Boland Named Men's Tennis Coach
Story Links
Aug. 1, 2001
Brian Boland has been named head coach of the men’s tennis team. Boland comes to Virginia from Indiana State, where he coached the Sycamores to a 120-31 (.794) record from 1996-97 to 2000-01, which also included a 56-4 record in the Missouri Valley Conference.
“We are very excited to have Brian Boland join our Virginia staff,” associate athletic director Jane Miller said. “Brian did an outstanding job at Indiana State, taking a struggling team to a top-20 ranking in five years. His commitment to the overall development of the student-athlete he coaches makes him a great match for the University of Virginia.”
Boland was chosen as the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year four times during his tenure, I.T.A. Region V Coach of the Year in 1999-2000 and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year that same year. Last year’s Indiana State team was ranked as high as 18th in the nation, en route to a third consecutive conference championship. The Sycamores have not lost a conference match since 1998. Indiana State also hosted and participated in the NCAA Regionals the last three seasons in a row under Boland’s guidance, advancing to the Regional final in the last two years.
“The University of Virginia is a premier academic institution, with terrific facilities and a beautiful campus,” Boland said. “I am confident that it will continue to have a nationally-competitive men’s tennis team as well. Not withstanding the loss to graduation of two All-American players, I am optimistic about the team’s future.”
“We are delighted to have someone with successful college coaching experience like Coach Boland as our men’s head tennis coach,” interim athletic director Craig Littlepage said. “In addition to their on-the-court excellence, his student-athletes have performed well in the classroom, having Indiana State’s highest men’s team grade point average for the last four years.”
A 1995 graduate of Indiana State, Boland earned a bachelor of science degree in political science. He and his wife, Becky, have one daughter, Brianna.