2010 women's tennis guide

Davidson College welcomes your coverage ofwomen's tennis in 2010. For interviews, informa-tion or pictures, please contact Gavin McFarlin ofthe Sports Information Office.

Phone: (704) 894.2635Fax: (704) 894.2636E-mail: [email protected] the covers — The 2010 Women's TennisGuide features seniors Virginia Berry, Ali Goresand Teresa Wang.

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2010 women’s tennis quick factsGeneral Information

School Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson CollegeLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson, N.C.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1837Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,800Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WildcatsSchool Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red (PMS 186) and BlackConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SouthernAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Ross (Davidson ’72)Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78)Home Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Covington Tennis Courts

Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caroline Price (Furman '72)E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2437Career Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361-230 (27)Record at Davidson (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .same (27)Assistant Coach .Andrew Groslimond (Rollins College '04)E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Team Information2009 Team Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-122009 SoCon Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4/5thStarters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/3Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Sports InformationWomen's Tennis Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gavin McFarlinE-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2635Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2636Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.davidsonwildcats.com

2010 table of contentsAthletic Honors . . . . . . . . .IBCDavidson Quick Facts . . . . . .12010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .12010 Roster/Team Photo . . .22010 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . .4-11Class of 2009 . . . . . . . . . .12-13Head Coach Price . . . . . . . .14Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . .142009 Statistics/Results . . . .152010 Opponents . . . . . . . . . .16

Year-By-Year Results . . .17-21Honors & Awards . . . . . . . .22Davidson College . . . . . .23-25Surrounding Area . . . . .26-27Strength & Conditioning28-29Athletic Facilities . . . . . .30-31Academics . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33Student Life . . . . . . . . . . .34-35Athletic Directory . . . . . .36-37Conference Affiliations . . . .38This is Davidson . . . . . . . .IFC

2010 scheduleJan. 30 USC Upstate 3:00

Feb. 1 South Carolina State 1:00 6 Wingate 10:00 a.m.6 North Carolina A&T 3:0013 Gardner-Webb 1:00

19 vs. Radford 1

TBA20 at Virginia Tech 5:0026 East Tennessee State 3:00

Mar. 6 vs. Case Western Reserve 2

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2:0011 at Winthrop 3:0013 Samford * 11:00 a.m.14 Western Carolina * 7:0020 College of Charleston * 10:00 a.m.25 at Appalachian State * 3:0027 Georgia Southern * 10:00 a.m.31 at UNC Greensboro * 3:00

Apr. 1 at Charlotte * 3:006 Elon * 3:0010 at East Carolina * 10:00 a.m.14 at Wofford * 3:0016 Chattanooga * 2:0017 at Furman * 1:00

Southern Conference Tournament Apr. 22-25 Semifinals/Championship

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Boldface type denotes home match*Asterisk denotes SoCon opponent

creditsEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin McFarlinCover Design . . . . . . Lauren Bigger, Gavin McFarlin and Matt HarrisInside Layout & Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information StaffContributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Photography . . . .Sideline Sports, McFarlin, Dorsett Clark, Tim Cowie, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Giduz, Willis Glassgow (WG Sports Photos),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film)Design Programs . . . . . . . . . . . QuarkXPress 8.0, Adobe Photoshop CS

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2010 women’s tennis team

Name Yr. Ht. Hometown High SchoolVirginia Berry Sr. 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C. SpartanburgRomina Clemente So. 5-6 Canton, Ohio The Culver Acad.Katharine Dicconson So. 5-11 Pacific Grove, Calif. Stevenson SchoolSamantha Galainena Jr. 5-6 Burr Ridge, Ill. Hinsdale SouthAli Gores Sr. 5-8 Charlotte, N.C. Saddlebrook PrepAlison Rauh Jr. 5-10 Trier, Germany Friedrich-Wilhelm-GymStephani Synn So. 5-6 Conover, N.C. Hickory HighMolly Verlin Jr. 5-8 Jacksonville, Fla. Home schooledTeresa Wang Sr. 5-6 Charlotte, N.C. North MecklenburgCatherine Wood Fr. 5-5 Greensboro, N.C. Ragsdale

coaching staffName Position Year Alma MaterCaroline Price Head Coach 28th Furman ‘72

Andrew Groslimond Assistant Coach 2nd Rollins College ‘04

roster by classSeniors Ht. HometownVirginia Berry 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C.Ali Gores 5-8 Charlotte, N.C.Teresa Wang 5-6 Charlotte, N.C.

Juniors Ht. HometownSam. Galainena 5-6 Burr Ridge, Ill.Alison Rauh 5-10 Trier, GermanyMolly Verlin 5-9 Jacksonville, Fla.

Sophomores Ht. HometownRomina Clemente 5-6 Canton, OhioK. Dicconson 5-11 Pacific Grove, Calif.Stephani Synn 5-6 Conover, N.C.

Freshmen Ht. HometownCatherine Wood 5-5 Greensboro, N.C.

key top returners Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 2008 StatsVirginia Berry #1-2 5-7 Sr. 1st Team All-SoCon; 17-6 at #2 singles,

11 doubles wins

Ali Gores #3-5 5-8 Sr. 10-13 in singles, 11 doubles wins

Sam Galainena #4-6 5-6 Jr. 8-7 at #6 singles, 5-2 in SoCon play

Alison Rauh #3 5-10 Jr. all seven wins at #3 singles, 7-15 overall

K. Dicconson #5-6 5-11 So. 1-2 in singles, 1-0 doubles action

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Now in her 28th season at the helm,head coach Caroline Price will enter the2010 campaign in solid position to helpthe program capture its first SouthernConference tournament title after finish-ing runner-up three of the past fouryears, and making the quarterfinals a sea-son ago.

The Wildcats look to make it ninestraight years with a winning mark afterconcluding the 2009 slate with an even12-12 mark overall and 6-4 in SoCon play.It was the eighth straight season theWildcats reached double digits in wins.Of coach Price's 27 seasons, the Wildcatshave finished at or above .500 in 22 ofthem.

This year's club will feature the returnof seven letterwinners from a season ago,including All-SoCon First Team memberVirginia Berry. Of the seven returners, sixof them saw action in both singles anddoubles play.

singlesAfter finishing with 100 singles wins

in 2008, Davidson fell a bit short, closing72-68. The ‘Cats had a very impressive36-24 record vs. SoCon foes a year ago,with three players finishing with a win-ning mark in league matches.

• Senior Virginia Berry: Had an veryimpressive junior campaign, going ateam-best 17-6, matching her career highin wins ... was 16-6 at No. 2 ... earned All-SoCon First Team honors after being asecond-team pick last year at No. 2 sin-gles ... had a 9-1 league mark ... had aneight-match win streak last year ... went10-3 in home matches.

• Senior Teresa Wang: Forced to missall of junior season with an injury ...sophomore season saw the senior dropjust two matches ... finished 12-2 overall,including a perfect 5-0 (3-0 SoCon) at No.6 ... had a team-and personal-high 11-match win streak during 2008.

• Senior Ali Gores: Saw first extend-ed action in lineup and responsed with acareer junior season ... one of four ‘Catsto reach double digits in singles wins,going 10-13 ... was an even 5-5 in SoConmatches ... twice had a three-match winstreak.

• Junior Samantha Galainena: Tallieda career-best nine singles wins in secondyear, going 9-9 ... had a 5-2 mark vs.SoCon opponents ... closed second yearwinning five of final six matches ... rat-tled off a four-match win streak duringthat stretch ... mainly filled in at No. 6singles, going 8-7 overall.

• Junior Alison Rauh: Closed sopho-more campaign with a 7-15 record, get-ting three of the wins in SoCon matches... played all 22 matches at No. 3 singles.

• Junior Molly Verlin: Won her firstcollegiate match with a 6-1, 6-0 win vs.

Wingate at No. 6 ... expected to providedepth in the starting lineup.

• Sophomore Katharine Dicconson:Earned first collegiate win with a 6-0, 6-0win over Wingate, Feb. 7 ... will look tofill one of the open singles slots in secondyear ... played in three singles matchesoverall.

• Sophomore Romina Clemente: Adoubles specialist last year for Davidson... went 5-8 in doubles play, getting fourof those wins against league opponents.

• Sophomore Stephani Synn: Missedall of freshman campaign ... was a four-year letterwinner for Hickory High ...saw action in four of the Wildcats 2009Fall events.

newcomer• Freshman Catherine Wood: Played

in three Fall events ... was ranked as highas No. 1 in the state of North Carolina inUTSA Juniors ... ranked as high as 115thin nation per tennisrecruiting.net ... holdsschool records for most wins with 107 insingles and doubles ... MVP, MostImproved and team captain during prepcareer.

doublesDavidson's doubles play finished the

2009 season with a 34-37 mark, and clos-ing with an even 15-15 record in SoConmatches.

• No. 1 position: The Wildcats hadthree players rotate at the No. 1 spot ...the team of Berry and Rauh return aftergoing 5-7 at the top spot ... the duoopened the year winning three of theirfirst four matches ... Davidson was 11-13overall at the No. 1 spot.

• No. 2 position: The Wildcats No. 2spot saw five different combinations asthey all finished with a combined recordof 10-14 ... Rauh and Clemente had themost decisions at No. 2, going 3-6 and 2-5in SoCon play ... Rauh finished with fivetotal wins to pace all Wildcat players.

• No. 3 position: Half of the No. 3team returns as Ali Gores will be lookingfor a new partner ... Gores and MollyMcDevitt went 6-5 as the main No. 3team for Davidson ... they scored five ofthe wins in league matches ... the duo

won six of their first eight matchestogether midway through the season ...Gores also teamed with Galainena for a5-4 record ... Clemente and Dicconsonalso played one match together at No. 3,going 1-0.

the scheduleDavidson will open the season with

four straight home matches, starting onJan. 16 against Presbyterian. Also visitingthe Covington Tennis Courts will beGardner-Webb, USC Upstate andWingate, with the ‘Cats having a com-bined 19-1 all-time against those fourteams.

Besides those four non-conferenceteams, the Wildcats’ non-conferenceschedule will also include Virginia Tech,Radford, East Tennesse State, Winthrop,South Carolina State and cross-countyrival Charlotte. Davidson will also makea trip to Charleston, S.C. to play neutralsite matches vs. Case Western Reserveand Richmond.

