2011 Metro State Roadrunners Tennis
2011 Metro State Roadrunners Tennis www.GoMetroState.com For immediate release: March 10, 2011
Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
2010-11 MEN’S SCHEDULE September
8 24 24 25
Wed. Fri. Fri. Sat.
February 25
Fri.
March 11 12 24 25 25 26
Fri. Sat. Thur. Fri. Fri. Sat.
April
1 Fri. 1 Fri. 8 Fri. 9 Sat. 9 Sat. 12 Tue. 22 Fri. *RMAC match
Colorado Christian Nebraska-Omaha Colorado State-Pueblo Mesa State vs. #13 Abilene Christian at Colorado College at Colorado State-Pueblo* at Nebraska-Kearney* vs. St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State vs. Rockhurst (Mo.) at Western New Mexico* vs. Mesa State* Montana State-Billings* vs. South Dakota State at Northern Colorado Colorado Christian* RMAC Tournament
Tennis Notes
W 5-1 W 6-3 W 6-1 W 5-4 L 0-9 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA
2010-11 WOMEN’S SCHEDULE September 13 24 24 25
Mon. Fri. Fri. Sat.
February 13
Sun.
March 11 12 18 18 24 25 25 26
Fri. Sat. Fri. Fri. Thur. Fri. Fri. Sat.
April
1 Fri. 1 Fri. 8 Fri. 12 Tue. 22 Fri. *RMAC match
Colorado Christian Fort Hays State Colorado State-Pueblo Mesa State vs. Colorado at Colorado College at Colorado State-Pueblo* at Air Force vs. Colorado State-Pueblo at Nebraska-Kearney* vs. St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State vs. Rockhurst (Mo.) at Western New Mexico* vs. Mesa State* Montana State-Billings* Colorado Christian* RMAC Tournament
W 7-2 W 9-0 W 8-1 W 5-4 L 0-7 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT)
This Week: The Metro State tennis teams will continue their seasons on Friday and Saturday. The Roadrunners will play at Colorado College on Friday and Colorado State-Pueblo on Saturday. Metro State Tennis History: The men’s team has been the class of the RMAC over the past decade or so, capturing four regular season conference championships (2000, 2001, 2008, 2009) and seven RMAC Tournament championships (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009). The Roadrunners have also reached the NCAA Tournament nine times in the past 12 seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2002. The women’s team had a strong run in the early 2000s, before dropping off later in the decade. The Roadrunners made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004, including two Elite Eight finishes in 2002 and 2003. Head coach Beck Meares, who was a student-athlete on the three previous NCAA Tournament teams, took the team back to the postseason in 2009. Metro State captured the regular season and conference tournament championships in the RMAC in 2002, 2003 and 2004. RMAC Preseason Poll: The women’s team was picked second in the RMAC preseason coaches poll behind Mesa State, which the Roadrunners defeated during the fall season. The men’s team was picked third behind Western New Mexico and Nebraska-Kearney. Lucio Cangiano was a preseason all-conference pick for the men. Temporary Home: Due to construction on Metro State’s campus, the team will be forced to practice and play off-campus during the spring of 2011. The Roadrunners will practice at Meadow Creek’s indoor facility and play its home matches at Gates Tennis Center in Cherry Creek. Tennis Honors: Men: Ryan Campbell 2009 - third team All-RMAC (singles) 2009 - third team All-RMAC (doubles) Lucio Cangiano 2011 - Preseason All-RMAC 2010 - ITA Fall Central Region singles champion Ross Gelina 2010 - first team All-RMAC (doubles) 2010 - second team All-RMAC (singles) Women: Nicole Herrmann 2010 - RMAC Player of the Week (March 17)
9 a.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. TBA
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2011 Rosters Men’s Roster Ryan Campbell Lucio Cangiano Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce Mike Riley
Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So.
Ht. 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-7 6-0 6-2
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Laramie Wyo./Laramie H.S. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Meridian (Miss.) C.C. (Universitas-Santos) Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton Collegiate H.S. Wichita, Kan./Johnson County C.C. (Andover H.S.) Cheyenne, Wyo./Central H.S. Newcastle, Wash./Eastern Washington Univ. (Hazen H.S.)
Women’s Roster Alexis Alvarez Nikki Amos Marianne Evangelista Nicole Herrmann Alicia Holm Nadia Khamis Orzalla Nabiyar Sam Schall
Yr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So.
Ht. 5-7 5-2 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-2
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Pueblo, Colo. (East H.S.) Colorado Springs (Rampart H.S.) Brighton, Colo./Front Range C.C. (Brighton Charter School) Porto Alegre, Brazil (Anchieta School) Las Vegas/Dixie State (Utah) College (Green Valley H.S.) Corona, Calif./Riverside C.C. (Corona H.S.) Thornton, Colo. (Thornton H.S.) Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus H.S.)
