From the Director of Athletics and Physical Education

Welcome to the 2012 Tennis Championship!!

Vassar College and the Department of Athletics & Physical Education, are very honored to be hosting the 2012 Liberty League Tennis Championship! It is a particular distinction to be hosting this event in the year of the 40th Anniversary of the enactment of Title IX. Recognizing the values of competition and sport has long been an integral part of and honors the athletic capabilities and attributes of women.

Enjoy your time at Vassar! We hope you have a chance to walk our beautiful campus, visit our local restaurants such as Baccio’s, Baby Cakes and the Beech Tree. Have a safe trip back home.

Best Wishes,

Sharon R. Beverly, Ph.D. Director of Athletics & Physical Education 2012 LIBERTY LEAGUE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS LIBERTY LEAGUE Championship Schedule --Friday-Sunday, May 4-6, 2012 - Josselyn Courts--

FRIDAY, May 4 (Outdoor) 10:00 am No. 17* [1] vs. [8] 10:00 am William Smith College [4] vs. RPI [5] 2:00 pm St. Lawrence University [3] vs. RIT [6] 2:00 pm No. 27* Vassar College [2] vs. [7]

SATURDAY, May 5 10:00 am Semifinal #1 [1/8] vs. [4/5] 2:00 pm Semifinal #2 [3/6] vs. [2/7]

SUNDAY, May 5 10:00 am Championship

FRIDAY, May 4 (Indoor at Walker Field House) 9:00 am No. 17* Skidmore College [1] vs. Bard College [8] 12:00 pm William Smith College [4] vs. RPI [5] 3:00 pm No 27* Vassar College [2] vs. Union College [7] 6:00 pm St. Lawrence University [3] vs. RIT [6]

* Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Ranking (4/12)

Scan for results and tournament page. Vassar Brewers

QUICK FACTS Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Founded: 1861 Enrollment: 2,400 Nickname: Brewers Colors: Burgundy and Gray President: Catharine Bond Hill Director of Athletics & Physical Education: Dr. Sharon Beverly SPORTS INFORMATION: Shane Donahue Home facility: Josselyn Tennis Courts

Kathy CampbeLL Scan for Schedule 2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Joy Backer* Sr. del Mar, Ca torrey Pines Jennifer Beckerman Sr. Santa Barbara, Ca Santa Barbara Nicole Block* Sr. Seaford, Ny Seaford Melanie Horn Jr. ridgewood, NJ ridgewood Lindsay Kantor So. Westhampton Beach, NY Westhampton Beach Anisha Kurien fr. Stamford, Ct hopkins School Jennifer Ruther Jr. Carpentersville, il harry D. Jacobs Ava Sadeghi fr. glendale, Ca Campbell Hall Natalie Santiago Jr. isle of Palms, SC laurel Springs School Samantha Schapiro fr. milford, NJ rutgers Preparatory School Hannah Van Demark Fr. Sioux Falls, Sd o’Gorman

*Denotes Captains

Head Coach: Kathy Campbell Assistant Coaches: Steve Guernsey VOLUNTEER Assistant Coach: Mark Chace

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 13-4 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: 27 National, 10 Northeast D1. Backer/ Sadeghi 5-7 L1 Last 5 MATCHES: 5-0 D2. Beckerman/ Schapiro 4-8 W6 STREAK: W6 D3. Kantor/ Van Demark 5-7 W1 Last outing: Def. MIT 7-2 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 8 S1. Jennifer Beckerman 4-8 W10 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 3 S2. Ava Sadeghi 0-5 W1 Last YEAR: 2nd place, lost to Skidmore 6-3 S3. Joy Backer 5-7 W2 in the Championship (5/8/11) S4. Sam Schapiro 0-5 W2 S5. Jennifer Ruther 5-7 L1 S6. Hannah Van Demark 5-7 W1 SKIDMORE THOROUGHBREDS

QUICK FACTS Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Founded: 1903 Enrollment: 2,400 Nickname: Thoroughbreds Colors: Green, Yellow, White President: Philip Glotzbach Athletic Director: Gail Cummings-Danson SPORTS INFORMATION: Bill Jones Home facility: Wenger Courts

