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1 Horizon League Player of the Year

3 Horizon League Coach of the Year Accolades

7 Consecutive Winning Seasons

11 Horizon League Honorees

2 Horizon League Newcomers of the Year

9 ITA Scholar-Athlete Honorees

2011-12 Donors .........................................Credits The 2011-12 Cleveland State Women’s Tennis Media Guide was written and designed by Renee Adam, Assistant SID. Edited by Greg Murphy, Sports Information Director and Tim Ertle, SID Assistant. Photography done by Brian Hart, Bill Reiter and Renee Adam. Cleveland State University is committed to non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status, and to equal access in education and employment. Cleveland State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Oppor-tunity employer and especially encourages applications from minorities and women, persons with handicaps or disabilities, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans.

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Quick Facts ....................roster ...............................2011-12 season Preview ....

2011-12 scheDule ..................viking Bios .......................heaD coach Brian etzkin ..assistant coach Jay tee .........2010-11 season review ..............

2010-11 statistics ..........................

2011 hl chamPionshiP ...................the horizon league ..........................all-time letterwinners ......................recorDs & history .........................

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First Year ................................1979All-Time Record ................ 201-353

Affiliation ...........NCAA Division IConference .............Horizon League

Nickname ............................... VikingsSchool Colors ..............Green & White

Program history

coaching staFFHead Coach ..........................Brian Etzkin

Alma Mater .......... Southern Illinois, 1998Record at CSU ................. 122-120 (9 years)

Assistant Coach ................................. Jay TeeAlma Mater .................Cleveland State, 2006

Tennis Office Phone ..................(216) 687-4811

clevelanD stateLocation .......................................Cleveland, OhioFounded ...............................Cleveland State 1964

Fenn College 1929Enrollment .........................................................17,323

President ...............................Dr. Ronald M. BerkmanAthletics Director .........................................John Parry

Sport Administrator............Virnette House-Browning

WOMEN’S TENNISC l e v e l a n d S t a t e

2011-12 S EASON PrEV I EWAfter reaching the championship match of the Horizon League Tour-

nament last season, head coach Brian Etzkin now knows what the Vi-kings are capable of and will be striving for the same level of excellence during the 2011-12 season.

“This season, if we stay healthy and work harder than everyone else we have a very strong chance of winning the Horizon League Champi-onship for the first time ever, and that is our goal heading into the spring season,” Etzkin said.

Etzkin will have plenty to work with this year, as seven letterwin-ners return from last season’s squad, including Catrine Bjerrehus who is the lone senior on the roster. Bjerrehus will be joined by a trio of juniors; Nicole Janek, Maria Lazaris and Mengdi Liu and a trio of sophomores; Alexandra Bush, Alex Power and Kara Sherwood.

“With everyone returning from last year, we are right in the mix of things at the top of the league standings for the first time ever and that is a very exciting thing for this program,” Etzkin said.

After continued improvement throughout her first two seasons, La-zaris has made her way to the top of the lineup for the Vikings. Last season she posted a 17-8 record, including a perfect 8-0 mark in league play, primarily at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions.

“At the end of last season Maria was playing at a very high level which she continued to do throughout the fall season, earning the No. 1 spot. With her playing that well, it is like having a new recruit and hopefully she can continue to play at that level throughout the spring season,” Etzkin said.

Bjerrehus, a three-time All-Horizon League first team honoree, will begin the year at the No. 2 position as she enters her final season tied for sixth on the all-time career wins list with 46 singles victories.

“Catrine hits one of the biggest balls in the league, and she will be a great leader for us on and off the court this year as we try to give her a championship during her final season as a Viking,” Etzkin said.

Bush, a 2011 All-Horizon League second team honoree, is com-ing off a strong freshman season in which she posted a 23-10 record. Included in her 23 wins was a 6-2 league mark, playing at both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.

“Alex may start lower in the lineup for us due to some injuries, but I’m hoping that she continues to mature on the court and build her game and ascend the lineup as the season goes on,” Etzkin said.

Sherwood enters her sophomore season vying for a spot in the middle of the Viking lineup after posting an 18-17 singles record last season. Sherwood went 7-1 throughout league play and ended the year on a five-match win streak.

“Kara is one of the best competitors on the team. She has every shot in the book and she uses them in every match that she plays,” Etzkin said.

Sophomore Alex Power will once give the Vikings a spark in the middle of the lineup, after posting a 7-1 record in league matches last season, including a 4-0 mark at the No. 5 position.

“Alex is coming off a very good freshman year, in which she improved her court sense and became a great competitor for us. She always finds a way to win and if you beat her you have really earned it,” Etzkin said.

Janek, who missed part of last season due to injuries, returns to the lineup for the Vikings looking to have a solid junior season. Last year Janek posted a 12-12 mark, including a pair of wins in league play.

“After being injured at the end of the season last year, Nicole is hun-gry to stay healthy and be in the lineup at the end of the year for us when it counts the most. She continues to mature as a player, and she will be another leader for us this season, on and off the court,” Etzkin said.

Liu, who posted a 17-6 record last season, will be competing for a spot in the starting lineup for CSU. Liu tallied a 5-1 record in league play last season, including a 4-1 record at the No. 6 position.

“Mengdi can be another very good player for us, playing her best tennis consistently is the goal for her this season. She will definitely be competing for a starting spot in the lineup,” Etzkin said.

The Vikings will once again have a strong doubles rotation for the spring season, inlcuding the No. 1 duo of Lazaris and Bjerrehus who ad-vanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Regionals this fall.

“Maria and Catrine continue to be a dynamic doubles team for us, and hopefully they can carry their momentum from the fall season into the spring and be a dominant force in the league,” Etzkin said.

The tandem of Power and Bush will start the season at the No. 2 dou-bles position after posting a 13-8 record last year, including a 6-2 mark in league play. The final doubles spot will be a combination of Liu, Sher-wood and Janek.

“I am very confident in any of the combinations that we put on the court for doubles play. The goal at the start of the spring season will be to figure out what the best lineup is for us down the stretch,” Etzkin said.

