Elna de VilliersSenior - 5Ê7‰ - 3LGrunau, Namibia

Coach Lane on Elna:“She is with out a doubt one of the

best players on our team. She is wonderful to coach and teach”

Enters the spring

2007-08 (Junior)Fourth on the team with four singles wins (4-5) ... Posted six doubles wins, which tied for second on the team ... Claimed two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... With teammate Valeriya Makary-cheva, the two posted two wins in the Ole Miss Fall Classic, making it to the semifi nals of the Red Draw ... The tandem also made it to the fi nals of the White Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two of her fi rst three doubles match-es with fellow Lady Bulldog Radka Ferancova.

2006-07 (Sophomore)Finished the season tied for fi rst on the team with 17 sin-gles wins (17-20)… Notched four singles wins to advance to the B Draw semifi nals at the ITA South Regional Cham-pionships … Earned a pair of singles victories during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic … Finished her sophomore cam-paign by winning two of her last three singles matches… Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles victories (10-17) ... Paired with Martina Banikova to claim the consolation dou-bles title of the Crimson Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Renée Joseph to put together a 4-1 doubles mark, winning the Flight C consolation title at the Hoosier Classic and advancing to the consolation semifi nals of the B Draw during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic.

2005-06 (Freshman)Ranked second on the State squad with 26 combined victories (singles and doubles) during her rookie season, including a team-most 16 doubles wins ... Notched a 10-19 singles record as a freshman, play-ing mostly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... Competed at No. 4 singles in three of her last four dual matches of the spring ... Began the fall campaign winning eight of her fi rst nine singles matches, including a six-match win string to begin her collegiate career ... Advanced to the singles fi nals of the 3.5 Draw, along with claim-ing the Open Draw in doubles (with Anastasia Kuga-

kolova), at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Helped the Lady Bulldogs earn their 11th-consecutive ITA Team Academic honors as well as receiving individual honors for her 3.5 GPA ... Also selected to the 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-MSUCredentials include playing for the Namibian Fed Cup Team when she was a junior in high school ... A mem-ber of the Namibian International team ... Participant on Head Coach Gustav Fichardt’s Oranje Meisieskool

High School tennis squad, where the team won the Saint Mary’s tournament for high schools for fi ve consecutive years ... Played netball, equestrian and ran track ... The provincial long jump champion.

PersonalElna de Villiers was born June 11, 1986 in Keetmanshoop, Na-mibia … Daughter of Heleen and Jannie de Villiers ... Has three siblings, Elrien (19), Jana (15), and Daniel (9) … Majoring in international business.

One on One With Elna:

What you like most about MSU:

Favorite moment as a bulldog:

What it’s like to play for Coach Lane:

Role Model:

Biggest infl uence on career:

Where you see this team going:

Tennis Role Model:

Goal for this season:

On your last season at State:

Players

CAreer Statistics

Season (Singles) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual SEC Overall Pct.

Fall 2008 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - - - - -

2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2005-06 - - - - - - - - - -

Career - - - - - - - - - -

Season (doubles) #1 #2 #3 dual SEC overall pct.

fall2008 - - - - - - -

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Table of Contents

2010 Mississippi State University Lady Bulldog Tennis

Media Guide Credits The 2010 Mississippi State Wom-

en’s Tennis media guide is a publica-

tion of the Mississippi State Athletic

Media Relations Offi ce. It was written

and designed by Tray Littlefi eld.

Photography was provided by

Russ Houston, David Lann and Julie

Cordiero, along with MSU women’s

tennis players and coaches. The cov-

ers were designed by John Schaff-

hauser of Schaffhauser Design. Addi-

tional design work by Amy Robertson.

The guide was printed by Interstate

Printing and Graphics in Mobile, Ala.

Editorial assistance provided by

Jonathon Eaton, John R. Cade. Addi-

tional assistance was provided by Jay

Middleton.

This publication has been specifi -

cally prepared to assist media mem-

bers in their coverage of MSU Wom-

en’s Tennis. Additional assistance can

be provided by contacting Tray Little-

fi eld, women’s tennis contact, at (662)

325-5852.

