2012 Memphis Women's Tennis Yearbook

2012 Tigers Women’s Tennis Yearbook Page 1 University of Memphis

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EDITORBryan McEldowney

PROJECT MANAGER/GRAPHIC DESIGNERBrandon Kolditz

VIDEOGRAPHERSAllison Schatell, Brad Pope, Darby Dunnagan, Christopher T. Duty, Arreon Parks, Running Pony, Marty Deull

ASSISTANCEBob Winn, Jennifer Rodrigues, Lamar Chance, Mark Taylor, Tammy DeGroff, Preston McClellan, Adam K. Moussa

PHOTOGRAPHERSJoe Murphy, Lindsey Lissau, Carolyn Andros. Photos of Tom III by Scott & Christy Forman. The image of Graceland is used by permission, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Special thanks to the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau.

MeMphis Tennis 2-13A Global Roster ......................................2Coaching Philosophy ......................... 3-9Privilege Mentality .................................4Growth Mindset .....................................5Fitness/Nutrition ....................................6Base Game/Yellow Light ........................7Weapons/Green Light ............................8Momentum Management ......................9World University Games .....................10Lady Tiger Lifestyle ..............................11Conference USA ...................................12Big East Bound......................................13

MeMphis FaciliTies 14-22The Racquet Club of Memphis .....15-18Athletic Facilities ..................................19Athletic Training Room .......................20Strength & Conditioning .....................21Academic Center ..................................22

MeMphis hisTory 23-29National Rankings ..........................24-25Conference Honors ..............................26Academic Honors ...........................27-28M Club Hall of Fame ............................29

coaching sTaFF 30-33Lee Taylor Walker .................................31Mark Finnegan ......................................32Jordan Smith .........................................33

2012 Tigers 34-44Roster ...............................................35-37Tigers ................................................38-44

2012 review 45-55Review ....................................................46Season Results .................................47-49All-American Championships ............50USTA/ITA Regionals ...........................51C-USA Championships .......................52NCAA Championships ........................53Award Winners .....................................54ITA Rankings ........................................55

UniversiTy 56-69Memphis Athletics ...............................57Memphis All-Access ............................58BeAMemphisTiger.com .......................59Tiger Traditions ....................................60Athletics Hall of Fame..........................61City of Memphis .............................62-63University of Memphis ..................64-65Notable Alumni ..............................66-67University President .............................68Athletic Director ...................................69

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Courtney Collins was selected to be one of nine collegiate tennis players from across the country to represent Team USA at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, in August 2011. Collins joined four others from USC, UCLA, and Texas to make up the women’s roster.

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When they’re not at The Racquet Club, the Lady Tigers are traveling around the country to face some of the nation’s top programs, while visiting a wide array of cities in the United States. In recent years, student-athletes have journeyed to spots such as New York, N.Y., Tucson, Ariz., Boston, Mass., and Orlando, Fla., for tournaments and dual matches. At Memphis, traveling is seen as an opportunity to take on top talent, experience unique and interesting places and bond with your tennis family.

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After marking its 15-year milestone during the 2009-10 season, Conference USA is still going strong. From the beginning, dedication to excellence has been the league’s guiding principle and remains today a common thread for a promising future. C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are immersed in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities.

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Feb. 8, 2012 – a day that will go down in University of Memphis history and also a moment that will be long-remembered by Tiger Nation. In an 11 a.m. (CT) press conference, University President Shirley Raines and Athletics Director R.C. Johnson announced the Tigers athletics program was moving to the Big East Conference beginning in 2013. With that announcement, the roars of Tigers fans could be heard coast-to-coast.

Two days later (Feb. 10), the Big East welcomed Memphis to the conference in a big New York City way with video boards proclaiming “Memphis Tigers - Welcome To The BIG EAST!” in Times Square. The video boards, located on the corner of 46th and Broadway, ran the Tigers’ welcome message for 30 seconds every hour on Feb. 10.



The sign at the front says it all: The Racquet Club of Memphis is the official home of Tiger Tennis.

The Tigers moved into the facility in October of 2009 and have called the Mid-South’s premiere tennis facility home ever since. It rivals the finest clubs in the country with 186,000 square feet of facilities, including six top-of-the-line, post-tension system hard courts and 11 indoor courts.

If you’re a tennis player, it’s tough to find a better place to practice and play.


Oh, the luxuries of being a Tiger.

Between practices and matches, Tiger netters now have an exclusive space that allows them to work hard and play hard off the court. The state-of-the-art player lounge, known as the “Tiger Den,” features a training room, study area, kitchen, private locker rooms, racquet stringing room and offices for the coaching staff.

The striking den boasts four 48-inch, big-screen televisions which allow student-athletes to study film of their performances on the court or simply kick back on the leather couches and relax while watching television or playing on the most popular gaming systems.


