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2010-11 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Table of Contents / Quick Facts INTRODUCTION GENERAL IMPORTANT NUMBERS Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...................1 Location ......Jonesboro, Arkansas (60,489) ASU Dept. of Athletics. 870-972-3880 2011 Roster & Schedule ............................2 Nickname.................................Red Wolves ASU Tennis Office . 870-972-2795 2011 Outlook ..............................................3 Enrollment........................................13,448 ASU Sports Information. 870-972-2541 Head Coach Marcia Williams.....................4 Colors .................................Scarlet & Black Sun Belt Conference . 501-299-9066 Assistant Coach Marina Engelbrecht.........5 Founded..............................................1909 Sun Belt Fax . 501-299-9068 Player Bios Home Courts............................................... Jenny Herring .........................................6 Jonesboro Country Club and Allen Park SPORTS INFORMATION Menna Kamal..........................................7 Affiliation.............................NCAA Divsion I SID Main Phone Number .....870-972-2541 Tina Ojdanic............................................8 Conference....................................Sun Belt Fax........................................870-972-3367 Ioana Teu ................................................9 Interim President ...............Dr. Robert Potts GA (Tennis Contact) . Katey Buckley Newcomers Interim Chancellor.............Dr. Dan Howard Cell. 870-838-5967 Emily Crowe/Ceara Howey...................10 Director of Athletics ...............Dr. Dean Lee E-mail: . [email protected] Janie Nowland/Biljana Miloshevska......11 Athletic Dept. Phone.............870-972-3880 Asst. AD / Sports Info. Dir. Jerry Scott 2010 Results ............................................12 Athletic Web Site....AStateRedWolves.com E-mail Address . [email protected] 2010 Statistics ..........................................13 Assistant SID. Van Provence All-Time Letterwinners .............................14 HISTORY E-mail Address . [email protected] Year-by-Year Results ...............................14 First year of tennis ..............................1976 Assistant SID . Anthony Reynolds Sun Belt Conference................................15 All-Time Record..........................345-258-2 E-mail Address . [email protected] Arkansas State University ........................16 Winning Seasons....................................22 Mailing Address: ASU Administration ..................................17 P.O. Box 1000, State University, AR 72467 Interim Chancellor Dr. Dan Howard .........18 2011 TEAM INFORMATION Overnight Address: Dir. of Athletics Dr. Dean Lee...................19 2010 Record . 8-9 217 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, AR Athletic Facilities ......................................20 SBC Tournament Seed/Record . 9th/1-1 72401 Jonesboro, Ark. ........................................21 Letterwinner Returning/Lost . 4/4 Newcomers . 4 CREDITS The 2011 Arkansas State women’s tennis COACHING STAFF media guide has been compiled for use by Head Coach . Marcia Williams the media, prospective students and fans. Alma Mater . Arkansas State ‘80 It is a publication of the ASU Sports Record at ASU . 329-231 (30 years) Information Office. Career Record . Same Asst. Coach. Marina Engelbrecht (5 years) PHOTOGRAPHY Alma Mater . Arkansas State ‘06 Nelson Chenault, Terry Bill, Richard Bishop (Bishop Photography), Hannah Dolle, David Stout, Rodney Freeman, David Minton, Jonesboro Sun, Tom Moore, Van Provence, Ernie Rice, Sun Belt Conference, Katey Buckley, Jenny Herring. COVER DESIGN ASU Creative Services Department. AStateRedWolves.com 1 2010-11 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis 2011 Roster & Schedule 2010-11 ARKANSAS STATE ROSTER Name Ht. Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Emily Crowe 5-6 Fr. HS Nottingham, England (The Westbridgford School) Jenny Herring 5-9 Sr. 2L Copenhagen, Denmark (Falkoner Gaarder Gymnasium) Ceara Howey 5-6 Jr. TR Gosforth, England (University of New Orleans) Menna Kamal 5-8 Sr. 3L Cairo, Egypt (American Manor House) Biljana Miloshevska 5-5 Fr. HS Skopje, Macedonia (Zdravko Cvetkovski) Janie Nowland 5-4 Fr. HS Buda, Texas (Jack C. Hays High School) Tina Ojdanic 5-9 Sr. 2L Jonkoping, Sweden (Katedralskolan) Ioana Teu 5-7 So. 1L South Auckland, New Zealand (Mount Albert Grammar School) Head Coach: Marcia Williams (31st season) Assistant Coach: Marina Engelbrecht (5th season) 2010-11 ARKANSAS STATE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Sept. 17-19 . .Memphis Invitational . .Memphis, Tenn. .All day Oct. 1-3 . .Red Wolves Invitational . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .All day Oct. 8-9 . .ULM Invitational . .Monroe, La. .All day Oct. 21-25 . .Regional Tournament . .Fayetteville, Ark. .All day Nov. 5-7 . .Cougar Fall Draw . .Houston, Texas . .All day Jan. 31 . .Central Arkansas . .Jonesboro, Ark. (JCC) . .9:00 a.m. Feb. 12 . .Florida International . .Miami, Fla. .TBA Feb. 13 . .Florida Atlantic . .Boca Raton, Fla. .TBA Feb. 19 . .Louisiana-Lafayette . .Lafayette, La. .1:00 p.m. Feb. 20 . .Lamar . .Beaumont, Texas . .10:00 a.m. Feb. 26 . .Northwestern State . .Natchitoches, La. .10:00 a.m. Feb. 27 . .McNeese State . .Lake Charles, La. .11:00 a.m. Mar. 2 . .Murray State . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .2:30 p.m. Mar. 5 . .UT-Martin . .Martin, Tenn. .1:00 p.m. Mar. 12 . .Southern Illinois-Carbondale . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .1:00 p.m. Mar. 18 . .Middle Tennessee . .Murfreesboro, Tenn. .11:00 a.m. Mar. 19 . .Western Kentucky . .Murfreesboro, Tenn. .TBA April 1 . .Troy . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .1:00 p.m. April 2 . .Alabama-Birmingham . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .11:00 a.m. April 12 . .UALR . .Little Rock, Ark. .2:00 p.m. April 17 . .ULM . .Jonesboro, Ark. (Allen Park) . .11:00 a.m. April 21-24 . .Sun Belt Conference Tournament . .Mobile, Ala. .All day All Times Central 2 AStateRedWolves.com 2010-11 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis 2011 Season Outlook Entering her 31st season as head coach of the Red Wolves ten- nis team, Marcia Williams has put together a well-balanced roster for 2011 with four returning players and four new faces. Three returning seniors and a sophomore bring experience to this year’s lineup, while a transfer junior and three freshman will add a new spark to the Arkansas State squad. Jenny Herring, Menna Kamal and Tina Ojdanic make up the returning senior class, while Ionan Teu rounds out the returners as a sophomore. Last season, Herring and Kamal dominated in doubles play for an 11-3 overall The Red Wolves return to Jonesboro record with a 9-3 mark at the No. 3 spot. March 2 when they host Murray State at Allen Herring, Ojdanic and Teu were all named to the Park in a 2:30 p.m. contest. Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Arkansas State will travel to Martin, Tenn. Ceara Howey comes to ASU after playing March 5 to face Tennessee-Martin, before return- two seasons at the University of New Orleans. ing to Jonesboro for a matchup with Southern She posted a stellar 5-0 record at the No. 5 sin- Illinois-Carbondale March 12, also at Allen Park. gles position for the Privateers last year. Emily Crowe, Janie Nowland and Biljana Miloshevska ASU will make the trip to Murfreesboro, all join the Red Wolves as true freshmen. Tenn. March 18-19 to face Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky, and the Red Wolves will The Red Wolves participated in five fall make a short home stand with back-to-back pre-season tournaments and will begin the matches in Jonesboro. Troy will travel to meet march for their 22nd winning season under A-State April 1, while Alabama-Birmingham will Williams Jan. 31when they host Central make the trip to Jonesboro the following day. Arkansas at the Jonesboro Country Club. The Red Wolves will then travel to UALR Following the season opener, the Red April 12 at 2:00 p.m. and wrap up their regular Wolves will begin a six-match road swing starting season April 17 against ULM at Allen Park. The with matchups against Sun Belt Conference foes Sun Belt Conference Tournament is set for April Florida International Feb. 12 and Florida Atlantic 21-24 in Mobile, Ala. Feb. 13. The squad will then travel to Lafayette, La. to face Louisiana-Lafayette Feb. 19 before heading to Beaumont, Texas to take on Lamar Feb. 20. A-State will make its way back to Louisiana to meet Northwestern State in Natchitoches Feb. 26 and McNeese State in Lake Charles Feb. 27. AStateRedWolves.com 3 2010-11 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Marcia Williams Marcia Williams, now in her 31st year as Arkansas State’s head women’s tennis coach, surpassed 300 career victories three years ago and has led the Red Wolves to 21 winning seasons since 1981. Williams was a decorated member of the ASU women’s tennis team and one of the top players in the state from 1976 to 1980, but she now spends her time teaching others how to play the game. And, they play the game well. Williams has used her knowledge and expertise for the game of tennis and con- tinually breathes new life into the Red Wolves’ program each year. The 2011 squad should be no exception. A native of Jonesboro, Williams enters the 2011 season with a career record of 329-231 for a .587 winning percentage. She also has Marina Engelbrect, one of ASU’s most decorated tennis players, on as assistant for the fifth consecutive season. A 1980 graduate of Arkansas State, Williams took over the women’s tennis pro- gram that same year and coached her team to a second-place finish in the Arkan- sas Women’s Intercollegiate Sports Association