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• Won second straight MAC Tournament and third in four years• Second undefeated MAC regular season title in four years• Ranked as high as No. 39, finished No. 54 in the country• Advanced a team to the NCAA Doubles Championship for the first time in the modern era• Two doubles teams and one individual were nationally- ranked during the season• Dave Morin was named MAC Coach of the Year for the second-straight year and sixth time overall• Four players were named All-MAC and Academic All-MAC

2004 & 2007 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS2004, 2006, 2007 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

BACK-TO-BACK NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, FIVE OVERALLWON 25 OF LAST 28 MATCHES VS. MAC OPPONENTS

RANKED NO. 39 NATIONALLY, NO. 7 IN MIDWEST

Tim Bradshaw was named First Team All-MAC and competed with Brady Crosby in the NCAA Doubles Cham-pionship. Bradshaw was a three-year all-conference performer for the Brown & Gold.

Brady Crosby was named First Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV At-Large First Team and Jack Vredevelt MAC Sportsman of the Year. He was ranked No. 52 in singles and No. 21 in doubles and reached the NCAA Doubles Championship.

WMU head coach Dave Morin with 2007 seniors Tim Bradshaw (left) and Brady Crosby and assistant coach Jacek Wolicki after winning the 2007 MAC Tournament and MAC regular season championships.

Kevin Hayward was a First Team All-MAC selection for the Broncos.

Alex Birchmeier was named Second Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC and ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Dis-trict IV At-Large First Team.

The Western Michigan men’s tennis team holds up both the 2007 MAC regular season and tournament championship trophies after defeating Ball State in the MAC Tournament finals. (L-R): Head coach Dave Morin, Alejandro Staub, Kevin Hayward, John Pelton, Tim Bradshaw, Alex Birchmeier, Brady Crosby, Milan Petercak, R.K. Bacalla, Bryan Norville, assistant coach Jacek Wolicki

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QUICK FACTSName of School: .........................................................................Western Michigan UniversityCity/Zip: ................................................................................ Kalamazoo, Mich. 49008-5406Founded: ...........................................................................................................................1903Enrollment: ....................................................................................................................24,433Nickname:.....................................................................................................................BroncosSchool Colors: ..................................................................................................... Brown & GoldFacilities ...............................Sorensen Courts (Outdoor) & West Hills Athletic Club (Indoor)Affiliation: ..........................................................................................................NCAA Division IConference: .............................................................................. Mid-American (West Division)President:.................................................................Dr. John M. Dunn (Northern Illinois, ‘67)Athletics Director: .................................................................... Kathy Beauregard (Hope, ‘79)Tennis AD: ...............................................................Dave Corstange (Western Michigan, ‘73)Faculty Athletics Representative: ................................ Fred Sitkins (Western Michigan, ‘59)

MEN’S TENNIS INFORMATIONHead Coach: .............................................................................. Dave Morin (Minnesota, ‘84)Record at WMU (Yrs): ............................................................................................185-93 (11)Career Record (Yrs): ............................................................................................227-140 (16)Assistant Coaches: ....................................................... Jose Orozco (Western Michigan, ‘06)Strength & Conditioning Coach: ................................Milos Galecic (Western Michigan, ‘05)Athletic Trainer: .............................................................. Chuck Schenk (Ohio Northern, ‘00)Media Relations Contact: .................................................... Matt Holmes (Indianapolis, ‘02)Men’s Tennis Office Phone: ........................................................................... (269) 387-31252006 Overall Record (H/A/N): ................................................................. 18-8 (8-0/6-5/4-3)2006 Conference Record (H/A): ........................................................................ 5-0 (3-0/2-0)Conference Finish: ...............................................................................................................1stLetterwinners R/L: ..............................................................................................................5/3Newcomers: .............................................................................................................................5

TENNIS HISTORYFirst year of men’s tennis: ...............................................................................................1923MAC Tournament championships: ................................... 5 (1999,2001,2004,2006,2007)MAC Regular Season championships: ........ 19 (1950,1952,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958..........................1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1981,1999,2000,2004,2007)Years. in NCAA Tournament: ............................................. 5 (1999,2001,2004,2006,2007)

MEDIA RELATIONSAssistant Athletics Director-Marketing, Publicity & Licensing: .........................Bob D’Amelio Director: ...................................................................................................................Mat KananAssociate Director/MTEN Contact: ............................................................... Matt HolmesOffice Phone: .................................................................................................269-387-3168Cell Phone: ................................................................................................... 269-998-1638Fax: ............................................................................................................... 269-387-4139Email: .......................................................................................... [email protected] Director: ...............................................................................................Kristin KeirnsAssistant Director: .............................................................................................Shannon DoveSID Mailing Address: ..................................................................... 1903 W. Michigan Avenue.................................................................................................... Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5406Athletics Website: ................................................................................www.wmubroncos.com

2007-08 WESTERN MICHIGAN MEN’S TENNIS ROSTERNAME ClAss HT HoMETowN (lAsT sCHool/HigH sCHool) R.K. Bacalla Sr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech)Alex Birchmeier Sr. 6-3 Midland, Mich. (H. H. Dow)Michael Calderone Fr. 6-4 Grass Lake, Mich. (Jackson Lumen Christi)Casey Cullen Fr. 6-0 Beverly Hills, Mich. (Birmingham Seaholm)Kevin Hayward Jr. 5-9 Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)Kazuya Komada Fr. 5-9 Osaka, Japan (Kwansei)Ernesto Matos Fr. 5-10 Shanghai, China (Saddlebrook Prep [Fla.])Brad Noel Fr. 5-10 Westlake, Ohio (Westlake)Bryan Norville Sr. 5-9 Farmington Hills, Mich. (Walled Lake Western)Alejandro Staub Sr. 6-1 Lima, Peru (Pestalozzi School)Head Coach: Dave Morin (12th year)Assistant: Jose Orozco (First year)

2007-08 SCHEDULESept. 14-16 Virginia Invitational Charlottesville, Va.Sept. 28-30 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, Ind.Sept. 29-Oct. 7 ITA All-American Champ. Tulsa, Okla.Oct. 12-14 Northwestern Invitational Evanston, Ill.Oct. 18-23 ITA Midwest Regionals Minneapolis, Minn.Oct. 26-28 WMU Vredevelt Invitational Kalamazoo, Mich.Jan. 11 Butler Kalamazoo, Mich. 4 p.m.Jan. 13 Wright State Kalamazoo, Mich. 9 a.m.Jan. 13 IPFW Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 p.m.Jan. 19-21 Purdue Invitational W. Lafayette, Ind. (WMU, Minnesota, Purdue, Drake)Jan. 26 vs. Michigan Muncie, Ind. 11 a.m.Jan. 27 DePaul Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m.Feb. 9 Chicago State * Kalamazoo, Mich. 12 p.m.Feb. 9 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, Mich. 5 p.m.Feb. 16 Bradley Kalamazoo, Mich. 11 a.m.Feb. 16 Valparaiso Kalamazoo, Mich. 5 p.m.Feb. 20 at Michigan State E. Lansing, Mich. 6 p.m.Feb. 23 Iowa Kalamazoo, Mich. 10 a.m.Feb. 24 Cornell Kalamazoo, Mich. 11 a.m.Feb. 29-Mar. 1 HEB Invitational Corpus Christi, Texas (WMU, New Mexico, Nebraska, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)March 7 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 6 p.m.March 8 vs. New Mexico Lincoln, Neb. 3 p.m.March 19 Ferris State Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m.March 22 Purdue Kalamazoo, Mich. 12 p.m.March 29 at Buffalo * Buffalo, N.Y. 9 a.m.March 29 vs. Binghamton Buffalo, N.Y. 3 p.m.April 4 vs. William & Mary South Bend, Ind. 3:30 p.m.April 6 at Toledo * Toledo, Ohio 1 p.m.April 12 Ball State * Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m.April 19 Northern Illinois * Kalamazoo, Mich. 1 p.m.April 24-26 MAC Championships DeKalb, Ill. May 9-11 NCAA Regionals Campus SitesMay 15-26 NCAA Championships Tulsa, Okla.