The Lady Tigers may be settled into their new home, but plans to enhance and expand are in the works. The final phase of renovations at The Racquet Club is set to begin soon and will consist of sprucing up the outdoor courts with an outdoor plaza complete with refreshment stand and tables, along with the addition of covered grandstand seating that will help fashion a top collegiate tennis environment.


The Racquet Club of Memphis plays host to the ATP Regions/Morgan Keegan Championships and the WTA Cellular South Cup events every February. In recent years, tennis pros such as Andy Roddick, Tommy Haas, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, James Blake, Anna Kournikova, Lleyton Hewitt, John Isner and Melanie Oudin have played in their respective events in the Bluff City.

The Racquet Club of Memphis is the only private club in the world to host a professional men’s and women’s combined indoor event.

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The University of Memphis athletic training staff is second-to-none when it comes to ensuring that U of M student-athletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injury, rehabilitation and preventative care. The goal of the sports medicine department is not only to care for the injuries, but also to assist the student-athletes in preventing injuries from occurring.


Like many U of M student-athletes, the tennis players have the opportunity to train at the Billy J. Murphy Complex, which is situated on 140 acres and is located south of the main campus on Getwell Avenue. The Tiger weight room is a 10,500-square-foot facility that features the latest in strength training equipment. Women’s tennis also uses the indoor and outdoor turf fields, as well as the pool at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center on a regular basis.

This season, the program worked directly with graduate assistant Kevin Smart, a member of the athletic strength team who aids in and facilitates the design and implementation of the Tigers’ lifting, speed and conditioning programs.


The University of Memphis’ Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS) is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all Tiger student-athletes. Its mission is to provide support services to ensure that U of M student-athletes succeed in the classroom and obtain undergraduate degrees.

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ITA NATIONAL SINGLES RANKINGS

Courtney Collins 2011 Polls Ranked .................................... 8/11 Highest Ranking ...............No. 106 (3/15) Season Ending Ranking .............. No. 116

Courtney Collins 2012 Polls Ranked .................................. 10/10 Highest Ranking .................No. 27 (3/27) Season Ending Ranking ................ No. 33

Stefanie Mikesz 2012 Polls Ranked .................................... 9/10 Highest Ranking .................. No. 51 (1/3) Season Ending Ranking ................ No. 95

Mariya Slupska 2012 Polls Ranked .................................... 9/10 Highest Ranking .................No. 70 (2/16) Season Ending Ranking ................ No. 90

Tiffany Welcher 2012 Polls Ranked .................................... 2/10 Highest Ranking ...............No. 117 (2/28) Season Ending Ranking .....................NR

ITA NATIONAL DOUBLES RANKINGS

Sabrina Lindemann/ Monica Gonzalez-Gordo 2003 Polls Ranked ......................................... 1 Highest Ranking .................No. 31 (9/11) Season Ending Ranking .....................NR

Alyssa Hibberd/Tiffany Welcher 2012 Polls Ranked .................................... 9/10 Highest Ranking .................No. 28 (2/28) Season Ending Ranking ...................... 64

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ITA NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS

February 2003 No. 75January 3, 2012 No. 68January 24, 2012 No. 64February 2, 2012 No. 59February 16, 2012 No. 55March 6, 2012 No. 60March 13, 2012 No. 55March 20, 2012 No. 51March 27, 2012 No. 55April 3, 2012 No. 57April 10, 2012 No. 56April 17, 2012 No. 64April 24, 2012 No. 55April 30, 2012 No. 59May 29, 2012 No. 60

As a team, Memphis posted the most prolific season in school history in 2012. The Lady Tigers entered the spring season ranked No. 68, marking the first time the U of M has appeared in the season-opening poll. The Lady Tigers reached a program-best No. 51 on March 20, 2012, and spent all but one week in the rankings. The U of M finished the season as the 60th-ranked team, marking the first time in program history that the Tigers ended the season in the polls.


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ALL-CONFERENCE USA 1ST TEAMCourtney Collins 2011Courtney Collins 2012

ALL-CONFERENCE USA 2ND TEAMChristina Ladyman 1998Christina Ladyman 1999Christina Ladyman 2000Christina Ladyman 2001Sabrina Lindemann 2002Monica Gonzalez-Gordo 2003Sabrina Lindemann 2003Ashley Murdock 2008Ashley Murdock 2008Courtney Collins 2010Ashley Murdock 2010Stefanie Mikesz 2012Mariya Slupska 2012Tiffany Welcher 2012

ALL-CONFERENCE USA 3RD TEAMElenore Dickinger 1999Sabrina Lindemann 2000Monica Gonzalez-Gordo 2002Marlene Dirnstorfer 2004Mariya Slupska 2011Alyssa Hibberd 2012

