NCAA Appearances - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; 2004 NCAA Champions QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Waco, Texas University Founded: 1845, by the Republic of Texas Enrollment: 14,040 22 2277 Conference: Big 12 Region: South Central INFORMATION 2006 REVIEW Facility: Baylor Tennis Center Season Recap 28-29 Colors: Green and Gold 2007 Season Outlook 2-3 Team Results 30 Nickname: Bears 2007 Roster 4 Individual Records 31 President: Dr. John Lilley 2007 Team Picture 4 Big 12 Conference 32 Director of Athletics: Ian McCaw Athletic Department Phone: 254.710.1234 Ticket Information Phone: 254.710.1000

COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Matt Knoll Alma Mater: Washburn University, 1989 Career Record: 241-73 (.768)/11 seasons Record at Baylor: 233-57 (.803)/10 seasons 55 33 Big 12 Record: 62-12 (.844)/10 seasons 33 Assistant Coach: Kyle Spencer COACHING STAFF HISTORY Alma Mater: USC, 1999 Head Coach Matt Knoll 6-8 All-Time Results 34-36 Volunteer Coach: Reiner Neurohr Assistant Coach Kyle Spencer 9 Letterwinners 37 Alma Mater: Baylor, 2005 I Volunteer Coach Reiner Neurohr 9 Series Results 38-39 Tennis Staff 10 NCAA Appearances 40-45 TEAM INFORMATION N Baylor’s National Champions 46 2006 Record: 25-7 That Championship Season 47 2006 Big 12 Record (Finish): 6-1 (t-1st) F All-Americans 48 2006 Postseason: NCAA Semifinals Big 12 Conference Champions 49 2006 Final ITA Ranking: 4th O Honors 50 Conference Titles (last): 6 (2006) Records 51 NCAA Appearances (last): 9 (2006) Where Are They Now 52 R Lettermen Returning/Lost: 5/2 11 M 11 MEDIA RELATIONS PLAYERS Phone: 254.710.2743 A Michal Kokta 12-13 Fax: 254.710.1369 Matija Zgaga 14-15 Web Site: www.BaylorBears.com T Lars Poerschke 16-17 Men’s Tennis Contacts: Matt Brown 18-19 Julie Bennett, Associate Director of Media Relations I David Galic 20-21 5533 E-Mail: [email protected] Attila Bucko 22 Cell Phone: 254.709.9657 O Denes Lukacs 23 THIS IS BAYLOR Megan Holt, Student Assistant Dominik Mueller 24 Baylor University 54-57 E-Mail: [email protected] Jamie Bishop/Michael Wollitz 25 Waco, Texas 58-59 Staff: N Strength& Conditioning 26 Bears in the Pros 60-61 Nick Joos, Associate AD/Communications Facilities 62-63 Heath Nielsen, Asst. AD/Director of Media Relations NCAA Compliance Guidelines 64 Larry Little, Associate Director/Publications Academics 65 Michael Collins, Assistant Director/Internet Baylor Athletic Highlights 66-67 Jonathan Brown, Assistant Director Athletics Director 68 Sarah Tinsley, Graduate Assistant Baylor Head Coaches 69 Opponent Tennis Contacts 70 Athletic Media Relations 71 CREDITS Baylor Tennis Center 72 Editor: Julie Bennett, Nick Joos Layout & Graphic Design: Julie Bennett Photography: Baylor Photography (Robbie Rogers, Matthew Minard), Waco Tribune-Herald (Rod BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT Aydelotte, Duane Laverty), Julie Bennett The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by inte- Cover Design: John Schaffhauser; Madison, Miss. grating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Printing: EBSCO Media; Birmingham, Ala. Copies of the 2007 Baylor Tennis Media Guide are available BAYLOR ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT through the Baylor Athletic Media Relations Office for $10 To support the overall mission of the University by providing a nationally competitive intercollegiate athletics (plus $6 for postage and handling). program that attracts, nurtures, and graduates student-athletes who, under the guidance of a high-quality staff, pursue excellence in their respective sports, while representing Baylor with character and integrity. Consistent with the Christian values of the University, the department will carry out this mission in a way that reflects fair and equitable opportunities for all student-athletes and staff.

