Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi Director of Athletics
Brian Teter announced the promotion of men's tennis coach Steve
Moore to Director of Tennis and will now oversee both the men's and
women's programs.
Moore served the
2007 season as the men's head coach, where he led the Islanders to
a 15-6 record and a Southland Conference championship. The men's
team was ranked as high as No. 32 in the nation. Moore was named
the Southland Conference Coach of the Year for the team's
performance.
"I look at this as
a great challenge and I plan to work hard everyday at it," Moore
said. "I believe if we
build the right culture and find the right players, we can have
great teams on both the men's and women's side. I hope the
community will embrace the women's team like they have the men's
team."
He will also take
over the women's program for Ken DeKoning, who retired
recently. "Kenny is one of
the finest, high character persons that has ever lived in this
community, so in many ways, there is a very high standard to
follow," Moore said.
Moore started the
men's program in 1998 where he coached for three years, where he
led the Islanders to a 45-17 and was one of the youngest NCAA
Division I head coaches in the country at the time at the age of
26.
The Corpus Christi
native left the Islanders to become the
head women's coach at SMU later that summer. He served as head
coach for two seasons, leading the Mustangs to a 35-23 record.
During his first season as head coach, the team tallied its most
wins in 14 years while placing second in the Western Athletic
Conference.
In his initial year at SMU, he also raised money for
a paid assistant position, which was the first in the program's
history.
In 2003, the team posted an undefeated Western
Athletic Conference record, tallying 19 overall wins. During his
time in Dallas, SMU had a combined record of 13-3 in the
WAC.
After his time at SMU, Moore served as the assistant
coach/recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M in College
Station for two seasons, leading the Aggies to two appearances in
the NCAA Tournament and two consecutive Top 20 seasons. In his
first year with the team, the Aggies advanced to the Sweet 16 and
reached No. 9 in the nation.
In his 12 years of coaching, Moore has been a part
of seven teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. His career record as a head men's coach is
60-23, while he is 35-23 as a women's head
coach.
"I am pleased
and excited that Steve has decided to take on this opportunity, and
a terrific one it is both for our program and for Steve," said
Teter. "I really believe that because of his experience in women's
tennis, coupled with his contacts and his energy, I feel that our
women's program can get to a very high level in the Southland and
in the region just like our men's program."
