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Roster Breakdown Alphabe cal Roster By Class By State/Country Name Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School Seniors (2) United States (5) Caleb Brand 6-4 FR HS Salt Lake City BYU-Hawaii Ma Cowley Ma Cowley - Utah Ma Cowley 5-11 SR 3VL Salt Lake City Woods Cross High School Jamey Swiggart Azat Hankuliyev 6-2 FR HS Salt Lake City American Preparatory Academy Parker McGuiness - Texas Johan Jonhagen 5-10 SO 1L Stockholm, Sweden Blackebergs Gymnasium Jamey Swiggart - Colorado Juniors (1) Dan Li le 6-2 FR HS London, England Ralph Allen School Freddie McGeehan 6-2 SO 1L London, England Reeds School Parker McGuiness Azat Hankuliyev - Utah Caleb Brand - Utah Parker McGuiness 6-1 JR 1L McKinney, Texas North Carolina State David Micevski 6-2 FR HS Skopje, Macedonia Sophomores (4) San ago Sierra 5-11 SO 1L Mexico City, Mexico Ka a High School Johan Jonhagen Interna onal (7) Jamey Swiggart 6-1 SR 1L Steamboat Springs, Colo. Idaho State University San ago Sierra Johan Jonhagen - Sweden Egbert Weverink 6-8 SO TR Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mississippi State University Freddie McGeehan Joe Woolley 6-3 FR HS Boston, England William Lovell Church of England Academy Freddie McGeehan - England Egbert Weverink San ago Sierra - Mexico Head Coach: Roeland Brateanu (Utah, ‘04) - 2nd season Freshmen (5) Egbert Weverink - Assistant Coach: Daniel Pollock (Hawaii at Hilo, ‘07) - 2nd season Dan Li le The Netherlands Season Volunteer Assistant: Graeme Cox - 15th season Joe Woolley Dan Li le - England Azat Hankuliyev Joe Woolley - England David Micevski David Micevski - Macedonia Caleb Brand
Pronuncia on Guide David Micevski ...... Mi-Chef-Ski Johan Jonhagen ...... Yo-HAWN Yawn-HA-gen MATT AZAT JOHAN DAN FREDDIE Freddie McGeehan ...... Mik-GEE-n COWLEY HANKULIYEV JONHAGEN LITTLE MCGEEHAN San ago Sierra ...... Sahn-tea-AH-go SEA-era Azat Hankuliyev...... A-din tass-eh-VAK Roeland Brateanu ...... ROW-lind Brah-TEA-ah-new
PARKER SANTIAGO JAMEY EGBERT JOE MCGUINESS SIERRA SWIGGART WEVERINK WOOLLEY
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SEPTEMBER QUICK FACTS 18-20 Bobcat Invite Bozeman, Mont. All Day Loca on ...... Salt Lake City 25-27 Utah Intercollegiate Tournament Salt Lake City All Day Metro Popula on ...... 1,333,914 (36th) Eleva on ...... 4,657 feet above sea level OCTOBER President ...... David W. Pershing, Ph.D 3-5 ITA All-American Tulsa, Okla. All Day Director of Athle cs ...... Chris Hill, Ph.D Founded ...... 1850 9-11 Idaho State Invita onal Pocatello, Idaho All Day Enrollment ...... 32,077 21-25 ITA Mountain Regional Championships Albuquerque, N.M. All Day Conference ...... Pac-12 Affi lia on ...... NCAA Division I JANUARY Colors ...... Crimson and White 15 vs. San Francisco Honolulu, Hawaii 11 a.m. HT Nickname ...... Utes Mascot ...... “Swoop” (Red-Tailed Hawk) 17 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 12 p.m. HT Tennis Facility ...... Eccles Tennis Center (1,500) 18 vs. Sacramento State Honolulu, Hawaii 11 a.m. HT Website ...... www.UtahUtes.com 24 vs. Nevada Salt Lake City 10 a.m. MT vs. Idaho State Salt Lake City 3 p.m. MT 30 vs. Northern Arizona Salt Lake City 12 p.m. MT CONTACT US vs. Weber State Salt Lake City 5 p.m. MT
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With a successful fall season at their backs, the University of Utah men’s tennis team looks “Our overall goal will be to make the NCAA Championships. The program hasn’t been there forward to a promising but challenging 2016. The Utes lost leadership and experience in Slim in 19 years and that’s our major goal. The way our conference is laid out and how strong it is, Hamza, Cedric Willems, and Jus n Archer but head coach Roeland Brateanu is confi dent in the we have to earn it in the fi rst 19 matches. We’d like to be 19-0 before we head into conference young talent on the team. play but that will be one heck of a task.”
“The guys that are returning have taken steps forward and it’s exci ng to see their Redshirt sophomore captain Egbert Weverink brings experience and talent to this team. progression. We lost our top two guys in Slim and Cedric and that’s a big loss. We’ve added A er playing for a top-10 team, he brings his talents to the Utes and adds depth and a nice group of talented young guys. But we’re really young so we are going to see those ups leadership to this team. and downs a li le bit more. The progression is nice but we s ll have a lot of work to do.” Freshman Dan Li le has been a posi ve surprise for the program and coaching staff . Hamza will actually provide a spark this year for the Utes, just not as a player. Brateanu brought Hamza back as a coach for the fall season and has had nothing but high praise for the “Dan Li le coming in and being as dominant as he’s been from the start has been former Ute. surprising. Dan is going to be a great player for us and we knew that when we were recrui ng him. But for him to reach the fi nals of ITA Regionals and go 13-2 in the fall, has been more “Slim has been one of the best players here in decades. He is an amazing individual, an than what I’ve expected from him in his fi rst year.” incredibly hard worker and has a great personality. He has impressed me from a coaching perspec ve because he sees the game really well and he connects with the players. It’s been The Utes also got a much needed outdoor facility built in the off -season and it has been nice having him on the coaching side of things and I think it’s been eye opening to see both very advantageous for the Utah tennis teams. sides. For a guy that good as a player to be able to communicate with our players is a big “We’ve seen a 14 percent increase in the ability to prac ce outside compared to previous blessing.” years due to logis cal reasons. We’ve been outside more so that’s been a huge benefi t. We Coming off a strong fall season, the team has a lot to look forward to. now have a home court to prac ce, both inside and out. The surface is the same for both venues and like I said, it’s been a huge benefi t.” “I’ve seen that we have a talented group of guys but we s ll have a lot of work to do to be a real force in the Pac 12. We’re young and despite only a few prac ces we had a great fall with The Utes will host 15 home matches at the George S. Eccles tennis center including four fi ve singles tles and fi ve doubles tles.” Said Brateanu. “The sky’s the limit with this group of conference matches against perennial powerhouses California (March 25), Stanford (March guys but we s ll have a lot of work to do in order to reach our goals.” 27), USC (April 8), and UCLA (April 9).
