2 Location Austin, Texas 78713 Enrollment 50,006 Conference Big 12 Conference Nickname Longhorns Mascot Bevo XIII Colors Burnt Orange (PANTONE 159) & White President Dr. William Powers, Jr. Men s Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Jim Vick 2008-09 Texas Tennis quick facts tennis coaches & staff Head Coach Michael Center (Kansas 86) Record at Texas: 159-58 (.733)/8 years Career Record: 318-126 (.716)/17 years asst. Coach ricardo rubio (TCU 93) 7th season at Texas Administrative Assistant Mary Juarez Tennis Office (512) 471-4455 Tennis Fax (512) 471-5516 Athletic Trainer Trent Carter Strength Coach Donnie Maib Student Managers Jake Frederick & Matt Russell tennis history First Year of Tennis 1912 Overall Record (since 1971) 873-254 (.775) NCAA Tournament Appearances 51 Conference Tournament Championships 10 2009 preview 2008 Record 25-6 2008 Big 12 Record (Finish) 5-1 (T1st) Final National Ranking 4th 2008 NCAA Finish NCAA Finals Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/4 Newcomers 2 facility information Home Stadium Penick-Allison Tennis Center Capacity 1,800 Record at Penick-Allison 234-34 (.873) media information Asst. AD/Media Relations John Bianco Asst. Media Relations Director/ Tennis Contact Travis Feldhaus Office Phone (512) 232-9460 Fax (512) 471-6040 Mobile Phone (512) 848-8192 E-mail: Travis.Feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu UT Athletics Web site www.texassports.com Media Relations Addresses Mailing: P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713 Overnight: 2100 San Jacinto Blvd., Bellmont Hall 327, Austin, TX 78712 2009 Texas Tennis 2009 Longhorns 3 2009 Outlook 32-33 2009 Roster 3 2009 Schedule 4 Penick-Allison Tennis Center 5 Meet the Longhorns: Corrie, Ed 34 Damico, Kellen 35 Kane-West, Jonah 36 Kutrovsky, Dimitar 37 Reyes Varela, Miguel 38 Schellenberg, Rook 39 Wiegand, Jon 40 Zavala, Josh 41 Meet the Newcomers: Hilliard, Alex 42 Sajous, Olivier 42 Coaches & Staff 43 Head Coach Michael Center 44-45 Assistant Coach Ricardo Rubio 46 Support Staff 46 History & Records 53 All-Americans 55 All-Time Records 58 Longhorns in the Pros 53-54 Texas NCAA Tennis History 56 T-Association/Letterwinners 59-60 UT vs. All-Time Opponents 57 Year-by-Year Results 61-64 Media Info. 6 Media Services & Policies: Credentials, Facilities/Parking, Interviews, Photography, Press Services 6 Why Texas? 7 Austin, Texas 20-21 Fantastic Facilities 30 Longhorn Life 8-9 Longhorn P.R.I.D.E. 12-13 Proud Traditions 18-19 The University of Texas 14-17 Unparalleled Student Services 10-11 UT Athletics: Texas Excellence 24-29 UT at the Olympics 22-23 Year in Review 47 2007-08 Individual Results 52 2007-08 Team Results 52 2007-08 Review 51 The Run to the 2008 NCAA Finals 48-50 CREDITS The 2008-09 University of Texas Tennis Media Guide was written by Assistant Media Relations Director Travis Feldhaus. Design and layout by Publications Director Mary G. Elliott and Publications Designer Steve Willgren. Photography by the UT Sports Photo graphy staff. Special thanks to Ian Halperin for Big 12 Championship photos. Printing by The Whitley Co., Austin, Texas.
