Media Handbook - Men May 18-29, 2006 Taube Tennis Center Stanford University Stanford, Calif. 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships May 18-29 * Stanford, Calif. * Stanford University Taube Tennis Center A GLANCE AT THE 2006 CHAMPIONSHIPS Official Website Phone Lines/Internet Access www.GoStanford.com and through the NCAA website at There will be limited phone service in the media room located www.NCAASports.com underneath the main grandstand on the south side in the Fluegel Room. Phones will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Wireless Phone Numbers internet access is available. Press Box ..............................................................(650) 498-0442 Ticket Office ........................................................(650) 723-1021 Ticket Information Media Relations Office ........................................(650) 723-4418 The ticket office accepts Cash, Checks, Mastercard, Visa, Media Relations Fax ............................................(650) 725-2957 American Express There will be LIVE internet scoring for all matches Ticket Office Phone: 800-STANFORD, (800) 782-6367 or (650) 723-1021 Media Coordinators Jessica Raber, Media Relations Assistant All-Tournament Ticket: (May 18-29) [email protected] Reserved - $125 (650) 723-0996 Adult General Admission - $75 Gary Migdol, Media Relations Director Students/Child/Senior General Admission - $35 [email protected] (650) 725-2958 Single Day Tickets: Reserved - $15 Television Coverage Adult General Admission - $8 ESPN2 will provide tape delay programming of the team cham- Students/Child/Senior General Admission - $8 pionship round, with the women’s title match airing on May 30 Student Groups of 10 or more arriving at the same time - $2 and the men’s title match airing on May 31. The NCAA Division I Tennis Subcommittees Satellite Feeds Representing Men’s Tennis TBA Peter Wright, California - Subcommittee Chair Matt Brachowski, Georgia Media Credentials B.J. Burton, Virginia Commonwealth All requests must be made through the Stanford Media Rela- Brad Dancer, Illinois tions office. Please call Jessica Raber at (650) 723-0996 or email Gary Glassman, Stony Brook her at [email protected] to request a media credential. Prior Bob Goeltz, Idaho State to the Thursday, May 18 start of the Championships, credentials Greg Kennett, Illinois State can be picked up by contacting Jessica Raber. After the event Carl Neufeld, Southern Methodist begins, all credentials will be left at the Ticket Will Call Window. Mark A. Bockelman, NCAA - Asst. Director of Championships Parking Parking will be available throughout the Championships in the Representing Women’s Tennis Galvez Field Lot across from the Stanford Football Stadium. On Elizabeth Dalton, Texas - San Antonio weekends, parking is open throughout campus. Spring classes Rebecca Helt, Bucknell will be in session and posted parking regulations will be enforced Jennifer Hilt, Long Beach State on weekdays. Jason Suscha, Butler - Committee Chair Carla Wilson, Missouri - Kansas City Jamie Sanchez, Loyola Marymount Tom Jacobs, NCAA - Director of Championships 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships May 18-29 * Stanford, Calif. * Stanford University Taube Tennis Center COVERING THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WORKING PRESS ROOM is available to all media covering LIVE VIDEO & SCORING will be available on the internet the NCAA Tennis Championships. Media may use the media on the Stanford University Athletics official website www. room located beneath the main grandstand of Taube Tennis GoStanford.com and through ncaasports.com. The Stanford Stadium in the Fluegel Room. Electrical outlets, press materials staff will be updating results throughout the course of the and up-to-date results will be provided in this area. tournament and will also post notes and quotes after each team match. WORKING PRESS AREA is located on the top deck at the top of the grandstand next to the tennis offices. This may be NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE used by working media while covering the tournament action. Thursday, May 18 Post-tournament work and filing each day can be done from the WOMEN -- Eight Round of 16 team matches (9 a.m., Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m.) press room. Friday, May 19 WOMEN -- Quarterfinal round team matches (3 p.m., 6 p.m.) DAILY MATCHUP SHEET will be provided to all media Saturday, May 20 showing probable lineups for each team during the team MEN -- Eight Round of 16 team matches (9 a.m., Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m.) tournaments. Sunday, May 21 WOMEN -- Semifinal round team matches (9 a.m., Noon) BRACKETS and RESULTS from each team tournament MEN -- Quarterfinal round team matches (10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m.) match and individual competition will be available at all times at the working press room and will be duplicated during the day Monday, May 22 and at day’s end for distribution to the media. Results will be WOMEN -- Team championship match (6:30 