Women's Tennis 08-09
Varsity Roster 2009
Head Coach: Peter Burling (10th Year) See biographyAssistant Coaches: Peter Homorody and John Dodd
| Name | Pos | Year | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Katherine Burke
Katherine Burke Jr.Pittsburgh, Pa.Oakland Catholic
2008 (Sophomore): 1-1 on the season, with a victory in fifth singles over Ohio Wesleyan, 6-3, 6-0. |
Jr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Oakland Catholic | |
| Erin Chadwell | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | Traverse City Central | |
Kristin Cobb
Kristin Cobb So.Dayton, OhioOakwood
2008 (Freshman): 2008 NCAA Doubles National Runner-Up with teammate Marta Drane ... 2008 NCAC Newcomer of the Year and first team all-NCAC ... Also reached the Round of 16 in singles play at the NCAA Championships ... 20-5 in singles play, with a 5-0 conference record and 8-1 record against regionally ranked opponents ... 20-9 in doubles play, including a spotless 6-0 record in NCAC action ... helped lead the team to its first NCAA Final Four appearance en route to a third place finish. Personal: Undeclared major ... daughter of Molly and Steve Cobb ... won a state championship at Oakwood H.S. in Dayton ... twin brother is also a member of the Denison swimming and diving team. |
So. | Dayton, Ohio | Oakwood | |
Maggie Colvin
Maggie Colvin Jr.Pepper Pike, OhioOrange
2008 (Sophomore): Undefeated on the season, going 4-0 in singles action and 2-0 in doubles play. 2007 (Freshman): Topped conference opponent Allegheny in Meadville, 6-4, 7-6. |
Jr. | Pepper Pike, Ohio | Orange | |
Meghan Damico
Meghan Damico Sr.Pittsburgh, Pa.Fox Chapel
2008 (Junior): Defended her title as NCAC Player of the Year ... also honored as first team all-NCAC for the third consecutive year ... 15-6 in #1 singles and a 4-1 NCAC record ... 16-9, 5-0 NCAC in #2 doubles with Kendra Murray ... qualified for the NCAA singles championship and fell to the eventual national champion Siobhan Finicane of Pomona-Pitzer ... finished the regular season ranked second in the Great Lakes Region ... helped lead the team to its first NCAA Final Four appearance en route to a third place finish. 2007 (Sophomore): Was the 2007 NCAC Player of the year after posting a 15-6 record at #1 singles ... was a perfect 5-0 in conference play ... spearheaded a Denison NCAA regional upset of DePauw with her singles win over the region's top-ranked player, Liz Bondi (6-4, 6-2) ... led the Big Red to the NCAA Quarterfinals (final 8) for the third time out of the last four season before bowing out to Sewanee ... defeated Alicia Menezes of Amherst College in the NCAA Singles first-round but suffered a loss to Middlebury's Amy Roche in the second round (final 16) ... led DU to their sixth-straight NCAC Championship ... teamed with Kendra Murray to go 19-4 at #2 singles, both earned first-team All-NCAC in doubles for their 6-0 conference record. |
Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel | |
Marta Drane
Marta Drane Jr.Wilmington, Del.Tower Hill
2008 (Sophomore): 2008 NCAA Doubles National Runner-Up with teammate Kristin Cobb ... named second team all-NCAC after going 4-1 in #3 singles and 6-0 in #1 doubles in conference action ... helped lead the team to its first NCAA Final Four appearance en route to a third place finish. 2007 (Freshman): Was the NCAC Newcomer of the Year after posting a 13-7 record and a 4-0 mark in conference play as a rookie ... defeated DePauw's Amrita Padda 6-4, 6-2 helping Denison advanced to their third NCAA Quarterfinal appearance ... teamed with Whitney Block to go 15-8 at #1 doubles .. was a first-team All-NCAC pick in singles and doubles. |
Jr. | Wilmington, Del. | Tower Hill | |
| Elizabeth Emhardt | Fr. | Carmel, Ind. | Park Tudor School | |
Kendra Murray
Kendra Murray Sr.Kirkwood, Mo.Kirkwood
2008 (Junior): Named honorable mention All-NCAC ... 10-1 overall in singles play, including an unblemished 5-0 conference record ... teamed with Meghan Damico in #2 doubles to go 16-9 overall and 5-0 in the conference. |
Sr. | Kirkwood, Mo. | Kirkwood | |
Carly Newman
Carly Newman Sr.Akron, OhioRevere
2008 (Junior): Logged a 1-0 record in both singles and doubles action. 2007 (Sophomore): Went 7-3 with teammate Erin Gorsich in doubles play. |
Sr. | Akron, Ohio | Revere | |
| Sarah Short | Fr. | Cheswick, Pa. | Fox Chapel | |
| Courtney Steiner | Fr. | Fishers, Ind. | Heritage Christian | |
| Kate Westenberger | Fr. | York, Pa. | Dallastown | |
Kara Zdanowski
Kara Zdanowski Jr.Ann Arbor, Mich.Pioneer
2008 (Sophomore): Combined for a 30-4 record overall en route to being honored as second team All-NCAC ... With teammate Erin Gorsich, logged a 12-2 record in #3 doubles ... 15-2 in singles play ... helped lead the team to its first NCAA Final Four appearance en route to a third place finish. 2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 singles matches ... ended the year with a 6-4 record ... was 3-1 when playing #6 singles. |
Jr. | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Pioneer |
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