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Oregon Women’S Tennis 2014 OREGON WOMEN’S TENNIS 2014 General Information & Table of Contents 3 University Facts Table of Contents Name .............................................................University of Oregon 2014 Season Outlook .................................................3-6 Location .......................................................................Eugene, Ore. Contents ..............................................................................................3 Address ................................................ 2727 Leo Harris parkway Schedule ..............................................................................................4 Founded ......................................................................................1876 Roster ....................................................................................................5 Enrollment ..............................................................................24,500 Roster Breakdown ............................................................................5 Nickname ................................................................................. Ducks Oregon Student Tennis Center ....................................................6 Mascot .................................................................................The Duck Colors ...................................................................Green and Yellow Coaching Staff ...........................................................7-10 President ..................................................Michael R. Gottfredson Head Coach Paul Reber ..............................................................8-9 Director of Athletics ..................................................Rob Mullens Assistant Coach Maja Kovacek .................................................10 Affiliation ............................................................... NCAA Division I Conference..............................................................................Pac-12 2014 Duck Guide ....................................................11-22 Lana Buttner ....................................................................................12 Tennis Coaching Staff Lena Macomson .............................................................................13 Head Coach ....................................................................Paul Reber Rabea Stueckemann ....................................................................14 Season ...................................................................................... Eighth Sofia Hager ......................................................................................15 Career Record ..............................................................70-86 (.449) Nicole Long ......................................................................................16 Oregon Record ........................................................................ Same Jasmine Minor ................................................................................17 Alma Mater ......................................................... Arizona State ‘96 Lina Åkesson ...................................................................................18 Email..........................................................pdreber@uoregon.edu Allie Hueffner ..................................................................................19 Assistant Coach .......................................................Maja Kovacek Kadie Hueffner ...............................................................................20 Season ...................................................................................... Eighth Marlou Kluiving ..............................................................................21 Alma Mater ........................................................... New Mexico ‘06 Maya Salibasic ................................................................................22 Email..................................................... [email protected] 2012-13 Season in Review .....................................23-28 Team Information Results .........................................................................................24-26 2013 Record..............................................................................13-10 Final Statistics .................................................................................27 2013 Conference Record ..........................................................1-9 Pac-12 Season and National Recap .........................................28 2013 Home Record ...................................................................11-5 Oregon Tennis History & Records ..........................29-39 2013 Away Record.......................................................................1-5 All-Americans ..................................................................................30 2013 Neutral Record ...................................................................1-1 NCAA Tournament Team History .......................................31-32 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................5/4 NCAA Tournament Individual History ....................................32 Newcomers ........................................................................................6 Individual Records ........................................................................33 Twitter ................................................................@OregonWTennis Conference Championships & Awards ..................................34 Facebook .............................................../OregonWomensTennis Pac-12 All-Conference Teams ..............................................35-36 Program History Year-By-Year Records ....................................................................37 First Season ..........................................................................1973-74 All-Time Coaching Records ........................................................37 All-Time Record ..........................442-360-1 (.550), 40 Seasons Team Award Recipients ...............................................................38 All-Time NCAA Tourn. Record ................. 3-6 (6 appearances) All-Time Letterwinners (Since 1990) .......................................39 Last Appearance .......................................................................2007 Credits Indiv. Conf. Championships ....................1 (Daria Panova, 03) Writing and Design ............................................................John Vu Invid. NCAA Appearances .......................6 (1999, 2003, 2004, Editing .................................Oregon Athletic Communications ...................................................................................... 2005, 2006 (2) Cover Design .......................Oregon Marketing & Promotions Doubles NCCA Appearances ............................. 2 (2003, 2006) Cover Photo ...................................................................Zach Ancell Athletic Communications Photography ...................................... Eric Evans, Geoff Thurner Website ..........................................................www.GoDucks.com Pictured on Cover ..............................................Lena Macomson Office ...........................................................................541-346-5488 ......................................................................................... Lana Buttner Assistant Athletic Director.............................Andy McNamara ..........................................................................Rabea Stueckemann Executive Assistant Athletic Director .............Dave Williford Associate Director ..................................................... Greg Walker Associate Director ........................................................Todd Miles Assistant Director .......................................................Joe Waltasti Assistant Director .................................................Casey Johnson Communications Assistant ...............................Brady Johnson Communications Assistant (WTEN Contact) ............John Vu Office ...........................................................................541-346-5469 Cell ...............................................................................714-728-9163 Email....................................................................jvu@uoregon.edu 2014 Women’s Tennis 3 4 2014 Oregon Women’s Tennis Schedule OREGON TENNIS 2014 SENIORS January Date Opponent Location Time 18-20 Univ. of Indiana Invite Bloomington, Ind. All Day 24 South Carolina Upstate Eugene, Ore. 4 p.m. 26 Eastern Washington Eugene, Ore. 11 a.m. February Date Opponent Location Time 1 Portland Eugene, Ore. 10 a.m. 2 Portland State Eugene, Ore. 3 p.m. 7 Iowa Des Moines, Iowa 11 a.m. 8 DePaul Des Moines, Iowa 11 a.m. 15 Oklahoma State Minneapolis, Minn. 11 a.m. 16 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 9 a.m. 22 Akron Eugene, Ore. 4 p.m. March Rabea Stueckemann Date Opponent Location Time 7 Utah* Eugene, Ore. 12 p.m. Lana Buttner 9 Colorado* Eugene, Ore. 12 p.m. 21 Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 12:30 p.m. 22 Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 11 a.m. 24 Northern Arizona Tempe, Ariz. TBA 26 UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 10 a.m. 28 USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 1:30 p.m. 29 UCLA*# Los Angeles, Calif. 12 p.m. April Date Opponent Location Time 6 Washington* Eugene, Ore. 12 p.m. 11 Stanford* Eugene, Ore. 12 p.m. Lena Macomson 13 California* Eugene, Ore. 12 p.m.
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