General Informa on
Loca on………..…... Petersburg, VA Founded ………...…..March 6, 1882 Enrollment ………....…….5,700 Nickname ……….Trojans Colors ……….. Orange and Blue Conference ………...Central Intercollegiate
Athle c Associa on Affilia on ……….……..………..NCAA Div. II President ……….……….Dr. Keith T. Miller Interim Dir. of Athle cs ….... Deborah Mallory Athle c Dept. Phone …………....(804) 524‐5030 Facili es …….……….. VSU Tennis Complex Coaching Staff
Head Coach ………..…... Gene Thompson Alma Mater ……….. Elizabeth City State ‘66 Record at Virginia State (Years) …….. 96‐40 (6) NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Result ………...West Virginia Weslyan ‘09/L 5‐0
Team Informa on
2010‐11 Season Record …………..………… 11‐7‐1 2011 CIAA Record/Finish ……..… 9‐4/1st North Le erwinners Returning/Lost ……… 5/3 Newcomers ………..………..….4 Sports Informa on
Sports Informa on Director ….. Jason Pompey Office Phone ……….….804‐524‐5028 Office Fax ……….… (804) 524‐5763 Cell ……….…….. (646) 643‐8510 Email ……….………….. jpompey@vsu.edu Mailing Address ………... 20720 Fourth Avenue Petersburg, VA 23806 Website …………. www.vsu.edu/pages/102.asp Twi er ……… @vsusports Facebook … Virginia State University Athle cs
2012 Roster
Name Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Nicholas Brown So. 6‐0 Los Angeles, CA (View Park Prep HS) Ma hew Brown So. 5‐11 Los Angeles, CA (View Park Prep HS) Evan Dirksen Fr. 5‐8 Chicago, IL (Morgan Park HS)
Javan Gardinier Sr. 5‐8 San Francisco, CA (Raoul Wallenberg HS) Emmanuel Haug Sr. 5‐11 Munich, Germany (Glendale College) Nicholas Pfab Fr. 5‐9 Powhatan, VA (Powhatan HS) Avery Saunders Sr. 6‐1 Midlothian, VA (Manchester HS) Gene Thompson, Jr. So. 5‐11 New Castle, DE (Alexis I. duPont HS) K’wmane Tonkins Fr. 5‐7 Newport News, VA (Achievable Dream HS)
2011‐12 Schedule
Feb. 17 at George Mason University Fairfax, VA 11:00 AM Feb. 19 North Carolina Central University E rick, VA 1:00 PM Feb. 25 at Hampton University Hampton, VA 1:00 PM Mar. 9 Shaw University* E rick, VA 10:00 AM Mar. 10 Saint Augus ne’s College* E rick, VA 12:00 PM Mar. 10 Shaw University* E rick, VA 6:00 PM Mar. 11 Saint Augus ne’s College* E rick, VA 8:00 AM Mar. 16 Johnson C. Smith University* Charlo e, NC 8:00 AM Mar. 17 Winston‐Salem State University* Charlo e, NC 10:00 AM Mar. 17 Johnson C. Smith University* Charlo e, NC 3:00 PM Mar. 18 Winston‐Salem State University* Charlo e, NC 11:00 AM Mar. 20 Norfolk State University E rick, VA 3:00 PM Mar. 21 at Longwood University Farmville, VA 1:30 PM Mar. 23 Chowan University* E rick, VA 10:00 AM Mar. 24 Lincoln University* E rick, VA 10:00 AM Mar. 25 Virginia Union University* E rick, VA 1:00 PM Mar. 30 Chowan University* E rick, VA 8:00 AM Mar. 31 Lincoln University* E rick, VA 10:00 AM Apr. 1 Virginia Union University* E rick, VA 1:00 PM Apr. 6 University Maryland Eastern Shore E rick, VA 3:00 PM Apr. 7 Morgan State University E rick, VA 12:00 PM Apr. 8 Coppin State University E rick, VA 12:00 PM Apr. 10 at University of District of Columbia Washington, DC 3:00 PM *CIAA Match
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Gene Thompson has served as head men’s tennis coach since 2005.
Thompson has guided the Trojans to 96 wins and 40 losses in seven‐
seasons and 57 wins and 27 loses in CIAA with one CIAA Runner‐Up in
2009; A NCAA at Large Bid 2009; 4‐ 3rd place finishes in the post sea‐
son play and reaching the Semis‐Finals in 2010 and 2011 in the CIAA
Spring Championships.
His teams have won 4 consecu ve CIAA Divisional Championships. He has coached seven all
conference players and four finalists. He has assisted the women’s basketball team for the
past 5 years where they were 79‐58. Thompson coached the men’s and women’s tennis teams
at Lincoln University part‐ me for 10 years before coming to Virginia State University in Janu‐
ary 2005.
