Mr. Chin Tan
Head Coach - Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Originally from Klang, Malaysia, Mr. Chin Tan graduated from the University of the Cumberlands in 1987 with a B.S. in Business Administration and Computer
Information Systems. In 1988, upon completion of an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Tennessee Tech University, he was invited to return to Cumberlands as a faculty member for the Department of Business. One year later, in 1989, he was named Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Tennis.
Coach Tan says one of the most rewarding aspects of being a coach is seeing his players become champions, a reward he has enjoyed many times. Under his leadership, Patriot teams won the District 32 championship in 1993 and 1994; the KIAL in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996; the Mid-South Conference in 1998; and the KWIC in 1998 and 2000. Mr. Tan’s excellence as a coach has also frequently been recognized. In 1993 and 1996, both the KIAL and District 32 honored him as Coach of the Year. The Mid-South Conference did the same in 1998 and 1999. In recent years, he has conducted nationwide tennis clinics in Malaysia, has served as Tournament Director for the SANEX-Malaysian Open and, in 1999, as coach of the Malaysian national tennis teams.
Phone: 606.539.4275
Email: ctan@ucumberlands.edu
Mr. Fernado Ascencios
Assistant Tennis Coach