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TABLE OF CONTENTSGeorge M. Billingsley Tennis Center and Dills Indoor Stadium.....................................................2Media Information and Quick Facts ................................32009 Schedule ..................................................................42009 Roster ......................................................................52009 Outlook ............................................................... 6-7

Coaches and Support StaffHead Coach Robert Cox ............................................ 9-11Assistant Coach Eduardo Rincon ...................................12Support Staff...................................................................13

2009 RazorbacksSeniors ...................................................................... 15-16Juniors ...................................................................... 16-17Sophomores ............................................................. 18-19Freshmen ........................................................................20

2008 Season Review2008 Review ...................................................................212008 Results ............................................................. 22-25

History and RecordsRazorback Tennis History ........................................ 26-27Razorback Records .................................................... 28-29All-Americans .................................................................30Razorback Coaches and Team Awards ...........................31Razorback Lettermen .....................................................32Year-By-Year Results ................................................. 33-36

Opponents2009 Opponents ...................................................... 37-38

University of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas ...................................... 40-41Administration ...............................................................42Academic Support .................................................... 43-45Razorback Athletes and Graduates ................................46Razorbacks in the Community ......................................47Famous Recent Razorbacks ...................................... 48-51Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Jeff Long .................................... 52-53Razorback Foundation ...................................................54Famous Razorbacks ........................................................55Home of Champions ............................................... 56-57Athletic Facilities ...................................................... 58-60Strength & Conditioning Center ...................................61Arkansas Traditions .................................................. 62-63Fayetteville, Ark. ............................................................64


George M. Billingsley Tennis Center and Dills Indoor Stadium The inside cover features the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center, the home of 10 plexi-paved out-door courts and the site of the 2008 Men’s Tennis SEC Championships. The former Varsity Courts were rennovated into the Billingsley Tennis Center in 2008. The ren-novations include a player lounge, a plaza entry, a scoreboard for the main courts, skyboxes overlooking the indoor and outdoor courts and elevated stadium seating for the outdoor courts. Unlike many other programs acround the country, Ar-kansas’ tennis team takes advantage of facilities which give the Razorbacks an opportunity to play and practice 365 days a year, regardless of the weather. The University of Arkansas’ Dills Indoor Stadium was originally constructed in 1982, but it was extensively renovated in 2001, giving the Ra-zorbacks one of the fi nest indoor facilities in the na-tion. The stadium was re-named and dedicated on April 30, 2002, in honor of Jane Dills Morgan and Nancy Dills Lee, along with

RAZORBACK TENNIS FACILITIES

Ewell Lee, who made a sizeable dona-tion in the name of Robert “Bob” and Lucile Dills. They were early and long-time supporters of the Razor-back program. The stadium originally included just four courts, but the renovations upped that number to six. Other improvements included a new ceil-ing and insulation system, 96 new lamps, resurfacing of all the courts and six electronic scoreboards. The Dills Indoor Stadium is cur-rently undergoing further expansion for coaches offi ces, player locker rooms and training rooms.


MEDIA RELATIONS The media relations offi ces at the University of Arkansas have merged, combining both men’s and women’s athletics under the direction of Kevin Trainor, Associate AD for Media Relations and Communications. Our offi ces are located on the North side of Barnhill Arena.

ON THE WEB The offi cial homepage for the University of Arkansas Razorback Athletics Department evolves again in 2008-09, combining both men’s and women’s athletics for the fi rst time. ArkansasRazorbacks.com unites the former LADYBACKS.com and Hogwired.com into a one-stop source for fans and media members. All press releases and statistics are posted on the web site as well as highlight video packages with post-meet quotes.

CREDENTIALS Media credentials for men’s tennis events may be obtained by contacting Meaghan Hayden. Cre-dentials may be picked up at the Athletic Media Relations offi ces up to the day of the event.

EMAIL UPDATES Members of the media may request that they be added to the Arkansas Media Relations email list. List members receive game stories, stats, updatess and other information via email. Please contact Hayden to be added to the list.

INTERVIEW POLICY All interviews with scheduled athletes and coaches must be arranged through Athletic Media Relations. Phone interviews with out-of-town me-dia are encouraged and can also be arranged. The coaching staff is generally available in their offi ces weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. All requests for information should be made to Meaghan Hayden in the Athletic Media Relations offi ce. The Arkansas locker room is closed to media at all times.

POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS Head coach Robert Cox is available at the con-clusion of each match for interviews. Interviews are arranged through an AMR staff member and are conducted court side.

PARKING Parking is open for all men’s tennis events after 5 p.m. and on weekends. For events on weekdays, earlier than 5 p.m. fans may obtain a visitor’s pass from the University of Arkansas Transit and Park-ing offi ce.

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ......................................... Fayetteville, Ark.Founded ...........................................March 27, 1871Enrollment ..................................................... 19,191Nickname ................................................ RazorbacksColors ........................................Cardinal and WhiteAffi liation ....................................... NCAA Division IConference ........................................... SoutheasternChancellor .............................Dr. G. David GearhartAthletics Director ........................................Jeff LongAthletics Department. .........................479-575-6533Ticket Offi ce.............................................. 479-575-5151Facility.....George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (1,500) Dills Indoor Stadium (1,000)Year Opened ............Billingsley Tennis Center, 2008 Dills Indoor Stadium, 2002

TENNIS STAFFHead Coach .............................................Robert CoxAlma Mater (Year) ........................... Arkansas (1978)Years at Arkansas ................................................... 22Offi ce Phone........................................479-575-2758Assistant Coach ............................... Eduardo RinconAlma Mater (Year) ................... Valdosta State (2005)

TEAM INFORMATION2008 Dual Record ............................................. 12-132008 SEC Finish ...................................................9th2008 NCAA Finish .............................................50thLetterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................9/2All-Americans Returning/Lost .............................0/0 Newcomers .............................................................. 2 Matt Walters Nikolas Zogaj

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSMen’s Tennis Contact .................. Meaghan Hayden Offi ce Phone ...................................479-575-4898 Cell Phone ......................................314-623-2856 Fax ..................................................479-575-7410 Email [email protected]. AD - Media Relations ................... Kevin TrainorAsst. AD - New Media ............................... Bill SmithAssoc. AMR ....................................... Robby EdwardsAssoc. AMR ............................................ Zack HigbeeAsst. AMR ............................................. Zach LawsonAsst. AMR ............................................Molly O’MaraAsst. AMR ................................................. Phil PierceAsst. AMR ................................................ Jeri ThorpeWebsite ..............................ArkansasRazorbacks.com

COVERThe cover of the 2009 Arkansas men’s tennis media guide features seniors Blake Strode and Connor Smith. Photography by Wesley Hitt and Robert Black.

CREDITSThe 2009 Arkansas men’s tennis media guide was written, edited and designed by Meaghan Hayden. Editorial assistance provided by Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Kevin Trainor and Assistant Athletic Director for New Media Bill Smith. Current team photography by Wesley Hitt. Printing by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill.

MEDIA INFORMATION


2009 SCHEDULE

DATE EVENT LOCATION TIMEJan. 23-25 Auburn Quad Auburn, Ala. All DayJan. 27 ORAL ROBERTS/UMKC FAYETTEVILLE 10 a.m./5:30 p.m.Jan. 30-Feb. 1 ITA National Indoor Charlottesville, Va. All DayFeb. 7 Illinois State West Lafayette, Ind. 12 p.m.Feb. 8 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 12 p.m.Feb. 13 OREGON FAYETTEVILLE 5:30 p.m.Feb. 15 PACIFIC/COWLEY COUNTY C.C. FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m./6 p.m.Feb. 20 OKLAHOMA FAYETTEVILLE 3 p.m.Feb. 22 Texas Austin, Texas 12:30 p.m.March 6 ALABAMA* FAYETTEVILLE 1:30 p.m.March 8 AUBURN* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.March 11 Oklahoma State Sillwater, Okla. 2 p.m.March 13 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m.March 15 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 1 p.m.March 25 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 5 p.m.March 27 Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m.March 29 GEORGIA* FAYETTEVILLE 12 p.m.April 3 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m.April 5 Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 12 p.m.April 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE* FAYETTEVILLE 1:30 p.m.April 12 OLE MISS* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.April 18 LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 1 p.m.April 23-26 SEC Championship Auburn, Ala. TBAMay 9-10 NCAA Regional Championship TBA TBAMay 16-24 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas TBA

* SEC matchHome matches in bold.

The Razorbacks have a challenging schedule in 2009, facing eight teams who ranked in the top 25 at the end of the 2008 season. The spring season starts with the Auburn Quad, Jan. 23-25 in Auburn, Ala. The Razorbacks host their fi rst spring match on Jan. 27 against Oral Roberts at 10 a.m. followed by Univer-sity of Missouri, Kansas City at 5:30 p.m. Next, the team is on the road again, this time at the ITA National Indoor in Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 30-Feb. 1. On Feb. 7, the Razorbacks face Illinois State, fol-lowed by Purdue on Feb. 8. Both matches will be held in West Lafayette, Ind. The Razorback Invitational will played in Fayette-ville Feb. 13- 15. Arkansas will play Oregon on Feb. 13 and Pacifi c on Feb. 15. Also on Feb. 15, the Hogs will host Cowley County Community College at 6 p.m. Oklahoma draws the homestand to a close on Jan. 20. Staying in the Big 12, the Razorbacks go to Texas on Feb. 22 in thier fi rst match against a national power-house. Texas fi nished the 2008 season ranked No. 4. Alabama, ranked No. 24 at the end of last season, comes to Fayetteville on March 6, followed by Auburn on March 8.

Next, the Hogs travel to Oklahoma State, No. 17 last year, on March 11 and then head to Kentucky on March 13. Vanderbilt hosts the Razorbacks on March 15. Taking a break from SEC play, the Hogs go to last season’s No. 11, Tulsa, on March 25. The team is back in action on March 27 at Tennes-see, who fi nished 2008 as the No. 9 team in the country. The toughest test of the 2009 season for the Razor-backs could be on March 29 against reigning national champion Georgia. At the beginning of April, the Hogs will travel fi rst to South Carolina on April 3 and then onto Florida on April 5. Florida was ranked No. 10 in 2008. The fi nal homestand of the season features Missis-sippi State on Apr. 10 and Ole Miss on April 12. The regular season closes in a match at LSU on April 18. The SEC Championship will be held in Auburn, Ala. April 23-26. In May, the NCAA Regional Championship will take place May 9-10, at a site to be determined, and the NCAA Championships will be hosted by Texas A&M in College Station, Texas May 16-24.

2009 SCHEDULE


2009 RAZORBACK ROSTER

NAME YEAR HT. WT. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)Matthew Hogan So. 5-11 172 Canberra, Australia (Canberra School)Taylor King Jr. 6-1 169 Rogers, Ark. (Rogers HS) Dmitry Lebedev Jr. 5-8 140 Moscow, Russia (N304 Moscow)Christopher Nott So. 6-1 160 Chorley, England (Bolton School Boys Division)Connor Smith Sr. 5-11 150 Kaufman, Texas (Kaufman HS/Tyler J.C.)Nicholas Spinazze So. 6-0 175 Shreveport, La. (Miami Online HS)Blake Strode Sr. 6-2 175 St. Louis, Mo. (Pattonville HS)Tyler Tarnasky So. 5-11 170 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS/Texas A&M) Matt Walters Fr. 6-4 182 Jonesboro, Ark. (Valley View HS)Bradwin Williams Jr. 5-8 155 Johannesburg, South Africa (Clapham HS)Nikolas Zogaj Fr. 5-9 165 Antwerp, Belgium (Institut Dechamps)

Head Coach: Robert CoxAssistant Coach: Eduardo Rincon

The 2009 Razorbacks. Back Row (L-R): Matt Hogan, Taylor King, Blake Strode, Matt Walters, Chris Nott. Front Row (L-R): Connor Smith, Nick Spinazze, Tyler Tarnasky, Bradwin Williams, Dmitry Lebedev.

2009 ROSTER


2009 OUTLOOK The Razorbacks look to an exciting season in 2009, matching up against eight teams who were ranked in the top 25 at the end of the 2008 season, as they work to improve their own No. 50 ranking. Head coach Robert Cox believes the growth of his returning players and the addition of a promising freshman will lead the Hogs to success this year.

Senior Blake Strode, Arkansas’ top player and projected No. 1, is ranked No. 15 nationally and No. 3 regionally in singles entering the 2009 spring season and is the foundation for a solid lineup. Strode posted wins over three top 40 players in the fall of 2008, includ-ing a straight sets victory over No. 6 Arnau Brugues of Tulsa at the D’Novo All-American Cham-pionships in October. Strode advanced to the quarterfi nals of the prestigious event, automatically qualify-ing for the year-end ITA Indoor Champi-onships. “We’re expecting Blake to perform like he did in his sopho-more season when he went 7-4 in his SEC matches and 27-11 overall,” Cox said.

“Our goal is for him to close in on the No. 1 rank-ing and NCAA Championship this year while lead-ing us into the upper half of the SEC.” The addition of Matt Hogan last January gives the Razorbacks a solid No. 2 player behind Strode. Hogan is ranked No. 39 in the nation and No. 4 in the central region going into his second dual season with the Razorbacks and beat No. 81 Maor Zirkin of Drake to reach the fi nals of the Wilson/ITA Central Region Championships in the fall, qualifying him for the ITA National Indoor Cham-pionships, held in November. “Matt is going to be the help we need at the top of the lineup behind Blake,” Cox said. “This will be his second time through the dual match season so he knows what it’s all about. He’s feeling confi dent about his game and his role on the team, which is important for his performance.” The remaining lineup spots will be fi lled by a strong contingent of new and veteran players, each of whom can have an impact on the Razorbacks’ season. Sophomore Chris Nott, has already shown im-provement over the last year when he won a team high 25 matches. “Chris has showed us he can play awesome ten-nis,” Cox said. “Recently, we’ve seen him play at a different level we hadn’t seen from him before. It’s very promising.” Juniors Dmitry Lebedev and Bradwin Williams are expected to see their share of playing time as well. “Dmitry has to be an anchor at the bottom half of the lineup,” Cox said. “He’s going to win a lot of


2009 OUTLOOK

matches for us this year. Bradwin just needs to use his on-court tools more effi ciently and he will be successful.” Taylor King is expected to be a force in singles and doubles, as his transformation into a solid serve and volley player gives him ex-tra weapons on the court. “Taylor’s turning heads in singles ev-ery day in practice,” Cox said. “I really enjoy watching him attack, attack, at-tack. He’s going to be a force not only in doubles but in singles. He’s going to be a top six player for us.” Added aggres-siveness is the key to success for Tyler

Tarnasky, Connor Smith and Nick Spinazze, all of whom will be called on to contribute this year. “We’ve changed Tyler’s game to be more ag-gressive and he’s taken to it very well,” Cox said. “Whenever I put Connor out on the court, I know I’ll get 100 percent from him. Nick understands his game more this season and knows what he needs to improve on to be successful at the collegiate level.” Freshman Matt Walters was ranked as high as No. 5 in the South Region during his high school playing career. Focusing on transitioning from ju-nior tennis to collegiate tennis, Walters is a strong addition to Arkansas men’s tennis. “Matt started off great in the fall season,” Cox said. “He’s lived up to his billing so far. Matt has that intangible, that Hog spirit that will help him in his career.” In doubles, the Hogs anticipate improvement over their 53-56 record last year. Hogan and Strode, ranked No. 14 nationally and No. 3 regionally, will take the No. 1 position, having racked up fall victories over No. 32 Attila Bucko and Jordan Rux of Baylor and No. 45 Chris Chirico and Wil Spen-cer from Texas A&M. Nott and King are scheduled to play on the second court and the No. 3 team is listed as Tarnasky and Williams. “Doubles is going to be much stronger this year,” Cox said. “Matt and Blake have already shown, in the fall, how strong they are as a team and they’re going to continue to get better. Chris and Taylor ended last season as the No. 2 team for us and with the rest of the team contributing, doubles is going to be a strength.”


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In 21 seasons as the head men’s tennis coach at the University of Arkansas, Robert Cox has guided the Razorbacks to 266 victories, nine NCAA Tournament ap-pearances and 12 final top 40 rankings by the ITA.

To show their appreciation of Cox and his dedica-tion to the UA program, a group of former Razorbacks came together to have center court at the newly chris-tened and renovated George M. Billingsley Tennis Cen-ter named for the longtime coach.

Cox’s 24-year coaching career is filled with numer-ous accomplishments for himself, his teams and his individual players.

Arkansas has posted double-digit victories in 17 of Cox’s 21 seasons, including eight seasons with 15 or more victories. The Razorbacks have been ranked in the nation’s top 30 at some point during every season from 1980-2007 with the exception of one season (2000). UA finished with final national rankings of No. 25 in 2001, No. 24 in ‘02, No. 39 in ‘03, No. 24 in ‘04 and No. 22 in ‘06.

At Arkansas, Cox has produced seven All-America se-lections, 20 All-SEC selections and seven SWC champi-ons, two ITA national champions, two ITA No. 1-ranked singles players and one ITA No. 1-ranked doubles team.

Cox led the Razorbacks to a 12-13 finish and a No. 50 ranking in 2008, a strong comeback for a program that went 7-22 in 2007. As a result of Cox’s coaching and his players’ hard work, two Razorbacks entered the fall of 2008 ranked in the top 125. Senior Blake Strode was ranked No. 41 and sophomore Matt Hogan was ranked No. 125.

In 2006, Cox led the Hogs to the regional finals for the sixth time in the team’s last seven regional appear-ances. The Razorbacks won 18 matches that season, the most by a UA squad since 1989. Arkansas won the ITA Central Region Team Championship and advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championships. Cox, the 2006 ITA Central Region Coach of the Year, earned his 350th career win on April 7, 2006, at Auburn. The Razorbacks finished with a No. 22 national ranking.

In 2004, Cox was named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year for leading Razorbacks to a 16-10 finish, a No. 24 final ranking by the ITA and into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time since 1986. He also became UA’s all-time victories leader that year with a 6-1 victory at Hawaii on March 12. The win was his 219th at Arkansas and moved him past Tom Pucci, Cox’s coach at Arkansas.

Only the second coach in school history with 100 wins, Cox has coached seven All-Americans in Mike Brown, Tim Crichton, Euan McGinn, Tom Hamilton, Marcus Hilpert, Oskar Johansson and Adrians Zguns.

Under Cox’s guidance, Johansson became the most recent Arkansas player to capture a national title and earn a No. 1 ranking in 2001.

Cox also guided Crichton and Hamilton to the National Clay Court Doubles title and automatic berth in the NCAA Championships in 1996. Also in 1996, the partners held the nation’s top doubles ranking for most of the season and became the first Razorback pair to se-cure the top spot since Peter Doohan and Pat Serret won the NCAA doubles championship in 1982. The same duo reached the finals of the National Clay Court Championship again in 1997. For their efforts, Crichton and Hamilton earned both All-America and All-SEC honors in 1997 and 1998.

