Gloucester County College WOMEN’S TENNIS

Media Guide Fall 2013 NJCAA National Champions: 2012

Region XIX Champions: 1974,1996, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012

Location ............................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ

Enrollment .................................................................................................................................. 6,400

Founded ....................................................................................................................................... 1969

President ............................................................................................................. Frederick Keating

Director of Athletics ....................................................................................................... Ron Case

Affiliation ............................................................................................................ NJCAA Region 19

Conference ......................................................................... Garden State Athletic Conference

Nickname .....................................................................................................................Roadrunners

Colors ............................................................................................................ Royal Blue and Gold

Head Coach ................................................................................................................ .Brian Rowan

Assistant Coach ..................................................................................................... Lauren Morgan

Tennis Office Phone ................................................................................................ 856-415-2263

Fax ................................................................................................................................ 856-468-0280

Email ................................................................................................................. .browan@gccnj.edu

Website....................................................................................................www.gccnj.edu/athletics

Mailing Address .............................................................................................. 1400 Tanyard Road

................................................................................................................................. Sewell, NJ 08080

Gloucester County Times Press of Atlantic City

Phone: (856) 845-9478 Phone: (609) 272-7180

Fax: (856) 845-5480 Fax: (609) 272-7191

Philadelphia Inquirer Courier Post

Phone: (215) 854-2583 Phone: (856) 486-2424

Fax: (215) 854-456 Fax: (856) 663-3190

Quick Facts

Media Information

TRADITION

Brian Rowan, 2nd Season

Contact: 856-415-2263/

browan@gccnj.edu

Brian Rowan enters his second

year as Head Coach of the

Roadrunners. Brian is a

graduate of Gateway Regional

High School and Rutgers

University [Camden]. Brian

attended Gloucester County

College where he played Basketball and Tennis. He also works

at the college as the Assistant Director of Athletics. Rowan

was named the 2012 NJCAA Division III National Coach of

the Year and the NJCAA Region 19 Coach of the Year. He has

won four NJCAA National Championships with the GCC Men’s

Tennis Team.

Coach Rowan resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two

daughters.

Brian Rowan, Head Coach

The 2013 Roadrunners will

look to continue the programs

Regional and National success.

The Roadrunners are coming

off a very successful season

which included winning the

Garden State Athletic

Conference, the NJCAA Re-

gion 19 Tournament, and win-

ning the programs first NJCAA

Division III National Champi-

onship.

Head Coach Brian Rowan has

a good group of returning

student-athletes and also a fine

group of incoming freshman to

work with and has put

together a competitive sched-

ule for the team.

Returning Players:

The Roadrunners bring back

six players from the team that

had the most success in pro-

gram history. Terra McHenry

was named the MVP of the

National Tournament in 2012

and will likely find herself at or

near the top of the lineup this

season. Tori Yeich and Kelly

Stanton were both All-

Americans in singles and dou-

bles last season. Michelle

Duerstock reached the semifi-

nals of the National Tourna-

ment at #2 singles last season.

Jessica Barney teamed with

Stanton for an undefeated sea-

son at #3 doubles last season

and is the last returning start-

er. Laura Steffen was a reserve

last season and will look to

work her way into the lineup

this year as well.

2013 Season Outlook

Newcomers:

Recruiting is the key to

consistent success at the inter-

collegiate level and the Road-

runners have brought in anoth-

er very good class for 2013.

Victoria Russell (Woodstown)

and Kelly Davis (Kingsway)

both are coming off successful

high school singles seasons and

could challenge for top spots

in the lineup. Lauren Palmer-

chuck, Becky Pierpont, and

Madison Underwood were

three of the four top doubles

players in the county last year

and all will likely contribute

this season.

Also competing for time in the

GCC lineup this season will be

Abby Toy, Noelle Brecht, and

Marthalynn Johnson. Each has

shown flashes of great tennis in

the pre-season and if they add

consistency they will

contribute nicely and could

challenge any of the top

players in the lineup.

