Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Tim Bearman recently relocated to the Greeley area to work as the Bears' men's tennis coach.

An accomplished tennis professional, with more than ten years' experience, Bearman has been a USPTA Certified P-1 teaching pro since 2003.

"I couldn't be more excited to work at the University of Northern Colorado," Bearman says. "I'm ready to really get to work with our student-athletes and to work alongside Coach Vlasak. I'm really looking forward to helping this program move forward."

Bearman was a collegiate star at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he amassed 103 career victories and was four times named a First Team All-North Coast Athletic Conference performer. He also currently ranks No. 7 all-time on the Kenyon College career wins list.

In 2003, Bearman was named Director of Tennis and Head Tennis Professional at Lakeshore Athletic Club in Downtown Chicago, where he worked from 2003-2008.

Then, after a brief stint in corporate America, Bearman decided to return to collegiate coaching. He says he is ecstatic about this opportunity and is ready to help Northern Colorado tennis return to the forefront of the Big Sky Conference.