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@USUMENSTENNIS / @USUWOMENSTENNIS 2019 UTAH STATE TENNIS ATHLETICS QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ................................................ Logan, Utah Athletics Quick Facts .......................................1 Founded ...........................................................1888 Schedule ......................................................... 2 Enrollment .....................................................28,118 Rosters ............................................................ 3 President .......................................... Noelle Cockett Coaches .......................................................4-6 VP/Director of Athletics .......................John Hartwell Tennis Facilities ............................................... 7 Conference .............................Mountain West (MW) 2019 Aggies ...............................................8-11 Nickname.......................................................Aggies Player Bios ................................................12-23 Colors ............... Navy Blue, White and Pewter Grey 2018 Team Results ........................................ 24 Tennis SID .......................................Michael Palmer 2018 Match-by-Match Results .................25-34 Office Phone .................................... (435) 797-8584 Men’s Records .........................................35-48 Email Address........................... [email protected] Women’s Records ....................................49-59 Match Locations: Utah State University ..................................... 60 Sports Academy & Racquet Club (Indoor) Utah State Facilities ....................................... 61 USU Outdoor Courts (Outdoor) Noelle Cockett (University President) ............ 62 John Hartwell (VP/Director of Athletics) ...63-64 Athletics Staff ................................................. 65 Mountain West ............................................... 66 TEAM QUICK FACTS MEN 2018 Record: 19-9 2018 MW Record: 7-0 / Finish: 1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/6 RETURNING NEWCOMERS Felipe Acosta, So. Isaac Arturo Arevalo, Fr. Sergiu Bucur, Jr. Rithvik Bollipalli, Fr. Jose Carvajal, So. Daniel Bushamuka, Fr. Mitch Johnson, Fr. Duro Opacic, Jr. Back Row (L-R): Gabrielle Dekkers, Annaliese County, Alexandra Taylor, Lucy Octave, Sidnee Lavatai. Front Row (L-R): Rhoda Tanui, Hannah Jones, Alexandra Pisa- reva. WOMEN 2018 Record: 14-12 2018 MW Record: 3-2 / Finish: 5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/4 RETURNING NEWCOMERS Hannah Jones, Jr. Annaliese County, Fr. Lucy Octave, Jr. Gabrielle Dekkers, Fr. Alexandra Pisareva, So. Sidnee Lavatai, Fr. Rhoda Tanui, Jr. Alexandra Taylor, So. Front Row (L-R): Head Coach James Wilson, Felipe Acosta, Isaac Arturo Arevalo, Jose Carvajal, Rithvik Bol- lipalli, Daniel Bushamuka, Duro Opacic, Sergiu Bucur, Mitch Johnson, Assistant Coach Carlos Di Laura. 1 2019 UTAH STATE TENNIS #AGGIESALLTHEWAY 2018-19 TENNIS SCHEDULES MEN’S SCHEDULE Date Tournament/Opponent Location Time Sept. 14-16 Midland Invitational Midland, Texas NTS Sept. 14-16 ITA Futures Tournament Laguna Niguel, Calif. NTS Oct. 5-7 Boise State Dar Walters Fall Classic Boise, Idaho NTS Oct. 15-18 ITA Regionals Las Vegas, Nev. NTS Nov. 9-11 LMU Invitational Los Angeles, Calif. NTS Jan. 13 Weber State Logan, Utah 10 a.m. Jan. 13 Idaho State Logan, Utah 3 p.m. Jan. 19 @ San Diego San Diego, Calif. 2 p.m. Jan. 20 @ UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. Noon Jan. 25 vs. Miami (FL) Austin, Texas 1 p.m. Jan. 26 vs. Texas/Washington Austin, Texas TBA Jan. 31 BYU Logan, Utah 5 p.m. Feb. 8 Santa Clara Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Feb. 8 Montana State Logan, Utah 4 p.m. Feb. 15 @ Drake Des Moines, Iowa 5 p.m. Feb. 17 vs. Indiana Des Moines, Iowa 11 a.m. Feb. 18 vs. UC Santa Barbara Des Moines, Iowa 9 a.m. Mar. 1 Denver Logan, Utah 2 p.m. Mar. 15 @ UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 5 p.m. Mar. 17 UT San Antonio Logan, Utah 1 p.m. Mar. 22 vs. Texas Tech Houston, Texas 4 p.m. Mar. 23 vs. Dartmouth Houston, Texas 11 a.m. Mar. 24 @ Rice Houston, Texas 4 p.m. Mar. 27 Cal Poly Logan, Utah 2 p.m. Mar. 29 San Diego State* Logan, Utah 3 p.m. Apr. 5 Air Force* Logan, Utah 3 p.m. Apr. 7 New Mexico* Logan, Utah 1 p.m. Apr. 12 @ Fresno State* Fresno, Calif. TBD Apr. 14 @ Nevada* Reno, Nev. TBD Apr. 20 @ Boise State* Boise, Idaho 1 p.m. Apr. 25-27 MW Championships Fresno, Calif. TBD WOMEN’S SCHEDULE Date Tournament/Opponent Location Time Sept. 13-16 Bedford Cup USAFA, Colo. NTS Sept. 14-16 Midland Invitational Midland, Texas NTS Sept. 20-22 Milwaukee Tennis Classic Milwaukee, Wis. NTS Sept. 28-30 Idaho State Invitational Pocatello, Idaho NTS Oct. 2 ITA All-American Pacific Palisades, Calif. NTS Oct. 10-13 ITA Regionals Las Vegas, Nev. NTS Jan. 19 @ Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Noon Jan. 20 Southern Utah Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Feb. 1 Akron Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Feb. 3 @ Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho Noon Feb. 9 vs. New Mexico State Flagstaff, Ariz. 10 a.m. Feb. 10 @ Northern Arizona Flagstaff, Ariz. 10 a.m. Feb. 15 Grand Canyon Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Feb. 18 Idaho Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Feb. 23 vs. UTSA El Paso, Texas Noon Feb. 24 @ UTEP El Paso, Texas 10 a.m. Mar. 8 @ BYU Provo, Utah Noon Mar. 12 @ San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. TBD Mar. 15 @ UC Davis Davis, Calif. 