Coach leaves men’s tennis program after 22 years at IU

After 22 seasons and more than 300 victories, the tenure of Ken Hydinger as IU men’s tennis coach came to an abrupt end as the University let go of the coach after a 15-12 season.\n“At this time, we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to make a change in the coaching personnel with the men’s tennis team,” Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan said in a statement.\nThe IU Department of Athletics announced Monday that the former Big Ten Coach of the Year will not be returning as head coach of IU. The Hoosiers went 4-6 this year in the Big Ten competition to get the 7th seed in last weekend’s Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers defeated Iowa in the first round before falling to Michigan 4-1 in the quarterfinals, the second year in a row the Wolverines had ended the Hoosiers season.\nHydinger leaves the Hoosiers despite having only having three losing seasons since the beginning of his coaching career at IU in 1985. He compiled a 324-237-1 record at IU, bringing the Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament four times, most recently in 2002. In 1992, Hydinger was named the Big Ten coach of the year after leading the Hoosiers to a 16-8 record, with a 9-1 mark in the Big Ten. The 9-1 record remains the highest number of Big Ten wins in one season in program history.\nHydinger was not able to be reached by press time. Players reached by the Indiana Daily Student had no comment on the coaching change.