Table of Contents 2004-05 Roster/Team Picture ...... 2 2005 Tennis Camps ...... 2 GENERAL INFORMATION Guide to College Tennis ...... 3 Location ...... Murfreesboro, Tenn. 18th Annual Pro-Am ...... 4 Enrollment ...... 22,322 Community Service ...... 5 Founded ...... 1911 2005 Preview/2004 Fall Stats ...... 6 Nickname ...... Blue Raiders Colors ...... Royal Blue and White Coaches & Players ...... 7-18 President ...... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Head Coach Dale Short ...... 8-9 Athletic Director ...... Boots Donnelly Short’s Season-by-Season ...... 9-10 Sr. Woman’s Administrator .Diane Turnham Assistant Coach David McNamara . . . . .11 Athletics Phone ...... 615/898-2450 Volunteer Coach Buck Bouldin ...... 11 Website ...... GoBlueRaiders.com Brandon Allan ...... 12 Conference ...... Sun Belt Marc Boiron ...... 13 Home Courts . Buck Bouldin Tennis Center Marco Born ...... 13 Indoor Facility ...... Racquet Club Rishan Kuruppu ...... 14 Greg Pollack ...... 15 Blue Raider head coach Dale Short MEDIA RELATIONS Kai Schledorn ...... 16 begins his 18th season at the helm of Director ...... Mark Owens Andreas Siljestrom ...... 17 his alma mater. Asst./Men’s Tennis ...... Jo Jo Freeman Anant Sitaram ...... 18 Middle Tennessee ...... 43-56 Freeman’s e-mail . . . . [email protected] The University ...... 44-45 Freeman’s Office Phone . . . . 615/898-5270 2003-04 Review ...... 19-24 University President ...... 46 Freeman’s Home Phone . . . 615/631-9522 Review/Notes ...... 20 Athletic Director ...... 47 Assistant ...... Denise Gideon Stats ...... 21 Strength & Conditioning ...... 48 Assistant ...... Tony Stinnett Match Results ...... 22-24 Sports Medicine ...... 49 Media Relations Fax ...... 615/898-5626 Sun Belt Conference ...... 50 Mailing Address ...... MTSU Box 20 2005 Opponents ...... 25-28 Academic Center ...... 51 ...... Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Blue Raider Tennis History ...... 29-42 The Midstate ...... 52 Overnight Address . 1500 Greenland Drive All-Conference Performers ...... 30 Murfreesboro ...... 53 ...... Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Conference Honors/Titles ...... 31 Dining Facilities ...... 54 NCAA Tournament ...... 32-33 Traditions ...... 55 COACHING STAFF ITA Rankings ...... 34 GoBlueRaiders.com ...... 56 Head Coach ...... Dale Short All-Time Records ...... 35 Alma Mater/Year . Middle Tennessee/1980 All-Americans ...... 36-37 CREDITS Record at MT ...... 336-205 (17 years) All-Time Letterwinners ...... 38-39 The 2004-05 Blue Raider Men’s Tennis Me- Career Record . . . . . 336-205 (17 years) All-Time Opponents ...... 40 dia Guide is a production of the Middle Ten- Men’s Tennis Office Phone . . 615/898-2957 Collegiate Grand Slams ...... 41 nessee Athletic Media Relations Department. Assistant ...... David McNamara Buck Bouldin Tennis Center ...... 42 The guide was written and designed by As- Volunteer Assistant ...... Buck Bouldin Racquet Club ...... 42 sistant Media Relations Director Jo Jo Free- man. Printing provided by Franklin Graphics in Nashville, Tenn. Special thanks to Middle TEAM INFORMATION Tennessee Photographic Services and Pub- 2003-04 Dual Match Record ...... 9-15 lications and Graphics. Also special thanks to 2003-04 Sun Belt Finish ...... 4th Britni Short, Bradley Lambert, Jack Ross, Ken 2003-04 National ITA Poll Finish . . . . 62nd Robinson and J. Intintoli for photos. Research 2003-04 Postseason ...... NA and editing provided by Greg Lamb, Chris Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 6/2 Felker and Michael Gillespie. Covers de- Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/2 signed by David Lowry. Middle Tennessee, a Tennessee Board of MISSION STATEMENT Regents university, is an equal opportunity, The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community non-racially identifiable, educational institution together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, and that does not discriminate against individuals the community at large. They give students, faculty and alumni opportunities for innovative public service with disabilities. SP012-1104 activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University.

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 1 2004-05 Roster/Team Picture 2004-05 Roster PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School) Daily News Journal Brandon Allan 6-2 179 JR Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS PO Box 68 Marc Boiron 6-1 174 r-FR Thornhill, Canada/Univ. of Evansville Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Marco Born 6-9 216 r-SO Hannover, Germany/Tennessee Tech Univ. 615/893-5860; 615/893-5592 FAX Adam Sparks (Beat Writer) Rishan Kuruppu 5-10 162 SR Vancouver, British Columbia/Windsor HS Greg Pollack 5-9 168 SR Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS The Tennessean Kai Schledorn 6-3 178 SO Worms, Germany/Rudi-Stephan Gymnasium 1100 Broadway Nashville, TN 37202 Andreas Siljestrom 6-9 210 SO Stockholm, Sweden/Norra Real 615/259-8000; 615/259-8826 FAX Anant Sitaram 5-11 166 SR Hyderabad, India/Hyderabad Public School Associated Press 215 Centerview Dr., Suite 110 Head Coach: Dale Short Brentwood, TN 37027 Assistant Coach: David McNamara 615/373-9988; 615/376-0947 FAX Volunteer Assistant: Buck Bouldin Sidelines MTSU Box 42 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615/898-2815; 615/904-8487 FAX

WKRN-TV (Ch. 2 ABC) 441 Murfreesboro Rd. Nashville, TN 37210 615/248-7240; 615/248-7329 FAX

WSMV-TV (Ch. 4 NBC) P.O. Box 4 Nashville, TN 37202 615/353-2231; 615/353-2343 FAX

WTVF-TV (Ch. 5 CBS) 474 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37219 615/248-5285; 615/244-9883 FAX

WZTV-TV (Ch. 17 FOX) 631 Mainstream Dr. Nashville, TN 37228 2004-05 BLUE RAIDERS 615/244-1717; 615/259-3962 FAX Back Row (L to R): Manager Gene Gerhiser, Volunteer Buck Bouldin, Rishan Kuruppu, Marc Boiron, Anant Sitaram, Greg Pollack, Assistant David McNamara, MTTV MTSU Box 58 Trainer Shawn McCarthy. Front Row (L to R): Brandon Allan, Marco Born, Head Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Coach Dale Short, Andreas Siljestrom, Kai Schledorn. 615/898-5050; 615/898-5682 FAX

104.5 The Zone 2005 MIDDLE TENNESSEE TENNIS CAMPS PO Box 101604 Nashville, TN 37224 WHO MAY ATTEND REGISTRATION 615/244-9533; 615/259-1271 FAX This camp is designed to provide a learning environment Send the application and fee to the address below: for ages 7 to 18 (beginner-advanced). Its purpose is pri- Coach Randy Holden WGNS-1450 AM marily to teach the fundamentals of the game. We hope MTSU Box 465 306 S. Church St. that everyone who attends has an enjoyable and fun time Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Murfreesboro, TN 37130 and will continue to progress during the summer. For further inquiries or information, call 615/898-5154 615/893-5373; 615/867-6397 FAX AFTER JUNE 1, NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE In order to run the camp effectively, we are limiting WWTN-99.7 FM applications to 40 CAMPERS PER SESSION. Early regis- EARLY REGISTRATION 107 Music City Cir., Ste. 203 tration is recommended. l Early registration for all camps is May 10 Nashville, TN 37214 l Any interested overnight campers please call for 615/885-9986; 615/885-9900 FAX CAMP COST: $250.00 further information A 10 percent discount applies to the following: WMOT-89.5 FM l Early registration - May 10th REGISTRATION DEADLINES MTSU Box 3 l Two or more from the same family Camp I (June 13-17) June 1 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 l Attendance for both weeks Camp II (June 20-24) June 8 615/898-2800; 615/898-2774 FAX

*Group Discounts for Teams: INSURANCE/MEDICAL COVERAGE WMTS-88.3 FM Call Coach Randy Holden for team discounts A secondary accident insurance package is included in MTSU Box 58 the camp fee. Our insurance covers expenses that your Murfreesboro, TN 37132 policy will not pay. Every effort will be made to protect the 615/898-5051 health and safety of each camper. 2 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Guide to College Tennis Although collegiate tennis has been dubbed by The NCAA Regionals are hosted by different the first team ranking of the season. many as a spring sport, the truth is tennis on the schools each year. The NCAA Team Championship During the spring, the team rankings will be re- college level actually lasts throughout the traditional finals have historically been held at the University of leased every week beginning January 11, 2005. The academic year. Several national tournaments and Georgia and still are on a consistent basis. In recent first individual rankings of the spring will be also be events are held in the fall in addition to the normal dual seasons, however, the NCAAs have moved out of released January 11 and are released every other match team schedule, which is played in the spring. Athens more frequently. The 1994 tournament was week. The final rankings of 2005 will be released June The collegiate tennis year begins in September held at the University of Notre Dame and in 1997 was 3. The ITA contact for tennis is CASEY ANGLE. and ends in May – both for Middle Tennessee and the at UCLA. The 2002 tournament was at Texas A&M. The rankings include the top 75 teams in the rest of the college tennis world. Middle Tennessee has made the NCAA Team country, the top 100 singles players and the top 50 Championships field in six of the past eight seasons, doubles teams. advancing to the second round in 1997 and 2002. There are two ways the rankings are deter- mined during the year – the ITA National Ranking DUAL MATCHES – A dual match is two teams com- Committee and the average-points-per-match formula, peting against one another. A dual match lineup con- which computes a player’s overall win/loss record sists of six singles positions and three doubles posi- with extra points for wins over ranked players and tions. Typically the No. 1 position is considered the bonus points for participation in certain tournaments, best player or doubles team on a squad and so on such as Grand Slam events. down the lineup. The preseason individual rankings and the team The current dual match format, adopted in 1993, rankings for the first part of the spring are voted on by starts with doubles and concludes with singles. Dual the National Ranking Committee. All other rankings THE FALL – The fall season, which is basically Sep- matches award seven total points – one in doubles are determined by the formula. tember through November, consists entirely of indi- and six in singles. vidual play, in which players compete for individual In doubles, three pro set matches are played (in COLLEGIATE TENNIS HALL OF FAME – The elite championships, usually in flighted tournaments con- pro sets, teams must win eight games by at least a players from men’s college tennis are recognized in sisting of one to four divisions. Players are placed in two-game margin). Whichever team wins two of the the Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, located at the Uni- these divisions based on their talent level and the three doubles matches gets one point toward the final versity of Georgia in Athens. talent level of each tournament’s field. team score. The facility was a gift from country music star Highlighting the fall slate are two major national After a 10-minute intermission, singles play be- Kenny Rogers and his wife Marianne, an Athens na- tournaments – the National Indoor Championships and gins and six matches are played. Regular sets (first to tive. It opened May 16, 1984, in conjunction with the the All-American Hardcourt Championships – which six by two) are utilized and a player must win two out 100th anniversary of the NCAA Tennis Champion- are the first two (of three) legs of the Collegiate Grand of three sets to win. The winner in each match re- ships. Slam. The National Indoor Championships are held ceives one point toward the final team score. The Hall of Fame captures the history of college every year in early November in Dallas, Texas, and tennis, with photo displays and newspaper clippings usually conclude the fall season, while the All-Ameri- THE ITA – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association is of the college game’s best players and teams. Racquets can Hardcourts are held in early October each year. the governing body of college tennis. Formed in 1956 used by former collegians are also on display, and film Each Grand Slam event showcases the nation’s as the National Collegiate Tennis Coaches Associa- clips from past NCAA Championship matches are also top players in singles and doubles. The Grand Slam tion, it became the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches As- available. Middle Tennessee’s Daniel Klemetz, who began in 1986, and since that time Middle Tennessee sociation in 1958 and adopted its current moniker in won the 2002 All-American Championships in Chatta- has consistently placed players in its tournaments. July of 1992. nooga, Tenn., has his winning racquet displayed in Singles and doubles records from the fall carry Originally formed as a vehicle for coaches to the museum. over into the spring and count toward a player’s na- voice ideas and opinions to the NCAA, it now spon- The curator of the museum is Dan Magill, long- tional ranking for the remainder of the academic sea- sors a number of national championships, the All- time head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, who won son. America team, and the ITA Collegiate Rankings. two NCAA titles and 13 SEC titles in 34 years at UGA. The ITA is made up of eight regions (I-VIII) di- THE SPRING – In January, teams move into the dual vided by states. Middle Tennessee is match team season, although there are a few indi- in Region III, which includes of Divi- vidual tournaments remaining to be played. sion I schools from Alabama, Florida, Individual Blue Raiders compete in the NCAA Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missis- Individual Championships, held immediately following sippi and Tennessee. the NCAA Team Championships each May. The ITA has an executive direc- The dual match (see section “DUAL MATCHES” tor (currently Princeton’s David Ben- for explanation) team season for the Blue Raiders jamin), a Board of Directors (21 begins in mid-January with nonconference matches coaches), and numerous standing against tough national opponents as well as regional committees. and in-state foes. The Sun Belt Championships, held each year at ITA RANKINGS – The Intercollegiate the end of April, determine the conference champion. Tennis Rankings, compiled by the ITA, The winner of the eight-team tournament wins the SBC are the official national and regional title. rankings for men’s and women’s inter- All team results from the regular season and collegiate tennis. SBC Championships count toward Middle Tennessee’s The rankings are released by chances at making the NCAA Team Championship the ITA office in Princeton, N.J. field, which determines the national champion. The In the fall, there is a preseason The ITA National Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in NCAAs started a new format in 1999, consisting of 16 ranking (released in September) for in- Athens, Ga., captures the history of college tennis, four-team regionals and the finals, featuring the 16 re- dividuals only. The fall edition (released with photo displays and newspaper clippings of the gional winners. in January) includes individuals and college game’s best players and teams. (Photo courtesy University of Georgia Media Relations) 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 3 18th Annual Pro-Am The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders hosted the 18th In 2002, the event was officially dubbed the Wally Annual Pro-Am the second weekend of September, the Tidwell Pro-Am in honor of the longtime supporter of Blue tennis program’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Raider and Lady Raider tennis. Tidwell almost The Pro-Am Classic began with a clinic and ended singlehandedly made the Pro-Am happen, gathering spon- with an exhibition on Friday featuring former Middle Ten- sors and a majority of the participants each year, as well nessee All-Americans David McNamara and Julius as helping with numerous other taks involved in the two- Robberts. day event. The Buck Bouldin Tennis Complex underwent a Tidwell lost a battle with cancer not long after the 2002 $150,000 renovation in the fall of 2001 that included the event. The annual Pro-Am gives the tennis programs an resurfacing of courts and the installation of a covered seat- opportunity to honor and celebrate his memory and great ing area. Donations and funds raised from the Pro-Am contributions to Middle Tennessee. helped pay for that renovation. Awards and prizes were given out at lunch on Saturday, concluding a weekend of festivities to support both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Middle Tennessee.

4 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Community Service The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders are always active in community service events, including free clinics throughout the year as well as part of the annual Pro-Am. Both teams put on clinics for area youths, as well as Junior Raider members of the BRAA. During the 2004 spring schedule, the Blue Raiders hosted Wally Tidwell Fan Day, dedicating a pavilion as part of the Buck Bouldin Tennis Center. The late Tidwell was a major backer and contributor to the annual Pro-Am during his lifetime. The event now bears his name. The Blue Raiders are also involved with the wheelchair tennis team at Middle Tennessee, conducting clinics and exhibitions for and with the squad at the Tennis Center.

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 5 2005 Preview/2004 Fall Stats Head coach Dale Short and the Blue Raid- Born played last spring at Tennessee Tech, victories throughout the year.” ers head into the 2005 campaign with high ex- holding down the No. 1 spot for all 24 dual That consistency has been sorely missed pectations after a pair of difficult seasons with matches. He posted 11 wins before transferring the past two seasons, as the Blue Raiders have young teams. to Middle Tennessee, where the 6-foot, 9-inch posted a 17-29 mark. Both of those teams The 2005 squad still has youth at the top of redshirt sophomore had nine wins during the struggled to close out matches, jumping to early the lineup, with sophomores Andreas Siljestrom, fall. leads and winning many doubles points before Marco Born and Kai Schledorn likely to play the Schledorn had an 18-15 record as a fresh- falling in singles play. The squad showed it can top three positions in the lineup. But the trio posted man, but did his best work with junior Brandon close out good competition in the final fall tourney 46 victories last season in singles and all three Allan in doubles last year, posting a 25-12 mark. at UT, sweeping all nine doubles matches and have had solid fall campaigns. The duo is ranked 19th in the ITA Preseason taking 16-of-21 singles matches in three days Siljestrom played at the No. 1 position in Poll and posted eight victories this fall. against Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. half of last spring’s dual matches, gaining valu- Two bright surprises this fall have been the As always, Short has put together a very able experience that will only help the 6-foot, play of seniors Greg Pollack and Anant Sitaram. demanding schedule filled with ranked oppo- 10-inch, Stockholm, Sweden, native. Siljestrom Pollack has struggled to find a place in the nents. Middle Tennessee opens the spring is 63rd in the ITA Preseason Poll and posted a lineup throughout his Blue Raider career, but schedule with a doubleheader on January 29, 10-4 mark against stiff competition in the fall. has saved his best for last, posting an 11-5 record hosting Chattanooga at 11 a.m. and Belmont at 6 this fall. Sitaram played very well as a sopho- p.m. at the Racquet Club of Murfreesboro. The more but suffered through a tough year in 2004, schedule includes other home matches against going 14-11 overall and 9-7 in dual matches. Georgia Tech, Furman, Virginia Tech, South- Sitaram had a team-best 12-4 mark in the fall, ern Illinois, Georgia State, Vanderbilt and Ar- and both will add great depth at the bottom of the kansas-Little Rock. The Blue Raiders hit the road Blue Raider lineup. for matches against the likes of Louisville, Indi- Allan also came on strong in the final fall ana, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisiana- tournament in singles, winning three consecu- Lafayette, Tulane and Memphis. tive matches at the UT Fall Invitational to give The Blue Raiders conclude the regular Short depth up-and-down the lineup. season, April 22-24, at the Sun Belt Champion- One player absent this fall has been senior ships in Mobile, Ala., looking to win their first Rishan Kuruppu, who enjoyed the best season SBC title since joining the league five years ago, of any player during the 2003-04 campaign. and advancing to a seventh NCAA Tournament Kuruppu was 24-11 overall last year, 12-6 in in the past 11 years. dual matches, but broke his wrist late in the sum- mer and is just getting back into tennis action as the fall season ends. “We have a team with a lot of potential,” Short said. “We have a lot of depth throughout the lineup with guys like Andreas and Marco who will win their share of matches at the top, but Senior Greg Pollack went 11-5 in the also very solid players at the bottom of the order fall, by far his best showing during his four-year career. who are consistent and will give us plenty of

2004 FALL PLAYER RECORDS Singles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Pct. Tourn. Overall Pct. Brandon Allan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 5-4 5-4 .556 Marc Boiron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-8 0-8 .000 Marco Born 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 9-5 9-5 .643 Rishan Kuruppu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 .000 Greg Pollack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 11-5 11-5 .688 Kai Schledorn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 7-6 7-6 .538 Andreas Siljestrom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 10-4 10-4 .714 Anant Sitaram 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 12-4 12-4 .750 TOTALS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 54-36 54-36 .600

Doubles 1 2 3 Dual Pct. Tourn. Total Pct. Allan-Schledorn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 8-4 8-4 .667 Senior Anant Sitaram showed the form Pollack-Sitaram 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 5-2 5-2 .714 of his sophomore year during the 2004 Born-Siljestrom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 9-5 9-5 .643 fall, posting a team-best 12-4 mark. TOTALS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 22-11 22-11 .667

6 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 7 Head Coach Dale Short Dale Short begins his with Niemeyer obtaining the No. 2 seed in graduated in 1976. 18th year at the helm singles. During that same year, the team earned During the summer of 2001, Short was in- of the Blue Raider ten- the highest ranking ever for a Division I sport at ducted into the Blue Raider Hall Fame for his nis program having Middle Tennessee when Short led his team to a accomplishments as a player and as one of the guided the program to No. 4 national ranking. The Blue Raiders fin- top tennis coaches in the nation. 10 conference cham- ished the season ranked 17th. Short is the director of the Tennessee Jun- pionships and six Short has led Middle Tennessee to six ior Qualifying Championships. He has served NCAA Team Champi- NCAA appearances in the last 10 years and on the Tennessee Tennis Association Junior onship appearances individuals have made the NCAA Champion- Committee and was a member of the NCAA Di- during his tenure at his alma mater. ships in nine of the past 12 seasons. vision I Men’s Tennis Regional Advisory and The Blue Raiders have advanced to the Four times during his tenure, Short has Selection Committee and chairman of the South- NCAA Team Championships in six of the last 10 had doubles teams ranked in the Top 10 in the east (NCAA Region III) Coaches Committee. seasons and made it to the second round country. The doubles tandem of David Short reached a coaching milestone by pick- for the second time in school history in McNamara and Julius Robberts gave the ing up his 200th victory as the men’s head coach 2002. Middle Tennessee has also finished school its first tennis national title, claiming in a win over Tennessee State during the 1999 second in the very competitive Sun Belt the 1997 ITA Reebok All-American season. Short got his 300th career victory in Conference in two of the last four Hardcourt Championships, one of 2002 at the University of San Diego and stands years. three Collegiate Grand Slam 336-205 as a head coach. In 1991, under Short’s direc- events each year. From 1991-94, Short served as the head tion, Middle Tennessee tennis During his 17 years at the coach for the women’s program and promptly began a 10-year reign of domi- helm, Short has coached six led the Lady Raiders to three straight OVC nance over the OVC. Year af- All-Americans and one Re- Championships. His record as the women’s head ter year, the Blue Raiders gion III Senior Player of the coach stands at 63-28. continued to pound con- Year. He has had 47 indi- Short’s family was named Florida’s Tennis ference opposi- viduals earn all-confer- Family of the Year in 1983. His late grandfather, tion. With the move ence honors, including all Gene, won more than 20 national senior titles, to the Sun Belt six starters from the 1997 while his late stepmother was a two-time world Conference, Short team and nearly the entire team junior champion and was ranked among the top ended his 13 years in the OVC with an in 1998, when eight Blue Raid- five players in the world professionally at one unbelievable conference record of 87-6. ers earned all-conference ac- time. Short capped the school’s tenure in colades. Eight of his players have Originally from Miami, Fla., Short starred at the OVC in 2000 by winning his 10th con- been named conference Player Oakland High School and is married to the former secutive regular season title and ninth of the Year. Ava Florida. They have two children, Trevor tournament championship. The coach was Short earned All-OVC hon- and Britni. honored for the eighth time in his career ors as a player at Middle Tennessee as the OVC Coach of the Year. in both 1979 and 1980 and was Even without the help of an auto- named OVC Player of the Year as matic bid to the NCAA tournament, Short a senior. During was putting both his team, as well as indi- his playing ca- vidual players, into the NCAA Championships reer, he compiled a 60-25 record, by 1994. The 1994 season marked the first time a winning percentage of .706 that a Blue Raider tennis player qualified for the NCAA still ranks fifth all-time at Middle Ten- Championships when Paul Goebel and Fred nessee. Niemeyer made the field in doubles. When the OVC celebrated its The following year, Middle Tennessee 40th anniversary in 1988, he was made its first-ever appearance in an NCAA Re- named to the league’s all-time ten- gional. In 1996, the Blue Raiders earned a No. nis team. He was nationally 2 seed but were upset in the first round. The ranked as both a junior player and 1997 campaign marked the first win in an NCAA collegian. tournament match in school history when the A versatile athlete, Short was Blue Raiders defeated Florida International as a state champion in cross-country the No. 2 seed in Gainesville, Fla. and finished sixth nationally while In 1997, a school-record four individual a senior at Murfreesboro’s Oak- players earned berths in the NCAA Tournament, land High School, where he Head Coach Dale Short and wife, Ava 8 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Short’s Season-by-Season 1989 (15-10) 1992 (14-13) J. 27 Austin Peay ...... L, 7-2 F. 22 vs. UAB# ...... L, 4-1 CAREER MEN’S RECORD J. 28 Lander ...... L, 5-4 F. 22 vs. Miami (OH)# ...... W, 4-1 2004 Middle Tennessee ...... 9-15 F. 24 East Tennessee ...... W, 6-3 F. 23 vs. Mobile College# ...... W, 3-2 M. 7 Lipscomb ...... W, 8-1 F. 23 vs. Southern Illinois# ...... W, 3-2 2003 Middle Tennessee ...... 8-16 M. 11 Trevecca ...... W, 8-1 F. 27 at Ole Miss ...... L, 8-1 2002** Middle Tennessee ...... 17-8 M. 14 UT Martin ...... W, 5-4 F. 28 at Memphis ...... W, 9-0 M. 15 Chattanooga ...... L, 7-2 F. 29 at Mississippi State ...... L, 1-5 2001** Middle Tennessee ...... 16-8 M. 16 Western Kentucky ...... W, 9-0 M. 1 at UAB ...... L, 1-5 M. 19 Flagler ...... L, 5-4 M. 5 at Kentucky ...... L, 9-0 2000** Middle Tennessee#& ...... 18-14 M. 20 North Florida ...... W, 6-3 M. 6 at Louisville ...... W, 4-3 1999 Middle Tennessee# ...... 14-15 M. 21 Jacksonville ...... W, 5-4 M. 14 at Florida State ...... L, 7-2 M. 22 Georgia State ...... L, 7-2 M. 16 at South Florida ...... L, 7-2 1998 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 14-11 M. 23 Coastal Carolina ...... L, 5-2 M. 18 vs. Army ...... W, 5-2 1997** Middle Tennessee#& ...... 24-5 M. 23 Lipscomb ...... W, 5-1 M. 19 at Miami (FL) ...... L, 8-1 M. 28 Vanderbilt ...... L, 8-1 M. 20 at Florida International ...... L, 5-1 1996** Middle Tennessee#& ...... 24-5 M. 31 Lousville ...... W, 6-0 M. 29 vs. Virginia Tech ...... L, 7-2 1995** Middle Tennessee#& ...... 17-10 A. 1 Eastern Kentucky ...... W, 8-1 M. 29 at East Tennessee ...... L, 7-2 A. 2 Morehead State ...... W, 9-0 A. 5 Southern Illinois ...... W, 8-1 1994 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 16-11 A. 4 Chattanooga ...... L, 6-3 A. 11 Southeast Missouri ...... W, 8-1 A. 5 North Alabama ...... W, 8-1 A. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... W, 7-0 1993 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 20-8 A. 6 Western Kentucky ...... W, 6-0 A. 12 Samford ...... L, 5-4 1992 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 14-13 A. 9 Murray State ...... L, 6-3 A. 12 Morehead State* ...... W, 9-0 A. 12 Tennessee Tech ...... L, 5-4 A. 14 at Murray State* ...... L, 7-2 1991 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 20-8 A. 15 Austin Peay ...... W, 6-3 A. 15 Austin Peay* ...... W, 9-0 1990 Middle Tennessee ...... 16-8 A. 18 Tennessee State ...... W, 9-0 A. 18 at Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 8-1 A. 21 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 6-3 1989 Middle Tennessee ...... 15-10 1990 (16-8) A. 21 Tennessee State* ...... W, 9-0 1988 Middle Tennessee ...... 11-12 F. 24 Austin Peay ...... W, 7-2 # - Vanderbilt Quad., Nashville, Tenn. M. 10 Lincoln Memorial ...... W, 8-0 Overall Men’s Record: ...... 273-177 (.607) M. 11 UT Martin ...... W, 8-1 1993 (20-8) M. 13 Chattanooga ...... W, 5-4 F. 12 at Mississippi State ...... L, 5-2 OVC Record: ...... 87-6 (.935) M. 16 Southeastern Louisiana ...... L, 0-6 F. 13 at Alabama ...... L, 7-0 M. 17 UAB ...... L, 1-5 F. 26 at Ole Miss ...... L, 5-2 M. 17 Memphis ...... W, 5-4 F. 27 vs. Southern Miss ...... W, 4-3 CAREER WOMEN’S RECORD M. 18 UT Martin ...... W, 5-2 F. 27 at Arkansas-Little Rock ...... L, 4-2 M. 18 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... L, 0-6 M. 5 East Tennessee ...... W, 5-2 1991 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 13-5 M. 19 Ole Miss ...... L, 0-9 M. 7 Florida International ...... W, 4-3 1992 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 19-8 M. 20 Southern Miss ...... L, 4-5 M. 7 Louisville ...... W, 4-1 M. 22 Tulane ...... W, 5-4 M. 12 vs. Virginia Commonwealth# . . .L, 3-2 1993 Middle Tennessee#& ...... 15-7 M. 25 Vanderbilt ...... W, 5-4 M. 13 vs. Tulsa# ...... W, 6-1 1994 Middle Tennessee ...... 16-8 M. 29 Western Kentucky ...... W, 9-0 M. 14 vs. South Florida# ...... L, 3-2 A. 1 Morehead State* ...... W, 7-2 M. 27 Mobile College ...... W, 4-1 Overall Women’s Record ...... 63-28 (.692) A. 2 Austin Peay* ...... W, 9-0 M. 27 SIU-Edwardsville ...... W, 6-3 A. 5 Tennessee State* ...... W, 9-0 A. 1 vs. Boise State$ ...... W, 4-3 OVC Record: ...... 25-1 (.962) A. 7 Louisville ...... W, 5-4 A. 2 vs. UAB$ ...... L, 6-1 A. 9 Georgia State ...... W, 5-2 A. 3 vs. Pacific$ ...... W, 4-1 A. 11 Tennessee Tech* ...... L, 1-8 A. 4 vs. UC-Santa Barbara$ ...... W, 4-3 OVERALL RECORD: ...... 336-205 A. 12 Murray State* ...... L, 2-7 A. 8 Murray State* ...... W, 5-3 #OVC Championship A. 15 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 9-0 A. 10 Vanderbilt ...... L, 3-4 A. 18 Trevecca ...... L, 0-6 A. 11 at Morehead State* ...... W, 6-0 &OVC Tournament Championship A. 20 Chattanooga ...... W, 5-4 A. 11 at Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 6-0 A. 13 at Austin Peay* ...... W, 5-1 **NCAA Regional 1991 (20-8) A. 13 at Tennessee State* ...... W, 6-0 J. 11 Georgia Tech# ...... W, 5-4 A. 18 UT Martin* ...... W, 6-0 J. 12 Tennessee# ...... L, 9-0 A. 20 vs. Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 6-0 THE DALE SHORT ERA J. 13 South Florida# ...... W, 5-4 A. 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky& ...... W, 5-0 F. 1 South Alabama ...... L, 5-4 A. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech& ...... W, 5-0 l Led MT to six NCAA tournament appearances in last 10 years F. 2 Georgia Tech ...... L, 5-2 A. 26 vs. Murray State& ...... W, 5-3 (1996-98, 2000-02) F. 3 Alabama ...... L, 6-3 # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. F. 16 Mississippi State ...... L, 9-0 $ - Cal-Irvine Spring Classic, Irvine, Calif. l Led Blue Raiders to No. 4 national ranking in 1997 M. 1 Austin Peay ...... W, 8-1 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 6 Kentucky ...... L, 5-1 l MT has placed individuals in nine of last 12 NCAA Champi- M. 9 Samford ...... L, 5-2 1994 (16-11) onships M. 15 Louisville ...... W, 7-2 J. 14 vs. Southern Methodist# ...... W, 5-2 M. 18 The Citadel ...... W, 9-0 J. 15 vs. UAB# ...... L, 4-3 l The Short-led Raiders were 87-6 (.935) in OVC matches dur- M. 20 Bradley ...... W, 9-0 J. 17 vs. South Alabama# ...... L, 2-5 ing 13 seasons M. 21 Oregon ...... W, 9-0 F. 12 at Vanderbilt ...... L, 3-4 M. 22 Butler ...... W, 9-0 F. 12 vs. Miami (OH)% ...... W, 4-3 l MT lost only one conference match from 1992-2000 M. 28 Bowling Green ...... W, 6-0 F. 17 at Mississippi State ...... L, 6-1 l Coached six All-Americans M. 30 Carson-Newman ...... W, 9-0 F. 19 at Ole Miss ...... L, 7-2 M. 30 Vanderbilt ...... L, 6-3 F. 26 vs. Virginia Tech! ...... W, 4-1 l Forty-seven different players have earned All-Conference M. 31 Southern Illinois ...... W, 6-0 F. 26 at East Tennessee ...... W, 6-1 M. 31 Memphis ...... W, 6-3 M. 4 at Samford ...... L, 4-3 honors A. 5 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 9-0 M. 5 at Alabama ...... L, 4-3 l Coached one ITA Region III Player of the Year A. 7 Morehead State* ...... W, 9-0 M. 6 at UAB ...... L, 5-2 A. 7 East Tennessee* ...... W, 9-0 M. 12 Wake Forest ...... W, 6-1 l Coached doubles team to national title at All-American A. 10 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 7-2 M. 30 vs. San Diego State ...... W, 4-3 Hardcourt Championships in 1997 and Daniel Klemetz to singles A. 13 Tennessee State* ...... W, 9-0 M. 30 vs. Harvard$ ...... L, 5-2 A. 13 Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-1 A. 1 vs. Wisconsin$ ...... L, 4-3 title in 2002 A. 17 Chattanooga ...... W, 5-1 A. 2 vs. Boise State$ ...... L, 5-2 l 1997 ITA Region III Coach of the Year A. 21 Murray State* ...... W, 6-3 A. 7 at Murray State ...... W, 4-3 # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. A. 10 Eastern Kentucky ...... W, 7-0 l Eight-time OVC Coach of the Year A. 12 Austin Peay ...... W, 7-0 A. 17 at UT-Martin ...... W, 6-1

