WOMEN'S TENNIS: NEW COACH IN TOWN
Coach Yolanda Duron has been hired as a full-time faculty member and will take over as the head coach of the women's tennis program.
Yolanda takes over a program that won back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014 under former coach Scott Giles (now the FC Athletic Director).
Duron comes to Fullerton College by way of the University La Verne, where she spent seven seasons with the Leopards. She had inherited a team that went 3-16 in 2008. In the four seasons prior, the team had won a total of 9 matches, however she managed to turn the team around. Yolanda turned the struggling program into a contender, leading the 2014 team to the NCAA National Championships for the first time in their history. Under Duron, La Verne achieved its highest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national ranking at No. 14, and she was named the 2014 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year.
Prior to La Verne, Duron served as the head coach at Mt. San Jacinto College in 2008-09, leading the team to an 11-4 overall record and a 6-2-conference record. She was named the 2009 Foothill Conference Coach of the Year.
Yolanda was also the assistant men's and women's tennis coach at both Division II Cal Poly Pomona (2005-08) and Division I Temple (2004-05). She began her collegiate coaching career at alma mater Drexel University in 2002, serving as assistant men's and women's tennis coach for two seasons.
A former Division I player at Drexel, Duron was the team captain as well as an America East All-Conference selection in 2001. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Drexel in 2003 while earning her Master's Degree in Kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton in 2008.
Duron is affiliated with both the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) while also serving as a board member for the California Community College Tennis Coaches Association.
"I would like to thank Fullerton College President Dr. Greg Schulz, Dean of P.E. Dr. David Grossman, Athletic Director Scott Giles, and the hiring committee for the opportunity. I look forward to the challenge of keeping the Hornet tennis program in the top of the standings as well as working with the local community", Coach Duron.
