2015-2016 chowan women's tennis media guide
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Chowan University 2015-2016 Women’s Tennis Media Guide
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Quick Facts
Location: Murfreesboro, NC
Enrollment:: 1,532
President: Dr. M. Christopher White
Nickname: Hawks
School Colors: Blue and White
Athletic Director: Ozzie McFarland
Head Coach: Christian Stambaugh
Years at Chowan: 7th Season
Facility: Rose Family Tennis
Complex
Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Conference: CIAA
Contact Information Chris Stambuagh
Director of Tennis
(252) 398-6463
Ashley Wells
Asst. to the Director of Athletics/Brave Hawks Club
252.398.1239
Allie Kolezynski Assistant Athletic Director- Communications
(252)398-6378
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Table of Contents
Quick Facts/Contact Information 1
Roster 2
Institutional Information 3
Head Coach 4-6
Assistant Coaches 7-8
Team Biographies 9-12
Accommodation Listings 13
2014-15 Season Statistics 14
2015-16 Season Schedule 15
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Name Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Major
Natalia Andrade 5-3 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Objetivo Business Administration
Jessica De Backre 5-7 Sr. Mallorca Island, Spain/San Cayetano Business Administration
Cynthia Carrier 5-11 Fr. Levis, Quebec/Pointe Levy Business Administration
Roxana Daneshjoo 5-3 So. Weiterstadt, Germany/San Diego Christian Business Administration
Angelique Gouin 5-5 Fr. Victoriaville, Canada/Polyvalente le Boise Exercise Science
Anna Makhneva 5-2 So. Yekaterinburg, Russia/Southeastern Missouri St. Business Administration
Polina Novachuk 5-4 So. Krashoyarsk, Russia/Krashoyarsk Psychology
Victoria Smolchenkova 5-5 So. Kaluga, Russia/Kaluga HS Business Administration
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Important University Telephone Contacts Admissions Office (800) 488-4101
Business Office (252) 398-6252
Registrar’s Office (252) 398-1230
Financial Aid Office (252) 398-1229
Important Websites Chowan University www.chowan.edu
Athletics www.gocuhawks.com
NCAA www.ncaa.org
NCAA Clearinghouse www.ncaaclearinghouse.com
NCCAA www.thenccaa.org
CIAA www.theciaa.com
Chowan University is a four-year co-education intuition. It is the second oldest of North Carolina's seven Baptist Colleges. Chowan opened in 1848 as a four year college for women, Chowan Baptist Female institute. It was renamed Chowan College in 1910, admitted male students in 1931, and established itself as one of the leading junior colleges in the South in 1937. In 1992 the college returned to four year status. In April of 2006 Chowan President, Dr. M. Christopher White announced the changing of the institutions name from Chowan College to Chowan University. The University fulfills its mission with a careful blend of both liberal arts and professional courses. Recognizing that such a blend of knowledge and experience is particularly suited to the needs of contemporary society. Chowan takes as priority the need to connect general education with specialized education, theoretical learning with practical learning, and intellectual skills with vocational skills. Set amid 300 acres of woodlands embracing beautiful Lake Vann, Chowan’s main entrance leads gracefully around a college green to an antebellum mansion known as the McDowell Columns Building. Sixteen major buildings of contemporary design provide air-conditioned residence, academic and recreational facilities. The small-town university campus attracts students from at least twenty seven states and several countries each year. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools fully accredits Chowan University to offer the bachelor’s degree.
Academic Programs
Accounting
Allied Heath
American Studies
Biology
Business
-Applied Business
-Business Admin.
