2008-09 Men’s & Women’s Tennis

University Information Table of Contents School:...... Quick Facts/Contents ...... 1 Location: ...... Stony Brook, N.Y. About Stony Brook...... 2-3 Founded: ...... 1957 Coaching Staff...... 4-5 Enrollment: ...... 23,997 Men’s Season Outlook...... 6 Nickname: ...... Seawolves Women’s Season Outlook...... 6 Colors: ...... Red, Blue and Grey Meet the Seawolves...... 7-11 Affiliation: ...... NCAA I Student-Athlete Development...... 12 Conference: ...... America East 2007-08 Results...... 13 Home Courts: ...... University Courts Records/History...... 14-15 Capacity: ...... 200 Seawolves Administration...... 16 President: ...... Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Director of Athletics: ...... Jim Fiore Athletic Department Phone: ...... 631-632-7205 Athletic Department Fax: ...... 631-632-7122

Tennis Information First Year of Men’s Tennis: ...... 1978-79 First Year of Women’s Tennis: ...... 1973-74 All-Time Record: ...... Men: 244-179 (.577) Women: 238-186-1 (.561) America East Championships: ...... Men: 1 (2006) NCAA Appearances: ...... Men: 2 2007-08 Record: ...... Men: 10-7 Women: 10-8 2007-08 America East Finish:...... Men: Semifinals Women: Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost: ...... Men: 4/2 Athletics Communications Women: 3/3 Director/Tennis Contact:...... Phil Hess Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... Men: 5/4 Office: ...... 631-632-7289 Women: 3/5 Cell: ...... 248-840-2655 Head Coach: ...... Gary Glassman Email: ...... [email protected] Alma Mater: ...... Oneonta State, ‘89 Assistants: .Jeremy Cohen, Adam Gutes, Craig Schroeder Office Phone: ...... 631-632-7208 Fax: ...... 631-632-8841 Record at SBU: ...... Men: 115-70 (9 yrs.) Mailing Address: ...... Stony Brook University Women: 108-65 (8 yrs.) Indoor Sports Complex Overall Record: ...... Men: 127-80 (11 yrs.) Stony Brook, NY 11794-3500 Women: 169-109 (15 yrs.) Assistant Coach: ...... Chris Canady Credits: The 2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis media guide is a Alma Mater:...... Southwest Baptist, ‘07 publication of the Stony Brook Athletics Communication Office. Assistant Coach...... Justin Drzal Written and designed by Phil Hess. Cover designs by John Alma Mater...... Stonehill, ‘98 Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design. Editorial assistance provided by the Athletic Communications Staff. Photos by Bob O’Rourk, Jeremy Cohen and Phil Hess. Printed by RI Com- munications of New York, New York. For additional copies of this publication please contact the Stony Brook Athletics Com- munications Office.

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Coaching Staff Gary Glassman Head Coach 10th Season Oneonta State, 1989

Now in his tenth season at Stony Brook, head pete among the elite coach Gary Glassman has made great strides with teams in the confer- The Glassman File both the men’s and women’s tennis programs, ence. The rest of the • Northeast ITA Coach of the Year: 2004 transforming his teams into consistent contenders league took notice of • America East Men’s Coach of the Year: 2006 for the America East Championship. A member Glassman’s program • America East Women’s Coach of the Year: 2002 of the ITA regional ranking committee and NCAA on the rise, naming Division I Tennis Committee, Glassman has led him women’s Coach Year Team Overall Conf. Post Season 1990-91 (M) St. Rose 2-5 -- -- the men’s and women’s squads to a .500 or better of the Year for his ac- 1992-93 (W) Georgia Southern 4-10 2-4 -- record in all but one of their combined 18 seasons complishments. 1993-94 (W) Georgia Southern 7-12 2-5 -- during his tenure. Glassman’s first 1994-95 (W) Georgia Southern 11-6 5-2 -- In his first nine seasons at Stony Brook, Glass- season with Stony 1995-96 (W) Georgia Southern 14-3 7-0 Southern Champs 1996-97 (W) Louisiana-Monroe 12-6 8-0 Southland Champs man has posted a combined men’s and women’s Brook in 1999-2000 1997-98 (W) Louisiana-Monroe 13-7 8-0 Southland Champs record of 223-135. Last season he guided the saw him success- 1998-99 (M) Rensselaer 10-5 5-3 UCAA Runner-Up men’s team to a 10-7 overall record and a berth in fully transition both 1999-00 (M) Stony Brook 8-8 na -- the America East Tournament semi-finals, a spot programs to the Di- (W) Stony Brook 9-4 na -- 2000-01 (M) Stony Brook 15-6 na -- the Seawolves have been in for seven straight sea- vision I level. Glass- (W) Stony Brook 13-8 na -- sons. On the women’s side Stony Brook finished man brought the 2001-02 (M) Stony Brook 13-6 2-2 America East Runner-up with its ninth consecutive record of .500 or better, women’s team to a (W) Stony Brook 15-5 5-1 America East Runner-up finishing 10-8 and making it to the semi-finals of 9-4 record - a com- 2002-03 (M) Stony Brook 8-8 4-2 America East Runner-up (W) Stony Brook 8-7 4-3 America East Semifinalist the America East Tournament, making it seven plete turnaround from 2003-04 (M) Stony Brook 19-3 6-1 America East Runner-up straight seasons the women have reached that the team’s 5-7 mark (W) Stony Brook 12-11 5-2 America East Semifinalist round of the tournament as well. in 1998-99. He also 2004-05 (M) Stony Brook 16-9 4-2 America East Runner-up In the 2005-2006 season, Glassman’s men’s kept the success of (W) Stony Brook 16-8 3-3 America East Semifinalist 2005-06 (M) Stony Brook 15-9 6-0 America East Champs/NCAA squad won the America East tournament over the men’s program (W) Stony Brook 11-7 3-3 America East Seminfinalist Binghamton, earning them an automatic bid to on track, leading the 2006-07 (M) Stony Brook 11-14 2-2 America East Runner-up the NCAA tournament where they faced defending Seawolves to an 8-8 (W) Stony Brook 14-7 3-3 America East Semifinals champion and #10 UCLA in the first round. The record following their 2007-08 (M) Stony Brook 10-7 3-2 America East Semifinals (W) Stony Brook 10-8 3-3 America East Semifinals men’s team swept all but one conference award 7-7 record and an while Glassman was named conference coach of NECC championship Ov e r a l l Me n Wom e n the year with Mike Crooks picking up SBU Athlete in 1998-99, the pro- Career Totals 296-189 (.610) 127-80 (.614) 169-109 (.608) of the Year honors. gram’s third straight. SBU Totals 223-135 (.623) 115-70 (.622) 108-65 (.624) During his nine seasons at Stony Brook, Glass- Excellence in the man has successfully transitioned the program into classroom as well as tradition to the Seawolves program, seeing the the America East Conference where it has become on the court is stressed by Glassman, demonstrat- results of hard work in practice and conditioning a title contender every season. Under his tutelage, ed by the continuous recognition his teams receive pay off on the court with victories. In the coming Seawolves have been named All-America East a for academic excellence. Four times, including last years coach Glassman is committed to bringing total of 37 times. season for the men, Glassman has seen his teams in more local, homegrown talent, in addition to Glassman was named 2004 Stony Brook Co- earn ITA All-Academic Team honors. Individually, an aggressive international recruiting strategy, Coach of the Year as five Seawolves--Philippe Stony Brook players have earned a total of 48 ITA to enhance the squad and solidify Stony Brook Amireault, Michael Crooks, Egil Anonsen, Tal All-Academic Team awards. tennis as a top contender for the America East Meir and Alamgir Wali--were named All-America With a coaching style that allows him to get the title every season. East. Anonsen set the school record for career most out of his players, Glassman’s teams have Prior to joining the Stony Brook program, singles wins (71) while taking home Stony Brook continuously demonstrated the talent and deter- Glassman enjoyed extensive success at every Athlete of the Year Honors. The team rattled off mination that keeps the program among the best stop in his coaching career. In 1999, he guided 11 consecutive wins en route to a 19-3 record and in the America East. His commitment to recruiting the men’s program at Division III Rensselaer Poly- achieved it’s first-ever ITA national ranking, reach- far and wide makes for a diverse roster of play- technic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y., to a regional ing as high as No. 70 in the polls. For his efforts, ers who can draw from their various international ranking and a runner-up finish in the Upstate Col- Glassman was recognized as the ITA Northeast experiences to learn from one another on and off legiate Athletic Association. The Red Hawks went Region Men’s Coach of the Year. the court. In order to unify this conglomeration of 10-5 and Glassman was awarded Conference During the Seawolves’ inaugural 2001-02 talents, Glassman utilizes coaching strategies that Coach of the Year honors. America East season, Glassman led both teams allow each individual to focus on the single goal of Glassman also coached the University of to the finals of the America East Championships, bringing the team to a championship. Louisiana-Monroe women’s tennis program to proving that Stony Brook University could com- Glassman has brought a winning attitude and two straight Southland Conference champion-