ALL-C-USA DOUBLES THIRD TEAMAlyssa Hibberd/Tiffany Welcher 2012

ALL-GREAT MIDWEST CONFERENCEJeannie Gambino 1992Natalie Johnson 1993Dawn Norrey 1993Tina Puhalo 1993

ALL-METRO CONFERENCEStephanie Elek 1989

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C-USA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMChristina Wieser 2007Courtney Collins 2011Courtney Collins 2012Tiffany Welcher 2012

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICTMonica Gonzelez-Gordo (3rd team) 2003Sabrina Lindemann (3rd team) 2003Marlene Dirnstorfer (2nd team) 2004Marlene Dirnstorfer (2nd team) 2005

ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETESLaura Hughes 2001Christina Ladyman 2001Laura Hughes 2002Sabrina Lindemann 2002Marlene Dirnstorfer 2003Andrea Feichtinger 2003Rebecca Garner 2003Sabrina Lindemann 2003Marlene Dirnstorfer 2004Andrea Feichtinger 2004Christina Wieser 2004Andrea Feichtinger 2005Andrea Feichtinger 2006Dara Toulch 2007Christina Wieser 2007Kristin Chamberlain 2008Dara Toulch 2008Kristin Chamberlain 2009Sarah Irvin 2009Robyn Jones 2009Dara Toulch 2009Andrea Arques-Garcia 2010Courtney Collins 2010Kelly Gray 2010Dara Toulch 2010Courtney Collins 2011Kelly Gray 2011

in 2012, T h e Un i v e r s i T y o F Me M p h i s w o M e n‚s T e n n i s p r o g r a M c o n T i n U e d i T s s T r o n g T r a d i T i o n o F e x c e l l i n g i n T h e c l a s s r o o M. in a d d i T i o n T o h av i n g T h r e e c-Usa ac a d e M i c Me d a l i s T s, b o T h co U r T n e y co l l i n s a n d Ti F Fa n y we l c h e r w e r e n a M e d T o T h e co n F e r e n c e Usa al l-ac a d e M i c Te a M. Th i s i s T h e s e c o n d-s T r a i g h T y e a r co l l i n s h a s e a r n e d T h e a c c o l a d e.

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BONNIE DONDEVILLE-FARLEYBecame the first woman to compete on a men’s athletic team in the United States…Went undefeated as part of the No. 1 doubles team…Won the title at the No. 5 spot in the Men’s Tennessee Intercollegiate Championship in 1963.

ANNIKA EWALDSONEnded her career with a 100-45 record in singles play and a mark of 63-58 in doubles…A member of the Dean’s List for six semesters.

CHRISTINA LADYMANCompleted her career ranked second on the singles victory chart and earned All-Conference USA honors in each of her four seasons (1998-2001)…Came to Memphis to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Henry, also a M Club Hall of Fame honoree.

STACY SEAMANS-MUZIILettered each of her four years and never played below the No. 3 position…Received virtually every honor offered at Memphis, including the Elma Roane Award for being the top senior female student-athlete.

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In his fifth year at Memphis, he guided the Lady Tigers to their first full season with a national team ranking and had the program’s first NCAA Individual Championships qualifier in junior Courtney Collins…The Lady Tigers also made their deepest run at the Conference USA Championships, advancing to the semifinals where they were edged 4-3 by eventual tournament champion Tulsa…Helped oversee the move to the Tigers’ new practice and playing facilities at The Racquet Club of Memphis…A two-time graduate of the University of Memphis (undergraduate and graduate degrees)…As a player, was part of the men’s tennis program’s highest ranked doubles team at the time, teaming with Ben Stapp to rank No. 12 in the country in doubles (a mark passed by James Spence/Alex Jago with Walker as their assistant coach in 2006).

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Is in his fourth overall season as an assistant coach with the Tigers tennis programs (men’s & women’s)…A former U of M tennis player from 2003-04, Finnegan has also served as an assistant coach with the Tigers men’s tennis team (2008-Present)…Directs the Lady Tigers’ international recruiting efforts that helped land freshman Alyssa Hibberd (Tasmania, Australia), who played No. 1 doubles for Memphis this past season…Finnegan already has a long history of developing collegiate tennis players, including coaching his alma mater’s men’s and women’s programs, his time with the Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Fla., and a stint at the Point Clear Tennis Club.

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Smith is completing his first year as a volunteer assistant coach with the Lady Tigers tennis program after playing for the men’s tennis program from 2007-11…With Smith in the lineup, the Tigers had their highest winning totals of head coach Paul Goebel’s career, finishing with 14 wins in 2008-09 and 16 in 2010-11 (since surpassed by 2012 team)…Smith teamed with David Henry to rank No. 47 in the ITA in doubles play…The former No. 1 singles player for the Tigers sported a 12-23 singles record and a 49-26 doubles record with two ITA Summer Circuit tournament championships in doubles…In addition to his work with the Lady Tigers tennis program, Smith works at The Racquet Club of Memphis.

