Team Information
Avila University |
Men | Women |
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Division: | NAIA |
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Conference: | KCAC |
Location: | Kansas City, MO |
Head Coach: | Jon Renberger |
Institution Type: | Private |
Environment: | Very large city |
Student Population: | Less than 2,500 |
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Coaching Achievements
Just weeks after graduating from the University of Kansas, Renberger, at 22, became the head men's tennis coach at Ottawa University in 1990, and he later served as the head tennis coach at what was then known as Saint Mary College in Leavenworth in 1995, where he originated the women's program and also coached the men's team. He has 33 years of head tennis coaching experience as well as professional certification from the United States National Tennis Association. As a head coach, his teams have won numerous league titles, regional titles, and top three state finishes. He coached three singles champions, each an All-American, as well as a doubles championship team. His coaching honors include being named Lawrence Public Schools Girls’ Coach of Year for 2001-02 and 2007-08, State of Kansas Overall Girls’ Coach of the Year for 2002, the National Federation of State High School Associations’ Kansas Girls’ Tennis Coach of the Year in 2003, Kansas 6A boys’ Coach of the Year in 2012, NAIA Champions of Character Nominee in 2014, and the All-Olathe School District and Sunflower League Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2022. He was also the head tennis professional at Lake Quivira Country Club from 2017-18 and served on the Kansas Tennis Coaches Association State Board from 2012-2022.