The University of Akron Athletics
Jeffrey Wyshner Named Head Women?s Tennis Coach
August 03 | Women's Tennis
AKRON, Ohio - Jeffrey Wyshner has been named
head women's tennis coach at The University of Akron, Director of
Athletics Mack Rhoades announced Thursday. Wyshner
(pronounced Y-shner), who has been head coach of both the men's and
women's tennis programs at Fairfield University in Fairfield,
Conn., since 2001, replaces Tony Fox who resigned in May after
posting a 36-105 record in seven seasons.
"Jeffrey has a proven track record as a head coach at two Division
I schools, and is the ideal person to take control of rebuilding
our program," Rhoades said. "We are excited to have Jeffrey, his
wife Jennifer and son Landon become part of the Akron Athletics
family.
"He has been very successful at guiding his student-athletes both
on the court and in the classroom. Jeff's passion for the sport and
success as a coach will serve our university well, and lead our
women's tennis program in a positive direction."
In five seasons at Fairfield, Wyshner quickly brought both teams to
the upper echelon of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with
one championship season, one second-place finish and five
third-place marks. His successes earned him MAAC Women's
Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2004, when the squad advanced to the
program's first-ever Division I NCAA Championship appearance. In
2005, he earned the MAAC Men's Coach-of-the-Year award, after the
team equaled a program-best 12 wins and notched a third-place
finish in the league standings. During his tenure he compiled a
59-54 mark with the women's team and a 54-56 record with the men's
squad.
In eight years as head coach of the women's team at Manhattan
College (1993-94 through 2000-01) he became the program's
winningest coach, posting a 70-54 overall record and a 33-15 mark
against MAAC opponents. The highlight of his stay came in 2000-01
when the Jaspers went 13-4 overall (6-1 MAAC) and fought their way
to their first-ever appearance in the MAAC championship match.
Wyshner's teams have also historically excelled in the classroom
having received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's
All-Academic Team honor six times (four at Manhattan and two at
Fairfield). Furthermore, his athletes received either the ITA
Scholar-Athlete All-American Award or MAAC All-Academic Team
recognition 75 times, including 14 ITA Scholar-Athletes and 12 MAAC
All-Academic honorees in the last two seasons.
"I am very thankful for the opportunity to coach at the University
of Akron," Wyshner said. "The school and the athletics department
have flourished over the past decade, and I am excited at the
prospect of coaching in this environment. We have a wonderful group
of seven returning players, and I am extremely confident in our
ability to have a winning tennis program both on the court and in
the classroom."
A native of Canaan, Conn., Wyshner graduated cum laude from Yale
University with a degree in economics and mathematics. He was a
two-time recipient of the university's Junior Varsity Tennis Award,
given to the individual who through his dedication and ability
contributed the most to the program.
Wyshner, who begins his duties at UA on Aug. 25, also earned a
master's of arts degree in educational administration from the
Teachers College at Columbia University in 1996, and his juris
doctorate from Columbia Law School in 2000. He is a member of the
New York State Bar Association.
Wyshner, 35, began his coaching career in 1992 at the St. Paul's
School in Concord, N.H. While a teaching intern in the mathematics
department there, Wyshner served as a boy's and girl's varsity
tennis coach, a girl's junior varsity soccer coach and a boy's
varsity basketball coach.
In 1993, Wyshner started a four-year stint in the mathematics
department at Horace Mann High School in Riverdale, N.Y. Two of his
girl's basketball teams were ranked in the top five in the state's
Class D.
In 1999, while in his final year of law school, Wyshner took over
as Manhattan's director of sports media relations, a post he held
until leaving for Fairfield in 2001.
Wyshner, a Level I member of the United States Professional Tennis
Association (USPTA), currently resides in Trumbull, Conn., with his
wife Jennifer and their 5-month-old son Landon.
The Jeffrey Wyshner File:
Born: Dec. 19, 1970
Hometown: Canaan, Conn.
Family: Wife, Jennifer, and 5-month-old son Landon
High School: The Hotchkiss School (1988)
Education: Yale, 1992 - bachelor's degree in economics and
mathematics; Columbia, 1996 - master's degree in educational
administration and juris doctorate (2000)
Collegiate Head Coaching
Career Year-By-Year:
| Season | School |
Women's Record (MAAC) | Men's Record (MAAC) |
| 1993-1994 |
Manhattan College | 1-3 | |
| 1994-1995 |
Manhattan College | 8-7 | |
| 1995-1996 | Manhattan College | 9-7 | |
| 1996-1997 | Manhattan College | 6-7 | |
| 1997-1998 |
Manhattan College | 11-8 | |
| 1998-1999 |
Manhattan College | 10-10 | |
| 1999-2000 | Manhattan College | 12-8 | |
| 2000-2001 | Manhattan College | 13-4 | |
| Eight Seasons | Manhattan College Totals |
70-54 | |
| 2001-2002 | Fairfield University | 12-10 | 8-15 |
| 2002-2003 | Fairfield University | 10-10 | 12-8 |
| 2003-2004 |
Fairfield University | 19-6 | 10-12 |
| 2004-2005 | Fairfield University | 8-15 |
12-11 |
| 2005-2006 | Fairfield University | 10-13 |
12-10 |
| Five Seasons | Fairfield University Totals |
59-54 | 54-56 |
| TOTALS (13 seasons) | 129-108 | 54-56 |
Collegiate Playing
Experience:
Yale (junior varsity tennis) (1988-92)
