- LSU (No. 13, 14-7 overall)
- Texas (No. 17-32, 16-5)
- Florida Atlantic (No. 33-48, 20-4)
- Marist (No. 49-64, 17-7)
BATON ROUGE — The 15th-ranked LSU men’s tennis team will play host to Marist College in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Championships on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium. Texas and Florida Atlantic will follow at 1 p.m.
“We’re reaping the rewards of having a solid year,” said LSU head coach Jeff Brown. “A lot of people had this season billed as a rebuilding year for us, but we didn’t believe that and we played well enough to host a regional. Obviously, with the added adrenaline of the crowd, and the enthusiasm that they provide for our team, it gives us a better chance to get through to the round of 16.”
In the other NCAA first-round match-up being held in Baton Rouge, the 19th-ranked Texas Longhorns (16-5) take on Florida Atlantic (20-4) at 1 p.m. Each match will consist of three doubles pro sets followed by six three-set singles matches. The second-round of the tournament will also be played at the “Dub” at noon on Sunday.
LSU, the 13th seed in the 64-team field, enters the NCAA tournament with a 14-7 overall record and a No. 15 Wingspan.com/ITA national ranking. The Tigers are hosting an NCAA Regional for the fourth time in school history and the third-straight season. LSU is a perfect 7-0 at home in NCAA Regional action and has advanced to the Sweet 16 in all three attempts.
Marist, the winner of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, enters the match with a 17-7 overall record. Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and has an enrollment of 3,350.
Florida Atlantic qualified based on its championship in the Trans America Athletic Conference, while Texas received an at-large bid.
The team which survives the NCAA Regional will advance to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Team Championships in Athens, Ga., from May 17-22, where it will face the winner of No. 4-seeded Texas A&M’s NCAA Regional. The College Station regional also includes Arizona State and Vanderbilt. Stanford, the No. 1 seed in the field, is the defending national champion.
“We have to just take it one match at a time,” Brown said. “We’ve never seen Marist play, so we’re not going to take them for granted and we’re going to have to make that match as businesslike as possible. If we are fortunate enough to win that match, then we will scout our second-round opponent and see how either Texas or Florida Atlantic are playing.”
In addition to hosting a regional for the NCAA team championships, LSU also had two players qualify for the 64-player singles draw. The Tigers also had one doubles pairing named the third alternate in the 32-team doubles draw for the NCAA Individual Championships, which will be held May 23-28 in Athens, Ga.
LSU’s No.12-ranked Ajay Ramaswami and No. 48-ranked Dan Kiernan were selected to the singles draw, while Kiernan and freshman Sebastian Rutka were named the third alternate in the doubles draw.
The 15th-ranked LSU men’s tennis team will host the Marist Red Foxes in the opening round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. in the W.T. “Dub” Robinson Tennis Stadium.
Quick Facts
Team Name: Florida Atlantic
School Name: Florida Atlantic University
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Blue and Grey
President: Dr. Anthony J. Catanese
