TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS this is rice 1-25 General Information Table of Contents & Quick Facts 1 Location Houston, Texas THIS IS RICE University Section 2-19 Enrollment 5,008 INTRO Administration/Athletics Department 20-24 Founded 1891 (First Classes in 1912) COACHES Conference USA 25 Nickname Owls Mascot Sammy the Owl OWLS Introduction 26-29 Colors Blue and Gray HISTORY Jake Hess Stadium 26 President David W. Leebron Rice Reunion Recap 27 Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte 2008 Outlook, Roster & Schedule 28-29 Faculty Representative Dr. James Castañeda Conference Conference USA Coaching Staff 30-32 Began C-USA Competition 2005 Head Coach Roger White 30 Assistant Coach Kristina Kraszewski 31 Tennis staff Volunteer Coach Mashona Washington 31 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year) Roger White (Abilene Christian, 2003) Trainer Layne Schramm 32 Record at Rice (Seasons) 69-79 (6) Racquet Stringer Ken Mize 32 Career Record (Seasons) Same SID Matt Dunaway 32 Best Time for Interview Contact SID Assistant Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year) Kristina Kraszewski (Washington, 2001) Meet the 2007-08 owls 33-39 Year at Rice 2nd Season Christine Dao 33 Volunteer Coach Mashona Washington Tiffany Lee 34 Year at Rice 2nd Season Emily Braid 35 Dominique Karas 36 team information Julie Chao 37 2006-07 Record 8-15 Rebecca Lin 38 2006-07 Conference USA Record (Finish) 0-2 (Seeded 10nd) Varsha Shiva-Shankar 39 2007 Conference USA Tournament Finish Semifinals (Marshall) Rebekka Hanle 39 2007 Postseason NA Jessica Jackson 39 Home 5-8 Away 1-5 Season Review/History 40-48 Neutral 2-2 2006-07 Stats 40 Nationally Ranked 2-14 Series History & Results 41 Region 2-5 Athletic Honors 42-43 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/4 Academic Honors 44-45 Newcomers 2 2006 Conference USA Champions 46-47 All-Time Letterwinners 48 home Court information Name Jake Hess Tennis Stadium
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aming a court at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium is an unique and THIS IS RICE ne of the finest facilities in the southwest, the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium gives the Owls a definite home-court advantage. Located lasting way to demonstrate your support to the Rice University tennis INTRO O adjacent to Autry Court, the stadium was constructed in 1970. N programs. COACHES The stadium is named after Jake Hess, the major donor of the facility. Mr. There are only two courts available that have yet to be named at the Jake OWLS Hess, along with his younger brother Wilbur Hess, was one of Rice’s greatest Hess Tennis Stadium. HISTORY tennis players. He was the Owls’ first all-America player (1932). Wilbur was Each court donor will be honored with a permanent plaque on the court Rice’s first NCAA champion in tennis, winning the singles crown in 1935. bearing his or her name. Tax deductible donations may be made as a lump In addition to serving as home court for all Rice dual matches and tourna- sum bequest or installments over a 5-year period. ments, the stadium also was the site of the tennis competition at the 1986 Under the leadership of head coach Ron Smarr, the last 10 years have U.S. Olympic Festival, the 1990 and 1994 SWC Men’s and Women’s Tennis shown dramatic improvement and Rice has once again risen to the top of the Championships and the 1994 NCAA Men’s and 1997 NCAA Women’s regional Division I tennis ranks. But it is time to take this program to the next level, to championships. Rice also hosted the 2004 Western Athletic Conference Cham- bring home that NCAA team trophy that has eluded us on three occasions in pionships and 2006 Conference USA Championships at the stadium. the past. In 2004, the athletics department named center court of the Jake Hess Rice has always offered the best of both worlds to a student-athlete, an Tennis Stadium for former letterman and 1950 All-America Jack A. Turpin. At education that’s second to none and a tennis program that has a winning Rice, Turpin teamed with Chick Harris to win the 1950 Southwest Conference tradition. Times are changing; the face of a program has become critical in doubles championships before the pair went on to earn All-America distinction. recruiting talented student-athletes. Turpin continues to be a force in the sport of tennis at Rice and throughout the We appreciate your support and look forward to another exciting season of state of Texas. His dedication to the sport has led to the United States Tennis Rice tennis. Association - Texas Section honoring him with the W.T. Caswell Service Award in 1964. In 1989, Turpin was inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. Benefits to Court Naming at Jake Hess Stadium In the first event on the newly named Jack Turpin Stadium Court, the Owls hosted the Western Athletic Conference men’s and women’s championships. • Gift will directly benefit tennis program as well as current-use The Rice men were triumphant, winning their first conference title since scholarship monies for the tennis program. 1972. Since then, Rice has named three more courts for former Owls: Ron Fisher • Benefits associated with membership in Rice Athletics fund, our (Court 1), Fredrik G. Gradin (Court 2) and Alberto Carrero (Court 4). umbrella athletic fundraising organization. The 1,400-seat stadium features lighted courts, covered seating for specta- tors and a large scoreboard behind the center court. Under the direction of Rice • Donation is tax deductible. coaches and Rice Tennis Club director Roger White, the stadium has seen a number of renovations in recent years, including the addition of lights to allow • Name on the court with new Rice athletic logo next to it. for night play as well as a locker rooms for both the men’s and women’s teams in 2005. • Honored with a permanent plaque bearing his or her name. In 2002, Jake Hess Tennis Stadium experienced a face-lift as the original six courts were completely redone, additional covered bleachers and benches - Only $10,000 a year for five years or can be lump sum bequest. were added, and all new windscreens and nets were installed. Two additional courts were built during 2003, expanding Rice’s abilities to - Just two courts remain so act quickly on this unique and host events. In 2006, the courts were resurfaced in blue, creating a new look exciting opportunity. for the home team.
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THIS IS RICE Chao 2008 Roster INTRO Name Hits Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown COACHES Emily Braid L 5-9 Jr.-** Raleigh, N.C. OWLS Julie Chao R 5-6 So.-* San Diego, Calif. HISTORY Christine Dao R 5-7 Sr.-*** Northridge, Calif. Jessica Jackson R 5-6 Fr.-HS Solihull, England Rebekka Hanle R 5-8 Fr.-HS Ochsenhausen, Germany Dominique Karas R 5-8 RJr.-** Halifax, Nova Scotia - Canada Tiffany Lee R 5-7 Sr.-** Cupertino, Calif. Rebecca Lin R 5-3 So.-* San Diego, Calif. Varsha Shiva Shankar R 5-11 Fr.-HS Bangalore, India * - Indicates Letters Earned at Rice
Chao was impressive during the fall season after tallying C-USA Fresh- man of the Year honors in 2007. The San Diego native went 7-3 and notched C-USA Player of the Month accolades during September after making the finals of the top singles flight of the 27th Annual Rice Classic in addition to a pair of prequalifying victories at the Riveria/ITA All-America. Karas saw action at three different positions in 2007 and utilized a strong finish to the fall season knocking off opponents from Texas A&M and Texas Tech at the ITA Southwest Regionals. She also paired with Chao to make the Round of 16 in doubles action before falling to a seeded he Rice women’s tennis team has all of the pieces in place to pair from LSU. bounce back from an 8-15 season and return to its 2006 C-USA “Julie and Dominique meshed well on the doubles court at the end of T championship form. the fall season,” White said. “We’re excited with what they’ll bring to the Head coach Roger White worked hard on the recruiting trail during the table as our No. 1 doubles team.” offseason to add a trio of talented freshmen from around the world to an Lee has earned All-Conference USA honors in back-to-back seasons already solid nucleus. and looks to make her senior campaign a memorable one. She already “We played an extremely challenging schedule last season,” White won the Flight 2 singles title at the San Diego State Fall Classic. Lee said. “I was impressed with how we finished and put together a strong logged doubles action with Lin and Dao during the fall season. run at the conference tournament. That gave us all of the momentum we Rebecca Lin, Emily Braid and Varsha Shiva-Shankar should all see needed and kept us hungry heading into the offseason.” action at the bottom of the ledger. Lin and Braid gained valuable match Julie Chao, Dominique Karas, and Tiffany Lee are projected to an- experience and look to take their game to the next level in 2008. chor the top of the singles lineup. Christine Dao also will see action to- Lin put together a 10-9 mark at the No. 5 position last season. In limited wards the top of the singles line when she returns from injury. doubles play during the fall season, Lin teamed with Shiva-Shankar for a 2008 seniors
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2008 Schedule lin THIS IS RICE Date Opponent Location Time INTRO Jan. 26 North Texas Jake Hess Stadium 3pm COACHES Jan. 27 Lamar Jake Hess Stadium 1:30pm OWLS Jan. 28 Texas-San Antonio Jake Hess Stadium 3pm Feb. 1 at No. 21 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 3pm HISTORY Feb. 3 at No. 75 Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 11am Feb. 6 No. 27 Texas A&M Jake Hess Stadium 1:30pm Feb. 8 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 1:30pm Feb. 10 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. Noon Feb. 13 Stephen F. Austin Jake Hess Stadium 2pm Feb. 17 at No. 26 Texas Auston, Texas Noon Feb. 18 Northwestern State Jake Hess Stadium 2pm Feb. 22 Sam Houston State Jake Hess Stadium 3pm Feb. 23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jake Hess Stadium 3pm March 2 at No. 69 Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. 10am March 8 Texas-Pan American Jake Hess Stadium 1:30pm March 11 UCF (C-USA) Jake Hess Stadium 10am March 14 Abilene Christian Jake Hess Stadium 3pm March 22 Texas State Jake Hess Stadium 3pm March 23 Texas-Arlington Jake Hess Stadium 3pm April 5 at SMU (C-USA) Dallas, Texas Noon April 17-20 Conference USA Championships Hoff Courts-UH TBA May 9-11 NCAA First and Second Rounds Campus Sites TBA May 16-26 NCAA Championships Tulsa, Okla. TBA run to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regionals before losing to the top seeded pair from TCU. Braid provided the clinching point in Rice’s quarterfinal upset victory against SMU at the C-USA Championship. She spent the fall season studying abroad in Spain. Shiva-Shankar got her feet wet and totaled a 6-6 singles record during the fall season. The freshman from India has a strong serve and overpow- ering ground strokes. Rebecca Hänle will redshirt the 2007-08 season, while mid-semester addition Jessica Jackson will add important depth to the squad. Both players will practice with the team during the spring season.
braid & Shiva-shankar
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THIS IS RICE Athletic Highlights INTRO • Baseball Owls won the 2003 College World Series, the first NCAA team COACHES title for Rice. OWLS HISTORY • The 1946 football Owls were Southwest Conference co-champions and went on to defeat Tennessee in the Orange Bowl.
• In 2000, Rice won an unprecedented six Western Athletic Confer- ence titles. The Owls were victorious in women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and baseball.
• A total of 15 baseball Owls have gone in the first round of the MLB Morris Almond with Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller. draft.
• Trevor Cobb won the Doak Walker Award in 1991 as the nation’s top running back. He was a two-time all-America and a three-time most valuable player for the Owls.
• Morris Almond, was the 25th pick in the first round by the Utah Jazz in the 2007 NBA Draft. He became the first Rice Owl to be selected in the first round since Ricky Pierce was the 18th overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Almond is one of 20 men’s basketball players to play professionally since 1992.
• Team captain Larry Izzo has won three Super Bowl rings as a member of the New England Patriots. More Football player Darryl Grant (Rice, ‘80) was than 50 Owls have played in the NFL. inducted in the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in February 2007. An 11-year defensive force in the NFL, Grant wears two Super • Rice’s women’s basketball team has been to the Bowl Championship rings as a Washington Redskin (1983 & 1988). “Big Dance” twice after winning the 2000 and 2005 WAC Championship to earn the league’s NCAA automatic bid. Marla Brumfield was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in 2000 and spent three years in the WNBA. Sammy Waldron became Rice’s first All-America in volleyball in 1995.
• Rice has won individual national titles in men’s The Rice tennis (two singles and two doubles), women’s tennis baseball team (doubles), men’s track and field and women’s track won the 2003 and field. NCAA title to capture the school’s • The Owls have won a total of 71 conference first team titles. championship in any sport.
• 495 Owls have earned All-America honors.
• Rice has been represented at 11 Olympic Games by 19 different athletes, dating back to the 1928 games in Amsterdam.
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red ansen winning the gold medal in the pole Regina Cavanaugh was a six-time NCAA champion Larry Izzo won three Super Bowl rings as a member of the F H vault at the okyo lympics and eight-time all-America in the shot put while New England Patriots. 1964 T O . at Rice.
Mike Wilks, now with the Seattle SuperSonics, Norm Charlton, a former Rice pitcher, won a World got his first NBA championship ring after his Series ring with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. Spurs defeated the Pistons in 2005.
Former Rice slugger Lance Berkman has been the Astros MVP three times and led Houston to its first- ever World Series appearance in 2005.
Rice running back Trevor Cobb with Doak Walker and his award.
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he 2006-07 athletic year proved to be exciting and fruitful for THIS IS RICE the Rice Owls as several teams advanced to post-season INTRO T action and individual achievements were abundant. COACHES It was a year of firsts for the women’s track and field squad as it OWLS captured its first-ever Conference USA indoor championship in Febru- HISTORY ary and its first-ever C-USA outdoor championship in May at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium. The Rice baseball team continued its dominance as it earned its second-straight C-USA regular season title (22-2) and for the second year in a row the C-USA tournament crown. The Owls also competed in their 13th-consecutive NCAA tournament and advanced to the Col- lege World Series for the second-consecutive time and sixth overall. The Owls finished the season with the second-highest win total in the nation at 56-14 and a final number-three national ranking. The Rice football team finished the season 7-6 and for the first time since 1961, participated in a bowl game when it faced Troy in the 2006 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Earning high honors and placing second in C-USA championships were women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s tennis, and the women’s swim team. The second-place finish by the swimmers is the highest-ever in the history of Rice swimming. Advancing to an NCAA championship is not easy, but the fol- lowing Rice Owls athletic teams competed in post-season action: men’s and women’s cross coun-
try, men’s and women’s track Morris Almond simply produced one of the greatest seasons ever in the history of and field (indoor and outdoor), Rice basketball in 2007. Almond was named Conference USA Player of the Year swimming, and the men’s as he averaged a league-record 26.4 points per game, while also averaging 6.6 tennis team advanced for rebounds. He was a first round pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. the fifth-straight time. The women’s basketball team also earned its second-straight bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Individually, Rice coaches and athletes continued to be a shining beacon for Rice University. Jim Bevan earned C-USA indoor and outdoor coach of the year accolades, while the Owls’ baseball mentor, Wayne Graham, for the second-straight year earned the C-USA Keith LeClair Coach of the Year.
Pablo Solares placed fifth in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championship and ninth at the Senior Ben Harknett made his first appearance to the NCAA singles championship NCAA Outdoor in the 1500m. in 2007. During his career, he helped the Owls to the 2004 Western Athletic Conference crown, a pair of Conference USA second-place finishes and four- consecutive NCAA team championship bids.
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Rice Owl baseballer Joe Savery, a pitcher and first baseman, THIS IS RICE shined as one of the top two-way performers in the country in INTRO 2007, earning consensus first team All-America honors. Savery, COACHES the 2007 Player of the Year for C-USA baseball, was among the four finalists for the 2007 Dick Howser Trophy given to college OWLS baseball’s top player. HISTORY
He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft as the 19th overall pick. Savery’s versatile talents helped earn Rice a second-straight trip to the College World Series where the team finished third in the nation.
Baseball’s Joe Savery was selected as the 2007 C-USA Male Athlete of the Year, in addition to being named C-USA Player of the Year and consensus first team All-America. Ryne Tacker earned C-USA Pitcher of the Year, while Ryan Berry picked up C-USA Fresh- man of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball. Morris Almond, as selected by the league’s head coaches, was named the C-USA Player of the Year in men’s basketball and additionally he earned AP All-America honorable mention. His 26.4 scoring aver- age set a C-USA record and also was the nation’s third-highest aver- age. Ben Harknett, ranked 38th in the nation, received a bid to the NCAA tennis championship and it marked the fifth-consecutive year for an Owl to compete in the singles championship. Rice senior Pablo Solares ran a lifetime best 3:40.22 to break his own school record and finish ninth at the NCAA Track & Field Cham- pionships in the 1500m. He previously placed fifth in the NCAA indoor championships in the mile to earn All-America status. Rice senior Funmi Jimoh finished fifth in the long jump (21’ 1.25”) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to receive her first All-America accolade. Meanwhile, junior distance ace Marissa Dan- iels raced to a lifetime best in the 10,000 meters late Thursday, taking 11th with a 33:57.37 and earning her first all-America honors. Marissa Daniels, women’s cross country, Dominique Karas, wom- en’s tennis, Aaron Robson, men’s cross country, Luke Stadel, men’s track & field, and Callie Wells, women’s track & field were selected as Scholar Athlete of the Year for their respective sports. C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year awards are presented to the top student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport. The award is based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service. The five awards put the Owls at the top of the league.
Rice Owl Funmi Jimoh placed fifth in the triple jump at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship.
