EMORY ASSISTANT COACHES

I was Salisbury State University for 5 years before I came to Emory and during that time, I coached the men's and women's teams, taught 5 PE classes, and ran an indoor facility. I had 1 part-time assistant coach who help out with the teams. Needless to say, it was very difficult to really make an impact with all the players we had to manage. This is the nature of Division III tennis. Coaches have to wear many hats besides coaching their team.

I feel so blessed to have 3 assistant coaches that are working with our team this year. This is absolutely unheard of in Division III let alone most Division I schools. Our players do not realize how lucky they are to have this type of attention showered on them. I would not be able to have this gift if it wasn't for the amount of sacrifice our assistant coaches are making to help improve our team.

The amount of time they have committed to the team has truly been amazing and unselfish. They have sacrificed their income to better our tennis program. I owe a great deal to Chris Goodwin, Dillon Pottish, and Pete Townes. I feel great indebted to these guys and have enjoyed working with them these past few months. Thank you.

Chris Goodwin:
Chris is entering his 2nd year as an assistant coach. One of the hardest things for a young coach is the transition from being a player to an assistant, especially when most of the guys on the team were teammates the year before. Chris has made a dramatic improvement from last season and is truly becoming a great coach. Chris is my voice of reason and helps me stay even-kiel which is not an easy thing to do. The players love Chris and feel very comfortable going to him with issues etc... I am so proud of his development as an assistant and hope he stays here forever.

Dillon Pottish:
Dillon tried playing futures when he graduated with Chris in 2012. Dillon had some big wins during that year, but, thankfully for the program, he decided to stop playing and became an assistant coach. One of my joys of having my players become my assistants is that I get to know them on a different level. Dillon is such a great person and makes me laugh on daily basis. Dillon will go down as one the greatest Division III tennis players of all time. This feat was accomplished because of his work ethic. He outworked everybody and this is what he brings as an assistant. He knows what it takes to be great.

Pete Townes:
I met Pete this past summer while he was working my NIKE tennis camp. I realized instantly how good of a coach he was because of in-depth knowledge and work ethic on the court. Pete's coaching as a junior coaching record is remarkable, and, he also guided his son to a top 50 national junior ranking. Pete has made a huge financial sacrifice to work with all of our guys. One of Pete's biggest strength's is that he not afraid to push our players and hold them accountable, which obviously, makes my job much easier.

I am indebted to these guys and appreciate all of there hard work.