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INTRODUCTION

COACHES

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

ANNUAL PRO-AM

BUCK BOULDIN TENNIS CENTER

THE UNIVERSITY

ACADEMICS

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

SPORTS MEDICINE

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

CAMPUS COMFORTS

HISTORY OF THE BLUE RAIDERS

THE MIDSTATE

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

SUN BELT CONFERENCE

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This 2010 Women’s Tennis digital guide

is a publication of the Middle Tennessee

Office of Athletic Communications.

Many pages include links to additional

online resources located on GoBlueRaid-

ers.com and other third-party websites.

Photos provided by Athletic Commu-

nications, MTSU Photographic Services

and the Sun Belt Conference.

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INTRODUCTION

Extra effort in the offseason should pay off for the Blue Raiders

in 2010 as they aim for a Sun Belt Conference title. Sophomore

Taylor Coffey led the team with 17 singles wins and paired with

Marlene Chemin for a team-best 8 doubles victories a year ago.

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INTRODUCTION

FRONT ROWAlex Dachos, Anna Djananova, Natalie Araya, Yuiri Nomoto

BACK ROWAlison Ojeda, Carla Nava, Marietta Bigus, Taylor Coffey, Melissa Schaub

COACHES

Alison Ojeda begins her fifth

season at Middle Tennessee

after leading the Blue Raiders to

nine victories in each of her third

and fourth years at the helm.

In her first two years as a

head coach, Ojeda’s teams

combined for 15 total wins.

Ojeda took over the program on

June 22, 2005, as the sixth head coach

in the history of the program.

The San Antonio, Texas, native enjoyed

a stellar playing career at the Univer-

sity of Tennessee, posting 102 singles

and 100 doubles victories. She earned

All-America honors in singles as a junior,

was a four-time Academic All-SEC

selection, and was voted the national

recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Humanitar-

ian Award and Cissie B. Leary Leadership

and Sportsmanship Award in 2002.

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COACHES

Melissa Schaub, a former All-

American doubles player at the

University of Tennessee, begins

her fourth year on the Middle

Tennessee women’s tennis

staff as an assistant coach.

Schaub earned All-America

honors in doubles as a freshman

at Tennessee, compiling a 20-8 dual

mark and a 31-13 doubles record during

the 2002-03 campaign for former Blue

Raider Mike Patrick. Schaub and partner

Vilmarie Castellvi defeated 10 ranked

foes during the season and finished

the year ranked sixth in the country.

Schaub became just the 10th Lady Vol in

school history to earn 70 career doubles

victories in 2006. She was a member

of the SEC Good Works Team and SEC

Academic Honor Roll as a senior.

MELISSA SCHAubASSIStANt COACH

After more than 40 years,

Blue Raider tennis continues to

enjoy great success as one of

the southeast’s most consistent

programs. The women claim

one conference tournament

title and eight individual

Player of the Year awards.

One of the Blue Raiders’ two

All-Americans, Manon Kruse,

remains the only

player in school history

to attend the NCAA

Singles and Doubles

Championships while

making the doubles

tournament with two

different partners. She

was selected to the

Sun Belt All-Confer-

ence singles team

four straight years and

also holds school records for most singles

(83) and doubles (90) wins in a career.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

FRED NIEYMYER1999 NCAA SINGLES

CHAMPIONMANON KRUSE AND CARIEN VENTER2004 NCAA DOUBLES ALL-AMERICANS

2009 SBC CHAMPIONS

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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

ANDREAS SILJESTROM AND MARCO BORN2005 NCAA & 2007 ITA DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

MANON KRUSE AND CARIEN VENTER2004 NCAA DOUBLES ALL-AMERICANS

2009 SBC CHAMPIONS

MANON KRUSE

ANNUAL PRO-AM CLASSIC

2004 PRO-AM PARTICIPANTS

2009 PRO-AM DINNER

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The annual Wally Tidwell Pro-Am

Classic began in 1986 and to this date

remains the premier fundraising event

for the Blue Raider tennis programs.

The tournament was given a new title

in 2002 in recognition of Wally Tidwell, a

long-time supporter of Blue Raider tennis.

In years past, the event has featured men’s

and women’s divisions with doubles play in a

round robin format. All amateurs are teamed

with a current or former Middle Tennessee

tennis team member or an area teaching pro.

Each event includes an evening dinner

party, tennis clinic and exhibition

featuring current and former tennis

greats. The doubles round robins

take place the following day with

lunch and an awards ceremony

to cap the memorable weekend.

ANNUAL PRO-AM CLASSIC

BUCK BOULDIN TENNIS CENTER

Named after Middle Tennessee’s first

tennis coach and 2009 Blue Raider Hall of

Fame-inductee, the Buck Bouldin Tennis

Center sports fourteen courts, six of

which serve as the varsity courts for both

the men’s and women’s tennis teams.