2009 Texas Tennis 2009 Longhorns: (Standing, l.-r.): Athletic Trainer Trent Carter, Vol. Asst. Coach Tony Martinez, Josh Zavala, Jon Wiegand, Kellen Damico, Rook Schellenberg, Alex Hilliard, Head Coach Michael Center, Asst. Coach Ricardo Rubio (Sitting, l-r.): Ed Corrie, Miguel Reyes Varela, Dimitar Kutrovsky, Jonah Kane-West, Olivier Sajous BY NAME Name Yr.-Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/College) Ed Corrie So.-1L 5-11 165 Harpendon, England (Haileybury) Kellen Damico So.-1L 6-1 160 Parker, Colo. (Laurel Springs Online) Alex Hilliard Fr.-HS 6-4 185 Corpus Christi, Texas (King) Jonah Kane-West Sr.-2L 5-10 165 Free Union, Va. (Tulane) Dimitar Kutrovsky Jr.-2L 5-9 160 Sofia, Bulgaria (General Vladimir Stoithev) Miguel Reyes Varela Sr.-3L 5-9 160 Cocoyoc, Mexico (Centro Educativo Cocoyoc) Olivier Sajous Jr.-TR 6-0 156 Plantation, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) Rook Schellenberg Jr.-2L 6-1 180 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) Jon Wiegand Jr.-2L 6-0 175 San Antonio, Texas (St. Mary s Hall) Josh Zavala Jr.-2L 6-2 160 Amarillo, Texas (Tascosa) Head Coach: Michael Center (Kansas 86), 9th season at Texas, 17th year overall Assistant Coach: Ricardo Rubio (TCU 93), 7th season at Texas by class Seniors (2): Kane-West, Reyes Varela Juniors (5): Kutrovsky, Sajous, Schellenberg, Wiegand, Zavala Sophomores (2): Corrie, Damico Freshmen (1): Hilliard by state & country Colorado (1): Damico Florida (1): Sajous Texas (4): Hilliard, Schellenberg, Wiegand, Zavala Virginia (1): Kane-West Bulgaria (1): Kutrovsky England (1): Corrie Mexico (1): Reyes Varela pronunciation Kellen Damico da-me-ko Dimitar Kutrovsky DEE-me-tar koo-trov-skee Miguel Reyes Varela me-gel RAY-iss va-rell-ah Olivier Sajous oh-liv-ee-a sah-zhoo Jon Wiegand WE-gand Josh Zavala za-vah-la www.texassports.com 3
2009 Tennis Schedule january Jan. 18 Sun. @ Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 1 p.m. Jan. 24 Sat. @ Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m. Jan. 31 Sat. UC-SANTA BARBARA Austin, Texas 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Feb. 1 Sun. TCU/SOUTH FLORIDA Austin, Texas 1 p.m. Feb. 6 Fri. vs. Texas A&M (non-conference) Houston, Texas 6 p.m. Feb. 13-16 Fri.-Mon. @ ITA Nat l Team Indoors Chicago, Ill. TBA Feb. 20 Fri. UTSA Austin, Texas 2 p.m. LAMAR Austin, Texas 6 p.m. Feb. 22 Sun. ARKANSAS Austin, Texas 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 Sat. @ SMU Dallas, Texas Noon MARCH March 3 Tue. VANDERBILT Austin, Texas 5 p.m. March 11 Wed. DUKE Austin, Texas 6 p.m. March 15 Sun. VIRGINIA Austin, Texas 6 p.m. March 17 Tue. RICE Austin, Texas 6 p.m. March 27 Fri. @ Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla. 6 p.m. March 29 Sun. @ Oklahoma* Norman, Okla. TBA APRIL April 2 Thur. BAYLOR* Austin, Texas 6 p.m. April 5 Sun. TEXAS TECH* Austin, Texas 1 p.m. April 9 Thur. TEXAS A&M-CC Austin, Texas 6 p.m. April 18 Sat. @ Texas A&M* (State Farm Lone Star Showdown)_ College Station, Texas Noon April 19 Sun. NEBRASKA* Austin, Texas 2 p.m. Fri.- April 24-26 Sun. Big 12 Championships Norman, Okla. TBA MAY May 8-10 Fri.-Sun. NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA TBA May 14-24 Thu.-Sun. NCAA Championships College Station, Texas All Day All times Central and subject to change *Big 12 Conference match HOME MATCHES are played at Penick-Allison Tennis Center, located on Trinity Blvd., between 15th St. and MLK Blvd. on the UT campus. 4 2008-09 Texas Tennis
