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Quick Facts ..........................................................2Schedule ..............................................................3Roster ....................................................................4Season Outlook ...................................................5Head Coach .......................................................6Coaching Staff ....................................................7Senior Profiles .......................................................8Returning Players ...............................................10Newcomers ........................................................122009-10 Review ..................................................132009-10 Results ...................................................142009-10 Statistics ................................................15All-Time Honors ..................................................16ITA All-Americans ...............................................17PSAC ...................................................................18Academics ........................................................19President Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. .....................20Administration ....................................................21University Profile .................................................22Facilities ..............................................................24

COACHING INFORMATION

Head Coach .............................Pablo MontanaCollege ................................................ TennesseeOverall Record ..........................169-48, 9th yearTennis Office ....................................724-938-4237

The Vulcans captured their fourth-straightPSAC Championship last year.

FAST FACTS ABOUT CAL U

Location ........................................California, Pa.Founded .........................................................1852Enrollment .....................................................9,017Nickname .................................................VulcansColors ................................................ Black & RedPresident ..........................Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr.V.P./Student Development ......Dr. Lenora AngeloneAssoc. V.P./Athletic Development ....... Frank BauerAthletic Director ......................Dr. Thomas PucciAssoc. AD/SWA ......................... Dr. Karen HjerpeFaculty Athletic Rep. ......Dr. William BiddingtonSports Information Director ......... Matthew KiferAthletic Admin. Assistant .............Carolyn TarddDirector Athletic Facilities/Services .........Ed WhitedFacility ...........................................Roadman ParkAffiliations ................................... NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)Website .............................www.calvulcans.com

KEY PHONE NUMBERS

President’s Office ........................... 724.938.4400Admissions ....................................... 724.938.4404Alumni Relations ............................. 724.938.4418Athletic Office ................................ 724.938.4351Bookstore......................................... 724.938.4324Equipment Manager ..................... 724.938.5927Financial Aid ................................... 724.938.4415Tennis Office .................................... 724.938.4237Sports Information .......................... 724.938.4552

The mission of intercollegiate athletics at

California University of Pennsylvania is to provide

student-athletes opportunities to participate in a comprehensive program of athletic competition.

Cal U has swept the ITA regional titles insingles and doubles for five-straight years.

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Pam Artman............ Coord. for Ath. OperationsDr. Wm. Biddington .................Faculty Ath. Rep.Chelsey Pryor Burk .........Athl. Business ManagerBeth Ann Conway ............................Assistant SIDTravis Eisentrout ......Athletic Events CoordinatorBen Hilborn ........................ Equipment ManagerMatthew Kifer ......... Sports Information DirectorSean King ....................... SID Graduate AssistantMatt Luckhardt ...........Director Ath. FundraisingAnnie Malkowiak ........Director Ath. FundraisingTony McGrew ....................... Academic AdvisorBrian Oddi ............... Director Ath. PerformanceRon Sealy...Facilities Manager - Roadman ParkBob Sepesy .... Strength & Conditioning CoachCarolyn Tardd ...........Admin. Assist. for AthleticsRoss Vecchio ...............Director Ath. FundraisingDr. Jamie Weary ............... Director Ath. TrainingEd Whited ...... Director Facilities & Ath. Services

2010-11 CAL U HEAD COACHES

Baseball .............................................Mike ConteMen’s Basketball .................................. Bill BrownWomen’s Basketball ...................... Mark SwaseyCheerleading/Dance ....................Marcia BoydM/W Cross Country .................. Daniel CaulfieldFootball ...................................... John LuckhardtMen’s Golf ................................... Peter CoughlinWomen’s Golf ..............................MerriLyn GibbsMen’s Soccer ................................Dennis LaskeyWomen’s Soccer ...................................Al AlvineSoftball .........................................Rick BertagnolliSwimming ............................................. Ed DennyTennis ..........................................Pablo MontanaM/W Track & Field .....................Roger Kingdom Volleyball .........................................................TBD

REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

Herald Standard8-18 East Church St., Uniontown, Pa. 15401724.439.7500www.heraldstandard.com

Observer-Reporter122 South Main St., Washington, Pa. 15301724.222.2200www.observer-reporter.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette34 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222412.263.1100www.post-gazette.com

Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewD. L. Clark Building, 503 Martindale St., 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15212412.320.6460www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib

The Valley IndependentEastgate 19, Monessen, Pa. 15062724.684.5200www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent

QUICK FACTS

Mailing Address:250 University AvenueCalifornia, Pa. 15419

www.calu.eduwww.calvulcans.com

The Vulcans have been an ITA All-Academic Teamfor seven-consecutive seasons.

CREDITS

Cal U’s 2010-11 Tennis Media Guide has been written and edited by Sports Information Director Matthew Kifer and Graduate Assistant Sean King to assist in covering California University tennis in the 2010-11 season. Design and layout by Assistant SID Beth Ann Conway. Photos by Greg Sofranko, Stephen Bates and SAI Photographers. Printing by Heeter Direct. Contents of this guide will be supplemented during the season by the Sports Information Office per request. All requests for additional information, including photographs, game accommodations and press passes, should be forwarded to the Sports Information Office.


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SEPTEMBERSat.-Sun. 11-12 @ West Virginia Martha Thorn Invitational Competed as Individuals

Tues. 14 @ Radford (Va.) W 7-0

Fri. 17 WEST CHESTER W 9-0

Fri. 17 CHEYNEY W 9-0

Sun. 19 James Madison (Va.) W 6-1

Fri.-Sun. 24-26 Michigan State Spartan Invitational Competed as Individuals

Fri.-Wed. 24-29 ITA Atlantic Regional Competed as Individuals

OCTOBER

Sat.-Sun. 9-10 PSAC Individual Championships Competed as Individuals

Thurs.-Sat. 14-16 ITA Small College Championships Competed as Individuals

FEBRUARYWed. 1 @ Duquesne 12 p.m.