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Baylor men’s tennis enters the 2007 season with high enters the dual match portion of the season ranked No. expectations. The Bears, with a good blend of experience 56. He was ranked No. 4 in the preseason rankings pub- and newcomers, begin dual match competition ranked lished in September, however, after playing only nine No. 2 in the initial Fila/ITA spring rankings. matches during the fall season, he dropped considerably after posting a 6-3 mark in singles during fall competi- “Hope is the word for our team this season, we hope to tion. be one of the top teams in the nation again,” said head coach Matt Knoll. “The culture of the program is set, we Zgaga looks to cap his four-year career at Baylor with have the personnel and the opportunity, it is up to us to his best season yet. As the squad’s most experienced make something of it.” player, Zgaga, one of three lefthanders on the team, enters the spring portion of the season well-rested after Five players return off Baylor’s 2006 NCAA semifinal sitting out the fall schedule. The two-time doubles All- squad that finished ranked No. 4 nationally and ended American (2004 & 2005) ranks among Baylor’s career top the season with a 25-7 record. 10 in doubles career wins, sitting at No. 5 with 80. His 75 career singles victories places him No. 8 on that list. Those returning players, coupled with three very tal- ented freshmen, bring expectations of another excellent With one season of collegiate competition under their season for the Bears. Another newcomer added to the belt, sophomores Matt Brown and David Galic are ready equation is assistant coach Kyle Spencer. The veteran to step up their intensity and contribute to the squad’s coach, with experience on both the collegiate and profes- success. Brown shows the most promise of the two sophs sional levels, joined the program in November and has as he posted a 27-9 singles record as a rookie and main- O already proven to be a valuable addition. tained a team-best 9-5 fall competition mark. Galic, another lefty, made his mark last season in doubles where U Knoll, entering his 11th season as Baylor’s head coach he and his partners posted a 12-2 mark. He played only and 12th overall, brings a 241-73 career record into the four singles matches but could see more singles action T season. At Baylor, he has posted an impressive 233-57 this season. (.803) mark and led the Bears to a 2004 NCAA champi- L onship, a runner-up finish in 2005 and the semifinals in Three freshmen, Attila Bucko, Denes Lukacs and 2006. In addition, his squads have Dominik Mueller, will be counted O claimed six Big 12 Championships, upon to fill the holes left by the O including five straight and his departing players. Lukacs and players have earned All-American Mueller gained some valuable K status 18 times. experience during fall competi- tion. Lukacs finished the fall with Providing the leadership for the a 7-5 singles record including a 2007 Bears will be seniors Michal win over Texas A&M’s ninth-ranked Kokta and Matija Zgaga and junior Jerry Makowski. Mueller was Lars Poerschke. impressive in the fall as well, advancing to the quarterfinals of Kokta enters the season as the the of the ITA South Central team’s highest-ranked player at Regional and qualifying for the No. 17. The two-time All-Big 12 main draw of the ITA-All- performer owns the program’s sec- American. Needless to say, Knoll is ond-best doubles winning percent- definitely counting on Lukacs and age at .826 with 57 wins against Mueller to step into the regular 12 losses. Prior to the start of the lineup and earn some points for 2006-07 campaign he ranked No. 4 the Bears. in singles win percentage at .804 Bucko is somewhat of an and sits at No. 9 on the Baylor sin- unknown among the collegiate gles career win chart with 75. ranks. After graduating from high Kokta has been stellar in Big 12 school a semester early, he joined Conference matches posting a 12-2 the Bears in January and has singles and 10-1 doubles record in embraced the program’s strength his two league seasons. and conditioning and workout pro- Lars Poerschke - 2006 All-American grams. Bucko should be able to Poerschke, a 2006 All-American, step into the lineup and con-

