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1 Sept Sept. 0-2 Oct Nov Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. Feb. 18 Feb SCHEDULE HOME MATCHES = BOLD Colorado Air Force Jon Messick Rebel Colorado at Milwaukee at Wisconsin MOUNTAIN WEST MATCH = * ALL MATCH TIMES ARE LOCAL vs. Incarnate Word vs. Drake at Nebraska vs. FIU vs. UC Riverside at UNLV North Dakota at Texas State at UTSA vs. Creighton at Omaha at Boise State* at Utah State* South Dakota IUPUI Air Force* New Mexico* at Northern Colorado at Wyoming* Mountain West Chpionship _ : TBD TENNIS STUDENT-ASSISTANT: S Feldman (720) sfeld@rs.colostate.edu COLORADO STATE NOTEBOOK ROSTER TENNIS SID CONTACT: Nic Hallisey (970) nic.hallisey@colostate.edu NAME YEAR EXP. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Madison Porter SR 2L Parker, Colo. New Mexico Celine Voss SR L Arnsberg, Germany Franz-Stock- Gymnasium Emily Kolbow SO 1L Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead Union H.S. Solene Crawley FR HS San Antonio, Texas Heights H.S. Alyssa Grijalva FR HS Compton, Calif. Redondo Union H.S. Sandra Keta FR HS Westmont, Ill. Hinsdale Central H.S. Riley Reeves FR HS North Richland Hills, Texas Richland H.S. Head Coach: Jarod Cerota (First season as head coach; second overall) Assistant Coach: Ericka Medlin (First season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott Langs WEEKLY NOTES #5 JAN. 19, 2017 RAMS BEGIN SPRING SEASON WITH HOME MATCH VS. COLORADO First-year head coach Jarod Cerota and the Rs tennis te will open the 2017 season Sunday afternoon when they host in-state rival Colorado. The match will be CSU s first action since it concluded its fall portion of the schedule in November. The Rs roster features four freshmen, who began to find their form during the fall with the assistance from three upperclassmen. We re looking to compete hard, Cerota said. We need to have good attitudes and give good effort. No te plays a perfect match the first match of the year, so we don t expect to play perfect, but we do expect to compete hard. While Sunday s match is exciting, it s just the first of 22 matches leading up to the Mountain West Chpionship. We ve set some internal te objectives, but more importantly, our focus is on getting better each time we go out and play, Cerota said. Sometimes when you set too many goals it can limit you. Instead, if your purpose is on getting better and each person doing extra, that can really set the te culture and improve the te. MATCH INFO Sunday s season opener will begin at p.m. MT at the Fort Collins Country Club (1920 Country Club Road). The contest is free for all fans, with free pizza, soft drinks and giveaways also being provided. For those unable to attend, live scoring will be available ( html), as will Twitter updates (@CSURsTennis). SCOUTING THE BUFFALOES CU is coached by Nicole Kenneally, who is in her 18th season with the Buffaloes. Seven of Colorado s eight players are upperclassmen, led by senior Nuria Ormeño Ruiz, who is ranked No. 77 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). She went 8- in singles play during the fall, defeating three ranked opponents. Two of her three losses were to players now ranked in the top nationally. Additionally, she went 5-1 in doubles matches during the fall. CU opened the spring season last weekend at the Indiana Winter, facing host Indiana, Marquette and Abilene Christian. The Buffs went -6 in singles and 14- in doubles over the three-day tournent. Prior to facing CSU on Sunday, CU will host Northern Colorado on Saturday in Boulder to officially open its dual-match season. CSU and CU faced off in September during CU s home tournent. This is the sixth consecu- 11 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo Phone: (970) Fax: (970) Tickets: RAMS

2 tive season the two tes have played a dual match against each other. FALL REWIND The Rs competed in four fall tournents from September-November, allowing the four freshmen to adjust to the college ge and for the entire te to jell together under first-year head coach Jarod Cerota. During the fall, the Rs used 15 different doubles lineups, leaning heavily on the veteran duo of seniors Madison Porter and Celine Voss (-1). In singles action, freshman Riley Reeves proved to be a great addition to the Rs roster, picking up six victories, with several coming from the No. post. On the last day of the fall, the final day at UNLV, I think the light turned on in our heads that we can be a good te, Cerota said. We are a young te, but that s exciting. RETURNING TO THE COURT Returning to the court are three players from last year s roster, a trio that enters the spring with more than 50 career singles wins and more than 60 doubles victories. Senior Celine Voss is the veteran of the group, playing in her fourth season with the progr. Additionally, Madison Porter (New Mexico) began her collegiate career elsewhere before finding her home at CSU. Porter enters her senior spring season with 57 career victories to her ne (27 singles, 0 doubles), Just a freshman last year, Emily Kolbow earned six singles wins competing at the No. 1- positions and a te-high-tying five doubles victories. Late in the year, she won three singles matches in a row. NEWCOMERS MAKING THEIR MARK Four true