Before coming to VSU, Coach Thompson coached in Delaware with stops in Virginia and North Carolina, where his high school basketball coaching record was 489 wins and 227 loses. He coached football (A state tle in 1971); Track & Field (A state tle in 1995); and tennis. He was name State Coach of the Year in Basketball,
Tennis, and Track & Field. He was also named Conference Basketball Coach of the Year nine
mes. He has worked the fame Five Star Bas‐
ketball Camp for over 30 years along side coaches like Hubbie Brown, Rick Pi no, and John Calipari. He coach Chris an La ner, Grant Hill, Monte Williams, and Vince Carter on his camp teams. The Five Star Camp is where all the great ones a end.
A na ve of Newport News, Virginia, Thomp‐
son graduated from Carver High School and a ended Compton College and graduate from Elizabeth City State University, BS. He received his Masters degree from Virginia State University.
Thompson is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
GENE THOMPSON
HEAD COACH SEVENTH SEASON
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The Virginia State University men’s tennis team will feature an experienced lineup this season with four returning players from last season’s team. The Trojans were crowned CIAA Northern Division champions a er an undefeated regular season against the CIAA Northern Divisional teams. Sophomore twin brothers, Nicholas and Ma hew Brown, were both selected to the
2011 All‐CIAA First team and the Trojans reached the semi‐finals at the CIAA Spring Sports
Championships.
Emmanuel Haug (senior/ Munich, Germany) ranked 18th in the ITA Atlan c Region Poll will be
looked upon to lead VSU. Haug went 4‐7 overall playing in the number one spot for the Tro‐
jans a season ago. He is also ranked 10th in the ITA Atlan c Region Poll in doubles play with
teammate Avery Saunders. Senior Avery Saunders (Midlothian, VA) will join Haug in a leader‐
ship role providing the Trojans with a strong backbone in singles and doubles play. Saunders
went 6‐9 spli ng his playing me between the number two and four posi ons in 2011.
2011 First Team All‐CIAA twin‐brothers, Ma hew and Nicholas Brown (sophomore/ Los Ange‐
les, CA) will be counted on for solid play in both singles and doubles compe on. Ma hew
concluded the 2011 season with a nine‐match winning streak leading the Trojans with an 11‐1
record playing in the number three posi on. Ma hew teamed up with his brother Nicholas in
doubles compe on. The two combined for a 11‐6 overall record, ranking second amongst the
conference at the number two doubles.
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Javain Gardnier (senior/ San Francisco, CA) and Gene Thompson, Jr. (junior/ New Castle, DE)
will add depth to the Virginia State lineup. Gardnier returns a er a two‐year layoff from the
program. He played at the number two posi on on the 2009 team that went to the Div. II NCAA Tournament. Thompson is a promising sophomore that will add experience and depth. The team adds three freshmen to the roster: Evan Dirksen (Chicago, IL), Nicholas Pfab (Powha an, VA), and k’wmane Tonkins (Newport News, VA). All three will be expected to
challenge for posi ons in the singles lineup, as well as provide the Trojans with addi onal dou‐
bles lineup combina ons.
Dirksen comes to Virginia State by way of Morgan Park High School in Chicago, IL where he was a Presiden al Scholar. He is 5’8, 160 lbs. and was a part of the famous tennis program in Chicago, “Love TO Serve”.
Pfab is from nearby Powhatan High School where he played as the number one singles and
also number one doubles on his high school team. He finished with an overall singles record of
13‐3 and finished first in doubles with a record of 13‐4 in 2011. Pfab’s was also the captain of
his 9‐3 high school team.
Tonkins a ended An Achievable Dream High School in Newport News, VA and stands 5’7, 155
lbs. In high school Tonkins posted an overall record of 8‐1 in singles compe on and 7‐2 in
doubles compe on. Tonkins was named the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year at his high school.
The Trojans enter the 2012 season ranked 7th in the ITA Atlan c Region rankings.
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Ma hew Brown Sophomore 5‐11 Los Angeles, CA Biology Nicholas Brown Sophomore 6‐0 Los Angeles, CA Liberal Arts Emmanuel Haug Senior 5‐11 Munich, Germany Biology/Pre‐med Evan Dirksen Freshman 5‐8 Chicago, IL Computer Engineering Nicholas Pfab Freshman 5‐9 Powhatan, VA Biology/Pre‐med Avery Saunders Senior 6‐1 Midlothian, VA Gene Thompson Sophomore 5‐11 New Castle, DE K’wmane Tonkins Freshman 5‐7 Newport News, VA Javan Gardinier Senior 5‐8 San Francisco, CA Mass Communica ons
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