Home matches in bold and played outdoors at Sorensen Courts or indoors at West Hills Athletic Clubtournaments in italics* indicates Mid-American Conference matchAll times ET and subject to change

2007 WMU MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE CREDITSEditor/Layout: .................................................................................................................................Matt HolmesUniversity Section: .............................................................................................................................Mat KananContent Editing: .................................................... Dave Morin, Mat Kanan, Shannon Dove, Kim HemingwayCover Design:............................................................................................... Mike Naylor (Silhouette Graphics)Photography: ..................................................................................... Gary Shook, Zolton Cohen, Matt HolmesPrinting: ............................................................................................................. Performance CommunicationsPurchase Price: ...............................................................................................................................................$5

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts/Schedule/Roster: .......................................................................................... 2

Player & Staff Bios: .......................................................................................................3-10

2006-07 Final Stats: ........................................................................................................11

NCAA Tournament History ...............................................................................................12

Men’s Tennis Record Book: ....................................................................................... 13-15

MAC Championship Teams: ........................................................................................16-17


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2006-07• Posted a 17-12 record, including a perfect 5-0 mark in dual match singles and doubles• Won his only Mid-American Conference contest by teaming with Alejandro Staub to win 8-0 at No. 3 doubles vs. IPFW (3/23)• Dual match singles wins came at No. 6 against Valparaiso (6-2, 6-1) and Xavier (6-1, 6-1) on 2/3• Won eight straight doubles matches to end the year• Won opening round doubles match at the ITA Midwest Regionals with Alejandro Staub over Illinois-Chicago (10/19)• Won the doubles championship with WMU freshman Kazuya Komada at the 2007 ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit event at Indiana

• Won the consolation draw singles championship at the 2007 ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit event at WMU and advanced to the finals at Indiana• Earned third letter

2005-06• Went 11-4 in the fall• Advanced to the semifinals in Flight C singles and the championship match in Flight C doubles at the Ball State Invitational• Earned second letter

2004-05• Runner-up at 2004 Ferris State Bulldog Open• Won 2005 Ferris State Bulldog Open doubles championship• Beat Purdue’s No. 1 doubles team at the ITA Midwest Regional• Advanced to the semifinals in the Flight C doubles draw at the Ball State Invitational• Earned first letter

High School• Went a perfect 4-0 against U.S. Juniors standout Donald Young• Played No. 1 singles for two years• Won city championship in 2000, runner-up in 2001• Helped team win district championship in 2001, runner-up in 2002• Won two rounds in main draw of USTA Boy’s Nationals• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2003 Midwest Junior Indoor

Personal• Majoring in biomedical studies• Son of Cris and Eppieh Bacalla• Full name is Rey Kristoffer Bargayo Bacalla• Born Dec. 11, 1986

R.K.BACALLA5-10 • Sr.Chicago, Ill.Lane Tech HS

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct.2006-07 6-8 11-4 17-12 .5862005-06 7-2 4-2 11-4 .7332004-05 5-9 3-4 8-13 .381Totals 18-19 18-10 36-29 .554

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2006-07• Second Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC (3.94 GPA was highest among honorees), ITA Scholar-Athlete, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV Men’s At-Large First Team• Finished the year ranked No. 60 in the country in doubles with Bryan Norville after being ranked as high as No. 34• Two-time MAC Player of the Week (3/28 & 4/25) and two-time MAC Male Scholar- Athlete of the Week (10/5 & 2/1)• Went 5-0 in singles and doubles in matches against Michigan State (3/21), IPFW and Ferris State (3/23) to earn his first award ... one of the wins was a defeat of the Spartans’ 32nd-ranked Adam Monich and Nick Rinks• Won at No. 1 doubles and No. 4 singles against Toledo (4/20) to help WMU clinch the MAC regular season championship• Went 6-0 against opponents from Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Michigan at the Wolverine Invitational (9/29-10/1) to earn his first MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week award• Went combined 3-1 in a road split at No. 63 Vanderbilt (W-1/27) and No. 31 Middle Tennessee State (L-1/28) to claim second Scholar-Athlete award• Teamed with Norville to defeat the No. 2 doubles team in the country of Andreas Siljestrom and Marco Born of Middle Tenn. St. (3/2) 8-6 at the HEB Invitational• Tied for the team lead with 32 doubles victories• Member of WMU Doubles Team of the Year with Norville • Earned third letter

2005-06• Second Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC (3.93 GPA was highest among honorees), ITA Scholar-Athlete• Named MAC Player of the Week (3/8) after winning four matches at the HEB Collegiate Team Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas, against No. 50 Nebraska, No. 63 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and No. 74 UNLV• Tied for the team lead with 30 singles victories and second overall with 53 total victories • Won three straight qualifying matches to advance to the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regional• Advanced to the doubles championship and won the backdraw singles championship at the ITA Summer Circuit event hosted by WMU• Earned second letter

2004-05• MAC Newcomer of the Year• Earned WMU Rookie of the Year honors and the Hap Sorensen Coaches Award• ITA Scholar-Athlete • Went 23-9 in singles, including a 19-4 dual mark, 4-1 in the MAC• Named MAC Player of the Week (1/18) after wins against Michigan and Northwestern• Earned first letter

High School• Four-year letterwinner who went 117-8 in high school• Advanced to the Division II finals at No. 1 singles as a junior, semifinals as a senior• Helped high school finish fourth in the state in Division II in 2003 as a junior• Ranked as high as fifth in the Midwest and 61st in the nation• Three-time all-state selection• Won four sectional and regional championships• National Honor Society member was named to the academic honor roll three times

Personal• Majoring in psychology and management• Son of John and Lauree Birchmeier• Born March 5, 1986

ALEXBIRCHMEIER6-3 • Sr. • TEAM CAPTAINMidland, Mich.H. H. Dow HS

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct.2006-07 21-16 32-10 53-26 .6712005-06 30-13 23-9 53-22 7072004-05 23-9 3-2 26-11 .703Totals 74-38 58-21 132-59 .691


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NoTEwoRTHY• Ranked No. 31 in doubles in preseason ITA rankings

2006-07• Academic All-MAC• WMU Most Improved Player and member of WMU Doubles Team of the Year (Birchmeier)• Led the team with 58 overall wins and tied for the team lead with 32 doubles triumphs• His 58 wins were seven more than his total number of wins during his first two seasons• MAC Player of the Week (3/10) after winning three straight singles matches against No. 29 Texas Tech (3/2) and No. 36 Old Dominion (3/3 & 3/5) and defeating the No. 2 doubles team in the country (Andreas Siljestrom/Marco Born) from Middle Tennessee State (3/2)• Ranked as high as No. 34 in the country in doubles, finished the year ranked No. 60 with Birchmeier• Defeated the No. 32 doubles team in the country (Adam Monich/Nick Rinks) from Michigan State 8-5 with Birchmeier (3/21)• Advanced to the championship match of his flight at the Virginia Invitational (9/15-17)• Advanced to the round of 32 in singles and doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/19-24)• Made the semifinals in singles and doubles at the 2007 ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit event at WMU• Earned third letter

2005-06• Ranked No. 51 in the country during the spring with Brady Crosby• Beat Michigan’s No. 1 doubles team, 9-8 (5), that finished the season No. 19 in the country• Played the majority of the dual match season at one doubles with Crosby• Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and doubles at the Ball State Invitational• Earned second letter

2004-05• WMU’s Most Improved Player• ITA Scholar-Athlete• Went 17-12 in doubles with four different partners, undefeated in the MAC (5-0)

