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Randy Halfpap will begin his 11th season at the helm for the Salisbury University men's and women's tennis program in 2010.  The 1997 graduate of SU took over the reigns in January 2000 after spending two seasons as the head coach at Pomona-Pitzer College in Claremont, CA.

In 2010, Coach Halfpap led the Sea Gulls to their fifth straight 10-win season as the Gulls went 14-7. Coach Halfpap sent two players to compete in the NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships at Oberlin College. The men's team had six players garner All-CAC honors as they took 11 spots on the all-conference teams for both singles and doubles play.

The 2009 season was another successful season for coach Halfpap and the Gulls as the men's team went 14-7 and the women 14-5 against some of the most competitive schools in that nation. Juniors Scott Burtzlaff and Evan Thomas competed in the NCAA doubles championships in California and fell to the top doubles pair from No. 1 Washington (Mo.) University. The men's program finished second in the Capital Athletic Conference, but took home 11 All-CAC honors. The women's program also finished second in the CAC and earned seven All-CAC honors.

In '08, the Salisbury men's tennis team went 17-5, 6-0 in the Capital Athletic Conference. They won an astounding ten games in a row enroute to becoming CAC regular season champions. The maroon and gold eventually finished second at the CAC conference tournament. Halfpap's effort earned him his third CAC Coach of the Year honor at Salisbury. Salisbury ranked as high as No. 23 in the polls in 2008.  There were five players named on the All-CAC first or second team for singles, and two of the Sea Gull's three doubles teams were named all-conference.  For the first time under the tenure of Halfpap, Salisbury had an All-American in senior Brendan Kincaid.  He was also named the ITA Senior Player of the Year for the Atlantic South Region. Freshman David Lupinetti was named the 2008 CAC Rookie of the Year. 

Halfpap's women's team was also very successful in 2008, as the Sea Gulls went 16-5 overall, 5-1 in the Capital Athletic Conference.  Under the tutelage of Halfpap, the young squad broke the school record with 16 wins. The maroon and gold won 11 consecutive matches which propelled them to a conference championship bout with Mary Washington. The entire Sea Gull entire starting lineup recieved All-CAC recognition while junior Anna Marie Kable and sophomore Kelly Fahrner were honored to the All-CAC first team. Halfpa had his number one and number three doubles teams recieved the honor as well.

In 2007, Salisbury completed another solid tennis season as the men's team finished 17-7 overall and the women's team finished 13-8. The two teams combined to go 12-2 in the Capital Athletic Conference. Halfpap guided his young teams to the CAC finals where they both lost to national powerhouse Mary Washington. Halfpap saw 19 of his players awarded All-CAC honors as well as one who earned the CAC Freshman of the Year award. Halfpap will enter his ninth season as head coach in 2008, as he has compiled a 139-116 combined men's and women's record in the past eight seasons.

In his first season, Halfpap piloted the men's team to a 10-6 overall record and a berth in the NCAA tournament. In his second year, he led the women's team to it's first-ever NCAA tournament berth and its fifth straight winning season. In 2002, the women's team returned to the NCAA tournament and set a new team record with a final 14-4 record. The women won their second straight conference title and made a third straight NCAA appearance in 2003, before adding another NCAA tournament appearance in 2004. Halfpap has been honored as the CAC's Coach of the Year four times, winning the men's award in 2001 and 2004, and the women's award in 2002 and 2003.

Visits to the NCAA tournament are nothing new for Halfpap, who has been associated with NCAA postseason teams as a player or coach in eight of the past 10 years. Halfpap's Pomona-Pitzer team finished 13-9 overall in 1999 and advanced to the NCAA West Regional. Pomona was ranked 17th in the nation in the final poll, after earning a No. 12 national ranking in 1998.

Halfpap began his tenure at Pomona-Pitzer as the assistant head coach in 1997 before assuming the head coaching duties the following season. He also served as the head women's coach at the Vivian Webb School in Claremont for two years, guiding his squad to a top five ranking among high school programs.

Halfpap was a two-year letterman for the Sea Gulls, joining the SU program as a transfer from Charles County (MD) Community College. He won the Capital Athletic Conference singles championship in his two seasons, claiming the title at No. 5 singles in 1996 and No. 3 singles in 1997. Halfpap posted a career singles mark of 23-9 at SU, including 15-6 as a senior in 1997. Halfpap also won the CAC doubles championship in 1997 and finished his career with a 20-14 doubles record. He completed his career with a 43-23 overall combined record. The Sea Gulls won the conference championship during both of his seasons and advanced to the NCAA tournament both years.

A native of Owings, MD, Halfpap graduated from SU in 1997 with a bachelor's degree. He earned his master's in education from Azusa Pacific (CA) University in 1999.

Coach Halfpap's Record at SU

Year			Record			CAC			Highlight
2000			10-7			1-1			NCAA Tournament appearance
2001			9-7			2-2
2002			5-12			3-1
2003			6-11			1-1			NCAA Singles Representative
2004			5-9			1-1
2005			5-9			3-1
2006			11-7			4-1			CAC Finalist
2007			17-7			8-2			CAC Finalist
2008			17-5			6-0			NCAA Singles/Doubles Representatives, CAC Finalist
2009			14-7			5-1			NCAA Doubles Representative, CAC Finalist
2010			14-7			5-1			NCAA Singles/Doubles Representatives, CAC Finalist
Total:			113-87 (11 seasons)			39-12			1 NCAA Tournament appearance 3 Singles/Doubles Representative 4-time CAC Finalist