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DANIELLE PETRISKO

MEET THE WILDCATS
2005 Women’s Tennis
Kelly
COMPTON
Freshman • Louisville, Ky. • Ballard
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Major: accounting
Sports Idol:
Maria Sharapova
Hobbies: basketball, golf,
sleeping and hanging
out with friends
Fall 2004: Did not see action.
Personal: Born Aug. 22, 1986 … Parents are Dave
Compton and Kathy Schoenbaechler … Lists proudest
moment as an athlete as when she won the seventh region
tennis title during her sophomore year of high school …
Sports idol is Maria Sharapova … Hobbies include basketball,
golf, sleeping and hanging out with friends …
Favorite movies are Old School and Little Black Book …
Lists favorite musicians as Tim McGraw, Usher and Rascal
Flatts … Major is accounting.
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Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
winning the 7th region tennis
title in high school
Favorite Foods:
pickles and Ice Cream
Favorite Movies:
Old School and
Little Black Book
“Be bold.”

2005 Women’s Tennis
MEET THE WILDCATS
Kim
COVENTRY
Sophomore • Melbourne, Australia • Salesian College
Fall 2004: Won 12-consecutive matches from mid-September
to late October … Defeated Abilene Christian’s
Rachel Taylor, Louisville’s Suzanna Gracanin, Arkansas’
Karina Ledaja and teammate Christine Simpson to win her
flight at the Kentucky Fall Classic … Defeated 86thranked
Helga Vieira of Texas A&M, Georgetown’s Liora
Gelblum, Pennsylvania’s Yulia Rivelis and Harvard’s Preethi
Mukundan to win the USTA Women’s College Tennis
Invitational … Defeated Duke’s Lauren Archer, Tennessee’s
Vicky Jones and Wake Forest’s Katie Martzolf before falling
to North Carolina’s Kendall Cline at the ITA Southeast
Regional Championships … Scored a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 win
over Ole Miss’ 43rd-ranked Chloe Carlotti at the SEC Fall
Coaches’ Classic, where she also defeated Vanderbilt’s Taka
Bertrand and 90th-ranked Amanda Fish.
Spring 2004: Earned first collegiate victory over Emily
Vest of Middle Tennessee State … Her 6-3, 6-1 win over
Lara Burgarello helped Kentucky defeat Purdue, 4-3, in
West Lafayette … Picked up first career SEC victory over
Auburn’s Sarah Suitor, 6-3, 6-1 … Defeated Ohio State’s
Lindsay Adams by a 6-0, 6-2 in Kentucky’s 4-0 NCAAregional
win over the Buckeyes.
Fall 2003: Did not compete.
Junior Career: Participated in the Australian Open
Junior Championships from 2000-2003 … 16-and-under
Australian National Claycourt Champion in 2000 ... 14-
and-under Australian National Claycourt Champion in
1998 ... Has accumulated a wealth of international tennis
experience, earning ITF junior and WTA world rankings
… Scored victories over WTA Top-400 ranked players.
Personal: Born on Nov. 28, 1984 … Parents are Ian
and Agnes Coventry … Major is undeclared.
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Major: undeclared
Future Goal at UK:
beat Stanford
Sports Idol: Steffi Graf
Hobbies: watching DVDs
of Australian TV shows,
listening to Australian
music, and keeping up
with Australian football
Favorite Movie:
Gladiator
I chose UK because:
of the coaching staff
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COVENTRY’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 14-4 — 13-5 —
2003-04 4-14 1-5 6-16 1-6
Totals 18-18 1-5 19-21 1-6
“People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do.”

