04 Preview 2 Location Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2003-04 Roster 3 Founded 1863 Enrollment 14,500 EAGLE STAFF President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Head Coach Nigel Bentley 4 Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo Assistant Coach Katie McNamara 4 Nickname Eagles Volunteer Assistant Coach Teryn Ashley 4 Colors Maroon and Gold Conference BIG EAST Conference 2003-04 EAGLES Home Course Flynn Recreation Complex Captains 5-6 Players 7-12 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach Nigel Bentley 2002-03 YEAR IN REVIEW (Connecticut College ’83) 2002-03 Team Results 13 Record at BC 33-27 (Three seasons) Career Record same THE UNIVERSITY Bentley’s Office Phone (617) 552-3171 Learning Resources 14 Bentley’s E-mail [email protected] The BIG EAST Conference 15 Assistant Coach Katie McNamara City of Boston 16-17 (Boston College ’87) University Profile 18-19 McNamara’s Office Phone (617) 552-3171 Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo 20 McNamara’s E-mail [email protected] 2002-03 Record 13-8 2002-03 Conference Record 6-2 (T-3rd) 2002-03 Final Ranking N/A (CollegeTennisOnline.com) Lettermen Returning/Lost 7/2 Newcomers 1 2003-04 Captains Allison Ashley Emily Hellberg

The 2003-04 Boston College Women’s Tennis Media MEDIA RELATIONS Guide is produced by the Boston College Media Relations Associate AD/Media Relations Chris Cameron Office and the Boston College Athletic Association, Assistant AD/Media Relations Dick Kelley Chestnut Hill, Mass., 02467. All rights reserved. Assistant AD/Media Relations Lisa Cascio Edited by Tim Clark Women’s Tennis SID Tim Clark SID Phone (617) 552-4508 Designed by Ralph Loos, RL Sport Design, Amherst, MA, SID Fax (617) 552-4903 ph.# 413-256-1064, e-mail – [email protected] SID E-mail [email protected] Printed by Colonial Lithograph, Attleboro, Mass. Athletics Web site www.bceagles.com

Photographs by: John Quackenbos (Athletic Department Photographer), KEY RETURNING PLAYERS CLASS 2002-03 STATISTICS Jet Commercial Photo, Jim Abts, Garry Gilbert (BC Office Allison Ashley Sr. 17-16 singles/15-12 doubles of Publications), Lee Pellagrini (BC Office of Publications), Emily Hellberg Sr. 20-6 singles/ 14-14 doubles and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Morgan Landes Jr. 10-10 singles/8-8 doubles Amy Molden Jr. 20-12 singles/6-8 doubles Nida Waseem Jr. 13-15 singles/16-12 doubles Szilvia Szegedi So. 11-5 singles/9-6 doubles

Key Newcomer Class Hometown/High School Lindsey Nash Fr. Temecula, CA/Linfield 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE SEASON PREVIEW

As the Boston College women’s tennis team “Szilvia brings extensive international Senior co-captain Emily Hellberg will no prepares itself for the 2003-04 season, head experience to our team. She has world-class doubt be a contributor. An established coach Nigel Bentley can’t wait to see what his ability. But she has had bad luck with injuries, doubles player, she also compiled a team-best veteran squad can do. The women’s tennis if she can stay healthy, she definitely has the 20-6 singles record playing at Nos. 4, 5 and team returns all six of their starters from last chance to be an elite national collegiate player,” 6, including a 15-3 mark in dual matches and year’s team. Bentley and Assistant Coach Katie says Bentley. a 5-2 record in BIG EAST competition. McNamara will look to improve upon a very successful 2002-03 campaign in which the Slotted in the second singles spot is talented “Emily knows how to win,” says coach Eagles finished 13-8 overall and 6-2 in BIG junior Nida Waseem. She played most of the Bentley. “She’s a very talented doubles player EAST play. The Eagles finished third at the spring season there last year and compiled a with terrific hands at the net. Her singles 2003 Big East Championships. 13-15 overall record going 7-7 at No. 2. game is solid also. She’s a good leader for our team.” The coaching staff welcomes a new addition “We have some real punch at the top of our this year in the form of local tennis star, Teryn lineup with Szilvia and Nida. Nida is probably Junior Emily Yeomans will be given an Ashley. The former Stanford Cardinal won the most talented player on our team. She’s a opportunity to play. Bentley says, “It’ll be team NCAA National Championships in beautiful player to watch. There is effortless- very competitive this year, with our team 1997 and 1999 and will no doubt bring ness to everything that she does. She can make depth, for playing time. E.Y. has a lot of valuable tennis experience to the team. Teryn all of the shots. If she becomes a bit more athletic ability. In fact, she might be the best is a current member of the Women’s Tennis consistent and adds some variety to her game, overall athlete on the team. If she plays with Association (WTA). She participated in all Nida has the potential to be a highly ranked confidence, she will earn playing time. E.Y. four Grand Slam Events in 2003 and captured national player.” is a very hard worker. She is our leader in the the doubles title at the 2003 ASB Bank in teams off-court strength and conditioning Auckland, New Zealand. Lindsey Nash is the only new player to the program. She is a delight to have on the roster this year. The freshman from southern roster.” Up and down the lineup the Eagles have California will make immediate contributions experience and players that have proven ability to the Eagles’ lineup. This year the Eagles’ schedule is filled with to win at different positions. The coaches and matches against top national teams. Local captains are eager to get things underway. “Lindsey is a great addition to the team. At rival Harvard, who finished the 2003 spring one point, in the juniors, she was ranked as season ranked 14th, along with perennial BIG “This is the first season in a long time when high as 27th in the country. She has a strong EAST power Notre Dame, are matches to we will be counting on contributions from all-court game and she is playing very good highlight. A west coast trip has matches veteran players. The past several seasons we tennis right now. Lindsey is a tough competi- against national powers University of San relied on youth. It has been exciting to watch tor and is going to be an important part of our Diego and Long Beach State. The Eagles will these players mature and improve. We now success. We are really pleased to have her on also compete in the UNLV Invitational. All have a very nice mix of veterans and younger board,” says Bentley. the participating teams ended last season players on the roster,” says Bentley. nationally ranked—they include, Kansas, Allison Ashley compiled a 17-16 overall record Fresno State, Washington State, Oklahoma “Right now, I feel comfortable with where we while going 13-10 in dual match play and 6-1 State, Northern Arizona and Tulane. The are. It’s obvious to me that there is a much in conference matches. schedule also features traditional Ivy League greater awareness, and I think that is a result rivals Brown, Dartmouth and Yale, as well as of our team returning so many starters. Each “Ali has returned in good condition and she’s cross-town opponent Boston University. In year we have been getting better and I believe really hungry,” says Bentley. “Ali will be a real addition, the Eagles’ three hardest BIG EAST this is the deepest team we have ever had. important part of our success this year. She’s matches (Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and With so many very good teams nationally got a huge serve and a powerful game from the Syracuse) are all on the road. No doubt these days, the key to winning is strong depth. baseline. She has the potential to beat about it, with the challenging national If we stay healthy, we are going to be very anybody. If she remains confident and eager, schedule, the Eagles have their work cut out tough in the three through six spots.” she is due for a big senior year.” for them.

