USD Men's Tennis 2000-2001

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO 2

SETTING The Uni versity o f San Di ego is an independent Cathol ic institution of higher educati on. Founded in 1949, US O is located on 180 acres over– look ing Miss ion Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. The cam– pus is named Alcala Park and is located j ust IO minutes from downtown San Diego and the world famous San Diego Zoo. Hi storic O ld Town is j ust mi nutes away as we ll. The city o f San Diego along with thi s campus traces their orig ins to fifteenth century Spain. The campus was named after a Spanish village near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum , the village was later renamed Al Ka la (the Castle) by the Moslems. Chri s– tians recaptured the vill age centuries later and fou nded a university, the Universi ty of Alcala, whose bui ldings became the inspi rati on for US D's sty le. Both institutions are located on a hill overlooking a river vall ey.

THE CAMPUS

The USO campus is regarded as one of the most architectura lly unique institutions in the country, featuring 18 major build ings designed in an ornamental 16th century Spanish Renaissance style. The physical beauty of the campus reaches beyond the "eye of the beholder." Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill, one of the institutions founders, believed in the enhancement of learning through beauty and hannony. Hence for the University, beauty is a transcendental quality imparted to students as part of their educat ion to truth and goodness: a simpl e but profound educational philosophy. Since 1984, USO has completed nine major construction and expansion projects. A landscaped fountain plaza was finis hed in the fa ll of 1995, connecting the entrances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Administration Center. In 1992, the uni versi ty completed the 45,000 square foot Loma Hall , which includes an expanded bookstore, a larger mail center, classrooms and labratories. In 1990, the renovated Katherine M. and George M. Pardee Jr. Lega l Research Center opened, a faci lity that offers the latest in infonnation technology. ACADEMICS

USO enro lls more than 6,900 students (4,795 undergraduate) who have a choice of more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The un iversity's academic units include the Co llege of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Busi – ness Adm ini stration, Education, Law and Nursi ng. Class size generally averages between 18-25 students with the student to teacher ratio being 18: I. Over 97 per– cent of US D's full-time faculty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of the country's colleges and universities, pub li shed by the U.S. News & World Report, USO moved from the regional to nationa l category in 1994. The university is ranked among the top I00 schools in the nation. STUDENT LIFE Student activities include cultural events, dances, boat cruises, beach parties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights, symposia and much more. Students participate in a wide range of vo lunteer projects such as adult literacy tutori ng, senior citizen out–

reach , and ho use building in Tijuana. The intramural program is also an integral part of student life on campus with over two– thirds of the USO community par– taking in intramural sports. ATHLETICS

JENNY CRAIG PAVILION • With a donation of $7 million by Sid and Jenny Craig, USD received the lead gift nec– essary to build its much needed $17 million Sports/Activities Center. The pavilion, which will be located at the eastern end of campus between Torero Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, will include a 5,100-seat gymnasium, coaches offices, a 3,800-square-foot fitness center, athletic training facilities, showers and locker rooms, concession stands, and VIP recep– tion room. The :Vlonsignor I.B. Eagen Plaza off the Pavilion entry, will take advantage of the view across campus to the ocean. The Chet & :V1arguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame is also housed in the facility. The pavilion, which opened this past Octo– ber, also serves a range of educational and cultural events.

The University of San Diego is a member of the West Coast Con ference for nearly a ll sports and competes in sixteen interco llegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The footba ll team completed its seventh season in the Pioneer Football League. Women's sports include: basketball, crew, cross country, soccer, softball , swimming, tenni s and voll eybal l. Men's sports inc lude: baseball , basketball, crew, cross country, go lf, foo t– bal l, soccer and tenn is. Since 1990 USO teams have won 11 confe rence champi onships; made 26 post-season appearances; had 25 Confe rence Coaches o f the Year; 20 Conference Players of the Year, 11 Confe rence Freshman of the Year, 4 WCC Scholar Ath letes o f the Year and 29 NCAA All-Americans. Zuzana Lesenarova, a 4-time NCAA Al l-America tennis player for USO, won the 1999 national singles title. Patrick Hawkins, a fo ur-year member of the US O go lf squad between 1997-2000, won medali st honors at the 1998 WCC Champi onships. With its new 5, I00-seat Jenny Crai g Pav ili on comp leted, the Uni – versity of San Di ego will be the host site for the 200 I West Coast Conference Basketball Championships, March 1-5. The men's championship game will air live on ESPN on March 5th.