JING “AMY” SUN NAMED FERRIS STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH

Former Brigham Young University-Hawaii Player & Assistant Coach Selected To Lead Bulldog Program

Sun, who most recently served as an assistant women’s tennis coach at her alma mater Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii, during the 2004-05 athletics season, will also serve as co-head tennis professional for Ferris’ Racquet and Fitness Center, the school’s Professional Tennis Management (PTM) program and assistant director for summer camps. She replaces former head coach Dave Ramos, who recently (May 20) filled the vacant FSU men’s tennis head coaching post after five seasons at the women’s helm.

“We’re extremely excited to have Amy join our staff and become the new leader of our women’s tennis program,” Kirinovic said. “Her background includes both playing and coaching at one of the top NCAA Division II programs in the nation. Our goal will be to take the lessons she’s learned in that setting at BYU-Hawaii and work to raise our program to the same heights.”

A native of Beijing, China, Sun played collegiate tennis from 2001-04 at NCAA Division II power BYU-Hawaii where she helped lead the Lady Seasiders to three consecutive national championships (2002-04) following a NCAA-II runner-up performance in her initial collegiate campaign under head coach and current United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) President Dr. David Porter. She claimed Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II Singles All-America accolades by finishing 16th overall in the ITA’s final 2003 national rankings and posted a four-year singles record of 123-0 in dual match competition.

“I’m so excited to be a part of a really great program at Ferris State,” Sun said. “This is a tremendous opportunity for me where I can combine all of the things I’ve done in the past into one position. I enjoy working with students, coaching and being involved in a club atmosphere so this really is a good fit where I can do all of those things.”

The 31-year old Sun received ITA Doubles All-America kudos as a senior in 2003-04 after placing fifth nationally in the final doubles rankings. She was also honored as the 2004 ITA West Region Senior Player of the Year Award recipient. Sun concluded her collegiate career ranked second and fourth in the West Region doubles and singles rankings, respectively.

As an assistant coach in 2004-05, Sun helped guide the Lady Seasiders to a national runner-up performance. The program had won 130-straight dual matches, including 101 consecutive wins during Sun’s playing career, prior to falling to Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.) 5-3 in the 2005 NCAA-II Championship match (May 14) at Altamonte Springs, Fla. BYU-Hawaii has presently claimed six national titles and earned two runner-up showings in the last eight years while compiling a 233-2 dual match record during that span. The squad was 137-1 during Sun’s four-year playing career.

A 1995 graduate of Beijing 222 High School, Sun was a member of China’s National Women’s Team from 1993-95. She has served as a summer tennis specialist at Camp Walt Whitman in Piermont, N.H., since 2001 and was the assistant director in 2005 along with working as a fitness center supervisor at BYU-Hawaii from 2002-05. Sun, a certified USPTA P-1 teaching professional, also has experience as a tennis club professional in Beijing and previously attended Beijing Sports University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from BYU-Hawaii in 2005. Sun is single and will reside in Big Rapids (Mich.).

Ramos directed FSU's women’s squad to its 10th consecutive and 15th all-time NCAA-II National Tournament appearance during the 2004-05 season where the Bulldogs suffered a 5-0 loss to Valdosta State (Ga.) in the “Sweet Sixteen” round (May 12) at Altamonte Springs. The squad reached the final round of 16 for the second time in four years and the sixth time overall by defeating fellow Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member Grand Valley State 5-1 (May 6) in the regional finals at FSU's Racquet and Fitness Center in Big Rapids. The Bulldogs finished the year with a 17-3 overall record and earned their fifth regional crown in the last seven seasons to date. Ferris also placed second in both the GLIAC regular-season and tournament competition during the 2004-05 season.

FSU will open its 2005-06 regular-season schedule Friday, Sept. 2, with a 3 p.m. (EDT) league match versus Findlay (Ohio) at the Ferris Racquet & Fitness Center.

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Ferris State University - Named Jing “Amy” Sun Head Women’s Tennis Coach