T H E G E O RG E WA S H I NG T O N U N I V E R S I T Y 2009-10 MEN’S TENNIS

2009-10 George Washington Colonials Men’s TennisFront Row (L-R): Richard Blumenfeld, Arya Vayghan, Erik Hannah, Yan Levinski.Back Row (L-R): Ken Mkrtchian, Chris Kushma, Andy Erickson, Garrett Lockhart,Ugur Atalay.

2008-09SEASON STATS

Singles DoublesUgur Atalay 15-6 4-9Richard Blumenfeld 6-3 4-6Andy Erickson 4-2 0-0Erik Hannah 13-5 7-10Chris Kushma 10-3 8-5Yan Levinski 9-9 8-6Arya Vayghan 8-4 7-7Ryan Schlachter 0-0 0-2Chris Seckman 0-2 0-1Alex Sohaili 4-8 0-6

HISTORY AND AWARDS

• Atlantic 10 Champions: 1979

• Atlantic 10 Tournament Finalist:1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2008

• Atlantic 10 Tournament Individual Champions:2004 Jake Jopling (No. 3 singles)

Matt Hane/Jake Jopling (No. 1 doubles)2002 Matt Hane (No. 1 singles)

Matt Treadgold (No. 3 singles)1996 Brad Shafran (No. 4 singles)

Anders Bergkvist/Brad Shafran (No. 2 doubles)1995 Brad Shafran (No. 4 singles)

Brandon Purece/Scott Lowder (No. 3 doubles)1994 Yann Auzoux (No. 1 singles)

Rob Frankel (No. 5 singles)David Skid (No. 6 singles)

1993 Yann Auzoux (No. 1 singles)Yuval Karutzy (No. 2 singles)

1991 Matt Spiegel/Charles West (No. 2 doubles)1981 Tim Kemper (No. 4 singles)

Javier Holtz/Troy Marguglio (No. 3 doubles)1979 Josh Ripple (No. 2 singles)

Mark Bell (No. 3 singles)Matt Datta (No. 6 singles)Josh Ripple/David Schoen (No. 1 doubles)Mark Bell/Larry Small (No. 2 doubles)

• Atlantic 10 Tournament All-Championship Team:1994 Yann Auzoux, Roni Biron (singles)

Yann Auzoux/Roni Biron (doubles)1993 Yann Auzoux, Yuval Karutzy

• Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer:2004 Matt Hane2002 Matt Hane

• Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year:1994 Mike Dowd1992 Charles West

• Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer:2009 Ugur Atalay2008 Yan Levinski2005 Mustafa Gencsoy2001 Matt Hane

• Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year:1993 Yuval Karutzy

• Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year:1994 Joe Mesmer1993 Joe Mesmer

• Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team:2009 Yan Levinksi, Ugur Atalay (First Team)

Chris Kushma, Erik Hannah (Second Team) 2008 Mustafa Gencsoy, Erik Hannah,

Yan Levinski, Sam Salyer (Second Team)2007 Mustafa Gencsoy, Brandon Harris (Second Team),

Sam Salyer (Second Team)2006 Mustafa Gencsoy2005 Mustafa Gencsoy, Jake Jopling, Matt Treadgold2004 Matt Hane, Jake Jopling, Matt Treadgold2003 Matt Hane, Matt Treadgold2002 Matt Hane, Matt Treadgold2001 Matt Hane1999 Anders Bergkvist1998 Anders Bergkvist1997 Anders Bergkvist1996 Brad Shafran (singles),

Anders Bergkvist/Brad Shafran (doubles)1994 Yann Auzoux, David Skid1993 Yann Auzoux, Yuval Karutzy (singles)

Yann Auzoux/Yuval Karutzy (doubles)

2009 RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT RESULTJan. 17 at Old Dominion L, 6-1Jan. 18 at William & Mary L, 5-1Jan. 23 East Carolina L, 4-3Feb. 6 Temple W, 4-3Feb. 22 at Maryland L, 6-1 Mar. 6 at Greensboro L, 4-3Mar. 7 at Charlotte W, 4-3Mar. 14 Duquesne W, 7-0Mar. 20 at Richmond W, 7-0Mar. 22 Binghamton L, 6-1Mar. 25 at Navy W, 4-3Mar. 28 at Radford L, 6-1Mar. 29 at Longwood W, 5-2Mar. 30 UMBC W, 6-1

Apr. 3 St. Bonaventure (cancelled-rain)

Apr. 4 at Dayton W, 7-0Apr. 5 at Xavier W, 5-2Apr. 10 at Georgetown W, 5-2Apr. 10 Howard W, 5-2Apr. 11 at James Madison

(cancelled-rain)Apr. 24 A-10 Championships

vs. St. Joesph’s W, 4-0Apr. 25 A-10 Championships

vs. St. Bonaventure L, 4-3Apr. 26 A-10 Championships

vs. Saint Louis W, 4-1(3rd Place)

Home matches in bold

2010 SEASON OUTLOOKAfter earning the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship in back-to-

back seasons, The George Washington men’s tennis team wants to bring thetitle home in 2010. The men’s team returns a core group of players that knowwhat it takes to get to the top.