Head Coach: Beck Meares (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Milner Pronunciations Ross Gelina: jell-EEN-uh Marianne Evangelista mary-ANN ee-VANjel-EES-ta Alicia Holm: uh-LEE-sha Nadia Khamis: kah-MEES Orzalla Nabiyar: or-ZEL-la NABB-ee-yarr
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Wyoming 2, Colorado 1, Brazil 1, Texas 1, Kansas 1, Washington 1 Men By Year: Senior 2, Junior 1, Sophomore 2, Freshman 2 Women By Hometown: Colorado 4, Brazil 1, Nevada 1, California 1, Arizona 1 Women By Year: Senior 2, Junior 1, Sophomore 4, Freshman 1
Head Coach Beck Meares • Third year as head coach Beck Meares will begin her third season as the men’s and women’s tennis head coach at Metro State in 2010-11 and her seventh year as a member of the coaching staff. In her second season in 2010, Meares guided an injury-plagued men’s team to a 6-10 mark, including 2-4 in the RMAC. The Roadrunners lost their No. 1 singles player to a season-ending injury in February after he reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Central Region Tournament in the fall. Meares’ team spent the rest of the season trying to fill those shoes as each player had to move up a spot in the lineup. Despite the injury, Georgie Perez, who took over at No. 1 singles, earned first team All-RMAC honors for singles and teamed with Ross Gelina for first team honors in doubles as well. Gelina was a second team singles selection. The women’s team posted a 7-12 record and was 2-4 in the RMAC after losing three of its top four singles players from 2009. No. 1 singles player Yerica Pessoa was named first team All-RMAC in 2010 and she teamed with April Hirad for first team honors in doubles. Hirad was a first team Academic All-RMAC selection as well. In Meares’ first year as head coach in 2009, she was named RMAC Men’s Coach of the Year and led both the men’s and women’s teams to the NCAA Tournament. For the men, it was their fourth straight trip to the postseason, while the women made their first appearance since Meares was a student-athlete on the 2004 squad. Meares helped the men to a 17-5 overall record and a perfect 8-0 conference record as the Roadrunners won their second straight regular season RMAC championship and third straight RMAC Tournament championship. After defeating Colorado State-Pueblo in the preliminary round of the postseason, Metro State fell to Drury (Mo.) 5-3 in the round of 16. Meares’ men’s lineup included RMAC Player of the Year Sascha Ruckelshausen and all six regulars were named all-conference. Ruckelshausen was also named RMAC Academic Player of the Year. The women’s team went 14-15 overall in 2008-09, but the team had won a total of just 11 matches over the four previous years. Meares helped the team finish 4-4 in the RMAC and reach the conference tournament championship after upsetting top seed Mesa State in the semifinals. The 2009 squad featured RMAC Freshman of the Year Yerica Pessoa and a pair of other all-conference student-athletes. Three of Meares’ players were also named Academic All-RMAC. As an assistant coach for four years from 2004-08, Meares developed the strength and conditioning programs for both teams and assisted with scheduling, recruiting and other day-to-day responsibilities for Roadrunner tennis. She helped lead Metro State to the RMAC men’s regular-season and tournament championships in 2008 and the tournament crown in 2007. A great teacher of the game, Meares spent the summers of 2006 and 2007 in New York as a teaching pro at Westhampton Country Club. She has also worked as an assistant teaching pro at the Denver Country Club, teaching players of all ages and abilities. Meares played four years of tennis at Metro State and led the Roadrunners to RMAC championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She earned first-team all-RMAC honors at No. 1 singles and at No. 1 doubles with her sister, Jessica Meares, as a 2004 senior and was also named RMAC Player of the Year. Also during her senior season, Meares was ranked in the top 30 nationally in singles, while she was No. 12 in the doubles rankings. Meares earned all-RMAC honors in both singles and doubles all four years of her career. Meares and Metro State won the regional title in 2002 and 2003, while the 2003 team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Meares earned a bachelor’s degree in adult fitness exercise science from Metro State in May 2005.
