Eduardo Rincon enters his first year as the head coach for the Kennesaw State men’s tennis team. He came to Kennesaw after serving as the assistant men’s tennis coach at the University of Arkansas for five years.
While at Arkansas, Rincon totaled 68 wins and six conference victories. During their 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Razorbacks were named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Academic All-American team.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, Rincon worked as the assistant women’s tennis coach at the University of Alabama for three seasons. In 2006 the Crimson Tide made an NCAA appearance, ranking number 39 in the nation.
Before beginning his coaching career, Rincon was a three-time All-American at Valdosta State University. Rincon was also named the Valdosta State Male Athlete of the Year in 2004 and the Gulf South Conference All-Decade Team in 2010.
In February of 2010, Rincon was inducted into Valdosta State Athletics Hall of Fame.On top of being an excellent collegiate athlete, Rincon toured professionally. As a native of Colombia, Rincon represented his home country in the Davis Cup from 1997 to 2001. Rincon also held ATP rankings in both singles and doubles for seven years.
Rincon is a certified instructor for the Professional Tennis Registry and a member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). He and his wife Rosemary have two daughters, Ana Maria (5) and Kathryn Christina (2).
