1/23 vs. State , Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 1/31 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. ET 2/01 South Carolina/VCU Knoxville, Tenn. TBA 2/07 vs. UC Santa Barbara Salt Lake City, Utah 11:00 a.m. MT 2/13 vs. Montana State Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 p.m. MT vs. Idaho State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/19 vs. Weber State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/26 vs. Boise State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/27 vs. San Francisco Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 3/02 at California Berkeley, Calif. 1:30 p.m. PT 3/03 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 1:30 p.m. PT 3/14 vs. Nebraska Salt Lake City, Utah 11:00 a.m. MT 3/20 vs. San Diego Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 3/23 vs. Cornell Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 p.m. MT 3/26 vs. New Mexico State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 4/01 at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 1:00 p.m. MT 4/03 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 10:00 a.m. MT 4/08 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT 4/09 at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT 4/16 vs. UNLV Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 4/17 vs. San Diego State Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 4/24 vs. BYU Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/28 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 4/29 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 4/30 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 5/01 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 5/14-16 First and Second Rounds Campus Sites TBA 5/20-25 Team Championships Athens, Ga. TBA 5/26-31 Individual Championships Athens, Ga. TBA Me d i a In f o r m a t i o n Utah Men’s Tennis 2009-10 Roster Table Of Contents Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 2009-10 Men’s Season Outlook . . . . . 1 Timmy Allin Sr. 5-9 Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) Men’s Coaching Staff ...... 2 Phillip Eilers Sr. 6-2 Salzgitter, Germany (Indiana University) Men’s Player Profiles ...... 3-9 Alex Golding Fr. 6-1 Harrow, England (John Lyon) 2008-09 Men’s Season Review . . . . . 10 Stephen Jacobs Jr. 6-4 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart HS) Men’s Team History ...... 11-14 Dmytro Mamedov Fr. 6-1 Kiev, Ukraine (School 155 Kiev) Utah Men’s Tennis Off The Court . . . . 15 Roman Margoulis Fr. 5-10 Luxembourg (Lycee Robery Schuman) This Is The U...... 16-17 Jason Smits Sr. 6-1 Trenton, Ontario (East Northumberland Secondary) Strength And Conditioning ...... 18 Artem Strunnikov Fr. 6-2 Moscow, Russia (Pirandello Rome) Facilities ...... 19 Benito Suriano So. 6-1 El Salvador (Britanica Cuscatleca) Academic Strength At The U...... 20 Brad Weaver Fr. 6-0 Salt Lake City, Utah (East High School) Salt Lake City . . . . . (inside back cover)

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General Information Men’s Tennis Staff Location...... Salt Lake City Head Coach...... F.D. Robbins (24th year) Metro Population...... 1,333,914 Alma Mater...... Utah, 1972 Founded...... 1850 Overall Record...... 309-282 Enrollment...... 29,019 Office Phone...... (801) 581-4755 Conference...... Mountain West Assistant Coach... Roeland Brateanu (3rd year) Administration & Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Alma Mater...... Utah, 2004 Support Staff Colors...... Crimson and White Office Phone...... (801) 585-3956 Nickname...... Utes Mascot...... Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Sports Information Tennis Facility...... Eccles Tennis Center Associate SID...... Kyle Harris Capacity...... 1,500 Tennis SID...... Rachel Bishop Office/Cell..... (801) 581-3510/(419) 265-1885 Team Information E-mail...... [email protected] 2008-09 Overall Record...... 16-9 Dr. Chris Hill Diane Gentry Director of Athletics Tennis Secretary MWC Record...... 4-2 MWC Finish...... T-2nd Credits Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 5/3 The 2009-10 Men’s Tennis Newcomers...... 5 Media Guide is a product of the Utah sports information office. Editing, design and layout Utah Administration by Associate Sports Information Director President...... Michael K. Young Kyle Harris. Written by Rachel Bishop, sports Director of Athletics...... Dr. Chris Hill information student assistant. Rachel Bishop Scott Willis Faculty Representative...... Dr. William Smith Tennis SID Strength & Conditioning Assoc. A.D/External Relations.....Doug Knuth Photography by Steve Wilson, Salt Lake Assoc. A.D./Internal Operations... Pete Oliszczak Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, and Utah Assoc. A.D./Sports Information...... Liz Abel Travel Council. Cover and graphic design by Assoc. A.D./Student Support... Mary Bowman Rocky Lindgren. Asst. A.D./Ticketing...... Zack Lassiter Director of Development...... Doug Knuth Printing by Printech Plus of Salt Lake City. Director of Athletic Relations...Many Hendrix Events & Facilities Coordinator...... Steve Pyne Isaac Gardner Rob Rainey Athletic Trainer Academic Advisor

