July 30, 1999
MORAVIANS KETTERMAN-BENNER TO COACH USTA TEAM
BETHLEHEM, PA --- Dawn Ketterman-Benner, the head womens tennis coach at
Moravian College and the 1998-99 United States Tennis Association/Middle State Eastern
Pennsylvania District Coach of the Year, has been selected to coach the Middle States Girls
18 Intersectional Team at the USTA Team Championships at the Marin Tennis Club in San Rafael,
California from August 3-6.
The USTA Team Championships is a "compass draw" team tournament, with five singles
and two doubles matches determining the winning team in each round. The results of all
matches will be included in the data for the Girls 18 National ranking.
While coaching the team, Ketterman-Benners duties will include conducting a team
orientation meeting for the players and their parents, practicing with the team, coaching
during the matches and acting as a positive liaison between players, coaches and the USTA/MS
endorsing committee and section office.
Ketterman-Benner, Moravians senior womens administrator in the athletic department,
will begin her 13th season as womens tennis coach on August 24th with
her teams preseason camp. The Lady Greyhounds have captured the last three Middle
Atlantic Conference Team titles and have a current 30-match winning streak entering the
season. Ketterman-Benner has guided the womens tennis program to 94 victories in
12 seasons including last seasons perfect 16-0 record.
Ketterman-Benner is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and is a
member of the ESU Hall of Fame. She has a masters degree from Temple University.
Ketterman-Benner is a full professor at Moravian and chair of the physical education department
at the College. Besides tennis, Ketterman-Benner has also coached volleyball, archery,
badminton and field hockey at Moravian.
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