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ships in 1996-97, earning conference Coach of the Year honors in 1997. In 1996, he was selected the Louisiana Sportswriters Coach of the Year. Louisiana-Monroe did not lose a conference match Chris Canady during Glassman’s two year reign, posting a 16-0 Assistant Coach record and obtaining a national ranking during First Season both seasons he was at the helm of the Division I program. Southwest Baptist, 2007 Coaching women’s tennis at Georgia Southern University from 1992-95, Glassman turned the program around and cracked the national ranks of Beginning his first season with the Stony Brook tennis program as an assistant coach is Chris Division I, reaching a high ranking of 42 in 1995. Canady. He will assist Coach Glassman with all aspects of the tennis program as part of his day-to- He improved a Lady Eagles squad that went 11-22 day duties. during his first two seasons with the program to a Canady comes to Stony Brook from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri where he 25-9 mark over his last two years, including a 12-2 spent the 2007-08 season as an assistant coach. While there he helped guide the Bearcats to the record in Southern Conference play. Glassman’s 2008 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and NCAA Regional championships. He devel- finest season at GSU came in 1995 when the team oped the team’s strength and conditioning program and supervised all of the squad’s training activi- won the regular season and tournament crowns, ties. going 7-0 in conference play and 14-3 overall. He In addition to coaching experience, Canady also brings camp experience to his position at Stony earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year Brook. He has served as the Assistant Director of Tennis at Camp Winadu in Massachusetts where he assisted with the training of the staff and supervision of camp operations. honors for his efforts, tallying the most wins for the Canady also served at Southwest Baptist as an administrative graduate assistant in the athletics program since 1982. department, working with the departments marketing efforts as well as event operations. A Dean’s List student and outstanding athlete A 2007 graduate of Southwest Baptist with a B.A. in community recreation, Canady played his at Oneonta State University, Glassman was voted collegiate tennis for the Bearcats. He is currently working towards his Master’s in education from the team captain and most valuable player during his school. Canady is originally from Monett, Missouri. junior and senior seasons and still ranks among the program’s top 10 in total wins. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1989 and took the varsity coaching position at the College Justin Drzal of St. Rose for the men’s and women’s tennis programs upon graduation. He earned his mas- Assistant Coach ter’s degree in sports management in 1991 from Sixth Season Georgia Southern University, taking the coaching Stonehill College, 1998 position there a year later

Justin Drzal is back for a sixth season as an assistant coach at Stony Brook. Prior to joining the Stony Brook staff, Drzal was the assistant women’s tennis coach at Virginia from 1998-2001. While at Virginia, he received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Assistant Coach of the Year Award for the East Region in 2000, and helped the Cavaliers to back-to-back 13-10 records, including two consecutive seasons at 3-5 in the very competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. He helped the Cavaliers to a spot in the WingspanBank.com national rankings, coming in at 53rd in the May 1, 2000 polls. The following season, he helped lead the Cavaliers to an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. Drzal graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stonehill College in 1998 where he majored in American studies and communications. He played on the tennis team from 1994-1998, captaining the squad his junior and senior years while playing No. 1 singles and doubles. He was awarded the Edward E. Martin Scholar-Athlete Award in 1998. Drzal earned his master’s degree in teaching from Dowling College and currently teaches in the Connetquot School District.

2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis 5 Rosters/Oulooks

2008-09 Men’s Tennis Roster Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School/Prev. School) Halvar Dil Jr. 5-11 Amersfoort, Netherlands (U. Miami Online/Drake) Juan Carlos Cotto Sr. 5-5 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (Colegio Maria Auxiliadora) Jon Epstein Jr. 6-2 Silver Spring, Md. (Hebrew Academy) Youssef Fassi-Fehri Sr. 5-10 Fes, Morocco (Lycee Jean-Marc Bolvin) Iván Rummel So. 6-0 Budapest, Hungary (Altisz Gymnasium) Ilan Shvartz Jr. 5-11 Haifa, Israel (Ironi Tet) Mitch Wong Fr. 5-9 Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)

Me n ’s Ou t l oo k Year after year Stony Brook’s men’s ten- Junior Ilan Shvartz and sophomore Ivan his credit, just three wins shy of cracking the nis team has proven itself to be one of the best Rummel are the two all-conference play- top-five all-time at Stony Brook. Senior Juan in the America East Conference. With five let- ers returning for the Seawolves in 2008-09. Carolos Cotto will also add an experienced terwinners back to build his line-up around, Rummel should hold down one of the upper presence that Glassman can add to his line- head coach Gary Glassman will have plenty singles flights after a 15-9 freshman campaign up. of firepower at his disposal for the 2008-09 that saw him win five out of six matches at the Junior Jon Epstein improved last sea- version of Seawolves’ men’s tennis. No. 2 position in dual matches. Shvartz turned son to the point that his 16 singles wins from After playing last season with a relatively in another solid effort last season as well, so- a year ago lead the returning players on the young and inexperienced roster, the 2008-09 lidifying the middle of the SBU lineup where 2008-09 squad. He will also add stability to the team will be able to use last season’s experi- he was undefeated (5-0) at No. 3 in dual middle of the line-up. ence to build a foundation with, one that should matches. Two new faces will join the Seawolves have them in contention for the America East A two-time All-America East performer, this season to round out the line-up. Junior title yet again. Stony Brook has reached the senior Youssef Fassi-Fehri will bring his ex- Halvar Dil transferred to Stony Brook from finals of the America East Tournament in six perience and leadership to the middle of the Drake University where he went 13-5 over of the past seven years. With a pair of All- lineup for the Seawolves. Last season he was two seasons. Freshman Mitch Wong comes America East players returning, a return to the a combined 8-2 between the Nos. 3 & 4 po- to the program from Florida where he helped conference finals is not out of the question. sitions and has 44 career singles victories to lead his high school to a state championship.

2008-09 Women’s Tennis Roster Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School/Prev. School) Fanny Charliquart So. 5-4 Gueugnon, France (Lycee Camille Claudel) Erica Federgreen Sr. 5-9 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) Emily Gevins Fr. 5-4 Suffern, N.Y. (Clarkstown) Katherine Hanson Fr. 5-10 Smithtown, N.Y. (Hauppauge) Gayatri Krishnan Fr. 5-2 Chennai, India (National Inst. of Open Schooling) Salome Mkervalidze Fr. 5-8 Brewster, N.Y. (Brewster) Anna Pieschl Fr. 5-3 Gothenberg, Sweden (Katrinelund) Paola Rodolfi Jr. 5-1 Asuncion, Paraguay (Sek Paraguay International)

Wom e n ’s Ou t l oo k It will be a very young and inexperienced No. 1 and No. 6, anchoring the middle of the player and should claim another spot in the women’s tennis team that will take the court lineup with a combined 9-3 record between starting line-up in 2008-09. in 2008-09 for Stony Brook. With just three re- the Nos. 4 and 5 spots. Her 17 total singles New. That is what the rest of the Stony turning players, head coach Gary Glassman wins was second on the team and is tops Brook roster will be in 2008-09 as five fresh- will have his work cut out for him at the begin- among this season’s returning players. men will provide the rest of the Seawolves ning of the season as he pieces together the Junior Paola Rodolfi, the 2007 America line-up. Three of the new players are New Seawolves line-up. A group of five freshmen East Rookie of the Year, returns to the top of York products, Emily Gevins, Katherine will be the key to the success of Stony Brook the lineup for Stony Brook where she posted Hanson and Salome Mkervalidze. The re- in 2008-09. a 7-9 record at No. 1 a year ago. She should maining two, Gayatri Krishnan and Anna There will be one senior in the Stony also be a strong presence in doubles on a Pieschl will bring international experience Brook lineup that will add valuable experi- young squad after earning All-America East from India and Sweden to the squad. All five ence and leadership to a young team. Erica honors a year ago at No. 2. should see playing time for Stony Brook and Federgreen has been a solid player during A sophomore, Fanny Charliquart did will play a key role in the success of the team her three years with Stony Brook, winning 47 not join the team until January but turned in a as the Seawolves look for an eighth consecu- singles matches to rank fifth all-time at SBU. strong performance in the spring season. She tive trip to the America East Tournament. Last season she played everywhere except quickly became Stony Brook’s primary No. 5

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High School … ranked as high as 207 in the International Tennis u a n a r l o s J C Federation junior rankings … also played soccer. Personal: Born Halvar Dil on April 25, 1988 in Amersfoort, Nether- Co t t o lands … son of Hellen Van Apeldoorn … sister Heskia and brother Hugo both played tennis at Radford University in Virginia ... a politi- Senior cal science major. Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Colegio Maria Auxiliadora Dil’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Economics Singles Doubles Year W L W L 2007-08: Played in a career-high nine singles matches … finished 2006-07 (Drake) 8 3 3 8 with a 6-3 record … America East Academic Honor Roll … picked 2007-08 (Drake) 5 2 1 3 up a pair of America East wins, including a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Em- Totals 13 5 4 11 mett Drake of Hartford (4/19) … perfect 4-0 in doubles play … went 3-0 with partner Jon Epstein … all three of those wins came at the UConn Invitational. Jo n 2006-07: Went 1-2 in singles play … picked up his victory by p s t e i n topping Reina Kohtake of Bing- E hamton in straight sets at the Junior Cornell Invitational (9/16). Silver Spring, Md. 2005-06: Won his lone match, a Hebrew Academy straight sets win (6-1, 6-0) over Business Management Miles Vidreiro of Monmouth ... lost to Piro of Binghamton, 6-2, 2007-08: Career-high 16 wins as the teams primary No. 5 player 6-1 at the ECAC Champion- … finished 16-6, with a 7-3 mark at No. 5 … America East Com- ships. missioner’s Honor High School: A 2005 graduate Roll … won his of the Colegio Maria Auxiliadora flight at the UConn Pumas in Carolina, Puerto Rico Invitational with a … played #1 singles there … 6-0, 6-3 win over team MVP for three straight sea- Jack Famiglio from sons. Marist (9/30) … put Personal: Born Juan Carlos Cotto on November 4, 1987 in Trujillo together win streaks Alto, Puerto Rico ... son of Ivelisse Vega Ruiz and Juan Carlos of seven and six Cotto Gonzalez ... has two sisters ... an economics major. matches … 8-7 in doubles play … went Co t t o ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d 7-4 with partner Ivan Singles Doubles Rummel … primary Year W L W L No. 3 doubles team 2005-06 1 1 0 0 in the spring, going 2006-07 1 2 1 3 4-2 in that position. 2007-08 6 3 4 0 2006-07: Compiled Totals 8 6 5 3 a 9-9 record in sin- gles play … had a 2-1 record in con- Ha l v a r ference action … saw most of his time at #5 and #6 singles … picked up a 6-4, 6-1 win over America East Di l champion UMBC (4/2) at #5 … captured his other conference win against Hartford (4/21) … had a combined 7-12 mark in doubles Junior … went 3-1 with Youssef Fassi-Fehri, all at the #3 position … the Amersfoort, Netherlands duo was 2-0 in conference play, with wins over UMBC (4/21) and U. Miami Online/Drake Boston University (4/28). Political Science High School: A 2006 graduate of the Hebrew Academy in Rock- ville, Maryland … played seven years on the varsity ... played #1 Prior to Stony Brook: Played two seasons at Drake University … singles … won a bronze medal in the 2006 Maccabiah Games … 4-2 in singles play in the fall of 2007 … 8-3 singles mark as a fresh- won the Maryland state indoor championships in 2006 … two-time man during the spring season. conference MVP ... also played basketball and baseball. High School: A 2006 graduate of the University of Miami Online

