2014 american athletic conference men's tennis championship program

APRIL 18-20THE RACQUET CLUB OF MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, TENN.HOSTED BY MEMPHIS

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American Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis ChampionshipsThe Racquet Club of Memphis - Memphis, Tenn.

April 17-20, 2014Hosted by the University of Memphis

Welcome to the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship hosted by the University of Memphis. Matches will take place at The Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis enters the tournament as the top seed for the inaugural Championship and will get the lone first round bye. USF is seeded No. 2, while Louisville earned the No. 3 seed. The Tigers will face the winner of the No. 4 seed UCF and No. 5 seed SMU.

The winner of the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship receives an automatic bid to the 68th Annual NCAA Championship. First and Second Round competition will begin on May 15-17 on campus sites, while the NCAA Finals will be held in Athens, Ga. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

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2014 AmericanMen’s TennisChampion

Match 6 - April 2012 p.m. CT

WINNER Match 1

WINNER Match 2

Match 4 - April 1911 a.m. CT


Match 1 - April 189 a.m. CT

#1 Memphis

Match 3 - April 183 p.m. CT WINNER Match 3


WINNER Match 4

WINNER Match 5

#2 USF

#7 UConn

#3 Louisville

#6 Temple

#4 UCF

#5 SMU


Jan. 21Chris Simich

Jan. 28David O’Leary

Feb. 4Roberto Cid

Feb. 11Roberto Cid

Feb. 18Albert Wagner

Feb. 25Joe Salisbury

March 4Michael Lippens

March 11Sebastian Stiefelmeyer

March 18Sebastian Stiefelmeyer

March 25Connor Glennon

April 1Roberto Cid

April 8Joe Salisbury

April 15Johnny Grimal

Roberto Cid, USF

Joe Salisbury, Memphis

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK


UCF KNIGHTS - No. 4 seed2014 Results

February1 vs. Georgia Southern W, 7-07 vs. Xavier W, 6-19 at Indiana L, 5-215 at Florida Atlantic W, 4-323 vs. North Florida W, 4-3March1 vs. Georgia State W, 4-32 vs. Winthrop . W, 4-07 vs. Tulane L, 4-311 vs. Buffalo W, 5-213 vs. Penn State L, 4-314 vs. UNC Greensboro W, 5-220 vs. Binghamton W, 4-321 at UNC-Wilmington L, 5-222 vs. Yale L, 4-328 at USF * L, 7-0April 2 vs. Bethune Cookman W, 7-04 vs. Troy W, 4-311 at Memphis * L, 7-013 at Middle Tennessee State L, 4-3

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolReece Acree FR Pensacola, Fla./WashingtonFrancesc Aulina RS JR Barcelona, Spain/Virginia TechChris Barrus FR Naples, Fla.Riaan Du Toit SO Abbotsford, British Columbia/New MexicoInaki Espindola FR Villahermosa, Mexico/Niagara AcademyJesse Flores FR Oakville, OntarioMatthew Gladstone SR Surfside, Fla./Miami Country DayAmar Hromic SO Katrinelund, SwedenJose Sangroniz SO Valladolid, Spain/Colegio Marista La Inmaculada Arjun Watane FR Orlando, Fla.

Head Coach: Bobby CashmanAssistant Coach: Mark McGuigan

Pictured: (L to R): Francesc Aulina, Inaki Espindola, Reece Acree, Amar Hromic, Matthew Gladstone, Jose Sangroniz, Jesse Flores, Chris Barrus, Arjun Watane

UCONN HUSKIES - No. 7 seed2014 Results

February7 vs. Stony Brook L, 6-18 at Army L, 5-219 at Boston University L, 7-026 vs. Fairfield L, 7-0March7 at Brown L, 5-216 vs. Nichols College W, 6-117 vs. Colgate W, 4-318 vs. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras W, 7-029 vs. Temple * L, 5-1April2 vs. Bryant University L, 8-55 at Georgetown L, 6-06 at Villanova L, 4-39 vs. Southern New Hampshire W, 4-312 vs. Sacred Heart W, 7-0