Robert Cox’s Career Coaching RecordYear School Record Pct. NCAAs ITA Top 401985-87 Tyler JC 108-25 .811 1988 Arkansas 18-6 .750 181989 Arkansas 19-8 .704 191990 Arkansas 10-14 .417 1991 Arkansas 18-8 .692 1992 Arkansas 13-8 .619 171993 Arkansas 11-13 .458 221994 Arkansas 15-11 .577 Regional Finals 271995 Arkansas 13-12 .520 1st round 351996 Arkansas 7-16 .304 1997 Arkansas 14-12 .538 Regional Finals1998 Arkansas 12-12 .500 Regional Finals 341999 Arkansas 11-12 .480 2000 Arkansas 6-15 .286 2001 Arkansas 16-10 .615 Regional Finals 252002 Arkansas 15-10 .600 Regional Finals 242003 Arkansas 11-15 .423 1st round 392004 Arkansas 16-10 .615 Sweet 16 242005 Arkansas 4-17 .235 2006 Arkansas 18-11 .620 Regional Finals 222007 Arkansas 7-22 .241 2008 Arkansas 12-13 .923

Overall 24 years 374-280 .497 9 NCAAs 12 top-40 rankings

At UA 21 years 266-255 .505 9 NCAAs 12 top-40 rankings

Robert CoxHead Coach 22nd Season

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Another success under Cox was Adrians Zguns, whom Cox guided to the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championships, earning Aguns All-America honors and a No. 18 final ranking.

Current Razorback Strode has also flourished under Cox’s tutelage, paving the way for the Hogs in recent years. Despite a rocky team outing in 2007, Strode man-aged a top-40 ranking in singles play and earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship draw. Along with partner Colin Mascall, Strode also reached the NCAA Doubles Championship.

Taking the reins of the UA program in 1988, Cox turned around a team that had gone 9-16 the year be-fore and won the Southwest Conference championship with an 18-6 record. He was the 1988 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year and never let up. Cox followed with a second SWC title in 1989, guid-ing the Hogs to a 19-8 finish. Cox claimed his 300th career victory with the 5-2 win at Texas-San Antonio on March 20, 2002. Cox began his col-legiate career at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, earning All-Amer-ica honors in doubles for legendary junior college coach Fred Kniffen. While Cox was a regular in the singles lineup, he and Apache partner Ray Anders reached the finals of the National Junior College doubles championships in 1976, earning All-America honors. Cox transferred to Arkansas after his sopho-more season, and as a player for the Razorbacks in 1977 and 1978, he was a part of squads that pro-duced a 48-10 record under head coach Pucci.

After earning a business administration degree in the fall of 1978, the Palestine, Texas, native spent a year as the head pro at Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler. Cox then left Tyler to travel the ATP tennis circuit, play-ing in Europe.

Cox also earned a No. 6 ranking in 1979 among Texas men and has more than 70 tournament victories to his credit. The high point of Cox’s on-court career came when he competed in the 1980 U.S. Open mixed doubles qualifying tournament.

Cox taught at the Kansas City Country Club in Mis-sion Hills, Kan., until going to Tyler Junior College as the head tennis coach for both the men and women’s squads. During his time at TJC, Cox led men’s team to the NJCAA national championship in 1985 while the women claimed the title in 1987. The women’s team also collected a pair of national runner-up finishes un-der Cox.

For his efforts, Cox was named the National Junior College Men’s Coach of the Year and the National JC Women’s Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1987, respec-tively. In his tenure, TJC captured six regional titles and produced 31 All-America selections. When he left TJC to coach at Arkansas, Cox became one of the few coaches to coach at both of his alma maters.

Throughout his playing career, Cox received instruc-tion from many of the top tennis instructors in the country. From his start in the game under the tutelage of his father, Dr. Robert Cox Sr., and of high school coach Marley Styner, Cox not only improved his on-court talents, but also gained an intricate knowledge of tennis that aids him in coaching.

Cox has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Tyler. He is married to the former Meredith Rooney of Little Rock. His 26-year-old daughter, Afton, is a 2004 graduate of the University of Arkansas and received her master’s degree in educa-tion in 2005. She is currently in her third year of teach-ing at Southwest Junior High in Sprindale.



Cox in a Capsule

As a Coach:• Holds the longest tenure of any Razorback tennis

coach• More than 350 career victories• UA’s all-time victories leader with 266• Only second coach in Arkansas history to reach

100 wins• Top 20 for all-time wins among active coaches• Coached the Hogs to nine NCAA Tournament

berths in the last 15 years• Graduated all of his players who have completed

their athletic eligibility.• Coached 32 All-Americans (seven at Arkansas,

25 at TJC), 21 All-SEC selections (11 differenplayers) and seven Southwest Conferenceindividual champions

• Coached current pro Oskar Johansson to an ITA National Clay Court singles championship (2000) and a No. 1 ITA singles ranking (2001)

• Coached the duo of Tim Crichton and TomHamilton to an ITA National Clay Court doubles title (1996) and a No. 1 ITA doubles ranking (1997)

• Coached Marcus Hilpert to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships (1994)

• Coached Mike Brown to a No. 1 ITA ranking (1989)

• Led Arkansas to 18 wins in 2006, includingwinning the ITA Central Region TeamChampionship

• Coached Arkansas to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Tournament

• Coached Arkansas to the 2002 ITA CentralRegion V tournament championship

• Named 2004 & 2006 ITA Central Region V Coach of the Year

• Led the Razorbacks to Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989

• 1988 ITA Region VI Coach of the Year• Led Tyler (Texas) JC to the 1985 NJCAA men’s

national championship• Named NJCAA National Coach of the Year (1985)• Led Tyler (Texas) JC to the 1987 NJCAA women’s

national championship• Named NJCAA National Coach of the Year (1987)• Coached the 1987 NJCAA women’s singles

champion and the men’s national runner-up at TJC

As a Player:• All-American at Tyler Junior College• At Arkansas, part of squads that produced a

combined record of 48-10• Played on the ATP pro circuit in 1979 and 1980



Eduardo RinconAssistant Coach

First Season

Eduardo Rincon joined the Razorbacks as the assistant coach for men’s tennis in the summer of 2008. Prior to Arkansas, Rincon worked for three years as the assistant women’s tennis coach at the University of Alabama.

During his three seasons at Alabama, Rincon was instrumental in guiding the Crimson Tide to an appearance in the NCAA Championships and a top-40 final season ranking. He helped guide the team to a berth in the 2006 NCAA Championships, a year in which the team finished the season with a No. 39 national ranking.

Under Rincon’s tutelage, Alabama’s Robin Stephenson and Ashley Bentley earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors, while Mari Muller was named to the all-conference second team in 2006. Robinson received an invitation to the 2006 NCAA Singles Championship and she teamed with Bentley to earn a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship that same season. Stephen-son finished the year with a No. 24 singles ranking, while she and Bentley were No. 18 in the final ITA doubles rankings.

Rincon added another all-conference player to his coaching resume when Tiffany Welcher was named to the SEC All-Freshman team following the 2008 season.

Successful in his playing career as well, Rincon was a three-time All-American at Valdosta State. To compliment his three All-America selections, he was awarded the Mid-South Confer-ence Player of the Year honor in 2002.

As a senior in 2005, he finished with top-five rankings in both singles and doubles

and won the 2004 ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. For his accomplishments on and off the court, Rincon was also named the 2004 Male Athlete of the Year at Valdosta State. His playing career also featured appearances in ATP Tour events. As a native of Colombia, he played in the Davis Cup from 1997-2001 for his country where he competed against players like former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios and Guillermo Canas, who has been ranked as high as No. 8 in his career. During that same span, he played on the satellite and challenger levels in more than 30 countries. Rincon has also held ATP rankings in both singles and doubles. Born March 22, 1976, Rincon is married to the former Rosemary Ramsey. The couple has one daughter, Ana Maria. Tennis is a large part of Rincon’s family. His brother Mario is the head coach of the men’s tennis team at the University of Miami. His other brother José has worked with world-class tennis players including Mary Pierce and Anna Kournikova.




Julie SuitsAssistant Trainer

Sarah RabeHead Trainer

Sarah Rabe joins the Razorbacks men’s ten-nis team in 2009, her second year at Arkansas, having also worked with the Razorbacks swim-ming and diving, football and women’s tennis teams.

Before coming to Arkansas, Rabe was a student athletic trainer for men’s soccer, men’s basketball, football, and women’s volleyball at Radford University. While at Radford, Rabe earned her bachelor’s of science degree in ath-letic training.

Originally from Roanoke, Va., Rabe is the only daughter of Charles and Robin Wilker-son. She also has two younger brothers, Jeb and Lee. Rabe plans to work in college or pro-fessional football after earning her master’s in kinesiology from Arkansas.

Julie Suits enters her first season with the Razorbacks in 2009.

Suits holds a bachelor’s of science in health science from Stephen F. Austin State Univer-sity. While at Stephen F. Austin, she worked with the football, women’s basketball and track and field programs.

A licensed athletic trainer in the state of Texas, Suits is also working with the physi-cian’s assistant at Arkansas.

From Mesquite, Texas, Suits is the daugh-ter of James and Diane Suits. She is currently working on her master’s in athletic training at Arkansas. Suits plans to continue working at the collegiate level after earning her mas-ter’s degree and would also like to work at the Olympic Games.

Meaghan HaydenMedia Relations

Meaghan Hayden is in her first year with the University of Arkansas media relations staff. Hayden joined the Razorbacks in Septem-ber 2008 as the media relations intern.

The primary contact for the Razorbacks’ swimming and diving and men’s tennis teams, Hayden also assists with football and men and women’s basketball.

Before coming to Arkansas, Hayden worked for Peppercom Strategic Communications in New York City. She also served as a student as-sistant in athletic media relations at the Uni-versity of Missouri.

While at Missouri, Hayden received bach-elors of arts degrees in both Communication and Political Science.

Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Hayden is the oldest child of Al and Sherry Hayden. Hayden has a brother, Brandon.


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SPRING 2008: Ranked No. 76 to begin the spring, Strode beat Luka Marinkovic of Illinois State, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, at the Shocker Invitational to secure his 60th career singles win at Arkansas.

In doubles play, he and partner Colin Mascall beat the No. 47 team of Marinkovic and Daniel Tobar, 8-4, the second of three wins over a ranked team for the Razorback duo.

Strode defeated No. 21 Andrei Daescu, 6-3, 6-4, to give the Okla-homa sophomore his first loss of the spring and help Arkansas to a 4-3 upset of the then-No. 33 Sooners.

Strode’s first two conference wins came against No. 65 Ryan Preston and No. 56 Bruno Agostinelli of Vanderbilt and Kentucky, respectively. Both wins clinched Razorback victories and gave Arkansas its first weekend sweep since the 2002 season.

For his efforts on the court, Strode was named the SEC Player of the Week for the second time in his career.

During the SEC schedule, he began teaming with Matt Hogan in doubles play, and the partners picked up two conference wins, includ-ing an 8-6 win at the No. 1 position over Pedro Campos and Yevgeny Supeko of South Carolina. The win clinched the Razorbacks’ first doubles point in conference play.

Strode finished the year with a team-high 19 doubles wins paired with 13 losses and as one of six Razorbacks with double-digit singles victories, compiling an overall season record of 17-18.

For his work in the classroom, Strode was named the SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year, a member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree. He was also the recipient of the Central Region ITA/Arthur Ashe Award for Leader-ship & Sportsmanship.

FALL 2007: Strode began the season with a No. 20 singles ranking and a No. 12 doubles preseason ranking with partner Mascall.

At the ITA Central Regional, he advanced to the quarterfinals be-fore dropping a straight-sets decision to No. 94 Dalibor Pavic of Drake.

In doubles action, Strode and Mascall advanced to the finals of two events—the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational and the ITA Central Regional—during the fall schedule.

In the doubles bracket at the ITA Central Re-gional, he and Mascall pushed through the draw into the finals, including an 8-3 win over No. 34 Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Dmytro Petrov in the semifinals.

SPRING 2007: Playing at No. 1 for the Hogs, Strode compiled a record of 17-7 in dual matches and 7-4 in SEC play. He was 10-7 against ranked opponents and finished the regular season with six straight wins, the last five coming against ranked foes. Against the top 50, he posted a record of 6-5. For the season, Strode claimed a 25-9 record.

A first-team All-SEC honoree, Strode was ranked as high as No. 43 by the ITA. He won seven of his 11 SEC dual matches to earn first-team All-SEC accolades.

Strode earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship advancing to the round of 32 where he lost to No. 16 Andre Begemann of Pepperdine, 6-3, 6-3.

In doubles play, he compiled a season record of 20-11, including a 19-10 record with Mascall. The pair ranked as high as No. 15 and marked a dual record of 15-8 and 6-6 in the SEC. The duo

ended the season ranked No. 36 and qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championships.

For his outstanding work in the classroom, Strode was named CoSIDA Academic All-District as he maintained a 4.0 GPA as a double major in international economics and Spanish.

FALL 2006: Opening the fall No. 96 in the nation, Strode racked up a 9-3 record playing in three tournaments.

Strode advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Central Region Championships in Tulsa, reaching the semifinals by upsetting No. 11 Daniel Byrnes of Oklahoma St., 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).

He also enjoyed a successful fall campaign on the doubles court, posting a 3-1 record and winning the Racquet Club Collegiate in Mid-land, Texas.

SPRING 2006: Strode posted one of the best seasons in school history in his freshman campaign, going 27-7 over the fall and spring seasons and tying the 11th-best win total in school history, and earning second team All-SEC honors. He became just the second freshman in school history to earn All-SEC accolades.

Strode’s 27 wins were more than any other freshman in the SEC, and he tallied an impressive 8-3 record in SEC play. He began the spring ranked No. 19 in the nation, and went 15-5 in the No. 4 spot for the Hogs.

Strode notched wins in each of the Razorbacks six SEC team victories, and also contributed a point in the NCAA Tournament win over Michigan. Strode was No. 10 in the ITA Central Region after go-ing 8-0 in regional action.

FALL 2005: Early on in his Razorback career, Strode made a big splash, claiming the title in the top flight of the South Carolina Invitational, defeating No. 34 Oscar Posada of East Tennessee State, No. 51 Brandon Wai of Yale and South Carolina’s No. 15 Tom Eklund en route to his first collegiate title.

In doubles, he partnered with Taylor King and Matt Roberts, post-ing an 8-1 overall doubles mark.

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Mo., Strode was a four-year letterman, state champion, a high school All-American and was ranked as high as 18th in Boys 18s. He also served as three-time captain of his team for Coach Jeff Grass.

PERSONAL: Born July 9, 1987, in St. Louis, Mo., Strode is the son of James and Angela Strode. He was a National Merit finalist, vale-dictorian of his graduating class and is a recipient of the prestigious Bodenhamer Fellowship. Strode is enrolled in the Honors College and is majoring in international economics and Spanish.

Blake StrodeSenior

6-2 || 175St. Louis, Mo.Pattonville HS

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Connor SmithSenior

5-11 || 150Kaufman, Texas

Kaufman HSTyler J.C.

SPRING 2008: Smith saw action in two dual matches during the spring. Playing against Cowley College, he beat Bruce Maytubby, 6-0, 6-0, at the No. 6 spot, and followed it up with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Nick Mader of UMKC. He finished the season with an 7-4 singles record and a 4-0 record in doubles.

FALL 2007: Smith played his first event as a Razorback at the South Carolina Invitational where he advanced to the quarterfinals of the B-2 singles draw. He had wins over Nicholas Thuell of UNC-Asheville, 6-2, 6-1, and Alex Wetherel of UNC-Wilmington, 6-2, 6-3, en route to the quarterfinal round.

At the same event, Smith and Drew Sosebee strung together four doubles wins and beat Omar El Bouskouri and Joseph Withers of Coastal Carolina, 8-5, earning the doubles title.

Smith earned a spot in the main draw of the ITA Central Regional by securing wins in the qualifying rounds over Saint Louis’ Paul Feder and teammate Jorge Villanueva.

At the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas, he picked up a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win against Adam Maxime of Fresno State to advance to the semifinal round.

SPRING 2007: Smith redshirted the season.

FALL 2006: Smith redshirted the season.

TYLER J.C.: He lettered for two years at Tyler Junior College.

HIGH SCHOOL: Smith was the 2A doubles champion his freshman year and the 2A singles champion his sophomore year at Terrell Chris-tian Academy. He then transferred to Kaufman High School for his junior and senior seasons.

While at Kaufman, Smith was the 3A state singles champion and was the 3A run-ner-up to end his senior campaign. He lost only two singles matches during his high school career.

PERSONAL: Born April 12, 1985, in Terrell, Texas, Smith is the son of Scott and Lisa Smith. He has three brothers, Shane, Taylor and Travis. Smith is a sociology major.

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SPRING 2008: King won in his only appearance in the UA singles lineup during the spring in a dual match against Seminole College, compiling a 5-5 record for the season.

King contributed mostly in doubles as one of five Razorbacks to rack up 10 or more doubles wins during the season, finishing with a 10-13 record. He won three doubles matches each with Blake Strode (3-1) and Chris Nott (3-2). In the first round of the SEC Champion-ship, he and Nott defeated Nick Cromydas and Vijay Paul of Vander-bilt, 8-2, at the No. 2 spot. Away from the courts, King was named to the SEC Spring Aca-demic Honor Roll and a member of the conference men’s tennis com-munity service team.

FALL 2007: King returned to the courts at the Navy Invitational with two wins in three singles matches, and also teamed with Bradwin Wil-liams in doubles. King picked up one win during the ITA Central Regional in the qualifying round against Wichita State’s Rodrigo Briceno, 6-0, 7-6.

SPRING 2007: He redshirted the season while recovering from illness.

FALL 2006: King redshirted the season while recovering from illness.

SPRING 2006: King helped the Hogs to wins over South Carolina, Auburn and Oklahoma by posting wins in the No. 6 position. His come-from behind victory over Terence Nugent of Auburn, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, helped the Razorbacks to a 6-1 win in Auburn. King’s biggest impact came on the doubles courts, where he had a 16-15 mark. He and Colin Mascall posted a 10-13 record. At the NCAA Tournament, he teamed with Adrians Zguns.

FALL 2005: King got off to a fast start as a Razorback, winning his first six matches, and finishing with a 7-3 mark. In doubles, he teamed with Strode to go 5-1, including advancing to the semifinals of the South Carolina Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: He attended Rogers High School. He grew up playing tennis at the Top Seed Tennis Academy in Los Angeles, Calif.

PERSONAL: Born June 10, 1987, in Fort Smith, Ark., King is the son of Terry and Michele King. He is a communications major.

Taylor KingJunior

6-1 || 169Rogers, Ark.Rogers HS


SPRING 2008: Williams enjoyed a five-match winning streak in Febru-ary, which included a come-from-behind win against Andy Connelly of Tulsa, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4. He beat Michael Jung of Alabama, 6-3, 6-2, at the No. 6 spot for his first conference win. He tallied a 6-3 non-confer-ence record in dual matches.

In the Razorbacks’ win over No. 55 Kentucky, Williams defeated Will Beck, 7-6(5), 6-3, to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead. He clinched the team’s win at Mississippi State with a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Maximil-ien Genuini.

