Michael Coleman, DScPT, Head Coach
(954) 262-8247
michcole@nova.edu
Dr. Michael Coleman enters his fifth season as head coach of the NSU women's tennis team. During his first four years at the helm of the Sharks tennis squad, Coach Coleman has already managed to guide the program to new heights. The 2007 Sharks finished #8 in the final ITA national rankings with a program-best 22-3 mark. NSU reached the finals of the 2007 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament and finished 2nd in the Sunshine State Conference standings.
In 2006, the Sharks followed up an impressive fall with an even better spring season in which it achieved a #9 national ranking, their highest-ever ranking. Newcomers Alexa Korotkevich and Ulia Talalenko burst on the scene to become First Team All-SSC performers as both singles and doubles partners. Going 16-8, the Sharks appeared in their second-consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament before being turned away by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.
After a strong fall, the Sharks began the 2005 spring season ranked No. 17 in the nation and No. 4 in the southeast region. The team continued its great success in the spring season, as the Sharks defeated Division I powerhouses, including Providence College and the University of Pittsburgh. The Sharks also captured key conference wins over rivals Eckerd College, the University of Tampa and Saint Leo University.
The Sharks finished the regular season strong with a record of 14-12 overall and 4-4 in the SSC. By season's end, NSU was ranked No. 23 in the nation and No. 5 in the southeast region. As a result, Coach Coleman's team earned the program's first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II National Championships where the Sharks fell in the opening round to Rollins College.
Coleman came to NSU in July 2003, after serving as head coach of the women's tennis team at George Mason University for two years. Prior to his time at George Mason, he was the head men's and women's tennis coach at Western Maryland College where he led the women's team to a Centennial Conference doubles championship.
As a middle school teacher at McDonogh School in Baltimore, Md., Coleman served as head coach for the varsity women's tennis, women's basketball and wrestling teams from 1996-2001. During the summer of 2001 and 2002, Coleman was the Director of Tennis for the McDonogh Summer Programs where he coordinated tennis camps for an average of 100 students per day.
Coleman holds a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the University of Maryland-School of Medicine. He is a licensed physical therapist and has served as president of the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Before embarking on his coaching career, Coleman owned and operated a successful physical therapy practice in the Maryland area for 27 years.
In 2007, Coleman was awarded his Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy Degree by the University of Maryland.