Athletic Director: Tom Cargill
Enrollment: 23,000
Conference: Trans America Athletic
Head Coach: Mike Wheelen (94-59/7th year)
Assistant Coach: Jimmy Poon
ITA Singles/Doubles Rankings: n/a
2000-01 Record: 21-4 (6-0 TAAC/1st)
2000 NCAA Finish/Final Ranking: Lost in 1st round to UAB/48th
Final 1999-00 Ranking: 48th
Top Returnee: Doug Devriendt
Tennis SID: John McMahon
2000-01 FAU Roster
| Name | Ht. | Cl. | Hometown (Previous School) |
| Yalin Bilgin | 5-7 | Sr. | Istanbul, Turkey (Istek Tarabya) |
| Andre Buzzoni | 6-0 | Jr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil (Campos Salles) |
| Ruben Cruz | 6-2 | Sr. | North Miami, FL (American Senior) |
| Doug Devriendt | 6-3 | Jr. | Winnipeg, Canada (St. John’s Raven) |
| Ernest Diaz | 6-1 | So. | Barcelona, Spain (Andorra) |
| Fabio Faerman | 6-1 | Jr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil (I.L. Peretz) |
| Martin Jirak | 6-2 | Jr. | Prague, Czech Rep. (TCU) |
| Kodi Lewis | 6-1 | So. | Bridgetown, Barbados (Mapps) |
| Cristian Paiz | 5-9 | Fr. | Guat. City, Guatemala (Car. Gibbons) |
| Sandro Spotti | 5-11 | Jr. | Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Prep) |
2000-01 FAU Schedule
| Date Opponent | Score |
| 01/31/01 at Miami (FL) (#20) | L 3-4 |
| 02/11/01 *STETSON | W 7-0 |
| 02/17/01 vs Wake Forest (#68) (in Coral Gables) | L 2-4 |
| 02/23/01 *at Mercer | W 7-0 |
| 02/24/01 *at Troy State (#73) | W 6-1 |
| 02/25/01 *at Georgia State (#66) | W 7-0 |
| 03/03/01 *vs Campbell (in Orlando) | W 7-0 |
| 03/05/01 vs Old Dominion (in Tampa) | W 6-1 |
| 03/08/01 GEORGIA TECH (#54) | L 3-4 |
| 03/09/01 HAMPTON | W 7-0 |
| 03/12/01 COLGATE | W 6-1 |
| 03/12/01 LAFAYETTE | W 7-0 |
| 03/15/01 EAST TENNESSEE STATE | W 5-2 |
| 03/20/01 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | W 7-0 |
| 03/22/01 ARMY | W 6-1 |
| 03/22/01 MASSACHUSETTS | W 7-0 |
| 03/24/01 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY | W 4-3 |
| 03/31/01 *CENTRAL FLORIDA (#58) | W 6-1 |
| 04/02/01 DEPAUL | W 4-0 |
| 04/06/01 at South Florida (#34) | L 1-6 |
| 04/07/01 at Bethune-Cookman | W 4-0 |
| 04/13/01 vs Rice (#35) (in Coral Gables) | W 4-1 |
| 04/20/01 !vs Samford | W 4-0 |
| 04/21/01 !vs Stetson | W 5-0 |
| 04/22/01 !vs Central Florida (#72) | W 4-0 |
*Trans America Athletic Conference Match
!TAAC Tournament
Quick Facts
Team Name: Marist
School Name: Marist College
Location: Poughkeesie, N.Y.
Nickname: Red Foxes
Colors: Red and White
President: Dr. Dennis Murray
Athletic Director: Tim Murray
Enrollment: 3,350
Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic
Head Coach: Tim Smith
Assistant Coach: Charlie Warburton
ITA Singles/Doubles Rankings: N/A
2000-01 Record:17-8
2000 NCAA Finish/Final Ranking: N/A
Final 1999-00 Ranking: N/A
Tennis SID: Kimberly Zivkovich
2000-01 Marist College Men?s Tennis Roster
| Name |
Cl. |
Ht. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Patrick Dahnert
Jr.
6-5
Scottsdale, Ariz./Brophy Prep.
Juan Delgado
Jr.
6-1
Calli, Colombia/Colegio, Alejandria
Chris Garabaldi
Fr.
6-2
Tarrytown, N.Y./Sleepy Hollow
Patrick Hofer
So.
6-0
Falkenweg, Austria / St. Marten
Alex Ilchenko
Fr..
5-10
Brooklyn, N.Y./Kiev
Rael Jones
So.
5-10
Hollis, N.Y./John Jay
Michael Massa
Fr.
6-1
Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
Victor Sapeznikov
Fr.
6-0
Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Poly
Michael Sowter
Fr.
