After leading the Griffon Tennis program to a 10-5 season in his first year as head coach at Missouri Western, Shawn Becker looks to build upon the team's success from that season.Â
Yasmine El Ghazi, Sarah Giraldo and Joanna Abreu Roman were all named All-MIAAÂ as Becker led Missouri Western to a second straight postseason appearance at the MIAA Tournament. Missouri Western went 5-5 in MIAA play after getting off to a 4-0 start in non-conference play that included memorable wins over both Truman State and Rockhurst in Becker's first season.Â
Becker came to MWSU from Philadelphia University where he was head men's and women's tennis coach from 2012-2015. In his three seasons leading the Philadelphia University women's team, Becker posted a 41-24 record, twice leading the program to its second most wins (15 in 2014-15 and 14 in 2013-14). Becker's 2013-14 women's team advanced to the conference tournament, a first since 2009 for the program. As men's coach he led the program to two CACC postseason tournaments and went 26-33 overall. Becker was promoted to women's head coach in May of 2012 and men's coach in November that same year after serving as an assistant the previous two years.
In 2009, Becker was the head women's tennis coach at Division III Rosemont College. He led the team to a 6-4 record in conference play and coached the Colonial States Athletic Conference player of the year. Becker also had experience coaching in the high school ranks and was an instructor at Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center in Philadelphia for three years.
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Becker received his bachelor of science in health sciences from Philadelphia University in 2012 and an MBA in athletic administration from Southern New Hampshire University in 2014. He was a three-year letter winner at Lebanon Valley College from 2004-07. He totaled 69 wins and reached the finals of the 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference second doubles tournament.