freshmen made their collegiate debuts in September, and each immediately made a mark on the progr. Riley Reeves led all players with six singles victories, in addition to five doubles wins mostly at the No. 1 position, while Sandra Keta ranked second on the te with five singles wins (plus three doubles wins). Alyssa Grijalva competed at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles for the majority of the fall, advancing to the Air Force Flight A chpionship, and Solene Crawley advanced to the Rebel Flight doubles chpionship. CAMEROTA AT THE HELM For the first time in 1 seasons, the Colorado State tennis progr is under a new direction. Longtime coach Jon Messick retired following the season, and over the summer, Jarod Cerota his assistant during his final year was ned the head coach. We are excited to have Jarod remain at Colorado State, where he made an immediate impact during his time as assistant coach, director of athletics Joe Parker said at the time of his hiring. Throughout our national search, it become evident that Jarod had the ability to not only relate to our current student-athletes but also recruit talented players who will become the next wave of our tennis progr. Prior to his one season at CSU, Cerota was an assistant at Northern Arizona ( ), helping the Lumberjacks to a fourth-place finish and a semifinals berth in the Big Sky Conference chpionship. Before NAU, he spent two seasons (20-14) as a tennis pro at Northwestern. Cerota has previous head coaching experience, as well, holding three head coaching jobs. From , he was the head men s and women s tennis coach at Jacksonville University, followed by a stint as the men s tennis coach at Georgia State from , and three years (2009-) as the head men s and women s tennis coach at Mars Hill College. RAMS NOTEBOOK MEDLIN JOINS STAFF After being ned head coach, one of Cerota s first objectives was completing his coaching staff. He did that by bringing in Erica Medlin. Erica was my first choice, even before I got the job, Cerota said. I hired her because of her maturity and ability to coach, and she has incredible loyalty. She was also a great player, but that s secondary to her being a great coach and a hard worker. Medlin ce to CSU after one season ( ) as the assistant coach for Northern Arizona. During her stint in Flagstaff, Medlin helped the Lumberjacks to a Big Sky regular-season chpionship and runner-up finish in the conference tournent. Four of her players earned All-Big Sky honors, with the top doubles te ranking No. 81 nationally. She is a former collegiate tennis player, spending two years at San José State and her final two seasons at Northern Iowa. As a senior in 2015, Medlin was ned the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. She also earned two All-WAC honors as SJSU, helping the Spartans to their firstever NCAA appearance. INK DRYING The CSU tennis staff announced In November the signings of three athletes. The trio of Emma Corwin, Emily Luetschwager and Priscilla Palermo signed on the first day of the early signing period and all are four-star recruits according to TennisRecruiting.net. All three are really good students, good kids and good competitors on the court, and we think they ll bring a lot to our progr, Cerota said about the trio who signed in November and will join the progr in the fall. They re good players, but they re hungry and want to get better. I see a lot of potential for each of them to grow. About Corwin: Will be a 2017 graduate of Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wis. Three-time Greater Metro Conference chpion, winning as a freshman, sophomore and senior As a senior in 2016, placed third at the Wisconsin state tournent Helped her school to three consecutive conference chpionships, placing second at state as a junior in 2015 Was a four-time te MVP and three-year captain for the Spartans High school coach was Linda Lied Has been ned to the honor roll each semester. About Luetschwager: Will be a 2017 graduate of Stevens Point Area Senior High School Back-to-back Wisconsin Division I state chpion in 2015 and 2016, also placing fifth in both 201 and 2014 as a freshman and sophomore Four-time Wisconsin Valley Conference first-te selection Helped lead the Panthers to four conference titles, also earning four individual chpionships at No. 1 singles Finished her prep career 10-5, never losing a conference match Was a three-sport athlete, earning eight total letters in tennis, track & field and gymnastics State qualifier in gymnastics in 2015 Captain in tennis and track & field High school tennis coach was Gary Baier. Three-time academic letterwinner, also earning the 2016 AP Scholar with Honor Award Member of the National Honor Society. About Palermo: Will be a 2017 graduate of Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Ill. Held a career prep record of 55-8, becoming the only player in her school s history to win sectionals (Chicago) Ranked as the No. 1 player in the Midwest Region by TennisRecruiting.net Earned all-state and te MVP honors as a freshman in 2014 Earned two varsity letters, only playing her freshman and sophomore seasons High school coach was Willi Burt Also trained under Tom Lockhart Four-time honor student and member of the National Honor Society.

