UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

2011-12 YEAR BOOK

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Nick Mueller brings a lot of momentum into his second season as head coach of the University of Evansville tennis program in 2011-12. As a first-year head coach, Mueller led the Aces to a third place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference regular season standings, and a number four seed in the State Farm MVC Tournament. Both were UE’s highest rankings since the Aces joined the MVC in 1995. The Aces also earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 14th consecutive season, compiling a team grade point

average of 3.2 or better.

“Work ethic, commitment, and a desire to become a better and smarter player are what our program is all about,” says Mueller, who came to Evansville from Virginia Tech, where he was assistant coach and helped make the Hokies an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 50 Team for three consecutive seasons.

Mueller is a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he was team captain for three sea-sons and played number one singles for two years. Mueller assisted with the nationally ranked William & Mary women’s tennis team in the spring of 2002. He served as volunteer assistant women’s tennis coach at Wisconsin-Madison in 2002-03, and then spent nearly three years as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. before taking the Virginia Tech coaching position in 2007. The Hokies were ranked as high as 37th nationally by the ITA in 2009. Virginia Tech earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award each of the past two seasons.

2010-11: Finished third in Flight 3 singles, and went 2-1 in Flight 3 doubles with partner Kelsey Costales at the Memphis Fall Tournament...went 1-1 in both Flight 3 singles and Flight 3 doubles at the IPFW Invitational...won Flight 3 doubles with partner Carolyn Caire and finished fifth in Flight 3 singles at the MVC Individual Championships... finished with a 5-3 singles and 5-2 doubles record for the fall...compiled a 12-5 singles record in the spring, including 3-3 at #2 and 9-2 at #3...singles record was second best on the team behind Kate Chybowski’s 17-3...won the deciding match that gave UE 4-3 win over Illinois State and gave Aces third place in final stand-ings, UE’s highest finish ever in MVC...compiled a 9-8 doubles record in the spring, including 9-6 at #2 with Pin Sorensen.

2009-10: Compiled the fourth best overall singles record in the Missouri Valley Conference at 15-4 (.789)...4-1 at number four singles, 11-3 at number five...teamed with Carolyn Caire to win 11 of 14 matches at number three doubles in the spring...won Flight 3 singles at the Aces Fall Classic with a three-set win over teammate Ashton Schwerin...went 2-1 at the MVC Individual Championships at Flight 4 singles...posted a 6-3 singles record and 6-5 doubles record for the fall.

Background: Transferred to UE after spending one season at Indiana State University, where she appeared in 12 matches for the Syca-mores...at ISU, was given the nickname ‘Weight Room Warrior’...three-time national champion for Serbia and played for the national team for two years...from ages 10-16 she was ranked either first or second in her country.

Personal: Aleksandra Dzakula...daughter of Dusan and Jelena Dzakula...has one younger brother, Uros...majoring in Elementary Edu-cation.

Why UE? “Because UE is a smaller, private school, it would be a friendly atmosphere. Also because of UE’s outstanding academic repu-tation.”

2010-11: Finished third at number one doubles with partner Kate Chybowski and went 1-2 in Flight 2 singles at the Memphis Fall Tournament...won Flight 2 singles and number one doubles at the IPFW Invitational...finished second in Flight 2 singles and fourth in Flight 1 doubles at the MVC Individual Championships...went 0-1 in doubles and 1-2 in singles at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Tournament...finished the fall with an overall singles record of 7-5 and doubles record of 6-4....overcame an injury to end up 8-6 in the spring in singles, going 7-5 at #2 and 1-1 at #3...teamed with Kate Chybowski in the spring to produce a 10-6 doubles record at #1.

2009-10: Moved up to number two singles, and teamed with Kate Chybowski to post an 11-7 record at num-ber one doubles...finished with a 2-5 mark in Missouri Valley Conference matches at number two singles...

won Flight 2 singles at the Aces Fall Classic and IPFW Invitational...partnered with Chybowski to capture the Flight A doubles titles at the Aces Fall Classic and IPFW Invitational and finished third at the MVC Individual Championships...went 1-1 in both singles and doubles, advancing to the round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Tournament in doubles...finished the fall season with a 10-4 singles record and 8-4 doubles record.

2008-09: Finished 2-1 in singles at the Aces Fall Classic, falling in the semifinals in Flight B...advanced to the final match in Flight A doubles...was the runner-up in the Flight 2 singles at the IPFW Tournament...competed with Kate Chybowski in doubles at the ITA Midwest Regional…tied for the team lead with a 15-5 record at No. 3 singles…went 14-3 at No. 1 doubles…won 13-straight matches, including conference wins over Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Drake and Creighton…went 5-3 in conference matches.

