TENNIS STUDENT-ASSISTANT: Sam Feldman (720)

Transcription

1 Sept Sept Oct Nov Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. Feb. 18 Feb SCHEDUE HOME MATCHES = BOD Colorado Air Force Jon Messick Rebel Colorado at Milwaukee at Wisconsin MOUNTAIN WEST MATCH = * A MATCH TIMES ARE OCA vs. Incarnate Word vs. Drake at Nebraska vs. #40 FIU vs. UC Riverside at #46 UNV North Dakota at Texas State at UTSA vs. Creighton at Omaha at Boise State* at Utah State* South Dakota IUPUI Air Force* New Mexico* at Northern Colorado at Wyoming* Mountain West Chpionship _ 7-0 W W W TBD TENNIS STUDENT-ASSISTANT: S Feldman (720) sfeld@rs.colostate.edu COORADO STATE NOTEBOOK ROSTER TENNIS SID CONTACT: Nic Hallisey (970) nic.hallisey@colostate.edu NAME YEAR EXP. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOO Madison Porter SR 2 Parker, Colo. New Mexico Celine Voss SR 3 Arnsberg, Germany Franz-Stock- Gymnasium Emily Kolbow SO 1 Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead Union H.S. Solene Crawley FR HS San Antonio, Texas Heights H.S. Alyssa Grijalva FR HS Compton, Calif. Redondo Union H.S. Sandra Keta FR HS Westmont, Ill. Hinsdale Central H.S. Riley Reeves FR HS North Richland Hills, Texas Richland H.S. Head Coach: Jarod Cerota (First season as head coach; second overall) Assistant Coach: Ericka Medlin (First season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott angs WEEKY NOTES # MARCH 8, 2017 RAMS RETURN HOME TO HOST NORTH DAKOTA After spending the last six weeks competing on the road, Colorado State s tennis te returns home to host North Dakota for a Friday afternoon contest. It s going to be exciting, head coach Jarod Cerota said. It looks like it is going to be a great day with great weather. It has been a long road swing, so it s nice to be home and play in front of our own crowd. After hosting the Fighting Hawks, CSU will visit the state of Texas during spring break for matches at both Texas State and UTSA. The Rs will then travel to the state of Nebraska for a pair of matches before beginning conference play at the end of the month. The te is really showing perseverance during the rough moments, Cerota said about the te s growth. They are really believing in themselves and noticing that they are pretty darn good. They are learning that high-percentage tennis is more effective in high-pressure, tight-te matches. MATCH INFO First serve at 1 p.m. MT, beginning with doubles play. The match will be held outdoors at the University Tennis Complex, located just south of cpus (2400 Research Blvd.). Admission to the match is free. ive scoring can be found on CSURs. com (search tennis schedule), with updates on Twitter (@CSURsTennis). SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA The visiting Fighting Hawks come into Friday s match with a 6-7 mark. UND has won back-to-back matches, defeating Southern Utah and Omaha last weekend. UND is 5-1 at home, but just 1-6 away from its home court. Four players have a winning singles record this spring, led by Mimi Yunker, who is 7-5 (2-1 from No. 1 position). ee Faith is on a three-match winning streak. UND is coached by Tom Wynne, who is in his 26th season with the progr. He also coaches the men s te. The Fighting Hawks went 3-18 (0-11 Big Sky) in McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo Phone: (970) Fax: (970) Tickets: RAMS

