Athletic Facilities James T. & Sarah C. Eyre Courts - Tennis Pomoco Stadium - football Freeman Center - BasketbalL, Volleyball Captains Field - Soccer Captains Turf Field - field hockey, lacrosse captains park - baseball captains park - softball 2 2015-16 CNU Tennis Media Guide cnusports.com Table of Contents Christopher Newport University Location ................................................Newport News, Va. Department Phone .......................................757-594-7025 Founded ..................................................................... 1961 Department Fax ...........................................757-594-7839 Enrollment ................................................................. 5,100 Website ............................................. www.CNUsports.com Nickname ..............................................................Captains Senior Director of Athletic Communications Colors ...............................................Royal Blue and Silver Francis Tommasino .......................................757-594-7884 Conference ..................................................Capital Athletic Director of Sports Information Courts .............................................................. Eyre Courts Rob Silsbee ...................................................757-594-7382 President .........................................Sen. Paul S. Trible, Jr. Assistant Director of Sports Information Assoc. Dir. of Athletics...... Carrie Gardner, Kyle McMullin Kenny Kline ..................................................757-594-7886 Table of Contents 2015-16 CNU Schedule 2015-16 CNU Tennis Welcome to CNU Date Team Opponent ....................................................................... Location Head Coach Eric Christiansen ..................2 Athletic Facilities ....................................IFC 9/12-13 M CNU Fall Classic ............................................Newport News, Va. 9/12-13 W George Mason Invitational .........................................Fairfax, Va. Assistant Coaches .....................................3 Christopher Newport University ...............60 9/19-20 M/W CNU Invitational .............................................Newport News, Va. Photo Roster ..............................................4 CNU Athletics ..........................................61 9/26-28 W ITA Southeast Regional ................................Fredericksburg, Va. CNU Tennis .............................................62 10/3-5 M ITA Southeast Regional ................................Fredericksburg, Va. CNU Men’s Tennis CNU Tennis Facilities ..............................63 2/7 M/W N.C. Wesleyan ...............................................Newport News, Va. CNU Sports Live ......................................64 2/13 W Methodist .......................................................Newport News, Va. Roster ........................................................6 CNU Roster of Champions ......................65 2/13 W Roanoke .........................................................Newport News, Va. Season Preview .........................................7 CNU Administration .................................66 2/14 M at Washington & Lee ............................................. Lexington, Va. Veteran Captains .......................................8 Athletics Staff Directory ...........................67 2/14 W Salisbury* .......................................................Newport News, Va. Newcomers ..............................................14 CNU at a Glance .....................................68 2/20 M/W Franklin & Marshall ........................................Newport News, Va. Capital Athletic Conference .....................16 2/21 M Richmond .......................................................Newport News, Va. 2014-15 Season in Review ......................17 2/21 W Norfolk State ..................................................Newport News, Va. 2014-15 Results ......................................18 2/27 M at Claremond-Mudd-Scripps ............................. Claremont, Calif. 2014-15 CAC in Review ..........................19 2/28 M at Chapman ...........................................................Orange, Calif. Men’s Tennis History................................20 2/28 W at La Verne .......................................................... La Verne, Calif. All-Time Records .....................................21 3/1 M at Cal Lutheran ........................................ Thousand Oaks, Calif. All-Time Honors .......................................22 3/1 W at Chapman ...........................................................Orange, Calif. All-Time Roster ........................................24 Men’s Tennis • Pg. 5 3/2 W at Cal State Los Angeles ................................ Los Angeles, Calif. All-Time Results ......................................26 3/4 M/W at Redlands .........................................................Redlands, Calif. All-Time Opponents .................................32 3/5 M vs. Wabash ....................................................... Claremont, Calif. 3/5 W at Cal Lutheran ........................................ Thousand Oaks, Calif. CNU woMen’s Tennis 3/19 M/W Frostburg State* .............................................Newport News, Va. 3/19 M/W Southern Virginia* ..........................................Newport News, Va. 3/20 M/W at George Mason .......................................................Fairfax, Va. Roster ......................................................34 3/20 M/W at St. Mary’s (Md.)* ....................................... St. Mary’s City, Md. Season Preview .......................................35 3/26 M at Johns Hopkins ..................................................Baltimore, Md. Veteran Captains .....................................36 4/1-3 W Nor’Easter Bowl .................................................... Boston, Mass. Newcomers ..............................................42 Women’s Tennis • Pg. 33 4/6 M Salisbury* .......................................................Newport News, Va. 2014-15 Season in Review ......................43 4/9 M/W at Mary Washington* .....................................Fredericksburg, Va. 2014-15 Results ......................................44 4/10 M/W at York (Pa.)* ..................................................................York, Pa. 2014-15 CAC in Review ..........................45 4/10 M/W at Penn State Harrisburg* .................................. Middletown, Pa. Women’s Tennis History ..........................46 4/16 M at Stevens Institute ............................................... Hoboken, N.J. All-Time Records .....................................47 4/17 M at TCNJ ......................................................................Ewing, N.J. All-Time Honors .......................................48 4/18 W Washington & Lee ..........................................Newport News, Va. All-Time Roster ........................................50 4/15-22 W CAC Tournament ..................................................................TBD All-Time Results ......................................53 4/16-23 M CAC Tournament ..................................................................TBD All-Time Opponents .................................58 Christopher Newport • Pg. 59 *Capital Athletic Conference Game Media Guide Credits The 2015-16 Tennis Media Guide is a publication of the Christopher Newport University Department of Athletic Communications. Editor/Writer: Rob Silsbee, Francis Tommasino, Kenny Kline; Photography: Jesse Hutcheson, Keller Gabriel, Madeline Mason, Savand Action Photography, University Communications; Cover and Interior Design: Kenny Kline; Printing: Fidelity Printing, Inc. cnusports.com 2015-16 CNU Tennis Media Guide 1 Head coach eric christiansen Head Coach Eric Christiansen North Florida, ‘02 4th Season at CNU As Eric Christiansen enters his fourth season as the Director of Tennis at Christopher Newport University in 2015-16, the Captains’ guide has begun to transition both men’s and women’s tennis at CNU into a regional power and presence on the national tennis scene. The 2014-15 season will be one to remember for Christiansen, as it marked the first time both programs earned national rankings as During his first year at the helm, Christiansen helped both the men a team under his tutelage. For the women, it was the first national and women reach the USA South Championship match while secur- ranking in program history and both the men and women wrapped ing top-15 regional rankings. In the end, the women posted a record up the 2015 spring season ranked 37th nationally. of 17-7, while the men finished 16-5 during the 2012-13 campaign. CNU reached several benchmarks in the 2014-15 season, includ- Building on his early success, Christiansen then guided the Cap- ing the first CAC Championship appearance for both the men and tains through the difficult terrain of the Capital Athletic Conference women. He coached McKinney Harwood to the program’s first ever for the first time in 2013-14. Both the men’s and women’s programs ITA Regional Rookie of the Year honor and the freshman also fin- captured the No. 2 seed in the CAC Tournament in their first year in ished the year ranked 49th for the first nationally-ranked women’s the league, going 5-1 in conference play. player since 1992. Prior to joining the Christopher Newport athletic department, where In three years, Christiansen has already piled