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Shaun Keenan

Shaun Keenan

Shaun Keenan enters his 14th season as a coach with the John Carroll Men's and Women's Tennis programs for the 2023-24 campaign, his first as an assistant. 

Shaun was born in New Zealand and raised in Perth, Australia. In 1993, he was ranked #2 in Western Australia under 18's and #10 in all of Australia. In 1994, at Wichita State University, he was a top 100 Singles player in NCAA Division I as well as a top #20 ranking in Doubles while earning his BA in International Business. Shaun earned his MBA at the University of Louisiana where he also held coaching duties in 1998-1999.

Shaun has advanced his career with teaching positions at Maidstone Club, East Hampton, NY, Towpath Tennis Club, where he was Jr. Tennis Director, and at River Oaks Athletic Club where he was the Head tennis Pro and Director of Junior Development. Shaun joined the Paramount Medina teaching staff as Director of Tennis in 2010. 

Shaun has one the richest connections to John Carroll University since he was the Head Men’s and Women’s Coach for 13 seasons.  His record includes the OAC Coach of the Year nine times.  He also led the Blue Streaks to nine OAC Championships between both the men's and women's teams. In 2017 , Shaun was named the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women's Central Region Coach of the Year.  Shaun is a USPTA Elite certified professional.  He is a proud husband to Tracey and father to two young talented athletes Finnegan and Charlotte.

Career Accomplishments
  • 5x OAC Coach of the Year
  • 2017 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women's Central Region Coach of the Year
  • 6 straight OAC Men's Tennis Championships (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • 5 straight OAC Women's Tennis Championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
  • 44-match OAC Men's Tennis winning streak dating back to 2016
  • 51-match OAC Women's Tennis winning streak dating back to 2016
  • 6 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament appearances
  • 5 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Tournament appearances
  • 66 total All-OAC selections under Keenan's tutelage.
Men's Year-by-Year
 
Year Overall Conference OAC Tournament NCAA's
2021-22 9-9 5-1 1-1 0-0
2021 ^ 8-1 5-0 2-0 1-1
2019-20 * 2-7 0-0 0-0 N/A
2018-19 10-10 7-0 2-0 1-1
2017-18 12-9 8-0 2-0 0-1
2016-17 17-8 8-0 3-0 1-1
2015-16 13-9 7-1 3-0 0-1
2014-15 12-12 7-1 3-0 1-1
2013-14 9-10 6-2 0-1     0-0
2012-13 5-13 4-5 0-1 0-0
2011-12 8-12  5-4 1-1 0-0
2010-11 13-7 7-1 2-1 0-0
2009-10 7-7 6-3 1-1 0-0
Totals 123-116 75-18 18-6 5-6

^ OAC-only regular season due to COVID-19
* COVID-19 shortened season

Women's Year-by-Year
 
Year Overall Conference OAC Tournament NCAA's
2021-22 10-8 5-2 1-1    0-0
2021 ^ 9-1 7-0 2-0 0-1
2019-20 * 5-6 0-0 0-0 N/A
2018-19 15-6 7-0 2-0 1-1
2017-18 18-7 8-0 2-0 0-1
2016-17 16-10 8-0 3-0 1-1
2015-16 16-4 8-0 3-0 0-1
2014-15 14-7 7-1 3-0 1-1
2013-14 10-10 5-3 1-1     0-0
2012-13 8-11 5-4 1-1 0-0
2011-12 14-4 7-1 2-1 0-0
2010-11 9-11 6-2 1-1 0-0
2009-10 9-6 6-3 1-1 0-0
Totals 153-91 79-16 20-6 4-6

^ OAC-only regular season due to COVID-19
* COVID-19 shortened season

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