'Roos Set To Host Second Summit League Cluster
3/30/2011 1:08:00 AM | Women's Tennis
THIS WEEK
The UMKC women's tennis team (6-12, 2-2) will take part in the second Summit League cluster of the season when they welcome in their fellow league teams to The Plaza Tennis Center from Mar. 31-Apr. 2. The 'Roos will open up play on Thursday when they take on Oral Roberts (1-5, 0-0) at 2 p.m. before facing Western Illinois (1-11, 0-0) at 9 a.m. on Friday and South Dakota State (3-8, 0-0) later in the day at 2 p.m. On Saturday, the squad will wrap-up cluster play at 2 p.m. against Oakland (3-6, 2-1).
THE OPPONENTS
» UMKC vs. Oral Roberts » Mar. 31, 2011 » 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts enters the cluster with a 1-5 record overall, picking up their only win of the season with a 7-0 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Golden Eagles are led from the No. 1 spot by Irvna Khatsko, as the sophomore has posted 4-1 dual record this season. Junior Kristin Gray, meanwhile, has posted two wins from the No. 3 line. In doubles play, ORU's No. 1 and No. 2 teams have each posted one win.
» UMKC vs. Western Illinois » Apr. 1, 2011 » 9 a.m.
Western Illinois enters the cluster with a 1-11 record overall, picking up its only win with a 4-3 victory over Chicago State. Sophomore Marcela Brandao and junior Claire Griffin have each picked up a one of the squad's two wins on the season. In doubles play, Griffin and junior Amy Unzicker have registered two wins at the No. 2 line, while Brandao and sophomore Jill Furlong have two wins from the No. 1 spot.
» UMKC vs. South Dakota State » Apr. 1, 2011 » 2 p.m.
South Dakota State enters the cluster with a 3-7 record overall, registering wins over Robert Morris, St. Joseph's and Indianapolis. Freshman Jenny Blackburne leads the Jackrabbits with five wins from the No. 1 line, while junior Natalia Medina and junior Bethany Goeden have recorded 10 and nine wins, respectively. The squad's double teams are led by the No. 2 team of Goeden and Medina's four wins, while the No. 1 pairing of Blackburne and freshman Brooke Henry have three.
» UMKC vs. Oakland » Apr. 2, 2011 » 2 p.m.
Oakland enters the cluster with a 3-6 record overall, registering wins over Bradley, Centenary and IUPUI. Junior Karen Karoub (No. 3) and senior Amanda Pettey (No. 6) lead the Golden Grizzlies with four and three wins, respectively, while senior Jackie Dinicu (No. 2), freshman Grace Keating (No. 4) and junior Demi Georgakopoulos (No. 5) have two wins apiece. In doubles play, Oakland's No. 2 and No. 3 teams each have two wins.
LAST TIME OUT
The 'Roos went 1-2 over the last week of play, picking up a 6-1 win over Northwest Missouri State in Kansas City, while falling at SIU Edwardsville, 4-3 on Sunday and 7-0 at Saint Louis on Monday.
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
The 'Roos currently sit in fourth place in the Summit League standings with the top-four teams making the Summit League tournament. Last season, the 'Roos finished third with a 6-2 league mark, while fourth place Southern Utah finished 5-3.
YAKOMINICH APPEARS IN ITA RANKINGS
On Jan. 4, junior Jillian Yakominich became the first UMKC women's team individual to be ranked by the ITA in the Central Region. In the rankings, the Wichita, Kan., native was placed 17th, behind player's from Arkansas, Minnesota, Wichita State, Tulsa, Iowa, Oklahoma State and Saint Louis.
PICKING UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
This season, the have already picked up six wins, the third most all-time, trailing the eight wins by the 1991-92 squad and the 10 wins by last seasons squad. Laura Bouet and Jillian Yakominich, meanwhile, have each registered 12 singles wins, tied for the second most all-time, while Bouet and partner Suzan Lisenby have recorded 12 doubles wins this season, the most all-time in UMKC history.
BOUET NAMED SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Laura Bouet was named the Women's Tennis Summit League Player of the Week on Feb. 22, for the third time in her career honor after picking up a pair of wins last week against UALR.
Against UALR, the Gap, France, native accounted for half of UMKC's wins in the match, scoring a singles victory at the No. 2 position over Veronique Luksich (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) and combining with Suzan Lisenby for a doubles triumph at No. 2 over the duo of Luksich/Steen-Rosten (8-2). Bouet is tied for third on UMKC's all-time list with 23 singles wins and is tied for fourth with 16 career doubles wins.
