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Boise State’s Tennis Facilities BOAS INDOOR TENNIS CENTER ...Home to Bronco tennis during winter portion of their season ...Houses six indoor tennis courts ...Includes locker rooms, offices, a conference room, computer lab, equipment room, and training room for both tennis teams and the women’s soccer program APPLETON TENNIS CENTER ...Home to Bronco tennis during outdoor portion of their season ...Received the 2002 Outstanding Tennis Facility Award from the United States Tennis Association ...Host site of the 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2011 Western Athletic Conference Tournaments, and the 2005 NCAA Men’s Tournament first and second rounds ...Includes locker rooms, a meeting room, and offices for both programs, as well as a concession stand and restroom facilities. TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts / Schedule ����������������������������2 Team Photo / Roster ���������������������������������3 2011-12 Season Preview �����������������������4-6 Coaching Staff �������������������������������������7-14 Athlete Profiles...................................15-43 History.................................................44-56 2011-12 boise state men’s tennis 2011-12 SCHEDULE BOISE STATE QUICK FACTS Date Day Opponent Time Location 9/2-3 Fri.-Sat. at University of Georgia Invitational All Day Athens, Ga. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Assistant Coach . Clancy Shields 9/16-18 Fri.-Sun. at Midland Racquet Club Invitational All Day Midland, Texas Location . Boise, Idaho Alma Mater . Boise State, 2010 9/23-25 Fri.-Sun. at EWU Fall Classic All Day Cheney, Wash. Elevation (downtown/campus) . 2,704 E-mail . ClancyShields@BoiseState .edu 10/3-9 Mon.-Sun. at All-American Tournament All Day Tulsa, Okla. Founded . 1932 10/7-9 Fri.-Sun. BOISE STATE FALL CLASSIC All Day Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Enrollment . 19,664 Boas Tennis Center Phone . 208-426-5737 10/13-16 Thu.-Sun. at Battle of the Bay All Day San Francisco, Calif. Nickname . Broncos Mailing Address . 1910 University Drive 10/19-23 Wed.-Sun. at ITA Mountain Regionals All Day Las Vegas, Nev. Colors . Blue and Orange . Boise, Idaho 83725 11/3-6 Thu.-Sun. at ITA National Individual Indoors All Day New York City, N.Y. Facilities . Boas Tennis Complex (Indoor: 400) 1/22 Sun. SAINT MARy’s (Calif.) 9 am Boise (Boise Racquet & Swim Club) . Appleton Tennis Center (Outdoor: 1,200) MEDIA RELATIONS 1/22 Sun. EASTERN WASHINGTON 1:30 pm Boise (Boas Indoor Tennis Center) Affiliation . NCAA Division I Fall Tennis Contact . Mike Walsh 1/27 Fri. vs. Santa Clara 11 am Palo Alto, Calif. (Stanford University) Region . .ITA Mountain Region E-mail . MichaelWalsh1@BoiseState .edu 1/28 Sat. vs. Stanford or Saint Mary’s (Calif.) TBA Palo Alto, Calif. (Stanford University) Conference . Mountain West Cell . 360-600-3209 2/4 Sat. WASHINGTON 5 pm Boise (Boise Racquet & Swim Club) President . Dr . Robert Kustra Office . 208-426-1106 2/10 Fri. MONTANA STATE 9 am Boise (Boas Indoor Tennis Center) Director of Athletics . Mark Coyle Fax . 208-426-3361 Senior Woman Administrator . Christina Van Tol 2/10 Fri. IDAHO STATE 3:30 pm Boise (Boas Indoor Tennis Center) Athletic Department Phone . 208-426-1288 Spring Tennis Contact . Casey Johnson 2/11 Sat. IDAHO 6:30 pm Boise (Boas Indoor Tennis Center) Ticket Office Phone . 208-426-4737 E-mail . CaseyJohnson2@BoiseState .edu 2/24-26 Fri.-Sun. at Blue-Gray Intercollegiate Championships All Day Montgomery, Ala. Web site . www .BroncoSports .com Cell . 360-713-8770 3/1 Mon. at Utah State 12 pm Logan, Utah Office . 208-426-4675 3/2 Fri. at Brigham Young 5:30 pm Provo, Utah Men’s Tennis STAFF Fax . 208-426-1778 3/3 Sat. at Utah 5 pm Salt Lake City, Utah Head Coach . Greg Patton 3/7 Wed. RADFORD 1:30 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Alma Mater . UC Santa Barbara, 1974 Secondary Contact . Doug Link 3/9 Fri. MONTANA (doubles only) 4 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Boise State Record . 334-128 ( .723) / 15 years E-mail . DLink@BoiseState .edu 3/10 Sat. MONTANA (singles only) 9:30 am Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Career Record . 685-321 ( .681) / 30 years Cell . 208-861-2796 3/10 Sat. CAL POLY 3:30 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) E-mail . GPatton@BoiseState .edu Office . 208-426-1027 3/16 Fri. ARIZONA 2 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Tennis Office . 208-484-2432 Fax . 208-426-3361 3/23-25 Fri.-Sun. BOISE STATE SPRING CLASSIC All Day Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) Fax . 208-334-4598 3/26 Mon. at Southern California 4 pm Los Angeles, Calif. 3/29 Thu. SAN DIEGO STATE* 1:30 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 3/31 Sat. FRESNO STATE 11 am Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 4/7 Sat. AIR FORCE* 10:30 am Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 4/7 Sat. WEBER STATE 5 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 4/13 Fri. at TCU* 4:30 pm Fort Worth, Texas 4/15 Sun. at New Mexico* 11 am Albuquerque, N.M. 4/20 Fri. COLLEGE OF IDAHO 10 am Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 4/20 Fri. UNLV* 2 pm Boise (Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center) 4/27-29 Fri.