Meares’ Collegiate Coaching Record
Men’s Team Overall Conference 2008-09 17-5 8-0 2009-10 6-10 2-4 2010-11 4-1 0-0 Totals 27-16 10-4
Postseason RMAC Coach of the Year, NCAA Tournament RMAC Reg. Season Champs, RMAC Tournament Champs -
Women’s Team Overall Conference 2008-09 14-15 4-4 2009-10 7-12 2-4 2010-11 4-1 0-0 Totals 25-28 6-8
Postseason NCAA Tournament -
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ITA Central Region Men’s Singles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Lucio Cangiano Yair Banuelos Henning Thrien Anthony Breitenbach Yeswanth Nadella Josh Raymond Jaco Gerbrands Brason Hollabaugh Bruno Hurtado Mitch Barr
Metro State Western New Mexico Western New Mexico Colorado State-Pueblo Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Kearney Mesa State Mesa State Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State
ITA Central Region Men’s Doubles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Raymond/Nadella Banuelos/Thrien Aragon/Gergrands Hernandez/Hollabaugh Cangiano/Delvaux Hurtado/Shrom Campbell/Gelina Barr/Jensen Joyce/Riley Cooper/Flathers
Nebraska-Kearney Western New Mexico Mesa State Mesa State Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo Metro State Minnesota State Metro State Colorado Christian
ITA Central Region Women’s Singles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Amy Andersen Heather Pierce Amanda Nunez Morgan Forsyth Kathrynn Jesperson Brittany Gaster Kelleen Sera Kate Lowder Anastasia Dabiza Leah Dahl
Colorado Christian Winona State Upper Iowa Colorado State-Pueblo Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) Mesa State Mesa State Upper Iowa Winona State
ITA Central Region Women’s Doubles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Loewecke/Nunez Allmand/Andersen Gaster/Jesperson Sera/Sera Pierce/Urban Forsyth/Ortiz Gebauer/Wadas Dabiza/Romer Gavin/Madigan Lowder/Sargent
Upper Iowa Colorado Christian Augustana (S.D.) Mesa State Winona State Colorado State-Pueblo Augustana (S.D.) Upper Iowa Minnesota State Mesa State
ITA Men’s National Rankings (Nov. 9)
Rank 1. Barry 2. Valdosta State 3. Armstrong Atlantic 4. Ouachita Baptist 5. Lynn 6. Rollins 7. Florida Southern 8. West Florida 9. Columbus State 10. Concordia (N.Y.) 11. Hawaii Pacific 12. Georgia College & State 13. Abilene Christian 14. Francis Marion 15. St. Edward’s 16. Lander 17. Flagler 18. Drury 19. Augusta State 20. Northwest Missouri State 21. Cameron 22. Northwood 23. Lees McRae 24. Anderson 25. South Carolina-Aiken 26. Southwest Baptist 27. East Central 28. Incarnate Word 29. Midwestern State 30. BYU-Hawaii 31. UC San Diego 32. Western New Mexico 33. Washburn 34. Sonoma State 35. Limestone 36. Southern Indiana 37. Rockhurst 38. Wayne State (Mich.) 39. Queens (N.C.) 40. Ferris State 41. Florida Tech 42. Eckerd 43. North Alabama 44. Delta State 45. West Alabama 46. Alabama-Huntsville 47. Lincoln Memorial 48. West Virginia Wesleyan 49. Nebraska-Kearney 50. Palm Beach Atlantic
ITA Women’s National Rankings (Nov. 9)
Rank 1. Armstrong Atlantic 2. BYU-Hawaii 3. Lynn 4. Barry 5. West Florida 6. Abilene Christian 7. Hawaii Pacific 8. California (Pa.) 9. Clayton State 10. Rollins 11. Columbus State 12. Florida Southern 13. Francis Marion 14. UC San Diego 15. Grand Valley State 16. Flagler 17. Cameron 18. Cal State Stanislaus 19. Drury 20. Tarleton State 21. Central Oklahoma 22. Cal State Los Angeles 23. Slippery Rock 24. Northwood 25. Northeastern State 26. St. Leo 27. Concordia (N.Y.) 28. Florida Tech 29. Augusta State 30. Georgia College & State 31. Nova Southeastern 32. St. Edward’s 33. Grand Canyon 34. Ferris State 35. Queens (N.Y.) 36. Charleston (W.Va.) 37. Augustana (S.D.) 38. Southern New Hampshire 39. West Virginia State 40. Incarnate Word 41. Tampa 42. Wayne State (Mich.) 43. Palm Beach Atlantic 44. Queens (N.C.) 45. Academy of Art 46. Metro State 47. Mercyhurst 48. Stonehill 49. Erskine 50. Upper Iowa
Metro State Individuals: Singles: 48. Lucio Cangiano
ITA Central Region Men’s Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Western New Mexico Nebraska-Kearney Metro State Mesa State Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State Colorado Christian
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ITA Central Region Women’s Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Augustana (S.D.) Metro State Upper Iowa Mesa State Winona State Nebraska-Kearney Minnesota State Colorado Christian Colorado State-Pueblo Southwest Minnesota State
Metro State Metro State Season Statistics (Through matches of Feb 28, 2011)
