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Under head coach Betsy Kuhle, the Western Michigan women’s tennis team is the standard-bearer of the Mid-American Conference and one of the top teams in the Midwest Region. The Broncos have won 11 MAC titles, including four in a row from 2005- 08. The Broncos have also reached five consecutive MAC Tournament championship games and advanced to four NCAA Tournaments in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007.

In 27 years leading WMU, Kuhle has led the Broncos to a top-three finish every season, including a stretch 34 consecutive regular season wins over MAC opponents from April 2004 to April 2009. The Broncos have reached 20 wins seven times, including four times in the last five seasons. ... Winning WMUWMU TTennisennis isis ...... Geared up WMUWMU TTennisennis isis ......

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S TENNIS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PHILOSOPHY

The Western Michigan University Women’s Tennis Strength and Conditioning Program is a year round effort to maintain a championship level of strength, power, speed and conditioning. The program is built to help each athlete play at their optimal level during practice and games, stay healthy and improve performance by incorporating explosiveness and intensity in each workout. Using a combination of Olympic exercises, functional training and tennis- specific speed and agility training, each Bronco Tennis student- athlete will be physically ready to make that championship run. WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC TRAINING

The focus of the WMU athletic training staff is to prevent student- athlete injuries and facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation to ensure a safe return to competition.

Five full-time athletic trainers oversee three graduate athletic trainers in providing comprehensive medical care to all of Western Michigan’s 16 varsity sports. In addition to its eight-person athletic training staff, the WMU athletic training staff is assisted by three full-time physicians and a sports medicine fellow.

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The Western Michigan men’s and women’s Sorensen Courts is one of the homes tennis teams play their outdoor matches for the USTA Boys 18s and 16s National on campus at Sorensen Courts, named Championships each year and has for former men’s tennis coach Ray “Hap” also played host to the 2000 Mid- Sorensen. American Conference Women’s Tennis Championships and 2001 and 2005 MAC The complex includes 20 total courts in Men’s Tennis Championships. upper and lower tiers. The upper Sorensen Courts feature eight brand-new blue- On campus, the Broncos also have access to surfaced courts that were completed in July complete athletic training and strength and of 2006. The lower courts feature 12 brand conditioning facilities in Read Fieldhouse. new courts that were completed in July 2007. The entire facility is lighted for play deep into the night and features access to water and electricity for all courts.

When winter rolls in, the Western Michigan tennis teams play in one of the best indoor facilities in the state. Purchased in 1998 by the university, West Hills Athletic Club features nine hard courts, spacious viewing areas, an expansive weight room and excellent locker room facilities.

The Broncos practice and play matches at West Hills during the season when forced indoors because of inclement weather.

... Home Court Advantage WMUWMU TTennisennis isis ...... The Ellis Athletic Academic Advising Center is located on the second floor of Read Fieldhouse. The athletic academic services program exists to provide a comfortable and supportive environment in which student- athletes can strive to achieve academic success. The Ellis Center houses the academic services staff, computer labs, tutoring program, composition specialists, study table and the CHAMPS/Life Skills program. The mission of this athletic academic service program is to assist student-athletes in reaching their full potential by providing them with the necessary tools and skills to achieve academic success. The court is not the only arena Western Michigan tennis has shown success during head coach Betsy Kuhle’s tenure. The Broncos are the only team to be recognized as an ITA All- Academic Team for all 15 years of the award’s existence and 35 different players have been named ITA Scholar-Athlete or Academic All-MAC.

Nearly every player that comes through the program has earned a degree with 98 percent of Coach Kuhle’s players graduating. The women’s tennis team was recognized in 2007 by the NCAA for having an APR in the top 10 percent of all women’s tennis programs in the country. The women’s tennis program often produces the best team grade-point average of any WMU athletic program. In fact, a women’s tennis player has earned the prestigious WMU Senior Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in both 2008 (Noriko Saruta-right) and 2009 (Kerstin Pahl-below).

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In its 53 years of existence, the Mike Gary Athletic Fund has been the official fundraising arm of the WMU Athletic Department, raising over $4 million through annual gifts and major contributions. The Gary Fund has raised more than $1 million in each of the last two seasons.

