2010 elon men's tennis guide

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Quick FactsSchool .................................Elon UniversityLocation ...................................... Elon, N.C.Enrollment ........................................... 5,666Founded ................................................ 1889Nickname .......................................PhoenixColors ................................ Maroon & GoldConference.................................... SouthernFacility......... Jimmy Powell Tennis CenterPresident .....................Dr. Leo M. LambertDirector of Athletics ................Dave BlankHead Coach .................... Michael LeonardAlma Mater .................................... Elon ‘91Career Record (Yrs.) ..................... 85-40 (5)Elon Record (Yrs.) ........................ 85-40 (5)Assistant Coach ....................... Bob OwensAlma Mater ............................. Guilford ‘72Tennis Office Phone .............. 336.278.67372009 Overall Record ............................. 21-62009 SoCon Record ................................ 9-1Media Relations .................Erica RobersonOffice Phone ............................336.278.6711Cell Phone .............................. 336.512.1614Email [email protected] ............................elonphoenix.com

On the Cover(clockwise from top left) Philip Nemec, Chase Helping-stine, Alberto Rojas, Clark Howell.

Legend of the Phoenix Throughout history there is told the legend of the rare and remarkable Phoe-nix, a crimson and gold bird that lived 500 years. It was sleek, swift and strong - the most marvelous bird ever created by human imagination. At the end of its life, with death approaching, it built a nest in an oak tree and was consumed in flames ignited by the sun. From the ashes emerged the next Phoenix - reborn and renewed, with strength forged in fire. Fire, too, has shaped the history of Elon University. The disastrous fire of 1923 all but destroyed Elon. Gone were Main Building, college records, class-rooms, the library and the chapel. But within days of the fire, Elon trustees set in motion the plan for Elon to rise from the ashes, stronger than ever. The Phoenix is a powerful leader and an emblem of immortality. It is a perfect symbol for a school that is constantly

renewing and recreating itself. The Elon motto, Numen Lumen, embraces intellectual and spiritual light. And so too, throughout history, the Phoe-nix has served as a symbol of light and knowledge. The Phoe-nix is timeless and unique. It perfectly describes an athletics program and an institution that are rising to new levels of excellence. There is only one Phoenix. There is only one Elon. Catch the Fire!

Table of Contents2010 Elon Men’s TennisQuick Facts ..................................................1Legend of the Phoenix ...............................1This is Elon ...............................................2-3Student Life ..............................................4-5Surrounding Areas .....................................6The Jimmy Powell Tennis Center ............7Head Coach Michael Leonard ..................8Assistant Coach Bob Owens .....................9Support Staff ...............................................92010 Outlook .............................................102010 Roster ................................................10Meet the Team......................................11-14President Dr. Leo M. Lambert ................15Dir. of Athletics Dave Blank ...................15The Southern Conference ........................16SoCon Champions ...................................162009 Final Statistics ..................................172009 Final Results .....................................17NCAA Tournament History ...................18NAIA Championship...............................18Division I Results/Records .....................19Honors & Awards ....................................20

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Covering the PhoenixElon University welcomes the coverage of Phoenix men’s tennis. For more information, or to schedule coach or student-athlete inter-views, please contact Erica Roberson in the Elon Media Relations office at 336.278.6711 or on her mobile at 336.512.1614.

CreditsWriting & Editing: Erica Madden Roberson, Dir. of Media Relations, with assitance from Chris Rash, Asst. Dir. of Media Relations.

Design: Roberson using Adobe InDesign CS4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Photos: Andrew Brickey, Megan Donald, John Flowers, Nathan Anderson, Bob de la Fe’, Grant Halverson, Jerome Sturm, WG Sports Photos, SoCon Photos, GRCVB/VisitRaleigh.com, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Greens-boro Coliseum Complex and others.

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Special Thanks: Jen Blackwell, Leann Madtes, Chris Rash, Megan Donald, Michael Leonard and longtime Elon sports historian Rev. Jim Waggoner.

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“The thing that I will always remember about Elon is the people. Whether it is your coach, administrators, professors, advisors, friends or teammates, everyone is there for you. If you need any help, everyone is willing to be there for you. At most schools you blend in the with the crowd, but at Elon people treat you as a person and that truly means a lot to me.”

Clark Howell, Senior

Welcome to elon

Did You Know?

• Elon has 4,995 undergraduates from 47 states, the District of Columbia and 49 other countries.• Elon is nationally recognized for engaged learning programs including the Elon Experiences: internships, study abroad, un-dergraduate research, leadership and volunteer service.• Elon ranks first among U.S. master’s-level universities in the number of students studying abroad with 71% of recent graduates having spent at least one term abroad.• With the help of the Elon Career Center, 84% of Elon students participate in internships.• For three straight years, Elon was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corpo-ration for National and Community Services, the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement.


Welcome to elon

Academic Success

• Elon was named the nation’s #1 “School to Watch” by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s 2010 “America’s Best Colleges” guide. The 77 colleges and universities on the list are noted as “schools everyone should be watching.”

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon #2 among 117 Southern master’s-level universities and among the top universities in the nation in the following “Programs to Look For” categories: first-year experiences, study abroad, internships, undergraduate research/creative projects, learning communities, service learning and senior capstone. No other school in the nation received so many top rankings.

• Elon consistently earns top ratings in the annual National Survey of Student Engagement on each of the five benchmarks of excellence: - level of academic challenge - active and collaborative learning - student-faculty interaction - enriching educational experiences - supportive campus environment

• Elon offers 50+ majors in four schools and has a total of 4,995 undergraduate and 671 graduate students. The average class size is 21 with an overall student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1.


Student life


SurroundingAreAS

North Carolina State CapitolRaleigh, N.C.

Center City — Greensboro, N.C.

New Bridge Bank ParkGreensboro, N.C.

Carolina Hurricanes


In 1987, Dr. James Powell and his wife, Anne, presented Elon University with a major challenge gift for the construction of an on-campus, 12-court, lighted tennis facility. The Jimmy Powell Tennis Center consists of 12 hard courts separated into bays of three courts each. The court bays are captured by a 10-foot high, vinyl-coated fence fit-ted with nine-foot polypropylene wind screens. Evening tennis is made possible with low-level lighting. Each court is equipped with a state-of-the-art intercom system. Located at the center of the tennis complex is a two-story pavilion that houses a storage area, a concession stand and a viewing deck. From the viewing deck, competition can be observed in any direction, as well as the beautifully landscaped area between the courts. Shrubs and flowerbeds comple-ment the permanent bleachers next to the two stadium courts, while honey locust trees help to shade the grassy seating area. In the summer of 2008, all 12 courts were resurfaced and in 2009, locker rooms were added for both the men’s and women’s teams.

the Jimmy PoWell tenniS center


Michael LeonardHead CoachElon ‘91Overall: 85-40 (5 yrs)

The men’s tennis program has improved tremen-

dously over the last five years under the direction of head coach Michael Leonard. The squad has finished no lower than second in the Southern Conference in each of the last four seasons, winning the league title in 2007 and sharing the championship in 2006. In his sixth year as the head of the Elon men’s tennis program, Leonard’s remarkable run at the helm has included the Phoenix’s rise from a winless SoCon campaign in his first year to a pair of league championship seasons and two league runner-up finishes. Leonard’s teams have amassed an impressive 85-40 record (.680) in dual matches — highlighted by a sizzling 80-23 overall ledger (.777) and an astounding 33-4 SoCon slate (.892) since 2006 — while establishing Elon as a perennial SoCon power. For his efforts, he was recognized as the SoCon Coach of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. In 2009, Elon produced a 21-6 mark, its second 20-win season under Leonard’s tutelage. With a 9-1 regular-season league mark, the Phoenix came up just short in the SoCon Tournament championship match, falling to Furman in the final match. Damon Gooch and Philip Nemec became the first-ever Elon players to be selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship. Gooch, a four-time first-team All-SoCon honoree, competed in both singles and doubles, with Nemec as his doubles partner. Gooch ranked 20th individually and the doubles tandem of Gooch and Nemec ranked 56th – the highest ITA ratings ever achieved by Elon players at the NCAA Division I level. Leonard guided the Phoenix to a 17-9 mark – 7-2 in the league – en route to a 2008 second-place finish in the conference