Thur. 2 @ Youngstown State 12 p.m.

Fri. 8 @ Penn State 6 p.m.

Sat. 11 @ Denison (Ohio) 3 p.m.

Sat. 12 CARNEGIE MELLON 6 p.m.

Sat. 19 GEORGE WASHINGTON (D.C.) 6 p.m.

Sun. 20 @ West Virginia 11 a.m.

Sat. 26 @ Maryland 10 a.m.

MARCHThurs. 3 @ Lynn (Fla.) 2 p.m.

Fri. 4 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 3 p.m.

Sat. 5 @ Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 2 p.m.

Sun. 6 @ Barry (Fla.) 10 a.m.

Wed. 9 @ Florida Southern 3 p.m.

Wed. 16 @ Temple 9 a.m.

Sun. 20 VILLANOVA 4 p.m.

Fri. 25 CONCORDIA (N.Y.) 4 p.m.

APRILFri. 1 @ Clarion* 1 p.m.

Sat. 2 HOLY FAMILY 11 a.m.

Sat. 2 INDIANA (Pa.)* 2:30 p.m.

Wed. 6 MERCYHURST* 4 p.m.

Sat. 9 WEST VIRGINIA STATE 8 a.m.

Sat. 9 CHARLESTON (W.Va.) 11 a.m.

Sat. 9 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 4 p.m.

Tues. 12 @ Slippery Rock* 3:30 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. 22-23 @ PSAC Team Championships (@ Bloomsburg, Pa.) TBA

MAYThurs.-Sat. 5-7 NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament TBA

Wed.-Sat. 11-14 NCAA National Tournament (@ Altamonte Springs, Fla.) TBA

* - PSAC West Match

HOME MATCHES IN ALL CAPS

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Axelle Fernandez Jr. 5-8 Toulouse, France/Institut Familial

Nina Kowalski Sr. 5-10 Hofheim, Germany/Man Taunus

Laurie Navarro Sr. 5-2 Eysus, France/Jules Supervielle

Mariana Oliveira Jr. 5-2 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Martha Falcao

Annabel Pieschl Jr. 5-7 Gothenburg, Sweden/Katrinelund

Jade Pondicas So. 5-3 Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance

Franziska Steinhardt Jr. 5-10 Bad Lausick, Germany/St. Augustin Gymnasium

Anastassiya Zherdeva Jr. 5-8 Almaty, Kazakhstan/Gumnasia Number 60

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Graduate Assistant: Olzhas Taniyev

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Brazil

Kazakhstan South Africa

France Germany

Mariana OliveiraSao Paulo, Brazil Axelle Fernandez

Toulouse, France

Nina KowalskiHofheim, Germany

Laurie NavarroEysus, France

Franziska Steinhardt Bad Lausick, Germany

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Jade PondicasJohannesburg, South Africa

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SEASON OUTLOOK The California University of Pennsylvania ten-nis team has firmly established itself as a national power with three quarterfinal appearances in the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The 2011 season should only strengthen the reputa-tion of the Vulcans, who return six players from last season and added two transfers from NCAA Division I programs. “We have a lot of great things going on here at Cal U and we have gotten to the point where the great players are contacting us,” said head coach Pablo Montana, who was selected as the ITA National Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2010. “We always have been fortunate to get the best players from their respective countries to help us compete at the national level.” In a change from recent years, the Vulcans will be able to rely on quality experience as they have one senior, six juniors and an experienced sophomore on the roster. “This is a very experienced team because we played so many matches last year and this fall,” said Montana. “They know my system and philosophy and they know what we are trying to accomplish. It’s nice to have a group of girls that believe in the same goals you do.” Senior Nina Kowalski returns for her final season after earning All-PSAC West honors as a doubles player in each of her previous three seasons. A native of Germany, she has won over 70 matches in doubles play and totaled over 20 wins in each of the past three years. In the fall of 2009, Kowalski was a member of the doubles team that won both the ITA Atlantic Regional and PSAC Championships. Kowalski, like virtually ev-ery tennis player with the Cal U program, has excelled both athletically and academical-ly, as the program has been honored as an ITA All-Aca-demic Team in each of the last seven seasons. During the Fall 2010 semester, the tennis program boasted the highest team GPA among varsity sports at Cal U. “I have a great bunch of girls that are so dedicated on the court and in the classroom,” said Montana, who is in his ninth year with the program. “When you have that type of disci-pline in the classroom, it transitions on the tennis court. They take being a student-athlete very seriously.” The Vulcans will certainly be challenged on the court in 2011 with eight dual matches against NCAA Division I programs and five matches versus the top programs in Florida over spring break. “We have added a lot of Division I schools [to our schedule] this year and we will go down to Florida to play the best teams because that’s

how you get better,” said Montana. “It’s no se-cret that you get better by playing better oppo-nents - you see a faster ball and have to react a little faster.” The Vulcans will certainly look towards junior transfers Annabel Pieschl and Franziska Stein-hardt in those competitive matches. Pieschl comes to the program after playing the last two seasons at Stony Brook (N.Y.) and Steinhardt played at Illinois State. “They [Pieschl and Steinhardt] are such hard workers and good kids,” said Montana. “Not only are they great tennis players, both are great leaders and student-athletes. They abso-lutely make our team stronger.” During the fall season, Pieschl captured titles in both singles and doubles at the PSAC Indi-vidual Championships. She opens 2011 ranked as the top contender for the No. 1 spot in the line-up and ranked No. 20 in the country. Stein-hardt also made an immediate impact this fall as a member of the doubles team that won the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships and went undefeated in singles during dual play. Junior Anastassiya Zherdeva and sophomore Jade Pondicas will also contend for spots in the top half of the line-up. Zherdeva finished with 22 wins in singles last year and was chosen as the ITA Atlan-tic Region Player to Watch, while Pondicas compiled an impressive 38 combined wins last year while playing only the spring season. The Vulcans also return senior Laurie Navarro and junior Axelle Fernandez, both of whom will pro-vide key veteran leadership and see extensive time on the court. Navarro set a career high last year with 15 doubles victories following titles at the ITA Atlantic Regional and PSAC Champion-ships, while Fernandez totaled a combined 40 victories in singles during her first two seasons. Junior Mariana Oliveira will also help Cal U at the bottom of the line-up and contend for playing time. Cal U has dominated within the conference in recent years, winning four-straight titles, and has made six-consecutive NCAA Tournaments. With quality, veteran players throughout the line-up, the Vulcans look to make another run to the quarterfinals and beyond in 2011. “I think we are right there with the top teams in the country. Our players are just as competi-tive as they are and we play a tougher sched-ule than a lot of those schools,” said Montana. “I think we have done everything we can to pre-pare ourselves properly and now we just have to try to make our luck a little bit [in the tourna-ment].”