Media InformationTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

MSU Athletic Media Relations . . . . . . . . .2

Roster Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

MSU Tennis Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Lady Bulldog Coaching StaffHead Coach Daryl Greenan . . . . . . . . 6-7

Assistant Coach Max Fomine . . . . . . . 8-9

MSU Support Staff and Camps . . . . . . .10

2010 Season Preview and Profi les2010 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2010 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Going International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Radka Ferancova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17

Valeriya Makarycheva . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

Natalia Mayuk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Olesya Tsigvintseva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Elizabeth Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Jordan Zachary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Mariia Rhyzova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Danielle Terpko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

2009 Fall Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

2008-09 Review2008-09 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

2009 SEC Standings/Results . . . . . . . . .28

HistoryMississippi State Records . . . . . . . . 30-31

NCAA Championships . . . . . . . . . . 32-33

Mississippi State Honors . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-39

Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

MSU Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

UniversityAthletic Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-54

MSU Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-56

Mississippi State University

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starkville, MississippiFounded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 28, 1878Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, 601Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BulldogsMascot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BullyColors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maroon and WhitePrint Color: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maroon (PMS 202)Conference: . . . . . . .Southeastern Conference (West)Web Site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.MStateAthletics.comFacilities: . . . . . . . . . . A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre (1,000) McCarthy Gymnasium - Indoor (3,000)President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark Keenum (Mississippi State, 1984)Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Byrne (Arizona State, 1994)Senior Associate AD/Women’s Athletics . . . Ann Carr (Mississippi State, 1990)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daryl Greenan (Valdosta State, 1997)Record at MSU: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-76Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Fomine (Mississippi State, 2004)Tennis Offi ce Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .662.325.2896A.J. Pitts Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . .662.325.1606McCarthy Gym Press Box Phone: . . . . .662.325.2858

Team Information

2009 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-102009 SEC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10/12thLetterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3 Radka Ferancova Elizabeth Hall Valeriya Makarycheva Natalia Mayuk Olesya Tsigvintseva Jordan ZacharyNewcomers (2) . . . . . . . . . . . Mariia Rhyzova (Ukraine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Terpko (Florida)

ON THE COVER: Head Coach Daryl Greenan leads the 2010 MSU women’s tennis team into a new era of Lady Bull-dog tennis.

Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexu-al orientation or group affi liation, age, disability, or veteran status. Mary Alexander, Interim Director of the Offi ce of Di-versity and Equity Programs [McArthur Hall, Room 106, P.O. Box 6199, Mississippi State, MS 39762 / 662.325.2493], has been designated as the responsible employee to coordinate efforts to carry out responsibilities and make in-vestigations of complaints relating to discrimination in conforming with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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Elna de VilliersSenior - 5Ê7‰- 3LGrunau, Namibia

Coach Lane on Elna:“She is with out a doubt one of the

best players on our team. She is wonderful to coach and teach”

Enters the spring

2007-08 (Junior)Fourth on the team with four singles wins (4-5) ... Posted six doubles wins, which tied for second on the team ... Claimed two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... With teammate Valeriya Makary-cheva, the two posted two wins in the Ole Miss Fall Classic, making it to the semifi nals of the Red Draw ... The tandem also made it to the fi nals of the White Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two of her fi rst three doubles matches with fellow Lady Bulldog Rad-ka Ferancova.

2006-07 (Sophomore)Finished the season tied for fi rst on the team with 17 sin-gles wins (17-20)… Notched four singles wins to advance to the B Draw semifi nals at the ITA South Regional Cham-pionships … Earned a pair of singles victories during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic … Finished her sophomore cam-paign by winning two of her last three singles matches… Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles victories (10-17) ... Paired with Martina Ban-ikova to claim the consolation doubles title of the Crimson Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Renée Joseph to put together a 4-1 doubles mark, winning the Flight C consolation title at the Hoosier Classic and advancing to the consolation semifi nals of the B Draw during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic.

2005-06 (Freshman)Ranked second on the State squad with 26 combined victories (singles and doubles) during her rookie season, including a team-most 16 doubles wins ... Notched a 10-19 singles record as a freshman, play-ing mostly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... Competed at No. 4 singles in three of her last four dual matches of the spring ... Began the fall campaign winning eight of her fi rst nine singles matches, including a six-match win string to begin her collegiate career ... Advanced to the singles fi nals of the 3.5 Draw, along with claim-

ing the Open Draw in doubles (with Anastasia Kuga-kolova), at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Helped the Lady Bulldogs earn their 11th-consecutive ITA Team Academic honors as well as receiving individual honors for her 3.5 GPA ... Also selected to the 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-MSUCredentials include playing for the Namibian Fed Cup Team when she was a junior in high school ... A mem-ber of the Namibian International team ... Participant

on Head Coach Gustav Fichardt’s Oranje Meisieskool High School tennis squad, where the team won the Saint Mary’s tournament for high schools for fi ve con-secutive years ... Played netball, equestrian and ran track ... The provincial long jump champion.

