Coaching Staff

Head Coach
Bill Maddock
260.665.4845
maddockb@trine.edu

Bill Maddock begins his 12th season as the men's and women's tennis coach at Trine University. As a certified U.S.P.T.A. Tennis Professional since 1978, he has over twenty years of experience as a club professional. His tournament experiences and his success in coaching at both the high school and college levels have helped him prepare the Thunder tennis teams for a very competitive schedule. He was voted NAIA Coach of the Year for the Great Lakes Region in 1999 and his teams have qualified for both the NAIA regional and national tournament.

Coach Maddock also serves as chair and assistant professor for the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science. He received his master's degree from the University of Tennessee and teaches classes in Sport Psychology, History of Sport, Motor Learning, and Teaching of Sport Skills.

 

 

Assistant Coach
Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan enters his fifth season as assistant tennis coach and brings a wealth of tennis experience. Sullivan served as the Head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne from 1981 to 1985. While at IPFW, his men’s team went 51-33 and captured four individual conference champions. His women’s team accumulated a 43-24 record with one team championship and three individual conference champions.

Coach Sullivan has achieved many individual honors on the tennis court. He holds 34 Fort Wayne city championships. In 1986 he was elected into the Fort Wayne Tennis Hall of Fame. He has been ranked No. 1 in age 45 and over divisions in Indiana several times throughout his career and is currently ranked # 4 in the USTA Midwest and 53rd Nationally. He is a member of the USTA Midwest Senior Intersectional Team.

In addition to his tennis responsibilities, he is co-owner of Sullivan and Schlienkofer CPA and a Principle in Nature's Fuel Inc. a Fort Wayne based alternative energy provider. He graduated from the University of Illinois and holds Master's degrees from both DePaul University and the University of Saint Francis

 

 

 
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