BC will look to the leadership and experience Morgan Landes is coming off a strong “Our schedule continues to get more and of senior co-captains Allison Ashley and sophomore season. “Morgan is such a big more challenging each year. We’re giving the Emily Hellberg to fuel this Eagle team and match player. She is very tough mentally and players an opportunity to play the best and give them an edge. Ashley saw most of her continues to add variety to her game. She is we’ll see how that comes out. There are action at No. 3 singles. Hellberg posted very powerful from the baseline and is a hard going to be a lot of matches that do bring winning records at the Nos. 5 and 6 singles worker. All the indications point to Morgs pressure. But the way I look at it, is playing slots, going 4-1 and 10-2, respectively. having a big year.” in big matches with pressure is a privilege. We’ve earned the right to play in big matches In the No. 1 singles spot, Szilvia Szegedi Junior Amy Molden went 20-12 playing at with our prior successes. I welcome the returns for her sophomore season that the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 singles, tying for the team lead tough schedule and I think our players do Eagles can only hope will be as successful as in wins with Hellberg. Bentley says, “Amy is to.” her last spring. She went 11-5 in dual match the type of player no one wants to play. She’s play and was undefeated in Tournament extremely solid in all aspects of the game. She Championship play. has tremendous passion for the game and is very hard working. Additionally, she is a very smart player, she is always thinking on the court.”

2 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ROSTER

BOSTON COLLEGE 2003 WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER NAME CL. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Allison Ashley Sr. Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline

Emily Hellberg Sr. Spring Lake, Minn./Grand Haven

Morgan Landes Jr. Huron, Ohio/Huron

Amy Molden Jr. El Cajon, Calif./Univ. of San Diego HS

Lindsey Nash Fr. San Diego, Calif./Linfield

Szilvia Szegedi So. Dumakeszi, Hungary

Nida Waseem Jr. Karachi, Pakistan/Deerfield (IL)

Emily Yeomans Jr. Lafayette, Calif./Carondelet

Head Coach: Nigel Bentley (Connecticut College ’83) – fourth season Assistant Coach: Katie McNamara (Boston College ’87) – fourth season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Teryn Ashley (Stanford ’00)- first season Captains: Allison Ashley, Emily Hellberg

3 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF

Nigel Bentley returns to the helm of the Boston College women’s tennis program after three successful seasons as the team’s head coach. NIGEL BENTLEY Prior to his joining the women’s team, Bentley was the head coach of the BC men’s tennis team for four years. HEAD COACH Last season, his third and most successful since joining the team, FOURTH SEASON Coach Bentley guided the women’s team to a 13-8 overall record. The Eagles cruised through BIG EAST competition going 6-2, which was good enough for a tie for third place in the division. In his second season the Eagles went 8-12 overall - dropping five matches by a 4-3 margin - and once again cruised through their BIG EAST schedule, posting a 5-1 conference mark. In his first year with the Eagles women’s team, Bentley led BC to a 12-7 overall dual match record and a 5-1 BIG EAST record, good for a fourth-place conference finish. In addition, the team was ranked throughout the season, climbing as high as No. 55, the school’s highest ranking ever. It finished the 2000-01 season with a final ITA rank of 66. A United States Professional Tennis Association member with a professional 1 rating, Bentley has held head professional positions at country clubs throughout Massachusetts, as well as across the U.S. and internationally. Before arriving at the Heights in 1995 to assume an assistant coaching position on the men’s team, a post he held for one season before being named the squad’s head coach, Bentley served as Tennis Director at the Concord Country Club and Chatham Bars Inn. He was the Head Tennis Professional at the Dedham Country and Polo Club. Bentley held similar posts at Cap Juluca in Anguilla, British West Indies, Cascade Tennis Club in Vail, Colorado and Sunrise Country Club in Palm Springs, California. Since his arrival at BC, Bentley has represented the school on both the ITA and NCAA’s Regional Selection Committees, and sits on the BIG EAST Conference’s Seeding and Selection Committee. He currently serves at President of the BIG EAST Conference men’s and women’s coaches association. An active member of the Prince Advisory Staff, Bentley still competes in New England Lawn and Tennis Association and USPTA events. He also provides occasional columns and features on New England tennis for local weekly newspapers. A 1983 graduate of Connecticut College, Bentley has been inducted into his alma mater’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Bentley and his wife, Betsy, reside in Acton with their children, Blake and Sarah. No stranger to the Heights, Katie Molumphy McNamara, a 1992 inductee into Boston College Varsity’s Club Hall of Fame, returns KATIE MCNAMARA for her fourth season as assistant coach of the women’s team. ASSISTANT COACH One of the most successful players in BC’s history, McNamara racked up more than 100 singles wins — including an astounding 50-2 FOURTH SEASON record in BIG EAST competition — over her four-year career. For her efforts and her accomplishments, the BIG EAST named her the conference’s Female Athlete of the Decade for tennis. A member of BC’s class of 1987, and the first player to attend Boston College on a tennis scholarship, McNamara led her squads to three BIG EAST championships while becoming the first Eagle to qualify individually for the NCAA Championships. Prior to her return to Boston College, McNamara had served as the head professional at the Belmont Hill Club from 1996-1999, where she rejuvenated the club’s junior and ladies tennis programs. She also coached four of New England’s top junior tennis players, as well as 100 other aspiring youths. Previous to her experience at Belmont Hill, she was the head coach at Div. III MIT for the 1995-96 season. She had also served as an assistant coach at Harvard University from 1990-1993. McNamara, who returned to Boston College to earn her master’s in business administration in 1994, holds a full-time position as accounting manager at the Belmont Hill School. She is married to former BC hockey star John McNamara and the couple have four children, Kevin, Jack, Michael and Joseph.

Ter yn Ashley enters her first her as a volunteer assistant for the Boston College women’s tennis program Ashley, a 2000 graduate of Stanford University, is a two-time TERYN ASHLEY NCAA Team Champion and current member of the Women’s Tennis VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Association (WTA). She has been ranked in the top 150 in the world in singles and 65 in the world in doubles. The Chestnut Hill, Mass. native participated in all four Grand Slam Events in 2003 and captured the doubles title at the 2003 ASB Bank in Aukland, New Zealand. Prior to her return, Ashley was a three-time NCAA All-American and took home All-Pac-Ten accolades in each of her four years at Stanford. She helped guide the Cardinals to team championships in 1997 and 1999. Finished a stellar collegiate career going 67-9 in dual match singles play and 115-26 overall. She unites with her younger sister and current Eagle co-captain Allison.

4 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 37-46 ALLISON ASHLEY CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 43-35 SENIOR CHESTNUT HILL, MA / BROOKLINE 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (17-16)

Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational – “William” Flight Mari Toro (Miami) L 6-4, 6-3 CO-CAPTAIN Delila Causevic (Maryland) L 6-1, 6-0 Vanessa Bagnato (Richmond) L def. Oct. 4-6 Brown Invitational - Flight A Yelena Klurfeld (Brown) W 6-3, 6-0 AS A JUNIOR (2002-03) Sophie Cremers (Alabama) L 6-1, 6-1 Compiled a 17-16 singles record playing at Nos. 2 and 3…went Victoria Beck (Brown) W 6-1, 6-3 13-10 in dual matches and 6-1 in BIG EAST play… had two Alison Hashmall (Princeton) L 7-6(5), 6-3 separate five-match winning streaks, one from Feb. 1-16 and the Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.) Maria del Carmen Anorga (Lehigh) W 6-0, 6-1 other from March 22-April 25… posted a 15-12 doubles record at Neha Uberoi (Princeton) L 6-2, 6-0 Nos. 1 and 2, including a 12-8 mark in duals and a 5-2 record in Oct. 25-29 OMNI HOTELS/ITA Eastern Regional conference action… most frequently paired with Szilvia Szegedi at Championships (Cambridge, Mass.) No. 2, where they went 8-5 overall and 3-2 against BIG EAST Janine Sadaka (Binghamton) W 6-3, 6-3 opponents. Henriette Williams (Virginia) L 6-1, 6-1 Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Sarah McNally W 6-0, 6-1 AS A SOPHOMORE (2001-02) Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Played No. 1 singles most of the year… went 14-18 in singles Shervin Saedinia W 6-3, 6-1 matches and 12-6 in doubles play, including a 10-4 mark when Feb. 8 Cornell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) teamed with Emily Hellberg… split her four doubles matches Laura Tallent W 6-1, 6-0 when partnered with Emily Yeomans… won 10 doubles matches Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) Meredith Vincent W 6-0, 6-4 in a row with Hellberg from March 16-April 19… pulled out a Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) tough 6-3, 2-6, 10-4 victory over UMass’s Jafra Depontes on April Kristina Stastny W 6-3, 6-2 13. Feb. 22 Ohio State (New Haven, Conn.) Jackie Leskovar L 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 AS A FRESHMAN (2000-01) Feb. 23 Yale (New Haven, Conn.) Susie Hiniker L 6-2, 6-3 Was 6-12 in singles play and 11-12 in doubles play… was paired Feb. 28 Rutgers (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) with three different doubles partners, most often with Ruta Veitas Jennifer Hellier W 6-1, 6-1 (6-6)… was a BIG EAST Academic All-Star… received the BC March 3 Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement. Jennifer Tuchband L 6-2, 6-3 March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) Melissa Applebaum L 6-2, 6-3 BEFORE BC March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) 2000 Massachusetts state champion… undefeated in league Tania Rivera L 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 matches during all three years of high school… finished her career March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) as the No. 2-ranked junior in the New England region and 104th Kristina Georgieva W 6-3, 6-2 in the nation by the USTA… earned the USTA National Indoor March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) Sanja Bajin L 7-6 (5), 6-0 Championship sportsmanship award in 1997… played No. 1 March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) singles every season at Brookline except her freshman year... that Kerry Meath L 7-6 (5), 6-4 season she played No. 2 behind then senior and former BC March 22 Seton Hall (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) teammate Cynthia Tow… also participated in mediation and Emelie Akerbrant W 6-1, 6-1 volunteer programs while at Brookline. April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Kryistina Bothova W 7-6 (6), 6-0 April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) PERSONAL Sasha Edelstein W 6-4, 6-3 Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a communications April 12 Boston University (Boston) major… Allison is the youngest of Ashley and Allen’s three Alana Marcu W 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 children… born March 31, 1982. April 25 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round Shervin Saedinia W 6-4, 6-1 ASK ALLISON April 27 BIG EAST Championships In my spare time I like to: Travel. (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Second Round The best player I have ever faced is: My Dad. Kristina Stastny L 6-4, 6-1 My role model is: My sister, Teryn April 27 BIG EAST Championships If I could be on any magazine cover, it would be: Time (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Consolation Round Elissa Kinard L 6-3, 6-2

5 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 32-23 EMILY HELLBERG CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 33-30 SENIOR SPRING LAKE, MI / GRAND HAVEN 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (20-6)

Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational – “Silver” Flight Elissa Kinard (Virginia Tech) L 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 CO-CAPTAIN *Joelle Good (Marshall) W 6-1, 6-2 *Michelle Webb (Illinois) L 6-2, 6-3 *Brandi Watts (Minnesota) W 6-0, 6-2 Oct. 4-6 Brown Invitational - Flight C AS A JUNIOR (2002-03) Aimee Cherest (BU) W 6-3, 6-2 Compiled a team-best 20-6 singles record playing at Nos. 4, 5 and 6, Alex Kobishyn (Princeton) W 6-0, 6-2 including a 15-3 mark in dual matches and a 5-2 record in BIG Melissa Minor (Alabama) L 6-2, 3-6 (3) Kristine Holte (Syracuse) W 6-3, 6-2 EAST competition… went 1-0 at No. 4, 4-1 at No. 5 and 10-2 at Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.) No. 6… had a pair of six-match winning streaks, including one to Jessica Siebel (Princeton) W 6-4, 6-3 conclude the season… won her only match at the BIG EAST Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Championships, defeating Virginia Tech’s Ginger Lowdermilk, 6-1, Katie Jaxheimer W 6-1, 7-6 (3) 6-4… finished third in Flight C at the Brown Invitational, winning Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) three of her four matches… sported a 14-14 doubles record, going Wei-Ming Leong W 6-1, 6-1 Feb. 8 Cornell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 10-9 in duals and 6-1 in conference matches… played all but five of Piper Lucas W 6-2, 6-3 her doubles matches with Nida Waseem at No. 1, with whom she Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) went 14-9 overall and 10-7 in duals… that duo reached the Round of Zdenka Videnova W 6-2, 6-1 16 at the ITA Regional Championships. Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) Jennifer Smith L 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 AS A SOPHOMORE (2001-02) Feb. 28 Rutgers (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Kaitlin Link W 6-2, 6-1 Teamed with Allison Ashley at No. 2 doubles to form the Eagles’ March 3 Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) most reliable tandem… she and Ashley posted a team-best 10-4 Kristen James W 3-6, 4-4 ret. mark, including 5-2 in the BIG EAST… won 10 consecutive March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) matches in a row with Ashley from March 16-April 19… compiled a Staci Stevens L 6-2, 6-4 2-4 singles mark in the fall, with both of her wins coming in the third March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Stephanie Oldock W 6-2, 6-0 flight at the Harvard Invitational. March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) Brandi Kligman W 6-0, 6-0 AS A FRESHMAN (2000-01) March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) Was 10-13 in singles play and 11-10 in doubles play… saw most of Alli Pillinger L 6-4, 6-1 her doubles action with Anisha Fernando (8-9), but was a perfect 3-0 March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) Caroline Casey W 6-0, 7-5 when paired with Brooke Moldenhauer… won six of her last eight March 22 Seton Hall (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) singles matches to close out the season. Casey Fry W 6-0, 6-0 April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) BEFORE BC Lauren Lorenzetti W 6-3, ret. Played in the No. 1 singles position at Grand Haven, registering a 48- April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Susan Hyams W 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 4 record… spent two seasons at the Van der Meer Tennis Academy in April 12 Boston University (Boston) Hilton Head, S. C.… served as co-captain her two seasons at Grand Win by default W def. Haven… ranked as high as No. 53 in the nation by the USTA… April 27 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round two-time Western District sportsmanship award winner… midwest Ginger Lowdermilk (Virginia Tech) W 6-1, 6-4 section sportsmanship award recipient… a National Honor Society and Math Honor Society member. PERSONAL Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and a political science major… Emily is the older of Marylynn and Gordon Hellberg’s two girls… born February 26, 1983. ASK EMILY My nickname is: Em, Hellberg My favorite movie is: The American President My favorite book is: The Bible My favorite food is: Peanut butter My most memorable match at BC: Beating Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and Miami in Miami, Florida in doubles

6 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 29-24 MORGAN LANDES CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 16-20 JUNIOR HURON, OH / HURON 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (10-10)

Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Arden Fredeking W 6-0, 6-3 Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Trine Juluissen L 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Feb. 8 Cornell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Erika Takeuchi L 7-6(6), 5-7, 1-0(6) AS A SOPHOMORE (2002-03) Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) Sat out the fall season with a broken foot … came back in the spring Elissa Kinard L 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(6) to post a 10-10 overall singles record and a 3-4 mark in BIG EAST Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) Katie Cunha L 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 duals … went 4-2 at No. 3 and 6-8 at No. 4 … won seven straight Feb. 22 Ohio State (New Haven, Conn.) matches from March 7 to April 9 … pulled out a 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 Lindsay Williams W 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 victory over Ohio State’s Lindsay Williams on Feb. 22 … compiled Feb. 23 Yale (New Haven, Conn.) an 8-8 doubles record, playing mostly with Emily Yeomans at No. 3, Karlyn Martin L 6-3, 6-0 where the duo went 5-6 … teamed with Allison Ashley at No. 2 Feb. 28 Rutgers (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) doubles to defeat the tandem from Rutgers, 8-4, at the BIG EAST Carissa Sommerlad W 6-2, 6-2 March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) Championships. Mari Toro L 6-1, 6-3 March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) AS A FRESHMAN (2001-02) Maria Aguirre-Gomez W 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 Played Nos. 2 and 3 singles… compiled an impressive 19-14 singles March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) record, including a 4-3 mark in BIG EAST duals… the 19 wins is Olia Mikhailova W 6-4, 6-0 March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) the second most on the team… was the only member of the Eagles to Melissa Anderson W 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win a match against Notre Dame in the second round of the BIG March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) EAST Championship, beating Lindsey Green 6-2, 6-4… in the fall, Yelena Klurfeld W 6-3, 6-3 went 3-1 in the “Gold” Flight at the William & Mary Invitational, 4- March 22 Seton Hall (South Orange, N.J.) 1 in Flight B at the Brown Invitational and 3-0 in Flight II at the Viviana Figueroa W 6-2, 6-1 Dartmouth Invitational… posted an 8-12 record in doubles play. April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Vera Efstathiou W 6-0, 6-1 April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) BEFORE BC Camilla Knight W 6-2, 6-1 Was a four-time Northern Ohio Player of the Year… was on a state April 12 Boston University (Boston) runner-up (2000) and a third-place (1999) team during her career… Elisa Glas L 6-2, 7-6 (7) was a four-time conference, section and district champion… also April 25 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round competed in track where she was a three-time state qualifier and a Trine Lise Juliussen (Syracuse) L 6-3, 6-1 record holder in several relays… won a conference and district April 27 BIG EAST Championships championship in the 4X800 relay. (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Second Round Sarah Jane Connelly (Notre Dame) L 6-3, 6-1 PERSONAL April 27 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Consolation Round Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences… Morgan is the youngest Felice Lam (Virginia Tech) L 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 of Sandra and Hugh’s three girls… born June 10, 1983. ASK MORGAN Nicknames: ML and Morgs My favorite movie is: The Shawshank Redemption My favorite book is: The Catcher in the Rye My favorite food is: Tie between Spaghetti with Meatballs and Scallops My most memorable match at BC: At Florida Atlantic University, saving 3 match points and coming back to win a third set tie-breaker in Florida giving the team a 4-3 win.

7 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 40-23 AMY MOLDEN CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 11-15 JUNIOR EL CAJON, CA / SAN DIEGO HS 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (20-12)

Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational – “Green” Flight Amy Wei (William & Mary) L 6-2, 6-3 Mia Marovic (Temple) W def. Michaela Havelkova (Minnesota) W 6-2, 6-1 Megan Muth (William & Mary) L 6-4, 7-5 AS A SOPHOMORE (2002-03) Oct. 4-6 Brown Invitational - Flight B Went 20-12 playing at Nos. 3, 4 and 5 singles, tying for the team Kristen Carlin (Princeton) W 6-1, 6-3 Zuzana Melicherova (Boston University)L 6-1, 6-1 lead in wins with Emily Hellberg … shone at the No. 5 spot, where Trine Lise Juliessen (Syracuse) W 6-3, 6-2 she went 9-4 … strung together four straight wins twice, once from Susan Meng (Princeton) L 6-4, 0-6 (2) Feb. 1-15 and again from March 22-April 12 … won both of her Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.) matches at the ECAC Championships … compiled a 6-8 doubles Jamie Faas (Lehigh) W 6-1, 6-1 record, including a 1-2 mark in BIG EAST matches with Morgan Stephanie Berg (Princeton) W 6-5(4), 1-6, 6-4 Landes … that duo defeated the No. 3 team from Rutgers, 8-3, on Oct. 25-29 OMNI HOTELS/ITA Eastern Regional Championships (Cambridge, Mass.) Feb. 28. Amy Crump (Holy Cross) W 6-1, 6-0 Mia Marovic (Temple) L 6-1, 7-5 AS A FRESHMAN (2001-02) Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Played Nos. 4 and 5 singles, compiling a team-best 20-11 mark, Evelyn Stevens W 6-1, 6-1 Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) including 7-1 in BIG EAST duals… won all three of her matches at Kristine Holte W 6-3, 6-0 the Dartmouth Invitational from Oct. 20-21… displayed superior Feb. 8 Cornell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) endurance by going 6-2 in three-set matches… ran off seven straight Nicole Chiu W 6-2, 6-1 BIG EAST singles wins before losing in the consolation round of the Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) conference tournament… was the only player to win a singles match Ginger Lowdermilk W 2-6, 6-4, 1-0(9) in the Eagles’ 6-1 loss to No. 26 Miami on March 23. Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) Lauren Connelly L 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Feb. 22 Ohio State (New Haven, Conn.) BEFORE BC Lindsey Adams W 6-2, 6-1 Was ranked in the top 100 nationally in singles and in the top 20 Feb. 23 Yale (New Haven, Conn.) nationally in doubles… played No. 1 at the zone team champion- Stephanie White L 6-3, 6-0 ships… ranked No. 1 in San Diego singles and No. 2 in state Feb. 28 Rutgers (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Alina Balasa W 6-2, 6-3 doubles… member of the school’s chapter of the National Honor March 3 Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) Society… a National Merit Scholar and a school scholar-athlete. Lori Stern L 6-2, 6-2 March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) PERSONAL Sihem Bennacer L 4-6, 6-4 (3) Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as an economics major… March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Krystel Borg W 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 Amy is the older of Martha and Daniel’s two children… born March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) January 26, 1983. Ashley Retlev W 6-2, 6-4 March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) ASK AMY Ashley Hyotte W 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) My nickname is: Ames Kimberly Singer L 7-5, 6-2 My favorite movie is: The Shawshank Redemption March 22 Seton Hall (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) My favorite book is: The Alchemist Lara Spagnuolo W 6-0, 6-0 My favorite food is: Chocolate April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) My most memorable match at BC was: Winning the final match Tessa Woodruff W 6-0, 6-0 against BU in 2003 earning BC a 4-3 victory April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Dorothy Iwanowicz W 6-2, 6-4 April 12 Boston University (Boston) Aimee Charest W 6-3, 6-3 April 25 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round Lauren Connolly (Notre Dame) L 6-1, 6-2 April 27 BIG EAST Championships (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Second Round Zdenka Videnova (Virginia Tech) L 6-2, 6-1

8 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

NIDA WASEEM CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 29-33 JUNIOR CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 29-29 KARACHI, PAKISTAN / DEERFIELD (IL) 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (13-15)

Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational – “Mary” Flight Karin Coetzee (Wake Forest) L 6-1, 6-2 Kavitha Tipirneni (Michigan) W 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 Angela Buergis (Minnesota) L 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 AS A SOPHOMORE (2002-03) Lena Sherbakov (Minnesota) W 6-4, 7-6(4) Oct. 4-6 Brown Invitational - Flight A Was team’s No. 1 player until the arrival of Szilvia Szegedi … played Victoria Beck (Brown) W 6-4, 7-5 at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, going 13-15 overall, 10-10 in duals and 3-3 Marie Andrade (Alabama) L 6-1, 4-6 (8) in BIG EAST matches … went 3-3 at No. 1 and 7-7 at No. 2 … Lindsey Dynof (Boston University) L 6-1, 7-5 went 2-1 at the BIG EAST Championships, beating Syracuse’s Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.) Masha Kabanova, 6-3, 6-1, in the first round, and then pulling out a Kristen Nowicki (Lehigh) W 6-1, 6-4 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Virginia Tech’s Carolyn Kramer, who Kavitha Krishmanurthy (Princeton) L 6-4, 5-6(5), 6-2 Oct. 25-29 OMNI HOTELS/ITA Eastern Regional Championships had defeated her in straight sets in their regular-season meeting … (Cambridge, Mass.) went 16-12 in doubles play … teamed with Emily Hellberg at the Kim Barfuss (Seton Hall) L 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 No. 1 spot for the majority of those matches, going 14-9 overall, 10- Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 7 in duals and 6-1 in conference action … reached the Round of 16 Catherine Crandall W 6-0, 6-1 at the ITA Eastern Regional Championships … downed Kabanova Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Shervin Saedinia, 8-6, in a BIG EAST Championships first Daniela Kaluskova L 6-3, 6-4 Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) round match. Carolyn Kramer W 6-1, 6-3 Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) AS A FRESHMAN (2001-02) Caylan Leslie L 6-3, 6-4 Played Nos. 2 and 3 singles, compiling a 16-18 record, including 6-2 Feb. 22 Ohio State (New Haven, Conn.) Erica Fisk W 6-2, 6-3 in BIG EAST dual matches… went 7-8 over all and 4-3 in the BIG Feb. 23 Yale (New Haven, Conn.) EAST when paired with Ruta Veitas at No. 1 doubles… pulled out a Elizabeth Kaufman L 7-6 (3), 6-3 key 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Rutgers’ Andrea Wechstein in the Eagles’ Feb. 28 Rutgers (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 4-3 win over the Scarlet Knights on April 6… went 3-1 at the Brown Andrea Weckstein W 6-0, 6-3 Invitational, including a 7-6(3), 6-7(6), 10-8 win over teammate and March 3 Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) No. 1 singles player Allison Ashley. Henriette Williams L 6-3, 6-3 March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) Megan Bradley L 6-3, 6-3 BEFORE BC March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Finished third at the Illinois state championship… played in the Karolina Roubickova L 6-2, 6-1 junior circuit in Australia, France and England… finished with a top- March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) 100 ranking in both singles and doubles in under-18 juniors. Alexsandra Zerkalova W 6-3, 6-1 March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) Alexis Martire L 7-5, 6-3 PERSONAL March 22 Seton Hall (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences… Nida is the second of Kimberly Barfuss W 6-3, 6-0 Talet and Waseem’s three children… born November 1, 1982 in April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Karachi, Pakistan. Stephanie Price W 6-2, 6-3 April 12 Boston University (Boston) Laura Ahmes L 7-5, 6-4 ASK NIDA April 25 BIG EAST Championships My nickname is: Paki (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round My favorite movie is: American President Masha Kabanova (Syracuse) W 6-3, 6-1 April 27 BIG EAST Championships My favorite book is: King of Torts (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Second Round My favorite food is: Pakistani/Indian Alicia Salas (Notre Dame) L 6-0, 6-3 My most memorable match at BC was: Defeating Lena Sherbakov April 27 BIG EAST Championships from William and Mary (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Consolation Round Carolyn Kramer (Virginia Tech) W 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4

9 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 15-17 EMILY YEOMANS CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 10-14 JUNIOR LAFAYETTE, CA / CARONDELET 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (8-8)

Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational – “Gold” Flight Katie Karhohs (Richmond) L 7-5, 6-1 *Igna deVilliers (Miami) L 6-1, 6-4 *Kim Plaushines (Michigan) W def. *Julia Sotiriu (Old Dominion) L 6-3, 6-3 AS A SOPHOMORE (2002-03) Oct. 4-6 Brown Invitational – Flight B Saw most of her action in doubles play going 12-14 overall and 5-6 Lola Ajilore (Harvard) W 6-4, 6-4 Susan Meng (Princeton) W 6-3, 0-6 (8) when teamed with Morgan Landes… compiled an 8-8 singles Ashley Bentley (Alabama) L 6-1, 6-3 record… was 5-4 in singles play during the fall including a win over Zuzana Melicherova (Boston Univ.) W def. Jackie Arcario of Princeton in the ECAC Championships. Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships (Cambridge, Mass.) Jackie Arcario (Princeton) W 6-5, 6-2 AS A FRESHMAN (2001-02) Oct. 25-29 OMNI HOTELS/ITA Eastern Regional Championships (Philadelphia) Played Nos. 5 and 6 singles…compiled a 7-9 singles record and a 10- Marta Jedrzejak (Maryland) L 6-3, 6-1 14 record in doubles play…won first two matches at Dartmouth March 3 Virginia (Coral Gables, Fla.) Invitational before falling to teammate Anisha Fernando…won her Marta Bechliwanis L 6-4, 6-0 only two BIG EAST singles matches, defeating UConn’s Colleen March 5 No. 22 Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) Connors 6-2, 6-2 and Syracuse’s Jessica Schlosser 6-0, 6-0. Sara Robbins L 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) Alex Ariak L 6-4, 6-1 BEFORE BC April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Was a four-time team and league MVP… won two league singles and Olga Romanidis W 6-3, ret. one league doubles championship…was ranked No. 62 in the USTA national under-16s…went undefeated in under-18 doubles… won the LA National Open… was the Pacific Coast national doubles champion. PERSONAL Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a communications major… Emily is the youngest of and Lori and Paul’s two chil- dren… born May 19, 1983. ASK EMILY My nickname is: EY My role models are: My Mom and Dad When I read the newspaper, the first section I turn to is: Sports My favorite magazine is: US Weekly My favorite sports team is: San Francisco Giants

10 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

CAREER RECORD SINGLES: 11-5 SZILVIA SZEGEDI CAREER RECORD DOUBLES: 9-6 SOPHOMORE DUMAKESZI, HUNGARY 2002-03 RESULTS - SINGLES (11-5)

Feb. 1 Dartmouth (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Jayme Ahmed W 6-0, 6-1 Feb. 7 Syracuse (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Masha Kabanova W 7-6(1), 6-0 Feb. 8 Cornell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) AS A FRESHMAN (2002-03) Akane Kokubo W 6-4, 6-2 Joined the team in the spring and went 11-5 at the No. 1 singles Feb. 15 Virginia Tech (South Bend, Ind.) Kristen Stubbs W 6-1, 6-4 position, including a 3-1 mark in BIG EAST matches … won both Feb. 16 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) of her matches at the BIG EAST Championships, beating Syracuse’s Alicia Salas L 6-2, 6-2 Daniela Kaluskova, 6-4, 6-1, in the first round and Virginia Tech’s Feb. 22 Ohio State (New Haven, Conn.) Kristen Stubbs, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, in the second round … won the Eagles’ No. 75 Sadhaf Pervez L 6-2, 6-1 only match against Yale, defeating Margaret Purcell, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 … Feb. 23 Yale (New Haven, Conn.) went 9-6 in doubles, playing all of her matches at No. 2 and all but Margaret Purcell W 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 March 7 Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, Fla.) two with Allison Ashley … went 3-2 with Ashley in conference play Alena Dvorakova L 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 … won their first four matches together and went 4-1 in their last March 9 American (Coral Gables, Fla.) five matches of the year. Katarina Kollarova W 6-4, 0-6 (8) March 15 Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) BEFORE BC Susanna Lingman L 6-2, 6-1 March 16 Brown (Providence, R.I.) Previously ranked No. 9 in Hungary’s open division and No. 2 in Victoria Beck W 6-2, 6-3 Hungary’s junior division ... finished third in doubles at the 1995 April 6 St. John’s (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) European Championships... took second at the 1995 Team World Nataliya Kostova W 6-1, 6-4 Championships... ranked No. 16 in the 1995 world junior rankings. April 9 Massachusetts (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Jafra Depontes W 6-2, 6-1 April 12 Boston University (Boston) PERSONAL Lyndsey Dynof L 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management… Szilvia and sister April 25 BIG EAST Championships Julie are Erika and Jamos’ two children… born February 20, 1981. (Coral Gables, Fla.) – First Round Daniela Kaluskova (Syracuse) W 6-4, 6-1 ASK SZILVIA April 27 BIG EAST Championships ASK SZILVIA (Coral Gables, Fla.) – Consolation Round In my spare time I like to: Read and walk my dog. Kristen Stubbs (Virginia Tech) W 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 The best player I’ve ever faced is: Justine Henin. If I could appear on any magazine cover it would be: Sports Illustrated. The first section of the newspaper I turn to is: Sports. My hero is: My dad.

