Maymi to Serve as New Men's Tennis Assistant Coach
7/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan head men's tennis coach Bruce Berque announced today (Wednesday, July 19) the hiring of Sean Maymi as the program's new assistant coach. Maymi replaces Michael Kosta, who was an assistant to Berque in his first two seasons at Michigan (2004-06).
"Sean brings a wealth of coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional level," said Berque. "As a coach and player, he has a reputation for being extremely positive, energetic and hard-working. For that reason, hell be a tremendous example for our players. We had some quality candidates for this job and I was very pleased with the pool of applicants, but in the end it was really a no-brainer for me to choose Sean. I think he will be a fantastic asset to our program."
"Having the opportunity to coach at the University of Michigan is a real thrill for me," said Maymi. "Working alongside Bruce will be a tremendous experience and Im very excited about being involved with this team. The department definitely wants to get the program back on a winning track and I think that it's been headed in the right direction since Bruce arrived two years ago. I feel that we have a great chance of making an impact in the Big Ten Conference and moving forward on a national level this upcoming season."
Prior to his appointment at Michigan, Maymi served as an assistant coach at Fresno State University during the 2005-06 season. Last year, the Bulldogs finished with a 15-7 mark after advancing to the title match at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championship. During his time at Fresno State, Maymi coached the WAC Player of the Year in addition to four other all-conference performers.
Taking the assistant post at U-M represents a return to the Big Ten for Maymi, who spent the 2005 dual match season as a volunteer assistant coach at Northwestern. That year, the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2002.
Maymi arrived at Northwestern from the Racquet Club of Lake Bluff, Ill., where he worked as a teaching professional while providing personal and group coaching to top ranked junior players in 2004-05. He was an assistant coach for the men's and women's tennis teams at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Claremont, Calif.) in 2004 after serving as a member of the Player Services team at the ATP International Headquarters (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) in 2003.
Maymi worked with ATP professional Michael Russell in 2002-03, acting as a coach, hitting partner and strength and conditioning leader.
Maymi was a four-year varsity letterwinner at the University of North Florida from 1998-2001. A two-time team captain, Maymi compiled a career dual match singles record of 54-35 while leading the Ospreys to NCAA Division II Championship appearances in 1999 and 2001. After his eligibility expired, Maymi served as an assistant coach for North Florida's men's and women's teams in 2001-02.
A native of Elizabeth City, N.C., Maymi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in communications/advertising with a minor in sociology from North Florida in 2003.
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