Untitled - Drury University Athletics

2009

Jarrod Smith
Head Coach
A
proud tradition of quality women’s
tennis has only been enhanced in the
three seasons that Jarrod Smith has
been in charge of the Drury Panthers’ program.
Fresh off a solid career as a player at Northwest
Missouri State, Smith transitioned into one
of the youngest NCAA head coaches in the
country when he led the Panthers to a 23-5
record and the school’s first NCAA-II Elite
Eight appearance in 2006. To prove it was no
temporary thing, Smith had Drury back in the
national limelight a year later, posting a 19-6
mark and a trip to the NCAA-II Sweet 16.
Last season, Smith’s Panthers posted their
best record to date, finishing 23-4 and
advancing again to the Sweet 16, where Drury
ran into then-top ranked BYU-Hawaii and fell 5-0 in Houston, Texas. Add
it all up, and Smith’s 65-15 overall mark and .813 winning percentage ranks
among the best in NCAA-II nationally, helping the Panthers maintain their
current string of seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances…though
before Smith’s arrival, the previous four had ended in the round of 32 or 64.
Smith’s Panthers have been ranked in the Top 20 nationally in each of
his three previous seasons, reaching a high of 10th nationally during the
2006-07 campaign. His individuals have excelled as well, including an
appearance by then-junior Mouna Sabri in the ITA Small College National
Championships final eight in the fall of 2006. His squads have had
representation in either the singles or doubles final in the ITA Great Lakes
Region championships in each of his three seasons at Drury. And that’s
without mentioning the success his Panthers have had in the Great Lakes
Valley Conference. Since joining the GLVC in 2005-06, the Panthers have
finished second, first and first in their three seasons of league competition.
Smith was named Co-GLVC Coach of the Year in 2007 and won the
league’s award outright last spring, when his Panthers rolled to the league title.
John Bunselmeyer
Volunteer
Assistant Coach
New to Drury Panthers tennis this
season, Volunteer Assistant Coach
John Bunselmeyer has been a name
in Springfield area tennis for many years.
Playing in tournaments and working with
youth programs, he has kept his interest in
tennis sharp and saw this as an opportunity to
share his knowledge of the game with a new
generation while having a little fun working
alongside the Panthers and coach Jarrod Smith.
Before joining the staff at Drury, Bunselmeyer
coached both the boys and the girls Central
High School tennis teams. He is a graduate
of Missouri State University with a degree in
Accounting and currently is the Vice-President
of family owned business, Johnstone Supply.
He is married to Barbara and they have two children, Amy and Ryan. Both
children are tennis players and all are avid tennis fans.
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Smith also has coached the league’s Player of the Year recipient in each of
DU’s three seasons as a member - Alejandra Miranda-Sanchez in 2006, Sabri
in 2007 and Laure Piquemal in 2008.
A Lee’s Summit native, Smith was a standout player at NWMSU as well,
lettering all four seasons and earning six Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Associations championships (three in singles, three in doubles.
He was a first-team all-MIAA selection each season from 2000-03.
DRURY WOMEN’S TENNIS
UNDER JARROD SMITH
Season W-L GLVC NCAAs
2008 23-4 11-0 Round of 16
2007 19-6 8-0 Round of 16
2006 23-5 7-1 Elite Eight
DRURY UNIVERSITY
QUICK FACTS
Smith, 28, is engaged to be
married to Amanda Donat
in the fall of 2009.
• Location: Springfield, MO
• Enrollment: 1,550
• President: Todd Parnell
• VP For Athletic Affairs: Dr. Edsel Matthews
• Director of Athletics: Pat Atwell
• Athletics Office Phone: (417) 873-7265
• Head Coach: Jarrod Smith (Fourth season, 65-15)
• Phone number: (417) 873-6847
• E-mail address: jsmith17@drury.edu
• Last year’s records: 23-4 overall, 11-0 in GLVC
• Affiliations: NCAA-II, Great Lakes Valley Conference
• NCAA-II Tourney Appearances: Seven (2002-08)
• Home Facility: Cooper Tennis Complex
• Athletics website: www.drurypanthers.com
• Sports Information Contacts:
Scott Puryear, SID (417) 873-4097
Eric Pannell, Asst. SID (417) 873-7374