Coming off an 11-13 record the Utes hope to improve and make a big step that hasn’t been seen in the program in years. With strong compe on in the conference the task won’t be easy, but it is doable with the talent on this team.
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RRoelandoeland BrateanuBrateanu HHeadead CoachCoach 22ndnd SeasonSeason Utah (‘04)
The University of Utah named Roeland Brateanu as its new head coach on May 2, 2014. Brateanu played for the Utes from 2002-04 and had been an assistant coach for the program since 2007.
“I would like to thank Dr. Hill and Kyle Brennan for the opportunity to lead the men’s tennis program at Utah,” said Brateanu. “I look forward to the challenges and opportuni es that present themselves as the head coach of the Utes.”
During his me as a Utah assistant, Bratenau helped developed seven all-conference players, including Slim Hamza, Utah’s fi rst All-Pac-12 selec on and the 2012 ITA Rookie of the Year. He also assisted in coaching six All-Mountain West Conference players from While in Guatemala, he also coached two junior talents, leading them to a No. 1 ranking 2008-2011 including MWC Players of the Year Zach Ganger and Phillip Ellers. in their respec ve age groups. Addi onally, Brateanu is a Bigger Faster Stronger cer fi ed strength and condi oning coach and clinician. “Roeland has earned a reputa on as a fi ne coach and recruiter Brateanu became a Ute in 2002 a er transferring from the University of Arizona. During during his me as an assistant,” his s nt at Utah, Brateanu played No. 1 singles and doubles. In 2004, he was selected to said Utah Director of Athle cs Dr. the all-Mountain West Conference singles and doubles teams. He was also named to the Chris Hill. “We expect a smooth all-conference doubles team in 2003. transi on and are confi dent that the team and the tennis As a senior, Brateanu was chosen team captain and served as the Student-Athlete community will rally around Advisory Commi ee representa ve for Utah men’s tennis. He was the regional winner him.” of the pres gious Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award in 2004, while also earning Team MVP honors. Brateanu has also picked up numerous academic awards as Prior to joining the Utah staff a player including academic all-conference honors and a spot on the Athle c Director’s in 2008, Brateanu was on the honor roll. He was named to the Communica on Department’s Dean’s List in 2003 and coaching staff of the Guatemalan `04. Fed Cup Team. The team a ained its best result with a fi h-place Brateanu also earned numerous academic awards as a player, including academic all- fi nish in the America’s Zone conference honors and a spot on the Athle c Director’s honor roll. He was the team Group II. captain his senior year and served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Commi ee.
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Brateanu has also had an advising role to the Guatemalan Tennis Federa on and Guatemalan Olympic Commi ee. During his me in Guatemala he trained over 100 athletes ranging from race car drivers to tennis players, from soccer players to swimmers Graeme Cox and two world karate champions. Brateanu is married to Astrid Paredes. Volunteer Assistant A na ve of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Brateanu graduated from Utah in 2004 with a B.S. in mass communica ons. A er gradua ng, he worked at Bigger Faster Stronger, 15th Season pu ng on strength and condi oning clinics for high school athletes and coaches. Utah (‘93) Brateanu also spoke at leadership and team building seminars.
In his fi rst season as head coach, Brateanu lead the team to an overall record of 11-13. Regional play was strong with a record of 8-3 but he hopes to improve on his conference Graeme Cox, a former player at Utah, returns to the men’s tennis coaching staff as a record that started out at 1-6. Home was a strong suit of the team he coached last year volunteer assistant. This will be his 12th season with the Utes. During his 10 year s nt and should only improve with the new facili es built to accomodate the team. as assistant coach, he was named the 2006-07 Mountain Region coach of the year by ITA. Cox also rejoined the Ute tennis staff for the 2001 season a er coaching previously Brateanu has also had an advising role to the Guatemalan Tennis Federa on and during the 1994-95 through the 1997-98 seasons. Guatemalan Olympic Commi ee. During his me in Guatemala he trained over 100 athletes ranging from race car drivers to tennis players, from soccer players to swimmers While compe ng at Utah, Cox proved to be a talented player and was team captain in and two world karate champions. Brateanu is married to Astrid Paredes. 1993. Cox played on the 1990 and `91 NCAA Indoor Championship teams, and was a member of the 1990 NCAA Tournament team and the 1990 WAC championship team. He achieved a singles record of 70-32 and a doubles mark of 64-33 while compe ng for the Utes. He was an all-WAC Academic Award recipient for three years and won the 1992 ITCA Region VII Sportsmanship Award.
Before Cox came to Utah, he had a successful tennis career in Australia. He was a top ranked junior player in Western Australia for all age groups. Cox also reached the quarterfi nals of the 18-and-under singles and the semifi nals of the 16-and-under doubles at the Australian Championships.
Cox spent three seasons coaching for the Lake Oswego High School girls’ tennis team in Oregon, compiling a 38-7 overall record from 1999-2001. His team had three consecu ve second place district fi nishes, and a third and fi h place fi nish at the state tournament.
Cox graduated from Utah in 1993 with a B.A. in history. In 1995, he earned a master’s degree in history. He enjoys snowboarding, reading, and golf in his spare me. His wife, Gina, is a physician with the Foothill Family Clinic. The couple has one son, Rufus.
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MMattatt CowleyCowley 66-1-1 • SSeniorenior SSaltalt LakeLake City,City, UtahUtah WWoodsoods CrossCross HighHigh SchoolSchool
Junior (2014-2015): Played in a total of 41 matches and won 18 of them ... partnered with Cedric Willems at the No. 1 posi on, compiled a dual-match record of 11-8 ... also played with Parker McGuiness and wen 1-1 ... competed at No. 2, 3, and 4 singles posi ons compiling a 7-15 record.