The Competition:

The Roadrunners will face

some new challenges in the

2013 season. In addition to

traditional Region XIX rivals

Mercer CC, Ocean CC,

Brookdale CC, and Bergen

CC, three new programs have

entered the Region for 2013.

Newcomers Bucks CC,

Northampton CC, and Phila-

delphia CC all are unknown at

this point but have potential to

have strong programs. In addi-

tion to the Region schedule

the Roadrunners will face tra-

ditional National Champion-

ship Tournament qualifiers Suf-

folk CC and Hagerstown CC

during the regular season.

New for 2013:

In August the Roadrunner

Tennis courts were given a

makeover and sport the US

Open blue and green color

scheme.

2012-13 Season Outlook

2013 Gloucester CC Women’s Tennis

Name Year Hometown High School

Kelly Stanton 2 Williamstown, NJ Williamstown HS

Jessica Barney 2 Turnersville, NJ Washington Township HS

Michelle Duerstock 2 Woolwich, NJ Kingsway Regional HS

Tori Yeich 2 Pennsville, NJ Pennsville HS

Terra McHenry 2 Pitman, NJ Pitman HS

Laura Steffen 2 West Deptford, NJ West Deptford HS

Lauren Palmerchuck 1 Sicklerville, NJ Washington Township HS

Vicky Russell 1 Alloway, NJ Woodstown HS

Marthalyn Johnson 1 West Deptford, NJ West Deptford HS

Becky Pierpont 1 Pitman, NJ Pitman HS

Madison Underwood 1 Pitman, NJ Pitman HS

Kelly Davis 1 Mickelton, NJ Kingsway Regional HS

Noelle Brecht 1 Millville, NJ Millville HS

Abby Toy 1 Glassboro, NJ Glassboro HS

Day Date Opponent Site Time Thursday August 22 Carbini – Scrimmage Away 1:00

Friday August 30 Kean – Scrimmage Away 11:00

Saturday September 7 Brookdale CC Away 12:00

Monday September 9 Ocean CC Home 3:30

Wednesday September 11 Mercer CC Away 3:30

Friday September 13 Bergen CC Away 3:30

Saturday September 14 Suffolk CC Home 1:00

Monday September 16 Northampton CC Away 4:00

Wednesday September 18 Bucks CC Away 3:30

Fri-Sun September 20-22 ITA Tournament Away All Day

@ Mercer County Park

Tuesday September 24 Philadelphia CC Away 3:30

Wednesday September 25 Ocean CC Away 3:30

Thursday September 26 Brookdale CC Home 3:30

Friday September 27 Bucks CC Home 3:30

Saturday September 28 Bergen CC Home 11:00

Harford CC Away 5:30

Hagerstown CC Away 6:30

Wednesday October 2 Mercer CC Home 3:30

Friday October 4 Philadelphia CC Home 3:30

Saturday October 5 Northampton CC Home 2:00

Region XIX Tournament

Saturday October 12 Region XIX Home TBD

Sunday October 13 Tournament

NJCAA National Tournament

TBD USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY

GCC Women’s Tennis Fall 2013 Schedule

2012 Season in Review

Overall Record: 11-1

Garden State Athletic Conference Champions

NJCAA Region 19 Champions

NJCAA Division III National Champions

5 NJCAA First Team All-Americans

Team members L to R: Marissa DiCamillo, Laura Steffen, Jessica Barney,

Jackie Hanley, Kelly Stanton, Michelle Duerstock, Terra McHenry, Tori Yeich

Christine Mendoza* 1997 5th Singles First Team

Kelly Giblin 1997 4th Singles Second team

Kim Santos 1997 1st Doubles Second Team

Becky Sansweet 1997 1st Doubles Second Team

Kelly Radcliffe* 2000 2nd Singles First Team

Katie Scharnagl* 2000 6th Singles First Team

Katie Scharnagl* 2000 2nd Doubles First Team

Beth Olcott* 2000 2nd Doubles First Team

Amanda Biagi* 2003 6th Singles First Team

Kate MacLennan 2003 4th Singles Second Team

Jessica Spina* 2008 5th Singles First Team

Ali Crozier* 2009 5th Singles First Team

Ali Crozier* 2009 3rd Doubles First Team

Sade Van Wyke* 2009 3rd Doubles First Team

Kristen Abdallah* 2010 2nd Doubles First Team

Sara Wilkins* 2010 2nd Doubles First Team

