THIS IS UCLA TENNIS. Nick Meister reacts after clinching UCLA s 4-3 victory over Ole Miss at the 2009 NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas.

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1 THIS IS UCLA TENNIS Nick Meister reacts after clinching UCLA s 4-3 victory over Ole Miss at the 2009 NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas.

2 PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS UCLA is a pipeline to the ATP Tour Justin Gimelstob Highest-Ranked Bruins All-Time Singles (Top 100) Name...Rank...Year Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe Eliot Teltscher Brian Teacher Peter Fleming Fritz Buehning Jeff Borowiak Billy Martin Charles Pasarell Van Winitsky Jim Pugh Davide Sanguinetti Haroon Rahim Marcel Freeman Blaine Willenborg Jeff Austin Justin Gimelstob Kevin Kim Ferdi Taygan John Austin Brad Pearce Steve Krulevitz Bob Kreiss Brian Garrow Mark Knowles Doubles (Top 50) Name...Rank...Year Peter Fleming Pat Galbraith Mark Knowles Jim Pugh Marcin Matkowski Justin Gimelstob Brad Pearce Eliot Teltscher Brian Garrow Davide Sanguinetti Eric Taino Kevin Kim Mark Knowles Charles Pasarell 2 Marcin Matkowski

3 ALL-TIME GREATS Some of the best players in history have been a part of UCLA s rich tradition Mark Knowles Arthur Ashe Grand Slam Titles (41) Player... Title Bob Perry French Open (doubles) Arthur Ashe US Open Arthur Ashe Australian Open Arthur Ashe French Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors Wimbledon (doubles) Jimmy Connors Australian Open Jimmy Connors Wimbledon Jimmy Connors US Open Arthur Ashe Wimbledon Jimmy Connors US Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors US Open Arthur Ashe Australian Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors US Open Peter Fleming Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming US Open (doubles) Brian Teacher Australian Open Billy Martin French Open (mixed) Peter Fleming Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming US Open (doubles) Ferdi Taygan French Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors Wimbledon Jimmy Connors US Open Peter Fleming Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming US Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors US Open Peter Fleming Wimbledon (doubles) Jim Pugh Australian Open (doubles) Jim Pugh Australian Open (mixed) Jim Pugh US Open (mixed) Jim Pugh Australian Open (doubles) Jim Pugh Australian Open (mixed) Jim Pugh Wimbledon (mixed) Jim Pugh Wimbledon (doubles) Patrick Galbraith U.S. Open (mixed) Patrick Galbraith U.S. Open (mixed) Justin Gimelstob Australian Open (mixed) Justin Gimelstob French Open (mixed) Mark Knowles Australian Open (doubles) Mark Knowles U.S. Open (doubles) Mark Knowles French Open (doubles) Mark Knowles Wimbledon (mixed) Eliot Teltscher UCLA s Davis Cup Players (27) Jimmy Connors Name...Singles... Doubles... First Year... Ties...Country Haythem Abid Tunisia Elio Alvarez Argentina Arthur Ashe United States Jimmy Connors United States Ian Crookenden New Zealand Herb Flam United States Peter Fleming United States Allen Fox United States Patrick Galbraith United States Justin Gimelstob United States Lassi Ketola Finland Mark Knowles Bahamas Steve Krulevitz Israel Jun Kuki Japan Sebastien LeBlanc Canada Marcin Matkowski Poland Srdjan Muskatirovic Yugoslavia Charles Pasarell United States Bob Perry United States Jim Pugh United States Haroon Rahim Pakistan Jean-Julien Rojer Netherlands Antilles Compton Russell Caribbean/West Indies Davide Sanguinetti Italy Eric Taino Philippines Eliot Teltscher United States Modesto Vasquez Argentina 3

4 A WINNING TRADITION UCLA has captured numerous NCAA team and individual titles 2005 NCAA Champions NCAA Team Champions NCAA Doubles Champs NCAA Singles Champs Jimmy Connors Glenn Bassett Year... Coach Bill Ackerman J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan J.D. Morgan Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Glenn Bassett Billy Martin Year...Names Herb Flam/Gene Garrett Larry Huebner/Bob Perry Ron Livingston/Bob Perry Allen Fox/Larry Nagler A. Ashe/I. Crookenden I. Crookenden/C. Pasarell J. Borowiak/H. Rahim P. Fleming/F. Taygan J. Austin/B. Nichols P. Galbraith/B. Garrow 1996.J. Gimelstob/S. Muskatirovic J.D. Morgan Year...Name Jack Tidball Herb Flam Larry Nagler Allen Fox Arthur Ashe Charles Pasarell Jeff Borowiak Jimmy Connors Billy Martin Benjamin Kohlloeffel NCAA Champs Billy Martin Ben Kohlloeffel Arthur Ashe

5 Haythem Abid ALWAYS IN THE HUNT UCLA consistently competes for Pac-10 and National Titles NCAA Final Four Appearances (Since 2000) UCLA 6 Georgia 5 Baylor 4 Tennessee 3 Texas 3 Michael Look Illinois 3 USC 3 Florida 2 Virginia 2 Billy Martin Pac-10 Conference Titles (Since 2000) Stanford 2 UCLA Stanford USC Washington White House 2009 Pac-10 Champions 5

6 THE LOS ANGELES TENNIS CENTER UCLA plays in the nation s premier on-campus facility The Los Angeles Tennis Center Located on the UCLA campus nestled just west of Pauley Pavilion and south of Drake Stadium is the impressive Los Angeles Tennis Center: home to both UCLA men s and women s tennis teams. The LATC was the first large-scale outdoor tennis stadium opened in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and was officially dedicated on May 20, 1984, just in time to host the 1984 NCAA Women s Tennis Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games. Since then, the LATC has been site of several top collegiate and professional tournaments. The NCAA Women s Tennis Championships returned to the LATC in 1987 and 88, while the NCAA Men s Tennis Championships called the LATC home in On the professional level, the LATC has been a regular stop of the ATP Tour for many years. The first tournament held at the LATC, the Union 76 Pacific Southwest Open, featured former Bruins Jimmy Connors and Eliot Teltscher in the finals. The tournament, renamed The LA Open, continues to thrive at the LATC each summer. The popularity of the LATC continues to grow beyond the tennis world. During 1997 alone, it hosted the World Beach Volleyball Championships and several MTV Rock N Jock events. The LATC features eight lighted, hard-surface courts, a 5,800-permanent seat grandstand around the three main courts and a two-level clubhouse. At full capacity, the LATC can accommodate 10,000 spectators. The clubhouse contains locker rooms, coaches offices and team rooms for both the UCLA men s and women s teams, as well as the office of the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA). The second level of the clubhouse features a 4,000-square foot indoor dining area and kitchen. Center court is called the Times-Mirror Center Court. The stadium is named the Straus Stadium and Clubhouse. The most recent addition to the LATC came in 2005 when the Greiner Family Scoreboard was added to the back courts. Prior to that, the Budge Offer Family Scoreboard was added to the stadium courts in Both scoreboards enable fans to follow the action on every court from either location. The newest project at the LATC was completed just this past January, as both teams received a complete renovation of their locker rooms. Men s tennis team room Front entrance to the LATC 6 Aerial shot of the stadium courts The LATC during the LA Open The LATC s five back courts