PersonalElna de Villiers was born June 11, 1986 in Keetmanshoop, Na-mibia … Daughter of Heleen and Jannie de Villiers ... Has three siblings, Elrien (19), Jana (15), and Daniel (9) … Majoring in international business.

One on One With Elna:

What you like most about MSU:

Favorite moment as a bulldog:

What it’s like to play for Coach Lane:

Role Model:

Biggest infl uence on career:

Where you see this team going:

Tennis Role Model:

Goal for this season:

On your last season at State:

CAreer Statistics

Season (Singles) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual SEC Overall Pct.

Fall 2008 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - - - - -

2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2005-06 - - - - - - - - - -

Career - - - - - - - - - -

Season (doubles) #1 #2 #3 dual SEC overall pct.

fall2008 - - - - - - -

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Media RelationsCoach & Player Interviews Please make arrangements for all interviews with MSU Head Women’s Tennis Coach Daryl Greenan and/or Lady Bulldog players not conducted af-ter a Mississippi State home match through MSU women’s tennis contact Tray Littlefi eld in the MSU Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. Coach Greenan is primarily available for interviews by phone or in person from 9-11 a.m., Monday-Friday. Player interviews will be arranged according to the schedule of each individual player and are usu-ally conducted before or after scheduled practic-es, which are usually held each weekday afternoon on which MSU does not compete.

Postmatch Interviews Following each Mississippi State women’s home tennis match, Coach Greenan and/or MSU play-ers will be available for interviews. To arrange any post-match interviews in advance, please contact MSU women’s tennis contact Tray Littlefi eld in the MSU Athletic Media Relations Offi ce - (662) 419-0689 or by email at atl38@msstate.edu. The courtside phone number at the A.J. Pitts Centre is (662) 325-1606 and at the McCarthy Gym is (662) 325-2858 if you should need to reach Littlefi eld during scheduled home matches.

Match Results/Live Statistics Complete match results from each home match will be available in the MSU Athletic Media Rela-tions Offi ce following the match and will be sent to the opposing school’s sports information offi ce. MSU sends a match story, complete with agate, immediately following all matches to the Associ-ated Press and several regional media outlets. Mississippi State women’s tennis results will also be available on the MSU Athletics web site - www.mstateathletics.com. Each MSU home match can be followed live on the internet by visiting State’s offi cial site and click-ing on the “Live Stats” link for the match in ques-tion.

Rankings/SEC Standings The ITA Rankings, administered by the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association, will be released throughout the 2010 spring season. The team rankings will be released beginning January 8, 2010, and will be on a weekly basis and after that. Individual rankings will initially be released also on Jan. 8, 2010, and then bi-weekly there after. The fi nal rankings of 2010 will be re-leased in June. The ITA contact for tennis is Casey Angle. Angle’s offi ce phone is (609) 497-6924. The Southeastern Conference Standings will be released every week beginning January 30, 2010, by the SEC Offi ce. The SEC contact for tennis is Tammy Wilson. Wilson’s offi ce phone is (205) 458-3010.

Senior Associate AD/Communications .............. Mike Nemeth Football nemeth@athletics.msstate.eduAssistant AD/Media & Public Relations ............. John R. Cade Web Site Administration jrcade@athletics.msstate.eduAssociate Director ................................................. Gregg Ellis Men’s Basketball gellis@athletics.msstate.eduAssistant Director .............................................Jay Middleton Women’s Basketball jmiddleton@athletics.msstate.eduAssistant Director ...................................................... Joe Dier Baseball, Volleyball jbdier@athletics.msstate.eduAssistant Director .............................................. Joe Galbraith Football jgalbraith@athletics.msstate.eduAssistant Director ........................................ Brock Turnipseed Soccer, Softball bturnipseed@athletics.msstate.eduGraduate Assistant ............................................ Janelle Finley Track and FieldAdministrative Secretaries .............. Anne Cooke, Diane Keith

Tray Littlefi eldMSU Athletic Media Relations

Women’s Tennis Contact: Tray Littlefi eldLittlefi eld’s E-mail: atl38@msstate.eduOffi ce Phone: 662.325.5852Cell Phone: 662.419.0689Offi ce Fax: 662.325.2563Mailing address: P.O. Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS 39762

Overnight mailing address: Bryan Athletic Admin. Building 288 Lakeview Drive Mississippi State, MS 39762

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The City Of Starkville

Starkville, Mississippi is centrally located in the Deep South. Situated two hours between Memphis and Birmingham, Starkville is truely a college town that offers a variety of attractions. The MSU Golf Course is one of the top college courses in America, while restaurants like the Cotton District Grill, Little Doey’s and the Veranda give residents unique fl avors from all around the South. The city also offers affordable housing and a unique night life experience.All of these attractions make Starkville a great place to live.

