2003-2004
Women’s Tennis
Schedule
DATE
Sept. 13-14
26-28
Oct.
3-5
25-28
Feb.
3
6
8
21
28
Mar.
9
11
13
17
18
27
28
Apr.
9
10
16
17
20
23
25
PLACE
YALE INVITATIONAL
Rice Invitational
Brown Invitational
ITA Regional Championship
UCONN
PENN STATE
WAKE FOREST
vs. Nebraska (at Ohio State)
at Ohio State
at Central Florida
at Florida International
at Florida Atlantic
at UNC Greensboro
at Duke
at Boston College
at Boston University
PRINCETON
PENN
at Cornell
at Columbia
BROWN
at Dartmouth
HARVARD
TIME
All Day
All Day
All Day
All Day
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Noon
2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
Stephanie White
O u t l o o k
2003 was another successful season for the Yale women’s tennis team. The squad completed the second
most successful season in the history of the program with a 20-3 overall (5-2 Ivy League) record. In addition to
the 20 dual match wins, the Elis finished ranked No. 53 in the ITA collegiate rankings, just missing a berth in the
NCAA team tournament. Season highlights included defeating then ranked No. 13 Wake Forest (4-3) on the
road and No. 36 Ohio State (4-3) at Cullman Courts.
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“2003 was a very special year for the team,” said head coach Chad Skorupka. “The hard
work during our practices, early morning workouts, and playing a tough out of conference schedule really paid off for us.”
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Yale will take to the court this season with a mix of veteran
players and a talented group of four freshmen. The Elis return
three starters from the singles lineup with senior captain Karlyn
Martin, senior Ashley Martin, and junior Stephanie White.
These three players accumulated an astonishing combined
singles record in dual-match play of 45-11.
Rashmee Patil
“If we are going to continue our success from last year these three players will play
a pivotal role,” said Skorupka. “Not only do they have a lot of match experience,
they will help guide our younger players.”
Christine Alford
In addition junior Reshmi Srinath had a break-out fall, posting a 13-2 singles record,
reaching the round of 16 at the ITA regional championships, and garnering an Eastern fall singles ranking of No. 28. Sophomore Juliette Vartikar looks to come back
from a serious wrist injury her freshman year.
Newcomers to the team include Christine Alford (Sydney, Australia), Aimee Kim (Irvine, CA), Olivia Nix
(Bronxville, NY) and Rashmee Patil (Silsbee, TX).
“All four freshmen have a ton of competitive junior
playing experience and will have a great opportunity to gain a lot of playing time this year,” said Skorupka.
The new class had a very successful 2003 fall season, with three players winning either a singles or
doubles tournament. Nix was sidelined with a lower
back injury but has rehabilitated to full strength and
will be ready to play in the spring.
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The 2004 season includes another competitive national schedule with matches scheduled against
the ACC (Duke and Wake Forest) and the Big Ten
(Ohio State).
Aimee Kim
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“We have another great non-conference schedule
that will prepare us for Ivy League play,” added Skorupka. “I believe in challenging the players to raise their level of play during the season. We will
only improve as a team playing against strong competition. In addition, assistant coach Maren Haus has put
together a strong off-court training regimen. Last year we just missed an NCAA team berth and the team is
hungry to get into the big dance.”
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Head Coach
Chad Skorupka
Chad Skorupka is in his third year as the head coach at Yale. He made an immediate impact
on the program and has led the Bulldogs to victories in 34 of their first 43 matches, winning the
2002 fall ECAC Championship.
Prior to his arrival at Yale, Skorupka was an assistant coach at Wake Forest for two years
and helped guide the Demon Deacons to a 42-12 overall record and two NCAA Tournament
appearances. In 2001 Wake Forest finished with an 18-9 overall record and advanced to the
round of 16 at the NCAA Team Championships before falling to top-ranked Stanford. In 19992000, Wake Forest was ranked fifth in the nation and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA
Team Championship.
Prior to his stint at Wake Forest, Skorupka served as the assistant women’s tennis coach at
his alma mater, Penn State, for three seasons. While at Penn State, he was honored with two
prestigious coaching awards -- the 1998 ITA Eastern Region Assistant Coach of the Year as well
as the 1999 USTA/Central Pennsylvania District Coach of the Year.
Before entering the collegiate coaching ranks, Skorupka worked for the United States Tennis Association in Indianapolis, Ind., as the Play Tennis America Coordinator for the USTA/WestRecord at Yale
ern section, an area
• 34-9 (two years)
covering Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, MichiCoaching Experience
gan and WisconYale University
sin. He then served
Head Women’s Tennis Coach, 2001-present
as the USTA’s Dis• 2002 ECAC Champions
trict Coordinator of
• 2003 No. 53 final national team ranking
Player DevelopWake Forest University
ment for the Middle
Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, 1999-2001
States section, cov• 2001 NCAA Round of 16
ering Pennsylvania,
• No. 15 final national team ranking
New Jersey, Dela• 2000 NCAA quarterfinalists
ware and West Virginia.
