2011 NMSU Men's Tennis

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Table of Contents ...................................1Philosophy ..............................................2Philosophy ..............................................3All-Americans .........................................4Academic All-Americans .........................5Attendance ..............................................6Facilities ..................................................7Alumni....................................................8Alumni....................................................9Aggies in the Media ..............................10Media Outlets .......................................11Highlights .............................................12Preview .................................................13Roster ...................................................14Player Profiles (Picture) .........................15Jene Coppedge ......................................16Brynja Rodgers .....................................17Rocio Gutierrez .....................................18Liana Burns...........................................19Kelsey Brennan .....................................20Kelsi Phillips .........................................21Shelby Tamura ......................................22Ellen Miks ............................................23Jennah DeVries .....................................24

Madison Hardy .....................................25Michelle Kuester ...................................26Desiree Scott .......................................27Stephanie Ziegler ..................................28Natasha Giacomazzi ..............................29Amanda Tonga ......................................30Chelsea Rose .........................................31Whitney Woods ....................................32Kayleigh Giddens..................................33Deirdre Pajares ......................................34Coaches Profiles (Picture) .....................35Mike Jordan ..........................................36Mike Jordan ..........................................37Mike Jordan ..........................................38Coaching records ..................................39Support Staff .........................................402010 Opponents (Picture) ....................41Opponents ............................................42Opponents ............................................432009 Season Review .............................442009 Year in Review .............................452009 WAC Statistical Leaders ...............462009 WAC Statistical Leaders ...............472009 Results .........................................48

Yearly Statistical Leaders .......................49Yearly Results ........................................50Yearly Results ........................................51Yearly Results ........................................52Yearly Results ........................................53Yearly Results ........................................54Yearly Results ........................................55Yearly Results ........................................56Yearly Results ........................................57Series Results Versus 2010 Opponents .................................58Series Results Versus 2010 Opponents .................................59Series Results .........................................60All-Time Letter winners ........................61Match Records ......................................62Match Records ......................................63Match Records ......................................64Season Records .....................................65Season Records .....................................66Career Records ......................................67Career Records ......................................68Common Pages .....................................69

On The Cover: (left to right) Kayleigh Giddens, Whitney Woods, Jennah DeVries, Kelsey BrennanWritten and Designed by:Eddie MorelosCover and Design Support by: Nick Teixeira

Photography: Eddie Morelos, NM State Media Relations, the Western Athletic Conference, Tim Barnett-Queen, Richard ChavezEditing by: Tyler Dunkel, Tiffany Franklin, Jeremy Strachan, Katie Doherty, Stephanie Taylor, NM State volleyball Staff

Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations, New Mexico State University, MSC 3145, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, N.M. 88003-8001

Interviews: All interviews with members of the New Mexico State volleyball team must be arranged through the Athletics Media Rela-tions office. Please contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Eddie Morelos at (575) 646-1885 or email at [email protected] to schedule an interview with head coach Mike Jordan or a student-athlete.

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After 25 years at the helm of the NM State tennis programs, longtime head coach Don Ball retired following the completion of his teams’ schedules. A staple of Aggie Athletics, he had served as the head coach of the NM State

men’s and women’s tennis teams since arriving in Las Cruces during the fall of 1985. Ball’s tenure stands as the longest for a head coach in any sport in New Mexico State history.

Ball came to New Mexico State in the fall of 1985 after serving as the head ten-nis professional at the El Paso Tennis Club in El Paso, Texas. Ball coached 1,132 dual matches in his illustrious career and won nearly half of his matches with 562 combined victories directing the Aggie tennis teams. Under Ball’s guidance,

the men’s squads compiled a 274-280 (.495) record with a pair of NCAA appearances while the women’s teams recorded a 288-289-1 (.498)

ledger under Ball’s guidance. Altogether, Ball’s Aggie tennis teams finished their seasons with a .500 record or better

on 28 occasions – 14 times on the men’s side and an equal number with the women’s program.

In both 2000 and 1997, his men’s teams earned berths to the NCAA tournament.

On May 12, 2009, Ball was named the 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Mountain Region Coach of the Year for guiding the men’s team into the national rankings for the first time since 2004. That was his fourth coach of the year honor, joining his selec-tions as the 1999 Big West Coach of the Year (men), the 1999 Southern USPTA Coach of the Year (men) and the 1988 High Country Ath-letic Conference Coach of the Year (women).

Ball has received recognition for his community service efforts over the years. In November 2007 he was giv-en the ITA Southwest Section USTA/ITA Community Service Award.