Lindsey Castrodale
Height: 5-4
Class: Senior
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Major: Marketing and
Management
Fast Fact: Lindsey is a four-year
member of the Panthers squad
who posted a 13-5 record at
No. 6 singles as a junior.
Katia Bon
Height: 5-5
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Charney Les Macon,
France
Major: Sports Management
Fast Fact: One of the top
junior players in France, Katia is
expected to make a strong push to
play No. 1 singles for the Panthers
as a freshman.
Khrystsina Tryboi
Height: 5-7
Class: Junior
Hometown: Minsk, Belarus
Major: Advertising/Public
Relations
Fast Fact: A three-year member
of the Panthers, Tryboi posted
an 18-3 singles mark and 22-5
doubles record in 2007-08.
Jarrod Smith has constructed quite the successful NCAA Division II
program in his three seasons with the Panthers, and his fourth would
appear to be headed down that same path in 2008-09.
The Panthers lost the last two GLVC Player of the Year when
Mouna Sabri graduated and Laure Piquemal chose not to return
after sensational seasons last spring, but Smith has reloaded
around the addition of Incarnate Word senior transfers Chandra
Capozzi and Alba Passanissi and talented freshman Katia Bon
this season.
Added to the mix with another newcomer, junior transfer Anna
Lustig, and returning veterans in senior Lindsey Castrodale and
Khrystsina Tryboi, and the Panthers appear to have the makings of
a squad capable of producing a three-peat of championships in the
Great Lakes Valley Conference, not to mention a seventh straight
berth in the NCAA-II Tournament.
Anna Lustig
Height: 5-10
Class: Junior
Hometown: Bremerhaven,
Germany
Major: Public Relations
Fast Fact: Anna transferred
to Drury this season from
her native Germany and is
expected to become a valuable
contributor to the middle of the
lineup for the Panthers.
SEASON PREVIEW
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Chandra Capozzi
Height: 5-5
Class: Senior
Hometown: Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Major: Marketing
Fast Fact: Chandra helped
Incarnate Word to a Heartland
Conference title and regional
championship before transferring to
Drury for the 2008-09 campaign.
Mauri Waneka
Height: 5-6
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Major: Undecided
Fast Fact: Mauri was an all-state
selection at Springfield’s Catholic
High School, where she also was
a National Merit Scholar and
National Honor Society member.
Alba Passanisi
Height: 5-2
Class: Senior
Hometown: Puerto La Cruz,
Venezuela
Major: Marketing
Fast Fact: Alba, too, transferred
to Drury this season after
helping Incarnate Word to
conference and regional titles
her junior season.

2009 Drury Women’s Tennis Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
February
14, Sat. Missouri Southern State Joplin, MO 2:00 p.m.
University
20, Fri. Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR 10 a.m.
21, Sat. Delta State University Arkadelphia, AR 4:00 p.m.
27, Fri. Northeastern State University HOME 6:00 p.m.
March
1, Sun. University of Central Oklahoma HOME 10:00 a.m.
13, Fri. Grand Valley State University Chicago, IL 10:00 a.m.
14, Sat. Chicago State University Chicago, IL 10:00 a.m.
20, Fri. University of Missouri -St. Louis HOME 2:00 p.m.
21, Sat. Quincy University HOME 10:00 a.m.
24, Tues. Washington University St. Louis, MO 4:30 p.m.
26, Th. University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN 4:30 p.m.
27, Fri. Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY 2:00 p.m.
28, Sat. Bellarmine University Louisville, KY 10:00 a.m.
April
3, Fri. Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 2:00 p.m.
4, Sat. University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 10:00 a.m.
5, Sun. Northwood University Indianapolis, IN 10:00 a.m.
7, Tues. Rockhurst University HOME 2:00 p.m.
10, Fri. St. Joseph’s College HOME 2:00 p.m.
11, Sat. Lewis University HOME 10:00 a.m.
14, Tues. Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO 4:00 p.m.
24-25, Great Lakes Valley Conference St. Louis, MO TBA
Fri-Sat. Championships
May
7-9, NCAA Regional Tournament TBA TBA
Th-Sat.
14-17, NCAA National Tournament Altamonte Springs, FL TBA
Th-Sun.
2008-09 Drury Women’s Tennis Roster
Name Height Class Hometown/Previous School
Katia Bon 5-5 Fr. Charnay Les Macon, France/
Lycee Lamartine
Chanda Capozzi 5-5 Sr. Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic/San Judas Tadeo
Lindsey Castrodale 5-4 Sr. Little Rock, Arkansas/
Mount St. Mary Academy
Anna Lustig 5-10 Jr. Bremerhaven, Germany/
Lloyd Gymnasium
Alba Passanisi 5-2 Sr. Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela/
Hillsborough C.C.
Khrystsina Tryboi 5-7 Jr. Minsk,Belarus/
Republican State College
of the Olympic
Head Coach Jarrod Smith
Volunteer Assistant Coach John Bunselmeyer
DRURY RECORD BOOKS
CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
2008 Great Lakes Valley Conference
2007 Great Lakes Valley Conference
2000 Heartland Conference
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DRURY IN THE NCAA-II
TOURNAMENT
2008 Sweet 16
2007 Sweet 16
2006 Elite Eight
2005 Round of 64
2004 Round of 64
2003 Round of 64
2002 Round of 64