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Charlotte Tennis 2011-12 Recap/2012-13 Season Outlook The Charlotte 49ers women's tennis program continued to add to its illustrious history in 2011-12, not only earning the No. 2 seed at the Atlantic 10 Tournament but also by opening a beautiful new, on-campus facility: Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. The new facility is just the latest in an overall boom across campus to showcase 49ers athletic teams. On the courts, Charlotte earned a 16-6 record as head coach Michaela Gorman surpassed the 100-win plateau, becoming just the second mentor in program history to accomplish the feat. It marked the third time in her nine seasons she has guided the squad to 16 wins. Last spring, the doubles pairing of senior Andrea Rivera and junior Alexandra Zinn became the first duo in program history to earn a national ranking, landing at No. 48 in the Campbell's/ITA listings for February 20. This season, eight returners and two newcomers comprise the roster for Gorman's 10th campaign. A quintet of seniors -- Emmanuelle Briant, Anna Ekelund, Iveta Guneva, Ginny Johnson and Alexandra Zinn -- will be playing its final season in the green and white. Zinn was selected to the All-Atlantic 10 team a year ago, joining her doubles partner Rivera and last season's team MVP, sophomore Natsuko Takayanagi. Charlotte will participate in four fall tournaments, including playing host to the Charlotte 49er Invitational October 12-13, and a pair of dual matches in preparation for the spring campaign. The first full season at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex is on the docket in 2012-13. Nine spring dual matches are slated to be played at the facility, including seven against Carolinas Region foes and the only Atlantic 10 regular-season contest. 2012-13 Charlotte 49ers Women's Tennis Roster Name Ht. Yr. Hometown High School Tyler Baker 5-4 Fr. Ft. Bragg, N.C. Terry Sanford HS Emmanuelle Briant 5-9 Sr. La Cadiere d'Azur, France Externat Saint Joseph La Cordeille Anna Ekelund 5-5 Sr. Lomma, Sweden Procivitas Lisa Grosselius 5-11 So. Mölndal, Sweden Katrinelundsgymnasiet Iveta Guneva 5-7 Sr. Sofia, Bulgaria 119th Akademik Mihail Arnaudov Ginny Johnson 5-4 Sr. Asheboro, N.C. Asheboro Dominica Nemec 5-7 Jr. Calgary, Alberta National Sport School Jessica Perez 5-7 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park HS Natsuko Takayanagi 5-3 So. Fukui, Japan Northwest Guilford (N.C.) HS Alexandra Zinn 5-11 Sr. Trelleborg, Sweden Procivitas Head Coach Michaela Gorman UNC Greensboro, 2000 10th season at Charlotte Assistant Coach Jesse Tarr James Madison, 2008 3rd season at Charlotte Volunteer Assistant Coach AJ Nelson Richmond, 2011 1st season at Charlotte 2012-13 TEAM REVIEW/OUTLOOK
Charlotte Tennis MICHAELA GORMAN Head Coach 10th Season UNC Greensboro, 2000 After capturing her 100th career coaching victory in the fall of 2011, Michaela Gorman, enters her 10th season as head coach at Charlotte, bringing the highest winning percentage of any coach in program history. She also enjoyed the greatest first five seasons as a head coach in the program's history. Posting 112 career victories, the second-most of any coach at Charlotte, Gorman, then Michaela Quinn, started her career with the 49ers with four-straight winning seasons, not previously accomplished since a stretch from the 1985-88 seasons. She also leads the team into a new era, moving the team into the new Halton-Wagner Complex this past season. The 49ers posted 16 more victories in 2011-12, the third time in her tenure at Charlotte that a Gorman-led team won 16 matches. The 49ers have recorded more than 16 wins just three times in program history. In 2012, Charlotte saw its first-ever doubles pair make the national rankings, with senior Andrea Rivera and junior Alexandra Zinn landing at No. 48 in the Campbell's/Intercollegiate Tennis Association on February 20. The men's and women's programs combined to win 68.9 percent of their season matches, the third-best combined percentage in school history, while tallying 31 combined victories, fourth most for the two programs together in one season at Charlotte. The women were 3-1 in Atlantic 10 matches, earning the second seed and tying their highest seeding at a conference tournament. In 2011-12, Gorman served on the Carolinas Regional Coaches