GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS 2012 MEDIA GUIDE

ROADRUNNERS Region XIX Champions: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

NJCAA Division III National Champions: 2010, 2011

SUPPORT GCC ATHLETICS

2012 Gloucester County College Foundation

GOLF CLASSIC

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Riverwinds Golf Club

West Deptford, NJ 12–1 pm Registration 1 pm Shotgun Start

6 pm Dinner immediately to follow at Riverwinds Golf Club

For Information Contact: Ray Page

Championship Ring Ceremony

Tuesday March 20th

3:00pm

@ Gloucester County College Tennis Courts

Ceremony to include unveiling of new Championship Banner for 2012

Men’s Tennis Team and distribution of Championship Rings to the

members of the team and coach staff.

GCC COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH: Brian Rowan, 8th Season

Contact: 856-415-2263/browan@gccnj.edu

Brian Rowan enters his eighth year as Head Coach of

the Roadrunners. Brian is a graduate of Gateway Re-

gional High School and Rutgers University [Camden].

Brian attended Gloucester County College where he

played Basketball and Tennis. He also works at the

college as the Assistant Director of Athletics. Rowan

was named the 2010 and 2011 NJCAA Division III

National Coach of the Year. He has earned four

NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year Awards.

Coach Rowan resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two daughters.

ASST COACH Scott Henderson, 4th Season

Scott Henderson once again returns as the assistant

coach for the Roadrunners for the fourth season. In

his three seasons at GCC, the Roadrunners have won

three regional championships and two national

Championships.

ASST COACH Ron Battle, 1st Season

Ron Battle has been a hitting partner for the Road-

runners for the past two seasons and now joins the

staff this season. He will work with the players on

developing consistent strokes and doubles play.

Gloucester County College – Men’s Tennis 2012 SPRING MEDIA GUIDE

ROSTER

Alexander Ayala

FROSH

Rancocas Valley

HS

Easthampton, NJ

Vladislav

Koldomasov

SOPH

Delsea HS

Franklinville, NJ

AJ Moore

SOPH

Williamstown HS

Williamstown, NJ

Neil Pladus

FROSH

Pitman HS

Pitman, NJ

Dan Hays

SOPH

Pitman HS

Pitman, NJ

Shamell Martin

FROSH

Millville HS

Millville , NJ

Andrew Pfeiffer

SOPH

Pitman HS

Pitman, NJ

David Roberts

FROSH

Sterling HS

Somerdale, NJ

Gloucester County College – Men’s Tennis 2012 SPRING MEDIA GUIDE

ROSTER cont’d

Dan Semler

FROSH

West Deptford

HS

West Deptford,

NJ

Jon Sjolander

FROSH

Pitman HS

Pitman, NJ

Aaron Williams

FROSH

Pennsauken HS

Pennsauken, NJ

Onkar Singh

FROSH

Timber Creek HS

Erial, NJ

Donovan

Vassalotti

FROSH

Sacred Heart HS

Vineland , NJ

Gloucester County College – Men’s Tennis 2012 SPRING MEDIA GUIDE

2012 Season Outlook:

The Men’s Tennis team reflects the Gloucester County College concept of

tradition, excellence, and championships. The 2011 team finished 13-2 overall and

were the champions of the NJCAA Region XIX Tournament and won the programs

second NJCAA National Tennis Championship.

Returning to the Roadrunner lineup this spring are AJ Moore, Andrew Pfeiffer,

Vladislav Koldomasov and Daniel Hays. Moore, the two-time Gloucester County

High School Player of the Year, is a returning All-American at #1 singles. Pfeiffer

showed great improvement over the course of the 2011 season moving from the

#5 singles spot to start the season all the way up to the #2 singles position by

the end of the season. These two should lead the way in singles again this season.

Koldomasov is a strong doubles player who gained valuable experience last season.

Hays has developed well and should provide good depth for the Roadrunners sin-

gles lineup.

A talented group of newcomers will look to supplement this group in their hopes of

repeating some measure of last season’s success. Donovan Vassalotti had a very

good career at Sacred Heart HS and will team with Moore at the #1 doubles posi-

tion. Jon Sjolander, Alex Ayala, Onkar Singh, Shamell Martin and Dan Semler are

all newcomers that could contribute at some point during the season. Aaron Wil-

liams, David Roberts, and Neil Pladus are all transfers that could see time this

season as well. The 13-member team is the largest team under head coach Brian

Rowan.

