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1 NC State Men s Tennis NC STATE MEN S TENNIS QUICK FACTS SCHOOL DATA Location Raleigh, N.C. Founded Enrollment ,957 Chancellor Dr. James L. Oblinger Colors Red and White Nickname Wolfpack Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Athletics Director Lee Fowler TEAM INFORMATION Record ITA Final National Ranking No ACC Record ACC Finish th (tied) Letterwinners Returning/Lost /6 Newcomers COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jon Choboy (Canisius 89) Office Phone Record/Years at NC State , three years Career Record , 11 years Assistant Coach...Matt Halfpenny (Charleston Southern 98) Office Phone Volunteer Assistant Coach Chris Drake (Brown 03) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. A.D./Media Relations Annabelle Vaughan Men s Tennis Contact Brandon Yopp brandon_yopp@ncsu.edu Media Relations Phone Media Relations Fax Website North Carolina State University Media Relations Office PO Box 8502 Weisiger-Brown Facility Raleigh, NC MEDIA INFORMATION All media inquiries for men s tennis should be directed to Brandon Yopp of the NC State Athletic Media Relations office. ON THE INTERNET All of the Wolfpack s results and statistics can be found on NC State s official website at CREDITS The NC State Wolfpack Men s Tennis Media Guide was prepared, written and edited by Brandon Yopp. Layout and graphic design by Kim Barefoot of SpectruMax, Raleigh, N.C. Printing by Theo Davis. Cover and campus photos provided by Roger Winstead. Player action photography, headshots and facility photos by Peyton Williams. Wolf Village photos compliments of University Housing. Additional facility photos by Eric Wilson. Other photos by Brandon Yopp. TABLE OF CONTENTS Outlook Administration / Support Staff Head Coach Jon Choboy Assistant Coaches Val Banada Will Shaw Andre Iriarte William Noblitt Nick Cavaday David Rozek Mason Schermerhorn Ben Zink Jay Weinacker Chris Welte Season Review / Stats J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center The ACC / ACC 50th Anniversary Practice & Conditioning Student-Athlete Life Academic Support Student-Athlete Services Letterwinners Wolfpack Records Year-by-Year Results NC State University Raleigh, N.C ON THE COVER Kneeling (left-to-right): Andre Iriarte, Val Banada, David Rozek, Nick Cavaday and Ben Zink Standing (left-to-right): William Noblitt, Mason Schermerhorn, Chris Welte, Jay Weinacker and Will Shaw ROSTER Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Val Banada Sr. Miami, Fla./N. Miami Beach HS Nick Cavaday So. London, England/Cheam HS/Leys School Andre Iriarte Jr. Rockville, Md./Laurel Springs HS William Noblitt Jr. Shelby, N.C./Shelby HS David Rozek So. Chardon, Ohio/Chardon HS Mason Schermerhorn So. Colfax, N.C./SW Guilford HS Will Shaw Sr. Sevenoaks, England/Sevenoaks School Jay Weinacker Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook HS Chris Welte Fr. Moylan, Pa./Strathaven HS Ben Zink So. Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area HS Table of Contents 1

2 Outlook Outlook Last year the men s tennis team at NC State was the surprise of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Finishing the season with a No. 46 final national ranking and the most team wins in one season in well over a decade, the Wolfpack appeared to have finally turned the corner in becoming a premier program. While last season may stand as a banner year for the team in the annals of history at NC State, head coach Jon Choboy and assistant coach Matt Halfpenny aren t satisfied. There s more to be done here, Choboy said. We are not intimidated and we are not going to accept a backseat to anyone. With that sentiment being shared throughout the entire roster and coaching staff, NC State seems poised to continue skyrocketing up the national rankings during the season. With concrete goals of advancing up the ACC standings and reaching the NCAA tournament, Choboy is confident that his team has what it takes to get things done. Last season, the Pack missed the postseason by one spot. This year, however, a deep pool of experience and talent have the Pack thinking that this is their year. We are extremely deep one through 10, Choboy said. When I got here we could barely field a team, but that certainly isn t the case anymore. Seniors Will Shaw and Val Banada will make their swan song with the team, eager to capitalize on one final year of eligibility, while William Noblitt will look to grow on an immensely successful season a year ago. Noblitt, who led the team in combined singles and doubles wins throughout (46), as well as total ACC decisions (13), appears ready to accept a leadership role during his junior campaign. One name that is sure to be circled on all opponent scouting reports is sophomore Nick Cavaday. Entering the season with a No. 65 preseason ITA ranking, Cavaday collected 35 combined wins in singles and doubles last season, tying Shaw and junior Andre Iriarte for third best on the team. Minor injuries plagued Iriarte in the fall, but he seems poised to be fully recovered for spring action. Last season Iriarte went.500 in ACC singles, as did Cavaday. Alongside Cavaday, three more sophomores add valuable depth and consistency to the roster. David Rozek, Mason Schermerhorn and Ben Zink each gained quality experience last spring and looked even more impressive in fall workouts and tournaments. Schermerhorn finshed last season with the second most combined singles and doubles victories on the team (39). All of our guys have improved because of hard work, as well as having spent one more year in the system, Choboy said. David, Mason and Ben are all going to compete for starting spots. Each of their games has improved ten-fold since the day they arrived on campus. In addition to the eight returning letterwinners, Choboy landed one of the nation s top recruiting classes in picking up Jay Weinacker of Mountain Brook, Ala., and Chris Welte of Moylan, Pa. At the conclusion of their junior careers, both players were ranked No. 1 in the USTA Southern and Middle-States Sections, respectively. Jay and Chris both bring some firepower to the team, Choboy said. They have good size and they are ferocious competitors. We need imposing players and we feel like we hit the jackpot with these two guys. These are loyal guys that can go into war with us and cover our backs. That s exactly the type of player that Choboy and Halfpenny have been looking for. For two coaches who have spent nearly a decade recruiting and teaching the game together, Choboy and Halfpenny appear noticeably excited about their team and the road ahead this season. These days, other teams are paying attention to the Wolfpack too. There s a lot of respect for the Wolfpack out there, Choboy said. This team is at a point where we can beat anyone and other schools know that. That really helps us to find some challenging opponents because teams know that when we play on the court, it s going to be a quality match. People are recognizing the fact that NC State is becoming a topflight national program, Choboy said. We are winning big matches and signing top talent to join in on what we re doing here. Our name is out and things are beginning to happen. If this year s squad eclipses the accomplishments of the team from last year, don t be surprised. With a solid returning cast and two of the nation s premier freshmen on board, the Wolfpack seems destined to continue moving down the championship pathway. Coach Choboy instructs Andre Iriarte. 2

3 DR. JAMES L. OBLINGER Chancellor Dr. James L. Oblinger, former provost and executive vice chancellor of North Carolina State University, became the 13th chancellor on January 1, Before being named provost in May 2003, Oblinger served as dean and executive director for agricultural programs of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State from 1997 to 2003, assuming those duties after serving as associate dean and director of academic programs for CALS from 1986 to He is also a tenured professor in the Department of Food Science. Prior to coming to NC State, he was associate dean and director of resident instruction in the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1984 to 1986), and assistant professor, associate professor and professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Florida (1972 to 1984). As dean of CALS, Oblinger presided over the administration of 22 departments, more than 400 tenured faculty members, 690 field faculty and agents, 1,900 staffers, more than 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students, and a budget of $180 million. An expert in the microbiology of red meats and poultry, decontamination techniques, and foodborne pathogens, Oblinger is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Higher Education, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, and the Institute of Food Technologists, among other organizations. Born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1945, Oblinger received a bachelor s degree in bacteriology at DePauw University in 1967, and both a master s degree and Ph.D. in food technology at Iowa State University in 1970 and 1972, respectively. Oblinger is married to Diana G. Oblinger and has four sons. the