Katherine Barnard, head women's tennis coach at Stetson University in Florida since 1990, has been named head coach of women's tennis at Cornell. The announce ment was made July 30 by Cornell Athletic Director Charles Moore.
"Katherine's experience as a head coach and accomplishments at Stetson University made her the top candidate to lead the Cornell women's tennis program to continued suc cess," Moore said.
While at Stetson, Barnard led her squads to a winning record of 75-54 over six years, and three of her teams earned regional rankings by the Intercollegiate Tennis As sociation, in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Barnard recruited and coached several talented players at Stetson, including three ITA Academic All-Americans and 20 Trans America Athletic Conference scholar ath letes. Her players also notched more than 20 team and individual records.
A 1983 graduate of Rice University, Barnard earned a bachelor of arts degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration.
In 1985, she went on to earn a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration from the University of Texas.