Boston College Athletics
Scott Wilkens Named Men's Tennis Coach
August 05, 2003 | Men's Tennis
Aug. 4, 2003
Scott Wilkins, who served as the head men's tennis coach at Merrimack College this past year, has been named Boston College's head men's tennis coach, according to an announcement made by Boston College director of athletics Gene DeFilippo.
Prior to serving as the head coach at Merrimack, Wilkins had held three other collegiate coaching positions. From 1999-2002, he was a full-time assistant coach at Massachusetts, coordinating the program's recruiting effort, while also being involved with academics, conditioning, scheduling and budgeting. His contributions helped UMass to a second-place finish in the 2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament, its highest finish ever.
From December 1997-January 1999, Wilkins was the head men's and women's tennis coach at Babson College. During his tenure, he coached his No. 1 player (David Weisman) to the 1998 Division III individual national championship.
His first collegiate coaching job came as assistant coach at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, his alma mater, in 1996-97.
Wilkins was a four-year lettermen at UNC Charlotte, serving as team captain in his senior year (1993-94). He enjoyed a successful playing career with the 49ers, completing his career ranked 10th on the school's career singles list.
Wilkins served as the boys' varsity tennis coach at Milton High School in the spring of 1997. He also served as assistant tennis professional at the Weymouth (Mass.) Tennis Club (1989-94) and as the head tennis professional at Wellesley (Mass.) Tennis Club (1994-96, 1997-99).
