2012 Arkansas Men's Tennis Media Guide

Hall Fess

GregoireLehmann

Mike Ward

ARKANSAS MEN'S TENNIS

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The Homeof the Razorbacks

George M. Billingsley Tennis Center

The George M. Billingsley Tennis Center has been the outdoor home of Razorback tennis since its renovation in 2008. The $2.8 million expansion and renovation gives the Razorback men’s and women’s tennis teams a complete facility combining the outdoor courts of the Billingsley Center with the indoor courts of the Dills Indoor Stadium. The outdoor facility includes bleacher seating between the two sets of five courts. Fans can sit in the bleachers and watch matches on either side, or stand on top and view matches on both sides. The renovation includes locker rooms, offices and an indoor club area attached to the Dills Indoor Stadium and connecting the indoor facility with the outdoor facility. The club area includes chair back seats on one side overlooking the Dills Indoor Courts and chair back seats on the other overlooking the Billingsley Center outdoor courts. Other additions include scoreboards for the individual courts and a larger scoreboard on the west end of the north set of outdoor courts which will display the scores from outdoor courts one through six. Unlike many other programs across the country, Arkansas’ tennis teams take advantage of facilities which give them the opportunity to play and practice 365 days a year, regardless of the weather.

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Dills Indoor Tennis Courts

The Razorbacks have a proud tradition of providing the best athletic facilities the world can offer, and the Dills Indoor Tennis Courts is no exception. Constructed in 1982, the structure was originally known as the University of Arkansas Track and Tennis Complex. In 2002, the facility was renamed the Dills In-door Tennis Center and dedicated solely to the netted sport, offering the latest to competitive collegiate tennis athletes of today. The center was renamed and dedicated on April 30, 2002, in honor of Jane Dills Morgan and Nancy Dills Lee, along with Ewell Lee, who made a sizeable donation in the name of Robert “Bob” and Lucile Dills. They were early and long-time supporters of the Razorback program. The center originally included just four courts, but the renovations upped that number to six. Other improvements included a new ceiling and insulation system, 96 new lamps, resurfacing of all the courts and 12 electronic scoreboards that hang from the ceiling. When the building was rededicated, massive internal renovations were made to the complex to provide one of the best facilities in the country. With six courts, the indoor complex proved to be ideal when the somtimes cold, unpredictable weather of Northwest Arkansas prevented matches from being played outside. The speedy courts were just resurfaced this year. The stadium seating of the Dills Indoor Tennis Center puts even the most die-hard tennis enthusiast at ease. With 500+ chair back seats and standing capacity for 200+ more, the Dills Indoor Tennis Center is one of the largest in the country. Large heaters and an insulated ceiling provide a warm environment in even the coldest of winters, allowing athletes to improve their skills all 12 months of the year. The indoor center includes locker rooms for women’s and men’s programs, coaches’ offices and lobby. Prior to the most recent SEC Championship events -- the men in 2008 and the women in 2009, the facility hosted the men’s in 1994 and women’s in 1997.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS1-3...........................George M. Billingsley Tennis Center and Dills Indoor Courts4.............................................................Table of Contents5...........................................................Media Information6.................................Arkansas Men’s Tennis Quick Facts7.....................................................2012 Razorback Roster9-11.............................................Head Coach Robert Cox12...................................Assistant Coach Eduardo Rincon13...................................................................Support Staff

The 2011-12 Arkansas Razorbacks15-17............................................................Nikolas Zogaj17-19..............................................................Matt Walters20-21...............................................................Taj Harrison22-24....................................................Gregoire Lehmann24-26.................................................................Mike Ward27-28....................................................................Hall Fess29-30............................................................Manfred Jeske30-31..................................................................Mike Nott32...................................Pete Thomason and Jovan Parlic33....................................Victor Hoang and Christian Lee34-35.............................................................2012 Preview

2011 In Review37...................................................................2011 Review38.....................................................2011 Individual Stats39-41..................................2011 Match-by-Match Results

Razorback History43-44..................................The History of the Razorbacks45-46....................................................Razorback Records47...............................................Razorback All-Americans48...........................Razorback Coaches and Team Awards49.....................................................Razorback Lettermen50-54..................................................Year-by-Year Results55-56.......................................................2012 Opponents


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MEDIA RELATIONS John Thomas will serve as the media relations contact for the Razorback tennis teams. Thomas is in his third year handling the media relations duties for women’s tennis and first for men’s ten-nis. The media relations offices are located on the second floor of the north side of Barnhill Arena. Please direct all media inquiries to Thomas.

John ThomasMedia Relations InternO: 479/575-3114C:501/519-0074F: 479/575-7481E: [email protected]

INTERVIEW POLICIES All interviews with players and coaches must be arranged through the Media Relations Office. Phone interviews with out-of-town media are en-couraged and can also be arranged. The coaching staff is generally available in their offices upon re-quest. All requests for information should be made to John Thomas in the Media Relations Office. Players are available prior to their scheduled practices during the week. Times will vary. Post-match interviews will be conducted on the courts following each match. The Arkansas locker room is closed to media at all times. Head coach Robert Cox is also available every Tuesday at 1 p.m. during the season at Arkansas’ Olympic Sports Press Conference. The weekly media opportunity is held in the media room at Barnhill Arena.

CREDENTIALS Media credentials for all men’s tennis events may be obtained by contacting John Thomas. Credentials can be picked up at the Athletic Media Relations offices up to the day of the event.

VISITING MEDIA The University of Arkansas Athletics Depart-ment retains all copyrights to its home events. All visiting media must contact the Media Relations Office 48 hours prior to a match to make arrange-ments.

WIRELESS/INTERNET Wireless internet access is also provided in the Billingsley Tennis Center. Please contact John Thomas if having trouble connecting.

EMAIL UPDATES Members of the media may request that they be added to the Arkansas Media Relations email list. List members receive game stories, stats, updates and other information via email. Please contact John Thomas to be added to the list.

CREDITS The 2011 Arkansas Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written and edited by Media Relations Intern John Thomas with editorial assistance from Associ-ate Media Relations Director Jeri Thorpe and Robby Edwards. Photography by Wesley Hitt and Walt Beazley. Cover design by Andrew Reynolds.

2012 Razorback Spring Schedule

Jan. 28 UT-Arlington NoonJan. 28 Oral Roberts 5 p.m.Feb. 3 @Iowa 2 p.m.Feb. 4 @DePaul 2:30 p.m.Feb. 10 Purdue 5:30 p.m.Feb. 12 Stetson 2 p.m.Feb. 17 @Tulsa 6 p.m.Feb. 24 @Santa Clara 5 p.m.Feb. 25 @Pacific NoonMarch 2 Vanderbilt* 1 p.m.March 4 Kentucky* 11:30 a.m.March 9 @Auburn* 2 p.m.March 11 @Alabama* NoonMarch 16 Wichita State 5:30 p.m.March 18 Southern Miss NoonMarch 20 Lamar 9 a.m.March 20 UMKC 1:30 p.m.March 23 @Georgia* 1:30 p.m.March 25 Tennessee* 1 p.m.March 30 @Ole Miss* 2 p.m.April 1 @Mississippi State* 1 p.m.April 6 Florida* 1 p.m.April 8 South Carolina* 1 p.m.April 14 LSU* 1 p.m.April 19-22 SEC Tournament TBAMay 11-13 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBAMay 18-27 NCAA Individuals TBA *- denotes conference match


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MEN'S TENNIS QUICK FACTSUniversity InformationLocation......................................................Fayetteville, Ark.Founded........................................................March 27, 1871Enrollment...................................................................23,199Nickname.............................................................RazorbacksSchool Colors.........................................Cardinal and WhiteAffiliation...................................................NCAA Division IConference........................Southeastern (Western Division)Chancellor..........................................Dr. G. David GearhartAthletic Director.....................................................Jeff LongFaculty Athletic Rep..........................................Sharon HuntUniversity Website..........................................www.uark.edu

Team Information2011 Overall Record.......................................................7-17Conference Record..........................................................0-11SEC Finish..........................................6th West/12th OverallHome Rccord....................................................................6-9Away Record.....................................................................1-9Letterwinners Returning/Lost..........................................8/3Newcomers...........................................................................4

Coaching StaffHead Coach...............................Robert Cox/Arkansas, 1978Career Record.....................................391-317 (28th season)Record at Arkansas.............................293-302 (25th season)Assistant Coach..........Eduardo Rincon/Valdosta State, 2005Tennis Office Phone........................................479-575-2758

Team HistoryFirst Year of Tennis........................................................1895All-Time SEC Record......................................52-158 (.248)SWC Championships/Last..........................................5/1989All-Americans....................................................................17National Championships..........1 (Doohan/Serret - Doubles)NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last......................17/2008Last NCAA Opponent/Result.....................Ohio State/L, 4-0

Athletic Media RelationsTennis Contact..................................................John ThomasOffice Phone....................................................479/575-3114Cell Phone.......................................................501/519-0074Fax...................................................................479/575-7481Email......................................................jfthomas@uark.eduWebsite.........................................ArkansasRazorbacks.com


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2012 RAZORBACK ROSTER

Name Height Weight Class Hometown/Previous Hall Fess 6-5 160 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian)Taj Harrison 6-1 189 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Bishop Miege High)Victor Hoang 5-6 150 Fr. Burlington, Ontario, Canada (St. Aloysius GonzagaManfred Jeske 6-3 170 So. Pretoria, Rep. of South Africa (Afrikoanse Hoer Seunskool)Christian Lee 6-1 152 Fr. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Saddlebrook Prep)Gregoire Lehmann 5-9 147 Jr. Aix en Provence, France (Lycee Vauvenargues)Mike Nott 6-4 170 So. Chorley, England (Rivington and Backrod High)Jovan Parlic 6-3 168 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Palmetto Senior High)Pete Thomason 5-10 163 Jr. Amarillo, Texas (Tyler Junior College)Matt Walters 6-4 182 Sr. Jonesboro, Ark. (Valley View High)Mike Ward 6-1 166 Jr. Knutsford, England (Lymm High School)Nikolas Zogaj 5-9 165 Sr. Antwerp, Belgium (Institut Dechamps)

COACHING STAFF:Head Coach: Robert Cox (25th season)Assistant Coach: Eduardo Rincon (5th season)

Back Row (From L to R): Taj Harrison, Manfred Jeske, Matt Walters, Hall Fess, Jovan Parlic, Mike Nott, Christian LeeFront Row (From L to R): Nikolas Zogaj, Victor Hoang, Gregoire Lehmann, Mike Ward, Pete Thomason

PRONOUNCIATION GUIDEVictor Hoang....................................WONGManfred Jeske...................................YES-keyGregoire Lehmann............................Greg-WAH LAY-monNikolas Zogaj....................................ZO-guy


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The Coaches and Staff


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Robert CoxHead Coach25th Season

Arkansas, '78

Going into his 25th season as the head coach of the University of Arkansas men’s tennis team, Robert Cox has guided the Hogs to unprecedented heights and attained national recognition on a consistent basis. As the all-time leader in wins amongst Razor-back coaches, Cox added to his total last year and now has 293 career wins. Over the last 24 years, he has led Arkansas to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, six regional finals and one Sweet 16 appearance. He has also notched 13 seasons with 12 or more victories, coached 11 teams that were ranked in the top-35 at the end of the year and produced 12 All-Ameri-cans. The tennis program, which began in 1955 has tallied 753 all-time victories. Cox, alone, with his 293 wins represents 38.9 percent of the all-time total. From 1980-2007, under Cox’s guidance, the Ra-zorbacks were ranked in the top-30 of the nation at some point during each of those seasons with the exception of the 2000 season. Arkansas’ highest national ranking under Cox came in the 1992 season when the team finished the year at No. 17. In addition to the All-America selections, Cox has had 23 All-SEC selections and seven SWC champions, two ITA national champions, two ITA top-ranked singles players and one ITA No. 1-ranked doubles team. Most recently, Cox has coached Chris Nott, who was named to the All-SEC team in each of the last two years. In both years, he earned second-team honors. During Nott’s junior season, he finished the year ranked No. 67 in the nation and was named as an alternate for the NCAA Individual Singles Championship. One of Cox’s best recruits and arguably one of the best players to come through the men’s pro-gram was Blake Strode.

In his final year, Strode went 27-12, earned All-America honors and was the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He ended the year ranked No. 13 in the nation and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Individual Singles Championship. Cox’s 2008 club recorded wins over No. 22 Van-derbilt, No. 33 Oklahoma and No. 49 Mississippi State on the way to a 12 victory season. Strode was, again, a first-team All-SEC selection in 2007, but the highlight of the year came after a group of former Razorbacks renamed center court at the newly christened and renovated George M. Billingsley Tennis Center in Cox’s honor. In 2006, Cox and the Razorbacks had one of their best seasons to date. The Hogs scored 18 vic-tories and reached the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament. The 18-win season was the most by a UA squad since 1989. In that same season, Ar-kansas won the ITA Central Region team Champi-onship and advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championship.


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The Cox FileAs a Coach:- Holds the longest tenure of any Razorback ten-nis coach- More than 380 career victories- UA’s all-time victories leader with 293- Only second coach in Arkansas history to reach 100 wins- Top 20 for all-time wins among active coaches- Coached the Hogs to nine NCAA Tournament berths in the last 17 years- Graduated all of his players who have completed their athletic eligibility- Coached 33 All-Americans (eight at Arkansas, 25 at TJC), 23 All-SEC selections (11 different play-ers) and seven Southwest Conference individual champions- Coached Oskar Johansson to an ITA National Clay Court singles championship (2000) and a No. 1 ITA singles ranking (2001)- Coached the duo of Tim Crichton and Tom Hamilton to an ITA National Clay Court doubles title (1996) and a No. 1 ITA doubles ranking (1997)- Coached Blake Strode (2009) and Marcus Hilpert (1994) to the semifinals of the NCAA Champion-ships- Coached Mike Brown to a No. 1 ITA ranking (1989)- Led Arkansas to 18 wins in 2006, including win-ning the ITA Central Region Team Championship- Coached Arkansas to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Tournament- Coached Arkansas to the 2002 ITA Central Re-gion V tournament championship- Named 2004 and 2006 ITA Central Region V Coach of the Year- Led the Razorbacks to SWC titles in 1988 and 1989- 1988 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year- Led Tyler (Texas) JC to the 1985 NJCAA men’s national championship- Named NJCAA National Coach of the Year (1987)- Coached the 1987 NJCAA women’s singles champion and men’s national runner-up at TJC.

Cox won his 350th match as a coach on April 7, 2006, at Auburn and was named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year that same season. The Razorbacks had one of their best seasons under Cox as they finished with a No. 22 national rank-ing. Adrian Zguns went 26-12 and earned All-America status and All-SEC honors.

In 2004, Cox was, again, named coach of the year for leading the Razorbacks to a No. 24 nation-al ranking and into the NCAA Tournament’sSweet 16 for the first time since 1986. He also be-came UA’s all-time victories leader among coaches with a 6-1 win over Hawaii on March 12. The win was his 219th at the helm for Arkansas and moved him past Tom Pucci, Cox’s coach at Arkansas. Only the second coach in school history with 100 wins, Cox has coached eight All-Americans in Mike Brown, Tim Crichton, Euan McGinn, Tom Hamilton, Marcus Hilpert, Oskar Johansson, Adri-ans Zguns and Blake Strode. Under Cox’s guidance, Johansson became the most recent Arkansas player to capture a national title and earn a No. 1 ranking in 2001. Cox also coached Crichton and Hamilton to a National Clay Court Doubles title and an auto-matic berth in the NCAA Championship in 1996. That same year, the partners held the nation’s top doubles ranking for most of the season and became the first Razorback pair to secure the top spot since Peter Doohan and Pat Serret won the NCAA dou-bles championship in 1982. Taking the reins of the UA program in 1988, Cox turned around a team that had gone 9-16 the previous year and won the Southwest Conference championship with a 18-6 record. He was named the 1988 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year and fol-lowed up with another conference title in 1989, finishing at 19-8. Cox began his collegiate career at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, earning All-America honors


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Cox's Career Coaching RecordYear School Record NCAAs 1985-87 Tyler JC 108-25 1988 Arkansas 18-6 1989 Arkansas 19-8 1990 Arkansas 10-141991 Arkansas 18-81992 Arkansas 13-81993 Arkansas 11-131994 Arkansas 15-11 Regional Finals1995 Arkansas 13-12 1st Round1996 Arkansas 7-161997 Arkansas 14-12 Regional Finals1998 Arkansas 12-12 Regional Finals1999 Arkansas 11-12 2000 Arkansas 6-15 2001 Arkansas 16-10 Regional Finals2002 Arkansas 15-10 Regional Finals2003 Arkansas 11-15 1st Round2004 Arkansas 16-10 Sweet 162005 Arkansas 4-17 2006 Arkansas 18-11 Regional Finals2007 Arkansas 7-22 2008 Arkansas 12-132009 Arkansas 10-142010 Arkansas 10-162011 Arkansas 7-17

in doubles for legendary junior college coach Fred Kniffen. While Cox was a regular in the singles lineup, he and Apache partner Ray Anders reached the finals of the National Junior College doubles cham-pionships in 1976, earning All-America honors. Cox transferred to Arkansas after his sophomore season, and as a player for the Razorbacks in 1977 and 1978, he was part of squads that produced a 48-10 record under Pucci. After earning a business administration degree in the fall of 1978, the Palestine, Texas native spent a year as the head pro at Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler. Cox then left Tyler to travel the ATP tennis circuit, playing in Europe. Cox taught at the Kansas City Country Club in Mission Hills, Kan., until going back to Tyler Junior College as the head coach for both the men’s and women’s teams. During his tenure, he led the men’s team to the NJCAA national championship in 1985 and the women’s title in 1987. The wom-en’s team also collected a pair of national runner-up finishes under Cox. Cox has a master’s degree in business adminis-tration from the University of Texas at Tyler and he is married to the former Meredith Rooney of Little Rock. Meredith is currently employed by the Springdale School District serving as a literary coach. His daughter, Afton, is a 2004 graduate of the University of Arkansas and received her mas-ter’s degree in education in 2005. She is currently in her fourth year of teaching at Southwest Junior High in Springdale.


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Eduardo RinconAssistant Coach

4th SeasonValdosta State, '05

Rincon joined the Razorback program as the assistant coach for the men’s tennis team in the summer of 2008. Making a huge impact on the program, he is also highly respected among the college tennis scene. Since arriving at Arkansas, Rincon has helped coach two All-SEC selections in Blake Strode and Chris Nott, and one All-American (Strode). Strode earned All-SEC and All-America honors in 2009 and Nott was named All-SEC for two straight years (2010, 2011). Since 2008, Rincon has been part of Razorback teams that have tallied 38 wins, including six con-ference victories. Prior to Arkansas, Rincon worked for three years as the assistant women’s tennis coach at the University of Alabama. While there, Rincon was instrumental in guiding the Crimson Tide to an ap-pearance in the NCAA Championship and a top-40 final season ranking. He helped guide the team to a berth in the 2006 NCAA Championships, a year in which the team finished the season with a No. 39 national ranking. Successful in his playing career as well, Rincon was a three-time All-American at Valdosta State. To compliment his three All-America selections, he was awarded the Mid-South Conference

Player of the Year honor in 2002. As a senior in 2005, he finished with top-five rankings in both singles and doubles and won the 2004 ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sports-manship Award. He reached the No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles at different points in his career. For his accomplishments on and off the court, Rincon was also named the 2004 Male Athlete of the Year at Valdosta State. In February of 2010, Valdosta State gave Rincon its highest honor by inducting him into the school’s sports hall of fame. His playing career also featured appearances in ATP Tour events. As a native of Colombia, he played in the Davis Cup from 1997-2001 where he competed against players such as former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios and Guillermo Canas. Born March 22, 1976, Rincon is married to the former Rosemary Ramsey. The couple has two daughters, Ana Maria and Kathryn Christina. His brother Mario is the head coach of the men’s ten-nis team at the University of Miami.

Rincon TimelineValdosta State 2002 PlayerValdosta State 2003 PlayerValdosta State 2004 PlayerValdosta State 2005 PlayerAlabama 2006 Assistant CoachAlabama 2007 Assistant CoachAlabama 2008 Assistant CoachArkansas 2009 Assistant CoachArkansas 2010 Assistant CoachArkansas 2011 Assistant Coach


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Greg HeeterAthletic Trainer

1st SeasonNorth Florida, '11

Heeter enters his first year as athletic trainer for the men’s tennis team. Orginally from Fernandina Beach, Fla., he graduated from the University of North Florida in 2011 with bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training. Before graduating, Heeter participated in a summer internship with NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. He is now taking classes in graduate school at the University of Arkansas and is looking to get a mas-ter’s degree in Kinesiology. Along with men’s tennis, Heeter also works with the cheerleading and spirit squads.

John ThomasMedia Relations

1st SeasonArkansas, '11

John Thomas joined the Razorback media relations staff in July 2011 and works as the primary media contact for men’s and women’s tennis. He also works with women’s basketball and other sports as need-ed. Thomas is from the state of Arkansas and grew up in Little Rock. He worked as a student assistant in the media relations office during his four years of undergraduate study at the University of Arkansas while majoring in broadcast journalism. He earned his degree in 2011 from Arkansas in journalism. During those four years as a student assistant, Thomas worked with every sport in some fashion and was the media contact for women’s tennis during the last two years. In addition to the every-day duties, Thomas has also done some spot work as radio announcer for Razorback home softball and volleyball games. He attended Little Rock Catholic High School, where he was an All-State swimmer for the Catholic High Rockets swimming and diving team.


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The Players


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Nikolas ZogajSenior

5-9, 165Antwerp, Belgium (Institut Dechamps)

Zogaj was named team captain for the 2011-12 season.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11): Stepping up as one of the upperclassmen for the Razorbacks, Zogaj played to a 13-21 overall record in singles on the year. His one conference win did, however, come against an oppo-nent in Auburn’s Tim Hewitt, who earlier in the year was ranked No. 65 in singles by ITA. In that match, Zogaj gutted out a tough three set victory, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. In doubles, Zogaj shined for the Razorbacks as he teamed up with Mike Ward to go 14-9 and be the only Hog doubles team to win double digit matches.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Zogaj began his sophomore year with two straight wins at the Razorback Invitational. He also picked up a win at the ITA Central Regional Qualifying Match against Dave Welk-ener from St. Louis University. In doubles competition for the fall, Zogaj was triumphant in four straight matches with partner Nick Spinazze during the Razorback Invitational. He also snagged a win with doubles partner Bradwin Williams at the Las Vegas Classic. During spring competition, Nikolas Zogaj gathered 6 wins. Zogaj defeated No. 85 Daniel Whitehead from Texas. In doubles play, Zogaj earned one conference win with teammate Matt Hogan. The Belguim native rounded out his sophomore year with 10 singles and six doubles wins.

AS A FRESHMAN (SPRING 2009): Nikolas Zogaj joined the Razorbacks in January and quickly demon-strated how valuable an addition he is to the Hogs, winning three out of his first five matches. At the Auburn Spring Classic, Zogaj defeated opponents Corrado Degli Incerti Tocci of Virginia Tech, 7-5, 6-4, and Porter Powell of Auburn, 6-4 6-3. He posted fives wins for the season, ending singles play with a 5-8 record. In doubles play, Zogaj made his only appearance with teammate Dmitry Lebedev at the Auburn Spring Classic. The duo dominated the court with an opening round win over Ryan Lissner and David Roberts of Lousiana-Lafayette 8-0. Zogaj finished the spring season with a record of 1-1.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Zogaj attended Institut Dechamps in Brussels, Belgium. He was the Belgium National Boys 16s champion and is ranked 700th by the International Tennis Federation.

PERSONAL: Zogaj was born on April 14, 1989, to Niko Zogaj and Marita Lockefeer in Antwerp, Bel-gium. He has a brother, Sascha. In his free time, Zogaj enjoys listening to music and playing a variety of sports.