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Vulcans featured its first All-American doubles team in recent program history with Chilingaryan and Matsuto. Montana guided Cal U to the NCAA Championships in his first season with the program in 2003 with a 12-9 overall record. Over the next three seasons, the Vulcans posted at least 17 victories with two NCAA Championship post-seasons. In addition to the success on the court, Montana has guided the program into an elite program in the classroom. In each of the last seven seasons, the Vulcans have earned ITA All-Academic honors with 17 different players receiving ITA Scholar-Athlete status. A tennis standout in college, Montana was a two-time All-American at the University of Tennessee (1993-96). He was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, earning first-team honors in both singles and doubles play in 1996. Montana and doubles partner Chris Mahony were the No. 4 ranked collegiate doubles team in the country at the end of his junior year, posting 23 victories. Montana and Mahony rank second in Volunteers’ history with 75 career doubles wins. After his collegiate career was finished, he served as a national coach with the United States Tennis Association in 1999. In his first college coaching experience, Montana served as the assistant coach with Vanderbilt University for three seasons. While with the Commodores, he helped coach Andrew Nisker, who in 2000 became the first Vanderbilt player to win an SEC Championship since 1982. During Montana’s tenure at Vanderbilt, the Commodores were ranked as high as No. 28 in 1999, the highest mark in the history of the program to that point. A native of Miami, Montana completed his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Regents (N.Y.) in 1998 before he earned his master’s degree from Cal U in 2004. Montana and his wife Karen reside in Canonsburg, Pa., with their two children, Alexis and Silas.

Entering his ninth season as head coach with the California University of Pennsylvania tennis program, Pablo Montana has built the Vulcans into one of the elite collegiate tennis programs in the nation. Montana, the 2007 and 2010 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year, has posted a combined dual record of 169-48 overall (.779) and 54-15 (.783) in PSAC play to become the winningest coach in program history. The Vulcans have earned a berth in the NCAA Championships in seven of the last eight seasons, including quarterfinal appearances in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Additionally, Montana has coached four All-Americans in the last four years in Yumi Matsuto, Inga Chilingaryan, Helena VanEysendeyk and Jutta Bornefeld. In 2008, Cal U capped one of Montana’s finest seasons with an appearance in the Round of 16, where it fell to West Florida by a 5-1 count to finish No. 9 in the ITA rankings with a 26-3 overall record. The Vulcans advanced to the round of 16 in Houston, Texas, with first- and second-round wins over Saint Michael’s (Vt.) and Bloomsburg, respectively. That same season, Chilingaryan and VanEysendeyk earned doubles All-America status by finishing No. 2 in the ITA doubles ranking after posting a 20-1 record. The pair also received All-America laurels in singles action with VanEysendeyk finishing No. 4 in the ITA rankings. In 2007, the Vulcans advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in program history. For his effort in guiding Cal U to a school-best 28-2 record and a No. 6 ranking by the ITA, Montana received Wilson/ITA National and Regional Coach of the Year accolades. Under his coaching, the

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Year Overall Win Conference NCAA Final Record Pct. Record (Finish) Finish Rank2002-03 12-9 .571 4-4 (5th) Round of 64 No. 7 East Region2003-04 18-8 .692 3-5 (6th) --- No. 6 East Region2004-05 17-8 .680 5-3 (3rd) Round of 64 No. 7 East Region2005-06 17-9 .654 6-3 (2nd) Round of 64 No. 6 East Region2006-07 28-2 .933 10-0 (1st) Quarterfinals No. 6 ITA2007-08 26-3 .897 10-0 (1st) Round of 16 No. 9 ITA2008-09 23-3 .885 7-0 (1st) Quarterfinals No. 15 ITA2009-10 24-6 .800 7-0 (1st) Quarterfinals No. 10 ITAFall 2010 4-0 1.000 2-0 (---) --- ---TOTALS 169-48 .779 54-15 (.783)

MONTANA COACHING HONORS

• 2007, 2010 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year• 2005, 2007, 2010 Wilson/ITA Regional Coach of the Year

• 2005, 2007, 2009 PSAC West Coach of the Year• 2009 USTA Middle States Allegheny Mountain District Coach of the Year

THE MONTANA FILE

TENNIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:1994-1997 ...................................................................................................... Tennessee..........................................................................Two-Time All-American (1994 & 1996).......................................................................................................... Three-Time All-SEC......................................................NCAA Indoor Doubles National Champion, 1996......................................................................................... NCAA Singles Qualifier, 1996............................................................................As high as 368 in ATP Tour, 1997-1999

COACHING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1998.............................................................................................USTA National Coach1999-2002 ....................................................... Assistant Coach, Vanderbilt University2002-Present .............................Head Coach, California University of Pennsylvania

Originally from Kazakhstan, Taniyev earned his bachelor’s degree in international business from Harding. While an amateur, he was the second-ranked junior in his native country and played on its’ junior International Tennis Federation (ITF) team. Taniyev, who is fluent in three languages, has previously served as the head counselor at Carmel Valley Tennis Camp and was the tennis professional at Alpine Hills, both of which are located in the state of California. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Cal U.

