King's College Athletics

Entering his third season as associate head coach of the women's tennis team is Ned McGuire.

Prior to becoming associate head coach, McGuire had served four years as a volunteer assistant with the Lady Monarchs before formally being promoted in June, 2007. McGuire will assist Eydler in women's tennis recruiting but handles the vast majority of the squad's match coaching and traveling with the team for road contests. He also aids Eydler with the men's team.

Coach McGuire is a 1977 King's College graduate, earning a degree in Psychology. He retired on June 2, 2005 after 35 years of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare at the White Haven Center, a state residential facility for people with developmental disabilities. In 1986 he took a position at the Northeast Regional Office in Scranton, holding various positions which included licensing administrator, program administrator, and supervisor prior to his retirement.

He began to play tennis competitively in 1981 and joined the USTA tennis leagues for adults. Since then he has competed on various adult teams and several times qualified for the regional championships at Princeton, N. J. McGuire has been the captain of men’s seniors’ team for the past 3 years. He was also co-captain of an adult mixed doubles team for the past two years. He plays doubles four times a week and occasionally plays in local tournaments.

With his retirement, McGuire is now able to devote his full attention to the King's tennis program.