THE LONE SENIOR
Overland Park, Kan., native Chelsea Horner returns to the 'Roos for her fourth season in the Blue and Gold, where she will be the lone senior on this year's team. Last season, Horner registered seven singles wins, with a school-record six coming from the No. 3 position, while also moving into sixth place all-time with 17 career singles wins. In doubles play, the senior racked up 10 wins, the fourth most in a single-season, placing her second all-time with 17 wins.
SCHOOL RECORD WINS
The 'Roos ended the 2010 season with a school record 10 wins, topping the previous record of eight set by the 1991-92 squad. That season, the 'Roos defeated only one Division I squad when they beat Oral Roberts, 5-4. Last season the team beat nine Division I opponents, including Summit League foes Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Centenary, Oakland, IUPUI and South Dakota State. The six league wins were also a school record, topping the four regular season league wins from the 2009 season and the five total league wins by the 1999-00 team that registered three regular season league wins and two wins in the league tournament.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
In 2010, Laura Bouet registered 18 wins, breaking Anne Lewis' previous school record of 10 wins from the 1987-88 season, while sophomore Jillian Yakominich moved into second place on the list with 12 wins. Freshmen Eva Dalvai and Suzan Lisenby, meanwhile, amassed 11 wins last season, tying them for fifth on the all-time list.
Yakominich and Bouet, meanwhile, are tied for the top spot on the all-time career singles wins list with 30, while Chelsea Horner is fourth (21), Lisenby and Dalvai are tied for sixth (19).
In doubles play, Lisenby and Bouet have registered 12 wins, tying them for the most in a single season in UMKC history, while Yakominich and the duo's 11 wins from last season is tied for third. Horner and Ball, meanwhile, have each notched 10 wins and Dalvai (x2) nine to place in a tie for sixth and ninth all-time. Horner, meanwhile, holds the school record for the most doubles wins in a career with 26, while Bouet and Lisenby are second on the list with 23 wins each, Yakominich is fourth with 22, Dalvai is fifth with 18 and Ball is seventh with 16.
BOUET, DALVAI AND YAKOMINICH NAMED ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Last season, UMKC's Laura Bouet, Eva Dalvai and Jillian Yakominich were named to the 2010 all-Summit League team, after helping the squad to a school record 10 wins last season. Bouet earned the honor after posting a 6-1 mark in Summit League play, while setting the school record with 18 wins. Yakominich and Dalvai, meanwhile, sit second and third on the list after posting 12 and 11 wins, respectively. Bouet, Dalvai and Yakominich are the 13th, 14th and 15th UMKC student-athletes to be named to the all-league team, joining Manju Subramanian, Kala Subramanian (2), Erin Rosenberg (4), Yelena Podorozhansky (2), Emily Lindsay (2) and Katherine Rist.
ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD
The UMKC women's tennis team earned its third consecutive ITA All-Academic Team Award in 2010. The 'Roos, who are one of two team representatives from The Summit League, also had a pair of student-athletes be selected as ITA Scholar Athletes for the 2009-10 academic year, as Chelsea Horner and Suzan Lisenby were both were selected as ITA Scholar Athletes.
The ITA All-Academic Team Award goes to any ITA program that has a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or above (4.00 scale). The ITA Scholar Athletes, meanwhile, must be a varsity letterwinner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (4.00 scale) for the current school year and have been enrolled at his or her present school for at least two semesters.
HEAD COACH KENDELL HALE
Kendell Hale is entering his fourth season as the head coach of the UMKC women's tennis program. Overall, the 2010-11 season will be Hale's 17th as a collegiate head coach, where he has compiled a 288-194 overall record. In three seasons at the helm, Hale has coached six all-league selections (four first/two second) and was selected at the 2009 USPTA Missouri Valley College Coach of the Year.
In 2010, Hale guided the 'Roos to a school record 10 victories and a 6-2 mark in Summit League play. UMKC finished third in the regular season standings to qualify for the league tournament for the first time since only the top four teams advanced. A trio of student-athletes - Laura Bouet, Eva Dalvai and Jillian Yakominich - each earned all-Summit League honors.