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Andrea Arques-Garcia 5-6 Jr. Alicante, Spain/Canastell HSCourtney Collins 5-7 Jr. Fulton, Miss./Itawamba Agricultural HSKelly Gray 5-6 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel HSAlyssa Hibberd 5-7 Fr. Sorrell, Tasmania/Rosny CollegeStefanie Mikesz 5-9 So. Bardowick, Germany/Berufskolleg Halle Westf.Mariya Slupska 5-9 Sr. Kiev, Ukraine/Tyler Junior CollegeTiffany Welcher 5-8 r-Sr. Clarksville, Ind./Alabama

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Was 3-2 in dual singles play, including a 1-0 mark at No. 5 and a 2-2 mark at No. 6…Teamed with Alyssa Hibberd for a 1-1 mark in dual season doubles, including a 1-0 mark at No. 3 doubles…Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club in the fall of 2011.

Qualified for the 2012 NCAA Individual Singles Championships as the C-USA Automatic Qualifier…Ranked as high as No. 34 in the ITA singles rankings…Posted a mark of 15-3 in dual singles play, including a 10-3 mark at No. 1…Teamed with Kelly Gray to go 12-4 in dual season doubles play, including a 10-4 record at No. 3…Named the C-USA Player of the Week one time (2/28).

Was 13-6 in dual season singles play, going 9-6 at No. 6, 3-0 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 4…Teamed with Courtney Collins to go 10-4 in dual season doubles and 2-0 in other dual match doubles contests at 1 and 2…Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club and the Dean’s List in the fall of 2011.

Was 13-6 in her first collegiate dual season in singles…Was 10-6 at No. 5 singles and 3-0 at No. 4…Teamed with Tiffany Welcher atop the Lady Tigers’ doubles lineup and posted a mark of 9-4 at No. 1…Also teamed with Andrea Arques-Garcia, Courtney Collins and Stefanie Mikesz to add four more dual doubles wins to her total.

Led Memphis with 18 singles victories in dual season play…Was 10-2 at No. 4 singles and 5-0 at No. 3…Was also 3-1 at No. 2…In doubles, teamed with Mariya Slupska for a 13-3 record at No. 2 and a 4-0 mark at No. 1…Also played one doubles match at No. 3 with Alyssa Hibberd to add another victory to her doubles win total.

Finished second on the team with 17 dual season singles victories…Was 3-0 at No. 1 singles, 5-4 at No. 2, 7-0 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 4…Picked up wins over ranked opponents with wins over No. 106 Christina Ngo of Georgia Tech, 6-3, 6-1, No. 116 Lindsay Graff of Princeton, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and No. 83 Karla Bonacic of Kansas State, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1…Teamed with Stefanie Mikesz for a 17-3 mark in doubles play, including 4-0 at No. 1 and 13-3 at No. 2.

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Posted a 13-5 mark in singles play, including a perfect 3-0 record vs. C-USA foes in regular-season play…Was 3-1 at No. 1 and 2 singles, 5-2 at No. 3 and 2-1 at No. 4…Picked up one win over a ranked foe with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over No. 44 Maho Kowase of Georgia…Teamed with Alyssa Hibberd atop the Lady Tigers’ doubles lineup to post a 9-4 mark at No. 1…Named the C-USA Player of the Week one time (4/10/12).

In his fifth year as the head coach of the Lady Tigers, he guided the program to its highest ITA national ranking (No. 51 on March 20th)…Has coached three different players to seven All-C-USA honors, including three-time honoree Ashley Murdock and two-time honoree Courtney Collins…Has also coached players to three C-USA All-Academic Team honors…Under his guidance, junior Courtney Collins became the first Lady Tiger to break into the ITA singles rankings and earn an individual bid to the NCAA Championships.

Is in his fourth overall season as an assistant coach with the Tigers tennis programs (men’s & women’s)…A former U of M tennis player from 2003-04, Finnegan has also served as an assistant coach with the Tigers men’s tennis team (2008-Present)…Directs the Lady Tigers’ international recruiting efforts that helped land freshman Alyssa Hibberd (Tasmania, Australia), who played No. 1 doubles for Memphis this past season…Finnegan already has a long history of developing collegiate tennis players, including coaching his alma mater’s men’s and women’s programs, his time with the Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Fla., and a stint at the Point Clear Tennis Club.

Smith is completing his first year as a volunteer assistant coach with the Lady Tigers tennis program after playing for the men’s tennis program from 2007-11…Smith teamed with David Henry to rank No. 47 in the ITA in doubles play…In addition to his work with the Lady Tigers tennis program, Smith works at The Racquet Club of Memphis.

