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CreditsThe 2011-12 Long Island University Women’s Tennis Record Book was designed, written and edited by Shawn Sweeney. Editorial assistance by Jeff Mead and Anna Pawlaczyk. Photography by Gene Boyars.
Table of Contents
Quick Facts ............................................................................................................. 1Head Coach Asi Phillips ...................................................................................... 2Player Information ............................................................................................... 2Roster ....................................................................................................................... 3Northeast Conference Season Review .......................................................... 3Season-by-Season Results .................................................................................. 4
General InformationFounded ........................................................................................1926
Enrollment ................................................................................ 11,000
Nickname ............................................................................ Blackbirds
Colors .........................................................................Black and Silver
Conference ......................................................................... Northeast
Home Court .................................................... USTA Tennis Center
Capacity ........................................................................................2,500
Athletics Web Site ......................................www.liuathletics.com
President .......................................................Dr. David J. Steinberg
Provost ............................................................ Gale Stevens Haynes
Director of Athletics ..................................................... John Suarez
Senior Associate AD/SWA ................................Margaret Alaimo
Head Athletic Trainer ........................................ Danny O’Connor
Athletic Department Phone ................................(718) 488-1030
Athletic Department Fax .....................................(718) 488-1669
Coaching StaffHead Coach .......................................................................Asi Phillips
Alma Mater, Year ..................................... Mount St. Mary’s, 2000
Overall Record .................................................. 61-51 (six seasons)
Record at LIU ...............................................................................same
E-mail ................................................................... [email protected]
Women’s Tennis Office Phone ..........................(718) 488-3497
Team Information2010-11 Overall Record ............................................................ 4-11
2011 Conference Record/Finish ...................................... 2-2/3rd
2011 NEC Tournament Finish ......................................Semifinals
Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................... 2/4
Newcomers ......................................................................................... 4
Athletics Media RelationsAssistant Director of Media Relations ....................................TBA
................................................................... Women’s Tennis Contact
Phone .........................................................................(718) 488-1420
E-mail ............................................................................... [email protected]
Assistant AD/Director of Media Relations ....Shawn Sweeney
Phone .........................................................................(718) 488-1307
E-mail ....................................................... [email protected]
Media Relations Graduate Assistant .............Anna Pawlaczyk
Phone ..................................................... (718) 488-1000 ext. 3026
E-mail .................................................anna.pawlaczyk@my.liu.edu
Media Relations Fax .............................................(718) 488-3302
Mailing Address ............................................One University Plaza
......................................................Wellness Center/Room 214-216
...........................................................................Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Quick Facts
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Via Subway: Take the M,R (local) or B, Q (express) to DeKalb Avenue or take the 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Nevins Street. Also, A, C can be taken to Jay St./Borough Hall.From Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge: Proceed along Flatbush Avenue Extension to Myrtle Avenue and turn left at light. Take Myrtle Avenue to Ashland Place. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, turning right. Parking garage is first brick building on the right.From Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge: Proceed along Adams Street, making a left onto Tillary St. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make first left at Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue and make a right. Parking garage is first brick building on the right.From Brooklyn: Belt Parkway to BQE. Take BQE to Cadman Plaza West and proceed to Tillary Street. Turn left on Tillary Street and turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension. Make immediate left at light onto Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Ave. and make a right. Parking garage is first brick building on the right. From Queens/Long Island: Long Island Expressway (495 West) to BQE (278 West) to Tillary Street exit. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make first left at Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, turning right.From Staten Island: Take Verrazano Bridge to BQE. See above.From Northern New Jersey: Take New Jersey Turnpike south to Holland Tunnel to Canal Street East and follow to Manhattan Bridge. See above.From Southern New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 10 (Outerbridge Crossing) to 278 East Verrazano Bridge to BQE. Follow directions from Brooklyn.From New England/Westchester County: Merritt Parkway South or 95 South to the Hutchinson Parkway South and over the Whitestone Bridge. Take 678 South (Van Wyck Expressway) to 495 West (Long Island Expressway). Follow directions from Queens.
