2010 davidson men's tennis guide

Davidson College welcomes your coverage ofmen's tennis in 2010. For interviews, informationor pictures, please contact Gavin McFarlin of theSports Information Office.

Phone: (704) 894.2635Fax: (704) 894.2636E-mail: [email protected] the covers — The 2010 Men's Tennis Guidefeatures seniors Eric Noble, Sam Burns and TareqAlani

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2010 men’s tennis quick factsGeneral Information

School Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson CollegeLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson, N.C.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1837Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,800Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WildcatsSchool Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red (PMS 186) and BlackConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SouthernAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Ross (Davidson ’72)Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78)Home Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Covington Tennis Courts

Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . .Drew Barrett (Illinois-Chicago ’00)E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2438Career Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-128 (9)Record at Davidson (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-41 (3)Assistant Coach . . . .Benjamin Johnson (Birm.-Southern ’04)E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Team HistorySoCon Regular Season Titles/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1997SoCon Tournament Titles/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/1973NCAA Appearances/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0*Competed in the Big South from 1990-91

Team Information2009 Team Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-172009 SoCon Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8/9thStarters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/3Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Sports InformationMen's Tennis Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gavin McFarlinE-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2635Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(704) 894-2636Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.davidsonwildcats.com

2010 table of contentsAthletic Honors . . . . . . . . .IBCDavidson Quick Facts . . . . . .12010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .12010 Roster/Team Photo . . .22010 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . .4-11Class of 2009 . . . . . . . . . .12-13Head Coach Barrett . . . . . . .14Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . .142009 Statistics/Results . . . .152010 Opponents . . . . . . . . . .16

Year-By-Year Results . . .16-19Honors & Awards . . . . . . . .20Davidson College . . . . . .21-23Surrounding Area . . . . .24-25Strength & Conditioning26-27Athletic Facilities . . . . . .28-29Academics . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31Student Life . . . . . . . . . . .32-33Athletic Directory . . . . . .34-35Conference Affiliations . . . .36This is Davidson . . . . . . . .IFC

2010 scheduleJan.. 16 at #66 Clemson 3:00

23 Presbyterian 9:00 a.m.23 Richmond 3:0031 South Carolina State 1:00

Feb. 3 Gardner-Webb 4:0014 at #59 Furman * 1:3020 East Carolina 1:0027 Winston-Salem State 9:00 a.m.27 UNC Asheville 3:00

Mar. 11 at Winthrop 3:0013 Chattanooga * 1:3024 The Citadel * 3:0027 Georgia Southern * 1:0028 Coll. of Charleston * 1:0029 Brown 3:0031 Wofford * 3:00

Apr. 3 at UNC Greensboro * 1:006 at #70 Elon * 3:0010 Samford * 1:0011 at Charlotte * 2:0016 at Radford 3:0018 at Appalachian State * 1:00

Southern Conference Tournament Apr. 24 Semifinals/Championship 1 TBD

Boldface type denotes home match*Asterisk denotes SoCon opponent

1 Higher seed hosts (only top four teams make tourn.)ranks based on preseason ITA poll

creditsEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin McFarlinCover Design . . . . . . Lauren Bigger, Gavin McFarlin and Matt HarrisInside Layout & Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information StaffContributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Photography . . . .Sideline Sports, McFarlin, Dorsett Clark, Tim Cowie, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Giduz, Willis Glassgow (WG Sports Photos),

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film)Design Programs . . . . . . . . . . . QuarkXPress 8.0, Adobe Photoshop CS

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2010 men’s tennis team

Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown High SchoolTareq Alani Sr. 6-1 170 Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel HillCarter Braxton Jr. 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C. ProvidenceSam Burns Sr. 6-0 155 Banner Elk, N.C. AveryCalum Gee So. 5-10 143 Ayr, Scotland Schiller Intl.Arie Hefter Jr. 5-6 134 Birmingham, Ala. Indian SpringsWalker Lyons Jr. 6-1 165 Wallingford, Pa. Strath HavenChris Mark Fr. 5-10 140 Union City, Calif. Fremont ChristianKevin Moore Fr. 5-11 150 Overland, Kan. Shawnee MissionEric Noble Sr. 6-1 165 Fayetteville, N.C. Terry StanfordJoe Schafer Fr. 6-4 190 Orchard Park, N.Y. Orchard Park

Managers: Aaron Goodson, Graham Smith and Eugene Shui

coaching staffName Position Year Alma MaterDrew Barrett Head Coach 4th Illinois-Chicago ‘00

Ben Johnson Assistant Coach 3rd Birmingham-Southern ‘04

roster by classSeniors Ht. HometownTareq Alani 6-1 170 Chapel Hill, N.C.Eric Noble 6-1 165 Fayetteville, N.C.

Juniors Ht. HometownCarter Braxton 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C.Arie Hefter 5-6 134 Birmingham, Ala.Walker Lyons 6-1 165 Wallingford, Pa.

Sophomores Ht. HometownCalum Gee 5-10 165 Ayr, Scotland

Freshmen Ht. HometownChris Mark 5-10 Union City, Calif.Kevin Moore 5-11 Overland, Kan.Joe Schafer 6-4 Orchard Park, N.Y.

key top returners Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 2009 StatsEric Noble #1 6-0 Sr. 4-9 at #1 singles, 9-13 overall

Walker Lyons #1,2 6-1 Jr. 9-14 overall in singles, 4-6 vs. league foes

Calum Gee #3,4 5-10 So. 10-13 in singles, 9-12 at #4 spot, added

eight wins in doubles

Arie Hefter #4-6 5-6 Jr. played in 22 singles matches, 7-15 overall

Sam Burns 6-0 Sr. Missed junior season, went 12-9 as a

sophmore, 7-7 at No. 5 singles that year

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Now in their fourth season under thedirection of head coach Drew Barrett, theWildcats will enter the 2010 campaignseeking the program’s 10th SoConTournament title as Davidson returns asolid core of players from a season ago.

The Wildcats will look to turn aroundits record from a season ago when theywent 7-17 overall and 2-8 in league play.

This year's club will feature six letter-winners from last year, including three ofits top four singles players. In addition,the Wildcats welcome a highly talentedincoming freshman class that was rankedin the top-25 nationally. Part of that classis Joe Schafer, a top-nationally rankedplayer out of Buffalo who reached theround of 16 in singles action this past Fallat the ITA Southeast Regionals.

SinglesDavidson was 50-88 in singles action

as a team last year, including just an 18-42 record against SoCon opponents.

• Senior Eric Noble: Top returningsingles player ... saw action at both No. 1and 2 a year ago, going a combined 9-13(2-8 SoCon) ... was an even 4-4 at the No.2 spot ... has been a fixture in the startinglineup since freshman year ... helped‘Cats reach quarterfinals of SoConTournament with a three-set win overSamford’s No. 1 player.

• Senior Sam Burns: Returns to theteam after taking a year off studyingaboard ... sophomore season, rattled off acareer-best record of 12-9 in singles (4-5SoCon) ... seven of the wins came at theNo. 5 position, while also going 5-1 atNo. 4.

• Senior Tareq Alani: Played in a per-sonal-best five singles matches a year ago... went 1-4 with first collegiate win com-ing against Gardner-Webb, a 6-3, 6-2straight-set decision ... will look to fill aroster spot in final season.

• Junior Walker Lyons: One of theWildcats’ main singles players last year,sporting a 9-14 record at No. 1 and 2 ...had an even 6-6 record at No. 2 ... had a4-6 mark in SoCon play.

• Junior Arie Hefter: The Wildcatsmain No. 5 player, finished season withcareer-best seven wins in singles play ...also played three matches at No. 4 ... net-ted three of seven wins in league matches(3-7) vs. Chattanooga, UNC Greensboroand The Citadel.

• Junior Carter Braxton: Saw action in12 matches last year ... scored first colle-giate win to open the season, a straightset win vs. Boston ... participated in threeFall singles matches at Davidson’s twoown invitationals, going 2-1.

• Sophomore Calum Gee: Had a solidfirst year with Davidson, stepping intothe starting lineup and going 10-13 ...mainly was the Wildcats’ No. 4 player,

going 9-12 in those matches ... one of justtwo ‘Cats to hit the double-digit mark inwins a year ago ... went 4-6 in SoConmatches ... had a season-best four-matchwins streak (3/1-12) with victories overSamford, Chattanooga, St. Louis andIndiana St.

Newcomers• Freshman Class of Chris Mark,

Kevin Moore and Joe Schafer: Thesethree make up a class that was ranked inthe top-25 nationally according to tennis-recruiting.net. Two year’s ago, the ‘Catshad a class that was ranked in the top-25mid-major.

•Chris Mark: A five-star recruitaccording to tennisrecruiting.com andranked as high as 41st in the nation ...Fall season saw him start off with threewins at the Virginia Fall Classic ... was aprefect 4-0 at Davidson’s two home invi-tationals.

•Kevin Moore: A No. 1 singles playerand four-year letterwinner for ShawneeMission North in Kansas ... closed outsenior prep career with a 21-3 singlesrecord for a four-year total of 81 wins ...was a three-time all-state honoree andtwice a state runner-up at 6A singles ...saw action in three of the ‘Cats four 2009Fall events.

•Joe Schafer: One of the top singlesplayers for Orchard Park in New York inhis four-year prep career ... was second inUSTA Eastern High Points during the2008 season in both the 16- and 18-yearold division ... honored as Western NewYork’s top ranked men’s tennis playerthis past year ... had an outstanding Fallseason, highlighted by reaching theround of 16 at the Carolina Regionals ...defeated two ranked players in reachingthe round of 16.

DoublesDavidson's doubles play saw the

Wildcats combine to go 19-48 overall (10-20 SoCon). They used 11 different lineupsa season ago.

• No. 1 position: The Wildcats triedfour different lineups at the No. 1 posi-tion, with the duo of Lyons and Noble

playing the most at 10 matches ... theduo were just 2-8 (1-6 SoCon), but bothreturn and are expected to fill the topspot again.

• No. 2 position: The Wildcats No. 2team of Gee and Scott Myers had themost success at 5-7, including a 4-3league mark ... Lyons also teamed upwth Myers at No. 2 and went 3-1 ...Davidson had its best success at No. 2with a 10-13 overall team mark.

• No. 3 position: With eight differentlineups, Davidson was never able to findthe right combo, going just 4-19 at theNo. 3 position ... Braxton and BrandonByrd saw the most action, playing ineight matches and sporting a 2-6 mark ...four players return who suited up at theNo. 3 spot, giving Davidson plenty ofdepth again.

ScheduleDavidson will open its 2010 spring

schedule with a trip to Clemson, Jan. 16.The Tigers went 11-13 a year ago.

