General Information Table of Contents 2009 Schedule Athletic Honors ...... IBC ...... 17-19 Jan. 23 vs. Boston University 1 5:00 Davidson Quick Facts ...... 1 Surrounding Area . . . . .20-21 24 at Brown 2:00 2009 Schedule ...... 1 Strength & Conditioning 22-23 25 at Boston College 11:00 a.m. Athletic Facilities ...... 24-25 2009 Roster/Team Photo . . .2 Feb. 1 #69 Radford 1:00 Academics ...... 26-27 2009 Outlook ...... 3 7 at #55 South Carolina 10:00 a.m. Player Profiles ...... 4-7 Student Life ...... 28-29 10 Gardner-Webb 4:00 Class of 2008 ...... 8 Athletic Directory ...... 30-31 14 USC Upstate 10:00 a.m. Head Coach Barrett ...... 9 Conference Affiliations . . . .32 27 Richmond TBA This is Davidson ...... IFC Assistant Coach ...... 9 Mar. 1 at Samford * 12:00 2008 Statistics/Results . . . .10 3 at Chattanooga * 2:30 2009 Opponents ...... 12 12 Indiana State 2:30 Year-By-Year Results . . .13-15 21 at #70 Furman * 1:30 Honors & Awards ...... 16 23 U. of Illinois at Chicago 2:00 28 UNC Greensboro * 1:00

2009 M. TENNIS QUICK FACTS Apr. 1 Elon * 3:00 4 at College of Charleston * 1:00 General Information 5 at Georgia Southern * 12:00 8 Wofford * 3:00 School Name ...... Davidson College 10 Charlotte 3:00 Location ...... Davidson, N.C. 11 at The Citadel * 11:00 a.m. Founded ...... 1837 16 Appalachian State * (Senior Day) 2:30 Enrollment ...... 1,700 Nickname ...... Wildcats Tournament - Elon, N.C. School Colors ...... Red (PMS 186) and Black Nov. 23-26 SoCon Tournament TBD Conference ...... Southern Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Boldface type denotes home match President ...... Tom Ross (Davidson ’72) All times are Eastern Standard. *Asterisk denotes SoCon opponent Athletics Director ...... Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78) 1at Brown, Providence, R.I. Home Facility ...... Covington Tennis Courts Press Box Phone ...... (704) 894-2433

Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Drew Barrett (Illinois-Chicago ’00) E-mail ...... [email protected] Office Phone ...... (704) 894-2438 Career Record (Years) ...... 61-111 (8) Record at Davidson (Years) ...... 22-24 (2) Assistant Coach . . . .Benjamin Johnson (Birm.-Southern ’04) E-mail ...... [email protected]

Team History Davidson College welcomes your coverage of SoCon Regular Season Titles/Last ...... 2/1997 Men's Tennis in 2009. For interviews, information SoCon Tournament Titles/Last ...... 9/1973 or pictures, please contact Gavin McFarlin of the NCAA Appearances/Last ...... 0 Sports Information Office. *Competed in the Big South from 1990-91 Phone: (704) 894.2635 Team Information Fax: (704) 894.2636 2008 Team Record ...... 14-8 E-mail: [email protected] 2008 SoCon Record/Finish ...... 5-4/t-3rd On the covers — The 2009 M. Tennis Guide fea - tures seniors Scott Myers and Brandon Bryd (front) and junior Eric Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/4 Noble along with Walker Lyons (back). Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 8/4 Newcomers ...... 1 Credits Sports Information Editor ...... Gavin McFarlin Sports Information Director ...... Marc Gignac Cover Design ...... Joey Beeler, Lauren Biggers and McFarlin Asst. SID/Men's Tennis Contact ...... Gavin McFarlin Inside Layout & Design ...... Sports Information Staff E-mail ...... [email protected] Contributors ...... Sports Information Staff Office Phone ...... (704) 894-2635 Photography . . . Biggers, Beeler, McFarlin, Dorsett Clark, Tim Cowie, Fax ...... (704) 894-2636 . Jeremy Whitworth, Bill Giduz, Willis Glassgow (WG Sports Photos), Website ...... www.davidsonwildcats.com ...... and Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film) Design Programs ...... QuarkXPress 6.5, Adobe Photoshop CS Printer ...... Powerhouse Color of Charlotte, N.C. # 1 2009 Men’s Tennis 2009 Roster

Front (l-r): Arie Hefter, Brandon Byrd, Eugene Shui Second Row (l-r) : Aaron Goodson, David Warren, Tareq Alani and Calum Gee Third Row (l-r) : Scott Myers, Graham Smith, Carter Braxton Back Row (l-r) : Eric Noble, Assistant Coach Ben Johnson, Walker Lyons and Head Coach Drew Barrett

2009 Alphabetical Roster ROSTER BY CLASS Seniors Ht. Wt. Hometown Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Brandon Byrd 5-9 155 Raleigh, N.C. Tareq Alani Jr. 6-1 170 Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill Scott Myers 6-0 150 W. Palm Beach, Fla. Carter Braxton So. 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C. Providence Brandon Byrd Sr. 5-9 155 Raleigh, N.C. Cary Academy Juniors Ht. Wt. Hometown Calum Gee Fr. 5-10 165 Ayr, Scotland Schiller International Tareq Alani 6-1 170 Chapel Hill, N.C. Arie Hefter So. 5-6 134 Birmingham, Ala. Indian Springs Eric Noble 6-1 165 Fayetteville, N.C. Walker Lyons So. 6-1 165 Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven David Warren 5-11 165 Hilton Head, S.C. Scott Myers Sr. 6-0 150 West Palm Beach, Fla. Benjamin School Sophomores Ht. Wt. Hometown Eric Noble Jr. 6-1 165 Fayetteville, N.C. Terry Stanford Carter Braxton 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C. Dave Warren Jr. 5-11 165 Hilton Head, S.C H.H. Christian Acad. Arie Hefter 5-6 134 Birmingham, Ala. Walker Lyons 6-1 165 Wallingford, Pa. Managers: Aaron Goodson, Graham Smith and Eugene Shui Freshmen Ht. Wt. Hometown Calum Gee 5-10 165 Ayr, Scotland

Men’s Tennis Staff Name Position Year Alma Mater Drew Barrett Head Coach 3rd Illinois-Chicago ’00 Benjamin Johnson Assistant Coach 2nd Birm.-Southern ’04

2 2 2009 Outlook Now in their third season under the winning streak of five straight after drop - Brown and Boston College. The direction of head coach Drew Barrett, the ping his first collegiate match. Wildcats took a 6-1 decision against Wildcats will enter the 2009 campaign • Junior Tareq Alani: Could see action Brown last season. seeking the program’s 10th SoCon in singles after playing in his first colle - Besides those three schools, the Tournament title as Davidson returns a giate match last year at No. 6. Wildcats’ non-conference schedule will solid core of players from a season ago. • Sophomore Carter Braxton: Part of include nationally ranked Radford (69) The Wildcats look to make it back-to- the Wildcats' Top-25 Mid-Major recruiting and South Carolina (55), along with back seasons with a winning record for class last year ... will be expected to step Gardner-Webb, USC Upstate, Richmond, the first time since 2000 and 2001 after into the starting lineup in both singles Indiana State and University of Illinois concluding the 2008 slate with an solid and doubles ... played in one doubles at Chicago. The 'Cats will also battle mark of 14-8 overall and 5-4 in Southern match a year ago ... participated in two cross-county rival Charlotte, whom they Conference play. Fall events ... one of three players to score have defeated twice in the past three This year's club will feature eight let - two singles wins at the Davidson/Jim meetings. terwinners from a season ago, including Causey Invitational this past Fall. The Wildcats will open SoCon play three of its top singles players. Leading • Senior Brandon Byrd (1-0 career with two road matches starting on Mar. the way is second-team All-SoCon mem - record) and junior David Warren: Each 1-2 at Samford and Chattanooga. This is ber senior Scott Myers, who went a per - are expected to add depth in singles play. Samford's first year in the SoCon after fect 6-0 at No. 5 singles. Of the eight let - Byrd played in three Fall events, going 1- playing in the Ohio Valley Conference. ter winners, seven of them saw action in 1 at the Davidson/Jim Causey The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA either singles or doubles play. Invitational. Tournament last year as they finished 18-8 overall. Six of the 'Cats 10 SoCon Eric Noble Newcomer matches this year will be on the road. • Freshman Calum Gee: Was the The SoCon Tournament takes place Scottish Indoor Junior National April 23-26 in Elon, N.C., as Davidson Champion during his four years and and the rest of the field will be looking reached a ranking as high as 382nd in the to knock off Furman, who defeated Elon ITF ... saw action in three of the five Fall in the championship game a year ago. events, including going 2-1 in his first The Paladins have captured 13 titles collegiate event at the Southern overall. Davidson looks to rebound in Intercollegiate in Georgia. the tournament after dropping its quar - terfinal match against Appalachian State Doubles last year. Davidson's doubles play saw the Wildcats combine to go 32-35 overall.