Sophomore (2013-2014): Tallied overall records of 13-6 in singles matches and a 2-4 record in conference play ... saw ac on mostly at the NO. 6 singles posi on, where he compiled a 10-5 dual-match record ... also defended an undefeated 3-0 record at the fi h singles spot ... ne ed his career-longest winning streak of eight matches in singles play, which ed him with senior Devin Lane for longest season win streak ... went 11-10 in dual match doubles with parner Alejandro Medinilla and 3-4 in conference play.
Freshman (2010-11): Compiled a 10-17 overall record , while going 8-12 in dual matches ... went 2-4 in confer- ence play, including wins over 52nd-ranked UNLV’s Alex Bull at the No. 5 posi on and over Air Force’s Alex Grubbs at the No. 4 spot ... advanced to the singles round of 16 at the Utah Invita onal, defea ng Oliver Good of Weber State, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 ... also defeated Weber State’s Ryan Garner at the ITA Mountain Regionals, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the round of 128 ... advanced to the consola on fi nals at the Utah Invita onal and to the doubles quarterfi nals at the Boise State Classic with partner Brad Weaver.
High School/Juniors: Reached the boys U16 doubles quarterfi nals at the 2008 Winter Na onal Championships ... won Na onal Hard-Court Championships Grandfather/grandson division ... ranked No.1 in Utah boys U18 singles and top 5 in the Intermountain Sec on U12-U18 age groups ... named 2009 Utah state Outstanding Male High School Tennis Player of the Year ... cham- pion of 2009 Utah 4A state No.1 Singles and runner-up in 2010 ... winner of the Region 6 No.1 Singles Champion for three years ... team captain four consecu ve years at Woods Cross High School ... was a par cipant of Na onal Honor Society and Eagle Scouts.
Personal: Cowley’s Career Stats Son of Joe and Kim Cowley ... born Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. on July 6, 1992 in North Salt Lake ... 2010-11 10-17 .370 10-20 .333 has three siblings, Kate, Courtney, 2013-14 13-6 .684 11-10 .524 and Tyler. 2014-15 7-15 .318 11-8 .579 Total 30-38 .441 32-38 .457
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JJameyamey SSwiggartwiggart 66-1-1 • SSeniorenior SSteamboatteamboat Springs,Springs, Colo.Colo. IIdahodaho StateState UniversityUniversity
Junior (2014-15): Held an overall recod of 5-6 ... 4-3 doubles record with Parker McGuiness and 0-1 with Jus n Archer ... 1-2 in singles play.
Prior to Utah Joins Utah from Idaho State where he played No. 1 singles and doubles during the 2013- 2014 season ... In his two years at ISU, Swiggart amassed a 25-10 record in singles play ... as a sophomore, playing form the No. 1 singles posi on, he earned a 9-8 record and was named the team’s MVP ... was also named ISU’s Tennis Player of the Year as a freshman a er earning a 16-2 record ... was named to the Big Sky All-Conference Second Team and was a runner up for the Bengal Freshman Athlete of the Year Award.
High School/Juniors: Earned All-Big Sky Performer honorable men on prior to joining Idaho State ... was the No. 1 ranked player in the state of Colorado and a three-star recruit ... reached top 1- in men’s singles and doubles in the Intermountain Region ... also qualifi ed for the United States Tennis Associa on Kalamazoo Na onal Tennis Championship ... le ered all four years in tennis at Steamboat Springs High School ... graduated with a 3.59 grade point average.
Personal: Born July 25, 1994 in Steamboat Springs, Colo. ... son of Jim and Stacy Swiggart ... Stacy was a four year le er-winner in women’s tennis at Oklahoma State, while Jim played basketball at Western Kentucky ... has one sister, Kylee ... majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.
Swiggart’s Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2012-13 15-2 .882 8-6 .571 2013-14 9-7 .563 6-9 .400 2014-15 1-2 .333 4-4 .500 Total 25-11 .694 18-19 .486
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PParkerarker MMcGuinesscGuiness 66-1-1 • JuniorJunior MMcKinney,cKinney, TTexasexas
NNorthorth CCarolinaarolina StateState UniversityUniversity Right-Handed
Sophomore (2014-15): Compiled a 13-8 singles record playing at the No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 posi on ... Partnered up with Jamey Swiggart, Ma Cowley, Slim Hamza and compiled an 8-5 doubles record.
Freshman (2013-14): Played at North Carolina State University ... amassed a 6-4 singles record playing at the No. 4, 5, and 6 posi on ... compiled a 5-3 doubles record at the No. 3 posi on.
High School: Le ered all four years at McKinney body High School ... rated as a fi ver-star recruit from the state of Texas ... ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the Lonestar state and the No. 67 prospect in the na on by Tennis Recrui ng Network ... posted a 34-15 record including a 9-4 mark against four-star recruits ... named the MVP of his high school team and was team captain as a senior.
Personal: Son of Aida and Nusret Tasevac ... born in Zagreb, Croa a on July 16, 1992 ... has younger brother Aydin ... majoring in biology.
Tasevac’s Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2013-14 6-4 .600 5-3 .625 2014-15 13-8 .619 8-5 .615 Total 19-12 .613 13-8 .619
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JJohanohan JonhagenJonhagen 55-10-10 • SSophomoreophomore SStockholm,tockholm, SwedenSweden
BBlackebergslackebergs GGymnasiumymnasium
Right-Handed
Freshman (2014-15): Played 14 singles matches at the No. 5 and 6 spots and won 8 of those matches ... compiled a 9-13 doubles record as a freshman.
Prior to Utah: Reached the quarterfi nals of teh U18 Na onal Championships and helped his team win the Swedish Na onal Team Championships ... in ITF play, he has reached as high No. 629 on the ITF World Rankings and in 2013 won the G4 ITF doubles tournament in Asteras, Sweden ... has also reached the doubles semifi nals of the G4 ITF in Kramfors, Sweden.
Personal: Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 18, 1995 ... son of Sven Johnagen and Maria eriksdo er ... Sven was the Junior Na onal Champion in the 400m hurdles ... has one brother Erik ... major is undecided ... ran track in high school ... enjoys watching TV, sports, music and skiing.