2011-12 rOSTErCatrine Bjerrehus Sr. Aarhus, Denmark/Marselisborg GymnasiumAlexandra Bush So. Vienna, W. Va./ParkersburgNicole Janek Jr. Clarkston, Mich./ClarksonMaria Lazaris Jr. Scituate, Mass./ScituateMengdi Liu Jr. Beijing, ChinaAlex Power So. Powell, Ohio/Olentangy LibertyKara Sherwood So. Mentor, Ohio/Mentor

Head Coach: Brian EtzkinAssistant Coach: Jay Tee

2011-12 SChEDuLEsePtemBer16 at BGSU Invite Bowling Green, Ohio All Day17 at BGSU Invite Bowling Gree, Ohio All Day30 at Kentucky Invite Lexington, Ky. All Day

octoBer1 at Kentucky Invite Lexington, Ky. All Day2 at Kentucky Invite Lexington, Ky. All Day7 at Martha Thorn Invite Morgantown, W. Va. All Day8 at Martha Thorn Invite Morgantown, W. Va. All Day9 at Martha Thorn Invite Morgantown, W. Va. All Day20 at ITA Regionals Columbus, Ohio All Day21 at ITA Regionals Columbus, Ohio All Day22 at ITA Regionals Columbus, Ohio All Day

January21 at DePaul Chicago, Ill. 2:00 p.m.

FeBruary3 at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 7:00 p.m.4 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 2:00 p.m.10 XAVIER Cleveland, Ohio 5:00 p.m.12 AKRON Cleveland, Ohio 11:00 a.m.17 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. 6:00 p.m.19 TOLEDO Cleveland, Ohio 2:00 p.m. CASE Cleveland, Ohio 7:00 p.m.25 BOWLING GREEN Cleveland, Ohio 12:00 p.m. OAKLAND Cleveland, Ohio 4:00 p.m.

march3 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 4:00 p.m.4 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 4:00 p.m.11 at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, Fla. 3:00 p.m.14 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 2:00 p.m.15 vs. Albany Boca Raton, Fla. 2:00 p.m.23 at Detroit * Detroit, Mich. 7:00 p.m.31 YOUNGSTOWN ST. * Cleveland, Ohio 12:00 p.m.

aPril6 GREEN BAY * Cleveland, Ohio 7:00 p.m.7 MILWAUKEE * Cleveland, Ohio 12:00 p.m.14 at UIC * Chicago, Ill. 11:00 a.m.15 at Valparaiso * Valparaiso, Ind. 11:00 a.m.21 BUTLER * Cleveland, Ohio 11:00 a.m.22 WRIGHT STATE * Cleveland, Ohio 11:00 a.m.27 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind. All Day28 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind. All Day29 HL Championship Indianapolis, Ind. All Day

Home Matches In BOLD CAPS | * Denotes Horizon League Match

2010-11 // JUNIOR SEASONNamed to the All-Horizon League first team for the third straight season after posting a 9-20 mark at No. 1 singles, including a 4-3 mark in league play…enters her senior season tied for sixth on the all-time career wins list at CSU with 46 singles wins…went 16-17 during doubles play, with a 6-1 record in league action…was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Feb. 8, 2011 after leading CSU to a 7-0 sweep of St. Bonaventure.

2009-10 // SOPHOMORE SEASONEarned first team All-Horizon League honors after playing No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles…was 16-19 in singles play, including 13-12 at the No. 1 slot and 6-2 in league matches…led the team with 23 doubles wins…won a school record 11 straight doubles matches (2/20-3/28) and 15 of her final 16…earned three Horizon League Player of the Week awards.

2008-09 // FRESHMAN SEASONNamed to the All-Horizon League first team…posted a 21-17 singles record at No. 1 singles…went a team-best 8-3 in tournament play…was 17-15 in doubles when playing with Charlotte Gibbons…had a 20-17 doubles mark overall…teamed with Melissa Holzinger to advance to the round of 32 at the ITA Midwest Regional in the fall…named Horizon League Player of the Week three times.

HIGH SCHOOLRanked as high as No. 5 in Denmark in the Under-18 Division…in 2007, finished second at the Danish Championships and won the doubles title in the Under-18 Division…earned titles in doubles and mixed doubles at the Danish Championships.

PERSONALBorn March 9, 1989 in Aarhus, Den-mark…daughter of Henrik and Helle Bjerrehus…has one brother, Andreas…business adminis-tration major.

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Ca t r i n e B jerrehus

senior // aarhus, Denmark // marselisBorg gymnasium

Bjerrehus’ Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2008-09 21-17 10-11 3-3 --- --- --- --- 4-4 7-32009-10 16-19 13-12 --- --- --- --- --- 6-2 3-72010-11 9-20 8-16 --- --- --- --- --- 4-3 1-4Total 46-56 31-39 3-3 --- --- --- --- 14-9 11-14

Bjerrehus’ Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2008-09 17-15 14-12 --- --- 3-5 3-32009-10 23-12 17-7 --- 1-0 7-1 5-52010-11 16-17 3-8 8-5 --- 6-1 5-4Total 56-44 34-27 8-5 1-0 16-7 13-12

2010-11 // SOPHOMORE SEASONFinished the season with a 12-12 singles record, including a 2-0 mark at No. 3…was 2-0 in Hori-zon League singles play…won her last three singles matches of the season, including two against league opponents…went 11-11 in doubles action playing mostly at the No. 3 position.

2009-10 // FRESHMAN SEASONEarned a spot on the All-Horizon League second team after tying for second on the team with 18 singles wins…posted an 18-16 mark at singles, including 3-0 at No. 3 and 7-2 at No. 4…was 7-1 in singles play in the league…won seven of her last nine singles contests…went 14-20 in doubles ac-tion, playing predominantly at the No. 2 slot (10-12).

HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time all-state selection, playing for coach Phil Eagelson…helped team to league title and second place finish at regionals her freshman year…won regional title as a sophomore…won a pair of state titles and placed second as an individual at the state championship her senior year…was the second ranked player in Michigan... has the most state championships by any player at Clarkston High School…reached the final of the Midwest Designated Tournament…won five sportsmanship awards.

PERSONALBorn July 22, 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio…daughter of Nikolas and Laura Janek…has one brother, Christian…father Nikolas is a CSU alum…was on the honor roll every year in high school…math major.

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n i C o l e janek

Junior // clarkston, mich. // clarkston

Janek’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2009-10 18-16 --- 3-0 4-10 7-2 --- --- 7-1 4-42010-11 12-12 --- --- 2-0 0-4 2-2 2-0 2-0 6-6Total 30-28 --- 3-0 6-10 7-6 2-2 2-0 9-1 10-10

Janek’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2009-10 14-20 1-0 10-12 0-2 6-2 3-62010-11 11-11 --- 1-0 4-5 0-0 6-6Total 25-31 1-0 11-12 3-7 6-2 9-12

2010-11 // SOPHOMORE SEASONFinished the season with a 17-8 singles record, including a perfect 8-0 mark in league play…was 8-1 at the No. 4 singles slot…won nine straight matches before dropping her final match of the season in the Horizon League Championship…finished her sophomore season tied for 10th on the all-time career wins list at CSU with 39 singles wins…ended the season with a 14-12 doubles record, includ-ing a team-best 7-1 mark in league play.

