2019-20 Media Guide 2018 Patriot League Champions 2019-20 Navy Men’S Tennis
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www.NAVYSPORTS.com NAVY MEN’S TENNIS 2019-20 MEDIA GUIDE 2018 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2019-20 NAVY MEN’S TENNIS Table of Contents 2019-20 Schedule Quick Facts / Schedule 1 Day Date Opponent Site Time Roster 2 September Midshipmen Bios 3-8 Fri.-Mon. 20-23 at Milwaukee Tennis Classic Milwaukee, Wis. All Day Coaching Staff / Support Staff 9-11 Thur.-Sun. 26-29 at ITA Oracle Masters Malibu, Calif. All Day 2018-19 Season in Review 12-18 Fri.-Sun. 27-29 Joe Hunt Invitational Annapolis, Md. All Day Year-by-Year Records / Coaching History 19 Patriot League Tournament History 20-21 October NCAA Tournament History 22-23 Fri.-Sun. 11-13 Navy Blue Invitational Annapolis, Md. All Day Team Titles / Honors / Achievements 24-25 Fri.-Sun. 11-13 at River City Open Richmond, Va. All Day Top-25 Victory Lists 26-29 Thur.-Tue. 17-22 at ITA Atlantic Regional Charlottesville, Va. All Day Army-Navy Series 29 November All-Time Roster 30-32 Fri.-Sun. 1-3 at Dick Vitale Classic Sarasota, Fla. All Day All-Time Series Records 33-34 Fri.-Sun. 8-10 Navy Gold Invitational Annapolis, Md. All Day Team / USNA Award Winners 35 January Patriot League 36 Sat. 18 at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H. 3:30 p.m. Tennis Facilities 37-39 Sat. 18 St. Bonaventure Annapolis, Md. 5 p.m. Fri. 24 at Penn Philadelphia, Pa. 4 p.m. Navy Facts Fri. 24 Mount St. Mary’s Annapolis, Md. 6:30 p.m. Location Annapolis, Md. Fri. 31 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 2:30 p.m. Founded October 10, 1845 Fri. 31 St. Francis Brooklyn Annapolis, Md. 6:30 p.m. Enrollment 4,400 February Conference Affiliation Patriot League Sat. 1 vs. Winthrop Greenville, N.C. Nicknames Midshipmen, Mids Sat. 1 Saint Joseph’s Annapolis, Md. 5 p.m. Colors Navy Blue (PMS 281) & Gold (PMS 4525) Sat. 8 Georgetown Annapolis, Md. 9 a.m. Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck, USN Sat. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson Annapolis, Md. 4 p.m. Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Sun. 16 Monmouth Annapolis, Md. 9 a.m. Outdoor Home Facility USNA Tennis Courts Sun. 16 Richmond Annapolis, Md. 12:30 p.m. Indoor Home Facility Tose Family Tennis Center Sat. 22 Villanova Annapolis, Md. 9 a.m. Sat. 22 Morgan State Annapolis, Md. 1 p.m. Coaching Staff Sun. 29 at Yale New Haven, Conn. 1 p.m. Head Coach Chris Garner Sun. 29 at Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. 6 p.m. Contact (410) 293-8725 / [email protected] Alma Mater (Year) Ohio State (2007) March Year at Navy Sixth Sun. 1 Howard Annapolis, Md. 10 a.m. Record at Navy (Years) 123-63 (Five) Sun. 1 at NJIT Newark, N.J. 12 p.m. Career Record (Years) 322-106 (12) Sat. 7 Temple Annapolis, Md. TBA Associate Head Coach John Moreland Sat. 7 Wagner Annapolis, Md. TBA Contact (410) 293-3436 / [email protected] Mon. 9 at UNCG Greensboro, N.C. TBA Alma Mater (Year) Washington College (1996) Mon. 9 at Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. 