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 WOMEN’S TENNIS

2009-10 George Washington Colonials Women’s TennisFront Row (L-R): Sarah Smith, Jacqueline Corba, Nadia Demidenko, SashaGluck, Dorota Lysienia. Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Pamela Duran, MegTyner, Zoe Krohn, Hilary Kustoff, Michele Style, Jennifer Hirsh, Mimi Hamling,Head Coach Dawn Buth.

2008-09SEASON STATS

Singles DoublesNadia Demidenko, So. 11-7 10-9Jacqueline Corba, Fr. 14-6 10-8Jennifer Hirsh, So. 8-8 11-11Meg Tyner, Fr. 6-10 8-6Zoe Krohn, Fr. 6-10 8-8Verena Knoedler, Jr. 4-6 5-9Michele Style, Jr. 2-12 5-7Madhuri Jha, Sr. 2-3 4-2

HISTORY AND AWARDS

• Atlantic 10 Champions: 1984, 1992, 1993

• Atlantic 10 Tournament Finalist:1983, 1994, 1996, 1997

• Atlantic 10 Tournament All-Championship Team:1994 Karina Ramirez, Ellen Novoseletsky (singles)

Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles)Sylvie Fleurian/Ellen Novoseletsky (doubles)

1993 Lisa Shafran, Karina Ramirez, Ellen Novoseletsky, Mercedes McAndrew, Shannon Cain, Petra Rydlova (singles)Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran, Ellen Novoseletsky/Petra Rydlova, Shannon Cain/Mercedes McAndrew (doubles)

1992 Lisa Shafran (singles)Petra Rydlova/Lisa Shafran, Ellen Novoseletsky/Karina Ramirez,Shannon Cain/Mercedes McAndrew (doubles)

• Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer:1997 Helen Andrews

• Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer:2000 Tracy Wei1995 Julie Kim

• Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year:1992 Lisa Shafran1988 Pam Harrison

• Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year:1993 Joe Mesmer1992 Joe Mesmer

• Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team:2009 Nadia Demiendko (First Team),

Jacqueline Corba (Second Team)2008 Nadia Demidenko (Second Team)2007 Kendall Swenson (Second Team)2006 Anastasia Skavronskaia2005 Anastasia Skavronskaia2004 Lindy First, Nazli Gencsoy2002 Tracy Wei2001 Lindy First, Tracy Wei2000 Tracy Wei1999 Sarine Weingarten1998 Julie Kim, Ghada Skaff1997 Helen Andrews, Ghada Skaff, Sarine Weingarten1996 Julie Kim/Holly Huntley, Petra Rydlova/Lisa Shafran (doubles)1994 Ellen Novoseletsky, Karina Ramirez, Lisa Shafran (singles)

Sylvie Fleurian/Ellen Novoseletsky, Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles)

1993 Karina Ramirez, Lisa Shafran (singles)Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles)

1992 Ellen Novoseletsky, Lisa Shafran (singles)Karina Ramirez/Lisa Shafran (doubles)

1990 Pam Harrison (singles)1989 Pam Harrison (singles)1988 Pam Harrison (singles)1985 Cathi Giordano, Kathy Walton (singles)1984 Cathi Giordano, Laurie LaFair, Kathy Walton (singles)

Cathi Giordano/Kathy Walton (doubles)

*A-10 All-Championship and All-Conference teams are the same from 1984-89, 1995-present

DATE OPPONENT RESULTFeb. 7 at Old Dominion L, 7-0Feb. 8 vs. Howard W, 7-0Feb. 11 vs. Georgetown W, 4-3Feb. 15 at Duquesne L, 5-2 Feb. 20 at Penn L, 7-0Feb. 22 at James Madison W, 4-3Feb. 28 vs. Richmond L, 7-0 Mar. 10 at Coppin State W, 7-0Mar. 16 at Clayton State

(cancelled-rain)Mar. 18 at Emory L, 5-4Mar. 21 Xavier L, 4-3Mar. 22 at Delaware L, 5-2

DATE OPPONENT RESULTMar. 28 at UMBC

(cancelled-rain)Mar. 29 at Temple L, 6-1Apr. 1 vs. Fordham W, 6-1Apr. 3 at Towson W, 5-2Apr. 6 Binghamton L, 5-2Apr. 11 at George Mason