2 2006 2007 NCAA Appearances - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; 2004 NCAA Champions SEASON OUTLOOK tribute immedi- six-match ately. league portion 2007 SCHEDULE of their sched- JANUARY “Our newcom- ule on April 22 6 at University of Hawai’i 8 p.m. ers are a super- when they host 12-14† at Sherwood Classic All Day strong group. Oklahoma. 19-21 # at Rice Invitational All Day 27 TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI 2 p.m. We have high- 30 UL-LAFAYETTE 2 p.m. profile juniors Baylor has who come into won five FEBRUARY the program straight league 2 at Kentucky 1 p.m. 4 at Florida 1 p.m. with high expec- championships 10 UCLA 12 p.m. tations. They and six of the 11 STANFORD 12 p.m. will help us con- last seven. 16-19 + at National Team Indoors All Day tinue to build Under Knoll, 28 at SMU 2 p.m. this program,” Baylor has fin- MARCH said Knoll. ished lower 2 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 1 p.m. than second in 4 TCU 1 p.m. As usual, Knoll the league 17 VIRGINIA 6 p.m. 18 GEORGIA TECH 6 p.m. has built an standing on 23 at Nebraska 2 p.m. impressive only one occa- 28 UT-ARLINGTON 6 p.m. schedule. He sion, his first subscribes to season (1997). APRIL 1 PEPPERDINE 2 p.m. O the old saying The 2007 Big 3 • TEXAS A&M 6 p.m. “in order to be 12 Tennis 12 at Georgia 5 p.m. U the best, you’ve Championship 15 • at Texas Tech 1 p.m. got to play the Michal Kokta is one of three upperclassmen will be hosted 18 • at Texas 6 p.m. 20 • OKLAHOMA STATE 6 p.m. T best.” on this season’s squad. in Kansas City, 22 • OKLAHOMA 2 p.m. Mo., and the 26-29 ! Big 12 Championships All Day L Baylor’s 2007 schedule features six Bears will be aiming to claim their of the 2006 NCAA Tournament quar- fifth league tournament title when MAY O 11-13 % NCAA Rounds 1 & 2 terfinalists including Georgia, Texas, they take to the courts. 17-22 & at NCAA Team Championships O UCLA, Stanford, Virginia and national 23-28 & at NCAA Singles & Doubles Tournament champion Pepperdine. In addition, NCAA Championship competition • - Big 12 Conference match K Baylor faces nine opponents who fin- begins with first and second rounds, † - Thousand Oaks, Calif. ished in the top 20 in last season's May 11-13. # - Houston, Texas Fila Intercollegiate Tennis Association + - Chicago, Ill. ! - Kansas City, Mo. national rankings. % - Campus Sites (TBA) & - Athens, Ga. The Bears begin Big 12 Conference play in March and will complete the

Matt Knoll discusses strategy with Matija Zgaga.

2006 2007 3 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Big 12 Champions 2007 ROSTER Name R/L Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (School) Jamie Bishop R 6-2 155 Sr.-HS Richmond, Texas (Faith West Academy) Matt Brown R 6-1 180 So-1L Chesham, England (Epsom College) Attila Bucko L 6-4 170 Fr.-HS Wellington, Fla. (Central Christian Academy) David Galic L 6-1 185 So.-1L Frankston, Australia (Haileybury HS) Michal Kokta R 5-11 190 Sr.-2L Prague, Czech Republic (English College of Prague) Denes Lukacs R 5-9 172 Fr.-HS Eger, Hungary (Altisz Foundation School) Dominik Mueller R 5-9 167 Fr.-HS Frankfurt, Germany (Freiherr-Vom-Stein) Lars Poerschke R 6-0 180 Jr.-2L Buseck, Germany (Gesamtschale Giessen-Ost) Michael Wollitz R 5-9 140 Sr.-HS Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee HS) Matija Zgaga L 6-0 188 Sr.-3L Maribor, Slovenia (Maribor Gymnasium)

Head Coach: Matt Knoll Assistant Coach: Kyle Spencer PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Attila Bucko ...... BOOTS-ko T David Galic ...... GAL-ik Matt Knoll ...... ka-NOLE H Michal Kokta ...... COKE-tuh Denes Lukacs ...... Dennis LU-kosh E Dominik Mueller ...... MEW-ler Lars Poerschke ...... PERSH-kuh Matija Zgaga . . . .muh-TEE-Uh zuh-GAH-guh B E A R S

