2010-11 Detroit Titans Women's Tennis Yearbook

2010-11 Detroit TitansWomen’s Tennis Yearbook

The 2010-11 UDM Women’s Tennis Yearbook is a produc-tion of the Detroit Sports Infor-mation Department. The guide was written and designed by Sports Information Assistant Joel Walrath and edited by the Sports Information Depart-ment. Photos by Tim Busch and UDM Sports Info.

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Table of ContentsQuick Facts .................................................3

2010-11 Schedule ......................................4

Women’s Tennis Roster .................................5

Coaching Staff .........................................6-8

2010-11 Season Outlook .........................9-11

Individual Player Bios ............................ 12-18

2010-11 Team Picture ................................19

2009-10 Season Review ........................ 20-22

Year-by-Year Results ..................................23

Team Records ...........................................24

Titan Facilities ...........................................25

Horizon League .................................... 26-27

Titan Athletics ...................................... 28-31

Titan Hall of Fame ................................ 32-33

UDM Notable Alumni ..................................34

The Athletic Director ..................................35

Titan Staff ................................................36

Titan Head Coaches ...................................37

Titan Points of Pride ...................................38

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UDM Quick FactsUNIVERSITY INFORMATIONSchool Name: ................................................................ University of Detroit MercyLocation: ..............................................................................................Detroit, MIFounded: .....................................................................................................1877Enrollment: .................................................................................................5,700Nickname: .................................................................................................. TitansColors: ........................................................................................ Red, White, BlueAffiliation: .....................................................................................NCAA Division IConference: ...................................................................................Horizon LeagueRegion: ................................................................................................... MidwestInterim President: ...........................................................................Michael Joseph

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATIONAthletic Director: .................................................................................Keri GaitherSenior Associate AD: .................................................................Daron MontgomeryAssociate AD for Business Ops./SWA: ....................................................Teri KromreiAssistant AD for NCAA Compliance: ..................................................... Steve CorderAsst. AD for Facilities & Special Events: ...................................................Jeff LatinenDir. of Ticket Sales & Fan Experience: ..................................................Greg HaapalaDir. of Marketing & Promotions: .................................................. Brandon LongmeierDir. of Ticket Ops. & Special Events: ................................................... Emily VanniceAsst. AD for Sports Medicine:..............................................................Michael MillerAsst. AD for Strength & Conditioning: ...................................................... Joe TofferiFaculty Athletic Representative: ........................................................... Erick BarnesAthletic Department Phone: .............................................................. 313-993-1700Fax: .............................................................................................. 313-993-2449Mailing Address: ..................................................................4001 W. McNichols Rd..................................................................................................Detroit, MI 48221

SPORTS INFORMATION STAFFSports Information Director: ..............................................................Mitch WignessAsst. Sports Information Directors: ................................... P.J. Gradowski, Kit StetzelSports Information Asst. (WTEN Contact): ..............................................Joel WalrathEmail: ...........................................................................Joel.Walrath@udmercy.eduSports Info. Office Phone: ................................................................ 313-993-1745Sports Info Office Fax: ..................................................................... 313-993-1765Website: ....................................................................................DetroitTitans.com

WOMEN’S TENNIS INFORMATIONHead Coach: ......................................................................... Sam Poole (2nd Year)Alma Mater, Year: .........................................................................Wayne State, ‘07UDM Record (Years): .......................................................................10-12 (1 Year)Career Record (Years): ....................................................................10-12 (1 Year)Office Phone: ............................................................................313-313-575-5431Email: ......................................................................... [email protected] Assistant Coach: .............................................................. Pjotrs Necajevs 2010 Team Record: .......................................................................................8-122010 Conference Record (Finish): .............................................................6-2 (3rd)Letterwinners lost: .............................................................................................3Newcomers: ......................................................................................................3

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Date Event Location TimeSeptember18-19 Bowling Green Fall Invitational Bowling Green, OH All Day24-26 Spartan Invitational East Lansing, MI All DayOctober8-9 Rocket Invitational Toledo, OH All Day21-26 Wilson ITA Midwest Regionals Ann Arbor, MI All DayJanuary23 Michigan State East Lansing, MI 4:00 p.m. 29 Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, MI 1:00 p.m. 30 IPFW SOUTHFIELD, MI 6:00 P.M. February4 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 6:00 p.m. 12 Toledo Toledo, OH 1:00 p.m. 13 MIAMI (OH) SOUTHFIELD, MI 3:30 P.M. 18 Dayton Dayton, OH 4:00 p.m. 25 Marquette Milwaukee, WI 7:00 p.m. 27 BOWLING GREEN SOUTHFIELD, MI TBD March11 Illinois State Memphis, TN Noon 12 Memphis Memphis, TN 9:00 a.m. 18 WRIGHT STATE* (DH) SOUTHFIELD, MI 7:00 P.M. 19 BUTLER* (DH) SOUTHFIELD, MI TBD 26 Valparaiso* Valparaiso, IN 2:00 p.m. 27 UIC* Chicago, IL 11:00 a.m. 28 OAKLAND DETROIT, MI 3:00 P.M. April2 Temple (DH) Pittsburgh, PA TBD 3 Duquesne (DH) Pittsburgh, PA TBD 8 GREEN BAY* DETROIT, MI TBD 9 MILWAUKEE* DETROIT, MI TBD 16 Cleveland State* (DH) Cleveland, OH 3:00 p.m. 17 Youngstown State* (DH) Youngstown, OH 8:00 a.m. 22-24/2011 Horizon League Championship Indianapolis, IN All Day

Home contests in bold and held at Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield, MI or at the Titan Tennis Complex on the UDM campus;

*Denotes Horizon League Contest; DH denotes doubleheader; Game dates and times are subject to change; All times are Eastern

Detroit Titans Tennis2010-11 Women’s Tennis Schedule


Name Yr. Hometown/High School

Melanie Capuano Jr. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI / Grosse Pointe South

Amanda Cornwell Jr. Waterford, MI / Kettering

Julia Fernandes Fr. Mississauga, ON / John Fraser

Raina Halabi Fr. Beamsville, ON / Niagara Academy of Tennis

Carolina Salas Espinosa So. Monterrey, Mexico / Preparatoria No. 7

Elena Strakhova Fr. Penza, Russia / #216 “Didakt”

Erin Weldon Sr. Kalamazoo, MI / Mattawan

Head Coach: Sam Poole (2nd year)

Graduate Assistant Coach: Pjotrs Necajevs (1st year)

Detroit Titans Tennis2010-11 Women’s Tennis Roster


Erin Weldon- Senior -

Kalamazoo, MI/Mattawan

Amanda Cornwell- Junior -

Waterford, MI/Kettering

Julia Fernandes- Freshman -

Mississauga, ON/John Fraser

Raina Halabi- Freshman -

Beamsville, ON/Niagara Academy

of Tennis

Carolina Salas Espinosa

- Sophomore -Monterrey, Mexico/Preparatoria No. 7

Head CoachSam Poole

Elena Strakhova- Freshman -Penza, Russia/ #216 “Didakt”

Graduate Assistant CoachPjotrs Necajevs

Melanie Capuano- Junior -

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI/Grosse

Pointe South

Head Coach

Sam Poole,

2nd Season

Titans Coaching

Staff

Graduate

Assistant Coach

Pjotrs Necajevs


Sam Poole (2nd Year)Wayne State, ‘07

UDM Record 10-12 (1 Year)Career Record 10-12 (1 Year)

Men’s Tennis Coaching StaffSam Poole enters his second year at the helm of the Titan women’s tennis program after setting the bar pretty high in his first season. He was presented a challenge in taking over a team that just set its single season win total with 15 and advanced to its first Horizon League Championship match in school history. Four seniors and three starters also departed after the year leaving Detroit in a rebuilding mode to start the 2009-10 season and a seven match losing streak would open the campaign.

Detroit rebounded to win nine of their next 12, advancing to their second straight HL title match. Detroit was 6-2 in the conference and had three victories by way of a 7-0 sweep en route to a 10-win season. Freshman Carolina Salas Espinosa was named the HL’s Newcomer of the Year as well to the first team All-League, while sophomore Amanda Cornwell garnered second team accolades.

Poole joined the Titan Athletic Department as assistant women’s tennis coach during the 2007-08 season, and was elevated to head coach on May 4, 2009.

A product of Cass Tech High School in Detroit, Poole played collegiately at Eastern Michigan University until the men’s tennis program at EMU was discontinued. He then transferred to Chicago State, where he competed for just one season prior to returning to Detroit. Poole ultimately finished his bachelor’s degree in education at Wayne State in 2007.

The 31-year old Detroit native is addicted to the sport he knows and loves, and he traveled all over the country with dozens of junior players prior to settling back down in southeast Michigan. He has worked with a myriad of players at all levels during the past 10 years, with expe-rience at Grosse Pointe’s Hunt Club, Wimbledon Racquet Club and Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield.

“Sam has a unique coaching style, and he pushes our student-athletes from start to finish in every practice,” former UDM head coach Daron Montgomery noted. “He brings energy, enthusiasm and passion to the program. I think he has a lot to offer to the sport of college tennis. His local roots make him a perfect fit for Titan tennis.”

Poole, who teaches full-time at Detroit’s Midtown Acad-emy, is one of three children. He has a brother (Kristo-pher) and a sister (Samantha).