-Sun. at Mountain West Championship All Day San Diego, Calif. 5/11-13 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Regionals TBA TBA * = Mountain West Match Home Games are in BOLD All times are Mountain 2 INTRODUCTION ● Schedule & Quick Facts 2011-12 boise state men’s tennis Left to Right: Jeff Jones (strength coach), Clancy Shields (assistant coach), Aidan Reid, James Meredith, Garrett Patton, Freddy Walsh, Vicente Joli (student assistant), Eric Kile (top, academic coach), Scott Sears (below), Nathan Sereke, Filipp Pogostkin, Erik Sheldon, Andrew Bettles, Greg Patton (head coach), Damian Hume. men’s Tennis ROSTER NAME HEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Andrew Bettles 6-0 So. Somerset, England (Reeds School) Damian Hume 5-7 Sr. Johannesburg, South Africa (Collin College) James Meredith 6-4 R-Jr. Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys HS) Garrett Patton 6-2 Fr. Boise, Idaho (Boise HS) Filipp Pogostkin 6-0 Jr. Bellevue, Wash. (Horizon Charter School) Aidan Reid 6-2 R-Fr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) Scott Sears 6-4 R-Jr. London, England (St. Bedes) Nathan Sereke 6-7 So. Stockholm, Sweden (SAM Gymnasiet) Erik Sheldon 6-0 R-Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) Freddy Walsh 5-11 Sr. Bellevue, Wash. (Newport HS) Head Coach - Greg Patton (16th Season, 334-128) Pronunciations Filipp POGOSTKIN . (po-got-skin) Assistant Coach - Clancy Shields (Second Season) INTRODUCTION ● Roster 3 2011-12 BOISE STATE COACHING STAFF Greg PATTON Head Coach Alma Mater: UC Santa Barbara, 1974 Boise State Record: 334-128 (.723), 15 years Career Record: 685-321 (.681), 30 years ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 20 Conference Championships • 2 NCAA/ITA National Coach of the Year Honors • 3 NCAA/ITA Region Coach of the Year Honors • 14 Conference Coach of the Year Honors • 23 NCAA All-American Honors • 67 All-Conference Honors • 12 Conference Players of the Year ALL-TIME COACHING RECORD BY SCHOOL • Boise State (1993-98, 2003-Present) . 334-128 • UC Irvine (1980-92) . 288-150 • Cal State Bakersfield (1979) . 19-19 • UC Santa Barbara (1977-78) . 44-24 BOISE STATE TENURE Coach of the Year (2004-07, 2009), Big West Coach of the Year (1997) and (1993-98, 2003-present) Big Sky Coach of the Year (1993-96). Boise State men’s tennis has become a Patton has been credited with turning Boise State into a national tennis power familiar player on the national collegiate since his arrival in 1993. In his first season at the reigns of the Broncos, Patton tennis scene thanks in large part to head led the team to its first conference championship since 1974. His success did coach Greg Patton, who enters his 16th not stop there as Boise State won the Big Sky championship four consecutive season at the helm of the Bronco men’s seasons (1993-96) and the Big West Championship its first year in the league tennis program. Patton has led Boise State (1997). During the 1997 season, Boise State was ranked as high as second in to six NCAA Tournament appearances in the nation and went to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships, finishing the past seven years and four conference fifth in the process. titles since the beginning of his second tenure in 2003. COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Patton has put together an impressive 685-321 (.681) record over 30 years During his 30 year coaching career Patton has taken his teams to 17 NCAA as a collegiate head coach, which currently ranks him fifth nationally for most Tournament appearances, won 20 conference championships, earned 23 All- wins by an active NCAA Division I men’s tennis coach. A large part of that American awards, 67 all-conference honorees and 12 conference players of success has come during his 15 years at Boise State, where he has posted a the year. In addition, he has received 19 coach of the year honors: two NCAA/ 334-128 (.723) record while winning nine conference ITA National Coach of the Year, three ITA Mountain championships in three different leagues. Region Coach of the Year and 14 conference coach of the year honors. Since returning to Boise State in 2003, Patton guided the team to Western Athletic Conference titles in OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE four of seven seasons (2003, 2005-07) as well as a WAC regular season championship in 2009. Patton Patton was the U.S. Collegiate National Team coach has also coached numerous players to All-America the last three years (2009-11) where he guided the status during his Bronco 15 year tenure, including team to two world championships (2009 and 2011) Luke Shields in both singles and doubles, as well as and one runner-up finish.