-Small Business Management
-Small Business Administration
Chemistry
Church Music
Coaching
Counseling
Criminal Justice
Drama
Elementary Education
English
Environmental Biology
Exercise Science
Fine Art Studies
Graphic Communications
Graphic Design
History
History (Contemporary)
History Education
Humanities Studies
Information Studies
Innovative Ministry Leadership
Innovative Music Ministry
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics
Marketing
Music
Music Business/Technology
Music Education
Physical Education
Physical Education/ Teacher
Education Emphasis
Pre-Professional
-Pre-Dentistry
-Pre-Law
-Pre-Medicine
-Pre-Nursing
-Pre-Physical Therapy
-Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Printing Production and
Imagery Technology
Psychology
Psychology
(General Experimental)
Public History
Religion
Science
Social Science
Sports Management
Studio Art
Teacher Education
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Chris Stambaugh will enter his seventh season as the Direc-tor of Tennis at Chowan University. Stambaugh has 19 years of NCAA DII tennis head coaching experience. In the 2014-2015 season the men's and women's teams went undefeated in regular season CIAA play and finished as CIAA Regular Season Champions and CIAA Regular Sea-son Northern Division Champions, respectively. Both teams also finished as Runner-Up at the CIAA Championship. Stambaugh produced the men's and women's CIAA Player of the Year as well as the men's CIAA Rookie of the Year. Six players earned CIAA All-Conference honors with one player also earning a CIAA Commissioners All-Academic Team honor. Stambaugh was named CIAA Men's Tennis Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. The 2013-14 season was one for the record books for both programs. The women earned their first CIAA Champion-ship, clinched the CIAA Northern Division title, and amassed a program-best 23-8 overall record while finishing the year with an unblemished 13-0 record in CIAA play. Stambaugh produced the women's CIAA Player and Rookie of the Year, and five team members earned All-CIAA accolades. On the men’s side, the Hawks finished as CIAA Regular Season Co-Champions and were runner-up at the CIAA Championship. They earned an at-large bid for the NCAA DII Atlantic Regional Tournament and were the first team in school history to earn the honor in any sport. Stambaugh produced the CIAA Rookie of the Year and three team members were named to the All-CIAA Team. Stambaugh was named CIAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year as a result of the teams’ success. He took the tennis program to new heights during the 2012-13 season with both the men’s and women’s teams compet-ing in their first-ever CIAA Championship title match, with the men’s team also claiming the CIAA Northern Division title. Five players earned All-CIAA honors that same season, with one also earning the Commissioner’s Scholar Team honor. (cont.)
About Coach Stambaugh:
EDUCATION Undergraduate: Shepherd University
Graduate: Shepherd University
PLAYING CAREER
TENNIS Shepherd University: WVIAC Men’s Ten-nis Championship in 1988, Two individu-al WVIAC titles
COACHING CAREER
Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach: Shepherd University 11 years
Director of Tennis: Chowan University 7th season
CHRIS STAMBAUGH Director of Tennis
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Stambaugh’s men’s squad totaled a 13-18 overall record in the 2011-2012 season (10-6 CIAA). They fin-ished in second place in the CIAA North. Stambaugh led his women’s team to a 13-16 overall record, and 11-4 mark in the CIAA. He produced the CIAA Women’s Rookie of the Year and one All-CIAA team member. The men's team, meanwhile had their first All-CIAA selections ever with two team members earning honors. Stambaugh came to Chowan from Shepherd University (WV) where he was the Head Men's & Wom-en's Tennis coach for eleven successful seasons. He was named WVIAC Coach of the Year four times in 2001-2003, and 2005 and his teams won six WVIAC Championships. He guided the 2003 women's team to a WVIAC while the men's team also claimed the title in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Stambaugh was a standout player for Shepherd during his undergraduate days and helped the team win the WVIAC Men's Tennis Championship in 1988. That season, Stambaugh won individual confer-ence titles at number five singles and number two doubles with teammate Ferran Macipe.
In October of 2015, Stambaugh was inducted into The Shepherd University Athletic Hall of Fame as both an athlete and coach in the sport of tennis.