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 9 Short’s Season-by-Season A. 19 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 7-0 M. 2 (62) Wake Forest ...... W, 7-0 A. 18 UT Martin* ...... W, 6-1 M. 2 (70) Memphis ...... W, 4-3 A. 19 Tennessee State ...... W, 7-0 M. 2 Murray State* ...... W, 4-0 A. 18 Murray State* ...... W, 6-1 M. 4 (53) Virginia Tech ...... W, 5-2 A. 21 Morehead State ...... W, 7-0 M. 7 vs. (42) Tulsa$ ...... W, 4-2 A. 23 vs. Eastern Kentucky& ...... W, 4-0 M. 8 New Orleans$ ...... W, 4-0 A. 24 vs. Tennessee State& ...... W, 7-0 M. 7 vs. (57) Minnesota$ ...... W, 4-0 A. 24 vs. UT Martin& ...... W, 4-0 M. 8 Colorado$ ...... W, 4-1 A. 24 vs. Austin Peay& ...... W, 4-0 M. 8 vs. (47) Texas A&M$ ...... W, 7-0 A. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech& ...... L, 4-3 M. 9 Texas Tech$ ...... W, 4-0 A. 25 vs. Murray State& ...... W, 4-1 M. 9 vs. (4) Boise State$ ...... W, 4-2 $ - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas M. 10 (70) Memphis$ ...... cancelled # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. M. 14 vs. (33) Alabama% ...... W, 4-3 % - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. M. 14 (31) South Alabama+ ...... L, 4-1 % - Nashville, Tenn.; ! – Bristol, Tenn. M. 14 vs. (22) Auburn% ...... L, 4-3 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 15 (25) VCU+ ...... L, 4-1 $ - UCI/Marriott Classic, Irvine, Calif. M. 15 vs. (17) Kansas% ...... L, 4-1 M. 16 (56) Fresno State+ ...... W, 4-0 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 26 (42) Vanderbilt ...... W, 5-2 2000 (18-14) M. 25 at (38) Miami (FL) ...... L, 4-3 M. 29 at (1) UCLA ...... L, 5-2 J. 21 Troy State ...... W, 4-0 A. 2 at (21) Mississippi State ...... L, 5-2 1995 (17-10) A. 5 UT Martin* ...... W, 7-0 J. 22 Memphis ...... W, 5-0 A. 5 (39) South Alabama ...... L, 4-3 J. 14 vs. Michigan# ...... L, 1-6 A. 9 Austin Peay* ...... W, 4-0 J. 22 Chattanooga ...... W, 4-1 A. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... W, 5-2 J. 15 vs. UAB# ...... L, 7-0 A. 12 (24) UAB ...... L, 4-1 J. 29 at (44) Kansas ...... W, 4-2 A. 10 at (54) Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-2 J. 26 at Mississippi State ...... L, 7-0 A. 12 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 4-0 J. 29 at (33) Minnesota ...... L, 5-2 A. 19 Denver& ...... W, 4-0 F. 12 at Tennessee ...... L, 6-1 A. 13 at Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 4-0 J. 30 at Louisville ...... W, 6-1 A. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette& ...... W, 4-0 F. 18 at Wake Forest ...... W, 6-1 A. 13 at Morehead State* ...... W, 5-0 F. 3 at (62) Georgia Tech ...... W, 5-2 A. 21 (40) South Alabama& ...... L, 4-0 F. 25 at South Alabama ...... L, 6-1 A. 15 at Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 4-0 F. 13 at (13) Mississippi State ...... L, 7-0 M. 11 vs. (18) Alabama^ ...... W, 4-3 M. 4 UAB ...... L, 7-0 A. 15 at Tennessee State* ...... W, 6-0 F. 19 at (5) Mississippi ...... L, 5-2 M. 12 at (7) Ole Miss^ ...... L, 4-1 M. 11 Samford ...... W, 5-2 A. 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky& ...... W, 4-0 F. 27 Belmont ...... W, 5-2 $ - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas M. 24 East Tennessee ...... W, 4-3 A. 20 vs. Austin Peay& ...... W, 4-0 F. 27 Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-0 + - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. M. 25 Alabama ...... W, 4-3 A. 21 vs. Tennessee Tech& ...... W, 4-0 M. 3 vs. (47) Tulane$ ...... W, 4-3 & - Sun Belt Championships, Mobile, Ala. M. 26 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... L, 6-1 M. 9 vs. (52) Fla. International^ . . . . . W, 5-1 M. 3 vs. (15) TCU$ ...... L, 4-1 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Oxford, Miss. M. 29 vs. Colorado$ ...... L, 5-2 M. 10 vs. (22) Alabama^ ...... L, 4-3 M. 4 vs. Oklahoma$ ...... L, 4-3 M. 30 vs. Rice$ ...... W, 5-2 # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. M. 5 vs. (38) Texas Tech$ ...... W, 4-2 2003 (8-16) M. 30 vs. Pacific$ ...... W, 4-3 $ - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas M. 11 at (52) Old Dominion% ...... L, 3-1 J. 24 at (46) Louisville ...... L, 5-2 A. 1 vs. Northern Arizona$ ...... W, 5-2 % - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. M. 11 vs. (20) Virginia% ...... L, 3-0 J. 26 at Indiana ...... L, 7-0 A. 6 Murray State* ...... W, 4-3 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 12 vs. (75) Brown% ...... L, 4-3 J. 31 Charleston Southern ...... W, 5-2 A. 9 UT Martin* ...... W, 7-0 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Gainesville, Fla. M. 23 at Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-2 F. 2 (52) Indiana State ...... L, 4-3 A. 12 Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-2 M. 30 (29) South Alabama ...... L, 6-1 F. 14 (75) Furman ...... L, 4-3 A. 13 at Austin Peay* ...... W, 5-2 1998 (14-11) A. 1 (26) Louisiana-Lafayette ...... L, 4-3 F. 16 at (5) Ole Miss ...... L, 6-1 A. 13 at Tennessee State* ...... W, 7-0 J. 31 at Wake Forest ...... W, 5-2 A. 2 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 4-0 F. 19 (12) Alabama ...... L, 5-2 A. 16 at Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 4-0 M. 6 vs. Texas Tech$ ...... L, 2-2 A. 2 (57) Georgia State ...... L, 4-2 F. 23 at (30) Mississippi State ...... L, 5-2 A. 16 at Morehead State* ...... W, 6-1 M. 7 vs. Washington$ ...... L, 4-2 A. 11 at (24) UAB ...... L, 5-2 F. 26 Chattanooga ...... W, 5-2 A. 18 at Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 7-0 M. 7 vs. Virginia Tech$ ...... L, 4-0 A. 16 Morehead State* ...... W, 6-1 F. 28 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... W, 4-3 A. 23 vs. Tennessee State& ...... W, 4-0 M. 8 vs. Ball State$ ...... W, 4-0 A. 16 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 7-0 M. 2 at (4) Baylor ...... L, 7-0 A. 23 vs. UT Martin& ...... W, 4-0 M. 13 Louisville ...... L, 5-2 A. 18 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 5-2 M. 14 (30) Harvard+ ...... W, 4-3 A. 24 vs. Murray State& ...... W, 4-3 M. 20 vs. UNLV% ...... L, 5-1 A. 18 Tennessee State* ...... W, 7-0 M. 15 (34) Rice+ ...... L, 4-0 A. 24 at Florida^ ...... L, 4-0 M. 21 vs. Auburn% ...... L, 5-2 A. 20 vs. Eastern Illinois& ...... W, 4-0 M. 15 (40) Brown+ ...... L, 4-1 # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. M. 22 vs. UAB% ...... L, 4-3 A. 21 vs. UT Martin& ...... W, 4-0 M. 20 Georgia State ...... W, 4-3 $ - UCI/Marriott Classic, Irvine, Calif. M. 29 at UT Martin* ...... W, 7-0 A. 22 vs. Tennessee Tech& ...... W, 4-0 M. 22 at (67) Memphis ...... L, 4-3 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. A. 3 at Georgia Tech ...... W, 4-3 M. 13 vs. SMU^ ...... L, 4-0 M. 27 at (53) South Alabama ...... L, 4-3 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Gainesville, Fla. A. 4 vs. VCU (Atlanta, Ga.) ...... L, 3-4 $ - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas M. 29 at (27) Tulane ...... L, 4-0 A. 5 Morehead State* ...... W, 7-0 % - Old Dominion Invitational, Norfolk, Va. A. 6 at (23) Georgia Tech ...... L, 4-3 1996 (24-5) A. 5 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 6-1 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. A. 9 (8) Vanderbilt ...... L, 6-1 J. 27 at Louisville ...... W, 6-1 A. 5 Tennessee State* ...... W, 7-0 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Dallas, Texas A. 13 UAB ...... W, 4-2 F. 2 vs. UAB# ...... W, 4-3 A. 6 Tulane ...... W, 6-1 A. 25 Denver& ...... W, 4-0 F. 3 vs. South Alabama# ...... L, 6-1 A. 8 at Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-0 2001 (16-8) A. 26 (53) South Alabama& ...... L, 4-3 F. 4 at Tennessee# ...... L, 6-1 A. 10 South Alabama ...... L, 4-3 J. 27 vs. (37) Ark.-Little Rock^ ...... W, 7-0 A. 27 (71) Louisiana-Lafayette& . . . . . W, 4-3 F. 15 at Mississippi State ...... L, 7-0 A. 11 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 7-0 J. 27 vs. (27) Louisville^ ...... W, 4-1 + - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. F. 17 at Samford ...... W, 4-3 A. 11 at Austin Peay* ...... W, 5-0 J. 28 at (61) Kansas^ ...... W, 4-3 & - Sun Belt Championships, Mobile, Ala. F. 22 at Tulane ...... W, 4-3 A. 14 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 7-0 F. 4 (39) Purdue ...... W, 4-3 F. 24 at SW Louisiana ...... W, 5-2 A. 17 vs. Morehead State& ...... W, 6-0 F. 8 (27) Indiana State ...... W, 4-3 2004 (9-15) F. 25 at UAB ...... W, 4-1 A. 18 vs. Eastern Kentucky& ...... W, 4-0 F. 11 at (10) Mississippi ...... L, 3-4 J. 24 (51) Indiana ...... L, 4-3 M. 2 at Arkansas-Little Rock ...... W, 5-2 A. 19 vs. Austin Peay& ...... W, 4-0 M. 1 at (17) Mississippi State ...... L, 1-6 J. 31 at (75) Ark.-Little Rock ...... L, 5-2 M. 23 Southern Miss ...... W, 7-0 A. 26 at Mississippi State ...... L, 5-2 M. 4 at (63) Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . W, 4-3 F. 7 (52) Louisville ...... W, 4-3 M. 23 UT-Chattanooga ...... W, 7-0 $ - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas M. 9 vs. Idaho State+ ...... W, 4-2 F. 7 Belmont ...... W, 7-0 M. 25 South Alabama ...... L, 6-1 % - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. M. 9 vs. New Mexico+ ...... W, 4-0 F. 14 at (57) Virginia Tech ...... L, 6-1 M. 29 vs. Brown$ ...... W, 7-0 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 10 vs. Oklahoma City+ ...... L, 3-4 F. 16 at (44) Georgia Tech ...... L, 5-2 M. 30 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock$ . . . . . W, 5-2 M. 11 vs. (73) UNLV+ ...... W, 4-1 F. 20 (72) Memphis ...... W, 6-1 M. 31 at Cal-Irvine$ ...... W, 5-2 1999 (14-15) M. 18 Troy State ...... W, 5-2 F. 22 (55) Purdue ...... W, 5-2 A. 3 at Vanderbilt ...... W, 4-3 J. 31 at Chattanooga ...... W, 6-1 M. 21 at (20) Alabama ...... L, 1-6 F. 25 at (28) Alabama ...... L, 4-3 A. 7 at UT Martin* ...... W, 6-1 F. 6 at (4) Ole Miss ...... L, 6-1 M. 24 at Georgia State ...... L, 3-4 M. 8 Indiana State ...... W, 7-0 A. 7 at Murray State* ...... W, 4-0 F. 14 at (3) Mississippi State ...... L, 4-3 M. 29 at San Diego State ...... W, 4-3 M. 11 (14) Harvard+ ...... L, 4-1 A. 9 at Tennessee ...... W, 4-3 F. 26 Troy State ...... W, 6-1 M. 30 at (50) San Diego ...... W, 4-3 M. 12 (67) Old Dominion+ ...... L, 4-2 A. 13 Morehead State* ...... W, 7-0 F. 28 Georgia Tech ...... L, 4-3 A. 7 at Chattanooga ...... W, 6-1 M. 13 (47) William & Mary+ ...... L, 4-2 A. 14 Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-0 M. 4 vs. TCU$ ...... L, 4-1 A. 11 (46) Vanderbilt ...... L, 3-4 M. 17 at (2) Ole Miss ...... L, 5-2 A. 14 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 6-1 M. 5 vs. Colorado$ ...... W, 4-1 A. 15 UAB ...... W, 5-2 M. 23 at San Diego State ...... L, 4-3 A. 16 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 6-1 M. 5 vs. Tulsa$ ...... L, 4-2 A. 20 vs. Denver% ...... W, 4-1 M. 25 at (31) San Diego ...... L, 4-0 A. 16 Tennessee State* ...... W, 7-0 M. 6 vs. Minnesota$ ...... L, 4-3 A. 21 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette% . . . . . W, 4-1 A. 2 (54) La.-Lafayette ...... W, 4-3 A. 19 vs. Tennessee State& ...... W, 4-0 M. 14 Belmont ...... W, 4-0 A. 22 at (11) South Alabama% ...... L, 0-4 A. 4 (57) Old Dominion ...... W, 4-2 A. 19 vs. Tennessee Tech& ...... W, 6-0 M. 18 vs. Texas A&M% ...... L, 4-0 M. 11 vs. (17) Mississippi State^ . . . . .L, 0-4 A. 7 at (22) Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-3 A. 20 vs. UT Martin& ...... W, 4-0 M. 19 vs. North Carolina% ...... L, 4-2 ^ - Played in Lawrence, Kan. A. 10 (27) Tulane ...... L, 4-3 M. 10 vs. Alabama^ ...... L, 4-3 M. 20 vs. Wake Forest% ...... W, 4-3 + - HEB Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas A. 11 UAB ...... W, 6-0 # - O’Charley’s Invitational, Knoxville, Tenn. M. 24 Georgia State ...... L, 6-1 & - Sun Belt Championships, Mobile, Ala. A. 23 vs. New Mexico State$ ...... W, 4-3 $ - UCI/Marriott Classic, Irvine, Calif. M. 26 Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-2 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Champaign, Ill. A. 24 vs. (56) La.-Lafayette$ ...... L, 4-2 & - OVC Championships, Nashville, Tenn. M. 28 Louisville ...... W, 5-2 A. 25 vs. Ark.-Little Rock$ ...... L, 4-1 ^ - NCAA Regionals, Baton Rouge, La. M. 31 South Alabama ...... L, 4-3 2002 (17-8) + - Blue-Gray Classic, Montgomery, Ala. A. 2 Tulane ...... L, 7-0 J. 16 at Hawai’i ...... W, 6-0 $ - Sun Belt Championships, Mobile, Ala. 1997 (24-5) A. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... L, 4-3 J. 26 (67) Louisville ...... W, 6-1 J. 31 vs. (38) South Florida# ...... W, 6-1 A. 9 UAB ...... L, 5-2 F. 2 at (27) Indiana State ...... W, 4-3 F. 1 vs. (39) Michigan# ...... W, 5-2 A. 11 Eastern Kentucky* ...... W, 7-0 F. 5 Chattanooga ...... W, 6-1 F. 2 vs. (52) Virginia# ...... W, 6-1 A. 11 Morehead State* ...... W, 7-0 F. 16 North Carolina State ...... W, 6-1 F. 11 (51) Louisiana-Lafayette ...... W, 5-2 A. 13 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 5-2 F. 17 (54) Indiana ...... W, 4-3 F. 15 at (10) South Alabama ...... W, 4-3 A. 13 Tennessee State* ...... W, 7-0 F. 24 (23) Georgia Tech ...... W, 4-3

10 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Assistants/Support Staff Former Blue Buck Bouldin be- Shawn McCarthy Raider All-American gins his sixth season begins his first season David McNamara en- as a volunteer coach in charge of Sports ters his third season for the Blue Raiders, Medicine for the Blue assisting head coach returning to the Middle Raider tennis pro- Dale Short in 2004-05, Tennessee tennis gram. including helping with program after serving McCarthy joined practices, individual as its head coach for the Middle Tennessee workouts and condi- seven years from athletic program after tioning work. 1965-1971. graduating Cum Laude from the University of McNamara and doubles partner Julius Bouldin took over a program that had won West Virginia in May 2004 with a bachelor’s in Robberts won the All-American Hardcourt two matches in four years and led the Blue Raid- Athletic Training. At WVU McCarthy worked with Championships in 1998 in Austin, Texas, and ers to a 10-1 record in his first season. He was the football, soccer and baseball teams during climbed as high as No. 2 in the nation. The pair- named OVC Coach of the Year in 1965 and his tenure. ing twice qualified for the NCAA Championships, 1968 and also coached Middle Tennessee to a The Newark, Del., native also worked as in 1997 and ’98, reaching the second round in pair of second-place OVC finishes. an intern for the Carolina Panthers in 2003. The 1998 in Athens, Ga. Bouldin graduated, played and coached son of LuAnn Zajaczkowski, McCarthy is work- The Melbourne, Australia, native ranks at Washington and Lee University. He earned ing on his master’s in Sport Management at second all-time in combined wins as a Blue his undergraduate and law degrees from Wash- Middle Tennessee. Raider with 179. He is fourth in singles victories ington and Lee and obtained a master’s degree (85) and third in doubles triumphs (94). from Middle Tennessee. Bouldin is a well-re- McNamara finished his eligibility in 1998 spected attorney who has practiced in the and set off for the next four years on the ATP Midstate area since 1951. tour, traveling the world while winning 13 doubles titles. He played in the 2000 Australian Open and also won one singles title in August 2001 in Bath, England. He left Middle Tennessee just one semes- ter short of graduation and returned in 2002, finishing his degree in Exercise Science and has now begun his master’s work in Sports Management.

Gene Gerhiser joins the Middle Ten- nessee tennis pro- gram as stringer and manager for both the Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders. The Greenville, S.C, native graduated from Wade Hampton High School in 2002 and is currently a junior at Middle Tennessee, major- ing in Recording Industry Production and Tech- nology. Gerhiser strings racquets and handles facility maintenance for both the men and women, helping with home matches as well as the Pro- Am and Fall Invitational tournaments. He enjoys playing and recording music in his spare time.