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New Mexico State

MEN'S TENNISHead Coach Don Ball

One of his greatest career accomplish-ments has been the development of the NM State Tennis Center, which opened in the spring of 2006. The 12-court complex is one of the pre-mier outdoor facilities in all of college tennis and it is attributed to Ball, who was fundamental in overseeing the de-velopment, construction, maintenance and growth of the tennis center, where he serves as the director.

Before his coaching days began, Ball was an outstanding collegiate tennis player. He began his collegiate career at New Mexico in 1967, where he posted a 28-3 singles record in two years. After the 1968-69 season he transferred to Idaho State where he played his final two seasons. A team captain as a senior in 1971, Ball played at the No. 1 singles position and his team named him the most valuable player. He was the runner-up in No. 1 singles at the Big Sky Con-ference Championships.

After graduating from Idaho State, Ball entered the United States Army where he was a member of the U.S. Army Tennis Clinic Team. In 1974, he was the U.S. Army TRADOC singles and doubles champion. Fol-lowing his discharge from the Army, Ball moved to New Jersey where he became the promoter and director of the $25,000 Allaire Open in 1978, a tournament on the American Express Professional Circuit.

In 1980, Ball became the head instructor at the El Paso Tennis Club. There he coached five nationally

ranked junior players, three sec-tional champions, one national champion and more than 50 sectionally ranked juniors.

Ball’s family has always been heavily involved with the sport of tennis and for all of their family work, the United States Tennis Associa-tion named them the USTA National Family of the Year in 1989.The award was in honor of Don, his father Russell Ball a former NCAA semifinalist at Northwestern, as well as the rest of the Ball family of their efforts in the sport over the years. The award is made annually to the family who in recent years has done the most to promote amateur tennis, primarily on a volunteer basis. All members of the family should participate in some

MEN WOMEN

Year Wins Losses Wins Losses Ties1986 12 12 9 111987 14 16 13 11 11988 13 11 7 161989 9 10 6 121990 8 14 4 211991 2 11 9 221992 6 12 11 111993 6 13 11 91994 7 16 11 101995 12 10 10 131996 15 11 18 71997 15 12 16 111998 12 9 13 111999 17 7 16 72000 15 6 16 82001 11 13 13 92002 13 11 17 62003 10 12 11 142004 12 11 10 122005 5 16 12 82006 14 9 12 92007 9 12 10 142008 13 7 12 102009 13 11 10 132010 11 8 11 14

TOTALS 274 280 288 289 1

AVG 0.495 0.498

Crimson denotes a season of .500 or better

Total combined team average of 0.496

Men's team has 14 seasons of .500 or better

Women's team has 14 seasons of .500 or better

Both teams combined have 28 seasons of .500 or better

DON BALL'S COACHING RECORD

way, either as players or by offering their services in running programs or tournaments or in junior development activities.

Ball and his wife, Denise, have two grown chil-dren, Donny and Darcy.

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NM State Tennis CenterThe NM State Tennis Center first opened on Nov. 21, 1987. It featured 20 courts, including two stadium courts and an office building equipped with locker rooms. Over the years the facility gave way to the rigors of normal wear and tear and was subsequently torn down.

A new state-of-the-art Center opened prior to the 2006 spring dual match season and was relocated to its current position just south of Aggie Memorial Stadium. It features 12 post-tension concrete ten-nis courts - known as the finest hard courts in the world - along with arguably the best lighting system of any facility in the Southwest.

In the spring of 2007, construction began on the Center’s new clubhouse. It was completed in early July of the same year. The 3,000- square-foot facility features a classroom, player lounge, locker rooms and offices. The classroom is equipped with desks and computers with internet connections for the student-athletes. The player lounge is an area where the Aggies can relax before and after practices as well as matches. The multi-functional venue is also equipped with a refrigerator and kitchen sink.

In April 2008, New Mexico State displayed its mag-nificent facility to the rest of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) when the Center played host to that year’s WAC Championships. The facility also hosts the yearly Aggie Fall Invitational.

Since the opening of the new tennis center the women’s team has gone 26-22 (.542) while the men’s team has posted an 27-8 (.771) in dual matches at its home facility.

The tennis center serves not only the Aggie tennis teams, but also NM State students, faculty mem-bers and the general public.

“We have one of the best outdoor facilities in

the country and there is no question about that.

Very few schools have the lighting we have and

certainly don’t have the building we have, so we

are really lucky.”

- Legendary former head coach Don Ballon the NM State Tennis Center

facilities


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• Opened: Spring 2006

• Courts: 12 post-tension, concrete championship courts

• Lighting System: Equipped to improve broadcast capabilities during night matches

• Clubhouse opened July 2007 with locker rooms, offices, player lounge and classroom.