Men’s Tennis Coaching Staff

Graduate Assistant Coach Pjotrs Necajevs


One of the most highly decorated players in Horizon League his-tory returned to Detroit, this time as a coach as Pjotrs Necajevs was named a graduate assistant coach for the men’s and women’s tennis teams for the 2010-11 campaign.

“Pjotrs was a great player for us, but it was not just about the results he gave us on the court. He really helped our young players grow and get ready for the college game during his two years and to be able to keep him around is great for the program,” said men’s head coach Grant Asher.

Necajevs is involved in on-court coaching as well as providing assis-tance to both the men’s and women’s programs in regards to recruit-ing, practice schedules, travel coordination, budget and equipment purchases. He will also assist with day-to-day office administration

for both teams and help the Athletic Department in the areas of marketing and promotions, group ticket sales and assist with the department’s special events.

Necajevs ended his two-year Titan career as just the third player in Horizon League history to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards after going 30-4 on the year and a perfect 7-0 in the conference as a senior. He dominated conference play again with six of his seven wins in straight-set sweeps. In his Motor City career, he was 55-8 in singles, all from the top position, with a 14-0 record in conference meets.

He was the team MVP twice and earned the 2009 Ti-tan Newcomer award at the annual UDM President’s Athletic and Academic Honors Luncheon. Off the court, he was a member of Student Athletic Adviso-ry Committee (SAAC), and earned academic hon-ors by being named to the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice as well as to the Horizon League’s Academic Honor Roll. As a senior, he also received the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award, which recog-nizes student-athletes who display admirable con-duct both on and off the courts.

Necajevs graduated from the University in May, 2010, with Bachelor’s Degree in Business and is cur-rently enrolled in UDM’s MBA program.

2010-11 Women’s

Tennis Outlook

“The two things I enforce at the end of every practice

include being ready to practice and play hard and

getting good grades.”


“To me the fall isn’t about winning or losing, it’s about

seeing who gets out of a match, whether it’s a win or

loss, to see if they can handle the school, the

traveling and just being a good student athlete

here at UDM”

Head Coach Sam Poole

The Titans finished 10-12 overall last year and 6-2 in the conference and took down Green Bay 4-0 and Cleveland State 4-1, in the first and second rounds of the Horizon League Tournament respectively, reaching the Horizon League Championship match for the second consecutive year and falling to a tough UIC team both years. Detroit’s 2011 team features the return of last year’s Horizon League Newcomer of the Year in sophomore Carolina Salas Espinosa. Espinsosa went 12-9 in last year’s dual season, including 6-2 in Horizon League matches. Junior Amanda Cornwell led the Titans in 2010 with a 14-8 mark including a 7-1 confer-ence record to pace the team. Cornwell posted a 5-7 mark this past fall including a win in both singles and doubles against conference foe Cleveland State in the third of Detroit’s most recent four fall tournaments. “To me the fall isn’t about winning or los-ing, it’s about seeing who gets out of a match, whether it’s a win or loss, to see if they can handle the school, the traveling and just being a good student athlete here at UDM,” stated head coach Sam Poole now in his second year as coach of the Titans. Erin Weldon returns and will be the lone se-nior on this year’s squad. With 63 career singles victories, she currently sits in fifth place overall in UDM women’s history behind Maria Pandele (1998-2001) and her 77 total wins. Weldon, Cornwell, and junior Melanie Capuano are the upperclassmen representatives on the roster. Espinosa is the lone sophomore while three freshmen were added to the mix over the sum-mer and look to add depth to the lineup. Julia Fernandes, Raina Halabi, and Elena Strakhova are the newcomers to join Detroit. Poole is looking for them to be able to step in and for the returners to help the transition pe-riod.


2010-11 Season Outlook

Senior Erin Weldon

Junior Amanda Cornwell

Detroit Titans2010 Record - 10-12

2010 Horizon League Record- 6-2 (3rd)Letterwinners lost - 3

Newcomers - 3

“We have a big sister program where if you see someone who needs help, you pick up the slack,” said Poole. “There are new people you have to train and get implemented to the system, but I’m glad we have a fall season different than other sports to help. I think tennis is really special in that we can play three or four tournaments in the fall and watch and work with your team. The two things I enforce at the end of every practice in-clude being ready to practice and play hard and getting good grades.” The season will see the Titans play its home matches at the Franklin Athletic Club in South-field and also host a pair of April matches on the UDM campus at the Titan Tennis Complex (weather pending). Detroit kicks off its 2011 dual season Sun-day, January 23 at Michigan State followed by a match at Eastern Michigan before opening the home portion of the schedule on April 30 against IPFW. This year’s schedule will feature 22 matches with six at home to be played at the Franklin Athletic Club or at the Titan Tennis Complex on the UDM McNichols campus.

2010-11 Season Outlook

2010-11 Detroit Titans

www.DetroitTitans.com 11Junior Melanie Capuano

Detroit Titans Tennis

2009-10: Was named the Coach’s Award winner… Posted 16 singles wins, tied for second on the team, and 31 total victories, which was tied for first… Was 6-2 in league play in singles, mostly at the No. 5 spot… Got on a roll at the end of the season winning her last five sin-gles matches, all by straight set sweeps… Two of those wins were also clean sweeps with 6-0, 6-0 triumphs against Oakland’s Amanda Pettey and Milwaukee’s Beth Ganser… A member of the Athletic Director’s and Horizon League’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2008-09: Finished a great sophomore season tied for the team lead with 23 singles tallies and was second on the Titans with 41 overall wins… Her singles wins are tied for the third most in school history…Was also 6-2 in the Horizon League, all at the No. 6 flight… A consis-tent player who lost back-to-back matches just twice on the season, including one in dual play… Started the year earning a flight title at the IPFW Fall Invite, where she won all three matches in two sets… Was the only Titan to win a match against No. 66 Michigan State with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Christine Milliken… Had five matches on the year where she did not drop a set, all against conference foes… Went undefeated in the HL tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Milwaukee’s Megan Gow, a 6-0, 6-0 triumph against Ashley Breitenbach of Butler and the only Titan to win a set in the championship match defeating UIC’s Jenna Reisch 6-1, 6-3… Ended the year winning nine of her last 11 matches in singles and 11 of her last 12 doubles contests, where she teamed with Aneta Maricevic at No. 3… That duo went 2-0 in the conference tournament...A member of the AD Honor Roll as well as the University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2007-08: Slid right into the starting lineup as a freshman and posted 21 singles victories, primarily playing in the fourth or fifth spot… That represented the second-best total on the team behind Zeljka Minic and tied for the third-highest ever by a Detroit freshman… Had a hand in 21 doubles triumphs – again, the third highest one-season tally in Ti-tan annals… Went 8-4 in singles play during the fall tournament slate.

Prior to Detroit: 2007 graduate of Mattawan High School… Earned four varsity letters in tennis... Named First-Team All-Michigan four straight seasons… Played No. 1 singles for the Wildcats all four years... Rang up a 110-15 career record… Her 110 singles victories was the most amassed by one player in school history… Qualified for the MHSAA state finals all four years with the Wildcats… Reached the Division 2 Michigan Semi Finals in 2006 and ‘07… Led MHS to 49 straight dual match victories… Came to UDM with a great deal of USTA experience… Received

ITA Scholar-Athlete Award senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Doug and Joan Weldon... Favorite professional player is Daron Mont-gomery... Majoring in business administra-tion.

Erin Weldon

Year: Senior

Hometown:

Kalamazoo, MI

High School:

Mattawan


SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour2007-08 21-14 -- -- 1-3 2-4 7-4 -- 10-11 11-3 2008-09 23-11 -- -- -- -- 1-0 14-7 15-7 8-4 2009-10 16-13 -- -- -- 1-4 8-6 -- 9-10 7-3 2010-11 3-6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-6 Totals 63-44 -- -- 1-3 3-8 16-10 14-7 34-30 29-16

DOUBLES Total 1 2 3 Dual Tour2007-08 21-14 -- 4-4 9-4 13-8 8-6 2008-09 18-15 -- 1-6 11-3 12-9 6-6 2009-10 15-15 -- 1-2 9-10 10-12 5-3 2010-11 4-6 -- -- -- -- 4-6 Totals 58-50 -- 6-12 29-17 35-29 23-21

Erin Weldon Career Statistics


2009-10: Solidified the back end of the Titan rotation with seven singles wins and nine doubles tallies… Was 6-6 at No. 6 and 3-3 in Horizon League matches… Earned her first career win in a hard fought fashion defeating Bowling Green’s Katelyn Grubb, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-6, a win that started a four match winning streak… Downed Butler’s Brittany Farmer, 6-4, 6-2, for her first conference triumph...A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: Attended Michigan State for a year… Played one year for Michigan State Club Tennis (2008-09)… 2008 graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School… Four-year varsity letterwin-ner in tennis… Earned First Team All-Michigan all four years with the Blue Devils… Earned GPSHS Coach’s Award senior season… Served as team captain in 2006 and ’08… Advanced to finals round of Division I state competition for #1 Doubles senior year… Qualified for Nationals with the club squad… Member of the Na-tional Honor Society and Spanish Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Joan and John Capuano… Has three younger siblings: Alissa, Jake and Brendan… Majoring in biology.

