Kenny Doyle, an assistant coach at Winthrop University for the past three years and former head coach at Campbell University for 10 years, has been named as head coach of the Tennessee Tech men’s and women’s tennis teams.

Doyle, 52, began his new position on August 6.

Doyle enjoyed a high level of success in both his roles as a head coach and assistant coach, something that TTU Director of Athletics Mark Wilson expects to continue.

Throughout his coaching career, Doyle said he has crossed paths with Tennessee Tech teams, but his squads have never faced a Golden Eagle squad.

A 1980 Campbell graduate with a degree in business administration, Doyle worked for four years in private business before embarking on his coaching career in 1985. He was named head coach of the men’s team at his alma mater.

His men’s team at Campbell reeled off a string of 31 consecutive Big South Conference dual match victories between 1988 and 1994, winning four league titles.

In 1990, he was also given the reins of the women’s team and went 71-22 with two championships and three second-place finishes. Overall, he led Fighting Camel squads to six Big South Conference championships and was named the league’s Coach of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1993.

He posted a combined 190-131 men’s and women’s record while at Campbell, and his 1993 women’s team was considered one of the nation’s top 40 programs. Under his direction, Campbell’s teams produced 44 all-conference players and eight times earned Player of the Year honors. One of his women’s team members was named All-America and four players earned national rankings.

In addition to their success on the court, Doyle’s teams also notched winning marks in the classroom with 35 student-athletes named to the conference honor roll and one named CoSIDA Academic All-America. Twice his teams ranked first among all of Campbell’s athletic squads for highest combined team grade-point average. One of his players won the Big South Award for Academic Excellence and finished first in the Campbell graduating class. Another of his players finished third in the graduating class a year later.

Doyle left Campbell after the 1995 season, and following 12 years in private business he returned to collegiate coaching in 2007 as assistant coach at Winthrop. He helped the Eagle teams enjoy a high level of success in the Big South Conference during the past three years. The women’s team won the regular season title all three years, and after a second place finish in 2007, the team won league tournament championships the past two years to advance to the NCAA tournament. The men’s squad won the 2007 regular season crown and has been conference tournament runner-up all three years.

During his undergraduate days, Doyle was a four-year letterman for Campbell and was named the team MVP in 1979.

Doyle is married to the former Cathy Oliver and has two grown sons, Nick and Christopher.

Bloise joins the Tennessee Tech coaching staff as a graduate assistant following an extensive playing career. He will assist head coach Kenny Doyle with both the men's and women's programs.

Bloise, 50, played on the ATP Tour for a number of years, achieving a ranking as high as 520 in the world in doubles and 655 in singles. He also played on the ITF Senior Tour as recently as six years ago where he was ranked No. 5.

"Beto," as he is better known, graduated from the University of Utah in 1982 with a degree in business management before getting his master's degree in international business from the University of South Carolina in 1990. Currently, Bloise is going his graduate work at Tech for a second master's degree in psychology.

Bloise was a graduate assistant coach at Winthrop a season ago and helped lead the team to a conference championship.

Following a standout four-year playing career with the Golden Eagles, Carter remains with the team in 2009 as a graduate assistant coach.

Carter, whose best season with Tech came during her junior season when she compiled a 26-10 record, will be assisting with both the men's and women's teams throughout the season.

A Winchester, United Kingdom native, Carter, 24, spent two years on the WTA Tour and was ranked as high as 451 in the world last spring after racking up 68 wins during her playing days at TTU.

Carter served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Golden Eagles following her playing career and spent the past year coaching in England.

An environmental biology major with a French minor, Carter is now working toward her master's degree in environmental biology.