2 p.m. Year at Navy 19th Tue. 10 at Elon Elon, N.C. 3 p.m. Volunteer Assistant Coach Jim Laitta Tue. 10 at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 3 p.m. Alma Mater (Year) Eastern Kentucky (1988) Sat. 21 • Colgate Annapolis, Md. TBA Year at Navy 10th Sat. 21 at George Washington Washington, D.C. TBA Sun. 22 • Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. 10 a.m. 2018-19 Summary Sun. 22 • at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. 12 p.m. 2019 Overall Record 31-14 Sat. 28 La Salle Annapolis, Md. TBA 2019 P.L. Regular Season Record (Seed) 6-0 (#1) Sun. 29 • Boston U. Annapolis, Md. TBA 2019 P.L. Tournament Result 3-0 / Champions Sun. 29 at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 2 p.m. 2019 NCAA Tournament Result First Round April 2019 Atlantic Region Ranking Not Ranked Sat. 4 • at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. 2 p.m. 2019 National Ranking Not Ranked Sat. 4 at William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. TBA Sat. 11 at Delaware Newark, Del. 12 p.m. Program History Sat. 11 at George Mason Fairfax, Va. TBA First Year 1921-22 Wed. 15 at Coppin State Baltimore, Md. 1 p.m. Overall Record 1281-669-7 (98 Years) Wed. 15 • Loyola Annapolis, Md. 3 p.m. Patriot League Titles (in 28 years) 12 Sat. 18 • Army West Point Annapolis, Md. 1 p.m. 1996, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘15, ‘18, ‘19 Thu.-Sun. 23-26 at Patriot League Tournament Lewisburg, Pa. TBA NCAA Tournament Appearances* 9 1999, 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12, ‘15, ‘18, ‘19 Schedule as of August 29 and subject to change * –– Under current 64-team format established in 1999 All times Eastern * = Patriot League match Sports Information Home Outdoor Site –– U.S. Naval Academy Tennis Contact Justin Kischefsky Home Indoor Site –– Tose Family Tennis Center Contact (410) 293-8772 / [email protected] Sports Information Fax (410) 293-8954 Web site www.navysports.com Mailing Address 566 Brownson Rd. Annapolis, Md. 21402 I www.NAVYSPORTS.com I 1 2019-20 NAVY MEN’S TENNIS 2018-19 Roster Name Year Hometown High School Andres Ballesteros Fr. West Hartford, Conn. Choate Rosemary Hall Jack Dabek So. Dublin, Ohio St. Charles Greg Durham Sr. Melbourne Beach, Fla. Melbourne Jake Fishkin So. Baltimore, Md. Pikesville Finn Garner Fr. Arnold, Md. Broadneck Romesh Kahatapitiya Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Norfolk Academy Jan Kjellberg So. White Plains, N.Y. Laurel Springs Online Matthew Lee Sr. San Diego, Calif. Mt. Everest Academy Peter Lohrbach Jr. Little Neck, N.Y. North Port Conners O’Brien So. Rensselaer, N.Y. Albany Academies Christian Pumpelly Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Lassiter Gavin Segraves Fr. Charlottesville, Va. Western Albemarle Derrick Thompson So. Towson, Md. Gilman School Andrew Ton Jr. Milpitas, Calif. Bellarmine Sam Vagner So. Staten Island, N.Y. Brooklyn Technical Reilly Wilson Fr. Greensboro, N.C. S.C. Connections Academy Name Year 2018-19 Singles (All) 2018-19 Doubles (All) Career Singles (All) Career Doubles (All) Andres Ballesteros Fr. –– –– –– –– Jack Dabek So. 13-16 28-8 13-16 28-8 Greg Durham Sr. 13-17 20-9 46-42 58-30 Jake Fishkin So. 12-12 20-3 12-12 20-3 Finn Garner Fr. –– –– –– –– Romesh Kahatapitiya Jr. 21-10 20-11 44-20 42-20 Jan Kjellberg So. 13-9 16-7 13-9 16-7 Matthew Lee Sr. 11-15 