2013-2014 women’s tennis MEDIA INFORMATION WOMEN’S TENNIS CONTACTS LEANN PARKER CHELSEA ZOELLNER Office Phone: Phone: 614-688-0294 614-292-6861 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] ATHLETICS TENNIS HistoRY PLAYER INTERVIEWS COMMUnications First Year ..........................................................1973 Media wishing to conduct interviews with any member Assoc. AD/Communications ............ Dan Wallenberg All-Time Record .............................518-468-1 (.525) of the Ohio State women’s tennis team should contact Director ............................................... Leann Parker Highest Big Ten Regular Season Finish . T-1st, 2000 Leann Parker in the athletics communications office. Associate Directors ......... Jerry Emig, Adam Widman Highest Big Ten Overall Finish ...............T-1st, 2000 Please call at least one day in advance to allow setup Assistant Directors ........Brett Rybak, Kendra Willard, All-Americans .........................................................2 time. ............................Alex Morando, Danielle Warner All-Big Ten Honors ................................................20 Interns .................................Ben Vondal, Julie Brown Academic All-Big Ten Selections ..........................94 RoaD REQUESTS Web site ............................ OhioStateBuckeyes.com Home Outdoor Facility ............ Varsity Tennis Courts Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s Main Office Phone ............................. 614-292-6861 Number of Courts .................................................10 road matches to the host school’s sports information Women’s Tennis Contact ..................... Leann Parker Home Indoor Facility ................Ohio State University director. Office Phone .................................. 614-688-0294 Varsity Tennis Center E-mail ................................. [email protected] Number of Courts ...................................................6 RADIO/TELEVISION Cell ................................................. 614-266-4309 BRoaDCASTS Women’s Tennis Student Contact ...Chelsea Zoellner TEAM Facts Any member of the media wishing to broadcast E-mail [email protected] Head Coach ........... Melissa Schaub, second season Ohio State matches should contact the athletics Mailing Address ............... 6th Floor, Fawcett Center Alma Mater, Year ..............................Tennessee, ’06 communications office at least 48 hours prior to the 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 Tennis Phone ..................................... 614-292-6189 game. Facebook ........................../OhioStateWomensTennis Tennis Fax ......................................... 614-292-7158 Twitter ........................................@OhioState_WTEN Record at Ohio State (Years) ..................... 10-14 (1) PHoto REQUESTS Big Ten Record (Regular Season) .................. 3-8 (1) All still photography requests of Ohio State players and THE BIG TEN Big Ten Tournament Record .......................... 0-1 (1) coaches should be sent to Leann Parker in the Ohio CONFERENCE OFFICE Career Record ........................................... 10-14 (1) State athletics communications office. Asst. Comr., Media Relations ........... Scott Chipman Associate Head Coach .....................Bryan Koniecko Phone ............................................ 847-696-1010 ...........................................................second season POST-MatcH PROCEDURES E-mail [email protected] Alma Mater, Year ...............................Ohio State, ‘09 No formal press conference is held after each match. Women’s Tennis Contact ................Adam Augustine Volunteer Coach .........Jeremy Fleming, first season Special requests should be made to the athletics Phone ................................................ 847-696-1010 Alma Mater, Year ...............Cumerland University ‘14 communications contact prior to the end of the match. E-mail [email protected] Student Assistant Coach .......... Fidan Manashirova, Requested interviews will begin about 10 minutes after Fax/Web site ......................847-696-1110/bigten.org ................................................................ first season the match ends. Players and coaches will be available Mailing Address ................... 1500 West Higgins Rd. Director of Operations ...........................Carrie Smith by the courts or in a designated media area. A member Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................4/4 of the Ohio State athletics communications office will Newcomers ..............................................................4 assist with interviews. THE OHIO State UNIVERSITY 2012-13 Overall Record ..................................10-13 Location .......................