The Wildcats will open SoCon play athome against Samford and WesternCarolina, Mar. 13-14. They defeated theBulldogs, who joined the league last year,for the first time, 4-3 . Davidson has fin-ished with at least seven wins againstleague opponents in six of the last sevenyears. The ‘Cats went 6-4 against leagueopponents last season.

The SoCon Tournament takes placeApril 24-25 at the highest seed. Thisyear’s tournament will only feature thetop-four teams in the league standings.Davidson and the rest of the field will belooking once again to knock off Furman,which has taken 10 of the past 12 tourna-ment titles. College of Charleston cap-tured last season’s tournament title. TheWildcats have reached the finals threetimes in the past five season, but have yetto bring home the tournament title.

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Fall 2009: Participated in four of the Wildcats’ five Fall events ...went 2-1 at Davidson Invite with wins over players from Charlotteand Elon, each in straight sets. 2008-09: Followed up strong sophomore campaign with outstand-ing junior season, pacing the team with 17 singles wins ... namedto first-team All-SoCon, second year in a row made either first orsecond team ... also honored with the SoCon SportsmanshipAward, second year in a row a ‘Cat earned the award ... voted theteam's MVP ... finished 9-1 in conference singles, a team-best andtied for second-best in the league ... 16 of 17 wins were at No. 2singles, best in the league at that position ... at one point duringseason, won 12 of 13 singles matches, including a career-best eightstraight ... went 10-3 at home in singles play ... added another 11wins in doubles, teaming with either Alison Rauh or MicheleFanney at No. 1.2007-08: One of six 'Cats to record double-digit wins in singles ...named to second-team All-SoCon at No. 2 singles ... finished 6-3 inconference singles ... went 8-1 at home in singles matches ...teamed with Kelsey Linville to win 11 of first 13 doubles matches.2006-07: Posted remarkable numbers in her freshman campaign ...recorded a team-high 17 singles victories ... finished 5-3 in confer-ence singles and a perfect 5-0 in conference doubles ... teamed withclassmate Teresa Wang to win eight straight doubles matches toend the season. Beyond the Baseline: A three-time team MVP, all-region and all-state performer at Spartanburg High … claimed the 2006 StateSingles Championship after posting a 17-0 record … ledSpartanburg to a pair of runner-up finishes in the state tournament… named a high school All-American in her final season … grad-uated Magna Cum Laude in Latin.

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Virginia Berry

BERRY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2007 17-5 5-3 14-4 5-02008 14-8 6-3 16-8 5-42009 17-6 9-1 11-13 4-6Totals 48-19 20-7 41-25 14-10

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Fall 2009: Reached the finals of the ‘C’ singles draw at the Va. TechHokie Fall Classic ... played in three of the five Fall events ... netteda win each in singles and doubles at the Davidson Invite. 2008-09: Saw first extended action in the starting lineup and fin-ished with personal bests of 10 singles wins and 11 doubles wins ...given the team's Vinson Award ... the Wildcats' No. 4 player, thejunior was 7-13 at that position and a perfect 3-0 at No. 3 and 5 ...opened the season winning first three matches over South CarolinaState, Wingate and Liberty ... picked up another five wins inleague play, one of five Wildcats to score five league wins ... eightof the 10 wins came on the Wildcats' home court ... the 11 doubleswins were second-best on the team ... teamed with Molly McDevittfor six of the wins, getting five of them in league matches (5-2) ...at one time, rattled off a four-match doubles win streak, tallyingwins over Wofford, CSU Bakersfield, Chattanooga and UNCGreensboro.2007-08: Advanced to the finals in the flight seven singles bracketat the Fall Wake Forest Invite.2006-07: Did not see game action during her freshman campaign. Beyond the Baseline: Won four state championships at Country Dayfor Coach Calvin Davis … four-time all-state and all-conferenceperformer … recorded an undefeated doubles record and loss justone singles match during her high school career … ranked as highas 50th in the National Girls Rankings … named team MVP andrecipient of the Coach's Award … a member of the National HonorSociety.

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Ali Gores

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Fall 2009: Scored a three-set win in consolation round of ‘C’ singlesdraw at the Wake Forest Invite ... made the semifinals of the ‘C’ sin-gles bracket at Va. Tech Hokie Fall Classic, getting wins over playersfrom App. State and Radford ... scored a singles win over UNCGplayer, 2-6, 6-0, 10-5, at the Davidson Invite.2008-09: Forced to miss all of junior campaign with a preseasoninjury ... during Fall of 2008, reached consolation finals at the CofCInvitational ... teamed with Michele Fanney in doubles at the ITARegionals and also competed in singles play.2007-08: Matched career highs with 12 singles wins and 14 doubleswins ... rattled off 11 straight singles victories from Jan. 26-Apr. 11 ...won six of her seven conference matches, including three of four athome ... was a perfect 5-0 (3-0 in league matches) at the No. 6 singlesspot.2006-07: Recorded an impressive 12-6 overall singles record in herfreshman season ... won seven of last ten games including a 5-1record in conference.Beyond the Baseline: Claimed the Girl's Singles 4A StateChampionship as a sophomore at North Mecklenburg High … atwo-time Charlotte Observer Women's Tennis Player of the Year …named first-team all-state and all-regional twice … a 2005 NCHSAA4A women's doubles finalist … named Valedictorian of her seniorclass.

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Teresa Wang

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Fall 2009: Took part in three of the five Wildcat Fall events ... scoredfirst Fall singles win at CofC Invitational, a 6-4, 6-1 win over a play-er from cross-county rival Charlotte ... netted a singles win atDavidson Invite, while also teaming up with Ali Gores for an 8-5doubles win over a duo from Elon.2008-09: Became a regular in the starting lineup, playing the No. 6position for Davidson as a sophomore ... sported a 9-9 overall markand had a 5-2 league mark, second-best on the team ... eight of thewins came at the No.6 spot, while the ninth win was at No. 4 in astraight set victory over Wingate ... from Mar. 25-Apr. 1, netted fourstraight singles wins, picking up victories over Wofford, CSUBakersfield, Chattanooga and UNC Greensboro ... closed the yearwinning six of last eight singles matches ... twice shutout opponentin straight set 6-0, 6-0 wins over Western Carolina and Chattanooga... registered another five wins in doubles action, playing mainly No.3 ... took home wins in two of last three doubles matches, includingan 8-3 win over Georgia Southern in quarterfinals of the SoConTournament ... matched up with Alison Rauh at the 2008 Fall CofCInvitational for a 2-1 doubles mark, reaching the finals in the "B1"bracket.2007-08: Sported a 3-0 mark in freshman campaign in singles anddoubles combined … both singles wins came at No. 5 and werestraight-set 6-0, 6-0 wins over Wingate and Queens … teamed withSkeeters for first collegiate doubles win at No. 3 with an 8-6 decisionover Radford … in second collegiate fall event in 2007, captured herfirst singles flight bracket with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win over a play-er from Louisville in the finals … took home second singles title ofthe fall at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships at SouthCarolina.Beyond the Baseline: Three-year letterwinner at Hinsdale South …freshman prep season was No. 1 doubles … was top-eight as asophomore in singles action.

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SamanthaGalainena

GALAINENA’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2008 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-02009 9-9 5-2 5-5 1-1Totals 11-9 5-2 6-5 1-1

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2008-09: Earned first collegiate win with a 6-1, 6-0 victory overWingate, Feb. 7, at No. 6 position ... competed in two of the three2008 fall events for Davidson … finished seventh in the "B2" singlesbracket at CofC Invitational … one of seven 'Cats to play singles atthe 2008 Virginia Tech Invite.2007-08: Did not see aciton in any official spring matches … playedin one of the four fall events for Davidson … played in a round-robin singles flight at Wake Forest Invitational.Beyond the Baseline: Parents were both Davidson graduates …father, Tom Verlin, was part of the 1972-1976 Wildcat men's basket-ball team … mother, Dea Verlin (Booth) was part of the firstwomen's tennis team at Davidson … also lettered in basketball dur-ing prep career.

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Molly Verlin

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2008-09: The Wildcats main No. 3 player fashioned a 7-15 singlesmark and went 10-14 in doubles action ... during mid-season, thesophomore won five of seven singles matches with victories overJacksonville, College of Charleston, Western Carolina, Brown andCSU Bakersfield ... closed out season with wins in four of last fivedoubles matches, including back-to-back doubles wins againstGeorgia Southern and Furman at the SoCon Tournament ... seven ofthe 10 doubles wins came at home ... garnered a sixth-place finish inthe "A1" singles bracket at 2008 Fall CofC Invitational … went to 2-1in doubles at the invite … went 2-2 in singles play at the 2008Virginia Tech Fall Invite … also reached quarterfinals in doublesplay, picking up three wins with Katharine Dicconson.2007-08: Started collegiate career with three straight singles winsover Winthrop, Gardner-Webb and USC Upstate … four of five sin-gles victories came at No. 5 … scored first conference win with 7-6,6-4 win over Elon, Apr. 2 … teamed with Whelan for a 10-3 doublesmarks … won their first four straight doubles matches and nine ofthe wins came at No. 3 … played in three of four fall invitationals asfreshman … teamed with Meredith Skeeters at SouthernIntercollegiate Championships to take the B-3 doubles title.Beyond the Baseline: Ranked 131th in German National women'srankings senior year … continuely ranked in top-25 of her agegroup in Germany during prep career … as junior, won three dou-bles ITF-tournaments in England, Switzerland and Germany … asfreshman won one ITF tournament in singles action and ranked 277in junior world rankings (ITF).

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Alison Rauh

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Fall 2009: Played in four of the five Fall events ... picked up a sin-gles win at the Va. Tech Hokie Fall Classic ... went a perfect 3-0 atthe Davidson Invite, scoring wins of 6-1, 6-0 vs. Charlotte, a 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 vs. UNCG and a 7-5, 6-3 vs. Elon.2008-09: In first collegiate match, earned a 6-0, 6-0 shutout winagainst Wingate at No. 5 singles ... the freshman also played sin-gles matches vs. Georgia Southern and College of Charleston ...won lone doubles match with Romina Clemente as the freshmenduo scored an 8-1 win vs. Wingate at home ... finished 2008 Fallseason with three straight singles wins at the Virginia Tech Invite. Beyond the Baseline: A four-year letterwinner in tennis atStevenson School ... also participated in lacrosse senior year ofprep career ... garnered MVP honors all four years of her prep ten-nis career ... a captain her junior and senior year, was given thePirate and Sportsmanship Awards her senior season ... played No.1 all four years.

