Guilford College Men's Tennis

McCain became Guilfords mens and womens tennis coach in May 2010 after spending the previous five years coaching both tennis teams at neighboring Greensboro College. He also serves as director of tennis at the Precision Golf School and Tennis Academy in Greensboro. Veteran instructor and coach Dave McCain became Guilfords mens and womens tennis coach in May 2010 after spending the previous five years coaching both tennis teams at neighboring Greensboro College. He also serves as director of tennis at the Precision Golf School and Tennis Academy in Greensboro. McCain's overall women's coaching record is 61-81. His overall men's coaching record is 59-86. In his four seasons at Guilford, McCain has led the women to a 30-40 overall record while guiding the men to a 33-37 mark. McCain guided Greensboros womens team to a 38-50 overall mark in five seasons and ranks third among the schools all-time coaching wins leaders. He coached Carrie Pacifico, a three-time USA South Athletic Conference Player of the Year and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Four Pride students combined to win seven all-conference honors in his five seasons, including Michelle Lemmons, also a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. As a mens coach, McCain is 40-67 in eight seasons, which includes two years as mentor of Sangamon State (Ill.) College from 1980-82. His 21 coaching victories at Greensboro stand second in school history. He directed the Prides David Sutton, the 2007 USA South Player of the Year and a two-time First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. McCain made his coaching debut at Sangamon State (now the University of Illinois-Springfield) where he coached the schools first two mens tennis teams and garnered NAIA District 20 Coach of the Year recognition both seasons. The bulk of McCains 43 years of coaching experience has come through personal instruction of both juniors and adults on the national and international levels. His students have won 12 United States Tennis Association (USTA) gold balls, earned over $6 million in college tennis scholarships and captured USTA national junior indoor and clay court titles. One of McCains top students, his daughter, Kelly, was the top-ranked NCAA Division I player and a two-time All-American for Duke University. She later embarked on a two-year stint on the WTA Tour and reached a #119 world ranking. McCain was an assistant coach for Dukes 2009 NCAA championship team and now works with her father at Precision. Dave McCain also coached Mary Lou Piatek-Daniels, who achieved a #15 ranking on the WTA Tour and captured two singles and 11 doubles crowns as a professional. McCains son, Dan, played collegiately for the University of Michigan where he was ranked as high as 18th in the nation. Dan served as the head womens tennis coach at California State University Bakersfield before taking a position as a manager of player development for the Northern California section on the U.S. Tennis Association. Before moving to Greensboro, Dave McCain worked with aspiring tour professionals at the IFPA Tennis & Fitness Academy in Tampa, Fla. He served three years as the Academy Managing Director for the Saddlebrook International Tennis program in Wesley Chapel, Fla., where he designed personalized tennis training, fitness and tournament preparation for developing players. McCain also ran the McCain International Tennis Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla., home to 30 sectionally and nationally ranked juniors. McCain, who started playing tennis when he was eight, lives in Greensboro with his wife, Sue. Sue played college tennis at Southern Illinois University and coached the womens team at Sangamon State. Veteran instructor and coach Dave McCain became Guilfords mens and womens tennis coach in May 2010 after spending the previous five years coaching both tennis teams at neighboring Greensboro College. He also serves as director of tennis at the Precision Golf School and Tennis Academy in Greensboro. McCain's overall women's coaching record is 61-81. His overall men's coaching record is 59-86. In his four seasons at Guilford, McCain has led the women to a 30-40 overall record while guiding the men to a 33-37 mark. McCain guided Greensboros womens team to a 38-50 overall mark in five seasons and ranks third among the schools all-time coaching wins leaders. He coached Carrie Pacifico, a three-time USA South Athletic Conference Player of the Year and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Four Pride students combined to win seven all-conference honors in his five seasons, including Michelle Lemmons, also a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. As a mens coach, McCain is 40-67 in eight seasons, which includes two years as mentor of Sangamon State (Ill.) College from 1980-82. His 21 coaching victories at Greensboro stand second in school history. He directed the Prides David Sutton, the 2007 USA South Player of the Year and a two-time First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. McCain made his coaching debut at Sangamon State (now the University of Illinois-Springfield) where he coached the schools first two mens tennis teams and garnered NAIA District 20 Coach of the Year recognition both seasons. The bulk of McCains 43 years of coaching experience has come through personal instruction of both juniors and adults on the national and international levels. His students have won 12 United States Tennis Association (USTA) gold balls, earned over $6 million in college tennis scholarships and captured USTA national junior indoor and clay court titles. One of McCains top students, his daughter, Kelly, was the top-ranked NCAA Division I player and a two-time All-American for Duke University. She later embarked on a two-year stint on the WTA Tour and reached a #119 world ranking. McCain was an assistant coach for Dukes 2009 NCAA championship team and now works with her father at Precision. Dave McCain also coached Mary Lou Piatek-Daniels, who achieved a #15 ranking on the WTA Tour and captured two singles and 11 doubles crowns as a professional. McCains son, Dan, played collegiately for the University of Michigan where he was ranked as high as 18th in the nation. Dan served as the head womens tennis coach at California State University Bakersfield before taking a position as a manager of player development for the Northern California section on the U.S. Tennis Association. Before moving to Greensboro, Dave McCain worked with aspiring tour professionals at the IFPA Tennis & Fitness Academy in Tampa, Fla. He served three years as the Academy Managing Director for the Saddlebrook International Tennis program in Wesley Chapel, Fla., where he designed personalized tennis training, fitness and tournament preparation for developing players. McCain also ran the McCain International Tennis Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla., home to 30 sectionally and nationally ranked juniors. McCain, who started playing tennis when he was eight, lives in Greensboro with his wife, Sue. Sue played college tennis at Southern Illinois University and coached the womens team at Sangamon State.

Lapierre started coaching as a college student when he assisted the Crawfordsville High School tennis team in Indiana. The Logansport, Ind., native has also helped with local clinics and summer programs in Crawfordsville and West Lafayette, Ind. A 1992 Wabash graduate, Lapierre later earned his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Purdue University in 1996 and runs the Northeast Veterinary Hospital in Greensboro. He and his wife, Ellen, have two children, Sophie and Ryan.