• No. 5 final national team ranking
Skorupka received his bachelor’s degree in international politics
from
Penn State in 1994 and earned a master’s degree in counseling
Penn State University
education from Penn State in 1999.
Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, 1996-99
• 1997 No. 64 final national team ranking
At Penn State, Skorupka was a four-year starter on the men’s
tennis team and was part of a doubles team that won the Rolex ReCoaching Honors
gion I title in 1993. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 12 in
• 1999 USTA/Central Pennsylvania District
doubles in the fall of 1993. Skorupka served as a team captain during
Coach of the Year
the 1993-94 season and also received the team’s senior award for
• 1998 ITA Eastern Region Assistant Coach of
athletic excellence.
the Year
Skorupka and his wife, Debra, reside in North Haven, Conn.
Assistant Coach
Maren Haus
Maren Haus, a two-time All-ACC selection at Wake Forest, is in
her second year as a member of the Yale staff.
Haus, a 2002 Wake Forest graduate, was nationally ranked in
both singles and doubles. She is ranked among the school’s top 10
in singles (103) and doubles (70) victories. In addition, she was
named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Women’s Tennis Team.
Haus was named to Wake Forest’s Dean’s List and ACC Honor
Roll every semester of her collegiate career. As a senior she was
awarded the Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship and
the ACC Outstanding Senior Female Scholarship Athlete Award.
A native of Brielle, N.J., Haus’ brother, Jaani, is a junior at the
University of Richmond and her sister, Maili, is a senior at Manasquan
High School.
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Karlyn
Martin
Senior • Captain
Barrington, Ill.
Ashley
Martin
Senior
Barrington, Ill.
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Reshmi
Srinath
Junior
Farmington, Conn.
Elected by the team to serve
Karlyn’s Favorites
as captain for the 2003-04
season ... Had a record of 14Food: Ice cream
4 last season playing at No. 4
Weirdest food ever eaten: I stay as far away as possible
singles ... Started the 2003
from anything unusual.
Book: The Great Gatsby
spring campaign with six
Travel Destination: Maui
straight singles match wins ...
Words of wisdom for the freshmen: Steer clear of Chad’s
Upset No. 89 Danira Penic
chocolate.
from Temple in the first round
Pet Peeve: Cell phones ringing during silence
at the Brown Invitational in the
Best tennis memory: Wins against Wake Forest and Ohio
fall of 2003 ... Finished the fall
State last year.
with a 3-6 singles record and
Song, musician, band: Maroon 5
10-2 doubles record ... Won
Color: Red
the Yale Invitational Fight A
Team goal for the season: 20 wins
Doubles and the Brown Invitational Flight A Doubles
Championships with twin sister Ashley ... Ranked No. 12 in the East Region doubles with
Ashley ... A graduate of Barrington High School, where she competed in tennis, basketball,
soccer and water polo ... Won the Illinois State Doubles Championships with Ashley in
2000 ... Is majoring in molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
Had a record of 16-3 last season playing at No. 6 singles ...
Ashley’s Favorites
Won the deciding match in
Food: Any dessert
Yale’s upset of No. 13 Wake
Weirdest food ever eaten: Buffalo burger
Forest, defeating Sandie
Book: A Time to Kill
Knight in three sets ... Had a
Travel Destination: Maui
successful 2003 fall season
Quote: “Maybe she ate it in another binging frenzy.” - Yale
Tennis ‘02
with a 7-5 record in singles and
Pet Peeve: Stifled sneezes
10-2 record in doubles with
Best tennis memory: Beating Wake Forest at Wake last year,
teammate and twin sister
beating Harvard my freshman year.
Karlyn ... Won the Yale InvitaSong, musician, band: Guster
tional Flight A Doubles and the
Color: Blue
Brown Invitational Flight A
Team goal for the season: Win Ivies!
Doubles Championships with
Karlyn ... Finished the fall with
a doubles ranking of No. 12 in
the East Region with Karlyn ... Graduated from Barrington High School, where she was
captain and part of the No. 1 doubles team with Karlyn ... Won the Illinois State Doubles
Championships with Karlyn in 2000.
Went 2-0 last season, defeating opponents from UMass
Reshmi’s Favorites
and Columbia at the No. 6
Food: Chicken quesadillas, Indian food, cheesecake
singles position ... Had a
Weirdest food ever eaten: Brocco-sprouts
breakout 2003 fall season with
Book: Harry Potter books
a team-best 13-2 singles
Travel Destination: Austalia, London
record ... Won two tournaQuote: When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
ments in the fall, taking the
Words of wisdom for the freshmen: Make sure you sleep.
