Sept. 22-25 Sept. 30-2 Oct. 21-23 Nov. 11-13 22 28 29 10 18 19 4 4 5 10 14 16 25 26 31 2 8 9 14 16 20 22 27 2016-2017 SCHEDUE HOME MATCHES = BOD Colorado Air Force Jon Messick Rebel Colorado at Milwaukee at isconsin MOUNTAIN EST MATCH = * vs. Incarnate ord vs. Drake at Nebraska vs. #40 FIU vs. UC Riverside at #46 UNV 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 yoming* vs. Air Force^ MOUNTAIN EST CHAMPIONSHIP = ^ _ 6-1 4-2 6-1 4-1 TENNIS STUDENT-ASSISTANT: Sam Feldman (720) 413-0531 samfeld@rams.colostate.edu COORADO STATE NOTEBOOK RAMS EARN MOST INS SINCE 2011 During Jarod Camerota s debut season, the Rams won nine spring matches, their highest total since 2011. 2016-2017 ROSTER TENNIS SID CONTACT: Nic Hallisey (970) 231-4789 nic.hallisey@colostate.edu NAME YEAR EXP. HOMETON PREVIOUS SCHOO Madison Porter SR 2 Parker, Colo. New Mexico Celine Voss SR 3 Arnsberg, Germany Franz-Stock- Gymnasium Emily Kolbow SO 1 Hartland, is. 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 estmont, Ill. Hinsdale Central H.S. Riley Reeves FR HS North Richland Hills, Texas Richland H.S. Head Coach: Jarod Camerota (First season as head coach; second overall) Assistant Coach: Erica Medlin (First season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott angs SEASON REVIE MAY 3, 2017 It s exciting, Camerota said. e wish we would have gotten a couple Mountain est victories, but it s exciting and shows that we re on the right path. I ve really enjoyed this season, and these girls are people I really enjoy being around. Other season highlights included back-to-back road wins in (defeating Creighton and Omaha, both in Omaha) and back-to-back home wins in (over IUPUI and South Dakota). The back-to-back victories over Creighton and Omaha marked the first time CSU has won consecutive matches away from Fort Collins since 2014. SENIOR SHOUTOUT Two CSU players suited up in the Green and Gold for the final time at the Mountain est Championship, concluding their stellar collegiate careers. Celine Voss, a native of Germany who moved to Fort Collins as a foreign-exchange student in high school, has 18 career singles wins and 28 doubles victories to her name. In 2015, she won at both singles and doubles including the match-clincher in CSU s win over nationally ranked New Mexico. ast year, the business administration major was named Academic All-Mountain est. Following graduation, she is planning on moving back to Germany. Madison Porter was a transfer from New Mexico, who returned to her native state to play for the Rams. Over the past three seasons, she compiled 35 singles wins and 37 doubles victories. She is a three time Academic All-M recipient and has twice been recognized as a M Scholar-Athlete. She is obtaining her degree in health and exercise science and plans to attend ife Chiropractic College in San Francisco this fall. Madison and Celine are first-class role models for our program, Camerota said of his two seniors. They do things right, they re on time, they get good grades, they re good citizens. They set a standard of how things are done and are the first ones to ask for extra 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo. 80523 Phone: (970) 491-5067 Fax: (970) 491-1348 Tickets: 1-800-491-RAMS
reps or help. If everyone did as much as they do, on and off the court, we ll be in good shape moving forward. RAMS NOTEBOOK state of head coach Jarod Camerota and sophomore Emily Kolbow, and nearby several other current, future and former Rams. BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD CSU racked up its most wins since 2011 and the future of the program looks to be even brighter. Of the seven players on its roster, five are underclassmen, including four freshman who were playing high school tennis a year ago. CSU s top-four singles competitors have generally consisted of a sophomore and three freshmen. It s exciting, but talent only gets you so far if you don t put in the work and have the right attitude, Camerota said. I think we have a lot of good pieces, but we have to keep moving forward. PORTER EARNS COMMUNITY SERVICE HONORS Rams senior Madison Porter was named to the All-Mountain est Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Community Service Team in. The conference, in an effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, named one athlete from each institution who goes above and beyond to help promote and participate in community service initiatives. Porter is also a three-time Academic All-Mountain est honoree and two-time Mountain est Scholar-Athlete. STEEP COMPETITION CSU played some high-level competition this season, including several ranked teams. The Rams three losses between 19 and 4 came against Nebraska (who peaked at No. 39), No. 40 FIU (now No. 37) and No. 46 UNV. Individually, sophomore Emily Kolbow upset Boise State s Anja Dokic in (currently No. 115). Additionally, she has faced UNV s Carol Zi Yang (No. 41) and FIU s Andrea azaro (No. 44). CAMEROTA EARNS FIRST VICTORY CSU earned a split 28-29, beating Milwaukee before