High School: Ranked in the Top 10 in the state of South Australia...named the Tennis South Australia Women’s Premier League Player of the Year runner-up in 2005-06...won the Geelong Junior Grasscourt 18 & Under singles championship...finished second in the 2006 Hellenic Tennis Junior Championships...helped the Marryatville High School tennis program earn runner-up status at the 2006 Australian National Schools Challenge...member of the Marryatville squad which earned “Team of the Year” honors from the Messenger Youth Sports Awards in both 2004 and 2005.

Personal: Theadora Kotsiou...born in Australia...daughter of Bill and Mary Kotsiou...has a twin sister, Sophia and an older sister, Eleni...majoring in Sport Management.

Why UE? “Choosing UE gave me the great opportunity to broaden my academic and athletic horizons. I am so excited to learn and share new experi-ences with my team, coaching staff, students, and teachers.”

2010-11: Went 1-1 at Flight 7 singles at the Memphis Fall Tournament...fin-ished second in Flight 8 singles with a record of 2-1 at the IPFW Invitational...finished seventh in Flight seven singles at the MVC Individual Champion-ships...had an overall fall record of 5-3...compiled a 5-3 singles record in the spring, including 5-2 at #6...had a 4-8 doubles record with four different part-ners...2-4 at #3 with Carolyn Caire, 2-2 at #3 with Kelsey Costales, 0-1 at #2 with Kate Chybowski and 0-1 with Ashton Schwerin at #3.

Fall 2009: Won Flight 6 singles at the IPFW Invitational...went 2-0 at Aces Fall Classic in Flight 7 singles...posted a 2-1 record at the Michigan State Invitational Flight 7 singles...had a fall record of 7-3 in singles and in 4-4 doubles.

Background: Spent one year at Olivet Nazarene University... three-time letterwinner in tennis at Ursuline Acad-emy and team Most Valuable Player her sophomore and junior seasons...due to injury she was forced to sit out her senior year...chosen Rookie of the Year after her freshman campaign.

Personal: Jessica Lynn Raatz....daughter of Don and Mary Raatz...majoring in Exercise Science.

Why UE? “I came to UE because I loved the college atmosphere, challenging academics and wanted the oppor-tunity to play Division I tennis in the Missouri Valley Conference.”

2010-11: The only newcomer on the 2010-11 squad...went 2-1 in Flight 3 doubles with partner Aleksandra Dzakula at the Memphis Fall Tournament...finished 1-1 at Flight 7 singles at the IPFW Invitational...finished the fall with an overall re-cord of 1-4 in singles and 2-1 in doubles...compiled a 2-2 record in singles in the spring, going 1-0 at #5 and 1-2 at #6...wins came against Creighton and Southern Indiana...compiled a 4-3 doubles record in the spring, including 2-2 with Jes-sica Raatz at #2 and 2-1 with Ashton Schwerin at #3...doubles wins came against IUPUI, Creighton, Southern Indiana, and Southern Illinois in the MVC Tourna-

ment quarterfinals.

High School: Graduated with high honors from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School...ranked 45th in South-ern California Girls’ 16s...reached round of 16 in California Bowl, round of 32 in Southern Cal Junior Sectional Championships, round of 32 in USTA International Spring Championships.

Personal: Kelsey Lauren Costales...born in Long Beach, California...daughter of Dean Costales and Summer Ellison...has an older sister, Chloe, and younger brother, Sebastian...hobbies include photography, cooking and dance...expects to major in communications.

Why UE? “UE has a beautiful campus and a wonderful atmosphere. I knew coming to UE was the right choice for becoming a successful person in multiple areas of life.”

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in tennis and track at Casey-Westfield...named team captain and MVP in both junior and senior cam-paigns...won sectionals as a sophomore before finishing second as a junior and senior.

Personal: Kelsey Edens...born in Mattoon, Ill. where she attended Casey-Westfield High School...daughter of Kurt and Brenda Edens...has two older

brothers (Weston and Michael)...majoring in biology.

Why UE? “I chose UE because I loved the environment. It felt like a home away from home and it has a great academic reputation.”

High School: Had an extremely successful high school career, going undefeated in all four years in district competition...was a finalist in TAPPS 3A state competition in all four seasons of competition...was ranked in the top 40 in the 18 division in the state of Texas.

Personal: Gabrielle Fifer...born in Friendswood, Texas...daughter of Frank and Diane Fifer...has an older brother (Andrew) who plays professional hockey...majoring in mechanical engineering.

Why UE? “Because of the successful tennis program and the mechanical engineering program.”

High School: Was named MVP in sophomore through senior years at Ed W. Clark High School...won state doubles title with sister Iesha as a freshman while beein ranked in the top 14 in the nation...won Eazster Circuit in the Girl’s 14 and under...placed third at Snowball Sectionals in the Girl’s 18’s...lost in the finals of a Supernationals in doubles with older sister.

Personal: Natasha James...daughter of Michael and Carol James...has an older sister, Iesha...native of Las Vegas...is a Chemistry/Pre-med major.

Why UE? “When I came on my visit, I fell in love with UE right away. The team was great and the entire atmo-sphere on campus was exactly what I was looking for.”

High School: Played tennis in native Serbia, participating in several tour-naments taking a first, three second and four third place finishes...in 2009 was ranked around 1,000 on ITF List, received first ITF points in interna-tional tournaments.

Personal: Mina Milovic...native of Belgrade, Serbia and attended Ginnazija Lazarevac...daughter of Dragan and Mirjana Milovic and has a younger sister (Dina)...major is economics.

Why UE? “UE has a beautiful campus and a great atmosphere with the tennis team.”

High School: Earned four varsity letters in tennis at Parkway South...named MVC in junior and senior seasons...won districts three years in a row before placing second as a senior.

Personal: Emily Richardson...born in St. Louis, Mo. where she graduated from Parkway South High...daughter of Paul and Kari Richardson...has two older sisters (Elyse and Laura)...major is undeclared.

Why UE? “I liked the campus and it has a lot of majors for me to choose from.”

IDA M. STEILER AWARD(UE Female Athlete Of the Year)

2010 Kate Chybowski2005 Jessica Jetton 2004 Jessica Jetton 1998 Karen Black 1995 Eileen Mortensen 1990 Shannon Cook

ALL-CONFERENCEMissouri Valley Conference

2010 Kate Chybowski 2008 Kate Chybowski 2007 Brittany Brown 2005 Jessica Jetton 2004 Jessica Jetton 2003 Jessica Jetton 2000 Margo Stevenson 1999 Karen Black 1998 Karen Black 1997 Karen Black

Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1987 Shannon Cook (singles, doubles) 1987 Sara Wannemuehler (singles, doubles) 1987 Jennifer Docke (doubles) 1987 Dana Graczyk (doubles) 1987 Jane Lindow (doubles) 1987 Wendy Wilson (doubles) 1986 Shannon Cook (doubles) 1986 Susie Owen (singles) 1986 Jane Lindow (singles) 1986 Dana Graczyk (singles, doubles)

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT09-10 Kate Chybowski04-05 Jessica Jetton97-98 Karen Black96-97 Karen Black

MVC COMMISSIONER’S ACEDEMICEXCELLENCE AWARD

09-10 Kate Chybowski, Payl Sharma08-09 Kate Chybowski, Stephanie Miller07-08 Sara Wilhoite04-05 Jessica Jetton03-04 Jessica Jetton00-01 Brandee Fox99-00 Rhonda Place, Brandee Fox98-99 Karen Black97-98 Karen Black96-97 Karen Black95-96 Beth Understahl94-95 Beth Understahl, Amy Binder

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

Missouri Valley Conference09-10 Kate Chybowski, Aleks Dzakula08-09 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Stephanie Miller, Allie Cox (HM)07-08 Stephanie Mills, Sara Wilhoite06-07 Beth Peyton05-06 Emily Krodel, Beth Peyton04-05 Jessica Jetton03-04 Jessica Jetton02-03 Jessica Jetton, Brooke Hoener (HM)01-02 Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier00-01 Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier99-00 Margo Stevenson, Brandee Fox98-99 Karen Black, Angela Sabella97-98 Karen Black, Amanda Fox, Angela Sabella, Margy Schnakenburg96-97 Karen Black, Katie Bennett (HM), Danielle Kellerman (HM), Margy Schnakenburg (HM)95-96 Beth Understahl, Margy Schnakenburg94-95 Amy Binder, Jennifer Understahl

Midwestern Collegiate Conference93-94 Jennifer Understahl, Amy Binder, Danielle Blessinger, Stephanie Sawyer, Cassi Cox, Beth Understahl92-93 Amy Binder, Elizabeth Potts, Stephanie Sawyer, Jennifer Understahl, Danielle Blessinger91-92 Julie DeMorrow, Danielle Blessinger, Paige Porter, Stephanie Sawyer90-91 Julie DeMorrow89-90 Shannon Cook, Amy Johnson, Julie DeMorrow88-89 Shannon Cook87-88 Shannon Cook

