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Harman Named Tennis Assistant Coach
July 29, 2015 10:16 AM | Tennis
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women’s tennis coach Miha Lisac announced today the hiring of Emily Harman as an assistant coach.
“This was the perfect opportunity for me to come into a program that is up and coming and has such a great head coach that is very committed to making the team better as a whole,” Harman noted. “This program is a part of a fantastic and strong conference, and the school is willing to put in whatever it takes to be the very best it can be. At the end of the day, I knew that this was the route I should take, and it should be a good challenge for me.”
A native of Petersburg, West Virginia, Harman spent three years on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour as a professional athlete. Harman obtained career-high WTA world rankings of No. 232 in doubles and No. 966 in singles.
While competing within the pro-ranks, Harman won two doubles titles, as she was crowned champion at the 2013 Buffalo 10K and at the 2015 Baton Rouge 25K.
“First and foremost, I think Emily brings great passion and dedication to the sport of tennis which is something that we want to have here at WVU,” Lisac stated. “Secondly, I think Emily brings a vast amount of knowledge from her playing days at the collegiate and professional level. Most importantly, she brings her experiences from Syracuse and the process that the program went through from the time that she joined the program to the time that she left.”
Prior to her professional career, Harman was a standout tennis player at the No. 1 singles and doubles slots at Syracuse. A three-time team captain and MVP award winner, Harman entered the century club and compiled a career record of 125-60 over the course of her collegiate career.
A three-time All-Big East selection, Harman also assisted the Orange to a No. 39 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national ranking under former coach Luke Jensen during her senior campaign.
“Since Emily has been through the same rebuilding process at Syracuse, she understands what it takes,” Lisac noted. “She understands the commitment. She understands the requirements for the players and the steps that it takes to eventually bridge some of the gaps that we are facing right now.
“I think it is going to be a great fit for the program and the players. Emily is a great person to have around, and she is someone that is driven and commitment to all the goals we hold as a tennis program on and off the court.”
Throughout her tenure at Syracuse, Harman excelled in the classroom, too. She was named to the Big East All-Academic Team for four consecutive years and earned the 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America Third Team District I At-Large honors.
A Big East Female Scholar Athlete honoree, Harman received the Doris Soladay Award, considered the most prestigious award given to one male and one female student-athlete by the Syracuse athletics department.
A nominee for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year, Harman graduated from Syracuse Summa Cum Laude in 2012 with a B.S. in health and exercise science and a minor in biology.
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