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2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 9/17 W -/- Sean Carr (CASE) 6-2, 6-49/18 W -/- Jonas Dierckx (IOWA) 6-2, 6-09/18 W -/- George Chanturia (DU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(8)9/19 L -/- Ryan Bandy (ND) 6-3, 6-410/8 W -/- Derek Madon (FAU) 6-4, 6-210/9 L -/- Romain Deridder (USF) 6-3, 7-510/9 L -/- Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-2, 6-7(4), 1-0(8)10/10 L -/- Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0(8)10/22 L -/- Rifat Biktyakov (OSU) 6-1, 6-210/24 L -/- John Warden (OU) 6-2, 6-410/29 W -/- Johannes Markel (UNLV) 6-3, 6-310/29 W -/- Scott Sears (BSU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-410/30 L -/- Jay Goldman (UA) 6-7, 6-3, 6-31/21 L -/60 Louis Cant (MSU) 6-3, 6-21/22 W -/65 Tim Hewitt (AU) 6-4, 6-31/23 W -/- Donald Van Velzer (ARMY) 6-2, 6-31/28 L -/- Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) 6-3, 6-21/30 W -/- Mischa Nowichi (SMU) 6-2, 6-22/11 W -/- Austen Kauss (IOWA) 6-4, 6-32/13 L -/- John Lamble (SCU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-12/18 L -/- Tsvetan Mihov (OU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-42/20 L -/117 Japie De Klerk (TUL) 1-6, 6-1, 6-42/26 DNF -/- Francis Alcantara (FSU) 6-3, 0-6, 1-4 DNF2/27 W -/- Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) 6-2, 6-13/4 L -/- Alexander Kostanov (SCU) 6-4, 6-23/6 L -/125 Nassim Slilam (UF) 6-2, 7-53/11 L -/- James Chaudry (MSU) 6-2, 6-03/13 L -/- Jonas Lutjen (OM) 6-1, 6-33/16 W -/- David Cavalcanti (WSU) 6-2, 6-03/19 L -/44 Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-3, 6-23/26 L -/48 Sadio Doumbia (UGA) 6-2, 6-24/1 L -/- Jarryd Botha (UA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-34/3 W -/- Tim Hewitt (AU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-34/8 L -/- Brad Cox (KU) 6-4, 6-24/16 L -/- Stephan Szacinski (LSU) 6-2, 6-14/21 UNF -/93 Nassim Slilam (UF) 7-6(6), 5-0 UNF

Zogaj's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2009 5-8 1-12010 10-20 6-122011 28-49 24-252012* 7-4 7-4

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2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER9/17 W -/- Debeenhower/Snyder (SIU) 8-3/Mike Ward9/17 W -/- Vasos/Kauss (IOWA) 8-3/Mike Ward10/8 W -/- Davis/Reed (FSU) 8-6/Gregoire Lehmann10/8 L -/- Pavia/Chin (MIAMI) 8-3/Gregoire Lehmann10/9 W -/- Yoshizawa/Sabogal (USF) 8-3/Gregoire Lehmann10/22 W -/- Fabik/Flores (SIU) 8-5/Gregoire Lehmann10/22 L -/- Gallega/Arndt (MINN) 8-5/Gregoire Lehmann10/29 W -/- Alvarado/Lynch (UNLV) NA/Mike Nott10/30 L -/- Bridge/Dejager (CP) 8-6/Mike Nott1/21 W 56/- Cant/Stropp (MSU) 9-8/Mike Ward1/22 W 56/- Lopasso/Mies (AU) 8-5/Mike Ward1/23 W 56/- Holland/Verano (ARMY) 8-4/Mike Ward1/28 W 56/- Batyi/Sublette (UNLV) 8-4/Mike Ward1/30 W 56/- Costa/Nowicki (SMU) 8-5/Mike Ward2/11 W 56/- Kauss/Tomlins (IOWA) 8-3/Mike Ward2/13 W 56/- Lamble/Muchynski (SCU) 8-6/Mike Ward2/18 W -/- Formentera/Gavrila (OU) 8-3/Mike Ward2/20 L -/- Arevalo/De Klerk (TUL) 8-6/Mike Ward2/26 W -/- Alapati/Ayoun (FSU) 8-1/Mike Ward2/27 UNF -/- Batyi/Konyves (UNLV) 6-7 UNF/Mike Ward3/4 W 66/- Kostanov/Cox (USC) 8-6/Mike Ward3/6 L 66/- Bangoura/Lacroix (UF) 8-6/Mike Ward3/11 L 66/- Coupland/Chaudry (MSU) 8-5/Mike Ward3/13 L -/- Vorster/Lutjen (OM) 8-5/Mike Ward3/16 L -/- Cavalcanti/Pereira (WSU) 8-7(7)/Mike Ward 3/19 L -/- Fago/Jones (UT) 8-6/Mike Ward3/26 L -/32 Doumbia/Taboada (UGA) 8-5/Mike Ward4/1 W -/- Reddy/Thompson (UA) 8-6/Mike Ward4/3 L -/- Gonzalez/Gomez (AU) 9-7/Mike Ward4/8 L -/- Lipman/Salcedo (UK) 8-5/Mike Ward4/21 L -/- Federhofer/Slilam (UF) 8-3/Mike Ward

Matt WaltersSenior

6-4, 182Jonesboro, Ark. (Valley View HS)

Walters was named team captain for the 2011-12 season.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11): Walters was the solid No. 5 and 6 player for the Razorbacks. He tallied eight wins overall and seven came in dual play alone. Early in the spring season, Walters won six of his first nine matches. The string of victories came against opponents from Army, SMU, Iowa, Santa Clara, Oklahoma, and Tulsa. In doubles, Walters served up a .500 record going 11-11 while teaming up with Hall Fess, Matt Hogan, Gregoire Lehmann, Chris Nott and Mike Ward throughout the season. Most of his time was split between Hogan and Nott with five of his wins coming with Hogan and two coming with Nott.


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AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Walters began his sophomore year with three consecutive wins in the fall. In doubles play, Walters collected three doubles wins with partners Hogan and Dmitry Lebedev. Wins with Hogan include a doubles win over a No. 53-ranked Virginia Tech duo. Walters had a spectacu-lar winning streak in the spring, as he defeated seven straight opponents in a row. Walters and Matt Hogan started their doubles season with a win and followed it with a five game winning streak. Walters also paired with Dmitry Lebedev for two more wins in the spring. Walters completed the season with an overall singles record of 13-11 and a doubles record of 14-12.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): In his first fall season as a Razorback, Walters opened the season with a win at the Navy Invitational, defeating Zach Nicholson 7-5, 6-4. At the ITA Central Region Championships,

Walters tallied two victories over St. Louis University’s Bryan Beasley and Tulsa’s Rusty Turpin. He finished the season with a record of 7-4. In doubles, Walters tallied three wins for the Razor-backs, partnering with King, Smith, and Lebedev to the end the season with a 3-2 record. Wal-ters made two appearances in his first dual season with the Razorbacks. He posted consecutive wins for the Razorbacks at the No. 5 position against opponents from Cowley College CC and Oral Roberts University. He ended the season with a 2-0 record.

HIGH SCHOOL: Walters played tennis and basketball during his four years at Valley View High School. He was named all-state in tennis from 2005-08. During his four years of tennis, Walters was state champion each year and reached the No. 5 ranking in the South Region. As a senior, Walters was named all-conference and all-state in basketball. Not only successful on the court, Walters graduated with honors and was a member of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Walters was born on Oct. 30, 1989, in Jonesboro, Ark., to Tim and Linda Walters. He has a sister, Katie.

Walters' Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2009 9-4 6-62010 13-11 14-122011 8-13 11-112012* 6-2 8-1



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2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 1/21 L -/- Zach White (MSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-11/22 L -/- Rafael Rondino (AU) 6-3, 6-21/23 W -/- Rommel Verano (ARMY) 6-1, 6-21/28 L -/- Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) 7-6, 4-6, 6-31/30 W -/- Tobias Flood (SMU) 6-7(8), 6-2, 6-42/11 W -/- Mitch Beckert (IOWA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-02/13 W -/- Eugene Muchinski (SCU) 6-2, 6-32/18 W -/- John Warden (OU) 7-6(1), 6-22/20 W -/- Tristan Jackson (TUL) 6-2, 7-62/26 DNF -/- David Ayoun (FSU) 5-7, 6-2, 2-3 DNF2/27 DNF -/- Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) 6-4, 5-6 DNF3/4 L -/- Harry Menzies (USC) 6-4, 7-53/11 L -/- Zach White (MSU) 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(2)3/13 L -/- Chris Thiemann (OM) 6-4, 6-13/16 L -/- Valentin Mihai (WSU) 6-2, 6-23/19 L -/51 Matteo Fago (UT) 6-0, 7-53/23 W -/- Nishaad Balachandran (SLU) 6-4, 6-03/26 L -/- Hernus Pieters (UGA) 6-3, 6-04/1 L -/- Michael Thompson (UA) 6-4, 6-14/3 L -/- Andreas Mies (AU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-24/6 W -/- Matthew Prevost (ORU) 6-0, 6-04/8 L -/- Tom Jomby (UK) 6-4, 5-7, 6-44/10 L -/- Blake Bazarnik (VU) 7-5, 6-4

2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER1/21 W -/53 Coupland/Ilyushin (MSU) 8-5/Matt Hogan1/22 L -/- Puetz/Stamchev (AU) 8-5/Matt Hogan1/23 W -/- Isoh/Johnson (ARMY) 8-4/Matt Hogan1/28 L -/- Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV) 8-6/Matt Hogan1/30 W -/- Baradach/El-Effendi (SMU) 8-3/Matt Hogan2/11 L -/- Bruche/Vasos (IOWA) 8-6/Matt Hogan2/13 W -/- Dandan/Vinel (SCU) 9-7/Matt Hogan2/18 W -/- Beleleu/Mihov (OU) 8-5/Matt Hogan2/20 L -/19 Watling/Marsland (TUL) 8-4/Matt Hogan2/26 L -/29 Rikus/Boutillier (FSU) 9-8(5)/Matt Hogan2/27 L -/- Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV) 8-6/Matt Hogan3/4 L -/- Machado/Jones (USC) 8-6/Matt Hogan3/11 L -/- Cant/Stropp (MSU) 8-5/Gregoire Lehmann3/13 L -/- Norberg/Skogeng (OM) 8-6/Gregoire Lehmann3/23 W -/- Beslic/Suslov (ORU) 8-2/Mike Ward3/23 W -/- Kella/Poledica (SLU) 8-2/Hall Fess3/26 W -/47 Bernstein/Spencer (UGA) 8-6/Chris Nott4/1 W -/- Proskura/Walston (UA) 8-5/Chris Nott4/3 UNF -/- Lopasso/Rondino (AU) 5-5 UNF/Chris Nott4/6 W -/- Beslic/Suslov (ORU) 8-1/Gregoire Lehmann4/8 L -/64 Quigley/Cox (KU) 8-3/Chris Nott4/10 L -/- Baker/Zotov (VU) 8-6/Chris Nott4/21 L -/- But/van Overbeek (UF) 8-5/Gregoire Lehmann


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Taj HarrisonSenior6-1, 189

Kansas City, Kan. (Johnson County CC)

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2010-11): Harrison played in 19 matches for the Razorbacks. Com-piling an overall record of 11-8, eight of those wins came during the fall season. His best outing was at the Miami Quad Invite where he won three of his four matches played. In the spring, Harrison was 3-0 with wins coming at the Nos. 3, 5 and 6 spots. Each of those wins were won in straight sets.

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Taj Harrison red shirted for the 2009-10 Season.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Harrison attended Johnson County CC in Overland Park, Kan., before joining the Razorbacks. As a freshman, Harrison made an immediate impact for the Cavaliers, playing at the No. 1 position for the en-tire season in singles and doubles. Har-rison was runner-up at the Region VI and Kansas Jayhawk Conference champion-ships. Harrison earned a No. 15 ranking in the ITA JUCO men’s tennis rankings.

A strong doubles competitor, Harrison and partner Dylan Gatton won the 2007 Wilson/ITA Central Regional Champion-ship, advancing to the 2007 ITA National Small College Championships where they posted a seventh-place finish. The pair earned a No. 5 ranking in the ITA JUCO men’s tennis rankings in fall 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL: While attending Bishop Miege High School, Harrison was the Kansas 5A state singles champion his se-nior year. He earned Kansas City Star All-Metro and All-Eastern Kansas League athletic honors. As a senior, he finished the season with a singles record of 26-5. He was the Class 2 state doubles champion in 2004 and 2005.

PERSONAL: Born March 20, 1989, Harrison is the son of Robert Harrison and Tajsheena Ross-Harrison. He has two brothers, Marlon and Malcolm. His brother Marlon played tennis for Rust College and his brother Malcolm was his teammate at Johnson County CC.


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Harrison's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES 2010 REDSHIRT2011 10-9 8-52012* 3-5 4-5(Numbers only for years at Arkansas)* - Denotes fall season only

2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 9/17 W -/- Eric Klawitter (CASE) 6-3, 6-49/18 W -/- Brian Kelly (ND) 7-5, 6-39/18 L -/- Falk Debeenhouwer (SIU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(8)10/8 L -/- Omar Ally (MIAMI) 6-1, 6-410/9 W -/- Owen Long (FSU) 6-4, 7-6(6)10/9 W -/- Jorge Suarez (USF) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(8)10/10 W -/- Andrew Sloan (FAU) 6-3, 6-010/15 L -/- Adam Taylor (TJC) 6-2, 6-210/16 L -/- Matheus Pereira (WSU) 6-2, 7-610/16 L -/- Nino Hasandedic (UMKC) 6-4, 6-410/17 L -/- Serge Ristivojevic (UMKC) 6-4, 6-410/21 L -/- Ryan Proctor (OU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(8)10/21 W -/- Tito Bonadonna (UAPB) 6-1, 6-01/21 L -/- Tanner Stump (MSU) 6-1, 6-21/22 L -/- Michael Wardell (AU) 7-6, 6-21/23 W -/- Andrew Clark (ARMY) 6-4, 6-13/23 W -/- Dario Beslic (ORU) 6-2, 6-33/23 W -/- Dave Welkener (SLU) 6-2, 6-34/6 W -/- Matthew Tansil (ORU) 6-2, 6-0

2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER9/17 W -/- Hopfe/Jess (UWGB) 8-4/Mike Nott9/17 L -/- Brodess/Kelly (ND) 8-6/Mike Nott10/8 L -/- Abdelnour/Garibovic (FAU) 8-4/Mike Nott10/8 L -/- Sundberg/Aly (MIAMI) 8-4/Mike Nott10/9 L -/- Long/Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-6/Nicholas Spinazze10/15 W -/- Bishop/Perez (TJC) 9-7/Mike Nott10/16 L -/- Pereira/Nico (WSU) 9-7/Mike Nott10/16 W -/- Hasandedic/Fleming (UMKC) 8-3/Mike Nott10/17 W -/- Ristivojevic/Alawadhi (UMKC) 8-6/Mike Nott1/21 W -/- Lastre/Stump (MSU) 8-6/Hall Fess1/22 W -/- Monteiro/Rondino (AU) 8-6/Hall Fess1/23 W -/- Shelton/Clark (ARMY) 8-5/Hall Fess4/6 W -/- Tansil/Prevost (ORU) 8-2/Manfred Jeske


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Gregoire LehmannJunior

5-9, 147Aix en Provence, France (Lycee Vauvenargues)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Lehmann accumulated a 12-19 overall record in singles and tallied six wins in dual play. With the majority of his time being split between the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, Lehmann was able to garner at least one win outside of those two positions. Playing at the No. 1 spot, Lehmann defeated Joe Flanagan of Saint Louis, 6-2, 6-2 for his lone win at the top spot. His longest winning streak came in the fall season when he scored four straight victories in the month of October. In doubles, Lehmann teamed up with Chris Nott, Matt Walters and Nikolas Zogaj and totaled a 13-16 overall record. The majority of his doubles time in the spring was played with Nott at the two spot, where the tandem built up a 5-2 record at that position. Overall, they were 6-4 in dual play.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010): During his freshman season, Gregoire Lehmann accumulated the second-most wins of the Razorback’s team with 14. These include wins against No. 95 Matt Brewer from No. 2 ranked Tennessee and No. 104 Vasko Mladenov from No. 8-ranked Texas. During a match against Colombia, he was able to secure the win for Arkansas by defeating

Cyril Bucher in the clinching match, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. Lehmann also participated in six doubles matches. Three of these were wins against LSU, Oral Roberts and Missouri-Kansas City. Lehmann finished the season with a 14-6 overall singles record and was 3-3 in doubles play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lehmann played tennis, basketball and soccer at Lyce Vauvenargues High School. In junior’s play on the ITF circuit, he advanced in back-to-back years to the round of 16 and won doubles in the French Championship.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 15, 1991, Lehmann is the son of Erik and Catherine Lehmann. He has two sisters, Marion and Chloe.


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Lehmann's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2010 14-6 3-3 2011 12-19 13-162012* 1-2 2-1


2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 10/8 W -/- Juan Acuna (USF) 6-1, 6-310/9 L -/- Waylon Chin (MIAMI) 2-6, 7-6(4), 1-0(5)10/9 W -/- Marc Abdelnour (FAU) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(4)10/10 W -/- TEAM (MIAMI) walkover10/22 W -/- Aleksey Bessonov (OSU) 7-5, ret.10/23 W -/- Vlad Marinescu (WSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-310/23 L -/- Jean Erasmus (DRAKE) 6-4, 6-21/21 L -/- Artern Illyushin (MSU) 6-3, 6-21/22 L -/- Andries Mies (AU) 6-4, 6-21/23 W -/- Henry Jang-Milsten (ARMY) 6-4, 6-41/28 L -/- Tamas Batyi (UNLV) 7-6, 3-6, 6-31/30 W -/- Adham El-Effendi (SMU) 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(8)2/11 L -/- Will Vasos (IOWA) 7-6(6), 6-42/13 W -/- Nicholas Vinel (SCU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1)2/18 L -/- Laurentiu Gavrila (OU) 7-6(5), 6-12/20 L -/114 Clifford Marsland (TUL) 6-2, 2-6, 6-32/26 DNF -/- Jean-Charles Diame (FSU) 6-4, 4-4, DNF2/27 L -/- Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) 6-0, 4-6, 7-53/4 W -/- Chip Cox (SCU) 7-5, 6-23/6 L -/- Bob Van Overbeek (UF) 6-4, 6-13/11 L -/- Malte Stropp (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-53/13 W -/- Johan Backstrom (OM) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(8)3/16 L -/- Guillermo Nicol (WSU) 7-6(3), 3-6, 1-0(4)3/23 W -/- Joe Flanagan (SLU) 6-2, 6-23/26 L -/- Drake Bernstein (UGA) 6-0, 6-04/1 L -/- Vikram Reddy (UA) 3-6, 7-5, 6-34/3 L -/- Daniel Cochrane (AU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-04/6 L -/- Mikhail Trukshanin (ORU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(4)4/8 L -/104 Anthony Rossi (UK) 5-7, 6-4, 6-24/10 L -/- Bryant Salcedo (VU) 6-3, 6-44/16 W -/- Mark Bowtell (LSU) 7-6, 6-44/21 L -/- Bob van Overbeek (UF) 6-1, 6-3


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2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER 10/8 W -/- Davis/Reed (FSU) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj10/8 L -/- Pavia/Chin (MIAMI) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj10/9 W -/- Yoshizawa/Sabogal (USF) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj10/22 W -/- Fabik/Florez (SIU) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj10/22 L -/- Gallego/Arndt (MINN) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj1/21 L -/- Chaudry/White (MSU) 8-5/Chris Nott1/22 W -/- Hewitt/Cochrane (AU) 8-3/Chris Nott1/23 W -/- Van Valzer/Jang-Milsten (ARMY) 8-0/Chris Nott1/28 W -/- Bull/Ruegamer (UNLV) 8-5/Chris Nott1/30 W -/- Flood/Hattrup (SMU) 8-7/Chris Nott2/11 W -/- Zotov/Dunn (IOWA) 8-3/Chris Nott2/13 W -/- Pham/Armengaud (SCU) 8-5/Chris Nott2/18 L -/- Paval/Siributwon (OU) 8-5/Chris Nott2/20 W -/53 Ive/Barnes (TUL) 8-5/Chris Nott2/26 L -/- Alcantra/Diame (FSU) 8-3/Chris Nott2/27 L -/- Bull/Ruegamer (UNLV) 8-6/Chris Nott3/4 L -/- Sheehan/Pulsfort (SCU) 8-6/Chris Nott3/6 UNF -/- Federhofer/Slilam (UF) 7-5, UNF/Chris Nott3/11 L -/- Cant/Stropp (MSU) 8-5/Matt Walters3/13 L -/- Norberg/Skogeng (OM) 8-6/Matt Walters3/16 W -/- Marinescu/Nicol (WSU) 8-5/Chris Nott3/23 W -/- Sobolta/Trukshanin (ORU) 8-2/Matt Hogan3/23 W -/- Feder/Flanagan (SLU) 8-2/Matt Hogan3/26 L -/10 Garrapiz/Pieters (UGA) 8-1/Matt Hogan4/1 L -/76 Doverspike/Botha (UA) 8-3/Matt Hogan4/3 L -/28 Puetz/Cochrane (AU) 8-3/Matt Hogan4/6 W -/- Beslic/Suslov (ORU) 8-1/Matt Walters4/8 L -/64 Quigley/Cox (UK) 8-3/Matt Hogan4/10 L -/- Baker/Zotov (VU) 8-6/Matt Hogan4/21 L -/- But/van Overbeek (UF) 8-5/Matt Walters

Mike WardJunior6-1, 166

Knutsford, England (Lymm High School)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Ward followed up his solid freshman year with, yet, another strong year for the Razorbacks going 15-17 overall and earning eight wins in dual play. Those 15 wins were good for tops on the team. Ward, also, tied for second on the team in conference wins (3). Ward’s best weekend in singles came against Ian Chadwell and Rafael Rondino of Ala-bama and Auburn, when he swept both matches in straight sets. The match against Chadwell was especially gratifying as he won both sets by identical scores of 7-6(5). In doubles, Ward played the majority of his time with Nikolas Zogaj at the Nos. 2 and 3 positions. The duo went 14-9 together and was the only Hog doubles team to win double-digit matches throughout the year. The team also started the year winning 11 of their first 12 matches.


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AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Ward began his freshman year by winning two ITA Central Regional Qualifying matches and an ITA Central Regional Championship match. In doubles, the Ward and Chris Nott duo went undefeated together with three wins during tournament play. In the spring, he began play with a win over Lloyd Bruce-Burgess of Cowley County Community College, and after a loss, he followed it up by winning four match-es in a row. In doubles play, Ward gathered five more wins with partners Williams, Lehmann and Spinazze. The England native finished his freshman year with a singles record of 14-7 and a doubles record of 8-8. He tied Leh-mann in second place for the most wins for the year (14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Michael Ward played tennis and field hockey at Lymm High School in Cheshire, England. Ward was a three-time national school finalist, and competed in Interna-tional Tennis Federation events in Malta, Cyprus, Corfu, Turkey, Ireland and Denmark prior to coming to Arkansas. Ward’s Bolten, England, club team won the National Junior Club League title in 2003-2005 and advanced to the semifinals in 2006 and 2008.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 18, 1990, Ward is the son of Graham and Barbara Ward. He has one sister, Helen.

Ward's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2010 14-7 8-8 2011 15-17 15-102012* 3-5 7-2


2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 9/17 W -/- Jeroen Gortworst (IOWA) 6-0, 6-19/18 W -/- Brad Noel (WMU) 6-2, 6-09/18 L -/- Fabian Gogolin (UWGB) 6-3, 0-0 (30-15) ret.10/8 L -/- Eduardo Pavia (MIAMI) 7-6(1), 6-310/9 W -/96 Carl Sundberg (MIAMI) 6-1, 6-310/9 W -/- Ervin Garibovic (FAU) 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-0(8)10/10 W -/- Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(6)10/22 L -/- Mauricio Ballivian (DU) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-310/24 W -/- Jeff Cote (WIU) 6-2, 6-21/21 L -/- Maite Stropp (MSU) 6-2, 6-11/22 L -/- Daniel Cochrane (AU) 6-3, 6-41/23 W -/- Alex Holland (ARMY) 6-2, 6-1


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DATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 1/28 W -/- Alex Bull (UNLV) 3-6, 6-2, 6-41/30 L -/- Gaston Cuadranti (SMU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-62/11 W -/- Garret Dunn (IOWA) 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-12/13 L -/- Tom Pham (SCU) 6-4, 6-22/18 W -/- Lawrence Formenters (OU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-32/26 L -/- Siddarth Alapati (FSU) 7-5, 6-32/27 L -/- Alex Bull (UNLV) 6-4, 0-6, 6-43/4 L -/- Johannes Putsfort (USC) 6-3, 6-33/6 L -/- Billy Federhofer (UF) 7-6(5), 6-13/11 L -/- Louis Cant (MSU) 6-2, 6-03/16 W -/- Juan Estenssoro (WSU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-53/19 L -/- Edward Jones (UT) 6-2, 7-6(1)3/23 W -/- Vuk Poledica (SLU) 6-2, 6-23/26 L -/- Campbell Johnson (UGA) 6-4, 6-24/1 W -/- Ian Chadwell (UA) 7-6(5), 7-6(5)4/3 W -/- Rafael Rondino (AU) 6-4, 6-44/8 L -/- Grant Roberts (UK) 3-6, 6-4, 2-64/10 L -/- Alex Zotov (VU) 6-1, 7-6(2), 6-14/16 L -/- Sebastion Carlsson (LSU) 6-4, 6-44/21 L -/- Billy Federhofer (UF) 6-2, 6-0

2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER 9/17 W -/- De Beenhouwer/Snyder (SIU) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj9/17 W -/- Vasos/Kauss (IOWA) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj10/8 W -/- Adderly/Hagn (USF) 8-6/Nicholas Spinazze10/9 W -/- Acuna/Suarez (USF) 8-5/Mike Nott10/22 L -/- Biktyakov/Bessonov (OSU) 8-4/Mike Nott1/21 W 56/- Cant/Stropp (MSU) 9-8/Nikolas Zogaj1/22 W 56/- Lopasso/Miles (AU) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj1/23 W 56/- Holland/Verano (ARMY) 8-4/Nikolas Zogaj1/28 W 56/- Batyi/Sublette (UNLV) 8-4/Nikolas Zogaj1/30 W 56/- Costa/Nowicki (SMU) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj2/11 W 56/- Kauss/Tomlins (IOWA) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj2/13 W 56/- Lamble/Muchynski (SCU) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj2/18 W -/- Formentera/Gavrila (OU) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj2/20 L -/- Arevalo/De Klerk (TUL) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj2/26 W -/- Alapati/Ayoun (FSU) 8-1/Nikolas Zogaj2/27 UNF -/- Batyi/Konyves (UNLV) 6-7 UNF/Nikolas Zogaj3/4 W 66/- Kostanov/Cox (USC) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj3/6 L 66/- Bangoura/Lacroix (UF) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj3/11 L 66/- Coupland/Chaudry (MSU) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj3/13 L -/- Vorster/Lutjen (OM) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj3/16 L -/- Cavalcanti/Pereria (WSU) 8-7/7)/Nikolas Zogaj3/19 L -/- Fago/Jones (UT) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj3/26 L -/32 Doumbia/Taboada (UGA) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj4/1 W -/- Reddy/Thompson (UA) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj 4/3 L -/- Gonzalez/Gomez (AU) 9-7/Nikolas Zogaj4/8 L -/- Lipman/Salcedo (UK) 8-5/Nikolas Zogaj4/21 L -/- Federhofer/Slilam (UF) 8-3/Nikolas Zogaj


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Hall FessJunior

6-5, 160Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Fess appeared in 13 matches for the Razorbacks and compiled a 9-4 re-cord overall and was 2-1 in dual play during the spring. Those two wins came at the Nos. 4 and 5 posi-tions against Matthew Tansil of Oral Roberts (6-0, 6-0) and Drew Feder of Saint Louis (2-6, 6-0, 1-0(3)). In doubles, Fess saw playing time with four Razorback teammates, but was most successful with Taj Har-rison. The team built up a perfect 3-0 record after a great showing at the Auburn quad early in the 2011 year.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Hall Fess redshirted for the 2009-2010 Season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Fess was the tennis team captain at Little Rock Christian Academy and was the winner of the 5A state championship in 2007. He received athletic honors, including all-conference and all-state. Fess was the No. 1 singles player all four years at Little Rock Christian and reached as high as No. 9 in the Arkansas rankings. Fess was also an outstanding student off the court, graduating with high honors.