Curt Speersschneider

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Robyn Baird So. Potomac, md Churchill Sophia Bryan-Ajania So. San Rafael, Ca marin Acad. Tory Engros Sr. Bronxville, Ny Bronxville Lee Ford So. Newton, ma Newton North Melissa Hirsch So. alamo, Ca San Ramon Valley Yumi Karlshoej fr. W. Vancouver, BC Sentinel Secondary Sam Kogan fr. Pacific Palisades, CA Palisades Charter Nataly Mendoza Jr. San Francisco, Ca Saint Ignatius Rachel Plevinsky So. lexington, ma lexington Delaney Scollan Sr. auburn, Ny auburn Alex Smith fr. Beverly Hills, Ca marymount Zoe Valella fr. Weston, Ca Weston

Head Coach: Curt Speerschneider Assistant Coach: Kim Wesctcott, Sam Woods

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 10-5 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: 17 National, 6 Northeast D1. Mendoza/Hirsch NA Last 5 MATCHES: 2-3 D2. Baird/Engros NA STREAK: W1 D3. Scollan/ Plevinsky NA Last outing: Def. St. Lawrence 6-3 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2 S1. Melissa Hirsch 8-16 L9 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 6 S2. Tory Engros 11-9 L3 Last YEAR: Champions, defeated Vassar S3. Nataly Mendoza 15-8 W2 6-3 in the Championship (5/8/11) S4. Lee Ford 12-8 L1 S5. Alex Smith 10-6 L3 S6. Robyn Baird 17-7 W2 WILLIAM SMITH HERONS

QUICK FACTS Location: Geneva, NY Founded: 1908 Enrollment: 2,216 with Hobart Nickname: Herons Colors: Green and White President: Mark D. Geran Athletic Director: Deb Steward SPORTS INFORMATION: Ken DeBolt and Paige Mullin Home facility: HWS Tennis Center

Chip Fishback

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Katie Drinkwater fy Bernardsville, N.J. the Taft School Joanie Hilton Sr Pittsburgh, Pa. Shady Side Academy Casey Kennedy Sr kenilworth, Ill. lake Forest Academy Kathleen Kennedy fy kenilworth, Ill. lake Forest Academy Hallsey Leighton Jr falmouth, Maine falmouth Jess McCue Sr oneonta, N.Y. oneonta Casey Nicoletti So east Hampton, N.Y. east Hampton Kate O’Connor So Scituate, Mass. Scituate Kiara Ocasio Jr Philadelphia, Pa. St. Hubert’s Remy Raevsky Jr holland, Pa. Barrack Hebrew Academy Katie Serock Sr Newtown, Conn. Newtown Haley Wolf fy fairfield, Conn. fairfield Warde

Head Coach: Chip Fishback Assistant Coaches: Rich Lenhart

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 14-3 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: 19 Northeast D1. Hilton/Ocasio 17-5 W10 Last 5 MATCHES: 5-0 D2. McCue/ Serock 14-5 W8 STREAK: W9 D3. Leighton/ Raevsky 9-4 W1 Last outing: Def. Ithaca 8-1 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 S1. Casey Kennedy 13-10 NA LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 0 S2. Kiara Ocasio 13-8 NA Last YEAR: 3rd place, defeated St. S3. Joanie Hilton 19-5 W2 Lawrence 5-4 (5/8/11) S4. Hallsey Leighton 10-4 W6 S5. Casey Nicoletti 16-6 W2 S6. Haley Wolf 17-3 W8 ST. LAWRENCE SAINTS

QUICK FACTS Location: Canton, NY Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 2,327 Nickname: Saints Colors: Scarlet and Brown President: Dr. William L. Fox Athletic Director: Margie Strait SPORTS INFORMATION: Jennifer Girard Home facility: Sammis Tennis Courts

