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Petty was named interim head coach in August of 2008 and is looking to improve on last season's eighth place finish in the Big 12. He will return six including senior Samantha van der Drift and have three newcomers for the upcoming season. Petty comes to Lubbock after serving as the head coach at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas. He received his bachelor of arts in political science from Midwestern State University, where he graduated cum laude and minored in kinesiology. He is currently seeking his master's degree in health fitness management. During his collegiate career, Petty garnered several post-season honors. He was named to the Southland All-Conference team in both 1999 and 2000 at Texas-San Antonio. After transferring to Midwestern State he was named to the 2002 Lone Star Conference All-Academic team and named an ITA Academic All-American. At Rider High, Coach Petty mentored several students to state qualifying berths, including in 2003 when three Rider tennis players qualified for the 4-A state tournament. In addition, his teams have finished in the top five in the state of Texas from 2004-2006, with the 2006 team placing third. The Rider tennis program has grown to have 70 participants, the largest it has ever been. Petty taught tennis professionally at the Wichita Falls Country Club since 2000, where he instructed some of the top juniors in the state and was in charge of organizing youth tennis tournaments. In 2005, he was selected to coach a juniors team to the Tourney Sport Hawaii Classic. While in school, he also served as a graduate assistant for Midwestern State where he was involved in recruiting, coaching, and traveling with the men's and women's tennis programs. In 2003 and 2004, the men's tennis team qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Petty and his wife, Angie, currently reside in Lubbock. |
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