PERSONAL: Born July 21, 1990, Fess is the son of Greg and Judi Fess. He has three sisters, Sarah, Rebekah and Kristen. Both of his parents played college tennis. His father played for the University of Arkansas and his mother played for Mississippi University for Women.


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Fess's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2010 REDSHIRT 2011 9-4 8-42012* 5-8 11-3


2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 10/15 W -/- Colby Meeks (TJC) 6-2, 6-410/16 L -/- Guillermo Nicol (WSU) 6-4, 6-210/16 W -/- David Heckler (UMKC) 6-3, 6-010/17 W -/- Nick Mader (UMKC) 6-0, 6-110/21 L -/- Valentin Mihal (WSU) 6-4, 6-210/21 W -/- Justin Abrams (BRAD) 6-3, 6-310/24 W -/- Ryan Proctor (OU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(7)1/21 W -/- Antonio Lastre (MSU) 7-6, 6-7, 1-0(4)1/22 L -/- Lucas Lopasso (AU) 6-3, 6-31/23 W -/- Rashad Shelton (ARMY) 6-4, 6-33/23 W -/- Matthew Tansil (ORU) 6-0, 6-03/23 W -/- Drew Feder (SLU) 2-6, 6-0, 1-0(3)4/6 L -/- Dmitry Suslov (ORU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6)

2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER 10/15 L -/- Taylor/Meeks (TJC) 8-4/Nicholas Spinazze10/16 W -/- Chermaci/Estenssoro (WSU) 8-6/Nicholas Spinazze10/16 W -/- Schoenhofer/Heckler (UMKC) 8-2/Nicholas Spinazze10/17 W -/- Alholm/Hays (UMKC) 8-4/Nichols Spinazze1/21 W -/- Lastre/Stump (MSU) 8-6/Taj Harrison1/22 W -/- Monteiro/Rondino (AU) 8-5/Taj Harrison1/23 W -/- Shelton/Clark (ARMY) 8-5/Taj Harrison3/16 W -/- Chermaci/Mihal (WSU) 8-5/Matt Hogan3/19 L -/38 Sandgren/Williams (UT) 8-4/Matt Hogan3/23 W -/- Kella/Poledica (SLU) 8-2/Matt Walters4/6 L -/- Sobolta/Trukshanin (ORU) 8-4/Mike Nott4/10 UNF -/- Jones/Bazarnik (VU) 8-8, UNF/Manfred Jeske4/16 L -/- Gautheir/Borsos (LSU) 8-4/Manfred Jeske


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Manfred JeskeSophomore

6-3, 170Pretoria, Rep. of South Africa (Afrikoanse Hoer Seunskool)

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Jeske joined the Razor-backs mid-season and started his collegiate career in the spring. Jeske played in seven singles matches, go-ing 4-3. Four of those matches came at the No. 6 posi-tion, but in the two times playing up at the four and five spots, Jeske went 2-0. He also earned one confer-ence win for the Razorbacks when he took a straight-set win over Vanderbilt’s Alex DiValerio, 6-4, 7-5.

HIGH SCHOOL: Manfred Jeske attended Afrikoanse Hoer Seunskool and played tennis with the Belgrave Club team. He was also a part of the national team and has played in Argentina, Germany, France, Bel-gium and Spain. For three years straight, Jeske re-ceived first place at the Super 7 tournament. While in high school, Jeske was also team captain of his soccer team and graduated in the top five of his class.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 4, 1992, Jeske is the son of Heimo Joerg and Adelheid Jeske. He has a sister, Helga, who also plays tennis.

Jeske's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2011 4-3 1-12012* 8-5 8-3



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2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 3/6 L -/- Andrew Butz (UF) 6-3, 7-6(1)3/13 L -/- Adrian Skogeng (OM) 6-2, 6-13/23 W -/- Dmitry Suslov (ORU) 6-3, 6-33/23 W -/- Patrick Kella (SLU) 6-2, 6-04/6 W -/- Igor Sobolta (ORU) 6-4, 7-64/10 W -/- Alex DiValerio (VU) 6-4, 7-54/16 L -/- Julien Gauthier (LSU) 7-5, 6-44/21 UNF -/- Spencer Newman (UF) 6-2, 5-2, UNF2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 3/23 W -/- Tansil/Prevost (ORU) 8-0/Nicholas Spinazze4/6 W -/- Tansil/Prevost (ORU) 8-2/Taj Harrison4/10 UNF -/- Jones/Bazarnik (VU) 8-8 UNF/Hall Fess4/16 L -/- Gauthier/Borsos (LSU) 8-4/Hall Fess

Mike NottSophomore

6-4, 170Chorley, England (Rivington and Backrod High School)

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Nott played almost extensively in the fall season where he com-piled a 7-10 record. He began his Razorback career on a six-match winning streak, earning vic-tories against players from Notre Dame, Iowa, Purdue, Southern Illinois, Florida Atlantic and Wisconsin-Green Bay. Nott also played in six doubles matches throughout the year, going 2-4

with teammates Hall Fess, Matt Hogan, Mike Ward and Nikolas Zogaj.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Mike Nott attended Rivington and Blackrod High School in Horwich, Bolton, England. He competed in International Tennis Federation events in Great Britain and Ireland and participated in some tournaments as well. Nott was the U12, U14, U16 and U18 County Champion. He was also the U18 County Cup Winner and also a National Grand Prix Semi-Final-ist.

PERSONAL: Nott was born April 19, 1992, to Derek and Lorraine Nott in Preston, England. He has a brother Christopher, who also played tennis for the University of Arkansas.


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Nott's Career NumbersYEAR SINGLES DOUBLES

2011 9-12 7-92012* 5-7 9-4


2011 SINGLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE 9/17 W -/- Josh Oothoudt (UWGB) 6-3, 6-49/18 W -/- Daven Brodess (ND) 6-1, 6-29/18 W -/- Michael Swank (IOWA) 6-1, 6-29/19 W -/- Jan-Frans Englebrecht (PUR) 6-2, 7-6(7)9/19 W -/- Falk Debeenhouwer (SIU) 6-2, 6-310/8 W -/- Oliver Webb (FAU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(4)10/9 L -/- Santiago Nieto (MIAMI) 6-3, 6-110/9 L -/- Jamal Adderly (USF) 6-2, 6-310/10 L -/- Sebastian Hagn (USF) 6-0, 6-310/15 L -/- Javier Perez (TJC) 7-5, 0-6, 6-210/16 L -/- Adrian Chermaci (WSU) 6-1, 6-310/16 L -/- Grant Fleming (UMKC) 6-7, 6-2, 7-510/17 W -/- Abdul Alawadhi (UMKC) 6-3, 6-7, 6-310/22 L -/- Austin Kauss (IOWA) 7-5, 6-310/24 L -/- Lawrence Formentera (OU) 6-2, 6-110/29 L -/- Kasper Konyves (UNLV) 7-5, 6-210/29 L -/- Dominic Burmudez (NAU) 6-4, 6-32/20 L -/- Alastair Barnes (TUL) 4-6, 7-6, 6-33/19 L -/- Jarryd Chaplin (UT) 6-3, 6-13/23 W -/- Matthew Prevost (ORU) 6-1, 6-04/6 W -/- Dario Beslic (ORU) 6-0, 6-0

2011 DOUBLES RESULTSDATE W/L UA/OPP. RANK OPPONENT TEAM SCORE/PARTNER 9/17 W -/- Hopfe/Jess (UWGB) 8-4/Taj Harrison9/17 L -/- Brodess/Kelly (ND) 8-6/Taj Harrison10/8 L -/- Abdelnour/Garibovic (FAU) 8-4/Taj Harrison10/8 L -/- Sundberg/Aly (MIAMI) 8-4/Taj Harrison10/9 W -/- Acuna/Suarez (USF) 8-5/Mike Ward10/15 W -/- Bishop/Perez (TJC) 9-7/Taj Harrison10/16 L -/- Pereira/Nico (WSU) 9-7/Taj Harrison10/16 W -/- Hasandedic/Fleming (UMKC) 8-3/Taj Harrison10/17 W -/- Ristivojevic/Alawadhi (UMKC) 8-6/Taj Harrison 10/22 L -/- Bikyakov/Bessonov (OSU) 8-4/Mike Ward10/29 W -/- Alvarado/Lynch (UNLV) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj10/30 L -/- Bridge/Dejager (CP) 8-6/Nikolas Zogaj3/6 L -/- Overbeek/Butz (UF) 8-5/Matt Hogan3/19 L -/- Chaplin/Smith (UT) 8-2/Chris Nott3/23 W -/- Welkener/Balachandran (SLU) 8-6/Chris Nott4/6 L -/- Sobolta/Trukshanin (ORU) 8-4/Hall Fess


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Pete ThomasonJunior

5-10, 163Amarillo, Texas (Tyler Junior College)(Amarillo High)

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Thomason was a two-time All-American at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. In 2010, he was a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association national co-championship team and, also, was the ITA Junior College doubles champion. During his second year, Thomason led TJC back to the finals where the Apaches finished second in the nation. He and partner Javier Perez also finished second in doubles, leading Tyler to a 15-5 record in 2011 and a 14-4 mark in 2010 to coincide with the tri-national championship. Coached by John Peterson at TJC, Thomason finished the 2010-11 season with an ITA singles ranking of No. 42 and a doubles ranking of No. 14.

PERSONAL: Pete was born on Oct. 10, 1990. An Amarillo, Texas native, Thomason played in numerous prestigious and competitive tournaments and was consistently ranked in the top 20 in all age groups. He is the son of Seth and Susie Thomason and has an older sister, Erin. He is an engineering major at the U of A.

Jovan ParlicFreshman6-3, 168

Miami, Fla. (Miami Palmetto Senior High)

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Parlic comes to Fayetteville by way of Miami Palmetto Senior High School where he was one of the top players in the state of Florida. During his senior season, Parlic reached the state finals in both singles and doubles and was named Miami’s best spring athlete by the Miami Herald at the end of the season. Before Miami, Parlic lived in his native country of Serbia where he was ranked in the top 10 in the junior national rankings.

PERSONAL: Jovan was born on Nov. 26, 1992 and is the son of Uros and Slavica Parlic. He plans to ma-jor in physical therapy.


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Victor HoangFreshman5-6, 150

Burlington, Ontario, Canada (St. Aloysius Gonzaga)

Christian LeeFreshman6-1, 152

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Saddlebrook Prep)

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Hoang comes to the Razorbacks having been ranked in the top 225 in the ITF world junior rankings. He also acquired several accomplishments during his high school years, including winning three ITF world titles and was a national singles finalist and a two-time doubles champion. Ho-ang was also the Provincial champion three years straight where he was ranked No. 1 in his providence and No. 2 in Canada in the Under 16 division. During his senior year, he kept his No. 1 providence rank-ing and remained in the top 5 in Canada. Hoang also carries his athletic talents off the tennis courts as he became a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and took second place at the Taekwondo National Championships for the Under 17 division.

PERSONAL: Victor was born on Jan. 15, 1992 and is the son of Lam and Nancy Hoang. He has a younger brother named Daniel. Victor chose Arkansas because he liked the coaching staff and liked how they spend a lot of time developing their players.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Lee arrived at Arkansas off the international scene from Kuala Lumpur, Malay-sia where he previously played at Garden International School and Saddlebrook Prepatory School. At Saddlebrook, Lee was coached by former Razorback Aleksey Bubis. Lee has played extensively in the ITF juniors circuit, earning a No. 1 ranking in the U12, U16 and U18 categories and a career high ranking of 270 overall. In singles, he has won 37 matches as well as 26 doubles matches during his time on the ITF circuit.

PERSONAL: Christian was born on April 19, 1992 and he is the son of Vun-Tsiu and Maria Lee. He also has a younger brother, Jason Michael (17). Christian is planning to major in sports management at the U of A.


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2012 PREVIEWThe 2012 Razorback men’s tennis team comes into the spring season reloaded with youthful experience as well as returning veteran experience in hopes of returning the Arkansas tennis program back to the top of the standings. This year’s schedule is loaded with strength as the Hogs will welcome six teams to their home courts that finished the year ranked in the ITA Top-75 last season. Overall, the Razorbacks’ spring schedule features 14 ranked teams with eight coming from the Southeastern Conference alone. Head Coach Robert Cox thinks that his team is up to the challenge and will benefit in the long run. “Our schedule really sets up perfectly for the team we have,” Cox said. “If we can get off to a good start and grab some of these non-conference ranked wins early, it’ll give us a lot of confidence going into SEC play.” On paper, Arkansas fields one of its largest rosters in recent years. Twelve players make up the 2011-12 Arkansas Razorbacks and eight players return from last year’s squad. According to Coach Cox, the large roster makes finding a doubles rotation easier to mix and match when the time calls for it. “You have to have a deep team to go through the schedule,” Cox said. “I think we have that this year. We have a good mix of guys and nearly the entire roster will definitely see playing time this year.” Seniors Nikolas Zogaj and Matt Walters lead the way this year as the two captains of the team. Zogaj finished the 2011 spring season fourth on the team in wins in singles with a 13-21 record, while Walters salvaged eight wins to bring his career record to 27-27 going into this year’s fall season. The two bounced back in a big way this fall going a combined 13-6 in singles and Walters teamed up with junior Hall Fess to go 8-1 in doubles for the most wins on the team. Coach Cox says he wouldn’t want any other guys leading the team this year than Zogaj and Walters. “Over the last four year, Zogaj and Walters have played a lot of dual matches,” Cox said. “Even Taj Harrison is playing his best tennis right now. Zogaj has been through highs and lows with our prgram and really matured over the years as well and Walters is just a leader on the courts.”

The Razorbacks not only have senior leader-ship this season, but they also bring back a field of ju-niors, who were responsible for a large portion of their wins last year. Gregoire Lehmann and Mike Ward return 27 singles wins with them from the 2011 spring season and also 28 doubles wins combined between the two. Both players are accomplished doubles players and have been able to hold their own in singles over the years. Coach Cox sees both Lehmann and Ward as a strong portion of this year’s team and the possibility of being a strong doubles team together. “It’s going to be important for us to win that doubles point in dual matches,” Cox said. “We don’t have any superstars; we all know our role and our identity. We’re gonig to be looking at all combinations come January. The good thing is, they all have inter-changable parts, which helps mix and match ” Lehmann and Ward both bring an exponential amount of experience to the table this year as both players have garnered extended playing time since their freshman seasons.Coach Cox knows that having


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2012 Spring Schedule

Jan. 28 UT Arlington/ORU FAYETTEVILLE Noon/5 p.m.Feb. 3 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. Feb. 4 DePaul Iowa City, Iowa 2:30 p.m.Feb. 10 PURDUE FAYETTEVILLE 5:30 p.m.Feb. 12 STETSON FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m.Feb. 17 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 6 p.m.Feb. 24 Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif. 5 p.m.Feb. 25 Pacific Santa Clara, Calif. NoonMarch 2 VANDERBILT* FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m.March 4 KENTUCKY* FAYETTEVILLE 11:30 a.m.March 9 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 2 p.m.March 11 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. NoonMarch 16 WICHITA ST. FAYETTEVILLE 5:30 p.m.March 18 S. MISSISSIPPI FAYETTEVILLE NoonMarch 20 LAMAR FAYETTEVILLE 5:30 p.m.March 20 UMKC FAYETTEVILLE 1:30 p.m.March 23 Georgia* Athens, Ga. 1:30 p.m.March 25 TENNESSEE* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.March 30 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m.April 1 Miss. St.* Starkville, Miss. 1 p.m.April 6 FLORIDA* FAYETTEVILLE 2 p.m.April 8 S. CAROLINA* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.April 14 LSU* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.April 19-22 SEC TOURNAMENT Starkville, MissMay 11-13 NCAA TOURNAMENT Athens, Ga.May 18-27 NCAA INDIVIDUALS Athens, Ga.

BOLD DENOTES HOME MATCHES - Played at the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center* - denotes conference match

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that experience on the team is like having two more seniors on the roster. “With the mix of these guys, we have such good team chemistry,” Cox said. “Everything seems fresh this year and I can tell Lehmann and Ward are ready for their junior campaign. For both of those guys who have had some success, they want to get to the NCAA Tournament because they haven’t gotten to taste that yet.” Jovan Parlic, Christian Lee, Victor Hoang and junior college transfer Pete Thomason make up the newcomers for the 2012 team. All four players come in with plenty of international experience and Coach Cox believes that the new players will contribute ear-lier than expected. “All these new guys have helped come in and change the culture of the team,” Cox said. “They’ve really changed the mindset. They’ve brought freshness and I think we did a good job of recruiting character. They bring more to this team than just on-court suc-cess. Off the court, they are in another league.” If there’s one thing the Razorbacks will focus on this year, it’s doubles. The doubles point in dual matches is always a momentum booster in college tennis and Coach Cox wants to continue that tradition this season at Arkansas, which has been known for its doubles dominance over the years.


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2011 RECAP The 2011 version of the Razorback men’s tennis team saw the end of the ca-reers for three seniors, Chris Nott, Matt Hogan and Nicholas Spinazze. All three players compiled a winning record in their four years as a Razorback with Nott finish-ing the highest with a 78-60 record. Nott, a native of Chorley, England, played four full years for Robert Cox and spent his final two years playing at the No. 1 singles spot for the Hogs. He earned All-SEC honors in 2011, earning a spot on the third team after going 14-19 overall and winning four matches in SEC play. This marks the second year in a row that Nott has earned All-SEC accolades and gives Arkansas 11 selections to the All-SEC team over the last eight years. Blake Strode was on the first-team in 2009 and 2007. In 2006, Adrian Zguns was select-ed to the first team, and Strode and Matt Roberts were on the second team. In 2005, Rohan Gajjar earned first team honors and Roberts was second team. In 2004, Zguns was first team and Nathan Price was second team. Head Coach Robert Cox, who was in his 24th straight season at the helm of the men’s tennis team, added seven more wins to his overall total as Arkansas’ all-time winningest coach. His 293 wins leave him just seven shy of the 300 mark, a number only a few college coaches have reached. Cox is still well ahead of Tom Pucci on the Arkansas list, who sits at 218.

As a program, Arkansas has 753 all-time victories, and Cox has been responsible for 39 percent of those wins. Even with the strong output from the Hog seniors, the team got just as good out-ings from its juniors and sophomores. Mike Ward finished the year tied for the team lead in wins. He had 15 wins and also built up a 15-9 record in doubles with Nikolas Zogaj. Zogaj, as well, finished third on the team in singles wins as he brought in 13 alone. Taj Harrison and Gregoire Lehmann round out the returning players who tal-lied double-digit singles wins in 2010-11. Harrison finished out the year with a 11-8 record and Lehmann was 12-19.

2011 RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION W-LJan. 28 UNLV FAYETTEVILLE L, 2-5Jan. 30 SMU FAYETTEVILLE W, 5-2Feb. 11 IOWA FAYETTEVILLE W, 6-1Feb. 13 SANTA CLARA FAYETTEVILLE W, 4-3Feb. 18 OKLAHOMA FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3Feb. 20 TULSA FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2Feb. 26 Fresno St. Las Vegas, Nev. L, 4-0Feb. 27 UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. L, 4-2March 4 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. L, 4-3March 6 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. L, 7-0March 11 MISS. STATE* FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2March 13 OLE MISS* FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2March 16 WICHITA ST. FAYETTEVILLE W, 5-2March 19 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. L, 7-0March 23 ORU FAYETTEVILLE W, 7-0March 23 SAINT LOUIS FAYETTEVILLE W, 7-0March 26 GEORGIA* FAYETTEVILLE L, 7-0April 1 ALABAMA* FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3April 3 AUBURN* FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2April 5 ORU Tulsa, Okla. W, 5-2April 8 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. L, 5-2April 10 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. L, 6-1April 16 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. L, 6-1April 21 Florida$ Gainesville, Fla. L, 4-0Home matches in bold. *- denotes SEC match, $ - denotes SEC Tourn.


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2010-11 INDIVIDUAL STATSSingles No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Dual SEC Tourn. Overall Hall Fess - - 0-1 1-0 1-0 - 2-1 - 7-3 9-4Taj Harrison - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 3-0 - 8-8 11-8Matt Hogan 1-3 8-9 - - - - 9-12 3-8 6-5 15-17Manfred Jeske - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 1-3 4-3 1-3 - 4-3Gregoire Lehmann 1-1 - 2-6 3-8 - - 6-15 3-8 6-4 12-19Chris Nott 6-12 2-2 - - - - 8-14 4-8 6-5 14-19Michael Nott - - - 1-0 - 1-2 2-2 0-1 7-10 9-12Nicholas Spinazze - - - - - - - - 2-8 2-8Matt Walters - - 1-0 0-2 1-7 5-2 7-11 0-9 1-2 8-13Mike Ward - 1-0 - - 2-11 5-1 8-12 3-8 7-5 15-17Nikolas Zogaj - - 2-9 3-4 - - 5-13 1-9 8-8 13-21Totals 8-16 12-11 6-16 9-14 6-18 13-8 54-83 15-44 58-58 112-131

Doubles No. 1 No. 2 No.3 Dual SEC Tourn. Overall Fess/Harrison - - - - - 3-0 3-0Fess/Walters - 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0Fess/M. Nott 0-1 - - 0-1 - - 0-1Fess/Jeske - - 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1Harrison/Jeske - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0Hogan/Walters 3-6 - - 3-6 0-1 2-1 5-7Hogan/M. Nott - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1Hogan/Fess 0-1 - 1-0 1-1 0-1 - 1-1Hogan/Lehmann 2-5 - - 2-5 0-5 - 2-5Lehmann/C. Nott 1-0 5-2 0-2 6-4 0-1 2-1 8-5Lehmann/Walters - 1-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 - 1-3Lehmann/Zogaj - - - - - 3-2 3-2C. Nott/Hogan 0-2 - - 0-2 0-2 5-3 5-5C. Nott/Walters - 0-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 - 2-2M. Nott/Harrison - - - - - 4-4 4-4M. Nott/C. Nott - 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 - 1-1Spinazze/Fess - - - - - 3-1 3-1Spinazze/Harrison - - - - - 0-1 0-1Spinazze/Ward - - - - - 1-0 1-0Spinazze/Jeske - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0Ward/M. Nott - - - - - 1-1 1-1Ward/Walters - 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0Ward/Zogaj 0-1 3-6 6-2 9-9 3-7 5-0 14-9Zogaj/M. Nott - - - - - 1-1 1-1 Totals 6-16 11-11 12-9 29-36 5-25 30-15 59-51

Individual Doubles RecordHall Fess 8-4 Gregoire Lehmann 13-16 Matt Walters 11-11Taj Harrison 8-5 Chris Nott 15-14 Mike Ward 15-10Matt Hogan 14-16 Mike Nott 7-9 Nikolas Zogaj 17-12Manfred Jeske 1-1 Nicholas Spinazze 6-2


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2011 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS#67 UNLV 5, #72 ARKANSAS 2Jan. 28, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 5*, 31. Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-7, 6-22. Johannes Markel (UNLV) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 3-6, 6-2, 6-23. Nicholas Batyi (UNLV) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 7-6, 3-6, 6-34. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-3, 6-25. Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 7-6, 4-6, 6-36. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Alex Bull (UNLV) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2*, 11. Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV) def. Walters/Hogan (ARK) 8-62. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. Bull/Ruegamer (UNLV) 8-53. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Batyi/Sublette (UNLV) 8-4

#68 SMU 2, #72 Arkansas 5Jan. 30, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 5, 1, 4, 2, 6*, 31. #29 Artem Baradach (SMU) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-0, 6-42. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. David Costa (SMU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-53. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Adham El-Effendi (SMU) 6-7, 7-5, 7-64. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) def. Mischa Nowicki (SMU) 6-2, 6-25. Gaston Cuadranti (SMU) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-2, 6-06. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Tobias Flood (SMU) 6-7(8), 6-2, 6-4DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3*, 21. Walters/Hogan (ARK) def. Baradach/El-Effendi (SMU) 8-32. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. Flood/Hattrup (SMU) 9-73. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Costa/Nowicki (SMU) 8-5

