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Dave Schwarz
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Men's Tennis
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Memorial Field House 103
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Phone: 802.443.3207
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Fax: (802) 443-2124
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Email: dschwar@middlebury.edu
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Alma Mater: Cornell ‘89
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Years at Midd: 10
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Schwarz enters his 10th year as head coach of the men's tennis program at Middlebury. In nine seasons, Schwarz has led the Panthers to national prominence with an impressive 151-35 record. He led the team to four consecutive NESCAC titles ('04-'07) as well as seven straight trips to the NCAA final four. The '04 squad captured the school's first NCAA Tennis Championship, while the '06 and '07 squads set school records with 22 wins. The team won its fifth NESCAC title in the spring of '09.
Following the team's national crown in '04, Schwarz was named the ITA Division III National Coach of the Year. He is also a three-time selection ('02, '04, '07) as the NESCAC Coach of the Year. Schwarz was named the ITA Regional Coach of the Year in '09. Schwarz came to Middlebury from Cornell, where he was the assistant men's tennis coach and Director of the Reis Tennis Center on campus. Following his final season at Cornell, Schwarz was named the Division I Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's tennis programs at Cornell for two seasons.
Schwarz is a 1989 graduate of Cornell, where he played four years of varsity tennis. He received his master's degree from Cortland State in 1995 and then worked as an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Ithaca College from 1996-1997.
He has continued to be an active player, earning singles and doubles championship honors in Tompkins County, New York on five different occasions. He was also named the Southern Tier Player of the Year in 1999. A USTA member, Schwarz has been the victor of several men's open tournaments throughout New York and Vermont.