Bronco Bios

Quick Facts
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location..................................................... Kalamazoo, Michigan
Founded.................................................................................... 1903
Enrollment............................................................................ 24,841
Conference.............................................................Mid-American
ITA Region........................................................................ Midwest
Affiliation........................................................... NCAA Division I
Interim President..................................... Dr. Diether Haenicke
Athletics Director.......................................... Kathy Beauregard
Tennis AD............................................................. Dave Corstange
Faculty Athletic Rep................................................. Fred Sitkins
Nickname............................................................................ Broncos
Colors....................................................................... Brown & Gold
Outdoor Facility................................................Sorensen Courts
Indoor Facility......................................West Hills Athletic Club
TENNIS INFORMATION
Head Coach................................................................. Betsy Kuhle
Alma Mater................................................................Illinois, 1976
Career Record/Years................................................. 399-204/24
WMU Record/Years.............................................................. Same
Office Phone..........................................................(269) 387-3102
Email.......................................................betsy.kuhle@wmich.edu
Assistant............................................................... Ryan Tomlinson
Alma Mater.......................................... Western Michigan, 2002
Email............................................... [email protected]
2006 Record..............................................................................20-6
2006 MAC Record/Finish................................................ 8-0/1st
Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................................. 4/3
NCAA Appearances.................................. 3 (1999, 2000, 2006)
Trainer..................................................................Leah Jo Monette
Strength & Conditioning.....................................Milos Galecic
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Athletics Director...............................Bob D’Amelio
Director...............................................................Daniel Jankowski
Associate Director......................................................Mat Kanan
Assistant Director/Tennis Contact.................Matt Holmes
Office Phone..........................................................(269) 387-3168
Cell Phone..............................................................(269) 998-1638
Email.................................................... [email protected]
Sept. 30-Oct. 8
Oct. 6-8
Oct. 19-24
Nov. 3-5
Nov. 10-12
Jan. 14
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Jan. 27
Jan. 28
Feb. 2
Feb. 10
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Feb. 16
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Feb. 24
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March 4
March 16
March 20
March 23
March 30
March 31
April 6
April 7
April 14
April 20
April 21
April 26-29
May 11-13
May 17-27
2006-07 SCHEDULE
ITA All-American
Los Angeles, Calif.
All day
Wildcat Invitational
Evanston, Ill.
All day
ITA Midwest Regional
East Lansing, Mich.
All day
WMU Super Challenge
Kalamazoo, Mich.
All day
(Indiana, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech,
Wisconsin)
Notre Dame Invitational
Notre Dame, Ind.
All day
Indiana State
Bloomington, Ind.
9:30 a.m.
Indiana
Bloomington, Ind. 2:30 p.m.
IPFW
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Kalamazoo, Mich.
6 p.m.
Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minn.
3 p.m.
Wake Forest/S. Alabama
Minneapolis, Minn.9 a.m./1 p.m.
Marquette
Milwaukee, Wis.
4 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Bradley
Kalamazoo, Mich.
6 p.m.
Purdue
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
DePaul
Chicago, Ill.
6 p.m.
St. Johns
Chicago, Ill.
2 p.m.
Illinois State
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Valparaiso
Kalamazoo, Mich. 6 p.m.
Miami (Fla.)
Miami, Fla.
10 a.m.
Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
6 p.m.
Michigan State
Kalamazoo, Mich.
7 p.m.
Northern Illinois*
DeKalb, Ill.
1 p.m.
Akron*
Akron, Ohio
1 p.m.
Buffalo*
Buffalo, N.Y.
1 p.m.
Ball State*
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Miami*
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Bowling Green*
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Toledo*
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan*
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
MAC Championships
Toledo, Ohio
TBD
NCAA Regionals
Campus Sites
TBD
NCAA Championships
Athens, Ga.
TBD
Home matches in bold and played indoors at West Hills Athletic Club or
outdoors at Sorensen Courts
* indicates Mid-American Conference match
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER
NAME
CLASS HT
HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL)
Emily Dudzik
Fr.
5-6
Gowen, Mich. (Greenville)
Carrie Jeanmaire Sr.
5-11
Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere)
Ashley Moccia
So.
5-6
Livonia, Mich. (Stevenson)
Kerstin Pahl
So.
6-1
Kiel, Germany (Heinrich-Heine)
Priyanka Parekh Jr.
5-6
Calcutta, India (Ashok Hall)
Noriko Saruta
Jr.
5-0
Yamaguchi, Japan (Shukugawa Gakuin)
Milica Zivanovic Fr.
5-11
Mississauga, Ont. (Lorne Park Secondary School)
Head Coach: Betsy Kuhle (25th year)
Assistant:Ryan Tomlinson (6th year)
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2006-07 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
Produced by the WMU Athletic Media
Relations Office and printed by J.B. Printing of
Kalamazoo, Mich.
The 2006-07 tennis media guide was designed
and written by Matt Holmes; University Pages
by Daniel Jankowski.
Cover design by Mike Naylor (Silhouette
Graphics - Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Photos provided by Zolton Cohen, Gary Shook,
Brett Hansbauer and Scott Kissel
Editing assistance provided by Kim
Hemingway, Daniel Jankowski, Betsy Kuhle
and Ryan Tomlinson
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
Carrie Jeanmaire
Bronco Bios
doubles)
• Advanced to the main draw doubles championship at the Wolverine Invitational with Reedhina Parekh
• Member of MAC Academic Honor Roll
• Earned second letter
Senior
5-11
Belvidere, Ill.
Belvidere HS
Singles Doubles Overall
Pct.