• No. 1 position: The Wildcats look to replace its No. 1 team after the departure of Flaviu Simihaian and Ethan Jaffee ... the duo combined to go a team-best 11-7 (3-3 SoCon) ... Davidson went 12-10 as a Singles team at the No. 1 spot. Davidson fashioned a 78-55 singles • No. 2 position: The Wildcats No. 2 mark as a team last year, including an team returns one of its two players in even 25-25 mark against SoCon oppo - Noble, who could be pushed up to the nents. No. 1 spot ... Noble earned nine doubles wins, picking up seven of them at No. 2. • Junior Eric Noble: Top returning • No. 3 position: Lyons returns at No. singles player ... saw action at both No. 2 3 after tallying an 8-8 overall mark with and 3 a year ago, going a combined 9-12 Sam Burns last year ... also seeing action (4-5 SoCon) ... five of the wins came at at the position a season ago was Myers, the No. 3 spot ... has been a fixture in the who went 2-4, and Braxton. Scott Myers starting lineup since freshman year. Also expected to fill in at any of the • Sophomore Walker Lyons: Stepped three spots will be Hefter, Gee, Alani and in right away as freshman last year and Byrd. All four can be expected to fill in any position players played KEY TOP RETURNERS from No. 3-5 ... third on the team with 12 doubles in at Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 2007 Stats wins in singles play ... went 9-6 at No. 3. least one of the • Senior Scott Myers: Earned all-con - Wildcats' five Scott Myers #3-5 6-0 Jr. 18-4 in singles, fernce honors as a junior after going a Fall events. All-SoCon 2nd Team #6 personal-best 18-4 at No. 4-6 ... was a per - Eric Noble #4-6 6-0 Jr. 18 combined singles fect 9-0 in league play ... netted a com - Schedule bined 20 wins in singles and doubles a Davidson will and doubles wins year ago ... had a team-best eight-match open its 2009 Walker Lyons #3-5 6-1 So. 12-9 in singles, win streak during the season. spring schedule 9-6 at #4 position • Sophomore Arie Hefter: Earned up in the seven starts, six of them at No. 6 as a Northeast when Arie Hefter #5-6 5-6 So. 5-1 at #6 position, freshman last year ... three of his five it plays Boston 3-1 vs. league foes wins were vs. SoCon foes ... rattled off a University, # 3 2009 Men’s Tennis Player Profiles Brandon Scott BYRD MYERS Senior w 5-9 Senior w 6-0 Raleigh, N.C. West Palm Beach, Fla. Cary Academy Benjamin School History Political Science

Inside the Lines: Will look to add depth to the starting lineup … Inside the Lines: This past fall, teamed up with Walker Lyons at the saw action in two of five fall events in 2008 …scored a win over a play - Virginia Fall Invite to finish second in the "B" doubles bracket with wins er from Charlotte at the 2008 Davidson Fall Invite … did not play in over Nebraska, Elon and George Washington … had a breakout junior any official matches in the spring of 2008 … earned first collegiate win campaign, pacing the team with an 18-4 singles mark … went a perfect with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Michael Arbogast of Queens in 2007. 9-0 in league play, garnering All-SoCon Second Team honors at No. 6 sin - gles … given the team's Rob Palmer MVP award as a junior … opened Beyond the Baseline: Parcipiated in soccer as well as tennis at 2008 spring season winning seven of first eight matches … had team-best Cary Academy … received all-state honors in both tennis and soccer in seven- and eight-match winning streaks throughout junior campaign … 2004 … all-conference in both sports three times … earned first team all- closed out season on three-match win streak, including taking home a 7-5, state honors during his four-year prep career … Presidential Scholar. 6-3 win against App. State in the SoCon Tournament … went perfect 6-0 at No. 5 singles and 12-3 at No. 6 … captured singles title at UNC Fall Invitational in fall of 2007 … went a perfect 3-0 at Jim Causey/Davidson Invitational … saw most of his action in second year at No. 3 singles, going 6-6 … won the flight No. 2 singles at the W&L Invitational … six of his nine wins came at No. 6 singles … ran off a four-match win streak from Mar. 3-15 … in first collegiate match, won in three sets over Gardner-Webb.

Beyond the Baseline: Was the top player for three years at Benjamin School … was a state singles semifinalist in 2004 and a dou - bles state champion in 2003 … a National Honor Society member as well as a Marshall Benjamin Scholar.

BYRD’S CAREER STATISTICS MYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2006 NA 00 NA 00 2006 #4-6 99 #3 11 2007 #6 10 NA 00 2007 #3-5 8 15 #2, 3 6 5 2008 NA 00 NA 00 2008 #4-6 18 4 #3 24 Totals 1.000 10 .000 00 Totals .515 35 28 .474 9 10

4 Davidson Wildcats 4 Player Profiles Player Profiles Eric NOBLE Junior w 6-1 Fayetteville, N.C. Terry Stanford Sociology

Inside the Lines: Saw action at both the No. 2 and 3 singles posi - tions in 2008 … picked up five of his nine singles wins last year at No. 3 (5-5) … went 4-5 overall against league foes … added nine wins in dou - bles play, seven of them at No. 2 … finished 2007 with a team-best 12 singles wins … had a 5-4 mark at No. 6 singles … teamed with Phillip Compeau for 13 doubles wins … eleven of the wins were at No. 3 … went 15-5 in doubles, most wins on the team … sported a 1-1 record at 2007 fall ITA Midwest Regional Championships … started 2006 fall sea - son off by winning the flight one singles bracket at the W&L Invite.

Beyond the Baseline: 2006 4-A state doubles champion with broth - er … 2006 All Sports School MVP … Conference Player of the Year … All-Conference and Region all 4 years … National Honor Society. NOBLE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2007 #4-6 12 11 #2, 3 15 5 2008 #2, 3 9 12 #1, 2 9 13 Totals .477 21 23 .571 24 18 Tareq ALANI Junior w 6-1 Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill History

Inside the Lines: Will look to add depth to the singles and doubles spots after playing in his first official singles match during second year … This past Fall, participated in two events … reached quarterfinals of the "B" singles consolation round at Georgia Tech … picked up a win at the 2008 Jim Causey/Davidson Invite … Fall of 2007, teamed with Brandon Byrd at Jim Causey Invitational in doubles play … also partici - pate in two singles matches.

Beyond the Baseline: Earned all-conference honors at Chapel Hill High School … also garnered all-region honors … during four-year prep career, was a two-time team state finalist … a four-year PAC-6 tournament champ. ALANI’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2007 NA 00 NA 0 0 2008 #6 01 NA 00 Totals .000 01 .000 00

# 5 2009 Men’s Tennis Player Profiles David Walker WARREN LYONS Junior w 5-11 Sophomore w 6-1 Hilton Head, S.C. Wallingford, Pa. Hilton Head Christian Acad. Strath Haven History Undeclared

Inside the Lines: Will add valuable depth and balance to the roster Inside the Lines: Played in three of the Wildcats' five 2008 Fall … earned first collegiate win with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over a player from events … reached the "B" doubles finals with teammate Scott Myers at Wingate in 2007 ... fall of 2007 went 1-1 at Jim Causey Invitational, earn - Virginia Fall Invitational … stepped into the starting lineup right away ing his win over Appalachian State by the score of 6-1, 6-0. as a freshman … Wildcats' main No. 4 singles player, went 9-6 at that position … won five of first seven collegiate matches … was a perfect 4- Beyond the Baseline: 2005 SCISA Player of the Year … valedictori - 0 in three-set matches … overall was 12-9, one of four 'Cats to register an off high school class … National Honor Society member … also double-digit wins in singles … also saw action at No. 3 doubles where played volleyball as a prepster. he sported a 7-8 record and finished 10-10 overall in doubles play … sported a perfect 3-0 mark at 2007 Jim Causey Fall Invitational with wins over Appalachian State, Charlotte and Furman … wrapped up his first collegiate fall season in impressive fashion by winning three WARREN’S CAREER STATISTICS straight matches, two of them in three sets, in the qualifying singles draw of the ITA Regionals, before dropping his first match in the main Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL draw. 2007 #6 10 NA 0 0 2008 NA 00 NA 00 Beyond the Baseline: Totals 1.000 10 .000 00 Ranked 77th nationally and eighth in the Middle Atlantic recruiting list according the tennisrecruiting.net ... two- time Central League champion ... also two-time Pennsylvania District one champion ... qualified for the quarterfinals in singles at state cham - pionships as a freshman ... semfinalist at state championships during his prep career as a junior. Carter BRAXTON Sophomre w 6-2 Charlotte, N.C. Providence Undelcared

Inside the Lines: Competed in two Fall events in 2008 … one of two ’Cats to record two wins at Davidson Invite … teamed with Ethan Jaffee at No. 3 doubles against Longwood in first official spring match last year … in first collegiate action in the fall of 2007, scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Appalachian State at the Jim Causey Invitational.

Beyond the Baseline: Senior captain on his high school's State Championship team … finished runner-up at state individually in dou - bles action … SWAAAA conference doubles champ … All-State, All- Western Region, all-conference and All-Observer …Providence High Athlete of the Week.

BRAXTON’S CAREER STATISTICS LYONS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2008 NA 00 #3 0 1 2008 #3-5 12 9 #2, 3 10 10 Totals .000 00 .000 01 Totals .571 12 9 .500 10 10

Davidson Wildcats 6 Player Profiles Player Profiles Arie Calum HEFTER GEE Sophomore w 5-6 Freshman w 5-10 Birmingham, Ala. Ayr, Scotland Indian Springs Schiller International Undeclared Undeclared

Inside the Lines: Had a solid Fall season, playing three events … Inside the Lines: Can be expected to see action in both singles and reached the "D" singles flight finals at the UVA Fall Invite … played in doubles as a first-year player … played in three of Davidson's five 2008 seven singles matches as freshman, sporting a 5-2 mark … went 5-1 at fall events ... finished 2-1 at the Davidson Fall Invitational, Oct. 10-11 … No. 6 singles, earning three of the wins against conference opponents … reached the round of 16 at Georgia Tech Invitational with a first-match had a five-match win streak from Feb. 2-Mar. 30 … was part of the win, 6-3 6-1 … teamed with Eric Noble at the ITA Regionals to earn two Wildcats top-25 recruiting class among Mid-Majors … saw action in tie-breaker wins in doubles. three of Davidson's five 2007 fall events … in first collegiate fall event, earned a 6-2, 6-3 first-round win at UNC Fall Invitational. Beyond the Baseline: Gee comes to Davidson after a nice four-year prep career at Schiller International in Ayr, Scotland … was the Scottish Beyond the Baseline: According to the 2007 rankings, was ranked Indoor Junior National Champion during his four years, and reached a 169th nationally and 1st in Alabama for the past two years … was ranking as high as 382nd in the ITF … also represented Scotland in sev - ranked as high as 81st in the USA and 26th in the Southern USTA in the eral international events as well during his prep career. past year … won the Alabama high school championship, while leading his team to the school's first-ever boys state championship in its 54-year history … recorded an overall mark of 64-4 in his five years on the var - sity squad.

HEFTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2008 #5,6 52 #NA 0 0 Totals .714 52 .000 00

# 7 2009 Men’s Tennis Class of 2008

Phillip Flaviu COMPEAU SIMIHAIAN Wilkesboro, N.C. Nasaud, Romania Wilkes Central Cannon School Math Economics

Inside the Lines: Three-time Academic All-SoCon … named to Inside the Lines: Simihaian was one of the Wildcats’ top singles ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team in 2008 … teamed with and doubles players during his four-year career … first Wildcat to be Eric Noble at No. 2 doubles for a 6-11 record in 2008 … overall finished named to the All-SoCon First Team since 2003 … finished second on senior campaign with 7-15 doubles record … had a breakout year in dou - team with a career-high 13 wins at No. 1 singles … also paced team with bles during his third season … won a team-best 14 matches, including his a 14-7 record in doubles play … earned Harry Foglman Coach's Award first seven, at No. 2 and 3 doubles … 12 of those wins came at the No. 3 senior year … advanced to finals in consolation bracket at UNC doubles spot … named to ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Invitational in fall of 2007 and earned a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) win … finished Team in 2007 … finished a combined 4-2 in his singles and doubles match - his junior campaign with a 10-12 singles mark, one win off his career- es in the fall of 2006 at the Davidson/Jim Causey Classic … in two of his best … won first three matches to start 2007 season … won three of his three singles wins in 2005, gave up only a total of four games … teamed up nine league matches … 12-9 doubles mark second-best on team … went with Joe Cheaney for eight of his nine doubles wins in 2006 … in fall of perfect 4-0 at No. 2 doubles with John Bolton … his well-balanced all- 2005, teamed with Flaviu Simihaian to win the number one doubles flight around game led to a 9-10 record at number one singles in 2006 … start - at the W&L Fall Classic and won the number two singles flight. ed 2006 year with a four-match win streak … four of his nine overall wins were vs. league opponents … closed out 2006 season with five Beyond the Baseline: Four-time conference high school player of the wins in last seven matches, including three straight, at number one year … twice made state quarterfinals in singles and also reached state doubless … sported a 3-1 record at number one singles, including a semis in doubles. thrilling 7-6, 7-6 win over Richmond in 2005 … had a very successful run at the W&L Fall Classic, finishing runner-up in the number one sin - gles flight, while pairing up with Phillip Compeau to win the number one doubles flight.

Beyond the Baseline: Four-time conference high school player of the year … twice made state quarterfinals in singles and also reached state semis in doubles.

COMPEAU’S CAREER STATISTICS SIMIHAIAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL Year Singles Pos. WL Doubles Pos. WL 2005 NA 00 NA 00 2005 #1, 2 11 14 #2, 3 16 9 2006 #3, 4, 6 3 11 #2, 3 9 10 2006 #1 9 10 #1 10 12 2007 #5, 6 35 #2, 3 14 7 2007 #1 10 12 #1, 2 12 9 2008 NA 00 #1-3 7 15 2008 #1 13 8 #1-3 14 7 Totals .273 6 16 .494 30 32 Totals .494 43 44 .5 52 37

Davidson Wildcats 8 Class of 2008 Coaching Staff

Drew had the MVC’s No. 1 singles all- (BETA) located in Birmingham, Ala. In conference player in 2004. addition, for two years from 2004-2006, he Barrett also coached a winner also was the Co-Founder and Director of BARRETT of Bradley’s highest athletic Junior Development at Revolution Tennis Academy, which is also in Birmingham. 3rd Year at Davidson honor, the Watonga Award. During his five-year tenure at While at those academies, Johnson has Illinois-Chicago ’00 Bradley, the Braves finished higher in coached players who have earned college Record the regular-season standings than scholarships in the Southeastern at Davidson: 22-24 any team since 1989. Conference, the Big Ten, the Atlantic Before his head coaching duties at Coast Conference, Big South, Southern Bradley, Barrett was an assistant coach at Conference and Big East. Of his players DePaul during the 1999-2000 campaign, he has trained, eight of them have where he helped guide the Blue Demons reached the top 100 in the USTA ranking. Drew Barrett beings his third season at from a ranking of 125th nationally to as His coaching at the academies has helped the helm of men’s tennis program. Last high as 48th in a season termed as the him garner extensive knowledge of the year saw him guide the ’Cats to their first most successful in school history. The upcoming high school tennis talent pool. winning season since the 2001 campaign Blue Demons won 14 dual matches, with A native of Louisville, Ky., Johnson with a mark of 14-8. The 14 wins were the five of those wins coming over nationally- was a four-year varsity player at national - most since the 1999 team went 15-9. Of ranked teams. ly ranked Saint Xavier high school. He those 14 wins, 10 of them came at the A graduate of the University of was a four-year high school Kentucky ten - friendly confines of the Covington Tennis Illinois-Chicago, Barrett was involved in nis state champion and Mr. Kentucky Courts where the team finished 10-2. junior tennis in the Chicago suburbs for Tennis in 2000. He was also a nationally Davidson also sported a 5-4 mark in nearly a decade. Most recently, he served ranked junior during his prep career. Southern Conference play, while advanc - as Junior Tennis Coordinator for the Johnson attended Birmingham- ing to the quarterfinals of the SoCon tour - Rush-Copley Healthplex, in Aurora and Southern, where he was a four-year letter - nament for the seventh time in the past as Director of Junior Development at the winner for the Panthers men's tennis. A nine seasons. South Barrington Tennis Club. three-year team captain, Johnson was In Barrett's first season, he led the Barrett and his wife Mandy, formely named to the Big South All-Academic Wildcats to an 8-16 overall mark and a 2- Mandy Alaks, reside in Cornelius, N.C. team in 2004. During his time at 7 SoCon record. He also guided the Birmingham-Southern he carried a 3.8 Wildcats into the quarterfinals of the grade point average. SoCon tournament. Johnson graduated in 2004 with a Barrett came to Davidson by way of bachelor's degree in secondary education, Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., where THE BARRETT FILE with an emphasis in history. he was the head coach of the Bradley Coaching Record Upon graduation, Johnson worked in Braves men’s tennis team for five years. the Summer of 2004 as a Head A former assistant coach at DePaul and Year WLPct. School Professional and High Performance Co- Illinois-Chicago, Barrett inherited the 2001 3 14 .176 Bradley Director at LTC in Louisville, Ky. Braves' program that had won just one 2002 6 21 .222 conference match in 33 tries before his 2003 10 10 .500 arrival and helped build them into a com - 2004 6 13 .316 petitive team in the Missouri Valley 2005 7 16 .304 Conference. 2006 7 13 .350 In 2006, Barrett led the Braves to their 2007 8 16 .333 Davidson first MVC Tournament semifinal birth 2008 14 8 .636 since 1993 after garnering the program’s Totals 61 111 .355 8 years first main-draw victory in the conference meet in the dual-format era. The Braves finished with an overall record of 7-13 and 2-5 in the MVC. Two of his players became the school’s first MVC individual Ben tournament champions, claiming the No. 1 doubles crown, while another secured JOHNSON his fourth all-conference recognition and earned his third MVC Scholar-Athlete 2nd Year at Davidson honor. In all, seven players earned MVC Birmingham Scholar-Athlete recognition in 2006. Southern ’04 The 2003 and 2004 spring seasons were two of the most successful in Bradley’s history. Barrett guided the Braves to a 3-5 conference mark in the spring of 2003 and a ranking of 13th in Head Coach Barrett enters his third season after guiding the 'Cats to a 14-8 record in the final Central Region ITA Poll. Then in 2008. the spring of 2004, the Braves went 10-10 Entering his second season on the overall with a 4-4 mark in MVC play. The Wildcat coaching staff is Benjamin four MVC victories were a school-record Johnson. since round-robin regular-season play Prior to coming to Davidson, Johnson began in the mid-’90s. He coached an was the Co-Founder and Director of MVC Freshman of the Year in 2003 and Birmingham's Elite Tennis Academy # 9 2009 Men’s Tennis 2008 in Review 2008 STATISTICS (14-8, 5-4 SOCON) SINGLES Player #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Overall Flaviu Simihaian 13-8 (5-4) 13-8 (5-4) Ethan Jaffee 1-0 4-7 (1-2) 3-3 (0-2) 8-10 (1-4) Eric Noble 4-7 (2-4) 5-5 (2-1) 9-12 (4-5) Walker Lyons 2-3 (1-2) 9-6 (3-3) 1-0 12-9 (4-5) Scott Myers 0-1 6-0 (4-0) 12-3 (5-0) 18-4 (9-0) Sam Burns 0-1 (0-1) 5-1 (2-1) 7-7 (2-3) 12-9 (4-5) Arie Hefter 0-1 5-1 (3-1) 5-2 (3-1) Tareq Alani 0-1 0-1 Totals 14-8 8-14 10-12 14-8 14-8 17-5 78-55 SoCon Totals 5-4 3-6 3-5 5-4 6-3 8-1 25-25

DOUBLES Team #1 #2 #3 Overall Simihaian/Jaffee 10-7 (2-3) 1-0 (1-0) 11-7 (3-3) Compeau/Noble 1-1 (0-1) 5-10 (1-3) 6-11 (1-4) Burns/Noble 1-2 (1-2) 2-0 (1-0) 3-2 (2-2) Simihaian/Lyons 2-0 (2-0) 2-0 (2-0) Lyons/Myers 0-2 0-2 Lyons/Burns 1-0 7-8 (1-4) 8-8 (1-4) Compeau/Lyons 0-1 (0-1) 0-1 (0-1) 0-2 (0-2) Carter Braxton/Jaffee 0-1 0-1 Simihaian/Myers 1-0 (1-0) 1-0 (1-0) Compeau/Myers 1-2 (0-2) 1-2 (0-2) Team Totals 12-10 11-11 9-14 32-35 SoCon Totals 3-6 5-4 2-7 10-17

2008 RESULTS Date Opponent Location Result 1/ 19 at No. 20 NC State Raleigh, N.C. 0- 7L 27 USC-Upstate Davidson, N.C. 4- 3W 2/ 2 Longwood Davidson, N.C. 6- 1W 9 at No. 58 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 1- 6L 10 Gardner-Webb Davidson, N.C. 5- 2W 16 Presbyterian Davidson, N.C. 7- 0W 17 Brown Davidson, N.C. 6- 1W 23 at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. 4- 3W 3/ 1 at No. 17 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 0- 7L 2 at Coll. of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 4- 3W 4 vs. James Madison Hilton Head, S.C. 6- 1W 20 Wofford * Davidson, N.C. 3- 4L 22 Chattanooga * Davidson, N.C. 5- 2W 25 Coastal Carolina Davidson, N.C. 7- 0W 27 UNC Greensboro * Davidson, N.C. 6- 1W 30 Georgia Southern * Davidson, N.C. 5- 2W 4/ 2 at No. 75 Elon* Elon, N.C. 1- 6L 5 S.C. State Davidson, N.C. 6- 1W 6 East Carolina Davidson, N.C. 4- 3W 11 Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 3- 4L 12 No. 69 Furman * Davidson, N.C. 2- 5L 18 Appalachian State 1 Charleston, S.C. 3- 4L No. 1 player Flaviu Simihaian capped off his Boldface indicates home game Wildcat career with 27 combined wins his senior 1Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C. year in singles and doubles play.

