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Table of Contents 2006 - 07 Schedule Table of Contents/Quick Facts .............................................. 1 Date Tournament/Opponent Time 2006-07 Outlook ................................................................... 2-3 Sept. 8-10 Southern Intercollegiate Championships (Athens, Ga.) All Day Head Coach Kenny Thorne ................................................ 4-5 Sept. 22-24 Baylor Intercollegiate (Waco, Texas) All Day Assistant Coach Josh Hausman/Support Staff ................... 6 Sept. 30-Oct. 8 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American (Tulsa, Okla.) All Day Georgia Tech Administration ............................................... 7 Oct. 6-8 GEORGIA TECH FALL INVITATIONAL All Day Meet the Jackets ............................................................... 8-15 Oct. 13-15 USC Fall Tournament All Day 2005-06 Year in Review ....................................................... 16 Oct. 18-22 ITA Regionals (Chapel Hill, N.C.) All Day 2005-06 ACC Year in Review ............................................... 17 Oct. 26-29 Alabama Fall Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) All Day 2006-07 Opponent Information/Tournaments .................... 18-19 Nov. 2-5 ITA National Indoor Championship (Columbus, Ohio) All Day Season Records ................................................................... 20 Nov. 3-5 FSU Fall Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.) All Day Career Records .................................................................... 21 Jan. 11-14 J. Webb Horton Classic (Naples, Fla.) All Day Georgia Tech Honors .......................................................... 22 The ACC ............................................................................... 23 Feb. 3 RADFORD 10 a.m. Georgia Tech in the NCAA Team Championship ............... 24-25 Feb. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech in the NCAA Championships ...................... 26 Feb. 10 at Arizona State 12 p.m. Georgia Tech Tennis Timeline ........................................... 27 Feb. 13 GEORGIA 4 p.m. Series Record vs. Opponents ............................................ 28 Feb. 17 at Auburn 12 p.m. Year by Year Results ...................................................... 29-32 Feb. 21 GEORGIA STATE 2:30 p.m. Letterwinners ....................................................................... 33 Feb. 24 at Texas 1 p.m. Georgia Tech Campus .................................................... 34-35 Feb. 27 at South Carolina 2 p.m. Atlanta .............................................................................. 36-37 Mar. 4 FLORIDA STATE 1 p.m. Athletic Excellence .......................................................... 38-39 Mar. 7 at Clemson 2:30 p.m. Championship Facilities ................................................ 40-41 Mar. 9 FURMAN 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Traditions ................................................ 42-43 Mar. 18 at Baylor 6 p.m. Georgia Tech Degree ...................................................... 44-45 Mar. 20 at Miami 2 p.m. Bill Moore Tennis Center ............................................... 46-47 Mar. 23 NORTH CAROLINA 2:30 p.m. All-Americas ......................................................................... 48 Mar. 25 DUKE 1 p.m. All-ACC ................................................................................. 49 Mar. 30 at Virginia Tech 2 p.m. ACC Champions .................................................................. 50 Apr. 1 at Virginia 1 p.m. NCAA History ....................................................................... 51 Apr. 6 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2 p.m. Donors .................................................................................. 52 Apr. 7 WAKE FOREST 2 p.m. Apr. 13 at Maryland 3 p.m. Quick Facts Apr. 15 at Boston College 11 a.m. Apr. 19-22 ACC Championships (Cary, N.C.) TBA Full Name: ................................. Georgia Institute of Technology May 11-13 NCAA Regional Championships (TBA) TBA Location: ................................................................. Atlanta, Ga. May 17-28 NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.) TBA Founded: ...........................................................................1885 Enrollment: .................................................................... 16,000 Nickname: ......................................................... Yellow Jackets Mascot: ....................................... “Buzz”, 1930 Model “A” Ford Sports Information Colors: ........................................................ Old Gold and White Affiliation: ...................................................... NCAA Division I SID Office Phone: ...................................................................................... (404) 894-5445 Conference: .......................... Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) SID Office Fax: ............................................................................................ (404) 894-1248 Facility(Capacity): ................... Bill Moore Tennis Center (1,500) Mailing & Overnight Address: President: ............................................... Dr. G. Wayne Clough ................................................................................................. 150 Bobby Dodd Way, N.W. Alma Mater, Year .......................................... Georgia Tech, ‘64 ..................................................................................................... Atlanta, GA 30332-0455 Athletic Director: ............................................ Dan Radakovich Tech Athletics Website: ............................................................. www.ramblinwreck.com Alma Mater, Year ............................Indiana Univ. of Penn., ‘80 Dir. of Communications: ........................................................................... Allison George Athletic Association Phone: ............................ (404) 894-5400 .............................................................................................................. (Georgia Tech, ‘88) Asst. SID/Tennis Contact: .......................................................................... Miranda Bryen ....................................................................................................................... (Auburn, ‘02) Tennis Facts Home: .......................................................................................................... (860) 860-2099 E-mail: .................................................................................. [email protected] Head Coach ............................ Kenny Thorne (Georgia Tech, 1989) Asst. Tennis Contact: ............................................................................ Daniel Goldberger Record at Georgia Tech ......................... 111-77, ninth season ...................................................................................................... (SUNY New Paltz, ‘03) Overall Record ....................................... 111-77, ninth season E-mail: ............................................................................ [email protected] Office Phone .................................................... (404) 894-0459 Assistant Coach .... Josh Hausman (USC-Spartanburg, 2001) Office Phone .................................................... (404) 894-8371 2005-06 Overall Record ................................................. 12-10 Credits 2005-06 ACC Record (Finish) .................................... 5-6/T-7th The 2006-07 Georgia Tech men’s tennis media guide is a product of the Georgia Tech Sports Information 2005-06 Final ITA National Rank ....................................... 30 Office. It was written, designed and edited by Daniel Goldberger. Covers designed by Daniel Players Returning/Lost ..................................................... 6/1 Goldberger and Miranda Bryen. Photography by Christopher Gooley, Stanley Leary, Getty Newcomers ........................................................................... 3 Images, M. McConnell, Gary Meek and Rob Skinner. Printing by Ebsco Media of Birmingham, Ala. www.ramblinwreck.com 1 The Yellow Jacket tennis team has “He has had good singles and doubles depth, depth that will help them results in the fall and will be a player to compete with the best in the watch this year.” conference and the best in the country. Head men’s tennis coach Countering Rassow-Kantor’s strength Kenny Thorne returns six players, and size is fellow freshman, Austin and welcomes three newcomers Roebuck who brings to the team strong that should make an immediate fundamentals and a technically sound impact this spring. An intense fall all-around game. campaign revealed marked improvement in the top of Tech’s “Austin has a very good all around line-up, while underclassmen game,” said Thorne. “He can stay with stepped up to college-size anyone from the baseline and attack competition, improving their raw and finish points at the net as well. He talents. has improved quite a bit this fall by winning numerous singles matches.” Luke Rassow-Kantor, a six-foot- three Westport, Conn. Native, is a Also new to the Tech tennis family is freshman at Georgia Tech and his Eric Molnar, though he is no newcomer David North game saw consistent improvement to college tennis. Molnar is a senior in his first few months on campus. from Ontario, Canada who transferred of the strongest members of the team Rassow-Kantor brings to the team to Georgia Tech from Colorado after with a big serve and strong forehand a massive wingspan, size, strength that tennis program disbanded. Last that can blow