#74 Iowa 1, #71 Arkansas 6Feb. 11, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 4, 3, 5, 1*, 6, 21. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Mark Bruche (IOWA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-32. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. Nikita Zotov (IOWA) 6-4, 7-53. Will Vasos (IOWA) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 7-6(6), 6-44. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) def. Austen Kauss (IOWA) 6-4, 6-35. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Garret Dunn (IOWA) 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-16. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Mitch Beckert (IOWA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0DOUBLES Order of Finish: 2, 3*, 11. Bruche/Vasos (IOWA) def. Walters/Hogan (ARK) 8-62. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. Zotov/Dunn (IOWA) 8-33. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Kauss/Tomlins (IOWA) 8-3

#47 Santa Clara 3, #71 Arkansas 4Feb. 13, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 1, 3*, 41. Kyle Dandan (SCU) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-3, 6-32. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. Max Armengaud (SCU) 6-3, 6-33. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Nicholas Vinel (SCU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1)4. John Lamble (SCU) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 3-6, 7-5, 6-15. Tom Pham (SCU) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-4, 6-26. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Eugene Muchynski (SCU) 6-2, 6-3DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2*, 1 1. Walters/Hogan (ARK) def. Dandan/Vinel (SCU) 9-72. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. Pham/Armengaud (SCU) 8-53. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Lamble/Muchynski (SCU) 8-6

#21 Oklahoma 4, #59 Arkansas 3Feb. 18, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1*1. #28 Ionut Beleleu (OU) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-4, 5-7, 6-32. #69 Costin Paval (OU) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-2, 6-43. Laurentiu Gavrila (OU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 7-6(5), 6-14. Tsvetan Mihov (OU) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 3-6, 6-3, 6-45. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Lawrence Formentera (OU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-36. Matt Walters (ARK) def. John Warden (OU) 7-6(1), 6-2DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 1*, 21. Hogan/Walters (ARK) def. Beleleu/Mihov (OU) 8-52. Paval/Siributwong (OU) def. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) 8-53. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Formentera/Gavrila (OU) 8-3

#38 Tulsa 5, #59 Arkansas 2Feb. 20, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 4*, 2, 61. #40 Marcelo Arevalo (TUL) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-1, 6-32. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. #94 Ashley Watling (TUL) 2-6, 7-6, 1-0(5)3. #114 Clifford Marsland (TUL) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-2, 2-6, 6-34. #117 Japie De Klerk (TUL) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 1-6, 6-1, 6-45. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Tristan Jackson (TUL) 6-2, 7-66. Alastair Barnes (TUL) def. Mike Nott (ARK) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3*, 21. #19 Watling/Marsland (TUL) def. Hogan/Walters (ARK) 8-42. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. #53 Ive/Barnes (TUL) 8-53. De Klerk/Arevalo (TUL ) def. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) 8-6

#58 Arkansas 0, #31 Fresno State 4Feb. 26, 2011Las Vegas, Nev.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 2, 1, 5*1. #83 Rikus de Villiers (FRES) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-3, 6-32. #89 Remi Boutillier (FRES) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-2, 6-33. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) led Jean-Charles Diame (FRES) 6-4, 4-4 DNF4. Francis Alcantara (FRES) led Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 3-6, 6-0, 4-1 DNF5. Siddharth Alapati (FRES) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 7-5, 6-36. David Ayoun (FRES) led Matt Walters (ARK) 7-5, 2-6, 3-2 DNFDOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2, 1*1. #29 de Villiers/Boutillier (FRES) def. Hogan/Walters (ARK) 9-8(5)2. Alcantara/Diame (FRES) def. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) 8-33. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) def. Alapati/Ayoun (FRES) 8-1

#58 Arkansas 2, UNLV 4Feb. 27, 2011Las Vegas, Nev.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 5*1. #76 Mehdi Bouras (UNLV) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-2, 6-42. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Tamas Batyi (UNLV) 6-3, 6-23. Rene Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-0, 4-6, 7-54. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) def. Bernard Schoeman (UNLV) 6-2, 6-15. Alex Bull (UNLV) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-4, 0-6, 6-46. Matt Walters (ARK) led Charlie Alvarado (UNLV) 6-4, 5-6 DNFDOUBLES


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Order of Finish: 1, 3*1. Bouras/Schoeman (UNLV) def Walters/Hogan (ARK) 8-62. BatyiKonyves (UNLV) led Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 7-6 DNF3. Bull/Ruegamer (UNLV) def. Nott/Lehmann (ARK) 8-6

#69 Arkansas 3, South Carolina 4March 4, 2011Columbia, S.C. SINGLESOrder of Finish: 4, 3, 5, 6*, 2, 11. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. Ivan Machado (USC) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)2. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Nick Jones (USC) 5-7, 6-4, 6-23. Alexander Kostanov (USC) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-4, 6-24. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Chip Cox (USC) 7-5, 6-25. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-3, 6-36. Harry Menzies (USC) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-4, 7-5DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 1, 2, 3*1. Machado/Jones (USC) def. Hogan/Walters (ARK) 8-62. #66 Ward/Zogaj (ARK) def. Kostanov/Cox (USC) 8-63. Pulsfort/Sheehan (USC) def. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) 8-6

#69 Arkansas 0, #11 FloridaMarch 6, 2011Gainesville, Fla.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 4, 2*, 5, 3, 61. #6 Alexandre Lacroix (UF) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-3, 6-12. #32 Sekou Bangoura Jr. (UF) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-2, 6-33. #125 Nassim Slilam (UF) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-2, 7-54. Bob van Overbeek (UF) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-4, 6-15. Billy Federhofer (UF) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 7-6(5), 6-16. Andrew Butz (UF) def. Manfred Jeske (ARK) 6-3, 7-6(1)DOUBLES Order of Finish: 2, 1*1. Bangoura Jr./Lacroix (UF) def. #66 Ward/Zogaj (ARK) 8-62. Butz/van Overbeek (UF) def. Hogan/M. Nott (ARK) 8-53. Lehmann/C. Nott (ARK) led Federhofer/Slilam (UF) 7-5 DNF

#38 Mississippi State 5, #62 Arkansas 2March 11, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4*, 1, 61. Chris Nott (ARK) def. #92 Artem Ilyushin (MSU) 6-7(3), 6-2, 7-52. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. George Coupland (MSU) 7-6(7), 6-23. James Chaudry (MSU) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-2, 6-04. Malte Stropp (MSU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-3, 3-6, 7-55. #73 Louis Cant (MSU) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-2, 6-06. Zach White (MSU) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(2)DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 1*, 31. Ilyushin/White (MSU) def. Nott/Hogan (ARK) 8-62. Coupland/Chaudry (MSU) def. #66 Ward/Zogaj (ARK) 8-53. Cant/Stropp (MSU) def. Lehmann/Walters (ARK) 8-5

#22 Ole Miss 5, #62 Arkansas 2March 13, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 3, 6, 2*, 5, 1, 41. Chris Nott (ARK) def. #100 Marcel Thiemann (UM) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8)2. #101 Tucker Vorster (UM) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-4, 6-33. Jonas Lutjen (UM) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-1, 6-34. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Johan Backstrom (UM) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(8)5. Chris Thiemann (UM) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-4, 6-16. Adrian Skogeng (UM) def. Manfred Jeske (ARK) 6-1, 6-2DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2*1. #5 Thiemann/Thiemann (UM) tied Nott/Hogan (ARK) 7-7 DNF

2. Vorster/Lutjen (UM) def. #66 Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 8-53. Norberg/Skogeng (UM) def. Lehmann/Walters (ARK) 8-6

Wichita State 2, #65 Arkansas 5March 16, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3, 5, 2*, 4, 61. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Vlad Marinescu (WSU) 6-2, 6-32. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. Matheus Pereira (WSU) 6-2, 6-33. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) def. David Cavalcanti (WSU) 6-2, 6-04. Guillermo Nicol (WSU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 7-6(3), 3-6, 1-0(4)5. Valentin Mihai (WSU) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-2, 6-26. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Juan Estenssoro (ARK) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 1*, 21. Lehmann/Nott (ARK) def. Marinescu/Nicol (WSU) 8-52. Cavalcanti/Pereira (WSU) def. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 9-8(7)3. Hogan/Fess (ARK) def. Chermaci/Mihai (WSU) 8-5

#65 Arkansas 0, #1 Tennessee 7March 19, 2011Knoxville, Tenn.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 6, 4*, 3, 2, 51. #12 John-Patrick Smith (TENN) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-0, 6-02. #3 Rhyne Williams (TENN) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-4, 6-13. #44 Tennys Sandgren (TENN) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-3, 6-24. #51 Matteo Fago (TENN) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-0, 7-55. Edward Jones (TENN) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-2, 7-6(1)6. Jarryd Chaplin (TENN) def. Mike Nott (ARK) 6-3, 6-1DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 1*, 31. #38 Sandgren/Williams (TENN) def. Fess/Hogan (ARK) 8-42. Chaplin/Smith (TENN) def. M. Nott/C. Nott (ARK) 8-23. Fago/Jones (TENN) def. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 8-6

Oral Roberts 0, #68 Arkansas 7March 23, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 6, 5, 1*, 4, 3, 21. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Mikhail Trukshanin (ORU) 6-0, 6-32. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. Igor Sobolta (ORU) 6-2, 6-33. Taj Harrison (ARK) def. Dario Beslic (ORU) 6-2, 6-34. Manfred Jeske (ARK) def. Dmitry Suslov (ORU) 6-3, 6-35. Hall Fess (ARK) def. Matthew Tansil (ORU) 6-0, 6-06. Mike Nott (ARK) def. Matthew Prevost (ORU) 6-1, 6-0DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2*, 11. Hogan/Lehmann (ARK) def. Sobolta/Trukshanin (ORU) 8-42. Walters/Ward (ARK) def. Beslic/Suslov (ORU) 8-23. Spinazze/Jeske (ARK) def. Tansil/Prevost (ORU) 8-0

Saint Louis 0, #68 Arkansas 7March 23, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 5, 2, 3*, 1, 4, 61. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Joe Flanagan (SLU) 6-2, 6-22. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Vuk Poledica (SLU) 6-2, 6-23. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Nishaad Balachandran (SLU) 6-4, 6-04. Hall Fess (ARK) def. Drew Feder (SLU) 2-6, 6-0, 1-0(3)5. Manfred Jeske (ARK) def. Patrick Kella (SLU) 6-2, 6-06. Taj Harrison (ARK) def. Dave Welkener (SLU) 6-2, 6-3DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 1*, 31. Hogan/Lehman (ARK) def. Feder/Flanagan (SLU) 8-2


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#11 Georgia 7, #68 Arkansas 0March 26, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 4, 3, 5*, 6, 2, 11. #13 Wil Spencer (UGA) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 7-6(9), 2-6, 1-0(8)2. #25 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-3, 6-33. #48 Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-2, 6-24. Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-0, 6-05. Hernus Pieters (UGA) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-3, 6-06. Campbell Johnson (UGA) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-4, 6-2DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 1, 2*1. #10 Garrapiz/Pieters (UGA) def. Hogan/Lehmann (ARK) 8-12. #32 Doumbia/Taboada (UGA) def. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 8-53. Walters/Nott (ARK) def. #47 Bernstein/Spencer (UGA) 8-6

#43 Alabama 4, #69 Arkansas 3April 1, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4*, 61. Chris Nott (ARK) def. Ricky Doverspike (ALA) 6-0, 6-42. Daniil Proskura (ALA) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 4-6, 6-2, 6-23. Jarryd Botha (ALA) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-1, 6-44. Vikram Reddy (ALA) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 3-6, 7-5, 6-35. Michael Thompson (ALA) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-4, 6-16. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Ian Chadwell (ALA) 7-6(5), 7-6(5)Doubles Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2*1. #76 Doverspike/Botha (ALA) def. Lehmann/Hogan (ARK) 8-32. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) def. Reddy/Thompson (ALA) 8-63. Walters/C. Nott (ARK) def. Proskura/Walston (ALA) 8-5

#18 Auburn 5, #69 Arkansas 2April 3, 2011Fayetteville, Ark.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 6, 1, 4, 2*, 3, 51. #15 Tim Puetz (AU) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-4, 6-22. #118 Alex Stamchev (AU) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-4, 6-33. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) def. Tim Hewitt (AU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-34. Daniel Cochrane (AU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-1, 3-6, 6-05. Andreas Mies (AU) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 5-7, 6-3, 6-26. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Rafael Rondino (AU) 6-4, 6-4DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 1, 2*1. #28 Puetz/Cochrane (AU) def. Lehmann/Hogan (ARK) 8-32. #45 Mies/Stamchev (AU) def. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) 8-53. Walters/C. Nott (ARK) tied Lopasso/Rondino (AU) 5-5 DNF

#75 Arkansas 5, Oral Roberts 2April 5, 2011Tulsa, Okla.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 6, 4, 5*, 2, 1, 31. Mikhail Trukshanin (ORU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(4)2. Manfred Jeske (ARK) def. Igor Sobolta (ORU) 6-4, 7-63. Dmitry Suslov (ORU) def. Hall Fess (ARK) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6)4. Mike Nott (ARK) def. Dario Beslic (ORU) 6-0, 6-05. Taj Harrison (ARK) def. Matthew Tansil (ORU) 6-2, 6-06. Matt Walters (ARK) def. Matthew Prevost (ORU) 6-0, 6-0DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 3*, 11. Sobolta/Trukshanin (ORU) def. Fess/Nott (ARK) 8-4

2. Walters/Lehmann (ARK) def. Beslic/Suslov (ORU) 8-13. Harrison/Jeske (ARK) def. Tansil/Prevost (ORU) 8-2

#75 Arkansas 2, #12 Kentucky 5April 8, 2011Lexington, Ky.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 4, 5*, 11. #7 Eric Quigley (UK) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-42. Matt Hogan (ARK) def. #51 Alex Musialek (UK) 6-4, 6-33. Brad Cox (UK) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-4, 6-24. #104 Anthony Rossi (UK) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 5-7, 6-4, 6-25. Tom Jomby (UK) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 6-4, 5-7, 6-46. Mike Ward (ARK) def. Grant Roberts (UK) 3-6, 6-4, 2-6DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3*, 21. #64 Quigley/Cox (UK) def. Hogan/Lehmann (ARK) 8-32. Zogaj/Ward (ARK) def. Rossi/Musialek (UK) 7-6 (1)3. Gonzalez/Gomez (UK) def. Nott/Walters (ARK) 9-7

#75 Arkansas 1, #33 Vanderbilt 6April 10, 2011Nashville, Tenn.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 1, 3, 4*, 6, 5, 21. #27 Ryan Lipman (VU) def. Chris Nott (ARK) 6-2, 6-22. Adam Baker (VU) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 3-6, 6-1, 6-43. Bryant Salcedo (VU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-3, 6-44. Blake Bazarnik (VU) def. Matt Walters (ARK) 7-5, 6-45. Alex Zotov (VU) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-16. Manfred Jeske (ARK) def. Alex DiValerio (VU) 6-4, 7-5DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 1*1. Baker/Zotov (VU) def. Hogan/Lehmann (ARK) 8-62. Lipman/Salcedo (VU) def. Nott/Walters (ARK) 8-53. Jones/Bazarnik (VU) tied Fess/Jeske (ARK) 8-8

#75 Arkansas 1, #33 LSU 6April 16, 2011Baton Rouge, La.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 3, 5, 6*, 2, 1, 41. Olivier Borsos (LSU) def. #121 Chris Nott (ARK) 4-6, 7-5, 6-22. #93 Neal Skupski (LSU) def. Matt Hogan (ARK) 6-2, 3-6, 6-33. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) def. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) 6-2, 6-14. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 7-6, 6-45. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-4, 6-46. Julien Gauthier (LSU) def. Manfred Jeske (ARK) 7-5, 6-4DOUBLESOrder of Finish: 3, 1*, 21. #10 Carlsson/Skupski (LSU) def. Nott/Hogan (ARK) 8-42. Anderson/Szacinski (LSU) def. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) 6-5, UNF3. Gauthier/Borsos (LSU) def. Jeske/Fess (ARK) 8-4

Arkansas 0, #17 Florida 7 (SEC Tournament)April 21, 2011Gainesville, Fla.SINGLESOrder of Finish: 5, 4, 1*1. #8 Alexandre Lacroix (UF) def. #117 Chris Nott (ARK) 6-4, 6-42. #44 Sekoura Bangoura (UF) led Matt Hogan (ARK) 7-5, 2-0 UNF3. Nikolas Zogaj (ARK) led #93 Nassin Slilam (UF) 7-6(6), 5-0 UNF4. Bob Van Overbeek (UF) def. Gregoire Lehmann (ARK) 6-1, 6-35. Billy Federhofer (UF) def. Mike Ward (ARK) 6-2, 6-06. Spencer Newman (UF) def. Manfred Jeske (ARK) 6-2, 5-2 UNFDOUBLESOrder of Finish: 2, 3*1. Hogan/Nott (ARK) led Lacroix/Bangoura (UF) 7-5, UNF2. Slilam/Federhofer (UF) def. Ward/Zogaj (ARK) 8-33. Butz/Van Overbeek (UF) def. Lehmann/Walters (ARK) 8-5


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HISTORY


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RAZORBACK HISTORY Since 1979, The University of Arkansas tennis pro-gram has produced eight 20-win seasons, 20 top 40 fi-nal rankings by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and 17 NCAA Tournament bids, but Razorback tennis has been just as successful for many years before that. When Arkansas entered the Southeastern Confer-ence in the fall of 1991, it marked a marriage of a suc-cessful program with the nation’s top tennis confer-ence. The conference has continued that top success even to today. For the oldest spring sport at Arkansas, it was yet another opportunity for Razorback tennis to rise to the chal-lenge. Razorback tennis established itself in 1895 as the second-oldest sport of any kind in Fayetteville, be-hind only football, which was started in 1894. Although the modern game didn’t get its start until the early 1970s, Arkansas’ tennis roots stem back to the mid-1950s. Under the direction of John “Red” Davis, the Razorback program established what soon would be-come one of the nation’s winningest traditions. Arkansas teams have tallied more than 700 wins over the last 52 seasons. The Razorbacks have earned 19 NCAA Tournament bids, and produced 33 All-America selections and 34 conference champions. In fact, the Hogs have had 35 winning seasons since 1955, including 10 in a row from 1977-86. The modern era of Arkansas tennis began taking shape with the arrival of athletic director John Barn-hill. Revitalizing the university’s athletic program, Barnhill not only oversaw Arkansas’ return to promi-nence on the football field, but sparked an unmatched success on the hardcourt. The Razorback tennis team reeled off 16 consecutive wins, including back-to-back undefeated seasons, in 1956 and 1957. Standouts like Dick Reid, Randy Robertson and Rudy Martin gained notoriety for their outstanding play during those his-toric first seasons, including the school’s first 10-win season in 1965. David Kossover was named head coach in 1968 and the Hogs promptly ran off two straight winning seasons with 10 and 14 wins.

Behind the play of Dennis Riza, David Stout, Hal Fincher, Brain Sakey and Mike Vogel, Arkansas contin-ued to assault the record books. The momentum con-tinued to build in the Kossover era as he led the team in 1971 to a 23-9 record and the school’s first 20-win season. Jeff Cook took over the head coaching duties in 1972 and continued to follow his predecessors by sur-passing the standard set. Cook’s squads never lost more than nine matches in a season and netted the Razor-backs’ second 20-win season in 1974 (23-5). Cook coached for one more year befor Tom Pucci arrived from New Mexico in 1976. From there, Pucci stamped his name on the Arkansas coaching map by guiding the Hogs to eight straight 20-win seasons and the only 30-win season in school history. After a disap-pointing 12-14 season in his first year, Pucci turned the tables and never won fewer than 24 matches in his fol-lowing eight seasons. Pucci led the Razorbacks to the first of seven con-secutive NCAA Tournament appearances beginning in 1980. Arkansas strung together a phenomenal 206-46 record and an .817 winning percentage during that span. In 1980, Arkansas produced its first All-Americans with Ron Hightower, Chip Hooper and Peter Doohan gaining recognition for the team’s school-record 31 victories. In all, Pucci’s teams would produce five All-Americans, including Hightower, Hooper, Doohan, Pat Serret and Kelly Evernden. Perhaps the biggest win in Razorback tennis history came in 1982 when the doubles tandem of Doohan and Serret clinched the 1982 NCAA doubles title. Pucci left the Arkansas program in 1984 as the winningest coach in school history, but the success he ignited continued to flame in the years to come.

Peter Doohan (left) and Pat Serret celebrate winning the 1982 NCAA doubles title.

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Pucci’s influence was felt immediately upon his departure as former Hog standout Ron Hightower was hired as the head coach. The former All-American posted 43 wins in his two seasons before giving way to Mike Patrick for the 1987 season. In Hightower’s two-year stint, the Hogs produced four All-America selec-tions, including Tim Siegel, Richard Schmidt, Joey Blake

and Bobby Blair. Current head coach Robert Cox was hired for the 1988 season, a decision that paid immediate divi-dends. A former player of Pucci’s, Cox led his alma mater to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989. Cox has contin-ued his success story, becoming only the second coach in school history to reach the 200-win pla-teau. In 2004, he

passed Pucci as UA’s all-time victories leader and enters the 2010 season with a 276 victories. Mike Brown, who claimed a No. 1 ranking in 1989, Tim Crichton and Tom Hamilton, who claimed a No. 1 ranking in doubles in 1997-98, Euan McGinn, Marcus Hilpert, Oskar Johansson, another No. 1-ranked Hog and the 2000 ITA National Clay Court champion and Blake Strode have earned All-America honors under Cox. In addition, Cox has led the Razorbacks into yet another era of Razorback tennis in the Southeastern Conference. In 19 seasons in the nation’s most competi-tive environment, Arkansas has collected 22 All-SEC se-lections, including Hilpert, Crichton, Hamilton, Daniel Pahlsson and Johansson, Nathan Price, Adrians Zguns and Strode In 1996, Arkansas showcased its campus and fa-cilities to its new league members by hosting the SEC Tennis Championship. The Razorbacks returned to the NCAA Tournament with back-to-back appearances in 1997 and 1998, reached the regional finals in 2001 and 2002, and made a third straight NCAA appearance in 2003. In addition, Cox has guided the Hogs to 11 top 35 finishes since 1988. In 2004, not only did Cox become UA’s all-time victories leader, the Hogs also hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time and won two matches in NCAA Tour-nament play for the first time. The Razorbacks beat Oklahoma State and then Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1986.

In 2005, despite a disappointing team finish, many individuals earned honors through out the season. Ro-han Gajjar (No. 62), Matt Roberts (No. 118) and Zguns (No. 111) all found spots on the final ITA individual rankings list. In doubles play, Gajjar and Zguns ranked No. 25. Gajjar also qualified for the NCAA Singles Tour-nament. During the 2006 season, the squad garnered a final ITA ranking of 22nd and recorded 18 wins, the highest season-win total in 17 years. The team made its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and played in its 11th Regional Final match. Individually, Zguns secured a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 en route to earning All-America accolades. Blake Strode was Arkansas’ most recent successful player to come through as he finished his career on a high note, advancing to the semi-finals of the NCAA Individuals Tournament and earning All-America hon-ors. Strode compiled 97 wins as a Razorback over his four-year career. Those wins are good for fifth most in Arkansas history. Earning recognition for his sportsman-ship as well as his athletic and academic abilities, Strode was named the recipient of the ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship earlier this month as well as the central region recipient of the ITA/Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award. Strode earned a double major in international economics and Spanish while at Arkansas, maintaining a 3.976 grade-poinit average. After pursuing a tennis career, Strode plans on attending Harvard Law School. The St. Louis native now plays on the ITF Futures Tour and has earned two wins as well as reaching the U.S. Open qualifying tournament twice since graduating from Arkansas.

