THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2009-10 MEN’S TENNIS 2009-10 George Washington Colonials Men’s Tennis Front Row (L-R): Richard Blumenfeld, Arya Vayghan, Erik Hannah, Yan Levinski. Back Row (L-R): Ken Mkrtchian, Chris Kushma, Andy Erickson, Garrett Lockhart, Ugur Atalay. 2008-09 SEASON STATS Singles Doubles Ugur Atalay 15-6 4-9 Richard Blumenfeld 6-3 4-6 Andy Erickson 4-2 0-0 Erik Hannah 13-5 7-10 Chris Kushma 10-3 8-5 Yan Levinski 9-9 8-6 Arya Vayghan 8-4 7-7 Ryan Schlachter 0-0 0-2 Chris Seckman 0-2 0-1 Alex Sohaili 4-8 0-6 HISTORY AND AWARDS • Atlantic 10 Champions: 1979 • Atlantic 10 Tournament Finalist: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2008 • Atlantic 10 Tournament Individual Champions: 2004 Jake Jopling (No. 3 singles) Matt Hane/Jake Jopling (No. 1 doubles) 2002 Matt Hane (No. 1 singles) Matt Treadgold (No. 3 singles) 1996 Brad Shafran (No. 4 singles) Anders Bergkvist/Brad Shafran (No. 2 doubles) 1995 Brad Shafran (No. 4 singles) Brandon Purece/Scott Lowder (No. 3 doubles) 1994 Yann Auzoux (No. 1 singles) Rob Frankel (No. 5 singles) David Skid (No. 6 singles) 1993 Yann Auzoux (No. 1 singles) Yuval Karutzy (No. 2 singles) 1991 Matt Spiegel/Charles West (No. 2 doubles) 1981 Tim Kemper (No. 4 singles) Javier Holtz/Troy Marguglio (No. 3 doubles) 1979 Josh Ripple (No. 2 singles) Mark Bell (No. 3 singles) Matt Datta (No. 6 singles) Josh Ripple/David Schoen (No. 1 doubles) Mark Bell/Larry Small (No. 2 doubles) • Atlantic 10 Tournament All-Championship Team: 1994 Yann Auzoux, Roni Biron (singles) Yann Auzoux/Roni Biron (doubles) 1993 Yann Auzoux, Yuval Karutzy • Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer: 2004 Matt Hane 2002 Matt Hane • Atlantic 10 Senior of the Year: 1994 Mike Dowd 1992 Charles West • Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer: 2009 Ugur Atalay 2008 Yan Levinski 2005 Mustafa Gencsoy 2001 Matt Hane • Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year: 1993 Yuval Karutzy • Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: 1994 Joe Mesmer 1993 Joe Mesmer • Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team: 2009 Yan Levinksi, Ugur Atalay (First Team) Chris Kushma, Erik Hannah (Second Team) 2008 Mustafa Gencsoy, Erik Hannah, Yan Levinski, Sam Salyer (Second Team) 2007 Mustafa Gencsoy, Brandon Harris (Second Team), Sam Salyer (Second Team) 2006 Mustafa Gencsoy 2005 Mustafa Gencsoy, Jake Jopling, Matt Treadgold 2004 Matt Hane, Jake Jopling, Matt Treadgold 2003 Matt Hane, Matt Treadgold 2002 Matt Hane, Matt Treadgold 2001 Matt Hane 1999 Anders Bergkvist 1998 Anders Bergkvist 1997 Anders Bergkvist 1996 Brad Shafran (singles), Anders Bergkvist/Brad Shafran (doubles) 1994 Yann Auzoux, David Skid 1993 Yann Auzoux, Yuval Karutzy (singles) Yann Auzoux/Yuval Karutzy (doubles) 2009 RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT Jan. 17 at Old Dominion L, 6-1 Jan. 18 at William & Mary L, 5-1 Jan. 23 East Carolina L, 4-3 Feb. 6 Temple W, 4-3 Feb. 22 at Maryland L, 6-1 Mar. 6 at Greensboro L, 4-3 Mar. 7 at Charlotte W, 4-3 Mar. 14 Duquesne W, 7-0 Mar. 20 at Richmond W, 7-0 Mar. 22 Binghamton L, 6-1 Mar. 25 at Navy W, 4-3 Mar. 28 at Radford L, 6-1 Mar. 29 at Longwood W, 5-2 Mar. 30 UMBC W, 6-1 Apr. 3 St. Bonaventure (cancelled-rain) Apr. 4 at Dayton W, 7-0 Apr. 5 at Xavier W, 5-2 Apr. 10 at Georgetown W, 5-2 Apr. 10 Howard W, 5-2 Apr. 11 at James Madison (cancelled-rain) Apr. 24 A-10 Championships vs. St. Joesph’s W, 4-0 Apr. 25 A-10 Championships vs. St. Bonaventure L, 4-3 Apr. 26 A-10 Championships vs. Saint Louis W, 4-1 (3rd Place) Home matches in bold 2010 SEASON OUTLOOK After earning the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship in back-to- back seasons, The George Washington men’s tennis team wants to bring the title home in 2010. The men’s team returns a core group of players that know what it takes to get to the top. Last season, the Colonials swept all