• Defeated Michigan, 9-8, in dual match doubles debut• Made dual match singles debut against DePaul• Won Flight C doubles championship at the Ball State Invitational• Earned first letter

High School• Ranked 65th in the Midwest for 16-and-unders• Honorable Mention all-state• Played No. 1 singles all four years and earned a pair of all-conference honors• Won a state championship and earned all-conference honors in hockey with his club team

Personal• Majoring in history• Son of Phil and Janice Norville• Younger brother, Jason, plays tennis for Michigan State• Born July 11, 1985

BRYAN NORVILLE5-9 • Sr. • TEAM CAPTAINFarmington Hills, Mich.Walled Lake Western HS


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2006-07• Won 26 matches as the Broncos’ seventh man• Teamed with R.K. Bacalla to win his only MAC match at No. 3 doubles vs. IPFW (3/23) 8-0• Advanced to the round of 32 with Bacalla at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/19-24)• Picked up doubles wins throughout the year against tandems from Notre Dame, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Michigan State and Kentucky• Defeated Michigan’s Matt Parks 6-2, 6-2 at the Wolverine Invitational (9/29-10/1)• Earned third letter

2005-06• Tied with teammates Kevin Hayward and John Pelton as the top point-getter on the ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit• Won the Midwest Hard Court Championships as an unseeded entry by defeating the No. 8, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 seeds• Advanced to the Flight C doubles championship at the Ball State Invitational• Was perfect during the dual match season with a 4-0 singles record• Earned second letter

2004-05• Went 5-3 in singles, including a 2-1 mark in the MAC• Won his first career match with a straight set decision against Valparaiso• Earned first letter

High School• Won five national tournament titles• Nationally-ranked at two prep levels• National Open champion• Pittsburgh ITA champion

Personal• Majoring in business• Son of Kurt Staub and Leyla Gonzales• Born April 10, 1987

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High School• Won Division II No. 1 singles state championship in 2006, semifinalist in 2007, quarterfinalist in 2005• Led Maples to third place in Division II in 2006, fourth in 2007, seventh in 2005• Two-year team captain was all-area and all-state and four-time team MVP• Won USTA Tim Gullikson Scholarship• Ranked No. 1 in Michigan and No. 3 in the Midwest by the USTA in 2007• Ranked No. 75 in the country by TennisRecruiting.net in 2007• Won Southeast Michigan Qualifier in 2007 & 2005, 2006 Midwest Indoor B18 Open Championship, 2006 Midwest Indoor Singles Championship, 2005 St. Louis Clay Court Doubles and 2005 New Mexico Open B18• Finalist at 2005 B16 Doubles National Winter Championships• Three-year qualifier for the USTA Boys Nationals in Kalamazoo

Personal• Majoring in business• Son of Keith and Sara Cullen ... both parents graduated from Ripon College• Dad, Keith, is a tennis pro• Has an older sister, Taylor• Born Feb. 6, 1989

High School• 2007 Michigan Mr. Tennis• Won the Division IV No. 1 singles state title in 2006 and 2007 and Division IV No. 1 doubles state title in 2004• Helped Titans finish second in Division IV in 2004 and eighth in 2006• Went 32-0 as a senior, the fourth-most wins in Michigan history• Finished his career on a 54-match winning streak, third-best in Michigan history• Four-time all-state selection• Two-time Junior Davis Cup member• Won the 2007 Fred Sidmore Memorial, the oldest continuous tennis tournament in Jackson, Mich. ... his dad, Craig, won in 1993 and he beat his younger brother, Tommy, in the semifinals• Played football for 2005 Lumen Christi state champions and basketball in 2006-07 when team went 18-4

Personal• Major is undecided• Son of Craig and Peggy Calderone• Dad, Craig, is a tennis instructor and owns the Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum• Mom, Peggy, is the women’s tennis coach at Spring Arbor University• Has an older sister, Annie, and younger brother, Tommy• Member of National Honor Society graduated with a 3.7 GPA• Born Aug. 3, 1988

2006-07• First Team All-MAC• Won Hap Sorensen Coach’s Award after leading WMU with 27 singles wins• MAC Player of the Week (1/17) after going 4-1 at the Boilermaker Invitational (1/13- 15) ... won 6-2, 6-0 vs. Kentucky, 6-2, 6-2 vs. New Mexico and 6-2, 6-1 vs. Purdue in singles • Went 16-3 in doubles with Tim Bradshaw• Won four straight matches to win the championship of his draw at the Virginia Invitational (9/15-17) ... defeated Robert Rotaru of Louisville in the final 6-7 (9), 6-4, 7-5• Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/19-24) in singles• Reached the semifinals in doubles with incoming freshman Michael Calderone at the WMU 2007 ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit event• Earned second letter

2005-06• WMU Rookie of the Year• Went 20-4 in singles during the dual match season• Tied with teammates Alejandro Staub and John Pelton as the top point-getter on the ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit• Won the ITA Summer Circuit Midwest Region event at Indiana• Won the Ball State Invitational Flight A singles consolation championship• Earned first letter

High School• 2005 Michigan Mr. Tennis after compiling a 95-1 record in high school• Won the state championship in No. 2 singles in 2002 and state championships in No. 1 singles in 2004 and 2005• National High School All-American in 2004 and 2005• First Team All-State in 2002, 2004, 2005• Helped Pioneer HS win four state championships• Midwest Closed Boys 16 Champion and National Open B18 Finalist, 2002• Midwest Closed Boys 18 Finalist and Sportsmanship Award winner and National Open B18 semifinalist• Ranked in the top 10 for five years in the USTA Midwest Section and in the top 100 nationally for six years

Personal• Majoring in recreational studies• Son of Keith and Lori Hayward• Born May 30, 1987

MICHAELCALDERONE6-4 • Fr. Grass Lake, Mich.Jackson Lumen Christi HS

KEVINHAYWARD5-9 • Jr.Ann Arbor, Mich.Pioneer HS

Season Singles Doubles Overall Pct.2006-07 27-10 21-10 47-20 .7012005-06 28-7 9-3 37-10 .787 Totals 56-17 30-13 86-30 .741

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Personal• Majoring in business• Son of Jim and Kathy Noel ... father graduated from Penn State• Dad, Jim, is the golf course superintendent at Lakewood Country Club• Has an older brother, James• Cousin, Brett Jodie, was a sixth round selection of the New York Yankees in the 1998 Amateur Draft and pitched for the Yankees and San Diego Padres in 2001 after playing collegiately at South Carolina• Born Sept. 2, 1988

High School• Ranked No. 19 in Japan in Boys 18s• Won the 2006 Ann Arbor Junior Open by beating five straight seeded players, including 2006 Michigan Division I No. 1 singles state champion Andy Gauthier• Played No. 1 singles in high school in 2004 and 2005 and No. 2 singles in 2003• Top 16 in Boys 18 singles at 2005 All Japan Junior Indoors, Top 32 in Boys 18 singles and Top 16 in Boys 18 doubles at 2005 All Japan Juniors• Top 32 in singles at 2004 All Japan High School Tennis Championships and top 32 in doubles at 2005 All Japan High School Tennis Championships• Competed in 2004 ITF World Super Junior Tennis Championship

Personal• Majoring in business• Son of Masahisa and Yumi Komada• Has an older brother, Takuya• Born Feb. 22, 1988

High School• Spent his senior year at Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Wesley Chapel, Fla., after spending his first three years of high school at the Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China• Went undefeated as a freshman and finished in first place in the Asia Pacific Activities Conference as a sophomore• Team MVP as a freshman and sophomore, team captain as a junior

Personal• Majoring in engineering• Son of Benito Matos Lopez and Maria Isabel Ojeda de Matos• Has an older brother, Benito Matos Ojeda• Born Dec. 1, 1988

KAZUYAKOMADA5-9 • Fr. Osaka, JapanKwansei Gakuin

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A six-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007), Western Michigan head coach Dave Morin has had the Broncos consistently in the hunt for conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances during his 11 seasons in Kalamazoo.