A former No. 1 singles and doubles player at Harding (Ark.), Olzhas Taniyev enters his first year as a graduate assistant with the California University of Pennsylvania tennis team in the 2011 spring season. Taniyev was a three-year player for the Bisons, a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC). While on the court, he compiled a career record of 34-15 in singles play after playing at the first position as both a junior and senior. Taniyev also posted a career mark of 32-13 in doubles action in three seasons at Harding. He was a member of the All-GSC First Team and earned Academic All-GSC honors in 2008.

OLZHAS TANIYEVGraduate Assistant


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Senior Major: Business Administration

2009-10: All-PSAC West doubles ... ITA Atlantic Regional and PSAC Individual Doubles Champion ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Third-Team ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted a 16-13 singles record at four different positions ... led team with a 25-10 record in doubles play while playing with four different partners ... placed fourth in doubles at the ITA National Championship ... advanced to the singles finals at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... finished the season ranked first in doubles in the ITA Atlantic Region ... also was ranked sixth in singles in regional rankings ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

2008-09: All-PSAC West doubles ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... lost in the finals of doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... finished with a 20-3 singles record .... also compiled a 22-8 record in doubles play ... finished the season ranked second in doubles in the ITA Atlantic Region ... also was ranked sixth in singles in regional rankings ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2007-08 25-4 (.862) 18-3 (.857) 22-4 (.846) 18-4 (.818)2008-09 20-3 (.870) 17-2 (.895) 22-8 (.733) 19-7 (.731)2009-10 16-13 (.552) 12-12 (.500) 25-10 (.714) 16-8 (.667)Fall 2010 1-5 (.167) 1-0 (1.000) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000)TOTAL 62-25 (.713) 48-17 (.738) 71-26 (.732) 54-19 (.740)

2007-08: All-PSAC West in singles and doubles ... PSAC West Rookie of the Year ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... finished with 25-4 singles record and 22-4 mark in doubles play

On A Personal Note: Born July 10, 1988 ... Daughter of Irene Kachmarsky ... earned undergraduate degree in business administration in Summer 2010 ... was one of two students from Cal U to attended NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference in May 2009


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LAURIENAVARROEYSUS, FRANCE

SeniorMajor: International Studies

2009-10: ITA Atlantic Regional and PSAC Individual Doubles Champion ... tallied a 4-2 overall mark in singles play ... finished with a 15-7 mark in doubles play with four partners behind a 9-2 record in tournament play ... placed fourth in doubles at the ITA National Championship ... advanced to the quarterfinals in singles at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009)

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2007-08 8-0 (1.00) 8-0 (1.00) 3-1 (.750) 3-1 (.750)2008-09 8-6 (.571) 8-5 (.615) 9-4 (.692) 9-4 (.692)2009-10 4-2 (.667) 2-1 (.667) 15-7 (.682) 6-5 (.545)Fall 2010 2-3 (.400) 1-0 (1.000) 2-4 (.333) 1-0 (1.000)TOTAL 22-11 (.667) 19-6 (.760) 29-16 (.644) 19-10 (.655)

2008-09: Compiled an 8-4 overall record in singles and posted a 9-4 combined doubles record ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

2007-08: Finished with an 8-0 mark in singles play ... also compiled a 3-1 record in doubles

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2010-11: Advanced to quarterfinals of the PSAC Individual Championships

2009-10: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... tied for third on team with 21-3 record in singles play ... posted 12-4 mark in doubles play ... advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship in both singles and doubles ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

2008-09: All-PSAC West in singles and doubles ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... won the doubles title at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship... also won the doubles title at the PSAC Individual Championships ... compiled a 19-5 singles record and 28-8 doubles record with five different partners ... finished the season ranked fourth in ITA Atlantic Regional double rankings ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

On A Personal Note: Born March 4, 1989 ... Daughter of Xavier Fernandez & Nathalie Abier

2009-10: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted a 4-2 mark in singles play ... tallied a 6-2 record in doubles play with four different players ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

2008-09: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... compiled a 9-5 overall singles record ... also finished with 9-5 mark in doubles play ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

On A Personal Note: Born July 4, 1989 ... Daughter of Ricardo & Marines Oliveira

AXELLEFERNANDEZTOULOUSE, FRANCE

Junior Major: International Studies

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2008-09 19-5 (.792) 16-2 (.889) 28-8 (.778) 20-5 (.800)2009-10 21-3 (.875) 15-1 (.938) 12-4 (.750) 10-3 (.769)Fall 2010 5-7 (.417) 3-1 (.750) 4-4 (.500) 2-1 (.667)TOTAL 45-15 (.750) 34-4 (.895) 44-16 (.733) 32-9 (.780)

MARIANAOLIVEIRASAO PAULO, BRAZIL

JuniorMajor: Computer Engineering

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2008-09 9-5 (.643) 7-2 (.778) 9-5 (.643) 9-4 (.692)2009-10 4-2 (.667) 3-1 (.750) 6-2 (.750) 6-2 (.750)TOTAL 13-7 (.650) 10-3 (.769) 15-7 (.682) 15-6 (.714)


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2010-11: Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles at PSAC Individual Championships

2009-10: ITA Regional Player to Watch ... was second on the team with 22-10 record in singles while playing at five positions ... also was second on team with 23-8 record in doubles plays with a team-best 22 wins in dual matches ... advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... also advanced to the semifinals in singles at the PSAC Individual Championship ... finished the season ranked third in doubles in the ITA Atlantic Region ... also was ranked fourth in singles in regional rankings ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009)

2008-09: Posted a perfect 12-0 record in singles after joining the program prior to the spring semester ... also finished with a 7-2 doubles record