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Came to Memphis from Alicante, Spain, and Canastell High School…Improved her career singles mark to 26-33 with a 6-8 record in fall singles and a 3-2 mark in spring dual singles…Her dual singles record included a 1-0 mark at No. 5 singles and a 2-2 mark at No. 6…Improved her doubles record at Memphis to 21-29 with a 1-2 mark in the fall and a 1-1 record in the dual season…Teamed with Alyssa Hibberd for one match at No. 2 doubles and one at No. 3…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2011, spring 2011)…Named an Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar (2011)…Majoring in Pre-Nursing.

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Improved to 62 singles wins with a 12-3 mark in the fall and a 15-3 record in the spring…Is now 62-21 in singles and 54-33 in doubles in three seasons as a Lady Tiger…Advanced to the semifinals of the singles draw in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regionals…Also advanced to the consolation finals at the ITA Regional…Became the first Lady Tiger in program history to break into the national singles rankings…Was 10-3 at No. 1 singles during the spring…Became the first Lady Tiger to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships, receiving the C-USA automatic bid as the highest-ranked singles player in the league…Major is Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Went 13-6 in dual singles to improve her Memphis singles record to 33-39 overall…Bounced back from a first round loss in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional to advance all the way to the finals of the backdraw…Closed the spring dual season on a seven-match winning streak in doubles, including an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles in the C-USA Championships semifinal match against Tulsa…Majoring in Logisitics/Supply Chain Management.

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Appeared in four doubles championships in the fall, including the ITA/Ohio Valley Regional and a doubles title at the UTC/Steve Baras Fall Classic…Was 12-3 in doubles in the fall…Also had a solid singles campaign in the fall, posting a 13-6 mark and advancing to the semifinals at the June Stewart Invitational…Picked up her first career singles win over a ranked player at the Memphis Invitational, downing No. 90 Courney McLane of Alabama 6-4, 6-1…Was 13-6 in dual season singles to finish her freshman campaign with a singles mark of 26-12...Was also 27-9 in doubles for her freshman campaign, teaming with senior Tiffany Welcher to break into the national poll, ranking as high as No. 28 in the country in the spring…Major is undeclared.

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Improved her career singles record to 46-13 with an 18-3 spring dual season mark…Was 10-2 at No. 4 singles, 5-9 at No. 3 and 3-1 at No. 2…Was 9-1 in final 10 singles matches of the year…Teamed with Mariya Slupska for a 13-3 mark at No. 2 doubles…Mikesz improved to 39-17 in career doubles at Memphis…Was the only unseeded singles player to advance to the main draw quarterfinals at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional…Upset No. 31 Bryann Boren, the No. 1 seed of the draw, at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic in the round of 16…Also advanced to ITA Regional quarterfinals in doubles…Major is undeclared.

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Capped her two-year Lady Tigers career with a 48-14 record in singles and a 37-20 mark in doubles…Picked up a win over No. 119 Madeleine Geibert of Nebraska in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships…Advanced to the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional…Won the singles title at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic…Picked up two wins over ranked singles opponents in the spring, defeating No. 116 Lindsay Graff of Princeton in three sets and No. 83 Karla Bonacic of Kansas State in three sets…Picked up one win over ranked doubles foes, teaming with Stefanie Mikesz to defeat No. 37 Antal and Casares of Vanderbilt…Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Won the doubles titles at Middle Tennessee and UT Chattanooga to open the fall…Then teamed with Alyssa Hibberd to post Memphis’ best finish at the ITA Regional, advancing to the doubles championship match…Also appeared in the doubles finals of the June Stewart Invitational…Capped her one-year Lady Tigers career with a 21-11 mark in singles and a 26-7 mark in doubles…Having already received her undergraduate degree at Alabama, she is working on her master’s degree in Liberal Studies at Memphis.

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The University of Memphis women’s tennis team reached unprecedented success in 2012, recording a 16-5 record and hauling in numerous postseason awards. Lee Taylor Walker guided the Lady Tigers to their first preseason ranking, and the U of M remained in the polls for all but one week of the campaign, finishing the season ranked No. 60. Courtney Collins, a two-time All-Conference USA first team singles honoree, became the first Lady Tiger in program history to be selected to participate in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships.

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MATCH 5 - FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Western Tennis & Fitness Club

Cincinnati, Ohio#59 Memphis 7Cincinnati 0


South Regency Tennis Center

Dayton, Ohio#59 Memphis 7Wright State 0

MATCH 3 - JANUARY 22, 2012

Bill Moore Tennis Center

Atlanta, Ga.#68 Memphis 1#13 Georgia Tech 6


Governors Tennis Center

Clarksville, Tenn.#68 Memphis 7Austin Peay 0


University ClubMemphis, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee 0#55 Memphis 7


Butler Outdoor CourtsIndianapolis, Ind.