Pet Peeve: Worrying too much
Yale Invitational Flight C and
Best tennis memory: Going on Arthur Ashe stadium court
the Rice Tennis Classic White
after winning ECACs, Australia trip
Flight Singles ChampionIf you could be one person for a day, who would it be?: A pro
ships ... Upset two seeded
tennis player.
players to reach the round of
Movie: Lord of the Rings
16 at the ITA East Regional
Song, musician, band: Matchbox 20, Coldplay
Championships held at VirColor: Navy blue
ginia Tech, defeating Melissa
Team goal for the season: Make it to the NCAAs.
Anderson from Harvard and
Caroline Stanislawski from
Penn ... Finished the fall with a singles ranking of No. 28 in the East Region ... Graduated
from Miss Porter’s School, where she played No. 1 singles her junior and senior year.
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Stephanie
White
Junior
Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Juliette
Vartikar
Sophomore
Brookline, Mass.
Christine
Alford
Freshman
Sydney, Australia
Had a record of 15-4 last season playing at No. 5 singles ...
Won the deciding match against
Emily DeCamilla to defeat No.
36 Ohio State 4-3 ... Was named
2003 second team All-Ivy in
doubles with former captain Biffy
Kaufman ... Had a solid 2003 fall
season with a 4-4 record in
singles and 5-3 record in
doubles with Christine Alford ...
Was ranked No. 63 nationally in
the USTA Girl’s 18 rankings ...
Served as captain her senior
year at Milton Academy ... Finished No. 2 her final year of competition in the USTA/New England Section.
Was sidelined with a serious
wrist injury last season ... Has
progressed well and competed
in the Yale and Brown Invitational
this past fall ... Brings a great
attitude to the team on and off
the court ... Competed in the
USTA/New England Section,
posting a career high No. 5
singles ranking her last year of
18s competition ... Played No. 1
singles for Brookline High
School ... Was a two-time allscholastic recipient and served
as team captain her senior year
... Captured the National Open
Singles Championships in Ann
Arbor, MI in 2001.
One of four freshmen in the
class of ’07 ... Hails from Sydney,
Australia with a wealth of International playing experience ...
Has played in the Australian
Open Junior Championships ...
Completed the 2003 fall season
with a 9-4 record in singles and
a combined 8-4 doubles record
with teammates Stephanie White
and Aimee Kim ... Defeated No.
1 Singles player from SMU Kit
Carson in three sets at the Rice
Tennis Classic ... Captured the
Brown Invitational Flight B
Doubles Championships with
teammate Aimee Kim.
Stephanie’s Favorites
Food: Ice cream
Weirdest food ever eaten: Kangaroo jerky
Book: Memoirs of a Geisha
Travel Destination: Somewhere warm and by the beach
If you could be one person for a day, who would it be?: ME!
Words of wisdom for the freshmen: Enjoy every second of
Yale because it flies by. Also, try to do as many things as
possible because there is so much going on here that I forget
about (i.e., plays, singing groups).
Pet Peeve: When people step on the back of your flip-flops
Best tennis memory: Beating Wake and Ohio State last year.
Song, musician, band: Forever changing based on my mood
Movie: The Ususal Suspects
Colors: Blue and red
Team goals for the season: Win as many matches as we can
and pull together a very new and young team (good team
chemistry).
Juliette’s Favorites
Food: Seafood pasta
Weirdest food ever eaten: Ostrich
Book: Death Be Not Proud
Travel Destination: Italy
Words of wisdom for the freshmen: Experiment with classes
that you wouldn’t be able to in high school.
Quote: “The Future is no place to place your better days.”
-- Dave Matthews
If you could be one person for a day, who would it be?:
Allan Greenspan
Pet Peeve: Disorganization
Best tennis memory: Being there while my team beat Ohio
State on our home courts.
Song, musician, band: Blue Sky -- Allman Brothers Band
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Color: Purple
Team goals for the season: To truly work and function as a
team and get along both on and off the court. This is very
important to the success of a group.
Christine’s Favorites
Food: Chips and chocolate
Weirdest food ever eaten: Escargot
Book: 20th Century Speeches
Travel Destination: Asia
Quote: Yes Beow!!!
If you could be one person for a day, who would it be?: Bill
Gates
Why did you choose to come to Yale?: Liked the color scheme
better than Princeton’s
Pet Peeve: Hair or blobs of toothpaste in the basin
Best tennis memory: Winning Australian Hardcourt Nationals
Song, musician, band: Jewel/Dido/ALW
Movie: Moulin Rouge/Chicago/Dirty Dancing
Color: Blue/Red
Team goals for the season: Get a solid doubles partnership
and communicate well with teammates.
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Aimee
Kim
Freshman
Irvine, Calif.
Olivia
Nix
Freshman
Bronxville, N.Y.