Amanda Berry 2010 3rd Doubles Second Team

Courtney Addis 2010 3rd Doubles Second Team

Amanda Chandler* 2011 6th Singles First Team

Joanna O’Donnell* 2011 3rd Doubles First Team

Kirsten Buscher* 2011 3rd Doubles First Team

Terra McHenry* 2012 3rd Singles First Team

Terra McHenry* 2012 2nd Doubles First Team

Tori Yeich* 2012 4th Singles First Team

Tori Yeich* 2012 2nd Doubles First Team

Kelly Stanton* 2012 5th Singles First Team

Kelly Stanton* 2012 3rd Doubles First Team

Jessica Barney* 2012 3rd Doubles First Team

*Individual National Champion

GCC Women’s Tennis All-Americans

The Roadrunner Tennis Pro-

gram has a strong commitment

to community service. Each

team will participate in a minimum of one ser-

vice activity per season and players are encour-

aged to continue to work with community

organizations throughout the year. The 2013

team has already participated in ―Operation

Backpack‖ collecting 12 new backpacks all

stuffed with school supplies that were deliv-

ered to the Volunteer Center of Gloucester

County and delivered to families in need to

help with the start of the school year.

Community Service

Past teams have also participated in a variety of causes:

Roadrunner Tennis is very proud of the academic

success of student-athletes in both the men’s

and women’s programs. To be named an NJCAA

Academic Award winner you must have earned a

cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher during your two

years at Gloucester County College.

Previous NJCAA Academic Award Winners

(Since 2005-06)

2012—Vladislav Koldomasov

2012—Dan Hays

2011—Amanda Chandler

2010—Steve Suboleski

2010—Kristen Abdallah

2010—Amanda Berry

2009—Taylor Devlin

2009—Dave Reich

NJCAA Academic Award Winners

Roadrunner Tennis is

proud to boast that two

members of the program

have been named the

top male

Student-Athlete by the

CAANJ and also in all of

NJCAA Region 19. In

2010 Steve Suboleski

became the first Men’s

Tennis player from GCC

to earn this award. In

2012, Vladislav

Koldomasov received

the same honor. The award winners are the guests of honor at the annual CAANJ

Luncheon and NJCAA Region 19 Dinner where they share their

experiences with the

other award winners

and make a speech for

the assembled Athletic

Administrators.

The CAANJ (Collegiate

Athletic Administrators

of New Jersey) gives

one award annually each

for the top male and

female Junior College,

NCAA Divison III, and

NCAA Division I-II

student-athlete. The

Region 19 Student-

Athlete of the Year

award encompasses all NJCAA sports for two-year colleges in

NJ, DE, and Eastern PA.

CAANJ/Region 19 Student Athlete of the Year

2010—Steve Suboleski with Head Coach

Brian Rowan

2012-Vladislav Koldomasov with CAANJ

President Jerry Price from Princeton Uni-

versity

The concept of a community

college in Gloucester County

dates back to 1965 when the

county electorate approved

referendum to establish a community college. Some 600 charter students

were the first to enroll at GCC in September, 1968, attending classes at

Deptford High School and Monongahela Junior High School. In February,

1970, ground was broken for the first buildings on the new campus.

That May, GCC held its first graduation for 180 men and women. Today,

Gloucester County College offers more than 70 associate degree programs

and certificates and serves nearly 5,000 credit students. The Lifelong Learning

division provides non-credit, continuing education and training programs to

an additional 5,000 area residents. GCC's cutting-edge academic programs are

geared toward current market demands.