Melanie Capuano

Year: Junior

Hometown:

Grosse Pointe

Farms, MI

High School:

Grosse Pointe South


SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour2009-10 7-10 -- -- -- -- 1-4 6-6 7-10 -- 2010-11 4-5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4-5 Totals 11-15 -- -- -- -- 1-4 6-6 7-10 4-5

DOUBLES Total 1 2 3 Dual Tour2009-10 9-11 -- 0-1 9-10 9-11 -- 2010-11 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- Totals 9-11 -- 0-1 9-10 9-11 --

Melanie Capuano Career Statistics


2009-10: Named to the All-Horizon League second team… She led the Titans on the year with 17 singles wins and tied for first with 31 total victories… Also a near perfect 7-1 in singles league play… Played most-ly at No. 2, 3 and 4 in singles on the season, but did her best work at No. 3 where she went 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference… Her first collegiate victory was over Youngstown State’s Nicole Haralambopoul, 6-3, 6-0, at the Bowling Green State Invitational… Garnered her first conference victory, 6-4, 6-4, against Wright State’s Masha Peresetsky, a win that started a seven-match winning streak and eight of nine ledger… Named the HL Player of the week on Jan. 19 after defeating EMU sophomore Karina Ahuja (6-4, 6-4) at the No. 4 spot in singles competition, which came right after her 8-4 victory at No. 2 doubles playing with freshman Carolina Salas Espinosa… Earned a 6-4, 7-6 (2) triumph over Green Bay’s Morgan Weuve at No. 2 in UDM’s 4-0 sweep in the first round of the conference championships… She also teamed with freshman Espinosa for the most part at top doubles, recording another 14 victories, which includes the Mastodon Invitational doubles flight title in the fall.

2008-09: Sat out the 2008-09 season.

Prior to Detroit: 2008 graduate of Kettering... Named Division 2 All-Michigan in 2008, capping off a solid prep career… Reached second round of the state finals at No. 1 singles in final year at KHS… Played varsity golf in high school… Biggest tournament was an ITF event where she played singles and doubles, winning two doubles matches and received a world ranking in doubles.

Personal: Daughter of Tony and Tami Cornwell... Father, Tony, is a tennis player and instructor… Her two brothers were both nationally-ranked in tennis… Favorite professional player is Novak Djokovic... Majoring in communications.

Amanda Cornwell

Year: Junior

Hometown:

Waterford, MI

High School:

Kettering


SINGLES Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour

2009-10 17-13 -- 4-5 9-2 1-1 -- -- 14-8 3-5

2010-11 5-7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5-7

Totals 22-20 -- 4-5 9-2 1-1 -- -- 14-8 8-12

DOUBLES Total 1 2 3 Dual Tour

2009-10 14-16 6-12 1-2 -- 7-14 7-2

2010-11 4-7 -- -- -- -- 4-7

Totals 18-23 6-12 1-2 -- 7-14 11-9

Amanda Cornwell Career Statistics


2009-10: Selected the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year… Just the third Titan in school history to earn that accolade… Also tabbed All-HL first team and team MVP… Was 15-13 in singles and 6-2 in con-ference play… Her 15 singles wins and 29 total victories were good for third on the squad, while seven of her singles wins were at No. 1 with another four at No. 2… She started the dual season as the Titan No. 2 netter, but quickly rose to the top spot anchoring Detroit’s turnaround in the middle of the year… Also posted another 14 victories in doubles playing with sophomore Amanda Cornwell, which includes the Mast-odon Invitational doubles flight title in the fall… A victor in her first collegiate match besting Youngstown State’s Sarah Lynch, 6-0, 6-3, at the BGSU Invitational… Toppled Wright State’s Kenisha Webb, 7-6 (4), 6-2, for her first HL win… Took out Cleveland State’s Catrine Bjer-rehus, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, helping the Titans down the Vikings, 4-1, in the second round of the HL Championships… A member of the Titan Ath-letic Director’s Honor Roll.

Prior to Detroit: 2008 graduate of Preparatoria No. 7… Runner-up at the Campeonato de Mexico in 2007… Advanced to the semifinals round of the JITIC (International Tennis Federation, Grade 3) in 2007… Cap-tured Nuevo Leon Statal Regionals singles title in 2006, ‘08 and ‘09… Advanced to the semifinal round of the regionals in 2007… Won dou-bles at Nuevo Leon nationals in 2005… Claimed the first-ever national tournament doubles title in 2005 in Monterrey with Pamela Montez, who now plays at UCLA… Played for Fernando Ochoa’s Tennis Academy for three years.

Personal: Daughter of Rosendo Salas and Maria Elena Espinosa… Born in Monterrey, Mexico… Has two sisters: Mariel and Gil-da… Enjoys listening to music… Majoring in electrical engineering.

Carolina Salas Espinosa

Year: SophomoreHometown:

Monterrey, MexicoHigh School:

Preparatoria No. 7



2009-10 15-13 8-7 4-2 -- -- -- -- 12-9 3-4

2010-11 2-8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-8

Totals 17-21 8-7 4-2 -- -- -- -- 12-9 5-12


2009-10 14-16 5-9 2-5 -- 7-14 7-2

2010-11 4-7 -- -- -- -- 4-7

Totals 18-23 5-9 2-5 -- 7-14 11-9

Carolina Salas EspinosaCareer Statistics


Prior to Detroit: Played varsity soccer, volleyball and flag football in high school… In tennis, she ranked in the top 25 at U-16 and the top 45 at the U-18 in the Ontario Provincial rankings.

Personal: Daughter of Lucinda and Geoffrey Fernandes… Has an older brother, Geoffrey… Enjoys playing the piano in her spare time… Undecided on major.

Julia Fernandes

Year: Freshman

Hometown:

Mississauga, ON

High School:

John Fraser



2010-11 3-6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-6

Totals 3-6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-6


2010-11 4-6 -- -- -- -- 4-6

Totals 4-6 -- -- -- -- 4-6

Julia Fernandes Career Statistics


Prior to Detroit: Attended the well known Niagara Academy of Ten-nis, a private international tennis academy… Played juniors on the Ontario Tennis Association, winning several U-18 and U-16 three star events.

Personal: Daughter of Haissam and Charlie Halabi…Has two older brothers, Adham (19) and Ramsey (26)… List her biggest thrill in sports as challenging herself, since she admires how other athletes push themselves, which motivates her to do the same… A pre-med major.

Raina Halabi

Year: Freshman

Hometown:

Beamsville, ON

High School:

Niagara Academy of

Tennis



2010-11 0-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-10

Totals 0-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-10


2010-11 3-7 -- -- -- -- 3-7

Totals 3-7 -- -- -- -- 3-7

Raina Halabi Career Statistics


Prior to Detroit: Competed on the junior tennis circuit for a number of years, winning five titles in 2009… A member of the basketball, ski-ing and volleyball teams in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Irina and Vladimir Strakhova… Has one young-er brother, Sasha (12)… Enjoys reading books, translating songs and listening to music (especially the Beatles)… A business major.

Elena Strakhova

Year: Freshman

Hometown:

Penza, Russia

High School:

#216 “Didakt”



2010-11 3-7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-7

Totals 3-7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-7


2010-11 3-7 -- -- -- -- 3-7

Totals 3-7 -- -- -- -- 3-7

Elena Strakhova, Career Statistics


2010-11 Women’s TennisFront Row: (left to right) Assistant Coach Pjotrs Necajevs, Melanie Capuano, Carolina Salas Espinosa, Elena

Strakhova, Raina Halabi, Julia Fernandes, Erin Weldon, Amanda Cornwell, Head Coach Sam Poole


2009-10 Season Review Detroit ended the 2008-09 season with a school record 15 victories and the team’s first-ever ap-pearance in the Horizon League Championship match. UDM followed that up in 2009-10 and finished 10-12 overall and 6-2 in the Horizon League. Detroit started the year dropping seven straight and nine of its first 10 matches. The first dual win of the year came in the eighth match of the season with a 6-1 mark over Southeast Missouri State. A struggle through the next two match-ups brought the Titans into the conference season with Detroit dropping the doubles point at Wright State. However, the tables started to turn as the Ti-tans rallied to win five of the six singles matches and take a 5-2 victory over the Raiders. That day sparked the Titans to conference wins over Butler and Valparaiso before UIC upended Detroit 5-1. The Titans got right back on the winning path with two straight 6-0 wins against Oakland and Green Bay respectively, followed by a win at Milwaukee. A 4-2 setback to Cleveland State and 5-1 win over the Penguins of Youngstown State brought the regular season campaign to a close. The Titans won 7-of-9 to close the year and finish third in the Horizon League with that 6-2 mark. Detroit then took down Green Bay 4-0 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament and won the rematch with Cleveland State 4-1, in the second round of the Tournament reach-ing the Horizon League Championship. It was the second consecutive year the Titans were in the final match and also the second consecutive year against UIC. The regular season match saw the Flames take a 5-1 win over the Titans and the championship game saw the Flames take the title with a 4-0 win leaving the Titans still in search of their first ever women’s tennis Horizon League Championship. In the 2009 Championship, UIC won 4-1. Two newcomers made an immediate impact helping UDM rise back to the top of the conference in HL Newcomer of the Year and first team All-Horizon League selection Carolina Salas Espinosa and second team All-HL honoree Amanda Corn-well.