The Wildcats’ non-conference sched-ule will also include nationally rankedRadford (56) and Clemson (66), alongwith Gardner-Webb, South CarolinaState, Richmond, Brown, East Carolinaand UNC Asheville. The 'Cats will alsobattle cross-county rival Charlotte.

The Wildcats will open SoCon playon the road with a Feb. 13 match againstFurman, which knocked them out of theleague tournament. The Paladins wonthe tournament title for the secondstraight time a season ago, defeatingElon, 4-0, in the finals. They finished 22-8 overall, falling to Alabama in the firstround of the NCAA Tournament. ThePaladins have captured 13 titles overall.

This year has the ‘Cats hosting fiveSoCon foes, including four straight inmid-March.

The SoCon Tournament takes placeApril 24-25 at the highest seed based onthe final regular season standings, andonly the top-four teams advance.

Davidson, 2-8 in the league last year,reached the quarterfinals with a thrilling4-3 win over Samford in the tournamentlast season.

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Fall 2009: Participated in two of the Wildcats’ four Fall events ...played two doubles matches at Jeff Frank Invite with CarterBraxton ... led ‘Cats at Jim Causey with a 3-0 record in singlesaction, scoring straight set wins over Gardner-Webb andRichmond, and then an 8-4 victory over a player from App. State. 2008-09: Saw first extended time on the court as a Wildcat, seeingaction in nine matches in both singles and doubles during the 2009season ... scored first career singles win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory overGardner-Webb ... teamed with Eric Noble for first collegiate dou-bles win on Apr. 17 with an 8-6 victory over Charlotte.2007-08: Played first collegiate match at N.C. State, falling 6-4, 6-3at No. 6 singles ... Fall of 2007, teamed with Brandon Byrd at JimCausey Invitational in doubles play … also participated in two sin-gles matches.2006-07: Did not participate in a match during freshman cam-paign. Beyond the Baseline: Earned all-conference honors at Chapel HillHigh School … also garnered all-region honors … during four-yearprep career, was a two-time team state finalist … a four-year PAC-6 tournament champ.

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Tareq Alani

ALANI’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2007 NA 0 0 NA 0 0 2008 #6 0 1 NA 0 02009 #6 1 4 #3 1 3Totals .167 1 5 .333 1 3

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Fall 2009: Teamed with Eric Noble at the Regionals, falling 8-6 to aUNC team ... played in three of the four Fall events ... went 2-1 indoubles action with Noble during Jim Causey Invite, Oct. 9-10 ...also was 2-0 in singles action over that weekend ... scored a 2-0weekend with partner Noble at the Jeff Frank Invitational.2008-09: Stepped away from the team during 2009 season to focuson academic honors.2007-08: Registered career-best 12-9 record in singles for 'Cats as asophomore … sported a 5-1 mark when playing No. 4 singles …closed out season winning six of final nine matches, includingthree against SoCon opponents … named to All-SoCon Academicteam … matched career-high with 11 doubles wins in 2008.2006-07: made immediate impact in both singles and doubles as afirst-year player … second on team with 10 singles wins, eight ofthem at the No. 5 and 6 positions … 11 doubles wins third most onteam … team with Eathan Jaffee to go 9-7 at No. 1 and 2 doubles… won six of their last nine matches together … had career-bestfour match win streak at start of season … made it to the semifi-nals in respective singles brackets at Virginia and UNC FallInvitationals in fall of 2007. Beyond the Baseline: Brother Russ Burns played at Davidson from2001-2005, compiling a singles mark of 35-30 and earned 14 winstwice in a season … his uncle Jimmy Hankinson also attendedDavidson.

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Sam Burns

BURNS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2007 #3-6 10 12 #1-3 11 102008 #3-5 12 9 #1-3 11 102009 Did Not PlayTotals .512 22 21 .524 22 20

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Fall 2009: Scored a three-set win in the consolation round of ‘C’ sin-gles draw at the Wake Forest Invite ... made the semifinals of the‘C’ singles bracket at Va. Tech Hokie Fall Classic, getting wins overplayers from App. State and Radford ... scored a singles win overUNCG player, 2-6, 6-0, 10-5, at the Davidson Invite.2008-09: Tied for third on the team with nine singles wins ... theWildcats No. 1 singles player from Mar. 12 through the end of theseason ... went 3-3 in three-set matches ... first match at No. 1,scored a 6-1, 6-1 win over Indiana State ... netted five combineddoubles wins with partners Calum Gee, Carter Braxton, WalkerLyons and Tareq Alani ... two of the wins came in conferenceagainst The Citadel and Samford ... finished with a 2-8 leaguemark in singles play ... played nine matches at No. 2 and 3 singles,going 5-4.2007-08: Saw action at both the No. 2 and 3 singles positions in2008 … picked up five of his nine singles wins last year at No. 3 (5-5) … went 4-5 overall against league foes … added nine wins indoubles play, seven of them at No. 2.2006-07: Finished 2007 with team-best 12 singles wins … had a 5-4mark at No. 6 singles … teamed with Phillip Compeau for 13 dou-bles wins … eleven of the wins were at No. 3 … went 15-5 in dou-bles, most wins on the team … sported a 1-1 record at 2007 fallITA Midwest Regional Championships … started 2006 fall seasonoff by winning the flight one singles bracket at the W&L Invite.Beyond the Baseline: Lost only one doubles match and six singlesmatches during four-year prep career … 2006 4-A state doubleschampion with brother … 2006 All Sports School MVP …Conference Player of the Year … All-Conference and Region all 4years … National Honor Society.

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NOBLE’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2007 #4-6 12 11 #2, 3 15 5 2008 #2, 3 9 12 #1, 2 9 132009 #1-3 9 13 #1-3 5 14Totals .455 30 36 .475 29 32

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Fall 2009: First Fall event of 2009, scored a singles and a doublesvictory at the Jeff Frank Invitational ... registered a 6-4, 7-6 win vs.a player from Gardner-Webb at Davidson/Jim Causey Invite ...alsoteamed with Kevin Moore to finish 3-0 in doubles play, getting 8-1,8-2 and 8-7 wins against App. State, Richmond and Gardner-Webb.2008-09: A regular in the Wildcats' rotation, the second-year playertallied first career collegiate singles win with a season-opening 6-3,6-1 win over Boston, Jan. 23 ... in same match, scored first careerdoubles win, a 9-8 triumph with teammate Brandon Byrd ... wenton to earn two more doubles victories, getting wins againstChattanooga and The Citadel ... was 2-5 in league doubles play ...competed in two Fall events in 2008 ... one of two ’Cats to recordtwo wins at Davidson Invite … teamed with Ethan Jaffee at No. 3doubles against Longwood in first official spring match.2007-08: In first collegiate action in the fall of 2007, scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Appalachian State at the Jim Causey Invitational.Beyond the Baseline: Senior captain on his high school's StateChampionship team … finished runner-up at state individually indoubles action … SWAAAA conference doubles champ … All-State, All-Western Region, all-conference and All-Observer…Providence High Athlete of the Week.

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BRAXTON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2008 NA 0 0 #3 0 12009 #5, 6 1 11 #2, 3 3 17Totals .083 1 11 .143 3 18

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2008-09: Started second year with a 6-2, 6-1 win vs. Boston ... wenton to finish with a 7-15 singles record at positions 4-6 ... three ofthose wins (3-7) came in league play (Chattanooga, UNCGreensboro and The Citadel) ... scored a huge three-set win (5-7, 7-5, 7-6) in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to lead the ‘Catsto the winning point in a match against Samford to advance to thequarterfinals ... picked up a three-set win vs. UNCG, taking a 7-5,6-7, 10-6 decision for a win at No. 6, his only match he playedthere.2007-08: Played in seven singles matches as a freshman, sporting a5-2 mark … went 5-1 at No. 6 singles, earning three of the winsagainst conference opponents … had a five-match win streak fromFeb. 2-Mar. 30 … was part of the Wildcats top-25 recruiting classamong Mid-Majors … saw action in three of Davidson's five 2007fall events … in first collegiate fall event, earned a 6-2, 6-3 first-round win at UNC Fall Invitational. Beyond the Baseline: Was ranked 169th nationally and 1st inAlabama at time time during prep career ... was ranked as high as81st in the USA and 26th in the Southern USTA in 2006-07 ... wonthe Alabama high school championship, while leading his team tothe school's first-ever boys state championship in its 54-year histo-ry ... recorded an overall mark of 64-4 in his five years on the varsi-ty squad.

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Arie Hefter

HEFTER’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2008 #5, 6 5 2 NA 0 02009 #4-6 7 15 NA 0 0Totals .414 12 17 .000 0 0

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Fall 2009: Played in three of four Fall events ... sported a 2-1 singlesmark at Jeff Frank Invitational, getting wins over Winthrop andCharlotte ... followed that up with a 2-1 record in theDavidson/Jim Causey Invite with a three-set win over Gardner-Webb (2-6, 7-6, 11-9) and then an 8-4 win vs. App. State ... reachedthe round of 64 in singles action with a three-set win at theCarolina Regionals.2008-09: Filled in at No. 1 and 2 singles in second year ... tied EricNoble for third on the team with nine singles wins ... one of three‘Cats to net four singles wins in league play (4-6) ... recorded awell-played three-set win (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) over cross-county rivalCharlotte, Apr. 17 ... had a 6-6 singles mark at No. 2 ... played allthree doubles spots, closing with a 7-14 record ... had a 5-3 mark atNo. 2 doubles, getting three of those wins with senior Scott Myers... finished with three SoCon doubles wins, getting victories overSamford, Wofford and The Citadel.2007-08: Stepped into the starting lineup right away as a freshman… Wildcats' main No. 4 singles player, went 9-6 at that position …won five of first seven collegiate matches … was a perfect 4-0 inthree-set matches … overall was 12-9, one of four 'Cats to registerdouble-digit wins in singles … also saw action at No. 3 doubleswhere he sported a 7-8 record and finished 10-10 overall in dou-bles play … sported a perfect 3-0 mark at 2007 Jim Causey FallInvitational with wins over Appalachian State, Charlotte andFurman … wrapped up his first collegiate fall season in impressivefashion by winning three straight matches, two of them in threesets, in the qualifying singles draw of the ITA Regionals, beforedropping his first match in the main draw.Beyond the Baseline: Came to Davidson ranked 77th nationally andeighth in the Middle Atlantic recruiting list according the tennisre-cruiting.net ... two-time Central League champion ... also two-timePennsylvania District one champion ... qualified for the quarterfi-nals in singles at state championships as a freshman ... semfinalist

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LYONS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2008 #3-5 12 9 #2, 3 10 102009 #1, 2 9 14 #1-3 7 14Totals .477 21 23 .415 17 24

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Fall 2009: Started Fall season off splitting two singles matches atVirginia Fall Classic ... followed by partcipating in the Jeff Frankand Davidson/Jim Causey Invites, going a combined 3-2 in singlesplay ... reached round of 32 with freshman Joe Schafer in doublesat Carolina Regionals, scoring an 8-5 victory over Presbyterian,before falling to a team from UNC.2008-09: Stepped right in as a freshman, earning 10 singles winsand another eight in doubles play ... one of only two 'Cats to scoreat least 10 singles wins, getting nine of them at No. 4 ... went 4-6 inleague matches ... opened collegiate career with a 6-3, 6-0 win vs.Boston, Jan. 23 ... rattled off a season-best four-match win streak,scoring straight set singles victories over Chattanooga, Samford,St. Louis and Indiana State ... picked up a 7-5, 6-1 win vs. Samfordin first round match of SoCon Tournament ... earned five of eightdoubles wins against SoCon foes. Beyond the Baseline: came to Davidson after a nice four-year prepcareer at Schiller International in Ayr, Scotland. He was theScottish Indoor Junior National Champion during his four yearsand reached a ranking as high as 382nd in the ITF. Gee also repre-sented Scotland in several international events as well during hisprep career.

