University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tom Hand Named as New Assistant Tennis Coach
08.04.2008 | Women's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? UNC Asheville head men's and women's tennis coach Lise Gregory has announced the hiring of former LSU standout Tom Hand as an assistant coach with both Bulldog programs. The hiring is pendent upon the approval of the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees.
“Thomas has an excellent playing and coaching background and his credentials are superb,” stated Gregory. “We have very similar coaching philosophies. I am looking forward to working with him and helping the players reach their full potential”
Hand brings significant playing and coaching experience to the UNC Asheville program. He served as head coach of both the men's and women's tennis program at the
He has been the personal coach to Melissa Mang, who was the number one ranked junior in the
Hand had a spectacular playing career at LSU. He was a four-year captain for the Tigers and helped lead LSU to two Southeastern Conference championships and two trips to the “Final Four.” Hand is ranked third on LSU's all-time wins list with 107. He was ranked 13th in the country in singles and was a part of the number one doubles team in the nation as a senior.
Hand was an outstanding student at LSU as he earned the University Medal for graduating with a 4.0 GPA in just three years. He was an Academic All-American and was the national winner of the Arthur Ashe Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service.
