Dave Hagymas enters his first season at
the helm of MIT men's varsity tennis program. Hagymas
returns to the collegiate ranks after serving as a private
instructor in Lower Burrell, Pa., for the past year and a
half.
Prior to his time in Pennsylvania,
Hagymas was an assistant coach at Duke University from
1992-2004. In his first season with the Blue Devils, he
worked with the women's team before beginning an 11-year
stint with the men's squad. During his tenure with the men's
team, he helped guide the Blue Devils to a top-10 national
ranking each season and nine Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
championship titles. In 1997, Hagymas was named the Regional
Assistant Coach of the Year and then copped national
accolades in 2001.
Hagymas graduated from Coastal Carolina
University, formerly University of South Carolina at
Coastal, in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Physical Education. He earned Big South Conference
All-Conference honors while playing for the Chanticleers.
