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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 isconsin MOUNTAIN EST MATCH = * A MATCH TIMES ARE OCA vs. Incarnate ord 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 yoming* Mountain est Chpionship _ 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. HOMETON PREVIOUS SCHOO Madison Porter SR 2 Parker, Colo. New Mexico Celine Voss SR 3 Arnsberg, Germany Franz-Stock- Gymnasium Emily Kolbow SO 1 Hartland, is. 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 estmont, 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 EEKY NOTES #11 MARCH 13, 2017 COORADO STATE BREAKS FOR TEXAS Fresh off of two wins in its last three matches, the Colorado State tennis te heads to Texas looking for more success. The Rs, who are on spring break, will play a couple mid-week matches against Texas State (Tuesday) and UTSA (Thursday). It was nice to get some outdoor tennis in, especially before we leave for spring break, Cerota said after CSU s win over North Dakota last Friday. It s supposed to be great weather in Texas and we re looking forward to getting some good practices in and some good matches. The Bobcats are 3-5 on the year, with a common victory over Incarnate ord. Ana Perez has a temost six victories at No. 4 singles for Texas State, who is coached by Tory Plunkett, now in her 13th season at her alma mater. UTSA (8-7) is in the midst of a five-match home streak and has won backto-back ges. It is led by Miri Rosell Canudas, who is a perfect 15-0 at No. 1 singles. Head coach Erin Scott is in her 11th season leading the Roadrunners. AST TIME OUT: TEAM EFFORT EADS TO CONVINCING IN OVER NORTH DAKOTA Playing in front of its home crowd for the first time since January, CSU put up a dominant performance, defeating North Dakota, 6-1, at the University Tennis Complex. It was nice to get back home and get a win with our fans out here supporting us, head coach Jarod Cerota said. e did a good job today. e took care of business and did it convincingly. e have to continue to get better and put in the extra time and play with a little bit more energy, but I ll take a 6-1 win any day. CSU (4-6) got off to a hot start by winning the doubles point. Celine Voss and Riley Reeves (No. 2) led from start to finish in a 6-1 victory. The other two matches were tightly contested before the Rs No. 3 pair of Madison Porter and Sandra Keta pulled away to win 6-3. Several Rs got off to strong starts in singles action, as well, with CSU at one point leading on all six courts. The Rs ended up winning four of those sets, with Emily Kolbow (No. 1), Voss (No. 4) and Keta (No. 5) then winning the second sets to sweep their opponents and clinch the te victory for the Rs. Voss was the first to finish, winning her match 6-2, 6-2. Keta followed closely behind, also winning convincingly, 6-3, 6-1. Getting that doubles point was huge, and then Celine and Sandra winning at 4 and 5 to give us that 3-0 lead was big, too, Cerota said. They took care of business and allowed us to keep rolling. 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo Phone: (970) Fax: (970) Tickets: RAMS

2 After an easy win in Set 1 (6-1), Kolbow battled in the second set, coming from behind to win, 7-5. The victory was her third of the spring and sealed the win for CSU. Despite clinching, the two tes elected to complete the match. CSU took a 5-0 advantage when Reeves won in a tiebreaker. She lost the first set after initially holding a commanding lead, but rebounded to win Set 2 (6-2) and the tiebreaker (-7). Freshman Alyssa Grijalva also held a lead in Set 1 but her opponent, Faith ee, ce back to win the set, 7-5. ee then won the second set - which was also extremely close - in extended play, 7-6 (5). ee has been North Dakota s most consistent singles player, winning four matches in a row. Porter closed the day with a win at No. 6. She won the first set, 6-3, and nearly overce a 5-2 hole in Set 2 before falling 7-5, but then rallied to win the tiebreaker, -4. PORTER EARNS COMMUNITY SERVICE HONORS Rs senior Madison Porter was ned to the All-Mountain est Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Community Service Te. The conference, in an effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, ned one athlete from each institution who went above and beyond helping promote and participate in community service initiatives. Porter is also a three-time Academic All-Mountain est honoree and two-time Mountain est Scholar-Athlete. STEEP COMPETITION CSU has earned four victories on the young season, but it are 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 two weeks ago entered the ITA rankings at No. 39. The following weekend CSU was defeated by FIU (now No. 26) and UNV (now No. 45), in addition to beating UC Riverside. CAMEROTA EARNS FIRST VICTORY CSU earned a split Jan , beating Milwaukee before falling to isconsin 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. e appreciate the tremendous support all weekend, Cerota said. It s great to see how much fan support we have all across the country. e 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 against Milwaukee, with Kolbow winning both. FA REIND 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. e 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 roster, a trio that entered with more than 50 career singles wins and more RAMS NOTEBOOK 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. NECOMERS 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. e 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-AC 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: ill be a 2017 graduate of Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, is. Three-time Greater Metro Conference chpion, winning as a freshman, sophomore and senior As a senior in 2016, placed third at the isconsin state tournent Helped her school to three consecutive conference chpionships, placing second at state as a junior in 2015 as 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: ill be a 2017 graduate of Stevens Point Area Senior High School Back-to-back isconsin Division I state chpion in 2015 and 2016, also placing fifth in both 2013 and 2014 as a freshman and sophomore Four-time isconsin 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 as 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: ill 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 illi 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 est President... Dr. Anthony A.Frank Director of Athletics... Joe Parker Faculty Representative... Jim Francis Athletics Department Phone / Athletics ebsite 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 est 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-M 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 and Northern Colorado. Three of CSU s losses ce to nationally ranked tes, including No. 45 New Mexico and No. 67 Cal State Fullerton. The Rs also played two tes receiving votes.

4 MEET THE COORADO STATE RAMS Madison Porter - Sr. Fun Fact: ill attend ife Chiropractic College in San Francisco in the fall Singles Record: Doubles Record: 8-12 Career Singles ins: 29 Career Doubles ins: 32 Recent Matches: ith wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 5 singles, helped lift the Rs to a 4-3 comeback win over Incarnate ord (Feb. ). Celine Voss - Sr. Fun Fact: A native of Arnsberg, Germany, she is trilingual Singles Record: Doubles Record: - Career Singles ins: 14 Career Doubles ins: 22 Recent Matches: Earned a straightsets victory at the No. 3 singles spot to help CSU to a 4-3 win over Incarnate ord (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 ins: 14 Career Doubles ins: 15 Recent Matches: on 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 ins: 4 Career Doubles ins: 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: ants to work with a non-profit organization that supports environmental issues Singles Record: Doubles Record: 5-16 Career Singles ins: 6 Career Doubles ins: 5 Recent Matches: on at No. 6 singles in CSU s second win over the season, vs. Incarnate ord (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 ins: 7 Career Doubles ins: 4 Recent Matches: Pulled off a three-set victory against Incarnate ord (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 ins: 8 Career Doubles ins: 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 yoming 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 on 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 est recognition. Full bio available on CSURs.com Q: hat 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: hat 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: hat 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: hat is the best concert you ve been to? Emily: Coldplay Q: hat 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: hat 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 FOO THE RAMS For more information on CSU tennis, log onto Fans are also encouraged to follow the Rs on Twitter (@CSURsTennis)