ARKANSAS’ FINAL TOP 40 ITA RANKINGS 1979: No. 9 1992: No. 17 1980: No. 7 1993: No. 22 1981: No. 6 1994: No. 27 1982: No. 10 1995: No. 35 1983: No. 7 1998: No. 34 1984: No. 9 2001: No. 25 1985: No. 10 2002: No. 24 1986: No. 8 2003: No. 39 1988: No. 18 2004: No. 24 1989: No. 19 2006: No. 22

NO. 1-RANKED RAZORBACKSSingles1980 Chip Hooper1986 Joey Blake1989 Mike Brown2001 Oskar Johansson

Doubles1982 Peter Doohan & Pat Serret1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton

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RAZORBACK RECORDSNCAA Champions1982 Peter Doohan & Pat Serret (Doubles)

ITA National ChampionshipsSingles1981 Chip Hooper (Indoors)1982 Peter Doohan (ITA All-American)1986 Joey Blake (Indoors)1989 Mike Brown (ITA All-American runner-up)2000 Oskar Johansson (Clay Court)

Doubles1993 Bounce Williams & Marcus Hilpert (ITA All-American runner-up)1996 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Clay Court)1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Clay Court runner-up)

All-Southeastern Conference 1994 Marcus Hilpert1995 Tom Hamilton (2nd Team) Daniel Pahlsson (2nd Team)1996 Tim Crichton (2nd Team) Daniel Pahlsson (2nd Team)1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Doubles - First Team)1998 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Doubles - 1st Team)1999 Oskar Johansson (2nd Team)2000 Oskar Johansson (1st Team)2001 Oskar Johansson (1st Team)2002 Oggie Kolev (2nd Team)2004 Adrians Zguns (1st Team) Nathan Price (2nd Team)2005 Rohan Gajjar (1st Team) Matt Roberts (2nd Team)2006 Adrians Zguns (1st Team) Matt Roberts (2nd Team) Blake Strode (2nd Team)2007 Blake Strode (1st Team)2009 Blake Strode (1st Team)2010 Chris Nott (2nd Team)2011 Chris Nott (2nd Team)

All-Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year2009 Blake Strode

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY (17 TEAM APPEARANCES, 12-17 RECORD)YEAR OPPONENT RESULT SCORE SITE1971, 72, 73 Individual draw tournament 1979 Princeton L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1980 Michigan W 5-0 Athens, Ga. Southern Cal$ L 5-2 Athens, Ga.1981 Oklahoma St. W 7-2 Athens, Ga. UCLA$ L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1982 Clemson L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1983 California W 5-2 Athens, Ga. Stanford$ L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1984 Georgia L 5-1 Athens, Ga.1985 Southern Cal L 5-3 Athens, Ga.1986 California W 5-2 Athens, Ga. SMU$ L 5-1 Athens, Ga.1994 Rice W 4-0 Houston, Texas Texas A&M# L 4-3 Houston, Texas1995 Texas A&M L 4-1 College Station, Texas1997 Northeast La. W 4-3 Ft. Worth, Texas TCU# L 4-1 Ft. Worth, Texas1998 Southwestern La. W 4-1 Austin, Texas Texas A&M# L 4-3 Austin, Texas2001 North Carolina W 4-0 Dallas, Texas SMU# L 4-3 Dallas, Texas2002 Tulsa W 4-0 Tulsa, Okla. Southern Cal# L 4-0 Tulsa, Okla.2003 Ohio State L 4-0 Lexington, Ky.2004 Oklahoma St. W 4-3 Fayetteville, Ark. Tennessee# W 4-2 Fayetteville, Ark. Southern Cal$ L 4-1 Tulsa, Okla.2006 Michigan W 4-1 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State# L 4-0 Columbus, Ohio $ - NCAA Sweet 16 # - NCAA Regional Final

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS1980 1981 1984 1988 1989

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE SINGLES CHAMPIONSNO. 1 NO. 4Chip Hooper (1980, 1981) Clark Diehl (1981)Mike Brown (1988, 1989) Tim Siegel (1984), 1986)

NO. 2 NO. 5Ron Hightower (1980) Peter Hawking (1979) Peter Doohan (1981) Tim Siegel (1983)Donie Wood (1988, 1989) Cha Hoon Im (1988)

NO. 3 NO. 6Ron Hightower (1978) Mark Johnson (1978, 1979)Pablo Arraya (1980) Jose Lambert (1980)Peter Doohan (1982) Richard Schmidt (1984, 1985)

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

NO. 1 NO. 2 NO. 3 Peter Doohan & Ron Hightower (1980) Kelly Evernden & Jose Lambert (1983) Jose Lambert & Jean Van Resburg (1981)Peter Doohan & Pat Serret (1983) Donie Wood & J.P. Mieny (1988)Kelly Evernden & Pat Serret (1984)


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INDIVIDUAL SINGLES SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES47 Marcus Hilpert (47-4) 199439 Cha Hoon Im (39-15) 199038 Ron Hightower (38-5) 198036 Adrians Zguns (36-10) 200431 Nathan Price (31-13) 200429 Juan Pablo Herrera (29-12) 199428 Matt Roberts (28-10) 200628 Oskar Johansson (28-11) 200128 Joey Blake (28-6) 198628 Kelly Evernden (28-7) 1983 28 Aleksey Bubis (28-10) 200128 Chip Hooper (28-11) 198027 Blake Strode (27-7) 200627 Blake Strode (27-11) 200727 Blake Strode (27-12) 200927 Oskar Johansson (27-16) 200027 Pablo Arraye (27-12) 198027 Greg Fess (27-10) 198026 Adrians Zguns (26-12) 200626 Oggie Kolev (26-13) 200226 Oggie Kolev (26-12) 200126 Tom Hamilton (26-8) 199526 Bobby Blair (26-9) 198426 Kelly Evernden (26-11) 198426 Jose Lambert (26-6) 198226 Matt Roberts (26-9) 2005

CAREER SINGLES VICTORIES 124 Marcus Hilpert (124-46) 1991-94117 Ron Hightower (117-16) 1977-80104 Adrians Zguns (104-45) 2002-06101 Oskar Johansson (101-48) 1998-200198 Blake Strode (98-48) 2006-200994 Cha Hoon Im (94-36) 1988-9193 Jose Lambert (93-31) 1980-8390 Pat Serret (90-40) 1981-8489 Tim Siegel (89-35) 1983-86

DOUBLES SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES 34 Tom Hamilton (34-9) 199832 Ron Hightower (32-6) 198030 Tim Crichton (30-8) 199730 Peter Doohan (30-5) 198028 Tom Hamilton (28-10) 199728 Kelly Evernden (28-6) 198328 Brian Sakey (28-1) 197428 Mike Vogl (28-1) 1974

CAREER DOUBLES VICTORIES 98 Tim Crichton (98-46) 1994-9897 Pat Serret (97-34) 1981-8496 Peter Doohan (96-27) 1980-8390 Jose Lambert (90-29) 1980-8388 Tom Hamilton (88-36) 1994-9876 Ron Hightower (76-NA) 1977-8075 Marcus Hilpert (75-32) 1991-9475 Tim Siegel (75-39) 1983-8674 Kelly Evernden (74-23) 1982-84

SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE Single-Season.926 Pat Serret (25-2) 1981.921 Marcus Hilpert (47-4) 1994.884 Ron Hightower (38-5) 1980.875 Donie Wood (21-3) 1988.833 Augusto Solano (20-4) 1988.823 Joey Blake (28-6) 1986.813 Jose Lambert (26-6) 1982.794 Blake Strode (27-7) 2006.692 Blake Strode (27-12) 2009.629 Chris Nott (22-13) 2009

Career.880 Ron Hightower (117-16) 1977-80.750 Jose Lambert (93-31) 1980-83.729 Marcus Hilpert (124-46) 1988-91.717 Tim Siegel (89-35) 1983-86.697 Adrians Zguns (104-45) 2002-06.671 Blake Strode (98-48) 2006-09

DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE Single-Season.966 Brian Sakey (28-1) 1974.966 Mike Vogl (28-1) 1974.857 Peter Doohan (30-5) 1980.842 Ron Hightower (32-6) 1980.840 Peter Doohan (21-4) 1981.821 Pat Serret (23-5) 1981

Career.780 Peter Doohan (96-27) 1980-83.762 Kelly Evernden (74-23) 1982-84.756 Jose Lambert (90-29) 1980-83.740 Pat Serret (97-34) 1981-84.725 John McConnell (58-22) 1991-93.701 Marcus Hilpert (75-32) 1991-94

CONSECUTIVE SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES Individual29 Marcus Hilpert 1994

Team12 Twice 1979, 1980

(Note: Arkansas also won 16 straight matches over four sea-sons from 1955-58)

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RAZORBACK ALL-AMERICANSRON HIGHTOWER-1980One of two Razorbacks to earn All-America hon-ors in 1980, he received the honor in both singles and doubles play. He won 117 singles matches and is only one of two players to ever win more than 100 matches in Arkansas history. He also won 76 doubles matches.

CHIP HOOPER-1980, 1981The first two-time All-American in singles in Razorback history, he reached the fourth round of the championships in 1980 and reached the quarterfinals of the 1981 NCAA men’s champi-onships before bowing out because of cramps.

MIKE BROWN-1988, 1989, 1990The only three-time singles All-American in Ar-kansas history, he earned the honor from 1988 through 1990. He claimed No. 1 honors in 1989. He was a strong singles player who was a two-time Southwest Conference champion.

PETER DOOHAN-1980, 1981, 1982, 1983A great doubles player that seemed unstoppable when teamed with Pat Serret. He won the 1982 NCAA doubles title. The duo also finished as runners-up in 1981. He was the first four-time tennis All-American in Arkansas history.

EUAN McGINN-1994For the first time in eight years, Arkansas had an All-American duo in doubles. He was a strong singles player who teamed with Marcus Hilpert to reach the quarterfinals in the 1994 NCAA men’s championships.

PAT SERRET-1981, 1982, 1983, 1984Perhaps the greatest doubles player in Arkansas history, he earned All-America status in singles in 1982. He teamed with Peter Doohan to win the 1982 NCAA doubles championship. They were runners-up in the 1981 championship. He garnered All-America honors in doubles all four years.

MARCUS HILPERT-1994Perhaps the greatest UA singles player in recent history, he earned All-America honors in singles and doubles in 1994. He was the first Razorback to reach the semifinals in singles. He teamed with Euan McGinn in doubles. He is the all-time singles victory leader with 124 wins.

KELLY EVERNDEN-1984He was the fourth player in Arkansas history to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles in the same year. He was a two-time Southwest Conference doubles champion and a singles finalist in 1983.

TIM CRICHTON-1997, 1998A two-time All-SEC selection and an All-Amer-ican in doubles in 1997 and 1998, he teamed with Tom Hamilton to win the 1996 Nation-al Clay Court Championships. The duo was ranked No. 1 most of the 1997 season and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Cham-pionship.

TIM SIEGEL-1985, 1986A two-time All-American in doubles in 1985 and 1986, he teamed with Richard Schmidt to dominate the Arkansas scene. He was a three-time Southwest Conference singles champion. He won 89 singles matches and owns 75 career doubles victories.

TOM HAMILTON-1997, 1998An All-American in 1997 and 1998 in doubles with partner Tim Crichton, the duo captured the 1996 Clay Court Championship crown and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Cham-pionship. The duo was ranked No. 1 atop the Rolex National rankings most of 1997.

RICHARD SCHMIDT-1985, 1986In the tradition of great duos, Schmidt was a two-time All-American in doubles in 1985 and 1986. He teamed with Tim Siegel to create a powerful force. He won SWC singles titles in 1984 and 1985.

OSKAR JOHANSSON-2000, 2001He earned All-America honors in singles and won the 2000 ITA National Clay Court Cham-pionship and prestigious River Oaks Invita-tional in Houston, Texas. He went 27-16 in 2000 and 28-11 in 2001, and was the ITA’s No. 1 ranked player for more than two months in 2001. A 1999, 2000 and 2001 All-SEC selection, he was 101-48 in his career.

JOEY BLAKE-1986For only the second time in Arkansas history, two players garnered All-America honors in the same year for singles play. He earned a No. 1 ranking in 1986 and was the winner of the Rolex Indoors. He earned the honor in 1986 after fin-ishing with a 28-6 record.

ADRIANS ZGUNS-2006He garnered All-America honors in singles en route to earning a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. A two-time All-SEC first-team selection, Zguns ended his Razorback career with 104 singles vic-tories, third on the all-time list.

BOBBY BLAIR-1986Earned All-America honors in singles following the 1986 season, going 24-8. This was only the second time two Razorbacks garnered these hon-ors in the same year and the first time to have four All-America selections in the same year.

BLAKE STRODE-2009He earned All-America honors in singles with his advancement to the semifinals of the 2009 NCAA Championship. A two-time All SEC first-team selection and 2009 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Strode ended his Razorback career with 98 singles victories.


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RAZORBACK COACHES AND TEAM AWARDSYEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS

Year Record Pct. Coach ITA Rank NCAA1955 6-5 .545 John “Red” Davis1956 6-0 1.000 John “Red” Davis1957 6-0 1.000 John “Red” Davis1958 3-3 .500 John “Red” Davis1959 3-5-1 .393 Dr. John Kane1960 6-1 .857 Dr. John Kane1961 7-2 .778 Dr. Rodney Ryan1962 2-8-1 .227 Jay Dickey1963 1-9-1 .156 Jay Dickey1964 5-6 .455 Clark Barnes1965 10-4-1 .700 Jay Donathan1966 4-10 .286 Dr. Dale Robey1967 4-3-1 .563 Dr. Rodney Ryan1968 10-4 .714 David Kossover1969 14-9 .609 David Kossover1970 18-10 .643 David Kossover1971 23-9 .719 David Kossover1972 15-6 .714 Jeff Cook1973 14-9 .609 Jeff Cook1974 23-5 .821 Jeff Cook1975 10-4 .714 Jeff Cook1976 12-14 .462 Tom Pucci1977 24-6 .800 Tom Pucci1978 24-4 .857 Tom Pucci1979 26-4 .867 Tom Pucci 9 Sweet 161980 31-4 .886 Tom Pucci 7 Elite Eight1981 26-4 .867 Tom Pucci 6 Elite Eight1982 24-8 .740 Tom Pucci 10 Sweet 161983 24-9 .727 Tom Pucci 7 Elite Eight1984 27-7 .794 Tom Pucci 9 Sweet 161985 22-8 .733 Ron Hightower 10 Sweet 161986 21-8 .724 Ron Hightower 8 Elite Eight1987 9-16 .360 Mike Patrick 1988 18-6 .750 Robert Cox 181989 19-8 .704 Robert Cox 191990 10-14 .417 Robert Cox1991 18-8 .692 Robert Cox1992 13-8 .619 Robert Cox 171993 11-13 .458 Robert Cox 221994 15-11 .577 Robert Cox 27 Regional Final1995 13-12 .520 Robert Cox 35 1st Round1996 7-16 .304 Robert Cox 1997 14-12 .538 Robert Cox Regional Final1998 12-12 .500 Robert Cox 34 Regional Final1999 11-12 .478 Robert Cox2000 6-15 .286 Robert Cox 2001 16-10 .615 Robert Cox 25 Regional Final2002 15-10 .600 Robert Cox 24 Regional Final2003 11-15 .423 Robert Cox 39 1st Round2004 16-10 .615 Robert Cox 24 Sweet 162005 4-17 .190 Robert Cox 68 2006 18-11 .621 Robert Cox 22 Regional Final2007 7-22 .241 Robert Cox 2008 12-13 .480 Robert Cox 50 2009 10-14 .416 Robert Cox 552010 10-16 .385 Robert Cox 732011 7-17 .292 Robert Cox Totals 753-506-5 .598

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSCoach Record Pct.Robert Cox (1988-present) 293-302 .492Tom Pucci (1976-84) 218-60 .784David Kossover (1968-71) 65-32 .670Jeff Cook (1972-75) 62-24 .721Ron Hightower (1985-86) 43-16 .729John “Red” Davis (1955-58) 21-8 .724Dr. Rodney Ryan (1961, ‘67) 11-5-1 .676Jay Donathan (1965) 10-4-1 .700Dr. John Kane (1959-60) 9-6-1 .594Mike Patrick (1987) 9-16 .360Chuck Barnes (1964) 5-6 .455Dr. Dale Robey (1966) 4-10 .286Jay Dickey (1962-63) 3-17-2 .182

RAZORBACK TEAM AWARDS

WALTON AWARD (Most Valuable Player, named for Sam M. Walton)1985 Tim Siegel1986 Tim Siegel, Richard Schmidt1987 Donie Wood1988 Mike Brown1989 Mike Brown1990 J.P. Mieny1991 Cha Hoon Im1992 Marcus Hilpert1993 Joaquin Lopez1994 Marcus Hilpert1995 Stewart Doyle1996 Daniel Pahlsson1997 Tom Hamilton1998 Tom Hamilton1999 Oskar Johansson2000 Henrik Tofft2001 Oskar Johansson2002 Oggie Kolev2003 Adrians Zguns2004 Rohan Gajjar, Nathan Price, Adrians Zguns2005 Rohan Gajjar, Matt Roberts, Adrians Zguns2006 Rohan Gajjar, Matt Roberts, Adrians Zguns2007 Blake Strode2008 Blake Strode2009 Blake Strode2010 Chris Nott2011 Nikolas Zogaj

JACK LANKFORD WALK-ON AWARD (For the true walk-on who gives his all to benefit the team)1992 Jack Lankford1993 Jack Lankford1994 Jack Lankford1995 Eric Kwait1996 Eric Kwait, Justin Ball1997 John Deaton1998 John Deaton1999 John Deaton2000 John Deaton2001 Gary Nunn2002 Talley Parker2003 Talley Parker2004 Talley Parker2005 Talley Parker2006 Brian Yanulis2007 Branden Joost2008 Tyler Tarnasky2009 Conner Smith, Nicholas Spinazze2010 Hall Fess, Taj Harrison2011 Hall Fess

MARC SERRILLI SEVENTH-MAN AWARD (Named for four-year letterman Marc Serrilli)1995 Marc Serrilli1996 Marc Serrilli1997 Marc Serrilli1998 Marc Serrilli1999 John Deaton2000 Brad Berry2001 Tiago Azevedo2002 Tiago Azevedo2003 Talley Parker2004 Talley Parker2005 Michael Jung2006 Michael Jung2007 Not Awarded2008 Tyler Tarnasky2009 Taylor King2010 Taylor King, Bradwin Williams2011 Manfred Jeske


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RAZORBACK LETTERMENAAADave Abernathy 1958,59 Greg Aclin 1986Henrik Andersson 1994Robert Antoun 1990,91Pablo Arraya 1980 Tiago Azevedo 1999,2000,01,02 BBBJohn Bailey 1977, 78John M. Bailey 1960,61,62John M. Bailey III 1975,76, 77 Justin Ball 1997,98 Bobby Banck 1983,84,85Ben Barry 1966,67,68David Beauchamp 1970,71,72,73Charles Beauchamp 1960,62Hunter Benson 2003Brad Berry 1997,99,00,01Mark Bertalli 1985Joe Bisset 1960,61Lynn Blackman 1923Bobby Blair 1984,85,86Joey Blake 1986William J. Bodie 1973Samuel Boellner 1957Wayne Boles 1957,58Bill Borders 1969,70,71,72Garron Borkum 1990Buddy Bowman 1977,78,79Mark Braunstein 1974Jack Bridgeforth 1938Fank Brittain 1942Dan Brooks 1988Derek Brooks 1988Clyde Brown 1931,34Mike Brown 1988,89,90Aleksey Bubis 2000,01,02,03Keith Burford 1987,87,89,90

CCCGerald F. Cabell 1932,33,34Chris Campbell 1996,97,99,2000Jan Carter 1939Ronald E. Chancy 1965,65Bruce Clark 1974,75,76Tim Clark 1969,70,71,72Tom Coker 1951,52Mike Coleman 1986,87John Paul Cook 1963Rick Cowden 1978,79Robert Cox 1977,78Tim Crichton 1995,96,97,98Charles Crigger III 1950,51,52James Cunningham 1963,65

DDDRobert Deacon 1947John Deaton 1997,98,99,00Drew Dees 2001, 02Jay Dickey Jr. 1960,61Clark Diehl 1980,81,82Bed Dodge 1983Pat Dodge 1949Jay Jeffrey Donathan 1956,57Peter Doohan 1980,81,82,83Stewart Doyle 1993,94,95,96Hugh Carter Dorsey 1951,52Steven Gail Duffel 1967Mark Dutton 1981James Trester Dyke 1958Johan Dysholm 1989

EEEJoe Allen Emerson 1947,48

Kelly Evernden 1982,83,84John Ewbank 2004John Stuart Exall 1947,48,49

FFFJef Falling 1992,93Harry Carter Farr 1950James Hershel Faulkner 1957Oscar Fendler 1928Greg Fess 1978,79,80Hall Fess 2011Floyd Harold Fincher 1968,69Emile Fourie 1991Robert Morgan Franklin 1959Henry Frantz 1942J. William Fulbright 1923

GGGRohan Gajjar 2003,04,05Bill Gene Geren 1954,55,56Danny Granot 1985,86,87John Griffee 1951Thomas W. Grisak 1973,74,75

HHHTom Hamilton 1995,96,97,98Michael Harding 1966,67Taj Harrison 2011Oliver Harvey 1931Peter Hawking 1977,78,79Viktor Hebrand 2004William Heffelfinger 1947,48Darin Herman 1985Juan Pablo Herrera 1992,93,94,95David Hickey 1940,41Joseph Hickey 1972,73,74,75Justin Hickey 1940,41Ron Hightower 1977,78,79,80Marcus Hilpert 1991,92,93,94Paul Hodges 1942Matthew Hogan 2008, 09, 10, 11Chip Hooper 1980,81

IIICha Hoon Im 1988,89,90,91Imraan Ismail 2004,05Kristofer Ivarsson 2002

JJJRandy Jackson 1971,72,73Seb Jackson 1991Tommy James 1970Manfred Jeske 2011Oskar Johansson 1998,99,2000,01Harry Johnson 1936Kenneth F. Johnson 1968,69Mark Johnson 1978,79Randy Johnson 1974Matt Jones 1988,89Branden Joost 2007,08Michael Jung 2005

KKKJohn Kane 1934,35,36Mark Kane 1981Jimmy Khougassian 2005Taylor King 2006, 08, 09, 10Oggie Kolev 2001,02George Kuechenmeister 1955,56Magnus Kullenberg 1999,00,01,02Eric Kwait 1995,96,97

LLLEugene Lambert Sr. 1928,29Jose Lambert 1980,81,82,83

Phil Landauer 1970,71,72,73Glenn Darrell Lane 1954,55,56Steven Lang 1984Jack Lankford 1994,95Simon Larouche 1998,98Dmitry Lebedev 2007,08, 09, 10Ewell Black Lee 1953,54,55Gregoire Lehmann 2010, 11George W. Lewis 1939,40Charles F. Long 1962Vince Long 1965Joaquin Lopez 1991,92Tom S. Lovett 1932,33,34Robert Lumkin 1947

MMMRussell L. McCollum Jr. 1957John McConnell 1991,92,93Frank McElwee 1939,40,41Euan McGinn 1991,92,93,94Jack Allison McNulty 1967Neil Martin 1939Rufus A. Martin Jr. 1958,59,60Colin Mascall 2006,07,08Gabriel Mattos 2007Pat Mehaffy 1982,83,84,85Michael L Meistrell 1962,63,64J.P. Mieny 1987,88,89,90Bruce Miller 1935,36,37John Henry Moore 1959Hubert Moreland Jr. 1963,64Charles Morse 1938Robert Murphy 1942Roy Murtishaw 1963,64,65

NNNWarren Nance 1937Thomas Netland 1993W. Andrew Nettleship 1930,31Donald Paul Neumeier 1957Andrei Nicoara 2004,05,06,07Jeff Nissenbaum 1982Chris Nott 2008, 09, 10, 11Mike Nott 2011

PPPEduardo Pacheco 2000,01,02,03Daniel Pahlsson 1995,96,97,98Mike Palmer 1974,75Talley Parker 2003,04,05Darin Phelan 1995,96,97,98David Henry Phillips 1956,58Mike Phillips 1993,94Jim Lee Pinnell 1933Frank Pittman 1935,37Walter Pittman 1930,31Jim S. Porter Jr. 1952,53,54Nathan Price 2002,03,04Stanley Edward Price 1947

RRRDavid L. Reding 1966,67Fergus Reid 1999Richard Reid 1953,54,55John William Rex 1953Robert Rhodes 1938Dennis Rizza 1969,70,71,72Burton C. Robbins 1929,30,31Matt Roberts 2003,04,05Gordon Robertson 1956,57,58Simon Robinson 1984,85,86,87Jeptha Scott Rogers 1932,34William Porter Ross 1959Russell Rummery 1976

SSSJiro Sakakibara 1985Brian Sakey 1974,75,76,77Keith Sanzari 1989Ameer Sarfudin 1996Richard Schmidt 1984,85,86Kenneth Schoephoester1928,29,30James C. Scott 1932Allen Sellars 1938,39,40Pat Serret 1981,82,83,84Marc Serrilli 1995,96,97,98Don Paul Setliff 1965,66Scott Shankles 1991,92,93Tim Shuler 1999,2000,01Tim Siegel 1983,84,85,86Sylvano Simone 1987,88Matt Simpson 2004,05Robert Brannan Sloan 1955Connor Smith 2007,08, 09Harry Lynn Snider Jr. 1952,53Augusto Solano 1988,89Drew Sosebee 2007Randolph Spencer Jr. 1959,60,61Nick Spinazze 2008, 09, 10, 11Thomas W. Stephens 1961,62David Stout 1970,71,72,73Blake Strode 2006,07,08, 09Dabbs Sullivan Jr. 1949

TTTVisit Tansacha 1950Tyler Tarnasky 2008, 09William Teufer 1941Herbert Thomas 1974,75James Maurice Thomas 1947Jason Todd 1994,95Henrik Tofft 1998,99,2000,01Henry Tuck 1935,36,37

UUUJay Udwadia 1994,95,96,97Raymond Undernehr 1968

VVVMiguel Valor 1992,93Jean Van Rensburg 1981,82Jorge Villanueva 2007Mike Vogl 1974,75,76,77

WWWMatt Walters 2009, 10, 11Mike Ward 2010, 11James Wilcoxin 1938Austin Williams 1990Bounce Williams 1993Brad Williams 1986Bradwin Williams 2007,08, 09, 10Mark Willingham 1974,75,76Charles Hewell Wilson 1964Donie Wood 1987,88,89,90Jeff Wright 1987,88,89