On A Personal Note: Born Aug. 11, 1990 ... Daughter of Igor and Irina Zherdeva

2010-11: PSAC Individual Doubles Champion ... advanced to doubles finals and singles semifinals at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... finished the fall ranked third in the region and 42nd in the country in singles ... also is ranked second in the region and 16th nationally in doubles play

2009-10: ITA Scholar-Athlete ... tied for third on team with 21-2 record in singles play after joining the program prior to the spring semester ... combined for a 17-7 mark in doubles with two partners ... finished the season ranked third in doubles in the ITA Atlantic Region ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010)

On A Personal Note: Born April 11, 1991 ... Daughter of Angelos and Janice Pondicas

JADEPONDICASJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

SophomoreMajor: Psychology

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2009-10 21-2 (.913) 21-2 (.913) 17-7 (.708) 17-7 (.708)Fall 2010 10-1 (.909) 4-0 (1.000) 11-2 (.846) 4-0 (1.000)TOTAL 31-3 (.912) 25-2 (.926) 28-9 (.757) 21-7 (.750)

ANASTASSIYA ZHERDEVAALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN

JuniorMajor: Business Administration

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual 2008-09 12-0 (1.000) 12-0 (1.000) 7-2 (.778) 7-2 (.778)2009-10 22-10 (.688) 18-8 (.692) 23-8 (.742) 22-7 (.759)Fall 2010 8-5 (.615) 4-0 (1.000) 4-4 (.500) 2-1 (.667)TOTAL 42-15 (.737) 34-8 (.810) 34-14 (.708) 31-10 (.756)


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High School: Attended Katrinelund High School ... member of two Swedish Championship club teams, reached the doubles finals and singles semifinals in Swedish Championship

On A Personal Note: Born June 26, 1989 … Daughter of Thomas and Lillemor Pieschl

2010-11: ITA Atlantic Region Doubles Champion ... placed fifth in doubles at ITA National Championships ... advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship ... finished the fall ranked first in the region and seventh in the country in doubles ... also is ranked fifth in ITA Atlantic Regional rankings

High School: Attended St. Augustin Gymnasium ... three-time junior champion of Saxony, participated in German Championships ... ranked No. 145 in German women’s rankings

On A Personal Note: Born July 24, 1989 … Daughter of Tim and Steffi Steinhardt

NEWCOMERSANNABELPIESCHLGOTHENBURG, SWEDEN


FRANZISKASTEINHARDTBAD LAUSICK, GERMANY


Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual Fall 2010 9-1 (.900) 4-0 (1.000) 13-1 (.929) 4-0 (1.000)TOTAL 9-1 (.900) 4-0 (1.000) 13-1 (.929) 4-0 (1.000)

Career Singles Dual Doubles Dual Fall 2010 13-1 (.929) 2-0 (1.000) 10-2 (.833) 3-0 (1.000)TOTAL 13-1 (.929) 2-0 (1.000) 10-2 (.833) 3-0 (1.000)

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Under the direction of ITA National Coach of the Year Pablo Montana, the Vulcans captured a fourth-straight PSAC Championship and made their third appearance in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. Cal U finished the season with a 24-6 overall record and was the top team in the PSAC West standings for the sixth-straight year. Cal U featured the top player in the conference for the fifth-consecutive season, as freshman Jutta Bornefeld (above) was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year. Playing only the spring, she finished the year as the 19th-ranked singles player in the country to earn ITA All-America honors after she posted a 20-2 mark in singles action. Sophomore Alina Stanila led the team with 27 victories in singles play and received All-PSAC West honors in singles action, while

Bornefeld and junior Nina Kowalski received All-PSAC West laurels as a doubles team. Newcomer Jade Pondicas and sophomore Anastassiya Zherdeva led all doubles teams with 14 wins. The Vulcans also added former SEC Rookie of the Year and ITA All-American Julia Cohen in 2010 and she finished the year with an 8-1 combined record in limited action. In the fall, juniors Nina Kowalski and Laurie Navarro captured the doubles titles at both the PSAC Individual and ITA Atlantic Regional Championships. Stanila earned the singles crowns at both fall individual championships. Cal U was also named an ITA All-Academic Team for the seventh-straight year and featured six ITA Scholar-Athletes. In addition to the academic honor from the ITA, Kowalski (below) earned a spot on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Third-Team.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE

9/19/09 at Kutztown Kutztown, Pa. W 9-0

9/19/09 at Millersville Millersville, Pa. W 9-0

9/21/09 Ashland (Ohio) Monroeville, Pa. W 7-2

9/26-10-1/09 ITA Atlantic Regionals Bloomsburg, Pa. Competed as Individuals

10/10-11/09 PSAC Individual Championships Shippensburg, Pa. Competed as Individuals

10/15-18/09 ITA Small College Championships Mobile, Ala. Competed as Individuals

SPRING SEASON

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE

2/3/10 at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio W 4-3

2/11/10 at Duquesne Monroeville, Pa. W 4-3

2/12/10 at #8 Denison (Ohio) Granville, Ohio W 7-2

2/20/10 at George Washington (D.C.) Woodbridge, Va. L 3-4

2/28/10 at #17 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio L 0-7

3/4/10 at #10 Rollins (Fla.) Winter Park, Fla. W 5-4

3/5/10 at #22 Florida Tech Melbourne, Fla. W 8-1

3/6/10 vs. #1 Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) Orlando, Fla. L 3-6

3/7/10 at #1 Hillsborough Comm. College (Fla.) Tampa, Fla. W 7-2

3/9/10 vs. #29 Augusta State (Ga.) Daytona Beach, Fla. W 9-0

3/10/10 at #3 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Daytona Beach, Fla. W 5-4

3/14/10 vs. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) Morgantown, W.Va. L 3-4

