@UTAHTENNIS // UTAHUTES.COM QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Quick Facts ...............................................................................................................1 Location .................................................................................................................................................................................................Salt Lake City Roster...........................................................................................................................2 Elevation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................4,657 feet Schedule ...................................................................................................................3 President ...........................................................................................................................................................................................Ruth V. Watkins Facilities .....................................................................................................................4 Director of Athletics ..........................................................................................................................................................................Mark Harlan Season Outlook ....................................................................................................5 Founded .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................1850 Player Profiles .......................................................................................................6 Enrollment ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................32,760 Staff Bios ..................................................................................................................11 Conference ............................................................................................................................................................................................................Pac-12 Season Review ...................................................................................................13 Affiliation ...........................................................................................................................................................................................NCAA Division I History .......................................................................................................................14 Colors .........................................................................................................................................................................................Crimson and White Nickname.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Utes CONTACT US Mascot ..........................................................................................................................................................................Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Athletics Department: 801-58-18171 Tennis Facility .................................................................................................................................................Eccles Tennis Center (1,500) Ticket Office: 801-581-UTIX (8849) Website ..................................................................................................................................................................................................UtahUtes.com Eccles Tennis Center (801-581-7075 FOLLOW UTAH MEN’S TENNIS Instagram ...............................................................................................................................................................................................@UtahTennis Twitter ..................................................................................................................................................................................................@UtahAthletics @UtahTennis Facebook .................................................................................................................................................Search University of Utah Tennis @UTAHTENNIS // UTAHUTES.COM 1 ROSTER 2019 ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN Name Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) By Class Russell Benkaim So. 1VL Boca Raton, Fla. (IMG Academy) Seniors (3): Dan Little, David Micevski, Joe Woolley Randy Cory So. 1VL Salinas, Calif. (Palma HS) Juniors (2): Azat Hakuliyev, Slava Shainyan Mathias Gavelin Fr. HS Stockholm, Sweden Sophomores (3): Russell Benkaim, Randy Cory, Azat Hankuliyev Jr. 2VL Salt Lake City, Utah (American Preparatory Academy) Chase Stoner Dan Little Sr. 3VL London, England (Ralph Allen School) Freshmen (3): Mathias Gavelin, Paul McCallie, RJ Parker Paul McCallie Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. David Micevski Sr. 3VL Skopje, Macedonia By State/Country RJ Parker Fr. HS Bountiful, Utah (Advantage Tennis Academy) Utah (3): Azat Hakuliyev, RJ Parker, Chase Stoner Slava Shainyan Jr. 2VL Moscow, Russia (Weil Tennis Academy) California (1): Randy Cory Chase Stoner So. 1VL Salt Lake City, Utah (Brighton HS) Florida (1): Russell Benkaim Joe Woolley Sr. 3VL Boston, England (William Lovell Church of England Academy) Georgia (1): Paul McCallie England (2): Dan Little, Joe Woolley Heach Coach: Roeland Brateanu (5th Season) Macedonia (1): David Micevski Assistant Coach: Sten Van Beurden (1st Season) Russia (1): Slava Shainyan Volunteer Assistant: Graeme Cox (20th) 2019 Utah Men’s Tennis (Left to Right): FR - RJ Parker, Dan Little, Azat Hankuliyev, Mathias Gavelin, Slava Shainyan BR - Roeland Brateanu, Randy Cory, David Micevski, Russell Benkaim, Paul McCallie, Chase Stoner (not pictured, Joe Woolley) UTAH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Senior Associate A.D. ...............................................................................................Liz Abel Associate Director ......................................................................................................Dameon Myres Associate Director ......................................................................................................Drew Wiseman Associate Director ......................................................................................................Brooke Frederickson Assistant Director .......................................................................................................Joseph Feldman Assistant Director/Tennis Contact ..................................................................Jordie Lindley ([email protected]) The 2019 Utah Men’s tennis media guide is a product of the Utah communications office. Writing, design and layout by Jordie Lindley and Riley Elliott. Editorial assistance provided by the communications staff. 2 @UTAHTENNIS // UTAHUTES.COM SCHEDULE 2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Jan. 12 at BYU Provo, Utah Jan. 19 Weber State Eccles Tennis Center Montana State Eccles Tennis Center Jan. 25 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. Jan. 26 vs. Middle Tennessee State or Duke Chapel Hill, N.C. Feb. 2 Northern Arizona (dual #1) Eccles Tennis Center Northern Arizona (dual #2) Eccles Tennis Center Feb. 9 vs. Miami Iowa City, Iowa Feb. 10 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Feb. 17 New Mexico Eccles Tennis Center Idaho State Eccles Tennis Center Feb. 23 Marquette Eccles Tennis Center Montana Eccles Tennis Center March 1 Denver Eccles Tennis Center March 8 UCLA* Eccles Tennis Center March 9 USC* Eccles Tennis Center March 13 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. March 16 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. March 29 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. March 31 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. April 4 San Francisco Eccles Tennis Center April 6 California* Eccles Tennis Center April 7 Stanford* Eccles Tennis Center April 12 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. April 14 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. April 24-27 Pac-12 Championships Ojai, Calif. Home Games In Bold *Notes Pac-12 Match @UTAHTENNIS // UTAHUTES.COM 3 FACILITIES GEORGE S. ECCLES TENNIS CENTER The newly-renovated George S. Eccles Tennis Center opened its doors on July 1, 2015, providing the Utah men’s and women’s tennis teams an exclusive, state-of- the-art home year around. Originally built in 1989, the $19 million facility features eight indoor tennis courts, coaches’ offices and locker rooms. A new outdoor facility, located immediately west of the indoor tennis center, has added six courts—three on either side of a raised seating area. The covered stands feature chair-back seats with restrooms and storage space located underneath. The recent additions also included six indoor and six outdoor scoreboards, and new LED lighting for the indoor courts. By adding LED lighting to the indoor facility, all 14 courts meet Pac-12 Networks standards, allowing for nationally televised matches. The indoor seating capacity remained at 1,500, while the outdoor facility seats up to 485 fans. The outdoor courts have a Plexipave Acrylic surface—the same type used at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and the Australian Open—and is