Davidson Wildcats 10 2008 in Review The History of Wildcat Men's Tennis

# 11 2009 Men’s Tennis 2009 Opponents

BOSTON BROWN BOSTON COLLEGE Jan. 23 w 5:00 w Providence, R.I. Jan. 24 w 2:00 w Providence, R.I. Jan. 25 w 11:00 a.m. w Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Location: Boston, Mass. Location: New Haven, Conn. Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. Nickname: Terriers Nickname: Bears Nickname: Eagles Conference: America East Conference: Ivy Conference: America East Head Coach: Tim Lipsky Head Coach: Jay Harris Head Coach: Scott Wilkins 2008 Record/Conferenece: 5-15/2-3 2008 Record/Conferenece: 13-14/4-2 2008 Record/Conferenece: 9-16/1-11 Website: www.goterriers.com Website: www.brownbears.com Website: www.bceagles.com

RADFORD SOUTH CAROLINA GARDNER-WEBB Feb. 1 w 1:00 w Davidson, N.C. Feb. 7 w 10:00 a.m. w Columbia, S.C. Feb. 10 w 4:00 w Davidson, N.C.

Location: Radford, Va. Location: Columbia, S.C. Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. Nickname: Highlanders Nickname: Gamecocks Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: : Southeastern Conference: Atlantic Sun Head Coach: Mike Anderson Head Coach: Kent DeMars Head Coach: Mike Griffith 2008 Record/Conferenece: 15-2/6-0 2008 Record/Conferenece: 11-13/1-10 2008 Record/Conference: 13-14/4-6 Website: www.ruhighlanders.com Website: www.gamecocksonline.com Website: www.gwusports.com

USC UPSTATE RICHMOND SAMFORD Feb. 14 w 10:00 a.m. w Davidson, N.C. Feb. 27 w TBA w Davidson, N.C. Mar. 1 w 12:00 w Birmingham, Ala.

Location: Spartanburg, S.C. Location: Richmond, Va. Location: Birmingham, Ala. Nickname: Spartans Nickname: Spiders Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Atlantic-10 Conference: Ohio Valley Head Coach: Alessandro De Marzo Head Coach: Billy Boykin Head Coach: Kemper Baker 2008 Record/Conferenece: 15-6/8-2 2008 Record/Conferenece: 4-15/NA 2008 Record/Conferenece: 18-8/11-1 Website: www.upstatespartans.com Website: www.bceagles.com Website: www.brownbears.com

CHATTANOOGA INDIANA STATE FURMAN Feb. 3 w 2:30 w Chattanooga, Tenn. Mar. 12 w 2:30 w Davidson, N.C. Mar. 21 w TBA w Greenville, S.C.

Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Location: Greenville, S.C. Nickname: Mocs Nickname: Sycamores Nickname: Paladins Conference: Southern Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Southern Head Coach: Caros Garcia Head Coach: Malik Tabet Head Coach: Paul Scarpa 2008 Record/Conference: 12-10/3-6 2008 Record/Conferenece: 11-13/4-2 2008 Record/Conference: 16-11/9-0 Website: www.gomocs.com Website: www.bceagles.com Website: www.furmanpaladins.com ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO UNC GREENSBORO ELON Mar. 23 w 2:00 w Davidson, N.C. Mar. 28 w 1:00 w Davidson, N.C. Apr. 1 w 3:00 a.m. w Davidson, N.C.

Location: Boston, Mass. Location: Greensboro, N.C. Location: Elon, N.C. Nickname: Flames Nickname: Spartans Nickname: Phoenix Conference: Horizon League Conference: Southern Conference: Southern Head Coach: Hans Neufeld Head Coach: Thomas Mozur Head Coach: Michael Leonard 2008 Record/Conferenece: 15-10/7-2 2008 Record/Conference: 3-20/1-8 2008 Record/Conference: 17-9/7-2 Website: www.goterriers.com Website: www.uncgspartans.com Website: www.elonphoenix.com

COLL. OF CHARLESTON GEORGIA SOUTHERN WOFFORD Apr. 4 w 1:00 w Charleston, S.C. Apr. 5 w 12:00 w Statesboro, Ga. Apr. 8 w 3:00 w Davidson, N.C.

Location: Charleston, S.C. Location: Statesboro, Ga. Location: Spartanburg, S.C. Nickname: Cougars Nickname: Eagles Nickname: Terriers Conference: Southern Conference: Southern Conference: Southern Head Coach: Jay Bruner Head Coach: Justin Miles Head Coach: Rod Ray 2008 Record/Conference: 8-17/1-8 2008 Record/Conference: 9-13/4-5 2008 Record/Conference: 12-11/5-4 Website: www.cofcsports.com Website: www.georgiasoutherneagles.com Website: www.wofford.edu/athletics

CHARLOTTE THE CITADEL APPALACHIAN STATE Apr. 10 w 3:00 w Davidson, N.C. Apr. 11 w 11:00 a.m. w Charleston, S.C. Apr. 16 w 2:30 w Davidson, N.C.

Location: Charlotte, N.C. Location: Charleston, S.C. Location: Boone, N.C. Nickname: 49ers Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Mountaineers Conference: : Southern Conference: Southern Head Coach: Jim Boykin Head Coach: Toby Simpson Head Coach: Bob Lake 2008 Record/Conference: 9-15/NA 2008 Record/Conference: 15-10/5-3 2008 Record/Conference: 13-10/5-4 Website: www.charlotte49ers.com Website: www.citadelsports.com Website: www.goasu.com

Davidson Wildcats 12 2009 Opponents All-Time Results Thru-1988

5 Kenyon College 7- 2L 6 Johnson State 9- 0W 20-11 22 Harvard 5- 2W 1988 23 Ohio 5- 4W 24 Colorado 0- 9L 2/ 9 South Carolina 3- 5L 27 Wake Forest 1- 5L 3/ 4 at Richmond 7- 2W 4/ 4 Charlotte 3- 5L 5 Penn State 5- 1W Schedule not complete 6 James Madison 5- 4W 7 Elon 6- 1W 8 Slippery Rock 9- 0W 10 Old Dominion 4- 5L 1991 16-13 11 Pitt 9- 0W NA Big South 12 Washington College 8- 1W 2/ 9 at Wake Forest 5- 3W 13 Oklahoma 2- 7L 1997 Team, SoCon 10 0- 7L 14 George Mason 6- 0W Regular-Season Champions 22 East Carolina 3- 6L 16 Virginia 4- 5L 23 Virginia 0- 7L 18 Wooster 9- 0W 24 Virginia Commonwealth 0- 6L 21 at The Citadel* 7- 0W 19 at Duke 3- 6L 3/ 4 Kenyon 6- 0W 23 at Chattanooga* 5- 2W 20 Washington & Lee 6- 3W 11 Washington College 5- 4W 25 at Western Carolina 7- 0W 24 Harvard 7- 2W 14 University of South 7- 0W 26 William & Mary 6- 1W 25 Ohio 8- 1W 15 Charleston Southern 7- 0W 27 Appalachian State* 6- 1W 26 at The Citadel* 5- 4W 17 Washington & Lee 4- 3W 29 VMI* 6- 1W 27 at North Carolina 3- 6L 19 at Furman 7- 2L 31 at Charlotte 5- 1W 30 Charlotte NA 21 Colorado 0- 6L 4/ 9 Belmont Abbey 6- 0W 31 Pfeiffer NA 22 Elon 4- 5L 10 East Tennessee State* 4- 3W 4/ 8 at East Tenn. State* NA 23 at Winthrop* 6- 3W 14 Barton (Forfeit) W 9 at VMI* NA 24 at Augusta* 7- 0W 15 at Furman* 2- 5L 10 at Chattanooga* NA 2 25 at Coastal Carolina* 4- 5L 22-24 SoCon Tournament 3rd 12 N.C. State NA 27 at Campbell* 1- 8W 13 at Belmont Abbey NA 1at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 28 at N.C. State 5- 4W 16 William & Mary NA 2at Davidson, N.C. 4/ 5 at Charlotte 5- 2W 20 at Furman* NA Boldface type denotes home match 7 William & Mary NA 22 Appalachian State* NA Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 9 Catawba NA 28-30 at SoCon Tournament 3rd 12 East Tennessee State NA