Jonhagen’ Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2014-15 8-6 .571 9-13 .409 Total 8-6 .571 9-13 .409
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FFreddiereddie McGeehanMcGeehan 66-2-2 • SSophomoreophomore LLondon,ondon, EnglandEngland RReedseeds SSchoolchool LLeft-Handedeft-Handed
Freshman (2014-15): Played at the No. 3, 4, and 5 singles posi on and and No. 2 and3 doubles posi on ... compiled an 8-10 record at singles and 2-4 record at doubles.
Prior to Utah: has a 12-9 record on the ITF Junior Tour and a world ranking of No. 465 ... semifi nals appearance in the ITF event in Abu Dabi and has a doubles fi nals appearance in the Armenian ITF ... at one point was ranked the 5th highes Bri sh player in the world under 17 ... led his Reeds School to a Na onal School Championship.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Julie McGeehan ... born Jan. 6, 1997 in London, England ... has three siblings, Cameron, Grace and Lilli ... undecided major.
McGeehan’s Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2014-15 8-10 .444 2-4 .333 Total 8-10 .444 2-4 .333
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SSantiagoantiago SierraSierra 55-11-11 • SSophomoreophomore MMexicoexico City,City, MexicoMexico KKafkaafka HHighigh SchoolSchool Right-Handed
Freshman (2014-15): Played at the No. 4, 5, and 6 singles posi on and compiled a 5-12 record ... compiled a 9-15 doubles record at the No. 2 and 3 doubles posi on.
Prior to Utah: As a junior player in Mexico, Sierra ranked in the top 10 in the na on in the U18 division ... he is a three- me runner-up at the Mexico na onals and earned an ITF ranking of No. 430 ... has had great success in ITF doubles tour- naments, winning three tles.
Personal: Son of Gerardo Sierra Rodriguez and Angelica Alonzo ... grandfather was a running back on the Texas A&M football team ... born Feb. 9, 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico ... majoring in Chemical Enginerring.
Sierra’s Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2014-15 5-12 .294 9-15 .375 Total 5-12 .294 9-15 .375
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EEgbertgbert WWeverinkeverink 66-8-8 • SSophomoreophomore AAmsterdam,msterdam, TThehe NNetherlandsetherlands MMississippiississippi StateState UniversityUniversity Right-Handed
Freshman (2014-15): A ended Missisippi State University as a freshmen ... suff ered a shoulder injur and had surgery to recover ... went 1-0 in sngles and 2-2 as a freshman.
Prior to Utah: Reached as high as No. 3 in Netherlands junior rankings ... also ranked in the top 100 in both singles and doubles in the Netherlands ...
Personal: Son of Mariet van den Berg and Dolf Weverink ... has a 19-year-old brother Dobbe ... made Bulldog Honor Roll at Mississippi State University ... plans to major in Business Administra on or Entrepreneurship and also strive to recieve an MBA.
Weverink’s Career Stats Year Singles Pct. Doubles Pct. 2014-15 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500 Total 8-10 .444 2-4 .333
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CCalebaleb BrandBrand 66-4-4 • FreshmenFreshmen
SSaltalt LakeLake CityCity
BBYU-HawaiiYU-Hawaii Right-Handed
Prior to Utah: Played as the No. 1 singles posi on at Olympus High School and compiled a 20-6 record ... Was runner up at the 4A State Championship in 2014 ... Led Olympus to a reginoal championship as a freshman ... captured 19 USTA Junior Tournament tles ... fi nished third in singles and second in doubles at the ITA Intermountain Regional Tournament ... fi nished fourth in doubles at the ITA Na onal Tournament.
Personal: Son of Sco and April Brand ... has one brother Zachary ... graduated from Olympus HS
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AAzatzat HankuliyevHankuliyev 66-2-2 • FFreshmanreshman SSaltalt LakeLake CityCity AAmericanmerican PPreparatoryreparatory AcademyAcademy Right-Handed
Prior to Utah: Has reached as high as No. 130 in the na on and No. 2 in Utah ... won the Intermountain Winter Masters in the age 16 and under division.
Personal: Born and raised in Turkmenistan ... started laying tennis at age 7 and moved to Salt Lake City at age 9 ... son of Kakabay and Gozel who both earned PhD’s in petroleum engineering ... sister Anya a ened the University of Utah for one year and is currently a senior at Westminster College ... earning a bachelor’s degree in accoun ng and wants to obtain a master’s in business ... enjoys playing basketball, bowling, and hiking.
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DDanan LittleLittle 66-2-2 • FFreshmanreshman LLondon,ondon, EnglandEngland RRalphalph AllenAllen SchoolSchool RRight-Handedight-Handed
Prior to Utah: Earned one na onal championship and two me fi nals runer up in Great Briatain ... competed in the 2014 Junior Wimbledon Championships falling to No. 55 in the world Jordi Arconada ... winner of 3 ITF junior singles tles nad 4 ITF junior doubles tles ... reached as high as No. 192 on the ITF Junior World Rankings.
Personal: Son of Yuval and Inga Papis-Elon ... born April 12, 1992 in Hetzliya, Israel ... began playing tennis at the age of 4 years old ... mother Inga was 2nd-ranked junior in the Soviet Union.
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DDavidavid MicevskiMicevski 66-2-2 • FFreshmanreshman SSkopje,kopje, MacedoniaMacedonia
Right-Handed
Prior to Utah: Seven- me Macedonian Na onal Junior Champion and is a current member of the Macedonian Davis Cup team ... holds a career high ITF Junior World Ranking of No. 353 with a career best win over world’s No. 62 Domagoj Bilijexko of Croa a
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JJoeoe WWoolleyoolley 66-3-3 • FFreshmanreshman BBoston,oston, EnglandEngland WWilliamilliam LovellLovell CChurchhurch ofof EnglandEngland AcademyAcademy RRight-Handedight-Handed
Prior to Utah: Woolley was ranked as high as No. 1 in Great Britain in the U16 and U18 age divisions and won the Bri sh Aegon Masters Series all in the same year ... at the age of 16 he reached the fi nals of the Sheffi eld Bri sh Tour and qualifi ed for four main draw Futures events ... on his way to reaching the semifi nals at the Cambridge Bri sh Tour Event he beat former Duke Blue Devil Torsten Wietoska (career high No. 533 ATP) ... Woolley lost in three tough sets to world’s No. 383 Marcus Willis and ranked No. 56 in the Bri sh Open Tennis Rankings.