Williams also teamed with Matt Hogan for his lone doubles win of the spring, an 8-1 decision over Kevin Gardner and Scott McCor-mick of Wichita State.

With his 17 singles victories, Williams tied for the third-most wins on the team. He was 17-13 overall in singles and went 3-9 in doubles. He was one of six Razorbacks with at least 11 wins during the season.

FALL 2007: Williams won his first four matches of the season, includ-ing three wins at the Navy Invitational and a first-round win at the Southern Intercollegiate.

He beat teammate Nick Spinazze, 6-4, 6-2, in the qualifying round of the ITA Central Regional.

Williams and Braden Joost advanced to the round of 16 at the regional doubles tournament. The Razorback duo defeated Drake’s Halvar Dil and Ricardo Lau, 8-5, in first-round play.

SPRING 2007: Williams picked up his lone win of the season over Alan Kelly, 6-2, 6-4, in the team’s 7-0 win over Pacific. He also picked up five doubles wins with Gabriel Mattos. Overall, Williams finished with a 1-12 singles record and a 5-14 doubles record.

HIGH SCHOOL: He received athletic honors and finished No. 1 at Clapham High School in Johannesburg and No. 2 in South Africa. He also earned a top 100 combined ITF ranking and was a member of the South African Tennis Association.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 12, 1987, Williams is the son of Trevor and Pearl Williams. He has two sisters, Sherileen and Shaylin. Williams is a communications major in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

SPRING 2008: Lebedev picked up wins in three of his first four dual matches in the spring season. His season was highlighted by a 10-match winning streak that included a 4-0 start in SEC play and two dual-clinching wins against No. 33 Oklahoma and Hawaii.

Lebedev finished the season with an 18-14 record, leaving him second on the team in wins.

He partnered with Colin Mascall and Chris Nott in doubles, fin-ishing with 12 doubles wins to go with 16 losses. Lebedev was named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

FALL 2007: Lebedev began his season at the ITA All-American with a walkover victory against Michael O’Shea of Florida State. At the South Carolina Invitational, he beat No. 79 Pedro Campos, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the A-1 singles draw. He and Nott made a run to the semifinals of the ITA Central Regional doubles competition before losing to the No. 15 team of Fed-erico Chavarria and Andrei Daescu, 9-7. Lebedev finished the fall with a No. 6 regional doubles ranking with Nott.

SPRING 2007: Lebedev won 11 matches during the spring season. His first SEC victory came against Nathan Sachs of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 3-6, 2-2 ret. He went on to record two more wins in league play. Lebedev also aided the Razorbacks to victory against Cowley County C.C. and Wichita State and earned other non-conference wins against Oklahoma, Pacific and Fresno-Pacific. He shared doubles matches with Andrei Nicoara, Jorge Villanueva and Dmitry Vlaksin, compiling a record of 2-4. For the season, Lebedev compiled a 14-20 singles record and a 2-4 doubles record.

FALL 2006: Lebedev opened his Razorback career winning his first collegiate match in his first attempt, defeating Navy’s Stanley Kahl, 6-1, 6-3. Lebedev won three matches during the fall. He and Jorge Villanueva teamed up in doubles at the ITA Central Region Championships, going 1-1.

HIGH SCHOOL: He notched two first-place finishes during the summer of 2006, while also running a mara-thon.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 5, 1989, Lebedev is the son of Mikhail and Julia Lebedev. He is ma-joring in business.

Dmitry LebedevJunior

5-8 || 140Moscow, RussiaN304 Moscow

Bradwin WilliamsJunior

5-8 || 155Johannesburg, S.

AfricaClapham HS

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Matthew HoganSophomore5-11 || 172

Canberra, AustraliaCanberra School

SPRING 2008: A mid-year addition, Hogan made an immediate impact winning nine of his first 10 matches. With his 12-12 record, he was one of six Razorbacks with double-digit win totals.

In his first dual match, against No. 69 Fresno State, Hogan beat Danny Fafek, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4.

Hogan opened conference play with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Auburn’s Lukas Marsoun. He also picked up victories over Brad Cox and Chris Doerr in Arkansas’ wins against Kentucky and Mississippi State, respec-tively.

In doubles action, Hogan totaled nine wins. He teamed with Blake Strode at the No. 1 doubles position toward the end of the sea-son. The duo was 3-2 together, including two wins in SEC play against South Carolina and Mississippi State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hogan was the tennis team captain at Canberra Grammar School. In 2006, he was the recipient of the School Colours, an award by the headmaster for outstanding achievement in a school-related activity. Hogan was also ranked the No. 1 player at the state level and part of the ACT Academy of Sport Athlete Program, where he was named Academy Athlete of the Year in 2004. He has represented Australia in the junior Davis Cup.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 20, 1988, Hogan is the son of Ashley and Deb-bie Hogan. He has three brothers, Thomas, William and Benjamin.

Christopher NottSophomore6-1 || 160

Chorley, EnglandBolton School Boys Div.

SPRING 2008: Nott completed one of the best seasons by an Arkansas freshman by securing a team-leading 25 singles victories, the most by a freshman since Blake Strode had 27 wins in 2006. His 14 doubles wins were third-most on the team. Nott finished the season with a team-best 14-7 dual-match singles record. Overall he compiled a 25-12 singles record.

Nott picked up his first conference win against Vanderbilt. He ended the season on a six-match winning streak and earned the only team point against Ole Miss.

He closed his freshman campaign with a come-from-behind win over Evan Dufaux of Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tourna-ment.

In doubles action, Nott partnered with Dmitry Lebedev and Tay-lor King. He and King helped the Razorbacks claim their first doubles point of the SEC season against South Carolina. Nott went 12-9 in doubles on the season.

For his work off the courts and in the classroom, Nott was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

FALL 2007: In his first fall with the Razorbacks, Nott won three matches at the ITA Central Regional in Tulsa, Okla., advancing to the round of 16.

Nott’s first win over a ranked opponent was a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 102 Lukas Marsoun of Auburn.

Partnering with Lebedev, Nott advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the ITA Central Regional. Together, Nott and Lebedev won four of six doubles matches in the fall.

Nott finished the fall with regional rankings of No. 15 and 6 in singles and doubles, respectively.

HIGH SCHOOL: Nott was a tennis team captain at Bolton School in England and was the winner at the Scottish Open.

In junior’s play on the ITF circuit, he reached the semifinals of the Win-chester event and quarterfinals of the Scot-tish Junior International Champion-ships.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 3, 1989, he is the son of Derek Paul and Lor-raine Nott. His younger brother Michael cur-rently plays on the junior circuit of the ITF. He is majoring in international business at Arkansas.

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SPRING 2008: Spinazze finished the spring season with a 2-1 record, earning wins against Aaron Goode and Sean Cobble of Seminole Col-lege and Cowley College, respectively.

He picked up doubles wins with Matt Hogan and Branden Joost during the spring schedule as well.

Spinazze was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom as a finance and banking major.

FALL 2007: In his first event of the season, Spinazze advanced to the quarterfinals of the A/B bracket at the South Carolina Invitational. He defeated Kenneth Nordheim, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6, in the first round and secured a spot in the quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over Temple’s Eduardo Saavedra.

With Branden Joost, he advanced to the quarterfinals of the B-1 doubles draw.

At the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas, he beat Rony Yeghnazary of UNLV, 6-4, 6-2, in consolation play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Spinazze was a top 200 player in the ITF junior rankings. He also competed in several ITF tournaments, including a Canadian event in which he reached the semifinals.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 9, 1989, Spinazze is the son of Ernesto and Deborah Spinazze. He has one brother, Austin. His father played soccer at St. John’s University.

Nicholas SpinazzeSophomore6-0 || 175

Shreveport, La.Miami Online HS

Tyler TarnaskySophomore5-11 || 170

Dallas, TexasHighland Park HS

Texas A&M

SPRING 2008: Tarnasky opened the spring schedule at the Shocker Invitational with two straight-set singles wins and a doubles victory with Taylor King.

He picked up two non-conference wins over opponents from Portland, a match in which he and King posted an 8-7 win over Yemm and Filip Zivkovic at the No. 1 doubles spot.

Tarnasky earned his first SEC win in the Razorbacks’ 4-3 upset of No. 22 Vanderbilt. Against Florida, he beat Erik Corace, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, and followed up with another three-set win over South Carolina’s David Wolff.

In the first round of the SEC Tournament, Tarnasky and Colin Mascall clinched the doubles point against Vanderbilt with an 8-6 win over Adam Baker and Bryant Salcedo.

Tarnasky was one of six Razorbacks—including three freshmen—with double-digit singles wins, with a record of 11-12. In doubles, Tarnasky finished 7-15.

FALL 2007: Tarnasky claimed his first career win as a Razorback at the Southern Intercollegiate with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Joseph Veeder of South Carolina.

He earned a spot in the main draw of the ITA Central Regional singles bracket and beat Illinois State’s Michael Hobson, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the second round.

At the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, Tarnasky bested Kyle Wish-ing of Middle Tennessee, 6-4, 7-5.

He also teamed with Chris Nott at the ASU event, and the duo advanced to the semifinal round.

TEXAS A&M: Tarnasky redshirted his first season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tarnasky was a member of a Highland Park High School team that reached the 4A State Championships four times and won the title three of those years.

He played first line all four years in high school and was the top-ranked junior player in Texas and received a top-30 national ranking.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 12, 1987, Tarnasky is the son of Paul and Lisa Tarnasky. He has two younger siblings, Leia and Will. He is majoring in communications at Arkansas.

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Matt WaltersFreshman6-4 || 182

Jonesboro, Ark.Valley View HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Walters played tennis and basketball during his four years at Valley View High School.

He was named all-state in tennis from 2005-08. During his four years of tennis, Walters was state champion each year and reached the No. 5 ranking in the South Region.

As a senior, Walters was named all-conference and all-state in basketball.

Not only successful on the court, Walters graduated with honors and was a member of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Walters was born on Oct. 30, 1989 in Jonesboro, Ark. to Tim and Linda Walters. He has a sister, Katie.

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Nikolas ZogajFreshman5-9 || 165

Antwerp, BelgiumInstitut Dechamps

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Zogaj attended Institut Dechamps in Brussels, Belgium. He was the Belgium National Boys 16s Champion.

PERSONAL: Zogaj was born on April 14, 1989 to Niko Zogaj and Marita Lockefeer in Antwerp, Belgium. He has a brother, Sascha. In his free time, Zogaj enjoys listening to music and playing a variety of sports.


2008 RESULTSDATE OPPONENT LOCATION W-LJan. 27 #69 Fresno State FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3Feb. 1 #7 Texas FAYETTEVILLE L, 7-0Feb. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette FAYETTEVILLE W, 7-0Feb. 3 Seminole College FAYETTEVILLE W, 7-0Feb. 8 Wichita State FAYETTEVILLE W, 6-1Feb. 10 Purdue FAYETTEVILLE W, 4-3Feb. 10 Cowley County C.C. FAYETTEVILLE W, 7-0Feb. 14 #23 Tulsa FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3Feb. 17 #33 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. W, 4-3Feb. 23 #27 Washington Seattle, Wash. L, 6-1Feb. 24 Portland Seattle, Wash. W, 5-2Feb. 29 #35 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. L, 5-2March 2 #20 Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 4-2March 7 #22 Vanderbilt* FAYETTEVILLE W, 4-3March 9 #55 Kentucky* FAYETTEVILLE W, 4-2March 16 Hawaii Honolulu, Hi. W, 4-3March 21 #10 Tennessee* FAYETTEVILLE L, 7-0March 23 #3 Georgia* Athens, Ga. L, 7-0March 28 #8 Florida* FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2March 30 #69 South Carolina* FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3April 4 #7 Ole Miss* Oxford, Miss. L, 6-1April 6 #49 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. W, 4-3April 9 UMKC FAYETTEVILLE W, 5-2April 12 #17 LSU* FAYETTEVILLE L, 5-2April 17 #31 Vanderbilt~ FAYETTEVILLE L, 4-3

Home matches in bold* denotes conference match~ denotes SEC Championship match

2008 IN REVIEWITA RANKINGSThe Razorbacks entered the ITA team rankings positioned at No. 62 in the Feb. 20 poll. Arkansas reached a season-high No. 33 ranking (March 11) after a pair of SEC wins over No. 22 Vanderbilt and No. 55 Kentucky, and stayed at the spot for two weeks. Arkansas was ranked No. 50 in the season’s final team standings, its 13th top-50 finish under head coach Robert Cox. The Razorbacks were the No. 4 team in the final Central Region team poll.

HOGS BEAT NO. 22 VANDERBILT, NO. 55 KENTUCKYArkansas posted victories over No. 22 Vanderbilt and No. 55 Kentucky the weekend of March 7-9. The weekend sweep was the first time the Hogs had swept weekend con-ference matches since 2002 when they defeated, coinci-dentally, the Commodores and Wildcats on the road. The Razorbacks’ win over No. 55 Kentucky was just the second in 19 meetings since joining the SEC in 1992. The other win came in Lexington during the 2002 season. The win against Vanderbilt was the Razorbacks’ first win over a top-30 team since defeating then-No. 28 Tennessee on March 5, 2006.

REGIONAL RANKINGS FOR FOURPlaying at No. 1 singles for the Hogs, Blake Strode began the spring with a No. 76 national ranking. He finished the season as the No. 75 player in the nation and the No. 5 netter in the Central Region. Fellow Razorbacks Matt Ho-gan (21), Chris Nott (23) and Dmitry Lebedev (29) joined Strode in the year-end regional top 30.

SEC HONORSBlake Strode was named the SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year for maintaining a 3.96 cumulative GPA. He shared the conference award with Kevin Dessauer of LSU. Team-mate Taylor King was named to the 2008 SEC Community Service Team, one of eight men’s tennis players from around the con-ference to be recognized for their efforts off the courts.

STRODE NAMED TO COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMStrode was also selected to the 2008 ESPN, The Magazine Academic All-District Team for the university division of District IV, the second such honor for the Arkansas netter during his career as he was also recognized following his sophomore season.

STRODE NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEKFor the second time in his career, Blake Strode was named the SEC Player of the Week (March 12). The Razorback netter was 2-0 in singles action that week against two top 65 players as Arkansas defeated No. 22 Vanderbilt, 4-3, and No. 55 Kentucky, 4-2.

2008 SEC TOURNAMENT HOSTSFor the second time in program history, the Razorbacks and Fayetteville played host to the SEC Tennis Tournament, April 17-20. The four-day event was the first competi-tion held at the newly dedicated George M. Billingsley Tennis Center. Arkansas lost to Vanderbilt in a first-round thriller that was decided by a tiebreaker at No. 6 singles. Ole Miss defeated Florida, 4-1, to win the 2008 SEC Championship.

FRESHMAN NOTT HAS TEAM HIGH WINSDuring his freshman season, Chris Nott totaled a team-high 25 singles wins, ending the year on a six-match winning streak. Nott posted a 25-12 record on the year. Dmitry Lebedev was second on the team with 18 match wins, while Blake Strode and Bradwin Williams tied for the third-most win on the team with 17. Strode also finished the season with a team-high 19 doubles victories.

GEORGE M. BILLINGSLEY TENNIS CENTER DEDICATIONThe newest addition to Arkansas’ athletic facilities was completed during the 2008 season with the dedication of the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center. The $2.8 mil-lion expansion and renovation gives the Razorback tennis teams a unique facility combining the outdoor courts of the Billingsley Center with the indoor courts of the Dills Indoor Stadium. At the dedication ceremony, Vice Chan-cellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long recognized and thanked Boyce Billingsley for her family’s contribution. Billingsley cut the ribbon on the facility with members of Arkansas’ athletic administration and both tennis teams gathered around her.

HOGS NO. 14 IN TOTAL ATTENDANCEArkansas finished the 2008 season No. 14 in total atten-dance in the inaugural ITA Attendance Race. Not including the 2008 SEC Tournament, the Razorbacks averaged just under 200 fans per match. Arkansas had a season-high turnout during its Feb. 1 match against Texas.

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Singles No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Dual SEC Tourn. OverallMatt Hogan - 0-2 4-7 6-3 - - 10-12 3-7 2-0 12-12Tariq Ismail - - - - - - - - - -Branden Joost - - - - 1-0 1-0 2-0 - 7-5 9-5Taylor King - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - 4-5 5-5Dmitry Lebedev - 2-0 1-3 2-3 6-5 2-0 13-11 4-7 5-3 18-14Colin Mascall - 3-17 0-1 - - - 3-18 1-9 3-7 6-25Chris Nott - 1-0 4-2 2-3 7-2 - 14-7 6-4 11-5 25-12Connor Smith - - - - 1-0 1-0 2-0 - 5-4 7-4Drew Sosebee - - - - - - - - 1-2 1-2Nick Spinazze - - - 1-1 - 1-0 2-1 - 3-4 5-5 Blake Strode 11-14 - - - - - 11-14 2-9 6-4 17-18Tyler Tarnasky - - - - 2-0 3-4 5-4 3-2 6-8 11-12Jorge Villanueva - - - - - - - - 6-3 6-3 Bradwin Williams - - 1-1 1-0 0-2 7-6 9-9 3-3 8-4 17-13 Brian Yanulis - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1Totals 67-55 139-131

Doubles No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Dual SEC Tourn. OverallHogan/King - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0Hogan/Lebedev - 0-1 2-5 2-6 0-4 - 2-6Hogan/Spinazze - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0Hogan/Strode 3-2 - - 3-2 2-2 - 3-2Hogan/Tarnasky - 0-1 1-0 1-1 - - 1-1Hogan/Williams - 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-3Joost/Spinazze - - 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-2Joost/Tarnasky - - 0-1 0-1 - - 0-1Joost/Villanueva - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0Joost/Williams - - - - - 1-1 1-1King/Nott - 2-1 1-1 3-2 2-2 - 3-2King/Spinazze - - - - - 0-1 0-1King/Strode 0-1 3-0 - 3-1 0-1 - 3-1King/Tarnasky 1-2 0-3 0-1 1-6 0-4 1-1 2-7King/Williams - - - - - 1-2 1-2Lebedev/Mascall 0-1 1-2 - 1-3 1-3 - 1-3Lebedev/Nott 2-0 1-4 0-1 3-5 - 6-2 9-7*Mascall/Strode 4-6 3-0 - 7-6 2-2 6-4 13-10Mascall/Tarnasky 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 - 2-2Nott/Tarnasky - - - - - 2-2 2-2Smith/Sosebee - - - - - 4-0 4-0Tarnasky/Williams - - 0-2 0-2 - - 0-2Villanueva/Williams - - - - - 0-1 0-1Totals 24-17 53-56

Individual Doubles RecordsName RecordMatthew Hogan 9-12*Branden Joost 4-4Taylor King 10-13Dmitry Lebedev 12-16Colin Mascall 16-15Chris Nott 14-11Connor Smith 4-0Drew Sosebee 4-0Nick Spinazze 3-3Blake Strode 19-13Tyler Tarnasky 7-15Jorge Villanueva 1-1Bradwin Williams 3-9