Boldface type denotes home match 15 UNC Greensboro NA 17-21 at Big South Tournament 1 NA 12-10 1995 4-2 SoCon 1at Augusta, Ga. 2/ 5 South Carolina 1- 6L 19-9 18 Virginia 0- 7L 1989 19 UNC Greenboro 7- 0W 25 Washington & Lee 7- 0W Charlotte 8- 1W 16-6 1992 28 Pfeiffer 4- 0W Catawba 9- 0W NA Big South 3/ 16 Radford 5- 2W North Carolina 1- 8L Results for 1992 are not available 18 Richmond 1- 6L South Carolina 0- 9L 19 The Citadel* 6- 1W East Carolina 9- 0W 20 Georgia Southern* 2- 5L Penn State 5- 4W 14-4 25 Charleston Southern 5- 2W Old Dominion 4- 5L 1993 25 Belmont Abbey 5- 2W Richmond 1- 5L 6-3 SoCon (not complete) 27 Wofford 3- 4L Virginia 1- 5L East Carolina 5- 2W 29 Charlotte 2- 5L University of South 4- 5L Virginia 5- 2W 4/ 1 James Madison 1 4- 1W Washington & Lee 5- 4W South Carolina 0- 7L 1 College of Charleston 1 3- 2W Pittsburgh 7- 2W Richmond 5- 2W 2 Wake Forest 1 2- 3L Washington College 8- 1W Radford 6- 1W 6 at Appalachian State* 2- 5L William & Mary 5- 2W Swarthmore 7- 0W 8 Chattanooga* 5- 2W Wooster 8- 1W U. of the South 7- 0W 9 Furman* 3- 4L Virginia Tech 3- 6L Georgia Southern* 2- 5L 12 High Point 6- 1W Harvard 5- 4W William & Mary 5- 2W 17 at VMI* 6- 1W Ohio 5- 4W Coll. of Charleston* 5- 2W 18 at East Tennessee State* 0- 7L Oberlin 8- 1W Elon* 3- 4L 21-23 SoCon Touranment 2 4th Colorado 3- 6L Furman* 1- 6L Western Carolina* 6- 1W at Charlotte 5- 4W 1at Wake Forest 4/1 Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C. Baptist 6- 2W Chattanooga* 6- 1W 2at Davidson, N.C. UNC Greensboro 5- 2W East Tennessee State* 4- 3W Boldface type denotes home match at Wake Forest 0- 5L Charlotte 6- 1W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match Wofford 9- 0W The Citadel* 7- 0W UNC Asheville 7- 0W Appalachian State* 7- 0W at Belmont Abbey 8- 1W VMI* NA 11-9 East Tennessee State 8- 1W SoCon Tournament 2 NA 1996 3-4 SoCon at Duke 0- 5L Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 2/ 2 at North Carolina 0- 7L Boldface type denotes home match 4 Virginia Commonwealth NA 10 Virginia 2- 5L 16-6 17 Queens 7- 0W 1994 4-2 SoCon 17 East Carolina 5- 2W 25 at South Carolina 0- 6L 14-13 9/ 18 Queens 6- 1W 25 vs. James Madison 1 2- 3L 1990 10/ 29 Charlotte 5- 2W 3/ 2 at The Citadel* 7- 0W 2/ 18 East Carolina 4- 1W 2/ 9 Western Carolina 8- 1W 4 at Georgia Southern* 2- 5L 19 Virginia 0- 7L 6 at Chattanooga* 2- 5L 11 N.C. State 3- 6L 20 at North Carolina 0- 7L 21 Winthrop 9- 0W 7 at Wofford 5- 2W 26 Washington & Lee 7- 0W 9 West Virginia 7- 0W 3/ 2 Appalachian State 6- 0W 1 27 vs. Francis Marion 5- 0W 13 Swarthmore 7- 0W 3 James Madison 1- 6L 27 at South Carolina 0- 6L 4 UNC Asheville 8- 1W 15 VMI * 7- 0W 3/ 11 Pfeiffer 6- 1W 17 Richmond 5- 2W 12 Richmond 3- 4L 23 Appalachian State * 2- 5L 19 at Georgia Southern* 2- 5L 24 at Furman* 1- 6L # 13 2009 Men’s Tennis All-Time Results Thru-1988

18 vs. Furman 3 4- 2W 5 at Wofford * 6- 1W 19 vs. Chattanooga 3 1- 4W 7 The Citadel* 5- 2W 8 Georgia Southern * 4- 3W 1at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 10 Charlotte 1- 6L 2 Blue Gray College Classic , Montgomery, Ala. 12 at Appalachian State* 2- 5L 3SoCon Tournament; Greenville, S.C. 13 at East Tennessee State* 1- 6L Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 17 Elon 4- 3W 19 vs. The Citadel 1 4- 2W 2003 Team,opened the season with wins in seven of 20 vs. UNC Greensboro 1 0- 4L its first 10 matches. 15-9 1999 1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 28 at Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 7-3 SoCon Boldface type denotes home match 4/ 2 Elon 6- 1W 1/ 30 at North Carolina 1- 6L Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 6 at Wake Forest 2 2- 3L 2/ 6 Queens 6- 1W 6 vs. College of Charleston 2 3- 2W 6 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 11 at Charlotte 3- 4L 23 East Carolina 6- 1W 12-13 15 East Tennessee State * 5- 2W 24 Campbell 5- 2W 2002 4-6 SoCon 19-21 at SoCon Tournament 3 5th 26 at South Carolina 2- 5L 3/ 2 at Charleston Southern 1- 6L 1/ 31 at #34 North Carolina 0- 7L 1at Columbia, S.C. 6 Richmond 2- 5L 2/ 2 Belmont Abbey 5- 2W 2at Wake Forest Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C. 7 Navy 4- 3W 2 Queens 6- 1W 3 at Greenville, S.C. 8 Temple 4- 3W 9 Liberty 4- 3W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 14 James Madison 4- 3W 10 at #31 South Carolina 0- 7L 16 Wofford* 6- 1W 17 UNC Asheville 4- 3W 14-8 18 Charlotte 1- 6L 3/ 1 at College of Charleston* 1- 6L 1997 20 College of Charleston* 4- 3W 4 at The Citadel* 5- 2W 7-0 SoCon 1 23 at UNC Greensboro* 5- 2W 4 vs. James Madison 4- 1W 1/ 29 at North Carolina 0- 7L 26 The Citadel* 6- 1W 5 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6L 2/ 14 East Carolina 0- 7L 27 Georgia Southern* 5- 2W 7 at Chattanooga* 1- 6L 15 Virginia 0- 7L 28 American 5- 2W 11 Pennsylvania 0- 7L 22 UNC Greenboro 4- 3W 4/ 2 Chattanooga* 2- 5L 15 Memphis 1- 6L 23 South Carolina 0- 7L 6 at VMI* 7- 0W 22 Marquette 6- 1W 3/ 3 Duquesne 1 7- 0W 9 at Appalachian State 5- 2W 24 Wofford * 6- 1W 4 at Florida Southern 4- 3W 10 at East Tennessee State* 1- 6L 29 East Tennessee State* 1- 6L 9 Miami (OH) 3- 4L 13 Furman * 3- 4L 30 UAB 0- 7L 15 Kentucky 0- 7L 16 vs. Georgia Southern 1 0- 4L 4/ 2 UNC Greensboro* 1- 6L 16 Richmond 3- 4L 4 at Charlotte 1- 6L 20 Winthrop 3- 4L 1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 5 Appalachian State* 5- 2W 21 Campbell 5- 2W Boldface type denotes home match 7 at Elon 4- 3W 23 Chattanooga* 5- 2W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 12 VMI* 6- 1W 25 Georgia Southern * 7- 0W 14 at Furman* 0- 7L 27 Wofford 5- 2W 12-11 18 vs. Wofford 1 4- 1W 27 Colby 7- 0W 2000 19 vs. East Tennessee State 1 0- 4L 4/ 1 at East Tennessee State * 4- 3W 5-5 SoCon 6 Furman * 4- 3W 2/ 5 Queens 6- 1W 1Charleston, S.C. 9 Charlotte 5- 2W 5 Belmont Abbey 6- 1W Boldface type denotes home match 12 at VMI* 7- 0W 19 James Madison 3- 4L Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 13 at Appalachian State* 6- 1W 26 Campbell 2- 5L 17 The Citadel * 6- 1W 3/ 2 at North Carolina 2- 5L 10-12 18-20 SoCon Touranment 1 2nd 4 at South Carolina 0- 7L 2003 8 at The Citadel* 7- 0W 3-6 SoCon 2at Davidson, N.C. 10 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6L 2/ 1 Queens 7- 0W Boldface type denotes home match 11 at College of Charleston* 6- 1W 1 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 13 Richmond 4- 0W 9 #20 South Carolina 1- 6L 24 Marquette 5- 2W 13 Gardner-Webb 7- 0W 28 at Charlotte 2- 5L 15 Liberty 4- 3W 18-9 4/ 1 East Tennessee State * 2- 5L 22 Richmond 3- 4L 1998 7-2 SoCon 4 VMI * 7- 0W 26 American 1- 6L 9 at Furman* 2- 5L 3/ 9 James Madison 6- 1W 2/ 7 Queens 7- 0W 15 at Elon 4- 2W 12 Chattanooga* 4- 2W 7 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 16 Appalachian State * 7- 0W 16 Franklin & Marshall 7- 0W 15 vs. Francis Marion 1 5- 0W 17 at Wofford* 6- 0W 18 Elon 2- 5L 15 at South Carolina 1- 6L 20 UNC Greensboro* 3- 4L 22 M.I.T 7- 0W 21 N.C. State 4- 3W 25 at Chattanooga* 3- 4L 23 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2W 27 East Carolina 6- 1W 27 vs. VMI 1 4- 0W 25 Appalachian State* 2- 5L 3/ 1 at Chattanooga* 1- 6L 28 vs. UNC Greensboro 1 4- 2W 28 East Tennessee State* 2- 5L 2 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2W 29 vs. Furman 1 1- 4L 30 UNC Greensboro * 6- 1W 4 at The Citadel* 7- 0W 4/ 3 Charlotte 3- 4L 6 Rice 2- 5L 1 SoCon Tournament; Chattanooga, Tenn. 5 College of Charleston* 2- 5L 9 Swarthmore 6- 1W Boldface type denotes home match 6 at Furman* 0- 6L 13 James Madison 4- 3W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 12 The Citadel* 3- 4L 14 Virginia 2- 5L 13 at Wofford* 3- 4L 15 Richmond 5- 2W 12-11 16 vs. The Citadel 1 2- 4L 19 Harvard 2 0- 4L 2001 5-5 SoCon 2 20 Fresno State 1- 6L 1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 21 Tulane 2 3- 4L 2/ 1 at North Carolina 0- 7L Boldface type denotes home match 23 Appalachian State* 5- 2W 3 Queens 6- 1W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 25 UNC Greensboro* 4- 3W 3 Belmont Abbey 6- 1W 4 South Carolina 2- 5L 26 at Furman* 0- 7L 10-12 29 VMI* 7- 0W 11 Richmond 3- 4L 2004 4/ 5 at Wofford* 0- 7L 24 James Madison 3- 4L 2-8 SoCon 3/ 12 Liberty 7- 0W 6 East Tennessee State * 4- 3W 1/ 31 at North Carolina 0- 7L 14 Chattanooga* 1- 6L 8 at Charlotte 6- 1W 2/ 1 North Carolina A&T 7- 0W 3 17 Denison 6- 1W 17 vs. UNC Greenboro 4- 3W 2 Gardner-Webb 7- 0W 18 Furman* 1- 6L 7 Queens 7- 0W 25 College of Charleston* 4- 3W 7 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 27 UNC Asheville 7- 0W 15 at #24 South Carolina 0- 7L 31 at VMI* 7- 0W 20 Richmond 4- 3W 4/ 4 at UNC Greensboro* 1- 6L