JEREMY FREEMAN

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Olivia Arroyo fy los Angeles, CA Notre Dame Tori Copelas fy lynnfield, ma lynnfield Hillary Drewry Sr. Pennington, NJ the Hun School Elizabeth Geer Jr. manchester, ma Pingree School Hannah Langsdale fy hampstead, md North Carroll Samantha Miller fy rio Rancho, Nm Cleveland Shannon Murphy Jr. hopkinton, ma hopkinton Elkie Vandenbeemt fy hilton Head Island, SC heritage Academy Anna Young fy South Burlington, VT South Burlington

Head Coach: Jeremy Freeman Assistant Coaches: Brian Bowman

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 12-3 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: 16 Northeast D1. Drewry/ Vandenbeemt 20-7 L1 Last 5 MATCHES: 3-2 D2. Geer/ Murphy 7-6 L1 STREAK: L1 D3. Arroyo/ Young 9-4 L1 Last outing: Lost to Skidmore 6-3 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 S1. Hillary Drewry 19-6 W3 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 1 S2. Elkie Vandenbeemt 21-4 W7 Last YEAR: 4th place, lost to William Smith S3. Olivia Arroyo 18-5 L1 5-4 (5/8/11) S4. Elizabeth Geer 11-2 L1 S5. Shannon Murphy 12-8 W2 S6. Anna Young 12-7 L1 RPI ENGINEERS

QUICK FACTS Location: Troy, NY Founded: 1824 Enrollment: 5,240 Nickname: Engineers Colors: Cherry & White President: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Jim Knowlton SPORTS INFORMATION: Kevin Beattie Home facility: Sharpe Courts

ERICA HOLLOT

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Amanda Alexander fr. houston, TX Performing and Visual Arts Katrina Bohnhorst fr. hellertown, PA Saucon Valley Jessica Buckley fr. Whitesboro, NY Notre Dame Jr.-Sr. Zosia Casterline Sr. farmington, MI farmington Christina Ciamarra So. Woodbury, MN Newtown (CT) Brianna Dickie Jr. acton, MA acton Regional Casey Olsen fr. glen Ridge, NJ glen Ridge Meghan Olson So. rochester, NY Penfield Lexi Rindone fr. Prescott, AZ Prescott Katie Russell So. fryeburg, ME fryeburg Linnea Tilberg So. Bowdoinham, ME mr. Ararat Elaine Vavoules Sr. hauppauge, NY Smithtown West

Head Coach: Erica Hollot Assistant Coaches: Kimberly Viles

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 12-4 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: NA D1. Olsen/ Alexander 6-6 W1 Last 5 MATCHES: 3-2 D2. Rindone/ Ciamarra 15-5 W1 STREAK: W1 D3. Dickie/ Bohnhorst 12-1 W7 Last outing: Def. Union 9-0 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 S1. Casey Olsen 13-5 W1 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 0 S2. Christina Ciamarra 12-8 W3 Last YEAR: 5th place, defeated Union 6-3 S3. Meghan Olson 12-6 W1 in fifth-place match (5/7/11) S4. Amanda Alexander 11-5 W1 S5. Briana Dickie 7-2 W1 S6. Katrina Bohnhorst 9-4 W1 RIT TIGERS

QUICK FACTS Location: Rochester, NY Founded: 1829 Enrollment: 17,800 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange and Brown President: Dr. Bill Destler Athletic DIRECTOR: Lou Spiotti, Jr. SPORTS INFORMATION: Stephen Jaynes and Joe Venniro Home facility: RIT Courts

Krystine Bachner

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year HT Hometown Highschool Britt Amari fr. 5-3 Sussex, NJ vernon Township Jillian Bertuzzi So. 5-4 longmeadow, ma longmeadow Sara Bjork So. 5-9 gansevoort, Ny Saratoga Springs Lindsey Gibson Sr. 5-4 glastonbury, Ct mercy Caili Nizamis So. 5-1 Baldswinsville, Ny C.W. Baker Kat Pillman fr. 5-4 greece, Ny greece Athena Marie Revekant Sr. 5-6 Pittsford, Ny east Rochester Kristen Rice So. 5-7 Clyde, Ny Clyde-Savannah Liz Uhrinec So. 5-4 Brewerton, Ny Central Square Maite Vera So. 5-6 Santa Cruz, Bolivia mayor San Loranzo Erika Weldon Sr. 5-9 hanover, Pa South Western