regular season and tournament despite relying on four freshmen in the six singles spots. Gooch, one of Leonard’s first recruits, reached No. 72 in the national rankings. Four players were named all-conference with Oscar Podlewski becom-ing the Phoenix’s second SoCon Fresh-man of the Year in three seasons. In 2007, Leonard led Elon to its first-ever SoCon Tournament championship in any sport, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Fashioning a 23-3 overall record, Elon surpassed its 1990 NAIA Division I national championship team (22-3) as the winningest squad in Phoenix men’s tennis history. Leonard was a junior playing at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles on the 1990 team. Of the 2007 squad’s 23 wins, 13 were decided in shutout fashion. Elon finished the year ranked 44th in the country. The 2007 season also saw the Phoenix forge a perfect 12-0 mark against SoCon opponents and losses only to nationally-ranked foes Clemson, Duke and Wake Forest. Elon’s 14-match winning streak entering NCAA tournament action marked the program’s longest streak since the 1993 squad won 17 matches in a row. The Phoenix finished 3-3 against nationally-ranked teams and 20-0 against unranked programs. Leonard led Elon from a last-place finish in the SoCon in 2005 to a share of first place in 2006 and the outright title in 2007. The remarkable turnaround saw the Phoenix go from 5-17 overall and 0-10 in the SoCon in 2005 to 19-5 overall and 8-1 in the SoCon in 2006 with a squad made up of all underclassmen. Gooch became Elon’s first SoCon Freshman of the Year in 2006 and was honored with Elon’s first-ever national ranking among NCAA Division I players at No. 120. Gooch and Austin Fenn also earned the program’s first Division I doubles ranking (77th). The 2006 squad also became the first Elon men’s tennis team to receive the

Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Award. Leonard has had at least one player earn ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction in each of his years as head coach. In his first season at Elon, Leonard coached ESPN The Magazine Second Team Aca-demic All-American Pramote Malasitt to Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Athlete honors in 2005, recognizing him as the Elon male athlete of the year. Prior to coaching the Phoenix, Leonard served as the tennis director at the Raleigh Racquet

The Leonard FileFamilyWife — AmyDaughters — Olivia, Julia

EducationElon1991 — B.S. in Political Science

Playing HistoryElon, 1988-91• Four-time all-conference honoree• Four-time all-district selection• 1991 South Atlantic Conf. Player of the Year• NAIA All-American (1990 & 1991)• Named Elon’s Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Athlete in 1991• 2001 Elon Sports Hall of Fame inducteeProfessional• 1992 North Carolina State Champion• Ranked No. 1 in North Carolina Men’s Open Division in 1992

Coaching Honors2006 Southern Conference Coach of the Year2007 Southern Conference Coach of the Year

As A Head CoachYear Record (SoCon) School/Notes2009 21-6 (9-1) Elon/SoCon Runner-up2008 17-9 (7-2) Elon/SoCon Runner-up2007 23-3 (9-0) Elon/SoCon Champs NCAA Tournament Bid2006 19-5 (8-1) Elon/SoCon Co-Champs2005 5-17 (0-10) ElonTotal 85-40 (33-14)

Club (1995-2004) in Raleigh, N.C., where he was in charge of one of the largest junior programs in the South with nearly 200 juniors. He was also responsible for coordi-nating and implementing clinics, facilitat-ing tennis and social activities for members and handling all financial operations of the tennis program. During his tenure, Leonard coached many nationally-ranked juniors, including two national champions. A 1991 Elon graduate, Leonard was named all-conference and all-district dur-ing each of his four years of competition. In 1991, he was tabbed the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and earned Stein H. Basnight Outstanding Athlete honors. An NAIA All-American in both 1990 and 1991, he was inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Leonard continued his playing career after his college days, becoming the North Carolina state champion in 1992 and earn-ing a No. 1 ranking in the North Carolina Men’s Open Division. He played profes-sional tennis in 1993-94, during which time he competed in circuit tournament competitions throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, England, Spain and Portugal, achieving a world ranking. Leonard and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Olivia and Julia.


Bob OwensAssistant CoachTenth seasonGuilford ‘72

Bob Owens is in his tenth season as the as-

sistant coach for the Phoenix men’s tennis program. Under Michael Leonard, Owens has been instrumental in helping the Elon men’s tennis team become one of the top SoCon programs over the past four seasons. His infinite positive energy and pas-sion are always felt and used by each team member. This was specifically evident when the Phoenix men’s squad swept the SoCon regular season and tour-nament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2007. Owens has helped Leonard and the Elon program to two 20-win seasons in the last three years. A long-time tennis coach at nearby Northeast Guilford High School, Owens worked closely with former Phoenix head coach Tom Parham for more than 20 years and now serves as an assistant to Leonard.

A six-time Triad 3A Conference Coach of the Year, Owens has been both a tennis and football coach for more than 25 years. Owens has coached two 3A state champi-on doubles teams, as well as his son, who was a state runner-up in singles. Owens was once one of the 12 finalists for the North Carolina Teacher of the Year Award. Owens is cur-rently a member of the United States Tennis Association. He graduated from Guilford College where he was a two-time All-American in football. He then began a professional career with the Philadelphia Bell of the Old World Football League before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles and playing two seasons.

He and his wife, Wanda, have three adult children - twin sons, Todd and Jay, and a daughter, Amber and grandchild Brody.

Support Staff

Elly ShearmanAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Faith ShearerSenior Woman Administrator

Heather BrinkAcademic

Coordinator

Megan McCollumAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Cayce CrenshawDir. of Academic

Support for Athletics

Clay HassardSenior Associate Dir. of Athletics

Kyle WillsSenior Associate Dir. of Athletics

Erica RobersonDir. of Media

Relations for Athletics


2010 Phoenix RosterName Yr. Ht. Hometown Last SchoolCarlos Arboleda Fr. 5-10 Cali, Colombia Deutshe Schule CaliThomas Darling Fr. 5-8 Canton, Mass. Thayer AcademyChase Helpingstine Jr. 5-11 Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill HighClark Howell Sr. 5-11 Raleigh, N.C. Cardinal GibbonsPhilip Nemec Jr. 6-0 Calgary, Alberta Alberta Distance LearningAlberto Rojas Jr. 5-10 Atlatlahucan, Mexico Colegio Nacional de MatematicasCody Stauffer-MacDowell Jr. 6-0 Asheville, N.C. Carolina DayEric Turner So. 6-0 Boone, N.C. NC State

Head Coach: Michael Leonard (Elon ‘91)Assistant Coach: Bob Owens (Guilford)

Elon is aiming for another championship finish in 2010 as the Phoenix returns four of its top six singles players from last year’s team that posted a 21-6 record and played for the SoCon Tournament crown. We sat down with head coach Michael Leonard to discuss the program and how it is reaching new heights.

Elon men’s tennis has skyrocketed to a new level since you took over the program in 2004. What are some changes you imple-mented immediately that saw the Phoenix rise to the national rankings?

Each year we have strengthened our non-conference schedule. We have earned several wins over ranked teams in the past few years and this has propelled us into the rankings.

Damon Gooch and Philip Nemec earned spots in the NCAA Division I Men’s Ten-nis Championships last year. This was a first for Elon — how important is that for the program and how special was it for you to be a part of that Phoenix first?

It was very special. For Damon, a senior that had done so much for this program, it was gratifying for me as a coach to see him rewarded by being invited in both singles and doubles. The experience also motivated Philip to want to work hard on his game so he could get back to the NCAA Tourna-ment. Hopefully, having players reach this milestone will help us in our recruiting efforts.

With the loss of Gooch to graduation, how will Elon fill that void in its top position?

Our team is very balanced this year and the top position may not be solidified until later in the season. I feel we have several players who are competing for that top position, but only time will tell who that is.

What kind of routines do the players fol-low in the offseason so that they will be more prepared for the next season?

The emphasis is to have the players keep their strength training and conditioning up as if they were at Elon training and for them to play as many tournaments as possible. Before each leaves for the summer, I sit down with each player to go over things in which they should be striving to improve on as they head into the summer.

Elon players challenged some top op-ponents in the country during the fall tournaments. Talk a little bit about the importance of fall competition in tennis.