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Rashmee
Patil
Freshman
Silsbee, Texas
One of four freshmen in the
class of ’07 ... Completed the
2003 fall season with a 7-4
singles record and 3-1 doubles
record with teammate Christine
Alford ... Reached the singles
final of two fall tournaments, the
Yale Invitational C Flight and
Brown Invitational Flight C ...
Won the Brown Invitational
Flight B Doubles Championship with teammate Chirstine
Alford ... Graduated from University High School in Irvine, CA ...
Was a three-time Team MVP on
her high school tennis team ...
Named Orange County Community Tennis Association
Player of the Year in 2001.
One of four freshmen in the
class of ’07 ... Did not compete
in the 2003 fall season due to
an injury ... Has progressed well
in her rehabilitation and was
playing solid tennis with the
team later in the fall ... A graduate of Bronxville High School ...
Reached a career high ranking
of No. 53 in her second year of
Girl’s 16 National competition.
One of four freshmen in the
class of ’07 ... Completed the
2003 fall season with an impressive 12-2 singles record
and 8-2 doubles record with
Reshmi Srinath ... Won two
singles titles, taking the Yale Invitational D Flight and the Brown
Invitational C Flight ... In doubles
play with partner Reshmi Srinath
won the Yale Invitational B Flight
and the Brown Invitational C
Flight ... Graduated from Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School
in Beaumont, TX.
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Aimee’s Favorites
Food: Chocolate chip cookies
Weirdest food ever eaten: Chocolate with hummus
Book: The Bible
Travel Destination: Hawaii
Quote: “Everything is OK in the end. If it’s not OK, it’s not the
end.”
Why did you choose to come to Yale?: The unparalleled academics and awesome tennis team.
Pet Peeve: People who spit out gum on the sidewalk so that
inevitably I will end up stepping on it!
Best tennis memory: 12s Zonals in Tucson
Song, musician, band: Kiss from a Rose -- Seal
Movie: Good Will Hunting
Color: Blue
Team goal for the season: Win the Ivy League
Olivia’s Favorites
Food: Italian
Book: ‘Till We Have Faces
Travel Destination: Atlantis Bahamas, South Carolina
Quote: “I always tell the girls, never take it seriously. If you
never take it seriously, you never get hurt, if you never get
hurt, you always have fun.” -- from Almost Famous
Best tennis memory: Going to tournaments with all my friends
... Intersectionals, Easter Bowl.
Song, musician, band: Crazy Game of Poker/Oar/Dave Matthews Band
Color: Purple
Movie: Good Will Hunting
Rashmee’s Favorites
Food: Indian & Italian
Weirdest food ever eaten: Fried alligator
Book: Born Confused
Travel Destination: London
Quote: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty
of their dreams.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Why did you choose to come to Yale?: Outstanding academic value, balance of athletics and education, diverse atmosphere
Pet Peeve: People who talk too much and people who eat
with their mouths open.
Best tennis memory: Playing Fed Cup and winning third place
as a team for Texas.
Song, musician, band: Dave Matthews Band
Movie: Chicago and Bend it Like Beckham
Color: Blue
Team goals for the season: Try to do as well as I can individually with match play and fitness and try to develop team
chemistry/spirit.
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2003-04 Yale Roster
Name
Cl.
High School/ Hometown
Alford, Christine
Fr.
University Centre/Sydney, Australia
Kim, Aimee
Fr.
University/Irvine, CA
Martin, Ashley
Sr.
Barrington/Barrington, IL
Martin, Karlyn
Sr.
Barrington/Barrington, IL
Nix, Olivia
Fr.
Bronxville/Bronxville, NY
Patel, Rashmee
Fr.
Monsignor Kelly Catholic/Silsbee, TX
Srinath, Reshmi
Jr.
Miss Porter’s School/Farmington, CT
Vartikar, Juliette
So.
Brookline/Brookline, MA
White, Stephanie
Jr.
