2011-12 Belmont Women's Tennis Media Guide

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2011-2012 WOMEN’S TENNIS

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2011-12 Belmont Women's Tennis Media Guide

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2011-2012

WOMEN’S

TENNIS

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QUICK FACTS, TABLE OF CONTENTS

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GENERAL INFORMATION

School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont University

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn.

Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951

Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,374

Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruins

Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy, Red, and White

Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I

Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun

President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert C. Fisher

(Henderson St., 1970)

Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Strickland

(Georgia Southern, 1971)

A.D. Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.5547

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM

First D-I Year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98

D-I Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119-148

A-Sun Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-41

A-Sun Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Best A-Sun Finish: . . . . . . . . . Semifinals (2007)

TEAM INFORMATION

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 6/3

Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2010-11 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

2010-11 A-Sun Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Srouji

Tenure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 years

Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114-137

Tennis Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . 615.460.6420

Best Time to Call: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mornings

Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan Goerlinger

MEDIA RELATIONS

Women’s Tennis Contact: . . . . . .John Langdon

Media Relations Office Phone: . . 615.460.5609

Media Relations Fax Number: . . . 615.460.5584

E-mail Address: . . . . [email protected]

Web Page: . . . . . . . . . . www.belmontbruins.com

Mailing Address:

Belmont Athletics

Media Relations

1900 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

WHAT’S INSIDE

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2011-12 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2011-12 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Tennis Facilities, Buchi Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Abigail Hogan, Laura Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Spenser-Anne Edwards, Catherine Holliday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fabiana Mersan, Natalia Nunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Carolyn Caire, Nikki Maciel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2010-11 Results/Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Team Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Program History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Belmont University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

Academics and Belmont Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Belmont Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Atlantic Sun Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CreditsEditor: John LangdonAssistance: Dan Forcella, Kenisha Rhone, Greg Sage, MeganWilsonPhotos: ASunPhotos.com, Glenn Gregory, Michael Krouskup, DonMcPeak, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Belmont University is an equal opportunity/affirmative actionemployer under all applicable civil rights laws.

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2011-12 TEAM ROSTER

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2010-11 Belmont Women’s Tennis Roster

Name Ht. Class Hometown (Last School) Academic Major

Carolyn Caire 6-0 JR Nashville, Tenn. (Evansville) Exercise Science

Spenser-Anne Edwards 5-9 JR Richmond, Virginia (The Collegiate School) Marketing

Abigail Hogan 5-5 SR Houston, Texas (Smith Academy) Music Business

Catherine Holliday 5-4 JR Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS) Exercise Science

Nikki Maciel 5-4 SO Sao Paulo, Brazil (Pacific) Business

Fabiana Mersan 5-4 JR Asuncion, Paraguay (TX A&M-Corpus Christi) Entrepreneurship

Natalia Nunes 5-3 JR Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Colegio Saint John) International Business

Laura Stack 5-6 SR Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS) English

Head Coach: Mark Srouji (Belmont, 1998) - 14th season

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2011-12 SCHEDULE

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2011 Fall Schedule

Date Event Host Site

9/17-18 MTSU Shootout MTSU Murfreesboro, Tenn.

10/7-9 Austin Peay Fall Classic Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn.

10/14-16 ITA Ohio Valley Regionals Memphis Memphis, Tenn.

10/28-30 June Stewart Invitational Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn.

2012 Spring Schedule

Date Opponent Site Time

1/17 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 4:00pm

1/22 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 10:00am

2/4 CHATTANOOGA Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/10 NORTH ALABAMA Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/11 WESTERN KENTUCKY Wildwood Club 11:00am

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/17 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 1:00pm

2/24 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 2:00pm

2/25 CENTRAL ARKANSAS Wildwood Club 5:00pm

3/17 * LIPSCOMB Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

3/23 * at Mercer Macon, Ga. TBA

3/24 * at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 12:00 noon

3/30 * USC UPSTATE Centennial Sportsplex 11:00am

3/31 * ETSU Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

4/6 * at UNF Jacksonville, Fla. 10:00am

4/7 * at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 9:00am

4/13 * STETSON Centennial Sportsplex 2:30pm

4/14 * FGCU Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

4/17 * WESTERN KENTUCKY Centennial Sportsplex 2:00pm

4/20-22 at Atlantic Sun Championship Johnson City, Tenn. TBA

*Denotes Atlantic Sun Conference match

All Times Central

Home matches in Bold and CAPS

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FACILTIES, BUCHI SCHOLARSHIP

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Thomas F. Frist Centennial Sportsplex

For the 2011-12 season, the Belmont tennis

teams will utilize the facilities of the Dr. Thomas F.

Frist Centennial Sportsplex for practices and match-

es.

The Centennial Sportsplex, owned and operated by

Metro Parks and Recreation, opened in 1990 and

includes a state-of-the-art Aquatics Center, Ice

Arenas, Fitness Center, and a Tennis Center.

The tennis center includes 13 outdoor courts, four indoor courts, and eight quickstart courts. In addition to

its daily use by the general public for lessons, clinics, and leagues, the center has hosted numerous USTA, col-

legiate, and high school events.

Ruthelia Lott Buchi Tennis Scholarship

This scholarship was established on October 10, 1998 in honor of oneof the matriarchs of Nashville tennis. Ruthelia Lott Buchi and theentire Lott and Buchi families have had a major impact on local tennisand have had many connections to Belmont throughout its history.

This scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding male andfemale tennis player on Belmont University's tennis teams.

Year Female Recipient Male Recipient1999 Gerda RedmondCal Cook2000 Katie Kelsey Marcos Cabrera2001 Katie Kelsey Marcos Cabrera2002 Laura DeHaan Augusto Ricciardi2003 Laura DeHaan Michael Moretti2004 Elizabeth Conyer Felipe Lima2005 Elizabeth Conyer Alex Gillott2006 Elizabeth Conyer Alex Gillott2007 Kelly Pence Fausto Rocha2008 Tatiana Pozo Fausto Rocha2009 Lindsay Bennett Rodrigo Amaral2010 Natalia Nunes Jonathan Murrell2011 Laura Stack No award given

Senior Laura Stack was

awarded the Buchi

Scholarship in 2011.

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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2010-11: Went 5-9 in singles action while playing mostly at the #5 and #6 posi-tions... Finished the season winning her last three singles matches... Teamed withtwo teammates for four doubles wins... Academic All-Conference.

2009-10: Posted eight singles wins while competing mostly at the #5 position...Earned four conference singles wins, the most on the team... Posted five doubles wins

with partner Natalia Nunes, which tied for the most among BU's doubles duos... Academic All-Conference.

2008-09: Competed mainly at the #4 position... Was second on the team in singles wins with 15... Had aseven match winning streak in singles during February and March... Named A-Sun Player of the Week onFebruary 11... Teamed with Abby Leatherwood for a 7-8 doubles mark while competing at the #2 position...Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Played mostly in juniorstournaments... Ranked #34 in Texas and#371 nationally in her age group... Did playher freshman year at St. John' School,where she was named Freshman of theYear.

Personal: Majoring in Music Business...Plans a career in the music industry or inlaw... Favorite athletes are LindsayDavenport and Tiger Woods... Likes to eatsushi and Tex-Mex... Favorite vacation spotis Hawaii... Daughter of Lispah and the lateBob Hogan... Has one sibling: Ryder... BornJanuary 14, 1990 in Houston, Texas.

ABIGAIL HOGANSeniorHouston, Texas (Smith Academy)

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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2010-11: Tied for second on the team in singles wins with 10, mostly playing atthe #5 position... Won her last four matches, including three of them against A-Sunopponents... Ranked third on the team in doubles wins with 11, including postingseven in the spring with partner Lindsay Bennett... Academic All-Conference.

2009-10: Won six singles matches while playing mostly at the #1 and #2 positions...Posted six doubles wins, including five with Abby Leatherwood at the #1 position... Academic All-Conference.

2008-09: Went 5-5 in singles while playing at the #6 position... Ended the season on a three-match win-ning streak... Teamed with Lindsay Bennett for five doubles wins at the #3 position... Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Lettered fouryears at Brentwood High School...Was the 2008 Tennessee Class AAAState Doubles Champion... Reachedthe Class AAA State IndividualTournament twice in singles and dou-bles... Helped her Brentwood team tothree State Tournaments (one run-ner-up finish, two semifinals)...Posted a career record of 54-9 in sin-gles and a 47-8 record in doubles...Earned All-Midstate honors fourtimes.

Personal: Majoring in EnglishLiterature... Would like a career as apublisher or teacher... Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods and Tim Duncan... Enjoys watching Psych, TheOffice, and Gossip Girl... Favorite books are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter series, The Bible... Has twosiblings: Andy and Emily... Daughter of Larry and Venette Stack... Born October 18, 1989 in Fort Hood,Texas.