year Administration/Support Staff LEE FOWLER Director of Athletics Since Lee Fowler was named Director of Athletics in September of 2000, a whole new category of athletic equipment has been introduced at NC State. These days, the sight of hammers, shovels, drills, and backhoes is almost as common as balls, bats, rackets and gloves. The face of NC State athletics has changed dramatically during Fowler s brief tenure. With the financial support of the Wolfpack Club, Fowler has spearheaded an unprecedented capital building program to renew and revitalize virtually every major athletics venue and support facility. The athletics facility master plan calls for $100-$120 million in new construction and renovations through Under Fowler s direction, the Carter-Finley Stadium expansion has come to fruition, with the addition of the Superscreen scoreboard, the enclosure of the south end zone and the 103,000-square foot Murphy Football Center. Construction is underway on a new press box at Carter-Finley Stadium that will include luxury suites. Two projects recently completed are the renovations on the Doak Field baseball complex and the Wolfpack tennis facilities. Renovations have begun on the Weisiger-Brown, Reynolds Coliseum and Case Athletic facilities, as well as the construction of a short-game golf facility on campus for the Wolfpack men s and women s golf teams. Plans are also on the drawing boards for a new 18-hole golf course on the Centennial campus and for upgrades to the Derr Track Complex, which will include a softball stadium and upgrading the Pack s soccer facilities. Known as a hands-on director, Fowler has also seen the NC State programs enjoy success in the fields of competition. The football squad has played in four bowl games, while the men s basketball team has earned NCAA Tournament invitations the past three seasons. The baseball and women s basketball squads have made NCAA appearances during his tenure, and the men s and women s cross country squads earned top-10 finishes twice in the past three years. The Wolfpack athletic program was ranked ninth in the nation recently by The Sporting News in a listing that factored athletic and academic success. Fowler came to the Wolfpack program after serving as the Director of Athletics at Middle Tennessee State University from At MTSU, Fowler led the Blue Raiders move from the 1- AA level to Division 1-A and negotiated the school s move from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Sun Belt Conference. His program won that league s All-Sports Trophy for the best all-around sports program each of his last five years. Prior to his appointment at MTSU, Fowler served as Associate Athletic Director and Director of the Tiger Clubs at the University of Memphis from At Memphis, he increased fund-raising totals from $634,000 in 1985 to $3.05 million in 1993, the highest level in school history before or since. Fowler served as an assistant coach for the Memphis men s basketball team from , helping the Tigers post an overall record of and advance to the Final Four in From , Fowler served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Vanderbilt University. As a student-athlete, Fowler was a starter and top reserve on the Commodores 1974 Southeastern Conference championship team, the second in Vanderbilt s history. The squad posted an overall record of during his playing career, at the time the best three-year record in school history. Fowler earned his bachelor of arts from Vanderbilt in 1974 and earned his master of science from the University of Memphis in A native of Columbia, Tenn., Fowler is married to the former Carol Murray of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. The couple has three daughters, Ashley (25), Kristin Leigh (18) and Carlee (14). SHANNON YATES Assistant AD for Varsity Sports Administration / Game Operations Shannon Yates, now in her 13th year as a member of the NC State Department of Athletics, was named Assistant Athletics Director for Varsity Sports Administration and Game Operations in May Yates is responsible for game-day management for each of the Wolfpacks varsity sports, overseeing event service staff, security, parking, credentials, first aid and stadium policies. As the sport administrator for volleyball, gymnastics, softball, men s and women s tennis and cheerleading, she serves as a liaison for the teams with the rest of the department. She assists those coaching staffs with team management, public relations and finance. Yates began her career at NC State as a student trainer in In 1992, after completing her undergraduate degree in psychology, she joined the