MEET THE WILDCATS
2005 Women’s Tennis
Emily
FOSTER
Senior • Lexington, Ky. • Lexington Christian Academy
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Major:
broadcast journalism
Future Goal at UK:
win the SEC Tournament
Sports Idol: (former welterweight
boxing champion)
Gerald Reed
Hobbies: Shopping,
boxing, watching TV and
sleeping
Favorite Movie:
The Last Samurai
I chose UK because:
of Coach Guilbeau and to
keep an eye on my little
sister, Sarah
Fall 2004: Defeated Florida State’s Natalie Tirapelli and
Tapiwa Marobela at the Florida Fall Invitational … Scored a
6-1, 6-3 win over Arkansas’ Melissa Cornett and a 6-0, 6-3
win over Columbia’s Christina Kim at the USTA Women’s
College Tennis Invitational … Rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 win
over Alabama’s Sonja Nickolic at the SEC Fall Coaches’ Classic,
where she also defeated Georgia’s Anastasia Shevchenko
and LSU’s Daisy Espinal each in straight sets.
2003-04: Redshirt season
2002-03 (Junior): Played at No. 1 doubles and No. 1
and No. 2 singles at Southern Mississippi.
2001-02 (Sophomore): Earned second-team All-Conference
honors in singles and doubles, leading UTSA to a
conference title.
2000-01 (Freshman): A first-team All-Conference selection
in singles and second-team All-Conference selection in
doubles at Texas-San Antonio.
Junior Career: Won 2000 KHSAA Doubles Championship
at Lexington Christian Academy with her sister,
Sarah … Named the Most Outstanding Kentucky Female
Athlete in 2000.
Personal: Born on July 28, 1982 … Parents are Jane
and Mike Foster … Majoring in broadcast journalism.
FOSTER’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 7-4 — 4-2 —
Totals 7-4 — 4-2 —
“If you’re going to make an error, make a doozy…and don’t be afraid to hit the ball!”

2005 Women’s Tennis
MEET THE WILDCATS
Sarah
FOSTER
Sophomore • Lexington, Ky. • Lexington Christian Academy
Fall 2004: Entered the fall with a No. 32 ITA national
singles ranking and No. 3 national doubles ranking …
Defeated No. 36 Mihaela Moldvan of Florida State at the
Florida Fall Invitational … Defeated Purdue’s Brooke Beier
and Ohio State’s Emily DeCamilla in straight sets at the Kentucky
Fall Classic … Defeated 45th-ranked Erika Valdes of
Tulane in the opening round of the ITA All-American
Championships before falling to UNLV’s Elena Gantcheva
… Turned in victories over Wake Forest’s Blakely Offutt, Furman’s
Shannon Moore and Duke’s Clelia Deltour at the ITA
Southeast Regional Championships … Defeated Florida’s
47th-ranked Zerene Reyes at the ITA National Indoor
Championships before falling to teammate Aibika Kalsarieva
in the round of 16 … Ended the fall with an 8-7 singles
record and No. 5 regional ranking … Entered the fall with a
No. 3 ITA national doubles ranking … Collected a 9-3 doubles
record with partner Aibika Kalsarieva … Defeated second-ranked
Megan Muth and Amy Wei of William & Mary
in finals of the Kentucky Fall Classic … Defeated Wake Forest’s
Karin Coetzee and Ashlee Davis in the opening round of
the ITA All-American Championships … Ended the fall with
the No. 1 doubles ranking in the Southeast region.
