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Jason Coomer was named the head coach for the men's and women's tennis program in July 2010. He originally joined SIUE in the newly-created position of assistant athletic director for sales and marketing in October of 2008 and is now the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs.

Coomer was a member of a very successful collegiate tennis program at the University of Southern Indiana where he earned a bachelor's in social science education in 2001. He also served as an assistant coach for the Screaming Eagles for a season, helping his alma mater to an appearance in the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

As a player, Coomer helped USI to back-to-back Great Lakes Valley Conference titles in 1999 and 2000, three straight regular season crowns from 1998 to 2000, and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000.

After earning a bachelor's degree from USI in 2001, he moved on to Ohio State University where he received a master's degree in sports management in 2003. During his tenure at OSU, Coomer served as the Assistant Director of Championships for the 2002 Big Ten Tennis Championships. Coomer spent eight summers at the Wayland Academy Nike Tennis Camps working with junior players from around the country.

He worked under the direction of United States Tennis Hall of Fame member John Powless.