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Welcome to JMU Men’s Tennis! I am extremely proud to be the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at my alma mater. This is an exciting time in the history of the tennis program. I look for great accomplishments from the individual competitors and the team as a whole.

Simply put, JMU is an awesome place to be! The collegiate years are a time in a person’s life that offers so much growth and development. JMU and the tennis program involve student-athletes in an environment that is perfect for achieving high goals and aspirations. The team at JMU will work diligently to provide each student-athlete with the necessary resources to develop and succeed in the classroom, on the court, and beyond.

The team I referred to is more than just student-athletes and coaches. A full support staff comprised of professionals in

the areas of academic advising, strength and conditioning,

sports medicine, sports media relations and sports psychology help all student-athlete realize and reach their full potential.

The level the JMU tennis team aspires to is the highest. The coaching staff and support team will prepare all student-athletes as if they are going to continue onto the professional level after their collegiate career is finished. Dedication to improvement through hard work is a must for every member of the program. High-level training in a team environment will help to raise the level of each individual and the entire program.

I thank you for considering the JMU tennis program for the next step of your tennis development. I hope you give serious consideration to JMU helping you take your game and life to the next level.

Sincerely,

Steve Secord Head Men’s Tennis Coach

Welcome to JMU Men’s Tennis! I am extremely proud to be the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at my alma mater. This is an exciting time in the history of the tennis program. I look for great accomplishments from the individual competitors and the team as a whole.

Simply put, JMU is an awesome place to be! The collegiate years are a time in a person’s life that offers so much growth and development. JMU and the tennis program involve student-athletes in an environment that is perfect for achieving high goals and aspirations. The team at JMU will work diligently to provide each student-athlete with the necessary resources to develop and succeed in the classroom,

the areas of academic advising, strength and conditioning,

sports medicine, sports media relations and sports

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ScheduleSeptember

11-13 at Virginia Invitational (split squad)12-13 at Mason Fall Invitational (split squad)18-20 at Georgetown Invitational

October2-4 at Old Dominion Invitational22-25 at ITA Regional Championship

January22-23 at Virginia Commonwealth* 4+1 Invitational

30 at Maryland

February6 at William & Mary*

13 at Mary Washington13 vs. East Carolina19 at Duquesne19 at Robert Morris28 at UNC Wilmington*

March7 at Old Dominion*9 at Norfolk State

10 at Citadel12 at Coastal Carolina18 at Liberty30 Binghamton23 at George Mason*

26-28 at CAA Round Robin*31 Radford

April1 at Richmond7 Georgetown9 at George Washington

15-18 at CAA Championships

Sincerely,

Steve Secord

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Athletes

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Jared RobinsonJuniorJohannesburg, South Africa/ St. Stithians College• Returning #1 singles and #2 doubles player.• Two-time All-CAA singles selection.• CAA co-Rookie of the Year in 2008.

Mike SmithSeniorFairfax Station, Va./Robinson• Returning # 1 doubles and # 2 singles player.• Three-time All-CAA doubles selection.• Leads team in career victories in both doubles (43)

and singles (48) play.

Matt KingJuniorLorton, Va./Robinson• Returning #1 doubles player.• All-CAA second team doubles selection in 2009.• Joined Dukes in 2009 after transferring from Old Dominion.


Yaroslav VoznenkoJuniorKherson, Ukraine/Kherson Technical H.S.• Returning #2 doubles and #6 singles player.• Won C-2 bracket at the Sergio Tacchini Invitational in

2008.• Compiled a 12-11 singles and 8-5 doubles record in

2008-09.

Athletes

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Tommi NissinenSophomoreOulu, Finland/Kastellin Lukio• Returning #3 singles and #3 doubles player.• Posted a winning record (11-8) in dual match singles play.• Member of the Finnish Junior National Team

Ville MaaranenSophomoreJoensuu, Finland/Joensuun Lukio• Returning #5 singles and #3 doubles player.• Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.• Member of the Finnish Junior National Team.

Jovan MillicSophomoreNew Belgrade, Serbia/Belgrade Sports School• Dean’s List.• Compiled a 4-3 record in singles play as a freshman.• Member of the Serbian Junior Tennis Team.


Stephen HardyFreshmanFairfax, Va./Robinson• Ranked as a four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net.• Fourth-ranked recruit in Virginia and 33rd in Mid-

Atlantic region.• Three-time all-state selection.• Two-time state doubles champion.

Greg VladimirskyFreshmanCoral Spring, Fla./Broward Virtual• Ranked as a five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net.• 17th-ranked recruit in Florida and 27th in Southeast region.• Ranked 89th recruit among all graduating seniors.