Overall record: 4-1 • RMAC: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-1 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-1 vs
SINGLES Ryan Campbell Lucio Cangiano Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce Mike Riley Totals Percentage
Overall 4-4 9-4 3-3 0-1 4-3 3-3 3-3 26-21 .553
Dual 1-3 4-1 2-2 0-1 3-2 1-2 2-1 13-12 .520
Tour 3-1 5-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-1 1-2 13-9 .591
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
1 --4-1 ----------4-1 .800
2 ----0-1 --3-1 ----3-2 .600
3 1-0 --2-1 --0-1 ----3-2 .600
4 0-3 ----0-1 ------0-4 .000
ranked
5 ----------1-2 --1-2 .333
6 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-0 --0-4 3-4 --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-1 --0-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-4 4-8 .667 .000 .333
1 3-2 --------3-2 .600
2 --1-1 --2-1 --3-2 .600
vs
DOUBLES TEAMS Lucio Cangiano/Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista/Ross Gelina Ryan Campbell/Mike Riley Ryan Campbell/Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce/Mike Riley Totals Percentage Date Sep 08, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 25, 2010 Oct 01-03, 2010 Oct 14-16, 2010 Feb 25, 2011
Overall 4-3 1-1 0-1 3-2 4-2 12-9 .571
Opponent COLORADO CHRISTIAN NEBRASKA OMAHA COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO MESA STATE ITA Central Region Championships 2010 Small College Championships vs #13 Abilene Christian
Dual 3-2 1-1 0-1 2-1 3-1 9-6 .600
Tour 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-3 .500
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
Score Overall W 5-1 1-0 W 6-3 2-0 W 6-1 3-0 W 5-4 4-0 (Kearney, NE) (Mobile, Ala.) L 0-9 4-1
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Strk W3 L4 L2 L1 L2 L2 L2
ranked
3 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 1-1 3-2 0-0 1-3 .600 .000 .250
Nation Region
#3
Last 10 4-4 6-4 3-3 0-1 4-3 3-3 3-3
Strk L2 L1 L1 L1 L2
Last 10 4-3 1-1 0-1 3-2 4-2
Metro State Metro State Season Statistics (Through matches of Feb 28, 2011)
Overall record: 4-1 • RMAC: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-1 vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 vs
SINGLES Alexis Alvarez Nikki Amos Marianne Evangelista Nicole Herrmann Alicia Holm Nadia Khamis Orzalla Nabiyar Sam Schall Kathleen Thompson Totals Percentage
Overall 4-2 5-3 5-2 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 1-3 3-1 33-22 .600
Dual 2-1 4-1 3-1 2-3 2-3 4-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 19-11 .633
Tour 2-1 1-2 2-1 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 2-1 14-11 .560
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
1 --------2-3 --------2-3 .400
2 ------2-3 ----------2-3 .400
3 --4-1 --------------4-1 .800
4 ----3-1 ----0-1 ------3-2 .600
ranked
5 0-1 --------4-0 ------4-1 .800
6 Nat'l Reg'l 2-0 0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 1-0 --0-0 0-2 --0-0 1-2 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 4-1 0-0 2-8 .800 .000 .200
1 3-1 ------0-1 --3-2 .600
2 --3-1 ------0-1 3-2 .600
vs
DOUBLES TEAMS Marianne Evangelista/Alicia Holm Nikki Amos/Nicole Herrmann Alexis Alvarez/Orzalla Nabiyar Nadia Khamis/Sam Schall Nikki Amos/Alicia Holm Nicole Herrmann/Orzalla Nabiyar Totals Percentage Date Sep 13, 2010 Sep 17-19, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 25, 2010 Feb 14, 2011
Overall 4-2 4-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 0-1 13-10 .565
Opponent COLORADO CHRISTIAN ITA Central Region Championships FORT HAYS STATE COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO MESA STATE vs Univ. of Colorado
Dual 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-1 0-1 0-1 10-5 .667
Tour 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 .375
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
Score Overall W 7-2 1-0 (Kearney, NE) W 9-0 2-0 W 8-1 3-0 W 5-4 4-0 L 0-7 4-1
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Strk L1 L1 L1 L2 L1 L1 L1 L2 W3
ranked
3 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-1 3-1 0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-5 .800 .000 .000
Nation Region
#2
Last 10 4-2 5-3 5-2 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 1-3 3-1
Strk L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
Last 10 4-2 4-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 0-1
Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
2010-11 MEN’S SCHEDULE September
8 24 24 25
Wed. Fri. Fri. Sat.
February 25
Fri.
March 11 12 24 25 25 26
Fri. Sat. Thur. Fri. Fri. Sat.