Morin’s tenure has been highlighted by four regular season Mid-American Conference championships (1999, 2000, 2004, 2007) and five MAC Tournament championships that led to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. En route to those accomplishments, the Broncos have encountered the type of individual and team success often associated with Western Michigan’s proud tradition.

The only coach to win MAC Coach of the Year honors at two different schools, Morin is 227-140 as a collegiate head coach with 185 of his wins coming at WMU. Morin’s teams have been especially dominant in the MAC with a 82-32 record in regular season and tournament play. The Broncos have advanced to the MAC title match eight times in 11 seasons.

Individually, a total of 16 players have earned all-conference accolades during Morin’s tenure. Morin’s list also includes four MAC Rookies of the Year, an ITA Region IV Freshman of the Year, and the 1999, 2001 and 2004 MAC Player of the Year.

In the classroom, Western Michigan has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team for nine of the past 10 seasons. The program was one of 11 NCAA Division I teams to earn that honor in 1999 after posting a school record 3.69 team GPA. There also have been 20 players who have been named to the Academic All-MAC roster. WMU players have also earned academic accolades at the national level, including two-time Academic All-America honoree Jeff Brink.

2006-07Morin led the Broncos to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time in school history in 2007. He led WMU to an undefeated Mid-American Conference regular season championship, the 19th MAC regular season title in school history, and then guided WMU to its second consecutive MAC Tournament championship and fifth overall. The team finished the year ranked No. 54 in the country and No. 7 in the Midwest Region, while juniors Alex Birchmeier and Bryan Norville finished the year ranked No. 60 in the country in doubles. Morin also helped Tim Bradshaw and Brady Crosby qualify for the NCAA National Doubles Championship, the first WMU representatives in the event in three decades.

Four Broncos were named Academic All-MAC, three were named First Team All-MAC and one was named Second Team All-MAC as Morin was named MAC Coach of the Year for a sixth time. For a second straight season, Brady Crosby was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV Men’s At-Large First Team and Birchmeier made his first appearance on the prestigious team.

2005-06Morin had his most successful season at WMU in 2006 when he led the Broncos to a school record 25 wins on their way to a MAC Tournament championship and the

fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Morin has been at the helm for each of WMU’s previous NCAA Tournament trips (1999, 2001, 2004).

The Broncos remained a consistent force in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Midwest Region by going 15-2, but they also proved to be a national force. WMU went 4-1 against the Big Ten, 2-0 against the Big East and 1-1 against the Big XII while accumulating a 7-5 record against n a t i o n a l l y - r a n k e d competition. Morin also helped lead WMU to a No. 37 national ranking, the highest in program history, while also winning his 200th career match as coach and passing legendary head coach Hap Sorensen for second place in wins at Western Michigan.

The Broncos placed four athletes on the MAC all-conference teams, with three on the first team and one on the second team. WMU also placed four players on the Academic All-MAC Team.

2004-05The 2004-05 season included a runner-up finish in the regular season and an appearance in the MAC Tournament championship match. For the first time in school history the Broncos had three players named First Team All-MAC and another was named to the second team. WMU finished with a 17-7 record, the eighth-consecutive year at .500 or better.

2003-04The Broncos claimed the MAC regular season and tournament championships and earned a spot in the NCAA’s for the third time in the last six seasons. The roster featured the MAC Player of the Year (Ravi Pathanjali) and Newcomer of the Year (Brady Crosby) and four student-athletes garnered all-league accolades.

2000-01The Broncos took second place in the MAC with a 4-1 record, but then stormed through the MAC Tournament to claim the program’s second NCAA Tournament berth. Fernando Garcia was named MAC Player of the Year and Ravi Pathanjail was named MAC Newcomer of the Year. Garcia was a First Team All-MAC honoree, while Pathanjali, Steve Pillon and Ryan Tomlinson were all named Second Team All-MAC.

DAVEMORINHEAD CoACHMinnesota ‘8412th Year at WMU (185-93 .665)17th Year as Head Coach (227-140 .619)

DAVE MORIN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDSeason Overall MAC School2007 18-8 5-0/1st WMU2006 25-5 4-1/2nd WMU2005 17-7 4-1/2nd WMU2004 19-7 5-0/1st WMU2003 19-5 4-1/2nd WMU2002 13-13 3-2/3rd WMU2001 14-11 4-1/2nd WMU2000 14-9 5-1/1st WMU1999 17-10 8-2/1st WMU1998 18-5 8-2/2nd WMU1997 11-13 4-5/4th WMU1996 10-9 3-3/4th BGSU1995 11-10 4-2/3rd BGSU1994 12-7 4-2/3rd BGSU1993 3-12 3-3/4th BGSU1992 6-9 3-2/3rd BGSUTotals 227-140 71-28

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Jose Orozco is entering his first year as an assistant coach for the Western Michigan men’s tennis program after a successful four-year playing career for the Brown & Gold. Orozco finished his playing career with a 208-98 (.680) record, the third most wins in WMU history.

A native of Cali, Colombia, Orozco was named Second Team All-MAC in 2004 and First Team All-MAC in 2005 an 2006. He was the team’s most valuable player in 2005 and helped lead the Broncos to MAC Tournament championships in 2004 and 2006 and the accompanying automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. WMU also won the MAC regular season championship with Orozco in the lineup in 2004.

Orozco was ranked as high as No. 87 in the country in singles during the fall of his senior year and was ranked nationally in doubles with a couple of different partners throughout his career.

He graduated from Western Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2006 after twice being named Academic All-MAC and he will now be pursuing a master’s in business administration (MBA). Orozco spent the last year in marketing for Armstrong International in Three Rivers, Mich., and was a tennis pro at the indoor home of the Broncos, West Hills Athletic Club.

JOSEOROZCOAssistant CoachFirst Season at WMUWestern Michigan, 2006

CHUCKSCHENKAthletic TrainerFifth Season at WMUOhio Northern, 2000

MILOSGALECICStrength & Conditioning CoachSecond Season at WMUWestern Michigan, 2005

Milos Galecic is beginning his second season as a member of the Western Michigan strength and conditioning staff. A 2005 graduate with honors from Western Michigan, Galecic has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in business.

He is currently working on a master’s in exercise science while also working as the strength and conditioning coach for men’s and women’s tennis, gymnastics, cross country and track and field.

A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Galecic is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was also a three-time national champion in soccer at the International School of Lusaka before coming to Kalamazoo.

Chuck Schenk is in his fifth season working with the men’s tennis program at WMU after a one-year stint working with the football and wrestling programs at Davidson College.

Before moving to North Carolina, Schenk was a graduate assistant for two years at WMU (2000-02), working with the volleyball and gymnastics programs.

The Novelty, Ohio, native’s responsibilities include injury prevention and treatment and all other medical aspects related to the men’s basketball, men’s tennis and cheer team. He also supervises the services provided to volleyball and gymnastics.

A 2000 graduate of Ohio Northern with a degree in athletic training, Schenk also holds a master’s from WMU in physical education. He was also a two-year letterwinner at goalkeeper for the ONU Polar Bears soccer team.

Schenk is engaged to Kelly Koerber for a wedding in May of 2008.

1998-99In just his third year as head coach, Morin led the Broncos to 17 wins, the most since 1985, and MAC regular season and tournament championships. The Broncos’ MAC Tournament victory put them in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Western Michigan’s vaunted tennis history. Mohamed Dakki was named MAC Player of the Year and ITA Region IV Rookie of the Year, while Brink was named Academic All-America. Dakki was joined on the all-conference team by Garcia.

Morin arrived in Kalamazoo in 1996 after directing the program at fellow MAC member Bowling Green for five seasons. While with the Falcons, Morin guided the team to three third-place MAC finishes, the school’s highest finish in over a decade. For his efforts, he was awarded the MAC Coach of the Year honor in 1994.

