Coach Tim Dunford enters his fourth season as Thiel College's men's and women's tennis coach.
In 2013, he led the men's tennis team to a third place finish in the PAC Championships and an overall 14-5 record, which was the best record since 2006.
Dunford comes to Greenville after having served as the head tennis professional at Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, Va. since February of 2009. Concurrently, he also worked as an assistant tennis pro at Burke Racquet & Swim Club in Burke, Va.
Prior to his most recent stint as a pro, Dunford spent two years as an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Mount Olive College, where the men's team rose as high as 30th in 2007-08 national rankings.
The 2005 graduate of Shenandoah University spent the 2008 campaign in the high school ranks serving as head girls' tennis coach at James Kennan High School, where he coaxed seven wins out of a team that had compiled an 0-24 record over the previous two years.
He also spent nearly two years (Feb. 2004-Dec. 2005) as the head boys' and girls' coach at James Wood High School in Winchester, Va. where both teams showed marked improvement over his brief tenure.
Dunford served in various capacities – including those of tennis director and professional – at several country clubs and tennis centers since 2003. He is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) professional and a member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
