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Ben Lamanna

Ben Lamanna

At Bowdoin

  • 37–38 overall record
  • 2025 NCAA DIII Tournament Quarterfinalists, best record in seven seasons.
  • Qualified for NESCAC Tournament every year
    • Including 2025 Semifinalists
 
Awards & Honors
  • 2002 NESCAC Clarence Chaffee Award
  • Two-time University Athletic Association Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year (2010 and 2018-2019)
  • 2018-2019 Wilson/ITA National Division III Coach of the Year
  • 2018-2019 ITA Northeast Region Coach of the Year honoree
  • 2025 ITA DIII Women’s Coach of the Year
  • One of four coaches in history to win both men’s and women’s ITA Division III Coach of the Year recognition.
 
Coaching Resume
  • 2019-present: Head Coach of Women’s Tennis at Bowdoin College
  • 2006-2019: Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Tennis at Brandeis University
    • Led women’s team to first national ranking and NCAA Tournament appearance in program history
    • Led men’s team to a national ranking for the first time in over 20 years and #8 ranking in 2018-2019
 
Education & Certifications
  • Graduated from Bates College in 2002
 
Athletic Career
  • 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances at Bates
  • Played up and down the singles ladder
    • 15-1 record as a junior