2008 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS#69 FRESNO STATE 4, ARKANSAS 3 Singles1. Mirko Zapletal (FS) def. #76 Blake Strode (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-42. #91 Rudolf Siwy (FS) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-13 Chris Nott (UA) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS), 3-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(2)4. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Danny Fafek (FS), 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-45. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Martin Nilsson (FS), 7-6(3), 6-46. Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Tyler Tarnasky (UA), 6-3, 6-2Doubles1. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Mirko Zapletal/Tejesvi

Veerepalli (FS), 8-42. Rudolf Siwy/Taylor Leiby (FS) def. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA),

8-63. A.J. Kerin/Danny Fafek (FS) def. Taylor King/Tyler Tarnasky (UA),

8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4)

#7 TEXAS 7, ARKANSAS 0 Singles1. #53 Dimitar Kutrovsky (UT) def. #76 Blake Strode (UA), 6-4, 6-42. #23 Kellen Damico (UT) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-3, 3-6, 6-23. #52 Ed Corrie (UT) def. Chris Nott (UA), 7-6(5), 6-14. Luis Diaz-Barriga (UT) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-1, 6-15. Josh Zavala (UT) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6)6. Milan Mihailovic (UT) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-2, 6-1Doubles1. Ed Corrie/Kellen Damico (UT) def. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA),

8-42. Hubert Chodkiewicz/Luis Diaz-Barriga (UT) def. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 8-33. Dimitar Kutrovsky/Josh Zavala (UT) def. Bradwin Williams/Tyler Tarnasky (UA), 8-2Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (6, 4, 1, 3, 2, 5)

ARKANSAS 7, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 0 Singles1. #76 Blake Strode (UA) def. Piotr Olechowski (ULL), 6-2, 6-22. Chris Nott (UA) def. Arlen Domonev (ULL), 6-0, 6-13. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Janusz Conradi (ULL), 6-2, 7-54. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Jorge Delgado (ULL), 6-2, 6-35. Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Ryan Hess (ULL), 6-4, 6-46. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Alexander Rupertsson (ULL), 6-4, 6-3Doubles1. Chris Nott/ Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Alexander Rupertsson/Arlen

Domonev (ULL), 8-32. Blake Strode/Taylor King (UA) def. Janusz Conradi/Ryan Hess (ULL),

8-33. Jorge Delgado/Piotr Olechowski (ULL) def. Bradwin Williams/Tyler

Tarnasky (UA), 8-7(4)Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (1, 2, 6, 4, 5, 3)

ARKANSAS 7, SEMINOLE COLLEGE 0 Singles1. #76 Blake Strode (UA) def. Andres Nunez (SC), 6-1, 6-32. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Andrew Carter (SC), 6-2, 6-23. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Anton Matveev (SC), 6-1, 6-24. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Brett Little (SC), 6-1, 6-25. Taylor King (UA) def. Armando Morales (SC), 6-2, 6-06. Nick Spinazze (UA) def. Aaron Goode (SC), 6-3, 6-1Doubles 1. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Andres Nunez/Anton Matveev

(SC), 8-52. Blake Strode/ Taylor King (UA) def. Armando Morales/Brett Little

(SC), 8-23. Matt Hogan/Nick Spinazze (UA) def. Aaron Goode/Andrew Carter

(SC), 8-1Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (4, 5, 3, 1, 6, 2)

ARKANSAS 6, WICHITA ST. 1 Singles1. #76 Blake Strode (UA) def. Tiago Espirito Santo (WSU), 6-3, 6-02. Colin Mascall (UA) def. Albert Ballesta (WSU), 6-4, 6-43. Chris Nott (UA) def. Thiago Dos Santos (WSU), 6-4, 6-34. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Jonathan Obrist (WSU), 7-6(6), 6-35. Adrian Chermaci (WSU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(4)6. Brafwin Williams (UA) def. Matt Teivans (WSU), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles1. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Tiago Espirito Santo/Jonathan

Obrist (WSU), 8-22. Albert Ballesta/Thiago Dos Santos (WSU) def. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 8-43. Matt Hogan/Taylor King (UA) def. Adrian Chermaci/Matt Taivans

(WSU), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 6, 3, 4, 2, 5)

ARKANSAS 4, PURDUE 3 Singles1. #76 Blake Strode (UA) def. Branko Kuzmanovic (PU), 6-4, 6-22. Slavko Bijelica (PU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-43. Chris Nott (UA) def. Patrick Rose (PU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-44. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Eric Ramos (PU), 7-5, 6-45. Griff Nienberg (PU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) 7-6(1), 7-56. Paul Foley (PU) def. Tyler Tarnasky (UA), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3Doubles1. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Slavko Bijelica/Branko

Kuzmanovic (PU), 8-32. Eric Ramos/Patrick Rose (PU) def. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA),

8-43. Matt HoganTyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Griff Nienberg/Jose Fuenmayor

(PU), 9-8(3)Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (1, 4, 5, 3, 6, 2)

ARKANSAS 7, COWLEY COLLEGE 0 Singles 1. Blake Strode (UA) def. Diego Motivar (CC), 6-1, 6-02. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Richard Filkuka (CC), 6-2, 6-23. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Ignacio Velez (CC), 6-1, 6-24. Nick Spinazze (UA) def. Sean Cobble (CC), 6-2, 6-15. Branden Joost (UA) def. Bruce MAytubby (CC), 6-0, 6-06. Connor Smith (UA) def. Bruce Maytubby (CC), 6-0, 6-0Doubles1. Blake Strode/ Colin Mascall (UA) def. Diego Motivar/ Richard

Filkuka (CC), 8-22. Chris Nott/ Dmitry LEbedev (UA) def. Ignacio Velez/Sean Cobble

(CC), 8-33. Branden Joost/ Nick Spinazze (UA) def. Boomer Saia/David Whitley

(CC), 8-2Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (5, 6, 3, 1, 4, 2)

#23 TULSA 4, ARKANSAS 3 Singles1. Arnau Brugues (TU) def. #76 Blake Strode (UA), 6-2, 6-22. Viktor Kolik (TU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 7-5, 6-33. Will Gray (TU) def. Chris Nott (UA), 6-3, 6-44. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Alberto Sottocorno (TU), 6-4, 6-35. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Ross Cunningham (TU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-16. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Andy Connelly (TU), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4Doubles1. #5 Andy Connelly/Ross Cunningham (TU) def. Blake Strode/Colin

Mascall (UA), 8-52. #16 Arnau Brugues/Ricardo Soriano (TU) def. Matt Hogan/Tyler

Tarnasky (UA), 8-03. Alberto Sottocorno/Viktor Kolik (TU) def. Chris Nott/Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 8-1Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6)

ARKANSAS 4, #33 OKLAHOMA 3 Singles1. #76 Blake Strode (UA) def. #21 Andrei Daescu (OU), 6-3, 6-42. Ionut Beleleu (OU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 7-6, 6-23. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Alexandru Joitoiu (OU), 7-5, 7-54. Chris Nott (UA) def. Vlad Marinescu (OU), 7-6, 6-25. Federico Chavarria (OU) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-4, 6-3*6. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Ryan Thomas (OU), 6-2, 7-5Doubles1. #32 Andrei Daescu/Federico Chavarria (OU) def. Blake Strode/Colin

Mascall (UA), 8-52. Ryan Thomas/Ionut Beleleu (OU) def. Matt Hogan/Dmitry Lebedev

(UA), 9-83. Alexandru Joitoiu/Vlad Marinescu (OU) def. Branden Joost/Tyler

Tarnasky (UA), 9-7Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 2, 3, 5, 4, *6) * - clinching match


2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS#27 WASHINGTON 6, #62 ARKANSAS 1 Singles1. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (UW) def. #95 Blake Strode (UA), 6-1, 7-6(2)*2. Patrik Fischer (UW) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-2, 6-33. Andy Kuharszky (UW) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-4, 6-34. Derek Drabble (UW) def. Chris Nott (UA), 6-2, 6-05. Ryo Sekiguchi (UW) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-0, 6-06. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Tobi Obenaus (UW), 7-5, 6-4Doubles1. Patrik Fischer/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (UW) def. Blake Strode/Colin

Mascall (UA), 8-42. Derek Drabble/Andy Kuharszky (UW) def. Tyler Tarnasky/Taylor

King (UA), 8-7(6)3. Tobi Obenaus/Martin Kildahl (UW) def. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt

Hogan (UA), 8-3Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (5, 4, *2, 3, 1, 6)* - clinching match

#62 ARKANSAS 5, PORTLAND 2 Singles1. #95 Blake Strode (UA) def. Joel Kincaid (UP), 6-3, 6-32. Filip Zivkovic (UP) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 5-7, 6-4, 7-63. Dillon Pottish (UP) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 5-7, 7-5, 1-0(8)4. Chris Nott (UA) def. Evan Schleining (UP), 6-3, 6-25. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Bryan Thorp (UP), 3-6, 6-1, 6-26. Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Charlie Yemm (UP), 6-4, 6-3Doubles1. Taylor King/Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Filip Zivkovic/Charlie Yemm

(UP), 8-72. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Bryan Thorp/Evan Schleining

(UP), 8-13. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan (UA) def. Joel Kincaid/Renaldo

Domoney (UP), 8-4

#35 AUBURN 5, #63 ARKANSAS 2 Singles*1. #59 Alexey Tsyrenov (AU) def. #95 Blake Strode (UA), 6-2, 6-22. #81 Tim Puetz (AU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-4, 6-23. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Lukas Marsoun (AU), 6-3, 6-34. Terence Nugent (AU) def. Chris Nott (UA), 6-3, 7-55. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Pawel Dilaj (AU), 6-3, 6-36. Nick Maurillo (AU) def. Tyler Tarnasky (UA), 6-3, 6-3Doubles1. #43 Alexey Tsyrenov/Terence Nugent (AU) def. Taylor King/Tyler

Tarnasky (UA), 9-8(5)2. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. #31 Lukas Marsoun/Tim Puetz

(AU), 9-73. Milan Krnjetin/Pawel Dilaj (AU) def. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan

(UA), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (2, 4, 3, *1, 5, 6)* - clinching match

#20 ALABAMA 4, #63 ARKANSAS 2 Singles 1. Saketh Myneni (Ala.) def. #95 Blake Strode (UA), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3*2. Mat Thibaudeau (Ala.) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-33. Sammy Struyf (Ala.) tied Matt Hogan (UA), 1-6, 7-6(5), 4-4 susp.4. Daniel Buikema (Ala.) def. Chris Nott (UA), 5-7, 6-2, 6-45. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Javier Bes (Ala.), 7-6(5), 6-16. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Michael Jung (Ala.), 6-3, 6-2Doubles1. #37 Daniel Buikema/Mat Thibaudeau (Ala.) def. Taylor King/Tyler

Tarnasky (UA), 8-12. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Saketh Myneni/Michael Jung

(Ala.), 8-53. Javier Bes/Sammy Struyf (Ala.) def. Matt Hogan/Dmitry Lebedev

(UA), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (6, 5, 4, 1, *2, 3)* - clinching match

#69 ARKANSAS 4, #55 KENTUCKY 2 Singles*1. Blake Strode (UA) def. #56 Bruno Agostinelli (UK), 7-5, 6-4 2. Will Ward (UK) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-2, 6-2 3. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Brad Cox (UK), 7-6(6), 6-0 4. Marcus Sundh (UK) led Chris Nott (UA), 2-6, 7-6(3), 3-1 (susp.) 5. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Alberto Gonzalez (UK), 6-3, 6-4 6. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Will Beck (UK), 7-6(5), 6-3Doubles1. Brad Cox/Bruno Agostinelli (UK) def. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall

(UA), 8-3 2. Marcus Sundh/Will Ward (UK) def. Taylor King/Tyler Tarnasky (UA),

8-2 3. Shane Collins/Will Beck (UK) def. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan

(UA), 8-6Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (2, 3, 5, 6, 1*)* - clinching match

#69 ARKANSAS 4, #22 VANDERBILT 3 Singles*1. Blake Strode (UA) def. Ryan Preston (VU), 7-6(1), 6-7(4), 7-6(2)2. Vijay Paul (VU) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-4, 6-43. Chris Nott (UA) def. Nik Cromydas (VU), 6-3, 6-44. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Bryant Salcedo (VU), 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-05. Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Evan Dufaux (VU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-26. Alex Zotov (VU) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3Doubles1. Evan Dufaux/Ryan Preston (VU) def. Blake Strode/Colin Mascall

(UA), 8-62. Bryant Salcedo/Nik Cromydas (VU) def. Taylor King/Tyler Tarnasky

(UA), 8-23. Adam Baker/Vijay Paul (VU) def. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan (UA),

8-4Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (2, 3, 4, 6, 5, *1)* - clinching match

NO. 33 ARKANSAS 4, HAWAII 3 Singles1. Dennis Lajola (UH) def. Blake Strode (UA), 6-2, 6-12. No. 123 Andreas Weber (UH) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-0, 6-33. Sascha Heinemann (UH) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 7-5, 6-2*4. Dmitry Lebedev (UA) def. Jeff Fitch (UH), 7-5, 6-45. Chris Nott (UA) def. Craig Faulk (UH), 6-3, 6-06. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Spence Mendoza (UH), 6-3, 6-4Doubles1. Sascha Heinemann/Andreas Weber (UH) def. Tyler Tarnasky/Colin

Mascall (UA), 8-32. Blake Strode/Taylor King (UA) def. Jeff Fitch/Dennis Lajola (UH)

8-43. Dmitry Lebedev/Matt Hogan (UA) def. Spence Mendoza/Craig Faulk

(UH), 8-4* - clinching match

#10 TENNESSEE 7, #33 ARKANSAS 0 Singles*1. #17 J.P. Smith (UT) def. #90 Blake Strode (UA), 6-3, 7-5 2. #117 Kaden Hensel (UT) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-2, 6-2 3. #118 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 7-5, 6-2 4. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Chris Nott (UA), 6-2, 6-1 6. Jeremy Tweedt (UT) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-7, 6-1, 6-3Doubles1. #17 J.P Smith/Kaden Hensel (UT) def. Dmitry Lebedev/Colin Mas-call (UA), 8-1 2. Davey Sandgren/Jeremy Tweedt (UT) def. Bradwin Williams/Matt Hogan (UA), 8-5 3. Boris Conkic/Matteo Fago (UT) def. Branden Joost/Nick Spinazze (UA), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (5, 2, *1, 3, 4, 6)* - clinching match


2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS#3 GEORGIA 7, #33 ARKANSAS 0 Singles1. #6 Travis Helgeson (UGA) def. #90 Blake Strode (UA), 6-4, 7-52. #8 Nate Schnugg (UGA) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-2, 6-13. #36 Jamie Hunt (UGA) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-3, 6-3*4. #63 Luis Flores (UGA) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-2, 6-15. Christian Vitulli (UGA) def. Chris Nott (UA), 6-4, 6-46. Josh Varela (UGA) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 6-0, 6-1Doubles1. #31 Jamie Hunt/Nate Schnugg (UGA) def. Blake Strode/Taylor King (UA) 8-22. Dmtry Lebedev/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Luis Flores/Josh Varela (UGA), 8-73. Drake Bernstein/Travis Helgeson (UGA) def. Matt Hogan/Bradwin Williams (UA), 8-3Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (2, 6, *4, 3, 5, 1)* - clinching match

#8 FLORIDA 5, #41 ARKANSAS 2 Singles*1. #3 Greg Oullette (UF) def. #90 Blake Strode (UA), 6-1, 5-7, 6-22. Nestor Briceno (UF) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-3, 3-6, 6-33. #53 Alex Lacroix (UF) def Matt Hogan (UA), 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-14. Jeff Dadamo (UF) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(2)5. Chris Nott (UA) def. Tyler Hochwalt (UF), 5-7, 6-1, 6-36. Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Erik Corace (UF), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4Doubles1. Greg Oullette/Jeff Dadamo (UF) def. Blake Strode/Matt Hogan (UA), 8-32. Nestor Briceno/Alex Lacroix (UF) def. Colin Mascall/Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 8-23. Tyler Hochwalt/Geoffrey Barton (UF) def. Taylor King/Chris Nott (UA), 8-7(2)Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (5, 6, 2, 3, *1, 4)* - clinching match

#69 SOUTH CAROLINA 4, #41 ARKANSAS 3 Singles1. Yevgeny Supeko (SC) def. #90 Blake Strode (UA), 7-6(2), 7-6(5)2. Diego Cubas (SC) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-1, 6-33. Pedro Campos (SC) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5*4. Johannes Pulsfort (SC) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(5)5. Chris Nott (UA) def. Ivan Cressoni (SC), 6-2, 7-56. Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. David Wolff (SC), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2Doubles1. Blake Strode/Matt Hogan (UA) def. Pedro Campos/Yevgeny Supeko (SC), 8-62. Diego Cubas/Ivan Cressoni (SC) led Colin Mascall/Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 7-5 (susp.)3. Chris Nott/Taylor King (UA) def. Johannes Pulsfort/Thomas Stod-dard (SC), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1, - ); Singles (2, 5, 6, 3, 1, *4)* - clinching match

#7 OLE MISS 6, #47 ARKANSAS 1 Singles1. #30 Erling Tveit (OM) def. Blake Strode (UA), 6-4, 6-3*2. #14 Matthias Wellermann (OM) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-4, 7-6(3)3. #46 Robbye Poole (OM) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-3, 6-44. Jonas Berg (OM) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-1, 6-15. Chris Nott (UA) def. Kalle Norberg (OM), 6-3, 7-6(2)6. Jakob Klaeson (OM) def. Tyler Taranasky (UA), 6-1, 6-1Doubles1. #5 Erling Tveit/Jonas Berg (OM) def. Matt Hogan/Blake Strode (UA), 8-52. Robbye Poole/Matthias Wellermann (OM) def. Colin Mascall/Dmit-ry Lebedev (UA), 8-53. Tucker Vorster/Jakob Klaeson (OM) vs. Taylor King/Chris Nott (UA), 7-5 (susp.)Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (1, 3, *2, 4, 6, 5)* - clinching match

#47 ARKANSAS 4, #49 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3 Singles1. #26 Ivan Bjelica def. #99 Blake Strode (UA), 6-4, 7-6(4)2. #57 Philippe Frayssinoux (MSU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-2, 6-23. Ryan Farlow (MSU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-0, 6-44. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Chris Doerr (MSU), 7-5, 6-25. Chris Nott (UA) def. Antonio Lastre (MSU), 6-3, 6-4*6. Bradwin Williams (UA) def. Maximilien Genuini (MSU), 7-6(5), 6-2Doubles1. Blake Strode/Matt Hogan (UA) def. Ivan Bjelica/Philippe Frayssin-oux (MSU), 9-72. Chris Nott/Taylor King (UA) def. Pjotrs Necajevs/Ryan Farlow (MSU), 8-53. Chris Doerr/Tanner Stump (MSU) vs. Colin Mascall/Tyler Tarnasky (UA), 6-5 (susp.)Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (2, 5, 3, 4, *6, 1)* - clinching match