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THIS IS RICE The Institute institute. In the official shield, a double independence, honesty and mutual trust INTRO Until 1960, Rice Uni- chevron divides the field, and the charges that exemplifies the academic enterprise at COACHES versity was known as are the Owls of Athena as they appear on its best. In most classes, students are able OWLS Rice Institute, or more a small ancient Greek coin. When athletic to schedule final exams when they want HISTORY formally, as the William activities began at the institute in 1912, the them rather than having two exams on the Marsh Rice Institute of teams were named for the bird on the same day or three or four in a row. In many Literature, Science and institute’s seal. cases, exams may be taken in the library Art. Mr. Rice, a Mas- or in the students’ rooms. Exams for large sachusetts-born merchant, cotton trader “Sammy The Owl” classes are scheduled for specific times, but and businessman who made the bulk of his An early symbol of Rice’s athletic teams even those are not proctored. The student- fortune in Houston following the Civil War, was a large canvas owl, a tempting target elected Honor Council considers reported willed the original endowment for the insti- to the institute’s rivals. Students from Texas violations and has the power to recommend tute in 1891. Following his mysterious death A&M kidnapped the owl in 1917, and Rice punishment, which ranges from loss of credit in 1900 at age 83, that will was contested. students sent a private detective to College on an assignment to suspension from the A long legal battle over the endowment Station to recover their mascot. When the university. ensued. Rice’s valet and an attorney were detective sent a cryptic telegram with the later charged with Rice’s death, and a message, “Sammy is fairly well and would The Coaches’ Table sensational murder trial followed. It was not like to see his parents at eleven o’clock,” the One of the newest traditions at Rice is until 1912 that his dream of Houston’s first Rice owl had a name. That original mascot the Coaches’ Table. Rice head coaches, university could be realized. was safely returned to campus. Other “Sam- all-American Owls and opposing coaches Dr. Edgar Odell Lovett, a professor of mies” over the years have included a large are invited to engrave their names on the astronomy at Princeton University, was fiberglass statue, students dressed in owl table. named the institute’s first president in 1908. costumes and live great horned owls. The original tradition of the began around Over the next four years, he supervised both 70 years ago. Rice coaches would take their the construction of the initial buildings on the School Colors daily coffee breaks at Ye Olde College Inn, a barren campus at the end of Main Street and Rice’s official colors are blue and gray, famous Houston restaurant located across the appointment of the first faculty. Dr. Lovett chosen in 1912 by Rice’s first president, Main Street from the old Rice Field House, served as Rice’s president until 1947, when Edgar Odell Lovett. It was a more difficult at a table in the restaurant’s loft area. The Dr. William V. Houston succeeded him. The task than the design of the seal itself, since institute’s original Administration Building it would not be proper to duplicate the col- was renamed Lovett Hall in his honor later ors of another university. At the same time, that year. he wanted to harmonize the appearance Dr. Houston served as president until of the new shield with state and national 1961, when Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer succeeded colors. The colors also needed to be easily him. Dr. Norman Hackerman became Rice’s procurable and appropriate to the climate: fourth president in 1970. Dr. George E. Rupp colorful but not hot, delicate but not lifeless. was inaugurated in 1985. Dr. Malcolm Gillis The final choices were a Confederate gray took office in 1993, and David W. Leebron enlivened by a tinge of lavender and a blue became Rice’s seventh president on July deeper than Oxford blue. 1, 2004. The Honor System The Owls The student-administered Honor Code Rice’s nickname, is one of the most distinct aspects of the “the Owls,” is derived academic experience at Rice. It was estab- from the university’s lished in 1916 and is one of the few remain- heraldic shield. The ing honor systems in American education. designer of the crest Everyone who enrolls at Rice agrees to noted that the arms abide by the code, which covers such mat- of several families ters as plagiarism and giving or receiving named Houston and aid on exams. Rice both had chev- Overseen by anywhere from 26 to 32 rons of the avian student members, the Honor Council’s charges, and he adapted those for the Honor Code fosters a spirit of freedom,
2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE RICE UNIVERSITY - WHERE THE WORLD COMES TOGETHER tradition continued until Ye Olde College Inn THIS IS RICE closed in the early 1960s. INTRO The table itself was lost for many years COACHES until it was rediscovered in 1990. The original OWLS table and a new duplicate, used for current HISTORY signatures, are both on display in the Owl Club. Among the famous that signed the origi- nal table were Jess Neely, Bear Bryant, John Heisman, Darrell Royal and Duffy Daugh- erty. Rice greats whose names appear on the original table include Weldon Humble, Dicky Maegle, Bill Henry and Fred Hansen. Signatures on the new table include such luminaries as 1991 Doak Walker Award- winner Trevor Cobb, former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson, former Houston Oilers coach Jack Pardee and the coaches of Rice’s home football foes during the past Win or lose, the Owls are proud to show their wings after each game. 15 seasons. able budgets, operate judicial systems, The MOB Residential Colleges assign rooms, and coordinate a wide The Marching Owl Band (The MOB) range of activities and events that include At most universities, the word “col- differs from traditional marching bands. The intramural sports, speaker and film series, lege” refers to the entire institution, to the concept of the MOB’s halftime shows during plays, service projects, and giant schoolwide undergraduate program, or to a particular football season has been to integrate field parties. academic division. At Rice, “college” is a action and formations with a script to present an entertaining and often thought-provoking way of life. All new students are assigned Rice Songs to one of nine social and residential units, experience. Current events, social change or general fantasies provide the basis for or colleges: Baker, Brown, Hanszen, Jones, Rice’s Honor (Alma Mater) show ideas. The MOB’s director combines Lovett, Martel, Richardson, Wiess, or Will All for Rice’s Honor, we will fight on. Rice. Each college houses approximately We will be fighting, when this day is done; special musical arrangements with unusual 220 men and women; another hundred or And when the dawn comes breaking concepts in performance to produce unique so members of each college live off campus. We’ll be fighting on, Rice, half-time entertainment. Approximately 80 percent of all undergradu- For the Gray and Blue. We will be loyal Membership in the MOB is open to all ates live on campus. To Rice be true. students, whether or not they are musically Each college functions as a selfsup- gifted. Those who do not play an instru- porting unit, boasting its own government, Fight For Rice ment help in the production of halftime budget, courses, sports teams, and dining Fight for Rice; Rice, fight on; shows as MOB show assistants. Benefits facility, or commons. Colleges also house Loyal sons, arise! of being in the MOB include tickets to road private dining rooms for special events, The Blue and Gray of Rice today games, attendance scholarships and travel Comes breaking through the skies. and facilities such as TV and recreational opportunities. Stand and cheer! Victory’s near! lounges, libraries, computer labs, laundry Sammy leads the way. rooms, sand volleyball courts, barbecue pits, Onward go, to crush the foe. and courtyards. We’ll fight for the Blue and Gray. The colleges reflect the academic, geo- graphic, and cultural diversity of the entire The Old Gray Bonnet student body. Assignments to colleges are Put on your old gray bonnet, random, though special requests are pos- With the blue ribbon on it, sible. As a result, they are very diverse and And we’ll take old Sammy to the fray; egalitarian institutions, each with its own And we’ll rock, rock, rock’em, traditions and college pride. And we’ll sock, sock, sock’em To an impressive extent, the colleges To the end of Judgment Day. are self-governing. Students manage siz-
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THIS IS RICE estled on 285 acres in the shadow INTRO of the world’s largest medical N complex and just moments from COACHES OWLS the thriving heart of downtown Houston, HISTORY Rice University is a beacon of educational excellence. Our faculty, curriculum, research and students have achieved worldwide renown, and consistently recognized by such magazines as U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine and Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of the best values in higher education. Students receive a premier education at an affordable cost in one of the nation’s leading business, scientific, medical and cultural centers.
Highlights objectives, renew the university’s focus on The common thread that unites such di- With its dual commitment to excellent research, provide an excellent undergradu- versity is the collective pursuit of excellence teaching and pathbreaking research, Rice ate education and foster collaborative rela- in the classroom. Graduate students teach attracts extraordinary professors dedicated tionships with other institutions and the city only about 5 percent of our classes, and our both to working with undergraduates in the of Houston. Rice’s commitment to these student–faculty ratio is 5-to-1. Eighty-one classroom and to advancing knowledge and goals is already being achieved through the percent of undergraduate classes have understanding. This ensures that each Rice Collaborative Research Center, a facility at fewer than 30 students. This small size al- student has direct contact with professors the corner of Main and University that will lows for plenty of discussion and personal who, through their writing and research, house researchers and physicians from Rice attention. Rice faculty are likely to know have gained acclaim as some of the most and the Texas Medical Center, slated to be your name and remember the last paper scholarly minds in their fields. operational by early 2009; construction of you wrote. When the times comes, they will William Marsh Rice’s founding vision McMurtry and Duncan College, the 10th and be able to write a letter of recommendation of superior education for the brightest stu- 11th residential colleges; and the addition of based on something more than a score on dents, regardless of their ability to pay for the Pavilion, an outdoor gathering space for a grade sheet. that privilege, continues today. A generous students, faculty, staff and campus visitors, But, our students do more than attend endowment of approximately $3.6 billion, which will be a part of the central quadrangle classes and study. Rice has some 200 one of the largest in the country, allows adjacent to Fondren Library. For a compre- student organizations devoted to academic Rice to discount tuition, keeping costs af- hensive explanation of the VC2, visit www. and preprofessional activities, cultural and fordable. Those same financial assets are rice.edu/vision. social awareness, political issues, religious used to maintain the high-quality facilities interests and community service projects. and award-winning laboratories necessary The Student Experience for a world-class education, without passing Rice undergraduates rank among After Graduation the burden of the cost on to students. the finest in the country. Each year, ap- Rice University is an ideal place for tal- proximately 700 new students are selected ented students to maximize their potential, The Rice Vision from an applicant pool of more than 8,000. as seen by their success after graduation. In order to continue to achieve educa- More than three-fourths of the freshmen in More than 70 percent of Rice students who tional excellence as set forth in 1912 by Ed- 2005 ranked in the top 5 percent of their apply to graduate or professional school are gar Odell Lovett, Rice’s first president, and in high school classes, 75 percent has SAT admitted to their first choice institution, and preparation of Rice’s centennial celebration I scores of 1350 or better and 25 percent we are proud to count Rhodes and Marshall in 2012, President David Leebron presented were National Merit Scholars. Scholars among many of our graduating the Call to Conversation in 2005. This effort Our undergraduates reflect the diversity classes. For students who choose to go sought input from faculty, staff, alumni and from which the university draws its strength. directly into the workforce after graduation, friends of Rice about the university’s future Current enrollment includes students from all the Career Services Center hosts more than priorities. From that dialogue, the Vision 50 states and 82 countries around the world, 100 employers conducting more than 1,200 for the Second Century (VC2), a 10-point and more than one-third of our students are on-campus interviews during the academic strategic vision redefining Rice’s mission, members of ethnic minority groups. The year. was derived. Over the next decade, the result is an academic environment animated points set forth in the VC2 will, among other by diversity.
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NOTABLE RICE ALUMNI NOTABLE RICE ALUMNI NOTABLE RICE ALUMNI THIS IS RICE William Archer (1949) Carol Flake (1969) S.I. Morris (1935) INTRO U.S. House of Representatives Founding editor of reborn Vanity Fair Architect (Astrodome, Houston Public Library, COACHES Garrett Boone (1966) Alberto Gonzales (1979) One Houston Center and Wortham Theater) OWLS Co-founder of The Container Store Current U.S. Attorney General Jim Newman (1982) HISTORY Ron Bozman (1969) N. Wayne Hale Jr. (1976) NASA astronaut Executive producer of Silence of the Lambs, Director, Space Shuttle Program, NASA LeAnne Schreiber (1967) Beloved and Philadelphia Fred Hansen (1963) First woman sports editor of a major daily (New George R. Brown (1920) Gold medalist in pole vault at 1964 Olympics York Times) Co-founder of Brown and Root; founder of Texas Henry Hernandez Jr. (1978) Charles Tandy (1939) Eastern Corp.; philanthropist and engineer Managing director of Soza International (consult- Founder, chairman, president of Tandy Corp. William Broyles Jr. (1966) ing/corporate finance for Hispanic firms) (now Radio Shack) Founding editor, Texas Monthly; former editor-in- Roy Hofheinz (1932) Vivan Vahlberg (1970) chief, Newsweek; screenwriter (Apollo 13 and State legislator, judge, sports magnate, circus First woman president of the National Press Club Castaway) owner, radio tycoon Wylie Vale Jr. (1963) Robert Curl (1954) Mary E. Johnston (1941) Professor, chairman, trustee, senior investigator Nobel Laureate (1996) Chief of Reports, Fortune; responsible for the at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies Karen Davis (1965) origination of the Fortune 500 Peggy Whitson (1986) Economist, president of The Commonwealth Larry McMurtry (1960) NASA Astronaut Fund (health and policy issues) Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner; author Charles Duncan Jr. (1947) of Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment and Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, former presi- The Last Picture Show dent of the Coca-Cola Company
Rice Is Ranked... George R. Brown School of Engineering Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Man- · 1st — Best value among private colleges, Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular agement Princeton Review’s “America’s Best-Value Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engi- Business Administration Colleges” (2008) neering, Computational and Applied Math- · 4th — Best value among private universi- ematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Career Services ties for academic quality and affordability, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineer- Rice offers a number of programs to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine ing and Materials Science, Statistics help you see beyond the next four years to (2007). Interdepartmental Majors what might lie ahead. The staff of our Career · One campus school (George R. Brown Area Majors, Ancient Mediterranean Civiliza- Services Center offers assistance with resume School of Engineering) and multiple depart- tions, Asian Studies, Cognitive Sciences, writing, interviewing and networking. Special- ments ranked among the top 10 in research Managerial Studies, Medieval Studies, Policy ized advisors help prepare students for gradu- universities, Faculty Scholarly Productivity Studies, Study of Women and Gender ate study and for admission into medical, law Index (2005). and business schools. · Top 10 colleges for Latinos, Hispanic Maga- Facts on Rice Regardless of your major (or majors), zine (2007). · Undergraduate enrollment: 2,995 your classroom learning will be enhanced by · Graduate enrollment: 2,013 out-of-classroom experiences. As an interna- Rice Areas of Study · Student–faculty ratio: 5-to-1 tional center for the oil, gas and petrochemical School of Humanities · Median undergraduate class size: 13 industries, as well as the space program and Art History, Classical Studies, English, French · Approximate annual cost (tuition, fees medical profession, Houston naturally gener- Studies, German and Slavic Studies, His- and room and board): $39,150 ates a steady demand for student interns from panic Studies, History, Kinesiology, Linguistics, · Middle 50 percent range of SAT Rice’s science and engineering departments. Philosophy, Religious Studies, Visual and scores of students accepted in 2004: For humanities and social sciences majors, the Dramatic Arts 1350–1510 university’s Joint Venture Program provides a School of Social Sciences · Total endowment: Approximately $4 helpful conduit into other sectors of the busi- Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, billion ness community. As part of this program, stu- Psychology, Sociology · Percentage of students from Texas: dents have updated the nation on the Houston School of Architecture 49 percent music scene with MTV online, traded energy Architecture, Architectural Studies · Percentage of students from out-of- futures with the Gelber Group, Inc., and aided Shepherd School of Music state: 49 percent in the design of Web sites with Web Systems. Performance, Composition, Music History · Percentage of undergraduate stu- In fact, each year, the number of internship Wiess School of Natural Sciences dents from ethnic minority groups: opportunities posted with the Career Services Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chemistry, 40 percent Center exceeds the number of students look- Earth Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biol- · Areas of study: 55 ing for internships. ogy, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy · Percentage of women: 44 percent · Percentage of men: 56 percent
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THIS IS RICE ver since Edgar Odell Lovett, INTRO Rice’s first president, convened an COACHES E international festival of dignitaries OWLS and academic ambassadors to celebrate the HISTORY opening of the Rice Institute in 1912, Rice has commanded the attention of the nation and the world. Indeed, national and world leaders have been coming to Rice for much of the 20th century, beginning with General John Pershing in 1920. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy stood in Rice Stadium to announce plans for the U.S.-manned missions to the His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, Former U.S. President with Rice University President Bill Clinton moon before the end of the 1960s. Other David W. Leebron. prominent leaders to grace the campus include U.S. presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, as well as Phillip, Prince of Wales and the Dalai Lama. Since its opening in 1993, The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy has welcomed major world leaders to campus, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell; former Attorney General Janet Reno; former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, James A. Baker III and Warren Christopher; Russian President Vladimir Putin; and Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan. More recent Arab Republic of Egypt President Hosni Mubarak dignitaries to speak at Rice include former president Bill Clinton. doing so, Rice capitalized on the 1985 Rice is one of the first American univer- discovery of buckminsterfullerene, a previ- sities to mount a comprehensive research ously unknown class of carbon molecule program in nanoscience by investing that eventually would earn the 1996 Nobel Former U.S. Secretary of State heavily in new facilities and faculty. In Prize in Chemistry for Robert Curl, profes- Madeleine Albright sor emeritus, and the late Richard Smalley. Australia, Chile, England, France, Germany, Their discovery has led to the development Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and of an entirely new branch of chemistry and Spain, and Rice has developed significant launched Rice’s initiative into nanoscale partnerships with major universities in Eu- science and technology research—research rope, East Asia and South America. that promises to affect areas as diverse as astrochemistry, superconductivity, materials science and the biosciences. Rice began with an international aca- demic festival, and internationalization continues to be a strong component of Rice’s mission. Recognizing that a global perspec- tive is increasingly important, Rice encour- ages students to enrich their academic experience with a variety of study abroad
Nobel Prize recipients programs. Rice and Rice-affiliated programs Richard Smalley and Robert Curl send students to study in such places as
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THIS IS RICE US Presidents INTRO Who Have Visited Rice COACHES William Howard Taft OWLS Herbert Hoover HISTORY Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton
Distinguished Visitors Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy spoke in Rice Stadium on Sept. 12, 1962 to the Rice Campus Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Former U.S. Secretary of State International Madeleine Albright Dignitaries Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Who Have Visited Rice Former U.S. Secretary of State Former Canadian Prime Minister Warren Christopher Brian Mulroney Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Former U.S. President Former French President Betty Williams Lyndon B. Johnson Francois Mitterand Former U.S. Attorney General Former German Chancellor Janet Reno Helmut Kohl U.S. General (retired) Irish President Norman Schwarzkopf Mary McAleese NASA Administrator - Daniel Goldin Former Italian Prime Minister Pianist - Andre Watts Giulio Andreotti Cellist - Yo-Yo Ma Former Japanese Prime Minister Opera Singer - Cecilia Bartoli Toshiki Kaifu Composer - Maurice Ravel Former Soviet Union President Violinist - Isaac Stern Mikhail Gorbachev Violinist - Midori Former Georgian President Opera Singer - Beverly Sills Eduard Shevardnadze Former U.S. President Artist - Max Ernst Gerald Ford Former German Chancellor Artist - Rene Magritte Helmut Schmidt Artist - Andy Warhol Former Colombian President Writer - Kurt Vonnegut Andres Pastrana Arango Writer - Carlos Fuentes U.N. Secretary-General Writer - Norman Mailer Boutros Boutros-Ghali Writer - Saul Bellow Former Prime Minister of South Africa Writer - Joyce Carol Oates Nelson Mandela Anthropologist - Margaret Mead Paleontologist - Richard Leakey Primatologist - Jane Goodall Historian - Arnold Toynbee
Literary Critic - Lionel Trilling Former U.S. President Civil Rights Leader - Roy Wilkins Dwight Eisenhower
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he most frequent question at Rice is, THIS IS RICE Baker College, named Hanszen College be- “What’s your college?” At most univer- INTRO after Capt. James Addison came one of the original five T sities, the word “college” refers to the Baker, was founded in 1957 residential colleges in 1957. COACHES entire institution, to the undergraduate program and has the distinction of The college is named after a OWLS or to a particular academic division. At Rice, being the oldest college on Texas oilman who served as HISTORY “college” is a way of life. All new students are the Rice campus. Baker a chairman of the Rice Board assigned to one of our nine social and residen- was William Marsh Rice’s of Governors from 1946–50, Harry Clay Han- tial units, or colleges: Baker, Brown, Hanszen, attorney and investigated his szen. In the early years, it had a reputation as a Jones, Lovett, Martel, Sid Richardson, Wiess or death, uncovering a murder “gentleman’s college,” and dinner was a formal Will Rice. Each college houses approximately plot. Without him, the endowment for the Rice affair every evening. Speakers such as Ronald 220 men and women; another 100 or so mem- Institute would have been lost. In recognition of Reagan and John Glenn were invited to speak at bers of each college live off campus. Baker’s role in founding the university, a college the college, a tradition that has continued to this was named after him when the college system Each college functions as a self-support- day. Hanszen College’s contributions to campus began. Baker Shake, the annual Shakespearean ing unit, boasting its own government, budget, life include the beginnings of what have become play Baker College produces, began 32 years courses, intramural sports teams, dining facil- The Coffeehouse and KTRU radio station. Han- ago. Baker Feast is another Elizabethan-themed ity and commons. Colleges also house private szen was first to go coed in 1973. dining rooms for special events and facilities event and is a highly secretive celebration co- hosted by Baker and Jones Colleges. such as TV and recreational lounges, libraries, Wiess College, named in computer labs, laundry rooms, sand volleyball Will Rice College is tradi- memory of the oil tycoon Harry courts, barbecue pits and courtyards. tionally considered the second Carothers Wiess, was con- The colleges reflect the academic, geograph- residential college, although a structed during the 1949–50 ic and cultural diversity of the entire student body. student recently discovered school year. The college con- Assignments to colleges are random, though that the Old Dorm section of verted to a coed dorm in 1983. special requests are considered. As a result, they Will Rice is actually the oldest The Wiess–Hanszen rivalry are very diverse and egalitarian institutions, each building on campus (built in dates back to the 1970s, when the neighboring with its own traditions and college pride. To an 1912). The college is named colleges had food and water-balloon wars. It was impressive extent, the colleges are self-govern- for William Marsh Rice Jr., the nephew of the a group of Wiessmen who performed one of the ing. Students manage sizable budgets, operate founder of the Rice Institute. Will Rice considers most famous Rice “jacks”, when they turned the judicial systems, assign rooms and coordinate a itself the “college of individuals.” This sense of academic quad’s statue of William Marsh Rice wide range of activities and events that include individuality comes partly from its intense rivalry around to face Fondren Library. In 2002, a new intramural competitions, speaker and film series, with nearby Hanszen College, but this college’s Wiess complex opened—a dramatic departure plays, service projects and school-wide parties. identity is formed more by the individuals of Will from the “humble motel” original, which was Almost 80 percent of all Rice undergraduates Rice than by tradition. The essence of the col- demolished, and the land around it restored to live on campus because the residential college lege is summed up by the saying, “Myth, Power, campus green space. environment is hard to beat! Value.”
