All-Americans • RECORDS DICK KNIGHT CHET CRILE ERIC DREW
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MEET THE HUSKIES • Returners All-Americans • RECORDS DICK KNIGHT MATT HANLIN 2009 SEASON 1970 2001 • Singles Washington’s first All-American, Knight Hanlin presided over UW’s first three ap- lettered from 1968-70 for the Huskies pearances in the NCAA Round of 16, be- and was inducted into the Husky Hall ginning in 2001 when he went 19-6 at No. of Fame in 1995. Knight qualified and 1 singles as a sophomore and reached COACHES competed at The U.S. Open in 1971 and the NCAA Singles Round of 16. Hanlin Wimbledon in 1972. He lost to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in the was ranked as high as No. 11 in his career, and made the Round first round of the 1971 U.S. Open. Knight was also notorious for of 16 at all three major individual events. The native Englishman a 107-game match played the year before tiebreakers were in- was a four-time All-Pac-10 Team selection and his 178 combined troduced. singles and doubles wins rank second on UW’s Top-10 list. PLAYERS CHET CRILE ALEX VLASKI 1993 • Singles 2003, 2004, 2005 • Singles Crile, hailing from Mercer Island, Wash., The UW’s only three-time All-American, Vlas- 2008 REVIEW became UW’s first All-American in over ki was a dominant force his entire career, and 20 years and set the single-season holds the singles wins record with 111. He wins record with 39 victories against won the 2003 ITA All-American Singles Cham- 14 defeats. That season wins mark still pionship, the first national title for a Husky stands and Crile ranks second all-time with 108 singles wins. since 1924. Vlaski was ranked as high as No. 2 in 2004, and finished each Crile finished the season ranked 20th nationally and made the year ranked in the Top-25, and twice in the Top-10. The Belgrade, Serbia NCAA singles field. He was UW’s Pac-10 Medal winner in 1993 native made the NCAA semis in 2003 as a sophomore, was a three-time CHAMPIONSHIPS and a three-time Pac-10 Northern Division Player of the Year. Pac-10 Singles finalist, and three-time first team Pac-10 All-Academic. ERIC DREW ALEX SLOVIC 1999 • Singles & Doubles 2007 • Singles Drew was part of a powerful duo at the top of Slovic put the cap on an illustrious career with UW’s lineup in 1999, as he and Robert Kend- a remarkable run at the 2007 NCAA Champi- RECORDS rick each earned All-America honors in sin- onships as a senior. Orginally an alternate, gles and as a doubles tandem. A Woodinville, once Slovic gained entry into the tourney, he Wash. native, Drew was ranked as high as reeled off four wins in a row over Top-40 play- 17th during 1999, his senior year, and finished 20th with a 23-8 record. An ers, including the No. 3 and No. 7 seeded players, to reach the semifi- unseeded Drew made a surprise run all the way to the NCAA Semifinals nals and secure his first All-America honor. Slovic holds the UW career in singles, becoming UW’s first semifinalist in over 40 years. Drew and record for combined singles and doubles wins, with 184. He was a four- FACILITIES Kendrick made the Round of 16 in doubles as well and were 17-5 overall. time All-Pac-10 Team member and three-time All-Academic. ROBERT KENDRICK Fast Facts 1999 • Singles & Doubles Washington has won more NCAA tour- nament road matches than any other THE WASHINGTON WAY The California native enjoyed a stellar sopho- school this decade, having won nine Re- more season, as he and Eric Drew juggled the top two spots and each earned All-America gional matches on the road. On four oc- honors in singles and as a doubles team. The casions, UW has defeated the Regional pair made the NCAA Round of 16 and finished ranked 13th. Kendrick posted a 31-9 singles record and was ranked as host to advance to the NCAA Round of high as No. 3. He reached the final of the ITA National Indoor Champion- 16, most recently in 2006 when the men ships, losing to future star James Blake. He has enjoyed an impressive beat Virginia Commonwealth in Rich- pro career, playing in all four majors and still ranks in the Top-100. mond, Virginia. 33 RECORDS • Award Winners 2009 SEASON COACHES Ornello Arlati was a two-time Pac-10 All-Aca- Jeremy Berman was a three-time Pac-10 All- demic First Team member and the 1994 Northern Academic selection from 1999-2001. PLAYERS Division Player of the Year. ALL-AMERICA PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR PACIFIC-10 HONORS Chet Crile ..............................................1993 (singles) Matt Anger ..........................................................2005 NOTE: The conference was not divided into divisions or Eric Drew ................................1999 (singles, doubles) no awards were given in the Northern Division the fol- Matt Hanlin ...........................................2001 (singles) PAC-10 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR lowing years: 1928-37, 1944-45, 1958-75, and 1995-97. Dick Knight ..........................................................1970 Alex Vlaski ..........................................................2002 The Pac-10 began playing a fully integrated schedule in Robert Kendrick ......................1999 (singles, doubles) Alex Slovic ..........................................................2004 the spring of 1998 for the first time ever. 2008 REVIEW Alex Slovic ............................................2007 (singles) Alex Vlaski ...................2003 (singles), 2004 (singles) ALL-PAC-10 PAC-10 NORTHERN DIVISION ..............................................................2005 (singles) Andrej Bizjak ...................................... 