#41 ARKANSAS 5, UMKC 2 Singles1. #99 Blake Strode (UA) def. Serge Ristivojevic (UMKC), 6-1, 6-02. Colin Mascall (UA) def. Patrick Smith (UMKC), 6-3, 6-43. Dennis Schwarz (UMKC) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 2-6, 6-4, 1-0(8)4. Erwin Quintanilla (UMKC) def. Nick Spinazze (UA), 6-7(4), 6-4, 1-0(7)*5. Connor Smith (UA) def. Nick Mader (UMKC), 6-1, 6-06. Branden Joost (UA) def. Nick Patonai (UMKC), 6-1, 6-3Doubles1. Matt Hogan/Blake Strode (UA) def. Serge Ristivojevic/Patrick Smith (UMKC), 8-32. Colin Mascall/Tyler Tarnasky (UA) def. Erwin Quintanilla/Dennis Schwarz (UMKC), 8-53. Branden Joost/Jorge Villanueva (UA) def. Nick Mader/Nick Patonai (UMKC), 8-4Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 6, *5, 2, 3, 4)* - clinching match

#17 LSU 5, #41 ARKANSAS 2 Singles1. #47 Michael Venus (LSU) def. #99 Blake Strode (UA), 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-32. Colin Mascall (UA) def. Jan Zelezny (LSU), 7-5, 7-6(2)3. Kevin Dessauer (LSU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-2, 6-4*4. Colt Gaston (LSU) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-35. Chris Nott (UA) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-26. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 7-6(4), 6-4Doubles1. Kevin Dessauer/Colt Gaston (LSU) led Matt Hogan/Blake Strode (UA), 6-52. Jonathan Tragardh/Michael Venus (LSU) def. Chris Nott/Taylor King (UA), 8-13. Jan Zelezny/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) def. Colin Mascall/Tyler Tar-nasky (UA), 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3); Singles (3, 6, 5, 2, *4, 1)* - clinching match

#31 VANDERBILT 4, #46 ARKANSAS 3 SEC Championship - First RoundSingles1. #90 Blake Strode (UA) def. #54 Ryan Preston (VU), 6-3, 6-32. Nick Cromydas (VU) def. Colin Mascall (UA), 6-4, 6-33. Vijay Paul (VU) def. Matt Hogan (UA), 6-3, 6-44. Bryant Salcedo (VU) def. Dmitry Lebedev (UA), 6-3, 6-45. Chris Nott (UA) def. Evan Dufaux (VU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0*6. James Moye (VU) def. Bradwin Williams (UA), 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(6)Doubles1. Blake Strode/Matt Hogan (UA) vs. Ryan Preston/Alex Zotov (VU), 8-8 (susp.)2. Taylor King/Chris Nott (UA) def. Nick Cromydas/Vijay Paul (VU), 8-23. Tyler Tarnasky/Colin Mascall (UA) def. Adam Baker/Bryant Salcedo (VU), 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3); Singles (2, 4, 3, 1, 5, *6)* - clinching match


Since 1979, the University of Arkansas tennis program has produced eight 20-win seasons, 20 top 40 final rankings by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and 17 NCAA Tournament bids, but Razorback tennis has been successful for much longer. When Arkansas entered the Southeastern Conference in the fall of 1991, it marked a marriage of a successful program with the nation’s top tennis conference. For the oldest spring sport at Arkansas, it was yet another opportunity for Razorback tennis to rise to the challenge.

Razorback tennis established itself in 1895 as the second-oldest sport of any kind in Fayetteville, behind only football, which was started in 1894. Although the modern game didn’t get its start until the early 1970s, Arkansas’ tennis roots stem back to the mid-1950s. Under the direction of John “Red” Davis, the Razorback program established what soon would become one of the nation’s winningest traditions.

Arkansas teams have tallied more than 700 wins over the last 51 seasons. The Razorbacks have earned 19 NCAA Tournament bids, and produced 33 All-America selections and 34 conference champions. In fact, the Hogs have had 35 winning seasons since 1955, including 10 in a row from 1977-86. The modern era of Arkansas tennis started to take shape with the arrival of athletic director John Barnhill. The university’s athletic program was revitalized by Barnhill, who not

only oversaw Arkansas’ return to prominence on the football field, but sparked unmatched success on the hardcourt. The Razorback tennis team reeled off 16 consecutive wins, including back-to-back undefeated seasons, in 1956 and 1957. Standouts like Dick Reid, Randy Robertson and Rudy Martin

gained notoriety for their outstanding play during those historic seasons, including the school’s first 10-win season in 1965. David Kossover came to campus as head coach in 1968 and the Hogs promptly tallied 10- and 14-win seasons. Behind the play of Dennis Riza, David Stout, Hal Fincher, Brian Sakey and Mike Vogel, Arkansas continued to assault the record books. The momentum continued to build as Kossover led the 1971 Hogs to a 23-9 record and the school’s first 20-win season. Jeff Cook took over the head coaching

spot in 1972 and continued the standard set by his predecessor. Cook’s squads never lost more than nine matches in a season and netted the Razorbacks’ second 20-win season in 1974 (23-5). After arriving from New Mexico in 1976, Tom Pucci guided Arkansas to eight-consecutive 20-win seasons and the only 30-win season in school history. After a disappointing 12-14 inaugural campaign, Pucci and his Razorbacks never won fewer than 24 matches in his remaining eight seasons. Pucci led the Razorbacks to the first of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances beginning in 1980. Arkansas strung together a phenomenal 206-46 record and .817 winning percentage during that span. In 1980, Arkansas produced its first All-Americans with Ron Hightower, Chip Hooper and Peter Doohan gaining recognition for the team’s school-record 31 victories. In all, Pucci’s teams would produce five All-Americans, including Hightower, Hooper, Doohan, Pat Serret and Kelly Evernden. Perhaps the biggest win in Razorback tennis history came in 1982 when the doubles tandem of Doohan and Serret clinched the 1982 NCAA doubles title. Pucci left the Arkansas program in 1984 as the winningest coach in school history, but the success he ignited continued to flame in the years to come. Pucci’s influence was felt immediately upon his departure as former Hog standout Ron Hightower was hired as the head coach. The former All-American posted 43 wins in his two seasons before giving way to Mike Patrick for the 1987 season. In Hightower’s two-year stint, the Hogs produced four All-America selections, including Tim Siegel, Richard Schmidt, Joey Blake and Bobby Blair.

Arkansas has produced 16 All-Americans since 1980.

John “Red” Davis is the father of Razorback ten-nis. Davis was the first

coach of the Razorbacks (1955-58).

Tom Pucci is Arkansas’ second all-time win-

ningest coach. Pucci re-corded 218 victories from

1976-84.

RAZORBACK HISTORY


Current head coach Robert Cox was hired for the 1988 season, a decision that paid immediate dividends. A former player of Pucci’s, Cox led his alma mater to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989. Cox has continued his success story, becoming only the second coach in school history to reach the 200-win plateau. In 2004, he passed Pucci as UA’s all-time victories leader and enters the 2005 season with a 225-192 mark.

Mike Brown, who claimed a No. 1 ranking in 1989, Tim Crichton and Tom Hamilton, who claimed a No. 1 ranking in doubles in 1997-98, Euan McGinn, Marcus Hilpert and Oskar Johansson, another No. 1-ranked Hog and the 2000 ITA National Clay Court champion, have earned All-America honors under Cox. In addition, Cox has led the Razorbacks into yet another era of Razorback tennis in the Southeastern Conference. In 15 seasons in the nation’s most competitive environment, Arkansas has collected 19 All-SEC selections, including Hilpert, Crichton, Hamilton, Daniel Pahlsson and Johansson, Nathan Price and Adrians Zguns. In 1996, Arkansas showcased its campus and facilities to its new league members by hosting the SEC Tennis Championships. The Razorbacks returned to the NCAA Tournament with back-to-back appearances in 1997 and 1998, reached the regional finals in 2001 and 2002, and made a third straight NCAA appearance in 2003. In addition, Cox has guided the Hogs to 10 top 35 finishes since 1988. In 2004, not only did Cox become UA’s all-time victories leader, the Hogs also hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time and won two matches in NCAA Tournament play for the first time. The Razorbacks beat Oklahoma State and then Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1986.

A permanent tennis exhibit is on display in the Tommy Boyer Hall of Champions located in Bud Walton Arena.

Peter Doohan (left) and Pat Serret celebrate winning the 1982 NCAA doubles title.

RAZORBACK HISTORY

In 2005, despite a disappointing team finish, many individuals earned honors through out the season. Rohan Gajjar (No. 62), Matt Roberts (No. 118) and Zguns (No. 111) all found spots on the final ITA individual rankings list. In doubles play, Gajjar and Zguns ranked No. 25. Gajjar also qualified for the NCAA Singles Tournament.

During the 2006 season, the squad garnered a final ITA ranking of 22nd and recorded 18 wins, the highest season-win total in 17 years. The team made its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and played in its 11th Regional Final match. Individually, Zguns secured a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 en route to earning All-America accolades.

ARKANSAS’ FINAL TOP 40 ITA RANKINGS 1979: No. 9 1992: No. 17 1980: No. 7 1993: No. 22 1981: No. 6 1994: No. 27 1982: No. 10 1995: No. 35 1983: No. 7 1998: No. 34 1984: No. 9 2001: No. 25 1985: No. 10 2002: No. 24 1986: No. 8 2003: No. 39 1988: No. 18 2004: No. 24 1989: No. 19 2006: No. 22

NO. 1-RANKED RAZORBACKSSingles1980 Chip Hooper1986 Joey Blake1989 Mike Brown2001 Oskar Johansson

Doubles1982 Peter Doohan & Pat Serret1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton


NCAA Champions1982 Peter Doohan & Pat Serret (Doubles)

ITA National ChampionshipsSingles1981 Chip Hooper (Indoors)1982 Peter Doohan (ITA All-American)1986 Joey Blake (Indoors)1989 Mike Brown (ITA All-American runner-up)2000 Oskar Johansson (Clay Court)

Doubles1993 Bounce Williams & Marcus Hilpert (ITA All-American runner-up)1996 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Clay Court)1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Clay Court runner-up)

ITA Region V ChampionshipsSingles2004 Rohan Gajjar (Runner-up)

Doubles2004 Imraan Ismail & Matt Roberts (Indoors)

ITA Region V Team Championships20032006

All-Southeastern Conference 1994 Marcus Hilpert1995 Tom Hamilton (2nd Team) Daniel Pahlsson (2nd Team)1996 Tim Crichton (2nd Team) Daniel Pahlsson (2nd Team)1997 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Doubles - First Team)1998 Tim Crichton & Tom Hamilton (Doubles - 1st Team)1999 Oskar Johansson (2nd Team)2000 Oskar Johansson (1st Team)2001 Oskar Johansson (1st Team)2002 Oggie Kolev (2nd Team)2004 Adrians Zguns (1st Team) Nathan Price (2nd Team)2005 Rohan Gajjar (1st Team) Matt Roberts (2nd Team)2006 Adrians Zguns (1st Team) Matt Roberts (2nd Team) Blake Strode (2nd Team)2007 Blake Strode (1st Team)

Current Razorbacks in bold.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY (17 TEAM APPEARANCES, 12-17 RECORD) YEAR OPPONENT RESULT SCORE SITE1971, 72, 73 Individual draw tournament1979 Princeton L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1980 Michigan W 5-0 Athens, Ga.

$Southern Cal L 5-2 Athens, Ga.1981 Oklahoma State W 7-2 Athens, Ga.

$UCLA L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1982 Clemson L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1983 California W 5-2 Athens, Ga.

$Stanford L 5-4 Athens, Ga.1984 Georgia L 5-1 Athens, Ga.1985 Southern Cal L 5-3 Athens, Ga.1986 California W 5-2 Athens, Ga.

$SMU L 5-1 Athens, Ga.1994 Rice W 4-0 Houston, Texas

#Texas A&M L 4-3 Houston, Texas1995 Texas A&M L 4-1 College Station, Texas1997 Northeast La. W 4-3 Ft. Worth, Texas #TCU L 4-1 Ft. Worth, Texas1998 Southwestern La. W 4-1 Austin, Texas #Texas A&M L 4-3 Austin, Texas2001 North Carolina W 4-0 Dallas, Texas #SMU L 4-3 Dallas, Texas2002 Tulsa W 4-0 Tulsa, Okla #Southern Cal L 4-0 Tulsa, Okla.2003 Ohio State L 4-0 Lexington, Ky.2004 Oklahoma State W 4-3 Fayetteville, Ark. #Tennessee W 4-2 Fayetteville, Ark. $Southern Cal. L 4-1 Tulsa, Okla.2006 Michigan W 4-1 Columbus, Ohio #Ohio State L 4-0 Columbus, Ohio

$ - NCAA Sweet 16# - NCAA Regional Final

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1980 1981 1984 1988 1989

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE SINGLES CHAMPIONS NO. 1Chip Hooper (1980, 1981)Mike Brown (1988, 1989)

NO. 2Ron Hightower (1980)Peter Doohan (1981)Donie Wood (1988, 1989)

NO. 3Ron Hightower (1978)Pablo Arraya (1980)Peter Doohan (1982)NO. 4Clark Diehl (1981)Tim Siegel (1984, 1986)

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS NO. 1Peter Doohan & Ron Hightower (1980)Peter Doohan & Pat Serret (1983)Kelly Evernden & Pat Serret (1984)

NO. 2Kelly Evernden & Jose Lambert (1983)

NO. 3Jose Lambert & Jean Van Resburg (1981)Donie Wood & J.P. Mieny (1988)

NO. 5Peter Hawking (1979)Tom Siegel (1983)Cha Hoon Im (1988)

NO. 6Mark Johnson (1978, 1979)Jose Lambert (1980)Richard Schmidt (1984, 1985)

RAZORBACK RECORDS


RAZORBACK RECORDSINDIVIDUAL SINGLES SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES 47 Marcus Hilpert (47-4) 199439 Cha Hoon Im (39-15) 199038 Ron Hightower (38-5) 198036 Adrians Zguns (36-10) 200431 Nathan Price (31-13) 200429 Juan Pablo Herrera (29-12) 199428 Matt Roberts (28-10) 200628 Oskar Johansson (28-11) 200128 Joey Blake (28-6) 198628 Kelly Evernden (28-7) 198328 Chip Hooper (28-11) 198027 Blake Strode (27-7) 200627 Blake Strode (27-11) 200727 Oskar Johansson (27-16) 200027 Pablo Arraye (27-12) 198027 Greg Fess (27-10) 198026 Adrians Zguns (26-12) 200626 Oggie Kolev (26-13) 200226 Aleksey Bubis (26-10) 200126 Oggie Kolev (26-12) 200126 Tom Hamilton (26-8) 199526 Bobby Blair (26-9) 198426 Kelly Evernden (26-11) 198426 Jose Lambert (26-6) 198226 Matt Roberts (26-9) 2005

CAREER SINGLES VICTORIES 124 Marcus Hilpert (124-46) 1991-94117 Ron Hightower (117-16) 1977-80104 Adrians Zguns (104-45) 2002-06101 Oskar Johansson (101-48) 1998-200194 Cha Hoon Im (94-36) 1988-9193 Jose Lambert (93-31) 1980-8390 Pat Serret (90-40) 1981-8489 Tim Siegel (89-35) 1983-86

DOUBLES SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES 34 Tom Hamilton (34-9) 199832 Ron Hightower (32-6) 198030 Tim Crichton (30-8) 199730 Peter Doohan (30-5) 198028 Tom Hamilton (28-10) 199728 Kelly Evernden (28-6) 198328 Brian Sakey (28-1) 197428 Mike Vogl (28-1) 1974

CAREER DOUBLES VICTORIES 98 Tim Crichton (98-46) 1994-9897 Pat Serret (97-34) 1981-8496 Peter Doohan (96-27) 1980-8390 Jose Lambert (90-29) 1980-8388 Tom Hamilton (88-36) 1994-9876 Ron Hightower (76-NA) 1977-8075 Marcus Hilpert (75-32) 1991-9475 Tim Siegel (75-39) 1983-8674 Kelly Evernden (74-23) 1982-84

SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE Single-Season.926 Pat Serret (25-2) 1981.921 Marcus Hilpert (47-4) 1994.884 Ron Hightower (38-5) 1980.875 Donie Wood (21-3) 1988.833 Augusto Solano (20-4) 1988.823 Joey Blake (28-6) 1986.813 Jose Lambert (26-6) 1982.794 Blake Strode (27-7) 2006

Career.880 Ron Hightower (117-16) 1977-80.750 Jose Lambert (93-31) 1980-83.729 Marcus Hilpert (124-46) 1988-91.717 Tim Siegel (89-35) 1983-86.697 Adrians Zguns (104-45) 2002-06

DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE Single-Season.966 Brian Sakey (28-1) 1974.966 Mike Vogl (28-1) 1974.857 Peter Doohan (30-5) 1980.842 Ron Hightower (32-6) 1980.840 Peter Doohan (21-4) 1981.821 Pat Serret (23-5) 1981

Career.780 Peter Doohan (96-27) 1980-83.762 Kelly Evernden (74-23) 1982-84.756 Jose Lambert (90-29) 1980-83.740 Pat Serret (97-34) 1981-84.725 John McConnell (58-22) 1991-93.701 Marcus Hilpert (75-32) 1991-94

CONSECUTIVE SINGLE-SEASON VICTORIES Individual29 Marcus Hilpert 1994

Team12 Twice 1979, 1980

(Note: Arkansas also won 16 straight matches over four seasons from 1955-58)

Marcus Hilpert is UA’s all-time singles victories leader with 124.


RAZORBACK ALL-AMERICANSRON HIGHTOWER-1980One of two Razorbacks to earn All-America honors in 1980, he received the honor in both singles and doubles play. He won 117 singles matches and is only one of two players to ever win more than 100 matches in Arkansas his-tory. He also won 76 doubles matches.

BOBBY BLAIR-1986Earned All-America honors in singles follow-ing the 1986 season, going 24-8. This was only the second time two Razorbacks garnered these honors in the same year and the first time to have four All-America selections in the same year.

CHIP HOOPER-1980, 1981The first two-time All-American in singles in Razorback history, he reached the fourth round of the championships in 1980 and reached the quarterfinals of the 1981 NCAA men’s championships before bowing out be-cause of cramps.

MIKE BROWN-1988, 1989, 1990The only three-time singles All-American in Arkansas history, he earned the honor from 1988 through 1990. He claimed No. 1 honors in 1989. He was a strong singles player who was a two-time Southwest Conference cham-pion.

PETER DOOHAN-1980, 1981, 1982, 1983A great doubles player that seemed unstop-pable when teamed with Pat Serret. He won the 1982 NCAA doubles title. The duo also finished as runners-up in 1981. He was the first four-time tennis All-American in Arkansas history.

EUAN McGINN-1994For the first time in eight years, Arkansas had an All-American duo in doubles. He was a strong singles player who teamed with Marcus Hilpert to reach the quarterfinals in the 1994 NCAA men’s championships.

PAT SERRET-1981, 1982, 1983, 1984Perhaps the greatest doubles player in Arkan-sas history, he earned All-America status in singles in 1982. He teamed with Peter Doohan to win the 1982 NCAA doubles champion-ship. They were runners-up in the 1981 cham-pionship. He garnered All-America honors in doubles all four years.