Milton Academy/Jamaica Plain, MA
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H i s t o r y
Year-by-Year
Year
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Record
5-1
8-1
6-5
7-4
8-1
11-3
16-9
16-1
14-8
17-3
13-2
21-2
12-7
9-14
11-9
15-5
16-8
13-9
10-13
13-8
5-9
8-6
8-9
8-8
7-8
13-7
14-8
16-5
12-11
13-5
12-5
16-3
Coach
Dorothy O'Connor
Dorothy O'Connor (13-12)
Judy Dixon
Judy Dixon
Judy Dixon
Judy Dixon (32-13)
Chris Swenson (16-9)
Alice Tym
Alice Tym
Alice Tym
Alice Tym (60-14)
Steve Willinger
Steve Willinger (33-9)
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase
Becky Chase (108-90)
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon
Meghan McMahon (83-52)
Chad Skorupka
Chad Skorupka (28-8)
Captain
Diane Straus
Diane Straus
Lisa Rosenblum
Lisa Rosenblum
Sue Graham
Karen Feldman
Sue Graham
Celia Moffie
Natalya Smith
Natalya Smith
Kathy Dalton
Pam Wolf
Kate Gressens
Connie Yowell
Daniella Duke
Lisa Gollob
Molly Quest
Jennifer Brown
Jennifer Mahoney
Lynn Rosenstrach
Cricket Johnston
Cricket Johnston
Cindy Kuragami
Cindy Kuragami
Katherine Rhee
Katherine Rhee
Naomi Zeff
Sara Naison-Phillips
Jacklyn Fu
Lauren Muehl
Elizabeth Oosterhuis
Elizabeth Kaufman
All-Ivy Selections
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Diana Piotrow, D
Natalya Smith, S
Kathy Dalton, D
Kris DiMambro, D
Diana Piotrow, S-D
Natalya Smith, D
Kate Gressens, D
Connie Yowell, S-D
Kate Gressens, S-D
Meghan McMahon, S
Connie Yowell, D
Meghan McMahon, S
Molly Quest, D
Connie Yowell, D
Meghan McMahon, S
Molly Quest, S-D
Andrea Williams, D
Lynn Rosenstrach, S-D
Elizabeth Baldwin, D
Lynn Rosenstrach, S-D
Elizabeth Baldwin, S-D
Lynn Rosenstrach, S
Lynn Rosenstrach, S
Cindy Kuragami, S-D
Kari Weiner, D
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1999 -
2000 2001 -
2002 -
2003 -
Cindy Kuragami, S-D
Kari Weiner, S-D
Cindy Kuragami, S-D
Katherine Rhee, D
Cindy Kuragami, S-D
Katherine Rhee, D
Somer Khanlarian, S
Sara Naison-Phillips, S
Somer Khanlarian, S
Sara Naison-Phillips, S
Jacklyn Fu, S-D
Cynthia Obsitnik, S-D
Sara Naison-Phillips, S
Somer Khanlarian, S
Sara Naison-Phillips, S
Cynthia Obsitnik, S
Jacklyn Fu, S-D
Biffy Kaufman, D
Andrea Goldberg, S-D
Biffy Kaufman, D
Margaret Purcell, S
Margaret Purcell, S
Elizabeth Kaufman, S-D
Andrea Goldberg, D
Biffy Kaufman, S
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The Yale women’s tennis program
began in 1971 with the Elis winning five
of six matches and has gained momentum ever since. In the first three years
of its existence, Eli teams won 19 of 26
contests. Overall, Yale women netters
have gone 293-164 (.671) in 27 campaigns.
In 1976, Yale won the New England
Championship and in 1978 captured the
AIAW Eastern Regional title, earning a
trip to the national championships. The
Elis have won four Ivy League titles
(1980, 1981, 1983, 1989) and have consistently been ranked in the top five in
the East.
Lynn Rosenstrach ’91 added to Yale’s
tradition when she earned All-Ivy status
all four years, becoming only the fifth Ivy
In the fall of 2002 Yale captured its first ECAC title
player to accomplish that feat. A few
years before, Meghan McMahon ’86 joined an elite club as a three-time All-Ivy pick. Cindy Kuragami '95
became the second Eli player to earn All-Ivy honors in each of her four years.
Yale women’s tennis knows no bounds. Every four years, the Yale Tennis Association sponsors a foreign
trip. As a result, the Blue has traveled to Japan, Korea, the Soviet Union and Hong Kong for competition. The
most recent trip in December of 2001 took the Bulldogs to Australia. The Elis also prepare for the Ivy schedule
in the states with a complete fall slate and an annual West Coast trip in early spring.
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Katherine Rhee
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Sue Liebowitz
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Lynn Rosenstrach
Elizabeth Baldwin
Jennifer Mahoney
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Cindy Kuragami
Kari Weiner
Katherine Rhee
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Caroline McAllister
Ellen Markowitz
Lisa Katz
Molly Quest
Andrea Williams
Andrea Williams
Elizabeth Baldwin
Karen Salmon
Karin Weiner
Adrienne Amato
Kristina Dell
Caroline Johnston
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Naomi Zeff
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The Yale tennis facilities are easily among the best in the world. The outdoor courts provide a perfect
tennis background with a combination of pine trees and Yale blue wind screens surrounding each court.
Picturesque silhouettes of the famous Yale Bowl and Walter Camp Gate can be seen from the entire outdoor
venue, which also includes a beautiful courtyard with picnic benches and a lush grass surface that is outlined
by a new brick surface. The complex consists of 22 outdoor Deco Turf II courts, five outdoor clay courts, four
indoor Deco Turf II surfaces and a 15,000-seat tennis stadium with one court. The Pilot Pen International
Women's Tournament is played on the outdoor courts each August. The stadium, known as the Connecticut
Tennis Center, is the fourth largest in the world and third largest in the United States. The indoor facility,
Cullman Courts, also includes a large viewing area both at court level and from above, locker rooms and a
reception area. Cullman, newly resurfaced, is often used for winter and spring matches and practice until the
weather permits outdoor play. The complex, three miles from the campus, is situated next to the Joel E.