ZZZAdrians Zguns 2003,04,05Nikolas Zogaj 2009, 10, 11

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1985, 22-8 (SWC 6-2) NCAA Tournament - First Round Head Coach: Ron Hightower1/26 LSU ! L 5-42/13 Tulsa W 9-02/14 Wichita St. # W 8-12/15 Trinity # W 5-42/16 Oklahoma St. # W 6-32/23 Illinois $ W 6-3 2/24 at Kansas W 8-13/1 at New Mexico W 5-4 3/2 Brigham Young + W 6-33/7 Florida @ L 5-33/8 Auburn @ W 5-13/9 Alabama @ W 6-3 3/10 Oklahoma St. @ W 5-43/16 SMU * L 8-13/19 at Southern Cal L 7-23/20 at Pepperdine L 8-13/23 Baylor * W 8-13/26 at Texas Tech * W 9-03/30 Texas * W 7-24/1 at Oklahoma St. W 7-24/6 Houston * W 7-24/7 West Texas St. = W 8-14/11 at Rice * W 8-14/12 at Texas A&M * W 5-44/13 at TCU * L 5-44/16 at Tulsa W 8-14/19 Northeast La. L 5-44/20 New Mexico W 5-14/24 at Trinity W 5-45/20 Southern Cal ^ L 5-3* - Southwest Conference match! - at New Orleans, La.# - Wal-Mart/Sentra, Fayetteville, Ark.$ - at Lawrence, Kan.+ - at Albuquerque, N.M.@ - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas= - at Ft. Smith, Ark.^ - NCAA Regional, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories Leaders Tim Siegel No. 4 25-8 Richard Schmidt No. 6 23-7 Bobby Blair No. 1 21-11 Bobby Banck No. 2 21-11Doubles Victories Leaders Richard Schmidt/Tim Siegel No.1 23-11

1986, 21-8 (SWC 6-1) NCAA Tournament - Second RoundHead Coach: Ron Hightower1/31 Kansas W 8-12/4 Tulsa W 7-22/14 Trinity W 6-22/15 Tennessee W 6-32/16 Northeast La. W 6-22/20 Clemson ! L 6-32/21 Oklahoma St. ! L 5-42/22 LSU ! L 5-43/6 Houston # W 6-33/7 TCU # L 7-23/8 Northeast La. # W 5-13/9 California # W 5-33/15 LSU & W 7-23/16 Rice * W 9-0 3/23 Texas Tech * W 9-0

2/24 Nebraska W 9-03/27 Harvard $ W 6-03/28 Alabama $ W 5-13/29 Southern Cal $ L 5-43/30 Miami $ W 5-44/5 at Texas * L 8-14/6 at Baylor * W 7-24/8 TCU * W 7-24/12 Texas A&M * W 8-14/17 at Houston * W 7-24/19 at SMU L 7-24/23 at Trinity W 5-35/17 Cal-Berkley ^ W 5-25/18 SMU ^ L 5-1 * - Southwest Conference ma tch! - National Indoor Team Championships, Louisville, Ky.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas& - at Little Rock, Ark.$ - Blue-Gray, Montgomery, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Athens, Ga. Singles Victories Leaders Joey Blake No. 2 26-6 Tim Siegel No. 4 24-8 Bobby Blair No. 1 23-7 Doubles Victories Leaders Richard Schmidt/Tim Siegel No. 1 13-7

1987, 9-16 (SWC 4-4) Head Coach: Mike Patrick1/23 SMU ! L 9-01/24 at Miami L 7-21/25 at Clemson L 9-12/19 Oral Roberts W 7-22/25 at Tulsa W 5-42/27 Auburn # L 5-22/27 at Arizona St. L 8-13/1 Michigan # L 6-33/4 Ole Miss $ W 5-43/5 So. Carolina $ L 8-13/6 Auburn $ L 5-23/7 Wichita St. $ L 5-43/8 Arizona $ W 5-43/9 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/13 Wake Forest % L 5-43/13 at LSU L 8-13/16 Miss. St. & W 5-43/24 Georgia Tech & L 9-04/4 SMU * L 9-04/9 at Texas A&M * L 7-24/11 at TCU * L 8-14/16 Baylor * W 9-04/18 Rice * W 6-34/19 Texas * L 6-34/20 Houston * W 8-1* - Southwest Conference match! - at Miami, Fla.# - at Tempe, Ariz.$ - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas% - at Baton Rouge, La.& - at Little Rock, Ark.

Singles Victories Leaders Donie Wood No. 3 17-11 J.P. Mieny No. 5 12-16 Danny Granot No. 2 10-16

Doubles Victories Leaders Mike Coleman/Donie Wood No. 2 9-14 1988, 18-6 (SWC 7-0) Head Coach: Robert Cox 1/27 SMSU W 7-22/12 Texas Christian * W 5-42/17 Tulsa W 9-02/20 Northeast La. ! W 5-42/27 at Indiana W 6-22/28 at Illinois L 5-43/2 Maryland # W 5-13/3 Trinity # L 7-23/4 Texas A&M # L 5-43/5 Florida St. # W 5-43/12 at Texas * W 6-33/22 at Ole Miss W 6-03/25 Oklahoma W 5-13/26 Texas Tech * W 8-1

3/28 at Baylor * W 9-04/2 at Trinity L 5-44/3 at UT - San Antonio W 6-04/5 at Oklahoma St. L 5-44/8 Texas A&M * W 9-04/15 SMU * W 5-34/18 Rice * W 7-24/22 SMU ~ W 5-14/23 Texas A&M ~ W 5-04/24 TCU ~ L 5-4* - Southwest Conference match! - at Texarkana, Ark.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas~ - SWC Tournament, Austin, TexasSingles Victories Leaders Mike Brown No. 1 29-9 Donie Wood No. 2 26-5 Augusto Solano No. 3 26-6Doubles Victories Leaders Not available1989, 19-8 (SWC 6-1) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/28 at Kansas W 5-22/9 Northeast La. W 7-22/12 Indiana L 5-42/17 SMU * W 6-32/21 Kansas ! W 5-22/22 Georgia ! L 6-22/24 Texas ! L 5-42/25 Michigan ! W 5-23/3 Alabama # L 5-43/4 Texas A&M # W 5-03/11 Trinity W 5-23/13 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/17 at W. Virginia W 5-13/18 Michigan $ W 5-43/19 Penn $ W 6-03/23 Illinois % W 6-03/24 Long Beach St. % L 5-43/25 Auburn % L 4-33/25 Nebraska % W 5-44/1 at TCU * L 7-2 4/3 Texas * W 8-14/8 Baylor * W 9-04/9 Rice * W 6-34/15 at Texas A&M * W 6-34/21 Texas A&M ~ W 6-04/22 Rice ~ W 5-14/23 TCU ~ L 5-4* - Southwest Conference match$ - at West Virginia! - ITCA/USTA Team Indoor, Louisville, Ky.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas% - California-Irvine Invitational, Irvine, Calif.~ - SWC Tournament, Fort Worth, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Mike Brown No. 1 37-9 Augusto Solano No. 3 25-9 Donie Wood No. 2 26-11 Doubles Victories Leaders Mike Brown/Augusto Solan No. 1 12-3

1990, 10-14 (SWC 2-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox 1/1 Mississippi St. W 5-41/26 at Miami L 8-11/27 Clemson ! W 6-3

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3/8 UT-Arlington W 7-0

3/13 at TCU L 5-13/15 at Kentucky * L 4-33/21 Weber St. # W 5-43/22 Hawai’i # W 6-03/24 Drake # W 4-13/25 Washington # W 5-23/30 Alabama * W 5-24/2 at Texas A&M W 4-24/3 at SMU W 4-34/5 at LSU * L 4-34/8 at Tennessee * W 5-24/10 at Auburn * L 4-24/13 SMSU W 7-04/15 Florida * L 4-34/19 at South Carolina * L 4-04/21 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/24 Tulsa W 5-24/28 Tennessee ~ L 4-35/14 Rice ^ W 4-05/15 Texas A&M ^ L 4-3* - Southeastern Conference match# - Hawaiian Challenge, Hilo, Hawaii~ - SEC Tournament, Tuscaloosa, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Houston, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert No. 1 47-4 Juan Herrera No. 4 29-12 Michael Phillips No. 5 21-14

Doubles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert/Euan McGinn No. 1 16-5

1995, 13-12 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - First RoundHead Coach: Robert Cox2/5 at Texas Tech L 4-32/10 Fresno St. L 6-12/12 at Georgia * L 7-02/17 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/19 Kansas W 4-33/12 Tennessee * L 2-53/14 Tulsa W 4-23/14 NE Oklahoma St. W 5-13/16 Texas A&M W 4-33/21 at UT-Arlington W 4-03/21 at North Texas W 7-03/23 at TCU L 6-13/26 at Mississippi St. * L 6-13/31 South Carolina * W 6-14/2 at Florida * L 5-24/5 at Kentucky * L 5-24/9 at Alabama * W 6-14/14 Ole Miss * L 4-34/18 LSU * L 6-14/20 SMSU W 7-04/20 SMSU W 6-04/23 Auburn * W 4-14/27 Vanderbilt ~ W 4-34/28 Georgia ~ L 4-05/6 Texas A&M ^ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Baton Rouge, La.^ - NCAA Regional, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Tom Hamilton No. 6 26-8

2/3 Kansas W 5-22/5 Northeast La. W 5-22/14 TCU * L 8-12/20 Harvard # L 5-12/23 Utah # L 5-22/24 Kansas # W 5-42/26 at Rice * L 5-43/2 Long Beach St. $ W 5-23/3 North Carolina $ L 5-23/4 Arizona $ L 6-03/11 Texas A&M * W 6-33/16 West Virginia L 6-33/17 Michigan L 5-43/28 Mississippi St. % L 5-13/30 Nebraska % W 5-43/31 Auburn % W 5-44/3 at SMU * L 6-24/7 Texas Tech * L 5-44/12 at Baylor * W 7-24/14 at Texas * L 8-14/20 TCU ~ L 5-1* - Southwest Conference match! - at Miami, Fla.# - ITCA Team Indoors$ - Corpus Christi, Inv., Corpus Christi, Texas % - Blue-Gray Championships, Montgomery, Ala.~ - SWC Tournament, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Cha Hoon Im No. 3 39-15 Donie Wood No. 2 14-12 Mike Brown No. 1 9-8Doubles Victories Leaders J.P. Mieny/Donie Wood No. 1 5-5

1991, 17-9 (SWC 4-3) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/26 Florida St. ! W 6-31/27 Florida ! L 7-22/2 Tulsa W 9-02/3 Northeast La. W 7-12/12 West Virginia W 5-32/15 Miami (Fla.) $ W 5-32/16 at Minnesota $ L 5-32/23 at Mississippi St. W 6-33/1 SMSU W 9-03/3 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/7 SMSU # W 5-13/8 South Carolina # W 5-23/9 Ole Miss # L 6-23/10 Harvard # L 6-03/16 Baylor * W 9-03/17 SMU * W 5-23/21 Michigan St. % W 5-23/22 SE Louisiana % W 5-33/23 Rice % L 5-33/30 Texas * L 5-43/31 Rice * W 5-44/6 at TCU * L 7-24/8 at Trinity W 6-04/13 at Texas A&M * L 5-34/18 Rice ~ W 5-14/19 TCU ~ L 6-0* - Southwest Conference match$ - Florida Quad, Gainesville, Fla.! - Ice Volleys, Minneapolis, Minn.# - Corpus Christi Inv., Corpus Christi, Texas% - Rice Tournament, Houston, Texas~ - SWC Tournament, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert No. 4 17-9 Cha Hoon Im No. 1 16-10 Joaquin Lopez No. 2 16-10

Doubles Victories Leaders John McConnell/Scott Shankles No. 3 10-2

1992, 12-9 (SEC 6-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/18 Oral Roberts W 9-01/25 SE Louisiana W 6-12/1 Mississippi St. * L 5-42/8 at Texas A&M L 5-42/16 Georgia * W 5-42/22 Alabama * W 6-02/27 Texas Tech W 7-03/1 Florida * W 5-43/6 at Oklahoma W 5-33/8 Kentucky * L 5-33/16 at Texas Christian L 6-03/18 at Rice W 5-23/20 at SMU W 5-03/22 at Texas L 5-13/28 at LSU * L 6-04/3 at Ole Miss * L 5-34/5 at Vanderbilt * W 5-14/12 at Auburn * W 5-24/17 at Tennessee * L 5-14/19 at South Carolina * W 5-34/23 at Tennessee ~ L 5-4

* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga

Singles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert No. 1 25-10 Miguel Valor No. 3 22-12 Joaquin Lopez No. 2 19-13

Doubles Victories Leaders Scott Shankles/Miguel Valor No. 1 15-6

1993, 11-13 (SEC 3-8) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/30 at Kansas W 4-22/2 SMSU W 7-22/8 Tennessee * W 5-22/12 Texas A&M W 6-12/14 Vanderbilt * W 5-12/17 UAB # L 5-22/18 TCU # W 4-32/20 Colorado # W 6-12/26 North Texas W 9-02/28 at Mississippi St. * L 4-03/7 at Texas Tech W 7-03/12 South Carolina * W 5-13/16 at USC L 8-13/19 at Cal-Irvine L 5-33/26 at Kentucky * L 5-23/28 at Florida * L 4-14/2 SMU W 4-34/4 TCU L 6-14/6 Ole Miss * L 4-34/9 at Alabama * L 6-14/11 at Georgia * L 7-04/14 LSU * L 4-04/17 Auburn * L 4-34/22 at Vanderbilt ~ L 5-2* - Southeastern Conference match# - ITA National Indoor Championships, Lexington, Ky.~ - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert No. 1 25-19 Euan McGinn No. 5 21-16 John McConnell No. 3 19-16

Doubles Victories Leaders Marcus Hilpert/Bounce Williams No. 2 18-7

1994, 15-11 (SEC 3-8) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox2/13 Georgia * L 4-22/20 Texas Tech W 5-02/20 NE Oklahoma St. W 5-13/4 at Vanderbilt * W 3-13/6 at Ole Miss * L 5-2

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Daniel Pahlsson No. 4 24-14 Stewart Doyle No. 2 22-16Doubles Victories Leaders Jason Todd/Tim Crichton No. 1 9-9

1996, 7-16 (SEC 1-10) Head Coach: Robert Cox2/1 SMSU W 7-02/4 Georgia * L 6-12/8 Northeast La. W 7-02/8 NE Oklahoma St. W 6-02/10 Missouri W 7-02/10 Missouri W 6-02/13 USL L 4-32/18 at Vanderbilt * W 4-32/27 Texas Tech L 5-23/1 at TCU L 6-13/3 at Auburn * L 4-33/6 Mississippi St. * L 5-23/10 at Tennessee * L 4-33/13 Kentucky * L 4-33/16 at Texas A&M L 6-13/19 at UNLV W 4-33/21 at Cal-Poly # L 4-33/24 at LSU * L 5-23/27 Alabama * L 4-34/6 at South Carolina * L 5-24/13 at Ole Miss * L 5-24/21 Florida * L 6-14/25 Auburn ~ L 4-2* - Southeastern Conference match# - at Las Vegas, Nev.~ - SEC Tournament, Fayetteville, Ark.

Singles Victories Leaders Daniel Pahlsson No. 1 20-14 Tom Hamilton No. 3 19-13 Tim Crichton No. 1 20-16

Doubles Victories Leaders Daniel Pahlsson/Jay Udwadia No. 2 19-12

1997, 14-12 (SEC 2-9) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/28 Missouri W 6-11/28 NE Oklahoma St. W 6-11/30 Northeast La. W 6-11/30 Northeast La. W 4-22/11 at Texas Tech L 4-32/16 at Georgia * L 6-12/21 Wichita St. W 7-02/23 Vanderbilt * L 4-32/27 at SW Louisiana W 4-23/5 at Alabama * L 7-03/7 at TCU W 4-33/11 Abilene Christian W 7-03/11 Abilene Christian W 6-03/13 SMSU W 7-03/19 at Florida * L 5-23/20 Jacksonville % W 7-03/23 at Kentucky * L 5-23/26 Tennessee * W 5-23/29 Ole Miss * L 7-04/1 LSU * L 6-14/4 South Carolina * L 4-34/11 Auburn * W 4-3

4/13 at Mississippi St. * L 6-14/17 Florida ~ L 4-35/9 Northeast La. ^ W 4-35/10 TCU ^ L 4-1

* - Southeastern Conference match% - at Gainesville, Fla.~ - SEC Tournament, Columbia, S.C.

^ - NCAA Regional, Fort Worth, Texas

Singles Victories Leaders Tom Hamilton No. 2 21-13 Tim Crichton No. 1 20-14 Jay Udwadia No. 4 19-19 Daniel Pahlsson No. 3 19-20

Doubles Victories Leaders Tim Crichton/Tom Hamilton No. 1 27-7

1998, 12-12 (SEC 1-10) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/27 Northeast La. ! W 7-01/31 at Kansas W 4-32/11 Texas Tech W 4-32/14 Mississippi St. * L 5-22/17 SMSU W 7-02/20 TCU W 5-22/22 at Vanderbilt * L 4-32/24 SW Louisiana W 4-33/6 at Ole Miss * L 6-13/10 Kentucky * L 4-33/15 at Fresno St. W 4-33/17 Montana St. % W 7-03/18 Pacific % W 7-03/25 Georgia * L 4-33/27 Florida * L 5-23/29 at LSU * L 5-03/31 Alabama * L 4-34/3 at Tennessee * L 4-34/5 at Auburn * W 4-34/9 Northeastern St. W 7-04/12 at South Carolina * L 4-34/16 Tennessee ~ L 4-25/15 USL^ W 4-15/16 Texas A&M ^ L 4-3* - Southeastern Conference match! - at Little Rock, Ark.% - at Fresno, Calif.~ - SEC Tournament, Auburn, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Austin, Texas Singles Victories Leaders Tom Hamilton No. 2 8-13 Henrik Tofft No. 6 16-14 Tim Crichton No. 1 16-15 Doubles Victories Leaders Oskar Johansson/Daniel Pahlsson No. 2 11-2

1999, 11-12 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/20 Missouri-St. Louis W 7-01/20 Missouri-St. Louis W 6-01/23 Northeast La. W 6-12/10 SMSU W 6-12/14 at Texas Tech L 4-22/19 at Wichita St. W 7-02/21 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/28 Tennessee * L 4-13/2 NE Oklahoma St. W 7-03/6 Ole Miss * L 4-33/10 at Texas-Arlington W 4-33/15 at Florida * L 7-03/17 at Georgia * L 7-03/26 at Mississippi St. * L 7-03/28 at Alabama * L 7-03/31 NE Oklahoma St. W 7-04/2 South Carolina * L 4-34/4 Auburn * W 4-34/7 at TCU L 6-14/11 at Kentucky * L 6-14/16 Texas-El Paso W 6-14/18 LSU * L 7-04/22 Kentucky ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament

Singles Victories Leaders Oskar Johansson No. 1 24-8 Henrik Tofft No. 2 20-15

Doubles Victories Leaders John Deaton/Henrik Tofft No. 1 11-5

2000, 6-15 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/25 Centenary W 7-01/28 UT-Arlington W 6-12/10 Texas Christian L 6-12/13 Georgia * L 5-22/16 Kentucky * L 5-22/20 at Vanderbilt * W 6-12/26 Tulane L 4-33/3 Alabama * W 4-13/5 at Tennessee * L 6-13/12 at La.-Lafayette L 4-33/17 Mississippi St. * L 5-23/19 Louisiana-Monroe W 7-03/22 at San Diego L 4-33/23 at Loyola W 5-23/28 Memphis L 5-23/31 at South Carolina * L 5-24/2 at LSU * L 5-24/9 Florida * L 5-24/12 at Ole Miss * L 5-24/14 at Auburn * L 4-04/20 at Kentucky ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Lexington, Ky.

Singles Victories Leaders Oskar Johansson No. 1 27-16 Eduardo Pacheco No. 6 17-11 Magnus Kullenberg No. 3 23-15 Doubles Victories Leaders Brad Berry/Chris Campbell No. 3 9-8

2001, 16-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/17 Centenary W 7-01/17 Centenary W 7-01/28 Cowley County CC W 7-01/28 Cowley County CC W 7-02/2 Texas A&M-CC W 5-2 2/3 SMSU W 6-12/4 La.-Monroe W 7-02/7 at Tulsa W 4-12/11 at Georgia * L 6-1 2/18 Vanderbilt * W 4-2 2/23 Ole Miss * L 4-12/28 at Florida * L 5-23/5 Oklahoma St. W 4-23/7 LSU * L 4-33/14 Tennessee * L 4-33/19 at Hawai’i W 7-03/21 vs. Washington L 4-3 3/28 at Tulane W 5-13/31 at Mississippi St. * L 4-3 4/6 South Carolina * W 4-3 4/8 at Alabama * W 4-34/10 Auburn * W 4-24/15 at Kentucky * L 4-3

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS4/19 Mississippi St. ~ L 4-0 5/12 North Carolina ^ W 4-05/13 SMU ^ L 4-3* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Lexington, Ky.^ - NCAA Regional, Dallas, Texas Singles Victories Leaders Aleksey Bubis No. 5 28-10 Oskar Johansson No. 1 28-11 Oggie Kolev No. 3 26-12

Doubles Victories Leaders Tiago Azevedo/Magnus Kullenberg No. 2 9-4

2002, 15-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox2/2 UT-Arlington W 6-12/3 St. Louis W 7-02/3 St. Louis W 5-02/5 Tulane W 5-22/10 La.-Monroe W 6-12/10 SMSU W 7-02/12 Tulsa W 6-13/1 at Auburn * L 4-33/3 at Alabama * L 4-23/7 Florida * L 5-43/10 South Carolina * W 4-33/15 Georgia * L 5-23/27 Tennessee * W 4-33/20 at UT-San Antonio W 5-23/21 at UT-Pan America W 4-03/21 at UT-Corpus Cristi W 5-23/29 at Kentucky * W 4-33/31 at Vanderbilt * W 4-14/5 Ole Miss * L 5-24/7 at Mississippi St. * L 6-04/12 LSU * L 4-34/14 at TCU L 5-24/18 South Carolina ~ L 4-25/11 Tulsa ^ W 4-35/12 Southern Cal ^ L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament Knoxville, Tenn.^ - NCAA Tournament

Singles Victories Leaders Oggie Kolev No. 1 27-14 Aleksey Bubis No. 4/5 23-13 Eduardo Pacheco No. 4/5 21-13

Doubles Victories Leaders Aleksey Bubis/Oggie Kolev No. 1 13-11

2003, 11-15 (SEC 2-9) NCAA Tournament - First RoundHead Coach: Robert Cox11/3 vs. #39 Indiana St. ! W 4-311/3 at #43 Tulsa ! W 4-11/24 Nebraska W 4-31/26 #47 Northwestern L 4-32/1 Drake W 6-12/7 Southwest Mo. W 7-02/9 #25 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/11 at #51 Tulsa W 4-32/20 vs. #4 California + L 4-02/21 vs. #13 So. Cal + L 4-22/22 vs. #33 San Diego St.+ W 4-22/28 #17 Auburn * L 4-3

3/2 #11 Alabama * W 4-33/4 #72 Michigan St. W 5-23/7 at #2 Florida * L 7-03/9 at #14 South Carolina* L 4-23/16 at #26 Tennessee * L 4-33/18 at Jacksonville Univ. W 5-23/26 at #19 Georgia * L 4-03/28 #12 Kentucky * L 7-04/1 at #17 Texas L 4-34/4 at #5 Ole Miss * L 7-04/6 #33 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/12 at #18 LSU * L 7-04/17 vs. #18 LSU $ L 4-05/10 vs. #22 Ohio St. > L 4-0! - ITA Central Region V, Tulsa, Okla.* - Southeastern Conference match+ - ITA National Team Indoor, Louisville, Ky.$ - SEC Tournament, Oxford, Miss.> - NCAA Tournament, Lexington, Ky.

Singles Victories Leaders Adrians Zguns No. 4 24-9 Eduardo Pacheco No. 3 22-17 Matt Roberts No. 6 14-15

Doubles Victories Leaders Eduardo Pachaco/Nathan Price No.1 5-6

2004, 16-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament Sweet 16Head Coach: Robert Cox1/25 Nebraska W 7-01/30 #13 Texas W 4-32/13 at DePaul W 5-22/15 at #37 Northwestern L 4-32/20 Wichita St. W 7-02/25 Oral Roberts W 7-02/25 Oral Roberts W 6-02/28 #19 Oklahoma St. W 4-32/29 Southwest Mo. St. W 6-13/5 #39 Tennessee * L 4-33/7 #21 Georgia * W 4-33/12 at Hawaii W 6-13/19 at #13 Vanderbilt * L 7-03/21 #18 at Kentucky * L 4-33/26 #26 at Mississippi St.* W 5-23/28 #4 Ole Miss * L 6-14/2 at #58 Alabama * L 5-24/4 at #45 Auburn * W 5-24/6 #53 Tulsa W 4-34/10 #13 LSU * L 5-24/16 #40 South Carolina * W 5-24/18 #9 Florida * L 4-24/22 #27 Auburn # L 4-05/15 #31 Oklahoma St. % W 4-35/16 #18 Tennessee % W 4-15/22 #4 Southern Cal ^ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match# - SEC Tournament, Nashville, Tenn. % - NCAA Regional, Fayetteville, Ark.^ - NCAA Tournament, Tulsa, Okla.