Newcomers

Steve SecordHead Coach• 16th season as the Dukes’ head coach.

• Former team captain and most valuable player for the Dukes.

• 149 career wins at the helm of the JMU program.

• During his tenure, JMU has produced members of the All-CAA team, achieved team and individual regional rankings and produced a Verizon Academic All-America first team honoree.

• Coached Jared Robinson to CAA co-Rookie of the Year and All-CAA second team honors, while also helping Matt King and Mike Smith receive All-CAA doubles honors.

• Directed seniors Andrew Lux and Troy Stone into the main draw finals of the National Indoor Region II Championships in 2002.

• As a player, he helped lead the Dukes to the CAA title in 1989 and 1991.

• He posted career records of 67-34 in singles and 63-34 in double competition.

• Claimed the singles championship at the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Tournament in 1995, 2005 and 2006.

• Received a degree in psychology from JMU in 1991.

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Energetic Coaches

Erik SkartvedtGraduate assistant coach• Second season as a graduate assistant.

• Played three years at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

• Compiled a record of 42-24 in singles and 30-14 in doubles.

• Was a three-time all-conference selection and a three-time Liberty League All-Academic team selection.

• Worked for three seasons as an assistant tennis professional at the Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn.

• In January 2008, traveled to Cameroon to volunteer for the president of Oyebog Tennis Academy and helped introduce tennis to over 1,000 children across the country.

Steve SecordHead Coach• 16th season as the Dukes’ head coach.

• Former team captain and most valuable player for the Dukes.

• 149 career wins at the helm of the JMU program.

• During his tenure, JMU has produced members of the All-CAA team, achieved team and individual regional rankings

• Directed seniors Andrew Lux and Troy Stone into the main draw finals of the National Indoor Region II Championships in 2002.

Steve Secord

• 16th season as the Dukes’

• Former team captain and most valuable player for the

helm of the JMU program.

• During his tenure, JMU has produced members

individual regional rankings and produced a Verizon Academic All-America first

• Coached Jared Robinson

Energetic Coaches

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AssociationColonial Athletic

Luis Rosado• 2001 All-CAA second team singles

and doubles

Jared Robinson

• 2008 CAA co-Rookie of the Year• Two-time All-CAA second team singles

Matt King• 2009 All-CAA second-team doubles selection

Richard Cote• CAA Coach of the Year 1989

Drew Whitman• CAA Coach of the Year

Cullen de Windt• CAA Rookie of the Year 1994

Mike Smith• Three-time All-CAA doubles selection

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of ExcellenceTradition

John Witt• 1991 JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the

Year

Jesse Tarr• Four-time All-CAA doubles selection

John Alexander Janssen• 2003 ITA Academic All-American

Bob Allensworth• 2003 ITA Academic All-American

Mark Trinka• 1985 JMU Male Scholar Athlete

of the Year

Matt Goetz• 1991 Male Scholar Athlete of

the Year


David Emery• 2005 All-CAA first team• 2005 All-CAA second team

Mike Hendricksen• 2003 All-CAA second team• 2003 ITA Academic All-American

Andrew Lux• 2001 &2002 JMU Male Scholar

Athlete of the Year• 2002 All-CAA second team, 2001

All-CAA first team• Second-team All-CAA doubles in

2001• CoSIDA Academic All-American

2001 and 2002

John Snead• 2007 JMU Male Scholar Athlete of the Year• 2003 ITA Academic All-American

Clint Morse• 2003 ITA

Academic All-American

Colin Malcolm• 2003 ITA Academic All-American

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JMUThis is...

JMUJMU’s beautiful campus includes 108 major buildings on 696 acres. The original campus is built around the Quadrangle, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings.

The University’s 18,000 students may choose from 106 degree programs in seven colleges -- College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Integrated Science and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School.

JMU’s academic program combines the liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program.

• Female/Male Ratio: 60/40

• Student/Professor Ratio: 17/1

• Average Class Size: 29

foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general


“I have been a part of JMU as a student or coach for almost twenty years. This incredible university and the surrounding community have made it hard for me to imagine being anywhere else. It is a privi-lege for me to be associated with such a great institution.”-- Steve Secord, JMU men’s tennis head coach

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• U.S. News & World Report in its 2009 America’s Best Colleges guidebook ranked JMU first in the South among public universities for the 15th straight year.

• JMU is Virginia’s most-popular college or university, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors.

• Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2009 ranked JMU 28th nationally on its list of 100 best values in public colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price.

• Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 listing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU 53rd among larger institutions.