2003-04 (Freshman): Named SEC Freshman of the Year
and ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year ... Picked up
her first dual-match win over Murray State’s Melissa Spencer
… Defeated Louisville’s Michele Spies, Marshall’s Alice
Sukner … Scored a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win over Texas A&M’s
Helga Vieira to help the Cats to a 4-3 win over the Aggies …
Defeated Harvard’s Alexis Martire and Southern California’s
Anca Anastasiu at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor
Championships … Defeated UNC’s Lee Bairos for the Cats’
lone point against the Tar Heels … Scored consecutive victories
over Mississippi State’s Tarryn Rudman, Ole Miss’ Virginia
Tomatis and South Carolina’s Magda Wojdylo … Her
three-set victory over Ohio State’s Emily DeCamilla helped
the Cats to a 4-3 victory over the Buckeyes … Entered the
ITA singles rankings in March at No. 96 … Ended the SEC
regular season with seven-consecutive wins, including victories
over Georgia’s 13th-ranked Shadisha Robinson and Vanderbilt’s
40th-ranked Kelly Schmandt … Defeated Georgia’s
Robinson again in the Cats’ 4-1 SEC-tournament quarterfinal
victory over the Dogs … Scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elena
deMendoza in the Cats’ 4-0 win over Boston at the NCAA
regional … Suffered a 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Clemson’s Julie Coin
in the opening round of the NCAA singles championships …
Qualified with partner Aibika Kalsarieva for the NCAA doubles
championships, where they were defeated by Michigan’s
Michelle DaCosta and Kara Delicata in the opening round …
Compiled a 10-6 record during the fall in her first matches as a
collegiate … Captured the blue flight at the Kentucky Fall
Classic with a string of four victories in three days … Totaled
two victories at the USTA National Tennis Center College
Tennis Invitational … Defeated Vanderbilt’s No. 91 Audra
Falk in straight sets at the SEC Fall Classic … Played in the
doubles final along with teammate Aibika Kalsarieva at the
Kentucky Fall Classic.
Junior Career: Claimed the KHSAA Girls’ Singles
Championships in 2003 and 2002 ... Won the 2000
KHSAA Doubles Championships with sister and current
Wildcat, Emily ... Ranked in the top 75 nationally in the
Girls’ 18 and under and 16 and under divisions ... Ranked
in the top 10 of the Girls 16’s and 18’s Southern Section.
Personal: Born on July 18, 1985 … Parents are Jane
and Mike Foster … Majoring in psychology.
MORE ON FOSTER
Major: psychology
Future Goal at UK:
reach the final four of the
NCAA team championships
Sports Idol: Charlie Ellis
Hobbies: Anything that has
to do with tennis, being at
home or outside
Favorite Movie:
The Last Samurai
I chose UK because:
of the coaching staff
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FOSTER’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 8-7 — 11-4 —
2003-04 29-14 10-1 31-18 5-6
Totals 37-21 10-1 42-22 5-6
“Play Hard – Have Fun – Enjoy Competing.”

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2005 Women’s Tennis
Aibika
KALSARIEVA
Senior • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan • Lewis-Clark State
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Kalsarieva
Major: marketing
Future Goals at UK:
win NCAA team and individual
championships and
earn No. 1 rankings
Sports Idol:
Roger Federer
Hobby: designing clothes
Favorite Movies: The Godfather
and Scarface
I chose UK because: Mark
Guilbeau is the best college
coach.
Fall 2004: Entered the fall with a No. 9 ITA national singles
ranking and No. 3 national doubles ranking … Won the
top singles flight at the Kentucky Fall Invitational, where she
defeated No. 15 Megan Muth of William & Mary in the final
… Defeated Tulane’s Nancy Kockott in the consolation
bracket at the ITA All-American Championships … Defeated
18th-ranked Karin Coetzee of Wake Forest to win the ITA
Southeast Regional singles title … Scored a three-set victory
over No. 6 Alice Barnes of Stanford at the ITA National
Indoor Championships … Defeated teammate Sarah Foster
to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor
Championships before falling to No. 2 Megan Bradley of
Miami (Fla.) … Turned in a 13-3 singles record and ended
the fall with a No. 2 regional ranking … Entered the fall
with a No. 3 ITA national doubles ranking … Collected a
9-3 doubles record with partner Sarah Foster … Defeated
second-ranked Megan Muth and Amy Wei of William &
Mary in finals of the Kentucky Fall Classic … Won the ITA
Southeast Region Doubles title with Sarah Foster, defeating
UK teammates Joelle Schwenk and Kim Coventry in the
finals ... Defeated Wake Forest’s Karin Coetzee and Ashlee
Davis in the opening round of the ITA All-American
Championships … Ended the fall with the No. 1 doubles
ranking in the Southeast region.