3/14/10 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L 3-4

3/24/10 at #11 Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Pa. W 9-0

3/31/10 at Indiana (Pa.)* Indiana, Pa. W 9-0

4/1/10 at Charleston (W.Va.) Charleston, W.Va. W 9-0

4/1/10 at West Virginia State Institute, W.Va. W 8-1

4/2/10 Shippensburg* California, Pa. W 9-0

4/7/10 at Mercyhurst* Erie, Pa. W 9-0

4/10/10 Clarion* California, Pa. W 9-0

4/14/10 #44 Slippery Rock * California, Pa. W 8-1

4/23/10 vs. Kutztown (Semifinals)^ Bloomsburg, Pa. W 5-0

4/24/10 vs. #44 Slippery Rock (Finals)^ Bloomsburg, Pa. W 5-0

5/7/10 Mercyhurst (Second Round)$ California, Pa. W 6-0

5/8/10 Charleston (W.Va.) (Third Round)$ California, Pa. W 5-0

5/12/10 vs. #28 Grand Valley State (Mich.) (Round of 16)$ Altamonte Springs, Fla. W 5-0

5/13/10 vs. #9 Hawai’i Pacific (Quarterfinals)$ Altamonte Springs, Fla. L 2-5

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OVERALL RECORD: 24-6

PSAC WEST 5-0; HOME 6-0; AWAY 14-3; NEUTRAL 4-3;

NATIONAL RANKED 10-3; REGIONAL 16-2

SINGLES OVERALL DUAL TOUR 1 2 3 4 5 6

Jutta Bornefeld 20-2 20-2 --- 6-1 3-0 3-0 7-1 1-0 ---

Julia Cohen 5-0 5-0 --- 5-0 --- --- --- --- ---

Axelle Fernandez 21-3 15-1 6-2 --- 2-1 --- --- 2-0 11-0

Nina Kowalski 16-13 12-12 4-1 0-6 1-5 3-1 8-0 --- ---

Laurie Navarro 4-2 2-1 2-1 --- --- 0-1 2-0 --- ---

Mariana Oliveira 4-2 3-1 1-1 --- --- --- --- --- 3-1

Jade Pondicas 21-2 21-2 --- --- --- 1-0 3-0 15-1 2-1

Alina Stanila 27-8 17-6 10-2 3-0 2-2 7-1 3-2 2-1 ---

Galina Vishnikina 9-5 9-4 0-1 --- --- --- --- 3-0 6-4

Anastassiya Zherdeva 22-10 18-8 4-2 3-2 7-3 5-3 1-0 2-0 ---

TOTALS 149-47 122-37 27-10 17-9 15-11 19-6 24-3 25-2 22-6

PERCENTAGES .760 .767 .730 .654 .577 .760 .889 .926 .786

DOUBLES OVERALL DUAL TOUR 1 2 3

Axelle Fernandez/Alina Stanila 8-2 6-1 2-1 4-0 2-1 ---

Galina Vishnikina/Anastassiya Zherdeva 7-4 6-3 1-1 0-1 3-2 3-0

Nina Kowalski/Laurie Navarro 12-6 3-4 9-2 0-2 1-2 2-0

Laurie Navarro/Mariana Oliveira 1-0 1-0 --- --- --- 1-0

Jutta Bornefeld/Alina Stanila 0-2 0-2 --- 0-1 2-2 1-1

Laurie Navarro/Alina Stanila 0-1 0-1 --- 0-1 --- ---

Jutta Bornefeld/Jade Pondicas 3-4 3-4 --- 0-1 2-2 1-1

Axelle Fernandez/Mariana Oliveira 1-1 1-1 --- --- --- 1-1

Nina Kowalski/Alina Stanila 6-3 6-3 --- 1-2 5-1 ---

Julia Cohen/Alina Stanila 1-0 1-0 --- 1-0 --- ---

Jutta Bornefeld/Julia Cohen 2-1 2-1 --- 2-1 --- ---

Alina Stanila/Anastassiya Zherdeva 1-0 1-0 --- --- --- 1-0

Jade Pondicas/Anastassiya Zherdeva 14-3 14-3 --- 0-2 4-0 10-1

Jutta Bornefeld/Mariana Oliveira 3-0 3-0 --- --- --- 3-0

Mariana Oliveira/Anastassiya Zherdeva 1-1 1-1 --- --- --- 1-1

Jutta Bornefeld/Galina Vishnikina 6-0 6-0 --- 5-0 1-0 ---

Jutta Bornefeld/Nina Kowalski 4-0 4-0 --- 4-0 --- ---

Alina Stanila/Galina Vishnikina 2-0 2-0 --- --- 2-0 ---

Jutta Bornefeld/Laurie Navarro 2-0 2-0 --- 2-0 --- ---

Axelle Fernandez/Nina Kowalski 3-1 3-1 --- --- 0-1 3-0

TOTALS 77-29 65-25 12-4 19-11 12-10 26-4

PERCENTAGES .726 .722 .750 .633 .667 .867

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ALL-TIME HONORSALL-PSAC WEST SINGLES!

2006 First Team*Katie AndersonJessica BrownInga Chilingaryan

2007 First Team*Inga ChilingaryanHelena VanEysendeyk

2008 First Team*Inga ChilingaryanNina KowalskiMarina QuintanaHelena VanEysendeyk

2009 First Team*Axelle FernandezAlina StanilaHelena VanEysendeyk

2010 First Team*Jutta BornefeldAlina Stanila

ALL-PSAC WEST DOUBLES!