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 11 Brandon Allan BRANDON ALLAN SPRING: Sophomore who posted 25 doubles straight losses ... Won five of last eight matches of wins and 11 singles victories for the year, includ- season, including straight set victories over 6-2, 179, JR Knoxville, Tenn./ ing a 15-8 dual match doubles record ... Ranked Chattanooga’s Tim Kutschera and Denver’s Bearden HS most of the spring in doubles with Kai Schledorn, Colin Day ... Triumphed in three sets over Alex reaching as high as 28th nationally ... Duo posted Jago of Memphis, UAB’s Sanzaruz Zaman, and 2004-05 (JUNIOR) a seven- and a five-match winning streak with South Alabama’s David Nylen ... Picked up pair FALL: Ranked 19th triumphs over Harvard’s 26th-ranked Jonathan of doubles wins with Greg Pollack, but played in preseason doubles Chu and David Lingman and No. 38 Geoff second-half of season with Daniel Klemetz ... poll with Kai Russell and Steven Kane ... Won first two Posted 5-6 mark with Klemetz, including a win Schledorn … Teamed matches at Sun Belt Championships before los- over 41st-ranked David Lingman and Mark with Schledorn to win ing in finals ... Recorded two singles victories, Riddell of Harvard. three straight matches and Flight One title at MT defeating Old Dominion’s Adriano Mello and Fall Invitational … Defeated Willy Frei (Auburn- UAB’s Ivan Andreev ... Lost a pair of three- HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Bearden Montgomery) in first round singles at Southern setters, including one in the conference tourna- HS, winning three straight state team champion- Intercollegiates … Won one match in doubles at ment. ships and one doubles title ... Compiled 13-3 Southern Intercolleigates … Lost to TCU’s 73rd- singles mark and 17-3 doubles record as sopho- ranked Frabrizio Sestini in first round singles 2002-03 (FRESHMAN) more ... Went 18-0 in singles and 19-1 in doubles qualifying at All-American Championships … FALL: Began fall with three-set win over Alon as junior, winning state doubles title ... Again un- Dropped decisions to No. 2 Duke (Walter- Savidor at MT Invitational (9/20) ... Won three defeated in singles at 17-0 and tallied 15-1 mark Zimmerman) and No. 58 Boise State (Schoeck- times at Charles Fluitt Invitational (9/29), defeat- in doubles as senior, finishing second in state Shields) in doubles at All-American … Won first- ing Marek Pawelec of Murray State, Louisville’s doubles championships ... Overall compiled 99- round doubles match at Region III Champion- Matt Mayer and Tulane’s Mattias Westerberg 8 combined mark in final three years ... Voted ships before falling in Round of 16 … Won three before falling in finals ... Dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-7 All-Knoxville Interscholastic League last three consecutive singles matches, all in straight sets, (4) decision to Michigan’s Michael Rubin in years ... Also lettered one year in basketball ... at UT Fall Invitational ... Also swept all three prequalifying at All-American Championships Member of National Honor Society ... Won 20 doubles outings at UT, including a win over 27th- (10/4) ... Went 2-2 at Tulane Invitational (10/ USTA singles tournaments and was finalist in 18 ranked Vanderbilt (Brown-Pinsky). 20), winning against LSU’s Paul White and others ... Captured 19 USTA doubles titles and Tulane’s Goran Vasiljevic ... Defeated South was second in two others ... Won at Southern 2003-04 (SOPHOMORE) Florida’s Uti Kiendl in three sets in Round of 128 Indoor Singles Championships in 1999 and fin- FALL: Posted nine victories in 14 matches, in- at Region III Championships (10/25) ... Dropped ished third in 2000 ... Won Tennessee State cluding pair of three-match winning streaks first-round doubles matches with Greg Pollack at Qualifying Tournament in 2001 ... Won at South- ... Won twice before falling in MT Invitational and in prequalifying at All-Ameri- ern Indoor Doubles Championships in 2001 ... quarterfinals at MT Fall Invitational ... can Championships ... Also Participated in National Hardcourt and National Won all three matches in Seminole Fall lost top Claycourt Championships in 2000-01 ... Fin- Classic ... Picked up pair of victories in flight ished 2001 ranked first in state of Tennessee in qualifying and then another in main draw doubles singles and 19th in South region. before falling in Round of 64 at Region match with Michael Allan’s Career Statistics III Championships ... Won one match at Staniak to Tulane’s fifth- PERSONAL: Brandon Robert Allan ... Son of ranked Michael Kogan and RobertSINGLES and Nancy Allan ... Born September 12, Beau Holton Memorial Invitational at Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. Tulane ... Picked up 10 doubles Victor Romero at Tulane 19832002-03 ... Majoring6-8 in Finance.7-6 13-14 .481 victories, all with freshman Kai Invitational. 2003-04 2-5 9-5 11-10 .524 Schledorn ... Won all 2004 Fall 0-0 5-4 5-4 .556 three matches SPRING: Recorded Totals 8-13 21-15 29-28 .509 at Seminole a 6-8 dual match record, playing DOUBLES Fall Clas- Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. sic and mostly at No. 6 in the 2002-03 8-12 0-4 8-16 .333 four lineup ... Defeated 2003-04 15-7 10-4 25-11 .735 more in Louisville’s Jhonny 2004 Fall 0-0 8-4 8-4 .667 Totals 23-19 18-12 41-31 .569 prequalifying and qualifying at All-American Berrido in straight Championships before falling in Round of 16 sets to start the spring ... Victory in Round of 32 qualifying came season ... Split over 27th-ranked Virginia Tech (Lauland- tiebreakers and lost Rod) ... Alternated wins and losses in final a super breaker to four matches, two decisions each at Re- Indiana’s Zach gion III Championships and Beau Holton Held, starting a Memorial Invitational. streak of five

12 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Marc Boiron/Marco Born MARC BOIRON MARC0 BORN straight-set triumph over 91st-ranked Irving Mo- rales (Troy), before losing in Round of 32 … 6-1, 174, r-FR 6-9, 216, r-SO Thornhill, Hannover, Picked up one doubles win at Region III before Canada/ Germany/ dropping 9-8 decision to 49th-ranked Florida Thornlea Elsa- (Holmia-Oullette) … Won three consecutive (Univ. of Braendstroem singles matches and all three doubles tilts at UT Evansville) (Tennessee Fall Invitational, including a victory over 53rd- Tech Univ.) ranked Tigran Martirosyan (Kentucky). 2004-05 (FRESHMAN) 2004-05 TENNESSEE TECH FALL: Dropped pair (SOPHOMORE) 2004 SPRING: Compiled a 12-11 dual match of singles matches in both MT Invitational and FALL: Won twice at MT Invitational before fall- record playing at No. 1 for Tennessee Southern Intercollegiates (III) and one singles ing in semifinals to seventh-ranked Fero Babej Tech … Dropped three-set decisions to match in prequalifying for All-American Champi- (South Alabama) … Teamed with Andreas Vanderbilt’s 14th-ranked Chad Harris onships … Picked up first singles win as a Blue Siljestrom in doubles, winning twice at and No. 110 Lee Taylor Walker of Mem- Raider with a 9-8 (4) triumph over Vandy’s Jor- MT Invitational, including an 8- phis … Defeated South Alabama’s Fero dan Magarik at UT Fall Invitational. 2 win over South Alabama Babej and Sebastian Falk of Arkansas-Little Rock (Babej-Kepka), before falling in straight sets … Won a third-set tiebreaker UNIV. OF EVANSVILLE in finals to teammates Brandon against Clemson’s Goran Sterijovski … 2003 FALL: Played in five singles matches (0- Allan and Kai Schledorn … Lost 6-2, 7-6 to 33rd-ranked Catalin 5) and two doubles matches (1-1) at Evansville. Lost in first round in doubles at Gard of Ole Miss … Won nine of final 12 Southern Intercollegiates to matches of season, dropping a 6-4, 6-4 HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Thornlea Second- 14th-ranked Auburn (Pelva- decision to Georgia’s fourth-ranked Bo ary School in Thornhill, Ontario … Winner of Schweizer) … Picked up two vic- Hodge in the NCAA Team Champion- two high school provincial championships … Re- tories in prequalifying for All-Ameri- ships … Posted 12-9 mark in doubles, ceived award for best all-around athlete … Lost can Championships before falling in including winning 10 of final 11 6-4 in the third set to eventual Canadian junior Round of 32 … Had two wins in matches of the year. national champion. prequalifying and one win in quali- fying at All-American in doubles be- PERSONAL: Marco PERSONAL: Marc Boiron … Son of Pierre and fore losing to 23rd-ranked Born … Son of Hans-Peter Nicole Boiron … Born December 27, 1985 … Pepperdine (Doerner-Rico) in and Sabine Born … Born February 11, Majoring in Business Administration. Round of 32 … Won twice more at 1983 … Majoring in Business Adminis- Region III Championships, including a tration. Boiron’s Career Statistics SINGLES Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. 2004 Fall 0-0 1-7 1-7 .125

DOUBLES Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. 2004 Fall 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000

Born’s Career Statistics SINGLES Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. 2004 Fall 0-0 9-6 9-6 .600

DOUBLES Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. 2004 Fall 0-0 9-5 9-5 .643

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 13 Rishan Kuruppu RISHAN KURUPPU the season ... Posted wins in first three matches HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Windsor HS 5-10, 162, SR of spring and also had four-match winning streak in North Vancouver ... Received the National Vancouver, ... Did not play doubles in month of April, con- Sportsmanship Award as one of the top five play- British centrating solely on singles. ers in Canada ... Ranked No. 1 in the British Columbia/ Columbia provincial U-18 rankings. Windsor HS 2002-03 (SOPHOMORE) FALL: Won first match of MT Invitational over PERSONAL: Rishan Andre Kuruppu ... Son of 2004-05 (SENIOR) Western Kentucky’s Stanislaus Rabinovics ... Rari and Donna Kuruppu ... Born March 24, FALL: Did not play Lost pair of three-setters at Charles Fluitt Invita- 1983 ... Majoring in Finance ... Father was a entire fall schedule be- tional to Murray State’s Marek Pawelec and six-time national champion in badminton and cause of a broken Eastern Kentucky’s John Kellert ... Lost to Butler’s ranked in the Top 10 in the world. wrist. Kevin Gill in prequalifying at All-American Cham- pionships ... Won three of four matches at Tulane Kuruppu’s Career Statistics 2003-04 (JUNIOR) Invitational in Flight Two, defeating Chris Walker SINGLES FALL: Posted 12-5 mark, ending fall on four- Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. of Southern Miss, Louisiana-Lafayette’s Blake 2001-02 3-5 0-0 3-5 .375 match winning streak ... Won trio of straight set Crauder and teammate Greg Pollack ... Went 2- 2002-03 3-13 4-6 7-19 .269 decisions before falling to teammate Kai 1 with Michael Staniak in doubles at MT Invita- 2003-04 12-6 12-5 24-11 .686 Schledorn in finals of MT Fall Invitational ... Won tional ... Also won two of three with Pollack in 2004 Fall 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 Totals 18-24 16-11 34-35 .493 final two matches in Seminole Fall Classic and doubles at Tulane Invitational. first two in prequalifying at All-American Champi- DOUBLES onships before losing in Round of 64 ... De- SPRING: Struggled through spring season, pick- Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. feated LSU’s Colt Gaston before dropping three- ing up just three wins in 16 matches ... Played 2001-02 4-2 0-0 4-2 .667 set decision to 67th-ranked Matias Ormaza of 2002-03 0-4 4-2 4-6 .400 mostly No. 4 or 5 singles ... Defeated 2003-04 8-5 8-4 16-9 .640 Georgia at Region III Championships ... Dropped Chattanooga’s Dustin Kane, Jarrad Bunt of Ar- 2004 Fall 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 first match at Beau Holton Memorial Invitational kansas-Little Rock and Trevor McLeod of Geor- Totals 12-11 12-6 24-17 .585 before winning next final to win consolation draw gia Tech ... Posted 1-4 mark in doubles, picking ... Picked up eight doubles victories, all with fresh- up lone victory with Greg Pollack. man Andreas Siljestrom ... Won all four matches to win Flight One at MT Fall Invitational ... Tallied 2002 (FRESHMAN) two wins at Seminole Fall Classic and one each SPRING: Entered school in Janu- at Region III Championships and Beau Holton ary after originally signing with Memorial Invitational. the Blue Raiders in the spring of 2001 ... SPRING: Junior who enjoyed the most suc- Posted three wins in cessful year statistically of any Blue Raider, singles and four more posting 24-11 singles mark and 16-9 in doubles in limited action doubles record ... Had 12-6 ... Had consecutive wins mark in dual match over Fresno State’s singles, playing all but Vinny Owens and two matches at Nos. 5 and 6 ... Louisiana- Had four three-match winning Lafayette’s Bobby streaks and 4-1 in mark in Hawkins ... Also three-set matches ... defeated North Posted 2-0 mark at Carolina State’s No. 4 and 6-2 Shane Sealy ... record at No. 6 Won first four ... Defeated doubles Belmont’s Matt matches of Fitzpatrick and Juan Pablo Di Cesare of Ole year before Miss at No. 4 ... Won his final three matches of dropping fi- the year, all at No. 6 and in the Sun Belt Cham- nal two. pionships ... Had 8-5 doubles dual match record, teaming with Andreas Siljestrom until an ankle injury slowed him late in

14 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Greg Pollack GREG POLLACK two doubles matches ... Defeated Belmont’s Won state 3A singles title as senior and doubles 5-9, 168, SR David Wright in singles ... Lost in doubles with crown as sophomore ... Won doubles title and Memphis, Tenn./ Trevor Short to Georgia Tech’s Trevor McLeod reached singles final at Tennessee State Junior White Station and Joao Menano ... Teamed with Anant Sitaram Qualifying Tournament during summer after se- to defeat Belmont’s Wright and Alex Gillott. nior year of high school. 2004-05 (SENIOR) FALL: Won twice in 2002-03 (SOPHOMORE) PERSONAL: Gregory Scott Pollack ... Son of Flight A2 singles at MT FALL: Defeated Evansville’s Derek Boland in Barry and Sharon Pollack ... Born July 25, 1983 Fall Invitational, includ- three sets in first match at MT Invitational ... Lost ... Majoring in Aerospace. ing a 7-6 (12), 6-2 two of three, all three-setters, at Charles Fluitt decision over Marten Invitational, defeating Eastern Kentucky’s John Pollack’s Career Statistics Tamla of Memphis … Lost in semifinals to team- Kellert ... Lost to Loyola Marymount’s Tigran SINGLES Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. mate Anant Sitaram … Teamed with Sitaram to Martirosyan in prequalifying at All-American 2001-02 2-2 5-5 7-7 .500 win Flight Two doubles title, winning pair of Championships ... Won two of four at Tulane 2002-03 0-9 4-6 4-15 .211 matches before a walkover in final … Reached Invitational, defeating Saif Ali of New Orleans 2003-04 1-0 1-5 2-5 .286 Round of 16 in singles at Southern and Louisiana-Lafayette’s Ross Patrick ... Lost 2004 Fall 0-0 11-5 11-5 .688 Totals 3-11 21-21 24-32 .429 Intercollegiates (II) … Won four matches in three pair of doubles matches with Brandon Allan, one days in prequalifying for All-American Champi- at MT Invitational and the other in prequalifying DOUBLES onships before falling in first round of qualifying at All-American Championships ... Also won two Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. … Lost in first round doubles play at both South- of three with Rishan Kuruppu in doubles at 2001-02 5-2 0-2 5-4 .556 2002-03 4-5 2-3 6-8 .429 ern Intercollegiates and prequalifying for All- Tulane Invitational. 2003-04 1-1 3-4 4-5 .429 American … Picked up one win in singles at 2004 Fall 0-0 5-2 5-2 .714 Region III Championships before falling to SPRING: Posted 0-9 mark, playing either Totals 10-8 10-11 20-19 .513 45th-ranked David Canudas (Southern No. 2 or No. 3 singles ... Losses included Miss) … Won pair of three-setters at defeats to No. 18 Paul Ciorascu of Ole UT Fall Invitational and Miss and Rice’s 22nd-ranked Robert swept all three doubles Searle ... Picked up four wins in doubles, outings with Sitaram. two with Brandon Allan and one each with Kirk Jackson and Rishan Kuruppu. 2003-04 (JUNIOR) FALL: Struggled 2001-02 (FRESHMAN) through fall season FALL: Posted five wins, reaching final of first much like previous collegiate tournament at MT Fall Invitational spring, posting 1-5 ... Won two other matches at UT Fall Clas- record ... Won first match sic. of MT Invitational over Georgia Southern’s SPRING: Finished 2-2 in dual matches Stephen Dobienski be- during spring season, with pair of wins at fore falling in quarterfinals No. 6 ... Also had four wins in doubles ... Dropped opening with Michael Staniak ... Defeated matches in prequalifying at Chattanooga’s Alex Mabred and All-American Champion- Denver’s Trevor Young in straight sets ships and Region III ... Win over Young came during first Championships as well as round of Sun Belt Championships two matches at Beau in Mobile, Ala. ... Also dropped Holton Memorial Invita- three-setter to Zlatko Stupavsky tional ... Posted 2-3 of South Alabama. doubles record, getting one win each with Kirk HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated Jackson and Anant from White Station HS in Mem- Sitaram. phis, Tenn. ... Earned four varsity letters in tennis for SPRING: Played spar- coach Peter Lebedeus ... ingly, just one singles and 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 15 Kai Schledorn KAI SCHLEDORN ... Picked up 10 doubles victories, all with sopho- PERSONAL: Kai Schledorn ... Son of Uwe and 6-3, 178, SO more Brandon Allan ... Won all three matches at Volia Schledorn ... Born August 6, 1982 ... Ma- Worms, Seminole Fall Classic and four more in joring in Business Administration … Ranked in Germany/ prequalifying and qualifying at All-American Top 200 in men’s rankings in Germany and Rudi-Stephan Championships before falling in Round of 16 ... posted numerous wins over players ranked in Gymnasium Victory in Round of 32 qualifying came over Top 120 in Germany. Virginia Tech’s 27th-ranked Andreas Lauland Schledorn’s Career Statistics 2004-05 and Stephane Rod ... Alternated wins and losses (SOPHOMORE) SINGLES in final four matches, two decisions each at Re- Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. FALL: Ranked 19th gion III Championships and Beau Holton Me- 2003-04 10-11 8-4 18-15 .545 in preseason doubles morial Invitational. 2004 Fall 0-0 7-6 7-6 .538 poll with Brandon Allan … Teamed with Allan to Totals 10-11 15-10 25-21 .543 win three straight matches and Flight One title at SPRING: Freshman who had an up-and-down DOUBLES MT Fall Invitational … Defeated Alex Bucewicz year, especially home and away ... Posted 18- Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. of Memphis in singles before falling to South 15 overall singles record, including 10-11 in dual 2003-04 15-7 10-4 25-11 .676 Alabama’s Clinton Jacobs in a tiebreaker in third matches ... Teamed with Brandon Allan for 25- 2004 Fall 0-0 8-4 8-4 .667 Totals 15-7 18-8 33-15 .673 set at MT Invitational … Lost in first round of main 12 doubles mark, 15-8 in dual matches ... Played draw singles at Southern Intercollegiates, only at every position in lineup in singles except No. to win four straight matches to reach backdraw 6, posting 5-3 record at No. 3 and 3-1 at No. 4 finals … Won one match in doubles at Southern ... Posted 4-4 mark in three-set matches with Intercollegiates … Lost in three sets in first-round wins over Belmont’s Felipe Lima, Marten Tamla singles qualifying for All-American Champion- of Memphis, Indiana State’s R.J. Nagel and Ole ships … Dropped decisions to No. 2 Duke Dominion’s Calin Milos ... Suffered losses to (Walter-Zimmerman) and No. 58 Boise State Catalin Gard of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt’s Matt (Schoeck-Shields) in doubles at All-American … Lockin ... Won four of final six singles matches ... Picked up one win in singles at Region III Cham- Finished the year 14-0 at home in singles and pionships before falling to 110th-ranked Jose just 4-15 away from Murfreesboro ... Ranked Carlos Pinto (Mississippi State) … Won first-round most of the spring in doubles with Brandon Allan, doubles match at Region III before falling in reaching as high as 28th nationally ... Duo posted Round of 16 … Won final singles match of the a seven- and a five-match winning streak with fall, a three-set decision over Kentucky’s Alex triumphs over Harvard’s 26th-ranked Jonathan Hume ... Also swept all three doubles outings at Chu and David Lingman and No. 38 Geoff UT, including a win over 27th-ranked Vanderbilt Russell and Steven Kane ... Won first two (Brown-Pinsky). matches at Sun Belt Champi- onships before losing in fi- 2003-04 (FRESHMAN) nals. FALL: Started fall with seven straight victories in posting 8-4 record ... Won four straight matches, defeating teammate Rishan Kuruppu in finals at MT Fall Invitational ... Picked up three more victories at Seminole Fall Clas- sic ... Won once in main draw at Region III Championships

16 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Andreas Siljestrom ANDREAS SILJESTROM nated wins and losses at MT Fall Invitational ... on April 6 at No. 120 ... Reached as high at 6-9, 210, SO Won all three decisions at Seminole Fall Classic 82nd in singles rankings this year ... Posted 21- Stockholm, and first match in prequalifying at All-American 10 overall doubles record, including 13-6 in dual Sweden/ Championships before falling in second round matches ... Went 8-5 with Rishan Kuruppu, re- Norra Real ... Alternated wins and losses at Beau Holton cording wins in first three matches of spring and Memorial Invitational ... Picked up eight doubles also had four-match winning streak, playing all 2004-05 victories, all with junior Rishan Kuruppu ... Won but one match at No. 3 ... Played final six doubles (SOPHOMORE) all four matches to win Flight One at MT Fall tilts with Aidan Fitzgerald and enjoyed a five- FALL: Ranked 63rd Invitational ... Tallied two wins at Seminole Fall match winning streak, including pair of wins at in preseason singles Classic and one each at Region III Champion- Sun Belt Championships. poll … Fought to win ships and Beau Holton Memorial Invitational. pair of three-setters in singles at MT Fall Invita- PERSONAL: Andreas Dan Siljestrom ... Son of tional, defeating South Alabama’s David Kekpa SPRING: Freshman who posted 17-15 overall Anders and Dana Siljestrom ... Born July 21, and Clinton Jacobs before falling in finals to sev- singles mark, including 11-11 in dual matches, 1981 ... Majoring in Economics … Ranked in enth-ranked Fero Babej of USA … Teamed with playing mostly at the top two positions in the lineup Top 12 in juniors in Sweden throughout career Marco Born in doubles, winning twice at MT ... Went 7-3 at No. 2 and 3 in the lineup and 4-8 ... Posted wins over Top 500 world ranked play- Invitational, including an 8-2 win over South Ala- at top spot ... Posted 6-4 mark in three-set matches ers before enrolling at Middle Tennessee. bama (Babej-Kepka), before falling in finals to and 3-7 record against ranked opponents ... Siljestrom’s Career Statistics teammates Brandon Allan and Kai Schledorn … Posted wins early in the season over Louisville’s Won pair of three-setters before falling in three- SINGLES Jhonny Berrido and Georgia Tech’s Jose Luis Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. setter in Round of 16 in singles at Southern Muruguza (both in three sets) and over 2003-04 11-11 6-4 17-15 .531 Intercollegiates … Lost in first round in doubles Alabama’s 60th-ranked Stephen Mitchell ... 2004 Fall 0-0 10-4 10-4 .714 at Southern Intercollegiates to 14th-ranked Au- Played eight of 10 matches from February 20- Totals 11-11 16-8 27-19 .587 burn (Pelva-Schweizer) … Won once in quali- March 25 versus ranked oppo- DOUBLES fying singles for All-American Championships be- nents, with wins over Mitchell and Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. fore losing to 120th-ranked Luke Shields (Boise No. 96 Paul Ciorascu 2003-04 13-6 8-4 21-10 .677 State) … Had two wins in prequalifying and one of Ole Miss ... 2004 Fall 0-0 9-5 9-5 .643 Totals 13-6 17-9 30-15 .667 win in qualifying for All-American in doubles be- Won three fore losing to 23rd-ranked Pepperdine (Doerner- straight Rico) in Round of 32 … Won twice in singles at three-set- Region III Championships, including a straight- ters in April, set triumph over 32nd-ranked Jacobo defeating Loui- Hernandez (Tulane) before falling to siana-Lafayette’s 35th-ranked Scott Brown Robin Ley, Old (Vanderbilt) Dominion’s Zoltan … Picked Csanadi and 24th- up one ranked Chad Har- doubles ris of Vanderbilt ... win at Dropped a Region III three-set deci- before dropping 9-8 decision to 49th-ranked sion to No. 13 Florida (Holmia-Oullette) … Defeated three Michael Kogan straight ranked opponents at UT Fall Invita- of Tulane ... tional, including 99th-ranked Ockie Won four of Oosthuizen (Tennessee), No. 62 Matt five matches Lockin (Vanderbilt) and 119th-rated Nate heading into Emge (Kentucky) ... Also swept all three Sun Belt doubles tilts at UT. Champi- onships ... 2003-04 (FRESHMAN) Entered FALL: Posted five victories in national nine matches, including a four- singles match winning streak ... Alter- rankings

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 17 Anant Sitaram ANANT SITARAM of San Diego State at No. 5 ... Picked up win in PERSONAL: Anant Sitaram ... Son of Harihar 5-11, 166, SR Sun Belt Championships opener over Stjeban and Lara Sitaram ... Born March 24, 1983 ... Hyderabad, Beg of New Mexico State ... Posted 3-3 overall Majoring in Economics and Mathematics. India/ doubles mark and 1-0 in dual matches, an 8-3 Hyderabad win with Greg Pollack over Belmont’s David Sitaram’s Career Statistics Public School SINGLES Wright and Alex Gillott. Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. 2002-03 10-10 0-0 10-10 .500 2004-05 (SENIOR) 2002-03 (SOPHOMORE) 2003-04 9-7 5-4 14-12 .560 FALL: Won four FALL: Played in MT Fall Invitational unattached, 2004 Fall 0-0 12-4 12-4 .750 Totals 19-17 17-8 36-26 .581 straight singles winning five straight matches to claim the Flight matches, three in A2 singles title ... Defeated Lipscomb’s Andrew DOUBLES straight sets, to win Flight A2 title at MT Fall Invi- Harris 6-3, 6-7 (3), 10-8 in first round before Season Dual Tour. Total Pct. tational … Defeated Vanderbilt’s Evan Dufaux in taking care of Western Kentucky’s Evalds Jurans, 2002-03 7-9 0-0 7-9 .438 quarterfinals in tiebreaker in third set … Also had 2003-04 1-0 2-3 3-3 .500 7-5, 7-6 ... Won 6-2, 2-6, 10-5 over Alexei 2004 Fall 0-0 5-2 5-2 .714 wins over teammate Greg Pollack (semis) and Poutchinets of Arkansas-Little Rock in Totals 8-9 7-5 15-14 .517 VU’s Andy Mack (finals) … Teamed with Pollack quarterfinals before defeating Raphael to win Flight Two doubles title, winning pair of Rodrigues of Jacksonville State, 6-4, 6-1, to matches before a walkover in final … Won twice advance to finals ... Won 7-6, 6-4 in finals over in singles at Southern Intercollegiates (II) before Tennessee Tech’s Luis Aguerrevere. falling in quarterfinals … Had three wins in prequalifying singles before a loss in first round SPRING: Posted 10-10 dual match record, play- of qualifying for All-American Championships … ing anywhere from Nos. 4-6 in the lineup ... Did Lost in first round doubles play at both Southern not win or lose more than two matches in a row Intercollegiates and prequalifying for All-Ameri- all season ... Defeated Karim Alayli of Ole Miss, can … Suffered a tough loss in first round singles Mississippi State’s Matt Armstrong, Harvard’s Cliff at Region III Championships, all tiebreakers … Nguyen, South Alabama’s David Nylen and Won all three singles matches in straight sets at Georgia Tech’s Marko Rajevac ... Posted 6-6 UT Fall Invitational and swept all three doubles mark in doubles in second-half of season with tilts. Kirk Jackson.