LAURA STACKSeniorBrentwood, Tennessee (Brentwood HS)

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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2010-11: Played in three fall tournaments... Showed great improvement during the sea-

son... Took a leadership role on the team.

2009-10: Competed in four fall tournaments.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at The Collegiate School in Richmond... Was a member of three state championship

teams at Collegiate... Went 17-6 in singles and 13-6 in doubles as a senior... All-League in doubles as a senior...

Named team captain during junior and senior years... Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing... Would like a career in sports marketing or managment... Favorite TV shows

are Law and Order SVU, CSI Miami, Gossip Girl, and Lost... Hobbies include shopping, watching movies, listening

to music... Favorite vacation spot is Rome, Italy... Has one brother, Sam... Daughter of Jeff and Rhonda

Edwards... Born June 28, 1991 in Richmond, Virginia.

SPENCER-ANNE EDWARDSJuniorRichmond, Virginia (The Collegiate School)

2010-11: Posted six singles wins during the season while playing mostly at the #3 and #4positions... Ranked second on the team in doubles wins with 12 with partner NataliaNunes... The duo of Holliday and Nunes registered four A-Sun wins and finished the seasonon a three-match win streak... Academic All-Conference.

2009-10: Named to Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team... Saw her spring season cut short in March due to a kneeinjury... Earned eight singles wins during her freshman campaign... Had five doubles wins among three differentpartners... Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Prepped at Tupelo High School... Three-time Mississippi Class 5A Singles Champion (2006,2007, 2009)... Helped lead Tupelo HS to three Class 5A State Championships... Earned All-State honors fourtimes... Ranked #1 in the USTA Mississippi Girls 18 Rankings... Six-time member of the Southern Junior CupTeam.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science... Favorite athlete is Roger Federer... Likes to listen to the music of JohnMayer... Favorite TV show is Gossip Girl... Favorite vacation spot is the beach... Has one sister, Courtney, who isin law school at Vanderbilt... Daughter of John Mark and Karen Holliday... Born July 23, 1991 in Tupelo,Mississippi.

CATHERINE HOLLIDAYJuniorTupelo, Mississippi (Tupelo HS)

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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2010-11: Joined the Bruins for the 2011 spring semester... Posted seven singles wins

while playing mostly at the #1 and #2 positions... Had three A-Sun wins and finished the

spring on a three-match win streak... In doubles, she had two wins with partner Abby

Leatherwood... Academic All-Conference.

Career at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (2008-09): Played for the Islanders for one season… Posted a 7-8

singles record, including a 3-5 in Southland Conference play… Had a 6-1 doubles mark with partner Nina Ciric.

Prior to Belmont: Played juniors in her native Paraguay… Her highest junior national ranking was #4, while her

best senior national ranking was #12.

Personal: Majoring in Entrepreneurship… Would like to run her own company… Favorite TV shows are Friends

and Grey’s Anatomy… Hobbies include water sports and watching movies… Favorite place to vacation is the

beach… Has four siblings: Maria, Oscar, Gabriel, and Tatiana… Daughter of Oscar and Maria Mersan… Born June

7, 1990 in Asuncion, Paraguay.

FABIANA MERSANJuniorAsuncion, Paraguay (Texas A&M - Corpus Christi)

2010-11: Tied for second on the team in singles wins with 10, while playing at the #5 and

#6 positions... Led the Bruins in doubles wins with 15... 12 of those wins came in the

spring with partner Catherine Holliday... Nunes and Holliday posted four A-Sun wins and fin-

ished the spring on a three-match winning streak... Academic All-Conference.

2009-10: Led the team with 10 singles victories... Teamed with Abby Hogan for five doubles wins during the

spring season while competing at the #2 doubles position... Academic All-Conference.

Prior to Belmont: Played juniors in her native country of Brazil.

Personal: Majoring in International Business... Favorite TV shows are Friends and The Big Bang Theory...

Hobbies include playing soccer and listening to music... Likes to listen to the music of Britney Spears and Blink-

182... Favorite athletes include Andre Agassi, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters... Has one brother, Eduardo... Daughter

of Carlos and Ana Nunes... Born May 15, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

NATALIA NUNESJuniorRio de Janiero, Brazil (Colegio Saint John)

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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Career at Evansville (2009-2011): Played the last two seasons at the University of

Evansville… Posted a 21-16 singles record and a 14-10 doubles record… Won her singles

flight in four fall tournaments over two seasons, including the Flight 6 title at the 2010

Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Individual Championship… Also captured the Flight 2

Doubles title at the 2010 MVC Individual Championship.

High School: Three-time letterwinner in tennis at Nashville’s Father Ryan High School… As a senior, she was a

TSSAA Division II semifinalist in doubles and was voted team captain and team MVP... Also lettered in volleyball

at Ryan, where she was a state champion as a sophomore and state finalist as a junior and senior.. Named to

All-Region and All-State volleyball teams her senior year.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science… Would like a career in corporate fitness... Favorite TV shows are How I

Met Your Mother, Glee, and Law and Order... Hobbies include playing tennis and volleyball and singing... Has two

sisters: Lauren and Kat… Daughter of Don and Kathe Caire... father played baseball at Tulane University... moth-

er was a swimmer at Southern Methodist University... Born July 23, 1990 in Dallas, Texas.

CAROLYN CAIREJuniorNashville, Tennessee (Evansville)

Career at Pacific (2010-11): Saw limited action for the Tigers… Went 1-8 in singles play

during the fall season… Posted a 3-6 doubles record with three partners, including a 1-3

mark in the spring.

High School: Earned two national awards while playing in the Circuito Unimed de Tenis, one of the top juniors

circuits in Brazil… Ranked in the top-five in Brazil in 2008… Twice honored (2008, 2009) as "The Best Player of

the Year" in her hometown of Sao Paulo.

Personal: Majoring in Business… Would like to own her own events company… Hobbies include: listening to

music, watching movies, and going to the beach… Favorite athletes include Roger Federer, Gustavo Kuerten, and

Novak Djokovic… Has one brother, Nikolas… Daughter of Cicero Maciel and Lira Vilarouca… Born January 2, 1992

in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

NIKKI MACIELSophomoreSao Paulo, Brazil (Pacific)

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COACHING STAFF

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Mark Srouji is in his 14th season as the head coach of the Belmont women's tennisprogram. During his tenure as head coach, Srouji has instilled a winning attitude intothe program and improved the overall talent on the team.

During this tenure atBelmont, Srouji’s program has earnednumerous honors. For the 2010-11 sea-son, his squad was named anIntercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)All-Academic Team Award. It markedthe sixth time since 2003 that the teamearned this award. In addition, LindsayBennett and Natalia Nunes were namedITA Scholar-Athletes, the ninth andtenth BU athletes to earn this award.On the court, in the past eight seasons,seven players have earned All-AtlanticSun honors with Catherine Hollidayearning All-Freshman honors in 2010.

"Over the past decade, Mark has done a great job in building and developing our women's tennis program,"said Mike Strickland, Belmont's Director of Athletics. "He has broughtto Belmont individuals who are successful on the court and in theclassroom, which has positioned the program for continued success."

Srouji, a native of Nashville, received his bachelor's degree in commu-nications from Belmont in 1998 and earned his Masters in SportsAdministration from BU in 2004. He also played tennis collegiately forthe Bruins. In addition to his coaching duties at Belmont, Mark worksas the tennis director at Sequoia Tennis Club in Forest Hills as well asan instructor for some of Nashville's top junior players at the USTAArea Training Center.

Mark and his wife, Whitney, currently reside in Franklin, Tennessee.They have one son, Alexander.

