Boise State 2009-10 Men's Tennis
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BOISE STAte 2009-10 men’s TENNIS Joey Coleman Michael Gilliland Nick Gourley Cristian Hodel Vicente Joli James Meredith 6-0 • R-Junior 6-2 • R-Freshman 5-10 • R-Junior 6-1 • Sophomore 6-3 • Senior 6-4 • Sophomore Grand Junction, CO Leawood, KS Eagle, ID Calarasi, Romania Castellion, Spain Christchurch, NZ Jeff Mullen Filipp Pogotskin Erik Sheldon Freddy Walsh Greg Patton Luke Shields 6-8 • Freshman 6-0 • Freshman 6-0 • R-Sophomore 5-11 • Sophomore Head Coach Interim Assistant Reno, NV Bellevue, WA Phoenix, AZ Bellevue, WA 14th Season Coach - 2 - Boise State University 2009-10 Men’s Tennis 2009-10 men’s TENNIS SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Quick Facts / Schedule .................................................. 3 Sept. 10-12 BYU Tennis Champs Provo, UT All Day Sept. 11-13 Virginia Tennis Classic Charlottesville, VA All Day Location ............................................Boise, Idaho Sept. 18-21 Midland Intercollegiate Midland, TX All Day Founded .......................................................1932 Team Photo / Roster ...................................................... 4 Sept. 25-27 Baylor Intercollegiate Waco, TX All Day Enrollment .................................................18,936 Oct. 2-4 Fresno State Bulldog Classic Fresno, CA All Day Nickname .................................................Broncos 2009-10 Season Preview .............................................. 5 Oct. 2-11 All-American Tournament Tulsa, OK All Day Colors ........................................Blue and Orange OCT. 9-11 BOISE STATE FALL CLASSIC BOISE, ID All DAY Oct. 15-17 Utah Intercollegiate Salt Lake City, UT All Day Facilities ........Boas Tennis Complex (Indoor, 400) 2008-09 Review ............................................................. 6 Oct. 21-25 ITA Mountain Region Champs Las Vegas, NV All Day Appleton Tennis Center (Outdoor, 1,200) Nov. 5-8 National Indoor Tennis Champs New Haven, CT All Day Affiliation ......................................NCAA Division I Coaching Staff ..........................................................7-10 Nov. 6-8 St. Mary’s Tennis Champs Moraga, CA All Day Region .................................ITA Mountain Region Nov. 6-8 Washington Invitational Seattle, WA All Day Conference .................................Western Athletic Head Coach Greg Patton ......................................8-9 JAN. 21 OREGON BOISE, ID 6:00 PM Jan. 24 at Pepperdine Malibu, CA 1:00 pm President .................................. Dr. Robert Kustra Jan. 25 at UCLA Los Angeles, CA 1:00 pm Athletic Director .......................... Gene Bleymaier Assistant Coaches .................................................. 10 Jan. 29 vs. Washington & Champagne, IL 2:00 pm Senior Woman Administrator ..... Christina Van Tol Jan. 30 vs. Illinois or Virginia Tech & Champagne, IL TBA Athletic Department Phone .............208-426-1288 Athlete Profiles ....................................................... 11-23 FEB. 6 UTAH STATE BOISE, ID 10:00 AM Ticket Office Phone ........................208-426-4737 FEB. 6 WEBER STATE BOISE, ID 6:00 PM Feb. 12-15 National Team Indoor Champs Charlottesville, VA TBA 2008-09 Review in Photos ........................................... 24 Feb. 19 at Stanford Palo Alto, CA 1:30 pm MEDIA Relations Feb. 21 at Fresno State * Fresno, CA 12:00 pm Primary Tennis Contact .....................Jake Garcin History and Records ...............................................24-34 Feb. 26 at Utah Salt Lake City, UT 5:00 pm E-mail [email protected] Feb. 27 at BYU Provo, UT 4:00 pm Cell .................................................208-490-0718 Boise State University ............................................35-54 Mar. 5-7 Pacific Coast Doubles La Jolla, CA TBA Mar. 13 at San Diego State San Diego, CA 11:00 am Office ..............................................208-426-1226 Mar. 14 at San Diego San Diego, CA 12:00 pm Fax ..................................................208-426-1778 Administration and Media .......................................55-62 Mar. 18-21 Blue Gray Tennis Classic Montgomery, AL TBA MAR. 25 IdAHO * BOISE, ID 10:00 AM Secondary Contact .......Michelle Railsback Smith MAR. 25 UC IRVINE BOISE, ID 5:00 PM E-mail [email protected] MAR. 27-28 BSU SPRING BREAK CLASSIC BOISE, ID All DAY APR. 3 MoNTANA STATE BOISE, ID 10:00 AM Cell .................................................208-949-1037 APR. 3 UC SANTA BARBARA BOISE, ID 5:00 PM Office ..............................................208-426-3438 ARP. 10 NEW MEXICO STATE * BOISE, ID 10:00 AM Fax ..................................................208-426-3361 APR. 10 NEVADA * BOISE, ID 5:00 PM Apr. 15 at New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 1:00 pm Boas Tennis Center Phone .............208-426-5737 