HOFSTRA 2003-2004 TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 2002-2003 CAA Rookie of the Year Nikola Djordjevic Sophomore Erika Reggiani HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 2003-2004 TABLE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY OF TENNIS QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Quick Facts . 2 Enrollment: 13,400 Founded: 1935 This is Hofstra . 3 Nickname: Pride Colors: Gold, White and Blue Coaching Staff. 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Colonial Athletic Association 2003-2004 Rosters . 6 Home Facility: Hofstra University Outdoor Tennis Center 2003-2004 Women’s Bios . 7 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Director of Athletics: Harry Royle 2003-2004 Men’s Bios . 10 Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs: Mark Cox Hofstra President. 13 Associate Director of Athletics for Student Enhancement Programs: Harold Starks Associate Director of Athletics for University Eligibility and NCAA Compliance: Athletic Administration . 14 Dan McCarthy Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Advertising Sales: TBA Hofstra Heritage . 15 Director of Marketing and Promotions: Jesse Bonfiglio Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800 Academic Support. 17 Athletic Department Fax: (516) 463-7514 Athletic Training. 18 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Long Island, New York . 19 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Jeremy Kniffin Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 The Colonial Athletic Association . 20 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/Tennis Contact: Stephen Gorchov Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 2002-2003 Women’s Tennis Fax: (516) 463-5033 Statistics and Results. 21 E-mail: [email protected] Graduate Assistant: TBA 2002-2003 Men’s Tennis Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 Statistics and Results. 22 Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Hofstra Campus Map. 23 Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings Assistant Athletic Trainers: Christopher Grosskopf, Heather Clemons, Terry McLaughlin, Nicholas Mancini, Matt Reedy, Stacey Taradash, Paul Kinney and Adam Kahn Equipment Managers: Kevin Maxwell and Kathy Theiling Assistant Equipment Mangers: Dave Walsh and Brit Stone Photographer: Brian Ballweg TENNIS INFORMATION Head Coach: Bill Gerdts (LeMoyne, 1971) Record at Hofstra: 77-48-1/Nine years (men’s); 55-77/Nine years (women’s) Overall College Record: 177-81-1/22 years (men’s); 93-86/13 years (women’s) Assistant Coach: Jacob Chin (Hunter, 1979) Tennis Office Phone: (516) 463-4968 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Connected Campuses in 2003, and was one of Yahoo Internet Life’s “100 Most Wired Colleges” in 2001-2002. The fully computerized Hofstra Libraries con- tain 1.6 million volumes for student use. Only about 5 percent of American colleges have collections as extensive, and 85 percent have fewer than half that number. Hofstra sponsors more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing thousands of schol- ars, dignitaries and other participants to cam- pus. Hofstra has more than 200 musical and dramatic performances on campus each year. Hofstra has 12 galleries and exhibition areas and an extensive outdoor sculpture collection. Five of the galleries and exhibition areas, and the outdoor sculpture collection are directly under the auspices of the Hofstra Museum. In addition, the entire 240-acre campus is used ounded in 1935 in one building on 15 dios, a film/video screening room, film editing as an open-air gallery that includes more than acres in Hempstead, New York, Hofstra rooms, a computer laboratory, a speech per- 65 outdoor sculptures, acting as a showcase FFUniversity today has approximately 111 formance studio and a large dance studio. for the Hofstra Museum, which houses one of buildings on 240 acres. Located on Long the largest art collections in the metropolitan Island, 25 miles east of Manhattan, the Hofstra Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facili- area. The Hofstra Museum is accredited by the student body of approximately 13,400 comes ties that are among the most technologically American Association of Museums, one of from 44 states and 64 countries. The Colleges advanced in the nation. Every seat in every only 94 universities in the nation and one of and Schools of the University are: Hofstra classroom allows students direct access to the six in New York with such credentials. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Frank G. Internet and Hofstra network – including the Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student Zarb School of Business, New College, School resources of Hofstra’s Axinn Library. newspaper, a Student Center, a recreation cen- of Communication, School of Education and ter and numerous athletic facilities, including Allied Human Services, School of Law, School Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer the 15,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium and for University Studies, University College for extensive high-tech training opportunities. the 5,124-seat Hofstra Arena. Hofstra also has Continuing Education, Honors College and There are computer terminals throughout the an indoor, Olympic-sized (eight lane, 50- Saturday College. Bachelor’s degrees are campus for student and faculty use, with more meter) swimming pool, one of the largest offered in 130 areas of study. There are also than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX worksta- such facilities in the New York metropolitan approximately 130 graduate programs, tions available in labs and classrooms. The area. including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D. and J.D. University was ranked 18th in Forbes’ Most degrees, advanced certificates and professional diplomas. The George Dempster Hall for Communications is one of the largest, most advanced, non-commercial television facilities in the East. It houses a highly sophisticated television production/post-production facility with two broadcast quality studios and control rooms; two advanced online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear digital editing systems and several cuts-only video work stations. Two satellite dishes are available with one dish pro- viding special news feeds for the broadcast journalism room, which also has access to Associated Press, Nexis-Lexis and Dow Jones services. In addition, the facility is capable of feeding student-produced programming to the entire campus on our own cable channels. Also located here is the University’s radio sta- tion (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production stu- 2003-2004 TENNIS 3 T HE F ACTS Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study. ❖ The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs. ❖ Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses. ❖ The Hofstra athletic program competes on the Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Hofstra has 507 full-time NCAA Division I level and is a member of the featuring approximately 8,000 trees represent- faculty members and Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic 10 ing 425 species. 1,291 total faculty members. Football Conference. The University sponsors ❖ 18 intercollegiate programs – nine men’s sports Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by and nine women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s numerous national agencies and the University teams in basketball, football, baseball, lacrosse, is one of only 262 schools, out of more than The student-faculty ratio is 15:1; golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer and cross coun- 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide, with Average class size is 22 students try. Women’s sports include basketball, volley- a chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta ❖ ball, softball, tennis, soccer, field hockey, Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,291 faculty members, 507 lacrosse, cross country and golf. The 18 men’s are full time and 91 percent hold the highest Hofstra is one of only and women’s intercollegiate athletic teams degree in their fields. The student/faculty ratio 262 institutions account for more than 150 home contests is 15-to-1. out of more than annually. Hofstra University is 100-percent program 3,600 with a chapter With its beautiful landscaping, Hofstra has won accessible to persons with disabilities, and has of Phi Beta Kappa. national awards for campus beautification. It is been cited as a national model for this achieve- ❖ a registered member of the American ment. The Hofstra Libraries are fully computerized and contain 1.6 million volumes available for student use. ❖ Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence halls, housing about 4,100 students, and 13 dining facilities. ❖ Hofstra has more than 155 student clubs and organizations of which there are 36 local and national fraternities and sororities. ❖ 4 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY COACHING STAFF women’s team was equally successful, recording a 39-9 record, BILL GERDTS including three consecutive second-place finishes at the New York State HEAD TENNIS COACH Championships. ill Gerdts is in his 10th During this time Gerdts also served as owner and operator of a season as Head Coach of successful retail racquet sports store at the Crescent Club in Huntington, BBHofstra’s Men’s and New York. In 1982 he became director of racquet sports at the Crescent Women’s Tennis teams. Gerdts has Club. In the summer of 1997, Gerdts received a professional one posted a 77-48-1 overall record with ranking, the highest certification for a tennis instructor. He has also the men’s squad. Gerdts’ overall worked professional training seminars at the Dennis Van der Meer record as a men’s coach is 177-81-1 Tennis University in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and at the Fred Stolle over 22 years of coaching. On the High Impact Tennis Seminar at the Turnberry Isle Country Club in South women’s side, Gerdts has compiled Florida. Gerdts is on the advisory boards for Prince Manufacturing, Head a record of 54-77 during his eight Tennis Equipment, Trostel Leather Company, Rossignol Ski and Tennis, seasons at Hofstra, and a 93-86 and Volkl Ski and Tennis. career record in 13 seasons of coaching women’s tennis. Gerdts, who resides in West Islip, New York, has a bachelor’s in biology from LeMoyne College (1971) and a master’s in education from Dowling Gerdts transformed the Hofstra College (1993).