2003-04 (Junior): Named an ITA Singles All-American...
Began the spring with an ITA No. 23 singles ranking …
Scored her first NCAA dual-match victory over Louisville’s
Leslie Stewart … Defeated Texas A&M’s 26th-ranked Jessica
Roland in straight sets in the Cats’ 4-3 win over Texas A&M
… Her 6-3, 6-1 victory over USC’s Carine Vermeulen helped
Kentucky to its first dual-match victory over the Women of
Troy … She earned an All-SEC At-Large selection by way of
her 8-3 conference record at No. 1 singles … Defeated Georgia’s
Agata Cioroch to lead Kentucky to a 4-1 upset victory
over the Dogs in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals …
Became the first Wildcat to reach the quarterfinals of the
NCAA Women’s Singles tournament by defeating Washington’s
Claire Carter, Georgia’s Shadisha Robinson and Duke’s
Amanda Johnson … Qualified for the NCAA Women’s Doubles
tournament with UK freshman Sarah Foster ... Tallied an
impressive fall 18-3 record in her first semester of competition
in the NCAA … Defeated two 2003 NCAA Tournament
participants in the Baylor Fall Invitational before losing in the
finals to Texas’ Petra Dizdar … Rebounded with four-consecutive
victories in the Kentucky Fall Classic, winning the top
bracket with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Notre Dame’s Catrina
Thompson … Won the 32-player USTA National Women’s
College Tennis Invitational in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. with a
6-1, 6-4 victory over Brown’s Stephanie Falconi … Made the
finals of the ITA Southeast Regional before falling to Wake
Forest’s Karin Coetzee … Tallied an opening-round victory in
the ITA National Intercollegiates over Florida’s Julie Rotondi
in straight sets … Played in the doubles final of the Kentucky
Fall Classic with teammate Sarah Foster.
Fall 2001-Spring 2003 (Freshman and Sophomore seasons):
Played at No. 1 singles and doubles for the NAIA’s
Lewis & Clark State College, where she remained in the top
three singles rankings throughout her career … Won the small
college national championship.
Junior Career: Amassed vast international experience in
junior competition, attaining the top ITF junior ranking …
Defeated the top seed in the Girls’ 16 division in the opening
round of the 2000 Orange Bowl.
Personal: Born on June 9, 1984 … Parents are Malik
Kalsarieva and Alima Kalsarieva … Majoring in marketing.
KALSARIEVA’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 13-3 — 9-3 —
2003-04 40-14 8-3 30-15 8-3
Totals 53-17 8-3 39-18 8-3
“1,000 sheep led by a lion are more powerful than 1,000 lions led by a sheep.”

2005 Women’s Tennis
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Lara
MAURER
Sophomore • Bay Village, Ohio • Bay
Fall 2004: Defeated Florida State’s Amberly Tantee at
the Florida Fall Invitational … Defeated Liz Winoker of
Georgetown, Kerry Snow of Dartmouth and Cindy Chu of
Harvard at the USTA Women’s College Tennis Invitational
… Scored a 6-2, 6-1 win over LSU’s Marina Chiarelli at
the SEC Fall Classic.