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Opened in 1957, Mary Lovett College was The ninth and newest Gibbs Jones College was commissioned by George college on the Rice campus named after the wife of Jes- R. Brown in 1967 and was is Martel College. The col- se H. Jones, the founder of named after the university’s lege is named after Houston Houston Endowment. Jones first president, Edgar Odell businessman Speros Martel, became the first women’s col- Lovett. The cement grating that encloses the who built his fortune after lege on campus. Residence policies were strict, building has produced the nickname “The Toast- moving to the United States from Greece. The dictating women’s attire and enforcing curfews. er.” This architecture resulted from the desire to building opened for residency in spring 2002. The dorms were exquisitely furnished. At meals, make the building riot-proof because of several Despite many setbacks during its building pro- each table was served family-style by a hostess. student uprisings on university campuses during cess, including Tropical Storm Allison which hit In 1980, Jones became coed when Lovett sent the 1960s. Lovett was founded as an all-male in the middle of construction, residents easily a group of men over in exchange for women. college and soon became known as rowdy. The assimilated and created college traditions such The transition was met with resistance. College owl mascots of the university were once housed as Oktoberfest and an annual birthday bash held life includes traditions such as throwing mem- in the Lovett quad, and the basement was once on Jan. 25, celebrating the day the first residents bers into the Fairy Fountain on their birthdays; the only pub on campus. Lovett turned coed in moved in. however, most of Jones’ traditions are in-house, 1980, and today the basement is used to host probably stemming from its separation from the an open microphone forum every Friday night rest of the colleges. Each floor in Jones North called The Undergrounds. and South has its own common area, and each building has a lobby. The tallest building on campus is Sid Richardson Brown College was College, standing 14 stories founded in 1963 to address high. It was founded in 1971 the problem of limited housing and named after a Texas for women on campus. The philanthropist. Many of Sid Rich’s traditions stem dorm was built with money from the building’s height. Although activities donated by Alice Pratt and such as Balcony Ball, a game in which a ball George R. Brown in memory was thrown between balconies, are not allowed of their sister-in-law, Margarett Root Brown. It anymore, the rule does state that nothing but was the second all-women’s dorm on campus free flowing water can be being thrown off the and the last to become coed. Brown finally balconies. As a result, Sid Rich’s reputation for accepted men as transfers from other colleges dousing people who are coming up the stairs has in 1987. Brown’s strong sense of tradition and persisted through the years. close-knit atmosphere are products of the college’s isolation on the north side of campus, as well as of its size. The college had been the smallest on campus since its founding, but the addition of a new wing in 2002 made Brown the largest college.
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tudent-athletes at Rice are commit- THIS IS RICE 2006-07 ncaa public ted to excellence both on the play- INTRO Conference USA recognition awards S ing field and in the classroom. COACHES Academic honor roll C-usa recipients In return, the university strives to do all it OWLS School (Recognized/Total Teams) Pct. can to make sure each athlete makes steady (women’s tennis) HISTORY Emily Braid Rebecca Lin Rice (11/16) 68.7% progress toward earning a degree. Julie Chao Jennifer Pan ECU (2/20) 10.0% Julie Griswold, the assistant athletic Blair DeSesa Melissa Patel SMU (1/17) 5.8% director for academic services, and her staff Madeja Egic Kimberly Patenaude Memphis (1/18) 5.6% work individually with each student-athlete Dominique Karas Alanna Rodgers Houston (0/16) 0.0% to construct and monitor the student’s aca- Tiffany Lee Veronica Sagastegui Marshall (0/16) 0.0% Southern Miss (0/16) 0.0% demic path. From freshman orientation to for any school in Division 1-A and the third Tulane (0/16) 0.0% selecting a major to guiding class schedules highest in all of Division 1. (The APR is a Tulsa (0/18) 0.0% to weekly appointments designed to moni- term-by-term measure of eligibility, retention UAB (0/17) 0.0% tor academic progress, the academic staff UCF (0/17) 0.0% and graduation for student-athletes). UTEP (0/16) 0.0% works toward ensuring that each student In their second year in Conference USA receives the help he or she needs to be suc- (2006-07), 182 Owls were named to the cessful in Rice’s challenging environment. Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 3.0 cu- other texas d1 schools Among the many resources Rice offers mulative GPA, representing more than half School (Recognized/Total Teams) Pct its athletes are unlimited individual tutoring of Rice’s total number of student-athletes. Rice (11/16) 68.7% sessions, supervised study halls, assistance Twenty-six Owls were honored with the C- Texas (2/18) 11.1% in selecting majors and courses, and study North Texas (1/16) 6.3% USA Academic Medal for carrying a 3.75 Baylor (1/17) 5.8% skills seminars. The academic staff also or better GPA, while five Owls were named helps determine the availability of courses to Texas A&M (1/21) 4.8% the C-USA Scholar-Athletes of the Year for TCU (0/19) 0.0% avoid conflict with practices and competition their specific sports. Texas Tech (0/17) 0.0% schedules, and it assists in helping student- Additionally, during the 2006-07 academic athletes in their career paths. year, 13 out of 16 Rice teams had a better than 3.0 GPA. national top 10 Evidence of Success School (Recognized/Total Teams) Pct According to figures compiled by the Yale (28/30) 93.3% NCAA, the Owls ranked among the top 10 Dartmouth (24/29) 82.7% Rice (11/16) 68.7% in the nation in total graduation rates for Brown (24/35) 68.5% athletes last year among the 117 universities Bucknell (17/26) 65.3% playing Division 1-A football. What’s more, Navy (14/23) 60.8% the four-year class average, beginning Lafayette (14/23) 60.8% with the entering class of 1996-97 posted Harvard (21/35) 60.0% a graduation rate of 78 percent, ranking Holy Cross (15/26) 57.6% William & Mary (13/23) 56.5% seventh nationally, and a graduation suc- cess rate (which factors in transfers to and from Rice) of 91 percent, ranking eighth. Both numbers measure graduation within six years of enrollment. Even more telling, 98 percent of all scholarship athletes who complete their eligibility at Rice receive their degrees, a number that ranks third among NCAA Divi- sion 1-A institutions. (Numbers based on incoming classes of freshmen from 1990-91 through 1999-2000 classes). In March 2007, 11 of Rice’s 16 teams Finally, since 1952, Rice student-ath- (68.75 percent) received the NCAA Public letes have received 74 CoSIDA Academic Recognition Award for having an Academic All-America awards, with 27 being received Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent since 2001. for their sport. This is the highest percentage
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Graduation Rates by Sport The Federal Graduation Rate (Fed Rate) only includes freshmen entering in the fall semester and receiving athletically-related aid. The Fed Rate also does not include transfers in, and students who transfer out count as non-graduates. The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was first published in 2005-06 and is based on the Fed Rate. The GSR, though, accounts for student-athletes who enroll at mid-year and who transfer into Morris Almond the institution while discounting those who 2007 Rice Graduate leave in good standing. (Numbers below are NBA 1st-Round Draft Pick the four-year rates of entering classes from No. 25 by Utah Jazz 1996-97 to 1999-2000). * The Rice soccer program began in At Rice The Student-Athletes ‘Walk’ Tall, 2001 and data is not yet available. But Did You Know...... Men’s Sports GSR Fed Rate • In the last two years, 19 Rice student-athletes were named Academic All-District Baseball 94 62 VI. Basketball 83 50 CC/Track 76 71 • During the last five years the NCAA has honored six Rice student-athletes with its Football 84 78 prestigious Post-Graduate Scholarship Award. Golf 100 63 Tennis 100 82 • In May 2006, five Rice student-athletes were named the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year for respective sport. Women’s Sports Basketball 100 100 • In the spring of 2007, 13 out of Rice’s 16 intercollegiate teams had better than a CC/Track 100 95 3.0-team grade point average for the semester. Swimming 100 89 Tennis 100 88 • Rice was third in the nation in the NCAA’s latest release on graduation rates of its Volleyball 92 92 member institutions.
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ice students benefit from the best THIS IS RICE Fast Facts on Houston INTRO of both worlds—a traditional col- • Houston is the fourth-largest city in the COACHES R lege campus and a diverse, dy- U.S. OWLS namic metropolis. • There are 2.2 million city residents and 4.7 HISTORY Experiencing Houston, the nation’s million in the greater metropolitan region. fourth-largest city, will enrich your time at • Houston is home to more than 5,000 Rice beyond your expectations. With its restaurants, ranging from award-win- lively professional, cultural and recreational ning, upscale eateries to memorable deli scenes, Houston offers students a wealth shops. • Houston has a theater district second only of resources and opportunities to enjoy ac- to New York City, with its concentration of ademic, career-related and extracurricular 14,000 seats in one geographic area. activities outside the campus. • Houston has a unique Museum District Just across Main Street from the Rice offering a range of museums, galleries, art campus is the Texas Medical Center, the and cultural institutions. nation’s largest medical center, world-re- • More than 90 languages are spoken in nowned for excellent care and research. Houston. Proximity to NASA’s Johnson Space • Houston has a young population: 30 per- cent of Houstonians are 24 years old or Center gives Rice scientists and students younger, and 34 percent are aged 25-44. immediate access to Hubble Space Tele- The median age is 30.9. scope images and the resources of space exploration. The city and the region are five major league sport franchises. Hous- also home to many science and technology ton’s first major professional crown came Houston’s Average companies that interact with Rice research- in 1994, when the Houston Rockets won Temperatures ers on a multitude of important projects. the NBA world championship. The team (in the Past 30 Years) And lest you think there is only room repeated in 1995. The Houston Astros won in Houston for the technically minded, the National League Central Division titles in Month • Hi/Lo (ºF) January • 62/42 city also is home to outstanding ballet, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001, hosted the February • 65/45 symphony, grand opera and theater com- 2004 MLB All-Star game and won the 2005 March • 72/52 panies. Houston’s Museum District boasts National League pennant to earn their first April • 79/60 200–plus museums and art galleries, and World Series appearance. May • 84/66 most are within an easy walk of the Rice The Houston Comets claimed the first four June • 89/72 campus. WNBA championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 July • 92/74 August • 92/74 Not only is the city of Houston a great and 2000. In October 1999, Houston was September • 88/71 college sports town, with three NCAA Di- awarded the NFL’s 32nd franchise, and the October • 81/61 vision I universities, but it is also home to Houston Texans began play in fall 2002 in November • 72/52 December • 64/45
Houston has had only 13 measurable snowfalls since Jan. 1, 1940. Reliant Stadium, which is adjacent to the Astrodome. The stadium also hosted Su- per Bowl XXXVII in February 2004.
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ice is in a perfect location, near THIS IS RICE the heart of Houston. Our self- INTRO R contained campus, with more than COACHES 4,000 trees shading 285 acres, is one of OWLS the most beautiful spots in the city. Rice’s HISTORY Mediterranean-themed architecture reflects both the university’s cohesive sense of com- munity and the city’s rich ethnic and cultural diversity. With the arrival of the Houston METRORail in 2004, access from the Rice campus to downtown, the Museum District or Reliant Park, home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, is easy and convenient.
The Texas Medical Center Across Main Street from campus is the Texas Medical Center, the largest concentra- tion of health care facilities in the world. The Children’s Museum; the Houston Museum Neighborhoods - Rice Village TMC has more than 40 member institutions, of Natural Sciences; the Jung Center; the Rice University lies in the center of including two medical schools, four nurs- Holocaust Museum Houston; Lawndale Art University Place, a collection of established ing schools, 13 hospitals and many other Center; the Byzantine Fresco Chapel; the civic clubs that form one large neighborhood. nonprofit medical facilities. There are more Museum of Health & Medical Science; the Rice and University Place are flanked by than 16,000 students enrolled and more Menil Collection; and the Houston Center the city of West University Place, which is than 60,000 employees in the 700-acre for Contemporary Craft. an independent jurisdiction surrounded by center. More than five million patients visit the city of Houston and Rice Village. Rice the medical center annually. Hermann Park Village, a 16-block area two blocks west of On the eastern edge of the Rice campus campus, is an eclectic mix of more than 450 The Museum District is Hermann Park, Houston’s first public park. stores and restaurants. Immediately northeast of the Rice In addition to picnic areas, a reflecting pool, campus is Houston’s Museum District, the a miniature train and a golf course, the park fourth-largest museum district in the country, includes the Houston Zoo, Japanese Gar- comprised of 15 museums. Museums of den, Miller Outdoor Theater, Buddy Caruth note include the Museum of Fine Arts, Hous- Playground for All Children and the Houston ton; the Contemporary Arts Museum; the Garden Center.