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Calum Gee

GEE’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2009 #3, 4 10 13 #1, 2, 3 8 14Totals .435 10 13 .363 8 14

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Fall 2009: First collegiate Fall event with a third place finish inthe ‘C’ singles bracket at Va. Fall Classic ... opened classic with a6-1, 6-2 win over a player from Colorado and then took home a7-6, 6-1 triumph over a player from Radford, before closing witha three-set win ... teamed with other two incoming freshmen togo a perfect 6-0 at the Jeff Frank Invitational ... scored wins overWinthrop and Furman at the Invite ... also went 2-0 in singlesplay at the Jim Causey Invite ... finished first fall season with awin at the Carolina Regional to reach the round of 64 in singlesplay. Prep/Personal: A five-star recruit according totennisrecruiting.com and ranked as high as 41st in the nationduring prep career ... ranked as high as 60th in USTA Boys-18 ...ranked first in USTA Boys-18 singles and doubles (NORCAL) ...picked up two tournament titles as a junior prepster: theModesto Junior Championship and the Spare Time MemorialExcellence ... a California Scholarship Federation (CSF) lifetimemember and maintained a 3.7 GPA during prep career atFremont Christian ... finished ranked in top-10 percent of gradu-ating class.

Freshman w 5-10Union City, Calif.Fremont ChristianUndeclared

Chris Mark

Fall 2009: Competed in three of the four Fall events during 2009... netted two singles wins at the Va. Fall Classic ... registered asingles and doubles win at the Jeff Frank Invite ... final Fallevent, went a perfect 3-0 in doubles action to pace the team as hepartnered with Carter Braxton.Prep/Personal: A No. 1 singles player and four-year letterwinnerfor Shawnee Mission North ... closed out senior prep career witha 21-3 singles record for a four-year total of 81 wins ... was athree-time all-state honoree and twice a state runner-up at 6Asingles ... junior prep season finished second at the Kansas 6Astate finals ... picked up Kansas Coaches Association All-Stateteam honors, along with first-team nods on the All-Metro, All-Star Johnson County and All-Sun boys tennis teams ... a second-team All-Metro and All-Star Johnson County pick sophomoreseason when he finished seventh at the state finals ... alsoexcelled in the classroom, ranking second in his class and wasnamed to the Principal's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) three straightyears ... a National Honor Society and Quill & Scroll member ...won the Quill & Scroll and Herff Jones Yearbook ExcellenceContest Sweepstakes Winner for Sports as a junior.

Freshman w 5-11Overland, Kan.Shawnee Mission NorthUndeclared

Kevin Moore

Fall 2009: Had a stellar start to his freshman year in first Fall sea-son, highlighted by reaching the round of 16 in singles at theCarolina Regional ... took out two seeded players at the regional... also teamed with Calum Gee in doubles at the regionals toreach the round of 32 ... started Fall season by winning the ‘C’singles consolation bracket at the Va. Fall Classic ... combined togo 5-1 in singles play at the Wildcats’ two home invites.Prep/Personal: One of the top singles players for Orchard Parkhigh school in his four-year prep career ... was second in USTAEastern High Points during the 2008 season in both the 16- and18-year old division ... in the 16-year old division, ranked 4th inthe eastern section and 108th nationally, while ranking 84thoverall in the 18-year old division ... a second-place finisher atthe USTA National Open Labor Day Championships, was hon-ored with the USTA Eastern Lawrence A. Miller Boys' 16USportsmanship Award in 2007 ... In the 18-year old division, wasalso awarded the Delco Tennis Association, PA USTA NationalOpen Sportsmanship award ... National Honor Society president... graduated in top-five percent of class ... honored with theprestigious Bryan Scholarship at Davidson.

Freshman w 6-4Orchard Park, N.Y.Orchard ParkUndeclared

Joe Schafer

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Career: Senior season saw action in 18 matches, playing two sin-gles matches and 16 doubles matches … earned first career dou-bles win with a 9-8 victory over Boston, Jan. 23, teaming withCarter Braxton ... helped the Wildcats to a 5-2 win over Gardner-Webb with a 9-7 doubles win at No. 2, Feb. 10 ... picked up thirddoubles win at The Citadel for first career league win ... did notplay in an official match as a junior in 2008 … earned first colle-giate win with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Michael Arbogast of Queens in2007.Beyond the Baseline: Parcipiated in soccer as well as tennis atCary Academy … received all-state honors in both tennis andsoccer in 2004 … all-conference in both sports three times …earned first team all-state honors during his four-year prepcareer … Presidential Scholar.

Raleigh, N.C.Cary Academy History

Brandon Byrd

BYRD’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles SoCon Doubles SoCon2006 NA 0 0 NA 0 02007 #6 1 0 NA 0 02008 NA 0 0 NA 0 02009 #6 0 2 #2, 3 3 13Totals .333 1 2 .188 3 13

Career: Capped off senior campaign with a team-leading 12 sin-gles wins, getting 11 of them at No. 3 ... voted the team's RobPalmer MVP and earned Harry Fogleman Coach's Award ...closed out collegiate career with two straight wins overCharlotte and Samford ... the three-set singles win over Samfordhelped push the Wildcats into the quarterfinals of the SoConTournament ... overall, finished senior season winning four oflast five matches ... went 4-6 in league matches ... added a career-best 10 wins in doubles play, getting six of them in conferencematches ... had a breakout junior campaign in 2008, pacing theteam with an 18-4 singles mark … went a perfect 9-0 in leagueplay, garnering All-SoCon Second Team honors at No. 6 singles… given the team's Rob Palmer MVP award as a junior …opened 2008 spring season winning seven of first eight matches… had team-best seven- and eight-match winning streaksthroughout junior campaign … closed out season on three-matchwin streak, including taking home a 7-5, 6-3 win against App.State in the SoCon Tournament … went perfect 6-0 at No. 5 sin-gles and 12-3 at No. 6 … captured singles title at UNC FallInvitational in fall of 2007 … went a perfect 3-0 at JimCausey/Davidson Invitational … saw most of his action in sec-ond year at No. 3 singles, going 6-6 … won the flight No. 2 sin-gles at the W&L Invitational … six of his nine wins came at No.6 singles … ran off a four-match win streak from Mar. 3-15 … infirst collegiate match, won in three sets over Gardner-Webb.Beyond the Baseline: Was the top player for three years atBenjamin School … was a state singles semifinalist in 2004 and adoubles state champion in 2003 … a National Honor Societymember as well as a Marshall Benjamin Scholar.

West Palm Beach, Fla.Benjamin SchoolPolitical Science

Scott Myers

MYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year Singles Pos. W L Doubles Pos. W L2006 #4-6 9 9 #3 1 12007 #3-5 8 15 #2, 3 6 5 2008 #4-6 18 4 #3 2 42009 #2, 3 12 10 #1, 2 10 13Totals .553 47 38 .452 19 23

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Brandon Byrd Scott Myers

Entering his third sea-son on the Wildcat coach-ing staff is Benjamin

Johnson. Prior to coming to Davidson, Johnson

was the Co-Founder and Director ofBirmingham's Elite Tennis Academy(BETA) located in Birmingham, Ala. Inaddition, for two years from 2004-2006, healso was the Co-Founder and Director ofJunior Development at Revolution TennisAcademy, which is also in Birmingham.

While at those academies, Johnson hascoached players who have earned collegescholarships in the SoutheasternConference, the Big Ten, the AtlanticCoast Conference, Big South, SouthernConference and Big East. Of his playershe has trained, eight of them havereached the top 100 in the USTA ranking.His coaching at the academies has helpedhim garner extensive knowledge of theupcoming high school tennis talent pool.

A native of Louisville, Ky., Johnsonwas a four-year varsity player at national-ly ranked Saint Xavier high school. Hewas a four-year high school Kentucky ten-nis state champion and Mr. KentuckyTennis in 2000. He was also a nationallyranked junior during his prep career.

Johnson attended Birmingham-Southern, where he was a four-year letter-winner for the Panthers men's tennis. Athree-year team captain, Johnson wasnamed to the Big South All-Academicteam in 2004. During his time atBirmingham-Southern he carried a 3.8grade point average.

Johnson graduated in 2004 with abachelor's degree in secondary education,with an emphasis in history.

Upon graduation, Johnson worked inthe Summer of 2004 as a HeadProfessional and High Performance Co-Director at LTC in Louisville, Ky.

Drew Barrettbeings his fourthseason at the helmof men’s tennisprogram.

A year ago, the Wildcats went 7-17overall and closed Southern Conferenceplay at 2-8. They did open up the SoConTournament with a 4-3 win over Samfordto advance to the quarterfinals for theeighth time in the past 10 years.

The 2008 season saw him guide the’Cats to their first winning season sincethe 2001 campaign with a mark of 14-8.The 14 wins were the most since the 1999team went 15-9. Of those 14 wins, 10 ofthem came at the friendly confines of theCovington Tennis Courts where the teamfinished 10-2. Davidson also sported a 5-4mark in SoCon play, while advancing tothe quarterfinals of the SoCon tourna-ment.

In Barrett's first season, 2007, he led theWildcats to an 8-16 overall mark his firstseason and a 2-7 SoCon record. He alsoguided the Wildcats into the quarterfinalsof the SoCon tournament.

Barrett came to Davidson by way ofBradley University in Peoria, Ill., wherehe was the head coach of the BradleyBraves men’s tennis team for five years. Aformer assistant coach at DePaul andIllinois-Chicago, Barrett inherited theBraves' program that had won just oneconference match in 33 tries before hisarrival and helped build them into a com-petitive team in the Missouri ValleyConference.