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolRyan Carr SR Madison, Conn./Fairfield PrepJames Cohen SO Plano, Texas/Plano West HighAndrew Ginzberg SO Woodbridge, Conn./Amity HighParker Goldstein FR Marietta, Ga./Lassiter HSWayne Harrell JR East Windsor, Conn./East Windsor HighZac McEntee SO Yorba Linda, Calif./Servite HighJoshua Palmer JR Dalton, Pa./Abington HeightsJacob Spreyer JR Denver, Co./Regis Jesuit HighPeter Surovic JR Czech Republic/Heritage AcademyChristopher Toner FR South Hamilton, Mass./St. John’s Prep

Head Coach: Michael LouisDirector of Tennis: Glenn Marshall

Pictured: Front Row (L-R): James Cohen, Parker Goldstein, Zac McEntee, Mark Hosang, Wayne HarrellBack Row (L-R): Head Coach Michael Louis, Christopher Toner, Joshua Palmer, Jacob Spreyer, Andrew Ginzberg, Ryan Carr


LOUISVILLE CARDINALS - No. 3 seed2014 Results

January 17 vs. Morehead State W, 7-017 vs. Murray State W, 7-025 vs. Middle Tennessee State W, 4-326 at Ohio State L, 4-130 vs. Toledo W, 6-130 vs. Tennessee Tech W, 6-1February5 vs. North Carolina L, 4-115 at Nebraska W, 4-221 vs. Virginia Tech W, 4-323 vs. Wake Forest L, 5-228 vs. Northwestern W, 5-2March2 at Oklahoma L, 5-27 vs. Illinois State W, 7-07 vs. Chicago State W, 7-010 at Arizona W, 7-013 at Indiana W, 5-215 vs. Michigan State W, 7-020 at Texas Tech L, 4-223 vs. Middle Tennessee State W, 7-026 vs. Michigan W, 4-3April4 vs. Memphis * L, 4-26 vs. VCU W, 4-29 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 7-09 vs. Youngstown State W, 7-013 vs. Wright State W, 7-013 vs. Austin Peay W, 4-0

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolEric Bonfre FR Gothenbrug, SwedenJeffrey Brown SO Mandeville, La.Colton Buffington RS FR Cleveland, OhioVan Damrongsri JR Ellicott City, Md./Mount HebronAmaury Derognat SR Peronnas, France/Cned AntibesLuis Elizondo JR Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay High SchoolFelipe Frias FR Sao Paulo, BrazilAlex Gornet SO Louisville, Ky.Michael Lippens JR West Long Branch, N.J./Shore RegionalSantiago Salazar FR Medellin, ColombiaChris Simich JR Auckland, New Zealand/Liston CollegeSebastian Stiefelmeyer JR Vienna, Austria/Maroltingergasse WienAlbert Wagner JR Amberg, Germany/KGS HemmingenHead Coach: Rex ExcarmaAssistant Coach: Rodrigo da Silva

Pictured: Front Row (L-R): Strength & conditioning coach: Zach Farrel, Luis Elizondo, Colton Buffington, Felipe Frias, Chris Simich, Michael Lippens, Alex Gornet, Head Coach Rex EcarmaBack Row (L-R): Assistant coach Rodrigo daSilva, Amaury Derognat, Sebastian Stiefelmeyer, Jeffrey Brown, Van Damrongsri, Albert Wagner, Eric Bonfre

MEMPHIS TIGERS - No. 1 seed2014 Results

January 25 vs. South Carolina W, 4-226 at Mississippi State L, 4-231 vs. Chattanooga W, 7-031 vs. Murray State W, 7-0February14 at Vanderbilt L, 5-121 at Dartmouth W, 4-323 at Harvard W, 4-3March 8 vs. Jackson State W, 7-09 at Middle Tennessee State W, 6-120 at San Diego State W, 5-021 vs.Drake University L, 4-322 at UC San Diego W, 4-328 at Baylor L, 4-0April4 at Louisville * W, 4-25 vs. VCU W, 4-011 vs. UCF * W, 7-013 vs. USF * W, 4-3

