Aug. 27, 2008

DETROIT - Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier announced today the appointment of Bryan Morrow as the men's tennis coach.

"Bryan is back 'home'," stated Fournier. "After an outstanding collegiate career that resulted in his unanimous selection to the Hall of Fame he is bringing the type of energy, motivation and enthusiasm that you look for in someone who can build a consistently successful program. With our planned facility upgrades and his leadership, we have the pieces in place to build upon our recent successes."

Morrow, a native of Warren, has spent the last 14 years at Peachtree Tennis and Health Club in Clinton Township.

"I'm excited to be back at Wayne State University," stated Morrow. "I am looking forward to being part of the Warrior tennis program."

The Warren Woods-Tower High School graduate played at WSU in 1987 and 1989 through 1991 and was in the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles position his final three seasons. As a singles player, Morrow had just two losses his junior season, both to Ferris State's Kurt Hammerschmidt. In his final year, Morrow was the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference runner-up to FSU's four-time conference champion Paul Marcum with an 11-8 overall record and qualified to play in the NCAA Division II singles championships in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Morrow's doubles career with partner Gary Lutes was one of the best in school history. The team lost just twice in 1989 and compiled a 17-4 record their final season as they captured the GLIAC Championship and earned a berth to the national doubles championships as well as the singles.

Following the national tournament, Morrow graduated in December 1991 with a degree in marketing sales management.

He is married to Michele Roy-Morrow, who earned her masters from Wayne State in speech therapy. The couple lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, with their three children, Benjamin, Emily and Matthew.

Wayne State has sponsored men's tennis since 1918 when it was called Detroit Junior College. Wayne State had two tennis coaches over a 46-year period (Norman Wann, 1932-53; and Fred Mulhauser, 1954-1978). Mulhauser won nine consecutive PAC Championships between 1956 and 1964 and four GLIAC titles before turning the coaching reins over to Allison Tookes. She won two GLIAC men's titles during her coaching tenure.

Wayne State advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament for four consecutive years (2002-05) and again in 2007. The Warriors qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2008 but fell in the first round.