In 2006, Barrett led the Braves to theirfirst MVC Tournament semifinal birthsince 1993 after garnering the program’sfirst main-draw victory in the conferencemeet in the dual-format era. The Bravesfinished with an overall record of 7-13and 2-5 in the MVC.

Two of his players became the school’sfirst MVC individual tournament champi-ons, claiming the No. 1 doubles crown,while another secured his fourth all-con-ference recognition and earned his thirdMVC Scholar-Athlete honor. In all, sevenplayers earned MVC Scholar-Athleterecognition in 2006.

The 2003 and 2004 spring seasons weretwo of the most successful in Bradley’shistory. Barrett guided the Braves to a 3-5conference mark in the spring of 2003 anda ranking of 13th in the final CentralRegion ITA Poll. Then in the spring of2004, the Braves went 10-10 overall with a

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4th Year at DavidsonIllinois-Chicago ‘00Record at Davidson: 29-41

Drew Barrett

barrett fileYear W L Pct. School2001 3 14 .176 Bradley2002 6 21 .2222003 10 10 .5002004 6 13 .3162005 7 16 .3042006 7 13 .3502007 8 16 .333 Davidson2008 14 8 .6362009 7 17 .293Totals 68 128 .347 9 years

4-4 mark in MVC play. The fourMVC victories were a school-recordsince round-robin regular-seasonplay began in the mid-’90s. Hecoached an MVC Freshman of theYear in 2003 and had the MVC’sNo. 1 singles all-conference player in2004.

Barrett also coached a winner ofBradley’s highest athletic honor, theWatonga Award. During his five-yeartenure at Bradley, the Braves finishedhigher in the regular-season standingsthan any team since 1989.

Before his head coaching duties atBradley, Barrett was an assistant coach atDePaul during the 1999-2000 campaign,where he helped guide the Blue Demonsfrom a ranking of 125th nationally to ashigh as 48th in a season termed as themost successful in school history. TheBlue Demons won 14 dual matches, withfive of those wins coming over nationally-ranked teams.

A graduate of the University ofIllinois-Chicago, Barrett was involved injunior tennis in the Chicago suburbs fornearly a decade. Most recently, he servedas Junior Tennis Coordinator for theRush-Copley Healthplex, in Aurora andas Director of Junior Development at theSouth Barrington Tennis Club.

Barrett and his wife Mandy, formelyMandy Alaks, reside in Cornelius.

3rd Year at DavidsonBirmingham Southern ‘04

BenJohnson

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2009 schedule/results (7-17, 2-8 SoCon)Date Opponent Location Results

1/ 23 vs. Boston 1

Providence, R.I. 7- 0 W24 at Brown Providence, R.I. 0- 7 L25 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1- 6 L

2/ 1 No. 68 Radford Davidson, N.C. 1- 6 L7 at No. 51 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 0- 7 L

10 Gardner-Webb Davidson, N.C. 5- 2 W14 USC Upstate Davidson, N.C. 1- 6 L27 Richmond Davidson, N.C. 4- 2 W

3/ 1 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. 3- 4 L3 at Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. 5- 2 W9 St. Louis Davidson, N.C. 3- 4 L

12 Indiana State Davidson, N.C. 4- 0 W21 at Furman * Greenville, S.C. 0- 7 L23 U. of Ill. at Chicago Davidson, N.C. 3- 4 L28 UNC Greensboro * Davidson, N.C. 2- 5 L

4/ 1 No. 66 Elon * Davidson, N.C. 0- 7 L4 at College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. 2- 5 L5 at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga. 1- 6 L8 Wofford * Davidson, N.C. 2- 5 L

11 at The Citadel * Charleston, S.C. 5- 2 W16 Appalachian State * Davidson, N.C. 0- 7 L17 Charlotte Davidson, N.C. 2- 5 L23 vs. Samford 2 Elon, N.C. 4- 3 W24 vs. Furman 2 Elon, N.C. 0- 4 L

Boldface indicates home gameRankings of opponents based on their ranking when Davidson played them

1 at Brown ~ 2 SoCon Tournament, Elon, N.C. (campus of Elon)

2009 statistics (7-17, 2-8 socon)singlesPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 OverallTareq Alani 1-4 (0-2) 1-4 (0-2)Carter Braxton 0-3 1-8 (0-1) 1-11 (0-1)Brandon Byrd 0-2 (0-1) 0-2 (0-1)Calum Gee 1-1 9-12 (4-6) 10-13 (4-6)Arie Hefter 1-2 5-13 (2-7) 1-0 (1-0) 7-15 (3-7)Walker Lyons 3-8 (1-1) 6-6 (3-5) 9-14 (4-6)Scott Myers 1-2 11-8 (4-6) 12-10 (4-6)Eric Noble 4-9 (1-7) 4-4 (1-1) 1-0 9-13 (2-8)David Warren 0-1 (0-1) 1-5 (1-4) 1-6 (1-5)Totals 7-17 11-12 13-9 10-14 5-17 4-19 50-88SoCon Totals 2-8 4-6 4-6 4-6 2-8 2-8 18-42

doublesTeam #1 #2 #3 OverallLyons/Myers 1-2 3-1 (2-1) 4-3 (2-1)Gee/Noble 1-3 (1-2) 1-1 2-4 (1-2)Braxton/Byrd 0-1 2-6 (1-2) 2-7 (1-2)Gee/Myers 1-3 5-7 (4-3) 6-10 (4-3)Braxton/Noble 0-1 0-1 0-2 Byrd/Lyons 1-2 0-1 1-3Braxton/Warren 1-5 (1-1) 1-5 (1-1)Lyons/Noble 2-8 (1-6) 2-8 (1-6)Alani/Braxton 0-3 (0-2) 0-3 (0-2)Byrd/Warren 0-3 (0-3 0-3 (0-3)Alani/Noble 1-0 1-0Totals 5-16 10-13 4-19 19-48SoCon Totals 2-8 6-4 2-8 10-20

Scott Myers ended his career with 47 singleswins, including a team-best 12 during his senior

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all-time record vs. opponents

Opponent W L First LastAppalachian State 9- 10 1998 2009American 1- 1 1999 2003Army 0- 1 2005 2005Augusta 1- 0 1991 1991Baptist 1- 0 1989 1989Barton 1- 0 1994 1994Belmont Abbey 13- 0 1988 2006Boston College 0- 2 2005 2009Boston U. 1 0 2009 2009Brown 1- 1 2008 2009Campbell 3- 1 1991 2000Catawaba 1- 1 1989 1991Charlotte 10- 11 1988 2009Chattanooga 8- 9 1988 2008Coll. Of Charleston 7- 7 1993 2009Charleston Southern 2- 1 1991 1999Colby 1- 0 1997 1997Colorado 0- 3 1989 1991Costal Carolina 1- 1 1991 2008Dartmouth 0- 1 2007 2007Denison 1- 0 2001 2001Duke 0- 2 1988 1989Duquesne 1- 0 1997 1997East Carolina 7- 3 1989 2008East Tenn. State 6- 10 1988 2004Elon 6- 9 1988 2009Emory 0- 1 2007 2007Florida Southern 1- 0 1997 1997Francis Marion 2- 0 1994 1998Franklin & Marshall 1- 0 2003 2003Fresno State 0- 1 1998 1998Furman 2- 18 1988 2009Gardner-Webb 6- 0 2003 2009George Mason 1- 0 1988 1988Georgia Southern 9- 9 1993 2008Harvard 3- 1 1988 1998High Point 1- 0 1995 1995Illinois at Chicago 0- 1 2009 2009Indiana State 1- 0 2009 2009James Madison 10- 5 1988 2008Johnson State 1- 0 1990 1990Kenyon College 1- 1 1990 1991Kentucky 0- 1 1997 1997Lees-McRae 1- 0 2006 2006Liberty 3- 0 2001 2003Longwood 1- 0 2008 2008Memphis 0- 1 2002 2002Miami (OH) 0- 1 1997 1997M.I.T 1- 0 2003 2003Marquette 2- 0 2000 2002Navy 1- 0 1999 1999

Opponent W L First LastN.C. State 2- 4 1988 2008North Carolina 0- 11 1988 2005North Carolina A&T 1- 0 2004 2004Northern Colorado 1- 0 2005 2005Oberlin 1- 0 1989 1989Ohio 3- 0 1988 1990Oklahoma 0- 1 1988 1988Old Dominion 0- 2 1988 1989Pennsylvania 0- 1 2002 2002Penn State 2- 0 1988 1989Pfeiffer 3- 0 1988 1995Pittsburgh 2- 0 1988 1989Presbyterian 3- 0 2005 2008Queens 11- 1 1994 2007Radford 2- 1 1993 2009Rice 0- 1 1998 1998Richmond 9- 8 1988 2009Saint Louis 0- 1 2009 2009Samford 1- 2 2007 2009Slippery Rock 1- 0 1988 1988South Carolina 0- 18 1988 2009South Carolina State 1- 1 2004 2006Swarthmore 3- 0 1993 1995The Citadel 15- 4 1988 2009Temple 1- 0 1999 1999Tulane 0- 1 1998 1998UAB 0- 2 2002 2005UNC Asheville 4- 0 1989 2002UNC Greensboro 12- 7 1989 2009UNC Wilmington 0- 1 2007 2007U. of the South 2- 1 1989 1993USC Upstate 1- 1 2008 2009Virginia 1- 8 1988 1998Va. Commonwealth 0- 1 1991 1996Virginia Tech 0- 1 1989 1989VMI 10- 0 1988 2002Wake Forest 1- 5 1989 2008Washington & Lee 5- 0 1988 1995Washington College 3- 0 1988 1991West Virginia 1- 0 1996 1996Western Carolina 3- 0 1990 1994William & Mary 4- 0 1988 1994Wingate 1- 0 2007 2007Winthrop 2- 1 1990 1997Wofford 10- 6 1989 2009Wooster 2- 0 1988 1989

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2/ 9 South Carolina 3- 5 L3/ 4 at Richmond 7- 2 W

5 Penn State 5- 1 W6 James Madison 5- 4 W7 Elon 6- 1 W8 Slippery Rock 9- 0 W

10 Old Dominion 4- 5 L11 Pitt 9- 0 W12 Washington College 8- 1 W13 Oklahoma 2- 7 L14 George Mason 6- 0 W16 Virginia 4- 5 L18 Wooster 9- 0 W19 at Duke 3- 6 L20 Washington & Lee 6- 3 W24 Harvard 7- 2 W25 Ohio 8- 1 W26 at The Citadel* 5- 4 W27 at North Carolina 3- 6 L30 Charlotte NA31 Pfeiffer NA

4/ 8 at East Tenn. State* NA9 at VMI* NA

10 at Chattanooga* NA12 N.C. State NA13 at Belmont Abbey NA16 William & Mary NA20 at Furman* NA22 Appalachian State* NA

