DUKE UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Women's Tennis Media Guide
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DUKE UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Women’s Tennis Media Guide DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2-9 2014-15 IN REVIEW 29-31 DUKE INFORMATION Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 2014-15 Statistics 29 Sports Information 3 2014-15 Schedule/Results 30 Location Durham, N.C. 2015-16 Schedule 4 2015 ACC Recap 31 Founded 1838 as Trinity College 2015-16 Season Outlook 5 Enrollment 6,504 Facilities 6 DUKE TEAM RECORDS 32-36 Colors Duke Blue and White Records 32 Nickname Blue Devils INFORMATION STAFF 7-12 Honors and Awards 34 Conference Atlantic Coast Head Coach Jamie Ashworth 7-8 All-Time Letterwinners 36 Affiliation NCAA Division I Assistant Coach Marc Spicijaric 9 Outdoor Courts Ambler Tennis Stadium Support Staff 10 DUKE TENNIS HISTORY 37-55 Indoor Courts Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center Vice President/Director of Athletics 11 ACC Tournament History 37 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Senior Administration 12 All-ACC Selections 38 Vice President/Director of Athletics Kevin White Duke ACC Tournament Results 40 COACHING STAFF PLAYERS & STATS 13-28 ACC Flight Champions 42 Beatrice Capra 13 2009 National Championship 43 Head Coach Jamie Ashworth Chalena Scholl 16 Duke NCAA Tournament Results 44 Alma Mater Maryland ‘94 Alyssa Smith 18 Duke All-Time Results 49 Duke Record/Years 427-108/19th season Samantha Harris 20 Duke Series Results 55 Career Record 427-108/19th season Christina Makarova 22 Assistant Coach Marc Spicijaric Rebecca Smaller 24 Alma Mater Illinois ‘09 Ellyse Hamlin 26 Tennis Office Phone (919) 668-0345 Jessica Ho 27 Tennis Office Fax (919) 668-0391 Kaitlyn McCarthy 28 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Record 17-10 In 2009, Duke University and Nike Inc. reached a 10-year sponsorship agreement that will supply 2015 ACC Record 11-3 all 26 of the Blue Devils’ athletics teams with uniforms, footwear, apparel and equipment. 2015 ACC Finish 3rd 2015 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals Under the terms of the contract, Nike will phase in its exclusive agreement with all Duke Athletics 2015 Postseason Second Round teams over a three-year period beginning in 2008-09. 2015 Final National Ranking 19, ITA Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/3 Additionally, all officially licensed Blue Devils merchandise sold by Nike will comply with labor Newcomers 3 policies consistent with Duke’s position on worker’s rights. Duke has long been a leader in de- manding manufacturers of licensed products protect the rights of workers. PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Program 1977 In 1997, Duke was the first university in the country to adopt a code of conduct for apparel manu- All-Time Program Record 768-246 facturers requires licensees, their contractors and sub-contractors to accept independent moni- ACC Championships 17 toring of factory working conditions. Two years later, Duke established another standard by re- NCAA Tournament Appearances 27 quiring its licensees to publicly disclose the names and locations of factories that manufacture Duke items. Duke remains very involved in these issues and committed to ensuring that products SPORTS INFORMATION bearing its name and/or trademarks are manufactured under decent and humane working condi- Sports Information Director Art Chase tions. Women’s Tennis Contact Brad Amersbach Email [email protected] Nike will provide cash compensation annually to the Duke Department of Athletics over the term Office Phone (919) 684-2668 of the contract. Cell Phone (484) 948-8528 Website www.GoDuke.com Nike will provide annual funding to local charities of Duke’s choice. Each year, one Duke student-athlete will receive a paid internship at Nike head- quarters near Beaverton, Ore., beginning in the summer of 2009. CREDITS SOCIAL MEDIA Duke’s Twitter and Facebook pages provide exclusive news, updates and The 2015-16 Duke Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a publication of the other in-depth content. Follow us on Twitter and click the “Like” tab on Duke Sports Information Office. our Facebook page to get all the behind the scenes information on the Blue Devils. Editors ...................................................................................... Brad Amersbach Editorial Contributors ................................. Duke Sports Information Staff Twitter ...........................................................http://twitter.com/Duke_WTEN Photos .........................................................Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography Facebook................................................http://facebook.com/DukeWTennis - 2 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE DUKE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Room 115 Phone: 919-684-2633 INFORMATION Cameron Indoor Stadium Fax: 919-684-2489 Durham, N.C. 27708 STAFF DIRECTORY Art Chase • Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Office: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected] Lindy Brown • Senior Associate Sports Information Director Art Chase Lindy Brown Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer Sports Information Senior Associate Sports Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Director Information Director Office: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected] Cory Walton • Senior Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: Missouri, 2006 Joined Duke SID: August, 2015 Office: 919-668-1712 Cell: 765-337-2063 Email: [email protected] Sarah Fetters • Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football (2nd), Men’s Tennis, Rowing Alma Mater: Wittenburg, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Office: 919-684-8708 Cell: 984-209-9104 Email: [email protected] Cory Walton Sarah Fetters Meredith Rieder • Associate Sports Information Director Senior Associate Sports Associate Sports Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Information Director Information Director Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Office: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected] Ashley Wolf • Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Baseball Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Office: 919-668-4393 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber • Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Field Hockey, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Basketball (2nd) Alma Mater: Depauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Office: 919-668-7938 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected] Meredith Rieder Ashley Wolf Associate Sports Associate Sports Brad Amersbach • Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Cross Country, Men’s Basketball (2nd), Women’s Tennis Alma Mater: Millersville, 2008 Joined Duke SID: July, 2013 Office: 919-684-2668 Cell: 484-948-8528 Email: [email protected] Cory Foote • Sports Information Staff Assistant Sport Responsibilities: M/W Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field, Fencing Alma Mater: Nebraska-Kearney, 2014 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Office: 919-668-3195 Cell: 402-518-0886 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber Brad Amersbach Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director Cory Foote Sports Information Staff Assistant - 3 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE 2015-16 DUKE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time INFORMATION Sept. 18-20 (Fri-Sun) Duke Invitational Cary, N.C. All Day Oct. 3-11 (Sat-Sun) Riveiera All-American Pacific Palisades, Calif All Day Oct. 22-26 (Thur-Mon) ITA Regionals Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Nov. 6-8 (Fri-Sun) Kitty Harrison Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Nov. 12-15 (Thur-Sun) ITA National Indoors New York, N.Y. All Day Jan. 15-17 (Fri-Sun) UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day JAN. 20 (SUN) ELON DURHAM, N.C. 3:00 PM ITA Kickoff Weekend Hosted by Duke: (Duke, Florida State, Mississippi State, Portland) JAN. 22 (FRI) PORTLAND DURHAM, N.C. 1:30 PM JAN. 23 (SAT) FLORIDA ST./MISSISSIPPI ST. DURHAM, N.C. 3:00/6:00 PM Jan. 31 (Sun) at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 11:00 AM Feb. 5-8 (Fri-Mon) National Team Indoors Madison, Wis. TBA FEB. 21 (SUN) TEXAS DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM FEB. 26 (FRI) FLORIDA STATE* DURHAM, N.C. 5:00 PM FEB. 28 (SUN) MIAMI* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM MAR. 4 (FRI) SYRACUSE* DURHAM, N.C. 5:00 PM Mar. 6 (Sun) at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 1:00 PM Mar. 18 (Fri) at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 5:00 PM Mar. 20 (Sun) at Louisville* Louisville, Ky. 11:00 AM Mar. 26 (Sat) at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 12:00 PM MAR. 29 (TUE) NORTH CAROLINA* DURHAM, N.C. 5:00 PM Apr. 1 (Fri) at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. 3:00 PM APR. 3 (SUN) NOTRE DAME* DURHAM, N.C. 11:00 AM APR. 6 (WED) MICHIGAN DURHAM, N.C. 1:00 PM APR. 9 (SAT) B0STON COLLEGE* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM APR. 12 (TUE) NC STATE* DURHAM, N.C. 5:00 PM Apr. 15 (Fri) at Georgia Tech* Atlanta, GA. 3:00 PM Apr. 17 (Sun) Clemson* Clemson, S.C. 12:00 PM April 20-24 (Wed-Sun) ACC Tournament Cary, N.C. All Day * Denotes ACC Contest BOLD/CAPS Home Games Times are EST - 4 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE 2015-16 SEASON OUTLOOK INFORMATION Strong Intentions for 2016 Campaign Home is Where the Heart Is The Duke women’s tennis team enters the 2015-16 season follow- Duke looks to continue its strong play at home in 2016, af- ing a 17-10 mark over the course of the 2015 spring campaign. The Blue ter dropping just two contests in Durham last season. Over the Devils reached the NCAA Tournament, playing into the second round last five season, the Blue Devils own an impressive record of 53-6 of the competition. Duke once again faced stout competition last year, (.898) while competing at home. During the 2015 campaign, Duke earning 10 wins against nationally ranked competition and posting an downed six ranked opponents in Ambler Stadium and Sheffield In- eight-match win streak that ran from Feb.