BEHIND THE NET UMASS WOMEN S TENNIS NEWSLETTER 2012-2013 Was a Great Year! I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : 2012-13 Review 1 FUMT 2 Roster Additions 2 Upcoming 2013-14 2 With Your Support 3 2013-14 Match 4 Schedule & Roster UMASS Tennis 5 Reunion The 2012-2013 season was a great one for UMass Tennis as the team finished with a 16-6 record highlighted by an 8-2 conference mark and an undefeated record at home. The season started strong in the fall with doubles and singles titles at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational held at Army. The team went 2-0 in the fall in dual matches with wins over Providence College and UConn. The Spring season started strong with a narrow loss to nationally ranked Brown followed by a good win over conference foe, Saint Joseph s leading to a 4 match winning streak. Other highlights of the spring season included wins over conference rivals Fordham, Temple, and Rhode Island as the team headed into the Atlantic 10 Championships as the #3 seed. 2012-2013 Team Picture Wins over Dayton and George Washington took the team to the semifinals where they fell to #2 seed Xavier in a hard fought match. Rookie of the Week twice, and Yuliana Motyl and Jessica Podlofsky being named A-10 Players of the Week twice respectively. Motyl and Podlofsky went on to be named to the All-Conference team at the end of the season. In addition, Jocelyn Providence and Yuliana Motyl were named Academic All- Americans. The team wrapped up the season with its Awards Banquet where Arielle Griffin was named team MVP as a freshman, Yuliana Motyl was named most improved, and Julia Comas received the Coaches Award for representing the spirit of UMass Tennis both on and off the court. Other season highlights included Arielle Griffin being named A-10 Team s 2012-13 Year in Review 4 new additions to our All Time Top 10 rec- ITA Northeast Asst. Coach of the Year ords list 2 Academic All-Americans 2 All-Conference Team 2 A-10 Rookie of the Week 1 UMass Athlete of the Week Honors Best win-loss record in the last 8 years 2012-2013 Team GPA over 3.0 for the 15th year in a row 4 A-10 Player of the Week
P A G E 2 Friends of UMass Tennis This year we have a new addition to the UMass Tennis family in the form of our new fan club, Friends of UMass Tennis, otherwise known as FUMT. This new club has been founded and led by George Forman, a local tennis enthusiast. Some of FUMT s initiatives have included increased support of the team within the Amherst community leading to greater numbers of fans supporting the team at our home matches, making the Bay Road Tennis Club a more fan friendly environment, writing player bios for our webpage, and financially supporting our end of the year Team Awards Banquet. Our New Roster Additions Include: Aarzoo Malik (New Delhi, India) Anna Woosley (Sussex, England) Iris Raileanu (Stockholm, Sweden) What s Ahead for 2013-14 and Beyond We have had a great recruiting year. We are bringing in 4 new players who will add talent and depth to a team that is returning 5 starters in both singles and doubles from last season. This new group of players brings with them a great deal of experience competing at the highest level na- tional and internationally. Malik has been ranked as high as #257 in the world as a junior in the ITF rankings, and both Woosley and Raileanu have been ranked consistently in the top ten nationally in their respective countries. We are very excited about the future of the program as we look to build on a great season. Julia Larson (Boxborough, MA) B E H I N D
P A G E 3 Your Support Could Provide Private donations allow us to provide operational support, academic services, equipment, and travel expenses, all in an effort to provide our young women the best opportunity to be successful. Rental Fees for Use of Bay Road Tennis Courts. Equipment including a racquet stringing machine. Travel expenses including trip to Charleston, S.C. March 2014. Apparel for the team. Sports Psychologist for the team. Signage at the Mullins Center Tennis Courts. How You Can Contribute Cash Gifts Check, credit card or stock payments to The Minutemen Club or directly to the Tennis Team. Matching Gifts Double your donation by asking about your company s matching gifts program. Gifts-in-Kind Equipment, supplies and services accepted in advance by UMass Athletics and credited with current appraised fairmarket value. Planned Giving/Long Term Pledges Long term gifts