Bruce Harrison
Head Women's Tennis Coach

THE Harrison FILE

Hometown: Radford, Va.
Bachelor's Degree/Year: Emory & Henry/1985
Years at Radford: 13

Contact Phone: 540-831-7174
Contact Email: bharrison@radford.edu

HARRISON
Year-By-Year

Year	Overall	Conference
2002	2-13	1-6 (8th)
2003	3-11	2-5 (7th)
2004	3-12	1-5 (7th)
2005	5-16	1-6 (7th)
2006	7-16	1-6 (7th)
2007	11-10	2-5 (t-5th)

Harrison ON

The court

Coaching

1985-86

Asst. Coach, Ferrum (Men)

1990-96

Head Coach, Radford (Men)

1996-2001

Head Coach, VMI (Men)

2001-Current

Head Coach, Radford (Women)

Profile:

Bruce Harrison enters his seventh season as the head women's tennis coach. Harrison is coming off his most successful season at the helm of the women's tennis program and is looking to build on 2007's success.

In 2007, the Highlanders posted a 11-10 overall record. It was the first time over .500 and the most victories since the 1993 season (11-8). They also posted road wins over in-state rivals James Madison and George Mason.

Harrison is no stranger to the University and its tennis program, as he is in his second tenure as a head coach at Radford. He was at the helm of the men's tennis program from 1990-96 before taking the head job at the Virginia Military Institute, where he has coached the last five years.

During his time at VMI, he earned the Athletic Director Coaching Award for his outstanding recruiting at VMI in 2000. In 1998, he was the tournament director of the Division III Women's National Tournament.

In his first go-around at RU, he took a a men's team that won just one match in 1990 and turned them around completely. He compiled a 77-59 record in six years at the helm.

His 1991 team finished 18-10 and fifth in the Big South. Just a year later, he was named 1992 Big South Co-Coach of the Year.

1993 saw his team post what was the most wins in school history when the Highlanders finished 19-7.

He was also responsible for recruiting Radford's first nationally ranked Division I tennis player and the No. 1 ranked junior players from Morocco and Bangladesh. In 1995, he was the director of the Big South Tournament.

Before his collegiate coaching career, Harrison spent time as head tennis professional at the Sports Racket in Lynchburg, Va. from 1986-89.

He has also worked as the visiting pro with Van De Mere Tennis Centers World Class Program and the Moroccan Tennis Federation in Casablanca. During that time, he worked with many national and world ranked players.

Harrison graduated from Emory and Henry University in 1985 with a degree in business management and economics. Currently he resides in Radford.

Bruce Harrison Head Women's Tennis Coach