Michigan State Women’s Tennis 2004-05 Media Guide Home of the 2005 Big Ten Championships Michigan State S GRACEGRACE T p e a r n t n a Under i n s PRESSUREPRESSURE www.msuspartans.com 04-05 Spartan Tennis Quick Facts SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Phone: (517) 355-2271 Sports Information Fax: (517) 353-9636 Tennis Contact: Danielle Ruman E-mail: [email protected] Secondary Contacts: Brad Gust and Adrienne LaFrance E-mail: [email protected]/[email protected] Web Sites: www.msuspartans.com (official MSU website) www.msutennis.com (women’s tennis website); Michigan State 2004-05 Roster Sarah Andrews and Pascale Schnitzer Athlete Class Hometown Sarah Andrews So. Darwin, Australia Top Returners: Christine Bader Fr. Okemos, Mich. Sarah Andrews Jessica Baron So. Miami, Fla. Jessica Baron Shelley Brady Jr. Grand Blanc, Mich. Eilene Cotter Fr. Jackson, Mich. Shelley Brady Karen Gustafson Sr. East Lansing, Mich. Pascale Schnitzer MacKenzie Hanna So. Kalamazoo, Mich. Keri Thompson Marissa Macholz Sr. East Lansing, Mich. Jaylen Musselman Fr. Muskegon, Mich. Pascale Schnitzer So. Santiago, Chile Kate Thomas Sr. Long Beach, Calif. Keri Thompson Sr. Clark Lake, Mich. TEAM INFORMATION Marta Walasek So. Ann Arbor, Mich. Head Coach: Tim Bauer (Furman, 1993) Head Coach: Tim Bauer Career Record (Years): 35-71 (Sixth year) Quick Facts and Roster Quick Facts Assistant Coach: Brett Page Record at MSU (Years): same Volunteer Assistant Coach: Laura Bauer Bauer’s E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (517) 355-0609 Assistant Coach: Brett Page (Sixth year) Home Indoor Facility: MSU Indoor Tennis Facility Home Outdoor Facility: MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts 2003-04 Overall Record: 8-14 Conference Record (Finish): 3-7 (t-8th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/1 www.msuspartans.com Michigan State Michigan State Welcomes The Big Ten Championships April 28 - May 1, 2005 www.msuspartans.com 04-05 Spartan Tennis Michigan State and the Big Ten Championships Don’t be surprised if you can’t find an Classic in South Bend and a final stop in Minne- open court on campus April 28 through May 1. apolis for the ITA Midwest Regional As the 2005 host of the Big Ten Championships, tournament. Michigan State will become the home for Big Ten Both senior Keri Thompson and sopho- women’s tennis. more Sarah Andrews grabbed tournament cham- Championships Big Ten In the nine previous appearences at the pionships during the 2004 fall season. Andrews tournament, MSU has yet to win a title. However, won the “B” flight singles title at The Yonex Spar- this past season’s eighth seed for the Spartans tan Cup as Thompson followed a week later was their highest in the history of the tournament. with the “Blue” singles title at the Wolverine Since the use of a single elimination Classic. tournament of the conference championship “As a team we want to do better in the was begun in 1996, the Big Ten Tournament Big Ten,” said junior Captain Shelley Brady. “We has not been kind to Michigan State. have an awesome team this year and I think we Last year the Spartans continued to battle have a lot of potential. This year’s team is work- through tough competition against 12 ing hard and we’re very goal oriented.” nationally-ranked opponents. Michigan State was The Spartans are aware of the pressures able to capture three Big Ten matches against riding on the 2004-05 year. With hopes of im- teams that beat them the previous year. proving their previous 3-7 Big Ten record, the The Spartans defeated Penn State, 6-1, team is looking for ways to exclate their game to after suffering a 4-3 loss in 2003, they went on to a higher level. beat Minnesota 7-0 after falling 7-0 the previous “Our team is preparing for a great set of season, and avenged a 6-1 loss last season challenges this spring and we will fight for every to Purdue with a 4-3 win in 2004. point from our first match ‘till the last.” said With a record of 8-14 overall and 3-7 in head coach Tim Bauer. “We hope to be in great the Big Ten, the Spartans tied for eighth last year form at the Big Ten Championships. Our sched- in the league alongside Purdue. The three wins in ule puts us on the road quite a lot this season so 2004 matched the record set in 1993 for most we will certainly be eager to show a home crowd wins in the Big Ten by a Spartan squad. some great tennis.” The Spartans started off their 2004 fall sea- son strong at The Yonex Spartan Cup and con- tinued to succeed on the road with trips to Ann Arbor for the Wolverine Invitational, the Eck www.msuspartans.com Michigan State Head CoaCH assisTanT CoaCH Tim Bauer BreTT Page Tim Bauer was named head In his sixth season, MSU Assistant women’s tennis coach at MSU on Fri- Coach Brett Page adds a huge