May 22, 2001

ATHENS, GA. -- Four Duke men's tennis players will participate in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships which are set for May 24-28 in Athens, Ga.

Seniors Marko Cerenko, Andres Pedroso and Ramsey Smith along with freshman Phillip King will represent Duke in the competition. All four players will play in the singles bracket while the doubles team of King and Smith will participate in the doubles play.

The selection of the teams and individuals for the championships is based on won-lost record, strength of schedule, and eligibility and availability of student-athletes. Each region receives automatic entry for four singles players and two doubles teams.

Singles Selections:
Central
Jonas Pibor, Indiana State
Quentin Blakeney, Kansas
Matt Prentice, Oklahoma State
Dave McGregor, Tulsa

Mideast
Marko Cerenko, Duke
Phil King, Duke
Andres Pedroso, Duke
Ramsey Smith, Duke
Guilaume Legat, South Carolina
Brian Vahaly, Virginia

Mountain
Gert Vilms, Brigham Young
Takeshi Itoh, New Mexico
Oliver Maiberger, San Diego State
Nenad Zivkovic, UNLV

Midwest
Jeugenij Cario, Depaul
Graydon Oliver, Illinois
Harsh Mankad, Minnesota
Phil Metz, Ohio State
Jason Marshall, Purdue

Northeast
Oscar Chow, Columbia
Jamie Gresh, Penn State
Erik Scharf, St. John's
Steve Berke, Yale

South Central
Oskar Johansson, Arkansas
Daniel Kiernen, LSU
Ajay Ramaswami, LSU
Genius Chidzikwe, Southern Methodist
Jon Wallmark, Southern Methodist
Shuon Madden, Texas A&M
Jean Simon, Texas
Estaban Carril, TCU
Trace Fielding, TCU

Southeast
Maxim Belski, Alabama
Tiago Ruffoni, Auburn
Nathan Overholser, Florida
Matios Boeker, Georgia
Chad Carlson, Georgia
Bo Hodge, Georgia
Lesley Joseph, Georgia
Edo Bawano, Kentucky
Mike Lang, Miami (Fla.)
Daniel Klemetz, Middle Tennessee
Alex Hartman, Mississippi
James Shortall, Mississippi
Kristofer Stahlberg, Mississippi
Romain Ambert, Mississippi State
Marco Boron, Mississippi State
Julien Ranal, South Alabama
Adam Carey, Tennessee
Peter Handoyo, Tennessee
Mark Parsons, Tennessee
Michael Kogan, Tulane
Eddie Coates, Vanderbilt

West
John Paul Fruttero, California
Peter Luczak, Fresno State
Al Garland, Pepperdine
Stefon Suter, Pepperdine
Ryan Moore, Southern California
Andrew Park, Southern California
K.J. Hippensteel, Stanford
Alex Kim, Stanford
David Martin, Stanford
Jean-Noel Grinda, UCLA
Jean Julian Rojer, UCLA

Doubles Selections:
Central
Quentin Blakeney/Pete Stroer, Kansas
Rodrigo Echagaray/Eleazar Magellan, Kansas

Mideast
Phillip King/Ramsey Smith, Duke
Huntley Montgomery/Brian Vahaly, Virginia
Florian Marquardt/Frank Moser, Va. Commonwealth
Patrick Brown/Trevor Spracklin, William and Mary

Midwest
Amer Delic/Graydon Oliver, Illinois
Jorge Duenas/Harsh Mankad, Minnesota
Javier Taborga/Aaron Talarico, Notre Dame
Jason Marshall/Dan Swan, Purdue

Northeast
Jamie Caratoui/Nick Malong, Brown
Kyle Kliegerman/John Portlock, Princeton

South Central
Oskar Johansson/Henrik Tofft, Arkansas
Johan Brunstrom/Jon Wallmark, Southern Methodist
Dumitru Caradima/Shuon Madden, Texas A&M
Trace Fielding/Jimmy Haney, TCU

Southeast
Georges Matijasevic/Tiago Ruffoni, Auburn
Olivier Levant/Nathan Overholser, Florida
Matias Boeker/Travis Parrott, Georgia
James Shortall/Kristofer Stahlberg, Mississippi
Marco Baron/Chris McDonald, Mississippi State
Christian Thall/Konstantine Zinchanka, South Alabama
Adam Carey/Mark Parsons, Tennessee
Michael Kogan/Mikko Viljanen, Tulane

West
Pete/Luczak/David Mullins, Fresno State
Sebastien Graeff/Stefan Suter, Pepperdine
Adam Webster/Oliver Maiberger, San Diego State
K.J. Hippensteel/Alex Kim, Stanford
Scott Lipsky/David Martin, Stanford
Ryan Moore/Nick Rainey, Southern California
Jean-Noel Grinda/Jean-Julian Rojer, UCLA

Mountain
Carlos Lozano/Gert Vilms, Brigham Young