2003-04 (JUNIOR) HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in FALL: Posted 5-4 mark, including a three- tennis for coach Ganesh Raman at match winning streak ... Split pair of deci- Hyderabad Public School in sions at MT Fall Invitational ... Picked Hyderabad, India ... Went un- up three straight victories at Semi- defeated in high school play nole Fall Classic ... Won opening at HHS ... Received Best match at Beau Holton Memorial In- Sportsman of the Year vitational before falling in Round of award in 1999 ... Rep- 16 ... Posted 2-3 doubles record, get- resented India at the ting one win each with Greg Pollack NEC World Youth and Trevor Short. Cup for 16 and un- der in Japan in SPRING: Jun- 1999 ... Also ior who posted 14- lettered three 11 overall singles record, 9-7 in years in basket- dual matches ... Went 4-3 at No. ball ... Attended Loyola College 5 and 5-2 at No. 6 ... Won two in Chennai, India, for one year of first three matches before following graduation. three-set loss to Georgia Tech’s Joao Menano ... Picked up four consecutive victories from February 20-March 13, with three playing at No. 6 ... Won a three-set deci- sion over Armando Carrascosa

18 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 19 2003-04 Review The 2003-04 Blue Raider tennis team suffered The club bounced back with wins over through the ups and downs of having an inexperi- 52nd-rated Louisville and Belmont at the Racquet enced team, starting a pair of freshmen at the top of the Club of Murfreesboro. Siljestrom, Schledorn lineup against some of the nation’s best teams. and Kuruppu all came through with singles vic- Head coach Dale Short’s 17th season at the tories against Louisville in the 4-3 triumph. helm of his alma mater was one of jubilation and tri- But the positive feelings were short-lived umph, desperation and despair, but mostly heartbreak, after a tough road swing, dropping matches at as the Blue Raiders would jump out early in the matches No. 57 Virginia Tech and 44th-ranked Georgia only to fall just short against top-ranked teams. Tech. Freshmen Andreas Siljestrom and Kai Schledorn Again the resiliency of the club showed played in the top three spots in the order most of the with victories at home over No. 72 Memphis, season, and their youth an inexperience against the avenging a loss from the previous season, and always-challenging schedule for the Blue Raiders a 5-2 triumph against 55th-ranked Purdue. The showed. Blue Raiders swept the doubles matches and Matters were not helped with injury and incon- won 5-of-6 singles tilts versus Memphis, while sistency from the club’s only two seniors, Trevor Short Siljestrom, Schledorn, Jackson and Kuruppu and Kirk Jackson. The duo battled injuries most of the all had singles wins against Purdue. season, contributing heavily to unevenness in their Another difficult road loss would follow play as well as the team’s. again, this one at No. 28 Alabama. Middle Ten- Trevor Short (left) and Kirk Jackson both Middle Tennessee lost 11 matches either 4-2, 4- nessee won the doubles point, and Siljestrom finished their Blue Raider careers in 2003-04, 3 or 5-2, with nine of those defeats at the hands of a and Anant Sitaram won at the top and bottom of combining for 27 singles and 31 doubles ranked opponent. In all, 17 of the squad’s 24 matches the lineup, but Jackson’s three-set defeat at No. victories. during the season came against ranked competition, 3 was the deciding match in a 4-3 defeat. Middle Tennessee returned home and ended the including 11 of the 14 tilts away from home. The Blue Raiders evened their record at 5-5 with losing skid with two hardfought wins. Junior Rishan Kuruppu had his best year as a a 7-0 victory over Indiana State at home. The squad The Blue Raiders got wins from Siljestrom, Blue Raider to date, compiling an impressive 12-6 was 8-2 at home in 2003-04, with one loss at the Schledorn and Kuruppu to defeat No. 54 Louisiana- mark in dual matches and 24-11 singles record for the Racquet Club and one at the Buck Bouldin Tennis Lafayette, 4-3, before avenging an earlier loss to Old year. Sophomore Brandon Allan combined with Center. Dominion with a 4-2 victory. Schledorn to form the squad’s best doubles team, with The next two weeks sent the club into a down- The tough-luck bug again bit Middle Tennessee the duo compiling a 15-7 dual match record and 25-12 ward spiral, with the Blue Raiders suffering six con- at 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt. The Commodores won the overall mark. secutive defeats on the road, five in very close doubles point and jumped ahead in five of the six Junior Anant Sitaram suffered through a tough matches and five of the six to ranked opponents. singles matches. But Middle Tennessee came storm- year, going 9-7 in dual matches and 14-11 overall, Middle Tennessee found it very difficult to win ing back to win a trio of three-set tilts, including wins while spring addition Aidan Fitzgerald found his big- the close matches on the road, and it showed even by Siljestrom, Jackson and Trevor Short. But it was gest successes in doubles with Siljestrom late in the more prominently at the Blue-Gray Tennis Classic in not enough, as Schledorn dropped the deciding match year. Montgomery, Ala. in three sets in another 4-3 loss. The Blue Raiders battled mightily early in the The Blue Raiders dropped tightly-contested Middle Tennessee ended the home schedule, season, overcoming tough defeats to 51st-ranked In- matches to No. 14 Harvard (4-1), 67th-ranked Old suffering a 4-3 loss to No. 27 Tulane before defeating diana and at No. 75 Arkansas-Little Rock to start the Dominion (4-2) and No. 47 William & Mary (4-2). One UAB. In the Tulane loss, the Blue Raiders won the season. of the most discouraging aspects of the losses for Dale doubles point but lost three three-set singles matches. Short was the fact the club won the In the conference tournament, the Blue Raiders doubles point against both Harvard and struggled through a 4-3 win over New Mexico State Old Dominion, only to fall short in singles in the first round. Louisiana-Lafayette avenged an ear- play. The Blue Raiders won only three lier loss in Murfreesboro in the semifinals, winning four of 14 completed singles matches in the of the five completed singles matches en route to a 4- three losses. 2 victory. In the consolation match, Arkansas-Little The road would not get any easier, Rock defeated Middle Tennessee for a second time, a as a trip to second-ranked Ole Miss 4-1 setback that saw only Kuruppu’s singles victory awaited the squad four days later. Middle gain a point for the Blue Raiders. Tennessee lost the doubles point but The struggles of the 2003-04 campaign should jumped out early in singles, winning the pay benefits in 2005, with the Blue Raiders returning first set in three matches. But the Rebels Siljestrom, Schledorn and Kuruppu along with Sitaram were too strong throughout the lineup, and Allan, who did most of his damage in doubles with taking a 5-2 decision. Schledorn. A pair of losses at San Diego State and 31st-ranked San Diego ended the Kai Schledorn (left) and Brandon Allan formed the Blue Raiders top doubles team, posting a 25-12 streak, including another 4-3 setback to record in 2003-04. SDSU. 20 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2003-04 Stats 2004 BLUE RAIDER SCHEDULE ( 9-15 ) 2004 MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN ITA RANKINGS J. 24 #51 Indiana ...... L, 4-3 Date Rank Date Rank J. 31 at #75 Arkansas-Little Rock . . . L, 5-2 January 13 ...... 67 March 30 ...... 74 F. 7 #52 Louisville ...... W, 4-3 January 27 ...... 65 April 6 ...... 58 F. 7 Belmont ...... W, 7-0 February 10 ...... 63 April 13 ...... 64 F. 14 at #57 Virginia Tech ...... L, 6-1 F. 16 at #44 Georgia Tech ...... L, 5-2 February 24 ...... 59 April 20 ...... 61 F. 20 #72 Memphis ...... W, 6-1 March 2 ...... 60 April 27 ...... 62 F. 22 #55 Purdue ...... W, 5-2 March 9 ...... 57 May 3 ...... 61 F. 25 at #28 Alabama ...... L, 4-3 March 16 ...... 60 June 4 ...... 62 M. 8 Indiana State ...... W, 7-0 March 23 ...... 59 M. 11-14 Blue-Gray Collegiate Tennis Classic# M. 11 #14 Harvard ...... L, 4-1 2003-04 RANKINGS APRIL 20 M. 12 #67 Old Dominion ...... L, 4-2 Andreas Siljestrom ...... 82 M. 13 #47 William & Mary ...... L, 4-2 PRESEASON Brandon Allan-Kai Schledorn ...... 57 M. 17 at #2 Ole Miss ...... L, 5-2 None M. 23 at San Diego State ...... L, 4-3 M. 25 at #31 San Diego ...... L, 4-0 JANUARY 13 APRIL 27 A. 2 #54 Louisiana-Lafayette . . . . . W, 4-3 Trevor Short-Kirk Jackson ...... 30 Andreas Siljestrom ...... 107 A. 4 #57 Old Dominion ...... W, 4-2 Brandon Allan-Kai Schledorn ...... 46 Brandon Allan-Kai Schledorn ...... 59 A. 7 at #22 Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-3 A. 10 #27 Tulane ...... L, 4-3 FEBRUARY 24 MAY 3 A. 11 UAB ...... W, 6-0 None Andreas Siljestrom ...... 104 A. 23-25 Sun Belt Championships$ A. 23 vs. New Mexico State ...... W, 4-3 MARCH 9 JUNE 4 A. 24 vs. #56 Louisiana-Lafayette . . . L, 4-2 None Andreas Siljestrom ...... 110 A. 25 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock . . . . . L, 4-1 M. 7-9 NCAA Regionals ...... TBA MARCH 23 M. 15-23 NCAA Championships& ...... TBA Brandon Allan-Kai Schledorn ...... 28 # - Montgomery, Ala. $ - Mobile, Ala. APRIL 6 & - Tulsa, Okla. Andreas Siljestrom ...... 120 Home matches in bold Brandon Allan-Kai Schledorn ...... 49 All match times Central Time

2003-04 PLAYER RECORDS BY POSITION 2003-04 MISCELLANEOUS RESULTS Singles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Pct. Tourn. Overall Pct. Home ...... 8-2 Brandon Allan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-5 .286 9-5 11-10 .524 Road ...... 0-8 Aidan Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-4 .000 0-0 0-4 .000 Neutral Sites ...... 1-5 Sanner Holmes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-2 1-2 .333 Indoor ...... 5-5 Kirk Jackson 2-5 2-2 2-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 9-14 .391 4-5 13-19 .406 Outdoor ...... 4-10 Rishan Kuruppu 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 4-4 6-2 12-6 .667 12-5 24-11 .686 Sun Belt ...... 2-3 Greg Pollack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000 1-5 2-5 .286 Ranked ...... 5-12 Kai Schledorn 0-1 2-5 5-3 3-1 0-1 0-0 10-11 .476 8-4 18-15 .545 Top 50 ...... 0-8 Trevor Short 1-3 1-3 3-2 2-5 0-0 0-0 7-13 .350 7-4 14-17 .452 Top 25 ...... 0-3 Andreas Siljestrom 4-8 6-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-11 .500 6-4 17-15 .531 Top 10 ...... 0-1 Anant Sitaram 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 4-3 5-2 9-7 .563 5-4 14-11 .560 Win Doubles Point ...... 8-7 TOTALS 7-17 11-12 11-10 10-13 9-12 13-7 61-71 .462 53-38 114-109 .511 Lose Doubles Point ...... 0-8

Doubles 1 2 3 Dual Pct. Tourn. Total Pct. 2003-04 INDIV. DOUBLES RECORDS Jackson-Pollack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-1 1-1 .500 Player Dual Total Pct. Jackson-Short 1-4 6-6 1-0 8-10 .444 6-3 14-13 .519 Brandon Allan 15-7 25-12 .676 Jackson-Fitzgerald 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 Aidan Fitzgerald 6-2 6-2 .750 Allan-Schledorn 10-8 5-0 0-0 15-8 .652 10-4 25-12 .676 Sanner Holmes 0-0 0-1 .000 Short-Fitzgerald 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1.000 Kirk Jackson 8-11 15-15 .500 Short-Pollack 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 .000 Rishan Kuruppu 8-5 16-9 .640 Sitaram-Holmes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-1 0-1 .000 Greg Pollack 1-1 3-4 .429 Sitaram-Pollack 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000 1-2 2-2 .500 Kai Schledorn 15-7 25-12 .676 Sitaram-Short 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 1-0 1-0 1.000 Trevor Short 9-11 16-14 .533 Siljestrom-Kuruppu 0-0 0-2 8-3 8-5 .615 8-4 16-9 .640 Andreas Siljestrom 13-6 21-10 .677 Siljestrom-Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 5-1 5-1 .833 0-0 5-1 .833 Anant Sitaram 1-0 3-3 .500 TOTALS 11-12 12-9 15-5 38-26 .594 27-15 65-41 .613 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 21 2004 match results #51 Indiana 4 Match One #65 Middle Tennessee 2 Match Two #67 Middle Tennessee 3 January 24, 2004 #75 Arkansas-Little Rock 5 January 31, 2004 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Racquet Club) Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Racquet Club) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Jakub Praibis def. Kirk Jackson 6-2, 6-2 IU 1. Bastian Faisst def. Trevor Short 6-1, 6-2 UALR 2. Ryan Recht def. Trevor Short 6-2, 6-4 IU 2. Sebastian Falk def. Kirk Jackson 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 UALR 3. Andreas Siljestrom def. Neil Kenner 6-4, 7-5 MT 3. Alexei Poutchinets def. Andreas Siljestrom 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 UALR 4. Kai Schledorn def. Ryan McCarthy 6-1, 6-3 MT 4. David Baxendine def. Anant Sitaram 6-4, 6-4 UALR 5. David Bubenicek def. Brandon Allan 6-1, 6-2 IU 5. Mithun Murali def. Kai Schledorn 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 UALR 6. Tom Bagnato def. Rishan Kuruppu 6-3, 6-4 IU 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Jarrad Bunt 6-2, 7-5 MT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. Recht-John Stone def. (30) Jackson-Short 8-4 IU 1. Faisst-Falk def. (30) Jackson-Short 8-6 UALR 2. (46) Allan-Schledorn def. Praibis-McCarthy 8-5 MT 2. (46) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Mark Edney-Poutchinets 8-5 MT 3. Siljestrom-Kuruppu def. Kenner-Dmytro Ishtuganov 9-7 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Bunt-Murali 8-6 MT

#52 Louisville 3 Match Three Belmont 0 Match Four #65 Middle Tennessee 4 February 7, 2004 #65 Middle Tennessee 7 February 7, 2004 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Racquet Club) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Racquet Club) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Octavian Nicodim def. Trevor Short 6-4, 6-4 UL 1. Trevor Short def. Michael Moretti 6-3, 6-1 MT 2. Andreas Siljestrom def. Jhonny Berrido 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10) MT 2. Kai Schledorn def. Felipe Lima 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 MT 3. Matt Mayer def. Kirk Jackson 6-2, 6-2 UL 3. Kirk Jackson def. Felipe Abreu 6-1, 7-5 MT 4. Kai Schledorn def. Damar Johnson 6-1, 6-4 MT 4. Rishan Kuruppu def. Matt Fitzpatrick 6-3, 6-1 MT 5. Rishan Kuruppu def. Jeremy Clark 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 MT 5. Anant Sitaram def. Alex Gillott 8-2 MT 6. Jakob Gustafsson def. Brandon Allan 7-5, 6-2 UL 6. Greg Pollack def. David Wright 8-0 MT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (46) Allan-Schledorn def. Clark-Mayer 8-5 MT 1. (46) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Moretti-Fitzpatrick 8-4 MT 2. Gustafsson-Nicodim def. (30) Jackson-Short 8-6 UL 2. Short-Aidan Fitzgerald def. Abreu-Lima 8-6 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Johnson-Berrido 8-5 MT 3. Pollack-Sitaram def. Gillott-Wright 8-3 MT

#63 Middle Tennessee 1 Match Five #63 Middle Tennessee 2 Match Six #57 Virginia Tech 6 February 14, 2004 #44 Georgia Tech 5 February 16, 2004 Blacksburg, Va. (Burrows/Burleson Tennis Center) Atlanta, Ga. (Bill Moore Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Andreas Lauland def. Andreas Siljestrom 7-6 (2), 6-4 VT 1. Scott Schnugg def. Trevor Short 6-1, 6-4 GT 2. Soren Spanner def. Kai Schledorn 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 VT 2. Andreas Siljestrom def. Jose Luis Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 MT 3. Arvid Puranen def. Aidan Fitzgerald 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 VT 3. Jason Pieters def. Kai Schledorn 6-0, 6-1 GT 4. Angel Diankov def. Kirk Jackson 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 10-6 VT 4. West Nott def. Kirk Jackson 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 GT 5. Morten Schultz def. Rishan Kuruppu 6-3, 6-4 VT 5. Rishan Kuruppu def. Marko Rajevac 7-5, 6-3 MT 6. Anant Sitaram def. Brent Wilkins 7-5, 6-3 MT 6. Joao Menano def. Anant Sitaram 3-6, 7-5, 11-9 GT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (46) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Lauland-Spanner 9-8 (6) MT 1. Schnugg-Rajevac def. (46) Brandon Allan-Schledorn 9-8 (3) GT 2. Diankov-Schultz def. Fitzgerald-Jackson 8-4 VT 2. Pieters-Muguruza def. Kuruppu-Siljestrom 8-4 GT 3. Wilkins-Puranen def. Kuruppu-Siljestrom 8-6 VT 3. Trevor McLeod-Menano def. Short-Greg Pollack 8-6 GT

#72 Memphis 1 Match Seven #55 Purdue 2 Match Eight #63 Middle Tennessee 6 February 20, 2004 #63 Middle Tennessee 5 February 22, 2004 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Racquet Club) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Racquet Club) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (48) Lee Taylor Walker def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-4, 6-2 UM 1. Andreas Siljestrom def. Troy Havens 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 MT 2. Trevor Short def. James Spence 6-2, 7-6 (3) MT 2. Paul Rose def. Trevor Short 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 PU 3. Kai Schledorn def. Marten Tamla 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 MT 3. Kai Schledorn def. David Robinson 6-3, 6-3 MT 4. Kirk Jackson def. Alex Bucewicz 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 MT 4. Kirk Jackson def. Colin Foster 6-4, 6-3 MT 5. Rishan Kuruppu def. Sam Withell 7-6 (4), 6-4 MT 5. Rishan Kuruppu def. Jarred Leibner 6-3, 4-6, 10-3 MT 6. Anant Sitaram def. Luke Campbell 6-3, 6-3 MT 6. Eric Hodgman def. Aidan Fitzgerald 7-5, 6-3 PU

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (30) Jackson-Short def. Walker-Spence 8-6 MT 1. Robinson-Rose def. (30) Short-Jackson 8-5 PU 2. (46) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Tamla-Bucewicz 8-3 MT 2. (46) Allan-Schledorn def. Filip Koziell-Sounak Chatterjee 8-0 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Alex Jago-Campbell 8-5 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Foster-Havens 8-5 MT 22 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004 match results #59 Middle Tennessee 3 Match Nine Indiana State 0 Match Ten #28 Alabama 4 February 25, 2004 #60 Middle Tennessee 7 March 8, 2004 Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hank Crisp Indoor Center) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Andreas Siljestrom def. (60) Stephen Mitchell 7-6, 6-3 MT 1. Andreas Siljestrom def. Ivan D’Argence Arceo 6-1, 6-4 MT 2. Chris Gostek def. Trevor Short 6-2, 6-2 UA 2. Kai Schledorn def. R.J. Nagel 6-4, 4-6, 11-9 MT 3. Joseph Jung def. Kirk Jackson 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 UA 3. Trevor Short def. Boyd Michau 6-3, 7-6 (2) MT 4. Eric Molnar def. Kai Schledorn 6-4, 6-4 UA 4. Kirk Jackson def. Aaron Phillips 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 MT 5. Christian Broderson def. Rishan Kuruppu 6-3, 6-2 UA 5. Anant Sitaram def. Dewald Line 6-2, 6-4 MT 6. Anant Sitaram def. Mike Green 6-3, 6-3 MT 6. Default

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (32) Mitchell-Gostek def. Jackson-Short 8-2 UA 1. Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. D’Argence Arceo-Phillips 8-5 MT 2. Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Jung-Broderson 8-4 MT 2. Short-Jackson def. Michau-Linde 8-2 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Tom McVey-Molnar 8-4 MT 3. Default

#57 Middle Tennessee 1 Match Eleven #57 Middle Tennessee 2 Match Twelve #14 Harvard 4 March 11, 2004 #67 Old Dominion 4 March 12, 2004 Montgomery, Ala. (Lagoon Tennis Park) Montgomery, Ala. (Lagoon Tennis Park) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (35) David Lingman def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-2, 6-3 HU 1. (18) Izak van der Merwe def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-0, 4-6, 7-5 ODU 2. Jonathan Chu def. Kai Schledorn 6-1, 7-5 HU 2. Zoltan Csanadi def. Kai Schledorn 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) ODU 3. Trevor Short vs. Mark Riddell DNF 3. Calin Milos def. Trevor Short 6-0, 6-3 ODU 4. Cliff Nguyen def. Kirk Jackson 6-3, 6-0 HU 4. Herique Cancado def. Kirk Jackson 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 ODU 5. Jack Li def. Rishan Kuruppu 6-1, 7-6 (5) HU 5. Anant Sitaram vs. Niklas Oskarsson DNF 6. Anant Sitaram vs. George Turner DNF 6. Brandon Allan def. Adriano Mello 6-4, 6-4 MT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. (26) Lingman-Chu 8-5 MT 1. Allan-Schledorn def. van der Merwe-Oskarsson 8-6 MT 2. Jackson-Short vs. Brandon Chiu-Riddell DNF 2. Jackson-Short def. Csanadi-Cancado 8-4 MT 3. Kuruppu-Siljestrom def. Jason Beren-Turner 8-3 MT 3. Rishan Kuruppu-Siljestrom vs. Milos-Nate Grover DNF

#57 Middle Tennessee 2 Match Thirteen #60 Middle Tennessee 2 Match Fourteen #47 William & Mary 4 March 13, 2004 #2 Ole Miss 5 March 17, 2004 Montgomery, Ala. (Lagoon Tennis Park) Oxford, Miss. (Palmer-Salloum Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (31) Jeff Kader def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-3, 7-6 WM 1. (14) Catalin Gard def. Kai Schledorn 6-4, 6-2 UM 2. Sean Kelleher def. Kai Schledorn 6-2, 6-3 WM 2. Andreas Silejstrom def. (96) Paul Ciorascu 7-6, 6-0 MT 3. Trevor Short def. Steven Kane 6-4, 6-4 MT 3. (32) Claes Lindholm def. Trevor Short 6-1, 6-1 UM 4. Geoff Russell def. Kirk Jackson 6-4, 6-2 WM 4. Rishan Kuruppu def. Juan Pablo Di Cesare 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 MT 5. Rishan Kuruppu vs. Alex Fish DNF 5. Fredrik Aarum def. Anant Sitaram 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 UM 6. Anant Sitaram def. Colin O’Brien 6-2, 6-3 MT 6. Eric Claesson def. Brandon Allan 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) UM

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. (38) Russell-Kane 8-4 MT 1. (25) Gard-Ciorascu def. Schledorn-Allan 8-4 UM 2. Kelleher-O’Brien def. Jackson-Short 8-5 WM 2. (34) Lindholm-Claesson def. Short-Kirk Jackson 8-6 UM 3. Kader-Fish def. Kuruppu-Siljestrom 9-8 (5) WM 3. Di Cesare-Aarum def. Silejstrom-Kuruppu 8-4 UM

#59 Middle Tennessee 3 Match Fifteen #59 Middle Tennessee 0 Match Sixteen San Diego State 4 March 23, 2004 #31 Univ. of San Diego 4 March 25, 2004 San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Tennis Courts) San Diego, Calif. (USD West Courts) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (63) Felix Hardt def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-3 SDSU 1. (44) Pierrick Ysern def. Andreas Siljestrom 6-2, 7-5 USD 2. Marcus Dickhardt def. Kai Schledorn 6-1, 6-4 SDSU 2. Robbie Blair def. Kirk Jackson 6-3, 6-2 USD 3. Kirk Jackson def. Daniel Jung 6-2, 6-3 MT 3. Jason Pongsrikul def. Anant Sitaram 6-3, 6-2 USD 4. Dontia Haynes def. Trevor Short 6-3, 6-4 SDSU 4. Trevor Short vs. Nic Beuque DNF 5. Anant Sitaram def. Armando Carrascosa 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 MT 5. Rishan Kuruppu vs. Mirza Koristovic DNF 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Mike Coehlo 6-3, 6-1 MT 6. Brandon Allan vs. Jeff Das DNF

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. Hardt-Jung def. (28) Brandon Allan-Schledorn 9-8 (5) SDSU 1. Pongsrikul-Beuque def. (28) Allan-Schledorn 8-6 USD 2. Dickhardt-Haynes def. Kuruppu-Siljestrom 8-5 SDSU 2. Blair-Koristovic def. Short-Jackson 9-7 USD 3. Short-Jackson def. Carrascosa-Coehlo 9-8 (4) MT 3. Siljestrom-Kuruppu def. Matt Ozurovich-Oscar Plotnik 9-7 MT 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 23 2004 match results #54 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 Match Seventeen #57 Old Dominion 2 Match Eighteen #74 Middle Tennessee 4 April 2, 2004 #74 Middle Tennessee 4 April 4, 2004 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Amanjot Singh def. Kirk Jackson 7-6 (3), 4-2, def. UL 1. (18) Ivan van der Merwe def. Kirk Jackson 6-4, 6-2 ODU 2. Andreas Siljestrom def. Robin Ley 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 MT 2. Andreas Siljestrom def. Zoltan Csanadi 0-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 MT 3. Kai Schledorn def. Marc Castellana 6-3, 6-0 MT 3. Kai Schledorn def. Calin Milos 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 MT 4. Ivan Kovalev def. Trevor Short 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 UL 4. Trevor Short def. Adriano Mello 6-4, 7-6 (3) MT 5. Shaun Ellison def. Anant Sitaram 6-1, 6-2 UL 5. Henrique Cancado def. Rishan Kuruppu 6-0, 6-3 ODU 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Michael Tarkowski 6-2, 6-0 MT 6. Anant Sitaram vs. Niklas Oskarsson DNF

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (28) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Kovalev-Singh 8-3 MT 1. (6) van der Merwe-Nate Grover def. (28) Allan-Schledorn 8-6 ODU 2. Jackson-Short def. Tarkowski-Castellana 8-0 MT 2. Short-Jackson def. Milos-Oskarsson 9-7 MT 3. Siljestrom-Aidan Fitzgerald vs. Ley-Ellison DNF 3. Siljestrom-Aidan Fitzgerald def. Csanadi-Mello 8-3 MT

#58 Middle Tennessee 3 Match Nineteen #27 Tulane 4 Match Twenty #22 Vanderbilt 4 April 7, 2004 #58 Middle Tennessee 3 April 9, 2004 Nashville, Tenn. (Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Tennis Center) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (120) Andreas Siljestrom def. (24) Chad Harris 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 MT 1. (13) Michael Kogan def. (120) Andreas Siljestrom 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 TU 2. Kirk Jackson ef. (65) Scott Brown 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 MT 2. Kirk Jackson def. (79) Dmitriy Koch 6-3, 6-4 MT 3. (64) Matt Lockin def. Kai Schledorn 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 VU 3. Kai Schledorn def. Ted Angelinos 7-5, 6-3 MT 4. Trevor Short def. (76) Zach Dailey 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (10) MT 4. David Goulet def. Trevor Short 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3 TU 5. Lew Smith def. Aidan Fitzgerald 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 VU 5. Jacobo Hernandez def. Aidan Fitzgerald 6-3, 6-2 TU 6. Nathan Sachs def. Anant Sitaram 6-3, 6-4 VU 6. Alberto Sottocorno def. Rishan Kuruppu 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 TU

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (46) Harris-Brown def. (49) Allen-Schledorn 8-4 VU 1. (35) Goulet-Kogan def. (49) Brandon Allan-Schledorn 8-5 TU 2. Dailey-Smith def. Jackson-Short 8-4 VU 2. Short-Jackson def. Goran Vasiljevic-Angelinos 8-3 MT 3. Fitzgerald-Siljestrom def. Lockin-Greg Sossaman 9-7 MT 3. Siljestrom-Fitzgerald def. Koch-Hernandez 8-4 MT

UAB 0 Match Twenty-One New Mexico State 3 Match Twenty-Two #58 Middle Tennessee 6 April 11, 2004 #61 Middle Tennessee 4 April 23, 2004 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Buck Bouldin Tennis Center) Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. Kirk Jackson def. Anton Mavrin 6-3, 7-5 MT 1. Kirk Jackson def. Ben Archer-Clowes 6-1, 3-6, 6-5, def. MT 2. Andreas Siljestrom def. Andre Maier 6-4, 7-6 (2) MT 2. Danilo Ziuanovic def. (82) Andreas Siljestrom 7-5, 6-3 NMSU 3. Trevor Short def. Sanzaruz Zaman 6-3, 6-2 MT 3. Luis Avila def. Kai Schledorn 7-5, 6-1 NMSU 4. Kai Schledorn def. Kristijan Mitrovski 6-4, 6-3 MT 4. Christian Halligan def. Brandon Allan 6-4, 6-3 NMSU 5. Brandon Allan def. Ivan Andreev 8-0 MT 5. Anant Sitaram def. Stjeban Beg 6-4, 6-2 MT 6. Anant Sitaram def. Dino Mancarella 8-5 MT 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Tyler Lyon 7-6 (5), 6-2 MT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner DNP 1. (57) Allan-Schledorn def. Archer-Clowes-Lyon 8-2 MT 2. Trevor Short-Jackson vs. Avila-Zivanovic DNF 3. Aidan Fitzgerald-Siljestrom def. Halligan-Beg 8-2 MT