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Season Sta s cs Schedule & Results Singles Jan. 23 vs. No. 55 Elon Athens, Ga. W, 4-3 Jan. 25 at No. 8 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 4-0 Jan. 31 vs. Montana State Salt Lake City W, 5-2 Name No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 vs. No. 70 Utah State Salt Lake City W, 6-1 Ma Cowley 7-15 --- 0-3 4-7 2-5 1-0 Feb. 1 vs. Montana Salt Lake City W, 5-2 LP Gascon ------0-1 --- Feb. 14 vs. Northern Colorado Salt Lake City W, 7-0 Slim Hamza 5-2 1-0 ------vs. No. 64 Denver Salt Lake City L, 6-1 Feb. 16 vs. Iowa Salt Lake City L, 4-3 Johan Jonhagen ------4-5 4-1 Feb. 21 vs. Idaho State Salt Lake City W, 7-0 Freddie McGeehan ------2-6 5-1 1-3 --- vs. Weber State Salt Lake City W, 6-1 Parker McGuiness 1-1 5-5 3-0 4-2 ------Feb. 27 at No. 72 Boise State Boise, Idaho L, 5-2 San ago Sierra ------0-3 1-4 4-5 Feb. 28 vs. No. 44 Penn Boise, Idaho L, 4-3 Jamey Swiggart ------1-2 Mar. 6 at BYU Provo, Utah W, 4-2 Mar. 13 vs. No. 45 New Mexico Salt Lake City W, 4-1 Cedric Willems 3-9 5-3 ------Mar. 17 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. L, 4-1 Mar. 19 vs. Yale San Diego, Calif. W, 5-2 TOTALS 9-12 11-11 9-13 11-11 7-13 11-10 Mar. 27 at No. 43 Stanford* Stanford, Calif. L, 6-1 Mar. 28 at No. 30 Cal* Berkeley, Calif. L, 7-0 Doubles Apr. 3 at No. 7 USC* Los Angeles, Calif. L, 7-0 Apr. 4 at No. 15 UCLA* Los Angeles, Calif. L, 7-0 Names No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Apr. 10 vs. No. 62 Washington* Salt Lake City L, 4-1 Cowley/Willems 11-8 ------Apr. 12 vs. No. 56 Oregon* Salt Lake City L, 4-0 Hamza/McGeehan --- 2-3 --- Apr. 18 vs. Arizona* Salt Lake City W, 4-2 Apr. 22 vs. Washington^ Ojai, Calif. L, 4-0 Jonhagen/Sierra --- 1-3 8-10 Hamza/McGuiness --- 3-1 --- * Pac-12 Conference Match Cowley/McGuiness 1-1 ------^ Pac-12 Tournament Match Archer/Swiggart ------0-1 Overall Record: 11-13 Pac-12: 1-6 McGuinness/Swiggart --- 2-3 2-0 McGeehan/Sierra ------0-1 Archer/Sierra ------0-1
TOTALS 12-9 8-10 10-13
Right: The 2014-15 Utah Men’s Tennis Team
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24 Conference Championships NCAA Champion Greg Holmes Utah has claimed 24 conference championships in its rich tennis history. The Utes won Greg Holmes became Utah’s fi rst NCAA champion in 1983. As the No. 1 seed, he their fi rst conference championship in 1928 as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athle c captured the NCAA Singles Championship in Athens, Ga. en route to earning All- Conference under head coach Theron Parmelee. America honors. Holmes lost only one set during his six-match championship run.
Utah went on to rack up nine more conference championships under Parmelee, playing in Holmes was the last player to ever win an NCAA tle using a wooden racquet. the RMAC and later in the Skyline Conference. His Kramer Autograph racquet is s ll displayed in the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame along with those of every other NCAA champion. Utah then joined the Western Athle c Conference in 1963 and under the leadership of head coach Harry James, won two WAC crowns in its fi rst three years of affi lia on: 1963 Holmes’ Title Track and ‘65. The Utes’ next WAC championship came in 1977 and sparked more than a decade Rd. of 64: def. Tarek El Sakka (SW Louisiana), 7-6 (4), 6-2 of conference dominance as the Utes collected 11 conference tles between 1977 and Rd. of 32: def. John Le s (Stanford), 6-0, 6-3 1990, including a run of six consecu ve crowns from 1979-84. Rd. of 16: def. Tom Warneke (Trinity), 6-4, 6-4 Quarterfi nals: def. Peter Doohan (Arkansas), 6-1, 6-1 In his fi rst four years at the helm for Utah, current head coach F.D. Robbins led the Utes to Semifi nals: def. David Pate (TCU), 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (9) three WAC championships: 1987, ‘89 and ‘90. Championship: def. Fredrik Pahle (Minnesota), 6-3, 6-2
Utah’s 2008 Mountain West Conference championship marked its fi rst tle as a member of the MWC. The Utes went 5-1 in league play and clinched the conference tle with a 4-3 victory against arch rival BYU.
It was Utah’s 24th league tle overall and the Utes’ fourth under Robbins.
Utah’s Conference Championships Since 1963 Year Conference 1963 Western Athle c 1965 Western Athle c 1977 Western Athle c 1979 Western Athle c 1980 Western Athle c 1981 Western Athle c 1982 Western Athle c 1983 Western Athle c 1984 Western Athle c 1986 Western Athle c 1987 Western Athle c 1989 Western Athle c 1990 Western Athle c 2008 Mountain West
The 2008 Utes clinched the MWC Championship on the home court of arch-rival BYU with a 4-3 win over the Cougars in Provo, Utah. Holmes during his championship eff ort in Athens, Ga. Photo courtesy of Dan Magill, curator, ITA Hall of Fame.
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Utah’s All-Americans Utes In The ITA Hall of Fame Utah men’s tennis has had eight diff erent players, including current head coach F.D. The ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame is located at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Robbins, earn 12 ITA All-American awards. Utah’s fi rst All-American was Jim Osbourne, Athens, Ga., and is home to the most extensive collec on of college tennis history a two- me selec on in 1965 and ‘66. The last Ute to reach All-America status was and memorabilia in the na on. Utah has had three members of its tennis program Chris an Svensson, selected in 1997. inducted into the Hall of Fame. All-American Utes Year Jim Osbourne 1965, 1966 Harry James, Utah’s head coach from 1961-1986 and a winner of 10 conference F.D. Robbins 1969, 1970 championships, was enshrined with the class of 1987. During his tenure, the Utes won Dan Bleckinger 1969, 1970 10 WAC championships and had seven players earn a total of 11 All-America honors. Kent Crawford 1976, 1977 Jeff Robbins 1981 Jim Osbourne, enshrined with the class of 2005, who is recognized for his Greg Holmes 1983 achievements both as a player at Utah and a coach at BYU. Osbourne was an All- Chris an Schultes 1986 American under James in 1965 and 1966. Chris an Svensson 1997 Utah’s third inductee, Greg Holmes, is a Utah tennis All-American and 1983 NCAA singles champion as a No. 1 seed under James and then assistant coach F.D. Robbins. Le : Current head coach F.D. Robbins became the second Ute ever to earn All-America accolades in 1969. He then earned his second straight honor in 1970.