2005-06
22-15
31-13
53-28 .654
2004-05
21-18
26-12
47-30 .610
2003-04
26-16
28-10
54-26 .675
Totals
69-49
85-35
154-84 .647
2003-04
• Earned Second Team All-
MAC honors
• Received WMU’s Amy Yeast Most Valuable Player and Newcomer of the Year award
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Second on the roster with 26 singles wins
• Named MAC Player of the Week after earning straight-
set wins over Bowling Green and Ball State
• 12-5 in the MAC (7-2 singles, 5-1 doubles)
• Earned first letter
2005-06
•Earned First Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors
•ITA Scholar-Athlete
•Was a perfect 7-0 in MAC singles matches
•Tied for the team lead with 31 singles wins and was third overall with 53 victories
•Took NCAA Division I singles champion Suzi Babos to a first-set tiebreaker during NCAA Tournament meeting between Cal and WMU
•Finished the year with 154 career wins, 19th all-time at WMU
•Became the first WMU player to win an ITA Summer Circuit event when she won the doubles title at the event hosted at WMU
• Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional in doubles with Malena Remynse and the second round in singles
High School
• Four-year varsity letterwinner and sectional champion at Belvidere High School
• Second Team All-State her final two seasons, third team as a sophomore
• Posted 145-24 overall high school record and 147-38 mark in USTA matches
• 42-4 in doubles at USTA-sponsored events
• Wightman Cup member in 2000 and 2002
2004-05
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Won 47 matches including 15 in the MAC (7-2 singles, 8-1 Personal
• Majoring in nursing with a 3.67 GPA
• Daughter of John and Debbie Jeanmaire
• Born July 9, 1985
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2005-06
Singles Doubles Overall
28-13
2004-05
Totals
16-5
Noriko Saruta
Priyanka Parekh
Junior
5-6
Calcutta, India
Ashok Hall
Pct.
44-18 .710
33-8
16-4
49-12 .803
61-21
32-9
93-30 .756
2005-06
•Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team after going 3-0 in singles
•ITA Scholar-Athlete
•Finished the year on a 12-match singles winning streak
•Tied for the team lead in overall singles victories (28) with her sister, Reedhina, and dual singles wins (20)
•Compiled a perfect 8-0 MAC singles record
• Lost in the “Maize” singles flight championship match at the Wolverine Invitational
23-5
28-12
Pct.
51-17 .746
2004-05
27-11
35-6
62-17 .785
Totals
50-16
63-18
113-34 .767
High School
• Trained at Michigan Athletic Club for one year before enrolling at WMU
• Finalist in doubles at the All-Japan Junior Tennis Tournament in 2002 after being a semifinalist the year before
• Advanced to high school championship doubles final in 2001 and 2002
Personal
• Majoring in exercise science with a 3.47 GPA
• Daughter of Isao and Chizue Saruta
• Born July 18, 1984
Personal
• Majoring in business with a 3.59 GPA
•Played her first two years at WMU with sister, Reedhina
• Daughter of Shailesh and Minaki Parekh
• Born September 15, 1985
Singles Doubles Overall
2005-06
2004-05
• Named to MAC All-Tournament Team
• Set a new school record with 35 doubles victories and 62 total wins
• Went 22-1 in doubles with Rattiya Hiranrat to end the year ranked 57th in the country
• Went a perfect 18-0 in MAC play and dropped only one set in singles
(9-0 singles and doubles)
• Advanced to the semifinals of the Flight B draw at the Bronco Invitational and the flight one draw at the Indiana Fall Invitational
• Earned first letter
High School
• Helped India to a fifth place finish at the World Youth Cup (15 teams)
• Ranked second in her state and second nationally
• Three-time national doubles champion
• Two-time singles champion at the Aarbur Calcutta
Championships
2005-06
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Has 113 career victories in only two years, 35th all-time at WMU
• Finished the year with 51 wins, one of four Broncos to win 50 or more matches
• Went 9-2 in MAC play
• Won a team-high 24 matches in the fall
• Advanced to the semifinals of the “Blue” singles flight at the Wolverine Invitational
2004-05
• Named to MAC All-Tournament Team
• 33 singles wins were the second-most all-time in a season
• Went 19-0 at five singles, 9-0 in the MAC
• Won eight singles matches against nationally-ranked opponents
• Advanced to the consolation finals of the Flight C singles draw at the Bronco Invitational
• Earned first letter
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Junior
5-1
Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan
Shukugawa Gakuin
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Sophomore
5-6
Livonia, Mich.
Stevenson HS
Singles Doubles Overall
Pct.
2005-06
6-3
12-2
18-5 .783
Totals
6-3
12-2
18-5 .783
2005-06
•ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Went 18-5 in the fall with a 12-2 mark in doubles
• Won first round doubles match at the ITA Midwest Regional with Kerstin Pahl
• Won five doubles matches with three different partners at the Wolverine Invitational
Singles Doubles Overall
Pct.
2005-06
28-7
31-9
59-16 .787
Totals
28-7
31-9
59-16 .787
Personal
• Major is undecided ... Pahl has a GPA of 3.64
• Daughter of Max and Almut Pahl
• Born December 7, 1984
Personal
• Majoring in special education with a 3.59 GPA
• Daughter of Michelle and Victor Moccia
• Born November 27, 1987
• Has two younger sisters, Aimee and Amanda
2005-06
•MAC Freshman of the Year after going a perfect 15-0 in conference play
•Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team after winning five matches
•ITA Scholar-Athlete
•Ended the year on a 13-match singles winning streak, also had won 11 straight doubles matches before losing in the NCAA Tournament
•Led the team with 59 overall wins and tied for the team lead in singles (28) and doubles wins (31)
• Won first round doubles match at the ITA Midwest Regional with Ashley Moccia
• Won doubles matches against nationally-ranked Indiana and Purdue at the WMU Super Challenge
High School
• Compiled a 72-8 record as a four-year letterwinner at Stevenson High School
• All-State her junior and senior year
• Led Stevenson to the quarterfinals of the Division One State Championships with a 28-1 record her junior year
• Led the Spartans to the city championship each of her four years
• Won the 2003 Midwest Open Outdoor Championship in doubles
• Won the Leann G. Davidge Memorial Sportsmanship Award at the 2004 Junior Wightman Cup
• Made honor roll all four years of high school
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Sophomore
6-1
Kiel, Germany
Heinrich-Heine
Kerstin Pahl
Ashley Moccia
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High School
•Nationally-ranked in Canada
•Competed in lacrosse
•Four-year honor roll member
High School
• 2005 Michigan “Miss Tennis”
•Compiled a four-year high school record of 103-5, including a state record 55 6-0, 6-0 matches
•Reached the state semifinals her final three years and the state quarterfinals her freshman year
•Named all-state, all-conference and all-area each of her four seasons in high school
•Played number one singles all four years, winning four conference championships and three regional championships
•Ranked No. 1 in West Michigan in all four age divisions by the USTA
•Ranked No. 16 in the Midwest and No. 169 nationally as a 16-year old
•2006 Junior Player of the Year in West Michigan
•Four-time Academic All-State selection highlighted academic honors that also includes the O.K. Conference Scholar Athlete Award, Senior-Athlete of the Year and President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Personal
• Majoring in biomedical sciences
•Daughter of Ronald and Valerie Dudzik
•Father played football at Michigan and mother played basketball, volleyball and field hockey at Adrian College
•Has a younger brother, Bryant
• Born April 21, 1988
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Freshman
5-11
Mississauga, Ont.
