Coppin State Names Two New Coaches

BALTIMORE -Coppin State College has announced the hiring of Guy Robertson as head baseball coach and Brendon Travis as head men's and women's tennis coach.

Robertson comes to Coppin after serving two seasons as assistant coach at nearby Towson University, where he helped the Tigers accumulate a 60-50-1 record. During his tenure he helped coach three All-Americans and five all-conference players, and in 2001, the team won a school-record 37 games.

Travis brings a wealth of coaching experience to Coppin State. He spent this past tennis season as head men's and women's coach at East Stroudsburg University.

With both squads comprised of mostly freshmen, Travis guided the women's team to a 3-12 mark and a first round upset of top-seeded West Chester in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships, while his men's team finished 4-13.

In 1999, Robertson worked as an assistant baseball coach at Georgetown University and is currently the manager of the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League.

A native of Westminster, Md., Robertson received All-Metro honors and was a Crown All-Star while playing at McDonogh School in 1995. He went on to Elon College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in sports management in 1999.

In 1997, as an infielder for the Phoenix, he helped Elon earn a berth in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic regional tournament.

Robertson replaces Paul Blair, whose contract was not renewed.

Prior to going to East Stroudsburg, Travis was the head boy's tennis coach at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore. During his time at Calvert Hall, he led the team to a 12-4 record and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Conference team championship, the school's first since 1985. He coached the two-time M.I.A.A. #1 singles flight and #2 singles flight champions, and was also named M.I.A.A. Conference Coach of the Year.

Travis served a year as head men's tennis coach at nearby Goucher College in 1999, following a two-year stint at River Hill High School in Clarksville, Md. While at River Hill he tallied a 30-10 record and guided the boy's and girl's teams to two consecutive county, regional and state championships-the first in school history.

A native of Red Lion, Pa., Travis has been living in the Baltimore area for the last 12 years. He was a three-year tennis player at Towson State University and earned his bachelor's degree in mass communications from Towson in 1995.

Travis replaces Derrick McMillian, whose contract was not renewed.

Front Page

Newsroom Index