28-30 at SoCon Tournament 3rd

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1989 - 19-9

Charlotte 8- 1 WCatawba 9- 0 WNorth Carolina 1- 8 LSouth Carolina 0- 9 LEast Carolina 9- 0 WPenn State 5- 4 WOld Dominion 4- 5 LRichmond 1- 5 LVirginia 1- 5 LUniversity of South 4- 5 LWashington & Lee 5- 4 WPittsburgh 7- 2 WWashington College 8- 1 WWilliam & Mary 5- 2 WWooster 8- 1 WVirginia Tech 3- 6 LHarvard 5- 4 WOhio 5- 4 WOberlin 8- 1 WColorado 3- 6 Lat Charlotte 5- 4 WBaptist 6- 2 WUNC Greensboro 5- 2 Wat Wake Forest 0- 5 LWofford 9- 0 WUNC Asheville 7- 0 Wat Belmont Abbey 8- 1 WEast Tennessee State 8- 1 Wat Duke 0- 5 L


1990 - 14-13 (independent)

2/ 9 Western Carolina 8- 1 W11 N.C. State 3- 6 L21 Winthrop 9- 0 W

3/ 2 Appalachian State 6- 0 W3 James Madison 1- 6 L4 UNC Asheville 8- 1 W5 Kenyon College 7- 2 L6 Johnson State 9- 0 W

22 Harvard 5- 2 W23 Ohio 5- 4 W24 Colorado 0- 9 L27 Wake Forest 1- 5 L

4/ 4 Charlotte 3- 5 L

Schedule not complete

1991 - 16-13

2/ 9 at Wake Forest 5- 3 W10 North Carolina 0- 7 L22 East Carolina 3- 6 L23 Virginia 0- 7 L24 Virginia Commonwealth 0- 6 L

3/ 4 Kenyon 6- 0 W11 Washington College 5- 4 W14 University of South 7- 0 W15 Charleston Southern 7- 0 W17 Washington & Lee 4- 3 W19 at Furman 7- 2 L21 Colorado 0- 6 L22 Elon 4- 5 L23 at Winthrop* 6- 3 W24 at Augusta* 7- 0 W25 at Coastal Carolina* 4- 5 L27 at Campbell* 1- 8 W28 at N.C. State 5- 4 W

4/ 5 at Charlotte 5- 2 W7 William & Mary NA9 Catawba NA

12 East Tennessee State NA15 UNC Greensboro NA

17-21 at Big South Tournament1 NA

1at Augusta, Ga.

1992 - 16-6 (NA big south)

Results for 1992 are not available

1993 - 14-4 (6-3 socon)

East Carolina 5- 2 WVirginia 5- 2 WSouth Carolina 0- 7 LRichmond 5- 2 WRadford 6- 1 WSwarthmore 7- 0 WU. of the South 7- 0 WGeorgia Southern* 2- 5 LWilliam & Mary 5- 2 WColl. of Charleston* 5- 2 WElon* 3- 4 LFurman* 1- 6 LWestern Carolina* 6- 1 WChattanooga* 6- 1 WEast Tennessee State* 4- 3 WCharlotte 6- 1 WThe Citadel* 7- 0 WAppalachian State* 7- 0 WVMI* NASoCon Tournament2 NA

Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

1994 - 16-6 (4-2 socon)

9/ 18 Queens 6- 1 W10/29 Charlotte 5- 2 W2/ 18 East Carolina 4- 1 W

19 Virginia 0- 7 L20 at North Carolina 0- 7 L26 Washington & Lee 7- 0 W27 vs. Francis Marion1 5- 0 W27 at South Carolina 0- 6 L

3/ 11 Pfeiffer 6- 1 W12 Richmond 3- 4 L19 at Georgia Southern* 2- 5 L21 at The Citadel* 7- 0 W23 at Chattanooga* 5- 2 W25 at Western Carolina 7- 0 W26 William & Mary 6- 1 W27 Appalachian State* 6- 1 W29 VMI* 6- 1 W31 at Charlotte 5- 1 W

4/ 9 Belmont Abbey 6- 0 W10 East Tennessee State* 4- 3 W14 Barton (Forfeit) W15 at Furman* 2- 5 L

22-24 SoCon Tournament2 3rd

1at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.2at Davidson, N.C.

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1995 - 12-10 (4-2 socon)

2/ 5 South Carolina 1- 6 L18 Virginia 0- 7 L19 UNC Greenboro 7- 0 W25 Washington & Lee 7- 0 W28 Pfeiffer 4- 0 W

3/ 16 Radford 5- 2 W18 Richmond 1- 6 L19 The Citadel* 6- 1 W20 Georgia Southern* 2- 5 L25 Charleston Southern 5- 2 W25 Belmont Abbey 5- 2 W27 Wofford 3- 4 L29 Charlotte 2- 5 L

4/ 1 James Madison1 4- 1 W1 College of Charleston1 3- 2 W2 Wake Forest1 2- 3 L6 at Appalachian State* 2- 5 L8 Chattanooga* 5- 2 W9 Furman* 3- 4 L

12 High Point 6- 1 W17 at VMI* 6- 1 W18 at East Tennessee State* 0- 7 L

21-23 SoCon Touranment2 4th

1at Wake Forest 4/1 Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C.2at Davidson, N.C.


1996 - 11-9 (3-4 socon)

2/ 2 at North Carolina 0- 7 L4 Virginia Commonwealth NA

10 Virginia 2- 5 L17 Queens 7- 0 W17 East Carolina 5- 2 W25 at South Carolina 0- 6 L25 vs. James Madison1 2- 3 L

3/ 2 at The Citadel* 7- 0 W4 at Georgia Southern* 2- 5 L6 at Chattanooga* 2- 5 L7 at Wofford 5- 2 W9 West Virginia 7- 0 W

13 Swarthmore 7- 0 W15 VMI* 7- 0 W17 Richmond 5- 2 W23 Appalachian State* 2- 5 L24 at Furman* 1- 6 L28 at Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W

4/ 2 Elon 6- 1 W6 at Wake Forest2 2- 3 L6 vs. College of Charleston* 3- 2 W

11 at Charlotte 3- 4 L15 East Tennessee State* 5- 2 W

19-21 at SoCon Tournament3 5th

1at Columbia, S.C.2at Wake Forest Invite, Winston-Salem, N.C.

3at Greenville, S.C.Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

1997 - 14-8 (7-0 socon)

1/ 29 at North Carolina 0- 7 L2/ 14 East Carolina 0- 7 L

15 Virginia 0- 7 L22 UNC Greenboro 4- 3 W23 South Carolina 0- 7 L

3/ 3 Duquesne1 7- 0 W4 at Florida Southern 4- 3 W9 Miami (OH) 3- 4 L

15 Kentucky 0- 7 L16 Richmond 3- 4 L20 Winthrop 3- 4 L21 Campbell 5- 2 W23 Chattanooga* 5- 2 W25 Georgia Southern* 7- 0 W27 Wofford 5- 2 W27 Colby 7- 0 W

4/ 1 at East Tennessee State* 4- 3 W6 Furman* 4- 3 W

9 Charlotte 5- 2 W12 at VMI* 7- 0 W13 at Appalachian State* 6- 1 W17 The Citadel* 6- 1 W

18-20 SoCon Touranment1 2nd

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1998 - 18-9 (7-2 socon)

2/ 7 Queens 7- 0 W7 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W

15 vs. Francis Marion1 5- 0 W15 at South Carolina 1- 6 L21 N.C. State 4- 3 W27 East Carolina 6- 1 W

3/ 1 at Chattanooga* 1- 6 L2 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2 W4 at The Citadel* 7- 0 W6 Rice 2- 5 L9 Swarthmore 6- 1 W

13 James Madison 4- 3 W14 Virginia 2- 5 L15 Richmond 5- 2 W19 Harvard2 0- 4 L20 Fresno State2 1- 6 L21 Tulane2 3- 4 L23 Appalachian State* 5- 2 W25 UNC Greensboro* 4- 3 W26 at Furman* 0- 7 L29 VMI* 7- 0 W

4/ 5 at Wofford* 0- 7 L6 East Tennessee State* 4- 3 W8 at Charlotte 6- 1 W

17 vs. UNC Greenboro3 4- 3 W18 vs. Furman3 4- 2 W19 vs. Chattanooga3 1- 4 W

1at University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.2Blue Gray College Classic , Montgomery, Ala.

3SoCon Tournament; Greenville, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match


1999 - 15-9 (7-3 socon)

1/ 30 at North Carolina 1- 6 L2/ 6 Queens 6- 1 W

6 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W23 East Carolina 6- 1 W24 Campbell 5- 2 W26 at South Carolina 2- 5 L

3/ 2 at Charleston Southern 1- 6 L6 Richmond 2- 5 L7 Navy 4- 3 W8 Temple 4- 3 W

14 James Madison 4- 3 W16 Wofford* 6- 1 W18 Charlotte 1- 6 L20 College of Charleston* 4- 3 W23 at UNC Greensboro* 5- 2 W26 The Citadel* 6- 1 W27 Georgia Southern* 5- 2 W28 American 5- 2 W

4/ 2 Chattanooga* 2- 5 L6 at VMI* 7- 0 W9 at Appalachian State 5- 2 W

10 at East Tennessee State* 1- 6 L13 Furman* 3- 4 L16 vs. Georgia Southern1 0- 4 L

1SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home matchAsterisk (*) denotes SoCon match

2000 - 12-11 (5-5 socon)

2/ 5 Queens 6- 1 W5 Belmont Abbey 6- 1 W

19 James Madison 3- 4 L26 Campbell 2- 5 L

3/ 2 at North Carolina 2- 5 L4 at South Carolina 0- 7 L8 at The Citadel* 7- 0 W

10 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6 L11 at College of Charleston* 6- 1 W13 Richmond 4- 0 W24 Marquette 5- 2 W28 at Charlotte 2- 5 L

4/ 1 East Tennessee State* 2- 5 L4 VMI* 7- 0 W9 at Furman* 2- 5 L

15 at Elon 4- 2 W16 Appalachian State* 7- 0 W17 at Wofford* 6- 0 W20 UNC Greensboro* 3- 4 L25 at Chattanooga* 3- 4 L27 vs. VMI1 4- 0 W28 vs. UNC Greensboro1 4- 2 W29 vs. Furman1 1- 4 L

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2/ 1 at North Carolina 0- 7 L3 Queens 6- 1 W3 Belmont Abbey 6- 1 W4 South Carolina 2- 5 L

11 Richmond 3- 4 L24 James Madison 3- 4 L

3/ 12 Liberty 7- 0 W14 Chattanooga* 1- 6 L17 Denison 6- 1 W18 Furman* 1- 6 L25 College of Charleston* 4- 3 W27 UNC Asheville 7- 0 W31 at VMI* 7- 0 W