Penick-Allison Tennis Center When the $3 million Penick-Allison Tennis Center opened in the spring of 1986, it was the beginning of a new era for Longhorn tennis. Penick-Allison reflects the modern era of college tennis; one of exciting and grueling competition. The facility s name honors the rich heritage that is Texas tennis. The complex is named after Dr. D.A. Penick and Wilmer Allison, a duo that combined to contribute more than six decades to the sport at the University of Texas. d.a. penick and wilmer allison Dr. D. A. Penick was a graduate of the University of Texas, earning both a bachelor of arts and a master s degree from Texas. He returned to his alma mater in 1899 as an instructor of Latin and Greek. From 1920 to 1955, he was a professor of Classical Languages at UT and served as assistant dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 1928 to 1940. Penick began his coaching career as a volunteer coach for the Texas tennis program in 1908. His Longhorns teams won every Southwest Conference title before 1957 and claimed 31 of 41 doubles titles, five NCAA doubles crowns and two NCAA singles championships. Penick took over as president of the Southwest Conference in 1923 and helped establish the league as one of the most prestigious in the nation during his 13-year tenure. He was president of the Texas Tennis Association for more than 50 years and was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Longhorn Hall of Honor in recognition of his honorable achievements and contributions to the sport. Also a former Longhorn player, Wilmer Allison was Dr. Penick s leading prodigy. He claimed the 1927 NCAA and SWC individual titles but left the University before graduation to launch a career as an amateur player. Allison flourished, becoming one of the top players in the game. He claimed the national singles (1935), doubles (1931 and 1935) and mixeddoubles (1930) titles at Forest Hills. Allison was the Wimbledon doubles champion in 1929 and 1930. He represented the United States in Davis Cup play from 1928-37 and captained the 1933-36 U.S. teams. In 1938 Allison returned to Texas as an assistant tennis coach. He was named head coach of the Longhorns in 1957 and led his teams to four SWC team titles, along with three league individual singles and one doubles titles in 15 seasons. Allison now stands immortalized in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Hall of Fame, the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Longhorn Hall of Honor. about the center Considered one of the finest collegiate tennis facilities in the nation, the Penick-Allison Tennis Center features 12 courts with lighting for night play and more than 1,800 stadium seats. The facility houses both the men s and women s varsity teams and includes four fully-equipped locker rooms, offices for the Longhorn coaching staff, a training room and a room used for video analysis of tennis players. Penick-Allison is located on the south end of campus on Trinity Street next to Waterloo Park. In 1988, the Penick-Allison Tennis Center was selected as the Outstanding Tennis Facility in the Nation by the United States Tennis Association and has been the site of several important championship tournaments. Texas hosted the 1986 NCAA Women s Tennis Championships and was the site of the inaugural Big 12 Women s Championships in 1997. Penick-Allison was also the site of the 1988 and 1992 Southwest Conference Men s and Women s Championships. Facility records First Texas Win at Penick-Allison...Feb. 4, 1986 vs. North Texas State (9-0) Texas Overall Record at Penick-Allison...234-34 Record vs. Big 12 in Penick-Allison (1997-2008)...40-7 Record vs. SWC in Penick-Allison (1986-1996)...36-6 Texas Team with Best Record in Penick-Allison... 1989-90 (14-0)/2006 (13-0) Head Coach Michael Center s Record at Penick-Allison...74-14 Former Head Coach Coach Dave Snyder s Record at Penick-Allison...147-19 tournaments held at penick-allison NCAA Championships... 1986 (women s) Big 12 Championships...1997 (men s & women s); 2005 (Men s and women s) SWC Championships...1988, 1992 (women s) All-American... Volvo, 1991 and 1992 (men s), Reebok, 1997 (men s) Others: ITA All-American Championships (men s); UIL State High School Champion ships (every year); American Airlines Invitational in 1990 (Women s); NCAA Regional Championship (men s), 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008; NCAA Regional Championship (women s, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 www.texassports.com 5