2010 Horizon League Award WinnersAll-League First Team

Name School Year Mariya Kovaleva UIC Sr. Ilinca Cristescu UIC Jr. Catrine Bjerrehus Cleveland State So. Elena Antakova UIC Sr. Carolina Salas Espinosa Detroit Fr. Emily Lawent Green Bay Jr. Margarita Sadovnikova Youngstown State Fr.

All-League Second Team Name School Year Maria Lazaris Cleveland State Fr. Amanda Cornwell Detroit So. Becky Jenkins Butler Sr. Molly Casperson Butler Sr. Charlotte Gibbons Cleveland State Sr. Nicole Janek Cleveland State Fr.

2010 Final Horizon League Standings Overall League UIC 20-4 8-0 Cleveland State 15-12 7-1 Detroit 10-12 6-2 Butler 11-12 5-3 Youngstown State 6-14 4-4 Green Bay 6-14 3-5 Milwaukee 5-14 2-6 Wright State 9-14 1-7 Valparaiso 0-15 0-8

Final Championship ResultsFirst Round

(#3) Detroit 4, (#6) Green Bay 0(#4) Butler 4, (#5) Youngstown State 1

Second Round(#2) Cleveland State 1, Detroit 4

(#1) UIC 4, Butler 0ChampionshipUIC 4, Detroit 0

Player of the Year: Mariya Kovaleva, UIC

Newcomer of the Year: Carolina Salas Espinosa, Detroit

Coach of the Year: Shannon Tully, UIC

Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award: Charlotte Gibbons, Cleveland State

2010 Horizon League Award Winners


Detroit Titans Season Results (Through games of Jan 26, 2011)

Overall record: 10-12 • HL: 6-2 • Region: 6-6 • Home: 4-4 • Away: 3-7 • Neutral: 3-1vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

Date Opponent Score Overall HL Nation RegionSept 19-20, 2009 BGSU Invitational All Day (Bowling Green, OH)Sept 25-27, 2009 Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, MI)Oct 2-3, 2009 Mastodon Invitational (Fort Wayne, IN)Jan 17, 2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN L 1-6 0-1 0-0

% Jan 23, 2010 at Western Michigan L 1-6 0-2 0-0% Jan 24, 2010 at Michigan State University L 1-6 0-3 0-0

Jan 29, 2010 at University of Toledo L 2-5 0-4 0-0% Feb 12, 2010 at Bowling Green L 2-5 0-5 0-0

Feb 14, 2010 CINCINNATI L 3-4 0-6 0-0Feb 20, 2010 at IPFW L 3-4 0-7 0-0Feb 21, 2010 vs Southeast Missouri State W 6-1 1-7 0-0

# Feb 28, 2010 at Miami L 0-7 1-8 0-0Mar 14, 2010 at Xavier L 1-6 1-9 0-0

* Mar 20, 2010 WRIGHT STATE W 5-2 2-9 1-0* Mar 20, 2010 at Butler W 4-3 3-9 2-0* Mar 26, 2010 VALPARAISO W 7-0 4-9 3-0

%* Mar 28, 2010 UIC FLAMES L 1-5 4-10 3-1% Apr 5, 2010 OAKLAND GRIZZLIES W 6-0 5-10 3-1

%* Apr 10, 2010 at Green Bay Phoenix W 6-0 6-10 4-1%* Apr 11, 2010 at Milwaukee Panthers W 4-2 7-10 5-1%* Apr 17, 2010 CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS L 2-4 7-11 5-2%* Apr 18, 2010 YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS W 5-1 8-11 6-2% Apr 23, 2010 vs Green Bay Phoenix W 3-0 9-11 6-2% Apr 24, 2010 vs Cleveland State Vikings W 2-1 10-11 6-2% Apr 25, 2010 vs UIC Flames L 0-4 10-12 6-2

2009-10 Season Review Espinosa, a freshman who also earned team MVP honors, was 15-13 on the year and 6-2 in conference play at the No. 1 position. Eight of her total wins were at No. 1 with another four at No. 2 during the dual campaign. Five Titans posted double-digit wins on the season led by Cornwell and her 17 wins, includ-ing a 7-1 mark in league play. The sophomore, who tied for first on the squad with 31 total victories, saw time mostly at the No. 2 and 3 singles slot, but did her best work at No. 3 where she went 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Cornwell and Espinosa also combined to play to-gether and take another 13 victories. Senior Svetlana Flankova and junior Erin Weldon each totaled 16 overall wins in singles matches as Flankova finished her Titan career with 68 career victories placing her third on the Detroit career list with a 9-5 tally at the No. 4 spot. Weldon sits in third with 57 career doubles wins and is also tied for fifth with 63 career wins in singles behind Maria Pandele’s 77. Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom finished with an

Horizon League Athletes of the Week January 19 Amanda Cornwell, Detroit January 26 Mariya Kovaleva, UIC February 2 Gabriella Bobrowski, Butler February 9 Sanda Bjelan, Cleveland State February 16 Molly Casperson, Butler February 23 Ilinca Cristescu, UIC March 2 Catrine Bjerrehus, Cleveland State March 9 Lauryn Grimando, Green Bay March 16 Kenisha Webb, Wright State March 23 Mariya Kovaleva, UIC March 30 Catrine Bjerrehus, Cleveland State April 6 Elena Antakova, UIC April 13 Catrine Bjerrehus, Cleveland State April 20 Mariya Kovaleva, UIC

11-9 overall mark, including 4-2 in the confer-ence, and a 4-0 mark at No. 3 singles. Melanie Capuano and Victoria Baca also con-tributed with each posting three Horizon League victories and Capuano being a part of nine dou-bles wins, including four in the conference.


Detroit Titans Season Statistics (Through games of Jan 26, 2011)

Overall record: 10-12 • HL: 6-2 • Region: 6-6 • Home: 4-4 • Away: 3-7 • Neutral: 3-1vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

vs ranked LastSINGLES Overall Dual Tour HL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10BACA, Victoria 9-6 4-3 5-3 3-1 --- --- --- --- --- 4-3 0-0 0-0 W3 6-3CAPUANO, Melanie 7-10 7-10 0-0 3-3 --- --- --- --- 1-4 6-6 0-0 0-0 L1 3-5CORNWELL, Amanda 17-13 14-8 3-5 7-1 --- 4-5 9-2 1-1 --- --- 0-0 0-0 L2 7-3ESPINOSA, Carolina S 15-13 12-9 3-4 6-2 8-7 4-2 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L1 6-3FLANKOVA, Svetlana 16-14 11-10 5-4 5-3 --- 0-1 2-4 9-5 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W3 6-3SJOBERG-SUNDSTROM, 5-7 1-5 4-2 1-0 0-4 1-1 --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 W1 3-5WELDON, Erin 16-13 9-10 7-3 6-2 --- --- --- 1-4 8-6 --- 0-0 0-0 W5 6-1Totals 86-78 59-57 27-21 31-12 8-13 9-9 11-6 11-10 9-10 11-9 0-0 0-0Percentage .524 .509 .562 .721 .381 .500 .647 .524 .474 .550 .000 .000

vs ranked LastDOUBLES TEAMS Overall Dual Tour HL 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10FLANKOVA, Svetlana/SJOBERG-SUNDSTROM, S 5-8 1-3 4-5 1-0 0-3 1-0 --- 0-0 0-0 W1 4-6CORNWELL, Amanda/ESPINOSA, Carolina S 13-13 6-11 7-2 3-5 5-9 1-2 --- 0-0 0-0 L2 4-6BACA, Victoria/WELDON, Erin 6-4 1-1 5-3 0-0 --- --- 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 6-4CAPUANO, Melanie/WELDON, Erin 8-8 8-8 0-0 3-3 --- --- 8-8 0-0 0-0 L1 6-4BACA, Victoria/FLANKOVA, Svetlana 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 --- 0-1 --- 0-0 0-0 L1 0-1CORNWELL, Amanda/SJOBERG-SUNDSTROM, S 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 --- --- 0-0 0-0 W1 1-3ESPINOSA, Carolina S/FLANKOVA, Svetlana 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 --- 1-3 --- 0-0 0-0 W1 1-3BACA, Victoria/CAPUANO, Melanie 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-1 --- 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 W1 1-3FLANKOVA, Svetlana/WELDON, Erin 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-1 --- 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 1-3Totals 36-46 20-36 16-10 9-10 6-15 4-9 10-12 0-0 0-0Percentage .439 .357 .615 .474 .286 .308 .455 .000 .000

Date Opponent Score Overall HL Nation RegionSept 19-20, 2009 BGSU Invitational All Day (Bowling Green, OH)Sept 25-27, 2009 Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, MI)Oct 2-3, 2009 Mastodon Invitational (Fort Wayne, IN)Jan 17, 2010 EASTERN MICHIGAN L 1-6 0-1 0-0

% Jan 23, 2010 at Western Michigan L 1-6 0-2 0-0% Jan 24, 2010 at Michigan State University L 1-6 0-3 0-0

Jan 29, 2010 at University of Toledo L 2-5 0-4 0-0% Feb 12, 2010 at Bowling Green L 2-5 0-5 0-0

Feb 14, 2010 CINCINNATI L 3-4 0-6 0-0Feb 20, 2010 at IPFW L 3-4 0-7 0-0Feb 21, 2010 vs Southeast Missouri State W 6-1 1-7 0-0

