SUNY University at Buffalo Women's Tennis
Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
69%
Avg SAT
1,298
Avg ACT
28
Enrollment
20,284
Team Information
Sport
Tennis
Gender
Women's
Division
NCAA Division 1
Location
Buffalo, NY
Coaching Staff (9)
Kristen Maines
Head Coach
Maines begins her 11th season on staff with two stints as an assistant coach and one as the Coordinator of Tennis Operations. Overall, Maines enters her 14th season as a member of the UB tennis program as she was a four-year letterwinner for Twist before graduating in 2006. In her first season as head coach, Maines led the Bulls to a 10-match winning streak to open the season. UB went on to qualify for the MAC Tournament after winning its final two regular-season matches. In 2013-14, Maines guided UB to its first MAC Tournament semifinal since 2009-10. The Bulls' season ended with a 15-6 record, the most victories since 2006-07. The Bulls closed out the 2015 regular season picking up a must-win victory over Northern Illinois to secure a spot in the postseason. Maines guided UB to its third straight MAC Tournament appearance under her tutelage, while coaching freshman Tanja Stojanovska to MAC Freshman of the Year accolades. In 2015-16, Maines led the Bulls to another successful season, narrowly missing a trip to the MAC Championship after a 4-3 defeat by the eventual MAC Champion Ball State in the MAC Semifinals. The Bulls went 14-8 on the year, including 5-3 in conference play. They were the only team during the regular season to defeat Ball State. Following the season, Stojanovska was named to the All-MAC First Team and Chantal Martinez Blanco was named to the All-MAC Second Team. Maines graduated with school records for most career singles wins and most career doubles wins. She compiled a 59-38 singles mark and a 59-41 doubles record, culminating her career with a season-best 19 victories in both singles and doubles play in 2005-06. A team captain on the court, Maines also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-MAC honors in 2006 and being named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Scholar-Athlete list in 2004 and 2005. She also earned membership into UB's Mortar Board Society and Golden Key International Honour Society. A Western New York native, Maines graduated from Amherst High School in 2002. She earned her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from UB in 2006 and a master's degree in higher education administration in 2008.
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Smaranda McNerney
Associate Head Coach
Stan begins her fifth season as assistant coach in 2016-17. It is her sixth year on the staff, after serving as a volunteer assistant in 2011-12. In 2015-16, Stan helped led the Bulls to another successful season, narrowly missing a trip to the MAC Championship after a 4-3 defeat by the eventual MAC Champion Ball State in the MAC Semifinals. The Bulls went 14-8 on the year, including 5-3 in conference play. They were the only team during the regular season to defeat Ball State. Following the season, Tanja Stojanovska was named to the All-MAC First Team and Chantal Martinez Blanco was named to the All-MAC Second Team. Stan helped coach the Bulls to a 10-match winning streak to open the 2012-13 season that culminated with a Mid-American Conference Tournament appearance. The following season, she helped guide UB to its first MAC Tournament semifinal since 2009-10. The Bulls' season ended with a 15-6 record, the most victories since 2006-07. Most recently, Stan coached the Bulls to another postseason appearance in 2014-15, while guiding Stojanovska to MAC Freshman of the Year honors. In addition to volunteering during 2011-12, Stan worked as a tennis pro at the Miller Tennis Center. She has remained active in the Buffalo tennis community, being named Buffalo Tennis Series Player of the Year three times (2011, 2012, 2014). Stan concluded her UB career ranked third in school history with 79 singles wins and 10th with 34 doubles victories. During her junior season, Stan won all three clinching points as she led the Bulls to their first MAC Tournament Championship title and UB's only NCAA Tournament appearance. She was honored as the Most Valuable Player at the 2008 MAC Championships. Stan was team captain in 2008 and 2009, where she was awarded the ITA East Region Cissie Laeary Award for Sportsmanship following her senior year. Prior to coming to Buffalo, Stan was one of the Top 7 players in Romania in 2003 and 2004 and was one of the Top 700 according to the International Tennis Federation. Stan graduated from UB in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business and she is currently pursuing her Master's in Higher Education.
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Jill Rexinger-Kuhn
Assistant Coach
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Bob Feidt
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Stephanie Bielec Fazzalaro
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Hayleigh Hanson, MS, ATC
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