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UW-Superior to Add Men's and Women's Tennis



The University of Wisconsin-Superior has announced that Yellowjacket Athletics will be adding varsity athletic teams in men's and women's tennis to its sports offerings. Both programs will begin operating as full members of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) in fall 2017.

"We are very excited to have the opportunity to add these two programs to our athletics department," said Nick Bursik, interim athletics director at UW-Superior. "Anytime that we are able to provide student-athletes with an opportunity to compete collegiately we want to do it. I thank Chancellor Renee Wachter and UW System for approving this move. We look forward to building the programs from the ground up."

UW-Superior is in its first season as a full member of the UMAC, having been accepted for membership in 2014 after more than 100 years in the WIAC. One of the stipulations of UW-Superior's membership was that varsity programs in men's and women's golf as well as men's and women's tennis would be added.

UW-Superior added men's and women's golf in 2015, with the women winning the UMAC championship last fall to qualify for the NCAA Championships in May.

"We felt that it was the appropriate time for us to fulfill our obligations to the conference. St. Scholastica has recently added tennis programs, which will serve our programs well in having close proximity to competition," said Bursik. "Our sponsorship will also allow the UMAC to meet NCAA requirements for both men's and women's tennis to receive an automatic qualifier for championship play. Our sponsorship was very important for the conference and its membership."

UW-Superior briefly sponsored men's tennis previously, from 1974 until 1978. This is the first time UW-Superior will sponsor varsity tennis for women.

The search for a head coach for both programs will begin in the near future.

"We want to do things right with this program and that means making a coaching hire and giving that person a full year to recruit the best student-athletes possible and build both programs," Bursik said. "We want to do everything we can to ensure that our men's and women's tennis teams are in a position to be successful right away."

For more information on the UW-Superior men's and women's tennis programs or the coaching search, please contact Interim Athletics Director Nick Bursik at (715) 395-4609 or at nbursik@uwsuper.edu.
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