In 2006 Stambaugh was ranked #1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the USTA in 35-and-over Singles. In 2013 Stambaugh and his father, Robert Stambaugh, finished ranked #14 in the nation in Senior Fa-ther/Son Doubles and in 2011 they finished ranked #16. Along with his coaching duties at Shepherd University, he served as the Head Tennis Instructor at the Martinsburg Health & Fitness Club for 13 years. Stambaugh coached at Tiffin University for one sea-son prior to accepting the position at Chowan. Stambaugh earned his B.A. in Communications from Shepherd and holds a M.S. in Curriculum and In-struction, also from Shepherd. He resides in Como, N.C. with his wife, Holly.
CHRIS STAMBAUGH Director of Tennis
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CHRIS STAMBAUGH Director of Tennis
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Adam Moneypenny joins the staff for his fourth season as an as-sistant coach for the men's and women's tennis teams. He was part of the Hawks’ historic 2014 seasons with the women’s team earning their first CIAA Championship and the men earning CIAA Runner-Up honors. Both teams earned bids to the NCAA DII At-lantic Regional with the men claiming the institution’s first at-large bid in any sport. In his first season with the Hawks, Moneypenny was named the Intercollegiate Atlantic Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year. The men’s and women’s team both finished as the CIAA Tournament Runner-Ups in 2013, with the men’s team claiming the CIAA Northern Division title. Moneypenny was a four year member of the Chowan University men’s tennis team, and will stay involved with both the women’s and men’s tennis teams this season by assisting with practices, matches, and other duties as necessary. Moneypenny was named to the All-CIAA Men’s Tennis Team dur-ing his final season with the squad in 2012. He graduated from Chowan in 2013 with a degree in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Counseling and minor in Business Administration. Moneypenny resides in Murfreesboro, N.C.
About Coach Moneypenny:
EDUCATION Undergraduate: Chowan University
PLAYING CAREER
TENNIS Chowan University: All-CIAA Men’s Ten-nis Team (2012)
COACHING CAREER
4th season as assistant coach
Adam Moneypenny Assistant Coach
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Holly Stambaugh enters her first full year with the Chowan University
athletic department. She serves as an Internal Operations Assistant and
Assistant Tennis Coach for the Hawks.
Stambaugh provides assistance to the department in various areas in-
cluding compliance, athletic communications and operations while work-
ing with the men's and women's tennis teams.
Prior to joining the staff at Chowan, Stambaugh was an associate agent
at the North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group. There, she was
responsible for providing customers with property and casualty insurance
needs and generating quotes and insurance applications.
Before her stint at the North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group,
Stambaugh spent over six years as a legal assistant at Black, Noland
and Read P.L.C. in Staunton, Virginia. Her responsibilities included work-
ing with domestic cases, real estate contracts and estate plan docu-
ments, electronic filings with the United States Courts, conducting case
research and maintaining accounts payable and receivable for the firm.
Stambaugh earned a degree in Business Studies from Chowan Universi-
ty in 2014 after transferring from Mary Baldwin College. She was a mem-
ber of the President's and Dean's Lists, a member of Alpha Chi and grad-
uated magna cum laude.
During her time at Chowan, Stambaugh was a two-year member of the
women's tennis team. She was a key contributor to the Hawks' first CIAA
Women's Tennis Championship in 2014 and earned All-CIAA and CIAA
Tournament Most Valuable Player honors that same season.
Stambaugh also played tennis at the #1 singles and doubles positions as
a freshman at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia during the
2002-2003 season.
She gained experience coaching tennis by working as an instructor and
coach at junior clinics and matches through Jefferson County Parks and
Recreation as well as the National Junior Tennis League over the course
of three summers.
Stambaugh resides in Como, North Carolina with her husband, Director
of Tennis, Chris Stambaugh.
