College Tennis Talk

Episode #8: Interview with Kyle Hoffman

Alec sits down with his former college tennis coach at Fairmont State (and former co-worker at Salem University), Kyle Hoffman. Coach Kyle took Fairmont State to their first conference title in 30 years and first post-season NCAA victory since joining NCAA Division 2. The two discuss some of their days at Fairmont State and reflect on their season at Salem University.

Episode #7: Interview with Jon Parker

Alec sits down with new head coach at Southwest Minnesota State University, Jon Parker. He had success at his previous stop, before taking a few years off of coaching and working for a recruiting agency. Coach Parker gives an interesting outlook on the differences between working on both ends of that spectrum and why he decided to step back into the coaching ring. He also talks a bit about what next tennis season could potentially look like and what changes we will see from the previous years.

Episode #6: Interview with Jake Lorenz

Alec catches up with a familiar foe, assistant coach at West Virginia State University, Jake Lorenz. They played against each other in college and now they both are assistant coaches for top women's teams in the Atlantic Region. Jake talks about his transition from player to coach at his former university, how he got plugged in at WVSU, and about going to Nationals in his year one as assistant. Jake also discusses some funny stories along the way, including the story about the mysterious "Glove", plus many more!

Episode #5: Interview with Kody Duncan

Alec brings on Edinboro Head Tennis Coach Kody Duncan on the show, who ironically gave the Salem Tigers their only loss of the season on the men's side before the season was cut short. Coach Duncan talks about how he got his start into college tennis and how he has navigated the last few seasons. He has had a lot of success in his short career and he brought forth some great discussion about the college tennis landscape and what direction he thinks it is heading.

Episode 4: Interview with John Simms

Alec sits down with legendary women's tennis coach at West Virginia State University, John Simms. Coach Simms has been the tennis coach at WVSU since the early 2000's and talks about his transition from a high level player, to a high level juniors coach, to his current destination as a college coach. He goes in depth about his early hurdles taking over a struggling program and how he was able to turn them into a perennial champion in just a few seasons. Simms has won at least a share of the MEC tennis championship ever since the conference's inception in 2013, so click play and dive into the perspective and philosophy of a coach with championship DNA.