David ROZEK CHOBOY ON ROZEK: David has possibly made the most improvement in the weight room of any member on the team. He is also becoming a very capable serve and volleyer and, as a result, is capable of beating anyone. 2004-05: Showed much improvement in spring singles, going 2-0 at the No. 5 spot... Went 10-4 in fall singles... Complied a 15-9 record in total singles and doubles action throughout the year... Selected to the ACC Honor Roll. PREP: Four-year letterwinner in tennis for coach Mary Bramstedt Played in the state tournament all four years, 2000-2004, placing third in 2003 Undefeated in regular season during his high school career Won sectionals and districts for Northeast Ohio his junior and senior year SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 04-05 2-0 2-0 Totals 2-0 2-0 DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 04-05 2-1 2-1 Totals 2-1 2-1 Sophomore 5-11 150 Left Chardon, Ohio Chardon HS The 2003 and 2004 player of the year by both the Cleveland Plain Dealer and News Herald Four-time Cleveland Plain Dealer and News Herald player of the week Premier Athletic Conference MVP in 2003 and 2004. PERSONAL: Is the son of Thomas and Valerie Rozek Enjoys history and art National Honor Society class officer in 2004 Full name is David Anthony Rozek Majoring in design Born 2/26/86. ROZEK VS. 2005 SPRING OPPONENTS Jason Steinhorn (UNC Greensboro).........................W, 6-1, 6-2 Z. Lantsberg (Charlotte)....................................W, 6-4, 6-2 Player Profiles 11
Mason SCHERMERHORN Player Profiles 2004-05: Impressed the coaching staff with a 10-3 slate in spring singles, securing seven wins at the No. 6 spot... Collected six doubles wins in ACC play with William Noblitt, tops on the team... Collected 11 singles and five doubles wins in fall competition... Compiled a 39-17 record in total singles and doubles throughout the year. PREP: Four-time letterwinner for coach Denny Wesney Won the 2004 3-A state singles championship Three-time conference MVP in the Piedmont Triad Conference Was a member of the conference championship teams in 2001, 2002 and 2004 No. 5 in the SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 04-05 10-3 1-3 2-0 1-0 0-1 7-2 Totals 10-3 1-3 2-0 1-0 0-1 7-2 DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 04-05 13-8 6-4 1-1 5-2 7-5 Totals 13-8 6-4 1-1 5-2 7-5 SCHERMERHORN VS. 2005 SPRING OPPONENTS Kern Phillips (Gardner-Webb).........................W, 6-0, 6-1 Sophomore 6-1 160 Right Colfax, N.C., S.W. Guilford HS southern section of the ITA for U-16 and U-18 Ranked in the top-125 nationally in the ITA 18 s, was ranked in the top-50 in 16 s as well. PERSONAL: Is the son of Bill and Christine Schermerhorn Full name is Robert Mason Schermerhorn Family was chosen as the United States Tennis Association s North Carolina Tennis Family of the Year and the USTA s Southern Section Tennis Family of the Year in 2003 Enrolled in First-Year College Born 5/23/86. CHOBOY ON SCHERMERHORN: Mason is entering his sophomore year with a much greater understanding of how to best use his strengths. He has done real well playing purely a physical game and is now implementing more serve and volley as well as patience off the ground. Anada Sawmynaden (Citadel).........................W, 6-3, 6-4 Damon Martinb (NC A&T)............................W, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Chris Lawler (Yale)...................................W, 6-3, 6-2 Saurabh Koli (Brown)................................W, 6-4, 7-6, (1) Colin Foster (Purdue).................................W, 4-6, 7-5, (10-4) Sam Chang (Florida State)............................W, 6-1, 6-2 Beck Rogharr (Boise State)...........................W, 6-3, 6-4 Matt Rubenstein (William & Mary).....................W, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Luke Tedaldi (Brown).................................W, 6-2, 6-2 Marius Adamski (Wake Forest)........................L, 7-5, 6-4 #48 Darrin Cohen (Virginia)............................L, 7-5, 6-4 Matthieu Leboucher (Va. Tech)........................L, 7-6, 6-3 12