April
1 Fri. 1 Fri. 8 Fri. 9 Sat. 9 Sat. 12 Tue. 22 Fri. *RMAC match
Colorado Christian Nebraska-Omaha Colorado State-Pueblo Mesa State vs. #13 Abilene Christian at Colorado College at Colorado State-Pueblo* at Nebraska-Kearney* vs. St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State vs. Rockhurst (Mo.) at Western New Mexico* vs. Mesa State* Montana State-Billings* vs. South Dakota State at Northern Colorado Colorado Christian* RMAC Tournament
Tennis Notes
W 5-1 W 6-3 W 6-1 W 5-4 L 0-9 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA
2010-11 WOMEN’S SCHEDULE September 13 24 24 25
Mon. Fri. Fri. Sat.
February 13
Sun.
March 11 12 18 18 24 25 25 26
Fri. Sat. Fri. Fri. Thur. Fri. Fri. Sat.
April
1 Fri. 1 Fri. 8 Fri. 12 Tue. 22 Fri. *RMAC match
Colorado Christian Fort Hays State Colorado State-Pueblo Mesa State vs. Colorado at Colorado College at Colorado State-Pueblo* at Air Force vs. Colorado State-Pueblo at Nebraska-Kearney* vs. St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State vs. Rockhurst (Mo.) at Western New Mexico* vs. Mesa State* Montana State-Billings* Colorado Christian* RMAC Tournament
W 7-2 W 9-0 W 8-1 W 5-4 L 0-7 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. (CDT) 9 a.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT) 2 p.m. (CDT)
This Week: The Metro State tennis teams will continue their seasons on Friday and Saturday. The Roadrunners will play at Colorado College on Friday and Colorado State-Pueblo on Saturday. Metro State Tennis History: The men’s team has been the class of the RMAC over the past decade or so, capturing four regular season conference championships (2000, 2001, 2008, 2009) and seven RMAC Tournament championships (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009). The Roadrunners have also reached the NCAA Tournament nine times in the past 12 seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2002. The women’s team had a strong run in the early 2000s, before dropping off later in the decade. The Roadrunners made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004, including two Elite Eight finishes in 2002 and 2003. Head coach Beck Meares, who was a student-athlete on the three previous NCAA Tournament teams, took the team back to the postseason in 2009. Metro State captured the regular season and conference tournament championships in the RMAC in 2002, 2003 and 2004. RMAC Preseason Poll: The women’s team was picked second in the RMAC preseason coaches poll behind Mesa State, which the Roadrunners defeated during the fall season. The men’s team was picked third behind Western New Mexico and Nebraska-Kearney. Lucio Cangiano was a preseason all-conference pick for the men. Temporary Home: Due to construction on Metro State’s campus, the team will be forced to practice and play off-campus during the spring of 2011. The Roadrunners will practice at Meadow Creek’s indoor facility and play its home matches at Gates Tennis Center in Cherry Creek. Tennis Honors: Men: Ryan Campbell 2009 - third team All-RMAC (singles) 2009 - third team All-RMAC (doubles) Lucio Cangiano 2011 - Preseason All-RMAC 2010 - ITA Fall Central Region singles champion Ross Gelina 2010 - first team All-RMAC (doubles) 2010 - second team All-RMAC (singles) Women: Nicole Herrmann 2010 - RMAC Player of the Week (March 17)
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2011 Rosters Men’s Roster Ryan Campbell Lucio Cangiano Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce Mike Riley
Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So.
Ht. 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-7 6-0 6-2
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Laramie Wyo./Laramie H.S. Sao Paulo, Brazil/Meridian (Miss.) C.C. (Universitas-Santos) Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton Collegiate H.S. Wichita, Kan./Johnson County C.C. (Andover H.S.) Cheyenne, Wyo./Central H.S. Newcastle, Wash./Eastern Washington Univ. (Hazen H.S.)
Women’s Roster Alexis Alvarez Nikki Amos Marianne Evangelista Nicole Herrmann Alicia Holm Nadia Khamis Orzalla Nabiyar Sam Schall
Yr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So.
Ht. 5-7 5-2 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-2
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Pueblo, Colo. (East H.S.) Colorado Springs (Rampart H.S.) Brighton, Colo./Front Range C.C. (Brighton Charter School) Porto Alegre, Brazil (Anchieta School) Las Vegas/Dixie State (Utah) College (Green Valley H.S.) Corona, Calif./Riverside C.C. (Corona H.S.) Thornton, Colo. (Thornton H.S.) Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus H.S.)