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Personal: Born Jon Raphael Epstein on October 25, 1988 in Silver the NCAA Tournament ... named to America East All-Championship Spring, Maryland … son of Yvette and Robert Epstein ... two sisters team in #4 singles and #3 doubles ... beat Martinez of Binghamton - Daniele and Stephanie ... majoring in business management. in straight sets in conference final ... competed at #4 singles and #3 doubles for most of the season... had an overall record of 14-6 in singles and 13-8 in doubles. Ep s t e i n ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d High School: Attended Lycee Jean-Narci Boivin in Paris, France. Singles Doubles Personal: Born Youssef Fassi-Fehri on March 5, 1986 … son of Year W L W L Fassi Fehri Maria and Fassi Fehri Ali ... has two brothers ... an 2006-07 9 9 7 11 economics major. 2007-08 16 6 11 7 Totals 25 15 18 18 Fa s s i -Fe h r i ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Singles Doubles o u s s e f Year W L W L Y 2005-06 13 6 11 8 2006-07 17 12 5 16 2007-08 14 10 10 11 Fa s s i -Feh r i Totals 44 28 26 35 Senior Fes, Morocco Iv á n Lycee Jean-Marc Bolvin Economics Ru m m e l 2007-08: Finished with a 14-10 singles record … split his time be- tween Nos. 2, 3 and 4 positions … had 4-1 records at both Nos. 3 Sophomore and 4 … America East Academic Honor Roll … ITA Scholar Athlete Budapest, Hungary ... advanced to the finals of the Cornell Invitational and the quar- Altisz Gimnazium terfinals of the UConn Invitational … qualified for the ITA Indoor Business Management/Economics Regionals … 10-11 in doubles play … teamed with Ilan Shvartz as the team’s primary No. 2007-08: Solid first season at Stony Brook with an overall singles 2 team in the spring … mark of 15-9 … went 5-1 at No. 2 singles … second team All- the duo also captured America East at No. 2 singles … ITA their flight’s title at the Scholar Athlete ... played at Nos. 1, 2 UConn Invitational and 3 during the season … named to with an 8-6 victory over the America East All-Academic team a team from Bucknell … America East Commissioner’s (9/30). Honor Roll … advanced to the finals 2006-07: Second team of the UConn Invitational in the fall All-America East at #2 … won his last six matches of the singles … had a 17-12 season in the spring, all in straight singles mark, including sets … perfect 4-0 mark in America a 4-0 record in confer- East matches, including a pair of ence action … second wins against conference champion on the team in wins … UMBC … finished 10-9 in doubles undefeated in play at … went 7-4 with partner Jon Epstein #4 during the season … primary No. 3 doubles team in the at 4-0 … advanced spring, going 4-2 in that position. to the quarterfinals in High School: A 2006 graduate of the consolation brack- Altisz Gymnasium in Budapest, Hun- et of the ITA North- gary. east Championships Personal: Born Iván Peter Rum- … picked up Stony Brook’s only victory in the America East final mel on August 26, 1987 in against UMBC, taking a 6-3, 6-2 win at #2 … had a 5-16 record Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary … son of Ottó Rummel and Melinda in doubles play … teamed with Jon Epstein to go 3-1 in #3 action, Molnár ... majoring in business management/economics. including a 2-0 mark in conference play. 2005-2006: Earned Rookie of the Year honors and first team All- America East honors as he helped his team to an America East Ru mm e l ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Championship and NCAA bid ... only freshman to make all-con- Singles Doubles ference team ... faced Gruendler in #4 singles and Dehaine and Year W L W L Drean with Kortum in #3 doubles vs. UCLA in the first round of 2007-08 15 9 10 9

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Il a n Mi t ch Sh v a r t z Wo n g Junior Freshman Haifa, Isreal Tampa, Fla. Ironi Tet Wharton Business & Economics Arts & Sciences

2007-08: Named first team All-America East at No. 3 singles … High School: A 2008 graduate of Paul R. Wharton High School it was his second straight all-conference honor … named to the … four-time letterwinner in tennis for the Wildcats … played No. 2 America East All-Academic team … America East Scholar Athlete singles and No. 2 doubles … all-district and all-county selection … for men’s tennis … America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll … ITA state singles runner-up … state doubles champion … helped his Scholar Athlete ... finished the season with a 14-7 overall singles team to the state championship in 2008 … boy’s 18 singles con- record … perfect 5-0 as the squad’s primary No. 3 player … started solation winner at the Florida Open … semi-finalist for the Tampa the season by taking the title in his flight at the UConn Invitation- Tribune Athlete of the Year … semi-finalist for the Andres Memorial al with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Peter Luck of Marist (9/30) … got hot Tennis Award. down the stretch in the spring, Personal: Born James Mitchell Esteban Wong on July 31, 1990 winning his final six matches … in Tampa, Florida ... son of Mickey and Julita Wong ... brother of 3-0 in America East matches … Michael and Julianne ... majoring in arts & sciences. 8-10 in doubles play … teamed with Yousef Fassi-Fehri as the Fa n n y team’s primary No. 2 team in the spring, going 7-7 overall … the duo also captured their Ch a r l i q u a r t flight’s title at the UConn Invita- tional with an 8-6 victory over a Sophomore team from Bucknell (9/30). Gueugnon, France 2006-07: Second team All- Lycee Camille Claudel America East at #4 singles Business Management … led all first-year players in singles wins … finished 15-13 2007-08: Joined the team at midseason … moved into the starting overall … saw most of his ac- lineup as the squad’s primary No. 5 player … finished with an 8-6 tion at #4 singles where he was singles record … 3-2 record in Ameri- 7-6 … was 5-1 at #2 … went ca East matches … America East Aca- 2-1 at the ECAC matches in the demic Honor Roll … won six of seven fall … won his opening match matches over the middle of the spring at the ITA Regionals, a 3-6, season … that stretch started with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Alex Vasin of come-from-behind 4-6, 6-2 (11-9) win Penn (10/20) … 2-1 in America over Danielle Abraham of Boston Uni- East action, picking up victories versity (3/2) … that was also her first against Hartford (4/21) and Boston University (4/28) … 9-16 overall collegiate win … 9-6 overall doubles in doubles play … had the most success with partner Quirijn Van record … teamed with Victoria Vovsha Veen, going 5-3 … that included a 2-0 mark in #1 doubles … the to go 9-3 as the team’s top No. 3 pairing was named second team All-America East at #2, going 3-1 doubles team … all nine of those wins in conference play. came in consecutive matches. High School: A 2002 graduate of Ironi High School in Haifa, Is- High School: Attended Lycee Camille rael. Claudel … was a Prefect ... captain of Personal: Born Ilan Shvartz on born January 12, 1984 in Haifa, the tennis team ... also played soccer. Israel ... son of Shlomo and Haya Shvartz ... has two brothers … a Personal: Born Fanny Charliquart on business management/economics major. May 24, 1989 … daughter of Claude and Edith Charliquart … has an older brother … majoring in business management. Sh v a r t z ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Singles Doubles h a r l i q u a r t s a r e e r e co r d Year W L W L C ’ C R 2006-07 15 13 9 16 Singles Doubles 2007-08 14 7 8 10 Year W L W L Totals 29 20 17 26 2007-08 8 6 9 6