department as a marketing intern. Two years later, she became administrative coordinator for finance and operations and worked in the areas of game-day operations, tickets and finance. After serving as director of operations for women s basketball during the school year, Yates returned to her role of managing the Wolfpack s game-day events a year later and remained in that capacity until she was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director in Yates is a 1992 summa cum laude graduate of NC State with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. She earned her master of science degree in sports administration at NC State in A lecturer in the physical education department since 1996, where she teaches Introduction to sport management, Yates is currently pursuing her doctorate in higher education administration. Yates was also named the District III representative for the College Athletics Business Management Association and serves as the gender equity chair for the department. She also serves as vice-chair of the ACC Softball Committee. Meghan Brown Marketing Intern Jimmy Stewart Equipment Manager SUPPORT STAFF Darrin Dereu Athletic Trainer Megan Taliaferro Academic Coordinator Thiago Miranda Sports Medicine Wright Wayne Stregth & Conditioning Pat Norris Voice of the Wolfpack Brandon Yopp Media Relations Administration/Support Staff 3

4 Head Coach 4TH SEASON Entering his fourth season at the helm of the Wolfpack, NC State head coach Jon Choboy has positioned his tennis team for success. Using the advantages of the elite 30,000 square foot J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, coupled with Choboy s drive and determination to succeed, he has the Wolfpack poised to turn the corner and move up in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In his first season with NC State, Choboy inherited only two players and fielded a roster of just six players for the season, winning 30 singles matches as a team. After a year of recruiting, he brought in a strong class of six players, led by 2004 All-ACC standout Conor Taylor. That year, his squad won 46 matches, including 15 ACC matches, compared to six conference wins his first season. In 2005, the Wolfpack continued its ascent up the conference standings, as well as in the national polls, as the team finished the season at No. 46 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. The team s 15 wins served as the most since 1988 for any Wolfpack team, while the 12-0 start to the season marked the second best start and second longest win streak in school history. Choboy came to the Wolfpack after a four-year stint at Brown University, compiling a record of He led the Bears to its first ever Ivy League championship, completing a perfect 7-0 regular season and earning an NCAA Tournament berth. For his efforts, Choboy was named the Wilson ITA Region I Head Coach of the Year for the 2002 season and was one of eight finalists for national coach of the year. Brown qualified for the 2002 National Team NCAA Indoor Championships as one of the top 16 teams in the country, a first-ever feat for the school. Since 1998, Brown s regional ranking Head Coach Jon Choboy jumped from 18th in to first in Choboy also helped produce the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2000 and 2001, place the only freshman in the country in the singles national tournament and field a team in the 2001 NCAA doubles championship. Prior to his stint at Brown, Choboy served as an assistant coach at Florida for two years. While with the Gators, Choboy helped Florida to a No. 9 and No. 15 national ranking. Choboy also has head coaching experience at Charleston Southern and Springfield College. While at Charleston Southern he coached both the men s and women s teams, and was named Big South Coach of the Year in 1995 and The men s team at Charleston Southern won their first conference title in school history under his tutelage. At Springfield, Choboy s team won the conference title in 1991, and he has named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year that same season. Success appears to follow Choboy wherever he goes. A look at his past reveals a history of helping turn CHOBOY S CAREER RECORD (11 seasons) programs around and developing players. Both Brown and Charleston Southern were last in their respective conferences when Choboy took over, and both won the school s first conference championship within four years. Choboy also worked as an assistant coach at Springfield College and Canisius College, and has served as the head tennis coach at Niagara Catholic High School and St. Joseph s Collegiate