Last season, the Colonials swept all seven A-10 opponents in the regular season, including shutout victories over Duquesne, Richmond andDayton. The Colonials rolled into the A-10 Championship on a six-matchwinning streak, and defeated Saint Joseph’s in the first round. GW fell to St.Bonaventure in the second round, but bounced back to win the third-placematch over Saint Louis.

Juniors Erik Hannah, Yan Levinski and Chris Kushma, all named to 2009A-10 All-Conference teams, return with more experience and confidence fromthe fall 2009 slate. Kushma closed the fall with an 11-2 record, bringing hometitles from the UVa Invitational and Georgetown Classic.

Last season’s team MVP, sophomore Ugur Atalay had a great freshmanseason as A-10 coaches tabbed him the 2009 Most Outstanding Rookie. Itwas a repeat award for GW as Levinski earned the honor in 2008. Atalaywon all of his No. 2 singles matches in the conference tournament to finish15-6 overall.

Sophomores Richard Blumenfeld, Andy Erickson, and junior Arya Vayghanall challenged and motivated each other to keep bringing their best play tothe court. Blumenfeld had great success as a freshman at the No. 1 doublesposition. Erickson’s season was shortened due to injuries, but he was unde-

feated last season. Vayghanstarted and ended the seasonstrong, after overcoming illnessin the middle of the year.

Freshman Ken Mkrtchianand walk-on Garrett Lockhartpaired up in the fall at the NavyInvitational and took a share ofthe title, dropping only onematch. Mkrtchian has the powerand the skills to challenge any-one on the squad for a startingspot this year.

This season’s schedule hasthe Colonials matched upagainst more ranked teams andindividuals, including William &Mary, Columbia and Radford.Splitting the schedule betweenMontclair Country Club and theMount Vernon Campus, theColonials’ home matches includearea rivals Georgetown andHoward. The 2010 Atlantic 10Men’s Tennis Championship willbe held April 16-18 at Club4Lifein Monroeville, PA.

2009-10 ROSTERName Yr. Ht. L/R Hometown/High SchoolUgur Atalay So. 6-1 R Istanbul, Turkey/Enka SchoolsRichard Blumenfeld So. 6-0 R Boca Raton, FL/Atlantic CommunityAndy Erickson So. 6-1 R Houston, TX/Klein CollinsErik Hannah Jr. 5-10 R Bradenton, FL/Laurel Springs (CA)Chris Kushma Jr. 6-2 R New York, NY/Univ. of Miami Online H.S.Garrett Lockhart Fr. 6-0 R Richmond, VA/St. Stephen’s EpiscopalYan Levinski Jr. 5-10 R Melbourne, Australia/Brighton GrammarKen Mkrtchian Fr. 6-2 R Moscow, Russia/SOCES (CA)Arya Vayghan Jr. 5-9 R North Oaks, MN/Mounds ViewHead Coach: Greg Munoz (Binghamton ‘92) — 4th seasonAssistant Coach: Sean Holcomb-Jones (Towson ‘05 ) — 2nd season

2009-10 SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIMESEPTEMBERFri-Sun 11-13 at Virginia Invitational All DayFri-Sun 18-20 at Georgetown Classic All Day

OCTOBERFri-Sun 2-4 at Sergio Tacchini Invitational (Old Dominion, host) All DayFri-Sun 9-11 at Navy Invitational All DayFri-Sun 23-25 at Region 9 Tournament (Old Dominion, host) All Day

JANUARYSat 16 at Old Dominion 10:00 amSat 23 at Duquesne 10:00 am

FEBRUARYFri 5 at Temple 5:00 pmSat 6 at Penn 11:00 amSun 7 at William & Mary 10:00 amSun 14 at Duquesne 10:00 amFri 19 at Maryland 4:00 pmFri 26 at Cornell 2:00 pmSat 27 at Binghamton 1:00 pmSun 28 at Columbia 10:00 am

MARCHSAT 6 RADFORD (at Montclair CC) 1:00 PMTUE 9 CHARLOTTE 1:00 PMTue 16 vs Marquette (at Irvine, CA) 1:00 pmThu 18 at Loyola Marymount 1:30 pmSUN 21 ST. JOHN’S 10:00 AMSUN 21 RICHMOND 2:30 PMWed 24 at Navy 2:30 pmSAT 27 GEORGETOWN 10:00 AMSat 27 at UMBC 2:30 pmSun 28 at East Carolina 12:00 pm

APRILFRI 9 HOWARD 10:00 AMFRI 9 JAMES MADISON 2:00 PMSUN 11 LONGWOOD 10:00 AMFri-Sun 16-18 Atlantic 10 Championship (at Club4Life; Monroeville, PA) All Day

Home matches (in BOLD CAPS) played at Mount Vernon Tennis Complex, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, DC

Chris Kushma

GREG MUNOZ / HEAD COACH Greg Munoz is in his fourth season as the head coach for men’s ten-

nis at The George Washington University. He is responsible for allaspects of the Colonials men’s tennis program.

