COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 2010 Men s Tennis Match Notes 1-1 Overall, 0-0 Big South Conference Weekly Release: Friday Feb. 6, 2010 2010 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result JANUARY 23 at UNC Wilmington L, 6-1 28 at The Citadel W, 4-3 FEBRUARY 6 CAMPBELL% 2 p.m. MOUNT OLIVE% CANCELLED 10 at Mercer 2 p.m. 11 at Wofford 12 p.m. 13 USC UPSTATE 12 p.m. 20 at Charlotte 10 a.m. 21 at Gardner-Webb* 1 p.m. 28 UNC ASHEVILLE* 1 p.m. MARCH 3 BOSTON COLLEGE 1 p.m. 5 LONGWOOD 1:30 p.m. 6 LIBERTY* 1 p.m. 8 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 3:30 p.m. 11 PENN STATE 4 p.m. 12 JAMES MADISON 3 p.m. 18 at Winston-Salem State 9 a.m. at UNC Greensboro 3 p.m. 21 at East Carolina 12 p.m. 30 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 2:30 p.m. APRIL 3 at Radford* 10 a.m. 10 at Winthrop* 1 p.m. 9 PRESBYTERIAN* 1 p.m. 16-18 Big South Conference Tournament TBA (Radford, Va.) % Community Day on the Clay at Prestwick Tennis Center * Big South Conference match Home matches in CAPS COASTAL CAROLINA HOSTS COMMUNITY DAY ON THE CLAY The Coastal Carolina University men s tennis team will head down to Myrtle Beach Saturday, Feb. 6 to host the Community Day on the Clay at Prestwick Tennis Center hosting Campbell at 2 p.m.. The Camels return to the Grand Strand for its 14th-consecutive meeting with the Chanticleers. Due to weather and conditions of the court, there will only be one match on the clay. All proceeds generated at Community Day on the Clay will be donated to the Grand Strand Food Bank. Community Day on the Clay Schedule of Events: Community Day on the Clay Luncheon 12:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina vs. Campbell 2 p.m. SCOUTING THE COMPETITION... MATCH #3: FEB. 6 - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-COMMUNITY DAY ON THE CLAY - 9 A.M. CAMPBELL Overall: 1-1 Head Coach: David Johnson Camels at a Glance: Campbell split its season opener at the Virginia Tech Invitational, losing to Georgetown, 3-2, and winning against Navy, 3-2. No. 3 singles player Beto Mondini won both of his matches played in and earned Atlantic Sun Tennis Player of the Week for his efforts.the Camels were tabbed to fi nish sixth in the Atlantic Sun, but harbor the Preseason Player of the Year pick junior Davy Sum. Series Record: These two teams have met 14 straight times with Campbell leading the series 9-5, and 10-7 in the all-time series. This will be the fi rst time that Campbell will participate in the Community Day on the Clay. COASTAL CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS Men s Tennis Contact: Deandra Danch Offi ce Telephone: 849-349-6467 Email: ddanch@coastal.edu Fax: 849-349-2819 Web Site: www.goccusports.com QUICK FACTS Name...Coastal Carolina University City/Zip... Conway, S.C. 29528 Founded... 1954 Enrollment... 8,300 Nickname... Chanticleers School Colors... Teal, Bronze and Black Home Venue...Billy Nichols Tennis Center Affi liation...ncaa Division I Conference...Big South President...David A. DeCenzo Athletics Director... Hunter Yurachek Athletic Dept. Telephone...843-349-2820 Ticket Offi ce Telephone...843-347-TIXX Web site... www.goccusports.com Men s Tennis Head Coach (Years)...Chris Powers (6) Men s Tennis Telephone...843-421-8871 2009 Overall Record...16-6 2009 Big South Record (Place)... 4-3 (3rd) 2010 COASTAL CAROLINA MEN S TENNIS ROSTER Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Pete Billingham Jr. 6-2 190 London, England/ Verulam (Cowley) Alex Funkhouser Jr. 6-3 150 Wincester, Va./ John Handley (Old Dominion) Matt Gordon Jr. 6-2 180 London, England/ Mill Hill County (Fairleigh Dickinson) Ernesto Ramos Sr. 6-3 185 Tampico, Mexico/Instituto Andes (Jacksonville) Dorian Sovic Jr. 5-10 145 Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazisa (UALR) Plamen Tzvetkov Sr. 6-0 165 Herts, United Kingdom/Stanborough Dmitry Vlaskin Sr. 6-1 165 Moscow, Russia/Moscow 1201 (Arkansas) Head Coach: Chris Powers (Ferrum 97) Student Assistant: German Perez Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brian Gabriel Athletic Trainer: Eddie Delaney
