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Paul Settles
Title: Head Coach
Phone: 909-607-3563
Season: 7th
College: University of Pennsylvania
Overall Record: 135-46, .746
SCIAC Record: 56-4, .933

In his six seasons, Coach Settles has established CMS Stags Tennis as one of the very elite in Division III. In the past four years, the Stags have earned top five year-end national rankings and won 41 consecutive conference matches and four outright conference titles.

Settles is a USPTA certified P1 professional and a graduate of the USTA High Performance Coaching Course. In December of 2008, Settles was named coach of Team USA in the International University Challenge, leading six top collegiate American players in an eight team international competition in France.  Settles also serves as a coach for the Southern California Maze Cup Team (Boys and Girls 16s and 18s) against Northern California and is a member of the Player Services staff for the LA Open, an ATP World Tour event.

Settles has served as a volunteer member of two USTA national committees, the Collegiate and Adult & Senior Competition Comittees. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and is co-chair of the ITA Small College Operating Committee and task force on NCAA Legislative Issues.

Before coming to CMS, Settles served until 2003 as Director of Player Services of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the governing body of men’s professional tennis. At the ATP, Settles’ wide range of responsibilities included supervision of the Player Services Department, staff liaison for the ATP Player Council, Player Leadership Committee, and Board of Directors; and serving as founding committee member of the ATP Medical Services Committee.

Still an active player himself in the adult and family divisions, Settles is winner of 12 USTA National Championships. Paul, and wife Kathy - an Assistant Coach for CMS women's team - have four children: Ryley, Christian, James, and Caleb.

Hank Krieger
Title: Volunteer Assistant Coach
Phone: 909-607-3618

Hank Krieger's name is synonymous with CMS Stags Tennis. Coach Krieger was inducted into the CMS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004, recognizing a twenty-two season coaching tenure in which the Stags won over 400 matches. During that time his overall winning percentage was .647 and his SCIAC winning percentage was .865. Twice named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year (in 1985 and 1993), Krieger was at the helm for the Stags only national championship (in 1981) has coached 24 All-Americans.

After retiring from teaching mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in May, 2005, Krieger is still actively working on several academic projects, as well as serving on a handful of community based committees and boards. His contributions as team consultant, historian, and volunteer asistant coach continues to be invaluable.

Hank and his wife Rita live in Claremont. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.

William Ellison
Title: Assistant Coach
Phone: 216-956-2611
College: Claremont McKenna College

Ellison is on staff at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland - a USTA Regional Training Center. At JTTC, Ellison serves as a coach and program manager, with responsibilities in community outreach, public relations, and as a tournament director. Ellison returns for his second year as part of the Stags coaching staff after a storied playing career for CMS. He was captain of the Stags for two of his four year career, which included the following highlights: ITA All-American in singles and doubles, 2006 ITA National Doubles Champion, ITA Scholar-Athlete, 2006 SCIAC Player of the Year, and a three time selection for 1st Team All-SCIAC. Ellison is fourth in doubles matches played, and fifth in doubles matches won in CMS Tennis history. He and partner Evan Feldhausen stand second all-time in matches played and matches won as a team.