Before joining the UMKC coaching staff, Hale spent 11 years as the head coach at Rockhurst University, where he led the Hawks to nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
The UMKC women's tennis team (6-12, 2-2) will take part in the second Summit League cluster of the season when they welcome in their fellow league teams to The Plaza Tennis Center from Mar. 31-Apr. 2. The 'Roos will open up play on Thursday when they take on Oral Roberts (1-5, 0-0) at 2 p.m. before facing Western Illinois (1-11, 0-0) at 9 a.m. on Friday and South Dakota State (3-8, 0-0) later in the day at 2 p.m. On Saturday, the squad will wrap-up cluster play at 2 p.m. against Oakland (3-6, 2-1).
THE OPPONENTS
» UMKC vs. Oral Roberts » Mar. 31, 2011 » 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts enters the cluster with a 1-5 record overall, picking up their only win of the season with a 7-0 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Golden Eagles are led from the No. 1 spot by Irvna Khatsko, as the sophomore has posted 4-1 dual record this season. Junior Kristin Gray, meanwhile, has posted two wins from the No. 3 line. In doubles play, ORU's No. 1 and No. 2 teams have each posted one win.
» UMKC vs. Western Illinois » Apr. 1, 2011 » 9 a.m.
Western Illinois enters the cluster with a 1-11 record overall, picking up its only win with a 4-3 victory over Chicago State. Sophomore Marcela Brandao and junior Claire Griffin have each picked up a one of the squad's two wins on the season. In doubles play, Griffin and junior Amy Unzicker have registered two wins at the No. 2 line, while Brandao and sophomore Jill Furlong have two wins from the No. 1 spot.
» UMKC vs. South Dakota State » Apr. 1, 2011 » 2 p.m.
South Dakota State enters the cluster with a 3-7 record overall, registering wins over Robert Morris, St. Joseph's and Indianapolis. Freshman Jenny Blackburne leads the Jackrabbits with five wins from the No. 1 line, while junior Natalia Medina and junior Bethany Goeden have recorded 10 and nine wins, respectively. The squad's double teams are led by the No. 2 team of Goeden and Medina's four wins, while the No. 1 pairing of Blackburne and freshman Brooke Henry have three.
» UMKC vs. Oakland » Apr. 2, 2011 » 2 p.m.
Oakland enters the cluster with a 3-6 record overall, registering wins over Bradley, Centenary and IUPUI. Junior Karen Karoub (No. 3) and senior Amanda Pettey (No. 6) lead the Golden Grizzlies with four and three wins, respectively, while senior Jackie Dinicu (No. 2), freshman Grace Keating (No. 4) and junior Demi Georgakopoulos (No. 5) have two wins apiece. In doubles play, Oakland's No. 2 and No. 3 teams each have two wins.
LAST TIME OUT
The 'Roos went 1-2 over the last week of play, picking up a 6-1 win over Northwest Missouri State in Kansas City, while falling at SIU Edwardsville, 4-3 on Sunday and 7-0 at Saint Louis on Monday.
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
The 'Roos currently sit in fourth place in the Summit League standings with the top-four teams making the Summit League tournament. Last season, the 'Roos finished third with a 6-2 league mark, while fourth place Southern Utah finished 5-3.
YAKOMINICH APPEARS IN ITA RANKINGS
On Jan. 4, junior Jillian Yakominich became the first UMKC women's team individual to be ranked by the ITA in the Central Region. In the rankings, the Wichita, Kan., native was placed 17th, behind player's from Arkansas, Minnesota, Wichita State, Tulsa, Iowa, Oklahoma State and Saint Louis.
PICKING UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
This season, the have already picked up six wins, the third most all-time, trailing the eight wins by the 1991-92 squad and the 10 wins by last seasons squad. Laura Bouet and Jillian Yakominich, meanwhile, have each registered 12 singles wins, tied for the second most all-time, while Bouet and partner Suzan Lisenby have recorded 12 doubles wins this season, the most all-time in UMKC history.
BOUET NAMED SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Laura Bouet was named the Women's Tennis Summit League Player of the Week on Feb. 22, for the third time in her career honor after picking up a pair of wins last week against UALR.
Against UALR, the Gap, France, native accounted for half of UMKC's wins in the match, scoring a singles victory at the No. 2 position over Veronique Luksich (7-5, 5-7, 6-3) and combining with Suzan Lisenby for a doubles triumph at No. 2 over the duo of Luksich/Steen-Rosten (8-2). Bouet is tied for third on UMKC's all-time list with 23 singles wins and is tied for fourth with 16 career doubles wins.
