Nick Mueller brings a lot of momentum into his third season as head coach of the University of Evansville tennis program in 2012-13. As a first-year head coach, Mueller led the Aces to a third place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference regular season standings, and a number four seed in the State Farm MVC Tournament. Both were UE’s highest rankings since the Aces joined the MVC in 1995. Mueller continued to lead the program in the right direction as UE posted a 13-9 mark in 2011-12 while going 5-2 in home matches. The Aces also earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 15th consecutive season, compiling a team grade point average of 3.2 or better.

On top of the statistical success, his squad earned a record amount of MVC recognition as Aleks Dzakula, Jess Raatz and Dora Kotsiou each received postseason MVC honors.

“Work ethic, commitment, and a desire to become a better and smarter player are what our program is all about,” says Mueller, who came to Evansville from Virginia Tech, where he was assistant coach and helped make the Hokies an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 50 Team for three consecutive seasons.

Mueller is a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he was team captain for three seasons and played number one singles for two years. Mueller assisted with the nationally ranked William & Mary women’s tennis team in the spring of 2002. He served as volunteer assistant women’s tennis coach at Wisconsin-Madison in 2002-03, and then spent nearly three years as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. before taking the Virginia Tech coaching position in 2007. The Hokies were ranked as high as 37th nationally by the ITA in 2009. Virginia Tech earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award each of the past two seasons.

2011-12: UE’s recipient of the spring 2012 Good Neighbor Award...saw action in a pair of fall matches, going 2-4 in both singles and doubles...went 2-1 at the BGSU Invitational in singles...posted a 5-5 mark in spring singles with all action coming in the No. 6 flight...was 7-11 at No. 2 doubles with Emily Richardson...singles victories in the spring came over SIUE, IPFW, Creighton, UNI and Bradley...began the spring with a 5-2 doubles mark, including 8-1 victories over UT Martin and Butler and an 8-2 defeat of Eastern Illinois.

2010-11: The only newcomer on the 2010-11 squad...went 2-1 in Flight 3 doubles with partner Aleksandra Dzakula at the Memphis Fall Tour-nament...finished 1-1 at Flight 7 singles at the IPFW Invitational...finished the fall with an overall record of 1-4 in singles and 2-1 in doubles...compiled a 2-2 record in singles in the spring, going 1-0 at #5 and 1-2 at #6...wins came against Creighton and Southern Indiana...compiled a 4-3 doubles record in the spring, including 2-2 with Jessica Raatz at #2 and 2-1 with Ashton Schwerin at #3...doubles wins came against IUPUI, Creighton, Southern Indiana, and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals.

High School: Graduated with high honors from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School...ranked 45th in Southern California Girls’ 16s...reached round of 16 in California Bowl, round of 32 in Southern Cal Junior Sectional Championships, round of 32 in USTA International Spring Champion-ships.

Personal: Kelsey Lauren Costales...born in Long Beach, California...daughter of Dean Costales and Summer Ellison...has an older sister, Chloe, and younger brother, Sebastian...hobbies include photography, cooking and dance...expects to major in communications.

Why UE? “UE has a beautiful campus and a wonderful atmosphere. I knew coming to UE was the right choice for becoming a successful person in multiple areas of life.”

2011-12: Saw extended action in the fall, going 0-7 in singles and 1-5 doubles, doubles win came at the Kentucky Invi-tational...played in one spring match at USI, falling in three sets to Alyssa Hoover (7-5, 1-6, 6-10).

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in tennis and track at Casey-Westfield...named team captain and MVP in both junior and senior campaigns...won sectionals as a sophomore before finishing second as a junior and senior.

Personal: Kelsey Edens...born in Mattoon, Ill. where she attended Casey-Westfield High School...daughter of Kurt and Brenda Edens...has two older brothers (Weston and Michael)...majoring in biology.

Why UE? “I chose UE because I loved the environment. It felt like a home away from home and it has a great academic reputation.”

2011-12: Tied for the team lead in the fall with four singles wins; went 4-5 in singles and 0-7 in doubles...posted a 2-1 mark at the MVC Individual Championship...saw extended singles action in the spring, going 10-10 while recording a 1-3 tally in doubles...came out strong, winning her first four singles matches and nine of her first 11 overall...eight of her nine wins came in two sets...was 5-2 at the No. 6 flight and 2-1 at No. 4.

High School: Had an extremely successful high school career, going undefeated in all four years in district competi-tion...was a finalist in TAPPS 3A state competition in all four seasons of competition...was ranked in the top 40 in the 18 division in the state of Texas.

Personal: Gabrielle Fifer...born in Friendswood, Texas...daughter of Frank and Diane Fifer...has an older brother (An-drew) who plays professional hockey...majoring in mechanical engineering.

Why UE? “Because of the successful tennis program and the mechanical engineering program.”

2011-12: Finished freshman year with 24 doubles wins, tied for second all-time at UE...came on strong in fall debut, going 6-3 in doubles and 3-6 in singles...took the doubles win by going 3-0 at the BGSU Invitational, her first appearance at UE...opened the spring by winning her first six doubles and four singles matches...went 18-4 in doubles in the spring along with Dora Kotsiou while posting a 14-6 singles mark, playing primarily in the fifth slot, going 10-5...was a perfect 3-0 in the fourth flight...went 5-2 in doubles MVC action at the top spot and also picked up an 8-1 victory in the MVC Tournament...posted an identical 5-2 singles mark in the league.

High School: Was named MVP in sophomore through senior years at Ed W. Clark High School...won state doubles title with sister Iesha as a freshman while beein ranked in the top 14 in the nation...won Eazster Circuit in the Girl’s 14 and under...placed third at Snowball Sectionals in the Girl’s 18’s...lost in the finals of a Supernationals in doubles with older sister.

Personal: Natasha James...daughter of Michael and Carol James...has an older sister, Iesha...native of Las Vegas...is a Chemistry/Pre-med major.

Why UE? “When I came on my visit, I fell in love with UE right away. The team was great and the entire atmosphere on campus was exactly what I was looking for.”

2011-12: Joined UE for the spring semester and was the only player to see action in all 22 matches...went 8-14 in sin-gles and lost lone doubles match to Wichita State...began the year 3-1 in singles, taking wins over Lipscomb, UT Martin and Murray State...saw time in Flights 3 through 5 going 1-2 at No. 3, 4-7 in the fourth slot and 3-5 at No. 5.

High School: Played tennis in native Serbia, participating in several tournaments taking a first, three second and four third place finishes...in 2009 was ranked around 1,000 on ITF List, received first ITF points in international tournaments.

Personal: Mina Milovic...native of Belgrade, Serbia and attended Ginnazija Lazarevac...daughter of Dragan and Mirjana Milovic and has a younger sister (Dina)...major is economics.

Why UE? “UE has a beautiful campus and a great atmosphere with the tennis team.”

2011-12: Began career in the fall with a 1-7 singles and 0-8 doubles mark...improved in the spring, going 2-8 in singles and 8-13 in doubles...picked up a singles win over Sacred Heat...started strong in doubles, going 6-3 to begin the spring...won three matches in a row, taking down Lipscomb, UT Martin and Murray State...went 7-11 in doubles with Kelsey Costales while going 1-2 when paired with Gaby Fifer...all doubles action came in the No. 2 spot.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in tennis at Parkway South...named MVC in junior and senior seasons...won districts three years in a row before placing second as a senior.

Personal: Emily Richardson...born in St. Louis, Mo. where she graduated from Parkway South High...daughter of Paul and Kari Richardson...has two older sisters (Elyse and Laura)...major is undeclared.

Why UE? “I liked the campus and it has a lot of majors for me to choose from.”

High School: Won four national championships in singles and doubles in Mexico in 2010...played in the Central America Games where she won a silver medal that same year...she was ranked as high as third in Mexico.

Personal: Marina Moreno...born in Puebla, Mexico...daughter of Fidel Moreno and Marina Chincoya...has an older brother ...majoring is undecided.

Why UE? “Because the university offers a lot of majors and the tennis team plays at a high level; I also like the environment.”

Prior to UE: Before coming to Evansville, she played at Kansas State where she picked up a win in the Big 12 Championship at No. 3 doubles against Texas A&M; also picked up doubles wins in the regu-lar season versus Baylor and Kansas...her accomplishments prior to KSU include a championship in TA 16-doubles while making the championship of the Czech Republic on four occasions in the adult category while doing so three times as a junior...her highest ranking was 22nd nationally and third in her area.

Personal: Marketa Trousilova...born in Teplice, Czech Republic...daughter of Pavel Trousil and Marketa Trousilova...has younger brother and younger sister ...majoring is communications.

Why UE? “It is a great atmosphere; everything on campus is very close. Coach Mueller is very experi-enced and is very similar to European coaches.”

IDA M. STEILER AWARD(UE Female Athlete Of the Year)

2010 Kate Chybowski2005 Jessica Jetton 2004 Jessica Jetton 1998 Karen Black 1995 Eileen Mortensen 1990 Shannon Cook

ALL-CONFERENCEMissouri Valley Conference

2012 Jess Raatz/Aleks Dzakula Dora Kotsiou2011 Kate Chybowski,2010 Kate Chybowski 2008 Kate Chybowski 2007 Brittany Brown 2005 Jessica Jetton 2004 Jessica Jetton 2003 Jessica Jetton 2000 Margo Stevenson 1999 Karen Black 1998 Karen Black 1997 Karen Black

Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1987 Shannon Cook (singles, doubles) 1987 Sara Wannemuehler (singles, doubles) 1987 Jennifer Docke (doubles) 1987 Dana Graczyk (doubles) 1987 Jane Lindow (doubles) 1987 Wendy Wilson (doubles) 1986 Shannon Cook (doubles) 1986 Susie Owen (singles) 1986 Jane Lindow (singles) 1986 Dana Graczyk (singles, doubles)

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT09-10 Kate Chybowski04-05 Jessica Jetton97-98 Karen Black96-97 Karen Black

MVC COMMISSIONER’S ACEDEMICEXCELLENCE AWARD

09-10 Kate Chybowski, Payl Sharma08-09 Kate Chybowski, Stephanie Miller07-08 Sara Wilhoite04-05 Jessica Jetton03-04 Jessica Jetton00-01 Brandee Fox99-00 Rhonda Place, Brandee Fox

98-99 Karen Black97-98 Karen Black96-97 Karen Black95-96 Beth Understahl94-95 Beth Understahl, Amy Binder

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCEMissouri Valley Conference

11-12 Aleks Dzakula, Jess Raatz10-11 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin09-10 Kate Chybowski, Aleks Dzakula08-09 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Stephanie Miller, Allie Cox (HM)07-08 Stephanie Mills, Sara Wilhoite06-07 Beth Peyton05-06 Emily Krodel, Beth Peyton04-05 Jessica Jetton03-04 Jessica Jetton02-03 Jessica Jetton, Brooke Hoener (HM)01-02 Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier00-01 Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier99-00 Margo Stevenson, Brandee Fox98-99 Karen Black, Angela Sabella97-98 Karen Black, Amanda Fox, Angela Sabella, Margy Schnakenburg96-97 Karen Black, Katie Bennett (HM), Danielle Kellerman (HM), Margy Schnakenburg (HM)95-96 Beth Understahl, Margy Schnakenburg94-95 Amy Binder, Jennifer Understahl

Midwestern Collegiate Conference93-94 Jennifer Understahl, Amy Binder, Danielle Blessinger, Stephanie Sawyer, Cassi Cox, Beth Understahl92-93 Amy Binder, Elizabeth Potts, Stephanie Sawyer, Jennifer Understahl, Danielle Blessinger91-92 Julie DeMorrow, Danielle Blessinger, Paige Porter, Stephanie Sawyer90-91 Julie DeMorrow89-90 Shannon Cook, Amy Johnson, Julie DeMorrow88-89 Shannon Cook87-88 Shannon Cook