Elna de VilliersSenior - 5Ê7‰ - 3LGrunau, Namibia

Coach Lane on Elna:“She is with out a doubt one of the

best players on our team. She is wonderful to coach and teach”

Enters the spring

2007-08 (Junior)Fourth on the team with four singles wins (4-5) ... Posted six doubles wins, which tied for second on the team ... Claimed two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... With teammate Valeriya Makary-cheva, the two posted two wins in the Ole Miss Fall Classic, making it to the semifi nals of the Red Draw ... The tandem also made it to the fi nals of the White Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two of her fi rst three doubles match-es with fellow Lady Bulldog Radka Ferancova.

2006-07 (Sophomore)Finished the season tied for fi rst on the team with 17 sin-gles wins (17-20)… Notched four singles wins to advance to the B Draw semifi nals at the ITA South Regional Cham-pionships … Earned a pair of singles victories during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic … Finished her sophomore cam-paign by winning two of her last three singles matches… Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles victories (10-17) ... Paired with Martina Banikova to claim the consolation dou-bles title of the Crimson Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Renée Joseph to put together a 4-1 doubles mark, winning the Flight C consolation title at the Hoosier Classic and advancing to the consolation semifi nals of the B Draw during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic.

2005-06 (Freshman)Ranked second on the State squad with 26 combined victories (singles and doubles) during her rookie season, including a team-most 16 doubles wins ... Notched a 10-19 singles record as a freshman, play-ing mostly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... Competed at No. 4 singles in three of her last four dual matches of the spring ... Began the fall campaign winning eight of her fi rst nine singles matches, including a six-match win string to begin her collegiate career ... Advanced to the singles fi nals of the 3.5 Draw, along with claim-ing the Open Draw in doubles (with Anastasia Kuga-

kolova), at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Helped the Lady Bulldogs earn their 11th-consecutive ITA Team Academic honors as well as receiving individual honors for her 3.5 GPA ... Also selected to the 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-MSUCredentials include playing for the Namibian Fed Cup Team when she was a junior in high school ... A mem-ber of the Namibian International team ... Participant on Head Coach Gustav Fichardt’s Oranje Meisieskool

High School tennis squad, where the team won the Saint Mary’s tournament for high schools for fi ve consecutive years ... Played netball, equestrian and ran track ... The provincial long jump champion.

PersonalElna de Villiers was born June 11, 1986 in Keetmanshoop, Na-mibia … Daughter of Heleen and Jannie de Villiers ... Has three siblings, Elrien (19), Jana (15), and Daniel (9) … Majoring in international business.

One on One With Elna:

What you like most about MSU:

Favorite moment as a bulldog:

What it’s like to play for Coach Lane:

Role Model:

Biggest infl uence on career:

Where you see this team going:

Tennis Role Model:

Goal for this season:

On your last season at State:

Players

CAreer Statistics

Season (Singles) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual SEC Overall Pct.

Fall 2008 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - - - - -

2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2005-06 - - - - - - - - - -

Career - - - - - - - - - -

Season (doubles) #1 #2 #3 dual SEC overall pct.

fall2008 - - - - - - -

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Roster Breakdown

By Country

2010 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS

Radka Ferancova.......................................................SlovakiaElizabeth Hall....................................................United StatesValeriya Makarycheva...................................................RussiaNatalia Mayuk...............................................................RussiaMariia Ryzhova...........................................................UkraineDanielle Terpko.................................................United StatesOlesya Tsigvintseva.......................................................RussiaJordan Zachary..................................................United States

Pronunciation Guide

Radka Ferancova.......................................................................Rod-ka Fair-an-kovaValeriya Makarycheva..............................................VA-lair-ee-ya Mac-aa-ri-chay-vaNatalia Mayuk...........................................................................NA-taa-leeya Ma-ukOlesya Tsigvintseva..........................................................O-less-eeya Tsig-ven-sivaMariia Ryzhova...........................................................................Mar-ee-ya Rye-zova