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THIS IS RICE ice’s sports medicine program may be undergoing a Rice team physicians, a group which includes some of the top INTRO R temporary change in its home facility this fall, but rest surgeons and diagnosticians in the country, make excellent use of COACHES assured the student-athlets get the same excellent medical the world-class facilities in the Texas Medical Center, directly across OWLS care they always have. Under the direction of assistant athletic South Main from the Rice campus. Two former Rice student-athletes, HISTORY director Clint Haggard and athletic trainers Keri Strong, Nathan Dr. Thomas Clanton and Dr. Leland Winston, share duties as the Peck, Dawn Stuckey, Candice Villegas, and Richi Valdez. Rice Owls’ primary team physicians. student-athletes receive the very best of care in both the prevention Rice athletes also receive the best of care from the staff of and rehabilitation of injuries. student athletic trainers, many of whom go on to professional careers While the training room at Autry Court undergoes its 2007 in the health care field as physicians, physical therapists and athletic facelift, friendly Reckling Park serves as the new sports medicine trainers. headquarters for a host of teams in the fall. There are also spacious facilities at Rice Stadium for the full time athletic training staff, team doctors and student athletic trainers.
Former Rice Student Trainers In The Former Rice Student Trainers In The Medical Profession Medical Profession Donna Arrington - Athletic Trainer Mary Kamel - Medical school T.J. Bath - Athletic Trainer Robert Maniscalco - Athletic Trainer Ann Blaine - DDS Dan Martin - MD Krissy Boulanger - MD Dan O’Connor - Physical Therapist Charles Chenault - Athletic Trainer Jimmy Roton, Jr. - Athletic Trainer Kevin Coupe - MD/Rice team physician Wade Smith - Athletic Trainer Owen Dry - MD Lorna Little Strong - Athletic Trainer Allen Eggert - Athletic Trainer Marian Von-Maszewski - MD Mark Escott - MD Nancy Jenkins-Von Minden - MD Kristi Flowers - Physical therapy school Bob Weisberg - Ph.D. Public Health Lynanne Foster - MD/Rice team physician Stuart Wetzel - MD Dan Hawkins - Athletic Trainer Kim Wright - Physical therapist
18 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE RICE UNIVERSITY - RICE POWER
THIS IS RICE INTRO ICE POWER is derived from a comprehensive strength and conditioning program COACHES under the direction of a dedicated staff. Yancy McKnight is in his second year as the OWLS R director of strength and conditioning. He is assisted by associate director Clayton HISTORY Oyster along with coordinators Kristi Lobpries and Scott McLafferty. The Owls’ strength and conditioning facility, the John L. Cox Fitness Center, is housed in the southeast corner of Rice Stadium. With recent additions and renovations, the complex ranks among the best in Conference USA. The 8,000-square-foot building more than doubled the space of the Owls’ previous weight room and contains a wide array of state-of-the-art equipment.
Yancy McKnight Kristi Lobpries Scott McLafferty Clayton Oyster
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 19 RICE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION - PRESIDENT DAVID LEEBRON
THIS IS RICE hough he grew up in Philadelphia, David W. Leebron was and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law at Columbia. Leebron INTRO T not part of the Franklin Field crowd that pelted Santa with also served as a visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for For- COACHES snowballs at the infamous 1968 Eagles game. Indeed, eign and Comparative Law in Hamburg, Germany, and as the Jean OWLS Rice’s president says he and his wife and children prefer the spirit Monnet Visiting Professor of Law at Bielefeld University. HISTORY of Rice athletic events. Leebron has authored a textbook on international human rights “Our family has enjoyed watching our student-athletes perform and written numerous articles on issues of international trade, hu- in a wide range of competitions,” the presi- man rights, and corporate finance. He is a dent said, “everything from our incredible member of the New York State Bar and an baseball pitching staff to our volleyball inactive member of the Hawaii and Penn- players defying the laws of gravity to make sylvania bars. saves.” Leebron serves on the War Powers Com- David W. Leebron became the sev- mission (ex officio), the National Security enth president of Rice University in Hous- Higher Education Advisory Board, the Ja- ton, Texas, and a member of the School cobs University Bremen Board of Gov- of Social Sciences faculty as professor of ernors, the Harvard Law School Visiting political science on July 1, 2004. Committee, Greater Houston Partnership Upon his arrival at Rice, Leebron Board of Directors and the board of direc- began engaging faculty, staff, students, tors of IMAX Corp. alumni, and community members in a dia- “Rice students are extraordinary,” the logue on the opportunities and challenges president said. “As we select students to that the university faces in the coming admit, we look for those who are intellectu- decade and beyond. His Call to Conver- ally adventurous and ambitious, those who sation produced a strategy, the Vision for are engaged with the world and those who the Second Century, which calls for Rice want to develop a diverse array of interests to grow in size and scope, including signifi- and talents. Among these are mathemati- cant increases in its research endeavors cians-musicians, historian-scientists and and international collaborations. Leebron engineer-athletes.” also has led a wide-reaching program to Rice Presidents “Rice students compete in everything engage the faculty and students with the city Edgar Odell Lovett, 1907-46 from intramurals to club to intercollegiate of Houston through the Passport to Houston William V. Houston, 1946-60 sports, all while pursuing serious scholar- and extensive community engagement pro- Kenneth R. Pitzer, 1961-68 ship. We take great pride in the diversity of Norman Hackerman, 1970-85 grams. George R. Rupp, 1985-93 our student body and the diverse talents of A native of Philadelphia, Leebron is a Malcolm Gillis, 1993-2004 all our students.” graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law David Leebron, 2004-present Leebron is married to Y. Ping Sun and School, where he was elected president of the has two children, Daniel and Merissa. Law Review in his second year. Prior to Rice, Leebron was dean
20 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE RICE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION - FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE DR. JIM CASTAÑEDA
ormer assistant baseball coach, Dr. working group to review initial-eligibility trends. Currently, Castañeda is a THIS IS RICE Jim Castañeda, is in his 46th year of member of the NCAA regional postgraduate scholarship committee. F service to the Rice athletic depart- The Brooklyn, N.Y., native received his bachelor’s degree summa cum INTRO ment and his 33rd year as the school’s repre- laude in Spanish from Drew University in 1954 and then went on to a brief stint COACHES sentative to its conferences and the NCAA. in the farm system of the OWLS Castañeda has also served as coach of Baltimore Orioles after a Faculty Representatives HISTORY the Owls’ men’s golf team but retired following four-year career on the W.W. Watkin 1914-28 the 1998 season after 15 years as the Rice Drew baseball team. He John T. McCants 1928-40 skipper. Prior to taking over the reins for Rice’s then enrolled at Yale Uni- Hubert Bray 1940-59 J.S. Waters 1959-70 golf team, Castañeda was already a dedicated versity where he received Alan Chapman 1964-74, 1976-77 member of the Rice athletic staff, having previ- his master’s degree in Jim Castañeda 1974-76, 1977-present ously been the head freshman baseball coach 1955 and his doctorate (1962-67) and assistant varsity baseball coach three years later in Romance Languages. Castañeda was elected to Phi Beta (1962-83). Kappa in 1985. His tenure makes him not only the senior Author of five books, he has been named Spanish teacher of the year member of the Rice athletic department, but one of the most highly-regarded as well as foreign language teacher of the year by the Texas Foreign Lan- figures in college athletics. guage Association. He has served as president of the American Association Castañeda served on the all-America committee of the Golf Coaches of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and has been decorated by King Association of America from 1989 through 1993, serving as chairman in 1992 Juan Carlos I of Spain. and 1993. He also served a three-year term as the District VI representa- This year also marks his 46th year as a Spanish professor at Rice. Dr. tive on the ethics committee, serving as chairman in 1997-98. He was also Castañeda was selected as the 1986 Honorary “R” Man, an award conferred a member of the All-America Scholar Committee, serving as chairman in by the Rice University “R” Association for dedication and service to the Rice 1997-98, and a past president of the Southwest Athletic Conference (1981- athletic program. In October of 1997, Castañeda was inducted to the Drew 83). Castañeda served the Western Athletic Conference as a member of its University Athletic Hall of Fame. In May 2000, the Association of Rice Alumni executive committee and served as the chair of the NCAA Academics/Eligi- honored him with its Meritorious Service Award, and in the fall of 2001, Rice bility/Compliance Cabinet (2001-03). Castañeda has previously chaired the University established the Jim Castañeda golf scholarship. Initial Eligibility Committee, and was the faculty athletics representative liaison He and his wife, Clara, reside in Houston. to the WAC Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), a position he now holds with the Conference USA SAAC. He recently served on the NCAA
Rice University Board of Trustees (as of 5-1-07). Seated: Susanne Morris Glasscock, Rice President David W. Leebron, Board Chairman James W. Crownover, Teveia Rose Barnes; Second row: J.D. Bucky Allshouse, M. Kenneth Oshman, Carl E. Isgren, Robert L. Clarke, Vicki Whamond Bretthauer; Third row: Robert R. Maxfield, Steven L. Miller, Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Albert Y. Chao; Fourth row: Edward A. Dominguez, Marc Shapiro, James Turley, D. Kent Anderson; Back row: Jeffery O. Rose, B=ruce W. Dunlevie, Robert B. Tudor, Robert T. Brockman. Not pictured: Alfredo Brener, Douglas L. Foshee, K. Terry Koonce, Michael R. Lynch, Hector Ruiz, L.E. Simmons
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 21 RICE UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS CHRIS DEL CONTE
hris Del Conte’s He was named the THIS IS RICE directors of athletics first year as the 14th director of athlet- INTRO Phillip Arbuckle 1912-1923 C Director of Athlet- ics at Rice University John W. Heisman 1924-1927 COACHES ics at Rice was marked on June 22, 2006, tak- Harry A. Schott 1927-1933 OWLS by historic achievement in ing the reins from Bob- H.O. Nicholas 1933-1940 HISTORY competition and by a re- by May, who led the Jess Neely 1940-1966 Harold “Bo” Hagan 1966-1970 newed sense of pride and department from 1989 Bill Peterson 1970-1971 participation by the school’s through the spring A.M. “Red” Bale 1971-1975 fans and alumni. of 2006. Del Conte Homer Rice 1975-1977 On the playing field, came to Rice from the August M. “Augie” Erfurth 1977-1985 Rice returned to a bowl University of Arizona, L.Watson Brown 1985-1986 Jerry L. Berndt 1987-1988 game for the first time in 45 where he served as a J.R. “Bobby” May 1989-2006 years, earned its sixth trip senior associate athlet- Chris Del Conte 2006-Present to the College World Series ics director. since 1997, produced three When Del Conte joined the University of Arizona’s Department of conference championship Intercollegiate Athletics in December 1999, he oversaw all aspects of teams, the conference play- athletic fund development, including raising revenue to support com- ers of the year in both men’s pletion of a $13-million athletics pavilion and over $6.5 million for stu- basketball and baseball, and dent-athlete scholarships. In 2002 his responsibilities were expanded a pair of first round picks in to include overseeing the ticket office, marketing, corporate sales, and the professional drafts. trademarks and licensing. He implemented a capital campaign known Nearly 12,000 Owls filled multiple hotels in New Orleans for as Campaign Arizona for the Student-Athlete, which has raised more Rice’s trip to the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, making it the larg- than $120 million. est gathering of alumni for an event not held on the Rice University In 2003, Del Conte was named one of three senior associate campus. Rice fans snapped up every available seat while the team athletics directors, and his duties were further expanded to include was in Omaha for the CWS, further establishing their relationship in overseeing media relations, business operations and external affairs, that city. and helping co-manage the day-to-day operation of the university’s Off the field, Del Conte outlined his vision for the immediate up- 19 sports programs. He became responsible for the supervision of all grading of the Owls’ venerable home for most of their athletics teams, areas of external operations, which now generate $28 million in an- Autry Court. The 57-year old structure required a major facelift to nual revenue. He worked directly with all coaches, department heads provide student-athletes with a setting on a par with their academic and staff and participated in the hiring of coaches and other person- facilities. He engineered the raising of the needed funds to push the nel. He also oversaw all contracts, including corporate sponsorships, project into action, and the $25 million project is set to be completed broadcast rights, sporting events and Web site agreements. in early fall of 2008. Del Conte has a masters degree in education administration from Del Conte’s vision for a revamped and aggressive approach by Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., where he served as the department also saw a consolidation of the various marks and assistant athletics director for external operations before going to Ari- logos used by Rice’s different sports into a unified, readily identifiable zona. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the Univer- mark first made famous by the national champion baseball team, the sity of California, Santa Barbara. Old English “R”. The department also took over the administration of Del Conte is married to Robin Ward, an assistant professor at the the licensing of its logos and entered into an agreement with Host University of Arizona’s College of Education. They have two daugh- Communications to maximize marketing opportunities. ters, Sienna (6) and Sophia (4).