Smilow Field Center, the building that houses one of the athletic training and weight lifting areas used by Yale
tennis players.
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Membership in the Yale Tennis Association (YTA) is open to all alumni/ae and friends of the Yale tennis teams. The YTA supports
both the men’s and women’s varsity tennis programs. Monetary contributions directly provide for equipment, spring break trips,
recruiting, and out-of-region travel expenses. The YTA also serves as a career network for current players and recent graduates.
The YTA hosts several events each year centered around two weekends: the YTA Annual Dinner Weekend held at the Yale Club of
New York City each spring, and the YTA Annual Tailgate Weekend held each fall during a home football game.
Members receive four newsletters each year, the team brochure, a home schedule magnet, and a range of other gifts (t-shirts, hats,
sweatshirts) based on the level of support. Email match highlights and email news updates are also available to members.
To join please email Men’s Coach Alex Dorato at [email protected] or Women’s Coach Chad Skorupka at
[email protected].
Yale Tennis Association Donor List
Fiscal Year July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003
ACES CLUB $5,000+
Mr. Joseph F. Cullman, 3rd ‘35
Mr. James D. Hinchliff ‘38
Mr. T. Anthony Brooks ‘62
Ms. Sheila F. Hamp ‘73
Mr. Robin P. Selati ‘88
WINNERS CLUB $2500-$4999
Mr. Alexander Seaver
ELI CLUB $1000-$2499
Mr. William F. Brady III ‘80
Mr. Michael C. Brooks ‘67
Mr. Alan S. Englander ‘55
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Feldman
Mr. Thomas Ferguson Hatch ‘63
Mr. Todd N. Khoury “87
Mr. Fredric S. London ‘69
Mr. Dennis P. Lynch ‘64
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Mayo
Mr. &Mrs. Paul W. Oosterhuis
Mr. Alan Gifford Schwartz ‘52
Drs. Deepak S. & Vibha Tandon
COACHES CLUB $500-$999
Mr. Paul W. Bartel ‘75
Mr. Nicholas F. Brady ‘52
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Coyle II
Mr. Alberto Franco, Jr. ‘82
Mr. Daniel L. Grossman ‘74
Ms. Susan Kaminsky ‘86
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lerner
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Martin
Mr. Gregory T. Royce ‘01
Mr. Aleksanteri O. Seppala ‘93
Mr. Mark S. Sharpe ‘76
Mr. William J. Sibold ‘89
CAPTAINS CLUB $250-$499
Mr. & Mrs. Howard A. Arons
Mr. William D. Benjes III ‘88
Mr. Jonathan M. Clark ‘59
Mr. Dudley W. Coates ‘53
Mr. Robert H. Dunlop III ‘65
Mr. William Featherston, Jr. ‘90
Mr. Stephen M. Griesemer ‘94
Mrs. Kathleen D. Haigood ‘82
Mr. William B. Hinchliff ‘68
Mr. Marc A. Howard ‘93
Drs. Irvin & Nancy M. Kaufman
Mr. Neal S. Kaufman ‘93
Mr. Craig L. Kennedy ‘91
Mr. Reid M. Lerner ‘99
Mr. James Murphy
Mr. Philip W. Ness, Jr. ‘58
Mr. Cameron B. Ragen ‘90
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Reynolds
Dr. Eugene Lytton Scott ‘60
Mr. David Seifer ‘54
Daniel Hal Solomon, M.D. MPH ‘86
Mr. David John Thompson ‘89
Wayne L. Warnken, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. William A. White III
Ms. Linden Wise ‘74
Mr. Martin Wostenholme ‘84
Mr. William T. Ylvisaker ‘47
PLAYERS CLUB $100-$249
Mr. Martin D. Amann ‘97
Mr. John Appel ‘57
Mr. & Mrs. Adolfo J. Arellano
Dr. Elizabeth L. Auchincloss ‘73
Paula Michele Bevilacqua, M.D.
Mr. Daniel H. Bromberg ‘86
Prof. Kelly D. Brownell
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Caldwell
Mr. Wick R. Chambers ‘71
Mrs. Ann A. Clark
Mr. Richard P. Cooley ‘44
Mr. Robert B. Crates ‘84
Mr. David E. Donnelly
Mr. David F. Donnelly, M.D.
