Arkansas Men's Tennis Media Guide, 2008-2009
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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Arkansas Men's Tennis Athletics 2009 Arkansas Men's Tennis Media Guide, 2008-2009 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/tennis-men Citation University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations. (2009). Arkansas Men's Tennis Media Guide, 2008-2009. Arkansas Men's Tennis. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/tennis-men/1 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arkansas Men's Tennis by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2009 Arkansas Men’s Tennis Media Guide 1 2 2009 Arkansas Men’s Tennis Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS George M. Billingsley Tennis Center and Dills Indoor Stadium.....................................................2 Media Information and Quick Facts ................................3 2009 Schedule ..................................................................4 2009 Roster ......................................................................5 2009 Outlook ............................................................... 6-7 Coaches and Support Staff Head Coach Robert Cox ............................................ 9-11 Assistant Coach Eduardo Rincon ...................................12 Support Staff...................................................................13 2009 Razorbacks Seniors ...................................................................... 15-16 Juniors ...................................................................... 16-17 Sophomores ............................................................. 18-19 Freshmen ........................................................................20 2008 Season Review 2008 Review ...................................................................21 2008 Results ............................................................. 22-25 History and Records Razorback Tennis History ........................................ 26-27 Razorback Records ....................................................28-29 All-Americans .................................................................30 Razorback Coaches and Team Awards ...........................31 Razorback Lettermen .....................................................32 Year-By-Year Results ................................................. 33-36 Opponents 2009 Opponents ...................................................... 37-38 University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas ...................................... 40-41 Administration ...............................................................42 Academic Support .................................................... 43-45 Razorback Athletes and Graduates ................................46 Razorbacks in the Community ......................................47 Famous Recent Razorbacks ...................................... 48-51 Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Jeff Long ....................................52-53 Razorback Foundation ...................................................54 Famous Razorbacks ........................................................55 Home of Champions ............................................... 56-57 Athletic Facilities ...................................................... 58-60 Strength & Conditioning Center ...................................61 Arkansas Traditions .................................................. 62-63 Fayetteville, Ark. ............................................................64 2009 Arkansas Men’s Tennis Media Guide 3 RAZORBACK TENNIS FACILITIES George M. Billingsley Tennis Center and Dills Indoor Stadium The inside cover features the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center, the home of 10 plexi-paved out- door courts and the site of the 2008 Men’s Tennis SEC Championships. The former Varsity Courts were rennovated into the Billingsley Tennis Center in 2008. The ren- novations include a player lounge, a plaza entry, a scoreboard for the main courts, skyboxes overlooking the indoor and outdoor courts and elevated stadium seating for the outdoor courts. Unlike many other programs acround the country, Ar- kansas’ tennis team takes advantage of facilities which give the Razorbacks an opportunity to play and practice 365 days a year, regardless of the weather. The University of Arkansas’ Dills Indoor Stadium was originally constructed in 1982, but it was extensively renovated in 2001, giving the Ra- zorbacks one of the fi nest indoor facilities in the na- tion. The stadium was re- named and dedicated on April 30, 2002, in honor of Jane Dills Morgan and Nancy Dills Lee, along with Ewell Lee, who made a sizeable dona- tion in the name of Robert “Bob” and Lucile Dills. They were early and long-time supporters of the Razor- back program. The stadium originally included just four courts, but the renovations upped that number to six. Other improvements included a new ceil- ing and insulation system, 96 new lamps, resurfacing of all the courts and six electronic scoreboards. The Dills Indoor Stadium is cur- rently undergoing further expansion for coaches offi ces, player locker rooms and training rooms. 4 2009 Arkansas Men’s Tennis Media Guide MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS GENERAL INFORMATION The media relations offi ces at the University Location ......................................... Fayetteville, Ark. of Arkansas have merged, combining both men’s Founded ...........................................March 27, 1871 and women’s athletics under the direction of Kevin Enrollment ..................................................... 19,191 Trainor, Associate AD for Media Relations and Nickname ................................................ Razorbacks Communications. Our offi ces are located on the Colors ........................................Cardinal and White North side of Barnhill Arena. Affi liation .......................................NCAA Division I Conference ........................................... Southeastern ON THE WEB The offi cial homepage for the University of Chancellor .............................Dr. G. David Gearhart Arkansas Razorback Athletics Department evolves Athletics Director ........................................Jeff Long again in 2008-09, combining both men’s and Athletics Department. .........................479-575-6533 women’s athletics for the fi rst time. Ticket Offi ce.............................................. 479-575-5151 ArkansasRazorbacks.com unites the former Facility.....George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (1,500) LADYBACKS.com and Hogwired.com into a one- Dills Indoor Stadium (1,000) stop source for fans and media members. All press Year Opened ............Billingsley Tennis Center, 2008 releases and statistics are posted on the web site as Dills Indoor Stadium, 2002 well as highlight video packages with post-meet quotes. TENNIS STAFF Head Coach .............................................Robert Cox CREDENTIALS Alma Mater (Year) ........................... Arkansas (1978) Media credentials for men’s tennis events may Years at Arkansas ...................................................22 be obtained by contacting Meaghan Hayden. Cre- Offi ce Phone........................................479-575-2758 dentials may be picked up at the Athletic Media Assistant Coach ...............................Eduardo Rincon Relations offi ces up to the day of the event. Alma Mater (Year) ................... Valdosta State (2005) EMAIL UPDATES Members of the media may request that they be TEAM INFORMATION added to the Arkansas Media Relations email list. 2008 Dual Record .............................................12-13 List members receive game stories, stats, updatess 2008 SEC Finish ...................................................9th and other information via email. Please contact 2008 NCAA Finish .............................................50th Hayden to be added to the list. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................9/2 All-Americans Returning/Lost .............................0/0 INTERVIEW POLICY Newcomers .............................................................. 2 All interviews with scheduled athletes and Matt Walters coaches must be arranged through Athletic Media Nikolas Zogaj Relations. Phone interviews with out-of-town me- dia are encouraged and can also be arranged. The ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS coaching staff is generally available in their offi ces Men’s Tennis Contact .................. Meaghan Hayden weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. All requests for information should be made to Meaghan Offi ce Phone ...................................479-575-4898 Hayden in the Athletic Media Relations offi ce. Cell Phone ......................................314-623-2856 The Arkansas locker room is closed to media at all Fax ..................................................479-575-7410 times. Email [email protected] Assoc. AD - Media Relations ................... Kevin Trainor POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS Asst. AD - New Media ............................... Bill Smith Head coach Robert Cox is available at the con- Assoc. AMR .......................................Robby Edwards clusion of each match for interviews. Interviews Assoc. AMR ............................................Zack Higbee are arranged through an AMR staff member and are Asst. AMR .............................................Zach