OUR MISSION To support the student-athletes of Western Michigan University in their pursuit of MIKE GARY ATHLETIC FUND championships, academic excellence and Founded in 1956 by a group of area businessmen personal growth as representatives of WMU, its and dedicated Broncos, the Mike Gary Athletic alumni, fans and community members. Fund was established to provide direct financial support to the athletic programs of Western “I want to personally thank Michigan University. all the members of the Mike Gary Athletic Fund The fund is named in honor of long-time athletic who have contributed to director, Bronco football coach and WMU Hall of the enhancement of our Fame inductee, Mr. Mitchell “Mike” Gary. student-athletes. The Gary Fund and all its volunteers have helped us travel around The Broncos would like to thank the following Car Coaches the country to play the best for their support of WMU Athletics: competition available. The Cole Century - Tom Cole (owner) generosity and support of DeNooyer Chevrolet - Bill DeNooyer (owner) everyone associated with Harold Zeigler Auto Group - Harold & Aaron Zeigler (owner) the Gary Fund is one of the John Tapper Automotive - John Tapper (owner) most important factors in our team’s success.” Maple Hill Auto Group - Jim Vandenberg (owner) — WMU Head Tennis Coach Betsy Kuhle Metro Toyota - Jeff DeNooyer (owner) GARY FUND EXCEEDS $1 MILLION FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT YEAR Gary Fund had another record-setting year with an overall goal of $1.0 million for the 2009 campaign.

The Mike Gary Athletic Fund announced a two percent increase in donations with a total of $1,022,045. Last year’s record total was $1,002,749. The Gary Fund volunteers surpassed their calling period goal of $475,000 with a total of $477,962.

The announcement was made at the Mike Gary Athletic Fund Cel- ebration held at the Gilmore House hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Dunn. In attendance were the Gary Fund volunteers, the WMU Head Coach- es and athletic staff.

The chair for the 2009 campaign was Jim Hall and the Vice Chair was Jim Everts.

The Gary Fund supports all WMU athletic programs from basketball to volleyball to tennis and each and every student-athlete’s experience.

The WMU student-athletes and teams are grateful to the Gary Fund donors and the volunteers. ... Supported QUICK FACTS 2009-10 SCHEDULE Name of School:...... Western Michigan University Sept. 18-20 Milwaukee Tennis Classic Milwaukee, Wis. City/Zip:...... Kalamazoo, Mich. 49008-5406 Founded:...... 1903 Oct. 2-4 Wolverine Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment:...... 24,576 Oct. 2-11 ITA All-American Champion. Los Angeles, Calif. Nickname:...... Broncos School Colors:...... Brown & Gold Oct. 9-11 Wildcat Fall Invitational Evanston, Ill. Facilities...... Sorensen Courts (Outdoor) & West Hills Athletic Club (Indoor) Oct. 22-27 ITA Midwest Regional Evanston, Ill. Affiliation:...... NCAA Division I Conference:...... Mid-American (West Division) Nov. 6-8 WMU SUPER CHALLENGE Kalamazoo, Mich. President:...... Dr. John M. Dunn (Northern Illinois, ‘67) Jan. 17 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 9:30 a.m. Athletics Director:...... Kathy Beauregard (Hope, ‘79) Tennis AD:...... Dave Corstange (Western Michigan, ‘73) Jan. 17 vs. Evansville Bloomington, Ind. 2 p.m. Faculty Athletics Representative:...... Fred Sitkins (Western Michigan, ‘59) Jan. 23 CLEVELAND STATE Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS INFORMATION Jan. 23 DETROIT Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m. Head Coach:...... Betsy Kuhle (Illinois, ‘76) Jan. 24 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 p.m. Record at WMU (Yrs):...... 459-227 (27) Feb. 6 IPFW Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. Career Record (Yrs):...... same Assistant Coach:...... Mark Henderson (DePaul, ‘06) Feb. 6 VALPARAISO Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Coach:...... Tim Herrmann (Western Michigan, ‘00) Feb. 10 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 3 p.m. Athletic Trainer:...... Kate Dornbos (Hope, ‘03) Media Relations Contact:...... Matt Holmes (Indianapolis, ‘02) Feb. 12 MARQUETTE Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. Women’s Tennis Office Phone:...... (269) 387-3102 Feb. 14 DePAUL Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 p.m. 2009 Overall Record (H/A/N):...... 21-8 (14-3/3-4/4-1) 2009 Conference Record (H/A):...... 6-2 (4-1/2-1) Feb. 20 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 12 p.m. Conference Finish:...... T-2nd Feb. 26 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 5 p.m. Letterwinners R/L:...... 5/3 Newcomers:...... 2 March 5 at Brown Providence, R.I. 3 p.m. March 7 at Yale New Haven, Conn. 11 a.m. TENNIS HISTORY March 20 at Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 12 p.m. First year of women’s tennis:...... 1975 MAC Tournament championships:...... 4 (1999,2000,2006,2007) March 21 at Rice Houston, Texas 12 p.m. QUICK FACTS, ROSTER, SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS, MAC Regular Season championships:...... 11 (1984,1990,1995,1997,1999,2000, March 26 at Miami * Oxford, Ohio 1 p.m...... 2001,2005,2006,2007, 2008) Years in NCAA Tournament:...... 4 (1999,2000,2006,2007) March 27 at Ball State * Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. MEDIA RELATIONS April 2 at Bowling Green * Bowling Green, Ohio TBA Assistant Athletics Director-Marketing, Publicity & Licensing:...... Bob D’Amelio April 9 at Eastern Michigan * Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. Director:...... Mat Kanan April 10 at Toledo * Toledo, Ohio 1 p.m. Associate Director/MTEN Contact:...... Matt Holmes Office Phone:...... 269-387-3168 April 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. Cell Phone:...... 269-998-1638 April 23 BUFFALO * Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. Fax:...... 269-387-4139 Email:...... [email protected] April 24 AKRON * Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m. Assistant Director:...... Kristin Keirns April 29-May 2 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Kalamazoo, Mich. Assistant Director:...... Adam Bodnar May 15-17 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites SID Mailing Address:...... 1903 W. Michigan Avenue ...... Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5406 May 20-31 NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. Athletics Website:...... www.wmubroncos.com

