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Orville Adams will serve his third year as men's and women's tennis coach, after serving as interim coach for 2005-2006. Adams was former associate coach and player under the guidance of Coach Attaway, the winningest coach in NAIA tennis history. He later started women's soccer program and was head coach of that from 2001 to 2005. He brings with him extensive experience, knowledge, and talent to the tennis programs.
Adams previously served as the assistant men and women's tennis coach at Shorter College from 1994-1997. In June 1997, Adams was hired by the International Tennis Federation as the coordinator of the school initiative tennis program in Trinidad and Tobago. Subsequently, in 1998, he formed the Adams Tennis Academy (ATA) which later merged with the PSA Tennis Academy. As the coordinator of the competitive junior tennis programs, he was able to identify tennis scholarships for several top junior players on the islands to attend colleges and universities in United States.
In addition, Adams served as the captain/coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team in the late 1990s. During his tenure as Davis Cup captain, the Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team gained consecutive promotions each year of competition from American Group1V to the American Group 11 level of competition.
As a player, Orville Adams was a letterman at Shorter for four years in intercollegiate tennis, where he earned a double bachelor's of arts degree in Public Relations and Recreation Public Relations in 1994. During his years there, Adams was named to the NAIA All-American team three years, All-GIAC/NAIA District 25 player four years and earned a national singles ranking of #5.
Internationally, Adams represented Trinidad and Tobago in Davis Cup competition for six years, won seven national championships in T&T, rated as one of the top Caribbean players from 1985-88, participated in satellite tournaments, and competed in the World Police and Fire Games in 1985 in San Jose, California and again 1987 in San Diego, where he won bronze and silver medals. Furthermore, Adams acquired his master of science in Education degree in 2002 from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, and at this point in time, in pursuit of a doctoral degree in Sport Management. He is an United States Professional Tennis Association certified professional level 1 coach, United States Professional tennis Registry certified professional, International Tennis Federation certified level 1, and member of the Wilson Advisory Staff. |
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