Prior to BGSU, Morin served as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, for one season.

The Broncos’ success on the court and in the classroom mirrors Morin’s own collegiate career at Minnesota. A team captain as a senior, he was a Big 10 singles champion in 1982 and was a member of the 1981 Big 10 championship team. Morin was a member of a championship doubles team at the 1981 National Amateur Championships in Fitchburg, Mass. He also beat the former No. 1 doubles team in the world, Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, during his junior season as a Gopher.

A native of White Bear Lake, Minn., he earned a pair of diplomas from Minnesota, graduating in 1984 with a business degree before completing the necessary course work in education two years later.

Morin and his wife, Gretchen, a former volleyball player at UM, reside in Portage, Mich. The Morins’ have two daughters, Kayla, 12, and Sophie, 9.


2006-07 YEAR IN REVIEW

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2006-07 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Tournaments Duals MAC OverallName Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles TotalR.K. Bacalla 4-8 8-4 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 6-8 11-4 17-12Alex Birchmeier 9-6 16-4 12-10 16-6 4-1 4-1 21-16 32-10 53-26Tim Bradshaw 8-8 14-7 13-7 16-7 5-0 3-1 21-15 30-14 51-29Brady Crosby 9-7 14-7 15-10 18-6 5-0 5-0 24-17 32-13 56-30Kevin Hayward 12-3 7-6 15-7 14-4 4-1 3-1 27-10 21-10 48-20Bryan Norville 11-5 16-4 15-6 16-6 3-2 4-1 26-11 32-10 58-21John Pelton 12-5 10-8 14-9 16-5 3-2 5-0 26-14 26-13 52-27Milan Petercak 1-2 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-1 4-7Alejandro Staub 7-8 11-5 3-2 5-4 0-0 1-0 10-10 16-9 26-19

2006-07 TEAM RESULTSDate Opponent Score Overall/MAC Record 1-2-3-4-5-6 1-2-31/20 at No. 29 Louisville % L 2-5 0-1/0-0 L-W-L-L-W-L L-W-L1/27 at No. 63 Vanderbilt W 5-2 1-1/0-0 L-W-L-W-W-W W-W-W1/28 at No. 31 Middle Tennessee State L 2-5 1-2/0-0 L-L-L-L-W-W L-W-L2/2 at No. 24 Michigan % L 0-7 1-3/0-0 L-L-L-L-L-L L-L-L2/3 Valparaiso % W 7-0 2-3/0-0 W-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W2/3 Xavier % W 6-1 3-3/0-0 W-W-W-L-W-W W-W-W2/4 No. 71 DePaul % W 5-2 4-3/0-0 W-W-L-W-W-L W-W-L2/4 at NCAA D-III No. 13 Kalamazoo College W 6-1 5-3/0-0 W-W-W-W-L-W W-W-W2/16 at No. 50 Wisconsin % L 2-5 5-4/0-0 W-L-L-L-L-L W-W-L2/24 at No. 65 Iowa % W 4-3 6-4/0-0 L-W-L-W-W-L L-W-W3/2 vs. No. 41 Middle Tennessee State # W 4-2 7-4/0-0 W-W-L-u-W-L W-u-W3/2 vs. No. 29 Texas Tech # L 1-4 7-5/0-0 L-L-u-L-L-W •-•-•3/3 vs. No. 36 Old Dominion # L 2-4 7-6/0-0 u-L-L-L-L-W u-W-W3/5 vs. No. 36 Old Dominion L 3-4 7-7/0-0 L-L-L-W-W-W L-L-W3/17 vs. Wright State % W 7-0 8-7/0-0 W-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W3/21 Michigan State % W 6-1 9-7/0-0 L-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W3/23 IPFW %* W 7-0 10-7/1-0 W-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W3/23 NCAA D-II No. 37 Ferris State W 7-0 11-7/1-0 W-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W3/30 Buffalo * W 5-2 12-7/2-0 W-W-W-L-L-W W-W-W4/1 at Purdue % W 5-2 13-7/2-0 L-W-W-W-L-W W-W-W4/7 at Northern Illinois %* W 7-0 14-7/3-0 W-W-W-W-W-W W-W-W4/14 at Ball State %* W 5-2 15-7/4-0 W-W-L-W-L-W L-W-W4/20 Toledo %* W 5-2 16-7/5-0 W-W-W-W-L-L W-L-W4/27 vs. Northern Illinois %@ W 4-0 17-7/5-0 u-W-W-u-W-u u-W-W4/28 vs. Ball State %@ W 4-3 18-7/5-0 L-L-W-W-W-W L-L-u5/11 at No. 10 Illinois %$ L 0-4 18-8/5-0 u-u-L-L-L-u L-u-L

% - ITA Midwest Region match* - Mid-American Conference match# - HEB Invitational (Corpus Christi, texas)@ - Mid-American Conference Tournament (Fort Wayne, Ind.)$ - NCAA Tournament (Urbana, Ill.)u - match did not finish• - match was not played

2006-07 BRONCO AWARDSTeam MVP: Tim Bradshaw/Brady CrosbySingles Player of the Year: John PeltonDoubles Team of the Year: Bryan Norville/Alex BirchmeierMost Improved: Bryan NorvilleTeam Captains: Brady Crosby Tim BradshawHap Sorensen Coach’s Award: Kevin Hayward

2006-07 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONORS

First TeamName School YearJoe Epkey Ball State Sr.Jose Perdomo Ball State So.Brian Livingston Northern Illinois So.Tim Bradshaw Western Michigan Sr.Brady Crosby Western Michigan Sr.Kevin Hayward Western Michigan So.

Second TeamName School YearAaron Phillips Ball State Jr.Nikesh Singh Panthlia Buffalo Jr.Alex Friesen Northern Illinois Jr.Chris Clark Toledo Jr.Jared Miller Toledo So.Alex Birchmeier Western Michigan Jr.

Player of the Year: Joe Epkey, Ball StateNewcomer of the Year: Bret Berryman, Ball StateJack Vredevelt Sportsmanship Award: Brady Crosby, Western MichiganCoach of the Year: Dave Morin, Western Michigan

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1999 NCAA Tournament#1 UCLA 4, Western Michigan 0

Los Angeles, Calif.

siNglEs1. Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) def. Mohamed Dakki (WMU) 6-3, 6-02. Fernando Garcia (WMU) led Zach Fleishman (UCLA) 7-5, 2-33. Ryan Tomlinson (WMU) led Jason Cook (UCLA) 7-6, 1-04. Jong-Min Lee (UCLA) def. Steve Pillon (WMU) 6-3, 6-25. Brandon Kramer (UCLA) led Kyle Gernhofer (WMU) 6-4, 2-16. Marcin Rozpedski (UCLA) def. Jeff Brink (WMU) 6-1, 6-1

DoUBlEs 1. Tomlinson/Pillon (WMU) led Grinda/Lee (UCLA) 6-52. Cook/Kramer (UCLA) def. Dakki/Brink (WMU) 8-23. Chris Sands/Rozpedski (UCLA) def. Demain Pons/Gernhofer (WMU) 8-2

2001 NCAA Tournament#19 Pepperdine 4, Western Michigan 0

Terre Haute, Ind.

siNglEs1. #21 Al Garland (PEP) def. Fernando Garcia (WMU) 6-4, 6-22. #39 Stefan Suter (PEP) def. Steve Pillon (WMU) 6-1, 6-23. Ryan Tomlinson (WMU) tied Sebastien Graeff (PEP) 6-2, 4-6, 1-14. Calle Hansen (PEP) led Ravi Pathanjali (WMU) 6-4, 1-35. Steve Racioppo (PEP) def. Ryan Maarschalk (WMU) 6-1, 6-26. Christian Brattström (WMU) led Gerold Wiring (PEP) 6-4. 2-2