Ben ZINK 2004-05: Went 5-0 in spring singles, winning three matches at No. 4 and two at No. 5... Grabbed two spring doubles wins with David Rozek... Posted 8-5 records in both fall singles and doubles... Compiled a 23-12 record in total singles and doubles throughout the year. PREP: Won five sectional titles during his junior career No. 1 player in the middle states section of the boy s 18 s in 2003 SINGLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 04-05 5-0 3-0 2-0 Totals 5-0 3-0 2-0 DOUBLES (DUAL MEETS) Year Overall ACC #1 #2 #3 04-05 2-2 2-2 Totals 2-2 2-2 Sophomore 5-8 164 Right Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown Area HS Won the 2003 Copper Bowl, a prestigious national tournament Won a national open in Wayland, Mass., in 2001 Won two letters in tennis Made it to the round of 16 in the Winter Supernationals in 2003 and in 2002. PERSONAL: Is the son of Frank and Teresa Zink Full name is Benjamin Andrew Zink Enrolled in first year college Born 6/15/86. CHOBOY ON ZINK: Ben is becoming the all around player we envisioned when we signed him in 2004. He is a natural ball striker and is now learning how to run very good sequences. Ben has always been able to put pressure on the opponent, but now he is much more patient in setting up the point. ZINK VS. 2005 SPRING OPPONENTS Roberto Abrahao (Gardner-Webb).......................W, 6-1, 6-0 Derek Jose (Citadel)....................................W, 7-5, 6-3 Porter Myrick (NC A&T).................................W, 6-0, 6-1 Danile Bustamante (UNC Greensboro)....................W, 6-4, 6-3 Dorian Host (Charlotte).................................W, 6-0, 6-4 Player Profiles 13
Jay WEINACKER Player Profiles PREP: Ranked No. 1 in the USTA Southern Section at the end of his high school career... Lettered in tennis for four years at Mountain Brook High under coach Donna Robinett... Went undefeated during his senior season, losing only three sets en route to a state title... Collected state team championships during all four years... Won three doubles and two singles state championships... Holds the Alabama state high school record for most state championships held by an individual and fewest sets lost at the state tournament... Team MVP during Freshman 6-1 170 Right Birmingham, Ala. Mountain Brook HS Weinacker joins the Wolfpack program by signing his letter of intent. junior and senior seasons... Captain of the team during senior year. PERSONAL: Is the son of Jimmy and Julie Weinacker... Full name is James Paul Weinacker, Jr.... Father, Jimmy, lettered in tennis and basketball at Springhill College in Mobile, Ala., and competed in national tournaments in doubles play... Hobbies include playing basketball and X-Box... Majoring in business management... Born 1/10/87. CHOBOY ON WEINACKER: Jay comes to the Wolfpack as the south s top-ranked player. He s another aggressive attacking player with the mind set of moving forward that we ve been adding to the program recently. Jay will also make an impact in doubles from the start, while adding tremendous character and leadership to the Wolfpack program. 14