Head Coach: Beck Meares (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Mark Milner Pronunciations Ross Gelina: jell-EEN-uh Marianne Evangelista mary-ANN ee-VANjel-EES-ta Alicia Holm: uh-LEE-sha Nadia Khamis: kah-MEES Orzalla Nabiyar: or-ZEL-la NABB-ee-yarr
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Wyoming 2, Colorado 1, Brazil 1, Texas 1, Kansas 1, Washington 1 Men By Year: Senior 2, Junior 1, Sophomore 2, Freshman 2 Women By Hometown: Colorado 4, Brazil 1, Nevada 1, California 1, Arizona 1 Women By Year: Senior 2, Junior 1, Sophomore 4, Freshman 1
Head Coach Beck Meares • Third year as head coach Beck Meares will begin her third season as the men’s and women’s tennis head coach at Metro State in 2010-11 and her seventh year as a member of the coaching staff. In her second season in 2010, Meares guided an injury-plagued men’s team to a 6-10 mark, including 2-4 in the RMAC. The Roadrunners lost their No. 1 singles player to a season-ending injury in February after he reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Central Region Tournament in the fall. Meares’ team spent the rest of the season trying to fill those shoes as each player had to move up a spot in the lineup. Despite the injury, Georgie Perez, who took over at No. 1 singles, earned first team All-RMAC honors for singles and teamed with Ross Gelina for first team honors in doubles as well. Gelina was a second team singles selection. The women’s team posted a 7-12 record and was 2-4 in the RMAC after losing three of its top four singles players from 2009. No. 1 singles player Yerica Pessoa was named first team All-RMAC in 2010 and she teamed with April Hirad for first team honors in doubles. Hirad was a first team Academic All-RMAC selection as well. In Meares’ first year as head coach in 2009, she was named RMAC Men’s Coach of the Year and led both the men’s and women’s teams to the NCAA Tournament. For the men, it was their fourth straight trip to the postseason, while the women made their first appearance since Meares was a student-athlete on the 2004 squad. Meares helped the men to a 17-5 overall record and a perfect 8-0 conference record as the Roadrunners won their second straight regular season RMAC championship and third straight RMAC Tournament championship. After defeating Colorado State-Pueblo in the preliminary round of the postseason, Metro State fell to Drury (Mo.) 5-3 in the round of 16. Meares’ men’s lineup included RMAC Player of the Year Sascha Ruckelshausen and all six regulars were named all-conference. Ruckelshausen was also named RMAC Academic Player of the Year. The women’s team went 14-15 overall in 2008-09, but the team had won a total of just 11 matches over the four previous years. Meares helped the team finish 4-4 in the RMAC and reach the conference tournament championship after upsetting top seed Mesa State in the semifinals. The 2009 squad featured RMAC Freshman of the Year Yerica Pessoa and a pair of other all-conference student-athletes. Three of Meares’ players were also named Academic All-RMAC. As an assistant coach for four years from 2004-08, Meares developed the strength and conditioning programs for both teams and assisted with scheduling, recruiting and other day-to-day responsibilities for Roadrunner tennis. She helped lead Metro State to the RMAC men’s regular-season and tournament championships in 2008 and the tournament crown in 2007. A great teacher of the game, Meares spent the summers of 2006 and 2007 in New York as a teaching pro at Westhampton Country Club. She has also worked as an assistant teaching pro at the Denver Country Club, teaching players of all ages and abilities. Meares played four years of tennis at Metro State and led the Roadrunners to RMAC championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She earned first-team all-RMAC honors at No. 1 singles and at No. 1 doubles with her sister, Jessica Meares, as a 2004 senior and was also named RMAC Player of the Year. Also during her senior season, Meares was ranked in the top 30 nationally in singles, while she was No. 12 in the doubles rankings. Meares earned all-RMAC honors in both singles and doubles all four years of her career. Meares and Metro State won the regional title in 2002 and 2003, while the 2003 team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Meares earned a bachelor’s degree in adult fitness exercise science from Metro State in May 2005.