falling to isconsin of the Big Ten. Despite playing on the road, CSU had more than 50 fans at both matches, playing in the home e appreciate the tremendous support all weekend, Camerota said. It s great to see how much fan support we have all across the country. e learned and grew from this weekend. CSU s win over Milwaukee was the first for Camerota, who is in his first season leading the Rams. Overall, all seven players won either their singles or doubles match against Milwaukee, with Kolbow winning both. FA REIND The Rams competed in four fall tournaments from September- November, allowing the four freshmen to adjust to the college game and for the entire team to jell together under first-year head coach Jarod Camerota. During the fall, the Rams used 15 different doubles lineups, leaning heavily on the veteran duo of seniors Madison Porter and Celine Voss (3-1). In singles action, freshman Riley Reeves proved to be a great addition to the Rams roster, picking up six victories, with several coming from the No. 3 post. On the last day of the fall, the final day at UNV, I think the light turned on in our heads that we can be a good team, Camerota said. e are a young team, but that s exciting. CAMEROTA AT THE HEM For the first time in 31 seasons, the Colorado State tennis program is under a new direction. ongtime coach Jon Messick retired following the 2015-16 season, and over the summer, Jarod Camerota his assistant during his final year was named the head coach. e 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-ath-
letes but also recruit talented players who will become the next wave of our tennis program. Prior to his one season at CSU, Camerota was an assistant at Northern Arizona (2014-15), helping the umberjacks to a fourthplace finish and a semifinals berth in the Big Sky Conference championship. Before NAU, he spent two seasons (2012-14) as a tennis pro at Northwestern. Camerota has previous head coaching experience, as well, holding three head coaching jobs. From 2005-07, 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 2009, and three years (2009-12) as the head men s and women s tennis coach at Mars Hill College. MEDIN JOINS STAFF After being named head coach, one of Camerota 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, Camerota 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 came to CSU after one season (2015-16) as the assistant coach for Northern Arizona. During her stint in Flagstaff, Medlin helped the umberjacks to a Big Sky regular-season championship and runner-up finish in the conference tournament. Four of her players earned All-Big Sky honors, with the top doubles team 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 named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. She also earned two All-AC 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 uetschwager 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 program, Camerota said about the trio who signed in November and will join the program 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. RAMS NOTEBOOK About Corwin: ill be a 2017 graduate of Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, is. Three-time Greater Metro Conference champion, winning as a freshman, sophomore and senior As a senior in 2016, placed third at the isconsin state tournament Helped her school to three consecutive conference championships, placing second at state as a junior in 2015 as a four-time team MVP and three-year captain for the Spartans High school coach was inda ied Has been named to the honor roll each semester. About uetschwager: ill be a 2017 graduate of Stevens Point Area Senior High School Back-to-back isconsin Division I state champion in 2015 and 2016, also placing fifth in both 2013 and 2014 as a freshman and sophomore Four-time isconsin Valley Conference first-team selection Helped lead the Panthers to four conference titles, also earning four individual championships at No. 1 singles Finished her prep career 130-5, never losing a conference match as 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: ill be a 2017 graduate of Glenbard East High School in ombard, 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. 13 player in the Midwest Region by TennisRecruiting.net Earned all-state and team MVP honors as a freshman in 2014 Earned two varsity letters, only playing her freshman and sophomore seasons High school coach was illiam Burt Also trained under Tom ockhart Four-time honor student and member of the National Honor Society. BOOKS ARE A TOO OF THE TRADE The CSU tennis program had the highest team grade-point average of any CSU team in 2015-16, with all seven letterwinners earning Academic All-Mountain est honors. Additionally, for the seventh season in a row, the Rams entire program earned a cumulative team GPA above 3.20 to earn ITA Academic Team honors, with four student-athletes being named ITA Scholar- Athletes. Included in the group is senior Madison Porter, who is a three-time Academic All-M recipient and two-time ITA Scholar- Athlete.