Davidson Wildcats 14 All-Time Results Thru-1988 All-Time Results Thru-1988

28 at The Citadel* 2- 5L 8-16 29 at Coll. of Charleston* 2- 5L 2007 3/ 13 James Madison 6- 1W 2-7 SoCon 21 Furman * 1- 6L 1/ 26 UNC Wilmington 2- 5L 26 Chattanooga * 4- 3W 2/ 3 Queens 7- 0W 27 South Carolina State 4- 3W 3 Wingate 7- 0W 30 Elon * 2- 5L 4 Gardner-Webb 5- 2W 4/ 2 Georgia Southern * 3- 4L 10 at #39 South Carolina 2- 5L 3 Wofford * 4- 3W 16 Dartmouth 1- 6L 8 at Charlotte 3- 4L 18 East Carolina 3- 4L 12 at East Tenn. State* 0- 7L 24 Samford 2- 5L 16 at UNC Greensboro* 3- 4L 3/ 2 James Madison 6- 1W 17 at Appalachian State* 2- 5L 3 at Chattanooga* 2- 5L 1 22 vs. UNC Greensboro 4- 3W 5 at Emory 1- 6L 1 23 vs. East Tenn. State 0- 4L 7 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2W 11 at Wofford* 1- 6L 1998 Team 1 SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 15 Charlotte 3- 4L Boldface type denotes home match 17 Richmond 7- 0W Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 18 at #57 Furman* 2- 5L 20 Appalachian State* 1- 6L 11-14 24 College of Charleston* 3- 4L 2005 4-6 SoCon 4/ 5 #42 Elon * 0- 7L 6 The Citadel* 6- 1W 1/ 22 at #18 North Carolina 0- 7L 13 at UNC Greensboro* 1- 6L 23 at #37 N.C. State 1- 6L 19 vs. UNC Greensboro 1 4- 2W 2/ 2 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 20 vs. Elon 1 0- 4L 5 Presbyterian 5- 2W 5 Richmond 2- 5L 1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 6 #16 South Carolina 1- 4L Boldface type denotes home match 16 Queens 7- 0W 23 Gardner-Webb 7- 0W 14-8 3/ 8 Elon* 5- 2W 2008 5-4 SoCon 12 James Madison 7- 0W 2005 Team, 13 #63 Army 2- 5L 1/ 19 at #20 N.C. State 0- 7L opened the season winning seven of its first 12 games. 16 The Citadel* 6- 1W 27 USC-Upstate 4- 3W 17 #72 ETSU* 1- 6L 2/ 2 Longwood 6- 1W 20 at Chattanooga* 0- 7L 9 at #58 South Carolina 1- 6L 23 UNC Greensboro* 6- 1W 10 Gardner-Webb 5- 2W 24 Charlotte 4- 3W 16 Presbyterian 7- 0W 29 #72 UAB 2- 5L 17 Brown 6- 1W 4/ 1 Northern Colorado 7- 0W 23 at The Citadel* 4- 3W 2 College of Charleston* 2- 5L 3/ 1 at #17 Wake Forest 0- 7L 8 Boston College 2- 5L 2 at College of Charleston* 4- 3W 1 10 at Wofford* 3- 4L 4 vs. James Madison 6- 1W 13 Appalachian State* 5- 2W 20 Wofford * 3- 4L 15 at Furman* 1- 6L 22 Chattanooga * 5- 2W 17 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6L 25 Coastal Carolina 7- 0W 1 21 vs. Appalachian State 3- 4L 27 UNC Greensboro * 6- 1W 30 Georgia Southern * 5- 2W

1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 4/ 2 at #75 Elon* 1- 6L Boldface type denotes home match 5 S.C. State 6- 1W The 2006 team extended the program's streak of at least 10 wins in Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match 6 at East Carolina 4- 3W a season to 34 straight in head coach Jeff Frank's last season. 11 at Appalachian State* 3- 4L 12 #69 Furman * 2- 5L 10-12 2 2006 2-7 SoCon 18 vs. Appalachian State 3- 4L 1/ 28 Gardner-Webb 6- 1W 1at Hilton Head, S.C. 29 South Carolina State 1- 6L 2SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. 2/ 3 #25 Presbyterian 4- 3W Boldface type denotes home match 7 Queens 6- 1W 11 at #12 South Carolina 0- 7L 12 Belmont Abbey 7- 0W 19 Lees-McRae 5- 2W 25 at College of Charleston* 0- 7L 26 at The Citadel* 1- 6L 3/ 7 James Madison 3- 4L 11 Georgia Southern* 6- 1W 12 Richmond 4- 3W 2007 Team, 15 Wofford* 3- 4W Head Coach Drew Barrett's first season. 18 #22 N.C. State 0- 7L 26 Chattanooga* 1- 6L 27 UNC Greensboro* 5- 2W 4/ 1 at Charlotte 5- 2W 5 #69 Furman 0- 7L 9 at Elon* 1- 6L 2008 Team, 18 at Appalachian State* 3- 4L finished with a 10-2 home mark 20 vs. Georgia Southern 1 4- 0W 21 vs. Elon 1 0- 4L

1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

# 15 2009 Men’s Tennis Record Book & Awards

SOCON INDIVIDUAL SoCon Champs SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHAMPS Regular-Season Tourney 1994 Russell Briggs 1997, 1976 1973, 1971, 1996 Jon Pastel No. 1 Singles No. 4 Singles 1970, 1968, 1997 Jon Pastel Jon Pastel 1996 David Jespersen 1994 David Weaver 1972 Bill Young 1985 1967, 1966, Bob Koury 1971 Maarten Ruys 1973 1965, 1955, Jon Pastel left George Berner 1968 Jim Cantrell 1971 1954 Davidson in 1998 as one Bill Council 1966 Jeff Dumansky 1970 of its most accomplished Corky Clark 1955 Woody Faulk 1968 athletes in recent history. Lacy Keesler 1954 Peter Parrott 1965, ’67 He twice won Southern Bo Roddy 1950 Richard Hurd 1966 Conference singles cham - Bill Council 1964 No. 2 Singles pionships and was Jon Pastel 1995 No. 5 Singles named to the all-confer - Bill Young 1987 Billy Boykin 1999 ence team in each of his Sedge Gray 1983 Stewart Boswell 1975 four seasons. Pastel’s record as a senior was 17- Chip Bondurant 1978 Gary Bressler 1972 4 and his four-year mark, including fall play, David Weaver 1970, ’71 Charles Hardaway 1969 with the Wildcats was 108-32. Sam Hatcher 1967 James Cantrell 1968, ’70 He earned SoCon Player of the Year honors Esmond Phelps 1966 George Mueller 1967 1997 in 1996 and 1997 while becoming the first Peter Parrott 1966 No. 3 Singles Richard Hurd 1965 Wildcat to advance to the NCAA Tennis Brett Ialacci 1997 Tournament. He ranked as high as 30th nation - Russell Briggs 1993 No. 6 Singles ally during his four-year Wildcat career. Pastel Bill Young 1986 Alex Okulski 1997 was given the Tommy Peters Award in 1998 for Jeff Dumansky 1971 Nick Petrou 1981 his outstanding athletic accomplishments at Bob Koury 1970 John Trout 1976 Davidson. Sam Hatcher 1966 Steve Holman 1975 In 2008-09, Pastel was honored by Rick Quinby 1973 Davidson College with a spot in the athletic Jeff Chetwood 1971 David Jennings 1967 hall of fame as he was one of four athletes to Woody Faulk 1966 make up the 20th induction calss to the George Mueller 1965 1973 school's Athletics Hall of Fame.

