2012 Women's Tennis Media Guide

12012 WOMEN’S TENNIS

This Is Bridgewater College

College Information Location .......... ...................................... Bridgewater, Va. Founded .................................................................. 1880 Enrollment ............................................................... 1,648 Nickname .............................................................. Eagles Colors ...................................... Crimson and Vegas Gold Playing Facility...................................... BC Tennis Courts Athletic Affiliation .................................. NCAA Division Ill Conference .................................... Old Dominion Athletic President .............................................George Cornelius Director of Athletics...................................... Curt Kendall

Women’s Tennis Coaching Staff Head Coach...................................................Martin Perry Perry’s Office Phone ................................(540) 515-3770 Coach Perry’s Email [email protected]

Sports Information Sports Information Director...................... Steve Cox SID Phone ....................................... (540) 828-5360 SID Fax .............................................(540) 828-5611 BC Hotline ........................................ (540) 828-5469 SID Email ............................. [email protected] SID Mailing Address ....................................Box 107 ...................................................Bridgewater College .................................................402 E. College Street ...............................................Bridgewater, VA 22812 Web Site ..................... www.bridgewatereagles.com Women’s Tennis Contact ......................... Tim Leister Email.................................. [email protected] Phone ............................................... (540) 828-5615 Conference Information Commissioner ................................... Brad Bankston Office Phone .................................... (540) 389-7373 Conference SID .................................... J.J. Nekoloff SID Office Phone ............................. (540) 389-9073 Mailing Address .................................P.O. Box 2604 ....................................................... Forest, VA 24551 Conference Fax ............................... (540) 389-7373 Web Site ................................. www.odaconline.com

Credits: The 2012 Bridgewater Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a production of the Bridgewater Sports Information De-partment. This guide was produced, written and designed by Assistant Sports Information Director Tim Leister.

Photos provided by Tommy Thompson.

Table of Contents Front Cover................................................1

This is Bridgewater College/Credits ..........2

Table of Contents/2012 Schedule..............3

Season Preview..................................... 4-5

Coaching Staff ....................................... 6-7

Martin Perry ...............................................7

The Players ......................................... 8-17

Photo Roster/Team Roster ........................9

Brittany Floyd...........................................10

Ally McConaughy.....................................11

Emily Schweitzer .....................................12

Rita Murphy .............................................13

Olivia Stone .............................................14

Katy Bergey .............................................15

Katie Gordon ...........................................16

Brittany Wilson.........................................17

Marla O’Bryan..........................................18

The College ....................................... 19-28

Strength & Conditioning...........................20

Athletic Training .......................................21

Shenandoah Valley ............................ 22-23

Bridgewater Athletics ......................... 24-25

Bridgewater College ......................... 26-27

Back Cover ..............................................28

Feb. 18 at Washington and Lee * 10:00 AM Mar. 3 at N.C. Wesleyan 3:00 PM Mar. 4 vs. Coastal Ga. $ 1:00 PM Mar. 5 vs. Elizabethtown $ TBA Mar. 7 vs. Wilkes $ TBA Mar. 8 vs. Wittenberg $ 9:00 AM Mar. 9 vs. Methodist $ TBA Mar. 14 at Randolph-Macon * 3:30 PM Mar. 15 Hollins * 3:00 PM Mar. 18 Averett 1:00 PM Mar. 25 Guilford * 1:00 PM Mar. 28 at Lynchburg * 4:00 PM Mar. 30 Randolph * 3:30 PM Mar. 31 at Emory & Henry * 1:00 PM Apr. 13 Roanoke * 4:00 PM Apr. 15 at Virginia Wesleyan * 1:00 PM Apr. 18 Sweet Briar * 4:30 PM Apr. 21 at ODAC Quarterfinals TBA Apr. 28 vs. ODAC Semifinals TBA Apr. 29 vs. ODAC Finals TBA

* - ODAC Contest$ - Hilton Head, S.C. - Spring Break Trip

2012 Schedule

The Bridgewater women’s tennis team returns after an out-standing 2011 season.

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Under new leadership this season, the Bridgewater Eagles women’s tennis team will look to build on a successful 2011 spring sea-son with young, but experienced players when it takes to the court on Feb. 18 at Washington and Lee.

Bridgewater returns a trio of freshmen who all earned All-ODAC honors a season ago after propelling the Eagles to a 15-4 overall record and a berth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) semifinals.

The Eagles are also under new leadership as head coach Marty Perry takes the reins of a Bridgewater team that rolled up an 8-2 record last season in conference matches.

Top flight singles player Katie Gordon returns to the mix for the Eagles after posting a 12-7 record last spring from the No. 1 post in singles play. Gordon was a second-team All-ODAC selec-tion in singles action, finishing the season with a combined mark of 13-9.