(cancelled-rain)Apr. 17 at A-10 Championships

Saint Louis L, 4-0Apr. 18 at A-10 Championships

Saint Joseph’s W, 4-0

2010 SEASON OUTLOOKThe 2009 George Washington women’s tennis team has created a new

culture and is approaching this year with a new attitude, a new discipline anda new sense of team. The Colonials set strong performance goals each year,but accomplishing these goals this season will depend on three key ingredi-ents: player development, team cohesiveness, and hard work. With five newplayers and six experienced returnees, the Colonials are looking forward to anexciting season.

This season’s captains, senior Michele Style and sophomore JacquelineCorba, will bring complementary styles of leadership to the Colonials. Style,with her strong doubles play, will provide guidance built upon her four yearsin the GW program. Corba will bring her fierce competitiveness to this lead-ing duo and will vie for playing time in the top singles spot.

Two-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection Nadia Demidenko returnsfor her junior season after splitting time at the top two positions last springwith Corba. Demidenko will continue to work for time at the top positions inboth singles and doubles for GW. Fellow junior Jennifer Hirsh will add depthto the singles lineup.

Sophomores Meg Tyner, Zoe Krohn and transfer Sasha Gluck will all con-tribute to this season’s lineups. Tyner is ready to compete after sitting out thefall 2009 season with a torn ligament in her wrist. Krohn and Gluck, a Univer-sity of Wisconsin transfer, are looking to add significant depth to doubles line-up as well as contribute to the singles lineup.

All four freshmen, Mimi Hamling, Dorota Lysienia, Hilary Kustoff andSarah Smith, bring a renewed spirit to compete at the top level of collegetennis. Hamling and Lysienia made appearances in the singles and dou-bles draw of the fall ITA Regional Tournament, both bringing their own

style of play to help the newpositive, hard-working cul-ture of the team. Kustoff andSmith will also both competefor playing time in the sin-gles and doubles lineups forthe Colonials.

The Colonials open theseason hosting No. 51 LongBeach State and will take onarea teams Howard, UMBC,George Mason and Marylandthis season. GW will havehome court advantage overfour Atlantic 10 teams, Rich-mond, St. Bonaventure, SaintJoseph’s and Temple, whilevisiting only Duquesne early inthe season. The 2010 Atlantic10 Women’s Tennis Champi-onship will be hosted by SaintLouis University at the DwightDavis Tennis Center in St.Louis, Mo., April 23-15.

2009-10 ROSTERName Yr. Ht. L/R Hometown/High SchoolJacqueline Corba So. 5-6 R Greenwich, CT/GreenwichNadia Demidenko Jr. 5-8 R Brooklyn, NY/Poly PrepSasha Gluck So. 5-5 R Potomac, MD/Bradenton Prep (FL)Mimi Hamling Fr. 5-2 L San Diego, CA/Torrey PinesJennifer Hirsh Jr. 5-3 R Atlanta, GA/Woodward AcademyZoe Krohn So. 5-4 R Oranjestad, Aurba/Colegio AurbanoHilary Kustoff Fr. 5-2 R San Antonio, TX/Tom C. ClarkDorota Lysienia Fr. 5-7 R Warsaw, Poland/CopernicusSarah Smith Fr. 5-9 R Darien, CT/DarienMichele Style Sr. 5-6 R Marlton, NJ/CherokeeMeg Tyner So. 5-4 R Brookville, NY/JerichoHead Coach: Dawn Buth (Florida ‘02) — 4th seasonAssistant Coach: Pamela Duran (Richmond ‘09) — 1st seasonVolunteer Asst. Coach: Christopher Tran (Kennedy-Western) — 1st season

2009-10 SCHEDULE

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIMESEPTEMBERFri-Sun 18-20 at Maryland Invitational All DaySat-Sun 26-27 at George Mason 3-2 Tourney All Day