2 AST TIME OUT The Rs visited as Vegas last weekend for three matches against some of the top tes in the country. The Rs went 1-2, sweeping UC Riverside (4-0) and falling to No. 40 FIU and No. 46 UNV. On Saturday, CSU split its contests, beginning the day with a 4-0 loss to FIU before rebounding in the afternoon with a dominating win over the Highlanders. Against UC Riverside, the Rs won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Emily Kolbow and Alyssa Grijalva won 6-2, followed by an emotional 7-5 victory at the No. 2 position, featuring Celine Voss and Riley Reeves. The doubles win set up a trio of straight-sets singles victories. Kolbow (No. 1), Reeves (No. 2) and Grijalva (No. 3) won their second matches of the afternoon with impressive wins. Kolbow won 6-2, 6-4, but both Grijalva (7-5, 6-1) and Reeves (7-6, 6-3) had close opening sets earning tight victories and setting up follow-up wins in Set 2. Voss (No. 4), Sandra Keta (No. 5) and Solene Crawley (No. 6) did not finish their matches once the Rs fourth point was clinched. The weekend concluded at UNV, with the Rebels winning four singles matches, including at No. 1, where they were represented by the 31stranked player in the nation. The tes began the day with singles play due to high winds, and did not play doubles once UNV won the point. STEEP COMPETITION CSU has earned three victories on the young season, but it s the recent losses that could help the Rs grow the most. CSU s last three losses have come to some of the top tes in the nation. On Feb. 19, CSU lost to Nebraska, who last week entered the ITA rankings at No. 39. This past weekend, CSU was defeated by FIU (now No. 26) and UNV (now No. 45), in addition to beating UC Riverside. CAMEROTA EARNS FIRST VICTORY, RAMS SPIT ROAD TRIP CSU earned a split Jan , beating Milwaukee before falling to Wisconsin of the Big Ten. Despite playing on the road, CSU had more than 50 fans at both matches, playing in the home state of head coach Jarod Cerota and sophomore Emily Kolbow, and nearby several other current, future and former Rs. We appreciate the tremendous support all weekend, Cerota said. It s great to see how much fan support we have all across the country. We learned and grew from this weekend. CSU s win over Milwaukee was the first for Cerota, who is in his first season leading the Rs. Overall, all seven players won either their singles or doubles match, with Kolbow winning both. FA REWIND The Rs competed in four fall tournents from September-November, allowing the four freshmen to adjust to the college ge and for the entire te to jell together under first-year head coach Jarod Cerota. During the fall, the Rs used 15 different doubles lineups, leaning heavily on the veteran duo of seniors Madison Porter and Celine Voss (3-1). In singles action, freshman Riley Reeves proved to be a great addition to the Rs roster, picking up six victories, with several coming from the No. 3 post. On the last day of the fall, the final day at UNV, I think the light turned on in our heads that we can be a good te, Cerota said. We are a young te, but that s exciting. RETURNING TO THE COURT Returning to the court this spring are three players from last year s ros- RAMS NOTEBOOK ter, a trio that entered with more than 50 career singles wins and more than 60 doubles victories. Senior Celine Voss is the veteran of the group, playing in her fourth season with the progr. Additionally, Madison Porter (New Mexico) began her collegiate career elsewhere before finding her home at CSU. Porter enters her senior spring season with 57 career victories to her ne (27 singles, 30 doubles), Just a freshman last year, Emily Kolbow earned six singles wins competing at the No. 1-3 positions and a te-high-tying five doubles victories. ate in the year, she won three singles matches in a row. NEWCOMERS MAKING THEIR MARK Four true freshmen made their collegiate debuts in September, and each immediately made a mark on the progr. Riley Reeves led all players with six singles victories, in addition to five doubles wins mostly at the No. 1 position, while Sandra Keta ranked second on the te with five singles wins (plus three doubles wins). Alyssa Grijalva competed at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles for the majority of the fall, advancing to the Air Force Flight A chpionship, and Solene Crawley advanced to the Rebel Flight 3 doubles chpionship. CAMEROTA AT THE HEM For the first time in 31 seasons, the Colorado State tennis progr is under a new direction. ongtime coach Jon Messick retired following the season, and over the summer, Jarod Cerota his assistant during his final year was ned the head coach. We are excited to have Jarod remain at Colorado State, where he made an immediate impact during his time as assistant coach, director of athletics Joe Parker said at the time of his hiring. Throughout our national search, it become evident that Jarod had the ability to not only relate to our current student-athletes but also recruit talented players who will become the next wave of our tennis progr. Prior to his one season at CSU, Cerota was an assistant at Northern Arizona ( ), helping the umberjacks to a fourth-place finish and a semifinals berth in the Big Sky Conference chpionship. Before NAU, he spent two seasons ( ) as a tennis pro at Northwestern. Cerota has previous head coaching experience, as well, holding three head coaching jobs. From , he was the head men s and women s tennis coach at Jacksonville University, followed by a stint as the men s tennis coach at Georgia State from , and three years ( ) as the head men s and women s tennis coach at Mars Hill College. MEDIN JOINS STAFF After being ned head coach, one of Cerota s first objectives was completing his coaching staff. He did that by bringing in Erica Medlin. Erica was my first choice, even before I got the job, Cerota said. I hired her because of her maturity and ability to coach, and she has incredible loyalty. She was also a great player, but that s secondary to her being a great coach and a hard worker. Medlin ce to CSU after one season ( ) as the assistant coach for Northern Arizona. During her stint in Flagstaff, Medlin helped the umberjacks to a Big Sky regular-season chpionship and runner-up finish in the conference tournent. Four of her players earned All-Big Sky honors, with the top doubles te ranking No. 81 nationally. She is a former collegiate tennis player, spending two years at San José State and her final two seasons at Northern Iowa. As a senior in 2015, Medlin was ned the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. She also earned two All-WAC honors as SJSU, helping the Spartans to their firstever NCAA appearance.