• Hosted the 2008 WAC Championship

Phone Number: (575) 646-6117

Directors: Carlos Vargas and Ivan Fernandez

QUICK FACTS

2010 3-2

2009 6-0

2008 7-3

2007 5-2

2006 6-1

1992 10-4

Total 27-8 (.771)

Year Record

NM STATE TENNIS CENTER RECORDS


Academic Honors and AwardsSince joining the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the summer of 2005, the Aggie men’s ten-nis team has collected many awards for performances in the classroom as well as on the court. Since then NM State players have earned 19 academic All-WAC honors including four in 2010. Over the same time span, the Aggies also boast numerous academic awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) with a trio of all-academic team awards and 18 ITA scholar athlete selections.

Departing senior Gustave Diep left an indelible footprint on the NM State program as a two-time Academic All-American in 2010 and 2009. Addition-ally, Diep was a three-time All-District selection.

“Academics is what we are here for,” said head coach Carlos Vargas. “We are students first, athletes second. In the big picture, tennis is only a brief stage in our lives but academics will determine how far we go in

life. Our athletes are very fortunate to have one of the best academic

support groups always available to help them achieve their goals here at

New Mexico State.”

Winning in theclassroom


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Eduardo Salas

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanFirst Team Gustave Diep 2010

Second TeamGustave Diep 2009

CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictFirst Team Gustave Diep 2008-10

ITA All-Academic Teams2005, 2006, 2008

ITA Scholar AthletesOrlando Superlano 2010Matej Stakne 2010Jim Brouleau 2010Gustave Diep 2008-10Guy Rutten 2008-09Roman Stoisavljevic 2006, 08-09Jeff Pfeifer 2008Stjepan Beg 2005-06Christian Halligan 2004-06Ben Archer-Clowes 2005Luis Avila 2003-05Mark Roberts 2003

Academic All-ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceMatej Stakne 2010Jim Brouleau 2008*-10Gustave Diep 2008-10Roman Stoisavljevic 2006-09Alejandro de Mucha 2008Jeff Pfeifer 2006-08Stjepan Beg 2006-07Christian Halligan 2006Brice Magnanou 2006

* designates being named to the all-feshman/transfer team list that originated in 2008 during first year.

Sun Belt ConferenceStjepan Beg 2004Christian Halligan 2004Spencer Peoples 2003-04Luis Avila 2002-04Danilo Zivanovic 2003Mark Roberts 2003Daniel Even 2001-03Ben Archer-Clowes 2002Benjamin Newcombe 2002Richard Lind 2001-02Ludovic Barthe 2001Mark Legris 2001Aurelien Monmarson 2001

Gustave Diep Roman Stoisavljevic

Jim Brouleau

LEADING ON THE

COURTAthletic Honors and AwardsNM State men’s tennis players have earned a total of 42 all-conference athletic awards in the last 15 years. Eighteen of those were first team honors. More re-cently, a pair of Aggies collected regional awards from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Senior Jim Brouleau was tabbed the ITA Mountain Region Player to Watch in 2009 after earning Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Second Team singles honors as a sophomore. Meanwhile, departing senior Gustave Diep claimed the 2007 ITA Mountain

Region Rookie of the Year award after his freshman campaign.

“I try to teach my student-athletes the importance of team before self, said head coach Carlos

Vargas. “This is nor-mally a new concept for athletes in an individual sport that then become part of a team in college.

Once they buy into

Western Athletic ConferenceFirst Team Eduardo Salas (D) 2009Roman Stoisavljevic (D) 2009Brice Magnanou (S) 2006

Second TeamJim Brouleau (S&D) 2010Orlando Superlano (D) 2010Jim Brouleau (S) 2009Gustave Diep (S) 2007-2008Eduardo Salas (D) 2008Roman Stoisavljevic (D) 2008Stjepan Beg (S&D) 2006Brice Magnanou (D) 2006

Sun Belt ConferenceFirst Team Danilo Zivanovic (S) 2004Marc Legris (S) 2001

Big West ConferenceFirst Team Marc Legirs (S&D) 2000Cesar Obieta (D) 2000Jens Bolleyer (D) 1999Marce Legris (S) 1999Jason Noble (D) 1999Adrian Contreras (D) 1997Martin Ostberg (S&D) 1997Martin Ostberg (S) 1996