#59 Memphis 7Butler 0


Browlee O. Jr. Tennis Center

Nashville, Tenn.Miami (OH) 0#68 Memphis 7



Currey Tennis CenterNashville, Tenn.

#53 Memphis 2#18 Vanderbilt 5


Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts

Athens, Ga.#53 Memphis 3#6 Georgia 4


MATCH 14 - MARCH 18, 2012

Body 1st Tennis & Fitness Cent

Manhattan, Kan.#55 Memphis 7#67 Kansas State 0


Skyhawk Varsity CourtsMartin, Tenn.

#55 Memphis 6UT Martin 1


Skyhawk Varsity CourtsMartin, Tenn.

#55 Memphis 6Murray State 0


Jadwin GymnasiumPrinceton, N.J.

#60 Memphis 4#49 Princeton 3


Dick Savitt Tennis Center

New York, N.Y.Memphis 5#65 Columbia 2



MATCH 19 - APRIL 15, 2012

Case Tennis Center

Tulsa, Okla.#56 Memphis 2#26 Tulsa 5


USM Tennis CourtsHattiesburg, Miss.

#57 Memphis 6Southern Miss 1


USM Tennis CourtsHattiesburg, Miss.

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University CourtsCarbondale, Ill.

#55 Memphis 6Southern Illinois 1


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Memphis, Tenn.Marshall 0#64 Memphis 4


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Four Tigers were invited to play in the 2011 ITA/Riviera All-American Championships. Junior standout Courtney Collins advanced to the second round of the qualifying draw and senior Mariya Slupska advanced to the second round of the pre-qualifying draw.

Collins and doubles-partner Kelly Gray joined Slupska and partner Stefanie Mikesz in the pre-qualifying doubles draw. Both duos advanced to the second round before bowing out of the tournament.

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All seven Lady Tigers participated in the main draw of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regionals, posting an overall team record of 28-13. Alyssa Hibberd and Tiffany Welcher advanced to the championship match of the doubles draw. Courtney Collins and Kelly Gray dropped their opening doubles match before advancing to the finals of the back draw.

Collins, who reached the semifinals of the singles draw, was joined in the quarterfinals by Mariya Slupska and Stefanie Mikesz. Andrea Arques-Garcia claimed victories in both of her pre-qualifying draw matches to reach the main event.

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For the first time in program history, Memphis advanced to the semifinals of the Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championships. As the No. 4 seed, the U of M defeated No. 5 seed Marshall 4-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals against top-seed Tulsa. In a hard-fought match at the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center at MUS in the Bluff City, Memphis fell to 26th-ranked Tulsa 4-3.

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Courtney Collins earned the first berth to the NCAA Championships in program history. The Fulton, Miss., native finished the regular-season ranked No. 33 in the ITA rankings.

Collins drew fourth-ranked Robin Anderson (UCLA) in the opening round. Anderson proved to be a tough draw for Collins, as she fell 6-3, 6-0 to the Bruin.


Courtney Collins headlined five Lady Tigers that earned postseason honors in 2012. Collins, the 2012 ITA Ohio Valley Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship recipient, is a two-time honoree for both All-C-USA first team singles and C-USA All-Academic Team. Tiffany Welcher was the C-USA Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the all-conference singles second team. Mariya Slupska and Stefanie Mikesz joined Welcher on the singles second team. Freshman Alyssa Hibberd earned a nod to the third team singles, and Hibberd and Welcher were named to the third team as doubles partners.



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The University of Memphis had its name smattered throughout the ITA rankings this season, recording several milestones along the way. The program started the spring season ranked No. 68 in the country, was ranked in all but one poll this season and reached a program-best No. 51 on March 20.

Courtney Collins led four singles players in the poll, with Stefanie Mikesz, Mariya Slupska and Tiffany Welcher also earning rankings. The doubles tandem of Tiffany Welcher and Alyssa Hibberd spent the entire season in the doubles poll, reaching a program-high No. 28 along the way.



On the field, Memphis student-athletes continue to compete with the best in the nation. Among the recent highlights, the football team has gone to five bowl games since 2003, and the women’s soccer team has won five-straight Conference USA Championships. The Tigers men’s basketball team has reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in four of the last six seasons, and made the Elite Eight three times during that span. The baseball team received an invitation into the NCAA Tournament in 2007, while the softball team reached its first NCAA Regional in 2011. Men’s tennis received its first NCAA invite in 2012. Men’s golf earned its first C-USA Championship in 2012 and third NCAA Regional invite in the past five years, and women’s basketball earned a trip to the 2011 and 2012 WNIT. Courtney Collins became the first Memphis women’s tennis player to reach the NCAA Tournament in 2012. The men’s soccer team won the C-USA Championship in 2004.