The fall tournaments are important because it gives the players a chance to see where

they are with their peers. It also lets you know of things to work on as you head into the offseason. The biggest thing in the fall is just making sure our players are getting good competition because dual matches do not start until mid-January for most schools.

What are some of the goals you have for the team this year?

Our team goal is to always be contending for the Southern Conference championship. This year, with only four teams making the SoCon Tournament, we want to make sure we have put ourselves in position to be one of the top four at the end of the season.

What makes Elon an attractive place for student-athletes?

There is a lot that attracts the students that I am recruiting to Elon. I think ultimately when they come to campus they are in awe of the beauty of the school. As they walk around and see the environment they can visualize themselves enjoying college.

What are some of the main characteristics you look for in a student-athlete when you are out recruiting?

There are different things you look for. First, you need to look at his academics to see if he is a good fit for Elon’s academic standard. Second, you want to look at the character of the person. Will he fit in with our team? Third, you look at him from an athletic standpoint. What type of drive does he have? What potential can you see in him over the next four years? You currently have three players who hail from outside the U.S. borders. Do you do a lot of international recruiting? How easy is it for those players to adjust to life at Elon?

When recruiting I am trying to get the best student-athletes possible regardless of where they are from. Occasionally, this takes me to the international side. Overall, the international students adjust very well

and for the most part they are exceptional students. Our international and U.S. stu-dents all live with one another. Last year Elon hosted the Southern Con-ference championships. Talk a little bit about that event and the advantages of hosting it on your home courts.

It was a fantastic event with a tremendous atmosphere. I had so many coaches in the conference come up and tell me how much they enjoyed the championship being held at Elon. Our support staff did a great job putting it all together. Having the stands packed for all of our matches made it excit-ing for our players.

Elon just recently added locker rooms to The Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. How does that help the program?

We now have a place our players can call home. The ability to use it for video pur-poses will be great for our team as well. It will definitely help our team in recruiting for the future.

If you had to describe Elon men’s tennis in one sentence, what would it be? We will leave it all out on the court.


ClarkHowell

Senior • 5-11 • 177Raleigh, N.C.

Cardinal Gibbons

Fall 2009: Recorded four singles victories in the fall, advancing to the semifinals of his flight at UNCG, earning straigh-set victories over Belmont’s Zachary Zola and Longwood’s Andres Lazarte • teamed with Cody Stauffer-MacDowell to win the Flight B doubles bracket at the UNC Wilmington Invite.2008-09: Earned victories in all five dual matches in which he played, earning two singles victories and three doubles wins, including his first ever win against a league opponent • teamed with Oscar Podlewski to defeat a duo from North

Carolina at the Duke Invitational in Janu-ary • gave up only six games over three dual doubles victories • posted a 3-6 singles mark in fall competition.2007-08: Injured for much of the year, seeing limited playing time • won his lone dual single match, defeating Ian Hunter of Winston-Salem State • scored a doubles victory with partner Cody Stauffer-MacDowell, defeating Macimil-ian Glodde and Troy Moore of Winston-Salem State • team captain.2006-07: Posted a 1-0 singles record and a 2-0 doubles record.Prep: Played at the top singles and doubles positions for Cardinal Gibbons High School, posting a 16-0 record • led Cardinal Gibbons to a 2-A Dual State Team Championship • won the Individual Doubles Championship with partner Evan Goff • named Mid-State

Conference Player of the Year.Personal: Clark is the son of Larry and Sherry Howell • ma-joring in leisure and sport management.

Howell’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 4-3 4-52008-09 3-7 2-0 (0-0) 1-2 3-0 (1-0)2007-08 1-2 1-0 (0-0) 1-0 1-0 (0-0)2006-07 1-1 1-0 (0-0) 1-1 2-0 (0-0) Totals 9-13 4-0 (0-0) 7-8 6-0 (1-0)

Howell FileWhat is your favorite sports movie and why?Rudy — It is the most inspirational movie I have ever seen.After graduation I would like to:Become a sports agent.My first car was a: Mazda ProtegeAny superstitions? I always touch my hat before each point.What is the most embarrasing song on your iPod right now? “Quit Playing Games with my Heart” — Backstreet BoysWhat is the best advice you have ever been given? Dreams are what make life tolerable.

Fall 2009: Paired with Eric Turner to go 2-1 in doubles and earn a share of the doubles title at the Elon Invitational. 2008-09: Played primarily at the No. 4 singles position, winning nine SoCon matches • won six of last seven matches in straight sets to close out the year • posted singles and doubles victory in Elon’s 4-3 win over North Florida • clinched a 4-2 win for Elon in the first round of the conference tournament • teamed with Oscar Podlewski for a doubles win in the SoCon semis against CofC • earned second-team all-league honors in doubles with teammate Carlin Murray after posting a 7-1 SoCon record • won three doubles matches in the fall

ITA Regional Tournament, winning twice in qualifying action and once in the main draw • academic All-SoCon honoree.2007-08: Established the highest winning percentage (.783) on the team, finishing the spring at 18-5 (8-1 SoCon) in singles while playing predominantly at No. 6 • defeated Sawyer Duncan of Furman in the finals of the league tournament • finished 14-8 in dual doubles matches • won the singles championship in the Orange Flight of the UNC Invitational in the fall • teamed with Mason Schermer-horn to advance to the finals of the UNC Invitational B doubles flight • earned the squad’s Mr. Consistenecy award.Prep: Achieved lofty regional and na-tional rankings during his senior season, finishing in the top 10 of the Southern Section of the USTA and among the top 100 high school seniors nationally • won the 4A state singles title his senior year • won multiple honors, including team MVP and PAC-6 Player of the Year acco-

lades • participated in Junior Davis Cup and National Zonal team competitions.Personal: Chase is the son of Chuck and Beth Helping-stine • majoring in finance.

Helpingstine’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 2-3 4-22008-09 6-5 17-7 (9-1) 6-4 17-8 (9-1) 2007-08 6-3 18-5 (8-1) 3-2 14-8 (6-3)Totals 14-11 35-12 (17-2) 13-8 31-16 (15-4)

Helpingstine FileIf you could compete in any sport against any athlete, who would it be and why?Jimmy Reyes — I would just tag his slider!People would be surprised to know that I:Watch a little 90210 every now and then.My first car was a: ‘91 Red Jeep CherokeeAny superstitions? I don’t wear black socks on match day.What is the most embarrasing song on your iPod right now? “Big Girls Don’t Cry”I came to Elon because: It is a good school, has a nice campus and it is not too far from home.

ChaseHelpingstine

Junior • 5-11 • 175Chapel Hill, N.C.Chapel Hill High


Fall 2009: Played top competition in the fall, teaming with Chase Helpingstine to win two of three doubles matches in the A1 doubles flight at the UVA Classic.2008-09: Along with Damon Gooch, became the first Elon players to compete in the NCAA Divison I Tennis Champi-onships • Gooch and Nemec produced a mark of 19-5 in dual doubles action, including a 9-1 SoCon record • Gooch and Nemec earned the highest-ever ITA national ranking by an Elon duo at No. 20 during 2009 • posted an 18-8 dual singles tally, winning eight league matches • put together an eight-match singles winning streak during the year • his singles vic-tory helped Elon to a 4-3 victory over #56 Radford • first-team All-SoCon doubles

honoree • had a successful fall with sin-gles wins over North Carolina’s Cameron Ahari and William Laus • was also unde-feated in both singles and doubles play at the Elon Invitational, posting a 6-0 record • received team’s Top Doubles Award.2007-08: Fashioned a 15-9 dual singles mark playing predominantly at No. 5 in his first season • posted wins over Alex Stone of Duke, Andrew Mazlin of Michi-gan and Carlos Salmon of Wake Forest • finished with a 13-6 record in doubles with partner Damon Gooch in the spring • named SoCon Player of the Month in January • recognized as first- team All-SoCon in doubles with Gooch • earned team’s Heart and Hustle Award. Prep: Was a national singles and two-time national doubles champion in Canada • earned a gold medal in doubles play at the 2005 Canada Summer Games • won both the singles and doubles titles at the Vancouver ITF • one of the top juniors in Canada, ranking No. 4 nation-ally in singles and No. 3 nationally for doubles for ages 18 & under • ranked

No. 280 by the International Tennis Federation.Personal: Philip is the son of Josef and Simo-na Nemec • majoring in leisure and sport management.