Directions to LIU
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Asi Phillips Head Coach•Seventh Season
Mount St. Mary’s, 2000
2005-06 Long Island1 ................................12-10 .................. 4-0 NEC2006-07 Long Island1 ................................10-12 .................. 4-0 NEC2007-08 Long Island .................................11-4 .................... 4-0 NEC2008-09 Long Island1 2 ..............................10-8 .................... 3-0 NEC2009-10 Long Island1 2 ..............................14-4 .................... 2-1 NEC2010-11 Long Island .................................4-11 ..................... 2-2 NECTotals (six seasons) .........................61-51 ......... 19-3 NEC
1 NEC Coach of the Year2 NEC Champions
The Phillips File
Meet The Blackbirds
SinglesYear Overall Dual Tournaments NEC2009-10 14-13 12-6 2-7 3-0 2010-11 7-16 5-10 2-6 3-3Total 21-29 17-16 4-13 6-3
DoublesYear Overall Dual Tournaments NEC2009-10 13-6 11-4 2-2 1-22010-11 8-11 8-7 0-4 4-2Total 21-17 19-11 2-6 5-4
Taysha Blessington•Career Records
Taysha Blessington 5-5•Junior
Sydney, Australia Roseville College
Aleksandra Pavlovic 5-10•JuniorUzice, Serbia
Sports Gimnazium
SinglesYear Overall Dual Tournaments NEC2009-10 15-13 10-7 5-6 2-1 2010-11 5-17 3-11 2-6 2-3Total 20-30 13-14 7-12 4-4
DoublesYear Overall Dual Tournaments NEC2009-10 16-4 14-3 2-1 3-02010-11 9-11 8-7 1-4 4-2 Total 25-15 22-10 3-5 7-2
Aleksandra Pavlovic•Career Records
Brittany Thompson 5-2•FreshmanAddison, Texas
Frisco
Jacqueline Varnyan 5-9•FreshmanBrooklyn, N.Y.
Leon M. Goldstein
Nancy Zonneveld 5-3•Freshman
Frankfurt, Germany European School Frankfurt
Josephine Mancini 5-6•FreshmanBrooklyn, N.Y.
Roseville College
Lisa Maas 5-7•Sophomore
Nordeu, GermanyMiddle Tennessee State Univ.
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Opening Round: #8 Saint Francis (PA) 4, #9 Wagner 0 #7 Monmouth 4, #10 St. Francis (N.Y.) 0Quarterfinals: #1 Quinnipiac 4, #8 Saint Francis (Pa.) 0 #2 Long Island 5, #7 Monmouth 0 #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 4, #7 Monmouth 0 #4 Sacred Heart 4 #5 Mount St. Mary’s 0
Ninth Place: #10 St. Francis (N.Y.) 4, #9 Wagner 0 Seventh Place: Cancelled - rainFifth Place: Cancelled - rainSemifinals: #1 Quinnipiac 5, #4 Sacred Heart 1 #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 4, #3 Long Island 0Championship: #1 Quinnipiac 4, #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 3
2011 NEC Championship Results
2011 All-NEC Teams
First Team Singles#1 Claudia Hidalgo Bryant#2 Julia Prantl Fairleigh Dickinson#3 Juliet Labarthe Quinnipiac#4 Sarah Viebrock Quinnipiac#5 Valeria Couto Cuervo Bryant #6 Lavinia Cristescu Quinnipiac
Second Team Singles#1 Elmine Botes Fairleigh Dickinson #2 Adrienne Markison Quinnipiac #3 Irina Dementyeva Fairleigh Dickinson #4 Egzona Morina Fairleigh Dickinson #5 Lisanne Steinert Quinnipiac #6 Emily Napier Fairleigh Dickinson
Player of the YearClaudia Hidalgo Bryant
Rookie of the YearJuliet Labarthe Quinnipiac