2003-04 (Freshman): Compiled six-consecutive victories
during the first month of the season, including a 6-3,
6-4 win over Duke’s 95th-ranked Julia Smith … Defeated
Harvard’s Melissa Anderson and Southern California’s
Melissa Esmero at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor
Championships … Her 6-2, 6-0 win over Purdue’s Alyssa
Rodriguez helped the Cats to a 4-3 win over the Boilermakers
… Picked up her first career SEC victory over
South Carolina’s Christyn Lucas … Defeated Erica Fisk, 4-
6, 6-4, 6-4, to help Kentucky knock off Ohio State, 4-3 …
Defeated Georgia’s 79th-ranked Natalie Frazier in the Cats’
4-1 SEC quarterfinal victory over the fourth-ranked Dogs
… Scored a 6-2, 6-1 win over Elisa Glas in the Cats’ 4-0
NCAA-regional win over Boston. Totaled a 13-6 record
… Earned a spot in the finals of the B consolation bracket
at the Baylor Fall Invitational before falling to fellow Wildcat
freshman Joelle Schwenk … Tallied four victories at the
Kentucky Fall Classic, winning the green bracket with a 6-
2, 6-2 victory over Anna Volberg of Ohio State …
Defeated Dartmouth’s Kerry Snow and Boston’s Elisa Glas
each in straight sets at the USTA College Tennis Invitational
… Dropped North Carolina’s Jenna Long at the ITA
Southeast Regional, 6-2, 6-4 … Tallied a 6-4, 6-2 victory
over Arkansas’ Anna Dybicz at the SEC Fall Classic.
Junior Career: Won the Ohio Division II Singles title
and the Midwest doubles title … Named the team MVP as
a freshman when she finished in fifth place at the Ohio
Division II Singles Championships … Ranked No. 10 in
the Midwest section.
Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1984 … Parents are Dave and
Violeta Maurer … Major is undeclared.
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Major: undeclared
Sports Idol: my Dad
Hobby: watching movies
Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
winning a state
championship
Favorite movie:
Say Anything
I chose UK because:
of the tennis program and
Coach Guilbeau
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MAURER’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 5-4 — 2-5 —
2003-04 27-20 1-10 25-19 7-4
Totals 32-24 1-10 27-24 7-4
“..team first always!”

MEET THE WILDCATS
2005 Women’s Tennis
Danielle
PETRISKO
Junior • Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. • Cardinal Gibbons H.S.
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Major: kinesiology
Sports Idol:
Andre Agassi
Hobbies: going to the
beach, shopping
Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
reaching the finals of the
ITA National Team Indoor
Championships
Favorite Movie:
Dumb & Dumber
Fall 2004: Defeated Louisville’s Leslie Stewart and
Arkansas’ Iliana Pacheco at the Kentucky Fall Classic …
Scored a 6-2, 7-6 (7) win over Penn State’s Sarah Spence at
the USTA Women’s College Tennis Invitational … Tallied
a 6-0, 6-1 win over Tazi Meryam of Charleston Southern
at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships … Posted
wins over Mississippi State’s Magdi Rekasi, Alabama’s
Natalie McElveen and Arkansas’ Melissa Cornett at the
SEC Fall Coaches’ Classic.
Spring 2004: Redshirt season
Fall 2003: Compiled an 11-7 record … Captured the
consolation bracket at the Baylor Fall Invitational, defeating
Auburn’s Isabel Rosenbrock in straight sets … Defeated
Erica Fisk, a top Ohio State singles player, at the Kentucky
Fall Classic … Tallied four victories in the USTA Women’s
College Tennis Invitational “B” bracket before falling in
the finals … Defeated Ole Miss’ Virginia Tomatis in
straight sets at the SEC Fall Classic
2002-03: Amassed an impressive 10-5 singles record,
which included winning the seventh flight at the June Stewart
Fall Invitational… Partnered with Jill Buckley to win doubles
title at June Stewart… Reached doubles semifinals at
Lady Seminole Classic with freshman partner Shannon
Stough… Saw limited action at No. 5 and No. 6 singles in
dual-match season, while posting a 5-0 record in the spring.
2001-02 Season: Finished the season with a consistent
10-12 record despite playing as a true freshman… Saw her
first action in a Wildcat dual match with an impressive
doubles win, with Amy Trefethen, versus Mississippi State
in Starkville, Miss.
Junior Career: Was a member of Cardinal Gibbons’
2001 State Championship team where she finished her
senior season with a 20-1 singles record and a 9-1 doubles
record… Named South Florida Sun-Sentinel 2002 Girls’
Tennis Player of the Year… Named All-Area first-team singles
and doubles in 2001.