The courts were last resurfaced in

2006 as part of a $50,000 project

funded by private donations and fund-

raising by the tennis program.

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BUCK BOULDIN TENNIS CENTERSpectators cheer on the teams from

canopied bleacher seating between the

varsity courts. Courts are seperated by

divider fencing and logo windscreens line the

fences around the entire complex. A shaded

walkway provides access to the remaining

eight courts as well as the coaches’ offices.

The Tennis Center also includes team

rooms, restrooms, an equipment storage

facility, and a patio/reception area for

viewing and the posting of events.

In addition to hosting Middle Tennessee

matches, the complex has played host to

numerous Ohio Valley Conference cham-

pionships, high school championships and

various state and regional USTA events.

One of the finest teacher preparation insti-

tutions in the southeast, Middle Tennessee is

a destination school and the No. 1 choice of

undergraduates in the state of Tennessee.

Nationally recognized programs in

aerospace, recording industry, and

concrete industry management attract

students from around the globe.

The University is home to the Center

for Popular Music, a nationally-recog-

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THE UNIVERSITY

nized repository with one of the largest

sheet music collections in the country.

Students enjoy numerous extracur-

ricular activities through more than 190

student organizations, including honor

societies, service clubs, and an active Greek

system of fraternities and sororities.

The University Honors College

offers talented students the atmo-

sphere of a small, select college

nestled within a major university.

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The Student-Athlete

Enhancement Center

houses the academic

support system for all

17 Division I-A sports at

Middle Tennessee. The

mission of the center is

to help student-athletes

take skills learned on

the field and turn them

into positive preparation

for life after college.

Tutors in various subjects are scheduled in

the tutoring rooms throughout all hours of

operation, and all tutoring

takes place at the center.

The SAEC staff monitors

the student-athletes

progress, providing daily

reports to coaches and

meeting with the entire

coaching staff weekly.

In addition to providing

academic support, the

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center is committed to meeting the

needs of student-athletes through the

Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success

(BRASS) Life Skills program. Blue Raiders

volunteer, when possible, to help

teachers and students at elementary and

middle schools throughout Rutherford

County during the academic year.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Student-Athlete Enhancement CenterUniversity Library

IN THE COMMUNITY

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IN THE COMMUNITY

Blue Raider tennis players and

coaches conducted a single-day tennis

camp at Old Fort Tennis Center to

benefit the American Red Cross and

its earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

The Blue Raiders are also involved with

the wheelchair tennis team at Middle

Tennessee, conducting clinics and

exhibitions for and with the squad at

the Tennis Center, as well as the newly

formed Murfreesboro Tennis Club.

No university is more committed to keeping

athletes healthy than Middle Tennessee.

Head Athletic Trainer Drew Shea and the

Sports Medicine staff have set liberal hours

to make sure each student-athlete has his or

her needs met. The Sports Medicine facility

opens early each morning and doesn’t close

until all student-athletes have been treated.

The Sports Medicine facility contains a

complete injury rehabilitation center, new

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rehab equipment, two

full-size whirlpools, a

dressing area for athletes,

and a private office for

the team physicians.

One of the most recent

additions to the facility

is a $15,000 K-Laser

which helps speed up

the healing process and

a C-Arm portable X-Ray

machine is also on site.

The sports medicine staff employs a

computer software package that tracks

injuries, rehab protocols, medications, and

surgeries to help the athletic trainers keep

student-athlete rehabilitation programs

moving forward as rapidly as possible.

Athletic Training Degree ProgramSports Medicine

SPORTS MEDICINE

Performance in the weight room has

become just as important as performance

on the field and Middle Tennessee has a

staff committed to making student-athletes

the best they can be in both these aspects.

The strength and conditioning staff,

led by Matt Riley, makes full use of the

Blue Raiders’ 10,000-plus square foot

training facility centrally located between

the Buck Bouldin Tennis Center, Murphy

Athletic Center and Floyd Stadium.

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The facility, which opened in January of

1999, greets student-athletes with over

20,000 pounds of plates and dumbbells and

is equipped with nine full power racks, nine

elevated platforms, and nine half-racks.

Cardiovascular equipment, such as

treadmills and stationary bikes are

also available as well as cable televi-

sion and a sound system for music

to be played during workouts.

Hammer strength equipment rounds out

the room with five ground-base jammers,

a dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a

leg extension. Other Hammer strength

equipment in the

facility includes

a bench press, a

military press, a

rowing machine,

neck machine, pull-

up, and pull-over.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Scarlett Commons provides apartment-

style living with on-campus convenience

and is home to many Blue Raider athletes.

Each apartment is fully furnished and

contains four private bedrooms and two

private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a

comfortable living room. Each apartment

also includes cable and phone lines in the

living room and data lines with access to

the Internet for personal computers in

each bedroom.

