GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Enrollment: 34,182
Colors: Blue and White
Founded: 1865
Nickname: Wildcats
NCAA Division: Division I
Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division)
President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. (Kentucky, 1968)
Faculty Representative: Dr. John Piecoro
UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL
Director of Athletics: Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa, 1981)
Executive Senior Associate AD: Rob Mullens
Associate ADs: Bob Bradley, Greg Byrne, John Cropp, Russ Pear, Rick Thompson
Senior Women’s Administrator: Micki King
Ticket Office Manager: Barbara Osborne
Student Affairs Officer: Susan Renaker
Athletic Facility Coordinator: Suzanne Truitt
Athletic Department: (859) 257-8000
Ticket Office: (859) 257-1818
MEN’S TENNIS INFORMATION
Head Coach: Dennis Emery (Carson-Newman, 1978)
Record at UK: 368-230 (20 years)
Overall Record: 455-296 (25 years)
Associate Head Coach: Greg Van Emburgh
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2
2002 Record: 23-10
2002 SEC Record: 6-5
2002 Conference Finish: 7th
2002 NCAA Tournament:
1st Rd. def. Murray State 4-0
2nd Rd. def. Vanderbilt 4-3
3rd Rd. def. Duke 4-1
Quarterfinals lost to Tennessee 4-1
2002 Final National Ranking: 8th
Facility: Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex (3,500)
Tennis Facility Phone: (859) 257-2777
Men’s Tennis Secretary: Terry Johnson – (859) 257-6046
LETTERMEN RETURNING:
| Ht. | Cl. | Singles | Doubles | |
| Evan Austin | 6-4 | So. | 22-15 | 17-16 |
| Karim Benmansour | 6-2 | Jr. | 19-5 | 17-16 |
| Elliott Datlow | 6-1 | Sr. | 9-9 | 1-1 |
| Matt Emery | 5-10 | Jr. | 12-10 | 12-8 |
| Rahim Esmail | 5-11 | Jr. | 37-13 | 14-12 |
| Jesse Witten | 5-10 | So. | 36-14 | 16-11 |
NEWCOMERS:
| Cl. | Hometown | High School/Last College | |
| Alex Hume | Fr. | Alexandria, Va. | Episcopal |
| Tim Morgan | So.-Tr. | Perth, Australia | Univ. of Western Australia |
UK MEDIA RELATIONS
Mailing Address:
Memorial Coliseum, Room 23
Lexington, Ky. 40506-0019
Overnight Address: same
Director of Media Relations: Brooks Downing
Media Relations Director: Tony Neely
Associate MRD: Susan Lax
Assistant MRD: Mandy Polley
MR Assistants: Doug Rentz, Chris Weinman, Patrick Mitchell, Matt Steinke
Secretary: Joyce Sims
Tennis Contact: Matt Steinke
Office Phone: 859-257-3838 ext. 397
Home Phone: 859-271-3774
Fax: 859-323-4310
Email: mstei2@uky.edu