Singles Victories Leaders Adrians Zguns No. 2 36-10 Nathan Price No. 1 31-13 Rohan Gajjar No. 3 19-14

Doubles Victories Leaders Imraan Ismail/Matt Roberts No. 2 12-11

2005, 4-17 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/23 Southwest Missouri St. W 5-22/5 at Army W 5-22/8 #50 Oklahoma L 6-12/11 at #17 Ohio St. L 5-22/13 vs. #56 Michigan St. L 4-32/27 at #23 Texas L 5-23/4 at #55 South Carolina* L 5-23/6 at #7 Florida * L 6-13/11 at #21 Tennessee L 5-23/13 at #6 Georgia L 5-23/22 at 342 UNLV L 5-23/25 #40 Vanderbilt * W 4-33/27 #30 Kentucky * L 4-33/30 at #44 Tulsa L 5-24/1 #14 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/3 #4 at Ole Miss * L 4-34/6 at #11 Oklahoma St. L 4-14/8 #74 Alabama * W 4-3

4/10 #29 Auburn * L 4-34/15 #15 at LSU * L 4-24/21 #14 Mississippi St.* L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match# - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories Matt Roberts No. 3 26-9 Rohan Gajjar No. 2 21-15 Adrians Zguns No. 1 17-12

Doubles Victories Leaders Imraan Ismail/Matt Roberts No. 2 15-16

2006,18-11 (SEC 6-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/21 Wichita State ^ W 4-01/21 #46 Tulsa ^ W 4-01/22 #42 Oklahoma ^ W 4-01/24 Oral Roberts W 7-0 1/24 Oral Roberts W 6-02/3 Missouri State W 7-02/5 #20 Texas L 4-32/12 Wichita State W 7-02/17 #3 Illinois # L 4-02/18 #11 Virginia # W 4-22/19 #15 LSU # L 4-13/3 #1 Georgia * L 5-23/5 #28 Tennessee * W 5-23/8 #36 Tulsa W 5-23/10 at #62 Vanderbilt * W 7-03/12 #29 at Kentucky * L 4-33/24 #8 Florida * L 6-13/26 #49 South Carolina * W 4-03/31 #57 at Mississippi State* W 4-34/2 #10 Ole Miss * L 4-34/7 at Auburn * W 6-14/9 at Alabama * L 4-34/12 at Oklahoma W 5-24/15 LSU * W 4-34/18 Oklahoma State L 4-34/20 Vanderbilt ~ W 4-34/21 Ole Miss ~ L 4-05/13 Michigan ! W 4-15/14 Ohio State ! L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Central Region Indoor Team Playoff, Tulsa, Okla.# - ITA National Indoor Championships, Seattle, Wash.~– SEC Conference Tournament, Tuscaloosa, Ala.! – NCAA Tournament 1st & 2nd Rounds, Columbus, Ohio

Singles Victories Leaders Matt Roberts No. 2 28-10 Blake Strode No. 4 27-7 Adrians Zguns No. 1 26-12

Doubles Victories Leaders Rohan Gajjar/Matt Roberts No. 1 14-11

2007, 7-22 (SEC 0-11) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/26 Illinois State ^ W 4-11/26 #27 Tulsa ^ L 4-02/2 at #48 Northwestern L 7-02/3 at #71 DePaul L 6-12/3 at Chicago State W 6-02/6 Cowley County C.C. W 7-02/6 Cowley County C.C. W 5-02/6 Wichita State W 5-2

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS2/9 #62 Oklahoma L 4-32/15 at #24 Tulsa L 6-12/23 at #41 Fresno State L 6-12/24 vs. Pacific W 7-02/24 vs. Fresno-Pacific L 4-33/2 at #1 Georgia * L 7-03/4 at #30 Tennessee * L 7-03/7 at #13 Texas L 6-13/9 #32 Vanderbilt * L 5-23/11 #47 Kentucky * L 6-13/18 at UNLV L 4-33/19 vs. New Mexico State W 5-23/23 #25 at Florida * L 6-13/25 at #55 South Carolina* L 4-33/30 #61 Mississippi State * L 6-14/1 #10 at Ole Miss * L 6-14/4 at #14 Oklahoma State L 7-04/6 #40 Auburn * L 5-24/8 #12 Alabama * L 6-14/14 at #12 LSU * L 5-24/19 #25 Tennessee ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Central Region Indoor Team Playoff, Tulsa, Okla.~– Southeastern Conference Tournament, Baton Rouge, La.

Singles Victories Leaders Blake Strode No. 1 27-11 Dmitry Lebedev No. 4 14-20 Jorge Villanueva No. 6 11-17 Doubles Victories Leaders Colin Mascall/Blake Strode No. 1 19-10

2008, 12-13 (SEC 3-8) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/27 #69 Fresno State L 4-32/1 #7 Texas L 7-02/3 La.-Lafayette W 7-02/3 Seminole College W 7-02/8 Wichita State W 6-12/10 Purdue W 4-32/10 Cowley County CC W 7-02/14 #23 Tulsa L 4-32/17 #33 Oklahoma W 4-32/23 #27 Washington L 6-12/24 Portland^ W 5-22/29 #35 Auburn * L 5-23/2 #20 Alabama * L 4-23/7 #22 Vanderbilt * W 4-33/9 #55 Kentucky * W 4-23/16 Hawaii W 4-33/21 #10 Tennessee * L 7-03/23 #3 Georgia * L 7-03/28 #8 Florida L 5-23/30 #69 South Carolina * L 4-34/4 #7 Ole Miss * L 6-14/6 #49 Mississippi State * W 4-34/9 UMKC W 5-24/12 #17 LSU * L 5-24/17 #31 Vanderbilt~ L 4-3

^ - Seattle, Wash.* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Fayetteville, Ark.

Singles Victories Leaders Chris Nott No. 3 25-12 Dmitry Lebedev No. 5 18-14 Blake Strode No. 1 17-18

Doubles Victories Leaders Strode/Colin Mascall No. 1 13-10

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2009, 10-14 (SEC 2-10) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/30 ^#5 Virginia L 7-01/31 ^#34 Wisconsin L 4-32/7 Illinios State W 7-02/8 Purdue W 5-22/13 Oregon W 6-12/15 Pacific W 6-12/15 Cowley County C.C. W 7-02/20 #57 Oklahoma W 5-22/22 #8 Texas L 5-23/6 #20 Alabama L 6-13/8 #26 Auburn L 6-13/11 #34 Oklahoma Srate L 4-13/13 #31 Kentucky L 6-13/15 #39 Vanderbilt W 4-33.15 UMKC W 7-03/22 Oral Roberts W 7-03/27 #5 Tennessee L 6-13/29 #3 Georgia W 6-14/3 #17 South Carolina W 6-14/5 #10 Florida L 7-04/10 #69 Mississippi State L 4-34/12 #2 Ole Miss L 5-24/18 #31 LSU L 4-04/23 #12 Kentucky ~ L 4-2

* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Central Region Indoor ~ - Southeastern Conference Tournament, Auburn, Ala.

Singles Victories Leaders Blake Strode No. 1 27-12 Chris Nott No. 2 22-13 Matt Walters No. 5 9-4

Doubles Victories Leaders Dmitry Lebedev/Chris Nott No. 2 10-3

2010, 10-16 (SEC 1-10) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/17 #26 Washington L 4-31/22 #8 Texas L 6-11/30 #10 Ole Miss^ L 4-31/31 #52 Columbia^ W 4-12/5 Louisiana-Lafayette W 7-02/7 Wichita State W 6-12/7 Cowley County CC W 7-02/12 #44 Oklahoma L 7-02/19 Oregon W 5-22/20 Cal Poly W 6-12/27 UMKC W 7-02/27 Johnson County CC W 7-03/5 #7 Florida* L 7-03/7 #41 South Carolina* W 4-23/12 #13 Ole Miss* L 4-23/14 #49 Mississippi State* L 4-13/21 #6 Georgia* L 6-03/28 #2 Tennessee* L 6-13/30 #32 Tulsa L 6-13/30 Oral Roberts W 4-04/2 #45 Auburn* L 4-34/4 #33 Alabama* L 4-04/9 #33 Vanderbilt* L 4-34/11 #11 Kentucky* L 5-24/17 #11 LSU* L 5-24/22 #37 Auburn ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Kick Off Weekend, Oxford, Miss.~– Southeastern Conference Tournament, Lexington, Ky.

Singles Victories Leaders Chris Nott No. 1 17-16 Gregoire Lehmann No. 4 14-6 Mike Ward No. 6 14-7 Doubles Victories Leaders Dmitry Lebedev/Nott No. 1 17-10

2011, 7-17 (SEC 0-11) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/28 UNLV L 5-21/30 SMU W 5-22/11 Iowa W 6-12/13 Santa Clara W 4-32/18 Oklahoma L 4-32/20 Tulsa L 5-22/26 at Fresno State L 4-02/27 at UNLV L 4-2

3/4 at South Carolina* L 4-33/6 at Florida* L 7-03/11 Mississippi State* L 5-23/13 Ole Miss* L 5-23/16 Wichita State W 5-23/19 at Tennessee* L 7-03/23 Oral Roberts W 7-03/23 Saint Louis W 7-03/26 Georgia* L 7-04/1 Alabama* L 4-34/3 Auburn* L 5-24/5 Oral Roberts W 5-24/8 Kentucky* L 5-24/10 Vanderbilt* L 6-14/16 LSU* L 6-14/21 Florida# L 4-0

* - Southeastern Conference match# - SEC Tournament, Gainesville, Fla.

Singles Victories Matt Hogan No. 2 15-17 Mike Ward No. 5 15-17 Chris Nott No. 1 14-19

Doubles Victories Leaders Mike Ward/Nikolas Zogaj No. 3 14-9 Gregoire Lehmann/Chris Nott No. 2 8-5 Matt Hogan/Matt Walters No. 1 5-7

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Oral Roberts - Jan. 28FAYETTEVILLE || 5 p.m.

Location......................................Tulsa, Okla.Nickname................................Golden EaglesColors............Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, White Conference............................Summit LeagueTennis Contact...........................Rob [email protected] Coach.............................Chris MillironAssoc. Coach.............................Phil HollandWebsite........................orugoldeneagles.com

2012 OPPONENTSUT-Arlington - Jan. 28FAYETTEVILLE || Noon

Location...............................Arlington, TexasNickname.......................................MavericksColors.........Royal Blue, White, Orange Trim Conference....................................SouthlandTennis Contact...................Kristyna [email protected] Coach.............................Diego BenitezAssoc. Coach.......................Marco MatteucciWebsite.....................................utamavs.com

Iowa - Feb. 3Iowa City, Iowa || 2 p.m.

Location................................Iowa City, IowaNickname.......................................HawkeyesColors.....................................Black and GoldConference.........................................Big TenTennis Contact.......................Brady [email protected] Coach..........................Steve HoughtonAssoc. Coach................................Steve NashWebsite...........................hawkeyesports.com

DePaul - Feb. 4Iowa City, Iowa || 2:30 p.m.

Location......................................Chicago, Ill.Nickname.................................Blue DemonsColors...............................Royal Blue, ScarletConference........................................Big EastTennis Contact.........................Alicia [email protected] Coach.............................Matt BrothersAssoc. Coach.............................Stuart WatersWebsite....................depaulbluedemons.com

Purdue - Feb. 10FAYETTEVILLE || 5:30 p.m.

Location.........................West Lafayette, Ind.Nickname..................................BoilermakersColors..............................Old Gold and BlackConference.........................................Big TenTennis Contact............................Matt [email protected] Coach.............................Pawel GajdzikAssoc. Coach........................Brandon LenfertWebsite..............................purduesports.com

Stetson - Feb. 12FAYETTEVILLE || 2 p.m.

Location.....................................DeLand, Fla.Nickname...........................................HattersColors.............................Hunter Green, WhiteConference.................................Atlantic SunTennis Contact........................Jesse CazakoffEmail............................jcazakof@stetson.eduHead Coach................................Pierre PiloteAssoc. Coach........................Chastity BradleyWebsite....................................gohatters.com

Tulsa - Feb. 17Tulsa, Okla. || 6 p.m.

Location......................................Tulsa, Okla.Nickname..........................Golden HurricaneColors...........Old Gold, Royal Blue, CrimsonConference..........................Conference USATennis Contact...............Cedrique [email protected] Coach........................Vince WestbrookAssoc. Coach.....................Thomas LiversageWebsite...........................tulsahurricane.com

Santa Clara - Feb. 24Santa Clara, Calif. || 5 p.m.

Location............................Santa Clara, Calif.Nickname..........................................BroncosColors...........................................Red, WhiteConference...............West Coast ConferenceTennis Contact...............................Joey KarpEmail.......................................jkarp@scu.eduHead Coach.................................Derek MillsAssoc. Coach................................Jakub CechWebsite......................santaclarabroncos.com

Pacific - Feb. 25Santa Clara, Calif. || Noon

Location................................Stockton, Calif.Nickname............................................ TigersColors......................................Orange, BlackConference.......................................Big WestTennis Contact........................Victoria [email protected] Coach............................Ryan RedondoAssoc. Coach.............................Renan DelsinWebsite...............................pacifictigers.com

Vanderbilt - March 2FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Location...............................Nashville, Tenn.Nickname................................ CommodoresColors..........................................Black, GoldConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact........................Ashley [email protected] Coach...........................Ian DuvenhageAssoc. Coach................................Jamie HuntWebsite..........................vucommodores.com

Kentucky - March 4FAYETTEVILLE || 11:30 a.m.

Location..................................Lexington, Ky.Nickname........................................ WildcatsColors..........................................Blue, WhiteConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact............................Evan [email protected] Head Coach.............................Dennis EmeryAssoc. Coach....................Cedric KauffmannWebsite.................................ukathletics.com

Auburn - March 9Auburn, Ala. || 2 p.m.

Location.....................................Auburn, Ala.Nickname............................................ TigersColors....................Burnt Orange, Navy BlueConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact...............................Wes [email protected] Head Coach...................................Eric ShoreAssoc. Coach...................Gabor Zolton PelvaWebsite..............................auburntigers.com

Alabama - March 11Tuscaloosa, Ala. || Noon

Location................................Tuscaloosa, Ala.Nickname.................................Crimson TideColors...................................Crimson, WhiteConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact.............................Jessica PareEmail.....................................jpare@ia.ua.eduHead Coach.....................................Billy PateAssoc. Coach..................................Bo HodgeWebsite.......................................rolltide.com

Wichita State - March 16FAYETTEVILLE || 5:30 p.m.

Location...................................Wichita, Kan.Nickname.........................................ShockersColors..........................................Black, GoldConference............................Missouri ValleyTennis Contact............................John [email protected] Coach.........................Brad LouderbackAssoc. Coach......................Kevin MontisanoWebsite.................................goshockers.com

Southern Miss - March 18FAYETTEVILLE || Noon

Location............................Hattiesburg, Miss.Nickname................................Golden EaglesColors..........................................Black, GoldConference..........................Conference USATennis Contact.............................Shirley [email protected] Coach.......................................Ki KrollAssoc. Coach.........................Oscar MachucaWebsite.............................southernmiss.com

Lamar - March 20FAYETTEVILLE || 9 a.m.

Location..............................Beaumont, TexasNickname........................................CardinalsColors...........................................Red, WhiteConference....................................SouthlandTennis Contact.............................Pat [email protected] Coach............................Scott ShanklesAssoc. Coach............................................N/AWebsite...........................lamarcardinals.com

UMKC - March 20FAYETTEVILLE || 1:30 p.m.

Location..............................Kansas City, Mo.Nickname......................................KangaroosColors............................................Blue, GoldConference.....................The Summit LeagueTennis Contact..............................Nik [email protected] Coach...............................Kendell HaleAssoc. Coach............................Dante CipulliWebsite.........................umkckangaroos.com

Georgia - March 23Athens, Ga. || 1:30 p.m.

Location.............................................GeorgiaNickname.........................................BulldogsColors............................................Red, BlackConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact...............................Ben [email protected] Coach...............................Manuel DiazAssoc. Coach................................Will GlennWebsite................................georgiadogs.com


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Tennessee - March 25FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Location..............................Knoxville, Tenn.Nickname......................................VolunteersColors.....................................Orange, WhiteConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact.......................Amanda PruittEmail..................................akpruitt@utk.eduHead Coach....................Sam WinterbothamAssoc. Coach.........................Chris WoodruffWebsite......................................utsports.com

Ole Miss - March 30Oxford, Miss. || 2 p.m.

Location...................................Oxford, Miss.Nickname.............................................RebelsColors.....................Cardinal Red, Navy BlueConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact................................Kim [email protected] Coach...........................Billy ChadwickAssoc. Coach...........................Toby HarissonWebsite.............................olemisssports.com

Mississippi State - April 1Starkville, Miss. || 1 p.m.

Location................................Starkville, Miss.Nickname.........................................BulldogsColors....................................Maroon, WhiteConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact.........................Paul [email protected] Coach..................................Per NilssonAssoc. Coach...................................Matt HillWebsite..........................mstateathletics.com

Florida - April 6FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Location................................Gainesville, Fla.Nickname............................................GatorsColors........................................Orange, BlueConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact..............................Dan [email protected] Coach..............................Andy JacksonAssoc. Coach...........................Jeremy BrownWebsite...................................gatorzone.com

South Carolina - April 8FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Location.................................Columbia, S.C.Nickname.....................................GamecocksColors.......................................Garnet, BlackConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact...........................Diana [email protected] Coach....................................Josh GoffiAssoc. Coach................................Matt LucasWebsite.......................gamecocksonline.com

LSU - April 14FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Location..............................Baton Rouge, La.Nickname.............................................TigersColors.........................................Purple, GoldConference................................SoutheasternTennis Contact..................Sidney KleinpeterEmail...........................sklein7@tigers.lsu.eduHead Coach...................................Jeff BrownAssoc. Coach.............................Danny BryanWebsite......................................lsusports.net

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Old Main One of the original buildings on Arkansas’ campus, Old Main symbolizes the strong connection to the past and the focus upon the future which come together in the present at the University of Arkansas. Completed in 1875, Old Main stood the test of time until the mid-1980s when age and modern building codes threatened to send it to the wrecking ball as had happened to its sister building at the University of Illinois. A major fund-raising campaign by alumni totally renovated Old Main. Reopening in 1992, the building maintains the feel of a Victorian-era building with high ceilings and elaborate wooden trim. Just below the surface of the period hardwood floors, Old Main is hard-wired to the internet and built to last well into its second century. Even with renovation, Old Main remained unfinished until 2005. One of the gifts during the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century specified the installation of a clock, originally planned for the blank faces of the south tower. As mentioned, Old Main was built from shared plans with its counterpart on the Illinois campus, with one important difference. The north tower of Arkansas’ Old Main is taller than the south tower. Legend says this was symbolic of the Civil War as the lead engineer was a northern veteran.

Founded in 1871, The University of Arkansas is the flagship institution of the University of Arkansas System. Located in Fayetteville in Arkansas’ northwest corner, the U of A is the state’s foremost partner and resource for education and economic development. The U of A offers 213 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs. In keeping with its status as Arkansas’ land-grant university, the U of A has a 140-year-old mandate to educate, to conduct basic and applied research, and to extend knowledge and resources to the people of Arkansas and beyond through public engagement and service. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recently classified the U of A as a national research university with a very high level of research activity, based on the number of doctoral degrees awarded, research grants received, and other factors. The U of A is the only Arkansas institution with such a ranking, and is among just 108 institutions in the United States (out of 4,633) to have received that classification. The U of A has enormous influence over Arkansans’ social, cultural, and recreational life, especially the widespread passion for the university’s athletics teams, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The U of A’s location in northwest Arkansas is viewed as one of the university’s strongest attributes. Fayetteville is widely recognized as one of the best college communities in the U.S. The city’s Dickson Street district abuts the U of A campus and features scores of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Northwest Arkansas is a vibrant economic region with a national reputation for its high quality of life. Three of the U.S.’s largest corporations have their world headquarters in the region: Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transportation, and the world’s largest retailer, Walmart Corp. Because of their presence, many other corporations have established primary or secondary headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Their close proximity to the U of A campus, along with their executives’ and employees’ active involvement in university life, offers students and faculty exceptional

iMpOrtant links fOr future razOrbacks-ArkansasRazorbacks.com -- the official site of the Razorback Athletic Department

-http://www.uark.edu -- the official site of the University of Arkansas

-http://admissions.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Admissions Office

-http://finaid.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Financial Aid Office

-http://www.uark.edu/home/visitor.php - welcome visitors

-http://www.uark.edu/home/11374.php - about Fayetteville /Northwest Arkansas

-http://parking.uark.edu/ - where to park

-http://www.uark.edu/ua/bookstor/ - the bookstore

-http://www.arkansasalumni.org/traditions/index.php - Arkansas traditions

-http://www.uark.edu/home/11028.php - campus life

-http://newswire.uark.edu/ - today’s news on campus


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opportunities for research partnerships, internships, and post-graduation employment. The U of A boasts one of the most unique features and traditions found on any college or university campus: Senior Walk, a nearly three-mile stretch of concrete sidewalks criss-crossing campus into which the names of every U of A graduate is engraved. More than 140,000 names currently appear, grouped alphabetically by year of graduation. Senior Walk epitomizes the university’s emphasis on “putting students first,” a philosophy captured in its tag line, “the YOU of A.” The U of A features distinctive architecture, including its signature building, Old Main, finished in 1875. As the original administrative facility, the iconic building now houses the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The college is named in honor of former U of A President (and, later, U.S. Senator) J. William Fulbright, who helped create the prestigious international scholarship and fellowship programs that bear his name. The U of A’s distinctive Fulbright Peace Fountain, designed by architect Fay Jones, recognizes its namesake’s role in promoting peaceful resolution of world conflicts. Academically, the U of A is organized into ten schools and colleges: the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering; the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The university also features the Fay Jones School of Architecture, the Graduate School, the Honors College, the School of Law and the Global Campus, which provides academic outreach and programs to more than 15,000 learners a year. The U of A’s total annual operating budget for FY2011 is $528 million. Tuition and fee revenues make up the largest source of revenues, followed by an annual state appropriation. Almost 77 percent of all full-time undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid. U of A undergraduate tuition rates were ranked 38th lowest in the nation among land-grant universities, in keeping with the university’s emphasis on keeping itself accessible and affordable. In September 2010, the U of A enrolled a record 21,406 students. The student body consisted of students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. More than 300 student organizations also exist on campus. There are plenty of things to do on- and off-campus. The HPER Center, the university’s state-of-the-art recreational facility, offers a great place to climb, swim, run, lift weights, do aerobics and yoga, or play basketball. Cultural and recreational options include attending lectures, readings, and theatrical performances, shopping opportunities, and listening to live music on nearby Dickson Street. In 2009, University Chancellor G. David Gearhart presented a long-range strategic plan that was formally endorsed by the elected leaders of the faculty, staff, and student body. The plan emphasizes a commitment to “students first,” and outlines goals and strategies to ensure that all students receive the resources and support they need to achieve their academic goals. The plan also emphasizes the U of A’s commitment to transparency and accountability to the people of Arkansas in its operation. More information about the U of A may be found at www.uark.edu.

cOlleges and schOOls Honors College - http://honorscollege.uark.edu/

Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences - http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/

Fay Jones School of Architecture - http://architecture.uark.edu/ J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences - http://fulbright.uark.edu/

Sam M. Walton College of Business - http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/

College of Education and Health Professions - http://coehp.uark.edu/

College of Engineering - http://www.engr.uark.edu/home/ Global Campus - http://globalcampus.uark.edu/

Graduate School - http://grad.uark.edu/ School of Law - http://law.uark.edu/

seniOr Walk The University of Arkansas is proud to be the last university in the nation maintaining what once was a common tradition of etching its graduates’ names into the campus sidewalks. The 100,000th graduate’s name went down in cement during the 1990s. The names on Senior Walk stretch over three miles of campus sidewalks. The story of Senior Walk is a perfect example of how the University of Arkansas brings its commitment to the past together with innovations for the future. When the costs involved in hand-etching names into concrete forced numerous other universities to give up, the University of Arkansas turned to its physical plant and engineering school grads to create a one-of-a-kind computerized sandblasting machine -- the SandHog. Each summer, the SandHog roars across the front lawn of Old Main, etching the names of graduates into sidewalks.


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Dr. G. David Gearhart became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 1, 2008, following 10 years of service to the university as vice chancellor for university advancement. Previously he was senior vice president of Penn State University, during which time he was named a Fulbright Scholar, studying at Oxford University in Oxford, England. His Bachelor of Arts degree is from Westminster College in Missouri. Both his law degree and his doctor of education degree are from the University of Arkansas. He is a native of Fayetteville. Prior to being appointed chancellor, Dr. Gearhart oversaw the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, the most successful capital campaign in Arkansas history, which raised more than $1 billion for academic programs. As chancellor, Dr. Gearhart instituted the first tuition freeze in 24 years and implemented a $220 million campus building renovation and refurbishment plan, as well as a campus-wide energy savings plan. He has also undertaken a renewed emphasis on the arts on campus, including the establishment of the “All Steinway Campus.” Dr. Gearhart has additionally implemented a major cost savings program that has already resulted in over $29.4 million in cost reduction and savings to the flagship campus. Campus enrollment has also grown by nearly 4,000 students in the past three years to almost 22,000 students. At the same time, diversity in the student body has increased significantly. He and his wife of more than 35 years, Jane, have two children and two grandchildren.

chancellOr dr. g. daVid gearhart

faculty athletic representatiVe dr. sharOn hunt Chancellor G. David Gearhart appointed Dr. Sharon Hunt to be the faculty athletics representative (FAR) for the University of Arkansas in August 2010. Dr. Hunt is the first woman and non-lawyer to hold the post. Dr. Hunt has been on the University of Arkansas faculty for 21 years and has served as head of the recently renamed Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation in the College of Education and Health Professions for that entire time except for the 2000-01 academic year, when she served as interim dean of the college. On June 30, 2011 Dr. Hunt stepped down as Department Head and returned to the faculty at the rank of Professor giving her more time to devote to the FAR position. A high school athlete, Hunt’s involvement with collegiate athletics dates back to her own college days at the University of Arkansas when she played extramural sports with the women’s basketball and tennis teams prior to the enactment of Title IX. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education from the university, she went on to earn a doctor of education degree from the University of Georgia, where she taught a variety of sport-activity courses as a graduate assistant. Upon the completion of her doctoral degree, she joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky for 13 years, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses and served as the graduate coordinator for the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In 1990, she and her family returned to Fayetteville. The FAR’s responsibilities lie in three broad areas: academic integrity within the athletics program, student-athlete well-being, and institutional control of the athletics program. Dr. Hunt is involved in the student-athlete advisory council on campus and chairs the Academic Credential Review Committee and Athletic’s Academic Integrity Committee, and serves as an ex-officio member of the Faculty Athletics Committee. In addition, she travels to represent the University of Arkansas at various SEC and NCAA meetings. Dr. Hunt was instrumental in establishing the graduate athletic training education program in the College of Education and Health Professions, and she has worked closely with athletics on that program. The athletics department provides support to students in the athletic training education program in the form of a stipend, books and travel to the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association annual meeting. Two endowed scholarships for athletic training students in honor of longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell were established through the athletics department. Dr. Hunt has been married to David Hunt since 1973, and they have an adult son and daughter as well as a grandson.