22 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE RICE UNIVERSITY - HEAD COACHES & SENIOR STAFF
THIS IS RICE Head Coaches INTRO COACHES OWLS HISTORY
David Bailiff Ben Braun Jim Bevan Wayne Graham Chris Huston Seth Huston Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Track & Field Baseball Soccer Swimming
Drew Scott Ron Smarr Genny Volpe Jon Warren Roger White Greg Williams Golf Men’s Tennis Volleyball Men’s Track & Field Women’s Tennis Women’s Basketball
senior staff
David Sayler Leslie Claybrook Russ Dean Jerry Lewis Paul Sutera Julie Griswold Clint Haggard Senior Executive Associate AD Associate AD, Associate AD, Associate AD, Assistant AD, Assistant AD, AD SWA External Relations Finance Development Academic Services Medical Services Rice Sports Properties GM
Brad Hovious Don Knodel Marc Laney Yancy McKnight Chuck Pool Kelly Riccardi Chris Stacey Assistant AD, ‘R’ Association Assistant AD, Assistant AD, Assistant AD, Assistant AD, Assistant AD, Development Executive Director Ticketing Operations Performance Media Relations Equipment Football Operations Enhancement
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Athletic Administration Wen Yong Yang, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8866 THIS IS RICE Chris DelConte, Athletics Director (713) 348-6920 Casey Thom, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8861 INTRO David Sayler, Senior Executive Athletics Director (713) 348-8872 Leslie Claybrook, Associate AD/Senior Women’s Administrator (713) 348-5829 R Association FAX (713-348-6916) COACHES Russ Dean, Associate AD/External Relations (713) 348-6917 Don Knodel, Executive Director (713) 348-6915 Jerry Lewis, Associate AD/Finance (713) 348-5093 OWLS Paul Sutera, Associate AD/Development (713) 348-3561 Rice Sports Properties (IMG) FAX (713-348-6918) HISTORY Dr. Jim Castañeda, Faculty Representative (713) 348-5089 Russ Dean, General Manager Rie (713) 348-6917 Roselinda Cantu, Office Assistant (713) 348-4077 Dan Perez, Account Executive (713) 348-6962 Judith DuVall, Executive Assistant (713) 348-6935 Soccer Academic Services Chris Huston, Head Coach (713) 348-6955 Julie Griswold, Assistant AD/Academic Services (713) 348-8880 Nicky Adams, Associate Head Coach (713) 348-6956 Heather Jensen, Assistant Coordinator (713) 348-2982 Justin Zoslow, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6959 Heather Kaufman, Assistant Coordinator (713) 348-2810 Mike Yeakel, Assistant Coordinator (713) 348-8881 Sports Information FAX (713-348-6919) Chuck Pool, Assistant AD/Sports Information Director (713) 348-5775 Baseball FAX (713-348-6936) Matt Dunaway, Assistant Sports Information Director (713) 348-5776 Wayne Graham, Head Coach (713) 348-6022 Jay Jameson, Assistant Sports Information Director (713) 348-8874 David Pierce, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8863 Ron Mears, Assistant Sports Information Director (713) 348-3929 Mike Taylor, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8859 John Sullivan, Assistant Sports Information Director (713) 348-5636 Patrick Hallmark, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8864 Kim Koehn, Director of Operations (713) 348-8864 Sports Medicine Clint Haggard, Assistant AD/Medical Services (713) 348-4738 Business Office FAX (713-348-5434) Dawn Stuckey, Associate Athletic Trainer (713) 348-2870 Jerry Lewis, Associate AD/Finance (713) 348-5093 Mindy Borman, Assistant Athletic Trainer Barbara Gill, Accounting Assistant (713) 348-5090 Donna Papangellin, Assistant Athletic Trainer (713) 348-5410 Lisa Zalesky, Accounting Assistant (713) 348-5083 Nathan Peck, Assistant Athletic Trainer (713) 348-6937 Layne Schramm, Assistant Athletic Trainer Compliance Keri Strong, Assistant Athletic Trainer (713) 348-2870 Michael Dean, Compliance Coordinator (713) 348-6919 Richie Valdes, Assistant Athletic Trainer (713) 348-4739 Candice Villegas, Associate Athletic Trainer (713) 348-2870 Development FAX (713-348-6925) Paul Sutera, Associate AD/Development (713) 348-3561 Strength & Conditioning Brad Hovious, Assistant AD/Development (713) 348-6921 Yancy McKnight, Assistant AD/Performance Enhancement (713) 348-4706 Alexis Eaton, Assistant Development (713) 348-6924 Clayton Oyster, Associate Director Strength & Conditioning (713) 348-4728 Julie Waibel, Assistant Development (713) 348-6922 Scott McLafferty, Coordinator Strength & Conditioning (713) 348-4724 Tamara Lee, Administrative Coordinator/Development (713) 348-6957 Kristie Lobpries, Coordinator Strength & Conditioning (713) 348-4707
Equipment Swimming Kelly Riccardi, Assistant AD/Equipment (713) 348-6027 Seth Huston, Head Coach (713) 348-4710 Jada Hallmark, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8867 Facilities Mickey Beavan, Director of Operations & Facilities (713) 348-8785 Ticket Office FAX (713-348-5434) Jareel Combest, Director of Events Management (713) 348-8752 Mark Laney, Assistant AD/Ticket Manager (713) 348-5086 Jessica Stanley, Assistant Ticket Manager (713) 348-4068 Football Staff FAX (348-5298) Rice Athletic Ticket Line (713) 522-6957 David Bailiff, Head Coach (713) 348-6901 Chris Stacy, Assistant AD/Football Operations (713) 348-6903 Video Chuck Driesbach, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6910 Victor Mendoza, Video Production Coordinator (713) 348-3928 D.J. Eliot, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6912 Blake Evans, Assistant Video Coordinator (713) 348-5978 Dan Hammerschmidt, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6900 Tom Herman, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6909 Volleyball FAX (713-348-6191) Rick LaFavers, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6908 Genny Volpe, Head Coach (713) 348-8884 Blake Miller, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6905 Melissa Ferris, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8883 Craig Naivar, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6927 Trent Herman, Assistant coach (713) 348-4795 Darrell Patterson, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6902 Jason Washington, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6906 Women’s Basketball FAX (713-348-5695) Sharon Boschi, Executive Assistant (713) 348-8857 Greg Williams, Head Coach (713) 348-5676 Joyce Rannals, Staff Assistant (713) 348-6931 Misty Murphy, Associate Head Coach (713) 348-5678 Deborah Reedy, Staff Assistant (713) 348-6914 Kim Austin Mbadinga-Nzamba, Assistant Coach (713) 348-5679 Tom Keresztury, Graduate Assistant (713) 348-6904 Carlos Quintero, Assistant Coach (713) 348-5674 TBA, Director of Operations (713) 348-6205 Golf Mary Santos, Staff Assistant (713) 348-5677 Drew Scott, Head Coach (713) 348-4763 Austin Burke, Assistant Coach (713) 348-4126 Women’s Tennis Roger White, Head Coach (713) 348-6035 Marketing & Promotions FAX (713-348-6918) Kristina Kraszewski, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8856 Megan Dodge, Director of Marketing (713) 348-6923 Nick Kallail, Director of Marketing (713) 348-6930 Women’s Track & Field Andrew Stephens, Director of Ticket Sales (713) 348-5956 Jim Bevan, Head Coach (713) 348-8869 Linda Pinset, Marketing Assistant (713) 348-6094 Andrea Blackett, Assistant Coach (713) 348-6023 Nancy Wenzel-Sanregret, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8882 Men’s Basketball FAX (713-348-5414) Ben Braun, Head Coach (713) 348-4075 Other University Offices Louis Reynaud, Associate Head Coach (713) 348-3656 Alumni Affairs (713) 348-4057 Mike Roberts, Assistant Coach (713) 348-4779 Marching Owl Band (713) 348-6018 Brent Scott, Assistant Coach (713) 348-4778 News/Media Relations (713) 348-4795 TBA, Director of Operations (713) 348-5774 Rice University Switchboard (713) 348-8101 University Relations (713) 348-4700 Men’s Tennis Ron Smarr, Head Coach (713) 348-5716 Rice Facsimile Directory Efe Ustundag, Assistant Coach (713) 348-8855 President’s Office (713) 348-5271 News & Publications (713) 348-5239 Men’s Track & Field Marching Owl Band (MOB) (713) 348-5114 Jon Warren, Head Coach (713) 348-6021 24 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CONFERENCE USA
THIS IS RICE INTRO COACHES OWLS HISTORY
xcellence every day. For Conference league schools have a higher graduation rate than PROUD HISTORY; PROMISING FUTURE USA, dedication to excellence is a com- the general student population. Conference USA was formed in 1995 and E mon thread in athletics, academics and Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top con- in the community, and the guiding initiative for the are champions off the playing field as well. In 12 ferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo league’s promising future. Conference USA fea- years, 105 student-athletes earned national ESPN and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. tures 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich mem- The Magazine Academic All-America honors, while The league’s charter members included Char- bers in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Mem- 338 were named All-District. In addition, more lotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, phis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, than 13,000 student-athletes have been named Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions men’s and women’s programs that are steeped Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston in athletic success and academic prowess. To- outstanding achievement in the classroom. joined competition in the fall of 1996. gether, we are dedicated to excellence, integrity The league’s headquarters were established in and leadership in athletics, academics and in our C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the cur- communities. The conference’s footprint is concentrated with rent office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A foot- 12 members in nine states and a combined area named Commissioner in October 2002, succeed- ball, along with several other men’s and women’s population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 mil- ing Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. athletic programs, many of which compete regu- lion living alumni represent C-USA schools across C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) larly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors the nation. and the United States Military Academy (March, competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, With a renewed commitment to community 1997) as football members. ECU began league basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, involvement, the conference has begun develop- competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and ment of several initiatives to maintain strong ties football play in 1999. The league added TCU and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soft- in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competi- ball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor across the country. tion in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. and outdoor track and field and volleyball). C-USA schools also place a priority on giving After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the The league sponsors numerous academic back to their communities through volunteer ser- 2004-05 season, C-USA began a new chapter in awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll vice with local and national organizations. 2005-06 when its current membership came to- and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indica- gether to form the new look of the league. tive of outstanding achievement in the classroom. GOVERNANCE Since its formation, C-USA has established a C-USA annually awards six postgraduate schol- Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, strong foundation, an identity and a history that arships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the reflects the league’s national presence. Twelve Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional seven conferences having significant representa- years of remarkable history has reinforced the Academic Excellence Award. tion in the NCAA governance structure. league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the The Presidents of the member institutions course for the next decade and beyond. SUCCESS OFF THE PLAYING FIELD serve as the league’s Board of Directors. R. Ger- C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best ald Turner of SMU will serve as chair of the Board in academic performance among student-ath- for 2007-08. letes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 25 HEAD COACH ROGER WHITE
THIS IS RICE Roger White white Year-by-Year INTRO School Year Record Notes COACHES head coach Rice 2007 8-15 C-USA Semifinals 7th season at rice Rice** 2006 13-13 C-USA Champions; NCAA Championships; #66 ITA Ranking OWLS abilene christian, 2003 Rice 2005 16-9 WAC Finals; #51 ITA Ranking HISTORY Rice 2004 11-12 #67 ITA Ranking Rice 2003 9-14 rice record: 69-79 Rice 2002 12-16 Rice* 2001 10-11 Rice* 2000 14-11 #61 ITA Ranking 2005 WAC & 2006 C-USA coach of the year Rice* 1999 15-6 NCAA Championships; #44 ITA Ranking
fter serving three years as an assistant coach, Roger White, a two-time * - Assistant Coach; ** - Conference USA champions and NCAA Championship appearance. conference coach of the year, heads into his seventh season at the helm of Alto, Calif during 2003. The young Owls were recognized for their efforts as Archer was A the Rice women’s tennis program. named the WAC Freshman of the Year as well as receiving All-WAC First-Team honors White’s team looks to return to 2006 Conference USA Championship form after an in singles. DiSesa, playing doubles with Archer, was named to the All-WAC Second Team 8-15 campaign in 2007. Julie Chao earned C-USA Freshman of the Year honors as the in both singles and doubles. Owls made the C-USA semifinals before bowing out to nationally-ranked Marshall. White assumed to the head coach position in Fall 2001. Jeri Gonzales and Yasmin White guided the program to a historic first as the Owls won the 2006 C-USA Champi- Fisher made a run to the doubles finals at the ITA Southwest Regionals. Heading into the onship as the tournament’s No. 7 seed. Rice defeated the tournament’s top three seeds dual-match season, White quickly proved that he was willing to take on anyone. The Owls on the way to claiming C-USA’s automatic bid to the NCAA championship. faced No. 4 Vanderbilt and No. 25 South Alabama in Nashville to open the season. Blair DiSesa was named C-USA Player of the Year and received Rice’s first individual White’s teams also have continued a long-standing Rice tradition of academic excellence. NCAA Championship singles bid in 20 years. Alanna Rodgers also racked up “Outstand- The Owls have been honored by the ITA in each of the last nine seasons with All-Academic ing Singles Player of the C-USA Championship” recognition from the league coaches. Team status, while 20 players have garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete status 32 times. Joining DiSesa in receiving All-Conference USA status were Christine Dao (Second White was hired as the Owls’ assistant coach in 1998 and quickly helped Rice to a 15-6 Team), Medeja Egic (Second Team), and Tiffany Lee (Third Team). record and its fourth consecutive NCAA regional bid. In the fall of 1999, the Owls qualified White’s 2005 squad turned in a 16-9 record and advanced to the Western Athletic both a singles player and a doubles team for the Clay Court National Championships, Conference finals and finished ranked No. 51 nationally. The season was highlighted by a program first. In White’s three years as assistant coach, the Rice women produced a upsets of No. 23 LSU and No. 52 Maryland. DiSesa received All-WAC First Team singles 39-28 record and were in the final ITA rankings in two of the three seasons. honors, while Tracie Chong (singles & doubles) and Kimberley Patenaude (doubles) Prior to joining the Owls, White was the assistant head tennis professional at the were named All-WAC Second Team. Houston Country Club after holding the position of Director of Tennis at Atascocita Country The 2004 season saw the Owls open with four consecutive wins, including a 5-2 upset Club from 1989-96. He began his career as head teaching professional at Kingwood at No. 40 Minnesota. However, the young team faced a tough challenge with another Country Club in 1986, and in 1988 moved to Walden Golf and Country Club, where he 15 ranked foes, including five in the Top 20. At the end of the long road, DiSesa came served as Director of Tennis and Racquet Sports for two years. away with an All-WAC First Team singles selection. Lauren Archer was named All-WAC White earned All-America honors as a player at Abilene Christian in 1986. The Second Team in singles, while Chong and Karen Chao notched All-WAC Second Team southpaw serve-and-volleyer ranked as high as No. 2 in doubles and No. 23 in singles doubles recognition. nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association (ITCA). White’s pupils put together one of the Owls’ best showings at the ITA Southwest Regional A native of Miami, Okla.., White lives in Houston with his wife, Suzanne, who played Championships in Fall 2003 when Archer, Chong and DiSesa all advanced to the singles tennis for Trinity University from 1986-90. The couple has two children, Christopher (5) quarterfinals. Rice was the only program to have three players among the final eight. and Laura (3). White ran his charges through a demanding schedule, playing ranked opponents 14 times, including taking on the two-time defending national champion, Stanford, in Palo
30 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ASSISTANT COACH KRISTINA KRASZEWSKI & VOLUNTEER COACH MASHONA WASHINGTON
Kristina Kraszewski THIS IS RICE INTRO Assistant coach COACHES 2nd season at rice OWLS washington, 2001 HISTORY
ristina Kraszewski enters her second season as an assistant coach after being named a three-time All-American during her K playing career at the University of Washington. Kraszewski’s inaugural season at Rice saw the Owls register an 8-15 record, but make a run to the Conference USA championship semifinals. Julie Chao earned C-USA Player of the Year honors, while Tiffany Lee tallied an All-Conference USA Third-Team selection. Before entering coaching, Kraszewski competed on the WTA Tour, playing in a pair of United States Opens in 2000 and 2001. She ranked as high as No. 229 in the world in singles, winning three singles tournaments and two in doubles during her career. After retiring from the pro ranks in 2002, she taught tennis lessons in Seattle before accepting a coaching position at Elite TNT Tennis Academy in Montgomery, Texas in Summer 2005. As a player at Washington, Kraszewski racked up All-American singles honors in 1998, 2000 and 2001. She qualified for the NCAA individual in 1998. singles championships all four seasons and two times in doubles. Kraszewski capped her career leading the Huskies to their first quarter- Kraszewski finished her career as UW’s all-time leader in singles victo- final finish in the 2001 NCAA team championship. She also was a three- ries, posting an 111-45 record. In addition to her singles play, Kraszewski time Pac-10 All-Academic Team member and graduated in 2001 with a also compiled 73 doubles wins, which ranked fifth for the Huskies on their bachelor’s degree in business administration. all-time list. Along with her All-America honors, Kraszewski was a four-time All-Pac 10 performer. She was named the ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year as a freshman and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA championships
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 31 SUPPORT STAFF
THIS IS RICE Mashona Washington Layne Schramm INTRO COACHES volunteer coach athletic trainer OWLS 2nd season at rice 1st season at rice texas, 2006 HISTORY
ashona Washington began serving as a volunteer assistant coach ayne Schramm enters his first season at Rice as the athletic trainer for for Rice in Fall 2006, lending a hand to the Owls when she is not L both tennis programs. M competing on the professional tour. Schramm graduated from Texas in December 2006 after serving as a stu- After a successful junior career, Washington went pro in 1995. Her break- dent athletic trainer. Before coming to Rice, he also completed an internship through year came in 2004 when she moved into the world’s Top-100 for the with the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League (AFL) during the 2007 first time. She finished that year ranked in the Top 50. season. Washington recorded her first win against a Top 10 opponent by knocking off Maria Sharapova at New Haven, and reached her first top-level singles final in Tokyo where she lost to Sharapova. Washington also was just shy of beating Sharapova in the 2006 French Open First Round at Rolland Garros. She served for the match at 5-4 in the Ken Mize third set and held a match point before the then-world No. 4 broke back and won the frame, 7-5. program stringer As a junior player, Washington won the US Indoor National 18s in 1992, 14th season at rice and was a finalist at the US National Hardcourt 16s and US Indoor National houston, 1984 16s in 1991. She is the sister of MaliVai Washington, who reached the men’s singles finals at Wimbledon in 1996.
en Mize enters his 14th season as the stringer for both of Rice’s tennis K programs. He also assists with the program’s tennis camps Mize is an accomplished tennis player and is currently ranked No. 2 in the state of Texas and No. 11 nationally in Men’s 50 Singles by the USTA. He has served a full time teacher for HISD for the last 27 years.
Matt Dunaway Assistant sid 1st season at rice UCF, 2005
att Dunaway begins his first year as an Assistant Sports Information Director at Rice University. He serves as the primary media relations m contact for the Owl tennis teams and women’s basketball. Dunaway comes to Rice after spending two years as a sports information assistant at C-USA rival Houston. There he served as media relations director for the Cougar volleyball, tennis and softball teams. Dunaway graduated from UCF in the Spring of 2005 with a BA in Broadcast Journalism from the Nicholson School of Communication. He was a student assistant in the UCF sports information office in addition to his duties as Sports Director for the student chapter of the UCF ISP Sports Network responsible for broadcasting Golden Knight athletic events.
32 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CHRISTINE DAO
Sonja Nikolic and Texas A&M’s Sarah Foster. Christine Dao THIS IS RICE 2005-06 season (sophomore) INTRO Northridge, calif. Joined teammate Tiffany Lee as the top returners after finishing the year with 23 singles COACHES Granada hills charter HS victories ... paired with Lee for a 14-10 doubles mark at the No. 3 spot ... won six of eight OWLS three-set decisions ... played exclusively at the No. 2 singles position, posting a 12-13 HISTORY record ... was 11-7 in singles and 5-7 in doubles during the fall … reached the semifinals in the Deacon Classic … strung together wins in five of her last six matches of the fall.
2004-05 season (freshman) Finished the year with 16 singles wins and 19 doubles victories with four different partners Right 5-7 SR-3L ... had a 5-2 dual doubles mark with Dominique Karas ... finished the fall by winning four honors at rice of her last five in singles, including three at the Costa Mesa Intercollegiate Classic ... also finished the dual-match regular season winning four of five ... won four in a row in 2006 All-Conference USA Second Team; 2005 WAC Scholar Athlete; 2005-06, 2006-07 doubles with Medeja Egic in the spring. & 2007-08 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll high school/JUNIORS 2007 fall (senior) 2004 graduate of Granada Hills Charter High School in Northridge, Calif. ... three-year Recorded a 4-5 singles mark during the fall season … strung together a pair of consola- starter for the Highlanders ... named All-City twice, including a spot on The Los Angeles tion wins at the 27th Annual Rice Classic (Sept. 21-23) and San Diego State Fall Classic Times squad in 2002 ... also lettered in volleyball and track and field ... member of the (Sept. 28-30) … dropped opening round decision to Caroline Larsson of Texas at the principal’s honor roll each year ... president of Northridge’s community service club and Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals (Oct. 19-22) … played doubles with Dominique Karas member of Octagon Optimist club. and Tiffany Lee … made semifinals with Karas of No. 2 flight at the 27th Annual Rice Classic winning three of four decisions … lost both decisions with Lee at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals. personal Daughter of Son and Holly Dao ... born on July 17, 1986 ... has one sister ... majoring 2006-07 season (Junior) in kinesiology ... member of Jones College. Saw a majority of action during the dual match season in the No. 2 singles hole … won three of four matches against opponents from ranked schools (Feb. 9-22) … turned in straight sets wins against Carolin Walter of No. 60 Florida State (Feb. 9) and Catherine Grotz No. 43 North Carolina State (Feb. 16) … lost a hard-fought three-set battle (6-1, 3-6, 4-6) to No. 23 ranked Ana Cetnik of No. 26 TCU (March 3) … match stopped at 6-2, 4-6, 4-4 against Loli Gomez of Houston (April 19) of C-USA Championships … played Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 doubles with five different partners … notched an 8-6 win with Emily Braid against No. 2004-05 7-10 9-12 — — 1-0 2-1 6-11 — 2004-05 6-9 13-10 — — 13-10 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) … opened the C-USA Championship turning in a dominant 2005-06 11-7 12-13 — 12-13 — — — — 2005-06 5-7 14-10 — — 14-10 8-1 victory with Braid against Houston (April 19) ... battled through a challenging fall 2006-07 5-9 7-13 1-2 6-11 — — — — 2006-07 2-8 1-10 — 1-6 0-4 tournament schedule facing three preseason nationally ranked foes ... advanced to the 2007-08 4-5 — — — — — — — 2007-08 3-3 — — — — Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional championships with wins against Houston’s Total 27-31 28-38 1-2 18-24 1-0 2-1 6-11 0-0 Total 16-27 28-30 0-0 1-6 31-26
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 33 DOMINIQUE KARAS
in January 2006 ... won her first doubles appearance in a dominating 8-1 fashion with THIS IS RICE Dominique Karas Kimberley Patenaude against Prairie View A&M ... made full return to competition in INTRO singles action at the Harvard Invitational where she went 1-2 in singles ... knocked off COACHES halifax, nova scotia (canada) Arizona’s Camelia Todorova. St. patrick’s HS OWLS 2005-06 SEASON (MEDICAL REDSHIRT) HISTORY Received a medical redshirt after missing the 2006 dual-match season with a knee injury suffered at the San Diego State Fall Classic ... notched a preseason ranking of No. 68 for her performance during the fall season ... posted a 7-4 record in singles, beginning the season by winning the St. Mary’s Classic … reached the quarterfinals in the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championships … went 5-5 in doubles action, while playing with Right 5-8 JR-2L four different partners.