Institute. The Youngstown, N.Y., native is a 1989 graduate of Canisius College with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. In 1992, Choboy received his masters degree in physical education - sport psychology. His masters thesis, The Influence of Mental Imagery on the Tennis Service Accuracy of Intermediate Level Tennis Players was published in At Canisius he was a three-year all-conference selection, and finished with a career record of at first and second singles. He competed on the Canadian Satellite Circuit from and in USPTA sanctioned tennis tournaments from Choboy has been a Professional I member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since Choboy is married to his wife Tammy, and has three children, his daughter Madison, 8, son Landon, 5, and a newborn baby girl, Laney. Tammy, Laney, Jon, Landon and Madison Choboy 4

5 Matt Halfpenny 4th Season Assistant Coach Assistant Coaches Matt Halfpenny joined the NC State coaching staff in 2002 with head coach Jon Choboy, whom he played for at Charleston Southern University and coached with at Brown University. He has been an instrumental part in developing and recruiting the top talent that NC State has brought into the Wolfpack program. Halfpenny was named Wilson ITA Region I Assistant Coach of the Year while coaching at Brown. Choboy and Halfpenny teamed to lead Brown to the school s first Ivy League championship in A 1998 graduate of Charleston Southern with a B.A. in Business Administration, Halfpenny competed for four conference championships, winning titles in 1996 and 1998, and finishing second in 1995 and The 1996 title was the first Big South title for Charleston Southern. As a junior, he teamed with Nicholas Lavalle to reach the quarterfinals of NCAA Region II doubles championship. His team was ranked as high as eighth in Region II in Halfpenny earned All-Big South Conference honors in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and was co-captain in 1997 and The 28-year-old Halfpenny worked as an assistant pro at the Sommerville Tennis Club in Sommerville, S.C., from 1994 to He also worked as an assistant pro at the Brickyard Plantation, Mt Pleasant, S.C., from 1995 to 1997, the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C., in 1998, and the Oyster Harbors Club, Osterville, Mass., in He resides in Raleigh, N.C. and is married to the former Christine Mastro, an assistant lacrosse coach at Duke University. They are expecting their first child in December. Chris Drake joined the men s tennis staff as a volunteer assistant coach following the 2005 spring season. Drake was coached and recruited at Brown University by both Choboy and Halfpenny. Drake won over 100 Volunteer Assistant Coach singles matches, the second best mark all-time for the university. A 2003 graduate of Brown, he will assist the coaches with on the court drills and will use his playing experience and work ethic to influence the Wolfpack team. Drake, from Needham, Mass., is currently playing the professional circuit, most recently defeating the No. 390 player in the world. He trained at NC State for 10 days before embarking on the tour, and he hit with NC State players Conor Taylor, Nick Cavaday and Will Shaw. I was able to train at NC State before I left to play professionally, Drake said. Having coach Choboy and coach Halfpenny and the team to train with and hit with was a big asset to my game, and I look forward to returning and helping them out in return. Drake played in the Portugal Satellite, which was four weeks during Jan. 25 to Feb. 19. In singles he qualified for all four weeks, and in doubles he and Trevor Spracklin won week two and the final week four. His current rankings are 1039 in singles and 693 in doubles in the world. Chris Drake 1st Season Christine and Matt Halfpenny Assistant Coaches 5

6 Val BANADA Player Profiles 6 CHOBOY ON BANADA: Val is coming into his own as an all around player. He is very strong and quick and has worked real hard in the weight room. It is definitely paying off on the court : Took three wins at No. 2 singles, pushing his spring total to 8-5 in singles play... Teamed with four different team members in spring doubles for nine wins, including seven with Andre Iriarte... Went in singles and doubles throughout : Won six matches on the season, the third best mark in dual play Three of the six were in ACC play, with four overall wins coming at No. 2 Including fall tournaments, won 24 matches, 12 singles, 12 doubles His 4-2 mark in doubles with William Noblitt was the second best mark of any tandem Posted a 3-1 ACC mark at No. 3 doubles with Noblitt : Led the Wolfpack