Averett University Women's Tennis

Poole has served as the head coach of Averett University's men's and women's tennis program since July 2015. In his first year at Averett, Poole coached the men's team to one of its best seasons in program history. The Cougars finished 14-4 overall and achieved as high as a No. 19 ranking in the region. The women's program also flourished under his tutelage. The Averett women finished with six overall victories, the most by the program in more than a decade. Poole coached the USA South's 2016 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Heidi Sarkkinen, who went 16-0 at No. 1 singles and earned a regional ranking. Poole produced four all-conference performers two on the mens side and two on the womens side. Poole previously served as the assistant mens and womens tennis coach at Division II University of Mount Olive from November 2012 until taking the position at Averett. Poole was named Division II Men's Tennis Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association following the 2015 season. While at Mount Olive, Poole has helped the Trojans produce back-to-back unbeaten records in Conference Carolinas regular season play and consecutive Conference Carolinas championships on the mens side. Mount Olive also earned a berth into the NCAA Southeast Regional both years. Poole is a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional with an Elite (highest) rating and has attained a Level I Sports Science Certification from the USTA. In addition, he is certified by the USTA High Performance Coaching Program. During his 30-year career, Poole has served as the tennis director at several country clubs. He also was the mens tennis head coach at Guilford College from 2006-2007 and helped the team improve to a 10-6 mark after going 0-11 the previous season.   A native of Aston, Pennsylvania, Poole earned his degree in history from Mount Olive in 2013.   *Last updated 5/9/2016    BERT POOLE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS - MEN'S TENNIS  BERT POOLE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS - WOMEN'S TENNIS