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KatharineDicconson

DICCONSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2009 1-2 0-2 1-0 0-0Totals 1-2 0-2 1-0 0-0

Fall 2009: Reached the consolation semifinals of ‘A2’ singles drawat CofC Invite to start Fall season ... picked up a win over a UNCGreensboro player at the Wake Forest Invitational. 2008-09: A doubles specialist during freshman season, saw actionat either No. 2 or 3 position ... closed with a 5-8 overall mark and4-6 league record ... teamed with Alison Rauh at No. 2 for three ofthe five victories ... first collegiate doubles match, scored an 8-1win with Katharine Dicconson against Wingate ... teamed withMichele Fanney for doubles wins over Georgia Southern andWestern Carolina in SoCon matches. Beyond the Baseline: A four-year letterwinner at CulverAcademies ... finished prep career with an 80-6 record ... reachedstate final four in singles as a sophomore ... helped lead the teamto the state finals as a freshman…as a senior prepster earnedAcademic All-State honors ... other academic honors included:Cum Laude Society, Batten Scholarship recipient; SpanishHonorary Society.

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RominaClemente

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Fall 2009: Second invite of Fall season, rattled off two singles winsto reach consolation finals of the ‘B’ singles draw at Wake ForestInvite ... also earned a doubles win at the invite with VirginiaBerry, an 8-3 triumph over ASU ... recorded singles wins (6-1, 6-2and 6-1, 5-7, 10-2) over players from Elon and UNC Greensboro atthe Davidson Invite.2008-09: Did not see any action in matches during freshman cam-paign ... had a nice opening debut in her first official 2008 Fall col-legiate event, advancing all the way to the finals in the ‘B1’ brack-et with straight set wins over players from Charleston Southern,Charlotte and Coastal Carolina. Beyond the Baseline: A four-year letterwinner for Hickory High ...played both the first and second singles positions.

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Stephani Synn

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Fall Season – 2009: First collegiate Fall event at CofC Invite, nettingtwo singles wins ... took part in three of five fall events ... sported a 2-1mark at the Davidson Invite, tallying 6-4, 6-1 and 6-4, 6-2 victories overplayers from Charlotte and UNC Greensboro.Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner ... was ranked as high as No. 1in the state of North Carolina in UTSA Juniors ... ranked as high as 115thin nation per tennisrecruiting.net and been part of "Hot 100" list manytimes ... all-conference and all-region pick all four years of prep career ...an all-state pick in both singles and doubles ... led Ragsdale to state titlein 2005 ... holds school records for most wins with 107 in singles and

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Catherine Wooddoubles ... been an MVP, Most Improved and team captain ... graduatedin top-10 of class of 350 ... member of National Honor Society, a NationalMerit Scholar and an AP Scholar with Distinction ... graduated earlyfrom Ragsdale and volunteered at Moses Cone hospital in spring of sen-ior prep career.

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2008-09: Saw action in six matches, going 5-1 in singles actionand 2-1 in doubles play ... opened senior season with a straightset 6-1, 6-4 win over Winthrop at No. 5 ... scored four of five sin-gles wins at No. 6 position ... went a perfect 2-0 in league match-es to close out career a very impressive 20-1 vs. SoCon ... pairedwith Alison Rauh in doubles, winning both of their matches ...four of six singles matches were won in straight sets ... close outsingles career with a .821 winning percentage (46-10) ... in onlyfall event of 2008, picked up two singles wins to reach the semi-finals at the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational.2007-08: Won seven of her eight matches in junior season ...scored five wins combined in both singles and doubles playagainst SoCon opponents ... overall in singles and doubles play,lost just three matches combined on the year ... closed out seasonwinning final four singles matches ... went a perfect 3-0 at No. 3and 4 singles.2006-07: Compiled a 15-4 overall singles record, including ateam-best 7-1 mark in conference ... won eight of her last ten sin-gles matches ... compiled a team-high 16 wins in doubles play.2005-06: Named second-team all-conference in singles as a fresh-man … tabbed SoCon Player of the Week (3/28/06) and April'sPlayer of the Month … finished a perfect 9-0 in league singlesmatches and 19-4 overall … won nine straight matches a claimed17 of her final 18 singles contests.Beyond the Baseline: A three-year letterwinner at CulverAcademies (C77-1ulver, Ind.) for Coach Jarin Jaffee ... as a seniorshe was a member of the Cum Laude Society.

Silven, BulgariaCulver AcademiesEconomics

Lora Dushanova

DUSHANOVA’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2006 19-4 9-0 14-8 8-12007 15-4 7-1 16-7 4-42008 7-1 2-0 6-2 3-02009 5-1 2-0 2-1 0-0Totals 46-10 20-1 38-18 15-5

2008-09: The Wildcats’ No. 1 singles player as senior ... one offour players to reach double-digit wins in singles with an 11-12record ... six of the wins were against SoCon opponents ... namedto the All-SoCon Second Team, No. 1 singles position ... had sea-son-best three match win streak with wins over Wofford, CSUBakerfield and Chattanooga ... also during that streak, rattled offthree straight doubles wins with Virginia Berry vs. those teams... won three of first four doubles matches with Molly McDevitt... closed out career reaching double figures in wins in three ofthe four years in singles and two of the four in doubles ... had arecord of 55-39 in doubles play ... took part in all three Fallevents during 2008 Fall season … earned first singles win of theFall at the Virginia Tech Invite with a 6-1, 7-5 victory to reach thequarterfinals.2007-08: Served as Wildcats' No. 3 and 4 singles player as a jun-ior, sporting an 11-10 mark at those positions … Six of her career-high tying 13 singles wins were against SoCon foes … rattled offseason-best four-match singles win streak to start month of April… teamed with Wang for 14 doubles wins, second-best on theteam … picked up two of the doubles wins in Wildcats run toSoCon Championship finals.2006-07: Posted a winning record as the Cats' 2 seed and 13-10singles record overall ... paired with Dushanova to tally 15 dou-bles victories ... posted a win against College of Charleston in theSoCon semis.2005-06: Competed as the Wildcats' No. 2 seed her freshmancampaign … paired with Lindsey Powel to post a 15-9 overallmark and 5-4 clip in SoCon competition … the duo posted eightconsecutive doubles wins in March.Beyond the Baseline: Four-time letterwinner for Coach Remick atFrank W. Cox ... led the Falcons to the 3-A State crown as a senior... claimed the regional crown in singles and doubles all four years... advanced to the state semifinals as a senior in both singles anddoubles competition.

Virginia Beach, Va.Frank W. CoxHistory

Michele Fanney

FANNEY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2006 7-18 4-5 15-10 5-42007 13-10 5-3 15-6 3-32008 13-10 6-3 14-10 5-42009 11-12 6-4 11-13 6-4Totals 44-50 21-15 55-39 19-15

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Lora Dushanova Michele Fanney

Andrew begins is sec-ond year as assistant coachwith the Davidson

women's tennis program after being hiredby head coach Caroline Price on Oct. 27,2008.

Prior to coming to Davidson, he was atennis instructor working for the TennisAcademy of the South for the past fouryears, which is run by his father inAtlanta, Ga.

In addition to his working at the acad-emy, Groslimond recently was also a vol-unteer assistant coach for the GeorgiaTech men's tennis team in the fall of 2006through the spring of 2007.

A standout tennis player himself,Groslimond was a four-year member ofthe Rollins College men's tennis team inWinter Park, Fla. Twice, he helped leadthe Tars deep into the Division II NationalChampionships. In 2001, Groslimond wasa member of the Tars team that won theNational Championship. Then in 2004, heassisted in leading the team to the 2004semifinals in the D-II NationalChampionships.

Groslimond was ranked as high as 21stthree different times (2001, 2003 & 2004)in doubles during his four-year playingcareer at the D-II level.

He graduated with a degree inEnvironmental Studies in 2004 fromRollins College. Upon his graduation, hestarted working at the Tennis Academy ofthe South.

Groslimond and the former AmbraGunderson, reside in Davidson, N.C.

Caroline Priceenters her 28th sea-son as the headwomen's tenniscoach. She beganher exemplary

tenure at Davidson in 1983 and has sinceguided the Wildcats to one national cham-pionship and 21 winning seasons, includ-ing seven straight years, before Davidsonwent 12-12 last year in 2008-09.

The women's tennis program is one oftwo female programs at Davidson tomake a national tournament appearance,and among active Davidson coaches,Price has the highest overall winning per-centage (.616) of any women's team.

Entering the 2009-2010 women's tennisseason, Price has an overall record of 361-230 and is 91-51 in Southern Conferenceduals.

After opening the season 4-7, Priceguided the Wildcats to an 8-5 mark downthe stretch, including a 4-1 win in the'Cats SoCon Tournament opener againstGeorgia Southern, to finish the 2009 cam-paign at 12-12 and 6-4 in league play. Thewinning mark in SoCon matches was theeighth straight season the Wildcats havesported a winning record against theirSoCon-foes. Davidson also again had awinning record at home, sporting an 8-4mark.

For the third time in the past fouryears, Price led the Wildcats to the finalsof the SoCon Tennis Championships asDavidson concluded with a 19-6 overallmark (7-2 in SoCon) in 2008. The 19 winsmarked the fifth straight season theWildcats had taken home at least 15 winsor more in a single season. Of the 19 wins,10 of them came on the Wildcats' homecourt as they won their first 10 straighthome matches, before falling to close outthe regular season.

The 2007 campaign saw Price guidethe Wildcats to an 18-7 overall mark andappearance in the 2007 SoCon Women’sTennis Championship Semifinals beforefalling to College of Charleston.

Price garnered her third and mostrecent SoCon Coach of the Year honorsduring 2001-02 season when her teamposted 18 victories. The 2002-03 team fol-lowed with a 13-6 season and an appear-ance in the Southern Conference champi-onship match for the first time since theformat of the tournament changed in1998. And last year, although their hopesfor a championship were dashed byCollege of Charleston in the semifinals ofthe SoCon Tournament, the Wildcats post-ed eight regular-season conference wins,the most ever in school history.