MARCUS HILPERT-1994Perhaps the greatest UA singles player in re-cent history, he earned All-America honors in singles and doubles in 1994. He was the first Razorback to reach the semifinals in singles. He teamed with Euan McGinn in doubles. He is the all-time singles victory leader with 124 wins.

KELLY EVERNDEN-1984He was the fourth player in Arkansas history to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles in the same year. He was a two-time Southwest Conference doubles cham-pion and a singles finalist in 1983.

TIM CRICHTON-1997, 1998A two-time All-SEC selection and an All-American in doubles in 1997 and 1998, he teamed with Tom Hamilton to win the 1996 National Clay Court Championships. The duo was ranked No. 1 most of the 1997 season and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Championship.

TIM SIEGEL-1985, 1986A two-time All-American in doubles in 1985 and 1986, he teamed with Richard Schmidt to dominate the Arkansas scene. He was a three-time Southwest Conference singles champion. He won 89 singles matches and owns 75 career doubles victories.

TOM HAMILTON-1997, 1998An All-American in 1997 and 1998 in doubles with partner Tim Crichton, the duo captured the 1996 Clay Court Championship crown and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Championship. The duo was ranked No. 1 atop the Rolex National rankings most of 1997.

RICHARD SCHMIDT-1985, 1986In the tradition of great duos, Schmidt was a two-time All-American in doubles in 1985 and 1986. He teamed with Tim Siegel to create a powerful force. He won SWC singles titles in 1984 and 1985.

OSKAR JOHANSSON-2000, 2001He earned All-America honors in singles and won the 2000 ITA National Clay Court Championship and prestigious River Oaks Invitational in Houston, Texas. He went 27-16 in 2000 and 28-11 in 2001, and was ITA’s No. 1 ranked player for more than two months in 2001. A 1999, 2000 and 2001 All-SEC selec-tion, he was 101-48 in his career.

JOEY BLAKE-1986For only the second time in Arkansas history, two players garnered All-America honors in the same year for singles play. He earned a No. 1 ranking in 1986 and was the winner of the Rolex Indoors. He earned the honor in 1986 after finishing with a 28-6 record.

ADRIANS ZGUNS-2006He garnered All-America honors in singles en route to earning a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. A two-time All-SEC first-team selection, Zguns ended his Razorback career with 104 singles victories, third on the all-time list.


RAZORBACK COACHES AND TEAM AWARDSYEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDSYear Record Pct. Coach ITA Rank NCAA1955 6-5 .545 John “Red” Davis1956 6-0 1.000 John “Red” Davis1957 6-0 1.000 John “Red” Davis1958 3-3 .500 John “Red” Davis1959 3-5-1 .393 Dr. John Kane1960 6-1 .857 Dr. John Kane1961 7-2 .778 Dr. Rodney Ryan1962 2-8-1 .227 Jay Dickey1963 1-9-1 .156 Jay Dickey1964 5-6 .455 Clark Barnes1965 10-4-1 .700 Jay Donathan1966 4-10 .286 Dr. Dale Robey1967 4-3-1 .563 Dr. Rodney Ryan1968 10-4 .714 David Kossover1969 14-9 .609 David Kossover1970 18-10 .643 David Kossover1971 23-9 .719 David Kossover1972 15-6 .714 Jeff Cook1973 14-9 .609 Jeff Cook1974 23-5 .821 Jeff Cook1975 10-4 .714 Jeff Cook1976 12-14 .462 Tom Pucci1977 24-6 .800 Tom Pucci1978 24-4 .857 Tom Pucci1979 26-4 .867 Tom Pucci 9 Sweet 161980 31-4 .886 Tom Pucci 7 Elite Eight1981 26-4 .867 Tom Pucci 6 Elite Eight1982 24-8 .740 Tom Pucci 10 Sweet 161983 24-9 .727 Tom Pucci 7 Elite Eight1984 27-7 .794 Tom Pucci 9 Sweet 161985 22-8 .733 Ron Hightower 10 Sweet 161986 21-8 .724 Ron Hightower 8 Elite Eight1987 9-16 .360 Mike Patrick 1988 18-6 .750 Robert Cox 181989 19-8 .704 Robert Cox 191990 10-14 .417 Robert Cox1991 18-8 .692 Robert Cox1992 13-8 .619 Robert Cox 171993 11-13 .458 Robert Cox 221994 15-11 .577 Robert Cox 27 Regional Final1995 13-12 .520 Robert Cox 35 1st Round1996 7-16 .304 Robert Cox 1997 14-12 .538 Robert Cox Regional Final1998 12-12 .500 Robert Cox 34 Regional Final1999 11-12 .478 Robert Cox2000 6-15 .286 Robert Cox 2001 16-10 .615 Robert Cox 25 Regional Final2002 15-10 .600 Robert Cox 24 Regional Final2003 11-15 .423 Robert Cox 39 1st Round2004 16-10 .615 Robert Cox 24 Sweet 162005 4-17 .190 Robert Cox 68 2006 18-11 .621 Robert Cox 22 Regonal Final2007 7-22 .241 Robert Cox 2008 12-13 .923 Robert Cox 50 Totals 726-459-5 .612

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSCoach Record Pct.Robert Cox (1988-present) 254-242 .512Tom Pucci (1976-84) 218-60 .784David Kossover (1968-71) 65-32 .670Jeff Cook (1972-75) 62-24 .721Ron Hightower (1985-86) 43-16 .729John “Red” Davis (1955-58) 21-8 .724Dr. Rodney Ryan (1961, ‘67) 11-5-1 .676Jay Donathan (1965) 10-4-1 .700Dr. John Kane (1959-60) 9-6-1 .594Mike Patrick (1987) 9-16 .360Chuck Barnes (1964) 5-6 .455Dr. Dale Robey (1966) 4-10 .286Jay Dickey (1962-63) 3-17-2 .182

RAZORBACK TEAM AWARDSWALTON AWARD (Most Valuable Player, named for Sam M. Walton)1985 Tim Siegel1986 Tim Siegel, Richard Schmidt1987 Donie Wood1988 Mike Brown1989 Mike Brown1990 J.P. Mieny1991 Cha Hoon Im1992 Marcus Hilpert1993 Joaquin Lopez1994 Marcus Hilpert1995 Stewart Doyle1996 Daniel Pahlsson1997 Tom Hamilton1998 Tom Hamilton1999 Oskar Johansson2000 Henrik Tofft2001 Oskar Johansson2002 Oggie Kolev2003 Adrians Zguns2004 Rohan Gajjar, Nathan Price, Adrians Zguns2005 Rohan Gajjar, Matt Roberts, Adrians Zguns2006 Rohan Gajjar, Matt Roberts, Adrians Zguns2007 Blake Strode2008 Blake Strode

JACK LANKFORD WALK-ON AWARD (For the true walk-on who gives his all to benefit the team)1992 Jack Lankford1993 Jack Lankford1994 Jack Lankford1995 Eric Kwait1996 Eric Kwait, Justin Ball1997 John Deaton1998 John Deaton1999 John Deaton2000 John Deaton2001 Gary Nunn2002 Talley Parker2003 Talley Parker2004 Talley Parker2005 Talley Parker2006 Brian Yanulis2007 Branden Joost2008 Tyler Tarnasky

MARC SERRILLI SEVENTH-MAN AWARD (Named for four-year letterman Marc Serrilli)1995 Marc Serrilli1996 Marc Serrilli1997 Marc Serrilli1998 Marc Serrilli1999 John Deaton2000 Brad Berry2001 Tiago Azevedo2002 Tiago Azevedo2003 Talley Parker2004 Talley Parker2005 Michael Jung2006 Michael Jung2007 Not Awarded2008 Tyler Tarnasky


AAADave Abernathy 1958,59 Greg Aclin 1986Henrik Andersson 1994Robert Antoun 1990,91Pablo Arraya 1980 Tiago Azevedo 1999,2000,01,02 BBBJohn Bailey 1977John M. Bailey 1960,61,62John M. Bailey III 1975,76 Justin Ball 1997,98 Bobby Banck 1983,84,85Ben Barry 1966,67,68David Beauchamp 1970,71,72,73Charles Beauchamp 1960,62Hunter Benson 2003Brad Berry 1997,99,00,01Mark Bertalli 1985Joe Bisset 1960,61Lynn Blackman 1923Bobby Blair 1984,85,86Joey Blake 1986William J. Bodie 1973Samuel Boellner 1957Wayne Boles 1957,58Bill Borders 1969,70,71,72Garron Borkum 1990Buddy Bowman 1977,78,79Mark Braunstein 1974Jack Bridgeforth 1938Fank Brittain 1942Dan Brooks 1988Derek Brooks 1988Clyde Brown 1931,34Mike Brown 1988,89,90Aleksey Bubis 2000,01,02,03Keith Burford 1987,87,89,90

CCCGerald F. Cabell 1932,33,34Chris Campbell 1996,97,99,2000Jan Carter 1939Ronald E. Chancy 1965,65Bruce Clark 1974,75,76Tim Clark 1969,70,71,72Tom Coker 1951,52Mike Coleman 1986,87John Paul Cook 1963Rick Cowden 1978,79Robert Cox 1977,78Tim Crichton 1995,96,97,98Charles Crigger III 1950,51,52James Cunningham 1963,65

DDDRobert Deacon 1947John Deaton 1997,98,99,00Drew Dees 2001, 02Jay Dickey Jr. 1960,61Clark Diehl 1980,81,82Bed Dodge 1983Pat Dodge 1949Jay Jeffrey Donathan 1956,57Peter Doohan 1980,81,82,83Stewart Doyle 1993,94,95,96Hugh Carter Dorsey 1951,52Steven Gail Duffel 1967Mark Dutton 1981James Trester Dyke 1958Johan Dysholm 1989

EEEJoe Allen Emerson 1947,48Kelly Evernden 1982,83,84John Ewbank 2004John Stuart Exall 1947,48,49

FFFJef Falling 1992,93Harry Carter Farr 1950James Hershel Faulkner 1957Oscar Fendler 1928Greg Fess 1978,79,80Floyd Harold Fincher 1968,69Emile Fourie 1991Robert Morgan Franklin 1959Henry Frantz 1942J. William Fulbright 1923

GGGRohan Gajjar 2003,04,05Bill Gene Geren 1954,55,56Danny Granot 1985,86,87John Griffee 1951Thomas W. Grisak 1973,74,75

HHHTom Hamilton 1995,96,97,98Michael Harding 1966,67Oliver Harvey 1931Peter Hawking 1977,78,79Viktor Hebrand 2004William Heffelfinger 1947,48Darin Herman 1985Juan Pablo Herrera 1992,93,94,95David Hickey 1940,41Joseph Hickey 1972,73,74,75Justin Hickey 1940,41Ron Hightower 1977,78,79,80Marcus Hilpert 1991,92,93,94Paul Hodges 1942Matthew Hogan 2008Chip Hooper 1980,81

IIICha Hoon Im 1988,89,90,91Imraan Ismail 2004,05Kristofer Ivarsson 2002

JJJRandy Jackson 1971,72,73Seb Jackson 1991Tommy James 1970Oskar Johansson 1998,99,2000,01Harry Johnson 1936Kenneth F. Johnson 1968,69Mark Johnson 1978,79Randy Johnson 1974Matt Jones 1988,89Branden Joost 2007,08Michael Jung 2005

KKKJohn Kane 1934,35,36Mark Kane 1981Jimmy Khougassian 2005Taylor King 2006,08Oggie Kolev 2001,02George Kuechenmeister 1955,56Magnus Kullenberg 1999,2000, 01,02Eric Kwait 1995,96,97

LLLEugene Lambert Sr. 1928,29Jose Lambert 1980,81,82,83Phil Landauer 1970,71,72,73Glenn Darrell Lane 1954,55,56Steven Lang 1984Jack Lankford 1994,95Simon Larouche 1998,98Dmitry Lebedev 2007,08Ewell Black Lee 1953,54,55George W. Lewis 1939,40Charles F. Long 1962Vince Long 1965Joaquin Lopez 1991,92Tom S. Lovett 1932,33,34Robert Lumkin 1947

MMMRussell L. McCollum Jr. 1957John McConnell 1991,92,93Frank McElwee 1939,40,41Euan McGinn 1991,92,93,94Jack Allison McNulty 1967Neil Martin 1939Rufus A. Martin Jr. 1958,59,60Colin Mascall 2006,07,08Gabriel Mattos 2007Pat Mehaffy 1982,83,84,85Michael L Meistrell 1962,63,64J.P. Mieny 1987,88,89,90Bruce Miller 1935,36,37John Henry Moore 1959Hubert Moreland Jr. 1963,64Charles Morse 1938Robert Murphy 1942Roy Murtishaw 1963,64,65

NNNWarren Nance 1937Thomas Netland 1993W. Andrew Nettleship 1930,31Donald Paul Neumeier 1957Andrei Nicoara 2004,05,06,07Jeff Nissenbaum 1982Chris Nott 2008

PPPEduardo Pacheco 2000,01,02,03Daniel Pahlsson 1995,96,97,98Mike Palmer 1974,75Talley Parker 2003,04,05Darin Phelan 1995,96,97,98David Henry Phillips 1956,58Mike Phillips 1993,94Jim Lee Pinnell 1933Frank Pittman 1935,37Walter Pittman 1930,31Jim S. Porter Jr. 1952,53,54Nathan Price 2002,03,04Stanley Edward Price 1947

RRRDavid L. Reding 1966,67Fergus Reid 1999Richard Reid 1953,54,55John William Rex 1953Robert Rhodes 1938Dennis Rizza 1969,70,71,72Burton C. Robbins 1929,30,31Matt Roberts 2003,04,05Gordon Robertson 1956,57,58Simon Robinson 1984,85,86,87Jeptha Scott Rogers 1932,34William Porter Ross 1959Russell Rummery 1976

SSSJiro Sakakibara 1985Brian Sakey 1974,75,76,77Keith Sanzari 1989Ameer Sarfudin 1996Richard Schmidt 1984,85,86Kenneth Schoephoester 1928,29,

30James C. Scott 1932Allen Sellars 1938,39,40Pat Serret 1981,82,83,84Marc Serrilli 1995,96,97,98Don Paul Setliff 1965,66Scott Shankles 1991,92,93Tim Shuler 1999,2000,01Tim Siegel 1983,84,85,86Sylvano Simone 1987,88Matt Simpson 2004,05Robert Brannan Sloan 1955Connor Smith 2007,08Harry Lynn Snider Jr. 1952,53Augusto Solano 1988,89Drew Sosebee 2007Randolph Spencer Jr. 1959,60,61Nick Spinazze 2008Thomas W. Stephens 1961,62David Stout 1970,71,72,73Blake Strode 2006,07,08Dabbs Sullivan Jr. 1949

TTTVisit Tansacha 1950Tyler Tarnasky 2008William Teufer 1941Herbert Thomas 1974,75James Maurice Thomas 1947Jason Todd 1994,95Henrik Tofft 1998,99,2000,01Henry Tuck 1935,36,37

UUUJay Udwadia 1994,95,96,97Raymond Undernehr 1968

VVVMiguel Valor 1992,93Jean Van Rensburg 1981,82Jorge Villanueva 2007Mike Vogl 1974,75,76,77

WWWJames Wilcoxin 1938Austin Williams 1990Bounce Williams 1993Brad Williams 1986Bradwin Williams 2007,08Mark Willingham 1974,75,76Charles Hewell Wilson 1964Donie Wood 1987,88,89,90Jeff Wright 1987,88,89

ZZZAdrians Zguns 2003,04,05

* Current players in bold

RAZORBACK LETTERMEN


1985, 22-8 (SWC 6-2) NCAA Tournament - First RoundHead Coach: Ron Hightower1/26 LSU ! L 5-42/13 Tulsa W 9-02/14 Wichita St. # W 8-12/15 Trinity # W 5-42/16 Oklahoma St. # W 6-32/23 Illinois $ W 6-32/24 at Kansas W 8-13/1 at New Mexico W 5-43/2 Brigham Young + W 6-33/7 Florida @ L 5-33/8 Auburn @ W 5-13/9 Alabama @ W 6-3 3/10 Oklahoma St. @ W 5-43/16 SMU * L 8-13/19 at Southern Cal L 7-23/20 at Pepperdine L 8-13/23 Baylor * W 8-13/26 at Texas Tech * W 9-03/30 Texas * W 7-24/1 at Oklahoma St. W 7-24/6 Houston * W 7-24/7 West Texas St. = W 8-14/11 at Rice * W 8-14/12 at Texas A&M * W 5-44/13 at TCU * L 5-44/16 at Tulsa W 8-14/19 Northeast La. L 5-44/20 New Mexico W 5-14/24 at Trinity W 5-45/20 Southern Cal ^ L 5-3* - Southwest Conference match! - at New Orleans, La.# - Wal-Mart/Sentra, Fayetteville, Ark.$ - at Lawrence, Kan.+ - at Albuquerque, N.M.@ - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas= - at Ft. Smith, Ark.^ - NCAA Regional, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories LeadersTim Siegel No. 4 25-8Richard Schmidt No. 6 23-7Bobby Blair No. 1 21-11Bobby Banck No. 2 21-11

Doubles Victories LeadersRichard Schmidt/Tim Siegel No. 1 23-11

1986, 21-8 (SWC 6-1) NCAA Tournament - Second RoundHead Coach: Ron Hightower1/31 Kansas W 8-12/4 Tulsa W 7-22/14 Trinity W 6-22/15 Tennessee W 6-32/16 Northeast La. W 6-22/20 Clemson ! L 6-32/21 Oklahoma St. ! L 5-42/22 LSU ! L 5-43/6 Houston # W 6-33/7 TCU # L 7-23/8 Northeast La. # W 5-13/9 California # W 5-33/15 LSU & W 7-23/16 Rice * W 9-03/23 Texas Tech * W 9-02/24 Nebraska W 9-03/27 Harvard $ W 6-03/28 Alabama $ W 5-13/29 Southern Cal $ L 5-43/30 Miami $ W 5-44/5 at Texas * L 8-14/6 at Baylor * W 7-24/8 TCU * W 7-24/12 Texas A&M * W 8-14/17 at Houston * W 7-24/19 at SMU L 7-2

4/23 at Trinity W 5-35/17 Cal-Berkley ^ W 5-25/18 SMU ^ L 5-1* - Southwest Conference match! - National Indoor Team Championships,

Louisville, Ky.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas& - at Little Rock, Ark.$ - Blue-Gray, Montgomery, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories LeadersJoey Blake No. 2 26-6Tim Siegel No. 4 24-8Bobby Blair No. 1 23-7

Doubles Victories LeadersRichard Schmidt/Tim Siegel No. 1 13-7

1987, 9-16 (SWC 4-4) Head Coach: Mike Patrick1/23 SMU ! L 9-01/24 at Miami L 7-21/25 at Clemson L 9-12/19 Oral Roberts W 7-22/25 at Tulsa W 5-42/27 Auburn # L 5-22/27 at Arizona St. L 8-13/1 Michigan # L 6-33/4 Ole Miss $ W 5-43/5 South Carolina $ L 8-13/6 Auburn $ L 5-23/7 Wichita St. $ L 5-43/8 Arizona $ W 5-43/9 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/13 Wake Forest % L 5-43/13 at LSU L 8-13/16 Mississippi St. & W 5-43/24 Georgia Tech & L 9-04/4 SMU * L 9-04/9 at Texas A&M * L 7-24/11 at TCU * L 8-14/16 Baylor * W 9-04/18 Rice * W 6-34/19 Texas * L 6-34/20 Houston * W 8-1* - Southwest Conference match! - at Miami, Fla.# - at Tempe, Ariz.$ - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas% - at Baton Rouge, La.& - at Little Rock, Ark.

