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QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location . Decatur, Illinois Founded/Opened . 1901/1903 04 - Big Blue Coaching Staff 04 - 2008 Preseason Roster President . Douglas E. Zemke 04 - 2008 Season Preview Enrollment . Appx. 2,300 05 - Returning Player Profiles Nickname . Big Blue 06 - Newcomer Profiles Colors . Royal Blue and White 07 - Big Blue Record Book National Affiliation . NCAA Division III 07 - 2007 In Review Conference . Illinois and Wisconsin 08 - CCIW History and Information Head Coach . Marc Smith IBC - Millikin Athletic Facilities BC - 2008 Schedule Tennis Office Phone . 217.424.3725 2007 CCIW Finish . 6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 4/4 MEDIA INFO & PROTOCOL Sports Information Director . Bryan Marshall Interviews - Media representatives are at liberty to find their own post- Sports Information Phone . 217.362.6429 event interviews. Please contact Sports Information at 217.362.6429 or Sports Information Fax . 217.362.6414 via e-mail at ([email protected]), to schedule player interviews at all other times. Coaches may be contacted directly at any time. Athletic Department Fax . 217.420.6629 BIG BLUE COACHING RECORDS Coach W L T Pct. Bob Hantel (1994-96) 24 19 0 .558 Leslie Randle (1981-84) 22 21 0 .512 Leonard McNeely (1989-93) 22 37 0 .373 Josh Warren (1997-98) 11 16 0 .407 Karen Holmes (1979-80) 9 14 1 .396 Ursula Beck (1985) 810.889 Diane Richards (1987-88) 8 18 0 .308 Donna Brannon (1986) 740.636 Alma Schueler (1975-77) 790.438 Karen Adell (1978) 530.625 Matt Moore (1999) 440.500 Cory Sandgren (2000) 360.333 Mitch Aubert (2004-05) 6 14 1 .310* Mike Brannon (2001-03, 2005-06) 3 26 0 .103* Marc Smith (2007 to present) 160.143 Unknown 0 2 0 .000 Big Blue Tennis 138 188 2 .424 * - Mitch Aubert was 3-5-1 in 2005 and Mike Brannon finished the season as interim coach for a 1-2 record. Brannon was listed as the head coach for the 2005 CCIW Championships. MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY MEDIA OUTLETS newspapers: wire service: Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Decatur Herald & Review Decatur Tribune Associated Press ph: 800.572.7003 ph: 312.222.3474 ph: 217.421.6979 ph: 217.422.9702 ph: 800.572.2585 fax: 312.321.3084 fax: 312.828.9392 fax: 217.421.7965 fax: 217.422.7320 fax: 312.781.1989 television: radio: WAND-TV WCIA-TV WJMU US101 WSOY/WDZ ph: 800.252.1601 ph: 800.252.3349 ph: 217.424.6377 ph: 217.428.4487 ph: 217.877-5371 fax: 217.424.2583 fax: 217.373.3663 big blue tennis 2008 - 3 HEAD COACH MARC SMITH Office phone: 217.424.3725 Email: [email protected] Marc Smith leads the women’s tennis team for the second sea - son in 2008. He also returns to the hardwood as the Big Blue’s head men’s basketball coach after serving as Millikin assistant basketball coach from 1998-02. Smith returned to Millikin in June 2007 after five years as the head men’s basketball coach at Keystone College in La Plume, Penn. At Keystone, Smith’s basketball teams posted an 88-50 record while transi - tioning the program to NCAA Division III. His best record as a head coach came in 2003-04 when the team finished 24-4 with a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) conference and tournament championship. His 2004-05 squad followed up with back-to-back conference and tournament championships (22-7) but for the sec - ond year in a row was unable to advance into the NCAA Tournament due to the rules of its transition. In addition to his coaching duties at Keystone, Smith also served as the Associate Athletic Director (2005-07) and an academic advisor and faculty member (2002-05). As the Associate Athletic Director, he was responsible for several different areas, including scheduling athletic events, fundraising, training and education programs for the athletic staff and developing alumni and parent pro - grams. LOOKING AT 2008 Marc Smith enters his second year coaching the Millikin women’s tennis team. Smith welcomes back four letter winners to the 2008 team. The squad will be small in size, but four of the team’s players gained valuable experience during last season’s battles in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Among Smith’s top returning players are senior Kristen Sproat, a three- year letter winner, and junior Audrey Spelde, who has earned two varsity letters. Sproat was the team’s top singles player last year with a record of 7-6 in Millikin’s No. 3 singles position. Spelde hopes to improve her record in 2008 after battling the conference’s top players in the No. 1 singles spot last season. Junior Michelle Hart and sophomore Alyssa Napolitano also return in 2008. Both players saw action last year in singles and dou - bles action. Smith is also hoping for contributions from freshman Jentry Grader. The Millikin women’s tennis team will open the season on August 29 against North Central before hosting the Dorothy McClure Tennis Tournament on August 30. The annual Dorothy McClure Tennis Tournament was first hosted in 1917 and is believed to be the nation’s oldest intercollegiate tennis tournament for women. big blue tennis 2008 - 4 2008 PRESEASON ROSTER Name Year Hometown High School Michelle Hart * Jr. Peoria, Ill. Peoria Jentry Grader Fr. Mt. Zion, Ill. Mt. Zion Alyssa Napolitano * So. Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South Audrey Spelde** Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. Southport (Ind.) Kristen Sproat *** Sr. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bradley-Bourbonnais RETURNING LETTER WINNERS Michelle Hart, Junior 1 varsity letter Peoria, Ill. (Peoria H.S.) 2007: Went 1-1 in singles play with a win at No. 6…Paired with Alyssa Napolitano (0-2 in No. 3 doubles), Lorissa Prillaman (0-1 in No. 3 doubles) and Rhoda Lewis (1-0 in No.3 doubles). Personal: Early Childhood Education major. Alyssa Napolitano, Sophomore 1 varsity letter Downers Grove, Illinois (Downers Grove South H.S.) 2007: Played one match at No. 4 and went 5-6 at No. 5 singles…Paired with Rhoda Lewis (0-2 in No. 3 doubles), Michelle Hart (0-2 in No. 3 doubles) and Lorissa Prillaman (1-2 in No. 3 doubles). Personal: Music Education-Vocal major…2007 Academic All-CCIW. Audrey Spelde, Junior 2 varsity letters Indianapolis, Indiana (Southport H.S.) 2007: Played 12 matches at No. 1 singles with a 2-10 record…Paired with Lindsey Earhart (1-8 in No. 1 singles). 2006: Finished 3-8 in No. 1 singles. Personal: Biology/Pre-Medicine and Spanish major…2006, 2007 Fall Academic All-CCIW. Kristen Sproat, Senior 2 varsity letters Bourbonnais, Illinois (Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.) 2006: Finished 3-9 in singles with a 3-8 mark at No. 3…Was 3-1 at Dorothy McClure Tournament at No. 3 singles…Paired with Traci Rapp in No. 2 doubles. 2005: Went 4-4 in No. 3 singles, 4-2 in No. 4 singles and 1-0 in No. 5 singles…Paired with Traci Rapp (4-5 in No. 2 doubles) and Rhoda Lewis (0-2 in No. 2 doubles). Personal: Biology major…2006 Fall Academic All-CCIW. Visit our website for the latest news and information on all your favorite Big Blue athletic teams. www.mubigblue.com big blue tennis 2008 - 5 2008 NEWCOMERS Freshman Jentry Grader PHOTO Mt. Zion, Illinois (Mt. Zion H.S.) NOT AVAILABLE DOROTHY MCCLURE TOURNAMENT Millikin University annually hosts what is believed to be the nation’s oldest intercollegiate tennis tournament for women and one which has attracted some of the nation’s most talented players. First held in 1917, the event was named the Dorothy McClure Memorial Tournament in 1969 in memory of McClure, a physical education teacher at Millikin for more than 30 years. BIG BLUE RECORD BOOK Team Records Best Winning Percentage: .889 (8-1), 1985 Most Matches Won: 9 - 1995 and 1996 Most Consecutive Matches Won: 7 - 1996 Individual Records Most Victories, Singles Consecutive: 8 - Sue Hutchison, 1985; Jenny Parks, 1985 (1) & 1986 (7) Season: 15 - Jenny Parks, 1986 Career: 48 - Tiffany Hill, 1995-98 Best Winning Percentage, Singles Season (min. 10 matches): .857 (12-2) - Tiffany Hill, 1995 Career (min. 25 matches): .815 (22-5) - Rachel Maupin, 1994-96 Most Victories, Doubles Season: 16 - Sara Tomek, 1995 Career: 41 - Tiffany Hill, 1995-98 Most Matches Played, Singles Season: 24 - Jenny Parks, 1987 Career: 81 - Amy Burrows, 1988-91 Most Matches Played, Doubles Season: 22 - Laura Hutchings, 1986; Jennifer Fisher, 1986 Career: 74 - Sara Tomek, 1994-1997 big blue tennis 2008 - 6 2007 IN REVIEW Team Results 8/31/07 vs. North Central, Lost 8-1 9/15/07 vs. Wheaton, Lost 9-0 9/1/07 at Dorothy McClure Tournament - no team scores 9/19/07 vs. Augustana, Lost 8-1 9/9/07 vs. Carthage, Lost 9-0 9/28/07 vs. Illinois Wesleyan, Lost 9-0 9/14/07 vs. Elmhurst, Lost 7-2 10/1/07 vs. Illinois College, Won 7-2 Singles Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Total Audrey Spelde 2-10 2-10 Lindsey Earhart 0-1 4-8 4-9 Kristen Sproat 7-6 7-6 Traci Rapp 2-6 2-6 Alyssa Napolitano 0-1 5-6 5-7 Rhoda Lewis 0-1 0-1 5-5 5-7 Lorissa Prillaman 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 Michelle Hart 0-1 1-0 1-1 Team Totals 2-11 4-9 7-6 3-9 5-8 6-6 27-49 Doubles Name #1 #2 #3 Total Spelde-Earhart 1-8 1-8 Sproat-Rapp 0-3 0-3 Lewis-Prillaman 0-1 0-1 Lewis-Napolitano 0-2 0-2 Sproat-Lewis 0-5 0-5 Napolitano-Hart 0-2 0-2 Prillaman-Hart 0-1 0-1 Sproat-Prillaman 1-0 1-0 Lewis-Hart 1-0 1-0 Napolitano-Prillaman 1-2 1-2 Team Totals 1-8 1-8 2-8 4-24 Lindsey Earhart L to Allison Paschold of North Central (8/31/07), 2-6, 2-6 at No.