Home matches in BOLD and played outdoors at Sorensen Courts or 2009-10 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER indoors at West Hills Athletic Club Name Class HT HOMETOWN (last school/high school) tournaments in italics Rachel Denny So. 5-11 Oakland Township, Mich. (Sacred Heart) * indicates Mid-American Conference match Emily Dudzik Sr. 5-6 Gowen, Mich. (Greenville) April Kerr So. 5-10 Cheadle Hulme, England (Bramhall) All times ET and subject to change 13 Yumi Matsuto Sr. 5-5 Kobeshi, Japan (California [Pa.]/Shukugawa) Amanda Moccia Jr. 5-5 Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson) 2009-10 WMU WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Maria Nivia So. 5-6 Cali, Colombia (La Arboleia) Editor/Layout:...... Matt Holmes Jill Pastunink Fr. 5-10 Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland West) University Section:...... Kristin Keirns Maggie Remynse Fr. 5-8 Richland, Mich. (Battle Creek Lakeview) Content Editing:...... Betsy Kuhle, Matt Kulik, Kim Hemingway, Mat Kulik Head Coach: Betsy Kuhle (28th year) Cover Design:...... Kristin Keirns Assistant: Mark Henderson (1st year) Photography:...... Gary Shook, Zolton Cohen, Casey Spring, Matt Holmes

4 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • www.wmubroncos.com • 11 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • www.wmubroncos.com • 3 MAC PLAYER OF THE YEARS • www.wmubroncos.com • 4 MAC TOURNAMENT TITLES • www.wmubroncos.com • 14 CONSECUTIVE ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS • www.wmubroncos.com Personal EMILY • Majoring in exercise science with a 3.28 GPA • Daughter of Ronald and Valerie Dudzik • Father played football at Michigan and mother played basketball, volleyball and field DUDZIK hockey at Adrian College TEAM CAPTAIN • Has a younger brother, Bryant, who is freshman tennis player at Toledo • Born April 21, 1988 5-6 • Sr. Gowen, Mich. Greenville

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct. 2006-07 18-11 28-9 46-20 .697 2007-08 17-17 28-15 45-32 .584 2008-09 23-16 27-12 50-28 .641

Totals 58-44 83-36 141-80 .638 BRONCO BIOS 2008-09 • Second Team All-MAC • Named MAC Player of the Week (3/4) afer going 5-3 against Michigan State, Rice, DePaul and Valparaiso • Named MAC Player of the Week (4/1) after going 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and 2-0 at No. 2 singles against Eastern Michigan and Toledo • Clinched victories over Purdue and Rice with last match on the court victories • Compiled 23-16 singles record, including 13-13 mark at No. 2 singles • Went 27-12 in doubles, including 7-1 in the MAC at No. 1/2 and 13-8 overall at No. 1 • Won at No. 1 doubles against No. 30 Indiana, No. 56 South Alabama and MAC champion Miami • Won her singles flight and doubles flight (w/Amanda Moccia) at Fall MAC Invitational • Earned third letter

2007-08 • Won a team-high 28 doubles matches, including a 17-4 dual match mark with Yumi Matsuto • Ended the season on a 12-match winning streak in doubles with Matsuto • Went a perfect 11-0 in MAC regular season and conference tournament doubles and 6-3 in MAC singles competition • Came back from one set down to win 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in 4-3 victory at Michigan State (2/16) • Earned second letter

2006-07 • Went 6-2 at No. 6 singles and 8-0 at No. 3 doubles in MAC play • Defeated No. 9 Miami (Fla.) No. 3 doubles team, 8-6, with Carrie Jeanmaire (3/4) • Won 19-of-20 dual doubles matches leading into the NCAA Tournament • Third on the team with 28 doubles victories • Earned first letter