2009-10 // FRESHMAN SEASONEarned second team All-Horizon League honors after leading the team with 22 singles victories, finishing 22-13 overall…was slated at the No. 2 singles slot for most of the season, going 15-9 there…was also 2-0 at the No. 1 position…won the last four singles matches of the season, including a three-set win in the Horizon League semifinals…recorded a 7-1 mark in league singles matches…concluded season with a 15-17 doubles record.

HIGH SCHOOLLed team to Florida State championship at American Heritage High School…claimed individual state titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles…spent 10th grade at the International Tennis Academy in Delray, Fla. …finished high school career at Scituate High School…won several USTA tournaments during her junior career.

PERSONALBorn Jan. 10, 1991…daughter of George and Angela Lazaris…has one sister, Niki…journalism and promotional communications major.

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ma r i a Lazar is

Junior // scituate, mass. // scituate

Lazaris’ Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2009-10 22-13 2-0 15-9 --- --- --- --- 7-1 5-42010-11 17-8 --- --- --- 8-1 4-2 5-4 8-0 0-1Total 39-21 2-0 15-9 --- 8-1 4-2 5-4 15-1 5-5

Lazaris’ Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2009-10 15-17 2-0 8-9 3-4 6-2 2-42010-11 14-12 --- 8-5 5-6 7-1 1-1Total 29-29 2-0 16-14 8-10 13-3 3-5

2010-11 // SOPHOMORE SEASONFinished the season with a 17-6 mark in singles action, including a 5-1 mark in Horizon League play… her 17 wins on the season is tied for 10th on the all-time single season wins list at CSU…was 13-7 in doubles action, playing predominantly at the No. 3 slot (10-4)…ended league play with a 6-2 doubles record.

2009-10 // FRESHMAN SEASONDid not become eligible to play until the end of February, finishing the year with a 9-7 singles mark…played most of her matches at No. 6, going 7-7…was also 2-0 at No. 5 singles…went 6-2 in league singles contests…recorded an 8-7 doubles record, including 7-7 at the No. 3 position with Sanda Bjelan.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed in ITF matches in high school…competed mostly in Thailand under coach Yue Wang…was rated as a top-20 junior player in China.

PERSONALBorn March 19, 1990…daughter of GuangYu and Yi Liu…nickname is Mandy…business administration major.

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me n g d i Liu

Junior // BeiJing, china

Liu’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2009-10 9-7 --- --- --- --- 2-0 7-7 6-2 0-02010-11 17-6 --- --- --- --- 4-1 4-5 5-1 9-0Total 26-13 --- --- --- --- --- --- 11-3 9-0

Liu’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2009-10 8-7 --- 1-0 7-7 6-2 ---2010-11 13-7 --- 1-0 10-4 6-2 2-3Total 21-14 --- 2-0 17-11 12-4 2-3

2010-11 // FRESHMAN SEASONNamed to the All-Horizon League second team after posting a team-best 23-10 singles record in-cluding a 6-2 mark in league play…was 7-2 at the No. 2 singles slot…won 10 of her last 12 matches, including a stretch of six straight…her 23 wins on the season is tied for third on the all-time single season wins list at CSU…also led the Vikings with a 22-12 mark in doubles action, playing pre-dominantly at the No. 1 position (10-8)…was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on March 1, 2011 after a pair of doubles victories over Toledo and Western Michigan and a singles win against WMU.

HIGH SCHOOLWas the top-ranked high school player coming out of West Virginia…was a four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net, while working with her private coach, John Barr…named the league Player of the Year as a senior, leading squad to conference and state titles…became the first player in school history to surpass 100 career wins, playing for coach Pam Reeves…led team to state titles as a sophomore and senior, while also winning two individual state titles…was ranked as high as No. 1 in the Midwest and nationally in singles and No. 2 nationally in doubles during her junior career by the U.S. Tennis Association.

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al e x Bush

soPhomore // vienna, w . va. // ParkersBurg

Bush’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2010-11 23-10 1-0 7-2 2-0 3-4 2-2 --- 6-2 8-2Total 23-10 1-0 7-2 2-0 3-4 2-2 --- 6-2 8-2

Bush’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2010-11 22-12 10-8 5-2 --- 6-2 7-2Total 22-12 10-8 5-2 --- 6-2 7-2

2010-11 // FRESHMAN SEASONWas 16-17 in singles play on the year, winning 10 of her last 11 matches…went 7-1 during league play, while also posting a 5-0 record at No. 5 singles…finished the season with a 19-15 doubles record, including an 8-6 mark at the No. 1 slot playing with classmate Alex Bush…finished league play with a 6-2 doubles record.

HIGH SCHOOLQualified for the state tournament in each of her four seasons…placed fourth in the state as a senior and was a state quarterfinalist her junior year…selected to all-state first team as a senior and was a second team all-state honoree as a freshman and junior…was undefeated as a junior and senior…served as team captain as a senior.

PERSONALBorn May 7, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio…daughter of David and Donita Power…member of high school honor roll…honored by Board of Education for maintaining a GPA above 4.0…participated in Habitat for Humanity in high school…pre-med major.

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al e x Power

soPhomore // Powell, ohio // olentangy liBerty

Power’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2010-11 16-17 --- 0-4 3-5 4-1 5-0 --- 7-1 4-7Total 16-17 --- 0-4 3-5 4-1 5-0 --- 7-1 4-7

Power’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2010-11 19-15 8-6 7-3 --- 6-2 4-6Total 19-15 8-6 7-3 --- 6-2 4-6

2010-11 // FRESHMAN SEASONWent 18-17 during singles matches, including a 7-1 record during league play…finished the season on a five-match win streak, while also winning eight of her last nine singles matches… her 18 wins on the season is tied for ninth on the all-time single season wins list at CSU…ended the season with a 14-17 doubles record, playing predominantly at the No. 3 position (7-3)…posted a 6-2 doubles record during league play.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed first three years at Mentor High School before skipping her senior year to focus on open tournaments…selected as the News Herald’s Player of the Decade…compiled a 77-6 record in high school, playing for coach Joe Morgan…advanced to the Divi-sion I state tournament all three years…posted a combined 6-2 record at the state tournament, including a 6-2, 6-0 win in the state title match as a junior…concluded her junior year with a 33-2 record…finished in the top eight of the state tournament as both a freshman and sophomore…was a three-time team MVP, going undefeated in regular season play during her career.