The main competition in NJCAA Region XIX this season looks to be Brookdale CC,

Mercer CC and Bergen CC. Either Gloucester or Mercer have won the Region XIX

title for the last six seasons but Brookdale CC has been dangerous the last two

seasons and Bergen could return a strong nucleus. The Roadrunners will also

square off with national junior college power Oxford College during a spring trip

to Georgia and South Carolina. The team will open the season on the road with an

indoor match against St. Thomas Aquinas March 4th. As always the team will also

square off against local NCAA colleges as well.

Gloucester County College

2011 Men’s Tennis Schedule

Day Date Opponent Site Time

Saturday March 3 St. Thomas Aquinas Away 7:30 pm

@ Tenafly Racquet Club

Saturday March 10 Oxford College Away 1:00 pm

Sunday March 11 Spartanburg Methodist Away 3:00 pm

Monday March 12 USC Lancaster Away 2:00 pm

Wednesday March 14 CC Rhode Island Home 9:00 am

Chesnut Hill College Away 2:00 pm

Wednesday March 21 Mercer CC Home 3:30 pm

Saturday March 24 Ocean CC Home 12:00 pm

Wednesday March 28 West Chester University Home 3:30 pm

Thursday March 29 Williamson Trade School Away 3:30 pm

Friday March 30 Brookdale CC Home 3:30 pm

Saturday March 31 Bergen CC Home 12:00 pm

Sunday April 1 Ocean CC Away 12:00 pm

Tuesday April 3 Suffolk CC Home 3:30 pm

Wednesday April 4 Neumann University Home 3:30 pm

Friday April 6 FDU-Florham Away 12:00 pm

Tuesday April 10 Bryn Athyn College Away 4:00 pm

Wednesday April 11 Princeton JV Away 4:00 pm

Fri-Sun April 13-15 NIT Tournament Away TBD

@ Mercer County Park

Wednesday April 18 Williamson Trade School Home 3:30 pm

Thursday April 19 Brookdale CC Away 3:30 pm

Friday April 20 Nassau CC Home 2:00 pm

Tuesday April 24 Mercer CC Away 3:30 pm

Saturday April 28 Bergen CC Away 12:00 pm

Region XIX Tournament

May 4-5 @Mercer County Park

NJCAA National Tournament

May 13-18 @Collin CCC Plano, TX

Head Coach: Brian Rowan Assistant Coaches: Scott Henderson, Ron Battle

Spring 2011 Recap:

Record: 13-2, Region XIX Tournament: Champions, NJCAA Tournament: Champions

The team came into the season as the frontrunner to repeat as National Champions

and did just that and more capturing every title available to them including the regu-

lar season Garden State Athletic Conference Championship, the Region 19 Tourna-

ment Championship and the programs second NJCAA National Championship. The

Roadrunners were led by sophomores Ryan Airo, Aaron Hartman, Jared Randazzo and

Edmond Thompson who will forever be remember as GCC Tennis’ ―Four Aces‖. Be-

tween them the foursome captured two team National Titles, six Individual National

Championships and each was named an NJCAA All-American at least once. Their lead-

ership helped develop the freshman talent of AJ Moore, Andrew Pfieffer, Vladislav

Koldomasov and Dan Hays each of whom returns to the lineup in 2012. Moore had a

terrific freshman campaign at #1 singles capturing the Region 19 Singles Champion-

ship and reaching the Championship Match at the National Tournament earning All-

American status. Pfeiffer’s improvement during the season was a key to the team

success as well.

GCC TENNIS AWARDS 2005 SJTA Small College Player of the Year – Andrew Cossaboom

2005 NJCAA Division III Player of the Year – Andrew Cossaboom

2006 All-Americans: Dimitri Athans, Ryan Finnie

2006 4th Place Overall NJCAA National Championships

2007 SJTA Small College Player of the Year – Dimitri Athans

2007 All-Americans: Dimitri Athans, Brian Crispin, Mike Sullivan, Kyle Stay

2007 NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year – Brian Rowan

2007 NJCAA Region XIX Champions (first time in school history)

2007 4th Place Overall NJCAA National Championships

2008 Garden State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year – Brian Rowan

2008 Garden State Athletic Conference Champions

2009 14-4 Overall record (most wins in school history)