CHANTICLEER BREAK POINTS CHANTS OPEN SEASON 1-1 Coastal opened the season 1-1 the past week, with a loss at #59 UNC Wilmington, 6-1, and a win over The Citadel 4-3. Alex Funkhouser had a successful start as he earned wins against UNCW, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 and The Citadel, 7-6, 6-1 in the number four spot. Matt Gordon and Peter Billingham also got their fi rst wins as a Chanticleer. Gordon clinched the fi nal point against The Citadel, winning against David Orces 6-2, 6-2. CHANTS PICKED SECOND IN BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL The Coastal Carolina University men s tennis team was picked to fi nish second in the Big South Conference s annual preseason poll by the league s head coaches, annouced by the conference Tuesday, Jan. 12. The preseason pick is the highest under the helm of Head Coach Chris Powers. The defending Big South Conference champion Radford received three fi rst-place votes and 42 out of a possible 49 points to repeat in 2010. Coastal was a close second, fi nishing with one fi rstplace vote and 41 points. Winthrop was pick to fi nish third with 39 points, ahead of Liberty, which received 26 points. Gardner-Webb was picked fi fth with 21 points, followed by UNC Asheville (17) and Presbyterian (10). cessful tournament by fi nishing third in Flight D singles. Southern Intercollegiate Championships: The Coastal Carolina men s tennis team competed at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships on September 18-20, hosted by Georgia. Due to the frequent rain, the tournament was cancelled for the last day of the matches. ODU INVITATIONAL: Ramos plowed through four rounds to win the fl ight A-2. In the fi nal round, Ramos defeated Gokay Celik of Delaware, 6-3, 6-2.In the singles fl ight A-1, Matt Gordon and Alex Funkhouser made it to the fi nals. In the Men s doubles A-fl ight, Tzvetkov/ Vlaskin made it to the quarterfi nals. ITA REGIONAL: For the fi rst time in school history, the men s tennis team put two singles players and one doubles team through three rounds of the ITA Carolinas Regional on Oct. 15-17, taking place in Chapel Hill, N.C. In singles, Gordon and Funkhouser made it to the 16th round of the 128-player main draw. The doubles team of Gordon and Ramos made a run, losing right before the quarterfi nals. Three other Chanticleers: Dorian Sovic, Dmitry Vlaskin and Plamen Tzvetkov, were all accepted into the main draw, but lost in the fi rst round. LEADING THE WAY Senior Dmitry Vlaskin and junior Matt Gordon have been selected as the 2010 team captains. Vlaskin has been part of the Chanticleers for three years, while Gordon is the fi rst transfer selected as captain. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Joining the 2009 Chanticleers are juniors Alex Funkhouser, Matt Gordon and Peter Billingham. Funkhouser was part of the Old Dominion team that fi nished the season 19-16 and 18-13 team in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Gordon was selected as All-Northeast First Team at Fairleigh Dickinson. Billingham was twotime All-American at Cowley.. NO FRESHMAN? That s right! The 2009 Coastal Carolina men s tennis team has no freshmen listed on its roster. Three transfers, juniors Alex Funkhouser, Matt Gordon, and Peter Billingham, are all newcomers to the squad. IT'S ALL ACADEMIC Coastal Carolina received its 10th straight ITA All-Academic Team selection in 2009. In order to be considered for the award, teams must have a 3.2 GPA or higher. Senior German Perez, juniors Ernesto Ramos, Dmitry Vlaskin and Plamen Tzvetkov, and sophomore Dorian Sovic were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, which requires student-athletes to have at least a 3.5 GPA. LOOKING FOR THE SWEEP The Chanticleers will be looking for their fourth-consecutive win in a season opener when they step on the court at UNC Wilmington. Last year, Coastal Carolina opened the year with a 4-3 win over Campbell. Dating back to 1999, the Chants have won fi ve season-openers, three of which were sweeps. THE FALL IN A NUTSHELL The Chanticleers completed fall play with a 52-32 record. Coastal Carolina Double Day: The Coastal Carolina men s tennis team topped Francis Marion with a 5-2 win followed by a convincing 7-0 win at the Coastal Carolina Doubleheader Day. To begin the day, the Chanticleers secured the doubles point by sweeping the Patriots in all three slots. In singles, Chants Matt Gordon, Alex Funkhouser, Dmitry Vlaskin and Dorian Sovic all picked up wins. UNC Invitational: The Coastal Carolina men s tennis doubles team of Dorian Sovic and Alex Funkhouser won the Flight B doubles title in the UNC Wilmington RBC Invitational today (Sept. 13). Sovic and Funkhouser defeated Virginia Tech s Jonathan Pine and Zachary Pine, 8-6 in the championship match. Matt Gordon also had a suc-
