2016 Player Profiles
ASSISTANT COACH
EMILY
EMILY HARMAN JOINED the West Virginia program as an assistant coach in the summer of 2015. Harman brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience from her playing days at the collegiate and professional level. A native of Petersburg, West Virginia, Harman spent three years on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour as a professional athlete. Harman obtained career-high WTA world rankings of No. 232 in doubles and No. 966 in singles. While competing within the pro-ranks, Harman won two doubles titles, as she was crowned champion at the 2013 Buffalo 10K and at the 2015 Baton Rouge 25K. Prior to her professional career, Harman was a standout tennis player at the No. 1 singles and doubles slots at Syracuse. A three-time team captain and MVP award winner, Harman entered the century club and compiled a career record of 125-60 over the course of her collegiate career. A three-time All-Big East selection, Harman also assisted the Orange to a No. 39 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national ranking under former coach Luke Jensen during her senior campaign. Throughout her tenure at Syracuse, Harman excelled in the classroom, too. She was named to the Big East All-Academic Team for four consecutive years and earned the 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America Third Team District I At-Large honors.
A Big East Female Scholar Athlete honoree, Harman received the Doris Soladay Award, considered the most prestigious award given to one male and one female student-athlete by the Syracuse athletic department. A nominee for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year, Harman graduated from Syracuse summa cum laude in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science and a minor in biology.
Support Staff
Brian WHITING Strength Coach
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Tennis
Chris WORRELL Athletic Trainer
Jamie TASCO GA Athletic Trainer
Jennifer MANDEVILLE Educational Counselor
Cindy SMITH Administrative Assistant
Amy SALVATORE Athletic Communications
Dr. Matt LIVELY Medical Director
Bubba SCHMIDT Equipment Manager