2011-12 murray state men's tennis guide

2011-12 Racers

Murray State University

Men’s Tennis

2011-12 RACERS MEN’S TENNIS 1

2011-12 Racers ScheduleDate Opponent Location TimeJan. 28 Chattanooga Kenlake - Aurora, Ky. 11:30 a.m.Feb. 3 Abilene Christian Kenlake - Aurora, Ky. 9 a.m.Feb. 4 East Carolina Memphis, Tenn. 6 p.m.Feb. 5 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 9 a.m.Feb. 24 Western Kentucky Kenlake - Aurora, Ky. 3 p.m.March 13 Bethel Bennie Purcell Courts 2:30 p.m.March 16 *Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 2 p.m.March 18 *SIU Edwardsville Bennie Purcell Courts NoonMarch 19 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 5 p.m.March 21 Louisville Louisville, Ky. NoonMarch 22 Harding Bennie Purcell Courts 2 p.m.March 28 *Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. NoonApril 5 *Eastern Illinois Bennie Purcell Courts 12:30 p.m.April 6 *Jacksonville State Bennie Purcell Courts NoonApril 7 *Tennessee State Bennie Purcell Courts NoonApril 10 Vincennes Jr. College Bennie Purcell Courts 2 p.m.April 13 *Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m.April 14 *Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 2 p.m.April 20-22 OVC Championship Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m.

Home matches in Bold*OVC Match

Inside Racers Men’s Tennis

2011-12 Senior: Jose Bearardo

Table of ContentsSchedule/Credits ....................................................... 1Quick Facts ................................................................ 22011-12 Roster .......................................................... 3Jose Berardo ............................................................. 4Joāo Camara ............................................................. 5Arthur Valle ................................................................ 6Tyler Jeffers/Dylan Gerlach ....................................... 7Daniel Heibel/Max McLean ........................................ 8Aleks Mitric/Stefan Musa ........................................... 9Head Coach Mel Purcell .......................................... 10Racers Support Staff ................................................112010-11 Statistics .................................................... 12Racers Honors .................................................... 13-14Yearly Conference Results ................................. 15-17Year-By-Year Results .............................................. 18Coaching Records ................................................... 18Facilities ................................................................... 19Media Relations ....................................................... 20

CreditsThe 2011-12 Racers Men’s Tennis Media Guide was designed and produced by MSU Media Relations Assistant Teri LaJeunesse. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Winder. Portraits by Lance Allison of Allison Photography of Murray, Ky. Other photography by Fred Mulane of Camerwork USA, Rick Burres and MSU Media Relations. Murray State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or veteran status in employment, student admissions, financial aid, student employment and placement or the provision of services and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. For more information, contact Sabrina Dial, Director of Equal Opportunity, Murray State University, 103 Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071-3318. Telephone (270) 809-3155 (voice) and (270) 809-3361 (TDD).

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2011-12 Quick Facts

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Nickname: Racers Location: Murray, Ky. (2007 pop.: 16,339) Established: 1922 Enrollment: 10,558 Conference: Ohio Valley (NCAA Division I) Colors: Navy & Gold President: Dr. Randy Dunn Athletics Director: Allen Ward Senior Woman Administrator: Velvet Milkman Outdoor Tennis Facility (Capacity): Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts (300) Indoor Tennis Facility: Kenlake Tennis Center (Aurora, Ky.)

RACERS MEN’S TENNIS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mel Purcell Record at Murray State: 119-200 (.373), 15 Seasons Career Record: 119-200 (.373), 15 Seasons Office: (270) 809-6813 E-Mail: [email protected] Student Assistant Coach: Jorge Caetano Athletic Trainer: Cate Ellis

THE 2011-12 ROSTER 2010-11 Letterwinners: Returning (3): Jose Berardo, Joāo Camara, Arthur Valle Lost (5): Jorge Caetano, Renaldo Domoney, Mason Johnson, Luka Milicevic, Jadir Semensin 2011-12 Newcomers (6): Dylan Gerlach, Daniel Heibel, Tyler Jeffers, Max McLean, Aleks Mitric, Stefan Musa 2010-11 RESULTS 2010-11 Record: 5-16 2010-11 OVC Record/Finish: 2-5/6th 2010-11 OVC Championship Finish: Quarterfinals

RACERS MEN’S TENNIS HISTORY First Varsity Season: 1954-55 Seasons: 57 Overall Record: 820-507 (.618) OVC Tournament Championships: 19 (1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 2000-01, 2001-02) NCAA Tournament: 2 Appearances (2000-01, 2001-02) Last Appearance: 2001-02 Kentucky (L, 0-4)

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Tennis Contact/Media Relations Assistant: Teri LaJeunesse Office: (270) 809-3351 Cell: (270) 293-0595 E-Mail: [email protected] Asst. AD Athletic Media Relations: Dave Winder Office: (270) 809-4271 Cell: (270) 293-0566 E-Mail: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant: John Brush Office: (270) 809-7044 Cell: (270) 293-0590 E-Mail: [email protected] Media Relations Intern: Ryan Haage Office: (270) 809-7051 Cell: (563) 260-7484 E-Mail: [email protected]


2011-12 Racers Roster

2011-12 Men’s Tennis Team: Front Row(L to R): Stefan Musa, Arthur Valle, Max McLean, Joāo Camara, Dylan Gerlach. Back Row (L to R): Head Coach Mel Purcell, Jose Berardo, Aleks Mitric, Tyler Jeffers, Daniel Heibel, Student Assistant Coach Jorge Caetano.

Player Cl. Hometown (Previous School)

Jose Berardo Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Presbiteriano Mackenzie)

Joāo Camara Jr. Niteroi, Brazil (Colegio Ateneu)

Dylan Gerlach R-So. Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual)

Daniel Heibel Fr. Staudt, Germany (Mons-Tabor Gymnasium)

Tyler Jeffers Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Keystone National)

Max McLean Fr. Belleville, Ill. (West)

Aleks Mitric Fr. London, England (Fortismere School)

Stefan Musa Fr. Belize City, Belize (Saint John’s College)

Arthur Valle So. Niteroi, Brazil (Colegio LaPlace)

Head Coach: Mel Purcell (15th Season)

Student Assistant Coach: Jorge Caetano


2011-12 Racers

2010-11: Played No. 4, 5 and 6 singles...finished the season with a 2-8 record in dual matches and a 4-4 mark during Fall tournament action...played No. 3 doubles all season with Mason Johnson...the duo went 8-14 overall and 1-5 in OVC action...named to the

Murray State Dean’s List for Spring and Fall...named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2009-10: Played No. 3, 5 and 6 singles…finished the season with a 5-12 overall record and an 0-5 mark in the OVC…started the season at No. 1 doubles with Ben Clos, going 1-5 and then moved to No. three doubles with Mason Johnson and went 3-2..

named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2008-09: Finished 4-12 in singles matches, playing mainly in the No. 4 position...tallied a 7-5, 6-4 victory over OVC-rival Austin Peay in the No. 3 position...finished 5-10 in doubles play as he paired

with Ben Clos...tandem knocked off a duo from Jacksonville State, which was ranked #88, 8-6.

Before MSU: Comes to MSU after graduating from Presbiteriano Mackenzie in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Personal: Born Jose Berardo, Feb. 21, 1990 in Sau Paulo, Brazil...son of Frederico and Maria Teresa Berardo...majoring in finance.

Career StatisticsSingles Record Season Dual Tournament Total2008-09 4-14 -- 4-142009-10 5-12 0-2 5-142010-11 2-8 4-4 6-122011-12 -- 1-4 1-4Totals 11-34 5-10 16-44

Doubles RecordSeason Dual Tournament Total2008-09 5-12 -- 5-122009-10 4-7 0-1 4-82010-11 7-12 1-2 8-142011-12 -- 2-4 2-4Totals 16-31 3-7 19-38

Jose BerardoSr. • Sao Paulo, Brazil • Presbiteriano Mackenzie


2011-12 Racers

2010-11: Started with the Racers in the Spring season...went 6-14 in singles action at No. 2, 3 and 4...played most of the season at No. 2 singles, going 5-11...was 3-4 in OVC singles action...partnered with Jorge Caetano for five doubles matches...the duo went 1-4 at No. 1 doubles...named to the Murray State Dean List for the Spring semester.

Before MSU: Played tennis for Colegio Ateneu in Brazil...also participated in several international tournaments.

Personal: Born Joāo Jose’ Passos Da Camara, March 24, 1990 in Neteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....son of Teodoro Adalberto and Claudia Camara...has one brother, Caio...majoring in commerce & leadership.

Joāo CamaraJr. • Niteroi, Brazil • Colegio Ateneu

Career StatisticsSingles Record Season Dual Tournament Total2010-11 6-14 -- 6-142011-12 -- 1-4 1-4Totals 6-14 1-4 7-18

Doubles RecordSeason Dual Tournament Total2010-11 1-4 -- 1-42011-12 -- 2-4 2-4Totals 1-4 2-4 3-8


2011-12 Racers

2010-11: Finsihed the season 9-19 in singles play at No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles...played most of the season at No. 5 singles going 8-8...was 3-3 in OVC singles action...ended the season with an 8-15 mark in doubles play, including a 5-9 mark at No. 1 doubles..was 5-8

in No. 1 doubles with Jorge Caetano...named to the Murray State Dean’s List for Fall and Spring semesters...named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Before MSU: Played his prep career at Colegio La Place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…his team went 63-18 in his three seasons…he advanced to the semi-finals of Unimed for two seasons and Credicard one year and the finals as a junior…played in

COSAT for the Brazilian team as a junior…participated in the COSAT final in 2007…went to the final of the ITF doubles in 2009.

Personal: Arthur Fonseca DoValle, April 6, 1992 in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…son of Sergio and Isabel Valle…has two sisters, Cristiane (27) and Ana (28)…majoring in economics.

Career StatisticsSingles Record Season Dual Tournament Total2010-11 9-11 0-8 9-192011-12 -- 1-6 1-6Totals 9-11 1-14 10-25

Doubles RecordSeason Dual Tournament Total2010-11 5-10 3-5 8-152011-12 -- 3-4 3-4Totals 5-10 6-9 11-19

Arthur ValleSo. • Niteroi, Brazil • Colegio LaPlace


2011-12 Racer Newcomers

Before MSU: Played one year (2009-10) of tennis at Lee University...played tennis at Weddington High School in Matthews, N.C., for one season before transffering to Keystone National Online High School in Bloomsburg, Penn...attended Central Piedmont Community College...participated in the Jr. Orange Bowl as a 12-year-old.

Personal: Born Tyler McCoy Jeffers, Jan. 16, 1990 in Dover, Ohio...son of Scott and Donna Jeffers...has one sister, Paige (18)…majoring in business administration.

Dylan GerlachR-So

Louisville, Ky. • duPont Manual

Tyler JeffersJr.

Charlotte, N.C. • Keystone NationalBefore MSU: A four-year member of duPont Manual tennis team…team claimed a state championship in 2008 and were runner-ups in 2007 and 2006…team also claimed the regional team championship in 2008…won the doubles regional titles in 2008 and 2009…also participated in swimming as a prep.

Personal: Born Dylan N. Gerlach, March 1, 1991 in Louisville, Ky….son of Chip and JoEllen Gerlach…has two brothers; Hunter (24) and Taylor (22) and one sister; Ellie (15)…majoring in biology.



Before MSU: A four-year member of the Mons-Tabor Gymnasium tennis team.

Personal: Born Daniel Heibel, July 1, 1992 in Staudt, Germany…son of Juergen and Barbara Heibel…has one brother; Sebastian (22)…majoring in finance.

Max McLeanFr.

Belleville, Ill. • West

Daniel HeibelFr.

Staudt, Germany • MonsTabor GymnasiumBefore MSU: A four-year member of the Belleville West tennis team.

Personal: Born Max D McLean, Oct. 20,1992 in Belleville, Ill….son of Scott and Tracy McLean…has one brother; Alex (22)…majoring in journalism.



