Jan. 21 vs. Virginia# 6 p.m. Jan. 22 vs. North Carolina# 3 p.m. ITA KICKOFF JAN. 27 UC DAVIS 2 p.m. JAN. 28 TULSA OR NC STATE TBD FEB. 3 NOTRE DAME 5 p.m. FEB. 5 MICHIGAN 10 a.m. Feb. 10-13 ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Charlottesville, Va.) Feb. 17 at Indiana 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Ohio State Noon Feb. 25 at UCF Noon MARCH 2 FLORIDA* 5 p.m. MARCH 4 SOUTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. March 9 at Ole Miss* 4 p.m. March 11 at Mississippi State* 2 p.m. March 21 at UNLV 1 p.m. March 23 at LSU* 4 p.m. MARCH 25 ARKANSAS* 1 p.m. March 30 at Vanderbilt* 5 p.m. April 1 at Kentucky* Noon APRIL 6 AUBURN* 5 p.m. APRIL 8 ALABAMA* 1 p.m. April 14 at Georgia* Noon April 19-22 SEC Championships TBD May 11-12 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBD May 17-22 NCAA Championships TBD Athens, Ga. May 23-28 NCAA Singles & Doubles TBD Athens, Ga. All dates & time subject to change; ORANGE CAPS indicate home matches; Italics indicate tournament matches; #-at New York, N.Y.; *-Denotes Southeastern Conference match XXX TABLE OF CONTENTS Outlook (3-6) 2011 Season Review (27-30) 4 Season Preview 28 Recap 5 Mike Patrick Q&A 29 Honors and Standings 6 2011 Fall Review 30 Season Breakdown Staff (7-12) History (31-48) 8 Co-Head Coach Mike Patrick 32 All-Americans 10 Co-Head Coach Sonia Hahn-Patrick 33 SEC Honors 12 Tennis Staff 34 National/Misc. Honors 35 All-Time Lady Vols The Lady Vols (13-26) 36 Individual Records 14 Natalie Pluskota 37 All-Time Results 16 Kata Szekely 38 Year-By-Year Results 18 Brynn Boren 42 Series History 20 Kayla McMurry 45 NCAA Results 21 Jesse Grace 48 All-Time SEC Standings 22 Joanna Henderson 23 Sarah Toti 24 Caitlyn Williams 25 Match-By-Match History 2012 ROSTER Name Height Class Hometown (High School) Brynn Boren 5-9 Sophomore Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Laurel Springs) Jesse Grace 5-6 Freshman Germiston, South Africa (Univ. of Cambridge International) Joanna Henderson 5-11 Freshman Aberdeen, Scotland (St. George’s School, Edinburgh) Natalie Pluskota 5-10 Senior Newnan, Ga. (Northgate) Kata Szekely 5-6 Junior Szekesfehervar, Hungary (Janos Kodolanyi) Sarah Toti 5-10 Freshman Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) Caitlyn Williams 5-8 Freshman Knoxville, Tenn. (Alpha Omega Academy) UTLADYVOLS.COM 1 MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS MEDIA CONTACT ADDITIONAL information MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF All media requests related to the Tennes- For up-to-date information and videos regard- GENERAL INFORMATION ANDREW LENTZ Location: Knoxville, Tennessee see women’s tennis program should be di- ing the Lady Vols tennis team, stay in touch Women’s Tennis Contact Founded: 1794 rected towards tennis contact Andrew Lentz with the below sources. Office: 865-974-2743 Enrollment: 27,523 ([email protected]; 865-974-2743) in the Ten- Cell: 317-403-0531 Nickname: Lady Volunteers or Lady Vols nessee Athletics Media Relations Department. UTLadyVols.com/tennis Email: [email protected] Colors: Orange and White Twitter: @LentzUT Conference: Southeastern Conference UT Knoxville Chancellor: Jimmy Cheek ABOUT THE PROGRAM JIMMY stanton Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Dave Hart This 2011-12 Lady Vol Tennis publication has Associate AD - Communications been created to provide members of the me- Office: 865-974-4167 Email: [email protected] dia with information and statistics needed to TENNIS STAFF Twitter: @JimmyStanton Co-Head Coaches: Mike Patrick (Middle Tennessee adequately cover the team throughout the State 1979) and Sonia Hahn-Patrick (Kentucky 1989) season. The guide is only available in color via JASON YELLIN Record Together at UT: 254-133 (.656), 15th year UTLadyVols.com. Asst. 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Associate AD: Debby Jennings 2011 Overall Record: 20-8 Associate MRDs: John Painter, Tom Satkowiak, Eric Trainer Twitter 2011 SEC Record: 9-2 Under no circumstances are players available Assistant MRDs: Brian Davis, Cameron Harris 2011 SEC Finish: Tied 2nd Eastern Division twitter.com/LadyVol_Tennis Publications Coordinator: Amanda Pruitt for interviews by calling/texting/emailing/ 2011 NCAA Tournament Finish: Second Round (@LadyVol_Tennis) Graduate Assistants: Mary-Carter Kniffen, Todd 2011 Final ITA Ranking: 17 tweeting them directly. Players are instructed Mounce, Drew Rutherford, Megan Spedden Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/6 not to grant any interviews unless prior ar- FACILITIES Administrative Assistant: Susie Treis 2011 Recruiting Class Rank: 5th (TennisRecruiting.net) rangements have been made through the Team Breakdown: 1 Senior, 1 Junior, 1 Sophomore, Barksdale Stadium serves as the outdoor home 4 Freshmen media relations office. of the Lady Vols. In the event of inclement weath- MAILING ADDRESSES/MISC. er, competition will move next door to the Good- Main Phone: 865-974-1212 Following matches, each head coach and se- friend Indoor Tennis Center. The tennis complex Fax: 865-974-1269 ON-CAMPUS TENNIS VENUES lected players will be available after a brief Mailing Address: University of Tennessee Athletics Dept. Indoor Tennis Facility: is located on the corner of Caledonia Ave. and Sports Information cooling off period. Volunteer Blvd., behind Andy Holt Apartments. Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center (6 courts) P.O. Box 15016 Outdoor Tennis Facility: Knoxville, TN 37901-5161 Barksdale Stadium (6 courts, seats 2,000) CREDITS FOR UP-TO-Date Information This 2011-12 University of Tennessee Lady Volunteer Tennis publication is published by the Department of Athletics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996. The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. Editor and Page Design: Andrew Lentz /// Layout: Amanda Pruitt Editorial Assistants: Jason Yellin, Cameron Harris, Ryan Howard, Matt Magill and Will Redmond Photography: Patrick Murphy-Racey, Wade Rackley, Elizabeth Olivier and Bill Kallenberg Cover Designs: The Tombras Group, John Schaffhauser (Schafffhauser Design, Canton, Miss.). 2 TENNESSEE Women’s TENNIS /// 2012 3 XXX OUTLOOK THE OUTLOOK COACHES LADY VOLS LADY REVIEW HISTORY UTLADYVOLS.COM NATALIE NATALIE BR SZEKEL KATA RANKINGS - DO /// ITA SARAH TOTI Y NN BOREN /// ITA RANKINGS - SINGLES: 27, DO NN BOREN /// ITA P L U SKOTA /// ITA RANKINGS - SINGLES: 24, DO /// ITA SKOTA Y /// ITA RANKINGS - SINGLES: 59, DO /// ITA U BLES: 18 U U BLES: 9 BLES: 18 U BLES: 9 TENNESSEE TENNIS: DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS With three All-SEC returnees and a highly-touted freshman class, the Lady Vols are built for and expect success in 2012 YEAR 15 out her UT career, but has still managed to become one class with a No. 13 ranking nationally. in the ITA preseason poll, while several Lady Vols were Entering their 15th year together at the helm of the of the program’s most prolific players. Heading into the Henderson won three British national titles and was ranked nationally and regionally in singles and doubles program, Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick have season, Pluskota is tied for 11th all-time at UT in dou- regarded as one of the best junior players in Great Brit- in the Jan. 3 polls. turned the Lady Vol program into one of the elite pro- bles victories (88). ain, while Williams has deep family ties to tennis (see SINGLES National/Regional Rank grams in the Southeastern Conference and nationally. The Lady Vols return other experienced veterans in her bio on pg. 24) and was ranked 19th. Natalie Pluskota 24/2 Riding 17 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances junior Kata Szekely and sophomore Brynn Boren, each Brynn Boren 27/3 and three straight second-place finishes in the SEC, Ten- second team All-SEC members in 2011. Boren led UT JANUARY CHANGES Kata Szekely 59/5 nessee is poised to continue its run as one of the most with 30 singles wins as a freshman and was also named Sophomore Kayla McMurry, who has spent the past Sarah Toti --/20 successful women’s tennis units in the country. to the SEC All-Tournament team. Szekely was named year and a half as a walk-on member of the Lady Vols National co-coaches of the year in 2001 and SEC co- the team’s most improved player as a sophomore, and has left the team to study abroad in London for the DOUBLES National/Regional Rank coaches of the year in 2001 and 2009, Patrick and Hahn- appears ready for her best season on Rocky Top yet. spring semester. Pluskota/Szekely 9/1 Patrick have compiled a 254-133 (.656) in 14 seasons. Meanwhile, Tennessee capped its 2012 roster by Boren/Toti 18/3 Under the two, UT has claimed eight All-Americans and THE FUTURE welcoming the addition of freshman Jesse Grace 21 All-SEC honorees. Tabbed the fifth-best signing class in 2011 accord- (South Africa). One of the top junior players in South ELITE COMPETITION ing to TennisRecruiting.net, the trio of Joanna Hender- Africa, Grace’s presence on the roster makes four of the Tennessee will be tested early and often in 2012, THE VETS son, Sarah Toti and Caitlyn Williams are expected to seven members ( .571) freshmen. with 16 of their 21 opponents ranked nationally in the Tennessee is led by lone senior Natalie Pluskota, a make a major impact as the SEC’s top-ranked group of preseason poll, including five in the top 10 and nine in two-time All-American and three-time All-SEC honoree.