PERSONALBorn Jan. 10, 1992 in Mentor, Ohio…daughter of John and Doris Sherwood…has one brother, Scott…physics major.

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ka r a sherwood

soPhomore // mentor, ohio // mentor

Sherwood’s Singles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 HL Fall2010-11 18-17 --- 3-8 8-4 --- --- --- 7-1 7-5Total 18-17 --- 3-8 8-4 --- --- --- 7-1 7-5

Sherwood’s Doubles RecordYear Overall 1 2 3 HL Fall2010-11 14-17 1-6 3-1 7-3 6-2 3-7Total 14-17 1-6 3-1 7-3 6-2 3-7

Success is becoming commonplace for Cleveland State tennis coach Brian Etzkin. As he enters his 10th season with the women’s tennis program, Etzkin is ready to lead the Vikings to their eighth straight winning season.

Last year, Etzkin led the Vikings to their first-ever appearance in the Horizon League Champion-ship match as CSU entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed for the second straight season. CSU, who defeated No. 3 Butler during the semifinals, came up just short during the championship match, as they fell to UIC who was the No. 1 seed.

Etzkin became the head coach at CSU in 2002-03, taking over a women’s program that was in dire need of rebuilding. And the change came quickly, as the Vikings won 10 matches during Etzkin’s second year and have finished .500 or better in seven of his nine seasons.

The winningest coach in school history, Etzkin reached an impressive milestone dur-ing the 2009-10 season, recording his 100th career victory with the women’s pro-gram. Entering the 2011-12 season, Etzkin has an overall record of 122-120 at the helm of the Vikings.

Etzkin’s accolades have earned him a pair of Horizon League Coach of the Year awards, as he earned the honor last season and following the 2004 season. He has also mentored two women’s players to the all-league first team, as Sarah Galon earned a spot on the team during all four years of her career (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07), and current senior Catrine Bjerrehus is on her way to the same accomplishment, having earned the award during her first three seasons (2009, ’10, ’11).

The Vikings are just as impressive off the court also, as Sanda Bjelan, Alex Power and Bjerrehus were all named ITA Scholar-Athletes last year and the women’s team has received ITA All-Academic honors the past seven seasons.

Three Vikings have also been awarded the Horizon League Herb Foster Sportsman-ship Award, including Galon who was a two-time recipient (2006, 2007). Charlotte Gibbons (2010) and Morgan Ungerott (2008) also earned the accolade during their time at CSU.

Etzkin has also encouraged his players to become community leaders. Over the past 10 years three members of the women’s tennis team have been involved with the Cleveland State Student-Athlete Advisory Council, including current Viking Nicole Janek who is serving as the secretary this year. During 2006 Galon served as the vice president and Ungerott serced as the secretary.

In addition, the Vikings have gotten involved in many community service projects over the years, including working at the Cleveland Food Bank and adopting a sec-ond grade class at Marion-Sterling Elementary school in downtown Cleveland. At the food bank, the student-athletes do anything from sort and package food to put together boxes that will be sent out to those in need. When the Vikings visit the elementary school, they assist students with their reading, comprehension and vo-cabulary skills.

Etzkin was born in Cleveland and raised in Wooster, but returned to Northeast Ohio after working as an assistant men’s tennis coach at Michigan State. While with the Spartans, he assisted in every aspect of the program, including serving as recruiting coordinator.

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heaD coach // 10th season

the etzkin coaching File

Year W L Pct.2002-03 2 24 .0772003-04 10 17 .3702004-05 14 12 .5382005-06 18 11 .6212006-07 15 12 .5562007-08 18 9 .6672008-09 17 11 .6072009-10 15 12 .5562010-11 13 12 .520Career 122 120 .504

horizon league awarDs

unDer etzkin

Player oF the year

Sarah Galon (2005)

newcomer oF the year

Sarah Galon (2004)

First team all-league

Catrine Bjerrehus (2009, ‘10, ‘11) Sarah Galon (2004, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07)

seconD team all-league

Alex Bush (2011), Charlotte Gibbons (2007, ‘09, ‘10), Melissa Holzinger (2008), Maria Lazaris

(2010), Nicole Janek (2010), Jackie Tabb (2008), Morgan

Ungerott (2006)

herB Foster sPortsmanshiP awarD

Sarah Galon (2006, ‘07), Charlotte Gibbons (2010), Morgan

Ungerott (2008)

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He also worked as the assistant tennis professional at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility in addition to being the Tennis Director and Head Pro at Walnut Hills Country Club. Prior to working with Michigan State, Etzkin spent two years as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s teams at Western Illinois University from 1998-2000.

Etzkin also coached the 2002 Midwest Junior Davis Cup team to the na-tional championship in Columbia, S.C. He is an active United States Pro-fessional Tennis Association (USPTA) Certified Teaching Pro.

Etzkin played college tennis for four years at Southern-Illinois Universi-ty-Carbondale, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology. As a senior in 1998, he received GTE Academic All-American honors and was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic selection.

He later returned to school, earning a master’s degree in sport manage-ment from Western Illinois in 2000.

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Ja y tee

assistant coach // thirD season

Jay Tee, a former standout in the men’s tennis program at Cleveland State, is returning for his third season as an assistant coach with the Vikings.

Last season Tee helped guide CSU to its first ever appearance in the Horizon League Championship match, while the Vikings have also posted a win-ning record in each of his three seasons.

Tee was a member of the men’s team from 2002-06 and compiled more than 40 wins in singles, playing mostly at the No. 2 position. He is ranked 10th on the all-time singles wins list at CSU and recorded a 58-46 doubles mark, playing mostly at the No. 1 position.

The 2002-03 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, Tee was selected to the All-Horizon League second team four times throughout his tenure at Cleveland State. He also served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as a se-nior.

Tee graduated from CSU in 2006 with a degree in history and served as an As-sistant Tennis Professional at Lake Toxaway Country Club in North Carolina in 2007. He then held the position of Director of Junior Development at the Asheville Racquet and Fitbess Club from 2007-09.