4/ 4 at UNC Greensboro* 1- 6 L5 at Wofford* 6- 1 W7 The Citadel* 5- 2 W8 Georgia Southern* 4- 3 W

10 Charlotte 1- 6 L12 at Appalachian State* 2- 5 L13 at East Tennessee State* 1- 6 L17 Elon 4- 3 W19 vs. The Citadel1 4- 2 W20 vs. UNC Greensboro1 0- 4 L

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2002 - 12-13 (4-6 socon)

1/ 31 at #34 North Carolina 0- 7 L2/ 2 Belmont Abbey 5- 2 W

2 Queens 6- 1 W9 Liberty 4- 3 W

10 at #31 South Carolina 0- 7 L17 UNC Asheville 4- 3 W

3/ 1 at College of Charleston* 1- 6 L4 at The Citadel* 5- 2 W4 vs. James Madison1 4- 1 W5 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6 L7 at Chattanooga* 1- 6 L

11 Pennsylvania 0- 7 L15 Memphis 1- 6 L22 Marquette 6- 1 W24 Wofford* 6- 1 W29 East Tennessee State* 1- 6 L30 UAB 0- 7 L

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12 VMI* 6- 1 W14 at Furman* 0- 7 L18 vs. Wofford1 4- 1 W19 vs. East Tennessee State1 0- 4 L

1Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home matchAsterisk (*) denotes SoCon match


2003 - 10-12 (3-6 socon)

2/ 1 Queens 7- 0 W1 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W9 #20 South Carolina 1- 6 L

13 Gardner-Webb 7- 0 W15 Liberty 4- 3 W22 Richmond 3- 4 L26 American 1- 6 L

3/ 9 James Madison 6- 1 W12 Chattanooga* 4- 2 W16 Franklin & Marshall 7- 0 W18 Elon 2- 5 L22 M.I.T 7- 0 W23 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2 W25 Appalachian State* 2- 5 L28 East Tennessee State* 2- 5 L30 UNC Greensboro* 6- 1 W

4/ 3 Charlotte 3- 4 L5 College of Charleston* 2- 5 L6 at Furman* 0- 6 L

12 The Citadel* 3- 4 L13 at Wofford* 3- 4 L16 vs. The Citadel1 2- 4 L


2004 - 10-12 (2-8 socon)

1/ 31 at North Carolina 0- 7 L2/ 1 North Carolina A&T 7- 0 W

2 Gardner-Webb 7- 0 W7 Queens 7- 0 W7 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W

15 at #24 South Carolina 0- 7 L20 Richmond 4- 3 W28 at The Citadel* 2- 5 L29 at Coll. of Charleston* 2- 5 L

3/ 13 James Madison 6- 1 W21 Furman* 1- 6 L26 Chattanooga* 4- 3 W27 South Carolina State 4- 3 W30 Elon* 2- 5 L

4/ 2 Georgia Southern* 3- 4 L3 Wofford* 4- 3 W8 at Charlotte 3- 4 L

12 at East Tenn. State* 0- 7 L16 at UNC Greensboro* 3- 4 L17 at Appalachian State* 2- 5 L22 vs. UNC Greensboro1 4- 3 W23 vs. East Tenn. State1 0- 4 L


2005 - 11-14 (4-6 socon)

1/ 22 at #18 North Carolina 0- 7 L23 at #37 N.C. State 1- 6 L

2/ 2 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W5 Presbyterian 5- 2 W5 Richmond 2- 5 L6 #16 South Carolina 1- 4 L

16 Queens 7- 0 W23 Gardner-Webb 7- 0 W

3/ 8 Elon* 5- 2 W12 James Madison 7- 0 W13 #63 Army 2- 5 L16 The Citadel* 6- 1 W17 #72 ETSU* 1- 6 L20 at Chattanooga* 0- 7 L23 UNC Greensboro* 6- 1 W24 Charlotte 4- 3 W29 #72 UAB 2- 5 L

4/ 1 Northern Colorado 7- 0 W2 College of Charleston* 2- 5 L8 Boston College 2- 5 L

10 at Wofford* 3- 4 L13 Appalachian State* 5- 2 W15 at Furman* 1- 6 L17 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6 L21 vs. Appalachian State

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2006 - 10-12 (2-7 socon)

1/ 28 Gardner-Webb 6- 1 W29 South Carolina State 1- 6 L

2/ 3 #25 Presbyterian 4- 3 W7 Queens 6- 1 W

11 at #12 South Carolina 0- 7 L12 Belmont Abbey 7- 0 W19 Lees-McRae 5- 2 W25 at College of Charleston* 0- 7 L26 at The Citadel* 1- 6 L

3/ 7 James Madison 3- 4 L11 Georgia Southern* 6- 1 W12 Richmond 4- 3 W15 Wofford* 3- 4 W18 #22 N.C. State 0- 7 L26 Chattanooga* 1- 6 L27 UNC Greensboro* 5- 2 W

4/ 1 at Charlotte 5- 2 W5 #69 Furman 0- 7 L9 at Elon* 1- 6 L

18 at Appalachian State* 3- 4 L20 vs. Georgia Southern1 4- 0 W21 vs. Elon1 0- 4 L


2007 - 8-16 (2-7 socon)

1/ 26 UNC Wilmington 2- 5 L2/ 3 Queens 7- 0 W

3 Wingate 7- 0 W4 Gardner-Webb 5- 2 W

10 at #39 South Carolina 2- 5 L16 Dartmouth 1- 6 L18 East Carolina 3- 4 L24 Samford 2- 5 L

3/ 2 James Madison 6- 1 W3 at Chattanooga* 2- 5 L5 at Emory 1- 6 L7 at Georgia Southern* 5- 2 W

11 at Wofford* 1- 6 L15 Charlotte 3- 4 L17 Richmond 7- 0 W18 at #57 Furman* 2- 5 L20 Appalachian State* 1- 6 L24 College of Charleston* 3- 4 L

4/ 5 #42 Elon* 0- 7 L

6 The Citadel* 6- 1 W13 at UNC Greensboro* 1- 6 L19 vs. UNC Greensboro 1 4- 2 W20 vs. Elon 1 0- 4 L


2008 - 14-8 (5-4 socon)

1/ 19 at #20 N.C. State 0- 7 L27 USC-Upstate 4- 3 W

2/ 2 Longwood 6- 1 W9 at #58 South Carolina 1- 6 L

10 Gardner-Webb 5- 2 W16 Presbyterian 7- 0 W17 Brown 6- 1 W23 at The Citadel* 4- 3 W

3/ 1 at #17 Wake Forest 0- 7 L2 at College of Charleston* 4- 3 W4 vs. James Madison 1 6- 1 W

20 Wofford* 3- 4 L22 Chattanooga* 5- 2 W25 Coastal Carolina 7- 0 W27 UNC Greensboro* 6- 1 W30 Georgia Southern* 5- 2 W

4/ 2 at #75 Elon* 1- 6 L5 S.C. State 6- 1 W6 at East Carolina 4- 3 W

11 at Appalachian State* 3- 4 L12 #69 Furman* 2- 5 L18 vs. Appalachian State 2 3- 4 L

1at Hilton Head, S.C.2SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C. Boldface type denotes home match

2009 - 7-17 (2-8 socon)

1/ 23 vs. Boston1

7- 0 W24 at Brown 0- 7 L25 at Boston College 1- 6 L

2/ 1 #68 Radford 1- 6 L7 at #51 South Carolina 0- 7 L

10 Gardner-Webb 5- 2 W14 USC Upstate 1- 6 L27 Richmond 4- 2 W

3/ 1 at Samford* 3- 4 L3 at Chattanooga* 5- 2 W9 St. Louis 3- 4 L

12 Indiana State 4- 0 W21 at Furman* 0- 7 L23 Illinois at Chicago 3- 4 L28 UNC Greensboro* 2- 5 L

4/ 1 #66 Elon 0- 7 L4 at Coll. of Charleston* 2- 5 L5 at Georgia Southern* 1- 6 L8 Wofford* 2- 5 L

11 at The Citadel* 5- 2 W16 Appalachian State* 0- 7 L17 Charlotte 2- 5 L23 vs. Samford

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No. 1 SinglesJon Pastel 1996David Weaver 1972Bob Koury 1971George Berner 1968Bill Council 1966Corky Clark 1955Lacy Keesler 1954Bo Roddy 1950

No. 2 SinglesJon Pastel 1995Bill Young 1987Sedge Gray 1983Chip Bondurant 1978David Weaver 1970, ’71Sam Hatcher 1967Esmond Phelps 1966

No. 3 SinglesBrett Ialacci 1997Russell Briggs 1993Bill Young 1986Jeff Dumansky 1971Bob Koury 1970Sam Hatcher 1966

No. 4 SinglesDavid Jespersen 1994Bill Young 1985Maarten Ruys 1973Jim Cantrell 1971Jeff Dumansky 1970Woody Faulk 1968Peter Parrott 1965, ’67Richard Hurd 1966Bill Council 1964

No. 5 SinglesBilly Boykin 1999Stewart Boswell 1975Gary Bressler 1972Charles Hardaway 1969James Cantrell 1968, ’70George Mueller 1967Peter Parrott 1966Richard Hurd 1965

No. 6 SinglesAlex Okulski 1997

Nick Petrou 1981John Trout 1976Steve Holman 1975Rick Quinby 1973Jeff Chetwood 1971David Jennings 1967Woody Faulk 1966George Mueller 1965

No. 1 DoublesChip Bondurant/Jay Gepfert 1978David Weaver/Maarten Ruys 1973Randy Jones/David Weaver 1970Bill Council/Peter Parrott 1966Corky Clark/Lacy Keesler 1955Corky Clark/George Snead 1954Bo Roddy/Whitt Cobb 1950

No. 2 DoublesJon Pastel/Scott Briggs 1997Holt Vaughan/Dan Parham 1994Jim Thompson/Trip Caldwell 1986Kevin Minton/Bill Allen 1973Bob Koury/Jeff Dumansky 1970Esmond Phelps/Dan Hearon 1967Esmond Phelps/Sam Hatcher 1966

No. 3 DoublesTyler Epp/Jeff Tonidandel 1997Victor Taylor/Shep Robinson 1983Jim Cantrell/Harry Lankenau 1970, 1971George Mueller/David Jennings 1967Woody Faulk/Richard Hurd 1966Richard Hurd/George Mueller 1965

Note: The SoCon stopped awarding individual champions in 1997.

harry fogleman

Fogleman wasDavidson’s tennis coachduring one of its mostsuccessful eras, postinga record of 175 winsagainst only 69 defeatsin 11 seasons with theWildcats (1962-72). Histeams won the SouthernConference champi-onships six of seven years from 1965-71despite not having a single scholarship player.As a head coach at Duke, Florida, Cincinnatiand Davidson, his overall record was 390-133.

