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welcomeA Message from the Coach

Welcome to JMU Men’s Tennis! I am extremely proud to be the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at my alma mater. This is an exciting time in the history of the tennis pro-gram. I look for great accomplishments from the individual competitors and the team as a whole.

Simply put, JMU is an awesome place to be! The collegiate years are a time in a person’s life that offers so much growth and development. JMU and the tennis program involve student-athletes in an environment that is perfect for achieving high goals and aspirations. The team at JMU will work diligently to provide each student-athlete with the necessary resources to develop and succeed in the class-room, on the court, and beyond.

The team I referred to is more than just student-athletes and coaches. A full sup-port staff comprised of professionals in the areas of academic advising, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, athletics communication, and sport psychology help all student-athletes realize and reach their full potential.

The level the JMU tennis team aspires to is the highest. The coaching staff and sport team will prepare all student-athletes as if they are going to continue onto the professional level after their collegiate career is finished. Dedication to improvement through hard work is a must for every member of the program. High-level training in a team environment will help to raise the level of each individual and the entire program.

I thank you for considering the JMU tennis program for the next step of your tennis development. I hope you give serious consideration to JMU helping you take your game and life to the next level.

Sincerely,

Steve Secord Head Men’s Tennis Coach

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athletesGreg Vladimirsky

Senior Staten Island, N.Y./Broward Virtual• Second Team All-CAA Singles

• Third Team All-CAA Doubles with teammate Bertrand Moulin

• 17-12 singles record and 14-12 doubles mark as a junior

Ryan PoolSenior Melbourne, Australia/Braemar (UT-Chattanooga)• Led the Dukes with a 21-10 singles record playing primarily at No. 2 singles

• 16-13 doubles record playing at No. 2

• Team-high 27 singles wins over last two seasons

• CAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week 4/17

athletesHugo Ramadier

Senior Paris, France/Lycee Francais Chateabriand (Northern Arizona)• 17-11 singles record, including 4-1 in CAA play

• 10-12 doubles record, primarily at No. 3 position with Tommi Nissinen

Florent SentenacSenior Borderes, France/Lycee Theophile Gautier (Auburn Montgomery)• 15-17 singles record, playing at Nos. 3-6 with a 4-1 record in CAA competition

• Team-best 17-13 doubles record with teammate Ryan Pool at No. 2

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athletesBastien Russo

Senior Lyon, France/Notre Dame des Minimes (Shorter)• 6-7 singles record, including 4-2 in dual matches playing at No. 6

• 5-4 doubles mark playing at No. 2 position

Malcolm PeaceSenior Harrisonburg, Va./Anderson High School (IUPUI)• Member of IUPUI men’s tennis team for 2009-10 season

• Academic All-Summit League Honors

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athletesMaxi Branth

Freshman Stockholm, Sweden (Tullinge Gymnasium)• Ranked top-20 in Sweden amongst tennis players born in 1993

• Played for Miguel Ocampo with the Tumba TK club

Robert StirlingFreshman Caboolture, Australia (St. Columbans College)• Won doubles title in 2012 Queensland Junior Winter International 1 with Ryan Simmons

• Played for Brad Hardbottle at St. Columbans College and Caboolture Tennis Club

Seated: Ryan Pool, Malcolm Peace, Bastien Russo, Zachary Watson. Standing: Coach Steve

Secord, Florent Sentenac, Hugo Ramadier, Greg Vladimirsky, Maxi Branth, Robert Stirling

coaching staffSteve SecordHead Coach• 19th season as the Dukes’ head coach

• CAA Co-Coach of the Year in 2012

• Former team captain and Most Valuable Player for the Dukes

• 160 career wins at the helm of the JMU program

• During his tenure, JMU has produced members of the All-CAA team, achieved team and individual regional rankings and produced a Verizon Academic All-America first team honoree

• Coached Matt King and Mike Smith to Third Team All-CAA doubles, Tommi Nissinen to Third Team All-CAA singles and Smith to Second Team All-CAA singles in 2010

• Coached Greg Vladimirsky to Second Team All-CAA singles as well as Second Team All-CAA doubles with teammate Bertrand Moulin in 2011

• Coached Greg Vladimirsky to Second Team All-CAA singles and Third Team All-CAA Doubles with teammate Bertrand Moulin in 2012

• Directed seniors Andrew Lux and Troy Stone into the main draw

finals of the National Indoor Region II Championships in 2002

• As a player, he helped lead the Dukes to CAA titles in 1989 and 1991

• He posted career records of 67-34 in singles and 63-34 in doubles competition

• Claimed the singles championship at the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Tournament in 1995, 2005 and 2006

• Received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from JMU in 1991

Zachary WatsonAssistant Coach• Third season as assistant coach

• Three-time NCAA participant as a player at Radford (2007, 2008, 2009)

• Two-time All-Big South doubles team (2008, 2009)

• Compiled 72-32 singles record and 73-32 doubles record in four years starting at RU

• As a freshman, one of two players in the Big South to go undefeated in conference play (9-0 in 2007)

• Graduated from Radford in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise sport and health education