Committee of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). In 2010, after sustaining injuries, the 49ers shocked the Atlantic 10 by upending the top seed in the tournament, defeating Xavier well into the night at the championship, which faced a wacky schedule due to rain pushing the matches inside and in a condensed area. The 49ers finished in the top three of the 14-team league for the fourth time in the first five seasons of league membership. Charlotte has not finished lower than sixth in the league since joining the conference in 2005-06. The 49ers finished third at the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament in consecutive seasons (2009 and 2010). The Niners saw individuals and pairs surge past the doubles records in 2009, as all three top duos netted 23 or more wins together. Two 49ers had 26 or more doubles, including Gabi Vergara's 27 doubles victories, setting the school record. Two other players, Yudeshnee Pillay (25) and Kimber Redfern (24), got into the top three in single-season singles victories in program history. In 2009, Gorman matched her best winning percentage at the school (.762). The 2007 season was another winning campaign, with Charlotte tallying a 12-10 overall mark and finishing third in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Freshman Ana Spivakovsky was named the league's Freshman of the Year and won 26 singles matches, breaking the school standard. In 2006, Gorman guided the 49ers to 16 wins, which was the most by Charlotte since 1991. The 49ers also recorded their best conference finish by reaching the championship match of the A-10 Tournament. Ofria Friedman and Ashleigh Murray earned All-Atlantic 10 honors. In 2005, Gorman again led the 49ers to a second consecutive 14-win season, including a six-match winning streak. The 49ers rewrote the record books with Laura Swain, Kathy Robey and Murray putting their names at the top of all the school single-season and career records. In 2004, the 49ers won 14 matches, the most wins by the program since the 1998 season and the most by a first-year coach. They also finished sixth in Conference USA, the best league finish by the 49ers. Gorman had ties to the Charlotte program long before she arrived here for the 2004 campaign. She is a graduate of Charlotte's South Mecklenburg High School. Her first tennis coach was long-time 49ers coach Penny Brawley. The former Michaela Quinn came to Charlotte after spending two seasons as an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at UNC Greensboro. With the Spartans, she assisted head coach Jeff Trivette with all aspects of the women's program. Before beginning her coaching career, she enjoyed a stellar four-year playing career at UNC Greensboro. She served as a team captain and was a four-year All-Southern Conference doubles player. She earned a bachelor's degree in recreation, parks and tourism in 2000. During the summer of 2002, she served as a USTA Southern Section Davis Cup team coach for the 12-and-under division. In that role, she conducted practices and set lineups for match play. While in college, she also served as the head tennis pro at the Cedarwood Pool in Jamestown, N.C., for two summers. She married Jeromy Gorman on June 28, 2008, and the couple lives in Mint Hill, N.C., with their two dogs, Bella and Maddie, and son, Sawyer Douglas, who was born February 22, 2010. Personal Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Family: Married to Jeromy Gorman on June 28, 2008 Son, Sawyer (2) Education High School: South Mecklenburg College: UNC Greensboro, 2000 Coaching Experience Nine seasons as head coach with a combined record of 112-85 (.569). Team has finished no lower than sixth in seven years of A-10 membership, with five top-three finishes in the Atlantic 10 Conference 2004-12 Charlotte, head coach 2012: 16-6, T3rd at A-10 Tournament 2011: 11-15, 6th at A-10 Tournament 2010: 6-17, 3rd at A-10 Tournament 2009: 16-5, 3rd at A-10 Tournament 2008: 7-13, 5th at A-10 Tournament 2007: 12-10, 3rd at A-10 Tournament 2006: 16-5, 2rd at A-10 Tournament 2005: 14-6, 9th at CUSA Tournament 2004: 14-8, 6th at CUSA Tournament 2002-03: UNC Greensboro, Assistant Also spent summer of 2002 as on-court coach for the USTA Southern Section Davis Cup 12-and-under division team HEAD COACH
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