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1999-2000
University of Delaware Women's Tennis
Roster
Players
to Watch
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Name
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Year
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Hometown/High
School
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Rachel
Dencker
***
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Sr.
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Wilmington,
DE/Concord
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Elly
Giese
*
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So.
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Washington,
DC/National Cathedral
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Margarita
Golod
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Fr.
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Wilmington,
DE/Concord
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Karen
Greenstein
***
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Sr.
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New
Rochelle, NY/New
Rochelle
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Tracy
Guerin
***
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Sr.
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Ho-Ho-Kus,
NJ/Midland Park
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Erin
Kamen
***
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Sr.
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Lake
Forest, IL/Central Bucks East
(Pa.)
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Christine
Knox
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Fr.
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Wilmington,
DE/William Penn
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Melanie
Kozarski
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Fr.r
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Neshanic
Station,
NJ/Hillsborough
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Martine
Street
*
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So.
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Burlington,
NC/Williams
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Kristin
Wasniewski
**
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Jr.
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West
Chester, PA/Archmere
(Del.)
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Jessica
Wilkes
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Fr.
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Bethlehem,
PA/Nazareth
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Alyssa
Youngerman
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Fr.
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Syosset,
NY/Syosset
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*
= Letters won
Head Coach:
Laura
Travis
Assistant Coaches:
Holly
Chomyn,
Cindy
Pilipczuk,
Melanie Heuer
Captains:
Erin Kamen, Kristin
Wasniewski
Trainer: Julie Earman
Home
Matches Played at
Delaware
Field
House
Tennis Courts and Carpenter
Sports Building Courts
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BLUE
HEN PLAYERS TO WATCH
Rachel
Dencker • Senior • Wilmington,
DE • Concord HS
Delaware
Highlights: Three-year standout at
singles and doubles...career record of
21-4 in singles and 36-13 mark in
doubles...1998-99: posted 7-3
record at No. 6 singles and was 8-11 at
No. 1 doubles with Kristin
Wasniewski...competed at ITA Regionals in
doubles with Wasniewski...1997-98:
Compiled a 20-1 doubles record with
Kristin Wasniewski and teamed up to win
America East No. 1 doubles title...became
the first non-Boston doubles team to win
the America East doubles championship
since 1993...20-win mark set the UD school
record for most doubles wins in a
season....1996-97: Posted singles
record of 14-1 at No. 6 spot...won 13
straight singles matches at one
point...High School: Led Concord
HS to state team title...won No. 2 doubles
state title and was voted Concord HS
Female Athlete of the
Year....Personal: Rachel
Dencker...born Dec. 30, 1977 in
Texas...daughter of Michael and Mary
Dencker...environmental engineering
major...served internship with DuPont Co.
last summer.
Elly
Giese • Sophomore • Washington,
DC • National Cathedral
HS
Delaware
Highlights: Expected to battle for No.
1 singles and No. 1 doubles spot as a
sophomore...coming off record-setting
season as a freshman...1998-99 Season:
Team Most Valuable Player...set a
school record for singles wins in a season
as a freshman with a mark of 24-2 at the
No. 5 spot, breaking the record of 22 set
by current UD head coach Laura (LeRoy)
Travis in 1988...posted 18 consecutive
wins before falling in America East
Tournament, the second longest win streak
in UD history...earned first team
All-America East honors in doubles...also
posted a doubles record of 8-1 in doubles,
including 6-0 mark with Kristin Wasniewski
at No. 1 spot...High School Honors:
Played No. 1 singles as a freshman and No.
2 singles her final three seasons at
National Cathedral HS...Personal:
Elisabeth Ellen "Elly" Giese...born
August 4, 1980...daughter of Robert and
Deborah Giese...arts and sciences major at
Delaware.
Karen
Greenstein • Senior • New
Rochelle, NY • New Rochelle
HS
Delaware
Highlights: Three-year
standout...career singles record of 49-16
ranks No. 4 all-time in UD
history...career doubles record of
46-13...1998-99 Season: Team
co-captain...Posted record of 15-11 at No.
2 singles...earned first team All-America
East honors at No. 2 singles...went 11-8
in doubles with Tracy Guerin and 17-8
overall in doubles play...1997-98:
Posted singles record of 17-4 at No. 3
singles and was America East No. 3 singles
runner-up...won 16 straight matches at one
point...posted 14-3 doubles record with
Tracey Guerin at No. 2 spot...1996-97:
Tied UD freshman singles record with a
19-1 record at No. 4 singles..moved up a
spot and was America East runner-up at No.