COASTAL CAROLINA STATISTICS 2010 COASTAL CAROLINA MATCH-BY-MATCH MATRIX SINGLES DOUBLES DATE OPPONENT SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 01-23-10 #59 UNC Wilmington L, 6-1 L L L W L L L L L 01-28-10 The Citadel W, 4-3 L W L W L W W W W * Big South Match % Big South Tournament 2009 COASTAL CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL PLAYER MATRIX SINGLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nat'l Reg'l Strk Last10 BILLINGHAM, Peter 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- --- 1-1 --- --- W1 1-1 FUNKHOUSER, Alex 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- 2-0 --- --- --- --- W2 2-0 GORDON, Matt 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 --- 1-1 --- --- --- --- --- --- W1 1-1 RAMOS, Ernesto --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- SOVIC, Dorian 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 --- --- --- --- 0-2 --- --- --- L2 0-2 TZVETKOV, Plamen 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- L2 0-2 VLASKIN, Dmitry 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 --- --- 0-2 --- --- --- --- --- L2 0-2 Totals 4-8 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 --- --- Percentage.333.333.000.000.000.500.000 1.000.000.500.000.000 DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour Conf 1 2 3 Nat'l Reg'l Streak Last10, GORDON, Matt/BILLINGHAM, Peter 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1 SOVIC, Dorian/ FUNKHOUSER, Alex 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 --- 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1 TZVETKOV, Plamen/ VLASKIN, Dmitry 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 --- 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1 Totals 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 Percentage.500.500.000.000.500.500.500 0-0 0-0 COASTAL CAROLINA WHEN... Overall... 1-1 Home... 0-0 Away... 1-1 Neutral... 0-0 vs. Top 75... 0-1 vs. Nationally Ranked... 0-1 vs. Regionally Ranked... 0-0 Winning No. 1 Singles... 0-0 Winning No. 2 Singles... 1-0 Winning No. 3 Singles... 0-0 Winning No. 4 Singles... 1-1 Winning No. 5 Singles... 0-0 Winning No. 6 Singles... 1-0 Losing No. 1 Singles... 1-1 Losing No. 2 Singles... 0-1 Losing No. 3 Singles... 1-1 Losing No. 4 Singles... 0-0 Losing No. 5 Singles... 1-1 Losing No. 6 Singles... 0-1 Winning Doubles Point... 1-0 Losing Doubles Point... 0-1 Winning No. 1 Doubles... 1-0 Winning No. 2 Doubles... 1-0 Winning No. 3 Doubles... 1-0 Losing No. 1 Doubles... 0-1 Losing No. 2 Doubles... 0-1 Losing No. 3 Doubles... 0-1 In January....1-1 In February....0-0 In March....0-0 In April....0-0
PLAYER PROFILES PETER BILLINGHAM Junior 6-2 - 190 lbs London, England/Verulam (Cowley) Overall...2-2 No. 6 singles...1-1 Three sets singles...0-0 No. 1 doubles...1-1 No. 2 doubles...0-0 No. 3 doubles...0-0 ALEX FUNKHOUSER Junior 6-3 - 150 lbs Wincester, Va./ John Handley (Old Dominion) Overall...3-1 No. 4 singles...2-0 Three sets singles...1-0 No. 2 doubles...1-0 No. 3 doubles...0-1
PLAYER PROFILES MATT GORDON Junior 6-2 180 London, England/ Mill Hill County (Fairleigh Dickinson) Overall...2-2 No. 2 singles...1-0 No. 3 singles...0-1 Three sets singles...0-0 No. 1 doubles...1-1 No. 2 doubles...0-0 No. 3 doubles...0-0 ERNESTO RAMOS Senior 6-3- 185 lbs Tampico, Mexico/ Insitituto Andes (Jacksonville) Overall...0-0 Three sets singles...0-0 No. 2 doubles...0-0 No. 3 doubles...0-0
PLAYER PROFILES DORIAN SOVIC Sophomore 6-1 - 180 lbs Zagreb, Croatia/ Sportska Gimnazisa (UALR) Overall...1-3 No. 5 singles...0-2 Three sets singles...0-0 No. 2 doubles...1-0 No. 3 doubles...0-1 PLAMEN TZVETKOV Sophomore 6-1 - 180 lbs Herts, United Kingdom/ Stanborough Overall...1-3 No. 1 singles...0-2 Three sets singles...0-2 No. 2 doubles...0-1 No. 3 doubles...1-0 Three sets doubles...0-1
PLAYER PROFILES DMITRY VLASKIN Sophomore 6-1 - 180 lbs Moscow, Russia/ Moscow 1201 (Arkansas) Overall...1-3 No. 2 singles...0-1 No. 3 singles...0-1 Three sets singles...0-1 No. 2 doubles...0-1 No. 3 doubles...1-0
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