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Er i c a Fe d e r g r e e n ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Singles Doubles Year W L W L Fede r g r ee n 2005-06 9 14 10 14 2006-07 21 13 12 9 Senior 2007-08 17 10 9 15 Scottsdale, Ariz. Totals 47 37 31 38 Saguaro Sociology/Business Management Em i l y 2007-08: Played at least one match in every singles position ex- cept Nos. 1 and 6 … finished 17-10 overall, including a 6-2 mark at No. 4 singles … second on the team in singles wins … America Ge v i n s East Academic Honor Roll … won four of six Freshman matches at the Army Suffern, N.Y. Invitational in the fall Clarkstown to reach the finals of Health Science the consolation flight … won six of her final High School: A 2008 graduate of Clarkstown High School … four eight matches in the letters in tennis for the Vikings … played at No. 3 singles as a fresh- spring, including a pair man and No. 1 singles her other three seasons ... two-time all- of America East victo- league and all-section ... all-district as a senior. ries … 9-15 in doubles Personal: Born Emily Gevins on March 21, 1990 … daughter of play … played most Robert and Ronnie Gevins ... majoring in health science. of her doubles with Claudia Sanua as the Ka t he r i n e team’s No. 1 doubles pairing … the duo fin- ished 9-8 overall, win- Ha n s o n ning four of their final five matches. Freshman 2006-07: Played most Smithtown, N.Y. of her singles match- Hauppauge es at the #3 position Arts & Sciences where she went 10-5 ... posted an overall singles mark of 21-13 ... led the team in wins ... High School: A 2008 graduate of Hauppauge High School … won the consolation bracket of the Eastern Women’s Intercollegiate played at No. 1 singles and doubles ... New York state champion Tennis Championships … defeated Veronika Gerka of Seton Hall, in doubles in 2007 ... three-time all-state selection ... five-time all- 6-3, 5-7, 10-4 in the final … reached the semifinal of the consola- county and six-time all-league … team captain as a senior … gold tion bracket at the Big Green Invitational … picked up three wins in medal at the 2007 Empire State Games … ranked 10th in New York conference play in the spring … defeated opponents from Albany, and 79th in the nation by tennisrecruiting.net … National Honor Binghamton and Hartford … went 12-9 in doubles play … teamed Society. with Paola Rodolfi to go 10-6 overall, 9-5 at #1 doubles. Personal: Born Katherine Hanson on September 28, 1990 … 2005-06: Played #3 and #4 singles as a freshman ... won four of daughter of Wayne and Katherine Hanson … brother Matthew her last five matches and finished with a 9-14 record ... defeated plays tennis at Oneonta State ... majoring in arts & sciences. her opponent from Albany in straight sets at the quarterfinals of the America East Championships ... teamed with Anne-Catherine Valle to reach the “B” finals at the Fairfield Women’s Doubles Festival. Ga y a t r i High School: A 2005 graduate of Saguaro High School in Scotts- dale, Arizona … four-time letterwinner in tennis ... won regionals in r i s h n a n 2003 and 2005 ... finished third at state in 2003 and 2004 ... team K captain … National Honor Society … National Honor Roll. Freshman Personal: Born Erica Jordan Federgreen on May 23, 1987 in Chennai, India Scottsdale, Arizona ... daughter of Lesley Federgreen ... two sisters National Inst. of Open Schooling ... majoring in sociology/business management. Economics

Prior to Stony Brook: Attended Stella Maris College in India. High School: A 2007 graduate of the National Institute of Open

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Schooling … ranked as high at No. 10 in the all-India under 18s … Honor Roll … finished with a ranked No. 3 in India in girls under 14 … selected to represent India 15-12 singles record … 7-9 at No. in the World Junior Cup qualifying in Australia … played for India in 1 singles … started the season by the ITF South Asian under 14 event in Sri Lanka … semi-finalist in reaching the finals of the Army In- both the under 14 and under 18 nationals … ranked No. 324 in the vitational … 2-3 in America East ITF girls under 18. play … picked up conference Personal: Born Gayatri Krishnan on July 29, 1989 … nickname wins against Albany and Hart- is Ga … daughter of Ramesh and Priya Kirshnan … father played ford … 12-12 record in doubles professional tennis and represented India in the Davis Cup and … paired with Sandy Wijeratne the 1992 Olympics … he also reached the quarter finals at both as the team’s top No. 2 doubles Wimbledon and the US Open … ranked as high as No. 23 in the team to go 11-5 and earn all- world ... majoring in economics. conference honors … perfect 5-0 in America East play … duo fin- Sa l o m e ished the season strong, winning eight of their final nine matches. 2006-07: Named the America Mke r v a l i d z e East Rookie of the Year … put together a 16-8 record in singles Freshman action, including a 10-3 mark at Brewster, N.Y. #1 singles … perfect 5-0 record in Brewster America East matches … won the Political Science consolation bracket of the Eastern Women’s Intercollegiate Ten- nis Championships … defeated Ebru Burdurophy of Seton Hall, High School: A 2008 graduate of Brewster High School in Brewster, 6-2, 6-2 in the final … 12-8 in doubles matches … 11-6 at #1 dou- New York. bles with a pair of partners … teamed with Erica Federgreen to go Personal: Born Salome Mkervalidze on February 4, 1990 in Tbilisi, 10-6. Georgia (Republic of) … nickname is Sali … daughter of Vakhtangi High School: Six-year letterwinner at the SEK Paraguay Interna- and Maia Mkervalidze ... majoring in political science. tional School in Asuncion, Paraguay ... #1 U18 Paraguay national ranking … 2006 Interclubs champion. Personal: Born Paola Rodolfo on July 23, 1987 ... daughter of Pa- An n a trizia Bongiorni and Roberto Rodolfi ... majoring in marine science.

Pi e s ch l Ro d o l f i ’s Ca r e e r Re co r d Singles Doubles Freshman Year W L W L Gothenberg, Sweden 2006-07 16 8 12 8 Katrinelund 2007-08 15 12 12 12 Arts & Sciences Totals 31 20 24 20

High School: A 2008 graduate of Katrinelund High School … club Un i v e r s i t y Co u r t s team she was a member of twice won the Swedish Championship The home of Stony Brook tennis is University Courts. Located ... reached semi and quarterfinal rounds in individual competition on campus in a park-like setting near LaValle Stadium, the facil- in the Swedish Championship on several occasions ... reached the ity provides Stony Brook tennis with one of the top facilities in the finals in doubles play ... won 30 other tournaments. America East Conference. During the summer of 2008, six new Personal: Born Anna Valerie Pieschl on June 26, 1989 … daughter Deco Turf II courts were installed that are U.S. Open blue that dou- of Thomas and Lillemor Pieschl ... majoring in arts & sciences. bled the size of the facility.

Pa o l a Ro d o l f i Junior Asuncion, Paraguay Sek Paraguay International Marine Science

2007-08: Stony Brook’s No. 1 singles player for a second straight season … first team All-America East at No. 2 doubles … named to the America East All-Academic team … America East Academic 2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis 11 Academic Support/AE Tourn.

St u d e n t -At h l e t e De v e l o p m e n t 2007-08 Am e r i ca Ea s t To u r n a m e n t In addition to a solid playing experience against some top-flight Me n competition, the Stony Brook tennis program also prides itself on Match 1 -- #4 Boston U. 4, def. #5 Hartford 0 the academic experience of its student-athletes. Over the last sev- Match 2 -- #1 Binghamton 4 def. #4 Boston U. 0 Match 3 -- #2 UMBC 4 def. #3 Stony Brook 3 eral years the Seawolves have excelled in the classroom, with the Match 4 -- #3 Stony Brook 4 def. #4 Boston U. 1 men’s and women’s teams combining for 46 Intercollegiate Tennis Match 5 -- #1 Binghamton 4 def. #2 UMBC 3 Most Outstanding Performer: Arnev Jain, Binghamton Association Scholar Athlete awards as well as 11 team awards. Player of the Year: Artem Baradach, Stony Brook Rookie of the Year: Artem Baradach, Stony Brook A key component to the academic success of the tennis teams Coaching Staff of Year: Binghamton is the commitment to academic success of the Stony Brook athletics Singles First Team All-Conference #1 Artem Baradach, Stony Brook department through the Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Develop- #2 Sven Vloedgraven, Binghamton ment Center. The 6,000 square-foot facility houses a state-of-the-art #3 Ilan Shvartz, Stony Brook #4 Sebastian Dietz, Binghamton computer lab, a study hall/multi-purpose room, a career resource #5 Arnav Jain, Binghamton library area, private tutor rooms as well as the offices of the student- #6 Fernando Ferreria, UMBC Singles Second Team All-Conference athlete development staff. #1 Chris Meyer, UMBC #2 Ivan Rummel, Stony Brook #3 Irfan Shamasidin, UMBC #4 David Jackson, UMBC #5 Fredi Voorman, UMBC #6 Alex Markovich, Stony Brook Doubles First Team All-Conference #1 Faisal Mohamed/Gregoire Berner, Binghamton #2 Sebastian Dietz/Sven Vloedgraven, Binghamton #3 Arnav Jain/Moshe Levy, Binghamton Doubles Second Team All-Conference #1 Artem Baradach/Alex Markovich, Stony Brook #2 Nick Savage-Pollack/Fernando Ferreria, UMBC #3 Chris Meyer/Fredi Voorman, UMBC

Wom e n Match 1 -- #4 Stony Brook 4 def. #5 Albany 0 Match 2 -- #3 Binghamton 4 def. #6 Hartford 0 Match 3 -- #5 Albany 4 def. #6 Hartford 0 Match 4 -- #1 Boston U. 4 def. #4 Stony Brook 0 Match 5 -- #3 Binghamton 4 def. #2 UMBC 3 Match 6 -- #1 Boston U. 4 def. #3 Binghamton 2 Most Outstanding Performer: Francine Whu, Boston U. Player of the Year: Francine Whu, Boston U. Rookie of the Year: Anna Edelman, Binghamton Coaching Staff of Year: Albany Singles First Team All-Conference #1 Francine Whu, Boston U. #2 Vanessa Steiner, Boston U. #3 Yulia Smirnova, Binghamton #4 Cori Lefkowith, Boston U. #5 Elizabeth Corrao, Boston U. #6 Danielle Abraham, Boston U. Singles Second Team All-Conference #1 Anna Edelman, Binghamton #2 Lauren Bates, Binghamton #3 Yana Sadovskaya, Boston U. #4 Cornelia Carapcea, UMBC #5 Erica Rosenblum, Binghamton #6 Emily Mannix, UMBC Doubles First Team All-Conference #1 Anna Edelman/Lauren Bates, Binghamton #2 Paola Rodolfi/Sandy Wijeratne, Stony Brook #3 Yulia Smirnova/Danielle Shapiro, Binghamton Doubles Second Team All-Conference #1 Francine Whu/Vanessa Steiner, Boston U. #2 Cori Lefkowith/Danielle Abraham, Boston U. #3 Joy Adewumi/Cornelia Carapcea, UMBC