11 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETE PROFILES

LINDSEY NASH FRESHMAN TEMECULA, CA. / LINFIELD HS

BEFORE BC Named 2002 California Player of the Year … was ranked in the top 100 nationally in singles … earned a top 20 sectional ranking … an all-league and all-conference selection … captured league title in singles as a freshman … Lindsey and her father, Guy have been ranked as high as third nationally in father/daughter pairing. PERSONAL Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences with a pre-law concentra- tion … Lindsey is an avid vocal performer and has made appearance singing the national anthem at Mercedes Benz Cup and the Acura Classic …. Lindsey is the older of Patti and Guy Nash’s two children … born October 19, 1985. ASK LINDSEY My nickname is: Lynz My favorite food is: Sushi My favorite magazine is: Us Weekly and Tennis My favorite movie is: Any period film Most memorable college tennis experience is: The opportunity to play at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY

12 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 2002-2003 RESULTS

2002-03 TEAM RESULTS (13-8 OVERALL, 6-2 BIG EAST)

DATE OPPONENT/TOURNAMENT RESULT RECORD (BE) Sept. 20-22 William & Mary Invitational No team scoring —

Oct. 4-5 Brown Invitational No team scoring — Oct. 12-13 ECAC Championships No team scoring —

Oct. 26-27 ITA East Regional Championships No team scoring —

Feb. 1 Dartmouth W, 7-0 1-0 Feb. 7 SYRACUSE W, 5-2 2-0 (1-0)

Feb. 8 Cornell W, 6-1 3-0

Feb. 15 vs. VIRGINIA TECH @ W, 5-2 4-0 (2-0) Feb. 16 at No. 21 NOTRE DAME L, 6-1 4-1 (2-1)

Feb. 22 vs. Ohio State # L, 4-3 4-2

Feb. 23 at Yale L, 6-1 4-3 Feb. 28 RUTGERS W, 7-0 5-3 (3-1)

March 3 vs. Virginia % L, 6-1 5-4

March 5 at No. 22 MIAMI L, 7-0 5-5 (3-2) March 7 at Florida Atlantic W, 4-3 6-5

March 9 vs. American % W, 7-0 7-5 March 15 at Harvard L, 5-2 7-6

March 16 at Brown L, 4-3 7-7

March 22 SETON HALL W, 7-0 8-7 (4-2) April 6 ST. JOHN’S W, 7-0 9-7 (5-2)

April 9 Massachusetts W, 7-0 10-7

April 12 at Boston University W, 4-3 11-7 April 16 CONNECTICUT W, 6-1 12-7 (6-2)

April 25-27 at BIG EAST Championships (Miami, Fla.)

April 25 Syracuse W, 4-1 13-7 April 26 No. 21 Notre Dame L, 4-0 13-8

April 27 Virginia Tech T, 3-3 13-8-1

@ at Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.) # at Yale (New Haven, Conn.) % at Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.) BIG EAST matches in ALL CAPS Home matches at Flynn Recreation Complex Courts

13 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE LEARNING RESOURCES FERNA L. PHILLIPS, PH.D. DIRECTOR, LEARNING RESOURCES FOR CHAMPIONS IN THE COMMUNITY STUDENT-ATHLETES Boston College student-athletes continue to give back to the community, living by the Jesuit ideal of improving one’s self by helping others. Nearly one-third of all Dr. Ferna L. Phillips holds a doctorate in student-athletes participate in some sort of community Counseling Psychology from Boston service project through the athletic department. College, a Master’s degree in education with a concentration in Counseling from More than 100 student-athletes corresponded regularly Suffolk University, and earned her with area school children through the Pen Pal program last Bachelor’s degree in history from Salem year. In May, the school children got the opportunity to State College (Salem, Mass.). meet their pen pals at the annual Pen Pal Picnic, held on the Alumni Stadium turf. Dr. Phillips is currently in her fourth year as the Director of the office. She served as the Associate Director of the office since its inception in 1984 and began her employment career at Boston ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP 40 UNIVERSITIES College as an Assistant Director of Financial Aid. Previously, she has served ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP 40 UNIVERSITIES as Director of Counseling and Interim Director for the African-American Once again in 2003, US News & World Report has ranked Institute at Northeastern University; Community Education Coordinator for Boston College among the Top 40 Universities in America the Boston Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), – the only BIG EAST institution to achieve a Top 40 and a teacher in the Boston public school system. ranking. BOSTON – WHERE THE WORLD COMES TO LEARN THE OFFICE Of the Top 40 Universities in America (as ranked by US Boston College’s philosophy is to put the student-athlete at the heart of its News & World Report), five are located in the greater program. To succeed academically at Boston College, students must be Boston metropolitan area (Boston College, Brandeis, disciplined in their study habits. Recognizing the time constraints posed by Harvard, MIT, Tufts). Greater Boston is home to 129 participation in sports, the University’s Office of Learning Resources for colleges and universities, each year enrolling more than Student-Athletes lends a hand, offering every varsity athlete a wide range of 412, 000 students. services — academic advising, counseling, and tutoring. Working with coaching staffs and faculty, the LRSA also monitors classroom attendance BC AMONG AMERICA’S BEST ATHLETIC PROGRAMS and academic progress on a regular basis. In its March 18, 2002 issue, US News & World Report honored Boston College has one of the top 20 athletic Dr. Ferna Phillips, Director of Learning Resources for Student-Athletes, leads departments in the country. The magazine ranked each a professional staff of six and a tutoring staff of 40. Division I school on four criteria: Gender equity, gradua- tion rates, won-loss records, and total number of sports And as Boston College continues to succeed on the field, its student-athletes offered. Additionally, to be honored on the Honor Roll, a are continuing their tradition of academic excellence. school could not have committed any major NCAA infractions in the past 10 years. Boston College consistently ranks as high as fifth in the country in the NCAA Graduation Rates report. The March 18, 2002 issue of U.S. News & World Report honored Boston College as one of the top athletic departments in the country. BC was named to the publication’s Honor Roll, which included the nation’s top 20 overall athletic programs. Schools honored were chosen based on four criteria: Gender equity, graduation rates, win-loss records, and total number of sports offered.

During the 2002-03 academic year, 317 student-athletes maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or better and earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence.

TIM BOYLE JONATHAN GOMES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LRSA TENNIS ADVISOR

14 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE THE BIG EAST

As The BIG EAST Conference celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2003-04, it takes pride in its long list of accomplishments. Providing opportunities to excel amongst the nation’s best, both athletically and academically, has always been its mission.

Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 22 national championships in six different sports and 118 student-athletes have won individual national titles. The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some of its best students are also some of its best athletes. More than 300 student- athletes have earned Academic All-America honors, including Connecticut basketball standout Emeka Okafor who earned first team recognition last year. A BIG EAST student-athlete has won the Honda-Broderick Cup as Collegiate Woman of the Year four times, the last by Notre Dame soccer player Cindy Daws in 1997-98.

BIG EAST student-athletes have continued their success after leaving the classrooms and playing fields. Former Connecticut women’s basketball standout Dr. Leigh Curl was inducted into the Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1999. Former Georgetown men’s basketball star Dikembe Mutombo was named a winner of the President’s Service Award, the highest honor in the U.S. for volunteer service.

The BIG EAST continued to thrive amongst the nation’s elite in 2002-03. It became the first conference to win the men’s and women’s NCAA titles and the men’s NIT Championship in the same year. The Syracuse men won their first national championship, the Connecticut women took home their fourth national title and St. John’s won the NIT for the sixth time. The BIG EAST has won each of the last four women’s basketball titles.

In the classroom, 21 student-athletes earned 2002-03 Academic All-America honors, including 10 who garnered first team accolades. UConn’s Diana Taurasi was the consensus national player of the year in women’s basketball. Additionally, she was the women’s basketball Honda Award winner.

Whether it’s the student-athletes or the league as a whole, moving forward successfully has been the norm for the conference that was formed in 1979.

In the spring of 2001, the BIG EAST added women’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports and the inaugural women’s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003.

When the 1990s began, The BIG EAST Conference had just completed its eighth season with nine members. The league was arguably as healthy as a conference could be. The BIG EAST was a headline-grabber immediately, especially in men’s basketball, its signature sport. The BIG EAST Football Conference did not exist.

The ‘90s was a decade of enormous change in college athletics with conferences adding new members and new leagues beginning. The BIG EAST was no different than most groups. The BIG EAST Football Conference, with eight members, became a major player in college football immediately after its inception in 1991.

The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven-school alliance.

After one season, Villanova was added and began play in 1980-81. Two seasons later, Pittsburgh joined the group and started competition in ‘82-83. Miami was admitted in 1990 and began BIG EAST competition in ‘91-92. Rutgers, West Virginia and Notre Dame joined in ’94 and started to compete in ’95-96.

While the membership has increased, the focus of the BIG EAST remains unchanged. It is a group that reflects a tradition of broad-based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. The BIG EAST Conference has enjoyed a leadership role nationally. Its student-athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably reflect a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

Any successful consortium enjoys outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate of Dave Gavitt, took over the Commissioner’s reins in June, 1990. In his first year at the helm, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference.

BIG EAST sports attract the interest of followers in the nation’s largest media markets including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Miami, Pittsburgh and Hartford. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. Exclusive long-range television contracts with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC provide BIG EAST basketball and football with more television exposure.

While BIG EAST basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden, attendance figures also are significant at BIG EAST soccer, women’s basketball and baseball games.

More than 500 BIG EAST athletes have earned All-America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well-represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams, with several athletes earning gold medals in the summer Olympiads in Sydney in 2000, Atlanta in ‘96, Barcelona in ‘92, Seoul in ‘88 and Los Angeles in ‘84.

The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes in 23 sports.

15 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CITY OF BOSTON BC IS BOSTON’S COLLEGE SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, RED-HOT SPORTS & OCEAN BLUE

Fenway Park (above), with its legendary Green Monster, was the site of the 1999 Major League All-Star game. Boston College is Boston’s college. BC is located on the doorstep of one of America’s great cities, a center of culture and education for three centuries. With its unmatched history and present-day status as the cultural, educational and commercial center of New England, Boston has garnered a well-deserved reputation as one of the truly great cities in America and, indeed, in the world.

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and largest city in the six-state region, is perhaps best known for its plethora of top-notch colleges and universities. It is also famous for a wide array of professional and amateur sports options and an appealing proximity to some of the Northeast’s finest vacationing spots. The Boston Marathon (right) is From “Southie” to the North End, Faneuil Hall to the world’s oldest and most Boston Common, and high-rising skyscrapers to prestigious annual marathon. cobblestone streets, Beantown offers virtually all things to all people.

16 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CITY OF BOSTON

EDUCATION REGION With hundreds of colleges and universities in Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, scenic islands off the coast of including some 50-plus in greater Boston, the area sports the Massachusetts, are well-known for their bike trails, historic lighthouses world’s most concentrated collection of such institutions. Many and meandering beaches. The “arm” of Southeastern Massachusetts, of the country’s top universities, including Boston College, are Cape Cod serves as a relaxing summer haven for thousands of located in New England, and the Boston public school system is Bostonians, New Englanders and others. the oldest in the United States. SPORTS HISTORY The Boston Marathon, traditionally run on Patriot’s Day (the third Bostonians led the charge for freedom during the Revolutionary Monday in April), is the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual War, as the so-called “Minutemen” — bolstered by such marathon. Major League Baseball’s Red Sox play in famed Fenway eminent patriots as Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Park, one of sport’s most legendary venues. The NBA’s Celtics are Hancock — fought and died for this country’s independence. widely considered the most successful and storied team in the history Today, the city is alive with perhaps America’s greatest collection of sport, having won an unparalleled 16 world championships. The of points of historical interest, from the Old North Church in Boston Bruins were one of the NHL’s six original franchises. And the the North End to the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston Harbor. NFL’s New England Patriots won the 2002 Super Bowl.

17 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE THE UNIVERSITY

Boston College is a coeduca- tional university with an enrollment of 8,900 under- graduate and 4,600 graduate students representing every state and more than 95 countries. Founded in 1863, it is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States. US News & World Report ranks Boston College 38th among national universities. Boston College confers more than 3,800 degrees annually in more than 50 fields of study through 11 schools and colleges. Its 646 faculty members are committed to both teaching and research, and have set new marks for research grant awards in each of the last 10 years. The University’s 116-acre main campus is located in an open suburban setting six miles from downtown Boston, with direct access to the city via trolley. The past decade has seen the GASSON HALL construction or substantial renovation of 10 campus buildings. Recent projects include renovation of the Law School facilities and the sports and recreation complex, and a major expansion of the biology/physics building. The University has also made a major commitment to academic excellence. It is in the process of adding faculty positions, expanding faculty and graduate research, increasing student financial aid, and widening opportunities in key undergradu- ate programs, such as foreign study, internships, community service, and personal formation. Boston College has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, including a 21-percent increase in undergraduate application and a 100-percent increase in revenue from voluntary giving in the past five years. Its endowment stands at more than $1 billion, among the 50 largest in the nation. BC HISTORY FROM THE GROUND UP Boston College was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1863 and, with 3 teachers and 22 students, opened its doors on September 5, 1864. Through its first seven decades, it remained an exclusively liberal arts institution with emphasis on the Greek and Latin classics, English and modern languages, and philosophy and religion. Originally located on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End, where it shared quarters with Boston College High School, the University outgrew its urban setting toward the end of its first 50 years. It moved to then-rural Chestnut Hill, on the site of the former Lawrence farm, where ground was broken on June 19, 1909 for the construction of Gasson Hall. Gasson, known at the time as the Recitation Building, opened in March 1913. The three other buildings that would form the core of the campus St. Mary’s Hall, Devlin Hall, and Bapst Library opened in 1917, 1924, and 1928, respectively. During the 1940s, new purchases doubled the size of the VOICES OF IMANI CHOIR main campus. In 1974, Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1.5 miles away. With 15 buildings on 40 acres, it is now the site of the Law School and