Mr. Thomas A. Freiberg, Jr. ‘59
Dr. & Mrs. J. David Gaines
Mr. W. Lee Gaines, Jr. ‘73
Dr. & Mrs. Earl P. Goldstein
Ms. Kirsten E. Gross ‘00
Mr. Royal I. Hansen II ‘97
Mr. Paul W. Henry ‘69
Peter T. Heydemann, M.D. ‘70
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Hsu
Mr. Robert S. Killebrew, Jr. ‘61
Ms. Cynthia Y. Kuragami ‘95
Mr. Peter J. MacPartland ‘70
Mr. John F. Malo ‘44
Mr. Albert A. Manning ‘39
Ms. Ellen S. Markowitz ‘84
Edward Meyer III, Esq. ‘57
Mr. Brian P. Mitchell ‘72
Ms. Carole M. Morgan
Dr. & Mrs. Godwin Okorafor
Ms. Bronson E. Oosterhuis ‘02
Mr. Neal Ormond III ‘62
Mr. Stephen Orthwein ‘68
Mr. Elvis Plokhooy ‘01
Mr. Leslie M. Pollack ‘55
Mr. Matthew W. Quall ‘93
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Quall
Prof. Douglas W. Rae
Mr. Barrett Rich, IV ‘54
Mr. Doug Robson ‘87
Mr. Joseph F. Roediger
Mr. Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr. ‘42
Samual V. Schoonmaker, III Esq. ‘58
Mr. Lacy H. Seabrook ‘45W
Mr. Barry T. Seymour ‘54
Mr. Chris Shackelton ‘02
Ms. Ellen Shuman
Mr. Thomas J. Simcik ‘81
Mr. G. Scott Staniar ‘85
Mr. McLeod Stephens ‘40
Mr. John Donald Tansey ‘71
Mr. Richard G. Theobald ‘91
Prof. Norma Thompson
Mr. Mark J. Warnken ‘98
Mr. Herb Watstein, Esq
Mr. John M. Westcott, Jr. ‘66
BULLDOG CLUB <$100
Mr. P. Bryce Appleton ‘65
Mr. Robert A. Archer ‘64
Mr. Ryan C. Coyle ‘01
Steven A. Cremer, M.D. ‘76
Ms. Catherine S. Deacon
Ms. Alexandra L. Dell ‘94
Ms. Kristina O. Dell ‘94
Mr. Alex Dorato
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dorato
Ms. Eve Elizabeth Ellis ‘80
Mr. James C. Ervin, Jr. ‘60
Ms. Jane Farrington
Ms. Carol J. Gagliardi
Mr. Lathrop M. Gates ‘69
Jack Geller, M.D. ‘’48
Mr. David A. Gollob ‘90
Mr. Seth D. Gordon ‘96
Mr. & Mrs. Taduesz Gudzowski
Mr. Stewart J. Hudson ‘81
Mr. C. Wesley Kittleman, Jr. ‘48
Dr. Aimee Altschul Latzman ‘92
Ms. Anne Seidler Lehigh ‘78
Mr. Aaron W. Lipson ‘97
Mr. Lewis S. Matzkin
Mr. Robert Farnsworth Morse ‘92
Dr. William Marston Morse ‘64
Ms. Lauren K. Muehl ‘01
Mark Naison-Elizabeth Phillips
Ms. Aileen O’Rourke
Mr. Bruce Pompan ‘84
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Purcell
Ms. Joann Savage
Ms. Carolyn P. Schoonmaker
Mr. John F. Skillman, Jr. ‘57
Ms. Alexis Sommers
Ms. Diane Straus Tucker ‘73
Mr. Robert Villani
Mr. Alexander Wiener ‘31
Mr. Charles Workman ‘54
Mr. Jeffrey Theodore Wyshner ‘92
Ms. Linda S. Zeller
Ms. Lynn Rosenstrach Zerbib ‘91
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Athletics Mission
Yale University offers its students a liberal education, one
which has as its focus on the intellectual and moral development of the individual, and which gives students a foundation for learning throughout their lives. Yale has long recognized that such an education is not fostered by its academic component alone. Part of it is constituted by those
challenging and pleasurable experiences and extracurricular activities—like varsity and recreational athletics—that
augment and enrich academic training.
In athletics, as everywhere else in the University, Yale is
strongly committed to equal opportunity, and affirmatively
seeks to attract exceptionally qualified students, coaches
and staff of diverse backgrounds to its ranks.
As a part of its great athletic tradition, the University sponsors 35 varsity teams, with broad opportunities for participation by men and women, in which athletes of proven ability have the opportunity to test their skill and valor in intercollegiate competition. Through its commitment to competitive athletics, Yale demonstrates its belief that the lessons
such engagement teaches are many and enduring. Among
these are learning how to strive to win, to compete with
pride and honor, to make sacrifices, to persevere when all
seems lost, and to develop a sense of obligation and responsibility to others. These lessons make athletics a school
for accomplishment and character, and for the athlete they
represent an invaluable part of the non-academic aspects
of a liberal education.