MEET THE 2016-17 COORADO STATE RAMS Madison Porter - Sr. Fun Fact: ill attend ife Chiropractic College in San Francisco in the fall. 2016-17 Singles Record: 12-15 2016-17 Doubles Record: 13-19 Career Singles ins: 35 Career Doubles ins: 37 Recent Highlights: on at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles in CSU s victory over Northern Colorado ( 20). It marked the third time this season her match has clinched a Rams victory. Emily Kolbow - So. Fun Fact: Nickname is Jimmy! It came from Coach Camerota because he thinks she makes funny faces like Jim Carrey in the movie Ace Ventura. 2016-17 Singles Record: 7-26 2016-17 Doubles Record: 16-17 Career Singles ins: 17 Career Doubles ins: 22 Recent Highlights: Playing at No. 1 singles, defeated Boise State s Anja Dokic, the reigning M Player of the eek ( 31). Alyssa Grijalva - Fr. Fun Fact: Always wears long socks when playing. 2016-17 Singles Record: 11-17 2016-17 Doubles Record: 14-14 Career Singles ins: 11 Career Doubles ins: 14 Recent Highlights: Dating back to 25, has won six of her last eight singles matches, moving up to the No. 2 position. Celine Voss - Sr. Fun Fact: A native of Arnsberg, Germany, she is trilingual. 2016-17 Singles Record: 8-25 2016-17 Doubles Record: 16-14 Career Singles ins: 18 Career Doubles ins: 28 Recent Highlights: ent 2-0 at No. 4 singles during CSU s back-to-back home wins over South Dakota ( 8) and IUPUI ( 9). Solene Crawley - Fr. Fun Fact: ants to work with a non-profit organization that supports environmental issues. 2016-17 Singles Record: 8-17 2016-17 Doubles Record: 5-16 Career Singles ins: 8 Career Doubles ins: 5 Recent Highlights: Played at No. 6 singles during CSU s back-to-back home wins over South Dakota ( 8) and IUPUI ( 9), winning both matches. Sandra Keta - Fr. Fun Fact: Has a hidden talent of being able to make a cricket noise. 2016-17 Singles Record: 14-17 2016-17 Doubles Record: 10-21 Career Singles ins: 14 Career Doubles ins: 10 Recent Highlights: ent 3-0 during CSU s road trip to the state of Nebraska ( 26), including 2-0 in singles play over Creighton and Omaha. Riley Reeves - Fr. Fun Fact: Always uses the same ball when she wins a point. 2016-17 Singles Record: 11-21 2016-17 Doubles Record: 14-17 Career Singles ins: 11 Career Doubles ins: 14 Recent Highlights: on both of her doubles matches (No. 2) during the Rams road trip to the state of Nebraska ( 26), defeating Creighton and Omaha.
2016-17 SEASON STATISTICS Overall Record: 9-14 (as of May 1) Conference Record: 0-5 SINGES RECORDS Name No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Fall Dual Total Overall Solene Crawley 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4-6 3-11 5-6 8-17 Alyssa Grijalva 0-0 5-7 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 8-10 11-17 Sandra Keta 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-5 0-0 5-8 9-9 14-17 Emily Kolbow 5-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-10 5-16 7-26 Madison Porter 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-1 4-6 4-8 8-7 12-15 Riley Reeves 0-0 3-7 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-7 5-14 11-21 Celine Voss 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-8 1-5 0-0 3-10 5-15 8-25 Team Totals 5-16 8-14 7-13 9-13 8-9 8-12 26-61 45-77 71-138 DOUBES RECORDS Name No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Fall Dual Tot. Overall S. Crawley/S. Keta 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-6 1-3 2-9 S. Crawley/M. Porter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 S. Crawley/R. Reeves 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 S. Crawley/C. Voss 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-3 0-1 3-4 A. Grijalva/S. Keta 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 A. Grijalva/E. Kolbow 9-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 9-7 10-9 A. Grijalva/M. Porter 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 A. Grijalva/R. Reeves 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 C. Henderson/S. Keta 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 C. Henderson/M. Porter 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 C. Henderson/C. Voss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-3 S. Keta/E. Kolbow 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 S. Keta/M. Porter 0-0 0-0 5-7 0-0 5-7 5-7 S. Keta/R. Reeves 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 E. Kolbow/M. Porter 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 E. Kolbow/R. Reeves 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-0 4-5 E. Kolbow/C. Voss 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 M. Porter/R. Reeves 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-3 M. Porter/C. Voss 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-1 1-2 R. Reeves/C. Voss 0-0 8-4 0-0 0-0 8-4 8-4 Team Totals 10-9 9-8 7-12 19-33 26-29 45-62 FOO THE RAMS For more information on CSU tennis, log onto www.csurams.com Fans are also encouraged to follow the Rams on Twitter (@CSURamsTennis)