Wheaton College IL Men's Tennis

Pihl was named CCIW Coach of the Year. The Thunder ended the year on a 12-match win streak to finish with an 18-5 overall record. Three members of the squad were named All-Conference. Pihl's 2011 squad finished 8-12 overall with a 2-3 CCIW record. In 2010, the Thunder went 10-8 overall, 3-2 in the CCIW and reached the CCIW Tournament final vs. Carthage College. In 2009, Wheaton went 6-11 overall with a 3-2 CCIW conference record. Davis Moore earned CCIW First Team All-Conference accolades. In 2008, Pihl led the Thunder to a 14-7 overall record and an undefeated 5-0 mark in CCIW action. Their success earned the Thunder their fourth appearance in the NCAA Division III Tennis Tournament. In the spring campaign in his first year at the helm of the Wheaton program, Pihl guided Wheaton to a 12-9 record and a second-place finish in the CCIW. Wheaton concluded the 2007 campaign ranked 17th in the Division III Central Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Under Pihl's tutelage, Josh Williams became the first Wheaton men's tennis player since 1995 to be selected to the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles Championship.  Pihl is a 1999 graduate of Wheaton with a Bachelors Degree in Business and Economics and holds a Masters Degree in Communications Studies from Northern Illinois University. Pihl was a four-year letterwinner for the Wheaton mens tennis program and was a member of Wheatons CCIW-Champion mens tennis team in 1996. He won a conference championship at number-three doubles at the 1997 CCIW Championships. Pihl has spent the past eight years as a tennis professional at College Park Athletic Club in Deerfield, Illinois. In addition to his role as a tennis pro, he has coached several junior tennis players, including nationally-ranked players. Pihls previous team coaching experience includes tenures as a prep coach. He served as the girls tennis coach at nearby Wheaton Academy in 2000 and he was the girls tennis coach for Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois in 2004 and again in 2006.