NCAA Tourament Media Guide - May 8, 2008 - Quinnipiac University

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Under Quitko’s tutelage, the doubles team of Stephanie Petrycki/Cristin Arahovites earned the school’s first-ever ITA Northeast Regional ranking in the 2001-02 season, checking in at No. 15. In 2001-02, Quitko had a combined 10 players from the two teams earn All-Northeast Conference honors. In 2000-01, the women’s team posted a 14-3 record and made the NEC championship match for the second straight year. In 1999-2000, the women’s team recorded a school record 20-4 mark and advanced to the NEC championship match. As a result, Quitko earned NEC “Coach of the Year accolades. In 1998-99, the Bobcats finished with an overall record of 15-7 and a third place finish in the Northeast Conference. On the men’s side, Quinnipiac was 9-8 in 2000-2001 and finished with a respectable 11-8-1 record during the 1999- 2000 season. Named the Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year in 1992, 1993 and 1996. Quitko was also named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2004. Quitko led the Bobcats to a 10-2 record and a secondplace finish in the NE-10 Championships in 1992. It was then that the Bobcats began a 42 dual-match undefeated streak in conference play that spanned four seasons from 1993-1996. The squad established a then-school record of 12 victories in 1993 and won four consecutive NE-10 Championship crowns from 1993 through 1996. Quitko captured national recognition following the 1994- 95 season as he was honored as the ITA/Wilson Division II Women’s Tennis National Coach of the Year. The award followed yet another 12-victory season and the team’s firstever NCAA Division II regional Tournament appearance. The 1995 season was highlighted by a top-20 national ranking, the NE-10 regular season and tournament titles, and the squad’s second NCAA Division II East regional appearance. Quitko has enjoyed similar success as the leader of the men’s tennis program. He led the team to two straight Northeast-10 regular season and tournament titles in their final two seasons in Division II. For his efforts, Quitko was voted the NE-10 Men’s Coach of the Year in 1993, 1997 and 1998. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Quitko is a 1973 graduate of Southern Connecticut, earning a B.A. in communications. He is the current U.S.P.T.A./New England president and certified tester, as well as a National Board of Directors member. He is also on staff at the North Haven Health & Racquet Club. Summers, Quitko is the Head Tennis Professional at the Ridgetop Club in North Haven. 8 2007-08 Quinnipiac University Women’s Tennis Player Profiles NCAA First and Second Rounds at Miami • May 9-10, 2008 THE MICHAEL QUITKO FILE • Guided the women’s tennis team to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2004-08) • Led the men’s tennis team to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2004-06) • 2008 NEC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year • Earned his 400th win, April 8, 2008 • One of five Division I tennis coaches to guide both men’s and women’s tennis teams to the 2006 NCAA Tournament • One of three Division I tennis coaches to guide both men’s and women’s tennis teams to the 2005 NCAA Tournament • 2004 and 2005 NEC Coach of the Year (Men’s and Women’s Tennis) • One of two Division I tennis coaches to guide both men’s and women’s teams to the 2004 NCAA Tournament (along with Winthrop’s Cid Carvalho) • 2004 USA Tennis New England College Coach of the Year • All-time winningest coach in Quinnipiac tennis history (408) • Second all-time among active New England tennis coaches in career wins • ITA Wilson Division II Women’s National Tennis Coach of the Year (1994-95) • Six-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year • Six-time Northeast-10 Coach of the Year • Two NCAA Division II East Regional appearances COLLEGE DEGREE • BA, Southern Connecticut, 1973 ACTIVE NEW ENGLAND DIVISION I COACHING LEADERS Name (School) Wins Dave Fish (Harvard men) 501 Michael Quitko (Quinnipiac men/women) 408 Judy Dixon (UMass men/women)^ 325 Lesley Sheehan (Boston University women) 291 Chuck Kinyon (Dartmouth) 263 ^coaching stint at Yale Quitko resides in North Haven with his wife, Betsy. The couple has a daughter, Megan, a 2000 Quinnipiac graduate.
2007-08 Quinnipiac University Women’s Tennis Player Profiles NCAA First and Second Rounds at Miami • May 9-10, 2008 PAULA MILLER ASSISTANT COACH QUINNIPIAC ‘96 12th Season Paula Miller is in her 12th year as Assistant Coach at Quinnipiac University. In each of the past three seasons, Miller has played a key role in the Bobcats claim to four straight NEC tournament titles and NCAA tournament appearances. Miller - then Paula Rembac - was Coach Quitko’s first recruit in 1992. She had a stellar career at Quinnipiac leading the Bobcats to three Northeast-10 Championships. Miller still ranks in the top 15 on the all-time wins list at Quinnipiac. Miller is also a U.S.P.T.A. Certified Tennis Professional. Miller received her degree from Quinnipiac in 1996 in Health Administration. She currently serves the Quinnipiac Greater New Haven Alumni Chapter President, and is a business analyst at Value Options in Rocky Hill, Conn. Miller and her husband Greg, married in September, 2004, live in North Haven. GABBY PASTERNAK ASSISTANT COACH QUINNIPIAC ‘07 1st Season One of the top players in Quinnipiac women’s tennis history, Gabby Pasternak joined the Bobcats’ coaching staff in 2007-08. Pasternak has had a hand in all five Northeast Conference Championships, beginning in his freshman year of 2003-04. Pasternak was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Year in 2005. She achieved off the court, as well, earning a nomination for College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All- America honors in 2006. Pasternak earned all-conference recognition seven times in her much-heralded career. A 2007 Quinnipiac graduate, Pasternak is currently completing coursework toward a master’s degree at Quinnipiac. 9
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