MARK SROUJIHead Coach14th Season

SROUJI’S COACHING RECORD

Year Overall A-Sun

1998-99 7-13 N/A

1999-00 7-14 N/A

2000-01 7-11 N/A

2001-02 14-6 1-2

2002-03 10-9 2-3

2003-04 15-7 4-1

2004-05 8-13 1-3

2005-06 7-9 3-5

2006-07 10-8 4-5

2007-08 8-11 4-7

2008-09 8-11 2-8

2009-10 5-13 1-9

2010-11 8-12 3-7

Totals 114-137 25-50

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2010-11 RESULTS/STATISTICS

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2010-11 BELMONT WOMEN’S TENNIS STATISTICS AND RESULTS Overall: 8-12 Atlantic Sun: 3-7

Home: 4-5 Away: 3-7 Neutral: 1-0

SINGLES

Player Overall Dual Tour Conf. 1 2 3 4 5 6Lindsay Bennett 15-15 10-10 5-5 4-6 -- -- 3-4 7-6 -- --Spenser-Anne Edwards 0-6 0-0 0-6 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- --Abigail Hogan 5-9 4-2 1-7 3-2 -- -- -- -- 0-2 4-0Catherine Holliday 6-14 6-14 0-0 0-10 -- -- 4-9 2-5 -- --Lauren Irick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- --Abby Leatherwood 9-21 6-14 3-7 3-7 1-5 5-9 -- -- -- --Natalia Nunes 10-13 6-8 4-5 0-5 -- -- -- -- 2-4 4-4Laura Stack 10-18 8-11 2-7 4-5 -- -- -- -- 5-7 3-4TOTALS 63-109 48-72 15-37 18-42 5-15 8-12 7-13 9-11 7-13 12-8

DOUBLES

Players Overall Dual Tour. Conf. 1 2 3

Leatherwood/Stack 4-6 0-0 4-6 0-0 -- -- --

Hogan/Nunes 3-7 0-0 3-7 0-0 -- -- --

Bennett/Edwards 0-6 0-0 0-6 0-0 -- -- --

Leatherwood/Mersan 2-8 2-8 0-0 0-2 2-8 -- --

Bennett/Stack 7-12 7-12 0-0 2-8 0-2 7-10 --

Holliday/Nunes 12-6 12-6 0-0 4-5 -- -- 12-6

Hogan/Leatherwood 1-7 1-7 0-0 0-7 1-5 0-2 --

TOTALS 30-52 23-33 7-19 7-22 3-15 7-12 13-6

Date Opponent Score9/17-19/10 Memphis Collegiate Invitational9/24-26/10 Austin Peay Fall Classic10/22/10 Play Day with North Alabama10/29-31 June Stewart Invitational1/28 MTSU L 5-21/29 at Chattanooga L 6-12/4 at Samford L 7-02/5 at UAB L 6-02/12 NORTH ALABAMA W 5-22/10 MURRAY STATE L 4-32/25 CUMBERLAND (TN) W 6-12/26 at Western Kentucky W 5-2

Kentucky Wesleyan W 7-03/4 * KENNESAW STATE L 6-13/5 * MERCER W 4-33/11 * at ETSU L 7-03/17 * at FGCU L 7-0

Date Opponent Score3/19 * at Stetson L 7-03/25 * JACKSONVILLE L 4-33/26 * UNF L 6-14/1 * at Campbell L 6-14/2 * at USC Upstate W 5-24/8 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 7-04/9 at Lipscomb W 5-2

* denotes A-Sun matchHOME MATCHES in CAPS and BOLD

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TEAM RECORDS

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BELMONT SINGLES RECORDS (DIVISION I ERA)

Because women’s tennis results and record are incom-plete prior to 1997, all women’s tennis records are basedon NCAA Division I results. If you have information orresults prior to 1997, please contact John Langdon at(615) 460-5609.

SEASON SINGLES VICTORIES1. 21 Elizabeth Conyer 2006-20072. 20 Elizabeth Conyer 2003-20043. 18 Laura DeHaan 2003-20044. 17 Starr Steffner 1999-2000

Katie Rhodes 2004-20056. 16 Abby Leatherwood 2008-2009

Alba Garcia 2003-2004Laura DeHaan 2001-2002Starr Steffner 2000-2001

10. 15 Lindsay Bennett 2010-2011Abbey Hogan 2008-2009Starr Steffner 2002-2003

SEASON ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES VICTORIES1. 6 Abby Leatherwood 2008-2009

Whitnie Warren 2007-2008Elizabeth Conyer 2006-2007

4. 5 Kelly Pence 2006-2007Elizabeth Conyer 2003-2004Alba Garcia 2003-2004

7. 4 Lindsay Bennett 2010-2011Laura Stack 2010-2011Abigail Hogan 2009-2010Abigail Hogan 2008-2009Abby Leatherwood 2007-2008Tatiana Pozo 2007-2008April Bradley 2006-2007Linda Johansson 2006-2007Tatiana Pozo 2006-2007Katie Rhodes 2004-2005Laura DeHaan 2003-2004

CAREER SINGLES VICTORIES1. 65 Elizabeth Conyer 2003-20072. 55 Starr Steffner 1999-20033. 48 Alba Garcia 2001-20044. 47 Laura DeHaan 2001-2004

Gerda Redmond 1996-20006. 41 Abby Leatherwood 2007-2011

Linda Johansson 2004-20087. 39 Tatiana Pozo 2005-2009

Katie Rhodes 2004-2008April Bradley 2003-2007

CAREER ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES VICTORIES1. 16 Elizabeth Conyer 2003-20072. 14 Abby Leatherwood 2007-2011

Tatiana Pozo 2005-20094. 10 Katie Rhodes 2004-20085. 9 Linda Johansson 2004-2008

April Bradley 2003-2007

6. 8 Abigail Hogan 2008-presentWhitnie Warren 2007-2009Christina Griffith 2002-2006Laura DeHaan 2001-2004

SEASON SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE 1. .952 Elizabeth Conyer (20-1) 2003-20042. .888 Alba Garcia (16-2) 2003-20043. .842 Laura DeHaan (16-3) 2001-20024. .807 Elizabeth Conyer (21-5) 2006-20075. .800 Paige Resha (12-3) 1999-2000

SEASON ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES WINNING PCT. (min. 5 matches played)1. 1.000 Elizabeth Conyer (5-0) 2003-2004

Alba Garcia (5-0) 2003-20043. .667 Elizabeth Conyer (6-3) 2006-2007

Laura DeHaan (4-2) 2003-20045. .555 Kelly Pence (5-4) 2006-2007

CAREER SINGLES WINNING PCT. (min. 2 seasons)1. .722 Elizabeth Conyer (65-25) 2003-20072. .676 Alba Garcia (48-23) 2001-20043. .671 Laura DeHaan (47-23) 2001-20044. .617 Starr Steffner (55-34) 1999-2003

CAREER ATLANTIC SUN SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE(min. 2 seasons)1. .875 Alba Garcia (7-1) 2001-20042. .727 Laura DeHaan (8-3) 2001-20043. .695 Elizabeth Conyer (16-7) 2003-20074. .555 Kelly Pence (5-4) 2006-20095. .533 Christina Griffith (8-7) 2002-2006

Elizabeth Conyer (‘07) holds two Belmont DivisionI era records: most career singles victories with65 and most singles wins in a season with 21.

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TEAM RECORDS, ALL-TIME ROSTER

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BELMONT DOUBLES RECORDS (DIVISION I ERA)

Because women’s tennis results and record are incom-plete prior to 1997, all women’s tennis records are basedon NCAA Division I results. If you have information orresults prior to 1997, please contact John Langdon at(615) 460-5609.

SEASON DOUBLES VICTORIES1. 15 Laura DeHaan/Starr Steffner 2002-20032. 14 Alba Garcia/Burgandy Moss 2003-2004

Alba Garcia/Lides Valera 2001-2002Gerda Redmond/Starr Steffner 1999-2000

3. 13 Elizabeth Conyer/Christina Griffith 2004-2006Laura DeHaan/Starr Steffner 2001-2002Alba Garcia/Starr Steffner 2000-2001Lorena Martinez/Gerda Redmond 1998-1999

7. 12 Catherine Holliday/Natalia Nunes 2010-2011Elizabeth Conyer/Katie Rhodes 2006-2007

9. 11 Laura DeHaan/April Bradley 2003-2004Carrie Osborne/Stephanie Freese 2001-2002

SEASON ATLANTIC SUN DOUBLES VICTORIES1. 5 Kelly Pence/ Abby Leatherwood 2007-2008

Kelly Pence/Linda Johansson 2006-2007Elizabeth Conyer/Katie Rhodes 2006-2007Burgandy Moss/Alba Garcia 2003-2004

5. 4 Catherine Holliday/Natalia Nunes 2010-2011Laura DeHaan/April Bradley 2003-2004Starr Steffner/Laura DeHaan 2002-2003

CAREER DOUBLES VICTORIES1. 28 Laura DeHaan/Starr Steffner 2001-20032. 22 Burgandy Moss/Shivani Oberoi 2003-20053. 21 Linda Johansson/Tatiana Pozo 2005-20084. 15 Paige Resha/Lides Valera 1999-20015. 14 Elizabeth Conyer/Christina Griffith 2004-2006

Alba Garcia/Burgandy Moss 2003-2004Alba Garcia/Lides Valera 2001-2002Gerda Redmond/Starr Steffner 1999-2000