3 p.m. Mar. 17 @ Pacific Stockton, Calif. Noon Mar. 22 @ Creighton Omaha, Neb. 5 p.m. Mar. 23 vs. North Dakota Omaha, Neb. 1 p.m. Apr. 5 @ New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. Noon Apr. 7 @ Air Force* USAFA, Colo. Noon Apr. 12 Wyoming* Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Apr. 14 Colorado State* Logan, Utah 11 a.m. Apr. 20 Boise State* Logan, Utah 1 p.m. Apr. 25-28 MW Championships San Diego, Calif. TBD BOLD = home match * = Mountain West match 2 @USUMENSTENNIS / @USUWOMENSTENNIS 2019 UTAH STATE TENNIS 2019 Utah State men’S RoSteR NAME YEAR EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Felipe Acosta SO 1L Chascomus, Argentina/Seadea Isaac Arturo Arevalo FR HS Mazatlan, Mexico/Prepa Abierta HS Rithvik Bollipalli FR HS Hyderabad, India/Delhi Public School Sergiu Bucur JR 2L Constanta, Romania/Emil Racovita HS Daniel Bushamuka FR HS Princeton, N.J./IMG Academy Jose Carvajal SO 1L Pereira, Colombia/Colegio Anglo Colombiano Mitch Johnson FR HS Centennial, Colo./Laurel Springs HS Duro Opacic JR JC Belgrade, Serbia/Seward County Community College COACHES Head Coach - James Wilson, Texas Tech, 2009 - Third Season Assistant Coach - Carlos Di Laura, Texas Tech, 2017 - Second Season Pronunciation Guide: Felipe Acosta = Fa-lee-pay A-coast-a Isaac Arturo Arevalo = Ar-valo Rithvik Bollipalli = Rit-vick Sergiu Bucur = Ser-g-o Buh-kerr Daniel Bushamuka = Boo-sh-moo-ka Jose Carvajal = Carve-a-hall Duro Opacic = Opp-o-chich 2019 Utah State Women’S RoSteR NAME YEAR EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Annaliese County FR HS Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS Gabrielle Dekkers FR HS Ammerzoden, Netherlands/Hinsdale Central HS Hannah Jones JR 2L South Ogden, Utah/Bonneville HS Sidnee Lavatai FR HS Murray, Utah/Murray HS Lucy Octave JR 2L Donaghadee, Ireland/Regent House School Alexandra Pisareva SO 1L Kyiv, Ukraine/Ukrainian Gymnasium Rhoda Tanui JR 1L Bradenton, Fla./State College of Florida Alexandra Taylor SO 1L Sydney, Australia/Arizona COACHES Head Coach - Sean McInerney, Carthage College, 1998 - Sixth Season Assistant Coach - Sanne Louwers, LIU Brooklyn, 2015 - Second Season Pronunciation Guide: Sidnee Lavatai = Lav-ah-tie Alexandra Pisareva = Peace-air-va Rhoda Tanui = Road-a Ta-new-ee Sean McInerney = MAC-in-er-nee Sanne Louwers = Saun-a 3 2019 UTAH STATE TENNIS #AGGIESALLTHEWAY 2019 UTAH STATE HEAD COACHES James Wilson is in his third season at Utah State after being named the head coach on June 10, 2016. Wilson was named the 2017-18 Mountain West Coach of the Year after coaching USU to its third-straight Mountain West regular season title, as well as the team’s second consecutive Mountain West Tournament title and team appear- ance in the NCAA Tournament. Wilson coached Utah State to its highest ITA ranking in program history at No. 37. The Aggies’ season ended with a 4-1 loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to No. 8 TCU, putting Utah State’s record at 19-9 overall and 7-0 in conference play. Individually, senior Jaime Barajas and sophomore Sergiu Bucur earned all-MW honors in singles play under Wilson’s coaching. Barajas and freshman Jose Carvajal also earned all-MW honors in doubles. The Aggies also had success in the classroom as senior Andrew Nakajima and freshmen Felipe Acosta, Carvajal, Valdemar Holm and Addy Vashistha all earned academic all-MW honors. Acosta and Vashistha were both named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes and ITA Scholar-Athletes. Acosta, Carvajal, Nakajima, Vashistha and junior Austin Bass were each named Joe E. and Elma Whiteside Scholar-Athletes. Wilson led Utah State to unprecedented success in his first season, coaching the Aggies to their second consecutive Mountain West regular season title, the team’s first-ever Mountain West Tournament title and a team appearance in the NCAA Tournament, another first in school history. The year came to a close with a 4-2 loss against No. 21 Northwestern, JAMES putting the Aggies at 23-9 overall and 6-1 in league play. The 23 victories were the most in school history. WILSON Individually, sophomore Samuel Serrano and junior Kai Wehnelt earned all-MW honors in both singles and doubles Men’s Head Coach under Wilson’s tutelage. The Aggies were also successful in the classroom as junior Andrew Nakajima, sophomore Third Year Jonas Maier and senior Jack Swindells all earned academic all-MW accolades. Swindells received two more academic Texas Tech, 2009 honors, earning Mountain