# Feb 28, 2010 at Miami L 0-7 1-8 0-0Mar 14, 2010 at Xavier L 1-6 1-9 0-0

* Mar 20, 2010 WRIGHT STATE W 5-2 2-9 1-0* Mar 20, 2010 at Butler W 4-3 3-9 2-0* Mar 26, 2010 VALPARAISO W 7-0 4-9 3-0

%* Mar 28, 2010 UIC FLAMES L 1-5 4-10 3-1% Apr 5, 2010 OAKLAND GRIZZLIES W 6-0 5-10 3-1

%* Apr 10, 2010 at Green Bay Phoenix W 6-0 6-10 4-1%* Apr 11, 2010 at Milwaukee Panthers W 4-2 7-10 5-1%* Apr 17, 2010 CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS L 2-4 7-11 5-2%* Apr 18, 2010 YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS W 5-1 8-11 6-2% Apr 23, 2010 vs Green Bay Phoenix W 3-0 9-11 6-2% Apr 24, 2010 vs Cleveland State Vikings W 2-1 10-11 6-2% Apr 25, 2010 vs UIC Flames L 0-4 10-12 6-2

Detroit Titans Season Statistics (Through games of Jan 26, 2011)

vs ranked

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour HL 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'lESPINOSA, Carolina S 14-16 7-14 7-2 3-5 5-9 2-5 --- 0-0 0-0FLANKOVA, Svetlana 7-15 3-10 4-5 2-1 0-3 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-0SJOBERG-SUNDSTR 6-11 2-6 4-5 1-0 1-6 1-0 --- 0-0 0-0CORNWELL, Amanda 14-16 7-14 7-2 3-5 6-12 1-2 --- 0-0 0-0WELDON, Erin 15-15 10-12 5-3 4-4 --- 1-2 9-10 0-0 0-0BACA, Victoria 7-8 2-5 5-3 1-1 --- 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-0CAPUANO, Melanie 9-11 9-11 0-0 4-4 --- 0-1 9-10 0-0 0-0Totals 36-46 20-36 16-10 9-10 6-15 4-9 10-12 0-0 0-0Percentage .439 .357 .615 .474 .286 .308 .455 .000 .000

2009-10 Season Review


Year W-L Head Coach Wins (Singles) Wins (Doubles)1992-93 2-12 John Cochrane Hillary Hart (7) Hillary Hart (9)1993-94 3-9 John Cochrane Hillary Hart (6) Tanya Berner (8)1994-95 6-11 Jeff Good Tanya Berner (9) Tanya Berner (8)1995-96 9-7 Jeff Good Tanya Berner, Tanya Berner (9) Jennifer Wioncek (11) 1996-97 3-13 Jeff Good Amy Snyder (6) Amy Snyder (4)1997-98 5-19 Jeff Eisen Maria Pandele (21) Maria Pandele (12)1998-99 11-5 Kristin Hall Erika Mainhardt (21) Maria Pandele, Vicki Parker (15)1999-00 5-6 John Brenneman/ John Locke Maria Pandele (20) Maria Pandele, Erika Mainhardt (14)2000-01 6-12 Daron Montgomery Maria Pandele (16) Vicki Parker, Mandy Perzanowski (13)2001-02 5-10 Daron Montgomery Vicki Parker (12) Mandy Perzanowski (8)2002-03 10-12 Daron Montgomery Mandy Perzanowski (17) Giannetta Savarino (14)2003-04 9-11 Daron Montgomery Rachel Merritt (16) Mandy Perzanowski (14)2004-05 12-13 Daron Montgomery Amy Inman (16) Ashley Cummins (13)2005-06 9-15 Daron Montgomery Annie Moore (26) Ashley Cummins (13)2006-07 9-12 Daron Montgomery Svetlana Flankova (22) Svetlana Flankova (17)2007-08 11-11 Daron Montgomery Zeljka Minic (26) Zeljka Minic (23)2008-09 15-8 Daron Montgomery Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom, Erin Weldon (23) Svetlana Flankova (21)2009-10 10-12 Sam Poole Amanda Cornwell (17) Erin Weldon (15)

Year-by-Year Results


Most Wins in a Season: 15 (2008-09)

Most Losses in a Season: 19 (1997-98)

Longest Dual Match Win Streak:

7 (Feb. 20, 2009 vs. Green Bay to March 20, 2009 @

Youngstown State)

Best Finish:2nd Place (2009 & 2010)

TITAN RECORDS

Player of the Year: Maria Pandele - 2001Annie Moore - 2006

Newcomer of the Year:

Maria Pandele - 1998Annie Moore - 2006

Carolina Salas Espinosa - 2010

Coach of the Year: Daron Montgomery -

2002

Titan Horizon League Past Award Winners

All-League Titans:First Team:

Tanya Berner - 1996Andrea Buter - 2003Annie Moore - 2006,

2008, 2009Maria Pandele - 1998,

1999, 2000, 2001Vicki Parker - 1999,

2002Zeljka Minic - 2008

Caroina Salas Espinosa - 2010

Second Team:Annie Moore - 2007

Aneta MaricevicZeljka Minic - 2009Amanda Cornwell -

2010

Team Records

Singles Victories - Season

Zeljka Minic 2008 26Annie Moore 2006 26Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom 2009 23Erin Weldon 2009 23Svetlana Flankova 2007 22Erin Weldon 2008 21Erika Mainhardt 1999 21Maria Pandele 1998 21Maria Pandele 2000 20Maria Pandele 1999 20Zeljka Minic 2009 19Aneta Maricevic 2007 19Vicki Parker 1999 19Svetlana Flankova 2008 18Amanda Cornwell 2010 17Annie Moore 2008 17

Individual Records

Singles Victories - Career

Maria Pandele 1998-01 77Annie Moore 2006-09 72Svetlana Flankova 2007-10 68Aneta Maricevic 2006-09 64Erin Weldon 2008-Pres. 63Vicki Parker 1999-02 58Amy Inman 2005-08 50Mandy Perzanowski 2001-04 48Zeljka Minic 2008-09 45Andrea Buter 2002-05 44Stephanie Hill 2005-08 43Kelly Davis 2006-09 41Rachel Merritt 2003-06 37Erika Mainhardt 1999-01 36Amy Snyder 1994-97 26

Doubles Victories - Season

Zeljka Minic 2008 23Annie Moore 2008 22Svetlana Flankova 2009 21Erin Weldon 2008 21Aneta Maricevic 2009 20Zeljka Minic 2009 20Annie Moore 2009 20Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom 2009 19Erin Weldon 2009 18Svetlana Flankova 2007 17Svetlana Flankova 2008 16Annie Moore 2007 16Kaitlin McVehil 2004 16Maria Pandele 1999 15Vicki Parker 1999 15Mandy Perzanowski 2004 14Giannetta Savarino 2003 14

Doubles Victories - Career

Annie Moore 2006-09 65Svetlana Flankova 2007-2010 61Erin Weldon 2008-Pres. 57Aneta Maricevic 2006-09 56Maria Pandele 1998-01 53Mandy Perzanowski 2001-04 47Vicki Parker 1999-02 40Erika Mainhardt 1999-01 36Zeljka Minic 2008-09 35Kelly Davis 2006-09 33Kaitlin McVehil 2004-06 33Rachel Merritt 2004-06 28


Tennis Facilities The outdoor home of the Detroit Titans opened on Sept. 13, 2008 when the new Titan Tennis Complex, located imme-diately south of Calihan Hall, was unveiled.

Nearly a year after Titan Field was rennovated, Detroit welcomed a new varsity tennis complex, featuring eight hard courts and a viewing pavilion, as well as an additional athletic field.

The 4,000-square-foot cov-ered pavilion is located at the north end of the facility. The venue also serves as home for the University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy boy’s tennis team, as U of D Jesuit was a major financial contribu-tor to the overall project.

A formal blessing of the new tennis com-plex was conducted by UDM President Fr. Gerard Stockhausen, S.J. In attendance were members of the women’s and new men’s ten-nis teams, their families, UDM staff and many of the donors who made construction of the

new facility possible. The complex features eight varsity courts and a 4,000-square-foot viewing pavilion. TMP Architecture (Bloom-field Hills) served as the lead architect for the project, while The Monahan Company (East-pointe) served as general contractor.

The Franklin Athletic Club is considered one of the premier tennis and fitness clubs in the country. There are thirteen air-conditioned indoor courts are available year-round and pro-grams offerred for the begin-ning player through the ad-vanced national level player. Franklin has received inter-national recognition not only for its facility, but also for its world renowned teaching staff, which includes Titans men’s head coach Grant Asher who teaches professionally at the indoor club.

Franklin Athletic Club

Titan Tennis Complex


Entering its 32nd sea-son of operation in the 2010-11 academic year, the Horizon League con-tinues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading ath-letics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the develop-ment of student-athletes as leaders and role models.

The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a sto-ried tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler Uni-versity, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chi-cago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State Univer-sity and Youngstown State University.

The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic perfor-mance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-ath-lete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, ex-cellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross coun-try, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, in-door track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swim-ming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volley-ball).

The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, and for the first time in League history, wom-

en’s golf. The Horizon League is headquar-tered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Av-enue), located a block from Lucas Oil Sta-dium and just minutes from Conseco Field-house, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office.

A PROUD HISTORYFounded on June 16, 1979, as the Mid-western City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current mem-bers Butler and Loyola as well as the Uni-versity of Evansville, Oklahoma City Uni-versity, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with North-ern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joined in 2001 and Val-paraiso in 2007.