HONORS AT RICE 2004-05 SEASON (FRESHMAN) 2005, 2006 & 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete; 2005 All-WAC Academic Team; 2005 WAC Went 16-6 in dual singles and 15-7 in dual doubles … finished the year with 20 total Scholar Athlete; 2005-06; 2006-07 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2007 C-USA singles wins and a team-best 23 doubles victories with five different partners ... was 11-5 Scholar Athlete. at number-two doubles with Tracie Chong.
2007 FALL (JUNIOR) HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS Totaled an 8-6 singles record during the fall season … won a pair of consolation matches 2003 graduate of St. Patrick’s High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) ... three-time at the 27th Annual Rice Classic (Sept. 21-23) and San Diego State Fall Classic (Sept. 28- Nova Scotia Tennis Athlete of the Year ... 2004 Polish Open mixed doubles champion 30) … strung together three straight consolation wins against opponents from Texas A&M, ... finished third at the 2004 U18 Polish Nationals ... won 2003 Polish National team Texas Tech and Lamar at Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals (Oct. 19-22) … made doubles championships. semifinals with Christine Dao of No. 2 flight at the 27th Annual Rice Classic winning three of four decisions … turned in a run to the Round of 16 with Julie Chao at the ITA Southwest PERSONAL Regionals before falling to No. 6 seeded pair of Dubova/Hedberg from LSU. Daughter of Roman Karas and Danuta Wtodarczyk-Karas ... born on January 26, 1986 ... has one sister ... majoring in political science/pre-med ... member of Lovett College. 2006-07 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Notched a 13-10 dual match record, while seeing action at three different spots … won 10 of her 15 decisions at the No. 4 position … strung together four straight wins (Jan. 27-Feb. 4), including back-to-back victories against opponents from No. 53 Tulsa (Feb. 3) and No. 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) … fought back to win three-set decision at No. 70 San Diego (Feb. 22) … won all three of her decisions at the C-USA Championships (April 19-21) in straight sets dropping only seven games over three victories … played Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 doubles with four different partners … went 8-9 with Rebecca Lin at No. 2 doubles … won 2004-05 4-8 16-6 — — 2-0 12-6 2-0 — 2004-05 6-10 17-7 1-0 11-5 5-2 three of four decisions against ranked foes (Feb. 4-16), including tight victories against 2005-06 7-4 0-0 — — — — — — 2005-06 5-5 0-0 — — — No. 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) and No. 43 North Carolina State (Feb. 16) … two of 2006-07 1-2 13-10 — — 1-4 10-5 2-1 — 2006-07 1-3 8-15 0-2 8-11 0-2 her three matches at C-USA Championships (April 19-21) were unfinished tied or with 2007-08 8-6 — — — — — — — 2007-08 5-3 — — — — the lead ... returned to the courts during the fall season after undergoing knee-surgery Total 20-20 29-16 — — 3-4 22-11 4-1 — Total 17-21 25-22 1-2 19-17 5-4
34 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE TIFFANY LEE
with three straight victories ... finished the tournament schedule with an 8-7 singles mark Tiffany Lee ... posted a 7-8 doubles record with three different partners. THIS IS RICE INTRO Cupertino, calif. 2005-06 Season (Sophomore) COACHES menlo hs One of the Owls’ top returners after finishing the season with a 23-17 singles mark ... OWLS california went 13-10 in duals, splitting time between the two and three positions ... won her final five matches of the season in straight-sets, including a critical 6-4, 6-1 victory against HISTORY Marshall’s Jeanne Schwartz which tied the team score at 3-3 as the Owls went on to upset the top-seeded Thundering Herd at the C-USA championship ... paired primarily with Christine Dao on the way to a 17-13 doubles record ... pair went 14-10 in duals ... posted a 10-7 fall record in singles in her first semester as an Owl … went 6-6 in Right 5-7 SR-3L doubles play. honors at Rice before rice 2006 & 2007 All-Conference USA Third Team; 2006 & 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete; 2005-06 Played the 2004-05 season at California ... posted 9-11 singles record before transfer- & 2006-07 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. ring to Rice.
2007 fall (Senior) high school/juniors Tallied a 7-8 singles mark during the fall season … bounced back from four losses at 2004 graduate of Menlo High School in Cupertino, Calif. ... four-year letterwinner for coach the 27th Annual Rice Classic (Sept. 21-23) capturing four wins and the Flight 2 singles Bill Shine and the Knights ... named All-America her junior and senior years (2002-03) title at the San Diego State Fall Classic (Sept. 28-30) … won a trio of consolation ... notched team MVP honors in 2003 ... earned First-Team honors in 2003 and 2004 ... matches at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regionals (Oct. 19-22) against opponents from also played lacrosse ... member of the honor roll. Texas A&M and Baylor … made semifinals of top flight at the 27th Annual Rice Clas- sic paired with Julie Chao … lost both decisions with Christine Dao at the Wilson/ITA personal Southwest Regionals. Daughter of Rocky Lee and Sharon Feng ... born on October 19, 1986 ... aunt, Jing Yi Li, won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1996 Olympics ... majoring in 2006-07 Season (Junior) psychology and policy studies ... member of Baker College. Played three singles spots during the dual match season with a majority of her appear- ances at the No. 3 line … earned All-Conference USA Third Team singles honors … won a 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (4) against Jessica Wente of No. 60 Florida State (Feb. 9) … tallied a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 triumph against Zoe Taylor of No. 70 San Diego (Feb. 22) … emerged with victories in three of her last four decisions (April 13-21) … notched straight set wins against Houston (April 19) and No. 63 Marshall (April 21) at the C-USA Championships … teamed mostly with Julie Chao at No. 1 doubles … won three straight to open dual Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 match season (Jan. 20-28), including an 8-3 triumph over No. 6 Baylor (Jan. 20) top 2005-06 10-7 13-10 — — 5-3 8-7 — — 2005-06 6-6 14-10 — 1-2 14-10 pair … dropped a hard-fought tiebreaker decision against No. 42 ranked Tiffany Clifford 2006-07 8-7 10-13 — 2-2 7-9 1-2 — — 2006-07 7-8 6-16 6-14 0-1 0-1 and Sarah Foster of No. 14 Texas A&M (March 31) … won 9-8 over Leila Salek and Loli 2007-08 7-8 — — — — — — — 2007-08 3-5 — — — — Gomez of Houston (April 19) at the C-USA Championships ... opened the fall season Total 25-22 26-23 0-0 2-2 12-12 9-9 0-0 0-0 Total 16-19 20-26 6-14 1-3 14-11
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 35 EMILY BRAID
the Owls’ 4-3 victory ... posted a 4-3 fall record in singles in her first semester as an Owl THIS IS RICE Emily Braid ... partnered with Amy Cao in doubles play. INTRO COACHES Raleigh, N.C. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS wakefield hs OWLS 2005 graduate of Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C ... named 2003 Player of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after leading Grapevine High School to the HISTORY district title.
PERSONAL Daughter of Derek and Constance Braid ... born on June 16, 1987 ... has three brothers ... majoring in political science and English ... member of Hanszen College Right 5-9 JR-2L
HONORS AT RICE 2005-06 & 2006-07 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2006 & 2007 C-USA Academic Medalist; 2006 & 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete.
2007 FALL (JUNIOR) Braid spent the 2007 fall semester studying abroad in Spain.
2006-07 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Tallied a 9-13 record during the dual match season mostly seeing action at the No. 6 spot … turned in an impressive 7-1 record in three-set matches … notched a three-set comeback victory against Auburn’s Heather Bybee (Feb. 11) … won six of her final nine decisions (March 16-April 21) … clinched both upset victories at the C-USA Champion- ships (April 19-20) … knocked off Houston’s Neila Starratt in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph in the opening round … provided a 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 win in the quarterfinals against Georgiana Mara of No. 52 SMU (April 20) … played doubles at the No. 3 position with five differ- ent partners … notched an 8-6 win with Christine Dao against No. 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) … opened the C-USA Championship turning in a dominant 8-1 victory with Dao against Houston (April 19) ... went 8-8 in singles during fall season ... advanced to the consolation semifinals of her flight at the Baylor Invitational ... closed out the fall by winning four of her final six matches, including twice rallying from a set back for wins at the Harvard Invitational. Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 2005-06 7-3 7-8 — — — — — 7-8 2005-06 1-4 — — — — 2005-06 SEASON (FRESHMAN) 2006-07 8-8 9-13 — — — — 1-2 8-11 2006-07 5-8 4-13 — 0-1 4-12 Walk-on freshman finished the year with an 11-11 mark after going 7-8 in the No. 6 2007-08 — — — — — — — — 2007-08 — — — — — singles hole ... notched a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Tulsa’s Agostina Santoro to clinch Total 15-11 16-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 15-19 Total 4-6 4-13 0-0 0-1 4-12
36 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE JULIE CHAO
match season (Jan. 20-28), including an 8-3 triumph over No. 6 Baylor (Jan. 20) top Julie Chao pair … dropped a hard-fought tiebreaker decision against No. 42 ranked Tiffany Clifford THIS IS RICE and Sarah Foster of No. 14 Texas A&M (March 31) … won 9-8 over Leila Salek and Loli INTRO san diego, calif. Gomez of Houston (April 19) at the C-USA Championships ... earned a preseason ITA COACHES westview hs Southwest region ranking of No. 26 after posting an 8-10 fall singles mark ... teamed OWLS with Tiffany Lee for a 5-5 doubles record as the pair advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regionals ... concluded fall season with a No. 10 regional doubles HISTORY ranking with Lee.
high school/juniors 2006 graduate of Westview High School in San Diego, Calif ... ranked among the Top Right 5-4 So-1L 40 seniors in the country and was listed as a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... ranked in the Top 25 USTA Girls 16 standings ... Player of the Year for San Diego in HONORS AT RICE 2004 ... received the Southern California Sportsmanship Award in 2002 ... member of 2007 All-Conference USA First Team; 2007 C-USA Freshman of the Year; 2006-07 C-USA the California Scholastic Federation and LEO Club ... also recruited by Boston College, Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete Purdue, Cal Poly, Colorado, and UCLA.
2007 fall (sophomore) personal Won seven of 10 singles matches during the fall season … named C-USA Player of the Daughter Derchang and Ting Chao ... born on March 31, 1988 ... has two brothers and Month (September) after making the finals of the top flight at the 27th Annual Rice Clas- one sister ... majoring in economics ... member of Will Rice College. sic (Sept. 21-23) dropping only 13 games over three victories … picked up a pair of wins over opponents from Kentucky and Duke at the Riveria/ITA All-American Pre Qualifying … made Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 19-22) Round of 32 … made doubles semifinals of top flight at the 27th Annual Rice Classic paired with Tiffany Lee … turned in a run to the Round of 16 with Dominique Karas at the ITA Southwest Regionals before falling to No. 6 seeded pair of Dubova/Hedberg from LSU.
2006-07 SEASON (freshman) Went 11-10 playing mostly at the No. 1 singles position en route to C-USA Freshman of the Year honors … started the season ranked No. 26 in ITA Southwest region … notched a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (5) against Kindsay Grimes of No. 53 Tulsa (Feb. 3) … upset No. 43 ranked Darla Petrovic of No. 43 North Carolina State (Feb. 16) in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 … nearly upset No. 2 ranked Megan Falcon of No. 47 LSU (Feb. 17) before falling in a super tiebreaker … tallied wins against opponents from No. 70 San Diego (Feb. 22) and No. 52 San Diego State (Feb. 24) … defeated Sarah Foster of No. 14 Texas A&M Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 2006-07 6-9 11-10 10-8 0-1 1-1 — — — 2006-07 5-10 6-15 6-15 — — (March 31) 6-4, 6-3 … picked up a three-set win over Natalia Bubien 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in 2007-08 7-3 — — — — — — — 2007-08 2-3 — — — — Rice’s 4-3 quarterfinal upset over No. 52 SMU (April 20) at the C-USA Championships Total 10-11 11-10 10-8 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 7-13 6-15 6-15 0-0 0-0 … teamed mostly with Tiffany Lee at No. 1 doubles … won three straight to open dual
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 37 REBECCA LIN
high school THIS IS RICE Rebecca Lin 2006 graduate of Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif. ... four-year letterwin- INTRO ner for head coach Anne Meigs and the Falcons ... ranked among the Top 40 seniors COACHES San diego, calif. in the country and was listed as a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... led team torrey pines hs OWLS to undefeated records all four years ... won the CIF Team Championships and finished second at nationals ... CIF individual champion as both a sophomore and junior ... named HISTORY San Diego Union-Tribune academic captain for tennis.
personal Daughter of Shaw and Mei Lin ... born on December 29, 1987 ... has one brother ... major is undecided ... member of Hanszen College. Right 5-2 SO-1L
honors at rice 2006-07 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll; 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete
2007 fall (SOPHOMORE) Compiled a 4-8 singles record during the fall season … victories came in consolation play at the 27th Annual Rice Classic (Sept. 21-23), San Diego State Fall Classic (Sept. 28-30) and Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 19-22) … saw limited doubles action and notched a pair of doubles wins with Varsha Shiva-Shankar for a run to the Round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championships before falling to No. 1 seed Harkins/Sydorska of TCU.
2006-07 season (freshman) Turned in a 10-9 singles record with most of her decisions coming at the No. 5 posi- tion … pieced together four consecutive wins (Jan. 27-Feb. 4), including back-to-back three-set road wins against opponents from No. 53 Tulsa (Feb. 3) and No. 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) … also tallied victories against No. 70 San Diego (Feb. 22) and No. 26 TCU (March 3) … went 8-9 with Dominique Karas at No. 2 doubles … won three of four decisions against ranked foes (Feb. 4-16), including tight victories against No. 48 Oklahoma State (Feb. 4) and No. 43 North Carolina State (Feb. 16) … two of her three matches at C-USA Championships (April 19-21) were unfinished tied or with the lead ... earned an ITA Southwest Region preseason ranking of No. 30 after leading the Owls with a 9-7 fall singles record ... after a three-set loss to open the fall, rebounded to win Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 her next six in straight-sets ... had a 5-9 doubles record with three different partners. 2006-07 9-7 10-9 — — — 2-2 8-7 — 2006-07 3-3 8-11 — 8-10 0-1 2007-08 4-8 — — — — — — — 2007-08 3-6 — — — — Total 10-11 10-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 8-7 0-0 Total 6-9 8-11 0-0 8-10 0-1
38 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 2008 FRESHMAN CLASS
Varsha Shiva-Shankar Rebekka Hänle THIS IS RICE INTRO bangalore, india ochsenhausen, germany COACHES national institude of gymnasium ochsenhausen OWLS open schooling HISTORY
Right 5-11 fR-HS Right 5-8 fR-HS
2007 fall (freshman) 2007 fall (freshman) Compiled a 6-6 singles record during the fall season … won a pair of consolation Hänle is redshirting the 2007-08 season. matches at the 27th Annual Rice Classic (Sept. 21-23) … advanced to the Flight 2 sin- gles semifinals of the San Diego State Fall Classic (Sept. 28-30) … lost a hard-fought high school/juniors three-set decision to No. 4 seed Anna Sydorska of TCU in opening round of Wilson/ITA Recorded a national junior ranking as high as No. 6 and a national women ranking as Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 19-22) … won a pair of consolation doubles high as No. 52 … played against professional Maria Sharapova in 2000 at ETA Tourna- decisions with Dominique Karas at San Diego State Fall Classic … added a pair of ment in Baden-Baden … champion of the 2003 German Masters Series tournament doubles wins with Rebecca Lin for a run to the Round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Southwest in Esslingen … regional state champion U21 in 2003 … semifinalist at the regional Regional Championships before falling to No. 1 seed Harkins/Sydorska of TCU. women’s indoor championships in 2004 … injured for two years after 2004 season. high school/juniors personal 2007 Graduate of National Institute of Open Schooling in Bangalore … combined ITF Daughter of Mandred and Brigitte Hänle … born on November 28, 1986 … chose Rice Junior ranking of 589 … ranked in the Top 10 of all India Juniors. over San Diego State, Nebraska, Tennessee and Iowa … majoring in mathematical economic analysis and Spanish … member of Martel College. personal Daughter of C.R. Shiva Shankar and Chandra Kala … born on February 9, 1987 … has one older brother, C.S. Santhosh … major is undecided … member of Hanszen College.