in overall singles victories with 10, which included a team-best 3-5 ACC record Two of SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 # Totals DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 # Totals Senior Left Miami, Fla. North Miami Beach Senior HS his ACC wins were against top-50 teams nationally, March 9 against Florida State and April 12 against Wake Forest Posted a perfect 7-0 mark at No. 3 singles Posted win streaks of four and three matches in singles on the season, and won back-to-back doubles matches twice. PREP: Competed at North Miami Beach Sr. HS for Irv Greenberg Miami Herald first-team Selected high school MVP Named high school athlete of the year in 2001 Won the Easter Bowl in 1998 Champion of the Clay Nationals in PERSONAL: Hobbies include basketball, football, music, art and working on cars Son of Cynthia and Salvador Banada Born 4/15/84 in Miami, Fla. Full name is Val Adelberg Banada Majoring in arts applications. BANADA VS SPRING OPPONENTS Thomas Provost (High Point) W, 6-3, 6-3 Flaviu Simihaian (Davidson) W, 6-4, 6-2 Amanjot Singh (La. Lafayette) W, 6-2, 6-4 David Bubenicek (Indiana) W, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Marc Ladouceur (UNC Greensboro) W, 6-2, 6-4 Jonathan Clark (Charlotte) W, 6-4, 6-2 Charles Brezac (Duke) L, 6-2, 6-1 Stephen Ward (William & Mary) L, 6-1, 6-4 Dave Reichsfeld (Maryland) W, 6-4, 6-0 Ben Carlotti (UNC) L, 6-4, 6-4 Albert Larregola (Va. Tech) L, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Eric Hechtman (Miami) L, 6-3, 6-4 Michael Gee (Clemson) W, 6-1, 6-3

7 Will SHAW CHOBOY ON SHAW: Will has all the tools, as well as the size and strength to go with it. He plays an aggressive left handed game with a strong serve and forehand. Will has really improved his physical strength and conditioning over the last two years and it has allowed him to play much more consistently match in and match out. He has also improved his transition and volleys and he should be able to have his best overall season as a senior : Saw much playing time, especially at No. 4 singles, during the spring... Went in spring singles, grabbing eight wins at the No. 4 slot... Won three conference singles bouts, fourth-best on the roster... Complied a team-best record in spring doubles with Nick Cavaday, including four ACC victories... Recorded a tally in total singles and doubles action through Selected to the ACC Honor Roll : Was dominant late, winning two of his last three matches Won six singles matches in the spring, and posted a 2-6 mark in the ACC, a two match improvement from his freshman campaign Won four of his matches at No. 3 singles, and overall he had 12 singles wins and 13 doubles wins Played No. 1 doubles in the ACC with senior Jon Davis, winning two matches, the second most wins by a tandem in the ACC for the Wolfpack His 25 overall wins rank him second on the team behind Conor SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 # Totals DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 # Totals SHAW VS SPRING OPPONENTS Jack Notton (High Point) W, 6-1, 7-6 (1) Taylor Ferrier (Gardner-Webb) W, 6-3, 6-1 Robin Ley (La. Laffayette) W, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 Milosz Gudzowski (Yale) L, 6-3, 6-4 Senior Left Sevenoaks, England Sevenoaks School Taylor s 38 Selected to the ACC Honor Roll : One of only three NC State players to win two or more singles matches at two different seeds during the year Was 2-4 at No. 2 singles and won two matches at No. 3 Posted a mark of 1-0 at No. 1 Narrowly lost to No. 96 Ludovic Walter of Duke 3-6, 6-4, 6-10 Won three of five matches in one stretch during March Won back-to-back singles matches twice on the season, during the ACC Indoor Championships, and against Appalachian State and the University of Richmond. PREP: Won the Kent Under-18 Championship in 2001 Participated in the British/English Nationals from Played rugby, soccer and cricket. PERSONAL: Is the son of Bob and Poh Heng Full name is William Lim-Soon Timothy Shaw... Majoring in business management Born 8/5/83. Richard Moss (Brown) L, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (2) Filip Koziell (Purdue) W, 6-3, 7-6 (3) Tom Bagnato (Indiana) W, 6-4, 6-5 Chris Magnone (UNC Greensboro) W, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Marlo Santoso (Charlotte) L, 6-7, 7-0, 7-6 Peter Shults (Duke) L, 7-5, 6-4 Chris Westerhoff (Florida State) L, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 Ikaika Jobe (Boise State) L, 6-2, 6-4 Alex Cojanu (William & Mary) W, 6-3, 7-6 (1) Philip Charm (Brown) W, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Brett Ross (Wake Forest) W, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 Ben Graham (Maryland) W, 6-3, 6-0 Jeff Boyd (UNC) L, 6-3, 6-4 #15 Somdev Dervarman (Virginia) L, 6-3, 6-3 #95 Arvid Puranen (Va. Tech) L, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1 John Hoyes (Miami) L, 6-1, 6-2 Eigy Iganashi (Old Dominion) L, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 Marko Rajevac (Ga. Tech) L, 6-4, 6-3 Ryan Young (Clemson) L, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 Player Profiles 7