Network Management and E-Commerce prepare students for immediate

employment or transfer. Paralegal and Ford ASSET students complete

internships and graduate ready to excel in the workforce. The Teachers 2000

cohorts of education majors are getting ready to meet the state's shortage of

teachers in the coming decade. A Quality faculty is key to the success of

GCC's programs. They are experts in their fields, enthusiastic about sharing

their knowledge and know-how. In addition, services for students are second

to none. financial aid, scholarships, career assistance and transfer counseling

enrich every student's experience.

Growth of the Gloucester County College campus has kept pace with

program and service enhancements. In autumn 1970, students began attending

classes in the Instructional Center, the first building completed on campus.

The College Center, Physical Education Center and Fine Arts Center opened

in 1971. In 1988, GCC dedicated the Library and Student Services Center.

In 1993, the College constructed the Early Childhood Education Center

and the Nursing, Allied Health and Technology Center. Also included in the

expansion program was an addition to the Physical Education Center housing

the Gloucester County Police Academy, Fitness Center and enhanced physical

education programs. In 1997, GCC dedicated the Learning Resource Center.

This $3 million project includes the ground-level Barnes & Noble College

Store, an interactive TV classroom, a large academic services lab with

60 computers and two classrooms. An $8.1 million expansion program began

in 2001, including construction of Scott Hall, a $6.5 million Science &

Technology Center housing chemistry and biology facilities and state-of-the-

art computer labs and classrooms. A separate project involved a $1 million

conversion of the concrete Grand Plaza into a gently sloping green area, with

walkways linking most major campus buildings.

Gloucester County College—History

Over the past two decades, the GCC Athletic Program has been rec-

ognized at the state, regional and national levels as one of the most out-

standing programs in the country. In 2011-12, the Roadrunners received

the NATYCAA Cup Award for having the best non-scholarship NJCAA

program in the country for the third year in a row. This marked the sixth

consecutive year that GCC has finished in third place or higher in this

prestigious national awards program. The Roadrunners also received

their eleventh CAANJ Cup for having the best two-year college athletic

program in the state of New Jersey and won this award for the seventh

consecutive year.

GCC teams have won 22 NJCAA Division III National Championships

including women’s softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and women’s

cross country teams during 2012. The Athletic Department has had 55

teams finish in the top three in the country over the past 20 years.

The Roadrunners compete in the Garden State Athletic Conference

against other two-year schools from New Jersey as well as Region 19 of

the NJCAA, which consists of colleges from Delaware, Pennsylvania and

New Jersey.

Intercollegiate sports offered at GCC include:

• Cross Country (Men and Women)

• Tennis (Men and Women)

• Outdoor Track and Field (Men and Women)

• Basketball (Men and Women)

• Soccer (Men and Women)

• Baseball (Men)

• Softball (Women)

• Wrestling (Men)

To find out more about GCC’s athletic program and how to become a

Roadrunner, contact the Athletic Department at 856-415-2207 or visit the

website at gccnj.edu/athletics. You can follow the Roadrunners via social

media as well. “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GCCAthletics

and “Follow” us on Twitter @GCCAthletics.

GCC Athletic Program—History

Ronald H. Case has presided over a run of unprecedented success since

becoming Gloucester County College's Director of Athletics in 1991.

During his tenure, the Roadrunners have achieved top 3 national finishes

on a total of thirty-three occasions. The Roadrunners have won twenty-

two NJCAA Division III National Championships: Wrestling(1996,

1998,1999, 2000, 2002, and 2007), Baseball (1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005

and 2010), Men's Basketball (1994), Men's Cross Country (1995), Women’s

Cross Country (2007, 2012), Men’s Tennis (2010), Softball (2011, 2012)

and Women’s Tennis (2012).