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolLouis Asser FR Bunbury, AustraliaIan Chadwell SR Franklin, Tenn./AlabamaCedric De Zutter SR Eeklo, Belgium/College OLV ten DoornConnor Glennon JR Loughborough, England/Loughborough CollegeJohnny Grimal SR Barcelona, Spain/I.E.S. Lluis CompanysDavid O’Hare SR Dublin, Ireland/Colaiste EoinDavid O’Leary SR Coventry, England/Loughborough CollegeJoe Salisbury SR London, England/Surrey State

Head Coach: Paul GoebelAssistant Coach: Chris Doerr

Pictured: Front Row (L-R): Cedric De Zutter, Johnny Grimal, Ian Chad-well, David O’Leary.Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Chris Doerr, Joe Salisbury, Connor Glennon, David O’Hare, Louis Asser, Head Coach Paul Goebel.


USF BULLS - No. 2 seed2014 Results

January24 vs. FAU W, 6-1February1 vs. FGCU W, 6-12 vs. UNF W, 6-18 vs. Texas Tech W, 4-29 at Miami W, 5-2 21 atSouth Carolina L, 6-1 22 vs. San Diego L, 4-3March1 at Florida State L, 4-34 vs. Tulane W, 5-27 vs. South Alabama W, 7-08 vs. UNC-Wilmington W, 4-311 vs. Penn State W, 4-314 at Illinois L, 4-115 vs. Pepperdine W, 4-219 vs. Wisconsin W, 7-0 27 vs. Brown W, 6-128 UCF * W, 7-0April02 at Baylor L, 4-004 at Tulsa W, 6-111 at Middle Tennessee State W, 6-113 at Memphis * L, 4-3

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolRoberto Cid SO Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicEverth Dzib SO Yucatan State, Mexico/Centro Educativo Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz SO Gijon Asturas, Spain/IES CAR--BarcalonaSasha Gozun FR Orhei, Moldova/Brickhouse AcademyVadym Kalyuzhnyy FR Donetsk, UkraineFinn Meinecke SO Hamburg, Germany/Dietrich-BonhoefferPaul Polarczyk FR London, Canada/Pasco-Hernando Community Oliver Pramming JR Copenhagen, Denmark/Saddlebrook Prep)Federico Sabogal SR Bogota, Colombia/Colegio Virtual Siglo XXI

Head Coach: Matt HillAssistant Coach: Brandon Wagner

Pictured: Standing (L to R): Sasha Gozun, Roberto Cid, Vadym Kalyuzhnyy, Oliver Pramming, Federico SabogalBottom Row (L to R): Paul Polarczyk, Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz, Everth Dzib, Finn Meinecke

SMU MUSTANGS - No. 5 seed2014 Results

January11 at Texas L, 7-019 vs. Illinois State W, 4-120 vs. Drake University L, 4-124 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 4-331 vs. UTSA W, 5-2February3 at Texas A&M L, 4-08 vs. Abilene Christian W, 7-09 vs. Texas-Pan American W, 6-116 at Wisconsin L, 4-222 vs. Ole Miss L, 4-028 vs. Western Michigan W, 4-128 vs. Tulane L, 4-1March1 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette L, 4-37 vs. Nicholls State W, 4-010 vs. Cleveland State W, 6-116 vs. Portland W, 6-018 vs. Columbia L, 4-322 at Baylor L, 7-0April1 at TCU L, 4-26 at Oklahoma State L, 4-29 vs. UT Arlington W, 6-113 vs. Rice L, 4-1

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolArturs Kazijevs JR Riga, LatviaNate Lammons RS SO The Woodlands, Texas/Woodlands College Park HS Mischa Nowicki SR Herdecke, Germany/Goethe Gymnasium DortmundJulio Olaya FR Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski AcademyEduardo Razzeto SO Lima, PeruTony Russell RS FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Saint Andrew’s SchoolAlex Sanders RS SR Plano, Texas/Collin County Community CollegeArkidjas Slobodkins FR Riga, Latvia