In 2002, he was inducted into the DavidsonAthletics Hall of Fame.

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1975 Jeff Frank1983 Jeff Frank1993 Jeff Frank1997 Jeff Frank

jeff frankFrank retired as one

of the most seccussfulcoaches in all ofDavidson sports. For 34years he was the stapleof the men's tennis pro-gram as he concludedwith a record of aston-ishing 541 wins against319 defeats. Frank had29 winning seasons,was named theSouthern Conferencecoach of the year four different times and ninetimes the Wildcats posted 20-win seasons duringFrank’s tenure, including four straight from1985-88. In addition, Frank led the Wildcats toSoCon titles in 1973, ’76 and ’97.

A ’66 graduate of Davidson, Frank was ind-cuted into the North Carolina tennis Hall ofFame in November of 1996.

socon player of the year1994 Russell Briggs1996 Jon Pastel1997 Jon Pastel

Jon Pastel leftDavidson in 1998 as oneof its most accomplishedathletes in recent history.He twice won SouthernConference singles cham-pionships and wasnamed to the all-confer-ence team in each of hisfour seasons. Pastel’s record as a senior was 17-4and his four-year mark, including fall play, withthe Wildcats was 108-32.

He earned SoCon Player of the Year honorsin 1996 and 1997 while becoming the firstWildcat to advance to the NCAA TennisTournament. He ranked as high as 30th nation-ally during his four-year Wildcat career. Pastelwas given the Tommy Peters Award in 1998 forhis outstanding athletic accomplishments atDavidson.

In 2008-09, Pastel was honored by DavidsonCollege as he was one of four athletes to makeup the 20th induction calss to the school'sAthletics Hall of Fame.

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Singles1993 Albie Varoski1994 Russell Briggs1995 Jon Pastel1996 Jon Pastel1997 Jon Pastel1998 Jon Pastel2003 Rob Haywood2008 Flaviu Simihaian2008 Scott Myers*

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Doubles1994 Russell Briggs

Ryan Harper1997 Scott Briggs

Jon Pastel1998 Ted Kaplan

Judson Sutherland1999 Scott Briggs

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Davidson College Fast Factsl Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlottel 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campusl 1800 students (900 male, 900 female)l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countriesl 92 percent live on campusl More than 96 percent return for sophomore yearl 10:1 student to faculty ratiol Average class: 15l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degreel 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studiesl Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I levell Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroadl Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

“Davidson seeks students of good character and high academic ability,

irrespective of economic circumstances.”Davidson College, Statement of Purpose

Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas. “Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen.”

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Davidson College Fast Factsl Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlottel 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campusl 1800 students (900 male, 900 female)l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countriesl 92 percent live on campusl More than 96 percent return for sophomore yearl 10:1 student to faculty ratiol Average class: 15l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degreel 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studiesl Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I levell Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroadl Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

Alvarez College Union Old Well

E. H. Little Library

President’s House

Did you know?l More than one-quarter of all Davidson studentsstudy abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France,Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana,Greece and Italy. l Davidson is governed by an HonorCode. All tests are self-scheduled and unproctored, thelibrary operates without a security check, and the stu-dent Honor Council arbitrates alleged Honor Codeoffenses.l Within five years of graduation, the majority ofDavidson alumni have returned for graduate study.l Nearly one-quarter of Davidson’s 1,800 students are atletes.l Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages.l Davidson students are provided with free laundry service.

Time Warner Cable Arena

Lake Norman

Downtown Davidson

Carolina Panthers

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Charlotte Bobcats


Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know?l Charlotte is one of the largest cities in the South, with over 800,000people in the city and 1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area.l Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations andone major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer.l Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s CarolinaPanthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s MotorSpeedway, the Charlotte Knights — Triple-A affiliate of the ChicagoWhite Sox, and the Charlotte Checkers — the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’sNew York Rangers.l Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 tril-lion) than all but one U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America andWachovia call Charlotte home.l Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from ninemajor airlines, and is home to U.S. Air’s largest hub.l You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean injust over two hours from Charlotte.

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Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton


The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioning coach, Craig Swieton, carriesout the goal of Davidson’s strength and conditioning program — to increase thestrength, power, speed, conditioning levels and flexibility of all student-athletes,helping reduce the risk of injury.

Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swieton, aims to improve thesport energy utilization system and to increase the strength and power to theprimary muscle groups used in that specific sport.

In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie Doe Weight Room, a state-of-the-art 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsi-ty athletic teams. The weight room includes 16 power racks and eight liftingplatforms, as well as other cutting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment totrain the whole body.

Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served most recently as an assistantstrength and conditioning coach at Central Michigan, where he was a graduateassistant as well from 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordinate thestrength and conditioning program at Duquesne. Swieton started his career asan intern at Syracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the football team.

The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s degree in applied exercisescience from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a mem-ber of both the football and track and field teams.

Swieton is a member of both the National Strength and ConditioningAssociation (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning CoachesAssociation (CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified club coachthrough USA Weightlighting. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree insport administration.

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Craig Swieton

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Baker Sports ComplexThe Baker Sports Complex, completed in 1989, houses all of Davidson’s indoorathletic facilities, including the John M. Belk Arena, Knobloch Tennis Centerand Cannon Natatorium, as well as the athletic department offices and teamlocker rooms and the athletic training room.

Named in honor of John M. Belk ’43 — a former Wildcat team captain,Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte,Belk Arena is the home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

Alumni StadiumCompleted in 2004, the $2-million soccer facility includes a new playing surface with a first-classirrigation system, lighting for night games, grandstands, a press box and a new scoreboard. Thehome of the men’s and women’s soccer teams also boasts its own clubhouse.

Knobloch Tennis CenterWith four indoor courts, allows for year-round training.

Covington CourtsFeatures 14 outdoor courts, both hard and clay surfaces.

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Training Room

Irwin Belk Track

Cannon Natatorium

Wilson Field

Belk Turf Field

Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room

Completed in the fall of 2002, Belk Turf Field is the home of Wildcat field hockey.

Wildcat baseball opened the 2005 season at Wilson Field, the renovated and renamedfacility featuring permanent bleachers, a press box, concession stands and clubhouse.

The home of the men’s and women’s swimming teams features an eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool and diving wellwith a moveable bulk head and seating for 750 spectators.

Built in 1924, Richardson Stadium is the 4,500-seat home ofDavidson football as well as Doe Weight Room, the DonBryant press box and several radio booths. Smith Field isringed by Irwin Belk Track, the top-flight home of Wildcattrack and field.

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Davidson College was recently named one of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek magazine,along with New York University, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, theUniversity of Virginia and UCLA.

The magazine selected the schools based on admissions statistics as well as interviewswith administrators, faculty, students and alumni.

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academic excellenceDavidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close faculty collaboration. With 1,700 students, the college is large enough for a diverse and invigorating intellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience and opportunity.

Davidson offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentrations. Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry or dual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent study classes or interdisciplinary majors.

Students may also apply for funds to support research and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positions with Davidson faculty.

Personal relationships with professors and classes limited to 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships resulting in a unique academic experience.

NationalTom Marshburn ‘82, AstronautRoger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School presidentPatricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writerMartin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit UnionWyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaJim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of DefenseKen Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of DefensePaul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelistDean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of StateSteve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg InstituteTony Snow ‘77, former White House Press SecretaryJohn Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C.Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsRegionalJohn Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leaderJanet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers AssociationEdward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bankJim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. GovernorElizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott CollegeJim Martin ‘57, former N.C. GovernorDoug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderatorJana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“The 450-acre campus has an Ivy League air, or perhaps a whiff of the ‘50s, from its location on Main Street to The Soda Shop across the road. Davidson is where the basketball coach lives next-door to the

English professor and both are down the street from the athletics director. Stories are told of money found on the ground tacked to a tree or

a bulletin board for the owner to retrieve. ”Reid Cherner, USA Today

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.”Lenn Robbins, New York Post

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NationalTom Marshburn ‘82, AstronautRoger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School presidentPatricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writerMartin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit UnionWyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaJim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of DefenseKen Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of DefensePaul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelistDean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of StateSteve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg InstituteTony Snow ‘77, former White House Press SecretaryJohn Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C.Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AffairsRegionalJohn Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leaderJanet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers AssociationEdward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bankJim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. GovernorElizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott CollegeJim Martin ‘57, former N.C. GovernorDoug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderatorJana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

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23 rhodes scholars

Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blindadmission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with acombination of grants and student employment. In a ground-breaking initia-tive known as the Davidson Trust, Davidson was the first liberal arts collegeto eliminate the loan component in financial aid packages.

Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordable forevery admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means. Thanks toDavidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a student’s character,accomplishments and academic potential are the only factors in the decision—not ability to pay.

affordability

Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late CecilRhodes in 1902, the prestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’sOxford University for students from around the world who are outstanding intellectually,and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose.

distinctly davidsonA variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strongHonor Code, committment to community service and Division I athletics:

w Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the free-dom and responsibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams.

w With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directedstudy abroad programs, and off-campus study programs in 17 locations world-wide, more than 70 percent of students graduate with experience abroad.

w Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduationrate at over 90 percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body.Davidson’s scholar athletes are well known for having the heaviest luggage of anyteam on the road—bags full of books and notes.

“Davidson cultivates an adventurous spirit,a determination to tackle life's problems, and an appreciation and understanding

of those who have not had the benefitof either education or opportunity.”

Wyche Fowler ‘62, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

“Unless you are a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown,Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell stone-cold in love with

Davidson this March. Real scholar-athletes representinga tiny school from a low-profile league. A self-effacingstar whose shooting was nothing short of thrilling. A

coach who personifies class. Trustees willing to dig intotheir own pockets to pay for students to come from

North Carolina to Detroit to witness this.”Pat Forde, ESPN.com

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Jim Murphy was introduced as DavidsonCollege’s Director of Athletics in November of1995, returning to his alma mater on the eve ofits 100th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics.

Prior, Murphy, 52, served as executive asso-ciate athletic director and chief financial officerfor the Georgia Tech Athletic Association for 10years.

The Atlanta native played football andbaseball during his freshman year, invaluableexperience for guiding a program unique in itsdesire for excellence in athletics and academics

with one of the smallest enrollments among NCAA Division I schools.Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest inDivision I in 2001-02, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and contin-ues to be above 90 percent each year.

“I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics andthink the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and aftergraduation proves that,” Murphy said. “It’s true that Davidson needs inter-collegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even more.”