2010 Lady Bulldog Squad BreakdownLetterwinners Returning (6)Name (Cl. - Exp.) ‘09 Pos. (S/D) W-L (S) Dual W-L (D) DualRadka Ferancova (Sr. - 3L) #3/#3 14-16 12-8 14-14 8-10Elizabeth Hall (So. - 2L) -/- 0-7 - 2-5 -Valeriya Makarycheva (Sr. - 3L) #6/ - 14-16 9-7 6-7 -Natalia Mayuk (So. - 1L) #5/ #3 16-15 5-9 12-17 6-12Olesya Tsigvintseva (So. - 1L) #2/#3 12-18 8-11 11-17 6-12Jordan Zachary (Fr. - 1L) -/- 2-10 - 2-5 - Newcomers (2)Name (Exp.) Mariia Ryzhova UkraineDanielle Terpko Pampano Beach, Fla.

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Who are we?Who are we?

We are bulldogs!We are bulldogs!

Elna de VilliersSenior - 5Ê7‰- 3LGrunau, Namibia

Coach Lane on Elna:“She is with out a doubt one of the

best players on our team. She is wonderful to coach and teach”

Enters the spring

2007-08 (Junior)Fourth on the team with four singles wins (4-5) ... Posted six doubles wins, which tied for second on the team ... Claimed two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... With teammate Valeriya Makary-cheva, the two posted two wins in the Ole Miss Fall Classic, making it to the semifi nals of the Red Draw ... The tandem also made it to the fi nals of the White Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two of her fi rst three doubles matches with fellow Lady Bulldog Rad-ka Ferancova.

2006-07 (Sophomore)Finished the season tied for fi rst on the team with 17 sin-gles wins (17-20)… Notched four singles wins to advance to the B Draw semifi nals at the ITA South Regional Cham-pionships … Earned a pair of singles victories during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic … Finished her sophomore cam-paign by winning two of her last three singles matches… Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles victories (10-17) ... Paired with Martina Ban-ikova to claim the consolation doubles title of the Crimson Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Renée Joseph to put together a 4-1 doubles mark, winning the Flight C consolation title at the Hoosier Classic and advancing to the consolation semifi nals of the B Draw during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic.

2005-06 (Freshman)Ranked second on the State squad with 26 combined victories (singles and doubles) during her rookie season, including a team-most 16 doubles wins ... Notched a 10-19 singles record as a freshman, play-ing mostly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... Competed at No. 4 singles in three of her last four dual matches of the spring ... Began the fall campaign winning eight of her fi rst nine singles matches, including a six-match win string to begin her collegiate career ... Advanced to the singles fi nals of the 3.5 Draw, along with claim-

ing the Open Draw in doubles (with Anastasia Kuga-kolova), at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Helped the Lady Bulldogs earn their 11th-consecutive ITA Team Academic honors as well as receiving individual honors for her 3.5 GPA ... Also selected to the 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-MSUCredentials include playing for the Namibian Fed Cup Team when she was a junior in high school ... A mem-ber of the Namibian International team ... Participant

on Head Coach Gustav Fichardt’s Oranje Meisieskool High School tennis squad, where the team won the Saint Mary’s tournament for high schools for fi ve con-secutive years ... Played netball, equestrian and ran track ... The provincial long jump champion.

PersonalElna de Villiers was born June 11, 1986 in Keetmanshoop, Na-mibia … Daughter of Heleen and Jannie de Villiers ... Has three siblings, Elrien (19), Jana (15), and Daniel (9) … Majoring in international business.

One on One With Elna:

What you like most about MSU:

Favorite moment as a bulldog:

What it’s like to play for Coach Lane:

Role Model:

Biggest infl uence on career:

Where you see this team going:

Tennis Role Model:

Goal for this season:

On your last season at State:

CAreer Statistics

Season (Singles) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Dual SEC Overall Pct.

Fall 2008 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - - - - -

2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2005-06 - - - - - - - - - -

Career - - - - - - - - - -

Season (doubles) #1 #2 #3 dual SEC overall pct.

fall2008 - - - - - - -

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Considered to be one of the fi nest tennis facilities among the col-

legiate ranks, the modern six-court, 1,000-seat A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre

enters its 25th year serving as the home to Mississippi State’s men’s and

women’s tennis teams in 2008.

