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The 2008-09 campaign will mark head coach Steve Rodecap's sixth with the Marquette University men's tennis program.

The 17-win 2007-08 campaign marked the third-straight winning season for the Golden Eagles and a fifth-place BIG EAST Championship finish for the second-consecutive year.

The Golden Eagles posted their second-straight winning season in 2006-07 and earned a fifth-place finish at the BIG EAST Conference Championships. Six members of the squad were named BIG EAST Academic All-Stars after completing the year with a grade-point-average of 3.0-or-better.

In 2005-06, Rodecap led a young squad and finished the year above .500 for the first time at MU, with a 16-9 record. Peaking at the end of the season, Marquette advanced to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament, finishing fourth.

He led the Golden Eagles to an 11-14 record in 2004-05 and finished 10-12 in 2003-04. Marquette had a seven-win improvement from the prior season as a result of Rodecap's mentoring.

Rodecap joined the Marquette program after a successful four-year stint as the head coach at Northern Illinois. In 2001-02, Rodecap guided the program to a runner-up finish at the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The squad went 16-10. The 16 wins were the most for the NIU men's tennis program since the 1996-97 squad finished the season 18-6.

Newcomers in three of the top four singles spots in 2000-01 helped Rodecap lead NIU to a 14-11 overall mark, doubling the win total of the previous season. One season older and more experienced, the Huskies continued their improvement in the 1999-2000 season with a 13-10 standard.

Under Rodecap's tutelage, the Huskies placed four players on the All-Mid American Conference team, including Raymond VanWasbeek, who earned his three consecutive first team berths. In addition to its success on the court, the NIU tennis team fashioned an impressive 3.48 team GPA in his last season and placed two players on the Academic All-MAC Team. Rodecap finished his four year stint at Northern Illinois with a 50-46 record.

Prior to his tenure at NIU, Rodecap served as an assistant coach at Texas Christian University for the 1998-99 campaign. The Horned Frogs posted a 14-6 record for coach Michael Center that season while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Regional Championships, due in large part to the efforts of singles ace Esteban Carril. Rodecap's efforts helped the Horned Frog standout win the 1998 clay court championships and advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships to earn All-America accolades.

Following his playing days, Rodecap remained at Ball State as a graduate assistant for coach Bill Richards. Over the next two seasons BSU won two more conference titles (1996-97, 1997-98) thanks to Rodecap's tutelage.

A standout player in his own right at Ball State University from 1992-96, Rodecap helped BSU to a trio of Mid-American Conference Championships (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95) during his playing days. His work both on the court and in the classroom helped Rodecap earn the MAC Commissioner's Award in 1994.

The Anderson, Ind., native received his Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Ball State in 1996. He is married to the former Emily Treesh of Anderson, Ind. The couple has one son, Patrick, born April 26, 2002.