Below le : Greg Holmes (boƩ om leŌ ) was named an All-American in 1983 aŌ er winning the NCAA Singles Championship.
Below right: ChrisƟ an Svensson earned All- Harry James America status in 1997 by advancing to the Inducted 1987 quarterfi nals at the NCAA Singles Championships.
Jim Osbourne Inducted 2005
Le to right: Skip Sedevic; former Ute All-American and current head coach F.D. Robbins; Arthur Ashe Award winner and current assistant coach Roeland Brateanu; ITA Tennis Hall of Fame member Jim Osbourne. Photo taken at the fi rst annual Utah men’s tennis alumni reunion in 2008.
Greg Holmes Inducted 2009
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All-Conference Performers Since 1981, Utah has had at least 43 diff erent players earn 1996 Chris an Svensson ...... N/A Player and Coach of the Year 70 All-Conference accolades while playing in the WAC and Magnus Hjalmarson ...... N/A the MWC. Following are Utah’s confi rmed all-conference 1995 Chris an Svensson ...... N/A Awards award winners. Brian Conner ...... N/A 2010 Phillip Eilers ...... MWC Player of the Year 1994 Toby Cur s...... N/A 2008 Zach Ganger ...... MWC Player of the Year Pac-12 Conference Magnus Hjalmarson ...... N/A 2007 Graeme Cox ... ITA Region VII Asst. Coach of the Year 2013 Slim Hamza ...... Singles 1993 Toby Cur s...... N/A 2012 Slim Hamza ...... Singles Jeff Weichers ...... N/A 1997 Chris an Svensson ITA Region VII Player of the Year 1991 Chris Entzel ...... N/A 1992 Lindsay Rawstorne ...... WAC Player of the Year Mountain West Conference Ed Peregrino ...... N/A 1990 F.D. Robbins ...... WAC Coach of the Year 1990 Johan Hoegstedt ...... Singles 1989 F.D. Robbins ...... WAC Coach of the Year 2011 Benito Suriano ...... Singles Chris Entzel ...... Singles & Doubles Eric Chin ...... WAC Sportsmanship Award 2010 Phillip Eilers ...... Singles & Doubles Brendan Bowyer ...... Singles & Doubles 1986 Harry James ...... WAC Coach of the Year Alex Golding ...... Doubles 1989 Chris Entzel ...... Singles & Doubles Andy Olyphant ...... WAC Player of the Year 2009 Wes Hancock ...... Singles & Doubles Mar n Tenlen ...... Singles 1985 Paul Lobban ...... WAC Player of the Year Phillip Eilers ...... Singles & Doubles Brendan Bowyer ...... Singles & Doubles 2008 Zach Ganger ...... Singles & Doubles Eric Chin ...... Singles & Doubles Miron Mann ...... Singles & Doubles Johan Hoegstedt ...... Doubles 2007 Zach Ganger ...... Singles & Doubles 1988 Chris Entzel ...... Singles & Doubles Miron Mann ...... Singles & Doubles Jari Koho ...... Singles 2006 Zach Ganger ...... Singles & Doubles Brendan Bowyer ...... Doubles Nick Cou s ...... Doubles 1987 Brian Monson ...... Singles & Doubles 2005 Tomasz Grzyb ...... Singles Jari Koho ...... Singles Zach Ganger ...... Doubles Brendan Bowyer ...... Doubles Miron Mann ...... Doubles 1986 Andy Olyphant ...... Singles & Doubles 2004 Roeland Brateanu ...... Singles & Doubles An Eranne ...... Singles Miron Mann ...... Doubles Brian Monson ...... Singles 2003 Daniel Lohff ...... Singles Jari Koho ...... Sinlges & Doubles Roeland Brateanu ...... Doubles Jenno Morson ...... Doubles Nick Cou s ...... Doubles Chris an Schultes ...... Doubles 2002 Dave Mercier ...... Singles & Doubles 1985 Paul Lobban ...... Singles & Doubles Corrie Scheepers ...... Singles Brian Monson ...... Singles Nick Yip ...... Doubles Chris an Schultes ...... Doubles 2001 Dave Mercier ...... Singles Greg Menges ...... Doubles 2000 Dave Mercier ...... Doubles Hans Fredborg ...... Doubles Trevor Ferguson ...... Doubles 1981 Jeff Robbins ...... Singles & Doubles John Tsumas ...... Singles Jeff Wallace ...... Singles Western Athle c Conference Utah head coach F.D. Robbins (center) received the 2008 Don Red- Alan Barg ...... Singles 1999 Ben Coates ...... Singles & Doubles dish Award, an annual honor bestowed upon a deserving Utah head Beto Beloise ...... Singles coach, as voted on by representa ves of the Utah Athle cs staff . It Phil Rodrigue ...... Doubles Ed Heath ...... Singles & Doubles was presented to Robbins at the Utah vs. UNLV football game on 1997 Chris an Svensson ...... Singles & Doubles Sept. 6. Robbins is fl anked by Mr. Reddish (le ) and Associate A.D. Ben Coates ...... Doubles Doug Knuth (right).
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ITA Scholar Athlete Award Winners Utah has had 18 players combine for a total of 28 ITA Scholar- ITA Team Academic Award Athlete awards, including six two- me honorees. Last year, Ben The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program Tasevac met the stringent academic standards, winning the that has a cumula ve team grade point average of 3.20 or award for the fi rst me. Winners not pictured include, Philippe above (on a 4.00 scale). Rodgrigue (1999), Brandon Owen (1997), Trevor Ferguson (1999), Thomas Grzyb (2003), and Othman Zerouali-Ouari (2008, ‘09), Alex Golding (2010), Garre LaBarre (2011) and Brad Weaver Utah has won the All-Academic Team award six mes, (2011). successfully balancing a commitment to academic success 1996-97 1999-2000 with winning tennis. 3.33 GPA 3.09 GPA In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity le er winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman through senior year).