The Centre, which has undergone several physical changes in the last

A.J. Pitts Tennis CentreHome of the Lady Bulldogs since 1984 A.J. Pitts Tennis CentreHome of the Lady Bulldogs since 1984

Facilities

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For the last 25 years fans have enjoyed their experiences at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, while athletes have enjoyed state-of-the art locker rooms and training rooms.

Considered to be one of the fi nest tennis facilities among the collegiate ranks, the modern six-court, 1,000-seat A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre enters its 27th year serving as the home to Mississippi State’s men’s and women’s tennis teams in 2010. The Centre, which has undergone several physical chang-es in the last 15 years, is named for Mississippi State alum-nus A.J. Pitts of Tupelo, Miss. The most recent change at the facility came this two years ago as a new DecoTurf surface was installed. Also included in the renovation were new fences, wind screens, umpire chairs and benches. After 10 seasons of supporting the efforts of MSU’s tennis players, the courts received a complete facelift in the fall of 1993, undergoing a total resurfacing job, which upgraded the playing surface for MSU’s Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs to top competing condition. The project was performed by the No Fault Company of Baton Rouge, La. In addition to that $150,000 project, the Centre also saw the erection of a state-of-the-art tennis scoreboard in 1993, with an approximate cost of $30,000. The scoreboard, de-veloped by Daktronics, Inc., of Brookings, South Dakota, measures 11 feet in height by 32 feet in width. The score-board, which towers above Courts 1 & 2 at the Pitts Tennis Centre, has the capability of monitoring set scores for all of the facility’s six courts simultaneously, as well as the dual match team score. Another addition to the Pitts Tennis Centre was completed in the fall of 1998 with the fi nish of a modern complex un-derneath the Centre’s grandstand, which brought many new

advantages to the State net programs. The facility houses locker rooms, showers and lavatories for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, as well as for offi cials and visiting teams. The complex also features a concession stand for fans to utilize while enjoying MSU in action. In the summer of 2001, new fences were installed around the complex, replacing the facility’s original structures. And in the winter of 2003-04, a new press box was constructed in the center of the grandstand. The Pitts Tennis Centre opened its courts for play on February 26, 1984, when MSU’s men entertained Louisiana Tech, posting a 6-3 win over their Bulldog counterparts. In 1993, the MSU men registered the 100th win in the Centre’s history with a 6-1 victory over the Florida Gators to end the regular season for both teams. MSU’s men and women have combined for a 263-199 (56.9%) record at the Centre. The Bulldogs have enjoyed a 64.0 percent (151-86) success rate in home matches at the Pitts Tennis Centre, while the Lady Bulldogs have won 49.8 percent (112-113) of their contests at the Centre. Those to-tals do not include results at home during 1997. The Pitts Centre was undergoing repair work during that campaign and all MSU matches were played at the Sawyer Tennis Courts on campus. MSU’s men are 124-50 (71.2%) at home during the last 15 seasons. The Bulldogs’ SEC home record has been just as impressive since ‘92, having compiled a 51-45 (53.1%) mark. The Bulldogs’ non-conference record at the Pitts Ten-nis Centre is 97-19 (83.6%), including a remarkable 83-8 (90.2%) mark since the 1988 season.

Elna de VilliersSenior - 5Ê7‰ - 3LGrunau, Namibia

Coach Lane on Elna:“She is with out a doubt one of the

best players on our team. She is wonderful to coach and teach”

Enters the spring

2007-08 (Junior)Fourth on the team with four singles wins (4-5) ... Posted six doubles wins, which tied for second on the team ... Claimed two singles victories at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... With teammate Valeriya Makary-cheva, the two posted two wins in the Ole Miss Fall Classic, making it to the semifi nals of the Red Draw ... The tandem also made it to the fi nals of the White Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Won two of her fi rst three doubles match-es with fellow Lady Bulldog Radka Ferancova.

2006-07 (Sophomore)Finished the season tied for fi rst on the team with 17 sin-gles wins (17-20)… Notched four singles wins to advance to the B Draw semifi nals at the ITA South Regional Cham-pionships … Earned a pair of singles victories during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic … Finished her sophomore cam-paign by winning two of her last three singles matches… Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles victories (10-17) ... Paired with Martina Banikova to claim the consolation dou-bles title of the Crimson Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic … Teamed with Renée Joseph to put together a 4-1 doubles mark, winning the Flight C consolation title at the Hoosier Classic and advancing to the consolation semifi nals of the B Draw during the SEC Coaches Fall Classic.