Head Coach: Krystine Bachner Assistant Coaches: Diana Taoai

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 4-8 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: NA D1. Vera/ Revekant NA Last 5 MATCHES: 3-2 D2. Bjork/ Gibson NA STREAK: L1 D3. Rice/ Pillman NA Last outing: Lost to St. Lawrence 7-0 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: NA S1. Maite Vera NA LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: Na S2. Sara Bjork NA Last YEAR: NA S3. Kristen Rice NA S4. Lindsey Gibson NA S5. Marie Revekant NA S6. Kat Pillman NA UNION DUTCHWOMEN

QUICK FACTS Location: Schenectady, NY Founded: 1795 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Dutchwomen Colors: Garnet and White Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference: Liberty League President: Stephen C. Ainlay Athletic DIRECTOR: Jim McLaughlin SPORTS INFORMATION: Jeffrey Weinstein Home facility: Union College Tennis Courts Mark Buddle

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Andrea Coopersmith Sr. great Neck, NY great Neck South Dee Dee Gaudian Jr. Wilton, Ct Wilton Brittany Gilbert Sr. North Kingstown, RI North Kingstown Elizabeth Lehmann Sr. Center Sandwich, Nh inter-Lakes Lauren Main So. hopedale, ma St. Mary’s Academy Elise Malkin Jr. Sudbury, ma lincoln-Sudbury Regional Samantha Muratori So. Briarcliff Manor, NY Briarcliff Manor Rachel Steiner So. Pacific Palisades, Ca kent School Melanie Watman Sr. San Diego, Ca San Diego Jewish Academy

Head Coach: Mark Buddle Assistant Coaches: Don Dudley

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 6-7 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: NA D1. Gilbert/ Gaudian 4-9 L1 Last 5 MATCHES: 1-4 D2. Coopersmith/ Malkin 5-4 L2 STREAK: L1 D3. Lehmann/ Main 8-4 W2 Last outing: Lost to RIT 5-1 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0 S1. Brittany Gilbert 3-10 L6 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: 0 S2. Andrea Coopersmith 5-7 W2 Last YEAR: 6th place, lost to RPI 6-3 in the S3. Elise Malkin 6-3 L1 fifth-place match (5/7/11) S4. Dee Dee Gaudian 8-4 W2 S5. Elizabeth Lehmann 7-6 L1 S6. Samantha Muratori 4-1 W2 BARD RAPTORS

QUICK FACTS Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 2,000 Nickname: Raptors Colors: Black and White President: Leon Botstein Athletic DIRECTOR: Kristen Hall SPORTS INFORMATION: Jim Sheahan Home facility: Stevenson Athletic Center

FRED FELDMAN

2011-12 Women’s TENNIS ROSTER Name Year Hometown Highschool Sofia Commito Sr. reading, MA reading Memorial Julia DeFabo So. latrobe, PA greater Latrobe Amanda Gan So. kuala Lumpur, Malaysia leysin American Irina Kalinka Sr. Berlin, Germany United Welsh College Alexia Motal fr. queens, NY Bard High School Early College Nelle Plotkin So. Brooklyn, NY Beacon School Lia Soorenian So. los Angeles, CA Crescenta Valley Chloe Stergides Sr. athens, Greece american Commonwealth Madeline Turner Jr. , NY Poly Prep Jean Wong fr. Singapore anglo-Chinese