seven A-10 opponents in the regular season, including shutout victories over Duquesne, Richmond and Dayton. The Colonials rolled into the A-10 Championship on a six-match winning streak, and defeated Saint Joseph’s in the first round. GW fell to St. Bonaventure in the second round, but bounced back to win the third-place match over Saint Louis. Juniors Erik Hannah, Yan Levinski and Chris Kushma, all named to 2009 A-10 All-Conference teams, return with more experience and confidence from the fall 2009 slate. Kushma closed the fall with an 11-2 record, bringing home titles from the UVa Invitational and Georgetown Classic. Last season’s team MVP, sophomore Ugur Atalay had a great freshman season as A-10 coaches tabbed him the 2009 Most Outstanding Rookie. It was a repeat award for GW as Levinski earned the honor in 2008. Atalay won all of his No. 2 singles matches in the conference tournament to finish 15-6 overall. Sophomores Richard Blumenfeld, Andy Erickson, and junior Arya Vayghan all challenged and motivated each other to keep bringing their best play to the court. Blumenfeld had great success as a freshman at the No. 1 doubles position. Erickson’s season was shortened due to injuries, but he was unde- feated last season. Vayghan started and ended the season strong, after overcoming illness in the middle of the year. Freshman Ken Mkrtchian and walk-on Garrett Lockhart paired up in the fall at the Navy Invitational and took a share of the title, dropping only one match. Mkrtchian has the power and the skills to challenge any- one on the squad for a starting spot this year. This season’s schedule has the Colonials matched up against more ranked teams and individuals, including William & Mary, Columbia and Radford. Splitting the schedule between Montclair Country Club and the Mount Vernon Campus, the Colonials’ home matches include area rivals Georgetown and Howard. The 2010 Atlantic 10 Men’s Tennis Championship will be held April 16-18 at Club4Life in Monroeville, PA. 2009-10 ROSTER Name Yr. Ht. L/R Hometown/High School Ugur Atalay So. 6-1 R Istanbul, Turkey/Enka Schools Richard Blumenfeld So. 6-0 R Boca Raton, FL/Atlantic Community Andy Erickson So. 6-1 R Houston, TX/Klein Collins Erik Hannah Jr. 5-10 R Bradenton, FL/Laurel Springs (CA) Chris Kushma Jr. 6-2 R New York, NY/Univ. of Miami Online H.S. Garrett Lockhart Fr. 6-0 R Richmond, VA/St. Stephen’s Episcopal Yan Levinski Jr. 5-10 R Melbourne, Australia/Brighton Grammar Ken Mkrtchian Fr. 6-2 R Moscow, Russia/SOCES (CA) Arya Vayghan Jr. 5-9 R North Oaks, MN/Mounds View Head Coach: Greg Munoz (Binghamton ‘92) — 4th season Assistant Coach: Sean Holcomb-Jones (Towson ‘05 ) — 2nd season 2009-10 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME SEPTEMBER Fri-Sun 11-13 at Virginia Invitational All Day Fri-Sun 18-20 at Georgetown Classic All Day OCTOBER Fri-Sun 2-4 at Sergio Tacchini Invitational (Old Dominion, host) All Day Fri-Sun 9-11 at Navy Invitational All Day Fri-Sun 23-25 at Region 9 Tournament (Old Dominion, host) All Day JANUARY Sat 16 at Old Dominion 10:00 am Sat 23 at Duquesne 10:00 am FEBRUARY Fri 5 at Temple 5:00 pm Sat 6 at Penn 11:00 am Sun 7 at William & Mary 10:00 am Sun 14 at Duquesne 10:00 am Fri 19 at Maryland 4:00 pm Fri 26 at Cornell 2:00 pm Sat 27 at Binghamton 1:00 pm Sun 28 at Columbia 10:00 am MARCH SAT 6 RADFORD (at Montclair CC) 1:00 PM TUE 9 CHARLOTTE 1:00 PM Tue 16 vs Marquette (at Irvine, CA) 1:00 pm Thu 18 at Loyola Marymount 1:30 pm SUN 21 ST. JOHN’S 10:00 AM SUN 21 RICHMOND 2:30 PM Wed 24 at Navy 2:30 pm SAT 27 GEORGETOWN 10:00 AM Sat 27 at UMBC 2:30 pm Sun 28 at East Carolina 12:00 pm APRIL FRI 9 HOWARD 10:00 AM FRI 9 JAMES MADISON 2:00 PM SUN 11 LONGWOOD 10:00 AM Fri-Sun 16-18 Atlantic 10 Championship (at Club4Life; Monroeville, PA) All Day Home matches (in BOLD CAPS) played at Mount Vernon Tennis Complex, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, DC Chris Kushma