• JMU was included in the 2002 edition of The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.”

• JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities.

• BusinessWeek magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of Business 16th nationally among business schools at public universities and 44th among all universities.

• JMU is among schools “that prove activism and community service are alive and well on campus,” says Mother Jones Magazine.

• JMU’s exemplary programs for first-year students are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.

• JMU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 50 “Best Value” public universities in the 2009 Princeton Review “Best Value Colleges.” The list recognizes schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price.”

Colleges.” The list recognizes schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price.”

JMU is Virginia’s most-popular college or university, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s

nationally on its list of 100 best values in public colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable

“The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU

The Unofficial,

JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dyThe Guide to 101 of the

magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of Business 16th nationally among business schools at public

JMU is among schools “that prove activism and community Mother Jones

JMU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 50 “Best Value” public universities in the 2009 Princeton Review “Best Value

JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dynamic JMU has been described as “one of the best managed, most dyThe Guide to 101 of the

magazine in 2009 ranked JMU’s College of

A Great College TownHarrisonburg, Va.


Harrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., and Richmond while providing JMU students the comforts of the picturesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

The city offers something for everyone. From downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU students the opportunity to sample many aspects of life.

Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.

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Academic

Casey CarterAssociate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services

James Madison ‘70

Steve HendersonAssociate Director for Student-Athlete Services

Team academic advisor

AcademicAdvising

• Located in the Plecker Athletic Performance Center, named in honor of Robert & Frances Plecker

• Computer lab with more then 30 work stations

• Student-athlete lounge

• Tutoring and small group meeting facilities

Steve HendersonSteve HendersonAssociate Director Associate Director for Student-Athlete for Student-Athlete

Team academic


ConditioningStrength &


Conditioning• Developing athleticism and sports

performance

• Seven training facilities encompassing more than 17,000 square feet

• Staff includes five full time professionals with certifications as strength and conditioning specialists

Callye WilliamsStrength & Conditioning Coach

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MedicineSports • Multi-skilled professionals use

current research, educational knowledge, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of student-athletes

• Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers

• Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified in family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia

• Local chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care

needs of student-athletes

equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of student-athletes

• Staff includes 20 board-certified and licensed athletic trainers

• Team physicians include Dr. Kent Diduch (board-certified in family practice physician) and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally

therapists, sport psychologists,

Bridget McSorley, ATCTeam Athletic Trainer

Penn State ‘96

West Virginia ‘99

Tom Kuster, ATCAssistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine

James Madison ‘95

Dr. Kent DiduchTeam Physician

Dr. Mark MillerTeam Orthopedic Surgeon

therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care

needs of student-athletes

therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health care

Team Athletic Trainer


PsychologySport

• The Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC) is committed to addressing the unique challenges that face student-athletes at JMU.

• The CSDC provides a supportive environment to empower student-athletes to achieve personal, academic and athletic goals in the context of individual and/or group counseling.

• Staff includes three full-time professionals with doctorates specifically tailored towards Sports Psychology.

Psychology• The Counseling and Student Development

professionals with doctorates specifically tailored towards Sports Psychology.

Dr. Robert HarmisonDirector

Dr. Wendy Borlabi

Dr. Challace McMillin


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InformationTennis

Geoff PolglaseDeputy Director of

Athletics

Shelia Moorman Associate

Athletics Director, Senior Woman Administrator

Casey CarterAssociate Athletics

Director for Student-Athlete

Services

Kevin White Associate

Athletics Director for Sport Programs

Jeff BourneDirector of

Athletics

Who’s Who in JMU Athletics

Office Location: Godwin Hall 106CTelephone: (540) 568-3950Fax: (540) 568-3901E-mail: [email protected] Address: Men’s Tennis James Madison University 260 Bluestone Drive MSC 2301

Godwin Hall, Room 106C Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Head CoachSteve Secord, James Madison ‘91

E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (540) 568-3950

Graduate Assistant Coach Erik Skartvedt E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (540) 568-3950

Administrative Assistant Cassidy Zaccaria, (540) 568-6692

Sports Media Relations Brian Hansen

Email: [email protected] Telephone (540) 568-6154

Directions & MapsA map of the JMU campus (including a PDF printable map) is available at www.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUSports.com and click on Facilities.

Credits:Design: Austin Design, Inc., Lovettsville, Va.Interior Layout Special Assistance:

Teresa CraigPhotography: Cathy Kushner, Diane Elliott,

Melinda Westhoff, Tommy Thompson, Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau and others

Printing: Mid-Valley Press, Verona, Va.

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