DoUBlEs1. #6 Suter/Graeff (PEP) def. Tomlinson/Maarschalk (WMU) 8-32. Ryan Redondo/Hansen (PEP) def. Pillon/Pathanjali (WMU) 8-33. Garland/Racioppo (PEP) led Garcia/Brattström (WMU 7-3

2004 NCAA Tournament#1 Illinois 4, #60 Western Michigan 0

Atkins Tennis Center • Urbana, Ill.

siNglEs1. #51 Phil Stolt (ILL) led #111 Ravi Pathanjali (WMU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-02. #121 Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. Tommy Dennis (WMU) 6-0, 6-23. Michael Calkins (ILL) led Jose Orozco (WMU) 4-6, 6-1, 3-24. #95 Chris Martin (ILL) def. Brady Crosby (WMU) 6-4, 6-15. G.D. Jones (ILL) def. Justin Kates (WMU) 6-2, 6-46. Jeff French (WMU) led Evan Zeder (ILL) 7-5, 4-4

DoUBlEs1. #5 Brian Wilson/Stolt (ILL) led Pathanjali/Orozco (WMU) 7-32. Calkins/Martin (ILL) def. Dennis/Crosby 8-33. DeHeart/Jones (ILL) def. Dan Grupp/French 8-1

2006 NCAA Tournament#16 Florida 4, #56 Western Michigan 0

DeBois Tennis Complex • Stillwater, Okla.

siNglEs1. #38 Vladimir Obradovic (UF) def. Tim Bradshaw (WMU) 6-2, 6-32. #52 Greg Ouellette (UF) def. Brady Crosby (WMU) 6-1, 6-23. #75 Nestor Briceno (UF) led Jose Orozco (WMU) 6-3, 3-34. Janne Holmia (UF) led Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 4-35. #82 Chris Brandi (UF) def. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) 6-0, 6-36. Ryan Sherry (UF) led Jeff French (WMU) 6-3, 1-2

DoUBlEs1. Obradovic/Holmia (UF) def. Bryan Norville/Crosby (WMU) 8-62. Birchmeier/Orozco (WMU) def. Brandi/Ouellette (UF) 8-63. Stefan Tell/Briceno (UF) def. Bradshaw/French (WMU) 9-8 (2)

2007 NCAA Tournament#10 Illinois 4, #54 Western Michigan 0

Atkins Tennis Center • Urbana, Ill.

siNglEs1. #5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) led Tim Bradshaw (WMU) 6-3, 2-6, 4-12. Brady Crosby (WMU) led #22 Ryan Rowe (ILL) 6-4, 5-53. Marc Spicijaric (ILL) def. Kevin Hayward (WMU) 6-3, 6-14. Ruben Gonzales (ILL) def. Alex Birchmeier (WMU) 6-2, 6-25. G.D. Jones (ILL) def. John Pelton (WMU) 7-6 (2), 7-56. Bryan Norville (WMU) tied Brandon Davis (ILL) 2-6, 7-6 (6)

DoUBlEs1. #8 Anderson/Rowe (ILL) def. #55 Birchmeier/Norville 8-32. Bradshaw/Hayward (WMU) tied Davis/Gonzales (ILL) 6-63. Jones/Spicijaric (ILL) def. Crosby/Pelton (WMU) 8-3

NCAA Tournament Pre-1978

Prior to 1960 singles players and/or doubles teams had to reach the round of 16 in order to obtain one point for their team. Beginning in 1978, regional coaches committees selected the participants.

1936: Carl Fisher — Quarterfinalist — 2 points1952: Ed Foster, Jack Vredevelt — no wins — 0 points1955: Jim Farrell, Ed Foster, Jack Vredevelt, Bud Donnelly — Foster/Vredevelt won first round doubles — 0 points1956: Denny Telder, Larry Yoder — no wins — 0 points1958: John Cook — Round of 16 — 1 point1964: Bob Gill, Mike Goodrich — Goodrich won two rounds of singles, together they won two rounds of doubles — 4 points, tied for ninth1975: Tony Lamerato, Bob Learman — won first round doubles — 1 point1976: Tony Lamerato — no wins — 0 points1977: Bob Learman — won first round singles — 1 point

Information provided by former WMU men’s tennis coach Jack Vredevelt


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1923 2-11924 2-01925 2-21926 6-2-11927 5-1-11928 6-01929 10-01930 12-11931 7-11932 12-1-11933 6-2-11934 13-11935 9-41936 11-31937 10-61938 6-51939 8-71940 12-21941 1-51942 7-41943 3-51944 1-51945 3-41946 6-41947 6-7-11948 4-81949 1-81950 6-61951 5-5

1952 8-51953 5-71954 13-01955 14-21956 11-21957 8-71958 9-41959 11-41960 10-31961 7-71962 5-81963 6-81964 6-111965 9-71966 3-111967 7-61968 9-71969 3-111970 4-91971 3-141972 3-121973 3-91974 8-81975 12-101976 14-71977 17-21978 21-61979 18-71980 19-9

1981 20-91982 22-81983 22-51984 20-61985 22-51986 10-131987 13-101988 12-121989 16-81990 11-151991 16-81992 8-141993 13-81994 9-111995 12-111996 13-81997 11-131998 18-51999 17-102000 14-92001 14-112002 13-132003 19-52004 19-72005 17-72006 25-52007 18-8Total 872-539-5

ALL-TIME SEASON RECORDSAkron 10-0Alabama 1-2Albion 12-0American 2-0Appalachian St. 2-1Ball State 16-28Belmont 2-0Boise State 0-1Bowling Green 31-14Bradley 3-0Brown 0-1Buffalo 11-0Butler 11-0Cal-Fullerton 3-0Cal-Northridge 1-0Calvin 7-0Centenary 1-0Central Florida 1-0Central Michigan 15-2Charlotte 2-0Chicago State 1-0Cincinnati 10-11The Citadel 2-0Colorado 0-1Cornell 1-0Davidson 1-1Dayton 6-0DePaul 7-4Detroit 23-1Duke 1-1Eastern Kentucky 7-2Eastern Illinois 1-0Eastern Michigan 24-2East Tenn. St. 2-0

Evansville 3-1Ferris State 21-4Florida 0-4Florida State 0-3Furman 0-1Georgia 0-1Grand Valley St. 10-0High Point 1-0Hope 3-0Idaho 1-0Idaho State 1-0IPFW 4-0Illinois 2-10Illinois-Chicago 16-0Illinois State 13-5Indiana 12-10Indiana State 3-5Iowa 12-12IUPUI 1-0Jacksonville 3-0Kalamazoo College 16-9Kansas 0-1Kent State 18-1Kentucky 1-11LSU 0-1Lipscomb 7-0Louisiana-Lafayette 0-1Louisville 3-3Loyola (Ill.) 8-0Loyola Marymount 2-0Marshall 8-0Marquette 8-7Memphis 2-0Mercer 1-0

Miami (Ohio) 15-22Miami (Fla.) 0-2Michigan 8-49Michigan State 31-49Michigan Tech 1-0Middle Tenn. St. 1-2Minnesota 0-1Mississippi 4-2Morehead State 2-0Nebraska 3-0Northern Illinois 24-10Northern Iowa 1-0North Carolina 0-2North Carolina St. 1-0Northwestern 5-44Northwood 5-2Notre Dame 21-39Oakland 2-0Ohio 18-9Ohio State 2-5Old Dominion 0-2Olivet 3-0Oral Roberts 0-1Oregon 0-1Pennsylvania 0-1Pepperdine 0-1Purdue 19-21Radford 1-0San Diego 1-1San Diego State 0-1South Alabama 0-1South Carolina 0-1Southern Illinois 1-7Southern Miss. 1-0

