Kimberly Scruton

Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach

West Liberty State '98

Year at Shenandoah: 1st

Shenandoah University's newest coach is Kimberly Scruton, who joined the department in January 2006 as the fourth full-time tennis coach in school history.

Scruton took over the position from Steve Soliday, who resigned in October 2005 to pursue private business interests. She became the fourth full-time tennis coach in Shenandoah history when she took the position just prior to the start of the 2006 spring season.

Scruton led the women Hornets to their best ever finish in USA South Conference play in 2006 - SU finished third in the regular season with a 5-2 mark and advanced to the conference tournament semi-finals before being eliminated by eventual champion Christopher Newport. Additionally, she had four student-athletes: Doug Nilsen, Colleen Hightower, Dominique Grayson and Michelle Chandler, earn All-USA South honors.

A 1998 graduate of West Liberty State, Scruton won three WVIAC tennis championships for the Hilltoppers and competed in the 1996 NCAA Division II National Tournament. Following her graduation, she moved onto Central Michigan, where she earned a master’s degree in sports administration in 2000.

From 2000 until 2005, Scruton ran Lansing (Mich.) High School travel tennis program while also working as a tennis teaching profession at various tennis facilities throughout Michigan. She also worked as the marketing director with The Summit, a multi-sport complex in Lansing.

Scruton left this position in August 2005 when her husband, Denny, came to Shenandoah University to join as an assistant professor of Kinesiology. They are the parents of a two-year-old son, Kiden.

In addition to her tennis responsibilities, Scruton assists in both sports information and marketing/promotions.

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