1st Team: 2001 Player OF THE YEAR Eric Drew ....................................1st: 1999; 2nd: 1998 Ornello Arlati .......................................................1994 ITA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Patrik Fischer ...........................................2nd: 2008 Chet Crile ........................................1991, 1992, 1993 Alex Slovic .........................................................2004 Matt Hanlin ............1st: 2003; 2nd: 2000, 2001, 2002 Aaron Gross ........................................................1990 Robert Kendrick ..........................1st: 1999; 2nd: 1998 Wai Ching Lee .....................................................1980 ITA JON VAN NOSTRAND AWARD Christoph Palmanshofer ..............................2nd: 2005 Chris Pearson ..................................1984, 1985, 1986 Alex Vlaski .........................................................2005 Alex Slovic .............1st: 2004, 2006, 2007; 2nd: 2005 Scott Pearson ............................................1981, 1983 Alex Vlaski .............1st: 2003, 2004, 2005; 2nd: 2002 Ian Schroeder ............................................1988, 1989 CHAMPIONSHIPS HUSKY MEN’S TENNIS HALL OF FAME Charlie Short .......................................................1984 Jim Brink (1947-48-49) pac-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM PAC-10 NORTHERN DIVISION Darrell “Righty” Eden (1941-42-46) Ornello Arlati ............................1st Team: 1994, 1996 Fred Fisher (1949) Jeremy Berman ................1st: 2000; 2nd: 1999, 2001 COACH OF THE YEAR Dick Knight (1968-69-70) Daniel Chu ................................1st: 2005, 2006, 2007 Chuck Mertel ................................................... 1985 Art Langlie (coach, 1931-33, 1947-60) Chet Crile...........................1st: 1992,1993; 2nd: 1991 Doug Ruffin................................. 1983, 1984, 1986, Bill Quillian (player, 1952-55; Patrik Fischer ..........................................2nd: 2008 .......................................... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, RECORDS coach, 1966-73) Mathias Fristch ...........................................2nd: 1994 ........................................... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Wallace Scott (1924) Andy Kuharszky ................1st: 2006, 2008, 2nd: 2007 Chip Zimmer .......................................... 1980, 1981 Jack Torney (coach, 1934-41) Christoph Kull ...............................................1st: 1999 Manuel Marti .............................1st: 1993; 2nd: 1992 ALL-PAC-10 NORTHERN DIVISION REGION 8 HONORS Michael Olejar ............................................2nd: 1991 Ornello Arlati .........................................1993, 1994 Player to Watch – Alex Vlaski .............................2003 Andy Posavac ..........................2nd: 1999, 2000, 2001 Tim Brown .......................................................1990 Player to Watch – Robert Kendrick .....................1999 Chad Raymond .............................................1st: 1997 Chet Crile.....................................1990, 1991, 1992 FACILITIES John Van Nostrand Award Nominee - Sasha Rampazzo .....................2nd: 1996, 1997, 1998 Jon Freudenberger ..........................................1988 Matt Hanlin .......................................................2003 Stefano Rampazzo ......................................2nd: 1997 Aaron Gross...........................................1990, 1991 John Van Nostrand Award Nominee - Peter Scharler .........................2nd: 2003, 2004, 2005 David Johnson.................................................1989 Alex Vlaski .........................................................2005 Alex Slovic .......................1st: 2006, 2007; 2nd: 2005 Knute Lunde ....................................................1990 Freshman of the Year – Robert Kendrick .............1998 Ari Strasberg ....................1st: 2002, 2003; 2nd: 2001 Inaki Marti .......................................................1992 Freshman of the Year – Alex Vlaski ...................2002 Mark Tomandl ............................................ 2nd: