2014-15 TROY TROJANSMEN’S TENNIS

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OVERALL: 25-6 / SUN BELT: 5-0 / vs RANKED: 3-4HOME: 9-1 / AWAY: 11-5 / NEUTRAL: 5-0

RANKINGDATE TROY OPP OPPONENT W/L SCOREJ16 -- 13 at Florida L 2-5J17 -- -- at Florida A&M W 5-2J17 -- 35 at Florida State L 0-4J24 -- -- at SMU L 2-5J24 -- -- vs Abilene Christian1 W 5-2J25 -- -- at UT Arlington* W 4-0J31 -- -- at Georgia State* W 4-3F7 -- -- Southern Miss W 7-0F9 -- 19 at Ole Miss L 3-4F13 -- -- vs Florida Gulf Coast2 W 4-3F14 -- -- at Stetson W 4-1F14 -- -- at Bethune-Cookman W 6-1F20 -- -- Nicholls W 4-3F21 -- -- Georgia Souther* W 4-3F23 -- 20 Tennessee L 3-4F26 -- 47 at South Alabama* W 4-3M6 62 -- at Furman W 4-3M7 62 5 (DII) at Emory W 6-3M15 58 -- vs Kennesaw State3 W 4-2M15 58 -- at Alabama State W 4-0M20 62 6 (NAIA) Xavier (La.) W 5-1M21 62 6 (DII) Columbus State W 4-1M27 57 -- Appalachian State* W 6-1M27 57 -- New Orleans W 4-0M28 57 -- South Carolina State W 5-2A3 65 -- at UCF L 1-4A3 65 12 (DII) at Rollins W 4-1A9 73 67 at North Florida W 4-0A12 73 -- UAB W 6-1A18 60 -- vs UL Lafayette4 W 4-1A19 60 69 vs South Alabama4 W 4-1M8 57 27 vs Florida State5 10 amM9 57 -- #7 Georgia / Winthrop5 2 pmM14-19 57 -- NCAA Championships6 TBA

SCHEDULE KEYAll times Central and subject to change | Home games in Bold Italics | (*) Sun Belt Con-ference match| (1) played in Dallas, Texas | (2) played in Daytona Beach, Fla. | (3) played in Montgomery, Ala. | (4) Sun Belt Championships (New Orleans, La.) | (5) NCAA First and Second Rounds (Athens, Ga.) | (6) NCAA Championships (Waco, Texas)

2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTSCONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1994, 1997, 2010, 2015

NCAA APPEARANCES: 2010, 2015

2015 NCAA MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSFirst and Second Rounds

Dan Magill Tennis Complex - Athens, Ga.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 - 11 a.m. (ET)

Florida State Seminoles(19-10, ACC At-large, ITA #27)

vs

Troy Trojans(25-6, Sun Belt Champion, ITA #57)

FRIDAY, MAY 8 - 2 p.m. (ET)

No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs(21-4, SEC At-large, ITA #7)

vs

Winthrop Eagles(15-8, Big South Champion, ITA NR)

Winners advance to Second RoundMay 9 - 3 p.m. (ET)

Winner advances to Round of 16May 14 - Hurd Tennis Center (Waco, Texas)

2015 NCAA MEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

NOTING THE TROJANS

Sun Belt Champions The Trojans are making the second NCAA appearance in program history after winning their second Sun Belt Championship. Since moving to Division I in 1994, the Trojans have now won four conference championships. In addition to the two Sun Belt titles, the Trojans also won the East Coast championship in 1994 and the Mid-Continent (now Summit League) title in 1997.

NCAA Postseason History The Trojans’ previous appearance in the NCAA tournament came in 2010. Troy lost to Auburn, 4-0, in a first round match in Gainesville, Fla.