Apr. 17 vs Hawaii * Las Cruces, NM 10:00 am Apr. 18 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 12:00 pm Web site ...........................www.broncosports.com Apr. 30-May 2 WAC Championships Fresno, CA All Day Mailing Address ..................1910 University Drive May 14-15 NCAA Regional Champs TBA TBA Boise, Idaho 83725 May 20-25 NCAA Team Champs Athens, GA TBA May 26-31 NCAA Individual Champs Athens, GA TBA All Times Mountain Dates and times subject to change Home matches in BOLD * WAC Conference Matches & ITA Team Indoor Qualifiers - 2 - - 3 - Boise State Men’s Tennis (Left to Right): Assistant Coach Luke Shields, manager Thomas Schoeck, Michael Gilliland, Scott Sears, Cristian Hodel, Joey Coleman, James Meredith, Nick Gourley, Jeff Mullen, Filipp Pogotskin, Freddy Walsh, Alex, Vicente Joli, Head Coach Greg Patton, Erik Sheldon, Alex Bothe, and Assistant Coach Clancy Shields. 2009-10 men’s TENNIS ROSTER NAME HEIGHT YEAR HOMETowN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Joey Coleman 6-0 RJr. Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction HS/Mesa State) Michael Gilliland 6-2 RFr. Leawood, Kan. (Hilton Head HS) Nick Gourley 5-10 RJr. Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) Cristian Hodel 6-1 So. Calarasi, Romania (Liceul Mihai Eminescu) Vicente Joli 6-3 Sr. Castellion, Spain (Francisco Ribalta/Fresno Pacific) James Meredith 6-4 So. Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys HS) Jeff Mullen 6-8 Fr. Reno, Nev. (Washoe County HS) Filipp Pogotskin 6-0 Fr. Bellevue, Wash. (Horizon Charter School) Erik Sheldon 6-0 RSo. Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) Freddy Walsh 5-11 So. Bellevue, Wash. (Newport HS) Head Coach - Greg Patton (14th Season, 299-101) Pronunciations VICENTE JOLI ..............................................................Vi-cent-ay jo-lee) Interm Assistant Coach - Luke Shields (First Season) Filipp POGOTSKIN ...............................................................(po-got-skin) - 4 - 2009-10 Season Preview The Boise State men’s tennis team will have some familiar son. Four WAC teams were ranked in the nation’s top -75 last named “Captain Crunch” by virtue of his wins over several top- faces from last season, but many new faces will appear on the season, including Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii and New ranked teams.” court as well this season. The Broncos return seven from their Mexico State, proving to make a competitive 2010 conference 2008-09 roster, only two with an abundance of playing time, season. James Meredith enters the season as one of the team’s top three with limited playing time and two with no match time. players after having a very successful freshman campaign. He The team also welcomes three players who are sure to make “Our conference is becoming a major power broker in the na- returns as the reigning WAC Freshman of the Year. a major impact immediately and help the returnees build on the tionwide scheme,” explained Patton. “Our conference affiliation successful past of Boise State tennis. is important; it’s getting stronger which will only bring us up with “James, himself, is probably one of the top-10 players in the it. The WAC will probably have its strongest season ever this nation,” explained Patton. “Your first impression of him is how “This season reminds me of a new edition of Star Trek,” ex- season.” smooth his game is, but if you have to battle him the road will claimed head coach Greg Patton. “We will take all of the suc- be very rough and rocky.” cesses we’ve had in the past years, add new actors to the In order to play well against a tough slate of opponents, the screen, but follow the same storyline we’ve had in the past.” Broncos will look to newcomer and sole senior of the team Vi- Erik Sheldon is another returner who saw limited time during cente Joli who is a transfer from Fresno Pacific. There he was the last season. He will likely be a big contributor in the doubles The Broncos will look to top-returners James Meredith and a member of the NAIA National Championship team as well matches this season. Cristian Hodel to lead the team this season. Meredith was the as the 2009 NAIA Doubles Champion and 2009 NAIA Player No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles player last season while Hodel of the Year. Patton said, “Erik is an all-around excellent player, but when played primarily in the No. 4 singles slot. you put a partner at his side, he’s even better. He will be a “We call Vicente, “Pops”,” said Patton. “He is our Gandalf; doubles force for us.” “James and Cristian are big returners,” said Patton. “They are proven, wise and still has the weapons to battle the legions of driven. They’ve been to the paradise of the NCAA tournament the dark side. His international and NAIA experience will help Freddy Walsh will be returning for his second year