Posted: Oct 17, 2010
Mary Washington Director Of Athletics Dr. Edward Hegmann To Be Inducted Into ITA Women's Tennis Hall Of Fame
University of Mary Washington athletic
director and long-time women's tennis coach Dr. Edward
Hegmann will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame on November 13,
2010 on the campus of The College of William & Mary. He joins
such legendary women's tennis figures as Billie Jean King
and Helen Wills Moody as an inductee.
Joining Hegmann at the event will be Courtney Allen, NCAA Division III Rookie of the Year and Senior Player of the Year at Principia College; David Borelli of the University of Southern California and Texas Christian University, winner of seven national collegiate championships as coach at USC; Barbara Hallquist DeGroot, also of USC, a four-time All-American who captured two national collegiate singles titles; Wimbledon doubles champion JoAnne Russell, an All-American at Trinity University in Texas; and Carrie Meyer Richardson, winner of the 1974 national collegiate singles title while a freshman at Marymount College in Florida.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is open to the public and will be held in the beautiful new Alan B. Miller Hall home of The Mason School of Business. Betsy Nagelsen, a former touring professional and current member of the ITA Hall of Fame, will emcee the event, which starts at 6:15 p.m.
Any who are interested in attending are encouraged to contact Chris Braig in the College of William and Mary’s Athletic Special Events Office at 757.221.1599 (or via email at ctbraig@wm.edu).
The ITA Women’s Collegiate Hall of Fame was established in 1995 and honors outstanding collegiate players and coaches, as well as players who attended college and later had a significant impact on women’s tennis. The Hall of Fame is located at the College of William and Mary’s McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, named for the late Mark McCormack, founder of sports marketing giant International Management Group, and his wife, former tennis pro Betsy Nagelsen.
A Pittsburgh, Pa. native, Hegmann earned his undergraduate degree from Bucknell University, his masters from Springfield College, and his doctorate from Temple University. Since 1976, he has overseen the expansion of the program at UMW from six sports to 23, been a major catalyst in the development of the Battleground Athletic Complex, one of the finest outdoor facilities in the nation, and seen 22 of the school’s 23 programs advance to national championship competition.
Hegmann also directed the women’s tennis team for 23 years, and led the Eagles to three national championships (the AIAW national title in 1982 and NCAA Division III titles in 1988 and 1991). He gained eight Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards and captured nine straight CAC championships after the league was formed in 1990 through his retirement as coach in 1999. He was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 1988 and again in 1999.
A master of planning facilities, in addition to the Battleground, Hegmann was instrumental in the planning for the UMW Indoor Tennis Center, built in 2005. In addition to the school’s top-notch 12-court lighted outdoor facility, the six-court indoor complex has allowed UMW to host both men’s tennis and women’s tennis national championships in the past five years.
Hegmann is currently aiding in the construction of the William M. Anderson center, a basketball/volleyball arena that will seat nearly 2,000 fans and allow UMW to host NCAA competition at the highest levels in those sports as well.
Joining Hegmann at the event will be Courtney Allen, NCAA Division III Rookie of the Year and Senior Player of the Year at Principia College; David Borelli of the University of Southern California and Texas Christian University, winner of seven national collegiate championships as coach at USC; Barbara Hallquist DeGroot, also of USC, a four-time All-American who captured two national collegiate singles titles; Wimbledon doubles champion JoAnne Russell, an All-American at Trinity University in Texas; and Carrie Meyer Richardson, winner of the 1974 national collegiate singles title while a freshman at Marymount College in Florida.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is open to the public and will be held in the beautiful new Alan B. Miller Hall home of The Mason School of Business. Betsy Nagelsen, a former touring professional and current member of the ITA Hall of Fame, will emcee the event, which starts at 6:15 p.m.
Any who are interested in attending are encouraged to contact Chris Braig in the College of William and Mary’s Athletic Special Events Office at 757.221.1599 (or via email at ctbraig@wm.edu).
The ITA Women’s Collegiate Hall of Fame was established in 1995 and honors outstanding collegiate players and coaches, as well as players who attended college and later had a significant impact on women’s tennis. The Hall of Fame is located at the College of William and Mary’s McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, named for the late Mark McCormack, founder of sports marketing giant International Management Group, and his wife, former tennis pro Betsy Nagelsen.
A Pittsburgh, Pa. native, Hegmann earned his undergraduate degree from Bucknell University, his masters from Springfield College, and his doctorate from Temple University. Since 1976, he has overseen the expansion of the program at UMW from six sports to 23, been a major catalyst in the development of the Battleground Athletic Complex, one of the finest outdoor facilities in the nation, and seen 22 of the school’s 23 programs advance to national championship competition.
Hegmann also directed the women’s tennis team for 23 years, and led the Eagles to three national championships (the AIAW national title in 1982 and NCAA Division III titles in 1988 and 1991). He gained eight Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards and captured nine straight CAC championships after the league was formed in 1990 through his retirement as coach in 1999. He was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 1988 and again in 1999.
A master of planning facilities, in addition to the Battleground, Hegmann was instrumental in the planning for the UMW Indoor Tennis Center, built in 2005. In addition to the school’s top-notch 12-court lighted outdoor facility, the six-court indoor complex has allowed UMW to host both men’s tennis and women’s tennis national championships in the past five years.
Hegmann is currently aiding in the construction of the William M. Anderson center, a basketball/volleyball arena that will seat nearly 2,000 fans and allow UMW to host NCAA competition at the highest levels in those sports as well.