8 Andre IRIARTE Player Profiles : Served as a mid-lineup staple for the team in spring singles, spending time at spots No Posted a 14-7 spring singles record... Teamed with Val Banada for a 7-11 spring doubles record, second-best on the team... Tied Nick Cavaday for second-most team ACC singles wins, collecting five... Selected to the ACC Honor Roll. CHOBOY ON IRIARTE: Andre is a very quick and agile tennis player with exceptional ground strokes. Andre has worked very hard to develop more offensive capability with his serve and he is also becoming much better at finishing points at the net. This results in him being able to play much more aggressively. SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 # Totals DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 # Totals IRIARTE VS SPRING OPPONENTS Jim Tressler (High Point) W, 6-4, 6-2 John Bolton (Davidson) W, 6-3, 6-1 James Eason (Citadel) W, 6-1, 6-2 Shaun Ellison (La. Lafayette) W, 6-1, 4-6, (10-8) Junior Right Rockville, Md. Laurel Springs HS : Joined the team in January and immediately made an impact, starting the spring dual singles season with a 9-3 mark Won his first four singles matches, and won four straight to start the month of March as well Won two singles matches in ACC play Winning record in singles and doubles on the season. PREP: Attended Laurel Springs High School in Rockville, Md. PERSONAL: Son of Raul Iriarte Enjoys card games, movies and fitness Enrolled in First-Year College Born on 4/11/84 in Rio De Janero, Brazil. Rory Green (Yale) W, 6-1, 6-2 Luke Tedaldi (Brown) W, 6-4, 6-3 Sounak Chatterjee (Purdue) W, 6-4, 6-0 Michael McCarthy (Indiana) W, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 #97 Stephen Amritaj (Duke) W, 6-4, 6-4 Jeff Groslimond (Florida State) L, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 Matias Silva (Boise State) L, 7-5, 6-2 Eric Thomas (Brown) L, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1 #77 Andrew Hamar (Wake Forest) L, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Scott Fink (Maryland) W, 6-0, 6-1 Derrick Porter (UNC) W, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 Treat Huey (Virginia) L, 6-4, 7-5 Angel Diankov (Va. Tech) L, 6-4, 6-3 Vivek Subramanian (Miami) W, 6-3, 6-3 Adriano Mello (Old Dominion) W, 6-3, 6-2 Sukhwa Young (Ga. Tech) W, 7-6 (5), 7-5 Clement Reix (Clemson) L, 7-5, 7-5 8

9 William NOBLITT CHOBOY ON NOBLITT: William has become the Pack's steadiest player over the past two years and leads the team in singles and doubles victories while improving in all phases of his game. He is a rare combination of a player that can play tennis from neutral, defensive and offensive positions. On top of all that, he is a deceptively strong player at the net : Produced a solid 18-5 spring record in singles play... Led the team with a 7-3 mark in conference work... Went 28-9 overall during the year in singles action... Collected six doubles wins in ACC play with Mason Schermerhorn, tops on the team... Including doubles, was an impressive on the entire year : A key contributor in the lineup, he posted a 3-1 mark in ACC?doubles and won seven of the 16 dual singles matches he played, including two ACC matches Won three of his first four matches in singles, and finished the year with a total of 16 singles wins on the season. PREP: A three-year captain and four-year letterwinner in tennis for coach David Allen SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 # Totals DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 # Totals NOBLITT VS SPRING OPPONENTS David Perren (High Point) W, Kim Ellis (Gardner-Webb) W, 6-0, 6-0 Daniel Bermeo (Davidson) W, 6-1, 6-0 Nicolas Medica (Citadel) W, 6-1, 6-0 Keri Abakar (La. Lafayette) W, 6-3, 6-3 Junior Right Shelby, N.C. Shelby HS at Shelby High School Posted a 19-1 singles record as a senior in 2003, repeating as conference, regional, and state champion after posting a 21-2 mark as a junior Shelby won three consecutive 2-A State championships from North Carolina 18 s champion in singles and doubles in the USTA and is the No. 3 player in the state and No. 25 player in the southern section