SEASON DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE1. .866 DeHaan/Steffner (13-2) 2001-20022. .823 Garcia/Valera (14-3) 2001-20023. .812 Conyer/Griffith (13-3) 2005-20064. .777 Garcia/Moss (14-4) 2003-20045. .750 DeHaan/Steffner (15-5) 2002-2003

SEASON ATLANTIC SUN DOUBLES WINNING PCT.1. 1.000 Moss/Garcia (5-0) 2003-20042. .800 Steffner/DeHaan (4-1) 2002-20033. .667 DeHaan/Bradley (4-2) 2003-20044. .555 Conyer/Rhodes (5-4) 2006-20075. .500 Leatherwood/Pence (5-5) 2007-2008

Pence/ Johansson (5-5) 2006-2007

CAREER DOUBLES WINNING PERCENTAGE1. .800 DeHaan/Steffner (28-7) 2001-20032. .777 Garcia/Moss (14-4) 2003-20043. .750 Resha/Valera (15-5) 1999-20014. .736 Conyer/Griffith (14-5) 2004-20065. .684 Garcia/Steffner (13-6) 2001-2003

ALL-TIME ROSTER (NCAA Era)

AAid, Jamie 2001-2002

BBabyar, Joanna 1997-1998Bennett, Lindsay 2007-2011Beyer, Paola 2006Bradley, April 2002-2007

CCaire, Carolyn 2011-presentCastleberry, Vara 2000Conyer, Elizabeth 2003-2007

DDeHaan, Laura 2001-2004Durrer, Nadja 1998-1999

EEdwards, Spenser-Anne 2009-present

FFreese, Stephanie 2001-2002Furman, Keely 1997-1999

GGarcia, Alba 2001-2004Griffith, Christina 2002-2006

HHogan, Abbey 2008-presentHolliday, Catherine 2009-present

IIrick, Lauren 2007-2011

JJohansson, Linda 2004-2008

KKelsey, Katie 1999-2003

LLeatherwood, Abby 2007-2011

MMaciel, Nikki 2012-presentMartinez, Lorena 1997-1999Matson, Jessica 1997Mersan, Fabiana 2011-presentMiller, Tonya 1997-1998Moodie, Kate 1998-1999Morgan, Brooke 2000Moss, Burgandy 2002-2005Mukhsiyan, Kristina 2000-2001

NNunes, Natalia 2009-present

OOsborne, Carrie 2000-2004Oberoi, Shivani 2002-2005

PPence, Kelly 2006-2008Pozo, Tatiana 2005-2009

RRedmond, Gerda 1997-2000Resha, Paige 1999-2001Rhodes, Katie 2004-2008Rice, Stacy 1998-1999Rudloff, Suzie 1997-1998

SStack, Laura 2008-presentStapleton, Talia 2002-2003Steffner, Starr 1999-2003

VValera, Lides 1999-2002

WWarren, Whitnie 2007-2009

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TEAM HONORS AND AWARDS

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Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team

Award (team award):

2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2010-

2011

Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar Athletes

2002-2003: Katie Kelsey, Starr Steffner

2003-2004: Laura DeHaan

2004-2005: Elizabeth Conyer

2005-2006: Elizabeth Conyer, Linda Johansson, Tatiana Pozo

2006-2007: April Bradley, Elizabeth Conyer, Linda Johansson, Kelly

Pence, Tatiana Pozo

2007-2008: Linda Johansson, Kelly Pence, Tatiana Pozo

2009-2010: Lindsay Bennett, Natalia Nunes

2010-2011: Lindsay Bennett, Natalia Nunes

All-Atlantic Sun Conference

2001-02: Alba Garcia (honorable mention)

2003-04: Elizabeth Conyer, Laura DeHaan (second team)

2004-05: Linda Johansson (second team)

2005-06: Linda Johansson (first team)

2006-07: Linda Johansson (first team), Elizabeth Conyer (second

team)

2007-08: Whitnie Warren (second team)

2008-09: Tatiana Pozo, Whitnie Warren (second team)

Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team

2002-03: Christina Griffith

2003-04: Elizabeth Conyer

2004-05: Linda Johansson

2005-06: Tatiana Pozo

2007-08: Abby Leatherwood

2009-10: Catherine Holliday

Atlantic Sun All-Academic

Lindsay Bennett (2009, 2010, 2011), April Bradley (2004, 2005,

2006, 2007), Elizabeth Conyer (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Laura

DeHaan (2002, 2003, 2004), Stephanie Freese (2002), Alba Garcia

(2003), Abigail Hogan (2009, 2010, 2011), Catherine Holliday (2010,

2011), Lauren Irick (2010), Linda Johansson (2005, 2006, 2007,

2008), Katie Kelsey (2002, 2003), Abby Leatherwood (2008, 2010,

2011), Fabiana Mersan (2011), Burgandy Moss (2004, 2005),

Natalia Nunes (2010, 2011), Shivani Oberoi (2003), Kelly Pence

(2007, 2008), Tatiana Pozo (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Katie Rhodes

(2005, 2006, 2008), Laura Stack (2009, 2010, 2011), Starr Steffner

(2002, 2003), Talia Stapleton (2004), Lides Valera (2002), Megan

Whalen (2004)

Belmont -- President's Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Laura DeHaan (2003-2004)

Belmont -- Director of Athletics Character Award

Starr Steffner (2002-2003)

Tatiana Pozo (2008-2009)

Belmont -- Graduating Senior Academic Achievement Award

Laura DeHaan (2003-2004)

Starr Steffner Alba Garcia Linda Johansson

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PROGRAM HISTORY

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BELMONT WOMEN’S TENNISPOSTSEASON HISTORY

2009 A-Sun Championship#4 Campbell d. #5 Belmont -- 4-2 (Quarterfinals)

2008 A-Sun Championship#4 Campbell d. #5 Belmont -- 4-0 (Quarterfinals)

2007 A-Sun Championship#5 Belmont d. #4 Campbell -- 4-3 (Quarterfinals)#1 Jacksonville d. #5 Belmont -- 4-0 (Semifinals)

2006 A-Sun Championship#3 Campbell d. #6 Belmont - 4-2 (First Round)

2005 A-Sun Championship#7 Campbell d. #10 Belmont - 4-0 (First Round)

2004 A-Sun Championship#8 Belmont d. #9 Mercer - 4-1 (First Round)#1 Jacksonville d. #8 Belmont - 4-1 (Quarterfinals)

2003 A-Sun Championship#8 Jacksonville State d. #9 Belmont - 4-2 (First Round)

2002 A-Sun Championship#9 Belmont d. #8 Samford - 4-2 (First Round)#1 UCF d. #9 Belmont - 4-0 (Quarterfinals)

BELMONT WOMEN’S TENNISYEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (NCAA Era)

Year Coach Overall Conference1997-1998 Nancy Griffith 5-11 N/A1998-1999 Griffith/Srouji 7-13 N/A1999-2000 Mark Srouji 7-14 N/A2000-2001 Mark Srouji 7-11 N/A2001-2002 Mark Srouji 14-6 1-22002-2003 Mark Srouji 10-9 2-32003-2004 Mark Srouji 15-7 4-12004-2005 Mark Srouji 8-13 1-32005-2006 Mark Srouji 7-9 3-52006-2007 Mark Srouji 10-8 4-52007-2008 Mark Srouji 8-11 4-72008-2009 Mark Srouji 8-11 2-82009-2010 Mark Srouji 5-13 1-92010-2011 Mark Srouji 8-12 3-7

BELMONT COACHING HISTORY (NCAA Era)

Nancy Griffith 1997-1998 5-11Mark Srouji 1998-present 114-137

All-Time Series Records (NCAA Division I Era)

UAB 0-1Alabama A&M 3-1American 0-1Arkansas State 0-1Austin Peay 16-3Birmingham-Southern 0-1Bloomsburg (PA) 1-0Bradley 1-0Brenau (GA) 0-2Campbell 1-13UCF 0-1Chattanooga 2-5Cumberland (KY) 0-1Cumberland (TN) 11-0Dayton 1-0ETSU 0-6Eastern Illinois 2-1Eastern Kentucky 1-5Elon 0-1Evansville 2-4Florida Gulf Coast 0-4Freed-Hardeman 1-1

Gardner-Webb 5-1Georgia State 0-2Georgetown (KY) 1-0IUPUI 2-1Indiana State 0-1Jacksonville 0-9Jacksonville State 1-5Kennesaw State 3-2Kentucky Wesleyan 1-0Kutztown (PA) 1-0Lipscomb 12-1Louisiana Tech 0-1Louisville 0-3Martin Methodist 1-0Memphis 0-3Mercer 6-4Middle Tennessee St. 0-7Morehead State 2-1Murray State 0-8North Alabama 5-0North Florida 0-6Rice 0-1USC Upstate 1-3Samford 2-4SE Missouri State 3-0Southern Illinois 2-2

Stetson 0-6UT-Martin 1-4Tennessee State 2-1Tennessee Tech 2-8Tennessee Wesleyan 1-0Texas-Pan American 0-1Union (TN) 1-1Valparaiso 1-0Western Carolina 1-1Western Kentucky 14-6Wright State 0-2Xavier (OH) 0-3

2012 opponents in bold

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BELMONT UNIVERSITY

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In the mid-1800s, BelmontUniversity’s campus was known asAdelicia Acklen’s Belle Monte estate.The antebellum mansion remainstoday, flanked by university buildingsseparated in age by more than a cen-tury. The first educational institutionon the estate was the originalBelmont College (1890-1913), offer-ing elementary school through juniorcollege education to young ladies.The school merged with WardSeminary to become the prestigiousWard-Belmont School for Women(1913-1951) and in 1951, became thecoed Belmont College. In 1991, thecollege became Belmont University,and this year, began the 122nd yearof higher education on this site.