First Team Doubles#1 Elmine Botes Fairleigh Dickinson Irina Dementyeva Fairleigh Dickinson#2 Julia Prantl Fairleigh Dickinson Egzona Morina Fairleigh Dickinson#3 Delaney Downing Sacred Heart Kate Donnelly Sacred Heart
Second Team Doubles#1 Lucy Bird Bryant Claudia Hidalgo Bryant #2 Rachel Cantor Quinnipiac Adrienne Markison Quinnipiac #3 Emma Haley Mount St. Mary’s t Carly Landini Mount St. Mary’s
Coach of the YearMike Quitko Quinnipiac
Northeast Conference Season Review
Name Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous SchoolTaysha Blessington 5-5 Jr. Sydney, Australia/Roseville College Lisa Maas 5-7 So. Nordeu, Germany/Middle Tennessee State Univ. Josephine Mancini 5-6 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall AcademyAleksandra Pavlovic 5-10 Jr. Uzice, Serbia/Sports Gimnazium Brittany Thompson 5-2 Fr. Addison, Texas/Frisco Jacqueline Varnyan 5-9 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Leon M. GoldsteinNancy Zonneveld 5-3 Fr. Frankfurt, Germany/European School Frankfurt
Roster
For more information on the Northeast Conference, including schedules and statistics please go towww.northeastconference.org
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2010-11 Singles/Doubles Results
Singles1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Taysha Blessington 3-4 2-3 0-3 --- --- --- 5-10 2-6 3-3 7-16Dara Lahens --- --- 0-2 1-4 2-3 2-0 5-9 1-6 4-1 6-15Fatima Ouattara --- --- 4-3 0-2 1-4 --- 5-9 0-3 3-2 5-12Aleksandra Pavlovic 1-6 2-5 --- --- --- --- 3-11 2-6 2-3 5-17Zelie Pfeiffer --- --- --- --- 2-1 1-0 3-1 3-4 3-0 6-5Linn Sjogren 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-6 --- --- 2-10 1-3 1-4 3-13Total 4-11 4-10 5-9 2-12 5-9 3-11 23-62 9-28 16-15 32-90
Doubles1 2 3 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Lahens/Sjogren --- 4-0 --- 4-0 1-1 1-0 5-1Blessington/Pavlovic 8-7 --- --- 8-7 0-1 4-2 8-8Ouattara/Pfeiffer --- --- --- --- 0-4 --- 0-4Ouattara/Sjogren --- --- --- --- 1-1 --- 1-1Blessington/Sjogren --- --- --- --- 0-3 --- 0-3Lahens/Pavlovic --- --- --- --- 1-3 --- 1-3Lahens/Ouattara --- 2-9 --- 2-9 --- 1-4 2-9Pfeiffer/Sjogren --- --- 1-2 1-2 --- 1-2 1-2Totals 8-7 6-9 1-14 15-30 3-13 7-11 18-43
Overall: 4-11 Northeast Conference: 2-2
Date Opponent ResultSept. 17 Stony Brook Invitational Completed Sept. 24 Eastern Championships CompletedOct. 9 USTA Invitational CompletedOct. 22 ITA Regionals CompletedFeb. 13 vs. Howard1 L 6-1 Feb. 19 at St. John’s L 7-0Feb. 26 at Saint Peter’s W 5-2March 14 vs. Navy2 L 5-2March 15 vs. Quinnipiac2* L 6-1March 17 vs. Buffalo2 L 7-0March 18 vs. Florida Atlantic2 L 7-0March 25 at Columbia L 7-0April 2 at Stony Brook L 7-0April 3 Monmouth* W 7-0April 6 at Sacred Heart* W 5-2April 7 Fairleigh Dickinson* L 1-6April 10 at Army L 1-6April 16 vs. Robert Morris3 W 4-1April 17 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson3 L 4-0
* Northeast Conferernce match1 Queens, N.Y.2 Orlando, Fla.3 Northeast Conference Tournament (West Windsor, N.J.)
