2007 UCLA MEN’S TENNIS 2007 Seniors (from left): Philipp Gruendler, Chris Surapol, Benjamin Kohlloeffel and Jaysen Chung Credits: The 2007 UCLA men’s tennis media guide was written, edited and designed by Danny Harrington, Assistant Sports Information Director. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig and Todd Cheney). Additional photos provided by Team Manager Grant Chen, Evan O’Connell and Lisa Cates. Printing by Marina Graphic Center. Special thanks to Getty Images, Berliner Studios, Andrew Bernstein, Ruth Chambers, and the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau for their photos in the UCLA Experience. To Purchase: Copies of the 2007 men’s tennis guide can be purchased in person at the UCLA Sports Information Offi ce for a charge of $6.00. Please call (310) 206-7870 for 1 2244 4433 information about how to purchase the guide by mail. The 2007 Bruins The 2005-06 Season General Information The offi cial footwear and apparel supplier of UCLA Quick Facts ................................1 Season in Review ..............................24 Administration .....................................43 UCLA Athletics Media Information ................................2 Team Results/Final Statistics ..............25 Key Athletic Department Staff .............43 This is UCLA .........................................3 Match-By-Match Results ...............26-27 This is UCLA Tennis .........................IFC Billy Martin Q&A .................................4-5 2007 Schedule ..................................IBC 2007 UCLA Men’s Tennis Roster ..........7 The UCLA Experience ....................I-XVI Head Coach Billy Martin ....................8-9 Where are They Now? ..........................9 Assistant Head Coach Jason Sher .....10 Quick Facts Team Personnel ..................................10 Location ................J.D. Morgan Center Tennis Staff ............................325 Westwood Plaza Head Coach .......................Billy Martin ...............Los Angeles, CA 90095-1639 Alma Mater ........ Univ. of Redlands ’89 Founded ...................................... 1919 Record at UCLA (Yrs) ........300-59 (13) Colors ............................Blue and Gold Career Record (Yrs) ...................Same Nickname ................................... Bruins Assistant Head Coach .......Jason Sher Enrollment ................................ 36,890 Dir. of Tennis Operations ...Grant Chen Conference ...........................Pacifi c-10 3300 National Affi liation .......NCAA Division I Tennis Information Bruin History Athletics Phone ............(310) 825-8699 2006 Record .................................20-6 All-Time Letterwinners ........................30 Ticket Offi ce ..............(310) UCLA-WIN 2006 NCAA Finish .......................T-5th Team Captains/Hall of Fame ..............31 Bruins’ website ............ uclabruins.com 2006 Pac-10 Rec. (Finish) ...6-1 (T-1st) All-Americans/ITA Award Winners ......32 Pac-10 website ...................pac-10.org Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..........9/3 Pacifi c-10 Conference Honors ............33 Athletics Hotline ...........(310) 825-8575 Home Court ......................Los Angeles 1122 UCLA’s 16 NCAA Championships ......34 ...........................Tennis Center (LATC) The Players Individual NCAA Champions ..............34 Key Personnel Capacity ...................................... 5,800 Haythem Abid .....................................12 Bruins in Professional Tennis .............35 Acting Chancellor ...... Norman Abrams Surface ...................Outdoor Hardcourt Jaysen Chung .....................................13 Grand Slam Champions .....................36 Faculty Rep. ..............Donald Morrison Coach’s Offi ce Phone ..(310) 206-6375 Mathieu Dehaine ................................14 Career ATP Rankings .........................36 Athletic Director .........Dan G. Guerrero LATC Phone ................(310) 208-3838 Assoc. A.D. .........................Glenn Toth Adam Draper ......................................15 Infl uential Bruins .................................37 Event Manager ..................Paul Brown Jeremy Drean .....................................16 Year-by-Year Results .....................38-40 Sports Information Athletic Trainer ....................Tony Spino Sports Info. Director ..........Marc Dellins Andrew Eklov ......................................17 Yearly Records ...................................41 Student Trainer ..................Samir Bera Philipp Gruendler ................................18 All-Time Record vs. Opponents .........41 Tennis SID ...............Danny Harrington Benjamin Kohlloeffel ...........................19 The Los Angeles Tennis Center .........42 SID Phone ...................