In 2010, the Gloucester County College Athletic program was recognized

as the top Division III Junior College Athletic program in the Country. A

true accomplishment for an overall successful athletic department. The

Roadrunners went on to repeat this honor in both 2011 and 2012. The

Gloucester County College Athletic Program was recognized as the top

community college program in the state of New Jersey during the 1997-98 school year, when it was awarded

the inaugural CAANJ Cup which is presented by the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey and the

New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The Roadrunners continued this tradition by winning the CAANJ

Cup in 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2005-06 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-

2012. Furthermore, in 2009 Ron Case was inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame.

A strong supporter of women's athletics and gender equity, Case has been instrumental in the development

of intercollegiate programs in women's soccer and softball (1994-95) and the re-birth of women's basketball

during the 1998-99 school year. Under Case's guidance, the women's tennis program has prospered and the

women's cross country and track & field programs have risen to national prominence.

Gloucester County College's facilities have undergone a major face-lift during Case's tenure. A new fitness/

wellness center, gymnasium and locker room renovations, installation of an outdoor irrigation system, and

major improvements to all outdoor playing fields are all part of the improvement in athletic facilities that have

occurred at the college under Case's supervision.

In 1998, Ron Case was elected to a four-year term as a member of the National Association of Collegiate

Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee. He received NACDA's National Athletic Director of

the Year Award for the Northeast Region in 2003. Case is a Past-President of the National Alliance of Two-

Year College Athletic Administrators, has served as a member of NATYCAA's Executive Committee since

1993 and received that organization's highest award, the L. William Miller Award in 2002. Case also served as

the President of the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey during the 2000-01 school year and has

served on the CAANJ Executive Committee since 1995.

Case served as the Garden State Athletic Conference President from 1996-98 and as the GSAC's secretary

from 1994-96. He was the NJCAA Region XIX Wrestling Chair 1992-2003 and Baseball Chair from 1994-2003.

In 2003 Ron Case became the Region XIX Women's Director for all Women's Sports.

Prior to coming to GCC, Case was the Women's Head Soccer and Softball Coach at Colgate University from

1987-91. From 1979-87 he served as the Men's Head Soccer and Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Penn

State University's Delaware County Campus. Case received his Master's Degree in Physical Education from the

State University of New York at Cortland in 1979. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Cortland in 1974.

Ron Case, Athletic Director

Mr. Rowan joined the GCC staff full-time in the fall of 2008 as the Assistant

Director of Athletics. Prior to joining the GCC full-time staff he spent the last

4 seasons as the men’s tennis coach while teaching history and coaching the

Varsity boys’ basketball team at Triton Regional High School in Runnemede, NJ.

Mr. Rowan also enjoyed stints as the Varsity boys’ tennis coach and assistant

football coach while at Triton RHS.

Mr. Rowan earned his associates degree from Gloucester County College in the spring of 1997

before moving on to Rutgers University-Camden. While at GCC, Mr. Rowan was a member of

both the men’s basketball team and the men’s tennis team. He continued his basketball career

at Rutgers-Camden after finishing at GCC. In 2005, Mr. Rowan earned his Master’s Degree in

Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.

Also in 2005, Mr. Rowan was hired to upgrade the men’s tennis program here at GCC as the

new tennis courts were opened. Since 2005, the team has won its first Region XIX Championship

(2007) and compiled the best single season record in school history, a 15-4 mark in 2012. He has

also been named NJCAA Region XIX Coach of the Year five times ( 08, 09, 10, 11, 12). In 2010,

the men’s tennis team won their first team National Championship in program history. The Road-

runners repeated that feat in 2011 and won their third National title in 2012.

Mr. Rowan will continue to monitor the academic progress system for student athletes that is

in place for all student athletes at GCC. The academic progress monitoring system enables the

GCC staff to work closer with the student athletes and assist and direct them with their

academic needs.

Mr. Rowan is a native of southern New Jersey. He graduated from Gateway Regional High School

in 1994 and currently resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife and two daughters.

Brian Rowan, Assistant Athletic Director

Athletic Department Staff

Lynn Kindrachuk

Fitness Center Administrator

Leanne Schoening

Administrative Assistant to

the Director of Athletics

Ellise Spaulding

Athletic Trainer

Robert Fredrick

Fred Swartz

Wayne Murschell

Part-time Support Staff

EXCELLENCE