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2015-16 WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION WOMEN’S TENNIS CONTACT LEANN PARKER Office Phone: 614-688-0294 E-mail: [email protected] ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TENNIS HISTORY OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM Assoc. AD/Communications ............Dan Wallenberg First Year ........................................................... 1973 This is the official web site of the Ohio State Director ................................................Leann Parker All-Time Record ............................. 557-484-1 (.535) Department of Athletics. Ohio State tennis releases as Associate Directors ........ Jerry Emig, Adam Widman All-Americans .........................................................2 well as a wide variety of related tennis and athletics Assistant Directors .......Mike Basford, Kyle Kuhlman All-Big Ten Honors ................................................25 department information can be found on the web, .................Alex Morando, Gary Petit, Brett Rybak Academic All-Big Ten Selections ..........................97 including links to all 36 varsity sports. Interns .................... Chris Cullum, Ryan Zimmerman Home Outdoor Facility ........... Varsity Tennis Courts Web site ............................ OhioStateBuckeyes.com Number of Courts ................................................. 10 WEEKLY RELEASE/STATS Main Office Phone ..............................614-292-6861 Home Indoor Facility ...............Ohio State University The weekly release and statistics, are available on Women’s Tennis Contact ......................Leann Parker Varsity Tennis Center the official Ohio State Athletics Department Web site Office Phone ..................................614-688-0294 Number of Courts ...................................................6 at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. E-mail [email protected] Cell .................................................614-266-4309 TEAM FACTS PLAYER INTERVIEWS Mailing Address ...............6th Floor, Fawcett Center Head Coach ..............Melissa Schaub, fourth season Media wishing to conduct interviews with any member 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 Alma Mater, Year ..........................Tennessee, 2006 of the Ohio State women’s tennis team should contact Facebook .......................... /OhioStateWomensTennis Tennis Phone ......................................614-292-6189 Leann Parker in the athletics communications office. Twitter/Instagram ........................@OhioState_WTEN Tennis Fax ...........................................614-292-7158 Please call at least one day in advance to allow Record at Ohio State (Years) ..................... 49-30 (3) setup time. THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE OFFICE Big Ten Record (Regular Season) .................21-12 (3) Asst. Comr., Media Relations ............ Scott Chipman Big Ten Tournament Record ...........................3-3 (3) ROAD REQUESTS Phone .............................................847-696-1010 Career Record ........................................... 49-30 (3) Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach ..........Adam Cohen, second season road matches to the host school’s sports information Women’s Tennis Contact ............... Adam Augustine Alma Mater, Year ............................ Minnesota, 1997 director. Phone .................................................847-696-1125 Volunteer Coach .........Sarah Taylor, second season E-mail [email protected] Alma Mater, Year .....................North Carolina, 2009 PHOTO REQUESTS Fax/Web site ......................847-696-1110/bigten.org Director of Operations ...........................Carrie Smith All still photography requests of Ohio State players Mailing Address ....................1500 West Higgins Rd. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................. 8/0 and coaches should be sent to Leann Parker in the Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 Newcomers .............................................................2 Ohio State athletics communications office. 2014-15 Overall Record .................................... 20-7 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Big Ten Conference Record/Finish ............. 10-1/2nd POST-MATCH PROCEDURES Location ....................... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.5m) Big Ten Tournament Record ................................ 2-1 No formal press conference is held after each match. Founded ........................................................... 1870 Special requests should be made to the athletics Enrollment .................... 56,861 (Columbus campus) communications contact prior to the end of the match. Nickname ................................................. Buckeyes Requested interviews will begin about 10 minutes Colors ............................................ Scarlet and Gray after the match ends. Players and coaches will be Mascot .............................................Brutus Buckeye available by the courts or in a designated media area. Fight Song ...................................... Across The Field A member of the Ohio State athletics communications Conference .........................................Big Ten (1913) office will assist with interviews. Director of Athletics ............................Eugene Smith President ................................. Dr. Michael V. Drake VIDEO SERVICES Faculty Representative .....................John Davidson For information regarding video services and match footage (if available), contact Russ Hoeflich, assistant manager of video services at 614-292-0881. 1 2015-16 WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION 2015-16 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES ROSTER Name Cl./Elg. Hometown Previous School Ferny Angeles Paz** Jr./Jr. Lima, Peru Pervano Chino Juan XXIII Andrea Ballinger Fr./Fr. Columbus, Ohio Columbus Academy Gabriella De Santis** Jr./Jr. Caracas, Venezuela Santiago de León de Caracas Francesca Di Lorenzo Fr./Fr. New Albany, Ohio New Albany Nicole Flower*** 5th./Sr. Upper Arlington, Ohio Upper Arlington Miho Kowase** Jr./Jr. Tokyo, Japan Reitaku Sandy Niehaus** Jr./Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Notre Dame Grâinne O’Neill*** Sr./Sr. Blessington, Ireland St. Mary’s College Anna Sanford* So./So. Westerville, Ohio Olentangy Orange Olivia Sneed* So./So. Prarie Village, Kansas Shawnee Mission East *denotes letters won at Ohio State COACHES Head Coach - Melissa Schaub, Tennessee ‘06, fourth season Assistant Coach - Adam Cohen, Minnesota ‘97, second season Volunteer Assistant Coach - Sarah Taylor, North Carolina ‘09, second season Director of Tennis Operations - Carrie Smith, Butler University, eighth season Ferny Angeles Paz Andrea Ballinger Gabriella DeSantis Francesca Di Lorenzo Nicole Flower Junior Freshman Junior Freshman RS Senior Lima, Peru Columbus, Ohio Caracas, Venezuela New Albany, Ohio Upper Arlington, Ohio Miho Kowase Sandy Niehaus Grâinne O’Neill Anna Sanford Olivia Sneed Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Tokyo, Japan Cincinnati, Ohio Blessington, Ireland Westerville, Ohio Prarie Village, Kansas 2 2015-16 WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION 2015-16 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME JANUARY 16 Saturday Bowling Green Columbus, Ohio Noon Saturday Xavier Columbus, Ohio 5 p.m. ITA Kickoff Weekend 23 Saturday vs. Pepperdine Fort Worth, Texas 11 a.m. 24 Sunday vs. TCU or Houston Fort Worth, Texas 11 a.m. or 5 p.m. 31 Sunday at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 p.m. FEBRUARY 13 Saturday Vanderbilt Columbus, Ohio Noon 14 Sunday Georgia Tech Columbus, Ohio Noon 20 Saturday Tennessee Columbus, Ohio Noon 26 Friday at Penn State State College, Pa. 5 p.m. 28 Sunday Arizona State Columbus, Ohio Noon MARCH 5 Saturday at Baylor Waco, Texas Noon 9 Wednesday Dayton Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. Wednesday Cincinnati Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. 16 Wednesday at Miami Miami, Fla. 11 a.m. 18 Friday at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 5 p.m. 20 Sunday Minnesota Columbus, Ohio 11 a.m. APRIL 2 Saturday at Rutgers New Brunswick, N.J. Noon 3 Sunday at Maryland College Park, Md. Noon 8 Friday Iowa Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. 10 Sunday Nebraska Columbus, Ohio Noon 15 Friday Illinois Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. 17 Sunday Northwestern Columbus, Ohio Noon 22 Friday at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 3 p.m. 24 Sunday at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 2 p.m. April 28-May 1 Big Ten Tournament East Lansing, Mich. 3 2015-16 WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION MELISSA SCHAUB ADAM COHEN Head Coach Assistant Coach Fourth season Second season Melissa Schaub joined the Ohio State women’s tennis staff in 2011-12. After Adam Cohen joined the Ohio State women’s tennis program as an assistant serving as an assistant coach for a year, she spent 2012-13 as the interim head coach in September 2014. Cohen led the Binghamton men’s tennis team to coach before taking over as the head coach the following season. The 2015 Big seven-consecutive America East conference titles in eight years with the Ten Coach of the Year has led the Buckeyes back into the national picture, with program prior to coming to Columbus. back-to-back NCAA appearances in 2014 and ‘15 and a Top 20 ranking in 2015. His first year with the Buckeyes (2014-15) was one of the best in program his- Schaub, a Lexington, Ohio, native who had a standout collegiate career at tory. The squad was 20-7, earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee, was on the coaching staff at Middle Tennessee State for five finished second in the Big Ten and reached the B1G Tournament championship seasons, including one as head coach (2010-11), prior to joining the Ohio State match, ending the