2001-02 2002-03 2009-10 2010-11 3.19 GPA 3.37 GPA 3.37 GPA 3.37 GPA ITA/Arthur Ashe Jr. Ben Tasevac Dmytro Mamedov Timmy Allin 2013 2012, ‘13 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 Sportsmanship Award
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award recognizes outstanding individuals in all divisions at the regional and na onal level. In August, the na onal winners are honored during a special ceremony hosted by the USTA during Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day inside Ashe Stadium during the U.S. Open. This award which dates back to 1984, goes to NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and JuCo men’s and women’s players who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholas c, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
Utah has had three players honored with this award: Graeme Cox (1992), Brandon Owen (1997) and current assistant coach Roeland Brateanu (2004). Stephen Jacobs Mike Bullard Kaison Chaichanna 2008, ‘09, ‘10 2003, ‘04 2002, ‘03
Graeme Cox Brandon Owen Roeland Brateanu 1992 1997 2004 Tyler Poulson Corrie Scheepers Nik Yip 2002, ‘03 2001, ‘02 2001, 02
22 2015 16 MEDIA GUIDE THE UTAH EXPERIENCE CHRIS HILL, . . ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT 27TH YEAR Just 37 years old when he was appointed as Utah’s has made 18 NCAA Super Six appearances (second most in the country)—and the ski team has fi nished fi rst director of athle cs, Chris Hill, Ph.D., has spent the last or second in the na on 14 mes under his watch. 26 years developing the school’s athle cs department He has received a number of awards, including: 2011 Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Directors of into one of na onal prominence. Athle cs (NACDA) Under Armour West Region Athle c Director of the Year, fi nalist for the 2011 Athle c Director of the Year by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, 2011 Utah YMCA Man of the Year, He was instrumental in Utah’s invita on to join the Pac-12 Conference in 2004 Mountain West Conference’s Commissioner’s Award, 1981 Milton Bennion Fellowship, 1984 Utah the summer of 2010, a move preceded by the football team’s historic BCS Recrea on Therapy Associa on Outstanding Service award and 1996 Utah MS Sportsperson of the Year. appearances in the 2004 and 2008 seasons. Utah has won nine NCAA team The former Rutgers’ basketball captain was inducted into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame in 1998. championships during Hill’s tenure—four by the gymnas cs team and fi ve In 2001, the Na onal Consor um for Academics and Sports awarded him its Degree Comple on and by the ski team—and has fi nished as the na onal runner-up 15 mes. Those Outreach and Community Service Honor Award. He currently serves on the Catholic Community Services runner-up fi nishes include a No. 2 na onal ranking by the football team a er Board of Directors. its victory over Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, and by the 1998 men’s The New Jersey na ve has served in fi ve capaci es at the U., star ng in 1973-74 as a graduate basketball team. assistant basketball coach on Bill Foster’s staff . A er coaching boys’ basketball at Salt Lake’s Granger High He has hired three coaches who won Na onal Coach of the Year honors at from 1975-79 (he was the 1975 4A Coach of the Year), Hill returned to the U. as an assistant coach to Jerry Utah: football coaches Urban Meyer (2004) and Kyle Whi ngham (2008), Pimm (1979-81). From 1983-85, he taught in the University’s special educa on department before coming and men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus (1998). back to athle cs as the Crimson Club director (1985-86). In 1987, he became the director of athle cs. Hill has served on several na onal boards, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Commi ee Hill was the execu ve director of United Cerebral Palsy of Utah from 1981-85, during which me he (2004-09), chair of the NCAA Championships/Compe on Cabinet (1997-98) and the NCAA Management developed a housing project for people with severe physical disabili es. Council Administra ve Commi ee. He was on NACDA’s execu ve commi ee from 2002-06. As an undergraduate, Hill won three le ers in basketball at Rutgers and co-captained the 1971-72 The football program, which had not played in a bowl game since 1964 prior to Hill’s appointment team. His bachelor’s degree from Rutgers is in math educa on (1972). He holds a master’s in educa on as athle cs director, is 11-4 in bowl games during his term. Utah’s other athle c programs have also (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in educa onal administra on (Utah, 1982). thrived under his leadership. The men’s basketball team has played in 13 NCAA Tournaments—advancing His wife Kathy, a faculty member in the U.’s Department of Special Educa on in severe disabili es, to the Sweet 16 fi ve mes and the Elite Eight twice. In 1998, the Runnin’ Utes advanced to the NCAA received the 2010 College of Educa on Service Award and the 2012 ASUU Student Choice Award for Championship game against Kentucky. The women’s basketball team has 15 NCAA appearances, playing in Excellence in Teaching. They have two children, Aly and Christopher; two granddaughters, Addie and Lily, the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 2006, and was the 2013 WNIT runner-up. The gymnas cs team and a grandson, Jack. Athle cs Department Senior Staff
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UUTAH’STAH’S IINDOORNDOOR HHOME...OME...
The George S. Eccles Tennis Center is Utah’s indoor playing facility. The center, located southeast of Rice-Eccles Stadium, helped bring Utah’s tennis program to the forefront of the collegiate tennis world. The Eccles Tennis Center features eight courts and a sea ng capacity of 1,500 (below). It also contains men’s and women’s locker rooms, and has designated dressing rooms for both home and visi ng teams. ETC’s most recent renova on was the addi on of a players’ lounge (bo om right), featuring leather sofas, a fl at-screen television and a study area. The lounge provides Utah’s men’s and women’s tennis athletes with an area to study, relax and socialize off the court.
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....AND..AND NEWNEW OUTDOOROUTDOOR FACILITYFACILITY
In the spring of 2012, the University of Utah announced its plans to build six outdoor tennis courts with elevated sea ng for spectators, directly west of the indoor George S. Eccles Tennis Center, with an es mated value of $2 million.
“The addi on of a new outdoor tennis stadium is a big step forward for our program,” said men’s tennis head coach Roeland Brateanu. “In order for us to be compe ve in the Pac-12 we needed to have a facility that is worthy of the Conference of Champions.”