Nemec’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 1-4 2-12008-09 5-3 18-8 (8-2) 1-2 20-5 (9-1) 2007-08 3-2 15-9 (7-2) 3-2 13-9 (6-3)Totals 9-9 33-17 (15-4) 6-5 33-14 (15-4)

Nemec FileWhat is your favorite tennis memory?Winning the U16 Canadian National Singles ChampionshipPeople would be surprised to know that:Czech was my first language.My craziest ambition in life is to: Be an actor — people say I was made for TV.What is the most embarrasing song on your iPod right now? “Kung Fu Fighting”If you could have dinner with three people throughout history, who would they be: Gengis Khan, Jesus, Pete Sampras/Wayne Gretzky (tied for third!)

PhilipNemec

Junior • 6-0 • 180Calgary, Alberta

Alberta Distance Learning

Fall 2009: Paired with various teammates to post a 6-1 doubles mark in the fall.2008-09: Posted a perfect 10-0 singles mark in SoCon action primarily at No. 5 • won 15 of 16 matches during one stretch, including straight-set victories over opponents from Radford and East Carolina • earned team-best 19 dual sin-gles wins • posted the match-clinching victory in Elon’s 4-2 SoCon Tournament win over CofC • named second-team all-conference • had a strong fall, defeat-ing Dusan Milijevic of Georgia Tech

in the ITA Mideast Regional • teamed with Chase Helpingstine and won three matches in the ITA Mideast Regional.2007-08: Finished dual competition with a 13-10 (6-3 SoCon) mark in singles primarily at the No. 4 position • forged a 16-6 doubles record, playing predomi-nantly with Helpingstine and Mason Schermerhorn • earned second-team All-Southern Conference accolades in doubles with Schermerhorn • recognized as team’s Most Improved Player.Prep: Won the national championship in both singles and doubles in Mexico • led his school to the conference team national championship and state team national championship • achieved a world rank-ing on the ATP tour.Personal: Alberto is the son of Arturo Ro-jas Flores and Bertha Maldanado Lepe •

majoring in business administration.

Rojas FileWhat are five words your teamates would use to describe you?Funny, happy, cool, relaxed, trustworthyIf you could have dinner with three people throughout history, who would they be: Gan-dhi, Emiliano Zapata, Napoleon BonaparteI came to Elon because: I loved the univer-sity and identified with the team and Coach Leonard.What is your favorite sports movie and why?Invictus — It represents how the passion for a sport might change the way people see things, even when they are not related to sports.

AlbertoRojas

Junior • 5-10 • 148Atlatlahucan, Mexico

Col. Nacional de Matematicas

Rojas’ Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 2-4 6-12008-09 3-4 19-5 (10-0) 6-1 16-9 (8-2) 2007-08 1-3 13-10 (6-3) 2-3 16-6 (7-2)Totals 6-11 32-15 (16-3) 14-5 32-15 (15-4)


Fall 2009: Went 2-0 in singles at the Elon Invitational • paired with Clark Howell to win the Flight B Doubles bracket at the UNC Wilmington Fall Invite • also advanced to the semifinals of his singles bracket at UNCW.2008-09: Picked up several non-confer-ence singles victories for the Phoenix, including wins over opponents from Charlotte and North Florida • defeated Joe Nicolazzi in straight sets to help lift Elon over CofC in the SoCon semifinals • developing doubles player who earned a 7-2 league mark with partner Alberto Rojas • duo also won two matches in SoCon Tournament • tandem won eight

straight during the season • earned a 4-4 mark in fall singles play • defeated Zach Watson of Radford in the UNC Invita-tional • posted a 4-2 fall doubles record with teammate Carlin Murray • duo defeated David Masciorini and Akash Gujarati of East Carolina en route to making the finals of the UNC Invitational • academic All-SoCon honoree and ITA Scholar-Athlete.2007-08: Finished 1-1 in singles play during the spring • posted a 4-2 doubles mark in conference play with partner Chase Helpingstine • recorded a 5-2 singles record in the fall • won the conso-lation singles title in the UVA Invitational Gray Bracket • received ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades. Prep: Won the 2006 2A state singles title • led Carolina Day School to the team state championship in 2006 • named the West-ern North Carolina Player of the Year his junior year • won multiple team MVP honors • member of the National Honor

Society.Personal: Cody is the son of Brian MacDowell and Debra Stauffer-Mac-Dowell • majoring in biology.

Stauffer-MacDowell FileIf you could compete in any sport against any athlete, who would it be and why?Pete Sampras. It would be fun to be on the court with him.Five words my teammates would use to describe me are: Dedicated, nerdy, sarcastic, joker, smartMy craziest ambition in life is to: Sail around the world.Best advice I’ve ever been given: Fake it until you make it.My first car was a: Honda Accord

CodyStauffer-

MacDowellJunior • 6-0 • 158

Asheville, N.C.Carolina Day

Stauffer-MacDowell’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 4-4 5-32008-09 6-5 7-8 (2-1) 4-4 15-9 (7-2) 2007-08 5-2 1-1 (0-0) 2-2 7-4 (4-2)Totals 15-11 8-9 (2-1) 11-9 22-13 (11-4)

Fall 2009: Won two doubles matches with Alberto Rojas at the UVA Classic • paired with Chase Helpingstine to earn a share of the doubles crown at the Elon Fall Invite.2008-09 (at NC State): Competed as a red-shirt freshman for the Wolfpack, posting a record of 4-4 in singles action • earned victories over nationally-ranked teams such as Louisville, Old Dominion and Vanderbilt.Prep: Top tennis recruit in the state of North Carolina, earning a peak rank-ing of No. 45 in the nation according to tennisrecruiting.net • played at Watauga High School and Heritage Academy,

earning a Bronze Ball in doubles at the USTA Winter Nationals • posted unde-feated conference singles and doubles marks as a freshman at Watauga, leading his team to a league championship.Personal: Eric is the son of John and Chris Turner • majoring in leisure and sport management.

Turner FileFive words my teammates would use to describe me are: Smart, sophisticated, respon-sible, role modelIf I could go to dinner with any three people throughout history they would be: Mickey Mantle, Mohammed Ali and Andre AgassiMy craziest ambition in life is to: Go to outer spaceBest advice I’ve ever been given: “Just get on your horse and ride.”I came to Elon because: I heard great things about the tennis program and the coaching staff really impressed me.

EricTurner

Soph. • 6-0 • 165Boone, N.C.

NC State

Turner’s Career Statistics (at Elon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 4-4 6-2


Fall 2009: Had an impressive showing at the UNC Wilmington Invitational, going 2-1 in the Flight A singles draw • paired with various teammates to go undefeated in doubles at the Elon Invitational • also posted two singles wins at the home tournament. Prep: All-state tennis selection all four years of high school • consistently achieved high national rankings, being ranked as high as No. 1 in Colombia and South America COSAT when he was 14 years old • qualified for four Futures Tournaments, obtaining two ATP points

and earning an ATP ranking of 1519.Personal: Carlos is the son of Carlos and Carmen Arboleda • major is undecided.

Arboleda FileWhat is your favorite sports movie and why? Rocky — these movies impressed me since I was a child. They represent perseverance and discipline. It shows, through a very interesting story, that you can make your dreams come true by believing in yourself, enjoying what you do and giving your best everyday. My craziest ambition in life is to: Be an astronaut.If you could have dinner with three people throughout history, who would they be? Jesus, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert EinsteinI came to Elon because: It offers me all I need to succeed as a student-athlete and inspires me to play for it. Elon has an amazing campus with a great atmosphere, a very competitive tennis team, a high level of academics and many opportunities to study abroad!

CarlosArboleda

Freshman • 5-10 • 145Cali, Colombia

Deutshe Schule Cali

Arboleda’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 4-2 4-2

Fall 2009: Won a team-best five singles matches in the fall • advanced to the fi-nals of the A2 singles draw at the UNCG Invitational in his first collegiate competi-tion • only loss at UNCG was a 7-5, 7-6 (2) defeat in the championship match • went undefeated in singles at the Elon Invite. Prep: Went undefeated during his entire high school career at Thayer Academy, not dropping a single set during his junior and senior seasons as the top singles play-er • achieved a national ranking as high as 121 according to tennisrecruiting.net •

ranked second in the state of Massachu-setts • received several academic honors including the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Award and the Patriot Ledger All-Scholas-tic Award • 2009 MVP of the Independent School League.Personal: Tommy is the son of Ralph

and Mary Margaret Darling • major is undecided.