6 John Bianco Assistant AD, Media Relations 2008-09 Texas Tennis media relations directory MAILING ADDRESS The University of Texas at Austin Athletics Media Relations P.O. Box 7399 Austin, TX 78713-7399 SHIPPING ADDRESS Bellmont Hall, Room 327 2101 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78712 Media Information Travis Feldhaus Asst. Media Relations Director TENNIS CONTACT Travis Feldhaus (travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu) (512) 232-9460 (o); (512) 848-8192 (m) Area Code 512 (unless otherwise noted): Media Relations Office (main number) 471-7437 Media Relations Fax 471-6040 Nick Voinis, Sr. Assoc. AD/Communications 471-2151 (o); 921-8661 (m) nick.voinis@athletics.utexas.edu John Bianco, Asst. AD/Media Relations 471-1346 (o); 748-9315 (m) john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu Scott McConnell, Asst. AD/Media Relations 471-1345 (o); 748-9313 (m) scott.mcconnell@athletics.utexas.edu Bill Little, Special Assistant to FB Coach 471-6062 (o); 422-8520 (m) bill.little@mail.utexas.edu Ashley Cushman, Assistant Director 471-9801 (o); 431-2677 (m) ashley.cushman@athletics.utexas.edu Thomas Dick, Assistant Director 471-6039 (o); 748-9314 (m) thomas.dick@athletics.utexas.edu Travis Feldhaus, Assistant Director 232-9460 (o); 848-8192 (m) travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu Spencer Kitley, Assistant Director 232-9438 (o); 848-8157 (m) spencer.kitley@athletics.utexas.edu Jeremy Sharpe, Assistant Director 471-8373 (o); 748-0747 (m) jeremy.sharpe@athletics.utexas.edu Thomas Stepp, Assistant Director 471-7877 (o); 748-4615 (m) thomas.stepp@athletics.utexas.edu Ashley Walker, Assistant Director 471-8236 (o); 748-8062 (m) ashley.walker@athletics.utexas.edu Penick-Allison Tennis Center 232-3908 UT Athletics Tickets (800) 982-BEVO or (512) 471-3333 TexasBoxOffice.com UT Athletics Web Sites TexasSports.com mackbrown-texasfootball.com, TexasPhotoStore.com Big 12 Conference Office (469) 524-1000 Big 12 Conference Web site Big12Sports.com The Texas Media Relations Department welcomes your interest in Longhorns athletics. We make every effort to facilitate your coverage of our program. For information on student-athletes or coaches, to set up interviews or photo shoots, or if you are in need of file photos, please call us, stop by our office (Bellmont Hall 327), e-mail Travis Feldhaus (travis. feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu). credentials Credentials are not necessary for coverage of regular season matches, but credentials must be obtained for coverage of all postseason matches at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center. Please contact Travis Feldhaus (512-232-9460 or travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu) to obtain credentials for postseason matches. facilities/ parking The Penick-Allison Tennis Center is located on the east side of Trinity St. between 15th St. on the south and Martin Luther King Blvd. on the north. There is parking available along Trinity. interviews All athlete and coach interviews must be coordinated with the media relations department. We ask that all interview requests be made at least 24 hours in advance. No interviews are granted on match days prior to the match. Players and coaches are available for interviews 10 minutes after the completion of the match. Interviews take place on the court near the team benches. photography The Texas Sports Photography Department can assist all media members with color and black & white photographic reproductions. Please contact Jim Sigmon, Susan Sigmon, or Matt Hempel at (512) 471-6573 for more information. press services Weekly press releases, including individual and team statistics, as well as information on upcoming matches, will be available each Monday. On match days, the media relations staff distributes match programs, individual and team stats and any pertinent pre-match information. For fax or e-mail service, please contact us. Official footwear and apparel supplier for UT Athletics. Official business equipment supplier for UT Athletics.