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T E N N I S2008-09 UMKC Women’s TennisRosterName Ht Yr. Hometown High School Last SchoolDaniela Amelunge 5-8 Fr. Santa Cruz, Bolivia Eagle’s School --Jessica Ball 5-7 Fr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita Collegiate HS --Caitlin Burke 5-6 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. St. Teresa’s Academy --Holly Davis 5-1 Jr. Wellington, Texas Hedley HS --Chelsea Horner 5-7 So. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest HS --Emily Lindsay 5-7 Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. Central HS Northwest Missouri State UniversityKatherin Rist 5-7 Jr. Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley North Ball State UniversityMegan Titus 5-7 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit West HS --Jillian Yakominich 5-2 Fr. Wichita, Kan. Maize HS --ScheduleDate Opponent Location Time Date Opponent Location Time (CT)Sep 12-14, 2008 Mizzou Tiger Invitational at Columbia, Mo. All DaySept. 26-28, 2008Kansas Invitational at Lawrence, Kan. All DayFri., Jan. 30 UTEP at Lawrence, Kan. 3 p.m.Sat., Jan. 31 Chicago State at Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m.Sun., Feb. 1 Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls, Iowa 11 a.m.Thu., Feb. 5 North Florida at Jacksonville, Fla. 1 p.m.Fri., Feb. 6 Florida A&M at Jacksonville, Fla. 1 p.m.Sat., Feb. 14 Drake Kansas City, Mo. 9:00 a.m.Sat., Feb. 28 SIU Edwardsville Kansas City, Mo. TBASun., Mar. 1 Kansas Kansas City, Mo. 2 p.m.Sat., Mar. 7 Missouri Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m.Sun., Mar. 8 Iowa State at Ames, Iowa 9 a.m.Fri., Mar. 27 Creighton at Omaha, Neb. 12:30 p.m.Sat., Mar 28 South Dakota at Omaha, Neb. 9 a.m.Fri., Apr. 3 • Western Illinois Kansas City, Mo. 2 p.m.Sat., Apr. 4 • Southern Utah Kansas City, Mo. 9 a.m.Sat., Apr. 4 Bradley Kansas City, Mo. 6 p.m.Sun., Apr. 5 • IUPUI Kansas City, Mo. 9 a.m.Fri., Apr. 10 Tulane Kansas City, Mo. 10 a.m.Fri., Apr. 17 • Oral Roberts at Macomb, Ill. 2 p.m.Sat., Apr. 18 • Oakland at Macomb, Ill. 1 p.m.Sun., Apr. 19 • Centenary at Macomb, Ill. 9 a.m.Sun., Apr. 19 • South Dakota State at Macomb, Ill. 2 p.m.Apr. 24-25 The Summit League Championshipat Fort Wayne, Ind. TBA• - Summit League MatchAll times listed as Central Time Zone and subject to change.Left to Right Head Coach Kendell Hale, Jillian Yakominich, Katherine Rist, Chelsea Horner, Megan Titus, Emily Lindsay, Jessica Ball, CaitlinBurke and Assistant Coach Christopher Biro. (Not pictured - Holly Davis, Daniela Amelunge)6
2008-09 Season OutlookThe UMKC women’s tennis teamsmade great strides in Kendell Hale’sfirst season as the head coach. Thesquad finished with a total of three victories,one of which snapped the program’s58-match losing streak. Thethree wins were the most for the teamsince the 2001-02 season.Coach Hale will look to continue theprogram’s momentum in 2009, as hereturns a total of five letterwinners,which includes First Team all-SummitLeague selection Emily Lindsay. Alongwith the returnees, the Kangaroos welcomethree newcomers to the mix thisseason that will help to solidify theline-up.“Our student-athletes took full advantageof the offseason to get strongerand faster,” said Hale. “We will bea much deeper team in 2009, and Ibelieve we will be one of the surpriseteams in The Summit League this season.”The ReturneesEmily Lindsay returns for the squadafter becoming the first Kangaroostudent-athlete to earn all-leaguehonors since the 2003 season. TheSt. Joseph, Mo., native compiled a 4-1record at the No. 1 singles position inleague play, as she won three-of-fourmatches to close out the season. Shealso posted a 3-1 mark at the top doublesline.“Emily is the type of player that everycoach loves to have,” said Hale. “Sheis all heart, and she will fight until theend in every match that she plays.”Chelsea Horner returns for her sophomorecampaign after competing atthe top two singles positions as a truefreshman. The Overland Park, Kan.,native posted an even 3-3 mark at thetwo line in Summit League play, whilegoing 3-1 at the No. 1 doubles positionwith Lindsay.“Chelsea continues to grow as a playereach and every day,” said Hale. “Shehas an incredible power game, and herserve and ground strokes are some ofthe best on the team.”Junior Holly Davis and senior CaitlinBurke also return as upperclassmenfor the Kangaroos this season. Davistied Lindsay for a team-lead with fourwins as a sophomore, and she posteda 3-3 record in league play at the No.5 singles position. Burke, meanwhile,will serve as the team captain thisseason, after competing at the No. 4singles and No. 2 doubles positions forthe squad a season ago.“Holly has a great competitive spirit,one of the strongest ones that I haveever seen,” said Hale. “It is what drivesher to succeed both on and off thecourt. Caitlin, meanwhile, has incredibleleadership, and her game has continuedimproving. We’re looking for herto have a great senior season.”Megan Titus rounds out the group ofreturnees for UMKC this season. TheLee’s Summit, Mo., native played primarilyin doubles as a freshman, whereshe teamed up with Davis to post a 2-8overall record at the No. 3 line.“I would have to say Megan is the mostimproved player for us from last year’steam,” said Hale. “She came in lastyear to help us out in doubles and nowshe is competing for a starting singlesposition.”Emily Lindsay senior returneew w w . u m k c k a n g a r o o s . c o m7
Page 1 and 2: 2009 UMKC TennisMen’s & Women’s
Page 3 and 4: Table of ContentsCredits 1Kangaroos
Page 5 and 6: 2008-09 Season OutlookThe UMKC men
Page 7: 2007-08 UMKC Men’s Tennis In Revi
Page 11 and 12: 2007-08 UMKC Women’s Tennis In Re
Page 13 and 14: UMKC Tennis Coaching StaffChristoph
Page 15 and 16: Plaza Tennis Center - Home of the K
Page 17 and 18: PatrickSmithNickMaderRedshirt Junio
Page 19 and 20: BretBerrymanGustavoGuerinJunior6-2
Page 21 and 22: CaitlinBurkeEmilyLindsaySenior5-6Ka
Page 23 and 24: MeganTitusKatherineRistSophomore5-7
Page 25 and 26: UMKC Men’s Tennis 2008 ResultsSin
Page 27: Men’s Tennis All-Time Results1987
Page 30 and 31: T E N N I SUMKC Women’s Tennis Hi
Page 32 and 33: T E N N I SWomen’s Tennis Superla
Page 34 and 35: The Evolution of the KangarooWhen c
Page 36 and 37: About UMKCTim HallDirector of Athle
Page 38 and 39: About UMKCThe home of UMKC Athletic
Page 40 and 41: About UMKCThe Victor F. Swyden Athl
Page 42 and 43: About UMKCFor 75 years, the Univers
Page 44 and 45: About UMKCK. Kansas City is a shopp
Page 46 and 47: About UMKCTen Days In The Community
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