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28th Year at DavidsonFurman ‘72Record: 361-230

Caroline Price

price fileCollege: Furman '72

Degree: B.A. Physical Education

Overall Record: 349-218

SoCon Record: 91-51

Tournament Wins: 1984 Division III

NCAA Champions

SoCon Honors:

1994, 1996, 2002 SoCon Coach of the Year

21 Winning Seasons

In Price's second year atDavidson, she led the team to the1984 NCAA Division III NationalChampionship, the only nationalchampionship ever earned by aDavidson athletic team. In 1985, theWildcats returned to the NCAATournament but lost in the finals to theUniversity of San Diego. That year, the'Cats set a new school record for wins in aseason with 21.

Coach Price was faced with a newchallenge in 1987 as Davidson began com-peting at the Division I level without theadvantage of scholarships. Despite thelack of funds and the marked increase incompetition, Price's teams still managedto garner more wins than losses. It wasnot until the 1990-91 season, the first timeDavidson College offered scholarships towomen, that Price was able to offer schol-arships to her players.

In 1993, Davidson started competing asa member of the SoCon after a successfultwo-year stint (including one leaguechampionship) as a member of the BigSouth Conference. Moving up yet anotherlevel in competition, the Wildcatsresponded to the newest challenge by fin-ishing the season 12-5 for a second-placefinish in the league.

Since their introduction to the SoConmore than a decade ago, Price's teamshave found great success. Thanks to the'Cats' impressive 6-1 record in conferenceplay in 1994, Price earned SouthernConference Coach-of-the-Year honors. Shewas recognized again in 1996 after lead-ing the Wildcat squad to a 5-2 leaguerecord.

A 1972 graduate of Furman, Priceearned a bachelor of arts degree in physi-cal education. Before her arrival atDavidson, she served as East Carolina'sDirector of Men's and Women's Tennis.

2nd Year at DavidsonRollins Coll. ‘04

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2009 schedule/results (12-12, 6-4 SoCon)Date Opponent Location Results

1/ 21 Winthrop Davidson, N.C. 1- 6 L2/ 2 South Carolina State Davidson, N.C. 6- 1 W

7 Wingate Davidson, N.C. 7- 0 W7 Liberty Davidson, N.C. 5- 2 W

14 at No. 41 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 0- 7 L19 at No. 11 UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. 0- 7 L27 East Carolina Davidson, N.C. 5- 2 W

3/ 1 at North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 0- 7 L2 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 3- 4 L

14 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, Ga. 2- 5 L15 at College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 3- 4 L21 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 7- 0 W23 Brown Davidson, N.C. 1- 6 L25 Wofford* Davidson, N.C. 6- 1 W27 Cal State Bakersfield Davidson, N.C. 7- 0 W28 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. 4- 3 W29 at Samford* Birmingham, Ala. 4- 3 W

4/ 1 UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 2- 5 L3 Charlotte Davidson, N.C. 3- 4 L7 Appalachian State* Davidson, N.C. 7- 0 W

10 Elon* Davidson, N.C. 6- 1 W18 Furman* Davidson, N.C. 1- 6 L24 vs. Georgia Southern1 Elon, N.C. 4- 1 W25 vs. Furman1 Elon, N.C. 1- 4 L

Boldface indicates home gameRankings of opponents based on their ranking when Davidson played them

1Southern Conference Tournament, Elon, N.C. (campus of Elon)

2009 statistics (12-12, 6-4 socon)singlesPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 OverallVirginia Berry 1-0 16-6 (9-1) 17-6 (9-1)Katharine Dicconson 1-0 0-2 (0-2) 1-2 (0-2)Lora Dushanova 0-1 1-0 4-0 (2-0) 5-1 (2-0)Michele Fanney 11-12 (6-4) 11-12 (6-4)Samantha Galainena 1-0 0-2 (0-2) 8-7 (5-0) 9-9 (5-2)Ali Gores 1-0 7-13 (5-5) 2-0 10-13 (5-5)Molly McDevitt 1-0 0-2 8-8 (5-3) 1-0 10-10 (5-3)Alison Rauh 7-15 (3-7) 7-15 (3-7)Molly Verlin 1-0 1-0Totals 12-12 17-6 8-15 8-16 12-10 15-9 72-68SoCon Totals 6-4 9-1 3-7 5-5 5-5 7-2 36-24

doublesTeam #1 #2 #3 OverallFanney/McDevitt 0-1 3-5 3-6Berry/Rauh 5-7 (0-3) 0-1 5-8 (0-3)Dushanova/Galainena 0-1 0-1Galainena/Gores 5-4 (1-1) 5-4 (1-1)Clemente/Dicconson 1-0 1-0Clemente/Fanney 2-2 (2-1) 2-2 (2-1)Gores/McDevitt 6-5 (5-2) 6-5 (5-2)Berry/Fanney 6-5 (4-3) 6-5 (4-3)Clemente/Rauh 3-6 (2-5) 3-6 (2-5)Dushanova/Rauh 2-0 2-0Totals 11-13 10-14 13-10 34-37SoCon Totals 4-6 4-6 7-3 15-15

Virginia Berry was named to the All-SoCon FirstTeam after going 17-6 in 2009.

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all-time record vs. opponents

Opponent W L First LastAlabama 0- 1American 1- 0App. State 22- 2 2009Armstrong Atlantic 0- 3Atlantic Christian 1- 0Ball State 2- 0Belleview 1- 0Belmont-Abbey 2- 0Berry 0- 1Boston University 1- 3 2008Bowling Green 1- 0Brown 0- 1 2009 2009Bryn Mawr 1- 0BYU-Hawaii 1- 0Cal St. Bakersfield 1- 0 2009 2009 Cal St. Northridge 1- 0Campbell 1- 6Case Western 0- 0 2010 2010Catawba 3- 0Central Florida 0- 1Charleston Southern 6- 0Charlotte 15- 8 2009Chattanooga 12- 7 2009Cincinnati 1- 0Coastal Carolina 3- 1Coll. of Charleston 4- 24 2009Colorado 0- 2Columbia 0- 1Connecticut 1- 0Cornell 1- 0Cuesta 1- 0Dartmouth 1- 0Denison 1- 0Duke 0- 2Duquesne 2- 0East Carolina 12- 2 2009Elon 11- 0 2009Emory 1- 0East Tennessee St. 14- 5 2010Flagler College 1- 0Furman 2- 30 2009Gardner-Webb 6- 0 2010George Mason 1- 1Georgetown 4- 1George Washington 1- 0Georgia Tech 2- 6Georgia Southern 17- 5 2009Guesta College 1- 0Guilford 4- 3Hampton 1- 0Haverford 4- 0Hawaii 0- 1High Point 8- 1Hope 2- 1Jacksonville 0- 2 2008 2009James Madison 1- 4Kalamazoo College 4- 0Kansas 0- 1Kenyon 2- 1Lenoir Rhyne 1- 0Liberty 7- 0 2009Louisville 1- 0

Opponent W L First LastMars Hill 1- 0Marshall 9- 2Mary Washington 1- 0Memphis 0- 1Middle Tenn. State 1- 0Millsap 1- 0Murray State 1- 1NC A&T 1- 0North Florida 0- 1 2009 2009UNC Asheville 6- 0UNC Greensboro 14- 6 2009UNC Wilmington 1- 0North Carolina 0- 7 2009North Carolina State 1- 12Northern Colorado 1- 0Notre Dame 0- 1Oberlin 1- 0Ohio 3- 0Old Dominion 1- 2Pacific 0- 1Peace 3- 2Penn State 0- 1Pfieffer 4- 0Pittsburgh 1- 0Portland 1- 0Presbyterian 5- 1 2010Queens 7- 0Radford 5- 0 2010Richmond 0- 5Rutgers 0- 1St. Mary’s College 1- 0Samford 1- 0 2009 2009San Francisco 1- 0San Francisco State 1- 0Santa Clara 0- 1Seton Hall 0- 2Skidmore 1- 0South Carolina 0- 7South Carolina State 4- 0 2009Southern Illinois 0- 1Temple 1- 0Tulane 0- 1Ursinus 1- 0USC Upstate 1- 0 2010Vanderbilt 0- 1Va. Commonwealth 2- 0Virginia 0- 1Virginia Tech 0- 14 2009Wake Forest 1- 1Washington College 1- 0West Virginia 0- 1Western Carolina 22- 0 2009Western Michigan 1- 2Wichita State 0- 1William & Mary 0- 1Wingate 5- 0 2009Winthrop 16- 4 2009Wofford 17- 1 2009Xavier 1- 0

*Bold denotes 2010 opponents

1978 - 9-8 (independent)

