Ed Hegmann, the Eagles’ athletic director and long-time women’s tennis coach will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame on the campus of the College of William & Mary on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Twice named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, Hegmann began his distinguished career at the University of Mary Washington in 1976, serving as both women’s tennis coach and director of athletics. A native of Pittsburgh, Hegmann had considered a professional baseball career while an undergraduate at Bucknell University, then switched his focus to tennis as a graduate student. He earned an M.S. from Springfield College and an Ed.D. from Temple University.
As UMW’s tennis coach from 1976 to 1999, Hegmann guided his teams to three national championships in 1982, 1988 and 1991, and nine straight conference championships from 1991-99. He coached 18 All-Americans and 10 conference players of the year, as well as 1991 Division III Senior Player of the Year Christy Copper. As athletic director, he developed UMW’s program from six women’s varsity sports to 23 men’s and women’s teams, and was honored as the NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year in 2010.