Head Coach: Carl NeufeldAssistant Coach: Kyle Spencer

Pictured: Alex Sanders


TEMPLE OWLS - No. 6 seed2014 Results

January18 vs. Richmond L, 4-1 18 vs. James Madison L, 3-2 31 at UMBC L, 7-0 February2 at William & Mary L, 6-1 8 at Old Dominion L, 6-1 12 vs. Drexel L, 4-3 15 vs. Xavier L, 6-1 21 vs Stony Brook L, 6-1 23 vs. Fordham W, 5-1 March1 at Hampton W, 6-1 2 at UMES W, 5-0 6 vs. Philadelphia W, 7-0 9 at Penn L, 7-0 14 at Binghamton L, 7-0 20 at Lehigh W, 5-2 23 at Villanova W, 4-3 29 at UConn* W, 5-1 April3 vs. La Salle W, 6-0 5 at Navy W, 4-3 12 vs. Bucknell W, 4-3 13 vs. Rider W, 7-0

Name Year Hometown/Previous SchoolHicham Belkssir SO Rabat, Morocco/Ryad Al NaarifaSantiago Canete SO Madrid, Spain/ies Ortega y GassetOndre Cargill SO Nassau, Bahamas/Saddlebrook PreparatoryMaros Januvka SO Kosice, Slovakia/Gymnazium Trebisovska 12Kristian Marquart JR Munich, Germany/Wilhelm-HausensteinVineet Naran FR Colonia, N.J./IMG AcademyNicolas Paulus SO Rheinau, Germany/Anne-Frank GymnasiumFilip Stipcic FR Belgrade, Serbia/Vladislav Petkovic DisHernan Vasconez JR Ambato, Ecuador/Atenas

Head Coach: Steve MauroAssistant Coach: Frederika Girsang

Pictured: Front row (L to R): Hicham Belkssir, Santiago Canete, Hernan Vasconez, Nicolas Paulus, Sam Rundle. Back row (L to R): GA Kacper Rams, Head Coach Steve Mauro, Maros Januvka, Kristian Marquart, Vineet Naran, Volunteer Coach Andrey Morozov, Assistant Coach Frederika Girsang


EVENT SITE DATES

Men’s & Women’s Hammonasset Beach Park Nov. 2Cross Country Host: UConn

Women’s Soccer UCF Soccer/Track Complex, Orlando, Fla. Nov. 8 & 10 Host: UCF First Round games on campus sites Nov. 1 Quarterfinals on campus sites Nov. 3 Men’s Soccer Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas Nov. 15 & 17 Host: The American & SMU No. 8 vs. No. 9 at campus site of No. 1 seed Nov. 8 Quarterfinals on campus sites Nov. 9 Men’s & Women’s Ralph Wright Natatorium, Louisville, Ky. Feb. 19-22Swimming & Diving Host: Louisville

Men’s & Women’s New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory, New York, N.Y. Feb. 28-March 1Indoor Track & Field Host: The American

Women’s Basketball Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. March 7-10 Host: The American

Men’s Basketball FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn. March 12-15 Host: The American

Men’s Tennis The Racquet Club of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. April 18-20 Host: Memphis

Women’s Tennis Varsity Courts, Tampa, Fla. April 17-20 Host: USF

Women’s Golf Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club (Ocean Course), Palm Coast, Fla. April 20-22 Host: Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club

Men’s Golf Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Coast, Fla. April 20-22 Host: Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club

Men’s & Women’s USF Track & Field Stadium, Tampa, Fla. May 2-4Outdoor Track & Field Host: USF

Softball Cougar Softball Stadium, Houston, Texas May 8-10 Host: Houston

Women’s Rowing Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J. May 18 Host: The American & PNRA

Baseball Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fla. May 21-25 Host: The American, USF & UCF

2013-14 AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


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