(310) 206-8075 Michael Look ......................................20 SID Fax ........................(310) 825-8664 Chris Surapol ......................................21 E-mail ..................... [email protected] Bruin Newcomers ...............................22 2007 Men’s Tennis Media Guide 1 MEDIA INFORMATION Benjamin Kohlloeffel fi elds questions from the media following his victory over Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman in last year’s NCAA Final. General Information NCAA Tournament Procedures The UCLA Sports Information Offi ce handles all Members of the press looking to gain access to NCAA media requests for student-athletes and coaches. Regional matches at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Media members wishing to speak to a member of must call the UCLA Sports Information Offi ce at least the UCLA men’s tennis team can call or e-mail Danny 24 hours in advance of competition. Unlike regular- Harrington in the UCLA Sports Information Offi ce at season matches where admission is free, the NCAA (310) 206-8075 / [email protected]. All requests requires that all working press obtain a press pass should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance to to cover the event. assure availability. UCLA Website / FanFone Interview Policies/Availability All results, weekly releases and statistics can be Players have been instructed not to grant any interview, accessed via UCLA’s offi cial athletic website: www. in person or by telephone, not arranged by a member uclabruins.com. If you would like to be included on the of UCLA’s sports information staff. Player telephone e-mail list for weekly releases, please contact Danny numbers are private and will not be released. The Harrington at (310) 206-8075. The number for the UCLA team is scheduled to practice weekday after- UCLA FanFone is (310) 825-8575. It is updated each noons at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Players evening following that day’s competition. Billy Martin at the 2005 NCAA Championships in College Station, TX. and coaches are available before or after practice. Arrangements for court access must be made in advance to the Sports Information Offi ce. The best Newspapers South Bay Daily Breeze Tennis Magazine KCAL (Ch. 9) (P) 310-540-4201 5520 Park (P) 323-460-3252 time to reach head coach Billy Martin is in his offi ce Los Angeles Times (F) 310-540-3067 Trumbull, CT 06611 (F) 323-460-3337 from Noon - 2 p.m. (p) - 213-237-7145 www.dailybreeze.com (P) 203-373-7278 (f) - 213-237-7876 KTTV (Ch. 11) Travel Information (e) - sports.latimes.com Riverside Press-Enterprise Tennis Week (P) 310-584-2030 For security purposes, the UCLA Sports Information 3512 14th St. 341 Madison Ave., Ste. 600 (F) 310-584-2450 Orange County Register Riverside, CA 92502 New York, NY 10017 KCOP (Ch. 13) Offi ce does not release to the general public any (p) - 714-796-7817 (P) 951-782-7596 (P) 212-808-4750 (P) 310-584-2030 travel information for UCLA athletic teams. 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Take the (e) - ptconnect.com/sports KABC (Ch. 7) (F) 213-346-0200 (e) - [email protected] San Diego Freeway north to Wilshire Blvd. East. Turn Pasadena Star News/SGV Trib. (P) 818-863-7677 www.sportsticker.com left on Westwood Blvd. and stop at the parking kiosk. (P) 626-962-8811 Inside Tennis (F) 818-863-7889 (P) 510-836-4556 Parking is available in Lots 6 or 8, which are adjacent (F) 626-856-2758 KTLA (Ch. 5) sgvtribune.com (F) 510-836-4563 (P) 323-460-5907 to the LATC. Bill Simmons - Editor 2 University of California Los Angeles THIS IS UCLA Faculty, Students & Alumni Health Care Through academic outreach, UCLA works with K- UCLA faculty have been awarded two Nobel Prizes Each year more than 300,000 patients from Southern 12 schools throughout Los Angeles to help greater in recent years: biochemist Paul Boyer in chemistry California, the U.S. and around the globe come to the numbers of students prepare to compete successfully (1997)