dimension day, Jan. 7, 2000, and is in his sixth to the Spartan Tennis Coaching Staff. Brett year with the Spartan women’s tenins and MSU Head Coach Tim Bauer met program. some years ago while Brett was still play- Bauer took over the Spartan program ing professional tennis and coaching WTA after spending the previous three sea- players at the Van der Meer Tennis Acad- sons as an assistant coach at Florida emy on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Brett brings impres- State. Bauer was instrumental in helping head coach Lise Gre- sive coaching credentials to the program. gory take the Lady Seminoles from a na- The years following his travels on Coaches Corner tional ranking of No. 50 when they ar- the professional tennis satellite tour rived to a No. 19 ranking in 1998-99. FSU have seen Brett assume several pres- posted a 21-7 overall record that year, tigious coaching positions. For over the best season in 20 years for the Lady eight years Brett has been employed Seminoles. by the Fancutt Tennis Academy as a Bauer is a 1993 graduate of Furman Senior Tennis Professional in where he was a member of four South- Brisbane, Australia. The Fancutt facil- ern Conference Championship teams. ity holds a reputation as one of the A three-time Academic All-Southern Con- finest training centers for elite play- ference selection, he earned a degree ers within Australia, having produced in health and exercise science from the several WTA and ATP tour successes. school. Brett has directed hundreds of pro- A native of Long Island, N.Y., Bauer grams and traveled with the Fancutt’s did his post-graduate work at Florida elite players over the years. where he earned a master’s degree in In 1998, Brett was asked to join the exercise and sport science in 1995. staff of the Australian Federation Cup While at Florida, Bauer was a sport sci- Team as a “Specialist Training Part- ence instructor in the College of Health ner.” His coaching has brought him and Human Performance. throughout Australia, Europe, and the Since 1992, Bauer has been a pro- United States. Brett has trained or fessional tennis coach, working with worked at several U.S. tennis land- players on the ATP and WTA tours. His marks such as: Saddlebrook/ work in the professional ranks has taken Hopman Tennis Academy, Nick him to such Grand Slam events as Bolletieri Tennis Academy and Van der Wimbledon, the French Open and five Meer Tennis Academy to name a few. U.S. Opens. In addition to his work with several Bauer continues to be active in top 100 WTA players, Brett was hired coaching elite juniors as well as coach- by the Dutch WTA superstar Brenda ing at USTA Area Training Centers for Schultz as a training partner. the USTA’s top ranked juniors. He has also served as a profes- sional coach and consultant to several pro players formerly VolunTeer assT. CoaCH ranked in the top 100, including WTA players Patricia Hy-Boulais (Canadian No. 1, WTA No. 28), Katarzyna Nowak (Polish No. 1, laura Bauer WTA No. 65), Li Fang (Chinese No. 1, WTA No. 35) and Grant In her first season with the Spartans, Stafford (ATP No. 78). Laura Bauer, sister to head coach Tim Bauer, Bauer’s expertise in sports science and sports psychol- looks to contribute on many levels. Currently ogy makes him a highly sought after speaker on such topics as she helps on and off the court, including Eastern bloc sport science, elite athletic performance and tal- team fundraising. While in pursuit of her ent detection and training. He also consults with elite amateur master’s degree at Michigan State in hospi- and professional athletes in other sports on performance is- tality business, Bauer brings an experi- sues concerning sport psychology and exercise physiology. encedJoining outlook the SPartan to the team.Staff this year is Laura Her experience with junior tennisBauer helped her earn a spot on the Gettysburg College team in Pennsylvania. After formely serving as a tennis pro around the Boston and New York areas, Bauer continues to share her experience as a teaching pro at the Michigan Athletic Club. With 10 years experience work- ing with various tennis camps and Bauer has worked as the as- sistant director for the past two years at the Nike Camp at MSU. www.msuspartans.com 04-05 Spartan Tennis ANDREW’S CAREER RECORD Sarah Year Singles Doubles Overall Andrews 2003-04 14-21 20-16 34-37 Sophomore Casuarina Senior College Darwin, Australia 12345678901234567890123456789012 Fall 2004: Started off strong as the “B” flight singles champion at 12345678901234567890123456789012 The Yonex Spartan Cup...also made it to the semifinal round of 12345678901234567890123456789012 12345678901234567890123456789012 doubles with Keri Thopmson...invited to play at the ITA Midwest 12345678901234567890123456789012 Regional Tournament.