Wins Leaders Troy enters the tournament with 25 wins, tied for the most in the nation. Below is a list of teams sorted by wins entering the NCAA Championships:

Year Two Improvement After posting an 8-17 record and falling the first round of the Sun Belt Championships, the Trojans have improved by 17 wins and won a Sun Belt Championship in 2015. Troy’s 17-win improvement is by far the best in the nation in 2015. Here is a look at the top five improvers:

Team 2014 2015 +/-Troy* 8-17 25-6 +17Wagner 2-13 14-10 +12Bethune-Cookamn 6-18 15-12 +9Utah State 9-17 17-8 +9UTSA* 9-17 17-8 +8 *NCAA Participant

Probable Troy Lineup

Singles Cl. Dual Str.1 Gabriel Dias Jr. 15-5 W82 Hassan Ndayishimye So. 22-5 W53 Andy Lau Fr. 13-14 L14 Daniel Bustamante Jr. 12-11 L15 Pablo Moreno So. 16-5 W46 Giovani Samaha Jr. 18-3 W11

Doubles1 Moreno/Samaha 7-2 L12 Dias/Lau 7-0 W73 Andre Baldo/Ndayishimye 3-0 W3

Illinois (25-4)Troy (25-6)Ohio State (25-8)Oklahoma (24-2)

Drake (24-6)Virginia (23-3)San Diego (23-4)Louisville (23-8)

QUICK FACTS

TroyAthletics

Location ........................... Troy, Ala.Enrollment ...........................20,000Found ........................................1887Conference....................... Sun BeltChancellor ......................................... .....................Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr.Athletics Director ............................ ................................ John Hartwell

Head Coach ................. Scott Kidd at Troy (Yrs) .............33-23 (2nd)Assistant Coach ............................... .......................Victor Sanakaipapi

2014 Season ............................8-17 Sun Belt: .......................1st round

First NCAA Division I Season ...... ..................................................1994

Conference Championships .... 4 ..........................1994 (East Coast) .................1997 (Mid-Continent) ..................2010, 2015 (Sun Belt)NCAA Appearances .................... 2 ...................................... 2010, 2015

Last NCAA Appearance ......2010 L, vs Auburn (Gainesville, Fla.)

Highest ITA Ranking .................51 ................................ April 27, 2010

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All-Sun Belt Selections Five different Trojans earned All-Sun Belt honors in 2015. Gabriel Dias and Hassa Ndayishimye both were named first team All-Sun Belt singles. Andy Lau and Giovani Samaha were both named second team All-Sun Belt singles. Pablo Moreno and Andy Lau also earned second team All-Sun Belt doubles.

Troy vs Ranked Opponents Troy posted a 3-4 record against ranked opponents in 2015, including wins in their last three matches. Troy lost on the road at No. 13 Florida and No. 35 Florida State during the season’s opening weekend. Troy then lost two very close, 4-3, decisions at No. 19 Ole Miss and home vs No. 20 Tennessee. Troy picked up its first ranked win of the season on Feb. 26 at No. 47 South Alabama. Troy went to beat No. 67 North Florida on the road and No. 69 South Alabama in the Sun Belt championship match. Troy’s first win over South Alabama marked the Trojans first win over a ranked team since beating No. 33 Denver in the 2010 Sun Belt championship match.

Troy vs Florida State Troy and Florida State have already met once this season, with the then No. 35 Seminoles winning at home, 4-0, on Jan. 17. The match was Troy’s third of the season and it’s third in 24 hours. The Trojans also played without eventual All-Sun Belt selections Pablo Moreno and Giovani Samaha in singles. Samaha did play doubles in the match.

Troy vs NCAA Teams Troy played seven matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA Championships. The Trojans defeated Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama State and South Carolina State. Troy lost to Florida, Florida State, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

Championship Coach In just his second season, head coach Scott Kidd was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year and led the Trojans to a Sun Belt Championship. Kidd is no stranger to success, winning nine national championships during his 15-year coaching career. He won eight NAIA National Championships in nine seasons as a head and assistant coach at Auburn-Montgomery. He also won an NCCAA National Championship at North Greenville.

Kidd in NCAAs / at Georgia Scott Kidd coached in three NCAA Division I Women’s Championships in three seasons as an assistant coach at Clemson prior to his arrival at Troy. Kidd helped the Tigers to the Round of 16 in two of those seasons. The lone season that Clemson didn’t advance past the second round was in 2012 when it lost to Georgia at the Dan Migall Tennis Complex. In 2013, Kidd helped the Tigers to the Round of 16 where they lost to Georgia for the second straight season. Individually, Kidd helped Josipa Bek and Keri Wong to the NCAA Doubles championship match in 2011. He helped Yana Koroleeva to the NCAA Singles quarterfinals in 2013.