3 singles...High School: Won
section doubles title and was a state
doubles quarterfinalist as a senior at New
Rochelle HS...earned All-State honors and
was a two-time All-section
selection....National Honor
Society...Personal: Karen Tammy
Greenstein...born Jan. 3, 1972...daughter
of Ellen and Noel Greenstein...fitness
management major at Delaware.
Tracy
Guerin • Senior
• Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ • Midland
Park HS
Delaware
Highlights: Three-year
letterwinner...owns career singles record
of 33-14...44-17 career doubles
record...1998-99 Season: Posted
record of 15-11 at No. 3 (9-10) and No. 4
(6-1) singles...posted mark of 11-8 at No.
2 doubles with Karen Greenstein and was
4-3 with Erin Kamen...1997-98:
Posted 18-3 record at No. 4
singles...team with Karen Greenstein for
record of 14-3 at doubles...America East
No. 4 singles runner-up...1996-97:
Teamed with Lisa Fry for 11-1 record at
No. 2 doubles...America East
runner-up...High School: Four-year
letterwinner at Midland Park HS...led team
to two league titles and one section
title...was All-County and All-League
three times...Personal: Tracy Ann
Guerin...born Nov. 20, 1977...daughter of
Doris and Jack Guerin...elementary
education major.
Erin
Kamen • Senior • Lake
Forest, IL • Cent.Bucks East (PA)
HS
Delaware
Highlights: Second-year
co-captain...three-year singles record of
58-9 ranks No. 3 all-time at
Delaware...1998-99 Season: Posted
21-5 record at No. 4 and No. 3
singles...21 wins was second highest win
total in UD history...won eight straight
matches at one point...earned first team
All-America East honors...was 14-8 in
doubles, including 10-5 record with
Martine Street...1997-98 Season:
Posted team-best 19-2 singles record
playing at the No. 5 spot...advanced to
America East No. 5 singles championship
match before falling...1996-97: As
a freshman, tied current teammate Karen
Greenstein for most singles wins by a
freshman (18-2) in UD history....America
East runner-up at No. 5 singles...High
School: Earned seven varsity letters
between tennis and track and field at
Central Bucks East HS....two-time first
team All-League selection for
tennis....Personal: Erin Shea
Kamen...born Oct. 21, 1978...daughter of
Michael and Barrie Kamen...honor student
as business marketing major at
Delaware...older sister, Ashley, played
tennis at New Hampshire.
Martine
Street • Sophomore
• Burlington, NC • Williams
HS
Delaware
Highlights: Will be in Blue Hens'
singles and doubles ladder in second year
with squad...1998-99 Season:
Enjoyed an outstanding freshman
campaign...posted a record of 10-3 at No.
6 singles and teamed with Erin Kamen for a
10-5 mark at No. 3 doubles...High
School Honors: Enjoyed an outstanding
career at Williams HS where she was the
1998 state doubles champion...state
singles runner-up as a freshman...National
Honor Society..Personal: Martine
Tracy Street...born Oct. 24,
1978...daughter of Gen Street...business
major at Delaware.
Kristin
Wasniewski • Junior • Co-captain
• West Chester, PA • Archmere
Academy
Delaware
Highlights: Co-captain...will battle
for team's No. 1 singles and doubles slot
once again...owns two-year record of 30-15
in singles and 34-12 in
doubles...1998-99 Season: Moved
from No. 6 singles spot to No. 1 and
posted record of 12-15...teamed with
Rachel Dencker for 8-11 mark at No. 1
doubles and was 6-0 there with Elly
Giese...earned first team All-America East
honors in doubles with Giese...competed at
both the ITA singles and doubles
competitions...1997-98: Enjoyed a
stellar freshman season at No. 6 singles
and at doubles...finished the season with
a 18-0 singles mark to tie for the UD
single season freshman record...was part
of the America East doubles championships
duo with Rachel Dencker...compiled a 20-1
record to set UD single season doubles
record...transferred from Wake Forest
University...High School: Four year
No. 1 singles player at Delaware's
Archmere Academy....state singles
runner-up as a freshman...Personal:
Kristin Beverly Wasniewski...born
April 25, 1978...daughter of Dr. John and
Carla Wasniewski...cousin, Mark Hagerty,
played soccer at Delaware in the
1970's...biology major with Spanish
minor.
Jessica
Wilkes • Freshman • Bethlehem,
PA • Nazareth
Delaware
Highlights: Will battle for spot on
Blue Hen singles ladder, mostly likely at
No. 5 singles...should also team in
doubles play...High School:
Four-year standout at Nazareth
HS...played at No. 1 singles and at No. 1
doubles all four varsity seasons...served
as team captain as a senior...National
Honor Society...Personal: Jessica
Ebert Wilkes...born July 1,
1981...daughter of Scott and Barbara
Wilkes..arts and sciences undeclared
major.
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