Named the Regional MVP for three years ( ) Received the Charles Tischner award for the Outstanding Junior Player at Cleveland Country Club Won two letters in soccer, earning offensive MVP and all-region nods. PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Martha Noblitt Has two siblings, Sally and Kirby Born 1/25/85 in Shelby, N.C. Full name is William Covington Noblitt Majoring in communication. Eldred Stephens (N CA&T) W, 6-0, 6-0 Johnny Lu (Yale) W, 6-1, 6-2 Phil Charm (Brown) W, 7-5, 7-6 (6) Jarred Liebner (Purdue) W, 6-1, 6-2 Daren McLoughlin (Indiana) W, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Ned Samuelson (Duke) L, 3-6, 7-6 (0), (10-2) Jonathan Sucupira (Florida State) W, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 Saurabh Kohli (Brown) W, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 Joe Bates (Wake Forest) W, 6-2, 6-4 Josh Brauser (Maryland) W, 6-1, 6-7 (4), (10-4) Jonathan Janda (UNC) W, 6-4, 7-6 Marko Miklo (Virginia) L, 6-1, 6-1 Alexey Sergeev (Va. Tech) L, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 Ryan Waits (Miami) W, 6-4, 6-0 Rodrigo Souza (Old Dominion) L, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7) Zachary Rath (Ga. Tech) W, 7-5, 6-7 (3), (10-7) Brett Twente (Clemson) W, 6-4, 6-2 Jonathan Janda (UNC) L, 6-4, 6-3 Player Profiles 9

10 Nick CAVADAY Player Profiles CHOBOY ON CAVADAY: Nick possesses an all-court game with an excellent return of serve. He is working hard on his transition and volley game to help him become one of the top players in college tennis. With his national ranking at the end of last season, Nick is starting to garner the kind of respect that he deserves : Finished the season ranked No. 108 nationally by the ITA... Went 14-9 in spring singles, posting an 11-5 mark at No. 2 and winning three matches at No Split ACC play with a 5-5 record and combined with Will Shaw to win four conference matches at No. 1 doubles... Tied Andre Iriarte for second-most team ACC singles wins, with five... Complied a team-best record in spring doubles with Will Shaw, including four ACC victories. PREP: Talented and seasoned junior player, who has a International Tennis Federation (ITF) ranking of 96 and has one ATP point after making the round of 16 at the ATP Bournemouth Futures event He defeated the former No. 7 junior player in the world, David Brewer, before falling to the world s No. 1 junior player, Gael Monfils Currently holds an ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) ranking of 1,441 in the world Defeated his first Top-500 ATP player SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 # Totals DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 # Totals Sophomore Right Chislehurst, London, England The Leys School/Cheam HS CAVADAY VS SPRING OPPONENTS Chris Archer (High Point) W, 6-2, 6-4 Donald Miles (Davidson) W, 6-1, 6-0 Daniel Dossetor (Citadel) W, 6-3, 6-3 Dusan Tabak (La. Lafayette) W, 6-2, 6-0 Ryan Murphy (Yale) W, 6-1, 6-2 Adil Shamasdin (Brown) L, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the Surbiton Trophy event Played No. 2 singles for the Kent County Junior cup team that won the national championship in 2004 Reached the quarterfinals at the Sutton and Oxford British Tour and won a doubles tournament in the Bangladeshi Grade 3 ITF event Made the semifinals of the singles draw in the Calcutta ITF Won the 18-under National Grand Prix and made it to the semifinals of the Grand Prix British Tour in Redbridge Played No. 1 at Cheam High School, winning the 2004 national schools championship Began playing short tennis at five, tennis at seven and he trained at the LTA Academy in Cambridge Chose NC State over Illinois and Virginia. PERSONAL: Is the son of Nigel and Celia Cavaday Enjoys watching and playing soccer Full name is Nicholas Simon Cavaday Majoring in psychology Born 5/14/86. David Robinson (Purdue) W, 6-1, 6-4 Dima Ishtuganou (Indiana) W, 6-1, 6-0 #61 Jonathan Stokke (Duke) L, 6-4, 6-2 Ytai Abougzir (Florida State) W, 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 Thomas Schoeck (Boise State) W, 6-3, 7-5 Seah Kelleher (William & Mary) W, 7-5, 6-1 Nicholas Goldberg (Brown) L, 6-2, 7-5 Derrick Spice (Wake Forest) W, 6-4, 6-1 Ian Bliss (Maryland) W, 6-4, 6-1 Brad Pomeroy (UNC) W, 2-6, 6-3, (10-7) #8 Doug Stewart (Virginia) L, 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 #78 Stephane Rod (Va. Tech) L, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 #120 Josh Cohen (Miami) L, 6-2, 6-4 Henrique Cancado (Old Dominion) L, 6-3, 7-5 David North (Ga. Tech) W, 6-2, 6-4 #22 Nathan Thompson (Clemson) L, 6-4, 6-3 Brad Pomeroy (UNC) L, 6-0,