THE LONE SENIOR
Overland Park, Kan., native Chelsea Horner returns to the 'Roos for her fourth season in the Blue and Gold, where she will be the lone senior on this year's team. Last season, Horner registered seven singles wins, with a school-record six coming from the No. 3 position, while also moving into sixth place all-time with 17 career singles wins. In doubles play, the senior racked up 10 wins, the fourth most in a single-season, placing her second all-time with 17 wins.
SCHOOL RECORD WINS
The 'Roos ended the 2010 season with a school record 10 wins, topping the previous record of eight set by the 1991-92 squad. That season, the 'Roos defeated only one Division I squad when they beat Oral Roberts, 5-4. Last season the team beat nine Division I opponents, including Summit League foes Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Centenary, Oakland, IUPUI and South Dakota State. The six league wins were also a school record, topping the four regular season league wins from the 2009 season and the five total league wins by the 1999-00 team that registered three regular season league wins and two wins in the league tournament.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
In 2010, Laura Bouet registered 18 wins, breaking Anne Lewis' previous school record of 10 wins from the 1987-88 season, while sophomore Jillian Yakominich moved into second place on the list with 12 wins. Freshmen Eva Dalvai and Suzan Lisenby, meanwhile, amassed 11 wins last season, tying them for fifth on the all-time list.
Yakominich and Bouet, meanwhile, are tied for the top spot on the all-time career singles wins list with 30, while Chelsea Horner is fourth (21), Lisenby and Dalvai are tied for sixth (19).
In doubles play, Lisenby and Bouet have registered 12 wins, tying them for the most in a single season in UMKC history, while Yakominich and the duo's 11 wins from last season is tied for third. Horner and Ball, meanwhile, have each notched 10 wins and Dalvai (x2) nine to place in a tie for sixth and ninth all-time. Horner, meanwhile, holds the school record for the most doubles wins in a career with 26, while Bouet and Lisenby are second on the list with 23 wins each, Yakominich is fourth with 22, Dalvai is fifth with 18 and Ball is seventh with 16.
BOUET, DALVAI AND YAKOMINICH NAMED ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Last season, UMKC's Laura Bouet, Eva Dalvai and Jillian Yakominich were named to the 2010 all-Summit League team, after helping the squad to a school record 10 wins last season. Bouet earned the honor after posting a 6-1 mark in Summit League play, while setting the school record with 18 wins. Yakominich and Dalvai, meanwhile, sit second and third on the list after posting 12 and 11 wins, respectively. Bouet, Dalvai and Yakominich are the 13th, 14th and 15th UMKC student-athletes to be named to the all-league team, joining Manju Subramanian, Kala Subramanian (2), Erin Rosenberg (4), Yelena Podorozhansky (2), Emily Lindsay (2) and Katherine Rist.
ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD
The UMKC women's tennis team earned its third consecutive ITA All-Academic Team Award in 2010. The 'Roos, who are one of two team representatives from The Summit League, also had a pair of student-athletes be selected as ITA Scholar Athletes for the 2009-10 academic year, as Chelsea Horner and Suzan Lisenby were both were selected as ITA Scholar Athletes.
The ITA All-Academic Team Award goes to any ITA program that has a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or above (4.00 scale). The ITA Scholar Athletes, meanwhile, must be a varsity letterwinner, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (4.00 scale) for the current school year and have been enrolled at his or her present school for at least two semesters.
HEAD COACH KENDELL HALE
Kendell Hale is entering his fourth season as the head coach of the UMKC women's tennis program. Overall, the 2010-11 season will be Hale's 17th as a collegiate head coach, where he has compiled a 288-194 overall record. In three seasons at the helm, Hale has coached six all-league selections (four first/two second) and was selected at the 2009 USPTA Missouri Valley College Coach of the Year.
In 2010, Hale guided the 'Roos to a school record 10 victories and a 6-2 mark in Summit League play. UMKC finished third in the regular season standings to qualify for the league tournament for the first time since only the top four teams advanced. A trio of student-athletes - Laura Bouet, Eva Dalvai and Jillian Yakominich - each earned all-Summit League honors.
Before joining the UMKC coaching staff, Hale spent 11 years as the head coach at Rockhurst University, where he led the Hawks to nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
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