High School • 2005 Michigan Miss Tennis • Compiled a four-year high school record of 103-5, including a state record 55 6-0, 6-0 matches • Reached state semifinals her final three years and state quarterfinals freshman year • Named all-state, all-conference and all-area all four seasons • Played No. 1 singles all four years, winning four conference championships and three regional championships • Ranked No. 1 in West Michigan in all four age divisions by the USTA • Ranked No. 16 in the Midwest and No. 169 nationally as a 16-year old • 2006 Junior Player of the Year in West Michigan • Four-time Academic All-State selection highlighted academic honors that also includes 14 the O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete Award, Senior-Athlete of the Year and President’s Award for Educational Excellence

4 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • www.wmubroncos.com • 11 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • www.wmubroncos.com • 3 MAC PLAYER OF THE YEARS • www.wmubroncos.com • 4 MAC TOURNAMENT TITLES • www.wmubroncos.com • 14 CONSECUTIVE ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS • www.wmubroncos.com YUMI MATSUTO TEAM CAPTAIN 5-5 • Sr. Kobeshi, Japan California (Pa.)/Shukugawa Gakuin

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct. 2007-08 11-16 25-19 36-35 .507 2008-09 14-9 30-11 44-20 .688 Totals 25-25 55-30 80-55 .593 2008-09 • Second on the team with 30-11 doubles record • Went 14-7 at No. 1 doubles, including 7-1 in the MAC • Went 6-1 in dual match singles, including 2-0 in the MAC, 14-9 overall in singles • Won the clinching match at No. 6 singles vs. Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semis as the final match on the court and clinched the doubles point at No. 1 • Won singles and doubles flight at Fall MAC Invitational • Won two matches over Eastern Illinois and Detroit in qualifying singles at the ITA Midwest Regional • Earned second letter BRONCO BIOS BRONCO

2007-08 • Won a team-high 28 doubles matches, including a 17-4 dual match mark with Emily Dudzik • Ended the season on a 12-match winning streak in doubles with Dudzik • Went a perfect 11-0 in MAC regular season and conference tournament doubles • Won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles to help WMU win, 4-3, at Illinois (1/21), which finished the year ranked No. 37 in the country • Earned first letter

California (Pa.) • Earned NCAA Division II All-America honors in doubles with Inga Chilingaryan after finishing 10th in the country in the final poll with a 33-4 record • Tandem won the ITA East Regional doubles championship and placed fourth in the National Small College Championships • Helped the No. 6 Vulcans finish the year 28-2 and advance to the final eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament • Helped Cal win its third conference championship in school history and first since 1993 • Won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Doubles Championship with Lisa Santoro to improve her overall doubles record to 36-4 • Named a PSAC doubles all-star • Finished fourth in singles at the ITA East Regional

High School • Ranked No. 15 in Japan in doubles in 2005 • Ranked No. 3 in her state in doubles in 2004 • Finished second in the country at the All-Japan High School Tennis Championships in 2003 15 • Played at the same high school that produced WMU great, Noriko Saruta

Personal • Daughter of Lindsey Noel Winston and Midori Matsuto • Majoring in recreation • Has one older brother, Koichi Matsuto • Born Jan. 30, 1987

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct. 2007-08 21-12 6-14 27-26 .509 2008-09 18-15 27-6 45-21 .682 Totals 39-27 33-20 72-47 .605 BRONCO BIOS 2008-09 • Academic All-MAC • Compiled 27-6 doubles record, including 19-1 mark in dual matches, 7-1 in the MAC at No. 2/3 • Ranked No. 59 nationally in doubles with Kerstin Pahl (3/3) to start a streak of appearing in three consecutive national doubles rankings • Won 17 doubles matches in a row between Jan. 18 and April 11 with Kerstin Pahl • Went 18-15 in singles, including 13-8 in dual matches, 4-0 in the MAC at No. 4/5/6 • Won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles vs. Akron in the MAC Tournament and 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5 singles over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinals • Won singles and doubles flight at the Fall MAC Invitational • Earned second letter

2007-08 • Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team after going 2-0 in singles • Went a perfect 10-0 in MAC regular season and conference tournament singles, 13-0 including matches in the fall • Only lost three sets in 14 matches against MAC opponents • Ended the season on an 11-match singles winning streak • Ranked third on the team with 21 overall singles wins • Won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles against New Mexico (3/2), the No. 51 team in the country at the end of the season • Earned first letter

High School • Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2006 MHSAA Division I State Tournament • Named all-state and team MVP in 2005 and 2006 after posting a 40-16 record over those two seasons • Ranked in the top 75 in the Midwest by the USTA • Ranked the No. 3 graduating senior and No. 66 overall in the TennisRecruiting.net Top 100 • Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.01 GPA

Personal • Daughter of Michelle and Victor Moccia • Majoring in biomedical sciences with 3.91 GPA • Younger sister of former Broncos’ women’s tennis player Ashley Moccia ...has a younger sister, Aimee • Bor