2016-17 TEXAS STATE TENNIS TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION Location ----------------------------------------------------------------------- San Marcos, Texas 2016-17 Schedule --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Founded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1899 2016-17 Roster ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Enrollment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38,808 Nickname --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bobcats COACHING STAFF Colors ---------------------------------------------------- Maroon and Gold (PMS 504 and 872) Head Coach Tory Plunkett ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Affiliation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAA Division I Katy Collins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Belt Conference Texas State Athletics -------------------------------------------------------------(512) 245-2114 Texas State Ticket Office ----------------------------------------------------------(512) 245-2272 MEET THE BOBCATS Pippa Carr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 BOBCAT TENNIS COMPLEX INFORMATION Joy Chia Ming Ming ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Surface -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Outdoor Hard Eva Dench ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Official Capacity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------400 Alex Jones ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 First Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 Julia Navajo Melendez ---------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Dual Match Record at Bobcat Tennis Complex --------------------------------------------116-79 Ana Perez -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Yadira Rubio --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 ADMINISTRATION Ammaarah Tim -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 President --------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Denise M. Trauth NCAA Faculty Representative --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Paul Gowens Athletic Director ---------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Larry Teis 2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW Associate AD-External Operations --------------------------------------------------- Don Coryell Season Results -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Associate AD-Major Gifts ------------------------------------------------------------Travis Comer Team Match-By-Match Results ------------------------------------------------------------------14 Associate AD-Internal Operations/SWA ---------------------------------------- Tracy Shoemake Season Statistics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Assistant AD-Ticket Operations ------------------------------------------------------Matt Carson Dual Match Breakdown --------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Assistant AD-Head Volleyball Coach -----------------------------------------------Karen Chisum Assistant AD-Academic Services ------------------------------------------------- Laurie Hindson HISTORY AND RECORDS Assistant AD-Major Gifts ----------------------------------------------------------- Marc Nickell Texas State Team and Individual Honors --------------------------------------------------------16 Assistant AD-Marketing and Promotions ------------------------------------------- Bryan Miller Texas State Team Academic Honor Roll ----------------------------------------------------------17 Assistant AD-Business Services ---------------------------------------------------Lacy Needham All-Time Year-by-Year Results --------------------------------------------------------------------18 Assistant AD-Sports Information ----------------------------------------------------Rick Poulter Assistant AD-NCAA Compliance ----------------------------------------------------- Kelsey Solis Assistant AD-Facilities and Game Operations -------------------------------------Jeremy Stolfa UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Assistant AD-Development ---------------------------------------------------- Josh Whitenburg San Marcos, Texas and I-35 Corridor -------------------------------------------------------------22 Texas State University System -------------------------------------------------------------------24 TENNIS STAFF University President ------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 Head Coach ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tory Plunkett Texas State University ----------------------------------------------------------------------------26 Career Record -------------------------------------------------------------------- 130-123 Academic Excellence -----------------------------------------------------------------------------28 Record at Texas State -----------------------------------------------------------------same Women's Tennis T-Ring and Graduation Cords Recipients --------------------------------------29 Program Administrator --------------------------------------------------------- Tracy Shoemake Texas State Director of Athletics -----------------------------------------------------------------30 Strength and Conditioning------------------------------------------------------ Sebastian Olave Texas State Athletics Administration and Head Coaches ----------------------------------------31 Academic Advisor --------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Phelps Athletic Trainer ------------------------------------------------------------------------Jessica Lair Texas State Bobcat Tennis Complex --------------------------------------------------------------32 Texas State Athletics Facilities -------------------------------------------------------------------33 2016-17 ROSTER PREVIEW Letterwinners Returning -----------------------------------------------------------------------Six SUN BELT CONFERENCE Pippa Carr, Eva Dench, Joy Chia Ming Ming, Ana Perez, Yadira Rubio, Ammaarah Tim Sun Belt Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------34 2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Information --------------------------------------------35 Newcomers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Three The Sun Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Quick Facts ------------------------------------------ 36 Alex Jones, Julia Navajo Melendez The 2016-17 Texas State University women’s tennis Letterwinners Lost ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two media guide is a production of the Texas State Sports Infor- Bianca Birkenstock, Katy Collins mation Office. The fact book was written and designed by Rick Poulter. Editorial contributions by Cedrique Flemming, 2015-16 SEASON REVIEW Phillip Pongratz and other Texas State Athletics staff. 2015-16 Dual Match Record ------------------------------------------------------------------9-13 Sun Belt Conference Record -------------------------------------------------------------------2-4 Photography by Don Anders, Jennifer Lawson, Chandler Region Record --------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3 Prude and Melinda Terry. This fact book may not be Home Record ---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-4 reproduced in any fashion without the written consent of Road Record ----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-6 the Texas State Department of Athletics. This information Neutral Court Record -------------------------------------------------------------------4-3 is available in an alternate format upon request from the Office of Disability Services. Texas State University is an ADDITIONAL PROGRAM HISTORY equal opportunity educational institution. Conference Championships --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Individual Conference Champions -------------------------------------------------------------20 All-Conference Players -------------------------------------------------------------------------36 Newcomers of the Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 All-Americans ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Academic All-Americans ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 WWW.TXSTATEBOBCATS.COM • @TXSTATEBOBCATS 2016-17 TEXAS STATE TENNIS 2017 DUAL MATCH SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Facility Time JANUARY Jan. 13-15 Fri.-Sun. at TCU Preseason Tournament Fort Worth, Texas Friedman Tennis Center All Day Jan. 28 Saturday McNeese State San Marcos, Texas Bobcat Tennis