2010-11 Team Results
Linn Sjogren
Aleksandra Pavlovic
Taysha Blessington
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2009-10 Singles/Doubles Results
Singles1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Selma Babic 14-1 --- --- --- --- --- 14-1 5-1 3-0 19-2Taysha Blessington --- 1-0 --- 11-6 --- --- 12-6 2-7 3-0 14-13Stephanie Elie --- --- 1-0 --- 4-5 2-2 7-7 0-4 2-1 7-11H’Ann Johnson --- --- --- --- 1-2 6-0 7-2 --- 2-1 7-2Dara Lahens --- --- --- --- 1-3 3-1 4-4 1-4 --- 5-8Aleksandra Pavlovic 1-0 2-0 7-7 --- --- --- 10-7 5-6 2-1 15-13Linn Sjogren --- 6-7 2-0 --- --- --- 8-7 2-4 1-2 10-11Total 15-1 9-7 10-7 11-6 6-10 11-3 62-34 15-26 13-5 77-60
Doubles1 2 3 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Blessington/Sjogren --- 3-1 --- 3-1 2-2 --- 5-3Elie/Lahens --- --- 12-5 12-5 6-3 2-1 18-8Pavlovic/mixed --- --- --- --- 2-1 --- 2-1Babic/Pavlovic 14-3 --- --- 14-3 --- 3-0 14-3Blessington/Johnson --- 8-3 --- 8-3 --- 1-2 8-3Babic/Johnson 1-0 --- --- 1-0 --- --- 1-0Totals 15-3 11-4 12-5 38-12 10-6 6-3 48-18
Overall: 14-4 Northeast Conference: 2-1
Date Opponent ResultSept. 20 Stony Brook Invitational Completed Sept. 25 Eastern Championships CompletedOct. 10 USTA Invitational CompletedOct. 24 ITA Regionals CompletedFeb. 5 Albany W 4-3 Feb. 16 Massachusetts L 5-1Feb. 27 at Columbia L 4-3March 14 vs. Southern Utah1 W 6-1March 16 vs. CSU-Bakersfield1 W 7-0March 17 vs. Oral Roberts1 W 5-2March 24 Sacred Heart* W 5-2March 27 at Saint Peter’s W 4-0March 27 vs. St. John’s2 W 4-3April 1 at Fordham W 7-0April 2 at Monmouth* W 7-0April 5 at Fairleigh Dickinson* L 4-3April 9 Rhode Island W 4-3April 10 at Army W 4-3April 16 vs. Monmouth4 W 5-0April 17 vs. Quinnipiac4 W 4-1April 18 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson4 W 4-2May 14 vs. No. 10 Duke5 L 4-0
* Northeast Conferernce match1 Las Vegas, Nev.2 Jersey City, N.J.3 West Point, N.Y.4 Northeast Conference Tournament (West Windsor, N.J.)5 NCAA Tournament (Charlottesville, Va.)
2009-10 Team Results
Stephanie Elie
Selma Babic
2010 Northeast Conference Champions
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2008-09 Singles/Doubles Results
Singles1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Selma Babic 16-1 --- --- --- --- --- 16-1 5-3 3-0 21-4Liliana Cortes --- --- 0-1 --- --- --- 0-1 0-1 --- 0-2Stephanie Elie --- 0-1 1-1 4-2 2-2 --- 7-6 2-4 3-0 9-10Ashley Harvey --- 11-3 0-1 --- --- --- 11-4 4-3 3-0 15-7Amy Hosotsuji --- --- --- 0-1 1-2 7-6 8-9 1-3 1-1 9-12H’Ann Johnson --- 1-0 3-8 1-2 --- --- 5-10 2-2 1-2 7-12Dara Lahens --- --- 1-0 2-2 4-4 0-1 7-7 0-4 3-0 7-11
Total 16-1 12-4 5-12 7-8 7-8 8-10 55-43 14-20 15-3 69-63
Doubles1 2 3 Dual Tourn. NEC Overall
Cortes/Johnson --- --- --- --- 3-7 --- 3-7Babic/Lahens 1-2 --- --- 1-2 3-1 --- 4-3Elie/Hosotsuji --- 1-6 1-0 2-6 1-2 1-1 3-8Elie/Lahens --- 1-0 2-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 3-2Harvey/Hosotsuji 0-1 2-4 0-1 2-6 0-2 0-1 2-8Elie/Johnson --- 0-1 0-2 0-3 --- --- 0-3Babic/Johnson 12-1 --- --- 12-1 --- 2-0 12-1Harvey/Lahens --- 1-0 1-4 2-4 --- 0-1 2-4Elie/Harvey --- 0-1 --- 0-1 --- --- 0-1Hosotsuji/Lahens --- --- 0-1 0-1 --- --- 0-1Totals 13-4 5-12 5-10 23-26 7-13 5-3 30-39
Overall: 10-8 Northeast Conference: 3-0
Date Opponent ResultSept. 19 Stony Brook Invitational Completed Sept. 26 Eastern Championships CompletedOct. 11 USTA Women’s College Invitational CompletedOct. 25 Wilson/ITA East Region Championships CompletedJan. 31 at Albany L 6-1Feb. 5 at Massachusetts L 6-1 Feb. 21 at Columbia L 7-0March 7 at Saint Peter’s W 7-0March 16 vs. Cleveland State1 L 5-2March 17 vs. North Dakota1 W 6-1March 18 vs. Rhode Island1 L 5-2March 19 at Rollins L 5-2March 21 vs. Coastal Carolina1 L 5-2March 26 at Sacred Heart* W 4-3March 27 Bryant W 5-2March 30 Monmouth* W 7-0April 5 Fairleigh Dickinson* W 6-1April 11 at Army W 4-3April 17 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)2 W 5-0April 18 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson2 W 4-0April 19 vs. Quinnipiac2 W 4-1May 8 at No. 9 California3 L 4-0
* Northeast Conferernce match1 Orlando, Fla.2 Northeast Conference Tournament (West Windsor, N.J.)3 NCAA Tournament (Berkeley, Calif.)