2006 First Team*M. Anderson/I. Chilingaryan

2007 First Team*Inga Chilingaryan/Yumi MatsutoLisa Santoro/H. VanEysendeyk

2008 First Team*I. Chilingaryan/H. VanEysendeykNina Kowalski/Marina Quintana

2009 First Team*A. Stanila/H. VanEysendeykAxelle Fernandez/Nina Kowalski

2010 First Team*Jutta Bornefeld/Nina Kowalski

ALL-PSAC WEST@

2005 First Team*Melissa AndersonLinda EscobedoOlga Gonzalez

ALL-PSAC^

2001 Second TeamLinda EscobedoOlga Gonzalez

2003 Second TeamKylie CorsiLinda Escodedo Olga Gonzalez

2004 First TeamLinda EscobedoSecond TeamOlga Gonzalez

PSAC WEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR%

2006 - Inga Chilingaryan2007 - Inga Chilingaryan2008 - Helena VanEysendeyk2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk2010 - Jutta Bornefeld

PSAC WEST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR%

2008 - Nina Kowalski2009 - Alina Stanila

PSAC WEST COACH OF THE YEAR%

2005 - Pablo Montana2007 - Pablo Montana2009 - Pablo Montana

PSAC SINGLES CHAMPION

2006 - Inga Chilingaryan (Fall)2006 - Inga Chilingaryan (Spring)2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk2008 - Alina Stanila2009 - Alina Stanila2010 - Annabel Pieschl

PSAC DOUBLES CHAMPION

2006 - Y. Matsuto/L. Santoro (Fall)2007 - O. Alekseeva/L. Santoro2008 - A. Fernandez/H. VanEysendeyk2009 - N. Kowalski/L. Navarro2010 - A. Pieschl/J. Pondicas

PSAC WEST TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

1991, 1993, 2005, 2006,2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

PSAC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

1991, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

* - selected only one team^ - selected from 2001-04@ - selected in 2005% - selected from 2005-present! - selected 2006-present

ITA REGIONAL SINGLES CHAMPION

2006 - Inga Chilingaryan2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk2008 - Helena VanEysendeyk2009 - Alina Stanila2010 - Jutta Bornefeld

ITA REGIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPION

2005 - K. Anderson/I. Chilingaryan2006 - I. Chilingaryan/Y. Matsuto2007 - L. Santoro/H. VanEysendeyk 2008 - A. Fernandez/H. VanEysendeyk2009 - N. Kowalski/L. Navarro2010 - J. Bornefeld/F. Steinhardt

ITA SENIOR NATIONALPLAYER OF THE YEAR

2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk

ITA SENIOR REGIONALPLAYER OF THE YEAR

2008 - Inga Chilingaryan2009 - Helena VanEysendeyk

ITA REGIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

2010 - Jutta Bornefeld

ITA REGIONAL PLAYER TO WATCH

2006 - Inga Chilingaryan2007 - Helena VanEysendeyk2010 - Anastassiya Zherdeva

ITA ARTHUR ASHEREGIONAL AWARD

2005 - Linda Escobedo

ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

2004 - Linda Escobedo2005 - Andra Preda2006 - Katie Anderson Andra Preda Traci Provins Daniella Zevallos2007 - Jessica Brown Inga Chilingaryan Lauren Hovey Yumi Matsuto Nina Reiswich Helena VanEysendeyk2008 - Nina Kowalski Helena VanEysendeyk2009 - Axelle Fernandez Nina Kowalski Mariana Oliveira Helena VanEysendeyk2010 - Jutta Bornefeld Julia Cohen Axelle Fernandez Nina Kowalski Mariana Oliveira Jade Pondicas

ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009, 2010

WILSON/ITA NATIONALCOACH OF THE YEAR

2007 - Pablo Montana2010 - Pablo Montana

ITA REGIONALCOACH OF THE YEAR

2005 - Pablo Montana2007 - Pablo Montana2010 - Pablo Montana

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II

2009 - H. VanEysendeyk (second team)2010 - Nina Kowalski (third team)


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INGA CHILINGARYANYEREVAN, ARMENIA

2007 Doubles2008 Singles, Doubles

YUMIMATSUTOKOBESHI, JAPAN

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HELENAVANEYSENDEYK

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JUTTABORNEFELDVAREL, GERMANY

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Originating in 1951 to administer and promote men’s athletics, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded intercollegiate conferences. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the entire conference to NCAA Division II. The most recent enhancement came during the 2008-09 academic year when the PSAC expanded for the first time in its rich history, adding full-time members Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, and associate member Long Island University-C.W. Post. The membership now consists of 16 full-time institutions and the one associate. All of the league’s full-time members are located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. Highly competitive on a regional and national level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 238 individual title winners.

While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s estimated 6,200 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC Scholar-Athletes were first recognized in the mid-1990s. Although all 16 current institutions are members of Division II, eight league schools also compete at the Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 125,000 students and claim over 709,000 alumni, including 482,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate, assistant commissioners and a director of media relations at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa.

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference206 Annex Building

Lock Haven, PA 17745

StaffSteve Murray - Commissioner

Will Adair - Associate CommissionerCarlin Chesick - Assistant Commissioner/

Senior Woman AdministratorMatt Beltz - Director of Media Relations

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ACADEMICS Cal U student-athletes posted a banner year in athletic competition during the 2009-10 season, five PSAC West titles, four PSAC crowns and two NCAA regional trophies with nine team and 14 individual appearances in NCAA post-season play. The success continued as Cal U finished second in the final standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. In addition to athletic prowess, the Vulcans also excelled in the classroom. A total of 205 Cal U student athletes, representing all sports (fall, winter & spring), were named to the Spring 2010 edition of the Vulcan Athletic Director Honor Roll. For the eighth-straight semester, Cal U athletic programs compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. Cal U also featured 16 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selections highlighted by four Academic All-Americans. To be eligible for the academic all-district honor, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative 3.20 GPA or higher, reached sophomore athletics and academic standing at their institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games as a starter or an important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. In addition, a combined 141 student-athletes from Cal U representing all sports were named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2009-10 academic year. To be eligible for the academic honor, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport. Cal U ranked sixth among the 16-member conference with 141 scholar-athletes. The tennis team had six players earning PSAC Scholar-Athlete status.