North Star Conference85-86 Mary Longstaff84-85 Mary Longstaff

ITA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR ATHLETE09-10 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Payal Sharma, Aleks Dzakula08-09 Kate Chybowski, Ashton Schwerin, Payal Sharma, Stephanie Mills07-08 Kate Chybowski, Susan Elliott, Stephanie Mills, Sara Wilhoite06-07 Allie Cox, Lisa Kawamoto, Stephanie Mills, Beth Peyton, Sara Wilhoite05-06 Emily Krodel, Beth Peyton, Sara Wilhoite, Stephanie Mills, Anna Krodel04-05 Erica Baas, Jessica Jetton, Emily Krodel, Charly Kraft, Beth Peyton

03-04 Elizabeth Hedde, Amanda Horton, Jessica Jetton, Erica Baas, Emily Krodel, Rachel Tessier, Beth Peyton02-03 Jessica Jetton, Elizabeth Hedde, Brooke Hoener, Rachel Tessier, Jessica Schwartz, Erica Baas, Amanda Horton00-01 Erin Beck, Leslie Coleman, Brandee Fox, Natalie Tessier99-00 Margo Stevenson98-99 Karen Black, Angela Sabella97-98 Karen Black95-96 Beth Understahl94-95 Amy Binder, Jennifer Understahl93-94 Amy Binder, Stephanie Sawyer, Danielle Blessinger92-93 Danielle Blessinger91-92 Julie DeMorrow90-91 Julie DeMorrow89-90 Shannon Cook88-89 Shannon Cook85-86 Mary Longstaff84-85 Mary Longstaff

TEAM AWARDS

ITA ALL-AMERICAN ACADEMIC TEAM2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997,

1996

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSMidwestern Collegiate Conference

1987-88, 1986-87

NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARD2006, 2007

SINGLES VICTORIES29 Karen Black 1997-98 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-9527 Kate Chybowski 2009-10 Karen Black 1998-9926 Karen Black 1996-97 Jessica Jetton 2003-0424 Kate Chybowski 2007-08 Brittany Brown 2006-0723 Julie DeMorrow 1989-90 Jessica Jetton 2004-0522 Kate Chybowski 2008-09 Margo Stevenson 1999-00 Susie Owen 1985-89 Wendy Wilson 1984-85

UE SINGLE SEASON RECORDS

DOUBLES VICTORIES27 Beth Peyton 2006-07 Brittany Brown 2006-0723 Margy Schnakenburg 1997-98 Shannon Cook 1989-9022 Rachel Tessier 2001-02 Natalie Tessier 2001-02 Karen Black 1996-97 Margy Schnakenburg 1996-9721 Kate Chybowski 2009-10 Dora Kotsiou 2009-10 Kate Chybowski 2008-09 Brandee Fox 1999-00 Karen Black 1998-99 Eileen Mortensen 1994-95 Beth Understahl 1994-95 Jessica Jetton 2003-04 Beth Peyton 2003-04

COMBINED VICTORIES51 Karen Black 1997-98 Brittany Brown 2006-0748 Kate Chybowski 2009-10 Karen Black 1996-97 Karen Black 1998-9947 Eileen Mortensen 1994-95 Jessica Jetton 2003-0444 Kate Chybowski 2007-0843 Kate Chybowski 2008-0942 Margo Stevenson 1999-00 Margy Schnakenburg 1996-97 Shannon Cook 1989-90 Lisa Kawamoto 2006-0740 Brandee Fox 1999-00 Beth Understahl 1994-95 Eileen Mortensen 1993-94 Shannon Cook 1986-87

SINGLES VICTORIES99 Kate Chybowski 2007-1197 Karen Black 1996-9983 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-98 Beth Understahl 1992-9682 Jessica Jetton 2001-0569 Shannon Cook 1986-9068 Susia Owen 1985-8963 Eileen Mortensen 1992-9560 Wendy Wilson 1984-8859 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-9057 Beth Peyton 2004-07

UE CAREER RECORDS

DOUBLES VICTORIES86 Beth Peyton 2004-0780 Kate Chybowski 2007-1179 Shannon Cook 1986-9078 Dana Graczyk 1986-9076 Karen Black 1996-9975 Jessica Jetton 2001-0572 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-9867 Brandee Fox 1998-0265 Beth Understahl 1992-9663 Jane Lindow 1984-8862 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-90

COMBINED VICTORIES179 Kate Chybowski 2007-11173 Karen Black 1996-99157 Jessica Jetton 2001-05155 Margy Schnakenburg 1994-98148 Shannon Cook 1986-90143 Beth Peyton 2004-07136 Dana Graczyk 1986-90135 Beth Understahl 1992-96125 Brandee Fox 1998-02121 Sara Wannemuehler 1986-90120 Wendy Wilson 1984-88119 Susie Owen 1985-89