in the form of stocks, securities, real estate, trusts, bequests or life insurance. For more information contact the Minutemen Club at 413-545-4290. Thank you for your support; you are a crucial component of our continued success and growth! Name: Spouse s Name: Address: City: State: Zip: E-mail: Phone (H): (W): My pledge to the Tennis Team is: $ Amount Enclosed $ Payment Method Make Checks payable to the The Minutemen Club with Tennis in the memo line or pay by credit card Mastercard Visa Discover AmEx Acct # Exp. Date: / Pledge Card Please complete and return in enclosed envelope All donations are tax deductible. A contribution to the Tennis Team will automatically make you a member of the Minutemen Club and you will receive all related benefits based on the level of your donation. For more information visit www.theminutemenclub.com. Security Code Signature: I prefer not to receive any benefits (i.e. priority points) ALL DONORS PLEASE SIGN HERE
P A G E 4 2013-2014 Match Schedule 09/20-22 @ Brown Invitational 09/28 vs. Providence College 1pm 10/03 vs. UConn TBA 10/17-21 @ ITA Regionals (Harvard) 11/01-03 @ Dartmouth Invitational 01/31 @ Brown University 3:30 pm 02/01 @ Harvard TBA 02/08 vs. Bryant University 12:30pm 02/09 vs. Long Island 12:30pm 02/14 vs. Army 10:30 am 02/15 vs. Southern University 10:30am, Boston, MA 02/16 vs. Boston College 12:30pm 02/26 @ Dartmouth 4pm 02/28 @ Fordham 11 am 03/01 @ George Washington TBA New York 03/08 @ Columbia TBA 03/18 vs. Georgia Southern 10am, Charleston, SC 03/19 @ College of Charleston 1pm 03/21 vs. Tulane 2pm, Charleston, SC 04/02 @ Quinnipiac TBA 04/04 vs. Saint Joseph s 10:30 am 04/05 vs. Boston University 12:30pm 04/10 @ Fairleigh Dickinson 2pm 04/12 @ Sacred Heart 1pm 04/19 vs. Rhode Island 1pm (Senior Day) 04/24-27 A-10s Cincinnati, OH 05/19-21 NCAA 1st Round TBA Home Matches Away Matches 2013-2014 Roster Bokhari, Sonia Lake Hiawatha, NJ Senior Drabek, Bianca Paris, France Junior Francis, Gianna Miami, FL Junior Glasper, Chanel Dallas, TX Junior Griffin, Arielle Jamaica, NY Sophomore Larson, Julia Boxborough, MA Freshman Malik, Aarzoo New Delhi, India Freshman Motyl, Yuliana Toronto, Canada Senior Podlofsky, Jessica Long Island, NY Senior Raileanu, Iris Stockholm, Sweden Freshman Woosley, Anna Sussex, England Freshman
P A G E 5 UMASS TENNIS REUNION Save the Date Saturday, September 28, 2013 We will be celebrating 20 years of UMass Tennis since Coach Dixon has been at the helm in Amherst. UMass Tennis has truly come a long way from the time Coach Dixon took over and we are excited to celebrate that rich history with you. Schedule of Activities Clear Skies Schedule Rain Schedule 9-11 Alumni Round Robin Doubles AM Breakfast on your own 11-1 Lunch on your own 1:00 UMass Match vs. Providence College 5:30 Cocktails (Cash Bar) at the Marriot Room of the Campus Center 6:30 Dinner 1-4 Alumni Round Robin Doubles at the Bay Road Tennis Club 5:30 Cocktails (Cash Bar) at the Marriot Room of the Campus Center Hotel 6:30 Dinner Tennis Reunion Registration Please RSVP by September 1, 2013 Name: Class Year: Guest Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: Email address: (best phone number to reach you) (please provide for confirmation purposes) I plan to participate in the Alumni Round Robin Doubles number attending cocktails and reunion dinner @ $50/person Payment Method Make checks payable to the Minutemen Club (write Tennis Reunion in memo line) or pay by credit card: Mastercard Visa Discover American Express Acct # Exp. Date Security Code (CW) Signature:
P A G E 6 Pictures Do you have any pictures of your time at UMass with your teammates? If you do, we would love for you to send them to us before the reunion as we will display them during the dinner. Please send pictures electronically by email or by mail using the contact information below. If you need to contact me: Judy Dixon Head Women s Tennis Coach University of Massachusetts, Amherst 131 Commonwealth Avenue Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: 413-545-1593 Email: dixon@admin.umass.edu In order to stay in touch: Please update your e-mail & mailing address with me even if you think I have it. You can send the info to me either via e-mail or leave a message on my phone. THANK YOU! Stay up to date on the team s results at: http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/w-tennis/umas-w-tennis-body.html Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/umass-womens-tennis-