Before MSU: Was a four-year member of the Fortismere school tennis team…also participated in soccer as a prep.

Personal: Born Aleksandar Mitric, Oct. 1, 1992 in London, England…son of Dusan and MIlena Mitric…has one brother; Nikola (17) and one sister; Svetlana (30)…majoring in finance.

Stefan MusaFr.

Belize City, Belize • Saint John’s College

Aleks MitricFr.

London, England • Fortismere SchoolBefore MSU: Attended Saint John’s College in Belize as a prep…choosen for the Belize National Team at the Olympic games…won Belize National Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 championships.

Personal: Born Stefan Edward Musa, Dec. 18, 1992 in Belize City, Belize…son of Edward Jr. and Deeann Musa…has one sister; Shelby (16)…majoring in management.


2011-12 Racers Head Coach

Mel Purcell enters his 16th season at the helm of the Murray State men’s tennis program after spending five seasons as assistant coach.

He has guided the program to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and

2002. The team’s performance in those two seasons led to Purcell being named OVC Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

After going 4-2 against OVC teams during the regular season in 2001, the Racers claimed the OVC Tournament championship and earned

a bid to the program’s first NCAA Tournament. MSU fell to Big 10 power Illinois in the first round.

In 2002, the squad went undefeated (5-0) in the OVC and captured Murray State’s 19th OVC Championship. In their second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Racers fell to the University of Kentucky in the first round.

Purcell took the reins of the Murray State men’s tennis program from his father, MSU Hall-of-Famer Bennie Purcell, for whom the Murray State courts are named. The senior Purcell coached tennis at Murray State for 28 seasons, earning 11 Ohio Valley Conference championships along the way.

A 1977 graduate of Murray High School, Purcell captured the Kentucky High School championship as a senior. He went on to the University of Memphis, where he won the Metro Conference singles and doubles titles.

The following year, he transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he became an All-American in 1980 and captured two Southeastern Conference titles. As a collegiate senior, he teamed with Rodney Harmon to win the NCAA doubles championship.

After college, Purcell joined the professional tour and climbed into the top 40 in the rankings on his way to becoming the ATP Rookie of the Year.

Purcell was ranked in the top 30 in five of his 10 seasons, reaching his highest ranking of No. 17 in November 1980. He would go on to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983 before falling in four sets to eventual runner-up Chris Lewis.

Purcell spent 10 years on the pro tour and captured three singles championships and four doubles crowns. Along the way, Purcell knocked off Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl.

Purcell stays active with the Jimmy Connors Champions Tour, playing with the likes of Connors, Bjorn Borg, Roscoe Tanner and John McEnroe. He has also served as the color commentator for TV broadcasts of the Champions Tour.

Mel PurcellHead Coach • 16th Season

The Purcell File Year School Overall OVC 1997..... Murray State ................ 5-20 ....................3-5 1998..... Murray State ................ 8-15 ....................3-5 1999..... Murray State ................ 12-11 ..................5-1 2000..... Murray State ................ 9-16 ....................3-4 2001..... Murray State ................ 14-8 ....................4-2 2002..... Murray State ................ 19-8 ....................5-0 2003..... Murray State ................ 12-10 ..................5-1 2004..... Murray State ................ 5-16 ....................3-4 2005..... Murray State ................ 4-16 ....................3-5 2006..... Murray State ................ 6-12 ....................4-5 2007..... Murray State ................ 5-14 ....................4-5 2008..... Murray State ................ 1-14 ....................1-8 2009..... Murray State ................ 8-10 ....................4-4 2010..... Murray State ................ 6-13 ....................2-5 2011 ..... Murray State ................ 5-16 ....................2-5 Totals ... 15 years....................... 119-200 ..........51-59

COACHING CAREER • Murray State’s men’s tennis head coach, 1996-Present • Murray State’s men’s assistant coach, 1991-96

COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER • Memphis, 1978-79 • Tennessee, 1979-80

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER • Named “Rookie of the Year” in his first season on the professional tour • Ranked among the top 30 in the world during five of his 10 seasons as a pro • Highest professional ranking was No. 17 in Nov. 1980 • Six Wimbledon appearances (198-185, 87) • Reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983 • 10 US Open appearances (1978-87) • Six French Open appearances (1981-84, 87-88) • Reached French Open round of 16 twice in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles in 1981 • Posted career victories over Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl • Won three singles titles as a professional • Won four doubles titles as a professional

PERSONAL • Born Mel Purcell, July 18, 1959 in Murray, Ky.


2011-12 Racers Support Staff

Caetano is in his first season as a student assistant coach for the Murray State men’s tennis team after spending the last three seasons as a member of team.

The native of Niteroi, Brazil finished his career with a 21-38 record in singles action and a 24-29 mark in doubles play. In his senior season, Caetano went 5-16 at No. 1 singles and 6-12 at No. 1 doubles for the Racers.

Caetano played his prep tennis at Colegio Alquimia in Niteroi, Brazil and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology/environmental engineering technology option at Murray State.

Jorge CaetanoStudent Assistant Coach • 1st Season

Cate Ellis is in her seventh season as an assistant athletic trainer for the Racers.

She is responsible for the women’s basketball and tennis teams. Ellis also supervises graduate assistant athletic trainers who work with the soccer and volleyball teams at MSU.

Ellis teaches one course a year in the athletic training education program and is a clinical instructor for athletic training students at Murray State.

Ellis is a member of the National Athletic Training Association. She earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2003, graduating cum laude from New Hampshire, and earned her master’s degree in exercise science in 2005 from Central Michigan.

While at New Hampshire Ellis gained experience working with football, volleyball, field hockey, and women’s basketball. At Central Michigan she was responsible for field hockey, softball, cross country, and track & field.

Cate EllisAthletic Trainer • 7th Season

Teri LaJeunesse is in her fourth year as the Media Relations Assistant at Murray State University where she will serve as the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, tennis and track & field.

Before joining the Racer staff she served as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Services at Western Illinois University where she was the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, cross country, and track & field. She also served as the athletics department webmaster.

A graduate of Michigan Technological University, LaJeunesse earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing and management, as well as a bachelor’s degree in scientific and technical communication during her five years (1998-2003) with the Huskies. During that time she worked as a student assistant in the Athletic Communications and Marketing Department under David Fischer, now the Director of Media & Public Relations for USA Hockey. Her duties included supervision of student staff, statistical work at all home events, working at the Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament, and helping at all Michigan High School Association basketball, and NCAA II basketball regionals held on the Michigan Tech campus.

The native of Houghton, Mich., earned her master’s degree (Jan. 2009) in liberal studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, while working for the Bulldogs as a graduate intern in the sports information office from 2003 until May of 2006. Her duties included being the primary contact for Division I women’s hockey, which advanced to the NCAA I Regional Round in 2004-05 and 2005-06. She also served as the primary contact for Division II volleyball, which advanced to the 2004 NCAA II Final Four, and women’s tennis. She also helped with game day operations for Division I men’s hockey, Division II football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, softball, and baseball.

Teri LaJeunesseMedia Relations Assistant • 4th Season


2010-11 Statistics/Results

Overall Record: 5-16 (2-5 OVC)Home: 2-8 (0-4 OVC) Away: 3-6 (2-1 OVC) Neutral: 0-2 (0-0 OVC)

SINGLES Overall Dual Tour OVC 1 2 3 4 5 6 Strk Last10Jose Berardo 6-12 2-8 4-4 1-2 -- -- -- 0-1 0-2 2-5 L2 2-8Jorge Caetano 7-21 5-16 2-5 2-5 5-16 -- -- -- - -- L1 3-7Joāo Camara 6-14 6-14 0-0 3-4 -- 5-11 1-0 0-3 -- -- L1 4-6Renaldo Domoney 6-18 5-14 1-4 2-5 -- -- 0-5 5-9 -- -- W1 3-7Mason Johnson 10-11 7-6 3-5 2-2 -- -- -- -- 2-1 5-5 W2 6-4Luka Milicevic 5-21 5-16 0-5 2-5 -- 1-4 3-11 1-1 -- -- L2 2-8Jadir Semensin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 0-1 L1 0-1Arthur Valle 9-19 9-11 0-8 3-3 -- -- 0-1 1-0 8-8 0-2 W1 4-6TEAM TOTALS 50-117 40-86 10-31 16-26 5-16 6-15 4-17 7-14 10-11 8-13

DOUBLES Overall Dual Tour OVC 1 2 3 Strk Last10Renaldo Domoney/Luka Milicevic 6-14 6-10 0-4 3-3 -- 6-10 -- W2 5-5Jorge Caetano/Arthur Valle 7-13 5-8 2-5 3-3 5-/ -- -- L1 4-6Jose Berardo/Mason Johnson 8-14 7-12 1-2 1-5 -- -- 7-12 L5 3-7Mason Johnson/Arthur Valle 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 -- -- -- W1 1-0Mason Johnson/Luke Milicevic 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 -- -- -- L2 0-2Jorge Caetano/Joāo Camara 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 -- -- L1 1-4Luke Milicevic/Arthur Valle 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 -- L2 0-2TEAM TOTALS 25-53 19-40 4-13 7-11 6-14 6-13 7-13

2011-12 Men’s Tennis Schedule/ResultsFall TournamentsDate Opponent Location Sep. 17-19 Duke Fab 4 Louisville, Ky.Oct. 29-30 APSU Invitational Clarksville, Tenn.Nov. 5-7 Murray State Invitational Kenlake - Aurora, Ky.Spring ScheduleDate Opponent Score Overall ConferenceFeb. 3 Louisville L 0-7 0-1 0-0Feb. 4 SOUTHERN INDIANA L 2-5 0-2 0-0Feb. 5 MEMPHIS L 0-7 0-3 0-0Feb. 13 Western Kentucky W 5-2 1-3 0-0March 2 Kentucky L 1-6 1-4 0-0March 6 Southern Illinois L 1-6 1-5 0-0March 10 Chattanooga L 1-6 1-6 0-0March 11 *Jacksonville State L 2-5 1-7 0-1March 12 Samford L 0-7 1-8 0-1March 16 BETHEL W 7-0 2-8 0-1March 17 Middle Tennessee L 0-7 2-9 0-1March 18 DRAKE L 1-6 2-10 0-1March 19 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 5-2 3-10 0-1March 30 *Tennessee State W 5-1 4-10 1-1April 2 *TENNESSEE TECH L 2-5 4-11 1-2April 3 *AUSTIN PEAY L 1-6 4-12 1-3April 6 VINCENNES L 1-6 4-13 1-3April 8 *EASTERN KENTUCKY L 0-7 4-14 1-4April 9 *Eastern Illinois W 5-2 5-14 2-4April 10 *MOREHEAD STATE L 3-4 5-15 2-5April 15 ^Tennessee Tech L 3-4 5-16 2-5

Home matches in BOLD ALL CAPS* - OVC matches ^ - OVC Tournament (Paducah, Ky.)


Racers Honors

All-Conference - Singles(Chosen by Seed through 1993)

John Powless ......................................................... 1955John Powless ......................................................... 1956Johnny King ............................................................ 1956John Powless ......................................................... 1957Johnny King ............................................................ 1957Johnny King ............................................................ 1958Joe Orr .................................................................... 1958Johnny King ............................................................ 1959Robert King ............................................................. 1959Charles Champion .................................................. 1959Joe Orr .................................................................... 1959Don Feezor ............................................................. 1959Tommy Goetz ......................................................... 1961Tom Higgins ............................................................ 1961Bobby Cooper ......................................................... 1962Dave Payne ............................................................ 1962Jerry Rhodes .......................................................... 1962Whit Wooten ........................................................... 1962Jerry Rhodes .......................................................... 1963Henry Baughman .................................................... 1964Mike Barnes ............................................................ 1964Chuck Close ........................................................... 1964Nick Barone ............................................................ 1965Ron Underwood ...................................................... 1965Joe Novitsky ........................................................... 1966Mark Reznich .......................................................... 1966Andre Cote ............................................................. 1966Mark Reznich .......................................................... 1967Andre Cote ............................................................. 1967Larry Niemeyer ....................................................... 1967William Trunnell ...................................................... 1967Olie Kaarviai ........................................................... 1969Mike Whittty ............................................................ 1970Peter Hay ................................................................ 1970Mike Whitty ............................................................. 1971Chuck Cooper ......................................................... 1971Juha Niittyverta ....................................................... 1971Mikko Horsma ......................................................... 1973Tom Lie ................................................................... 1977Finn Swarting .......................................................... 1979Steve Wille .............................................................. 1979Mats Ljungman ....................................................... 1980Finn Swarting .......................................................... 1981Mike Costigan ......................................................... 1981Erik Tisthammer...................................................... 1981Mats Lijungman ...................................................... 1982Bobby Montgomery ................................................ 1982Steve Massad ......................................................... 1982Bobby Montgomery ................................................ 1983Barry Thomas ......................................................... 1983Bobby Montgomery ................................................ 1984Barry Thomas ......................................................... 1984Steve Massad ......................................................... 1984John Brunner .......................................................... 1984Johann Tanum ........................................................ 1984Tony Wretlund ......................................................... 1985Jens Bergrahm ....................................................... 1985Joe Carter ............................................................... 1985John Brunner .......................................................... 1985John Schneider ....................................................... 1986Bard Gundersen ..................................................... 1986Paul Austin .............................................................. 1986Alan Farmer ............................................................ 1986Jens Bergrahm ....................................................... 1987John Schneider ....................................................... 1987

Jonas Bergrahm ..................................................... 1987Paul Austin .............................................................. 1987Bard Gundersen ..................................................... 1987Tony Wretlund ......................................................... 1988Geir Sjoeberg ........................................................... 198John Schneider ....................................................... 1988Tomas Hult .............................................................. 1988John Schneider ....................................................... 1989Tomas Hult .............................................................. 1989Doug Hawthorne ..................................................... 1989Doug Hawthorne ..................................................... 1990Jimmie Brooks ........................................................ 1991Scott Yarbrough ...................................................... 1991Doug Hawthorne ..................................................... 1992Scott Yarbrough ...................................................... 1992Martin Jansson ....................................................... 1993Scott Yarbrough ...................................................... 1993

All-Conference - Doubles(Chosen by Seed through 1993)

Smith ..................................................................... 1955John Powless ........................................................ 1956Johnny King ........................................................... 1956John Powless ........................................................ 1957Johnny King ........................................................... 1957Johnny King ........................................................... 1958Joe Orr ................................................................... 1958Johnny King ........................................................... 1959Robert King ............................................................ 1959Joe Orr ................................................................... 1959Dunoy .................................................................... 1959Tommy Goetz ........................................................ 1961Charles Champion ................................................. 1961Bobby Cooper ........................................................ 1962Dave Payne ........................................................... 1962Jerry Rhodes ......................................................... 1962Tom Higgins ........................................................... 1962Dave Payne ........................................................... 1963Tom Higgins ........................................................... 1963Henry Baughman ................................................... 1964Mike Barnes ........................................................... 1964Chuck Close .......................................................... 1964Bill Bowen .............................................................. 1964Nick Barone ........................................................... 1965Ron Underwood ..................................................... 1965Randy Hall ............................................................. 1965Larry Neimeyer ...................................................... 1965Mark Reznich ......................................................... 1966Larry Niemeyer ...................................................... 1966Mark Reznich ......................................................... 1967Andre Cote ............................................................ 1967Mike Whitty ............................................................ 1969John Willett ............................................................ 1969Olie Kaarviali ......................................................... 1970Juha Nittyverta ....................................................... 1970Roger Bethiaume ................................................... 1978Soegaard ............................................................... 1978Leonard ................................................................. 1978Leeper ................................................................... 1978Roger Bethiaume ................................................... 1980Steve Wille ............................................................. 1980Finn Swarting ......................................................... 1981Mike Costigan ........................................................ 1981Terje Person .......................................................... 1981H. Junghahm ......................................................... 1981Mats Ljungman ...................................................... 1982Bobby Montgomery ............................................... 1982

Bobby Montgomery ............................................... 1983Barry Thomas ........................................................ 1983Mats Ljungman ...................................................... 1983Erik Tisthammer..................................................... 1983Bobby Montgomery ............................................... 1984Barry Thomas ........................................................ 1984John Brunner ......................................................... 1984Johann Tanum ....................................................... 1984Jens Bergrahm ...................................................... 1985Joe Carter .............................................................. 1985John Brunner ......................................................... 1985Bobby Montgomery ............................................... 1985John Schneider ...................................................... 1986Bard Gundersen .................................................... 1986Alan Farmer ........................................................... 1986Jens Bergrahm ...................................................... 1986Jens Bergrahm ...................................................... 1987Paul Austin ............................................................. 1987Tony Wretlund ........................................................ 1987John Brunner ......................................................... 1987Jonas Bergrahm .................................................... 1988Mathias Arrfelt ........................................................ 1988John Schneider ...................................................... 1989Doug Hawthorne .................................................... 1989Tony Wretlund ........................................................ 1989Geir Sjoeberg ........................................................ 1989Doug Hawthorne .................................................... 1990Scott Yarbrough ..................................................... 1990Doug Hawthorne .................................................... 1991Paul Goebel ........................................................... 1991Jimmie Brooke ....................................................... 1992Andy Poore ............................................................ 1992

All-ConferencePontius Hiort ........................................................... 1994Martin Jansson ....................................................... 1994Jan fredriksson ....................................................... 1994Pontius Hiort ........................................................... 1995Jan Fredriksson ...................................................... 1995John Rendina ......................................................... 1995Martin Jansson ....................................................... 1995Brad Hawthorne ...................................................... 1996Chris Hayden .......................................................... 1996Pontius Hiort ........................................................... 1996John Rendina ......................................................... 1996Tony Hardman ........................................................ 1998Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 1999Tony Hardman ........................................................ 1999Chris Hayden .......................................................... 1999Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 2000Thiago Gondim ....................................................... 2000Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 2001Thiago Gondim ....................................................... 2001Alex Hoyem ............................................................ 2001Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 2002Zakaria bBahri ........................................................ 2002Alex Hoyem ............................................................ 2002Mike Schmidbauer .................................................. 2002Freddy Sundsten .................................................... 2002Thiago Gondim ....................................................... 2003Fadi Zamjaoui ......................................................... 2005Fadi Zamjaoui ......................................................... 2006Dmytro Hryhorash .................................................. 2006Fadi Zamjaoui ......................................................... 2007Renaldo Domoney .................................................. 2010


Racers Honors

OVC Commissioner’s Honor RollEric Gressman ................................................... 1993-94Pontus Hiort ....................................................... 1993-94Martin Jansson .................................................. 1993-94Jan Fredriksson ................................................. 1994-95Eric Gressman ................................................... 1994-95Pontus Hiort ....................................................... 1994-95Shannon Mungle ............................................... 1994-95Raoul Bax .......................................................... 1995-96Eric Gressman ................................................... 1995-96Pontus Hiort ....................................................... 1995-96Christopher Allen ............................................... 1996-97Raoul Bax .......................................................... 1996-97Brandon Cummins ............................................. 1996-97Eric Gressman ................................................... 1996-97Caesar Schwarz ................................................ 1998-99Bryan Meurer ..................................................... 2001-02Michael Schmidbauer ........................................ 2001-02Clayton Clark ..................................................... 2003-04Craig Jacobs ...................................................... 2003-04Jeffrey Lester ..................................................... 2003-04Bryan Meurer ..................................................... 2003-04Clayton Clark ..................................................... 2004-05Hunter Gerlach .................................................. 2004-05Craig Jacobs ...................................................... 2004-05Jeffrey Lester ..................................................... 2004-05Fadizyad Zamjaoui ............................................ 2004-05Clayton Clark ..................................................... 2005-06Mikel Headford .................................................. 2005-06Craig Jacobs ...................................................... 2005-06Nicholas Ksiezopolski ........................................ 2005-06Jeffrey Lester ..................................................... 2005-06Yuri Pompeu ...................................................... 2005-06

Clayton Clark ..................................................... 2006-07Hunter Gerlach .................................................. 2006-07Mikel Headford .................................................. 2006-07Christopher Horton ............................................ 2006-07Dmytro Hryhorash ............................................. 2006-07Nicholas Ksiezopolski ........................................ 2006-07Yuri Pompeu ...................................................... 2006-07James Waller ..................................................... 2006-07Fadizyad Zamjaoui ............................................ 2006-07Hunter Gerlach .................................................. 2007-08Mikel Headford .................................................. 2007-08Mason Johnson ................................................. 2007-08Yuri Pompeu ...................................................... 2007-08Jadir Semensin .................................................. 2007-08Mikel Headford .................................................. 2008-09Mason Johnson ................................................. 2008-09Jose Berardo ..................................................... 2009-10Renaldo Domoney ............................................. 2009-10Dylan Gerlach .................................................... 2009-10Jonathon Headford ............................................ 2009-10Jadir Semensin .................................................. 2009-10Clay Waller ........................................................ 2009-10Jose Berardo ..................................................... 2010-11Renaldo Domoney ............................................. 2010-11Arthur Valle ........................................................ 2010-11

Conference Academic AwardsOVC Coach of the Year

Jim Harris ............................................................... 1962Chad Stewart .......................................................... 1964Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1980Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1981Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1982Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1983Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1984Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1985Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1987Bennie Purcell ........................................................ 1988Mel Purcell .............................................................. 2001Mel Purcell .............................................................. 2002

OVC Player of the YearNick Barone ............................................................ 1965Bobby Montgomery ................................................ 1984Tony Wretlund ........................................................1985*Tony Wretlund ......................................................... 1988Nikola Aracic ..........................................................1999*Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 2001Nikola Aracic ........................................................... 2002Fadi Zamjaoui ......................................................... 2006Fadi Zamjaoui ......................................................... 2007

*= denotes freshman

Conference Academic Awards Medal of Honor

(Given to the student-athlete(s) who achieve the highest GPA in a conference-sponsored sport)

Eric Gressman ............................................... 1994-95 Pontus Hiort ................................................... 1995-96 Eric Gressman ............................................... 1996-97 Jadir Semensin .............................................. 2007-08 Arthur Valle ..................................................... 2010-11

Team Sportsmanship Award (Given to the team deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Included in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of student- athletes, coaches, staff, administrators and fans.) Murray State................................................... 2006-07 Murray State................................................... 2008-09 Murray State................................................... 2010-11

Fadi Zamjaoui

Nikola Aracic


From 1958 to 2006 the OVC Tournament Champion was declared the only champion of the season. Beginning in 2006, the OVC also awarded a regular season championship in addition to the tournament championship. From 1958 to 1995 the championship was determined by a point system and not team competition. In 1996 the format changed to a team competition.

1957-58 1. Western Kentucky 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Morehead State Eastern Kentucky 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Tennessee Tech

1961-62 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 6. East Tennessee 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

1962-63 1. Western Kentucky 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

1963-64 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. East Tennessee 6. Morehead State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Austin Peay

1964-65 1. Western Kentucky 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. East Tennessee 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

1965-66 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. East Tennessee 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee Tech

1966-67 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Western Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech East Tennessee 7. Austin Peay 8. Morehead State

1968-69 1. Tennessee Tech 2. Western Kentucky 3. MURRAY STATE 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. East Tennessee 6. Middle Tennessee 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

1969-70 1. Western Kentucky 2. Tennessee Tech 3. MURRAY STATE 4. East Tennessee 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

1970-71 1. Western Kentucky 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Tennessee Tech 4. East Tennessee 5. Middle Tennessee 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Austin Peay 8. Morehead State

1974-75 1. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Austin Peay 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. East Tennessee 8. MURRAY STATE

1975-76 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Western Kentucky 3. Morehead State 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Austin Peay 6. Tennessee Tech 7. MURRAY STATE 8. East Tennessee

1976-77 1. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. East Tennessee 5. Austin Peay 6. MURRAY STATE 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Morehead State

1977-78 1. East Tennessee 2. Middle Tennessee 3. MURRAY STATE 4. Morehead State 5. Austin Peay 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Western Kentucky

1978-79 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Morehead State 3. MURRAY STATE 4. Western Kentucky 5. Austin Peay 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech

1979-80 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Morehead State 4. Western Kentucky 5. Austin Peay 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee Tech

1980-81 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Austin Peay 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Western Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Akron 8. Tennessee Tech

Yearly OVC Results


1981-82 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Austin Peay 3. Morehead State 4. Western Kentucky 5. Eastern Kentucky Middle Tennessee 7. Youngstown State 8. Akron 9. Tennessee Tech

1982-83 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Morehead State 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Austin Peay 6. Akron 7. Tennessee Tech Youngstown State

1983-84 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Morehead State 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Akron 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Youngstown State

1984-85 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Morehead State 6. Youngstown State 7. Akron 8. Tennessee Tech

1985-86 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Austin Peay 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Akron 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Youngstown State 8. Morehead State

1986-87 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Austin Peay 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Akron 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Youngstown State 8. Morehead State

1987-88 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Austin Peay 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Youngstown State 8. Tennessee State

1988-89 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Austin Peay 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Tennessee State

1989-90 1. Tennessee Tech 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Austin Peay 5. Morehead State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Tennessee State

1990-91 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Tennessee State

1991-92 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Southeast Missouri 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State

1992-93 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Austin Peay 4. Tennessee Tech 5. UT Martin 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Morehead State

1993-94 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 3. UT Martin 4. Austin Peay 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Morehead State 8. Tennessee State

1994-95 1. Middle Tennessee 2. MURRAY STATE 3. UT Martin 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee State

1995-96 1. Middle Tennessee 2. UT Martin 3. Tennessee Tech 4. MURRAY STATE 5. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee State

1996-97 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Tennessee Tech 3. UT Martin 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Morehead State 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. MURRAY STATE

1997-98 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Austin Peay 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Tennessee Tech 6. MURRAY STATE 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Morehead State

1998-99 1. Tennessee Tech 2. Middle Tennessee 3. MURRAY STATE 4. UT Martin 5. Morehead State 6. Eastern Kentucky 7. Austin Peay 8. Eastern Illinois

Yearly OVC Results


1999-00 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Tennessee Tech 3. Morehead State 4. UT Martin 5. Austin Peay 6. MURRAY STATE 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Eastern Kentucky

2000-01 1. MURRAY STATE 2. UT Martin 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Morehead State 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Austin Peay 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Tennessee State

2001-02 1. MURRAY STATE 2. Tennessee Tech 3. UT Martin 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Morehead State 7. Tennessee State 8. Austin Peay

2002-03 1. Tennessee Tech 2. MURRAY STATE 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Morehead State 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay 8. Tennessee State

2003-04 1. Tennessee Tech 2. Jacksonville State 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Morehead State 5. Samford 6. MURRAY STATE 7. Eastern Kentucky 8. Austin Peay

#Tournament Champion

2004-05 1. Jacksonville State 2. Samford 3. Morehead State 4. Tennessee Tech 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. UT Martin 7. Austin Peay 8. MURRAY STATE

2005-06 OVC Overall W L W L#Tennessee Tech 9 0 16 12Jacksonville State 8 1 13 9Samford 7 2 14 9UT Martin 6 3 10 11Eastern Kentucky 4 5 11 15MURRAY STATE 4 5 6 12Eastern Illinois 3 6 10 10Morehead State 3 6 8 15Austin Peay 1 8 5 17Tennessee State 0 9 0 13

2006-07 OVC Overall W L W L#Jacksonville State 8 1 16 7Tennessee Tech 8 1 8 15Samford 7 2 14 9Eastern Kentucky 7 2 18 11Eastern Illinois 7 2 13 8MURRAY STATE 4 5 5 14UT Martin 3 6 6 1Morehead State 2 7 6 16Austin Peay 1 7 5 19Tennessee State 0 9 1 10

2007-08 OVC Overall W L W LTennessee Tech 9 0 15 5#Samford 8 1 15 9Eastern Kentucky 6 3 16 12Eastern Illinois 6 3 12 9Jacksonville State 6 3 13 9UT Martin 4 5 7 12Morehead State 3 6 8 12Austin Peay 2 7 3 14MURRAY STATE 1 8 1 14Tennessee State 0 9 0 11

2008-09 OVC Overall W L W LEastern Kentucky 8 0 18 9#Jacksonville State 7 1 21 2Tennessee Tech 6 2 12 8MURRAY STATE 4 4 8 11Morehead State 4 4 7 7Eastern Illinois 3 5 10 12UT Martin 3 5 5 11Austin Peay 1 7 3 13Tennessee State 0 8 0 11

2009-10 OVC Overall W L W L#Eastern Kentucky 7 0 18 8Tennessee Tech 6 1 10 5Jacksonville State 5 2 9 11Morehead State 4 3 10 8Austin Peay 3 4 8 6MURRAY STATE 2 5 6 14Eastern Illinois 1 6 4 15Tennessee State 0 7 0 8

2010-11 OVC Overall W L W L#Eastern Kentucky 7 0 21 4Austin Peay 6 1 14 6Tennessee Tech 5 2 8 9Jacksonville State 4 3 10 13Morehead State 3 4 10 10MURRAY STATE 2 5 5 16Eastern Illinois 1 6 2 14Tennessee State 0 7 2 14