2005-06 (Freshman)Ranked second on the State squad with 26 combined victories (singles and doubles) during her rookie season, including a team-most 16 doubles wins ... Notched a 10-19 singles record as a freshman, play-ing mostly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... Competed at No. 4 singles in three of her last four dual matches of the spring ... Began the fall campaign winning eight of her fi rst nine singles matches, including a six-match win string to begin her collegiate career ... Advanced to the singles fi nals of the 3.5 Draw, along with claim-ing the Open Draw in doubles (with Anastasia Kuga-

kolova), at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... Helped the Lady Bulldogs earn their 11th-consecutive ITA Team Academic honors as well as receiving individual honors for her 3.5 GPA ... Also selected to the 2006 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

Pre-MSUCredentials include playing for the Namibian Fed Cup Team when she was a junior in high school ... A mem-ber of the Namibian International team ... Participant on Head Coach Gustav Fichardt’s Oranje Meisieskool

High School tennis squad, where the team won the Saint Mary’s tournament for high schools for fi ve consecutive years ... Played netball, equestrian and ran track ... The provincial long jump champion.

PersonalElna de Villiers was born June 11, 1986 in Keetmanshoop, Na-mibia … Daughter of Heleen and Jannie de Villiers ... Has three siblings, Elrien (19), Jana (15), and Daniel (9) … Majoring in international business.

One on One With Elna:

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McCarthy Gymnasium“New Gym,” MSU’s Tennis Indoor Facility

Fifty years later, the Mississippi State Gymnasium, fi rst known as State’s “New Gym”, has transformed into the fi rst modern indoor tennis facility ever for the MSU tennis pro-gram. The long-time Mississippi State basketball facility was converted in 1999 into a two-court indoor tennis complex. The facility is being utilized primarily for practices in times of inclement weather, but also serves as a competitive are-na when matches at MSU’s primary outdoor stadium, the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, are in jeopardy. The building, which was opened in 1950, is actually one of the most storied athletic facilities in MSU history, serv-ing as home to some of State’s most successful basketball teams ever. Four MSU all-Americans played in the gym, including consensus selection Bailey Howell. The NBA Hall of Famer, who resides in Starkville, is one of State’s loyal tennis boost-ers. The gym was later named for McCarthy, a four-time SEC Coach of the Year selection, following his death in 1975. Since that time, the Bulldogs have played basketball in Humphrey Coliseum, constructed in 1975, and the old gym has been utilized primarily by MSU’s Recreational Sports department for various activities. In 1998, the MSU Athletic Department reacquired the facility for the purpose of creating a much-needed indoor area for the nationally-prominent tennis program. An ex-pansive renovation ensued and was completed in the fall of 1999.

The two courts in the Centre are a synthetic surface by Robbins. Curtains were also added in front of the existing concrete walls where retractable stands once stood. The renovation also included several structural improve-ments, including new roofi ng elements, lighting enhance-ments and repainting of several areas. The facility, which sat 5,000 fans when it fi rst opened in 1950, seats 3,000 today (since retractable seating was re-moved), and provides yet another outstanding facility for the MSU tennis program. State has already begun to add to the sports legend which is associated with the facility. Four matches were played at McCarthy Gym by the Bulldog and Lady Bull-dog tennis teams during the 2000 season when inclement weather invaded Starkville. State’s men’s went 3-0 with wins over Southern Miss, South Carolina and Auburn, while the Lady Bulldogs downed Southern Miss in their only match there. State’s women ran the teams’ combined record in the facility to 5-0 in 2001 in the only MSU match held there during the season, besting UAB 4-3. The teams combined for a 1-2 mark in 2002 at McCarthy, to bring the record to 6-2 overall in the facility. In 2003, the Lady Bulldogs played the only home matches indoors, going 3-1 to run the two teams’ record to 9-3 there. In ‘04, the Bulldogs went 2-0 at McCarthy, while State’s women went 2-2. In 2005, the teams combined for a 4-1 mark indoors at McCarthy (Bull-dogs 2-1, Lady Bulldogs 2-0). In 2006, the men went 1-0 and the women had a 1-1 record.

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Facilities

This past season, a new playing surface was installed in McCarthy Gymnasium, giving MSU two new courts and a great place to play tennis.