Chris WELTE PREP: Ranked No. 1 in the USTA Middle-States Section at the end of his high school career... Earned his first professional points in doubles play on the USTA Pro Circuit... Competed in multiple futures events all over the United States during high school... Beat No. 1 seed Mykyta Kryvonos, a professional player on the USTA circuit, in the round of 64 at the 2005 USTA Clay Court Championships... Twice competed in the doubles championship at the USTA Clay Court Championships, winning the title in 2003... Won a Freshman 6-4 185 Right Moylan, Pa. Strathaven HS Welte signs his National Letter of Intent to play tennis at NC State. team title at Strathaven High School during his freshman season... Lettered in tennis and basketball for two years during high school, plus one season of golf. PERSONAL: Is the son of Nancy Jo Welte... Full name is Christian Joseph Welte... Hobbies include bowling, playing frisbee, poker and horseshoes... Enrolled in First-Year College... Born 8/21/86. CHOBOY ON WELTE: Chris Welte is one of two highly touted freshmen joining the Wolfpack tennis program this year. He s another net rusher who can help the team in single s and doubles immediately. Chris will help add more power and strength to the team and he has a very bright future. Above all of that, he exhibits the type of character that the program is being built upon. Player Profiles 15
2004-05 Seasom Review 2004-05 Season Review If there was ever any doubt that the NC State men s tennis program was improving by leaps and bounds, the 2005 season should serve as a cease and desist order to any second-guessing. Despite being one of the two final teams to barely miss the NCAA postseason field, head coach Jon Choboy s team battled its way to a No. 46 final national ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll, standing as the team s first final ranking since the 1999 squad finished at No. 49. In addition, freshman Nick Cavaday solidified a solid first-year with a No. 108 final ranking in singles play. NC State finished the season with a 15-12 record, going 2-8 in ACC regular season competition. The squad s 15 wins were the most since 1988 for a Wolfpack tennis team. Throughout the spring, NC State also downed six nationally ranked squads in head-to-head play, including No. 58 Louisiana Lafayette, No. 59 Brown, No. 68 Purdue, No. 70 Indiana, No. 30 Florida State and No. 68 William and Mary. PACK PROGESS IN 2005 Peak ITA ranking of No. 37, highest ranking in years. The school s previous ranking was No. 49 in 1999. 15 wins stand as the most for an NC State team since 1988. The Wolfpack s 12-0 start to the season stands as the second best start in program history. With a win over No. 30 Florida State, the Pack downed the Seminoles for the first time since 1981. Posted a 6-11 record against ITA ranked teams. More wins in singles and doubles overall, and in the ACC, than the past two seasons combined. 96 spring dual singles wins (25 in the ACC) 43 spring doubles wins (12 in the ACC) Conor Taylor Nick Cavaday 16
2004-05 WOLFPACK RESULTS 15-12 / 2-8 (ACC) NO. 46 NATIONAL RANKING SINGLES DOUBLES DATE OPPONENT RESULT RECORD ACC RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Jan. 22 High Point W, 6-1 1-0 0-0 No. 75 L W W W W W W W W Jan. 22 Gardner-Webb W, 7-0 2-0 0-0 No. 75 W W W W W W W W W Jan. 23 Davidson W, 6-1 3-0 0-0 No. 75 W W W W W W W L L Jan. 23 The Citadel W, 7-0 4-0 0-0 No. 75 W W W W W W W W W Jan. 30 No. 58 La-Lafayette W, 5-2 5-0 0-0 No. 75 L W W W W W L W L Jan. 30 NC A&T W, 7-0 6-0 0-0 No. 75 W W W W W W W W W Feb. 4 Yale W, 6-1 7-0 0-0 No. 65 W W L W W W W W W Feb. 6 No. 59 Brown W, 4-3 8-0 0-0 No. 65 L L W L W W L W W Feb. 12 No. 68 Purdue W, 5-2 9-0 0-0 No. 57 L W W W W W W L L Feb. 13 No. 70 Indiana W, 5-2 10-0 0-0 No. 57 L W W W W W W L L Feb. 20 UNC Greensboro W, 7-0 11-0 0-0 No. 57 W W W W W W W W W Feb. 20 Charlotte W, 5-2 12-0 0-0 No. 57 L W L W W W W W W Mar. 2 No. 6 Duke L, 6-1 12-1 0-1 No. 59 L L W L L L W L L