“Katie Gordon brings a lot of talent and ability to the table. She has good control off both sides and can penetrate with her forehand. Her ability to dictate off the ground and out of the air make her a very versatile player. I’m looking forward to coaching her this season,” said Perry.

Sophomore Katy Bergey also returns to the mix after notching a 14-4 dual meet record last sea-son. Bergey, a Harrisonburg, Va. product, was the second team All-ODAC choice from her No. 2 position on the ladder where she went 7-3 last season in conference affairs.

“I feel that Katy Bergey has two of the most prized attributes that I look for in players; she is a very good competitor and a great athlete. She has good control off both sides and her lefty serve is a weapon. She has a great attitude and is a total team player,” commented Perry.

Gordon and Bergey also teamed up to post a team-best 17-6 record in top flight doubles action.Joining Gordon and Bergey in the sophomore class is Brittany Wilson who turned in an outstand-

ing rookie season in 2011, leading the Eagles with 18 wins on the year. Wilson turned in a school record 13-match winning streak in the middle of the season while her 18 wins on the year also set a new school standard. The Lynchburg, Va. native went a perfect 7-0 on the season at the number four spot, and was 4-1 at number five where she earned second team All-Conference honors.

“Brittany has really impressed me this season. She battled through a wrist injury all fall and is starting the spring healthy. Her commitment level is high and she brings a lot of positives both on and off the court. She is a good ball striker and has good control off both sides. She is also a good doubles player,” said Perry.

Aside from Perry’s returning all-conference performers, the first-year head coach returns a tal-ented pair of seniors in Emily Schweitzer and Ally McConaughy. The senior duo saw limited singles

Experienced Women’s Tennis Team Set for Spring Slate

Sophomore Katy Bergey returns after an all-conference campaign as a freshman.


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action a season ago and turned in a 10-11 re-cord in doubles matches. In 2010, the tandem teamed up to set a school record in doubles wins with 17 victories. Senior Brittany Floyd also joins the squad this season as a senior newcomer.

“Both Ally and Emily bring a great deal of expe-rience to the team. They are both very committed and have been working hard to ensure a good senior year. Brittany Floyd will be joining the team this season as a senior. She has turned out to be a very hard worker and is set on making this year count for her. She is constantly looking to come in individually to get her game back to where it was a few years ago. She pushes girls in practice and has been a very pos- i-tive addition to the team,” said Perry.

Junior Olivia Stone and Rita Murphy also return after both players saw time on the courts last sea-son. Murphy saw action in just one match on the year, posting a loss, while Stone saw significant time at No. 6 singles, posting an 8-2 record.

“Both Olivia and Rita are two of the hardest workers on the team. Both look to dictate play in singles and both are very good competitors. Rita was abroad in the fall so I have not seen her in action yet. Olivia had a strong fall season and has a tremendous upside. She hits a clean ball and her forehand is a weapon,” Perry noted.

One freshman joins the fray in 2012 in Garden State native Marla O’Bryan. The Brookside, N.J. product comes to Bridgewater after a solid career at West Morris Mendham High School. O’Bryan helped lead Mendham to the Morris County Championship, winning her flight.

“Marla has been a great addition to the team. She is laid back yet competes hard. Marla is one of the hardest working players in the program and brings an energy to practice that I haven’t figured out yet. She is solid off the ground on both sides and her serve is a weapon. She moves exceptionally well at the net and should develop into a good college doubles player. I’m looking forward to coaching her for four years,” said perry

Bridgewater will have to tangle with the traditional conference powers in 2012. The ODAC has been controlled for the last two decades by Washington and Lee, with Hollins traditionally holding down the number two spot in the conference. Perry, a three-time ITA Coach of the Year, feels that the Eagles are poised to take a run at the top two spots in the ODAC.

“I am very excited to be coaching in the ODAC. Its’ women’s tennis programs are very competitive and should foster great competition from top to bottom. From what I saw in the fall, the conference is made up of poised teams and experienced coaches. I’m very proud to lead Bridgewater in such a tradition rich conference such as the ODAC and am looking forward to experiencing my first tradition-al season this spring,” said Perry.

The Eagles open the 2012 spring season on February 18 against the defending champion Generals of Washington and Lee. The home portion of the slate opens on March 15 against Hollins.

Senior Emily Schweitzer returns as part of one of the best doubles combinations in recent history after missing the fall slate.


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Bridgewater College head coach Martin Perry received the ITA Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year Award in

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On August 16, 2011, Martin Perry was named head coach of the Bridgewater College men’s and women’s tennis programs.

A three-time NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year recipient, Perry spent the last eight-plus years as the head men’s and women’s coach at national power, The University of Chicago.