Since Murphy’s return, the Wildcats have pursued several major capitalprojects, including the creation of the innovative $10-million DavidsonScholars Program, and major improvements havebeen completed in Belk Arena and Smith Field atRichardson Stadium. Murphy has overseen the con-struction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field, AlumniStadium, Wilson Field and the football stadiumexpansion project, including a state-of-the-artweight room, new press box and additional perma-nent seating.

Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/I-AAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year,served two terms on the prestigious NCAADivision I Management Council. He chaired theDivision I-AA Governance Committee and formerlyserved on the NCAA Division I Business andFinance Cabinet, the Division I GovernanceCommittee and the Division I Finance Committee.

From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the AthleticDirectors Association of the Southern Conference.He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to host theNCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 andserved as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games of the2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte.

A former member of the Division I Football Issues Committee and pastpresident of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic DirectorsAssociation, Murphy was also a member of the NCAA Task Force onRecruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the culture ofrecruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA’sFiscal Responsibility Oversight Group.

A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of Davidsonwith a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science degree in man-agement from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 1979-85 as an auditmanager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG PeatMarwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial statement audits ofpublic and private companies with up to $1 billion in assets.

Active in the community, Murphy is involved with Social VenturePartners — Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake NormanYMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional SportsCommission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council forChildren and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of DavidsonYouth Baseball League.

Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor atDavidson. His 23-year-old son, Matt, a graduate of the University of NorthCarolina, works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Thomas W. Ross becameDavidson’s 17th president Aug.1, 2007, after three decades ofleadership and public service inNorth Carolina.

Ross graduated fromDavidson in 1972. He graduatedwith honors from the Universityof North Carolina School ofLaw, taught at the University’sSchool of Government, joined aGreensboro law firm and served

for one year in Washington, D.C., as chief of staff of a congressionaloffice in the decade after.

In 1984, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Ross as Superior Court Judge,a position he held for 17 years, and at the time, he was the youngest inthe state.

In his work adjudicating felony cases, Ross became familiar with astate justice system that suffered shortcomings from uneven sentencingand a burgeoning prison population. In 1990, the N.C. Chief Justiceappointed him to chair a new Sentencing and Policy AdvisoryCommittee. For two years the 23-member panel worked to create astructured sentencing system that was eventually accepted by the legis-lature and became a model for similar programs nationwide.

For his efforts, Ross received the William H. Rehnquist Award forJudicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. ChiefJustice Rehnquist, now deceased, presented the award personally toRoss in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.

In 1999, North Carolina Chief Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Rossas director of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. After run-ning the North Carolina Court System for nearly two years, Ross wasinvited by the trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to becomethe Foundation’s execu-tive director. His sevenyears at the Foundationinvolved him instatewide issues and poli-cy, advocating for legisla-tive reform and creatingcoalitions of non-profitagencies to increase theirinfluence in publicaffairs.

Since becoming presi-dent of Davidson Collegein 2007, Ross has begunan ambitious strategicassessment process, initi-ated campus-wide dis-cussions of diversityand inclusivity, andannounced the name ofThe Davidson Trust, thecollege’s historic finan-cial aid program thatreplaced loans withgrants in all financialaid packages.

Ross married theformer SusanDonaldson in 1972, andthey have two children,Mary Kathryn Elkins‘01 and Thomas W.Ross, Jr. ‘99, bothDavidson graduates.

Tom RossDavidson President

Jim Murphy, Director of Athletics

the athletic department


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administration/head coaches

Gary AndrewM. Cross Country/Track

Greg AshtonWomen’s Soccer

Bob McKillopMen’s Basketball

Drew BarrettMen’s Tennis

Craig SwietonStrength &

Conditioning

Tripp MerrittFootball

Caroline PriceWomen’s Tennis

Matt SpearMen’s Soccer

Jen StraubW. Cross Country/Track

Tim StraubGolf

Ginny SuttonField Hockey

Kimberly WayneLacrosse

John YoungSwimming & Diving

Annie PorgesDirector of the Davidson

Athletic Foundation

Martin McCann Director of Marketing

& Promotions

Jamie HendricksDirector of Ticketing &

Game Operations

On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22football players traveled to Atlanta to representDavidson College against Auburn, one of the mostformidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen hadmassacred their first four opponents, outscoringteams, 141-6.

According to one account, they were “big, quick,and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’smatchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line aver-aging 20 pounds less.

Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game,outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards toDavidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulledtogether an offensive attack through the efforts ofrunning back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterbackHenry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of for-ward passes.”

Davidson defeated one of the most powerfulteams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappinessthat captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sports-writers. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from DavidsonCollege, whose small stature and ferocious styleproved overwhelming. One account notes thatMorgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of theDavidson team, “No other team ever put together inthese United States of the same weight as CoachFetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over theflock of wild men from North Carolina.”

The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, andit has been used ever since, replacing former, milderreferences such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians”and “Preachers.”

— revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives

Tim CowieVolleyball

Lee JonesDirector of Lake Campus

Marc GignacSports Information Director

Katy McNayAssistant Athletic Director,

Senior Women's Administrator

Brian BarmesEquipment Manager

Scott ApplegateAssociate Director of Athletics

Annette WattsWomen’s Basketball

Beth HayfordHead Athletic Trainer

Bob PatneskyWrestling

The History of the Wildcat

Dick CookeSenior Men's Administrator,

Head Baseball Coach

Sandy HelfgottDirector of

P.E. & Recreation

Head Coaches

all-time socon

membershipAlabama 1921-1932Appalachian State 1971-presentAuburn 1921-1932College of Charleston 1998-presentChattanooga 1976-presentThe Citadel 1936-presentClemson 1921-1953Davidson 1936-1988; 1991-presentDuke 1928-1953East Carolina 1964-1976East Tennessee State 1978-2005Elon 2003-presentFlorida 1922-1932Furman 1936-presentGeorge Washington 1936-1970Georgia 1921-1932Georgia Southern 1991-presentGeorgia Tech 1921-1932Kentucky 1921-1932Louisiana State 1922-1932Marshall 1976-1997Maryland 1921-1953Mississippi 1922-1932Mississippi State 1922-1932North Carolina 1921-1953UNC Greensboro 1997-presentNorth Carolina State 1921-1953Richmond 1936-1976Samford 2008-presentSouth Carolina 1921-1953Tennessee 1921-1932Tulane 1922-1932Univ. of the South 1922-1932Vanderbilt 1922-1932Virginia 1921-1937VMI 1924-2003Virginia Tech 1921-1965Wake Forest 1936-1953Washington & Lee 1921-1958West Virginia 1950-1968Western Carolina 1976-presentWilliam & Mary 1936-1977Wofford 1997-present

southern conference


A majority of the sports at Davidson com-pete in the Southern Conference, one of theoldest conferences in the nation, which beginsits 89th season in 2009. The soccer, volleyball,cross country, track and field, basketball, ten-nis, wrestling, baseball and golf programs atDavidson all participate in the league.

Only the Big Ten (1896), the MissouriValley (1907) and the Pac-10 (1915) confer-ences have been around longer than theSoCon (1921). The conference currently con-sists of 11 members in four states throughoutthe Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sportsand championships, which produce partici-pants for NCAA Championships.

The Southern Conference was the first“super conference,” with charter membershipincluding Alabama, Auburn and NorthCarolina. The SoCon gave birth to the three-point shot in college basketball, has the oldestbasketball tournament in the nation and wasthe college home of such sporting greats asArnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “ChooChoo” Justice.

Academic excellence has long been a majorpart of the Southern Conference’s tradition.League athletes have been recognized count-less times on CoSIDA Academic All-Americaand district teams. Eighteen Rhodes-Scholarwinners have come out of the conference,including six from Davidson. Each year, theleague distributes at least three graduatescholarships, two of which were won byWildcat soccer players in 2004.

The Southern Conference was born on Feb.25, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., when 14 institutionsfrom the 30-member Southern IntercollegiateAthletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as theSouthern Conference. The charter memberswere Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia,Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland,Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State,Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and

Washington & Lee, and athletic competitionbegan that fall.

In 1922, seven schools — Florida,Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina,the University of the South, Tulane andVanderbilt — joined the ranks.

Since then, conference membership hasexperienced a series of membership changeswith 42 institutions being affiliated with theleague. The league has undergone two majortransitions during its history.

The first occurred in December of 1932.The Southeastern Conference formed out ofthe 23-school Southern Conference when 13members west and south of the AppalachianMountains reorganized to help reduce theextensive travel demands.

In 1953, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, NorthCarolina, N.C. State, South Carolina andWake Forest withdrew from the league toform the Atlantic Coast Conference, seekingto schedule a greater number of regular-sea-son basketball games against local rivals.

Today, the league continues to thrive andis home to Appalachian State, College ofCharleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon,Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro,Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.On July 1, 2008, Samford officially joined theleague, bringing membership of the confer-ence to 12. VMI is an associate member in thesport of wrestling.

The SoCon currently declares championsin 10 men’s sports — football, soccer, crosscountry, basketball, indoor and outdoor trackand field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf— and nine women’s sports — soccer, volley-ball, cross country, basketball, indoor and out-door track and field, tennis, golf and softball.

The SoCon celebrated 25 years ofwomen’s championships in 2007-08.

The Southern Conference office is locatedin historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C.

davidson’s socon

championshipsBaseball 1985Men’s Basketball 1964, 1965, 1966,

1968, 1969, 1970,

1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002,

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Women’s Cross Country 2003,

2005

Football 1969Men’s Golf 1954, 1960, 1966,

1967, 1968

Men’s Soccer 1968, 1969, 1970,

1971, 1983, 1992,

1994, 1995, 2003,

2005 Women’s Soccer 1994, 1995, 1996,

2005Men’s Tennis 1954, 1955, 1965,

1966, 1967, 1968,

1970, 1971, 1973

Volleyball 1999, 2000

Plain type denotes regular season title. Boldface denotes tournament title.

Italicized boldface denotes regular season and tour-nament title.

The Southern Conference702 N. Pine Street

Spartanburg, S.C. 29303Phone: 864.591.5100

Fax: 864.591.3448www.soconsports.com

Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarinopresents Davidson’s Stephen Curry with the MVP

Trophy at the 2008 Southern Conference Men’sBasketball Championships.

the socon at a glance

Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Iamarino

Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . Geoff Cabe

Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Arakas

Assoc. Commissioner for Compliance . . Doug King

Dir. of Multimedia Services . . . . . . . . . Jamie Severns

Dir. of Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Neff

Senior Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mitchell

Ass. Comm. of Media Relations . . . . . . Jason Yaman

Assoc. Dir. of Media Relations . . . . Jonathan Caskey

Media Relations Asst. . . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnne Cannell

Championships/Operations Asst. . . . . . . Ben Austin

Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . Laura Hayes

2010 davidson men's tennis guide

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