Meares’ Collegiate Coaching Record
Men’s Team Overall Conference 2008-09 17-5 8-0 2009-10 6-10 2-4 2010-11 4-1 0-0 Totals 27-16 10-4
Postseason RMAC Coach of the Year, NCAA Tournament RMAC Reg. Season Champs, RMAC Tournament Champs -
Women’s Team Overall Conference 2008-09 14-15 4-4 2009-10 7-12 2-4 2010-11 4-1 0-0 Totals 25-28 6-8
Postseason NCAA Tournament -
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ITA Central Region Men’s Singles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Lucio Cangiano Yair Banuelos Henning Thrien Anthony Breitenbach Yeswanth Nadella Josh Raymond Jaco Gerbrands Brason Hollabaugh Bruno Hurtado Mitch Barr
Metro State Western New Mexico Western New Mexico Colorado State-Pueblo Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Kearney Mesa State Mesa State Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State
ITA Central Region Men’s Doubles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Raymond/Nadella Banuelos/Thrien Aragon/Gergrands Hernandez/Hollabaugh Cangiano/Delvaux Hurtado/Shrom Campbell/Gelina Barr/Jensen Joyce/Riley Cooper/Flathers
Nebraska-Kearney Western New Mexico Mesa State Mesa State Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo Metro State Minnesota State Metro State Colorado Christian
ITA Central Region Women’s Singles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Amy Andersen Heather Pierce Amanda Nunez Morgan Forsyth Kathrynn Jesperson Brittany Gaster Kelleen Sera Kate Lowder Anastasia Dabiza Leah Dahl
Colorado Christian Winona State Upper Iowa Colorado State-Pueblo Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) Mesa State Mesa State Upper Iowa Winona State
ITA Central Region Women’s Doubles Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Loewecke/Nunez Allmand/Andersen Gaster/Jesperson Sera/Sera Pierce/Urban Forsyth/Ortiz Gebauer/Wadas Dabiza/Romer Gavin/Madigan Lowder/Sargent
Upper Iowa Colorado Christian Augustana (S.D.) Mesa State Winona State Colorado State-Pueblo Augustana (S.D.) Upper Iowa Minnesota State Mesa State
ITA Men’s National Rankings (Nov. 9)
Rank 1. Barry 2. Valdosta State 3. Armstrong Atlantic 4. Ouachita Baptist 5. Lynn 6. Rollins 7. Florida Southern 8. West Florida 9. Columbus State 10. Concordia (N.Y.) 11. Hawaii Pacific 12. Georgia College & State 13. Abilene Christian 14. Francis Marion 15. St. Edward’s 16. Lander 17. Flagler 18. Drury 19. Augusta State 20. Northwest Missouri State 21. Cameron 22. Northwood 23. Lees McRae 24. Anderson 25. South Carolina-Aiken 26. Southwest Baptist 27. East Central 28. Incarnate Word 29. Midwestern State 30. BYU-Hawaii 31. UC San Diego 32. Western New Mexico 33. Washburn 34. Sonoma State 35. Limestone 36. Southern Indiana 37. Rockhurst 38. Wayne State (Mich.) 39. Queens (N.C.) 40. Ferris State 41. Florida Tech 42. Eckerd 43. North Alabama 44. Delta State 45. West Alabama 46. Alabama-Huntsville 47. Lincoln Memorial 48. West Virginia Wesleyan 49. Nebraska-Kearney 50. Palm Beach Atlantic
ITA Women’s National Rankings (Nov. 9)
Rank 1. Armstrong Atlantic 2. BYU-Hawaii 3. Lynn 4. Barry 5. West Florida 6. Abilene Christian 7. Hawaii Pacific 8. California (Pa.) 9. Clayton State 10. Rollins 11. Columbus State 12. Florida Southern 13. Francis Marion 14. UC San Diego 15. Grand Valley State 16. Flagler 17. Cameron 18. Cal State Stanislaus 19. Drury 20. Tarleton State 21. Central Oklahoma 22. Cal State Los Angeles 23. Slippery Rock 24. Northwood 25. Northeastern State 26. St. Leo 27. Concordia (N.Y.) 28. Florida Tech 29. Augusta State 30. Georgia College & State 31. Nova Southeastern 32. St. Edward’s 33. Grand Canyon 34. Ferris State 35. Queens (N.Y.) 36. Charleston (W.Va.) 37. Augustana (S.D.) 38. Southern New Hampshire 39. West Virginia State 40. Incarnate Word 41. Tampa 42. Wayne State (Mich.) 43. Palm Beach Atlantic 44. Queens (N.C.) 45. Academy of Art 46. Metro State 47. Mercyhurst 48. Stonehill 49. Erskine 50. Upper Iowa
Metro State Individuals: Singles: 48. Lucio Cangiano
ITA Central Region Men’s Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Western New Mexico Nebraska-Kearney Metro State Mesa State Colorado State-Pueblo Minnesota State Colorado Christian
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ITA Central Region Women’s Rankings (Nov. 9) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Augustana (S.D.) Metro State Upper Iowa Mesa State Winona State Nebraska-Kearney Minnesota State Colorado Christian Colorado State-Pueblo Southwest Minnesota State