In 2009, Munoz coached the Colonials to their second-straight No. 1seed at the Atlantic 10 Championship, sweeping seven A-10 opponentsduring the season. Also in back-to-back sea-sons, a GW player, Ugur Atalay, was namedMost Outstanding Rookie Performer underMunoz’s tutelage. Yan Levinski and Erik Han-nah were repeat members of the All-Confer-ence teams, along with Chris Kushma, whohad a breakout year.

Prior to GW, the New Jersey native was thevolunteer assistant coach for Johns HopkinsUniversity while pursuing his master’s infinance and marketing in 1993. Munoz wasthe assistant coach for men’s tennis at Johns Hopkins in 1993-94. Healso was the head girls tennis coach at Washington’s Georgetown Visi-tation Prep School from 2000-01 and has worked with GW’s men’s ten-nis program in 1999.

A 1992 graduate of Binghamton University, Munoz was the EastRegional Senior Player of the Year and an NCAA singles qualifier from1990-92. He was the Rolex East Doubles champion in 1991.

Munoz resides in Falls Church, VA, with his wife, Ariska-Citra, and twodaughters Alexandria and Ariana.

SEAN HOLCOMB-JONES / ASSISTANT COACH Sean Holcomb-Jones is in his second year as an assistant coach for

the Colonials. Before coming to GW, Holcomb-Jones created, and isthe director of the Baltimore Fitness and Ten-nis where he coached 10 nationally rankedand two internationally ranked players. Hecoordinates and oversees all player develop-ment for the organization. He has alsocoached a national team for Tennis Europe in2006-07, and was an assistant coach at Cop-pin State University for the 2005-07 seasons.Holcomb-Jones also coached the Kuwaiti andPuerto Rican junior national teams in 2000-01. He is USPTA and USTA certified.

The Schenectady, NY, native graduated from Towson University as athree-year letterwinner on the men’s tennis team in 2005 and is cur-rently pursuing a master’s in philosophy at GW.

Quick FactsThe George Washington University600 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052Founded ..............................................................................................1821Enrollment ........................................................................................20,327 President..............................................................................Steven KnappDirector of Athletics ..............................................................Jack KvanczSenior Assoc. Director of Athletics/SWA ....................Mary Jo WarnerAthletic Department Telephone ........................................202-994-6650NCAA ..........................................................................................Division IConference .............................................................................. Atlantic 10Nickname ....................................................................................ColonialsColors....................................................................................Buff and BlueTennis Contact ..............................................................Bridgette RoblesE-Mail ..............................................................brobles@gwmail.gwu.eduAthletics Communications Phone ....................................202-994-9003Men’s Tennis Office Phone ................................................202-242-6741Men’s Tennis Office E-mail ........................................mtennis@gwu.eduAthletics Web Site ..................................................www.GWsports.com

T H E G E O RG E WA S H I NG T O N U N I V E R S I T Y

GEORGE WASHINGTON FACILITIESThe George Washington University women’s (men's) tennis team

splits its home matches at the Montclair Country Club located in Mont-clair, VA, and at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex on the GW-MountVernon Campus, located at 2100 Foxhall Road, NW. The Complex under-went minor renovations which were completed in the Spring of 2009 thatincluded new coaches offices, a coaches lounge, as well as a new weightroom for student-athletes.

ACADEMIC SUPPORTEstablished in 1983, the Academic Support Services Program was ini-

tially designed to provide support services to a small group of students.The program has been expanded and includes services for all of GW’sstudent-athletes, with an emphasis on individual responsibility and pridein academic accomplishments.

The Department of Athletics employs five full-time staff members and30-40 tutors to assist the 400-plus student-athletes.

The Academic Support Program works with student-athletes to helpthem develop career interests, explore employment opportunities andbecome familiar with the GW Career and Cooperative Education Center.

SPORTS MEDICINEStudent-athletes receive medical treatment from an experienced staff

of certified athletic trainers as well as a staff of student athletic trainerswho provide on-site medical care before, during and after all practicesand games.

GW’s primary team physician, along with a dentist and an eyecarespecialist, also are available throughout the year.

The training room is fully equipped with the modern apparatusesrequired for treatment and rehabilitation of all types of sports-relatedinjuries. Espousing a philosophy based on preventive medicine, thetraining room works with student-athletes to keep them in playingshape, return them to competition and maintain their level of condition-ing throughout the year.