BRIDGEWATER, Va.
--- Following an extensive search, Bridgewater
College Director of Athletics Curt Kendall has announced the hiring
of Jordon Robinson as the new head coach for the Eagles men’s and women’s
tennis teams.
“We’re excited to have Jordon
back on campus as our new men’s and
women’s tennis coach,”said Kendall. “He is familiar with
Bridgewater College, is familiar with the area after his time at
JMU and is also familiar with Division III. Those attributes are
exceptionally important and we look forward to the work that Jordon
in going to put in to keep us competitive in the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference (ODAC).”
Robinson is no stranger to Bridgewater College after serving as an
assistant coach during the 2010-11 tennis seasons for the men and
the women. During his time with the Eagles, the men posted a 14-7
overall record and earned a trip to the semifinal round of the ODAC
tournament. Bridgewater’s women also
earned a trip to the semifinals and posted a 15-4 overall record on
the year.
“I'm very excited about being selected as the new coach of
the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Bridgewater
College. I'm looking forward to working with the student athletes
to provide them a great college tennis experience, as well as
building on the past success of both programs,” commented
Robinson. “I want to thank Curt and the rest of the athletics
staff for giving me the opportunity to be a part of Bridgewater
College Athletics.”
Most recently, Robinson finished his first season as the assistant
men’s tennis coach at Division I James
Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. A native of Woodstock, Va.,
Robinson came to Harrisonburg following two seasons as the head
coach of both the men’s and women’s teams at Ferrum College.
Under Robinson, the Ferrum men’s team
qualified for the USA South Tournament twice and produced four
Academic All-Conference honorees. Robinson took four men to the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southeast Regionals at the
University of Mary Washington in October 2012. It was the
first time in over 15 years that Ferrum made an appearance in an
ITA Regional.
During his two years with the women’s
team at Ferrum, he led the Panthers to the conference tournament
once and had five players earn Academic All-Conference honors. The
2013 team posted six wins, its most in five years.
Before his time at the collegiate level, Robinson was the
girls’ tennis coach at Central High School in Woodstock, Va.
and served a year as the assistant tennis pro at Wintergreen Resort
in Wintergreen, Va.
Robinson played collegiately at King College from 2004-06, earning
Academic All-Conference both seasons. He finished his degree at
James Madison in 2009, earning a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
--- This
release is courtesy of the Bridgewater College sports information
department. ---
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