Lorne Park Secondary
School
Milica Zivanovic
Emily Dudzik
Freshman
5-6
Gowen, Mich.
Greenville HS
Personal
• Majoring in business
• Daughter of Janko and Desa Zivanovic
•Older sister, Jelena, plays women’s tennis at Richmond
•Cousin, Evan Zivanovic plays soccer for Sampdoria in the Italian Serie A, Italy’s top division
• Born November 19, 1988
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
2005-06 In Review
2005-06 Individual Records
Tournaments
Name
Singles
Doubles
Rattiya Hiranrat
5-6
13-5
Carrie Jeanmaire 8-7
14-5
Colleen Mead
13-4
9-2
Ashley Moccia
6-3
12-2
Kerstin Pahl
8-6
10-5
Priyanka Parekh
8-8
13-5
Reedhina Parekh 11-6
9-6
Malena Remynse 8-3
9-8
Noriko Saruta
13-3
11-6
Date
Opponent
1/15
1/15
1/22
1/28
2/7
2/10
2/18
2/18
2/24
2/26
3/10
3/11
3/16
3/24
3/25
3/31
4/2
4/5
4/8
4/14
4/15
4/22
4/28
4/29
4/30
5/12
vs. Indiana State%
at No. 32 Indiana%
at No. 53 Illinois%
at No. 34 Wisconsin%
Illinois-Chicago%
DePaul%
Bradley%
Wisconsin-Green Bay%
Cincinnati%
Marquette%
at No. 2 Notre Dame%
vs. Illinois State%
at No. 22 Michigan%
Buffalo*
Akron%*
at Miami%*
at Ball State%*
at No. 43 Purdue%
at Bowling Green%*
at Eastern Michigan%*
at Toledo%*
Northern Illinois%*
vs. Northern Illinois%$
vs. Eastern Michigan%$
vs. Buffalo$
at No. 11 California!
Singles
15-6
14-8
0-0
0-0
20-1
20-5
17-5
10-8
10-2
Duals
Doubles
15-6
17-8
0-0
0-0
21-4
3-0
20-5
15-9
17-6
Singles
6-2
7-0
0-0
0-0
7-0
8-0
6-1
4-0
4-0
MAC
Doubles
5-2
6-2
0-0
0-0
8-0
0-0
8-0
6-2
5-2
2005-06 Team Results
% - ITA Midwest Region match
* - Mid-American Conference match
$ - Mid-American Conference Tournament (Oxford, Ohio)
! - NCAA Tournament (Berkeley, Calif.)
u - match did not finish
wf - match won by forfeit
Total
48-23
53-28
22-6
18-5
59-16
44-18
57-22
42-28
51-17
Score
Overall/MAC Record
1-2-3-4-5-6
1-2-3
W 5-2
L 2-5
L 2-5
W 5-2
W 7-0
W 5-2
W 7-0
W 7-0
W 7-0
W 7-0
L 0-7
W 6-1
L 2-5
W 6-1
W 7-0
W 7-0
W 7-0
L 2-5
W 7-0
W 6-1
W 7-0
W 6-1
W 4-0
W 4-0
W 4-0
L 0-4
1-0/0-0
1-1/0-0
1-2/0-0
2-2/0-0
3-2/0-0
4-2/0-0
5-2/0-0
6-2/0-0
7-2/0-0
8-2/0-0
8-3/0-0
9-3/0-0
9-4/0-0
10-4/1-0
11-4/2-0
12-4/3-0
13-4/4-0
13-5/4-0
14-5/5-0
15-5/6-0
16-5/7-0
17-5/8-0
18-5/8-0
19-5/8-0
20-5/8-0
20-6/8-0
W-L-L-W-W-Wf
L-L-W-L-L-Wr
L-L-L-W-L-L
L-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
L-L-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
L-L-L-L-L-L
L-W-W-W-W-W
L-L-W-L-L-W
W-W-L-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
L-L-L-L-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
W-W-W-L-W-W
W-W-W-W-W-W
L-W-W-Wf-Wf-Wf
u-W-u-W-W-u
u-u-u-W-W-W
u-u-u-W-W-W
L-L-L-u-u-u
W-W-W
L-L-L
L-W-W
L-W-L
W-W-W
W-W-W
W-W-W
W-W-W
W-W-W
W-W-W
L-L-L
W-W-W
L-W-L
W-L-W
W-W-W
W-W-L
W-W-W
L-L-W
W-W-W
W-W-W
L-W-W
L-W-Wf
u-W-W
W-u-W
W-W-u
L-L-u
2006 All-MAC Teams/Honors
First Team
School
Ball State
Buffalo
Buffalo
Miami
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Second Team
School
Bowling Green
Miami
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Toledo
Western Michigan
Name
Jessica Thompson
Andreea Novaceanu
Maglena Nenova
Katrina Lomidze
Malena Remynse
Carrie Jeanmaire
Name
Ashley Jakupcin
Leda Pesatova
Jenny Elder
Myriam Cueva
Eunice Paravicini
Reedhina Parekh
Player of the Year:
Newcomer of the Year:
Leann Grimes Davidge
Sportsmanship Award:
Coach of the Year:
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Overall
Singles Doubles
20-12
28-11
22-15
31-13
13-4
9-2
6-3
12-2
28-7
31-9
28-13
16-5
28-11
29-11
18-11
24-17
23-5
28-12
Year
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Year
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Malena Remynse, Western Michigan
Kerstin Pahl, Western Michigan
Tanya Gombera, Akron
Kathy Twist, Buffalo
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Bronco Bios
Betsy Kuhle
Head Coach
25th Season at WMU
399-204
Illinois, 1976
A 2006 inductee into the Western
Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame, women’s
tennis head coach Betsy Kuhle has long
since established the women’s tennis
program as not only one of the top programs
in the Mid-American Conference, but
the region as well. The longest tenured
coach at WMU in any sport, the 2006-07
season marks the 25th year that Kuhle
will guide the Bronco tennis program.
Kuhle led WMU to one of its best
seasons in school history in 2006. The
Broncos won 20 matches for the second
straight year and fifth time overall. The
Broncos steamrolled through the MAC by
dropping only three points all year on their
way to winning both the regular season and
tournament championship and earning the
third NCAA Tournament berth in school
history. The team was a success both on the
court and in the classroom as it featured
both the MAC Player
of the Year and MAC
Freshman of the
Year, three All-MAC
honorees, the MAC
Tournament
MVP
and four Academic
All-MAC honorees.