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2010-11 season rev iew

csu PosteD a winning recorD For the seventh straight season During 2010-11

For the first time in program history, head coach Brian Etzkin led the Vikings to the Championship match of the Horizon League Tournament last year, after ending the reg-ular season with a second place finish for the second consecutive year.

CSU’s success started during the fall season, as the Vikings combined for a 39-20 singles record during fall tournaments and an 18-17 doubles record. Sophomore Mengdi Liu was the highlight during the fall season, as she captured a pair of singles titles. Liu, who finished with a 9-0 record during the fall, won the No. 8 singles title at the Bowling Green Invitational and then claimed the Draw E singles title at the MSU Invitational.

Sanda Bjelan and Alexandra Bush were the only tandem to earn a doubles title through-out the fall, capturing the No. 4 doubles crown at the Bowling Green Invitational.

Three Vikings posted victories at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship, including Nicole Janek and Alex Power who each won their opening round singles matches. Janek also paired with Catrine Bjerrehus to claim a dou-bles win at the regional event.

After a slow start to open the season, the Vikings were final-ly able to record back-to-back victories after sweeping St. Bo-naventure (7-0) and defeating Dayton (6-1) to even their record at 3-3.

Despite going 0-5 over the next three weeks, CSU rebounded and posted five victories during their next seven matches including Horizon League victories over Green Bay, Milwaukee and Valparaiso.

The Vikings’ lone blemish on their league record came midway through the spring season, as they fell to league-leader UIC (6-1). CSU then closed out the regular season with four straight victories, earning the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Tournament for the second consecutive season.

After tying the program record with a second place regular season finish with a record of 7-1, the Vikings received a bye into the semifinals where they eventually faced No. 3 Butler. After losing the doubles point, CSU ral-lied to win four straight singles matches, with victories from Bjerrehus, Liu, Kara Sherwood and Alex Power to advance to the championship match for the first time in school history.

The Vikings went up against tough competition in the championship match, facing UIC, who had won 14 straight titles entering the 2011 season. Bush earned the lone point for CSU, posting a win at No. 2 singles, as the Vikings fell to UIC, 4-1 in the championship match.

Bjerrehus and Bush were each honored for their work throughout the sea-son, Bjerrehus earning first team all-league honors and Bush earning sec-ond team all-league honors. Etzkin was also honored by the league, as he was named the Co-Coach of the Year, marking the second time that he has earned the accolade.

2010-11 team results

Date oPPonent score

Sept. 18-19 BGSU Invitational NTSSept. 24-26 MSU Invitaitonal NTSOct. 8-10 Toledo Invitational NTSOct. 21-22 ITA Regional NTSJan. 22 DUQUESNE W, 6-1Jan. 23 at Ohio State L, 7-0Jan. 28 at Bowling Green L, 7-0Jan. 29 IPFW L, 4-3Feb. 6 ST. BONAVENTURE W, 7-0Feb. 13 DAYTON W, 6-1Feb. 19 at Michigan State L, 5-2Feb. 20 at Indiana L, 7-0Feb. 25 at Toledo L, 5-2Feb. 26 at Western Michigan L, 5-2March 6 at Akron L, 7-0 OAKLAND W, 6-1March 15 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 5-2March 16 at Nicholls State W, 4-3March 18 at Lamar L, 5-2March 26 at Green Bay * W, 7-0March 27 at Milwaukee * W, 7-0April 2 VALPARAISO * W, 7-0April 3 UIC * L, 6-1April 9 at Wright State * W, 6-1April 10 at Butler * W, 6-1April 15 at Youngstown State * W, 6-1April 16 DETROIT * W, 7-0April 22 vs. Butler ! W, 4-1April 23 vs. UIC # L, 4-1

All Home Matches in BOLD* Horizon League Match

! Horizon League Semifinal# Horizon League Championship

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2010-11 women’s statistics & results

13-12 overall

Combined Individual Singles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Tour.BJELAN, Sanda 6-6 --- --- --- --- --- 2-1 4-5BJERREHUS, Catrine 9-20 8-16 --- --- --- --- --- 1-4BUSH, Alex 23-10 1-0 7-2 2-0 3-4 2-2 --- 8-2JANEK, Nicole 12-12 --- --- 2-0 0-4 2-2 2-0 6-6LAZARIS, Maria 17-8 --- --- --- 8-1 4-2 5-4 0-1LIU, Mengdi 17-6 --- --- --- --- 4-1 4-5 9-0POWER, Alex 16-17 --- 0-4 3-5 4-1 5-0 --- 4-7SHERWOOD, Kara 18-17 --- 3-8 8-4 --- --- --- 7-5TEAM TOTAL 119-96 9-16 10-14 15-9 15-10 17-7 14-10 39-30

Combined Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd Tour.Bjerrehus/Sherwood 4-8 1-6 --- --- 3-2Janek/Power 4-3 --- --- --- 4-3Bjelan/Bush 6-1 --- --- --- 6-1Bjelan/Bjerrehus 2-0 --- 1-0 --- 1-0Janek/Sherwood 0-2 --- --- --- 0-2Bush/Lazaris 1-1 --- --- --- 1-1Bjelan/Liu 1-1 --- --- 1-0 0-1Bjerrehus/Power 0-1 --- --- --- 0-1Bjelan/Sherwood 0-1 --- --- --- 0-1Janek/Liu 2-0 --- --- 1-0 1-0Power/Sherwood 2-3 --- 2-1 --- 0-2Bjerrehus/Janek 1-1 --- --- --- 1-1Bush/Power 13-8 8-6 5-2 --- ---Lazaris/Liu 1-1 --- --- 1-1 ---Bjerrehus/Bush 2-2 2-2 --- --- ---Janek/Lazaris 4-5 --- 1-0 3-5 ---Bjerrehus/Lazaris 7-5 --- 7-5 --- ---Liu/Sherwood 8-3 --- 1-0 7-3 ---Bjelan/Lazaris 1-0 --- --- 1-0 ---TEAM TOTAL 61-48 11-14 17-8 15-9 18-17

2010-11 overaLL stat ist ics

Five vikings PosteD 15 or more singles wins last season

2010-11 St a t i S t i C S //

2010-11 women’s statistics & results

7-1 horizon league

Combined Individual Singles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thBJELAN, Sanda 1-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0BJERREHUS, Catrine 4-3 4-3 --- --- --- --- ---BUSH, Alex 6-2 1-0 5-2 --- --- --- ---JANEK, Nicole 2-0 --- --- --- --- --- 2-0LAZARIS, Maria 8-0 --- --- --- 5-0 3-0 ---LIU, Mengdi 5-1 --- --- --- --- 1-0 4-1POWER, Alex 7-1 --- --- 1-0 2-1 4-0 ---SHERWOOD, Kara 7-1 --- 1-0 6-1 --- --- ---TEAM TOTAL 40-8 5-3 6-2 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-1