Mar. 6 No. 30 Florida State W, 4-3 13-1 1-1 No. 59 W W L L W W L L W Mar. 11 No. 55 Boise State L, 4-2 13-2 1-1 No. 39 L W L L NS W L L L Mar. 13 No. 68 William & Mary W, 4-2 14-2 1-1 No. 39 L W NS W L W L W W Mar. 14 No. 63 Brown L, 4-3 14-3 1-1 No. 39 L L L W W W L L L Mar. 16 No. 24 Wake Forest L, 4-3 14-4 1-2 No. 40 W L L W L W L L L Mar. 21 Maryland W, 7-0 15-4 2-2 No. 40 W W W W W W W W W Mar. 23 No. 53 North Carolina L, 4-3 15-5 2-3 No. 37 L W L W L W L L W Mar. 25 No. 3 Virginia L, 7-0 15-6 2-4 No. 37 L L L L L L L L L Mar. 27 No. 61 Virginia Tech L, 6-1 15-7 2-5 No. 37 L L L L L L L W W Apr. 8 Miami (Fla.) L, 4-3 15-8 2-6 No. 46 L L L L W W W L W Apr. 12 No. 75 Old Dominion L, 5-2 15-9 2-6 No. 44 L L L W L W L W L Apr. 15 No. 35 Georgia Tech L, 4-3 15-10 2-7 No. 44 L W L W W L W L L Apr. 17 No. 27 Clemson L, 5-2 15-11 2-8 No. 44 L L L L W W L L W Apr. 21 *No. 45 North Carolina L, 4-0 15-12 2-8 No. 50 L L NS NS L NS L L NS Home matches in bold *ACC Championship SPRING DUAL SINGLES RECORDS PLAYER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 OVERALL Val Banada - 3-0 2-2 - 2-3 1-0 8-5 Nick Cavaday (ITA No. 108) 3-4 11-5 - - - - 14-9 Andre Iriarte - 1-0 5-5 5-2 3-0 - 14-7 Ryan Johnson - - - - - 1-0 1-0 Dennis Myers - - - - - 2-0 2-0 William Noblitt - 1-0 1-0 2-0 7-4 7-1 18-5 Darragh Rowan - - - - 1-0 1-0 2-0 David Rozek - - - - 2-0 - 2-0 Josip Rupena - - - - 1-0 3-1 4-1 Mason Schermerhorn - - 2-0 1-0 0-1 7-2 10-3 Will Shaw - 1-1 1-7 8-5 - - 10-13 Conor Taylor 6-14 0-4 - - - - 6-18 Ben Zink - - - 3-0 2-0 - 5-0 TOTALS 9-18 17-10 11-14 19-7 18-8 22-4 96-61 NC STATE VS. THE ACC Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Total Banada 0-2 1-2 1-0 2-4 Cavaday 1-4 4-1 5-5 Iriarte 1-3 3-2 1-0 5-5 Noblitt 3-2 4-1 7-3 Rupena 0-1 0-1 Schermerhorn 0-1 1-2 1-3 Shaw 0-1 2-2 1-4 3-7 Taylor 2-3 0-4 2-7 Overall Seed 3-7 4-6 3-7 4-6 5-5 6-4 25-35 2004-05 Stats Doubles #1 #2 #3 Total Banada/Iriarte 1-7 1-0 2-7 Banada/Noblitt 0-1 0-1 Cavaday/Schermerhorn 0-1 0-1 Cavaday/Shaw 4-5 4-5 Johnson/Shaw 0-1 0-1 Noblitt/Schermerhorn 1-0 5-3 6-3 Overall Seed 4-6 2-8 6-4 12-18 SPRING DUAL DOUBLES RECORDS PLAYER #1 #2 #3 OVERALL Banada/Iriarte - 3-9 4-2 7-11 Banada/Noblitt - 0-1 - 0-1 Banada/Shaw 2-0 - - 2-0 Banada/Zink - - 0-1 0-1 Cavaday/Schermerhorn 0-1 - - 0-1 Cavaday/Shaw 11-12 - - 11-12 Iriarte/Schermerhorn - 1-0 - 1-0 Johnson/Myers - 2-0 - 2-0 Johnson/Rupena - - 2-0 2-0 Johnson/Shaw - - 0-1 0-1 Myers/Noblitt - 3-2 1-0 4-2 Noblitt/Schermerhorn - 1-0 4-4 5-4 Rozek/Zink - - 2-1 2-1 Schmerhorn/Taylor 1-0 3-2 3-1 7-3 TOTALS 14-13 13-14 16-10 43-37 2004-05 Stats 17
J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center WOLFPACK NEN S TENNIS 2005-06 J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Head coach for 14 seasons Won two ACC Championships (1978 and 1979) Compiled a 168-98 (.632) record overall, winning 26 ACC matches Coached 23 ACC Individual Champions Won at least ten matches in eight of his 14 seasons NC State has been ushering in a new era of Wolfpack athletics recently with major upgrades and the construction of several new sport complexes that rival any in the country. One of these undertakings is the 30,000 square foot J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, which officially opened in August 2004. The facility, built on West Campus near newly renovated Doak Field, is one of the nicest indoor and outdoor tennis complexes in the nation. The facility was designed exclusively for use by the men s and women s tennis program at NC State and it meets all of the standards set by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The facility upgrades the outdoor complex by resurfacing the existing courts and adding an additional one to bring the total number of outdoor courts to seven. Renovation of the existing bleachers will open up spectator seating to over 1,000. The indoor lighting system has also been designed with the player s interests and comfort in mind, as diffuse lighting will make the ball easy to follow while minimizing glare. The main advantage for Wolfpack tennis are 18