No. 1 Doubles Chip Bondurant/Jay Gepfert 1978 SOCON ALL-CONFERENCE David Weaver/Maarten Ruys 1973 Randy Jones/David Weaver 1970 Singles Bill Council/Peter Parrott 1966 Corky Clark/Lacy Keesler 1955 1993 Albie Varoski Corky Clark/George Snead 1954 1994 Russell Briggs Bo Roddy/Whitt Cobb 1950 1995 Jon Pastel 1996 Jon Pastel No. 2 Doubles Jon Pastel/Scott Briggs 1997 1997 Jon Pastel Holt Vaughan/Dan Parham 1994 1998 Jon Pastel 1955 Jim Thompson/Trip Caldwell 1986 2003 Rob Haywood Kevin Minton/Bill Allen 1973 2008 Flaviu Simihaian Bob Koury/Jeff Dumansky 1970 Esmond Phelps/Dan Hearon 1967 SOCON COACH OF THE 2008 Scott Myers* Esmond Phelps/Sam Hatcher 1966 YEAR *– second team No. 6 position 1975 Jeff Frank No. 3 Doubles 1983 Jeff Frank Doubles Tyler Epp/Jeff Tonidandel 1997 Victor Taylor/Shep Robinson 1983 1993 Jeff Frank 1994 Russell Briggs Jim Cantrell/Harry Lankenau 1970, 1971 1997 Jeff Frank Ryan Harper George Mueller/David Jennings 1967 1997 Scott Briggs Woody Faulk/Richard Hurd 1966 Jon Pastel Richard Hurd/George Mueller 1965 Note: The SoCon stopped awarding individual champions in 1997. JEFF 1998 Ted Kaplan FRANK Judson Sutherland Frank retired as 1999 Scott Briggs HARRY FOGLEMAN one of the most sec - Judson Sutherland cussful coaches in Fogleman was all of Davidson SOCON TOURNEY MVP Davidson’s tennis coach sports. For 34 years during one of its most he was the staple of 1996 Jon Pastel successful eras, posting a the men's tennis record of 175 wins against program as he con - only 69 defeats in 11 sea - cluded with a sons with the Wildcats record of astonishing 541 wins against 319 (1962-72). His teams won defeats. Frank had 28 winning seasons, was the Southern Conference named the Southern Conference coach of championships six of the year four different times and nine times seven years from 1965-71 the Wildcats posted 20-win seasons during despite not having a sin - Frank’s tenure, including four straight from gle scholarship player. As a head coach at 1985-88. In addition, Frank led the Wildcats Duke, Florida, Cincinnati and Davidson, his to SoCon titles in 1973, ’76 and ’97. overall record was 390-133. A ’66 graduate of Davidson, Frank was In 2002, he was inducted into the Davidson indcuted into the North Carolina tennis Athletics Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame in November of 1996. Russell Briggs Judson Sutherland

Davidson Wildcats 16 Record Book & Awards This is Davidson College

# 17 2009 Men’s Tennis This is Davidson

Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas. Davidson College Fast Facts l Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlotte “Let Learning Be Cherished l 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campus Where Liberty Has Arisen.” l 1700 students (850 male, 850 female) l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countries l 92 percent live on campus l More than 96 percent return for sophomore year “Davidson seeks students of good character l 10:1 student to faculty ratio and high academic ability, l Average class: 15 l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degree irrespective of economic circumstances.” l 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studies Davidson College, Statement of Purpose l Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I level l Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroad l Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

Davidson Wildcats 18 Did you know? l More than one-quarter of all Davidson students study abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France, Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana, Greece and Italy. l Davidson is governed by an Honor Code. All tests are self- scheduled and unproctored, the library operates without a security check, and the student Honor Council arbitrates alleged Honor Code offenses. l Within five years of graduation, the majority of Davidson alumni have returned for graduate study. l Nearly one-quarter of Davidson’s 1,700 students are atletes. l Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages. l Davidson students are provided with free laundry service. President’s House

E. H. Little Library

Davidson College Fast Facts l Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlotte l 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campus l 1700 students (850 male, 850 female) l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countries l 92 percent live on campus l More than 96 percent return for sophomore year l 10:1 student to faculty ratio l Average class: 15 l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degree l 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studies l Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I level l Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroad l Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007 Alvarez College Union Old Well # 19 2008-09 Lake Norman

Downtown Davidson Time Warner Cable Arena

Carolina Panthers

Charlotte Bobcats

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Davidson Wildcats 20 Local Attractions

Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know? l Charlotte is one of the largest cities in the South, with over 800,000 people in the city and 1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area. l Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations and one major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. l Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s , the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the — Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and the — the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers. l Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 tril - lion) than all but one U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America and Wachovia call Charlotte home. l Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from nine major airlines, and is home to U.S. Air’s largest hub. l You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean in just over two hours from Charlotte. # 21 2008-09 Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton

Davidson Wildcats 22 Strength & Conditioning

The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioning coach, Craig Swieton, carries out the goal of Davidson’s strength and conditioning program — to increase the strength, power, speed, conditioning levels and flexibility of all student-athletes, helping reduce the risk of injury. Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swieton, aims to improve the sport energy utilization system and to increase the strength and power to the primary muscle groups used in that specific sport. In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie Doe Weight Room, a state-of- the-art 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsi - ty athletic teams. The weight room includes 16 power racks and eight lifting platforms, as well as other cutting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment to train the whole body. Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served most recently as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Central Michigan, where he was a graduate assistant as well from 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordinate the strength and conditioning program at Duquesne. Swieton started his career as an intern at Syracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the football team. The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a mem - ber of both the football and track and field teams. Swieton is a member of both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified club coach through USA Weightlighting. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration.

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton

# 23 2008 -09 Facilities

Baker Sports Complex The Baker Sports Complex, completed in 1989, houses all of Davidson’s indoor athletic facilities, including the John M. Belk Arena, Knobloch Tennis Center and Cannon Natatorium, as well as the athletic department offices and team locker rooms and the athletic training room.

John M. Belk Arena Named in honor of John M. Belk ’43 — a former Wildcat team captain, Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte, Belk Arena is the home of men’s and women’s and volleyball.

Alumni Stadium Completed in 2004, the $2-million soccer facility includes a new playing surface with a first-class irrigation system, lighting for night games, grandstands, a press box and a new scoreboard. The home of the men’s and women’s soccer teams also boasts its own clubhouse.

Knobloch Tennis Center With four indoor courts, allows for year-round training.

Covington Courts Features 14 outdoor courts, both hard and clay surfaces.

Davidson Wildcats 24 Smith Field at & Irwin Belk Track Built in 1924, Richardson Stadium is the 4,500-seat home of Davidson football as well as Doe Weight Room, the Don Bryant press box and several radio booths. Smith Field is Belk Turf Field ringed by Irwin Belk Track, the top-flight home of Wildcat track and field. Completed in the fall of 2002, Belk Turf Field is the home of Wildcat field hockey.

Wilson Field Wildcat opened the 2005 season at Wilson Field, the renovated and renamed facility featuring permanent bleachers, a press box, concession stands and clubhouse.

Cannon Natatorium The home of the men’s and women’s swimming teams features an eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool and diving well with a moveable bulk head and seating for 750 spectators.

Training Room

Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room # 25 2008-09 Academic Success Academic Excellence Davidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close faculty collaboration. With 1,700 students, the college is large enough for a diverse and invigorating intellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience and opportunity.

Davidson offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentrations. Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry or dual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent study classes or interdisciplinary majors.

Students may also apply for funds to support research and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positions with Davidson faculty.

Personal relationships with professors and classes limited to 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships resulting in a unique academic experience. “The 450-acre campus has an Ivy League air, or perhaps a whiff of the ‘50s, from its location on Main Street to The Soda Shop across the road. Davidson is where the basketball coach lives next-door to the English professor and both are down the street from the athletics director. Stories are told of money found on the ground tacked to a tree or a bulletin board for the owner to retrieve. ” Reid Cherner, USA Today Well-known Alumni National Roger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School president Patricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writer Martin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit Union Wyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of Defense Ken Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of Defense Paul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelist Dean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of State Steve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg Institute Tony Snow ‘77, former White House Press Secretary John Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C. Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Regional John Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leader Janet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Edward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bank Jim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. Governor Elizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott College Jim Martin ‘57, former N.C. Governor Doug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderator Jana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.” Lenn Robbins, New York Post

The New Ivy? Davidson College was recently named one of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek magazine, along with New York University, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and UCLA.

The magazine selected the schools based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, faculty, students and alumni.

Davidson Wildcats 26 “Davidson cultivates an adventurous spirit, a determination to tackle life's problems, and an appreciation and understanding of those who have not had the benefit of either education or opportunity.” Wyche Fowler ‘62, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Distinctly Davidson A variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strong Honor Code, committment to community service and Division I athletics:

w Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the free - dom and responsibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams.

w With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directed study abroad programs, and off-campus study programs in 17 locations world - wide, more than 70 percent of students graduate with experience abroad.

w Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduation rate at over 90 percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body. Davidson’s scholar athletes are well known for having the heaviest luggage of any team on the road—bags full of books and notes.

National Roger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School president Patricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writer Affordability Martin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit Union Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blind Wyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and admission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with a U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia combination of grants and student employment. In a ground-breaking initia - Jim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of Defense tive known as the Davidson Trust, Davidson was the first liberal arts college Ken Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of Defense to eliminate the loan component in financial aid packages. Paul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelist Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordable for Dean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of State every admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means. Thanks to Steve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Davidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a student’s character, now head of Salzburg Institute accomplishments and academic potential are the only factors in the decision— Tony Snow ‘77, former White House Press Secretary not ability to pay. John Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C. Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Regional John Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leader 23 Rhodes Scholars Janet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Edward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bank Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late Cecil Jim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. Governor Rhodes in 1902, the prestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’s Elizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott College Oxford University for students from around the world who are outstanding intellectually, Jim Martin ‘57, former N.C. Governor and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose. Doug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderator Jana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“Unless you are a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell stone-cold in love with Davidson this March. Real scholar-athletes representing a tiny school from a low-profile league. A self-effacing star whose shooting was nothing short of thrilling. A coach who personifies class. Trustees willing to dig into their own pockets to pay for students to come from North Carolina to Detroit to witness this.” Pat Forde, ESPN.com # 27 2008-09 Student Life

