Assistant coach named head coach

Nearly one month after letting former coach Ken Hydinger go, the IU men’s tennis team promoted assistant coach Randy Bloemendaal to take over the open position.\n“I am very grateful for the opportunity (IU Director of Athletics) Rick Greenspan has given me,” Bloemendaal said in a statement. “I believe I have the support that I need to achieve success in the Big Ten and on a national level.”\nBloemndaal recently finished his second season as an assistant on Hydinger’s staff.\n“My family and I love IU and Bloomington and look forward to raising our two young sons here and making this our family’s home,” Bloemendaal said in a statement. “What an honor it is to serve Indiana University and its student-athletes as we continue the success of this historic program.”\nBefore coming to IU, Bloemendaal was the men’s and women’s tennis head coach at Charleston Southern University, as well as at Division II Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., his alma matter. \nThe Hoosiers and Hydinger parted ways on April 30 after 22 seasons. During his tenure at IU, Hydinger led the Hoosiers to a 324-237-1 record and four NCAA tournament appearances. In 1992, he was named Big Ten coach of the year.