2007 BAYLOR MEN’S TENNIS TEAM FRONT ROW (L-R): Eric Engelsgjerd (manager), Attila Bucko, Denes Lukacs, Dominik Mueller, David Galic, Michal Kokta. BACK ROW (L-R): Kyle Spencer (assistant coach), Lars Poerschke, Matt Brown, Matija Zgaga, Reiner Neurohr (volunteer coach), Matt Knoll (head coach).

4 2006 2007 The Staff 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Big 12 Champions MattMatt KNOLLKNOLL

Throughout his first decade at the helm of the Baylor tennis pro- gram, head coach Matt Knoll has produced phenomenal results. Since arriving at Baylor in 1997, Knoll has amassed a 233-57 (.803) record over 10 seasons while earning six Big 12 Conference regular season titles and four Big 12 Tournament championships, including four in a row beginning in 2002, the 2004 NCAA championship, the 2005 National Team Indoor title, THE FILE ON ... an NCAA runner-up finish in 2005 MATT KNOLL and a 2006 NCAA semifinal apearance. PERSONAL Over the past five seasons, Born: Jan. 31, 1966 Knoll has led the Bears to 145 Hometown: Pittsburg, Kan. wins and only 14 defeats and in Wife: former Greta Pedersen Brad Gilbert presents Matt Knoll with his 2005 Children: twin sons, Karch and Erik the past three seasons his Bears S High School: Pittsburg [Kan.] HS (1984) are a sparkling 90-10. Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year Award. College: Washburn University, B.A. (1989) After losing NCAA singles advancing to the NCAA semifinals, T University of Kansas, M.A. (1992) champions Benjamin Becker (2004) losing to top-ranked Georgia 4-3. A and Benedikt Dorsch (2005), Baylor The 2004 and 2005 campaigns TENNIS PLAYING CAREER was not expected to maintain the proved to be, to this point, the most F 1984-1986 Kansas State level of excellence it enjoyed during 1987-1989 Washburn University successful in the program’s history. the Becker/Dorsch reign. However, The men’s tennis team brought Baylor F Knoll proved that it was not just the its first team national title in school COACHING CAREER talent on the court that mattered, history in 2004. The Bears posted a 1990 South Alabama coaching has a great deal to do with Assistant Coach 32-2 record, ending the season on a the final results as well. In 2006 1994 Northern Iowa 24-match win streak. Baylor claimed Head Coach Knoll’s squad surprised many by the Big 12 Conference title, along with Record: 8-16 (.333) 1995 Kansas the Big 12 Tournament title before Assistant Coach KNOLL HONORS going on to claim the NCAA champi- 1996- Baylor 1998 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year onship. Head Coach Record: 233-57 (.803) 1999 National Coach of the Year In 2005 Baylor posted a 33-1 record College Tennis A.M. and sported a 57-match win streak 2002 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year 2002 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year which was halted in the championship 2003 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year match loss to UCLA. Baylor recorded 2003 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year its fourth consecutive Big 12 regular 2004 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year season and tournament titles as well. 2004 USPTA National College Coach of the Year Dorsch, a senior, claimed the pro- 2004 Texas College Coach of the Year gram’s second straight NCAA singles 2005 ITA National Coach of the Year title in 2005 following Becker’s 2004 ITA South Central Region Coach of championship. the Year In 1996 Baylor finished 7-14 overall and did not win a conference match. Following that season, Baylor hired Knoll to be the men’s tennis coach and lead the Bears in the Big 12’s inaugural season. The Bears finished eighth in the Big 12 in 1997, and