Personal: Born on Oct. 7, 1982 … Parents are Jerome
Petrisko and Dorinda Kissamitakis … Major is kinesiology.
PETRISKO’S UK STATS
I chose UK because:
of the great coaching
staff
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 7-6 — 4-5 —
2003-04 11-7 — 2-5 —
2002-03 15-5 — 8-4 —
2001-02 9-11 0-1 7-5 1-1
Totals 42-29 0-1 21-19 1-1
“The long shots are only the little shots that keep on shooting.”

2005 Women’s Tennis
MEET THE WILDCATS
Joelle
SCHWENK
Sophomore • Coconut Creek, Fla. • Cardinal Gibbons
Fall 2004: Defeated Arkansas’ Yawna Allen, Marshall’s
Danielle Hock, William & Mary’s 99th-ranked Candice
Fuchs and teammate Danielle Petrisko to win her flight at the
Kentucky Fall Invitational … Scored a 6-2, 6-3 win over
Boston College’s 84th-ranked Szilvia Szegedi at the USTA
Women’s College Tennis Invitational before also defeating
Pennsylvania’s Julia Koulbitskaya and Arkansas’ Vlatka
Jovanovic … Defeated Alabama’s Melissa Day and Mississippi
State’s Magdi Rekasi at the SEC Fall Coaches’ Classic.
2003-04 (Freshman): Opened the season with consecutive
victories over Murray State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee
State, Marshall and Texas A&M … Her 6-0, 3-6,
6-3 defeat of Marianne Baker helped UK defeat Maryland,
4-3 … Defeated Northwestern’s Jamie Peisel and Southern
California’s Dianne Matias at the USTA/ITA National
Team Indoor Championships … Defeated Hala Sufi, 3-6,
6-4, 6-0, to clinch the Cats’ 4-3 win at Purdue … Opened
conference play with straight-set victories over Mississippi
State’s Magdi Rekasi and Ole Miss’ Sabrina Peppl …
Defeated Jackie Leskovar, 6-0, 6-1 to help the Cats defeat
Ohio State, 4-3 … Added conference victories over
Arkansas’ Whitney Morton, Alabama’s Nathalie Koppelle
and Tennessee’s Blakeley Griffith … Scored a 6-3, 6-3 win
over Mississippi State’s Tarryn Rudman in the opening
round of the SEC Tournament … Defeated Boston’s Erin
Katims in the Cats’ 4-0 win over Boston at the NCAA
regional ... Began the fall by winning four matches in the
consolation bracket at the Baylor Fall Invitational, defeating
fellow Wildcat freshman Lara Maurer in the consolation
final … Claimed the consolation bracket at the
Kentucky Fall Classic … Defeated Army’s Melanie Bundoc
and Michigan’s Chrissie Nolan at the USTA College Tennis
Invitational … Defeated Arkansas’ Melissa Cornett at the
ITA National Intercollegiate Championships … Earned
three victories at the SEC Fall Classic, claiming the “C”
singles bracket with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Vanderbilt’s
Helene Stephens.
Junior Career: Earned No. 48 Girls’ 18 National Singles
and No. 13 Girls’ 18 National Doubles rankings
…Ranked No. 5 in the Florida Girls’ 18 singles and No. 1
in the Florida Girls’ 18 doubles rankings … A four-time
National H.S. Tennis All-American … A two-time Miami
Herald All-Broward Player of the Year … A three-time
Florida State Singles, Doubles and Team title champion at
Cardinal Gibbons H.S. … Won the 2001 Florida State
Designated Girls’ 18s in Miami and was a finalist the following
season … Won the Girls’ 16 division at the 2001
Easter Bowl … A member of all Florida Zonal Teams,
Intersectional Teams, Junior Fed Cup Teams and Mills
Redgrave Junior Challenge Team.
Personal: Born May 15, 1985 .. Parents are John and
Martina Schwenk … Majoring in hospitality and tourism
management.
