Lee Nickell Named New Men's Tennis Assistant Coach
11/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Alabama head tennis coach Billy Pate has announced the hiring of Lee Nickell as the Crimson Tide’s new assistant coach.
“We’re very excited Lee will join our program and became part of the great Alabama tradition,” Pate said. “He is a person of tremendous character and enthusiasm and will undoubtedly help guide our players on and off the court. He was an outstanding player himself and brings an outstanding presence and energy to our program.”
Nickell played collegiate tennis at Furman and was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection between 1998 and 2001. Twice he helped lead the Purple Paladins to the Southern Conference regular season championship (1998, 2001). In his senior season of 2001 Furman also won the SoCon tournament championship and earned an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Since graduating from Furman, Nickell has worked as tennis pro at several elite clubs around the southeast. Most recently he has served as tennis pro at the Cherokee Tennis Center in Woodstock, Ga.
Nickell replaces Mario Rincon, who left in October to take over the men’s tennis program at Miami.