Singles Fall Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doubles Fall Dual 1 2 3 2007-08 6-6 — — — — — — — 2007-08 4-6 — — — — Total 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Jessica Jackson solihull, england
Right 5-6 fR-HS
2007 fall (freshman) Jackson joined the squad in between semesters and missed the 2007 fall season.
high school/juniors Coached by James Rose and Eric Doctermine at the Sutton Tennis Academy in Lon- don.
personal Daughter of Peter and Judith Jackson … born on June 26, 1989 … major is undecided … member of Jones College.
WWW.RICEOWLS.COM 39 2006-07 STATS
THIS IS RICE Team Results • Record: 8-15 • conference usa semifinals INTRO Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result COACHES Jan. 20 No. 6 Baylor L, 7-0 Mar. 6 at Utah L, 4-3 Jan. 27 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 7-0 Mar. 8 at No. 29 BYU L, 7-0 OWLS Jan. 28 Texas State W, 7-0 Mar. 16 Columbia W, 7-0 HISTORY Feb. 3 at No. 53 Tulsa (*) L, 4-3 Mar. 24 No. 62 SMU (*) L, 4-1 Feb. 4 vs. No. 48 Oklahoma State (#) L, 4-3 Mar. 30 Texas Pan-American W, 7-0 Feb. 9 No. 60 Florida State L, 5-2 Mar. 31 at No. 14 Texas A&M L, 6-1 Feb. 11 No. 75 Auburn L, 6-1 Apr. 9 No. 19 Pepperdine L, 7-0 Feb. 16 No. 43 North Carolina State L, 5-2 Apr. 13 Abilene Christian W, 4-3 Feb. 20 No. 47 LSU L, 7-0 Apr. 19 vs. Houston (^) W, 4-1 Feb. 22 at No. 70 San Diego W, 6-1 Apr. 20 vs. No. 52 SMU (^) W, 4-3 Feb. 24 at No. 52 San Diego State L, 5-2 Apr. 21 vs. No. 63 Marshall (^) L, 4-2 Mar. 3 No. 26 TCU L, 6-1
Home matches are in bold and played at Jake Hess Stadium; (*) Conference USA Match; (#) Played at Tulsa, Okla.; (^) C-USA Championship (Tulsa, Okla.).
Singles results Player Overall Tournament Dual No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No. 5 No. 6 Nationally Ranked Last 10 Emily Braid 17-21 8-8 9-13 • • • • 1-2 8-11 0-1 Julie Chao 17-19 6-9 11-10 10-8 0-1 1-1 • • • 1-7 Christine Dao 12-22 5-9 7-13 1-2 6-11 • • • • 0-7 Dominique Karas 14-12 1-2 13-10 • • 1-4 10-5 2-1 • 0-0 Tiffany Lee 18-20 8-7 10-13 • 2-2 7-9 1-2 • • 0-6 Rebecca Lin 19-16 9-7 10-9 • • • 2-2 8-7 • 0-2 Jennifer Pan 3-7 3-6 0-1 • • • • • 0-1 0-0 3-7 Kim Patenaude 1-3 1-2 0-1 • • • 0-1 • • 0-0 NA Alanna Rodgers 5-11 5-11 0-0 • • • • • • 0-1 Veronica Sagastegui 4-7 4-5 0-2 • • • • • 0-2 0-0 Totals 111-138 50-66 61-72 11-10 8-14 9-14 13-10 11-10 9-14 1-24 NA
doubles results Player Overall Tournament Dual No.1 No.2 No.3 Nationally Ranked Last 10 Chao/Rodgers 0-3 0-3 0-0 • • • 0-1 NA Lee/Patenaude 2-1 2-1 0-0 • • • 0-0 NA Braid/Lin 2-3 2-2 0-1 • • 0-1 0-0 NA Chao/Lee 11-19 5-5 6-14 6-14 • • 0-6 Lin/Rodgers 2-6 2-6 0-0 • • • 0-0 NA Braid/Dao 5-12 1-4 4-8 • • 4-8 0-0 Karas/Patenaude 1-1 1-0 0-1 • 0-1 • 0-0 NA Pan/Sagastegui 1-2 1-2 0-0 • • • 0-0 NA Braid/Rodgers 1-2 1-2 0-0 • • • 0-1 NA Dao/Lin 1-2 1-1 0-1 • 0-1 • 0-0 NA Dao/Karas 0-1 0-1 0-0 • • • 0-0 NA Braid/Sagastegui 1-2 1-0 0-2 • • 0-2 0-0 NA Chao/Karas 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-2 • • 0-0 NA Dao/Lee 0-3 0-2 0-1 • 0-1 • 0-0 NA Karas/Lin 8-9 0-0 8-9 • 8-9 • 0-1 Dao/Pan 0-2 0-0 0-2 • • 0-2 0-0 NA Braid/Lee 0-1 0-0 0-1 • • 0-1 0-0 NA Braid/Karas 0-1 0-0 0-1 • 0-1 • 0-0 NA Dao/Patenaude 1-3 0-0 1-3 • • 1-3 0-0 NA Totals 36-77 17-31 19-46 6-16 8-13 5-17 0-9 NA
year-by-year results Year Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Coach Year Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Coach 1981-82 25-13 .658 6-3 .667 Paul Blankenship 1994-95 16-6 .727 5-2 .714 Paul Blakenship 1982-83 20-3 .870 7-1 .875 Paul Blankenship 1995-96 12-10 .545 4-3 .571 Paul Blakenship 1983-84 14-9 .560 3-5 .375 Paul Blankenship 1996-97 18-7 .720 5-1 .833 Paul Blakenship 1984-85 13-6 .684 6-2 .750 Paul Blankenship 1997-98 14-10 .583 4-2 .667 Paul Blakenship 1985-86 7-12 .368 2-6 .250 Paul Blankenship 1998-99 15-6 .714 5-1 .833 Paul Blankenship 1986-87 10-11 .476 1-7 .125 Paul Blankenship 1999-00 14-11 .560 1-3 .250 Paul Blankenship 1987-88 9-11 .450 1-7 .125 Paul Blankenship 2000-01 10-11 .476 1-4 .200 Paul Blankenship 1988-89 13-6 .684 3-5 .375 Paul Blankenship 2001-02 12-16 .429 0-3 .000 Roger White 1989-90 17-10 .630 3-5 .375 Paul Blankenship 2002-03 9-14 .391 2-2 .500 Roger White 1990-91 14-7 .667 3-5 .375 Paul Blankenship 2003-04 11-12 .478 2-2 .500 Roger White 1991-92 12-7 .632 4-3 .571 Paul Blankenship 2004-05 16-9 .640 3-1 .750 Roger White 1992-93 12-8 .600 3-4 .429 Paul Blankenship 2005-06 13-13 .500 1-1 .500 Roger White 1993-94 14-5 .737 6-1 .857 Paul Blankenship 2006-07 8-15 .348 0-2 .000 Roger White
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Opponent W-L Opponent W-L Opponent W-L THIS IS RICE Abilene Christian 5-0 LSU 4-7 Southern Miss 1-0 INTRO Air Force 1-0 Marquette 0-1 Stanford 0-1 COACHES Alabama 2-3 Maryland 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 9-0 OWLS Arizona 0-3 Marshall 1-2 Stetson 1-0 HISTORY Arkansas State 1-0 Memphis 3-0 Syracuse 0-1 Arkansas 8-15 Middle Tennessee State 0-2 TCU 11-22 Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 Minnesota 2-0 Tennessee 0-1 Auburn 0-1 Mississippi U. for Women 1-0 Texas 0-19 Baylor 12-5 Mississippi 0-1 Texas-Arlington 4-0 Belmont 1-0 Mississippi State 1-0 Texas-Pan American 6-0 Boise State 6-1 Missouri 1-0 Texas-Permian Basin 3-0 BYU 1-6 Missouri State 1-0 Texas-San Antonio 16-0 BYU-Hawaii 1-0 Nevada 1-0 Texas-Tyler 0-1 Cal State Fullerton 1-0 New Mexico 4-3 Texas A&M 11-22 Cal State Northridge 0-0 New Mexico State 4-0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6-0 Chaminade 1-0 New Orleans 3-0 Texas State 14-0 Clemson 0-2 Nicholls State 3-0 Texas Tech 16-4 Colorado 1-0 North Carolina 2-5 Trinity 0-7 Colorado State 1-0 North Carolina State 2-1 Tulane 8-8 Columbia 2-0 North Texas 4-3 Tulsa 3-4 Cornell 2-0 Northwestern State 2-0 U.S. International 0-1 Davidson 1-0 Notre Dame 0-1 UAB 2-0 Duke 2-0 Ohio State 1-0 UCF 1-1 Florida State 5-8 Oklahoma 1-3 UC Irvine 2-1 Fresno State 0-4 Oklahoma State 1-7 UCLA 0-1 Furman 1-0 Oral Roberts 1-0 UC Santa Barbara 2-1 Georgia 0-1 Oregon 1-0 UNLV 0-1 Georgia Tech 1-2 Pacific 2-0 USF 0-4 Harvard 0-1 Pennsylvania 0-1 UTEP 9-3 Hawai`i 4-0 Penn State 1-1 Utah 4-2 Hawai`i Pacific 2-0 Pepperdine 1-2 Vanderbilt 0-7 Houston 16-15 Prairie View A&M 1-0 Virginia Commonwealth 0-1 Houston Baptist 5-0 Purdue 3-1 Virginia Tech 2-0 Illinois 1-1 Rollins 1-3 Wake Forest 1-0 Iowa 2-1 Sacramento State 0-1 Washington State 2-0 Jacksonville 0-0 San Diego 1-0 Weber State 1-0 Kansas State 2-0 San Diego State 1-5 Western Michigan 1-0 Kentucky 0-1 San Jose State 4-0 Wichita State 3-0 Lamar 20-2 Sam Houston State 14-0 William & Mary 0-3 Long Beach State 1-1 SMU 16-20 Yale 1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 11-1 South Alabama 4-3 Louisiana-Monroe 7-1 South Carolina 1-1 TOTALS 367-266 Louisiana Tech 3-0 Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 Bold - 2008 Opponent 2006-07 team
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THIS IS RICE cAREER doubles RECORDS INTRO wood Rank Player Years Record Pct. COACHES 1 Susan Rudd 1980-84 114-43 .726 OWLS 2 Wendy Wood 1982-86 93-40 .700 HISTORY 3 Tracie Blumentritt (*) 1979-83 88-32 .733 4 Paula Myslivecek 1993-97 78-39 .667 5 Judith Hagedorn 1999-2002 77-49 .611
(*) - Blumentritt’s singles record includes victories from the 1979-80 season. However, her doubles totals do not include official results from the 1979-80 season. Those records are unavailable.
All-Southwest conference champions Year Player(s) Event 1984 Susan Rudd & Wendy Wood No. 1 Doubles 1985 Wendy Wood No. 1 Singles 1985 Allison Culver No. 6 Singles 1986 Wendy Wood No. 1 Singles 1986 Lori Cronk & Wendy Wood No. 1 Doubles 1988 Megan Tanner No. 5 Singles 1988 Allison Culver No. 6 Singles 1991 Michelle Bramblett No. 4 Singles 1994 Abby Daniels No. 4 Singles 1994 Jessica Gagnon No. 5 Singles 1994 Abby Daniels & Paula Myslivecek No. 1 Doubles 1994 Jackie Brown & Antonette Veloso No. 2 Doubles cAREER SINGLES RECORDS 1995 Amber Basica & Vessie Ivanova No. 2 Doubles Rank Player Years Record Pct. 1 Wendy Wood 1982-86 147-36 .803 myslivecek 2 Tracie Blumentritt 1979-83 123-36* .773 3 Susan Rudd 1980-84 108-52 .675 4 Jessica Gagnon 1993-97 95-39 .709 5 Blair DiSesa 2003-06 92-59 .609 6 Elle Lewis 1997-2000 87-64 .576 7 Paula Myslivecek 1993-97 86-51 .628 8 Judith Hagedorn 1999-2002 85-67 .559 9 Tamara Ray 1981-85 81-51 .614 10 Eileen Curreri 1981-85 81-58 .583 rudd
All-Southwest conference honors Year Player Selection 1983 Tracie Blumentritt Singles 1984 Susan Rudd Doubles 1984 Wendy Wood Doubles 1985 Wendy Wood Singles 1986 Wendy Wood Singles 1992 Antonette Veloso Singles 1994 Paula Myslivecek Singles 1996 Paula Myslivecek Singles
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All-wac singles honors disesa THIS IS RICE Year Player Selection INTRO 1997 Paula Myslivecek Singles COACHES 1998 Elle Lewis Singles 1998 Sarah Borwell Doubles OWLS 1998 Vessie Ivanova Doubles HISTORY 1999 Elle Lewis Singles 2000 Elle Lewis Singles 2003 Lauren Archer Singles & Doubles 2003 Blair DiSesa Singles & Doubles 2004 Lauren Archer Singles 2004 Blair DiSesa Singles 2004 Karen Chao Doubles 2004 Tracie Chong Doubles 2005 Blair DiSesa Singles (First Team) 2005 Tracie Chong Singles & Doubles (Second Team) 2005 Kimberley Patenaude Doubles (Second Team) lewis 1996 Paula Myslivecek No. 98 2004 Blair DiSesa No. 86 2005 Blair DiSesa No. 110 2006 Blair DiSesa No. 76
ita national DOUBLES rankings Year Players Ranking 1985 Wendy Brockman & Wendy Wood No. 37 1986 Lori Cronk & Wendy Wood No. 24 1995 Paula Myslivecek & Antonette Veloso No. 33 1997 Charlotte Feasby & Paula Myslivecek No. 43 1998 Sarah Borwell & Vessie Ivanova No. 45
ita Arthur ashe leadership/sportmanship AWARD Year Player 2003 Karen Chao 2005 Blair DiSesa
ita CISSIE LEARY SPORTMANSHIP AWARD All-conference usa singles honors Year Player Year Player Selection 2004 Karen Chao 2006 Blair DiSesa First Team 2006 Christine Dao Second Team blumentritt 2006 Medeja Egic Second Team 2006 Tiffany Lee Third Team 2007 Julie Chao First team 2007 Tiffany Lee Third Team speciality awards Year Player Selection 1985 Wendy Wood SWC Co-Player of the Year 1985 Wendy Wood Junior Fed Cup Team 1985 Wendy Wood Maureen Connoly Cup Team 1986 Wendy Wood SWC Player of the Year 1997 Paula Myslivecek ITA Southwest Region Senior Player of the Year 2003 Lauren Archer WAC Freshman of the Year 2006 Blair DiSesa Conference USA Player of the Year 2006 Alanna Rodgers Outstanding Singles Player of C-USA Championship 2007 Julie Chao C-USA Freshman of the Year ita national SINGLES rankings Rice all-americans Year Player Ranking Season Player 1983 Tracie Blumentritt No. 27 1984 Wendy Wood No. 33 1982 Tracie Blumentritt 1985 Wendy Wood No. 18 1982 Susan Rudd 1986 Wendy Wood No. 13 1985 Wendy Wood 1992 Antonette Veloso No. 71 1986 Wendy Wood
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THIS IS RICE gte Swc all-academic honor team 2001 Natalie Briaud, Karen Chao, Annie Goodrich, INTRO Year Player Jeri Gonzales, Judith Hagedorn, Kylie Wallis, Erin Waters COACHES 1988 Alice Vodicka 2002 Natalie Briaud, Karen Chao, Jeri Gonzales, OWLS 1991 Michelle Bramblett Annie Goodrich, Judith Hagedorn, Mindy Ko & Kylie Wallis HISTORY 1992 Michelle Bramblett 2003 Lauren Archer, Melissa Back, Karen Chao, Blair DiSesa, 1993 Antonette Veloso Jeri Gonzales, Annie Goodrich, Mindy Ko, Stephanie Moat, Natasha Morozova 1994 Antonette Veloso 2004 Lauren Archer, Melissa Back, Karen Chao, 1995 Paula Myslivecek Tracie Chong, Blair DiSesa & Annie Goodrich 1996 Paula Myslivecek 2005 Amy Cao, Tracie Chong, Christine Dao, Blair DiSesa, Dominique Karas, Kimberley Patenaude & Cleo Sham all-Swc scholar athlete Year Player briaud 1985 Tamara Ray
all-wac Academic team Year Players 1997 Jessica Gagnon, Justyna Gudzowska & Paula Myslivecek 1998 Justyna Gudzowska, Elle Lewis & Jane Trinh 1999 Natalie Briaud, Judith Hagedorn & Elle Lewis 2000 Natalie Briaud, Charlotte Feasby, Jeri Gonzales, Judith Hagedorn, Elle Lewis & Erin Waters 2001 Natalie Briaud, Karen Chao, Jeri Gonzales, Annie Goodrich, Judith Hagedorn & Erin Waters 2002 Natalie Briaud, Karen Chao, Jeri Gonzales, Annie Goodrich & Judith Hagedorn 2003 Lauren Archer, Blair DiSesa, Karen Chao, Jeri Gonzales & Annie Goodrich 2004 Lauren Archer, Karen Chao, Tracie Chong, Blair DiSesa & Andrea Goodrich 2005 Tracie Chong, Christine Dao, Blair DiSesa, Dominique Karas & Kimberley Patenaude conference usa commissioner’s honor roll Year Players wac scholar athletes 2006 Emily Braid, Amy Cao, Christine Dao, Blair DiSesa, Medeja Egic, Dominique Karas, Melissa Patel, Tiffany Lee, Alanna Rodgers & Cleo Sham Year Players 2007 Emily Braid, Julie Chao, Blair DiSesa, Medeja Egic, 1997 Jessica Gagnon, Justyna Gudzowska, Elle Lewis, Dominique Karas, Tiffany Lee, Rebecca Lin, Jennifer Pan, Melissa Patel Paula Myslivecek & Jane Trinh Kimberley Patenaude, Alanna Rodgers & Veronica Sagastegui 1998 Justyna Gudzowska, Elle Lewis & Jane Trinh 1999 Natalie Briaud, Charlotte Feasby, Justyna Gudzowska, Judith Hagedorn, Elle Lewis, Jennifer Velasco & Kylie Wallis conference usa academic medalist 2000 Natalie Briaud, Charlotte Feasby, Jeri Gonzales, Year Players Judith Hagedorn, Elle Lewis, Kylie Wallis & Erin Brand 2006 Emily Braid, Blair DiSesa & Alanna Rodgers 2007 Emily Braid gagnon ita scholar athletes Year Players 2002 Judith Hagedorn, Natalie Briaud, Jeri Gonzales & Kylie Wallis 2003 Lauren Archer, Karen Chao, Blair DiSesa, Jeri Gonzales, Annie Goodrich & Mindy Ko 2004 Lauren Archer, Melissa Back, Karen Chao, Tracie Chong, Blair DiSesa & Annie Goodrich 2005 Amy Cao, Tracie Chong, Blair DiSesa, Dominique Karas, Kimberley Patenaude & Cleo Sham 2006 Emily Braid, Amy Cao, Tiffany Lee, Dominique Karas, Alanna Rodgers & Kimberley Patenaude 2007 Emily Braid, Julie Chao, Tiffany Lee, Rebecca Lin Dominique Karas, Alanna Rodgers & Kimberley Patenaude
ita all-academic team Rice has garnered ITA All-Academic Team honors in 10 of the 12 years since the award’s inception, including the last eight years in a row.