Singles Victories LeadersDonie Wood No. 3 17-11J.P. Mieny No. 5 12-16Danny Granot No. 2 10-16

Doubles Victories LeadersMike Coleman/Donie Wood No. 2 9-14

1988, 18-6 (SWC 7-0) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/27 SMSU W 7-22/12 Texas Christian * W 5-42/17 Tulsa W 9-02/20 Northeast La. ! W 5-42/27 at Indiana W 6-22/28 at Illinois L 5-43/2 Maryland # W 5-13/3 Trinity # L 7-23/4 Texas A&M # L 5-43/5 Florida St. # W 5-43/12 at Texas * W 6-33/22 at Ole Miss W 6-03/25 Oklahoma W 5-13/26 Texas Tech * W 8-13/28 at Baylor * W 9-04/2 at Trinity L 5-44/3 at UT - San Antonio W 6-04/5 at Oklahoma St. L 5-44/8 Texas A&M * W 9-04/15 SMU * W 5-34/18 Rice * W 7-2

4/22 SMU ~ W 5-14/23 Texas A&M ~ W 5-04/24 TCU ~ L 5-4* - Southwest Conference match! - at Texarkana, Ark.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas~ - SWC Tournament, Austin, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersMike Brown No. 1 29-9Donie Wood No. 2 26-5Augusto Solano No. 3 26-6

Doubles Victories LeadersNot available

1989, 19-8 (SWC 6-1) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/28 at Kansas W 5-22/9 Northeast La. W 7-22/12 Indiana L 5-42/17 SMU * W 6-32/21 Kansas ! W 5-22/22 Georgia ! L 6-22/24 Texas ! L 5-42/25 Michigan ! W 5-23/3 Alabama # L 5-43/4 Texas A&M # W 5-03/11 Trinity W 5-23/13 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/17 at W. Virginia W 5-13/18 vs. Michigan $ W 5-43/19 vs. Penn $ W 6-03/23 Illinois % W 6-03/24 Long Beach St. % L 5-43/25 Auburn % L 4-33/25 Nebraska % W 5-44/1 at TCU * L 7-24/3 Texas * W 8-14/8 Baylor * W 9-04/9 Rice * W 6-34/15 at Texas A&M * W 6-34/21 Texas A&M ~ W 6-04/22 Rice ~ W 5-14/23 TCU ~ L 5-4* - Southwest Conference match$ - at West Virginia! - ITCA/USTA Team Indoor, Louisville, Ky.# - H.E.B. Invitational, Corpus Christi, Texas% - California-Irvine Invitational, Irvine, Calif.~ - SWC Tournament, Fort Worth, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersMike Brown No. 1 37-9Augusto Solano No. 3 25-9 Donie Wood No. 2 26-11

Doubles Victories LeadersMike Brown/Augusto Solano No. 1 12-3

1990, 10-14 (SWC 2-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/1 Mississippi St. W 5-41/26 at Miami L 8-11/27 vs. Clemson ! W 6-32/3 Kansas W 5-22/5 Northeast La. W 5-22/14 TCU * L 8-12/20 Harvard # L 5-12/23 Utah # L 5-22/24 Kansas # W 5-42/26 at Rice * L 5-43/2 Long Beach St. $ W 5-23/3 North Carolina $ L 5-23/4 Arizona $ L 6-03/11 Texas A&M * W 6-33/16 West Virginia L 6-33/17 Michigan L 5-43/28 Mississippi St. % L 5-13/30 Nebraska % W 5-43/31 Auburn % W 5-44/3 at SMU * L 6-24/7 Texas Tech * L 5-4

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS


4/12 at Baylor * W 7-24/14 at Texas * L 8-14/20 TCU ~ L 5-1* - Southwest Conference match! - at Miami, Fla.# - ITCA Team Indoors$ - Corpus Christi Inv., Corpus Christi, Texas% - Blue-Gray Championships, Montgomery, Ala.~ - SWC Tournament, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersCha Hoon Im No. 3 39-15Donie Wood No. 2 14-12Mike Brown No. 1 9-8

Doubles Victories LeadersJ.P. Mieny/Donie Wood No. 1 5-5

1991, 17-9 (SWC 4-3) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/26 Florida St. ! W 6-31/27 Florida ! L 7-22/2 Tulsa W 9-02/3 Northeast La. W 7-12/12 West Virginia W 5-32/15 Miami (Fla.) $ W 5-32/16 at Minnesota $ L 5-32/23 at Mississippi St. W 6-33/1 SMSU W 9-03/3 at Texas Tech * W 6-33/7 SMSU # W 5-13/8 South Carolina # W 5-23/9 Ole Miss # L 6-23/10 Harvard # L 6-03/16 Baylor * W 9-03/17 SMU * W 5-23/21 Michigan St. % W 5-23/22 SE Louisiana % W 5-33/23 Rice % L 5-33/30 Texas * L 5-43/31 Rice * W 5-44/6 at TCU * L 7-24/8 at Trinity W 6-04/13 at Texas A&M * L 5-34/18 Rice ~ W 5-14/19 TCU ~ L 6-0* - Southwest Conference match$ - Florida Quad, Gainesville, Fla.! - Ice Volleys, Minneapolis, Minn.# - Corpus Christi Inv., Corpus Christi, Texas% - Rice Tournament, Houston, Texas~ - SWC Tournament, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert No. 4 17-9Cha Hoon Im No. 1 16-10Joaquin Lopez No. 2 16-10

Doubles Victories LeadersJohn McConnell/Scott Shankles No. 3 10-2

1992, 12-9 (SEC 6-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/18 Oral Roberts W 9-01/25 SE Louisiana W 6-12/1 Mississippi St. * L 5-42/8 at Texas A&M L 5-42/16 Georgia * W 5-42/22 Alabama * W 6-02/27 Texas Tech W 7-03/1 Florida * W 5-43/6 at Oklahoma W 5-33/8 Kentucky * L 5-33/16 at Texas Christian L 6-03/18 at Rice W 5-23/20 at SMU W 5-03/22 at Texas L 5-13/28 at LSU * L 6-04/3 at Ole Miss * L 5-34/5 at Vanderbilt * W 5-14/12 at Auburn * W 5-2

4/17 at Tennessee * L 5-14/19 at South Carolina * W 5-34/23 at Tennessee ~ L 5-4* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga

Singles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert No. 1 25-10Miguel Valor No. 3 22-12Joaquin Lopez No. 2 19-13

Doubles Victories LeadersScott Shankles/Miguel Valor No. 1 15-6

1993, 11-13 (SEC 3-8) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/30 at Kansas W 4-22/2 SMSU W 7-22/8 Tennessee * W 5-22/12 Texas A&M W 6-12/14 Vanderbilt * W 5-12/17 UAB # L 5-22/18 TCU # W 4-32/20 Colorado # W 6-12/26 North Texas W 9-02/28 at Mississippi St. * L 4-03/7 at Texas Tech W 7-03/12 South Carolina * W 5-13/16 at USC L 8-13/19 at Cal-Irvine L 5-33/26 at Kentucky * L 5-23/28 at Florida * L 4-14/2 SMU W 4-34/4 TCU L 6-14/6 Ole Miss * L 4-34/9 at Alabama * L 6-14/11 at Georgia * L 7-04/14 LSU * L 4-04/17 Auburn * L 4-34/22 at Vanderbilt ~ L 5-2* - Southeastern Conference match# - ITA National Indoor Championships, Lexington, Ky.~ - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert No. 1 25-19Euan McGinn No. 5 21-16John McConnell No. 3 19-16

Doubles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert/Bounce Williams No. 2 18-7

1994, 15-11 (SEC 3-8) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox2/13 Georgia * L 4-22/20 Texas Tech W 5-02/20 NE Oklahoma St. W 5-13/4 at Vanderbilt * W 3-13/6 at Ole Miss * L 5-23/8 UT-Arlington W 7-03/13 at TCU L 5-13/15 at Kentucky * L 4-33/21 Weber St. # W 5-43/22 Hawai’i # W 6-03/24 Drake # W 4-13/25 Washington # W 5-23/30 Alabama * W 5-24/2 at Texas A&M W 4-24/3 at SMU W 4-34/5 at LSU * L 4-34/8 at Tennessee * W 5-24/10 at Auburn * L 4-24/13 SMSU W 7-04/15 Florida * L 4-34/19 at South Carolina * L 4-04/21 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/24 Tulsa W 5-2

4/28 Tennessee ~ L 4-35/14 Rice ^ W 4-05/15 Texas A&M ^ L 4-3* - Southeastern Conference match# - Hawaiian Challenge, Hilo, Hawaii~ - SEC Tournament, Tuscaloosa, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Houston, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert No. 1 47-4Juan Herrera No. 4 29-12Michael Phillips No. 5 21-14

Doubles Victories LeadersMarcus Hilpert/Euan McGinnNo. 1 16-5

1995, 13-12 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - First RoundHead Coach: Robert Cox2/5 at Texas Tech L 4-32/10 Fresno St. L 6-12/12 at Georgia * L 7-02/17 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/19 Kansas W 4-33/12 Tennessee * L 2-53/14 Tulsa W 4-23/14 NE Oklahoma St. W 5-13/16 Texas A&M W 4-33/21 at UT-Arlington W 4-03/21 at North Texas W 7-03/23 at TCU L 6-13/26 at Mississippi St. * L 6-13/31 South Carolina * W 6-14/2 at Florida * L 5-24/5 at Kentucky * L 5-24/9 at Alabama * W 6-14/14 Ole Miss * L 4-34/18 LSU * L 6-14/20 SMSU W 7-04/20 SMSU W 6-04/23 Auburn * W 4-14/27 Vanderbilt ~ W 4-34/28 Georgia ~ L 4-05/6 Texas A&M ^ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Baton Rouge, La.^ - NCAA Regional, College Station, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersTom Hamilton No. 6 26-8Daniel Pahlsson No. 4 24-14Stewart Doyle No. 2 22-16

Doubles Victories LeadersJason Todd/Tim Crichton No. 1 9-9

1996, 7-16 (SEC 1-10) Head Coach: Robert Cox2/1 SMSU W 7-02/4 Georgia * L 6-12/8 Northeast La. W 7-02/8 NE Oklahoma St. W 6-02/10 Missouri W 7-02/10 Missouri W 6-02/13 USL L 4-32/18 at Vanderbilt * W 4-32/27 Texas Tech L 5-23/1 at TCU L 6-13/3 at Auburn * L 4-33/6 Mississippi St. * L 5-23/10 at Tennessee * L 4-33/13 Kentucky * L 4-33/16 at Texas A&M L 6-13/19 at UNLV W 4-33/21 at Cal-Poly # L 4-33/24 at LSU * L 5-23/27 Alabama * L 4-34/6 at South Carolina * L 5-2



4/16 Tennessee ~ L 4-25/15 USL^ W 4-15/16 Texas A&M ^ L 4-3* - Southeastern Conference match! - at Little Rock, Ark.% - at Fresno, Calif.~ - SEC Tournament, Auburn, Ala.^ - NCAA Regional, Austin, Texas Singles Victories LeadersTom Hamilton No. 2 8-13Henrik Tofft No. 6 16-14 Tim Crichton No. 1 16-15 Doubles Victories LeadersOskar Johansson/Daniel Pahlsson No. 2 11-2

1999, 11-12 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/20 Missouri-St. Louis W 7-01/20 Missouri-St. Louis W 6-01/23 Northeast La. W 6-12/10 SMSU W 6-12/14 at Texas Tech L 4-22/19 at Wichita St. W 7-02/21 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/28 Tennessee * L 4-13/2 NE Oklahoma St. W 7-03/6 Ole Miss * L 4-33/10 at Texas-Arlington W 4-33/15 at Florida * L 7-03/17 at Georgia * L 7-03/26 at Mississippi St. * L 7-03/28 at Alabama * L 7-03/31 NE Oklahoma St. W 7-04/2 South Carolina * L 4-34/4 Auburn * W 4-34/7 at TCU L 6-14/11 at Kentucky * L 6-14/16 Texas-El Paso W 6-14/18 LSU * L 7-04/22 Kentucky ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament

Singles Victories LeadersOskar Johansson No. 1 24-8Henrik Tofft No. 2 20-15les Victories LeadersDoubles Victories LeadersJohn Deaton/Henrik Tofft No. 1 11-5

2000, 6-15 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/25 Centenary W 7-01/28 UT-Arlington W 6-12/10 Texas Christian L 6-12/13 Georgia * L 5-22/16 Kentucky * L 5-22/20 at Vanderbilt * W 6-12/26 Tulane L 4-33/3 Alabama * W 4-13/5 at Tennessee * L 6-13/12 at La.-Lafayette L 4-33/17 Mississippi St. * L 5-23/19 Louisiana-Monroe W 7-03/22 at San Diego L 4-33/23 at Loyola W 5-23/28 Memphis L 5-23/31 at South Carolina * L 5-24/2 at LSU * L 5-24/9 Florida * L 5-24/12 at Ole Miss * L 5-24/14 at Auburn * L 4-04/20 at Kentucky ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Lexington, Ky.

Singles Victories LeadersOskar Johansson No. 1 27-16Eduardo Pacheco No. 6 17-11 Magnus Kullenberg No. 3 23-15

Doubles Victories LeadersBrad Berry/Chris Campbell No. 3 9-8

2001, 16-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/17 Centenary W 7-01/17 Centenary W 7-01/28 Cowley County CC W 7-01/28 Cowley County CC W 7-02/2 Texas A&M-CC W 5-2 2/3 SMSU W 6-12/4 La.-Monroe W 7-02/7 at Tulsa W 4-12/11 at Georgia * L 6-1 2/18 Vanderbilt * W 4-2 2/23 Ole Miss * L 4-12/28 at Florida * L 5-23/5 Oklahoma St. W 4-23/7 LSU * L 4-33/14 Tennessee * L 4-33/19 at Hawai’i W 7-03/21 vs. Washington L 4-3 3/28 at Tulane W 5-13/31 at Mississippi St. * L 4-3 4/6 South Carolina * W 4-3 4/8 at Alabama * W 4-34/10 Auburn * W 4-24/15 at Kentucky * L 4-34/19 Mississippi St. ~ L 4-0 5/12 North Carolina ^ W 4-05/13 SMU ^ L 4-3 * - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Lexington, Ky.^ - NCAA Regional, Dallas, Texas Singles Victories LeadersAleksey Bubis No. 5 28-10Oskar Johansson No. 1 28-11Oggie Kolev No. 3 26-12

Doubles Victories LeadersTiago Azevedo/Magnus Kullenberg No. 2 9-4

2002, 15-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox2/2 UT-Arlington W 6-12/3 St. Louis W 7-02/3 St. Louis W 5-02/5 Tulane W 5-22/10 La.-Monroe W 6-12/10 SMSU W 7-02/12 Tulsa W 6-13/1 at Auburn * L 4-33/3 at Alabama * L 4-23/7 Florida * L 5-43/10 South Carolina * W 4-33/15 Georgia * L 5-23/27 Tennessee * W 4-33/20 at UT-San Antonio W 5-23/21 at UT-Pan America W 4-03/21 at UT-Corpus Cristi W 5-23/29 at Kentucky * W 4-33/31 at Vanderbilt * W 4-14/5 Ole Miss * L 5-24/7 at Mississippi St. * L 6-04/12 LSU * L 4-34/14 at TCU L 5-24/18 South Carolina ~ L 4-25/11 Tulsa ^ W 4-35/12 Southern Cal ^ L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament Knoxville, Tenn.^ - NCAA Tournament

Singles Victories LeadersOggie Kolev No. 1 27-14Aleksey Bubis No. 4/5 23-13Eduardo Pacheco No. 4/5 21-13

Doubles Victories LeadersAleksey Bubis/Oggie Kolev No. 1 13-11

4/13 at Ole Miss * L 5-24/21 Florida * L 6-14/25 Auburn ~ L 4-2* - Southeastern Conference match# - at Las Vegas, Nev.~ - SEC Tournament, Fayetteville, Ark.

Singles Victories LeadersDaniel Pahlsson No. 1 20-14Tom Hamilton No. 3 19-13 Tim Crichton No. 1 20-16

Doubles Victories LeadersDaniel Pahlsson/Jay Udwadia No. 2 19-12

1997, 14-12 (SEC 2-9) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/28 Missouri W 6-11/28 NE Oklahoma St. W 6-11/30 Northeast La. W 6-11/30 Northeast La. W 4-22/11 at Texas Tech L 4-32/16 at Georgia * L 6-12/21 Wichita St. W 7-02/23 Vanderbilt * L 4-32/27 at SW Louisiana W 4-23/5 at Alabama * L 7-03/7 at TCU W 4-33/11 Abilene Christian W 7-03/11 Abilene Christian W 6-03/13 SMSU W 7-03/19 at Florida * L 5-23/20 Jacksonville % W 7-03/23 at Kentucky * L 5-23/26 Tennessee * W 5-23/29 Ole Miss * L 7-04/1 LSU * L 6-14/4 South Carolina * L 4-34/11 Auburn * W 4-34/13 at Mississippi St. * L 6-14/17 Florida ~ L 4-35/9 Northeast La. ^ W 4-35/10 TCU ^ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match% - at Gainesville, Fla.~ - SEC Tournament, Columbia, S.C.^ - NCAA Regional, Fort Worth, Texas

Singles Victories LeadersTom Hamilton No. 2 21-13Tim Crichton No. 1 20-14Jay Udwadia No. 4 19-19Daniel Pahlsson No. 3 19-20

Doubles Victories LeadersTim Crichton/Tom Hamilton No. 1 27-7

1998, 12-12 (SEC 1-10) NCAA Tournament - Regional FinalistHead Coach: Robert Cox1/27 Northeast La. ! W 7-01/31 at Kansas W 4-32/11 Texas Tech W 4-32/14 Mississippi St. * L 5-22/17 SMSU W 7-02/20 TCU W 5-22/22 at Vanderbilt * L 4-32/24 SW Louisiana W 4-33/6 at Ole Miss * L 6-13/10 Kentucky * L 4-33/15 at Fresno St. W 4-33/17 Montana St. % W 7-03/18 Pacific % W 7-03/25 Georgia * L 4-33/27 Florida * L 5-23/29 at LSU * L 5-03/31 Alabama * L 4-34/3 at Tennessee * L 4-34/5 at Auburn * W 4-34/9 Northeastern St. W 7-04/12 at South Carolina * L 4-3



2003, 11-15 (SEC 2-9) NCAA Tournament - First RoundHead Coach: Robert Cox11/3 vs. #39 Indiana St. ! W 4-311/3 at #43 Tulsa ! W 4-11/24 Nebraska W 4-31/26 #47 Northwestern L 4-32/1 Drake W 6-12/7 Southwest Mo. W 7-02/9 #25 Vanderbilt * W 4-32/11 at #51 Tulsa W 4-32/20 vs. #4 California + L 4-02/21 vs. #13 So. Cal + L 4-22/22 vs. #33 San Diego St.+ W 4-22/28 #17 Auburn * L 4-33/2 #11 Alabama * W 4-33/4 #72 Michigan St. W 5-23/7 at #2 Florida * L 7-03/9 at #14 South Carolina* L 4-23/16 at #26 Tennessee * L 4-33/18 at Jacksonville Univ. W 5-23/26 at #19 Georgia * L 4-03/28 #12 Kentucky * L 7-04/1 at #17 Texas L 4-34/4 at #5 Ole Miss * L 7-04/6 #33 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/12 at #18 LSU * L 7-04/17 vs. #18 LSU $ L 4-05/10 vs. #22 Ohio St. > L 4-0! - ITA Central Region V, Tulsa, Okla.* - Southeastern Conference match+ - ITA National Team Indoor, Louisville, Ky.$ - SEC Tournament, Oxford, Miss.> - NCAA Tournament, Lexington, Ky.