About Coach Stambaugh:
EDUCATION Undergraduate: Chowan University
PLAYING CAREER
TENNIS Chowan University: CIAA Women’s Championship Team (2014), CIAA Championship Tournament MVP (2014), All-CIAA Women’s Tennis Team (2014)
COACHING CAREER
1st full season as assistant coach
Holly Stambaugh Assistant Coach
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Off the Court with NATALIA:
Nickname: Nati
Major: Business Administration
Favorite Food: Steak Parmigiana
Sports Idol: Rafael Nadal & Maria Sharapova
Pregame Ritual: Listen to music
What’s on your iPOD? Pop
Academic Achievements: President’s & Dean’s List
Athletic Achievements: Women’s Tennis CIAA Rookie of the Year, CIAA Women’s Tennis Champions, Women’s Tennis ALL-CIAA
Favorite Hobbies: Watch TV shows
Parents: Marcos Aurelio de Andrade & Claudia Bueno dos Santos Andrade
Siblings: Marcos Aurelio de Andrade, Jr. (25) & Caio dos Santos Andrade (24)
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Off the Court with JESSICA:
Nickname: Jessy
Major: Marketing
Favorite food: Indian
Sports Idol: Rafael Nadal
Pregame Ritual: Concentrate
What’s on your iPod? Reggae
Athletic Achievements: 2014 CIAA Women’s Tennis Champs
Favorite Hobbies: Shopping and traveling
Parents/Guardians: Claude & Alicia,
Sibling(s): David (20)
Natalia Andrade
5’3” • Junior • Right Handed
Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Objetivo
Jessica De Backre
5’7” • Senior • Right Handed
Mallorca Island, Spain/San Cayetano
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Polina Novachuk
5’4” • Sophomore • Right Handed
Krashoyarsk, Russia/Krashoyarsk
Off the Court with VICTORIA:
Nickname: Vika
Major: Management/Accounting
Favorite Food: Russian food
Sports Idol: Roger Federer & Ana Ivanovic
Pregame Ritual: Listening to music
Whats on your iPod? Weeknd
Academic Achievements: Honors College and 3.7 GPA
Athletic Achievements: 2015 CIAA Women’s Tennis Finals
Favorite Hobbies: Reading
Parent/ Guardians: Sergey Smolchenkov & Elina Smol-chenkova
Victoria Smolchenkova
5’5” • Sophomore • Right Handed
Kaluga, Russia/Kaluga HS
Off the Court with POLINA:
Major: Psychology
Pregame Ritual: Listening to Music
Whats on your iPod? Everything
Athletic Achievements: 2015 CIAA Women’s Tennis Finals
Favorite Hobbies: Sleeping
Parent/ Guardian(s): Sergei and Aupelika Novachuk
Sibling(s) Name and Ages: Sergei (14) German (7)
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Cynthia Carrier
5’11” • Freshman • Right Handed
Levis, Quebec/Pointe Levy
Off the Court with ROXANA:
Nickname: Roxy
Major: Accounting
Favorite Food: Mint chocolate chip ice cream
Sports Idol: Ronda Rousey
Athletic Achievements: #1 in Hessen’s Tennis Federa-tion (5 yrs.), State Champion (6x), ranked #159 in Ger-many & ranked #200 in Europe
Favorite Hobbies: Laser tag
Parent/ Guardians: Shahriar Daneshjoo & Sabine Muerder-Daneshjoo
Sibling(s) Name and Ages: Anahita Daneshjoo (21) & Vian Daneshjoo (13)
Roxana Daneshjoo
5’3” • Sophomore • Right Handed
Weiterstadt, Germany/San Diego Christian
Off the Court with CYNTHIA:
Nickname: Cyn
Major: Business Administration
Favorite Food: Pasta
Sports Idol: Roger Federer
Pregame Ritual: Listen to music
Whats on your iPod? Everything
Athletic Achievements: Nationals Under 16 & 18
Favorite Hobbies: Skiing
Parent/ Guardian(s): Alain Carrier & Danielle DuFour
Sibling(s) Name and Ages: Maxime Carrier (24) & Jim-my Carrier (21)
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Off the Court with ANNA:
Nickname: Anya
Major: Business Administration
Favorite Food: Russian food
Sports Idol: Stanislas Wawrinka
Pregame Ritual: Listening to music and relax
Whats on your iPod? Russian rap
Academic Achievements: 3.7 gpa overall
Athletic Achievements: Played the city competitions where I held the 1st and 2nd places, also competed in the regional championships
Favorite Hobbies: Figure skating
Parent/ Guardians: Konstantin Makhnev & Kristina Makhneva
Anna Makhneva
5’2” • Sophomore • Right Handed
Yekaterinburg, Russia/Southeastern Missouri St.