3/ 17 Pfeiffer 8- 1 W

20 at Converse 6- 3 W

21 at Peace 3- 6 L

24 N. C. State 5- 4 W

28 Wake Forest 0- 9 L

29 Harvard 2- 7 L

30 at N. C. State 3- 6 L

31 at Queens 9- 0 W

4 / 4 at Furman 4- 5 L

5 UNC Charlotte 8- 1 W

7 East Carolina 6- 3 W

10 at UNC Charlotte 7- 5 W

17 Furman 2- 7 L

Boldface type denotes home match


3/ 13 High Point 6- 3 W

16 Winthrop 8- 1 W

17 at ETSU 8- 1 W


21 at James Madison 2- 7 L

23 Kalamazoo College 9- 0 W

23 Ohio University 5- 4 W

25 Furman 2- 7 L

26 Hope College 7- 2 W


31 Peace Junior College 5- 1 W

4/ 1 UNC Charlotte 5- 4 W

4 Marshall 9- 0 W

5 at UT-Chattanooga 6- 3 W

7 Presbyterian 7- 2 W

9 at Appalachian State 8- 1 W

10 Western Carolina 8- 1 W

14 at Guilford 6- 3 W


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3/ 9 Converse 9- 0 W

14 Mars Hill 9- 0 W

15 at Lenoir-Rhyne 9- 0 W

19 at Atlantic Christian 9- 0 W

20 at East Carolina 6- 3 W

21 Queens College 9- 0 W


27 at VCU 9- 0 W

29 Presbyterian 4- 5 L

30 at Wake Forest 4- 5 L

4/ 6 at Guilford 3- 6 L

7 Gardner-Webb 5- 0 W

10 at College of Charleston 2- 7 L

12 High Point 4- 5 L

13 Peace Junior College 7- 2 W

16 Emory 5- 4 W

16 UNC-Asheville 9- 0 W

19 at Pfieffer 7- 0 W

21 ETSU 6- 3 W



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3/ 10 Rice 0- 9 L

12 at Mars Hill 9- 0 W

15 at Gardner-Webb 8- 1 W

16 Radford 8- 1 W

19 Skidmore 9- 0 W

21 at ETSU 4- 5 L

23 Kalamazoo 7- 2 W

25 Sweet Briar 9- 0 W


30 at High Point 6- 3 W

31 William & Mary 0- 9 L

4/ 1 at East Carolina 6- 3 W

5 at Presbyterian 3- 6 L

6 Marshall 8- 1 W

11 Guilford 3- 6 L

12 at Converse 6- 3 W

15 at Emory 9- 0 W

15 at Southern Birmingham 6- 3 W


18 at Furman 4- 5 L

24 Appalachian State 8- 1 W

25 UNC Greensboro 9- 0 W



3/ 8 Mary Baldwin1 9- 0 W

9 at Emory1 6- 3 W

11 Mars Hill 9- 0 W

12 Haverford 8- 1 W

13 Gardner Webb 9- 0 W

15 at Radford 8- 1 W

18 Virginia Tech 1- 8 L


24 at Georgia Tech 1- 8 L

25 High Point 6- 3 W


27 ETSU 6- 3 W



4/ 1 Furman 5- 4 W

3 at UNC Greensboro 6- 3 W



10 Pfeiffer 6- 3 W


16 at Guilford 2- 7 L

17 at Winthrop 6- 3 W

NCAA Tournament

5/ 6 vs. Pomona-Pitzer 6- 3 W

6 vs. Franklin & Marshall 5- 2 W

7 vs. UC San Diego 1- 8 L

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3/ 6 N. C. State 0- 9 L

9 Haverford 9- 0 W

11 at Duke 0- 9 L

15 at Peace 2- 7 L


19 Rutgers 2- 7 L

24 at Kalamazoo College 8- 1 W

26 at Presbyterian 8- 1 W


4/ 4 at Millsaps College 9- 0 W

5 at Mary Wash. College 6- 3 W

6 at Emory 7- 2 W




13 Emory 3- 6 L

15 at Furman 2- 7 L

16 UNC Charlotte 4- 5 L

22 Guilford 3- 6 L



3/ 13 High Point 6- 3 W

16 Winthrop 8- 1 W

17 at ETSU 8- 1 W


21 at James Madison 2- 7 L


23 Ohio 5- 4 W

25 Furman 2- 7 L

26 Hope College 6- 2 W

28 at NC State 0- 9 L

31 Peace 5- 1 W

4 / 1 UNC Charlotte 4- 5 L

4 Marshall 9- 0 W

5 at UT-Chattanooga 6- 3 W




14 at Guilford 6- 3 W


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1 / 26 Duke 0- 9 L

at Coll. of Charleston 2- 7 L

2 / 29 Ball State 8- 1 W

30 Ball State 9- 0 W

3 / 4 Penn State 0- 6 L

5 Unsinus 9- 0 W

Richmond 0- 9 L

Haverford 6- 1 W

12 Bryn Mawr 0- 8 L

14 George Mason 4- 5 L


20 at Kalamazoo 8- 1 W

21 ETSU 6- 3 W



at Hope College 2- 7 L


29 at Furman 2- 7 L

31 at Pfeiffer 7- 2 W

4 / 5 at UNC Charlotte 2- 7 L


9 Marshall 9- 0 W

10 at UT-Chattanooga 0- 9 L

12 at N.C. State 2- 5 L

20 Guilford 4- 5 L



2 / 15 Peace 2- 7 L




3 / 9 Richmond 0- 9 L

11 James Madison 0- 9 L

11 Haverford 9- 0 W

12 Washington College 9- 0 W

13 Murray State 1- 8 L

15 Furman 0- 9 L

19 Guesta 7- 2 W

20 Hawaii 0- 9 W

21 BYU-Hawaii 4- 5 L

26 Oberlin 8- 1 W

27 Colorado 0- 6 L

4 / 3 NC A&T 5- 0 W


11 Elon 8- 1 W

12 at Guilford College 5- 4 W

14 at ETSU 8- 1 W

15 at Virginia Tech 0- 5 L

17 at ASU 9- 0 W



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2 / 10 Western Carolina 5- 4 W

21 Winthrop 9- 0 W

24 N.C. State 1- 8 L

3/ Appalachian State 5- 1 W

UNC-Asheville 7- 2 W

Kenyon 3- 6 L

9 at Coastal Carolina 5- 4 W

11 Southern Illinois 0- 9 L

VCU 5- 4 W

at College of Charleston 0- 9 L

Haverford 6- 3 W

16 Georgetown 3- 6 L

Berry 2- 5 L

ETSU 2- 7 L

24 Colorado 0- 9 L

28 at Furman 0- 9 L

30 Belmont-Abbey 9- 0 W

4 / 3 UNC Charlotte 2- 7 L

16 at High Point 9- 0 W

17 Guilford 3- 6 L



1991 - 19-9 (won the big south)

Results for 1991 are not available

1992 - 19-9 (5-1 big south)

2 / 8 Campbell 3- 6 L


3 / 3 Kenyon 5- 2 W

9 Notre Dame 0- 9 L

10 Old Dominion 6- 3 W

11 Duquesne 9- 0 W

12 Georgetown 6- 3 W

13 Marshall 8- 1 W

21 at College of Charleston 2- 6 L

21 at Charleston Southern 9- 0 W

22 at Coastal Carolina 8- 1 W

27 Louisville 9- 0 W


29 at Furman 0- 9 L

31 Winthrop 6- 3 W



1993 - 12-4 (5-2 socon)

2 / 17 UNC Greensboro* 9- 0 W

19 at College of Charleston* 3- 6 L

20 Georgia Tech 5- 4 W

27 at Marshall 7- 2 W

3/ 11 Sewanee 5- 4 W

15 Georgetown 9- 0 W

16 Marshall 7- 1 W

18 Seton Hall 4- 5 L

26 Georgia Southern* 7- 2 W

27 UT-Chattanooga* 8- 1 W

28 at Appalachian State* 9- 0 W

30 at ETSU* 6- 3 W

4/ 1 Furman* 0- 9 L

3 Western Carolina* 9- 0 W

6 Winthrop 4- 5 L




* denotes SoCon match

1994 - 13-6 (6-1 socon)

2 / 5 at South Carolina 0- 7 L

12 West Virginia 2- 2 T



13 Winthrop 1- 3 L

15 Wingate 8- 1 W


19 N. C. State 2- 7 L

3 / 2 Pfeiffer College 9- 0 W

4 at Georgia Tech 8- 1 W

5 at UTC* 9- 0 W

10 at Western Carolina* 9- 0 W

20 at Coll. of Charleston* 3- 6 L

22 Wichita State 4- 5 L

23 UConn 8- 1 W

25 at Furman* 1- 8 L


4 / 1 ETSU* 7- 2 W


6 Appalachian State* 9- 0 W

Southern Conference Tournament

9 at Georgia Southern 6- 3 W

10 vs. Marshall 9- 0 W


* denotes SoCon match

1995 - 5-13 (3-4 socon)

2 / 11 Furman* 1- 3 L


12 Georgia Tech 1- 3 L


24 East Carolina 3- 4 L

25 College of Charleston* 2- 4 L

25 at South Carolina 0- 7 L

28 Winthrop 4- 5 L

3/ 15 Seton Hall 3- 6 L



20 Georgia Southern* 0- 7 L

24 Georgia Tech 0- 7 L

25 Charleston Southern 6- 1 W

29 at N. C. State 7- 0 W

4/ 8 UT-Chattanooga* 3- 4 L

11 at ETSU* 3- 4 L

12 Furman* 2- 5 L

14 Marshall* 5- 2 W



18 North Carolina 0- 9 L


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1996 - 12-8 (5-2 socon)

2/ 23 Georgia Tech 1- 6 L


3 / 2 Old Dominion 0- 7 W

3 Boston University 2- 5 L

6 Temple 5- 2 W

9 James Madison 6- 1 W


14 Wofford* 5- 2 W


16 at Charleston Southern 6- 1 W

21 Elon* 7- 0 W


30 at UT-Chattanooga* 6- 1 W


4 / 2 at Furman* 3- 4 L

4 Marshall* 5- 2 W


9 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6 L

11 ETSU* 5- 2 W

16 at North Carolina 0- 7 L



1997 - 11-10 (4-3 socon)

2 / 11 UNC Greensboro* 5- 2 W

15 at Old Dominion 3- 4 L

16 at VCU 4- 3 W



3 / 5 UCF 0- 7 L


11 UT-Chattanooga* 0- 7 L


20 Winthrop 6- 1 W

21 Campbell 3- 4 L



27 at Wofford* 5- 2 W

4 / 5 at Appalachian State* 7- 0 W

6 Furman* 3- 4 L

8 at Marshall* 3- 4 L

11 at Georgia Tech 1- 7 L

12 at ETSU* 5- 2 W


15 North Carolina 2- 7 L



1998 - 12-11 (5-3 socon)

1/ 30 South Carolina 0- 9 L

2 / 6 at Georgia Tech 1- 8 L

7 Tulane 1- 8 L



24 at North Carolina 1- 8 L


3 / 6 at Winthrop 5- 0 W

9 Ball State 6- 3 W

11 Wofford* 9- 0 W




24 UNC Greensboro* 3- 6 L

28 at West Virginia 3- 6 L

28 Pittsburgh 6- 0 W


4 / 4 ETSU* 6- 3 W

5 at Furman* 3- 6 L

7 Radford 8- 1 W

14 at Chattanooga* 5- 1 W


17 vs. UNC Greensboro 5- 4 W

18 vs. Furman 2- 5 L



1999 - 8-9 (5-5 socon)