The Broncos have won six of the
last ten MAC championships (1997,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006) and nine
total (1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2005, 2006) under Kuhle’s
direction. Western Michigan also claimed
the first two MAC automatic NCAA
berths (1999, 2000) since the conference
was granted that benefit in 1999.
The Broncos have compiled a 399204 (.661) overall and 151-23 (.868)
MAC dual-match record and have
never finished lower than third in the
conference under Kuhle’s guidance.
Kuhle has helped develop two
MAC Players of the Year and four MAC
Freshman of the Year. She has also helped
mentor 25 different All-MAC performers
and coached 20 different players to either a
MAC individual or doubles championship.
The 2004-05 campaign provides a
perfect illustration for WMU’s exceptional
level of success under Kuhle. The Broncos
claimed the MAC championship after
posting a perfect 9-0 league slate, finishing
Kuhle with her 2006 senior class: (L-R) Reedhina Parekh, Malena Remynse and Rattiya
Hiranrat.
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20-6 overall. The program’s 20 victories
marked the fourth-highest total in school
history and was the 17th straight year the
team compiled a winning record. Two
student-athletes were on both the AllMAC and Academic All-MAC teams.
WMU also finished the season ranked
55th in the final Intercollegiate Tennis
Association rankings, the highest end
of season ranking ever for the Broncos.
Betsy Kuhle’s Career Record
Season
Overall
MAC/Pts.
2005-06
20-6
8-0/1st
2004-05
20-6
9-0/1st
2003-04
16-9
8-1/2nd
2002-03
15-9
7-2/3rd
2001-02
14-11
7-2/3rd
2000-01
15-8
8-0/1st
1999-00
19-6
8-1/1st
1998-99
16-10
7-2/1st
1997-98
17-8
8-0/2nd
1996-97
18-6
6-0/1st
1995-96
12-10
4-2/48/3rd
1994-95
11-10
6-0/54/1st
1993-94
16-6
6-0/55/2nd
1992-93
14-7
5-1/50/2nd
1991-92
14-9
4-1/43/2nd
1990-91
19-8
4-1/49/2nd
1989-90
21-6
6-0/56/1st
1988-89
16-11
4-2/55/2nd
1987-88
12-13
5-1/51/2nd
1986-87
15-9
4-2/47/3rd
1985-86
15-10
6-1/34/2nd
1984-85
23-10
7-1/15/2nd
1983-84
19-10
5-3/26/T-1st
1982-83
22-6
9-0/26/2nd
Total
399-204
151-23
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Bronco Bios
The 2003-04 season was yet
another campaign filled with team
and individual honors. The Broncos
finished second in the league standings
and advanced to the tournament
semifinals. Kuhle was named Co-MAC
Coach of the Year and a pair of studentathletes claimed All-MAC accolades.
Kuhle’s young 2002-03 team went
15-9 overall, 7-2 in the MAC. Five of the
eight players had never competed with the
Broncos. Kuhle guided Frederika Girsang to
the MAC Player of the Year award, the first
Western Michigan women’s tennis player
to win that award since its creation in 1998.
The 2000-01 season will be
remembered for a pair of historic
achievements. Kuhle won her 300th
career match as WMU coach. No other
coach in Western Michigan history has
won more than 50 matches. Kuhle also
guided WMU to its third-consecutive
Mid-American Conference championship,
marking the first time in program history
the Broncos won three consecutive titles.
A five-time MAC Coach of the Year
(1990, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005), Kuhle was
named Intercollegiate Tennis AssociationVolvo Midwest Coach of the Year in 1990
after WMU finished eighth in Region
IV. The WMU Alumni “W” Club honored
Kuhle as its Woman of the Year in 1998.
The program’s academic success
parallels the Broncos’ success on the
court. Twenty four of Kuhle’s players
have been named to the MAC AllAcademic team; eight have been named
ITA/Volvo Scholar-Athletes; and three
were GTE Academic All-District choices.
Kuhle’s program has been honored as
an ITA All-Academic team nine years in
a row and there has been a 98 percent
graduation rate during the Kuhle era.
She has also served as coach at
the United States Tennis Association
Western Section 16-and-under Zonal
Championships in 1994, 1996, 1997,
1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Prior to taking over the Broncos,
Kuhle served as a pro at the John Gardiner
Tennis Ranch in Carmel Valley, Calif., for
two years. She held a similar post at the
Santa Catalina Girls School in Monterey
for nearly three years. In September,
1980, Kuhle assumed professional duties
locally at the West Hills Tennis Club.
A 1976 graduate of the University
of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in
finance, Kuhle played No. 1 singles
for the Illini. She received a master’s
degree in business administration
from WMU in December of 1987.
Active in the profession, Kuhle is
currently on the ITA Board of Directors and
a member of the operating committee. She
was also chair of the ITA Midwest Regional
committee from 1992-95 and 2000-03.
A native of Decatur, Ill., Kuhle
captured the 1994 ITA 35-and-over
title and ranked as high as fourth in the
Western Tennis Association’s rankings.
She also served as the chairperson for the
WTA Junior Wightman Cup Tournament.
Kuhle’s three brothers serve as tennis
pros. Lornie is the head pro and owner
of the Bobby Riggs Tennis Club in Del
Mar, Calif., and the head pro and owner
of the Tennis Shop in the MGM Grand
Hotel in Las Vegas;
Chuck is head pro
and manager at
the Decatur Racket
Club
in
their
hometown,
and
Mike is a pro in Fort
Lauderdale,
Fla.
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
Kuhle’s Accomplishments
• 2006 inductee to the WMU Athletics Hall of Fame
•
399 victories in 24 years as head coach of the Broncos
•
23 winning seasons
•
Three NCAA Tournament
appearances
•
Nine Mid-American Conference championships
•
All-time MAC record of 151-23
•
WMU has placed third or higher in the MAC every year of her tenure
•
Has not lost a regular season MAC match in over two years (18 straight)
•
Five 20-win seasons
•
Coached two MAC Players of the Year & four MAC Freshman of the Year
•
Coached 25 All-MAC athletes and 20
MAC individual or doubles champions
•
Five-time MAC Coach of the Year
•
1998 WMU Alumni “W” Club Woman of the Year
•
1990 ITA Midwest Coach of the Year
•
WMU women’s tennis players have a 98 percent graduation rate
•
Member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Board of Directors
9
Bronco Bios
Leah Jo Monette
Ryan Tomlinson
Assistant Coach
6th Season at WMU
Western Michigan, 2002
Athletic Trainer
6th Season at WMU
Michigan State, 1998
Leah Jo Monette is entering her sixth year with Western Michigan and
her fourth year as the Assistant Director of Medical Services. Before joining
the Bronco staff in 2001, she served as a staff athletic trainer at the University of Illinois.