Combined Doubles Records Overall 1st 2nd 3rdBush/Power 6-2 6-2 --- ---Bjerrehus/Lazaris 6-1 --- 6-1 ---Liu/Sherwood 6-2 --- 1-0 5-2Bjelan/Lazaris 1-0 --- --- 1-0TEAM TOTAL 19-5 6-2 7-1 6-2

2010-11 horizon League statistics

csu PosteD seven league wins For the seconD time in Program history During 2011

First team all-horizon league

Mariya Kovaleva, UICTeona Tsertsvadze, UIC

Maddy Soule, MilwaukeeCatrine Bjerrehus, Cleveland State

Ilinca Cristescu, UICMargarita Sadovnikova, YSU

2011 horizon League

csu aDvanceD to the chamPionshiP match For the First time in Program history

horizon league chamPionshiP results

First round

(3) Butler 4, (6) Milwaukee 0(5) Detroit 4, (4) Wright State 1

semiFinals

(2) Cleveland State 4, (3) Butler 1(1) UIC 4, (5) Detroit 0

Championship

(1) UIC 4, (2) Cleveland State 1

Final women’s stanDings

overall league

W L W LUIC 17 4 8 0Cleveland State 13 11 7 1Butler 15 9 6 2Wright State 14 10 5 3Detroit 5 18 4 4Milwaukee 11 11 3 5Youngstown State 5 13 2 6Green Bay 2 14 1 7Valparaiso 0 19 0 8

seconD team all-horizon league

Natali Jaimes, ButlerAlex Bush, Cleveland StateCaroline Hedrick, Butler

Carolina Salas Espinosa, DetroitKayla Tuscany, Wright State

Elisa Simonetti, UIC

Player oF the year

Mariya Kovaleva, UICnewcomer oF the year

Maddy Soule, MilwaukeeherB Foster sPortsmanshiP awarD

Emily Lawent, Green BayBrittany O’Reilly, Valparaiso

co-coaches oF the year

Shannon Tully, UICBrian Etzkin, Cleveland State

Bj e r r e h u s

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// 2011 ho r i z o n le a g u e Ch a m p i o n S h i p

th e horizon League

In its 33rd season of operation in the 2011-12 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and pri-vate institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic perfor-mance (competition), academic achievement (learning), community outreach (service), and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experi-ence. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic univer-sity experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the princi-pals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basket-ball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and div-ing, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and vol-leyball). The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s vol-leyball, and for the first time in League history, women’s golf. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office.

A PrOuD hISTOrYFounded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference

with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s

sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the con-ference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University.

Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joined in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007.

On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive posi-tions.

AThLETIC SuCCESSIn the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprec-

edented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s sec-ond consecutive appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball champi-onship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Connecticut, 53-41. The Horizon League has compiled a 19-11 record in the past nine years in the NCAA tournament, ranking seventh among all col-legiate conferences for winning percentage.

Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s first team to reach the Sweet 16 in 2011, knocking off Michigan State in the second round before going toe-to-toe with No. 1 seed Baylor in the regional semifinals. The Phoenix earned a No. 5 seed in the tourna-ment, going 34-2 on the year and holding a perfect 16-0 mark in Horizon League play.

Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last nine years (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In 2011, Butler was consistently ranked in the top 10 of the nation, earning the No. 13 national seed after becoming the last unbeaten team in the country. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

ACADEMIC SuCCESSHorizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as

more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past nine semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 700 for the last four semesters. 24 stu-dent-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2010-11, while six earned Academic All-America honors.

COMMuNITY SErVICEIn addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has

secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initia-tives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elemen-tary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day.

The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis

during its annual summer meeting. In addition, SAAC is partnering with Special Olympics, putting on events for olympians in each community. Several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet and Coaches vs. Cancer initiatives, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer aware-ness during its annual women’s basketball championship.

On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more.

SPOrTSMANShIPOne of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering colle-

gial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events.

DEMOgrAPhICSHorizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more

than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audi-ence.

gOVErNANCEThe Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised

of the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. Ronald Berkman, President of Cleveland State, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2012. John Parry, Director of Athletics at Cleveland State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Beth Goetz, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Butler, is the Vice Chair and Shelia Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives.

LEADErShIPJonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 20th year as Commissioner of

the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fifth-longest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80).

LeCrone is in the final year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a five-year term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

VISIBILITYThe Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a num-

ber of initiatives. The League is in a three-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events.

horizon League StaffCommissioner ................................... Jonathan B. LeCroneSenior Executive Associate ............................ Cindy FrenchSr. Associate Commissioner/Chief of Staff ............ Alfreeda GoffSr. Associate Commissioner/External Affairs ........Bill BennerAssoc. Comm./Compliance & Legal Affairs ........ Stephanie JarvisAsst. Comm./Championships & Sport Admin. ........Wayne BurrowDirector of Finance .............................................Beth OpellDirector of Communications .............................. Bill PotterAssistant Director of Communications: ..... Criag HammelAsst. Dir. of Championships/Compliance .......Christine HalsteadOffice Operations Assistant ........................... Jessica BeckCoordinator of Basketball Officials............ Patty Broderick

csu has Been comPetiting in the horizon league since 1993

th e ho r i z o n le a g u e //

al l-t i m e Letterwinners

seven letterwinners return For the 2011-12 season

-B-Sanda Bjelan ............... 08, 09, 10, 11Catrine Bjerrehus ........... 09, 10, 11Kristen Blayney .........91, 92, 93, 94Sandra Benevidez ........................94Rebekah Bicksler .......02, 03, 04, 05Barbara Bobic ...............................01Liz Bobic .................................98, 99Betty Borowski .............................79Tammy Bridges ............................84Sabah Bryant ................................94Alex Bush ..................................... 11Pamela Byrne .........................83, 84

-C-Marcella Capozziello ............04, 05Brandy Cera ...............98, 99, 00, 01Amanda Cerny ......................03, 04Kristin Chamberlain .............06, 07Hyun Chong ....................80, 81, 82Im Sook Chong ............................84Ransook Chong .....................81, 82Sook Chong ............................79, 80Vickie Clark ......................95, 96, 97Marianne Corrao .........................85Adrianne Costanzo ...97, 98, 99, 00Sharon Currier ...........85, 86, 87, 88Barb Cvelbar ................................97