OCTOBERFri-Tue 23-27 at ITA Regional (hosted by Virginia Tech) All Day

JANUARYSUN 31 LONG BEACH STATE* 1:00 PM

FEBRUARYSat 6 at Penn 11:00 amSun 7 at Maryland 9:00 amSAT 13 GEORGE MASON* 2:00 PMSun 14 at Duquesne 2:00 pmSAT 20 CALIFORNIA (PA) 6:30 PMSUN 21 DELAWARE* 1:00 PMSAT 27 RICHMOND* 2:00 PM

MARCHFri 5 vs. Columbia (at College Park, MD) 11:00 amSAT 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S 1:00 PMWED 10 ST. JOHN’S 9:00 AMSun 14 at UNC Wilimington 12:00 pmTue 16 at Campbell 2:30 pmSAT 27 ST. BONAVENTURE 2:00 PMSun 28 at Howard 1:00 pm

APRILSAT 3 TEMPLE 2:00 PMSat 10 at James Madison 1:30 pmSUN 11 TOWSON 2:00 PMSat 17 at UMBC 11:00 amFri-Sun 23-25 Atlantic 10 Championship (St. Louis, MO) All day

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

*Match to be played at Montclair Country Club, Montclair, VA

Nadia Demidenko

2008-09 RESULTS

Home matches in bold

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

JACQUELINE CORBA

MICHELE STYLE

DAWN BUTH / HEAD COACH Dawn Buth is in her fourth year as head

coach of The George Washington Universitywomen’s tennis program.

In the 2009 season, Buth coached NadiaDemidenko and Jacqueline Corba to first andsecond team Atlantic 10 Conference honors,posting a 7-10 team record. The Colonials hadbig victories over area rivals Howard andGeorgetown and Towson. GW fell in the firstround of the Alantic 10 Championship to SaintLouis, but bounced back to beat Saint Joseph’s in the second round andtie with Dayton for ninth place.

Prior to GW, Buth served as an assistant coach at the University ofPennsylvania during the 2003-04 season. She helped guide the Quakersto a 15-5 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Ivy League in 2004. Pennbattled four nationally ranked opponents in dual matches, defeating No.51 Maryland and No. 31 Virginia Commonwealth en route to a No. 28ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) polls in March 2004.

The Wichita, KS, native also worked as an assistant tennis professional at the Gainesville (FL) Country Club from 2002-03 andplayed professionally on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) circuitfrom 1998-2001. As a singles player Buth was ranked as high as 96th in the world, while reaching 108th in doubles during her three years ontour. She earned 12 International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles titles,two singles championships and played in the main draw of every GrandSlam tournament.

A 2002 graduate of the University of Florida, Buth was a seven-timeAll-America selection and a key member of the Gators’ 1996 and ‘98NCAA Championship teams. Buth, who won the NCAA doubles title in1996 and ‘97, also was named the NCAA Rookie of the Year in 1995 andwas nominated for the prestigious Honda-Broderick Award in 1996.

Buth resides in Washington, DC.

PAMELA DURAN / ASSISTANT COACH Pamela Duran joined the GW coaching staff in the fall of 2009 just after

completing a prolific playing career. A spring 2009 graduate of Rich-mond, Duran competed at the No. 1 positionfor three-straight seasons, earning Atlantic 10honors as Most Outstanding Rookie in 2006and Most Outstanding Performer in 2007 and2009. Duran also played in the 2007 NCAA sin-gles tournament.

Originally hailing from Guayaquil, Ecuador,Duran ranked as the country’s top player andrepresented her home country in the 2004Federation Cup. Duran resides in Washing-ton, DC, and is currently pursuing a master’sdegree in Political Management at GW.

CHRISTOPHER TRAN / VOLUNTEER ASST. COACH Christopher Tran is in his first year the as volunteer assistant coach

women’s tennis team. He is currently the Head of Junior Developmentat the Audrey Moore ReCenter in Annandale, VA, teaching beginners inclinics and private-lesson settings, along with team tennis practices. Heresides in Manassas, VA.

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 ....................................202-994-9003Women’s Tennis Office Phone ..........................................202-242-6748Women’s Tennis Office E-mail ......................................dbuth@gwu.eduAthletics Web Site ..................................................www.GWsports.com

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.