Loring is in his 33rd season at the head of the Indiana women. During that time he has picked up 16 Big Ten titles (he was named Big Ten Women's Coach of the Year four times) and brought his team into 26 NCAA There are coaches who have been around the Big Ten for awhile and then there's Lin Loring, who just entered a class of his own. The Hoosier women's tennis coach began the spring season by coaching his 1,000th match.|
Loring is in his 33rd season at the head of the Indiana women. During that time he has picked up 16 Big Ten titles (he was named Big Ten Women's Coach of the Year four times) and brought his team into 26 NCAA National Championship events. In 2008, Coach Loring became the only NCAA Division I women's coach to reach a career win record of 700.
It was at his alma mater, the University of California-Santa Barbara, where Lin Loring began his coaching career. He brought that team into the top 20 during his time there. Unlike many coaches today who work at multiple programs, he went straight from four years there to his permanent home at Indiana.
In addition to the dedication he has given to his team, Coach Loring is responsible for founding the ITA Summer Circuit, which culminates in a national championship in August which he directs at the University of Indiana. He remains very active within the intercollegiate community and serves on the Board of Directors of the ITA.
This week Coach Loring picked up his 734th and 735th wins as the Hooisers eliminated Western Michigan (when he hit the 1,000 mark) and Butler. He will have a chance to keep the streak going and add to his record this weekend when the 46th ranked Indiana women go on the road to face Miami of Ohio and then Ball State.
Photo of Coach Lin Loring courtesy of the University of Indiana Sports Information Department.
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