33-23 at Troy (Second season)

HIGHLIGHTS- 15-year coaching career- Nine national championships- 54 NAIA All-Americans- Four NCAA Tournaments- Seven All-Sun Belt selections

COACHING EXPERIENCE2000-01: King College (M/W head coach)2001-03: North Greenville (M/W head coach)2003-05: Auburn-Montgomery (M/W assistant coach)2005-10: Auburn-Montgomery (W head coach)2009-10: Auburn-Montgomery (M head coach)2010-13: Clemson (W assistant coach)2013-present: Troy (M head coach)

In just two seasons Scott Kidd has led Troy men’s tennis to its second Sun Belt Championship and its second NCAA Championships appearance. The 2015 Sun Belt Coach of the Year, Kidd has led the Trojans to a 25-6 record in 2015, a 17-win improvement over his first season.

Kidd came to Troy after spending three seasons as the women’s tennis assistant coach at Clemson. Prior to that he had a wildly successful run as the head coach at Auburn-Montgomery.

In his three seasons at Clemson, Kidd helped the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament trips including two Round of 16 appearances, while finishing all three seasons ranked in the Top 25 by the ITA.

Individually, Kidd helped Clemson’s Josipa Bek and Keri Wong to a No.1 ITA national doubles ranking and the NCAA Doubles championship match in 2011. In his final season, he helped Yana Koroleeva to an appearance in the NCAA Singles quarterfinals and a No.13 ranking.

Prior to his time at Clemson, Kidd spent nine years at AUM, including the final six as the women’s head coach. He also served as the men’s head coach in his final two seasons. He led the women’s program to five consecutive NAIA National Championships and also led the men’s program to an NAIA National Championship in 2010. Kidd was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year five times while at AUM.

Kidd coached 31 NAIA All-Americans in his six years as women’s head coach and 11 NAIA All-Americans in his two seasons as men’s head coach.

Prior to serving as the head coach at AUM, Kidd served as the team’s assistant coach for three seasons, helping both the men and women to NAIA National Championships in that time as well. In his three years as an assistant coach, the two programs combined for 12 NAIA All-America selections.

Before that, he served as the head coach at North Greenville in Tigerville, S.C., helping both the Crusader men’s and women’s teams to NCCAA National Championship in 2002. Kidd also served as the head coach at King College early in his career.

Kidd is a native of Elba, Ala.

SCOTT KIDD

ROSTER

Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PronunciationAndre Baldo 6-1 So. Curitiba, BrazilDaniel Bustamante 5-8 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Boo-stuh-mahn-tayGabriel Dias 5-9 Jr. Nova Lima, BrazilAndy Lau 5-10 Fr. Hong Kong Laur (rhymes with “how”)William McClelland 6-3 Jr. Gulf Shores, Ala.Calum McKinlay 6-2 Fr. Aston Clinton, EnglandPablo Moreno 6-5 So. Gran Canaria, SpainHassan Ndayishimye 5-8 So. Bujumbura, Burundi Nie-shuh-meeCyprian Owczarz 5-10 Fr. Krotoszyn, PolandAustin Racine 6-2 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Ruh-ceenGiovani Samaha 6-3 Jr. Beirut, Lebanon Suh-mah-hah

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Scott Kidd (Second season)Assistant Coach: Victor Sanakaipapi (Second season)Student Assistant: Sami Ghorbel (First season)Student Assistant: Tommy Cundy (First season)

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Overall Record: 25-6 • Sun Belt: 5-0 • Region: 8-1 • Home 9-1 • Away: 11-5 • Neutral: 5-0vs National ranked: 3-4 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

