UMBC Retrievers Tennis

9/24/2009
Oliver Steil Named Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach

UMBC head tennis coach Rob Hubbard named Oliver Steil as assistant coach for both the Retriever men’s and women’s tennis programs. Steil served as a graduate assistant tennis coach at the University of Texas-Pan American from 2006-09.

Tennis

8/5/2009
Fourth Annual Advantage Retriever Tennis Fundraiser Set for Saturday, Sept. 12th

Tennis

6/30/2009
Carapcea, Devaud Named America East Scholar Athletes

Tennis

6/11/2009
Cornelia Carapcea Named To Academic All-America Squad for Second Consecutive Year

8/5/2009
Fourth Annual Advantage Retriever Tennis Fundraiser Set for Saturday, Sept. 12th

The date for UMBC’s fourth annual “Advantage Retriever” tennis fundraiser is set for Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Retriever Tennis Complex. This event is to help raise funds to make improvements to the tennis complex and has raised over $4,000 to date. For more information, contact Kevin Gibbons-O’Neill, assistant director of athletics for fundraising, at 410-455-1532 or at oneillb@umbc.edu. You may also contact Doug Neagle, assistant tennis coach at 410-455-1311 or at dneagle@umbc.edu.

Tennis

6/30/2009
Carapcea, Devaud Named America East Scholar Athletes

Tennis

6/11/2009
Cornelia Carapcea Named To Academic All-America Squad for Second Consecutive Year

Tennis

9/24/2009
Oliver Steil Named Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach

6/30/2009
Carapcea, Devaud Named America East Scholar Athletes

Senior Cornelia Carapcea (Constanta, Romania) and junior Dominic Devaud (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) were named America East Scholar Athletes for women’s tennis and men’s indoor track and field, respectively, the conference announced Tuesday. The conference named members of teams in the 15 championship sports which America East offered in the winter and spring seasons, that represent the best of the America East Conference both academically and athletically.

Tennis

6/11/2009
Cornelia Carapcea Named To Academic All-America Squad for Second Consecutive Year

Tennis

9/24/2009
Oliver Steil Named Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach

Tennis

8/5/2009
Fourth Annual Advantage Retriever Tennis Fundraiser Set for Saturday, Sept. 12th

6/11/2009
Cornelia Carapcea Named To Academic All-America Squad for Second Consecutive Year

UMBC tennis standout Cornelia Carapcea (Constanta, Romania) has been named to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America University Division Women’s At-Large Second Team. Carapcea becomes the fourth student-athlete and third tennis player in UMBC’s Division I era to earn all academic All-America honors in back-to-back years. She earned Third Team honors in the spring of 2008.

Tennis

9/24/2009
Oliver Steil Named Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach

Tennis

8/5/2009
Fourth Annual Advantage Retriever Tennis Fundraiser Set for Saturday, Sept. 12th

Tennis

6/30/2009
Carapcea, Devaud Named America East Scholar Athletes

5/29/2009

"Advantage Retriever" Raises Money For Tennis Complex Improvements

The third annual “Advantage Retriever” fundraiser was held Friday, May 15 at the Retriever Tennis Complex. This event is to help raise funds to make improvements to the tennis complex and has raised over $4,000 to date.

5/26/2009

Tennis Standout Cornelia Carapcea Named to First-Team Academic All-District II Women's At-Large Squad

Baltimore, Md.--UMBC tennis standout Cornelia Carapcea has become the ninth student-athlete in school history to earn multiple Academic All-America citations as the native of Constanta, Romania was named to the First-Team Academic All-District II women’s at-large squad. Carapcea, who earned Third Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All American honors last spring, was UMBC’s co-salutatorian at graduation ceremonies on May 21.

5/14/2009

Carapcea, Chen Named to America East Women's Tennis All-Academic Squad

Cambridge, Mass.--UMBC women’s tennis standouts Cornelia Carapcea (Constanta, Romania) and junior Alice Chen (North Potomac, Md.) were named to the America East Conference All-Academic team in an announcement made by league officials.

5/1/2009

Voorman Earns A Pair of America East All-Conference Honors; Savage-Pollock, Joy Adewumi, Mannix Also Cited

Cambridge, Mass.—UMBC junior Fredi Voorman earned a pair of post-season accolades, and three other Retrievers were cited as the America East Conference announced its 2009 All-Conference teams. Voorman earned Second-Team All-Conference honors at No. 2 singles and teamed with senior Nick Savage-Pollock to earn First-Team honors at No. 1 doubles. On the women’s side, senior Joy Adewumi and sophomore Emily Mannix each earned Second-Team All-Conference honors at No. 5 and No. 6 singles respectively.

4/25/2009

Tennis Squads Fall in America East Semifinals

New Haven, Conn.--The men’s and women’s tennis teams bowed out in the semifinal round of the America East Conference Championships.

4/24/2009

Women's Tennis Opens America East Championship Play With 4-0 Win Over Albany; Both Squads in Semifinal Action on Saturday

New Haven, Conn.—Seniors Joy Adewumi and Cornelia Carapcea spearheaded fourth-seeded UMBC’s 4-0 win over No. 5-seeded Albany in the quarterfinal round of the America East Conference Women’s Tennis Championships held at the Yale Tennis Center. The Retrievers advance to Saturday’s semifinals where they will take on top-seeded Boston University at 1:00 p.m. The men open play on Saturday, as the third-seeded Retrievers face second-seeded Binghamton in the semifinal round at 10:00 a.m.

8/3/2010
Men's Basketball Opens 13-Game Non-Conference Slate vs. High-Powered VMI on Sunday, Nov. 14
The UMBC men’s basketball team will open its 25th season of NCAA Division I competition on Sunday, Nov. 14, when the host a high-powered V.M.I. Keydets’ squad at the RAC Arena. Tip-off time is set for 3:00 p.m. The contest vs. V.M.I. is the first of 13 non-conference contests for the Retrievers. The schedule is highlighted by four games vs. Baltimore-area rivals and a pair of games at Big East Conference heavyweights U. Conn (Dec. 3) and Notre Dame (Dec. 22) .
Read More

3/6/2010
Freshmen Shine, But Men's Basketball Season Ends in America East Quarterfinals
West Hartford, Conn.—A pair of freshmen, wing Shawn Grant and post Adrian Satchell gave UMBC fans a promising glimpse of the future, but the seventh-seeded Retrievers dropped a 76-59 decision to second-seeded Vermont (23-9) in the quarterfinals of the 2010 America East Tournament. It was UMBC’s (4-26) first defeat to open tournament play since 2003-04, their first season in the conference.
Read More

3/5/2010
Men's Basketball: Gilliam, Satchell Earn America East All-Conference Honors
West Hartford, Conn.—Sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam (Columbia, Md./Brewster (N.H.) Academy) earned America East Third Team All-Conference honors, while freshman post Adrian Satchell (Windsor, Conn./Windsor) was named to the league’s All-Rookie team, it was announced at the conference’s awards reception at the University of Hartford. The seventh-seeded Retrievers meet second-seeded Vermont at 6:00 p.m. in the America East quarterfinals on Saturday.
Read More