University of Northwestern Men's Tennis

Swigart's fourth season as the head coach of the University of Northwestern men's and women's tennis programs.  Under Coach Swigart's leadership, the 2014 Northwestern women's tennis team won the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season and tournament titles before advancing to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament in Mobile, Ala. Their 19 victories was a program record, and both Megan Johnson and Karen Moe were named NCCAA All-Americans. In his first two years, Coach Swigart has coached 17 UMAC All-Conference players while the Eagles have boasted the league's player of the year three times. Coach Swigart was named the 2014 UMAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year. Swigart is the sixth head coach in the Northwestern men's team's 25-year history while he is the women's program's third head coach since the team began in 1998. Swigart had  success on the tennis court as a player from 1998-2000 before graduating in 2001 with a degree in Christian Education and Youth Ministry. A former youth pastor, Swigart mentors youth pastors in the area as his day job with LEAD222. Swigart is also a USPTA teaching professional, a certification he earned in 2013. I love the game of tennis and coaching and mentoring students and am continually excited to bring that passion to our men's and women's teams every day," says Swigart. "Through tennis, I look forward to growing Godly men and women who will eventually be future spouses, parents, bosses and employees. We'll seek to maximize our potential, both individually and as teams, and will put forth every effort to be successful.   Matt Swigart Head Coach 2016 represents Matt Swigart's fourth season as the head coach of the University of Northwestern men's and women's tennis programs.  Under Coach Swigart's leadership, the 2014 Northwestern women's tennis team won the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season and tournament titles before advancing to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament in Mobile, Ala. Their 19 victories was a program record, and both Megan Johnson and Karen Moe were named NCCAA All-Americans. In his first two years, Coach Swigart has coached 17 UMAC All-Conference players while the Eagles have boasted the league's player of the year three times. Coach Swigart was named the 2014 UMAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year. Swigart is the sixth head coach in the Northwestern men's team's 25-year history while he is the women's program's third head coach since the team began in 1998. Swigart had  success on the tennis court as a player from 1998-2000 before graduating in 2001 with a degree in Christian Education and Youth Ministry. A former youth pastor, Swigart mentors youth pastors in the area as his day job with LEAD222. Swigart is also a USPTA teaching professional, a certification he earned in 2013. I love the game of tennis and coaching and mentoring students and am continually excited to bring that passion to our men's and women's teams every day," says Swigart. "Through tennis, I look forward to growing Godly men and women who will eventually be future spouses, parents, bosses and employees. We'll seek to maximize our potential, both individually and as teams, and will put forth every effort to be successful.