Oliver Foreman Hometown: East Sussex, United Kingdom Last College: Middle Tennessee State University Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 5th Season

As one of collegiate tennis's most influential coaches, Oliver Foreman begins his fifth season with Florida State with a new responsibility and title- Associate Head Coach. Alongside Coach Hyde, Foreman guided the Seminoles to an NCAA Tournament appearance for the third straight season and third round play at the ACC Championship. In one of the team's most important victories, Coach Foreman also assisted with the squad's defeat of the Florida Gators for the first time in program history.

For his efforts on and off the courts, Coach Foreman was awarded the ITA South Region Assistant Coach of the Year and capped off the season by being named the ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year. Throughout the season, Coach Foreman coached the Seminoles to defeat ten ranked opponents and finish the season with a 17-8 record. Coach Foreman closed out the season on a high note as two Seminoles were chosen to compete at the NCAA Singles Championship. The last time FSU had more than one athlete chosen was in 1994.

Coach Foreman has been an instrumental part in not only the development of the team's training on the court, but the `Noles excellence in the classroom. While two of his players earned All-ACC honors, three Seminoles were named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

With the direction of Coach Hyde, Foreman helped the 2007-08 Seminoles to a top 16 seeding in the NCAA tournament, two top upsets over UNC and Miami and the highest ranking in program history at No. 12 last year. Foreman also took part in the honored role when Florida State hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament which was also a first for the program. Foreman was an integral part in the 11 clean sweeps the Seminoles boasted in regular season dual competition, a school record. Only has Florida State improved since the 1^st day Foreman stepped foot on the courts; and he continues to pull the program to higher levels of success.

Foreman's second season with the Seminoles ended with a No. 17 ranking, an NCAA Tournament berth, a fifth-place ACC finish and a 16-8 season record. With his assistance, Florida State broke a then school record, reaching as high as 13^th place in the national rankings during the season. The team also posted a 9-1 record at home and succeeded in beating Duke for the first time since 1983 en route to an 8-5 ACC record.

In Foreman's first stint as an assistant coach, he took the role of player development and recruiting. With head coach Jennifer Hyde's direction, Foreman helped the Seminoles to a great beginning season as the `Noles won seven of nine matches with a four game winning streak. Florida State finished the season with a 9-13 record and a ranking at No. 72.

A member of the Professional Tennis Tour from 2002-04, Foreman won the 2002 Irish National Open in both the doubles and singles competitions. He also made it to the final pre-qualifying round for Wimbledon in 1998 and 2000.

Prior to his professional career, Foreman competed at Middle Tennessee State where he was named to the Ohio Valley All-Conference team (1998, 99) and the Sunbelt All-Conference Team (2001, 02). He also made it as high as the number-five spot in the national doubles rankings during his collegiate career. Among the highlights of his college accomplishments was a win in the consolation of the 2001 National Indoor Championships, regarded as the fifth leg of the college slams.

Foreman's career at MTSU culminated his senior year in 2002 as he broke into the top-100 collegiate singles rankings, the top-five collegiate doubles rankings and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships. Foreman also qualified for the NCAA Tournament three years in a row (2000-02).

Off the court, Foreman made a powerful impact at MTSU as well, serving on the Student Athlete Advisory Council (2001-02) and notching a spot on the Dean's List twice (2001-02).

His academic success has been a valuable asset for Florida State, as Foreman's guidance has contributed in the women's tennis team securing the Golden Torch Award, given to the Florida State team with the highest GPA, for its ninth consecutive year. Academically, the team has also landed spots on the All-ACC Academic team, All-ACC Honor Roll and ITA Scholar Athletes list in Foreman's three years with the program.

Wherever the Florida State women's tennis team may go in the future, be it on the court or off, it is certain that assistant coach Oliver Foreman will continue to be one of the key figures pushing the program to new heights.