With the advance of technology, it isn’t hard to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Memphis tennis program. From Facebook, to Twitter, to YouTube, instant access is only a mouse click away. The Tigers’ official home page, GoTigersGo.com, allows fans to read player bios and releases and get up-to-date news, scores and schedules for all U of M sports. Memphis Tiger Vision (or UofMTV) also allows subscribers to watch several live Memphis sporting events throughout the year and also offers free content such as coaches’ shows. As new social media avenues emerge, the Tigers’ presence continues to grow with access on FourSquare, GooglePlus, Pinterest and Instagram.


Want to learn more about Memphis athletics in general and Tigers tennis specifically, then go to BeAMemphisTiger.com. The website, designed for prospective student-athletes, has information about what’s going on now with the current teams in addition to the history of the athletics program at Memphis. Go to BeAMemphisTiger.com and hear us roar!


The University of Memphis´ official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.

For over 35 years, the sideline mascot for the University of Memphis has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM III, the current Tiger mascot, attends all Tigers football home games, and he can also be found at many other University events throughout the year as a powerful and majestic symbol of Tigers athletics. TOM III travels in style in a custom-designed, climate-controlled trailer, always with police escort.


The Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway/University of Memphis Athletics Hall of Fame opened on August 30, 2011. The facility is located at 570 Normal Street and became the centerpiece of the new Athletic Office Building addition. Over 6,200 male and female letterwinners have been identified since the school first opened its doors in the fall of 1912, and the photographs of more than 4,000 of those student-athletes were collected for one of the four interactive databases. Memorabilia was gathered from many of the more than 400 inductees in the M Club Hall of Fame. The facility is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Th r e e Me M p h i s w o M e n’s T e n n i s a l U M n i a r e h o n o r e d i n T h e an F e r n e e “pe n n y” ha r d away/Un i v e r s i T y o F Me M p h i s aT h l e T i c s ha l l o F Fa M e. Th e y a r e sTa c y se a M a n s-MU z z i (1992), an n i K a ewa l d s o n (2000) a n d ch r i s T i n a la d y M a n (2005). bo n n i e do n d e r v i l l e Fa r l e y (1997) i s a l s o h o n o r e d i n T h e ha l l o F Fa M e a n d i s T h e o n ly F e M a l e T e n n i s p l ay e r T o p l ay o n T h e M e n‚s T e a M.


MOVIES FILMED IN MEMPHIS

• Nothing but the Truth, 2008• The Open Road, 2008• Soul Men, 2008• Black Snake Moan, 2007• In the Valley of Elah, 2007• Walk Hard, 2007• Forty Shades of Blue, 2005• Hustle & Flow, 2005• Walk the Line, 2005• 21 Grams, 2003• Cast Away, 2000• The Rainmaker, 1997• People vs. Larry Flynt, 1996• The Client, 1994• The Firm, 1993• Silence of the Lambs, 1991• Great Balls of Fire, 1989• Mystery Train, 1989

ra n K e d b y Th e sp o r T i n g ne w s a s o n e o F T h e “To p 50 sp o r T s ci T i e s in T h e co U n T r y,” Me M p h i s i s a l a r g e M e T r o p o l i Ta n c i T y w i T h a h o M e T o w n F e e l. Fr o M i T s b i g-c i T y i n d U s T r i e s s U c h a s Fe dex a n d T h e Me M p h i s in T e r n aT i o n a l ai r p o r T T o i T s Fa M i ly-F r i e n d ly r e c r e aT i o n a r e a s s U c h a s sh e l b y Fa r M s a n d T h e Me M p h i s zo o, o U r c i T y b o a s T s a l l T h e a M e n i T i e s y o U w o U l d e x p e c T i n a c i T y w i T h o v e r o n e M i l l i o n r e s i d e n T s, w h i l e r e Ta i n i n g T h e c h a r M a n d d o w n-T o-e a r T h F e e l o F a s M a l l T o w n.

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Considered the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock ´n Roll,” the city of Memphis´ musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history, as well as the future, of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Beale Street, located in the heart of downtown, has rapidly become the entertainment center of Memphis and visitors and locals alike enjoy the food and music offered in the various establishments. Beale Street meets the Mississippi River at Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The weekend-long event is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May International Festival that also includes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony.