Belmont continually reflects its richheritage as it excels in academics. For2011, U.S. News & World Reportplaced Belmont University at No. 5 inthe Best Regional Universities—Southcategory. Perhaps even more notablethan the top five ranking, Belmonthas stood out for three consecutiveyears as one of U.S. News & WorldReport’s most cited “Schools toWatch” in the nation.

Belmont’s vision is to be a premierteaching university bringing togetherthe best of liberal arts and profes-sional education in a Christian com-munity of learning and service.Belmont strives to empower men andwomen from diverse backgrounds to

engage and transform the world withdisciplined intelligence, compassion,courage and faith. Believing thatevery student is created for a pur-pose in life, Belmont encourages stu-dents to explore their passions anddevelop their talents to meet theworld’s needs.

Belmont’s boundaries continue toextend beyond the Nashville campusthrough its Cool Springs campussouth of Nashville and organized pro-grams such as the Washington Centerprogram and music business’ BelmontWest in Los Angeles and BelmontEast in New York City. Study-abroadprograms place students in China,Costa Rica, Great Britain, France,Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africaand Spain. Belmont also serves as aregional site of the East-West Centerfor the Development of Asian Studies.

Vital to the Belmont student experi-ence are service learning, volun-teerism and mission projects thatinvest in surrounding communities.Through the efforts of students andfaculty, Belmont has touched lives inNashville’s charitable organizations,its growing Hispanic community, areatutoring programs, neighboring busi-nesses and mentoring programs, aswell as inner-city and overseas mis-sion projects, including trips to theAppalachian Mountains and theUkraine.

Among its student body of more than6,000, are students from every stateand more than 29 countries. In addi-tion to seven baccalaureate degreesin over 75 areas of study, Belmontoffers master’s degrees in BusinessAdministration, Accountancy, English,Education, Sport Administration,Music, Nursing and OccupationalTherapy, and doctorates in Pharmacy,Occupational Therapy, PhysicalTherapy and Law.

Under the leadership of PresidentRobert Fisher, Belmont celebratesmore than a century of an accom-plished academic heritage and com-mitment to educational innovation.Notably, Belmont has earned theAtlantic Sun Academic ChampionTrophy eight of the last 10 years.Moreover, Belmont has recentlyopened several impressive new facili-ties on campus, including McWhorterHall and two new freshmen resi-dences—Patton Hall and Bear House.Still, one of Belmont’s biggestachievements came in 2008 with thehosting of the Town Hall PresidentialDebate, the first presidential debateto be held in Tennessee.

Belmont’s remarkable growth andachievement certainly give credenceto its theme, From Here to Anywhere!

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

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ENROLLMENT GAINS

UNDER FISHER

Year . . . . . . . . .Enrollment (gain)2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,9762001 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,129 (153)2002 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,344 (215)2003 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,629 (285)2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .3,959 (330)2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,319 (360)2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,484 (165)2007 . . . . . . . . . . . .4,765 (281)2008 . . . . . . . . . . . .5,017 (252)2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,393 (376)2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,936 (543)2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,374 (438)

Enrollment is up 114 percent sinceFall 2000. The overwhelmingprogress is “the latest validationthat Belmont University has theright vision for its future," said Dr.Robert Fisher, president of the uni-versity. "Belmont University is on aroll. The abilities of our incomingfreshmen and our rapidly risingenrollment show we are on theright track."

MISSION STATEMENTBelmont University is a student-cen-tered Christian community providingan academically challenging educa-tion that empowers men andwomen of diverse backgrounds toengage and transform the worldwith disciplined intelligence, com-passion, courage and faith.

VALUES OF BELMONTIntegrityInquiryCollaborationServiceHumility

Dr. Robert (Bob) Fisher serves as Presidentof Belmont University, a position he has heldsince April 2000.

During his tenure the University's enrollmenthas risen by 81 percent while the campus itselfhas expanded significantly with the additions ofthe Curb Event Center and Beaman Student LifeCenter, the Gordon E. Inman Center, the TrouttTheater complex, McWhorter Hall and severalnew residence halls and parking garages. Underhis leadership Belmont University also brokeinto the Top 5 for the first time in the BestRegional Universities South category in U.S.News & World Report's analysis of America'sBest Colleges. Soaring to No. 5 in the 2011 edi-tion, Belmont was also honored for the thirdyear in a row as one of the top schools nation-wide for "leading the pack in improvements andinnovative changes."

Academically, the university has addednumerous new interdisciplinary programs in thepast decade, including Social Entrepreneurship,New Century Journalism, Pharmacy and, mostrecently, the Belmont College of Law which willwelcome its first class in 2012. In addition,Fisher worked to secure Belmont as the hostsite for the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate,a historic event broadcast worldwide that alsoled to Fisher's selection as 2008 Tennessean ofthe Year and 2010 Nashvillian of the Year.

But Dr. Fisher's greatest sense of accom-plishment comes not from new campus struc-tures, stronger endowments or an ever-increas-ing student population. Rather, he measuresachievement through witnessing education'simpact on each individual student. "The studentis the focus of all our efforts here at Belmont,"Fisher said, "and our top priority is meeting theneeds of those students. My life's mission is tohelp create experiences that transform people,especially students, in ways that enable them tobecome all they were created to be."

Prior to his appointment at Belmont, Fisherwas vice president for academic affairs atArkansas State University for four years andwas dean of the School of Business atHenderson State University, his alma mater, for10 years. Fisher earned a B.S.B.A. fromHenderson State, an M.B.A. from the Universityof Memphis and a Ph.D. from the University ofArkansas.

In addition to his success as both facultymember and higher education administrator,Fisher is also an accomplished author with hismost recent work, Life Is a Gift: Inspirationfrom the Soon Departed, released in 2008. Co-authored with his wife Judy, Life Is a Gift fea-tures a collection of lessons learned from inter-

views with 104 terminally ill patients of AliveHospice in Nashville. Dr. Fisher previously co-authored Real Dream Teams: Seven PracticesUsed by World-Class Team Leaders to AchieveExtraordinary Results, published by St. LuciePress, with Belmont's Vice President ofUniversity Advancement Dr. Bo Thomas.

Expressing knowledge gained from his busi-ness degrees and management positions, Dr.Fisher has published numerous articles on man-agement and leadership and has consulted witha wide variety of organizations on humanresource and strategic planning issues, includ-ing Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Alltel, Arkla Gasand the U.S. Department of Transportation,among others. In 1992, Fisher served in KualaLumpur, Malaysia, as a Fulbright Scholar, con-ducting research and consulting with theNational Institute of Public Administration. Healso provided a keynote address at the ArabianSociety for Human Resource ManagementConference in Bahrain in 1998.

Active in his community, Fisher has served innumerous volunteer roles with such organiza-tions as Alignment Nashville, the NashvilleAlliance for Public Education and the PENCILFoundation, all of which support Nashville'spublic schools. He also is a past chair of theGreater Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.He is an active member of the Rotary Club ofNashville, participates in Nashville's Agenda andis a 2001 graduate of Leadership Nashville. Healso serves as a member of the Board ofDirectors for the Southern Financial Partners, adivision of Southern Bancorp, Inc., and is adirector for Fifth Third Bank, TennesseeDivision. In addition, he is or has been a mem-ber of the Board of Directors for the United Wayof Metropolitan Nashville, the Country MusicHall of Fame, the Boy Scouts of MiddleTennessee, the Nashville Symphony, the YMCAof Middle Tennessee, Music City Coalition,TICUA, Cumberland Region Tomorrow and theNCAA Division I Board of Directors andExecutive Committee.