Singles (Probable) Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat’l Reg’l Streak Last10Andre Baldo 2-7 0-4 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 --- --- 0-1 0-1 0-2 L4 2-7Daniel Bustamante (4) 18-15 12-11 6-4 1-2 --- 1-0 0-4 7-4 4-3 --- 0-0 0-1 L1 5-4Gabriel Dias (1) 20-7 15-5 5-2 2-1 11-4 4-1 --- --- --- --- 1-2 2-2 W8 6-0Andy Lau (3) 13-14 13-14 0-0 2-2 --- 1-0 12-9 0-4 0-1 --- 0-0 1-1 L1 4-4William McClelland 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 L1 2-3Calum McKinlay 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 1-2Pablo Moreno (5) 21-9 16-5 5-4 3-2 --- 2-1 --- 5-1 5-1 4-2 0-0 1-0 W4 6-1Hassan Ndayishimye (2) 22-5 22-5 0-0 4-1 5-2 16-3 1-0 --- --- --- 0-2 2-2 W5 8-1Cyprian Owczarz 6-3 6-3 0-0 1-0 --- --- --- 1-0 1-0 4-3 0-0 0-0 W4 5-3Austin Racine 7-5 1-1 6-4 0-0 --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 5-4Giovani Samaha (6) 26-7 18-3 8-4 4-1 --- --- --- 3-0 10-2 5-1 1-0 1-0 W11 6-0

Totals 139-77 105-53 34-24 17-10 16-7 24-6 13-14 16-9 21-8 15-9 2-5 7-8 Percentage .644 .665 .586 .630 .696 .800 .481 .640 .724 .625 .286 .467

Doubles Team* (Probable) Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 Nat’l Reg’l Streak Last10Gabriel Dias/Pablo Moreno 4-3 1-1 3-2 0-0 --- 1-1 --- 0-0 0-0 W1 4-3Austin Racine/Giovani Samaha 7-6 3-4 4-2 2-0 --- 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 L2 4-6Andre Baldo/Williams McClelland 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 --- --- 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 2-2Pablo Moreno/Giovani Samaha (1) 11-2 7-2 4-0 1-1 5-2 2-0 --- 0-1 0-0 L1 8-2Andre Baldo/Daniel Bustamante 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 --- 0-1 0-1 W1 2-2Andy Lau/Hassan Ndayishimye 5-3 5-3 0-0 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 L1 5-3Andy Lau/Pablo Moreno 5-6 5-6 0-0 1-1 4-5 1-1 --- 0-2 0-1 L1 5-5Gabriel Dias/Pablo Moreno 7-2 7-2 0-0 1-0 3-1 4-1 --- 0-0 0-0 L1 7-2Gabriel Dias/Andy Lau (2) 7-0 7-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 5-0 --- 0-0 0-0 W7 7-0Andre Baldo/Hassan Ndayishimye (3) 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 --- --- 3-0 0-0 1-0 W3 3-0

Totals 60-37 46-30 14-7 10-3 16-13 19-6 11-11 0-7 2-4Percentage .619 .605 .667 .769 .552 .760 .500 .000 .333*Only teams with minimum three matches shown

Doubles (Probable) Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3Andre Baldo (3) 8-5 6-3 2-2 1-0 0-2 1-0 5-1Daniel Bustamante 2-6 1-5 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-3Gabriel Dias (2) 21-7 18-5 3-2 4-0 5-1 11-3 2-1Andy Lau (2) 18-11 18-11 0-0 3-2 8-7 9-2 1-2William McClelland 3-3 1-1 2-2 0-0 --- --- 1-1Calum McKinlay 2-3 2-3 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-2Pablo Moreno (1) 20-11 13-9 7-2 2-2 9-7 4-2 ---Hassan Ndayishimye (3) 15-5 15-5 0-0 2-1 5-2 6-2 4-1Cyprian Owczarz 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 --- --- 1-1Austin Racine 9-9 4-6 5-3 2-0 --- 2-1 2-5Giovani Samaha (1) 19-13 11-11 8-2 4-1 5-4 3-2 3-5

Totals 60-37 46-30 14-7 10-3 16-13 19-6 11-11Percentage .619 .605 .667 .769 .552 .760 .500

*probable lineup highlighted with Bold Underline

2014-15 STATISTICS

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2014-15 RESULTS

Overall Record: 25-6 • Sun Belt: 5-0 • Region: 8-1 • Home 9-1 • Away: 11-5 • Neutral: 5-0vs National ranked: 3-4 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0