SCHWENK’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 11-5 — 13-4 —
2003-04 30-15 5-6 26-18 4-7
Totals 41-20 5-6 39-22 4-7
MORE ON SCHWENK
Major: hospitality and
tourism management
Sports Idol: Monica Seles
Hobby: cooking
Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
winning a gold ball in
doubles at the Easter Bowl
Favorite Movies:
Remember the Titans,
Tommy Boy
I chose UK because:
of the awesome coaches
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“Synergy – The group is greater than the sum of its individual parts.”

MEET THE WILDCATS
2005 Women’s Tennis
Christine
SIMPSON
Sophomore • Raleigh, N.C. • Broughton
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Major: Spanish
Sports Idol:
Andrew Simpson
Hobbies:
shopping, reading
Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
making the sweet 16 last
season
Favorite Movie:
Joe Dirt
I chose UK because:
of the academic and
athletic atmosphere
Fall 2004: Defeated Ohio State’s Kristin Messmer and
Middle Tennessee State’s Claudia Szabo at the Kentucky
Fall Classic … Picked up straight-set wins over Arkansas’
Iliana Pacheco and Whitney Morton and Columbia’s
Milena Kachar at the USTA Women’s College Tennis
Invitational … Defeated Clemson’s Ioana Paun, 7-5, 6-0,
at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
2003-04: Opened the spring season with wins over
Murray State, Louisville and Middle Tennessee State …
Clinched Kentucky’s 4-3 win over Maryland with a 7-5,
6-4 win over Jennifer Dent … Picked up her first career
SEC victory over Ole Miss’ Audra Adams, 6-3, 6-3 …
Helped Kentucky to a 4-3 win over South Carolina with
a third-set tiebreak win over the Gamecocks’ Justine
Walsh … Defeated LSU’s Daysi Espinal and Auburn’s
Nancy Peaden each in straight sets … Scored a 7-6 (5), 6-
3 win over 121st-ranked Annie Menees of Vanderbilt …
Defeated Mississippi State’s Yumi Ueda, 6-1, 6-2, in the
Cats’ 4-0 win over the Bulldogs at the SEC Tournament
… Clinched Kentucky’s NCAA-regional win over Ohio
State with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Lindsay Bryan. Defeated
Arizona’s Kelly Duncan at the HEB Baylor Fall Invitational
… Posted victories over Columbia’s Melissa
Nguyen and Brown’s Amanda Saiontz at the
USTA/National Tennis Center College Tennis Invitational
… Advanced to the ITA Southeast Regional with
victories over Clemson’s Richele LeSaldo and Tennessee-
Chattanooga’s Beth Flanagan … Scored a win over Laura
Ganzer of South Carolina at the ITA Southeast Regional
before falling in the round of 32 … Defeated Ole Miss’
Claire Conerly at the SEC Fall Classic.
Junior Career: A two-time North Carolina singles
champion, she led Broughton H.S. to three state team
championships … A two-time USTA North Carolina State
Closed Singles Champion … Won the 2000 USTA
Southern Section Doubles Championship … A 2002 nominee
for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.
Personal: Born on Mar. 3, 1985 … Parents are Steve
and Peggy Simpson … Majoring in Spanish.
SIMPSON’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 6-8 — 2-5 —
2003-04 18-17 5-4 9-22 2-9
Totals 24-25 5-4 11-27 2-9
“What is a human being but their passion?”

2005 Women’s Tennis
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Liis
SOBER
Sophomore • Tallinn, Estonia • Pohjois-Haagan Yhteiskoulu
Fall 2004: Defeated Carmen Torres of N.C. State, Bonnie
Baird of Furman and Elin Stahl-Johansson of N.C.
State to win her flight at the St. Mary's Fall Tennis Classic
… Posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arkansas' Allie Linden at the
Kentucky Fall Classic … Defeated Georgetown's Adriann
Gin 6-2, 7-6 (3) count at the USTA Women's College
Tennis Invitational, where she also defeated Arkansas'
Audrey Bordeleau … Scored straight-set victories over
Auburn's Evan Epps and Georgia's Anastasia Shevchenko
at the SEC Fall Coaches' Classic.