2 / 5 Georgia Tech 1- 6 L

6 Middle Tennessee State 5- 4 W



3 / 8 at Wofford* 7- 2 W

17 at UNC Greensboro* 3- 6 L

19 Western Michigan 3- 6 L





28 Furman* 0- 9 L


4 / 2 UT-Chattanooga* 2- 7 L

7 Winthrop 5- 4 W

10 at ETSU* 5- 4 W



2000 - 7-14 (3-7 socon)

2/ 5 at South Carolina 0- 8 L

12 Dav. Doubles Classic 7- 1 W

12 Dav. Doubles Classic 3- 5 L

13 Kansas 0- 7 L



25 Campbell 1- 6 L


3 / 8 Boston University 0- 9 L

9 Georgetown 6- 3 W




4 / 1 at Georgia Southern* 3- 6 L

2 at College of Charleston* 3- 6 L

5 UNC Greensboro* 2- 7 L

8 at ETSU* 2- 7 L


13 Appalachian State* 4- 5 L

18 Wofford* 8- 1 W

24 at Chattanooga* 0- 7 L


27 vs. Wofford 5- 0 W




2001 - 8-13 (3-6 socon)

2 / 6 at UNC Asheville 7- 0 W

16 at Campbell 1- 6 L

17 East Carolina 0- 5 L

17 Memphis 2- 5 L

23 Presbyterian 3- 4 L

3/ 12 Liberty 6- 0 W

14 Chattanooga* 3- 4 L

16 Western Michigan 0- 7 L

17 Denison 4- 3 W



27 vs. Winthrop 4- 3 W

31 vs. Furman* 0- 6 L

4/ 5 at UNC Greensboro* 2- 5 L




16 at Appalachian State* 3- 4 L

17 at ETSU* 2- 5 L


18 vs. Western Carolina 6- 0 W

20 vs. College of Charleston 0- 4 L



2002 - 18-7 (6-3 socon)

2/ 7 UNC Asheville 7- 0 W

9 Liberty 7- 0 W


16 UNC Wilmington 5- 2 W

22 at Georgetown 7- 0 W

23 at George Washington 5- 2 W

24 at American 4- 3 W


3 / 4 Richmond 3- 4 L

5 Duquesne 7- 0 W

15 Campbell 4- 3 W

22 at Winthrop 2- 5 L

24 Wofford* 3- 4 L


29 ETSU* 7- 0 W

4 / 2 at Chattanooga* 5- 2 W

4 UNC Greensboro* 5- 2 W


6 Coastal Carolina 1- 6 L


13 at Georgia Southern* 6- 1 W


16 at Charlotte 7- 0 W






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2003 - 13-6 (5-3 socon)

2 / 8 Belmont-Abbey 7- 0 W

8 Queens University 7- 0 W

15 Liberty 7- 0 W


3/ 2 at Armstrong Atlantic 2- 7 L

6 Richmond 3- 4 L

12 UT-Chattanooga* 3- 4 L

18 Elon* 7- 0 W

23 Charlotte 4- 3 W

25 East Tennessee State* 6- 1 W


4/ 2 Appalachian State* 5- 2 W







18 vs. Furman 4- 1 W




2004 - 17-10 (8-2 socon)

1 / 24 Liberty 7- 0 W



2 / 8 N.C. State 3- 4 L

13 Armstrong Atlantic 1- 6 L

14 Queens 7- 0 W

3 / 1 at Pacific 2- 5 L

2 at San Francisco State 9- 0 W

3 at Santa Clara 3- 4 L

4 at St. Mary's College 6- 1 W

5 at San Francisco 5- 2 W

17 South Carolina State 6- 1 W



26 Chattanooga* 4- 3 W

27 at ETSU* 6- 1 W


30 at Elon* 7- 0 W


4 / 3 at Charlotte 2- 4 L


15 Wofford* 6- 1 W

17 Furman* 0- 7 L


23 vs. ETSU 4- 2 W



*Denotes Southern Conference match1Southern Conference Tournament

2005 - 20-6 (8-2 socon)

1 / 15 at North Carolina 1- 6 L


2/ 12 Liberty 7- 0 W

12 Queens 7- 0 W



28 at Central Florida 3- 4 L

3 / 1 Valparaiso 7- 0 W

1 at Stetson 5- 2 W

2 at Jacksonville 4- 3 W

8 Elon* 7- 0 W



18 ETSU* 6- 1 W

19 Western Michigan 6- 1 W

22 Charlotte 7- 0 W



4 / 2 Campbell 7- 0 W


6 at UNC Greensboro* 7- 0 W





23 vs. College of Charleston 4- 2 W




2006 - 18-9 (9-1 socon)

1 / 14 at North Carolina 0- 7 L

26 Winthrop 4- 3 W


2 / 4 Gardner-Webb 7- 0 W

4 South Carolina S. 5- 2 W


18 Liberty 6- 1 W

21 Queens 7- 0 W

3 / 2 vs. Armstrong Atlantic 0- 7 L



15 Northern Colorado 7- 0 W



22 at Charlotte 3- 4 L

25 Chattanooga* 5- 2 W

26 at Coll. of Charleston* 6- 1 W

27 Boston University 2- 5 L

4 / 1 at ETSU 2- 5 L


5 at Elon* 6- 1 W


11 Wofford* 6- 1 W

14 Furman* 2- 5 L


21 vs. Georgia Southern 4- 0 W

22 at Coll. of Charleston 4- 1 W




2007 - 18-7 (7-2 socon)

1 / 24 Winthrop - 3 W


27 South Carolina State 5- 2 W

2 / 3 vs. Virginia 0- 7 L

4 at Marshall 2- 5 L

10 Queens 5- 0 W

10 Radford 7- 0 W



17 Dartmouth 6- 1 W


27 Hampton 7- 0 W

3 / 13 Elon* 6- 1 W

14 Portland 5- 2 W




27 Charlotte 5- 2 W


4 / 1 College of Charleston* 3- 4 L

4 at UNC Greensboro* 5- 2 W





21 at Coll. of Charleston 2- 4 L



2008 - 19-6 (7-2 socon)

1 / 24 Winthrop 5- 2 W

25 at #40 N.C. State 0- 7 L


31 USC Upstate 7- 0 W

2 / 9 Wingate 7- 0 W

9 Queens 7- 0 W

16 at #63 Virginia Tech 0- 7 L

17 vs. Radford 7- 0 W

23 Chattanooga * 7- 0 W

3 / 2 at Flagler College 7- 0 W

3 at Jacksonville 3- 4 L

15 at Appalachian State * 7- 0 W

16 Western Carolina * 7- 0 W

21 at #73 East Carolina 4- 3 W

29 at Georgia Southern * 6- 1 W

30 College of Charleston 3- 4 L

4 / 2 at Elon 5- 2 W

3 UNC Greensboro * 6- 1 W

5 Boston University * 4- 3 W

8 at Charlotte 7- 0 W

11 Wofford* 6- 1 W

12 #66 Furman* 0- 7 L



22 at College of Charleston 4- 2 W







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2009 - 12-12 (6-4 socon)

1 / 21 Winthrop 1- 6 L

2 / 2 South Carolina State 6- 1 W

7 Wingate 7- 0 W

7 Liberty 5- 2 W

14 at #41 Virginia Tech 0- 7 L

19 at #11 UNC 0- 7 L


3 / 1 at North Florida 0- 7 L

2 at Jacksonville 3- 4 L




23 Brown 1- 6 L

25 Wofford* 6- 1 W

27 Cal State Bakersfield 7- 0 W


29 at Samford 4- 3 W

4 / 1 UNC Greensboro* 2- 5 L

3 Charlotte 3- 4 L


10 Elon* 6- 1 W

18 Furman* 1 -6 L






Year-by-Year Results

Year Overall SoCon2009 12-12 6-42008 19-6 7-22007 18-7 7-22006 18-9 9-12005 20-6 8-22004 17-10 8-22003 13-6 5-32002 18-7 6-32001 8-13 3-62000 7-14 3-71999 8-9 5-51998 12-11 5-31997 11-10 4-31996 12-8 5-21995 5-13 3-41994 13-6 6-11993 9-4 5-21992* 15-5 5-11991*# 19-91990 13-161989 17-141988 13-121987 14-51986 13-91985 21-51984 17-61983 19-51982 15-61981 16-21980 12-41979 12-51978 9-81977 11-41976 11-41975 9-31974 8-5

* Competed in Big South 1991-92# Won Big South

Independent in 1989-90

2002 Team

2009 Team

1984 Team, NCAA Divison III National Champs

1985 Team, NCAA Divison III National Runner-Up

1991 Team

1994 Team

1997 Team

2003 Team

2008 Team

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Jennifer Beahm 1st team 1993Dana Casner 1st team 1996Dana Casner 1st team 1997Dana Casner 1st team 1998Dana Casner 1st team 1999Kelly Fillnow 1st team 2002Meggie Patterson 2nd team 2002Kelly Fillnow 2nd team 2003Meggie Patterson 2nd team 2003Kelly Fillnow 1st team 2004Meggie Patterson 2nd team 2004Kate Levitt 2nd team 2004Katherine Hatch 2nd team 2004Kelly Fillnow 1st team 2005Meghan Fillnow 2nd team 2005Kelsey Linville 2nd team 2005Kelsey Linville 1st team 2006Lora Dushanova 2nd team 2006Kelsey Linville 1st team 2007Kelsey Linville 1st team 2008Virginia Berry 2nd team 2008Virginia Berry 1st team 2009Michele Fanney 2nd team 2009

socon freshman of the year

Dana Casner — 1996Kelsey Linville — 2004

socon sportsmanship award

Ashley Maner — 1995, 1997Amber Bradford — 1998Meggie Patterson — 2004Meredith Skeeters — 2008

Virginia Berry — 2009

socon coach of the year

Caroline Price— 1994, 1996, 2002

championships

1984 NCAA Division III National Champions

1985 NCAA Division IIINational Runner-up

all-socon doublesTasha Ruth &Barbara Grooms 1st team 1993Kimberly Nance &Cyndi Hess 1st team 1994Kelly Fillnow &Meghan Fillnow 2nd team 2002Kelly Fillnow &Meghan Fillnow 2nd team 2003Kelly Fillnow &Meghan Fillnow 1st team 2004Kelly Fillnow &Meghan Fillnow 2nd team 2005Meggie Patterson &Kelsey Linville 2nd team 2005Kelsey Linville &Kim Whelan 1st team 2006

Dana Casner was an All-SoCon performer during herfour-year career. She was a first-team all-league and

won SoCon Freshman of the Year in 1996.