Darling FileWhat is your favorite sports movie and why? Miracle — Hockey was my first love and I got to hold the 1980 gold medal.If I could go to dinner with any three people throughout history they would be: Jesus, Nelson Mandela, Julius CeasarA place I’ve always wanted to visit, but never have is: IrelandBest advice I’ve ever been given: It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of fight in the dog.What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod right now: Take your pick — Backstreet Boys? Miley Cyrus? Glee Cast?

TommyDarling

Freshman • 5-10 • 145Canton, Mass.

Thayer Academy

Darling’s Career Statistics Tourn. Dual (SoCon) Tourn. Dual (SoCon)Year Singles Singles Doubles Doubles 2009-10 5-4 3-5


Dave Blank is in his fourth year as the Elon University Director of

Athletics, following another year of notable improvement for the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, academic prog-ress, marketing and fundraising. During his first three years at Elon, he ignited ambitious expansions in the Department of Athletics – including a restructuring of the Phoenix Club with emphasis on funding scholarships for student-athletes, a restructuring of the academic assistance program for athletics in conjunction with the Office of the Pro-vost, and a plan for facility improvements, including an now completed renovation of the Latham Park baseball facility, perma-nent bleachers for soccer, a state-of-the-art golf practice facility, and an in-progress field house at the North Athletics Complex. In June 2008, Blank was appointed to serve on the NCAA Division I Champion-ships/Sports Management Cabinet – a 31-member cabinet that will help shape the future of Division I athletics. During the 2008-09 campaign, five Phoenix squads earned higher league finishes than they had in the previous year. The Phoenix captured regular-season

Southern Conference titles in both men’s soccer and baseball with the baseball squad advancing to its third NCAA re-gional appearance in the past four seasons. The men’s tennis team fell just one win shy of a berth into NCAA play, but saw its first-ever individuals earn spots into the post-season tournament. In 2007-08, 12 of Elon’s 16 sports programs finished higher in the Southern Conference than the previous year. The Phoenix baseball team went on to claim SoCon outright regular-season and tourna-ment crowns en route to a NCAA regional appearance. Also, Elon fell just one victory shy of capturing the SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid in football, men’s basketball and men’s tennis. During the 2006-07 season, Elon posted SoCon outright regular-season and tour-nament titles and an NCAA postseason appearance in men’s tennis. The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), foot-ball (2007 and 2008), men’s tennis (2007, 2008 and 2009) and baseball (2008 and 2009) teams have all earned national rank-ings during Blank’s time at Elon. Blank became the Elon Director of Ath-letics in 2006 after spending six years in the same position at Drake University where he directed an 18-sport NCAA Division I athletics program. During his tenure, Drake student-athletes consistently posted a com-bined grade point average of 3.0 or above.

Also, Blank oversaw the addition of three women’s sports — crew, golf and soccer — as well as the completion of a $17 million renovation of Drake Stadium. Blank has served as a member of the NCAA I-AA Governance and Football Is-sues Committees. In 2005, he received Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director accolades from the All-American Football Foundation. Prior to 2000, Blank worked at Coastal Carolina University where he served as Assistant/Associate Director of Athlet-ics for three years (1996-99) and Director of Athletics for one year (1999-2000). He also spent eight seasons (1988-1996) as head men’s basketball coach at Lock Haven University. Blank’s teams won 119 games during his tenure, making him the winningest head men’s basketball coach in school history. He was named Pennsyl-vania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1996. A native of Frostburg, Md., Blank attended Duke University for two years (1978-1980) before graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Finance). He earned a Master of Science degree in Business Ad-ministration from South Carolina in 1986. Blank and his wife, Leslie, are the proud parents of four children – Dexter, Samantha, Dustin and Davis.

Dr. Leo M. LambertElon UniversityPresident

Since becoming Elon University’s eighth presi-dent in January 1999, Leo

M. Lambert has advanced an ambitious agenda to establish Elon as a top-ranked liberal arts university and a national model of engaged teaching and learning. Under President Lambert’s leadership, Elon has accomplished broad improve-ments in academic and student life programs while continuing to develop a campus that consistently ranks among the nation’s most beautiful. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened through major in-vestments in faculty development, library resources, honors and fellows programs for outstanding students, and Elon’s top-ranked programs in study abroad, under-graduate research, volunteer service, and leadership education. In 2001 Elon College became Elon University, and the NewCentury@Elon strategic plan was developed under Presi-dent Lambert’s leadership. He directed

the establishment of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences and both the School of Communications and the School of Education that same year. In 2006, Dr. Lambert led the drive to open the Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. New facilities constructed during President Lambert’s tenure include Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Rhodes Stadium, Belk Track and White Field, the six-building Academic Village, Ernest A. Koury Sr. Busi-ness Center, Ellington Health Center, The Oaks residence hall complex, Colonnades Dining Hall and the Colonnades residence halls, and several new residence halls and a commons building in Danieley Center. President Lambert has assumed a number of leadership roles regionally and nationally, serving on the national and North Carolina boards of Campus Com-pact and as a founding board member and president’s council chair of Project Peri-cles, a national organization that encour-ages students to become civically engaged in their communities. As a result, Elon has twice been named one of the nation’s top universities for community service in the President’s Higher Education Community

Service Honor Roll. President Lambert has provided leadership on athletics issues, serving as a member of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Athletics and chairing the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification. In 2008 Dr. Lambert was appointed to the Commission on Effective Leadership by the American Council on Education and also to the North Carolina Higher Education Civic Education Study Com-mission. In 2009, he was named a director of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), which com-prises more than 1,150 public and private colleges and universities. Lambert has a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Geneseo, a master’s in education from the Universi-ty of Vermont in Burlington, and a doctor-ate in education from Syracuse University. President Lambert’s greatest honor in life, in collaboration with his wife Laurie, has been the privilege of parenting two daughters, Callie, a student at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Mollie, a student at Furman University.

Dave BlankElon UniversityDirector of Athletics


The Southern Conference, which entered its 89th season of intercollegiate competition in 2009, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. Elon men’s tennis began competing in the league in the 2004 sea-son. Despite having only competed in the SoCon for six years, Phoenix men’s tennis has already won or shared two league regular-season titles and earned a SoCon Tournament title. Elon players have earned league freshman of the year honors twice and head coach Michael Leonard was named coach of the year on two occasions. All-conference plaques have been awarded to 26 Elon singles and doubles competitors. Established in 1921, the Southern Conference is the fourth oldest major col-lege conference in the United States. Its roots can be traced to 1894, when several football-playing institutions formed a confederation known as the Southeast-ern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). On February 25-26, 1921, 15 of the larger SIAA members met in Atlanta and officially formed the Southern Inter-collegiate Conference. Charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Geor-gia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began that fall. Since its formation, the Southern Con-ference has given birth to the Southeastern

and Atlantic Coast conferences, and its membership has changed drastically. Cur-rent members include Furman, Appala-chian State, The Citadel, College of Charles-ton, Davidson, Elon, Georgia Southern, Samford, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina, and Wofford. The Southern Conference gives three major awards to its member institutions. The Commissioner’s Cup is given an-nually to the school fielding the league’s best all-around men’s sports program, while the Germann Cup is presented to the school with the best overall women’s program. The McAlister Award is pre-sented to the institution judged to have exhibited the highest degree of sports-manship in league competition.