2009 All-Americans: Steve Suboleski, Nick Shepherd

2009 Individual National Champion: Nick Shepherd – 6th Singles (first in school history)

2009 Garden State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year – Brian Rowan

2009 Garden State Athletic Conference Champions

2009 NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year – Brian Rowan

2009 NJCAA Region XIX Champions/Garden State Conference Champions

2009 4th Place Overall NJCAA National Championships

2010 All-Americans: Josh Stepkin, Aaron Hartman, Jared Randazzo (x2), Edmond Thomp-

son (x2)

2010 Individual National Champions: Aaron Hartman—#4 Singles, Jared

Randazzo—#5 Singles

2010 NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year—Brian Rowan

2010 NJCAA Region XIX Champions/Garden State Conference Champions

2010 NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year—Brian Rowan

2010 NJCAA Division III National Champions (first time in school history)

2011 All-Americans: AJ Moore, Ryan Airo, Aaron Hartman (x2), Jared Randazzo, Edmond

Thompson

2011 Individual National Champions: Ryan Airo—#3 Singles, Aaron Hartman—#4 Singles,

Edmond Thompson—#6 Singles, Aaron Hartmna/Jared Randazzo—#3 Doubles

2011 NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year—Brian Rowan

2011 NJCAA Region XIX Champions/Garden State Conference Champins

2011 ITA Region 4 Assistant Coacn of the Year—Scott Henderson

2011 NJCAA Division III National Coach of the Year—Brian Rowan

2-11 NJCAA Division III National Champions

2011 SJTA College Team of the Year

Recent Overall Records

2005 4-8

2006 11-4

2007 5-8 Region XIX Champions

2008 13-3, Garden State Athletic Conference Champions

2009 14-4, Garden State Athletic Conference Champions, Region XIX Champions

2010 13-3, Garden State Athletic Conference Champions, Region XIX Champions,

NJCAA Division III National Champions

2011 13-2, Garden State Athletic Conferecne Champions, Region XIX Champions,

NJCAA Division III National Champions

Gloucester County College

Men’s Tennis All-Americans

Dimitri Athans, 2006

Ryan Finnie, 2006

Dimitri Athans, 2007

Brian Crispin, 2007

Mike Sullivan, 2007

Kyle Stay, 2007

Steve Suboleski, 2009

Nick Shepherd, 2009

Aaron Hartman, 2010

Jared Randazzo, 2010

Ed Thompson, 2010

Josh Stepkin, 2010

AJ Moore, 2011

Ryan Airo, 2011

Aaron Hartman, 2011

Jared Randazzo, 2011

Ed Thompson, 2011

INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Nicholas Shepherd—2009

#6 Singles

Aaron Hartman—2010

#4 Singles

Jared Randazzo—2010

Ryan Airo—2011

#3 Singles

Aaron Hartman—2011

#4 Singles

Edmond Thompson—2011

#5 Singles

Jared Randazzo/Aaron Hartmen—2011

#3 Doubles

Gloucester County College

Men’s Tennis All-Decade Team 2000-2009

On October 23, 2010 the GCC tennis family recognized individuals who have helped make

the program into a national power during the first decade of the 21st century. Below are the

members of the All-Decade team from that era.

#1 Singles—Dimitri Athans (Player of the Decade)

#2 Singles—Steve Suboleski

#3 Singles—Andrew Cossaboom

#4 Singles—Mike Sullivan

#5 Singles—Andy Hughes

#6 Singles—Nick Shepherd

#1 Doubles—Dimitri Athans/Ryan Finnie

#2 Doubles—Dimitri Athans/Brian Crispin

#3 Doubles—Mike Sullivan/Kyle Stay

Coach—Brian Rowan

Captain — Paul Albright

Gloucester County College

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION

Gloucester County College Department of Athletics

1400 Tanyard Rd.

Sewell, NJ 08080

856-415-2207 (P) 856-468-0280 (F)

www.gccnj.edu/athletics / www.facebook.com/gccathletics

Links:

National Junior College Athletic Association—www.njcaa.org

NJCAA Region 19—www.region19.org

Intercollegiate Tennis Association—www.itatennis.com

National Championship—http://www.collin.edu/athletics/national_tourn/index.html

Gloucester County Times—www.nj.com/gloucester

Contact:

Head Coach Brian Rowan

856-415-2263

browan@gccnj.edu

God Bless Our Troops—this one’s for you Thuanny!