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Men’s Results

2007-08 Me n ’s Re s u l t s Si n g l e s 10-7 Overall Total Tourn. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Date Opponent Time/Result Will Allen 4-3 2-3 ------2-0 9/14-16 at Cornell Fall Outdoor Invit. Patrick Baldock 1-3 0-0 ------1-0 0-1 0-2 9/28-30 at UConn Invitational Artem Baradach 20-5 6-3 10-2 3-0 1-0 ------10/6 HOFSTRA W, 6-1 Juan Carlos Cotto 6-3 3-2 ------1-0 2-1 Jon Epstein 16-6 6-2 ------3-1 7-3 --- 10/6 ST. PETER’S DNF Youssef Fassi-Fehri 14-10 4-4 --- 2-4 4-1 4-1 ------10/18-23 at ITA Regionals Alex Markovich 18-4 7-0 ------1-0 1-0 3-1 6-3 2/8 at Army L, 1-6 Ivan Rummel 15-9 4-3 3-3 5-1 3-2 ------2/9 vs. Connecticut1 W, 7-0 Ilan Shvartz 14-7 5-3 --- 1-0 5-0 3-4 ------2/23 at Dartmouth Cancelled Totals 108-50 37-20 13-5 11-5 14-3 12-6 11-5 10-6 2/24 vs. Marist2 W, 6-1 3/2 at Boston Univ.* W, 6-1 3/7 at #50 Princeton L, 3-4 Do u b l e s 3/18 vs. #59 Stetson3 L, 2-5 Total Tourn. #1 #2 #3 3/19 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 3-4 Allen/Cotto 1-0 ------1-0 3/20 vs. New Jersey Tech3 W, 7-0 Allen/Rummel 0-2 0-1 ------0-1 3/28 at St. John’s L, 0-7 Baldock/Allen 3-0 ------3-0 4/3 FARLEIGH DICKINSON W, 6-1 Baradach/Baldock 0-2 --- 0-2 ------4/9 at Hofstra W, 7-0 Cotto/Epstein 3-0 3-0 ------4/12 vs. UMBC4* L, 3-4 Epstein/Allen 0-2 ------0-2 Fassi-Fehri/Baldock 0-1 --- 0-1 ------4/13 at Binghamton* Cancelled Fassi-Fehri/Markovich 0-1 0-1 ------4/15 QUINNIPIAC W, 7-0 Markovich/Baradach 13-4 3-0 6-1 3-3 1-0 4/19 HARTFORD* W, 7-0 Rummel/Baradach 0-1 0-1 ------4/26 vs. UMBC5 L, 3-4 Rummel/Epstein 7-4 0-1 1-0 2-1 4-2 4/26 vs. Boston Univ.5 W, 4-1 Rummel/Fassi-Fehri 3-2 --- 3-2 ------Shvartz/Allen 0-1 0-1 ------* America East Conference game Shvartz/Baldock 0-1 ------0-1 1 West Point, N.Y.; 2 Hanover, N.H.; 3 Naples, Fla.; 4 Shvartz/Epstein 1-1 ------1-1 Vestal, N.Y.; 5 America East Champ., New Haven, Conn. Shvartz/Fassi-Fehri 7-7 5-1 --- 2-6 --- Home matches in BOLD CAPS Totals 37-30 11-6 10-6 7-10 9-8

Women’s Results 2007-08 Wo m e n ’s Re s u l t s 10-8 Overall Si n g l e s Date Opponent Time/Result Total Tourn. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 9/14-16 at Eastern Collegiate Invit. Fanny Charliquart 8-6 ------3-2 5-4 --- 9/28-30 STONY BROOK CLASSIC Erica Federgreen 17-10 8-3 --- 0-1 0-3 6-2 3-1 --- 10/6 HOFSTRA W, 5-1 Brooke Flanigan 1-3 0-3 ------1-0 --- Shaina Murugan 3-5 2-5 ------1-0 10/6 ST. PETER’S W, 6-0 Paola Rodolfi 15-12 7-3 7-9 1-0 ------10/26-28 at Big Green Invitational Claudia Sanua 13-10 4-4 1-0 8-6 ------2/9 at Army L, 2-5 Victoria Vovsha 14-9 2-3 ------0-1 1-1 11-4 2/9 vs. Connecticut1 L, 2-5 Sandy Wijeratne 19-6 8-2 ------9-3 2-1 ------2/23 at Dartmouth Cancelled Totals 90-61 31-25 8-9 9-7 9-6 11-6 10-6 12-4 2/24 vs. Rutgers2 L, 3-4 3/2 at Boston Univ.* L, 1-6 Do u b l e s 3/18 vs. Drake3 L, 3-4 Total Tourn. #1 #2 #3 3/19 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 3-4 Charliquart/Murugan 0-1 ------0-1 3/20 vs. Coastal Carolina3 W, 4-2 Charliquart/Vovsha 9-3 ------9-3 Federgreen/Murugan 0-1 0-1 ------3/30 at Fordham W, 5-2 Federgreen/Sanua 9-8 2-1 6-7 1-0 --- 4/5 ALBANY* W, 6-1 Federgreen/Vovsha 0-1 0-1 ------4/7 SACRED HEART W, 7-0 Flanigan/Vovsha 3-3 3-3 ------4/9 at Hofstra W, 5-2 Flanigan/Murugan 0-1 0-1 ------4/12 vs. UMBC4* L, 3-4 Rodolfi/Federgreen 0-3 0-1 0-2 ------4/13 at Binghamton* Cancelled Rodolfi/Flanigan 0-1 0-1 ------Rodolfi/Sanua 1-1 1-1 ------4/15 QUINNIPIAC W, 6-1 Rodolfi/Vovsha 0-2 ------0-2 4/19 HARTFORD* W, 7-0 5 Rodolfi/Wijeratne 11-5 0-3 1-0 10-2 --- 4/24 vs. Albany W, 4-0 Sanua/Charliquart 0-1 ------0-1 --- 4/26 vs. Boston Univ.5 L, 0-4 Sanua/Flanigan 2-0 1-0 --- 1-0 --- Sanua/Murugan 1-0 1-0 ------* America East Conference game Vovsha/Murugan 0-1 0-1 ------1 West Point, N.Y.; 2 Hanover, N.H.; 3 Ft. Myers, Fla.; 4 Wijeratne/Charliquart 0-1 ------0-1 --- Vestal, N.Y.; 5 America East Champ., New Haven, Conn. Wijeratne/Federgreen 0-2 0-1 0-1 ------Home matches in BOLD CAPS Wijeratne/Vovsha 1-4 0-3 --- 0-1 1-0 Totals 37-39 8-18 7-10 12-5 10-6 2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis 13 History & Records