2009 Final Southern Conference Standings

Conference Overall W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Furman 10 0 0 1.000 22 8 0 .733Elon 9 1 0 .900 21 6 0 .778UNC Greensboro 7 3 0 .700 15 8 0 .652Wofford 7 3 0 .700 13 11 0 .542Georgia Southern 5 4 1 .550 10 9 1 .525Appalachian State 5 5 0 .500 15 10 0 .600Col. of Charleston 5 5 0 .500 11 14 0 .400Samford 3 6 1 .350 6 16 1 .283Davidson 2 8 0 .200 8 16 0 .333The Citadel 1 9 0 .100 8 15 0 .348Chattanooga 0 10 0 .000 2 8 0 .100

SoCon Champions(Since Elon joined the league in 2004)

Southern Conference TournamentYear Champion 2004 East Tennessee State2005 East Tennessee State 2006 Furman2007 Elon2008 Furman2009 Furman

Southern Conference Regular SeasonYear Champion 2004 East Tennessee State2005 East Tennessee State2006 Elon/Furman2007 Elon2008 Furman2009 Furman

Fans packed the stands as Elon hosted its first-ever Southern Conference Tournament in 2009.

Elon won its first-ever Southern Conference Tournament in 2007, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.


2009 Dual Singles RecordsPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Totals .PctKevin Beard 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 1.000Alex Crockford 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 .000Damon Gooch 17-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 17-7 .708Chase Helpingstine 0-0 1-0 4-4 9-2 3-1 0-0 17-7 .708Clark Howell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1.000Carlin Murray 0-0 1-0 4-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 7-6 .538Philip Nemec 0-0 1-1 8-4 6-1 3-2 0-0 18-8 .692Oscar Podlewski 1-0 14-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 15-8 .652Alberto Rojas 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 9-1 8-3 19-5 .792Cody Stauffer-MacDowell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-4 7-3 7-8 .467

Totals 18-7 17-9 17-10 19-7 17-9 17-8 105-50 .677

2009 Dual Doubles RecordsPlayers #1 #2 #3 Totals .PctGooch/Nemec 19-5 0-0 0-0 19-5 .792Howell/Podlewski 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1.000Helpingstine/Podlewski 0-0 6-6 0-0 6-6 .500Rojas/Stauffer-MacDowell 0-1 0-0 14-8 14-9 .609Gooch/Howell 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1.000Beard/Nemec 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000Helpingstine/Murray 1-0 10-2 0-0 11-2 .846Beard/Stauffer-MacDowell 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000Howell/Rojas 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000Murray/Podlewski 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1.000Murray/Rojas 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000

Totals 20-6 19-8 18-8 57-22 .722

2009 Southern Conference Singles RecordsPlayer #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Totals .PctKevin Beard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000Damon Gooch 8-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-2 .800Chase Helpingstine 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 3-1 0-0 9-1 .900Carlin Murray 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 1-1 3-4 .429Philip Nemec 0-0 0-1 5-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 8-2 .800Oscar Podleski 0-0 6-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-3 .667Alberto Rojas 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 4-0 10-0 1.000Cody Stauffer-MacDowell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 .667

Totals 8-2 6-4 7-3 9-1 9-1 8-2 47-13 .783

2009 Southern Conference Doubles RecordsPlayers #1 #2 #3 Totals .PctGooch/Nemec 9-1 0-0 0-0 9-1 .900Helpingstine/Murray 0-0 7-1 0-0 7-1 .875Rojas/Stauffer-MacDowell 0-0 0-0 7-2 7-2 .778Howell/Rojas 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000Helpingstine/Podlewski 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1.000

Totals 9-1 9-1 8-2 26-4 .867

2009 ResultsDate Opponent Result Score01.17-19 Duke Invitational No Score01.22 at #35 Duke L 0- 701.30 vs. #60 Clemson L 2- 501.31 at Old Dominion W 4- 301.31 vs. #65 Brigham Young L 3- 402.07 Lees-McRae W 6- 102.07 South Carolina State W 7- 002.14 at #51 South Carolina L 1- 602.15 UNC Wilmington W 7- 002.21 at Charlotte W 7- 003.06 at Samford* W 6- 103.07 at Chattanooga* W 7- 003.14 Wofford* W 5- 203.17 Col. of Charleston* W 5- 203.21 Winston-Salem State W 7- 003.21 Georgia State W 7- 003.24 at Georgia Southern* W 6- 103.25 at North Florida W 4- 303.29 #56 Radford W 4- 304.01 at Davidson* W 7- 004.04 Furman* L 2- 504.06 at Appalachian State* W 5- 204.09 at East Carolina W 4- 104.15 UNC Greensboro* W 6- 104.18 The Citadel* W 7- 004.24 Appalachian State# W 4- 204.25 Col. of Charleston# W 4- 204.26 #72 Furman# L 0- 4

Asterisk (*) indicates SoCon match# Southern Conference Tournament; Elon, N.C.

Bold indicates home match

In 2009, Damon Gooch became the first Elon player to compete as an individual in the NCAA

Division I Men’s Tennis Championships.


In 2009, Elon placed its first-ever individuals in the NCAA Tournament. The Phoenix men’s tennis program was represented in both singles and doubles competition at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships at George P. Mitchell Tennis Center at Texas A&M University. In singles play, senior Damon Gooch earned the Southern Conference’s automatic qualifying spot as he was the highest ranked player. The doubles team of Gooch and Philip Nemec claimed the league’s automatic spot as the highest-rated doubles team in the conference. Gooch, who finished the season ranked 72nd in the country, ranked as high as 56th during the season. The un-derdog faced 37th-ranked Boris Conkic of Tennessee in the opening round. After dropping the first set, Gooch battled back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset victory over Conkic in the Round of 64. In the Round of 32, Gooch battled Conor Pollock, the 17th-ranked player out of Texas A&M. In a tightly contested match, Gooch’s run came to an end by a score of 7-6 (8), 7-6 (1). In doubles competition, Gooch and Nemec concluded the historic year with a ranking of 38. The duo challenged Justin Kronauge and Steven Moneke of Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. Despite jumping out to an early lead in the first set, Kronauge and Moneke (ranked 14th in the country) earned the 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) victory to advance.

Elon in the NCAA TournamentDamon Gooch College Station, Texas 2009Round of 64 d. #37 Boris Conkic (Tennessee) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4Round of 32 Lost #17 Conor Pollock (Texas A&M) 7-6 (8), 7-6 (1)Damon Gooch/Philip Nemec 2009Round of 64 Lost #14 Steven Moneke/Justin Kronauge (Ohio State) 2-0 (6-4, 7-5)

Elon’s Damon Gooch and Philip Nemec became the first-ever Phoenix players to compete in the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships.

1990 NAIA Men’s Tennis Championship The 2010 season marks the 20th an-niversary of Elon’s NAIA Men’s Tennis Championship. Coached by fifth-year head coach Tom Parham, Elon clinched the outright title when Roland Thornqvist and Stefan Hagar rallied for a 7-5, 6-2 doubles victory over North Florida’s Adam Ke-work and Stafan Cambal in the semifinals of the national tournament. The victor of the NAIA Tournament was determined by total points, based on the number of singles and doubles matches won. After clinching the team title, Thorn-qvist went on to earn the individual crown with a 6-3, 6-2 victory of Sandeep Mulay of Atlantic Christian. The freshman was unbeaten in 37 matches on the year and was the first-ever Parham-coached player to win the individual championship. Just two short hours later, Thornqvist and Hager added the doubles title for the Fightin’ Christians. The third-seeded pair from Elon earned a 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory

over top-seeded Yue Wang and Jie Chen of Brigham Young-Hawaii. Thornqvist was selected the recipient of the Ward-Ballinger Award presented annually to the most outstanding player of the tournament. Parham was named the Penn-NAIA Coach of the Year and was later inducted into the NAIA National Hall of Fame. Also a major con-tributor on that 1990 national title team was current Elon head coach Michael Leonard. Leon-ard helped Elon to the South Atlantic Confer-ence title and the District 26 crown in addition to the NAIA championship. There were four players native to North Carolina who each

played a vital role in the championship season by getting points in both the singles and doubles draw. Those players, pictured below, are: Leonard, Billy Scott, Craig Stone and Jeff Gagnon. Thornqvist, Hager and Leonard earned All-American honors for their performances.


200012-9 • 4-3 Big South • Tom Parham

02.17 Campbell L 3- 402.20 Wofford W 7- 002.23 at UNC Wilmington W 4- 302.28 at High Point* L 3- 403.02 at East Carolina L 2- 503.04 Charleston Southern* L 1- 603.05 North Carolina A&T W 7- 003.12 at Winthrop* W 6- 103.13 at Presbyterian W 8- 103.14 at UNC Asheville* W 7- 003.17 UNC Greensboro L 1- 6 03.18 Barton W 7- 003.19 Coastal Carolina* W 6- 104.01 Liberty* W 7- 004.05 Charlotte L 1- 604.06 at Richmond W 4- 204.15 Davidson L 2- 504.16 Radford* L 3- 404.20 Coastal Carolina^ W 4- 004.21 Radford^ W 4- 104.22 Charleston Southern^ L 0- 1

^ Big South Tournament, Elon, N.C.