Yearly OVC Results


OVCSeason Coach W-L Finish1954-55 NA ..................................................3-1 ........................................... 2nd*1955-56 NA ..................................................8-2 ............................................ 1st*1956-57 Rex Alexander ................................5-4 ............................................ 1st*1957-58 Rex Alexander ................................6-3 ........................................... 2nd*1958-59 Rex Alexander ................................6-6 ............................................ 1st*1959-60 Jim Harris .......................................8-2 ............................................3rd*1960-61 Jim Harris ......................................11-7 .......................................... 2nd*1961-62 Jim Harris ......................................18-2 ........................................... 1st*1962-63 Chad Stewart .................................8-7 ........................................... 2nd*1963-64 Chad Stewart ................................18-2 ........................................... 1st*1964-65 Jim Harris ......................................21-0 .......................................... 2nd*1965-66 Jim Harris ......................................17-5 ........................................... 1st*1966-67 Jesse Spencer ...............................9-3 ............................................ 1st*1967-68 Jesse Spencer ...............................4-5 ............................................ 5th*1968-69 Jesse Spencer ..............................8-10 ...........................................3rd*1969-70 Bennie Purcell ...............................19-3 ...........................................3rd*1970-71 Bennie Purcell ...............................23-6 .......................................... 2nd*1971-72 Bennie Purcell ...............................20-5 ...........................................3rd*1972-73 Bennie Purcell ...............................21-6 ...........................................3rd*1973-74 Bennie Purcell ...............................12-9 ........................................... 4th*1974-75 Bennie Purcell ...............................5-16 ........................................... 8th*1975-76 Bennie Purcell ..............................17-11 .......................................... 7th*1976-77 Bennie Purcell ...............................8-14 ........................................... 6th*1977-78 Bennie Purcell ...............................23-8 ...........................................3rd*1978-79 Bennie Purcell ...............................27-5 ...........................................3rd*1979-80 Bennie Purcell ...............................27-3 ........................................... 1st*1980-81 Bennie Purcell ..............................27-10 .......................................... 1st*1981-82 Bennie Purcell ...............................29-6 ........................................... 1st*1982-83 Bennie Purcell ...............................31-7 ........................................... 1st*1983-84 Bennie Purcell ...............................29-6 ........................................... 1st*1984-85 Bennie Purcell ..............................33-19 .......................................... 1st*1985-86 Bennie Purcell ..............................21-10 .......................................... 1st*1986-87 Bennie Purcell ..............................25-13 .......................................... 1st*1987-88 Bennie Purcell ..............................15-16 .......................................... 1st*1988-89 Bennie Purcell ..............................16-16 .......................................... 1st*1989-90 Bennie Purcell ..............................11-16 ......................................... 2nd*1990-91 Bennie Purcell ..............................15-10 ......................................... 2nd*1991-92 Bennie Purcell ...............................17-3 .......................................... 2nd*1992-93 Bennie Purcell ...............................26-6 .......................................... 2nd*1993-94 Bennie Purcell ...............................16-8 .......................................... 2nd*1994-95 Bennie Purcell ...............................20-7 .......................................... 2nd*1995-96 Bennie Purcell ..............................16-10 .......................................... 4th*

Coach Record Pct. Years1. Bennie Purcell 549-249 .688 272. Mel Purcell 119-200 .373 153. Jim Harris 75-16 .824 54. Chad Stewart 26-9 .743 25. Jesse Spencer 21-18 .538 36. Rex Alexander 19-13 .594 3

Coach Record Pct. Years1. Jim Harris 75-16 .824 52. Chad Stewart 26-9 .743 23. Bennie Purcell 549-249 .688 274. Rex Alexander 19-13 .594 35. Jesse Spencer 21-18 .538 36. Mel Purcell 119-200 .373 15

COACHING RECORDS BY WINS COACHING RECORDS BY PCT

Year-By-Year Results/Coaching Records

OVC OVCSeason Coach W-L W-L Finish1996-97 Mel Purcell ....................................5-20 ...................3-5 .................. 8th*1997-98 Mel Purcell ....................................8-15 ...................3-5 .................. 6th*1998-99 Mel Purcell ...................................12-11 ..................5-1 ..................3rd*1999-00 Mel Purcell ....................................9-16 ...................3-4 .................. 6th*2000-01 Mel Purcell ....................................14-8 ...................4-2 .................. 1st*2001-02 Mel Purcell ....................................19-8 ...................5-0 .................. 1st*2002-03 Mel Purcell ..................................12-10 ..................5-1 ................. 2nd*2003-04 Mel Purcell ....................................5-16 ...................3-4 .................. 6th*2004-05 Mel Purcell ....................................4-16 ...................3-5 .................. 8th*2005-06 Mel Purcell ....................................6-12 ...................4-5 ....................6th2006-07 Mel Purcell ....................................5-14 ...................4-5 ....................6th2007-08 Mel Purcell ....................................1-14 ...................1-8 ....................8th2008-09 Mel Purcell ....................................8-10 ...................4-4 ....................4th2009-10 Mel Purcell ....................................6-13 ...................2-5 ....................6th2010-11 Mel Purcell ....................................5-16 ...................2-5 ....................6thTotals 57 Seasons .........................820-507 (.617)*-OVC only awarded a tournament champions prior to the 2005-06 season. Finish represents tournament finish.


Tennis Facilities

The Murray State men’s and women’s tennis teams play all outdoor matches on the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts, conveniently located on the MSU campus. With eight lighted and well-maintained hard-courts, the facility is one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference. In the summer of 2005, the courts underwent a complete resurfacing.

The facility was named in honor of former legendary MSU men’s tennis coach Bennie Purcell, the father of current men’s head coach Mel Purcell.

The senior Purcell coached tennis at Murray State for 27 seasons, earning 11 OVC championships along the way. He was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Associations’s Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969. Purcell came to MSU in 1948 to play basketball, where he became one of the top players in school history. His number 21 jersey is one of the only nine in the rafters of the CFSB Center. He laster served as an assistant basketball coach under Cal Luther before taking over the men’s tennis program. Purcell still resides in Murray and remains an avid supporters of Racers athletics.

The Rosemary and Harry L. Crisp II Soccer and Tennis Complex was constructed on the Murray State campus adjacent to the Purcell Tennis Center. The complex, which was completed in the Fall 2008, houses three separate locker rooms, a sports medicine area, a concession area, rest rooms, team storage, and a player’s lounge. The facility hosted its grand opening on Sept. 5, 2008.

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