Married for 40 years, Dr. Fisher and his wifeJudy share in their commitment to BelmontUniversity, where Mrs. Fisher provides supportthrough her role as campus-wide coordinator ofinterior construction and exterior landscaping/light-ing. The Fishers are the proud parents of threegrown children and have two wonderful sons-in-law, one wonderful daughter-in-law and sixperfect grandsons.

President • 12th Year at Belmont

DR . RO B E R T F I S H E R

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

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Now entering his 16th year as Director ofAthletics, Mike Strickland has led Belmont'sDepartment of Athletics through its infancystages as a new NCAA Division I program tobecome one that sees annual success on thefield and in the classroom. During his tenure atBelmont, the program has expanded the num-ber of teams it fields, joined the Atlantic SunConference, enhanced its facilities, and estab-lished a reputation producing winning teamsand distinguished student-athletes.

Since arriving in Nashville in 1996,Strickland has overseen the inception of six newsports at Belmont: women's soccer, women'sgolf and men's and women's indoor and outdoortrack and field. In addition, the University hasbuilt the Frances Bond Davis Tennis Courts andthe Whitten Soccer Complex, as well the mostrecent partnership with Metro Parks for athleticfields at Rose Park. This exciting new venturewill house Belmont baseball, softball, soccer,and track & field.

Two of the most important achievements ofhis tenure at Belmont are the acceptance ofBelmont into the Atlantic Sun Conference andthe opening of the Curb Event Center.

During his tenure, Strickland has overseen aprogram expansion from 11 to 17 teams of com-petition, spearheaded membership into theAtlantic Sun Conference, spurred athletic facilityenhancement and forged a reputation of pro-ducing winning teams and distinguished stu-dent-athletes.

In 2008, Belmont became the first school inAtlantic Sun Conference history to represent theleague in three consecutive NCAA Men'sBasketball Championships. Adding conferencechampionships in women's soccer and men’sbasketball during the past academic year,Belmont Athletics has won a staggering 28Atlantic Sun Conference Championships sincebecoming a member institution in 2001-02.

In addition, the school has hosted nine con-ference championships over the past five years,most recently the 2006 A-Sun VolleyballChampionship. Strickland has taken a leadershiprole in the A-Sun serving as chairman of thetournament committee and presently serves asa member of the conference's membershipcommittee.

In addition to the program's success on thefield, his tenure has seen the building of theexquisite Curb Event Center. The $52 millionfacility, which opened in the fall of 2003, hasbecome the centerpiece of the athletics pro-

gram. The complex houses a new 5,000-seatarena for basketball and volleyball, locker roomsfor all sports, a training facility and weight room,as well as administrative offices for the AthleticDepartment.

Off the field, the athletic department hasmade academic achievement the cornerstone ofits definition of success. Belmont has won theAtlantic Sun Academic Trophy seven of the pasteight years. The Bruins boasted over two-thirdsof their student athletes with a grade-pointaverage of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale duringthe past academic year. Belmont is the onlyschool to win the trophy five straight times(2002-2006). Also of significance, Belmont hasearned distinction from the NCAA in each oftheir Academic Progress Rate (APR) reports.

Strickland brings varied years of experienceto the program, including nine years as athleticsdirector at Murray State University prior to com-ing to Belmont. While at Murray State,Strickland served on numerous Ohio ValleyConference committees as well as serving onthe NCAA I-AA football advisory committee andthe NCAA rifle committee. Prior to serving atMurray State, Strickland was an AssociateAthletics Director at Wichita State Universityfrom 1983-87, where he was responsible for allbusiness operations for the department.

Strickland earned his bachelor's degree inpolitical science from Georgia SouthernUniversity and a master's degree in publicadministration from the University of Georgia.

In June of 2009, Strickland received theUnder Armour National Association of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics (NACDA) Division ISoutheast Region A.D. of the Year Award.Strickland was honored at the annual NACDAconvention in Orlando, Fla.

Strickland is married to the former MarthaThomas, an English instructor at Nashville StateCommunity College. The couple has two chil-dren: Leanna Elizabeth, a graduate student atthe University of Tennessee, and Sara Grace, aBelmont University graduate who is married toJared Vaughn. In his leisure time, Mike enjoystravel, history, and spending time with his fami-ly, especially grandson Jacob.

ABOUT

MIKE STRICKLAND

BIRTHDATEJune 4

HOMETOWNAtlanta, Ga.

EDUCATIONGeorgia Southern

B.S. Political ScienceUniversity of Georgia

M.A. Public Administration

EXPERIENCEBelmont, Director of Athletics1996-presentMurray St., Director of Athletics 1987-96Wichita State, Associate AD1983-87

PERSONALWife: MarthaDaughters: Leanna, Sara(Vaughn)Grandchild: Jacob

Director of Athletics • 16th Year at Belmont

MIKE STRICKLAND

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

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Administrative Staff

For five decades, Betty Wiseman has been an active figure at Belmont University. As a student, coach,and professor, Wiseman has been a great ambassador for the University and the Department of Athletics.

As Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, Wiseman advises the athletic departmenton the status of women's sports and conducts administrative tasks in relation to all sports. She serves asliaison between Athletics and Student Affairs, coordinates counseling, discipline, and all random drug-test-ing for athletes, and serves as advisor to Belmont’s Student-Athletes Advisory Committee. In addition, sheworks with teams as they participate in service opportunities throughout the year, including organizing andleading a yearly foreign mission trip with athletes to do Sports Evangelism overseas. Countries servedthrough these trips include Poland, Portugal, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, and Ukraine. In May 2009 shewill lead a team to Cape Town, South Africa.

Wiseman also serves on many committees and boards. In 2008 she completed a four-year term asone of the Atlantic Sun Conference’s representatives on the NCAA Management Council. The ManagementCouncil serves as the main legislative body for Division I sports. She has been a member of many AtlanticSun Conference committees.

After graduating from Belmont in 1965, the Portland, Tennessee native was named as AssociateProfessor of Health and Physical Education in 1966 and began a teaching career of 40 years. She wasnamed Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health and Human Performance in 2006 where she servedas Chair for six years. In 1968 the former high school basketball standout began a new career as awomen’s sports trailblazer when she founded the women’s basketball program at Belmont, one of the firstprograms, not only in the state, but in the southeast. Wiseman was the head women's basketball coachat Belmont for 16 seasons, compiling a 248-152 record. She led Belmont to four consecutive berths in theNational Women's Invitational Tournament from 1973-1977. In those tournaments, her teams knocked offsuch programs as Alabama, Nebraska, and North Carolina. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hallof Fame in 1981.

Wiseman has been honored by several organizations for her contributions to collegiate athletics. In1999 she was given the Josten-Berenson Service Award by the Women's Basketball Coaches Associationduring the NCAA Women’s Final Four in San Jose, California to recognize her lifelong commitment towomen's basketball. In 2003 Belmont honored her by naming part of the university’s new athletic facilitythe Striplin-Wiseman Athletic Office Complex. Finally, in 2004, Wiseman was inducted into the TennesseeSports Hall of Fame for her contributions to promoting women’s basketball in the state. She is the firstBelmont coach or athlete to be so honored. In July 2007 she was featured in an article on the front pageof The Tennessean, as a Tennessee Sports Legend.

She is a member of Brentwood Baptist Church where she serves as Trustee, is a member of the adultchoir, serves as a substitute teacher in Sunday School, and is an active missions volunteer.

ABOUT BETTY

WISEMAN

BIRTHDATEFebruary 19, 1943

HOMETOWNPortland, Tenn.

EDUCATIONBelmont, B.A. Physical EducationVanderbilt, M.A.

(Peabody College for Teachers)

COACHING EXPERIENCEBelmont Women’s Basketball

(1968-84)Belmont Tennis (1976-84)

BETTY WISEMANAssistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator | 46th Year at Belmont

JULIE BEAZLEY

Program Assistant

STEVE BARRICK

Associate AD

WES BURTNER

Bruin Club Director

DEBBIE CHENOWETH

Men’s Basketball

HEATHER COPELAND

Dir. of Compliance

COLETTE KEYSER

Academic Compliance

JOHN LANGDON

Assistant Director of Compliance

AMY MCGINNIS

Finance

KENISHA RHONE

Women’s Director of Media Relations

GREG SAGEDirector of

Media Relations

SEAN SAWYERDirector of

Corporate Sales

RENEE SCHULTZ

Academic Services

JOYCE WATSON

Budget Assistant

JIMMY FRUSHDir. of Marketing

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ACADEMICS

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Academics is one of the cornerstones of Belmont University'sDepartment of Athletics. Since the move to Division I in 1997,Belmont student-athletes have excelled in the classroom as evi-denced by their graduation rates, grade point averages, andnumerous honors awarded to them during the past severalyears.