Because Yale views athletics as a component of liberal
education, complimentary to its central academic mission
but not superior to it, the University requires that aspiration
and achievement in competitive athletic endeavor play a
proportioned role within any student’s school life. The Uni-
versity also subscribes to the Ivy agreement, the principles
of which delimit the role competitive athletic endeavor plays
in the life of the University or of any individual student within
it. These principles include the belief that student athletes
should be generally representative of their class and admitted on the basis of academic promise and personal qualities as well as athletic abilities; that financial aid to student
athletes be awarded in the same way it is awarded to other
students, that is solely on the basis of financial need; that
student athletes be held accountable to the same academic
standards as other students; and that athletes make normal academic progress toward their degrees.
In addition to its sponsorship of competitive sports, Yale
supports a wide range of extracurricular programs, including those that present significant opportunities for recreational and instructional participation. The University provides supervision for over thirty club sports, and has developed a large intramural program, which presents undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty fellows with the
opportunity to participate in competitive sports throughout
the calendar year. Yale considers the opportunities it offers
in these areas to be an important contribution to the wellbeing of members of its community and is as dedicated to
these extracurricular activities as to the continued strength
of its competitive programs. In all aspects of sport and recreation, the University recognizes that shared experience
can help create a strong bond among members of the University community, and between the University community
and the wider world, and it is committed to fostering the
spirit of pride and fellowship that athletic endeavor can inspire.
Faculty Committee on Athletics
Seated: Stanton Wheeler, Richard Brodhead, Judith
Krauss, Tom Beckett, Jonathan Holloway
Standing: Betty Trachtenberg, Jon Butler, Nicole Parisier,
James Comer, Lloyd Suttle, Penelope Laurans, Robert
Grober, Joseph Gordon
Not pictured: Robert Blocker, Frank Keil
Media Guide Credits
The following photographers contributed to the guide: TReC Sports PhotoGraphics, Steve Conn, Don Clark and Sabby Frinzi
In accordance with federal law, the University prepares an annual report on participation rates, financial support and other information regarding men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs. Upon
request to the Director of Athletics, P.O. Box 208216, New Haven, CT 06520, (203) 432-1414, the University will provide its annual report to any student or prospective student
This is Yale
History
Yale University, founded in 1701, is the third oldest
college in the United States and one of the foremost research universities in the world. First known as the Collegiate School, it changed its name in 1718 to honor
benefactor Elihu Yale.
Students
Since its first class, which had only one pupil,
Yale has expanded into a university with 5,100 undergraduates and 11 graduate and professional
schools with roughly 5,200 students. Women were
admitted to graduate schools in 1892 and to the
undergraduate college in 1969. Today they make
up about 50 percent of the enrollment. Students
come from all 50 states and over 60 countries.
Faculty
The Yale faculty includes more than 2,000
scholars, many of whom are internationally respected authorities in their fields. Fourteen Nobel
Prize winners have been associated with Yale.
Classes
There are approximately 1,900 courses and
75 majors or programs of study, including 35
different languages.
Admissions
In selecting a class of 1,300 from approximately 18,000 applicants, the Admissions
Committee looks for strong academic ability
and achievement combined with personal
characteristics such as motivation, curiosity,
energy, and leadership ability. Academic
strength is indicated by grades, rigor of curriculum, standardized test scores, and evaluations by two teachers and a college counselor. Yale requires results of the College Board
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT or SAT 1)
and any three SAT II: Subject Tests or the
American College Testing (ACT) Assessment.
Yale will also accept the Common Application.
In addition, students whose native language
is not English must submit results of the Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Athletics
With 35 varsity sports teams and a large
intramural program, sports have a prominent
place at Yale. The University offers more than
500 acres of playing fields and nine-story
Payne Whitney Gym, one of the largest athletic structures in the world. No university
takes greater pride in its athletic heritage.
No fewer than 148 athletes have competed
in the Olympics. Together they have brought
home 88 medals - more than most nations
- including 49 gold, 15 silver and 24 bronze.
Financial Aid
It is Yale’s policy to admit all students
on the basis of academic and personal
promise without regard to their financial circumstances. In addition, the
University is committed to meeting
the full need of all admitted students
by providing them with appropriate
financial aid awards. This “needblind” admissions policy applies
to all applicants including international citizens. Currently, approximately 45 percent of all
Yale students receive financial
assistance through loans,
scholarships and work-study
employment. For more information, call the Yale Financial Aid Office at 203-4320360.
Residential Life
All incoming students are
assigned to one of 12 residential colleges before they
arrive freshman year. All
freshmen and sophomores
are required to live on campus. Each residential college has its own dining
hall, as well as library,
computers, TV and game
rooms, and often theaters, weight rooms, and
music practice rooms.
The residential colleges
sponsor numerous academic and extracurricular programs, including
musical performances,
dramatic productions,
intramural
sports
teams, visiting fellowships and academic
seminars. A resident
master and dean take
care of the academic
and administrative
needs of each college, and faculty “fellows” participate in
the community by
acting as student
advisors and eating
in the college’s dining hall.
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