02.10 Richmond W 5- 402.17 at Campbell W 4- 302.18 Presbyterian W 5- 202.24 UNC Wilmington W 4- 302.27 High Point* W 4- 303.01 at Col. of Charleston L 0- 703.02 at Charleston So.* L 0- 703.08 UNC Greensboro L 2- 503.11 Winthrop* L 0- 703.13 at Barton W 5- 404.02 at Liberty* L 2- 504.03 East Carolina L 1- 404.05 Charlotte L 2- 504.08 at Appalachian St. W 4- 304.09 N.C. A&T W 7- 004.11 UNC Asheville* W 6- 104.12 at Radford* L 2- 504.17 Davidson L 3- 404.19 High Point^ W 4- 204.20 Winthrop^ L 0- 4



02.09 at East Carolina L 2- 502.16 Cleveland State W 7- 002.18 at Birmingham So. W 4- 302.24 Appalachian State W 5- 203.05 Rice L 0- 703.07 at Presbyterian W 6- 103.08 at Wofford W 5- 203.10 at Winthrop* L 2- 503.15 at Richmond L 3- 403.16 Robert Morris W 7- 003.22 Col. of Charleston L 2- 403.28 Liberty* W 5- 203.29 Radford* W 6- 103.30 at N.C. A&T W 7- 004.04 Charleston So.* L 2- 504.07 Davidson L 3- 404.09 Campbell W 4- 304.10 at Charlotte L 1- 604.14 at High Point* L 3- 404.18 High Point^ W 4- 204.19 Winthrop^ L 1- 5



02.08 at Furman L 0- 602.08 vs. Erskine W 7- 002.19 at UNC Greensboro W 7- 002.21 Richmond W 4- 302.25 High Point* W 4- 302.28 at Charleston So.* W 4- 303.04 at UNC Wilmington W 4- 1

03.09 Winthrop* L 2- 503.11 East Carolina W 4- 303.13 Chattanooga W 7- 003.18 at Davidson W 5- 203.21 Birmingham-So. W 5- 203.31 at Liberty* W 4- 304.01 at Radford* W 5- 204.04 at Appalachian St. W 6- 104.11 at Campbell W 5- 204.12 UNC Asheville* L 3- 404.17 Radford^ W 4- 004.18 High Point^ L 2- 4


20049-8 • 5-5 SoCon • Tom Parham

02.08 Yale L 1- 602.20 vs. Col. of Charleston* L 1- 603.05 at Chattanooga* W 5- 203.07 at East Tennessee St.* L 1- 603.09 at East Carolina W 4- 303.12 Charlotte W 5- 203.19 at Richmond L 3- 403.30 Davidson* W 5- 204.02 at N.C. A&T W 7- 004.03 Georgia Southern* L 3- 404.04 Furman* L 2- 504.09 at UNC Greensboro* W 6- 104.10 The Citadel* W 5- 204.12 Liberty W 6- 104.16 Appalachian State* L 2- 504.17 at Wofford* W 4- 304.22 vs. Wofford^ L 3- 4

^ SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C.

20055-17 • 0-10 SoCon • Michael Leonard

01.21 Gardner-Webb W 5- 102.12 at #41 South Carolina L 1- 602.16 East Carolina L 1- 602.19 Wofford* L 3- 402.20 Col. of Charleston* L 2- 502.26 Chattanooga* L 3- 402.27 at #25 North Carolina L 1- 603.04 at Longwood W 6- 103.05 at Liberty L 3- 403.08 at Davidson* L 2- 503.11 Coastal Carolina W 4- 203.12 at UNC Wilmington L 3- 403.15 UNC Greensboro* L 3- 403.30 at Georgia Southern* L 2- 503.31 at The Citadel* L 1- 604.02 Northern Colorado W 5- 104.03 East Tennessee State* L 0- 704.05 N.C. A&T W 5- 204.09 at Furman* L 1- 604.14 at Charlotte L 0- 704.15 at Appalachian State* L 3- 404.21 vs. Georgia Southern^ L 0- 4



01.21 at #31 North Carolina L 0- 702.04 at#11 South Carolina L 1- 602.14 at N.C. A&T W 7- 002.19 Richmond W 4- 202.21 Gardner-Webb W 6- 102.25 at Chattanooga* W 4- 302.28 High Point W 7- 003.02 Charlotte W 6- 103.05 at #33 NC State L 2- 503.10 Appalachian State* W 7- 003.11 The Citadel* W 5- 203.14 at UNC Greensboro* W 6- 103.18 at Coastal Carolina W 6- 103.19 at Col. of Charleston* W 6- 103.28 at Wofford* W 5- 203.29 UNC Wilmington W 4- 004.01 Georgia Southern* W 7- 004.02 #69 Furman* W 5- 204.07 Winston-Salem St. W 7- 004.09 Davidson* W 6- 1

04.12 at East Carolina W 5- 204.14 Longwood W 7- 004.21 vs. Davidson^ W 4- 004.22 vs. Chattanooga^ L 1- 4



Southern Conference Regular-Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA Tournament ParticipantFinal ITA Ranking: #44

02.03 at #26 Wake Forest L 2- 502.04 South Carolina St. W 4- 302.08 Gardner-Webb W 7- 002.17 Catawba W 7- 002.17 Winston-Salem State W 7- 002.22 at Charlotte W 5- 202.24 at #37 South Carolina W 4- 102.27 at High Point W 7- 003.03 Wofford* W 7- 003.04 at Longwood W 6- 103.07 at #16 Duke L 1- 603.08 at UNC Wilmington W 6- 103.11 at #55 Furman* W 5- 203.13 UNC Greensboro* W 7- 003.17 Col. of Charleston* W 4- 303.20 at Georgia Southern* W 7- 003.21 at The Citadel* W 6- 103.30 at Appalachian State* W 6- 104.01 Chattanooga* W 6- 004.04 at Davidson* W 7- 004.07 Boston College W 5- 004.14 Liberty W 7- 004.20 vs. Davidson^ W 4- 004.21 vs. Chattanooga^ W 4- 004.22 vs. Col. of Charleston^ W 4- 1



01.26 at #16 Duke L 1- 601.28 vs. #71 Princeton W 4- 302.08 at #43 Old Dominion L 3- 402.16 Winston-Salem State W 7- 002.16 Charlotte W 5- 202.17 Gardner-Webb W 7- 002.22 at #60 South Carolina L 0- 402.23 Campbell W 5- 203.01 at Chattanooga* W 6- 103.05 Appalachian State* W 7- 003.08 The Citadel* W 7- 003.11 at UNC Greensboro* W 7- 003.14 Georgia Southern* W 6- 103.16 at Wofford* L 3- 403.19 #42 Drake L 2- 403.22 at #29 Wake Forest L 2- 503.25 at Col. of Charleston* W 6- 103.26 at South Carolina St. W 5- 203.28 at #75 Radford L 2- 404.02 Davidson* W 6- 104.05 #73 Furman* L 1- 604.09 East Carolina W 5- 204.11 High Point W 6- 104.18 vs. Georgia Southern^ W 4- 204.19 vs. Wofford^ W 4- 104.20 vs. #67 Furman^ L 1- 4

^SoCon Tournament; Charleston, S.C.


Final ITA Ranking: #6601.22 at #35 Duke L 0- 701.30 vs. #60 Clemson L 2- 501.31 at Old Dominion W 4- 301.31 vs. #65 Brigham Young L 3- 402.07 Lees-McRae W 6- 102.07 South Carolina State W 7- 002.14 at #51 South Carolina L 1- 602.15 UNC Wilmington W 7- 002.21 at Charlotte W 7- 003.06 at Samford* W 6- 103.07 at Chattanooga* W 7- 0

03.14 Wofford* W 5- 203.17 Col. of Charleston* W 5- 203.21 Winston-Salem State W 7- 003.21 Georgia State W 7- 003.24 at Georgia Southern* W 6- 103.25 at North Florida W 4- 303.29 #56 Radford W 4- 304.01 at Davidson* W 7- 004.04 Furman* L 2- 504.06 at Appalachian State* W 5- 204.09 at East Carolina W 4- 104.15 UNC Greensboro* W 6- 104.18 The Citadel* W 7- 004.24 Appalachian St.^ W 4- 204.25 Col. of Charleston^ W 4- 204.26 #72 Furman^ L 0- 4

^ SoCon Tournament; Elon, N.C.