Spring 2004 (Freshman): Earned first collegiate win
over Murray State's Jennifer Ward, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 …
Defeated Southern California's Erica Sauer, 6-3, 6-4 in the
Cats' 6-1 win over the Trojans … Picked up first career
SEC victory over Mississippi State's Justyna Switala.
Fall 2003: Did not compete.
Junior Career: Represented Estonia in the 18 and
Under European Championships … Advanced to the doubles
semifinals at the Tampere ITF Championships …
Placed third at the 18 and Under Finnish Championships.
Personal: Born July 23, 1984 … Parents are Helle and
Andres Sober … Majoring in merchandising, apparel and
textiles.
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Major: merchandising,
apparel and textiles
Sports Idol:
Andre Agassi
Hobby: painting with
water colors
Favorite Movie:
Motorcycle Diaries
Future Goals at UK:
to be the best student and
athlete I can be
I chose UK because:
of the great coaching staff
and positive atmosphere
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Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 8-4 — 7-4 —
2003-04 3-10 1-5 5-5 1-3
Totals 11-14 1-5 12-9 1-3
“From tiny acorns do mighty oaks grow.”

MEET THE WILDCATS
2005 Women’s Tennis
Caroline
WINEBRENNER
Sophomore • Louisville, Ky. • St. Francis
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WINEBRENNER
Major: undeclared
Favorite Movie:
Dumb & Dumber
Sports Idol:
Martina Navratilova
Hobbies: watching movies,
eating, hanging
out with friends, traveling,
working out, reading
Proudest Moment
as an Athlete:
getting to the finals
of the SEC Fall
Coaches’ Classic
I chose UK because:
I wanted to have the
opportunity to play at a
Division I school, be close
to home, but not too close,
go to a big school, and
meet all kinds of people.
Fall 2004: Began the fall with seven-consecutive wins
… Earned first collegiate title at St. Mary’s Fall Tennis
Classic with wins over N.C. State’s Taylor Parker, Furman’s
Lisa Bornt-Davis and Middle Tennessee State’s Sabrina
Rohrmoser … Defeated Brown’s Kelley Kirkpatrick,
Arkansas’ Audrey Bordeleau, Pennsylvania’s Sara Schiffman
and Princeton’s Brittany Holland at the USTA Women’s
College Tennis Classic … Scored straight-set victories over
Auburn’s Erin Gray and Georgia’s Anastasia Shevchenko at
the SEC Fall Coaches’ Classic.
2003-04 (Freshman): Began the spring with her first
collegiate dual-match victory over Murray State’s Casady
Pruitt, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 … Defeated Louisville’s Christina
Gogol, 6-3, 6-2 … Picked up first career SEC victory over
Arkansas’ Christian Kincannon, 6-0, 6-0 ... Tallied victories
over Emily Vest of Middle Tennessee State and Joy Israel of
Abilene Christian at the Kentucky Fall Classic … Scored
wins over Brown’s Daisy Ames and Rutgers’ Helen
Magomedova at the USTA National Tennis Center College
Tennis Invitational … Advanced to the finals of the SEC
Fall Classic with wins over LSU’s Bonnie White, Tennessee’s
Claudia Farace and South Carolina’s Ayako Suzuki.
Junior Career: Accumulated vast international experience
... Began to emerge as a serious threat late in her
junior career.
Personal: Born March 6, 1985 … Parents are Cary
Thale and John Winebrenner … Major is undeclared.
WINEBRENNER’S UK STATS
Singles
Doubles
Overall SEC Overall SEC
Fall 2004 9-3 — 2-2 —
2003-04 10-6 1-0 3-4 —
Totals 19-9 1-0 5-6 —
“Make a point to do something everyday that you find challenging.”