St. Bonaventure 1-0Tennessee 1-3Tenn.-Chattanooga 0-2Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-0Texas-Arlington 1-0Texas Tech 0-2Texas-San Antonio 0-1Texas State 1-0Toledo 48-8Towson State 1-0Tulane 0-4UCLA 0-1UC-Riverside 2-2UC-San Diego 2-0UNLV 1-0Valdosta State 2-0Valparaiso 19-0Vanderbilt 12-13-1Virginia Tech 0-1Wake Forest 1-0Wayne State 34-8Western Illinois 2-0Western Kentucky 0-2West Virginia 0-1Wichita State 1-0William & Mary 2-0Wisconsin 7-9Wisc-Green Bay 9-2Wright State 0-1Xavier 4-0Youngstown State 5-0

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

Academic All-MAC2007 Alex Birchmeier Brady Crosby Bryan Norville John Pelton2006 Alex Birchmeier Brady Crosby Jeff French Jose Orozco2005 Tommy Dennis Brady Crosby2004 Tommy Dennis Jose Orozco2003 Tommy Dennis Mike Findling Ryan Maarschalk Ravi Pathanjali2002 Kai Blache Christian Brattström Erik Lindroos Ryan Maarschalk Ravi Pathanjali2001 Fernando Garcia Ryan Maarschalk2000 Jeff Brink Kyle Gernhofer Fernando Garcia1999 Jeff Brink, 1st Tm. Kyle Gernhofer, 1st Fernando Garcia, 1st1998 Jeff Brink, 1st

Kyle Gernhofer, H.M.1997 Kevin Reed, H.M.1994 Aleks Neubauer, 1st Dave Gennero, H.M.1992 Scott Kilgren, H.M.1990 Brent Dickman, H.M. Brandt Wegner, H.M.1989 Brandt Wegner, H.M.1987 Mike Kiewiet, 2nd

MAC Player of the Year2004 Ravi Pathanjali2001 Fernando Garcia1999 Mohamed Dakki1996 Dave Gennero

MAC Newcomer of the Year2005 Alex Birchmeier2004 Brady Crosby2001 Ravi Pathanjali1998 Fernando Garcia

Jack Vredevelt MAC Sportsmanship Award

2007 Brady Crosby2002 Christian Brattström2000 Kyle Gernhofer1998 Kevin Reed1996 Dave Gennero1995 Kevin Foley

MAC Coach of the Year2007 Dave Morin2006 Dave Morin2004 Dave Morin2000 Dave Morin1998 Dave Morin1996 Jack Vredevelt1991 Jack Vredevelt1981 Jack Vredevelt1975 Jack Vredevelt

MAC Indoor Singles Champion1996 Dave Gennero1995 Dave Gennero1990 Greg Winchester1989 Brandt Wegner1987 Mike Kiewiet

ITA All-Academic Team2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002,

2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

ITA Scholar Athletes2007 Alex Birchmeier Brady Crosby John Pelton Milan Petercak2006 Alex Birchmeier Brady Crosby Bryan Norville John Pelton

2005 Alex Birchmeier Brady Crosby Tommy Dennis Bryan Norville2004 Tommy Dennis Justin Kates Jeff French Jose Orozco2003 Tommy Dennis Mike Findling Ryan Maarschalk2002 Kai Blache Ryan Maarschalk2001 Fernando Garcia2000 Jeff Brink Kyle Gernhofer1999 Jeff Brink Kyle Gernhofer

iTA Region iV Rookie of the Year

1999 Mohamed Dakki

CoSIDA Academic All-District IV2007 Alex Birchmeier, 1st Brady Crosby, 1st2006 Brady Crosby, 1st2004 Tommy Dennis2003 Ryan Maarschalk2002 Ryan Maarschalk2001 Fernando Garcia

2000 Jeff Brink Kyle Gernhofer1999 Jeff Brink Kyle Gernhofer

CoSIDA Academic All-American2000 Jeff Brink1999 Jeff Brink

Bronco MVP2007 Tim Bradshaw Brady Crosby2006 Team2005 Jose Orozco2004 Ravi Pathanjali2003 Ryan Maarschalk2002 Ryan Maarschalk2001 Team2000 Team1999 Mohamed Dakki1998 Ondrej Holik1997 Jeff Wheeler

Milwaukee Classic Doubles Champions

1984 R.J. Dunkle/Brian Herman

National Indoor Doubles Qualifier

1984 R.J. Dunkle/Brian Herman

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ALL-TIME BRONCO WIN LIST(Overall Singles/Doubles Victories)

No. Player W L PCT. 1. R.J. Dunkle (1982-85) 213 51 .807 2. Ravi Pathanjali (2000-04) 211 105 .668 3. Jose Orozco (2002-06) 208 98 .680 4. Brady Crosby (2003-07) 204 99 .673 5. Mike Woody (1982-85) 186 74 .715 Kevin Reed (1994-98) 186 126 .596 7. Steve Winsor (1978-81) 183 65 .738 8. Dave Gennero (1993-96) 180 102 .638 9. Ryan Tomlinson (1997-2001) 178 123 .591 10. Steve Pillon (1997-2001) 169 103 .621 11. Greg Winchester (1988-91) 165 114 .591 12. Jeff Brink (1996-2000) 164 82 .667 13. Doug Eyssautier (1984-87) 163 100 .620 14. Ryan Maarschalk (1999-2003) 162 128 .559 15. Tommy Dennis (2001-05) 160 98 .620 16. Fernando Garcia (1997-2001) 157 89 .641 17. Dave Sommerville (1981-84) 155 74 .677 18. Tim Bradshaw (2004-07) 154 63 .710 19. Scott Spoerl (1978-81) 151 56 .729 Paul Walker (1979-82) 151 68 .689 21. Bob Learman (1975-78) 144 50 .742 Kyle Gernhofer (1996-2000) 144 111 .565 23. Brian Herman (1982-84) 141 50 .738 24. Tony Lamerato (1973-76) 138 30 .82125. Alex Birchmeier (2004-present) 132 59 .691 26. Kevin Foley (1991-94) 130 127 .506 27. Bryce Korowin (1983-86) 127 75 .629 28. Mike Kiewiet (1985-87) 125 66 .654 Brent Dickman (1988-91) 125 113 .525 30. Jeff Stassen (1981-83) 121 66 .647 Karl Krauter (1986-89) 121 124 .494 32. Jeff French (2003-06) 120 60 .667 33. Jim Buck (1975-78) 114 81 .585 34. Jeff Wheeler (1995-97) 111 83 .572 35. Brandt Wegner (1988-90) 109 81 .574 Bryan Norville (2004-present) 109 59 .649 37. Jim Panyard (1976-79) 107 48 .690 38. Jack Vredevelt (1952-55) 104 28 .788

ALL-TIME BRONCO COACHING RECORDS

Coach (tenure) W L T PCT.Dave Morin (1996-present) 185 93 0 .665Jack Vredevelt (1974-96) 348 200 0 .635Ed Douma (1973) 3 9 0 .250“Hap” Sorensen (1950-72) 165 156 0 .514Kim Peterson (1948-49) 5 16 0 .238Frank Householder (1943-47) 105 62 1 .628Warren Byrum (1932-33) 18 3 2 .826Lee Hart (1927-31) 40 3 1 .920John Hoekje (1926) 6 2 1 .722None (1923-25) 6 3 0 .667Totals 923 594 5 .608

Singles Victories Records

season34 Fernando Garcia, 1997-98 Mike Kiewiet, 1986-87

Career110 Ravi Pathanjali, 2000-04109 Jose Orozco, 2002-06

longest win streak22 Jack Vredevelt (May 1953-May 1954)21 Mike Kiewiet (Jan-April 1987)20 Ravi Pathanjali (Feb-Sept 2001)