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Entering his fourth full year as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Jeff Long has guided the University of Arkansas’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics through a period of unprecedented transition while revitalizing a tradition-rich athletics program encompassing 19 sports and more than 460 student-athletes. Long leads a comprehensive athletics program uniformly committed to the development of student-athletes academically, athletically and socially. A part of Chancellor G. David Gearhart’s Executive Committee, Long is helping to chart the course for the future of higher education at the University of Arkansas while integrating Razorback Athletics into the campus community. In each of the past two years, Razorback Athletics has made a $1 million gift to support the university’s academic mission bringing the department’s support of the greater university community to nearly $4 million. In Long’s tenure, Arkansas has captured eight conference championships and advanced to 53 post-season competitions, including the school’s first Bowl Championship Series appearance in football, while drawing more than a million fans annually to campus to cheer on the Razorbacks. In 2010-11, Arkansas finished in the top 25 of the NACDA Sports Directors Cup for the third time in the past four years, marking the first time in school history that has been accomplished. In the classroom, the Razorbacks continue to set new standards including posting a student-athlete grade point average exceeding 3.0 for an unprecedented third consecutive year. Arkansas exceeds the national APR multi-year rate by more than 10 points in 18 sports and has seen a steady rise in graduation success rates. Student-athlete development has also been a priority including the establishment of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the Southeastern Conference. In the community, Razorback student-athletes are more active than ever volunteering more than 3,300 hours of time for more than 80 agencies, organizations and schools. Long was selected to replace legendary athletic director and former Razorback football coach Frank Broyles and even before he officially took the reins on Jan. 1, 2008, Arkansas announced that it would combine its previously independent men’s and women’s athletic programs into one combined athletic program. Long adeptly blended the men’s and women’s athletic departments into one unified department and established a new administrative structure. He has recruited some of the nation’s most successful coaches to Arkansas including head football coach Bobby Petrino and head men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson. He also signed head baseball coach Dave Van Horn to a long-term deal to remain in Fayetteville. In fact, Arkansas is one of only four schools in the nation to boast coaches who have made a BCS bowl game, the Elite Eight and the College World Series. Long has also worked tirelessly to maintain long-time relationships and to forge new relationships for the benefit of the Razorback program including extending Arkansas’ relationship with War Memorial Stadium and helping re-establish the Razorbacks’ presence in Texas, partnering with former Razorback Jerry Jones to develop the Southwest Classic, a 10-year football series with Texas A&M played at the spectacular Cowboys Stadium. As economic indicators were beginning to point toward challenging economic times, Long signed Arkansas to a deal with IMG College to form Razorback Sports Properties that guarantees the Razorback program $73

Vice chancellOr fOr intercOllegiate athletics & directOr Of athletics Jeff lOng

The Longs: (l-r): Stephanie, Christina, Jeff and Fanny.

million during the course of the decade-long agreement. Long also negotiated an extensive all sports apparel and footwear agreement with NIKE, Inc. that will outfit all 19 Razorback sports programs through the 2014-15 season. Working alongside the Razorback Foundation leadership team, the athletic department recently launched the “Answer the Call” campaign to help meet the growing financial needs of fielding a nationally competitive all sports program. More than 2,600 new members have joined the Razorback Foundation while helping generate much needed support for Razorback student-athletes. A number of athletic facilities have also seen a transformation with Bud Walton Arena undergoing extensive renovations, including replacement of the lower seating bowl and the addition of courtside seating, ribbon boards and a courtside club room. In the spring of 2009, a new synthetic playing surface was installed at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. With an eye towards the future, Long commissioned a master plan to assess the future facility needs of the program. Construction of a new football center is already underway with a targeted completion date in 2013. A veteran administrator with a track record of the highest commitment to the concept of “student-athlete,” Long has had more than two decades experience in athletic administration at the Division I level including at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech University, Eastern Kentucky University and Rice University. Long also understands the coach’s perspective from time spent in coaching staff positions at Duke University, University of Michigan and North Carolina State University. His experience as an athletic director and administrator in America’s most prestigious conferences – the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and now SEC - gives Long a uniquely informed perspective on intercollegiate athletics. During his career, Long has served in five of the six Bowl Championship Series leagues. On the forefront of NCAA governance, Long has served on the NCAA Management Council, the NCAA’s Sports Wagering Task Force and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association. Long currently serves on the NCAA Championships\Sports Management Cabinet. Prior to assuming his current roles at Arkansas, Long served for four years as the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. Long redefined Pitt athletics, most notably through the “Quest for Excellence” campaign that raised nearly $34 million to enhance the student-athlete experience. During his tenure the Panthers’ were selected as the No. 17 overall program in the nation in the December 2006 Sports Illustrated on Campus’ All-Sport Rankings. Before arriving at Pitt, Long was senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma for two and a half years overseeing external affairs for the Sooners. In addition, Long was the primary administrator for the Sooners’ highly successful football and men’s basketball programs, along with sport supervision of baseball, wrestling and both golf teams. Long’s first appointment as a director of athletics was at Eastern Kentucky where he served for two and a half years. Prior to Eastern, Long had a brief stay with Virginia Tech as an associate athletics director. He began his career in college athletic administration at Michigan, hired by legendary coach and athletics director, the late Bo Schembechler. During his seasons with the Wolverines, Long was promoted through a series of posts to the position of associate athletics director. A former two-sport athlete at Ohio Wesleyan, Long earned seven varsity letters for the Bishops in football and baseball before completing his degree in economics in 1982. He started his post-graduate career in athletics working on head coach Tom Reed’s staff as a graduate assistant football coach at the cradle of coaches, Miami University of Ohio. Long earned his master’s in education at Miami in 1983, moving on to football staff positions at Rice, Duke and N.C. State prior to joining Michigan. An Ohio native from Kettering, Long is married to the former Fanny Gellrich of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Longs have two daughters, Stephanie and Christina.


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executiVe assOciate ad Bev Lewis has served the University of Arkansas and its Razorback athletic programs for more than three decades. The former women’s athletic director prior to the department merger in 2007-08, Lewis now serves as the associate vice chancellor and executive associate athletic director for administration and sport programs. Lewis is also the coordinator of a five-member sport administrator group that provides day-to-day administrative support for each of Arkansas’ 19 sports. Lewis is the sport administrator for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, softball and volleyball. In addition, Lewis is the primary administrator working with the Razorbacks’ strength and conditioning units and athletic training and sports medicine program as well as overseeing the media relations and new media divisions. She also serves as a liaison to the faculty senate and the faculty athletic committee, and coordinates the department’s NCAA certification, Title IX compliance and strategic planning. Lewis was elected to the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Executive Committee assisting the league office in a leadership role. The largest portion of her service to the university was her 19-year tenure as the Director of Women’s Athletics. As a result of her strong emphasis on the classroom, Razorback female student-athletes received numerous academic honors including national academic All-American of the year, team academic national titles and the university’s first two SEC/H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Her leadership was also a part of the success of the university’s Campaign for the Twenty-First Century. Lewis directed Women’s Athletics to over $11.5 million in direct support for women’s teams. During the campaign, Lewis received one of her greatest personal honors as Bob and Marilyn Bogle requested that Arkansas’ $6 million facility be named the Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics. In 1998, she was voted into the University Of Arkansas Hall Of Honor by the university’s letterwinners in recognition of her contributions both as a coach and an administrator. Lewis served collegiate athletics at the highest level as an administrator, first with the NCAA Championship Cabinet and recently on the NCAA Management Council. Prior to assuming the duties of AD, Lewis was women’s cross country and track coach. Her Arkansas coaching milestones included the first women’s squad to achieve a national ranking and the first conference championship team with the 1988 Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships. Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan in 1979 and followed it with her master’s from Purdue prior to her arrival at Arkansas in 1981. Her husband, Harley, is the former athletic director at the University of Montana, former assistant director of championships with the NCAA, and former development officer at Arkansas.

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deVelOpMent Chris Wyrick joined the University of Arkansas in May 2008 and returns to the Athletic Department as a senior associate athletic director for development after spending the past year leading the highly successful Razorback Seat Value Plan (RSVP) as part of the Answer the Call Campaign for the Razorback Foundation. Wyrick’s duties for Razorback Athletics include leading the capital gifts and major gift fund-raising efforts to support of the department’s facilities master plan. He will continue to be the primary contact between Razorback Athletics and the Razorback Foundation. He also oversees the Razorback Ticket Office and serves as the liaison with Associated Student Government. Prior to spending the past year assisting the Razorback Foundation, Wyrick served as the senior associate athletic director for external affairs, which included oversight for marketing and promotions, collegiate licensing program, media relations, multi-media partners and the athletic department web site. He also worked with the associate athletic director for finance and business in supervision of the Razorback Ticket Office while also serving as the sport administrator for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf at Arkansas In 2010, Wyrick served as the executive director of RSVP, or Razorback Seat Value Plan, working with the department to develop a plan that aligned fans’ seat locations with their Razorback Foundation donor classifications. The year-long effort, which generated more than 2,600 members, encouraged fans to “Answer the Call” giving them the opportunity to select their football seat location. A native of Greensboro, N.C., Wyrick joined Arkansas after two years at South Carolina where he was associate athletics director for development. Prior to USC, he spent six years at Vanderbilt as an administrator. A 1992 graduate of North Carolina State with a degree in political science, Wyrick and his wife Merrily have two daughters, Caroline and Caitlin.

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Jon Fagg joined the University of Arkansas as a senior associate athletic director for compliance and student-athlete services in the summer of 2008, overseeing all aspects of compliance and academics. He serves as a member of the senior management group for the Razorbacks. Fagg supervises NCAA and Southeastern Conference rules compliance and education. He reports directly to the vice chancellor and director of athletics, and has an informational reporting relationship on compliance issues with the university’s Office of the General Counsel. In addition to compliance, Fagg also supervises the student-athlete services department which advises and offers support to more than 450 Razorback student-athletes. Fagg joined the Razorback staff after spending the past seven years at North Carolina State. Hired in March 2001, he served four and half years as an assistant athletics director for compliance before being promoted to associate athletics director for compliance in the fall of 2005. While with the Wolfpack, Fagg’s responsibilities included coordinating all aspects of the NCAA compliance program, including rules education for intercollegiate staff and related university personnel, and advisement, education and interpretations regarding NCAA rules and regulations. Prior to his tenure at North Carolina State, Fagg spent three years as the assistant athletics director for compliance at Fresno State. He also served one year as director of compliance for the Big South Conference. His first athletics administrative experience came at Mars Hill College where he handled compliance duties as well as serving as an assistant coach for the football team for three seasons. His coaching experience also includes a stint as an assistant coach at Davidson from February 1992 to June 1993 and as a GA coach at his alma mater, the University of Arizona, from January 1991 to February 1992. Fagg and his wife Amanda have three children: Jon Madison and twins, Reed and Ellie.

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internal OperatiOns Overseeing Razorback facilities, event management and equipment operations, Matt Trantham joined the University of Arkansas in 2008 as the senior associate athletic director for internal operations. Supervising several major projects in his first year with the Razorbacks, Trantham guided the $2.5 million renovation of Bud Walton Arena and the $1.3 million restoration of synthetic playing surface at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium in 2008-09. This year, he is overseeing the Master Plan currently underway for all athletic facilities. One of the first projects within the master plan is scheduled to begin in the 2011-12 academic year with the expansion of the football practice facilities including meeting rooms, academic center and offices. Prior to joining Arkansas, Trantham began his career with the University of Oklahoma in July 1999 as the promotions director for the athletic department where he worked with all 20 of OU’s teams. He was named assistant athletic director for event management in 2004 and was promoted to associate athletic director in 2006. In his role as associate AD for event management, Trantham oversaw more than 500 events a year, coordinated the efforts of more than 1,500 event staff members and was responsible for activities within 13 athletic facilities. He also served as OU’s liaison with all postseason events including both Big 12 and NCAA championship competitions. Prior to joining the Sooners, Trantham spent five seasons in professional sports in Washington, D.C. Trantham earned his bachelor’s of science degree in business management from Centenary College in 1990 and a master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy in 1998. Trantham and wife Kristen are parents of two sons, Will and Davis; and two daughters, Morgan and Paige.

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Tracey STehlikAssociate AD for Compliance Starting her 28th year with the University of Arkansas, Tracey Stehlik serves as associate athletic director for compliance. In addition, Stehlik serves as the sport administrator for women’s basketball, swimming and diving and men’s and women’s tennis. She began her career as an assistant women’s basketball coach, and was a part of the staff that won the only women’s hoops conference championships

at Arkansas. Stehlik worked in a variety of administrative roles since leaving the court including compliance and game management. She and husband Wayne have two daughters, Mollie and Maggie.

kevin TrainorAssociate AD for Public Relations Starting his 17th season at Arkansas, Kevin Trainor is in his fourth year as associate athletic director and his second as the department’s Public Relations Director. He also serves as a sports administrator for baseball. Trainor was a nearly 20-year veteran in the media relations office before assuming his current role. A university graduate in journalism in 1994, he earned his master’s at

Arkansas in 2005. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie.

JuSTin MalandAssistant AD for Facilities Justin Maland joined the Razorbacks in 1999 and is beginning his fifth year as an assistant AD for facilities in 2011. A Harrison, Ark., native and former college student-athlete, Maland oversees all competition and practice venues, offices and facility expansion for the Razorbacks. He is currently working on the Razorbacks’ master plan for facilities which includes upcoming additions for football. Maland

earned his master’s in sports management from Arkansas in 2001. He is married to the former Sarah Parnell, and the Malands are the parents of two children, Macy and Jack.

eric a. WoodAssistant AD for Student-AthleteDevelopment Eric A. Wood joined the university in 2009 working to develop programs that contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes. Wood worked in a similar role at the ACC and is the current chair of the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Advisory Committee. He also spent a year at Wake Forest and at the University of

New Haven. Wood is a 1998 graduate of Sacred Heart University and was a three-year letterman in football. He earned his Master’s Degree from Clemson in 2000. Wood and his wife Celia have a daughter,Eliana Jewel.

clayTon haMilTonAssociate AD Chief Financial Officer Clayton Hamilton joined the Razorbacks in January 2010, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer with oversight of the department’s financial affairs, business operations, and human resources. Hamilton has over 15 years of financial management experience, including stops at Colorado, Florida State, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is an active member of the College

Athletic Business Management Association, having most recently served as president in 2009, and has served on various NCAA strategic task forces. He is also a past recipient of the College Athletic Business Manager of the Year Award. A native of Arkansas, Hamilton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He obtained a master’s degree in sports management from the US Sports Academy in 1997, and his CPA certification from the State of Arkansas in 1998. Hamilton and his wife Stephanie have two children, Lauren and Caylee.

MeliSSa harWood-roMAssociate AD for Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement Serving as the lead coordinator for academic support for all 19 Razorback sports, Melissa Harwood-Rom brings over 20 years of experience at Arkansas. Joining the university in 1989 after working with football and men’s basketball at Washington State, she developed the former women’s athletics department academic system before being named to

oversee all teams in the summer of 2008. She and university professor Curt Rom have two children, Zoe and Clio.

chriS PohlAssociate AD for Events A former championships director for the NCAA, Chris Pohl joined Arkansas in 2002 to manage marketing and promotion for the women’s sports after 11 years at the NCAA. Pohl moved into event management in 2008 and oversees the event management department which coordinates all home and postseason events for the Razorbacks. Her primary sport responsibilities include football, men’s

and women’s basketball and swimming and diving. A 1981 graduate of Central Michigan and basketball letterwinner, she earned her master’s in 1984 from Penn State.

Brian PrachTAssociate AD for Marketing Brian Pracht joined the Razorbacks in July 2010, with more than 15 years of collegiate marketing and promotions experience working at Wichita State, Long Beach State and the Southland Conference. His responsibilities at Arkansas include overseeing marketing, promotions, ticket sales, licensing, in addition to serving as the staff liaison with International Sports Properties (IMG College)

and Razorback Sports Properties (RSP). Pracht graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emporia State in Kansas. He and his wife Amy have two daughters, Caroline and Lily.

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acadeMic ServiceS Recognizing the difficulty of balancing the demands of athletic competition at the highest level and completion of the rigorous academic standards of a Carnegie research-level university, the Razorback Athletic Department provides support services through both facilities and personnel to guide Arkansas student-athletes to their ultimate goal: University of Arkansas diploma. The key components of the Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement (SAASA) are personal development, career development, academic tutoring, study hall facilities, class attendance monitoring and incentive awards recognizing academic achievement.

The Bogle acadeMic cenTer There is no higher priority for the University of Arkansas Athletic Department than the academic progress of its scholar-athletes. Thanks to the generous gift of Bob and Marilyn Bogle, the home of the Razorback Athletic Department’s Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement program is the Bob and Marilyn Bogle Academic Center. The 15,000-square foot Bogle Academic Center is located in the east side of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Under the overall direction of Senior Associate Athletic Director Jon Fagg, the Bogle Academic Center houses the Arkansas Razorbacks Academic Support Program, the Razorback Office of Student Life and the Career Development Program. Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Melissa Harwood-Rom oversees the staff of professionals dedicated to directing student-athletes to reach their personal academic goals, and to do so in ways that balance their academic, athletic and personal lives.

STudy hall and TuTorS A quiet setting for uninterrupted study, the Bogle Academic Center provides three types of study hall space. The computer lab has more than 30 stations for individual computer-based study. An open study hall is available for group or individual study, and monitored by staff members of the SAASA. There are 17 individual study carrels that provide space for tutors to meet with student-athletes for individual instruction in specific subjects. Each Razorback team sets its own criteria for study hall attendance. The use of tutors is a key element for academic success, allowing for individualized assistance and for reaching academic excellence in advanced subjects.

STudenT-aThleTe develoPMenT The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Office is to contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes through holistic programming for success in life. The Student-Athlete Development Office continues to expand its commitment to the offerings and opportunities in the following areas:* Academic Excellence* Athletic Excellence* Career Development and Graduate School Preparation* Community Service* Personal Development* Health and Wellness* Leadership and Character Development* Financial PlanningOur Goals* Provide the resources to support the academic progress toward intellectual development and graduation for our student-athletes.

* Provide career development programs that will enable our student-athletes to develop and pursue career and life goals. * Engage our student-athletes in experiences involving the university, local, state, national, and global communities through services.* Support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle, decision-making skills, encouraging emotional well-being, and personal growth for our student-athletes.* Invest in the personal development of our student-athletes through various programs that enable them to be successful in the classroom, the community, and in their athletic activities.

The Student-Athlete Development Office coordinated more than 3,000 hours dedicated to service in Northwest Arkansas and worldwide. Razorback student-athletes worked with more than 80 agencies giving of their time and energy last season. Razorback student-athletes took advantage of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the SEC in 2010-11 as well. Student-athletes, coaches and staff were shown steps to become better leaders on their teams, in the classroom, in the workplace and in life. Finally, student-athletes participated in Hogs in Transition, a program designed to help Razorbacks make the move to life after college and athletics. Student-athletes took part in career fairs, corporate office visits and interview training.

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coMPliance The University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to have your interest and support in the Razorbacks. The Razorback Athletics Compliance Office works hard to educate its student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters on the rules and regulations mandated by the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA. SEC and NCAA rules and regulations can be complex, and every situation is different. The Razorback Compliance Office makes every effort to disseminate information, and they encourage student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters to contact them if there are questions. The Razorback Athletics Department is proud of your support of the Razorbacks, but we caution you that inadvertent actions by our fans may jeopardize the department, current student-athletes or potential student-athletes.

MarkeTing The excitement of the University of Arkansas athletic teams continues to grow each season in the Southeastern Conference. Razorback football began a new era under head coach Bobby Petrino. Basketball coaches Mike Anderson and Tom Collen are bringing great excitement to Bud Walton Arena. Razorback baseball has witnessed an explosion of fans at Baum Stadium. State-of-the-art facilities, the nation’s best coaches and players and the greatest fans in college athletics come together for some of the most exciting events that take place in the state of Arkansas. The Razorback marketing staff is a big part of the behind-the-scenes success of all 19 teams at the university. They assist in the branding of our image, getting information to our fans and helping to fill our venues. Their work is evident in our stadiums, on the scoreboards and during pre-event, halftime and post-events. They work with sponsors, maintain the department’s Facebook page and welcome new fans with creative ticket and suite packages. The Razorback Marketing Office also handles the department’s licensing and trademark guidelines making sure the fans get the Razorback quality they have come to expect.

SPiriT Squad Along with being a Razorback, serving as a Razorback cheerleader has a long tradition at the University of Arkansas. Currently, the Razorbacks have two squads, a Red and White, that inspire the crowds at all home sporting events. Arkansas also has a dance team, the Razorback Pom Squad, which performs at halftime of many events. Members of the Pom Squad also serve at baseball games as RBI Girls. Arkansas has a team of uniformed mascots, led by the original Big Red, the Fighting Razorback. Sue E. joined the family along with kid-sized Pork Chop in the late 1990s. Boss Hog is a 9-foot-tall inflatable mascot that rounds out the team. Jean Nail serves as the coordinator for cheerleaders and mascots. She is assisted by Kraig Jimenez and Brooke Bailey. For more information on the cheer squads and tryouts, go to the Spirit Squad section of ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

SPorTS Medicine The University of Arkansas Sports Medicine staff is committed to provide each Razorback student-athlete with state-of-the-art medical care. The goal of our sports medicine program is to assist every student-athlete in staying healthy and injury free. The athletic training staff, in conjunction with our team physicians, will coordinate the delivery of professional and comprehensive preventative, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling services.

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frank brOylesAthletic Director Emeritus J. Frank Broyles and long-time assistant, Donita Ritchie, joined forces with the Razorback Foundation in 2008 and are instrumental in all facets of the fundraising process. Coach Broyles closed out a 50-year career of service to the university and now offers consultation and expertise for various fundraising opportunities, facility planning and donor relations.

Performing the vital role of supporting the student-athletes at the University of Arkansas with financial support, the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is in its fourth decade of working alongside the athletic department to advance Razorback Athletics. The goal of the foundation is ensuring that the more than 460 student-athletes at Arkansas have the equipment, facilities and overall support to achieve the goals of graduation and athletic achievement. The Foundation embarked on a new campaign “Answer the Call” for the 2011 football season. At the close of this campaign, approximately 2,600 new donors joined the Razorback Foundation. Every membership level saw an increase with a thirty percent increase in the top three classifications. The number of former letterwinners supporting the Razorback Foundation has grown to over 1,000, and with the recent hiring of head basketball coach Mike Anderson, membership numbers are expected to continue to increase. The Foundation, officially incorporated and relocated off campus in 1988, has helped provide financial aid for the construction of the Broyles Athletic Center (football and administrative offices), Charlie Baum Stadium at George Cole Field (baseball), John McDonnell Field (outdoor track and field), Randal Tyson Track Center (indoor track and field), Dills Indoor Tennis Center, the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (outdoor), Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (football) and has already begun fundraising efforts for several of the Capital Campaign Master Plan facilities.

Mission Statement The stated mission of the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is to support the athletic endeavors of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The Foundation assists our student-athletes by providing for scholarships, facilities and various programs that enable them to realize their dreams of achieving a quality college education while participating in athletics on a nationally competitive level.

Membership Levels The opportunity to participate in the annual fund giving to the Razorback Foundation, Inc., has several levels, beginning at the $50 Razorback level and continuing up to Broyles-Matthews Scholarship Platinum ($20,000 or more). For more information about levels of giving and benefits, please visit the foundation’s website at RazorbackFoundation.com.

Donita RitchieAdmin. Asst. toFrank Broyles

razOrback fOundatiOn, inc.

Harold HortonExecutive Director

Sean RochelleAssociate Director

Marvin CastonAssistant Director

Jessica DorrellAssistant Director

Jackie RollinsChief Financial

Officer

Norm DeBriynAssociate Director

Charlotte FaucetteMember Relations

Debbie ScogginMember Relations

Julia WoodsMember Relations

Stacy AllenReceptionist

Robert Cox

ManfredJeske

Mike Nott

EduardoRincon

Documents

2012 Arkansas Men's Tennis Media Guide