Al l -Ti m e Ro s t e r Me n ’s Te n n i s Ye a r By Ye a r Nihal Advani...... (05-07) Will Allen...... (08) Year W-L Pct. Post Season Head Coach Philippe Amireault ...... (00-04) 1981-82 8-6 .571 -- Dr. Leslie Thompson Egil Anonsen...... (00-04) Daniel Antonius...... (96-98) 1982-83 9-8 .529 -- Al Weiss Jack Appelman ...... (78) 1983-84 8-4 .667 -- Rich L’Hommedieu Steve Aronowitz ...... (78) 1984-85 5-10 .333 -- Clark Pratt Shelton Assoumou ...... (94-96) Naveen Balasubramanyam ...... (91) 1985-86 7-7 .500 -- Clark Pratt Patrick Baldoch...... (08) 1986-87 4-9 .308 -- David Pia Bill Baly ...... (85-86) 1987-88 5-6 .455 -- David Pia Artem Baradach...... (08) Bruno Barbera ...... (93-94) 1988-89 5-6 .455 -- Alex Sasvary Francis Bernard ...... (96) 1989-90 4-7 .363 -- Alex Sasvary Steve Birbiglia ...... (78) Nicholas Block...... (04-05) 1990-91 6-6 .500 -- Alex Sasvary Ed Bradley ...... (90-91) 1991-92 5-6 .455 -- Chuck Caron Ali Bukhari ...... (90) 1992-93 10-1 .909 -- Chuck Caron John Buyco...... (79) Tae Byon ...... (96-99) 1993-94 11-3 .786 -- Mansour Tabibnia Kirby Calvario ...... (95) 1994-95 9-5 .643 -- Mansour Tabibnia James Carpenter...... (01-05) 1995-96 8-7 .533 -- Mansour Tabibnia James Casico ...... (78-79) Manjunatha Chikkappa ...... (82) 1996-97 15-2 .882 NECC/ECAC Champs/NCAA Reg. Mansour Tabibnia All-time wins leader Mike Crooks Juan Carlos Cotto...... (06-pres.) 1997-98 4-8 .333 NECC Champs Mansour Tabibnia Michael Crooks...... (02-06) 1998-99 7-8 .467 NECC/ECAC Champs Mansour Tabibnia Camilo Cuarteros ...... (90) Re c o r d s Shawn DeBeaumon ...... (97) 1999-00 8-8 .500 -- Gary Glassman Total wins David Doctora ...... (94) 2000-01 15-6 .714 -- Gary Glassman includes tournaments (by # wins) Amos Dottino ...... (82-85) 2001-02 13-6 .684 America East Runner-up Gary Glassman Philippe Douyon ...... (97-98) 1. Mike Crooks 152-72 Patrick Drozdzick ...... (99-02) 2002-03 8-8 .500 America East Runner-up Gary Glassman 2. Egil Anonsen 127-58 Joe Eckstein ...... (86) 2003-04 19-3 .643 America East Runner-up Gary Glassman 3. Tae Byon 109-24 Jon Epstein...... (07-pres.) 2004-05 16-9 .640 America East Runner-up Gary Glassman Youssef Fassi Fehri...... (06-pres.) 4. Daniel Antonius 104-20 Joe Feo ...... (85-86) 2005-06 16-6 .727 America East Champs/NCAA 1st Rnd. Gary Glassman 5. Jean-Francois Robitaille 100-44 Keith Field ...... (93) 2006-07 11-14 .440 America East Runner-Up Gary Glassman Shai Fisher ...... (94-95) 2007-08 10-7 .588 America East Quarterfinals Gary Glassman Tom Flocco ...... (94-95) Most Singles Wins Anthony Foster ...... (81-82 includes tournaments (by # wins) Jonathan Gamberg...... (04-06) Co ac h i n g Hi s t o r y Michael Gironta ...... (82) Coach Years W-L Pct. 1. Mike Crooks 71-38 Joseph Gonzalez ...... (91) 1. Egil Anonsen 71-31 Charles Greenhut ...... (95-97) Leslie Thompson ‘81-’82 8-6 .571 Jeffrey Haich ...... (99) Al Weiss ‘82-’83 9-8 .529 3. Tae Byon 61-17 Arman Halajian ...... (97-98) 4. Daniel Antonius 56-10 David Hewitt ...... (99-03) Rich L’Hommedieu ‘83-’84 8-4 .667 Noby Ishida ...... (85) Clark Pratt ‘84-’86 12-17 .414 5. Philippe Amireault 47-21 Ely Izakson ...... (90) David Pia ‘86-’88 9-15 .375 Matthew Jacobson...... (04-06) Most Doubles Wins Mike Jo ...... (94-96) Alex Sasvary ‘88-’91 15-19 .441 Seheui Jo...... (97-98) Chuck Caron ‘91-’93 15-7 .682 includes tournaments (by # wins) Vitaliy Kagan ...... (93) Mansour Tabibnia ‘93-’99 54-33 .621 1. Mike Crooks 81-34 Alex Kaltsas ...... (91-93) 2. Jean-Francois Robitaille 71-31 Rich Kaplan ...... (85) Gary Glassman ‘99-Current 115-70 .622 Dae Kim ...... (96) TOTALS 26 years 245-179 .578 3. James Carpenter 59-26 Jorge Kizer...... (86) 4. Egil Anonsen 56-27 Krasimir Kolev ...... (98-99) Brett Korn ...... (79) 5. Tae Byon 48-7 Saral Komar ...... (91) Re c o r d v s . Al l Op p o n e n t s Jan Krejci...... (04-05) Ho n o r s Marc Krasner ...... (98) America East Rookie of the Year Otto Krcal ...... (94-97) Adelphi 6-0 Manhattan 1-1 2008 Artem Baradach Mike Kubisco ...... (81) Manhattanville 3-0 Haruyoshi Kunihiro...... (86) Army 1-10 Young Kwon...... (90) Baruch 5-1 UMBC 2-4 America East Rookie of the Year Gary La Comba...... (85) Binghamton 5-6 Massachusetts 1-0 2006 Youssef Fassi-Fehri Adam Lazarus...... (98-02) Bloomsburg 0-2 Merchant Marine 2-1 2008 Artem Baradach Michael Lee ...... (82-85, 86) Mercy 3-2 Liang Lee...... (93) Boston College 2-2 Steve Lewis ...... (78) Boston University 9-0 Merrimack 1-0 All-America East Tony Lu ...... (90-91) Bradley 0-1 Millersville 1-0 2002 Egil Anonsen Tim Luck ...... (82) Brooklyn 2-0 Monmouth 3-0 2003 P. Amireault, M. Crooks, J. Robitaille Sean Mahar...... (91) Brown 0-2 Montclair State 1-0 2004 E. Anonsen, M. Crooks, T. Meir, J. Alan Maites ...... (78-79) Morgan State 1-0 Ariel Malabanan...... (91) Bucknell 1-1 Robitaille, A. Wali Fereidon Mansurri...... (90) Buffalo 1-0 Nassau CC 1-0 2005 M. Crooks, D. Kortum, J. Krejci, T. Meir, Nebraska-Kearney 1-0 Dennis Marcus ...... (79-81, 82) Central Connecticut 2-0 J. Robitaille Alex Markovich...... (07-08) New Hampshire 3-0 Charleston (W. Va.) 0-1 2006 M. Crooks, N. Advani, Y. Fassi-Fehri, J. Tal Meir...... (02-06) Chicago 1-0 New Jersey Tech 1-0 Peter Mentes ...... (86) Robitaille, D. Kortum, M. Jacobson, T. Citadel 0-2 New Paltz 1-0 Larry Michel ...... (90-91) Meir James Moran...... (93) Coastal Carolina 1-0 New York U 2-1 2007 Q. Van Veen, , , Remo Moomiaie...... (93) Colgate 5-0 New York Tech 0-3 Y. Fassi-Fehri I. Shvartz Alex Morrison...... (81-82) College of Charleston 0-2 Old Westbury 3-1 A. Markovich Kyle Natichioni...... (04-05) Olivet-Nazarene 1-0 2008 A. Baradacch, A. Markovich, I. Rummel, Mike Niad ...... (90) Concordia 2-9 Tim Nimmer...... (82) Connecticut 4-1 Pace 2-2 I. Shvartz Jimmy Nguyen-Ngoc ...... (99) Cornell 1-1 Penn 0-1 Anju Nath ...... (78-81) CSI 2-0 Point Loma (Calif.) 0-1 America East All-Tournament Team Brett Notine...... (78-79) CW Post 0-3 Princeton 0-8 2005 J. Krejci, M. Crooks, J. Robitaille Dejan Novakovic...... (91) 2006 M. Crooks, Y. Fassi-Fehri, D. Kortum, Deepak Peruvemba...... (93) Dartmouth 0-3 Purchase 2-0 Jens Pilgram-Larsen...... (00-02) Davis-Elkins 1-0 RPI 1-0 T. Meir Paul Powlowski ...... (98) Dowling 9-3 Queens 1-7 Philip Quann ...... (90) Drexel 1-0 Quinnipiac 8-4 America East Scholar-Athlete Jean-Francois Robitaille...... (03-06) Radford 0-1 2008 Ilan Shvartz Ivan Rummel...... (07-pres.) Fairfield 1-0 Nick Russell ...... (85-86) Fairleigh Dickinson 5-3 Rhode Island 1-0 Sacred Heart 11-0 ITA Scholar Athlete Steven Sachs ...... (79-81, 82) Franklin Pierce 3-0 1999 D. Antonius, C. Greenhut, O. Krcal, S. Bruce Sauer ...... (78-79, 81) Florida Gulf Coast 0-1 Siena 3-0 Joachim Seidinger ...... (96) Gardner-Webb 0-1 St. Joseph’s 0-2 Assoumou, K. Warner Pallav Shah ...... (91) Hartford 7-2 St. John’s 2-9 2002 P. Amireault, E. Anonsen, J. Carpenter, Rush Shah...... (02-04) P. Drozdzik, D. Hewitt, A. Lazarus, J. Barry Shaktman ...... (85-86) Hofstra 13-10 St. Peter’s 0-1 Alan Shapiro ...... (81-82) Holy Cross 2-0 Seton Hall 2-0 Pillgram-Larsen, K. Warner, G. Williams Ilan Shvartz...... (07-pres.) Howard 1-0 Scranton 2-0 2004 P. Amireault, E. Anonsen, T. Meir, K. Zach Smith...... (07) Southampton 8-0 Natichoni John Spyropoulos ...... (93-94) Hunter 2-0 Lu Su ...... (85) Iona 1-0 South Carolina-Aiken 0-1 2005 M. Jacobson, J. Krejci, T. Meir Eugene Tsarevskiy...... (06-08) John Jay 1-0 Staten Island 2-1 2006 N. Advani, T. Meir Guido Valeri ...... (86) King’s Point 2-0 Stetson 0-1 2007 N. Advani, I. Shvartz, Q. Van Veen Quirijn Van Veen...... (06-07) Kutztown 1-2 Tech College 1-0 2007 Y. Fassi-Fehri, I. Rummel, I. Shvartz Nandor Veres ...... (00) Vermont 3-0 Alamgir Wali...... (04) Lehigh 4-3 Kyle Warner ...... (97-00) LeMoyne 1-0 Virginia Tech 0-1 Team ITA All-Academic Award Jason Weisberg ...... (94-95) Longwood 0-1 Wagner 4-0 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000 Gareth Williams ...... (99-03) Loyola Marymount 0-1 West Virginia 0-1 Tymon Young ...... (86) Yale 0-2 ECAC Merit Award David Zeaman ...... (93) Marist 2-1 Mauricio Zurita ...... (81-82) Mary Washington 1-0 2003 Gareth Williams