On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League un-veiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of be-ing one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on en-hancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions.

Horizon League


ATHLETIC SUCCESSIn the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Duke, 61-59. The Horizon League has compiled a 10-7 record in the past five years in the NCAA tournament, ranking sixth among all collegiate conferences for winning percent-age.

Green Bay’s women’s basketball team be-came the league’s first at-large bid to the NCAA Championship in 2010 with Cleveland State receiving the automatic nod. The Phoenix knocked off No. 5 seed Virginia in the first round before falling to Elite Eight participant Iowa State, 60-56.Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last eight years (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

ACADEMIC SUCCESSHorizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, includ-ing more than 600 for the last four semes-ters. Twenty-seven student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Aca-demic All-District teams in 2009-10, while 10 earned Academic All-America honors.

COMMUNITY SERVICEIn addition to its athletics success, the Hori-zon League has secured a well-earned repu-tation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, mu-sic and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners rec-ognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day.

The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advi-sory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in India-napolis during its annual summer meeting.

In addition, sev-eral League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samari-tan’s Feet, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball champi-onship.On campus, stu-dent-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighbor-hood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister pro-grams and more.

SPORTSMANSHIPOne of the Horizon League’s points of em-phasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coach-es, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each sea-son by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events.

DEMOGRAPHICSHorizon League institutions boast a com-bined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the na-tion’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience.

VISIBILITYThe Horizon League has enhanced its me-dia visibility with a number of initiatives. The League is in a three-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college bas-ketball’s premier in-season events.

Horizon LeagueCommissioner

Jon LeCrone, 19th Year

Horizon League


Welcome to Titan

Athletics

The main goal of the Strength and Condi-tioning Department is to help the student-athlete improve physically and mentally in their respected sport. This will be ac-complished in such a way that is safe and efficient for each individual athlete. As the student-athlete participates in these activities we will work to lessen the pos-sibility of injury or re-injury. If an injury should occur, we will work with the Sports Medicine Staff and the student-athlete to complete rehabilitation.

Each team will have an individualized program based on their particular sport. Each program takes into account the in-tensity level, the physical demands, and skill involved in each individual sport and also each individual student-athlete. All teams and individuals will be subject to performance tests that will help design each program and also will help to deter-mine the success of the program.

The strength and conditioning staff will work with each individual coach at all times. Each coach will receive updated at-tendance, evaluation, and comments on a

regular basis about each student-ath-lete. Com-munication is the key to success in the weight room and on the playing field.

The Titans condition and train in the Larry Bleach Fitness Center, located in Calihan Hall. All UDM student-athletes are trained under the supervi-sion of two full-time certified strength and conditioning coaches. Every member of the Titan strength and conditioning staff is assigned a team, which allows daily interaction between the athletes and the coaches. Such interaction is a tremendous asset when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team.

In the past three years, the fitness center expanded by over 400 square feet. Olym-pic style platforms, squat racks, stretch and other auxiliary speed equipment have also been added, all designed and imple-mented to improve the Titans’ speed and power. The center also features the ONS Performance nutritional shake, which is designed to help every athlete recover

from training and conditioning with a supplement increase in their protein and carbohydrate intake.

The UDM strength and con-ditioning staff has not only helped the Titan student-ath-letes, but professional athletes as well. UDM graduate and current New Orleans Hornets’ guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities during the offseason as well as ma-jor league pitcher and former Tiger Nate Robertson.

Strength & Conditioning

Joe TofferiAsst. AD for Strength &

Conditioning

Nick WilsonAsst. Strength & Conditioning

Coach


At the University of Detroit Mercy, the sports medicine staff is committed to providing the best care to all Titan athletes. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Michael Miller coordinates and oversees the sports medicine services at UDM for over 250 stu-dent-athletes.

The sports medicine staff is responsible for assessing athletic injuries and illnesses, administering first aid and CPR care, making medical referrals, and preventing and reha-bilitating athletic injuries that occur during the school year.

The sports medicine department is under the guidance of Dr. Michael Workings, a fam-ily practice physician from the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Workings also acts as the Team Physician for the Detroit Tigers. Dr. Terrence Lock is back as the team orthope-dic, while joining the staff for the 2010-11 season is Dr. Rehal Bhojani and Dr. Pat-rick Jean-Pierre, who will provide clinic and game coverage.

The athletic training facility is located at Calihan Hall. This training facility is equipped with a taping and first aid station, treatment and modality tables, hydrotherapy whirl-pools, and rehabilitative equipment.

The goals of the University of Detroit Mercy Sports Medicine Department are to prevent athletic injuries as best pos-sible through effective injury prevention programs, and

to return injured athletes to their previ-ous com-petitive status in the safest and quick-est manner possible.

Sports Medicine

Chris HinderliterAsst. Dir. of

Sports Medicine

Ashley VanMeterAsst. Dir. of

Sports Medicine

Adam SieroAthletic Training Intern

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate

Athletic Trainer

Michael MillerAsst. AD for

Sports Medicine

Lorena Carithers Athletic

Training Intern

Dr. Michael G. Workings

TeamPhysician

Dr. Terrence R. LockTeam

Orthopedist


When talking about students who compete in a varsity sport, the term typically used is “student-athlete.” The word “student” comes first, and that’s the way the University of De-troit Mercy approaches all of its athletic team members. Although performance in competi-tion is important, they are students first, and athletes second, with their performance in the classroom plenty important in Titan Territory.

UDM’s Center for Student-Athlete Develop-ment, one of the first of its kind, offers pro-grams for academic classes, drug education, student enhancement and works to improve communication skills. All 19 varsity teams are encouraged to take full advantage of the pro-grams offered at the center. The center also heads up the NCAA Life Skills Program, which focuses on the student in student-athlete and how to deal with issues that all student-athletes today must face. Through seminars, guest speakers and NCAA videos, student-athletes are made aware of issues such as gambling and drug and alcohol abuse, and how to deal with these concerns.

The center is made possible, in part, by a grant from the NCAA. In conjunction with the staff of the University Learning Center, members of the center’s staff teach UAS 107, “Athletes in Transition,” each year. All fresh-man and transfer student-athletes must take this course during their studies at UDM. The course deals with how student-athletes can make the transition from high school to col-lege. This important class teaches student-athletes to deal with time and stress manage-ment, study skills and the importance of good

nutritional habits.

Another ex-ample of Detroit’s com-mitment to its student-ath-letes’ academ-ic excellence is the Ath-letic Academic Coordinator’s post. Since the position was created, UDM’s graduation rate for student-athletes has steadily risen. Assistant Athletic Director For NCAA Compliance Steve Corder, no stranger to collegiate athletics as he played soccer for Detroit from 1994-98, and his staff care-fully track each Titan’s academic progress to make sure they are on the right path toward graduation. In addition, student-athletes are helped with their tutorial needs through the use of the student-run Learning Center, where professors and students donate their time as tutors.

The student-athletes’ academic progress is closely monitored and study table is set up to assist the Titans with any and all academic areas, including providing tutors and a writing lab. The center is open daily and also has eve-ning hours to work around a student-athlete’s busy schedule. All freshmen must take part in the study table, as well as other student-ath-letes who have not yet achieved a 2.75 GPA.

The University of Detroit Mercy is commit-ted to the principles of institutional control in operating our athletic department. We are responsible for adhering to the rules, regula-tions and spirit of the NCAA, Horizon League and the University.

The University of Detroit Mercy Compliance Office directs this effort and acts a primary resource concerning NCAA rules, regulations and compliance issues. We ensure that our in-stitution complies with all NCAA standards and we are responsible for monitoring all athletic programs to assure compliance.

Academics/Compliance

Steve CorderAsst. AD for

NCAA Compliance

Amy PalingAsst. Dir. of

Compliance/ Academic Cord.


Titan Hall Of FameUDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics. The Hall of Fame now has 112 members, follow-ing the 10 latest addi-tions made on Home-coming Weekend on Jan. 26, 2010.

The 2002 induction dinner was truly one to remember. The induct-ees included two of the Titans’ former bas-ketball All-Americans, Terry Tyler and John Long – or Thunder and Lightning, as they were affectionately known during their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team as a unit. Ad-ditionally, the beautiful new Hall of Fame display in the Calihan Hall lobby was unveiled that night for a crowd which would fill the arena’s main floor during the induction dinner.

Long and Tyler were part of one of the winningest eras of Titan basketball, having helped their team to an 86-25 record over their four years combined. They helped the Titans to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1977, and an NIT appearance one year later.

Long was the only player ever to lead the Titans in scoring for four straight varsity sea-sons, and he’s still the second-leading point producer in school history. Tyler, meanwhile, is the all-time Detroit leader for blocked shots in a game, a season and a career. He is also second in career field goal percentage and sixth in scoring.

The pair’s old coach, none other than Dick Vitale, was the keynote speaker at his former players’ induction dinner. The present-day ESPN/ABC telecaster kept the audience capti-vated for more than an hour with his memories of coaching the Titans.

