Shane Wood is entering his seventh year as the head coach of both the Piedmont College men's and women's tennis programs. After a successful playing career at Piedmont in 1993 and 1994, Wood was named head tennis coach for their dormant men’s and women’s teams in 1999. He has immediately produced positive results, recording a 136-107 overall record for both teams in his six years as head coach. During his tenure, the men’s team has won the GSAC championship six times, while the women’s teams completed two championship runs.

During his tenure, Wood has been voted GSAC Men’s Coach of the Year five consecutive seasons. He was named GSAC Women’s Coach of the Year in 2004 and most recently in 2006.

Wood’s most prominent highlight as coach came during the 2003-2004 season when his men’s team was ranked as high as 23rd nationally in NCAA Division-III and earned the school’s first-ever berth in the Division-III National Tournament.

Wood also coached participants in the Division-III men’s singles championship in 2004 and 2005 and men’s doubles championship in 2005. In addition, Wood’s players earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-America honors in singles in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) also awarded Piedmont players with first-team All-America accolades in singles and doubles in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.

Wood was also a member of the Atlantic-South Regional Advisory Committee for NCAA Division-III men’s tennis. Wood earned his bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Georgia in 1998 and went to complete his master’s degree in Public Administration from Piedmont in 2004. He has been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 2001 and achieved P-2 certification in 2005.

Wood and his wife Jennifer have three children, Payton, Abby, and Graham (born August of 2006).

Wood's Head Coaching History - Women