Second TeamCesar Obieta (S) 2000Jens Bolleyer (S) 1999Marc Legris (D) 1999Cesar Obieta (S&D) 1999Enrique Marcos (S) 1998Adrian Contreras (S) 1997

Inigo Ojer (S&D) 1996Martin Ostberg (D) 1996Andy Caldwell (D) 1995Martin Ostberg(S&D) 1995

Most All-Conference Honors All-TimeMartin Ostberg (1995-1997) 6Marce Legris (1999-2001) 5Adrian Contreras (1997-1998) 4Cesar Obieta (1999-2000) 4Jim Brouleau (2009-2010) 3Stjepan Beg (2006) 2Jens Bolleyer (1999) 2Gustave Diep (2007-2008) 2Brice Magnanou (2006) 2Jason Noble (1997-1998) 2Inigo Ojer (1996) 2Eduardo Salas (2008-2009) 2Roman Stoisavljevic (2008-09) 2Andy Caldwell (1995) 1Enrique Marcos (1998) 1Orlando Superlano (2010) 1Danilo Zivanovic (2004) 1

ITA Mountain RegionPlayer to Watch AwardJim Brouleau 2009

ITA Mountain Region Rookie of the YearGustave Diep 2007

WAC Player of the MonthRoman Stoisavljevic 9/2006Stjepan Beg 9/2005

WAC Player of the WeekArthur Surreauz 2/24/2010Jim Brouleau 2/2/2009Jim Brouleau 4/14/2008Roman Stoisavljevic 2/25/2008Roman Stoisavljevic 2/21/2007Roman Stoisavljevic 3/16/2006Stjepan Beg 2/8/2006

this concept, then they can begin to enjoy the great experience of being a collegiate team player.”


Brice Magnanou Jason Noble and Jens Bolleyer Marc Legris

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2010-11 AGGIE MEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULEAggie Invitational

Sep. 10 - 12 Aggie Invitational Las Cruces, N.M. All Day

Baylor Intercollegiate InvitationalSep. 24-26 Baylor Intercollegiate Invitational at Waco, Texas All Day

All-American Pre-Qualifying / QualifyingOct. 2 - 3 All-American Pre-Qualifying at Tulsa, Okla. All DayOct. 4 - 6 All-American Qualifying at Tulsa, Okla. All Day

Balloon Fiesta InviteOct. 8 - 10 Balloon Fiesta Invite at Albuquerque, N.M. All Day

ITA Mountain Region ChampionshipsOct. 20 - 24 ITA Mountain Region Champ. at Las Vegas, Nev. All Day

Thu, Jan. 20 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Las Cruces, N.M. 1:00 PMFri, Jan. 21 Utah State* Las Cruces, N.M. 10:00 PM Sat, Jan. 29 New Mexico at Albuquerque, N.M. 6:00 PM Fri, Feb. 4 UNLV at Las Vegas, N.M. 10:00 AM Sat, Feb. 5 Southern Mississippi at Las Vegas, N.M. 10:00 AMSun, Feb. 6 Cal Poly at Las Vegas, N.M. 10:00 AM Sat, Feb. 12 Denver at Denver, Colo. 10:00 AM Sun, Feb. 13 Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colo. 10:00 AM Fri, Feb. 18 UTSA Las Cruces, N.M. 1:00 PM Sun, Feb. 20 Northern Arizona Las Cruces, N.M. 9:00 AM Sat, Mar. 5 Sacramento State at Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 AM Sun, Mar. 6 Arizona at Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 AM Fri, Mar. 18 TCU at Fort Worth, Texas TBASat, Mar. 19 Columbia at Arlington, Texas 6:00 PM Mon, Mar. 21 UTA at Arlington. Texas TBATue, Mar. 22 Southern Methodist at Dallas, Texas TBDFri, Apr. 15 Fresno State* at Fresno, Calif. 5:00 PMSun, Apr. 17 Hawai'i* at Fresno, Calif. 10:00 AMWed, Apr. 20 Western New Mexico Las Cruces, N.M. 1:00 PM Thu, Apr. 21 Idaho* Las Cruces, N.M. 10:00 AM Fri, Apr. 22 Boise State* Las Cruces, N.M. 1:30 PMSun, Apr. 24 Nevada* Las Cruces, N.M. 9:00 AM

2011 WAC ChampionshipsFri, Apr. 29 - Sun, May. 1 at Boise, Idaho TBA

2011 NCAA First and Second RoundsFri, May 13 - Sat, May 14 at TBA TBA

2011 NCAA ChampionshipsThu, May 19 - Mon, May 30 at Palo Alto, Calif. TBA

* Conference Games Home Matches All times are MST

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