Wittenberg University Selects JCSU Alum As First Full-Time Men's And Women's Tennis Coach

Wittenberg University Selects JCSU Alum As First Full-Time Men's And Women's Tennis Coach

August 15, 2008

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced that Justin Stuckey has been named the first-ever full-time men's and women's tennis coach in school history.

Stuckey comes to Wittenberg from nearby Wright State University, where he served as a graduate assistant for the men's and women's tennis teams during the 2007-08 school year. He graduated from Wright State with a master's in education in 2008, a year after earning his bachelor's in sports management from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C.

During his collegiate playing days, Stuckey helped Johnson C. Smith to an NCAA Division II postseason berth in 2004 and four straight conference championships. He was named team Most Valuable Player in 2004 and served as team captain as a senior. While in school, Stuckey began his coaching path by teaching tennis camps for elementary and high school students.

"I am very happy to be a part of the Wittenberg athletics family, and I am looking forward to heading up the men's and women's tennis programs," Stuckey said.

A native of Cincinnati, where he graduated from Moeller High School in 2003, Stuckey takes over a women's program that has posted a .500 or better record six consecutive years and has earned 21 All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) selections since 2001. The Tiger men have six winning seasons in the last nine years and 20 All-NCAC selections since 2001. The Wittenberg women placed sixth in the NCAC a year ago and the men finished seventh.