Her primary sport responsibilities are with women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s golf and the women’s dance team.
Monette’s responsibilities include the treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries. She is in charge of the daily operations
of the Read Fieldhouse Athletic Training Room and is responsible for the
pharmaceutical supplies of all three campus athletic training rooms.
Monette graduated from Michigan State University in 1998 with a degree in physical education & exercise science with an emphasis in athletic
training. She earned her Masters degree in therapeutic kinesiology at the
University of Illinois in 2000, while handling athletic training responsibilities for the Fighting Illini football, women’s cross country and track and field,
and women’s volleyball programs.
Leah Jo Monette is the former Leah Jo Bundt and a native of Muskegon,
Mich. Monette resides in Kalamazoo with her husband Jason and their son
Carter Stephen.
Milos Galecic
Entering his sixth season as an assistant coach at Western Michigan,
Ryan Tomlinson is a key part of the Bronco women’s tennis program.
Last season, Tomlinson helped lead WMU to its second straight undefeated season in the MAC and the third NCAA Tournament berth in school
history.
In 2005, the Broncos had an undefeated 9-0 record in the MAC. It was
Tomlinson’s first MAC championship as an assistant and the first for the
Broncos since 2001.
In his first season (2002-03) as the full-time assistant, Tomlinson helped
guide a team that featured five newcomers to a 7-2 MAC record and thirdplace finish.
Tomlinson spent the 2001-02 season as a student assistant for both the
men’s and women’s teams at WMU. He helped each team finish third in the
MAC and advance to the MAC tournament semifinals.
Tomlinson was a four-year letterwinner for the Broncos who finished
his career with 179 victories, seventh all-time. He played in 301 matches for
the Brown & Gold, second most all-time and teamed with Steve Pillon to
win a school record 88 doubles matches as a tandem. A two-time All-MAC
selection, Tomlinson was a part of two MAC championship teams and two
NCAA tournament squads.
A 2005 inductee into the Three Rivers (Mich.) High School Hall of
Fame, Tomlinson is tournament director of the ITA Summer Circuit played
at Western Michigan. He is also the head tennis professional at Gull Lake
Country Club in the summer.
Tomlinson is married to the former Jennifer Roon. The couple resides
in Portage with their son Ty Patrick.
Strength & Conditioning
1st Season at WMU
Western Michigan, 2005
Milos Galecic is beginning his first season as a member of the Western
Michigan strength and conditioning staff. A 2005 graduate with honors
from Western Michigan, Galecic has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science
and a minor in business.
He is currently working on a master’s in exercise science while also
working as the strength and conditioning coach for men’s and women’s
tennis, gymnastics, cross country and track and field.
A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Galecic is a certified strength and
conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association. He was also a three-time national champion in soccer at the
International School of Lusaka before coming to Kalamazoo.
10
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
Record Book
All-Time Series Records
TEAM
Air Force
Alabama
Akron
Arizona
Arizona State
Auburn
Ball State
Boston College
Bowling Green
Bradley
Buffalo
Butler
Calvin
California
Central Florida
Central Michigan
Cincinnati
Colorado
Columbus
Cornell
Cal State-Fullerton
Cal State-Northridge
Creighton
Davidson
DePaul
Detroit
Drake
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Emory
Ferris State
Flagler
Florida
Florida Southern
Florida State
Fresno State
Furman
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Hawaii
IPFW
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois-Chicago
Illinois State
Indiana
Indiana State
Iowa State
Jacksonville
Kalamazoo College
Kansas State
Kent State
Kentucky
W-L
1-0
0-1
16-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
27-3
1-0
30-0
7-0
9-0
3-0
2-0
0-1
2-1
10-0
2-1
0-3
1-0
1-0
2-0
4-0
1-0
2-1
9-3
2-0
6-2
2-0
27-8
3-0
10-0
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-1
1-0
2-1
1-0
1-2
2-1
1-0
1-0
7-9
17-0
12-2
0-22
9-0
1-0
2-0
7-0
1-0
3-0
0-1
All-Time Season Records
Long Beach State
0-2
Louisville
1-0
Loyola Marymount
5-0
Marquette
15-5
Marshall
7-6
Mercer
2-0
Miami
15-13
Michigan
5-28
Michigan State
8-16
Middle Tennessee
0-1
Minnesota
0-6
Mississippi
0-1
Montana State
1-0
Morehead State
1-0
Nebraska
1-1
New Mexico State
0-1
North Carolina
1-0
Northwestern
0-10
UNC-Greensboro
0-1
Northern Illinois
25-0
Notre Dame
7-13
Oberlin
1-0
Ohio
10-1
Ohio State
7-6
Oklahoma
1-0
Purdue
11-13
Rice
0-1
St. Mary’s
10-0
San Diego
2-2
San Diego Mesa
1-0
Southern Illinois
3-0
South Alabama
0-1
South Carolina
0-1
South Florida
0-1
Stetson
0-1
Syracuse
1-0
Tampa
0-1
Toledo
30-1
UAB
0-2
UC-Irvine
2-4
UCLA
0-1
UC-San Diego
8-0
UNLV
1-1
U.S. International
0-5
Valdosta
2-0
Valparaiso
1-0
Vanderbilt
1-0
Virginia Tech
1-0
Western Illinois
1-0
Wheaton College
2-0
Wisconsin
1-11
Wisconsin-Green Bay 2-0
Wyoming
1-0
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
Year
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
W
20
20
16
15
14
15
19
16
17
18
12
L
6
6
9
9
11
8
6
10
8
6
10
Pct.
.769
.769
.640
.625
.560
.653
.760
.615
.680
.727
.546
MAC
8-0/1st
9-0/1st
8-1/2nd
7-2/3rd
7-2/3rd
8-0/1st
8-1/1st
7-2/1st
8-0/2nd
6-0/1st
4-2/3rd
Pts.
