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RECORDS CHAMPIONSHIPS  2006 REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES 2007 SEASON circle at the University of Washington,” Senior Associate Athletic Associate Senior Washington,” of University the at circle “We are thrilled to welcome Jill and her family back into the coaching Region AssistantCoachofthe Year inboth2000and2001. Georgia’s Debbie Beck. She was also selected as the ITA Northwest Intercollegiate Tennis Association in 2001, an honor she shared with Hultquist was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year by the a Sweet16victoryoverfifth-ranked Tennessee. Ga., due to the impending birth of her first child. That run included Mountain, Stone to travel to unable was McCain as run, Eight Elite Hultquist who served as the acting head coach for the team during its a school record trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2001. In fact, it was Huskies to the five lead consecutive helped NCAA Hultquist UW, Tournament appearances at including tenure first her During heights. new to program the guiding in role integral an played and years five for Washington at McCain Patty under assistant an was Hultquist program.” women’sour leading her have tennis to pleased “We’revery hiring. her of time the at said TurnerTodd Director Athletics Washington Washington,” of University the for match perfect a are that skills previous member of our staff demonstrated leadership and coaching “Jill was an accomplished player, is an exceptional teacher and as a and herteam. Despite the rough first season, big things are lineup. expected a fromfill Hultquist to just afternoons some scramble to Hultquist leaving subtractions, roster and injuries by ravished was team The Dawgs. The Huskies were 3-17 in Hultquist’s first season at the helm for the is thefourthheadcoachinprogramhistory. who Hultquist, for position coaching head collegiate first the is This 1997-2002. COACHES coach with the Huskies from from Huskies the with coach assistant an as serving after Washington to returned ranks, the pro tour and in the collegiate on standout former a Hultquist, program in2006-07. tennis the women’s of helm Washington the at season Jill Hultquist begins her second 2nd Season Head CoachJillHultquist As anassistantcoach withWashington forfive years,Hultquisthelped They slippedoutabitandI’dliketobringthembackin.” Top-10.the into back Huskies the bring to is goal initial My team. great a build to opportunity the to forward looking I’m coach, head for me because I loved the job so much and to come back now as the Hultquist said. “When I left the program it was a very hard decision “It’s agreathonortocomebacktheUniversityofWashington,” will continuetoexcelatthenationallevel.” program women’stennis our guidance, and Jill’sleadership under serve her well as head coach of the Huskies. We are convinced that will spirit and competitiveness her and player tennis professional and collegiate exceptional an was She challenge. new this for Jill prepared clearly McCain, Patty under coach head assistant an as Washington at experience Tuiteprevious Marie “Her Director said. They alsoadvancedtothefinalsof1989AustralianOpen. Open. U.S. 1988 the of semifinals the in Sabatini Gabriela and Graf Steffiover win a was victories their among and circuit, doubles the on McCain with teamed Hultquist singles. in world the in 64th and 20 doubles titles. She ranked as high as sixth in the world in doubles professionally on the WTA Tour from 1987-1997, winning more than played Hultquist Washington, at ranks coaching the joining Before of member a was Hultquist’s staffservingasherassistantcoachin2006. All-American, four-time only Washington’s Carter, Klaic. Darija and Sumantri Dea Carter,Kraszweski, Kristina Claire history: school in All-Americans four all were at Washington tenure previous her in mentored Hultquist players the Among lead theHuskies totheirfirstevertriptheNCAA EliteEightin2001. COACHES 2007 SEASON

