Ann Arbor Pioneer High School

• 1961 graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer HS where he participated in football, cross country, and wrestling.
• BA 1965 University of Michigan, where he wrestled for one year.
• DDS 1969 U of M, 1972 MS in Restorative Dentistry from U of M.
• 1969-1981 Assistant Professor & Clinical Administrator U of M. Practicing dentist until 2003.
• 1987-1990 Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach at Ann Arbor Pioneer HS. 1991-present Head Men’s Tennis Coach. Record: 217-22-3. Fourteen league titles, 15 Regional Championships, 22 top ten State meet finishes, 3 State runners-up, 10 State championships. 87 individual state champs (including doubles players). 105 all-state athletes
• 1991-present Head Women’s Tennis Coach. Record: 211-8-3. Eighteen league titles, 18 Regional championships, 22 top ten State meet finishes, 11 State runners-up, 5 State championships. 72 individual state champs (including doubles players). 88 all-state athletes.
• 25 times Michigan HS Tennis Coaches’ Assoc. (MHSTeCA) Regional COY, 7 times Ann Arbor area Tennis COY.
• 1993 Detroit News Boys Tennis COY and 1999 MHSCA COY for Boys Tennis COY.
• 2000 NHSACA Girls Tennis COY finalist and NFHSA COY
• MHSCA COY for Girls 2003, NFHSA National nominee 2004, and NHSACA Girls finalist 2004.
• 2006 MHSCA Boys COY and NFHSA regional winner
• 2007 NHSACA Tennis COY and NFHSA National Boys Tennis COY
• 15 years member of MHSTeCA Board of Directors
• Runs free tennis camps in the summer and offers free tennis lessons (400 last yr. alone).
• Never played tennis until age 35. Won more than 25 tournaments in the next 15 years.
• Tom would like to thank his wife Kathy and sons, Kyle and Drew; his athletic directors: Chuck Ritter, Lorin Cartwright, and Eve Claar; long-time assistants: Bob Raham, Jay Stanford, and Brian Atkinson; and his coaching mentors: Bob Wood, Tiger Teusink, and Ed Waits. He also praises the over 3000 athletes who have passed through the Pioneer program over the past 24 years.
• Wife: Kathy Children: Kyle and Drew