BILL MAXWELL NAMED MORAVIAN COLLEGE HEAD MEN’S TENNIS COACH

BETHLEHEM, PA ---Bill Maxwell has been named the head coach of the Moravian College men’s tennis team, effective immediately.

“We are excited to have coach Maxwell join our staff,” said Moravian College Director of Athletics Paul Moyer. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position.  I am confident that Bill has the ability, knowledge and desire to build upon our strong men’s tennis tradition well into the future. Hiring coach Maxwell has also helps us move to our goal of having dedicated coaches in each of our varsity sport programs which is a benefit to all of our student athletes.”

Jim Walker, who has served as the head coach of both the Moravian men’s tennis and men’s basketball programs for the last 29 seasons, is remaining on the Greyhound staff as the head men’s basketball coach.  Coach Walker and Neil Caniga served as co-head coaches of the men’s tennis program last season, and coach Caniga was hired as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Roger Williams University this past August.

Maxwell becomes just the seventh men's tennis coach at Moravian as the program is set to begin its 62nd season in 2009-10. The Greyhounds have a 313-352-1 all-time record.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity here at Moravian,” Maxwell said.  “The program has improved over the last few seasons, and I want to continue that development and bring a conference championship to Moravian.”

Maxwell has most recently served as the assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at NCAA Division I Fairleigh Dickinson University for the past two years.  Maxwell was also the head tennis professional at the Indian Trail Club, and has served as an instructor at the Quest Tennis Center and a coach at the Essex Hunt Club.  In 1989, he was a regular practice partner for former world #1 ranked Tracy Austin as she attempted a comeback to professional tennis.

Maxwell is a 1989 graduate of Vanderbilt University where he played on the varsity team.  He also has an MBA in finance/strategic management from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.

Maxwell will get right to work with Moravian as the Greyhounds start the 2009-10 season in Sunday, September 13th at the Muhlenberg College Invitational.  Maxwell inherits a team that is returning nine letterwinners and all seven of its starters after its best season in school history last year.  Moravian was 13-6 a year ago and reached the Landmark Conference Championship match for the first time in school history.

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