the four indoor courts. Having an indoor tennis facility is an instrumental part in any successful tennis program. Opening up oncampus, year-round facilities for practice use is very beneficial to the tennis family at NC State. Championship seating for 200 people will provide spectators a great view in all weather conditions. In addition, the complex provides lockerrooms for men and women, coaches offices and a luxurious players lounge complete with plush couches and a large flat-screen television. In September 2004, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) honored the newly opened facility with the organization s 2004 Outstanding Facility award. One of only four collegiate complexes to receive the honor, the home of Wolfpack tennis finds itself among some top rate playing areas, as only WOLFPACK CLUB ENDOWMENT DONORS FOR MEN S TENNIS DIRECTIONS TO THE J.W. ISENHOUR TENNIS CENTER From I-40 (East or West) take the NC State/Gorman Street exit (Exit 295) From the east turn right off the exit ramp and from the west turn left off the exit ramp onto Gorman Street. Stay on Gorman until crossing over Western Boulevard, then turn right at the next light onto Sullivan Drive. Take the second road to the left and the tennis courts will be on the left (across from Doak Field). 15 of the nation s facilities collect the prestigious honor. The facility is named in honor of J.W. Isenhour, a former head coach of NC State men s tennis from 1968-81. Isenhour also led the women through three successful seasons. He brought NC State tennis from near obscurity into the limelight. Isenhour s men s teams compiled back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in 1978 and Matt & Pattie Black Scholarship William L. Burns Scholarship Larry W. Hall Scholarship Jon Logue Scholarship W. Trent Ragland Scholarship Leigh & Lou Traylor Scholarship honoring Thomas G. Traylor 1979 and advanced in the NCAA Championships in 1978. The state-of-the-art J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center brings an advantage for NC State tennis that the school has never experienced. The indoor facility and redesign of the outdoor facility will help push the tennis programs at NC State into national prominence. J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center WOLFPACK NEN S TENNIS 2005-06 19
The Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference THE TRADITION Consistency. It s the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in today s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 53rd year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. Since the league s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 94 national champion-ships, including 49 in women s competition and 45 in men s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 120 times in men s competition and 60 times in women s action. The 2004-05 academic year concluded with the league pocketing three more national team titles and seven individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 51 national team titles over the last 15 years. A HISTORY The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Duke s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses. On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league s eighth member. The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league s 12th member starting July 1, 2005. 20