HULTQUIST’S COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Assistant coach at Washington from 1997-2002 • Helped lead the Huskies to five consecutive NCAA ap- pearances • Guided 2001 team to first-ever trip to the NCAA Quar-

terfinals COACHES • Named 2001 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year • Selected 2000 and 2001 ITA Northwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year • Coached UW four-time All-American Claire Carter and

three-time All-American Kristina Kraszweski PLAYERS

HULTQUIST’S PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS • Played professionally on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1997 • Won more than 20 doubles titles on the WTA tour • Ranked as high as sixth in the world in doubles and 64th 2006 REVIEW in the world in singles • Played doubles on the WTA tour with former UW head Jill (Hetherington) Hultquist was a four-time All-American at the coach Patty McCain, picking up a win over and Universify of Florida from 1983-1987. in the 1988 U.S. Open semifinals • With McCain, advanced to the finals of the 1988 U.S. Open and the1989 Austrialian Open Hultquist reached the mixed doubles finals of the in  1995 and competed in the for Canada in 1984, 1988 • Also advanced to the mixed doubles final a the 1996 and 1996. She and Patricia Hy-Boulais advanced to the quarterfinals French Open CHAMPIONSHIPS in Atlanta before falling to eventual bronze medalists Jana Novotna • Three-time Canadian Olympian (1984, 1988, 1996) and Helena Sulcova of the Czech Republic. • Earned WTA Tour Sportsmanship Award • Earned Sportsmanship Award Hultquist garnered a number of achievements during her years on • 1988 Player of the Year in Canada • Inducted into the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame Also a standout collegian, Hultquist earned four All-America • Four-time All-American at Florida certificates at the , while studying psychology • 1999 University of Florida Hall of Fame Inductee RECORDS from 1983-1987. She was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame in the spring of 1999 and the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001. She ended up earning her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Washington in 2000. FACILITIES Hultquist was already a star on the junior tennis circuit before joining the collegiate ranks. In fact, she and McCain were roommates as juniors and seniors in high school at the Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla. EXPERIENCE A native of Toronto, Canada, Hultquist and her husband Rich have two children, Jack (4 1/2) and Maggie (3). The family resides in Renton, Wash.

The Hultquist family: (l-r) Jack, Jill, Rich and Maggie.

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RECORDS CHAMPIONSHIPS  2006 REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES 2007 SEASON from 2002-2003. While assisting at his alma mater,alma his at assisting Championship While CAA 2002-2003. the from won Rams the women’sand men the both for VCU teams at tennis coach assistant an was Sanchez that, minoring inmathematicsandphysics. Sanchez graduated from VCU in December of 2003, majoring in biomedical engineering and they wererankedintheTop-20 nationally.” getting back into college coaching after working about with excited the very women’sis “He Hultquist. tennis player,”said team tennis at college VCU outstanding when an was “He train BorisBecker, AnkeHuberandMarcKevinGoelnerforGrandSlamtournaments. helping world, the in players tennis best the of some with sparred also has Sanchez Fish. Wranglers in the World Team Cup, teaming with Jan-Michael Gambill, Stefi Graf and Mardy Houston the for playing recently most ranks, professional the in dabbled also has Sanchez on boththemenandwomen’s side. Academic Counselor Asst. Dir. - Olympic Ashlee Anderson Karen Baebler Sports COACHES the Lone Star State since February of 2005. Prior to Prior 2005. of February since State Star Lone the in players top the training for Texas,responsible in Sanchez has been serving as Junior Academy Director Association (CAA)SinglesandDoubleshonors. TeamAthletic First All-Colonial earned and season that VCU Yearfor the of Rookie earned Sanchez to Stanford. fell they where Finals Championship NCAA the to Rams the helped and year that nation the in 64 No. as high as ranked was He record. doubles 18-5 and record singles 26-3 a compiled he when 2000 was year best Sanchez was a standout men’s tennis player for Virginia Commonwealth University from 2000-2002. Sanchez’s Fernando SanchezofficiallyjoinedJillHultquist’s staffJuly24,2006. 1st Season Assistant CoachFernandoSanchez Tennis Center Manager Events Manager Scott Baebler Travis Roach Tennis SupportStaff Strength andConditioning Athletic Communications Rose Baker Brian Tom Equipment Manager Karen Gunderman Chrissy Messick Athletic Trainer