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Chris Pier to Begin Second Stint as Foresters’ Head Women’s Tennis Coach

Pier promoted to head coach after the resignation of Chuck Sheftel

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – On Wednesday (November 28) Lake Forest Athletic Director Jackie Slaats announced that Chris Pier would be promoted from assistant to head coach of the Forester women’s tennis program. The change follows the resignation of Chuck Sheftel after two seasons with the team.

Pier has been with the tennis program for 12 years. She was the head coach from 1996-98 and spent the last nine seasons assisting Sheftel (2006-07) and Chris Conger (1999-2005). During her time with the Foresters the team has posted a 100-73-2 overall record and 25-6 mark in Midwest Conference South Division play. Lake Forest captured Midwest Conference championships in 1999 and 2003 and qualified for the four-team MWC Championship Tournament in each year of the event’s existence.

“I’m very excited about continuing the success we’ve had here in recent years,” begins Pier. “We have a young team and I look forward to adding more talented players to the squad and challenging the top programs in our conference and beyond.”

“I’m certainly grateful for Coach Sheftel’s contributions to the program over the last two seasons as our part-time head coach. He is a knowledgeable tennis coach and great person.” comments Slaats. “I’m also pleased that Coach Pier, already a full-time member of our athletic staff, is willing to assume the head coaching duties. The athletes on the team have always appreciated Chris’ efforts as an assistant coach and she was a natural choice to take over the reigns of the program. I’m confident that she will get the most out of her players and not only maintain, but elevate our status as one of the top teams in the league.”