Kelsey Linville finished with a 75-30 mark in singlesplay, including 30-7 in league matches on her way tobeing named to the All-SoCon First Team three of her

four years at Davidson.

Kimberly Nance teamedwith Cyndi Hess in 1994to earn All-SoCon First

Team honors in doubles.

Amber Bradford is one of five Wildcats to earn theSoCon Sportsmanship Award, which she took home

in 1998.

Kelly and Meghan Fillnow were one of the besttandems during their time at Davidson. The duo

teamed up in doubles play to earn either first- or sec-ond-team honors all four years. They were just asgood in singles action, as Kelly was named to the

first-team all-league in singles twice as well as twicemaking the second team, while Meghan earned a

spot on the All-SoCon Second Team in 2005.

Meredith Skeeters was a Southern ConferenceSportsmanship Award winner in 2008.

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this is davidson


Davidson College Fast Factsl Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlottel 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campusl 1800 students (900 male, 900 female)l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countriesl 92 percent live on campusl More than 96 percent return for sophomore yearl 10:1 student to faculty ratiol Average class: 15l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degreel 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studiesl Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I levell Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroadl Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

“Davidson seeks students of good character and high academic ability,

irrespective of economic circumstances.”Davidson College, Statement of Purpose

Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas. “Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen.”

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Davidson College Fast Factsl Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlottel 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campusl 1800 students (900 male, 900 female)l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countriesl 92 percent live on campusl More than 96 percent return for sophomore yearl 10:1 student to faculty ratiol Average class: 15l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degreel 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studiesl Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I levell Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroadl Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

Alvarez College Union Old Well

E. H. Little Library

President’s House

Did you know?l More than one-quarter of all Davidson studentsstudy abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France,Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana,Greece and Italy. l Davidson is governed by an HonorCode. All tests are self-scheduled and unproctored, thelibrary operates without a security check, and the stu-dent Honor Council arbitrates alleged Honor Codeoffenses.l Within five years of graduation, the majority ofDavidson alumni have returned for graduate study.l Nearly one-quarter of Davidson’s 1,800 students are atletes.l Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages.l Davidson students are provided with free laundry service.

Time Warner Cable Arena

Lake Norman

Downtown Davidson

Carolina Panthers

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Charlotte Bobcats


Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know?l Charlotte is one of the largest cities in the South, with over 800,000people in the city and 1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area.l Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations andone major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer.l Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s CarolinaPanthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s MotorSpeedway, the Charlotte Knights — Triple-A affiliate of the ChicagoWhite Sox, and the Charlotte Checkers — the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’sNew York Rangers.l Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 tril-lion) than all but one U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America andWachovia call Charlotte home.l Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from ninemajor airlines, and is home to U.S. Air’s largest hub.l You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean injust over two hours from Charlotte.

Charlotte Bobcats

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Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton


The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioning coach, Craig Swieton, carriesout the goal of Davidson’s strength and conditioning program — to increase thestrength, power, speed, conditioning levels and flexibility of all student-athletes,helping reduce the risk of injury.

Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swieton, aims to improve thesport energy utilization system and to increase the strength and power to theprimary muscle groups used in that specific sport.

In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie Doe Weight Room, a state-of-the-art 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsi-ty athletic teams. The weight room includes 16 power racks and eight liftingplatforms, as well as other cutting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment totrain the whole body.

Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served most recently as an assistantstrength and conditioning coach at Central Michigan, where he was a graduateassistant as well from 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordinate thestrength and conditioning program at Duquesne. Swieton started his career asan intern at Syracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the football team.

The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s degree in applied exercisescience from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a mem-ber of both the football and track and field teams.

Swieton is a member of both the National Strength and ConditioningAssociation (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning CoachesAssociation (CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified club coachthrough USA Weightlighting. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree insport administration.

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton

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Baker Sports ComplexThe Baker Sports Complex, completed in 1989, houses all of Davidson’s indoorathletic facilities, including the John M. Belk Arena, Knobloch Tennis Centerand Cannon Natatorium, as well as the athletic department offices and teamlocker rooms and the athletic training room.

Named in honor of John M. Belk ’43 — a former Wildcat team captain,Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte,Belk Arena is the home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

Alumni StadiumCompleted in 2004, the $2-million soccer facility includes a new playing surface with a first-classirrigation system, lighting for night games, grandstands, a press box and a new scoreboard. Thehome of the men’s and women’s soccer teams also boasts its own clubhouse.

Knobloch Tennis CenterWith four indoor courts, allows for year-round training.

Covington CourtsFeatures 14 outdoor courts, both hard and clay surfaces.

John M. Belk Arena

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Training Room

Irwin Belk Track

Cannon Natatorium

Wilson Field

Belk Turf Field

Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room

Completed in the fall of 2002, Belk Turf Field is the home of Wildcat field hockey.

Wildcat baseball opened the 2005 season at Wilson Field, the renovated and renamedfacility featuring permanent bleachers, a press box, concession stands and clubhouse.

The home of the men’s and women’s swimming teams features an eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool and diving wellwith a moveable bulk head and seating for 750 spectators.

Built in 1924, Richardson Stadium is the 4,500-seat home ofDavidson football as well as Doe Weight Room, the DonBryant press box and several radio booths. Smith Field isringed by Irwin Belk Track, the top-flight home of Wildcattrack and field.

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Davidson College was recently named one of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek magazine,along with New York University, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, theUniversity of Virginia and UCLA.

The magazine selected the schools based on admissions statistics as well as interviewswith administrators, faculty, students and alumni.

well-known alumni

the new ivy?

academic excellenceDavidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close faculty collaboration. With 1,700 students, the college is large enough for a diverse and invigorating intellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience and opportunity.

Davidson offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentrations. Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry or dual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent study classes or interdisciplinary majors.

Students may also apply for funds to support research and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positions with Davidson faculty.

Personal relationships with professors and classes limited to 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships resulting in a unique academic experience.

NationalTom Marshburn ‘82, AstronautRoger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School presidentPatricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writerMartin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit UnionWyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaJim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of DefenseKen Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of DefensePaul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelistDean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of StateSteve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg InstituteTony Snow ‘77, former White House Press SecretaryJohn Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C.Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsRegionalJohn Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leaderJanet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers AssociationEdward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bankJim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. GovernorElizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott CollegeJim Martin ‘57, former N.C. GovernorDoug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderatorJana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“The 450-acre campus has an Ivy League air, or perhaps a whiff of the ‘50s, from its location on Main Street to The Soda Shop across the road. Davidson is where the basketball coach lives next-door to the

English professor and both are down the street from the athletics director. Stories are told of money found on the ground tacked to a tree or

a bulletin board for the owner to retrieve. ”Reid Cherner, USA Today

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.”Lenn Robbins, New York Post

academic success


NationalTom Marshburn ‘82, AstronautRoger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School presidentPatricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writerMartin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit UnionWyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaJim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of DefenseKen Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of DefensePaul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelistDean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of StateSteve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg InstituteTony Snow ‘77, former White House Press SecretaryJohn Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C.Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsRegionalJohn Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leaderJanet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers AssociationEdward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bankJim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. GovernorElizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott CollegeJim Martin ‘57, former N.C. GovernorDoug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderatorJana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

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23 rhodes scholars

Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blindadmission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with acombination of grants and student employment. In a ground-breaking initia-tive known as the Davidson Trust, Davidson was the first liberal arts collegeto eliminate the loan component in financial aid packages.

Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordable forevery admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means. Thanks toDavidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a student’s character,accomplishments and academic potential are the only factors in the decision—not ability to pay.

affordability

Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late CecilRhodes in 1902, the prestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’sOxford University for students from around the world who are outstanding intellectually,and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose.

distinctly davidsonA variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strongHonor Code, committment to community service and Division I athletics:

w Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the free-dom and responsibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams.

w With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directedstudy abroad programs, and off-campus study programs in 17 locations world-wide, more than 70 percent of students graduate with experience abroad.

w Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduationrate at over 90 percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body.Davidson’s scholar athletes are well known for having the heaviest luggage of anyteam on the road—bags full of books and notes.

“Davidson cultivates an adventurous spirit,a determination to tackle life's problems, and an appreciation and understanding

of those who have not had the benefitof either education or opportunity.”

Wyche Fowler ‘62, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

“Unless you are a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown,Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell stone-cold in love with

Davidson this March. Real scholar-athletes representinga tiny school from a low-profile league. A self-effacingstar whose shooting was nothing short of thrilling. A

coach who personifies class. Trustees willing to dig intotheir own pockets to pay for students to come from

North Carolina to Detroit to witness this.”Pat Forde, ESPN.com

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Jim Murphy was introduced as DavidsonCollege’s Director of Athletics in November of1995, returning to his alma mater on the eve ofits 100th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics.

Prior, Murphy, 52, served as executive asso-ciate athletic director and chief financial officerfor the Georgia Tech Athletic Association for 10years.

The Atlanta native played football andbaseball during his freshman year, invaluableexperience for guiding a program unique in itsdesire for excellence in athletics and academics

with one of the smallest enrollments among NCAA Division I schools.Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest inDivision I in 2001-02, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and contin-ues to be above 90 percent each year.

“I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics andthink the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and aftergraduation proves that,” Murphy said. “It’s true that Davidson needs inter-collegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even more.”

Since Murphy’s return, the Wildcats have pursued several major capitalprojects, including the creation of the innovative $10-million DavidsonScholars Program, and major improvements havebeen completed in Belk Arena and Smith Field atRichardson Stadium. Murphy has overseen the con-struction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field, AlumniStadium, Wilson Field and the football stadiumexpansion project, including a state-of-the-artweight room, new press box and additional perma-nent seating.

Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/I-AAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year,served two terms on the prestigious NCAADivision I Management Council. He chaired theDivision I-AA Governance Committee and formerlyserved on the NCAA Division I Business andFinance Cabinet, the Division I GovernanceCommittee and the Division I Finance Committee.