48
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
11
16
14
14
19
21
16
12
15
15
23
19
22
15
15
12
8
10
6
7
9
8
6
11
13
9
10
10
10
6
9
3
10
8
.524
.727
.667
.560
.704
.778
.593
.480
.625
.600
.697
.655
.786
.625
.883
.546
.500
6-0/1st
6-0/2nd
5-1/2nd
4-1/2nd
4-1/2nd
6-0/1st
4-2/2nd
5-1/2nd
4-2/3rd
6-1/2nd
7-1/2nd
5-3/1st
9-0/2nd
3rd
2nd
-
-
54
55
50
43
49
56
55
51
47
34
15
26
26
20
25
-
2
4
3
4
462
6
2
1
4
247
.250
.667
.750
.500
.652
-
-
-
-
-
-
1978
1977
1976
1975
Totals
WMU Coaching Records
Coach
W
L
Betsy Kuhle (1983-pres.)
399
204
Becky Rueckert (1979-82)
50
30
Janet McCutcheon (1978)
2
6
Susan Anderson (1977)
4
2
Chris Hoyles (1975-76)
7
5
Totals
462
247
Pct.
.662
.625
.250
.667
.583
.652
11
Record Book
All-Time Bronco Win List
(Overall Singles/Doubles Victories)
No. Player
W
L
1. Rattiya Hiranrat (2003-06)
200
91
2. Frederika Girsang (2001-04)
195
84
3. Kathleen Meyer (1988-91)
191
86
4. Hillary Schaffer (1996-99)
184
97
5. Jennifer Fales (1993-96)
181
100
6. Sue Weigand (1981-84)
179
51
Sonya Garshnek (1985-88)
179
85
8. Melanie Peters (2000-03)
175
111
9. Malena Remynse (2003-06)
174
116
10. Kristen DeVall (1995-98)
172
135
11. Audrey Smith (1993-96)
171
121
12. Cindy Turner (1989-92)
170
93
Cyra Malik (1997-2000)
170
119
14. Marla Whitfield (1984-87)
169
65
15. Sommer Stier (1995-98)
168
126
16. Heidi Cakans (1994-98)
163
89
Amy McClure (1989-92)
163
118
18. Reedhina Parekh (2003-06)
159
92
19. Valeria Stoilova (2001-04)
158
96
Nikki Douglass (1999-2002)
158
102
21. Carrie Jeanmaire (2004-present) 154
84
22. Larissa Chinwah (1999-2002)
152
96
23. Shanan Condon (1989-92)
143
97
24. Amy Yeast (1983-85)
142
51
Janet Ray (1982-85)
142
85
Yacqui Peete (1990-93)
142
95
27. Bridget Loughrin (1993-96)
140
123
28. Diana Dimitrescu (1998-2000)
135
75
29. Holly Taylor (1992-94)
134
79
30. Stephanie Schulte (1986-89)
133
119
31. Nancy Martin (1981-84)
130
48
32. Breita Johnson (1989-91)
123
64
33. Lynne Schendel (1980-83)
120
75
Andrea England (1992-95)
120
76
35. Noriko Saruta (2005-present)
113
34
Larissa Chinwah
12
Melanie Peters
Individual Records
Career Singles Wins
110, Sue Weigand (1981-84)
103, Jennifer Fales (1992-96)
99, Audrey Smith (1992-96)
PCT.
.687
.699
.690
.655
.644
.778
.678
.612
.600
.560
.586
.646
.588
.775
.571
.647
.580
.633
.622
.608
.647
.613
.596
.736
.625
.599
.532
.643
.629
.527
.730
.658
.615
.612
.767
Career Doubles Wins
109, Rattiya Hiranrat (2002-06)
99, Kathleen Meyer (1988-91)
97, Frederika Girsang (2001-04)
96, Sonya Garshnek (1985-88)
Single Season Singles Wins
34, Marla Whitfield, 1985
33, Amy Yeast, 1985
33, Priyanka Parekh, 2005
31, Frederika Girsang, 2003
30, Sue Weigand, 1984
Single Season Doubles Wins
35, Noriko Saruta, 2005
Single Season Overall Wins
62, Noriko Saruta, 2005
60, Frederika Girsang, 2003
59, Kerstin Pahl, 2006
58, Kendra Becker, 200
57, Reedhina Parekh, 2006
56, Kathleen Meyer, 1988
55, Valeria Stoilova, 2003
54, Holly Taylor, 1994
54, Rattiya Hiranrat, 2003
54, Diana Dimitrescu, 2000
Rattiya Hiranrat is the all-time leader in overall wins (200) and
doubles wins (109) at WMU.
Frederika Girsang (left) and Kathleen Meyer are number two and
three on the overall wins list for the Brown & Gold.
Sue Weigand
31, Rattiya Hiranrat, 2005
31, Carrie Jeanmaire, 2006
31, Kerstin Pahl, 2006
30, Sonya Garshnek, 1988
30, Kathleen Meyer, 1988
30, Diana Dimitrescu, 2000
30, Larissa Chinwah, 2001
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
Record Book
Amy Yeast Most Valuable Player Award
“Voted annually by the team members and presented to
the player who shows the most dedication, hard work,
sportsmanship and team work”
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Amy Yeast
NCAA Travel Team
Rattiya Hiranrat
Carrie Jeanmaire
Frederika Girsang
Valeria Stoilova
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
NCAA Tourney History
1999 NCAA Tournament
UCLA 5, Western Michigan 0
L.A. Tennis Center • Los Angeles, Calif.