p.m.) MEN -- Semifinal round team matches (10 a.m., 1 p.m.) available in both draw-sheet and agate form. Tuesday, May 23 INTERVIEW REQUESTS should be made through the WOMEN -- Round of 64 Singles (32 matches) (10 a.m.) Stanford Media Relations staff. Coaches and players will be MEN -- Team championship match (6:30 p.m.) escorted to the interview room located in the working press Wednesday, May 24 room. The head coach and at least one player from the winning WOMEN -- Round of 32 Singles & Doubles (32 matches) (10 a.m.) and losing teams will be brought to the interview area following MEN -- Round of 64 Singles (32 matches) (11:30 a.m.) each match in the team tournament. During the singles and Thursday, May 25 doubles tournaments, requested players and coaches will also be WOMEN -- Round of 16 Singles & Doubles (16 matches) (11 a.m.) escorted to the interview area. MEN -- Round of 32 Singles & Doubles (32 matches) (11 a.m.) Friday, May 26 AN INTERVIEW POLICY will be in effect for the NCAA WOMEN -- Quarterfinals of Singles & Doubles (8 matches) (11 a.m.) Singles and Doubles Tournaments. A 10-minute cooling- MEN -- Round of 16 Singles & Doubles (16 matches) (11 a.m.) off period will be observed by all media and players in all Saturday, May 27 quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches in the individual singles WOMEN -- Semifinals of Singles & Doubles (4 matches) (Noon) and doubles tournaments. Players in these matches will have MEN -- Quarterfinals of Singles & Doubles (8 matches) (Noon) 10 minutes following their match before being escorted to the interview area to meet the media. We ask that all media observe Sunday, May 28 WOMEN -- Finals of Singles & Doubles (2 matches) (1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.) this regulation during this latter portion of the tournament. MEN -- Semifinals of Singles & Doubles (4 matches) (Noon, 3 p.m.) If you need assistance with any other interviews during the tournament, please contact Jessica Raber or Gary Migdol. Monday, May 29 MEN -- Finals of Singles & Doubles (2 matches) (Noon, 2 p.m.) TELEPHONE NUMBERS for the tournament: Stanford Media Relations Office (650) 723-4418 Taube Tennis Center Press Box (650) 498-0442 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships May 18-29 * Stanford, Calif. * Stanford University Taube Tennis Center NCAA NOTES FROM THE NET - MEN 2005 Champions California Schools Dominate Championship Team: UCLA List Singles: Benedikt Dorsch (Baylor) Stanford, UCLA and USC have dominated the NCAA men’s Doubles: John Isner/Antonio Ruiz (Georgia) tennis team competition since it was instituted in 1946 with the Cardinal holding the most national team championship trophies Oldest NCAA Championship with 17. Both UCLA and USC are right behind with 16 each. The Men’s Tennis Championships are the oldest national Since the NCAA went to a team dual match format in 1977, championship competition recognized by the NCAA. This is the Stanford has won 15 of the 29 championships. 122nd Championship. The NCAA Championship Record Book lists college tennis as the first intercollegiate championship event: The Host 1883, hosted by Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., and spon- Stanford has played host to the NCAA men’s tennis champion- sored by the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. ship on one other occasion – in 1962. It has hosted the women’s NCAA championships on four occasions (1991, 1992, 1997, The Last Six 2002). This is the first-ever combined men’s and women’s tennis Six different teams have won the last six NCAA Men’s Tennis championship to be played at the same venue. team championship. They include, in order from 2000: Stanford, Georgia, USC, Illinois, Baylor and UCLA. From 1973-1999, ACC Leads With Four Participants only four teams had won the NCAA championship (Stanford, Seven conferences are represented by the 16 teams, but the UCLA, USC, Georgia). Atlantic Coast Conference leads all with four members par- ticipating in the championships (Duke, Virginia, Miami, North Next! Carolina). The other conferences being represented are the The 2007 NCAA Tennis Championships (men’s & women’s) will Pac-10 with three teams (Stanford, UCLA, Washington) and the be played on the University of Georgia campus with the Dan SEC with three teams (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida), the Big-12 Magill Tennis Complex hosting all the action from May 17-28, (Texas and Baylor) and the Big Ten (Ohio State, Illinois) each 2006. First and second round matches will take place on 16 cam- have two an the West Coast (Pepperdine) and Big East (Notre pus sites from May 11-13, 2006. Dame) each have one. All Repeats Criteria for Earning Tennis All-America Honors Fifteen of the 16 teams competing in this year’s NCAA Tourna- Singles ment also appeared in last year’s tournament. The only new- 1. Top 16 seed in NCAA Singles Championships, or comer to the party is Miami, the ninth seed, who last appeared 2. Reach Round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championships, or in the NCAA Tournament in 2003.