3 RAMS NOTEBOOK INK DRYING The CSU tennis staff announced In November the signings of three athletes. The trio of Emma Corwin, Emily uetschwager and Priscilla Palermo signed on the first day of the early signing period and all are four-star recruits according to TennisRecruiting.net. All three are really good students, good kids and good competitors on the court, and we think they ll bring a lot to our progr, Cerota said about the trio who signed in November and will join the progr in the fall. They re good players, but they re hungry and want to get better. I see a lot of potential for each of them to grow. About Corwin: Will be a 2017 graduate of Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wis. Three-time Greater Metro Conference chpion, winning as a freshman, sophomore and senior As a senior in 2016, placed third at the Wisconsin state tournent Helped her school to three consecutive conference chpionships, placing second at state as a junior in 2015 Was a four-time te MVP and three-year captain for the Spartans High school coach was inda ied Has been ned to the honor roll each semester. About uetschwager: Will be a 2017 graduate of Stevens Point Area Senior High School Back-to-back Wisconsin Division I state chpion in 2015 and 2016, also placing fifth in both 2013 and 2014 as a freshman and sophomore Four-time Wisconsin Valley Conference first-te selection Helped lead the Panthers to four conference titles, also earning four individual chpionships at No. 1 singles Finished her prep career 130-5, never losing a conference match Was a three-sport athlete, earning eight total letters in tennis, track & field and gymnastics State qualifier in gymnastics in 2015 Captain in tennis and track & field High school tennis coach was Gary Baier. Three-time academic letterwinner, also earning the 2016 AP Scholar with Honor Award Member of the National Honor Society. About Palermo: Will be a 2017 graduate of Glenbard East High School in ombard, Ill. Held a career prep record of 55-8, becoming the only player in her school s history to win sectionals (Chicago) Ranked as the No. 13 player in the Midwest Region by TennisRecruiting.net Earned all-state and te MVP honors as a freshman in 2014 Earned two varsity letters, only playing her freshman and sophomore seasons High school coach was Willi Burt Also trained under Tom ockhart Four-time honor student and member of the National Honor Society. QUICK FACTS GENERA INFORMATION ocation... Fort Collins, Colo. Founded Enrollment... 27,556 Nickne... Rs Colors... Green & Gold Elevation... 5,004 feet Conference... Mountain West President... Dr. Anthony A.Frank Director of Athletics... Joe Parker Faculty Representative... Jim Francis Athletics Department Phone / Athletics Website Record Conference Record/Finish /11th etterwinners Returning/ost... 4/3 Newcomers... 4 STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach... Jarod Cerota (2nd Season at CSU, 1st as Head Coach) Alma Matter... Arizona State, 2002 Office Phone / FAX / jarod.cerota@colostate.edu Assistant Coach... Erica Medlin (1st Season) Alma Mater... Northern Iowa, erica.medlin@colostate.edu Volunteer Assistant Coach... Scott angs ATHETICS COMMUNICATIONS Student-Assistant... S Feldman Phone sfeld@rs.colostate.edu SID Contact... Nic Hallisey Phone nic.hallisey@colostate.edu BOOKS ARE A TOO OF THE TRADE The CSU tennis progr had the highest te grade-point average of any CSU te in , with all seven letterwinners earning Academic All-Mountain West honors. Additionally, for the seventh season in a row, the Rs entire progr earned a cumulative te GPA above 3.20 to earn ITA Academic Te honors, with four student-athletes being ned ITA Scholar-Athletes. Included in the group is senior Madison Porter, who is a three-time Academic All-MW recipient and two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete HIGHIGHTS Following back-to-back losses to Seattle and Grand Canyon to begin the spring, CSU rattled off four consecutive home wins. CSU beat CSU-Pueblo (6-1) and Metro State (6-1) on consecutive nights before blanking Colorado College, 7-0, two weeks later. The Rs wouldn t play on their home court again until 12, but when they finally did, they beat Northern Colorado, 4-3, to extend the streak to four contests. Overall, CSU was 4-1 against tes from the Centennial State, with its only loss coming at Colorado in early. The Rs snapped a seven-match losing streak in with backto-back wins over Nebraska Omaha (4-0) and Northern Colorado (4-3).