Metro State Metro State Season Statistics (Through matches of Feb 28, 2011)
Overall record: 4-1 • RMAC: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-1 vs National ranked: 0-1 • vs Regional ranked: 0-1 vs
SINGLES Ryan Campbell Lucio Cangiano Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce Mike Riley Totals Percentage
Overall 4-4 9-4 3-3 0-1 4-3 3-3 3-3 26-21 .553
Dual 1-3 4-1 2-2 0-1 3-2 1-2 2-1 13-12 .520
Tour 3-1 5-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-1 1-2 13-9 .591
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
1 --4-1 ----------4-1 .800
2 ----0-1 --3-1 ----3-2 .600
3 1-0 --2-1 --0-1 ----3-2 .600
4 0-3 ----0-1 ------0-4 .000
ranked
5 ----------1-2 --1-2 .333
6 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-0 --0-4 3-4 --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-1 --0-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-4 4-8 .667 .000 .333
1 3-2 --------3-2 .600
2 --1-1 --2-1 --3-2 .600
vs
DOUBLES TEAMS Lucio Cangiano/Adrien Delvaux Jonathan Evangelista/Ross Gelina Ryan Campbell/Mike Riley Ryan Campbell/Ross Gelina Ryan Joyce/Mike Riley Totals Percentage Date Sep 08, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 25, 2010 Oct 01-03, 2010 Oct 14-16, 2010 Feb 25, 2011
Overall 4-3 1-1 0-1 3-2 4-2 12-9 .571
Opponent COLORADO CHRISTIAN NEBRASKA OMAHA COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO MESA STATE ITA Central Region Championships 2010 Small College Championships vs #13 Abilene Christian
Dual 3-2 1-1 0-1 2-1 3-1 9-6 .600
Tour 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-3 .500
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
Score Overall W 5-1 1-0 W 6-3 2-0 W 6-1 3-0 W 5-4 4-0 (Kearney, NE) (Mobile, Ala.) L 0-9 4-1
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Strk W3 L4 L2 L1 L2 L2 L2
ranked
3 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 1-1 3-2 0-0 1-3 .600 .000 .250
Nation Region
#3
Last 10 4-4 6-4 3-3 0-1 4-3 3-3 3-3
Strk L2 L1 L1 L1 L2
Last 10 4-3 1-1 0-1 3-2 4-2
Metro State Metro State Season Statistics (Through matches of Feb 28, 2011)
Overall record: 4-1 • RMAC: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 • Home: 4-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-1 vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: 0-0 vs
SINGLES Alexis Alvarez Nikki Amos Marianne Evangelista Nicole Herrmann Alicia Holm Nadia Khamis Orzalla Nabiyar Sam Schall Kathleen Thompson Totals Percentage
Overall 4-2 5-3 5-2 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 1-3 3-1 33-22 .600
Dual 2-1 4-1 3-1 2-3 2-3 4-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 19-11 .633
Tour 2-1 1-2 2-1 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 2-1 14-11 .560
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
1 --------2-3 --------2-3 .400
2 ------2-3 ----------2-3 .400
3 --4-1 --------------4-1 .800
4 ----3-1 ----0-1 ------3-2 .600
ranked
5 0-1 --------4-0 ------4-1 .800
6 Nat'l Reg'l 2-0 0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 1-0 --0-0 0-2 --0-0 1-2 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 4-1 0-0 2-8 .800 .000 .200
1 3-1 ------0-1 --3-2 .600
2 --3-1 ------0-1 3-2 .600
vs
DOUBLES TEAMS Marianne Evangelista/Alicia Holm Nikki Amos/Nicole Herrmann Alexis Alvarez/Orzalla Nabiyar Nadia Khamis/Sam Schall Nikki Amos/Alicia Holm Nicole Herrmann/Orzalla Nabiyar Totals Percentage Date Sep 13, 2010 Sep 17-19, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 24, 2010 Sep 25, 2010 Feb 14, 2011
Overall 4-2 4-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 0-1 13-10 .565
Opponent COLORADO CHRISTIAN ITA Central Region Championships FORT HAYS STATE COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO MESA STATE vs Univ. of Colorado
Dual 3-1 3-1 0-0 3-1 0-1 0-1 10-5 .667
Tour 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 .375
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000
Score Overall W 7-2 1-0 (Kearney, NE) W 9-0 2-0 W 8-1 3-0 W 5-4 4-0 L 0-7 4-1
RMAC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Strk L1 L1 L1 L2 L1 L1 L1 L2 W3
ranked
3 Nat'l Reg'l --0-0 0-2 --0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-1 3-1 0-0 0-1 --0-0 0-0 --0-0 0-0 4-1 0-0 0-5 .800 .000 .000
Nation Region
#2
Last 10 4-2 5-3 5-2 3-4 4-4 6-2 1-1 1-3 3-1
Strk L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
Last 10 4-2 4-2 1-1 3-3 0-1 0-1