-D-Carlotta Davis ..............................83Vicki Dezman ...............................95Molly Drake ...........................09, 10Iris Drier .................................96, 97Darvelle Dunn .......................92, 93

-E-Bridget Ebenger ...........................94

-f-Mary Finnegan ..........81, 82, 83, 84Therese Finnegan ........................87Pat Finnegan ................................83Lisa Fiske ......................................84Eileen Forrey ................................83Joanne French ..............................81

-g-Mary Kay Gallagher ...................92Sarah Galon ................04, 05, 06, 07Sterrin Gefert ...............................00Nora Gerson ...........................96, 97Charlotte Gibbons .....07, 08, 09, 10Joye Gulley ...................................79

-J-Nicole Janek .......................... 10, 11Erin Johnson .....................00, 01, 02

-k-Rachel Kasunic ......................98, 99Meghan Kellogg ..........................01Colleen Kenney .....................91, 92Eugenia Kern .............94, 95, 96, 97Karen Kinkopf .............................88Shannon Kraustok .......................93Gigi Kuper ....................................89Kelly Kuper ..................................92Niki Kuper .......................89, 91, 92

-L-Kendra Lamb ...............................95Maria Lazaris ......................... 10, 11Kim Lewis ..............................89, 91Mengdi Liu ............................ 10, 11

-M-Eva Maliniak ..........................98, 99Ivona Maric ..................................03Fatima Martin ..................00, 01, 02Mary McGinty .................83, 84, 85Lori McGrath ...............................83Denisa Muntean ........07, 08, 09, 10Jenn Myers .................05, 06, 07, 08

-N-Rebecca Nabert ............................96

-O-Rebecca Orlowski ........................96

-P-Chrystyna Pawluk ......................83Alex Power................................... 11Carol Prince ..................................85

-r-Paulina Retes ..........................03, 04Lisa Russica ............................86, 88

-S-Francis Schmidt ...............89, 91, 92Andrea Sedlay .......................98, 99Leslie Sebastian................86, 88, 89Lindsay Sellers ...........05, 06, 07, 08Diana Serafini ..............................01Audrey Shade ............00, 01, 02, 03Charlene Shaft .............................93Katie Shears ..................................03Kara Sherwood ........................... 11Krista Shoaff .................................94Julie Stephin ...........................89, 91Jenni Stevins .................................95Debbie Stieber ........................98, 99Irina Strembitsky .........................02Mandy Sweeney ..........................03Nancy Sypek ................................80

-T-Jackie Tabb ..............................08, 09Edith Tait ......................................79Jeannette Thompson ...................83Margaret Tletski ..............85, 87, 88Kim Trevis ....................................84

-u-Morgan Ungerott .......04, 05, 06, 07

-V-Denise Vlna ......................82, 83, 84Christine Vogelgesang .. 05, 06, 07, 08

-W-Michelle Wade .................85, 86, 87Diane Warns .....................86, 87, 88Jinny Welch ..................................95Cheryl White ................................95Diedre White ................................02Betty Wolfe .............................79, 80

-Y-Minako Yamamoto ................80, 81

-Z-Irene Zawadiwsky ....79, 80, 81, 82Luba Zawadiwsky ....81, 82, 83, 84

Bold indicates returning letterwinners

varsity “c”most outstanDing

Player

1979................Betty Borowski1980................... Nancy Sypek1981..........Irene Zawadiwsky1982................... Hyun Chong1983..................... Denise Vlna1984..................... Denise Vlna1985............... Margret Tletski1986................ Michelle Wade1987................ Michelle Wade1988................ Sharon Currier1990-91 .................Niki Kuper1991-92 ........ Kristen Blayney1992-93 ........ Kristen Blayney1993-94 ........ Kristen Blayney1994-95 ............ Eugenia Kern1995-96 ............ Eugenia Kern1996-97 .. Adrienne Costanzo1997-98 .............. Brandy Cera1998-99 .............. Brandy Cera1999-00 .............. Brandy Cera2000-01 ...... Irina Strembitsky2001-02 .......... Fatima Marton2002-03 ............Paulina Reyes2003-04 ...............Sarah Galon2004-05 ...............Sarah Galon2005-06 ...............Sarah Galon2006-07 ...............Sarah Galon2007-08 ..............Sanda Bjelan2008-09 ......Catrine Bjerrehus2009-10 ......Catrine Bjerrehus2010-11 ...................Alex Bush

Jenn Myers was a four-time letterwin-ner for the Vikings, playing at Cleve-land State from 2005 through 2008.

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re C o r d S & history

eleven vikings have earneD First or seconD team honors year-By-year results

Year W L Coach1979-80 0 8 Jane Pease1980-81 6 3 Susan Ziegler1981-82 5 5 Susan Ziegler1982-83 7 3 Susan Ziegler1983-84 10 2 Sheryl Smith1984-85 2 4 Sheryl Smith1985-86 7 2 Sheryl Smith1986-87 4 7 Robert Malaga1987-88 5 12 Robert Malaga1988-89 1 5 Robert Malaga1989-90 0 10 John Bondea1990-91 0 7 John Bondea1991-92 0 10 Charles Mosley1992-93 0 14 Charles Mosley1993-94 2 11 Charles Mosley1994-95 0 11 Charles Mosley1995-96 0 10 Rick Kroboth1996-97 2 14 Kroboth/Heilbron1997-98 4 22 Teresa Baker1998-99 5 21 Teresa Baker1999-00 7 16 Teresa Baker2000-01 5 17 Teresa Baker2001-02 7 19 Sandy Geringer2002-03 2 24 Brian Etzkin2003-04 10 17 Brian Etzkin2004-05 14 12 Brian Etzkin2005-06 18 11 Brian Etzkin2006-07 15 12 Brian Etzkin2007-08 18 9 Brian Etzkin2008-09 17 11 Brian Etzkin2009-10 15 12 Brian Etzkin2010-11 13 12 Brian EtzkinOverall 201 353 28 years

all-league honorees

Player oF the year

Sarah Galon ....................................2005

newcomer oF the year

Sarah Galon ....................................2004Irina Strembitsky ...........................2001

coach oF the year

Brian Etzkin ..........................2004, 2011Teresa Baker ...................................2001

