Coach Profile

Alan M. Kramer-Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach/Athletic Director/Asst. Professor in the School of Human Sciences

ABAC Coach Alan M. Kramer begins his 18^th year at ABAC and brings along 471 matches (298 wins versus 173 losses) to start the 2010-11 Men’s and Women’s Tennis campaign. Along the journey comes 51 All-Americans, 18 Region XVII Championships, 3 National Team Runners-Up, 18 Region XVII Coach of the Year awards, 2 National Coach of the Year awards and a Hall of Fame induction.

Kramer came to ABAC in 1993 to resurrect the Golden Fillies have won the Region XVII Championship and advanced to the National Championships 17 consecutive years. In 1999 the Fillies finished National Runner-up and have finished in the top 10 nationally ten years. Kramer has an accumulative record with the Fillies of 171 wins and 93 losses and has coached 22 All-Americans and two National Champions. Kramer was named ITA/Wilson National Intercollegiate Women’s Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2007 and was inducted into the NJCAA Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010. He was named Region XVII Coach of the Year 10 times.

Since 2001, Kramer has built upon the legacy of the Golden Stallions established by legendary Coach Norman “Red” Hill and has claimed 8 Region XVII Championships. In 2002 and 2003 the men finished National Runner-up and in 2008 and 2009 they finished 3rd. Kramer has an accumulative record with the Stallions of 127 wins and 80 losses and has coached 29 All-Americans. In 2006, Kramer was the recipient of the Hershel Stephens Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Men’s Coaches Association. He was named Region XVII Coach of the Year 8 times.

Kramer currently serves as the President of the NJCAA Men’s Tennis Coaches Association after having served as the Vice-President from 2006-2009. He served as the Women’s National Ranking Chair from 1998-2000 and as Men’s National Ranking Chair and from 2004-2008. He was the Southeastern United States Women’s Ranking Chair from 1995-1999 and Men’s from 2001-2003. Kramer was appointed to the ITA National Small College Operating Committee from 2004-2008 and has been the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Tennis Chair since 1994. In 2003 Kramer was named the Southern Section USTA/ITA Campus Recreation Award Winner. Kramer is a USPTR certified Professional and has directed and taught at tennis camps at Lehigh University, PA; Brown University, RI; Camp Powhattan Portland, ME; Camp Canadensis, Stroudsburg, PA; ABAC, Tifton, GA; and Truman St. University, Kirksville, MO. He has been Tournament Director for a myriad of high school and USTA junior tournaments including the Red Hill Classic and the GISA State Championships.

Kramer completed his B.S. degree in Exercise Science at Truman St. University in 1991 while playing 4-years of intercollegiate tennis and being named captain his senior year. Kramer also served as Assistant Intramural Director at Truman St. from 1989-91. Kramer went on to earn his M.S. degree in Education with an emphasis in Health & Human Performance at Baylor University. While at Baylor he was the Assistant Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach at McLennan Community College (MCC) under renowned Hall of Fame Coach Carmack Berryman.

Kramer has served as Athletic Director at ABAC since 2000 and was recently named the 2009-10 Under Armour AD of the Year for the Southeast Region. Kramer played a key role in the implementation of the ABAC Athletic Hall of Fame. He also assisted in the development athletic complex, including soccer fields, a softball field, and track, as well as the first-ever athletic center, Red Hill Athletic Center, which now provides locker rooms, offices and training room for tennis, softball and baseball.

Kramer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Human Sciences and teaches courses in Health and Physical Education. He spent four weeks studying in Brazil in the summer of 2009 as part of a Fulbright-Hays Grant from the United States Department of Education. Kramer served as the co-chair for ABAC’s Relay For Life team in 2008-09. He began the Serving For a Cure clinic sponsored by the tennis teams on campus to raise money for cancer research since in 2002. Kramer is an active member of the Sertoma Club and currently serves as a “Young Gun” for the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence. Kramer is a 2010 graduate of the Emerging Leaders Institute sponsored by the Tifton/Tift County Chamber of Commerce.

Dale White-Men’s & Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach

Originally from Boston, England. Came to the U.S when I was 18 to play tennis at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Played 4 years at AASU between 2001-2005. Achieved All-American honors 3 of my 4 years. I was national doubles champion in Fall of my senior year.

Went to Georgia Southern to pursue a masters degree in Sport Psychology. Spent two years at GSU between 2006-2008, where I also taught PE classes and was the Men’s tennis assistant coach.

Have been at ABAC since August 2008 where I am Assistant Tennis Coach and PE instructor.