#56 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 Match Twenty-Three Arkansas-Little Rock 4 Match Twenty-Four #61 Middle Tennessee 2 April 24, 2004 #61 Middle Tennessee 1 April 25, 2004 Mobile, Ala. (Lubel Memorial Tennis Center) Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Tennis Center) SINGLES Score Winner SINGLES Score Winner 1. (112) Evghenii Corduneanu def. Kirk Jackson 6-2, 6-1 UL 1. (95) Bastian Faisst def. Kirk Jackson 6-2, 7-6 UALR 2. Amanjot Singh def. (82) Andreas Siljestrom 6-4, 6-3 UL 2. (82) Andreas Siljestrom vs. Alexei Poutchinets DNF 3. Kai Schledorn vs. Robin Ley DNF 3. Kai Schledorn vs. Sebastian Falk DNF 4. Marc Castellana def. Trevor Short 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 UL 4. Dave Baxendine def. Trevor Short 7-6, 6-3 UALR 5. Shaun Ellison def. Anant Sitaram 6-4, 6-1 UL 5. Mithun Murali def. Brandon Allan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 UALR 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Ivan Kovalev 6-3, 6-2 MT 6. Rishan Kuruppu def. Jarrad Bunt 6-4, 7-6 MT

DOUBLES Score Winner DOUBLES Score Winner 1. (57) Brandon Allan-Schledorn def. Corduneanu-Castellana 8-6 MT 1. Faisst-Falk def. (57) Allan-Schledorn 8-6 UALR 2. Singh-Kovalev def. Short-Jackson 8-5 UL 2. Short-Jackson def. Mark Edney-Poutchinets 8-2 MT 3. Aidan Fitzgerald-Siljestrom def. Ellison-Ley 8-3 MT 3. Bunt-Murali def. Aidan Fitzgerald-Siljestrom 8-6 UALR 24 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 25 Opponents

Garcia Madrigal Ecarma Chattanooga Belmont Louisville January 29, 11 AM January 29, 6 PM February 3, 5 PM CT Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Louisville, Ky. Location ...... Chattanooga, Tenn. Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Location ...... Louisville, Ky. Enrollment ...... 8,653 Enrollment ...... 3,959 Enrollment ...... 22,000 Nickname ...... Mocs Nickname ...... Bruins Nickname ...... Cardinals Colors ...... Navy, Old Gold & Silver Colors ...... Navy, Red & White Colors ...... Red, Black & White Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Conference USA President ...... Dr. Fred Obear President ...... Dr. Robert C. Fisher President ...... Dr. James Ramsey Athletics Director ...... Steve Sloan Athletics Director ...... Mike Strickland Athletics Director ...... Tom Jurich Facility ...... UTC Tennis Complex Facility ...... Davis Tennis Complex Facility ...... Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Head Coach ...... Carlos Garcia Head Coach ...... Jim Madrigal Head Coach ...... Rex Ecarma Alma Mater/Year ...... Tennessee/1987 Record at BU ...... 61-52/7 years Alma Mater/Year ...... Louisville/1988 Record at UTC ...... 28-40/3 years Career Record ...... Same Record at UL ...... 200-158/13 years Career Record ...... Same 2004 Overall Record ...... 10-6 Career Record ...... Same 2004 Overall Record ...... 8-15 A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 3-2/5th Assistant ...... Mark Beckham SoCon Record/Finish ...... 4-5/10th Media Relations ...... John Langdon 2004 Overall Record ...... 19-9 Media Relations ...... Anne Wehunt Office ...... 615/460-5609 CUSA Record/Finish ...... 2-2/t3rd Office ...... 423/425-2122 E-mail ...... [email protected] Media Relations ...... Lori Korte E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... belmont.edu/athletics Office ...... 502/852-3086 Website ...... GoMocs.com E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... UofLsports.com

Ray Hydinger Thorne Indiana State Indiana Georgia Tech February 4, 5 PM CT February 5, 5 PM CT February 12, Noon Terre Haute, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Location ...... Terre Haute, Ind. Location ...... Bloomington, Ind. Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. Enrollment ...... 11,484 Enrollment ...... 38,903 Enrollment ...... 16,000 Nickname ...... Sycamores Nickname ...... Hoosiers Nickname ...... Yellow Jackets Colors ...... Royal Blue & White Colors ...... Cream & Crimson Colors ...... Old Gold, White & Blue Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... Big 10 Conference ...... ACC President ...... Lloyd Benjamin III President ...... Dr. Adam Herbert President ...... Dr. G. Wayne Clough Athletics Director ...... Andrea Myers Athletics Director ...... Rick Greenspan Athletics Director ...... Dave Braine Facility ...... Duane Klueh Tennis Complex Facility ...... IU Tennis Courts Facility ...... Bill Moore Tennis Center Head Coach ...... Ryan Ray Head Coach ...... Ken Hydinger Head Coach ...... Kenny Thorne Alma Mater/Year ...... Nebraska-Kearney/1998 Alma Mater/Year ...... Pepperdine/1974 Alma Mater/Year ...... Georgia Tech/1989 Record at ISU ...... 8-17/1 year Record at IU ...... 263-202-1/19 years Record at GT ...... 85-57/6 years Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... 329-247-1/24 years Career Record ...... Same 2004 Overall Record ...... 8-17 Associate Coach ...... Matt Pledger Assistant ...... Josh Hausman MVC Record/Finish ...... 6-2/3rd 2004 Overall Record ...... 12-12 2004 Overall Record ...... 15-8 Media Relations ...... Jason Yaman Big 10 Record/Finish ...... 5-5/4th ACC Record/Finish ...... 5-3/4th Office ...... 812/237-4161 Media Relations ...... Dave Biancamano Media Relations ...... Melissa Jenkins E-mail ...... [email protected] Office ...... 812/855-9399 Office ...... 404/894-5445 Website ...... indstate.edu/athletics E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... IUHoosiers.com Website ...... RamblinWreck.com 26 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Opponents

Scarpa Thompson Jeffrey Furman Virginia Tech Southern Illinois February 13, Noon February 18, 1:30 PM February 18, 7 PM Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Racquet Club of Murfreesboro Location ...... Greenville, S.C. Location ...... Blacksburg, Va. Location ...... Carbondale, Ill. Enrollment ...... 2,600 Enrollment ...... 28,000 Enrollment ...... 21,598 Nickname ...... Paladins Nickname ...... Hokies Nickname ...... Salukis Colors ...... Purple & White Colors ...... Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange Colors ...... Maroon & White Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... ACC Conference ...... Missouri Valley President ...... Dr. David Shi President ...... Dr. Charles Steger Chancellor ...... Dr. Walter V. Wendler VP for Athletics ...... Gary Clark Athletics Director ...... Jim Weaver Athletics Director ...... Paul Kowalczyk Facility ...... Minor Mickel Tennis Center Facility ...... Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center Facility ...... University Courts Head Coach ...... Paul Scarpa Head Coach ...... Jim Thompson Head Coach ...... Missy Jeffrey Alma Mater ...... Florida State Alma Mater/Year ...... Davidson/1988 Alma Mater/Year ...... Southern Illinois/1991 Record at FU ...... 707-441/38 years Record at VT ...... 104-58/8 years Record at SIU ...... 24-49/4 years Career Record ...... 743-460/41 years Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Assistant ...... Alan Ferguson Assistant ...... Jimmy Borendame 2004 Overall Record ...... 10-10 2004 Overall Record ...... 15-12 2004 Overall Record ...... 15-11 MVC Record/Finish ...... 2-6/7th SoCon Record/Finish ...... 9-1/2nd Big East Finish ...... 2nd Media Relations ...... Shalae Schulte Media Relations ...... Greg Tomlinson Media Relations ...... Torye Hurst Office ...... 618/453-7236 Office ...... 864/294-3062 Office ...... 540/231-8823 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... siusalukis.com Website ...... furmanpaladins.com Website ...... HokieSports.com

Chadwick Guichard McGrath Ole Miss Mississippi State Louisiana-Lafayette February 26, Noon February 27, 1 PM March 19; April 1 Oxford, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Houston, Texas; Lafayette, La. Location ...... Oxford, Miss. Location ...... Starkville, Miss. Location ...... Lafayette, La. Enrollment ...... 16,080 Enrollment ...... 15,934 Enrollment ...... 16,561 Nickname ...... Rebels Nickname ...... Bulldogs Nickname ...... Ragin’ Cajuns Colors ...... Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Colors ...... Maroon & White Colors ...... Vermillion & White Conference ...... SEC Conference ...... SEC Conference ...... Sun Belt Chancellor ...... Dr. Robert C. Khayat President ...... Dr. J. Charles Lee President ...... Dr. Ray Authement Athletics Director ...... Pete Boone Athletics Director ...... Larry Templeton Athletics Director ...... Nelson Schexnayder Facility ...... Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center Facility ...... A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre Facility ...... Cajun Courts Head Coach ...... Billy Chadwick Head Coach ...... Sylvain Guichard Head Coach ...... Justin McGrath Alma Mater/Year ...... Belhaven College/1974 Alma Mater/Year ...... Mississippi State/1997 Alma Mater/Year ...... Arkansas/2002 Record at UM ...... 355-189/22 years Record at MSU ...... 28-39/3 years Record at UL ...... 22-22/2 years Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Assistant ...... Jeff Clark Assistant ...... Michael Metz Assistant ...... Lisa Jackson 2004 Overall Record ...... 22-5 2004 Overall Record ...... 9-14 2004 Overall Record ...... 12-10 SEC Record/Finish ...... 9-2/1st West SEC Record/Finish ...... 2-9/t5th West SBC Finish ...... 2nd Media Relations ...... Kim Ling Media Relations ...... John R. Cade Media Relations ...... Grant Alexander Office ...... 662/915-7722 Office ...... 662/325-2703 Office ...... 337/851-2255 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... OleMissSports.com Website ...... mstateathletics.com Website ...... RaginCajuns.com 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 27 Opponents

Smarr Brochu Klein Rice Georgia State Tulane March 20, 11 AM March 26, Noon April 2, 3 PM Houston, Texas Buck Bouldin TC New Orleans, La. Location ...... Houston, Texas Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. Location ...... New Orleans, La. Enrollment ...... 4,785 Enrollment ...... 28,000 Enrollment ...... 12,831 Nickname ...... Owls Nickname ...... Panthers Nickname ...... Green Wave Colors ...... Blue & Gray Colors ...... Blue, White & Red Colors ...... Olive Green & Sky Blue Conference ...... WAC Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Conference USA President ...... David W. Leebron President ...... Carl V. Patton President ...... Dr. Scott Cowen Athletics Director ...... Bobby May Athletics Director ...... Greg Manning Athletics Director ...... Rick Dickson Facility ...... Jake Hess Tennis Stadium Facility ...... Bitsy Grant Tennis Center Facility ...... Goldring Tennis Stadium Head Coach ...... Ron Smarr Head Coach ...... Greg Brochu Head Coach ...... Robert Klein Alma Mater/Year ...... Appalachian State/1965 Alma Mater/Year ...... Georgia State/2000 Alma Mater/Year ...... Emporia State/1986 Record at RU ...... 127-64/7 years Record at GSU ...... 22-21/2 years Record at TU ...... 176-92/11 years Career Record ...... 741-264/34 years Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Assistant ...... Efe Ustundag 2004 Overall Record ...... 9-11 Assistant ...... Michael Lang 2004 Overall Record ...... 24-4 A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 3-2/2nd 2004 Overall Record ...... 19-5 Media Relations ...... Amanda Booren Media Relations ...... Leah Melichar CUSA Finish ...... 3-0/1st Office ...... 713/348-5776 Office ...... 404/651-4629 Media Relations ...... John Sudsbury E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Office ...... 504/314-7271 Website ...... riceowls.com Website ...... GeorgiaStateSports.com E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... TulaneGreenWave.com

Flach McDonald Goebel Vanderbilt Arkansas-Little Rock Memphis April 9, 2 PM April 9, 10:30 AM April 10, Noon Buck Bouldin TC Buck Bouldin TC Memphis, Tenn. Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Location ...... Little Rock, Ark. Location ...... Memphis, Tenn. Enrollment ...... 6,221 Enrollment ...... 11,848 Enrollment ...... 20,332 Nickname ...... Commodores Nickname ...... Trojans Nickname ...... Tigers Colors ...... Black & Gold Colors ...... Silver, Black & Maroon Colors ...... Blue & Gray Conference ...... SEC Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Conference USA Chancellor ...... Dr. E Gordon Gee President ...... Dr. Joel Anderson President ...... Dr. Shirley Raines Vice Chancellor ...... David Williams Athletics Director ...... Chris Peterson Athletics Director ...... R.C. Johnson Indoor Facility ...... Brownlee O. Curry, Jr., TC Facility ...... UALR Tennis Center Facility ...... HPER Tennis Courts Head Coach ...... Ken Flach Head Coach ...... Tommy McDonald Head Coach ...... Paul Goebel Alma Mater/Year . . . . S. Illinois-Edwardsville/1983 Alma Mater/Year ...... East Carolina/1994 Alma Mater/Year ...... Middle Tennessee/1995 Record at VU ...... 108-102/9 years Record at UALR ...... 53-25/4 years Record at UM ...... First Year Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Career Record ...... Same Assistant ...... Eddie Coates Assistant ...... Mark Edney Assistant ...... Phil Chamberlain 2004 Overall Record ...... 16-11 2004 Overall Record ...... 20-9 2004 Overall Record ...... 15-11 SEC Record/Finish ...... 6-5/t4th East SBC Finish ...... 3rd CUSA Record/Finish ...... 2-3/t3rd Media Relations ...... Kim Miller Media Relations ...... John Eckart Media Relations ...... Tammy DeGroff Office ...... 615/322-4121 Office ...... 501/683-7003 Office ...... 901/678-5787 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... vucommodores.com Website ...... ualrtrojans.com Website ...... gotigersgo.com 28 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 29 All-Conference ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS SINGLES Year Player DOUBLES* Year Player 1996 Anthony DeLuise (OVC) 1976 1968 Jean Prevost (OVC) Marshall Brown (OVC) Doug Meidner-Lesse Durchman (OVC) 1969 Mike Albano (OVC) Mark Follett (OVC) 1973 Geoff Gilchrist (OVC) David McNamara (OVC) 1979 1974 Doug Meidner (OVC) Fred Niemeyer (OVC) Stuart Thompson-Peter Roberts (OVC) 1975 Geoff Gilchrist (OVC) Julius Robberts (OVC) Peter Heffernan-Tony Fernandez (OVC) 1976 Geoff Gilchrist (OVC) 1997 Fred Niemeyer (OVC) Doug Meidner (OVC) Anthony DeLuise (OVC) 1988 Lesse Durchman (OVC) David McNamara (OVC) Ilmar Multi-Rich Gray (OVC) 1979 Peter Heffernan (OVC) Marshall Brown (OVC) 1980 Dale Short (OVC) Julius Robberts (OVC) 1991 1981 Mark Tullock (OVC) Jim Madrigal (OVC) Nick Sheumack-David Thornton (OVC) 1985 David Wehrle (OVC) 1998 David McNamara (OVC) Johan Franzen-Rick Soller (OVC) Mike Feltman (OVC) Marshall Brown (OVC) 1990 Craig Haslem (OVC) Julius Robberts (OVC) 1992 1991 Nick Sheumack (OVC) Jim Madrigal (OVC) Paul Goebel-Keith Harrietha (OVC) Paul Goebel (OVC) Shane Podbury (OVC) Erik West-David Thornton (OVC) David Thornton (OVC) Mark Pellerin (OVC) Johan Franzen (OVC) Matt Walker (OVC) 2001 1992 Keith Harrietha (OVC) Stephane Floricien (OVC) Oliver Foreman-Robert Gustafsson (SBC) Patrik Zackrisson (OVC) 1999 Mark Pellerin (OVC) 1993 Patrik Zackrisson (OVC) Shane Podbury (OVC) 2002 Dominic Hannan (OVC) Oliver Foreman (OVC) Oliver Foreman-Robert Gustafsson (SBC) David Thornton (OVC) Robert Gustafsson (OVC) Daniel Klemetz-Kirk Jackson (SBC) Paul Goebel (OVC) Michael Chamberlain (OVC) Keith Harrietha (OVC) 2000 Michael Chamberlain (OVC) 2003 1994 Shane Scrutton (OVC) Oliver Foreman (OVC) Daniel Klemetz-Kirk Jackson (SBC) Fred Niemeyer (OVC) Robert Gustafsson (OVC) Mark Follett (OVC) Daniel Klemetz (OVC) 2004 Paul Goebel (OVC) Olle Nystrom (OVC) Kai Schledorn-Brandon Allan (SBC) Patrik Zackrisson (OVC) 2001 Daniel Klemetz (SBC) 1995 Fred Niemeyer (OVC) Robert Gustafsson (SBC) *Players were not selected by singles or doubles Mark Follett (OVC) 2002 Daniel Klemetz (SBC) from 1992-2000 in OVC. Marshall Brown (OVC) Robert Gustafsson (SBC) Julius Robberts (OVC) Michael Staniak (SBC) Patrik Zackrisson (OVC) 2003 Daniel Klemetz (SBC) 2004 Andreas Siljestrom (SBC)

Jean Prevost Mike Albano Peter Heffernan Dale Short Nick Sheumack Patrik Zackrisson All-OVC All-OVC All-OVC All-OVC All-OVC All-OVC 1968 1969 1979 1980 1991 1992-95

30 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Conference Honors/Titles CONFERENCE PLAYERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE YEAR Year Player 1968 Jean Prevost (OVC) 1969 Mike Albano (OVC) 1979 Peter Heffernan (OVC) 1980 Dale Short (OVC) 1991 Nick Sheumack (OVC) 1993 Keith Harrietha (OVC) Clyde Smithwick Dick Lalance Dale Short 1994 Shane Scrutton (OVC) 1995 Fred Niemeyer (OVC) REGULAR SEASON (12) TOURNEY TITLES (11) 1996 Anthony DeLuise (OVC) Year Head Coach Year Head Coach Fred Niemeyer (OVC) 1976 (OVC) ...... Clyde Smithwick 1976 (OVC) ...... Clyde Smithwick 1997 Fred Niemeyer (OVC) 1979 (OVC) ...... Dick Lalance 1979 (OVC) ...... Dick Lalance 1998 David McNamara (OVC) 1991 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1991 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1992 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1992 (OVC) ...... Dale Short CONFERENCE COACHES 1993 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1993 (OVC) ...... Dale Short OF THE YEAR 1994 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1994 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1995 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1995 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1965 Buck Bouldin (OVC) 1996 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1996 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1968 Buck Bouldin (OVC) 1997 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1997 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1976 Clyde Smithwick (OVC) 1998 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1998 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1979 Dick Lalance (OVC) 1999 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 2000 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1991 Dale Short (OVC) 2000 (OVC) ...... Dale Short 1992 Dale Short (OVC) 1993 Dale Short (OVC) 1994 Dale Short (OVC) 1995 Dale Short (OVC) 1996 Dale Short (OVC) 1997 Dale Short (OVC) 2000 Dale Short (OVC)

INDIVIDUAL HONORS Region III Indoor Qualifying Champion 1994 Fred Niemeyer

Region III Senior Player of the Year 1997 Fred Niemeyer

Region III Coach of theYear 1997 Dale Short

Blue Raider Male Athlete of the Year Blue Raiders Oliver Foreman and Robert Gustafsson are joined by Middle 1996 Julius Robberts Tennessee head coach Dale Short (far left) and tournament referee Randy McDonald after the twosome won the back draw at the 2002 National Indoor Championships in Dallas, Texas. ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sportsmanship & Leadership Award 2002 Daniel Klemetz

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 31 NCAA Tournament 1995 NCAA Regional First Round l Gainesville, Fla. l May 5, 1995 #8 Middle Tennessee 0 #1 Florida 4 Singles Florida Middle Tennessee Winner Score No. 1 Damon Henkel vs. Fred Niemeyer DNF No. 2 Jason Appel vs. Patrik Zackrisson UF 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 Wayne Boich vs. Julius Robberts DNF No. 4 Randy Baldemor vs. David McNamara UF 6-3, 6-2 No. 5 Brook Blain vs. Marshall Brown UF 6-2, 6-4 No. 6 Dave Balogh vs. Mark Follett DNF Doubles No. 1 Boich-Fitzgerald vs. Brown-Niemeyer DNF No. 2 Baldemor-Henkel vs. McNamara-Quinn UF 8-1 No. 3 Blain-Glover vs. Follett-Robberts UF 8-6

1996 NCAA Regional First Round l Baton Rouge, La. l May 10, 1996 #7 Alabama 4 #2 Middle Tennessee 3 Singles Middle Tennessee Alabama Winner Score 1994-95 Blue Raiders No. 1 Anthony DeLuise vs. Marco Mazotta UA 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 Front (L-R): Keith Harrietha (Coach), Paul Goebel (Coach), Dale Short No. 2 Fred Niemeyer vs. Rashid Hassan MT 7-5, 6-3 (Coach), and Rob Williams (Coach). Back (L-R): Patrik Zackrisson, Chris No. 3 David McNamara vs. Ariel Rivero MT 7-6, 6-2 Quinn, Julius Robberts, Fred Niemeyer, Marshall Brown, and player no No. 4 Julius Robberts vs. Alin Taranga UA 6-4, 6-2 longer with team. Not Pictured: Anthony DeLuise, Mark Follett, and David No. 5 Marshall Brown vs. Chris Lopez UA 6-3, 6-4 McNamara. No. 6 Mark Follett vs. Karim Zaher UA 6-2, 6-1 Doubles No. 1 Brown-Neimeyer vs. Mazotta-Johnson DNF No. 2 Follett-Robberts vs. Hassan-Taranga MT 8-3 No. 3 DeLuise-McNamara vs. Rivero-Layman MT 8-3

1997 NCAA Regional First Round l Gainesville, Fla. l May 9, 1997 #7 Florida International 1 #2 Middle Tennessee 5 Singles Middle Tennessee Fla. International Winner Score No. 1 Fred Niemeyer vs. Gustavo Lopez MT 7-5, 7-6 (5) No. 2 Anthony DeLuise vs. Eduardo Saenz FIU 6-3, 7-5 No. 3 David McNamara vs. Federico DePetris DNF No. 4 Julius Robberts vs. R. Schtscherbyna MT 6-1, 7-5 No. 5 Jim Madrigal vs. Jaime Fillol MT 6-1, 6-2 No. 6 Stephane Floricien vs. Gustavo Alba MT 6-3, 6-2 Doubles No. 1 McNamara-Robberts vs. Fillol-Lopez MT 8-4 No. 2 DeLuise-Niemeyer vs. Rodriguez-Rivero MT 8-5 No. 3 Brown-Madrigal vs. Alba-Auffray DNF

1997 NCAA Regional 1995-96 Blue Raiders Second Round l Gainesville, Fla. l May 10, 1997 Front (L-R): David McNamara, Fred Niemeyer, Julius Robberts, Marshall #3 Alabama 4 Brown. Back (L-R): Bobby Patterson (Mgr.), Rob Williams (Coach), Mark #2 Middle Tennessee 3 Follett, Anthony DeLuise, Kelly Pedigo, Jeff Jorge, Dale Short (Coach) Singles Middle Tennessee Alabama Winner Score No. 1 Fred Niemeyer vs. Francisco Rodriguez UA 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-2 No. 2 Anthony DeLuise vs. Rashid Hassan MT 6-3, 6-4 No. 3 David McNamara vs. Chris Lopez UA 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 No. 4 Julius Robberts vs. Ariel Rivero UA 6-2, 7-6 (4) No. 5 Jim Madrigal vs. Alin Taranga UA 6-0, 6-0 No. 6 Stephane Floricien vs Karim Zaher MT 7-6 (3), 6-1 Doubles No. 1 McNamara-Robberts vs. Hassan-Taranga MT 8-2 No. 2 DeLuise-Niemeyer vs. Rodriguez-Rivero MT 8-5 No. 3 Brown-Madrigal vs. Lopez-Zaher DNF

2000 NCAA Regional First Round l Dallas, Texas l May 14, 2000 #4 Middle Tennessee 0 #1 SMU 4 Singles SMU Middle Tennessee Winner Score No. 1 Toby Hansson vs. Oliver Foreman DNF No. 2 Dustin Mauck vs. Daniel Klemetz DNF No. 3 Jon Wallmark vs. Michael Chamberlain SMU 6-3, 6-4 No. 4 Genius Chidzikwe vs. Michael Lancefield SMU 6-2, 6-2 No. 5 Gerardo Mulas vs. Mark Pellerin DNF No. 6 Alex Rudzinski vs. Sean Bowen SMU 6-2, 6-2

Doubles 1996-97 Blue Raiders No. 1 Hansson-Wallmark vs. Foreman-Klemetz SMU 8-2 Front (L-R): Julius Robberts, Fred Niemeyer, Marshall Brown, Calvert No. 2 Chidzikwe-Mauck vs. Chamberlain-Pellerin SMU 8-4 Cook. Back (L-R): David McNamara, Anthony DeLuise, Belal Hamadeh, No. 3 R. Mauck-Vekataraghavan vs. Bowen-Lancefield MT 9-7 Jim Madrigal, Head Coach Dale Short.