From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the AthleticDirectors Association of the Southern Conference.He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to host theNCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 andserved as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games of the2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte.

A former member of the Division I Football Issues Committee and pastpresident of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic DirectorsAssociation, Murphy was also a member of the NCAA Task Force onRecruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the culture ofrecruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA’sFiscal Responsibility Oversight Group.

A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of Davidsonwith a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science degree in man-agement from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 1979-85 as an auditmanager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG PeatMarwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial statement audits ofpublic and private companies with up to $1 billion in assets.

Active in the community, Murphy is involved with Social VenturePartners — Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake NormanYMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional SportsCommission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council forChildren and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of DavidsonYouth Baseball League.

Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor atDavidson. His 23-year-old son, Matt, a graduate of the University of NorthCarolina, works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Thomas W. Ross becameDavidson’s 17th president Aug.1, 2007, after three decades ofleadership and public service inNorth Carolina.

Ross graduated fromDavidson in 1972. He graduatedwith honors from the Universityof North Carolina School ofLaw, taught at the University’sSchool of Government, joined aGreensboro law firm and served

for one year in Washington, D.C., as chief of staff of a congressionaloffice in the decade after.

In 1984, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Ross as Superior Court Judge,a position he held for 17 years, and at the time, he was the youngest inthe state.

In his work adjudicating felony cases, Ross became familiar with astate justice system that suffered shortcomings from uneven sentencingand a burgeoning prison population. In 1990, the N.C. Chief Justiceappointed him to chair a new Sentencing and Policy AdvisoryCommittee. For two years the 23-member panel worked to create astructured sentencing system that was eventually accepted by the legis-lature and became a model for similar programs nationwide.

For his efforts, Ross received the William H. Rehnquist Award forJudicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. ChiefJustice Rehnquist, now deceased, presented the award personally toRoss in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.

In 1999, North Carolina Chief Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Rossas director of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. After run-ning the North Carolina Court System for nearly two years, Ross wasinvited by the trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to becomethe Foundation’s execu-tive director. His sevenyears at the Foundationinvolved him instatewide issues and poli-cy, advocating for legisla-tive reform and creatingcoalitions of non-profitagencies to increase theirinfluence in publicaffairs.

Since becoming presi-dent of Davidson Collegein 2007, Ross has begunan ambitious strategicassessment process, initi-ated campus-wide dis-cussions of diversityand inclusivity, andannounced the name ofThe Davidson Trust, thecollege’s historic finan-cial aid program thatreplaced loans withgrants in all financialaid packages.

Ross married theformer SusanDonaldson in 1972, andthey have two children,Mary Kathryn Elkins‘01 and Thomas W.Ross, Jr. ‘99, bothDavidson graduates.

Tom RossDavidson President

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administration/head coaches

Gary AndrewM. Cross Country/Track

Greg AshtonWomen’s Soccer

Bob McKillopMen’s Basketball

Drew BarrettMen’s Tennis

Craig SwietonStrength &

Conditioning

Tripp MerrittFootball

Caroline PriceWomen’s Tennis

Matt SpearMen’s Soccer

Jen StraubW. Cross Country/Track

Tim StraubGolf

Ginny SuttonField Hockey

Kimberly WayneLacrosse

John YoungSwimming & Diving

Annie PorgesDirector of the Davidson

Athletic Foundation

Martin McCann Director of Marketing

& Promotions

Jamie HendricksDirector of Ticketing &

Game Operations

On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22football players traveled to Atlanta to representDavidson College against Auburn, one of the mostformidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen hadmassacred their first four opponents, outscoringteams, 141-6.

According to one account, they were “big, quick,and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’smatchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line aver-aging 20 pounds less.

Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game,outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards toDavidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulledtogether an offensive attack through the efforts ofrunning back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterbackHenry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of for-ward passes.”

Davidson defeated one of the most powerfulteams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappinessthat captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sports-writers. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from DavidsonCollege, whose small stature and ferocious styleproved overwhelming. One account notes thatMorgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of theDavidson team, “No other team ever put together inthese United States of the same weight as CoachFetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over theflock of wild men from North Carolina.”

The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, andit has been used ever since, replacing former, milderreferences such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians”and “Preachers.”

— revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives

Tim CowieVolleyball

Lee JonesDirector of Lake Campus

Marc GignacSports Information Director

Katy McNayAssistant Athletic Director,

Senior Women's Administrator

Brian BarmesEquipment Manager

Scott ApplegateAssociate Director of Athletics

Annette WattsWomen’s Basketball

Beth HayfordHead Athletic Trainer

Bob PatneskyWrestling

The History of the Wildcat

Dick CookeSenior Men's Administrator,

Head Baseball Coach

Sandy HelfgottDirector of

P.E. & Recreation

Head Coaches

all-time socon

membershipAlabama 1921-1932

Appalachian State 1971-presentAuburn 1921-1932

College of Charleston 1998-presentChattanooga 1976-presentThe Citadel 1936-presentClemson 1921-1953

Davidson 1936-1988; 1991-presentDuke 1928-1953

East Carolina 1964-1976

East Tennessee State 1978-2005

Elon 2003-presentFlorida 1922-1932

Furman 1936-presentGeorge Washington 1936-1970

Georgia 1921-1932

Georgia Southern 1991-presentGeorgia Tech 1921-1932

Kentucky 1921-1932

Louisiana State 1922-1932

Marshall 1976-1997

Maryland 1921-1953

Mississippi 1922-1932

Mississippi State 1922-1932

North Carolina 1921-1953

UNC Greensboro 1997-presentNorth Carolina State 1921-1953

Richmond 1936-1976

Samford 2008-presentSouth Carolina 1921-1953

Tennessee 1921-1932

Tulane 1922-1932

Univ. of the South 1922-1932

Vanderbilt 1922-1932

Virginia 1921-1937

VMI 1924-2003

Virginia Tech 1921-1965

Wake Forest 1936-1953

Washington & Lee 1921-1958

West Virginia 1950-1968

Western Carolina 1976-presentWilliam & Mary 1936-1977

Wofford 1997-present

southern conference


A majority of the sports at Davidson com-pete in the Southern Conference, one of theoldest conferences in the nation, which beginsits 89th season in 2009. The soccer, volleyball,cross country, track and field, basketball, ten-nis, wrestling, baseball and golf programs atDavidson all participate in the league.

Only the Big Ten (1896), the MissouriValley (1907) and the Pac-10 (1915) confer-ences have been around longer than theSoCon (1921). The conference currently con-sists of 11 members in four states throughoutthe Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sportsand championships, which produce partici-pants for NCAA Championships.

The Southern Conference was the first“super conference,” with charter membershipincluding Alabama, Auburn and NorthCarolina. The SoCon gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball, has the oldestbasketball tournament in the nation and wasthe college home of such sporting greats asArnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “ChooChoo” Justice.

Academic excellence has long been a majorpart of the Southern Conference’s tradition.League athletes have been recognized count-less times on CoSIDA Academic All-Americaand district teams. Eighteen Rhodes-Scholarwinners have come out of the conference,including six from Davidson. Each year, theleague distributes at least three graduatescholarships, two of which were won byWildcat soccer players in 2004.

The Southern Conference was born on Feb.25, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., when 14 institutionsfrom the 30-member Southern IntercollegiateAthletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as theSouthern Conference. The charter memberswere Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia,Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland,Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State,Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and

Washington & Lee, and athletic competitionbegan that fall.

In 1922, seven schools — Florida,Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina,the University of the South, Tulane andVanderbilt — joined the ranks.

Since then, conference membership hasexperienced a series of membership changeswith 42 institutions being affiliated with theleague. The league has undergone two majortransitions during its history.

The first occurred in December of 1932.The Southeastern Conference formed out ofthe 23-school Southern Conference when 13members west and south of the AppalachianMountains reorganized to help reduce theextensive travel demands.

In 1953, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, NorthCarolina, N.C. State, South Carolina andWake Forest withdrew from the league toform the Atlantic Coast Conference, seekingto schedule a greater number of regular-sea-son basketball games against local rivals.

Today, the league continues to thrive andis home to Appalachian State, College ofCharleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon,Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro,Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.On July 1, 2008, Samford officially joined theleague, bringing membership of the confer-ence to 12. VMI is an associate member in thesport of wrestling.

The SoCon currently declares championsin 10 men’s sports — football, soccer, crosscountry, basketball, indoor and outdoor trackand field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf— and nine women’s sports — soccer, volley-ball, cross country, basketball, indoor and out-door track and field, tennis, golf and softball.

The SoCon celebrated 25 years ofwomen’s championships in 2007-08.

The Southern Conference office is locatedin historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C.

davidson’s socon

championshipsBaseball 1985

Men’s Basketball 1964, 1965, 1966,

1968, 1969, 1970,

1971, 1972, 1973,

1981, 1986, 1996,

1997, 1998, 2002,

2003, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Women’s Cross Country 2003,

2005

Football 1969

Men’s Golf 1954, 1960, 1966,

1967, 1968

Men’s Soccer 1968, 1969, 1970,

1971, 1983, 1992,

1994, 1995, 2003,

2005

Women’s Soccer 1994, 1995, 1996,

2005

Men’s Tennis 1954, 1955, 1965,

1966, 1967, 1968,

1970, 1971, 1973

Volleyball 1999, 2000

Plain type denotes regular season title. Boldface denotes tournament title.

Italicized boldface denotes regular season and tour-nament title.

The Southern Conference

702 N. Pine Street

Spartanburg, S.C. 29303

Phone: 864.591.5100

Fax: 864.591.3448

www.soconsports.com

Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino

presents Davidson’s Stephen Curry with the MVP

Trophy at the 2008 Southern Conference Men’s

Basketball Championships.

the socon at a glance

Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Iamarino

Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . Geoff Cabe

Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Arakas

Assoc. Commissioner for Compliance . . Doug King

Dir. of Multimedia Services . . . . . . . . . Jamie Severns

Dir. of Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Neff

Senior Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mitchell

Ass. Comm. of Media Relations . . . . . . Jason Yaman

Assoc. Dir. of Media Relations . . . . Jonathan Caskey

Media Relations Asst. . . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnne Cannell

Championships/Operations Asst. . . . . . . Ben Austin

Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . Laura Hayes

2010 women's tennis guide

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