18 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE THE UNIVERSITY

residence halls housing more than 800 students. Though incorporated as a University from its beginning, Boston College did not begin to fill out the dimensions of its University charter until the 1920s, with the inauguration of the Summer Session, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Law School and the Evening College. The 1930s saw the introduction of the Graduate School of Social Work and the College of Business Administration (now known as The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management). The William F. Connell School of Nursing and the School of Education (now the Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education) followed in 1947 and 1952. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences first offered doctoral programs in 1952, followed by the graduate schools of Education, Nursing, Management, and Social Work. In 1927 Boston College conferred one earned bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degrees on women through its Extension Division. By 1970 all undergraduate programs had become coeducational, and today women comprise more than half of the University’s enrollment. In 1996 the Evening College became the James Woods, S.J. College of Advancing Studies, offering master’s as well as bachelor’s degrees. That same year, the University’s longest presidency, 24 years, came to an end when J. Donald Monan, S.J., became chancellor and was succeeded in the presidency by William P. Leahy, S.J. In 1997, President Leahy announced the implementation plan for “Advancing the Legacy,” BC’s $260-million, five-year investment to strengthen education, reaffirm its Jesuit and Catholic mission, increase research, and improve the quality of student life. PRESIDENTS OF BOSTON COLLEGE This past year, Boston College successfully completed a $400 million Rev. John Bapst, S.J. 1863-1869 fund-raising campaign. “Ever to Excel: The Campaign for Boston College” Rev. Robert W. Brady, S.J. 1869-1870 will create 100 endowed faculty chairs, add $50 million to undergraduate Rev. Robert Fulton, S.J. 1870-1880 and graduate financial aid, target support for academic centers, libraries, Rev. Jeremiah O’Connor, S.J. 1880-1884 and selected undergraduate and graduate programs, and help fund new Rev. Edward V. Boursaud, S.J. 1884-1887 construction, including a planned student center and humanities building. Rev. Thomas H. Stack, S.J. 1887 THE COMMUNITY Rev. Nicholas Russo, S.J. 1887-1888 Rev. Robert Fulton, S.J. 1888-1891 The Jesuit Community at Boston College is committed to maintaining Rev. Edward I. Devitt, S.J. 1891-1894 and strengthening the Jesuit, Catholic mission of the University, especially Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, S.J. 1894-1898 its commitment to integrating intellectual, personal, ethical, and religious Rev. W. G. Read Mullan, S.J. 1898-1903 formation; and to uniting high ac ademic achievement with service to Rev. William F. Gannon, S.J. 1903-1907 others. Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, S.J. 1907-1914 Jesuits are active in all aspects of University life. Some 45 teach under- Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S.J. 1914-1919 graduate and graduate courses, and another 13 have administrative Rev. William Devlin, S.J. 1919-1925 appointments. This year, 10 visiting scholars and 25 graduate students Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J. 1925-1932 from 10 countries are Jesuits. Members of th e community offer Ignatian Rev. Louis J. Gallagher, S.J. 1932-1937 retreats, extracurricular programs, and spiritual direction to faculty, staff, Rev. William J. McGarry, S.J. 1937-1939 and students. Rev. William J. Murphy, S.J. 1939-1945 Gifts from the Jesuit community have helped establish the Jesuit Institute Rev. William L. Kelehear, S.J. 1945-1951 and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. The Institute Rev. Joseph R. N. Maxwell, S.J. 1951-1958 sponsors personal research, academic exchange, and collective inquiry Rev. Michael P. Walsh, S.J. 1958-1968 about the issues that emerge at the intersection of faith and culture. The Rev. W. Seavey Joyce, S.J. 1968-1972 Center helps members of the University community to understand and Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J. 1972-1996 implement Jesuit/Ignatian traditions and promotes conversation among Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. 1996-present other religious traditions represented at Boston College.

19 2003-2004 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE GENE DEFILIPPO, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DeFilippo has been instrumental in raising of the BIG EAST basketball conference, a the funds to build the new $26 million, member of the Executive Committee and first 72,000- square-foot varsity athletics center in vice president of NACDA (National Associa- the north end zone of Alumni Stadium. Boston tion of Collegiate Directors of Athletics), vice College recently received a commitment of $15 president of the nation’s Division I-A Athletics million from the Yawkey Foundation to help Directors organization and is a member of the fund the new building and other athletics- Honors Court and the board of directors of related improvements to enhance intercolle- the National Football Foundation and College giate, intramural and club sports. The new Hall of Fame. facility, to be called the Yawkey Athletics Center, will be attached to the north side of DeFilippo was named the 2000-01 Division Alumni Stadium. It will house the varsity I-A Northeast Region NACDA/Continental football program, the Office of Learning Airlines AD of the Year. He was honored at Resources for Student-Athletes, and a large the annual NACDA convention in Salt Lake function area for general University use, freeing City in June 2001. He received the “Penguin up critically needed space in Conte Forum for of the Year” Award from Youngstown State women’s athletics and other men’s teams. University in 2003 and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Springfield College in DeFilippo renamed the Athletics Association’s 2001. In April 2000, he was awarded the “I fundraising arm (formerly Blue Chips) in Migliori” plaque at the Pirandello Lyceum’s honor of longtime Athletics Director Bill annual awards banquet, honoring outstanding Flynn. Under DeFilippo’s leadership, cash gifts achievements and exemplary lives of Italian- Gene DeFilippo and Boston College received during he 2002-03 year reached a Americans. Athletics could be the proverbial “fit.” record level of $9 million. Combined with the Yawkey gift, fundraising for BC Athletics A 1973 graduate of Springfield College with Since DeFilippo was named Director of reached a record $24 million. The $53 million a bachelor of science degree, DeFilippo earned Athletics on Sept. 16, 1997, the BC athletics raised during the “Ever to Excel” Campaign three varsity letters in football during his program has experienced a dizzying and represents the most successful fundraising undergraduate career. He received a master’s unprecedented period of innovation, growth, initiative in the history of Boston College degree in educational administration from the fundraising, athletic and academic success. Athletics. Gifts secured during the campaign University of Tennessee in 1974. DeFilippo has made a significant impact on exceeded the total dollars committed during the program internally, in the Boston the previous 30 years. Former student-athletes DeFilippo and his wife, Anne, are the parents community, and from a national standpoint, continue to be among BC’s most generous of three children – Christine, 27, a guidance while molding it into one of the nation’s elite benefactors as 22 have made commitments counselor and women’s basketball coach at both on and off the playing field. of $100,000 or more. Beaver Country Day School; John, 25, an assistant football coach at Columbia, and DeFilippo is credited with spearheading DeFilippo is extremely active on the national Mary, 18, a freshman at Boston College. efforts to strengthen BC’s athletics program scene. He is the former BIG EAST representa- in a number of areas. Under his leadership, tive to the NCAA Division I Management 317 BC student-athletes maintained a grade Council, the chair of the Executive Committee point average of 3.0 or better during the 2002-03 academic year, earning the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Excellence. In its March 18, 2002 issue, U.S. News and World Report honored Boston College as one of the top-20 athletics departments in the country. The magazine ranked each Division I school on four criteria: Gender equity, graduation rates, win-loss records and total number of sports offered. Additionally, to be honored, a school could not have committed any major NCAA infractions in the past 10 years. BC made the honor roll along with such athletic and academic heavyweights as Duke, Stanford, Harvard and Michigan.

The DeFilippos - (L-R) Christine, Anne, John, Gene and Mary.

20