14 2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis History & Records

Wo m e n ’s Te n n i s Ye a r By Ye a r Al l -Ti m e Ro s t e r Year W-L Pct. Post Season Head Coach Barbara Affertsholt ...... (00) Arlene Barksdale...... (05-07) 1973-74 5-3 .625 -- Sandy Weeden Martha Barrett ...... (00-02) 1974-75 7-1 .875 -- Sandy Weeden Ilisa Batkin ...... (78-79) 1975-76 3-6 .333 -- Susan Krupski Caroline Beague ...... (81) Alexandra Belniak...... (93) 1976-77 2-7 .222 -- Cathy Manus Robin Benick ...... (81-82) 1977-78 2-5 .286 -- Cathy Manus Lisa Blesi ...... (82) 1978-79 5-4 .556 -- Alan Luper Tara Boening ...... (96-99) 1979-80 6-8 .429 -- Alan Luper Lorraine Borg ...... (74) Stav Boustis ...... (96-98) 1980-81 7-5 .583 -- Herb Edelstein Dana Braunschweiger...... (04) 1981-82 6-4 .600 -- Herb Edelstein Kelly Burke ...... (78) 1982-83 7-5 .583 -- Steve Yurica Georgia Bushell...... (01-04) Gisselle Campbell ...... (92) 1983-84 3-8 .272 -- Steve Yurica Fanny Charliquart...... (08-Pres.) 1984-85 9-6 .600 -- Rich L’Hommedieu Kisoon Cho ...... (78-79) 1985-86 7-6 .538 -- Clark Pratt Hana Chovanova...... (04-06) Jackie Clark ...... (92) 1986-87 5-6 .454 -- Clark Pratt Maura Clyne ...... (92-93) 1987-88 5-6 .454 -- Clark Pratt Lauren Conching...... (02-04) 1988-89 3-2 .600 -- David Pia Nanci Conway ...... (81) 1989-90 3-3-1 .500 -- Alex Sasvary Grace Courbis ...... (93-96) Caitlin Crowley...... (07) 1990-91 3-4 .429 -- Alex Sasvary Michelle Cunliffe ...... (92-93) All-time wins leader Sandy Wijeratne 1991-92 8-1 .889 -- Paul Dudzick Deborah DeChiara ...... (75) 1992-93 5-1 .833 -- Paul Dudzick Juliet DeLucia ...... (82) Donna Dzugas ...... (77) 1993-94 7-2 .778 -- Paul Dudzick Denise Egan ...... (77-78) 1994-95 3-7 .300 -- Nell Lee Roni Epstein ...... (79-82 1995-96 3-6 .333 -- Nell Lee Limor Erlichman ...... (82) Patty Farley ...... (77) 1996-97 7-4 .636 -- Nell Lee Candace Farrell ...... (80-81) 1997-98 6-4 .600 #19 East Region Nell Lee Erica Federgreen...... (06-pres.) Re c o r d s 1998-99 5-7 .417 -- Nell Lee Michelle Festa ...... (75) Total wins 1999-00 9-4 .692 -- Gary Glassman Brooke Flanigan...... (07-08) Esther Forrester ...... (98-00) includes tournaments (by # wins) 2000-01 13-8 .619 -- Gary Glassman Kathleen Gallub ...... (98) 1. Sandy Wijeratne 123-72 2001-02 15-5 .750 America East Runner-up Gary Glassman Deanna Ghozati ...... (98-02) 2002-03 8-7 .533 America East Semifinalst Gary Glassman Agatha Gliksman ...... (97) 2. Anne Cathrine Valle 117-59 Gwen Gluck...... (73-74) 3. Deanna Ghozati 95-33 2003-04 12-11 .522 America East Semifinalist Gary Glassman Patricia Gomez...... (01-04) 2004-05 16-8 .667 America East Semifinalist Gary Glassman Belvin Gong ...... (96-98) 4. Victoria Vovsha 88-75 2005-06 11-7 .611 America East Semifinalist Gary Glassman Delquin Gong ...... (97-00) 5. Erica Federgreen 78-75 Arlene Gorban ...... (74-75) 2006-07 14-7 .666 America East Semifinalist Gary Glassman Cathy Gray ...... (77) 2007-08 10-8 .556 America East Semifinalist Gary Glassman Perri Greenblatt...... (92) Top Singles Records Karen Hansen...... (00-04) Susan Harrison ...... (00) includes tournaments (by # wins) Laura Higgins...... (96-98) 1. Sandy Wijeratne 64-33 o ac h i n g i s t o r y Eileen Hoy ...... (92) C H Olesya Ianovitch...... (00-04) 2. Anne Cathrine Valle 61-29 Coach Years W-L Pct. Ruth Jorgon...... (73) 3. Deanna Ghozati 56-16 Sandy Weeden ‘73-’75 12-4 .750 Ruth Josephs...... (73) 4. Victoria Vovsha 50-35 Susan Krupski ‘75-’76 3-6 .333 Sandy Kaufman...... (74) Cathy Manus ‘76-’78 4-12 .250 Jamie Keller ...... (96-97) 5. Erica Federgreen 47-37 Rachel Kimelman...... (04-05) Alan Luper ‘78-’80 11-12 .478 Michele Korniewicz ...... (92-93) Herb Edelstein ‘80-’82 13-9 .591 Lisa Kott...... (75) Top Doubles Records Steve Yurica ‘82-’84 10-13 .435 Jennifer Kulich ...... (99) Alicia Kupczynska ...... (96) includes tournaments (by # wins) Rich L’Hommedieu ‘84-’85 9-6 .600 Mary Lavinio ...... (82) 1. Sandy Wijeratne 59-39 Clark Pratt ‘85-’88 17-18 .486 Idalia Leonardo ...... (78) David Pia ‘88-’89 3-2 .600 Michelle Lewy ...... (75) 2. Anne Cathrine Valle 56-30 Susan Lim ...... (96-98) 3. Deanna Ghozati 39-16 Alex Sasvary ‘89-’91 6-7-1 .464 Donna Lipschutz ...... (98) Paul Dudzick ‘91-’94 20-4 .869 Melissa Lord ...... (73-74) 4. Victoria Vovsha 38-40 Nell Lee ‘94-’99 24-28 .462 Diane Lucas ...... (73-75) 5. Georgia Bushell 33-18 Anna Lueken ...... (92-93) Gary Glassman ‘99-Current 108-65 .624 Ellen Luo ...... (97-98) TOTALS 34 years 240-186-1 .563 Linda Mahoney...... (78-80) Sharon Marcus ...... (82) Caroline Markel...... (98) Lori Marshall ...... (74-75) Re c o r d v s . Al l Op p o n e n t s Tanya McGerry ...... (93) Adelphi 5-0 Terry McNulty...... (81-82) Ho n o r s LIU-Brooklyn 3-1 Diana Merlino ...... (78-81) Albany 15-5 Longwood 1-0 Suzanne Miller ...... (73-74) Shaina Murugan...... (07-08) NECC East Rookie of the Year Army 0-9 Manhattan 0-1 1997 Delquin Gong Monica Myers...... (04-06) Barnard 2-1 UMBC 0-3 Kathy Ngo ...... (97-98) 1998 Deanna Ghozati Baruch 3-0 Renee Pendergrass ...... (81) Massachusetts 0-1 Sarah Peterson ...... (92) Binghamton 3-6 Molloy 7-3 Lisa Pisano ...... (82) America East Rookie of the Year Boston University 0-9 Monmouth 1-0 Kinga Polonska ...... (99) 2007 Paola Rodofi Brooklyn 4-0 Kim Popow ...... (93) Morgan State 1-0 Lindsey Prince ...... (00) Bucknell 1-0 Nassau CC 6-0 Loretta Pugh ...... (77-79) All-America East CSI 3-0 New Hampshire 3-0 Toni Quitugua ...... (96) Central Connecticut 1-0 Nancy Raia ...... (77-79) 2002 Martha Barrett New Haven 2-0 Eve Raphael ...... (77-78) 2003 Anne Cathrine Valle Charleston Southern 0-1 New Paltz 10-2 Melanie Rebosa ...... (96) 2004 Georgia Bushell, Anne Cathrine Valle Coastal Carolina 1-1 New Rochelle 1-0 Karina Reformina ...... (96-97) Paola Rodolfi...... (07-pres.) 2005 Rachel Kimelman, Sandy Wijeratne Colgate 2-4 New York University 1-4 College of Charleston 0-3 Lisa Roth ...... (79-80) 2008 Paola Rodolfi, Sandy Wijeratne Old Westbury 1-0 Ellen Ruben ...... (82) Columbia 0-1 Pace 0-1 Alicia Ruegge ...... (92-93) Concordia 8-5 Mary Ann Ryan ...... (80) GTE Academic All-Region Providence 2-0 Isabella Rychlik ...... (97) Connecticut 1-1 Queens 10-9 Joanna Rychlik ...... (97) 1998 Delquin Gong Cornell 0-3 Carole Saltzman ...... (77) Quinnipiac 2-4 Claudia Sanua...... (07-08) CW Post 4-1 Radford 1-0 Monique Savage ...... (77-79) America East Scholar-Athlete Dartmouth 0-2 RPI 0-1 Nonie Schuster ...... (79) 2002 Martha Barrett Dowling 8-6 Alyssa Schnell...... (01-02) Russell Sage 1-0 Trusha Shah...... (96) Drake 0-1 Rutgers 0-1 Claire Shean...... (02-03) ITA Scholar Athlete Drexel 1-0 Sacred Heart 13-1 Julie Shekoff ...... (96) 2000 Esther Forrester, Delquin Gong Fairfield 2-0 Rachael Shuster...... (73-74) Seton Hall 0-1 Amy Silverman...... (92) 2002 Martha Barrett, Georgia Bushell, Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 Siena 3-3 Rebecca Sparacin ...... (99) Deanna Ghozati, Patricia Gomez, Farmingdale 3-0 Skidmore 0-3 Charlien Staltare...... (73) Florida Gulf Coast 0-1 Ellen Tau...... (78) Karen Hansen, Olesya Ianovitch, Southern Mississippi 0-1 Tsedeye Tibebe...... (96) Alyssa Schnell Fordham 2-9 St. Francis 1-0 Sue Tobachnik...... (73-74) Franklin Pierce 0-1 Janet Travis...... (75) 2004 Georgia Bushell, Ashley Ward St. John’s 5-7 Tracey Troy ...... (93) 2005 Victoria Vovsha Gardner-Webb 0-1 St. Joseph’s 3-0 Judy Turkel ...... (74) 2006 Victoria Vovsha Hartford 7-1 St. Peter’s 2-0 Anne Cathrine Valle...... (02-06) Hofstra 16-5 Victoria Vasile...... (04-07) 2007 Arlene Barksdale, Caitlin Crowley, Staten Island 4-0 Holy Cross 3-0 Victoria Vovsha...... (05-08) Sandy Wijeratne, Paola Rodolfi Suffolk CC 6-1 Janet Wallach ...... (79-81) Howard 1-0 Swarthmore 0-1 Cathie Wang ...... (80) Hunter 5-2 Trenton State 0-1 Ashley Ward...... (02-04) Team ITA All-Academic Award Iona 2-0 Heide Weisbord ...... (75-77) 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000 UMBC 0-4 Sandy Wijeratne...... (05-08) John Jay 1-0 Vermont 4-0 Kate Williams ...... (98) King’s College 3-0 Tanya Woelfle ...... (92-93) Wagner 8-9 Leslie Wollam...... (80-81) Churchill Award Winner Lehigh 3-2 Karen Wright...... (97) 1999 Delquin Gong Carmie Zink ...... (99-03)