The new outdoor tennis center features lights, electronic scoreboards and a web based video streaming capacity allowing for fans from all over the world to watch Utah Tennis live online.
Included in the project are updates to the current 1500-seat capacity indoor Eccles Tennis Center. Those upgrades include enhanced locker rooms for varsity athletes and an improved team Hall of Fame and Recogni on Area to celebrate the rich history of Utah Tennis.
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SALT LAKE CITY
Home to the University of Utah and the state’s capital city, Salt Lake features dining, shopping, music and ethnic fes vals, art galleries, professional City blends the ameni es of a major metropolitan area with beau ful symphony, opera, theater and dance. The Best City natural surroundings. Salt Lake City was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Opening and closing From being Featuring the 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Mountains to the east, as ceremonies and the athletes’ village were on the University of Utah campus. rated the fi fth-best well as the Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake to the west, Salt Lake City is Salt Lake City joins forces with the nearby resort town of Park City to host the surrounded by majes c views in all direc ons. Its metro area ranks in the top 50 in annual Sundance Film Fes val. Professional sports provide yet another source of city for the the United States with a popula on of 1.2 million. entertainment. Professional franchises in Salt Lake City next decade include the Utah Jazz of the NBA and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Other by Kiplingler’s LIVING IN SALT LAKE pro franchises are the Salt Lake Bees baseball) and the Utah Grizzlies (hockey). Salt Lake City has been rated one of the top 10 most exci ng mid-sized ci es Personal Finance and ranks among the na on’s top ci es for literacy rate, percentage of high school OUTDOOR RECREATION Magazine to graduates and percentage of college-educated ci zens. Salt Lake is the largest city Some of the best skiing, fl y fi shing, backpacking, mountain biking, rock the best hiking in the state with 189,314 residents according to 2012 census fi gures. The ethnic climbing and river running found anywhere in the world is easily accessible. Seven city in America popula on is the metro area is 35 percent. Salt Lake City has a moderate four- major ski resorts are within a 30-minute drive from downtown. Salt Lake City’s by National season climate with an average 237 days of sunshine and 15% humidity. Co onwood Canyon was ranked fi h and Park City fourth in USA Today’s Best Ski Des na on poll in December 2013. Other honors include “one of the top 10 Geographic, Salt BUSINESS mountain-biking ci es in North America” by Singletracks.com in March 2014 and Lake City has Salt Lake City was ranked as the “No. 5 Best City for the Next Decade” by “America’s best hiking city” by Na onal Geographic in May 2012. Ten na onal parks something for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine in June 2010. In April 2013, Kiplinger’s ranked are within a day’s drive. Salt Lake “Best City for New College Graduates” with 17 percent of its popula on in everyone. their 20s. It was named the third-best big city for jobs and fourth-best city for tech TRANSPORTATION jobs by Forbes Magazine in May 2012. The magazine also recognized Utah as the Salt Lake Interna onal Airport, a Delta Airlines and hub, is located just 20 “Best State for Business and Careers” for the third straight year in December 2012. minutes from campus and off ers direct fl ights to 92 U.S. ci es. It led the na on in both on- me departures and arrivals for the sixth me in the last 10 years in 2013. ENTERTAINMENT TRAX light rail provides access to downtown Salt Lake, the University of Utah, the Cultural and ethnic ac vi es fl ourish in Salt Lake City and its vibrant downtown airport and many of the suburbs.
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SNAPSHOT OF THE U. Founded in 1850 Research I University Top 100 world ranking 190 majors (undergraduate/graduate) 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario Cappechi
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global MEDICINE workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range. University of Utah Health Care was named one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America” in 2013, and in 2012 ranked among the top 10 academic medical centers in the Utah became a member of the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011. na on for the third year running. With an enrollment of over 32,000, the U. off ers 100 undergraduate and more than 90 The Utah Genome Project is one of several innova ve medical research programs at the graduate level fi elds of study. It has earned a top- er grading from the Academic U. Other notable programs include the Huntsman Cancer Ins tute, the Clinical Neurosciences A Top 100 Ranking of World Universi es for 10 consecu ve years, and off ers na onally-ranked Center and the Moran Eye Center. programs in law, pharmacy, mathema cs, business, biomedical engineering, family BUSINESS SCHOOL University medicine, entertainment arts and engineering. The U. was rated as one of the na on’s 100 The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate program was ranked No. 47 by U.S. Among the best values in public educa on by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2013. News & World Report in 2014, rising 25 spots from the previous year. It also placed in the top U’s nationally- RESEARCH 25 for entrepreneurship for the third straight year by the Princeton Review. The Execu ve and ranked The University of Utah ranks among the top public research universi es in the na on. Professional MBA programs were top-40 rated by Bloomberg Businessweek last year. programs are From universitydeveloped technology, the U. has launched nearly 130 new startups over the LAW SCHOOL last seven years, consistently placing it in the top three in the na on for university startup law, pharmacy, The S.J. Quinney College of Law was ranked second in the na crea on. on, just behind Yale Law mathematics, Gene cist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineSchool, for student clinical opportuni es according to data compiled by Na onal Jurist business, for his work on gene targe ng. Peter J. Stang, dis nguished professor of chemistry, receivedmagazine in January 2014. the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 Na onal Medal of Science for his pioneering work in biomedical CAMPUS LIFE supramolecular chemistry. engineering, A lively residen al living experience is provided in the beau ful Heritage Commons, TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES which served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Donna Garff family In 2013, the U.’s entertainment arts and engineering program was ranked fi rst in theMarrio Honors Residen al Scholars Community opened in September 2012, while the medicine, country. The University’s School of Compu ng was founded in 1965, and began a pioneeringGeorge S. Eccles Student Life Center is set to open in December 2014. The Lassonde Studios entertainment legacy in computer graphics and visualiza on that con nues today. The interna onally-will open in the fall of 2016, housing student entrepreneurs in a living-learning space. The U. recognized Scien fi c Compu ng & Imaging Ins tute is a leader in crea ng new scien fi c arts and is home to the state’s natural history and fi ne arts museums, and well as premier concert and compu ng techniques, tools and systems to help solve wide-ranging challenges of humantheater life. venues: Kingsbury Hall, Libby Gardner Hall, Pioneer Memorial Theater, and Red Bu e engineering. Garden.
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