6-1
Perth, Australia/Trinity College
Head Coach:
Tim Smith, fourth season (SUNY Geneseo)
Assistant Coach: Charlie Warburton, fourth season (Manhattan College)
2000-01 Marist Men?s Tennis Results
Overall Record: 17-8
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| September 16 | @ Niagara* | W, 7-2 |
| September 16 | @ Canisius* | W, 4-3 |
| September 17 | @ Buffalo | L, 4-5 |
| September 20 | IONA* | W, 5-1 |
| Sept. 22 – 24 | @ Brown Invitational | |
| October 4 | RIDER* | W, 7-0 |
| Oct. 6 – 8 | ECAC Invitational @ Harvard | |
| Columbia | L, 7-0 | |
| Yale | L, 7-0 | |
| West Virginia | L, 5-2 | |
| February 17 | Hartford | W, 5-2 |
| February 18 | @ Vermont | W, 6-1 |
| February 18 | Providence | L, 1-6 |
| February 25 | @ Brown | L, 0-7 |
| March 9 – 16 | @ Virginia Tennis Classic | |
| March 14 | Montana St. | W 5-2 |
| March 28 | @ Army | L,1-6 |
| March 30 | BC | L, 1-5 |
| March 31 | LOYOLA* | W, 6-1 |
| April 1 | RHODE ISLAND | W, 6-1 |
| April 5 | SIENA* | W, 7-0 |
| April 10 | @ Fairfield* | W, 7-0 |
| April 11 | ST. PETER’S* | W, 5-2 |
| April 16 | MANHATTAN* | W, 6-1 |
| April 17 | FORDHAM | W, 4-2 |
| Apr. 20 – 22 | MAAC Championships | |
| April 20 | vs. Iona | W, 7-0 |
| April 21 | vs. Loyola | W, 7-0 |
| April 22 | vs. Manhattan | W, 5-2 |
| May 12-13 | NCAA First/Second Rounds |
* Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Matches
All Home Games in CAPS
Quick Facts
Team Name: Texas
School Name: The University of Texas
Location: Austin, Texas
Enrollment: 46,484 (35,091 undergraduate)
Nickname: Longhorns
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Michael Center
Record at School (Years): 17-5 (1st year)
Assistant Coach: David Roditi
ITA SIngles Rankings of players:
No. 35 Jean Simon
No. 99 Craig Edmondson
ITA Doubles Rankings:
No. 34 Jorge Haro/Jose Zarhi
No. 37 Ron Kloppert/Jean Simon
2000-01 Dual Match record: 17-5
Conference record/Finish: 6-2/2nd(t)
1999-2000 NCAA Finish and Final Ranking: Round of 16/No. 16
2000-01 Texas Men’s Tennis Roster
| Name | Cl. | Ht. | Hometown (Previous School) |
| Will Clinton | Fr. | 6-1 | Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) |
| Francios Cassette | Fr. | 6-7 | Koksijde, Belgium |
| Michael Domanski | Jr. | 5-11 | Warsaw, Poland (UTSA) |
| Craig Edmondson | Sr. | 6-0 | Manchester, Eng. (Loughborough) |
| Jorge Haro | Jr. | 6-1 | Merida, Yucatan (All Star Acad.) |
| Ryan Haymond | Fr. | 6-2 | Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial) |
| Alastair Jenkin | Fr. | 6-2 | Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Prep) |
| Ron Kloppert | Sr. | 5-11 | Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Neth. (Tulane) |
| Joe Morris | So. | 6-1 | Amarillo, Texas (Tascosa) |
| Jean Simon | So. | 6-3 | Lille, France (Lycee Condorlet) |
| Scott Walker | Fr. | 5-9 | El Paso, Texas (Franklin) |
| Jose Zarhi | Fr. | 6-1 | Santiago, Chile (Saddlebrook) |
Head Coach: Michael Center (Kansas ’86; 1st season at Texas, 10th year overall)
Assistant Coach: David Roditi (TCU ’96, 1st season at Texas, 1st year overall)
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Nick Crowell (Texas ’00, 1st season at Texas, 1st year overall)
2000-01 Texas Schedule & Results
(17-5 overall, 6-2 Big 12 regular season)
Current ITA National Ranking: No. 22
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
| Feb. | 3 | UT-San Antonio | W, 7-0 |
| Feb. | 3 | Trinity | W, 6-1 |
| Feb. | 6 | #6 Texas A&M | W, 4-2 |
| Feb. | 9 | at #61 Princeton | W, 6-1 |
| Feb. | 23 | at #19 Pepperdine | L, 4-3 |
| Feb. | 25 | at #20 Fresno State | W, 4-3 |
| Mar. | 6 | #62 Ball State | W, 6-1 |
| Mar. | 7 | #11 SMU | L, 4-3 |
| Mar. | 10 | #23 North Carolina | W, 5-2 |
| Mar. | 14 | at #22 Florida | W, 7-0 |
| Mar. | 17 | at #50 Florida State | W, 5-2 |
| Mar. | 21 | Colorado* | W, 6-1 |
| Mar. | 23 | Nebraska | W, 5-2 |
| Mar. | 30 | at Oklahoma* | W, 7-0 |
| Mar. | 31 | at #37 Oklahoma State* | W, 6-1 |
| Apr. | 2 | at #55 Kansas* | W, 4-3 |
| Apr. | 7 | Texas Tech* | W, 6-1 |
| Apr. | 14 | at #6 Texas A&M* | L, 7-0 |
| Apr. | 21 | #31 Baylor* | L, 5-2 |
| Apr. | 27 | Nebraska | W, 4-0 |
| Apr. | 28 | #29 Baylor | W, 4-1 |
| Apr. | 29 | #6 Texas A&M | L, 4-1 |