Off the Court with ANGELIQUE:
Nickname: Angy
Major: Exercise Science
Favorite Food: Poutine (special Quebec meal)
Sports Idol: Roger Federer
Pregame Ritual: Running & stretching
Whats on your iPod? Recent hit songs
Academic Achievements: 4 nominations for best grades, won 2
Athletic Achievements: won 4 tournaments and 3 finals
Favorite Hobbies: Cooking & movies
Parent/ Guardian(s): Martin Gouin & Ginette Lemieux
Sibling(s) Name and Ages: Noemie Gouin (19)
Angelique Gouin
5’5” • Freshman • Right Handed
Victoriaville, Canada/Polyvente le Boise
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Chowan University stands in the
old Albemarle region of North
Carolina between the Roanoke and
Chowan Rivers in the northeast corner
of the state. The Murfreesboro area
was first settled during the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, when the
principal inhabitants were several
Indian Tribes such as the Chowanokes.
Today, the stately old homes seem to
whisper of the storied colonial and
antebellum days.
Murfreesboro is located approximately
60 miles from Norfolk, Virginia and 120
miles from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Murfreesboro is the location of the
boyhood home of Dr. Walter Reed,
discoverer of the cure for yellow fever,
and home to Richard Jordan Gatling,
the inventor of the Gatling Gun. Tours
and special events are offered
throughout the year by local groups.
Partial Listing of Accommodations
Murfreesboro
* Bed and Breakfast
M & N Bed & Breakfast
252.398.4511
* Bed and Breakfast
Home of Carol Piper
252.398.3531
* Barnes House B&B
252.398.3676
* The Commons Bed & Breakfast
252.398.4052
Ahoskie
(13 miles south of campus)
* Ahoskie Inn
252.398.4165
* Tomahawk Inn
252.332.3194
* Jernigan House B&B
252.209.5455
Franklin, VA
(22 miles north of campus)
* Franklin Inn
757.562.4100
* Comfort Inn
757.569.0018
* Days Inn
757.562.2225
* Super 8 Motel
757.562.2888
* The Pace House Inn
757.516.6263
Roanoke Rapids (I-95, Exit 173)
(35 miles west of campus)
* Days Inn
252.536.4867
* Hampton Inn
252.537.7555
* Holiday Inn Express
252.536.2300 ext 171
* Interstate Inn
252.536.4111
* Jameson Inn
252.533.0022
* Orchard Inn
252.536.2131
* Sleep Inn
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Date Results Opponent Location 9/2/14 W 9-0 Averett University Danville, VA
9/13/14 Canceled West Liberty University Athens, WV
10/11/14 Canceled University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C.