3 RAMS NOTEBOOK BOOKS ARE A TOOL OF THE TRADE The CSU tennis progr had the highest te grade-point average of any CSU te in , with all seven letterwinners earning Academic All-Mountain West honors. Additionally, for the seventh season in a row, the Rs entire progr earned a cumulative te GPA above.20 to earn ITA Academic Te honors, with four student-athletes being ned ITA Scholar-Athletes. Included in the group is senior Madison Porter, who is a three-time Academic All-MW recipient and two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete HIGHLIGHTS Following back-to-back losses to Seattle and Grand Canyon to begin the spring, CSU rattled off four consecutive home wins. CSU beat CSU-Pueblo (6-1) and Metro State (6-1) on consecutive nights before blanking Colorado College, 7-0, two weeks later. The Rs wouldn t play on their home court again until, but when they finally did, they beat Northern Colorado, 4-, to extend the streak to four contests. Overall, CSU was 4-1 against tes from the Centennial State, with its only loss coming at Colorado in early. Three of CSU s losses ce to nationally ranked tes, including No. 45 New Mexico and No. 67 Cal State Fullerton. The Rs also played two tes receiving votes. CSU did not play on its home court from late February until the second week of, spanning more than seven weeks and eight matches. The Rs snapped a seven-match losing streak in with backto-back wins over Nebraska Omaha (4-0) and Northern Colorado (4-). QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location... Fort Collins, Colo. Founded Enrollment... 27,556 Nickne... Rs Colors... Green & Gold Elevation... 5,004 feet Conference... Mountain West President... Dr. Anthony A.Frank Director of Athletics... Joe Parker Faculty Representative... Jim Francis Athletics Department Phone / Athletics Website Record Conference Record/Finish /11th Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 4/ Newcomers... 4 STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach... Jarod Cerota (2nd Season at CSU, 1st as Head Coach) Alma Matter... Arizona State, 2002 Office Phone / FAX / jarod.cerota@colostate.edu Assistant Coach... Erica Medlin (1st Season) Alma Mater... Northern Iowa, erica.medlin@colostate.edu Volunteer Assistant Coach... Scott Langs ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Student-Assistant... S Feldman Phone sfeld@rs.colostate.edu SID Contact... Nic Hallisey Phone nic.hallisey@colostate.edu

4 MEET THE COLORADO STATE RAMS Madison Porter - Sr. Fun Fact: Will attend Life Chiropractic College in San Francisco in the fall Singles Record: Doubles Record: 6-8 Career Singles Wins: 27 Career Doubles Wins: 0 Recent Matches: Won four singles matches last spring against Colorado schools. Celine Voss - Sr. Fun Fact: A native of Arnsberg, Germany, she is trilingual Singles Record: Doubles Record: 7-7 Career Singles Wins: 1 Career Doubles Wins: 19 Recent Matches: Twice last was victorious in a match in both singles and doubles play. Emily Kolbow - So. Fun Fact: Nickne is Jimmy! It ce from Coach Cerota because he thinks she makes funny faces like Jim Carrey in the movie Ace Ventura Singles Record: Doubles Record: 6-8 Career Singles Wins: Career Doubles Wins: Recent Matches: Won three matches in a row late in the spring... Also competed at the No. 1 position three times. Solene Crawley - Fr. Fun Fact: Wants to work with a non-profit organization that supports environmental issues Singles Record: Doubles Record: 4- Career Singles Wins: Career Doubles Wins: 4 Recent Matches: Advanced to the Rebel Flight doubles chpionship. Alyssa Grijalva - Fr. Fun