George Zink joins the staff for his first season at Franklin
& Marshall.
A graduate of Donegal High School, Zink went on to play collegiate
tennis at Southern Illinois University. He attained Division I
All-America honors in the Saluki uniform. His previous collegiate
coaching experience includes a stint at Elizabethtown College
(2000-2003).
Zink is currently ranked fourth in the nation in the United States
Tennis Association's (USTA) Men's 35 division, and is a nine-time
USTA National Champion. He was also a four-time National Finalist
in USTA Platform Tennis, and has been ranked #1 in the USTA's Men's
25, 30, and 35 divisions. Additionally, he has earned World
Rankings in both singles and doubles competition from the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Zink currently serves as the Tennis Director at Bent Creek Country
Club in Lancaster, Pa. The club boasts more than 550 members and
eight USTA teams. In addition to overseeing the tennis operations
and pro shop, Zink is heavily involved in community service,
running tournaments benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and
the Special Olympics. He previously served as the Head Tennis
Professional at the Lancaster Tennis and Yacht Club and Racquet
Club West, also in Lancaster. He has produced six national junior
champions.
Nguyen is making her first stop in the ranks of collegiate
coaching, however, the Lancaster native is not stranger to the
world of college tennis. The former University of Georgia star
attained All-America and All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) First
Team status in 2001. She earned All-SEC Second Team Singles honors
in 2002 and 2003. Her Bulldogs won the NCAA National Team
Championship in 2000, and took SEC titles in 2000 and 2002. On her
way to the All-America honors in 2001, Nguyen registered
championships in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) South
Regional Singles Tournament, and the SEC Coaches Classis Singles
Tournament.
In addition to her myriad collegiate accomplishments, Nguyen was a
four-time National Champion on the junior circuit, conquering both
hardcourt and clay. She traveled to eight countries on three
continents to represent the United States on the USTA National
team, and was ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles
competition throughout her junior career.
Nguyen served as the Assistant Tennis Professional at the
Petersburg Racquet Club in Augusta, Ga. from 2005 through 2006. She
returned to Lancaster in 2007, where she works as a Teaching
Professional at Wisehaven Tennis Center and Bent Creek Country
Club.