4 MEET THE COORADO STATE RAMS Madison Porter - Sr. Fun Fact: Will attend ife Chiropractic College in San Francisco in the fall Singles Record: Doubles Record: 8-12 Career Singles Wins: 29 Career Doubles Wins: 32 Recent Matches: With wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 5 singles, helped lift the Rs to a 4-3 comeback win over Incarnate Word (Feb. ). Celine Voss - Sr. Fun Fact: A native of Arnsberg, Germany, she is trilingual Singles Record: Doubles Record: - Career Singles Wins: 14 Career Doubles Wins: 22 Recent Matches: Earned a straightsets victory at the No. 3 singles spot to help CSU to a 4-3 win over Incarnate Word (Feb. ). Emily Kolbow - So. Fun Fact: Nickne is Jimmy! It ce from Coach Cerota because he thinks she makes funny faces like Jim Carrey in the movie Ace Ventura Singles Record: Doubles Record: 9-12 Career Singles Wins: 14 Career Doubles Wins: 15 Recent Matches: Won both her singles and doubles match at Milwaukee on Jan. 28 (near her hometown), including at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-4). Alyssa Grijalva - Fr. Fun Fact: Always wears long socks when playing Singles Record: Doubles Record: 7-9 Career Singles Wins: 4 Career Doubles Wins: 7 Recent Matches: Competed at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles for the majority of the fall season, advancing to the Air Force Flight A chpionship. Solene Crawley - Fr. Fun Fact: Wants to work with a non-profit organization that supports environmental issues Singles Record: Doubles Record: 5-16 Career Singles Wins: 6 Career Doubles Wins: 5 Recent Matches: Won at No. 6 singles in CSU s second win over the season, vs. Incarnate Word (Feb. ). Sandra Keta - Fr. Fun Fact: Has a hidden talent of being able to make a cricket noise Singles Record: Doubles Record: 4-14 Career Singles Wins: 7 Career Doubles Wins: 4 Recent Matches: Pulled off a three-set victory against Incarnate Word (Feb. ) to notch her seventh career singles win. Riley Reeves - Fr. Fun Fact: Always uses the se ball when she wins a point Singles Record: Doubles Record: 8-13 Career Singles Wins: 8 Career Doubles Wins: 8 Recent Matches: Had a te-most six victories during the fall season, in addition to five doubles wins.

5 MEET THE RAMS Emily Kolbow SOPHOMORE ( ): Competed at the No. 1 singles position during fall competition, winning two matches... Also added six doubles victories... At the Air Force (Sept. 30-Oct. 2), advanced to the No. 1 semifinals with a victory over Texas State... Also won four doubles matches that weekend, going 3-1 at No. 2 to win Flight 2, and 1-1 from the No. 1 spot... Earned a No. 1 singles victory over Northern Colorado and a No. 2 doubles win over Wyoming at the Jon Messick (Oct ). FRESHMAN ( ): Had six singles victories during her debut season, second-most on the te Competed at the No. 1-3 positions, earning three wins at No. 2 and three at No. 3 Won three singles matches in a row late in the year Helped CSU s No. 2 doubles te to five victories while competing with partner Celine Voss The five doubles wins were tied for the most on the te Biggest win ce against No. 75 UNV (Feb. 28) Added four singles victories and a doubles win during fall tournents... Earned Academic All-Mountain West recognition. Full bio available on CSURs.com Q: What do you want to do after you graduate? Emily: I hope to go abroad for a couple years to help communities in need and to improve my Spanish. Q&A Q: What is your favorite tennis memory, so far? Emily: Sitting in the hotel room listening to Alyssa sing Katy Perry songs! Q: At what age did you start playing tennis? Emily: I started playing tennis at age 6. Q: What is your nickne, and why? Emily: Jimmy! It ce from Coach Cerota because he thinks I make funny faces like Jim Carrey in the movie Ace Ventura which I ve never seen! Q: What is the best concert you ve been to? Emily: Coldplay Q: What is your favorite thing about Fort Collins? Emily: I love how everyone is friendly and active. It makes me want to be the se. I love to go hiking at Horsetooth and be around the water and mountains. Q: What s in your tennis bag? Emily: Tennis racquets, shoes, every single toiletry you can think of and a Goofy stuffed animal.

6 SEASON STATISTICS Overall Record: 3-6 Conference Record: 0-0 SINGES RECORDS Ne No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Fall Dual Total Overall Solene Crawley Alyssa Grijalva Caroline Henderson Sandra Keta Emily Kolbow Madison Porter Riley Reeves Celine Voss Te Totals DOUBES RECORDS Ne No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Fall Dual Tot. Overall S. Crawley/S. Keta S. Crawley/M. Porter S. Crawley/C. Voss S. Crawley/R. Reeves A. Grijalva/S. Keta A. Grijalva/E. Kolbow A. Grijalva/M. Porter A. Grijalva/R. Reeves C. Henderson/S. Keta C. Henderson/M. Porter C. Henderson/C. Voss C. Voss/ R. Reeves S. Keta/R. Reeves E. Kolbow/S. Keta E. Kolbow/R. Reeves E. Kolbow/C. Voss E. Kolbow/M. Porter M. Porter/R. Reeves M. Porter/C. Voss Te Totals FOOW THE RAMS For more information on CSU tennis, log onto Fans are also encouraged to follow the Rs on Twitter (@CSURsTennis)