2008-09 Stony Brook Tennis 15 Administration

Dr. Shirley Strum Jim Fiore Director of Athletics Kenny University President

On July 23, 2003, President Shirley Strum Kenny introduced Jim Fiore as the Shirley Strum Kenny has combined a teaching and research career with ninth Director of Athletics in Stony Brook University history stating “Jim has the energy, administration leadership. Dr. Kenny is widely recognized for initiatives to build bridges drive, enthusiasm and intelligence to take this program, in the tradition of Stony Brook, between the academic and business communities and has also been active in business very far, very fast.” At the time of his hire Fiore was one of the youngest Directors of and education collaborations on workforce issues. Athletics in NCAA Division I. Dr. Kenny has taught at the University of , Gallaudet College, the Catholic Since his arrival at Stony Book from Princeton University in August 2003, Fiore University of America, the and the University of Maryland. While has hit the ground running and pointed Stony Brook on an aggressive course for suc- at Maryland, she served as Chair of the Department of English and Provost of Arts and cess in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics. He has undertaken a major restructuring Humanities. She became President of Queens College in 1985 and President of Stony of the intercollegiate athletics program including the hiring of coaching staffs for foot- Brook in 1994. She is the first woman to be named to the Stony Brook presidency. ball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, women’s During her nine years at Queens College, Dr. Kenny initiated many new programs, including the Business and Liberal Arts Program, the Journalism Program, the Asian lacrosse and speed, strength and conditioning. On the administrative side, Fiore as- American Center, the Louis Armstrong House and Archives Project, the Michael sembled a senior management team with the hiring of an executive associate director Harrington Center, and the Center for the New American Workforce. of athletics, senior associate director of athletics/SWA and a senior associate director One of Dr. Kenny’s main goals for Stony Brook is the enhancement of of athletics for advancement and external services. undergraduate education. In order to achieve this goal she established the Boyer Fiore has also turned his attention to department-wide fundraising efforts. In an Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University to create a effort to take a lead role in the university’s $300 million capital campaign, the Depart- new model of undergraduate education for the major research universities. She is also ment of Athletics has secured several major gifts, two of which were the largest philan- committed to strengthening relations with business and involving the University deeply thropic gifts given to athletics in its history. In addition, he created the Athletic Director in community affairs. Advisory Council; a 19-member board comprised of Stony Brook alumni, staff and She serves on the boards of Toys “R” Us, Computer Associates International, the community members that will advise Fiore in the fundraising advancement process. Chase Manhattan Metropolitan Advisory Board, Goodwill Industries of Greater New His attention to the bottom line resulted in a new athletic department budget pro- York, the Long Island Association, the Institute for Community Development, and the cess that relieved the department of an annual systemic deficit, resulting in a balanced Long Island Research Institute. She has previously served as vice chair of the Marland budget for the 2004-2005 academic year, the first time that Stony Brook has realized Humanities Council, chair of the Folger Shakespeare Library Institute Central Execution that goal since moving to the Division I level. Beginning in the ‘04-’05 academic year Committee, steering committee member of the executive board of the American Society Stony Brook University Athletics realized a near 20 percent increase in its operating for Eighteenth-Century Studies, board member of the American Handel Society, chair budget due to new revenue streams for the department. Additionally, Stony Brook has of the AAc&U, and board member of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of teamed up with Islanders Media Inc. as the athletic department continues to nurture Teaching. and foster strong bonds with the Long Island corporate community. She has published five books and numerous articles on Restoration and Under Fiore’s leadership, Stony Brook student-athletes have also attained new eighteenth-century British drama. Her two-volume scholarly edition of The Works of levels of achievement in the classroom. The ‘06-’07 academic year proved to be Stony George Farquhar was published by Oxford University Press and she is now editing The Plays of George Etherege for the same press. Brook’s most successful season academically as its student-athletes compiled a de- Dr. Kenny received a bachelor of journalism and a B.A. in English from the partment best overall G.P.A. of 3.01 (up from 2.7 upon his arrival to SBU in the Fall of University of Texas; M.A. from the ; Ph.D. from the University 2003) and saw 157 student-athletes named to the America East honor roll - the most of Chicago; and honorary doctorates from the University of Rochester and Chonnam since joining the America East in 2001. Coinciding with this success, Stony Brook un- National University in Korea. She has been honored as Outstanding Woman at veiled the new Goldstein Student-Athlete Development Center in the spring of 2006, the University of Maryland, Outstanding Alumnus at the , and a center made possible through a $1.2 million gift from Stony Brook alum and former Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Communications at the University of Texas. She All-American squash player Stuart Goldstein ‘74. The 6,000-square foot state-of-the- is married to Robert W. Kenny and they have five children and three grandchildren. art facility can accommodate over 400 student-athletes and features a computer lab, a study hall/multipurpose function room, a career resource/library area and several private tutor rooms. Fiore currently serves on University President Shirley Strum Kenny’s Cabinet and was also appointed by Kenny to co-chair the strategic plan for image and identity Dr. Randall committee. He has also served on the honorary degree, weekend life, NCAA certifi- cation and the university sponsorship committees. In 2005 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the America East Conference and currently serves as the of Susman Chairman the group. Fiore also is a member of the NCAA Division I Championship and Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Division I Misconduct Appeals Sub-committee. Faculty Athletic Representitive Prior to his arrival at Stony Brook, he provided department-wide leadership in support of the director of athletics at Princeton University from 1999-2003, a program that supports 38 sports, 40 club sports programs and more than 1,000 student-ath- letes. From 1995-1998, Fiore was the Assistant Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Dr. Randall Susman enters his third year as the Faculty Athletic Representative Programming at Dartmouth College where he assisted with the daily operation and at Stony Brook University. Susman is Professor of Anatomical Sciences in the School supervision of Dartmouth’s comprehensive 34-sport program. Prior to Dartmouth, of Medicine. His research activities span the fossil evidence of early human evolution Fiore interned at Princeton (1994-1995) for one year during which he assisted the in Africa, studies of wild apes in central Africa, and the comparative anatomy of humans director of athletics on assigned projects. He began his career as a graduate assistant and our closest relatives, the African apes. His publications appear in numerous at Springfield College before moving on to be an assistant to the Executive Director of professional journals and the popular press, and he is a regular contributor to the World the National Invitation Tournament during the spring and summer of 1993. One year Book Encyclopedia. Susman has taught human anatomy, human evolution, anatomy for later he took an internship in the compliance office at Fordham University. artists, and other courses at Stony Brook over the past 28 years. He is a member of the graduate programs in Anthropological Sciences and Ecology and Evolution in addition A native of Long Beach, N.Y, Fiore graduated from Long Beach High School to the graduate program in Anatomical Sciences in the Health Science Center. He has and went on to attain his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University, where he served as Director of the graduate programs in Anatomical Sciences and the Doctoral played free safety for the football team. Upon graduation from Hofstra, Fiore went on Program in Anthropological Sciences. For the past year he has served as Stony Brook’s to receive a master’s degree in Education from Springfield College. Additionally, he Faculty Athletic Representative. received a certificate from The Sports Management Institute held at the University of Susman received his bachelor of arts degree in biological anthropology from Notre Dame and University of South Carolina. U.C. Davis in 1970. He did his postgraduate work at the University of Chicago where Fiore and his wife Lisa have a son Michael who is seven years old. They cur- he earned both his masters and Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology. He earned his law rently reside in Stony Brook. degree from the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in 1988.

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