Georgia State Names New Men's Head Tennis Coach
Joerg Barthel had been associate head coach at the University of Nebraska.
by Patch Staff Georgia State University named Joerg Barthel head coach of its men's tennis program. Barthel was most recently the associate head coach at the University of Nebraska, where he helped build it into a nationally-ranked program over the last three seasons. Under Barthel and head coach Kerry McDermott, Nebraska earned the first two NCAA berths in school history in 2010 and 2011 and then made its first appearances in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Men’s Team Indoor Championship in 2011 and 2012. The 2010 team attained the highest national ranking in program history at No. 25 in the ITA poll. "Joerg is a charismatic young coach with an outstanding ability to recruit," GSU Athletics Director Cheryl L. Levick said …