Perry brings a laundry list of accolades to Bridgewater, including being named the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Women’s Tennis National Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and being named the National Coach of the Year on the men’s side by the college tennis governing body this past season.

In 2011, Perry coached University of Chicago women’s tennis player Kendra Higgins to the NCAA finals in singles, and led the Maroons women’s team to a fourth place finish in the NCAA Championships for the third straight season. Higgins teamed up with Chrissy Hu on the doubles side to claim back-to-back NCAA titles in 2009 and 2010.

In the highly competitive University Athletic Association (UAA), Perry coached four-straight UAA Rookie of the Year recipients and dethroned national power Emory University in 2010 when the Maroons women claimed the UAA championship. This marked the first time in more than two decades that Emory did not claim the conference crown.

Overall, Perry coached 15 All-Americans during his time at the University of Chicago and turned in the nation’s number-one-ranked women’s recruiting class at the Division III level in 2008, according to tennisrecruiting.com. In 2010, Perry’s men’s recruiting class was ranked third in the nation at the Division III level.

erry opened his collegiate coaching career with a nearly four-year stint at the College of William & Mary as an assistant on the men’s team. During his time with the Tribe, Perry assisted with the day-to-day operation of a William & Mary squad that was consistently in the top 50 of Division I men’s tennis. In 1999 and 2000, Perry served as the assistant director of the ITA Summer National Championships in Williamsburg.

Perry earned his Professional Tennis Registry professional rating in 1994 and completed the USTA High Performance program in January of 2006 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Perry received his bachelor of arts in history from Cleveland State University in 1998.

Martin PerryHead Coach 1st Year

Cleveland State ‘98


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Name Cl. Ht. Hometown/High SchoolKaty Bergey So. 5-6 Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite Brittany Floyd Sr. 5-8 Lyndhurst, Va./Stuarts DraftKatie Gordon So. 5-4 Winchester, Va./John HandleyAlly McConaughy Sr. 5-5 Columbia, Conn/East CatholicRita Murphy Jr. 5-6 Plymouth, Mass./Sacred Heart HighMarla O’Bryan Fr. 5-6 Brookside, N.J./West Morris MendhamEmily Schweitzer Sr. 5-7 Glen Allen, Va./J.R. TuckerOlivia Stone Jr. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./MassaponaxBrittany Wilson So. 5-6 Lynchburg, Va./Heritage

Head Coach: Marty Perry

Katy Bergey Sophomore

Harrisonburg, Va.

2011-12 Bridgewater Eagles Team Roster

Brittany Floyd Senior

Harrisonburg, Va.

Katie Gordon Sophomore

Winchester, Va.

Ally McConaughy Senior

Columbia, Conn.

Rita Murphy Junior

Plymouth, Mass.

Marla O’Bryan Freshman

Brookside, N.J.

Emily Schweitzer Senior

Glen Allen, Va.

Olivia Stone Junior

Fredericksburg, Va.

Brittany Wilson Sophomore

Lynchburg, Va.

Marty Perry Head Coach

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Brittany Floyd

Hometown: Lyndhurst, Va.

5-8 Senior

Personal: Daughter of Tony and Teresa Floyd...Has one sibling, Brent...Brother Brent also played for the Eagles men’s tennis team...Born April 22, 1990...Major-ing in psychology with a minor in social work.


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Ally McConaughy

Hometown: Columbia, Connecticut

5-5 Senior

2010-11: Won five matches on the year in singles action at number three...Teamed up with Emily Schweitzer to notch 10 victories in doubles play...Went 7-9 with Schweitzer during the dual meet season at number two doubles.

2009-10: Went 10-7 in singles play in dual match action...Teamed up with Emily Schweitzer to set the school record for double wins with 17 victories during the Fall and Spring seasons.

2008-09: Finished the year 10-4 at No. 5 and No. 6 singles...Teamed up with Emily Schweitzer and Jessica Hill for a com-bined 13-4 record.

Personal: Has one sibling, Will...Daughter of Bill and Luanne McConaughy...Major-ing in Business...Born November 12, 1990.


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Emily Schweitzer

Hometown: Glen Allen, Virginia

5-7 Senior

2010-11: Notched a solid 6-2 overall re-cord in singles play, earning a 2-1 record in dual meet action...Went 1-1 at the number five spot and 1-0 at the number six spot...Teamed up with Ally McCo-naughy to earn a 10-11 overall record in doubles...Went 7-9 with McConaughy at the number two doubles post.

2009-10: Posted a perfect 8-0 in Spring dual match action...Teamed up with Ally McConaughy to post a 17-4 doubles record en route to setting a new school record for doubles wins.

2008-09: Went 3-5 in Spring dual match action...Turned in a cominbed 14-4 re-cord, playing the majority of her matches with McConaughy.