10/12/14 Canceled Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV
2/3/15 W 7-2 Barton College Murfreesboro, NC
2/7/15 L 6-3 UNC Pembroke Murfreesboro, NC
2/25/15 W 5-3 Meredith College Raleigh, NC
2/26/15 Canceled North Carolina A&T University Murfreesboro, NC
3/7/15 W 9-0 Livingstone College* Winston-Salem, NC
3/7/15 W 9-0 Johnson C. Smith University* Winston-Salem, NC
3/8/15 W 9-0 Winston-Salem State University* Winston-Salem, NC
3/10/15 L 5-2 Newberry College Hilton Head, SC
3/11/15 L 9-0 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Hilton Head, SC
3/13/15 Canceled West Liberty University Hilton Head, SC
3/15/15 L 5-4 University of Mount Olive Murfreesboro, NC
3/17/15 W 9-0 Virginia Union University* Richmond, VA
3/19/15 W 6-3 Virginia State University* Petersburg, VA
3/20/15 W 9-0 Bowie State University* Franklin, VA
3/21/15 W 7-2 Shaw University* Murfreesboro, NC
3/22/15 W 9-0 Fayetteville State University* Murfreesboro, NC
3/25/15 L 7-0 Longwood University Farmville, VA
3/27/15 W 9-0 Salem College Franklin, VA
3/28/15 W 9-0 Elizabeth City State University* Elizabeth City, NC
3/28/15 W 6-0 Elizabeth City State University* Elizabeth City, NC
4/6/15 L 7-0 Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA
4/8/15 W 7-2 Virginia State University* Murfreesboro, NC
4/9/15 W 9-0 Virginia Union University* Murfreesboro, NC
4/11/15 W 9-0 Bowie State University* Bowie, MD
4/12/15 Canceled Randolph College Murfreesboro, NC
CIAA Tournament
4/17/2015 W 5-0 Virginia Union University* (Quarter-Finals) Charlotte, NC
4/18/2015 W 5-0 Johnson C. Smith University* (Semi-Finals) Charlotte, NC
4/18/2015 L 5-3 Shaw University* (Finals) Charlotte, NC
Women’s Tennis 2014-15 Season Results
Record Conf. Home Away Neutral
19-7 13-0 5-2 8-2 6-3
* Denotes Conference Opponent
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2015-16 Women’s Tennis Schedule Date Time Opponent Location
9/19/15 11:00am Chowan Tennis Challenge Murfreesboro, NC
10/10/15 Canceled Shepherd University Murfreesboro, NC
10/12/15 W 6-3 University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C.
2/2/16 3:00pm Barton College Wilson, NC
2/12/16 2:00pm University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC
2/23/16 3:30pm Meredith College Murfreesboro, NC
2/27/16 3:00pm West Virginia State University White Sulphur Springs, WV
2/28/16 9:00am Bluefield State College White Sulphur Springs, WV
CIAA Round-Up
3/5/16 9:00am Johnson C. Smith University* Winston-Salem, NC
3/5/16 1:00pm Livingstone College* Winston-Salem, NC
3/6/16 9:00am Winston-Salem State University* Winston-Salem, NC
Hilton Head Spring Tennisfest
3/7/16 TBA EdinboroUniversity Hilton Head Island, SC
3/9/16 TBA Ashland University Hilton Head Island, SC
3/10/16 TBA Indiana University of PA Hilton Head Island, SC
3/11/16 TBA Northwood University Hilton Head Island, SC
3/17/16 3:00pm Virginia State University* Petersburg, VA
3/18/16 3:00pm Salem International University Murfreesboro, NC
CIAA Round-Up
3/19/16 9:00am Shaw University* Murfreesboro, NC
3/20/16 1:00pm Fayetteville State University* Murfreesboro, NC
3/22/16 1:00pm Virginia Union* Richmond, VA
3/25/16 12:00pm North Carolina A&T State University Murfreesboro, NC
3/30/16 3:00pm Elizabeth City State University*^ Murfreesboro, NC
4/6/16 5:00pm North Carolina Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC
4/9/16 1:00pm Longwood University Murfreesboro, NC
4/12/16 3:00pm Virginia State University* Murfreesboro, NC
4/14/16 1:00pm Virginia Union University* Murfreesboro, NC
4/16/16 12:00pm Bowie State*^ Bowie, MD
CIAA Tournament
4/28-30/16 TBA TBA* Raleigh, NC
Home Matches in Bold ^Denotes Doubleheader
*Denotes CIAA Opponent