Dining on campus is

definitely not plain.

Visit one of the five

on-campus dining

locations to find familiar

establishments such as

Pizza Hut, Quizno’s Subs,

Chick-Fil-A and Subway.

Another popular option

is the McCallie Dining

Hall with its all-you-can-

eat dining selections

and theme nights.

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CAMPUS COMFORTS

In Greek mythology, the winged horse possessed superior

cunning and speed. The thundering horse of the gods was

entrusted to carry awesome

lightning bolts and could only

be harnessed by a noble being

with a pure heart. Character,

talent, and strength were

required to mount and ride

the fabled winged horse.

Today, this winged horse is a

fitting symbol of a university

that has earned its wings and

excels in many academic

arenas, including historic

preservation, teacher training,

aerospace, political science,

horse science, and recording

industry. But the winged

horse is more than a symbol

of physical accomplishment;

it’s also a symbol of character and

the responsible wielding of power.

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For its nobility and character, the winged

horse was immortalized in the stars. Now, with

breathtaking speed and thundering, unbridled

power, Lightning strikes, forevermore, fear

in the hearts of Blue Raider opponents

and leads Middle Tennessee to victory!

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A student-athlete’s life involves

more than academics and athletics.

Like most college students, student-

athletes need to enjoy themselves,

relax, and have a good time and

Murfreesboro fits the bill.

Despite being one of the fastest

growing cities in the south, Mur-

freesboro is a large city with a

small-town atmosphere. The city

has been named one of the top

100 places to live by CNNMoney Magazine.

While some major metropolitan areas

overshadow their neighbors, the nearby

city of Nashville provides unprecedented

economic and media support to Murfrees-

boro and Rutherford County. Nashville

and its outlying communities make up a

media market ranked 29th in America.

The midstate boasts entertainment options

for all tastes. Several professional sports

franchises call Nashville home and are all

located near Nashville’s downtown and

its many nationally-known hot spots.

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The Ryman Auditorium, Country Music

Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Performing

Arts Center and Opry Mills with its IMAX

theater are all popular destinations.

The best part about all of these attrac-

tions is that Middle Tennessee is located

within a few minutes of them all.

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Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the

tenth president of Middle

Tennessee State University.

During McPhee’s tenure, the Uni-

versity has experienced considerable

growth in many areas. Since 2001,

five new Ph.D. programs have been

established and extramural funding

has increased from $6 million to roughly

$40 million. MTSU’s undergraduate enroll-

ment is now the largest in the state.

Not only are admission standards on the

rise under McPhee, but so are campus facil-

ities. Presently, the University is involved in

proposed or active capital projects totaling

nearly $400 million. Construction on a new

student center is currently underway and

a $70 million renovation of all student resi-

dential housing is scheduled for completion

by 2011, the University’s centennial year.

ADMINISTRATIONSIDNEY MCPHEEPRESIDENt

President’s Greeting

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Proving to be a true visionary,

Massaro has helped revolutionize

the Blue Raiders’ athletic depart-

ment while helping pave the way for

even greater success in future years.

During his short reign, Massaro

has overseen unprecedented

success not only in the University’s

athletic programs but also in regard to

academic success, facility upgrades,

and a proven record of hiring coaches

who have thrived under his watch.

Under Massaro’s leadership, the Blue

Raiders have captured the Sun Belt’s all-

sports trophy three times in five years.

Massaro’s guidance has provided coaches

and student athletes with the resources

to produce 18 conference titles and

19 NCAA postseason appearances.

CHRIS MASSARODIRECtOR OF AtHLEtICS

ADMINISTRATION

While there are 31 NCAA conferences

that sponsor multiple sports, the Sun

Belt is one of only eleven to participate

in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS)

and Football Bowl Subdivision.

The Sun Belt, formed in 1976, comprises

13 institutions of higher learning

while sponsoring 19 championship

sports for men and women.

The Sun Belt Conference has a

permanent seat on the

NCAA’s 17-member Board

of Directors which gives the

conference a crucial voice on

some of the most pressing

issues in college athletics.

Three Sun Belt Conference

tennis teams earned spots

in the NCAA tournament in

2009 as FIU women’s team

and Middle Tennessee’s

men’s squad picked up

the league’s automatic

bids. Denver’s women

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earned an at-large berth.

Sun Belt Conference players

received a total of 23 academic

citations from the Intercollegiate

Tennis Association (ITA) in 2009.

Three women’s programs along with

20 student-athletes were recognized

for their achievements in the classroom.

The conference continues to utilize televi-

sion to grow and promote the league.

Adding volleyball, baseball and softball to

the conference’s television package has

resulted in more national and regional

television exposure for the league than at

any time in its history. Additionally, ESPN

televised the conference’s men’s basketball

championship game for the 29th straight

season in 2009, marking its longest affilia-

tion with any conference in the country.

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