Davidson Wildcats 28 # 29 2008-09 The Athletic Department Jim Murphy, Tom Ross Director of Athletics Davidson President Jim Murphy was introduced as Davidson Thomas W. Ross became College’s Director of Athletics in November Davidson’s 17th president Aug. of 1995, returning to his alma mater on the 1, 2007, after three decades of eve of its 100th anniversary of intercollegiate leadership and public service in athletics. North Carolina. Prior, Murphy, 52, served as executive Ross graduated from associate athletic director and chief financial Davidson in 1972. He graduated officer for the Georgia Tech Athletic with honors from the University Association for 10 years. of North Carolina School of The Atlanta native played football and Law, taught at the University’s baseball during his freshman year, invaluable School of Government, joined a experience for guiding a program unique in Greensboro law firm and served its desire for excellence in athletics and academics with one of the small - for one year in Washington, D.C., as chief of staff of a congressional est enrollments among NCAA Division I schools. Davidson’s NCAA office in the decade after. graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest in Division I in 2001-02, In 1984, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Ross as Superior Court Judge, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and continues to be above 90 a position he held for 17 years, and at the time, he was the youngest in percent each year. the state. “I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics and In his work adjudicating felony cases, Ross became familiar with a think the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and after state justice system that suffered shortcomings from uneven sentencing graduation proves that,” Murphy said. “It’s true that Davidson needs and a burgeoning prison population. In 1990, the N.C. Chief Justice intercollegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even appointed him to chair a new Sentencing and Policy Advisory more.” Committee. For two years the 23-member panel worked to create a Since Murphy’s return, the Wildcats have pur - structured sentencing system that was eventually accepted by the legis - sued several major capital projects, including the lature and became a model for similar programs nationwide. creation of the innovative $10-million Davidson For his efforts, Ross received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Scholars Program, and major improvements have Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Chief been completed in Belk Arena and Smith Field at Justice Rehnquist, now deceased, presented the award personally to Richardson Stadium. Murphy has overseen the con - Ross in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. struction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field, Alumni In 1999, North Carolina Chief Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Ross Stadium, Wilson Field and the football stadium as director of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. After run - expansion project, including a state-of-the-art ning the North Carolina Court System for nearly two years, Ross was weight room, new press box and additional perma - invited by the trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to become nent seating. the Foundation’s execu - Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/I- tive director. His seven AAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year, years at the Foundation served two terms on the prestigious NCAA involved him in Division I Management Council. He chaired the statewide issues and poli - Division I-AA Governance Committee and formerly cy, advocating for legisla - served on the NCAA Division I Business and tive reform and creating Finance Cabinet, the Division I Governance coalitions of non-profit Committee and the Division I Finance Committee. agencies to increase their From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the Athletic Directors Association of influence in public the Southern Conference. He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to affairs. host the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 Since becoming presi - and served as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games dent of Davidson College of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte. in 2007, Ross has begun A former member of the Division I Football Issues Committee and an ambitious strategic past president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic assessment process, initi - Directors Association, Murphy was also a member of the NCAA Task ated campus-wide dis - Force on Recruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the cul - cussions of diversity and ture of recruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the inclusivity, and NCAA’s Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Group. announced the name of A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of The Davidson Trust, the Davidson with a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science college’s historic finan - degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 1979- cial aid program that 85 as an audit manager with the international public accounting firm of replaced loans with KPMG Peat Marwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial state - grants in all financial ment audits of public and private companies with up to $1 billion in aid packages. assets. Ross married the Active in the community, Murphy is involved with Social Venture former Susan Partners — Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake Norman Donaldson in 1972, and YMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional Sports they have two children, Commission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council Mary Kathryn Elkins for Children and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of ‘01 and Thomas W. Davidson Youth Baseball League. Ross, Jr. ‘99, both Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor Davidson graduates. at Davidson. His 23-year-old son, Matt, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Davidson Wildcats 30 Tom Ross Administration Davidson President

Scott Applegate Brian Barmes Dick Cooke Marc Gignac Beth Hayford Sandy Helfgott Associate Director of Athletics Equipment Manager Senior Men's Administrator, Sports Information Director Head Athletic Trainer Director of Head Baseball Coach P.E. & Recreation

Jamie Hendricks Lee Jones Martin McCann Katy McKay Craig Swieton Mike Warner Director of Ticketing & Director of Lake Campus Director of Marketing Assistant Athletic Director, Strength & Director of the Davidson Game Operations & Promotions Senior Women's Administrator Conditioning Athletic Foundation

Head Coaches

Gary Andrew Greg Ashton Drew Barrett Tim Cowie Bob McKillop Tripp Merritt M. Cross Country/Track Women’s Soccer Men’s Tennis Volleyball Men’s Basketball Football

Bob Patnesky Caroline Price Matt Spear Jen Straub Tim Straub Ginny Sutton Wrestling Women’s Tennis Men’s Soccer W. Cross Country/Track Golf Field Hockey

Annette Watts Kimberly Wayne John Young Women’s Basketball Lacrosse Swimming & Diving The History of the Wildcat On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22 Davidson defeated one of the most powerful football players traveled to Atlanta to represent teams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappiness Davidson College against Auburn, one of the most that captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sports - formidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen had writers. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from Davidson massacred their first four opponents, outscoring College, whose small stature and ferocious style teams, 141-6. proved overwhelming. One account notes that According to one account, they were “big, quick, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of the and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’s Davidson team, “No other team ever put together in matchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line aver - these of the same weight as Coach aging 20 pounds less. Fetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over the Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game, flock of wild men from North Carolina.” outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards to The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, and Davidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulled it has been used ever since, replacing former, milder together an offensive attack through the efforts of references such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians” running back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterback and “Preachers.” Henry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of for - — revised and rewritten from an account ward passes.” in the Davidson College archives # 31 2008-09 The Southern Conference

A majority of the sports at Davidson com - Washington & Lee, and athletic competition pete in the Southern Conference, one of the began that fall. DAVIDSON’S SOCON oldest conferences in the nation, which began In 1922, seven schools — Florida, its 87th season in 2007. The soccer, volleyball, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, CHAMPIONSHIPS Baseball 1985 cross country, track and field, basketball, ten - the University of the South, Tulane and Men’s Basketball 1964, 1965, 1966, nis, wrestling, baseball and golf programs at Vanderbilt — joined the ranks. 1968, 1969, 1970, Davidson all participate in the league. Since then, conference membership has 1971, 1972, 1973, Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri experienced a series of membership changes 1981, 1986, 1996, Valley (1907) and the Pac-10 (1915) confer - with 42 institutions being affiliated with the 1997, 1998, 2002, ences have been around longer than the league. The league has undergone two major 2003, 2004, 2005, SoCon (1921). The conference currently con - transitions during its history. 2006, 2007, 2008 sists of 11 members in four states throughout The first occurred in December of 1932. Women’s Cross Country 2003, the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports The Southeastern Conference formed out of 2005 Football 1969 and championships, which produce partici - the 23-school Southern Conference when 13 Men’s Golf 1954, 1960, 1966, pants for NCAA Championships. members west and south of the Appalachian 1967, 1968 The Southern Conference was the first Mountains reorganized to help reduce the Men’s Soccer 1968, 1969, 1970, “super conference,” with charter membership extensive travel demands. 1971, 1983, 1992, including Alabama, Auburn and North In 1953, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North 1994, 1995, 2003, Carolina. The SoCon gave birth to the three- Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina and 2005 point shot in college basketball, has the oldest Wake Forest withdrew from the league to Women’s Soccer 1994, 1995, 1996, basketball tournament in the nation and was form the Atlantic Coast Conference, seeking 2005 the college home of such sporting greats as to schedule a greater number of regular-sea - Men’s Tennis 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo son basketball games against local rivals. 1970, 1971, 1973 Choo” Justice. Today, the league continues to thrive and Volleyball 1999, 2000 Academic excellence has long been a major is home to Appalachian State, College of part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Plain type denotes regular season title. Boldface denotes tournament title. League athletes have been recognized count - Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Italicized boldface denotes regular season and less times on CoSIDA Academic All-America Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. tournament title. and district teams. Eighteen Rhodes-Scholar On July 1, 2008, Samford officially joined the winners have come out of the conference, league, bringing membership of the confer - including six from Davidson. Each year, the ence to 12. VMI is an associate member in the ALL-TIME SOCON league distributes at least three graduate sport of wrestling. MEMBERSHIP scholarships, two of which were won by The SoCon currently declares champions Alabama 1921-1932 Wildcat soccer players in 2004. in 10 men’s sports — football, soccer, cross Appalachian State 1971-present The Southern Conference was born on Feb. country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track Auburn 1921-1932 25, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., when 14 institutions and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf College of Charleston 1998-present from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate — and nine women’s sports — soccer, volley - Chattanooga 1976-present Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the ball, cross country, basketball, indoor and out - The Citadel 1936-present Southern Conference. The charter members door track and field, tennis, golf and softball. Clemson 1921-1953 were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, The SoCon celebrated 25 years of Davidson 1936-1988; 1991-present Duke 1928-1953 Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, women’s championships in 2007-08. East Carolina 1964-1976 Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State, The Southern Conference office is located East Tennessee State 1978-2005 Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and in historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. Elon 2003-present Florida 1922-1932 Furman 1936-present THE SOCON AT A GLANCE George Washington 1936-1970 Commissioner ...... John Iamarino Georgia 1921-1932 Senior Associate Commissioner ...... Geoff Cabe Georgia Southern 1991-present Associate Commissioner ...... Sue Arakas Georgia Tech 1921-1932 Assoc. Commissioner for Compliance . . Doug King Kentucky 1921-1932 Louisiana State 1922-1932 Dir. of Multimedia Services ...... Mandi Copeland Marshall 1976-1997 Dir. of Championships ...... Brandon Neff Maryland 1921-1953 Senior Account Executive ...... Mike Mitchell Mississippi 1922-1932 Director of Media Relations ...... Jason Yaman Mississippi State 1922-1932 Asst. Dir. of Media Relations . . . . . Jonathan Caskey North Carolina 1921-1953 Media Relations Asst...... Russell Dorn UNC Greensboro 1997-present Championships/Operations Asst...... Ben Austin North Carolina State 1921-1953 Assistant to the Commissioner ...... Laura Hayes Richmond 1936-1976 Samford 2008-present South Carolina 1921-1953 Tennessee 1921-1932 The Southern Conference Tulane 1922-1932 702 N. Pine Street Univ. of the South 1922-1932 Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Vanderbilt 1922-1932 Phone: 864.591.5100 Virginia 1921-1937 Fax: 864.591.3448 VMI 1924-2003 www.soconsports.com Virginia Tech 1921-1965 Wake Forest 1936-1953 Washington & Lee 1921-1958 Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino West Virginia 1950-1968 presents Davidson’s ‘11 with the MVP Western Carolina 1976-present Trophy at the 2008 Southern Conference Men’s William & Mary 1936-1977 Basketball Championships. Wofford 1997-present

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