Nikki Douglass
Cyra Malik
Kendra Becker
Sommer Stier
Heidi Cakans
Hillary Schaffer
Audrey Smith
Andrea England
Holly Taylor
Yacqui Peete
Amy McClure
Kathleen Meyer
Cindy Turner
Stephanie Schulkte
Sonya Garshnek
Mindy Severt
Sherry Collins
SINGLES:
1. Annica Cooper (UCLA) def. Larissa Chinwah (WMU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Amanda Basica (UCLA) def. Cyra Malik (WMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Brandi Freudenberg (UCLA) def. Diana Dimitrescu (WMU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Elizabeth Schmidt (UCLA) def. Kendra Becker (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Petya Marinova (UCLA) def. Nikki Thompson (WMU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Rochelle Raiss (UCLA) led Hillary Schaffer (WMU) 6-4, 5-4
DOUBLES: (DNP)
1. Chinwah/Dimitrescu (WMU) vs. Basica/Cooper (UCLA)
2. Malik/Mindy Champion (WMU) vs. Schmidt/Roubanova (UCLA)
3. Thompson/Schaffer (WMU) vs. Freudenberg/Marinova (UCLA)
All-Mid-American Conference
2006
Malena Remynse - 1st Team
Carrie Jeanmaire - 1st Team
Reedhina Parekh - 2nd Team
2005
Rattiya Hiranrat - 1st Team
Malena Remynse - 2nd Team
2004
Frederika Girsang - 1st Team
Carrie Jeanmaire - 2nd Team
2003
Frederika Girsang - 1st Team
Melanie Peters - 2nd Team
2002
Larissa Chinwah - 1st Team
Frederika Girsang - 2nd Team
2001
Larissa Chinwah - 1st Team
Frederika Girsang - 1st Team
2000
Larissa Chinwah - 1st Team
Cyra Malik- 2nd Team
1999
Larissa Chinwah - 1st Team
1998
Heidi Cakans - 1st Team
1997
Heidi Cakans - 1st Team
Kate Stecova - 2nd Team
1996
Audrey Smith - 1st Team
1995
Andrea England - 1st Team
Audrey Smith - 1st Team
1994
Andrea England - 1st Team
Holly Taylor - 1st Team
Heidi Cakans - 2nd Team
Audrey Smith - 2nd Team
1993
Yacqui Peete
Audrey Smith
Holly Taylor
2000 NCAA Tournament
South Carolina 5, Western Michigan 1
South Bend, Ind.
1992
Shannon Condon
Amy McClure
Holly Taylor
1991
Breita Johnson
Amy McClure
Kathleen Meyer
1990
Amy McClure
Kathleen Meyer
1989
Kathleen Meyer
1988
Sonya Garshnek
Kathleen Meyer
Mindy Severt
1987
Mindy Severt
Jan Weigand
1986
Marla Whitfield
Amy Yeast (Honorary)
1985
Marla Whitfield
Amy Yeast
1984
Sue Weigand
Marla Whitfield
Amy Yeast
1983
Sue Weigand
Amy Yeast
1982
Nancy Martin
Sue Weigand
1981
Nancy Martin
Sue Weigand
2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
SINGLES:
1. Jennifer Radman (SC) def. Larissa Chinwah (WMU) 6-0, 0-6, 6-1
2. Cyra Malik (WMU) def. Leigh Eichelberger (SC) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
3. Kathy Boyanovich (SC) def. Nikki Thompson (WMU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Tamera Sutton (SC) def. Melanie Remynse (WMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Lynn-Yin Tan (SC) def. Diana Dimitrescu (WMU) 7-6, 6-4
6. Catherine Brown (SC) def. Kendra Becker (WMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES: (DNP)
2006 NCAA Tournament
#11 California 4, Western Michigan 0
Hellman Tennis Center • Berkeley, Calif.
SINGLES:
1. #3 Zsuzsanna Fodor (CAL) def. Malena Remynse (WMU) 6-1, 6-1
2. #27 Suzi Babos (CAL) def. Carrie Jeanmaire (WMU) 7-6, 6-2
3. #85 Stephanie Kusano def. Reedhina Parekh (WMU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Rattiya Hiranrat (WMU) led #124 Marion Ravelojanoa 6-3, 4-2
5. #88 Cristina Visico (CAL) led Priyanka Parekh (WMU) 6-1, 5-4
6. Claire Ilcinkas (CAL) led Kerstin Pahl (WMU) 6-3, 5-2
DOUBLES:
1. #8 Fodor/Babos (CAL) def. Remynse/Jeanmaire (WMU) 8-1
2. Bobusic/Kusano (CAL) def. R. Parekh/Pahl (WMU) 8-4
3. Ilcinskas/Ravelojanoa (CAL) v. Hiranrat/Noriko Saruta (WMU) dnf
13
Record Book
Bronco Champions
Bronco Honors
MAC Player of the Year
2006 Malena Remynse
2003 Frederika Girsang
MAC Freshman of the Year
2006 Kerstin Pahl
2001 Frederika Girsang
1999 Larissa Chinwah
1994 Heidi Cakans
2006
2005
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1996
1995
1994
14
Academic All-MAC
Rattiya Hiranrat
Carrie Jeanmaire
Reedhina Parekh
Malena Remynse
Rattiya Hiranrat
Reedhina Parekh
Larissa Chinwah
Nikki Douglass
Melanie Remynse
Valeria Stoilova
Larissa Chinwah
Nikki Douglasss
Melanie Remynse
Larissa Chinwah
Kendra Becker
Diana Dimitrescu
Cyra Malik
Nikki Thompson
Hillary Schaffer, 1st
Heidi Cakans, 1st
Heidi Cakans, 1st
Kristen DeVall, HM
Hillary Schaffer, HM
Audrey Smith, 1st
Jennifer Fales, 1st
Andrea England, HM
Audrey Smith, 1st
Jennifer Fales, HM
Kerri Stanislaw, HM
Yacqui Peters, HM
Cindy Turner, 1st
Amy McClure, 2nd
Shanan Condon, 3rd
Cindy Turner, 1st
Kathleen Meyer, 2nd
Amy McClure, 2nd
Kathleen Meyer, 2nd
Cindy Turner, 2nd
Kathy Spray, HM
ITA Scholar Athletes
2006 Rattiya Hiranrat
Carrie Jeanmaire
Colleen Mead
Ashley Moccia
Kerstin Pahl
Priyanka Parekh
Reedhina Parekh
Malena Remynse
Noriko Saruta
2005 Maelynn Bernosky
Rattiya Hiranrat
Carrie Jeanmaire
Colleen Mead
Reedhina Parekh
Malena Remynse
2004 Maelynn Bernosky
Rattiya Hiranrat
Carrie Jeanmaire
Reedhina Parekh
2003 Maelynn Bernosky
Malena Remynse
Valeria Stoilova
2002 Larissa Chinwah
Nikki Douglas
Melanie Remynse
2001 Larissa Chinwah
Nikki Douglass
1999 Hillary Schaffer
1998 Kristen DeVall
Doubles
1995 - Andrea England, No. 2
1995 - Andrea England/Heidi Jennifer Fales, No. 3
Kristen DeVall, No. 6
1991 - Breita Johnson/Shanan Cakans, No. 3
1994 - Heidi Cakans, No. 3
1990 - Breita Johnson/Shanan Audrey Smith, No. 4
Condon, No. 2
1993 - Andrea England, No. 3
Condon, No. 2
1992 - Shanan Condon, No. 3
Cindy Turner/Yacqui 1991 - Kathleen Meyer, No. 1
Peete, No. 3
Amy McClure, No. 2
1989 - Breita Johnson/Shanan Shanan Condon, No. 4
Condon, No. 2
1990 - Shanan Condon, No. 4
1988 - Kathleen Meyer/Mindy Yacqui Peete, No. 6
Severt, No. 1
1989 - Kathleen Meyer, No. 1
1986 - Sonya Garshnek/ Amy McClure, No. 2
Stephanie Schulte, No. 3
1988 - Sonya Garshnek, No. 2
1983 - Nancy Martin/Sue Weigand, No. 1
1986 - Stephanie Schulte, No. 6
Julie Hawthorne/Janet 1985 - Amy Yeast, No. 1
Ray, No. 3
1981 - Nancy Martin/Sue Kathleen Meyer, No. 3
Marla Whitfield, No. 2
1984 - Amy Yeast, No. 1
Sue Weigand, No. 2
Jan Weigand, No. 4
Weigand, No. 1
1981 - Sue Weigand, No. 1
ITA/Volvo Scholar Athlete
1996 Jennifer Fales
1995 Jennifer Fales
1992 Cindy Turner
1991 Cindy Turner
1989 Kathy Spray
Nancy Martin, No. 2
The MAC discontinued championship flights in singles and doubles in 1998 as the
team championship format began in 1999.