6 2006 2007 NCAA Appearances - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; 2004 NCAA Champions since then have finished either first or second every year. On the national level, Baylor had its best finish in 2004. In 2004, Baylor brought home the NCAA team title and Becker won the NCAA singles crown. Baylor has finished the season ranked in the top 10 seven times; No. 1 in 2004, second in 2005, fourth in 2003 and 2006, seventh in 2000 and 2002, and 10th in 1999. The Bears have made nine straight NCAA Tournament appearances and have reached the round of 16 six of the past eight seasons, including the champi- onship match in 2004 and 2005. Under Knoll’s guidance, the Bears have produced two NCAA singles champions (Becker and Dorsch), two ITA Players of the Year (Dorsch, twice) and eight play- ers have earned All-American status (18 times). In fact, Dorsch earned double ESPN’s Luke Jensen interviews Coach Knoll and Matias Marin after the All-American status in all three of his Bears claimed the 2004 NCAA championship. seasons at Baylor. Before arriving at Baylor, Knoll was a signs of the success that was to come. Two Knoll pupils, Becker and Dorsch, proven winner. Becoming a powerhouse Baylor finished second in the Big 12 for are currently enjoying tremendous suc- has been a step-by-step process for the second time and the Bears earned a cess on the ATP Tour. Becker is ranked Baylor, each step a major stride. top-10 final ranking after advancing to among the tour’s top 50 while Dorsch S In his first season at Baylor, Knoll inher- the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. has been ranked as high as 160. In addi- ited a team with no seniors that had an In year four, the Bears took the first of tion, Becker has been selected to repre- T 0-7 conference record. Knoll’s first squad five Big 12 titles going 8-0 in conference sent his native Germany in 2007 Davis improved to 13-12 overall, adding Johann play. The 2000 roster featured three All- A Cup competition. Jooste, David Hodge and Johannes Americans: Jooste, who earned honors in Michalsky to the team. singles, while Hodge and Mark Williams F “Being selected to play in the Davis Cup is one of the biggest honors a player can receive. It was a Year two saw the Bears improve dra- were honored for doubles. F dream of mine growing up. I am forever grateful to matically, jumping from eighth to second In 2002, the Bears won their second Big Baylor coach Matt Knoll for giving me the opportuni- ty to play for such a great tennis program. Without in the Big 12 and earning the first NCAA 12 title, the first of what proved to be my time there, I would have not been able to Tournament bid in program history. four in a row. They took both the Big 12 achieve this dream.” Benjamin Becker The Bears continued to grow in year Conference title and the Big 12 three of the Knoll era, as Baylor showed Tournament title, a first for the evolving program. The Bears went undefeated in conference, 7-0, for the second year in a THE KNOLL RECORD row and then-freshman Becker earned Year School Record Pct. Big 12 NCAAs Final Rank All-American honors. 1994 No. Iowa 8-16 .333 N/A In 2003, the Bears inched closer to the 1997 Baylor 13-12 .520 3-6/8th national title, advancing to the NCAA 1998 Baylor 15-9 .625 7-2/2nd First Round * 26th 1999 Baylor 25-4 .828 7-1/2nd Quarterfinals 10th Tournament quarterfinals and finished the 2000 Baylor 23-6 .793 8-0/Champions Round of 16 7th season ranked fourth, a program-best at 2001 Baylor 12-12 .500 6-2/2nd First Round 30th the time for Baylor. The Bears won their 2002 Baylor 27-2 .931 7-0/Champions Round of 16 7th third Big 12 title, positioning themselves 2003 Baylor 28-2 .933 7-0/Champions Quarterfinals 4th 2004 Baylor 32-2 .941 7-0/Champions Champions ** 1st for a 2004 championship run. 2005 Baylor 33-1 .971 7-0/Champions Finals 2nd Before arriving at Baylor, Knoll served 2006 Baylor 25-7 .781 6-1/Champions Semifinals 4th as an assistant coach for two years at 241-73 .768 the University of Kansas. During his time Record at Baylor: 233-57 (.803) in Lawrence, the Jayhawks won two Big Career Record: 241-73 (.768) Eight Conference titles, two Region V Record in Big 12: 65-12 (.844) championships and made two NCAA Tournament appearances. * first NCAA appearance in program history ** first NCAA team championship in school history Knoll coached three All-Americans, three Davis Cup players and one