Fact: Always wears long socks when playing Singles Record: Doubles Record: 5-7 Career Singles Wins: Career Doubles Wins: 5 Recent Matches: Competed at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles for the majority of the season, advancing to the Air Force Flight A chpionship. Sandra Keta - Fr. Fun Fact: Has a hidden talent of being able to make a cricket noise Singles Record: Doubles Record: - Career Singles Wins: 5 Career Doubles Wins: Recent Matches: Ranked second on the te with five singles victories during fall competition, in addition to three doubles wins, all with different partners. Riley Reeves - Fr. Fun Fact: Always uses the se ball when she wins a point Singles Record: Doubles Record: 5- Career Singles Wins: 6 Career Doubles Wins: 5 Recent Matches: Had a te-most six victories during the fall season, in addition to five doubles wins.

5 MEET THE RAMS Sandra Keta FRESHMAN ( ): Ranked second on the te with five singles victories during fall competition, in addition to three doubles wins, all with different partners... Made her collegiate debut at the Colorado (Sept ), earning a singles and doubles win over Georgetown... Won singles matches over Iowa State (No. 6) and Northern Colorado (No. 7) at the Jon Messick (Oct. 21-2)... Beat SMU to advance to the Rebel Flight doubles chpionship (Nov. 11-1). HIGH SCHOOL: Is a 2016 graduate Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Ill. As a senior in 2015, won a doubles state chpionship, in addition to a third-place finish as a junior in 2014 As a junior, also won a No. 2 doubles conference title Te captain as a senior Helped lead the Red Devils to three te state chpionships Was a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting. net... High school coach was Scott Radecki Played against current R Emily Kolbow in the USTA Midwest Tournent... Fourtime scholar-athlete award winner and scholastic achievement award recipient PERSONAL: Born 1, 1998 in Hinsdale, Ill.... Raised in Westmont, Ill. Parents are Stojana and Mishel Keta Has an older brother, Ivan Majoring in art. Q: What do you want to do after you graduate? A: I want to be an environmental scientist and draw! Q: At what age did you start playing tennis? A: When I was years old. Q: What s in your tennis bag? A: My racquets, shoes, lots of tennis balls, granola bar wrappers and a little first aid kit that my mom made for me before I left for college. Q: What is your favorite thing about Fort Collins? A: Everybody is very nice, and wherever you go people smile as you pass by. Q&A Q: What do you tell yourself when you are losing a match? A: If I do something bad, then I tell myself to accept it, acknowledge it and move on. Q: Who is the greatest influence in your life? A: My parents! Q: What is your hidden talent? A: I can make a cricket noise!

6 SEASON STATISTICS Overall Record: 0-0 Conference Record: 0-0 SINGLES RECORDS Ne No. 1 No. 2 No. No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Fall Dual Total Overall Solene Crawley Alyssa Grijalva Caroline Henderson Sandra Keta Emily Kolbow Madison Porter Riley Reeves Celine Voss Te Totals DOUBLES RECORDS Ne No. 1 No. 2 No. Fall Dual Tot. Overall S. Crawley/S. Keta S. Crawley/M. Porter S. Crawley/C. Voss A. Grijalva/S. Keta A. Grijalva/E. Kolbow A. Grijalva/M. Porter A. Grijalva/R. Reeves C. Henderson/S. Keta C. Henderson/M. Porter C. Henderson/C. Voss E. Kolbow/S. Keta E. Kolbow/R. Reeves E. Kolbow/C. Voss M. Porter/R. Reeves M. Porter/C. Voss Te Totals FOLLOW THE RAMS For more information on CSU tennis, log onto Fans are also encouraged to follow the Rs on Twitter (@CSURsTennis)