32 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis NCAA Tournament 2001 NCAA REGIONAL NCAA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST ROUND l CHAMPAIGN, ILL. l MAY 12, 2001 2003 - Athens, Ga. #3 Middle Tennessee 0 Rd 1: Daniel Klemetz def. (9-16) Ryan Newport (Texas A&M), 6-3, 6-3 #2 Mississippi State 4 Singles Mississippi State Middle Tennessee Winner Score Rd 2: Daniel Klemetz def. Alejandro Tejerino (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-0 No. 1 Marco Baron vs. Daniel Klemetz MSU 6-1, 6-4 Rd of 16: (3) Amer Delic (Illinois) def. Daniel Klemetz, 6-2, 6-4 No. 2 R. Charles-Combette vs. Robert Gustafsson DNF No. 3 David Ruiz vs. Oliver Foreman MSU 6-0, 6-2 No. 4 Luiz Carvalho vs. Michael Staniak DNF 2002 - College Station, Texas No. 5 Jerome LeBelicard vs. Kirk Jackson MSU 6-0, 6-3 Rd 1: Alex Vlaski (Washington) def. (9-16) Daniel Klemetz, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 No. 6 Mathieu Soto vs. Trevor Short DNF Doubles No. 1 Baron-McDonald vs. Gustafsson-Foreman MSU 8-3 2001 - Athens, Ga. No. 2 Carvalho-LeBelicard vs. Klemetz-Staniak MT 8-3 Rd 1: Daniel Klemetz def. John Paul Fruttero (California), 6-2, 7-5 No. 3 Combette-Albert vs. Short-Pellerin MSU 8-3 Rd 2: Guilaume Legat (South Carolina) def. Klemetz, 6-1, 6-2 2002 NCAA REGIONAL FIRST ROUND l OXFORD, MISS. l MAY 11, 2002 1998 - Athens, Ga. #3 Middle Tennessee 4 Rd 1: David McNamara def. Michael Jessup (Pepperdine), 7-5, 6-4 #2 Alabama 3 Rd 2: Ryan Wolters (Stanford) def. McNamara, 7-5, 6-2 Singles Middle Tennessee Alabama Winner Score No. 1 Daniel Klemetz vs. Maxim Belski MT 7-5, 7-5 No. 2 Oliver Foreman vs. Stephen Mitchell UA 6-3, 6-4 1997 - Los Angeles, Calif. No. 3 Robert Gustafsson vs. Chris Gostek UA 6-3, 6-4 Rd 1: (2) Fred Niemeyer def. Cary Franklin (Illinois), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 No. 4 Michael Staniak vs. Nick Beuque MT 6-2, 6-2 No. 5 Kirk Jackson vs. Chris McRae MT 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 Rd 1: Anthony DeLuise def. Mitch Sprenglemeyer (Clemson), 6-3, 6-4 No. 6 Trevor Short vs. Christian Broderson UA 6-3, 6-2 Rd 2: (2) Niemeyer def. Pavel Kudrnac (Oklahoma State), 6-3, 6-4 Doubles Rd 2: Kevin Kim (UCLA) def. DeLuise, 6-3, 7-5 No. 1 Gustafsson-Foreman vs. Belski-Mitchell MT 8-4 No. 2 Klemetz-Jackson vs. Beuque-William Boyles DNF Rd of 16: (2) Niemeyer def. Johan Landsburg (Ole Miss), 6-3, 7-5 No. 3 Short-Staniak vs. Gostek-McRae MT 4-5, def. QF: George Bastl (USC) def. Niemeyer, 6-1, 7-6 (3)

2002 NCAA REGIONAL 1996 - Athens, Ga. SECOND ROUND l OXFORD, MISS. l MAY 12, 2002 Rd 1: Mitch Sprengelmeyer (Clemson) def. Anthony DeLuise, 6-2, 4-1, retired #3 Middle Tennessee 1 #1 Ole Miss 4 Singles Middle Tennessee Ole Miss Winner Score 1995 - Athens, Ga. No. 1 Daniel Klemetz vs. Alex Hartman DNF Rd 1: Fred Niemeyer def. Paul Goldstein (Stanford), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 No. 2 Oliver Foreman vs. Kristopher Stahlberg DNF No. 3 Robert Gustafsson vs. Catalin Gard UM 7-6 (2), 6-0 Rd 2: (5) Brett Hanson (USC) def. Niemeyer, 6-4, 6-0 No. 4 Michael Staniak vs. Martin Selin MT 6-3, 6-1 No. 5 Kirk Jackson vs. Paul Ciorascu UM 6-4, 7-6 (1) No. 6 Trevor Short vs. Claes Lindholm UM 6-4, 6-3 Doubles No. 1 Gustafsson-Foreman vs. Stahlberg-Selin DNF No. 2 Klemetz-Jackson vs. Hartman-Lindholm UM 8-5 No. 3 Short-Staniak vs. Gard-Patrick Chucri UM 9-8 (1)

NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS 1998 - Athens, Ga. Rd 1: David McNamara-Julius Robberts def. George Bastl-Kyle Spencer (USC), 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) Rd 2: Pepe Cabarello-Jeff Williams (New Mexico) def. McNamara-Robberts, 7-5, 6-4

1997 - Los Angeles, Calif. Rd 1: George Bastl-Kyle Spencer (USC) def. David McNamara-Julius Robberts, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) Rd 1: Mitry Arnold-Tom Blake (Harvard) def. Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer, 6-4, 7-6 (1)

1996 - Athens, Ga. 1999-2000 Blue Raiders Front (L-R): Belal Hamadeh, Mehdi Belbacha, Oliver Foreman, Mark Pellerin, Rd 1: Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer def. Sean Bowen, Michael Chamberlain. Back (L to R): Assistant coach Buck John Costanzo-Peter Pusztai (Michigan), 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 Bouldin, Assistant coach Julius Robberts, Dustin Kane, Daniel Klemetz, Rd 2: Chris Mahoney-Pablo Montana (Tennessee) def. Olle Nystrom, Robert Gustafsson, Head Coach Dale Short (not pictured: Michael Lancefield) DeLuise-Niemeyer, 4-4, retired

1994 - South Bend, Ind. Rd 1: Andy Zurcher-Todd Wilson (Notre Dame) def. Paul Goebel-Fred Niemeyer, 6-3, 6-1

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 33 ITA Rankings INDIVIDUAL FINAL RANKINGS FRED NIEMEYER ANTHONY DELUISE DAVID MCNAMARA 1994 Doubles Rank (15) 1996 Doubles Rank (t10) 1997 Doubles Rank (16) 1995 Doubles Rank (46) 1996 Singles Rank (73) 1997 Singles Rank (93) 1995 Singles Rank (55) 1997 Doubles Rank (25) 1998 Doubles Rank (13) 1996 Doubles Rank (t10) 1997 Singles Rank (39) 1998 Singles Rank (38) 1996 Singles Rank (65) 1997 Doubles Rank (25) 1997 Singles Rank (4)

JULIUS ROBBERTS ROBERT GUSTAFSSON DANIEL KLEMETZ 1995 Doubles Rank (46) 2001 Singles Rank (83) 2002 Singles Rank (16) 1997 Doubles Rank (16) 2001 Doubles Rank (39) 2003 Singles Rank (17) 1998 Doubles Rank (13) 2002 Doubles Rank (37)

OLIVER FOREMAN SHANE SCRUTTON PAUL GOEBEL 2001 Doubles Rank (39) 1994 Singles Rank (82) 1994 Doubles Rank (15) 2002 Doubles Rank (37)

MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN FINAL ITA RANKINGS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS TEAM RANKINGS Singles 1996 ...... 22 1994 ...... Shane Scrutton (82) 1997 ...... 17 1995 ...... Fred Niemeyer (61) 1998 ...... 64 1996 ...... Fred Niemeyer (65) 2000 ...... 63 ...... Anthony DeLuise (73) 2001 ...... 41 1997 ...... Fred Niemeyer (4) 2002 ...... 34 ...... Anthony DeLuise (39) 2003 ...... 37 ...... David McNamara (93) 2004 ...... 62 1998 ...... David McNamara (39) 2001 ...... Daniel Klemetz (38) ...... Robert Gustafsson (83) 2002 ...... Daniel Klemetz (16) 2003 ...... Daniel Klemetz (17) 2004 ...... Andreas Siljestrom (110)

Doubles 1994 ...... Paul Goebel/Fred Niemeyer (15) 1995 . . . . . Fred Niemeyer/Julius Robberts (46) 1996 . . . . Anthony DeLuise/Fred Niemeyer (t10) 1997 . . . . Anthony DeLuise/Fred Niemeyer (25) ...... David McNamara/Julius Robberts (16) 1998 . . . David McNamara/Julius Robberts (13) 2001 . . . Oliver Foreman/Robert Gustafsson (39) 2002 . . . Oliver Foreman/Robert Gustafsson (37)

34 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis All-Time Records WINS IN A SEASON CAREER WINS SINGLE SEASON SINGLES SINGLES WIN PERCENTAGE Wins Player Year Wins Player Year 1. 36 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1997 1. 121 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 (minimum 20 matches) 2. 34 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1995 2. 109 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 SINGLES t3. 32 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1997 3. 90 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1994, 96-98 Win Pct. Player Year t3. 32 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1996 4. 85 David McNamara ...... 1995-98 1. 19-4 (.826) Peter Heffernan ...... 1979 5. 31 Robert Gustafsson ...... 2000 5. 83 Robert Gustafsson ...... 1999-02 2. 36-8 (.818) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1997 6. 30 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1996 6. 80 Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 3. 19-5 (.791) Dale Short ...... 1979 t7. 29 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2002 7. 71 Marshall Brown ...... 1995-98 4. 34-9 (.791) David McNamara ...... 1997 t7. 29 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000 8. 68 Kirk Jackson ...... 2001-04 t5. 32-9 (.780) Anthony DeLuise ...... 1997 t7. 29 David McNamara ...... 1996 9. 63 Oliver Foreman ...... 1999-02 t5 32-9 (.780) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1996 10. 28 Julius Robberts ...... 1996 10. 60 Michael Staniak ...... 2001-03 t7. 29-9 (.763) Daniel Klemetz ...... 2002 t7. 29-9 (.763) Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000 DOUBLES DOUBLES 9. 19-6 (.760) Patrik Zackrisson ...... 1993 Wins Player Year Wins Player Year 10. 27-9 (.750) Michael Staniak ...... 2001 1. 45 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1996 1. 112 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 2. 43 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1996 2. 95 Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 DOUBLES t3. 30 David McNamara ...... 1998 3. 94 David McNamara ...... 1995-98 Win Pct. Player Year t3. 30 David McNamara ...... 1997 4. 81 Marshall Brown ...... 1995-98 1. 45-7 (.865) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1996 t3. 30 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1997 5. 76 Oliver Foreman ...... 1999-02 2. 29-5 (.853) Julius Robberts ...... 1997 6. 29 Julius Robberts ...... 1997 6. 75 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1994, 96-98 3. 43-8 (.843) Anthony DeLuise ...... 1996 t7. 27 Michael Staniak ...... 2001 t7. 71 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 4. 30-6 (.833) David McNamara ...... 1997 t7. 27 Julius Robberts ...... 1996 t7. 71 Mark Pellerin ...... 1998-01 t5. 18-4 (.818) David Thornton ...... 1991 t9. 25 Mark Pellerin ...... 1999 9. 66 Robert Gustafsson ...... 1999-02 t5. 18-4 (.818) Nick Sheumack ...... 1991 t9. 25 Brandon Allan ...... 2004 10. 64 Kirk Jackson ...... 2001-04 7. 21-5 (.808) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994 t9. 25 Kai Schledorn ...... 2004 8. 32-10 (.762) David McNamara ...... 1998 9. 27-10 (.730) Olle Nystrom ...... 2000 COMBINED CAREER t10. 20-8 (.714) Daniel Klemetz ...... 2002 FRESHMAN RECORDS WINS t10. 25-10 (.714) Oliver Foreman ...... 2002 SINGLES Wins Player Year Wins Player Year 1. 233 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 CAREER WIN 1. 29 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000 2. 179 David McNamara ...... 1995-98 2. 27 Michael Staniak ...... 2001 3. 175 Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 PERCENTAGE 3. 23 Paul Goebel ...... 1991 4. 171 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 (minimum 60 matches) 4. 22 Kirk Jackson ...... 2001 5. 165 Anthony DeLuise ...... 1994, ’96-98 SINGLES t5. 20 Mark Pellerin ...... 1998 6. 152 Marshall Brown ...... 1995-98 Win Pct. Player Year t5. 20 Rob Williams ...... 1990 7. 148 Robert Gustafsson ...... 1999-02 1. 121-36 (.771) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 t7. 18 Michael Chamberlain ...... 1999 8. 139 Oliver Foreman ...... 1999-02 2. 63-23 (.733) Peter Heffernan ...... 1977-80 t7. 18 Julius Robberts ...... 1995 t9. 132 Mark Pellerin ...... 1998-01 3. 90-34 (.726) Anthony DeLuise . . 1994, 96-98 t7. 18 Kai Schledorn ...... 2004 t9. 132 Kirk Jackson ...... 2001-04 4. 109-43 (.717) Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 t10. 17 Mark Pellerin ...... 1999 5. 60-25 (.706) Dale Short ...... 1977-80 t10. 17 Marshall Brown ...... 1995 6. 83-43 (.659) Robert Gustafsson . . . . 1999-02 t10. 17 Andreas Siljestrom ...... 2004 7. 86-49 (.637) David McNamara . . . . 1995-98 8. 66-40 (.623) Mark Pellerin ...... 1998-01 DOUBLES 9. 52-34 (.605) Patrik Zackrison ...... 1992-94 Wins Player Year 9. 80-60 (.571) Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 1. 25 Kai Schledorn ...... 2004 t2. 21 Marshall Brown ...... 1995 DOUBLES t2. 21 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994 Win Pct. Player Year t2. 21 Andreas Siljestrom ...... 2004 1. 112-37 (.752) Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 t5. 20 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000 2. 66-23 (.742) David Thornton ...... 1990-93 t5. 20 Mark Pellerin ...... 1998 3. 93-36 (.725) Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 t5. 20 Julius Robberts ...... 1995 4. 75-31 (.708) Anthony DeLuise . . 1994, ’96-98 t8. 16 Michael Staniak ...... 2001 5. 94-40 (.701) David McNamara . . . . 1995-98 t8. 16 Medhi Belbecha ...... 1999 6. 81-48 (.628) Marshall Brown ...... 1995-98 t10. 14 Trevor Short ...... 2001 7. 70-42 (.625) Mark Pellerin ...... 1998-01 Current Blue Raider head coach Dale t10. 14 Oliver Foreman ...... 1999 8. 71-46 (.607) Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 Short, shown here during his freshman season as a Blue Raider, ranks fifth in 9. 76-50 (.603) Oliver Foreman ...... 1999-02 career winning percentage. 10. 64-45 (.587) Kirk Jackson ...... 2001-04 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 35 All-Americans Anthony DeLuise David McNamara Paul Goebel 1996 1998 1994 Playing primarily with Although David Playing with Fred Fred Niemeyer, DeLuise McNamara was only hon- Niemeyer just seemed to had his finest year during ored once as an All- bring out the best in team- the 1995-96 season, American by winning the mates, and such was the posting 43 wins in All-American Hardcourt case with Paul Goebel doubles. Championships with during his career at Middle DeLuise and Niemeyer combined on a 29- Julius Robberts, he put together one of the best Tennessee. 4 record, helping the duo earn All-America hon- careers any player has ever had at Middle Ten- While putting together a fabulous career as ors. DeLuise’s 43 wins in doubles is second all- nessee. a Blue Raider, it was in doubles where Goebel time to Niemeyer, who posted two more that same McNamara and Robberts won the Colle- and Niemeyer would become the first in the season. giate Grand Slam event and climbed to No. 2 in program’s history to earn All-America honors. DeLuise was the co-OVC Player of the the nation, the highest ranking ever for any indi- The duo combined for an 18-5 record in doubles Year along with Niemeyer and was a two-time vidual in school history. during the 1993-94 season and were ranked All-OVC selection, qualifying three times for the McNamara ranks second all-time in com- as high as fifth during the year. NCAA tournament, twice in doubles and once in bined career wins (179) and is third in doubles The tandem finished 15th in the final 1994 singles. wins (94) and fourth in singles victories (85). rankings, becoming the first players in school He ranks fifth on the all-time career wins list He and Robberts qualified for the NCAA history to end a season with a national ranking. in doubles (75) and third in singles victories (90). Championships in 1997 and 1998, reaching the DeLuise finished the 1996 and 1997 sea- second round in ’98. sons ranked nationally in both singles and McNamara ended the 1997 and 1998 sea- doubles, finishing the ’96 campaign tied for 10th sons ranked nationally in both singles and in the nation in singles. doubles. His highest final ranking came in 1997 in doubles playing with Robberts at No. 13.

36 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis All-Americans Fred Niemeyer Julius Robberts Daniel Klemetz 1994, 1996-97 1998 2002-03 Considered the best While Fred Niemeyer Klemetz departed the tennis player in Middle may lay claim to being the Blue Raider program af- Tennessee history, best overall player in ter the 2002-03 season Niemeyer was dominant Middle Tennessee his- and will go down as per- during his four years with tory, Julius Robberts has haps the second-best the Blue Raiders, earn- etched his name in Blue player to ever don the ing All-America honors three times during his Raider lore as one of the top doubles players in Blue & White of Middle Tennessee, behind only career. school history. three-time All-American Fred Niemeyer. Niemeyer’s first All-America honor came Teaming with McNamara in 1997, the duo The Vanersborg, Sweden, native earned with Paul Goebel in doubles in 1994. In 1996, ripped through the field at the All-American All-America honors in singles his final two years Niemeyer earned the honor in doubles along- Hardcourt Championships, the second of the as a Blue Raider, earning a Top 16 seed at the NCAA Singles Championships as a junior and side Anthony DeLuise. He is one of only two three collegiate Grand Slam events, to win the then winning a pair of matches at the Singles players in school history to become an All-Ameri- only national doubles title in the program’s his- Championships as a senior. can in singles, earning the honor in 1997 follow- tory. Robberts and McNamara ended the sea- Klemetz also became the first Blue Raider ing a record season which saw him post a 36-8 son ranked No. 16. The following year they to win a singles national championship, claiming record. He finished the year ranked fourth in the improved their final ranking to 13th in the nation, the 2002 All-American Championships in Chat- ITA National Rankings. the highest final ranking ever for a Blue Raider tanooga, Tenn. Klemetz swept through six Niemeyer holds the school record for wins doubles team. singles victories to claim the title, joining David in a season and career in both singles and Robberts ranks No. 2 on the all-time wins McNamara and Julius Robberts as All-Ameri- doubles. His total combined wins (233) is 54 list in doubles (95) behind Niemeyer. His 175 can winners at Middle Tennessee. He assumed more than David McNamara, who stands sec- total career wins places him third behind the No. 1 ranking in the country with the victory ond on the all-time career wins list. Niemeyer and McNamara. and claimed his Niemeyer was the OVC Player of the Year highest ranking three times and earned All-OVC honors all four as a Blue Raider years. at No. 3 to end the fall. The lefthander also earned four straight all-confer- ence singles selections, one in the OVC and the final three in the Sun Belt, and was also voted all-con- ference in doubles his final two seasons, teaming with Kirk Jackson to earn the accolade in 2002 and 2003. Klemetz also excelled in the classroom and in the community, and was the national recipient of the Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sportsmanship and Lead- ership Award after his junior campaign. Klemetz ended his career second on the all-time singles and combined wins list behind Niemeyer, as well as sixth in doubles victories and fourth in singles winning percentage.

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 37 All-Time Letterwinners A Herbert Cooper ...... 1930-31 H Lee Covington ...... 1957 Paul Adler ...... 1970-71 Robert Hallum ...... 1958-59 Robert Cransford ...... 1957-58 Mike Albano ...... 1970-71 Belal Hamadeh ...... 1998, ‘01 Jack Albino ...... 1966-68 Michael Hammond ...... 1967-68 Brandon Allan ...... 2003-present D Dominic Hannan ...... 1992-93 Charles Anderson ...... 1960-61 Jerry Davidson ...... 1960-61 Keith Harrietha ...... 1992-93 Claude Austin ...... 1931-32 Charles Davis ...... 1929-30 Graeme Harris ...... 1980-83 John Delcarmen ...... 1988-89 Todd Harris ...... 1970-71 B Anthony DeLuise ...... 1995-98 James Harvey ...... 1963 David Dowell ...... 1965-66 Craig Haslem ...... 1987, ‘89-91 Worthy Babb ...... 1960-61 Peter Duff ...... 1965-66 Samuel Hastings ...... 1964 Les Barreau ...... 1973 Andre Duhamie ...... 1960-61 W.M. Hatcher ...... 1951-52 Jerry Barysko ...... 1971-74 Brain Duncan ...... 1989-92 Terence Harrens ...... 1970-71 Peter Beare ...... 1982-85 Charles Duncan ...... 1954-55 Chad Hebert ...... 1992 Charles Beckham ...... 1968-71 Lassie Durchman ...... 1974-77 Peter Heffernan ...... 1977-80 Mehdi Belbacha ...... 1999-01 Eugene Holloway ...... 1930-31 Homer Beliles ...... 1949-50 Maxie Horton ...... 1958-59 Fred Blair ...... 1964 E Fredrick Bonny ...... 1960-61 James Earle ...... 1981-84 Sean Bowen ...... 2000-01 I Buddy Boyd ...... 1963-64 F Mike Iffert ...... 1989 Rufus Brandon ...... 1937-39 Michael Feltman ...... 1983-85 Marshall Brown ...... 1995-98 Tony Fernandez ...... 1977-80 J Robert Brown ...... 1959-60 Aidan Fitzgerald ...... 2004 Herman Jackson ...... 1929-30 Joesph Buchanon ...... 1958-89 Mark Follett ...... 1994-96 Kirk Jackson ...... 2001-04 Richard Burch ...... 1964 Frank Ford ...... 1949-50 Robert Jones ...... 1934-37 James Burgener ...... 1971-74 Oliver Foreman ...... 1999-02 Ted Jones ...... 1971-73 Bernie Butler ...... 1963-64 Stephane Floricien ...... 1997-98 Bob Butterfield ...... 1974-76 Johan Franzen ...... 1988-91 K George Fuggel ...... 1970-71 Dustin Kane ...... 1999-00 C Charles Fuller ...... 1966-69 Eustace Kigongo ...... 1971-73 Bud Caldwell ...... 1957 Chris King ...... 1986-89 Joesph Cannon ...... 1950-51 G Christopher King ...... 1956 John Carroll ...... 1986 Hester Gibbs ...... 1960-62 Glen Kinnard ...... 1946-47 Charles Cate ...... 1949-50 Geoff Gilchrist ...... 1973-76 Daniel Klemetz ...... 2000-03 Thomas Cathey ...... 1950-52 Paul Goebel ...... 1991-94 Rishan Kuruppu ...... 2002-present Michael Chamberlain ...... 1999-00 B.B. Gracey ...... 1939-41 Anson Chilcutt ...... 1983-86 George Grau ...... 1946-47 Hal Christianson ...... 1954 Taylor Green ...... 1935-38 Darren Christie ...... 1979 Ronnie Guess ...... 1961-64 William Clark ...... 1950-52 Robert Gustafsson ...... 1999-02 Chris Coffee ...... 1988-89 Cal Cook ...... 1997

Marshall Brown Bob Butterfield Michael Chamberlain Mark Follett Keith Harrietha Chris King 1995-98 1974-76 1999-00 1994-96 1992-93 1986-89 38 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis All-Time Letterwinners L Q V Chuck LaLance ...... 1985-86, ’88 Chris Quinn ...... 1994-95 Paul Valentincic ...... 1969-72 Michael Lancefield ...... 2000 Ken Ventimiglia ...... 1983-86 Chris Lettl ...... 1993 R G.P. Long ...... 1950-53 Jeffrey Raper ...... 1987-89 W Garnet Rather ...... 1951-52 Steve Wakefield ...... 1966-68 M Julius Robberts ...... 1995-98 John Waldrop ...... 1960-61 Jim Madrigal ...... 1997 Peter Roberts ...... 1978-79 Matt Walker ...... 1998-99 Thomas Magner ...... 1967-70 Allen Ross ...... 1964-65 Danny Wallace ...... 1978-81 Elmer Malone ...... 1929-30 Homer W. Watson ...... 1960-61 William Martin ...... 1946-47 S David Wehrle ...... 1984-86 Lee Mayo ...... 1970-71 Erik West ...... 1992 Ted Sauls ...... 1982-84 David McNamara ...... 1995-98 James White ...... 1954-55 Kai Schledorn ...... 2004-present Jack Whitley ...... 1965-67 Robert Schull ...... 1964-65 Rob Williams ...... 1990-91, ’94 N Shane Scrutton ...... 1994 Bates Wilson ...... 1980-82 William Nelson ...... 1946-47 Richard Self ...... 1984 Donald Wright ...... 1963-64 David Nickels ...... 1981-82 James Seymour ...... 1965-67 Neil Wright ...... 1964-67 Fred Niemeyer ...... 1994-97 Nick Sheumack ...... 1988-91 Wally Norwick ...... 1971-73 Dale Short ...... 1977-80 Olle Nystrom ...... 1999 Trevor Short ...... 2001-04 Y Randall Shubert ...... 1979, ‘81 Ed Young ...... 1991-92 O Meyer Shulman ...... 1973-75 James Sides ...... 1951-52 Andrew Oxner ...... 1992-93 Z Andreas Siljestrom ...... 2004-present Patrik Zackrisson ...... 1992-95 Anant Sitaram ...... 2003-present Marshall Zurita ...... 1983 P Horace Smiley ...... 1949-50 Thomas Parks ...... 1961-62 Clyde Smithwick ...... 1973-75 Mike Patrick ...... 1976-79 James Snapp ...... 1964 Clarence Paulson ...... 1959 Michael Staniak ...... 2001-03 Kelly Pedigo ...... 1995-96 Rick Stoller ...... 1991 Mark Pellerin ...... 1998-01 Charles Summers ...... 1964 Ronnie Persons ...... 1970-71 Roland Persson ...... 1985 T Peetri Pihko ...... 1974-76 Herman Tarpley ...... 1946-47 C.D. Pinkleton ...... 1950-51 Stuart Thompson ...... 1978-79 Shayne Podbury ...... 1998-99 David Thornton ...... 1990-93 Greg Pollack ...... 2002-present John Trondson ...... 1992-93 John Prevost ...... 1965-68 Paulo Tuffalo ...... 1984 Mark Tulloch ...... 1980-83