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Olympian at Kansas. He worked in a number of capacities at Kansas, includ- ing a stint as the director of the 1996 Big Eight Conference Tournament. Knoll was also the director of the Lawrence Tennis Association (LTA), a community tennis association that organized junior and adult-level leagues and tourna- ments along with junior tennis leagues. Before coaching at Kansas, Knoll enjoyed a one-year campaign as the head men’s tennis coach at Northern Iowa. He helped rebuild a program that was virtu- ally non-competitive before his arrival. Prior to accepting the job at Northern Iowa, Knoll served as a teaching profes- sional at the Overland Park (Kan.) Racquet Club for four years. Knoll’s first coaching experience came at the University of South Alabama, where he spent one year as the assistant men’s and women’s coach. Under his guidance, both squads were also crowned Matt, Karch, Greta and Erik Knoll Sun Belt Conference champions. Prior to coaching, Knoll enjoyed suc- cess as a player. He began his collegiate KNOLL’S BU SERIES RECORD S career at Kansas State, where he partici- Abilene Christian ...... 1-0 Notre Dame ...... 0-1 T pated until the program was dropped. Air Force ...... 0-1 Ohio State...... 1-0 From there, he transferred to Washburn Alabama...... 3-0 Oklahoma ...... 11-1 University for the remainder of his colle- Arizona...... 1-1 Oklahoma State ...... 12-2 A Arizona State ...... 0-1 Pennsylvania ...... 1-0 giate career. He received Academic All- Ball State ...... 1-0 Pepperdine ...... 5-3 F American honors and was voted the Boise State ...... 4-0 Prairie View A&M...... 1-0 team’s Most Valuable Player. Knoll fin- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ...... 1-0 Rice ...... 2-0 California ...... 3-0 San Diego State...... 0-1 F ished out his playing career by traveling Centenary ...... 1-0 South Alabama ...... 5-1 on the Satellite Professional Tour. He Clemson...... 2-0 South Florida ...... 2-0 graduated Cum Laude from Washburn Colorado ...... 12-2 SMU...... 10-3 Duke ...... 3-2 Southern Mississippi ...... 1-0 University and went on to earn a Masters Florida...... 3-1 Southwestern Louisiana ...... 1-0 of Arts degree from Kansas. Florida State ...... 1-0 Stanford ...... 6-0 Knoll is a USA Tennis High Performance Fresno State ...... 2-1 Tennessee ...... 0-2 Furman...... 1-0 Texas...... 10-7 Coach. Georgia ...... 1-2 Texas A&M ...... 10-5 Knoll resides in Waco with his wife, Hardin-Simmons ...... 2-0 Texas A&M-CC ...... 5-0 Greta, a Minnesota native. They are the Hartford ...... 1-0 Texas State ...... 1-0 Harvard ...... 2-0 TCU ...... 10-5 proud parents of twin sons, Erik and Illinois...... 2-1 Texas Southern ...... 1-0 Karch, born in February 2003. Indiana State ...... 1-0 Texas Tech ...... 12-0 Kansas...... 5-2 Texas Wesleyan...... 1-0 Kentucky...... 5-0 Tulane ...... 3-1 Lamar...... 4-0 Tulsa ...... 1-0 Lousiana-Lafayette ...... 3-0 UCLA...... 3-1 Manhattan ...... 1-0 USC ...... 4-2 Marist ...... 1-0 UC-Santa Barbara ...... 0-1 Mary Hardin-Baylor ...... 1-0 UT-Arlington ...... 4-0 Miami ...... 1-1 UT-Pan American...... 2-0 Middle Tennessee ...... 1-0 UT-San Antonio ...... 2-0 Midwestern State...... 1-0 Vanderbilt...... 0-1 Minnesota ...... 1-1 Virginia ...... 2-1 Mississippi ...... 0-1 Virginia Commonwealth ...... 3-0 Mississippi State ...... 4-1 Washington ...... 2-0 Missouri ...... 2-0 Wichita State ...... 2-0 Montana State ...... 1-0 Nebraska...... 15-0 TOTAL ...... 233-57 (.804) New Mexico ...... 1-0 New Mexico State ...... 2-0 Boldface indicates 2007 opponent. Northeastern Louisiana ...... 0-1

8 2006 2007 NCAA Appearances - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; 2004 NCAA Champions KylKyle SPENCERSPENCER Kyle Spencer, a former USC tennis All-American, joined the Baylor men's tennis program as Assistant Director of Tennis in Nov. 2006. Spencer replaced Sam Winterbotham, who was named head men's ten- nis coach at the University of Tennessee.