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Selections

First TeamRenata da Silva - Volleyball **

Frank Ehrensberger - Men’s T&F/XCCarina Honeygosky - Women’s Soccer

Dan Jordan - FootballJulie Mackenzie - Softball ***

Joanna Nist - VolleyballSonia Petrosoniak - Softball ***

Lauren Shaheen - Softball *

Second TeamDerek Fiorenza - Football

Laurie Hall - Women’s XC/T&FGabe Hernandez - Football

Alyson Johnson - Softball

Third TeamKayleigh Braim - Softball

Mike Kalas - Men’s SoccerNina Kowalski - Tennis

Kristen Orrett - Women’s Soccer

Junior Nina Kowalski earnedAcademic All-District honors

from CoSIDA last spring.

* indicates First-Team Academic All-American** indicates Second-Team Academic All-American

*** indicates Third-Team Academic All-American

Cal U AD Honor Roll(Fall 2010)

Jutta Bornefeld

Julia Cohen*

Axelle Fernandez*

Haylee Gardner

Nina Kowalski

Laurie Navarro

Mariana Oliveira

Annabel Pieschl

Jade Pondicas

Anastassiya Zherdeva

ITA Scholar-Athletes(Fall 2009-10)

Jutta Bornefeld

Julia Cohen

Axelle Fernandez

Nina Kowalski

Mariana Oliveira

Jade Pondicas

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Welcome to California University of Pennsylvania and another exciting season of Vulcan women’s tennis. I am confident that Coach Pablo Montana and the players will continue to build upon the tennis tradition and make this a year to remember. This was a year of remarkable achievements at Cal U. In the past 12 months our academic offerings have been strengthened and expanded. Our beautiful campus continues to evolve, and our enrollment continues to grow. Our athletic teams won statewide and regional titles. Cal U finished with an impressive No. 2 national ranking in the final

standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. This second place-finish is the highest by a PSAC school since the Directors’ Cup was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year. The Vulcans are the only PSAC school to break into the top five of the standings and the only school to post three-straight Top 10 finishes. We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and many individuals behind the scenes who are responsible for this magnificent accomplishment. I am particularly proud of our student-athletes who perform well not only on the field of play, but also in the classroom. During the 2009-10 academic year, a total of 205 Cal U student athletes, were named to the Spring 2010 edition of the Vulcan Athletic Director Honor Roll. For the eighth-consecutive semester, Cal U athletic programs compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. In addition, a combined 141 student-athletes from Cal U representing all sports (fall, winter and spring) were named PSAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2009-10 academic year. Our athletes have put in hundreds of hours of practice, and their hard work and dedication make them winners regardless of the score. The same can be said of the coaching staff, whose devotion to their sport and their players is an inspiration.

The mission of Cal U is to build character and build careers. While the formal part of the education occurs in classrooms, laboratories, and internship sites, the other part of a college education takes place in residence halls, the Natali Student Union and in various sport venues, such as Roadman Park. Tennis and our other athletic programs provide students with an experience that helps them to learn and to grow in ways that will benefit them the rest of their lives. Teamwork is important not only on the field, but in the boardroom, the operating room and in the classroom. Many of our alumni who were student-athletes during their time here have distinguished themselves in endeavors far removed from their sport, but they have carried with them the important life lessons they have learned on the field and from their coaches, their teammates, and even their opponents. I hope that you enjoy the 2010-11 season and that you will support all of these young athletes

enthusiastically.

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On May 19, 1992, Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the sixth president of California University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1852. He holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Villanova University, and MA and Ph.D. degrees from Temple University in special and general relativity, respectively. He had a distinguished 20-year career at Villanova University prior to becoming president of California University. At Villanova he served as professor of physics, chair of the department of physics, Dean of University College, and Director of Planning. In addition to scholarly publications in scientific journals, Dr. Armenti received the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1978, and was named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in 1992, one of only thirty-two individuals selected nationally for this recognition. His book, The Physics of Sports, commissioned by the American

Institute of Physics, remains in print since its initial publication in 1992. Since Dr. Armenti’s arrival at California University in 1992, applications have increased by 90%; average SATs have increased by 113 points; FTE enrollments have increased by 43%; and four-year graduation rates have increased by 94%. Many new academic programs have been initiated including: Master of Social Work (MSW); Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); Master of Science in Multi-Media Technology; Physical

Therapy Assistant; Sports Management; Graphic Design, Computer Engineering Technology, Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Music Technology and Nursing Administration. Other University accomplishments since his arrival as president include: creation of an Athletic Hall of Fame; winning the Dixon Trophy as well as three National championships (two in women’s softball and one in women’s basketball); a successfully completed $13 million (first ever) capital campaign; a second capital campaign that is currently on schedule to reach its $35 million goal; a twenty-fold increase in endowment funds; the adoption by the University of the core values of Integrity, Civility, and Responsibility; the adoption of a University Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; the creation of the University Forum—a new governance structure; adoption of a new general education curriculum; implementation of a $200 million master plan, including: the building of the Eberly Science and Technology Center, the Kara Alumni House, the Duda Classroom Building, a 6,000 seat Convocation Center, and six modern new residence halls; the renovation or expansion of numerous other buildings on campus; and the creation of Global Online, the University’s internet-based outreach to some 2,000 students from around the world. Dr. Armenti has been active with the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and has served as Campaign Chair and President of the Mon Valley United Way. In 2001 he became a Certified Covey Trainer on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He is a member of the board of directors of the Washington County Redevelopment Authority, a member of the board of directors of the Greater Pittsburgh council of Boy Scouts of America, and Chair of the Commission of Presidents of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He is married to the former Barbara Malinowski and, together, they have five grown children and nine grandchildren. His avocations include piano, photography and sailing.President & Mrs. Armenti


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President for Athletic Development

DR. TOM PUCCIAthleticDirector

DR. KAREN HJERPEAssociate Athletic Director & Senor

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