MEMPHIS FACTS

• Population of Tennessee: 6,296,254• Population of Memphis: 1,288,506• Visitors to Graceland: 600,000+• Annual Average Climate: 61.9• January Average: 41.2• July Average: 81.2• Precipitation: 48.6 inches yr• Elevation 331 ft above sea level

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For a century, the University of Memphis has been a catalyst for progress in the city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the surrounding Mid-South region. From its inception as a normal school dedicated to the education of public school teachers to its role today as an educator of technologically-savvy graduates who face a complex world, the University of Memphis has always fulfilled its current mission while looking forward to and planning for its future. Exceptional students from Tennessee, from every other state in the nation and from almost 100 countries around the world choose to attend the University of Memphis. They come here on the recommendation of their major professors at European universities; they come here to study subjects that are offered nowhere else; they come to study alongside men and women who are recognized and respected throughout the academic and scientific communities as foremost in their fields.

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TIGER PRIDE

• The Memphis campus is the safest university in a metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee

• All academic buildings on the main University of Memphis campus have wireless Internet access

• University of Memphis students can choose to study abroad at 165 institutions in 45 countries

• The University of Memphis was ranked as one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review.

• Eighty-eight percent of U of M students received some type of financial aid, resources or scholarship during the 2009-10 year totaling over $219 million.

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OTHER NOTABLE ALUMNI

Robert N. ClementFormer U.S. Congressman

Larry D. CoxPres./CEO of Memphis International Airport

Bernice DonaldJudge, Federal District Court

William B. Dunavant JrChairman of Dunavant Enterprises

Johanna EdwardsNational Bestselling Author

Dr. W.W. HerentonFormer Mayor, City of Memphis

Dean Jernigan President/CEO of Storage USA and Founder of the Memphis Redbirds

David Kustoff U.S. Attorney for the Western District of TN

Craig LeakeTelevision Producer

R. Brad Martin Former Chairman of the Board/CEO, SAKS Inc.

Ken MayPresident/CEO of FedEx Kinko’s

Phillip H. McNeill, Sr.Chairman/CEO of Equity Inns, Inc.

Vicki Roman PalmerVice President/Treasurer of Coca-Cola

Ann L. Pugh Judge, Shelby County General Sessions Court

Bill RhodesPresident/CEO of AutoZone Inc.


Fred ThompsonActor and Former U.S.

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Dixie CarterActress

Wink MartindaleTelevision Personality

Lynda Mead SheaMiss America 1960

Pat Kerr TigrettInternational Fashion

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Eric Jerome DickeyBest-Selling Author

William SandersonActor

Michael JeterActor

Kellye CashMiss America 1987

John DyeActor

Steve CohenU.S. Congressman

Barbara Walker HummelMiss America 1947

OTHER NOTABLES

Dave AndersonMLB 1983-92

Vincent AskewNBA 1987-90

Earl BarronNBA 2003-

Rodney CarneyNBA 2006-

Chris Douglas-RobertsNBA 2008-

Larry FinchMemphis Head Coach 1986-97

Stephen GostkowskiNFL 2006-

2009 NFL Pro Bowl

Chad HarvilleMLB 1999-2006

Larry KenonNBA 1973-83

Keith LeeNBA 1985-89

Mark LittleMLB 1998-2004

Mike McKenzieNFL 1999-2009

Elliot PerryNBA 1991-2002

Andre TurnerNBA 1986-92

David VaughnNBA 1995-99


Isaac Bruce, NFL 1994-2010Four-Time NFL Pro Bowl

Charlie Lea, MLB 1980-881984 MLB All-Star

Derrick Rose, NBA 2008-2011 NBA MVP

Lou Graham, PGA 1963-851975 U.S. Open Winner

DeAngelo Williams, NFL 2006-2010 NFL Pro Bowl

Penny Hardaway, NBA 1993-2008Four-Time NBA All Star

Dan Uggla, MLB 2006-Two-Time MLB All Star

Keiron “Sweet Pea’ ShineHarlem Globetrotters

Tamika Whitmore, WNBA 1999-20092006 WNBA All-Star

Tyreke Evans, NBA 2009-2010 NBA Rookie of the Year


Dr. Shirley C. Raines became the 11th president of the University of Memphis on July 1, 2001. She is the first woman to hold the presidency of the University, which was founded in 1912. Previous to her appointment at the University of Memphis, Dr. Raines was Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. While at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., she received the Distinguished Faculty Member award and has received two research awards from the Eastern Educational Research Association. She is the author of 14 books and numerous journal articles and is widely regarded as an expert in teacher education and early childhood education.

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R.C. Johnson came aboard in February of 1996 and immediately set forth in bringing U of M Tigers athletics into national prominence. In his 16-year tenure, the dynamic administrator has built Tigers athletics into a nationally-recognized program that has participated in five bowl games, 14 postseason men’s basketball tournaments and six C-USA soccer championships. Under Johnson’s direction, donations to the department have risen steadily and more than $7 million has been raised each of the last three years. After serving as an athletic director for 33 years, Johnson will retire in June. Tom Bowen was named as his successor at a press conference in April.

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Documents

2012 Memphis Women's Tennis Yearbook