Spencer, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, brings a wealth of experi- ence to the Bear tennis program having played at the collegiate, Olympic and professional levels and coaching in the collegiate and pro- fessional ranks.

As a young player in southern California, Spencer was ranked No. 1 in the USA in doubles for Boys 18's. He went on to enjoy a four-year career at USC from 1995-98. While at USC he earned All-Pac-10 first- team honors and also earned All-American status in doubles in 1997. In THE FILE ON ... addition, he and his partner advanced to the finals of the NCAA Doubles Tournament. KYLE SPENCER Spencer, a Pac-10 All-Academic selection, graduated from USC in 1999 with a degree in international relations. PERSONAL Born: Jan. 26, 1976 (Glasgow, Scotland) Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Spencer and his doubles partner Barry Cowan, representing Great High School: Peninsula (Calif.) HS Britain, teamed up in doubles in the 2000 Sydney Olympics where they S College: USC, B.A. - International lost to Russia's Kafelnikov/Safin. In addition, Spencer has played in Relations (1999) Wimbledon and the U.S. Open several times. T TENNIS PLAYING CAREER 1995-1998- USC Spencer is familiar with the Baylor tennis program. He served as an A - ITA Doubles All-American (1997) assistant coach at USC during the 2004 and 2005 seasons, helping - Finished 1997 as the #1 ranked doubles coach the Trojans to an NCAA semifinal finish in 2004 where they were F player in NCAA Division I eliminated by Baylor. - 1997 NCAA Doubles Championship finalist F - 1998 Rolex Region 8 Singles Champion - Pac-10 All-Academic Team (1995) He has spent the past two years coaching on the ATP tour. Among his students were Robert Kendrick, who ranked among the top 75 in sin- 1998-2002 - Professional - Sydney Olympics, U.S. Open, Wimbledon gles and top 100 pro Cecil Mamiit. He also coached ATP doubles player - Finalist ATP Tour Event in Newport, R.I. Ashley Fisher to a ranking of 24, Fisher and his partner Tripp Phillips - 12 career pro titles advanced to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open. COACHING CAREER 2003-05 USC - Assistant Coach REINER 2005-06 ATP Tour Coach NEUROHR VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT 2006- Baylor Assistant Coach/ Asst. Director of Tennis Operations Reiner Neurohr, a four-year letterwinner and ITA All- American returns to the Baylor tennis program to serve as a volunteer coach while pursuing his MBA at Baylor. The Worms, Germany, native played at Baylor from 2001-2004 and was a key performer on the Bears’ 2004 NCAA championship squad. In 2003 he teamed with Benedikt Dorsch to earn All-American doubles honors, that season Neurohr posted a 29-5 doubles record. The Big 12’s 2001 Big 12 Freshman of the Year was named All-Big 12 in doubles three times and was also an Academic All-Big 12 honoree. Neurohr currently ranks No. 2 on BU’s career doubles wins chart with 99 and he and Dorsch hold the record for most team doubles wins in a season with 26 (2002-03).

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JOEY MILTON SCRIVANO LEAL

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING OF TENNIS OPERATIONS

DAWNA BROCK PREVETTE EDMONDS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TRAINER OF TENNIS OPERATIONS

JOHN ERIC FARIBAULT ENGELSGJERD

S VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT STUDENT MANAGER T A F ALEX LAUREN F OLSON BIWER

TRAINER STUDENT TRAINER

JULIE MEGAN BENNETT HOLT

MEDIA RELATIONS MEDIA RELATIONS STUDENT

DEBBIE WILLIAMS

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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