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Salt Lake City, home to the University of Utah, Sundance Film Festival. Sundance is the largest The Weather’s merges the amenities of a major metropolitan area independent film festival in the United States and Great with beautiful natural surroundings. With 181,743 attracts movie stars, celebrities, and thousands of film residents, Salt Lake City is the largest city in the buffs to the area every year. • 237 days of sunshine per year state and its metro population of 1,333,914 ranks in • 15 percent humidity average the top 40 of U.S. cities. However, Salt Lake City Professional sports are yet another source of maintains the charm of a small western city. Scenery, entertainment. Pro franchises in Salt Lake City Average Temperature location, culture and recreational opportunities are include the (NBA), (Major Highs some of the reasons why Salt Lake City was named League Soccer) and the Utah Blaze (Arena Football August 91 “The Best City for Jobs in 2008” by prominent League). Other pro teams in the city are the Salt September 80 business publishing company Forbes. Lake Bees (AAA baseball) and the October 66 (East Coast Hockey League). November 50 One of the most beautiful cities in the world, Salt Lake City offers majestic views in all directions. Recreational opportunities abound and there December 38 To the east are the 11,500-foot peaks of the Wasatch are 10 national parks within a day’s drive from Salt January 36 Mountains (“mountains of many waters,” as named Lake City. Fly fishing, backpacking, mountain biking February 42 by the Paiute Indians), which belong to the Rocky and river running are popular activities. With four March 51 Mountain range. To the west soar the Oquirrh distinct seasons, a humidity average of 15 percent April 61 Mountains (pronounced Oaker and May 72 meaning “the shining mountains”). June 84 The lowest point within city July 93 boundaries is 4,210 feet near the Great Salt Lake, and the highest is Grandview Peak, at 9,410 feet. The Great Salt Lake—which is 48 miles wide and 90 miles long—is the world’s second largest saltwater lake and the largest lake in the western United States.

Unique geography is just one of Salt Lake City’s many qualities. The city boasts the nation’s highest literacy rate, highest percentage of high school graduates and highest percentage of college-educated people. and sunny days, Salt Lake City offers pleasant weather conditions year round. Salt Lake City is the financial, educational, distribution, warehousing, commercial, cultural and Salt Lake City’s charms are easily accessible communications hub of the Intermountain West. even to those visiting from out of state. Salt Lake It is the center to world-renowned medical and International Airport is a two-and-a-half-hour flight technological industries. for half of the United States’ population. The airport is located just 15 minutes from the University of Tourism is also a huge economic boon to Utah. Karl Malone led the Utah Jazz to two NBA Finals and earned two the state, with the travel and tourism-related MVP awards before retiring in industries providing over 112,000 jobs. Many of 2005. those employment opportunities are associated with the eight world-class ski resorts located less than 40 miles from , which served as host for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

Cultural and ethnic activities flourish in Salt Lake City. Downtown is home to art galleries, professional symphony, opera, theater and dance, and is a scheduled stop for numerous Broadway shows. Ethnic festivals draw big crowds throughout the year.

Salt Lake City also joins forces with the nearby resort town of Ten national parks are within a few hours’ drive of Salt Lake City. Park City, Utah, to host the annual

www.UtahUtes.com 2010 Media Guide 1/23 vs. Utah State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 1/31 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. ET 2/01 South Carolina/VCU Knoxville, Tenn. TBA 2/07 vs. UC Santa Barbara Salt Lake City, Utah 11:00 a.m. MT 2/13 vs. Montana State Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 p.m. MT vs. Idaho State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/19 vs. Weber State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/26 vs. Boise State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 2/27 vs. San Francisco Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 3/02 at California Berkeley, Calif. 1:30 p.m. PT 3/03 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 1:30 p.m. PT 3/14 vs. Nebraska Salt Lake City, Utah 11:00 a.m. MT 3/20 vs. San Diego Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 3/23 vs. Cornell Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 p.m. MT 3/26 vs. New Mexico State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 p.m. MT 4/01 at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 1:00 p.m. MT 4/03 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 10:00 a.m. MT 4/08 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT 4/09 at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 2:00 p.m. CT 4/16 vs. UNLV Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 4/17 vs. San Diego State Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT 4/24 vs. BYU Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 p.m. MT MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/28 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 4/29 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 4/30 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 5/01 MWC Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 5/14-16 First and Second Rounds Campus Sites TBA 5/20-25 Team Championships Athens, Ga. TBA 5/26-31 Individual Championships Athens, Ga. TBA