Chuck Lalance Jim Madrigal Mark Pellerin Teddy Sauls Mark Tulloch Danny Wallace 1985-86, ’88 1997 1998-01 1982-84 1980-83 1978-81 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 39 All-Time Opponents Akron ...... 3-0 Kent ...... 0-1 Southeastern Louisiana ...... 0-1 Alabama ...... 3-13 Kentucky ...... 1-4 S. Illinois-Carbondale ...... 4-4 MT VS. SUN BELT Alabama-Birmingham ...... 5-14 Kalamazoo ...... 0-1 S. Illinois-Edwardsville ...... 1-0 All Time Record: ...... 37-35 Amherst ...... 1-0 Lander ...... 0-1 Southern Methodist ...... 1-1 Arkansas ...... 1-1 Lincoln Memorial ...... 1-0 Southern Mississippi ...... 2-1 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 5-5 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 5-5 Lipscomb ...... 13-0 Tennessee ...... 1-7 Last Meeting, 2004 ...... L, 4-1 Armstrong State ...... 1-0 Long Beach State ...... 0-1 Tennessee State ...... 16-0 Army ...... 1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 8-4 Tennessee Tech ...... 30-6 Denver ...... 2-0 Auburn ...... 0-4 LSU ...... 1-0 Tennessee Wesleyan ...... 1-0 Last Meeting, 2003 ...... W, 4-0 Austin Peay ...... 27-9 Louisville ...... 15-2 Tennessee-Martin ...... 15-1 Baylor ...... 0-1 Marshall ...... 3-0 Texas A&M ...... 1-1 Florida International ...... 2-3 Belmont ...... 6-0 Maryville College ...... 1-0 Texas Christian ...... 0-3 Last Meeting, 1997 . . . . . *W, 5-1 Boise State ...... 2-1 McNeese State ...... 1-0 Texas Tech ...... 3-1 Bowling Green ...... 2-0 Memphis ...... 8-6 Trevecca ...... 6-1 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 8-4 Bradley ...... 1-0 Mercyhurst ...... 1-0 Troy State ...... 4-0 Last Meeting, 2004 ...... L, 4-2 Brown ...... 1-3 Miami (FL) ...... 0-3 Tulane ...... 6-4 Butler ...... 1-0 Miami (OH) ...... 3-0 UCLA ...... 0-1 New Mexico State ...... 1-0 California-Lutheran ...... 1-0 Michigan ...... 1-1 UNLV ...... 1-2 Last Meeting, 2004 ...... W, 4-3 Carson Newman ...... 4-0 Milliken ...... 1-0 Vanderbilt ...... 10-20 Central Florida ...... 1-0 Minnesota ...... 0-2 Virginia ...... 1-1 North Texas ...... 0-2 Central Michigan ...... 2-0 Mississippi State ...... 0-15 Virginia Commonwealth ...... 0-3 Last Meeting, 1971 ...... L, 8-1 Charleston Southern ...... 1-0 Mobile College ...... 2-0 VMI ...... 1-0 Chattanooga ...... 17-12 Morehead State ...... 23-1 Virginia Tech ...... 2-4 South Alabama ...... 1-14 Chicago State ...... 2-0 Morris Harvey ...... 1-0 Wake Forest ...... 4-1 Last Meeting, 2003 ...... L, 4-3 Cincinnati ...... 2-2 Murray State ...... 20-18 Washington & Lee ...... 2-0 Citadel ...... 3-0 Newberry ...... 1-0 Washington ...... 0-1 Western Kentucky ...... 16-7 Clemson ...... 0-1 New Mexico ...... 1-0 Washington (MO) ...... 1-0 Last Meeting, 1990 ...... W, 9-0 Coastal Carolina ...... 1-1 New Mexico State ...... 1-0 Wayne State ...... 1-0 College of Charleston ...... 1-0 New Orleans ...... 1-0 West Chester ...... 0-1 *1997 NCAA Championships Colorado ...... 2-1 Nicholls State ...... 1-0 West Florida ...... 0-1 The last meeting between Middle Ten- Dartmouth ...... 0-1 North Alabama ...... 3-0 West Virginia ...... 0-1 nessee and Florida International was Denver ...... 3-0 North Carolina ...... 0-1 Western Kentucky ...... 16-7 during the first round of the 1997 NCAA Duke ...... 0-1 North Carolina State ...... 1-0 William & Mary ...... 1-1 Championships in Gainesville, Fla. East Tennessee ...... 10-2 North Florida ...... 1-0 Wisconsin ...... 0-1 Seeded No. 2, the Blue Raiders de- Eastern Illinois ...... 2-0 North Texas ...... 0-2 Yale ...... 0-1 feated FIU, 5-1, to move on to the Eastern Kentucky ...... 25-5 Northern Arizona ...... 2-0 Youngstown State ...... 3-0 second round. Eastern Michigan ...... 1-0 Northwestern Oklahoma ...... 1-0 TOTAL ...... 459-293 Eckerd ...... 1-0 Northwood ...... 1-0 Emory ...... 1-0 Ohio State ...... 1-0 MIDDLE TENNESSEE VERSUS ... Evansville ...... 1-0 Oklahoma ...... 0-3 Atlantic Coast ...... 11-12 Flagler ...... 0-3 Oklahoma Christian ...... 1-0 Atlantic Sun ...... 29-6 Florida ...... 0-4 Oklahoma City ...... 0-1 Big East ...... 2-8 Florida International ...... 2-3 Oklahoma State ...... 0-1 Big Sky ...... 3-0 Florida State ...... 0-3 Old Dominion ...... 1-3 Big South ...... 2-1 Florida Tech ...... 1-1 Ole Miss ...... 1-12 Big Ten ...... 7-8 Fresno State ...... 1-0 Oral Roberts ...... 0-2 Big 12 ...... 9-10 Furman ...... 0-1 Oregon ...... 1-0 Big West ...... 2-1 Georgia Southern ...... 1-2 Pacific ...... 1-0 Colonial Athletic ...... 3-7 Georgia State ...... 2-3 Presbyterian ...... 1-0 Conference USA ...... 40-35 Georgia Tech ...... 5-4 Purdue ...... 2-0 Horizon ...... 4-0 Hamline ...... 2-0 Randolph-Macon ...... 1-0 Ivy League ...... 2-7 Harding ...... 1-0 Redlands ...... 0-1 Mid American ...... 14-1 Harvard ...... 1-2 Rice ...... 1-1 Mid Continent ...... 2-2 Hawai’i ...... 1-0 Ripon ...... 1-0 Missouri Valley ...... 10-5 Idaho ...... 1-0 Rollins ...... 0-1 Mountain West ...... 4-4 Idaho State ...... 1-0 Saint Leo ...... 1-0 Ohio Valley ...... 160-40 Illinois ...... 1-1 Samford ...... 2-3 PAC 10 ...... 1-2 Illinois Benedictine ...... 1-0 San Diego ...... 1-1 Patriot League ...... 1-0 Indiana ...... 2-3 San Diego State ...... 2-2 SEC ...... 18-80 Indiana State ...... 4-1 Sewanee ...... 9-0 Southern ...... 32-17 Southland ...... 2-1 Jacksonville ...... 1-0 Shorter ...... 3-0 Sun Belt ...... 37-35 John C. Calhoun ...... 0-1 South Alabama ...... 1-14 WAC ...... 6-3 Kansas ...... 3-1 South Florida ...... 2-3 West Coast ...... 1-1 Kansas State ...... 0-1 Southeast Missouri ...... 2-0 Other ...... 58-13 40 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Collegiate Grand Slams CGS SUPERLATIVES Anthony DeLuise Rd 1: def Chris Alex Decret (UCLA) 6-2, 6-0 ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Rd 2: lost to Thomas Dupre (Mississippi State) 5-7, 1-6 Champions Daniel Klemetz (S) ...... 2002 1997 NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS David McNamara-Julius Robberts (D) ...... 1997 David McNamara-Julius Robberts Semifinalist Rd 1: def Bobb-Tischler (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3 Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer (D) ...... 1996 Rd 2: lost to Patterson-Pietrwski (Notre Dame) 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (5) Round of 16 Anthony DeLuise Anthony DeLuise (S) ...... 1996/1997 Rd 1: lost to Aaron Marchett (Virginia Tech) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 David McNamara NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS Quarterfinalist Rd 1: def. Rafael de Mesa (Texas A&M) 6-4, 7-6 Rd 2: lost to Jerome Jourdan (South Carolina) 0-6, 4-6 Fred Niemeyer (S) ...... 1996 Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer (D) ...... 1996 1997 ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Round of 16 David McNamara-Julius Robberts David McNamara-Julius Robberts (D) ...... 1997 Rd 1: def. Trey Eucanks-Chris Struck (Michigan State) 7-5, 6-4 Anthony DeLuise (S) ...... 1996 Rd 2: def. George Bast-Kyle Spencer (USC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 QF: def. Nick Chisholm-John Westberg (South Alabama) 7-6, 6-3 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SF: def. Kelly Gullett-Robert Lindsted (Pepperdine) 6-4, 7-5 Daniel Klemetz claimed Middle Finalist Finals: def. John James-Claes Westlin (South Alabama) 6-4, 6-3 Tennessee’s first singles national title Fred Niemeyer (S) ...... 1997 Anthony DeLuise in school history with his victory at the Quarterfinalist Rd 1: def. Garin Sontag (Illinois) 7-5, 6-3 2002 ICY Hot/ITA All-American Champi- Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer (D) ...... 1996 Rd 2: def. Justin O’Neal (Florida) 6-1, 6-3 onships in Chattanooga, Tenn. Rd 3: def. Fransisco Rodriquez (Alabama) 6-3, 6-1 Round of 16 QF: lost to George Bastl (USC) 3-6, 7-6 (3), 1-6 Robert Gustafsson Anthony DeLuise (S) ...... 1997 Rd 1: def. Javgeni Cariov (DePaul) 6-2, 7-5 1997 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Rd 2: lost to Phillip King (Duke) 6-7 (3), 3-6 Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer Daniel Klemetz Rd 1: def Mitty Arnold-Thomas Blake (Harvard) 6-4, 6-4 Rd 1: def. Florian Marquardt (VCU) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 QF: lost Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan (Stanford) 2-6, 6-4, 3-6 Rd 2: def. Tobias Clemens (UCLA) 6-4, 6-0 Anthony DeLuise Rd 3: lost to K.J. Hippensteel (Stanford) 3-6, 4-6 Rd 1: def. Christian Jaegar (Texas-Arlington) 6-4, 6-4 Rd 2: lost to Matt Ballay (Mississippi State) 4-6, 4-6 2001 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Robert Gustafsson-Oliver Foreman Fred Niemeyer Rd 1: lost to M. Hornung-Reiner Neirohr (Baylor) 6-8 Rd 1: def Jonathan Beardsley (Yale) 6-3, 6-1 Consol: def. Mike Kosta-Nathan Zeder (Illinois) 8-6 Rd 2: def. Richard Wernhjelm (VCU) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 Consol: def. Cody Conley-Joachim Lien (Louisville) 8-6 QF: def. Paul Goldstein (Stanford) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 Consol: def. Florian Marquardt-Pedro Nieto (VCU) 8-4 Semi: def. Johan Hede (Ole Miss) 7-5, 7-6 Final: lost to Mike Russell (Miami) 6-3, 6-7, 4-6 Robert Gustafsson Rd 1: def. Loure Brajkovic (Indiana State) 6-3, 6-4 1998 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Rd 2: lost to David Loewenthal (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-7 (4) David McNamara-Julius Robberts Daniel Klemetz Rd 1: lost to J. Jourdan-V. Pavicevic (South Carolina) 7-6, 4-6, 4-6 Rd 1: def. Vedron Vidovic (Indiana State) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 Anthony DeLuise Rd 2: def. Guillaume Bouvier (Boise State) 6-2, 6-2 Rd 3: lost to Harsh Mankad (Minnesota) 3-6, 4-6 Julius Robberts (left) and David Rd 1: lost to James Blake (Harvard) 6-3, 2-6, 5-7 McNamara gave Middle Tennessee its 1999 NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002 ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS first national championship, claiming Robert Gustafsson Daniel Klemetz the 1997 doubles title at the All- Rd 1: def. Dumitru Caradima (Texas A&M) 6-3, 6-0 Rd 1: def. Jason Ontog (Chattanooga) 7-5, 6-1 American Hardcourt Championships in Rd 2: lost to Leif Meineke (Boise State) 3-6, 2-6 Rd 2: def. Michael Calkins (Illinois) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Austin, Texas. Rd 3: def. Jean Simon (Texas) 1-6, 6-3, 4-1, retired 2000 NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS QF: def. Tobias Clemens (UCLA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Robert Gustafsson-Daniel Klemetz Semi: def. Alex Vlaski (Washington) 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 ALL-TIME CGS RESULTS Rd 1: lost to R. Kowalczyk-B. Veress (California) 6-4, 3-6, 1-6 Final: def. Amer Delic (Illinois) 7-5, 6-3 1996 NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS Daniel Klemetz-Kirk Jackson Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer Daniel Klemetz Rd 1: def. Ryan Haymond-Alastair Jenkins (Texas) 8-5 Rd 1: def Marc Bauer-Ruesiecki (Colorado) 6-2, 7-6 (4) Rd 1: def. Chase Exon (Pepperdine) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Rd 2: def. Robert Kowalczyk-Balazs Veress (California) 8-2 QF: lost to J. James-C. Westlin (South Alabama) 6-7 (2), 2-6 Rd 2: def. Frank Moser (VCU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 Rd 3: lost to Peter Handoyo (Tennessee) 0-6, 4-6 QF: lost to Michael Calkins-Amer Delic (Illinois) 8-9 (2) Fred Niemeyer Rd 1: def Marc Bauer (Colorado) 6-2, 7-5 2001 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002 NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Rd 2: def. Cedric Kauffman (Kentucky) 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 Robert Gustafsson-Oliver Foreman Daniel Klemetz QF: lost to Matthew Ballay (Mississippi State) 2-6, 5-7 Rd 1: lost to F. Marquardt-Frank Moser (VCU) 6-4, 5-7, 3-6 Rd 1: lost to Phil Stolt (Illinois) 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4) Consol: def. Jean Simon (Texas) 6-2, 6-2 Anthony DeLuise Daniel Klemetz Consol: lost to Chad Harris (Vanderbilt) 2-6, 6-7 (6) Rd 1: def Luke Smith (UNLV) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Rd 1: lost to Alex Kim (Stanford) 4-6, 2-6 Rd 2: lost to Ludde Sundin (Kentucky) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Consol: lost to Andres Pedroso (Duke) 2-6, 7-6, 4-6

1996 ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001 ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Anthony DeLuise-Fred Niemeyer Robert Gustafsson-Oliver Foreman Rd 1: def Chris James-Derek Myers (Purdue) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 Rd 1: def. Geoff Boyd-Nicholas Moore (North Carolina) 9-8 QF: def. Mitty Arnold-Thomas Blake (Harvard) 6-2, 7-6 (5) Rd 2: def. Rodrigo Echagaray-Jean Simon (Texas) 8-5 Semi: lost to Sven Kohler-Dmitry Muzyka (Duke) 3-6, 5-7 Rd 3: lost to Andrew Colombo-Tiago Ruffoni (Auburn) 3-8

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 41 Tennis Facilities BUCK BOULDIN TENNIS CENTER Middle Tennessee’s tennis center consists of 14 total courts, with six newly-renovated varsity courts finished during the Fall of 2001. The eight courts closest to the Murphy Center were resurfaced with three new inches of asphalt late in the summer. These eight courts were converted to just six courts and are used as the varsity courts for both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Middle Tennessee. The new varsity courts are outfitted with divider fencing between each and painted blue with gray outlines. New blue windscreens with the MT logo line the fences around the complex, with a walkway between the varsity courts and the remaining eight. Also, bleacher seating with canopies was built in the middle for fans at the varsity courts. The $150,000 project was completed at the beginning of Sep- tember, just in time for the 15th Annual Pro-Am on the Blue Raider campus. The Buck Bouldin complex also houses the Tennis Center, which features offices, team rooms, restrooms and an equipment storage facility. In the spring of 1999, a patio/reception area was added for viewing and the posting of events. The remaining eight courts are for University and public use and have lights, installed in 1995. Aside from hosting Middle Tennessee matches, the complex has played host to numerous Ohio Valley Conference champion- ships, along with various state and regional USTA events.

RACQUET CLUB During the summer of 1999, Middle Tennessee and The Racquet Club of Murfreesboro reached an agreement allowing the Blue Raider and Lady Raider tennis programs priority access to the indoor facility. This facility is a great boost to the program, allowing for indoor in- struction and home matches during the inclement winter months when the tennis teams are unable to get outdoors. “Having an indoor facility is a necessity in collegiate tennis and we have an outstanding facility right in our backyard,” commented Dale Short. The indoor facility serves as an alternate location in case of bad weather during the outdoor season. The Racquet Club has eleven courts: four hardcourts, three clay courts and four indoor courts.

42 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 43 The University enriched through the establishment of chairs dedi- cated to the support of particular disciplines. Funded by gifts to the University Foundation, the Martin Chair of Insurance and the Weatherford Chair of Finance are administered through the Economics and Finance Department. MTSU houses nine Chairs of Excellence, es- tablished with a combination of private, Univer- sity, and state funds. They are the Jennings A. Jones Chair in Free Enterprise, the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair in Urban and Re- gional Planning, the John Seigenthaler Chair in First Amendment Studies, the Dr. Carl Adams Chair in Health Care Services, the National HealthCare Chair in Nursing, the Robert E. and Georgiana West Russell Chair in Manufacturing Excellence, the Katherine Davis Murfree Chair in Dyslexic Studies, the John C. Miller Chair in Equine Reproductive Physiology, and the Mary E. Miller Chair in Equine Health. MTSU is also the site of two Centers of Founded on September 11, 1911, Middle Over $200 million in construction projects Excellence established by the Tennessee Gen- Tennessee State University is the oldest, larg- have been completed on campus during the past eral Assembly—the Center for Historic Preser- est, and fastest-growing public university in cen- ten years. The newest endeavor, the Paul Mar- vation and the Center for Popular Music. An- tral Tennessee. For the past seven years, MTSU tin Sr. Honors Building, opened last January. other boon to scholars is the Albert Gore Re- has been the number one college choice of A teachers college in its earliest days, MTSU search Center, a repository of manuscripts and midstate high school valedictorians and saluta- still educates more teachers than any other school other materials. torians in an independent survey. in Tennessee. The University also has one of The University has a long history of and the largest recording indus- commitment to educating middle Tennesseans. try programs in the nation; With a current enrollment of over 21,000 stu- strong programs in business, dents, MTSU educates more people in this re- aerospace, and agriscience; gion than any other school. More than 90 per- and a nationally recognized cent of students are Tennessee residents, and graduate program in public the majority remain in middle Tennessee after history. Among MTSU’s graduation. Of almost 70,000 alumni, approxi- graduates are a Nobel Lau- mately 77 percent live in Tennessee. reate; a National Teacher of Since its establishment, the University has the Year; a U.S. Senator; changed considerably, growing from a 100-acre U.S. Congress members; campus with 125 students and 19 faculty mem- state legislators; scientists; art- bers to a 500-acre campus with more than 750 ists; engineers; and Grammy, faculty members. Emmy, and Peabody award A comprehensive university, MTSU offers winners. A May 2000 music more than 140 undergraduate programs in its graduate, Alysa Cannon, five colleges—Basic and Applied Sciences, Busi- holds the distinction of being ness, Education and Behavioral Science, Lib- the first MTSU student to par- eral Arts, and Mass Communication—and some ticipate in the Fulbright 65 graduate programs, including doctoral de- Scholar Program; she com- grees. pleted a year of research and Middle Tennessee State University has study in Spain. Biology major revised its comprehensive, institution-wide Aca- Eric Freundt recently became demic Master Plan to achieve three primary the first MTSU graduate to be objectives: attainment of notable academic qual- admitted to the graduate pro- ity, development of a student-centered learning gram at the University of Ox- environment, and establishment of partnerships ford in Great Britain. with institutions and businesses. Academic programs are

44 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis The University Famous Alums Andy Adams (‘68, ‘71) University’s Top Ten List Founder of National HealthCare Corp. 1. MTSU has been the number-one choice of midstate valedictorians and John Bragg (‘40) salutatorians for seven straight years. Former State Representative James M. Buchanan, Ph.D. (‘41) 2. The McLean School of Music is the first and only institution in Tennessee 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences to be designated an “All-Steinway School.” George S. Clinton (‘69) Composer and musician 3. Graduates excel at the highest levels and include Nobel Prize–winner Bart Dodson (‘88) James McGill Buchanan (’40) and the late U.S. Senator Albert Gore Sr. 8 Gold Medals in 1992 Paralympics Pete Fisher (‘87) 4. Blue Raiders compete in Division I-A in the Sun Belt Conference for all Manages the Grand Ole Opry sports, and numerous MTSU athletes have competed professionally and at Rep. Bart Gordon (‘71) the Olympics. U.S. Congressman Albert Gore, Sr. (‘32) 5. MTSU’s regional economic impact exceeds $250 million. Students add Former U.S. Senator an estimated $60 million to the local economy, and a quarter-million visitors John W. Hendrix (‘77) generate an additional $12 million yearly. Four Star General, U.S. Army 6. The new state-of-the-art Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building houses the Kelly Holcomb (‘94) state’s first Honors College and provides talented students with the atmo- NFL Quarterback sphere of a small, select college within the confines of a major university. Brian Oldfield (‘71) Track and Field Olympian 7. Nationally recognized programs in Aerospace, Recording Industry, and Billy Pittard (‘78) Concrete Industry Management attract students from all over the world. Designs film and TV credits; Emmy winner George R. Stotser (‘77) 8. The Jennings A. Jones College of Business is one of largest in nation Three Star General, U.S. Army with 3,000 majors and approximately 400 students in the M.B.A. pro- Randy Wachtler (‘82) gram. Owner of 615 Music Prod.; Emmy winner Terry Weeks (‘72, ‘74) 9. The College of Education and Behavioral Science educates more teach- 1988 National Teacher of the Year ers than any other university in Tennessee, graduating over 500 new teach- Andy Womack (‘70) ers annually. Former State Senator Karla Winfrey (‘82) 10. MTSU offers a safe, friendly environment and a diverse student body TV Journalist (54 percent female, 12 percent minority, and students from 70 countries). Pam Wright (‘73) President and CEO of Wright Travel Did You Know ... l Middle Tennessee was the second school in the nation to participate in “Up Til Dawn,” a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Last year nearly $50,000 was raised; the goal for 2004 is 60,000. l Of students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 58% are female, 42% are male. Master’s, 65% female, 35% male. Doctoral, 33% female, 67% male. l 1,300 members make up 27 fraternities and sororities on campus who contribute more than 20,000 hours of community service each year. l Middle Tennessee has over 70,000 alums and nearly 25,000 live in Davidson (11,614) and Rutherford Co. (13,139) combined. l MTSU offers 54 majors at the graduate level, 5 doctoral tracks (including Ph.D.), and 37 gradu- ate-level minors. l The aerospace program accepted a gift from Federal Express in the form of a 727-100 jet plane. The plane will be used as a teaching tool and will not be flown again. The program added 25 new planes in 2003 at a cost of over $4.8 million. l There are over 200 registered student organi- zations. 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 45 University President Sidney A. McPhee and Outstanding became the tenth presi- Young Man of dent of Middle Tennessee America. State University on Au- McPhee said gust 1, 2001. His formal in April, “In my in- inauguration and investi- augural address ture was held April 19, over two years 2002. ago, I outlined McPhee served as executive vice chan- three broad stra- cellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) tegic goals and from April 2000 until he accepted his current ap- pledged vigorous pointment. He was interim chancellor from Janu- pursuit of these ary to April 2000 and prior to that was chief aca- goals. I suggested demic officer. Before joining the TBR staff in 1999, that our focus and McPhee spent five years at the University of attention must be Memphis, first as vice provost for academic af- on achieving the fairs, then as senior vice provost. highest level of Before the move to Tennessee, McPhee academic quality, that we aggressively pursue chair of the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task was at the University of Louisville where he was strategic partnerships with businesses and other Force on Higher Education and president of the associate provost for academic programs, as- community agencies, and that we must commit to Rutherford County American Heart Association sistant university provost, and director of the making this the most student-centered campus in Board. He has served as a member of the Ameri- preparatory division. Earlier in his academic the nation. These are the three strategic goals can Educational Research Association, the Na- career, he was at Oklahoma State University that provide the foundation upon which the tional Academic Advising Association, the Ten- where he served as director of the Division of University’s future rests.” These goals, reflected nessee Commission on the Holocaust, and Phi Freshman Programs and Services and head of in the University’s new Academic Master Plan, Delta Kappa. He is an honorary member of the the University Academic Assessment Center, co- guide decisions and planning for the entire insti- Golden Key Honor Society and was co-chair of ordinator of advisement services and senior tution. the 2003 Rutherford County American Heart As- academic counselor, and assistant adjunct pro- In 2003, McPhee was appointed to the 18- sociation Gala. fessor. member NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a McPhee’s research interests include tradi- McPhee holds a B.A. degree (summa cum group that establishes policies, conducts reviews, tional counseling approaches and their relevance laude) from Prairie View A&M University in and votes on NCAA legislation. He is the first to cross-cultural practices, academic advising, Texas; an M.S. from representative of the Sun Belt and attitudes of college students toward issues of the University of Miami, Conference to serve on the diversity. He is one of three authors of Under- Coral Gables, Fla.; NCAA board. In January standing the Campus Culture: An Introduction and a doctorate from 2004, he was appointed to to College, published in 1991. He has authored Oklahoma State Uni- the Gender and Diversity numerous articles in scholarly journals, chap- versity. McPhee is also Committee of the NCAA, and ters in books, and grant publications. Examples a graduate of the in May of 2004 he was include “Advising Multicultural Students” in Aca- Harvard University elected president of the Sun demic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook; Management Devel- Belt Conference for a two- “Assessing Cultural Adaptation: Psychometric opment Program. He year term. Properties of the Cultural Adaptation Pain Scale,” completed professional He also serves on the Ru- in Journal of Multicultural Counseling and De- development pro- therford County Chamber of velopment; and “Promoting Student Develop- grams at St. Mary’s Commerce Executive Board ment Through Intentionally Structured Groups,” University of San An- and is vice president of the in College Student Affairs Journal. tonio, Texas, and Colo- Membership Committee for Dr. McPhee has visited and made several rado College in Colo- the chamber. He is a mem- international academic presentations in locations rado Springs, Colo- ber of the SunTrust Bank including Beijing, China; Penang, Malaysia; To- rado. His awards and Board of Directors (Nash- kyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Jerusa- honors include 1996- ville), the SunTrust Regional lem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; 97 Distinguished Ad- Bank Board of Directors Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England; and ministrator of the Year Award at the University of (Murfreesboro), the Governor’s Commission of Nassau, Bahamas. Memphis, the Hattie Bradley Educational Workforce Development, the Adventure Science McPhee and his wife, Elizabeth, have a Achievement Award, the Tennessee Legislative Museum Board, Middle Tennessee Medical son, Sidney-Anthony, and a daughter, Seneca. Conference Chairperson Award, Prairie View Center Board, Murfreesboro Noon Rotary, and His hobbies include collecting CDs and listening Man of the Year, William L. Blakely Scholar the executive board of the Middle Tennessee to music of all types. Award, Scholar in Resident Meritorious Award, Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is co- 46 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Athletic Director As perhaps the Donnelly most recognized name in has overseen the Middle Tennessee athletic renovation of the history, it was only fitting Alumni Gym, cre- that Boots Donnelly be ating a top-flight named to head the ath- volleyball arena letic department that he and basketball spent so many years of practice court for his life trying to better. use by the Middle Donnelly is in his third year as Middle Tennessee Tennessee’s full-time athletic director. teams. Donnelly, Donnelly has indeed put in a life’s work on who orchae- the Murfreesboro campus. He was a player on strated the con- the Middle Tennessee football team in the early struction of a new ’60s, became the school’s head football coach in state-of-the-art 1979 and held that position for 20 years. Donnelly women’s basket- then moved into an administrative role as the ball locker room in athletic department’s director of community rela- the summer of tions for two years. After former athletic director 2004, continues to Lee Fowler left in 2000, Donnelly was thrust into look for ways to improve Blue Raider facilities on ers who went on to NFL careers, nine First Team the role of interim AD for 14 months before being a daily basis and is involved in efforts to improve All-Americans, and 12 OVC Players of the Year. named to the permanent post on Jan. 15, 2002. the softball, soccer, and baseball venues. The Nashville native also collected three OVC After Donnelly took the reins of the depart- In 2004, Donnelly saw the Blue Raider Coach of the Year honors along with being twice ment, it didn’t take long before he began putting athletic program win its second Sun Belt Confer- named Regional Coach of the Year. He won the his stamp on the program. During his interim ence All-Sports trophy to remain the only SBC National Football Foundation “Contribution to period, Donnelly guided MT to its first Vic Bubas football school to win the prestigious honor. Football” award in 1989 and was named the Trophy, the Sun Belt’s All-Sports Award, in the In terms of personnel, Donnelly has con- Tennessee Sports Writers Association Coach of school’s first year in the league. He also steered tinued to strengthen the department by bringing the Year in 1988 and 1994. the renovation of the Blue Raider Tennis Com- in quality people to continue to advance the Blue A member of the Blue Raider Hall of Fame, plex during this period. Raider mission. Since taking over the helm of Donnelly was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Since becoming the permanent AD, the program, Donnelly has hired a new men’s Hall of Fame in 1997. Donnelly secured a $1.5 million pledge to con- basketball coach who went on to be honored as His coaching career began at Nashville’s struct a Blue Raider Hall of Fame, which opened the Sun Belt Coach of the Year in his first sea- Father Ryan High School, where he had been in July of 2004. He also successfully contracted son, a women’s golf coach who produced a tour- an outstanding all-around athlete. He took the football games against Alabama and Tennessee nament medalist in her first season, and new reins of the Father Ryan team in 1974 and led that created combined revenue of $1 million in softball, volleyball and soccer coaches. He also his team to a 21-1 record over two seasons 2002. landed a new fundraiser to head the Blue Raider including a perfect 13-0 mark and the Tennes- Athletic Association in 2002, while establishing a see class AAA title in ’74. BOOTS’ HONORS coordinator of athletic development to secure Donnelly had been the Nashville Interscho- l 1960 Nashville Interscholastic League funds in the Nashville area. lastic League’s Player of the Year in 1960 be- Player of the Year In his 20 years on the Blue Raider side- fore enrolling at MT, where he played defensive l 1977 OVC Coach of the Year (Austin Peay) lines, Donnelly amassed an overall record of back for three seasons under legendary Blue 1977 OVC Champions 140–87–1, ranking him the eighth most successful Raider head coach Charles “Bubber” Murphy. l 1983 OVC Co-Coach of the Year (MT) l 1984 NCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year (MT) coach in Division I-AA history. During his career, the Blue Raiders put together l 1985 OVC Coach of the Year (MT) However, a glance inside his record makes an impressive 22-8-1 mark. He passed up his 1985 NCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year (MT) it all the more impressive. When Donnelly took final year of eligibility in 1965 to complete his 1985 OVC Champions over as the school’s football coach, the Blue Raid- degree and later added a master’s degree from l 1988 TSWA Coach of the Year (MT) ers had not compiled a winning record in six MT in 1966. l 1989 OVC Coach of the Year (MT) 1989 National Football Foundation seasons and had not won an Ohio Valley Con- Married to the former Carole Holzapfel, the “Contribution to Football” Award ference championship in 13 years. In just three couple has three daughters—Bunny, Helen, and 1989 OVC Champions years he tallied a winning record and from that Lauren—along with three grandsons and one l 1990 OVC Co-Champions point history speaks for itself. granddaughter. l 1992 OVC Champions During his career, Donnelly won four OVC l 1993 Induction to Blue Raider Sports titles and finished in the National Top 25 on 10 Hall of Fame l 1994 TSWA Coach of the Year occasions and the Blue Raiders made seven I- l 1997 Induction into Tennessee Sports AA playoff appearances. Hall of Fame That’s not all. Donnelly coached 14 play- 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 47 Strength & Conditioning weight room. A television with cable and a state- of-the-art sound system has been installed for the enjoyment of the student-athletes. Three of- fices for the strength coaches are located in the facility, along with restrooms and a small hospi- tality area. The weight room also provides direct access to the football stadium, gameday room, and individual meeting rooms. The gameday room is used not only by the Blue Raider football team on game days and for film breakdown, but also for press conferences, HPERS classes, and other functions. The meeting room is fully equipped with high-tech audio/visual equipment to enhance learning. The weight room is supervised by head strength and conditioning coach Matt Riley, foot- ball strength coach Robb Rogers, and assis- tants Darren Edgington and Cedric Walthaw. Riley, a former Middle Tennessee football player, oversees the entire operation and was responsible for the design and layout of the facil- ity. Following his graduation from Middle Ten- One of the biggest changes in college ath- volume of weights is not the most impressive nessee in 1988, Riley was the head strength letics over the past few years has been the atti- aspect of the room. It is equipped with nine full and conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech in tude toward strength and conditioning. Perform- power racks, nine elevated platforms, and nine 1989 and 1990 before taking over the same ing in the weight room has become just as im- half-racks. Hammer strength equipment rounds role at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992. The portant as on-the-field competition, and Middle out the room with five ground-base jammers, a former Blue Raider oversees programs for both Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a leg exten- the men’s and women’s tennis programs. nation and is committed to making student-ath- sion. Other Hammer strength equipment in the Rogers, the National Strength Coach of the letes the best they can be. facility includes a bench press, a military press, Year in 1996, is in his fifth season with the Blue It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000- a rowing machine, neck machine, pull-up, and Raiders. The coordinator for all football strength plus square foot weight room facility located ad- pull-over. and conditioning programs, Rogers came to jacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium An impressive array of dumbbells is also Middle Tennessee after serving as the head and designed for use by all Middle Tennessee provided for the student-athletes’ use. Two sets strength trainer for the St. Louis Blues of the student-athletes. It is a strength training area that each of dumbbells ranging from five to 150 pounds NHL. Along with strength training, Rogers is widely rivals any in the country. The weight room has are kept on racks around the room. Mirrors ring known for speed development and injury pre- been described by many people as better than the walls of the room to help student-athletes vention. any in the immediate area, including those at ensure that they are using proper form through- Every member of the staff is highly re- SEC and Conference USA schools. out their workouts. Cardiovascular equipment, spected and very knowledgeable in the field, The facility, which opened in January of such as treadmills and stationary bikes, is also which is a big reason Middle Tennessee ath- 1999, greets student-athletes with over 20,000 available in the facility. letes are in better shape today than in years pounds of plates and dumbbells, but the sheer Fringe benefits may also be found in the past. Strength & Conditioning Staff Rogers and Riley are Master Strength & Conditioning Coaches (two of only 43 in the world)