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.5m) Big Ten Conference Record/Finish ............ 3-8/T-8th VIDEO SERVICES Founded ...........................................................1870 Big Ten Tournament Record ................................0-1 For information regarding video services and match Enrollment ....................56,861 (Columbus campus) footage (if available), contact Russ Hoeflich, assistant Nickname .................................................. Buckeyes manager of video services at 614-292-0881. Colors ............................................Scarlet and Gray OHiostatebUCKEYES.COM Mascot .............................................Brutus Buckeye This is the official web site of the Ohio State Department Fight Song ......................................Across The Field of Athletics. Ohio State tennis releases as well as a Conference ........................................Big Ten (1913) wide variety of related tennis and athletics department Director of Athletics ............................ Eugene Smith information can be found on the web, including links President ........................ Dr. Joseph Alutto (Interim) to all 36 varsity sports. Faculty Representative .......................... John Bruno (Pittsburgh, 1975) WEEKLY RELEASE/Stats The weekly release and statistics, are available on the official Ohio State Athletics Department Web site at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Releases are not mailed. 1 2013-2014 women’s tennis MEDIA INFORMATION 2013-14 OHIO State BUCKEYES ROSTER Name Cl./Elg. Hometown Previous School Ferny Angeles Paz Fr./Fr. Lima, Peru Pervano Chino Juan XXIII Kelsey Becker*** Sr./Sr. Granite Bay, Calif. Del Oro Gabriella De Santis Fr./Fr. Caracas, Venezuela Santiago de León de Caracas Nicole Flower* Jr./So. Upper Arlington, Ohio Upper Arlington Miho Kowase Fr./Fr. Tokyo, Japan Reitaku Noelle Malley*** Sr./Sr. Kansas City, Mo. Homeschool Sandy Niehaus Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Notre Dame Grâinne O’Neill* So./So. Blessington, Ireland St. Mary’s College *denotes letters won at Ohio State coacHES Head Coach - Melissa Schaub, Tennessee ‘06, second season Associate Head Coach - Bryan Koniecko, Ohio State ‘09, second season Volunteer Coach - Jeremy Fleming, Cumberland ‘13, first season; Student Assistant Coach - Fidan Manashirova, Ohio State ‘14, first season Director of Tennis Operations - Carrie Smith, Butler University, seventh season Ferny Angeles Paz Kelsey Becker Gabriella DeSantis Nicole Flower Freshman Senior Freshman RS Sophmore Lima, Peru Granite Bay, Calif. Caracas, Venezuela Upper Arlington, Ohio Miho Kowase Noelle Malley Sandy Niehaus Grâinne O’Neill Freshman Senior Freshman Sophmore Tokyo, Japan Kansas City, Mo. Mount Notre Dame St. Mary’s College 2 2013-2014 women’s tennis MEDIA INFORMATION 2014 OUTLOOK 2012-13 RECAP 2013-14 SCHEDULE The Ohio State women’s tennis team, under new leadership in interim head coach Melissa Schaub, recorded a 10-14 ledger in the 2012-13 season, DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Oct. 4-6 ............ at Akron Hidden Dual ............................................. Akron, Ohio including a trio of Big Ten victories, five shutouts and three wins over ranked op- 10-14 ........ at ITA Midwest Regional Championship .........Ann Arbor, Mich. ponents. The Buckeyes, who were ranked as high as No. 40 in the Campbell’s/ 25-27 ........ at Tennessee Fall Invite ....................................Knoxville, Tenn. ITA National Rankings, ended the season in a four-way tie for eighth place in the Nov. 7 ................ at ITANational Indoors ........................................Flushing, N.Y. Big Ten with Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. 8 ................ at Jack Kramer Invitational .......................... Los Angeles, Calif. Jan. 18 .............. at Baylor ................................................................Waco, Texas The Buckeyes must adapt to the loss of seniors Fidan Manashirova, Gabby 18 .............. vs. Prairie View A&M .............................................Waco, Texas Steele and Kara Cecil who led the squad in 2013. Steele and Manashirova 24 .............. at Miami* .......................................................Coral Gables, Fla. capped their careers in fourth and fifth, respectively, all-time in career singles 25 .............. vs. LSU or South Florida* .............................Coral Gables, Fla. victories. Manashirova led the Buckeyes with a team-best 24 singles wins last 31 ..........SYRACUSE ................................ Columbus, Ohio season, including a team-high 15 wins in dual matches and eight conference 31 ..........YOUNGSTOWN STATE............. Columbus,