Be A Rebel ............................................................................................ 1 Fertitta Tennis Complex ..................................................................... 2-3 Academics ......................................................................................... 4-5 on the cover Playing on UNLV’s all-new, $2 million Table of Contents .................................................................................. 6 home courts, returning All-American and Media Information/Quick Facts ............................................................. 7 MWC Player of the Year Elena Women’s Head Coach Kevin Cory ........................................................ 8 Gantcheva (top left) will lead the Lady Men’s Head Coach Owen Hambrook.................................................... 9 Rebels along with seniors (bottom right L- Support Staff ....................................................................................... 10 R) Mery Constanti, Linda Tempelfelde and Claire Smith. Emerging sophomore Meet the Players Elliot Wronski (top right) heads up the Rebels Women’s Roster and Pronunciation Guide ......................................... 12 along with seniors (bottom left L-R) Brett Hunter Women’s Season Outlook................................................................... 13 and Jonathan Hooper. Cover photography Lady Rebel Player Profiles ............................................................. 14-17 by Aaron Mayes/UNLV Photo Services, cover Men’s Roster and Pronunciation Guide .............................................. 18 graphic design by Paul Palmer. Men’s Season Outlook ........................................................................ 19 Rebel Player Profiles ..................................................................... 20-23 Frank & Vicki Fertitta/Rebel Athletic Fund ..............................................24 credits the record Book The 2007 UNLV Men’s & Women’s Tennis Guide Women’s Season In Review .................................................................26 was designed, written, typeset and edited by Mark 2005-06 Season Statistics .....................................................................27 Wallington of UNLV Sports Information. Assistance provided by Bryan Haines, Lady Rebel Records ..............................................................................28 Andy Grossman, Mark Wasik and Rosa Guzman of UNLV Sports Information. Lady Rebel All-Americans .....................................................................29 Principal photography by Aaron Mayes/UNLV Photo Services. Select NCAA Lady Rebel Honors ...............................................................................30 Championship photography by Cynthia Lum. Additional photography by Steve Women’s All-Time Roster .......................................................................31 Spatafore, Brian Albertson, Bryan Haines & Mark Wallington. Graphics work by Lady Rebels at the NCAA Championships ............................................32 Paul Palmer of UNLV Sports Marketing. Printing by RR Donnelley, Las Vegas. The Mountain West Conference .............................................................33 Men’s Season In Review .....................................................................34 2005-06 Season Statistics .....................................................................35 Rebel Records ......................................................................................36 reBs on the WeB! Grand Slam Titles ..................................................................................37 Information, up-to-date statistics and re- Rebel All-Americans ......................................................................... 38-39 sults for UNLV Tennis are available 24 Rebel Honors ........................................................................................40 hours a day on the World Wide Web. Men’s All-Time Roster ...........................................................................41 Simply go to the address Rebels at the NCAA Championships .....................................................42 unlvrebels.com and click on the sport’s link to reach the separate men’s and the University women’s sites. Rosters, records, Campus & Administration ................................................................. 44-47 player biographies, match reviews and UNLV Athletic Facilities & Rebel Information ..................................... 48-52 any releases concerning all 17 UNLV Welcome to Las Vegas ................................................ Inside Back Cover varsity teams are fully archived. In- formation on all Mountain West Conference tennis can be found at TheMWC.com. 6 Media inForMation intervieWs All interviews with student-athletes or coaches of the UNLV men’s and women’s tennis teams must be arranged through Mark Wallington, Sports Information Contact. Requests should be made at least one day in advance. credentials MARK WALLINGTON Sports Information Contact All UNLV home matches are free and open to the public. No credentials are needed but pho- tographers and videographers are requested to follow court access guidelines. Contact Mark PriMary Print oUtlets Wallington at the UNLV Sports Information Office Rebel Yell for information. Please note: credentials will be Las Vegas Review-Journal Jeff Wollard, Beat Writer Paul De Los Santos, Sports Editor issued for the NCAA men’s or women’s regional 1111 West Bonanza University of Nevada, Las Vegas — if awarded to Las Vegas. Contact Wallington to Las Vegas, NV 89106 4505 Maryland Parkway make any arrangements. (702) 339-7402 Las Vegas, NV 89154 [email protected] (702) 895-4822 [email protected] Las Vegas Sun services Ron Kantowski, Columnist Associated Press Sports Editor The UNLV Sports Information Office will furnish 2275 Corporate City Drive, Suite 300 Henderson, NV 89074 P.O. Box 70 a weekly statistics release during the season. Fol- (702) 259-4088 Las Vegas, NV 89125 lowing home events, post-match results for all work- [email protected] (702) 382-7440 ing media will be provided as well as faxed or e- [email protected] mailed to visiting schools’ media upon request. Telephone and fax service is available for infor- 2007 UNLV TENNIS QUICK FACTS mation transmission at the Fertitta Tennis Com- plex if needed post-match. A fully functional press Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154 Men’s Head Coach: room is made available during any NCAA Founded: 1957 Owen Hambrook (4th YR.) postseason play. Enrollment: 28,000 Hambrook’s Alma Mater: Nickname: Rebels NW Missouri State, 1991 Colors: Scarlet and Gray Record at UNLV/Pct./Career: Home Court: Fertitta Tennis Complex 41-24 (3 years)/.631/Same Facilities Capacity: 2,000 Men’s Assistant Coach: Conference: Mountain West Travis Rettenmaier (1st YR.) The Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex President: Dr. David B. Ashley Men’s Tennis Office Phone: is located on Harmon Avenue between the Eller Faculty Representative: Andy Fry (702) 895-4489 Media Softball Stadium and the McDermott P.E. Athletics Director: Mike Hamrick Best Time To Call: building on the UNLV campus. Ample parking is Sr. Woman Administrator: Lisa A. Kelleher Weekday mornings available. From McCarran International Airport, Men’s 2006 Overall Record: 13-9 Women’s Head Coach: Kevin Cory (8th YR.) NCAA Finish: N/A simply follow Swenson Street past Tropicana Av- Cory’s Alma Mater: Oregon, 1990 enue and turn right onto Harmon Avenue. Final ITA Ranking: 64th Record at UNLV/Pct./Career: 2006 Conference Record/Finish: 106-54 (7 years)/.663/Same Regular Season 2-4/4th Women’s Assistant Coach: MWC Tournament 0-1/T5th Aviram Salomon (1st YR., UNLV, ‘06) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 5/2 Women’s Tennis Office Phone: Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 SPORTS INFORMATION (702) 895-3009 PHONE: (702) 895-3207 Best Time To Call: Weekday mornings Tennis SID: FAX: (702) 895-0989 Women’s 2006 Overall Record: 14-7 Mark Wallington (14th YR.) NCAA Finish: N/A SID Office Phone/Cell Phone/Fax: Final ITA Ranking:50th MAILING ADDRESS: (702) 895-4472/528-6291/895-0989 2006 Conference Record/Finish: SID e-mail: TMC 74, Box 450004 Regular Season 5-2/T2nd 4505 Maryland Parkway [email protected] MWC Tournament 1-1/T3rd UNLV Website Address: Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/1 www.unlvrebels.com Starters Returning/Lost: 5/1 7 tennis staFF kevin cory WOMEN’S cory’s head coachinG record HEAD COACH YEAR SCHOOL RECORD PCT. MWC FINISH MWC TOUR. 2006 UNLV 14-7 .666 5-2 T2nd 1-1/T3rd 2005 UNLV 14-9 .609 5-2 3rd 2-1/2nd 2004 UNLV 16-7 .696 5-2 3rd 1-1/3rd 2003 UNLV 16-6 .727 6-1 1st 1-1/3rd 2002*# UNLV 20-4 .833 6-1 2nd 3-0/1st 2001 UNLV 11-12 .478 5-2 3rd 2-1/5th 2000* UNLV 15-9 .625 N A N A 3-0/1st CAREER 7 years 106-54 .663 32-10 NA 13-5 *MWC Coach of the Year #ITA Regional Coach of the Year • 2002 ITA West Region Coach of the Year • Two-time MWC Coach of the Year his team to new heights with the school’s first top-20 final national ranking, a ear Eight for Lady Rebel head coach Kevin Cory and the hits just keep second MWC title and a program-record .833 single-season winning percentage yon coming. after a 20-4 campaign that ended in the NCAA tournament. A veteran of the elite tennis world of the Southeastern Conference, Cory Sandwiched between his three league titles was the rebuilding year of 2001 was named to lead the UNLV women’s program on August 17, 1999. In the when UNLV still produced a third-place regular-season finish, a MWC Freshman ensuing