First team

Catrine Bjerrehus .......2009, 2010, 2011Sarah Galon ......2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Irina Strembitsky ...........................2001

seconD team

Alex Bush .......................................2011Melissa Holzinger .........................2008Jackie Tabb ......................................2008Charlotte Gibbons .....2007, 2009, 2010Nicole Janek ...................................2010Maria Lazaris .................................2010Fatima Martin ................................2002Morgan Ungerott ...........................2006

herB Foster sPortmanshiP awarD

Sarah Galon ..........................2006, 2007Charlotte Gibbons .........................2010Morgan Ungerott ...........................2008

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horizon league

2010-11 .................... 2nd of 62009-10 .....................3rd of 62008-09 ..................... 5th of 82007-08 ..................... 4th of 82006-07 .....................3rd of 82005-06 ..................... 5th of 82004-05 ..................... 5th of 82003-04 ..................... 4th of 82002-03 ..................... 8th of 8

2001-02 ..................... 7th of 82000-01 ..................... 5th of 71999-00 ..................... 7th of 71998-99 ..................... 6th of 71997-98 ..................... 6th of 71996-97 ..................... 7th of 81995-96 ..................... 8th of 81994-95 ..................Not Held1993-94 ................. 10th of 10

miD-continent conFerence

1992-93 ................. 10th of 10

north star conFerence

1991-92 ..................... 7th of 71990-91 ..................... 8th of 81989-90 ..................... 8th of 8

women’s all-time tournament Finishes

re C o r d S & hi S t o r y //

re C o r d S & history

nine vikings have won at least 20 matches in a season throughout their careers

most singles wins - season

1. Denisa Muntean (2007-08) ..........................................26-92. Sarah Galon (2006-07) ............................................... 25-11 Sanda Bjelan (2007-08) .............................................. 25-114. Jenn Myers (2005-06) ................................................. 23-11 Sanda Bjelan (2008-09) ..............................................23-12 Alex Bush (2010-11) ...................................................23-107. Maria Lazaris (2009-10).............................................22-13 Myra Pepino (2008-09) ..............................................22-149. Charlotte Gibbons (2007-08) ......................................21-5 Catrine Bjerrehus (2008-09) ......................................21-1711. Charlotte Gibbons (2006-07) ....................................20-1312. Christine Vogelgesang (2005-06) ...............................19-913. Jackie Tabb (2008-09) .................................................19-12 Sarah Galon (2005-06) ...............................................19-15

most singles wins - career

1. Sarah Galon (2003-07) ...............................................79-482. Charlotte Gibbons (2006-10) ....................................72-523. Sanda Bjelan (2007-11)...............................................71-464. Jenn Myers (2004-08) .................................................57-345. Denisa Muntean (2006-10) ........................................51-356. Catrine Bjerrehus (2008-pr.) .....................................46-567. Morgan Ungerott (2003-08) ......................................46-518. Brandy Cera (1997-00) ...............................................45-419. Fatima Martin (1998-00) ............................................42-5310. Rebekah Bicksler (2000-04) .......................................39-64 Maria Lazaris (2009-pr.) ............................................39-21

most DouBles wins - season

1. Sarah Galon/Morgan Ungerott (2005-06) ................22-82. Sanda Bjelan/Myra Pepino (2008-09) .......................19-6 Catrine Bjerrehus/Charlotte Gibbons (2009-10) .....19-8 Melissa Holzinger/Jackie Tabb (2008-09) ..............19-105. Jenn Myers/Christine Vogelgesang (2005-06) .........18-8 Sarah Galon/Morgan Ungerott (2003-04) ..............18-107. Catrine Bjerrehus/Charlotte Gibbons (2008-09) ...17-158. Sarah Galon/Morgan Ungerott (2004-05) ................16-8

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Best season winning Percentage - singles

.......................................... .742 by Denisa Muntean (2007-08)

Best season winning Percentage - DouBles

................. .733 by Sarah Galon/Morgan Ungerott (2006-07)

............. .733 by Kristin Chamberlain/Jenn Myers (2006-07)

Best career winning Percentage - singles

.................................................... .626 by Jenn Myers (2004-08)

Best career winning Percentage - DouBles

................. .688 by Sarah Galon/Morgan Ungerott (2003-06)

team recorDs

Most Wins...................................................... 18 in 2005-06

Best Winning Percentage....................................... .833 in 1983-84 (10-2)

Most Conference Wins......................................7 in 2009-10 & 2010-11

Highest Conference Regular Season Finish................................. 2nd in 2009-10 & 2010-11

Highest Conference Tournament Finish....................................................2nd in 2010-11

2011 Alex Bush ..................232010 Maria Lazaris ............222009 Sanda Bjelan ..............232009 Catrine Bjerrehus .....232009 Myra Pepino .............222008 Denisa Muntean .......26

20 - win cluB // singles

2008 Sanda Bjelan ..............252008 Charlotte Gibbons ....232007 Sarah Galon ...............252007 Charlotte Gibbons ....20 2006 Jenn Myers ................23

2005-06 te a m

2011-12 donors

the vikings woulD like to thank the Following Donors For their suPPort During 2011-12

Al AndrewsMark BardenSteve Barry

Eddie BenionDeborah Bently

Maja & Srdja BjelanBodywave Pilates

Marcello & Lia BoldriniRenee Bradley

Kenny & Kelly BushAlan CatanzarinAmanda Cerny

John ClarkErnest & Virginia Clayton

Mary ClearyMark Cleaver

Columbus Asphalt Paving Inc.Mike & Leslie Crider

Dona DorazioJim Drake

Drellishak’s Auto CenterThomas & Jane Elias

Allan & Joanne EtzkinBrian & Holly EtzkinDavid & Randi EtzkinSteve & Patti Etzkin

Michael FaddisDonald Fairhead

Benedict & Agnes FarroniDianne FlemingTracey Francisco

Danielle FordPaul & Rachael Fox

Andrew & Nichole GarciaWarren George

Brian & Mary GleasonTony Godsick

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CatrineBJerrehussenior//aarhus, Denmark

alexBush

sophomore//Vienna, W. Va.

niColeJanek

junior//Clarkston, miCh.

marialazarisjunior//sCituate, mass.

menGDiliu

junior//BeijinG, China

alexPower

sophomore//poWell, ohio

karasherwooDsophomore//mentor, ohio

Brianetzkin

heaD CoaCh//10th Year

jaYtee

asst. CoaCh//3rD Year

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