10-12 39-40 32-33 Peter Lohrbach Jr. 17-16 17-10 41-31 39-24 Conners O’Brien So. 15-9 15-12 15-9 15-12 Christian Pumpelly Fr. –– –– –– –– Gavin Segraves Fr. –– –– –– –– Derrick Thompson So. 31-5 29-8 31-5 29-8 Andrew Ton Jr. 22-12 21-7 50-24 45-16 Sam Vagner So. 17-10 11-12 17-10 11-12 Reilly Wilson Fr. –– –– –– –– Head Coach –– Chris Garner (Ohio State ‘07), Sixth Season Associate Head Coach –– John Moreland (Washington College ‘96), 19th Season Volunteer Assistant Coach –– Jim Laitta (Eastern Kentucky ‘88), 10th Season Officer Representative –– Lt. Dyuti Das, USN Faculty Representative –– Christine Copper Team Captain –– Greg Durham •=academic majors are chosen at the end of freshman year ... *=service assignments are determined during the fall of senior year 2018-19 Letterwinners: Additional 2018-19 Class of 2021 – 3 Pronunciations: Returning – 11 Players: Romesh Kahatapitiya Andres Ballesteros bye • ess • STAIR • ohs Jack Dabek Returning – 0 (11) Peter Lohrbach Jack Dabek DAB • beck Greg Durham None Andrew Ton Romesh Kahatapitiya kah • hot • ah • PIT • tee • yah Jake Fishkin Jan Kjellberg YAN SHELL • berg Romesh Kahatapitiya Lost – 0 (3) Class of 2022 – 6 Peter Lohrbach LORE • bock Jan Kjellberg None Jack Dabek Andrew Ton TON (as in ‘on’) Matthew Lee Jake Fishkin Jan Kjellberg Peter Lohrbach 2019-20 Players: Jim Laitta LAT • uh Conners O’Brien Conners O’Brien New – 5 Derrick Thompson Derrick Thompson Andres Ballesteros Andrew Ton Sam Vagner Finn Garner Sam Vagner Christian Pumpelly Gavin Segraves Lost – 3 Class of 2023 – 5 Reilly Wilson Andrew Hicks Andres Ballesteros Cameron Kirkpatrick Finn Garner Jack McBride Midshipmen by Class: Christian Pumpelly Class of 2020 – 2 Gavin Segraves Greg Durham Reilly Wilson Matthew Lee 2 I www.NAVYSPORTS.com I 2019-20 NAVY MEN’S TENNIS Andrew Ballesteros Finn Garner Freshman Freshman West Hartford, Conn. Arnold, Md. Personal –– Graduated from Choate Rosemary Personal –– Graduated from Broadneck High Hall ... earned four letters in tennis at the school School ... earned three letters in tennis at the ... served as the captain of the team as both school ... was named to the all-county team three a junior and senior ... was ranked No. 257 on times ... reached the state (Md.) finals in singles tennisrecruiting.com ... attended the Salisbury once and twice finished in third place in the state School during the 2018-19 academic year ... was a ... received All-America honors as a senior ... was member of the cross country team at the school ... a member of the National Honor Society ... was was named the MVP of three of his tennis teams ranked No. 31 on tennisrecruiting.com. ... won the doubles title at the 2018 New England Prep School Invitational ... also won singles and doubles titles at the 2019 SNE tournament. Jack Dabek Greg Durham Sophomore Senior Dublin, Ohio Melbourne Beach, Fla. Academic Honors –– Has received academic Academic Honors –– Has earned academic honors from the USNA in two semesters ... has honors from the USNA in three semesters ... has posted a 4.00 GPA in one term ... was named to posted a 4.00 GPA in one term ... was named to the 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll the 2017, ‘18 and ‘19 Patriot League Academic ..