Coach Profile
Kendell Hale
University Of Missouri-kansas City
Team:women
Kendell Hale is in his ninth season as the head coach of the UMKC men's and women's tennis program. Overall, the 2015-16 season will be Hale's 22nd as a collegiate head coach, where he has compiled a 401-320 overall combined men's and women's record. On the women's side, he has a record of 70-104 at UMKC, while boasting a 96-82 mark with the men. Hale has orchestrated an amazing turnaround with the men's and women's tennis programs since joining the department in 2008. He has guided both the men's and women's squads to numerous school-record win totals and has produced four conference regular season titles, four conference tournament crowns and four NCAA Tournament appearances. He was also selected at the 2010 USTPA National Coach of the Year for his turnaround effort, as well as 2009 USPTA Missouri Valley College Coach of the Year, the 2011 Summit League Men's Coach of the Year, and 2013 Summit League Women's Coach of the Year. In eight seasons at the helm, Hale has coached 29 all-league honorees on the men's side and 16 all-league selections on the women's side. He's also coached three Conference Players of the Year and three League Newcomers of the Year. He has also coached the five winningest players in school history on the women's side, and four of the five top career win leaders on the men's side.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri - Kansas City, founded in 1929, is a public, comprehensive institution. Its 191-acre campus is located in Kansas City, 61 miles east of Topeka.
8162351000
816-235-1035
WAC
NCAA 1
40730
$6903
$16016
Characteristics
City: Large
10,000 - 19,999
14/1
Doctor's degree
Yes
77%
-2.0
Charge for room and board:
$11134
Admission
0.69%
Considered but not required
Required
SAT Read Write: Min: 625 Max: 760 Avg: 693
SAT Math: Min: 620 Max: 790 Avg: 705