North Star Conference85-86 Mary Longstaff84-85 Mary Longstaff

ITA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE09-10 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Payal Sharma, Aleks Dzakula08-09 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Payal Sharma, Stephanie Mills07-08 Kate Chybowski, Susan Elliott, Stephanie Mills, Sara Wilhoite06-07 Allie Cox, Lisa Kawamoto, Stephanie Mills, Beth Peyton, Sara Wilhoite05-06 Emily Krodel, Beth Peyton, Sara Wilhoite, Stephanie Mills, Anna Krodel04-05 Erica Baas, Jessica Jetton, Emily Krodel, Charly Kraft, Beth Peyton03-04 Elizabeth Hedde, Amanda Horton, Jessica Jetton, Erica Baas, Emily Krodel, Rachel Tessier, Beth Peyton02-03 Jessica Jetton, Elizabeth Hedde, Brooke Hoener, Rachel Tessier, Jessica Schwartz, Erica Baas, Amanda Horton00-01 Erin Beck, Leslie Coleman, Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier99-00 Margo Stevenson98-99 Karen Black, Angela Sabella97-98 Karen Black95-96 Beth Understahl94-95 Amy Binder, Jennifer Understahl93-94 Amy Binder, Stephanie Sawyer, Danielle Blessinger92-93 Danielle Blessinger91-92 Julie DeMorrow90-91 Julie DeMorrow89-90 Shannon Cook88-89 Shannon Cook85-86 Mary Longstaff84-85 Mary Longstaff

TEAM AWARDS

ITA ALL-AMERICAN ACADEMIC TEAM2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999,

1998, 1997, 1996

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSMidwestern Collegiate Conference

1987-88, 1986-87

NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARD2006, 2007

SINGLES VICTORIES29 Karen Black 1997-98 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-9527 Kate Chybowski 2009-10 Karen Black 1998-9926 Karen Black 1996-97 Jessica Jetton 2003-0424 Kate Chybowski 2007-08 Brittany Brown 2006-0723 Julie DeMorrow 1989-90 Jessica Jetton 2004-0522 Kate Chybowski 2008-09 Margo Stevenson 1999-00 Susie Owen 1985-89 Wendy Wilson 1984-85

UE SINGLE SEASON RECORDS

DOUBLES VICTORIES27 Beth Peyton 2006-07 Brittany Brown 2006-0724 Natasha James 2011-12 Dora Kotsiou 2011-1223 Margy Schnakenburg 1997-98 Shannon Cook 1989-9022 Rachel Tessier 2001-02 Natalie Tessier 2001-02 Karen Black 1996-97 Margy Schnakenburg 1996-97

COMBINED VICTORIES51 Karen Black 1997-98 Brittany Brown 2006-0748 Kate Chybowski 2009-10 Karen Black 1996-97 Karen Black 1998-9947 Eileen Mortensen 1994-95 Jessica Jetton 2003-0444 Kate Chybowski 2007-0843 Kate Chybowski 2008-0942 Margo Stevenson 1999-00 Margy Schnakenburg 1996-97 Shannon Cook 1989-90 Lisa Kawamoto 2006-0741 Dora Kotsiou 2011-12 Natasha James 2011-12

SINGLES VICTORIES99 Kate Chybowski 2007-1197 Karen Black 1996-9983 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-98 Beth Understahl 1992-9682 Jessica Jetton 2001-0569 Shannon Cook 1986-9068 Susia Owen 1985-8964 Dora Kotsiou 2008-1263 Eileen Mortensen 1992-9560 Wendy Wilson 1984-8859 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-9057 Beth Peyton 2004-07

UE CAREER RECORDS

DOUBLES VICTORIES86 Beth Peyton 2004-0780 Kate Chybowski 2007-1179 Shannon Cook 1986-9078 Dana Graczyk 1986-9076 Karen Black 1996-9975 Jessica Jetton 2001-0573 Dora Kotsiou 2008-1272 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-9867 Brandee Fox 1998-0265 Beth Understahl 1992-9663 Jane Lindow 1984-8862 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-90

COMBINED VICTORIES179 Kate Chybowski 2007-11173 Karen Black 1996-99157 Jessica Jetton 2001-05155 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-98148 Shannon Cook 1986-90143 Beth Peyton 2004-07137 Dora Kotsiou 2009-12136 Dana Graczyk 1986-90135 Beth Understahl 1992-96125 Brandee Fox 1998-02121 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-90120 Wendy Wilson 1984-88119 Susie Owen 1985-89