GPA TRADITION CONTINUES

Belmont University's Department of Athletics posted a 3.318GPA in the spring semester of 2011, marking the 27th consecu-tive semester in which the departmental GPA has exceeded a3.00. The "Top 5" team GPAs for the spring ranked as follows:

1. Women's Cross Country 3.6222. Volleyball 3.6013. Women's Golf 3.5124. Women's Soccer 3.4585. Softball 3.431

ALL-ACADEMIC TROPHY

Belmont student-athletes were the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Champions during the 2010-2011 academic year.This marks the eighth time in ten years that Belmont hasreceived this honor. The Academic Trophy is given annually tothe conference school with the greatest percentage of student-athletes receiving All-Academic honors. An impressive 76.3%(174 out of 228) of Belmont's student-athletes earned A-Sun All-Academic honors during the 2010-2011 academic year. To benamed A-Sun All-Academic, a student-athlete must achieve a

GPA of 3.00 or higher during the semester in which his or hersport is officially in season.

ALL-AMERICAN/ALL-REGION/ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

In February 2011, Scott Saunders (Men's Basketball) was namedto the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team. Saundersbecame the tenth student-athlete at Belmont to receive thisprestigious honor. Earlier in the month, Saunders, along withteammate Mick Hedgepeth, received Capital One Academic All-District IV First Team honors, while Brett Parker (Men's Soccer),Dan Smith (Men's Golf) and Judah Akers (Baseball) were namedto the Capital One Academic All-District IV First Team during the2010-2011 academic year. Over the past twelve years, Belmontstudent-athletes have received Academic All-America honors 18times and All-District honors a total of 50 times. The programhonors thousands of student-athletes across the country forcombining the best of competition with academics.

ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE (APR)

In the spring of 2011, the NCAA published a list of teams whoseAPR (Academic Progress Rate) ranked in the top 10% nationallywithin their respective sports. The following Belmont squadswere included in that exclusive list:

1. Men's Basketball2. Men's Soccer3. Women's Golf4. Women's Soccer

2011-12 Belmont Academic Support StaffL to R: Nick Raschke -- Graduate Assistant, Allie Durben --- Graduate Assistant,

Renee Schultz -- Academic Coordinator

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SPORTS MEDICINE

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The Belmont athletic training department ishoused in a 1,860 square foot state-of-the-artmodern, athletic training facility. The facility isequipped with a hydroroom, taping area, treat-ment and rehabilitation area as well as a doctor’soffice. Servicing over 200 over athletes partici-pating in 17 Division I varsity sports, the facilityis staffed by five National Athletic TrainingAssociation Certified Athletic Trainers.

• Two whirlpools • Separate doctors office• Separate rehabilitation area• Five training tables

Mission StatementThe Belmont Athletic training staff is primarily responsible for the delivery of quality healthcare to all student athletesparticipating in intercollegiate athletic programs at Belmont University. This care will be provided by the guidelines of theNATA through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses sustained during any practice or game.

SERVICES PROVIDED BY VANDERBILT SPORTS MEDICINE

Rehab Area inTrainingRoom

2011-12 Belmont Sports Medicine StaffFront Row (L to R): LeighAnne Schlichte, Kim Anderson, Kelly Bachus, Megan Goerlinger

Back Row (L to R): Michael Stevens, Tim Lee, Jonathan DeMarie, Paul Malloy

ATHLETIC TRAINING DIRECTORY

Paul Malloy - Head Athletic TrainerMen’s Basketball, Cross Country, Trackand Field

Kim Anderson - Asst. Athletic TrainerWomen’s Basketball, Cheerleading

Kelly Bachus - Asst. Athletic TrainerVolleyball

Jon DeMarie - Asst. Athletic TrainerBaseball

Tim Lee - Asst. Athletic TrainerMen’s Soccer, Golf

Megan Goerlinger - Asst. Athletic TrainerWomen’s Soccer, Tennis

LeighAnne Schilchte - Graduate AssistantSoftball

Michael Stevens - Graduate AssistantCross Country, Track and Field

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

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Inside the Curb Event Center, Belmont has a state ofthe art weight room for Belmont student-athletes.The 1600 square foot facility offers several amenitiesfor use by Belmont and its student-athletes. Thefacility has equipment including:

- Three power stations with customized platforms.

- Customized dumbbells from 5-to-150 pounds.

- A variety of free weight equipment and machines.

- A variety of speed, agility, and plyometric equip-

ment.

Strength and Conditioning Mission

By means of teamwork, experience, current research,and education, the staff of the Belmont AthleticDepartment challenges each athlete in order forthem to participate at the highest level of competi-tion.

In order to promote a positive atmosphere, thestrength and conditioning staff provide the athletewith a safe, clean, professional environment. Westrive to challenge our athletes by way of freeweights, multi-joint exercises, and multiple sets.

While keeping the athlete's sport in mind, we individ-ualize the programs as much as possible, focusing onweaknesses in order to prevent injuries and helpthem stay as competitive as possible for as long aspossible.

2011-12 Belmont Strength and Conditioning StaffJosh McMillian -- Head Coach, Stephanie Cushing -- Graduate Assistant, Adam Parsons -- Graduate Assistant

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NASHVILLE -- MUSIC CITY, U.S.A.

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Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and theentertainment, cultural, and commercial center of the Mid-South. With a metropolitan population more than 1.5 mil-lion, Nashville is one of the fastest growing markets in thecountry. In the past decade alone, the population of theNashville area has grown by nearly 30 percent.

‘The Music City’ can best be described as a pleas-ant mix of big city entertainment and "down home"friendliness. Nashville is located in the heart of ournation’s bustling core. Major cities such as St. Louis,Cincinnati, Memphis, Atlanta, and Birmingham can all bereached by car within 3-5 hours.

And when going from work to play, Nashville hasit all. The city offers a multitude of sporting events,recreational opportunities, restaurants, parks, and shop-ping malls.

The sports landscape in Nashville has changeddramatically over the past decade with the introduction ofmajor professional sports into the area. The arrival of theNFL’s Tennessee Titans in 1998 brought instant credibilityand excitement to the Mid-State. The Titans have wontwo division titles and one conference championship intheir time in Nashville. The Titans also represented theAFC in Super Bowl XXXIV, playing the St. Louis Rams inone of the most memorable games in NFL history. Withstar running back Chris Johnson, the future looks brightfor the powder blue and white. Home for the Titans is LPField, a 69,000 seat, state-of-the-art facility located on theeast bank of the Cumberland River across from down-town. Aside from the NFL, LP Field also plays host to sev-eral major concerts and international sporting events.

Not to be outdone, the Nashville Predators haveintroduced the thrills of the National Hockey League toMiddle Tennessee. In 2011, the Predators advanced tothe second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for firsttime. The Preds skate in one of Nashville’s downtownlandmarks, the Bridgestone Arena. The 18,000 seatBridgestone Arena is a regular venue for touring groups.

Another constant among Nashville professionalsports over the past two decades has been the NashvilleSounds. The Sounds, who have called Music City homesince 1978, compete in the Pacific Coast League as theClass AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. In recentyears, players like Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, YovaniGallardo, and Ricky Weeks have called Nashville home.The 2006 PCL Champion Sounds play at Greer Stadium,located just minutes from downtown.

Furthermore, Nashville has established itself asthe ideal place to host a major sporting event. In the past

decade alone, the city has hosted events such as the U.S.Figure Skating Championships, the U.S. GymnasticsChampionships, the NCAA men's and women's basketballtournament, the SEC men's and women's basketball tour-naments, numerous AAU national championships, and theU.S. Swimming Championships. Recently, Nashville wasawarded the 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four. Each year,Nashville hosts the highly-popular Country Music Marathonand the Music City Bowl - which now pits teams from theAtlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conferenceseach December at LP Field.

Recreation is second-to-none in Nashville.Located in the picturesque hills of Middle Tennessee,Nashville boasts thousands of acres of public parks andoffers a variety of outdoor activities like golf, boating, fish-ing, and hiking.

Known as "Music City USA", Nashville is a citywhose musical tastes range from country to rock togospel. The city has several major concert venues andmany big-name concert tours consider Nashville a “must-stop.” The city also serves as home to the Grand OleOpry, the nation's longest running weekly radio show, andthe Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville has long beenthe mecca of the country music industry and is one of thetop recording centers in the world. All of the music indus-try's major recording labels have a presence in MusicRow, just north of the Belmont campus.