Date Troy Opp Opponent Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Overall SBC Jan 16 -- 13 at Florida L 2-5 W L W L L L L L L 0-1 0-0Jan 17 -- -- at Florida A&M W 5-2 L W W W W Wd L L Wd 1-1 0-0Jan 17 -- 35 at Florida State L 0-4 u L L u L u L u L 1-2 0-0Jan 24 -- -- at SMU L 2-5 L W L L W L L L W 1-3 0-0Jan 24 -- -- vs Abilene Christian1 W 5-2 W W L W W L W W u 2-3 0-0Jan 25 -- -- at UT Arlington* W 4-0 u W u u W W W L W 3-3 1-0Jan 31 -- -- at Georgia State* W 4-3 W W L L W L L W W 4-3 2-0Feb 7 -- -- Southern Miss W 7-0 W W W W W W W W L 5-3 2-0Feb 9 -- 19 at Ole Miss L 3-4 L L L W W W L L L 5-4 2-0Feb 13 -- -- vs Florida Gulf Coast2 W 4-3 L W W L W W L u L 6-4 2-0Feb 14 -- -- at Stetson W 4-1 W W L W u u W W L 7-4 2-0Feb 14 -- -- at Bethune-Cookman W 6-1 W W W W W L W W u 8-4 2-0Feb 20 -- -- Nicholls W 4-3 W W L W L L W W u 9-4 2-0Feb 21 -- -- Georgia Southern* W 4-3 W L W W L L W W u 10-4 3-0Feb 23 -- 20 Tennessee L 3-4 L W L L W W L W L 10-5 3-0Feb 27 -- 47 at South Alabama* W 4-3 L L W W L W L W W 11-5 4-0Mar 6 62 -- at Furman W 4-3 L W L W L W W L W 12-5 4-0Mar 7 62 5 (DII) at Emory W 6-3 W W L W W L W W L 13-5 4-0Mar 15 58 -- vs Kennesaw State3 W 4-2 u W W W W L L u L 14-5 4-0Mar 15 58 -- at Alabama State W 4-0 u W u u W W W W u 15-5 4-0Mar 20 62 6 (NAIA) Xavier (La.) W 5-1 W W W W L u W W W 16-5 4-0Mar 21 62 6 (DII) Columbus State W 4-1 W W W u W u L u L 17-5 4-0Mar 27 57 -- Appalachian State* W 6-1 W W L W W W W u W 18-5 5-0Mar 27 57 -- New Orleans W 4-0 W u u W u W W W u 19-5 5-0Mar 28 57 -- South Carolina State W 5-2 W W W L W W L W L 20-5 5-0Apr 3 65 -- at UCF L 1-4 u L L L L u u W W 20-6 5-0Apr 3 65 12 (DII) at Rollins W 4-1 u W L u W W W W W 21-6 5-0Apr 9 73 67 at North Florida W 4-0 u W W u W u W W u 22-6 5-0Apr 12 73 -- UAB W 6-1 W W W L W W W W u 23-6 5-0Apr 18 60 -- vs UL Lafayette4 W 4-1 W W L W W u - - - 24-6 5-0Apr 19 60 69 vs South Alabama4 W 4-1 u W u L W W L W W 25-6 5-0May 8 57 27 vs Florida State5 10 am --May9 57 7/NR at Georgia/vs Winthrop5 2 pm

(1) played in Dallas, Texas(2) played in Daytona Beach, Fla.(3) played in Montgomery, Ala.(4) Sun Belt Championships (New Orleans, La.)(5) NCAA First and Second Rounds (Athens, Ga.)

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Andre Baldo6-1 • So.

Curitiba, Brazil

Andy Lau5-10 • Fr.

Hong Kong

Daniel Bustamante5-8 • Jr.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gabriel Dias5-9 • Jr.

Nova Lima, Brazil

Hassan Ndayishimye5-8 • So.

Bujumbura, Burundi

Calum McKinlay6-2 • Fr.

Aston Clinton, England

Pablo Moreno6-5 • So.

Gran Canaria, Spain

William McClelland6-3 • Jr.

Gulf Shores, Ala.

Cyprian Owczarz5-10 • Fr.

Krotoszyn, Poland

Scott KiddHead Coach • 2nd

United States

Austin Racine6-2 • Fr.

Pensacola, Fla.

Giovani Samaha6-3 • Jr.

Beirut, Lebanon

Tommy CundyStudent Assistant • 1st

United States

Victor SanakaipapiAssistant Coach • 2nd

Cameroon

Sami GhorbelStudent Assistant • 1st

Tunisia