1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007
44 2007-08 RICE WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE ACADEMIC HONORS rice scholar athletes ita post-graduate scholarship THIS IS RICE Year Player(s) Year Player INTRO 1987 Allison Culver 1985 Tamara Ray COACHES 1988 Alice Vodicka 1986 Wendy Wood 1989 Megan Tanner OWLS HISTORY 1990 Michelle Bramblett tfiaw susanna garrison post-graduate scholarship 1991 Katie Nederveld Year Player 1992 Katie Nederveld 1997 Paula Myslivecek 1993 Abby Daniels 1998 Jane Trinh 1994 Jackie Brown 1995 Jackie Brown 1996 Jessica Gagnon arthur ashe jr. award 1997 Jane Trinh Year Player 1998 Jane Trinh 1995 Olga Limon 1998 Justyna Gudzowska 1997 Jane Trinh 1999 Justyna Gudzowska 1998 Jane Trinh 2000 Elle Lewis 2000 Erin Waters cosida academic all-district 2001 Judith Hagedorn Year Player 2002 Judith Hagedorn 1997 Paula Myslivecek 2003 Annie Goodrich 2006 Blair DiSesa 2004 Annie Goodrich 2005 Blair DiSesa cosida academic all-america 2005 Blair DiSesa Year Player 2006 Blair DiSesa 1999 Justyna Gudzowska 2007 Dominique Karas 2006 Blair DiSesa
Dr. hubert e. bray scholar athlete award kay pearson keating award winners Year Player 1997 Jane Trinh With a trophy case filled with about forty tennis and eight golf trophies and still possessing becoming modesty, Kathryn is probably the outstanding 1999 Justyna Gudzowska girl athlete in intercollegiate competition. Kay started going somewhere 2001 Judith Hagedorn about three years ago when she received national ranking in the Girls’ 2002 Judith Hagedorn National Tennis Tournament. At present she holds a the National Intercol- legiate Women’s Singles and Doubles Championships and has had the summa cum laude privilege of playing at Forest Hills with both Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs. She has been number one girl tennis champion at Rice for the past three years, and has won three times Year Player 1999 Justyna Gudzowska the Southern branch of the A.A.U. Nice going, Kay. - (Courtesy: The 1935 Campanile) Year Player(s) 1978-79 Nina Springer magna cum laude 1979-80 Tracie Blumentritt Year Player 1980-81 Tracie Blumentritt 1984 Karen Garman 1981-82 Susan Rudd 1998 Jane Trinh 1982-83 Tracie Blumentritt 1983-84 Wendy Wood cum laude 1984-85 Wendy Wood Year Player 1985-86 Wendy Wood 1986 Karen Neal 1986-87 Alice Vodicka 1988 Rosalind Kermode 1987-88 Emily Cates 1997 Kelley Nanney 1988-89 Elizabeth Sulzberger 2002 Judith Hagedorn 1989-90 Candy Diepraam 2004 Jeri Gonzales 1990-91 Michelle Bramblett 1991-92 Antonette Veloso phi beta kappa 1992-93 Jackie Brown & Antonette Veloso 1993-94 Jackie Brown Year Player 1994-95 Olga Limon 1998 Jane Trihn 1995-96 Jessica Gagnon & Paula Myslivecek 1996-97 Jessica Gagnon & Paula Myslivecek fred stancliff post-graduate scholarship 1997-98 Elle Lewis Year Player 1998-99 Justyna Gudzowska 1993 Katie Nederveld 1999-2000 Charlotte Feasby 1998 Jane Trinh 2000-01 Judith Hagedorn 1999 Justyna Gudzowska 2001-02 Judith Hagedorn 2002 Judith Hagedorn 2002-03 Karen Chao 2003-04 Blair DiSesa marshall scholarship recipient 2004-05 Dominique Karas Year Player 2005-06 Blair DiSesa 1998 Justyna Gudzowska 2006-07 Dominique Karas
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THIS IS RICE INTRO COACHES OWLS HISTORY
n April 23, 2006, the Rice women’s tennis program made history Rice senior Blair DiSesa answered back for her team at number-one singles, en route to the Conference USA championship in Dallas. The Owls sweeping Lynzee Kever 6-2, 6-2 to knot the score at 1-1. Marshall responded O entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed and proceeded to knock off with a pair of wins at two and six to take a 3-1 lead. But the Owls didn’t sur- the league’s Top Three teams as the program claimed its first league crown. render. For their efforts, senior Blair DiSesa was named the C-USA Player of the Senior Medeja Egic struck back at four with a 6-2, 6-4 decision against Year, freshman Alanna Rodgers was tabbed the Outstanding Singles Player of Shannon Brown. That was shortly followed by sophomore Tiffany Lee tying the Championship, and head coach Roger White received Coach of the Year the team score with her 6-4, 6-1 sweep of Jeanne Schwartz at three singles, honors. Additionally, Medeja Egic, Christine Dao and Tiffany Lee received sending all eyes to number five singles. All-Conference USA accolades. In the first set, Rodgers fought back from a 4-3 deficit against Karolina Soor to take the frame, then found herself down by the same margin in the second. Rice Drops Southern Miss 4-0 (opening round) Once again the Owl rallied to win three-straight games to win her match 6-4, GARLAND, Texas — The Rice women made quick work of Southern Miss, 6-4 and clinch the team upset. winning 4-0 in the first round of the Conference USA championship on Thurs- With the win, Rice improves to 11-12 on the year. day in Garland. With overnight rains on Wednesday and the threat of more wet weather on Owls Blast Cougars In Singles (semifinals) the way, the match started with singles action in hopes of a speedy decision. GARLAND, Texas — With a dominant showing in singles, seventh-seeded Doubles was not played. Rice eliminated crosstown rival and third-seeded Houston 4-1 in Saturday’s Senior Blair DiSesa, ranked 69th nationally, struck first for the Owls, blasting semifinal to advance to the finals of the 2006 Conference USA Women’s Tennis the Golden Eagles’ Sherry Price 6-0, 6-2 at the top spot. That win was quickly Championship in Garland. followed by another score for Rice as sophomore Christine Dao beat Grace The win marks the first time for the seventh-seeded team to advance to the Kammerer 6-1, 6-2 at the two position. Sophomore Tiffany Lee then put the C-USA championship match. It is also the second-straight year for the Owls Owls up 3-0 as she dropped Nikhila Narra 6-1, 6-3 at three, with her Rice to earn a spot in the league finals after competing for the Western Athletic teammates leading in the final three matches. Conference crown a year ago. Freshman Emily Braid beat teammates Medeja Egic, a senior, and Alanna Seniors Medeja Egic and Blair DiSesa defeated Brianna Bateup and Loli Rodgers, also a freshman, to the knockout punch as she defeated Courtney Gomez 8-2 at number-one doubles, before the Cougars scored wins at two Ulrich 6-2, 6-4 at six singles to clinch the team decision. and three to take the doubles point. Freshman Alanna Rodgers quickly got the Owls on the scoreboard in singles, Rice Upsets Marshall 4-3 (quarterfinals) blasting Vicky Simpson 6-1, 6-1 at the five position. Egic also scored a quick GARLAND, Texas — Freshman Alanna Rodgers won the deciding match to strike for Rice, dropping Kami Miller 6-0, 6-1 at four to put the Owls ahead 2- help Rice upset 55th-ranked, and second-seeded, Marshall 4-3 in the quarter- 1. Sophomores Christine Dao and Tiffany Lee then struck in rapid succession finals of the 2006 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship on Friday with both scoring 6-2, 6-2 wins against the Cougars for the team upset. Dao afternoon in Garland. beat Gomez at two, and Lee clinched against Sonja Nikolic at three. Led by the 31st-ranked duo in the nation, the Thundering Herd won at one DiSesa and freshman Emily Braid were both up a set and leading in the and three doubles to take an early 1-0 lead in the match. second when their matches were suspended.
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Rice improves to 12-12 on the year with their second-straight upset and fifth THIS IS RICE consecutive victory. The Owls will look for revenge against longtime rival SMU INTRO the championship bout. The Mustangs, the top seed and ranked 51st, edged COACHES Rice 4-3 previously this season in Houston. OWLS Rice Upsets SMU To Win C-USA Crown (Championship) HISTORY GARLAND, Texas — Seventh-seeded Rice earned its first league tournament title in school history capturing the 2006 Conference USA Women’s Tennis crown with a 4-1 win over host and top-seeded SMU on Sunday at the Garland Tennis Center. The Owls pulled off three consecutive upsets during the four-day tourney over league opponents Marshall, Houston and SMU en route to the title victory and C-USA’s automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Tournament. “I am at a loss for words,” said Rice head coach Roger White. “This is a wonderful thing for both the team and our school. The girls worked hard all year and really deserve the win today. This (victory) has helped elevate our program to the next level. We’ve struggled in doubles all year, so we told our kids to just pretend we were down 0-1. The team played terrific up and down the courts.” The Rice victory not only marks the first time a seventh-seed has won the championship match, but also the first time a seventh-seed has earned a title match appearance. Last year, the Owls advanced to the championship match of the WAC tournament for the first time in school history. “I have never been more proud of a group of people in my entire life,” said Rice captured the doubles point with a tough 8-6 win at the top spot. The DiSesa. “We had a subpar start to the season, but we recovered and today Mustangs and Owls split at two and three doubles, before senior tandem of had one of the best matches we’ve ever played.” Blair DiSesa and Medeja Egic took control for Rice. The pair defeated SMU’s Svetlana Kouzmenko and Natalia Bubien 8-6 for the go-ahead point. Box Score - Rice 4, #51 SMU 1 At two doubles, Monica Neveklovska and Kristin Reid beat Owls’ Kimberley Doubles Patenaude and Alanna Rodgers with an 8-3 Mustang victory, while Tiffany Lee 1 - DiSesa/Egic (Rice) def. Kouzmenko/ Bubien (SMU), 8-6 and Christine Dao knotted the teams up 2-2. The sophomore duo beat the SMU 2 - Reid/ Neveklovska (SMU) def. Kimberley Patenaude/Rodgers (Rice), 8-4 twin sister pair of Brooke and Halley Rambally, 8-2. 3 - Lee/Dao (Rice) def. Rambally/Rambally (SMU), 8-2 Feeding off of the doubles victory, DiSesa quickly extended the Owls’ lead with a win over Kouzmenko. The teams then split the next two singles Singles matches. Egic defeated Mustang rookie Reid at four singles, 6-2, 6-0, while 1 - #69 Blair DiSesa (Rice) def. Lana Kouzmenko (SMU), 6-3, 6-0 Halley Rambally took the first and only SMU point of the day with a 6-1, 6-3 2 - Christine Dao (Rice) vs. Natalia Bubien (SMU), 3-6, 6-1, 1-3 DNF victory over freshman Emily Braid at six. 3 - Tiffany Lee (Rice) vs. Georgiana Marta (SMU), 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 DNF However, it was Rodgers who once again came through for the Owls. The 4 - Medeja Egic (Rice) def. KristenReid (SMU), 6-2, 6-0 freshman clinched the team match-point at five singles in Friday’s quarterfinals 5 - Alanna Rodgers (Rice) def. Brooke Rambally (SMU), 6-4, 6-3 win against second-seeded Marshall. Rodgers then came off the courts first 6 - Halley Rambally (SMU) def. Emily Braid (Rice), 6-1, 6-3 in Rice’s 4-1 defeat over crosstown rival and third-seeded Houston in the semifinals. The Nassau, Bahamas native decided the championship victory Order of Finish: D2, D3, D1, S1, S4, S6, S5 on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Brooke Rambally.
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THIS IS RICE • AAA • Charlotte Feasby 1997-98-99-2000 • NNN • INTRO Kay Abrahams 1979-80 Yasmin Fisher 2001-02-03-04 Karen Neal 1985-86 COACHES Lauren Archer 2003-04 Betsy Nederveld 1990-91-92-93 Lydia Asselin 1976 Katie Nederveld 1989-90-91-92 OWLS • GGG • Jessica Gagnon 1994-95-96-97 HISTORY • BBB • Karen Garman 1981-82-83-84 • PPP • Linda Barrows 1978 Giselle Geddes 1978 Emily Pate 1977 Amber Basica 1995 Tracy Gilmore 1992-93 Jennifer Pan 2007 Candida Beaumont 1993 Melissa Golden 1981 Kimberley Patenaude 2005-06-07 Lisa Blackburn 1979 Jeri Gonzales 2000-01-02-03 Tracie Blumentritt 1980-81-82-83 Gina Gooding 1986 • RRR • Sarah Borwell 1998 Annie Goodrich 2001-02-03-04 Alanna Rodgers 2006-07 Emily Braid 2006-07 Justyna Gudzowska 1996-97-98-99 Tamara Ray 1982-83-84-85 Michelle Bramblett 1989-90-91 Susan Rudd 1981-82-83-84 Natalie Briaud 1999-2000-01-02 • HHH • Brenda Ruel 1984 Wendy Brockman 1981, 83-84-85 Wanna Hadnott 1981-82-83-84 Jackie Brown 1992-93-94-95 Judith Hagedorn 1999-2000-01-02 • SSS • Dana Burch 1975-76 Genevieve Howell 1975-76 Gigi Sacaris 1985-86 Susan Hulbert 1978 Veronica Sagastegui 2007 • CCC • Penelope Saltzman 1977 Marion Campbell 1986-87-88-89 • III • Cindy Scott 1976-77-78-79 Amy Cao 2005-06 Vessie Ivanova 1995-96-97-98 Sally Smith 1976 Renee Capri 1990-91-92-93 Nina Springer 1976-77-78-79 Emily Cates 1987-88-89 • KKK • Blair Strassner 1991-92-93-94 Julie Chao 2007 Dominique Karas 2005-06-07 Liz Sulzberger 1987-88-89-90 Karen Chao 2001-02-03-04 Rosalind Kermode 1986 Tracie Chong 2004-05 Mary Kirson 1975-76-77 • TTT • Susan Collings 1977-78-79-80 Mindy Ko 2002-03 Erin Talton 1995-96-97-98 Ellen Considine 1984-85 Jennifer Kraft 1979 Megan Tanner 1986-87-88-89 Lori Cronk 1985-86-87-88 Sue Taylor 1979-80 Allison Culver 1985-86-87-88 • LLL • Jane Trinh 1996-97-98 Eileen Curreri 1982-83-84-85 Tiffany Lee 2006-07 Mary Currier 1975 Elle Lewis 1997-98-99-2000 • VVV • Rebecca Lin 2007 Jennifer Velasco 1996-97-98-99 • DDD • Laura Little 1975 Antonette Veloso 1992-93-94-95 Abby Daniels 1991-92-93-94 Olga Limon 1993-94-95-96 Erika Villalobos 2002-03-04 Christine Dao 2005-06-07 Alice Vodicka 1987-88 Candace Diepraam 1990-91 • MMM • Blair DiSesa 2003-04-05-06 Rachelle Mack 1989-90-91-92 • WWW • Cathleen Dwyer 1980 Sharon McGinnis 1976-77-78 Irene Walker 1977 Deborah Melaas 1979-80-81 Kylie Wallis 1999-2000-01-02 • EEE • Andrea Miller 1989-90 Erin Waters 1998-99-2000-01 Medeja Egic 2005-06 Stephanie Moat 2000-01-02-03 Wendy Wood 1983-84-85-86 Paula Myslivecek 1994-95-96-97 • FFF • • YYY • Peggy Farnham 1975 Bobbie Yeager 1975-76 brown gonzales tanner
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