The nightlife in downtown Nashville offers some-thing for everyone. Amidst the savory sights and soundsof historic Second Avenue sit some of the most venerablehot spots anywhere. From Wildhorse Saloon and HardRock Cafe to Famous Dave’s BBQ and The Pancake Pantry,it is not uncommon to bump into stars of stage andscreen in Nashville.

Nashville's cultural environment earned the city itsother nickname, the "Athens of the South." Nashville iswell known as a major education center. The area's 10accredited four-year and postgraduate institutions, includ-ing Belmont, are an integral part of the economic and cul-tural identity of the area. In addition to its educationalinstitutions, the city offers numerous cultural and artisticvenues. It is home to nine performing arts facilities,including the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. TPAC isthe home to a wide range of events, including Broadwaymusicals and performances by the Nashville Ballet,Nashville Opera, and the Nashville Symphony. The city isalso home to seven art galleries, including the Frist Centerfor the Visual Arts. The Frist Center, housed in the city'sold main post office, presents a wide assortment of visualarts exhibitions. Nashville boasts 25 museums (includingthe Tennessee State Museum), numerous historic sites(like The Hermitage - home of President Andrew Jackson,an exact replica of the Parthenon, and the Natchez TraceParkway), and an upgraded public library system thatincludes a $50 million downtown library.

Lastly, Nashville is the cornerstone of the Mid-South economy. It has become a leader in printing andpublishing, music and entertainment, finance and insur-ance, healthcare management, automobile and otherrelated industry, manufacturing and tourism.Internationally known companies likeBridgestone/Firestone, Caterpillar Financial, Dell, DollarGeneral, HCA, and Nissan have significant operations inthe city.

Sporting a mild climate with distinct changes inseason - warm summers, colorful autumns, brisk winters,and beautiful springs - no two days are alike in Nashville.

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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE

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For more than 30 years, the Atlantic Sun Conference has sup-ported its member institutions in providing intercollegiate ath-letics programs committed to Building Winners for Life.The A-Sun meets this mission by maintaining the highest stan-dards in academic and athletic achievement with a true bal-ance between student and athlete. By integrating sportsman-ship in the competitive arena and fostering leadership throughcommunity service, A-Sun member institutions provide anoverall educational experience for our student-athletes thatreflects our commitment to and success in Building Winnersfor Life.

BUILDING…• Atlantic Sun student-athletes set a new all-time record with63.79 percent earning All-Academic honors by achieving atleast a 3.0 GPA during their season of competition last year.• The A-Sun led all of Division I last year as the NCAA’s topacademic women’s soccer conference; nine of 11 teamsreceived national honors from the NSCAA for posting a teamGPA of 3.0 or better, the highest percentage in the country.• ETSU baseball standout Paul Hoilman won his second-straight A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year award becomingjust the fourth person in A-Sun history to accomplish that feat.The 2010 National College Home Run Derby Champion posteda 3.95 GPA in math and was named a Lowe’s CLASS Nationalfinalist.• Belmont’s Mick Hedgepeth was named the 2010-11 NACDADivision I-AAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.• Kennesaw State’s Ben Greene earned the NCAA Elite-88honor for having the best GPA among participants in the NCAAmen’s golf national championship.

…WINNERS…• The A-Sun set multiple records for postseason participationin men’s basketball and finished ranked 17th in conferenceRPI, leading all but the ACC, SEC and Conference USA amongnine southeastern Division I conferences. A conference recordthree teams reached postseason play; the A-Sun earned threepostseason wins, and hosted three postseason games withETSU reaching the semifinals of the CIT and Jacksonvillenotching a postseason win for the second-straight year (2010NIT, 2011 CIT).• A record-setting three A-Sun teams advanced to postseasonplay in women’s basketball (Stetson/NCAA; FGCU/WNIT; USCUpstate/WBI), with FGCU playing in the postseason for thefourth-consecutive year at Division I; the Eagles posted theirthird national postseason victory in that span with a win in theWNIT last year.• The A-Sun earned national distinction in women’s basketballas one of only two Division I conferences to receive a grantfrom the NCAA to promote attendance nationally for women’s

basketball - league attendance jumped more than 15%; the A-Sun also partnered with CollegeInsider.com to present the firstnational poll in women’s basketball for mid-major programs –a poll that showed FGCU in a top-ten ranking all year long.• A-Sun Baseball returned to a familiar lofty position on thenational stage last year. The A-Sun was a top-ten conferenceall year, with Stetson, Belmont and Jacksonville playing in theNCAA Championship; each A-Sun team had at least one win,with Stetson and Belmont reaching the regional finals, givingthe A-Sun five wins in the national tournament, tops amongnon-BCS conferences. Jacksonville’s Adam Brett Walker,ETSU’s Bo Reeder and Mercer’s Jacob Tanis earned All-American honors.• Softball continued to impact the national rankings and tour-naments as the A-Sun ranked in the top-12 conferencesnationally for the fourth-straight year; the A-Sun boasted fiveteams in the RPI top-100.• National success for the A-Sun in men’s golf success hasbecome an annual achievement as the A-Sun sent multipleteams to the NCAA Championship for the eighth time in nineyears; All-American Jeff Karlsson helped Kennesaw State fin-ished third at the NCAA Southeastern Regional last year, thebest regional finish ever for an A-Sun team. The Owlsadvanced to nationals, the seventh time in eight years an A-Sun team has advanced through regionals into the finals.• The A-Sun posted the nation’s best increase in men’s soccerranking last year. Four programs improved nearly 100 spots inthe NCAA RPI rankings with FGCU nationally ranked in the Top25 for the majority of the year.

…FOR LIFE!• Federal Graduation Rate and NCAA Graduation Success Rate(GSR) reports show the A-Sun meeting its mission of BuildingWinners for Life as 32 programs boast a perfect 100% successrate.• Three A-Sun schools, North Florida, Lipscomb and Belmont,received Community Engagement recognition from theCarnegie Foundation for exceptional commitment to commu-nity service.• The Tennessean tabbed Lipscomb graduate Beth Harwell,the state’s first female Speaker of the House, as Tennessee’sMost Powerful Woman.• The A-Sun SAAC surpassed the $100,000 mark for charita-ble fund raising, reaching $103,000 in the seven-year historyof the charitable challenge.• The A-Sun claimed the Southeast D-I Athletic Director of theYear honor for the third-straight year, as Stetson’s Jeff Altierfollowed ETSU’s Dave Mullins and Belmont’s Mike Strickland inearning that distinction.• Lipscomb basketball player Jenna Bartsokas earned post-graduate scholarships from both the A-Sun and the NCAA asshe claimed the A-Sun’ Student-Athlete of the Year honor andwas named a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.• Three A-Sun institutions earned Top-10 rankings in U.S.News & World Report’s annual rankings of the best regionaluniversities in the southeast. Stetson at No. 3, Belmont at No.5, and Mercer at No. 8 each earned top marks.• The Princeton Review recognized ETSU, Mercer, NorthFlorida and Belmont in its list of the Best Colleges in the south-east.

Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the topeight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes ablend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and publicinstitutions in the region: Belmont University, East TennesseeState University, Florida Gulf Coast University, JacksonvilleUniversity, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University,Mercer University, University of North Florida, University ofSouth Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

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2012 Belmont Women’s Tennis Spring ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time

1/17 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 3:30pm

1/22 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 10:00am

2/4 CHATTANOOGA Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/10 NORTH ALABAMA Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/11 WESTERN KENTUCKY Wildwood Club 11:00am

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN Wildwood Club 5:00pm

2/17 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 1:00pm

2/24 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 2:00pm

2/25 CENTRAL ARKANSAS Wildwood Club 5:00pm

3/17 * LIPSCOMB Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

3/23 * at Mercer Macon, Ga. TBA

3/24 * at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 12:00 noon

3/30 * USC UPSTATE Centennial Sportsplex 11:00am

3/31 * ETSU Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

4/6 * at UNF Jacksonville, Fla. 10:00am

4/7 * at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 9:00am

4/13 * STETSON Centennial Sportsplex 2:30pm

4/14 * FGCU Centennial Sportsplex 10:00am

4/17 * WESTERN KENTUCKY Centennial Sportsplex 2:00pm

4/20-22 at Atlantic Sun Championship Johnson City, Tenn. TBA

Home matches in bold and CAPS

*denotes Atlantic Sun Conference matches

All times Central

2011-12 Belmont Women’s Tennis TeamFront Row (L to R): Laura Stack, Catherine Holliday, Nikki Maciel, Abbey Hoagn, Natalai Nunes

Back Row (L to R): Carolyn Caire, Spenser-Anne Edwards, Mark Srouji, Fabiana Mersan