2008-09 Team Results
Amy Hosotsuji
Ashley Harvey
2009 Northeast Conference Champions
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Liliana Cortes
Dara Lahens
2007-08 Singles/Doubles Results
Singles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tourn. NEC OverallSelma Babic 10-3 --- --- --- --- --- 10-3 7-2 4-0 17-5Liliana Cortes --- --- --- --- 5-1 --- 5-1 0-2 2-0 5-3Stephanie Elie --- --- 1-4 5-4 --- --- 5-8 0-4 0-4 6-12Ashley Harvey 0-1 12-2 --- --- --- --- 12-3 4-4 4-0 16-7Amy Hosotsuji --- --- --- --- 2-1 7-3 9-4 0-3 3-1 9-7H’Ann Johnson --- 0-1 7-3 3-0 --- --- 10-4 3-2 3-0 13-6Dara Lahens --- --- --- 1-0 4-2 1-0 6-2 0-2 2-0 6-4
Total 10-4 12-3 8-7 9-4 11-4 10-3 46-52 14-19 12-16 60-71
Doubles 1 2 3 Dual Tourn. NEC OverallCortes/Hosotsuji --- --- --- --- 1-1 --- 1-1Elie/Lahens --- --- 4-1 4-1 3-2 1-0 7-3Babic/Cortes 1-0 --- --- 1-0 5-1 1-0 6-1Johnson/Lahens --- 0-1 --- 0-1 0-2 --- 0-3Harvey/Hosotsuji --- 6-1 6-0 12-1 0-2 4-0 12-3Harvey/Johnson --- --- --- --- 2-1 --- 2-1Hosotsuji/Lahens --- --- --- --- 0-1 --- 0-1Babic/Harvey 0-1 --- --- 0-1 --- --- 0-1Elie/Hosotsuji --- --- 0-1 0-1 --- --- 0-1Babic/Johnson 9-1 --- --- 9-1 --- 3-0 9-1Cortes/Lahens --- 2-5 --- 2-5 --- 1-1 2-5Babic/Johnson 0-2 --- --- 0-2 --- --- 0-2Totals 10-4 8-7 10-2 28-13 11-10 10-1 39-23
Overall: 10-8 Northeast Conference: 3-0
Date Opponent ResultSept. 16 Eastern Championships CompletedSept. 29 Stony Brook Invitational CompletedOct. 6 USTA Invitational CompletedMarch 2 at Army L 2-5March 9 at Saint Peter’s W 6-1March 15 vs. Adelphi W 7-0March 16 vs. Siena W 7-0March 17 vs. Dayton W 4-3March 18 vs. Hamilton W 6-1March 19 vs. Wagner* W 7-0March 29 at Massachusetts L 1-6April 5 Sacred Heart* W 5-2April 6 at St. John’s L 2-4April 9 at Monmouth* W 7-0April 11 at Fairleigh Dickinson* W 6-1April 18 vs. Wagner1 W 4-0April 19 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson1 W 4-3April 20 vs. Quinnipiac1 L 2-4
* Northeast Conferernce match1 Orlando, Fla.2 Northeast Conference Tournament (West Windsor, N.J.)
2007-08 Team Results