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Head Coach Rob Barr Jon Franzel Schedule Rob Barr is in his second season as the Senior, Captain head men’s and women’s tennis coach. In , N.Y. Sept. 7-8 Stony Brook Invitational 2011-12, he led the Continentals to eight Beacon School Sept. 15-16 St. Lawrence Fall Classic dual match victories, which was the highest Sept. 28-30 ITA Northeast Regional total for the program since also Major: History won eight times in 2003-04. Three of Barr’s March 9 WILLIAMS* 1 p.m. student-athletes made the 2012 NESCAC 2011-12: Recorded four singles and six March 16 at RIT 1 p.m. Spring All-Academic team. doubles wins. 2010-11: Posted nine singles March 25 vs. Carthage^ 9 a.m. Barr was the interim head men’s tennis and eight doubles wins. ... Won two matches March 26 vs. Elmhurst^ 3 p.m. coach at in 2010-11. He at the ITA Regionals (9/30-10/2) ... Runner March 27 vs. Univ. of Missouri-KC^ 9 a.m. guided Middlebury to a dual match record up in the “A” singles bracket at St. Lawrence March 27 vs. St. John’s (Minn.)^ 3 p.m. of 18-4, including 6-1 in the NESCAC. The University Fall Classic (9/18-19). 2008-09: Panthers were semifinalists in the 2011 NESCAC Championship, and Earned 12 singles and he and Drew Libin ‘12 set the program record for March 30 RENSSELAER 4 p.m. went on to win two matches in the NCAA Division III championship doubles wins in a season with 14 ... Won the “A” singles and “A” doubles April 2 COLGATE 4 p.m. before they fell to Emory University in the quarterfinals. bracket at St. Fall Classic (9/19-20) ... Recorded April 6 at Colby* 10 a.m. Barr coached the 2011 NESCAC Player of the Year and three all- two victories in ITA Regionals in open singles and open doubles. April 7 at Tufts* 1 p.m. conference selections. Two of his players earned All-America honors in 2011. Barr was an assistant coach at Middlebury in 2010 when the April 10 HOBART 4 p.m. men captured the NCAA title, and he coached the ITA championship The nine all-weather Gray Tennis Courts are home to the Hamilton April 13 AMHERST* 10 a.m. doubles duo of Andrew Thomson and Andrew Lee. Jordan Petit College men’s and women’s varsity tennis teams. April 13 WESLEYAN* 4 p.m. Barr has extensive experience at the Division I level, as he coached Senior April 14 UNIV. OF ROCHESTER 10 a.m. at four different institutions before Middlebury. Barr served as the men’s Glastonbury, Conn. April 16 ST. LAWRENCE 4 p.m. assistant at Rice University and the University of New Orleans, and was the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University and the University Glastonbury High School April 21 BATES* 1 p.m. of Louisiana-Monroe. Major: Economics Margaret Bundy Scott Field House April 22 UNION 4 p.m. Barr has coached a number of professional tennis players, including April 27 at * 1 p.m. Thailand Davis Cup members Danai Udomchoke, Sonchat and Sonchai 2011-12: Earned nine singles wins and nine doubles wins. ... Won the “A” Flight doubles Ratiwatana. He has coached players at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and HOME EVENTS IN BOLD Australian Open, as well as tour events around the world. bracket at St. Lawrence University Fall Barr earned his bachelor’s degree and played collegiate tennis at Classic (9/17-18). 2010-11: Notched eight * denotes NESCAC match Southern Arkansas University. He led the team to a top 10 Division II singles and nine doubles wins ... Recorded ^ in Orlando, Fla. ranking in 1984. He continues to play competitively at the sectional and an 8-4 doubles win against Connecticut national level. College (4/30). 2009-10: Had eight singles and nine doubles wins ... Runner-up in the “B” singles bracket at St. Lawrence University Fall Assistant Coach Jeff Lonczak Classic (9/19-20). Jeff Lonczak is in his first season as an assistant coach. Lonczak has Roster been teaching and coaching tennis for 14 years in the Syracuse area. He helped coach the Onondaga Community College (OCC) men’s Matthew Billet Name Yr. Hometown/Previous School tennis team to a 2008 NJCAA title. Lonczak, who became a certified Ian Antonoff Fr. New York, N.Y./Horace Mann School tennis teaching professional in 2012, is the head tennis pro at the Sophomore Manlius YMCA. Bedford, N.Y. Matthew Billet So. Bedford, N.Y./Byram Hills HS Lonczak won an NJCAA doubles title with Djanny Arnautovic while Byram Hills High School Jon Franzel Sr. New York, N.Y./Beacon School attending OCC in 1998. He captured a singles crown the following year. Kolya Kerz Sr. New York, N.Y./Trinity School Lonczak was a three-time All-American at OCC, and was inducted into Major: Public Policy the school’s athletic hall of fame with its inaugural class in 2004. Austin Lokre Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif./Cate School Lonczak went on to compete at , where he was James Oliver So. Lakewood, Ohio/ 2011-12: Posted seven singles and seven second team all-conference in the Northeast-10 Conference for doubles Jordan Petit Sr. Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury HS and third team all-conference for singles. He was ranked No. 9 in the doubles wins ... Defeated Connecticut Col- If there is inclement weather, the tennis teams move inside Margaret Northeast Region for all NCAA Division II tennis players. lege opponent at fifth flight singles by scores Bundy Scott Field House, where four courts are available. Buck Reynolds So. Rye, N.Y./Rye HS Lonczak continued to play tennis at the open level after college, of 6-1 and 6-1 (4/28). Stephen Rosenman Sr. Bryn Mawr, Pa./Shipley School and was ranked in the top 30 in the Eastern section. He is a member of Benjamin Stern Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley Senior HS the Syracuse men’s 5.0 team and plays national open and prize money events. Hamilton Athletics About the NESCAC Records

Founded in 1971, the New England Small College Athletic Confer- ence (NESCAC) is a group of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges Most Singles Victories-Career and universities that share a similar philosophy for intercollegiate athlet- 1. Sam Walker (1993-96) 76-17 ics. The Conference was created out of a concern for the direction of 2. Andrew Libin (2008-12) 40-29 intercollegiate athletic programs, and remains committed to keeping a proper perspective on the role of sport in higher education. 3. Jon Franzel (2009-13) 37-37 The formation of NESCAC originated with an agreement among 3. Michael Moreno (2007-11) 37-36 , , and Williams 5. J.W. Hobson (1993-96) 34-30 College first drafted in 1955. Along with these four institutions, , , , Middlebury College, Trinity Most Doubles Victories-Career College and are sustaining charter members. Connecti- cut College joined in 1982, bringing the Conference’s membership to its 1. Jon Franzel (2009-13) 39-38 current total of 11 institutions. 2. Jordan Petit (2009-13) 37-46 NESCAC members believe intercollegiate athletic programs should 3. Andrew Libin (2008-12) 35-33 operate in harmony with the educational mission of each institution. The 4. J.W. Hobson (1993-96) 32-10 Conference is committed to establishing common boundaries to keep 5. Duncan Cameron (2001-04) 30-29 athletics strong but in proportion to the overall academic mission of the member institutions. In pursuit of this mission, the Presidents of each NESCAC institution control intercollegiate athletic policy. Conference te- Most Singles Victories-Season nets are usually more restrictive than those of the NCAA Division III with 1. Sam Walker (1996) 27 regard to season length, number of contests and post-season competi- tion. Most Doubles Victories-Season NESCAC institutions also believe athletic teams should be rep- resentative of the entire student body. Thus, admissions and financial 1. Drew Libin ‘12 and Jon Franzel ‘13 (2009-10) 14 policies are consistent with the NCAA Division III policies that prohibit athletic scholarships and award financial aid solely on the basis of need. In 1999, the NESCAC formally became a playing conference and History now sponsors 26 conference championship sports (13 for men and 13 for women). Member schools offer extensive and broad based intercol- * Hamilton sponsors 29 varsity teams that compete at the legiate as well as club and intramural opportunities for both men and 1997 Champions NCAA Division III level. women. With member institutions sponsoring an average of nearly 30 varsity programs, NESCAC provides more than 7,500 opportunities for * Hamilton is a charter member of the New England participation in intercollegiate competition at the Division III level. Teams Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), which and individuals have achieved great success on both a regional and includes Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut national level. During the 2011-12 academic year, 55 teams participated Honors College, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan and Williams. in NCAA team championships. NESCAC student-athletes claimed 21 in- dividual national championships and NESCAC teams won three national team championships.The NESCAC has produced six NCAA Division NESCAC All-Academic III men’s tennis team champions, two singles champions and three of the last four doubles champions. Four NESCAC programs made 2012 Drew Libin ‘12 Numbers to Know the NCAA championship last year and three advanced to the quar- terfinals. 2012 Stephen Rosenman ‘13 Admission Office 1-800-843-2655 2012 Ben Swett ‘12 Financial Aid 1-800-859-4413 Athletics 315-859-4114 2011 Greg Kreitzer ‘11 Athletics Department FAX 315-859-4117 2009 Henry Ciocca ‘09 Rob Barr, Head Coach 315-859-4905 2008 Jared Solomon ‘08 E-mail address [email protected] 2007 Jared Solomon ‘08 Mailing Address 198 Road Clinton, NY 13323 2006 Brad Polan ‘06 2004 Prashant Sadarangani ‘04 Check out the Hamilton Athletics Home Page at: 2002 Ryan Thorpe ‘02 2012-13 http://www.hamilton.edu/athletics