Head Coach: Fred Feldman (20h Year) Assistant Coaches: Christine Kim

RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP Record: 7-6 Player Rec. STR. ITA Ranking: NA D1. DeFabo/Wong 7-5 W1 Last 5 MATCHES: 2-3 D2. Commito/Turner 4-7 L1 STREAK: W1 D3. Plotkin/Anna Gors 2-2 W1 Last outing: Def. SUNY Plattsburgh 5-4 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: NA S1. Sofia Commito 4-8 L1 LIBERTY LEAGUE RUNNER-UPS: NA S2. Jean Wong 8-4 W1 Last YEAR: NA S3. Julia DeFabo 7-5 W1 S4. Nelle Plotkin 7-6 W1 S5. Madeline Turner 4-5 W1 S6. Lia Soorenian 2-4 L4 LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Year cHampioN runner-Up score 2010-11 Skidmore Vassar 6-3 2009-10 Vassar Skidmore 6-3 2008-09 Vassar Skidmore 8-1 2007-08 Vassar Skidmore 7-2 2006-07 Vassar Skidmore 8-1 2005-06 Vassar St. Lawrence 5-0 2004-05 Vassar Hamilton 5-2 2003-04* Vassar Skidmore 5-0 2002-03* Vassar Skidmore 5-1 2001-02* Rochester Vassar 5-3 2000-01* Skidmore Vassar 5-4

*Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (UCAA)

JOY BACKER, SENIOR, VASSAR NATALY MENDOZA, JUNIOR, SKIDMORE ABOUT THE LIBERTY LEAGUE A member conference of the NCAA’s Division III, The Liberty League has ten full members and sponsors championships in 25 sports. The member institutions of the league place the highest priority on the overall quality of the educational experience and on the successful completion of its student-athletes’ academic programs. The member institutions seek to establish and maintain an environment in which a student-athlete’s athletic activities are conducted as an integral part of the educational experience.

Originally founded as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association in 1995, the conference was renamed the Liberty League during the summer of 2004. The league includes founding members , Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence University, Skidmore College, and Union College. Vassar College became a full member of the league during the 2000- 01 academic year, and Bard College and Rochester Institute of Technology join for the 2011-12 academic year. Founding member departed following the 2010-11 academic year in order to fully integrate its athletic programs within the New England Small College Athletic Conference. WELCOME TO VASSAR COLLEGE

HOST OF THE 2012 LIBERTY LEAGUE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Quick Vassar Facts: Founded in 1861, Vassar College is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar is renowned for pioneering achievements in education, for its long history of curricular innovation, and for the beauty of its campus.

Location: In the scenic Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City, in Poughkeepsie (area population about 100,000). Vassar is in a residential area three miles from the city center.

Students: 2,400 students; approximately 60% come from public high schools, 40% from private schools (both independent and religious). In recent freshman classes, students of color comprised 25-33% of matriculants. International students from 50 countries comprise 10% of the student body.

Faculty: More than 290 faculty members, virtually all holding the doctorate or its equivalent. All classes are taught by faculty members. The student-faculty ratio is 8:1, average class size, 17. More than 70% of the faculty live on campus or nearby; one or two faculty families live in each residence hall as house fellows.

Curriculum: Students may concentrate in a single discipline, an interdepartmental or multidisciplinary program, or they may design an independent major. There is no “core curriculum.” Students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language, successfully complete at least one quantitative course, and, in the first year, successfully complete a writing- intensive course (chosen from about 20 options).

Campus: 1,000 picturesque acres ranging from the manicured lawns and formal gardens of the main campus to the meadows and woodlands of the Vassar Farm. Over 100 academic and residential buildings ranging in style from collegiate gothic to modernist, including two National Historic Landmarks. Most recent addition: the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, with state-of-the-art screening rooms, studios, and productions facilities, and Kenyon Hall, with a dedicated dance theater.

Campus Life: 98% of students live on campus (housing is guaranteed). Over 100 student-run organizations and clubs, including WVKR-FM radio; debate; a volunteer network; dance, theater, and comedy troupes; classical, jazz, gospel, a cappella, and rock groups; nearly a dozen student publications; and a broad spectrum of ethnic, religious, and political groups. About 1,650 campus-wide events annually, including guest lecturers, visiting artists, performers, workshops, athletic events, and concerts.

Athletics: 23 varsity teams (N.C.A.A. Division III), club sports, and intramural leagues.

Libraries: (main, art, music, and special collections): over a million print volumes; nearly 50,000 serial titles; 612,000 pieces of microform; multiple electronic resources and databases.