The 1960 football squad became the first team ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame en masse. That team finished the season 7-2 – the winningest U-D record of the post-World War II era. Two of those victories, over Cincinnati and Xavier, came by shutout. Future pro stars Larry Vargo, Bruce Maher, Steve Stonebreaker and Jerry Gross were all part of the 1960 Titan roster.The most recent induction class included four former basketball players – Joe Kopicki, Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips and, from the women’s team, Cassandra Pack – as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

L-R: Adam Walicki, Joe Kopicki, Kim Jess, Pat Adams, Ken Dubois, Mike Pesci, Maria Pandele (Not Pictured: Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips, Cassandra Pack)

The 2010 Titan Hall of Fame Class was inducted at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Wright State on Jan. 26.


Titan Hall Of FameInductee Sport YearThe 1960 Titan Football Team 2001Harry Ackermann Swimming 1986Pat Adams Baseball 2010Grady Alderman Football 1979Bob Babbish Golf 1980Chuck Baer Football Coach 1980Vince Banonis Football 1977Ed Barbour Football Player, Coach 1980Al Baumgart Football 1989Joseph Beer Football 1985Paul Bibeau Baseball 1982John Biringer Football 1982Larry Bleach Basketball 1980Lloyd Brazil Football 1977Dad Butler Trainer, Coach 1977Bob Calihan Basketball 1977Dan Cantillon Fencing 1980Pudge Cavanaugh Tennis 1988Mary (Lillie) Cicerone Bas-ketball 2007Earl “Dutch” Clark Football Coach 1978Earl Clark Jr. Tennis Player, Coach 1985Tom Connell Football 1980John Conti Football 1984Frank Corej Baseball 1986Pete Craig Baseball 1980Cindy Crosbie Softball 2007Earl Cureton Basketball 2007Bill Daly Track 1987Coretta Daniels Basketball 1989Dave DeBusschere Basketball 1977Gus Dorais Football Coach 1977Ken Dubois Cross Country, Track 2010Terry Duerod Basketball 1993Dick Dzik Basketball 1983Bill Ebben Basketball 1978Andy Farkas Football 1977George Fefles Basketball 1988Tim Finnin Football 1980Cindy Fix Soccer 2007Al Ghesquiere Football 1981William Giovan Fencing 1980Ralph Goldstein Basketball 1982Nate Goodnow Football 1980Bob Greiner Football 1986Jerry Gross Football 1980Wally Gruber Football, Track 1983Ken Hamann Baseball 1988Spencer Haywood Basketball 1993Fred Hooker Fencing 1986Bob Ivory Football 1981Jermaine Jackson Basketball 2010Kim Jess Track 2010William Kelly Joyce Golf Coach 1981Mike Kaysserian Football 1980Howard Keating Football 1984Kal Kaliszewski Soccer 2007John Kirwan Basketball 1981Brad Kinsman Athletic Director 2007Greg Kocab Fencing 1987

Sam Kocsis Golf 1986Joe Kopicki Basketball 2010Robert Koval Football 1988Jack Kurkowski Football 1982Harold Lauer Football 1981Inductee Sport YearJohn Long Basketball 2001Ed Lukas Basketball Player, Coach 1983Dick Lutz Football 1981Bruce Maher Football 1979Gene Malinowski Football 1981Ted Marchibroda Football 1983James Massey Football 1986Art Masucci Football 1981Denny McCotter Football 1988Pat McDonald Fencing 1981Brendan McNamara Basketball 1982Bob Miller Baseball 1979Cheryl (Williams) Miller Basketball 2005Dorie Murrey Basketball 1984John Mulroy Administration 2005Charley North Basketball 2005Doug Nott Football 1980Brakie Orr Baseball 1984Cassandra Pack Basketball 2010Terry Page Basketball 1985Ed Palumbo Football 1983Maria Pandele Tennis 2010Bud Payne Football 1984Richard Perry Fencing Coach 1980Mike Pesci Baseball 2010Rashad Phillips Basketball 2010Walter Poff Basketball 1981Mike Polvi Baseball 1989Bob Prendergast Baseball 1981Al Rappaport Track 1987Bruce Rodwan Basketball 1987Harold Ryan Track 1988Larry Salci Basketball 1986John Shada Football Player, Coach 1980Tyrone Simmons Fencing 1982Steve Stonebreaker Football 1987Gerry Surowiec Fencing 1989Norm Swanson Basketball 1980Tom Thornton Football 1981Bill Turkington Baseball 1987Terry Tyler Basketball 2001Larry Vargo Football 1987Dick Vitale Basketball Coach 1993Tillie Voss Football, Basketball 1978Tom Watrous Golf 1984Adam Walicki Golf 2010Mike Walsh Basketball, Baseball 1989Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood Cross Country, Track 2007Ed Wood Football 1983Joe Wright Football,Basketball, Baseball 1980


Notable Alumni A-Richard Abdoo (Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy) BusAdm’69Thomas Angott (Chairman, CF Burger Creamery) BusAdm ’49-B-Anita Barone (Actress) LAE ’86Stephanie Bergeron (Ret. VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber) BusAdm ’81Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands) BusAdm ’69, ’70-C-Cynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM) LAE ’75Thomas Capo (Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group) BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80Michael F. Cavanagh (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LAE ’62, LW ’66Maura Corrigon (Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LW ’73Matthew Cullen (President & COO Rock Enterprises) BusAdm ’83-D-Richard Damman (Retired President Damman Hardware) BusAdm ‘68, ‘74Christopher Darga (Actor) LAE ‘80Thomas Denomme (Ret. Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler) BusAdm ’61-E-Michael Evans (President Loyola High School, MI) LAE ‘75 -F-W. James Farrell (Retired Chairman & CEO, Illinois Tool Works) E&S ’68Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County) LW ’77Angelina Fiordellis (Actress) LAE ‘81-G-Eugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation) LW ’67Robert Goodenow (Former Executive Director, NHL Players Assoc.) LW ’79Roman S. Gribbs (Former Mayor, City of Detroit) BusAdm ’52, LW ’54-H-John P. Hayes (Retired Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum) BusAdm ’43Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors) BusAdm ’69Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Director, St. Frances Cabrini Clinic) CHP ’68William Hermann (Managing Partner, Plante & Moran) BusAdm ‘72-K-Frank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan) LW ’51David Patrick Kelley (Actor) LAE ‘77John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.) BusAdm ’79James Kokas (President/Owner, Opus One) LAE ‘73-L-James D Lark (Owner, The Lark) LAE ‘52 Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer) LAE ’50Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County CC) BusAdm ’65, ’66-M-Thaddeus McCotter (Congressman, US House of Representatives) LAE ’87, LW ’90Isaiah McKinnon (Former Chief of Police, City of Detroit) LAE ‘75, ‘78William Morrow (Executive Vice President, Crain Communications) BusAdm ’68Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police) LAE ’76-N-Benny Napoleon (Sheriff, Wayne County) LAE ‘82 Joseph Nathan (Retired President & COO, Compuware Corp.) LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78 James Norrod (President, Segway) BusAdm ‘75-O-James O’Sullivan (Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Oper.) BusAdm ’76, ’84-P-L. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County) LAE ’61, LW ’67Marlena Lazar-Peleo (Chief Creative Officer, McDonald’s Corp.) LAE ‘72-R-Arlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit) LAE ’75Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates) AR ’59-S-David Schembri (President, Smart USA) BusAdm ‘75David Stangis (VP Corp Social Responsibilitiy, Campbell Soup) E & S ‘87Robert Soulliere (President & CEO, ThyssenKrupp) BusAdm ‘85-V-Andy Vazzano (President & Managing Partner, SmithGroup) BusAdm ’80-Y-William C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.) E&S, ’66

A former Horizon League Player of the Year as well

as the fourth all-time scorer in Titan history,

Willie Green will begin his eighth year in the NBA in 2010. Green graduated

with an education degree in 2003.

Allison Payne is a seven time Emmy award win-ning anchor at CW affili-ate and cable supersta-tion WGN-TV in Chicago.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Liberal Arts

from the University of Detroit in 1985.


Athletic DirectorKeri Gaither was appoint-ed as the University of Detroit Mercy’s director of athletics in May of 2007.

Soon after taking the helm of the department, Gaither announced the expansion of the Detroit Titans Division I sports program from 16 to 19 teams with the addition of men’s lacrosse, wom-en’s lacrosse and men’s tennis. In her first year,

Gaither also expanded the athletic staff by adding eight full-time positions to the department and direct-ed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million all-purpose synthetic turf field and track. Gaither also led a successful fundraising campaign for the renova-tion of the men’s basketball office suite and oversaw the building of a new tennis complex that includes eight new courts and a tennis pavilion in addition to a new grass practice field for soccer and lacrosse.

Recently Gaither was recognized for her strong lead-ership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to the University’s senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s group in June of 2007.

Gaither also chaired the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, which was played at Ford Field in Detroit, as the University of Detroit Mercy served as the host insti-tution. As the committee’s Chair, Gaither provided strong leadership for the DLOC and maintained ulti-mate responsibility for the local operations of the Final Four event. Gaither held the same position, in addi-tion to being designated Tournament Director, for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional which broke all previous NCAA Regional attendance records with over 57,000 people each day at Ford Field.

For the three years preceding her appointment as A.D., Gaither served as second in command for the Detroit Titans athletic department and also super-vised nine Titan women’s varsity sports as the senior associate athletic director. During her tenure in that position, Gaither played an instrumental role in the planning and implementation of women’s golf in 2004 when it became UDM’s 16th varsity team. Prior to her selection as A.D., Gaither had served in several key administrative roles for the Department of Inter-collegiate Athletics including stints as senior woman administrator and director of business operations.