Doubles Victories Records

season30 Greg Winchester/Carl DeBeer, 1991

Career108 R.J. Dunkle, 1982-85

Career-Team88 Ryan Tomlinson/Steve Pillon, 1997-2001

longest win streak19 R.J. Dunkle/Mike Woody, 1983

Overall Victories

season61 Jose Orozco, 2002-03

Career213 R.J. Dunkle, 1982-85

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siNglEs1986 Craig Lehl, No. 61985 R.J. Dunkle, No. 1 Bryce Korowin, No. 61984 R.J. Dunkle, No. 1 Mike Woody, No. 5 Bryce Korowin, No. 61983 Brian Herman, No. 1 R.J. Dunkle, No. 21982 Brian Herman, No. 2 Mike Woody, No. 51981 Steve Winsor, No. 1 Paul Walker, No. 21978 Bob Learman, No. 1 Steve Winsor, No. 3 Mike Rose, No. 41976 Tom Mitchell, No. 61975 Tony Lamerato, No. 1 Scott Frew, No. 61974 Tony Lamerato, No. 11972 John Lamerato, No. 11971 Pat Birney, No. 3 Roger Thurman, No. 41968 Bill Richards, No. 61967 Jack Sartore, No. 41966 Ken Germain, No. 21965 Mike Goodrich, No. 2 Norton Thomas, No. 3 Phil Campbell, No. 41964 Bob Gill, No. 1 Mike Goodrich, No. 21963 Mike Goodrich, No. 2 Norton Thomas, No. 3 Jack Barkenbus, No. 41962 Jack Raffaelli, No. 41961 Fred Zuidema, No. 2

Dick Crawford, No. 41960 John Cook, No. 1 Doug Poort, No. 2 Kent Miller, No. 31959 John Cook, No. 1 Doug Poort, No. 2 Fred Zuidema, No. 3 Kent Miller, No. 41958 John Cook, No. 1 Larry Yoder, No. 2 Jack Raffaelli, No. 31957 Denny Telder, No. 1 Larry Yoder, No. 2 Cliff Strong, No. 3 Jack Raffaelli, No. 41956 Bud Donnelly, No. 1 Denny Telder, No. 2 Larry Yoder, No. 31955 Jim Farrell, No. 2 Jack Vredevelt, No. 3 Bud Donnelly, No. 41954 Jim Farrell, No. 1 Ed Foster, No. 2 Jack Vredevelt, No. 3 Bud Donnelly, No. 41953 Jack Vredevelt, No. 11952 Jack Vredevelt, No. 2 Yale Brandt, No. 3 Dave Kistler, No. 41950 Yale Brandt, No. 3 Dave Kistler, No. 4DoUBlEs1996 Dave Gennero/Kevin Reed, No. 11985 R.J. Dunkle/Mike Woody, No. 11984 Bryce Korowin/Dave Sommerville, No. 3

1983 R.J. Dunkle/Mike Woody, No. 11981 Scott Spoerl/Steve Winsor, No. 11979 Jim Panyard/Mike Rose, No. 21976 Tony Lamerato/Bob Learman, No. 1 Jim Buck/Fritz Dwyer, No. 21973 John & Tony Lamerato, No. 11971 Jerry Smith/Rick Westhoff, No. 11970 Pat Birney/Joel Voelkert, No. 31968 Phil Campbell/Ron Seifert, No. 2 Bill Richards/Norm Werner, No. 31967 Dick Johnson/Jack Sartore, No. 21965 Phil Campbell/Tally Ripelis, No. 31964 Bob Gill/Mike Goodrich, No. 11963 Bob Gill/Mike Goodrich, No. 11961 Kent Miller/Fred Zuidema, No. 11960 John Cook/Doug Poort, No. 1 Kent Miller/Fred Zuidema, No. 21959 John Cook/Doug Poort, No. 11958 John Cook/Larry Yoder, No. 11957 Denny Telder/Larry Yoder, No. 1 Jack Raffaelli/Cliff Strong, No. 21956 Bud Donnelly/Denny Telder, No. 11955 Bud Donnelly/Jim Farrell, No. 1 Ed Foster/Jack Vredevelt, No. 21954 Bud Donnelly/Jim Farrell, No. 1 Ed Foster/Jack Vredevelt, No. 21952 Ed Foster/Jack Vredevelt, No. 21950 Yale Brandt/Don Constant, No. 1

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2007 Tim Bradshaw, 1st Brady Crosby, 1st Kevin Hayward, 1st Alex Birchmeier, 2nd2006 Tim Bradshaw, 1st Brady Crosby, 1st Jose Orozco, 1st Alex Birchmeier, 2nd2005 Brady Crosby, 1st Tommy Dennis, 1st Jose Orozco, 1st Tim Bradshaw, 2nd2004 Tommy Dennis, 1st Ravi Pathanjali, 1st Brady Crosby, 2nd Jose Orozco, 2nd2003 Ryan Maarschalk, 1st Ravi Pathanjali, 1st Tommy Dennis, 2nd2002 Ravi Pathanjali, 1st Ryan Maarschalk, 2nd2001 Fernando Garcia, 1st Ravi Pathanjali, 2nd Steve Pillon, 2nd Ryan Tomlinson, 2nd 2000 Fernando Garcia, 1st Kyle Gernhofer, 2nd Steve Pillon, 2nd Ryan Tomlinson, 2nd1999 Mohamed Dakki, 1st Fernando Garcia, 1st

1998 Ondrej Holik, 1st Kevin Reed, 2nd1997 Jeff Wheeler, 1st Kyle Gernhofer, 2nd Kevin Reed, 2nd1996 Dave Gennero Kevin Reed1995 Dave Gennero1994 Dave Gennero Les Smith1992 Carl DeBeer1991 Greg Winchester Carl DeBeer1990 Brandt Wegner1989 Brandt Wegner Greg Winchester1988 Karl Krauter1987 Mike Kiewiet Doug Eyssautier1986 Mike Kiewiet1985 R.J. Dunkle Mike Kiewiet1984 R.J. Dunkle1983 R.J. Dunkle1982 Brian Herman Dave Sommerville1981 Scott Spoerl Steve Winsor

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Back Row L-R: Dave Kistler, Ed Foster, Jack Vredevelt, Yale Brandt Front Row: Coach Hap Sorensen, Bill Clink, Bob Nuding, Dick Hendershott

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L-R: George Carpenter, Bud Donnelly, Cliff Strong, Ed Foster, Coach Hap Sorensen, Jim Farrell, Jack Vredevelt, Denny Telder

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Back Row L-R: Coach Hap Sorensen, Bob Foutz, Jon Scott, Denny Walton Front Row: Fred Zuidema, Kent Miller, Doug Poort, John Cook

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L-R: Jim Teal, Ken Stick, Burt Wiersema, Norton Thomas, Glenn Sykes, Coach Hap Sorensen, Jack Barkenbus, Mike Rosenow, Ugis Grinbergs, Bob Gill, Mike Goodrich

L-R: Mike Goodrich, Ken Stick, Burt Wiersema, Mike Rosenow, Glenn Sykes, Coach Hap Sorensen, Ugis Grinbergs, Mike Austrins, Stu Garthe, Bob Gill, Fred Wisser

L-R: Steve Hughes, Tom Essenberg, Bob Gill, Gene Havrilenko, Coach Hap Sorensen, Norton Thomas, Tali Ripelis, Phil Campbell, Mike Goodrich

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L-R: Christian Brattström, Head Coach Dave Morin, Ryan Tomlinson, Kai Blache, Steve Pillon, Kyle Gernhofer, Ryan Maarschalk, Asst. Coach Andre Herke, Fernando Garcia, Jeff Brink

L-R: Asst. Coach Patrick Fisher, Brady Crosby, Jeff French, Bryan Norville, Tommy Dennis, Diego Campello, Ravi Pathanjali, Jose Orozco, Justin Kates, Dan Grupp, Head Coach Dave Morin

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