Schreiner University Athletics announced that Garry Nadebaum has agreed to add head coach for the  Schreiner Men's Tennis program to his duties, effective today.  Nadebaum began last summer as the SU Women's Tennis head coach and just completed his first semester with that program.  Prior to taking over as SU head coach, he served as head coach of both the boys and girls tennis programs at Our Lady of the Hills School here in Kerrville this past year.  During his tenure, he led the boys team to the TAPPS state title.  Nadebaum also is the Director of Tennis and Swimming at Riverhill Country Club in Kerrville and brings a wealth of experience to the job as a teacher and former standout professional and collegiate tennis player.

He has been highly-successful developing young players.  Included in the dozens of nationally-ranked USTA junior players he has developed, he recently coached Kerrville’s Jordan Rux and helped Rux rise to the #1 USTA national ranking.  Rux recently completed his freshman season on the nationally-ranked Baylor Bears men’s tennis team that won the Big 12 championship with Rux gaining the decisive point.  Many of Nadebaum’s players have gone on to play in college programs - several at the D-I level.

In his playing career, Nadebaum has racked up plenty of awards and honors.  He was the Oklahoma Adult Player of the Year both in 2003 and 2001 and climbed as high as #25 in the ITF World Rankings and #2 in the National 35's Singles Rankings.  He has notched over 100 first place and 100 second place finishes in tournament action.

He is a graduate (Business Administration) of Oral Roberts University where he was a standout player.  He was ranked as high as #14 in the nation in doubles and #34 in singles for a team that also ranked in the top 15 in the nation.  For his first two years in college, Garry starred at South Plains (Junior) College and had similar national success before moving on to ORU.

Nadebaum inherits a men's program that advanced to the ASC Tournament in 2008.  SU finished with a 4-3 record and a three-way tie for the final playoff spot and won the tiebreaker.  The Mountaineers fell to ASC East Championship Mississippi in the first round of the 2008 event.  That was a senior-laden team and only one player returns for 2009.