As a current member of the Horizon League’s Execu-tive Council, Gaither is actively involved with League operations. She has served on both the finance and television committees. She is also the council’s liai-son to the track and cross country coaches and has served as the past liaison to the sports information directors.

While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steer-ing Committee for NCAA Athletic Certification, Gaither also served on the Equity and Student-Athletic Wel-fare Sub-Committee and was designated the campus liaison during the certification process. Shortly after the University received its full certification in April of 2007, Gaither was asked by the NCAA to serve as a Peer-Review Team Member.

Past University appointments include chairing UDM’s prioritization sub-committee and serving on various search committees. She is a past Board Member for the University of Detroit Mercy’s Women’s Studies Program and served on the Women’s Studies Pro-gram Development Sub-committee.

Gaither participated as a member of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2005 MLB All-Star Game and Super Bowl XL, as well as future events.

In 2006, Gaither completed the NCAA’s inaugural Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females, a leadership development program sponsored by the NCAA Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Leadership Institute, designed to address the criti-cal shortage of senior-level minority administrators at NCAA member institutions and conference offices, prepares diverse leaders through a 12-month leader-ship training and skills development experience.

Gaither served as a past steering committee member of the Women’s Leadership Symposium for Intercol-legiate Athletics and recently assisted in coordinating its national leadership conference. Gaither is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, National Association of Colle-giate Directors of Athletics and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association.

She currently serves on the NCAA’s the Minority Op-portunities and Interests Committee as well as the Executive Committee of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association.

In March of 2008, Gaither was presented with the Phenomenal Women’s Ashley Gray Legacy Award by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Student Program-ming Board. This award was presented for her out-standing contribution toward the growth and develop-ment of students as the director of athletics at UDM.

Graduating magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy, Gaither earned a Bachelor of Arts de-gree in economics. During her undergraduate studies, she was a two-time recipient of the College of Liberal of Arts’ Economics Student of the Year Award.

Gaither and her husband, Brad Trombley, reside in Pleasant Ridge with their two children, Elliott (19), a junior, who is also Detroit’s fencing team, and Kennedy (12).


Titans Athletic Staff

Stacey Barns Men’s

Basketball Office

Manager

Lorena Carithers Athletic Training Intern

Tanya Carper

Cheer Team Coach

Steve Corder

Asst. AD for NCAA

Compliance

Anita FosterOlympic Sports Office

Manager

Keri GaitherAssociate

V.P. & Athletic Director

P.J. GradowskiSenior Asst.

Sports Information

Director

Greg Haapala Director of Ticket Sales

& Fan Experience

Chris Hinderliter

Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Casey Hornung

Equipment & Facilities

Intern

Teri KromreiAssociate AD for Business Operations/

SWA

Jeff Latinen Asst. AD for

Facilities & Special Events

Phuong LeAssistant Business

and Ticket Manager

Jordan Sames Director of Concessions & Merchan-

dising

Ashley VanMeter

Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Jessica Liebner

Compliance Intern

Brandon Longmeier

Dir. of Athletic Marketing & Promotions

Mike MillerAsst. AD

for Sports Medicine

DaronMontgomerySr. Associate

Athletic Director

Amy PalingAsst. Dir. of Compliance/

Academic Coordinator

Nic Ryan Assistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

Adam Siero Athletic Training Intern

Alyssa Starkey Athletic

Administra-tion Intern

Kit StetzelAsst. Sports Information

Director

Harvey TheeckAthletic

Equipment Manager

Joe Tofferi Asst. AD for

Strength and

Conditioning

Emily Vannice

Dir. of Ticket Ops. & Spe-cial Events/

Dance

Victoria Vintevoghel Graduate

Asst. Athletic Trainer

Joel WalrathSports

InformationAssistant

Nick WilsonAsst.

Strength & Conditioning

Coach

Mitch WignessSports

Information Director

Eli Warren Graduate

Assistant for Academic Services

Dennis Carlesso

Dir. of Devel-opment For

Athletics & Stu-dent Facilities

Dean Haddad

Pep Band Director


Titan Head Coaches

Terri Anthony-Ryan

Women’s GolfHL - 2010

Grant AsherMen’s Tennis

Nick DerenMen’s Soccer

Todd DressellFencing

MFC - 2009

Mark EngelMen’s GolfHL- 1992-

1999-2007-2009-2010

Matt HoltzMen’s

Lacrosse

Sunny JonesSoftball

Mike LupenecWomen’s

SoccerHL- 1995-

1996-2005

Ray McCallumMen’s

Basketball

Mary Ann Meltzer

Women’s Lacrosse

Guy MurrayTrack & Field/

CCHL-1996-1998-

1999-2000-2002-2003

Sam PooleWomen’s

Tennis

Autumn Rademacher

Women’s BasketballHL-2010

Detroit’s 13 current varsity head coaches have been named Coach of

the Year in their respective conference on 15 different

occasions during their celebrated careers (see above). And, they have brought 20 conference tournament

championships back to Detroit. On the field of play, and in the classroom...

AT UDM, WE WANT GREAT THINGS FOR YOU!!


Titan Points Of PrideTITANS RECEIVE HIGH MARKS IN LATEST NCAA’S APR REPORTNo less than eight Titan athletic teams brought home perfect scores in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate report issued in June for 2008-09.

At the same time, every one of Detroit’s varsity teams registered a multi-year APR above the minimum standard (925) established by the NCAA. And no contemporaneous or historical penalties were cited against UDM as all varsity teams met NCAA standards. Eight teams which received perfect 1000’s for 2008-09 are men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s track and field and softball.

ACADEMIC ACCOLADES KEEP ROLLING IN FOR DETROITThree members of the 2010 Ho-rizon League Champion Detroit Titans men’s golf team – David By-rne, Jeff Clarridge and Britt Pronk – were named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Team, while five members of the 2010 Horizon League champion Titan women’s golf team - Alex Aversa, Rachel McHenry, Alainna Stefan, Marni Achterhoff Collette Hansen - were honored by the National Golf Coaches Association as members of its All-American Scholar Teams.

In addition, UDM women’s bas-ketball senior Brigid Mulroy was named an honorable mention member of the 2010 Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team.

The Detroit men’s and women’s track and field teams were recog-nized for its work in the classroom as both programs were named one of the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association’s (UST-FCCA) All-Academic Scholar Teams of the Year for the 2009-10 season, while the men’s and women’s cross country programs earned All-Aca-demic Team status for 2009.

The Titan men’s golf team was honored by the Golf Coaches As-sociation of America for having one

of the 10 highest Division I team grade point averages in the na-tion for 2010-11. With a 3.58 team GPA, the Titans were recognized as a President’s Special Recognition status for earning a team GPA of at least a 3.50.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams earned ITA All-Academic Teams in the summer of 2010, while Alex Latosinsky, Nick Tolo-mei, Patrick Troy, Melanie Capuano, Svetlana Flankova, Carolina Salas Espinosa and Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom were all ITA Scholar-Athletes.

Over 65 percent of all Detroit student-athletes were named to the AD Honor Roll, which marked the 19th consecutive semester in which over 50 percent of the University’s student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 or better. More than 100 student-athletes were listed on the Horizon League’s fall and spring Academic Honor Roll, while 18 Titans were selected to the HL All-Academic Teams. For the Ti-tans competing out of the Horizon League, six men’s lacrosse players landed on the All-MAAC Academic Team, while a conference best five women lacrosse players were selected to the All-NLC Academic Team DETROIT ATHLETICS INKS PART-NERSHIP DEAL WITH NIKEThe Detroit Titans Athletic Depart-ment announced an exclusive agreement with Nike last October– Nike will now provide apparel for all 19 of the Titans’ Division I varsity teams as part of the deal. In the near future, Titan fans will be able to “Wear What the Titans Wear” by purchasing officially-licensed Detroit Titan Logoed Nike products on-line and at Calihan Hall in the Titan Gift Shop.

UDM SEES HALL OF FAME GROW TO 112 MEMBERSThe ranks of the Detroit Titans Sports Hall of Fame swelled by 10 in January as the 2010 Induction Class – which includes former Hori-zon League Men’s Basketball Play-

ers of the Year Jermaine Jackson and Rashad Phillips – was inducted during halftime of the men’s bas-ketball game against Wright State.

The class also includes two other former Detroit basketball greats (Cassandra Pack and Joe Kopicki) as well as former stars from base-ball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and field (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele). Together, they will bring the num-ber of greats in the Hall of Fame to 112. UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, during the University’s Centennial year, in order to honor those student-ath-letes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the suc-cessful tradition of Titan Athletics.

TITANS OUT IN THE COMMUNITYA number of the UDM Titan athletic programs and student-athletes were involved in community service projects throughout the year. The Student-Athlete Advisory Commit-tee (SAAC) was busy handing out meals to the homeless in down-town Detroit as part of its “Sand-wich Bus” initiative.

The UDM women’s lacrosse team helped raise money for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance during one of its home games, while the men’s team played at the Annual Nick Colleluori Classic, a fall scrimmage, to benefit cancer awareness.The women’s basketball squad vis-ited GESU Elementary School for a reading exercise for grades kinder-garten through sixth grade, and the men’s program visited God Land Church in Detroit to help distribute Thanksgiving Day dinners to fami-lies in need before the Thanksgiving holiday.


Documents

2010-11 Detroit Titans Women's Tennis Yearbook