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WOMEN'S TENNIS

 

FACT FILE

College:
California State University (PA) (1976)
B.S. Urban Recreation (High Honors)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
10th season at Penn State Altoona

Head Men's/Women's Tennis Coach
Penn State Altoona
(1998 - Present)

Blair Racquet Club
Head Tennis Professional
(1978-present)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
California State University (PA)
1972-1976

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Coached Penn State Altoona to six AMCC Championships in nine years.
(1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)

Named AMCC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year seven times. (1998 and all six AMCC championship seasons)

Head Coach Steve Genter

Steve Genter, entering his 12th season at Penn State Altoona, has a wealth of tennis knowledge and coaching experience.

Genter has been the head men's tennis coach at Penn State Altoona since 1998 and has built one of the most successful programs in the area and in the conference. He led the team to back to back AMCC titles in 1999 and 2000, going undefeated in the conference both years.

After a second place finish in 2001, Genter again got his teams up and running, bringing conference titles to Ivy Side in 2002 and again in 2003. Overall Genter has coached the Lions to a record of 57-11, including a 30-4 in AMCC play.

Genter has been a tennis pro since 1973, working at various tennis clubs throughout the area, and has been the head tennis pro at Blair Racquet Club since 1978.

As a player, Genter excelled at California State University in Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1976 with high honors in Urban Recreation. In 1972 Genter was a member of the doubles team that won the Eastern Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) title. In 1976 the tennis standout was a finalist in number one singles and was part of a championship team in 1976.

Individually, Genter was ranked in the top five in the state of New Jersey from 1971 to 1975 and was ranked number two in the Allegheny Tennis Association in 1977.

Contact Coach Genter:
Phone: 814-931-5893
E-mail: stevegenter@yahoo.com

 

ASSISTANT COACH BILL ANTHONY

Altoona native Bill Anthony enters his 11th season as an assistant coach on the Penn State Altoona women's tennis staff.  He also serves as an assistant to head coach Steve Genter on the Lion men's coaching staff.  Anthony, who began playing tennis at age 49, competed in numerous area leagues at the Altoona Blair Racquet Club.  He began coaching at Penn State Altoona in 1989 when he was the head coach of the mixed men's and women's tennis team.  He remained head coach through the 1990's and was named Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.  When the Lions transitioned to Division III in 1998, Genter took over and Anthony moved into the assistant role.