Bruce Harrison takes over the women's tennis program this year. He is no stranger to the university and its tennis program. He will begin his second tenure as a head coach at Radford. He was at the helm of the men's tennis program from 1990-96 before taking the head job at the Virginia Military Institute, where he has coached the last five years.

During his time at VMI, he earned the Athletic Director Coaching Award for his outstanding recruiting at VMI in 2000. In 1998, he was the tournament director of the Division III Women's National Tournament.

In his first go-around at RU, he took a a men's team that won just one match in 1990 and turned them around completely. His 1991 team finished 19-7 and fifth in the Big South. Just a year later, he was named 1992 Big South Coach of the Year. He was also responsible for recruiting Radford's first nationally ranked Division I tennis player and the No. 1 ranked junior players from Morocco and Bangladesh. In 1995, he was the director of the Big South Tournament.

Before his collegiate coaching career, Harrison spent time as head tennis professional at the Sports Racket in Lynchburg, Va. from 1986-89. Prior to that, he was the assistant professional at Hidden Valley Country Club in Roanoke in 1985-86.

He has also worked as the visiting pro with Van De Mere Tennis Centers World Class Program and the Moroccan Tennis Federation in Casablanca. During that time, he worked with many national and world ranked players.

Harrison graduated from Emory and Henry University in 1985 with a degree in business management and economics. Currently he resides in Radford.