Head Football Assistant AD/ Assistant Assistant Graduate Assistant Strength Coach Strength Coach (Tennis) Darren Edgington Cedric Walthaw Jason Spray Robb Rogers Matt Riley 48 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Sports Medicine ity is top of the line. Athletes can use a full-stride tread- mill, a stairmaster, and ex- ercise bike during their re- habilitation. One of the most recent additions to the equipment in the Sports Medicine facility is a Cybex Head Athletic Trainer muscle performance-test- Joe-Joe Petrone ing machine, which allows the staff to accurately moni- tor the progress of a stu- dent-athlete’s rehabilita- tion. The latest piece of equipment that aids the Sports Medicine staff is a Asst. Athletic Trainer Asst. Athletic Trainer new state-of-the-art com- Lucas Calcari Alison Ness puter system that tracks in- juries, rehab protocols, Health care is one of the most important medications, and surger- aspects of a student-athlete’s life, and no univer- ies. The new computer sity is more committed to keeping athletes healthy system allows each athletic than Middle Tennessee. The Sports Medicine trainer to keep student-ath- facility underwent a $1 million renovation in 2001, lete rehabilitation programs giving MT student-athletes one of the finest ath- moving forward at as rapid letic training facilities in the nation. a pace as possible. “This state-of-the-art facility makes it easy The facility also con- to get our student-athletes back out on the field tains a fully stocked physi- or the court,” said head athletic trainer Joe-Joe cians examination room for Petrone. “Along with the excellent facility and the resolution of any minor equipment at our disposal, we also have out- issues that a student-ath- standing people here in Sports Medicine taking lete may encounter with- care of our student-athletes. We’re all committed out having to take more to helping players stay as healthy as possible time-consuming mea- during their stay at Middle Tennessee.” sures. According to Petrone, the Sports Medicine Petrone and his as- staff has set liberal hours to make sure each sistants each have an of- student-athlete has his or her needs met. The fice in the Sports Medicine Sports Medicine facility opens at 6 a.m. each facility, and there is morning and doesn’t close until all student-ath- workspace for the nine letes have been treated. graduate assistants. Each With the 2001 renovation, the Sports Medi- office is self-contained, al- cine area tripled in size and vastly improved lowing for private consul- health care for each Blue Raider and Lady tations with injured student- Raider program. The Sports Medicine facility athletes. contains a complete injury rehabilitation center, “What these facilities new rehab equipment, two full-sized whirlpools, show,” says MT Athletics a dressing area for athletes, and a private office Director Boots Donnelly, “is a commitment by ity. However, when they are injured, we want for the team physicians. Middle Tennessee to its student-athletes. We them to have every possible advantage.” There is no waiting in the Sports Medicine want our athletes to have a good experience facility since there are nine taping stations, eight here, and quality health care is a big component state-of-the-art modalities, and a brand-new re- of that experience. We hope most athletes won’t habilitation area. All of the equipment in the facil- have to spend time in the Sports Medicine facil- 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 49 Sun Belt Conference siana at Lafayette, Middle Tennessee University, New Final Four (1985, 1986, 1992), and finishing as the Mexico State University, the University of New Or- national runner-up in 1992. leans, the University of North Texas, the University The Sun Belt has the third-highest winning per- of South Alabama and Western Kentucky University. centage in NCAA Tournament games. The league has The Sun Belt Conference now sponsors 19 recorded an NCAA national championship (Old Do- sports (nine for men and 10 for women). The men’s minion in 1985) and a WNIT championship (Arkansas sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, foot- State in ’93). ball, golf, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track In 2004, Sun Belt women’s basketball contin- Commissioner Associate and field and swimming and diving. The women’s ued its strong tradition as Middle Tennessee reached Wright Waters Commissioner sports are basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, soft- the second round of the NCAA Tournament thanks to Helen Grant ball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and a first-round win over North Carolina. field, outdoor track and field and volleyball. Overall, the league has had 33 All-Americans, On the playing field, as one of only 11 Division including 1983 Player of the Year Anne Donovan (Old I-A conferences, the Sun Belt is one of the few leagues Dominion). that boast the opportunity to play the best. In baseball, the Sun Belt annually ranks among In football, the Sun Belt is one of only 11 confer- the nation’s top conferences. It has put at least two ences to sponsor football at the Division I-A level. teams into the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 16 Current Sun Belt football institutions include Arkansas seasons — including four in both 2000 and 2002. State, Idaho, Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana at Mon- In 2000, Louisiana-Lafayette made it to the Director of Assistant roe, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, North NCAA College World Series, where the Ragin’ Cajuns Media Relations Commissioner Texas, Troy University and Utah State. finished tied for third after claiming two wins. Rob Broussard Judy Willson FIU will begin Division I-A football in 2005. In 1997, the league ranked third according to the The Sun Belt is in its 29th season this year with Troy will join the league in all sports in 2005-06, NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, and was fifth in an eye on the future and knowledge of the past. It is while Florida Atlantic University will become a foot- 2002. Current Sun Belt teams sport more than 60 because of this that the Sun Belt continues to thrive ball-only member. In 2006-07, FAU will join the league NCAA Division I baseball postseason appearances. despite the ever-changing world of collegiate athletics. in all sports. The Sun Belt has also displayed athletic excel- Graduating its student-athletes, preparing them In just a short amount of time, the Sun Belt has lence in other sports. For example in 2003, Middle for the future while giving them competitive athletic established itself as a strong football league. Despite Tennessee’s Mardy Scales gave the league its fifth opportunities at the highest level is what the Sun Belt being a “new kid on the block,” the league immedi- national champion in track and field. Scales won in the is about. ately had a bowl tie-in with the New Orleans Bowl. 100-meter run — giving the league its second national And the league is doing that and then some. And, in only its second year of football, the con- champion in four years. Off the field, every Sun Belt school currently ference champion (North Texas) defeated Conference Sun Belt schools are represented at the highest graduates student-athletes at a higher rate than the USA regular season co-champion Cincinnati in the level professionally, including Rich Beem (New “regular” student. On the field the league has had bowl game at the Louisiana Superdome. Last year, Mexico State, Craig Perks (Louisiana-Lafayette) and national champions while continuing to do things in a North Texas again represented the Sun Belt in the Heath Slocum (South Alabama) on the PGA Tour, first-class manner. New Orleans Bowl, and ratings for the ESPN 2- along with Pat Bradley (FIU) and A.J. Eathorne The Sun Belt, meanwhile, is showcasing its televised game continue to climb. (NMSU) on the LPGA Tour. institutions, student-athletes and high ideals to the na- One of the many characteristics shared in each The Sun Belt continues to shine bright academi- tion. Sun Belt sports is tradition. cally. Every year, the league continues to have more This past May, the league announced an ex- In men’s basketball, not only did the Sun Belt and more student-athletes graduating. It has boasted panded television contract with ESPN and ESPN send a team to the NCAA Final Four in its first-year of an Academic All-American in men’s basketball each Regional Television. The contract gives the league play (UNC Charlotte in 1977) the league became of the last four years. more national and regional television exposure in the known as an innovator in its early stages, pioneering The Postgraduate Scholarship, Conference Me- sports of football, men’s basketball and women’s bas- the shot clock and three-point field goal, standards dallion, Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s ketball. It also solidifies one of ESPN’s longest rela- which are followed throughout college basketball to- All-Academic List honor outstanding work in the class- tionships in college athletics, as the network will tele- day. room by the league’s student-athletes. The Confer- vise the men’s basketball championship game for the On the court itself, the Sun Belt has enjoyed ence also awards a Male and Female Student-Athlete 26th straight season in 2005. enormous success. Overall, current Sun Belt teams of the Year honor and numerous sporting behavior The Sun Belt also has a voice in the future of have participated in 74 NCAA Tournament games and awards. college athletics. Thanks to its Division I-A football 72 contests in the National Invitation Tournament. WKU membership, the league has a permanent seat on the and NMSU have advanced to the NCAA Final Fours, NCAA’s Board of Directors. This gives the SBC an while UALR, UL-Lafayette and WKU have also par- opportunity to constantly have a say on some of the ticipated in the NIT Final Four. The league boasts 46 most pressing issues in college athletics. All-Americans and seven Academic All-Americans. Current full-time Sun Belt members institutions Sun Belt members have also made tremendous include, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, strides in women’s basketball as well. Western Ken- Arkansas State University, the University of Denver, tucky has a longstanding history of NCAA Tourna- Florida International University, the University of Loui- ment appearances, making three trips to the Women’s 50 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Academic Center

Director Asst. Director Jeanne Massaquoi Wynnifred Counts The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center at Middle Tennessee houses the academic sup- port system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills Program for all 17 Division I-A sports. The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium on Raider Drive. The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Blue Raider student-athletes can take ad- vantage of the library-like atmosphere as they for daily and weekly reports. Tutors in various been very fortunate to experience an outpour- report for their required study hall hours under subjects are scheduled in the tutoring rooms ing of support in our efforts.” the watchful eyes of the director, Jeanne throughout all hours of operation, and all tutor- The mission of the center is to help student- Massaquoi, and the assistant director and coor- ing takes place at the center. athletes take skills learned on the field and turn dinator of B.R.A.S.S., Wynnifred Counts. The In addition to providing the academic sup- them into positive preparation for life after col- center consists of administrative offices, fully port needed to be successful in the classroom, lege. The center is also committed to meeting the equipped individual and group tutoring rooms, the center is committed to meeting the needs of changing needs of student-athletes. It continues a computer center, and spacious study carrels student-athletes in life skills development through to promote partnerships between the University, equipped with task lighting. Services provided the very popular B.R.A.S.S. Program. the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to by the center in- As B.R.A.S.S. help achieve its goals. clude help with Middle Tennessee had 115 stu- coordinator, Mrs. The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center registration and Counts is dedi- is just one way that Middle Tennessee is helping preregistration, dent-athletes on the Sun Belt cated to helping to prepare student-athletes for life after college. help with study Conference Commissioner’s prepare student- Programs such as B.R.A.S.S. help student-ath- skills, and updates athletes for life letes learn to take personal responsibility for their on NCAA legisla- List and Honor Roll in 2002- after college. lives after college and to become self-sufficient. tion. 03, which led the league. Blue Raiders By taking advantage of these opportunities, stu- In an effort to volunteer, when dent-athletes can get far ahead of their competi- accommodate student-athletes’ busy schedules, possible, to help teachers and students at el- tors in the game of life. the center is open from 7 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. ementary and middle schools throughout Ruth- Monday-Thursday and from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. erford County during the academic year. Report Card on Friday. The center uses an innovative time- In the spring of each year, Special Olym- Semester Honor Roll clock system activated by the student’s ID card pics at MT uses Blue Raider student-athletes to Dean’s List run each event. Career night and substance Spring 2000 122 43 B.R.A.S.S. Program and alcohol abuse seminars are yearly, well- Fall 2000 125 37 The B.R.A.S.S. program is another vehicle that attended events. Social events such as the Fall Spring 2001 121 35 encourages student-athletes to become involved in Welcome Back Picnic and the Spring Student- Fall 2001 133 48 service activities. The MT athletic department, Athlete Ball are eagerly anticipated as the only Spring 2002 128 55 through the B.R.A.S.S. program, became the state’s times during the year when all student-athletes Fall 2002 156 63 can be together. first to take an active role in the Special Olympics. Spring 2003 142 58 “We are very grateful for the cooperation This relationship is strengthened every year, as the Fall 2003 127 43 we receive from our supervising office, Academic Note: The 2002-03 honor roll and dean’s list totals student-athletes begin to look as forward to working Affairs, from the Athletic Department, and from with the Special Olympians as much as the Olym- are records for the athletic department. The depart- the faculty and staff throughout the MT commu- ment also had 13 student-athletes who scored pians look forward to interacting with college ath- nity,” said Massaquoi. “The success of the cen- perfect 4.0 averages in the fall of 2001, which was letes. ter depends on this cooperation, and we have also a new record.

2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 51 Midstate Area in nearby Franklin and Murfreesboro. Residents and tourists alike enjoy visiting the down- town Nashville area known as The Dis- trict. The area along Second Avenue, which parallels the Cumberland River, features several na- tionally known hot spots. The Hard Rock Café is located in located in Nashville with the State Capitol build- this area, along with other restaurants ing and Bicentennial Mall just north of down- and shops with a distinctively local fla- town. vor. If shopping is your bag, middle Tennessee Gaylord Entertainment Center, located offers a wide variety of wares. Nashville’s Farm- at Broadway and Fifth Avenue, is home ers Market has a cornucopia of seasonal, eth- for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. nic, and exotic foods. Opry Mills, adjacent to The Coliseum, home of the Tennessee Opryland Hotel, is a shopping and entertain- Titans NFL franchise, is located just ment complex that includes an IMAX theater. Nu- Long known as a major player in the music across the river and merous malls with industry, middle Tennessee in recent years has is readily accessible The Midstate area has the the latest in fashion also become known for sports at the highest level. from the downtown nation’s 30th largest televi- are located in the In terms of entertainment, sports may now be as area. sion market and approxi- area along with popular as country music. The area is now home The Frist Cen- antique shops, art to the NFL and NHL and boasts a NASCAR ter for the Visual Arts, mately 50,000 Blue Raider dealers, and old- superspeedway. the Country Music alums live within 100 miles fashioned flea Of course, country music continues to be Hall of Fame, the of campus. markets. the heartbeat of Nashville. Many record labels Ryman Auditorium The region is and performance rights organizations maintain (former home of the Grand Ole Opry), and the also popular because of its national reputation their bases of operations on the “Third Coast.” Tennessee Performing Arts Center are all popu- for family-friendly activities. The area features Numerous country music stars make their homes lar destinations. Adjacent to the downtown area many parks, rivers, lakes, and hiking trails for is Music Row, where many of Nashville’s family fun. The schools in middle Tennessee are record labels and recording studios op- consistently given high marks for excellence. erate out of historic buildings. The best part about all of these area attrac- History buffs should remember that the tions is that Middle Tennessee State University middle Tennessee area has a number is located within a few minutes of them all. of Civil War battlefields, museums, and military cemeteries. The Hermitage, home of Presi- dent Andrew Jackson, is in Nashville. In Murfreesboro, the 584- acre Stones River Na- tional Battlefield, site of a crucial Civil War battle, is believed to have the old- est Civil War monument still standing in its original location. The seat of Ten- nessee’s government is 52 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Murfreesboro population of about 72,000 allows citizens to live in a relatively large city with a small-town atmo- Murfreesboro & sphere. Rutherford County has more than Rutherford County 194,000 residents. The county is the fastest grow- Facts & Figures ing in the state and the fifth fastest growing in the South. STATISTICS Economic growth has boomed almost as Rutherford County is located at the geographic cen- fast as the population. The Murfreesboro/Ruth- ter of the state of Tennessee. erford County area has attracted major manu- l 619 feet above sea level facturing companies such as Nissan, l 612 square miles Bridgestone/Firestone, Georgia Pacific, Hewlett- MEDIAN AGE Packard, Dell Computers, and Aladdin. Shop- Rutherford County ...... 31.2 ping centers have doubled in number in the past Tennessee ...... 35.9 10 years, and Murfreesboro is one of the larg- WEATHER est cities in the country in terms of restaurant-to- Average Yearly Temp ...... 59.6 degrees people ratio. Summer average Temp ...... 78.7 degrees For the history buff, there are several sites Winter average Temp ...... 48 degrees in and around the Murfreesboro area to visit. Average rainfall ...... 50.64 inches The 500-acre Stones River National Battlefield Average snowfall ...... 5.9 inches In the heart of Tennessee lies Murfreesboro, was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the one of the fastest growing cities in the state and Civil War and can be visited year-round. AIRPORTS the country. Murfreesboro is the home of Middle Oaklands historic site, the Sam Davis home, Murfreesboro l Smyrna Tennessee State University and is located at the Fortress Rosecrans, and Cannonsburgh Village Nashville International (about 10 miles north of the exact geographic center of the state of Tennes- recreate the rich history of the area and wel- county line in Davidson County) see. Murfreesboro has a storied past and an come visitors. TOURISM extremely bright future. Parks and recreation are top-notch in the $140.1 million (2001) Founded in 1811, Murfreesboro was for- area. Murfreesboro alone boasts four golf NEWSPAPERS merly known as Cannonsburgh. The name was courses: Old Fort, Indian Hills, the VA golf course, l Daily News Journal changed to Murfreesboro after only 33 days in and Stones River Country Club. The area also l Rutherford Courier (weekly) honor of Revolutionary War Col. Hardy Murfree. has several other courses, including Smyrna l The Sun (weekly) Today, Cannonsburgh historical site, which in- Municipal, Cedar Crest, Champions Run, and cludes a gristmill, one-room schoolhouse, town Blackberry Ridge. McKnight Park is the home of HEALTH CARE hall, log home, and church, is one of the most SportsCom, softball fields, baseball fields, and l Middle Tennessee Medical Center visited historical sites in the midstate. soccer fields. Oaklands Park includes a 25-acre l StoneCrest Medical Center From 1817 to 1822, Murfreesboro served historical site, picnic areas, and baseball fields. l York VA Medical Center as the state’s capital. Old Fort Park includes l Hospice of Murfreesboro The capital was picnic areas for relax- PUBLIC SCHOOLS moved to Nashville ation, baseball fields, Rutherford County School System has 38 schools, because of its larger tennis courts, and a including seven high schools: Oakland, Riverdale, economic base and golf course. In addition Siegel, Smyrna, La Vergne, Holloway and easy access to the to all the parks in the Blackman. Cumberland River. area, the Stones Murfreesboro has re- River Greenway is a Grand Championship Tennessee Walking Horse mained a major eco- great way to enjoy a Show are just a few annual events that attract nomic center since the walk, jog, bike ride, or thousands of visitors to the area. The Nashville city’s founding be- skate on a beautiful Superspeedway is located close to the Ruther- cause of its geo- scenic trail parallel to ford County line and is the host of several races, graphic location: just the Stones River. including a NASCAR Busch Series race. 30 miles southeast of If rest and relax- Expanding population and increasing Nashville and about ation is not what you growth have made Murfreesboro a vibrant com- 90 miles from Chatta- are looking for, there munity. However, growth has not left behind the nooga. Murfreesboro are several ways to core values that have made Murfreesboro one has also seen tre- stay entertained in of the area’s most preferred cities in which to mendous growth be- Murfreesboro. Jazz live. With all indications pointing toward a con- cause of its proximity Fest, Uncle Dave Ma- tinuation of the area’s growth, Murfreesboro will to interstate highways. con Days Festival, maintain its place among the state’s most out- Murfreesboro’s and the International standing and livable cities. 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 53 Dining Facilities Eating ... Blue Raider Style

The cafeteria at Corlew allows students to sample an all-you- The Cyber Cafe at Woodmore allows students to check their can-eat buffet of their favorites. email or watch TV while eating lunch.

Middle Tennessee offers five different on-campus dining areas, with cafe to capacity. The café also features a wide array of items traditionally the most popular being the Keathley University Center (KUC) Grill and the found in convenience stores. Cyber Café. Student-athletes can start the day with biscuits and gravy and an The KUC is located in the center of campus and is a major intersec- omelet from McCallie Dining in Corlew Hall. This is a favorite spot because tion for student activities. The Grill is located on the second floor and of the fun atmosphere and all-you-can-eat dining selections. Student- features Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, athletes get a chance to relax and socialize with each other while feasting and Freshens (Desserts and Smoothies). The KUC Grill is open from on subs, pizza, grill works, fresh-made pasta, and a salad bar. Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and is open until 5 p.m. on nights in McCallie are theme nights featuring, for example, tastes of the Fridays. bayou on Cajun night or a feast of egg rolls and fried rice on Far East The Cyber Café is the first night. No matter what is served, of its kind in the Tennessee the fellowship among athletes Board of Regents system, offer- and students is always enjoy- ing a futuristic and efficient way able. for students to dine. Students are A great spot for lunch is the able to eat and e-mail or search James Union Building. Students the Web at the same time on eight can enjoy foods from Subway, computers with access to the pizza and pasta, Sweet Things, World Wide Web. Salad Bar, and Café Features. Gyros, Burger King, and Finally, snack favorites can Taco Bell serve students until 10 be found in the Mass Communi- p.m. during the week and 7 p.m. cation and Business and Aero- on Fridays. Six 32-inch televi- space buildings. sions suspended from the ceil- ing also catch students up on events around the world. Sofas and armchairs also make the Cyber Café a great place to re- lax between classes with coffee or Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. A popular event for students is open mic night when live music is performed during the dinner hour. This weekly event fills the

54 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis Traditions LEGEND OF athletes build character as well as strength. This winged horse, Lightning, is a symbol to Middle LIGHTNING Tennessee students, athletes, and alumni of the In Greek mythology, the winged horse pos- soaring school spirit they experience at sporting sessed superior cunning and speed. The thun- events. dering horse of the gods For its nobility and was entrusted to carry character, the winged awesome lightning bolts horse was immortalized in and could only be har- the stars. Now, with nessed by a noble being breathtaking speed and with a pure heart. Char- thundering, unbridled acter, talent, and strength power, Lightning strikes, were required to mount forevermore, fear in the The Middle Tennessee athletic de- and ride the fabled hearts of Blue Raider op- winged horse. ponents and leads Middle partment unveiled its newest logos (above) Today, this winged Tennessee to victory! on January 17, 1998, before a packed horse is a fitting symbol of house at a Blue Raider basketball game. a university that has BLUE The athletic department primarily uses the earned its wings and ex- MT logo as opposed to the more horizon- cels in many academic RAIDER tal Blue Raiders logo. The MT horse logo arenas, including historic NICKNAME was designed by Chris Brady. preservation, teacher In the early days of training, aerospace, politi- athletics at Middle Ten- cal science, horse sci- nessee State University, used about 1945, when then-University Presi- ence, and recording in- the teams were known by dent Q. M. Smith instructed Public Relations Di- dustry. But the winged several nicknames. rector Gene Sloan to use the figure in conjunc- horse is more than a sym- Among these were tion with the nickname. bol of physical accom- Teachers, Normalites, In 1965, the Associated Student Body es- plishment; it’s also a sym- and Pedagogues. tablished strict specifications regarding the size bol of character and the In 1934, it was de- of the student who would emulate Forrest. It is responsible wielding of power. cided that the school needed a specific nickname. believed that this was done because there was The challenge of all great universities and During football season that year, the only one uniform available and a “good fit” was university athletic departments is to help student- Murfreesboro Daily News Journal held a con- desired. Later, in sensitivity to the African-Ameri- test to name the team. can community, the figure of General Forrest Fight Song The late Charles Sarver, then a Middle was abandoned. Blue Raiders ride on to vic-t’ry Tennessee foot- For a time, Never failing in the fight ball player and the “unofficial” Upholding honor and tradition later principal at mascot for the Of the name’s that’s held most high White County Blue Raiders was High School in a costumed, car- M-T-S-U marching onward Sparta, Tenn., toon-like dog. A This will be our battle cry won the $5 prize reasonable fac- For the one, true pride of the Blue for his entry of simile of a bluetick M-T-S-U Raiders Ride! “Blue Raiders.” hound, the affable Sarver later indi- character was cated he had dubbed “Ole Alma Mater “borrowed” the Blue.” We sing thy praises, nickname of the On January faithful guide of youth, Colgate Red Raiders, but substituted MTSU Blue 17, 1998, the current mascot, “Lightning,” was Through all the ages for Colgate Red. Ever since then, Middle Ten- born. The mascot was unveiled, along with an affirmed and strong in truth. nessee athletic teams have been known as the attractive eye-catching logo, at a basketball game Alma Mater, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. in Murphy Center. The introduction of Lightning We proudly offer The symbol of Confederate General gave a new identity to the nickname Blue Raid- our hearts in loyalty. Nathan Bedford Forrest on a horse was first ers. 2004-05 Blue Raider Tennis 55 GoBlueRaiders.com Regardless of where you are or what time of day it is, you can access up-to-date information on your favorite Blue Raider sports or athletes. GoBlueRaiders.com is a fast and accurate Internet source for official coverage of Blue Raider athletics. GoBlueRaiders.com averages more than 7 mil- lion page views a year, with the average visitor spending in excess of six minutes on the site each day. After two years of operation under a national sports website provider, GoBlueRaiders.com moved to a total in-house operation with a new design and format. Since 2001, the athletic media relations of- fice has managed the site and been responsible for all content, designs, services, and updates. Thanks to members of the media relations staff, pre-game releases, game stories, features, and up- to-date statistics, photos, and results for the 17 Blue Raider sports are posted to the site, providing the most complete source of information about Middle Tennessee athletics anywhere. The website has become a valuable tool in promoting each and every Middle Tennessee schol- arship sport. Custom sites for recent standouts such as Dewon Brazelton, Courtney Mitchell and Dwone Hicks have been integrated into the GoBlueRaiders.com website. The site also carries monthly calendars of up- coming events, press conference audio, photo gal- leries of various events and games, complete bios on coaches and players, and online broadcasts of football, men’s and women’s basketball, and base- ball games.

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