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Rita Murphy

Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts

5-6 Junior

2010-11: Saw a limited role as a sopho-more...Saw action in just one dual meet, earning a loss...Teamed up with Olivia Stone for her lone doubles win of the year at the number three post.

2009-10: Went 0-1 in dual match play...Posted a 1-0 record with teammate Mi-randa Donovan in doubles action.

Prep: Team owned a 16-2 record in 2009...Team picked up the leagues championship three times...Team was two-time state semifinalists...Had a 15-3 singles record in 2009...Named an All-Star in 2007 and 2009.

Personal: Has two siblings, Jack and Owen...Daughter of Gerard and Julie Murphy...Majoring in Biology...Born De-cember 19, 1990.


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Olivia Stone

Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia

5-9 Junior

2010-11: Posted a 9-5 record in singles play, including an 8-2 mark in dual match action...Went an identical 8-2 at number six singles...Was victorious in seven of her last eight matches...Went 9-4 with teammate Brittany Wilson in doubles play, including an 8-3 mark at number three in dual match action.

2009-10: Went 5-14 in dual match play at No. 2 singles as a freshman...Had a com-bined 8-12 record in doubles play, team-ing up with Morgan McGhee and Megan Mathias.

Prep: Team captain...National Honor Society member.

Personal: Has two siblings, Aaron and Jesse...Daughter of Jim and Elaine Stone...Relative Kyle Stough played golf at UVA...Relative Kelsey Darnell played tennis at Georgetown and the College of Charleston...Majoring in Digital Media with a concentration in photography...Born January 29, 1991.


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Katy Bergey

Hometown: Harrisonburg, Virginia

5-6 Sophomore

2010-11: Led the team with 15 singles victories on the year...Second team All-ODAC selection at #2 singles...Won seven of her last nine matches on the season...Teamed up with Katie Gordon to go 17-6 in top flight doubles...Won eight of their last ten doubles affairs.

Prep: Played on Harrisonburg team that claimed three straight Blue Ridge Confer-ence championships...Won the confer-ence singles championship in 2009...Three-time first team All-Conference performance...Also was a 1,000 point scorer for the Blue Streaks girl’s basket-ball team.

Personal: Daughter of Floyd and Debbie Bergey..Born February 3, 1992...Majoring in Business.


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Katie Gordon

Hometown: Winchester, Virginia

5-4

2010-11: Earned second team All-ODAC honors at number one singles spot...Posted a 13-9 overall record in singles action...Teamed up with Katy Bergey to earn 17 victories in top flight doubles ac-tion...Won eight of their last ten doubles matched on the season.

Prep: Played on a John Handley team that claimed three state championships...Earned two trips to the regional finals in doubles play...National Honor society member.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Em-ily Gordon...Born December 22, 1991...Majoring in Art.

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Brittany Wilson

Hometown: Lynchburg, Virginia

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2010-11: Earned second team All-ODAC honors at number five singles...Rolled up a record 18 victories as a freshman in singles play...Racked up a school record 13-game winning streak...Went 14-2 in dual match action...Won nine of her last ten matches...Went 13-6 in doubles play with three different teammates...Went 8-3 at number three doubles with Olivia Stone.

Prep: Reached the regional semifinals as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Sher-rie Wilson...Born June 8, 1992.

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Marla O’Bryan

Hometown: Brookside, New Jersey

5-6

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Lori Hay...Has three siblings, Melinda, Tara and Will...Born March 24, 1993...Majoring in health and exercise science.

Freshman


The College


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Maintaining top physical condition is the job of the strength and conditioning staff. The goal of the strength and conditioning staff is to undertake reduce the risk of athletic injury, develop the force potential (strength and power) of each athlete, enhance the specific movement patterns related to their activity and address the energy needs for each sport. Ultimately the staff intends to maximize the athletic potential of each of our student athletes.

Jack JohnsonJoe Soltis

The College employees three staff members in the Strength and Conditioning office.


College athletics has evolved to the point where total physical prepa-ration is necessary to be successful. Bridgewater employs a five-member athletic training staff. Under the tutilege of Director Barbara Long, the group of Sarah Cook, Chase Hale, Ellen Hicks and Scott Powers serve as Assistant Athletic Trainers for the entire Bridgewater College Athletics Department.

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Athletic Training

Ellen Hicks

Bridgewater employs five Certified Athletic Train-ers. Each sport has an ATC that is assigned to their sport, providing nearly full-time coverage to each of the Eagles’ 20 sports teams.

Bridgewater’s ATCs have more than 70 years of cumulative professional experience in high schools, colleges, outpatient orthopedic clin-ics, medical sales, physician extenders and elite sports with the US Olympic Training Center and USA Wrestling Federation.


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