Regional/ITA Cissi Leaary
Sportsmanship Award
2002 Larissa Chinwah
1998 Heidi Cakans
ITA-Head Arthur Ashe Jr.
Sportsmanship Award
1992 Cindy Turner
Audrey Smith
Malena Remynse
Marla Whitfield
Heidi Cakans
Shanan Condon
Cyra Malik
GTE Academic All-District
1992 Cindy Turner
1991 Cindy Turner
Arthur Ashe Jr.
Scholar Athlete
Audrey Smith
Audrey Smith
Audrey Smith
Singles
ITA All-Academic Team
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002,
2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997,
1996
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1984
L-R: Karen Seaman, Jan
Weigand, Betsy Miles,
Sue Weigand, Kathy
Deets, Nancy Martin,
Janet Ray, Amy Yeast,
Marla Whitfield, Head
Coach Betsy Kuhle
2000
MAC Tourney Champs
L-R: Head Coach
Betsy Kuhle, Mindy
Champion, Cyra Malik,
Melanie Remynse,
Kendra Becker, Diana
Dimitrescu, Larissa
Chinwah, Nikki
Douglass, Eloisa
Marquez, Assistant
Andre Herke
1990
Back Row: Kathy Spray,
Mina Osakabe, Kerri
Stanislaw, Shanan
Condon, Erin Rourke,
Kathleen Meyer, Head
Coach Betsy Kuhle
Front Row: Yacqui Peete,
Heather DeGroot, Cindy
Turner, Breita Johnson,
Amy McClure
2001
L-R: Head Coach
Betsy Kuhle, Frederika
Girsang, Meaghan
Colville, Larissa
Chinwah, Melanie
Remynse, Nikki
Douglass, Valeria
Stoilova, Mariana
Quintanilla, Assistant
Scott Petersen
1995
Back Row: Head
Coach Betsy Kuhle,
Heidi Cakans, Andrea
England, Sommer Stier,
Nancy Mains, Deidre
Popovich, Assistant Greg
Winchester
Front Row: Kristen
DeVall, Jennifer Fales,
Audrey Smith, Bridget
Loughrin, Leslie
Winchester, Susan Weix
2005
Back Row: Head Coach
Betsy Kuhle, Trainer
Leah Jo Monette,
Assistant Ryan
Tomlinson, Strength
Coach Joe Tofferi
Front Row: Noriko
Saruta, Colleen Mead,
Rattiya Hiranrat, Carrie
Jeanmaire, Priyanka
Parekh, Reedhina
Parekh, Malena
Remynse, Maelynn
Bernosky
1997
L-R: Hillary Schaffer,
Cyra Malik, Kendea
Becker, Lisa Nicoll, Head
Coach Betsy Kuhle,
Heidi Cakans, Sommer
Stier, Kate Stecova,
Kristen DeVall
2006
MAC Tourney Champs
Assistant Ryan
Tomlinson, Kerstin Pahl,
Noriko Saruta, Malena
Remynse, Strength
Coach Joe Tofferi, Carrie
Jeanmaire, Ashley
Moccia, Colleen Mead,
Trainer Leah Jo Monette,
Priyanka Parekh, Head
Coach Betsy Kuhle,
Reedhina Parekh, Rattiya
Hiranrat
1999
MAC Tourney Champs
Back Row: Head Coach
Betsy Kuhle, Diana
Dimitrescu, Kendra
Becker, Lisa Nicoll,
Larissa Chinwah, Cyra
Malik
Front Row: Nikki
Thompson, Mindy
Champion, Hillary
Schaffer, Bobbi Vasos
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Facilities
Outdoor Facility: Sorensen Courts
The Western Michigan men’s and women’s tennis teams
play their outdoor matches on campus at Sorensen Courts,
named for former men’s tennis coach Ray “Hap” Sorensen.
The complex includes 18 total courts in upper and lower
tiers. The upper Sorensen Courts feature eight brand-new
blue-surfaced courts that were completed in July of 2006.
The entire upper facility is lighted for play deep into the night
and features improved access to water and electricity for all
courts.
The lower courts include 10 two-tone green Laykold-surfaced
courts. All of the courts are surrounded by wind screens and
have bleacher seating for specatators.
Sorensen Courts is one of the homes for the USTA Boys
18s and 16s National Championships each year and has also
played host to the 2000 Mid-American Conference Women’s
Tennis Championships and 2001 and 2005 MAC Men’s Tennis
Championships.
On campus, the Broncos also have access to complete athletic
training and strength and conditioning facilities in Read
Fieldhouse.
Indoor Facility: West Hills Athletic Club
When winter rolls in, the Western Michigan tennis teams play
in one of the best indoor facilities in the state. Purchased in 1998 by the
university, West Hills Athletic Club features nine hard courts, spacious
viewing areas, an expansive weight room and excellent locker room
facilities.
The Broncos both practice and play matches at West Hills
during the season when forced indoors because of inclement weather.
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