Singles Victories LeadersAdrians Zguns No. 4 24-9Eduardo Pacheco No. 3 22-17Matt Roberts No. 6 14-15

Doubles Victories LeadersEduardo Pachaco/Nathan Price No.1 5-6

2004, 16-10 (SEC 4-7) NCAA Tournament Sweet 16Head Coach: Robert Cox1/25 Nebraska W 7-01/30 #13 Texas W 4-32/13 at DePaul W 5-22/15 at #37 Northwestern L 4-32/20 Wichita St. W 7-02/25 Oral Roberts W 7-02/25 Oral Roberts W 6-02/28 #19 Oklahoma St. W 4-32/29 Southwest Mo. St. W 6-13/5 #39 Tennessee * L 4-33/7 #21 Georgia * W 4-33/12 at Hawaii W 6-13/19 at #13 Vanderbilt * L 7-03/21 #18 at Kentucky * L 4-33/26 #26 at Mississippi St.* W 5-23/28 #4 Ole Miss * L 6-14/2 at #58 Alabama * L 5-24/4 at #45 Auburn * W 5-24/6 #53 Tulsa W 4-34/10 #13 LSU * L 5-24/16 #40 South Carolina * W 5-24/18 #9 Florida * L 4-24/22 #27 Auburn # L 4-05/15 #31 Oklahoma St. % W 4-35/16 #18 Tennessee % W 4-15/22 #4 Southern Cal ^ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match# - SEC Tournament, Nashville, Tenn. % - NCAA Regional, Fayetteville, Ark.^ - NCAA Tournament, Tulsa, Okla.

Singles Victories LeadersAdrians Zguns No. 2 36-10Nathan Price No. 1 31-13Rohan Gajjar No. 3 19-14

Doubles Victories LeadersImraan Ismail/Matt Roberts No. 2 12-11

2005, 4-17 (SEC 2-9) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/23 Southwest Missouri St. W 5-22/5 at Army W 5-22/8 #50 Oklahoma L 6-12/11 at #17 Ohio St. L 5-22/13 vs. #56 Michigan St. L 4-32/27 at #23 Texas L 5-23/4 at #55 South Carolina* L 5-23/6 at #7 Florida * L 6-13/11 at #21 Tennessee L 5-23/13 at #6 Georgia L 5-23/22 at 342 UNLV L 5-23/25 #40 Vanderbilt * W 4-33/27 #30 Kentucky * L 4-33/30 at #44 Tulsa L 5-24/1 #14 Mississippi St. * L 5-24/3 #4 at Ole Miss * L 4-34/6 at #11 Oklahoma St. L 4-14/8 #74 Alabama * W 4-34/10 #29 Auburn * L 4-34/15 #15 at LSU * L 4-24/21 #14 Mississippi St.* L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match# - SEC Tournament, Athens, Ga.

Singles Victories LeadersMatt Roberts No. 3 26-9Rohan Gajjar No. 2 21-15Adrians Zguns No. 1 17-12

Doubles Victories LeadersImraan Ismail/Matt Roberts No. 2 15-16

2006,18-11 (SEC 6-5) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/21 Wichita State ^ W 4-01/21 #46 Tulsa ^ W 4-01/22 #42 Oklahoma ^ W 4-01/24 Oral Roberts W 7-0 1/24 Oral Roberts W 6-02/3 Missouri State W 7-02/5 #20 Texas L 4-32/12 Wichita State W 7-02/17 #3 Illinois # L 4-02/18 #11 Virginia # W 4-22/19 #15 LSU # L 4-13/3 #1 Georgia * L 5-23/5 #28 Tennessee * W 5-23/8 #36 Tulsa W 5-23/10 at #62 Vanderbilt * W 7-03/12 #29 at Kentucky * L 4-33/24 #8 Florida * L 6-13/26 #49 South Carolina * W 4-03/31 #57 at Mississippi State* W 4-34/2 #10 Ole Miss * L 4-34/7 at Auburn * W 6-14/9 at Alabama * L 4-34/12 at Oklahoma W 5-24/15 LSU * W 4-34/18 Oklahoma State L 4-34/20 Vanderbilt ~ W 4-34/21 Ole Miss ~ L 4-05/13 Michigan ! W 4-15/14 Ohio State ! L 4-0* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Central Region Indoor Team Playoff, Tulsa, Okla.# - ITA National Indoor Championships,

Seattle, Wash.~– SEC Conference Tournament, Tuscaloosa, Ala.! – NCAA Tournament 1st & 2nd Rounds, Co-lumbus, Ohio

Singles Victories LeadersMatt Roberts No. 2 28-10Blake Strode No. 4 27-7Adrians Zguns No. 1 26-12

Doubles Victories LeadersRohan Gajjar/Matt Roberts No. 1 14-11

2007, 7-22 (SEC 0-11) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/26 Illinois State ^ W 4-11/26 #27 Tulsa ^ L 4-02/2 at #48 Northwestern L 7-02/3 at #71 DePaul L 6-12/3 at Chicago State W 6-02/6 Cowley County C.C. W 7-02/6 Cowley County C.C. W 5-02/6 Wichita State W 5-22/9 #62 Oklahoma L 4-32/15 at #24 Tulsa L 6-12/23 at #41 Fresno State L 6-12/24 vs. Pacific W 7-02/24 vs. Fresno-Pacific L 4-33/2 at #1 Georgia * L 7-03/4 at #30 Tennessee * L 7-03/7 at #13 Texas L 6-13/9 #32 Vanderbilt * L 5-23/11 #47 Kentucky * L 6-13/18 at UNLV L 4-33/19 vs. New Mexico State W 5-23/23 #25 at Florida * L 6-13/25 at #55 South Carolina*L 4-33/30 #61 Mississippi State * L 6-14/1 #10 at Ole Miss * L 6-14/4 at #14 Oklahoma StateL 7-04/6 #40 Auburn * L 5-24/8 #12 Alabama * L 6-14/14 at #12 LSU * L 5-24/19 #25 Tennessee ~ L 4-1* - Southeastern Conference match^ - ITA Central Region Indoor Team Playoff, Tulsa, Okla.~– Southeastern Conference Tournament, Baton Rouge, La.

Singles Victories LeadersBlake Strode No. 1 27-11Dmitry Lebedev No. 4 14-20Jorge Villanueva No. 6 11-17

Doubles Victories LeadersColin Mascall/Blake Strode No. 1 19-10

2008, 12-13 (SEC 3-8) Head Coach: Robert Cox1/27 #69 Fresno State L 4-32/1 #7 Texas L 7-02/3 La.-Lafayette W 7-02/3 Seminole College W 7-02/8 Wichita State W 6-12/10 Purdue W 4-32/10 Cowley County CC W 7-02/14 #23 Tulsa L 4-32/17 #33 Oklahoma W 4-32/23 #27 Washington L 6-12/24 Portland^ W 5-22/29 #35 Auburn * L 5-23/2 #20 Alabama * L 4-23/7 #22 Vanderbilt * W 4-33/9 #55 Kentucky * W 4-23/16 Hawaii W 4-33/21 #10 Tennessee * L 7-03/23 #3 Georgia * L 7-03/28 #8 Florida L 5-23/30 #69 South Carolina * L 4-34/4 #7 Ole Miss * L 6-14/6 #49 Mississippi State * W 4-34/9 UMKC W 5-24/12 #17 LSU * L 5-24/17 #31 Vanderbilt~ L 4-3^ - Seattle, Wash.* - Southeastern Conference match~ - SEC Tournament, Fayetteville, Ark.



Location ..............................Austin, TexasNickname ............................... LonghornsColors ...............Burnt Orange and WhiteConference ..................................... Big 12Athletics Director .............. DeLoss DoddsTennis Contact ................ Travis Feldhaus Email [email protected] Coach ..................... Michael CenterAsst. Coach ........................ Ricardo Rubio2008 Record ......................................25-62008 Final ITA Ranking.......................... 4Website .......................... TexasSports.com

Location ..........................Tuscaloosa, Ala.Nickname ........................... Crimson TideColors .......................Crimson and WhiteConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ................... Mal MooreTennis Contact ....................... Jessica Pare Email [email protected] Coach ...............................Billy PateAsst. Coach ............................... Bo Hodge2008 Record ....................................19-102008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 24Website ................................ Rolltide.com

Location ...............................Auburn, Ala.Nickname ........................................TigersColors ........ Burnt Orange and Navy BlueConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ..................... Jay JacobsTennis Contact .................... Matt Crouch Email ................... [email protected] Coach ..............................Eric ShoreAsst. Coach ................Gabor Zoltan Pelvo2008 Record ....................................11-132008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 31Website .........................auburntigers.com

Location ..........................Stillwater, Okla.Nickname ............Cowboys and CowgirlsColors ...........................Orange and BlackConference ..................................... Big 12Athletics Director .................Mike HolderTennis Contact ................... Travis Tindell Email [email protected] Coach ........................James WadleyAsst. Coach ...............Yevgen Bondarchuk2008 Record ....................................18-102008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 17Website ..................................okstate.com

Location .............................. Eugene, Ore.Nickname ....................................... DucksColors .......................... Green and YellowConference ................................Pacific-10Athletics Director ................ Pat KilkennyTennis Contact ...................... Joe Waltasti Email [email protected] Coach ....................Nils SchyllanderAssoc. Head Coach ................Jonas Piibor2008 Record ....................................11-142008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite .............................. GoDucks.com

Location .......................... Stockton, Calif.Nickname ........................................TigersColors ...........................Orange and BlackConference ................................. Big WestAthletics Director .................... Lynn KingTennis Contact .......................... Glen Sisk Email ........................... [email protected] Coach ....................................... TBAAsst. Coach ........................................ TBA2008 Record ....................................11-122008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite ..........................pacifictigers.com

Location ....................Arkansas City, Kan.Nickname ........................................TigersColors ...........................Orange and BlackConference ............. Kansas Jayhawk C.C. Athletics Director .......................Tom SaiaHead Coach ...........................Josh Cobble Email ............................. cobblej@cowleyAsst. Coach ................................ Josue Paz2008 Record ........................................2-62008 Final ITA (NJCAA) Ranking ......... 11 Website ......................... cowleytigers.com

Location ...........................Norman, Okla.Nickname .................................... SoonersColors ...................... Crimson and CreamConference ..................................... Big 12Athletics Director ............. Joe CastiglioneTennis Contact ..............Ryan Kasmiersky Email ................................ [email protected] Coach ..................... Paul LockwoodAsst. Coach .......................Silviu Tanasoiu2008 Record ....................................11-132008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite ........................SoonerSports.com

Location ................................ Tulsa, Okla.Nickname .......................... Golden EaglesColors ............ Vegas Gold and Navy BlueConference ...................... Summit LeagueAthletics Director ..................Mike CarterTennis Contact ..........................Kyle Seay Email ............................... [email protected] Coach ....................... Chris MillironAsst. Coach .......................Ingrid Milliron2008 Record ......................................7-122008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite ............... ORUGoldenEagles.com

Location ........................ Kansas City, Mo.Nickname ................................ KangaroosColors ................................Blue and GoldConference ...................... Summit LeagueAthletics Director .......................Tim HallTennis Contact ...................... James Allan Email [email protected] Coach ......................... Kendell HaleAsst. Coaches ............................. Cris Biro Roberto Quintanilla2008 Record ........................................6-92009 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite ....................umkckangaroos.com

Location ................................ Normal, Ill.Nickname ................................... RedbirdsColors ...............................Red and WhiteConference ...................... Missouri ValleyAthletics Director ..... Dr. Sheahon ZengerTennis Contact ............. Jennifer Tomczak Email ........................ [email protected] Coach ............................. Cris James2008 Record ......................................9-112008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite .......................... GoRedbirds.com

Location ...................West Lafayette, Ind.Nickname ............................ BoilermakersColors ....................... Old Gold and BlackConference ................................... Big TenAthletics Director ...........Morgan J. BurkeTennis Contact .................. Charlie Henry Email [email protected] Coach ......................... Tim MaddenAsst. Coach ..............................Troy Hahn2008 Record ......................................8-152008 Final ITA Ranking....................... NRWebsite ........................purduesports.com

UMKC - Jan. 27FAYETTEVILLE || 5:30 p.m.

Oral Roberts - Jan. 27FAYETTEVILLE || 10 a.m.

Illinois State - Feb. 7West Lafayette, Ind. || Noon

Purdue - Feb. 8West Lafayette, Ind. || Noon

Oregon - Feb. 13FAYETTEVILLE || 5:30 p.m.

Pacific - Feb. 15FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Cowley Co. C.C. - Feb. 15FAYETTEVILLE || 6 p.m.

Oklahoma - Feb. 20FAYETTEVILLE || 3 p.m.

Texas - Feb. 22Austin, Texas || 12:30 p.m.

Alabama - March 6FAYETTEVILLE || 1:30 p.m.

Auburn - March 8FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

2009 RAZORBACK OPPONENTS

Oklahoma St. - March 11Stillwater, Okla. || 2 p.m.


Location ............................. Oxford, Miss.Nickname.......................................RebelsColors ......... Cardinal Red and Navy BlueConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ................... Pete BooneTennis Contact .................. Kimberly Ling Email ......................... [email protected] Coach ......................Billy ChadwickAsst. Coach ........................ Toby Hansson2008 Record ......................................24-52008 Final ITA Ranking.......................... 6Website ....................... olemisssports.com

Location ........................Baton Rouge, La.Nickname ........................................TigersColors .............................Purple and GoldConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ... Stanley “Skip” BertmanTennis Contact ................Elizabeth Stuart Email ............................. [email protected] Coach ............................. Jeff BrownAsst. Coach ..........................Danny Bryan2008 Record ......................................15-92008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 18Website ...............................LSUsports.net

Host ..............................................AuburnLocation ...............................Auburn, Ala.Facility ..............Yarbrough Tennis CenterAuburn Contact .................. Matt Crouch Email ................... [email protected] Contact .................... Tammy Wilson Email [email protected] ...............................secsports.com

Location ............................Lexington, Ky.Nickname ................................... WildcatsColors ..............................Blue and WhiteConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ............ Mitch BarnhartTennis Contact ...............Jeremy Strachan Email [email protected] Coach ....................... Dennis Emery Asst. Coach ................. Cedric Kauffmann2008 Record ....................................12-162008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 40Website ........................... ukathletics.com

Location .........................Nashville, Tenn.Nickname ........................... CommodoresColors ............................. Black and GoldConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Vice Chancellor (ath.) ...David Williams IITennis Contact ..................... Ryan Schulz Email .......... [email protected] Coach ..................... Ian DuvenhageAsst. Coach ........................... Tom Boysen2008 Dual Record ............................14-102008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 26Website ....................vucommodores.com

Location ................................ Tulsa, Okla.Nickname ....................Golden HurricaneColors .....Old Gold, Royal Blue, CrimsonConference ........................................ USAAthletics Director .... Bubba CunninghamTennis Contact .................Nathan Brooks Email ..................... [email protected] Coach ...................Vince WestbrookAsst. Coach ...................Michael Wheelen2008 Record ......................................22-52008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 11Website ......................tulsahurricane.com

Location ........................ Knoxville, Tenn.Nickname ..................... Volunteers (Vols)Colors ......................... Orange and WhiteConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ............ Mike HamiltonTennis Contact ..................Craig Hammel Email ......................... [email protected] Coach .............. Sam WinterbothamAssoc. Head Coach ..........Chris Woodruff2008 Record ......................................23-42008 Final ITA Record ............................ 9Website ................................ utsports.com

Location ................................ Athens, Ga.Nickname ................................... BulldogsColors ................................ Red and BlackConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ...............Damon EvansTennis Contact ........... Christopher Lakos Email ................. [email protected] Coach ..........................Manuel DiazAsst. Coach ............................... Will Glen2008 Record ......................................27-32008 Final ITA Ranking.......................... 1Website ........................ GeorgiaDogs.com

Location ...........................Columbia, S.C.Nickname ...............................GamecocksColors .......................... Garnet and BlackConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ..................Eric HymanTennis Contact ..................... Diana Koval Email ................. [email protected] Coach ......................... Kent DeMarsAsst. Coach ............................. Jeff Kefalos2008 Record ....................................11-132008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 55Website ............... GamecocksOnline.com

Location ......................... Gainesville, Fla.Nickname ...................................... GatorsColors ............................Orange and BlueConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ................ Jeremy FoleyTennis Contact .................................. TBA EmaIL ............................................... TBAHead Coach ........................Andy JacksonAsst. Coach .........................Jeremy Bayon2008 Record ......................................17-82008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 10Website ............................GatorZone.com

Location ..........................Starkville, Miss.Nickname ................................... BulldogsColors ........................Maroon and WhiteConference ................ Southeastern (SEC)Athletics Director ...................Greg ByrneTennis Contact .........................Jan Blaine Email [email protected] Coach ............................Per NilssonAsst. Coach ................................ Matt Hill2008 Record ......................................8-122008 Final ITA Ranking........................ 58Website .....................mstateathletics.com

Vanderbilt - March 15Nashville, Tenn. || 1 p.m.

Tulsa - March 25Tulsa, Okla. || 5 p.m.

Tennessee - March 27Knoxville, Tenn. || 1 p.m.

Georgia - March 29Athens, Ga. || Noon

South Carolina - April 3Columbia, S.C. || 2 p.m.

Florida - April 5Gainesville, Fla. || Noon

Mississippi St. - April 10FAYETTEVILLE || 1:30 p.m.

Ole Miss - April 12FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Kentucky - March 13Lexington, Ky. || 3 p.m.

2009 RAZORBACK OPPONENTS

SEC ChampionshipsApril 23-26 || Auburn, Ala.

LSU - April 18Baton Rouge, La. || 1 p.m.

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