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caa

Mike Smith• Four-time All-CAA doubles

selection

• Second Team All-CAA singles in 2010

Richard Cote• CAA Coach of the Year in 1989

Tommi Nissinen

• Third Team All-CAA singles in 2010

Drew Whitman• CAA Coach of the Year in 1991

Luis Rosado• Second Team All-CAA singles and doubles in 2001

Cullen de Windt• CAA Rookie of the Year in 1994

Greg Vladimirsky • Second Team All-CAA

singles in 2011 and 2012

• Second Team All-CAA doubles in 2011

• Third Team All-CAA doubles in 2012

Matt King• Two-time All-CAA doubles selection

Jared Robinson• CAA co-Rookie of the Year

in 2008

• Two-time Second Team All-CAA singles selection

Bertrand Moulin• Third Team All-CAA doubles in 2012

• Finalist for JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year 2012

Steve Secord• CAA Co-Coach of the Year in 2012

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tradition

David Emery• First Team All-CAA singles in 2005

• Second Team All-CAA doubles in 2005

John Snead• JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2007

• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

Bob Allensworth• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

Matt Goetz• JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1991

John Alexander Janssen• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

Mark Trinka• JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1985

Colin Malcolm• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

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tradition

Andrew Lux• JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2002

• CoSida Academic All-American in 2001 and 2002

• First Team All-CAA singles in 2001 and Second Team in 2002

• Second Team All-CAA doubles in 2001

John Witt• JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1991

Clint Morse• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

Mike Hendrickson• Second Team All-CAA doubles in 2003• ITA Scholar Athlete in 2003

Jesse Tarr• Four-time All-CAA doubles selection

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this is jmuThis Is JMUJMU’s beautiful campus includes 111

major buildings on 712 acres. The original campus is built around the Quadrangle, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings.The University’s 19,000 students may

choose from 109 degree programs in seven colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Integrated Science and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School.JMU’s academic program combines the

liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program.• Female/Male Ratio: 60/40• Student/Professor Ratio: 15/1• Average Class Size: 29

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this is jmu• U.S. News & World Report in its 2011 America’s Best Colleges guidebook ranked JMU first in the South among public universities for the 17th straight year.

• JMU is Virginia’s most-popular college or uni-versity, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors.

• Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2011 ranked JMU 19th nationally on its list of 100 best values in public colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price.

• Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 listing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU 53rd among larger institutions.

• JMU was included in the 2002 edition of The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.”

• JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities.

• Bloomberg magazine in 2011 ranked JMU’s College of Business 11th nationally among busi-ness schools at public universities and 28th among all universities.

• JMU is among schools “that prove activism and community service are alive and well on cam-pus,” says Mother Jones Magazine.

• JMU’s exemplary programs for first-year stu-dents are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.

• JMU was recognized as one of the nation’s top 50 “Best Value” public universities in the 2010 Princeton Review “Best Value Colleges.” The list recognizes schools that provide high-quality aca-demics at a reasonable price.”

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harrisonburg, Va.Harrisonburg, Va. A Great College TownHarrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan

areas of Washington, D.C., and Richmond while providing JMU students the comforts of the pic-turesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.The city offers something for everyone. From

downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU stu-dents the opportunity to sample many aspects of life.Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that

is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.

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academic adVising• Located in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center

• Computer lab with more than 30 work stations

• Tutoring and small group meeting facilities

• Student-athlete lounge

Casey CarterAssociate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services

James Madison ‘70

Tiffany HallTeam Academic Advisor

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strength & conditioning

Greg WernerHead Coach/Director of JMU Strength & Conditioning

Austin Peay ‘91

• Developing athleticism and sports perfor-mance

• Seven training facilities encompassing more than 17,000 square feet

• Staff includes five full time professionals with certifications as strength and conditioning specialists

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sports medicine• Multi-skilled professionals use current research, educational knowledge, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of student-athletes

• Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers

• Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified in family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia

• Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes

Jessalyn Stone Team Athletic Trainer

Kansas State University ‘11

Nell Morgan Team Athletic Trainer

Grand Valley State University ‘05

Tom Kuster, ATCAssistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine

James Madison ‘95

Dr. Kent DiduchTeam Physician

Dr. Mark MillerTeam Orthopedic Surgeon

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sports psychology

Dr. Robert HarmisonDirector

Dr. Challace McMillin

• The Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC) is committed to addressing the unique challenges that face student-athletes at JMU.

• The CSDC provides a supportive environment to empower student-athletes to achieve personal, academic and athletic goals in the context of individual and/or group counseling.

• Staff includes two full-time professionals with doctorates specifically tailored towards Sports Psychology.

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tennis infoOffice Location: Godwin Hall 106CTelephone: (540) 568-3950Fax: (540) 568-3901E-mail: m-tennis@jmu.eduMailing Address: Men’s Tennis James Madison University 260 Bluestone Drive MSC 2301

Godwin Hall, Room 106C Harrisonburg, VA 22807Head Coach

Steve Secord, James Madison ‘91 E-mail: secordss@jmu.edu Telephone: (540) 568-3950Assistant Coach Zachary Watson, Radford ‘10 E-mail: watsonzt@jmu.edu Telephone: (540) 568-3950Administrative Assistant

Cassidy Zaccaria, (540) 568-6692Athletics Communications

Devon Howard Email: howardbd@jmu.edu

Telephone (540) 568-3701

Directions & MapsA map of the JMU campus (including a PDF printable map) is available at www.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUSports.com and click on Facilities.

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Who’s Who in JMU Athletics

Jeff BourneAthletics Director

Geoff Polglase

Deputy Athletics Director

Casey CarterAssociate AD,

Student Athlete Services

Brian Frerking

Associate AD, Development

Jenn PhillipsAssociate AD, Compliance & Senior Woman Administrator

Kevin WhiteAssociate AD,

Sports Programs

Mike CarpenterAssistant AD,

Ticketing & Customer

Relations

Tom KusterAssistant AD,

Sports Medicine

John MartinAssistant

AD, Athletics Communications

Ty PhillipsAssistant AD,

Facilities & Events