Asterisk (*) indicates conference match

Division I RecordsCareer Dual Singles Wins1. Damon Gooch (06-09) 642. Pramote Malasitt (02-05) 523. Sebastian Bredberg (04-07) 514. Austin Fenn (04-07) 465. Richard Dutton (01-03) 41

Career Dual Doubles Wins1. Damon Gooch (06-09) 672. Pramote Malasitt (02-05) 583. Richard Dutton (00-03) 54 4. Austin Fenn (04-07) 46 5. Mason Schermerhorn (07-08) 32 Sebastian Bredberg (04-07) 32

Career Dual Winning Pct. 15 match minimum (singles/doubles)1. Chai Navawongse (00-01) .8052. Eric Haase (2004) .7643. Nathan Lefevre (02-03) .7564. Gustaf Asplund (06-07) .7445. Anuwat Dalodom (06-07) .743

Single-Season Dual Singles Wins1. Alberto Rojas (2009) 192. Philip Nemec (2009) 18 Gustaf Asplund (2007) 18 Mikael Houlst (2002) 18 Anuwat Dalodom (2007) 18 Mason Schermerhorn (2007) 18 Sebastian Bredberg (2006) 18 Austin Fenn (2007) 18

Single-Season Dual Doubles Wins1. Damon Gooch (2009) 20 Philip Nemec (2009) 203. Damon Gooch (2007) 18 Mason Schermerhorn (2007) 18 Nathan Lefevre (2002) 18 Mikael Houlst (2002) 18

Single-Season Dual Winning Pct. 15 match minimum (singles/doubles)1. Chai Navawongse (2001) .8712. Mikael Houlst (2002) .837 Mason Schermerhorn (2007) .8374. Damon Gooch (2007) .8335. Gustaf Asplund (2007) .804


All-ConferenceBig South Conference2000 Chai Navawongse s, d2000 Reme Nagel s, d2002 Richard Dutton d2002 Nathan Lefevre s2002 Pramote Malasitt s, d2003 Richard Dutton d2003 Pramote Malasitt s, dSouthern Conference2004 Pramote Malasitt s1, d1

2004 Eric Hasse d1

2005 Austin Fenn d1

2005 Pramote Malasitt s1, d1

2006 Austin Fenn d1

2006 Damon Gooch s1, d1

2007 Gustaf Asplund s2

2007 Anuwat Dalodom s1

2007 Austin Fenn s2


2007 Mason Schermerhorn d1


2008 Philip Nemec d1

2008 Alberto Rojas d2

2008 Mason Schermerhorn d2


2009 Philip Nemec d1

2009 Alberto Rojas s2

2009 Chase Helpingstine d2

2009 Carlin Murray d2

s — indicates singles; d — indicates doubles1 — indicates first-team all-conference

2 — indicates second-team all-conference

Coach of the YearNorth State Conference1983 Danny Morrison South Atlantic Athletic Conference1988 Tom Parham1990 Tom Parham1991 Tom Parham1995 Tom Parham1997 Tom Parham Southern Conference2006 Michael Leonard2007 Michael Leonard

Freshman of the YearSouthern Conference2006 Damon Gooch2008 Oscar Podlewski

MVPSouth Atlantic Conference1989 Stefan Hager1990 Roland Thornqvist1991 Michael Leonard1993 Peter Lindstorm1995 Danny Colangelo1996 Danny Colangelo1997 Robert EskilssonDistrict 261989 Stefan Hager1990 Roland ThornqvistSouthern Conference Tournament2007 Anuwat Dalodom

All-Americans1988 Stefan Hager1988 Duane Johnson1988 Dominic Moerstedt1989 Dominic Moerstedt1990 Jeff Gagonon (second team)1990 Stefan Hager1990 Michael Leonard 1990 Roland Thornqvist1990 Michael Leonard1991 Peter Lindstorm1993 Danny Colangelo1993 Andreas Feahlmann1993 Peter Lindstorm (second team)1993 John Morel (second team)1994 Danny Colangelo1994 Peter Lindstorm1995 Danny Colangelo1995 Robert Eskilsson1996 Danny Colangelo1996 Robert Eskilsson

Academic HonorsAcademic All-Big South2000 Adriano Blacutt2001 Remy Nagel2002 Richard Dutton2003 Pramote Malasitt Academic All-Southern Conference2004 Pramote Malasitt2004 Thomas Rohof2005 Pramote Malasitt2005 Sebastian Bredberg2005 Kyle Smialek2007 Gustaf Asplund2007 Sebastian Bredberg2007 Damon Gooch2008 Damon Gooch2009 Kevin Beard2009 Damon Gooch2009 Chase Helpinstine2009 Oscar Podlewski2009 Cody Stauffer-MacDowellITA Scholar Athletes2004 Pramote Malasitt2005 Pramote Malasitt2005 Kyle Smialek2006 Alex Garrett2007 Gustaf Asplund2007 Sebastian Bredberg2007 Kevin Colin2007 Damon Gooch2007 Kyle Smialek2008 Kevin Beard2008 Cody Stauffer-MacDowell2009 Kevin Beard2009 Cody Stauffer-MacDowellITA All-Academic Team

2006

National Championships1990

Conference ChampsNorth State Conference1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1950 South Atlantic Athletic Conference1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Southern Conference2006, 2007

National TournamentAppearances

1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007

Elon Sports Hall of Fame Rusty Jones ‘38 Lloyd Whitley ‘40 Duane Johnson ‘89 Dominic Moerstedt ‘90 Stefan Hager ‘90 Michael Leonard ‘91 Peter Lindstrom ‘94 Andy Faehlmann ‘94 Danny Colangelo ‘96

Academic All-AmericansESPN The Magazine1987 Duane Johnson1988 Duane Johnson1989 Nick Stiernholm1992 Andreas Faehlmann1993 Andreas Faehlmann1993 Peter Linstorm1994 Peter Linstorm2005 Pramote Malasitt

Pramote Malasitt was a four-time all-conference honoree and an Academic All-American in 2005.

Date Day Opponent Location TimeJan. 16-18 Sat.-Mon. at Duke Invitational Durham, N.C. All DayJan. 23 Saturday at Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m.Jan. 30 Saturday vs. East Tennessee State Williamsburg, Va. 12 p.m.Jan. 31 Sunday at William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. 10 a.m.Feb. 6 Saturday at UNC Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. 1 p.m.Feb. 13 Saturday North Florida Elon, N.C. 12 p.m.Feb. 14 Sunday at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m.Feb. 19 Friday at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 5 p.m.Feb. 21 Sunday USC Upstate Elon, N.C. 1 p.m.Feb. 27 Saturday Lees-McRae Elon, N.C. 9:30 a.m.Feb. 27 Saturday Charlotte Elon, N.C. 2 p.m.March 6 Saturday Georgia Southern* Elon, N.C. 12 p.m.March 13 Saturday Samford* Elon, N.C. 12 p.m.March 14 Sunday Chattanooga* Elon, N.C. 1 p.m.March 17 Wednesday at Radford Radford, Va. 2 p.m.March 21 Sunday at The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. 12 p.m.March 22 Monday College of Charleston* Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 2:30 p.m.March 31 Wednesday at UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 2:30 p.m.April 6 Tuesday Davidson* Elon, N.C. 3 p.m.April 10 Saturday at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 1:30 p.m.April 11 Sunday at Wofford* Spartanburg, S.C. 1 p.m.April 13 Tuesday Appalachian State* Elon, N.C. 3 p.m.April 17 Saturday East Carolina Elon, N.C. 1 p.m.April 24 Saturday Southern Conference Championship TBA TBAApril 25 Sunday Southern Conference Championship TBA TBA

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